Relay for Life of Miami Lakes will take place from noon to midnight on Saturday, May 2, at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, Miami Lakes Drive North and N.W. 67 Avenue. Relay for Life is the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society and features an opportunity to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to the disease, and learn more about how to fight back against cancer. Relay for Life is a true community...

Participating in Miami Lakes' annual Spring Fling Festival were (from left) Vice Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmembers Frank Mingo, Cesar Mestre and Tim Daubert, State Sen. Rene Garcia and Mayor Wayne Slaton.

  State Senator Rene Garcia (right), Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo, Jr. and Miami-Dade School Board Chairwoman Perla Tabares Hantman recently organized the Easter Eggstravaganza on March 28 at Norman and Jean Reach Park in Palm Springs North. Kids participated in the Easter Egg Hunt, took pictures with the Easter Bunny, rode on carnival rides and got their faces painted. “It was good to see everyone having a great time,...

  Is there such a thing as the art of coexistence? God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza deals with two sets of parents who meet to have a civilized discussion about a schoolyard scuttle between their sons. What begins as a cordial evening ends with the adults themselves acting like children. Directed by Robert Coppel, God of Carnage will run from April 24 to May 17 at The Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street in Miami Lakes. God of Carnage...

  Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church Women’s Club will present its traditional Book Review, Luncheon and Chinese Auction at Don Shula’s Hotel on Main Street at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 3. The book that will be reviewed is “The Right Word at the Right Time” by Marlo Thomas. The Book Review speaker will be Audrey Saunders, a Miamian well known for her humor and detailed presentations. For more information, call...