Santa Claus in a red suit sits on a wooden bench beside a smiling young girl, with lush tropical plants and palm fronds in the background.
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‘Very Merry Garden’ at Fairchild gives holiday tradition a tropical twist

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The holiday season unfolds differently in South Florida, where palm fronds replace pine branches and winter sunlight filters through banyans rather than bare trees. At…

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A bearded man in a white short-sleeve shirt speaks on a red public telephone inside a curved yellow booth, with weathered political posters visible on the wall behind him
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Brazilian thriller ‘The Secret Agent’ brings Carnival-era tension to the screen

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Art Cinema will present a first-run engagement of The Secret Agent, bringing a politically charged Brazilian thriller to the screen from Thursday,…

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Illustration showing four quadrants with the same Santa Claus depicted in different expressions, including smiling, winking, and waving, representing multiple holiday events in Coral Gables.
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Super Santa Saturday: Four ways in Coral Gables to celebrate with Ol’ St. Nick

By the Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables concentrates its holiday spirit into plazas, parks, libraries, and lawns—creating moments that feel communal, intentional, and rooted in place. This Saturday, the…

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Portrait of pianist Drew Petersen wearing a dark suit and tie, standing beside a piano and looking to the side against a textured gray background.
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‘The Keys to Romance’: Pianist brings intimacy, fire and virtuosity to Knight Center

By the Coral Gables Gazette staff Romance in music does not depend on grand gestures. It lives in phrasing, in restraint, in the charged silence between notes. On Saturday, Dec….

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A large group of cyclists pauses on a residential street lined with Tudor-style houses in Coral Gables’ Dutch Village during a guided Bike Walk Coral Gables architectural tour.
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Pedaling through a living blueprint: Merrick’s villages come to life on two wheels

By Coral Gables Gazette staff South Floridians and visitors have an invitation to experience the City Beautiful as George Merrick once imagined it—slowly, deliberately, and with architectural curiosity as the…

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A book cover for Crowntide by Alex Aster featuring a stylized fantasy design appears next to a portrait of the author wearing a black sleeveless top against a neutral background.
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Alex Aster to discuss ‘CROWNTIDE’ and ‘Lightlark’ phenomenon at Coral Gables Congregational Church

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables will host one of contemporary fantasy literature’s most visible voices on Tuesday, Dec. 16, when bestselling author Alex Aster appears for CROWNTIDE, an…

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Two women in period costumes sit facing one another on a bench in a theatrical set, engaged in a tense conversation during a National Theatre Live performance of Mrs. Warren’s Profession.
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Coral Gables Art Cinema to screen National Theatre Live’s ‘Mrs. Warren’s Profession’

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables Art Cinema will present a new National Theatre Live production of Mrs. Warren’s Profession from Friday, Dec. 19 through Sunday, Dec. 21, offering…

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A contemporary dancer in flowing lavender costume arches backward under purple stage lighting, arms curved inward, conveying motion and emotional intensity during a performance of Dance NOW! Miami’s Winter’s Breath.
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‘Winter’s Breath’ brings a chill to Coral Gables

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Dance rarely leans into winter in South Florida. The climate resists it. The light contradicts it. Yet on Friday, Dec. 19, Dance NOW! Miami invites…

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Young saxophone players in holiday attire perform in the Junior Orange Bowl Parade, part of Coral Gables’ annual Miracle on the Mile celebration.
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Junior Orange Bowl Parade to step off for 77th time

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Junior Orange Bowl Parade returns to Coral Gables on Sunday, Dec. 14, carrying with it one of South Florida’s longest-running holiday traditions. Now in…

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Promotional image featuring Amanda Crider and Jonathan Beyer, the vocal soloists for Winter Dreams: A Holiday Soirée at Sanctuary of the Arts.
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‘Holiday Soirée’ blends opera, Broadway and seasonal sparkle

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Sanctuary of the Arts starts winding down its 2025 calendar with an afternoon designed to lift spirits and anchor the season in music-making of rare…

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