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At The Intersection Of Red, White & Boca:

History, Black Culture Veterans Day Celebration With

And South Florida Is Live Music, Food, Car Show

Crossing Overtown Special Set For Nov. 11

In commemoration of Veterans Day, and in recognition of all military personnel who
Documentary Screening have served this country, the City of Boca Raton will host a free Veterans Day observance
open to the public on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Mizner Park Amphitheater.
Red, White, & Boca will include live music by The Samantha Russell Band, performances
Comes To Delray, Oct. 11 from The American Bombshells, and guest speakers including local veteran organizations
and Mayor Scott Singer.
In addition to the outstanding music lineup, a Veterans Marketplace will feature service
The Spady Cultural Heritage organizations from throughout the local community, veteran owned small businesses, and
Museum and Jewish Federation sports team partners.
of South Palm Beach County New this year is a Classic Car Show on the east lawn featuring awards for best of show,
present a special documentary best veteran owned, Mayor’s choice and more. Awards will be presented at 6:50 p.m.
that spotlights an American story Food will be available for purchase on site through a variety of culinary vendors. Veterans
of race and resilience. in uniform or presenting a military ID may receive a food ticket by stopping by the City
In a first-time collaboration, of Boca Raton booth.
the Spady Cultural Heritage Seating and chairs will be available for attendees at no charge. There is limited, free
Museum and the Jewish parking for veterans in the east lot adjacent to the Amphitheater. No coolers or outside
Federation of South Palm Beach alcoholic beverages permitted. The event is rain or shine.
County’s Jewish Community For more information, visit www.myboca.us/communityevents.
Relations Council (JCRC)
welcome audiences to learn
more about the compelling A special documentary, spotlighting the influences of race, Record-Breaking Number
origins of Overtown, a politics and economics on a South Florida city, Crossing
Miami city that encapsulates Overtown will be screened at the Cornell Museum at 6
the indomitable spirit of the p.m. on Oct. 11, as part of a collaboration between the Of Sea Turtle Nests On
African American metropolis. Spady Museum and Jewish Federation of South Palm
In their one-hour documentary, Beach County’s Jewish Community Relations Council.
Crossing Overtown, Jewish Come learn about local history from the lens of Jewish Boca Raton Beaches
filmmakers Scott Barnett and filmmakers Scott Barnett and Johanna Vega (pictured).
Johanna Vega delve into the
unique role that Overtown plays in the national civil rights movement and its influence on other A record number of sea turtle nests have been laid on
predominantly Black cities. The film tracks the legacy of Jim Crow America in South Florida the beaches of Boca Raton this summer. The Sea Turtle
and how Black residents’ response to racism and discrimination would eventually lead to the Conservation Team from the Gumbo Limbo Nature
nation’s only Black precinct and colored courtroom in the Historic Village of Overtown. Center recently marked the city’s 1,325th nest, breaking
Presented by the Spady Museum and sponsored by the JCRC, a special screening of Crossing the record for the total number of nests on city beaches
Overtown will be hosted at the Cornell Museum of Old School Square at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, in one season. More nests are expected in the next two
Oct. 11. Donations to the Spady Museum will be requested in lieu of an entrance fee. months as nesting season runs March 1 through Oct. 31.
A panel comprised of the filmmakers, historians and social justice activists featured in News of the record-breaking number of nests this
the film will follow the screening. Audiences can ask questions of Barnett, Vega, Overtown season reflects the city’s goal of creating a vibrant
resident and Police Chief Delrish Moss, Dr. Tameka Hobbs, and Dr. Paul George. Chief and sustainable community. Boca Raton has long
Moss plays a significant role in the film, carrying the reforms he led in Overtown to a police championed conservation of the natural environment, Loggerhead nesting at South
department in need of healing in Ferguson, Mo., after the murder of Michael Brown in 2014. with policies, initiatives, and outreach efforts that support Beach Park
His unique reforms would influence the national dialogue on community policing. plant, wildlife, and marine life on the barrier island and
“So much of what is revealed in Crossing Overtown, – from the origins of the tumultuous mainland. Opportunities for community involvement are
relationship between law enforcement and the Black communities it served to government’s also an integral part of the city’s mission.
discriminatory practices that deterred true equity – is the story of other Black cities,” “The record-breaking nesting numbers seen all
over the Palm Beaches this summer are a testament to
Crossing Overtown Special Documentary on page 2 over 50 years of sea turtle conservation efforts in our
community,” said Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Manager
Leanne Welch. “Sea turtle conservation in Boca Raton
is an all hands effort encompassing employees and
volunteers from multiple departments around the city.
In fact, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center exists because of Leatherback hatchling at South
the efforts of a group of concerned residents dedicated Beach Park
to protecting our coastline from development.”
Leatherback, loggerhead and green sea turtles lay eggs on Boca Raton beaches every
year. Each morning during nesting season, the Sea Turtle Conservation Team surveys Boca

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