Family Matinee. Kick back, relax, and enjoy a Saturday afternoon matinee with the kids – snacks included – at the Coconut Grove Library. This week’s featured movie: Moana 2. Don’t know the plot? Details here. Coconut Grove Library, 2875 McFarlane Road, Saturday 7/26 from 3 to 5 p.m. All ages welcome.
Yoga by the Sea. Enjoy an evening Hatha Yoga class with a water view twice a week at the Barnacle State Historic Park. Instructor Gabby Goldbaum leads the outdoor classes, open to all levels. Bring your own mat, strap and blocks. Individual classes are $13, or $55 for five classes. Barnacle Historic State Park, 3485 Main Highway. Monday 7/28 and Wednesday 7/30 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Sign up and start stretching.
Fiction Book Club. Books & Books in Coconut Grove is starting a fiction book club and you’re invited. The club meets the last Tuesday of every month, Katherine Wakefield hosts, and this month’s read is Foster by Claire Keegan. Books & Books in Coconut Grove, 3409 Main Highway, Tuesday July 29 at 7 p.m. Free, but registration required.
Celebration of Life. Family and friends gather to honor the life and legacy of Jack King, publisher of The Coconut Grover who died earlier this month. Coconut Grove Sailing Club, 2990 South Bayshore Drive, Thursday 07/31 from 6 to 9 p.m. RSVP to [email protected]
Writing Workshop. Join author / bookseller Cortney Casey at Book & Books in Coconut Grove for an evening of writing “sprints” – timed sessions of focused, silent writing designed to boost creativity, discipline, and confidence. The $10 admission fee includes an adult beverage (to get things flowing). Books & Books, 3409 Main Highway, Coconut Grove. Thursday July 31 at 6:30 p.m. Details and tickets at this link.
Virginia Key Celebration. Get ready for a weekend full of community, culture and environmental preservation as Historic Virginia Key Beach Park – the first and only beach designated for Miami’s Black community – celebrates its 80th anniversary with three days of events. The celebration begins on Friday 8/1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a museum project commencement ceremony and birthday party, followed by a Community Fun Day on Saturday 8/2 from 12 to 4 p.m., and a Poetry Potluck on Sunday 8/3 from 3 to 7 p.m. Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, 4020 Virginia Beach Drive. Event details / tickets for free entry on August 1.
Summer Dance Party. Shake your Groove Thing to music from 1970s, 1980s and beyond with DJ Nicholas Martin at the Midsummer Night Dance Party hosted by the Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove, 2985 South Bayshore Drive, on Saturday August 2 from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person with a cash bar. Proceeds benefit the club’s sound equipment fund.
Bug Out at Fairchild. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is transforming itself this summer into a life-sized insect wonderland with its daily Bugging Out exhibit and some select nighttime activities, including a family movie night and twilight bug safari on three upcoming Saturdays (July 26, August 9 and August 30) from 6:30 to 10 p.m., and an adults-only Bug-N-Grub Night Crawl on August 26 and September 27 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road. Tickets available here.
