Happy 100th Birthday Miami Beach!

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Miami Beach’s incorporation on March 26, 1915 – the city is planning a five day extravaganza of car shows, fashion, art, mass weddings and a free Mega Centennial Concert Celebration. Miami Beach’s ‘100-hour’ centennial birthday festival will take place from Sunday, March 22nd through Thursday, March 26th.

The musical line-up is one that only Miami Beach could attract: Gloria Estefan, Andrea Bocelli, Barry Gibb, Flo Rida, Wyclef Jean and Jon Secada among many other international artists will perform on March 26th to help the city celebrate its 100th birthday!  With the official theme, “This is How We Celebrate” Miami Beach is pulling out all the stops, with a spectacular week-long 100-hour non-stop celebration that will culminate with the Centennial Concert directly on the beach.

Led by Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, and executive producers ACT Productions, Inc. this will certainly be the week of the century. Festivities will include a fashion show, 100 couples being married on the beach and 100 new citizens being naturalized. There is also a Centennial Photo Exhibition displayed at Miami Beach City Hall, featuring historic pictures that capture the past, present and future of Miami Beach. For concert tickets and more information on Miami Beach’s Centennial please visit, http://www.miamibeach100.com. The website is designed to keep everyone informed of the many events throughout the city and showcase the rich history of Miami Beach through a digital library as well as many other unique features.

The Centennial Concert will also serve as a platform to address Climate change and issues like rising sea-levels, while the 4-C’s Environmental Summit will offer a forum to discuss some of the most pressing concerns facing the environment and provide strategies. Art has long been a powerful vehicle for generating awareness of many important issues such as the environment. As an ode to the city, Miami-based artist duo Yuhmi Collective was invited by the Stanton South Beach Hotel to create an outdoor mural of a mermaid that overlooks the hotel’s oceanfront terrace. The piece symbolizes the “past waves and future currents” of the community by bringing awareness to the city’s beach preservation initiatives. The hotel is known for working with local Wynwood artists to bring the vibe of Miami’s art district to the beach, featuring a myriad of murals throughout the property. Located at 161 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida 33139.

“As an ocean-side city with one of the most popular and celebrated beaches in the world – we believe 2015 is the year to celebrate both our illustrious past and also start the next 100 years by increasing awareness for a global climate initiative with Miami Beach leading the way.” said Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine.