Kerri Verna has been a fitness instructor for over 10 years and has taught Pilates, Kickboxing, Tai Chi, and Yoga. Most known for her Instagram account@beachyogagirl, she has gathered about 600,000 people that find inspiration, encouragement, and wisdom through Kerri’s photos and words.
She understands the everyday person who struggles with fitness because, until the age of 28, she had never worked out a day in her life. Her love for Yoga started when she became pregnant with her first child 10 years ago and couldn’t do high impact fitness classes anymore.
Check out her instructional video,
Yoga Handstand Dips Practice Class by KinoYoga & Kerri Verna –
Over the years it has become her favorite form exercise. Kerri currently practices everyday whenever this busy mom of two can find time in the day. She also teaches 5 Yoga classes during the week. About 3 years ago she combined her love for the ocean with her love for Yoga. She started “Beach Yoga with Kerri” classes at her local beach, which have become a nationwide smash, with people traveling from different states and countries just to attend her class. Follow her on Instagram @beachyogagirl Follow her Face Book page: facebook.com/beachyogagirl You can book Kerri for a retreat or workshop by emailing her at kerri@beachyogagirl.com.
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League Provides Key Tips to Help Kittens Thrive During Kitten Season
Palm Beach County, FL-(April 21, 2015) Kitten season is upon us and is the time of year when cats give birth, flooding animal shelters and rescue groups across the nation with homeless litters. Kitten season is really three seasons in one, starting in spring, peaking in late spring or early summer and ending in the fall. Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is providing critical public awareness tips for the public to help kittens, shelters and community withstand the season. The abundance of litters throughout the area typically causes an unnecessary increased intake of kittens at area shelters even though it is best for kittens to be left with their mothers.
“The goal is to keep the mother and kittens together to ensure the best chances for the kittens’ survival, until the kittens are weaned and can be safely removed for socialization and adoption,” said Rich Anderson, Executive Director and CEO of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League.
Animal shelters similar to Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League are significantly impacted during this time of year, even though kittens need their mothers to survive. It also causes impact to shelter staff who do not have the resources to feed the kittens around the clock.
Before jumping to the rescue, consider the following:
In the first weeks of their lives, kittens need their mother’s care and antibodies from her milk. As they grow, the mother will begin to give her kittens the critical training needed to survive on their own.
Before concluding that the kittens have been abandoned, quietly observe from a safe distance to determine if the mother is present. The mother will continually stay with her litter for the first day or two after giving birth. Then, she will need to leave for short periods of time to find food for herself. If the mother is not present, she is most likely scouting for food and will return.
A mother cat will instinctively move her nest of kittens. If a single, young kitten is spotted, it is likely that it is the first of the group to be moved to the new location or the last of the group to get moved from the old location.
Do not interfere with the kittens or the space they are occupying. It is essential to not handle them, create shelter, or feed them as long as the mother is around. These interventions may cause the mother stress and for her to abandon her family.
Help by providing food and water to the mother. Be sure to place food and water far enough away from the nest so you do not disturb the mother and kittens, or draw predators.
Following these simple measures will increase the survival rate of the kittens, allowing them to thrive in their natural environment. Additionally, it will allow local animal shelters to use their resources to further assist the current shelter population with the critical care they need and help place adoptable animals in homes.
For additional information on Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League and more details on Kitten Season, visit peggyadams.org or call 561.686.3663.
About Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
Our mission is to provide shelter to lost, homeless and unwanted animals, to provide spay and neuter and other medical services for companion animals, and to care for, protect, and find quality homes for homeless and neglected companion animals, to advocate animal welfare, community involvement and education to further the bond between people and animals. For more information, visit www.PeggyAdams.org or call 561-686-3663.
The Wellington Garden Club will meet
Monday, May 4, 2015 at the Wycliffe
Country Club, 4650 Wycliffe Country Club Blvd., from 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. for the last club meeting of the year. Members
will enjoy a luncheon with an Hawaiian
theme.
At the luncheon, college scholarships
will be awarded to two Palm Beach State College students and to one Palm Beach Central High School student. Installation of Wellington Garden Club Officers for 2015-2017 will also take place.
The Wellington Garden Club has been a
Federated club for 32 years and is involved with Habitat for Humanity landscaping projects, Junior and Youth Garden Club projects, plant sales, public seminars, Wellington Garden Week, Garden Tours, and Civic Gardens Planting and Maintenance. For membership information, call Carol Coleman at (561) 792-2290. For more info., visit www.wellingtongardenclub.org.
KRAVIS CENTER ANNOUNCES DATE FOR THE 2016 PALM BEACH WINE AUCTION
9th Annual Palm Beach Wine Auction to feature exciting new auction lots and local chefs
(WEST PALM BEACH, FL) – The Palm Beach Wine Auction on January 29, 2015 was the most successful in the Auction’s eight-year history, raising over $460,000 net, and the excitement continues with the announcement of a confirmed date for next year’s Auction: Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL.
Photo: Ted Mandes (sitting); photo credit: Jason Nuttle Photography.
Since its inception, the Palm Beach Wine Auction has raised $2.4 million net for the education programs at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. Such programs include the S*T*A*R (Students and Teachers Arts Resource) Series, which brings thousands of students to the Kravis Center each year for diverse performances in theater, dance and music. This season, more than 70,000 children will benefit from the Kravis Center’s performing arts education programs.
“To reach out and help with opening a child’s mind to the performing arts is not just a cause, but an ongoing obligation,” said Palm Beach Wine Auction Founder and Chair Ted Mandes. “That is the mission of the Palm Beach Wine Auction. This exclusive event provides us the opportunity to involve a worldwide audience who values performing arts and create awareness of the Kravis Center’s education programs that are so vital to our youth today.”
In addition to the confirmed date, Palm Beach Wine Auction organizers are excited to share other news about next year’s event, including:
Addison Reserve Country Club Executive Chef Zach Bell will return in 2016 as the Auction’s chef de cuisine.
Executive Chef Joe Ferro of West Palm Beach’s Table 26 Palm Beach will be featured as a new member of the chef team in 2016.
Chef Joe Mercuri of Mercuri Montreal will be a returning chef.
Featured wines at the 2016 Auction will include Alexana Winery’s pinot noir from the Willamette Valley (“a Pommard clone,” says Mandes) and a 2011Clos Mogador, a priorat from Spain.
Lots to be auctioned in 2016 include exquisite wine, food and travel to destinations including Paris, London, New York City, Montreal, Chicago, Bordeaux, Cognac and the Napa Valley and Willamette, Oregon wine regions.
Wine lots for 2016 will include amazing wines from every corner of the world, including Krug, Chateau Palmer, Colgin, Carter, Antica, and several rare single-vineyard wines from the Antinori family in Italy.
Centrally located in West Palm Beach, the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is one of the premier performing arts centers in the Southeast with a renowned national and international reputation. Established as a leading force in the social fabric of the community, its many outreach programs are as broad and varied as the community itself. To date, the Center has opened the door to the performing arts for approximately 2 million schoolchildren.
For more information about the Palm Beach Wine Auction, call 561-651-4320 or visit www.palmbeachwineauction.org. For more information on the Kravis Center’s education programs, please visit www.kravis.org/education.
Earth Day Fest returns to Lake Worth’s downtown Cultural Plaza on Saturday, April 25th featuring family fun, eco-exhibits and an exciting line up of live acoustic and jam bands.
The festival runs from 10 AM – 9 PM beginning with a guided bird walk lead by Gael Silverblatt. The day continues with children’s activities, crafts, Earth Ball Games, prizes and a kids’ music circle and an a “all-in” kids’ drum circle. At 4:30PM, the Mayor will read the City’s Earth Day Proclamation and dedicate the new tree in the Cultural Plaza. Late afternoon and evening will feature more adult music. Plan on a day of celebration, music, green exhibits, healthy food and earth-friendly fun.
The Cultural Plaza is located at Lake Avenue and M Street across from the Lake Worth library. Admission is free.
Exhibits will range from county wide water conservation projects to solar energy, home gardening, rain barrels and Florida wildlife. Contact Andy Amoroso at aamoroso@lakeworth.org for more information about vendor space, provided free to nonprofits.
The tree-giveaway (Lake Worth residents only) will be on a first-come, first serve basis administrated by the Lake Worth Tree Board.
Earth Day Fest is sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Lake Worth, the Downtown Cultural Alliance, Lake Worth Interfaith Network and the City of Lake Worth.
Program
10 AM – Guided Bird Walk
10:15 – Music (Carol Garrett and Friends)
10:45 – Earth Blessing (Priestess Nura-Din)
11:00 – Arts for Everyone. Kids’ Eco-Activities
11:30 – Eco-Music (Barry Silver)
12:00 – Kids’ Music Circle (Noam Brown)
1 PM – Music (Mel & Vinnie)
2 PM – Dance Performance (For the Children, Inc.)
2:30 – Environmental Folk Music ( Joan Hourican)
3 PM – Kids’ All-In Drum Circle (Buckley Griffis)
3:45 – Storytelling, Earth Ball, Kids Games (Javier Del Sol)
4PM – Songs That Celebrate Life (Michael Dean Goodman)
4:30 – Tree Dedication (Mayor Pam Triolo)
5PM – Music (Kalimba & Ecclectic Avenue)
6PM – Folk-Rock and Blues (Serendipity)
7:30 – Traditional and Modern Folk Music (Sun-Dried & Crusty)
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium announces interactive summer traveling exhibition
Leadership at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is welcoming the public to ‘step right up’ and experience a carnival of creatures this summer. The Science Center’s traveling exhibition, Eww! What’s Eating You?, opens to the public on May 3 and explores human and parasite interaction, with both live and preserved specimens on display. Photo: South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.
