Bank of America Presents Inaugural Small Business Holiday Village on The Underline

WHAT: Finish up your holiday shopping and support local small businesses at the Inaugural Small Business Holiday Village, brought to you by Bank of America, StartUp FIU, and The Underline. Buy from a large range of local businesses, including Courtney’s Cookies, T-Shirt Mayhem, the Swagg Rag by Status Plus Fashions and Paula’s Bake Shop, while enjoying music and entertainment.

WHERE: Miami Metrorail Brickell Station on SW 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33130

WHEN:

• Friday, December 10th – 4 to 8 p.m.

o The Booker T. Washington Marching Band at 5 p.m.

• Saturday, December 11th – 12 to 8 p.m.

• Sunday, December 12th – 12 to 6 p.m.

• Friday, December 17th – 4 to 8 p.m.

• Saturday, December 18th – 12 to 8 p.m.

o Xperimento live on our Sound Stage at 5 p.m.

• Sunday, December 19th – 12 to 6 p.m.

WHO:

Bank of America

At Bank of America, we’re guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We’re delivering on this through responsible growth with a focus on our environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership. ESG is embedded across our eight lines of business and reflects how we help fuel the global economy, build trust and credibility, and represent a company that people want to work for, invest in and do business with. It’s demonstrated in the inclusive and supportive workplace we create for our employees, the responsible products and services we offer our clients, and the impact we make around the world in helping local economies thrive. An important part of this work is forming strong partnerships with nonprofits and advocacy groups, such as community, consumer and environmental organizations, to bring together our collective networks and expertise to achieve greater impact.

About StartUP FIU

StartUP FIU is a university-wide innovation hub that fosters and develops entrepreneurship and innovation to help students, researchers, and community connect, contribute to, and thrive in today’s fast-changing world. Programming within its three pillars, Research Commercialization, Student Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, work with individuals to ideate, launch and scale their businesses.

About The Underline

The Underline is a planned 10-mile urban trail, linear neighborhood park and public art destination that will span from the Miami River, north of Brickell Metrorail station, to Dadeland South. The Underline project will feature dedicated bike and pedestrian paths, amenities, art, programming, lighting, native vegetation as well as safety features and improvements at road crossings. The Underline will be built in three phases. The first phase, Brickell Backyard from the Miami River to Coral Way, opened February 2021. For more information, visit www.theunderline.org and/or follow on social media @theunderlinemia.