North Miami Beach will turn its core into a giant block party from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 1, with the North Miami Beach Community Festival. The festival will feature two stages of free entertainment, including R&B, reggae, salsa, jazz, hiphop and spoken word. There also will be special activities for kids, …
Monthly Archive: February 2009
Feb 27 2009
Free John Anderson concert Sunday
Country singer John Anderson will give a free concert at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at the Davie fairgrounds, at Rodeo Drive and Orange Avenue. The performance is part of the Orange Blossom Festival, Parade and Rodeo in Davie, a 72-year-old tradition, which makes it one of the oldest traditions in South Florida. Festivities start at …
Feb 27 2009
$10 off coupon for Buca di Beppo
Buca di Beppo has a coupon on its website that gives you $10 off any meal worth $20 or more, not including alcohol, tax or tip. The coupon is good through March 4. The Italian food chain has restaurants in Miami Lakes, Fort Lauderdale, Davie and Wellington.
Feb 27 2009
Free drum circle and fire dancing
Feb 27 2009
‘Cultural Friday’: free music, art
It’s the last Friday of the month, and that means it’s time for Viernes Culturales (Cultural Fridays) in Little Havana. That means art, free concerts, food tastings and general free fun from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Southwest Eighth Street between 14th and 17th avenues. Performers tonight (Friday, Feb. 27) include Camilo Egana de …
Feb 27 2009
Last 2 days for 80% off dining deal
Just two more day sfor this 80% off deal at Restaurant.com: That means a $25 dining certificate for $2. The deal expires Saturday, Feb. 28. Normally, certificates on Restaurant.com are a steal: You can pick up a $25 gift certificate for $10, a $10 certificate for $3, and more. But if you …
Feb 26 2009
Sample cuisine at Taste of Mimo
It’s back: the monthly (more or less) Taste of Mimo on Miami’s Upper East Side. You can sample dishes from the restaurants in Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard Historic Miami Modernism District for $2 to $5 Saturday, Feb. 28, during the Taste of Mimo . Free bruschetta from Uva 69, $1 wine from Wine 69, mini-cupcake …
Feb 26 2009
Discount tickets for ‘Disney on Ice’
Here are a few deals we’ve found for Disney On Ice: Worlds of Fantasy March 26-29 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and April 1-5 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. At the BankAtlantic Center, regular-price tickets are $48, $40 and $16 – but you can get $15 tickets opening …
Feb 26 2009
Free Afro-Cuban music and dance
The City of Miami Beach and FUNDarte are sponsoring a free music and dance performance at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at North Shore Open Space Park, at 81st and Collins. “RUMBA! The Afro-Cuban Music and Dance Experience” will feature Grammy-winning Omar Hernandez and other Miami Cuban rumberos and be hosted by …
Feb 25 2009
Spanish dance: buy one, get one free
You can get two tickets for the price of one to the Friday, Feb. 27, performance of the Teresa Nieto Dance Company’s performance of Consuelo at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The performance, presented by the Cultural Center of Spain and the Broward Center, is at …
Feb 23 2009
Free sub from Quiznos
Quiznos is giving away 1 million free subs to customers who register on the company’s website for the Q-Club marketing database. However, once you register and collect your free sandwich coupon – which comes via email – you can opt out of the database at any time. One caution: The coupon is likely …
Feb 22 2009
Free pancakes Tuesday at IHOP
Who knew there was a National Pancake Day? Evidently IHOP knew, as the restaurant is giving away free pancakes (one stack of three pancakes per person) of buttermilk pancakes in celebration of National Pancake Day Tuesday, Feb. 24, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The International House of Pancakes is asking patrons to …
Feb 21 2009
New York Times lists Florida deals
Today’s (Feb. 21) New York Times online has a Practical Traveler article filled with theme park travel deals, including some we’ve written about and some additional deals. And, our new sister site, Disney on the Cheap, has even more tips, including special discounts for the military. From the Times article: Worlds of …







