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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #060-2026 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner an� Memb�City Commission
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Eric Carpenter, City Manager�«:, �,X,,"1,NV'-,.
February 19, 2026
City of Miami Beach Art in Public Places Program Honors Women's History Month with Artwork Unveilings
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to announce the unveiling of two (2) permanent
Art in Public Places artworks by women artists during Women's History Month in March 2026.
The Women's History Month celebration begins with the unveiling of She Spoke for the Birds, a mural by Christina Pettersson honoring Marjory Stoneman Douglas in her namesake park. The month concludes with the installation of BirdHouse, a sculpture by Michele Oka Doner at Bayshore Park, as detailed below.
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026 Christina Pettersson-She Spoke for the Birds, Mural Unveiling Marjory Stoneman Douglas Park
225 Ocean Drive
10:00 AM
Christina Pettersson's She Spoke for the Birds mural depicts Marjory Stoneman Douglas relaxing
in the Florida Everglades, the habitat she spent her life protecting. The mural unveiling will include
guests from Friends of the Everglades, the organization Douglas founded, as well as members of the Miami Beach Commission for Women.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026 Michele Oka Doner-BirdHouse, Sculpture Unveiling
Bayshore Park 2795 Prairie Avenue 10:30 AM
Michele Oka Doner's BirdHouse draws inspiration from her childhood in Miami Beach and the natural features of Bayshore Park and the city. Made of mica, the sculpture stands twenty feet high and six (6) feet in diameter at Fairview Hill in Bayshor� Park. The unveiling will include poetry by 0, Miami's Sunroom program students and the sounds of a Caribbean conch in one of Miami Beach's most tranquil green spaces.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Lissette Garcia Arrogante, Director, Tourism and Culture Department at lissettearrogante@miamibeachfl.gov or x26597
cc: MH/LGA/FV/DB
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She Spoke forthe BirdsMuralUnveiling
MIAMI BEACH
Michele
Oka
Doner
BirdHouse
Sculpture Unveiling
Friday,March 27,2026
10:30 AM
Bayshore Park
2795 Prairie Avenue
AtFairview Hill nearthe BanyanTree
Limited parking is available