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     The Ali Cultural Arts Center is proud to welcome the 80s rock and pop tribute band, Stereotomy, to our Live and Local Concert Series on Friday, December 17 at 7 p.m. This awesome band takes audiences back to when thin ties, loud colors, big hair, and leather and lace were in. Tickets are $10, available at www.pompanobeacharts.org. Space is limited. No tickets are sold at the door. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is on a mission to elevate and bring awareness to Miami’s rich history and diverse heritage while continuing to grow leisure and convention business to the destination. Today, the GMCVB announced the 2021 line-up of events for the Art of Black Miami season, set to take place during Miami Arts Week (Nov. 26- Dec. 6, 2021).

     This year’s 29th Annual Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center Thanksgiving Basket Brigade Presented by Amazon took place on Sunday, November 21. Dedicated volunteers and community and business leaders personally delivered “Thanksgiving Baskets,” complete with a frozen turkey and all the traditional fixings, to 1,200 pre-registered CDTC families in Broward County who are currently caring for a child with special healthcare needs.

      Today’s music scene is all over the place. We are living in a world where trap beats, poorly used samples, and mumble rap rule the charts and airwaves. In 2021, Silk Sonic saved our eardrums by surprising us with their debut single “Leave the Door Open”. Recently, Silk Sonic released their album, “An Evening with Silk Sonic.” Fans were elated to find out that funk legend Bootsy Collins appeared on the album. Well, thanks to Bootsy being featured on the album, he is making history for himself. Bootsy made his very first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

     The Iota Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and Miami-Dade County Chapter of the March of Dimes host a Premature Birth Awareness workshop for the students of Dorothy M. Wallace Cope Center. Sponsors of the program included Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Community Health of South Florida, Inc. and Mu Gamma Zeta and Beta Tau Zeta Alumnae Chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.