History Tours of Coconut Grove are revealing, fun and make you the life of your next dinner party. On this Friday evening’s walking tour, Stella Ross leads for the Friends of the Commodore Trail. The focus will include the stories of the diverse peoples that came together to create the Grove’s history. Required advanced tickets were still available when the Spotlight went to press. Friday 10/4, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Center Grove.
Concerts at Coral Gables Congregational Church are always memorable for the venue as well as the music and Saturday there are two! Latin Pop Hits Saturday, 10/5, 6:30 p.m. Followed later that same evening with Neo-Soul Favorites Saturday, 10/5, 8:30 p.m.
Haunted Library? Not quite, but Coconut Grove Librarian Jennifer Hernandez crafted Spooky Story Evenings especially for pre-teens—and they can be frightening enough. (Can you say “middle school”?) Wednesday 10/9 and 10/23, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
For adults (19+) on Thursday this month are Fright Nights—free flicks you’ll definitely want to experience with a friend holding your hand. This Thursday’s film is Friday the 13th, the 1980 original that launched the franchise. Thursday 10/10, 4:00 p.m. Free. The Coconut Grove Library is at 2875 McFarlane Road.
Thursday Night Lights. Coral Gables High Cavaliers football team challenges last year’s state champion, Christopher Columbus High School, Thursday 10/10, 6:00 p.m. in this conference game. (Christopher Columbus HS, 3000 SW 87th Ave.)
Vizcaya’s Night Market this week features a combination of Haitian culture combo in Krik! Krak! Dance-A-Story for All Ages. Movement and audience participation feature prominently in communicating these stories. Thursday, 10/10. 40-minute performance starts at 7:00 p.m. Vizcaya Village 3250 South Miami Ave. Free tickets here.
Come earlier to the Night Market for the After Hours Guided Tour of the Village. Who knew Vizcaya’s Main House had its own farm and village just across South Miami Avenue? The 30-minute tour starts at 6:00 p.m. and tickets can be found here. Thursday, 10/10.
Ground Zero for November’s Election could be where you are as a Poll Worker for the Miami-Dade County’s Supervisor of Elections. These roles–critically important to our democracy–are filled by paid volunteers. Clerks, Inspectors, Supervisors and Deputies are needed. Election Day is Tuesday, 11/5. Training provided. Afterwards you will have a lifetime story to share.
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This new Spotlight feature identifies ticketed events that readers may want to investigate before they sell out.
The Barnacle’s next Moonlight Concert is Friday 10/11, 7:00 p.m. (OK, strictly speaking there’s always plenty of room to picnic, but put this on your calendar anyway.)
New World Symphony’s Chamber Music Series Sunday 10/13, 2:00 p.m.
