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SUMMARY:Steve Pearson: History of the Royal Poinciana Festival
LOCATION:Pinecrest Branch\nPinecrest Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Join Steve Pearson\, former director of the University of Miam
 i's Gifford Arboretum and past president of the Tropical Flowering Tree So
 ciety\, in person or online as he discusses the history of the annual Roya
 l Poinciana Festival in June.  A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 
 within 24 hours of the program. Presented by Miami Pioneers and Natives of
  Dade Historical Society. For more information contact 305-668-4571 or boo
 ke@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs.+ .\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/10395766
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This Poinciana Symposium includes informat
 ion about the history of the Royal Poinciana in South Florida\; its use by
  early settlers and today\; and its celebration. Now in its 87th edition\,
  the annual Royal Poinciana Fiesta is South&nbsp\;Florida's oldest\, conti
 nuing festival. Mr. Pearson will also discuss the origin of the Poinciana\
 ; its botanical and horticultural aspects\; and the inspiration it has pro
 vided in art\, music and poetry. This program is presented in conjunction 
 with the 2024 Royal Poinciana Fiesta\, now sponsored by the Tropical Flowe
 ring Tree Society. Free Poinciana seedlings will be available (while suppl
 ies last)\, including some from yellow flowering Poinciana trees.</p>\n<p>
 About Miami Pioneers and Natives of Dade</p>\n<p>The&nbsp\;Miami Pioneers&
 nbsp\;is Dade County's legacy historical organization\, originally founded
  in 1936 by prominent settlers and business leaders who arrived in Miami i
 n the pioneer era before the year 1900.&nbsp\;The&nbsp\;Natives of Dade&nb
 sp\;was incorporated in 1986 by a group of local history enthusiasts born 
 in Dade County.&nbsp\;The groups merged on July 8\, 2002.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p
 ></p>\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/10395766
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