Wonderland at Tropical Park
The Christmas Wonderland theme park at Tropical Park, 7900 SW 40 Street, Miami, 33155, has begun its season with great public reception. A new concept of Christmas festivities comes to Miami, with mechanical devices, areas to take photos, live shows, lights and food, all in a Christmas atmosphere. Open daily from 5 to 12 am. For tickets and more information, connect to the page: https://miamiwonderland.com.
Christmas in the Botanical Garden
As part of the many Christmas activities, the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden has opened its 5th. Edition of NightGarden, an interactive program of lights and light effects. The cozy grounds of the exotic park are fully illuminated, allowing visitors to take a tour through an enchanted fairy forest, with flowers, unique sculptures and rainbows where young and old can interact with nature, and even talk to an old man. and wise tree named Archie. The Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, 33156 and will be open every night for this show. More information on the portal www.fairchildgarden.org.
Santas Enchanted Forest
The spirit of Christmas 2023 has already begun with Santas Enchanted Forest, the annual event that primarily attracts the youngest. The promotion describes 100 mechanical devices, games, attractions, meals, shows with artists and a meeting with Santa Claus, among other amenities. All surrounded by the Christmas atmosphere and thousands of colored lights. Open every day from 5 pm, at 7400 NW 87 Avenue, Miami, 33166. There is a wide variety of ticket prices, which can be consulted on the page: https://www.santasenchantedforest.com.
Night show at the zoo
Under the name Zoo Light, the Christmas holidays will be celebrated at the Miami Zoo, with a great light show and special effects, which will last until December 30, which will delight attendees. Trees and other places will be illuminated forming different figures of animals and other visually attractive shapes. Zoo Light can be visited nightly at 12400 SW 152 St., Miami, 33177. More information on the website: https://www.zoomiami.org.
Anthology of Miami stories
The book Noir Tropical It collects stories from 18 authors that portray the dark side of Miami, say the project managers, the writers Pedro Medina León, Hernán Vera and Gastón Virkel. The book is presented on Friday, December 15, at 7:30 pm, at the Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd. Street, Miami, 33135, at an event sponsored by the Miami Book Fair. In addition to the editors, several of the authors that make up the book will be present. It is highlighted in the promotional note that among Hispanic writers in Miami, they often seek to portray the less accommodating aspect of Miami, its marginality, what does not appear in tourist brochures. Free pass.
Cultural Fridays
In December, many things revolve around Christmas and the December holidays in general. One of them is the meetingCultural Fridays in Little Havana. At the Futurama center, 1637 SW 8th St., there will be live music with Jackie Mndez and around the tourist circuit, between 14th and 17th avenues, various other activities. Part of the Cultural Friday day is the walk with historian Paul George, touring the memorable places of Little Havana. This tour begins at 7 pm, and starts at the Tower Theatre.
The Carbonells are leaving
The play Se van las Carbonell by Ral de Cárdenas, directed by Juan Roca, begins a season in the Catarsis room of the Trail Theater, 3715 SW 8 Street, Coral Gables, 33134. The action takes place in Cuba in the year 1980, when a Of them, Carmelina, returns to the Island to take her sisters during the Mariel exodus. A series of situations complicate the family’s departure. This comedy of manners is a show that will make you laugh and reflect. With performances by Jorge Ovies, JJ Paris, Rey Prado and Osmel Poveda. Saturday December 16th and Sunday December 17th at 5 pm. Reservations at (305) 443-1009.
Christmas party
Enjoy a Christmas show with tenor Manuel Arvelaiz, accompanied by special guests, including singer Anas Vivas, tenor John Gómez and tenor Matt Mannes. Classic Christmas songs will be performed, such as White Christmas, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Silent Night y Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, among other memorable melodies. The promoters indicate that the program will begin at 9 pm, on Saturday, December 16, in an impressive setting under the stars at Mon Petit Garden, at 21601 SW 154 Ave. Miami, 33170. Admission $60. Reservations at ticketplateusa.
Break up with your partner
The play How to break up with your partner in just one week, a comedy by Clement Michel, directed by Yusnel Surez and Susana Pérez, is presented on Saturday, December 16, at 10:30 pm, at the Trail Theater, 3715 SW 8 Street , Miami, 33134. Pablo has only been married for four months but living with Sofa, his wife, is unbearable, which is why he asks his best friend, Martín, to move in with them so that between the two of them they can get her to leave him and leave the house. Could this forced trio work? The play features performances by Rachel Cruz, Yusnel Surez and Frank Egusquiza. Reservations at (305) 443-1009.
Tertulia en Hialeah
The new day of the gathering The Caiman in front of the Mirror, at the Kennedy Library of Hialeah, 190 West 49 Street, Hialeah, 33012, will be for the presentation of the memory book The House on G Street, by academic Lisandro Pérez. The writer Uva de Aragón points out about the book: Pérez has written a great book, for which I predict success and awards. It is also a good book, which recreates and exalts the values of the Cuban family. It will be an excellent Christmas gift for children and grandchildren, since the story it tells, although very personal, is also ours and that of our descendants. Saturday December 16 at 2 pm. Free pass. More information at (305) 821-2700.
winter serenade
To welcome winter, the Doral Symphony Orchestra invites you to perform Serenade of Winter, on Saturday, December 16, at 6:30 pm, at the Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center at the International University of la Florida, 10910 SW 17 Street, Miami, 33172. Along with the Doral Symphony, special guests will be Roque Cedeo and Los parranderos, to perform music from Tchaikovsky to Torm.
history academy
The Academy of the History of Cuba in Exile will hold a public event for the investiture of two new academics, the writers Ileana Fuentes and Ernesto Díaz Rodríguez. As part of the meeting, works focused on the history of Cuba will be read. Saturday, December 16, at 3 pm, at the Westchester Library, 9445 Coral Way. Free pass.
For short ones
The play Looking for Santa Claus, which presents the Para bajitos program, focused on entertainment for the little ones, is presented on Sunday, December 17, at 11 am, at the Tower Theater, 1508 SW 8 St., Miami, 33135. That day there will be raffles, surprises, theater and a hidden treasure. The event begins with a video starring children between 3 and 6 years old. Then the play Looking for Santa Claus. To close, a very special guest will be introduced and a mini Christmas concert will be given with the most emblematic songs of the season. Admission $20, in www.parabajitos.com
Christmas Concert
Artefactus Cultural Project and Zunzn Arts & Education invite you to the Chritsmas Concert (Christmas Concert), a celebration around the Christmas tradition. The program scheduled for Sunday, December 17, at 5 pm, at the Artefactus room, 12302 SW 133 Ct., Miami, 33186, has as guests the singer and composer Rita Rosa Ruesga and the youth orchestra Meloda y Rumba. The theatrical entertainment, In the Country of Cooking, a text by Sergio Andrican and Antonio Orlando Rodríguez, will also be presented, with performances by Tamara Melin and Steven Salgado. During the Sunday session, there will also be various dishes from Cuban cuisine, works by the plastic artist Ral Proenza and books for children and young people. Don’t miss the opportunity to take a photo with Santa Claus. Admission is free.
Charity unites us
More than forty Cuban artists evoke the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, Patroness of Cuba, in the collective exhibition La Caridad nos une, where participants have come together to offer their interpretations of the most represented image of Cuban religious iconography. The exhibition shows how the Holy Virgin has influenced Cubans, society and religiosity. The exhibition is exhibited in the Flix Varela Room of the sanctuary of the Ermita de la Caridad, at 3609 S Miami Ave, Miami, 33133. Visiting hours, Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 8:00 pm.
Sunday from 12:00 to 5:00 pm.
