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Bass Museum of Art. Founded in 1963. Photo by World Red Eye. Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. Established 1949, new building anticipated 2016.

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. Established 2014, new building anticipated 2016. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Photo by Bill Sumner. Museum opened 1953.

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Courtesy of Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami. Established 1950.

Courtesy of The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach FL. Founded in 1986.

HistoryMiami. Established 1979.

Coral Gables Museum. Opened 2011.

Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). Established 1984, relocated 2013. Photo by World Red Eye.

Cuban Museum. Anticipated 2015. Rodriguez and Quiroga Architects Chartered

Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) Inaugurated in 1981. Photo by Megan Thumann.

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. Opened 1995.

Miami Children’s Museum. Founded in 1983, relocated 2003. Photo by Robin Hill©

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU Established 1977, relocated 2008.

Nader Latin American Art Museum. Designed by Arq. Fernando Romero. Anticipated 2016.

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South Dade team plans vision that area can buy into, pg. 36 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING DIP: Even as new condo towers continue to rise on Miami’s skyline, contracts for future residential projects slowed down in April in South Florida compared with April 2014, Dodge Data & Analytics reported last week. Future residential construction contracts reported in April were $443.6 million, down 11% from the $487.5 million reported in April 2014. For the year to date, however, future residential contracts in South Florida have risen 19% to total $1.9 billion, Dodge reported. Meanwhile, nonresidential contracts for future work reported in April rose 27% to $344.9 million from $277.1 million in April 2014. For the year to date, total nonresidential contracts have risen 46% to almost $1.2 billion.

Miami, Swire work toward a Brickell firehouse, pg. 42

THE ACHIEVER

BY CARLA VIANNA

PORT CARGO HITS DECADE RECORD: After PortMiami handled more cargo in April than in any month in more than a decade, county officials said dredging of the port’s main harbor channel to a depth of 50 to 52 feet will be complete in summer, allowing the port to handle far more fully laden ships. The 93,400 20-foot equivalent units of cargo the port handled in April was the most since December 2004, officials said. But now the port can only receive ships of up to 9,700 of the units; it is expected to be able to berth ships carrying 13,000 to 14,000 units when dredging is complete. The April cargo level was up 21% from April 2014, and to date this fiscal year port cargo is up 13.5%. OPA-LOCKA ACQUIRES $7.9 ASSET: The City of Opa-locka bought Town Center I from JWV Florida Properties LLC for $7.9 million. The fourstory, mixed-use office building with ground floor retail is at 780 Fisherman St. Built in 2004, the transit-oriented property is on .48-acres. Miguel Alcivar of CBRE Investment Properties collaborated on the transaction with others from the company. WORLD CENTER CDD, FOR NOW: Miami-Dade commissioners unanimously agreed on first reading to grant Miami Worldcenter developer’s petition to create a community development district for the project. Member of the clergy, union representatives and residents lined up to speak against the developers Tuesday. The opponents, many of whom wore t-shirts with the words “Black Work Matters,” begged commissioners to defer approval until the developers agree to pay to train unemployed locals, hire them at a living wage and meet with union and community representatives. A number of commissioners said “Yes, for now” when voting. The ordinance, sponsored by Audrey M. Edmonson, is tentatively scheduled for a public hearing before the commission July 14.

Robert Brochin

Photo by Marlene Quaroni

Heading Miami office of global firm Morgan Lewis The profile is on Page 4

Commissioner rolling out transportation trust BY JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS

Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez has put some detail on his plan to create a revenue-generating transportation trust to help meet the city’s long-term transit needs. Mr. Suarez explained the basic framework of the proposed trust at last week’s commission meeting. The transportation trust would be created by ordinance, in line with the city’s financial integrity principals, and would operate and maintain existing transportation and match federal, state or county capital funding for transportation growth. One of the city’s main transportation resources currently is its popular free trolley system. The rubber-tired trolleys run on multiple routes throughout the city. Commissioners have begun considering ways to maintain the trolley service as the fleet ages. As he has stressed in recent meetings, Mr. Suarez said it’s crucial that community leaders act now to alleviate traffic congestion and plan for future transit needs. A key part of the proposed trust would be to set aside cash to have it on hand when

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Record set as hoteliers lead nation

county, state and federal governments dole out funds for projects requiring matching local funds, according to Mr. Suarez. If the city can set aside money for local match projects and get some of those projects in “the pipeline” and ready to go when the state or federal officials are ready to fund projects, “we say ‘we’re here with a check,’ – it may help us jump to the beginning of the line,” Mr. Suarez said. Federal and state transportation grants have been used for a variety of transportation-related projects, from building new roads to helping pay to run the trolleys. Mr. Suarez said he’ll be presenting a substantive proposed ordinance to create the trust soon. In a related move, city commissioners urged Miami-Dade commissioners to adopt a resolution authorizing and approving the establishment, solicitation and awarding of public waterborne transportation at specified locations within the city, along the Miami River and Biscayne Bay. “I think everyone is in agreement that as a county and a city we need to increase connectivity through a variety of different means,

and this is a way to do it immediately without the city having to spend any significant amount of money, or any money at all,” Mr. Suarez told fellow commissioners. The action follows a similar move in January when city commissioners adopted a resolution urging the MiamiDade Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to conduct a feasibility study of the use of waterways for transportation of persons throughout the county and review the legislation needed to implement those uses. “It is my understanding that this is just the beginning – asking the Miami-Dade County Commission to pass a resolution approving this – but at the same time, I think the MPO should start working on a comprehensive water transportation plan, where they use ferries from one side of the city to the other side of the city,” said Commission Chair Wifredo “Willy” Gort. “I think that’s very important,” Mr. Gort said. “That should be part of the transportation system … it needs to be put together.”

This year has brought a record number of visitors to MiamiDade’s hotels, which lead the nation in key tourism categories. “We are No. 1 in all key hotel metrics,” said Rolando Aedo, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau senior VP of marketing and tourism. As of April, Miami’s average daily occupancy was 84.2%, up from 83.9% last year, according to Smith Travel Research. Miami also leads with an average daily room rate of $241.70, up 8.5% from last year, and revenue per available room of $203.49, up 8.9%. The first quarter of 2014 welcomed a record of 4.01 million visitors to Miami. This year that number jumped to 4.25 million, Mr. Aedo said. The US is growing its hotel room supply by 1% a year, said Jan Freitag, Smith Travel’s senior vice president for strategic development. Miami triples that percentage. “Miami is growing room supply a lot faster,” Mr. Freitag said. “So far, that’s not a problem. It’s been absorbed because the demand growth has been so strong. The question is, how long can that last?” The rankings favor Robert Finvarb, a developer debuting two hotels this week: the Hyatt Centric South Beach Miami, which opened Monday, and the AC Hotel Miami Beach, to open later this week. The next five years will give life to about 8,000 new hotel rooms here, Mr. Aedo said. “We actually have 3% more than last year, yet continue to drive up [revenue per available room],” he said. “Even with the inventory coming online, we not only absorb that, but also build upon it.” Despite the dollar’s strength, international travel to Miami grew 5.8% during the first quarter, he added. He credits the weather advantage, the blossoming of Miami’s individual districts and the bureau’s expansive marketing for the record-pace success.

