Greetings {name},

Monday, October 11 is Columbus Day -- as well as Discovers Day, Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples Day -- creating a three-day weekend. Columbus Day originated as a celebration of Italian-American heritage and was first held in San Francisco in 1869. 

Friday, October 15 is Boss's Day, recognizing those in supervisory positions.

Tuesday, October 19 on the Muslim calendar is known as Prophet's Day, often inviting non-Muslims to communal meals and lectures or discussions on Islam. 

As always, make plans to enjoy the great outdoors in our little city. Walk down Miracle Mile, experience the live theatre and the best movies, browse the book stores, look into the art galleries and meet up with friends at the restaurants. Visit the parks and public spaces to appreciate the bounties of nature. 

Enjoy the best of Coral Gables in the coming days.

Robert and Robin Burr

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

Iconic historic South Greenway Coral Rock house

Coral Gables scenic photo illustrations © Robin and Robert Burr.

Coral Gables Art Cinema

New Program Director Announced

April Dobbins joins the Coral Gables Art Cinema as Programming Director, serving on the senior management team which includes Michelle Humphreys, Communications and Engagement Director; and Brenda Moe, Executive Director. Coral Gables Art Cinema is expertly operated by Elizabeth Dedios, General Manager; Nelson Junco, Theater Specialist; Natalí Hernandez, Marketing and Communications Assistant; Heidi Martinez, Senior Show Lead; Alissa Alfaya, Show Lead; Joel Hernandez and Allen Feldman, Custodians. Together, they partner to fulfill the mission of the organization and build upon its eleven years of excellence. https://www.gablescinema.com

28th Annual Celebration

Oktoberfest at Fritz and Franz Bierhaus

Continuing through October 31, the Oktoberfest celebration at Fritz and Franz Bierhaus features free admission, authentic Bavarian food and a Munich-style atmosphere where everyone is welcome. https://bierhaus.cc

Starting Friday, October 15

Fresh Stone Crab Deliveries

Holy Crab stone crab delivery service will resume for a second season with takeout and dine-in available at MKT Kitchen. Holy Crab’s stone crab claws are caught daily from fishermen in the Florida Keys and delivered straight to Miami the same day. Stone crabs are 100% sustainable and delivery packaging is made from 100% recyclable material. Medium, large, jumbo, and colossal stone crabs will be available for purchase by the pound and accompanied by homemade mustard sauce and butter. Market prices will be set daily. Local delivery via UberEats. Send stone crabs to friends nationwide. MKT Kitchen is located at 1831 Ponce, at the corner of Majorca. Call 305-882-2600. https://holycrabdelivery.com

Special Events Venue

Charming Historic Club Available For Special Events

Built in 1937, the historic Coral Gables Woman's Club -- featuring two large enchanted coral rock halls -- is available for special event rentals, weddings, quince, parties and holiday celebrations. Bring in your own caterer, florist, DJ and events team, or ask the rental staff to make arrangements. Call 305-448-7080 or email. Complete details are available on the club's rental web site.

1-for-1 Membership Drive

Cinema Membership Special Offer

Memberships are the key to sustaining great programming at the Coral Gables Cinema. Act now and your tax-deductible membership will be extended for an extra year. Join a distinguished group of friends in our community who help to ensure a bright future for Coral Gables Art Cinema. https://www.gablescinema.com/support-us/membership/

Friday, October 8 at 7pm

French Horn Collective at The Barnacle

The French Horn Collective music ensemble, led by Vincent Raffard, offers a fusion of Gypsy Jazz, Traditional Jazz, French Standards, Original Compositions, and Hot Swing. Come out for an energetic live performance during the Barnacle under Moonlight Concert Series to enjoy the music and ambiance of this special venue. Bring chairs or borrow The Barnacle Society’s on a first come, first served basis. Picnics and alcohol are permitted after-hours, but please leave pets at home. Prices are $20 general admission, $18 for members, and $10 for children ages 6 to 10. Purchase tickets online. https://bit.ly/3BN6XuP

Friday, October 8 at 7pm

Christine Pride and Jo Piazza - We Are Not Like Them

Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event -- a powerful and poignant exploration of race in America today and its devastating impact on ordinary lives. Live on Crowdcast. Please register online. 

