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    Press Release Archives: 2009 | 2008 |

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    November     - top
      11/18/2009 - Kids can enjoy adventure and creativity at a Miami-Dade Park & Recreation Winter Camp, Dec. 21 - 31, 2009
      11/17/2009 - Greynolds Park to host history lecture series with historian and archivist Alan Sokol, Nov. 27, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Greynolds Park Boathouse
      11/16/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks is calling out for outstanding women nominees for the 22nd annual In The Company of Women Awards Ceremony, March 2010
      11/12/2009 - Los centros de la naturaleza del Departamento de Parques de Miami-Dade anuncian un nuevo horario de funcionamiento a partir del Lunes, 9 de Noviembre del 2009
      11/09/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks' Nature Centers announce new hours of operation, effective Monday, November 9, 2009
      11/06/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks is conducting a door-to-door neighborhood survey to gauge the community's recreation interests
      11/04/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade Commissioner Katy Sorenson host the grand opening of the Mango Café at Fruit and Spice Park, Friday, Nov. 13 at 3:30 p.m.
      11/04/2009 - Fruit and Spice Park to host 2nd Annual Great Green Family Festival, November 14-15, 2009
      11/02/2009 - Celebrate the holidays at the Deering Estate at Cutler

    October     - top
      10/22/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Commissioner Dorrin Rolle dedicate the newly renovated Miami Dolphins Youth Fitness Center at Gwen Cherry Park's NFL Youth Education Town, October 27, 4 p.m.
      10/21/2009 - Celebrate Halloween in the great outdoors with Miami-Dade Parks EcoAdventures
      10/21/2009 - Celebrate Halloween in the great outdoors with Miami-Dade Parks EcoAdventures
      10/21/2009 - *Schedule Change*
    The dedication ceremony for the new soccer facilities at Homestead Air Reserve Park has been changed to November 12 at 1 p.m.
      10/15/2009 - Joan Jett & the BlackHearts, Tracy Lawrence, Blue Öyster Cult and Chuck Wicks to perform at Miami-Dade Parks 2009 RibFest, presented by Miller Light
      10/13/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Dennis C. Moss dedicate the completion of new soccer facilities at Homestead Air Reserve Park, Friday, October 23, at 1 p.m.
      10/06/2009 - Parques de Miami-Dade anuncia la temporada de conciertos "Noches Tropicales" del 2009-2010 patrocinada por "Target"
      10/05/2009 - Hunter's Moon and Stargazzer Party at Fruit and Spice Park, Friday, October 30 at 7 p.m.
      10/05/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks announces 2009-2010 Noches Tropicales concert season and sponsorship by Target
      10/05/2009 - Fine art photography exhibit opening and film debut, Clyde Butcher & Elam Stoltzfus: "Natural World of Big Cypress" Friday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.
      10/02/2009 - Miami-Dade Park and Recreation names as 2009 Olympic Opportunity Fund grant recipient

    September     - top
      09/29/2009 - Enjoy a ghost story tour in October at the Deering Estate
      09/29/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks' Special Tax District Maintenance Division receives the 2009 Professional Grounds Management Society Green Star Awards - Grand Award
      09/29/2009 - Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department hosts the 2009 Governor’s Sterling Award great practice showcase, October 7, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
      09/24/2009 - Kitetoberfest Kite Festival returns to Haulover Park, Sunday, October 18, 2009, noon to 5 p.m.
      09/24/2009 - Urban Planning leaders to meet ot discuss "Building the Public Realm," and the plan to transform Miami-Dade County into a more livable and sustainable community, October 8, at 8 a.m. at the University of Miami Bank United Center
      09/21/2009 - Living Artist Concert Series 2009-2010 at The Deering Estate at Cutler
      09/15/2009 - Miami-Dade Park & Recreation issues volunteerism call-to-action to residents to help clean and restore natural areas during National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 26, 9 a.m. - Noon
      09/15/2009 - Greynolds Park to host history lecture series with historian and archivist Alan Sokol, starting September 25, 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Greynolds Park Boathouse
      09/14/2009 - Enjoy fine wine, fine food and fire art at The Deering Estate Foundation's 8th Annual "Wine on Harvest Moon"
      09/08/2009 - Bluegrass Music Festival at Greynolds Park

