April, 2015 – Village Music Summer Camp
Call Village Music to reserve your spot! 798-5334.
April, 2015 – The 2015 Women’s Build
Welcome to the 2015 Women’s Build, Habitat for Humanity!
Ever thought about using a power tool or wearing a hard hat???
Please join me in this annual Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach build event on Saturday, May 9th. Women’s Build challenges and empowers women from all walks of life to help build affordable homes for low economic families that never thought it could be possible.
Women from the local area volunteer their time on the job site (even with no previous experience) with the help of crew leaders. Afterwards, you will be happy knowing that you contributed to a worthy cause and met a lot of great people in the process.
Come out and learn a new skill or cheer us on! Feel free to share with your friends.
Join or Donate to Team Girl Power
http://womenbuild2015.causevox.com/lisa-hoskins
**To volunteer, please register for a Fundraising Page and click on Girl Power during the registration process to be added to the team.
Kickoff Event
Team members are welcome to attend the kickoff event hosted by Eleven Salon & Spa in Delray Beach on Thursday, April 16th at 6:30 PM. There will be an Auction, Raffles, & More. Click here to RSVP.
Lowe’s Women Build Training Event
Join Us on Tuesday April 21st at 7:00 PM for a Power Tool Demo & Safety Presentation hosted by the Boynton Beach Lowe’s Store located at 1500 Corporate Drive, Boynton Beach, FL 33426. For Information or to RSVP, please contact Christine Galenski at cgalenski@hfhboca.org
Thank you for your support!!!
May, 2015 – Mounts Botanical Garden’s Upcoming Events
The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County Invites the Public to Three Fun & Informative Horticultural Events in May
+ Connoisseur Garden Tour – May 9 & 10
+ Book Discussion Series – May 12
+ Tillandsia Living Curtains – May 23
(West Palm Beach, FL – April 9, 2015) The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting three fun, horticulturally informative and family friendly public events during May 2015.
Connoisseur Garden Tour
A Mother’s Day Weekend Tradition
Saturday, May 9 — 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday, May 10 – 11 am to 4 pm
$20 for members; $25 for nonmembers
Spend Mother’s day weekend with your family and friends touring eight exceptional private gardens: one each in Delray Beach, North Palm Beach and Royal Palm Beach and five beautiful gardens in West Palm Beach. The owners of each individual garden are giving people a unique opportunity to visit at their own pace and sequence, so take one day or two for this memorable self-guided tour.
Mounts Botanical Garden Book Discussion Series
Tuesday, May 12 – 7 to 8:30 pm
Clayton Hutcheson Complex – Conference Room
FREE
In partnership with the Palm Beach County Library System, this new series provides an opportunity for book and garden enthusiasts to meet together to experience exciting fiction and non-fiction titles related to all aspects of gardening and horticulture. The featured book in May will be The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama.
Tillandsia Living Curtains
Saturday, May 23 – 10 am to 1 pm
Mounts Auditorium
$50 for members; $60 for nonmembers
Speaker: Polly Reed, President of the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden
In this hands-on presentation, Ms. Reed will demonstrate and teach how to create a tillandsia living curtains. Commonly referred to as air plants, tillandsias can be utilized to create curtains that hide not so lovely views, filter light, purify the air, and add living artwork to any living space. Participants will discover the natural beauty of a hanging living garden.
Note:
To register for any of the events and workshops at The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County, please call 561.233.1757. Events at Mounts are accessible to people with disabilities.
About The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County:
With a mission to inspire the public, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden, offering gorgeous displays of tropical and sub-tropical plants, plus informative classes, workshops, and other fun-filled events. The Garden contains more than 2,000 species of plants, including Florida native plants, exotic and tropical fruit trees, herbs, palms, bromeliads and more. Mounts Botanical Garden is a facility of the Palm Beach County Extension Service, which is in partnership with the University of Florida and the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden.
Located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County is open Monday-Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The suggested donation for entry to the Garden is $5 per person. For more information, please call 561.233.1757 or visit www.mounts.org.
April, 2015 – Purse & Passion Luncheon
The YWCA of Palm Beach County
needs individuals to be table hosts
for its inaugural
“Purse & Passion” Luncheon
Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 11:30 a.m.
