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We hope you'll appreciate our curated list of community events and cultural opportunities in the coming days.

the colorful historic Chinese Architectural Village off Riviera Drive, designed by architect Henry Killam Murphy, was constructed between 1926 and 1927

Now On Exhibition
Mid-Career Artists, Future Masters
Cernuda Arte proudly presents a showcase of twelve midcareer contemporary artists with exceptional trajectories, destined for even greater heights. For their remarkable and distinct talent, each of these artists have garnered substantial collector support both domestically and internationally. Their work has graced prestigious exhibitions, publications, art fairs, and institutions, solidifying their positions as important voices in today’s contemporary art world. Mid-Career Artists, Future Masters is currently on view at Cernuda Arte. Cernuda Arte Gallery is located at 3155 Ponce. Call 305-461-1050. Get details online.

Friday, August 9 is Book Lovers Day, honoring all the bookworms and book lovers in your life. Treat yourself to some quality reading time.

Sunday, August 11 is Son and Daughter Day, a celebration of families and childhood, when parents acknowledge the joy their children bring into their lives.

Tuesday, August 13 is Left Handers Day, created in 1992 by the Left-Handers Club as a way to celebrate left-handers, the unofficial holiday aims to raise awareness of the advantages and disadvantages left-handers face.

Wednesday, August 14 is Creamsicle Day a simple delicacy made from smooth and creamy vanilla ice cream with tangy orange juice.

Thursday, August 16 is Tell a Joke Day. The formal study of laughter and humor -- and their therapeutic effects on the human body from a psychological and physiological perspective -- is known as Gelotology.

Friday, August 17, the third Friday in August, is Hawaii Statehood Day, celebrating the Pacific island chain's admission as a state on August 21, 1959.

Sunday, August 19 is World Photo Day, an annual celebration of the art and science of photography.

Sunday, August 19 is National Aviation Day. In 1939 President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed this day to coincide with the birthday of Orville Wright, who piloted the Wright Flyer.

Sunday, August 19, the third Sunday in August, is National Senior Citizens Day, commemorating the day President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act in 1935. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan declared the third Sunday of August to be National Senior Citizens Day.

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

Celebrating Local History
Coral Gables Centennial Heats Up
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Coral Gables has been in the works for many years. A new web site offers details and historic images organized to honor one of America’s first planned communities, incorporated on April 29, 1925. A series of events are planned for 2025 leading up to the anniversary of the incorporation. Get details online.

During August from 10am to 5pm
Gnomes On The Roam at Fairchild
Find the mischievous little gnomes -- otherworldly earth dwellers can be discovered in ten different hiding spots throughout the garden. Winners are entered into a competition for a free family membership to Fairchild. Get details online.

Thursday, August 8 from 5 to 9pm
Night Market at Vizcaya Village
Experience cultural celebration, food, live music and community at the monthly Vizcaya Village Night Market with over 30 local vendors and unique delicacies, local produce, foods, clothes, jewelry and much much more. It's a delightful, bustling marketplace filled with the sights, sounds, and flavors that define this vibrant community. Get details online.

Thursday, August 8 at 7pm
Leonard Pitts, Jr. - 54 Miles
The Books & Books Literary Foundation is proud to present an evening with Leonard Pitts, Jr. discussing his new historical novel, 54 Miles. Get details online.

Thursday, August 8 at 7:30pm
CAP Summer Concert Series - Doreen Ketchens
Doreen Ketchens has been called “Lady Louie,” “Miss Satchmo,” the “Female Louis Armstrong,” and “Clarinet Queen,” to name a few. She has been called many names because she plays like Charlie “Bird” Parker, sings like Mahalia Jackson, and has the chops and personality of Louis Armstrong. Get details and purchase tickets online.

Thursday, August 8 at 7:30pm
It Ends With Us
The first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, It Ends With Us tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and Lily realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future. Get details online.

Thursday, August 8 at 9:30pm
The Matrix
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this thrilling story follows computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) as he discovers the shocking truth about his reality -- it’s an elaborate deception created by an evil cyber-intelligence. Guided by the mysterious Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) and a beautiful stranger (Carrie-Anne Moss), Neo battles to escape the Matrix and free humanity. Get details online.

During the Month of August
Bay 13 Olympics
Free Games; Free to Enter; Amazing Prizes. Enjoy a bit of fun and compete for your country in the Bay 13 Olympics. Enter for a chance to be the champion and take home a Gold, Silver or Bronze place prize awarded to individual place winners. They will also host a celebration brunch at the end of August for the country who scores the most points. Get details online.

Friday, August 9 at 10:30pm
Furry Tales - Reading with Avi
Kids can read their favorite stories alongside Avi the Poodle. Reading aloud to a registered therapy dog helps improve literacy skills and boost confidence. Bring your own book or choose from the library's collection. Call the Pinecrest Library at 305-668-4571 or email: booke@mdpls.org. Ages 5 to 12 years old. Get details online.

Friday, August 9 at 12:30pm
Alzheimer's Support Group at the Library
Connect with a caring community dedicated to navigating Alzheimer's together, finding resources, and offering mutual encouragement. Call the Pinecrest Library at 305-668-4571 or email: booke@mdpls.org. Ages 19 years and older. Get details online.

Friday, August 9 at 5pm
Couple's Surf and Turf at Morton's
Enjoy the Couple's Surf and Turf menu at Morton's The Steahouse, featuring starters, followed by a 12 oz. Center-cut Filet Mignon or a 16 oz. Prime New York Strip served with Twin Lobster Tails and Drawn Butter, ending with desserts for $139. Get details online.

Friday, August 9 at 7pm
Ricky Ruszin - Showtime
Books & Books is proud to present an evening with Ricky Ruszin discussing his novel Showtime. You can’t outrun your past. But what if you could change it? He discovers an awful truth: just because the past allows him entry doesn’t mean it will allow him to leave. Get details and RSVP online.

Friday, August 9 from 7–10pm
Social Fridays at The Plaza
The Plaza Coral Gables and Mind Body Social invite you to Social Fridays on the Center Lawn with The Miami Vice Trio performing. Bring your beach chairs or blankets and mingle with friends and family for a night of music. Get details online.

Friday, August 9 at 8pm
Hundred Days at Miracle Theatre
Actors' Playhouse presents an uncensored, exhilarating and heartrending true story about embracing uncertainty. Hundred Days is about taking a leap, and loving as if you only had 100 days to live. With magnetic chemistry and anthemic folk-punk music, creators Abigail and Shaun Bengson explore a fundamental question: how do we make the most of the time that we have? Get details and purchase tickets online.

Friday, August 9 at 8pm
Jazz Encounters - Fat Produce
Fat Produce is a Miami-based soul jazz trio led by Studio City, CA natives, guitarist Addison Rifkind and drummer Michael Duffy. This duo, alongside upright bass, is a guaranteed head-nodder whose live set includes a fresh mix of original compositions and deep cuts from the hip-hop, soul, and jazz crates. Taking inspiration from the past, Fat Produce breathes new life into the guitar trio format and unearths a modern musical vocabulary encompassing the past 70 years of musical heritage while keeping it funky and groove focused. The group performs at WDNA studios, 2921 Coral Way. Call 305-662-8889. Get details online.

Friday, August 9 at 9:15pm
Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and more
Discover the music of Vivaldi and more at Colonnade Hotel Coral Gables under the gentle glow of candlelight. Get details online.

Saturday, August 10 from 10am to 4pm
Family Day on Aragon at the Museum
Packed with educational fun and creative activities, Family Day on Aragon is the perfect outing for children and adults alike. Relish in free admission, interactive exhibitions, engaging workshops, and a whole lot more. Bond with your loved ones as you uncover the wonders of history and culture at the Coral Gables Museum. Get details online.

Saturday, August 10 at 11am
The Wizard of Oz (35mm)
A young Kansas farm girl is swept up by a tornado and taken to the magical land of Oz. 85th Anniversary. Culturally rich, inexpensive family fun featuring beloved classics and new favorites for all to enjoy, hosted on the second Saturday and Sunday of every month. Admission is pay what you can per ticket, with a suggested price of $5 per person. Presented in partnership with Books & Books and Coral Gables Museum. Support for this program and pay what you can admission price are provided by a grant from the Coral Gables Community Foundation and Grove Bank & Trust. Get details online.

Saturday, August 10 at 11:30am
Wine Tasting Experience: Nebbiolo vs. Sangiovese
Visit Vinya Wine Shop for the Grape Anatomy tasting experience led by Allegra Angelo. You’ll taste six classic grapes in a semi-blind format and sharpen your analytical skills. The theme is a classic battle: Nebbiolo vs. Sangiovese. Wrap your brain around these two grapes and discuss their tricky similarities as well as key differences. This is an educational-forward and highly interactive class geared towards the ambitious beginner, as well as the advanced-level taster who just needs more practice. Get details online.

Saturday, August 10 at 6pm
Vinya Extends Ibérico Tasting Menu
Inspired by Chef Mariano Araya’s travels to Spain, the new prix fixe menu highlights Jamón Ibérico, a culinary masterpiece made exclusively from the meat of black-hoofed Iberian pigs which spend their days roaming the forests feasting on acorns. Get details online.

Saturday, August 10 from 6:30 to 9:30pm
Dinos After Dark
Thrilling adventures await at Fairchild Garden for dinosaur enthusiasts. Gear up and hunt through the Garden to find your favorite dinosaurs. Magnified by the light of the moon, these magnificent creatures are immersed in a setting of rare prehistoric plants. With fun facts hiding around every corner, you’ll become an expert paleontologist in no time, then stary for the post-hunt celebration. Dance the night away under the stars and the glimmer of thousands of bubbles. Get details online.

Saturday, August 10 at 7pm
Disney's The Little Mermaid - Area Stage
Experience a new immersive adventure based on the hit broadway musical. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved tale and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this reimagined Area Stage musical production will capture your heart. Get details online.

Saturday, August 10 at 7pm
The Inter-Temporal Symposium On Miami History
Books & Books is proud to present an evening with The Inter-temporal Symposium on Miami History, a free event at Books And Books. A pop-up installation and lecture organized by the Greater Miami Bureau of Time Tourism, an experimental Miami history department. Malcolm Lauredo, South Florida historian and Bureau department head will be discussing pre-historic Miami -- from Pangea to the bottom of the sea and right through the Ice Age. Installations by Kayla DeLacerda and Siera Grace (AKA Lush Suburb), 16mm screenings by Strange Pursuits and music by the Imbicile. Sponsored by Knight Foundation and Bakehouse Art Complex. Get details online.

Saturday, August 10 at 9pm
Dogfight
River Phoenix and Lili Taylor star in a poignant tale set in 1963 San Francisco, where a marine’s cruel prank leads to an unexpected romance on the eve of his deployment to Vietnam. Get details online.

Saturday, August 10 at 9pm
Glass Blocs Band Plays Titanic
Glass Blocs is a passion project for the band members, one steeped in a love for the genre and a recognition of its ongoing popularity. New wave appeals broadly. It’s a melding of pop, industrial, punk, rock, electronic and disco resulting in broad audience appeal, across generations. Get details online.

Sunday, August 11 at 1pm
Diva
Experience the 1981 arthouse smash Diva by director Jean-Jacques Beineix, part of the Sundays At The U movie screenings series at UM's Cosford Cinema. It's an exhilarating action-thriller about Jules, a young opera-loving mailman who becomes inadvertently entangled in murder after a young woman fleeing two mob hit men drops an incriminating cassette into his mailbag. Get details online.

Sunday, August 11 at 1pm
Rain Barrel/Water Conservation Workshop at Deering
Save the rain for your orchids, potted plants, new plantings in the landscape. Use your collected rainwater when it is dry and avoid tapping into our Biscayne Aquifer. It's all Florida-Friendly Landscaping. With the rollout of Miami-Dade County's new Rain Barrel Rebate Program, participants have the option to purchase a refurbished rain barrel following the program at $100 + tax, and recieve a rebate for $50 from the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. Get details online.

Sunday, August 11 at 5pm
Sierra Club - Recycling Glass
Join the Sierra Club at the Congregational Church for a program about recycling glass in Miami-Dade County. Years ago, soda bottles, milk jugs and other containers had a deposit added during purchase that would then be refunded when the glass containers were returned to the point of purchase. Alternatively if someone decided to toss it, youngsters would peruse the neighborhood looking for bottles that would be redeemed for cash. However, in the 21st century we are accustomed to a single use mentality to simply throw it away. This not a sustainable model. Get details online.

