Thursday 07.14Peace Corp Volunteer Informational: Kids are invited to come out from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to dress up like their favorite singers and compete for prizes at Dadeland Mall, 7535 N. Kendall Dr. in Miami. For more information, call 305-665-6226.
Organic Edible Garden Opening: Join Miami Dade College’s Miami Culinary Institute at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the grand opening of its organic edible garden at the Wolfson Campus, immediately west of Building 7, at the corner of NE First Avenue and 6th Street. For more information, call 305-237-3276, or visit www.miamidadeculinary.com.
Saturday 07.16
Poetry in the Community: At 2 p.m. local poet Brenda Williams is returning to the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, call 954-625-2810.
University Singers South Florida Debut: The internationally acclaimed University Singers present From Mozart to Marley in their South Florida debut at 7 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $35 and $50. For more information, visit www.browardcenter.org.
61st Supreme Convocation: The International Free & Accepted Modern Masons and Order of the Eastern Star present this conference from July 16 to 23 in Orlando Florida at 1500 Sand Lake Rd. For more information, call 313-259-5871.
Wednesday 07.20
20th Anniversary of Summerfest: Fort Lauderdale’s Symphony of the Americas will host the Remenyi Ede Chamber Orchestra from Hungary at 8 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $20 and $35. VIP tickets are $55 and include a post-show reception with the artists. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 954-462-0222 or visit www.BrowardCenter.org.
Thursday 07.21
Business Resource Open House: The Miami-Dade Public Library System will host this event for business owners from 12 to 7 p.m. at the Main Library, 101 West Flagler St. in downtown Miami. For more information, call 305-375-5231.
DMV To Go: The Miami-Dade County Office of Community Advocacy and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will offer residents a convenient central location in downtown Miami for services such as license renewals and identification cards at the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st St., in the main lobby from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information, call 305-375-5730.
Future of Space Exploration: Learn about this subject at 12 noon with Russell R. Romanella, associate director of NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida at the Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, call 954-357-7443.
Saturday 07.23
Hanna-Heastie-Tynes Family and Friends Picnic: Join the family for fun, games, good food and fellowship at 11 a.m. at Snyder Park, 3299 SW 4th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Fees are $10 for adults, $5 for youth ages 4 to 9 and free for toddlers 3 and under. For more information, call 305-773-9466 or email hhtreunion2010@att.net.
Post Adoption Support Summit: Miami Dade County Foster & Adoptive Parent Association will host this event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people who have adopted children in South Florida at the Miami Museum of Science, 3280 South Miami Ave. Admission is $5. RSVP required. For more information or to RSVP call 305-469-1157 or 305-308-5881.
Ongoing
Immunizations Offered: The Broward County Health Department will offer immunizations to children from birth to 18 years of age at the Lauderhill Mall, 1267 N. State Rd. in Lauderhill on July 14, 16, 18 and 22 beginning at 9 a.m. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and have all immunization records and documents present. For more information, call 754-321-2300.
Job Preparation Seminars: Attend a series of hour-long seminars designed to improve your job preparation skills at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center’s, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, on Mondays at 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays at 5:30 and 6 p.m. and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. For more information,
call 954-625-2810.
Minority and Women Business Expo: The School Board of Broward County will host its annual event on Thursday, August 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Piper High School, 8000 NW 44th St. in Sunrise. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.broward.k12.fl.us/supply/vendors/events.htm or call Keith Roberts or Marcy Houser at
754-321-0550.
Computer Classes: The African American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, will offer weekly computer classes at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 954-625-2810.
Summer Shorts: The Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd in Miami, presents the series of funny, 5-20 minute plays starring Jai Rodriguez throughout the summer. For more information and show times, call 305-949-6722.
The events calendar is published each Thursday. Please send your event to empyrealcommunications@gmail.com by the preceding Friday at 10 a.m.
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