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There is no shortage of great events this month. Fast forward to month’s end, Chopard presents Mama Mia, Here We Go Again! on Friday, February 25. After having to postpone this gala benefiting Paws4You in an overabundance of caution, the stage is set now for a fabulous affair at the JW Marriott Miami, 1109 Brickell Avenue. Gala Co-Chairs are Kathy Cowan and Ann Rubino for this event whose honorees will be Eve and Moshe Greenwald.
The affair kicks off at 7 p.m. with a Red Carpet Cocktail and Grand Lux Caviar bar by Grandiosity events. Dinner at 8 p.m. will be followed by a live auction. With Cynthia Demos emceeing, celebrity auctioneer John Curley will bring in the bids. Capping off the night, guests will be treated to a concert by ABBA Revisited. This will be an event pet lovers will want to support and ABBA fans will love. For more information, visit paws4you.org.
Earlier this month, on February 1, Coral Gables Woman’s Club held their monthly Gringo Bingo hosted by Clutch Burger to benefit their club charities and A Safe Haven for Newborns. The event brought in more than $2,700 thanks to many generous donors and sponsors including EZ Title Services and 1st Empire Elite Financial, Norma Jean Abraham, Lynn Bauer and Hal Wanless, Kings Bowl in Doral, and the University of Miami among others. As always, Clutch owner Steven Bradley emceed the event with DJ Germain volunteering his services with music making this monthly event a party. Next month’s event will be March 1, 7 – 9 p.m. Space is limited, so reserve early with gloria@cnews.net.
For information on this monthly event, CGWC clubhouse rentals and more, visit GFWCCoralGablesWomansClub.org.
Coming up next is Presidents’ Day weekend and that long weekend always brings us the Coconut Grove Art Festival with its impressive assortment of artists whose work is on display for sale along South Bayshore Drive while attendees enjoy delicious food and drinks. In addition to art, look for an array of culinary events with top chefs. Looking to volunteer? Visit – cgaf.com/support/volunteer/.
You may also go online for special deals like a 3-day pass (2/19 – 2/21) for $50 or 1-day pass for $20. For tickets, visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/cgaf/events/coconut-grove-arts-festival-2022-32660
Just one week later we have the South Miami Rotary Art Festival, Feb. 25-27, a FREE event with great artists, food, music that takes over Sunset Drive between Red Road and S. Dixie Hwy. As for the Coral Gables Rotary Chili Cook Off that was scheduled for February 27, that event has been postponed until April. For now, if you want to enter the competition or sponsor the Chili Cook-Off, visit chilichillin.com or email gloria@cnews.net.
Athletes will want to join The Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s (HDSA) South Florida Chapter’s 30th Annual Huntington’s Disease Triathlon. Save Sunday, February 27th at 7:00 a.m. for this great charity event being held at Larry & Penny Thompson Park in Miami. The event will include Sprint or Olympic Triathlon distance, Aqua Bike – Swimming and biking only, or Duathlon – Run, Bike, Run. For those who are not familiar with Huntington’s disease, it is a fatal genetic disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain that is described as having ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease all at once. Currently, there are approximately 41,000 symptomatic Americans and more than 200,000 at-risk of inheriting the disease. For more info, visit https://southflorida.hdsa.org/events/30th-annual-hd-triathlon
Finally, join me on Gloria’s Gab LIVE show Mondays, at 10 a.m., where you will be introduced to people making a positive impact on our community. Recent guests on a show featuring breast cancer with Cindy Papale-Hammontree, author of several books on dealing with breast cancer from prevention, treatment to diet along with Marylin Dans, a serial entrepreneur featured internationally and nationally with her Pink Luminous Breast Device.
To watch this informative show and learn more about this cutting edge device check it out online at https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=648000316449261 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAb8JQNjr6o or https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1rmGPgDOrBMKN.
Until next time, keep making each day count, share an act of kindness every day and stay safe.