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TODAY’S NEWS

WEEK OF THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2015

THE INSIDER GEM OF A BUY: One of the globe’s largest producers of trade shows has acquired Jewelers Showcase International, which has three annual business-to-business jewelry shows at the Miami Beach Convention Center in October, January and April. Reed Exhibitions said the acquisition would provide jewelry retailers with an excellent opportunity to reach retailers in the Caribbean and Latin American and place orders just before an impending holiday season. Reed has trade shows in 43 industry sectors. Jewelers International Showcase founder Michael Breslow is to stay with the events as a consultant to Reed Exhibitions. Reed’s announcement did not make reference to the revamping of the convention center, which is to markedly impact exhibitions for the next several years. GAS PRICE RELIEF: Gasoline prices are headed down in coming weeks, both AAA and GasBuddy price tracking service forecast. In fact, prices in Miami fell a half-cent a gallon last week to average $2.73 per gallon, GasBuddy said, even as national prices rose four-tenths of a cent to average $2.75. “Gasoline prices are poised to begin declining at a faster pace,” said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst. “We will not see the national average advance much past where it already has been,” he said, adding that oil prices are “over-valued.” AAA sees summer gas prices nationally averaging $2.45 per gallon. BROADER SCOPE: Alfred Sanchez, who since last year has been executive director of the American Red Cross for Greater Miami and the Keys, has moved up to regional To expand tourism, the aim is to spotlight lesser-known attractions like Schnebly Redland’s Winery. chief executive officer for the South Florida Region, leading a team of more than 3,000 volunteers and staff. He will retain his earlier role at the same time. He began immediately a series of town hall meetings within the five Red Cross chapters that make up the South Florida Region. He served at the helm of the Greater Miami and the Keys Red Cross from 1995 to 1998 and BY MARILYN BOWDEN allow partnerships to develop on need to get creative to find fiAlfred Sanchez left to become director of community and government nancing. So it’s not any one their own. relations for Royal Caribbean International for four years. From 2002 to “South Dade is growing at a particular thing. It’s all interTomorrow’s South Dade, a 2013 he was CEO of the local YMCA.

Tomorrow’s South Dade team effort targets first unified vision in decades

EXPRESSWAYS COUNSEL: The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority has appointed Carlos M. Zaldivar, a former supervisory special agent and general counsel for the FBI, as its in-house counsel. He most recently was general counsel for Miami-based home goods manufacturer CE North America for a year and a half. Before that, he had his own legal practice for more than eight years. MAT PROGRAM BACKED: The Miami River Commission on Monday unanimously supported the City of Miami’s mat program for the homeless and encouraged Miami-Dade government leaders to consult with the Homeless Trust, City of Miami and Downtown Development Authority to find additional placement opportunities for homeless individuals. Designed to get the homeless off the streets, the city’s $700,000 program initially set up 100 mats at a pavilion of Camillus House. Ten more beds were added later. Non-profit Camillus House provides humanitarian services to the poor Ernie Martin and homeless. Commission member Ernie Martin said residents and business owners along the river are “uniquely impacted” by the homeless, who are attracted to the water and particularly areas under bridges. TAX DEED SALE SOFTWARE: Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts Harvey Ruvin and Realauction.com LLC, provider of technology for government agencies, launched RealTDM tax deed sale software, which provides multi-agency county access and internal process improvement. The features of the workflow base process include automated calculations; document generation and management that include letter, invoice and notification generations; batch processing; multi-level reporting; disbursements; data integration into a number of platforms; and a customizable Harvey Ruvin user dashboard, allowing for multi-agency log-ins and activity reporting. Mr. Ruvin, the first in the country to introduce this software for a government agency, said the software allows the courts to boost efficiencies through online services while lowering costs. BEEFING UP FOR CITY CENTRE: Swire Properties Inc. has named a general operations manager for Brickell City Centre, its mixed-use development now rising from Brickell Avenue to South Miami Avenue. Jorge Barbontin, who had been group property manager with Hines Interests LP in Miami, is to oversee the strategic planning of the facility and management operations for the center, one of the nation’s largest mixed-use developments. Mr. Barbontin was managing director at Heitman Properties prior to his post at Hines. He holds a degree in business management from St. Jorge Barbontin Thomas University and an MBA from the University of Miami. PREPARING FOR POW WOW: The U.S. Travel Association’s IPW, a premier trade show event involving more than 1,000 US travel organizations and more than 1,300 international and domestic buyers, was held May 30 to June 3 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Rolando Aedo, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau senior VP of marketing and tourism, described it as the “Super Bowl of our industry.” He said the pow wow event was scheduled to return to Miami (it was hosted here in the mid-2000s) this year but was postponed due to renovations of Miami Beach’s convention center. Although no firm date has been set, he said it’s a high bureau priority to bring the event back. He’d like to see it hosted here once the city’s major projects now in the works come online, he said, so attendees can witness our dynamic expansion. FUEL STATION: The City of Miami needs fuel station dispensing equipment at its General Services Administration. At its meeting May 28 the city commission awarded a contract to bidder Jobbers’ Equipment Warehouse Inc. for $60,183. The Procurement Department recommended the action.

comprehensive, communitydriven project defining an overarching vision for the future of Miami-Dade County south of 216th Street, is ready for distribution. The report, created through a five-month information-gathering process involving more than 200 contributors, challenges businesses and civic organizations to help make that vision a reality. The program’s four chairs – Bill Duquette, CEO of Homestead Hospital, the area’s largest employer; Bob Epling, president & CEO of Community Bank of Florida; and the mayors of the area’s largest cities – represent the breadth of its scope. “One thing I’ve learned in my many years in this office is that it’s not often you get to hit a home run,” said Florida City Mayor Otis Wallace. “Our aim was to put together the entire puzzle.” In the absence of a unified local voice, said Homestead Mayor Jeff Porter, outside interests pursue their own agendas, “and we are not necessarily happy with what they choose to do. “If we have a vision and somebody has a plan that doesn’t marry well with it, we can ask how it fits into our plan as a community.” The project coalesced around nine committees addressing business development, the military, infrastructure, education, leadership development, tourism, quality of life, housing and agriculture, with anyone interested invited to participate. The result – the Tomorrow’s South Dade report – is the first attempt to look at the future of the whole of South Dade since the We Will Rebuild recovery effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew 22 years ago, said Mr. Epling, who was a co-chair of We Will Rebuild. “Since then, no one had stepped forward to create a vision for tomorrow that people could work around,” he said. “The object is not to execute a plan, but to create a vision and

faster rate than Miami-Dade County or the State of Florida, and it is time to look at the unique assets we have as well as the problems we have.” South Dade’s assets identified in the plan are its history, agriculture, two national parks and associated tourism, and its military presence. The existing tourism base could be expanded to include agro-tourism or eco-tourism, Mayor Wallace said. For example, “a lot of tourists go to the Everglades or Biscayne National Park,” he said, “but not so many know about Schnebly Redland’s Winery, which produces wines from locally grown tropical fruits. They also grow exotic tropical fruits and gourmet vegetables that are marketed through their produce company, Fresh King Inc. Tourists who go there love it, but most don’t know about it.” Mr. Duquette said the City of Homestead has started a weekend trolley service carrying tourists from downtown Homestead to the Everglades or Biscayne National Park and back again. “We’ve got to work more with the parks and with Homestead Air Reserve Base, which is a significant defense perimeter point for our country,” Mr. Epling said. “That’s not something to take lightly.” Key issues identified that need to be addressed include job creation, changing demographics and transportation. “Economic development is a key,” Mr. Duquette said. “If there are jobs here, that will help elevate everything. We’re asking the Beacon Council to help identify needs, industries and jobs that could maybe come down here.” “We need to find a way to create living-wage jobs,” Mayor Porter said, “but that depends a lot on transportation. If we can make forward momentum as it pertains to the transportation corridor, we will have put ourselves on the map as a viable aspect of Miami-Dade County. Then we

connected. Everyone can bring something to the table, if we can get everyone to buy into the vision. That’s what we are going forward with.” With that aim in mind, Mr. Duquette said, the chairs of Tomorrow’s South Dade are now engaged in setting up opportunities to publicize the report. “We’ll be meeting with commissioners, county commissioners, economic development groups, Rotarians, Kiwanis, Soroptimists – pretty much anybody we can get in front of,” he said. “The community at large needs to know some of the things we discovered,” Mayor Wallace said. “We are committed to making presentations throughout South Dade.” “What we will ask of them,” Mr. Epling said, “is to endorse the plan as something put together by the people, and also to do something with it: What will your contribution be?” Details: http:// www.tomorrowssouthdade.com

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Miami, Key Biscayne going to college over Marine Stadium BY JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS

The intensity of use on Virginia Key will be one of the major topics to dominate a joint meeting of neighboring municipalities in the struggle over what to do with Miami Marine Stadium Park. The joint public meeting of the Miami City Commission and the Village Council of Key Biscayne is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 16. They plan to gather at Miami Dade Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wolfson Campus, Chapman Conference Center at 245 NE Fourth St. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans to spend more than $16 million to develop a flex park around Miami Marine Stadium on Virginia Key has led to sharp words and litigation between the neighboring governments. The flex park plan is part of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license agreement with the National Marine Manufacturers Association to bring the popular Miami International Boat Show to Miami Marine Stadium Park in February 2016, and perhaps longer. In general, Key Biscayne officials feel theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been ignored through this process and continue to criticize development on Virginia Key, saying it will worsen an already traffic-choked

Rickenbacker Causeway, the only road in and out of the village island. A notice posted by the city about the joint meeting states: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The purpose of the meeting is to seek resolution of a conflict between these governmental entities arising out of a lawsuit filed by the Village of Key Biscayne against the City of Miami involving improvements to the Marine Stadium property.â&#x20AC;? The meeting is public. Even in the face of continuing tensions with Key Biscayne seen at Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commission meeting May 28, Commissioner Francis Suarez took a hopeful tone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe in my heart we will come to a solution,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Suarez said, referencing the June 16 meeting. City officials have been wrestling for some time with ways to best restore and reopen Miami Marine Stadium. Commissioners late last year directed City Manager Daniel Alfonso to negotiate directly with the boat show producers to secure the show for Virginia Key in 2016 and perhaps longer. The city manager and his staff were also told to review funding options for renovating the concrete stadium, idled since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and explore long-term leasing of the

Advice to film world: Go Hispanic BY CATHERINE LACKNER

Â&#x201E;Film funding diversifying, pg. 46

If you want success in the film and entertainment world, go Hispanic, says Paul Brett, a principal of Prescience Media and executive producer of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speech,â&#x20AC;? Chefâ&#x20AC;? and other hit films. Mr. Brett is a participant at this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Miami Media and Film Market conference sponsored by CAMACOL, the Latin chamber of commerce in Miami. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would love to do more Hispanic content,â&#x20AC;? said the Londonbased Mr. Brett, who was most recently involved in the production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wolf Hall,â&#x20AC;? a six-part series for the BBC inspired by Hillary Mantelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novels about Thomas Cromwell, infamous advisor to Henry VIII. The series broke records, with 4.4 million viewers per episode.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chef,â&#x20AC;? he said, played very well to Hispanic audiences. It was filmed in Miami, New Orleans, and Venice Beach, CA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;?Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insane to me that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taking this long,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Brett said of mainstream mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s embrace of the Latin culture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Univision finally picked it up, and Fox is late to the party. There is so much demand for programming.â&#x20AC;? Miami, he said, is uniquely situated to take advantage of that demand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have a great location here at the gateway to the world. You have great scenery, so many resources. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And,â&#x20AC;? he said, in a reference to the stalled Florida film incentive program, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin to realize how Tallahassee doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand this.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This will not prejudice the discussion, or predispose us to action. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get out of this.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Francis Suarez stadium and Marine Stadium Park. The duration of events and the intensity of those possible future uses have been a touchy subject for months. On May 28, Commissioner Marc Sarnoff finally cast a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vote when it came to a proposal for staging infrastructure to be buried underground to accommodate large event tents. The commission was asked to approve of the installation of anchors and custom baseplates to correct topography and soil conditions at Virginia Key, specifically at Marine Stadium Park, for the tenting structures required for hosting the boat show, with Eventstar Structures. If approved, Eventstar would make an â&#x20AC;&#x153;in-kind donation of the installed custom baseplates valued at $350,000,â&#x20AC;? and the city manager would be allowed to execute a 10-year concession agreement with Eventstar for

exclusive provision of tent structures at the site. Mr. Sarnoff equated the stadium to â&#x20AC;&#x153;a very shining bright light,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all fireflies attracted to it.â&#x20AC;? He was onboard with plans to negotiate directly with the boat show producers, he reminded colleagues. When he learned the organization might tie up Marine Stadium Park for three to four months, Mr. Sarnoff said, he objected, but he was later persuaded to vote favorably for the arrangement when assured the property would revert to open event space â&#x20AC;&#x201C; soccer fields â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31 days after the boat show cleared the site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But today we are setting the very groundwork for further events and doing so by saying weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking a percentage,â&#x20AC;? said Mr. Sarnoff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to vote for this. You have essentially set the stage â&#x20AC;Ś for further events,â&#x20AC;? he said. Mr. Sarnoff said the proper thing would be defer the Eventstar proposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we defer this for two months, go through the process with Key Biscayneâ&#x20AC;Ś give them assurances, see if we can right this wrong. If we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, so be it,â&#x20AC;? he said. When the vote was taken on

the Eventstar proposal, Mr. Sarnoff cast the lone â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This still benefits the city, on the infrastructure side and the revenue side,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Suarez said before the vote. John Gilbert, Key Biscayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s village manager, spoke at the meeting, expressing concerns that the Eventstar proposal indicated a long-term, intense use of Marine Stadium Park. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This action seems to me to take it into a 10-year pattern,â&#x20AC;? said Mr. Gilbert. The company installs the infrastructure in the ground at its expense â&#x20AC;&#x153;then expects something for the next 10 years.â&#x20AC;? Mr. Suarez said he understood the village managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We discussed it, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a long process to determine the intensity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or lack thereof â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; of the site. This will not prejudice the discussion, or predispose us to action. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get out of this,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Suarez said of the Eventstar proposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The intensity of use is the issue we will be discussing at a joint meeting June 16. I look forward to that. Hopefully we make a tremendous amount of progress, and not limit ourselves in creativity, including becoming a partner [with Key Biscayne] in the future,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Suarez said.

Public Notice NOTICE IS GIVEN that meetings will be held before the following Committees on the dates stipulated below in the Commission Chambers, located on the Second Floor, of the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW First Street, Miami, Florida, wherein, among other matters to be considered, a public hearing will be held relating to the following proposed ordinances: Strategic Planning & Government Operations (SPGO) Cmte. Meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at 9:30 AM t 0 SEJOBODF relating to the Rules of Procedure of the Board of County Commissioners; amending Section 2-1 of the Code, to authorize Commission Committee members to convene a Workshop of the Committee under certain circumstances t 0SEJOBODF related to approval of the County Budget; amending Section 2-1795 of the Code to revise the duties of the Commission Auditor and the roles and timing of Commission Committees related to the budget t 0SEJOBODF relating to Commission on Ethics and Public Trust; creating Section 2-1077 of the Code, authorizing the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust to enforce the Public Service Honor Code when approved by the Board of County Commissioners in the form of an Implementing Order t 0SEJOBODF relating to protection of employees disclosing speciďŹ ed information; amending Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 6 of the Code to expand the methods for making protected disclosures, facilitate disclosure of information to the Inspector General, amend provisions regarding remedies and Commission on Ethics and the Public Trust review process, including timing, provide notice of state law conďŹ dentiality protections, and provide for outreach, information and training to county employees Unincorporated Municipal Service Area (UMSA) Cmte. Meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at 2:00 PM Transit & Mobility Services (TMS) Cmte. Meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at 9:30 AM Metropolitan Services (MS) Cmte. Meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at 2:00 PM t 0 SEJOBODF related to civil penalties for certain misdemeanor violations; amending Sections 21-81, 8cc-5.1 and 8cc10 of the Code; providing for civil penalties for the Commission of certain misdemeanors t 0SEJOBODF SFMBUJOH UP TPMJDJUBUJPO PS DPMMFDUJPO JO UIF QVCMJD SJHIU PG XBZ DSFBUJOH 4FDUJPO PG UIF $PEF enacting prohibitions on solicitation or collection at designated high trafďŹ c or high accident intersections Trade & Tourism (TT) Cmte. Meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thursday, June 11, 2015, at 9:30 AM Economic Prosperity (EP) Cmte. Meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thursday, June 11, 2015, at 2:00 PM

SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Commissioners Meeting of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (SEOPW CRA) is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 11, 2015 @ 12:00 p.m. or thereafter, at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133.

t 0 SEJOBODF relating to the Rules of Procedure of the Board of County Commissioners; amending Section 2-1 of the Code; requiring the County Mayor to provide a written social equity statement regarding any proposed County Ordinance and place such statement on an Agenda with the proposed ordinance prior to Public Hearing on the Ordinance t 0SEJOBODF pertaining to Small Business Enterprise Program; amending Section 2-8.1.1.1.1 of the Code to delete the goods portion of the program in order to create a services-only program based upon certiďŹ cation tiers using three year average gross revenues t 0SEJOBODF pertaining to Small Business Enterprise Program; creating Section 2-8.1.1.1.2 of the Code to create a goods-only program based upon certiďŹ cation tiers t 0SEJOBODF relating to the Rules of Procedure of the Board of County Commissioners; amending Section 2-1 of the Code, requiring inclusion of additional information in statements of ďŹ scal impact required for Ordinances All interested parties may appear and be heard at the time and place speciďŹ ed.

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WEEK OF THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2015

Commission asks state to use $500 million for ecology buy BY SUSAN DANSEYAR

Miami-Dade commissioners will urge the state legislature to set aside $500 million to acquire land south of Lake Okeechobee to store, treat and send water south to the greater Everglades ecosystem. “This is about moving water from places where it’s not needed to where it is,” said Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, who sponsored Tuesday’s resolution. “We need the water to come south, but it has to be clean so we need to capture it in reservoirs.” The resolution states funding for the land purchase can come from Amendment 1 or another available source and asks the legislature to allocate 25.7% of Amendment 1 funding for Everglades restoration, as proposed by Gov. Rick Scott. State Sen. Joe Negron announced he will attempt to obtain $500 million in

Amendment 1 funds to buy land during the special session that began June 1. Ms. Levine Cava said she wants the commission to support such efforts and assist with the vital cause of Everglades restoration, protect the water supply in Miami-Dade and help combat saltwater intrusion into our drinking water aquifer Several commissioners said Tuesday, before the narrow 7-5 vote, they supported the spirit of the resolution but not the timing. “The last thing I want to do is take action that would put us at a disadvantage,” said Commissioner Juan C. Zapata, a former state legislator. “A special session is a tricky time.” No one wants to vote against the Everglades, said Commissioner Esteban L. Bovo Jr., but he said he felt at a crossroads, not knowing the county’s other priorities with the legislature. The resolution asked the county’s state lobbyists to advocate for Everglades resto-

ration. Often, he and Mr. Zapata said, pushing a specific approach with lawmakers in Tallahassee results in pushback. Chairman Jean Monestime asked Ms. Levine Cava if she’d agree to send a generic resolution without such a strong sense of direction. Ms. Levine Cava said she didn’t know how one can pass on an urge without urging. Protecting the Everglades ecosystem is a priority, said Commissioner Sally A. Heyman. “This does not have to be a special session issue or changing our priorities,” she said. “This is about our drinking water.” In 2014, Florida voters approved Amendment 1, which dedicates a portion of state real estate documentary stamp taxes for the purchase, restoration, improvement and management of conservation land and the water quality of rivers, lakes and streams throughout

Florida. Several residents spoke in favor of the resolution along with representatives from the Sierra Club and the Everglades Foundation. It’s what citizens want, they said, and there’s a window of opportunity to protect the Everglades but it’s rapidly closing. The Everglades is the primary source of drinking water for more than 7 million people, more than a third of Florida’s population. It’s the cornerstone of the regional economy, said Pedro Ramos, superintendent of the Everglades National Park. He said the world is watching what Florida is doing for the world heritage site. Certified copies of the resolution will be sent to the governor, the Senate president, the House speaker, the chair and members of the Miami-Dade State Legislative delegation and Senator Negron.

Fire station for booming Brickell? BY JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS

As construction keeps a fast pace at the sweeping Brickell City Centre, City of Miami officials are working with the developers on a proposal to build a fire station in the booming district. Last week, city commissioners amended temporary construction and the subsurface and maintenance easements granted to Brickell City Centre Project LLC, changes that slightly modify the dimensions of the easements. Before the vote, Commissioner Frank Carollo raised the need for additional fire and rescue services caused by growth and development. Looking at the expansive Brickell City Centre, he said, “you can’t help but see the impact development will have on the

city’s [need] for paramedics and fire services.” He asked the administration about the status of talks to find a suitable site for a new fire station. Fire Station 4 at 1105 SW Second Ave. currently serves Little Havana, Brickell and west Brickell, and parts of The Roads and Shenandoah, he said. With the addition of new residential high-rises, that station could be called upon for service in Brickell when another emergency arises involving an elderly resident in Little Havana, Mr. Carollo said. With the probabilities of fatalities, Mr. Carollo said he’s concerned about response times. “Where are we with Brickell City Centre to get a location in their area, to provide better services at all areas?” he asked. Deputy City Manager Alice

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Bravo said talks with Swire Properties Inc. may lead to a new fire station east of South Miami Avenue. “We are engaged in serious discussions with Swire, and we’re looking at the layout of a fire station in the north block of the project,” Ms. Bravo told commissioners. “So they have verbally agreed to do that with us,” she said, noting that work on a written agreement on the station is ongoing. “We all understand the need,” said Mr. Carollo. “The bottom line is: I don’t want to see the response time go down.” Fire Station 4 is about three blocks southwest of Brickell City Centre. The northern block of Swire’s project is east of South Miami Avenue, bordered by Southeast Fifth and Sixth streets. Initial site plans identified the site as North Squared at 529 S Miami Ave., and show it set aside for future development of a low-rise structure shown in renderings as retail and dining. Hong Kong-based Swire Prop-

County alters budget system BY SUSAN DANSEYAR

Photo by John Charles Robbins

Bare area might house firehouse.

erties Inc. is transforming multiple blocks into a city within a city, as City Centre rises in the heart of the financial district, right near the Miami River and incorporating a Metromover station into its core. The $1.05 billion complex is to have 5.4 million gross square feet of floor area, including an underground carpark and 2.9 million square feet of office, residential, hotel, retail and entertainment space.

The Miami-Dade Commission altered its budget process Tuesday so that changes to the mayor’s proposed budget must come a few days before the first and second budget hearings and the committee with jurisdiction over budgetary matters will review new fees, rates or changes to existing ones in the mayor’s proposed budget and send recommendations before the first full commission discussion. Commissioners unanimously amended the county code to allow at the first and second budget hearing a separate motion and vote on changes to the mayor’s proposed budget regarding property tax rates for the countywide general fund, unincorporated municipal service area, MiamiDade library system for operating purposes, countywide bonded debt service and Miami-Dade fire and rescue services district bonded debt service. The distribution of those changes is also required no later than 48 hours prior to the first and second budget hearing. The commission also approved an ordinance that asks the mayor or his designee to present a report detailing all new fees, rates and charges or adjustments to existing ones at the committee meeting and include the reason for the proposed changes, as well as information regarding additional anticipated increases over the ensuing five fiscal years and assumptions used to forecast such anticipated increases. In addition, the commission auditor, in consultation with the committee chair having jurisdiction over budgetary matters and the mayor’s designee from the office of management and budget, will prepare a separate budget for the commission and all departments and divisions that report directly to the it, including the county attorney’s office, the Office of the Inspector General, the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust and the Office of Commission Auditor and Legislative Analysis Division under the county commissioners’ fund.

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Rex, whose name means “Tyrant Lizard King” due to its size and power. Exhibit extended through July 5. Zoo Miami, 12400 SW 152nd St., Cutler Ridge. Free for members and children 2 and under. $13.95 children ages 312. $17.95 others. Details: (305) 2510400 or www.zoomiami.org.

ART Friday 6/5 ART

RECEPTION

The Bass Museum of Art hosts reception to celebrate its collaboration with The Black Archives. The exhibit currently on view at the event is “A Man Among the People: A Purvis Homecoming,” featuring many works by Miami urban expressionist Purvis Young. Attendees are invited to stay for the theater’s “Lyric Live” performance, an Apollo-style talent night on the first Friday each month where some of South Florida’s greatest unsigned talent compete head to head, as the crowd determines who takes home the $500 prize. 6-7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. “Lyric Live” performance. Lyric Theater Cultural Complex, 819 NE Second Ave., Overtown, Miami. RSVP required. Details: glapica@bassmuseum.org.

