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Community Connections: Speed Friending

Dec 7, 2023
6:00 pm | 8:00 pm

Join us for our popular community event Community Connections: Speed Friending powered by Amazon! Our December neighborhood spotlight is Overtown.

Come prepared to enjoy music and an array of delicious treats from local vendors. Strike up a conversation with a community member and The Underline team and hear updates on behalf of Commissioner Eileen Higgins team. Participate in our Speed Friending activity and engage with new people for 3 minutes or less before moving on to the next person.

Dive into the local food scene with food from Twizted Salads, Khris and Chris Made with Love, Jamie Soul Delight Catering, and Jackson Bros Ice Cream. Enjoy live Jazz by Instant Attraction, a poetry reading by Gary Allen, and art from Overtown’s youth through the Community Champion’s Arts and Expressions program. Experience contemporary projection mapping of a Futuristic Utopian Overtown with the help of AI by creator, emerging artist MIKIHUMO. Photographer Elijah Wells will be there to capture the night. reading by Gary Allen, and art from Overtown’s youth through the Community Champion’s Arts and Expressions program. Experience contemporary projection mapping of a Futuristic Utopian Overtown with the help of AI by creator, emerging artist MIKIHUMO. Photographer Elijah Wells will be there to capture the night. Thank you to Catalyst Miami for connecting us with Overtown.

Friends of The Underline is a non-profit organization that provides free community cultural, entrepreneurial and health and wellness programs. We humbly ask that you consider making a donation at theunderline.org/donate, or when you register, to support our free, community programming year-round.

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We look forward to seeing you there!

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Getting there:

The River Room begins at the intersection of SW 1st Court and SW 7th Street, when you arrive please walk north.

•⁠ 🚆Take the Metrorail to Brickell Metrorail Station, exit north and walk to River Room, located at SW 1st Court and SW 7th Street, and then head toward the Miami River at 600 SW 1st Court, Miami, FL 33130 (the end of the River Room).

•⁠ 🚴‍♂️ Walk or bike (park your bike in the River Room.)

•⁠ 🚗 If you drive, please use nearby street parking, Brickell City Centre parking, or Mary Brickell Village parking. Then walk to the event location.

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👩‍🦽Accessibility: The Underline is fully wheelchair accessible.

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🌧 Rain Policy: Considerable amount of rain and/or lightning will postpone the event 2 hours before event time by email or during the event time by email and in-person if needed.

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