Greetings {name},

Sunday, June 18 is Fathers Day, celebrating the contribution that fathers and father figures make for their children's lives.

Monday, June 19 is Juneteenth Day -- in the year 1865, Union soldiers arrived to take control of Texas and enforce the emancipation of slaves in the state. The traditional drink on Juneteenth is Big Red soda.

Tuesday, June 20 is American Eagle Day, commemorating the day in 1782, when the bird was added to the official Seal of the United States.

Wednesday, June 21 is the day of the Summer Soltice, the moment the Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Friday, June 23 is United Nations’ Public Service Day, celebrating the value and virtue of service to the community.

It's also International Widows' Day, a time to consider the hardships that widows and their children often face.

Friday, June 30 is International Asteroid Day, the anniversary of the Tunguska impact, considered to be the largest asteroid impact on Earth in recorded history.

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 -- including restaurant row in the 100 block of Giralda. 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

The Coral Gables Waterway passes through the majestic grounds of the Biltmore Resort and Golf Course.

Coral Gables Woman's Club Centennial Year: celebrating one hundred years of volunteer service to the community — and highlighting the significant contributions of women in the first century of Coral Gables. Find out how you can buy a memorial brick to commemorate a loved one. gfwccoralgableswomansclub.org/

Now Accepting Reservations

Swimming Lessons at Venetian Pool

Learn to swim at the iconic Venetian Pool this summer with Red Cross-certified Venetian Aquatic Club volunteers. Participants ages 5 to 17 years will have the opportunity to learn swimming fundamentals in two-week sessions and be placed according to their skill level. Call 305-460-5306. Get details online. https://www.venetianaquaticclub.org

Starts Friday

Full Time

Julie (Laure Calamy) can’t catch a break. For a single mother raising two children in the suburbs of Paris but working in the city, the commuter train is a lifeline -- and it’s suddenly been severed during the latest transit strike. Without the train, Julie can’t get to her job as the head maid at a five-star hotel -- or to the interview for a better job she has lined up. Out of desperation, Julie turns to neighbors and her own gutsy resourcefulness to commute into the city for work, barely making it back in time to pick up her kids before dinner. Worse yet: it’s only Monday. Julie is at her breaking point and soon finds herself bending the rules to stay afloat in a ruthless society as her responsibilities pile up. Anchored by Calamy’s powerful performance, Full Time is an impossible race against time and a kinetic thriller assembled from the everyday obstacles faced by working parents everywhere. Get details online.

Now Playing

Native Gardens at GableStage

In this sparkling comedy of good intentions and bad manners at GableStage, cultures and gardens clash, turning well-intentioned neighbors into feuding enemies. Pablo, a rising attorney, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, have just

purchased a home next to Frank and Virginia, a well-established D.C. couple with a prize-worthy English garden. But an impending barbeque for Pablo’s colleagues and a delicate disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals into an all-out border dispute, exposing both couples’ notions of race, taste, class and privilege.

Get details and purchase tickets online.

June 16–22

Wes Anderson Retrospective

Enjoy the Wes Anderson retrospective series at Gables Cinema in anticipation of his eleventh feature film, Asteroid City, featuring the director's first four films (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) and Fantastic Mr. Fox on the big screen, where they were meant to be seen. Don't miss this chance to delve into Anderson's unique and unparalleled vision before seeing his latest film on June 23. Get details and purchase tickets online.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Shakespeare’s Othello

An extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, directed by Clint Dyer with a cast that includes Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwean (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance). She’s a bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations. He’s refugee of slavery; having risen to the top of a white world, he finds love across racial lines has a cost. Wed in secret, Desdemona and Othello crave a new life together. But as unseen forces conspire against them, they find their future is not theirs to decide. This production includes a 20-minute intermission. The screening on Friday, June 16 features English subtitles.

Get details online.

