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Published Thursday, May 9, 1996, in the Miami Herald.

City to mark 41st year with bash Miramar Days promises 2 weeks of fun for all

By JULIE KAY
Herald Staff Writer

M
iramar is celebrating its 41st birthday this month with Miramar Days '96 -- two weeks of events that offer something for every age group.

This year, for the first time, Universal Studios, producers of the children's cable television netword Nickelodeon, will hold a ``Game Lab.'' Children and adults will be chosen from the audience to participate in Nickelodeon-style games. The show will be from 1 to 3 p.m. May 18 at Miramar High School, 3601 SW 89th Ave. Tickets are $4.

Several thousand people are expected to attend Miramar Days, which resumed in 1992 after an absence of several years.

The festivities will begin tonight with a ``Tennis 'n Fun'' tournament at 7 p.m. at Lakeshore Park, 8501 S. Sherman Cir. The grand finale -- a fireworks display -- will be held at 9 p.m. at Lakeshore Park.

Other activities include:

  • Basketball hotshot contest, 7 p.m. Friday at Lakeshore Park.

  • 10K Run, 7 p.m. Saturday at Shirley Branca Park, 6900 Miramar Pkwy.

  • Miramar Days Pageant, featuring 140 contestants, noon Saturday at Miramar Civic Center, 6920 SW 35th St.

  • Calypso Festival, 6:30 p.m. May 17 at Perry Park/Wellman Field, Southwest 68th Avenue at Southwest 34th Street.

  • Miami Dolphins vs. City All-Stars Softball Game, 7 p.m. May 17 at Perry Park/Wellman Field. Ten Dolphins who have not yet been named will compete against city employees (no department heads will be playing). An Autograph session -- with the Dolphins not the city employees -- will follow the game.

  • Senior activities, including food, music, bingo and entertainment, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 at the Miramar Senior Center, 7667 Venetian St.

  • Parade featuring floats, cars, horses, bagpipes and search-and-rescue dogs, 10 a.m. May 18, starting at 64th Avenue and Miramar Parkway and proceeding west on Miramar Parkway.

  • The ``Main Event'' at 5 p.m. May 18 at Lakeshore Park with Tux 'n Tunes D.J., game and food booths and rides. The pageant finals will follow at 5:30 p.m., and the fireworks display at 9 p.m. Bleacher seating is limited, so those attending the fireworks should bring chairs and blankets.

    Everything is free and open to the public except the Nickelodeon Game Lab.

    For more information, call 962-5501.



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