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          February

Celebrate African American History Month


          January

Happy New Year
Happy Haitian Independence Day

                       December

Happy Holidays!
Happy New Year!




                      November

November 1-2: Celebrate Gede this weekend and thoughout the month of November

November 5:  Open House at the Little Haiti Cultural Center
260 NE 59th Terrace, Miami, Florida

November 6: Caribbean Catwalk 2009: Vèvè by Phelicia Dell
Come enjoy the fashions of designer Phelicia Dell

November 11: Veteran's Day/  Armistice Day/  Remembrance Day

November 18: Remembrance of Vertierres

November 26:  Thanksgiving Day


                               October


October 17th:  Remembrance of Dessalines
Honor Papa Dessalines during  the "A Taste of Haiti" Celebration.


                                   September
                   End of Summer/ Back to School

September 7th: Enjoy one last great summer weekend at the Labor Day Carnival in  Brooklyn, New York

September 13th: Enjoy "A Taste of Haiti" at your local Broward County Library

September 30th: Enjoy "A Taste of Haiti" at your local Broward County Library


     August is the Month to Remember Bwa Kayiman

August 6-9: Haitian Diaspora Unity Congress

August 14:  Remembrance of Bwa Kayiman

August 23:  The International Day for the Remembrance
                     of the Slave Trade and its Abolition


                      Celebrate July

July 2nd  - Take a moment to honor and  remember Toni Malo

July 4th - Celebrate the USA's birthday

July 8th- 12th Enjoy Zo's Summer Groove at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

July 13th- 17th -  Go on a spiritual quest at Kosanba's International Colloquium in Mirebalais, Haiti

July 16th - Pilgrimage to Sodo,Haiti, site of the sacred waterfall

             


June is Caribbean American Heritage Month


June 19th - Juneteenth Celebrations take place all across America. Juneteenth is the celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.juneteenth.com 

June 19th -21st - Caribbean American Book and Art Fair (Celebrating Derek Walcott, 1992 Nobel Literature Laureate) Miramar Cultural Center, 2400 Civic Center Place, Miramar, Florida 33025

June 20Th - "Sole2Soul" Juneteenth Celebration 7:30pm at the African American Resrearch Library and Cultural Center. Performance by Jubilee Dance Theatre
2650 Sistrunk Blvd in Fort Lauderdale

June 20th  Ti Corn in Concert at the North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theatre
17011 NE 19th Ave. North Miami Beach, Fl. 33162

June 21  Father's Day


                May is Haitian Heritage Month

May is Haitian Heritage Month in South Florida. Here are just a few of the many events taking place in the tri-county area (Miami-Dade/Broward/Palm Beach)this month:

May 7- May 28: "Haitian Film Festival" at Coral Gables Congregational Thursdays 7pm

May 9th: "Haitian Celebration" at the Palm Beach Maritime Museum 11am

May 15th: "Haiti Day" at Jackson Memorial Hospital/The University of Miami 10am

May 16th: "11th Annual Haitian Compas" Festival at Bicentennial Park in Miami-Dade
                 
May 16th: Al Compas Haitian Festival at Central Broward Regional Park in Broward

May 18th: Haitian Flag Day

May 23rd: "Celebrating Haitian Heritage Month" - Book Signing at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center in  Broward County Florida 3pm