Student/Campus Life Entertainment
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University Park:

Porter Davis Game Room:

The Porter Davis Game Room is a place to relax, meet friends, and enjoy a variety of indoor games including billiards, table tennis, board games and video games.The Game Room also runs many different programs filled with opportunities for leisure and competitive tournaments.    The Game Room sponsors teams to represent FIU in regional and national in-door recreational competitions with the Association of College Unions International (ACU-I) and has provided 1^st place winners in chess, billiards and table tennis.
As far as board games go, the Game Room probably has it all; everything from Checkers to Monopoly. The Game Room even have a few of our childhood favorites, including Battleship and Connect Four.  More than enough to replenish the burnt neurons of a college student's mind.  Visit the Graham Center web site for more info about hours of operations, fees, etc.

Art Museum

The Art Museum at Florida International University (TAM/FIU) started in 1977 as a student gallery but has since grown to achieve American Association Museum (AAM) accreditation (1999) and broad recognition for its growing collection of Latino and 20th century American Art, innovative exhibitions, outstanding lecture series, and unparalleled programs serving South Florida's diverse audiences. The central role TAM has established for itself in the cultural life of both campus and community, derives from the museum's commitment to present free and accessible program to the broadest audience, and results in a high level of community trust and support.

As an academic unit of a public university, TAM enthusiastically embraces a dual commitment to fulfill the educational needs of both its family and the general public. TAM's educational programs, therefore, are designed to increase each participant's knowledge of art and to honor its mission to serve people of all ages, means, and backgrounds.

To learn more about The Art Museum, its Calendar of Events and more, just point, click, explore learn and enjoy at: http://www.artmuseumatfiu.org

Performing Arts Center:

School of Music: Over 150 concerts are presented every year in the beautiful Wertheim Concert and Recital Halls.  In 1999, the Schantz Organ Company installed a new 74 rank organ in the Concert Hall.
Every year the School of Music presents a number of festivals, including the FIU Festival of the Performing Arts (17 concerts in 18 days), the New Music Miami Festival, and the FIU Jazz Festival. 

The School of Music ensembles have toured South and Central America, the East Coast and the Midwest, have been featured on cruise ships and have recorded with the finest artists in the world.  To learn about the upcoming events please visit the following website:  http://www.fiu.edu/~music/index.htm.

Theatre and Dance:

The Theatre and Dance Departments regularly announce theatrical, musical, and dance performances.

Salsa King:

Salsa Kings is one of the hottest dance schools in Florida.  The Graham Center chose them to offer salsa dance classes to FIU students.  Beginners can learn how to dance within weeks.  

Students will learn about 300+ salsa dance techniques in the rueda casino.  You can register for classes at the GC TicketMaster, room 104b, (305) 348-2297.  You may also register with Elba Diaz, at (305) 969-3522.

TicketMaster:

The FIU TicketMaster outlet is located in the Graham University Center, Rm. #104B, at University Park.  Tickets to local attractions, motion pictures, theatrical productions, athletic events, other entertainment and Panther Shuttle bus ticket may purchased here.

Free and discounted tickets to area events are available at the North Campus Box Office in WUC 110.  Vending refunds are also made in the Ticket Office, GC 104B at UP and WUC 325 at the North Campus. For more information please visit the following website: http://guc.fiu.edu/ticketmaster.htm.

Biscayne Bay:

Kovens Center:

Overlooking the waters of Biscayne Bay, The Kovens Conference Center is a beautiful and unique facility that is conveniently located on the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University off of Biscayne Boulevard at NE 151st Street.  The spectacular view of Biscayne Bay provides an intimate, elegant setting unlike any other meeting venue in South Florida. This beautifully appointed facility is the ideal environment for educational, corporate and professional conferences, seminars and training.

The Kovens Conference Center has eleven (11) meeting spaces, including tiered case study rooms, seminar rooms, a computer training lab, a multi-purpose, bayview dining/meeting room which will seat 450, and full teleconferencing facilities.  For further information, please visit Kovens center website or call at (305) 919-5000.

Wolfe Center:

While the roots of the institution are based on academics, and the administrative trunk provides leadership and direction, neither are complete without the student services that are their crowning leaves to Florida International University's dynamic family tree.  Nested within the Wolfe University Center are a host of services which are listed in the Wolfe University Center home page. Located at the core of the North Campus, the Wolfe University Center provides places to obtain cash from the ATM, buy books, grab a bite to eat, meet a friend, make a copy, use a computer, contemplate a painting, mail a
letter, shoot billiards, play video games, watch TV, get involved with campus activities, find a job, or just relax!

Local Community Info:

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
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Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
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The Wolfsonian-Florida International University

Located at 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, The Wolfsonian is a museum that promotes the collection, preservation, and interpretation of art and design from the period 1885-1945. Through exhibitions and public programs, The Wolfsonian investigates the ways in which material culture both shapes and reflects human experience. Its goal is to educate a broad audience about the ways design has served as a reflection of societal values and as an active force in the shaping of human experience.

The Wolfsonian's collection now numbers more than 70,000 objects, primarily from North America and Europe, including furniture, decorative arts, paintings, books, periodicals, and ephemera that demonstrate the role of design as an agent and expression of the cultural, political, and technological changes that swept the world from the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries.

The Wolfsonian was founded in 1986 to oversee the Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Collection. In July 1997, The Wolfsonian became a division of Florida International University after The Wolfsonian's founder, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., donated and the Florida State University System accepted the Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Collection of Decorative and Propaganda Arts and The Wolfsonian's historic headquarters.

Membership
Wolfsonian members enjoy special previews and receptions, unlimited free admission to exhibitions, reduced or free admission to programs, and a subscription to The Wolfsonian's Bulletin. Higher-level memberships offer additional advantages.

Visiting the Museum
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday: 11 am - 6 pm; Thursday: 11 am - 9 pm (from 6pm-9pm galleries are open free of charge); Sunday: noon - 5 pm
Admission: Adults: $5; Seniors/Students/Children 6-12: $3.50; Free for Wolfsonian members/Florida State University System students, faculty, and staff with ID/Children under 6; For group tours, call 305 535-2602, or e-mail hughesm@fiu.edu.

1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139
Phone: 305 531 1001 Fax: 305 531 2133
Web site: http://www.wolfsonian.org