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SUMMARY:CultureFest 305 2024
DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in the magic of our city at Museum of Miami’s eighth annual CultureFest 305\, a folklife festival celebrating what makes Miami\, Miami! Where else can you join a samba parade\, marvel at Japanese taiko drumming\, take a DJing lesson\, and dance to rumba and merengue\, all in one day? Experience this and even more at this free festival highlighting the Magic City’s rich cultural diversity. Connect with your community during this jam-packed afternoon and explore the sights\, sounds\, and flavors of Miami with performances\, demonstrations\, and activities for all ages.\n\n\n\nFREE admission\, registration required. \n\n\n\n\nClick to Register\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFestival Schedule\n\n\n\n\nClick here for map\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHost: Lucy Lopez\, Media Personality\n\n\n\nPerformances\n\n\n\n11:15 AM – St. Sophia Hellenic Dance Troupe\, Greek folk dance  \n\n\n\n12:00 PM – Sikan Afro Cuban Dance Project\, Rumba dance   \n\n\n\n1:00 PM – Gaêlica\, Celtic\, folk\, and world music  \n\n\n\n2:30 PM – Fushu Daiko\, Japanese taiko drumming   \n\n\n\n3:05 PM – Miamibloco\, Samba percussion parade with Bateria Saideira  \n\n\n\n3:30 PM – Los Pascual\, Merengue music  \n\n\n\n  Performances will be presented with ASL interpretation.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDemonstrations\n\n\n\n11:30 AM – Ohana Arts Studio\, Polynesian hula dance demonstration   \n\n\n\n12:30 PM – Romeo Ragbir\, Diwali music and dance traditions demonstration \n\n\n\n1:45 PM – Sikan Afro Cuban Dance Project\, Rumba dance workshop  \n\n\n\n  Demonstrations will be presented with ASL interpretation.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nInteractive Demonstrations\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSeminole beadwork\, tales\, and art pieces – Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum\, Seminole Tribe of Florida\n\n\n\nSouth Florida natural environment education – Andrew Otazo\n\n\n\nAzerbaijani henna\, folk dance\, and live art demonstrations – Azerbaijani American Cultural Association of Florida & Azerbaijani American Youth Association\n\n\n\nLive art demonstrations – City of Miami Public Art Division & Sebastian Duncan-Portuondo\n\n\n\nCoral City Camera – Coral Morphologic\n\n\n\nDJ Lessons – DJ Knockers & DJ Smooth One from Scratch Miami \n\n\n\nFood tastings and South Florida aquaculture and sustainable seafood education – Edible South Florida & Sereia Films\n\n\n\nBolivian artisanal crafts and musical instruments – Edwin Ramos & Miriam Mita\n\n\n\nEverglades education – Everglades National Park\n\n\n\nCeltic instruments demonstrations – Gaêlica\n\n\n\nMultilingual calligraphy demonstrations – Miami-Dade County Asian American Advisory Board & Thai American Association of Florida\n\n\n\nInstruments of a Brazilian bloco de Samba – Miamibloco\n\n\n\nPolynesian traditions – Ohana Arts Studio\n\n\n\nIndo-Trinidadian Diwali traditions & tassa drumming – Romeo Ragbir\n\n\n\nGreek folk traditions – Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral & St. Sophia Hellenic Dance Troupe\n\n\n\nWoodturning demonstrations – South Florida Woodturners Guild\n\n\n\nConnection Conversations – 10 Days of Connection \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOngoing Activities\n\n\n\nInteractive Demonstration Tents  – 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM \n\n\n\nCraft Activities  – 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM \n\n\n\nDiscovery Carts – 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM \n\n\n\nStory Time Sessions – 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM \n\n\n\nMiami Stories Corner  – 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM \n\n\n\nZot Artz Arts for All Activities* – 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM \n\n\n\nFood and Drink Vendors  – 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSchedule subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMuseum of Miami is committed to providing inclusive experiences for all visitors. You can learn more by visiting our Accessibility Information Page which includes our Cultural Plaza Map. You can also orient yourself with our Social Narrative about Going to the Festival. \n\n\n\nWe will be offering:  \n\n\n\n\nNoise reducing headphone loans* \n\n\n\nSensory backpack loans* \n\n\n\nMDPLS Sensory kit loans**\n\n\n\nComplimentary fidgets* \n\n\n\nA quiet space \n\n\n\nA nursing room \n\n\n\nAdaptive tools for craft activities \n\n\n\nSign language interpretation for scheduled demonstrations and performances  \n\n\n\n*Available at our Visitor Services desk \n\n\n\n**Available at Miami-Dade Main Library Branch front desk\n\n\n\n\nFor more accessibility information about our partners at the Miami-Dade Main Library Branch\, please visit their webpage and orient yourself with the Social Narrative about Visiting the Library.