The Bass Museum Hosts Culture Crawl in May

Join the Bass Museum for May’s Culture Crawl on Thursday, May 18. The Bass’ Teen Board hosts a Neon Night at the museum for participants of all ages. From 6 – 8 PM during an open studio to create wearable art featuring bright neon colors.

Guests are invited to draw inspiration from Tavares Strachan’s neon artwork We Are in This Together, currently on view in the Phraseology exhibition. Every third Thursday The Bass opens its doors at sunset for City of Miami Beach’s monthly Culture Crawl. Enjoy free admission to explore our current exhibitions as well as long-term works on view, engage in fun art activities in The Bass Creativity Center and listen to the sounds of resident DJ Mauricio Parra while browsing The Shop!

The Bass members receive a complimentary glass of wine provided by Dry Farm Wines.

Plus, free trolley service is available to all participating destinations throughout the evening. 

Also make sure to explore Philip Lique: Living and Made, the new The Windows Project in partnership with Bakehouse Art Complex located at 23rd Street and Collins Avenue in the Walgreens storefront.

Represented by Emerson Dorsch Gallery, Lique is a multidisciplinary artist and resident artist at the Bakehouse Artist Complex. Living and Made is a 93-foot-long public installation that explores the intricate relationships between materials and the intentional and improvised act of “making.”

Photography by Zaire Aranguren. Image courtesy of The Bass, Miami Beach.

Now Open:

Minty Z in the Heart of Midtown

Minty Z, the plant-based restaurant concept showcasing Asian fusion cuisine, has been a Coconut Grove mainstay since opening in 2021. Now, chef/owner Alex Falco along with his wife Huimin Zhu (aka Minty Z and the restaurant’s muse) and partner Ignacio Lopez-Mancisdorhave opened a second location of the popular dim sum destination in the heart of Midtown Miami at 3451 NE First Avenue. With an indoor/outdoor seating capacity of 50, the full-service restaurant is now open daily for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, delivering craveable, vibrant cuisine that is wholly plant-based but first and foremost, fresh and delicious. 

According to Falco, “We consider Minty Z to be an Asian dim sum restaurant that also happens to be vegan. I think that if they still exist, we are doing a great job of disproving any stereotypes about plant-based cooking. There is so much creativity and flavor and substance  in all of our dishes that no one leaves hungry. You don’t need to be vegan or vegetarian to enjoy our food.”

Minty Z is open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner daily with brunch on weekends.  Reservations can be made on Opentable with takeout and delivery also available. Minty Z Midtown is located at 3451 NE First Avenue. Minty Z Coconut Grove is located at 3206 Grand Avenue.    

For more information, visit www.mintyz.com. Follow Minty Z on social media @mintyzllc

Bondi Sushi in Miami Beach

The popular New York City-based sushi concept known for its fresh, affordable menu items, has opened its newest and first location outside of New York in Miami Beach. Currently operating six locations in New York City, owners David Hess, Aiden Carty and Justin Hauser are excited to expand into a new market, with additional locations in Midtown and Brickell opening in the coming months.

The Miami Beach location will serve many of its existing offerings including appetizers like the Caviar Toast and Uni Toast; Crispy Rice with the choice of Spicy Tuna, Lobster Yuzu and Truffle Avocado; its 12 piece omakaseand 16 piece delivery combo boxes with nigiripieces such as Sea Scallop with Lime and Pink Sea Salt; Tuna with Tofu Sauce, Chu Toro with Kizami Wasabi and Caviar, Spicy Crab and Seared A5 Wagyu and handrolls like Toro Scallion, Seared Unagi Avocado, Salmon Ikura, Eggplant Miso and many others. It will also offer new and exclusive food and beverage offerings, including the Luxe Box a to-go set featuring 8 pieces of nigiri including Striped Jack, Chutorowith Kizami Wasabi and Caviar, King Salmon and Lean Tuna, 8 piece maki including negitori and lobster, choice of three-piece crispy rice, and Chirashi Salad with salmon, tuna, hamachi, and ikura with a karashi dressing.

Bondi Miami Beach is open 7 days a week from 11am-11pm, with valet parking and reservations available on RESY. Bondi also offers delivery through Caviar, UberEats and DoorDash. To learn more, visit www.bondisushi.com and follow on @bondisushi. 

Bar Ilegal Tour Presented by Ilegal Mezcal Lands In Miami

Ilegal Mezcal – the #1 mezcal in the world – is once again bringing its

legendary Bar Ilegal tour on the road, this year celebrating 20(ish) years of Cafe No Sé, the original home

of Ilegal Mezcal and the first mezcal bar opened outside of Mexico.

Bar Ilegal is an experiential outpost of Cafe No Sé, which was opened by Ilegal founder John Rexer and

has become the beating heart of an international music scene in Antigua, Guatemala. At each Bar Ilegal

pop up, Ilegal Mezcal transforms venues into Café No Sé, complete with plenty of mezcal, specialty

cocktails, live music and tattoo artists on-site.

In true Ilegal fashion, the Bar Ilegal tour began at its namesake bar in Oaxaca, Mexico. Oaxaca is where all

Ilegal Mezcal is sustainably crafted in small batches by fourth-generation mezcaleros, in the region’s

Santiago Matatlan Valley. The party at Bar Ilegalis just a first taste of what is to come, with the tour

visiting several U.S. cities before concluding where it all began, at Cafe No Sé.

“Twenty or so years since it was opened, Café No Sé is still a hub for music and sharing a good time over

a drink,” said John Rexer, founder of IlegalMezcal. “Bar Ilegal is our way of bringing that experience to

anyone who believes in the connection that music and mezcal foster as much as we do.”

SUSU, the smoldering NYC-based, female-led rock and roll band, is headlining Bar Ilegal and performing at

all 2023 tour stops. SUSU and Ilegal Mezcal are longtime creative partners, working together to cultivate

community and revelry. The band’s performances at Bar Ilegal serve as an exploration of empowerment

and activation of community, resulting in a show that’s not to miss.

Following the April 27th Bar Ilegal celebration in Oaxaca, the tour schedule is as follows:

● May 16: Chicago, IL

● May 18: Miami, FL

● September 12: Atlanta, GA

● September 15: Austin, TX

● November 8: Los Angeles, CA

● November 17: Brooklyn, NY

● December 7: Antigua, GT

With a commitment to quality in every step of their process, from harvest to first sip, Ilegal has become

the #1 mezcal in the world. Music and community have been at Ilegal’s core since it was created.

Follow the Bar Ilegal tour on Instagram @IlegalMezcal.

Dryeco Green Cleaners, known as Florida’s First 100% Ecofriendly Dry Cleaner and Highest Rated in the Nation with 4.5 Green Leaves stepped-up to help those most impacted by COVID-19: the nurses and doctors at hospitals throughout Miami-Dade County.

On Saturday, May 2, Dryeco owner, Michael Shore, led a caravan of 8 vans and 25 staff members to deliver gift cards for free dry cleaning and laundry services to the medical professionals at Aventura Hospital. The Dryeco team set up tables with banners thanking those on the front lines of this pandemic and served breakfast for over 300 medical workers in between shifts.  

Michael Shore, Dryeco Green Cleaners’ owner, stated, “ Our Dryeco Team loved coming together sharing breakfast to show our appreciation for all our healthcare workers and providing them with complimentary laundry and dry cleaning will give the healthcare workers one less chore to do at home all the while disinfecting their laundry”

Over the next two months, Dryeco plans to continue its visits to various hospitals throughout Miami-Dade to support the health and safety of the frontline heroes by providing them exceptional cleaning services and pick up and delivery for free during the COVID crisis.

Dryeco plans to deliver gift cards and breakfast to Jackson Memorial Hospital this Saturday, May 30, and will caravan to a different hospital each week, as part of its commitment to disinfecting medical workers’ clothing and household linens.

Additionally, Dryeco Green Cleaners has donated over 1000 abandoned garments to the Salvation Army and is providing delivery service for feeding the elderly and poor with Temple King David multi-purposing the delivery vans and drivers.

About Dryeco Green Cleaners-

Dryeco Green Cleaners is a professional full service dry cleaner with the highest eco friendly rating in Florida and the United States at 4.5 Green Leafs Awarded by Green Cleaners Council.  Dryeco Green Cleaners has also earned the distinction of “Best Dry cleaner in South Florida” year after year.

Dryeco offers many dry cleaning and laundry services including specialization in couture garments and 5 star luxury services.   The convenience of Dryeco’s free pick up and delivery service with scheduling (using its Dryeco APP), at a click of a button helps to keep life simple for clients.  Dryeco’s garment cleaning service is gentle on your skin and gentle on your clothes. Many other dry cleaners focus on packaging; Dryeco ensures the highest quality cleaning/pressing and utilizes the healthiest products available for cleaning clients’ garments. 

For the past 12 years, Dryeco has provided free pick and delivery services in the tri-county area of Dade, Broward and South Palm Beach Counties including over 50 municipalities, communities and neighborhoods. More specifically many of our customers live in over 150 luxury condominiums buildings, work in corporate or professional offices, retail malls, marinas and hotels that we deliver to daily. 

Dryeco uses the healthiest cleaning products, employs the most knowledgeable staff and utilizes state of the art equipment and technology. All pick up and delivery orders can be easily scheduled by the customer via App, web, or phone and monitored with ease. All orders received are barcoded and tracked via camera and pos system from the moment it enters the

 store until the time it is delivered to the customers’ location.

Schedule your first pick up today using the Dryeco APP or at www.dryeco.com or call 305.933.2400 or email us at info@dryeco.com 

Dryeco Green Cleaners 

18660 Collins Avenue 

Nightmare on the Beach: The Dark CarnEvil

The Little Lighthouse Foundation hosts its eight (8^th) Annual Halloween charity event, Nightmare on the Beach: The Dark CarnEvil (“NOTB2017”), on Friday, October 27 at South Beach’s Lummus Park. NOTB2017, South Florida’s premier Halloween charity event, will offer guests a unique outdoor nightclub experience where guests will join the Evil dwellers of the abandoned carnival to share the celebrations while raising money for South Florida children.  This event will also feature multiple themed pavilions and tents, costumed performers, deranged clowns and other amazing activations. All attendees will enjoy a top shelf open bar, including Tito’s Vodka, Camarena Tequila, Notorious Pink, Atlantico Rum, Jagermeister and Coppertail Beer with food tastings from some of Miami’s best restaurants and caterers. Guests will keep refreshed with the Foundation’s Official Sparkling Water, LaCroix Sparkling Water, still water from Core and coconut water from Zico. Music from DJ Louis Dee.   There are a limited number of premium  tickets for $175 (plus service fee), which can be purchased at  www.NightmareOnTheBeach.com.   Ticket prices will increase until NOTB2017 is sold out.  There are also VIP Tables packages available, which include 10 VIP table tickets, unlimited bottle service all night, for $5,000.  VIP Tables can be purchased by contacting Jonathan Babicka at Jonathan@TheLitteLighthouse.org

