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Where: B-Bar at The Betsy
When:  Fri 3/26, 9-12am
Music:  The Scumfrog

1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139 | P 305.531.6100 | 866.792.3879

Just weeks after Opium shut its South Beach doors and moved to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino complex near Hollywood, the guys behind the hugely successful megaclub crobar/Cameo are opening a joint at Fort Lauderdale beach. So, is SoBe style migrating north?

Not necessarily. Exit 66, which has its grand opening Wednesday night, is about as far from glam and velvet rope exclusion as one can get. The club aims to take trucker chic to the next level, billing itself as “a fusion of American life with a dose of ’60s kitsch, wrapped up in the sex appeal of the eternal mud flap vixen.”

Cal Fortis, who designed the laid-back America’s Backyard parties at Revolution in Fort Lauderdale, says he was going for a similar vibe, but with a twist. “Instead of backyard Americana, it’s the back roads of America, which are much darker and a little dirtier and sexy. So that idea developed into a fictional character named Billy and his journey along Route 66 and all of his roadside experiences. Call it Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets Road Trip.”

Exit 66 features five whimsically themed rooms: Woody’s Bar and Pleasure Liner Lounge (a rock ‘n’ roll bar), Cool Pool (inspired by Paul Newman’s 1963 billiards film, The Hustler), Madame B. Atch’s Bunny Ranch (a burlesque saloon), Chiki-Tiki (a surreal Gilligan’s Island) and the main room, Exit 66, with Billy’s Bar (inspired by the ’60s biker flick Easy Rider).

Fortis says that although Exit 66 intentionally departs from SoBe style, it’s no drop in quality. ”This is the level of a world-class nightclub,” he says. “It has the bones of what we’ve done with crobar in Miami, New York and Chicago, just in a more theatrical, economy-driven way.”

That means instead of having to spend $500 on VIP bottle service, Exit 66 will offer ”30 Pabst Blue Ribbon longnecks in a champagne bucket,” says Fortis. The club will be overflowing with tongue-in-cheek attitude.

Read more on Miami Herald.

Miami Beach

The most important art show in the United States, Art Basel Miami Beach takes place December 4 - 7, 2008. As the sister event of Switzerland’s Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach combines an international selection of top galleries with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events featuring music, film, architecture and design.

More than 250 leading galleries from the USA, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and Asia will be taking part. Chosen by the Art Basel Miami Beach Selection Committee from over 800 applicants, the galleries – which include 25 new participants – will be showing works by more than 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Special sectors are devoted to recent artworks, curated exhibitions, video- and sound-based works, performances, and art in public spaces. Furthermore, 20 young galleries will present cutting-edge projects in converted shipping containers on the beach, while another 20 exhibit within an experimental collaborative space.

Art Basel Miami Beach promises to be one of the highlights of the international cultural and social calendar. Exhibition sites are located in the city’s beautiful Art Deco District. For more informaion visit artbaselmiamibeach.com

Art Basel Miami Beach Overview

Mondrian South Beach

Designed by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders, Mondrian is a quiet enclave just minutes from the bustling center of South Beach with spectacular views of the ocean, bay and downtown Miami. Just as Delano brought unprecedented style to up-and-coming Miami Beach in the ‘90s, Mondrian South Beach, is pioneering revolutionary, world-class design in a growing neighborhood for a new generation of style-conscious travelers.

Mondrian’s Main Swimming Pool

Around the pools, gardens and bay, Mondrian South Beach makes playful use of space with multiple outdoor living areas. A large swimming pool is adorned with an oversized custom lamp by plunge pools, a pool bar and cabanas for private rental, and surrounded by lush gardens hung with hammocks and landscaped into a labyrinthine trail with lounge areas, secret pathways and “kissing corners.” A second level terrace offers flexible entertaining spaces for dining, private events, and enjoying the superb sunset views. A separate kids’ pool and play are includes a tented sandbox and toy room and large cabanas for family rental. Jet skis, boating and water sports are offered on the bay.

