Greetings,

The Halloween Season is around the corner. The dry season is not so dry this week, but temperatures are beginning to fall and people are returning to the streets of Coral Gables, the parks and their favorite venues.

Robert and Robin Burr

please enjoy this image that reminds us of the beauty and serenity of our majestic city

Gallery Night in Coral Gables

Coral Gables scenic photo illustrations ©  Robin and Robert Burr.

Friday, October 23 at 6pm
Orchestra Miami Happy Hour Concert
Orchestra Miami invites you to their Virtual Happy Hour Concert on Friday, October 23rd at 6pm, featuring Mei Mei Luo, violin and Ashley Garritson, cello. Mei Mei Luo, born and raised in China during the Cultural Revolution, graduating with a B.A. in music. Mei Mei currently is the Concertmaster for Orchestra Miami, the Symphonia and Opus One, the orchestra for Miami City Ballet, and holds positions with the FAU chamber soloists and Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival. Award-Winning Cellist, Ashley Garritson, has a distinguished career as an international soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. Tune-in to the Happy Hour Live via Zoom or catch the performance on Facebook Live. http://bit.ly/omhh1023

Starts Friday, October 23
Martin Eden at Gables Cinema
Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London yet set in a provocatively unspecified moment in Italy’s history, Martin Eden is a passionate and enthralling narrative fresco in the tradition of the great Italian classics. Martin (played by the marvelously committed Luca Marinelli) is a self-taught proletarian with artistic aspirations who hopes that his dreams of becoming a writer will help him rise above his station and marry a wealthy young university student (Jessica Cressy). The dissatisfactions of working-class toil and bourgeois success lead to political awakening and destructive anxiety in this enveloping, superbly mounted bildungsroman. Winner of the Best Actor prize at the Venice Film Festival and the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. http://www.gablescinema.com/events/martin-eden/

Saturday, October 24 at 11am
Blood Drive at The Woman's Club
The Coral Gables Women's Club is hosting a Blood drive, offer donors a free COVID anti-body test, cholesterol test and more, from 11am to 3pm. The woman's club is located at 1001 E. Ponce de Leon Blvd. Call 305-812-1844. https://www.gfwccoralgableswomansclub.org

Sunday, October 25th at 3pm
Alhambra Orchestra - Free Family Halloween Concert
A wonderful virtual family event presented by The Children’s Trust with the Alhambra Orchestra's Spooky Symphony, a one-hour free performance of great music for young listeners by the Alhambra Orchestra and Greater Miami Youth Symphony. Families and children will enjoy a free video of movie themes and dramatic classical pieces brought to life by a huge orchestra, with themed images. The conductors and many of the multi-generational orchestra members are wearing costumes. Viewers are also invited to wear their costumes to the watch party and enhance the supernatural experience. https://alhambraorchestra.org/youtube

Wednesday, October 28th at 8pm
Christina Lane, Professor of Cinema and Interactive Media
UM Center For Humanities Book Talk series -- in partnership with Books & Books -- continues with Associate Professor of Cinema and Interactive Media, Christina Lane, discussing her new book Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock. Following the talk, participants will be able to ask questions via the Q&A function. https://miami.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n03TTGMYSse-LIxpe4mqDw

Thursday, October 29 at 7:30pm
Halloween Party at Fred Astaire Coral Gables
Enjoy a night of Halloween dancing with prizes for the funniest, scariest and most creative costumes. Call 305-443-0085. https://www.fredastaire.com/coral-gables/events/

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.

http://www.greatgables.com/CoralGables/ToGo.html

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