NOCTURNO Premiere Issue 2014

NOCTURNO MIAMI

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SKYRISE MIAMI A BUILDING LIKE NO OTHER W W W . S KYR I S E M I AM I .C O M

SkyRise Miami is a unique vertical entertainment venue and 21st century observation tower

Located within Bayside Marketplace, SkyRise Miami will be at the epicenter of the “New Miami” SkyRise Miami will be the largest attraction in Florida

At a height of 1,000 ft. SkyRise Miami will be the tallest building south of New York on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S.

SkyRise Miami will be an icon that redefines the world-famous Miami skyline

COMING 2018...

A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER

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octurno, this is a dream come true‌ After ten years in other Latin American markets, I finally have the opportunity to enter the United States through the front door.

MIAMI, a glamorous multicultural city with the perfect profile for the structure of our publication.

In a society with excellent magazines that are iconic to the city, it becomes a challenge and it is an opportunity for us in a very short time to develop an exquisite magazine, unique and different, where our goal is to create content for intelligent readers who seek a little more every day. And who will always be committed to each issue. This will become a collector’s item. As the world lays eyes on Miami, during Art Basel, one of the most prolific art events known worldwide, NOCTURNO understands the importance of the value of the messages that lie between each page.

Each December, this city of lights, fashion art and nightlife thrives like never before. Thousands of artists and collectors, will gather both internationally and nationally for the weeklong art occasion. Miami will be a mecca for fine art, colorful paintings and immaculate sculptures.

The city becomes a gallery of vibrant colors and the warm weather creates an ideal location for rubbing shoulders with locals and tourists.

Today we celebrate art, creativity, design, perseverance, team work, luxury and Nocturno Miami.

GIVE ONENESS DESTINY Sincerely, Wilson Pacateque Publisher

Cover Carlos Herrera #tutexposure Styling Raysa Peres Makeup Vincent Garcia Jacket Style Mafia

A ray of sunshine at Palm Beach.

Introducing the Targa 48 OPEN

DIANA CHAMARRO

WIlson Pacateque

Sean Zahniser

ISABEL ESTRADA

Oscar Reyes

THE PARTNERS SEAN ZAHNIZER - CEO and co publisher

I traded the beautiful palm trees and deserts of the West Coast to come to the magic city of fashion, Miami, where I decided to own a magazine of fashion, luxury and lifestyle. I also have the pleasure to work with an excellent team. With every issue, we will draw on our diverse backgrounds and cultures to bring you the best content and style that Miami has to offer.

Wilson Pacateque - Publisher

After an 11-year trajectory, I find myself in Miami with a “Dream Team.” The mission is to develop our passion: Nocturno. I feel blessed to have partners who compliment my creative side and share this vision. Structure, public relations, lifestyle, invested in an enigmatic energy, makes this combination a perfect one for the success of Nocturno in the great city of Miami.

Oscar Reyes - President

Living in Miami for over a decade, the opportunity arises to be a part of Nocturno World. I feel this is the perfect moment to capture in an elegant and clear manner; a vision of Miami – a city that is in a vertiginous growth; offering editorial material of interest for our readers. Searching for these subjects is a labor I perform and it is one hundred percent within my way of seeing life. I am Nocturno World.

Diana Chamorro - Vice-President

I’m very pleased to contribute and be a part of a labor of love. With ten years of experience in the corporate world, the fusion between strategy, structure, an excellent team and a great creative concept are elements that create the perfect combination that makes Nocturno the most complete advertising platform. I have the opportunity to enter a world that has always seduced me. A world filled with fashion, lifestyles and the chance to support philanthropic causes that provide to society. I’m grateful to be a part of such an ambitious endeavor. I am Nocturno.

Isabel Estrada

I believe that the secret to happiness is inside the mind. I like to feel and be happy and look at life in the best way. And, this is the way positive and enlightening things come to my life. One of these positives things is Nocturno Magazine.

Enjoying its show debut, this exhilarating Sports Cruiser is set to be a highlight at this year’s Palm Beach International Boat Show The Targa 48 OPEN offers a wonderful al fresco experience where the warmth and beauty of your environment is allowed to flood in. Add to this sparkling performance and unbeatable handling, and you have in your hands one of the most exciting powerboats on the water A warm welcome awaits you at our stand where you can explore models from our Targa Sports Cruiser range and Squadron luxury flybridge range of Motor Yachts. See you on Ramp 2, slips 254-257

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Celebrate the arrival of a unique publication.

Nocturno Miami is a provocative magazine that started out very small, but from the very beginning, possessed grand ambitions with a clear understanding of what a fashionable magazine could be and should be. This included an array of unique stories, coverage of the best events, parties and exhibits from around the world, celebrities, fashion runways, cuisine and what made Nocturno stand out most: its flawless fashion and beauty photography and styling, which has proven essential in making Nocturno one of a kind.

I have had the privilege of working for Nocturno since 2005 and I’ve seen the consistent evolution, against all odds, of a unique product. Nocturno has always been presented as an item that could very well be collected, and through the years, it has been, by its many readers around the globe.

From Colombia, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where it all started, and now, Miami. Please enjoy this special edition that celebrates luxury, fashion, and art in its most alluring platform during Art Basel.

May you have a great holiday season and a fabulous 2015.

Kind regards Pedro Lazaro Editor

NOCTURNO MIAMI T. 786.616.4543 888 Biscayne Boulevard Miami FL. 33132 www.nocturnoworld.com info@nocturnoworld.com Nocturno Magazine is published

by Z AND P ENTERPRISES LLC. No part of this publication may be reproduced, photocopied or published by any other means without prior authorization Z AND P ENTERPRISES LLC. Copyrights © 2006.All rights reserved.

CONTENT Editorials 16. The Nocturno Story.

20. SkyRise in Miami 24. Art Basel: Miami becomes center of the world 36. Natasha Kertes: From Russia with passion 40. Antuan 66. Mythology-Mixology 72- Daniela Blue 76. Sex-Love with Enrique Iglesias 78. LI’L ABNER FOUNDATION 80. TUTO FASHION 46. FUNKFASHION 50. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Goes to London 60. Dubai Fashion- Michael Cinco 62. Tokyo Fashion- Noir

64. Fabrizio de Castro 70. Michael Cinco: Breathtaking Couture SHOOTINGS 28. Marbella 5482. Diamond in the rough.

GASTRONOMY 94. Restaurant- CANTINA 20 96. The Gourmet Spot PARTIES 34.

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Make a Wish Foundation Gala Dr. Lennys Birthday Daniela’s Birthday Nightmare on the beach.

Party Members Only NOCTURNO CALNEDAR

1100 WEST AVENUE MIAMI BEACH FL 33139

CARLOS HERRERA

Alberto Guzman Janeiro Bofil

VIVIANA TORRES

TERRY BARTLEY

NATALIA CAICEDO

JEN CARLO MAYORGA

GIO BARRETO

Nicole Pacateque

Brahmananda Patra

LA TIESHA RIVERA

DAVID RAMOS

DANIELA SONNENFELD

ALBERTO PORRAS

CREATIVE DIRECTOR & FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER

Natasha Kertes

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER

CASTING

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER

Oriana Reyes

Nocturno Model Director

PUBLIC RELATIONS

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A PASSION WRITTEN BY ITS DESTINY

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By Wilson Pacateque

graduated as a publicist from Central University in Colombia, and after many failed attempts at getting a job in local agencies, I was frustrated.

With $50 in my pocket and the support of my family, I hopped on an airplane bound for the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico. My luck at finding a job as a publicist was the same.

many of my industry’s people. Even though I was comfortable and liked what I was doing, as a trained publicist, I knew I wasn’t living my true potential. I continued to bartend but worked independently making graphic arts, and after two years, developed my own advertising agency, Publicidad & Punto (Advertising & Point).

The agency ran well until the economy took a downward spiral, which affected advertising budgets.

The first three years were very interesting. My desire to stay on the island coupled with my increasing lack of finances, led me to work as a bartender in various hotels and clubs. I survived on tips, but at the same time, I met the magic of the city at night. Tourists came from all over the world. I turned into a bar psychologist. I met many artists, beautiful women and men, entrepreneurs, nice people and not-so-nice people.

In the middle of the economic crisis, I moved to a small, modest studio in an area called Ocean Park in San Juan. I had a spectacular view of the ocean, perfect to motivate my creativity as a publicist. I invested in different paper quality and analyzed the alternative.

If I was an agency, then I would need to develop a way to stay an agency.

I slept all day and worked all night. By practicing, I learned the art of mixology.

I started to earn good money without studying. On many occasions, more than most other professionals, I lived unique experiences. But most importantly, I was given the opportunity to associate with

One Friday evening, I received a call telling me my grandmother in Colombia had died. She was an extraordinary woman who had lived an extraordinary life and she had sensed the day and hour of her death months before. She would talk to me about my future, when I was a teenager.

The night she died, I was standing out in front of my apartment with a spectacular

moon eclipse. I was struck with the idea of Nocturno (nightlife) and the initial logo where the moon is the protagonist. The first publication was almost pocket size and targeted a young market of 18 to 24-yearolds. It focused on nightlife themes, fashion and trendy content – a publication created by me with features that met my readers’ needs. When it came to advertising, I chose commercial brands that identified themselves with the publication, interlocking the main events of the season, coupled with photos of beautiful people at parties and electronic concerts – photographing them in their environment with their friends was key to make it work. It didn’t matter if they had drinks in their hands. I was in charge of choosing the most formal, sexy and classy photos. Thanks to the public relations I had made in the four years at the bar, I produced a spectacular launch event.

Main models from the island, designers, producers and publicity agencies were in attendance. That night, I held a visually stunning publication, but the next day, I was showered with criticism. Although the criticism was strong, all the talk ironically captured the attention of the market.

T his was a magazine directed by a publicist with no editorial experience. Images and emotions played a really important role in branding our first few issues. Fortunately, from the beginning, I met with young talented individuals who have grown with Nocturno; Yoel Parrilla, fashion photographer, and Denisse Quinones, Miss Universe Puerto Rico, who had just won the international competition. I don’t know how we managed that, since we were a new and unknown publication, and they were the most important people in the fashion and entertainment industry at that time.

Shimmy McHugh, the most important figure in Puerto Rico’s nightlife as owner of principal clubs, Nono Maldonado, an internationally recognized designer, and Raul Papaleo, a beach volleyball player and world champion model, all graced the pages of our first few issues. The initial difficulties became a big challenge and the second edition rose to meet the challenges. Enter the team of Leo Torres, a publicist and public relations expert, and make-up artist Javier Romero – who now works with celebrities in New York.

Initially, a popular brand did not sponsor our publication because of our poor trajectory.

For a year, the markets we had were the restaurants and boutiques, half of which were exchanges. The other half paid next to nothing. My remaining budget came from my night work. After a year, one of my favorite brands became interested in advertising in Nocturno. Representatives from the brand asked for product exclusivity and a proposal. I thought that by granting that, it would eventually close the door to other brands. So, I prepared the proposal at a very high cost. I was aware that they would most likely reject the proposal and call me crazy! However, they accepted and all the other beers in Puerto Rico soon made their way to my magazine. Not long after, we began working with the best creative talent in Puerto Rico, who was as passionate about my magazine as I was. Collaborators such as Alberto Guzman, hair stylist; Janerio Gonzalez, make-up artist; Nabet Baez, digital retouch artist and Pedro Lazaro, fashion editor. Our

publication was developing a unique seal in the fashion industry. Worth noting, is that these contributors are working with big publications and celebrities in New York and are still a part of Nocturno. By the time 2005 rolled around, Nocturno was developing with stability. I thought I would go to the next level, and propose a super-sized anniversary edition – Nocturno Premium.

I proposed the idea to my clients whose support was immediate. Nocturno went from 40 pages to 150 pages and from 5” x 7” to 10” x 12” format with three young editorial photo shoots and breaking schemes. The vodka brand that had always sponsored us developed a spectacular white beachthemed party with us. With 70 guests, including some top island models, poster-sized displays of Nocturno covers, Hawaiian-style hosts, Tiki torches, white furniture and beds with white fabric cascading all around, gourmet hors d’oeuvres, and an all-night open bar, it was an unforgettable party.

