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MIAMI: TONIGHT: Free Party with Drop The Lime, Tommie Sunshine, Figo, Audrey Napoleon & Secret Guests @ Shore Club

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Let's celebrate UG Presents' 10th Year Anniversary tonight at the Shore Club with Drop The Lime, Tommie Sunshine, Figo, Audrey Napoleon and more - plus a very special secret guest. The show is free with RSVP at 10years@ugstrategies.com

TODAY: Art Basel Miami Beach OFFICIALLY Kicks Off

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The viewing public gets an OFFICIAL eye full with Art Basel Miami Beach formally kicking off TODAY, December 6th and running through December 9th.  Miami Beach, Florida, will host the 11th edition of Art Basel, the most prestigious art show in the Americas. More than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will take part, showcasing works by more than 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

 The exhibiting galleries are among the world's most respected art dealers, offering exceptional pieces by both renowned artists and cutting-edge newcomers. Special exhibition sections feature young galleries, performance art, public art projects and video art. The show will be a vital source for art lovers, allowing them to both discover new developments in contemporary art and experience rare museum-caliber artworks.

Top-quality exhibitions in the museums of South Florida and special programs for art collectors and curators also help make the event a special time for encountering art. And every year, a greater number of art collectors, artists, dealers, curators, critics and art enthusiasts from around the world participate in Art Basel- the favorite winter meeting place for the international art world.

*photos by Mike Coppola/Getty images

MIAMI: Untitled Hits Art Basel Miami!

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Though the general public will begin to embark on ALL that Art Basel Miami 2012 has to offer on Thursday, December 6th. Untitled, the latest hipster art fair to hit the scene has already begun! Last night's Vernissage was a hit and there is a lot more to come. See DETAILS of what to expect from Untitled below. PS-you must be a VIP with Untitled to attend....

December 5-9

• UNTITLED. is the first fair to be located directly on the beach in Miami’s South Beach district at 12th Street and Ocean Drive.
• Tent design by John Keenan and Terrence Riley of K/R architecture firm
• Creative Director and curator of UNTITLED. is Omar Lopez-Chahoud
• 45 participating national and international galleries exhibiting contemporary work by emerging, mid-career and established artists.
• All exhibited works were curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud in conversation with the exhibiting galleries.
• 11 International Galleries from these countries: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
• Miami artists include Adler Guerrier, Frances Trombly and Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova showing Dimensions Variable
• 10 special projects with these artist: Georgia Sagri, COCO FUSCO, Cristóbal Lehyt, Emily Noelle Lambert, Irvin Morazan, Justin Cooper, Parker Ito with Petra Cortright, Dora Budor + Maja Cule, Katja Novitskova, Aude Pariset, Jon Rafman and Kate Steciw, Los Jaichackers with Eamon Ore-Giron and Julio Cesar Morales and the Skull Sessions with Tim Hyde, Andrea Galvani, Saul Melman and Alice Miceli.  
• The James Royal Palm Hotel and UNTITLED. present a lawn installation by Ralph Provisero.
• Special performance by Los Jaichackers presenting Club Unicorno on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 from 7 to 10pm.
• Special event with Hyperallergic and Artspace Friday, December 7, 2012 from 5 to 7pm.
• Online preview hosted by Paddle8 is live at Paddle8.com through December 12, 2012
• General Admission: Wednesday - Saturday 11am to 7pm, Sunday 11am to 6pm

A New Way To Rent The Runway...

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Big news from Rent the Runway. Seems 3 years ago they launched their brand with the lofty goal of democratizing designer fashion and empowering women to feel beautiful everyday.

TODAY, Rent the Runway, the premier designer dress rental destination, unveils their biggest launch yet--Our Runway.  Inspired by customers the new feature provides photos of inspiring customers in their greatest moments AND designer dress (think interviews, dates, parties, weddings, babies). Additionally,  You the viewer can now filter your selections by height, bust size, body type, and age, allowing women to see what they look like in all of the RTR  styles (see photo above).***  According to the heads at RTR, customers are now the models- which provides a sense of confidence and happiness.

Our Runway helps REAL women take back the runway and contribute their own photos and thoughts.

***-photo above is of Liz a customer wearing a Robert Rodrguez Black Label dress--the Marilyn Gala gown which retailfor $495 but rented for $100

*photo courtesy of Rent the Runway

MIAMI: ELLE Spa in Miami partners with Spa Week

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Have you heard?  Spa Week, the country’s premier Spa Marketing Company, has announced a year-long campaign with ELLE Spa and Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach. 

In its first year, ELLE Spa and Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach, a joint venture between a media property and a luxury resort, will offer exclusive promotions and savings to Spa Week’s 1.6 million opt-in consumers in 2012. ELLE Spa will also participate in Spa Week’s Spring and Fall 2012 Events in which they’ll offer some of their signature, editor-curated treatments at the discounted $50 price point. 

