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There is no shortage of great events this month as Chopard presents Mama Mia, Here We Go Again! On Friday, Feb. 25. After having to postponed 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 Ave.
Gala co-chairs are Kathy Cowan and Ann Rubino for this event whose honorees will be Eve and Moshe Greenwald.
The affair begins at 7 p.m. with a Red Carpet Cocktail and Grand Lux Caviar bar by Grandiosity events. Dinner, at 8p.m., will be followed by a live auction with Cynthia Demos emceeing and celebrity auctioneer John Curley bringing 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.
Coral Gables Woman’s Club members held their monthly Gringo Bingo on Feb. 1 hosted by Clutch Burger to benefit the club’s 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.
As always Clutch owner Steven Bradley emceed the event with DJ Germain volunteering his services with music making these monthly event a party.
Next month’s event will be pn Mar. 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 on Presidents’ Day weekend is the Coconut Grove Art Festival with its impressive assortment of artists whose work is on display for sale along S. Bayshore Drive.
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 three-day pass (Feb. 19-21) for $50 or a one day pass for $20. For tickets, visit 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. It is a free event with great artists, food and music that takes over Sunset Drive between Red Road and US1.
The Coral Gables Rotary Chili Cook Off that was scheduled for Feb. 27, has been postponed until April. For now, if you want to enter the competition or be a Chili Cook-Off sponsor, visit chilichillin.com or send email to 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, Feb. 27, at 7 a.m., for this great charity event taking place at Larry and Penny Thompson Park in South Dade. 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.
One of Miami’s oldest business networking groups, Profit Inc., meets the first Thursday of every month at 94th Aero Squadron and on the third Thursday of every month for a Power Lunch at Seasons 52 in the Gables. Those interested in joining this dynamic group should visit www.ProfitInc.org. Among the many attending the January Power Lunch were president Stacy Alonso, Mike Sutta, Gisela Castro, Lawanda Loftus, Felipe Isaza, Thomas Avila, Dr. Joe Briggle, and Javier Fernandez, to mention a few.
Finally, join me for Gloria’s Gab LIVE show Mondays, at 10 a.m., where you will be introduced to people making a positive impact on our community. A recent guest was Nick Silverio, founder and CEO of A Safe Haven for Newborns. To view this show, visit cnews.net and click on facebook icon.
Until next time, keep making each day count, share an act of kindness every day, and stay safe.
