Greetings {name},

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

Now On View At Cernuda Arte

Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982) The Mature Period

Cernuda Arte presents an impressive exhibition of works by international 20th Century Master, Wifredo Lam: Paintings, Sculptures and Ceramics, 1955 to 1970s. The show focuses on Lam’s mature period with twenty-one works rendered between the mid nineteen-fifties and the seventies. The refined selection featured: eight canvases, three works on paper, six sculptures and three one-of-a-kind ceramics, are a window into the artist’s intense life force and energy during this period. Looking at this presentation, one is reminded of the qualities of this great modernist artist, and the genius he was. Currently on view at Cernuda Arte, 3155 Ponce. Call 305-461-1050. https://secure.cernudaarte.com/exhibitions/wifredo-lam-exhibition/

The Season Is Here

Everglades Swamp Tours

Reserve space with Everglades Swamp Tours for an amazing adventure in the wild Everglades -- with your own custom tour of these vast open spaces. Experience the natural wildlife up close and appreciate the serene nature of this pristine environment. https://www.evergladesswamptours.com

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

Passiflora sculpture by Alice Aycock at Segovia Circle Fountain

Coral Gables scenic photo illustrations © Robin and Robert Burr.

28th Annual Month-long Celebration

Oktoberfest Month 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. The famous Schnitzel continues every Tuesday all day with the 2-for-$25 special. Half a Roasted Duck is new on the menu, served with red cabbage Harald's legendary homemade spaetzle and cranberry. Yum. Fritz And Franz Bierhaus remains the Number One Soccer Bar in South Florida. Watch your favorite Soccer teams during Soccer Watch Parties on their Giant 12 ft screen. https://bierhaus.cc

City Announcement
Saturday Trolley Service

After 18 years of operation, residents and visitors can now enjoy the free Coral Gables Trolley service on Saturdays, from 6:30am to 8pm. This is in addition to the regular weekday service with the same hours. Since its inception on November 2003, the service has proven to be a convenient, accessible, affordable and green transportation option for residents, commuters and visitors to the City Beautiful. Call 305-460-5070 or e-mail: trolley@coralgables.com. Get more information on the city web site. https://www.coralgables.com/trolley-services

Now Playing

Alice The Musical at Miracle Theatre

Take a wild, thrilling ride into a world of imagination and wonder in Paul Boyd’s musical version of the classic Lewis Carroll books. Curious Alice, the heroine of our story, tumbles down a magic rabbit hole and into an enchanted world full of whimsical and wacky characters including the always late White Rabbit, the absent-minded Mad Hatter, the mysterious Cheshire Cat, the hilarious duo of Tweedledee and Tweedledum, and of course the menacing Queen of Hearts. Follow Alice through this mysterious land as she tries to make her way back home. Now playing in the Balcony Theatre through Saturday, November 13. Get tickets online.

Single-Ticket Sales Available Now

GableStage Offers Streaming Options

Single ticket sales are now available for the entire GableStage’s 23rd season, including a number of new performance dates and times, along with streaming options available during the second week of performances. All ticket holders for performances that include the streaming option will receive an email one hour before the show with a link to access the pre-recorded stream. https://www.gablestage.org/production/

Friday, Saturday, Sunday at Noon

Follies - National Theatre Live

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, it’s directed by Dominic Cooke. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/follies/

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/

Starts Friday
Bergman Island

A filmmaking couple living in America, Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth), retreat to the mythical Fårö island for the Summer. In this wild, breathtaking landscape where legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman lived and shot his most celebrated pieces, they hope to find inspiration for their upcoming films. As days spent separately pass by, the fascination for the island operates on Chris while souvenirs of her first love resurface. Lines between reality and fiction will then progressively blur and tear our couple further apart. Official Selection 2021 Cannes, New York, Telluride, and Toronto Film Festivals. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/bergman-island/

Saturday and Sunday, October 16-17

Orchids In October Weekend

Meet up with friends to experience the Orchids in October Weekend at Fairchild Garden with your favorite local orchid vendors displaying their their best and loveliest orchids. Spend the day strolling the Garden and enjoy the beauty and bounty of the orchid selections. https://fairchildgarden.org/eventon/orchids-in-october-weekend/

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 16 at 9pm

Ingman Bergman's Persona

By the midsixties, Ingmar Bergman had already conjured many of cinema’s most unforgettable images. But with the radical Persona, this supreme artist attained new levels of visual poetry. In the first of a series of legendary performances for Bergman, Liv Ullmann plays a stage actor who has inexplicably gone mute; an equally mesmerizing Bibi Andersson is the garrulous young nurse caring for her in a remote island cottage. While isolated together there, the women perform a mysterious spiritual and emotional transference that would prove to be one of cinema’s most influential creations. Acted with astonishing nuance and shot in stark contrast and soft light by the great Sven Nykvist, Persona is a penetrating, dreamlike work of profound psychological depth. The film was shot on the island of Fårö, where Bergman spent much of his life; this cinematic heritage is explored in Bergman Island, the latest film from Mia Hansen-Løve. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/persona/

Tuesday, October 19 at 7:30pm

Oliver!

Young orphan Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) escapes the grueling workhouse he calls home and takes to the streets of 19th-century London. There he befriends the local street urchins led by the elderly criminal Fagin (Ron Moody) and his apprentice, the Artful Dodger (Jack Wild). With his band of merry misfits, Oliver becomes a slick finger-smith able to con just about anyone -- until his latest mark, Mr. Brownlow (Joseph O'Conor), takes a liking to the boy offers him the greatest treasure of all: a home and a family of his own. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/oliver/

Tuesday, October 19 at 8pm

Midnight In Washington: An Evening With Adam Schiff And Valerie Jarrett

From the congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald J. Trump, the vital inside account of American democracy in its darkest hour, and a warning that the forces of autocracy unleashed by Trump remain as potent as ever. In Midnight in Washington, Schiff argues that the Trump presidency has so weakened our institutions and compromised the Republican Party that the peril will last for years, requiring unprecedented vigilance against the growing and dangerous appeal of authoritarianism. This free event will be held on Crowdcast. RSVP online.

Wednesday, October 20 at Noon

Villagers Preservation Webinar - Restoration Before Demolition

Tune into the free webinar hosted by The Villagers -- Restoration Before Demolition with Richard Heisenbottle, noted architect and designer specializing in historic preservation and president, R.J. Heisenbottle Architects. This is just one of the preservation topics to be showcased during their new series of free monthly, midday preservation webinars entitled "Preserving Our Community." Organized by The Villagers’ Saving Places/Education Committee, the one-hour Zoom webinars will be held on Wednesdays at noon and feature experts on a variety of preservation topics significant to Miami-Dade County. Participants register in advance for each session and will have the opportunity to ask questions through Zoom’s chat feature. Register online: https://thevillagersinc.org/villagers-lunch-and-learn/

Wednesday, October 20 at 7pm

100 Yards of Hope Documentary

A year-and-a-half in the making, 100 Yards of Hope is the story of how an eclectic group of marine scientists and Special Operations veterans came together as a team. And how, in their fight to preserve and restore Florida’s Coral Reef, that team built a symbol for the world. This 40-minute filmed documentary is the story of that mission -- and the story of how, in one football field-sized corner of South Florida, hope found a way, not just to survive, but to thrive. https://www.gablescinema.com/events/100-yards-of-hope/

Sunday, October 24, from 4 to 8:30pm

Doc Dammers' Day at the Museum

You're invited to attend this party, exhibit and auction at Coral Gables Museum. Trolley stops with entertainment/exhibits at Merrick House, Venetian Pool and Biltmore Hotel -- party like it's 1921 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first land sales in Coral Gables. Auctioneer Doc Dammers -- who would become the City's first mayor -- was the charismatic "iron man of real estate" who sold the Castles in Spain concept with George Merrick. The party begins and ends at the Coral Gables Museum. Trolleys will tour through town with stops at the Merrick House, Venetian Pool and Biltmore Hotel. Period attire encouraged. Enjoy signature 20s-style fare by Rita Tennyson of RCatering. Proceeds benefit ongoing restoration/preservation at the Coral Gables Merrick House. Tickets are $75. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/doc-dammers-day-tickets-168998622429

Thursday, October 28 at 7pm

Splash! for GableStage at the Biltmore

To kick-off the new season, GableStage, the theater company located at the Biltmore Hotel, is presenting Splash!, a rarely-seen outdoor spectacle set against the backdrop of the Biltmore’s dazzling pool. Splash! celebrates 1940s movie mermaid Esther Williams with a one-night-only artistic swimming extravaganza. Featuring world-renown artistic swimming troupe Aqualillies, the event will celebrate the organization’s history, the legacy of its late Producing Artistic Director Joseph Adler, and the energetic future under new artistic leadership. The night begins at 6pm with an exclusive pre-reception with Producing Artistic Director Bari Newport for sponsors and VIPs. At 7pm, it's cocktails & buffet dinner al fresco with Aqualillies performances throughout the evening. VIP tickets are $500 and general admission is $300. Enhance your experience and stay at the Biltmore Hotel with 20% off using the promo code THEATRE. https://www.gablestage.org/splash/

Saturday, October 30 from 11am to 8pm

Halloween on the Mile

Bring the kids to Miracle Mile starting at 11am for a day full of spooky surprises on every block. Dress in costumes to trick or treat down Miracle Mile with live performances, stories, games, music and plenty of spots for selfies. This free event and all the activities are sponsored by the Business Improvement District and local merchants. Get Details.

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