Tuesday, October 14

Music Carousel At Mind Works Learning Center
Moms take your child around the world with music. Unlike traditional music programs for tots, this program utilizes music and instruments from around the globe as exploratory devices. It is geared to involve music awareness in toddlers while promoting their response to rhythm and increasing attention span. This program is exclusively offered through select early childhood learning institutions. Experience kangaroos and didjeridu's, Panda Bears and Chinese gongs, elephants and gathering drums, and carnival in the rainforest. Empower your child with drama. Bring harmony to their lives with music. The program begins at 9am each Tuesday morning at Mind Works Learning Center, 7250 SW 57th Avenue. Call 305-669-8383.

Kiwanis Club Weekly Luncheon
Meeting every Tuesday for lunch in Coral Gables since 1926, the Kiwanis Club is a group of civic minded business leaders and residents that give of their time and resources to programs that benefit children, as well as recognizing outstanding public safety professionals in our community. The group meets every Tuesday at noon. Lunch is $18. Visitors are welcome. Call 305-443-3136. http://www.kiwaniscoralgables.org

BRG Group Weekly Luncheon
The Business Referral Group meets every Tuesday from noon to 1:30pm at Anacapri Restaurant, 2530 Ponce to exchange referrals, references and business contacts. Contact Eli Ristine at 305-443-1364. http://www.businessreferralgroup.org

Ponce de Leon Entrance Dedication
The Coral Gables Garden Club invites citizens to attend the dedication of the Ponce de Leon Entrance (at SW 8th Street) at 4pm. This is the third City entrance the Garden Club has helped built with donations from local citizens. The entrance has arches on either side of the sidewalk on Ponce de Leon Boulevard, the clock tower in the median, and two pillars of light on the sidewalk that compliment the classic style of the City.

Live Music At The Grape
Stop in to your favorite wine bar at the Village Of Merrick Park for a great assortment of wines by the glass or the bottle, plus great food and live music to round out the experience. Now, from 5 to 7pm Monday through Friday, enjoy 2 for 1 glasses of wines in the 1 to 6 category. Meet up with friends at The Grape for a great time every time. Call 305-444-WINE. http://www.yourgrape.com

Shakra Tuesday Specials
Enjoy their beautiful and serene Yoga Studio for Power Abs and Gluteus at all levels from 5:30-6:30pm, and Vinyasa Yoga at beginners level from 6:30-7:45pm. Enjoy their Zen-style and fully equipped locker rooms as well as class props for free. The first class for new students (Florida Residents) is always free at Shakra Relaxation Oasis, 271 Alhambra Circle. Call 305-774-1355. http://www.shakramiami.com

Novecento Presents Wine Tuesdays
Every Tuesday at Novecento, 121 Alhambra Plaza, enjoy 50% off the entire wine list with dinner. Some allocated wines are excluded. Call 305-557-0900. http://www.novecento.com

Havana Nights At The Biltmore
Every Tuesday at the Biltmore's Hotel's poolside restaurant enjoy Havana Night from 6 to 10pm (no passport required) featuring half off all Johnnie Walker cocktails and specialty cigars. The Cascade Poolside Bar & Grill is perched on the edge of the resort's famous 700,000-gallon swimming pool; the continent's largest resort pool. Call 305-445-1926. http://www.biltmorehotel.com

Bierhaus Schnitzel Night
Schnitzel lovers unite on Tuesdays at Fritz and Franz Bierhaus for a special two for one deal on authentic chicken and pork Bavarian schnitzel with Harald's legendary potato salad from 5 to 10pm. Harald also has beer specials before 7pm at 60 Merrick Way. Call 305-774-1883. http://www.bierhaus.cc

Gene Luen Yang: American Born Chinese
When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese-American student at his school. Jocks and bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl. Three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant, and action-packed. American Born Chinese (First Second, $17.95) is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax, confirming what a growing number of readers already know: Gene Luen Yang is a major talent. Meet the author at Books And Books, 265 Aragon at 7pm. Call 305-442-4408. http://www.booksandbooks.com

Todd Hasak-Lowy: Captives
Bloom is the kind of guy who ends most social gatherings with an alternately raging and despairing conversation about The State of the World. And recently things have taken a turn for the worse. His marriage is on the rocks, his teenage son is becoming increasingly unknowable, and his sense of hopeless impotence has reached a stage of spiritual crisis. So he decamps to his home office to work on his fifteenth screenplay, this time about a federal agent and a nameless assassin. The assassin is a sniper who targets the power elite: corporate chiefs who defraud their employees of billions of dollars in pensions, and political flacks who've rigged the system in their own favor. Soon Bloom realizes that his screenplay hits too close to home: He really does want these people dead, so much so that this revenge fantasy takes over his life. In Todd Hasak-Lowy's Captives (Spiegel & Grau, $24.95), Bloom will either fix our broken world in his imagination or destroy his real life trying. Meet the author at Books And Books, 265 Aragon at 8pm. Call 305-442-4408. http://www.booksandbooks.com

Reggae Night Specials At The Bar
It's Reggae Music Night every Tuesday at The Bar. Enjoy their selection of 48 bottled beers, 10 great brews on tap and the best comfort food at The Bar, 172 Giralda. Call 305-442-2730. http://www.gablesthebar.com