Things to do for December 20, 2017

A New Biergarten, a Goodbye-Hanukkah Bash and a Giant Piece of Art That You Can Slide Down

Let the Great Holiday Weekend Begin

By Ginger Harris

Wednesday
What Once Was an Irish Pub Is Now a Holiday Wonderland
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What Once Was an Irish Pub Is Now a Holiday Wonderland

When your local Irish pub transforms into Miami's only Christmas-themed bar, here's what you do: drink things like cold chocolates with peppermint vodka, cocoa and whipped cream. Then you dance around to Christmas music, look at floor-to-ceiling lights and kiss someone under the mistletoe. Then maybe drink more things.

Thursday
Oh Look, It's a Biergarten at Brickell City Centre
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Oh Look, It's a Biergarten at Brickell City Centre

Biergartens. Those are fun. Especially when they pop up in the middle of Brickell City Center for the first time ever. Stop in for Boxelder Craft Beer Market brews and vodka cocktails by Mac's Pubs, then stick around for Spris pizza and live music. See, biergartens are fun.

Saturday
Here's a Huge Piece of Art You Can Slide Down
SLIDE AND TRUE

Here's a Huge Piece of Art You Can Slide Down

Since you're probably going to be at Aventura mall buying last-minute gifts anyway, give yourself a shopping break and check out the new slide tower. As in the towering new sculpture by artist Carsten Höller that you physically slide down. The concept is to promote joy, which seems accurate.

Sunday
A Three-Course Feast at Lightkeepers for the Eve of All Eves
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A Three-Course Feast at Lightkeepers for the Eve of All Eves

A benefit of eating Christmas Eve dinner out is not having to do dishes. The benefits of having Christmas Eve dinner out at Lightkeepers include duck and bone-in filet, charred octopus, a dessert buffet and a barefoot pre- or post-dinner stroll on the sand. We're sure you'll do the right thing.

Bidding Hanukkah Farewell in Grand Fashion
ROCK THE DREIDEL

Bidding Hanukkah Farewell in Grand Fashion

How do you say farewell to Hanukkah's eight crazy nights? Bowling amid neon lights, ice skating indoors, dancing to live DJs and sipping vodka in the basement of the Edition. We speak, of course, of a little party called Disco Dreidel. A fantastically named one at that.

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On a typical Wednesday, Ginger Harris is likely seeking reposado tequila, squeezing her way to the front of a concert or jumping on the back of an Indian motorcycle. That’s just Wednesdays, though.

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