Overtown Youth Center's Enrichment Festival Immerses Community in the Arts
The Miami Times · By Chantal Lue · January 23, 2017
Students generally spend their days off from school in front of a television, but thanks to the Overtown Youth Center, families in the community got a day to become immersed in the arts instead. The OYC hosted its first Enrichment Festival on Monday, Jan. 23 on its outside grounds. The free event was open to members of the community.
“We are trying to provide additional art and music enrichment for our students while bringing together our local community by having individuals share their talents with our young people, so they can dream better about their aspirations,” OYC Executive Director Tina Brown said. Local artists such as MusikForYou performed, while students from Miami Arts Charter School performed an act from the Broadway show “Dreamgirls.”
When children were finished with their meals, they could participate in the AET Kids Fit & Fun bus, check out a book from the City of Miami's public library bookmobile, or make their way over to the Buzz Boxx and receive a free haircut on behalf of Talent4Change. “We love to do this for the community,” Michael Caraballo, founder of Talent4Change, said. “When kids look better, they feel better.”