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It’s a busy week in Miami as several events kick off and as I sat at my computer looking over my emails and scanning the menu at Whisk for my usual Monday lunch salad (Buttermilk Fried Chicken & Organic Spinach Salad w/ Shaved Red Onion, Local Avocado Slices, Chopped Egg, Cremini Mushrooms & Honey-Mustard Dressing) and cupcake, (Mondays and Wednesdays are Misha’s cupcakes days at Whisk gourmet) I noticed the link to peniferella at the bottom of the screen and I was delighted to find a great design studio.
This week:
- South Beach Comedy Festival
- Stoli Hotel Grand Opening
- Foo Fighters
- Shakespeare in the Park
- Third Thursday Jam at Mam
- Native Seeds III
- Art Deco Weekend
Elsewhere Macworld is taking place this week in San Francisco.
“For the Apple devotee, the anticipation leading up to the Macworld Conference and Expo is like Christmas Eve, spring break and losing your virginity all rolled into one.” - by Michael Calore and Scott Gilbertson for WIRED
Tech trendwatchers are waiting to see what Apple will unveil and they especially awaiting a new compact laptop. Steve Jobs will deliver the keynote speech today at noon and you can watch it on Apple’s main page.
If you are keeping an eye on tech trends you’re probably reading Wired’s Gadget Lab blog all week.
Luciana Souza will be performing at the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts this Saturday, January 12th at 7p.m. and 9p.m.
Luciana will be bringing her light, enchanting bossa nova jazz twist to classic favorites by Joni Mitchell, Sting, and The Beach Boys.
The Bryant Park Project is the most dynamic show on NPR. (and that is a big title)
One of, if not the wittiest, most intelligent dialogues you’ll hear all day.
I’ve been listening since October and am consistently, pleasantly surprised by their topics and banter.
If you tune in many of you will hear a familiar voice Alison Stewart is one of the hosts. Her co-host is Luke Burbank, who together with their newscaster Rachel Martin and the funniest, sharpest producers they bring a youthful brilliance to the show.
The BPP works especially well for those of us who spend hours on line every day as the segments are concise and informative. Additionally, the BPP has a great blog which adds to the program’s overall charm.
NPR Music launched today. NPR Music features live concerts, studio sessions, artist interviews, profiles, reviews, blogs and podcasts, and a flash based media player. Today the site features a profile of Thelonius Monk with links to NPR’s basic jazz record library and a song written in 48 hours by Stephen Merritt for Project Song. The site is a collaboration between NPR and 12 other radio stations KEXP and KPLU Seattle; KUT Austin; WBGO Newark; WDUQ Pittsburgh; WFUV and WNYC New York; WGBH Boston; WGUC Cincinnati; Folk Alley.com (WKSU) Kent, Ohio; WXPN Philadelphia, and Minnesota Public Radio.
