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Cirque du Soleil ‘Ovo’ discounts

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The latest Cirque du Soleil production celebrates something Florida knows well: insects. “Ovo” The production sets the movement of life, with creatures flying, leaping, bounding, and crawling, to the music of Brazil. “Ovo” means egg in Portuguese. Cirque du Soleil Ovo will be at the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami July 28-30. We’ve found […]

Coconut Grove Summer Comedy Fest

Get your $15 tickets now (they’ll be $25 at the door) for the Coconut Grover Summer Comedy Fest on July 29 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. The event benefits St. Stephen’s AIDS ministry. Comedians lineup includes: Angela Nacca – 2017 Florida’s Funniest Female Finalist Annette Gallagher – 2017 Coconut Grove Comedy Festival Winner Ben Zieper – 2015 & 2016 […]

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Free Kids’ Week activities at Southland Mall

Southland Mall has planned a week’s worth of free activities to keep kids busy from Monday, July 24, to Saturday, July 29. All the Kids’ Week events take place in Center Court at the mall. Here’s the schedule: JULY 24: Noon to 4 pm: Interactive program with Miami Children’s Museum based on the latest Dinosaur Exhibit. Kids can […]

Student discounts to shows and museums

One of the best deals around in Miami is through an organization called Culture Shock Miami. Through Culture Shock, students 13 to 22 can get discount tickets to numerous cultural performances in Miami for only $5 each. Best of all, each student can buy another ticket, and anyone of any age can use the second ticket. […]

Free live jazz and theater experiences at Olympia Theater

Both of the following events are FREE and open to the public at the historic Olympia Theater in Downtown Miami. Listen to live jazz in the Lobby Lounge on the second Wednesday of the month. Come out to meet your Downtown neighbors, have a drink and experience the Olympia. Doors open at 6 pm and music starts at […]

Free children’s show

Watch the fun as Fantasy Theatre Factory actors perform “Sensory-Friendly Cinderella: A Fractured Fairy Tale” on the morning of July 1 at the Sandrell Rivers Theater in Little Haiti. Get ready for the wackiest version of Cinderella that you’ve ever seen. Take the classic tale and mix in elements of comedy, slapstick, costumes, fun music, exciting characters […]

Discounted tickets to Slava’s Snow Show

I took my kids to see Slava’s Snow Show a few years ago at the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera House and, to this day, I still encourage parents to take their kids. But I insist that you must get seats in the bottom (Orchestra) and not in a tier. Spoiler alert: That’s because this participatory […]

Free tour of the Adrienne Arsht Center

The Adrienne Arsht Center offers a free tour every Monday and Saturday at noon. The tour lasts approximately one hour. No reservations are required. Tours depart from the lobby of the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House. You might even see some production happenings if the timing is right. Highlights of the tour include: […]

Stories & Shakes

When I first saw this, the foodie in me thought shakes meant the dessert, but, alas, it’s short for Shakespeare! Hence, the name “Stories & Shakes.” Enjoy this free monthly outdoor program that includes family storytelling, puppet shows and Shakespeare performances presented by Little Revolt: Saturday, Feb. 25: “Three Little Pigs” puppet show by Simply Puppets […]

The Moth – Miami StorySLAM

Head to Olympia Theater in Downtown Miami on the second Tuesday of every month from 7-10 pm for The Moth – Miami StorySLAM. Each month has a theme and folks have to prepare a five-minute tale on that theme.   Tickets are $10 and available online one week in advance. Doors open at 6pm – StorySLAM […]

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Free Shakespeare in the Park

Shakespeare Miami presents Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” in Coconut Grove and Pinecrest for free. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 13-15 at Barnacle State Historic Park in Coconut Grove. Admission is free; park suggests $2 donation per person. Shows on Friday and Saturday start at 8 pm; Sunday show starts at 6 pm. Gates open […]

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