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We in Di Lime Tonight. By Beverly Perkins
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n 2019, the City of Miramar held its first Afro-Carib Festival which was an astounding success. The concept of this event was developed by Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis as a fusion of both Black History and Caribbean Heritage months. Being that Miramar is a blend of many cultures, the esteemed political figure’s vision was to host an event that would recognize both African American and Caribbean American heritages. Unfortunately, in 2020, as the staff began planning the anticipated second annual event, they were faced like the rest of the world with a global pandemic. After the multitude of lockdowns and cancellations of all events and gatherings throughout the year, the City of Miramar chooses to maintain the safety and health of all citizens in the community above anything else. With all of that in mind, for 2021, Commissioner Davis and the City staff began considering different formats to hold events where participants could be protected while preserving the focus of
the celebration. The original Afro-Carib Festival was a “concert model” which would be challenging to carry out while adhering to the precautions mandated by the County Emergency Orders and recommendations from the CDC. Davis and her team would not do anything to risk spreading COVID-19 so they came up with a plan to make everything “Irie”. This year’s festivities, “Taste of the Caribbean Islands” will be more of a large outdoor food festival at the Miramar Town Center Plaza to comply with social distancing recommendations. Local vendors will be representing many different Caribbean Islands in a COVID compliant manner. Not only will the event provide an avenue for these businesses to generate sales it will also assist them to brand and market themselves to help provide relief from pandemic losses. “We are so excited about this event. People will get to savor new flavors or enjoy foods from their homeland, bringing back memories of family and good times,”
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exclaimed Liz Valera, Parks and Recreation Director. “We plan to have our second annual Afro-Carib Festival at the beautiful Miramar Amphitheater in 2022!”
⊲ Taste of the Caribbean Islands will be held on Saturday, June 26th from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Miramar Town Center Plaza, 2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar.
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