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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM
no.057-2009
TO: Mayor Malti H. Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M- Gonzalez; City Manage
GATE: November 20, 2009
SUBJECT: Art Basel Miami Beach 2009
Enclosed. please find your invitations and a schedule of events for Art Basel Miami Beach. While the show officially
begins on December 3" for the general public, there are a series of events beginning on December 2"'that you are
invited to attend.
You have been provided a VIP Invitation Package, which includes a VIP Card that admits you and a guest to the
following:
• Welcome Reception: Mondrian Hotel -December 1, 2009 from 5 - 7 pm
• "First Choice" preview of Art Basel Miami Beach: Convention Center- December 2, 2008 from Noon to 3 pm
• "Preview" of Art Basel Miami Beach: Convention Center -December 2, 2008 from 3 - 6 pm
• Vernissage: Convention Center -December 2, 2008 from 6 - 9 pm
• Opening Night of Ocean Front: Collins Park -December 2, 2008, 7 pm -Midnight
In addition, the VIP Card entitles you and a guest to the following free services from December 2 - 6, 2009:
• Permanent admission to Art Basel Miami Beach Art Fair, Ocean Front, and Art Conversations
• Access to Art Collectors Lounge
• Invitations to Art Collectors program and special events (see VIP desk)
Please also note that an additional invitation for the Welcome Reception (admits two persons) is also included in your
VIP Invitation Package,
In addition, we are providing you with the following:
• Three invitations to the City of Miami Beach and Art Basel Miami Beach Welcome Reception at the Mondrian
Hotel -Tues., Dec. 1, 5 to 7 p.m.; each invitation admits two guests
• Six invitations to Vernissage at the Convention Center. Entrance Hall D. Wed., Dec. 2; 6 to 9 pm.; each
invitation admits two guests
• Two one-day passes (can be used once during any of the show days. Dec. 3 - 6)
Additionally, included is the invitation for the City of Miami Beach's Welcome Brunch, an annual event where the
City hosts the City of Basel officials, the senior management of Messe Schweiz, and leadership of Art Basel Miami
Beach. This event will be held at The Sagamore Hotel, 1671 Collins Avenue, December 3, 2009, 10:00 a.m. -
Noon. This invitation is exclusively reserved only for elected officials. Please RSVP your attendance to this
event by no later than Monday, November 30, 2009.
Attached, for your reference, is a detailed schedule of events. We will distribute any additional invitations for other
events as we receive them.
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