Where to go this Weekend....
Hurricane Dorian Relief
Bobby Rodriguez Productions and The Florida Renaissance Festival are working with The ROTARY CLUB! We ALL need to HELP! Rotary District 6990 has secured a 181-foot ship and will fill four (4) 20-foot containers with needed supplies to to ship this weekend with aid for the Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts. Click HERE for a list of supplies we are collecting & drop off locations. We are also accepting monetary donations online at www.rotary6990.org .
Be there with The Fair
Donations Fund and Drop off SITE
CLICK HERE TO DONATE
Please collect these items requested and bring your donated items to the Fairgrounds drop-off site at:
10901 CORAL WAY MIAMI, FL 33165
Monday-Friday between 8 am and 5 pm. Enter at Gate 3 (SW 24 Street & 10900 Block), make a right and follow the signs. For a list of donation items requested by the Bahamian Government, please click here
City of North Miami Bahamas Relief Efforts
For a list of supplies being collected and Drop off locations in North Miami please click HERE 
City of Hialeah Hurricane Relief
All city fire stations will be accepting donations from 7 am to 10 pm daily. Goodlet Park will be accepting donations from 9:00am-9:00pm daily.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣Items needed and addresses HERE
The City of Parkland is accepting Hurricane Dorian relief supplies donations
through Friday Sep 6 @ 9am-7pm 
Pine Trails Park P-REC   10561 Trails End, Parkland, FL 33076 to aid island neighbors in the Bahamas. Items needed include Items accepted are blue tarps, canned food, dry food, first aide supplies, bottled water and drinks, tools, tents, blankets, batteries, flashlights, hygiene products, grills, and generators. CLOTHING WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Bahamas Hurricane Relief - Miami-Dade County

  • Click HERE for various locations throughout Miami-Dade County accepting donations from the public for critical supplies.

  • Click HERE for a list of donation supplies and items being accepted for hurricane relief efforts at donation drop-off locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Click HERE to donate or for volunteer opportunities.

The arts community is mobilizing to rally for Bahamas relief with a variety of concerts and arts events in the coming weeks. The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs will maintain a centralized “Bahamas Relief Bulletin Board” on its website HERE where arts organizations can inform the public of relief efforts and each other of possible partnership opportunities. Submit your events with a link to your website at culture@miamidade.gov .
Town of Miami Lakes Bahamas Hurricane Relief
through Friday, Sept 6 until 12:00 noon.
Items can be dropped off at MIAMI LAKES TOWN HALL. 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 Click here for a list of accepted items.

Town of Davie
is collecting for the Bahamas disaster relief efforts at Davie Town Hall, Pine Island Multipurpose Center & the Sep 7th Davie Pro Rodeo Event . Click HERE for supplies accepted, locations and times. 
The City of North Miami Beach is accepting supplies for our neighbors in the Bahamas who have been impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Click HERE for supplies accepted, locations and times.
ArtsLaunch2019
Sat Sept 7 @ 10am - 5 pm
(RAIN DATE: Sunday, September 22)
Arsht Center 1300 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132 Come join us at Miami’s biggest event celebrating the Arts Season kick-off and it’s FREE but it is recommended to RSVP HERE ! Community Arts Village, mini performances, interactive workshops, food, fun and more including:

11:00am – 3:00pm: The Youth Fair Showcase 
Families and children can enjoy a day of family fun. 

1:00pm - 1:30pm: Florida Grand Opera Workshop 
Florida Grand Opera previews the 2019/20 season featuring three Italian classics: Mozart's Don Giovanni, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and Verdi's Rigoletto

10:00am – 5:00pm: Miami Book Fair’s Read to Learn for Free Donate gently used children’s books for Miami Book Fair’s literacy initiative Read to Learn Books for Free. Donations stock 65 bookshelves around Miami-Dade County.

10:00am - 5:00pm: Arsht Box Office Opening
Today is the first opportunity to purchase single tickets to a variety of performances in the Arsht Center’s upcoming 14th season.

11:00am - 5:00pm: Miami’s DDA Community Arts Village... Stroll through the stage where more than 100 of Miami’s cultural organizations will showcase their offerings for the upcoming season including: 
Orchestra Miami
South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center
Deering Estate
Pinecrest Gardens
Coconut Grove Arts Festival
Culture Shock Miami
Children's Trust Family Expo
Sat Sep 7 at 10 AM – 5 PM 
Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition 10901 SW 24 St Miami FL 33165 This daylong festival features face painters, clowns, stilt walkers, magicians, storytellers, arts and crafts, bounce houses, rock climbing walls, music and dance performances for kids plus exhibits about after-school and enrichment programs, nutrition education, injury prevention, programs for children with special needs, pre-K registration information, KidCare outreach, STEM activities, a book fair, character appearances, community services mobile units and much more. Free admission & parking. Info HERE
DRIVING MISS DAISY - $5 Tickets (Age 13-22 + guest) thru Culture Shock Miami
September 8 - 22 (Check dates/times)
Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center 18900 NE 25th Ave North Miami Beach FL 33180 A warm-hearted, humorous and affecting study of the unlikely relationship between an aging, crotchety white Southern lady, and a proud, soft-spoken black man. A long-run Off-Broadway success and an Academy Award-winning film. Info HERE
Reboot Your Glutes!
Tuesdays@7:30 pm
Bayfront Park 301 N. Biscayne Blvd Miami FL (Tina Hills Pavilion) Bring your friends and experience a class that lifts, tones and builds your glutes! Feel the burn with the Downtown Miami YMCA every Tuesday at the Tina Hills Pavilion. Free class! Info HERE
Kids Night at the Museum
Fri Sep 6 at 6:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science 1101 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132 Keep the kids engaged – while you have a night out on the town – and drop them off for some science exploration. Info HERE
Gallery @ CGAF Opening Reception - REWILDING
featuring Annie Blazejack & Geddes Levenson
Sat Sep 7 @ 6-9 pm
3390 Mary St Suite 12 Coconut Grove FL 33133
In wake of the horrible disaster that Hurricane Dorian left behind in the Bahamas, the Gallery @ CGAF will be collecting donations of all kinds at our Saturday evening gallery opening and reception. Bring your canned goods, baby supplies, hygiene products, batteries, and more! Info HERE
Rick Ross presents his memoir, Hurricanes
Mon Sep 9 @ 7:30 pm
Chapman Conference Center (Building 3, 2nd Floor, Room 3210) 300 NE 2nd Ave Miami FL 33132 The highly-anticipated memoir from hip-hop icon Rick Ross chronicles his coming of age amid Miami’s crack epidemic, his star-studded controversies, and his unstoppable rise to fame. Making an exclusive appearance in the city that shaped him, he is an indomitable presence in the music industry, but few people know the full story behind his rise to fame. Info HERE
Noche de Poesia / Poetry Night
Sat Sep 7 at 7 PM
Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center 111 SW 5th Ave, Miami, Florida 33130 Creation Art Center with the collaboration of Mi Libro Hispano presents "poetry night" with special guests Rosanna Blanchard, José Leonidas Guerrero, Nancy Mejías, Rodolfo R. Pou, Pilar Vélez Zamparelli. Info HERE
Town of Miami Lakes Night - Royals at Marlins
Sat Sep 7 at 6:10pm 
Marlins Park 501 Marlins Way, Miami, FL
The ticket package is $14. Arrive early for a pre-game parade around the field with the Town of Miami Lakes! The first 10,000 fans are given a Brian Anderson bobblehead. Tickets HERE
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With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Tourist Development Council, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners.
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