    August     - top
      08/28/2009 - The Mango Café opens at Redland Fruit & Spice Park
      08/27/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Javier Souto, District 10, dedicate expansion of Kendall Soccer Park, Saturday, August 29, at 9:45 a.m.
      08/26/2009 - Kids can thrive at Miami-Dade Parks' sade & affordable after-school programs, August 24, 2009 - June 11, 2010
      08/26/2009 - Los ninos podran aprender los elementos basicos de su deporte favorite en el Programa de Desarrollo Deportivo del Departamento de Parques de Miami-Dade que se efectura en parques selectos
      08/24/2009 - Student exhibit “Female Firsts-A Selection Of Women Who Have Broken Barriers” opens with a reception on Wednesday, August 26, at the Women’s Park Women’s History Gallery in honor of Women’s Equality Day
      08/24/2009 - Student exhibit “Female Firsts-A Selection Of Women Who Have Broken Barriers” opens with a reception on Wednesday, August 26, at the Women’s Park Women’s History Gallery in honor of Women’s Equality Day
      08/24/2009 - Get your tickets for the final concert of the 2009 Summer Cabaret Concert Series at the Deering Estate
      08/21/2009 - Children can learn the basics of their favorite sport at a Miami-Dade Parks Sports Development Program at select park sites
      08/17/2009 - Construction set to begin on new community center at Country Club of Miami
      08/17/2009 - Construction set to begin on new recreation center at Deerwood Bonita Lakes Park
      08/12/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks proudly announces more extensions to select Summer camp programs due to popular demand
      08/10/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks Will Offer Its Summer Camp Program At Select Sites During The Week Of August 17-21
      08/04/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks Department receives two prestigious awards from the Florida Recreation and Park Association
      08/04/2009 - Enjoy fine wine, fine food and fine art at the Deering Estate Foundation’s 8th Annual “Wine on Harvest Moon”
      08/03/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Commissioner Heyman celebrate the expansion of Bill Bird Marina at Haulover Park with an all-day special event in honor of National Marina day Saturday, August 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

    July     - top
      07/31/2009 - From plot to park: Miami-Dade Parks transforms unsightly vacant lot into a new neighborhood park
      07/21/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Javier Souto, District 10, Dedicate the New Dog Park at Tropical Park, Saturday, July 25, 11 A.M.
      07/20/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Katy Sorenson, District 8, Host a Skate and Splash Bash at South Dade Park, Wednesday, July 22, 5 p.m.
      07/20/2009 - Los departamentos de administración de desechos sólidos y de Parques y Recreación de Miami-Dade instruyen a los campistas de verano de Miami-Dade en “Continental Park” acerca de lo que deben saber sobre el reciclaje
      07/20/2009 - Los departamentos de administración de desechos sólidos y de Parques y Recreación de Miami-Dade instruyen a los campistas de verano de Miami-Dade en “Highland Oaks Park” acerca de lo que deben saber sobre el reciclaje
      07/17/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas, District 13, dedicate a new playground and walking paths at Country Club of Miami South Park, Monday, July 20, 4:30 p.m.
      07/14/2009 - MIami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Carlos A. Gimenez, District 7, dedicate Crandon Park Marina’s new dock master building, July 17, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
      07/10/2009 - Schoolyard Science Program at the Deering Estate hits the road this fall
      07/09/2009 - Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department Is Working With Collier County Agencies to Plan a Recreational Area to Include OHV Trails
      07/08/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson, District 3, Dedicate a New Neighborhood Park, July 11, 10 A.M.
      07/08/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan, District 1, Dedicate a New Skate Park and Ball Fields at Country Village Park, July 16, 10 A.M.
      07/08/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks’ Summer Campers Celebrate their camp experience with an End-Of Summer Bash, July 21-24, 2009, 10 A.M. to 2 P.M., AT Tropical Park Equestrian Center
      07/02/2009 - Fitness clinic at Goulds Park for sight-challenged teens from Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, July 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as part of the IBSA International Championships
      07/02/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks offers discounts to Metrozoo and Ecoadventures to families that newly register for summer camps by July 18, 2009

