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Greetings {name},
We hope you'll appreciate our curated list of community events and cultural opportunities in the coming days. |
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the historic San Sebastian Apartment triangle block at 333 University Drive, where LeJeune crosses Santander Avenue, was designed by Phineas Paist in 1925, then adapted as student housing for the fledgling University of Miami, later becoming a staple of the affordable Crafts section housing |
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Coral Gables scenic photo illustrations © Robin and Robert Burr. |
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Friday, 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.
Saturday, June 20 is American Eagle Day, commemorating the day in 1782, when the bird was added to the official Seal of the United States. It's also a reminder of the importance of preserving natural habitat for eagles and other majestic birds of prey.
Sunday, June 21 is Father's Day, the third Sunday in June, celebrating the contribution that fathers and father figures make for their children's lives.
Sunday, June 21 is the day of the Summer Soltice, the moment the Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere; and the longest day of sunlight. In the Redland Agricultural region, the sun rises at 6:30am and sets at 8:14pm.
Sunday, June 21 celebrates National Selfie Day. Thanks to social media and the smartphone, this ever-popular form of self-portrait has blossomed in popularity across the globe.
Monday, June 22 is World Rainforest Day to raise awareness and fight to protect rainforests.
Tuesday, June 23 is the date in 1970 that President Richard Nixon signed the 26th amendment, lowering the voting age to 18.
Tuesday, June 23 is United Nations’ Public Service Day, celebrating the value and virtue of service to the community.
Tuesday, June 23 is International Widows' Day, a time to consider the hardships that widows and their children often face. |
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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 |
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World Cup Watch Party
FIFA World Cup at Fritz & Franz Bierhaus
Fritz & Franz Bierhaus at 60 Merrick Way in Coral Gables is a prime location with 6 weeks of pure excitement to watch the matches. This indoor/outdoor venue is a renowned soccer hub, with lively, high-energy watch parties for all seven FIFA World Cup 2026 matches held at nearby Hard Rock Stadium. The World Cup -- held at USA, Canada and Mexico stadiums from June 11 to July 19 -- will feature 104 Games between 48 Nations. There are 24 tables outdoors under the overhang still available for the FIFA matches. For the big games, try to arrive at least two hours in advance. Get details and view the menu online. |
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Thursday, June 18 at 7:30am
Good Morning Coral Gables at the Biltmore Hotel
Attend the Coral Gables Chamber's signature monthly networking event -- breakfast at the Biltmore hotel with chamber members. Get details online. |
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Thursday, June 18 at 2pm
CADventure Workshop - 3D Modeling
The CADventures Workshop is a hands-on TinkerCAD experience presented by Canon Knight where students explore how everyday objects are created from simple shapes. Participants bring their ideas to life by designing interactive 3D computer models. Call the Coconut Grove Library at 305-442-8695 or email: hernandezje@mdpls.org. Age 8 to 17 years old. Get details online. |
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Thursday, June 18 at 5pm
Miami Ski Club Happy Hour
Members and friends of the Miami Ski Club will be gathering for a happy hour meet up at Copper 29, 206 Miracle Mile. Get details online. |
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Thursday, June 18 at 7:10pm
The Death of Robin Hood
He was no hero. A dark adaptation of the 17th-century ballad, Hugh Jackman stars in this American thriller directed by Michael Sarnoski. It also stars Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, and Noah Jupe. Grappling with his violent past, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle that he thought would be his last. He soon gets a chance at salvation when he meets a mysterious woman and a young girl. Get details online. |
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Thursday, June 18 at 7:30pm
Frost Chopin Fest - Apollon Musagète Quartet: Death and the Maiden
The Apollon Musagète Quartet is one of Europe’s most compelling and imaginative chamber ensembles. Known for their refined sound, expressive depth, and striking artistic identity, the quartet brings a program that explores the profound emotional and structural possibilities of the string quartet repertoire. The program opens with Contrapunctus I from Bach’s Art of the Fugue, a work of crystalline counterpoint and architectural purity that reveals the ensemble’s exceptional clarity and unity of voice. The concert culminates in Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, a masterpiece of dramatic intensity and lyrical beauty. From its haunting opening to its electrifying finale, the quartet brings Schubert’s vision to life with urgency, nuance, and a deep sense of narrative. A highlight of the festival’s chamber music offerings, this concert showcases the Apollon Musagète Quartet at their most compelling -- where precision meets imagination, and timeless works find new resonance. Get details online. |
