MWR eNews 5 October 2016

OCT 5, 2016

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TICKETS AT LEISURE TRAVEL SERVICES 305.437.1595 | Leisure Travel Services MIAMI DOLPHINS, MIAMI HURRICANES FLORIDA PANTHERS, MIAMI HEAT K1 SPEED TICKETS BLUE MAN GROUP at Universal Studios DISNEY WORLD MILITARY SPECIALS ATTRACTIONS, CRUISES AND MORE!

HOLIDAY BAZAAR Dec 1-2

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION Dec 2

BOSS - Monthly meetings to discuss all BOSS matters and to plan for future programs and events are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1400 in the Food Court.

Sports & Fitness Fitness Center Class Schedule http://miami.armymwr.com/us/miami/programs/fitness-center/ Monday 0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free 1100-1300 Self-Defense Fundamentals with Jason – Free 1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free 1130-1230 Indoor Cycling 1215-1315 Integrative Yoga 1600-1800 Functional Fitness Tuesday 0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free 1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free 1130-1230 Indoor Cycling 1600-1800 Functional Fitness

Wednesday 0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free 1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free 1215-1315 Yoga Flow 1600-1800 Functional Fitness Thursday 0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free 1100-1300 Self-Defense Fundamentals with Jason - Free 1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank - Free 1130-1230 Indoor Cycling 1600-1800 Functional Fitness

Friday 1100-1300 Self-Defense Fundamentals with Jason - Free 1215-1315 Yoga Flow

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. Guests are not allowed.

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

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

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UPCOMING CLASSES AND EVENTS – Mark Your Calendars Click on the links for more information and to register Civilian vs. Federal Government Resume, October 12, 9am-12pm Newcomer Orientation, October 13, 8am-4pm Interview Techniques, October 27, 9am-12pm Miami Tour, October 28, 9am-4pm Newcomer Orientation, November 10, 8am-4pm

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/ Homestead Zip Code Group - www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadMilitaryWives SOCSOUTH SPOUSES GROUP - www.facebook.com/groups/socsouthredfam (private page for FRG members only) 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 USAG-Miami Joint Education Services: https://www.facebook.com/usagmiamijointeducationservices/

Volunteer 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 mary.e.ortiz.civ@mail.mil.

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, gugalde@chapmanpartnership.org. 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. AFuente@kristihouse.org.

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. http://www.miami-airport.com/armed_forces.asp.

SCUBA 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 info@veteransoceanadventures.org.

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.

MIAMI-DADE ANIMAL SERVICES - email Volunteer Coordinator at volunteerasd@miamidade.gov or visit http://www.miamidade.gov/animals/volunteer.asp

BROWARD: http://www.handsonbroward.org/ MIAMI-DADE: http://www.handsonmiami.org/

Discounts MIAMI-DADE DEFENSE ALLIANCE COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE AND DISCOUNT DIRECTORY - http://www.beaconcouncil.com/miami-dade-defense-alliancecommunity-resource-guide

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 - 25% discount on meals, 3271 NW 87 Ave, Doral, 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. MIAMI SEAQUARIUM 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. 15% off standard commission rates for homes and all purchases for military personnel, gov. civilians and their families. Veteran-owned, Certified Florida Military Specialist. Col David R. McDonald, Jr., USA ret, Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, Florida Military Specialist Broker/Owner, McDonald Realty, 954.443.6705 (o) 954.632.9105 (c)

PARK ‘N FLY - 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 - 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 southcom.miami.sc.mbx-usag-mwr@mailmil for discount information.

This discount is only for federal employees.

YOUNG AT ART MUSEUM All men and women currently serving in the military, veterans and their - $11 per person, honored at the Young At Art admissions desk.

Please present a military ID to receive the discount. 751 SW 121 Ave. Davie. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10am-5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am6pm. 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/

FLORIDA STATE PARKS Military discount - https://www.floridastateparks.org/content/annual-pass-information#discountsforveterans HOLISTIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS WITH YOKO To support you in managing your stress, emotions, exercise, well being and nutritional needs through Crystal Therapies, Counseling and Nutrition from Integrative Quantum Medicine. 15% discount to all Military and their families. Email yoko.bagnariol@gmail.com or call Yoko at 305.728.9022 for appointments Monday to Saturday. http://www.MiamiHolisticHealth.com.

CANDY YEUNG, RE/MAX REALTOR offers 10% to 25% cash back to veterans, active Military & Military Civilians when you buy/sell with Candy. www.BestFloridaHouses.com/militaryfamilies.

