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Stiltsville, Key Biscayne and Cape Florida Lighthouse Boat
Saturday, April 3 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Bayside Marketplace, 401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Voted BEST TOUR by the Miami New Times! Enjoy this beautiful boat trip with Dr. Paul George to one of Miami’s hidden gems-Stiltsville, a remnant community of seven houses perched on stilts in the middle of the turquoise waters of Biscayne Bay. See the Cape Florida Lighthouse, learn about the history of Key Biscayne, and hear stories of fabulous parties and nefarious mobsters. Advance reservations and payment required.
HMSF Members $39 Non-Members $44  For further info. 305-375-1621, www.hmsf.org

Psychic Fair at the Coral Castle 
Sat. April 3, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sat. March 6
28655 South Dixie Highway, Homestead
Come to the Psychic Fair at America’s “ Stonehenge”. The historic and mysterious landmark of 1100 tons of carved coral rock is not to be missed. The Psychic Fair hosts fortune tellers, tarot card readers, and vendors selling incense and trinkets. Admission is $9.75 for adults, $5 for Dade Heritage Trust members with DHT membership card, $5 for children ages 7-12, $6.50 for Senior Citizens, and free for children under 7. Call 305-248-6345 or visit www.coralcastle.com for more info.

Commodore’s Birthday Party
Saturday, April 3, 5:30 p.m.
The Barnacle Historic State Park, 3485 Main Highway, Coconut Grove.
Commemorate the birthday of Ralph Munroe, Coconut Grove pioneer and founder of Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. A delicious meal will be provided on the grounds of The Barnacle, Commodore Munroe’s homestead. Reservations are required. Call 305-442-6866 or visit www.FloridaStateParks.org/The Barnacle.

Elliott Key: Island Dreaming Boat Trip
Sunday, April 4, 1:30 p.m.
Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW 328th Street, Homestead.
Explore the tropical hardwood forest of Elliott Key and get a glimpse into the lives of the pioneers who made this island their home. One three-hour trip.  Kid friendly, partially accessible. Fee and reservations required.  For further info call 305-230-1100. www.nps.gov/bisc

Miami Springs Historical Society Annual Pioneer Reception
Thursday, April 8, 7:30 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church, 254 Curtiss Parkway, Miami Springs
Miami Springs Historical Society hosts an amazing guest speaker internationally famous for his involvement in horse racing. Thomas Joseph Kelly, who has over 70 years experience in horse racing, will speak on horse racing history. In 1993 he was inducted into the U.S.Hall of Fame National Museum of Racing. Horses he trained owned and bred won numerous awards. Thomas, born September 19, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland, is now a resident of Miami Springs. FREE. Reserve early, 305-805-3321.  www.miamispringshistoricalsociety.org

William Jennings Bryan Museums Magnet School Tour
Thursday, April 8, 10 - 11 a.m. 
Tour the 1928, National Register-listed William Jennings Bryan Elementary and learn about its history, architecture and WPA fountain. Discover how the Museums Magnet Schools’ philosophy encourages students to explore historic structures and learn about historic preservation. For reservations, 305-891-0602. FREE.

Dade Heritage Trust’s “Antique Show and Tell”  
Thursday, April 8, 5 – 7 p.m.
190 S.E. 12th Terrace, Miami
Bring your favorite heirloom or garage sale find and discuss your treasure with Art and Antique Appraiser Tara Ann Finley of Anubis Appraisal & Estate Services, Inc. Tour the 1905 original office and clinic of pioneer Dr. James Jackson, now the home of  Dade Heritage Trust, Miami’s largest nonprofit historic preservation organization. Winning entries of DHT’s Student Art & Photography Competition will be on display, as will an exhibit of historic sites by William Jennings Bryan Elementary School students. Refreshments will be served. FREE. Call 305-358-9572 or info@dadeheritagetrust.org

Barnacle Under Moonlight
Friday, April 9, 6 p.m.
The Barnacle Historic State Park 3485 Main Highway, Coconut Grove.
Enjoy a concert on the lawn of The Barnacle Historic State Park. Bring a picnic and blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the evening as Neil & LaVagnia take the stage at The Barnacle, built in 1891 by Commodore Ralph Munroe. No pets. No alcohol. $7 per person for those age 10 and over; $3 for ages 6-9. For more info, 305-442-6866 or visit www.FloridaStateParks.org/The Barnacle.

Workshop for Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
Friday, April 9, 8:30  – 10 a.m.
Shane Watersport Center, 6500 Indian Creek, Miami Beach
Learn about the financial advantages of historic designation and preserving historic properties.  This workshop will be led by Gary Appel of Property Tax Adjusters, Inc., an expert in historic preservation tax consulting. The City of Miami Beach Planning and Building Departments will be on hand to provide basic information and answer questions. For further info, 305-673-7550. FREE.

 14th Annual Miami RiverDay Festival
Saturday, April 10, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Lummus Park Historic District, 250 NW North River Drive
Celebrate the Miami River with free riverboat rides, historical reenactments and tours of Lummus Park, the 1858 Wagner Homestead, Fort Dallas and the Scottish Rite Temple. Live music; kids’ activities. FREE.  For info, Miami River Commission, 305-644-0544.