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he anniversary launch was the process of recreating, which took about two years. But right now, Nocturno has the profile we are looking for in our growth spurt.Taking advantage of our proximity to the Dominican Republic and some commercial experience with my publicity agency, I began traveling there. Many of our budgets in the Caribbean are settled from the same location, and with the support of our brands, Nocturno Dominicana arose.

As a Colombian born living abroad, I have always closely followed the development of my country. It deserves all my admiration and respect in the media industry, especially television, movies and magazine productions.

I buy, collect and read all the issues of the leading magazines in the country and it never ceases to amaze me – the creativity and wit of the editors, photographers and

publicists is outstanding. At the same time, Nocturno Colombia developed a unique strategy to be a player among players.

Then, Inexmoda invited us to an international press to cover Colombia Moda in Medellin.

Even though we have covered fashion weeks in other countries, I found myself very proud to develop the editorials and editions dedicated to a big percentage of the Colombian industry in our Puerto Rico edition.

We have had events where I met with Ana Maria Ortiz, fashion president of the Moda Diffusione in Bogota. She has an extraordinary profile, excellent relationships and knowledge of the industry. At the request of our sponsors, we developed a second Nocturno Premium edition in time for June’s important summer season. We ended up doing another Premium for Christmas that same year.

Seeing the strategy succeed, we put four more Premium editions on our calendar for the following year. We hadn’t thought about competing against ourselves. But then, our brand advertisers began adding budgets to the bigger magazine.

By the second year, we adjusted by removing international staff from the smaller magazine which was first produced in New York, and made Nocturno Premium a bimonthly. The growth of our magazine has also grown with our market. In the process, I’ve met with Nocturno’s readers and followers. They are professionals who occupy important changes in different industries. That keeps us on our toes, adjusting the content, the designs and the market to an age group of those who are at least 30 years old. It was difficult because we wanted to develop a young luxury brand.

However, we had developed a friendship and the opportunity to develop Nocturno Colombia.

The year of 2011 brought change. We decided to take Nocturno to a higher level and bring it to a United States market and to the Magic City of Miami. It is a dream for any publisher to live and work in paradise and to create a sassy, smart-minded magazine at a level that Nocturno has.

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magine enjoying the luxuries of entertainment, nightlife, fine dining and gazing across Miami’s skyline – a breathtaking view, in one of the world’s most destined cities.

Perched 1,000 feet above the glittering skyline, SkyRise Miami will serve as more than just another observation tower.

This hairpin skyscraper, a contrast to other towers – designed with a narrow base and wide peak, will showcase a unique structure.

SkyRise will be the breathtaking view and venue that embodies every aspect of Miami. Bringing together culture, entertainment, business, beautiful weather and sandy beaches, SkyRise plans to make its mark in a major way.

Jeff Berkowitz, the owner of SkyRise and president of Berkowitz Development Group, has high expectations (and rightfully so) for the city’s soon to be latest attraction.

Berkowitz has developed commercial real estate in South Florida for about 35 years – he’s no rookie.

With BDG, Berkowitz has developed and managed high profile and innovative retail projects and office buildings. But, SkyRise is something special.

“SkyRise Miami is going to be Miami’s Eiffel Tower,” Berkowitz said.

Not only will the newly attractive landmark fit well into the Miami chic lifestyle, the jaw-dropping innovation will also create more than 10,000 jobs and about $1 billion in annual impact. Aside from that, Berkowitz offers working visas to international investors via the Immigrant Investor Program. (See page 16: EB-5 Immigrant Investor) With a world-class team responsible for creating and operating the masterpiece, Berkowitz is at the helm of the project. He became brain of operation Skyrise when another group failed. Now, it’s Berkowitz’s vision that will be implemented. Assisting in the project’s completion, however, are key architectural, operational and engineer groups.

For decades, the group, which includes Arquitectonica, Berkowitz Development Group, Coastal, Cosentini, gsmprjct, International Theme Park Services, Inc., Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Tishman and Turkel brands have all been involved with creating some of the most notable structures in the world, including the new One World Trade Center in New York City, Doha Tower in Doha Qatar, Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, Shanghai Center in Shanghai, China and Moscow City, in Moscow, Russia.

Like New York, London and Paris, Miami is becoming one of the big places of the world, one of the meeting places.

A hub of culture, lifestyles, a meeting place for business and pleasure which is what all those cities are.” – Fort Brescia

Offering something for everyone, the skyscraper will serve as a hub for tourists, locals, public and private events, and can be used for leisure and business.

Amenities include: The Sky High Club, observation decks built by architects from Montreal, who designed Burge Khalifa; and a fine-dining restaurant and ballroom. SkyRise will also be home to Sky Plunge for thrill seekers and a flying theater similar to Soaring at Walt Disney World’s Epcot.

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he EB-5 Immigrant Investor program is the immigrant visa category for foreign entrepreneurs and investors. Through EB5, a foreign national can obtain lawful permanent resident status in the United States for himself / herself, a spouse and unmarried children under age 21, in return for making a qualified investment in a U.S. enterprise. Key requirements of the EB-5 program are:

The applicant must invest a minimum of either $1 million (or $500,000 in a high unemployment or rural area) in a commercial enterprise.

The minimum investment is $500,000 for investments that are located in a Targeted Employment Area, which refers to areas that have experienced high unemployment, as well as certain rural areas.

The investment funds must be at-risk in job creating activity in or through a “new commercial enterprise.” The investment results in the creation or preservation of ten full-time (at least 35 hours per week) jobs for U.S. workers, over a two-year period.

Traditional EB-5 investments require that the investor demonstrates that the required ten full-time jobs were created directly by the commercial enterprise in which the investment was made. In contrast, EB-5 investments made through a Designated Regional Center, such as Miami Metropolitan Regional Center, receive credit for jobs created both directly and indirectly, which benefits the applicant by reducing the risk associated with job creation. About 90 percent of all EB-5 investments are made through a Designated Regional Center.

A Designated Regional Center is an entity or economic unit, public or private, approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) to facilitate the pooling of capital by multiple EB-5 investors. Each Designated Regional Center focuses on a specific geographical area within the U.S., and seeks to promote economic growth and creation of new jobs in that area. Importantly, making an investment via a Designated Regional Center provides EB-5 investors with two key benefits:

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or the architect, Bernardo Fort-Brescia, founding principal of Arquitectonica, the importance of the project lies in the uniqueness of Skyrise.

“It’s a project that changes the city in the eyes of the world,” he said.

Over the past 30 years, Fort-Brescia has overseen execution for high rises, stadiums and airports, but so far, SkyRise Miami has become the project of his career. Like New York, London and Paris, Miami will become a global city.

“[Miami] is becoming one of the big places of the world – one of the meeting places. A hub of culture, lifestyle – a meeting place for business and pleasure, which is what all those cities are,” FortBrescia said.

Located only minutes away from Miami International Airport, one of the busiest international airports in the world (27 million annual passengers), and next to Port of Miami, the Cruise Capital of the World (4 million annual passengers), SkyRise Miami will be open to everyone and easily accessible.

SkyRise will also be walking distance from Bayside Marketplace, a frequented tourist stop for shopping, dining and entertainment – home to 23 million annual visitors. Nearby, the American Airlines Arena, home to world champion

Miami Heat, Museum Park and Bayfront Park with over 500,000 visitors.

Offering several views, the iconic landmark will capture perspectives of the city – near and far of the Everglades and Florida Keys.

Although SkyRise isn’t expected to be completed until the beginning of 2018, one thing is certain: “It’s a game changer,” Jeff Berkowitz said.

“We’re going to change the skyline forever. We’re going to place Miami firmly on the global stage of world-class communities,” he said.

For more information about SkyRise Miami, visit: SkyRiseMiami.com

The ability to invest alongside other EB-5 investors in a pooled vehicle, such as a limited partnership sponsored by the regional center and the ability to receive credit for both direct and indirect jobs created as a result of the EB-5 investor’s investment.

Upon receipt of the conditional green card, the investor and his/ her family will enjoy the same benefits as other lawful permanent residents. Some of these benefits include: Live and work anywhere in the U.S. Start any business in the U.S. Travel abroad and return to the U.S. without applying for an additional visa Study in the U.S. at resident cost, and legally work while enrolled as a student Establish eligibility for becoming a U.S. citizen EB-5 investors include people from all walks of life: professionals, parents who wish to facilitate a child’s education, and retirees. EB-5 investors may continue to work or operate businesses in their native countries. However, since the EB-5 visa permits employment in the U.S., many EB-5 investors become involved in American businesses.

EB-5 investors are not required to work, therefore, investors can choose to travel throughout the United States without restriction or maintain dual residences in America and their native home. Simply put, of any employment-based visa, the EB-5 visa gives the investor the greatest flexibility.

For more information, please visit: uscis.gov

Artbasel

MIAMI

Downtown Miami

Becomes Center of the Art World

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or the 13th year, Art Basel Miami Beach (December 4 - 7) brings the art world to Miami with its incredible celebration of art, this year, featuring 250 leading international galleries from 31 different countries. While Miami Beach is the epicenter of this world-renowned art event, described as the most important art show in the United States, all of Miami becomes transformed into a giant metropolis of art.

Since this week has become so much more than Art Basel Miami Beach (http://www. artbasel.com), it has been labeled Art Week.

Last year, some 70,000 international visitors wandered the streets of Miami, visited galleries, celebrated art at parties, and more importantly bought art. For one week, all of Miami becomes an international art destination with over 4,000 artists participating. Miami’s galleries and museums are all abuzz with the excitement of this week and even the hotels and restaurants sponsor or host art events.

Artists, curators, art collectors, dealers, and art lovers from all over the world come to Miami during this week, many for the first time. With Miami Beach as the central point, art events, exhibits, pop-up galleries and art related performances and parties invade almost every neighborhood of Miami.

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orth Miami The Museum of Contemporary Art (mocanomi. org), located on 125th Street in North Miami, is another hub during Art Week with its annual Vanity Fair party (December 2) attracting an A-list crowd and major art figures. The Deauville Beach Resort, another historic hotel on the way to MOCA, hosts NADA (www. newartdealers.org), a renowned art fair celebrating new and unexplored art.

As one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in Miami, Downtown Miami is home to many museums and art organizations. One of the newest additions to downtown Miami is Museum Park, home of the Perez Art Museum Miami (http://www.pamm. org), formerly the Miami Art Museum.

Last year, PAMM opened with a much-

anticipated gala during Art Week and will once again host several events and exhibitions.

The Miami River Art Fair (http://www. miamiriverartfair.com), returning for the third year, offers both an indoor booth at the Riverfront Hall of the Miami Convention Center and a one-of-akind Riverwalk Sculpture Mall, exhibiting large-scale works on the banks of the Miami River.

CONCEPT art fair (www.conceptfair.com) makes its inaugural visit to Miami’s Art Week with a boutique fair of 35 international exhibitors located on the Seafair mega yacht docked in downtown Miami next to the InterContinental Hotel.

Midtown Miami

During Art Week, Midtown Miami, which includes the neighborhoods of Wynwood and Edgewater, becomes a major art destination as it hosts most of the major art fairs. Art Miami (http:// www.art-miami.com), known as Miami’s

premier anchor fair, kicks off Art Week and showcases some of the best modern and contemporary art with exhibitions from over 125 international galleries.

CONTEXT (http://www.contextartmiami. com), the sister fair to Art Miami and located next to Art Miami, brings an impressive selection of emerging and mid-career artists with a showing from 68 international galleries from 20 countries with over 460 artists participating. A new project for CONTEXT this year is “Art From Berlin,” with a BERLIN LOUNGE. Other fairs, located in midtown Miami, include the Miami Project (www.miamiproject.com), a boutique-scale fair showing 65 galleries from around the world, Red Dot Miami (www.reddotfair. com), with exhibits from approximately sixty galleries, and SPECTRUM Miami (www.spectrum-miami.com), with a roster of exhibitions, music, entertainment and special events, ArtSpot Miami (http://www.artspotmiami.com), an exciting exhibition of Latin American art, presents their stand-alone fairs in the district.