Discounts continued ACTORS' PLAYHOUSE - 15% military discount. You may order your tickets (up to four - 4 per order,) based on availability. Their system will provide sales WednesdayFriday and Sunday matinees unless availability for discount tickets change based on limited inventory. Not valid with other promotions. Please present current Military ID at will call when you pick up your tickets! http://www.actorsplayhouse.org/

GABLESTAGE welcomes U.S. Military Personnel, Spouses and Children as well as U.S. Veterans. They offer 10% off tickets and eliminate the convenience charge (excluding Saturday evenings) for military personnel and their immediate families. Please visit their season calendar www.gablestage.org/currentseason/ to find out what’s playing and then contact their Box Office at 305.445.1119, and identify yourself as military personnel wanting to utilize the Blue Star program (or use CODE: BLUE to purchase online.) Discounted tickets are based on availability and available at the Will Call one hour prior to show time. Additional discounts may be offered throughout the season on special events as they become available. www.gablestage.org/plan-yourvisit/blue-star-theatre/

PLANET BEACH SPRAY & SPA DORAL offers all military personnel (and one immediate family member) 45% discount with its $49 Military Unlimited Use Program ($89 regular rate.) Allows unlimited use of 12 state-of-the-art spa treatments, including: massages, facials, hydration & detox treatments, teeth whitening, guided meditation, oxygen therapy, spray tans, weight loss & anti-aging treatments. Treatments are also available by individual session and through specially priced packages and offers.

Current Military I.D. required. http://planetbeachdoral.com/

INTERCONTINENTAL AT DORAL MIAMI is proud to support their neighboring service men and women. The hotel is sharing a special package with the military members of South Florida that will make their wedding day one to honor and cherish forever. Their team of specialists is prepared to show their ballrooms and outdoor spaces that can be transformed into your dream setting come to life. Make an appointment to take a tour or reserve your special day. Call 305.468.1400 and ask to be connected to the catering department. www.intercontinental.com/atdoralmiami.

M.I.A. BREWING offers Military, Police, Fire Fighters and First Responders 15% off their tab. Every day. 10400 N.W. 33rd St., Doral, FL 33172 .

Suite 150. 850.228.2590

COLD STONE CREAMERY Show your Military ID or civilian CAC card to receive a 10% Discount (minimum $3 purchase,) 2000 NW 87 Ave., Doral, 33172, Next to Chipotle.

305.477.8711.

In the Community NAS KEY WEST MWR 1.305.293-2027, Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/naskeywest/ 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. 305.442.4408.

LUNCH & LEARN - Break bread with someone you've always wanted to meet. Every week a different mover, shaker, creator, innovator. Share special knowledge, in a salon-style setting, with limited seating. Weekly, Every Wednesday & Friday, 12pm-1:30pm, $25 per person, fixed price lunch (plus tax and gratuity). Reservations: Katherine@booksandbooks.com.

MEET ELIZABETH F. SCHWARTZ, lawyer and debut author on Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay and Otherwise.

Wednesday, September 21, 12pm. Elizabeth Schwartz has been practicing law since 1997 and is a well-known advocate for the legal rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. She is the author of the forthcoming book Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay and Otherwise (The New Press, 2016). While her firm equally works with straight and gay clients in matters of family law, estate planning and probate, she has been at the forefront of providing crucial legal protections for LGBT families. She lectures locally, nationally and internationally about critical topics including the impact of nationwide marriage equality and the continued importance of LGBT couples protecting their loved ones through estate planning, stepparent and second parent adoption. She is a specialist in family formation (adoption, insemination, and surrogacy) and dissolution, and handled the first divorce for a same-sex couple in Florida. 1300 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132

In the Community STEPHEN HALSEY - QUEST FOR POWER - Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 8:00pm. China’s history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries has often been framed as a long coda of imperial decline, played out during its last dynasty, the Qing. Quest for Power presents a sweeping reappraisal of this narrative.

Stephen Halsey traces the origins of China’s great-power status in the twentieth century to this era of supposed decadence and decay. Threats from European and Japanese imperialism and the growing prospect of war triggered China’s most innovative state-building efforts since the Qing dynasty’s founding in the mid-1600s. Through a combination of imitation and experimentation, a new form of political organization took root in China between 1850 and 1949 that shared features with modern European governments. Like them, China created a military-fiscal state to ensure security in a hostile international arena. The Qing Empire extended its administrative reach by expanding the bureaucracy and creating a modern police force. It poured funds into the military, commissioning ironclad warships, reorganizing the army, and promoting the development of an armaments industry. State-built telegraph and steamship networks transformed China’s communication and transportation infrastructure.

