Feb. 5 – Mar. 3, 2020 Serving Key Biscayne, Coral Gables, the Grove, Downtown MIA, Edgewater, Midtown, Morningside, and all of South FL | INYBN PAGE 13 SOUTH FLORIDA HEARTBEAT CORAL GABLES HEARTBEAT Toots & The Maytals Save the Date for The Villagers’ and Billy Ocean March 7 To Perform Feb. 22 Garden Tour Magic City Casino is proud From the magical to the whimsi- to present fan-favorite rock- cal and historical, enjoy a day visit- steady group Toots and The ing specially selected private gardens Maytals, led by their legendary during The Villagers annual fund- frontman Toots Hibbert, and raiser benefiting historic preservation. Grammy Award-winning Billy “A 20/20 Vision of Tropical Splendor” Ocean on Saturday, February will feature five lovely properties in 22 at 7 p.m. from the Magic the greater Pinecrest and Coral Gables City Amphitheater. area from 10 AM until 3 PM on Satur- “It will be a night of infec- day, March 7th. tious reggae and catchy is- Visitors may enjoy complimentary land beats when Toots & The refreshments and a gift boutique with Maytals and Billy Ocean play a variety of unique garden-related live from the Magic City Am- items for sale. The boutique will re- phitheater,” said Scott Savin, main open until 4 pm, an hour after Chief Operating Officer of the tour ends. Magic City Casino. “Toots "The tour this year is a curated col- lection of five heritage gardens, all fans will be dancing along Billy Ocean [Photo courtesy of Sandra Rodriguez] to reggae classics like ‘Time carefully created by the homeowners, so it truly is a gardener's garden tour,” Tough,’ ‘Monkey Man’ and ‘54-46 Over the course of his lengthy career, explained Tour co-chair, Terry Cook. Was My Number.’ Billy Ocean will this Grammy Award-winning record- “All show a patina, you can only get kick off the party with live ver- ing artist has collected a string of through patience and time,” sions of smash hits like ‘Suddenly,’ Gold and Platinum records and gen- Tickets may be purchased in ad- ‘There’ll Be Sad Songs’ and ‘Carib- erated a loyal fan base with upbeat vance from Villagers' members or on- bean Queen!’” songs that instill a zest for life. line for $35. The day of the tour, tickets Trinidadian-born English “Lover- The show is open to all ages. Tick- will be available for $40 at Pinecrest boy” Billy Ocean will get the crowd ets start at $25 and can be purchased Gardens, 11000 SW 57th. Tour-goers “Calypso Crazy” with his hits “When online at www.magiccitycasino.com will receive a map to guide them to The Going Gets Tough” and “Get or by calling 844-234-SHOW. Plenty each garden as well as detailed infor- Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car.” of free on-site parking is available. mation about landscaping highlights. For more information and tickets, Members of The Villagers will be on visit: www.thevillagersinc.org hand with insider-details about the The Villagers is Miami-Dade Coun- flora and fauna at each site. ty’s oldest historic preservation orga- Participants drive their own vehi- nization, founded in 1966. More than cles between the properties. The ven- 80 local organizations have received ues cannot accommodate wheelchairs, funding for preservation projects and walkers or strollers and carpooling college scholarships are awarded an- and flat shoes are encouraged. There nually to students studying historic is no smoking or photography. preservation. LUNCHEON Join us as we celebrate life and honor all Survivors & Metastatic Thriver who have so courageously fought breast cancer. Presenting our 2019 Faces of a Warrior Mentorship Group. March 22nd, 2020 11 AM-2 PM Hyatt Regency Coral Gables 50 Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Scavenger Hunts To Incite Faces of a Warrior 2019-2020 Adventure in Coral Gables A one-day event, “The Great Coral “’The Great Coral Gables Scavenger Gables Scavenger Hunt,” is coming to Hunt’ is a fun and interactive way for Coral Gables from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. participants to experience Coral Ga- on Saturday, Feb. 22. The free event is bles," said Taciana Amador, Executive co-created by The Business Improve- Director of The Business Improve- ment District (BID) of Coral Gables ment District. “There’s something for and Coral Gables Magazine. everyone.” The morning will start on Miracle Following the morning activities, Mile in Downtown Coral Gables from a larger and even more brain-teasing 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., where partici- adult-friendly scavenger hunt will pants will walk from clue to clue as take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Reg- they solve the puzzles and riddles in istration begins at 1 p.m. at the Coral a family-friendly scavenger hunt for Gables Museum (285 Aragon Ave). a chance to win a variety of prizes. Contestants will travel around the Check-in begins at 9 a.m. at Actors' City Beautiful by car to win prizes. Individual Tickets $80.00 | Special Table Pricing Available For Groups Of 10 Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre (280 To learn more, please visit shopcor- For more information: 954-909-0454 | [email protected] | www.komenmiaftl.org/luncheon Miracle Mile). algables.com..