By James Cubby

Miami Beach

Miami Beach, known as an international playground for the jet-set crowd, becomes home to the international art world during Art Week. Art Basel Miami Beach, located at the Miami Beach Convention Center, becomes the epicenter for what is known as the most important art event in America.

Design Miami (http://www.designmiami. com), one of the week’s most popular fairs, is located in the pavilion directly across the street from Art Basel Miami Beach. Design Miami offers a select program of exhibitions featuring galleries from Europe, the United States and Asia and also includes a series of design talks, installations and satellite events.

SCOPE (scope-art.com), the largest and most global art fair in the world, brings its 7,000 square foot pavilion to the sands of Miami Beach. This fair, with an outdoor beach lounge, features over 100 exhibitors, 15 Breeder Program galleries, and a variety of crate projects, art programs and tours.

VH1 will join SCOPE with a presentation of the ultimate combination of music, pop culture and nostalgia.

Many of Miami Beach’s hotels participate in Art Week transforming into mini-art centers. Aqua Art Miami (http://www. aquaartmiami.com), located at the Aqua Hotel on Collins Avenue, returns with one of the best fairs for emerging art. Aqua features 47 dynamic young galleries with a variety of programming that includes performance

art, new media and solo installations. Suites of Dorchester, also on Collins Avenue, hosts INK Miami (http://www.inkartfair.com), a unique fair featuring works on paper by internationally renowned artists. Miami Beach also hosts NEW MATERIAL (http:// www.newmaterialartfair.com), a boutique exposition that premiered last year and this year will take over the Chesterfield, Lilly and Leon Hotels on Collins Avenue.

The SELECT FAIR (http://www.select-fair. com/miami), focused on progressive concepts in art, moves to a new location at 72nd Street and Collins Avenue with a grand 40,000 square foot structure.

This year, SELECT will present more than 50 international cutting edge galleries.

The location will also include an adjunct amphitheater with performances and nightly music. UNTITLED (art-untitled.com), a curated art fair returning to the beach for the third year, sets its tent on the beach in the heart of South Beach.

Pulse Miami (www.pulse-art.com), moving to a new location at Indian Beach Park on Miami Beach, returns for the ninth year with a unique showcase of diverse galleries exhibiting contemporary art. Miami Beach museums and galleries, particularly the Bass Museum of Art (www.bassmuseum.org) and the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum (http:// www.wolfsonian.org), will participate in Art Week with special exhibitions and opening parties. The Bass Museum’s VIP reception is one of the highlights of the week.

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Miami Design District The Miami Design District, a rapidly developing neighborhood just north of Midtown Miami, is the brainchild of developer/art collector Craig Robins. Miami Design District, home to more than 130 art galleries, showrooms, design stores and antique dealers. This neighborhood celebrates art and design with its monthly Art & Design night. Many of the galleries and venues will be sponsoring Art Week events.

Around Town During Art Week, Miami’s leading private collections often open doors for special tours and events. Some of the most prominent collections include the Rubell Family Collection (www.rfc.museum), Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (www.cifo.org), the De la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space (www.delacruzcollection.org), the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse (www.margulieswarehouse.com) and the Dacra Collection (www.dacra.com) located in the Miami Design District and owned by Craig Robins – the man responsible for creating

M the Miami Design District.

any of Miami’s hotels are known for their art collections and

host

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brunches,

exhibitions and other events.

The Sagamore Hotel (http:// www.sagamorehotel.com), known as the Art Hotel, hosts the annual Art Basel Brunch,

a major networking event for artists and gallery owners. The Ritz-Carlton Miami Beach (http://www.ritzcarlton.com/Miami), the W Hotel South Beach (http://www.wsouthbeach.com), and the Betsy Hotel (www. thebetsyhotel.com) all have impressive art collections and host events during Art Week. Other hotels, such as The Standard (standardhotels. com/spa-miami-beach), the Delano (www.morganshotelgroup.com/ Delano-SB), SLS South Beach (www.slshotels.com/SouthBeach) and the James Royal Palm (http://www.jameshotels.com/miami) are the site of major art themed parties.

Getting Around Free shuttle services will be available for Art Week visitors traveling from Miami Beach to Miami. Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Miami, Pulse, NADA, and the Miami River Art Fair offer shuttles. Check websites for shuttle information. Miami offers free trolley transportation and it’s a great way to get around during Art Week. Shuttle info will be available at the information desk at Art Basel Miami Beach.

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orn in Klin, Russia in the mid-70’s, I always had a strong inclination towards visual arts from the young age.

Childhood spent in the Georgian mountains or Russian villages with birch trees and crab apples, wheat fields and hills that wore a thick blanket of grass, begging you to roll through its cushy bed to the ribbon-like river far below was intermixed with mournful anthems, stone monuments and pioneer camps.

At thirteen, I ran away for the whole summer to South of Russia, where the civil war was breaking up, with my soul forever seeking adventures, I returned to Moscow the same fall to find a town enthralled with new money and old traditions, covered in ice, snow and well lubricated with vodka.

For Moscow in the 90’s was a hybrid of many things- the rampant crime of Chicago in the ‘20s, the economic distress of Berlin in the ‘30s, the intrigue of Casablanca in the ‘40s and the hedonistic excess of Saigon in the ‘60s.

I rented a great apartment above a rambling Russian supermarket, among apple trees, on the edge of a park in South Moscow. I had a wide mattress on the floor in front of tall windows that could be pushed and dragged open onto a roof of the supermarket. I lived on that mattress.

I gathered my books, poetry, paintings, food, anything I needed or wanted around me on the floor, reaching out for things from under guilt when it was cold, and in summer, sprawling across the sunlit sheets to catch the sun spill across my body.

Raised in the suburbs of Moscow, theaters, operas and galleries were common. The collapse of Communism brought me to the US in hopes of getting an education.

Marriage is like being on a diet. When receiving the advances of a gentleman who’s not your husband, you are allowed a nibble of baloney, but darling, don’t go for the whole salami, which ended up with me seeking freedom and adventures again.

Painting for fun turned into a small great business but after a few years, when I turned 33, I decided to pursue photography. Two years later, when I gradutated from the Art Institute in Ft. Lauderdale, I realized I found my true passion and, just like a Russian tank, I propelled through all barriers, hardships and struggles; all thanks to my Russian stamina and stubbornness.

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t first, photography was a way to freedom and a means of supporting two kids as a single mother. Simultaneously, it became an obsession and my ultimate passion. If I was ever left alone in a strange environment with no models, I turned myself into an experiment on sensuality and captured myself as all forms of femininity.

I do not photograph nature. I prefer to photograph fantasy. That’s what I see in my camera’s eye and find in light’s magical chemistry as a mechanism for dreaming.

Building my name through twenty hour work days and sleepless nights, my days are no longer seperated from nights. I have no

holidays nor weekends. Styling, searching for locations, reading and writing, running to meetings and every day motherly chores, life became one big roller coaster with no end, a drug, an obsession. As a woman, a mother, and an artist, I keep working as an escape from the pains of the past or current present, creating story telling styled editorials and art shows.

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don’t have a favorite restaurant.

I love to eat unique and organic foods, since I have one of the top culinary Russian degrees, I eat well, which I consider one of my pleasures. Istanbul is my favorite city in the world, beckoning me every year to explore and get lost in my old world dreams.

I don’t waste time on clubs. I‘d rather sit at home and read. Books and music are my other obsession and I often intertwine my photography art with fine verse and mystical notes.

I don’t have a dream photoshoot. Everything I dream, I create. I have no limits. My ultimate dream is to travel and create art in different parts of the world, delivering beauty. As a striving artist, showing my art to the public eye has been a tremendous pleasure. I live for the week of Art Basel which makes me suffocate with art overload and the longing for more. This year, I am part of Art Scope, where I would present a slice of my previous art collection of modern historica.

My work, that is alternately sensual and violent, simultaneously intimate and oddly distant, remains focused on the siren call or interpreting and reinterpreting the ideal of female beauty.

Live, love, give love.

ANTUAN CONTEMPORARY ART

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hen he was four years old, Antuán’s mother noticed he had a talent for painting. At a young age, she enrolled him in classes for an art workshop.

At only seven, the young lad from Cuba had already begun showcasing paintings in Moscow, where his artwork was selected for a final showcase.

Soon after, Antuán began preparing and participated in various workshops to perfect his craft. It was then, that he was introduced to plastic art.

At 23, Antuán received a scholarship to study in France at Josep Castell’s studio where he received a Master’s in Bronze Sculpture. Afterward, the artist studied in Spain at Fundación Bancaja Scholarship I, Valencia.

Before he knew it, Antuán had already begun working for big time international producers and monuments – all the while, presenting two recurrent elements: The human

being as a focal point or determined objects that relate really closely to humans and nature.

For many years, Antuán worked with the current of ecological art, committed with nature; man’s relationship with nature and well being, as well as other beings. In his work, Antuán also focuses on philosophies that relate to ancient cultures and analyses of beginnings as a way of thinking. Still, other work focuses on relevant problems like the economy, the petroleum, weapons, the communications and lack of communication and the negative use of power. Perhaps, some of Antuán’s most noteworthy art relate to public interactions, where the public is part of the work and the art proposal goes further than aesthetic concept. The work doesn’t exist without a spectator.

Therefore, the artwork encourages viewers to think and make a conscious decision.

His works aren’t literal. And his pieces are like mazes. People create different interpretations of the images – a relationship between the work and the viewer, which creates a more interesting art proposal.

The essence of his work is an analysis proposal. It’s an attempt to create a new thought, to meditate on where

we are and where we are going. Art critics have called him the Chef of Consciousness and the Artist of Ironic Art. And, when most people would prefer to ignore serious issues, Antuán tackles them. Making some people laugh and others cry.

During the period when Antuán lived in Cuba, he focused a lot of attention on political art. Many of his art pieces were works of sociology. His last piece that was created in Cuba in 1988 was called Testimonies. The creativity for this work involved riding a bicycle for three months, knocking door to door, asking people to write about their testimonies and what life was like living in that year during the Cuban Revolution. Without asking them to write about a specific topic, Antuán simply realized there was something dark inside him that he had to release. The work resulted in Cathexis, the interaction process of the power of healing. It was a contemporary art proposal of healing.

Antuán’s work is a culmination of a list of topics, in which the politics have been the protagonist, but more so than the politician, is the elitist.

However, social topics of the masses of “the great village” peak his interests most.

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he biennial years have a l w a y s been really important for Antuán. During this time, the government organizes and hosts art festivities. Thousands flood the street to enjoy the best contemporary art. Typically, artwork displayed at the festival, hails as the finest by contemporary and revolutionary artists who showcase the latest art trends.

An artist with an international humanitarian character, Antuán imagines the whole planet as one country in the same, seeing the concept of the universe and the unity of setting aside the differences and contradictions with hope that people will walk together, even though they have different religions or political concepts.

However, Antuán understands the importance of effective communication and the desire to reach a midpoint between the two parts that are not equally balanced.

Antuán’s most publicized piece in the art world, unquestionably, is the boxing bags “Right or Left” with all the presidents’ faces, which, to-date are 22. This is an art piece that never ends – incorporating an uncomfortable hot face of each country in which the piece travels.

In many occasions, he surveys citizens of the country to identify the featured character, causing more interaction

between the artwork and public, evoking emotions so that the public identifies with local problems. It’s the piece that has most traveled the world. Although, it’s not his best work, “Right or Left” is the most popular.

In 1998, the public chose Antuán to create a gift for Bishop Juan Pablo II. It was the defining moment when Antuán began considering showcasing his work to the international market. When Juan Pablo II received his gift, it was taken to the Vatican Museum in Italy. Many people and collectors purchased the piece, as Cartier Collection, Collection Tape (FIU University), Bancaja in Spain and many more. It has had incredible publicity and promotion, which has given it a prestigious and international platform.

Inside the latest works, such as “Words that kill,” one of his favorites, which is a sculpture made in bronze, recycled from a cannonball from World War II, Antuán proposed to transport the cannonball and travel with it to universities and country plazas to have open discussions, which he considers a real democracy. Here, people would freely express themselves about their internal concerns.

