April, 2011 Events, Whole Foods Market Wellington
Open 8:00am to 10:00pm Mon-Sat. 9:00am-9:00pm on Sundays
2635 State Road 7
Wellington, FL 33414
Events are held at 2635 State Road 7, in the Lifestyle Center and are free of charge unless otherwise noted. Register by phone at 561.904.4000 or at the customer service desk. Refunds, credits, or transfer of classes will not be honored for no-shows or cancellations made fewer than 24 hours before event. All events are subject to change. Classes with low registration may be cancelled. Any classes cancelled by Whole Foods Market will be refunded. Space is limited.
In the Community:
Flavors of Wellington
Friday, April 8th from 6:30-9:30pm
Come out and support Whole Foods Market at the 8th annual Flavors of Wellington event at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center as we compete for the Best Dessert. For ticket information visit: www.WellingtonChamber.com.
Inaugural Women for Women 5K/10K Run
Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 7am in Lake Worth
Bring your sister, mother, daughter and all your girlfriends to come celebrate you! Whole Foods Market will be providing healthy snacks for all runners. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society Choose You Program. Please visit www.womenforwomenrun.com fro more information.
Okeheelee Nature Center Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 16th from 10-3pm
Stop by the Whole Foods Market table to play our recycling game and win a prize and enjoy fun filled and Earth friendly activities all day long! Call (561) 233-1400 x 1 for more details.
Event is at 7715 Forest Hill Blvd, West Palm Beach; Okeeheelee Nature Center is located 1 mile inside Okeeheelee Park.
Events & Classes:
Palmswest Chamber of Commerce Mixer
Wednesday, April 6th from 5:30-7:30pm $10/ Person
Mix and Mingle with other Palmwest Chamber of Commerce members while enjoying a tasting of fine wines and cheese. Please contact MaryLou@Palmswest.com to register.
Delightful Desserts for Passover
Wednesday, April 13th at 3:00pm, Free
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
Join Ursula, the traveling baker, and learn to make Passover Desserts that are so good you will want to make them year round! Participants will learn and taste 3 recipes that are low in fat, sugar and are all natural of course.
Local Mingle Hosted by our CSA – Swank Farms
Sunday, April 17th 5:30-7:30pm
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
Join us for our first mingle in support of local agriculture! Meet like-minded neighborhood friends while enjoying appetizers made with only the highest quality local ingredients. We will be featuring Swank Farm Specialty Produce, our first CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) partner and will have an information table about the CSA program. Appetizers will be prepared by, local supporting Chef Dak of Pizzeria Oceano, and paired with an eco-friendly wine tasting as well as live music. $5 donation per person will be accepted at the event entrance in the back of the café. 100% of the proceeds will go to Slow Foods Glades to Coast.
Block Party: Teams’ Choice!
Tuesday, April 12th 5:30-7:00pm, Free
Experience a new way to shop for dinner. Enjoy free samples around the store and your chance to vote for your favorite sample. Teams will create new recipes each week to give you new cooking ideas and to compete for our recycled Earth trophy, so be sure to pick up a ballot in our produce department to cast your vote! No registration necessary, just come on by!
Savvy Shopper Tour
Thursday April 14th 6:30-7:30pm Free!
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
Join us for our budget friendly tour sure to please your family and your wallet! Our experts will show you how to shop our private label, weekly specials and our new family sized savings. Registration required; space is limited. Meet at customer service on the day of the tour
Gluten Free Cooking
Wednesday, April 14th 6:30-8:00pm, Free
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
Join Chef Joe as he demonstrates how to prepare an Irish and Gluten Free meal that tastes great and is easy for anyone to prepare! Bring your appetite and your Gluten Free questions
Mom’s Morning Escape
Friday, April 15th 9:00-11:00am, Free
Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
Moms will receive a free mini-massage, coffee or tea, and muffin from the coffee bar. Please check in with customer service and pick up your Mom’s Morning Escape Voucher, then make your way to the coffee bar for breakfast. Also don’t forget to enjoy a relaxing five minute chair massage by My Massage Corner in the café (first come first served).
Turning Waste into Wonder
Wednesday April 20th at 6:30pm, Free
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
Children ages 6-12 are invited to use their imagination to create a piece of art with things we normally would through away.
