Join the MiMo historic district as it celebrates its inaugural ART Boulevard Festival featuring local artists, chefs and musical talent, presented by the MiMo Biscayne Association.
November 28, 2010
MiMo ART Boulevard is a kickoff to Miami Arts week celebrating the MiMo District’s Artists, Restaurants and Talent. Take a walking tour of the iconic landmarks on Biscayne Boulevard, including the famous LED sign of the Coppertone Girl. Interact with artists stationed along the boulevard as they create their art. Get your paintbrushes ready to help create a “neighborhood mural” with community artist Markus Tracy. The mural is being sponsored by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson who will be joined by City of Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff by taking the first brushstroke. Listen to a wide range of exceptional musical talent on the 74th Street stage including talent such as Nicole Chirino, Local 34, ARAKA, Pamela Rose, Almost Blue Band and Urban Rebel. Precision Art will present Urbayne Biscayne, a celebration in conjunction with MiMo Art Boulevard taking place across Biscayne Boulevard from MiMo’s main festival grounds. Enjoy culinary bliss when sampling cuisine from local restaurants such as Kris Wessel’s Red Light, Michelle Bernstein’s Michy’s, Michael Bloise’s American Noodle Bar, Jacques Ardisson’s Moonchine and sushi master Toshi Furithata’s Moshi Moshi. Kids can enjoy hands-on art classes and face painting at Loud Girl Exchange and your friendly pets can mingle and sample gourmet doggie treats at pet-friendly retailer Smiling Pets. The event will be topped off by a holiday tree lighting ceremony concluding the event at The New Yorker Boutique Hotel.
For more information about MiMo ART Boulevard, including artist and sponsor submissions, please visit our event web site at www.mimoartboulevard.com.
Schedule of Events:
10:30 AM
7301 Biscayne Boulevard: Walking Tour and Lecture
The Walking Tour begins at the Vagabond Hotel. This 30-40 minute walking tour will include the iconic Coppertone LED sign and history, and descriptions and stories of MiMo’s mid-century modern motels. The tour concludes with a 30 minute lecture at the Redlight Restaurant in Motel Blu (Biscayne Boulevard and 77th Street) on Miami’s Playboy Club and will feature local 1950’s singer, Roberta Sherwood. A $10 donation is highly encouraged.
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Art, Music and Food
7100 Biscayne Boulevard, Noon:
Community artist Markus Tracy and volunteers from the local community, public and charter schools, civic and municipal organizations, and local businesses will assist in painting a 10’ x 18’ mural. Community participation is encouraged. The mural is being sponsored by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson. City of Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff also shows off his painting style as together they apply the first brush strokes of the mural.
7300 Biscayne – Divine Trash will showcase artist Jenny Perez creating a wall mural at the Upper East Side Garden, jewelry designer Mark Baker creating new pieces and various fashion artists will be present. Cocktail reception from 6 to 9pm
7310 Biscayne – Smiling Pets will have a Doggie Paw Painting Table, Doggie artwork on display, sample Doggie Bag Café Dishes, and signature Puppy drinks (for a nominal fee). Free Doggie Ice Cream. TV Doggie Performance will be having a Doggie talent search throughout the day – gifts and prizes.
7460 Biscayne – 8 ft high x 8 ft wide PEACE sculpture by local artist Luis Jimenez.
7500 Biscayne (Main Festival Grounds): Interact with local artists as they create their work in various media including painting on canvas and concrete, creating recycled art from found objects, and photography.
7460 Biscayne (Main Festival Grounds) 74 Street Stage. Enjoy a diverse musical lineup, scheduled as of this writing.
12:00 pm PRETTY PLEASE
12:30 pm NO SAINTS
1:00 pm ALMOST BLUE
1:30 pm NICOLE CHIRINO
2:00 pm PAMELA ROSE
2:30 pm LOCAL 34
3:00 pm PATRICIA LUCKYOU
3:30 pm ARAKA
4:00 pm URBAN REBEL
4:30 pm 10TH EVENT
5:00 pm BORROWED TIME BAND
7460 Biscayne (Main Festival Grounds)– Celebrated chefs from area restaurants will be tempting taste buds with incredible fare at the main festival grounds including: Red Light, Michy’s, Moonchine, Moshi Moshi, DeVita’s, Lo De Lea, American Noodle Bar, Le Café and BARU urbano. Food tickets are $4 each per plate – cash only. Drinks will be sold separately.
7300 Biscayne – Graffiti artists perform live – with the iconic Vagabond Hotel as their backdrop.
7657 Biscayne – Precision Art hosts Urbayne Biscayne Art on the Boulevard with over 40 artists that include Corey Lafferty and Louis Dalmau’s art installation – Miami’s Expose. Music by Floyd the Rock Artist
7541 Biscayne – Loud Girl Exchange hosts the kids area with hands-on art lessons, face-painting and tattoos, animal balloons, cotton candy, popcorn and sno-cones.
Between 65th Street and 77th Street on Biscayne Boulevard: Enjoy all that MiMo has to offer – strolling the boulevard, stopping to visit MiMo’s renowned restaurants, taking tours of neighborhood hotels or shopping in fantastic MiMo shops.
7:00 PM
65th Street and Biscayne Boulevard: The legendary New Yorker Boutique Hotel is the location for the holiday tree lighting and closing ceremony. Additional holiday light displays throughout the MiMo Historic District will begin at 7:30pm.