Underground Music
Time to Panic with underground music
Those kids at Pop Life never stop. First they throw things up a bit by moving to its original space now known as The District. And when things start to slow down, they throw us for a loop and start a new party. This time, it's appropriately called Panic, a monthly party dedicated to the under-appreciated underground music scene at Gigi's Bistro in the Design District. The second installment is 11 p.m. Jan. 20 and features Pop Life's spin doctor and founder Ray Milian on the turntables. You can Panic if you're 18 or older and enjoy free hors d'oeuvres all night long.
You can also schlep down to Homestead where several of Miami's hottest chefs are kicking off a monthly dinner party on a farm to raise money for small Louisiana farms impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Afterglo chef Michael Schwartz and Tantra chef Sandee Birdsong joined forces with Gabriella Marewski of Paradise Farms, an Eden of organic ingredients, to create Dinner in Paradise, a five course chow-fest paired with organic wines. The first one is Sunday. There's a farm tour at 5 and dinner at 6. The cost is $150 per person. Five more dinners will take place in the coming months. We love the idea and it reminds us of one of those spaghetti sauce ads in which a big group is eating deelish food in a vineyard, only this one is more farmer chic than Tuscan. For more info on the dinners, contact Afterglo.
Another massive fundraiser is scheduled at Bayfront Park downtown from 6:30 to midnight Saturday. Vanessa Williams, Quincy Jones and Placido Domingo are among the 1,600 people who will be at this ''intimate'' sit-down dinner catered by Touch restaurant chef Sean Brasel. Bayfront will be transformed into a swank tent city with tents covering an area the size of five football fields to raise funds for the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. New World Symphony founder and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas will receive an award and the symphony will perform in honor of the organization's 25th anniversary.
Going back in time is Ocean Drive's landmark Park Central Hotel, which is celebrating its 18th anniversary tonight with the Goldman family who restored the hotel to its original Deco glory back in 1987 with a big invitation-only party and an online opportunity to book a room for just $1 a night -- the rock bottom price rooms went for back in 1937. Today rates go from $110-$275. Monthly winners of the rollback rate will be chosen all year via a drawing which can be entered at www.theparkcentral.com. Also proving that Friday the 13th is an auspicious date is Vino Miami, which is throwing its official grand opening tonight and combining it with a delectable California Zinfandel and chocolates tasting from 8-9:30 p.m. followed by a big wine-swilling party. Vino is also kicking off a real happy hour from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday with $5 glasses of boutique wines and food specials. Perhaps when you're there you can toast to the end of a nocturnal era, so to speak.
After three years -- an era in these parts -- Zack Bush and Erica Freshman have fled Skybar on Thursdays to join forces with uber-promoter Michael Capponi at the Hotel Victor on the same night. If you can't beat 'em, then join all the other party animals at PawPurrAzzi, a fundraiser benefiting the Humane Society of Greater Miami/Adopt A Pet Thursday at The Village of Merrick Park from 7-10 p.m., showcasing an exhibition by photogs Carlos Baez and Carl Juste featuring celebrities with their pets. Among the celebs featured are Barry Gibb, Romero Britto, Jason Taylor, Dr. Arthur Agatston, Donald Pliner and more. Even nonfamous dogs are welcome to the event -- your dog may snag a sugar daddy here! Cocktails will be provided by Dewar's 12, catering by Thierry's Catering and music will be provided by Tracy Young. Silent auction items include New World Symphony tickets and a Royal Caribbean Cruise to the Galapagos Islands. Tickets are $100 with all proceeds going to the Humane Society /Adopt A Pet.
South Beach wunderkind Alan Roth's birthday bash is at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Raleigh hosted by Tommy Pooch, R&B performer Craig David and Jennifer Halegua. Last year, David serenaded Roth, so we can't wait to see/hear what he does next. They never stop, do they?
Lesley Abravanel's Velvet Underground column runs weekly in Weekend. Lesley will answer your questions about Miami nightlife -- whenever she wakes up. Go to MiamiHerald.com and click on Q&A.
Those kids at Pop Life never stop. First they throw things up a bit by moving to its original space now known as The District. And when things start to slow down, they throw us for a loop and start a new party. This time, it's appropriately called Panic, a monthly party dedicated to the under-appreciated underground music scene at Gigi's Bistro in the Design District. The second installment is 11 p.m. Jan. 20 and features Pop Life's spin doctor and founder Ray Milian on the turntables. You can Panic if you're 18 or older and enjoy free hors d'oeuvres all night long.
You can also schlep down to Homestead where several of Miami's hottest chefs are kicking off a monthly dinner party on a farm to raise money for small Louisiana farms impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Afterglo chef Michael Schwartz and Tantra chef Sandee Birdsong joined forces with Gabriella Marewski of Paradise Farms, an Eden of organic ingredients, to create Dinner in Paradise, a five course chow-fest paired with organic wines. The first one is Sunday. There's a farm tour at 5 and dinner at 6. The cost is $150 per person. Five more dinners will take place in the coming months. We love the idea and it reminds us of one of those spaghetti sauce ads in which a big group is eating deelish food in a vineyard, only this one is more farmer chic than Tuscan. For more info on the dinners, contact Afterglo.
Another massive fundraiser is scheduled at Bayfront Park downtown from 6:30 to midnight Saturday. Vanessa Williams, Quincy Jones and Placido Domingo are among the 1,600 people who will be at this ''intimate'' sit-down dinner catered by Touch restaurant chef Sean Brasel. Bayfront will be transformed into a swank tent city with tents covering an area the size of five football fields to raise funds for the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. New World Symphony founder and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas will receive an award and the symphony will perform in honor of the organization's 25th anniversary.
Going back in time is Ocean Drive's landmark Park Central Hotel, which is celebrating its 18th anniversary tonight with the Goldman family who restored the hotel to its original Deco glory back in 1987 with a big invitation-only party and an online opportunity to book a room for just $1 a night -- the rock bottom price rooms went for back in 1937. Today rates go from $110-$275. Monthly winners of the rollback rate will be chosen all year via a drawing which can be entered at www.theparkcentral.com. Also proving that Friday the 13th is an auspicious date is Vino Miami, which is throwing its official grand opening tonight and combining it with a delectable California Zinfandel and chocolates tasting from 8-9:30 p.m. followed by a big wine-swilling party. Vino is also kicking off a real happy hour from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday with $5 glasses of boutique wines and food specials. Perhaps when you're there you can toast to the end of a nocturnal era, so to speak.
After three years -- an era in these parts -- Zack Bush and Erica Freshman have fled Skybar on Thursdays to join forces with uber-promoter Michael Capponi at the Hotel Victor on the same night. If you can't beat 'em, then join all the other party animals at PawPurrAzzi, a fundraiser benefiting the Humane Society of Greater Miami/Adopt A Pet Thursday at The Village of Merrick Park from 7-10 p.m., showcasing an exhibition by photogs Carlos Baez and Carl Juste featuring celebrities with their pets. Among the celebs featured are Barry Gibb, Romero Britto, Jason Taylor, Dr. Arthur Agatston, Donald Pliner and more. Even nonfamous dogs are welcome to the event -- your dog may snag a sugar daddy here! Cocktails will be provided by Dewar's 12, catering by Thierry's Catering and music will be provided by Tracy Young. Silent auction items include New World Symphony tickets and a Royal Caribbean Cruise to the Galapagos Islands. Tickets are $100 with all proceeds going to the Humane Society /Adopt A Pet.
South Beach wunderkind Alan Roth's birthday bash is at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Raleigh hosted by Tommy Pooch, R&B performer Craig David and Jennifer Halegua. Last year, David serenaded Roth, so we can't wait to see/hear what he does next. They never stop, do they?
Lesley Abravanel's Velvet Underground column runs weekly in Weekend. Lesley will answer your questions about Miami nightlife -- whenever she wakes up. Go to MiamiHerald.com and click on Q&A.
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