miamiartzine.com is celebrating 11 years as the voice for the arts community. On Monday, Oct. 24, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., miamiartzine.com invites the public to its 11th Anniversary Disco Party at the Miami Beach Woman's Club. Guests are invited to dress up in their favorite looks from the Disco era.

INDIVIDUAL TICKET	COUPLE TICKET

There will be a costume contest with a tribute to the Disco Era of the 1970s. 

Costume awards will be given for:

Best Original Costume

Best Movie or Game Replica Costume

Sexiest Costume

Funniest Costume

Best Homemade Costume

Best Couples' Costume

"Our anniversary celebrations tribute the arts, but they have also turned into community gatherings where everyone has a good time while supporting miamiartzine.com," says Harvey J. Burstein, founder and publisher.

In 2005, miamiartzine.com was founded by Burstein as an online arts publication. A program of the Miami Beach Arts Trust, Burstein saw a need when newspapers began cutting their arts coverage, leaving the arts community and arts lovers without a place for features and reviews. It was his vision to create an online publication that would contribute to the arts community by not only supporting the arts – theater, dance, visual arts, classical music, and other arts disciplines – but would give arts writers a voice and photographers a platform to contribute original content about South Florida's arts scene.

"MAZ features a staff of journalists and photographers – many of whom have gone on to write and photograph for other publications after getting exposure from our online publication. Many of the original contributors have been with the magazine since it started," said Burstein.

Guests will take part in a silent auction that features restaurant certificates, gift items, theater and concert tickets, commemorative art and other valuable items graciously donated by businesses and supporters throughout South Florida. There will also be a costume contest.

Food for the evening will be dinner and dessert crepe stations, generously donated by CrepeMaker. Additional food and wine will be available, donated by the Liquor Lounge, Miami Beach, Ya Ya Wine, and South Beach Hotel Group.

In its 11 years, miamiartzine has grown in popularity. "With social media becoming important, Facebook and Twitter has helped miamiartzine expand its readership," said Michelle F. Solomon, editor, miamiartzine.com. Additionally, the MAZ Calendar listing promotes community organizations and the miamiartzine mission to be a voice for the arts.

miamiartzine.com hosts the 11th anniversary extravaganza on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Miami Beach Woman's Club, 2401 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach.

Tickets for the event are $30 or $50 per couple at the door or, for advance purchases, click here.

For more information about the event, e-mail: Harvey@miamiartzine.com.