BP MARKOWITZ, DEPUTY BP GRAHAM TO HOST FOURTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF CARIBBEAN HERITAGE

9:00 AM – 7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
209 JORALEMON STREET
BETWEEN COURT AND ADAMS STREETS
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

On Wednesday, June 24, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham 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 a symposium that confronts issues facing both the diaspora and those currently living in the Caribbean. An awards luncheon will kick off the day’s events, followed by an outdoor Caribbean market place, a food tasting featuring Caribbean delicacies and close-out performances of steel band, calypso, reggae, and creole music will be among the activities open to the public.

Program Schedule:

11:00am – 1:00pm: Awards Luncheon hosted by Borough President Marty Markowitz and Dr. Roy Hastick, Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry President

9:00am – 4:00pm: Caribbean Cultural Market Place, Borough Hall Plaza

1:00pm – 4:00pm: Symposium, to be announced

1:00pm – 5:30pm: Art Exhibit, Meet & Greet Caribbean Authors, Borough Hall Community Room

4:30pm – 5:30pm: Restaurant Tasting & Cocktail Reception, Borough Hall Rotunda