Ventanitas Launch Party

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Join us at Versailles, home to one of the city’s most iconic ventanitas!

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O, Miami’s latest book, Ventanitas: A Window into Miami’s Coffee Culture launches with a community celebration at Versailles on Tuesday, March 5th! Through poetry, stunning photos, and joyful interviews, the book celebrates the lives of the people who gather at the city’s coffee windows for conversation and human connection.Join us at Versailles, home to one of the city’s most iconic ventanitas! Hear about the cultural origins of ventanitas as an only-in-Miami phenomenon and meet Author Daniela Perez Miron &amp; photographer Gesi Schilling during this community party. Featuring specialty Havana Club Rum cocktails by Ambassador Gio Gutierrez. All in celebration of the 3 Ode 5! <ul><li>Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | 5-7 pm</li><li>Bar Versailles</li><li>Free and open to the public</li></ul><a href="https://omiami.org/shop/ventanitas-daniela-gesi" title="https://omiami.org/shop/ventanitas-daniela-gesi" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ventanitas: A Window into Miami’s Coffee Culture is now available for purchase here.</a> BiosDaniela Perez Miron is a Graphic Designer and Art Director born in Guatemala and raised in Miami, Florida. She graduated from the University of Miami with dual degrees in Art and Management and then went on to study Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art. She is passionate about creating work that tells intimate cultural stories, centers real people, and empowers others. Daniela currently works for Pentagram and lives in London, where she spends her time hunting for a proper cortadito.Gesi Schilling is a Miami-born photographer. Her work appears regularly in various publications, including The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Vogue, and The Miami Herald, where she began her career as a photojournalist. Her work focuses on portraits and ethnographic studies of communities, groups, and cultures, seeking to observe beyond what’s visible in real time. She holds a degree in visual anthropology from the University of Florida and lives in Fort Lauderdale.

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