Increasingly, Qing officials described their reformist policies through a new vocabulary of sovereignty―a Western concept that has been a cornerstone of Chinese statecraft ever since. As Halsey shows, the success of the Chinese military-fiscal state after 1850 enabled China to avoid wholesale colonization at the hands of Europe and Japan and laid the foundation for its emergence as a global power in the twentieth century.

About the Author: Stephen R. Halsey is Associate Professor of History at the University of Miami.

KIDS: SOMAN CHAINANI - THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL: THE NEVER EVER HANDBOOK - Friday, October 7, 2016 - 7:00pm. Wish you could go to the School for Good and Evil? Now you can! Join the ranks of heroes and villains who have walked these hallowed halls and mastered what it takes to be placed in their own fairy tales with The Ever Never Handbook. Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestselling series (The School for Good and Evil, A World Without Princes, and The Last Ever After) comes to life in this handbook full of everything students need to learn in order to survive their own fairy tale—from dress codes and school rules to alumni portraits, kingdom maps, and much, much more. Every year, students flock to the School for Good and Evil, ready to prepare for life in a fairy tale. The highest-ranked students become the heroes and villains of the fairy tales, while the lowest end up enchanted animals or plants (if they’re lucky, that is). This handbook is a personal guide to help students to the top of their class—from surviving Uglification, to picking your own sidekick or henchman, to earning a part in the yearly school musical, and so much more. And of course, it’s in glorious full color and duotone because in the School for Good and Evil, very little is black-and-white. About the Author: Soman Chainani’s first novel, The School for Good and Evil, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list, as did each of its two sequels, A World Without Princes and The Last Ever After. The series has been translated into over twenty languages across six continents and will soon be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures. As a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia University’s MFA Film Program, Soman has made films that have played at over 150 festivals around the world, and his writing awards include the Sun Valley Writers’ Fellowship. When he’s not telling stories or teaching in New York City, Soman is a die-hard tennis player who never lost a first-round match for ten years . . . until he started writing The School for Good and Evil. Now he loses all the time. You can visit Soman at www.somanchainani.net.

CORAL GABLES GALLERY NIGHT OPENING: ERIKA KING - COLLAGES – Gables. A new exhibition every month in our Coral Gables Gallery Space. CORAL GABLES GALLERY NIGHT OPENING Featured this month: ERICA KING Friday, October 7, 7-10pm On view through November 2nd. Free and open to the public. Erika King is a Miami based artist known for her corporate, commemorative, sports and celebrity collages. Through photographs and paint, Ms. King creates histories and events into fine art in the form of collage on canvas. Her works are collected worldwide. Erika King’s corporate collages have been commissioned by American Express, Texaco, the United Way, Anheuser-Busch, Blockbuster Entertainment, AT&T Wireless, and AIG among many other Fortune 500 companies. She has created commemorative collages for the Miami Centennial, City National Bank, the Concert Association, World Trade Center, the Miami Heat, the NBA and the University of Miami, as well as commissions for the private collections of numerous well-known sports, music and political figures. Born in Philadelphia to a family of artists, she was educated in Germany, Switzerland, Paris and Spain. Her work has been exhibited throughout Europe as well as New York, San Francisco, Caracas and Miami. She lives and works out of her studio in Coconut Grove.

