Greetings {name},

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

A view from Douglas Road at US1 reveals a profile of downtown Coral Gables

Saturday, August 26 is Women's Equality Day, celebrating the anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States' Constitution on August 26, 1920, which granted women the right to vote for the first time.

Monday, September 4 -- the first Monday in September -- is Labor Day, a national holiday that celebrates the American worker, the American labor movement and the great strides of progress made in securing fair wages and decent working conditions. It's also been the traditional end of summertime and beginning of the school year, and an opportunity for family gatherings and last-minute vacation adventures during the three day weekend.

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

August and September

Miami Spice Signature Dining Experiences 

Enjoy three-course meals at top eateries for just $30/$35 for lunch/brunch and $45/$60 for dinner. New this year, check out the catering options and signature dining experiences. Great food is a highlight of a great getaway, so don't skip the chance to savor Coral Gables' collection of the tastiest cuisines from around the world. Get details online.

Final Curtain

Disney's The Little Mermaid

Bring the family to experience an immersive production of Disney's The Little Mermaid. Join Ariel as she discovers the joys of the human world above. Get details and purchase tickets online.

Friday, August 25 at 9:30am

Development Review Committee

The committee conducts, coordinates, recommends, monitors and oversees the effectiveness and status of the Comprehensive Plan and recommend to the City Commission such changes as may be required from time to time. Get details online.

Starts Friday, August 25

The Eternal Memory

Arrive early at at 6:30pm for a reception with wine and light bites from Sabores Chilenos before the 7pm screening of The Eternal Memory. Augusto and Paulina have been together and in love for 25 years. Eight years ago, their lives were forever changed by Augusto’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As one of Chile’s most prominent cultural commentators and television presenters, Augusto is no stranger to building an archive of memory. Now he turns that work to his own life, trying to hold on to his identity with the help of his beloved Paulina, whose own pre-eminence as a famous actress and Chilean Minister of Culture predates her ceaselessly inventive manner of engaging with her husband. Get details online.

Saturday, August 26 at 10:30am

History Cruise with Stella Ross

Local historian Stella Ross will take you back in time on this voyage across Biscayne Bay, down the Miami River, and out to storied Stiltsville on a classic yacht. Coconut Grove's early non-indigenous pioneers including Ralph Munroe (The Commodore), discovered the tropical beauty of the Grove when they sailed down from the cities of the Northeast and Midwest. You will learn about Munroe's original home "The Barnacle" and his family and their contributions to the area's development. As you cruise past tour highlights, Stella will tell stories about the history of Vizcaya, Peacock Park, Dinner Key, Brickell, the Tequesta & Seminole Indians, Stiltsville and so much more. Get details online.

Saturday, August 26 from 1 to 6pm

Auditions at Actors' Playhouse

Attend live in-person auditions for Actors' Playhouse Musical Miracles. Performers will experience Master Classes in voice, dance, character development, and musical theatre performance to name a few. Get details by sending email to: emaulding@actorsplayhouse.org

Saturday, August 26 at 5pm

Kristal Brent Zook - The Girl In The Yellow Pancho

Meet Kristal Brent Zook, author of The Girl in the Yellow Poncho: A Memoir, a coming-of-age tale about what it means to be biracial in America. Throughout, she grapples with in-betweenness, while also facing childhood sexual assault, economic insecurity, and multigenerational alcoholism and substance abuse on both the Black and white sides of her family. Her story is one of strong Black women -- herself, her cousin, her mother, and her grandmother -- and the generational cycles of oppression and survival that seemingly defined their lives. Get details online.

Saturday, August 26 at 7pm

Symphonic Gala at Sanctuary Of The Arts

The National Youth Orchestra of Uruguay led by Maestro Ariel Britos, will be featuring the best of opera arias and duets, Latin music such as tangos and boleros as well as symphonic repertoire. They are joined by two international opera stars, mezzo-soprano María Antúnez and tenor Martín Nusspaumer. The ensemble combines the grandeur and power of a full symphony orchestra with the emotional intensity and drama of opera singing. Get details and purchase tickets online.

Saturday, August 26 at 8pm

Summer Cabaret Concert - Melina Soochan

Enjoy another Summer Cabaret Concert at the Deering Estate ballroom, featuring Melina Soochan with a unique blend of cover songs in the genres of pop, soul and RnB, infused with sultry elements of jazz, lounge and bossa nova, side by side with her original pop-RnB music. The cost is $120 per table of four people. Get details online.

Sunday, August 27 at 1pm

Artist Talk: Donna Ruff, Terra Incognita

The Deering Estate presents an artist talk with Donna Ruff as part of their Donna Ruff exhibit. The Artist Talk is a free event, when you RSVP online. Get details online.

Sunday, August 27
National Cinema Day
Coral Gables Art Cinema is partnering with the Cinema Foundation to celebrate the second annual National Cinema Day on Sunday, August 27, celebrating the power of movies to bring us all together, with discounted admissions for all movies -- no more than $4.

Sunday, August 27 at 4:45pm

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

In remembrance of legendary actor and comedian Paul Reubens. Two of the most original talents in recent decades -- Paul Reubens and director Tim Burton -- teamed up for what was to be their major breakthrough in this riotously funny movie about Pee-wee’s (Reubens) cross-country search for his stolen bike. Pee-wee encounters cowboys, crooks, bikers and visits places from the Alamo in Texas to Warner Bros. Studios in California. Wherever Pee-wee goes, mayhem and unstoppable laughter always follows. Celebrate the one-of-a-kind magic that this whimsical, colorful, and strange movie still packs. Get details online.

Sunday, August 27 at 9:30pm

Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons 

Discover the music of Vivaldi and more at Colonnade Hotel under the gentle glow of candlelight. Get details online.

Monday, August 28 at 6:30pm

Andrew Lynch - Spanish In Miami

Spanish in Miami reveals the multifaceted ways in which the language is ideologically rescaled and sociolinguistically reconfigured in this global city. This book approaches Miami’s sociolinguistic situation from language ideological and critical cultural perspectives, combining extensive survey data with two decades of observations, interviews, and conversations with Spanish speakers from all sectors of the city. Get details online.

Monday August 28 at 8pm

South Florida Jazz Orchestra

Every week, the MJC presents great musicians representing a wide range of jazz. Cabaret style seating ensures an intimate jazz experience. Select reserve seating to choose one of the tables closest to the stage and you won't have the pressure to arrive early. Get details online.

Monday, August 28 at 8pm

Stand-Up Comedy Show 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. Since 2015, Villain Theater has been committed to fostering talent and building a diverse community of artists in Miami, providing students the opportunity to learn with the best improv acting training available. Tickets are free. Get details online.

Tuesday, August 29 at 10:30am

The Institute for Excellence in Writing Workshop

Attention teachers and teaching parents: learn effective methods and techniques that will help you in teaching students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Call 305-668-4571 or email: booke@mdpls.org. Ages 19 years and older. Get details online.

Tuesday, August 29 at 4:30pm

In-B-Tweeners Book Club

Chat with fellow readers about this month's selected book in person at the Coral Gables Library or online via Zoom. A craft will be available for in-person participants. Please contact the branch for each month's title, available for checkout at the branch and as an eBook. Registration is required. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the event start time. Call 305-442-8706 or email: capleybr@mdpls.org. Ages 8 to 12 years old. Get details online.

Tuesday, August 29 at 7pm

Hitchcock - The Lady Vanishes

During a journey aboard a Trans-Continental Express train, a young woman strikes up an acquaintance with a middle-aged English governess. Later, the governess mysteriously disappears from her compartment. Seeking an explanation, the girl is accused of hallucinating to the extent that she begins to doubt her own state of mind. But as further enquiries are made among the passengers, the curious behavior of a group of foreign government agents is revealed. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Get details online.

Wednesday, August 30 at 6pm

Underground Millennial Club

Meet up with friends at the Coral Gables Library to play board and improvisational games, test your trivia knowledge and more. Call 305-442-8706 or email: capleybr@mdpls.org. For ages 19 years and older. Get details online.

