It’s time to get Miami buzzing about the Miami Children’s Chorus and the talent of its 180 members. MCC’s credits are extensive, having performed at the Super Bowl, Carnegie Hall, with pop stars and the Florida Grand Opera, in Europe, South America and South Africa, but MCC has never taken on such an ambitious season [...]
Girls in the Miami area will soon have a new reason — and place —to celebrate as American Girl unveils its new retail experience at The Falls on Oct. 6. The new 16,000-square-foot retail site, located on the east side of the mall near Bloomingdale’s, features a fun, casual environment where girls and their family [...]
For one week, 13 students from the University of Miami (UM) immersed themselves in a once-in-a-lifetime volunteer experience. Volunteering in San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala, with the San Lucas Mission, members of University of Miami International Outreach (UMIO) worked on various service projects benefiting the Guatemalan community. UMIO is a service group dedicated to serving the [...]
Here is your chance to make a profound effect on the lives of 25 students in just seven hours. Learning for Success Inc. is signing up new volunteers to join its Kids and the Power of Work (KAPOW) program. KAPOW exposes students to career opportunities and helps them connect what they are learning to their [...]
Keynote speaker Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez addressed local South Florida Burger King Scholars Program Award recipients in Miami-Dade County on June 25 at Burger King headquarters. The following area students are recipients of the Burger King Scholars Program Award (name, city, high school, college, major): Michelle Saballos, Coral Gables, School for Advanced Studies, Florida International [...]
Bonnie Rodriguez, executive director of Greater Miami Youth For Christ, recently announced that Saturday, Nov. 10, starting at 8:30 a.m., is the day and time chosen for the third annual 5K Wild Walk at Zoo Miami. “Everyone will want to be at Zoo Miami to enjoy an exciting morning of fun, including volleyball, a bounce [...]
Neely Woodroffe of Cutler Bay was among 59 students from Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana who attended the second of three sessions of Summer Academy, June 17-July 6, at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS. Summer Academy offers students entering grades 8, 9 and 10 this fall the opportunity to experience college life. The [...]
Celebrate Father’s Day on an afternoon Bay Cruise departing from the Deering Estate at Cutler on Sunday, June 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. Guests are asked to arrive at 1:30 p.m. Discover South Florida’s nature and history aboard the Pelican Island Skipper Pontoon Boat, a 45-foot Corinthian Catamaran. A Deering Estate Education and Interpretive [...]
This summer, June 7 through Aug. 16, within the Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ’s intimate, historic Spanish-revival style setting, concert goers will have the unique opportunity to be awed and entertained by the music industry’s most-talented and revered classical and jazz figures. These artists will perform and delight audiences on the Community Arts [...]
This summer, June 7 through Aug. 16, within the Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ’s intimate, historic Spanish-revival style setting, concert goers will have the unique opportunity to be awed and entertained by the music industry’s most-talented and revered classical and jazz figures. These artists will perform and delight audiences on the Community Arts [...]
Celebrate Father’s Day on an afternoon Bay Cruise departing from the Deering Estate at Cutler on Sunday, June 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. Guests are asked to arrive at 1:30 p.m. Discover South Florida’s nature and history aboard the Pelican Island Skipper Pontoon Boat, a 45-foot Corinthian Catamaran. A Deering Estate Education and Interpretive [...]
Young Israel of Kendall is celebrating the 25th anniversary in its location in Pinecrest, and in honor of the occasion, the congregation is planning a community- wide dinner event on Thursday, May 31, during which the synagogue and all of its members and friends will be honored on having achieved this unique 25-year milestone. Rabbi [...]
The Children’s Bereavement Center (CBC) recently celebrated its annual spring fundraiser, “Rockin’ on the Green,” at Ransom Everglades Middle School in Coconut Grove. More than 400 CBC supporters from the community enjoyed an evening of fine food, cocktails, live music, and silent/live auctions. Guest emcees were Lonnie Quinn, former Miami weatherman who now is with [...]
Every year, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation supports non-profit organizations whose work builds vibrant, strong communities. Gene Schaefer, market president for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, recently presented the Neighborhood Excellence Builder Award to City Year Miami, accepted by Saif Ishoof, Esq., executive director, and other City Year Miami employees. The award, comprised of $200,000 [...]