Resource Depot will be leading the class and teaching children about the 3R’s Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Cooking with Sustainable Seafood
Friday, April 21st 6:30-8:00pm, Free
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
Join Terry Guam, Regional Associate Seafood Coordinator and Chef Joe as they teach you great recipes and facts about our high quality and sustainable seafood. Participants will enjoy an informative tour of our seafood case first, and then watch how easily fish can be seasoned perfectly. Please come on time and hungry for this special class!
Happy Earth Day from the Coffee Bar
Friday, April 22nd 8:00am-10:00pm, Free
In celebration of Earth Day, we will be offering One Free Fill of our Whole Trade Coffee or Tea for anyone that brings a reusable coffee mug or tumbler. Happy Earth Day Everyone!
Living the Green Life Inside and Out
Monday, April 25th 6:30-7:30pm Free!
Dr. Tim DeCanio, a board certified chiropractic neurologist and wellness expert, will be taking you on a journey of the mind and body. Explore the connection between nutrition and long term health. You will learn how to improve your health from the inside out, naturally. This informative talk will also highlight eating organic, human safe plastics, and foods that can create inflammation and pain. Pre-registration required with customer service.
Deliciously Raw with Renate: Honor our Living Earth by Enjoying Sprouted Grains!
Tuesday, April 26th 6:30-8:00pm, $20/Person
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000, Payment Collected upon Registration
Join Raw Foods Chef, Renate, as she prepares and shares her secrets to living a raw foods lifestyle. Each month, Renate shares how to live a raw lifestyle without sacrificing taste! Each class will include three delicious recipes all with plant-based ingredients full of nutrients. This is the perfect class for the amateur, novice or expert!
Dinner with a Gourmet Chef
Thursday, April 28th 7:00pm $35/Person
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000, Payment Collected upon Registration
Join us in our Lifestyle Center for our monthly series Dinner with a Gourmet Chef as master chef Chris Paul, of Wild Orchids Fusion, as he creates a multi-course meal using Whole Foods Market’s all natural ingredients and expertly paired wines from our Specialty Department. Come with friends, or make new ones, for this interactive evening of food, wine and fun. Space is limited to the first 22 reservations.
Health Starts Here Tour and Demonstration
Sunday, April 17th 1:30-3:00pm, Free
Pre-Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
Join our Healthy Eating Specialist for an informative, introductory tour of our Health Starts Here program. You will learn about our Healthy Eating Principles and how to identify the most nutrient rich foods. The tour will be followed by a cooking demonstration in the Lifestyle Center, which will utilize nutrient dense ingredients for you to taste.
5% Day Benefiting Palm Beach Soil & Water Conservation
Tuesday, April 26th 8am-10pm
Shop on this day at Whole Foods Market Boca Raton or Wellington and we will donate 5% of the net sales to the PB Soil & Water Conservation District, a local nonprofit organization that provides environmental educational services to students, assists local farmers and agriculture, and ensures water conservation. The funds will go directly to supporting the 2012 Palm Beach Envirothon which is a competitive, problem-solving, natural resource event for local high school students. For more information, please visit www.pbswcd.org.
10:00am-8:00pm: Stop by the PB Soil & Water Conservation District information table and take the Envirothon quiz on environmental issues that are affecting our county. If you get all 5 questions right you will receive a recycled reusable shopping bag.
5:30-7:00pm– Local Block Party and Envirothon Quiz: Enjoy free samples around the store with some of our favorite local products and vote for your favorite dish. Also, be sure to test your environmental knowledge and take the Envirothon quiz on the back of the ballots. If you get all 5 questions correct, you will receive a recycled reusable shopping bag. Ballots & Envirothon Quizzes will be given out and collected at the PB Soil & Water Conservation table.
Yoga for Kids by Moksha Yoga Studio, Ages 4-9 yrs. old
Saturday, April 30th 11:30-12:15pm, Registration Required @ Customer Service or Call 561.904.4000
Join Moksha Yoga Studio for a fun filled yoga class for kids! Your child will participate in playful yoga movements that are fun and easy. Classes will improve children’s strength, flexibility, and coordination using traditional and animal yoga poses. Yoga mats will be provided but feel free to bring your own.
About Whole Foods Market®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFMI), is the leading natural and organic food retailer. As America’s first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” by Health magazine. The company’s motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the company’s more than 58,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 13 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2010, the company had sales of more than $9 billion and currently has more than 300 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.