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Thursday, June 18 at 8pm
Robert K. Brigham - This Is a True War Story
War historian and professor of history at Vassar College, Robert K. Brigham discusses his new book, This Is a True War Story, a stunning and admirably poignant memoir blending social critiques of war, family dynamics, and the American foster and adoption system, with personal vulnerability. Robert K. Brigham has devoted his academic career to being a Vietnam War historian, and at age fifty-eight, he learned that his biological father was Marine Corps photographer Bruce Atwell, a man whose work Brigham had admired, studied, and incorporated into lectures for years. Brigham not only reveals his own history as an adoptee but opens a startlingly fresh vantage on the fragility of American families; the power of social norms and taboos to shape lives; and the forces that inequitably disrupt families, not least of them war. The result is an accessible and moving book that is at once both a powerful personal story and an illuminating social critique. Get details online. |
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Friday, June 19 at 7pm
Frost Chopin Fest - In Harmony: Schumann, Chopin and the Academy winners
Attend a unique evening of collaboration featuring the Apollon Musagète Quartet and Frost School of Music bassist Brian Powell, performing alongside the winners of the Academy’s chamber and concerto auditions. This concert brings together world‑class artists and rising young talents in a celebration of mentorship, artistry, and shared musical discovery. The program includes Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E‑flat major, op. 44, one of the great pillars of the chamber repertoire -- radiant, dramatic, and overflowing with Romantic imagination. The evening also features a performance of one of Chopin’s piano concerti, selected according to the winner of the concerto auditions, offering audiences the rare opportunity to hear these beloved works in an intimate chamber setting. A highlight of the festival, this concert embodies the spirit of the Academy: exceptional musicians guiding and inspiring the next generation, and young artists rising to meet the moment with passion, skill, and individuality. Get details online. |
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Friday, June 19 at 9pm
Moonlight - 10th Anniversary Screening
A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. At once a vital portrait of contemporary African-American life and an intensely personal and poetic meditation on identity, family, friendship, and love, Moonlight is a groundbreaking piece of cinema that reverberates with deep compassion and universal truths. Anchored by extraordinary performances from a tremendous ensemble cast, Barry Jenkins’s staggering, singular vision is profoundly moving in its portrayal of the moments, people, and unknowable forces that shape our lives and make us who we are. Get details online. |
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Sat/Sun, June 20–21 from 10am to 4pm
Matheson Hammock Market
Visit the Matheson Hammock Market on the weekends in the main concession and waterfront area near the beach and marina at Matheson Hammock Park. The market features 20 to 30 vendors offering prepared foods, fresh fruit, smoothies, coffee, sourdough, seafood, empanadas, baked goods, sweets, wellness products, plants, artisan goods, jewelry, clothing and items from local small businesses. The market also includes a Young Entrepreneurs area featuring neurodivergent children showcasing crafts and small business concepts. Entry to the market is free. Parking vouchers are provided and serve as free day passes for parking at Matheson Hammock Park at 9610 Old Cutler Road. Get details online. |
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Saturday, June 20 at 10:30am
Book Club: Great Conversations - Trust by Hernán Díaz
Offered in person and online, this series explores fascinating, thought-provoking books from the 20th century to today. A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Trust by Hernán Díaz explores wealth, power, and truth through four competing narratives about a wealthy 1920s New York couple, Wall Street tycoon Benjamin Rask and his wife Helen. The book is structured as a literary puzzle, presenting different versions of their story -- a novel, a memoir, and a diary -- forcing the reader to question the reliability of each account and the nature of fiction versus fact. It's a story about a legendary financier and his wife, whose immense fortune survives the 1929 crash, and the secrets behind their success, all while a novelist tries to uncover the real story. Call Pinecrest Library at 305-668-4571 or email: booke@mdpls.org. Ages 19 years and older. Get details online. |
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Saturday, June 20 at 2:45pm
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? - 6oth Anniversary Screening
A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university’s faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage. A powerhouse drama based on Edward Albee's play. Get details online. |
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Saturday, June 20 at 3pm
Wildlife Show - Summer Reading Challenge
