2013/2014 Social Season Preview
SocialMiami’s Social Season Preview will give you a quick overview of what to expect during the 2013-2014 season. Non-profits can also use the Preview as a tool to help plan their important events during the year.
If your event is not listed, just send the information to Melanie when details are confirmed. The Social Season Preview will be continually updated, redistributed and archived on SocialMiami’s homepage.
SocialMiami’s 7th Annual Gala Guide, the industry standard for pre- and post-event publicity, will be published in early September. The deadline to add your event to the guide is August 23. Call 305-981-0101 or email Melanie for Gala Guide information or to inquire about producing a promotional or event video for your organization.
August – September
| August 4 | Summer Pool Party for Friends of Israeli Defense League |
| August 10 | A Night in Havana for Pridelines Youth Services |
| August 11 | Solomon Garazi Memorial Day at the Races for MJHS |
| August 16 | Hispanic Women of Distinction Luncheon |
| August 23 | MOCA’s Optic Nerve Film Festival |
| August 24 | Fort Lauderdale Bus Loop for Jessica June Children’s Cancer Fndn |
| August 24 | The Children’s Trust 2013 Family Expo |
| August 27 | Latin Auxiliary Women of the Year Luncheon for MJHS |
| August 29 | The Women of Influence hosted by YWCA of Greater Miami-Dade |
| September 7 | AEA Miami’s A Gala in the Tropics |
| September 8 | 8th Annual Poker & Casino Night for FIDF Young Leadership |
| September 18 | Miracle Jeans Day for Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation |
| September 18 | Adrienne Arsht Center’s Green Room Society Kick Off |
| September 19-22 | Phil Peterson’s 41st Annual Key West Poker Run for DRIF |
| September 21 | Hyundai Hope on Wheels Miami Children’s Hospital 5K |
| September 21 | Donna End-of-Summer Disco Party at Coral Gables Museum |
| September 22 | Annual Burger King® 5K Walk/Run – Burger King McLamore Foundation |
| September 22 | Dolphins v. Atlanta Falcons Opener– Tickets from Kristi House |
| September 27 | 8th Annual Go Red for Women Luncheon |
| September 27 | 20th Annual Celebrity Chefs Food Tasting for Ann Storck Center |
| September 28 | Hispanic Unity’s Gala for Hispanic Unity |
| September 28 | UAspire’s Cap & Gown Gala |
| September 28 | 2013 Global Literacy Dinner for Alfalit International, Inc. |
| September 28-29 | Taste of the Beach |
| September 29 | 3rd Annual Jazz Bridge – Miami Council for International Visitors |
| September 30 | 28th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner for Buoniconti Fund |
October
| Oct 1 – Nov 1 | Festival Miami 30th Anniversary presented by UM Frost School of Music |
| October 3 | Eat Your Heart Out – A Wine & Food Extravaganza for Heart Gallery of Broward County |
| October 5 | It’s All About the Kids for Friends of St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital |
| October 5 | Biscayne Bay Kiwanis Club’s Gala |
| October 5 | The Edge Casino Night |
| October 5 | 3rd Annual Puzzle Pieces of Our Community Gala – Autism Speaks |
| October 9 | 21st Annual South Miami Hospital Golf Classic |
| October 10 | Cancer Link’s “Sea of Pink” Luncheon |
| October 10 | Bids for Kids – Dade County Bar Assn. Young Lawyers Section |
| October 11 | Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America Golf Classic |
| October 12 | 2013 Diamond Ball: A Brazilian Carnival Masquerade Affair MCHF |
| October 12 | Alzheimer’s Association’s 5K Walk to End Alzheimer’s |
| October 12 | The Return of WigOut – Tigertail Productions |
| Oct 13 – Nov 15 | Alper JCC Book Festival |
| October 14 | Children’s Home Society’s Claws for a Cause |
| October 17 | South Beach Seafood Fest VIP Dinner |
| October 17 | Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Fashion Scene Miami |
| October 18 | 12th Annual Gala to Benefit Chapman Partnership |
| October 18 | Children’s Hero Awards Gala – Family Resource Center of South Florida |
| October 18-19 | Mad Dog Mandich Fishing Classic |
| October 19 | South Beach Seafood Festival |
| October 19 | Monster Masquerade at Zoo Miami |
| October 19 | Deering Estate’s Wine on Harvest Moon |
| October 19 | Viva Las Vegas Gala – Coral Gables Community Foundation |
| October 19 | Lantern Festival: In the Spirit of Obon at Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens |
| October 20 | Miami Children’s Museum’s Not So Scary Family Halloween Bash |
| October 20 | Miami Symphony Orchestra’s 25th Anniversary Season Opening Concert |
| October 21 | Tee Off Fore Wellness Golf & Tennis Tournament for Cancer Support Community |
| October 22 | Miami Jewish Health Systems NOTABLES Dinner |
| October 25 | 2nd Annual “All Star” Non-Profit Awards Luncheon – Switchboard of Miami |
| October 25 | Archbishop’s Church for the Poor Gala – Archdiocese of Miami |
| October 25-27 | Inaugural Miami International Children’s Film Festival |
| October 26 | Miami Heart Walk |
| October 26 | 2013 Emerald Gala for American Nicaraguan Foundation |
| October 26 | The Vizcayans’ Halloween Sundowner |
| October 26 | 15th Annual Safewalk-Run 5K for Women in Distress |
| October 26 | Poker Casino Party for Friends of Israeli Defense Funds |
| October 26 | The Little Lighthouse Foundation’s Nightmare on the Beach |
| October 26 | Smoke & Mirrors – A Celebration of Deborah Voigt hosted by Florida Grand Opera |
| October 26 | Locust Projects’ Smash and Grab |
| October 27 | Jazz at Joe’s – Women’s Committee of Big Brothers Big Sisters |
| October 27 | Making Strides Against Breast Cancer – American Cancer Society |
| October 28 | American Cancer Society Inner Circle of Twelve Luncheon |
November
| November 1 | Party for Young Associates of Coral Gables Museum |
| November 1 | Kristi House Touch A Heart Dinner & Auction |
| November 2 | Young Patronesses of the Opera 2013 Gala |
| November 2 | Make-A-Wish Gala |
| November 2-3 | Dolphins Cycling Challenge for Sylvester Cancer Clinic |
| November 6 | 25th Annual Festival of Chefs – Easter Seals South Florida |
| November 7 | Alper JCC Women’s Day Luncheon |
| November 7-8 | 2013 Golf Classic hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami |
| November 8 | Florida Heart Research Institute Limo to Lunch |
| November 8 | FedEx Waterford 5K – Miami Children’s Hospital |
| November 8-10 | 73rd Annual Ramble Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| November 8–15 | Miami Short Film Festival |
| November 9 | Junior League of Miami’s Annual Miami Magic |
| November 9 | 7th Annual Wild About Kids Gala for Boys & Girls Clubs |
| November 9 | 17th Annual Miami Recognition Dinner – National Gay & Lesbian Task Force |
| November 10 | At Home in the Garden Fundraiser for Coral Gables Museum |
| November 12 | National Philanthropy Day Luncheon Miami– Association of Fundraising Professionals |
| November 13 | Homestead Hospital’s Chef’s VIP Table at Championship Taste |
| November 13 | National Philanthropy Day Luncheon Broward Chapter AFP |
| November 14 | See the Light Luncheon – Miami Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired |
| November 14 | I Have a Dream Foundation Miami Gala |
| November 15 | Beastkeeper Passport Kick-Off for Zoological Society |
| November 15-17 | Ford Championship Weekend – Homestead Speedway Miami |
| November 16 | 10th Annual Mariners Hospital 5K Walk/Run |
| November 16 | 2nd Annual Florida Blue Green Event hosted by Wildlife Foundation of Florida |
| November 16 | 2013 Miami-Dade Light The Night® Walk – Leukemia & Lymphoma Society |
| November 16 | Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s An Evening of Hope |
| November 16 | Savor the Season Food and Wine Festival – Brickell World Plaza |
| November 16 | MAD for MODS Gala – Museum of Discovery and Science |
| November 16 | Fairy Tale Ball: The Wizard of Oz – Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital |
| November 17-24 | Miami Book Fair International |
| November 20 | Give Miami Day 2013 – The Miami Foundation |
| November 23 | 40th Annual Love & Hope Preview Party for DRIF |
| November 23 | Steps for Healing 5K Run/Walk for Children’s Bereavement Center |
| November 23 | 2013 Diamonds are Forever Gala for Belen Jesuit Preparatory School |
| November 23 | Pinecrest Gardens 2nd Annual Gala – A Brazilian Carnival Celebration |
| November 23 | The Vizcayan Ball |
| November 26 | Greater Miami Jewish Federation Women’s Event |
December
| December 2 | 50th Anniversary Gala for Bass Museum of Art |
| December 3 | MOCA & Vanity Fair International Party |
| December 5 – 8 | Art Basel Miami Beach |
| December 6 | 9th Annual Children’s Classic Golf Tourney for Baptist Childrens Hospital |
| December 7 | 10th Annual Home for the Holidays for Ronald McDonald House Charities |
| December 7 | Inaugural PAMM Ball |
| December 8 | 20th Annual Holiday Music at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| December 8 | The Nutcracker Gala – Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida |
| December 8 | Winter Wonderful hosted by UM Frost School of Music |
| December 8 | Miami Jewish Health Systems FOUNDERS Gala Dinner |
| December 10 | Swirl: A Wine Tasting Event – The Lymphoma Research Foundation |
| December 12 | Camillus House Gala |
| December 15 | Amigos for Kids Holiday Toy Drive |
| December 19 | Greater Miami Jewish Federation Pacesetter Event |
| December 20 | Sea What a Difference Luncheon hosted by Children’s Harbor |
January
| January 9 | Gala Opening Night for GableStage’s Antony & Cleopatra |
| January 11 | YoungArts Gala |
| January 17-19 | Art Deco Weekend |
| January 18–19 | Beaux Arts Festival |