The indoor lobby, decorated in exuberant style with oversized furniture and motifs inspired by fairy tales, connects via a dramatic elliptical staircase to the mezzanine, event spaces and meeting rooms. Public areas include a five-star restaurant, Agua, our 4000’ spa featuring wet and dry treatment rooms, and a fully-equipped gym over looking the bay.

For more information and reservations visit mondrian-miami.com

Canyon Ranch Miami Beach

Created by noted New York design firm MOVK, Southern Florida’s largest wellness spa provides a total sensory experience giving potential residents a tangible sense of the Canyon Ranch Living healthy living philosophy.

The Canyon Ranch Miami Beach sits oceanfront with multiple pools, wellness centers and healthy restaurants. Each one or two bedroom suite offers a big balcony, a sitting area and even a kitchenette. There are physicians on staff (presumably to evaluate your health and design a program for your stay, not prescribe meds for a bad hangover), as well as nutritionists, life coaches, and fitness instructors.

“Canyon Ranch Living is the natural evolution of the Canyon Ranch experience,” says Mel Zuckerman, founder of Canyon Ranch. “The project is the fulfillment of Canyon Ranch’s longtime mission to develop a community where residents can embrace the joy of healthy living.”

For more information and reservations visit canyonranchmiamibeach.com

The Setai

The Setai is an intimate, serene oceanfront resort in the heart of South Beach. Its design vision artfully combines the rich architectural history of the neighborhood and its cultural diversity with the International Art Deco movement, particularly its influence in Asia. Set amid tropical gardens and sparkling pools at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, The Setai introduces the Asian traditions of simplicity and elegance to South Beach. Spacious. Stunning. Serene. The Setai awaits.

The Setai

Designed by Jean Michel Gathy, and Jaya Ibrahim , The Setai bears the unmistakable imprint of legendary hotelier Adrian Zecha. The concept of The Setai began with two fundamental ideals: a vision of unprecedented luxury and service; and one of the most prized pieces of oceanfront property in South Beach. The Setai comprises two buildings, different yet built on the same foundations of superlative service and exceptional design. The Art Deco landmark building was originally built between 1936 – 1938 as the famed Dempsey Vanderbilt Hotel. Next to it is the 40-story glass tower that surpasses all around it in elevation, views, and design. The Art Deco building is an exquisitely refurbished property that celebrates its history while embracing Asian influences. The impeccable details of each guest room are exemplified by authentic jade pieces that were discovered in the antique markets of China and displayed to perfection on teak walls.

Se – tai is actually the fusion of the first and last syllables of the words ‘Selatan Pantai’ which means South Beach in the South East Asian Bahasa language. The hotel has a choice of two restaurants – an upscale Asian restaurant, and a more casual grill. The Restaurant at The Setai feature authentic Asian cuisine from countries such as China, Thailand, India, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Led by the talented Jonathan Wright, a team of chefs, originating from these countries, prepares the food in an open ‘demonstration’ kitchen. The result is innovative Asian-inspired cuisine and contemporary comfort foods. The comfortable, relaxing Grill blends the warmth of the rustic hearth with luxurious surroundings.

The Spa at The Setai transports the traditions of the Pacific Rim to South Beach. The treatments open the door to a world dedicated to the restoration and realignment of the body and the spirit. Three pools are set at different temperatures, and gorgeous cabanas are spread throughout tropical gardens and flowing fountains.

The Setai creates a private world that connects guests with what has always been the greatest attraction of South Beach: the sea, the sun and the beach.

For more information visit setai.com and follow twitter.com/TheSetai

Delano Miami

Delano is a cool haven of relaxation in the middle of one of the world’s most vibrant cities, located in the heart of South Beach and directly on the ocean, Delano represents the next generation of “Urban Resort” – where the notions of the “Indoor/Outdoor Lobby” and the idea of “Simple Chic” were initiated. This 238-room Deco tower, built in 1947 and and named, in the patriotic spirit of that postwar time, after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In the mid-1990s, the hotel was given a makeover by Ian Schrager and designer Philippe Starck.

