From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Memorial Day Weekend Party Guide

compiled by Joanie Cox

May 24 2006

Thursday

Bayside Hut

3501 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne

305/361-0808

Join Coral Springs hip-hop DJ Don Hot and dancehall DJ Black Chiney for the Dollarama Memorial Day Weekend jump-off party. Admission is $1 before 1 a.m., $10-$20 after.

Elizabeth Virrick Park

3255 Plaza St., Miami

305/445-0123, Miamigov.com

Entertainers Basketball Classic Miami will host this evening of hoops and music. At 5 p.m., Fort Lauderdale rapper Urban Mystic and other South Florida hip-hoppers will perform. A slam-dunk contest will begin at 6:30 p.m., and basketball games will take place at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Rapper Trick Daddy and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson will serve as coaches. For more information, call 754/214-1311.

Friday

Solo on the Bay

10880 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour

305/949-3920

The Sapphire Party will feature performances by reggae, soca, hip-hop, disco and old-school artists, including Supa Dups, Peter T., HMV House Arrest, Dorenzo and Eternal Vibes. Women will be admitted free before 1 a.m. Cover for men and for everyone after 1 a.m. is $15.

Elizabeth Virrick Park

3255 Plaza St., Miami

305/445-0123, Miamigov.com

Watch high-school Amateur Athletic Union team Exodus Florida compete against a team of Miami-Dade pros at 6:30 p.m. in the Entertainers Basketball Classic Miami game. At 8 p.m., finalists from Thursday's slam-dunk contest will face ESPN dunk champion Skywalker. Another basketball game will begin at 8:45 p.m. Call 754/214-1311 for game info.

Metropolis

950 N.E. Second Ave., Miami

305/415-0000, Metropolisdowntown.com

Miami hip-hop DJ T-Pro will spin at this gay-friendly party, which is part of Sizzle Week, one of the area's largest African-American and Latino gay events. The party will begin at 10:30 p.m. Cover is $20 before 11 p.m. and $25 after.

Saturday

Miami Beach Convention Center

1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach

305/673-7311, Miamibeachconvention.com

Slip-N-Slide Records will host the inaugural Greg Street Celebrity Car, Bike and Swimsuit Fashion Show. Rick Ross, Shaquille O'Neal, Trick Daddy, Cool and Dre, Plies, Trina, DJ Khaled, K. Foxx and other celebrities are scheduled to appear. Tickets cost $20, and the event will take place from noon to 8 p.m. Visit Gregstreetcarshow.com.

Bayside Hut

3501 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne

305/361-0808

Dance to reggae by DJ Dorenzo, Walshy Killa, Selectah AJ, Sound Rev and MC Fire Kyle from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Cover was unavailable at press time.

Broward Center for the Performing Arts

201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale

954/462-0222, Browardcenter.org

The 13th annual ReggaeSoca Music Awards will hit the 954 tonight. Nominees include Sean Paul, Daddy Yankee and many more. Net proceeds from the awards will benefit The United Negro College Fund, Action for AIDS, Food for the Poor and The Caribbean Cultural Center Building Fund. Tickets cost $20-$60, and the show will start at 8 p.m. Visit Reggaesocamusicawards.com.

Hotel Victor

1144 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

305/428-1234, Hotelvictorsouthbeach.com

It's getting hot in the hotel, so take off all your clothes and head to a pool party hosted by superstar rapper Nelly. Cover and showtime were unavailable at press time.

Sunday

Bicentennial Park

1075 Biscayne Blvd., Miami

305/358-7550, Bayfrontparkmiami.com

Dancehall legend Shabba Ranks, a.k.a. Mr. Loverman, will perform in Miami for the first time in nearly a decade at the first-ever Memorial Fest. Beenie Man, Damian Marley, Lady Saw, Bounty Killer, Paul Wall and Buju Banton will also take the stage. Tickets cost $50-$100. Gates will open at noon. Visit Memorialfest.com.

SoBe Live

1203 Washington Ave., Miami Beach

305/259-0206, Sobelivesouthbeach.com

The official Memorial Fest afterparty will take place midnight-4:30 a.m. Admission is free with a ticket stub from the festival. Cover for anyone without a ticket stub was unavailable at press time.

Miami Beach Convention Center

1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach

305/673-7311, Miamibeachconvention.com

Ozone magazine will sponsor the 2006 Memorial Day Weekend Celebrity Charity Basketball Game featuring Fabolous, Trick Daddy and Santana Moss, among other musicians and athletes. Tip-off will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25.

Bayside Hut

3501 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne

305/361-0808

Papa Keith and Screechie Bop of 103.5 The Beat will host this concert featuring performances by Elephant Man, Baby Cham and Merciless, Spice, General B, Ninja Kid and more. Doors will open at 9 p.m. Call 954/709-0592.