From Miamitodaynews.com 

Thursday 5/18/06eWeek of May 18, 2006    k of May 18, 2006    Week of May 18, 2006    
HAITIAN ART
   In honor of Haitian Heritage Month, Alliance Francaise presents Peintures et Expressions, featuring Haitian folk art by Jean Claude Fanfan, who will be there to discuss his work. 7 p.m. at 1414 Coral Way, Miami. Free. Details: (305) 859-8760.
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Friday 5/19/06
CHARCOAL DRAWINGS
   Alliance Francaise hosts an opening exhibition featuring charcoal portraits of 60 Haitian presidents by Claire Renee Coles. Music and refreshments. 7 p.m. at 1414 Coral Way, Miami. Free. Details: (305) 859-8760.

The month of May is named after Maia, a Greek goddess and mother of Hermes. The Saxons called the month of May "Tri-Milchi" because cows can get milked three time a day during May. (Betcha didn't know that.) Apparently, May is also a very bad month to get married... due to Mary Queen of Scotts' unfortunate history, and the fact that she got married in May. If you want to check out other May folklore (like the superstition that you shouldn't bathe in May) check here and here.

May also is... Get Caught Reading Month, Creative Beginnings Month, Date Your Mate Month, National Barbecue Month, National Bike Month, National Hamburger Month, National Photograph Month, National Recommitment Month, National Salad Month, Older Americans Month, Asian American Awareness Month, Awareness of Medical Orphans Month, Better Hearing and Speech Month, Clean Air Month, Family Wellness Month, Go Fetch! National Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month, Haitian Heritage Month, Heal the Children Month, Healthy Vision Month, International Victorian Homes Month, Light the Night for Sight Month, More Than Just a Pretty Face Month, National Correct Posture Month, Fungal Infection Awareness Month, National Egg Month, National Good Car Keeping Month, National Mental Health Month, National Moving Month, National Salsa Month, National Stroke Awareness Month, National Scholarship Month, National Smile Month, National Revise Your Work Schedule Month, Personal History Month, Prepare to Buy a Home Month, Young Achievers Month, National Family Month, Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month, National Strawberry Month, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, National High Blood Pressure Month, National Arthritis Month