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Dear SFCA Member,
With the second half of February comes more huge events for South Florida such as the Food Network's Wine & Food Festival. This upcoming event marks another boost in occupancy as well as another reason to get out and explore our magnificent corner of the country. Thinking that I only cater to the optimists? Well, I have something for the rest of you, too: 10 Things To Do While Stuck In Traffic.
It's already the fastest month of the year, so be sure to savor every moment of the rest of February!
Like us on Facebook to see upcoming events, openings and attractions in South Florida!
Find us on YouTube to see our videos of featured restaurants, tours, activities and more in South Florida.
Cheers,
Joey Oros, Editor
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This Month from our Members-- 
CELEBRATE CHINESE CULTURE AT DADELAND MALL
Month-long celebration of culture, fashion and art on
display at Dadeland Mall in February
MIAMI, FL (January 30, 2015) - Chinese New Year is upon us, and Dadeland Mall invites the Miami community to celebrate the entire month of February with a not-to-be-missed lineup of special events. From February 12th - 28th, guests can view a mall wide exhibition of Chinese historical fashion, partake in our Art Talk series, and enjoy the sounds and sights of Chinese music and performances. All these family-friendly activities are designed to provide an auspicious and exciting start to the Year of the Sheep.
Dadeland Mall patrons can experience a visual history of China through our Chinese Fashion exhibition, featuring six curated wardrobes from significant periods in China. In conjunction with Macy's, these outfits will be exhibited throughout the mall, and each display will communicate the history of the outfit to shoppers. All pieces have been kindly loaned to Dadeland Mall by the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Miami (TECO). You can find more information about TECO at www.taiwanembassy.org.
"This celebration is an exciting way to teach our community about Chinese culture," said Dailen Rodriguez, director of marketing and business development at Dadeland Mall.
1401 Green Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
954-428-3386
We have a wide variety of attractions to guarantee a fun time while exercising and training for other sports. It is so much fun, you don't even realize you're exercising. Let's fight childhood obesity, but in a fun way. This is fitness made fun. If you don't believe it, come try it!! There's nothing like this anywhere. FUN! FUN! FUN!
Remember, we cater to the parents as much as we cater to the kids. Parents are encouraged to participate with their kids. This is a unique place where parents and kids can play and have fun together. For the parents that don't want to participate, we have comfortable sofas, a parents'lounge, good food and free wi fi. There is something for just about everyone. You won't find a place like this anywhere. Come see us and find out for yourself what a fun place this is, for the kids and the parents. Great place for teambuilding, too!!
Also, INDOOR PAINTBALL coming soon, get ready. More fun than you can imagine, with balls that don't splatter!! For all of you who love paintball and laser tag, this will be the most unbelievable experience combining paintball with laser tag!
LA TERRASSE 
22 Washington Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139 786-899-0037
La Terrasse is Miami Beach's freshest and finest French Restaurant. Centrally located on the corner of Washington Ave and Commerce St, La Terrasse neighbors the famous Joe's Stone Crab and Milos Miami. La Terrasse's chic and charming atmosphere, along with their authentic Southern French cuisine, offers a unique and sophisticated dining experience.
The large and open windows fill the restaurant with the enchanting light of the beach, and its crisp white walls are filled with modern art and seductive photographs. The tables are lined with orchids, and the modern decor provides a clean air and elegant environment for the most refined experience. At night, the place is lit up like a fairy-tale with soft yellow and purple lighting, making you feel like you are in the heart of France.
Eats N BEATS: Discount tickets!  Click above image for tickets
4040 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
Concierge members of the Southern Florida Concierge Association, will be eligible for TWO (2) complimentary tickets and everyone else will be eligible for great discounts, per above. Join us again at this year's at Eats N Beats: A Culinary & Music Experience!
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EVENTS
Viewing Vizcaya: Tony Rome
 FEB 18 7 - 9PM
3251 South Miami Avenue
Miami, FL
305-860-8423
Frank Sinatra stars as Tony Rome, a tough Miami Private Investigator, is hired by a local millionaire (who happens to live at Vizcaya!) to find his daughter's stolen jewelry. In the process Rome takes us on a tour of Miami's landmarks as they were in the 60s
Virginia Key Grass Roots Festival
 FEB 19-22: Click image for times
107 NE 22nd St
Miami, FL 33137
786-409-5261 The GrassRoots Festival will continue to develop our relationship with the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust as both of our organizations evolve. Together we work to benefit the cultural offerings of Miami, the interaction between music and art, and the environment of one of Miami's natural treasures: Virginia Key!
Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival Presented by Food & Wine  FEB 19 - 22: Various Times
Miami Beach - Art Deco District - South Beach 877-762-3933
The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE presents some of the top food and wine experts in the world, including Food Network TV personalities February 19 - 22, 2015. Among the highlights of the four-day food and wine festival are wine tastings, gourmet dinners, seminars, cooking demonstrations, tributes and the Food Network Awards Show. Past rosters for the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival feature such names as Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, Martha Stewart and Guy Fieri.
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SPORTS
Purchase tickets directly from My Local Seats
Miami Heat
vs. New Orleans
FEB 21 7:30PM
vs. Philadelphia FEB 23 7:30PM
vs. New Orleans FEB 28 7:30PM
American Airlines Arena
601 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132
Miami Hurricanes
Basketball 
vs. Virginia Tech
FEB 18 7:00PM vs. Florida State
FEB 25 9:00PM
vs. #12 North Caroina FEB 28 2:00PM
Sun Life Stadium
347 Don Shula Dr
Miami Gardens, FL 33056
Florida Panthers 
vs. Chicago
FEB 26 7:30PM vs. Buffalo FEB 28 3:00PM 1 Panther Pkwy Sunrise, FL 33323
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CONCERTS
Dennis Deyoung
FEB 17 7:30PM
Broward Center Au Rene - Fort Lauderdale, FL
PartyNextDoor
FEB 17 7:30PM
Revolution Live - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Melvin Seals
FEB 18 7:30PM
Revolution Live - Fort Lauderdale, FL
FEB 18 8:00PM
Ziff Ballet Opera House - Adrienne Arsht PAC - Miami, FL
Alice Cooper
FEB 18 8:00PM
Hard Rock Live - Hollywood, FL
South Beach Wine and Food Festival - Ronzoni Pastas 100th Anniversary Al Fresco Feast
FEB 19 7:00PM
Delano Hotel - Miami Beach, FL
Diana Ross
FEB 19 8:00PM
Hard Rock Live - Hollywood, FL
The Bronx Wanderers
FEB 19 8:00PM
Aventura Arts and Cultural Center - Aventura, FL
Premio Lo Nuestro
FEB 19 8:00PM
American Airlines Arena - Miami, FL
Chris Tomlin
FEB 20 7:00PM
BankUnited Center - Miami, FL
Jackson Browne
FEB 20 8:00PM
Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater - Miami, FL
Dianne Reeves and Phil Perry
FEB 20 8:00PM
Knight Concert Hall - Adrienne Arsht PAC - Miami, FL
2015 National Chopin Piano Competition
FEB 20 8:00PM
Miami Dade County Auditorium - Miami, FL
The Fab Faux
FEB 21 8:00PM
Parker Playhouse - Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Ritz Glitz Revue
FEB 21 8:00PM
Stache - Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Fella Sings Ella
FEB 21 8:00PM
Aventura Arts and Cultural Center - Aventura, FL Rave of Thrones FEB 21 9:00PM Revolution Live - Fort Lauderdale, FL Rose Max Samba Party FEB 21 9:00PM The Gleason Room - Backstage at the Fillmore Miami Beach, FL South Florida Symphony Orchestra FEB 22 4:00PM Broward Center Amaturo - Fort Lauderdale, FL Nikolay Khozyainov FEB 22 5:00PM Aventura Arts and Cultural Center - Aventura, FL Dark Star Orchestra FEB 23 6:30PM Culture Room - Fort Lauderdale, FL Pierce the Veil and Sleeping With Sirens FEB 24 7:00PM Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater - Miami Beach, FL Maroon 5 FEB 24 7:30PM BB&T Center - Fort Lauderdale, FL Lights FEB 25 7:00PM Culture Room - Fort Lauderdale, FL Ramsey Lewis FEB 25 8:00PM Kravis Center - Dreyfoos Hall - West Palm Beach, FL Logic FEB 26 7:30PM Culture Room - Fort Lauderdale, FL Jason Alexander FEB 26 8:00PM Coral Springs Center - Pompano Beach, FL Freestyle Explosion FEB 27 7:30PM BankUnited Center - Miami, FL Catskill Resort Museum Fundraiser FEB 27 8:00PM Parker Playhouse - Fort Lauderdale, FL Kevin Costner FEB 27 8:00PM Sunrise Theatre - Fort Pierce, FL Art Garfunkel FEB 27 8:00PM Aventura Arts and Cultural Center - Aventura, FL Jencarlos Canela FEB 27 8:30PM Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater - Miami Beach, FL Shpongle FEB 27 8:30PM Revolution Live - Fort Lauderdale, FL Ricardo Arjona FEB 27 9:00PM American Airlines Arena - Miami, FL The Expendables FEB 28 7:30PM Revolution Live - Fort Lauderdale, FL Claudia Quintet FEB 28 7:30PM The Gleason Room - Backstage at the Fillmore Miami Beach, FL Ghaleb FEB 28 8:00PM Parker Playhouse - Fort Lauderdale, FL RL Grime FEB 28 9:00PM Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater - Miami Beach, FL |
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Arts
CONTRA-TIEMPO Full Still
FEB 20 - 21 8PM
Adrienne Arsht PAC Miami, FL 305-949-6722
Full Still Hungry CONTRA-TIEMPO's newest work brings together salsa, Afro-Cuban, urban and contemporary dance theater to create an invigorating blend of physically intense performance work about food and consumption that impacts the world around us. These complexities are brought to life through the company's evocative and eclectic movement approach with original music.
Rose Max Samba Party - Carnival 2015
FEB 21 9:00PM
The Gleason Room - Backstage
The Fillmore Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL
305-673-7300
Along with a large contingent of her countrymen, Max moved to South Florida from Brazil almost 20 years ago and has been entertaining at Brazilian music festivals since then. Still popular in her native country, the award-winning singer has performed her patented jazz, samba and bossa nova with such luminaries as Toquinho. Enjoy a Rio rendezvous with Max and quintet Casuarina. - See more at: http://events.southflorida.com/events/sf-rose-max-samba-party-miami-beach-event#sthash.N7JxeFbD.dpuf
The Cleveland Orchestra: Fate and Freedom: Music of Beethoven and Shostakovich
FEB 27 - 28 8:00PM
Adrienne Arsht PAC
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132
305-949-6722
Experience concerts exploring the highly tempestuous and deeply emotional intermingling of music and politics. Music Director Franz Welser-M�st takes a fascinating look at two highly autobiographical composers, whose lives and careers were separated by over a century, yet whose works demonstrate how artists of two eras wrestled with themes of freedom, personal and collective liberty, and politics.
Florida Grand Opera: The Pearl Fishers
FEB 28 - March 7: Click above image for times
Adrienne Arsht PAC
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132
305-949-6722
A beautiful priestess with a mysterious past is pursued by a fisherman who happens to be the best of friends with his rival in love. Honor, jealousy, and communal duty jeopardize the lovers' burgeoning bond with the threat of death at dawn, but they are freed from their fate by the revelation of a long-buried secret. This simple but exotic love story is decorated with beautiful melodies, vivid nocturnes, rhythmic dances, and lusty choruses.
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FEATURED RESTAURANTS
Buns & Buns 
5748 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33143
786-216-7754
A mysterious team of people traveled the world finding recipes, came back to South Miami, opened a restaurant and executed those worldly dishes awesomely. Oh, and they make bread to go with everything, fresh, warm, homemade bread of all sorts (focaccia, naan, etc).
Drunken Dragon 
1424 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305-397-8556
The Alton Road construction isn't getting in the way of Drunken Dragon's big debut one bit. It's already difficult to land a table at SoBe's new Asian gastropub (especially a Korean barbecue-style one), but probably worth a try.
L'echon Brasserie 
6261 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33140
786-483-1611
The Pubbelly Boys' latest culinary offering tackles French cuisine (with their signature playful twist, of course) in their first ever hotel restaurant at the Hilton Cabana Miami Beach.
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FAB 5
1) AquaJet Miami
Take Off from our private location looking onto Miami's downtown skyline and enjoy a beautiful sunny day hovering through Miami's crystal blue waters.
2) QQuest Room Escape
Escape Rooms by QQUEST are a fantastic way to test your puzzle solving skills and have fun . The experience provides thought provoking situations and requires cooperation in order to ESCAPE! You have 60 minutes!
An unforgettable thrill for friends, couples, families, birthday parties and corporate team building events. There is nothing virtual about this real-life room escape game. You're trapped in a room and your adrenaline is surging. Teamwork and sharp wits will help you solve puzzles and regain your freedom. CELEBRATE your escape at our ROOFTOP LOUNGE with views of South Beach and the ocean.
3) Art Deco Walk with Marty and Paula - Private Tour
Marty & Paula are both accredited guides in the Art Deco Historic District & offer a variety of Art Deco walking & bike tours throughout the Miami Beach area. We take you on a journey of discovery as we show you the hidden secrets and gems that our wonderful slice of paradise has to offer. Tours are personalized to give you the ultimate historic, architectural and urban experience -- as well all the back stories from Carl ("Mr. Miami Beach") to Miami Vice and Versace. Marty & Paula are happy to meet you at your South Beach hotel to begin your tour, and will work with any special concerns, such as going to/coming from a cruise ship, so that you can experience first hand what makes Miami Beach the Art Deco capital of the world.
