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2BB AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE SUN SENTINEL | FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015 MAYOR’S MESSAGE Broward Celebrates its Centennial with Year-long Events By Mayor Barbara Sharief Broward Celebrates its Centennial with Year-long Events By Mayor Barbara Sharief Happy New Year! Did you know…Broward County will turn 100 in 2015? Broward County has begun a yearlong celebration (October 2014 through October 2015) comprised of regional events and community activities that will pay tribute to the County’s past, present and future and promote Broward County arts on a global scale. Programming will raise the awareness of the unique attributes of Broward County and provide an opportunity to use the arts to engage local artists, businesses, residents and visitors. If you know of a Broward County resident who is 100 years old or older in 2015, we would like to honor them during our Broward 100. Broward 100 commemorates Broward County’s centennial with bold, innovative art and performance projects to attract visitors and bring Broward residents together using our arts, sports and recreation venues, natural attractions and incredible diversity to creatively bridge, bond and build their communities. Broward 100 is framed by four distinct cornerstones of community engagement: VisualEYES, Inside Out Broward, Calendar 100 and Duende. VisualEYES encourages connectivity and community engagement through a series of public art works. The goal of the Broward 100 Mural Project is to create artworks that are located in all sectors of the community with the clear and artistic message that the visual arts are essential to a strong community. Broward artists will build on existing community pillars to create a legacy for years to come. VisualEYES will also engage galleries and museums to create opportunities to showcase artists and build new social bonds through public art. Inside Out is a global art project that gives communities all over the world a platform to express themselves through black and white photographs. Inspired by Parisian street artist JR and his largeformat street pastings, Inside Out gives everyone the opportunity to share their portrait and make a statement by capturing a collective message through head Barbara Sharief, MSN, ARNP, Broward County Commissioner, Commission District 8 shots of individuals, which are printed on posters, pasted on public spaces and archived online. This global platform allows people to tell their untold stories and transform messages of personal identity into works of public art. Calendar 100 is a yearlong listing of centennial-specific events October1, 2014 to October 31, 2015 centrally located on a comprehensive, online Broward 100 calendar. Submit a new event to be sanctioned, or evolve your current annual events into an official celebration of Broward 100 Celebrating the Art of Community. Duende [(art); \ dü-’en-(,)dā\ a quality of passion and inspiration; a spirit; having soul, a heightened state of emotion, expression and authenticity] will bring together Broward County’s diverse talent in a countywide finale in October 2015, through a mosaic of art, culture, and entertainment. Our first Duende will launch an annual signature event to showcase the talent of Broward County, create global connections and set the stage for the next 100 years. To find out how to nominate a Broward centenarian, participate, volunteer, or have your event listed as an official Broward Centennial event, visit: broward100.org or email: [email protected].