DANCE

Thursday 6/11 DANCE BAND NIGHT

The Rhythm Foundation presents its signature series “Dance Band Night,” an evening part concert and part dance lesson, with salsa featuring Conjunto Impacto and pre-concert dance lesson by Kings Dance Studios. The event invites residents and visitors to partake in an evening of music and dance in a very neighborly atmosphere, harkening back to the golden age of the Bandshell in the ’60s and ’70s. 7 p.m. dance lessons. 8 p.m. live concert. Repeats every second Thursday. North Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free. Details: (305) 672-5202 or www.RhythmFoundation.com.

Wednesday 6/10 DIRECTOR’S

PREVIEW

Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art + Design hosts director’s preview and reception for “A Dialogue With Time,” a new series of thoughtprovoking large-scale sculptures and installations by Cuban-born, Miamibased artist Florencio Gelabert never exhibited before. 6-8 p.m. reception. Exhibits through Aug. 16. MDC Museum of Art + Design, Freedom Tower at MDC, 600 Biscayne Blvd., second floor, Miami. Free. Details: (305) 237-7700 or museum@mdc.edu or www.mdcmoad.org.

BOOKS

Monday 6/8 SAVING FLORIDA

Leslie Kemp Poole discusses her book “Saving Florida,” which tells how women’s clubs prompted legislation to establish Florida’s first state park, which became the core of Everglades National Park, in 1916 – before women had the right to vote. It tells of Doris Leeper, who convinced her community and local government to protect a 24-mile stretch of beach that is now the Canaveral National Seashore. It remembers Clara Dommerich, who summoned the “Who’s Who” of Central Florida to her living room for the first meeting of the Florida Audubon Society. It also celebrates the legacy of the three “Marjories” – author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, scientist Marjorie Harris Carr and journalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.

Tuesday 6/9 AP EDITORS

Associated Press editors Terry Spencer and Jim Baltzelle discuss the book “The Boston Marathon Bombing.” The book takes a behind-the-scenes look at the case and the journalists who covered it, from the start of the race through the death penalty hearing. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.

BUSINES S

Thursday 6/4 TRI-COUNTY

NETWORKING

Mercantil Commercebank hosts the third annual tri-county networking event. 6-9 p.m. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood. RSVP required. Details: http://www.mercantilconnect.com/ 2015_RSVP/index/index.html. GOALS CONFERENCE 2015

The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce holds its 2015 “Goals Conference: Guiding the Path to the New Miami.” June 4-5. Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., ballroom Level, Miami. Details: (305) 577-5433 or spevents @miamichamber.com.

Saturday 6/6 SHRED PARTY

Power Financial Credit Union and

FRIDAY THE 13TH: The Secret Celluloid Society presents a late-night screening of the 1980 classic horror film “Friday the 13th,” directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The film centers around Crystal Lake and its history of murder, but that doesn’t deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people like DINING OUT Jack (Kevin Bacon), Alice (Adrienne King), Bill (Harry Crosby), Marcie (Jeannine Taylor) and Ned Sunday 6/7 (Mark Nelson) pay little heed to the old-timers. Then they find themselves stalked by a brutal killer. BRUNCH & A MOVIE As they’re slashed, shot and stabbed, the counselors struggle to stay alive against a merciless O Cinema Wynwood and opponent. Admission ticket includes free popcorn. 11 p.m. June 6. Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 ArtCenter/South Florida host a closAragon Ave., Coral Gables. $5. Details: (786) 385-9689 or http://www.secretcelluloidsociety.com/ ing reception for “Foundations, Pa-

calendar of events week of thursday, june 4, 2015 the International Data Depository host “Shred Party” to assist in the fight against identity theft. The community-based financial institution invites the community to bring old financial records for safe and secure disposal. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Power Financial Credit Union - Sheridan Branch, 2020 NW 150th Ave., Pembroke Pines. Details: www.powerfi.org. FROM 9-5 TO CEO

“Transitioning From 9-5 to CEO,” an all-day women’s business conference empowering women, is headlined by entrepreneurs Lucinda Cross, Janell Hazelwood and Minista Jazz. Embassy Suites Hotel, 1100 SE 17th St., Fort Lauderdale. $97. Details: (954) 417-5496 or www.nextlevel successsummit.com.

Tuesday 6/9 BUSINESS

LUNCHEON

The Business Referral Group hosts a luncheon. Attendees network with industry professionals, share ideas and listen to featured speaker and attorney Jeffrey S. Benjamin. Noon. Love is Blind, 225 Altara Ave., Coral Gables. RSVP required. Details: (305) 984-6344 or DLLamberti@aol.com or www.businessreferralgroup.org.

Wednesday 6/10 MEXICO REFORM

The University of Miami Center for Hemispheric Policy hosts discussion with author Luis Rubio on “Mexico: Reforms without a Vision for Development?” Mr. Rubio is chairman of

the Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo, A.C., Mexico. 8-8:15 a.m. registration and continental breakfast. 8:15-9:30 a.m. presentation and discussion. Westin Colonnade Coral Gables, Gables Salon, 180 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Free for academics and students. $40 others. RSVP. Details: (305) 284-9871 or chprsvp@miami.edu or www.miami.edu/ chp.

Thursday 6/11 SUMMER

LUNCHEON

The Greater Miami and The Beaches Hotel Association hosts its summer luncheon featuring keynote speaker Christopher L. Thompson, president and CEO of Brand USA. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. Free for members. $65 additional member tickets and GMCVB members. $100 others. RSVP required. Details: (305) 531-3553 or fkhan@gmbha.com. COLOR BEYOND SYMMETRY

The Banco do Brasil America’s Brickell Branch presents “Color Beyond Symmetry and Horizons,” as part of its cultural series. Invited curators Maria A. Napoles and Jade Matarazzo have assembled a trio comprised by two painters, Robert Swedroe (USA) and Didi Marchi (Brazil), and sculptor Othón Castañeda (Mexico). 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Exhibits through Sept. 30. BB America’s Brickell Branch, 800 Brickell Ave., suite 103, Miami. Free.

Details: www.bbamericas.com. CAMPAIGN SKILLS SEMINAR

The Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust hosts “Campaign Skills Seminar,” where candidates, campaign workers and politically active citizens can get involved in local elections and learn ethical campaigning. The two-hour seminar will include representatives from the Ethics Commission and the Elections Department providing essential information on fundraising and record keeping to candidates, campaign treasurers, volunteers and anyone who wants to understand the legal and ethical obligations, as well as the pitfalls, of running for public office. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Virginia Gardens Town Hall, 6498 NW 38th Terrace, Virginia Gardens. Free. RSVP. Details: (305) 350-0630 or robthom @miamidade.gov.

CHILDREN Thursday 6/4 DINOSAURS

LIVE!

Zoo Miami presents “Dinosaurs LIVE!” with 22 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs and displays that look like the animals that once existed. Attendees will see these extinct creatures come back to life in an extraordinary outdoor Jurassic adventure. Among the dinosaurs on exhibit, guests will discover a fully grown “spitting” Dilophosaurus; baby, fastmoving carnivores named after their two crests, and the Tyrannosaurus

rameters and Volumes,” a solo exhibition by Babette Herschberger. The reception will feature a light brunch of baked goods, fruits and mimosas in the courtyard and a film screening of “Blood Simple,” directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. 11:30 a.m. brunch. 12:30 p.m. film. O Cinema Wynwood, 90 NW 29th St., Wynwood Arts District, Miami. Details: www.artcenter sf.org.

EXHIBITS

Thursday 6/4

TAMIAMI TRAIL: IN THE BEGINNING

The Kampong presents “Tamiami Trail: In the Beginning,” a tropical botanic artists exhibition in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Tamiami Trail. The exhibition will feature original works by members of the Miami-based Tropical Botanic Artists collective. The pieces will highlight the a roadway that was begun in 1915 in Miami and now stretches across the Everglades through former wilderness areas from Miami to Naples and northward to Tampa. Exhibits through June 13. The Kampong, 4013 Douglas Rd., Coconut Grove. $10 students and children. $20 others. Details: (305) 442-7169 or http://ntbg.org/kampong. UNDEEP

Miami Dade College North Campus and the Consulate General of Mexico present art exhibit “Undeep” by Mexican artist Leni Ibargüengoytia. The exhibit of paintings on canvas explores the position of human beings in the current world through figures that seek a sense of their existence in the depth of the sea. Exhibits through June 30. MDC North Campus, Building II Library, 11380 NW 27th Ave. Free. Details: www. mdc.edu/north. LOVE IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

RDZ Fine Art LLC hosts presents its summer exhibition “Love in the New Millennium.” Participating artists whose works are on view will include Orestes Gauhliac, Stephen Kasun, Rene Ramos, Zach Sawan and more. All artists exhibited render precise moments of a visual event through a heightened technical execution of painting. Exhibits through July 20. The Gallery, 147 Giralda Ave., Coral Gables. Details: sales@rdzfine art.com. LOVE, DESPAIR & LONGING

ArtMedia Gallery at The Wynwood Building hosts opening reception for its exhibition “Love, Despair and Longing,” by Peter Emanuel Goldman. 7-10 p.m. open-

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ing reception. Exhibits through July 12. ArtMedia Gallery at The Wynwood Building, 2750 NW Third Ave., suite 12, Wynwood Arts District, Miami. Details: (305) 318-8306. PRESERVING A CULTURAL HERITAGE

Miami Dade College West Campus, in partnership with the City of Doral, presents exhibition “Preserving a Cultural Heritage” by Cuban artist Reynier Llanes. He focuses on a technique of painting with coffee, blending freshly brewed Cuban espresso to create a tint with a varying degree of intensity and shades as it is absorbed into the paper. This 20piece exhibition reflects on many of the works completed by the artist throughout the years. Exhibits through June 5. Miami Dade College-West, 3800 NW 115th Ave., Doral. Free. Details: (305) 237-8000.

FILM Thursday 6/4 IRREVERSIBLE

The Miami Beach Cinematheque screens “Irreversible,” directed by Gaspar Noé, as part of its “Speaking in Cinema” film series. The style of the film, with cinematography by Benoît Debie and Gaspar Noé, consists of about a dozen scenes, all shot in single takes, as it charts a disturbing night in the life of Marcus in reverse chronological order. It opens with a violent altercation at a gay sex club and works backward to explain how and why the violence occurred. The actors improvised the vast majority of the dialogue starting from a four-page story outline. 9:15 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 members. $9 seniors and students. $10 others. Details: www.mbcinema.com. CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

The Miami Beach Cinematheque screens “Clouds of Sils Maria,” directed by Olivier Assayas. The film follows Maria Enders, at the peak of her international career, as she is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous 20 years ago. But back then she played Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria, a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal is to take the role of Sigrid, and Maria finds herself on the other side of the mirror, face to face with an ambiguously charming woman who is, in essence, an unsettling reflection of herself. 7 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 members. $9 seniors and students. $10 others. Details: www.mbcinema.com. IN THE NAME OF MY DAUGHTER

The Tower screens “In The Name of My Daughter” (L’homme qu’on aimait trop), a film by André Téchiné. The film follows Agnès, the daughter of the owner of the Palais de la Méditerranée, Renée Le Roux, as she falls in love with her mother’s business advisor, Maurice. As her relationship with her mother becomes estranged during the casino wars of the 1970s, Maurice connects Agnès

with Fratoni, the owner of a rival casino, who offers her 3 million francs to vote against her mother in the shareholders meeting. In French with English subtitles. 6:25 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. Details: (305) 642-1264. ILUSIÓN

The Coral Gables Art Cinema presents the US premiere of Spanish film “Ilusión,” directed by writer-director-actor Daniel Castro. The film chronicles the single-minded attempts of his namesake to make a musical about his country’s transition to democracy after Franco, a project no producer in his right mind would touch. 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. $11.50 and under. Details: (786) 385-9689 or info@gables cinema.com or www.gablescinema .com. INTREPIDO: A LONELY HERO

The Tower screens “Intrepido: A Lonely Hero” (L’intrepido), a film by Gianni Amelio. The film tells of Antonio, a solitary man who has invented a job for himself as a stand-in in order to deal with the economic crisis and unemployment. He stands in for anyone who needs to take time off, whatever their job may be. One day he is working in a construction site, and on another he is driving a tram. His jobs are arranged by a gym owner who takes a portion of his profits. Despite his economic troubles, Antonio is a man who remains optimistic and refuses to give up. In Italian and Albanian with English subtitles. 6:25 p.m. Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. Details: (305) 642-1264.

Thursday 6/11 ENTER THE VOID

The Miami Beach Cinematheque screens “Enter the Void” as part of its “Speaking in Cinema” film series. The film, directed by and Gaspar Noé with cinematography by Benoît Debie, is the long-awaited follow up to his controversial film “Irreversible.” 8:45 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 members. $9 seniors and students. $10 others. Details: www.mbcinema.com.

MUSIC

Thursday 6/4 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

The Community Arts Program opens its Summer Concert Series with “Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents!” The event will feature some of today’s best musicians with the time-tested music of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra saxophonist Sherman Irby will take center stage with his quintet featuring lead trombonist Vincent Gardner, drummer Willie Jones III, pianist Charles Craig and bassist Dezron Douglass. The CAP Miami Jazz Institute ALL-STAR Jazz Ensemble will open the concert. 8 p.m. Repeats every other Thursday through Aug. 13. Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ, 3010 De Soto Blvd., Coral Gables. Details: www.communityartsprogram.org.

Tuesday 6/9 DAVID CROSBY

The Fillmore Miami Beach presents singer/songwriter/ and social justice activist David Crosby/as part of his intimate solo acoustic tour where he will perform with only his

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voice and guitar./The show will feature repertoire spanning his/entire career. 8 p.m. The Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $45.50-$65.50. Details: (305) 673-7300 or www.fillmoremb .com.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

HISPANIC CULTURAL FESTIVAL

PRESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION GALA The Latin Builders Association hosts its Presidential Installation Gala. The executive board and board of directors will install the 22nd president, Alex Lastra. 7 p.m. Nov. 14. Trump National Doral, 4400 NW 87th Ave., Doral. Details: (305) 446-5989 or rpalacios@lbaorg.com.

Miami-Dade County holds a town hall meeting on the new competitive process for community-based organizations. The county will hold five town hall meetings throughout the community to obtain public comment and receive testimony from community-based organizations and other interested parties regarding the new competitive process for grants to CBOs. 10:30 a.m. Miami-Dade Main Library, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Details: (305) 375-4742. TOWN HALL

Miami-Dade County holds a town hall meeting on the new competitive process for community-based organizations. The county will hold five town hall meetings to get public comment and receive testimony from community-based organizations and others regarding the new competitive process for grants. 5:30 p.m. South Dade Regional Library, 10750 SW 211th St., Miami. Details: (305) 3754742.

Friday 6/5 Miami-Dade County holds a town hall meeting on the new competitive process for community-based organizations. The county will hold five meetings to get public comment. 1 p.m. South Dade Regional Library, 10750 SW 211th St., Miami. Details: (305) 375-4742. INVESTIGATIVE

PANEL

The Civilian Investigative Panel meets with the Complaints Committee. 2 p.m. Civilian Investigative Panel Office, 970 SW First St., #305, Miami. Details: (305) 960-4952.

Monday 6/8 CHILDREN’S

TRUST

The Children’s Trust meets with the Board of Directors. 4 p.m. United Way, Ryder Room, 3250 SW Third Ave., Miami. Details: (305) 5715700. CHARTER

REVIEW

The Charter Review and Reform Committee meets. 5:30 p.m. Miami City Hall, commission chambers, 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 416-1176. INVESTIGATIVE

PANEL

The Civilian Investigative Panel meets with the Independent Counsel Selection Committee. 2:30 p.m. Civilian Investigative Panel Office, 970 SW First St., #305, Miami. Details: (305) 960-4952. SHENANDOAH NEIGHBORHOOD

The Miami Shenandoah Neighborhood Association meets. 7 p.m. Shenandoah Park Recreation Building, 1800 SW 21st Ave., Miami.

Intercontinental Hotel – Downtown Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami. Details: http:// www.felabanclab.com/.

TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN

Take Stock in Children hosts its 20th anniversary celebration Changing Lives Over Lunch. 11:30 a.m. Oct. 29. Jungle Island Tree Top Ballroom, 1111 Parrott Jungle Trail, Watson Island. $125. Details: (786) 369-5137 or www.tsic.org.

