Calendar of Events

Fort Lauderdale

Event: Al Flag Day Festival
When: Saturday May 15, 2010 10am- 11pm
Location: Broward Central Regional Park
3700 NW Place, Lauderdale FL 33311

Miami

Event: Kick off "Dancing in the District" - a cultural medley of dances
When: Saturday May 8, 2010 8pm- 10pm
Location: Miami’s Bicentennial Park

Event: 12th Annual Haitian Compas Festival
When: Saturday May 15, 2010
Location: Bayfront Park, Miami, FL

Event: Close out Event of Haitian Heritage Month
When: Saturday May 22, 2010 8pm- 10pm
Location: Haitian Heritage Museum, Miami, FL

North Miami

Event: Metal Sculptures Exhibition by Artists Serge Jolimeau and Michee Remy
When: April 16 - May 30, 2010
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami

Orlando

Event: Haitian- Inspired Dance and Hip-Hop Performances
When: May 13, 2010 at 6pm
Location: Orange County Library System Washington Park Branch
5151 Raleigh Street, Suite A, Orlando, FL 32811
Contact: N/A
Contact Phone: N/A
Website: www.ocls.info
Details: N/A

Palm Beach

Event: Book Discussion/ Author Talk with Maude Heurtelou
When: Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 8pm
Location: West Boynton Branch Library, Palm Beach, FL

Event: Haitian Heritage Month Essay Contest Winners Recognition
When: Wednesday May 19, 2010 at 5pm
Location: School District Headquarters
3300 Forest Hill Boulevard just west of Congress Ave

Event: Students Essay Winners Text Presentation
When: Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 2pm
Location: Palm Beach County Main Library on Clematis Street

Event: Book Discussion/ Author Talk with Navia Magloire & Bito David
When: Monday, May 24, 2010 at 6pm
Location: Okeechobee Branch Library, Palm Beach, FL

Event: Haitian-Inspired Dance Showcase
When: Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 6pm
Location: Lantana Branch Library (Corner of Lantana/Lawrence Roads)

Tampa

Event: 7th Annual Haitian Heritage Festival
When:Saturday, May 8, 2010
Location: Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa
Details: Restoring Hope - Renewing Faith - Rebuilding a Nation

Brockton

Event: Haitian Flag Day Celebration
When: Friday, May 14, 2010 from 9:30 to 12:00 noon
Location: Brockton City Hall Plaza
Details: Hosted by South Shore Haitians United for Progress (SHUP)

Boston

Event: 6th Annual Haitian Flag Day Breakfast
When: Friday, May 14, 2010 at 10:30am
Location: Boston City Hall 5th Floor
Details: Sponsored by City Councilor Rob Consalvo

Event: 15th Annual Haitian Flag Raising Ceremony
When: Friday, May 14, 2010 12-2pm
Location: Boston City Hall Plaza

Event: Haitian National Congress Walk-A-Thon
When: Sunday, May 16, 2010 8:30-11:30am
Location: Intersection Brushill and Blue Hills, Milton
Contact Number:(617) 828-2777

Event: 10 Annual Haitian American Unity Parade
When: Sunday, May 16, 2010 Departure 1pm
Location: Mattapan Square/ Blue Hill Ave, Boston

Event: Special Haitian Mother's Day Celebration
When: Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 6pm
Location: 6 Fontenac Street, Dorchester, Ma 02124
Details: Sponsored by Haitian American Public Health Initiatives (HAPHI)

Event: Haitian Mother's Day at the Strand Theater Teyat Lakay presents Bonatoufe of Papados
When: Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 7pm
Location: Strand Theater
534 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02124

Cambridge

Event: Annual Fashion Show and Fund Raising Event 2010 For Haiti
When: Friday, May 7, 2010
Location: Dante Alighieri Society
41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge. MA
Contact Number:(617) 599-2007
Website: www.eternityfashion.com

Wellesley

Event: Roundtable on Haitian folkloric dance and music featuring ethnomusicologist Gerdes Fleurant
When: Saturday, May 1st, 2010 | 6:30-7:30 pm
Location: Jewett Auditorium @ Wellesley College

Manchester

Event: Haitian Flag Raising Ceremony
Sponsored by State Representative Jean L. Jeudy
When:Friday, May 14, 2010 at 12 noon
Location:Manchester City Hall, Manchester

Event: Relief / Flag
When:Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 6pm
Location: 1671 Brown Ave, Manchester, NH
Details: A Fundraiser for January, 12 Earthquake victims in Haiti
Sponsored by Haitian Community Center of New Hampshire

Newark

Event: 1st Statewide Haitian Heritage Day Parade: “And Still We Rise”
When:Sunday, May 23, 2010, 2-7pm
Location: From Lincoln Park to Military Park

Brooklyn

Event: Haitian Day Parade & Haitian Spring Fest 2010
When:Sunday, May 30, 2010 Starting at 11am
Location: Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn

Providence

Event: Haitian Day Celebration/ Parade en Voitures
When: Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 2pm
Location: Church of God, 207 Elmwood Ave, Providence