 31st Annual Halloween Sundowner at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens hosts the 31st Annual Halloween Sundowner, one of Miami’s most iconic events attracting 1,000 guests each Halloween. The allinclusive party takes place on Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 8:00 p.m. to midnight, and benefits the continued preservation of Vizcaya, a National Historic Landmark. This year’s event will feature a theme of Mystery, Myth and Fantasy. Guests are welcome to dress for the theme or wear the costume of their choice and enter to win fabulous prizes in the following categories: Best Male Costume, Female Costume, Best Couple and Best Group Costume. The beautiful and talented Roxy Vargas, host of NBC 6’s “Six in the Mix”, returns once again as mistress of ceremonies. The Halloween extravaganza will feature five full open bars by Bacardi, including specialty themed drinks. Bars will also feature beer by Heineken as well as wine and spirits by GatoNegro, Liquore Strega and Marques de Riscal – all included in the ticket price. General Admission tickets are $170 ($140 for Vizcaya Members) and $150 for Groups of 8 or more. VIP tickets are $250 and include all General Admission benefits as well as exclusive access to a VIP Lounge area located in the courtyard of the Main House, featuring VIP bars with drinks and a catered buffet as well as an air-conditioned lounge and entertainment. In addition to the VIP tickets, there will be limited availability VIP Reserved Tables of 6 for $3,000 which includes the benefits of the VIP tickets plus three-bottle champagne service. Tickets are all inclusive. Must be 21 and over to attend. Proof of age required at entry. This is a rain or shine event and no refunds will be available. Tickets can be purchased online at www.VizcayaHalloween.org.

Frightening Bashes

WALL

WALL celebrates Halloween with two festive events. Secret Sin Sunday gets a Halloween twist on Sunday, October 29, featuring a hair-raising party. Then on Tuesday, October 31st, WALL throws a haunting bash with its 9th Annual WALLOWEEN Party.

Scary Dinner Parties

Villa Azur

The wicked will rise at Villa Azur’s Haunted Villa pre-Halloween dinner party on Saturday, October 28 at6:30pm. Diners will be entertained by a fearsom saxophonist and eerie DJ to dance the night away.

The haunting celebration continues on Tuesday, October 31st with the In the Shadow Halloween-themed party, in collaboration with Made in Russia and bubbly by Veuve Clicquot. Stilt monsters will frighten guests as all dine, drink and dance all night long.

Guests are encouraged to dress in their best costume for the chance to win the Veuve Clicquot grand prize.

Forte dei Marmi Dracula Mambo

The FDMArtsclub will host the best deal on the Beach, for a mere $100 guests will receive a 3-course dinner and one house drink as they party to Dracula Mambo by DJ Le Spam performed on a revolutionary analog acoustic system and entertainment.  Forte dei Marmi will also feature an open bar on a house cocktail and a Dracula costume contest where the winner will receive dinner on the house.

Seaspice

Seaspice enchants the Miami River with its luxuriously chic, haunted party on Sunday, October 29 with live entertainment, scrumptious food and a few scares. 

Spellbinding Offerings 

Coco Bambu

With a few tricks up their sleeves, Coco Bambu features freakishly tasty treats for its dining guests. Available from Friday, October 27 – Tuesday, October 31, guests can order the Halloween Pumpkin Shrimpand themed cocktails, the Witches Cauldron (made with cream de casis, lime, peach vodka and prosseco) and Kandy Korn (mixing lemon, acetola, pineapple, citron goose, Malibu and egg white). On October 31st, the restaurant will transform into a Halloween utopia, with decorations and a staff outfitted in theme.

DÔA 

DÔA celebrates with a sinfully delectable poison, Into the Fog. The spine-chilling drink blends Altos tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, cinnamon syrup and allspice dam for a combination so delicious it’s do die for.

Halloween on #onLincoln

Lincoln Road, Miami Beach’s iconic promenade, will host its annual Halloween #onLincoln celebration with spectacular live music, dining, shopping and entertainment. Attracting over 50,000 participants each year, Lincoln Road’s landmark celebration is the ultimate place to be on October 31^st.  

Included in this year’s celebration:

• Music from local DJ’s set up on four different stages throughout Lincoln Road
• WALLCAST screening of Goosebumps, the movie at New World Symphony
• In-store trick or treating, where select stores will have candy to distribute to visitors
• Ten outdoor pop-up bars
• Select in-store Halloween specials 

Miami Art Week 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for art collectors and enthusiasts; not to mention those who love a great party or ten- every night. What has become known as Miami Art Week, which runs from Thursday, December 1 through Sunday, December 4, includes Art Basel, one of the world’s most important art fairs, and dozens of satellite fairs, street art displays, performances, and something to see and do in just about every corner of Miami Beach, Wynwood, and the Miami Design District. Thefairs take place from December 1-4, unless otherwise noted.

Art Basel Miami
Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive

Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Art Week’s pièce de résistance, is the biggest event on the South Florida calendar. Currently in its fourteenth season, Art Basel will attract the most significant art collectors from around the world. Art Basel, features traditional, contemporary and modern art from every corner of the globe. Art Basel will take over the Miami Beach Convention Center and nearby Collins Park, where several large installations will remain through February.  For more information visit: https://www.artbasel.com/.

Design Miami
Meridian Avenue & 19th Street

Among the most stylish fairs, devoted entirely to interior design, Design Miami, showcases the decorative arts from furniture to rugs, sculptures and just about every type of creative home furnishing and decor imaginable. Global exhibitors aim to astound and delight with cutting-edge designs and displays. For more information visit:  http://miami2016.designmiami.com/.

Art Miami
3101 NE 1st Avenue

Art Miami is among the most elegant fairs of the week, with a stylish, gallery-like feel. Art Miami showcases the best in modern and contemporary art from over a hundred international galleries. It is the original and longest-running contemporary art fair in Miami and continues to garner praise for its variety of unparalleled art.  For more information visit: http://www.artmiamifair.com/

Siena Tavern, one of Miami Beach’s newest hotspots, is excited to announce its recent partnership with South Florida-based non-profit organization Lauren’s Kids for the entire month of April—Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Siena Tavern has generously offered to give 20 percent of the recently launched Gelato-To-Go proceeds to Lauren’s Kids, whose mission is to prevent sexual abuse through education and awareness, and help survivors heal with guidance and support.

Gelato-To-Go is a new option for Siena Tavern “sweet-treat” lovers. Instead of dining in and waiting for dessert, you can pick up some fresh gelato and eat it in the comfort of your home. Available by the pint, for $10, customers can take home any flavor on the menu, including: vanilla bean, double chocolate, salted caramel, hazelnut, pistachio and crème brulee.

Jasmine Stewart, Gino Campodonico, Rachael Russell, Jhon Santos, & Netty Del

On Thursday, January 15^th, British lifestyle brand Ted Baker London celebrated the opening of its new Miami Beach store with a private preview event. Miami influencers Gino Campodonico, Netty Del, Juanjose Rangel, Rachael Russell, Jhon Jairo Santos  and Jasmine Stewart were on-site at 1111 Lincoln Road to lead the celebration. The store opened to the public the following morning on Friday, January 16^th.

Among the guests in attendance Thursday evening were Paul Griffin (‎EVP of Retail at Ted Baker London – North America), Candela Ferro (Telemundo Host/Model), Pablo Duggan (Argentine TV Host), Laurencio Adot (Fashion Designer) and Nina Surel (artist), to name a few. Specialty frozen cocktails with Zacapa Rum were served, accompanied by a special performance by The French Horn. Illustrator Mia Mandela customized Ted Baker totes for guests with their very own self portrait.

The new 1,743 square foot space draws inspiration from Miami’s vibrant art deco architecture and colorful surroundings that Florida offers.The store’s design celebrates the Sunshine State’s glorious weather while giving a nod to Ted’s British heritage. Kitschy cocktails and cocktail umbrellas adorn the space, while images of British beach huts can be seen on the wall through the warped nature of a glass tumbler. Launching with Ted’s Spring Summer ’15 womenswear, menswear and accessories collections, the new store is the perfect setting to launch Ted’s newest collection.

During opening weekend, shoppers enjoyed a special gift with purchase along with giveaways and complimentary refreshments, while one lucky winner received a $1,000 Ted Baker shopping spree. [smooth=id:580;]