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The good times will roll once again when Tropical Audubon Society’s 13th annual Conservation Concert series takes flight Saturday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m. Fittingly, the event’s founding band, Take Sixx, again will inaugurate the wildly popular string of winter concerts.
Their volunteerism has set the tempo for other local bands to follow them onto the storied Doc Thomas House Keystone Stage.
Take Sixx is anchored by original band members Dr. Steve Chavoustie (keyboards/harmonica), Harold Norman (drums) and Dr. Ron Sancetta (vocals), amplified by Dr. Enrique Hernandez (bass guitar) and Aaron Whitman (lead guitar), with vocalist Gaby Yidi making her debut this season. Dr. Chavoustie observes, “We’re always stoked to return at Audubon.
It was Dr. Chavoustie who planted the seed for Tropical Audubon’s Conservation Concert series. While attending a private memorial service on the Steinberg Nature Center grounds in 2009, he noticed the property’s large chickee was in dire need of repair and suggested, “Let’s hold concerts here and raise the money for a new thatch!”
Since the inaugural January 2010 season, the chickee has been re-thatched three times, most recently in mid-2022 with proceeds from last winter’s concert series.
Proceeds from the 2023 concert series will help restore the outdoor kitchen and network of nature trails. The community can help by turning out to enjoy Take Sixx’s rich repertoire of classic and contemporary hits under the Tropical Audubon oaks.
Tropical Audubon Society is located at 5530 Sunset Dr., Miami, FL, 33143.
Gates open at 7 p.m.; music begins at 7:30 p.m.; lights out at 10 p.m.
Food and drink: Birrieria Tijuana Food Truck. Wash down dinner with wonderful wines and bodacious brews at the RNDC Donation Bird Bar (cash only).
Details and protocols
• Picnic tables available on a first-come basis.
• Tread lightly —the use of non-recyclable packaging and food containers is discouraged.
• Dispose of your personal refuse thoughtfully in designated trash and recycling bins.
• Recycle aluminum cans and clean, empty, glass and plastic bottles only.
• The Steinberg Nature Center grounds are smoke-free. No exceptions.
Tickets are $10 donation per person, children 12 and under are free.
Purchase tickets at https://support.tropicalaudubon.org/a/conservation-concert-featuring-take-sixx-2023.
Proceeds benefit capital improvements to the Steinberg Nature Center grounds and historic buildings.
There is limited free parking via the 55th Avenue auto gate; free parking along 56th Avenue; metered parking on Sunset Drive; various garage and valet parking options within one to three blocks; Metrorail service to South Miami Station.
Future concert dates:
Plan B — Saturday, Feb. 25;
Been There Done That — Sat., Mar. 25, and
Birdstock — Saturday, Apr. 29.
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