In the Community ROBERT BUSCHEL - SILENT MAJORITY - Friday, October 7, 2016 - 8:00pm. President Dan Carlson’s record is praiseworthy. His leadership has brought economic stability and progress in its wake; he has fought off a terrorist threat to the country, he has inspired voters with his strong views on education and his personal integrity. Calm in the face of others’ chaos, the press has declared his a ‘zen platform’; the President preferred to see it as having a long view of any given problem. The story of what he did before he was President is no different—as a lawyer in the Department of Justice’s office in Florida he fought the mob, the KKK, and more. He is just days before an election that should deliver him easily into a second term. So what could go wrong? Robert Buschel’s thriller debut, BY SILENT MAJORITY (Post Hill Press/August 30, 2016/$ 25) conjures up a tumultuous political scene that rivals the current headlines. Moving from the present day and then back and forth in time, Carlson sets in motion a complex story tracing the rise of an unexpected politician from Florida. Suspenseful from the start, Buschel’s first novel trades in both the diplomatic and clandestine decisions that critically shift events around the world as well as the changing mores that dictate what leadership should look like in the Oval Office every four years. Behind the scenes in this glittering administration is Peter Sparks, Carlson’s oldest and closest friend, the man who had wanted the position Carlson has but has long accepted that his would be the power behind the scenes. He and Carlson have been close since law school. Peter was the outgoing one, the one who was destined to be the one out in front, the one who always saw politics and power as the goal. Daniel Carlson was quieter, more reflective though his ability to charm was unquestioned. When Peter is forced by party officials to step aside from that trajectory, there was no question that Daniel would take his place and that Peter would be his partner, albeit behind the scenes, in the pursuit of the ultimate prize: the White House. Together they build an impressive campaign, Daniel inspiring, Peter working in the dark on those who would see Carlson fail at best, dead at worst. Peter’s past connections—the one he’s never let Daniel know the full story behind—lead him to people and plots never suspected by his idealist best friend. But Peter is not the only one harboring secrets. The first family has theirs too: Carlson’s wife June about her first marriage, the children about their friends and youthful decisions gone wrong. Daniel Carlson though has harbored a secret for a long time though and now it is about to be exposed. Who will uncover it and for what price? Are voters ready to hear—and forgive—what they are about to find out about the man they thought they knew? Robert Buschel sets the stakes high in this exploration of character and power—both of those in power and those who wield, silently, from the voting booth. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert Buschel was born in Brooklyn, New York but grew up in the battleground state of Florida. He is now an attorney in Florida who handles both criminal and civil cases, some of which have been featured on 48 Hours, Dateline as well as other national news outlets and in People, USA Today, The Miami Herald and the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. He is a member of the Florida Bar, California Bar and admitted as Attorney of the United States Supreme Court. When he is not practicing law he flies compassion missions for the medically needy as a private pilot. By Silent Majority is his first novel.

STAN JAKUBOWICZ - ISRA & LITO - Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 11:30am. This is the story of Isra & Lito. Isra loves art. For him, the world is a big canvas and everyone add its own color to it. He likes painting walls and making streets a happier place. Lito loves skateboarding. He enjoys seeing the city on top of his skateboard. For Lito, looking at the city's shapes and colors while rolling on his skateboard feels like a spectacle. But both Isra & Lito hide big secrets. And you are about to find out what their secrets are. Based on true events, “Isra & Lito” is a story about dreams, love, passion, family and the role of police in today’s society. About the Author: Stan Jakubowicz is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist who has written, produced, directed films and TV shows focusing on equality, impunity, race, justice and art. This is his first children's book. It is the beginning of a series of stories that take real life events and deconstruct them so children can understand the world better.

JORGE A. BARRIERE-MENDEZ - OUT OF THE WOODS - Sunday, October 9, 2016 - 5:00pm. “OUT OF THE WOODS, An Applied Theory of Self” is a thought-provoking template for introspection and the vanquishing of fear. An inspiring and insightful guide to life. A brilliantly crafted elucidation of a path to selfdiscovery and personal growth. In describing the book, Barriere-Mendez states “I stand here with a difficult task: to propose and to discuss an Applied Theory of Self that saved my life. Let me say that again – saved my life. I wish someone else had written it thirty years ago and had placed it in my hands. It would have been a life with less heartache and headaches. A better, fuller life.” This powerful book is an incredibly stimulating read. It takes the ontological perspective of idealism to negotiate a compromise between determinism and indeterminism. BarriereMendez asserts that the true nature of reality is internal and that we must become familiar with this inner reality in order to conquer our fears.

He posits that this awareness and victory over fear is what sets those who truly determine the course of their own lives apart from those who do not. This book allows the reader to find a simpler, truer reality where they can be themselves fearlessly — a spirituality that’s based on experience and not necessarily faith; a practical spirituality to be practiced in our world and reality and not on distant mountain tops. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jorge A. Barriere-Mendez was born in Cuba and was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He studied Literature and Philosophy and has published two earlier books: Vacuity in 2003 and Shadowboxing in 2015. Both of his previous publications are collections of short stories. Barriere-Mendez is also conducting seminars where he teaches his philosophy and provides the tools for a better more productive life, as found in his latest book.

SUNDAY FUNDAYS @ BOOKS & BOOKS! This week…TRIVIA NIGHT! In the Courtyard Sunday, October 9th, 7pm. *Get 10% off your cafe bill & Extended Happy Hour Specials just for participating!* *Enjoy Trivia every second Sunday of the month!* RSVP HERE

In the Community MARÍA CARLA CHICUÉN- ACHIEVE THE COLLEGE DREAM - Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 8:00pm. Students with few resources rarely apply to top colleges. Even when they have the academic and extracurricular merits to be admitted to institutions like Harvard, Yale and Princeton, these students usually opt for less selective universities. Many ignore that top colleges are actively seeking outstanding candidates regardless of their economic background.

What’s more, a great number of colleges offers generous financial aid to make sure every student can afford to attend. This book is the definitive resource to help high-achieving, low-income students access the best possible college. The author draws from her extensive experience in education to provide advice on important aspects of the path to college such as pursuing a strong high school curriculum, preparing for standardized exams, complementing learning at school, developing leadership, and finding expert help and role models—all through affordable strategies. In the book, the author also guides students through the college application and selection processes, as well as the steps to obtain enough financial aid. From the very first page, the author sheds light on her own journey to college through deeply personal vignettes, demonstrating by example that students with few resources can reach and succeed at the top universities in the United States. About the Author: María Carla Chicuén is an education advocate with over ten years of experience at renowned organizations such as ACT, Harvard University, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, Minerva Schools and Miami Dade College. After a challenging high school journey as a recent immigrant from Cuba, María Carla won admission to five Ivy League schools and ultimately decided to attend Harvard after securing over $200,000 in financial aid. These early experiences fueled her deep passion towards higher education access, dedicating special efforts to encourage achievement among minority and low-income youth in the United States and Latin America.

WAYNE PACELLE - THE HUMANE ECONOMY - Friday, October 14, 2016 - 12:00pmA NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER. "ESSENTIAL READING." — JANE GOODALL. "A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BOOK." — JACK WELCH. From the leader of the nation’s most powerful animal-protection organization comes a frontline account of how conscience and creativity are driving a revolution in American business that is changing forever how we treat animals and create wealth. Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society of the United States reveals how entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 CEOs, world-class scientists, philanthropists, and a new class of political leaders are driving the burgeoning, unstoppable growth of the “humane economy.” Every business grounded on animal exploitation, Pacelle argues, is ripe for disruption. Indeed each one of us is, and will be, touched by this far-reaching transformation in food and agriculture; in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and cosmetics industries; in film, television, and live entertainment; in tourism and wildlife management; in the pet trade for dogs and cats and exotic wildlife; and in fur and leather fashions. Collectively it promises to relieve or end the suffering of billions of creatures, while allowing businesses aligned with the best instincts and values of their customers to flourish. Pacelle shows, for instance, how the cruelties of industrial chicken farming are quickly becoming obsolete with a visit to Hampton Creek, the makers of a plant-based egg substitute and the world’s fastest-growing food startup ever.

Pacelle also recounts the stories of how established companies are joining in this economic transformation: from Petco and PetSmart, which have turned the conventional pet store model on its head by forswearing puppy mill suppliers in favor of shelter dogs; to John Paul Mitchell Systems, the Body Shop, and Lush, which use safe ingredients instead of animal tests for their cosmetics; to major food retailers like Whole Foods, Chipotle, and even Costco and Walmart, which are embracing animal welfare standards that are one by one unwinding the horrors of the factory farm. The Humane Economy is a clarion call to business leaders and to the world’s growing animal protection movement; it is equally a warning to the static thinking of animal-use industries and their apologists: “Here, in this humane economy,” Pacelle argues, “human ingenuity meets human virtue, and we discover at last that we can have it both ways – a better world for us and for animals, too.” About the Author: Wayne Pacelle is President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, which is one of the nation's top charities. Pacelle is a passionate defender of animals and an inspiration to millions of supporters and advocates. He's seen cruelty and compassion up close in his work, and he writes about the timeless but still ever-changing bond between humans and animals. He explores how that bond has been broken in so many ways in the industrial era. Pacelle, who has led the humane movement from the margins to the mainstream, takes readers to ice floes of Atlantic Canada and the sealers' assault on the greatest wildlife nursery in the world, gives them a glimpse of a freshly shuttered slaughter plant in California, plunges them into the chaos of animal rescue in the aftermath of Katrina, and provides them with a front-row seat as he and Michael Vick talk in a prison courtyard about dogfighting and the human-animal bond. In the end, Pacelle tells us about the new, humane economy and a way forward that is good for us and good for animals. To receive Pacelle's daily updates on our relationship with animals and efforts to protect them, sign up to subscribe to Wayne's blog at hsus.typepad.com.