4) World Crawl - Miami Club Crawl
A Crawl ticket is an all-access pass to a perfectly scheduled night of parties at some of the best venues in the world. Your Crawl ticket is your hook up to better than a VIP with access at 5 or more of the very best A-list venues, and secret gems, in Miami. Every night join hundreds of other Crawlers descending on Miami to explore and enjoy the sexiest city in the world!
5) The Cabaret, South Beach  LIVE MUSIC 7 NIGHTS A WEEK!
The Cabaret is a live music venue in South Beach. We are open 7pm to 2am every night! We have live music every night from 9pm to 2am.
All of our staff (bartenders and servers) is "The Cast" of entertainers that will perform for you during their shift.
On any given night, you will be entertained by multiple entertainers including singers, piano, drums, guitar.
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COOL APPS
Those Days 
iOS
Everybody is nostalgic at a point in their lives, and this calendar app is betting on that. This is one of the best iOS apps I've come across lately, and it's completely free right now on iTunes. Usually, it costs $3 save for a cent, but it's always better to get things free, if possible. Those Days is a calendar application that doubles as a journal, reminder and photo application all at the same time. You can add photos to days of the calendar, which then show up as a tile in the calendar itself, which to me, looks like my childhood.
Until Ago
iOS
If you like lists, deadlines and checklists, this is the app for you. Until Ago is a very simple app that exploits your need for timelines: it counts down to stuff. You can create events, like a Valentine's Day date, and set the app to count down until you have to reach the bus, until you have to buy the tickets for the Paris trip you've planned for your sweetheart or until you find an actual date, whichever. You can also count the days you quit smoking, left your job, kept your job, finished university so that you can keep track of your overall progress in life.
Office apps are a necessity for most iPhone and iPad users, so we couldn't leave one off the best iOS apps list for the month. Especially since some of you still have school work to keep up with. Spring break is still ahead, though. Until then, you can use WireShare to read all kinds of text, image and audio files, so that you can stay up to date with things. The neat thing about the app is that it can import files through email, Wi-Fi direct, iTunes, Dropbox, Box, SkyDrive, Google Drive and many more, which makes it a pretty comprehensive tool
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Wall of Fame
Congratulations on being all the world wants in a concierge!
Lago Mar Resort
FEB 8
Mike in Concierge and actually also helped us with our bags when we checked in. He was sooo friendly and accommodating, he treated us so warm and friendly.
The Atlantic Hotel & Spa
FEB 9
Staff was amazing, special thanks to Robbie-Front Desk, Geena-Spa, Jerome and Lisa- Concierge.
FEB 10
The Atlantic hotel and spa is a great hotel, great location and staff. Ocean view in front of the hotel, hotel staff is amazing at this hotel, the concierge staff Lisa and Jerome were great at assisting us to plan our few days in Fort Lauderdale.
Thompson
FEB 10
Amparo Valbuena and Luis Pagan on the concierge staff helped me find my way to my meetings, to the tennis club and procured for me the hard to get dinner reservations.
Surfcomber
FEB 10
Brad was an outstanding concierge! Very helpful, professional, and helped to make our trip a blast.
FEB 10
Went on a girls trip to Miami where it was all of our first time visiting. Stayed at the Surfcomber and had an amazing time- mostly due to Brad the concierge. After a long flight from California when we checked in we had just missed the wine happy hour that the hotel provides every evening and were bummed out. Brad could tell we were upset we had just missed the cut off and brought us each a free glass of wine which brightened our day and started our stay off with a nice touch. He was incredibly friendly and helpful, he set us up with some great dinners as well as nightlife outings. He had great recommendations on what we should do/ see during our stay and always greeted us when we were in the lobby.
InterContinental Miami
FEB 12
Staff as this hotel is truly exceptional! Ones that stood out most were the chef concierge Rosello and Juan at the club level room. Rosello recommended and made our reservations to the hotel's restaurant Toro Toro and to Trulock's which both were phenomenal recommendations! He kindly advised the restaurants that it was our anniversary and the managers and staff congratulated us while there!
JW Marriott Miami
FEB 9
An excellent concierge by the name of Santiago-one of the best we've met.
Westin Colonnade Coral Gables
FEB 5
We are especially grateful for Joaquin Pastora the head Concierge. Each time we see him he treats us so wonderfully ! I have never seen anyone better at his job than Joaquin and he is a real asset to this hotel.
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Credits
Supervisory Editor: Miguel Pena Editing, Web Design, Graphic Design, Writing: Joey Oros
Cover design by Joey Oros
We hope that you enjoyed this edition of The Maestro. |
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