As a person, Antuán is a righteous man.

That’s why his work displays an analysis of injustice with the masses, with a group or with the environment. He’s an artist who always has his feet on the ground even though he has the ease of dreaming, going to the cosmos and back.

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given, Antuán’s worked with institutions, companies and art centers. He was a teacher for seven years in a Bachelor of Arts program and takes pride in knowing that his students remember him with joy.

As a person, Antuán always tries to make a difference; always through his work, with many sacrifices like his project, Base Paint, in which he put forth all his effort to go to Haiti. “The most important key for an artist is is to be authentic. Be different and have values. And, the piece should be a reflection of who you are as a person,” Antuán said.

For most of his life, Antuán has developed humanitarian events. The Base Paint 2010 was a sensible project due to the earthquake in Haiti and committed to the development of the education of this country. While in Cuba, several years before, the skillful artist had developed a philanthropic image through community projects and social work, and has even taken art projects to orphans and theater projects to slums. He’s traveled to mountains to be an art instructor for those who reside in the countryside. He’s also funded the Eco group, one of the first ecology groups in Cuba to promote art with materials that come from natural waste.

In 2006, Antuán won a scholarship given by the University of Valencia, for the project, Arte Late, for which he investigated AIDS in Spain with twelve other international artists.

He visited hospitals and interviewed more than 200 people who had contracted the disease. The group of artists used the best 76 testimonies to create the piece.

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hen, in 2010, the famous project Base Paint made its debut.

The work consisted of the interaction of 12 international contemporary artists who were summoned to invest ten tents with creations that related to the culture, religion and history of Haiti. Each cape is a classroom in the Athletic Haiti, under the direction of Bobi Tuval, where 28 children study. Other institutions like FIU, donated desks among other things and transported chairs, tables, and boards; his biggest humanitarian project todate. Over a one-year period, a team of more than 80 people developed the project, with Antuán as the curator, producer and artist. Every airplane that lands in the Port-au-Prince International Airport has the opportunity to visualize the work, an icon, and a spot of color that transmits an SOS message for children in Haiti.

Antuán is an artist who’s committed to the world, society and relations with countries in distress and he always has

an interest to help.

In this creative world, develops another facet of Antuán as a man of business.

He’s always had a clear vision of preparing himself as a multimedia artist, an artist who masters many techniques, which is a difficult challenge because it implies a lot of sacrifices and time for preparation. But it’s the advice that transmits new artists in university conferences and art institutions, where he shares his experiences so that others can thrive in the art world.

Antuán has pioneered the development of design concepts, art and industry, sometimes according to architectural concepts. He remembers the words of his teacher, Josep Castell. He said that the only sculptors that will survive were the ones who could fuse sculpture and architecture.

Antuán has worked with large companies, institutions and participated in promotional benefits with concepts of unity of interest between art and the company itself.

He considers his work to be more than a study. “It’s a laboratory, where every day, I look for new opportunities with new brands,” Antuán said.

Antuán’s FAVORITES: Food Japanese City New York Music Jazz Movie Cinema Paradiso Perfect Night A night with Luchi Dream Make the Golf hotel Philosophy Be consequent with your era.

What does NOCTURNO mean to you?

The night is my creative moment. I am Nocturno!

One of Antuán’s latest and significant works of bronze art titled “The Two faces of the Coin”, shows George Washington divided in between two possibilities or decisions. The idea is that a person has two choices: “be free or be a slave.” Be free with the good use of his economy or be a slave to losing one’s self in the consumerism and excessive debts; working to be a slave and pay for debts.

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ale is clear in his description of FUNKSHION’s intentions and vision.

He also didn’t let the fact that he lacked a fashion background hinder him from the idea. Sale knew his strength was in his experience and knowledge in marketing. Shortly after, Sale and Alain returned home. Fresh from their trip, they quickly put together a team for their project.

“We came back and got three people involved: Aba, Karim, and Matt.”

With that basic explanation of FUNKSHION’s humble beginnings, Sale and Alain’s high aspirations for showcasing fashion in Miami Beach was born.

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s FUNKSHION enters its impressive 28th season, Aleksandar Sale Stojanovic and his partner, Alain Perez, have plans to create their best season, yet. They intend to deliver something bigger and better than anything that has been seen in previous seasons.

“This one will be very different from any other we’ve done so far for fashion week,” Sale said. “Fashion Rocks!”

Aleksandar Stojanovic, producer FUNKSHION emphasizes that:

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“Miami Beach does not have rules. Styles here mix and mesh. Some of the biggest designers chose Miami Beach over many other cities to launch their new lines.”

That was how Stojanovic, or better known as “Sale,” described Miami’s pivotal role in fashion.

FUNKSHION not only manages to be influential in the fashion world, but also in the music realm as well. DJ’s who work FUNKSHION events can potentially have just as much to gain as the designers.

“We always try to pair designers and musicians on all different levels. Fashion and music always go together. Many times, musicians want to be designers and designers want to be musicians,” Sale said.

A majority of designers take pride in selecting their favorite celebrity DJ or a band to play music during their shows.

It has become increasingly important to showcase clothing against the perfect soundtrack. Music has the ability to breathe new life into how a garment can be interpreted.

For the past seven and a half years, FUNKSHION has helped Miami Beach garner a reputation as a major fashion front-runner for designers to showcase their collection. Three times a year, FUNKSHION carves out a week dedicated to showcasing fashion in Miami Beach; hosting events that give

new designers the opportunities to debut their talent alongside more established and recognizable designers.

FUNKSHION has come a long way since Sale and Alain Perez came up with the concept over seven and a half years ago. It was an idea that came to life somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, when Sale and Alain Perez were en route to the Bahamas on a private plane.

The goal for FUNKSHION was simple: to create a fashion week, Miami Beach style.

“We wanted to offer a more fun way of showcasing a designer’s collection.

People come to Miami Beach to have fun,” Sale explains.

But the vision for FUNKSHION didn’t just stop there. They planned for it to also be an outlet to showcase the city of Miami Beach as well.

“It’s for designers to use Miami Beach as a background for photo shoots; to use Miami Beach as an inspiration, to open flagship stores, to open showrooms here.”

Before FUNKSHION ever came into fruition, Sale’s path was very different and far removed from the Miami Beach and fashion world. Born in Belgrade, the Serbian native was a dedicated rower, part of the Yugoslavian rowing team that eventually went on to compete in a few world championships and even competed in the Olympics. Sale, no stranger to hard work, was granted a full scholarship to the Florida Institute of Technology. During the time that he was enrolled at Florida Tech, Sale also managed to complete a Business and Marketing degree at Palm Beach’s Atlantic University, where he eventually earned an MBA. After completing his education, Sale moved to Miami to run the Miami Beach Rowing Club. He eventually left that job after three years and relocated to Princeton, N.J. to concentrate on working with the National Rowing team and head coach, Mike Teti. Sale wouldn’t be gone long. Just two years later, he returned to Florida to settle down in Miami and eventually started a multimedia company, “CWS,” alongside his brother Boris and George Achi. To this day, they still own CWS and George Achi is currently operating it. If Sale’s past is any indication of FUNKSHION’s future, it’s that success is a direct reflection of having a consistent and persistent hard work ethic.

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n March 2003, FUNKSHION debuted strongly; boldly taking over two blocks on South Beach’s famed Ocean Drive, converting it into the organization’s central nervous system for four days. Wanting to integrate its vision for fashion with music, FUNKSHION saw an opportunity and partnered with the ULTRA Music Festival, and launched its first show on the same days of the festival. ULTRA is an annual three-day concert. It showcases top musicians and DJ’s from all around the world and the dates coincide with Miami’s Winter Music Conference.

After the success with their 2003 debut, FUNKSHION succeeded in landing several coups, such as booking JetBlue Airways as the official airline of fashion week; an agreement

still in place.

“We had tremendous support by some of the biggest designers over the years such as Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Miller, Custo Barcelona, Richie Rich, Russell Simons; individuals who have all, at one point or another, debuted a line during FUNKSHION,” Sale said Sale firmly believes these loyal supporters are all irreplaceable and valuable members of the FUNKSHION family.

“I consider them all a part of our family. We no longer sign contracts.

There are no formal letters. They come down for the nice retreat.”

With FUNKSHION’s trajectory sky rocketing, it didn’t take long for the city of Miami Beach to take notice. In October 2005, just three years shy of FUNKSHION’s initial launch, Sale was presented the key to the city of Miami

Beach by (at the time) Mayor David Dermer. FUNKSHION’s impressive accomplishments continued to blossom.

Sale credits the achievements of FUNKSHION to, “the fact that every year, we are bigger and better and that we survived the last two years that were brutal for the fashion industry.”

FUNKSHION Miami Beach is a veteran now, coming out on top and embarking on its impressive 27th season.

FUNKSHION has managed to defeat the odds and successfully adapt to the changing times of the economic turmoil of the past decade.

“I think it got interesting,” Sale said.

Sale says that the biggest challenges for FUNKSHION are, “to be relevant and adapt to the times.”

“I love the way people got creative with it. I think it really brought a new light to many things in our lives, one of them being fashion. Big designers started designing for big chains. Others started using recycled materials to reduce cost.

We just supported all those initiatives and opened the door to change,” he said And, “opened the door to change,” is exactly what FUNKSHION did. In October 2008, FUNKSHION held its very first Miami Green show for its 11th season.

FUNKSHION was the precise conduit that Miami needed in order to be taken seriously amongst the top three established fashion capitals of the world. New York, Paris, and Milan have dominated fashion from the beginning, leaving little room for newcomers. Sale and Alain’s creation and collaboration in FUNKSHION have changed that.

Miami has finally emerged from being the perpetual underdog in the fashion industry.

Now the city finds herself in great company alongside New York, Paris and Milan.

“It’s a crossroad of all of the above,” Sale said.

Sale describes how Miami manages to embody all three of the unbreakable fashion city trilogy. Sale is on to something when he notes how Miami can possess characteristics of the different cities.

It could be said that some of the reason behind Miami’s success in the fashion world is directly paralleled to the city’s personality. Miami Beach is young compared to the other cities. Miami takes risks and isn’t afraid to be bold with fashion. Miami switches up her wardrobe and style, often offering a youthful allure and diverse culture; attracting many designers here to showcase their new collection.

Last year, FUNKSHION received the award from Fashion Group International and the Creative Achievement Award from Beacon Council.

With FUNKSHION continually outdoing itself with every passing season, one would naturally wonder as to what’s to be expected for the future of FUNKSHION.

“Alain and I talk about this all the time,” Sale reflects. “We did FUNKSHION in different cities around the world, such as Milan and Barcelona. We will see. We are definitely here to stay.”

And, just like all great ideas that sprout from a simple goal, FUNKSHION will surely continue to evolve and impress the fashion world. Trends are fleeting, but Miami Beach and FUNKSHION seem to be a staple just as valuable as the classic little black dress.

Two years ago, Sale Stojanovic and Alain Perez brought in Dali Dugandzija from NYC to continue their expansion in event producing. Companies such as Victoria’s Secret, Chopard, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Bugatti, HBO, Taschen, Soho House, SLS Hotels, RunWade, Swedish House Mafia, Steve Angelo, Fashion TV, and others hired FUNKSHION for its event productions.

The 28th season of FUNKSHION Miami Beach will start on March 22, 2015, and run until March 26. The event will be held on Ocean Drive and be a part of the Centennial Celebration of the City of Miami Beach.

“Savage Beauty” goes to London.

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he Victoria and Albert M u s e u m prepares to showcase the biggest Alexander McQueen exhibit, yet.

“London’s where I was brought up. It’s where my heart is and where I get my inspiration.”

- Alexander McQueen, January 2000 This spring, the Victoria and Albert Museum will present the only major retrospective in Europe of the work of the visionary fashion designer, Lee Alexander McQueen. One of the most Innovative couturiers of his generation, McQueen was celebrated for his extraordinary creative talent. He combined a profound grasp of tailoring and eclectic range of influences with relentless pursuit to challenge the boundaries of art and fashion, blending the latest technology with traditional craftsmanship.

