Last Night: Dialect at Brew Urban Cafe

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Travis Newbill
Love to see the peeps comin' together

Dialect, a monthly event put on by the Twilight Notes DJ crew at Brew Urban Cafe, could hang with events of its kind down in Miami. But in downtown Fort Lauderdale -- where in most bars the best art on display are the labels on vodka bottles -- it really stands out as something special. And further, it gives hope that a cohesive scene is coming together.

Thursday was the first Dialect of the new year, and if it was any indication of things to come in 2011, we're in for a good strong year of collaboration and good vibes. For this month's event, Twilight Notes teamed up with a couple of Fort Lauderdale's other cultural superpowers, Freedom Art and Radio-Active Records -- Freedom Art's Jose Lopez curated the show, and Radio-Active's Richard Vergez was a special guest DJ. The result was a strong coming together of various regions of the Lauderdale art world. The crowd was large and enthused; a mingling mass of goodness which flowed from the small, artsy coffee shop with their wine and craft beer, out into the street. County Grind had a good time taking it all in. 

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Travis Newbill
Olga, one of the exhibiting artists, speaks with a Russian accent. So, when she commented that I was the first person to take a picture of her and Sinisa, and therefore I was like a Pastor, Sinisa and I were confused. "Pastor?" we asked. "Who is the person to marry people?" she responded. "Hold on a second..." Sinisa chimed in. Whatever I may have done, I am honored and wish them happiness.

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Travis Newbill
Anna shared her lovely view that "All artists are attracted to one another." Then she commented on my reporter's notebook: "I have one of those. I used to work for the Herald. Yours is small though. Mine was long!" Hey, it's how you use it that counts, write?

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Travis Newbill
Misael is a performance artist who made the trek up from Hollywood for Dialect. In his view, even if most people spend more time chatting than contemplating the artwork, it's still a positive thing that art is at the core of the party. "It's good that it's cool to go see art. Those kids might look at what's on the wall."

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Travis Newbill
Mikey, from Radio Active Records, showed up hungry for some art, and more: "I could go for a grilled cheese sandwich right now." He highly recommends Munchie One food truck (@munchie_one on twitter), who unfortunately was nowhere to be found.

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Travis Newbill
There was one person at the party dancing like crazy. Unsurprisingly, it was the legendary Disco Infiltrator.

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Travis Newbill
"Come here for a picture, stranger!", insisted the Disco Infiltrator.

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Travis Newbill
Mig, of FTL Collective, was more than pleased to be lurked upon by his main man D. Wade.

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Travis Newbill
Meanwhile, just across the street: Aaron had just won a cagefighting match, but his buzz was dampened when he and his friends discovered that their car had been broken into. Perhaps someday he'll get his revenge; maybe for a pay-per-view audience

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Travis Newbill
If you're gonna wear pants at a party, do like this guy.

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Travis Newbill
Adam, of Twilight Notes: "There are two Fort Lauderdales; There is young, hip Fort Lauderdale, and there's Margaritaville. And, obviously, we're going to win, because we're young."


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Brew Urban Cafe

209 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL

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