BP MARKOWITZ AND DEPUTY BP YVONNE GRAHAM HOST
HISTORIC DAY-LONG CELEBRATION OF CARIBBEAN HERITAGE

8:30 AM – 7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
BOROUGH HALL
209 JORALEMON ST.
(BTW. COURT AND ADAMS ST.)
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

On Wednesday, June 27, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will join the Caribbean Heritage Event Planning Committee and members of Brooklyn’s Caribbean community, civic leaders, dignitaries, authors, artists, and others for a full day of festivities, readings, exhibitions, and colloquia in honor of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month.

Home to the renowned West Indian American Day Carnival and Parade and our nation’s largest Caribbean population, Brooklyn is known as the “Caribbean Capital of the USA.”

For this unprecedented gathering of islands and cultures at Brooklyn Borough Hall, a wide array of events are planned that embrace the sounds, sights, tastes, and richness of the diverse cultures of the Caribbean, as well as confront issues facing both the diaspora and those currently living in the Caribbean. A Power Breakfast will kick off the day’s events. An outdoor Caribbean market place, a food galleria featuring Caribbean delicacies, and performances of steel band, calypso, reggae, and creole music will be among the activities open to the public.

Program Schedule:
8:30am – 11:00am: Power Breakfast hosted by Borough President Marty Markowitz and Dr. Roy Hastick, Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and
Industry president
10:00am – 4:30pm: Caribbean Cultural Market Place, Borough Hall Plaza
11:00am: Press Conference, Borough Hall Plaza
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Symposium, “The Caribbean and its Diaspora in the Americas”
1:00pm – 5:30pm: Art Exhibit, Meet & Greet Caribbean Authors, Preview of Short Films by Caribbean Artists, Borough Hall Community Room
4:30pm – 5:30pm: Restaurant Tasting & Cocktail Reception, Borough Hall Rotunda
5:30pm – 7:30pm: Concert, Borough Hall Plaza