Wednesday, August 30 at 9pm

Guardians Of The Galaxy - Volume 3

Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Will Poulter and Vin Diesel (voice only) return for the epic conclusion to the saga of the interplanetary superheroes at Cosford Cinema. Get details online.

Thursday, August 31 at 5pm

End of Summer Community Cleanup

Join volunteers at the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce for the End of Summer Downtown Community Cleanup event. Win great prizes by collecting the most litter. This event is presented by KCGB and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. After the event, enjoy light bites and refreshments, courtesy of Baptist Health South Florida. Volunteer hours are available upon request. Get details online.

Thursday, August 31 at 7pm

Amy Paige Condon - The Life of Bill Baggs

A Nervous Man Shouldn’t Be Here in the First Place: The Life of Bill Baggs. "This is not a simple life, my friend, and there are no simple answers." The late editor of the late Miami News, Bill Baggs, stamped these words on plain white postcards and sent them to readers who sent him hate mail–a frequent occurrence, as Baggs, a white editor of a prominent southern newspaper, championed unpopular ideas in his front-page columns, such as protecting the environment, desegregating public schools, and peace in Vietnam. Under his leadership, the Miami News earned three Pulitzer Prizes. For his stances, Baggs earned a bullet hole through his office window, police officers stationed outside his home, and a used Mercedes outfitted with a remote starter so that if it had been rigged with a bomb, it would blow up before he opened the door. Despite his causes and accomplishments, when Baggs died of pneumonia in 1969 at the age of forty-five, his story nearly died with him, and that would have been a travesty because Baggs still has so much to teach us about how to find the answers to those not-so-simple questions, like how to live in peace with one another? Get details online.

Thursday, August 31 at 9:30pm

A Candlelight Tribute to Queen

Discover the music of Queen and more at Hotel Colonnade under the gentle glow of candlelight. Get details online.

Saturday, September 2 at 7am

Fabulous Fall Migration — Audubon Field Trip

Tropical Audubon's Brian Rapoza and Bill Boeringer will lead this full-day trip in the Everglades Agricultural Area south of Lake Okeechobee. Tour A1-FEB (Flow Equalization Basin), then visit sod farms and flooded Agricultural fields in the Belle Glade area. Get details online.

Tuesday, September 5 at 7pm

David Lynch - Blue Velvet

4K Remaster -- writer/director David Lynch's dark and sensuous mystery reveals the sordid underbelly of a small American town, where something is going on behind the white picket fences. After stumbling upon a severed human ear in a field, mystery-loving college student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) is determined to find out what. Teaming up with the daughter (Laura Dern) of a local police detective (George Dickerson), Jeffrey's investigation leads him into a strange world of sensuality and violence, with the intrigue of the missing ear seemingly stemming from the relationship between a troubled nightclub singer (Isabella Rossellini) and a sociopathic sadomasochist (Dennis Hopper). Get details online.

Saturday, September 9 at 2pm

Tour of Historic Palm Lodge and Homestead Museum

The Miami Pioneers and Natives of Dade historical society invites one and all to join a very special field trip -- a visit to the Historic Palm Lodge and the Town Hall Museum in historic Homestead. Meet at the historic Palm Lodge at 2pm for a delightful tour of this fully restored historical gem and learn all about Colonel Henry Wallace Johnston from Kentucky and his fruitful enterprise, with a taste of what life was like in this pioneer wilderness a century ago. The address is 17390 SW 296th Street, Homestead FL 33030. Then, we journey to the fascinating Homestead Town Hall Museum, full of wonderful artifacts and exhibits from the last century, artfully organized and presented in the original location of town hall, in the heart of historic old Homestead. The address is 41 North Krome Ave, Homestead, FL 33030, across from the historic Seminole Theatre. Get details online.

Sunday, November 12 from 2 to 5pm

Miami Rum Festival Tasting Event

Make plans to attend the 14th annual Miami Rum Festival at the Coral Gables Woman's Club, with an amazing variety of rums to sample from around the world. Purchase $49 general admission or $59 VIP early admission tickets in advance online before they sell out. Get details online.