Lego stores in Aventura and Sunrise offer a free project for kids to build and keep. The free Lego Monthly Model Mini Build event is usually the first Tuesday of the month. The event is for youngsters ages 6 to 14.
The project for May 6, 2013, is a lamb.
Lego stores are at the Sawgrass mall, 12801 W. Sunrise Blvd., Sunrise, 954-514-5806, and Aventura Mall, 19501 Biscayne Blvd., 305-792-7395
Enter our drawing for free tickets to a screening of the Tina Fey film Admission in Aventura.
The movie, about a university admissions officer, stars Tina Fey and Paul Rudd. The winners of our drawing receive free tickets to a screening of the new film at 7:30 p.m. March 21 at AMC Aventura.
The new comedy/drama is directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Weitz (About a Boy, In Good Company). Set in the milieu of a university admission office, it looks at the surprising detours we encounter on the road to happiness. Gloria Reuben and Lily Tomlin also are featured, and the film is rated PG.
Entering the drawing is simple.
To be eligible, please subscribe to the daily email newsletters from Fort Lauderdale on The Cheap or Miami on The Cheap.
To enter the drawing, send an email to info@miamionthecheap.com with “Admission Movie Drawing” in the subject line. In the email, please include your name, phone number and mailing address. The street address is where the tickets are sent if you are a winner.
Entries are due by midnight March 11.
GoldStar discount website is offering a discount to see All in the Family’s actress Sally Struthers in her autobiographical one-woman show at the The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center.
The regular price is $34.50. The GoldStar price is $19.25, plus $4.50 in service fees. The show will take place on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9 at 8 p.m.
Struthers will take a musical look back at her life and career. She will sing a few numbers from her favorite productions and tell behind-the-scenes stories, ranging from working on TV to dating Elvis Presley.
The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is located at 3385 NE 188th Street Aventura, 33180
Extend a vacation with an extra night on the house at Turnberry Isle in Aventura.
The resort is offering a free night with an eligible minimum paid stay of two nights.
The deal includes includes $50 credit to spend on golf, dining or spa and fitness amenities.
The offer is featured on the Florida tourism website is available to December 26 with promo BGS, 888-236-2427
See an advance free screening of Flight on October 24 or October 29. Visit gofobo.com and enter the codes below. This screening is first-come, first-serve. Please Arrive Early. Theater is overbooked to ensure capacity
In this action-packed mystery thriller, Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board.
After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane.
October 24, 7:30 p.m. at AMC Sunset Place, 5701 Sunset Drive, South Miami, 33143. Code: GENX5EJ
October 29 at 7:30 p.m. AMC Aventura, 19501 Biscayne Boulevard, Aventura, 33180. Code: GENK7JB
Apple stores are again hosting their filmmaking camp for kids 8 to 12 years old. Youngsters can learn how to shoot their own footage, create an original song in GarageBand on an iPad, and put it all together in iMovie on a Mac. Spaces in the three-day camps are going fast; find more information and register here.
Learn to make two Mediterranean-inspired dishes on Saturday, April 21, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., at the Fresh Market: Angel Hair Pasta with Tuna & Capers and Mediterranean Deviled Eggs. No reservations necessary. The store is at 18299 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura.
Tickets for a piano performance are $15, in a deal valued at $30.
The discount tickets offered by Aventura Deals are available March 23.
Pianist Evelina Puzaite performs in concert April 3 at Aventura Arts & Culture Centre.
Information about the deal is featured on the link — $15 tickets for piano concert.
At Last, the Songs of Harry Warren plays through Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center. Save 20 percent off the regular ticket price of $34 with code SONG. Shop for seats and buy tickets here. The center is at 3385 NE 188 St., Aventura.
Joni Sheram’s one-woman play, running Oct. 12-22, tells the story of a woman’s life through the various bras she has worn. Save 50 percent off the regular price of $36 by entering the code CUPS when you purchase tickets here. See the play at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, 3385 NE 188 St., Aventura.
It’s almost the first Tuesday of the month, which means it’s time for the monthly mini model build event.
Starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, stop by the Aventura Lego store (at Aventura Mall) to build a vampire.
The best part? It’s free. The freebie is available while supplies last, and the event is open to children ages 6-14.
A new Lego store is opening at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise Oct. 28, and Legoland Florida opens in Orlando on Oct. 15.
The annual celebration of fashion and shopping returns on Thursday, Sept. 8, with entertainment, refreshments, fashion shows and more at local malls:
Many individual retailers will participate as well; click here to find them. And you can participate online as well; click here for info.
It’s almost the first Tuesday of the month, which means it’s time for the monthly mini model build event.
Starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, stop by the Aventura Lego store (at Aventura Mall) to build a scarecrow.
The best part? It’s free. The freebie is available while supplies last, and the event is open to children ages 6-14 only.
A new Lego store is opening at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise Oct. 28, and Legoland Florida opens in Orlando on Oct. 15.
Pinkberry celebrates its grand opening on Thursday, Aug. 25, from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be free frozen yogurt, a raffle, and Pinkberry giveaways. The new store is at 21211 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura.
Through July 4, Bloomingdale’s offers fragrance and cosmetics buyers a summer gift with a $125 purchase: a pareo in your choice of three colors. One per customer while suupplies last. Bloomingdale’s is in Aventura Mall at 19555 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura.
Apple invites youngsters aged 8 to 12 to a three-day filmmaking workshop. There is no charge but space is limited. Sessions will be held at the Aventura, Lincoln Road and Dadeland stores; click here for details and to register.
