(MIAMI, FL October 21, 2011)) - Join Virginia Key Beach Park Trust (VKBPT) and Daniel Pearl World Music Days (DPWMD) as we celebrate life, culture, peace and unity during the monthly Drums in the Park Series. In light of DPWMD, the trust will also be recognizing Ken Llewellyn, who recently passed and served as a “Daniel Pearl” advocate for HVKBP.

“We’re honored to host the Ken Llewellyn memorial dedication service and DPWMD at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. Ken was a great friend of the Historic Beach Park and South Florida’s environment. He gave so much of his time and energy to local environmental causes; he was a great student of cultural history and always shared his knowledge. It seems fitting that we recognize our own with a native tree being planted on HVKBP in his memory of his contributions to the Park and to South Florida,” says Guy Forchion, Executive Director of VKBPT.

Ken Llewellyn, who passed away on August 17th, 2011, served as an environmentalist and advocate to HVKBP. Volunteering his time to the park, he was passionate about teaching and inspiring all who came to visit. This event allows the community to get together with family and friends to celebrate culture and the joys of life, with live music and refreshments for all.

About DPWMD:
DPWMD is a series of international concerts that take place throughout the month of October, in memory of Daniel Pearl’s death, to acknowledge the power of music and to demonstrate the community’s commitment to tolerance and humanity. World Music Days is an awareness raising program includes the participation of more than 67,000 performers in over 111 countries to date.

About HVKBP:
Historic Virginia Key Beach Park (HVKBP), established on August 1, 1945 as Miami’s ‘Colored Only Beach’ immediately became a spot for social gatherings to tourists and residents who made trips to enjoy amenities such as the carousel, the dancing pavilion or the mini-train that would run through the enormous park. Former City of Miami Commissioner, M. Athalie Range was instrumental, together with the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, in adding this remarkable landmark to the National Register of Historic Places in June 2002.
Now, characterized by a unique and fragile natural environment, the City of Miami’s largest recreational jewel serves as the ultimate recreational location for those who want to bask in the splendor of the sun and ocean.

For more information about HVKBP contact Kechi Okpala at 305-960-4618 or email at KOkpala@miamigov.com . Visit our website at www.VirginiaKeyBeachPark.net . Follow us on Twitter: @HVKBPTevents or like us on Facebook: Historic Virginia Key Beach Park.

WHAT:                 “Harmony for Humanity”

WHEN:                 Sunday, October 23rd from 12pm until 7pm.

WHERE:              Historic Virginia Key Beach Park (HVKBP); 4020 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL.