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Week of March 3, 2005 |
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OUTDOORS Friday 3/4 F.A.B. FESTBayfront Park features F.A.B. Fest 2005, Food Arts and Beverages. Event includes gourmet foods from top local chefs, music ranging from salsa to Taiko drummers, art from star artists, and wines. Through Sunday throughout Bayfront Park, 301 North Biscayne Blvd, Downtown Miami. $30-$35. Details: (305) 754-5886 or www.fabfest.com. INTERNATIONAL ORCHID SHOW The South Florida Orchid Society features more than 200 exhibitors selling and displaying more than 500,000 orchids. This show includes rare exotic blooms from across the globe. Event also includes an award competition. Through Sunday. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at the Coconut Grove Convention Center, 2700 Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove. $10 Adults; Free children. Details: (305) 255-3656 or www.southfloridaorchidsociety.org. Saturday 3/5 SEAGRASS ADVENTUREThe Biscayne Nature Center will present a guided tour by an experienced naturalist of the Seagrass beds. The program's catch and release program will give participants a chance to experience pipefish, seahorses and sea urchins. Wear closed-toe shoes that can get wet and bring a change of clothes. Ages 5 through adult. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Biscayne Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne. RSVP required. $10. Details: (305) 361-6767, ext. 119. or www.biscaynenaturecenter.org. Saturday 3/12 BOAT TOURThe Historical Museum of Southern Florida presents a Miami river boat tour. Learn about the historic community where ancient Tequesta Indians settled, and see the famous Miami Circle site. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Historical Museum, 101 West Flagler Street, Downtown Miami. $34 members; $35 others. Details: (305) 375-1621 or www.historical-museum.org. ONGOING FARMERS MARKETCoral Gables hosts the Farmers Market, including activities for the family and cooking tips from local chefs. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through March 26 on the steps of Coral Gables City Hall, 405 Biltmore Way, Coral Gables. NATURE WALK See animals in their natural habitat and learn about the plant life seen beyond the paved trail through a guided historical nature walk. 2-4 p.m. Saturday and Sundays at Greynolds Park, 17530 W Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach. Details: (305) 948-2891. TRAPEZE AT EASE Bayfront Park hosts Trapeze-Experience, a regulation-size, safety-insured trapeze. Instructors offer classes for ages 6 and up. Strapped in a harness and with a net below, participants are first given a ground lesson and a warmup and then are ready for flight. 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through May 30 at Bayfront Park, 301 N Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Details: (877) 759-0044 or www.trapeze-experience.com. FARMERS MARKET Green market on Lincoln Road between Alton and Washington avenues in Miami Beach from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays features fruits, vegetables, fresh-cut flowers, plants and specialty items like bread, honey, jams and jellies. Details: (305) 531-0038. DEERING TOURS Daily historical tours of some of Florida's earliest buildings and architecture. The Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Village of Palmetto Bay. Adults $6; children $4. Details: (305) 235-1688. ART DECO TOURS The Miami Design Preservation League offers 90-minute guided walking tours of the Art Deco Architectural Historic District that focus on South Beach's Art Deco, Mediterranean Revivalist and MiMo architecture styles. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. $15. Details: Sheldon Brown, (305) 531-3484 or www.mdpl.org.
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