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event will be presented with ASL interpretation. \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to attend the festival during a quieter time of the day\, our lowest attendance is from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. \n\n\n\nTo request materials in accessible format\, sign language interpreters\, and/or any disability accommodation\, please contact Darianne Hernandez\, Visitor Services Manager\, at accessibility@museumofmiami.org or call (305) 375-1651 at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParking is available at: \n\n\n\nWest Lot Garage | 220 NW 3rd Street Miami\, FL 33128Parking for guests with validation is a flat rate of $5. Parking may be validated at anytime during the event at the Visitor Services desk. For more information\, click here.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTERS\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMade possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Miami Downtown Development Authority. \n\n\n\nWith in-kind support from Miami-Dade Public Library System\, All Kids Included\, The Children’s Trust\, and Cultural Square. \n\n\n\n*Sponsored in part by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs All Kids Included initiative. All Kids Included is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council\, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners\, and in part through grant funding provided by The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County. For more information about All Kids Included\, visit www.AllKidsIncludedMiami.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelease​By entering the premises\, you consent to interview(s)\, photography\, audio recording\, video recording and its/their release\, publication\, exhibition\, or reproduction to be used for news\, web casts\, promotional purposes\, telecasts\, advertising\, inclusion on web sites\, or any other purpose by Museum of Miami (MM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release Museum of Miami (MM) its officers and employees\, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking\, recording\, digitizing\, or publication of interviews\, photographs\, computer images\, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises\, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition\, streaming\, webcasting\, televising\, or other publication of these materials\, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting\, broadcasting\, webcasting\, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo\, video\, or audio recording taken by Museum of Miami (MM) or the person or entity designated to do so by Museum of Miami (MM) You h
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SUMMARY:SANCTUARY: Sacred Movement
DESCRIPTION:SANCTUARY: Sacred Movement presents a dialogue on movement practice for healing\, justice\, and liberation with choreographer and artistic director\, Michelle Grant-Murray. The conversation will be followed by a presentation from the Olujimi Dance Collective who emphasize movement as a tool for cultural preservation\, sustainability\, and storytelling.  \n\n\n\nSANCTUARY: Our Sacred Place explores the spiritual roots of Miami by documenting moments of communion with the divine in temples\, churches and mosques. This arresting photo series from Little Haiti artist WOOSLER DELISFORT highlights the experiences of Indigenous\, African and Caribbean peoples and how they have maximized sacred spaces to serve as life sources for their communities – politically\, psychologically\, physically and spiritually. \n\n\n\nCapacity is limited. Seating is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\nSupport for this program has been provided by The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation. \n\n\n\nMembers: $10\, Non-Members: $15\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    Register \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker:\n\n\n\n\nMichelle Grant-Murray\n\n\n\nMichelle Grant-Murray\, choreographer\, educator\, author\, scholar\, performer and Artistic Director of Olujimi Dance Theatre\, earned a BS degree in Dance Education (Jacksonville University)\, MA degree in African Studies (Florida International University) and MFA degree in Choreography (Jacksonville University). Michelle has presented work throughout Europe\, Asia\, South America\, the United States and the Caribbean.She is Associate Professor Sr.  and Coordinator of Dance at Miami Dade College\, Artistic Director of Jubilation Dance Ensemble. She is the founder and host of The Black Artist Talk\, Founder and Executive Director of the Artistry In Rhythm (A.I.R.) Dance Conference\, Co-Founder of Florida Black Dance Artists Organization and author of Beyond the Surface: An Inclusive American Dance History\, Her practice is centered around Olujimi Dance Technique\, a blend of contemporary and traditional modern dance styles infused with elements of African Diaspora Dance Movement forms. Michelle has developed a unique choreographic process\, Ancestral Dance Movement Memory (ADMM)\, a movement form that seeks to go beyond the collective memory of the present physical body and utilize the ecology of spirituality to reveal the essence of human nature. She is a Knights Arts Champion. Currently\, Michelle is researching the performative intersections of Eco-feminism\, Ecology\, and Sustainability of the Black Female Body. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Information\n\n\n\nPlease see below for additional information regarding the program. For further assistance\, please contact Visitor Services at (305) 375-1492 or email programs@museumofmiami.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n    \n        \n        \n                                        \n                    \n                        \n                            \n                                Helpful Tips\n                                \n                            \n                        \n                      \n\n                    \n                        \n                                                    \n                                \n                                    Program check-in will begin 1-hour prior to the program start. Please be on-time\, as seating is limited and available on a first-come\, first-served basis. 	\n                                \n                                                            \n                        \n                    \n                \n                            \n                    \n                        \n                            \n                                Wayfinding\n                                \n                            \n                        \n                      \n\n                    \n                        \n                                                    \n                                \n                                    This program will take place in the Museum’s South Building theater.	\n                                \n                                                                    Getting to the Museum\n                                                            \n                        \n                    \n                \n                            \n                    \n                        \n                            \n                                Parking\n                                \n                            \n                        \n                      \n\n                    \n                        \n                                                    \n                                \n                            \n                                                    \n                                \n                                    There is nearby parking available in the West Lot Parking Garage\, located at 220 NW 3rd St\, Miami\, Fl 33128. Discounted parking is available with validation.	\n                                \n                                                            \n                        \n                    \n                \n                            \n                    \n                        \n                            \n                                Accessibility \n                                \n                            \n                        \n                      \n\n                    \n                        \n                                                    \n                                \n                                    To request materials in accessible format\, sign language interpreters\, and/or any disability accommodation\, please contact Darianne Hernandez\, Visitor Services Manager\, at accessibility@museumofmiami.org or call (305) 375-1651 at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service.)	\n                                \n                                                                    Accessibility\n                                                            \n                        \n                    \n                \n                                \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibilityTo request materials in accessible format\, sign language interpreters\, and/or any disability accommodation\, please contact Darianne Hernandez\, Visitor Services Manager\, at accessibility@museumofmiami.org or call (305) 375-1651 at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service.) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelease​By entering the premises\, you consent to interview(s)\, photography\, audio recording\, video recording and its/their release\, publication\, exhibition\, or reproduction to be used for news\, web casts\, promotional purposes\, telecasts\, advertising\, inclusion on web sites\, or any other purpose by Museum of Miami (MM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release Museum of Miami (MM) its officers and employees\, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking\, recording\, digitizing\, or publication of interviews\, photographs\, computer images\, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises\, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition\, streaming\, webcasting\, televising\, or other publication of these materials\, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting\, broadcasting\, webcasting\, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo\, video\, or audio recording taken by Museum of Miami (MM) or the person or entity designated to do so by Museum of Miami (MM) You have been fully informed of your consent\, waiver of liability\, and release before entering the premise. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Dr. Alexandra P. Gelbard | Dancer: A’Keitha Carey in T. W.E.R.K. (Choreographed by Michelle Grant-Murray\, 2023) 
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LOCATION:Museum of Miami\, 101 West Flagler Street\, Miami\, 33130\, United States
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