UEL BUS TOUR: Visit to the MIMO District

The UEL Bus Tour included a drive through the Mimo District (Miami Modern) and a stop at the historically refurbished New Yorker Boutique Motel. During the drive UEL members got a glimpse of Miami Architecture in the 50's (MIMO covers architecture from 1945 to 1969) by seeing the Biscayne Boulevard historical district.

UEL BUS TOUR: Visiting the Wynwood Walls

The last stop on our bus tour was to see the Wynwood Walls. These walls are located at 2520 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, between two restaurants, Wynwood Kitchen and Bar and Joey's. Tomorrow we will post still photos of the walls. Also see our previous post on the bus tour.
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UEL BUS TOUR: Rubell Family Collection Part 2

Mera Rubell tell the Bus Tourists about a work of art at the Collection by African Artist El Anatsui.

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UEL BUS TOUR: Rubell Family Collection

Mera Rubell speaks to the Urban Environment League members during their bus tour of the Upper East Side of Miami on February 4th 2011, telling them a little about herself and the facility and telling a little bit about how Art Basel came to Miami.

Link to video.

This was the introduction:

UEL BUS TOUR: Art on View at Little Haiti Cultural Center

See post yesterday about the center.

UEL BUS TOUR: Spencer Crowley Talks about Property Purchase For Park On Little River

FIND Commissioner, Spencer Crowley joins the bus to tell a little bit about a property available for purchase with Florida Inland Navigation District funds and City of Miami matching funds, from Bayside Marketplace returns, to buy an acre and a 1/4 lot on the Little River. The property would be used as a mini-park for the Upper East Side. FINE money can only be used for projects on navigable water. People could view the manatees that go up Miami's Little River in winter months.

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UEL BUS TOUR: Architect Bernard Zyscovich at the Little Haiti Cultural Center

Link to video on You Tube. Our first stop on the tour was the Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami. Architect Bernard Zyscovich came to give a talk on the design of the center. While there, tour members were treated to a dance class in progress (see post below).

Thursday we will feature some of the art seen at the center.

UEL BUS TOUR: Little Haiti Cultural Center - Dance Class in Session

Ray Chasser tells about his farm in Little Haiti.

The UEL Bus Tour Recap: Earth N' Us Farm in Little Haiti

For the next few days we will post photos and videos from our bus tour.

This was our second stop, the Earth N' Farm in Little Haiti.
Link to video.

Last week to register for Bus Trip.

Use paypal today. You can pay by credit card at this paypal link. The link is at right.

The UEL Bus Tour last chance to reserve.

The Urban Environment League presents the Upper East Side -- a tour of Miami’s newest hot neighborhood.  

Join the Urban Environment League on Friday, February 4th, for a guided tour of Miami's Upper East Side to explore both new and enduring landmarks and sights.  
 
Participants will enjoy a visit to the Little Haiti Cultural Center, stop by an actual urban farm, tour the MIMO District to see some of its collection of outstanding Miami Modernist Architecture, visit the Rubell Collection featuring exciting and often unseen contemporary art, and have lunch in one of the Wynwood District's newer restaurants, with a viewing the Wynwood Walls.  
 
The tour is available for only $35 and includes admission to all facilities, a comfortable ride in a tour guided modern coach bus and gourmet lunch at Wynwood Kitchen and Bar.
 
Meet at 9:15 at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 464 NE 16th Street. The bus will return at 2:30. Parking is available.  Payment can be made by Paypal at: www.UEL.org or by check mailed to UEL-Suite 114, 1000 NW North River Drive, Miami 33136.  Or pay right here! See the link at right on this page.
 
Seating is limited so don't delay!! If you are sending a check let us know it is on the way at:
uelinfo@bellsouth.net
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Who: The Urban Environment League
What:  Bus Tour of Miami’s Upper East Side
Where: Meet at 9:15, AM, Trinity Episcopal Church, 464 NE 16th Street, returning at 2:30 (parking available on site)
Cost: $35 – checks to UEL, Suite 114, 1000 NW North River Drive, Miami 33136 or by Paypal at www.UEL.org .

The UEL Bus Trip

The UED bus trip February 4th will include a free gourmet lunch at the Wynwood Kitchen and Bar, a favorite of art lovers.

Bus Trip Shaping Up to Be a Special Time.

We have just buttoned down our lunch for the bus trip at the Wynwood Kitchen and Bar. Expect an excellent meal at this trendy new restaurant. We are also looking forward to a visit to the Rubell collection's new exhibit.

If you haven't made a reservation yet for our bus trip it still isn't too late. Join us -- February 4th. You can reserve by paypal on the right of this page. It is a bargain at $35.00 The admission alone to the Rubell Collection is $10.00. Add to that the bus, the gourmet lunch, tax and tip and you will see what we mean.

UEL Bus Tour...Do your RSVP!

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Save the Date: UEL Bus Tour - February 4th

We are finalizing our bus tour but we thought you might want a glimpse at what we are planning so far!

Entry in the prestigious Rubell Gallery, lunch at a trendy Wynwood restaurant, a visit to a farm in Little Haiti. Yes! A farm. A tour of the Zyscovich designed Little Haiti Cultural Center. There will be more galleries/wall murals in Wynwood to satisfy art lovers and other stops for those curious to learn about and see more of the MIMO district and the upper East Side in the City of Miami.

Contact us if you want the invite the first week of January...uelinfo@bellsouth.net

A UEL bus tour is in the planning stage.

UEL Co-President Fran Bohnsack and Board Member, Nancy Liebman have teamed up to resurrect the UEL bus tour. The tour is scheduled for a Friday in early February and will make stops around the upper-east side of the city, taking in a gallery or two. Our bus tours were one of our most popular events. The people who attended has a great time and friendships were forged among the group, out for a day of exploring.

The UEL monthly dinner schedule will resume in January.

A blast from our past: 2006.

In March 2006 the UEL toured the Redland.