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📚We’ve got your guide to the Miami Book Fair
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📚We’ve got your guide to the Miami Book Fair

Finally, it’s Book Fair season.
(📸: Courtesy of the Miami Book Fair)

MIAMI BOOK FAIR GUIDE

Hundreds of authors and events. Concerts. Film screenings. Downtown Miami is filled this week with literary lovers checking out Miami Book Fair during its 35th anniversary.

There’s a lot to cover, so all this week we’ll highlight events you can attend that day, give you a sneak peek at a big event the next day (in case you want to get tickets) and preview interesting events coming this weekend. Full details can be found on MiamiBookFair.com.

Essential info:

  • Location: The majority of events happen downtown on the Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
  • Tickets: Required for talks during the week; some popular weekend talks require advance free ticket registration
  • Admission: The Street Fair is free for everyone on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday: Adults are $10; 13-18 and over 62, $5; 12 and under free. Miami Dade College students, faculty, and staff with valid ID get into the Street Fair for free every day.
  • The Porch: The book fair’s outdoor, urban hangout. All week long, The Porch (northwest corner of N.E. 2nd Ave. and N.E. 3rd St.) will showcase an eclectic lineup of Miami-based talent, including bands and DJs, film screenings, spoken word, tipsy TED-style talks, and a Jedi battle. Beverages and food available.

Our picks:

Today: An Evening With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Kenyan-born novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o will be on hand to discuss his book, Wrestling with the Devil, documenting the night he was thrown in a jail without charge. The book captures not only the excruciating pain that comes from being cut off from his wife and children, but also the spirit of defiance that defines hope.

Info: $20, 8 p.m.

Today on The Porch: Miami-based Caribbean creative collective Third Horizon curates a night of Caribbean short films and music. Plus a dance party featuring vintage vinyl.

Info: Free, 7:30 p.m.

Tomorrow: An Evening With Tayari Jones

New York Times best-selling author, Tayari Jones, will discuss her latest book, An American Marriage. The novel features a pair of newlyweds who are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. It takes a look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward.

Info: $20, 8 p.m.

Saturday: Run with NPR’s Peter Sagal

Peter Sagal, game show host of NPR’s Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me, will talk about lessons, stories, advice, and warnings learned from running the equivalent of once around the earth from his new book, In The Incomplete Book of Running.

Info: Free, 1:30 p.m.

đź“š What book fair events are you looking forward to this weekend? Hit reply, let us know, and we may feature them in an upcoming roundup.

Full details for these and additional events can be found on MiamiBookFair.com. If you head to the fair, be sure to share your favorite moments using #MiamiBookFair2018.

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🎨Check out Locust Projects’ Wavemaker Grant program, it provides up to $6,000 for creative projects that are non-commercial and open to the public. You can learn more about the grant program at a workshop tomorrow night at the Bakehouse Art Complex.

Got an opportunity, workshop, scholarship, grant, etc. you want other curious locals to know about? Hit us up at [email protected] (subject line: “Bulletin Board”) to have it listed here.

WHAT'S NEW IN THE 305

A conflict with a 305 connection. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is already facing a potential conflict of interest because of his role in a defunct Miami Beach-based company that’s under FBI investigation. Whitaker served as a member of World Patent Marketing’s advisory board before the Federal Trade Commission shut the company down for scamming investors out of nearly $26 million. Because the attorney general oversees the FBI, local ethics experts (and common sense) say it would be a bad look for Whitaker to be involved in or oversee the investigation. They suggest he should “plainly recuse himself.” (Miami New Times)

New kids on the block. Midterm elections mean a lot of new elected officials in city halls and state houses, and one climate change expert thinks that’s a great opportunity to promote the use of solar energy. Hal Harvey, the head of a think tank called Energy Innovation, said in an interview that state officials can have a big influence on solar usage by proposing changes to building codes to encourage standards that support renewable energy. And he identified decreasing costs of things like solar panels, and job creation through solar panel installation as potential incentives for lawmakers. (WLRN)

Hold (onto) the phone. Some club-goers say smartphone theft has become a frequent occurrence at Rácket in Wynwood, and that security guards have been less than helpful when they’ve reported incidents of missing devices. One woman said that when she got Miami police involved they made an arrest, but the person was found not guilty. (Miami New Times)

Bundle, up Miami. There’s a cold front on the way … and by “cold front,” we mean temps in the mid-60s to mid-70s. We look forward to seeing your scarves and down jackets on Insta. Elsewhere in Florida, things will get downright chilly this week, with lows in the 40s along the far westerns stretches of the Panhandle.(Miami Herald)

ONE MORE THING.

We wanted to take a second to wish a Happy Veterans Day to all the vets out there and to thank you for your service.

We’ll catch you tomorrow, Miami✌️

– The New Tropic

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