In a heartfelt celebration of heritage, hospitality, and neighborhood, Rooted in Soul, Certain by Love: An Ode to Mrs. Emma will happen on Saturday, Might 10, 2025, on the Little Haiti Cultural Advanced Artwork Gallery in Miami, starting at 6:00 PM.
This one-night-only occasion, offered by Dine for Design, Inc. in partnership with MUCE (Miami City Up to date Expertise), is a cultural tribute honoring the life and legacy of Mrs. Emma Norelin, the beloved “Southern Belle” of Overtown.
A pivotal determine in Miami’s Afro-Caribbean story, Mrs. Emma opened her residence all through the Nineteen Seventies and Eighties to Haitian households arriving within the metropolis, providing heat, steering, and a way of belonging. Her acts of grace helped bridge the African American and Haitian communities throughout a transformative period, fostering unity by way of meals, religion, and shared expertise.
“Mrs. Emma’s legacy reminds us that tradition is preserved by way of love, hospitality, and the tales we inform,” stated Gabrielle Charles, Co-President of Dine for Design, Inc. “This occasion is our method of honoring her mild whereas celebrating the union of heritage and coronary heart.”
The night will embrace:
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🎨 A curated visible artwork exhibit that includes Haitian-American and native artists
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🎭 Cultural and inventive performances, together with spoken phrase and storytelling
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🍽 Haitian and Southern-inspired culinary bites and drinks
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💬 A neighborhood tribute and dialogue reflecting on Mrs. Emma’s influence
Extra than simply an exhibit, the night time serves as a shifting tribute to a lady whose residence turned a sanctuary—a spot the place Kompa rhythms danced alongside gospel hymns, and the place Southern soul meals met Haitian spice. Her legacy lives on within the tales shared, the meals ready, and the cultural ties she helped forge.
Costume Code: Cultural Stylish | Artfully Elegant
Tickets: Out there starting April 23 at www.DineForDesign.org
Location: Little Haiti Cultural Advanced – Artwork Gallery, 212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami, FL 33137
Within the spirit of Haitian Heritage Month, Rooted in Soul, Certain by Love invitations the neighborhood to honor a lady who quietly formed generations—and to have fun the enduring fantastic thing about tradition sure by love.