Saturday, June 17 from 10am to 1pm

Homework Help and Tutoring at the Library

Certified teachers meet with small groups of students in one-hour sessions to provide homework help and tutoring in reading, math, and science. Students are encouraged to bring homework material or school assignments for assistance in specific subject areas. This free service is available to all students in grades K-12. For more information, contact tutoring@mdpls.org. Get details and register online.

Saturday, June 17 from 2 to 4pm

Super Surprise Saturday at the Library

Bring the family to the Coral Gables Library for fun arts, crafts, games and more during Super Surprise Saturday. All ages are welcome. Call 305-442-8706 or email: capleybr@mdpls.org. Get details online.

Saturday, June 17 at 9:30pm

True Stories

4K Remaster -- David Byrne trades in his oversized Talking Heads suit for Western wear and a black Stetson to direct, co-write And star in True Stories, a Byrne's-eye view of Virgil, Texas (population 40,000 and growing). That view, vividly shot by cinematographer Ed Lachman and featuring music written by Byrne and songs performed by the Talking Heads, is danceably, irresistibly festive. You'll meet such amiable, offbeat folk as: bachelor Louis (John Goodman), who posts a "Wife Wanted" sign on his lawn; the world's laziest woman (Swoosie Kurtz); a precision lawn-mower marching team; and many more colorful participants in Virgil's Celebration of Specialness. Innovative, energetic, funny and special. That's the truth of True Stories. Get details online.

Sunday, June 18 from 11am to 3pm

Fathers' Day - Cars & Cigars at The Barnacle

The Barnacle Society invites you to Cars & Cigars, held each Father’s Day on the bayfront grounds of The Barnacle Historic State Park, 3485 Main Highway. See classic cars displayed in front of the historic Carriage House. Spread out a blanket on the grass with a picnic from home, or purchase burgers and hot dogs hot off the grill from The Barnacle Society. Get details online.

Sunday, June 18 at 9:15pm

A Tribute to Coldplay at Congregational Church

Enjoy a special program at the Coral Gables Congregational Church by a solo pianist performing selections from Cold Play, including Clocks; Don't Panic; Speed of Sound; Trouble; Fix You; Paradise; In My Place; Adventure of a Lifetime; Hymn for the Weekend; Yellow; The Scientist; Sky Full of Stars. Get details and purchase $45 tickets online.

Monday, June 19 from 8 to 9:30pm

Comedy Night at Books & Books

Enjoy an evening of Stand-Up Comedy in the courtyard at Books & Books, featuring Miami’s best local stand-up comedians, hosted by Villain Theater. Tickets are free! Get details online.

Every Tuesday

50¢ Wings at JohnMartin's

What goes better with draft pints? Enjoy a great deal on delicious 50¢ chicken wings every Tuesday at JohnMartin's on Miracle Mile -- from open ’til close. Pair with a hearty Smithwick’s Red Ale, Tank IPA, Harp Lager, the house special JohnMartin’s Lager, or the classic Guinness Stout Irish Pint. JohnMartin's is located at 253 Miracle Mile. Call 305-209-0609. Get details online.

Tuesday, June 20 at 6:40pm

Blade Runner 2049

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. Get details online.

Tuesday, June 20 at 9pm

Trivia Night at Books & Books

Enjoy a rousing good time with Trivia Night every Tuesday Night at 9pm in the Books and Books Courtyard Café. Flex your mental muscles and embark on an exhilarating journey of knowledge and friendly competition in a Jeopardy-style format. Get details online.

Thursday, June 22 at 7pm

Writing Group With Dana Swift

Join a new Writing Group at Books and Books with YA Fantasy author Dana Swift. Dana will be discussing the craft of writing along with publishing insights. You’ll get the chance to ask any and all your questions about writing, querying, and publishing. She’ll also be leading the group in a five page critique. So please bring five pages of your book or short story to read aloud for feedback. All are welcome and not required to read to attend. Get details online.

Thursday, June 22 at 7:30pm

Cellist Mark Kosower

Principal Cello of the Cleveland Orchestra, Mark Kosower, embodies the complete musician, exemplified through his numerous awards and accolades. Joined by pianist, Melivia Raharjo, it’s an incredible evening with music of Beethoven, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Krenek, Myaskovsky, and Martinů. Get details and purchase tickets online.

Thursday, June 22 at 9:30pm

A Tribute to Taylor Swift at Colonnade Hotel

Candlelight Concerts brings the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience by Listeso String Quartet to the Colonnade, featuring the music of Taylor Swift. Selections include Lavender Haze; Love Story; Cardigan; Blank Space; Enchanted; Anti-Hero; We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together; All Too Well; Wildest Dreams; Lover; I Knew You Were Trouble; You Belong With Me. Get details and purchase $37 tickets online.

Saturday, June 24 at 7:30am

Woman's Club Centennial Million Orchid Project

The Coral Gables Woman's Club has set a date and time -- Saturday, June 24 at 7:30am -- to install more than 140 orchids in the trees of their historic property as part of Fairchild Garden's Million Orchid Project, restoring native orchids. The work is scheduled to begin early in the morning to avoid the heat later in the day. With the club’s many volunteers, the orchids should be installed within a few hours. For more information about the orchid event, or to volunteer, please contact: Robin Burr, 305-794-1541 by text or email: robin.burr@gmail.com or visit GFWCCoralGablesWomansClub.org

Sunday, June 25 at 1pm

Federico Fellini's 8 1/2

The Bill Cosford Cinema at UM presents Sight & Sound -- Best Movies of All Time selections. Winner of two Academy Awards (for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Costume Design) and one of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s 8½ marks the moment when the director’s always-personal approach to filmmaking fully embraced self-reflexivity, pioneering a stream-of-consciousness style that darts exuberantly among flashbacks, dream sequences, and carnivalesque reality, and turning one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema. The movie, which took the seventh-place spot in the directors’ poll, stars Marcello Mastroianni playing a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life, as he struggles against creative block and helplessly juggles the women in his life -- including Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, and Claudia Cardinale. An early working title for 8½ was The Beautiful Confusion, and Fellini’s masterpiece is exactly that: a shimmering dream, a circus, and a magic act. Get details and purchase tickets online.

Starting Sunday, June 25 at 4pm

Frost Chopin Festival - A Viennese Salute

The Frost Chopin Festival returns to Miami for a weeklong event series offering high-caliber classical music with unforgettable performances. Pianists Dmitry Ablogin and Kamil Pacholec present two waltzes by Chopin and Schumann’s Forest Scenes: Joseph Haydn – Piano Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI: 20; Ludwig van Beethoven – Rondo in C major, Op. 59 No. 1; Franz Schubert – Impromptus Op. 90, Nos. 2 and 3; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata in C major, K. 545. Get details and purchase tickets online.

Thursday, June 29 at 8pm

The Globe Comedy Show

Prepare for non-stop laughter as The Globe is hosting a comedy show with top-notch comedians. Get details and purchase $15 tickets online.

Tuesday, July 4 starting at 5pm

A Gables Fourth at the Biltmore

Enjoy a night of colorful fireworks that will fill the night sky over the Biltmore Hotel this Independence Day, featuring a special concert, with concession vendors. Grounds open at 5pm. The concert begins at 7 and fireworks begin at 9pm. The Biltmore Hotel is located at 1200 Anastasia Ave. Call 305-460-5600. Get details online.

Starts July 19

Defending The Cavewoman

Whose cave is it anyway? The raucous mid-life existential crisis unfolds as Defending the Cavewoman digs deep into the caves of the female psyche and sends the males of the species scattering in all directions by debunking the stereotypical myths about how women think. It’s a tongue-in-cheek, affectionate look at the quirks, foibles and idiosyncrasies of both men and women, from the modern female perspective. This inspirational, laugh-a-minute comedy written by Emma Peirson is about two completely different creatures, desperately trying to co-exist on one tiny planet -- and sharing one bathroom. Don’t miss the United States premiere of this wild one-woman show starring the award-winning actress Lindsey Corey. Get details and purchase tickets online.