Biscayne to Bacardi Walking Tour
Saturday, April 10, 10 a.m. –1 p.m.
Latin Café, 2500 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
Meet Resident Historian Dr. Paul George at the Latin Café, where you can have breakfast before the tour starts. Walk through the neighborhood and view historic architecture ending at the iconic blue and white tiled Bacardi Building, recently designated for historic preservation. HMSF members $20 non-members $25. For further info, 305-375-1621, www.hmsf.org

Pinecrest Gardens Digital Photography Class and Eco Walk
Sunday, April 11, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Pinecrest Library, 5835 SW 111th Street, Pinecrest
Start with an interesting talk about how to get the most from your digital camera by professional photographer Karl Koslowski. Then enjoy a beautiful stroll with eco-historian Frank Schena through this revered old time Miami landmark with its lush oasis with towering banyans, sinkhole, cypress slough, sausage tree, and historical exhibit. Receive expert advice for your photos as you traverse the gardens. HMSF members $30, nonmembers $35.  Advance reservations, 305-375-1621, www.hmsf.org

Biscayne National Park’s Best Ever Family Fun Fest
Sunday, April 11, 1 - 4 p.m.
Biscayne National Park
9700 SW 328th Street, Homestead
The 50th Family fun Fest will feature the top five activities from the first ten years of this popular event…and the participants choose the winners! Three hours of fun and hands-on activities for kids---complete them all and earn a special button! Accessible.  FREE. For further info call 305-230-7275, www.nps.gov/bisc

Environmental Music at Vizcaya
Thursday, April 15, Workshop, 6:30 p.m.; Performance, 7:30 p.m.
Vizcaya Museum & Garden, 3251 S. Miami Avenue, Miami
Explore Vizcaya’s environment through music! This performance of percussion works by John Cage makes use of amplified water and plant matter abundant on Vizcaya’s grounds. Members of So Percussion, a celebrated New York quartet, will select the instruments from the immediate environment and use them as indicated by Cage. The program features three Cage pieces from 1975 through 1977 and an original composition created for Vizcaya by So Percussion. Join us for a pre-performance workshop where you can create your own instruments and then join in the concert. Interact with the members of So Percussion and socialize with friends. $15, Free for students with valid ID. Refreshments available for purchase. Call 305-250-9133, www.vizcayamuseum.org

Secrets of Spring Garden Walking Tour
Saturday , April 17, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
1017 NW 9th Court (Meet and park on street by pink house with Moorish dome.)
Stroll with Dr. Paul George through the shaded streets of one of Miami’s most delightful hidden neighborhoods-- Spring Garden, on the north bank of the Miami River. See the  house dubbed the Hindu Temple, and learn its unique history in early films. Examine unforgettable examples of Miami’s early architecture. Advance reservations required. HMSF members $20, nonmembers $25. For info, 305-375-1621, www.hmsf.org

South Beach Art Deco Walk
Sunday, April 18, 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. News Café 800 Ocean Drive Miami Beach
Experience South Beach’s landmark Ocean Drive as the Museum’s Resident Historian, Dr. Paul George acquaints you with Art Deco hotels and recounts tales of scandalous nightlife. Return to the 1930s and 40s when economic prosperity swept over South Beach./ See Art Deco buildings inspired by the streamlined age and the Wolfsonian’s frozen fountain. Afterwards relax in the Essex Hotel. Parking is available in the nearby neighborhood if you come early. HMSF Members $20, Non-Members $25. For further info, 305- 375-1621, www.hmsf.org

Boca Chita Key: Millionaire’s Retreat Boat Trip
Sunday, April 18, 1:30 p.m.
Biscayne National Park
9700 SW 328th Street, Homestead
Enjoy a three-hour boat trip as a park ranger leads you on an exploration of this former hideaway for the rich and famous. Stroll past the historic walls and pavilion and get a great view from atop the lighthouse. Kid friendly, partially accessible. Fee/ Reservations required, 305-230-1100, www.nps.gov/bisc

Earth Day Celebration
Sunday, April 18, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
The Barnacle Historic State Park, 3485 Main Highway, Coconut Grove.
Enjoy this celebration on the grounds of The Barnacle, 19-century home of Ralph Munroe. As a seaman, civic activist, conservationist, and photographer, Commodore Munroe was a man who cherished the natural world around him. Bring a blanket and a picnic lunch and enjoy the day’s music, crafts, and exhibits. FREE with park admission of $2. For further info, 305-442-6866 or visit www.FloridaStateParks.org/The Barnacle 

Miami Memorabilia Collectors Club Open House
Monday, April 19, 6:30 p.m.
Central Christian Church, 222 Menores Avenue, Coral Gables
The April meeting of the Miami Memorabilia Collectors Club is the annual open house event honoring Dade Heritage Days. At this meeting, members are encouraged to bring Miami memorabilia to exhibit relating to the theme New Faces/Old Places. The public is invited to come, look, talk, swap, and enjoy! FREE. For more info, contact Seth H. Bramson  at 305-575-1016.

Dance Now Ensemble
Friday, April 23, 8 p.m.
Coco Plum Woman’s Club,1375 Sunset Drive, South Miami
The Dance Now Ensemble joins forces with Dade Heritage Trust in a performance at the historic Coco Plum Woman’s Club in Coral Gables. The evening of athletic and poignant dance will feature audience favorites from the company’s decade of critically acclaimed repertory, as well as a sneak preview of the world premiers in its upcoming 10th Anniversary Season Finale. $ 20 general; $15 students/seniors. For further info call 305-975-8489, info@dancenowmiami.org

Biscayne Boulevard/Belle Meade Historic Tour
Saturday, April 24, 10:30 a.m.
Vagabond Motel, 7301 Biscayne Boulevard, across from the Coppertone Girl sign.
This tour is offered in conjunction with the Taste of MiMo promotion by local restaurants on Saturday morning. It covers 160 years of recorded history of North East Miami starting with the 1857 Military Trail that became Biscayne Boulevard in the 1920s. Included are boom time Belle Meade and Aqua Marine subdivisions and the architecture of the Mediterranean Revival, Art Deco and MiMo periods and the history of Coppertone, Benjamin Green, its forgotten inventor, and the historic Coppertone Girl sign. The tour lasts approximately 1 ¼ hours and covers about a mile on foot. A donation of $10 for the Biscayne MiMo Association is requested; no credit cards. For more info, contact Antolin Carbonell at antolingarciacarbonell@gmail.com

Miami Springs Annual Historical Bus Tour and
Miami Springs Historical Museum Tour
Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m.
Meet at Grace Lutheran Church, 254 Curtiss Parkway, Miami Springs
Enjoy a bus tour of the historic sites in Miami Springs--the homes, bridges, churches and buildings built in the 1920s and 1920s-- and the Miami Springs Historical Museum.
See the places that were the ground start for events that changed the history of aviation and transportation. Take a trip back in time to the genius of Glenn Hammond Curtiss and his many colleagues who determined the destiny of Miami Springs and surrounding areas and who pioneered the beginnings of aviation on land and sea. Ride in the comfort of modern air-conditioned buses with wide-view windows. $20 per person. Visit the Miami Springs Historical Society website at www.miamispringshistoricalsociety.org

Mystery, Vice & Mayhem: Crime Coach
Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 West Flagler Street
Hear stories of mobsters, drug smugglers, and high profile kidnappings on this coach ride with the Dr. Paul George as Miami’s colorful criminal past is revealed. Visit the Miami City Cemetery, the historic Palm Island house of Al Capone, the South Beach doorstep of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace, the Coconut Grove home of convicted murdered Joyce Cohen and sites where the original Miami Vice TV show was filmed. Advance reservations and payment required. HMSF members $39, nonmembers $ 44. For further info. 305-375-1621,  www.hmsf.org

Historic Miami City Cemetery Commemorative Service and
Youth Talent on Parade Procession
Sunday, April 25, 3 p.m.
Biscayne Park, NE 1st Avenue and 19th Street
The African American Committee of Dade Heritage Trust cordially invites you to attend
the 17th Annual Commemorative Service, Youth Talent on Parade, in honor of Miami’s most historic cemetery. Community groups and people of all faiths are invited to participate in this multicultural, multiracial event. FREE. Refreshments will be served. For more info, call 305-638-5800.

Old Time Dance
Sunday, April 25, 6 p.m.
The Barnacle Historic State Park, 3485 Main Highway, Coconut Grove.
Swing your partner as On the Fly plays traditional American music with Andy Shore calling the dance steps in the Micco Pavilion on the grounds of the Barnacle, built by Ralph Munroe in 1891. Dance instruction for these traditional American folk dances is included. Dances such as circles, squares, contras and waltzes were all the range in the 1800s, so come on out and dance like it’s 1891! Dance Instruction begins at 6:30 p.m.; Dance from 7-10 p.m. $10 per person. For further info, 305-442-6866, www.floridaStateParks.org/The Barnacle

Miami River Boat Tour
Sunday, April 25th 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
Bayside Marketplace
401 Biscayne Boulevard, Downtown Miami
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. HMSF members $39, non-members $44. For more info, 305-375-1621, www.hmsf.org

Dade Heritage Trust’s Annual Preservation Awards
Wednesday, April 28, 7 -9 p.m.
Ancient Spanish Monastery, St. Bernard De Clairvaux Episcopal Church
16711 W. Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach
Enjoy a reception at the oldest Spanish building in America, originally built in 1141 as a Cistercian Monastery in Sacramenia, Spain, as Dade Heritage Trust honors individuals, organizations and restoration projects that have excelled in preserving Miami’s historic places. Winners of Dade Heritage Days’ Student Art & Photography competition will also be honored and their works displayed. Refreshments will be provided. A donation of $25 per person is requested to benefit DHT’s historic preservation projects. RSVP to Dade Heritage Trust at 305-358-9572, info@dadeheritagetrust.org  by April 25th.