Free air show in Homestead

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Homestead Air Reserve Base is inviting its neighbors to a free air show Nov. 7-8 as a way to give thanks and foster awareness for the local military units. Wings over Homestead will be the first air show hosted by the Air Force at the base since before Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

Wings Over Homestead’s feature performers will be the USAF Thunderbird.

The event will include aerial acrobatics, skydiving, vintage airplanes, a jet car, simulated dogfights and helicopter rescue missions. Thunderbird pilots will be available for autographs and photos, and the Air Force, Navy, Army, Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security will all be represented on the ground. There will be a space-themed Kidz Zone with a climbing wall, slides and bounce house.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but gates may close early if the crowd is too large.

For more information, click here or call 305-224-7330.

‘Sleepless Night’ in Miami Beach

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From 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, until 7 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8,  Miami Beach will stay up all night with more than 150 free arts and entertainment events at 80 locations throughout the city as part of Sleepless Night.

Events include free museum admissions, indoor and outdoor art installations and performances, architectural tours, dance (and dancing), theater, music, slam poetry, film, video, fashion, acrobatics, comedy and more, including several unique collaborations and South Florida and world premieres.

Free shuttle buses with onboard arts programming will connect the four zones of activity and remote parking for the full 13-hour night.

We couldn’t begin to list all the exciting activities on tap, so check the schedule and have a Cuban coffee before you go.

Free kids’ workshops at Home Depot

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On the first Saturday of the month, The Home Depot hosts a free kids workshop.

• On Saturday, Nov. 7, kids can build their own tile trivet.
• On Saturday, Dec. 5, kids can build their own wagon.

The free kids workshops are 9 a.m. to noon, and the kids leave with their project, an orange apron and an achievement pin.

Coral Gables Gallery Walk

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Friday, Nov. 6, is the first Friday of the month, and that means it’s time for the free Gallery Walk from 7 to 10 p.m.  in downtown Coral Gables.

Art in the Park is back for the season, with free music at Ponce Circle Park. This week, local bands Tilt and Eruption will play ’80s and ’90s music.

Winner of ‘Battlestar Galactica’ DVD

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Congratulations to Heidi Marcelo-Calero of Miami, the winner in our drawing for the DVD of Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.

Be sure to subscribe to our email updates to be notified of the next contest.

Lincoln Road, Grove art walks

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The two newest free neighborhood art walks will be Saturday, Nov. 7.

The Coconut Grove Art Stroll is at the Promenade at Mayfair, 2911 Grand Ave., 7 to 11 p.m. The event includes art, food, drink, live music and dance performances, and painting lessons for children. Print the flyer off the MySpace page to enter to win a Miami skyline photo.

The Lincoln Road Art Walk is is 7 to 10 p.m. at the locations of Art Center South Florida on Lincoln Road in South Beach.

Free piano concert in Gables

Posted on | November 4, 2009 | No Comments

Enjoy a free piano performance  at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 at Granada Presbyterian Church, 950 University Drive, Coral Gables.

Pianist Magdalena Baczewska, a resident of New York, was born in Poland and earned a doctor of musical arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music. She will perform a program of Bach and Chopin: Preludes and Fugues, Polonaises and Chopin Sonata No. 2 Op. 35

Seating is limited. For information, phone 305-868-0624 or visit the website of the Chopin Foundation.

Baczewska also will give a free piano performance at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Broward Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale.

Visit museums free this weekend

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It’s the first weekend of the month, and that means Bank of America customers can visit museums free through the bank’s Museums On Us program. Just show your Bank of America credit or debit card Saturday or Sunday and you’ll get free admission to more than 120 museums and attractions in cities across the United States.

In Miami-Dade, you can use your card for free admission to the Miami Art Museum, Miami Children’s Museum, Miami Science Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami and the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach.

In Broward County, you’ll find deals for free admission to the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science ,the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale plus Young At Art Children’s Museum in Davie.

In Palm Beach County, you can make a free visit to the South Florida Science Museum in West Palm Beach.

You can also get free visits to museums in the Jacksonville and Tampa Bay areas.

Winners of ‘Legally Blonde’ tickets

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Congratulations to Rosalia Abad of Miami Beach and Eugenio Alonso of Miami, the winners in our recent drawing for tickets to “Legally Blonde: The Musical.”

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NASDAQ discount Happy Hour

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Stock market driving you wild?

Starting Friday, Oct. 16, Club 50 at the Viceroy Hotel presents “The Closing Bell Happy Hour” from 5 to 7 p.m. every Friday. NASDAQ down 2 percent? Enjoy 20 percent off cocktails. Up 8 percent? Celebrate with 80 percent off drinks. No matter if the market is up or down, at Club 50 the week always ends on a high note.

The Closing Bell Happy Hour is valid for up to an 80 percent discount. Club 50 is at the Viceroy Miami, 485 485 Brickell Ave. For information, call 305-503-4400.