Virginia Key plays front and center during “Dade Heritage Days,” the annual trek through historic neighborhoods and landscapes. The two-month festival is sponsored by the Dade Heritage Trust, the nonprofit established in 1972 to “preserve the best of the past for the future.”
Here’s the March line-up:
Tropical Hardwood Hammock Trail Walk: Take a walk on the Wild Side of Virginia Key in a naturalist-led tour of the Virginia Key Coastal Hammock Trail. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m, Sun., March 21. FREE. Learn about the endangered and threatened native plants and animals that call this 1,000 acre barrier island home by visiting this 13-acre coastal hammock that is considered the best example of this forest type in Miami-Dade County. Bring your own picnic lunch and stay for an optional afternoon planting or exploration of another part of the island. Get a head start on the tour by downloading the trailbook, http://www.virginiakeybeachpark.net/guidebook.pdf . Sponsored by Urban Paradise Guild, Friends of Virginia Key and Virginia Key Coalition groups. Contact: sam@urban-paradise.org; http://www.urban-paradise.org/WalkWild2010.
Walking Tours of the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park: Established in 1945 as the only public beach for the “exclusive use of Negroes” in Miami-Dade County, historic Virginia Key Beach Park was closed by the City of Miami in 1982 but reopened in 2008 thanks to the efforts of concerned citizens who successfully fought off plans for a resort development in the 82-acre public park. The park is now on the National Register of Historic Places and there are plans underway for a civil rights museum to commemorate the struggle of those who fought segregation. Free tours by appointment. Contact Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, 4020 Virginia Beach Drive, at (305) 960-4600. www.VirginiaKeybeachpark.net
Miami Marine Stadium presentation: Built in 1964, the Miami Marine Stadium is an icon of 20th century Modern architecture, site of concerts, church services, community meetings. The stadium was closed by the City of Miami in 1992 after Hurricane Andrew and has been severely vandalized. Since 2008, Friends of Marine Stadium (website: www.marinestadium.org), has secured inclusion in the City of Miami’s proposals for a new master plan of Virginia Key. The stadium has also received national recognition by the National Trust and the World Monuments Fund. Learn about efforts to restore and reopen the stadium to community uses and secure National Historic status for the stadium and surrounding land and lagoon. Presentation by Friends of Marine Stadium co-founder Don Worth scheduled for Wed. March 10, 6 to 8 p.m. Design Within Reach, 927 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Reception follows. FREE. RSVP to 305- 531-6470.
Miami Marine Stadium/Virginia Key Public Planning Charrette: The public can help shape the future of Virginia Key and the historic Miami Marine Stadium at a charrette sponsored by the University of Miami and the Urban Environment League (www.uel.org) Students from UM’s School of Architecture, under the guidance of architects Jorge Hernandez and Hilario Candela, will present their designs followed by public input. Saturday, March 27, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Rusty Pelican Restaurant, 3201 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne. FREE. For more info, call DHT, 305-358-9572.
For complete schedule of all Dade Heritage Trust events, go to www.dadeheritagetrust.org
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