calendar_web.jpgThursday 06.02
Conducting Trade With The Caribbean: The Small Business Development Center will host this event for those interested in doing business in the Caribbean from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott North, 6650 North Andrews Ave. Registration is $99. For more information, call Teri Takahashi at 954-762-5235 or Parbatee Chang at 954-762-5240 or email to teri.takahashi@floridasbdc.org.

Friday 06.03
Tree Summit:
Commissioner Dennis C. Moss, the Miami-Dade Community Image Advisory Board and Florida International University will host the 5th Annual Tree Summit from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Wolfe University Center Ballroom at FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus, 3000 N.E. 151st St. in North Miami.
For more information, visit the www.miamidade.gov/image.

Wo-Men, Wings and Wine: Come unwind from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with half-priced drinks and all the  wings you can eat for $5 at the Hurricane Grill and Wings at 3201 N. Miami Ave. in Midtown. RSVP to Mark H. Wilder at 786-897-6910.

Street Naming Ceremony: The public is invited to attend the Street Naming Ceremony of Dr. Henry C. McDowell Way at the Church of the Open Door, Congregational United Church of Christ, 6001 NW 8th Ave. in Miami at 11 a.m. For more information, call 305-638-5800.

Saturday 06.04
Ole Time Sinting:
Come view the hilarious and moving story of love, conflict and redemption in the
tradition of Jamaican pantomime at 8 p.m. at the Miramar Cultural Center, 2400 Civic Center Pl.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for children. For more information, call 954-602-4500 or visit www.miramarculturalcenter.org.

Voice of a Poet: At 7:30 p.m. Bles Chavez-Bernstein presents an evening of music and inspiration as she sings romantic arias, art songs, sacred music and contemporary music at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, 3385 N.E. 188 St. in Aventura. Tickets are $35. For more information, call 954-462-0222 or visit AventuraCenter.org.

Sunday 06.05
SunTrust Jazz Brunch: Enjoy free music, the Florida sunshine and people coming together from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fort Lauderdale’s scenic Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District. For complete ticket information, call 954-462-0222. 

The BrightStar Credit Union/Sistrunk Annual Gala and Fundraiser:
Come and support talented youth at 4 p.m. at the Inverrary Country Club, 3840 Inverrary Blvd. in Lauderhill. Tickets are $70. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Margaret Haynie Birch at 954-593-7413 or Revella Hadley at 954-471-6323 and visit www.sistrunkfestival.org.

The Second Baila Flamenco Festival:
Dance Studio Baila Flamenco, part of Hispanic Flamenco Ballet, will feature more than 60 performers at 3 p.m. at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, 3385 N.E. 188 St. in Aventura. Tickets are $30 with $5 lap tickets available. For more information, call 954-462-0222 or visit www.AventuraCenter.org.

Wednesday 06.08
Wealth-building Seminar:
Renowned Master Trader, Educator and International Best Selling Author, Oliver Velez will host a power talk  on "Building Sustainable Wealth in Today’s Market.” The seminar will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Renaissance Boca, 2000 NW 19th St. in Boca and on Thursday, June 9 at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay at 1633 N. Bayshore Drive. Velez, whose portfolio earned triple digit gains last year, is providing an opportunity for people to learn his proven trading strategies that will provide wealth accumulation over the next two years. The seminar is free to the public, but attendees must register at  www.ifundtradersevents.com or call 866-877-6124.

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