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Mark your calendar: Miami-Dade College is holding a monthly blow-out event called “Market & Movie,” but it’s so much more. Not only will the Wolfson Campus feature an open-air market, but there will also be live music, dance, food trucks, games and a pet fashion show! When: Thursday, Oct. 5, from 5 to 9 p.m.; …

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Miami Police Department will host a special “Pal-loween” from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, at the downtown headquarters, 400 NW 2nd Ave.; 305-603-6090. Cost is free; must register to attend. Features include: haunted house, costume contest candy, games prizes, treats To keep up with the latest news, sign up for the …

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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts is a busy place with plenty of indoor shows but its outdoor Live on the Plaza events are perfectly suited for a line-up of local artists during the somewhat cooler Miami months. Concerts are at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomson Plaza for the Arts @ Ziff Ballet …

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Here’s a deal for a haunted house: The Horrorland, which opens Sept. 22, 2023, at Jungle Island, near downtown Miami. The attraction includes eight “scare zones,” 10 “terror-tories,” and five new haunts, all family-friendly. New mazes have been created with the chance to encounter eerie creatures. It’s expensive to experience all this horror, but we …

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Song has historically been a vehicle of protest, from voices being raised to highlight the struggles of Civil Rights, Women’s Suffrage, the Abolitionist, Labor and LGBTQ+ rights movements and other struggles. Host Reginald Mobley will lead “The Art of Protest” concerts and sing-alongs with five Seraphic Fire singers, guitar, and percussion at three upcoming performances …

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What could be cooler than rocking out under the Frost Science Museum’s 67-foot domed planetarium with a spectacular laser show? That’s what’s happens on random Saturdays of every month with Laser Evenings. The next one is 7-11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. And the best part is that tickets are only $10 per adult …

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The Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) offers fun for the family during its “Free Second Saturdays.” Visitors can enjoy free admission all day, as well as an art-making workshop, on the second Saturday of the month. The themes change each month, so be sure to visit the website for current details. Next up: Sept. 9 …

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HistoryMiami museum hosts a free Family Fun Day the second Saturday of every month, with free admission for all. The free admission is all day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with activities taking place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is required to participate. You can register online. The theme rotates monthly, usually …

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Come lounge in the InterContinental Miami’s lobby every Monday night during the Noche de Arte, a weekly live art event where you can watch art being created right before your eyes. Noche de Arte  is hosted by local artists Jean and Iggy Font, founders of CollaboARTive in the Bird Road Arts District. Their monthly event …

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Miami Dade College presents a series of free daytime jazz concerts Sept. 13 through April 3 called Jazz at Wolfson at the MDC Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. As jazz aficionados know, the genre comes in all shapes, sizes and sounds, on piano, sax, bass, guitar, trombone, drums and more. It’s a form that is performed …

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