MIAMI – Residents and visitors to the South Florida area are encouraged to take part in a number of exciting events to celebrate Black History Month 2012.
The Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board’s Heritage Planning Committee will sponsor several events during the month of February to honor the contributions of peoples of African descent. Also included are several community sponsored events. This year’s national theme is: “Black Women in American Culture and History.”
Following is a listing of events and activities:
*Friday, February 3, 2012
Black History Month Exhibit Unveiling & Celebration
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Stephen P. Clark Government Center Lobby
111 NW 1st Street
Miami, Florida 33128
Featuring the unveiling of the month-long exhibit featuring Kinad, Inc.’s “African American History” and the Historical Black Railroaders Society, Inc.; artwork by Alan Laird & Miami Jackson Senior High students, music & Cultural Marketplace
Details: (305) 375-4606
www.miamidade.gov/baab
February 9-12, 2012
Virginia Key Beach ‘Grass Roots Festival’
Historic Virginia Key Beach Park
4020 Virginia Beach Drive
Featuring: Chaka Khan, Arrested Development, Fishbone, Immortal Technique
Tickets: Four (4)-Day Pass: $100-$120; One (1)-Day Pass $30-$35
Details: (305) 960-4618 or visit www.VirginiaKeyGrassRoots.org
Friday, February 10, 2012
Solo Exhibition: Prince Emmanuel Abiodun Aderele’s “Sacred Art and Drums”
Intercontinental Hotel Doral/Miami
2505 NW 87th Avenue
Doral, Florida
Details: (800) 593-5447
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Family Fun Day: Ritmos Cubanos: ¡Azucar!
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Join master drummer Ezequiel Torres and other artists for an afternoon of Afro-Cuban culture. Participate in interactive drumming and dance demonstrations, and make your own shaker instrument.
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida
Free and open to the public
Details: (305) 375-1492 or [email protected]
*Saturday, February 18, 2012
“Fun-Raiser” Event sponsored by the Black Heritage Planning Committee
6 p.m. – 12 Midnight
Location: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
Tickets: $25 per person (proceeds to benefit the “Young Pillars” Scholarship fund
(Includes bus transportation from Golden Glades & $20 in “Hard Rock Dollars”)
Details: (305) 375-4606
*Sunday, February 19, 2012
“Gospel Explosion-Concert at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center”
Featuring recording artists Johnny Sanders & Francine Murphy Ealey & groups from area churches
Co-sponsored by Commissioner Lynda Bell (District 8) and Commissioner Dennis C. Moss (District 9)
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
South Dade Cultural Arts Center
10950 SW 211 Street
Cutler Bay, Florida
Free and open to the public
Details: (305) 375-4606
Thursday, February 23, 2012
8th Annual Black History Month Celebration
Presented by the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center and delancyhill Law Firm
10950 SW 211 Street
Cutler Bay, Florida
The Langston Hughes Project featuring The Ron McCurdy Quartet and celebrity Spoken Word artist Malcolm Jamal-Warner
VIP reception honoring Miami-Dade County Commissioner Dennis C. Moss @ 6 p.m.
Proceeds from the VIP Reception will benefit SMDCAC’s education and outreach programs.
Tickets: $30, $20, $10 ($5 tickets thru CultureShockmiami.com)
$5 off orchestra level seats for students seniors and active military service members.
Tickets to the VIP reception are $50 which includes entrance to the performance.
Details: 786-573-5300 or www.smdcac.org
*Friday, February 24, 2012
Annual Black History Extravaganza
Featuring fashion, food and entertainment – sponsored by the Black Heritage Committee
4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Joseph Caleb Auditorium
5400 NW 22nd Avenue
Miami, Florida
Details: (305) 375-4606
*Saturday, February 25, 2012
Black Aviation in Miami
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
HistoryMiami and the Black Affairs Advisory Board present a program on the history of Black Aviation; a private tour of HM’s “Aviation in Miami: The First 100 Years,” recognition of Florida Memorial University’s Aviation Department students, led by exhibition curator Antolin Carbonell; followed by a public presentation and book signing by Von Hardesty, author or “Black Wings: Courageous Stories of African Americans in Aviation and Space History,” courtesy of the Smithsonian.
Cost: HM Miami Members Free; Non-Members $8.00 per person
Details: (305) 375-1492
