miami mwr enews 28 jan 2015
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TICKETS AT LEISURE TRAVEL SERVICES
FOR TICKETS – CALL 305.437.1595 Leisure Travel Services
RICARDO ARJONA 2/27
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 3/1
ELTON JOHN. 3/6
ARIANA GRANDE 3/28
WICKED 3/29
MIAMI DADE COUNTY FAIR
IGGY AZALEA 5/16
MIAMI DOLPHINS, MIAMI HURRICANES, FLORIDA PANTHERS, MIAMI HEAT, MIAMI MARLINS
K1 SPEED TICKETS
BLUE MAN GROUP at Universal Studios
DISNEY WORLD MILITARY SPECIALS
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY
2015 BUGLE BOY
Jan. 28, 2015 http://miami.armymwr.com [email protected] No endorsement implied
MASSAGE THERAPY - The Fitness Center offers massage therapy services. To schedule your appointment with Francine, please
contact the fitness center front desk, 305.437.0123. Massages offered: Prenatal, Reflexology, Back, Neck and Shoulders, Swedish,
Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Shiatsu, Chair. Go here for details and watch the portal or Facebook for massage specials! One hour
massages on Saturdays, by appointment, $50. Call 305.437.0123
February 2, 2015
AWOL CAFE IS OPEN FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH 0700 TO 1600 IN THE FOOD COURT.
The menu is posted on the portal and Facebook
Sports & Fitness
Fitness Center Class Schedule http://miami.armymwr.com/us/miami/programs/fitness-center/
Monday
0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1230 Indoor cycling with Monica
1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1215-1315 Yoga
1230-1330 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1300 Self- Defense Fundamentals with Jason - Free
1645-1745 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free
Tuesday
0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
0600-0700 Indoor Cycling with Lisa
1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1230 Indoor Cycling with Lucy
1230-1330 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free
1700-1745 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free
Wednesday
0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1230 Indoor cycling with Monica
1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1230-1330 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1300 Self- Defense Fundamentals with Jason - Free
1645-1745 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free
Thursday
0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
0600-0700 Indoor Cycling - Lisa
1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1230 Indoor Cycling with Lucy
1230-1330 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1300 Self-Defense Fundamentals with Jason - Free
Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday: 0500 – 2100, Friday: 0500 - 2000
Saturday and Sunday: 1000 – 1700, Closed on holidays
Open to Active Duty, Reserve, Retired Military & their Dependents
305.437.0123/0124
All SOUTHCOM/USAG-MIAMI employees may use the Miami Dade Public Safety Training Institute Aquatic Center
9601 NW 58th Street, Miami, FL 33178. M-F, 0600-1800. Call for details: 305.715.5000. No guests allowed.
Schedule is Subject to Change
$3 per Class or $25 for 10 Classes
Pay with cash, check or credit card
Please arrive on time for class
First Come – First Served
USSOUTHCOM/USAG-MIAMI - RELATED FACEBOOK PAGES
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) - https://www.facebook.com/southcom?fref=ts
USAG - MIAMI Family Support Center - https://www.facebook.com/USAGMiamiFamilySupportCenter
USAG-MIAMI FMWR - https://www.facebook.com/miamifmwr
SOUTHERN COMMAND SPOUSES - https://www.facebook.com/groups/131929440155922/?fref=ts
USSOUTHCOM PARENT SUPPORT GROUP - https://www.facebook.com/groups/121356728011135/
MILITARY SPOUSE RECIPE SWAP - https://www.facebook.com/groups/102922893243498/
Southern Command On-line Yard Sales - https://www.facebook.com/groups/567364979982480/
Miami-Dade Zip Code Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/MiamiDadeZCG/?fref=ts
Homestead Zip Code Group - www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadMilitaryWives
SOCSOUTH SPOUSES GROUP - www.facebook.com/groups/socsouthredfam
Conference Center of the Americas (CCA) - https://www.facebook.com/USSOUTHCOMCCA
Army Substance Abuse Program USAG-Miami - https://www.facebook.com/ArmySubstanceAbuseProgramMiami