    June     - top
      06/29/2009 - Fitness Clinic at Goulds Park for sight-challenged teens from Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, July 7, 10 a.m. TO 2 p.m., as part of the IBSA International Championships
      06/29/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks’ Ecoadventures offers new “Mommy-and-Me Art-and-Nature Class” at Matheson Hammock Park
      06/29/2009 - Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department cancels the Amelia Earhart Park Fourth of July concert and fireworks
      06/23/2009 - Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department cancels the Amelia Earhart Park Fourth of July concert and fireworks
      06/16/2009 - Matheson Hammock Marina to receive the Clean Marina Designation by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 10 a.m.
      06/15/2009 - Celebrate Father’s Day with Miami-Dade Parks’ Ecoadventures Father’s Day Canoe and Campfire Tour
      06/10/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade commissioner Sally Heyman, District 4, celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated Greynolds Park boathouse during a dedication ceremony, Saturday, June 13, 2009, 9:30 a.m.
      06/03/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz, District 12, dedicate a new soccer field and announce plans for a new skate park, during “Pepe’s Summer Blast” event at North Trail Park, June 6, 2009, 1 p.m.
      06/02/2009 - Deering Estate hosts the 6th Annual Summer Cabaret Concert Series
      06/01/2009 - The Redland Summer Fruit Festival returns to Fruit & Spice Park, June 20-21, 2009, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    May     - top
      05/28/2009 - Dade County Commissioner Dorrin D. Rolle and Miami-Dade Parks host a Learn-To-Swim event at Little RIver Park, June 3, at 4 p.m.
      05/28/2009 - Miami-Dade County Commissioner Carlos A. Gimenez and Miami-Dade Parks host a Learn-To-Swim event at Tropical Estates Park, June 1, at 4 p.m.
      05/27/2009 - Miami-Dade County Commissioner Dorrin D. Rolle and Miami-Dade Parks host a Learn-to-Swim event at Little River Park, June 3, at 4 p.m.
      05/22/2009 - NEO-Soul artists Fertile Ground in concert June 6 as part of Mocha Soul Series
      05/21/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and the Parks Foundation partner to create financial assistance program to help residents struggling with economic challenges
      05/15/2009 - Boat wet slips currently available for rent at several Miami-Dade Park & Recreation marinas
      05/15/2009 - Farmers market at Tropical Park provides fresh produce & plants, serving local demand and stimulating economy May 16 – 17, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
      05/15/2009 - Boat wet slips currently available for rent at several Miami-Dade Park & Recreation marinas
      05/07/2009 - Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department wins 2009 Governor’s Sterling Award
      05/05/2009 - 2009 Summer Camps at the Deering Estate

    April     - top
      04/28/2009 - Farmers Market at Tropical Park provides fresh produce & plants and stimulates our economy May 2 – 3, 9 A.M. – 2 P.M.
      04/24/2009 - Miami-Dade County kicks off learn-to-swim program and dedicates new splash playground at A.D. Barnes Parks Pool Wednesday, April 29, at 4 p.m.
      04/13/2009 - 'Come together' with students offering support (S.O.S.) and the Deering Estate at Cutler for the 3rd annual youth arts day & music fest
      04/09/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan, District 1, dedicate a new skate park at Country Village Park, April 30, 2009, 10 a.m.
      04/09/2009 - Think you keep catching the big one then join Miami-Dade Parks’ Blue Water Fishing Classic, June 6, 2009, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. for a chance at $30,000 in cash and prizes
      04/09/2009 - All you need is love-in, that is, the 6th Annual 1960s-themed outdoor festival and concert at Greynolds Park, May 17, 2009, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
      04/07/2009 - Treat Mom to a morning of delicious food in an elegant setting
      04/03/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks’ Fruit and Spice Park offers classes and workshops in April and May 2009
      04/02/2009 - Celebrate Earth Day at Earthfest 2009 at Crandon Park Visitors and Nature Center, Sunday, April 19, 2009, 10 a.m. to sundown