Visit the Coral Gables Library for the ultimate animal encounter. Meet a variety of friendly critters during this presentation led by an experienced animal trainer. Call 305-442-8706 or email: capleybr@mdpls.org. All ages are welcome. Get details online. |
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Saturday, June 20 at 5:45pm
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
Pedro Almodóvar, Spain's premiere writer-director, creates an off-kilter universe of madness, mayhem and pure fun. Nominated for the 1988 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. High atop one of Spain's poshest penthouses, three women have come to the end of their mental ropes. Super-sexy Pepa (Carmen Maura) is forever teetering around atop her skyscraper spikes as she obsesses over Iván (Fernando Guillén), the lover who just jilted her over the answering machine. Her neurotic best friend Candela (María Barranco) is seeking refuge at Pepa's place because she recently realized her lover is a Shiite terrorist. And Iván's ex-wife Lucía (Julieta Serrano) was just released from a 20-year stint in a mental institution. They're all mighty mad -- in fact, they're on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and one of them is about to commit murder unless the other half-crazed femmes fatales can stop her. Get details online. |
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Saturday, June 20 at 6pm
Lauren Okie - Tropesick
Author Lauren Okie discusses her newest novel, Tropesick. True to its name, Tropesick follows a pair of ghostwriters on a joint assignment for a reclusive romance author, and finds themselves unwittingly playing out classic love story tropes. From established childhood friendships, the girl next door, shared past trauma, forced proximity, and the fan-favorite Sunshine x Grumpy character dynamic, Tropesick sticks out as an endearing and exciting new entry to the genre. Get details online. |
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Saturday, June 20 at 8pm
Unidentified
Twenty-nine year old Noelle Al Saffan moves to the city to start a new life after her divorce. She's obsessed with "true crime" podcasts and takes a clerical job in a police station digitizing their old files. The work is mundane but, everything changes when a teenage girl’s body is discovered in the desert. Get details online. |
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Saturday, June 20 at 10pm
Mulholland Drive - 4K Restoration / 25th Anniversary
Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia (Laura Harring). Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. David Lynch’s seductive and scary vision of Los Angeles’s dream factory is one of the true masterpieces of the new millennium, a tale of love, jealousy, and revenge like no other. Get details online. |
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Sunday, June 21 from 10am to 2pm
Father’s Day Brunch at The Biltmore
Treat Dad to a memorable Father’s Day brunch at the historic Biltmore Hotel, complete with exquisite cuisine and a refined setting he’ll love. Get details online. |
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Sunday, June 21 at noon
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade - Father’s Day BBQ on the Plaza
Indy’s Nazi enemies are back and have kidnapped his father, Professor Henry Jones Sr. (Sean Connery), in their effort to locate the sacred Holy Grail. Following a trail from America to Venice to the deserts of the Middle East, it’s up to Indy (Harrison Ford) to save his father, save the Grail and save the day. Directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by George Lucas, this nonstop, action-packed adventure will be treasured by the whole family. Spend an afternoon with one of the greatest family adventure films ever made while enjoying tasty gourmet all-beef hot dogs, classic sides, crunchy Mariquitas chips, games and more. Get details online. |
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Sunday, June 21 at 1pm
Father’s Day Fishing Cruise from Deering Estate
Celebrate Father’s Day with a fishing cruise on Biscayne Bay on the Pelican Island Skipper, a 45-foot Corinthian Catamaran, departing from Deering Estate at 1pm for a three hour, catch and release fishing trip. It is encouraged for guests to bring their own rods and tackle. Bait will be provided and a limited number of rods. Deering Estate Naturalists will join to educate guests on sea birds, and sea mammals throughout the trip. Get details online. |
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Sunday, June 21 at 4pm
Frost Chopin Fest - Ted Rosenthal Trio: Classics Reimagined: Impromp2
The Frost Chopin Academy & Festival concludes with a vibrant and imaginative program featuring the Ted Rosenthal Trio, one of today’s most inventive voices in jazz. Known for his ability to bridge classical tradition and contemporary improvisation, Rosenthal brings a program drawn from his acclaimed album Classics Reimagined: Impromp2, where themes by Chopin, Brahms, Dvořák, and others are transformed into fresh, expressive landscapes for jazz trio. The program also includes selections from Rosenthal’s recent release High Standards, alongside original works from The Ted Rosenthal Songbook, offering a rich tapestry of lyricism, swing, and inventive interplay. A celebratory finale to the festival, this concert invites audiences into a world where classical lineage and jazz imagination meet -- closing the week with energy, elegance, and artistic freedom. Get details online. |
