BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Museum of Miami - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://museumofmiami.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Museum of Miami REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T133000 DTSTAMP:20261008T141439Z CREATED:20260908T184648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T141439Z UID:30805-1791979200-1791984600@museumofmiami.org SUMMARY:Cafecito Conversations—Youth Voices & Miami’s Future DESCRIPTION:Join us in Downtown Miami at MDC Wolfson Campus!\n\n\n\nDoors open at 11:00 am for complimentary coffee for the first 50 participants\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the Museum of Miami for an afternoon of connection and dialogue at la ventanita! Facilitated by community leaders\, educators\, and artists\, conversations will be guided by prompts surrounding themes of history\, culture\, and identity—all inspired by our communities. Listen and share stories while engaging together over coffee. \n\n\n\nSpark your civic interest and explore the ways in which you can inspire meaningful change in your community! Connect with Maydee Martinez\, the youngest founding member of Engage Miami and former Teen Miami Intern Curator at Museum of Miami. Follow Maydee’s journey to becoming a leader in civic engagement\, youth development\, and community organizing. Learn how active participation by Miamians can lead to lasting change. \n\n\n\nThis program will encourage exchange around navigating civic issues in our communities as we look towards Miami’s future. \n\n\n\nEnjoy a free coffee on us! Complimentary coffee available to the first 50 participants at check-in. Coffee provided by Cienfuegos Coffee. \n\n\n\nThis program will take place at Miami Dade College — Wolfson Campus\, Building 2\, Room 2106\, located at 223 NE 4th St\, Miami\, FL 33132. Please check-in with Museum staff in front of Building 2\, Room 2106 on Kyriakides Plaza.\n\n\n\nSeating is first-come\, first-served. Please plan to arrive early to ensure preferred seating. \n\n\n\nFree with Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Register \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Share our flyer! \n \n\n\n\nTicket includes complimentary pass to Museum of Miami. \n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus; Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy (iCED); Phi Theta Kappa Honors (PTK) Society; and Made By Us. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCafecito Conversations is presented in collaboration with Cienfuegos Coffee. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n11:00 a.m.Coffee Hour with Cienfuegos Coffee Enjoy a free coffee on us! Complimentary coffee available to the first 50 participants at check-in. Coffee provided by Cienfuegos Coffee.The Miami Stories Recording BoothShare your story with us at our portable recording booth. Participants will record an audio interview which will be preserved in the museum’s archive.Hands on HistoryEngage with objects from the museum’s education collection inspired by Miami’s history!noonCafecito Conversations—Youth Voices & Miami’s Future featuring Maydee Martinez12:45 p.m.Miami Stories Activity – Story Dice Game1:30 p.m.Program Ends*Program schedule is subject to change\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker:\n\n\n\n\nMaydee Martinez\n\n\n\nMaydee Martinez was proudly born and raised in Miami\, Florida\, and has dedicated her career to community engagement and civic education. She began her professional career at the Museum of Miami as a Teen Miami Intern Curator and went on to graduate from Miami Dade College’s Honors College and Georgetown University\, where she earned a B.A. in Sociology and Government and researched civic participation among Hispanic/Latino youth in South Florida. \n\n\n\nIn 2014\, Maydee founded Democracy YOUnited\, a voter education and engagement initiative\, and later helped launch Engage Miami\, a nonprofit focused on changing the culture around local politics. She has worked on political campaigns throughout South Florida\, having last served as Political Director for now-Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in 2020. She also curated Vote the Future\, a youth civic education program that employed more than 120 high school students. Today\, Maydee serves as Director of Miami-Dade Initiatives at Hispanic Unity of Florida\, where she works to expand access to programs that help individuals and families become self-sufficient\, civically engaged\, and achieve the American Dream \n\n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n\n\nCaroline Klibanoff\n\n\n\nCaroline Klibanoff is the Executive Director of Made By Us\, a nationwide nonprofit activating 500+ museums\, historic sites\, libraries\, and archives as trusted bridges to active citizenship for teens and young adults. Under her direction\, Made By Us has reached 85 million Americans\, built an annual Civic Season between Juneteenth and July 4th\, launched the nation’s first-ever national youth bureau for the U.S. 250th anniversary\, and transferred $1 million directly to youth contributors shaping that milestone. A keynote speaker at TED\, AdWeek\, SXSW\, and the American Alliance of Museums\, and quoted in the Wall Street Journal\, The New Yorker\, and the AP\, she is an Eisenhower USA Fellow\, a Smithsonian Research Associate\, a board member of the Public Education Project\, and a juror on the inaugural David Rubenstein Prize for American History. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Information\n\n\n\nPlease see below for additional information regarding the program. For further assistance\, please contact Visitor Services at (305) 375-1492 or email programs@museumofmiami.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Helpful Tips\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Program check-in will begin at 11:00 am.\n\nComplimentary coffee will be available to the first 50 participants at check-in. Coffee provided by Cienfuegos Coffee.\n\nYou will not need to print your tickets. Museum staff will have a guest list at check-in. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wayfinding\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This program will take place at MDC Wolfson Campus in Building 2. Please check-in with Museum staff in front of Building 2\, Room 2106 on Kyriakides Plaza. They will be stationed near the Cienfuegos Coffee truck. \n \n Campus Map\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Parking\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Employees\, students and visitors are allowed to park in the garage located on 500 NE Second Ave. Please let the parking attendant know that you are attending the Museum of Miami’s Cafecito Conversations program. \n \n Parking at MDC Wolfson\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Accessibility \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n To request materials in accessible format\, sign language interpreters\, and/or any disability accommodation\, please call 305-375-1601 or email accessibility@museumofmiami.org at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service). \n \n Accessibility\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Courtesy of Cienfuegos Coffee \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibilityTo request materials in accessible format\, sign language interpreters\, and/or any disability accommodation\, please call 305-375-1601 or email accessibility@museumofmiami.org at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelease​By entering the premises\, you consent to interview(s)\, photography\, audio recording\, video recording and its/their release\, publication\, exhibition\, or reproduction to be used for news\, web casts\, promotional purposes\, telecasts\, advertising\, inclusion on web sites\, or any other purpose by Museum of Miami (MM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release Museum of Miami (MM) its officers and employees\, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking\, recording\, digitizing\, or publication of interviews\, photographs\, computer images\, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises\, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition\, streaming\, webcasting\, televising\, or other publication of these materials\, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting\, broadcasting\, webcasting\, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo\, video\, or audio recording taken by Museum of Miami (MM) or the person or entity designated to do so by Museum of Miami (MM) You have been fully informed of your consent\, waiver of liability\, and release before entering the premise. URL:https://museumofmiami.org/event/cafecito-conversations-youth-voices-miami-future/ LOCATION:Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus\, Building 2\, 223 NE 4th St\, Miami\, Florida\, 33132 CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,In Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumofmiami.org/wp-content/uploads/cienfuegos-coffee_WEB-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T193000 DTSTAMP:20260930T185330Z CREATED:20260930T183611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T185330Z UID:31046-1792693800-1792697400@museumofmiami.org SUMMARY:In Community—Stories of Normandy Shores & North Beach DESCRIPTION:Find us in the Normandy Shores Community!\n\n\n\nNormandy Shores is an island and a neighborhood located within the City of Miami Beach with stunning views across Biscayne Bay. The “Normandy” in the island’s name stems from the developmental activities of Henri Levi\, who hailed from Normandy\, France\, and who created neighborhoods and communities in North Beach\, sometimes with “Normandy” as part of their names\, in the Boom era of the 1920s. \n\n\n\nExplore stories of Normandy Shores and North Beach with the Museum of Miami’s Resident Historian\, Dr. Paul S. George. \n\n\n\nSeating is available first-come\, first-served. Please plan to arrive early to ensure preferred seating. \n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with Normandy Shores HOA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Register \n \n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with Normandy Shores Homeowners Association. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker:\n\n\n\n\nPaul S. George\, Ph.D.Resident Historian\n\n\n\nPaul S. George is an award-winning author\, Miaminative\, and former college professor; and currentlyserves as Resident Historian of the Museum of Miami(formerly HistoryMiami Museum)\, a SmithsonianAffiliate located in downtown Miami\, where he engagesMiami’s vibrant communities through stories of itslayered past. \n\n\n\nDr. George has authored numerous books\, articles\, book reviews\, columns\, and unpublished manuscripts; and curated several exhibitions at museums in Miami. He has served in leadership roles in historical and preservation organizations throughout South Florida\, including President of the Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archive and President of the Florida Historical Society\, among others.Dr. George has been recognized extensively by the Miami community for his dedication and leadership and has been honored by organizations across South Florida. \n\n\n\nDr. George is the editor of Tequesta\, the scholarly journal of the Museum of Miami\, is a member of Metro Dade County’s Preservation Board\, and a professor emeritus of history at Miami-Dade College. He is a graduate of Miami Dade Community College and the University of Miami; and holds a master’s and a Ph.D. in History from Florida State University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Normandy Isle\, c. 1935. Aerial view of Normandy Isle shows the old Deauville bathing casino in the foreground. Miami News Collection\, Museum of Miami\, 1989-011-1345. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibilityTo request materials in accessible format\, sign language interpreters\, and/or any disability accommodation\, please contact accessibility@museumofmiami.org or call (305) 375-1601 at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service.) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelease​By entering the premises\, you consent to interview(s)\, photography\, audio recording\, video recording and its/their release\, publication\, exhibition\, or reproduction to be used for news\, web casts\, promotional purposes\, telecasts\, advertising\, inclusion on web sites\, or any other purpose by Museum of Miami (MM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release Museum of Miami (MM) its officers and employees\, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking\, recording\, digitizing\, or publication of interviews\, photographs\, computer images\, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises\, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition\, streaming\, webcasting\, televising\, or other publication of these materials\, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting\, broadcasting\, webcasting\, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo\, video\, or audio recording taken by Museum of Miami (MM) or the person or entity designated to do so by Museum of Miami (MM) You have been fully informed of your consent\, waiver of liability\, and release