O, Miami Celebrates Donald Justice

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Join O, Miami in a two-day celebration of the most important Miami-born poet, Donald Justice (1925-2004). A winner of numerous poetry prizes, including the Pulitzer and The National Book Award, Justice is one of the most important poets of the 20th century whose influence can be seen in many of today's highly-celebrated living writers. 

In celebration of his life and work, O, Miami presents two events, taking place Saturday, August 20th and Sunday, August 21st. Both events are part of "And Justice for All," a county-wide celebration of Donald Justice sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

On Saturday, play Ping Pong for Justice at Primary Projects. The acclaimed poet loved to play ping pong so O, Miami honors this with a ping-pong party complete with free beer and pizza, a poetry recording booth, and a photo booth. 

On Sunday, August 21, O, Miami partners with The Betsy-South Beach to co-host a salon with David Orr, poetry critic for The New York Times, followed by a reading of Justice's poems by friends and Miami poets. 

Primary 
15 NE 39th St | Design District
Saturday, August 20, 7:30 pm

The Betsey Hotel
1440 Ocean Drive | South Beach
Sunday, August 21, 10:00 am

For more info head to O, Miami.

The Matador Bar Swaps with Dante New York

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photo courtesy Dante

This Thursday, August 18th, join the team at the Matador Bar for an installment of their Third Thursday Takeover Series. This week the expert team at one of New York's most popular bars Dante will be behind the stick serving up aperitifs and mixed cocktails. For one-night-only, the team behind the elegant New York bar will serve a menu inspired by the bar's signature cocktails. 

Based in Downtown New York, Dante is a timeless European-inspired bar serving classic aperitifs and elegant mixed drinks. The spot is also known for their daily Negroni Sessions, serving up an array of negroni's option. Dante’s managing partner Naren Young will be behind the bar For the takeover. The fun starts at 9:00 pm. 

The Matador Bar
The Miami Beach EDITION
2901 Collins Avenue | Miami Beach

Under the Starry Sky with the Perseids Meteor Shower

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photo courtesy creative commons

See any stars lately? If you didn't know, until August 24th the annual Perseids Meteor Shower will take over the skies creating quite a sight for residents of the Northern Hemisphere.

This year NASA predicts that between 100 to 200 meteors will be visible in the night sky at peak. The number is significantly higher than years past, as a result of the planet Jupiter's intense gravitational pull – it is so strong it also pulled into two other meteor streams left behind by the comet. 

In Earth's path is a cluster of rocks and debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle’s rendezvous in 1862, 1479 and 1079. Yes, 1079. The last time a special Perseids shower occurred was in 2009. Don't miss it.

Perseids Meteor Shower