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Sunday, June 21 from 5pm
Special Father's Day service at Beauty and the Butcher
Celebrating the legends in our lives with special Father's Day Service. Get details online. |
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Starting Monday, June 22 from 9am to 3pm
Summer Camp at Fairchild Garden
Every day at Camp Fairchild is a hands-on adventure through one of Miami’s most extraordinary places: where science, nature, and creativity collide. Aftercare is available until 5pm. Get details online. |
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Monday, June 22 at 5pm
Half Priced Wine on Monday
The entire wine list is half off on Mondays at Beauty And The Butcher. Try the Langlois-Chateau Sancerre or the Talbott, Sleepy Hollow from Santa Lucia, California. Get details online. |
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Monday, June 22 at 6:30pm
Own Your Time - Local Author Dr. Linda M. Campbell
The Coral Gables Library presents Dr. Linda M. Campbell with Blocks of Time. Discover practical solutions to conquering time and task management challenges. Call 305- 442-8706 or email: capleybr@mdpls.org. Ages 18 years and older. Get details online. |
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Monday, June 22 at 7pm
Irvine Welsh - Men In Love
Fiction author Irvine Welsh discusses his latest novel, Men In Love, a direct sequel to his 1993 classic, Trainspotting. Men In Love follows the original four boys; Renton, Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie preparing to enter the 90s by leaving their heroin and schemes behind. Each chasing sex, romance, and the call of the burgeoning rave scene, only time will tell if bad habits can be overcome and old patterns rewritten, or if their attempts at redemption are just another doomed quest. Get details online. |
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Tuesday, June 23 at 5pm
An American Werewolf in London
The Coral Gables Library presents this classic movie about a summer vacation gone wrong. On vacation in England with his friend, an American tourist ignores the locals' warnings and walks out after dark; he is attacked and becomes a werewolf. Call 305-442-8706 or email: capleybr@mdpls.org. Ages 18 years and older. Get details online. |
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Tuesday, June 23 at 7:30pm
Dade Chapter Florida Native Plant Society
The Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society meets at Pinecrest Gardens on the fourth Tuesday of every month for their monthly meeting with a program speaker. Come early or stay late to enjoy refreshments, socialize and browse the merchandise and raffle tables. The raffle follows the program. Get details online. |
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Tuesday, June 23 at 8pm
The Namaste Club Paperback Release Party with Asha Elias
The Namaste Club is a hilariously engrossing novel centered on a group of well-tanned divorcées and socialites at a luxury yoga retreat who inevitably have a part to play in a murder mystery involving the retreat's beloved local resident, a twelve-foot-long alligator named Bubba. Get details online. |
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Thursday, June 24 at 9am
Mobility Hub Town Hall for Businesses
Businesses and property owners in the central business district are invited to attend a special Town Hall meeting to learn about the upcoming Coral Gables Mobility Hub project and its construction timeline. This will be the first opportunity to meet the project's construction manager, ask questions, and gain insight into how the project will be delivered. Attendees will receive updates on construction phasing, anticipated impacts, and strategies being implemented to support businesses throughout the construction process. Get details online. |
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Wednesday, June 24 at 10am
Silver Screen Mornings - Roman Holiday
The Coral Gables Library presents the weekly Silver Screen movie. Audrey Hepburn won a Best Actress Oscar as a young European princess who breaks off an official goodwill tour so she can see the Eternal City incognito, and while doing so, falls for an American newspaperman who serves as her tour guide. Call 305-442-8706 or email: capleybr@mdpls.org. Ages 18 years and older. Get details online. |
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Wednesday, June 24 at 4pm
Gables Museum - Brazil vs Scotland 1974 and 2026
Watch history and football come together at the Coral Gables Museum during the FIFA World Cup 2026. Before Brazil and Scotland meet on the pitch once again, enjoy a rare screening of the BBC documentary Only a Game (1974), followed by a live public viewing of the match. This is a free events presented in conjunction with Diplomacy and The Beautiful Game. This special event explores the enduring connections between football, culture, and international exchange. Get details online. |
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Wednesday, June 24 at 6:30pm
CJ Leede - Headlights
Author CJ Leede discusses her latest novel, Headlights. With a conversation moderated by Books & Books Horror Readers Team Member, Victoria Menendez, they'll unpack the mystery of the grizzly crimes plaguing protagonist Special Agent Stansfield and his haunted past. Get details online. |
