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Greetings,
Friday, February 12 is Lincoln's Birthday and Chinese New Year -- The Year Of The Ox, followed closely by Valentine's Day on Sunday, February 14.
Susan B. Anthony's Birthday and Presidents' Day fall on Monday, February 15.
Tuesday, February 16 is Mardi Gras, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday. It's also Elizabeth Peratrovich Day in Alaska, celebrating the ground-breaking Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first such law in the United States of America.
Make plans to enjoy the great outdoors in our little city. Walk down Miracle Mile, visit the parks. Stay safe, and enjoy the best of Coral Gables in the coming days.
Robert and Robin Burr |
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Every Sunday
Biltmore Sunday Brunch
The Biltmore is unveiling an A La Carte Sunday Brunch experience, with first seating at 10am. Enjoy an array of delicious breakfast and lunch boards featuring all of your favorite hot and cold selections. Reserve your table today and enjoy their new Sunday brunch experience at the Biltmore. Seating is limited. Second seating at noon; third seating at 2pm. Call 877-752-2171. Please reserve in advance. |
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please enjoy this image that reminds us of the beauty and serenity of our majestic city |
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Houston's Starry Night Sky
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Coral Gables scenic photo illustrations © Robin and Robert Burr.
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Fresh Del Monte - FRSHst Café
Fresh Del Monte has open the first FRSHst Café, an innovative and healthy dining experience in the heart of Coral Gables, featuring six delicious food and beverage categories: bowls, beverages, coffee, sandwiches, grab and go, and bakery. The new venue strives to deliver fully customizable healthy, wholesome and convenient foods with a mission to provide an ingredient-first offering to their guests. Featuring indoor and outdoor seating, the café is open 7am to 7pm Monday through Saturday at 241 Seville Ave with delivery service available via UberEats, GrubHub and DoorDash. Call 786-688-3711. http://www.frshstreet.com |
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February 12 to 25 Virtual Screenings
Minari - Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival
A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, Minari shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home. Winner of the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and selected as one of the top ten films of the year by both the American Film Institute and National Board of Review. In conjunction with theater partners like the Gables Cinema, A24 has launched a virtual cinema platform to bring Lee Isaac Chung's beloved film to the audiences who want to see it most. https://screeningroom.a24films.com/ |
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Saturday, from 8am to 2pm
Coral Gables Farmers' Market
Every Saturday through March 27 the community Farmers Market presents fresh produce, prepared foods, baked goods, flowers and workshops for all ages from 8am to 2pm at City Hall. Be safe. Wear a mask. https://www.coralgables.com/farmers-market-at-merrick-park |
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February 10-14
Miami International Map Fair - Virtual
The Miami International Map Fair is back in virtual format for those that enjoy the experience of exceptional antiquities, featuring top-rated dealers from past fairs, and some new exhibitors too. The fair is open 24-hours a day from February 10 to 14. Enjoy lectures by renowned speakers, and live virtual booths where you can interact with dealers to acquire a new treasure, or just explore a vast array of antique maps, rare books, and globes at your leisure. The Five-Day Access Pass with no lectures is free. The All Access Pass is $25. |
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February 12 to 18
The New Bauhaus at Gables Cinema
An odyssey through the life and legacy of innovative artist and educator László Moholy-Nagy. In the 1920s, rising artist László Moholy-Nagy taught at the revolutionary Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. An upstart within this esteemed group, Moholy established himself as a visionary, and the approach he developed while teaching became the ethos of his work: training artists to live “happier lives in modernity.” Forced into exile by the Nazis, Moholy moved to Chicago with his two daughters and his second wife, where he found himself inspired by the sense of re-invention in the city. Screening both in-person from February 12 to 18 and virtually from February 16 to 18. Virtual Q&A on Tuesday, February 16 at 8pm with Executive Producer Marquise Stillwell and Producer/Cinematographer Petter Ringbom. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/the-new-bauhaus/ |
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Friday, February 12 from 6 to 10pm
Illuminate Coral Gables at Giralda Plaza
The Illuminate Coral Gables exhibition will turn the streets, historic buildings, and public spaces of Coral Gables into a brilliant outdoor museum. Experience more than 40 illuminated animal constellations lining the sky. With downtown Coral Gables as a three-dimensional canvas, this first-of-its-kind exhibition will fill our beautiful city with newly commissioned and existing works by world-renowned local, national and international artists and emerging virtuosos. Enjoy stunning interactive art, video projections, and light sculptures. This free experience will be on view through March 14th. http://illuminatecoralgables.org |
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Friday and Saturday, February 12 and 13
Pasion Flamenca - Under The Stars
Celebrate love and friendship the Bellmónt Spanish Restaurant way with a special Gala Dinner -- Pasion Flamenca Under The Stars. Enjoy a four-course prix-fixe menu and a beautiful Flamenco performance outdoors featuring four talented artists on the tablao. Dinner reservations 6 to 11pm. Flamenco Performance starts at 8:30pm with two sets of 45 minutes each. Four-course dinner and entertainment is $59 per person, $43 per kid 4 to 11 years old. Bellmónt Spanish Restaurant is located at 339 Miracle Mile. Call 786-502-4684. https://www.bellmontrestaurant.com/events/bellmont-presents-pasion-flamenca-under-the-stars/ |
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February 13 at 11am
Hansel and Gretel - Momentum Dance Company
Momentum uses excerpts from Humperdinck's famous opera music to create just the right scary feeling. The Wicked Witch lures children to her candy-covered gingerbread house with the evil intention of eating them. Brave and clever Gretel saves her brother from a terrible fate. The cast includes Father and Mother as well as the Angel that protects children and the Witch’s evil helper, the Crow. Call 305-284-8800. Tune in to the Momentum Dance Company Facebook page to experience this dance performance. https://www.facebook.com/MomentumDanceCompany/ |
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Saturday, February 13 at 1pm
Secret Garden Tour Of Coconut Grove
Enjoy a self-guided tour of six private gardens in Coconut Grove. Ticket sales are very limited especially for car tickets. Bikes and scooters are encouraged. All proceeds benefit Friends of the Commodore Trail. Link to Tickets. |
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Saturday, February 13 at 6pm
Ratatouille - Free Outdoor Screening
In one of Paris' finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious chain of events that turns the City of Lights upside down. Culturally rich, inexpensive family fun featuring beloved classics and new favorites for all to enjoy. Hosted on the second Saturday & Sunday of every month. Tickets are free for children 12 and under and pay what you can for everyone else. All tickets include a free small popcorn and soda. Suggested price per pay what you can ticket is $5 per person. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/ratatouille/ |
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Sunday, February 14 at 3pm
Orchestra Miami Presents Tango and More
Introduce your kids to the rich music of Argentina in a program of tango and Argentine folk songs, performed and narrated by Rosa Incaica -- the Argentinean voice and guitar duo performs an interactive concert of the classics, as well as a mix of traditional folk music from Argentina in a program for the whole family at Pinecrest Gardens. Masks are required to enter, and social distancing and other safety measures will be in place. Space is limited to 150 people. Tickets are: $10 - Kids (3-17), $12 Seniors (65+), $15 Adults, $36 for a Family pack. http://bit.ly/tangoduorosa |
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Sunday, February 14 at 4pm
Seraphic Fire - Serenade
This Valentine’s Day, let Seraphic Fire serenade you and your loved ones. Associate Conductor James K. Bass will host a presentation of never-before-released archival recordings of Seraphic Fire love songs–a highlight reel of some of the sweetest and most tender performances throughout the years. The performance continues into the next week as a Seraphic Fire artist prepares a personalized video performance serving as a one-on-one love-song serenade. Create a special moment by treating your valentine to a personalized concert with Seraphic Fire Serenade. Call 305-285-9060. https://www.seraphicfire.org/performances/tickets/serenade/ |
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Sunday, February 14 at 5:30pm
Moonlight & Music -- Valentine's Day Concert
The gate opens at 5:30pm for the annual Moonlight & Music concert on Valentine's Day at the Deering Estate. The outdoor concert under the stars, from 8 to 11pm, features Miami jazz singer Melinda Rose with an opening performance by Leesa Richards. You can delight your Valentine with a decadent dinner catered by Joanna’s Marketplace. See the menu. Pre-ordered picnic baskets will be available for pick up at the concert. Limited refreshments and food will be available for purchase at the concert from Mateos Pizza & Cuban Guys. The Deering Estate Foundation will be hosting a bar selling beer, wine and Prosecco. The Deering Estate at Cutler is located at 16701 SW 72 Avenue. Call 305-235-1668. https://deeringestate.org/event/valentines-day-concert-miami/ |
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Sunday, February 14
Lover’s Luau at Venetian Pool
