How much would you pay to hear Gisele Bündchen tell you where the aluminum cans go? Her husband Tom Brady places the value at more than $31 million, the total price of his latest property acquisition.

Kicking off Art Basel Miami Beach by sea at André Balazs’ Standard Miami on Tuesday, Nov. 30, Balazs along with Stuart Parr inaugurated the premier United States sea launch of the Aquariva by Marc Newson with an exclusive Dom Pérignon dockside cocktail.

Five, four, three, two, done! It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2010. Countdown to 2011 at Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach, where the charm of a Mediterranean villa meets elegance on the beach. The party starts on New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 31, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Whether you’re simmering down from a week brimming with Art Basel events, ramping up for the New Year or simply marking the midpoint in a season filled with social soirees and holiday gatherings, breathe a sigh of welcomed relief at ESPA at Acqualina, inviting guests to escape to a stunning, seaside sanctuary and experience the elegance and splendor of Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach.

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Check back daily for more info on the most powerful people in your city. Oracle co-founder and CEO Larry Ellison is profiled on this week’s “Bloomberg Game Changers,” and plans on bringing competition and attention to the Bay Area with the 34th America’s Cup in 2013.

If Miami doesn’t give you enough reason to head to the Beach, Art Basel Miami Beach is here once again and heating up the local late-night scene. The four-day event has Miami’s culturati swimming in invitations to galleries, private dinners, special installations, and satellite fairs spotted along Miami Beach and Miami’s Design District. With Art Basel Miami Beach now in its ninth season, if you’ve lived in Miami long enough you have Art Basel parties down to a fine art, knowing it all begins with a worthy tipple. Forget tea parties, Miami is keen on the tequila party.

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Check back daily for more info on the most powerful people in your city. The New Yorker’s latest issue profiles Eli and Edythe Broad’s artful philanthropic involvement and their colorful impact on LA’s arts and cultural scene in “The Art of the Billionaire.”

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Check back daily for more info on the most powerful people in your city. San Francisco-native Richard Goldman passed away at age 90, marking the end of a benevolent life and leaving behind a philanthropic trendsetter’s legacy.

Ladies and gentleman, for the rare times shock and awe is used to describe an event, it’s doubtful that it suits a spectacle quite like that of a Cirque du Soleil performance. After 26 years of building its global brand, Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil makes a return to its simplistic origins with “Kooza,” in which less is more, and more epitomizes physics and gravity. Under the Grand Chapiteau in Bicentennial Park, “Kooza,” which made its Miami debut on November 12, tells the story of The Innocent looking for his place in the world through acrobatic performance and the art of clowning.