Brown Bag Breaks: South Florida Gardening Then

Tuesday, September 2 /12-1 pm

Historical Museum of Southern Florida

Join the Miami Herald’s garden guru Georgia Tasker for two presentations that show us how growing and gardening have shaped our heritage. Our history is filled with famous Floridians who changed our habitat by sharing and collecting plants and exchanging them with each other, changing the landscape of Florida forever.

Bark Brunch at the Oasis

Saturday, September 6/10 am-12 pm

Space is limited. Registration and pre-payment are required. For more information, call 305.375.5356.

Enjoy a great morning and brunch with your faithful friend, of the dog variety, at the Oasis in the Raleigh Hotel. With the purchase of a Bark Brunch human ticket, you are automatically entered to win a stay at the Raleigh Hotel. Drawing will take place at the Bark Brunch. Additional Raleigh Hotel stay raffle tickets $10 each.

We will have doggie goodie bags and canine competitions for prizes:

• Cutest Face for Adult Dog
• Smallest Dog
• Dog and Owner Look-a-Like
• Cutest Puppy Face
• Best of Mixed Breeds
• Most Obedient Dog
• Biggest Dog

HMSF Members $45 per person
Non-Members $55 per person
Dogs FREE

Family Fun Days: Florida's Women of Achievement

Saturday, September 9 / 1-3 pm

Join special guest Kathleen Duran as she shows us how to prepare healthy and wholesome meals, without using electricity, in the wake of a hurricane.

Family Metromover Tour NEW

Saturday, September 13 /10 am-12 pm

Historical Museum of Southern Florida

Book a tour today! Call 305.375.1621 for more information

Meet at the museum, then board an air-conditioned Metromover car and travel high above Miami to learn about local landmarks with the Historical Museum’s Dr. Paul George. Gather at platform stops, as Dr. George points out the sights and the history behind them. Advance reservations required.

HMSF Members $20
Non-Members $25
Children $10

Explore History and Culture:
Looking South: Miami and the Pan-American Dream

Thursday, September 18 /6:30 pm

Born in the late 19th century, the concept of Pan-Americanism involved the shared goal of political, economic and social cooperation among the nations of the Americas. Join FIU professors Chantalle Verna and John Stuart, along with architect Hilario Candela as they discuss the visionary emergence, spectacular letdowns and unprecedented resurrections of Pan-Americanism in Haiti, Cuba and Miami.

Participants
John Stuart, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Florida International University
Dr. Chantalle Verna, Professor of History and International Relations, Florida International University
Hilario Candela, Former President, Spillis Candela DMJM
Maurice Ferre, former Mayor of Miami (moderator)

Coconut Grove Historical Doggie Dog Walk NEW

Saturday, September 20 /10 am–12 pm

Kennedy Park

Book a tour today! Call 305.375.1621 for more information

Bring Fido or Fifi for a fun time with the Historical Museum’s Dr. Paul George. Start at the dog park at Kennedy Park, and venture into historic Coconut Grove. All dogs must be on leash. Dogless humans are also welcome. Advance reservations required. Join us also for Bark Brunch.

HMSF Members $20
Non-Members $25
Children $10

Annual Season Kick-Off

Thursday, September 25/6-8 pm

Historical Museum of Southern Florida

Join us as we kick-off the 2008-09 exhibition season with the opening of Interama: Miami and the Pan-American Dream and Necropolis Cristobal Colon: Photographs by Raul L. Rodriguez, A.I.A. Enjoy live music, light fare, and gallery tours of our permanent exhibition, Tropical Dreams: A People's History of South Florida.

HSMF Members FREE
Non-members $5

Freedom Tower Exploration Walking Tour

Saturday, September 27/10 am-12 pm

Freedom Tower

Book a tour today! Call 305.375.1621 for more information

Explore the iconic Freedom Tower, formerly the Miami News Building, with the Historical Museum’s Dr. Paul George. View amazing murals and other hidden delights, while hearing the history of the building as a former newspaper plant, refugee processing center, and setting for Cuban salsa star Celia Cruz’s funeral. Advance reservations and payment required. Limited to 29 people.

HMSF Members $30
Non-Members $50

Miami River Boat Tour

Sunday, September 28/10 am–1 pm

Bayside Marketplace

Book a tour today! call 305.375.1621 or visit www.hmsf.org for more information

Enjoy this boat ride with Dr. Paul George along the same banks where ancient Tequesta Indians settled. See the famous Miami Circle archaeological site, witness the colorful tugboats, Haitian freighters, houseboats and drawbridges that bring life to the river. See the home of Fulgencio Batista. Discover the hidden communities, parks, restaurants, freshwater springs and the site of the rapids. Advance reservations and payment required.

Discovery Days: Miami's Hurricane History

Tuesday, September 30/9 am-5 pm

See how hurricanes have affected all aspects of life in our region for thousands of years. Understand what precautions are needed to prepare for a “big one.” Create a fascinating hurricane in a bottle. Learn how to track and rate the intensity of these perennial storms.