Whole Foods Release

City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, Nannette Rodriguez

PRESS RELEASE

Tel: 305.673.7010, Fax: 305.673.7229, E-mail: [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2009

CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SIGNS WHOLE FOODS MARKET SOUTH BEACH AS BREAKFAST SPONSOR OF SLEEPLESS NIGHT Miami Beach, FL -- The City of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and Cultural Development is very pleased to announce that Whole Foods Market South Beach is the official Breakfast Sponsor of SLEEPLESS NIGHT 2009, the free, 13-hour, dusk-til-dawn, citywide celebration of the arts launching November 7 at 6:00 p.m.. “We’re very excited to partner with the City of Miami Beach for this wonderful community event,” said Bridget Hobart, Marketing Specialist for Whole Foods Market South Beach. “Whole Foods Market has a thirty-year history of community involvement, and Sleepless Night is a perfect fit for us.” “We’re thrilled to have Whole Foods Market on board, “ said Max Sklar, the City’s Director of Tourism and Cultural Development. “It’s so heartening to see the local business community embrace this event. And after a Sleepless Night, what could be better than a healthy Whole Foods Market breakfast ?” Whole Foods Market South Beach will be serving a complimentary continental breakfast near the stages on Ocean Drive at 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Whole Foods Market South Beach joins Audi of America, the John L. and James S. Knight Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ocean Drive Association, the Miami Beach Visitors and Convention Authority, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Comcast and Classical South Florida 89.7 FM, among others, to provide the sponsorship necessary to produce this free,13-hour long event. Sleepless Night is a sundown-to-sunrise, free arts celebration. It is produced by the City of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and Cultural Development and Cultural Arts Council in collaboration with every cultural organization in the city, together with private businesses and individuals. It offers free museum admissions, indoor and outdoor art installations and performances, architectural tours, dance (and dancing,) theater, music, film, slam poetry, fashion shows, acrobatics, comedy and other cultural offerings, all presented without admission charge at over 80 different venues spread throughout the city and the 13-hour night. Free shuttle buses with onboard arts programming connect the various zones of activity and remote parking for the duration of the event. The last Sleepless Night (2007) presented more than 130 arts and entertainment events to over 100,000 residents and visitors of all ages. “It was the best multi-genre arts event We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community.

I’ve ever enjoyed here in South Florida – in over three decades!” said Ed Bell, producer and host of WLRN 91.3FM’s “South Florida Arts Beat.” “Sleepless Night will prove to be South Florida’s premiere annual arts extravaganza.” About Whole Foods Market® Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com), a leader in the natural and organic foods industry and America’s first national certified organic grocer, was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” in 2008 by Health magazine. The Whole Foods Market motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures the company’s mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to its 53,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 11 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2008, the company had sales of $8 billion and currently has more than 275 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market, Fresh & WildTM, and Harry’s Farmers Market® are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP, LP. Wild Oats® and Capers Community MarketTM are trademarks owned by Wild Marks, Inc.

For more information please visit www.wholefoodsmarket com. For complete program information visit www.sleeplessnight.org. ### To request this material in accessible format, sign language interpreters, information on access for persons with disabilities, and/or any accommodation to review any document or participate in any city-sponsored proceeding, please contact 305-604-2489 (voice) or 305-673-7218 (TTY) five days in advance to initiate your request.

We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community.