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November events leading up to Thanksgiving included numerous community events from Coral Gables Trustee Reception at Amerant Bank’s spacious beautiful balcony and Coral Gables Community Foundation’s annual Wine Auction to the Junior Orange’s Bowl’s President’s Panel and Luncheon and Coral Gables Museum’s Gala.
Of course, the festival season also has begun with athletic events that attract countless visitors to South Florida this time of year. The Junior Orange Bowl, one of the world’s largest youth festivals, and the Orange Bowl Festival with its football game and other events, have an enormous economic impact for South Florida.
It was wonderful seeing the presidents of those two organizations, Lisa Albizu-Vazquez and Yvonne Johnson-Phillips, MD, respectively at Mami’s Community Newspapers breakfast featuring Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, on Nov. 15, at Casacuba.
While the Orange Bowl is planning events leading up to the big BCS Bowl game, the Junior Orange Bowl has its International Tennis and Golf Invitational as well as basketball and more. Look to see these two on upcoming Gloria’s Gab LIVE podcasts in December at cnews.net. Also, don’t forget to buy your tickets for the Junior Orange Bowl Parade on Dec. 10, at https://www.juniororangebowl.org/ .
The 2023 Junior Orange Bowl Basketball Classic is scheduled for Dec. 28-30 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) at Westminster Christian School, 6855 SW 152 St. in Palmetto Bay. Basketball Classic chair and JOBC past president Chuck Little encourages everyone to attend the games for some great basketball.
Each day games will be at 10 and 11:30 a.m.; 1, 2:30, 4:30, 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m. Championship games will be on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 7:30 p.m. (Girls) and 9 p.m. (Boys).
For specifics on all the Junior Orange Bowl activities visit https://www.juniororangebowl.org/.
In other news, the 2023-24 Junior Orange Bowl Cross Country Invitational, held on Oct. 26 at the Larry and Penny Thompson Park, attracted more than 400 middle and high school students who competed in the day-long competition. To get the list of this year’s winners, visit www.jrorangebowl.org/crosscountry.
Season’s 52 on Miracle Mile has been hopping with events as always. On Nov. 17, Profit Inc, one of the county’s oldest networking organizations, met for its luncheon meetings held on the third Thursday of the month at Season’s 52 and then on the first Thursday at 94th Aero Squadron. Profit Inc president Carlos Ribero welcomes those interested in learning more about the group to contact him at carlos@nextmediadigital.com.
The Junior Orange Bowl also had a luncheon fundraiser at Season’s 52 on Nov. 20, featuring a Junior Orange Bowl President’s Panel that attracted a good crowd, many of whom wanted to know how to get involved.
On the cultural scene, there are many upcoming events that you won’t want to miss.
Actors’ Playhouse opened Sweet Goats & Blueberry Señoritas with preview nights leading up to opening night performance on Nov. 10. Sweet Goats & Blueberry Señoritas by playwrights Richard Blanco and Vanessa Garcia is a lovely nostalgic play about a Cuban-American baker in Maine who is well established there and then tackles the option of staying put or moving to reunite with her estranged mother.
On opening night, guests enjoyed a Bacardi Bar and light bites by Vicky Bakery. Among the many enjoying the evening were Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, former Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes Fauli, Commissioner Melissa Castro, Dr. Marta Perez, Rita and Saesha Tennyson, Marti Bueso, Jeneissy Azcuy, Jeffrey Solomon, Teresa Portales, and photographer Alberto Romeu.
On the fundraising front, Coral Gables Woman’s Club’s monthly Gringo Bingo on Nov. 13, raised $1,600 to be shared with the Alzheimer’s Association. Almost 40 people gathered for this party night at Bay 13 Brewery & Kitchen in Coral Gables to play bingo, sing along with DJ Germain and enjoy the antic of emcee and bingo caller, Gringo Steven Bradley. Aside from lead sponsor Lillian Ser/ Ser & Associates other ongoing sponsors ensuring a successful event were Dr. Hal Wanless and Lynn Bauer, Jerry Kavulich, Carlos and Mayra Rossi, and Miami’s Community Newspapers. Among the many enjoying the night were Dr. John Fernandez, Frank Sexton, Stuart Debowsky, Zach Evangelista, Jelibel Pena, Dr. Jose Chaviano. Julia Irvin, Cary Diaz, Kim Davison, Margaret Romero, Jessica Treto, and Dr. Larry Lesperance.
Until next time, share your talents, count your blessings and not your challenges, and make a difference.
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