Originated by the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Savage Beauty will be edited and expanded for the V&A’s large exhibition galleries. It will feature 30 additional garments, including some rare early pieces, lent by private individuals,

collectors such as Katy England and Annabelle Neilson, as well as pieces from the Isabella Blow Collection and the House of Givenchy. A new section will be added to the exhibition, focusing on McQueen’s fledgling development as a designer in London. GainsBury and Whiting, the production company that collaborated in staging the designer’s famous catwalks is working with the V&A on the exhibition. Each section will capture the essence of the provocative, dramatic and extravagant catwalk presentations that McQueen became renowned for, combining storytelling, theatrical performance, music and film.

The spectacular moment where Kate Moss appeared in a gown of rippling organza as a holographic 3D image will be shown near life size as it was for the finale of the collection: Windows of Culloden (A/W 2006-7) catwalk show.

Another key moment of the exhibition that has been expanded at the V&A is the Cabinet of Curiosities, which will showcase designs produced by McQueen in collaboration with fellow creatives such as the jeweler Shaun Leane and milliner Philip Treacy. Presented in a double-height gallery interspersed with film footage of nearly all of McQueen’s catwalk shows, it will display about 40 additional objects that have not been seen together. These

include a sequin top overprinted with a haunting image of the Russian Romanov children, an embellished matador jacket and a black horned headpiece for Givenchy s/s 1997.

In total, the exhibition will showcase more than 200 ensembles and accessories; the largest individual pieces designed

by McQueen and his collaborators ever seen. They range from the Central Saint Martin’s postgraduate collection of 1992, to his final designs for 2010, which were completed after his death. The thematic presentation of the exhibition will interrogate ideas and concepts central to McQueen’s work, including subversive tailoring, Gothic sensibility and the interplay between darkness and light, primitivism and the animal world, heritage and ancestry, nature and the natural world, and technology and handcraft.

Sarah Burton, creative director at Alexander McQueen, said, “Savage Beauty is a celebration of the most imaginative and talented designer of our time. Lee was a genius and a true visionary who pushed boundaries. He challenged and inspired. He believed in creativity and innovation and his talent was limitless.”

This major event is made possible, thanks to Swarovski and American Express. http://www.vam.ac.uk/

I tell stories that need to be told.

They can inspire long after I’m gone.

That’s my Wild Rabbit.

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et’s start with the basics, who is Fabrizio and where does he come from?

“I come from Barranquilla, Colombia.

When I was about 15 years old, I started making my first sketches. I already knew at that age, that I wanted to live in Paris and that I wanted to be a fashion designer.”

Why fashion design?

“I chose fashion because it is one of the few careers that is forever relevant throughout the lifetimes and evolution of the human being. Of course, that being said, the very nature of fashion is ever changing.”

So, at fifteen years old, you started to make sketches as a hobby?

“Not only that. At that age, I already had my own seamstress. Her name was Carmen and she’s still with me today.

She made me the first clothes I designed and I took them to parties and events.

People would ask me who designed the clothes and I told them that it was me.

That’s where the inspiration started.”

At fifteen, you already had sketches and a seamstress. Logically, you already had it in your blood. But, did you study? How did you get prepared?

“My dad is an architect and my mom has been an artist all her life. So, I think that, because of them, I have it in my blood. I went to live in Canada when I was fifteen to go to a boarding school.

While there, I sat down near a lake to make my sketches and I presented those same sketches in the interviews I went to in New York and Paris. I decided to live in Paris because, for me, Paris is the capital of fashion.”

Did you get to work with other designers or have you always worked alone?

“I had many experiences, but not with big designers. I have met many designers, but I was always really independent. I did work for the Jewish market in Paris for some time.”

Everything started in Barranquilla?

“Yes. I came back from Paris in 2004, and in 2005, I started my bathing suit line. Colombia offered me a very good economic stability to develop as a designer. I had my boutique in

Colombia for seven years, and in that time, I did many things in Barranquilla.

I remember when I went to Platform K. Platform K is, basically, the fashion week of Barranquilla.”

Why, Miami?

“For many reasons, living in Paris was nothing short of a divine experience.

But, living the way I wanted was really expensive. Miami is near Barranquilla; near my family. I won’t be so far away from them. Here, they also speak two languages and I know many people here. This city is going to grow and I’m going to have many alternative paths to grow through. These were some of the reasons that made me move here to Miami.”

What inspires you?

“Inspiration can be many things. It can come from watching a sunset, or seeing a beautiful woman or a beautiful man.

If it comes from something beautiful, a feeling can also inspire me. In reality, I’m very methodical in that level. When I really get inspired, I grab the theme, develop my theme, I take my palette, and I buy my fabrics.”

What designers do you admire?

“There are seasons where I favor one designer, and seasons where I favor another one more. But, I can say that one of my favorites is Elie Saab. I love the fluidity of his collections and the elegancy in which he does it. He’s sophisticated and punctual. His thread is perfect for me.”

How do you see yourself in five years, in a changing city like Miami?

“I see myself at a point where I really accomplished everything I’ve visualized during many years. Hopefully, by then, I’d have completely developed my universe as a designer in an American market, in which I’ll be selling massively.

I see myself being projected as one of the icons of fashion, worldwide.”

Do you feel that big department stores, such as H&M and GAP, affect the production and development of designers like you?

“Of course. They affect the economy but not the design, because no one can affect that. Economically, yes.

Because, you are competing with an economic product that has fashion.

While you can buy fifty in one of those stores, you can only buy one here. But everything has its difference. If you want something that’s well made, you have to pay for it. And, that’s if you’re willing to pay.”

“Mythology Mixology”

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AMPARI LEADS FANS ON A TIMELESS JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY AS IT UNVEILS THE 2015 CALENDAR STARRING EVA GREEN Campari® is officially unveiling the full imagery for the 2015 Calendar, entitled, “Mythology Mixology”. This year’s iconic Calendar, which stars the beautiful French born actress, Eva Green, is the 16th edition in the collection and is dedicated to celebrating Campari’s unique and intriguing history and the intrinsic stories linked to twelve of its bestloved classic cocktails.

This year’s dream-like imagery imaginatively depicts the beautiful and little-known anecdotes, tales and curiosities behind each iconic recipe. From the classic Negroni cocktail, created by Count Camillo Negroni himself in 1919, to the modern Campari Orange Passion, a contemporary spin on the classic Campari Orange, the Calendar explores and celebrates the recipes that have stood the test of time and are still adored in today’s modern world. Other tales include the creation of the Americano in 1933, which is said to have been named after Primo Carnera, the first Italian to win the heavyweight boxing title in New York – to the Campari & Seltz, the most popular drink in the Bar Camparino, opened by Davide Campari himself. The bar celebrated its 100th birthday in 2015 and this simple, yet sumptuous cocktail, is still as popular now as it was when the bar opened a century ago.

The dazzling heroine, Eva Green, personifies the iconic, classic and stylish nature of Campari in a series of stunning outfits created by leading designers including Vivienne Westwood, Versace, Alaia and Christian Louboutin, to name just a few.

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n starring in the 2015 Campari Calendar, Eva Green comments, “For me, this project was about much more than simply producing a Calendar.

It was about telling a series of stories in an imaginative, creative and beautiful way.

And, that’s exactly what we’ve achieved. This year, those stories are closer to the heart of Campari than ever before and I personally feel very honored to have been part of that. The 2015 Calendar is a real testament to Campari as a brand and seeing all of the stories together in one collection just proves that no matter how old these recipes may get, there will always be a firm place for Campari within our contemporary world.”

The Calendar was shot by Julia Fullerton-Batten, a worldwide acclaimed and exhibited fine art photographer and the first ever woman to get behind the lens on the Calendar project.

Julia’s signature style, which makes use of highly creative settings and cinematic lighting, helps to visually tell stories and capture a sense of timelessness which is central to this year’s theme, Mythology Mixology.

With a combination of her insightful vision and distinctive approach, Julia brings to life each and every special story behind Campari’s classic cocktails, in a contemporary and artistic way.

On her involvement in the project, Julia Fullerton-Batten comments, “I was delighted to have the opportunity to shoot the 2015 Campari Calendar with Eva Green as the star.

What I loved most about this year’s theme was the flexibility it gave me as a photographer.

My own work is all about telling stories so shooting the Calendar felt very close to my heart. With a twist of history, we also made it very contemporary, showing the timelessness of Campari as a brand. I hope others love it as much as I do.”

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MICHAEL CINCO fabulous COUTURE

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ubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco is best known for his fabulous couture gowns. His innate creativity and masterful techniques have catapulted him to the front ranks of fashion. He has cultivated a dedicated following for the intricacy of his designs, with their fresh, elegant and detailed juxtapositions of fabric and Swarovski crystals.

Michael’s celebrity clients include Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Nicole Scherzinger, Fergie Ferguson, Dita Von Teese, Brandy, Ashanti, Paris Hilton, Mischa Barton, Chris Brown, Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell and, recently, Sofia Vergara at the Golden Globes 2013, who was voted Best Dressed by many TV shows and magazines in the US. Just recently, British pop star Paloma Faith wore his couture dress at the MET Gala in New York. Michael also designed several costumes for Mila Kunis for the sci-fi blockbuster movie Jupiter Ascending. He likewise, enjoys the patronage of international clients from Russia, China, Macau, as well as US and European socialites who are smitten with his breathtaking couture wedding dresses.

Born on August 27, 1971, Michael Cinco grew up enthralled by the glamour of the women of classic Hollywood movies. The impeccable elegance and sophistication of Marlene Dietrich, Grace Kelly, Joan Crawford and Audrey

Hepburn created an indelible impression on his formative design imagination. In the picturesque island of Samar, in the Philippines, the young Cinco would indulge in games of dress-up with his Hollywood muses: “I pictured those fabulous heroines and imagined dressing them up in my creations. I chased after those visions….”

Shy and often misunderstood, Cinco struggled to fit in.

Passionate, sensitive and creative, he studied Fine Arts at one of the most prestigious universities in the Philippines, and later pursued fashion design training at SLIMS fashion and arts school. He took up apprenticeships with respected designers in the Philippines before deciding to try working in Dubai, UAE, in 1997.

“Moving to the Middle East was a big leap for me, the region is a haven of haute couture,” he recalls. “In my first job in Dubai, I reinvented the image of a slightly staid fashion house and succeeded in injecting new fashion nuances. Now, it’s great to know that the elite fashionistas of Dubai eventually recognized my passion for fashion.”

In 2002, Michael went to Paris and London to seek out more fashion inspiration. The new landscape brought him renewed vigour for the arts, fashion and the social scene. His fascination for London’s mix of old tradition and contemporary edginess made him stay there for a time. He decided to study at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design. Armed with newer and fresher ideas and geared toward new challenges, he returned to Dubai and established his own couture house in 2003.

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i chael went on to design and create wedding gowns and couture dresses for an elite clientele from the Gulf and for Arab royalty. Michael was invited

by Swarovski, the top crystal brand, to participate in a fabulous event called 7even Event. Swarovski Middle East was so impressed with his creation that they decided to contract him for a partnership. He wowed audiences at Dubai Fashion Week, Miami Fashion Week, LA Fashion Week, Philippine Fashion Week and did shows in New York and London. Michael’s October, 2011 gala show in Manila brought him even more awed fans and critical acclaim. His plays of color and fabric manipulation of evening dresses in a collection showing benefiting the Red Cross Charity Foundation was simply stunning and became the talk of the town for weeks. The force of his creativity astounded Filipinos.

Showing dresses inspired by his travels to Greece, featuring a magical play of sunrise and sunset colors, Michael amazed. A similar reception awaited him in 2012 and 2013, when he again conquered the Philippine Fashion

Week runway with his imaginative derring-do.

Michael remained unstoppable as a fashion name to reckon with. In November 2011, he won the Breakthrough Designer award from the WGSN Global Fashion Awards held in Gotham Hall, New York, against top contenders.

In Dubai, Michael had won the People’s Choice Award at Dubai Fashion Week 2010. He was chosen as one of the top movers in Dubai in the Ahlan Hot 100 for two consecutive years, 2011 and 2012. He was also nominated as Best Designer at the Grazia Style Awards, 2011 and 2012.