(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) Leadership at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium invites the public to step right up and enter a carnival of creatures! Eww! What’s Eating You?, open to the public on Sunday, May 3, is a parade of parasites, including preserved and live specimens – specifically those that enjoy feasting on humans. The highly-interactive summer exhibit will dig into the history of human and parasite interaction from ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, leading up to a more modern tale of sinister and saint critters that live to hitch a ride on human hosts – for the good or the bad. The exhibit will be on display through Sunday, September 27.
“Parasites are a natural and important part of our ecosystem and they are everywhere and worth exploring,” said Lew Crampton, Science Center CEO. “Eww! What’s Eating You? will explore the good, the bad and the ugly, of course behind the safety of glass enclosures. The must-see exhibit is perfect for our high-traffic summers, where kids and families flood the Science Center for educational fun and an opportunity to beat the heat. We encourage you to get your tickets and step right up, because a carnival of creatures is waiting to meet you!”
Famed comedian Carrot Top serves as a remote tour guide throughout the exhibit, which features a variety of bugs that swirl and twirl, including body morphing Guinea worms, rash causing Hookworms, kid-loving Pinworms, eye-invading Toxocara worms, malaria-causing mosquitoes, blood-sucking leeches and more.
The hands-on exploration includes the “Wheel of Probability,” a vintage wheel-of-fortune that illustrates the probability of being a host to a parasite; a “Funhouse,” which explores head lice from the perspective of an oversized human scalp – with hair follicles seeming much like a forest of trees; and the “Magic Mirror,” a circus-like effect showing what guests might look like if they contracted elephantiasis, a disease cause by the Filarial worms.
Although presented with colorful and dramatic backdrops with a circus-like feel, the exhibit takes entomology, the study of insects, seriously. The exhibit is curated by Dr. M. Lee Goff, who has been involved in forensic entomology for more than 25 years, and whose career highlights include consulting for CBS crime dramas CSI and CSI: Miami; serving as a member of the instructional staff for the FBI academy; and involvement in the recovery efforts at the World Trade Center.
The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, named the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches’ 2014 nonprofit of the year, features more than 50 hands-on educational exhibits, an 8,000 gallon fresh and salt water aquarium- featuring both local and exotic marine life, a digital planetarium, conservation research station, Florida exhibit hall and an interactive Everglades exhibit. During Eww! What’s Eating You? admission to the Science Center is $15.00 for adults, $11.00 for children ages 3 to 12, and $13.00 for seniors over the age of 60. Children under 3 and Science Center members are free.
The Science Center is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, FL. For more information, please call (561) 832-1988 or visit www.sfsciencecenter.org. Like the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium on Facebook and follow it on Twitter @SFScienceCenter.
Enjoy a Mother’s Day Art and Dessert Social. Give Back to the woman who loved you first. Show that special mother of yours how much you love her with an original piece of art and receive a free fused glass pendant made by hand with each purchase. Raising a child is an art in itself. We suggest a gift that returns the favor in kind. Our artists will help you choose a wonderful gift from our vast selection in the gallery or bring your mother in and let her choose her own gift. She will be awed by the beautiful selection of jewelry made by our numerous jewelry artists. Maybe a lovely hand crafted mug for her favorite cup of tea. Give her flowers that will last forever on her wall with a painting or photograph. If she is an animal lover our pets done in canvas, fused glass or pottery will bring a smile to her face. For the avid doll collector you may want to add one of our new unique handmade dolls to their collection. Show your mother how much you appreciate her with a gift of art that she will cherish forever. Complimentary refreshments, desserts and beverages will be served.
Wizard of Oz- The Wellington Children’s Theatre presents the beloved musical, “The Wizard of Oz”. Friday, May 15th @ 7pm, Saturday, May 16th @ 2pm & 7pm. Community Christian Church, 521 Jog Rd., West Palm Beach. For information and tickets call 561-223-1928 or visit our website: www.wellingtonchildrenstheatre.com
May 22nd & 23rd
Cinderella – The Wellington Children’s Theatre presents the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, “Cinderella”. Friday, May 22nd @ 7pm and Saturday, May 23rd @ 2pm. For information and tickets call 561-223-1928 or visit our website: www.wellingtonchildrenstheatre.com