before entering the premise. URL:https://museumofmiami.org/event/in-community-normandy-shores/ LOCATION:Normandy Shores Clubhouse\, 2401 Biarritz Dr\, Miami Beach\, Florida\, 33141\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,In Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumofmiami.org/wp-content/uploads/Normandy-Isle_WEB-2560x1709-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T203000 DTSTAMP:20261020T153827Z CREATED:20260901T162405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T153827Z UID:30785-1793385000-1793392200@museumofmiami.org SUMMARY:City Tour—Annual Miami City Cemetery Walking Tour DESCRIPTION:Connect with the past on a walking tour of the Miami City Cemetery with Museum of Miami’s Coordinator of Education Programs and Community Engagement\, Ingrid E. Argueta\, and its Resident Historian\, Dr. Paul S. George. Founded in 1897\, just a year after the city’s incorporation\, this historic graveyard is a monument to so many of the people who helped shape the early history of the Magic City. Hear stories of notable Miami residents\, including civil rights leader Reverend Theodore Gibson\, “Mother of Miami” Julia Tuttle\, and Bernard Mackey of the Ink Spots Quartet. View the final resting place of Carrie B. Miller\, whose body was encased in cement to preserve her sleeping form.   \n\n\n\nAll are welcome to come as you are or in costume! \n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with Florida Public Archaeology Network. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers: $25\, Non-Members: $35\, Children 14 & Under: $15\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Register \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Speakers:\n\n\n\n\nPaul S. George\, Ph.D.Resident Historian\n\n\n\nFor over three decades\, Museum of Miami’s Resident Historian Dr. Paul S. George has toured his way to local\, national\, and international acclaim with his continuing series of historic tours. Through walking\, coach\, and boat tour experiences\, Dr. George has welcomed tour participants on a memorable journey of South Florida through its historic neighborhoods\, landmarks\, and sites. As a Miami native\, author\, and former college professor\, Dr. George has gained fame for his uncanny ability to recall the most impressive details about the people and places that make South Florida so unique. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIngrid E. ArguetaCoordinator of Education Programs and Community Engagement\n\n\n\nIngrid E. Argueta was born in Guatemala and immigrated to Miami when she was 7 years old. Although not a native Miamian\, she is a 305-er at heart. Ingrid has remained true to her indigenous roots and is passionate about Native American history and culture. She is best known for her eco-history tours of Miami’s historic sites\, neighborhoods\, and waterways. Ingrid currently serves as Museum of Miami’s Coordinator of Education Programs and Community Engagement and has been with the museum for over 10 years.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Information\n\n\n\nPlease see below for additional information regarding the tour. For further assistance\, please contact Visitor Services at (305) 375-1492 or email programs@museumofmiami.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Helpful Tips\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n We recommend bringing a water bottle\, wearing light clothing\, bug spray\, and comfortable shoes for walking. Please bring a flashlight\, as the cemetery will be dark after sunset. Restrooms are available onsite at the cemetery. All are welcome to come as you are or in costume! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wayfinding\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Upon arrival to the Miami City Cemetery\, please check-in with Museum staff. The check-in table will be located near the Belcher crypt. Please enter the cemetery through the entrance on NE 2nd Avenue. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Parking\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n There is limited parking available inside the cemetery along the driveway. If you prefer to park outside of the cemetery\, there is a lot just north of the cemetery\, across the street from Temple Israel off NE 19th Street. Should the lot be full\, there is street parking available in the neighborhood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Accessibility \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n The tour will take place on grassy and uneven terrain. To request materials in accessible format\, sign language interpreters\, and/or any disability accommodation\, please contact accessibility@museumofmiami.org or call (305) 375-1601 at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service.) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibilityTo request materials in accessible format\, sign language interpreters\, and/or any disability accommodation\, please contact accessibility@museumofmiami.org or call (305) 375-1601 at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service.) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelease​By entering the premises\, you consent to interview(s)\, photography\, audio recording\, video recording and its/their release\, publication\, exhibition\, or reproduction to be used for news\, web casts\, promotional purposes\, telecasts\, advertising\, inclusion on web sites\, or any other purpose by Museum of Miami (MM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release Museum of Miami (MM) its officers and employees\, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking\, recording\, digitizing\, or publication of interviews\, photographs\, computer images\, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises\, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition\, streaming\, webcasting\, televising\, or other publication of these materials\, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting\, broadcasting\, webcasting\, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo\, video\, or audio recording taken by Museum of Miami (MM) or the person or entity designated to do so by Museum of Miami (MM) You have been fully informed of your consent\, waiver of liability\, and release before entering the premise. URL:https://museumofmiami.org/event/annual-miami-city-cemetery-walking-tour-2026-2/ LOCATION:Miami City Cemetery\, 1800 NE 2nd Ave\, Miami\, Florida\, 33132\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,City Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumofmiami.org/wp-content/uploads/tour-cemetery-5920_WEB-2026_WEB-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR