{"id":3977,"date":"2022-03-11T11:21:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T16:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzinthegardens.com\/?p=3977"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:23:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:23:03","slug":"jazz-in-the-gardens-kicks-off-in-miami-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/2022\/jazz-in-the-gardens-kicks-off-in-miami-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz In The Gardens Kicks Off In Miami Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.mp.lura.live\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>MIAMI (CBSMiami) \u2013 The city of Miami Gardens was prepping all day Friday for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/miami.cbslocal.com\/2022\/03\/11\/rapper-rick-ross-jazz-in-the-gardens\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Jazz in The Gardens<\/a>, as they kick off their anticipated weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a festival for us, by us,\u201d said Vernita Nelson, the assistant Miami Gardens city manager.<\/p>\n<p>Emotions were running high Friday as the community prepared for some of their largest events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know it started in a small parking lot and it blossomed into this world-renown event so we\u2019re just excited to have it back,\u201d said Rodney Harris, Mayor of Miami Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>The kickoff started Friday with a women\u2019s empowerment luncheon, where they honored women throughout the community, including the woman who started it all, Shirley Gibson the first Mayor of Miami Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to get back to a sense of normalcy and this Jazz in the Gardens will do just that,\u201d said Mayor Harris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s good for Miami Gardens is good for Miami Dade. This is how we live and eat in Miami, we\u2019re a tourism town and let\u2019s not pretend that we\u2019re not,\u201d said Oliver G. Gilbert III, Vice Chairman of Miami Dade.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend some of their top headliners include, Mary J. Blige, H.E.R., and Rick Ross.<\/p>\n<p>Something Mayor Harris says will offer a sense of relief to the community, especially now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just want this to be a time where people can unwind, put some of their thoughts and differences, we know what\u2019s going on in the world today and just put those aside for a few minutes, a few hours and just have a wonderful time,\u201d said Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Harris continued to say that he wants people to enjoy each other\u2019s company this weekend, and to know that everyone is always welcome in Miami Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>Gates open at 3 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/miami.cbslocal.com\/2022\/03\/11\/jazz-in-the-gardens-kicks-off-in-miami-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI (CBSMiami) \u2013 The city of Miami Gardens was prepping all day Friday for\u00a0Jazz in The Gardens, as they kick off their anticipated weekend. \u201cIt\u2019s a festival for us, by us,\u201d said Vernita Nelson, the assistant Miami Gardens city manager. 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