Friday October 8 at 7:30pm

Choralcopia - Excerpts from El Niño

Enjoy an evening rich in traditional choral repertoire, vocal jazz arrangements, a cappella selections, and opera excerpts. El Niño was first performed in Paris in 2000. The texts are drawn from pre-Christian prophets to mid-twentieth century Hispanic women writers. https://ci.ovationtix.com/1811/performance/10829837

Starts Friday, October 8

El Planeta

A dark comedy, El Planeta explores contemporary poverty, female desire, and the always complicated filial relationships of mothers and daughters. A daughter (played by the film's writer/director Amalia Ulman) forced to return home to the seaside town of Gijón after the death of her father reconnects with her eccentric mother (played Amalia's real-life mother, Ale Ulman), hustling to maintain the semblances of their middle-class lifestyle in the face of an impending eviction. Over the course of the week we watch the daughter’s hopes tested as she attempts to use her sexuality as a means of escape. Meanwhile the mother grifts her way to certain security -- the care of a jail cell. Shot in evocative black-and-white and brimming with deadpan humor, El Planeta marks the debut of a fresh, young voice who showcases her considerable talents both in front of and behind the camera. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival and New Directors/New Films. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/el-planeta/

Saturday, October 9 from 7:30 to 10am

Bird Walk at Deering Estate

The Deering Estate is part of the Biscayne Bay IBA (Important Bird Area) recognized as a globally important habitat for the conservation of bird populations. Search for some of the Deering Estate’s estimated 170 resident and migratory bird species. Watch for ibises, herons, egrets and other shorebirds in and around the shallow coastal waters. The cost is $15 per person. Space is limited, so be sure to register online. https://deeringestate.org/event/bird-walk/2021-10-09/

Saturday and Sunday at 11am

Kids: The Book of Life

From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style for Family Day on Aragon. The Book of Life is the journey of Manolo (Diego Luna), a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Rich with a fresh take on pop music favorites, The Book of Life encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future. This film is recommended for ages 7 and up. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/the-book-of-life/

Saturday, October 9 from 11am to Noon

Online Event: Halloween Shadow Puppets

Discover the magical world of shadow puppetry with Firelight Shadow Theater's Daniel Barash. Learn to create Halloween-inspired shadow puppets and show screens. Q&A will follow. Free puppet templates will be accessible online. Young children may need adult assistance. Space is limited for this online event. Registration is required. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the event start time. Ages 5 to 12 years old. https://mdpls.org/event/5618851

Saturday, October 9 at 9pm

Stanley Kubrick - A Clockwork Orange

Experience the new 50th Anniversary 4K Restoration of a film classic. Teenager Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) has three hobbies: listening to Beethoven, rape, and ultra-violence. He whiles away the days in a dystopian Britain engaging in these activities with his three sycophantic droogs until he’s caught by police and sentenced to prison. There, Alex is subjected to a radical procedure dubbed the Ludovico Technique designed to cure him of his affinities. Filled with viciously violent imagery, A Clockwork Orange is hands down Stanley Kubrick’s most disturbing film, receiving an X rating for its original American release. At the same time, it is a chilling examination of youth, juvenile delinquency, and criminal rehabilitation. Winner of best film at the 1971 New York Film Critics Circle Awards. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/a-clockwork-orange/

Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday

Fellini - La Dolce Vita

Fellini's massive portrait of the excess that was Rome in the postwar economic boom of the 1950s is one of the most critically acclaimed -- and referential -- films of all time. Individual scenes are indelibly embedded in our collective memory, whether it be that of a statue of Christ hovering over ancient Roman ruins, suspended from a helicopter; or Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg cavorting in the Trevi Fountain late into the night. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/la-dolce-vita/

