Miami-Dade County’s Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department’s Winter Break Camps will be held from December 22 through January 2, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with early drop-off available at 7:30 a.m. and late pick-up until 6 p.m. (Camps will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day.) General camp programs will thrill and challenge youngsters, ages 6-14, with a variety of activities from...

  The Graham Companies and the Main Street Merchants will celebrate the historic 30th Annual Main Street Festival of Lights on Saturday, November 19, from 6 to 10 p.m. After a day of feasting with family, friends, and early morning shopping on Black Friday, come to Downtown Miami Lakes to relax and enjoy the opening of the Holiday Season on Main Street. The 30th Annual Main Street Festival of Lights has become a historical, community...

  The Main Street Players present “Comedicopia,” a collection of eight short comedic skits written by local playwright Fred Kaplan. Billed as theater for audiences with attention deficit disorder, this former musician and entertainment agent has brought together six actors, eight plays, fifteen bucks, and a million laughs. When Prince Charming loses his kingdom and has to work as a greeter at the Magic Kingdom, his...

  Miami Lakes has partnered with Loving Soles for the second year in an effort to collect shoes for the needy in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The local charity dedicated to providing shoes to Miami’s homeless, founded by Tony Garcia, Dr. Daryl Gershbein, Dr. John McGoohan and Ileana McGoohan’s teenage children, will donate gently worn shoes to Camillus House and Catholic Charities. “As we approach the Holiday...

  Carlos Ramirez had never heard of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu when his friend asked him to join a class taught at the Gracie Academy in Coral Gables. It has been 10 years since the Miami Lakes native had his first class and now he is opening his own Gracie Academy in the Cypress Village Shopping Center in Miami Lakes, Rilion Gracie Jiu Jitsu of Miami Lakes. Classes have already begun but an official grand opening will take place on Saturday,...