Thursday, August 13 at 7:30pm Threefold - Dave Brubeck 100th The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2020 Virtual Summer Concert Series concludes with A Jazz Shout-Out Finale for a Dave Brubeck 100th Birthday. The talent-filled group Threefold -- Mark Small (saxophone), Martin Bejerano (piano), and John Hart (guitar) -- presents an hour of tunes by some of their favorite jazz artists, including Dave Brubeck in his 100th birthday year. https://communityartsprogram.org/capcast/
Friday, August 14 at 12pm Eric Jay Dolin and Bryan Norcross In A Furious Sky, Eric Jay Dolin has created a vivid, sprawling account of our encounters with hurricanes, from the nameless storms that threatened Columbus’s New World voyages to the destruction wrought in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. Dolin reveals we must look to our nation’s past if we hope to comprehend the consequences of the hurricanes of the future. Join best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin and Bryan Norcross, Hurricane Specialist and Director of Meteorology, for a conversation on the impact of tempests on U.S. affairs, technology and climate to consider how half a millennium of storms have shaped America in the 21st century. Register online.
Friday, August 14 at 7pm Intimate/Internet by GableStage Engage@GableStage will premiere its 2nd completed Artist Grant project on August 14th at 7pm with Intimate/Internet by Brandon Urrutia and Michael Yawney. Intimate/Internet follows the journey of a young man trying to find connection in a galaxy that has shrunk to the dimensions of his parents’ home during lockdown. Is it possible to find love when the only good Wi-Fi is in the kitchen and your mother is two feet away? http://www.gablestage.org/engagegablestage/
Friday, August 14at 7:30pm Ensemble Ibis Experience the music of MacArthur Fellow composer, musicologist, and trombonist George Lewis, the 2020 Frost Distinguished Composer-in-Residence as well as other contemporary works performed by the Ensemble Ibis on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yezgM7X3ko0
Fred Astaire Dance Studios Group Classes After a long-awaited break due to the quarantine, Fred Astaire Dance Studios is pleased to announce that group classes (limited to 9 students) are back on the schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 and 7pm along with a Latin Fitness Class at 11am on Saturdays. Take an introductory private class with one of the certified instructors to get acquainted with the studio and go over the basic elements which make dancing easier and more fun to learn. With over 4,000 sq ft there is plenty of room for social distancing. Call 305-443-0085 or email CoralGables@FredAstaire.comhttps://www.fredastaire.com/introductory-offer/
Ron Howard's Rebuilding Paradise Ron Howard directs a moving and sincere story of resilience in the face of tragedy as a community comes together and begin the important task of rebuilding. Check in to the Gables Cinema Virtual Screening Room to enjoy some great movies and support the cinema. http://www.gablescinema.com/programs/virtual-screening-room/
Episode 4 of the Seraphic Saturday Podcast The Seraphic Saturday Podcast Companion introduces their new game show segment called "Seraphic Inquire" hosted by Jeopardy champ and alto extraordinaire, Doug Dodson with longtime Seraphic members, Brenna Wells and Steve Bradshaw. Doug tests Brenna and Steve on their knowledge of Handel and his masterpiece, Messiah. https://www.seraphicfire.org/seraphic-saturday-podcast-episode-four/
Now Is The Time To GO SOLAR Imagine walking into a solar company’s office with 50 or 100 of your neighbors and saying, “We all want to get solar. What kind of deal can you give us?”
Many of our favorite eateries in the Gables are offering curbside takeout, as well as delivery services. Here's a handy list of choices for Gables residents and friends.
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