Tuesday, October 12 at 7pm

Mango, Mambo, And Murder

Miami author Raquel V. Reyes presents an in-person event at Books & Books, discussing her new book Mango, Mambo, And Murder; in conversation with Chantel Acevedo. Food anthropologist Miriam Quiñones-Smith’s move from New York to Coral Shores, Miami, puts her academic career on hold to stay at home with her young son. Adding to her funk is an opinionated mother-in-law and a husband rekindling a friendship with his ex. Gracias to her best friend, Alma, she gets a short-term job as a Caribbean cooking expert on a Spanish-language morning TV show. But when the newly minted star attends a Women’s Club luncheon, a socialite sitting at her table suddenly falls face-first into the chicken salad, never to nibble again. This is a live, in-person event at Books and Books. Please RSVP online in advance. 

Tuesday, October 12 at 7:30pm

Jazz Vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant

Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist Sullivan Fortner, both Grammy-winners, share the stage for a remarkable night of musical artistry. Enjoy quintessential classics like The Girl from Ipanema, Desafinado, and more. JazzTimes calls Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, "unquestionably one of the great songwriters of our century." Kate Reid, director. Cécile McLorin Salvant, guest vocalist. Sullivan Fortner, guest pianist. https://ci.ovationtix.com/1811/performance/10829244

Friday, October 15 at 6pm

Author Jeannette Winterson on Artificial Intelligence

Books & Books, Politics & Prose, and Miami Book Fair present a Virtual Evening with Jeannette Winterson, author of 12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next -- Twelve eye-opening, mind-expanding, funny and provocative essays on the implications of artificial intelligence for the way we live and the way we love from this New York Times bestselling author. Jeanette Winterson, draws on her years of thinking and reading about artificial intelligence in all its bewildering manifestations. In her brilliant, laser focused, uniquely pointed and witty style of story-telling, Winterson looks to history, religion, myth, literature, the politics of race and gender, and computer science, to help us understand the radical changes to the way we live and love that are happening now. The fee is $5 without the book and $33 with the book. https://www.booksandbooks.com/event/12-bytes-an-evening-with-jeannette-winterson/

Saturday, October 16 at 4pm

Miami Chamber Music Society Performance

The Miami Chamber Music Society, University of Miami Libraries, and School of Communication present a special immersive event inspired by Dante Alighieri’s epic poem The Divine Comedy. This cutting-edge performance merges elements of literature, live classical music, and originally produced short films that incorporate colorized drawings of the legendary French illustrator Gustave Doré. This special event will present a contemporary interpretation of this timeless literary masterpiece, combined with thrilling music of Franz Liszt, narration and stunning visuals, it will take the audiences on a majestic journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and onto the glorious realm of Paradise. The Kislak Center at UM is located at 1300 Memorial Drive. Call 305-284-3233. Order tickets online.

Saturday, October 30 at 7:30pm

Annual Haunted Mansion Halloween Party

Experience Toxic Treats, Poisonous Eats and Creepy Peeps. Costumes encouraged for the Costume Contest and Raffle. Music by DJ Johnny. Catering by R Catering and Events. Bring friends to experience a fun event to raise funds for the free Children's Dental Clinic. Tickets are $60 per person or $75 to include wine and beer. $5 liquor drinks. Coral Gables Woman's Club is located 1009 East Ponce. Call 305-978-5446. https://bit.ly/3l0wQBN

Starting November 12

Experience NightGarden at Fairchild

NightGarden 2021 returns to Fairchild Garden from November 12 to January 2. Walk through Miami’s most gorgeous Garden at night and find it brought to life with stunning illumination, spectacular special effects, and unbelievable surprises for the whole family. Suspend reality for a few hours and enjoy enchanted activities, such as talking to the wise tree, interacting with our light and sound experiences, and the FairyScope augmented reality app. Plus, dine with some of Miami’s most popular food trucks featuring first-rate food and drink options. https://www.thenightgarden.com

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