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SPECIAL
EVENTS
Friday
10/27
6TH
ANNUAL MAKE-A-WISH BALL
Featuring
the "Now Famous" live auction. 7 p.m. champagne and silent
auction. Dinner and entertainment at 8:30 p.m. Hotel Inter-Continental
Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza. Details: (954) 967-9474.
SCHOLARSHIP
BALL
14th
annual, with silent auction, presented by the Miami-Dade Coalition
for Community Education. Dress as your favorite movie star. $55 or
$500 for a table of 10. 7 p.m. Hyatt Regency Miami, 400 SE Second
Ave. Details: Diana Venturini, (305) 995-1215.
Saturday
10/28
HOLIDAY
SUNDOWNER
La
Lega dei Viscayani is host. Music by ESQ, open bar, Halloween candy.
Minimum age 21 checked at door. Rain or shine. $70; $45 for members.
8 p.m.-midnight. Vizcaya Museum & Garden, 3251 S Miami Ave. Details:
(305) 856-4866.
HAUNTED
HOUSE
Billed
as area's largest. For youngsters 5 & up, the lights are kept on from
7-8 p.m. For older children, they're off from 8-11 p.m. $1 & $2. First
United Methodist, 536 Coral Way, Coral Gables. Details: (305) 445-2578.
CANCER
WALK
"On
the Circle." American Cancer Society benefit. Walkers, runners,
rollerbladers, bikers and wheelchairs. With raffle. Call for pledge
sheets. 9 a.m. Registration at 8 a.m. At Miami Circle by the river.
Details: Loretta, (305) 885-4581, ext. 158 or 141.
Sunday
10/29
GHOSTS
& GOBLINS CEMETERY WALKING TOUR
Featuring
Paul George, historian for the Historical Museum of Southern Florida.
Meet at the cemetery entrance. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Northeast Second
Avenue & 18th Street. details: (305) 375-1621.
Monday
10/30
COLLEGE
NIGHT 2000
More
than 150 representatives from colleges throughout the nation are expected
to distribute brochures, applications and information. 7-9 p.m. Knight
Sports Complex, 5821 San Amaro Drive, University of Miami, Coral Gables.
Details: Jackie Martin, (305) 284-5766.
BUTTERFLY
LIGHTNING
Brad
Johnson, poetry; Linda Mannheim, fiction, and Lisa Sheiman, poetry.
8 p.m. Tobacco Road, 626 S Miami Ave. Details: (305) 667-7396 or butterflylightning.com.
Tuesday
10/31
SAFE
NIGHT OF FRIGHT
Halloween
party featuring candy, music and treats. Organized by the City of
Miami Beach. 6:30-9:30 p.m. North Shore Bandshell, 7250 Collins Ave.
Details: (305) 673-7730.
Thursday
11/2
CORAL
GABLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Annual
gala reception and auction. RSVP by Nov. 1. $35. 6-10 p.m. Biltmore
Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 446-9670.
Friday
11/3
TASTES
FROM THE STARS
Opening
night gala for the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival follows the US premiere
of Il Cielo Cade and a talk by director John Waters at the Galleria
(See MOVIES). Includes a silent auction. RSVP by Friday (10/27). $85;
$75 for members. Gala only, $80 & $70. 9:30 p.m. Design Center of
the Americas, 1855 Griffin Road, Dania Beach. Details: (954) 525-3456.
Saturday
11/4
WALK
AS ONE
Walk
for solidarity organized by the National Conference for Community
& Justice. 8 a.m. registration near fountain. Bayfront Park, 301 N
Biscayne Blvd. Details: (305) 670-6438.
MEMORY
WALK 2000
Sponsored
by the Greater Miami Area chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Details: (305) 891-6228.
Sunday
11/5
COIN,
STAMP & COLLECTIBLES SHOW
Presented
by the Gold Coast Coin Club. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Rotary Club, 2349 Taylor
St., Hollywood. Details: (954) 977-0483 during show hours.
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