Over 425 guests ventured to the luxurious Mandarin Oriental Miami to celebrate Life’s Lasting Love at the American Heart Association’s 2010 Miami Heart and Stroke Ball. In the 42 years since the Heart Ball’s inception in Miami, never has the event seen such success!

Pictured: Luis Capo accepted the Big Heart Humanitarian Award in Business for his late father, Manuel Capo

In this SocialMiami video, Sarah Arison takes us on a Fashion’s Night Out journey, Bal Harbour Shops style. The luxury shopping mecca took their event to another level, as their progressive block party with chefs’ tastings, live music, dance classes, special-edition merchandise, personal appearance and a few stylish surprises, like the installation of Bocce Ball Courts, was truly a happening unlike anything that Bal Harbour has ever seen.

Pictured: Sarah Arison and Alan Randolph at Saks Bal Harbour

SocialMiami’s Aaron Glickman examines the attributes of Miami Chic…In fashionable Miami, the word chic has taken on a cultural significance. The term Miami Chic gets bandied about as a form of dress, a party theme, a manner of behavior…

Pictured: John McEnroe, Peter Brant attending a private dinner at Solea and Wall

The Soho Beach House opened in Miami Beach with a weekend full of grand opening parties. The House rarely releases photos from their events so it’s a rare sneak peek at the new members-only club.

Pictured: Bekah Jenkins and Cory Bond

A Grand Gathering

The 2010/11 gala season is well underway and SocialMiami photographed a group of fabulous chairs, honorees and donors at Ligne Roset in the Miami Design District. The all-star philanthropic cast featured representatives from some of Miami’s most esteemed organizations mixed and matched together in unique compositions.

Pictured: Milton & Patricia Wallace, along with Hanna, Chloe and Jake It Up Baby, Chairs of the Humane Society of Greater Miami’s Pawpurrazzi

Super Bowl Alli

Allison Weiss Brady was at it again with another exciting social-filled adventure. In this latest chapter AWB took on the Super Bowl with Creed frontman singer/songwriter, Scott Stapp. They bounced around the action in VIP style to mix and mingle with NFL superstars, A-list actors and bona-fide power brokers.

Pictured: Jaclyn & Scott Stapp at Hard Rock Live for Drew Rosenhaus’ “Rock ‘N Soul” event during Super Bowl week

YoungArts Gala

Miami’s philanthropic power players gathered recently for the annual An Affair of the Arts Performance and Gala, in support of YoungArts, the core program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA). The event brought together the nation’s finest young artists, the patrons who support them and a cache of celebrities at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts and the Alfred I. Dupont Building. The gala raised more than $550 thousand to support student artists. The theme of this year’s gala was Downtown Deco.

Pictured: Christina DePaul and Desmond Richardson, 2010 YoungArts Alumni Award recipient

Vizcaya Preservation Luncheon

Set in historic gardens at Vizcaya, the annual Vizcaya Preservation Luncheon celebrated the splendor of the gardens and raised funds to protect, preserve and restore the treasured estate. Hosted by The Vizcayans and Neiman Marcus, the day began with cocktails and garden tours followed by an al fresco lunch and informal modeling showcasing Spring 2010.

Pictured: Jennifer Boin

Miami Swim Week

In an almost Art Basel-esque display that featured Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim and Swim Show 2011 at the Miami Beach Convention Center spawning smaller satellite events and parties, the 2010 Miami Swim Week was an exciting five days of scantily clad beautiful people bouncing from venue to venue. SocialMiami’s Sarah Arison was on hand with Quintessentially member Anna Craft, as well as Dean Pemberton, president of Quintessentially Americas, to take in two fabulous luxury events at The Webster and W South Beach.

Priceless Moments

With a Gala that celebrated 25 years of “Priceless” experiences for children and families, Miami Children’s Museum (MCM) delighted more than 600 attendees with a host of food catered by the Ritz Carlton South Beach, featuring celebrity Chef Jeff McInnis and Executive Chef Thomas Connell, entertainment featuring a concert by the Average White Band, and a spirited auction that helped successfully raise more than $750,000 for the Museum’s programming.

Pictured: Yolanda Berkowitz, Lisa Pliner and renown fashion designer Nicole Miller

Basel Manny

All that remains from Art Basel week 2010 are the memories of parties and art, brunches, dinners, celebrities, some interior design, perhaps a little fashion, and a whole lot of money. Chronicling the action was the ubiquitous Manny Hernandez, aka Basel Manny. This A-List social photographer made Miami his playground as he bounced from venue to venue to capture all that was glamorous, chic and sophisticated during Miami’s greatest week. Relive each of the seven Basel Manny photo galleries neatly catagorized. Miami was magical and SocialMiami was there!

Pictured: Arsht Center CEO John Richard and Dennis Scholl