miamiartzine.com celebrated its 9th anniversary with more than 150 guests in attendance at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden on Monday, Oct. 27.

It was an evening filled with food, drinks, music, live dance performance, art shows, a silent auction and awards ceremony.

Guests lined up for entrée and dessert crepes by CrêpeMaker®, donated by Christopher Hoffman and Maria Suñe. Palm Beach artist Naomi Cordero showed off her large "Faces"art works, while Sid Daniels discussed his nine-piece art show that he installed on the back wall of the Botanical Garden space.

Cachi and his Salsa Jazz Ensemble, a performance donated by Kim-KCC Productions, kept guests dancing and the outdoor space of the garden lively.

After an awards ceremony, which introduced award winners, arts supporter Merle Weiss, and Art Center/South Florida for its 30 years of providing arts and culture on Lincoln Road, Brigitte Cormier Dance presented a dance installation in the gardens. Guests were invited to participate by placing flowers on a painting while the troupe of four dancers performed.

A silent auction saw patrons lining up to bid on items such as art work, hotel stays, restaurant gift certificates, designer jewelry and clothing, theater, dance and opera tickets, and other out on the town items.

Libations were provided by Desperados Blended Lager, "a one of a kind beverage crafted at the crossroads of beer and spirits techniques," and board member Paul Vignette donated wine.

miamiartzine.com was developed as an online magazine concept by Harvey J. Burstein and made its debut on October 13, 2005. Burstein, Miami Beach Arts Trust Chairman, is the publisher of miamiartzine.com. Michelle F. Solomon is editor. Writers are Anna Collins, Robert Dempster, Steve Gladstone, Roger Martin, Marjorie O'Neill Butler, Monica Torres, Hali Neal, Heike Dempster, Irene Sperber, Ruben Rosario. Heber Siqueiros is social media manager, Henry Perez and Richard Fendelman are photographers. The web site is managed by Claudio Croce and his team at Atimo.