{"id":7904,"date":"2015-04-05T07:35:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T14:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=7904"},"modified":"2015-04-05T07:39:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T14:39:16","slug":"art-food-music-on-sunset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/art-food-music-on-sunset\/","title":{"rendered":"ART, FOOD, MUSIC ON SUNSET"},"content":{"rendered":"<a id=\"art-food-music-on-sunset\"><\/a>Taking in the festival via Street Stand-up Paddle are Chip Walter, Georgia and Danny Diaz.\n<p>The heart of SOMI was pumping with art, food and live music during the SOUTH MIAMI ROTARY ART FESTIVAL\u00a0the weekend of February 21 &amp; 22.\u00a0 Thousands strolled down Sunset Drive through South Miami\u2019s retail\/restaurant district viewing some 150 exhibitors of fine arts and high-end crafts from around the country, while enjoying multinational food and\u00a0live music.<\/p>\nBest in Show ribbon and cash awards went to glass artist Richard Ryan of Bourbonnais, Illinois. Presenting the ribbon are: Festival Chairwoman Wendy Lapidus and Rotary President Gabriel De Armas, Jr.\n<p>The annual show (always held on the weekend after Presidents\u2019 Day) continues to be one of the most popular and best attended events in town. The festival was started in 1984 by the Red Sunset Merchant\u2019s Association. It started as a small show with only 25 booths; it has grown into one\u00a0of Miami-Dade\u2019s most anticipated events.<\/p>\n<p>For the third year in a row Greg Byers and Friends hosted a jam session in the evening on stage in the beer garden\/food court.\u00a0 Each year more people stay to enjoy the wonderful jazz. In addition, this year the Children\u2019s Voice Chorus led by Jamie Perez Sutta performed on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\nGreg Byers with his five-string electric cello entertaining the crowd.\n<p>The Art Festival is produced entirely by volunteers of the South Miami Rotary Club, with proceeds going to fund college scholarships for South Miami students, and other local, national and international service projects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7904 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/art-food-music-on-sunset\/dsc_5141\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_5141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/art-food-music-on-sunset\/dsc_5145\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_5145.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/art-food-music-on-sunset\/dsc_5152\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_5152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7919\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7919'>\n\t\t\t\tMarine artist Lawrence Packard of Winter Haven, Florida.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/art-food-music-on-sunset\/dsc_5158\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_5158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7920\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7920'>\n\t\t\t\tAaron Reed  of Atlanta, Georgia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/art-food-music-on-sunset\/dsc_5138-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_51381.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The heart of SOMI was pumping with art, food and live music during the SOUTH MIAMI ROTARY ART FESTIVAL\u00a0the weekend of February 21 &amp; 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