Miami, Nov. 12, 2024 – Now celebrating 41 years, Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Miami Book Fair will host its 2nd Annual Next Page Celebration Dinner, honoring exceptional community leaders and authors with deep connections to Miami and the Fair. Proceeds will benefit the Fair’s NEXT DECADE FUND and Children’s Alley, a hub for entertainment and learning for children and families.
This year’s Next Page event will recognize Johnathan Chariff, Jean-Marie “Jan Mapou” Denis, Brad Meltzer and Patti Smith, whose collective impact in advancing literacy and the love-of-reading cause makes us proud to claim them as part of the extended Miami Book Fair family. Other bestselling, award-winning authors will also attend and give away signed copies of their books to Next Page guests.
A special thank you to all of our Next Page sponsors including MDC, JW Marriott, The Women’s’ Fund, Green Family Foundation, Bacardi, Nicklaus Children Health, University of Miami, Alvah H. and Wyline P. Chapman Foundation, Amazon, Young Arts, FIU, Zibby Media, MDC Foundation, The Frankel Family, Jonathan Chariff, Mary Carpenter, Ansin | Stewart, Behna Gardner, Robert Dinerstein and Nadine Asin (Advisory Committee Co-Chairs), Alan Lafer and Susan Rose, Perlin Law Offices_Estate Planning and Probate, Miami Herald, and S Revista.
WHAT: The Next Page Celebration Dinner
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 22
Cocktail reception | 7 p.m.
Dinner | 8 p.m.
WHERE: JW Marriott Marquis Miami
255 Biscayne Blvd. Way
For questions regarding sponsorship at The Next Page event, please contact Corey Lewis at CLewis2@mdc.edu, 305-237-7847, or Lisa Better, MBF membership and development associate, at LBetter@mdc.edu and 305.790.7597
For information about Miami Book Fair, visit www.miamibookfair.com, or call 305-237-3528 or email wbookfair@mdc.edu. Follow the Miami Book Fair @miamibookfair on all social media platforms.
Miami Book Fair media contact: Lisa Palley, 305-642-3132 lpalley@bellsouth.net.