Michael was also becoming a media darling. One of the producers of the US hit reality show, AMERICA’s NEXT TOP MODEL, had seen his show, The Impalpable Dream of Madame Butterfly, in 2010 on the internet and showed the collection to former supermodel and ANTM host, Tyra Banks. She was so amazed by Michael’s creations that she asked him to create an eco-themed collection, focusing on recyclable materials for the show’s Cycle 16.

Shot by Nigel Barker in a landfill, the episode was so tremendously successful that Tyra Banks asked Michael again to participate in the next season’s show, ANTM ALL-STAR Cycle 17. He did all the couture dresses for the Motion editorials and shoots.

He also showcased his collection on the final runway show on the All-Star

final episode, which was shot entirely in Greece. Michael was chosen as guest designer and guest judge in the new reality show, ASIA’s NEXT TOP MODEL, in Singapore, and was highly endorsed by Tyra Banks.

Michael Cinco launched his first, ever perfume called, IMPALPABLE, in 2012.

Michael’s active imagination thrives on his constant foraging for visual stimuli, which helps him create stories for his mood boards. Cinco believes that all fashion designers are eclectic “borrowers”; throwing their nets wide in the search for inspiration. He travels constantly and his visual research ranges over many cultures and periods.

As a consummate fashion instigator, Michael recognizes the primacy of creativity and dramatic elements but insists that these must be balanced with reality. “It’s great to tell a story in every design but you must never forget that despite all the fantasy and drama, the woman has to be satisfied and the dress has to be sold. I have to seduce women into buying and wearing my clothes... That’s my role.”

Michael Cinco revels in giving out this quote, “A Michael Cinco woman is moneyed. She may not be born into royalty but she better be married into one. My clothes appear seamless.

They look heavy and yet they float.

They look expensive simply because they are.”

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he last party I hosted at The Blue House was my “Fifty Shades of Blue Valentines” on February 15th.

I had around 400 guests on the list and it was one of the best parties I hosted there. I had blue carpet (instead of red), step and repeat, body painted models, fountains installed in the front and back of the house, a hot chick DJ, gift bags with blue candy and blue orchid flower arrangements all over the property.

All the guests talked about it for many months after.

DANIELA BLUE

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have an international background. I was born in Haifa, Israel. When I was a child, my family moved to Bucharest, Romania, where my father had business interests. In Bucharest, I studied psychology, excelled in gymnastics and did some modeling. Because I was always in love with sports and got tired of a trainer telling me what to do, I received my certification as a personal trainer, as well. After living in Romania for twelve years, I came to Miami on a vacation.”

Why did you decide to move to Miami?

“Honestly, I never ever imagined that I would ever call Miami “home”. Although, I loved traveling and have been to a lot of places around the world, when I came here for the first time, it felt like home; a melting pot of so many cultures, a place of comfort for me. Instantly, I felt like I was a native. I went home after my first trip to Miami and I couldn’t get the magic of the place out of my head. I went back and forth from Miami to Bucharest a few times and I kept being drawn back to Miami.

I’ve been here since August 2006.”

How did you get involved in the high society life of Miami?

“I’ve been in Miami for eight years. I

went out a lot in the beginning and started meeting people. I have a socially friendly personality and I get along with people easily. So gradually, I started building more and more friendships. I started hosting parties for friends, who brought their friends and my social circle exploded! Besides, Miami is a stunningly social place with the ultimate combination of beautiful, sexy people and fantastic weather.”

Why do people love Daniela?

“You’re going to have to ask people that question yourself and I’m sure they will be happy to answer you. Seriously, I sense people here appreciate having friends who are loyal, honest and real; qualities I appreciate in others, as well.

All the parties I host, have a really good vibe because the guests are my friends.

I always make sure that I introduce everyone to each other; a must! I make sure the staff is happy, as well; which is key to any party. Most importantly, I want all of the guests to have a good time. It’s pretty easy to make this happen when most of the guests already know each other and have similar interests. The atmosphere is best when it’s comfortable and a bit crazy, just like one huge, happy family.”

You started hosting parties for fun. Now, you do it professionally as well. How did you begin doing events?

“I found myself blessed with an amazing collection of beautiful friends and I wanted them to meet each other rather than try to decide which friends to go out with on a given night. Blending these friends turned out to be perfect! I started to have little get-togethers at the Blue House. It’s Tom Lord Alge’s house, who is my best friend. I had parties for fun for so many years. When I saw people were responding to me and liked my parties, I got inspired to start DANIELABLUEHEART, my own Luxury Event Production company.”

Thanksgiving at The Blue House was a real treat this year. Tom’s sister, Lisa is a chef and flew in from Jackson Hole for the holiday. She cooked an amazing meal, including some vegetarian dishes for me. His brother Chris (who is also a four-time Grammy winner), flew in from L.A. His brother Jeff, the owner and Chief Engineer at IMix Productions, flew in from Idaho and his mom, Vivian (who played piano for Frank Sinatra), flew in from Jersey. As you might imagine, my dog, Gia, ate very well.”

Club parties Vs. House parties?

“When I moved to Miami, I went to clubs all the time. Now I rarely go clubbing with the exception of events thrown by my friend, the entrepreneur and builder, Michael Capponni. The parties he throws

are superb, at venues such as Prive, LIV, Wall at the W hotel, or the last one, which was the launch party for In List, that was held at the Shelborne.However, I must say that for the locals, clubs are becoming less and less popular as there is a group of people, including myself, who have house parties. These events are a lot more exclusive, usually with a tightly controlled guest list. I enjoy house parties a lot more, as I get to see my friends in a beautiful and more intimate venue, where the music is not too loud to have a conversation and the crowd is more elegant than the usual nightclub. It’s much easier to socialize when you can actually hear the person you’re talking to!”

Who do you think hosts the best parties in Miami?

“The best parties in Miami are the private house parties. Here’s a brief list of my wonderful friends who have some of the best parties I’ve been to: Thomas Kramer Thomas is one of my dearest friends, who basically built South Beach and lives in an amazing mansion on 5 Star Island (www.5starisland.com). His parties can be as intimate as ten people for a small dinner party that he cooks himself (Thomas loves to cook) to an over-the-top theme party with a thousand people on the guest list. For example, Thomas had a birthday party with an Arabian Nights theme that included fireworks and Thomas riding a real huge camel around the pool as guests watched in amazement. Then, of course, a fireworks show over the water

What is magical about The Blue House?

“There are a lot of special things about The Blue House, starting with its owner, Tom, who is a four-time Grammy award winner and has an amazing personality.

He decorated his house as a party house and likes to refer to it as “Disney for grownups”. There’s a pool, full bar, pool table and a set of funky lights. The house has blue lights on the outside and red lights inside. Tom assisted with lighting before he began his music career, so that explains the colors. Besides that, The Blue House is right on the water and has that difficult-to-explain “chill vibe” even with a lot of people there.”

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was in order. It was OVER THE TOP! He’s been travelling for the last few months now. We all miss him and his parties.

Michael Saylor Michael, the CEO and co-founder of MicroStrategy, has some of the biggest events at his elegant home on Pine Tree, Villa Vecchia; a 1920’s Italian mansion, right on the water. Last year, his Halloween party benefited The Little Lighthouse Foundation, which sold over 1,200 tickets (www.thelittlelighthousefoundation.org).

Michael and I have co-hosted some glorious parties in the past during Art Basel and New Years. Last year, his Thanksgiving party was a charming and intimate dinner prepared by his chef with a genuinely cozy, family vibe. Michael also had his doors open for anyone who was alone on Thanksgiving. He’s a dear friend with a heart of gold.

Marc Bell Marc is the managing partner of Marc Bell Capital Partners. Marc and Jennifer Dale host beautiful parties at their gorgeous mansion in Boca Raton. Their events are known for being very exclusive and meticulously detailed. They are consummate hosts who enjoy having their friends over and they make sure that everyone has a great time. This year, Marc and Jenn are having the sixth annual preThanksgiving party to benefit one of their favorite charities, SOS Children’s Village.

All the guests are bringing gifts for the SOS Children. And, by the end of the night, there’s always a mountain of toys.

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Lenny Roudner The famous plastic surgeon has a spectacular house on Hibiscus Island and recently had another fabulous birthday party. He and his charming girlfriend, Lissete Dias, have a longstanding reputation for throwing some of the greatest parties on the Beach. One year, they had a tightrope walker (one of the Wallendas) ballet across the wire that connected two wings of their house.

Miro Viglianesi I call him the “Italian rock star”. He’s one of my best friends and has a gorgeous home on the water on Palm Island. The house is decorated with amazing digital art by famed French goddess, Sylvie Robert. Miro and I have co-hosted a couple of parties at his house as well; the last one in March, for my mother’s birthday. Everyone loves going to Miro’s parties. They are always great.

George Wallner George is also a veteran of the South Beach social scene. He’s been here for a long time and definitely knows how to throw a party.

Every event he has is a success. He and Aneta host many parties at their stunning home on Hibiscus Island, often on Sundays after socializing at La Piaggia or Sea Salt and Pepper. Their barbeques and parties are always a delight.

Christian Jagodzinski The president of Vilazzo, my friend Christian is an amazing host and an exceptionally charming and modest man. He throws lavish events at his beautiful Villa Contenda on Palm Island every year for his birthday and at the end of each season, his famous “White parties.” People still talk about his Art Basel parties, too.

Bill Dean Bill bought a historical mansion on the water in South Beach, right next door to our friend, Michael Saylor. Terra Varitatis is a stunning propriety completely renovated by Michael Capponni, a talented builder and impresario in his own right. One of the most

luxurious mansions around, Bill hosts dinner parties and cocktail parties and many charity events. A charity gala, last year in February, not only unveiled the brand-new renovation, but also raised substantial funds for The Little Lighthouse Foundation.

Lenny and Lisa Hochstein Lenny, a famous Miami plastic surgeon, and his gorgeous wife, Lisa, who stars in the “Real Housewives of Miami,” are not only known for their graciousness but also for hosting some of the most fabulous parties in Miami. They live on Star Island where they recently purchased a magnificent historical mansion that hosted, in my opinion, the best Halloween party of last year! The decorations, food, music and costumes were unbelievable and all the profits were donated to charity! It was a spectacular, over-the-top event!

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mir Benesh My good friend, Amir is well known around the world. He has “Amir’s famous BBQ” in Miami, Ibiza, Saint Tropez, and Saint Barthélemy. He is a very familiar face at the most exclusive events, clubs and private parties around the globe, bringing together VIP revelers in the Hamptons and Cannes, as well. He is a partner advisor in over fifteen companies and ventures. If Amir is there, you know it’s a good party. We hosted an intimate Yom Kippur dinner together at The Blue House.

Steve Savor Steve, like our friend Marc Bell, hosts the one of a kind events that entice the Miami elite to venture north of the Dade County line, including the 650 person Gatsby Party, benefitting the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival (complete with a sexy sax burlesque serenade by Miami’s Alto Reed, who is the number one sax player in the world), and the recent ”Sailor and Sinner Soiree on November 1.

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In 2013, the Boys and Girls Club of Dade County was hosting a party on a Lauderdale based luxury yacht. Organizers arrived the day of the event to find authorities had impounded the vessel. With the imminent arrival of 300 or more guests, the organizers were able to reach Steve on the golf course and he graciously agreed to the impromptu change of venues to his 18,000 square foot estate. Three hours later, the energy, laced with hints of desperation and relief, made for a great event! That’s the kind of guy Steve is.”

Why do you like being a part of NOCTURNO? “I love the idea of being a part of NOCTURNO because I think people should know that Miami nightlife is not all about clubs. There’s a lot more to the social scene and I would like to present it from a local’s perspective, as someone who knows about nightlife. Because everyone knows about the big clubs. Very few know about the real social scene, which is sexier, more fun, more glamorous, more Miami! That’s what NOCTURNO offers; the inside scoop on where the real fun is and what goes on inside!”

