Special Sale and Pick of the Month
at Playmobil Fun Park in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Call Playmobil FunPark for hours and information! (561) 691-9880…or see the ad on the right side of AroundWellington.com! See special coupon under the “AW Coupons” tab.
Murder Mystery Dinner Returns to Wellington May 18th
Murder mystery dinner theater is back by popular demand in Wellington, so put on your spurs, grab your ten gallon hat and head out to our Wild West themed shoot out at the Wellington Saloon and Corral on Saturday, May 18th from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. This event will be held at Village Park located at 11700 Pierson Road. The evening begins with a social hour and dinner but quickly escalates into a battle of quick draws in the Wellington Saloon and Corral. Sit back as the posse of professional actors portrays a “murder in the Wild, Wild, West” scenario. Audience members will then be asked to solve the crime and identify the killer.
Tickets cost $45 per person and are on sale now at Village Park and the Wellington Community Center. A table of eight can also be reserved for a discounted price of $315. The ticket price includes dinner, beer, and wine. Because this is an adult themed event, Wellington will provide free on-site child care for children ages 5 to 12 only, including pizza and plenty of fun activities. The child care room will be separate from the event.
All of Wellington’s murder mystery dinner theater events have sold out, so “Pony Up” and reserve your seats today!
For information about other Wellington programs, events, activities, and updates, please visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or watch Channel 18 for the latest happenings.
Calling All Savvy Shoppers!
Are you a bargain-savvy mom who loves to make money on your unused and outgrown children’s items, AND wants to shop the best deals in town? Well Treasures and Trinkets New and Gently Used Children’s Consignment Sale is the place for you! We hold community children’s consignment sales events across the county, where you’ll find everything you need to raise your child, from newborn to a teen!
At “TNT” you can browse and purchase items at great savings, usually 50-90% below retail prices! It is also possible to make money as our shoppers quickly become our consignors, earning up to 75% of their sales!
If you’d like more information, or to register as a consignor or vendor please visit us online at
Our NEXT EVENT will be at Discovery Key Elementary School, in Lake Worth, FL on Saturday, JUNE 1 from 9am-1pm and Sunday, JUNE 2, 2013 from 9am to 12pm.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
SCIENCE MUSEUM EXPANSION GAINS MOMENTUM TOWARD OPENING DAY
( WEST PALM BEACH ) When the public is invited for a free community day on Friday, June 7 at the South
Florida Science Museum , they will be walking into newly expanded space under a different sign on the building. Leadership for the 50+-year-old institution announced its name change at a recent gala event for key supporters and unveiled exciting plans for the new South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.
“We are a high touch, interactive center and we wanted a name to reflect that,” said Crampton. “And by tripling the size of the former aquarium space, we knew that popular attraction had to be spotlighted in our name. The new South Florida Science Center and Aquarium name will be official on June 7 when we host our community day to thank the public for their role in bringing exciting change to this beloved institution. “
In addition, Museum board of trustees chairman Matt Lorentzen announced that a $900,000 grant from Quantum Foundation will bring blockbuster exhibits to the expanded venue over the next three years.
“Quantum sees us as the anchor for informal science education in Palm Beach County ,” said Lorentzen. “We want to be a convener for organizations, educators and corporations interested in educating our next generation’s workforce in science, technology and math. We are grateful and excited about this partnership.”
The Quantum grant will allow the museum to explore booking exhibits like “Mythbusters” and “Titanic” among others, in hopes of drawing new audiences to the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, and engaging all ages in the new mission of “opening every mind to science.”
Quantum Foundation also provided underwriting in late 2012 for the museum’s newest permanent exhibit, Science on a Sphere, a room-sized global display system that uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data onto a six foot diameter sphere which looks like a giant animated globe.
The museum spent the past year and $5 million in capital campaign funds on increasing its exhibit space, aquarium and adding new permanent exhibits to the West Palm Beach venue. The museum will grow from 20,000 to 30,000-square-feet and visitors will see changes from the moment they park at the new South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.
“We’re truly grateful to the community, funders and our own board leadership for paving the way for these exciting milestones,” continued Crampton. “Now it’s time for us to step purposefully into our second 50 years by serving the public and educating our children to become the scientists and engineers of tomorrow. It’s time for us to grow from a good museum into the great venue this county and our children and families deserve.”
In addition to a free chance to view the exciting expanded facilities, guests at the community opening event will be treated to the Museum’s first blockbuster exhibit to open in the newly expanded space, Savage Ancient Seas : The Ancient Aquatic Deep.
When Savage Ancient Seas makes its big splash on Friday, May 17, 2013, guests of all ages will feel like they have taken a dive into time with the mystifying “dinos of the deep.” And divers beware, the exhibit will educate visitors about how these ancient aquatic creatures lived and died… And which among them survived today! The exhibit will be on display until mid September 2013.
Exploring the water world of the late Cretaceous period, which existed over 70 million years ago, Savage Ancient Seas will be filled with huge carnivorous marine reptiles, with double-hinged jaws and teeth; gigantic flesh-eating fish, big enough to swallow an adult human being whole; flying reptiles, with three-foot skulls and the biggest sea turtles to have ever lived. The waters of the earth during that time were teeming with beasts just as ferocious as their better known counterparts on land. Arriving at the Museum just in time for beach season, the popular exhibit is expected to cause more than a few Florida swimmers some curiosity about what really just brushed up against them.
Founded in 1961, the South Florida Science Museum is currently open during expansion construction. Featuring fun and educational programming for all ages, the non-profit Museum is dedicated to opening every mind to science. The museum currently features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, a digital planetarium, fresh and saltwater aquariums, as well as natural history exhibitions. Each year the museum welcomes more than 125,000 visitors and reaches more than 45,000 students through workshops at the museum and outreach programs to local schools.
The museum’s completed expansion is anticipated to open to the public with a free community day on June 7, 2013. The South Florida Science Museum is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North in West Palm Beach . Current museum admission through June 6 is: adults $11.95; seniors 62+ $10.50; and children ages three-12 $8.95, children under three years and Museum members are free. For more information about the South Florida Science Museum and upcoming events, please call 561-832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org.
The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County Invites the Public to Six Fun and Informative Public Events During May & June 2013
+ Urban Farming: Sustainable Backyard Vegetable Growing & Basic Beekeeping – May 4
+ Mother’s & Father’s Day Gifts from the Garden – May 4
+ Connoisseurs Garden Tour & Tea Party – May 11-12
+ Summer Gardening Strategies – May 18
+ Parenting in Nature – June 15
+ Tropical Fruit Festival: Taste of the Tropics – June 29
(West Palm Beach, FL – April 25, 2013) The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting six fun, horticulturally informative and family friendly public events during May and June 2013.
Urban Farming: Sustainable Backyard Vegetable Growing & Basic Beekeeping
Saturday, May 4 – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mounts Exhibit Hall A & the Garden
$30 for members; $40 for nonmembers
In this workshop, Mounts horticulturalist Mike Page will take the mystery out of growing backyard vegetables with fewer pesticides. Attendees will discover how to grow summer vegetables in the subtropics and how to best prepare a backyard or containers for next season’s harvest. Along with a tour of the Mounts vegetable garden, Mr. Page will share techniques on site preparation, seedling establishment, planting, maintenance, natural pest control concepts and harvesting. In addition, workshop participants will learn the basics of backyard beekeeping from the Palm Beach County Beekeepers Association.
Mother’s & Father’s Day Gifts from the Garden
Saturday, May 4 – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Mounts Auditorium, Pavilion & Garden
FREE for members & children; $5 for nonmembers
This fun-filled workshop for children will teach youngsters how to create handmade gifts from the garden. Cost of materials is extra. Pre-registration is required at 561.233.1757.
Connoisseurs Garden Tour & Tea Party
+ Saturday, May 11 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
+ Sunday, May 12 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$20 for members; $25 for nonmembers
Six private gardens throughout Palm Beach County on Saturday only, Signature Garden and Garden Tea Party Sunday only.
$20 for members; $25 for nonmembers
This is a delightful horticultural tradition for Mother’s Day Weekend. Saturday- participants can take one day to visit six private gardens. Sunday – A signature garden, Casa Phippsberger 11 AM – 2 PM and an inaugural Garden Tea Party at Mounts Botanical Garden 2 – 4 PM. Tickets for sale at Mounts and other convenient locations. The ticket price covers both days.
Summer Gardening Strategies
Saturday, May 18 – 9 to 11 a.m.
Mounts Auditorium & Garden
$20 for members; $25 for nonmembers
It’s summertime and the growing will be easier with these sure-fire tips on how to help a garden thrive during the hot, humid season. Participants will receive a checklist of summer survivors and learn about plants that tolerate the heat & humidity.
Parenting in Nature
Saturday, June 15 – 9 to 11 a.m.
Mounts Exhibit Halls A and B & Garden
$10 for members; $15 for nonmembers; FREE for Children
Unplug the kids from technology and get them plugged into nature with these simple ideas for encouraging nature play. Bring the youngsters for garden playtime with 4-H Extension Agent Jonathan Mayer and the pre-screened volunteers. For children pre-K to grade 5 and their guardians.
Tropical Fruit Festival:
Taste of the Tropics
Saturday, June 29 – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Throughout the Garden
$5 entrance donation
Held in collaboration with the Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International & sponsored by Whole Foods Market, the annual Tropical Fruit Festival is a culinary journey around the world through delicious tropical fruit. Planned activities include the Whole Foods Market sampling table, the Palm Beach County Extension Master Gardener Booth, Family and Consumer Sciences food displays and more. In addition, fruit and fruit trees will be available for purchase.
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, MountsBotanical Garden is Palm BeachCounty’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. MountsBotanical 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.
Available for Interview:
Allen Sistrunk, Garden Director
561.233.1757
Media Contact:
Gary Schweikhart
PR-BS, Inc.
561.756.4298
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce Welcomes
Tresses Color Bar Salon As A New Member
Submitted by Monica Kallas, SharpShooter Marketing
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce recently had a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Tresses Color Bar Salon located at 13873 Wellington Trace, Wellington Florida. Brianne Purnell is the resident expert in hair cutting, coloring, extensions and styling. She operates her salon like those found in New York City, Boston or L.A. with “mixologists” creating hair color at a festive color bar for all to see. Brianne and her staff will have you ready to walk a fashion runway or just leave looking good.
Brianne Purnell was born in Reading, Pennsylvania and moved to Wellington, Florida at a young age. Her grandfather lived and played polo in Wellington with British royalty so moving here was an easy step for the family. Brianne attended the school of the Arts from seventh to eleventh grade. She graduated from Wellington High School in her senior year.
After High School, Brianne attended Palm Beach Community College (Palm Beach State College) and earned an Associates Degree. She then entered New England Tech (Lincoln College) to study cosmetology as she also worked as an assistant at a nearby salon. After graduation, she continued to work at the same salon for another year until she got a position at a spa/salon in Wellington. She worked there for 8 years coloring, cutting, extending and styling.
During that time at the Wellington spa/salon, she continued her education by attending courses in different cities and earned a degree from Redkin. She then attended many programs to become an educator for L’Oreal. At L’Oreal she learned all types of styling including avant-garde runway type styles. Eventually she began to teach classes at the Soho Academy in N.Y. which required her to travel every two weeks for L’Oreal.
While working with other Wellington area salons, Brianne kept thinking about her trips to New York and the vibe that the hair salons had up there. Since there were no similar type shops here in the Palm Beach County area she decided to open her own shop with that Soho NY feel. She launched her new business August 1st of last year. Brianne said, “That’s why I created the color bar. Mainly because it’s just totally different. Ours is more of a laid back atmosphere. You can see everything that’s going on. We “mixologists” showcase the mixing of the making of color. Usually it’s all hidden in a back room and you can’t see anything. Seeing us mixing kind of brings the client into our world.”
She added, “I am a Great Lengths Certified Stylist and I do cold fusion which is a new method of bonding. It uses ultrasonic vibration waves to extend hair so you don’t actually have to use heat. It’s much better for the hair. The hair actually stays in longer.”
Tresses Color Bar Salon helps in the community. They work with Just World to raise money by providing hair styling for their fashion shows.
For more information about Tresses Color Bar Salon call 561.2902457. For more information about businesses in the Wellington Florida area, call 561.792.6525 or visit the NEW Wellington Chamber of Commerce website at www.WellingtonChamber.com.
Annual Florida Green, Energy & Climate Conference/Expo
“100 Cities Summit” Celebrate Milestone
April 23, 2013 (Loxahatchee, Fla.) Celebrating its fifth year, the annual Florida Green, Energy & Climate Conference/ 100 Cities Summit is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, May 22nd and 23rd at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. The Conference is coordinated by the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Palm BeachCounty and the United State Green Building Council. Attended by municipal, county and school district sustainability leaders from throughout the state, attendees enjoy two days of intensive general sessions and panel discussions by experts in the field of sustainability.
This year’s keynote speaker Patrick J. Sheehan, Director of Florida’s Office of Energy , will be speaking on ways Florida is moving forward in its collective efforts to develop a meaningful energy policy for the state. He will be accompanied by a bi-partisan legislative panel, including Senators Joseph Abruzzo and Jeff Clemens and Representative Lori Berman who will provide an update on the 2013 legislative session in Tallahassee. Other featured speakers include Julio Fuentes, President of the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, John Kinney, CEO of Clean Fund in California, Jennifer Dunham of Arsenal Venture Partners, Kim Delaney, Strategic Development Coordinator for the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and Raphael Clemente, Executive Director of the Downtown Development Authority.
Among the many subjects featured this year at the conference is Balanced Energy Florida. This presentation will highlight a portfolio of fuels that collectively promote fuel diversity and provide price stability for Florida families and business in an environmentally sensible manner. The challenges of Florida’s regulatory environment will be discussed and alternatives to conventional practices explored by a panel of industry experts. Florida cities, including Wellington, Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Fellsmere and Brooksville will discuss their successful public/private partnerships which have provided environmentally sound solutions and economic sustainability for their cities. The importance of promoting Florida’s assets and attracting investors to the state is also be on the agenda. Robin Safley, Director of the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Division of Food, Nutrition & Wellness leads a panel of experts from the health industry, farming, schools and government on raising a healthy generation of students. The economic impact of climate change will also be discussed by two of the county’s leaders on the subject.
A complete line up of the 2013 program and speakers can be seen at www.floridagreenconference.com. All-Access passes can be purchased online as well as exhibitor spaces which are still available. The Conference Expo is open and free to the public.
Submitted by Monica Kallas of SharpShooter Marketing
Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce
561.790.6200
Young Singers of the Palm Beaches To Bring
Broadway Artists Studio Workshop to South Florida
July 15 – August 3, 2013
Young Singers of the Palm Beaches will present “Broadway Artists Studio,” a three-week musical theater intensive workshop for pre-teens and teens, July 15-August 3, 2013, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach. All levels of voice, acting and dance will be presented by professional faculty direct from Broadway, with combined experience of over 35 shows. Master classes taught by guest artists direct from Broadway. Registration for the 3-week session is $995 and a $50 non-refundable registration fee. Space is limited to 100 participants with placement auditions required. Please call 561-659-2332 for audition and general information or visit www.broadwayartistsstudio.com.
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