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An Oddities, Arts, & Literary Gathering<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As darkness falls, the Miami Beach Botanical Garden will transform into a place for the curious and unconventional\u2014a space where forgotten histories come to light, strange ideas take root, and the boundary between the natural and the otherworldly begins to blur.<\/p>\n

Join us for this FREE evening where weird is welcomed\u2014art is reimagined, stories are shared, and magic meets creativity.<\/p>\n

WANDER<\/em> the Garden as lush foliage and shifting shadows take on a new character beneath the night\u2019s sky.<\/p>\n

PERUSE<\/em> dark art, oddities, and unexpected treasures from participating vendors.<\/p>\n

LISTEN <\/em>to esoteric “old Florida” lore and soulful sounds.<\/p>\n

Miami’s renowned bookstore Books & Books<\/a> presents author Thomas Smith who’ll share stories from his new book,The Ghosts of the Florida Atlantic Coast, <\/em>and live music by local musician and artist Bruno Esposito of Lone Wolf One Man Band<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WATCH <\/em>spooky shadows and historical Halloween footage.<\/em><\/p>\n

Christina Pettersson<\/a> brings to life a fantastical spooky night garden through a site-specific shadow puppet performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vintage video compilations of Halloween festivities from the 1950s to 1970s and news stories of haunted South FL locations courtesy of Miami Dade College\u2019s Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives<\/a> on view throughout the evening.<\/p>\n

EXPERIENCE<\/em> astrology & tarot readings by A\u00edda The Energy Witch<\/a>, personalized poetry written by The Biscayne Poet <\/a>on his vintage typewriter, and a signature spooky cocktail from our Boo-tanical Bar.<\/p>\n

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