From Interstellar Signals to Ocean Windsπβ¨ An icMercury Salon in Miami Beach
βDear Friends,
βYou are warmly invited to a three-day gathering celebrating curiosity, creativity, and the spirit of exploration β where the imagination of the cosmos meets the beauty of the ocean.
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βChapter I β Signals from the Stars
βInterstellar Evening
βπ Interstellar Communication Holdings
π 3:00 PM β 8:00 PM, April 10, 2026
βAn immersive evening where music, digital art, fashion, and technology meet in a constellation of creative ideas.
βDrinks and a light dinner of finger foods β including wings, sandwiches, and assorted platters β will be served as guests mingle and exchange ideas.
βFeatured Moments
βπ¨ Digital Art Presentation
Pioneering digital artist Laurence Gartel, often called the Father of Digital Art, will present selected artworks along with his newest book.
βπ Beach Runway Art Experience
The elegant Dr. Jessica Konopka will join us with a group of international models to transform the shoreline into a spontaneous runway on the sand, where art, fashion, and the ocean breeze become part of a living gallery.
βπΈ Photography
Portrait photographer Ella Simmons will be capturing moments throughout the gathering.
Guests are encouraged to enjoy the photography experience. Upon receiving images, a gratuity for the photographer is welcome entirely at your discretion.
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βChapter II β Ocean Winds
βSailing Experience & Dinner
βπ Morning & Afternoon, April 12, 2026
ββ΅ Sailing Class
βGuests are invited to join a sailing experience on the waters of Biscayne Bay led by Olympic Gold Medalist Magnus Liljedahl through Team Paradise Sailing.
βSuggested preparations
ββ’ Comfortable casual clothing
β’ Sunglasses and sunscreen
β’ Light jacket or windbreaker
β’ Flat shoes or boat shoes with good grip
βWhether actively learning the basics of sailing or simply enjoying the breeze and scenery, the experience invites guests to reconnect with wind, water, and movement.
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βπ½ Dinner Gathering
βFollowing the sailing experience, we will continue the evening at
βEstiatorio Milos
βOne of Miami Beachβs most celebrated Mediterranean seafood restaurants, known for its exceptionally fresh fish flown in daily from the Mediterranean and its elegant simplicity. Guests often select their fish directly from the restaurantβs fresh display before it is expertly prepared.
βGuests are welcome to order individually at the restaurant.
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βSpecial Guest
βWe are honored to welcome Diana Verity, Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase, whose perspective from the world of finance adds another dimension to this gathering of ideas.
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βClosing
βFrom the first signals imagined between distant stars
to the winds that carry sails across the sea,
βThis gathering celebrates the timeless human instinct
to explore, create, and connect.
βBetween cosmos and coastline,
between ideas and experience,
βWe look forward to sharing these moments with you in Miami Beach. πβ¨
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βπ Interstellar Evening Agenda
βApril 10, 2026 | Miami Beach
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β3:00 PM β Beach Runway Art
βDr. Jessica Konopka, Fashion & Cultural Curator
βModels transform the shoreline into a living runway.
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β3:30 PM β Portrait Photography
βElla Simmons, Portrait Photographer
βGuests invited to participate; capture the moment.
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β4:00 PM β Beach Photography
βFrom Interstellar Signals to Ocean Winds β the icMercury Experience
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β5:00 PM β Artemis II Coming Home: Expanding Human Presence in Space
βDanielle Rosales, Director of Business Development, Technologies β Space Tango
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β5:20 PM β Celebrating 50 Years of Digital Art
βLaurence Gartel, Father of Digital Art
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β5:40 PM β Why Invest in Aerospace?
βDiana Verity, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Chase
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β6:00 PM β Adaptive Sailing & Ocean Winds
βMagnus Liljedahl, Olympic Gold Medalist
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β6:20 PM β Guest Self-Introductions
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β7:00 PM β Dinner & Networking
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β8:00 PM β Closing Remarks
βLijie Zhu, Captain of icMercury