Delano’s Water Salon

From the moment the lobby doors swing open, it is clear that Delano has the imprint of the formidable hotel-design duo Ian Schrager and Philippe Starck. “Indoor/Outdoor” concept of the lobby with its feel of an interwoven “village” that makes for a seamless separation between indoors and outdoors. Each room features Delano’s signature all-white guestrooms, and compliments the rest of the artistic destination. Delano’s stunning pool is a complete reinvention of the standard form, and more akin to a Water Salon, with its soothing underwater music and separate areas devoted to floating and meditating.

The Blue Door Restaurant provides refined modern French cuisine with Brazilian and global influences. The Rose Bar is the best spot for decadent lounging, with its custom-made Venetian chandeliers and warm rose-hued walls. Designed by Morgans Hotel Group and Lenny Kravitz, The Florida Room is a modern-day piano lounge inspired by a classic period of South Floridian glamour. The focal point of The Florida Room is a Lucite grand piano by Schimmel, a replica of the Lucite grand piano Kravitz keeps in his own.

For more information visit delano-hotel.com

White Room Miami

Located in the north end of Downtown Miami, White Room itself designed to be a platform for music, art, dance, and performance. Celebrating the diverse aspects of nightlife and culture, White Room brings the hipster scene to Miami.

White Room is comprised of three distinct areas: the main lounge complete with a stage for live performances and dancing; the lush, open-air courtyard with private cabanas; and the intimate red lounge, a haven for private conversation. Full bars in each area, a dynamic events calendar, vibrant music, the space itself strikes the perfect balance between the new and the familiar. Best Indie Glam Mashup, Miami’s subculture Poplife promotes its Popart at White Room, where art meets music and nightlife.

For more information about White Room visit their website or myspage

Skybar At The Shore Club

The Shore Club Miami is a place with all the hipster cachet of the other uber-modern nightclub hotels, designed by famed British architect David Chipperfield and landscaping inspired by the rich intense Matisse-inspired colors of the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech.

The Shore Club Miami is known for its trendy nightlife and popularity of the world famous Japanese cuisine, Nobu Matsuhisa’s and Robert DeNiro’s renowned Nobu, Agostino Sciandri’s Ago and the premiere nightspot for the South Beach, Skybar.

Skybar at the Mondrian Los Angeles Hotel is an absolute legend among loungers and the South Beach version located at the Shore Club is well on its way to reaching this same celebrated status.

The Skybar Miami Beach, with its four separate bars set in the Shore Club’s pool area directly between the hotel and the beach. As its name suggests, Redroom organized around a deep red glowing of light and a red lacquered teak floor, contains an eclectic mix of Moroccan-style wooden furniture and pillows. Redroom Garden is an outdoor living room that invites guests to enjoy its tropical landscaping and Oriental furniture. The Rum Bar, serving 75 different rums, is surrounded by white sheer curtains creating an intimate space and backdrop for the potted climber plants and Sandbar is for private parties, comprosed of woven rattan armchairs, stools and side tables.

Each of Skybar’s four bars is designed to match any mood and entertainment at any time within the deeply sensual background of the colorful tropical gardens.

For more information visit the The Skybar Miami Beach.

Mercedes Benz Swim Fashion Week

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim is presented annually in Miami Beach, Florida, at The Raleigh Hotel. Coinciding with the swimwear industry’s largest trade show, the invitation only event provides a runway platform for designers’ swimwear and resort collections with exposure to national and international media, style setters and fashionistas. Fashion, beauty, supermodels and celebrities come together in South Beach to celebrate the sexiest swimwear designs in the world.

This year’s event will be held between July 18th and 21st, 2008. The fashion shows will be accompanied by various after parties in Miami nightclubs.

The following designers will be featured:

ANK by Mirla Sabino
CIA.MARÍTIMA
CUSTO BARCELONA
DIESEL
ED HARDY SWIMWEAR
LULI FAMA
PISTOL PANTIES
POKO PANO
RED CARTER
SYLA by Sylvie Cachay
TIBI
TOMMY BAHAMA
ViX SWIMWEAR
XTRA LIFE LYCRA® FIBER
ZIMMERMANN

The Raleigh Hotel
1775 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139

For more information visit the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week site.