Illustrated promotional poster for the Miami Film Festival, presented by Miami Dade College. A stylized, retro-inspired illustration shows a glamorous woman in a voluminous yellow feathered gown standing before a movie theater marquee reading "Miami Film Festival" in teal and white lettering. Palm trees and a golden sun are visible in the background against a teal sky. Silhouetted audience members are visible in the foreground. The Miami Dade College logo appears on the left side of the image.
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Miami Film Festival returns to Coral Gables — with a hometown producer behind one of its biggest premieres

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The 43rd Miami Film Festival opens Thursday, April 9, and runs through April 19 — ten days of more than 160 films from 45 countries,…

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Two ballet dancers perform on a dramatically lit stage against a vivid abstract backdrop in deep blues, purples, and reds. The female dancer is in the foreground, wearing a flowing sheer white dress with an orange flower in her hair, leaning back with her left arm extended gracefully. The male dancer is positioned behind and to her right, his right arm extended fully outward, wearing a white sleeveless costume. Both performers are mid-movement, their expressions focused and expressive.
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A Cuban ballet tradition in exile takes the stage at Sanctuary of the Arts

By Coral Gables Gazette staff When Ernesto Lecuona died in the Canary Islands in 1963, his will contained an instruction that said more about the man than almost anything else…

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A production still from the film Becoming Buffalo. Six men stand in a formal row before a building with large white marble columns, suggesting a government or institutional setting. The man at the center foreground wears traditional Miccosukee patchwork clothing — a brightly colored jacket with geometric patterns in red, green, white, and teal — with a turquoise scarf around his neck and holds a folded animal hide. The other men wear variations of traditional Miccosukee patchwork jackets in bold multicolor geometric designs, with the exception of one man in the background who wears a dark suit. All six look directly at the camera with composed, serious expressions. The contrast between the vibrant traditional garments and the formal stone architecture behind them is visually striking.
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Film tells story of the Miccosukee leader who went to Castro

By Coral Gables Gazette staff In 1959, a group of Miccosukee Indians from the Florida Everglades traveled to Cuba and met with Fidel Castro. The United States government had repeatedly…

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A group portrait of Patrick Dupré Quigley and members of the Seraphic Fire ensemble, photographed outdoors against a backdrop of lush tropical trees and a partly cloudy sky. Quigley stands in the foreground, centered, wearing a gray textured blazer and light blue shirt, looking directly at the camera with a composed expression. Behind and around him, approximately 14 ensemble members are arranged in a loose grouping — some standing, some seated on a red velvet sofa — dressed in a mix of formal and smart casual attire in colors including navy, red, teal, blue, and gray. The setting appears to be a garden or landscaped outdoor space in South Florida.
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After 24 years, Patrick Dupré Quigley begins his final weekend as Seraphic Fire’s artistic director

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Basilica of San Marco in Venice has two choir lofts, one on each side of the nave. In the 16th century, composers discovered that…

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A composite promotional image showing the cover of London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe alongside a photo of the author. The book cover features a dark, moody black-and-white photograph of the Thames riverbank with Tower Bridge visible in the background. The title "London Falling" appears in bold white text with the subtitle "A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth" in neon yellow. The author's name appears in large white block letters at the bottom with the line "Author of Say Nothing" below it. To the right, Patrick Radden Keefe is shown in a close-up photo — a middle-aged man with short salt-and-pepper hair wearing a dark blue zip-up jacket over a white shirt, looking directly at the camera with a composed expression.
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Patrick Radden Keefe brings ‘London Falling’ to Coral Gables

By Coral Gables Gazette staff There is a particular kind of Patrick Radden Keefe book. It begins with a death or a disappearance — something specific, something human — and…

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A scene from the stage production of The Audience. In the foreground, a woman portraying Queen Elizabeth II stands facing slightly left, wearing a purple long-sleeved dress with a pearl necklace and silver brooch. Her gray hair is styled in a period-appropriate set. Her expression is composed and watchful. In the background, a second woman in a white blouse and dark skirt stands with her back to the camera in a dimly lit, wood-paneled interior setting.
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Helen Mirren stars in ‘The Audience,’ the play that inspired ‘The Crown,’ at Coral Gables Art Cinema

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Before Netflix. Before Claire Foy and Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton. Before six seasons and a dozen Emmy Awards and the most-discussed period drama in…

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Promotional image for Feeling Havana: Tributo a los 50's, presented by Pro-Arte and Sentir Cubano. Three performers are shown against a bright red background with decorative star bursts. On the left, a heavyset man in a blue suit and gold chain. In the center, a woman in a pink sequined dress. On the right, a man in a dark jacket and cap. The show title "Feeling Havana" appears in large stylized yellow lettering across the top, with the subtitle "Tributo a los 50's" below it.
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A tribute to 1950s Cuban music comes to Coral Gables Saturday

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Before the revolution ended it, before the diaspora scattered it across New York and Miami and Mexico City, there was a moment when Havana was…

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An illustrated night scene showing a large illuminated castle with towers and spires set against a deep blue starry sky. Colorful fireworks burst above and around the castle in red, gold, and white. Dark conifer trees frame the lower portion of the image.
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A Saturday night of Disney music at Gusman Hall — and a free show outside in the plaza

By Coral Gables Gazette staff There is a moment in nearly every Disney film when the music stops being background and becomes the thing itself — when a character steps…

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The exterior of Books & Books in Coral Gables photographed at dusk. The two-story white Mediterranean-style building is warmly lit from within, with arched colonnades and large windows displaying books. A illuminated sign reading "Books & Books" spans the roofline. Several cars are parked in front, and a multi-story building is visible in the background against a deep blue evening sky.
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Gallery Night, live music and 450 voices

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Start on Miracle Mile at dusk. The boutiques are still lit, the restaurants filling, and somewhere along the corridor — between the dry cleaner and…

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Four young musicians in formal attire stand in a row against a white wall, each holding their instrument. From left: a young man in a tuxedo holding a violin; a young woman in a burgundy gown holding a violin; a young man in a black suit and bow tie holding a viola; and a young woman in a black dress holding a cello. All four are smiling.
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This Stamps String Quartet closes out four years at University of Miami’s Frost

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The stage at the Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Recital Hall sits in front of a wall of glass that looks out over Lake Osceola…

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