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Psychic Fair @ Coral Castle. Yours truly pretending to be HIgh Priestess
Dade Heritage Days – March 1st through April 30th
Two months of on-the-go activities for those curious about Miami's past, all the twists and turns of our young and tempestuous world are available for viewing, touring and dissecting. Over 70 events throughout March and April
South Florida is awash with lurid stories, wild rumors and crazy characters…most of them true; otherwise Miami novelist Carl Hiaasen and Edna Buchanan would not have such stellar careers incorporating some of the more bizarre activities conjured up in the heat and humidity. Steve Gaines, who penned a searing 1998 summer must-read about The Hampton’s entitled “Philistines at the Hedgerow”, has just sharpened nibs and jibes in a less-than-high brow account of the exploits of South Beach called “Fool’s Paradise”. Great, now I have to defend my warm & fuzzy home turf, lest I appear flighty…….or worse, for my choice of settlement.
Now…..where was I going with this; Oh Yeah; Dade Heritage Days are upon us, a time to scuttle about in our musty attic (literarily speaking) dredging up the secrets of the past.
Since this is an Arts column, let’s concentrate on those offerings:
1) Coral Gables Museum Exhibition - Early History & Development of C.G.; held in the Old Spanish Village
Wednesdays & Sundays
March 4 – April 30
1:00-4:00PM
2901 Ponce de Leon Blvd
Coral Gables
FREE
2) Dade Heritage Trust Open House and Student Art And Photo Contest Exhibit (whew, could the title be any longer? Gee) - Held in a 1905 neo-classical wood frame house, Headquarters of the Dade Heritage Trust, the photos of Miami’s Historic Landmarks.
Friday April 17th
5:00-7:00PM
190 SE 12th Terrace
Miami
FREE
Wednesday, March 11- Thursday, April 30
9:00AM – 5:00PM
Biscayne National Park (largest marine park in the national system, troops. Bring your snorkels; make a day of it)
9700 SW 328th Street
Homestead
FREE
Lecture Series – “Building close to Nature: The Early Architecture of Dade County’s Park System”. Uof M School of Architecture professor and author Rocco Ceo; construction, destruction..he’ll cover it all.
Friday, March 6, 7:00PM
2901 Ponce de Leon Blvd
Coral Gables
FREE
The history of railroading in SoFla with “everyone’s” (under 5yrs old, one hopes) fave Steam Engine Thomas the Tank.
Saturday & Sunday, March 7 & 8, March 14 & 15
12450 SW 152 Street
Miami
$18 per person
6) Family Art-Making at Viscaya – Viz(ual) Arts: Sun Prints – making photo prints out of sunlight. (these are really fun to do….bring the kids and “help”)
Sunday March 15, 1:00PM – 4:00PM
3251 South Miami Ave
Miami
Free with admission to house and grounds (you
have never visited Vizcaya? Gotta go)
So, Lots of lurid bits on Dade-Heritage Days Tours. There are so many, many activities, please visit the website for a full list of Open Houses, Twilight tours, films, a Psychic Fairs, Guided walking Tours, Secrets, Ghosts, Moonlight concerts,Cemetaries, boat tours…..it do go on, folks.
For more info: Coral Castle
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