September 29th

6:30 - 9:30 pm

Experience the magic of 16mm film through curated screenings from the Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Special Collections.

Vincent Nastasi, museum registrar at The Barnacle Historic State Park, will offer a guided tour of the library exhibit space and give unique insights into the collection, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

For this outdoor event, attendees are welcome to bring picnics, lawn seating or blankets. No pets, please.

This event is free and open to viewers age 14 and above.

To celebrate Miami's 130th anniversary of incorporation in July 1896, we’ll watch a lineup of made-in-Miami films that have recently been digitized:

• OURS IS A TROPIC LAND, 1972, 26 MIN.

Written and produced by Arva Moore Parks and the Junior League of Miami, this comprehensive history of Miami and Dade County traces the area’s history from its earliest days through the 1926 Hurricane. Uses historical footage and photographs to recreate important events and people who shaped the region.

• MIAMI RIVER DRIVE, 1976, 16 min.

Directed by George Vallejo.

Depicts a day in the life of the Miami River. Starting at the Brickell Bay Bridge, where the river meets Biscayne Bay, the journey takes us upriver to show tugboats guiding large cargo boats, with commentary from tugboat skippers, views of the various bridges spanning the river as they open and a party in progress aboard the El Galleon.

• CALLING MIAMI HOME, 1984, 23 min.

Directed by Mel Kiser.

Longtime Miami residents reflect on the impact of uncontrolled development in South Florida. Not only can the natural environment be ruined, but continual redevelopment can prevent the permanence necessary to cultivate a sense of place. Those interviewed include Al Rantel, Art Simon, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Sgt. Lee Haddon, Beth Dunlop and Arva Moore Parks.