New Methods Symposium at MOCA

Calypso in Miami, January 28 and 29

Friday and Saturday Jan. 28 and 29, 2011 8 p.m. Miami Dade College North Campus William and Joan Lehman Theater 11380 N.W. 27 Ave., Miami This performance celebrates women’s contributions to the classic Caribbean art form of Calypso – a musical world traditionally dominated by men. Three prominent women of the genre – Singing Saundra, Queen Fayola and Princess Kizzie – will perform their celebrated form with a unique twist. All three have won hosts of awards and regularly place in the finals of Calypso competitions during Carnival and year-round in Trinidad. TICKETS General admission: $15 Students and seniors: $10 MDC Students/Staff/Faculty Discount with MDC ID INFORMATION For detailed venue information and secure online tickets: www.mdc.edu/culture • 305-237-3010

Mother’s Day Farm Lunch

Wow! If we didn’t already have plans, I would definitely be taking my mom to this farm lunch. Mom, if you’re reading, sorry we didn’t find out about this sooner – maybe next year!

The price is flexible and can either include transportation for $155, or if you drive yourself to the farm in Homestead, the lunch is $30.

I found out about the event through Slow Food Miami, but it is not a Slow Food sponsored event.

Food and Garden Festival at Fairchild

The Food and Garden Festival at Fairchild is around the corner on April 24 and 25. This year they’ve invited local bloggers to come to the festival and blog about the experience. I was invited!

The Festival is full of events focusing on local and fresh food. They have lectures, demos, and a plant sale.

Admission: Free to Fairchild members and children 5 and under. Non-members: $20 for adults, $15 for seniors 65 and up, and $10 for children ages 6 – 17.

Download a coupon good for $5 off admission of the Food and Garden Festival

I’m perusing the schedule now, and it looks great. Here are some standouts to me:

Art Walk and Michael’s Food Cart

Tonight! My first Miami food cart experience.

Here’s the info from MGFD blog, the genuine kitchen:

The Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink Street Cart will be at Art Walk in the Design District on Saturday.  Johnson & Wales sophomores Derek and Jean Paul are back to help us serve an all new menu of local passion fruit sweet tea (4); slow roasted & shredded palmetto creek farms pork shoulder with anson mills cheese grits, heirloom tomato chow chow & parsley sauce (6); garlic chile crab dip with housemade chips (3); and peanut butter smore, toasted homemade marshmallow (3). Find us in front of Brownes & Co. (who we hear will provide some extra goodies for the occasion), 87 Northeast 40th Street, Miami Design District.

MiMo Madness (Miami) – today!

Today is MiMo Madness! It runs through 5 Pm today and there are vendors lined up along the sidewalks of Biscayne Blvd from 67 to 77 Streets.

helping haiti at the food and wine festival

Need even more motivation to pre-purchase your tickets to the Food and Wine Festival? They’ve just announced that when you purchase your tickets to the South Beach Diet’s Fun and Fit as a Family ($20), they will donate to the Clinton Foundation’s Haiti Relief and Recovery Efforts. Here’s what they sent me:

“In an effort to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti, the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine has announced that it will donate 100% of the gross advance tickets sales from the South Beach Diet presents Fun and Fit as a Family event at Jungle Island to the Clinton Foundation’s Haiti Relief and Recovery Efforts. Bring your family out for two days of interactive food labs, culinary demonstrations, food sampling, fitness activities and much more at South Beach Diet presents Fun and Fit as a Family and support those in need in Haiti at the same time. Click here to help!”

Want to donate directly? Here are some organizations that I think are doing the best they can and will put your donations to good use:

1. Partners in Health

2. Lambi Fund

3. Cine Institute

4. Food for the Poor