    March     - top
      03/27/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks Is Calling Out For Outstanding Women Nominees for the 22nd Annual In The Company Of Women Awards Ceremony, March 2010
      03/27/2009 - Spring to a Miami-Dade Parks’ Spring Break Camp April 6 – 10, 2009
      03/26/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks’ Camp Owaissa Bauer Reopens To the Public Just In Time for Summer With New Amenities Accommodating Groups Up To 160 People
      03/25/2009 - Enjoy a Weekend of Artists Painting “En Plein Air” at The Deering Estate
      03/25/2009 - New art in public places project installed at the Women's Park
      03/17/2009 - 2009 Miami International Agriculture & Cattle Show Opening Press Conference highlighting the positive economic impact of the agri-business industry to south florida and the event’s impact to the industry
      03/13/2009 - Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Artimus Pyle in Concert at Fruit & Spice Park, Saturday March 28, 2009
      03/10/2009 - El Departamento De Parques De Miami-Dade se asocia a la Exposición de Plantas de Homestead en su Segundo Show Anual Internacional De Agricultura y Ganado (MIACS, Su Sigla En Inglés) Del 20 al 22 de Marzo del 2009 en El Centro Ecuestrte de Tropical Park
      03/10/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks Partners with the Homestead Plant Exhibition for the second annual Miami International Agriculture & Cattle show, March 20-22, 2009, at Tropical Park Equestrian center
      03/09/2009 - The 5th annual deering seafood festival is a magical, island style celebration
      03/04/2009 - Celebrate Archeology Month at the Deering Estate

    February     - top
      02/23/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks Wins Seflin Award
      02/20/2009 - 31st Annual Everglades Bluegrass Festival Returns at a New Location, Haulover Park, Feb. 27 - March 1, 2009
      02/18/2009 - Family Festival Of Arts And Games Provides Children With Disabilities And Their Families A Venue For Creative Expression
      02/18/2009 - Family Festival of Arts and Games Provides Children with Disabilities and Their Families a Venue for Creative Expression
      02/13/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks Accepting Applications for Summer Jobs
      02/13/2009 - Tickets To the 10th Annual “Moonlight & Music” Valentine’s Day Concert At The Deering Estate Are Sold Out!
      02/12/2009 - The Women’s Park and the Girl Scouts Host Reading In the Park, February 28, 2009, 1 – 4 P.M.
      02/12/2009 - Kite Day Festival Returns To Haulover Park, Sunday, March 8, 2009, Noon To 5 P.M.
      02/12/2009 - Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Hosts the Fourth Annual Classics at The Bay Antique Car And Motorcycle Show At Homestead Bayfront Park And Marina, Sunday, Feb. 22, 10 A.M.-3 P.M.
      02/12/2009 - Miami-Dade Parks Goes Green with its 2009 Summer Camps, Fit To Play, Green It Up
      02/12/2009 - March Events at Fruit and Spice Park
      02/11/2009 - The Deering Estate Foundation Announces Newly Elected Officers and Board Members
      02/06/2009 - February Events at Fruit and Spice Park
      02/04/2009 - Film Night Presented By Florida International University’s Women’s Studies Center On February 18, 2009, 7 P.M., At The Women’s Park
      02/04/2009 - Art Classes, Health Classes and Adult Education Classes Offered At the Deering Estate at Cutler
      02/04/2009 - **Change of Venue**
    The 2009 South Florida Winter Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, Scheduled For February 7-8, 2009, Will Now Be Held at the Miami Springs Recreation Center, 1401 Westward Drive in Miami Springs, Fl

    January     - top
      01/30/2009 - Business Networking Reception with Dress for Success Miami, on February 12, 2009, 7 P.M., at The Women’s Park
      01/27/2009 - Miami-Dade Park And Recreation Department Hosts The 2009 South Florida Winter Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, February 7-8, 2009, At Jose Marti Gymnasium
      01/27/2009 - Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez Joins Miami-Dade Parks To Honor 10 Distinguished Women From The Community At The 21st Annual In The Company Of Women Awards Ceremony
      01/27/2009 - El Alcalde Del Condado De Miami-Dade, Carlos Álvarez, Se Une Al Departamento De Parques De Miami-Dade Para Rendir Tributo A Diez Distinguidas Mujeres De La Comunidad En La Vigésimo Primera Ceremonia Anual De Premiación ''En La Compañía De Mujeres''
      01/14/2009 - Miami-Dade Park and Recreation and Shake-A-Leg Miami Host Water Sports Access Day, Saturday, Jan. 31, 1-5 p.m.
      01/14/2009 - Florida International University’s Women’s Studies Center Lecture, January 21, 2009, 7 P.M., at The Women’s Park
      01/09/2009 - Art Exhibit Opening and Reception at The Women’s History Gallery, January 16, 2009, 7 P.M., At The Women’s Park
      01/09/2009 - 10th Annual "Moonlight & Music" Valentine's Day Concert at The Deering Estate
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