Carnival Center Grand Opening Ceremonies
By: Beau Higgins Oct. 04, 2006
OPENING CEREMONIES
FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF
CARNIVAL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Thursday, October 5, at 6 p.m.
Open to the public
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On Thursday, October 5, the highly anticipated Opening Ceremonies of Carnival Center for the Performing Arts will take place in the Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts. Opening Ceremonies will be filled with celebratory speeches, spectacular visuals and music that will capture the international spirit of Miami, including the Afro-Cuban troupe Ife-Ile, Fushu Daiko drummers, Samba Academy parade, the Booker T. Washington Drum Line and a one-minute peal of bells from the nearby Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. This once-in-a-lifetime event will be open to the public. |
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| WHO: | VIPs in attendance include: Governor Jeb Bush, César Pelli (Architect), Michael Tilson Thomas (New World Symphony Artistic Director), Michael Hardy (President and CEO of Carnival Center), Cafidia Stuart (Singer), Parker Thomson (Chairman of the Board, Carnival Center Trust), Sherwood Weiser (Chairman of the Board, Carnival Center Foundation), George Burgess (Miami-Dade County Manager), County Commission Chairman Joe Martinez, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, and City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, among many others. |
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Thursday, October 5, 2006 |
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Carnival Center for the Performing Arts – Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts Carnival Center recommends the use of public transportation for those who do not have self parking or valet passes for the Grand Opening festivities. Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) will be providing express Metromover service for passengers attending the Opening Ceremony. The express service will provide attendees with a direct connection between the Stephen P. Clark Center in downtown Miami and Metromover's Omni station – one block from Carnival Center. The service begins one hour prior to the start of the event and ends one hour after the conclusion of the event. Patrons are asked to park at any Metrorail station, ride Metrorail to the Stephen P. Clark Center (Government Center station) in downtown Miami and transfer to Metromover. MDT representatives will guide riders to the express trains. Metromover is free of charge. For transit information, call 305-770-3131. FALL IN LOVE TODAY! ADOPT A PET FROM YOUR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER |
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