CONFERENCE FOR COMMUNICATIONS

CL@B 2015 The Florida International Bankers Association and the Latin American Federation of Banks present “CL@B 2015,” a technology and innovation event. The event will bring more than 850 executives from the IT and banking industries from the US and Latin America. Sept. 2-4.

Pridelines hosts its 10th annual gala, the Masquerade Ball. The gala is a black-tie affair to benefit the LGBT community. Aug. 15. The Biltmore, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. Details: http:// www.pridelinesmasquerade.com/.

MASQUERADE BALL

MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS SALES MEETING

Sekisui Diagnostics LLC holds 2014 sales meeting. About 100 attendees expected. Ends June 5. The Palms Hotel & Spa, 3025 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Details: www.sekisuidiagnostics.com.

WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL

The Women’s International Film Festival holds its 10th annual film festival. About 100 attendees expected. Ends June 7. Deauville Beach Resort, 6701 Collins Ave., Miami. Details: http://www.womens filmfest.com/.

MEDIA SUMMIT

Portada holds its seventh annual “Latam Advertising and Media Summit.” About 350 attendees expected. End June 3.

Hyatt Regency Miami, 400 SE Second Ave., Miami. Details: www.portadaonline.com.

FLORIDA BAR CONVENTION

The Florida Bar Association holds its “RPPTL Annual Convention.” About 200 attendees expected. Ends June 6. Fontainebleau Miami Beach, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Details: www. flabar.org.

INTERNATIONAL AIR CONFERENCE

The International Air Transport Association holds conference. About 620 attendees expected. Loews Miami Beach, 1601 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Details: www.iata.org.

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Details: (305) 979-5234.

Tuesday 6/9 HISPANIC AFFAIRS

The Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board meets. 6 p.m. Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW First St., 10th floor CITT conference room, Miami. Details: (3050 375-5098. STRATEGIC

PLANNING

The Strategic Planning & Government Operations Committee meets. 9:30 a.m. Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW First St., second floor commission chambers, Miami. Details: (305) 375-2035. ECONOMIC

TOWN HALL

ColorComm hosts annual Conference for Communications Executives. “The New Reality” is the theme. The event will bring together 300 senior executives in public relations, marketing, advertising, media and digital. July 29-31. Ritz Carlton, 455 Grand Bay Dr., Key Biscayne. Details: www.colorcommconference.com.

Thursday 6/4

TOWN HALL

P LAN

The Coral Gables Hispanic Festival’s sixth year will include local and international artists, musicians and designers showcasing the diverse flavors that the Hispanic culture brings to South Florida. Oct. 24-25. Intersection of LeJeune Road and Biltmore Way, Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 667-0577 o r sauma@gableshispanicfestival.com.

CODE ENFORCEMENT

The Miami Code Enforcement Board meets. 5 p.m. Miami City Hall, staff room, 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 4162037.

DEVELOPMENT

The Economic Development Action Committee meets. 2 p.m. Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW First St., 20th floor conference room A, Miami. Details: (395) 375-5661. UNINCORPORATED

MUNICIPAL

The Unincorporated Municipal Service Area Committee. 2 p.m. Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW First St., second floor commission chambers, Miami. Details: (305) 375-2035. CIVIL SERVICE BOARD

The Civil Service Board meets. 10 a.m. Miami City Hall, commission chambers, 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 4162020. GOLDEN PINES NEIGHBORHOOD

The Golden Pines Neighborhood Association meets. 7 p.m. Providence Road Church, 2732 SW 32nd Ave., Miami. Details: (786) 210-3349. BEACH

TRUST

The Virginia Key Beach Park Trust meets with the Events, Marketing and Development committees. 6 p.m. Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, 4020 Virginia Beach Dr., Virginia Key. Details: (305) 960-4603. WATERFRONT

ADVISORY

The Waterfront Advisory Board meets. 6:30 p.m. Miami City Hall, commission chambers, 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 416-2037.

Wednesday 6/10 TRANSIT & MOBILITY

The Transit and Mobility Services Committee meets. 9:30 a.m. Stephen

P. Clark Center, 111 NW First St., second floor commission chambers, Miami. Details: (305) 375-2035. METRO

SERVICES

The Metropolitan Services Committee meets. 2 p.m. Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW First St., second floor commission chambers, Miami. Details: (305) 375-2035. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Arts and Entertainment Council meets. Noon. Miami City Hall, staff room, 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 4161415. GROVE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE

The Coconut Grove Implementation Committee meets with the Coconut Grove Waterfront Master Plan Implementation Committee. 5:30 p.m. Miami City Hall, staff room, 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 250-5360. CODE ENFORCEMENT

The Code Enforcement Board meets. 5 p.m. Miami City Hall, commission chambers, 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 416-2037. COMMUNITY

RELATIONS

The Community Relations Board meets. 6 p.m. Miami Riverside Center, 10th floor main conference room, 444 SW Second Ave., Miami. Details: (305) 416-1415. OVERTOWN

COMMUNITY

The OAB/Overtown Community Oversight Board’s Executive Board meets. 5 p.m. Culmer Center, 1600 NW Third Ave., Miami. Details: (305) 372-4550. BEACH

TRUST

The Virginia Key Beach Park Trust’s Historic Preservation & Museum Committee meets. 6 p.m. Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, 4020 Virginia Beach Dr., Virginia Key. Details: (305) 960-4603.

Thursday 6/11 TRADE & TOURISM

The Miami-Dade County Trade and Tourism Committee meets .9:30 a.m. Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW First St., second floor commission chambers, Miami. Details: (305) 375-2035.

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“Reflect: (2011, Ivan Toth Depeña.

Insider’s Guide Tour Arts Encounters hosts tour “Public Art in Downtown Miami: An Insider’s Guide.” Sandi-Jo Gordon, chair of Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Trust, and Brandi Reddick, curator and artists manager for this county program, will share insights into the selection process behind artworks ranging from poetic murals Ed Ruscha inscribed in the main library 30 years ago to Ivan Toth Depeña’s interactive illumination of the government center lobby. Attendees will get a first glimpse of playful pieces just unveiled at the new Children’s Courthouse inhabited by a “Family of Bears” from artist Tom Otterness, ride the Metromover to permanent installations marking transit stops – like Miami’s R&R Studios scaled to the storied Riverwalk station – and makeconnectionswhilediningwith tour participants and more. Tour meets at 11 a.m. June 4. Oldenburg Fountain in the Government Center Plaza, on the northeast corner of NW Second Ave. and NW First St., Miami. $35 (lunch paid separately). RSVP required. Details: info@artsencounters .com.

“Into The Heat,” featuring the Florida premiere of “Winter’s Breath” and an encore presentation of “ODISEA,” wrapping up the company’s 15th season of dance. 8:30 p.m. June 6 and 3:30 p.m. June 7. Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59th Terrace, Little Haiti, Miami. $15 students and seniors. $25 others. Details: (305) 975-8489 or info@dancenowmiami.org or www.dancenowmiami.org.

BOOKS

Miami present “The Price of Energy and its impact in the Economics of the US and Eurozone: Implications for the TTIP,” as part of the multi-chamber business seminar series. The event will include networking, a breakfast buffet and a presentation by Maria Lorca-Susino, a Ph.D. in economics and associate editor at the European Union Center of Excellence at the University of Miami. 8:30-9 a.m. registration and breakfast. 9-9:30 a.m. presentation. 9:30-9:45 a.m. Q&A and closure. Greenberg Traurig, 333 SE Second Ave., Suite 4400, Miami. Free for members. $20 others. RSVP required. Details: rsvp@iacc-miami.com.

Blue Chip Kids Investor and lawyer David Bianchi discusses his book “Blue Chip Kids: What Every Child (and Parent) Should Know about Money, Investing, and the Stock Market.” The guide is a fun and easy-to-understand introduction to the world of money and investing for kids and parents. Frustrated by the lack of entertaining financial teaching materials for his 13-year-old son, this book is the result of a father s commitment to pass on one of life s most important skills. 8 p.m. June 4. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.