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Wednesday, June 24 from 8pm to midnight
Karaoke Wednesday at Taurus
The City of Miami’s longest-running liquor license belongs to The Taurus, a Coconut Grove bar institution if there ever was one. Your local hub for live comedy and sports announced a pair of upgrades in the form of Masa Craft’s Cuban and Filipino-American style food menu along with Silver Dragon’s Karaoke That Cares! You'll find the host Rob The Rum Guy there every Wednesday night tweaking the vocals from 9pm to 1am, with specials just for karaoke night that include your first shot free when you sing, plus $10 Old Fashioned, $9 Gin or Vodka Gimlet, $9 Tommy-Style Margarita, and $8 Modelo beer at 3540 Main Highway. Call 305-529-6523. Get details online. |
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Thursday, June 25 at 6pm
Chef Takeover - 2TheRootss presents: The Elevated Table
Join Chefs Erica and Gabriel from 2TheRootss for an Elevated Vegan Dining experience at The Burrow. Get details online. |
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Thursday, June 25 at 7pm
Flavors of the Gables
Attend Flavors of the Gables at the Coral Gables Golf & Country Club, a signature tasting event celebrating the culinary creativity of Coral Gables. Featured as a preview component of Taste the Gables - Restaurant Month (July 1–31), this special evening brings together several of the city's top restaurants and eateries for a flavorful experience at the elegant Coral Gables Golf & Country Club, 990 Alhambra Circle. Tickets start at $60. Get details online. |
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Thursday, June 25 at 7pm
Pub 52 Gastropub Karaoke
Silver Dragon Entertainment presents Karaoke That Cares every Thursday night from 7-11pm at Pub 52 Gastropub + Kitchen. Try amazing starters or entrees like Stone Oven Flatbreads which are on special for only $8.99. Quench your thirst with $5 drafts or $6 house drinks. Check it out on instagram. |
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Thursday, June 25 at 7:30pm
Langston Hughes II at the Congregational Church
The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2026 summer Concert Series presents Langston Hughes II, a remarkable, young talent in today's music scene, and one of the most dynamic voices on the saxophone in his generation. In addition to his success as a saxophonist, he is also a woodwind doubler, composer, bandleader, and educator, an alum of both the historic Howard University and the famed Juilliard School. Hughes brings together the worlds that shaped him -- The Blues, black gospel influences, the Washington D.C. jazz lineage, and the rigor of New York’s jazz scene -- into a singular, deeply expressive voice. Enjoy an evening of pure, traditional jazz joy at the Congregational Church, 3010 De Soto Boulevard. Get details online. |
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Thursday, June 25 at 8pm
Supergirl
When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice. She is the cousin of Superman who was raised on a chunk of the destroyed planet Krypton and watched everyone around her die, making her a more jaded person than her cousin, who was raised on Earth by loving parents. Starring Milly Alcock in the dual role of Supergirl/Kara Zor-El. Get details online. |
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Friday, June 26 at 8pm
Una Noche con Luzía – The Burrow
Luzía performs at The Burrow. This Argentine singer, songwriter, producer, and creative director moves effortlessly between modern jazz, soul, and cinematic pop. Drawing inspiration from voices as diverse as Sade, Nina Simone, Astor Piazzolla, and the poetry of Alfonsina Storni, Luzía creates music that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. Her songs explore themes of self-love, spirituality, resilience, family, and transformation, carried by a voice shaped through classical training and years of artistic exploration across the Americas and Europe. Whether writing for herself or for other artists, Luzía approaches music as a space for reflection, connection, and discovery. Get details online. |
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Saturday, July 4 from 6 to 10pm
Red, White & BBQ: A Night of Fireworks and Celebration
Celebrate Independence Day in extraordinary fashion at the Biltmore Hotel's Red, White & BBQ: A Night of Fireworks and Celebration, featuring an extravagant dining experience. In addition to the fireworks, the city will feature a drone show marking America’s 250th anniversary through patriotic imagery and Coral Gables landmarks brought to life in the night sky. The choreographed program blends national symbols with local icons like the Biltmore, Venetian Pool and City Hall to celebrate democracy, community and the City Beautiful vision. Get details online. |
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Thursday, July 9 at 7:30pm
Warren Wolf - Community Arts Program
The Community Arts Program Summer Concert Series presents outstanding vibraphone artist Warren Wolf, with Kris Funn (bass) and McClenty Hunter (drums). Celebrate America250, in an explosion of Americana jazz standards and delightful surprises at the Congregational Church. Get details online. |
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Robert and Robin Burr |
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