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Veritage Miami Craft Beer Tasting

Posted by Maryanne Salvat On January - 28 - 2019

Veritage Miami Craft Beer Tasting

Head to the Wynwood Walls this Thursday, February 7, for Veritage Miami’s Craft Beer Tasting, featuring top-notch local, regional and national craft breweries complemented by delicious bites from dozens of South Florida restaurants.

 
 Nearly 50 breweries will be showcasing their beers for you to sample and there will be plenty of food and camaraderie to share. The fun kicks off at 7 pm, and there’s an afterparty at Brick. Tickets cost $65 per person.
 
 

Pegasus Returns to Gulfstream Park 

North America’s Richest Thoroughbred Race returns to Gulfstream Park with the $16 million purse 2019 Pegasus World Cup Championship Series on January 26th. A highlight of race day offerings will be Groot Hospitality’s exclusive Swan & Bar Bevy pop up in the newly renovated Flamingo Room at Gulfstream Park featuring a lavish food and beverage celebration with all the hotspot’s favorite dishes. 

For those looking for a party, The Stronach Group will team up with Groot Hospitality’s LIV for the second year to offer the highly anticipated return of the trackside club known as the Pegasus LIV Stretch Village (formerly the Pegasus LIV Boardwalk). This area will feature race day entertainment, celebrities, VIP hospitality, eclectic programming and post-race A-list performances by award-winning rapper Snoop Dogg and Mark Ronson, the award-winning DJ & Producer who most recently won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song..  The Pegasus LIV Stretch Village will showcase a restaurant row offering bites by Komodo, Swan, Bar Bevy and other local eateries. Tickets to Pegasus LIV Stretch Village are priced at $75 and can be purchased here:  www.pegasusworldcup.com.

 

Kiss Country Chili Cook-off

Our favorite Country Music radio station, 99.9 Kiss Country hosts our favorite Country Music festival this Saturday, January 26, 2019.

Head to the 34th Annual 99.9 KISS Country Chili Cook-off at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines for an awesome concert series and sample some of the top chili recipes in town. The concerts start at around 10 a.m. 

Acts include Brooks & Dunn, Luke Combs, Rodney Atkins, Locash, Tyler Rich, and Runaway June. 
There will be food and drinks for sale. No cans, coolers, bottles, video cameras, flags/flagpoles, weapons, umbrellas, backpacks, or pets allowed.
Visit WKIS.com for details and ticket information.
 
 

Design on a Dime

Housing Works’ Design on a Dime will return to Miami for a star-studded benefit February 1st through 3rd. Design on a Dime brings together the world’s most celebrated interior designers, influential tastemakers and celebrities to raise funds for Housing Works’ national campaign to end the AIDS epidemic.

For the fourth year in a row, participating designers will create one-of-a-kind room vignettes with new furniture, art and home décor merchandise, which is donated directly from top brands and then sold for up to 80% off retail. All event proceeds fund Housing Works’ “AIDS-FREE USA 2025” campaign.

Hosted by Founding Chair James Huniford, the three-day interior design benefit and sale will include: “Chairman’s Dinner” on Friday, February 1st, at 8 p.m., at the Moore Building’s private rooftop garden; Opening Night Reception “VIP Preview” on Saturday, February 2nd, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; “General Admission and Sale” on Saturday, February 2nd, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., where ticket holders can shop the home décor and art curated by participating designers; and the “Public Sale” on Sunday, February 3rd, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

For tickets to Design on a Dime, please visit http://doadmia2019.splashthat.com/DanaAgency.

 

YoungArts Backyard Ball

Posted by Mary Jo Almeida-Shore On January - 8 - 2019

National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) brings together the most accomplished artists, industry leaders and notable alumni for the organization’s largest annual fundraiser—the Backyard Ball performance and gala on Saturday, January 12.

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Festival of Chefs

Posted by Mary Jo Almeida-Shore On November - 12 - 2018

Celebrate the 30th Annual Easterseals South Florida Festival of Chefs this Wednesday, November 14th at Jungle Island at 6:30 p.m. featuring food tastings from the top chefs and restaurants in town.

The annual event pays tribute to South Florida’s culinary scene with an evening of featured signature dishes, wine & spirit tastings, silent auction and entertainment, all to benefit the Easterseals South Florida Culinary Arts High School, a vocational training program for students with autism and other disabilities.  At Festival of Chefs, Easterseals culinary students showcase their abilities with a signature dish and hospitality. Food tastings will be accompanied by a variety of wines and spirits.

For more information, visit:www.festivalofchefs.com or www.easterseals.com/southflorida and check out https://www.facebook.com/EasterSealsSouthFL/

Signature Chefs Auction

Posted by Mary Jo Almeida-Shore On November - 6 - 2018

The Signature Chefs Auction presented by Goya® to benefit the March of Dimes is returning for its 21st star-studded year on Wednesday, November 7.  One of the area’s most popular food & wine fundraisers, the event will feature more than a dozen top local chefs as well as amazing wines, cocktails and auction items. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Paradise Plaza Event Space in the Miami Design District.

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Make A Wish Nightclub is the Place to Be on Saturday Night

Posted by Mary Jo Almeida-Shore On November - 2 - 2018

The official after-party for the InterContinental® Miami Make-A-Wish Ball, the InterContinental® Miami Make-A-Wish Nightclub presented byE11EVEN MIAMI will be held immediately following the Ball at the InterContinental® Miami on Saturday, November 3. This year’s Nightclub is themed “Sky” and will feature 3-time Grammy Award Winner Wyclef Jean as Celebrity DJ and DJ Affect,along with a runway fashion show presented by Saks Fifth Avenue at Brickell City Centre.


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