Week of January 12, 2012
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SPECIAL EVENTS Thursday 1/12 WINE APPRECIATIONBooks & Books offers firsthand experience with wine tasting in its New Year Wine Appreciation Class. Master the history of wine making, taste international wines and learn the art of wine and food pairing. Taught by wine-appreciation professor Patrick Alexander. Ends with a celebratory meal by chef Allen Susser. 6-7:45 p.m. Ends Feb. 13. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. $275 per person. RSVP required. Details: (305) 442-4408 or cristina@booksandbooks.com or www.booksandbooks.com. Saturday 1/14 LIVING IN AVIATIONJoin HistoryMiami the second Saturday of each month for things to do, learn and experience with the family. Meet a variety of people employed in the aviation industry and learn about their work experiences. Before you take off, make sure to design your own aviation employee badge. Noon-5 p.m. HistoryMiami, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Free for HistoryMiami members. $5 others. Details: (305) 375-1629 or education@historymiami.org or www.historymiami.org. FAMILY FEST The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts presents "Family Fest: Music "Round the World," featuring performances by Ballet Brika West African Dance Theater, Jeremy Plays Guitar, Fushu Daiko and Miami Music Project Honors Orchestra. 11:30 a.m. outdoor activities take place at the Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza. 2 p.m. "Olympic Sounds" by the Miami Music Project Honors Orchestra family performance inside the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall. Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Free. Details: (305) 949-6722 or www.arshtcenter.org. Sunday 1/15 MOMMY & MEFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden hosts "Mommy & Me Tea" on the veranda and in the ballroom of the Jean Ellen Dupont Shehan Visitor Center. Mothers, daughters and grandmothers delight in afternoon tea served at beautifully set tables, complete with fine china. The menu includes scones, mini tea sandwiches, cookies and petit fours. Live music by local guitarist Rob Friedman. Tea service begins at 3 p.m.. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. $17 for children 12 and under. $27 for members. $37 others. Details: (305) 667-1651 ext. 3359 or www.fairchildgarden.org.
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