| January 23 | Splendor in the Garden Fashion Show – Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| January 23-25 | Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Big Cypress Reservation’s 118th Anniversary |
| Jan 23 – Feb 3 | 17th Annual Miami Jewish Film Festival |
| January 24 | Pawpurrazzi for Greater Miami Humane Society |
| January 24-26 | International Chocolate Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| January 25 | Mariners Hospital Bougainvillea Ball |
| January 25 | 4th Annual Dan Marino Foundation WalkAbout Autism & Expo |
February
| February 1 | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Gala in the Garden |
| February 1 | MOCA’s Mystery Dates |
| February 1 | 3rd Annual Fundraiser for Coral Gables Art Cinema |
| February 1 | 6th Annual Marissa Nestor Tennis Invitational |
| February 8 | Baptist Children’s Hospital Hall of Dreams Gala |
| February 8 | Go Red for Women National Wear Red Day for American Heart Association |
| February 8 | New World Symphony Gala |
| February 8 | Miami Bridge Youth & Family Services’ Gala |
| February 13 | Designed for a Cure for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| February 14 | Valentine’s Day Concert at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| February 14 | Miami City Ballet 2014 Gala |
| February 15 | 40th Annual Love & Hope Ball for Diabetes Research Inst. Fndn. |
| February 15 | Be a Voice Gala for Voices for Children |
| February 15 – 17 | Coconut Grove Arts Festival |
| February 20 | Greater Miami Jewish Federation Main Event |
| February 22 | 32nd Annual American Red Cross Ball |
| February 22 | Comedian Elaine Boosler Performs at Alper JCC |
| February 25 | The Preservation Luncheon hosted by The Vizcayans |
March
| March 1 | Be a Kid Again Gala for Miami Children’s Museum |
| March 1 | The Big Event hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami |
| March 1 | 54th Annual South Miami Hospital Mercury Ball |
| March 1 | Miami Coalition of Christians & Jews Humanitarian Dinner |
| March 1 | Community Garden Charitable Fund’s 8th Annual Soiree |
| March 1 | Harbor Lights Gala hosted by Children’s Harbor |
| March 6 | AI Justice 18th Annual Dinner hosted by Americans for Immigrant Justice |
| March 7 | Feast with the Beasts for Zoological Society |
| March 7-9 | International Orchid Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden |
| March 8 | Broward Heart Walk |
| March 8 | Women of Tomorrow’s 2014 Gala |
| March 8 | Children’s Bereavement Center Rockin’ on the Green |
| March 8 | FIU Alumni Gala |
| March 9 | Alper JCC’s Special Needs Auction & Recepton |
| March 12 | A Night at the Museum – Bass Museum of Art |
| March 15 | 2014 Galaxy Gala for Patricia & Philip Frost Museum of Science |
| March 15 | The Victory Center Gala XIV – Victory Royale Casino Night |
| March 16 | Bark for Your Heart hosted by Florida Heart Research Institute |
| March 21 | Rising Stars Showcase – New World School of the Arts |
| March 30 | Deering Seafood Festival |
April
| April 3 | Heart & Star Awards Dinner – Cancer Support Community |
| April 4 | 2014 Branches Black Tie & Blue Jeans Benefit Dinner and Auction |
| April 4 | American Fine Wine’s Charity Wine Gala Benefiting Deliver the Dream |
| April 5 | American Cancer Society Annual Gala |
| April 5 | 36th Annual Children’s Resources Gala |
| April 9-12 | VeritageMiami Wine & Food Festival hosted by United Way of Miami-Dade |
| April 12 | Florida Heart Research Institute Driven to Dine |
| April 12 | Actors’ Playhouse Auction |
| April 18 | Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation Gentlemen’s Night Out |
| April 19 | MCHF 31st Annual Corporate Golf Invitational |
| April 24 | Miami Jewish Health Systems Classic Day of Golf, Cards & Spa |
| April 24 | Miracle Makers Luncheon & Fashion Show – Women Committee BBBS |
| April 24 | Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run (portion of proceeds benefit United Way) |
| April 26 | Broward Heart Ball |
| April 29 | Ronald McDonald House Charities’ 12 Good Men Luncheon |
May-June
| May 3 | 7th Annual Pineapple Saute & Sip Dinner for Baptist Health Breast Center |
| May 3 | Communities in Schools’ 25th Anniversary Silver Ball |
| May 3-4 | Arts Ballet Theatre’s Spring Ballet Gala |
| May 6 | Honey Shine 12th Annual “Hats Off” Luncheon |
| May 10 | The Auction, an Evening in Support of Camillus House |
| May 12 | Informed Families Dinner at Joe’s Stone Crab (date tentative) |
| May 14 | 2014 Power of the Purse Luncheon and Auction for Women’s Fund |
| May 17 | 3rd Annual Doctors Hospital Ball |
| May 17 | 46th Annual Miami Heart & Stroke Ball |
| May 30-June 1 | Los Quinces Performance and Gala Reception for Miami Gay Chorus |
| June 14 | Amigos for Kids Miami Celebrity Domino Night |
| June 14 | Colors of the Caribbean – Caribbean American Heritage Florida |