What should readers expect from you in your section of NOCTURNO? “I think people are curious about the nightlife in Miami. In my section, they will get to know the people who host the real nightlife; those who attend these events and the inside scoop on how and why they do it. Readers will get to know my events and learn about me. I will continue presenting different private events in Miami. I will also present photographers who are involved in this social circle, such as my dear friends, Tomas Loewy, Stephan Chiche (who captured photos in this issue), David Ramos and many more. In addition to them, I will present local clothing designers like my good friend Kelly Cimber (I used her jewelry for the shoot with Stephan for this issue). All are locals and readers will get to know them.”

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n the song “Beautiful”, you work with Kylie Minogue, how did this collaboration arise?

“That is a song I wrote a year ago with Mark Taylor.

A few months later, we were in the recording studio and Mark mentioned the chance to work with Kylie and I suggested we do “Beautiful”. She listened to it and later on, we recorded it. The great thing about this album and about all the duets that I’ve done during my career is that everything happens in a very natural way.”

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Enrique…

The singer and actor takes us into a provocative musical journey in his latest CD, “Sex And Love”, and reveals much more…

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ith a career that has spanned for two decades, the man behind the voice in the number one hit “Bailando” takes us into a provocative musical journey in his latest CD, Sex And Love, and reveals much more. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS remains one of the globe’s most recognizable and revered artists. This Grammy Awardwinning icon recently released his 10th fulllength album, SEX AND LOVE. To date, he has sold over one hundred million albums worldwide, cementing him as one of the best-selling Spanish artists of all-time. Other accolades include five Top 5 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, with two No. 1 hits, and thirteen No. 1 hits on the Billboard Dance chart which is “the most for any male artist in the chart’s history” and more than Michael Jackson and Prince. His total No. 1 hits throughout Billboard’s charts exceed 71 and he is also the record-holder for “Most No. 1 Spanish Language Singles” on the Hot Latin Track Charts. Continuing a scorching hot streak, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS breaks another record with the 2014 smash “Bailando.” The platinum-certified anthem has ascended to No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Song Chart, earning Iglesias

his 13th No. 1. The success of “Bailando” stands truly unparalleled. Among other accolades, it’s the highest-charting Spanish single in the United States – ever.

Internationally, it captured No. 1 on iTunes in over fifty countries, including a 22-week stint in Spain and a 13-week stint in Mexico.

The singer and composer took some time to share his experiences making Sex And Love and reveals some personal thoughts.

How did the title come to be?

“The title came to me when I was writing the album. It was something very direct and basically it is explained in the disc.

Sex and Love (the sex and the love) are two things that are very prominent when it comes to music. It’s very inspirational. It is something I can identify with.”

This is your 10th album. In what sense do you think your music has changed or evolved throughout the years?

“That is the fun and exciting part. I’m not going to say that I don’t like to repeat what I’ve already done, but I’m sure I don’t wish to become bored with myself.

In this album, I work with a lot of talented people and this was a way of exploring how other artists work. This dynamic removed me from perhaps a comfortable place and placed me in a new direction.

When writing or making a song, you never know where that journey will take you.“ What was it like to work with Pitbull?

“I love working with him and we have collaborated on several occasions. We are very good friends and in this album we worked on two songs. I like to spend time with him. Whenever we see each other, we get into music and if we listen to something that we like, we go into the recording studio.”

In the video “I’m a freak” you seem to have good chemistry with Pitbull. Did you have fun filming the video? Which, by the way, looks like a huge house party!

“Precisely! It was one of the funniest things.

We filmed it exactly with that in mind. He (Pitbull) wanted to recreate a house party at one of his friend’s homes. Some things were broken during the filming. However, his friend agreed to throw a party and film everything that went on.”

We noticed there are many beautiful and scantily dressed women in the video. Do you ever get bashful?

“Sometimes, I feel timid. But, that is who I am, you know? You have to go with the flow and what happens, happens.”

Can you tell us more about the song, “Beautiful”?

“It is a ballad and in fact, it is one of my favorite tracks from the album.

The good thing about this song is that it is totally different from other songs.

Like “I’m a freak”, it’s very unexpected, in a good way. I focus on the songs individually, and later, I compile them. When I made my other albums, I would focus on all the songs having some element in common and later it felt like it should not have taken a certain direction because it seemed the rest of the album would not go accordingly. Now, when I record an album, I no longer think like that.

When it comes to music, I do not put limitations on myself.”

Having done some duos with Pitbull, would you consider bringing Jennifer Lopez into the mix?

“I’d love it! I’ve worked with Jennifer several times and there’s a bonus track on the album with her. It’s cool to work with artists from different musical backgrounds.“ What is the secret for a long and fruitful career in the music industry?

“Honestly, just loving what you do and never believing your own hype. Keep your feet on the ground and don’t think you’re all that, because you’re not. Treat everyone equally, work hard and you’ve

really got to love it!”

What is your greatest pleasure?

“That depends what kind of pleasure.

There are many. I do love what I do; music. Always being on a stage, would be my professional ecstasy. However, I do enjoy the simple everyday things in life. I like being with my friends, going out for dinner, having a drink and a good laugh.”

You have been dating supermodel, Anna Kournikova, for thirteen years now. How

been part of the 25th anniversary for We Are the World.”

Who do you admire?

“I admire my father (singer, Julio Iglesias).

I think he contributed in paving the way for artists like me that would eventually tread this direction. I also admire people like Ricky Martin, Shakira and we have so much to learn from artists such as Marco Antonio Solis, Juan Luis Guerra and Juan Gabriel.”

What’s your favorite perfume?

“Azzaro.”

What’s your favorite drink?

“I like drinking water and once in a while, a Grey Goose with cranberry.”

What is your favorite book?

“I’ll start reading a story

by Malcom Gladwell and I can’t stop.”

What is your favorite film?

“You won’t believe this, but I watch them all; the good and the bad films.

But my favorites would have to be Unfaithful and Closer.”

do you keep the romance alive in your relationship?

“Sex and Love (laughs)!? That’s the title of my album. She’s my girl and the best partner in all my adventures. Trust is the key of any relationship.”

What haven’t you done that you look forward to accomplishing?

“Everything! I want to write the best song of my career. I want to do more films. I want to reach more people. I believe I still have much more to learn.”

Do you see marriage and babies in your future?

“I don’t know. Do you? I don’t think Anna could handle two kids running around.”

Finally what is the best thing about being Latino and living in Miami?

“I’d say, having the chance of strolling down Miami Beach. I love the sea and aquatic sports. This is my opportunity to relax and I wouldn’t change it for anyplace else.”

Do you support a charitable foundation?

“I’ve been very active with everything concerning Haiti’s reconstruction after the earthquake (that struck the Caribbean capital on the 12th of January of 2010). I also feel very proud of having

Enrique Iglesias is currently lighting up arenas across the country on his co-headline tour with Pitbull and J. Balvin. The jaunt continues heating up the fall through its close on December 13 at the Crocus Hall in Moscow, Russia.

THE CREATIVE EYE At a younger age; did you ever envision yourself in the position you are in now?

“Yes, I was always drawn to art.”

What was your first job?

“When i was sixteen, i got my first gig as a photographer.”

How easy and / or difficult was it to get to where you are and why?

“Time is relative. It is hard for me to say if I’m there, yet. The important thing is to be aware that theres is no limit in what you love and every day is a gift from the universe to enjoy everything you do.”

What did you study? (Education) “I studied visual arts and aviation.”

Is there a proverb or saying that is incorporated in your day-today to motivate you or others?

“What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger! (laughs) Cliché.”

What do you like best about your job/ career?

“Recreating life as it is. Every day is a new journey. I believe that everybody has a different view of the world. Through a view finder, everything comes alive.”

Do you believe in teamwork? Why? “Yes, it is very important to have another point of view of things.

Every person gives you the security and possibility to grow, as well as keeping the energy flowing with good karma. We were put on this earth to help each other.”

What has been the greatest professional satisfaction in your career?

“When people like my work. Without constructive criticism, there’s no professional satisfaction.”

What do you think of this: “You have to give to get”?

“The jing and jang of sharing.

I learned that when you give without expecting anything, the rewards are even bigger.”

What do you do in your free time?

“I love to design and create new ideas; brainstorming with my friends.”

What haven’t you done yet that you wish to accomplish in your lifetime?

“I would like to have another child, write a book and plant a marijuana tree (smile).”

What do you understand by the word “Compassion”?

“It is an emotion of sharing pain with others.”

What is your “Cheeseburger.”

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What song inspires, lifts motivates you?

“Who Made Who by ACDC.”

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What color brings you joy or serenity?

“Blue. It’s the only color that separates us from reality.”

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agani Huayra car – Dinastia Limited Edition. Horacio Pagani himself, chose his vision trio of dragons: Baxi, Chiwen and Yazi, that adorn the cockpit, weather door panels, padded seats and a ceiling panel and exterior of the car. Another element is divided into threecolor variants of the car, blue, gold and red.

2015 Mercedes Benz, AMG Vision Gran Tourism Concept. Provocatively styled, the Vision Gran Tourism recalls the Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow racecars of the 1930s; a favorite era in automotive design for Wagener. The grille evokes the 1952 300SL racecar, but features the brand’s modern “diamond grille” texture. The classic proportions, with the long hood, gullwing doors, and low and wide tail, extrapolate the styling language of the outgoing SLS AMG. The lack of a rear window makes for an even tidier appearance. Created with a disregard for real-world needs and regulation, the 2015 Mercedes Benz AMG Vision Gran Tourism is available at Mansory.

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ANTINA 20 is a unique concept in restaurants t h a t combines the local flavors of a Mexican cantina and diffuses them in a provocative menu created by its executive chef, Santiago Gomez De La Fuente. Before studying gastronomy, Gómez de la Fuente was working as a seafood marketer and this is how his passion for cuisine manifested: “I studied almost four years in Mexico and then I went to Barcelona to study at Hugman University. I came to Miami, looking for luck and I worked with NOBU

for a year. Then, I went to open NOBU Mexico. After, I joined the “Sinbersol” group, for which I am still currently involved. Sinbersol is a very important group in Mexico and it has more than 25 restaurants. This restaurant is called number 20 because it’s the twentieth restaurant in the group. We chose a canteen because they’ve always been very famous in Mexico. They’re tradition.”

For people who aren’t familiar with a canteen or cantina, how would you describe it?

“A canteen is a place where you eat and drink, that’s it. An informal place, somewhere you can go to drink and relax, where you can be at ease.”

Having said this, Cantina 20 is not completely informal: “The owner

wanted a contemporary canteen, with designs and an extensive menu of Mexican food, full of art, music where you can eat, drink, and have fun.”

Cantina 20 possesses some relevant characteristics, having the flavors of a cantina but the allure of a high class establishment. “First, we wanted the best location possible in Miami.

We found the Tower, which is one of the most important buildings right now. We share the space and have a great location because we have the Miami River and the Miami South channel in front of the restaurant. We have two floor levels, which are two different atmospheres. The top floor is the restaurant, everything is black and gold, and the lower floor is the launch, a much more open space. The colors contrast with white and silver.”

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ell us about the food “In Cantina 20, we took the most representative culinary faire of Mexico and we try to use traditional recipes because it’s the taste we want people in Miami to experience.

We strive to demonstrate authentic Mexican food with added sophistication. We like to add a little extra to our dishes while maintaining the same traditional taste.

Here, we plant our own corn, which you don’t see in Miami. Most people buy maseca (corn flour), which is already processed.”

The spacious eatery has become a social hot spot, especially on weekends: “That’s what we try to do here. If you dine at a conventional restaurant, people are sitting and eating, but lack ambience. But here, the restaurant greets you with a ten meter bar, which has a big selection of tequila and mescals. All of which, invite you to drink. We have music, videos each night, and mariachis sing traditional Mexican music. Diners can stand, sit, sing, and drink tequila and dance.”

We asked Chef Gomez what was his favorite dishes and if I were to ask him for an entrée highlight, a drink and a dessert, what would he recommend?

“For starters, a margarita. We do them authentically Mexican. Then, we have the dobladitos, which are tacos made with meat, jalapeño sauce and some tuna toast. As a highlight, you could eat the traditional cochinita (which is s a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán Península of Mayan origin); very important and one of the tastiest.

You can also eat a mole as a highlight, which has more than 25 ingredients and takes around two hours to create. For dessert, have a churro. They’re simple; yet, make for a great street dessert. We give churros a special touch of presentation, but the authentic taste stays.”

Why Miami?

“We thought Miami was an “easy” place. It’s actually a very difficult place because we have a lot of competition. The best restaurants are all around Miami. But, it’s an easier market to get into. And, it’s not that it isn’t demanding, because it really is. But, it’s easier than Vegas or New York, which is where we want to go later. But, we wanted to start somewhere more Latino and hot.”

As executive chef, what would you like to say to our readers?

“We invite you to come to Cantina 20. It’s a different place; something that Miami needed. Here, you can come and have fun; drink, party, and you eat very well, too. The atmosphere comes together so you can come with your family, friends, or spouse to celebrate a birthday. Or, just come here to have a drink or flirt! Cantina 20 is a place for everything.”

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Lure Fishbar - Chef Executive Chef: John Latrellis

Style/concept: Seafood-driven concept from New York’s downtown SoHo neighborhood to the Loews Miami Beach Hotel.

Menu: A variety of Garnished Oysters boasting rich flavors, such as pineapple salsa and jalapeño ponzu. Crudo and appetizer highlights include Taylor Bay Scallop Ceviche with cucumber and golden pineapple salsa;

Coconut Curry Steamed Shellfish with clams, mussels, and prawns in a green curry broth topped with cilantro and grilled flat bread; and a flash-fried tempura Crispy Tuna Roll with avocado, mango, jicama salsa, wasabi oil and sweet soy. Entrees include Florida Pompano served on a bed of fregola sarda with Manila clams, Spanish chorizo and sweet pepper confit; and tender Seared Jalapeño

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Lure Fishbar is located at 1601 Collins Ave Miami Beach, FL 33139 Ph (305) 695-4550 / www.lurefishbar.com

driven by BleauFish, the hotel’s ocean-totable seafood program. Stand-out menu items include Tuna Tartare, prepared tableside, with Asian pear, pine nuts, mint, scotch bonnet and sesame oil; Maine Lobster Potpie, complete with brandied lobster cream and baby vegetables; and the not-to-be-missed mouthwatering burgers,

including the signature Dry-aged Steak Burger with double-smoked bacon and secret sauce.

said Marlon. Signature specialties Scarpetta is known for include Stracciatella, made with poached lobster, beets and hazelnut blood orange vinaigrette. New “Paste” options include Suckling Pig Tortellini, Squid Ink Tagliolini, with braised octopus, tomato and

oregano; Ricotta and Truffle Ravioli, Scialatelli with main lobster, arugula, basil and bottarga bread crumbs.

Scarpetta is located at 4441 Collins Ave Miami Beach, FL 33140 Ph (305) 674-4660 / www.fontainebleau.com

hoisin BBQ sauce, papaya slaw, peanuts and cilantro; white truffle Kobe tartar with capers, red onion and parmesan flatbread and truffle roasted escargot with black truffle butter, confit lemon and grilled toast. Steaks are offered in a unique, three-tiered format.

Tier one, Signature Steaks, features simple, a la carte selections. Selections include center

cut New York steak, filet mignon, prime ribeye and bone-in ribeye.

Michael Mina 74 is located at Fontainebleau Miami Beach 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140.

(305)674-4636. / www.fontainebleau.com

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TOSCANA DIVINO / opened its doors on Feb 2012. It shows under one roof all that Florence and Tuscany have to offer, from its culinary tradition to fashion, products and art, through an array of retail orient-based activites. Features a full restaurant, presenting both the most contemporary and traditional Tuscan and

Style/concept: Created uniquely for Fontainebleau® Miami Beach, Michael Mina 74 delivers a dynamic culinary and social destination that delights diners with exquisite cuisine and creative cocktails.

Signature services, such as the restaurant’s rolling seafood cart, featuring an abundance of local shellfish – many of the selections

Scarpetta / Chef: Marlon Rambaran

Stye/Concept: Rustic Italian flavors.

Menu: “Scarpetta’s name originates from the Italian expression, “little shoe,” after the shape bread takes when used to soak up every last bite of the meal and this is what I tried to keep in mind when creating these new dishes,”

Meat Market / Chef: Sean Brasel

Italian cuisine, including the world-famous Fiorentina steak.

Serving lovingly prepared Florence-style cooking, Toscana Divino menu draws its inspiration from classic dishes found throught Tuscany and features fresh seasonal ingredients from local markets or directly

imported from Italy.

Toscana Divino is located at 900 South Miami Avenue Miami FL 33130 Ph 305.371.2767 / www.toscanadivino.com

Style/concept: Modern American steakhouse Menu: Meat Market’s posh Crudo Bar includes oysters with yuzu truffle mignonette, atomic horseradish and habanero cocktail sauce and stone crabs served alongside classic mustard and cocktail sauces.

Standout appetizers include Asian BBQ lamb ribs with

Meat Market is located at 915 Lincoln Road on South Beach.

Ph (305) 532-0088 / www.meatmarket.net

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Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where were you born. Where did you study?

“I was born and raised right here in Miami; in a small city called Sweet Water – or Little Managua. My parents are immigrants.

They came to the U.S. from Cuba in the early 60’s.”

How did the idea for the Li’l Abner Foundation come about?

“When my parents relocated to the U.S., they had nothing and they were able to make a name for themselves. But, they always remembered the concept of never forgetting where you came from.

Our family has a tradition of helping children. My parents, to this day, still award scholarships to children. When I went away to college and returned, I did okay for myself and I decided to start a foundation in honor of the city in which I was brought up. My parents had already given me the values I needed for hard work: to never give up and do the best that I can and be the happiest that I can be in life. So, even though I no longer work in Sweet Water, I decided to start a foundation for children who are in need in that area.”

What is the objective of your foundation?

“The objective of the foundation is to give children a chance to do things they would never be able to do.

Most of these children no longer have both of their parents and some have neither. Or, their financial situations are very difficult, so they wouldn’t have the opportunity to pay for taekwondo classes or tutors or archery classes, for that matter.

My purpose is to give these children an opportunity that they would never have been able to have and for them to know

the basic fundamentals of discipline, courage, and a sense of pride, because they’ve done something they once were not able to do.”

Why is your foundation geared toward recreational activities?

“The concept of the foundation is: Education through Physical Fitness. I can’t speak for everyone, but for the children in Sweet Water, the idea of seeking help from a tutor is tormenting! I myself have always been an athlete, so I conceptualized the idea of offering them free sports and more free activities; for example, archery, dance, taekwondo.”

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hat recreational activities are offered by Li’l Abner?

“Recreational activities that we currently have are taekwondo,

archery, dance and art.”

How can people become sponsors and help your foundation?

“There are two ways people can help. I always ask that people volunteer time.

We’re always looking for tutors who can volunteer, because the foundation doesn’t have the funds to pay tutors. So, come and help! There’s also need for financial assistance. Over the years, we’ve had tremendous support and we welcome more.”

What is your dream for the foundation?

“My dream for the foundation is for it to continue even after I’m gone. Some of my dreams are to build a family center in Sweet Water, in front of the elementary

school I attended; and basically unite families together.”

How long has the foundation been operating?

“This is our fifth year.”

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“When I began the foundation, it started small – the size of a garage, and it grew so fast. People started noticing. People outside wanted to participate. So, I expanded it into the city and it grew to having more than 200 children. Thanks to so many people who have supported me, we’ve been able to grow.”

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“There are so many people I want to thank for helping me. Primarily, my parents, for giving me the principle and the will to do good deeds and instilling in me, that everything in life is not just about me.

My staff; without my staff, none of this would have been possible! Thank you to Alisa, Alvaro and Paco. They keep me motivated when I’m a little bit tired.

Thank you to all of our sponsors! Without you all, I wouldn’t have the financial support.

I would also like to thank the children’s parents, because it takes time for parents to get involved in their children’s activities.

And it’s a chain reaction because the kids see their parents get involved and they’ll admire that, so when they grow up, they’ll emulate their parents.”

What’s your message to the Miami community?

“If I can start a foundation, anyone can.”

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BY JAMES CUBBY Book of Mormon December 2 – 14 - Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts www.arshtcenter.org This nine-time Tony Award Broadway musical has been described as the “funniest musical of all time.” A roaring musical romp that pulls no punches.

Contains explicit language.

Madame Butterfly Florida Grand Opera December 4 – 6 - Broward Center for the Performing Arts www.fgo.org FGO brings to the stage Puccini’s famous tale of a Japanese geisha who catches the fancy of a caddish American naval officer - one of the world’s most beloved operas.

New World Symphony John Adams and the American Sound December 6 - New World Center www.nws.edu Legendary composer John Adams makes a return engagement at the New World Center. The program also includes Aaron

Copland’s El salón México and Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements.

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rt Basel Miami Beach December 4 - 7 - Miami Beach Convention Center www. artbasel. com/ miami-beach This is the highlight of the art season as the most important art show in the United States takes over Miami with a schedule of special exhibitions, parties and art-themed events featuring music, film, architecture and design.

Cirque du Soleil Amaluna December 11 - January 26 - Tent next to SunLife Stadium www.cirquedusoleil.com/Amuluna Cirqueu Soleil returns to Miami with one of its newest shows “Amaluna”, set on a

mysterious island governed by Goddesses and guided by the cycles of the moon.

Cirque’s troupe of incredible performers, gymnasts, and acrobats will dazzle audiences under the iconic blue and yellow Big Top at the SunLife Stadium.

Usher The UR Experience December 13 - AmericanAirlines Arena www.aaarena.com Usher, one of the best-selling artists in America, returns to Miami, offering a fresh take on his early and recent songs and from his upcoming studio album.

Miami City Ballet The Nutcracker December 18 – 24 - Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts www.miamicityballet.org One of America’s most beloved dance companies recreates the top holiday spectacle for the entire family. This lavish production features one of the only productions of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” in the nation with magnificent sets, elaborate costumes, and the incredible music of Tchaikovsky.

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Beauty and the Beast December 30 - January 4 - Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts www.arshtcenter.org The beautiful tale of Beauty and the Beast, the smash Broadway hit adapted from Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated film, brings the touching love story of Belle and the Beast to Miami audiences.

Jazz Roots An Evening with Arturo Sandoval & Friends January 9 - Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts www.arshtcenter.org The acclaimed Jazz Roots Series presents their second concert of the season with a special evening starring ten-time GRAMMY winner Arturo Sandoval, a protégé of the legendary Dizzy Gillespie. Joining Sandoval onstage will be multi-GRAMMY Award winners, Willy Chirino and Amaury Gutierrez.

2nd Annual Miami Beach Jazz Festival January 10 - New World Center www.miamibeachjazz.com The Miami Beach Jazz Festival features a group of exceptional jazz artists from around the globe including Bucky Pizzarelli, Monty Alexander, Rufus Reid, Giacomo Gates, Ari Hendricks and Federico Britos.

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lorida Grand Opera: Così fan tutte January 24 – 31 - Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts www.fgo.org Mozart’s Così fan tutte, the story of two soldiers that disguise their identities to test their lovers’ fidelity, premiered in Vienna in 1790.

FGO brings the production to the stage again mixing farce and drama in this wonderful production. Performed in Italian with projected titles in English and Spanish.

The Original Miami Beach Antique Show January 30 - February 3 - Miami Beach Convention Center www.originalmiamibeachantiqueshow.com U.S. Antique Shows brings back the world’s largest indoor antique show with exhibits from over 1,000 established dealers from around the world. The show features exhibitions of Renaissance, Art Deco, fine art, American and European silver, antique jewelry, and 17th – 19th century furniture.

South Beach Broadway Series-Linda Eder January 30 & 31 - Colony Theater www.colonytheatremiamibeach.com The inaugural edition of the South Beach Broadway Series kicks off with a trio of Broadway’s brightest Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning recording stars. The series premiere begins with singer Linda Eder, who originated the role of Lucy in the Broadway musical Jekyll and Hyde. The series continues through March with singers Betty Buckley and Billy Porter.

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