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Plantation is rocking out with free Rock The Park outdoor events that include live bands and food trucks. Events are usually first Fridays and sometimes first Saturdays, at Pine Island Park, with food vendors set up at 6 p.m. and entertainment at 7 p.m. and entry is free.  Featured bands in 2025 events include  Saturday, …

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Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk offers a delightful stretch along the New River for sightseeing, photography and romantic walks.  Riverwalk runs along the river from about Southwest Fifth Street east toward Federal Highway, incorporating Esplanade Park. It also serves as a scenic venue for food festivals and live jazz.   Riverwalk Photography Tips Jason Leidy, who’s with Middle …

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Free events and entertainment for kids and adults are offered at Plantation Walk, a pedestrian-friendly shopping and dining plaza in Plantation. Plantation Walk is at 321 N. University Drive, Plantation. Events usually are free, with free parking. Pets are usually permitted. Outside food and beverages are typically not permitted. Events at Plantation Walk Singalongs Miss …

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With the City of Coral Gables transforming Giralda Avenue into a pedestrian-friendly street it made sense to create a monthly live music series and calling it Giralda Live. It is conveniently held on the first Friday of the month, the same night as the decades-long running and always popular Gables Gallery Night. On that first …

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Gables Gallery Night is one of Miami’s longest running first Friday of the month events, spanning nearly four decades now. The evening is a great way to visit the multitude of galleries in the City Beautiful.  Click here to see a list of participating galleries. While traipsing through Downtown Coral Gables, make a stop at …

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Hollywood Pride is hosting a street festival in the downtown area. The event in 2025 is 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, January 26 in the 1900 block of Hollywood Boulevard, and entry is free. My Hollywood Pride includes: food vendors youth zone art exhibits entertainment including DJ Bumi Vikina Peacock Dancers Symon Plante Matthew …

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The monthly Night Market at Sanborn Square in Boca Raton features live performances, local artists, vendors and plentiful food options.  It will be open on the first Thursday of each month from 6 to 9 p.m., Oct. 3, 2024, through May 1, 2025. Features include a variety of food vendors and dozens of local artisans …

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Rene Rodriguez, former film critic for The Miami Herald, now runs the Cosford Cinema on the University of Miami Campus and he’s always coming up with some type of innovative film series.   Up next…   SHORTS MIAMI INTERNATIIONAL FILM FESTIVAL   Screening of narrative and documentary short films over the course of three days. …

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Welcome the Year of the Snake! What: Lunar New Year celebration When: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where: Norton Museum of Art, 1450 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach Kick off the day with a traditional puppet show with Chinese Theater Works; story time with Monica Ladd, plus dragon and …

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