J9's Public Private Cooperation division - https://www.facebook.com/southcomppc
US SOUTHCOM Health Clinic: https://www.facebook.com/ArmyHealthClinicSouthcom
Friday
1130-1230 Indoor Cycling with Monica
1130-1300 Self-Defense Fundamentals with Jason - Free
1215-1315 Yoga
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION - Volunteer Management Information System (VMIS)
1. Using Internet Explorer, go to www.myarmyonesource.com. If you are not already registered on this site, click on Register at the top right. Click on the Join Now button in the middle of that page on the right. Complete the registration form and select USAG-Miami in the Military Community Affiliation drop-box under HQ IMCOM. 2. Once registered, you can log in. Click on the Volunteer Tools tab located in the upper right hand corner of the webpage. 3. Click on Volunteer Profile. Complete all requested information in the volunteer profile. Be sure to enter the last four digits only of your social security number and save the page. This will ensure you are a registered volunteer. 4. You can use the Volunteer Opportunities tab to locate volunteer opportunities on the installation. If you want to volunteer off the installation, click on the Army Community Service link provides a generic volunteer position description – Special Projects Volunteer – for all off-post volunteer opportunities. 5. Once you locate a volunteer opportunity, click on the position of interest. This will supply you with a detailed outline of the position including the organization contact person. If you want to apply for the position, click on the Apply button on the top right of the position description. 6. Questions or concerns, contact Mary Ortiz, Volunteer Coordinator at 305.437.2665 or 305.437.2667 [email protected].
CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP - Make a real difference in the lives of people who have fallen on hard times. Volunteers are needed for: Meal Services Program, Breakfast (5:30-7:30am,) Lunch (11am-1pm,) Dinner (5-7pm.) After School Programming in our Family Resource Center (M-F 2-5:30pm and 6:30-7:30pm; Saturday 9-11:30am.) Warehouse and Maintenance Operations (M-F, 8am-5pm.) Holiday Assistance, Special Events. All volunteers must complete the volunteer registration paperwork along with a color picture ID. Chapman Partnership has two locations: one in Downtown Miami and one in Homestead. POC: Grace Ugalde-Wolpert, Community Outreach Manager, Chapman Partnership. 1550 North Miami Avenue, Miami, 33136, 305.329.3081, [email protected]. For more information, visit www.chapmanpartnership.org.
KRISTI HOUSE Volunteers needed at the Kristi House clinic: You must be over age 18 and a high school graduate for this program. Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm: Waiting Room Ambassadors (you can color with the children, read books, make bracelets etc.) Peak hours are afterschool 2-5:30pm. The clinic needs people to play with the children while they are waiting for therapy and/or when their parent is being interviewed by a State Attorney. The need is during the day and on weekdays Other volunteer activities include: public speaking, fundraising, special events and in-kind donation drives. Thank you for your support of these sexually abused children and their families. POC: Kristi House Volunteer Coordinator Abegail De La Fuente at o. 305.547.6823 c. 786.203.6758 f. 305.250.9161. [email protected].
THE ARTS - http://www.artsbizmiami.org/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=View&Data=AHWWLp%2fPUVM30eGwruBkKg%3d%3d
MILITARY HOSPITALITY LOUNGE in Miami International Airport (MIA.) Applicants select shifts but must work at least twice per month. Most volunteers work once a week. Shifts are from 9am-1pm, 1-5pm, and 5-9pm. Volunteers will receive passes for employee parking
at MIA. Must have some computer knowledge and work well with traveling military and their families with IDs. Sign up online at www.militaryloungemiami.com/?page_id=8 or call 305.587.0046.
DIVERS, VOLUNTEER with Veterans Ocean Adventures and share the undersea world with the disabled community and disabled veterans. Once certified as a Buddy Diver by the Handicapped SCUBA Association, join us as we give back to the community supporting adaptive diving. Volunteers receive free air and free passage on scheduled boat dives. For more information, email [email protected].
