Calendar of events

Upcoming events

NOW Farmers Market

The Coral Gables Farmers Market is a weekly mini-festival, the source of choice for fresh fruits, vegetables, prepared foods, baked goods, and decorative flowers and plants. The outdoor green market is held on the steps of Coral Gables City Hall and Merrick Park. Every Saturday through March 27, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. For more information, call 305-460-5311.

NOW Beaux Arts Classes for Kids, Teens and Adults

CLASSES FOR KIDS
Mixed Media. Enjoy learning about different media including drawing, painting, sculpting and print making. Kids will learn the basic concept of balance, use of color and texture all while discovering their favorite medium. Ages: 5 to 12. When: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Mondays Jan. 25 – April 26, 2010. Cost: $250.

NOW Jack and the Beanstalk
Actors' Playhouse Theatre for Young Audiences

Kicking off the New Year is the Prince Street Player's version of the classic story Jack and the Beanstalk (January 27 - February 27, 2010 on Saturdays at 2 p.m. and March 6 - March 27 on Saturdays at 2:30 p.m.).

NOW Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection
LOWE ART MUSEUM

Large-scale paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs and mixed-media works highlight the cultural mixing, aesthetic diversity and critical voice that reflect international contemporary art, but emerge from the distinct circumstances of Cuba itself.

NOW Learn to Write Calligraphy Workshop
Paper Emporium

The Learn to Write Calligraphy Workshop is returning to Paper Emporium, 231 Aragon Ave., for its fourth installment, starting Feb. 17. Calligraphy remains an art form and this workshop is an excellent resource for those who want to delve into the secrets of fine calligraphy.

NOW Blasted
GABLESTAGE

By Sarah Kane. Startling imagery and bleak humor forge a potent theatrical vision of destruction, collapse and, ultimately, redemption and love. One of the most controversial and shocking plays ever produced, it opened in New York last season to rave reviews. This production is definitely for adults only.

NOW Miss Saigon
ACTORS' PLAYHOUSE

From the creators of Les Misérables. A classic love story is brought up-to-date in one of the most stunning theatrical spectacles of all time.

NOW Equus
NEW THEATRE

By Peter Shaffer. The primal and electric story of a stable boy and psychiatrist who seeks to understand the sexual and religious mystery that leads to a climactic and unbelievable event.

NOW School House Rock
Miami Childrens Theater

The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs is not only making a small-screen comeback, instructing a whole new generation to “Unpack Your Adjectives” and “Do The Circulations,” it’s lighting up stages everywhere, from school multi-purpose rooms to university and regional theatres all around

Mar 13 10 30th Annual St. Patrick's Day Festival

The South Florida Irish Community will hold its 30th Annual St. Patrick's Day Festival. The traditional Celtic celebration will start at noon and end at sunset at Fred B. Hartnett Ponce Circle Park, 2810 Ponce de Leon Boulevard. This family friendly event includes Irish food, crafts and many activities for children. Several Irish bands will perform traditional and contemporary Irish music.