First Friday Downtown Valentina,” by 5-Time Tony Award Winner Harvey Arts Night McCormick Place and Life is Art hosts its “First Friday Downtown Arts Night” in celebration of McCormick Place’s third anniversary. The event will also debut artist Griselda Lechini and feature performances by The Opera Atelier, Clarita Filguerias, from History Miami. 6-11 p.m. June 5. McCormick Place Miami, 111 SW Third St., Miami. Free. Details: tomccormickplace miami@gmail.com or www. facebook.com/mccormick placemiami.

FILM

EXHIBITS

Fierstein. The play, directed by Joseph Adler, is set in 1962 when most men went to the Catskills to escape the summer heat, while others went to an inconspicuous bungalow colony that catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men whose favorite pastime was dressing and acting as women. Based on actual events, the production offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of unforgettable characters as they search for acceptance and happiness in their very own Garden of Eden. 8 p.m. June 4. Additional performances through June 28. GableStage, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. $45. Details: (305) 446-1116 or www.gablestage.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS “Mirage,” Elle Schorr.

Retrospective: Celebrating 7 Years of DBA

David Bianchi.

Maternal depression.

ArtServe hosts gallery reception for its exhibit “Retrospective: Celebrating 7 Years of DBA.” The all-media retrospective of art covers seven years of the “Doing Business As… Artist Entrepreneurs Collective” and features select artworks by graduates of the Artist as Entrepreneur Institute, reflecting the best practices they have refined as they have evolved into successful artist entrepreneurs. 6-8 p.m. reception. June 11. Exhibits through June 29. ArtServe, J.M. Family Gallery, 1350 E Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Free. Details: (954) 462-8190 or information@artserve.org or www.artserve.org.

The Dark Side of the Full Moon

mission chambers, 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove.

rora Molina, a series of drawings on cotton paper using different mediums. The series is based on random stories the author has gathered from trips and those posted on social media, rumors, news, newspaper headlines, mythical stories and history books. She has created this collection of drawings, made on cotton paper using thread, scrap fabrics, spraypaint while experimenting with the quality of free-motion drawing and textures on papers. Exhibits through Nov. 8. Main Library Lobby art exhibition space, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Details: www.mdpls.org.

The Women’s International Film Festival screens the documentary “The Dark Side of the Full Moon,” as part of its 10th annual festival. The film, from Miami based filmmaker Maureen Fura, focuses on maternal depression and the US health care system’s ignorance of this one complication of childbirth. Two mothers, confront the American health care system, demanding answers, asking why so many women are slipping through the cracks? 2:30 p.m. June 7. Collins Theater, 6701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. $10 members and students. $15 others. Details: http://www.womens filmfest.com/.

The “Queen of Mean” by Dan Dion.

Lisa Lampanelli

The Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino presents risqué comedian and OUTDOORS equal opportunity offender Lisa Lampanelli in her “Leaner THEA TER THEATER Meaner Tour.” Mostly known for her many Comedy Central and Friars Club roasts, the comedian has lambasted Jeff DANCE Foxworthy, Pamela Anderson, BUSINES S David Hasselhoff, Betty White, Donald Trump and Flavor Flav, to name a few. 8 p.m. June 5. Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 A business seminar series. Roland Rusinek, Cliff Burgess Seminole Way, Hollywood. $39and Irene Adjan. Don’t Look Back. Price of Energy and its $59. Details: (800) 745-3000 Impact Casa Valentina Into The Heat The European Chambers in Introducing works by new artist. Dance NOW! Miami presents Gables Stage presents “Casa or www.myhrl.com.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

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TEEN

COURT

The Teen Court Youth Action Committee meets. 10 a.m. Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW First St., 18th floor conference room 18-A, Miami. Details: (305) 375-5661. ECONOMIC

PROSPERITY

The county’s Economic Prosperity Committee meets. 2 p.m. Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW First St., second floor commission chambers, Miami. Details: (305) 375-2035.

TOWN HALL

Miami-Dade County holds a town hall meeting on the new competitive process for community-based organizations. Officials will hold five town hall meetings to get public comment and receive testimony from community-based organizations and others regarding the new competitive process for grants to CBOs. 2 p.m. Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 22nd St., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 3754742.

OVERTOWN

REDEVELOPMENT

The Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency meets. Noon. Miami City Hall, commission chambers, 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 679-6802.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Friday 6/5

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INCOHERENT

The City of Miami Commission meets. 9 a.m. Miami City Hall, com-

Miami-Dade Public Library presents “Incoherent Stories” by Au-

STORIES

Saturday 6/6 MAN & WOMAN OF THE YEAR

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society hosts the 2015 “Man & Woman of the Year” gala. The campaign is a competition designed to raise funds to help find cures for blood cancer. Candidates are a select group of honored individuals who are nominated by their peers. 7 p.m. Trump Doral National Miami, 4400 NW 87th Ave., Doral. Details: (954) 744-5238 or Adam.Jacobson@LLS.org.

Sunday 6/7 D-DAY COMMEMORATIVE EVENT

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hosts “D-Day and the Road to Liberation,” a Holocaust remembrance program. The event will honor World War II veterans and Holocaust survivors while commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps. The program will feature a presentation by Michael Berenbaum, director of the Sigi Ziering Institute at American University, where he is a professor of Jewish Studies. It will feature the screening of “Liberation,” a film that depicts

the Allied campaign to liberate Europe and Hitler’s genocidal campaign against the Jews. 1 p.m. Synagogue, 20350 NE 26th Ave., Aventura. Details: (305) 538-1663 or info@ HolocaustMemorialMiamiBeach.org.

Thursday 6/11

War II volunteers from the US, Canada, Britain, South Africa, etc., to fight for Israel. Noon. 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, Red Road at SR 836. $25. Details: (305) 874-7070.

SPORTS

Thursday 6/11 MIAMI MARLINS

The Miami Marlins take on the Colorado Rockies. Promotions include a “Marlins Add-A-Cap Thursday Group Offer” for groups 20 and over, “Seniors Free Ticket Thursday” presented by Wellmax Medical Centers for seniors 55 and older and Subway Restaurants $5 ticket offer. 7:10 p.m. Marlins Park, 501 Marlins Way, Miami. $15-$235. Details: (305) 480-1300 or www.miami .marlins.mlb.com.

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THE BOOK CLUB PLAY

The Miami-Homestead Air Force Association holds monthly meeting with meet and greet with fighter pilot Gideon Lichtman. “Giddy,” a US Air Force World War II instructor/test pilot and South Florida resident for more than 60 years, joined other World

Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre presents “The Book Club Play,” a comedy about books and the people who love them. When the members of a book club become the subjects of a documentary filmmaker, their intimate discussions of life and

literature take on a new meaning with the camera rolling. Add in the unexpected arrival of a provocative new member, and the sudden inclusion of some questionable titles, and longstanding group dynamics take a hilarious turn. 8 p.m. Additional performances through June 7. Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, Balcony Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. $28-$47. Details: (305) 444-9293 or www.actorsplayhouse .org.

Friday 6/5 LITTLE MERMAID JR.

The Area Stage Company & Theatre Conservatory presents Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.,” directed and designed by Giancarlo Rodaz. The production takes place in a magical underwater kingdom where a beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, longs to leave her ocean home and her fins behind and live in the world above. But first, she will have to defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, and convince handsome prince Eric that she is the girl with the enchanting voice he has been seeking. The adaptation of Disney’s 2008 Broadway production, based on the Hans Christian Andersen story,

features lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, music by Alan Menken and book by Doug Wright. 7:30 p.m. Additional performances through June 7. Area Stage Company & Theater Conservatory, 1560 S Dixie Hwy., Miami. $10 students. $20-$25 others. Details: (305) 666-2078 or www.areastagecompany.com.

Saturday 6/6 LEVELING

New Theatre presents the South Florida Premiere of “Leveling Up” by Deborah Zoe Laufer. The play follows three 20-something roommates who are glued to their video games. They are masters of the virtual worlds behind the computer screens in their Las Vegas basement. When one of them uses his gaming skills to land a job with the National Security Agency launching actual drones and missiles, online battles begin to have real consequences. 8:30 p.m. Additional performances through June 21. New Theatre Performing at South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, 10950 SW 211th St., Cutler Bay. $15 students under $25 on site. $26 advance others. $31 on site others. Details: (786) 5735300 or www.new-theatre.org.

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