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FOUR CAN'T MISS EVENTS IN JANUARY
13th Annual Chocolate Festival
It’s healthy, it tastes good, and everyone loves it. Yes, it’s time again to indulge in delicacies from the cacao plant during the season’s most delicious event at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden: An entire weekend of enjoying samples from artisan chocolatiers, lectures on chocolate making and demonstrations from master chefs and chocolatiers. Take a “ChocoWalk” and learn about the life cycle of the cacao plant. Jan. 25–27, $25 adults, $18 seniors, $12 children and students, free for members.
Antony & Cleopatra
Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defender of Rome. But at the fringes of the war-torn empire, Antony has fallen fiercely in love with the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. Part of National Theatre Live, a project to broadcast British theater live from the London stage to cinemas around the world, this is a rare opportunity to see Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo perform without having to fly to England first. Coral Gables Art Cinema, Jan. 18-20 (Fri.-Sun.) noon. Tickets $20, $18 for seniors, students or military.
Hanging with Hillary
Renowned photojournalist Barbara Kinney was given rare and exclusive access to Hillary Clinton to document her historic campaign for president. Kinney comes to Books & Books to discuss her latest work that contains never-before-seen photographs and the stories behind them with those that are #StillWithHer. Sunday, Jan. 20, 6 p.m.
Return of The Farmers Market
The Coral Gables Farmers Market is back, with its four-dozen tented stands laden with goods. But let’s call it a local bazaar: Most vendors offer not farm produce but a cornucopia of gourmet treats, drinks and food to go, virtually all of it locally produced. Among the stands are those selling guava bars, croissants, empanadas, macaroons, pickles, Lebanese food, honey, hanging plants, fresh pasta, smoked fish, jams, guacamole, stone crab claws, BBQ pork, pies, and fresh squeezed juice. So, farmers aside, no complaints here! Starting Jan. 13, the market is open Saturdays from 8 am to 2 pm in front of City Hall.
