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-TOMORROW- Secrets Unveiled! It's a Media Launch
  
- The Media is Invited to Broward 100 - Celebrating the Art of Community -
  
DATE: May 27, 2014
MEDIA CONTACT: Jody Horne-Leshinsky
Broward Cultural Division
PHONE: 954-357-7463
EMAIL:
jleshinsky@broward.org

WHAT: Broward 100 - Celebrating the Art of Community - the yearlong event that will salute Broward County's centennial - will be revealed to the Press on Wednesday, May 28 at 2 p.m. Members of the Broward 100 team will officially reveal the Broward 100 theme including the website and further details on four cornerstones of the year's celebration for this very exciting time in Broward County's history. The preview will also include an unveiling of the first Broward 100 visual art project, Inside Out Broward through a LIVE ON-SITE photo pasting. The Broward 100 plan includes global projects and local Creative Minds, as well as sanctioned events and a countywide tribute to 100 years in  a grand finale!

There will be live entertainment at the Press Preview. Be sure not to miss it.

WHO: 
Broward Cultural Division, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Community Foundation of Broward, as well as the host The City of Miramar and Everglades High School Jazz Band.

Speakers are: Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief; County Administrator Bertha Henry; President, Convention and Visitors Bureau & Master of Ceremonies Nicki Grossman; Cultural Division Director Earl Bosworth; Community Foundation of Broward Board Member Armando Leighton, Steve Glassman, Broward County Historical Commission Chair and Miramar Mayor Lori C. Moseley.

WHERE:
Miramar Multi-Service Complex
6700 Miramar Parkway
Miramar, FL 33023
Map and Directions

WHEN:
Wednesday, May 28 at 2 p.m. 

RSVP to broward100@broward.org to receive your Personal Press Pass to this event. 

For more information contact Jody Leshinsky
at 954-357-7463;
On day of Event, Cell: 954-658-4744. 

About Broward 100 - Celebrating the Art of Community 
'Broward 100 - Celebrating the Art of Community' is a yearlong, community-wide celebration beginning in October 2014. Broward 100 will commemorate Broward County’s centennial with bold, innovative art and performance projects that attract visitors and bring Broward residents together using our arts, sports and recreation venues, natural attractions and incredible diversity to creatively bridge, bond and build their communities. The celebration will be steeped in historical perspective and more importantly, will look toward the future. For more information, email
Broward100@broward.org

About the Broward Cultural Division

Broward Cultural Division is a local arts agency, one of thousands across the U.S. providing financial, technical and marketing assistance to artists and arts organizations. Broward County has more than 1.8 million residents, 13.4 million visitors, 10,000 artists, 6,523 arts-related businesses employing 23,497 people, 575 not-for-profit cultural organizations and 31 cities, some of which operate their own arts councils and public art programs. For more information about the Broward Cultural Division, call 954-357-7457, visit Broward.org/Arts, “like us” on Facebook.com and “follow us” on Twitter.com/BrowardArts.  For more information about Broward 100, email Broward100@broward.org

About the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
From the seagrass to the sawgrass, Greater Fort Lauderdale boasts more than 34,000 lodging accommodations at a variety of hotels, luxury spa resorts and Superior Small Lodgings reflecting a "beach chic" vibe. Visitors enjoy 23 miles of Blue Wave certified beaches, discover 300-plus miles of inland waterways that run from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Everglades, dine at thousands of restaurants and eateries, get immersed in a thriving arts and culture scene and indulge in top shopping. For more information, contact the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 22-SUNNY or visit sunny.org.

Follow Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau at
Twitter.com/visitlauderdaleFacebook.com/visitlauderdale, Pinterest.com/visitlauderdale and Foursquare.com/visitlauderdale. To have Greater Fort Lauderdale in the palm of your hand, download the free iPhone apps Defrost Your Swimsuit and ‘Fork' Lauderdale, and Mild to Wild the LGBT mobile site at sunny.org/apps.

About the Community Foundation of Broward
Founded in 1984, the Community Foundation of Broward's mission is to provide leadership on community solutions, and foster philanthropy that connects people who care with causes that matter. A public nonprofit organization with more than 450 charitable Funds and agency endowments representing $160 million, it has distributed $60 million to support community solutions over the past 29 years. As a community leader, it convenes citizens around critical issues, and builds the capacity of the nonprofit sector to respond to these issues. For more information about the Community Foundation of Broward, visit
cfbroward.org or call 954-761-9503.

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