Gratitude Poem
March, 2012 – March Story Time at Scott’s Place
WELLINGTON For further information contact:
12300 FOREST HILL BLVD. Chris Degler, Neighborhood Advocate
WELLINGTON, FL 33414 Phone: 561-753-2587
Date: February 27, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March Story Time at Scott’s Place
There’s no pot of gold, but you can find a wealth of reading at the Scott’s Place barrier-free playground in Wellington! Beginning at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 3rd, children of all ages will be delighted with stories about St. Patrick’s Day as well as free giveaways sponsored by Cambridge School of Wellington. Cambridge School Assistant Director Sara Purvis will serve as the guest reader.
Story Time takes place at Scott’s Place barrier free playground located at 12190 Forest Hill Boulevard on the first Saturday of every month through May 2012. Participants are encouraged to enjoy the playground before and after the event. The park is designed with large play structures and ramps ensuring children and parents of all physical abilities can play together.
The following Story Time dates and themes are scheduled:
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March 3rd St. Patrick’s Day |
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April 7th Earth Day |
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May 5th Animal Mommies and Babies |
After Story Time, families can also visit Wellington’s Green Market just a short walk away at the Wellington Amphitheater. The Green Market takes place every Saturday from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm and features fresh local produce, baked goods, flowers, housewares and collectibles.
About Cambridge School: Cambridge School is located at 1920 Royal Fern Drive and offers children ages two years through prekindergarten the opportunity to learn developmental skills in a modern, safe and secure facility. For more information, call (561) 791-0013 or visit www.cambridgepreschools.com.
For information about other Wellington programs, events, activities, and updates, please visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or watch Channel 18 for the latest happenings.
February, 2012 – Leap Day Celebration at the Palm Beach Zoo
Leap Day Celebration at the Palm Beach Zoo
Photo: Yellow-footed rock wallaby
West Palm Beach, FL – The Palm Beach Zoo has announced a celebration of Leap Day to be held on Wednesday, February 29th. The event will feature all of the zoo animals that leap or hop including red kangaroos, wallabies, and frogs.
The zoo’s yellow-footed rock wallabies have recently produced “joeys” (baby wallabies) that can often be seen popping out of their mother’s pouch.
Children can take part in a special scavenger hunt throughout the zoo for the chance to be entered to win a Palm Beach Zoo Annual Membership good for the whole family for a full year.
For more information about this event call (561) 547-WILD (9453) ext. 223 or visit www.palmbeachzoo.org – Events.
About the Palm Beach Zoo
The Palm Beach Zoo is located at 1301 Summit Boulevard, just east of I-95 between Southern and Forest Hill Boulevard. There is ample free parking. The zoo is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day except Christmas and Thanksgiving Day. For more information regarding the Palm Beach Zoo please visit www.palmbeachzoo.org.
February, 2012 – “Night Owls Overnight Adventure” at PB Zoo
Palm Beach Zoo Invites Families to Sleep at the Zoo
West Palm Beach, FL – February 26, 2012 – The Palm Beach Zoo has announced an opportunity for families to plan overnight adventures at the zoo. The “Night Owls Overnight Adventure” is available to family groups on Friday and Saturday nights by reservation. Dates are March 23, March 24, April 21, and April 28. Participants enjoy animal encounters, a night tour of the zoo, pizza snack, Continental breakfast and some wild nocturnal activities. This program is designed for participants ages 6 and over, and is limited to a maximum of 30 persons per night. At least one parent must accompany children.
Guests should arrive by 6:30 p.m. The overnight program begins at 7:00 p.m. and ends at 8:30 a.m. the following morning. Activities include up-close animal encounters, night tours of the zoo, crafts, games, evening pizza snack, and a Continental breakfast. The cost for Zoo Members is $35 per person. Cost for Non-Members is $45 per person.
For more information about this program, please e-mail us at [email protected] or call (561) 533-0887 ext. 229, or visit www.palmbeachzoo.org under Education Programs.
Discover the zoo after hours and meet our creatures of night! Participants enjoy animal encounters, a night tour of the zoo, pizza snack, Continental breakfast and wild activities!
August, 2012 – My Gym Summer Camp
My Gym in Royal Palm Beach…
Now Enrolling for Summer Camp
Week of August 13 – 17, 2012
March, 2012 – RP Art and Music Festival
Announcing the annual Royal Palm Art & Music Festival!
Scheduled to take place on March 9, 10 & 11, this newest addition to regional festivals will be set on Royal Palm Beach Boulevard (from Southern Boulevard to Seminole Palms Drive ) and at Lake Challenger.
The three-day festival made history in 2010 as it was the first to close down one of the Palm Beach County’s western communities major traffic intersections for more than the typical few hours. The Chamber is very excited about this partnership with the Village of Royal Palm Beach. We invite you to join us for the 2012 festivities as over 100 Artists transform Royal Palm Beach Boulevard into a temporary outdoor museum of original art and masterpiece reproductions.
Jess Santamaria will be chairing the committee for this event that will be free to the public and that will focus on the talents of our area artists – both visual and performance artists.
Street Painting
Festival activities are planned and will feature street painting. Yes, art beneath your feet. A tradition that dates back to the 16th century, street painting will transform Royal Palm Beach Boulevard to the largest artist canvas in the Western Communities. Crowds are expected to gather and watch as fine works of art emerge over the two days of the event. We are in the process of recruiting our artists who will be asked to create works of art of no less than four feet by six feet. The artists are provided colorful pastel chalks and their section of the street for painting, but the inspiration and creativity is all theirs. The artwork is guaranteed to be spectacular!
Stage performances will also be a major component of the event. The Chamber is working with local volunteers to recruit both amateur and professional bands. Musicians will present jazz, blues, classic rock, and country to set the mood for the festival. A little something for everyone. The Chamber is most proud to present bands from our area schools. Showcasing young talent is a critical component of this festival.
Other festival activities include a kayak races, bounce houses, carnival rides, food vendors, business expo, street performers, and beer garden. A “must see” will be the fireworks show that will be presented at night fall on Saturday night March 10th. Set to music, the spectacular fireworks show will be presented over Lake Challenger allowing festival guests an opportunity to wind down after the fun filled day. Guests are encouraged to bring their portable chairs or blankets and enjoy the sights and sounds. More info…
We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 Royal Palm Art & Music Festival!
March, 2012 – AW in Pictures
Just a few highlights of happenings Around Wellington. For many more photos, visit the link “Photo Galleries” on this site! For recent videos, click on our “Videos” link.
February, 2012 – Local Pastor Receives National Honor
Local Pastor Receives Prestigious National Honor
Marjorie Weiss, Pastor of St Michael Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wellington, Florida, has been honored to be the recipient of a Lily Endowment National clergy Renewal grant of $49,800. Pastor Weiss is one of 158 religious leaders to be chosen from congregations across the nation to take part in this program that allows pastors to take an extended sabbatical so they can take a step back from their busy lives and gain the fresh perspective and renewed energy. Weiss has been ordained for 32 years, one of the first women pastors in the Lutheran Church.
She plans a trip to Europe along with her husband to visit cultural sites along the Danube River. She also will travel on a pilgrimage to Ireland, finally ending her four month sabbatical with a month at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. The congregation during the sabbatical, will work on the sabbatical theme of “Thirty years of Ministry, What’s Next?” as they continue to assess how best to follow their mission as “The Hands and Feet of Christ.” At St. Michael, the goal is to participate in several local outreach programs that help families that are in need…right here in our area.
Pastor Weiss strives to lead St Michael with open minded, Christ-centered objectivity. It is a congregation where science and faith do not conflict. Pastor Weiss and the congregation welcome the community to worship at St. Michael at services on Sundays at 8:30 or 10:45 am. The congregation will celebrate the completion of a brand new sanctuary for worship in May 2012. St. Michael is located on the corner of Forest Hill Boulevard and Birkdale Drive.
February, 2012 – Jeannette Walls to Speak at “Women in Power” Luncheon
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JEANNETTE WALLS TO SPEAK AT “WOMEN IN POWER” LUNCHEON
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (February 2, 2012) – PNC Bank, a division of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) announces the season’s final “Women in Power” Luncheon to benefit the YWCA of Palm Beach County. Headlining the luncheon on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 will be best-selling author Jeannette Walls.
Her stunning memoir, The Glass Castle, has been a New York Times best-seller for over four years, has sold 3.5 million copies in the U.S. alone, has been translated into 22 languages, and is being made into a movie by Paramount. Named one of the “Top Books of the Decade” by Amazon, it has won numerous awards including the Christopher Award, American Library Association’s Alex Award, and Books for Better Living Award.
In The Glass Castle, Walls describes growing up in the desert southwest and a West Virginia mining town with her three siblings and brilliant, unconventional and often irresponsible parents. Overcoming her hardships, Walls moved alone to New York City at age 16, enrolled in Barnard College and eventually became a columnist for New York Magazine and MSNBC.com.
In October 2009 Walls released Half Broke Horses, a true-life novel based on her resilient maternal grandmother; it became an immediate New York Times best-seller. She lives in Virginia with her writer husband, John Taylor.
“We are so pleased to end this season’s “Women in Power” Luncheon Series with such an acclaimed author,” said Craig Grant, Regional President, PNC Bank. “Jeannette Walls’ ability to overcome hardship and turn adversity to her advantage certainly reflects the YWCA’s goal of empowering women and girls.”
The luncheon will be held in Ballrooms A and B at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, located at 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., and the luncheon commences at noon. Free valet parking is provided at the Okeechobee entrance.
Reservations for the luncheon are $50 and can be made by calling YWCA of Palm Beach County at 561-640-0050, extension 134.
March, 2012 – Miami International Film Festival
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Produced & Presented by Miami Dade College
MDC’s Miami International Film Festival Presents Star Studded Opening Night Gala With The World Premiere of Tom Gustafson’s Mariachi Gringo
Actor Shawn Ashmore, Actress Martha Higareda & Singer/Actress Lila Downs Expected to Attend
MIAMI, FL – The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), produced and presented by Miami Dade College (MDC), commences next Friday, March 2nd, with its Opening Night Gala, the World Premiere of Tom Gustafson’s musical tour-de-force Mariachi Gringo. The drama stars Shawn Ashmore (“Iceman” in X-Men) as a young man from Kansas who falls in love with the mariachi lifestyle, and travels to Guadalajara to prove that anything is possible. Ashmore and co-stars Mexican star Martha Higareda and recording artist singer Lila Downs, who will perform a song prior to the premiere, are expected to attend.
WHO: Actor Shawn Ashmore
Actress Martha Higareda
Singer & Actress Lila Downs
Director Tom Gustafson
MDC President Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón
MIFF Executive Director Jaie Laplante
WHAT: Opening Night Gala/World Premiere of Mariachi Gringo
WHEN: Red carpet for Mariachi Gringo Friday, March 2nd at 6:00 p.m.
Olympia Theater at The Gusman Center For the Performing Arts
174 East Flagler Street
(Only accredited and approved media will be allowed to cover the Red Carpet and opening remarks.)
To RSVP for the Red Carpet, please notify MIFF or Falco Ink media contacts.
Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), celebrating its 29th edition on March 2-11, 2012, is considered the preeminent Ibero-American film festival in the U.S. The annual Festival, produced and presented by Miami Dade College, attracts more than 70,000 audience members and more than 400 filmmakers, producers, talent and industry professionals. It is the only major festival housed within a college or university. In the last five years, the Festival has screened films from more than 60 countries, including 300 World, International, North American, U.S. and East Coast Premieres. MIFF’s special focus on Ibero-American cinema have made the Miami International Film Festival a natural gateway for the discovery of Ibero-American talent. Additionally, the Festival offers unparalleled educational opportunities to filmmakers and the community at large. For more, visit miamifilmfestival.com or call 305-237-MIFF (3456). Major sponsors of the 2012 Miami International Film Festival include: Lexus, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami Beach Visitors & Convention Authority, FPL, EGEDA, Downtown Development Authority of the City of Miami, Comcast, Miami New Times, The Historic Alfred I. Dupont Building, ABC Management Services, Screen International and the City of Miami Beach. The official headquarter hotel of MIFF 2012 is The Standard Spa, Miami; and the Festival is produced with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.
Miami Dade College has a long and rich history of involvement in the cultural arts, providing South Florida with a vast array of artistic and literary offerings including The Miami Book Fair International, the Florida Center for the Literary Arts, the MDC Live! Performing Arts Series, The MDC Tower Theater Cinema Series, nine visual arts galleries including The Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College and the School of Entertainment and Design Technology, in addition to the renowned Miami International Film Festival. MDC is the largest institution of higher education in the country and is nationally recognized for many of its academic and cultural programs. With an enrollment of more than 174,000 students, MDC is the nation’s top producer of degrees. The college’s eight campuses and outreach centers offer nearly 300 distinct degree programs including several baccalaureate degrees. It has admitted nearly 2 million students since it opened its doors in 1960. More at mdc.edu.
MEDIA ALERT
Festival Contact:
Danny Diaz
Tel: +1 305-389-8986
[email protected]
MDC Contact:
Juan Mendieta
Tel: +1 305-237-7611
[email protected]