Nearby: deal for Wine & Food Festival

Oct 162012
 

dd wineTickets for a wine and food festival are available for discount prices of $39.50 and $58 in a deal from Goldstar.

The regular prices for the Seminole Hard Rock Wine & Food Festival in Hollywood  are $65 to $100.

More information about the discount tickets is available on the link — Goldstar deal for Seminole Hardrock Wine & Food Festival

The event is 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. November 4 and features  about 200 wines from around the world and food from about 30 gourmet restaurants.

Goldstar is an advertising partner of On The Cheap.

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$4 Burger & More at Hard Rock Cafe

Dec 162011
 

fooddealsFor $4, the deal includes the Hard Rock’s Legendary Burger, fries and a Pepsi product.

To take advantage of the discounted price,  guests must provide a voucher, which is available through an online request form.

The voucher may be redeemed at participating Hard Rock Café restaurants in the United States, except in Tampa.

The deal is available to December 21.

In Florida, participating Hard Rock Cafes are in Miami, Hollywood, Key West and Orlando.

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Free and cheap for Valentine’s Day

Feb 122011
 

Love and romance are great.  Also great —  plenty of ways to spend Valentine’s Day weekend in South Florida without forking over a fortune.

We’ve put together a mix-and-match assortment of free and cheap activities to savor with your favorite sweethearts. Or just take a friend.

Miami-Dade County
  • Free outdoor music: Latin jazz artist Kiki Sanchez  performs as part of the Noches Tropicales concerts at 8 p.m. Friday Feb. 11  at Tropical Park, 7900 S.W. 40th St., Miami,  305-271-0812.
  • Guided Nature Walks: 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Saturdays at Greynolds Park, 17530 W. Dixie Highway, N. Miami. Fee is $3 a person. Reservations are required, 305-945-3425.
  • Flying kites: Seaside kite-flying 10 a.m. to sunset every day at Haulover Park, 10800 Collins Ave. Skyward Kites sells kites, windsocks and wind spinners for $5 and up, 305-893-0906 or 305-947-3525.
Broward County
  • Stargazing: The Fox Observatory in Markham Park  is free on Saturdays after dusk, weather permitting. Members of the South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association are available to assist with the equipment, 954-357-8868.
  • Free music with a fabulous ocean backdrop at Hollywood Beach Theatre at Johnson Street on Hollywood’s Broadwalk 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Valentine’s Day, Andrea G performs.  Other free concerts at the theater are Friday, Feb. 11, and Saturday, Feb. 12. Also, the theater offers free music Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Palm Beach County
  • Free Valentine’s theme musical show: Love American Style, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at Mizner Park Amphitheatre, 590 Plaza Real in Boca Raton, 561-393-7827. Bring a chair, or rent a chair for $2.
  • Picnic & music: Pre-order a picnic basket of treats for two from Whole Foods at Downtown at the Gardens,  11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave. in Palm Beach Gardens. Prices are  $15.99 to $19.99.  Folks who purchased the picnic brunches  are invited to stroll over to Downtown Park  for the Valentine’s Day Jazz Brunch Sunday, Feb. 13, noon to 2 p.m., 561-340-1600.

For a deal on Valentine’s Day dining, about 55 participating Pollo Tropical restaurants in South Florida are offering two dinners for $9.99 on Feb. 14.  To receive the offer, text SWEETHEART to 30241.   The deal is available at  company-owned restaurant in Florida.

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Try new Dade-Broward bus for free

Jan 232010
 

A new express bus service, operated by Broward County Transit, will begin running every 30 minutes on weekdays during peak travel periods between downtown Miami and stops along I-95 in South Broward.

The new service begins Monday, Jan. 25, and it will be free the first week. after that, the fare is $2.35 each way, and multi-ride passes are available.

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Free Shakespeare in the park

Jan 132010
 

Shakespeare Miami is doing four free performances this weekend of the Shakespear comedy The Taming of the Shrew, about an ill-mannered sister, Kat, and her comical resistance to love and marriage. (This play was the basis for the popular movie 10 Things I Hate About You.)

The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, Saturday, Jan. 16 and Sunday, Jan. 17, plus a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday, at the Barnacle Historic State Park, 3485 Main Highway, in Coconut Grove.

Blankets, lawn chairs, and picnics are encouraged. The grounds will open for picnics at 6 p.m. each night.

The company will do a free story time, Tea With Mr. Shakespeare and Friends, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Barnacle for children 2 to 10. Tiaras are optional.

The play will be performed next weekend in Hollywood.

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Free ‘Under the Sun’ programs

Jun 172009
 

underthesunWLRN radio’s program Under the Sun is putting on free live “sneak previews” of its upcoming show on local writers and the zany things that inspire them this week.

Hosts Dan Grech and Alicia Zuckerman will host the two celebrations of South Florida’s literary voices.

The first event is at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at Books and Books , 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. It will feature interviews, readings and an animation premiere. Instant poems will be available for $2 from the Poem Depot.

The second event is at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 21, at the The Hollywood Library, 2600 Hollywood Blvd. The event will also include readings and interviews, plus the announcment of the winners of the show’s fiction writing contest.

The third episode of Under the Sun airs at noon Saturday, June 27, and at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 28, on WLRN-91.3 FM and WKWM-91.5 FM.

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Free Brazilian film at two venues

Jun 042009
 

To kick off the Brazilian Film Festival June 5-13, organizers are offering a free film screening in Miami Beach and in Hollywood.

The two films to be shown are My Name Ain’t Johnny (2008), a crime drama by Mauro Lima, and a short called Seven Lives.

The films screen at 7 p.m. Friday, June 5, at the Colony Theater , 1040 Lincoln Road,on Miami Beach.

They will be screened at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 5, at the Hollywood Beach Amphitheater, Johnson Street and the Broadwalk. Gates open at 6 p.m.

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Free cone day at Ben & Jerry’s

Apr 202009
 

fcd-thankyou-cowHave you noticed that we are vigilant about reporting all the free and discount ice cream promotions?

This week it’s Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s. On Tuesday, April 21, stop by your local scoop shop from noon to 8 p.m. for a free scoop of your favorite flavor (I want Triple Caramel Chunk). Click here to find a participating scoop shop near you.

Particpating shops in South Florida are in Coral Gables, North Miami Beach, Aventura, Hollywood, Sunrise, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach and Boca Raton.

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Free Brazilian music, ‘Footvolley’

Mar 182009
 
Daniela Mercury will perform a free concert Saturday night on Hollywood Beach.

Daniela Mercury will perform a free concert Saturday night on Hollywood Beach.

You can spend the weekend in Brazil without leaving Florida as Brazil on the Beach comes to Hollywood Beach Friday, March 20, through Sunday, March 22, for a free celebration of Brazilian music and sports.

Brazilian superstar Daniela Mercury, an international pop star and Grammy winner, will share the rhythms of her native Bahia in a free concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 21, on the beach east of Connecticut Street. There are a limited number of VIP tickets available for $40; click here for details.

The concert will climax an exciting weekend of world-class Footvolley competition, compliments of the Second Annual Pro Footvolley Tour Hollywood Beach Open, featuring many of the demanding sport’s greatest competitors. Footvolley combines elements of beach volleyball and soccer. This new professional tour, launched on Hollywood Beach in 2008, features the best players in the United States competing against international guests. Matches will be all three days on the beach between Polk and Buchanan.

Free music will fill several stages Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.

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