Pembroke Pines festivities planned for nation’s 250th anniversary. What to know

Pembroke Pines is rolling out a series of patriotic events and community projects to celebrate America’s 250th birthday this summer.

The festivities include hands-on workshops, exhibitions and a July 4 bash.

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Here are key takeaways:

• Community art: The city’s first event is “CommUNITY: 250 Years in the Making,” a citywide tapestry project run by the Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery. Residents can create fabric patches at workshops through June.
• Featured artist: Brooklyn-based artist Maria Magdalena Marcenaro, known as Magda Love, will assemble the patches into a large tapestry. She co-created New York City’s largest mural in 2018, a 20,000-square-foot piece at the West Village’s City-As-School.
• Public mural: A large vinyl mural by Hollywood artist Jill Weisberg will be installed at the Charles F. Dodge City Center, featuring American iconography and a QR code linking to an audio reading of the Declaration of Independence.
• Anniversary celebration: Pines Day on April 25 marks the city’s 66th birthday with the theme “Route 66: The Road to 250.” The celebration includes live music, a car show, a free roller rink, rides, food trucks and a ceremony featuring 1,000 cupcakes.
• Exhibit series: An exhibition series called “Upfront in the Pines” will feature two displays in City Hall’s lobby: “Foundations of Freedom” in May and June, and “America 250: The Documents that Built a Nation” in July and August.
• Holiday festivities: The city’s annual Independence Day party will be held at the Pines Recreation Center from 6 to 9 p.m., with activities including a craft station, potato sack race and a fireworks show.

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