CHARLEE OF DADE COUNTY, INC. provides for the needs of abused, abandoned, neglected, and at-risk children in Miami-Dade County. To volunteer, call 305.779.9706.
IN BROWARD: http://www.handsonbroward.org/
IN MIAMI-DADE: http://www.handsonbroward.org/HOC__Special_Event_Details_Page?id=a0MA000000GeuSgMAJ
Volunteer
Army Community Service
http://miami.armymwr.com
Interview Techniques Workshop, January 29, 9am-12pm, POC; [email protected]
Miami Tour, Jan 30, 9am-4pm, POC: [email protected]
Marketing Yourself for a Second Career, February 4, 8am-11:30am, POC: [email protected]
How to Create an Effective Civilian Resume’, February 11, 1-4pm, POC: [email protected]
Military Saves Week, February 22 – March 1, POC: [email protected]
Budgeting 101, February 23, 11am-1pm, POC: [email protected]
Newcomer Orientation, February 24, 8am-12pm, POC: [email protected]
When Love Marriage and Money Come Together, February 25, 1-2pm, POC: [email protected]
Interview Techniques Workshop, February 26, 9am-12pm, POC; [email protected]
Estate Planning, February 26, 1-2pm, POC: [email protected]
MIAMI-DADE DEFENSE ALLIANCE COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE AND DISCOUNT DIRECTORY - http://miami.beaconcouncil.com/mdda/mdda_resource_guide.html
MILITARY DISCOUNTS - http://www.bradsdeals.com/blog/military-discounts
MIAMI OPEN CITY TOUR - free hop on - hop off transportation to active duty and veterans as well as $19 (50% discount) to spouse and children (I.D. required). Journey
begins at Bayside from 9am with the last departure at 4:30pm. Buses are equipped with: Retractable roof (for all weather), Wi-Fi, 7 language audio presentation, Air
conditioning on lower deck, Handicap essentials. www.miamiopencitytour.com/en/
DIVING MUSEUM All active duty military are free. Museum dedicated to collecting, preserving, displaying and interpreting artifacts, antiques, books, documents,
photographs and oral history relative to the History of Diving and celebrates the special role that South Florida and the Florida Keys played in this untold story. Mile
Marker 83 on US-1 in Islamorada on the Bay Side. www.divingmuseum.org/
PEREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132, Active U.S. Military free with ID, http://www.pamm.org/
BIGSTAR MOVIES offers active and veteran service men and women a discounted rate - a one year membership, all access pass, for five dollars. $5 membership ($34.99
regular rate) for an entire year provides access to worldwide cinema. No matter where you are deployed, you can have access as long as you have an internet
connection. BIGSTAR Movies- go to the secure link HTTPS://www.bigstar.tv/?promo=usaf and fill in the information.
MILLER'S DORAL ALE HOUSE - Service members in uniform receive 25% discount on meals, 3271 NW 87 Ave, Doral, FL 33172. www.millersalehouse.com/location/doral-
ale-house.
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN offers active duty military personnel with ID free admission. Admission for spouses is $20 and children
$10 (with ID). www.fairchildgarden.org/
RUNNER’S CO, 10365 NW 41 Street, Doral, FL 33178 305.599.9972, www.runnersco.com, offers all USSOUTHCOM employees a 10% discount with ID. Running shoes,
apparel, accessories, nutrition, gait analysis, 2D foot scan.
MIAMI SEAQUARIUM offers free entry for all service members with ID. 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149.
BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP COMPANY offers a 10% discount with military ID for up to 8 people. www.bubbagump.com/locations/miami/
MCDONALD REALTY - Home Purchases, Sales, Rentals and Property Management for Miami Dade and Broward Counties. 15% off standard commission rates for homes
sales and 15% commission rebate for all purchases for all Military Personnel, Government Civilians and their families. Veteran-owned business, Certified Florida Military
Specialist. Colonel David R. McDonald, Jr., USA retired, Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS), Florida Military Specialist (FMS) Broker/Owner, McDonald
Realty, 954.443.6705 (office) 954.632.9105 (Cell)
MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM - free admission for all active duty military with valid ID. www.miamisci.org/
PARK ‘N FLY - Military Discount - 30% off posted rates for all Military. Show your Military ID Card and Save. The rates for Military in Miami is $7 outside and $9 inside
both valet parking included. View Quick Presentation - 15 seconds - https://www.dropbox.com/s/mho5g3xwey0iuin/Miami%20ParkNFly%20Preso.pdf.
http://www.pnf.com/
AIRPORT FAST PARK - If you are a federal employee, military or civilian, send an email to [email protected] for discount
information. This discount is only for federal employees.
YOUNG AT ART MUSEUM - All men and women currently are serving in the military, veterans and their families will be offered an $11 per person admission price to the
museum. The discounted entry fee of $11 will be honored at the Young At Art admissions desk. Please present a military ID to receive the discount. 751 SW 121 Ave.
Davie. Hours: Monday through Thursday, 10am to 5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am to 6pm and Sunday 11am to 6pm. Admission - $14 per person; $12 for Broward County
residents, seniors and children over age 1 and $11 for military members and their immediate families. 954.424.0085 or www.YoungAtArtMuseum.org.
SAFARI EDVENTURE - Hands-on nature and wildlife presentations. 23700 SW 142 Ave, Miami, Fl. 33170, (About 3 miles south of Cutler Ridge – or – 7 miles north of
Homestead.) Active U.S. military families, (Active personnel, spouse, & their children entering with them): $2 off each. http://safariedventure.com/
MILITARY BURGERS “A Hero’s Burger” offers a 10% discount to all service members and law enforcement. 10834 SW 104 St, Miami, FL 33176 ,
www.facebook.com/militaryburger
Discounts
The cadets and cadre of the following Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) high schools are seeking volunteer judges for their annual color guard and drill
team meet competitions. The reporting time is 0645 at the respective school's JROTC office. Drill meets normally end by 1430. 31 Jan 15, South
Plantation HS Drill and Marksmanship Meet; 14 Feb 15, Broward State Qualifier at Dillard HS; 21 Feb 15, Northwestern SHS Drill Meet; 14 Mar 15,
Miami-Dade State Qualifier at North Miami Beach SHS. More than 500 cadets from around 20 Miami-Dade and Broward Counties' JROTC schools
compete in these drill meets. Uniform is the ACU/BDU equivalent IAW each service regulation. Parking is available within school grounds.
Volunteers are provided lunch at no cost. You may bring your family. Please volunteer via email to Mercedes Miranda at
[email protected] with your full rank and name (as you would like it printed on your certificate of appreciation), cell phone number,
and meet(s) for which you're volunteering. Volunteers will receive more instructions during the week before each drill meet and judge orientation
at the school the morning of the event.
NAS KEY WEST MWR - To be placed on the e-mail distribution list: [email protected] – please provide your name & command. LIKE their Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NAS-Key-West-MWR/127937197261693. Web page:
www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_key_west/ffr/things-to-do.html
MILITARY HOSPITALITY LOUNGE at Miami International Airport for traveling military personnel and their families. Appropriate military identification and airline tickets or
boarding passes are required. Concourse E (in the Central Terminal,) level 2 (Departures and Gates.) Enter hallway to the right of and outside the
Security Check-in point. Look for signage directing you to restrooms and the Military Hospitality Lounge. For additional guidance on access to the
lounge please check with the nearest Airport Information Counter.
BOOKS & BOOKS EVENTS: Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, Florida 33134. For more details on these and many other author events -
www.booksandbooks.com/event/selector. Sign up for emails from Books & Books, www.booksandbooks.com/. Many of their events are live
streamed. Check the website for further information.
JAMES GRIPPANDO - CANE AND ABE - Jan 28 2015 8:00 pm. A spellbinding novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author James Grippando, in which
Miami’s top prosecutor becomes a prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance, which may have a chilling connection to the woman he can’t forget.
Unbelievable was the word for her. Samantha Vine was unbelievably beautiful. It was unbelievable that she’d married me. Even more unbelievable
that she was gone . . .Samantha died too soon. Abe Beckham’s new wife has helped him through the loss, but some say it was a step back to
marry Angelina, a love from Abe’s past. Abe doesn’t want to hear it, and through the ups and downs, he’s even managed to remain a star
prosecutor at the Miami State Attorney’s Office. Then everything goes wrong. A woman’s body is discovered dumped in the Everglades, and Abe
is called upon to monitor the investigation. The FBI is tracking a killer in South Florida they call “Cutter” because his brutal methods harken back to
Florida’s dark past, when machete-wielding men cut sugarcane by hand in the blazing sun. But when the feds discover that Abe had a brief
encounter with the victim after Samantha’s death, and when Angelina goes missing, the respected attorney finds himself under fire. Suspicion
surrounds him. His closest friends, family, professional colleagues, and the media no longer trust his motives. Was Angelina right? Was their
marriage not what they’d hoped for because he loved Samantha too much? Or was there another woman . . . and a husband with a dark side who
simply wanted his new wife gone?
JOSHUA DAVIS - SPARE PARTS - Jan 29 2015 8:00 pm. Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest . . . and a major
motion picture. In 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of
California, Santa Barbara. They were born in Mexico but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where they attended an underfunded public high school. No one
had ever suggested to Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they might amount to much—but two inspiring science teachers had convinced these
impoverished, undocumented kids from the desert who had never even seen the ocean that they should try to build an underwater robot. And
build a robot they did. Their robot wasn’t pretty, especially compared to those of the competition. They were going up against some of the best
collegiate engineers in the country, including a team from MIT backed by a $10,000 grant from ExxonMobil. The Phoenix teenagers had scraped
together less than $1,000 and built their robot out of scavenged parts. This was never a level competition—and yet, against all odds . . . they won!
But this is just the beginning for these four, whose story—which became a key inspiration to the DREAMers movement—will go on to include first-
generation college graduations, deportation, bean-picking in Mexico, and service in Afghanistan. Joshua Davis’s Spare Parts is a story about
overcoming insurmountable odds and four young men who proved they were among the most patriotic and talented Americans in this country—
even as the country tried to kick them out. About the Author: Joshua Davis is a writer, television host, documentary director and film producer. In
2003, Josh covered the Iraq war for Wired Magazine, where he is a Contributing Editor. He has tracked rumors of genetically modified cocaine
behind rebel lines in Colombia, investigated the world's largest diamond heist, and hunted the source of a cyberwar in Russia. In 2005, Random
House published Josh's memoir, "The Underdog," which details his journey through some of the world's most outlandish competitions. The Los
Angeles Times calls it "laugh out loud funny," and Entertainment Weekly declares "the rewarding Underdog proves that Davis is a winner at
something."
In the Community
GUSTAVO PÉREZ FIRMAT - A CUBAN IN MAYBERRY - Jan 30 2015 6:30 pm. Half a century after viewers first watched a father and son walking to the local fishing
hole, whistling a simple, yet unforgettable, tune, The Andy Griffith Show remains one of the most popular sitcoms in the history of American
television. Tens of millions of viewers have seen the show either in its original run, its ongoing reruns, on DVD, or on the internet. Websites
devoted to the show abound, hundreds of fan clubs bring enthusiasts together, and a plethora of books and Mayberry-themed merchandise have
celebrated all things Mayberry. A small cottage industry has even developed around the teachings of the show's episodes. But why does a sitcom
from the 1960s set in the rural South still evoke such devotion in people today? In A Cuban in Mayberry, acclaimed author Gustavo Pérez Firmat
revisits America's hometown to discover the source of its enduring appeal. He approaches the show from a unique perspective—that of an exile
who has never experienced the rootedness that Andy and his fellow Mayberrians take for granted, as folks who have never strayed from home or
lived among strangers. As Pérez Firmat weaves his personal recollections of exile from Cuba with an analysis of the show, he makes a convincing
case that the intimacy between person and place depicted in TAGS is the secret of its lasting relevance, even as he reveals the surprising ways in
which the series also reflects the racial, generational, and political turbulence of the 1960s. About the Author: Born in Havana and raised in Miami,
GUSTAVO PÉREZ FIRMAT is currently the David Feinson Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University in New York City, as well as a resident
of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A noted writer and scholar, he is the author of many books, including the award-winning Life on the Hyphen: The
Cuban-American Way, and numerous essays and reviews. Newsweek included him among “100 Americans to watch for in the 21st century” and
Hispanic Business Magazine selected him as one of the “100 most influential Hispanics” in the United States.
