BROWARD COUNTY, FL - This just in: Broward 100 - Celebrating the Art of Community is delighted to announce that its yearlong centennial celebration is about to get underway. On Thursday, October 16, 2014, Broward 100 will begin during the annual event, The Block Party. Organized by Broward College, Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University, this bash, to celebrate higher education, will occur from 5 to 8 p.m. along Las Olas Boulevard, between Andrews and Second avenues in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

In collaboration with the area's higher-education institutions and the NSU Museum of Art l Fort Lauderdale, Broward 100 @ The Block Party will feature art exhibitions, live music and performances, live graffiti painting, family activities, and, of course, food trucks at several event areas.

Guests can view live graffiti painting and listen to music at NSU Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale's outdoor plaza. John Wai Kung Fu Academy Lion Dance Performance Team will perform and guide attendees to and from the various activity areas.

A children's area will be available featuring fun, historical and educational activities. Live music and performances will be held on the stage at the Entertainment Plaza.

Crowning the event is special guest and Broward native Catherine Hickland, best known for ABC's One Life to Live & Broadway's Les Miserables fame, who will serve as the Master of Ceremonies. Each participating education institution will provide information booths along Las Olas Boulevard.

And Broward College, in collaboration with FAU, will reveal its Inside Out Broward installation of which features a large-scale black-and-white collage of student headshots. This fun and expressive collage is part of the global Inside Out Project street art movement invented by JR, the French artist of the 2011 TED Talk International fame.
Broward 100 @ The Block Party brings together the County's brightest resources, education and culture, and the team behind Broward 100 - Celebrating the Art of Community is pleased to join this massive celebration brought to you by the area's educational institutions. The public is invited to attend for free. It all begins on Thursday, October 16, 2014, from 5 to 8 PM.

For additional details visit www.Broward100.org

Event Schedule

5 - 5:30 p.m.
Arrive, explore the children's plaza, the information/education booths and food trucks, music will be playing and a graffiti artist will be creating art on the Museum of Art plaza
6:10 - 6:30 p.m.
Speakers on Family Plaza
6:30 p.m.
John Wai Kung Fu Academy Lion Dance Performance Team will lead the public over to the areas where other activity is taking place -- Education Plaza, Entertainment Plaza, Museum of Art plaza and the Museum of Art Academy
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Family Plaza entertainment continues
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Busker performing artists along Las Olas between 1st and 2nd Avenues
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Performers will be on the stage at the Entertainment plaza

About Broward 100 - Celebrating the Art of Community
'Broward 100 - Celebrating the Art of Community' is a yearlong, community-wide celebration beginning in October 2014. Broward 100 will commemorate Broward County's centennial with bold, innovative art and performance projects that attract visitors and bring Broward residents together using our arts, sports and recreation venues, natural attractions and incredible diversity to creatively bridge, bond and build their communities. The celebration will be steeped in historical perspective and more importantly, will look toward the future. Visit Broward.org/Arts, "like us" on Facebook.com/browardcounty100 and "follow us" on Twitter.com/Broward. For more information about Broward 100, visit broward100.org or email Broward100@broward.org.
About the Broward Cultural Division
Broward Cultural Division is a local arts agency, one of thousands across the U.S. providing financial, technical and marketing assistance to artists and arts organizations. Broward County has more than 1.8 million residents, 13.4 million visitors, 10,000 artists, 6,523 arts-related businesses employing 23,497 people, 823 not-for-profit cultural organizations and 31 cities, some of which operate their own arts councils and public art programs. For more information about the Broward Cultural Division, call 954-357-7457, visit Broward.org/Arts, "like us" on Facebook.com and "follow us" on Twitter.com/BrowardArts.

About the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
From the seagrass to the sawgrass, Greater Fort Lauderdale boasts more than 34,000 lodging accommodations at a variety of hotels, luxury spa resorts and Superior Small Lodgings reflecting a "beach chic" vibe. Visitors enjoy 23 miles of Blue Wave certified beaches, discover 300-plus miles of inland waterways that run from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Everglades, dine at thousands of restaurants and eateries, get immersed in a thriving arts and culture scene and indulge in top shopping. For more information, contact the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 22-SUNNY or visit sunny.org.

Follow Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau at Twitter.com/visitlauderdale, Facebook.com/visitlauderdale, Pinterest.com/visitlauderdale and Foursquare.com/visitlauderdale. To have Greater Fort Lauderdale in the palm of your hand, download the free iPhone apps Defrost Your Swimsuit and 'Fork' Lauderdale, and Mild to Wild the LGBT mobile site at sunny.org/apps.
About the Community Foundation of Broward
Founded in 1984, the Community Foundation of Broward's mission is to provide leadership on community solutions, and foster philanthropy that connects people who care with causes that matter. A public nonprofit organization with more than 450 charitable Funds and agency endowments representing $173 million in assets, it has distributed $72 million in grants during the past 30 years. As a community leader, it convenes citizens around critical issues, and builds the capacity of the nonprofit sector to respond to these issues