BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Miami-Dade Public Library System X-WR-CALNAME:Miami-Dade Public Library System BEGIN:VEVENT UID:420ed10b-aee3-496d-be9a-67bccb3280c5 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261025T205019Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T160000 SUMMARY:Voices from Florida LOCATION:Coral Gables Branch\nCoral Gables Branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Coral Gables Branch;X-APPL E-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Coral Gables Branch:geo:25.7396849,-80.2658613 GEO:25.7396849;-80.2658613 DESCRIPTION:Find out what makes Miami the Coral City. Go on a journey thro ugh space and time with Marine Biologist and co-founder of Coral Morpholog ic\, Colin Foord to learn about our coral reefs and their role in building a more sustainable and resilient future. For more information\, please co ntact the branch at 305-442-8706 or capleybr@mdpls.org. All ages. .\nhttp s://mdpls.libnet.info/event/10060666 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

About the presenter

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Coral Morphologic \ ;is a hybrid art-science endeavor founded in Miami in 2007 to elevate publ ic awareness of the importance of healthy reefs and to crossover corals in pop culture.

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Colin Foord is a marine biologist\, coral aquacultur ist\, artist\, and filmmaker educated at the University of Miami and James Cook University in Australia. He is co-founder of marine biological art d uo Coral Morphologic\, through which he developed the world's first multim edia coral aquaculture studio located in the heart of Miami. It is Colin&r squo\;s mission to bridge the gap between art and science by exploring cor als in a relatable fashion\, such that people of all ages can relate with the mystery and importance of conserving the world's tropical reefs.

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Beyond Miami\, Colin has dived the reefs of Indonesia\, Jamaica\, Austr alia\, Fiji\, Cook Islands\, Bahamas\, Hawaii\, Arabian Gulf\, Colombia\, and the Solomon Islands. His work has been featured by the BBC\, Nat Geo C hannel\, The New Yorker\, the Miami Herald\, Vice Magazine\, NPR\, The New York Times\, and CBS Morning News.

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His most recent public art pro ject via Coral Morphologic is the \;Coral City Camera\; an underwater live-streaming camera broad casting 24/7 from an urban coral reef along PortMiami named Best Public Ar twork in 2020 by the Miami New Times and featured by the BBC.

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About the Voices from Florida Series

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The Special Coll ections and Archives Division of the Miami-Dade Public Library System pres ents \;Voices from Florida\, \;a monthly series about Florida's cu lture\, literature\, history\, and \;communities.

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Abou t the Division of Special Collections &\; Archives

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Mia mi-Dade Public Library System&rsquo\;s Division of Special Collections &am p\; Archives holds rare and irreplaceable historical documents for the ben efit of the public and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Fl orida Collection\, 16mm Film Collection\, Cuban Collection of Rare Books & amp\; Ephemera\, Genealogy Collection\, Vasari Project Archives\, and rare &\; antiquarian books from as early as the 17th century. The Division' s primary goal is to provide the public with the contents of these collect ions at their request. This includes rare books\, original manuscripts\, o ver 18\,000 photographs\, prints\, artifacts\, audiovisual resources\, and electronic media.

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