Bear Lakes Country Club
1901 Village Boulevard
West Palm Beach
Table hosts will invite seven guests to fill a table for a complimentary luncheon. In addition to honoring donors and volunteers, the event will provide attendees with a better understanding of the YWCA’s current and planned services for women and their families in Palm Beach County.
It is hoped that the information shared will ignite a “passion” in the guests that will result in their making a donation to the YWCA.
Please contact the YWCA at 561-640-0050 for more information or to become a table host.
THE YWCA OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL IS A 501(c)(3) ORGANIZATION, REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA (CH1468). A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800) 435-7352 WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL,OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. 100% OF EACH CONTRIBUTION THAT IS RECEIVED BY THE YWCA OF PALM BEACH COUNTY IS RETAINED BY THEM.
If you require Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations to participate in this event, please call 561-640-0050 ext. 134 within at least seven (7) days of the event.
April, 2015 – Saving the Monarch, Earth Day and Marching Against Monsanto
April, 2015 – Saving the Monarch, Earth Day and Marching Against Monsanto
Happy April, everyone! I hope you got a chance to see our recent video about Saving the Monarch butterfly. At St. Michael church in Wellington, Norman Gitzen explains to a group of children why the Monarch is on the decline. We are happy to report that many of you have gone out to buy milkweed (or milkweed seeds), after seeing the video. This is the only thing that Monarchs eat. Visit our “Videos” page for this video and other recent videos. THANKS so much to Monica Kallas, our video producer! Oh, and here’s a fun thing for kids to do – and they can receive a free butterfly garden kit in the mail from the National Wildlife Federation. Just visit http://www.nwf.org/Butterfly-Heroes.aspx
Earth Day is coming up this month on April 22nd. I hope you are all doing something different in your daily routine to care for our one and precious Earth. Recycling, not purchasing bottled water, using efficient shower heads and toilets, not using pesticides in your yards (but natural solutions instead), growing a few things (even if it’s just an herb garden), bringing canvas bags to the grocery store, buying organic whenever possible…these are all great steps in the right direction! Don’t forget to read our “Living Green” article each month, written by Jathy Garcia of Hi-Tech Plumbing & Air and Bryan Hayes – they take turns. You can also like our Living Green Facebook page. If you want to take part in the Wellington Earth Day celebration, it will be held Sunday, April 19th from 4pm to 7pm at the Wellington Amphitheater. Read more about it on our “News & Events” page – https://p1x.8ac.myftpupload.com/?p=31369
Another important way of living green is doing our part to stop the spread of pesticide-embedded foods that Monsanto has produced. Labeling GMOs in foods is a good start and one of our goals. It is now estimated that over 70 percent of our processed food in the USA contain GMOs (genetically modified organisms). Here in Wellington, we will be holding our first-ever and first annual March Against Monsanto on Saturday, May 16th beginning at 9am at the original Wellington Mall’s center court (located on Forest Hill Blvd). There will be a rally with speakers and a brief video presentation from 9am to 10am inside the original Wellington Mall, also known as the “old Wellington Mall.” Then the peaceful March will begin along Forest Hill Blvd. For any questions about the March Against Monsanto, please call Monica Kallas (561-762-1713) or Krista Martinelli (561-389-0252). Please bring your whole family, bring water, bring sunscreen, bring signs and/or t-shirts to show how you feel about the poison we are being fed by Monsanto. Here’s a brief video about GMOs – https://youtu.be/8vzSA5rBM20 I hope many of you join us! In just the first week, over 100 of you have liked our Facebook page March Against Monsanto Wellington, FL. We are getting great support from our Village of Wellington, including an OK to march (and they are not even charging a permit fee). Thanks for all of your support so far!
This month I had the pleasure of touring two amazing sister schools – Planet Kids at Wellington and the WellingtonPreparatory School. I was very impressed with the principal Sandy Montoya and the owner Jeff Altschuler. They are doing great things with education there at Lake Worth Road and Lyons Rd. For elementary school kids, violin is mandatory. For all kids, preschool and up, they have an art program called “Meet the Masters.” Their testing scores at both schools are way above other schools in Florida and far above the national standard. Read the “AW Spotlight” article!
Have a wonderful month! And please check out all of our new articles and photo galleries this month too.
Cheers,
Krista Martinelli
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March, 2015 – Beyond the Garden Gates
MORE THAN 100 GUESTS ENJOY PEEK “BEYOND THE GARDEN GATES”
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens welcomes Gardens Conservancy members to preview never-before-seen works of Ann Norton
(West Palm Beach, Fla.) More than 100 supporters of the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens packed into the historic home at 2051 South Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach on Tuesday, March 31. Guests were treated to a sneak peek of the Gardens’ newest exhibit, “Beyond the Garden Gates,” which featured never-before-seen works from Ann Norton and a private al fresco luncheon in the gardens on the most beautiful spring day. Surrounded by Norton’s work, in the form of sculptures and drawings, and an exquisite display of succulents and cascading flowers, luncheon attendees heard from Gardens Conservancy founding chair, Frances Fisher, about plans for the future.
“Today we celebrate a powerful combination of art, history and natural beauty as we recognize the remarkable artistic contributions of Ann Norton,” said Fisher. “Building on a 30 year history, the Gardens are ripe for rediscovery. The Gardens Conservancy is leading a renaissance aimed at increasing public enjoyment of these gardens and historic home, with projects that renew the garden, enhance educational and cultural programs and encourage creative partnerships.”
Fisher then gave special recognition to Conservancy Founder’s Circle members in attendance, including Sarah Benitz, Lourdes Fanjul, Susan Keenan, David Miller, Merry O’Donnell, Sally Soter, Cynthia Sulzberger and Emmy Wolbach, before giving out the inaugural Ann Norton Award for Philanthropy to two recipients. The awards were presented to Sarah Benitz and Cynthia Sulzberger, “whose dedication and passion for the gardens reflect the very philosophy Ann Norton intended with her gift of this natural sanctuary to our community,” according to Fisher.
Benitz, known for her green thumb and flair for design, was recognized for her leadership as the 2014 chair of the Gardens’ largest annual fundraiser, the “Festival of the Trees.” Beloved as Palm Beach County’s most magical event of the season, the benefit enjoyed its most successful run under her leadership. It was announced that Benitz has accepted the role again for the 2015 benefit.
“I loved learning that West Palm Beach had this incredible cultural, historic and environmental gem right here in our backyard,” said Benitz. “It’s a priority to me that we teach the next generation about the importance of preserving and celebrating greenspace like these special gardens. I so appreciate this award, and I am honored to play a role in introducing the Gardens to new audiences.”
Sulzberger, who has a distinguished background in literacy, was recognized for her continuing support as a reader, presenter and sponsor of the Sculpture Gardens’ Literacy Days. Literacy Days is an inspiring initiative welcoming public and private school groups from throughout Palm Beach County to experience the Gardens through the eyes of local authors and illustrators and explore the story of Ann Norton with its signature publication, The Awesome Adventures of Annie V.
“When children can work on honing their reading skills in this beautiful setting, reading doesn’t even seem like ‘work’ anymore,” said Sulzberger. “The first time I saw students participating in Literacy Days and walking through this garden with wonder, I was hooked. As a reading specialist, these activities are important to me and I am grateful to the Conservancy for this honor.”
As the luncheon concluded, guests were treated to another sneak peek – this time with renderings unveiled by Jorge Sanchez, of Sanchez and Maddux, showcasing conceptual designs to provide a new creative space in the Gardens. Designed for educational use and to enhance enjoyment of Ann Norton’s monumental sculptures, the new space is targeted as the next project for the Gardens Conservancy.
As a gift in celebration of their second year, the Gardens Conservancy made it possible to open the “Beyond the Garden Gates” exhibit, the sculpture Gardens, historic home and studio to the public free of charge on Saturday, April 4. More than 1,000 guests enjoyed the Gardens and the very special exhibition of Norton’s work.
The historic Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Inc. is a recognized 501 (c) (3) operating foundation, established in 1977 by the prominent sculptor Ann Weaver Norton (1905-1982). Launched just last year, the Gardens Conservancy is a group of supporters dedicated to honoring Norton’s legacy by cultivating creative community partnerships to enhance educational programs and cultural awareness of the Gardens, and implementing exciting horticultural projects to maintain the garden as a vibrant feature of the community.
For Conservancy membership information or details about upcoming exhibitions at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, please visit www.ansg.org or call 561-832-5328. The rare palm and sculpture gardens, exhibition galleries and artist studio are currently open to the public Wednesday through Sunday, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
April, 2015 – Culture, Career & Beauty Weekend
Culture, Career & Beauty Weekend hosted for prestigious African American debutant program
Two-day program featured the Taste History Culinary Tour to Lake Worth and Lantana; and a Career & Beauty Day at Macy’s Boynton Beach. Sponsored by Macy’s and Iris Apfel
Photo: At Hoffman’s Chocolates in Downtown Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the debutants of the Frances J. Bright Woman’??s Club. L-R: Chelsea Maloney, Jacobi Peavy, Annabelle Dormescar, Dawnesha Williams, A’??Lexus Garnett, Tyler Grant and Ariel Williams with Lori J. Durante, Executive Tour Director for Taste History Culinary Tours. The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History hosted the Culture, Career & Beauty Weekend Seminar for the 2015 debutants of the Frances J. Bright Woman’s Club (FJBWC). The program included a two-day agenda that started on March 14th with MLFH’??s Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana where the debutants tasted new foods; met local artists and learned about other cultures, history and Viva Florida. On the second day of March 15th the Career Day was held at Macy’s Boynton Beach with a stellar line-up of speakers representing creative and medical professions who came from Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Pembroke Pines, Florida and Boca Raton, Florida. The FJBWC was established in 1959 in honor of one of the first black woman teachers in southern Palm Beach County, Frances J. Bright. The prestigious debutant program and the annual cotillion were created in 1967 to offer striving African American high school girls etiquette training and raise monies for scholarships.
Palm Beach County, Florida – – – The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History hosted the Culture, Career & Beauty Weekend Seminar for the 2015 debutants of the Frances J. Bright Woman’s Club (FJBWC). The program included a two-day agenda starting on March 14th with MLFH’??s Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana where the debutants tasted new foods; met local artists and learned about other cultures, history and Viva Florida. On the second day of March 15th the Career Day was held at Macy’??s Boynton Beach with a stellar line-up of speakers representing creative and medical professions who came from Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Pembroke Pines, Florida and Boca Raton, Florida.
The FJBWC was established in 1959 in honor of one of the first black woman teachers in southern Palm Beach County, Frances J. Bright. The prestigious debutant program and the annual cotillion were created in 1967 to offer striving African American high school girls etiquette training and raise monies for scholarships. The current 2015 class of debutants attend AtlanticCommunityHigh School in Delray Beach and Palm BeachCentralHigh School in Wellington, Florida.
“??Career, Culture & Beauty weekend was created especially for the debutants with the objective of exposing these striving young ladies to new cultural foods, emerging artists, other Florida history and unique careers”?, says Lori J. Durante of the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History, who developed the program.
The MLFH Taste History Culinary Tour featured international food tastings at the Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana; and in downtown Lake Worth at South Shores Tavern, Brogues Downunder, The Java Juice Bar and Hoffman’s Chocolates. The debutants also met local artists at the Lake Worth Art League Gallery, the Artisans on the Ave Gallery and met Finnish artist Sami Makela at his namesake gallery Makela Art Studio. The debutants were also excited about the Going A-Wall murals created by Tekk 6 and Ruben Ubiera which was organized by the Bruce Webber Gallery. The walking component of the tour traveled thru Lake Worth’??s LULA Arts District that featured the 1941 Lake Worth Public Library, 1924 Lake Worth Playhouse and the James Monument.
The roster of speakers at the Career Day were interior designer Angela S. Colley, President of the American Society of Interior Designers-South Florida Chapter; David Green, Vice President at Macy’s; eye Dr. LaMia Jones of Novi Eye Associates; Pharmacist Dr. Renee Jones of Nova Southeastern University; Megan Mikailonis of Macy’s; and Architect Vicki Soderlund of Soderlund Architecture. At the conclusion of the program, each debutant received a makeover in Macy’??s beauty department.
The has rated Taste History as one of the “established food tours in Florida”.? VisitFlorida said about Taste History “the mission is both education and entertainment”.? Created in 2011 as the first culinary history tour of its in kind in Palm Beach County, Taste History has grown to feature five cities that are West Palm Beach; Lake Worth and Lantana; and Delray Beach and Boynton Beach. The tour partners include family-owned eateries, cafes, markets, bakeries, juice bars, tea bars; art galleries and non-profit cultural centers highlighting local artists. Lori J. Durante, Executive Tour Director, developed the Taste History Culinary Tours as an extension of the Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach that began in 2004 which has hosted more than 8,000 people. Combining the culinary and narrated tours, more than 10,000 people have been hosted, to date. “I took the Narrated Bus Tour and enriched it by adding food tastings which morphed into the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County”, says Lori J. Durante, Executive Tour Director of the Taste History Culinary Tours.
Sponsored by Macy’??s, Kingston Fresh, Carl and Iris Apfel, the 2015 dates are set for the Taste History Culinary Tour delivering an engaging taste of the cuisine, culture, art and history of the main streets and historic districts in Northwood Village/West Palm Beach, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach; and Lake Worth and Lantana.
Offered year-round, the Taste History is a four-hour food-centric narrated excursion of bus riding and four to six blocks of walking through historic districts for alternate visits to eateries, markets, and an urban farm for food history, food culture facts, foodways information and food tastings. At least three to four eateries are visited per Taste History tour along with trips to historic buildings, cultural centers or art galleries. Tour guests meet the restaurant owners and chefs; and directors and artists of the cultural centers and art galleries. Florida history is narrated by a guide.
The international news agency has included the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County in its roundup of . Taste History landed in good company too. The Culture Trip is a global online news agency, showcasing the best of art, food, culture and travel for every country in the world.
Effective January 1, 2015, rates changed to $45 to $50 per person; free for children under age 14 (accompanied by a paid adult family member). Tickets can be purchased at tastehistoryculinarytours.org. Pre-payment is required. For information, call 561-243-2662 or E-mail . Private group tours are also available at special rates.
The food tours board at Macy’s (Outside at the East Entrance) located at 801 N. Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL.
The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County program is a food eating, art and history experience offered by the non-profit Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH) and sponsored by Macy’s, Kingston Fresh and Carl and Iris Apfel; and bequests from the late Patricia Ann Ravo and the late Boris & Edith Rueger. This culinary tour primarily consists of travels to historic West Palm Beach on the first Saturdays of each month; Lake Worth and Lantana on the second Saturday of each month; and historic Delray Beach and Boynton Beach on the third and fourth Saturdays of each month, year-round at 11am plus private tours are offered during the weekday.
The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County premiered in October 2011 as the first food tour of its style in Palm Beach County, Florida. Originally, this gastronome tour program was designed to visit historic Delray Beach and Boynton Beach but when the first seven-months sold-out it was expanded to offer more dates and in April 2012 to include historic Lake Worth and Lantana, Florida. The premiere December 6, 2014 West Palm Beach Taste History Culinary Tour featuring Northwood Village sold-out in 72-hours.
Taste History incorporates a rotation of cuisine tastings representing varied cultures that are American Fusion, African American, Southern American, Asian, Brazilian, Caribbean, Continental, Greco-Roman, Italian, English, French, French Canadian, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, Hungarian, Turkish and Ancient Mexican along with farm-to-table and organic tastings. Taste History combines history, culture and cuisine therefore this gastronomy tour infuses food tastings with the history of the State of Florida and the local area along with visits to historic buildings and art galleries.
The non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County, Florida has been designated one of the official community event partners for the State of Florida’s Viva Florida initiative.