SANDE BORITZ BERGER - THE SWEETNESS - Jan 30 2015 8:00 pm. Vilna 1941. An inquisitive young girl asks her grandmother why she is carrying nothing but a jug of
lemons and water when they are forced by the Germans to evacuate their Vilna ghetto. "Something to remind me of the sweetness," the wise
woman tells her, setting the theme for what they must remember to survive. Set during World War II, the novel is the parallel tale of two Jewish
girls, cousins, living on separate continents, whose strikingly different lives promise to converge. Brooklyn-born Mira Kane is the talented eighteen-
year-old daughter of a well-to-do manufacturer of women's knitwear in New York. Her cousin, eight-year-old Rosha Kaninsky, is the lone survivor
of a family abroad exterminated by the invading Nazis. Yet, unbeknownst to her American relatives, the orphaned Rosha did not perish. Desperate
to save his child during a round-up, her father thrust Rosha into the arms of a Polish Catholic candle maker, who hides her─ putting her own
family at risk. The headstrong Mira, who dreams of escaping Brooklyn for a career as a fashion designer, finds her ambitions abruptly thwarted
when, traumatized at the fate of his European relatives, her father becomes intent on safeguarding his loved ones from all threats of a brutal
world. Everyone must challenge his injurious and spiraling survivor guilt. Though the Kanes endure the experience of the Jews who got out, they
reveal how even in the safety of our lives, we are profoundly affected by the dire circumstances of others. Like The Book Thief and Those Who
Save Us, The Sweetness is a poignant portrait of life during a most tragic time in history. About the Author: After two decades as a scriptwriter
and video/film producer for Fortune 500 companies, Sande Boritz Berger returned to writing fiction and non-fiction full time. For years she
attended The Writer’s Voice in NYC and writing conferences at Stony Brook Southampton College, where she once got lost driving Joyce Carol
Oates to a dinner in her honor. Ms. Berger’s stories and essays appear in a multitude of publications, including Every Woman Has a Story ,
Ophelia’s Mom and Aunties: Thirty-Five Writers Celebrate Their Other Mother. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in The Southampton Review,
Confrontation Literary Review, Tri-Quarterly Magazine, Epiphany, and numerous other publications. The Sweetness was a semi-finalist in Amazon’s
annual Breakthrough Novel Awards. Ms. Berger has taught creative writing as a volunteer at NYU’s Medical Center Rusk Institute’s pediatric
division and recently completed an MFA in Writing and Literature at Stony Brook Southampton College. In 2010 she received the college’s Deborah
Hecht Memorial prize for fiction.
MIMI LUTZ - I'M RIGHT HERE, WITH YOU - Jan 31 2015 7:00 pm. Lili was about to jump off the eighth floor of her Madrid apartment. She had endured yet another night
of spousal abuse and was certain the pain of the impact would be less than the agony she was experiencing. “To be alive and to be treated as
nothing of value is worse than to be dead and to be acknowledged as dead,” Lili thought. The voice of a guardian angel caught her as she began
to lose balance. It convinced Lili to consider that there might be more to life if she gained a new vision of herself in a situation where she felt
happy and peaceful. Lili is the heroine of author Mimi Lutz's fictionalized memoir, “I'm right here, with you.” On Saturday, Jan. 31, Lutz addresses
life situations such as these as part of a free “Reaction or Response” workshop. REACTION OR RESPONSE We have the choice. How do we
become more present and more deeply aware of our inner workings so we can clearly make the choice? What are the advantages of
responding versus reacting? Exploring these questions, we will, through guided meditation, experience tools for embracing new inner states.