Enjoy a romantic interlude with a Polynesian theme dinner experience at Venetian Pool for Valentine's Day. Dress in your swankiest South Seas attire for fun on the barefoot beach dance floor with a three-course meal alfresco for adults 21 and over. Enjoy live music and a souvenir photo to take home. The gate opens at 6pm. The cost is $150 per couple. Venetian Pool is located at 2701 De Soto Blvd. Call 305-446-6800. Details on the PlayGables web site. |
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Thursday, February 18 at 7:30pm
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
J. Pierpont Finch (Robert Morse) is a lowly window cleaner with dreams of making it big in the business world. After finding a copy of the book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Finch decides to apply the tactics in the book to his own life. Soon, he's working as a mail-room clerk at the World Wide Wicket Company and quickly fighting his way up the corporate ladder with relative ease in this quirky musical based on the hit Broadway production. Featuring a score by Frank Loesser and original choreography by Bob Fosse. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/how-to-succeed-in-business/ |
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Friday, February 19 at 7pm
Jennings and Keller at The Barnacle
Enjoy an encore performance by Jennings and Keller at the Barnacle Historic Home Park from 7 to 9pm. This award-winning Florida duo offers up 21st Century Americana with influences in folk, jazz, and roots music, fusing many different musical elements into a unique eclectic style that is refreshingly diverse. The gate opens one hour before show time. Tickets much be purchased online in advance -- $20 per person and $18 for Members of The Barnacle Society. Call Jessica Cabral at 305-442-6866. |
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Saturday, February 20 at 2pm
Wizard Of Oz - Live On Stage
After a tornado whisks her away to the magical land of OZ, young Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale teams up with a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodsman and a Cowardly Lion to avoid the clutches of the Wicked Witch of the West to find the mighty Wizard who can send her home. Originally produced by the award-winning Prince Street Players, this funny and clever musical is sure to entertain both the largest and smallest of munchkins. https://www.actorsplayhouse.org/childrens-theatre/ |
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Sunday, February 21 at 2pm
Charles H. Baker and Java Head
The Miami Pioneers and Natives of Dade historical society welcomes members and friends to an online presentation about the life of world travelers and celebrated bon vivants Charles and Pauline Baker, creators of the famed Java Head residence on the Coral Gables Waterway. Charles Henry Baker Jr. was an American author best known for his culinary and cocktail writings. During prohibition, Charles Baker traveled the world in search of exotic alcoholic beverages in addition to interesting people with whom he could share them. The Gentleman’s Companion: The Exotic Drinking Book is the summation of Baker’s drinking experiences abroad. https://www.mpnod.org/events/feb-21-charles-h-baker-and-java-head/ |
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Sunday, February 21 Deadline
Young Talent Big Dreams - Search For Miami’s Top Talent
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, together with presenting sponsor The Children’s Trust, are proud to present the 11th season of Young Talent Big Dreams -- the most widespread, local free youth talent competition in Miami-Dade County. The talent competition features a total of six individual categories including pop/rock/rap vocals, musical theatre/jazz standards/classical vocals, dance, musical instrument, original spoken word, and original vocal and/or instrumental composition. https://www.actorsplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021_YTBD_English_Final.pdf
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Tuesday, March 2 - 6:30 to 8:30pm
Public Participation: Traffic Calming
Citizens are requested to share ideas on Traffic Calming Solutions during a Zoom platform workshop for Zone 4 -- south of Bird Road (S.W. 40 St.) and north of US-1 -- on Tuesday, March 2 from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Contact Melissa De Zayas at 786-494-0996. https://cocg-multimodal-transportation-cggis.hub.arcgis.com |
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Seraphic Saturday Podcast - Episode 8
The 8th episode of the Seraphic Saturday Podcast features Artistic Director Patrick Quigley leading us on a listening tour of two important American works: Samuel Barber’s Hermit Songs, and Steve Reich’s The Desert Music. Hit play and enjoy the witty cast of Seraphic Fire’s artistic company and special guests as they dive into a smart and frank discussion of classical music. https://www.seraphicfire.org/Blog/ |
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Valentine’s Day Special
Fred Astaire Dance Studios
Have fun with your honey learning easy and romantic moves -- an amorous notion for Valentine's Day. You will be dancing and dipping in no time with two private and two group lessons for $99. No partner necessary. Fred Astaire Dance Studios is located at 45 Alhambra Plaza. Call 305-443-0085. https://www.fredastaire.com/coral-gables/special-offers/ |
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