2015 Dates (revised/more dates added)-Taste History Culinary Tours
Saturday, January 3, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana-Special New Year’s Weekend Tour
Saturday, January 10, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, January 17, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach (January 17, 2015 is sold-out)
Saturday, January 24, 2015 – Delray beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, January 31, 2015 â?? Lake Worth/Lantana (extra date added)
Saturday, February 7, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach (February 7, 2015 is sold-out)
Saturday, February 14, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana (February 14th is Valentine’s Day Tour)
Saturday, February 21, 2015 – ?? Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, March 7, 2015 â?? Northwood Village/West Palm Beach (March 7, 2015 is sold-out)
Saturday, March 14, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, March 21, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, March 28, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, April 11, 2015 -?? Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, April 18, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, April 25, 2015 -?? Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, May 2, 2015 â?? Northwood Village/West Palm Beach (May 2, 2015 is Sold-out)
Saturday, May 9, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, May 16, 2015 -? Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, May 23, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, June 6, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach
Saturday, June 13, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, June 20, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, June 27, 2015 -?? Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, July 11, 2015 -?? Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, July 18, 2015 -?? Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, July 25, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, August 1, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach
Saturday, August 8, 2015 -?? Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, August 15, 2015 -?? Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, August 22, 2015 -?? Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, September 5, 2015 -?? Northwood Village/West Palm Beach
Saturday, September 12, 2015 -?? Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, September 19, 2015 -?? Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, September 26, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, October 3, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach
Saturday, October 10, 2015 -?? Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, October 17, 2015 -?? Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, October 24, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, November 7, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach
Saturday, November 21, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, November 28, 2015 -?? Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, December 5, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach
Saturday, December 12, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, December 19, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, December 26, 2015 – Day After Christmas Tour to Lake Worth/Lantana
About MLFH
The Museum of Lifestyle& Fashion History (MLFH) is a non-profit 501c3 organization as designated by the IRS. MLFH was established in year 1999 in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Mission of MLFH is to offer educational programs, and history and retrospective anthropology exhibits showcasing lifestyle, cultures, people, places, fashion trends, clothes, architecture, furnishings, decorative arts, interior designs, locomotives and toys, and information about popular uses of artifacts by people/events of various periods of time. In year 2004, MLFH premiered the Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach, Florida. The tours have been hugely popular and rated the Most Unique Travel Gem by AAA Travel Home & Away Magazine. The Historic Tours have hosted more than 7,000 passengers. The mission of the tours is to showcase the historic cultural lifestyle, people, and places. American Express was a sponsor of the Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach in year 2007. In October 2011, MLFH premiered its newest program the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County. The purpose of the Taste History Culinary Tours is to infuse food history, food culture, foodways and food tastings into facts about the historic districts and pioneer people of Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, and Lantana, Florida (Palm Beach County) along with highlighting art galleries, historic buildings and showcasing the contributions of early settlers. There are more than thirty culinary partners for this program that include restaurants, cafes, an urban farm, historic buildings and art galleries.
About Macy’??s
Macy’s, the largest retail brand of Macy’s, Inc., delivers fashion and affordable luxury to customers at more than 800 locations in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. Macy’s stores and macys.com offer distinctive assortments including the most desired family of exclusive and fashion brands for him, her and home. Macy’s is known for such epic events as Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks(R) and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade(R), as well as spectacular fashion shows, culinary events, flower shows and celebrity appearances. Building on a 150-year tradition, Macy’s helps strengthen communities by supporting local and national charities that make a difference in the lives of our customers.
About Viva Florida
In 2013, Florida reached a significant milestone, the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s arrival on Florida’s east coast. Building on the success of Viva Florida 500 in 2013, The Florida Department of State continues to work with partners statewide to promote cultural and historical experiences through a multi-year campaign called Viva Florida, which promotes 12,000 years of Floridaâ??s people, places and cultural achievements. For more information visit
April, 2015 – Flavors Announces Its Winners
Flavors, 2015 Announces the Winners
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce 12th ANNUAL FLAVORS 2015 was once again a smashing Success. Our event attracted over 1000 + attendees! We wish to thank our Chairman Michael Ferriera, host venue, host committee, our vendors, our sponsors, our members, our volunteers and our residents for this success!
FLAVORS of Wellington brings together the best of the best Wellington Chamber Members Restaurants/Catering Venues/Wholesale and Gourmet Markets as well as Country Clubs who showcase their businesses, products, menus and exceptional service staff. This event could hot happen without their participation and we are so grateful to each of them for joining us on Friday evening!
THANK YOU to Roxanne Stein and WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5 for live pre event broadcasts as well as Dean Piper TALK4MEDIA, Mike Ferrier- CHUKKER TV and Dawn Rivera- Wellington the Magazine and The Town Crier for their exception pre-event media coverage as well as The Palm Beach Post, Around Wellington Magazine and South Florida Dines in their support in the promotion of Flavors. With their consideration, many residents learned of our event and attended as a result of their efforts.
Congratulations to our “winners” of the Evening- Stonewood Grill and Tavern -“Best Taste”, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza of Wellington-“Best Plate Presentation”, Trader Joe’s -“Best Display” and Chef Shannon Atkins-“Best Dessert” as well as all our fantastic showcase vendors ; Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Costco Wholesale, Greenacres Bowl, Herdade Do Esporao, Hurricane Grill and Wings- Wellington, Jimmy Brooklyn’s Pizza Parlor, Jordan’s Steak Bistro, Jos A. Banks, Kona Ice, New World Wines & Spirits, Posch Boutique Palm Beach, Rudino’s Pizza & Grinders , Smoke Inn Wellington Cigar Lounge, Starbucks ,Stonewood Grill & Tavern, The Winey Wench, Trader Joes , Whole Foods Market Wellington and Wild West Diner. If you have not visited any of these establishments in the past- PLEASE make it a point to stop in and try them out! Each one offers a unique flair and why go anywhere else when we have so many exceptional choices right here! Plus you will be supporting our local economy!
The Event Staff at Equestrian Sport Productions are nothing less than superb. Without the exceptional generosity of the Bellissimo’s and the logistical expertise of Patti Meile and the exemplary event staff at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, this event could not be possible. This group of consummate professionals allowed this evening to happen without fail and our gratitude to them is beyond measure.
We could not be a success without our sponsors and host committee. Our deepest gratitude goes out to Mark and Katherine Bellissimo and Michael Stone of Equestrian Sport Productions, Melissa Ganzi and Grand Champions Polo Club, Stephanie Mitrione and FPL, Dr. Randy Laurich and the Wellness Experience and Johnny Meier- My Community Pharmacy, Carlos Andara and Leo Romero-Divo from MAACO Wellington, Leslie Olbrys and Associated Estates/ Waterstone at Wellington and Alec Domb, The Law Offices of Alexander L. Domb, P.A.
Thank you to our VIP table sponsors; 5 STAR BUILDERS, DISTINCTIVE TITLE , EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS
EQUESTRIAN FOOTINGS & SERVICES , EQUESTRIAN SPORT PRODUCTIONS, FPL, GRAND CHAMPIONS POLO CLUB, HARRINGTON LAW ASSOCIATES, KEARNEY REO, KEYES REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE AND TITLE, THE LAW OFFICES OF ALEC DOMB, MAACO, MY COMMUNITY PHARMACY, PRESCRIPTIONS PLUS, TD BANK, THE KROUPA TEAM LLC, THE WELLNESS EXPERIENCE, WATERSTONE AT WELLINGTON and WELLINGTON THE MAGAZINE/TOWN CRIER.
Celebrating his 12 years as founder of Flavors was John Mercer. He and his wife Saundra chaired the judging portion boasting our fantastic celebrity judges, Michael Stone, Roxanne Stein, Mike Ferriera, Stephanie Mitrione, Johnny Meier, Councilwoman Anne Gerwig, and Jose Costa. Michaela Paige as always is the most exceptional celebrity emcee and brings a smile to everyone she meets. We are thrilled to have the honor of working with such professionals.
Thank you Sal Lucca and Music Masters International Stage Band as well as our mentalist/magician Gary Goodman for providing exceptional entertainment all evening.
A very special thank you to our Flavors Event Specialist Nina Anschuetz as well as Board Member Debbie Crompton and Ambassadors and Volunteers for all their hard work on the event! Thank you Judith Lauro, Kathleen Williams, Denise Carpenter, Sheldon and Mrs. Laskin, Sharon Lasko, Karen Gorham, Jen and Kim Hernandez and Tracy Thomas as well as our students from our exceptional Wellington Schools. Last but not least we want to thank the Wellington Residents and Wellington Chamber of Commerce Members who support this event each year! You make it a pleasure hosting Flavors and with your participation, we can only grow this event each year and make it the “Signature Tasting Event” in Wellington!
For more information on the Wellington Chamber of Commerce and upcoming Chamber Events, please contact the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at 561-792-6525 for further information.
April, 2015 – Royal Palm Quarters Auction
Royal Palm Quarters Auction
Wednesday, April 15th – 6pm to 9pm
At the Village of RPB Cultural Center
151 Civic Center Way, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
Join us all to help support and raise funds to help families pay for services for their children dealing with Autism. Blooming With Autism is an awesome organization from a very courageous woman wanting to make a difference. Tara(our 31 bags vendor) helped us get her to come to our event. So please tell all your friends and neighbors, co-workers, everyone you know to come out and have a great time. Must be 18 or older please!!!
Just bring a little cash for bidding paddle, table raffles, food, and of course Quarters!!! We will have 20 exciting vendors for you to choose to bid on and yell when you’ve won!!! : )
Doors open @ 6:00 and Auction begins @ 7:00p.m.
We do have food and drink for purchase as well as some of our vendors have desserts for purchase. Such as Dove Chocolate, Moniques’s Sweets and Treats.
For more info, email Julia at: julia@ulsprouts.com