BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:24020@goriverwalk.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T200000 DTSTAMP:20260831T132401Z URL:https://www.goriverwalk.com/greater-fort-lauderdale-events/viva-fort-l auderdale-meet-and-greet SUMMARY:Viva Fort Lauderdale Meet and Greet DESCRIPTION:History Fort Lauderdale\, committed to preserving our collectiv e heritage\, promoting historical literacy\, and fostering a sense of prid e and stewardship for the vibrant tapestry of our region’s history\, wil l present its Hispanic Heritage Month fifth anniversary exhibit\, “Viva Fort Lauderdale: Celebrating Hispanic Art &\; Culture.” The free fin e art exhibit\, running from Thursday\, September 17\, through Sunday\, Oc tober 25\, will feature work from local award-winning artists-in-residence including Florencia Clement de Grandprey (Spain)\, Isabel Perez Salazar (Venezuela)\, and Lifrancis Rojas (Venezuela). New this year will be scu lptures from Norman Silva (Nicaragua). The exhibit will open with a free  artist meet and greet reception and preview at 6 p.m. on September 17 a t the New River Inn (231 Southwest Second Avenue). Guests may register for the free preview reception at bit.ly/HFLVivaPreview2026.\n\n \;\n\nHi story Fort Lauderdale’s “Viva Fort Lauderdale” is sponsored by the f ollowing funds at the Community Foundation of Broward: Jan and Ed Crocker Unrestricted Fund\, Leo M. and Alice J. Rutten Fund and The Frederick A. D eLuca Foundation Broward Community Fund. Additional funding is provided\, in part\, by Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended b y the Broward County Cultural Council and Visit Lauderdale.\n\n \;\n\n History Fort Lauderdale hosts a variety of engaging multicultural experien ces\, year-round. It seeks to bring awareness to the community through bot h traveling exhibits and multiple permanent exhibits including “Women Tr ailblazers\,” “Fort Lauderdale – the Early Years\,” “Roots of Re silience: The Journey of Black Broward\,” “Fashion &\; Musical Thea tre\,” “From Dugouts to Dream Yachts: the story of boatbuilding along the New River\,” Seminole Arts &\; Culture\,” “New River Archaeol ogy\,” and “Take PRIDE\, a retrospective on LGBTQ life in South Florid a.”\n\n \;\n\nHistory Fort Lauderdale is open seven days a week fro m 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. with docent guided tours\, daily\, at 1\, 2 and 3 p.m. Group walking tours are available upon special request. Admission is $15 for adults\; $12 for seniors and $7 for students (through age 22 with a va lid student ID). Admission is free for members\, military and children age s six and under. Tickets are available online at HistoryFortLauderdaleTick ets.\n\n \;\n\nFor more information\, call (954) 463-4431 or visit hi storyfortlauderdale.org. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.goriverwalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/08/Viva-Fort-Lauderdale-Artists-Meet-Greet-Smaller.jpg CATEGORIES:Art,Community,Cultural LOCATION:History Museum Fort Lauderdale\, 231 SW 2nd Avenue\, Fort Lauderda le\, FL\, United States GEO:26.1190154;-80.14592329999999 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=231 SW 2nd Avenue\, Fort La uderdale\, FL\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=History Museum Fo rt Lauderdale:geo:26.1190154,-80.14592329999999 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR