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MIAMI B EA C H
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, yww_miamibeachfl.gov
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Alina T. Hudak, City Man~r;:u~
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Miami Beach Juneteenth Celebrations 2023
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to announce the cultural programming for Juneteenth. Miami
Beach will commemorate the 158" Juneteenth Independence Day by hosting the fourth annual
Juneteenth Celebration in remembrance of the day in 1865 when all enslaved black people were
emancipated.
City of Miami Beach will host a full weekend of scheduled events to include
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Soul Vegan Festival
Saturday, June 17, 2023
8:30 to 11:30 PM
Lummus Park, spoil area, from 6 to 7 Streets and Ocean Drive.
The Hungry Black Man Media presents the 5" Annual Soul Vegan Festival, the
nation's foremost urban centric plant-based food, spirit and wellness festival.
Reflecting Black to the Future: Celebrating Emancipation and Freedom
Monday, June 19, 2023
6:30 to 8:00 PM
FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios, 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 440
Dr. Valerie L. Patterson at 9 a.m. This event offers a retrospective with mixed
media, including digital technology.
City of Miami Beach Juneteenth Picnic in the Park and Juneteenth
Experience
Monday, June 19, 2023
4 to 10 PM
Bandshell Park and Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Avenue
The event begins at 4 p.m. with a jazz picnic and performances by the New
World School of the Arts Jazz Ensemble and The Harden Project. Next, the
gates to the Miami Beach Bandshell open at 6 p.m. for short film screenings at
6:30 p.m. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber will address the audience during a
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civic program that begins at 7:40 p.m. ahead of an 8 p.m. live performance by
Hued Songs, who will present the Juneteenth Experience, a free multidisciplinary
celebration of Juneteenth. The entertainment features a diverse cast of local
artists.
The Juneteenth Experience will be live streamed on MBTV, channel 660 on Breezeline, 99 on
AT&T U-verse, or on the city's website.
For more information, please contact Lissette Garcia Arrogante, Director, Tourism and Culture at
lissettearrogante@miamibeachfl.gov or x26597 or Cynthia Casanova, Assistant Director of Parks
and Recreation at cynthiacasanova@miamibeachfl.gov or x 2669
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