Bill Baggs Birthday Bash & Award Announcement

BILL BAGGS BIRTHDAY BASH

ANOUNCEMENT of the Bill Baggs Fearless Journalism Award

William (Bill) Calhoun Baggs was aMiami visionary. He was an activator and a journalist, who campaigned for civil rights, the environment and quality education; he was a force for positive change.

s we honor Bill Baggs on his birthday, we also look to the future of journalism inspired by his vision for Miami-Dade County and beyond.

We celebrate Baggs's enduring influence, for preserving freedom, justice, and the environment by announcing the Bill Baggs Fearless Journalism Award.

DATE: Tuesday, September 30, 2026

TIME: 6:30PM to 8:30PM

LOCATION: Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, by the Lighthouse. Lighthouse, Keeper's Cottage and Giftshop will be open.

TICKETS: FREE for MEMBERS (with park entry fee). $ 25.00 suggested donation for NON MEMBERS.

Tickets required for all Members and non-members.

You can support our efforts to strengthen journalism, democracy and civic advocacy through education of Bill Baggs life and work, by adding your personal event contribution on Eventbrite or at www.FriendsCapeFlorida.org/give

WHAT TO EXPECT

6:30PM EVENT GROUND OPENS

• REFRESHMENTS & GIN MARTINI BAR (Bill's favorite drink - with 3 olives)
• LITE BITES & MUSIC
• IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL LIGHTHOUSE TOURS. Explore our new VIRTUAL LIGHTHOUSE TOUR or enjoy views from the top of the newly painted Cape Florida Lighthouse, the oldest standing historic structure in Miami-Dade.
• VISIT OUR GIFT SHOP
• PRESENTATION: HoloPod(R) of William Calhoun Baggs - Holographic technology and teaching tools to bring Bill Baggs to life.
• AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING: the Bill Baggs Documentary.
  

7:15PM ANOUNCEMENT of the BILL BAGGS FEARLESS JOURNALISM AWARD: The Future of Journalism and Democracy.

• INTRODUCTION by Craig Baggs, Bill Baggs's son.
• REMARKS by KEY BISCAYNE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION & MIAMI FOUNDATION & PRESS FORWARD , FRIENDS OF CAPE FLORIDA.
• BOOK SIGNING & ADDRESS by Amy Paige Condon, author of his biography "A Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place: The Life of Bill Baggs".

8:30PM EVENT ENDS

Event sponsored by the Friends of Cape Florida.

No refunds. Rain or Shine.

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