ELLE, the world’s largest fashion magazine, has brought its beauty and health expertise to the premier ELLE Spa at the renowned Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach. The 22,000 square foot space, which opened in June 2011, offers guests an experience that combines the style of ELLE and the serenity of Eden Roc’s oceanfront location. From exclusive, editorially-inspired treatments curated by skin and beauty experts (including celebrity esthetician Tammy Fender), to their very own nail collection created by Essie, the pages of ELLE truly come to life in this modern-day oasis. 

Kicking off this very exciting campaign, ELLE Spa and Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach, as Travel by Spa Week’s Destination of the month, are hosting the ELLE Spa Serenity Sweepstakes. From February 1st through March 11th, visitors to SpaWeek.com can enter for a chance to win a three-night stay in an ocean view room at Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach, a $150 Spa Credit and 50% discount on a second treatment to ELLE Spa, and an indulgent ELLE Spa gift. 

 “The ELLE and Eden Roc names are iconic in the publishing and luxury industries, so we’re very pleased to bring such prestige to the Spa Week community, further aligning our goal of bringing the best in spa and wellness to the masses,” said Spa Week Media Group CEO and President Cheryl Reid.

Art Basel Miami Kicks Off!

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Art Basel Miami Beach, touted as the most important art show in the United States, officially kicked off today, December 1st.  We know, we know, fashionistas and hipsters by the dozens flocked from New York (among other places) as early as Tuesday, and despite the already EXCLUSIVE parties that have occurred i.e.:W Magazine & Cartier Dinner Party, MOCA Beach Party w/ Soul Wax etc. there's plenty of art to be viewed and still many more..er events to attend.

So what should we expected of this 10th edition of Art Basel Miami? Look for more than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa to take part, showcasing works by more than 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

In honor of it 10th edition, Art Basel Miami Beach will inaugurate a new collaboration with the Bass Museum of Art on the Art Public sector, which will transform Collins Park with unique artworks and performances by renowned artists and emerging talents. For the first time, Art Video will be presented in SoundScape Park on the large-scale outdoor projection wall of the New World Center, designed by Frank Gehry. The free public viewings will be part of a number of special events and performances taking place across Miami Beach for the duration of the show to celebrate the 10th edition.

Get ready for an AMAZING four days... 

TONIGHT in Miami: BlackBook Art Basel Party

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Where are you? Are you in Miami? Hope so because it's going down TONIGHT. The Art Basel festivities are well under way!  Check out the Charlotte Ronson/Matt Levine (Brandsway Creative) collaboration via the Blackbook Art Basel Party.  Hosts Charlotte Ronson and United Nude welcome a guest DJ set by John Keefe of Boys Like Girls and the Chainsmokers--other surprises on the wheels of steel are expected.   Call time is 11:00 pm for you hipsters and of course table reservations are reccomended.

Peace!

Couple Says "I Do" at Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights XX

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On Friday, October 15th April Richardson and Adam Cochran tied the “noose” inside one of the haunted houses at Universal Orlando Resort’s Halloween Horror Nights XX. The newlyweds then boarded a hearse and processed through Universal Studios Florida to their reception, escorted by friends, family and chainsaw-wielding “scareactor” guests.

April and Adam’s wedding was the first of the new Halloween Horror Nights themed wedding packages now offered at Universal Orlando. Universal Orlando also offers customized weddings at more than 25 unique locations around the resort.

Click here to watch a video of the couple’s “unholy” matrimony at the country’s best, most intense Halloween event – Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights XX. 

 Congrats!

 

TODAY: Couple Set to Wed TODAY at Universal Orlando Resort's Halloween Horror Nights

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Just when you thought you'd seen it all! April Richardson and Adam Cochran – the winners of Universal Orlando Resort’s first-ever Halloween Horror Nights Wedding contest – are “tying the noose” today at Halloween Horror Nights XX. They’ll share the “wedding of their nightmares” with family, friends and menacing scare actors.

The wedding will take place at one of Halloween Horror Night’s eight haunted houses. Cold fog and the sounds of an eerie bridal march will fill the air as April walks down the aisle to meet Adam.  Frightening scare actors will lurk throughout the ceremony as the bride and groom exchange their vows.  Once the couple is announced husband and wife, the wedding guests will cheer as scare actors snarl and the sounds of chainsaws from the Chainsaw Drill Team erupt.  

The newlyweds will board a hearse and ride to the wedding reception.  Chainsaw-wielding scare actors will escort the hearse as it slowly progresses through Universal Studios, followed by the wedding guests dressed in black cloaks.  At the reception, everyone will enjoy a three-tier cake decorated with spider webs and a skull cake topper.  The entire wedding party will also experience the horror of Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights first hand.

Now THAT'S a wedding!

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TODAY: Miami's Ecco Pizzatecca & Lounge-- $10 Lunch Special

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Looks like Miami's Ecco Pizzateca & Lounge is asking us to rethink lunch.  Monday ONLY enjoy the pasta du jour, salad and soft drink for a mere $10--delivery or pick up.  Don't miss the 2 for 1 HAPPY HOUR from 4:00 pm-7:00pm.  Draft beer goes for $4.00--HURRY...don't miss this one!