Sunday, August 11 at 9pm
Candlelight: Tribute to Nirvana
Discover the music of Nirvana at Coral Gables Congregational Church under the gentle glow of candlelight. Get details and purchase tickets online.

Monday, August 12 at 9am
Community CPR Class
Learn important safety skills or get your updated CPR certification by completing the Community CPR class taught by Coral Gables Fire department instructors at the War Memorial Youth Center 2nd floor classroom located at 405 University Drive. Call 305-460-5600. Get details online.

Monday, August 12 at 7pm
Philip V. McHarris - Beyond Policing
The Books & Books Literary Foundation is proud to present an evening with Philip V. McHarris, PhD discussing Beyond Policing. In the tradition of New York Times bestseller The World Without Us, Princeton and Yale scholar and notable activist Philip V. McHarris imagines what society would look like in a world without police. This event is free and open to the public and books will be available for purchase the night of the event. Get details online.

Monday, August 12 at 8pm
The Nature Of Love
Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, has been in a stable and conventional marriage to Xavier for a decade. From gallery openings to endless dinner parties, ten years have flown by. When Sophia meets Sylvain, a craftsman renovating the couple’s new country house, Sophia’s world is turned upside down. The two begin a passionate affair fueled by their irresistible physical connection. However, Sophia comes from a wealthy family of intellectuals, while Sylvain comes from a working-class family of manual workers. As they get to know each other on a deeper level, Sophia begins to question her own values after abandoning herself to her great romantic impulses. Director Monia Chokri delivers a smart and sexy romantic comedy, infusing it with spiky energy and fresh perspective, upending genre and gender conventions. Get details online.

Tuesday, August 13 at 10:30am
Soft Pastels in the Garden
Students at all levels are welcome to learn the fascinating art of pastels at Fairchild Garden. Discover how to paint in soft pastel, considered by many as the purest of painting media. Soft pastel is bright, colorful and easy to learn. Award-winning Miami artist, Dan Bondroff, will teach students how to create tropical landscape paintings in soft pastel from concept to completion. Get details online.

Tuesday, August 13 at noon
Slow Looking with the Lowe: Marie Laurencin
Attend a free virtual program online -- Slow Looking with the Lowe: Marie Laurencin. Tola Porter, Ph.D., Interim Assistant Director for Learning, Engagement, and Technology, will lead participants through a 30-minute mindful and interactive session exploring selected artworks from the Lowe’s collection. Get details online.

Tuesday, August 13 from 5 to 9pm
Dine Out with TAS at Whisk Gourmet
A delicious symbiotic event, Dine Out With TAS features community partner Whisk Gourmet to benefit the Tropical Audubon Society. Make a dinner date at Whisk Gourmet on the second Tuesday evening, where you will enjoy a plethora of seasonal summer dishes that draw on Southern and Caribbean Basin influences. Get details online.

Tuesday, August 13 at 6pm
International Prosecco Day at Clementine's
Clementine's Wine Gourmet at 2714 Ponce is offering 15% off on all Prosecco to celebrate International Prosecco Day. Made from grapes grown in the vineyards of the Prosecco region in northeastern Italy, this refreshing sparkling wine is a favorite for gtherings. Unlike Champagne, Prosecco’s secondary fermentation takes place in a large, stainless steel vat before it is bottled. Get details online.

Thursday, August 15 at 4pm
Sip & Shade - Coffee and Coloring
Whether you're an experienced artist or just looking for a calming activity, enjoy a cozy atmosphere with a cup of freshly brewed coffee at the library while immersing yourself in the soothing practice of coloring. Call the Coconut Grove Library at 305-442-8695 or email: hernandezje@mdpls.org. Ages 19 years and older. Get details online.

Thursday, August 15 at 6:30pm
Stars of David Piano Concert - Jose Lopez
Enjoy a piano concert featuring works by Fanny And Felix Mendelssohn, Benjamin Godard, Ferdinand Hiller, Julius Schulhoff and Charles Valentin Alkan. Get details and purchase $125 tickets online.

Friday, August 16 at 7pm
Alien: Romulus
The sci-fi/horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful "Alien" franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. Enjoy reserve seating with luxury recliners. Get details online.