ONGOING EVENTS THROUGHOUT
DADE HERITAGE DAYS

The Charles N. and Eleanor Knight Leigh Foundation

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ONGOING EVENTS THROUGHOUT
DADE HERITAGE DAYS:

The Biltmore Hotel Historic Tours
Every Sunday, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 p.m.
1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables
Tour Coral Gables’ 1926 “Crown Jewel” with a Dade Heritage Trust Biltmore docent.  Ask about the “Roaring ‘20s” speakeasy.  Meet in the hotel lobby.  Special tours can be
arranged.  Call Ruth Jacobs at 305-667-5222 for more info.  FREE.

Everglades National Park Tour
Sundays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2:00 p.m. for 1 hour
Everglades National Park
40001 State Road 9336, Homestead

Did you know that there is an historic Nike Missile Base within Everglades National Park? Step into the Cold War past for a tour of the base where U.S. Army soldiers defended the nation from Soviet and Cuban missile attacks. Stop by the Ernest Coe Visitor Center or call 305-242-7700 for reservations and information. Park admission $10,  no additional fee. Reservations required.  www.nps.gov/ever

Psychic Fair at the Coral Castle
Saturday, March 7 and Saturday, April 4, 11:00 to 6:00 p.m.
28655 South Dixie Highway, Homestead
Come to the Psychic Fair at “America’s Stonehenge.” This historic and mysterious landmark of 1100 tons of carved coral rock is not to be missed. The Psychic Fair hosts fortune tellers, tarot card readers, and vendors selling incense and trinkets. Admission is $9.75 for adults, $5 for Dade Heritage Trust members with DHT membership card, $5 for children ages 7-12, $6.50 for Senior Citizens, and FREE for children under 7. Call 305-248-6345 or visit www.coralcastle.com for more info.

Bike Hike along the Historic Old Ingraham Highway
Daily through Sunday, March 29, 10:00 a.m. for 2 ½ hours
Everglades National Park
40001 State Road 9336, Homestead
Explore the Everglades on a bicycle! Bikes, helmets and water provided, or bring your own. Travel back in time along the Historic Old Ingraham Highway to explore the fabulous views and diverse habitats of Everglades National Park. Stop by the Ernest Coe Visitor Center or call 305-242-7700 for reservations and information. Park admission $10, no additional fee. Reservations required/minimum age 10 years.  www.nps.gov/ever

Coral Gables Museum Exhibit
Wednesdays and Sundays, March 4-April 30, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
2901 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables
Coral Gables Museum presents a Coral Gables time line exhibit focusing on the early history and development of the City Beautiful. Curated by historian and author Arva Moore Parks, the exhibit is installed in the Gables’ original Art and Architecture Center, now Old Spanish Village. For more info call 305-910-3996. www.coralgablesmuseum.org . FREE.

Art Deco Architectural Guided Walking Tour
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
Art Deco Welcome Center
12th and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
Local historians and architects will provide a look into South Beach’s Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival and MiMo historic architecture. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students with school ID, free for Miami Design Preservation League members and children under 12. For more info call 305/672-2014 or visit www.mdpl.org

Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Trust Tours
Wednesdays March 4, 11, 18, 25 at 10:00 a.m.
4020 Virginia Beach Drive
Virginia Key Beach, once accessible only by boat, was established in 1945 as the only public beach for the “exclusive use of Negroes” in Dade County. In 1982 the City of Miami closed the park and it remained so until 1999. Citizens then formed The Virginia Key Beach Park Task Force in response to plans for private development of the property. In 2002, Historic Virginia Key Beach Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Walking tours of the renovated venues celebrate the distinct cultural and ecological past of this tropical paradise. FREE.  www.VirginiaKeybeachpark.net ,
305-960-4600

Three Short Heritage Films  Correction (bolded No fee sentence)
Daily Upon Request through April 30
Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW 328th Street
Three 15-minute-long films are available in the Visitor Center--The Environmental Pioneers: The Grassroots Efforts That Helped Establish Biscayne National Park; The Jones Family: The story of how an initial $300 investment in land by the African- American Jones family was parlayed into a total resale of nearly $1.5 million and helped
preserve Biscayne National Park; and The Maritime Heritage Trail: Compelling information on the human side of six shipwreck sites within the park. No fee to enter park. Visitor Centers’ hours are 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday. For more info call 305-230-7275.  www.nps.gov/bisc

Fisheye Watercolor Batik by Vanessa Bryson
Wednesday, March 11 – Thursday, April 30
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 P.M.
Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW 328th Street 
ArtSouth artist Vanessa Bryson exhibits silk paintings and batiks inspired by the waters of the largest marine park in the National Park System. Kid Friendly, Accessible.  FREE.
305-230-7275, www.nps.gov/bisc

MiMo Biscayne Association 2008-2009
Walking Tours of Biscayne Boulevard and the
Neighborhoods of Northeast Miami
Saturday, March 14; Saturday, April 11; Saturday, April 25
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
From the Vagabond Motel, 7301 Biscayne Boulevard
Covers 160 years of recorded history of Northeast Miami starting with the 1857 Military Trail that became Biscayne Boulevard in the 1920s and served as the spine for development of the area. Focuses on the boom time Belle Meade and Aqua Marine subdivisions and the architecture of the Mediterranean Revival, Art Deco and MiMo periods. Tour guides are John Bachay and Antolin G. Carbonell.  $10. For more info contact antolingarciacarbonell@gmail.com