Great Grove Bed Race

Posted on | September 2, 2010 | No Comments

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The famous Great Grove Bed Race is back this year with a weekend full of free activities for the family.

The weekend kicks off with a Pajama Pub Crawl on Saturday, Sept. 4 in Coconut Grove. Pajama-garbed participants donate $25 to charity and receive 10 free drink coupons for 10 different bars in Coconut Grove.

The main event takes place on Sunday, Sept. 5, when tricked-out beds are raced down an 1/8 mile thoroughfare in Coconut Grove, with prizes for speed and best decor. The event is free and open to the public. It takes place near the corner of Commodore & Grand Ave., in Coconut Grove.

There are also some special deals associated with the event: There’s a $5 breakfast special at The Grove Spot, 3324 Virginia Street, and two-for-one breakfast at Mayfair Hotel and Spa, 3000 Florida Avenue.

Visit museums free this weekend

Posted on | September 2, 2010 | No Comments

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 will 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.

Free flu shot with $30 purchase at CVS

Posted on | September 1, 2010 | No Comments

Planning to get a flu shot this year? You can get a free flu shot at CVS.

Well, there’s a catch: You’ll need to buy $30 worth of select Procter & Gamble products to get the freebie. You can find the products in the store flier.

The deal is good through Saturday, Sept. 4.

Category: Free, Shopping, discount, health and fitness
Tags: CVS > Free > free flu shot > free flu shot 2010 > Miami

Free 1st Saturday at railroad museum

Posted on | September 1, 2010 | No Comments

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum offers free admission the first Saturday of each month.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum includes:

Locomotives
Model train building
Passengers cars
The Silver Crescent
Rides offered for a fee.

Category: Free, Kids' stuff, history
Tags: Dade > Free > Gold Ccoast Railroad Museum > history > kids > Miami > museum > railroad > railroad museum > Saturday > trains

Lincoln Road, Grove art walks

Posted on | September 1, 2010 | No Comments

Two free neighborhood art walks will be Saturday, Sept. 4.

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.

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.

Category: Entertainment, Food, Free, Kids' stuff, art, music
Tags: art > Art Center South Florida > art walks > arts walk > Coconut Grove > Coconut Grove Art Stroll > Food > Free > Lincoln Road > Lincoln Road Art Walk > Lincoln Road Arts Walk > Linda Shapana > Mayfair > Miami > Miami Beach > music > South Beach > wine

Share a cheap tip and win a DVD

Posted on | August 31, 2010 | No Comments

It’s time for another contest!

We have several copies of the DVD of Season 1 of the NBC TV series “Parenthood” to give away. This DVD was just released today, Aug. 31.

Here’s the description of the show:

Parenthood introduces us to the very large, very colorful and imperfect Braverman family. Single mother Sarah and her two children Amber and Drew moving back home with her parents Zeek and Camille. Sarah’s sister and complete antithesis, Julia, is a successful corporate attorney trying to juggle work and motherhood, alongside her stay-at-home husband, Joel. Executive producers are Ron Howard and Ron Grazer.

To enter our contest, we’re looking for a cheap tip in one of these categories:

Best cheap date
Best cheap happy hour
Best cheap place to take your kid
Best cheap hotel
Best cheap eats
Best thrift shop
Best cheap fun
Or, come up with your own “best cheap” tip in a category we haven’t thought of.

Your “best cheap” thing must be in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach or Monroe county.

Here are the rest of the rules:

To enter, subscribe to our daily feed from Miami FL on the Cheap, Fort Lauderdale on the Cheap or Palm Beach on the Cheap and send an email with your full name and snail mail address to miami27@miamiflonthecheap.com. If you’re already a subscriber, just send us an email with your full name and snail mail address. Be sure to provide the email address under which you subscribed. ENTRIES WITHOUT SNAIL MAIL ADDRESSES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
Put DVD CONTEST in the subject line.
Deadline to enter is midnight Eastern time Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Contestants must be 13 or older.
One entry per person.
Winners must be residents of South Florida.
The winners will be chosen at random from all valid entries.

Category: contest
Tags: Broward > cheap > contest > DVD > Florida Keys > Fort Lauderdale > giveaway > Keys > Miami > Monroe > Palm Beach > Parenthood

Price cut for Summer Savings Pass

Posted on | August 31, 2010 | No Comments

Miami Seaquarium, Wannado City, Lion Country Safari and Miami MetroZoo have dropped the price of the Summer Savings Pass to $44.95.

With the pass, you get unlimited visits to the Seaquarium, the zoo and Lion Country Safari, through Sept. 30, plus one visit to Wannado City.

If you already have an annual pass to one of these attractions, you can get the Summer Savings Pass for $19.95, a $10 drop in price since the beginning of the summer.

Category: Coupons, Environment, Kids' stuff, discount, nature, parks
Tags: Coupons > deal > discount > Florida > Fort Lauderdale > Jungle Island > Lion Country Safari > Miami > Miami MetroZoo > Miami Seaquarium > pass > summer savings pass > Wannado City > West Palm Beach > Zoo Miami

Two free arts parties on Wednesday

Posted on | August 30, 2010 | No Comments

There are two art-themed events going on this Wednesday, Sept. 1, in Miami, a few blocks away from each other. Both are worth checking out. And, they’re both free.

First up is the Mystery Dates Kickoff Party, happening at Area 31, 270 Biscayne Blvd. It’s hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art and is a promo event for MOCA Shakers’ Mystery Dates fundraiser in October. Tickets to Mystery Dates will be on sale at the kickoff pary, which runs from 7 to 9 p.m., and is free. There will be free Grey Goose cocktails. RSVP for entry by emailing ilondji@mocanomi.org.

After (or before) the party, head to the River of Art Showcase and Party, at Bleu Moon Resto-Lounge, 1717 N. Bayshore Drive (inside the Doubletree Grand hotel). It’s a celebration and fundraiser with both musical and visual art. There’s no cover and if you text BLEUMOON to 41513, you’ll get a free drink. The party kicks off at 6:30 p.m., and there will be performances by musical artist by Macarldie, visual artists Greg Pitts and Pauline Bonilla and dance artist Myka.

Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Area 31 > Arts > Bleu Moon > Entertainment > Free > Miami > MOCA > River of Art

Jungle Island $10 Labor Day weekend

Posted on | August 29, 2010 | No Comments

Jungle Island is celebrating Labor Day with a “Nabor Day Weekend,” offering admission for $10 per person to Miami-Dade and Broward residents Sept. 4-6.