You are invited to a two hour workshop at Books and Books, facilitated by Mimi Lutz, author of the new book, "I'm right here, with you." Mimi
was an instructor for The Silva Method and has been working as a clinical hypnotherapist for over twenty years. A former Miami hypnotherapist
who now resides in Groton, Mass., Lutz is trained in the Silva Method of Mind Development and Stress Control, a personal growth program
designed to awaken the hidden powers of the mind and help people to make changes in their careers, finances, relationships and well-being so
that they can live the lives of their dreams.
In the Community
ANITA DIAMANT IN CONVERSATION WITH PAMELA LEAR- THE BOSTON GIRL - Feb 2 2015 8:00 pm. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and
Day After Night, comes an unforgettable novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes of a young Jewish
woman growing up in Boston in the early twentieth century. Addie Baum is The Boston Girl, born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were
unprepared for and suspicious of America and its effect on their three daughters. Growing up in the North End, then a teeming multicultural
neighborhood, Addie’s intelligence and curiosity take her to a world her parents can’t imagine—a world of short skirts, movies, celebrity culture,
and new opportunities for women. Addie wants to finish high school and dreams of going to college. She wants a career and to find true love.
Eighty-five-year-old Addie tells the story of her life to her twenty-two-year-old granddaughter, who has asked her “How did you get to be the
woman you are today.” She begins in 1915, the year she found her voice and made friends who would help shape the course of her life. From the
one-room tenement apartment she shared with her parents and two sisters, to the library group for girls she joins at a neighborhood settlement
house, to her first, disastrous love affair, Addie recalls her adventures with compassion for the naïve girl she was and a wicked sense of humor.
Written with the same attention to historical detail and emotional resonance that made Anita Diamant’s previous novels bestsellers, The Boston
Girl is a moving portrait of one woman’s complicated life in twentieth century America, and a fascinating look at a generation of women finding
their places in a changing world. About the Author: Anita Diamant is the bestselling author of the novels The Red Tent, Good Harbor, The Last Days
of Dogtown, and Day After Night, and the collection of essays, Pitching My Tent. An award-winning journalist whose work appeared in The Boston
Globe Magazine and Parenting, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary Jewish life. She lives in Massachusetts. About the
Interviewer: Pamela Lear moved to Miami from San Diego, CA just 3 years ago with her husband, Brett. From the get-go, she has fully immersed
herself in the Miami community. Pamela had a career in Marketing for Affinity Group programs she also taught elementary school and high school
English. Always a voracious reader, Pamela has started a few different book clubs and has been in at least 10 different book discussion groups in
the past 20 years, often acting as facilitator. She is currently the President of the Sisterhood of Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest. As Sisterhood
president, with a group of over 200 members, she is very involved in programs that encourage advocacy, support social action, and facilitate
involvement in cultural program opportunities. A primary focus of the Sisterhood is leadership training and empowerment of women, causes that
she is devoted to. Pamela intends to continue finding ways to make a meaningful difference in all that she does! She proud to be living in a city
that appreciates literature, with a bookstore like Books & Books, and she is honored to be interviewing Anita Diamant.
OPERATION SHOWER is coming to Miami! Operation Shower is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and honoring military families by hosting joyful baby
showers. The event will be held in Doral, FL on March 1st, 2015. Prospective moms that meet the criteria outlined in the flyer should inquire with the POC, Rachel
Homniok. Please apply early due to limited space. [email protected], 305-437-0846.
In the Community
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