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April, 2011 – Whole Foods Market Wellington

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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.

April, 2011 – Crane’s Beach House Hotel & Tiki Bar Launches New Fundraisers

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April, 2011 – Crane’s Beach House Hotel & Tiki Bar Launches New Fundraisers

Crane’s Beach House Hotel & Tiki Bar in Delray Beach Launches New Series of THIRD THURSDAY FUN-RAISERS to Benefit Local Nonprofit Organizations

April 21 – The Green M&Ms Party

May 19 – Off Stage Cast Party

June 16 – Juneteenth Celebration

July 21 – PR Yak-Yak

August 18 – Culture Crush

September 15 – Reach Out

October 20 – ArtRageous

November 17 – Support Our Troops

(Delray Beach, FL – March 29, 2011)  Cathy Balestriere, general manager of Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar, today announced that the popular, Key West-style boutique hotel is launching its second annual series of THIRD THURSDAY FUN-RAISERS to benefit local nonprofit organizations.

Each event will be held on the third Thursday of each month from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the 625-square foot poolside Tiki Bar at Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel, which is located at 82 Gleason Street in Delray Beach, just one block south of Atlantic Avenue and one block west of the Atlantic Ocean.

Following is the schedule for the 2011 season of THIRD THURSDAY FUN-RAISERS at Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar:

April 21

THE GREEN M&Ms PARTY

On behalf of the Young Friends of the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, which champions the restoration and preservation of the greater Everglades ecosystem, and the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden, Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest public garden. This is the second annual Green M&Ms Party at Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel.

May 20

OFF STAGE CAST PARTY

On behalf of the Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton, the longest running regional theatre in Florida, and Entr’Acte Theatrix, a recent offshoot of Palm Beach Principal Players, which provides professional performing opportunities for emerging young talents.

June 17

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

On behalf of the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum in Delray Beach, honoring the oldest known commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This is the Spady Museum’s second annual Juneteenth Celebration at Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel.

July 15

PR YAK-YAK

On behalf of the Gold Coast Public Relations Council and PRSA – Palm Beach, This will be the fifth annual PR YAK-YAK party that attracts numerous public relations and marketing professionals as well as local print, broadcast and online journalists.

August 19

CULTURE CRUSH

On behalf of Arts Radio Network, a website dedicated to South Florida’s vibrant arts and entertainment community.  Currently featuring podcasts of interviews from WXEL’s South Florida Artsview and Listening to Movies, ARN will be expanding to provide innovative new programming.

 

September 15

REACH OUT

On behalf of Genesis Community Health, a faith-based nonprofit primary care organization that provides accessible, affordable and quality service in Boynton Beach, and United Cerebral Palsy of Palm Beach & Mid-Coast Counties, which serves more than 1,300 infants, children and adults with developmental disabilities at over 60 locations in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties.

October 20

ARTRAGEOUS

On behalf of Old School Square Cultural Arts Center, an award-winning facility in downtown Delray Beach that includes the Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture and the Crest Theatre, as well as historic classrooms, a vintage gymnasium and an outdoor entertainment pavilion.

November 17

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

On behalf of Project Holiday, a communitywide effort by the City of Delray’s You Are Not Alone and the Church of the Palms.  Attendees are encouraged to bring much-needed items that will be shipped to American soldiers serving overseas. This will be the fourth time that Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel has hosted this annual event.

All eight of the THIRD THURSDAY FUN-RAISERS are open to the public.  Admission is only $25 per person.  Attendees will each receive one free drink ticket good for beer, wine or frozen drinks; additional drinks will be available at happy hour prices.  Crane’s will also provide an array of amazing hors d’oeuvres and summertime munchies.

For more information about these eight extraordinary events and how to RSVP, check out www.cranesbeachhouse.com.

About Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar:

Offering an incredible Key West-like experience just one block away from the Atlantic Ocean, Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar is a fun and festive boutique hotel with 27 distinctive and luxurious guest suites, all nestled within a lush, tropical setting. This creates a real tranquil environment, even though the hotel is just steps away from the shops and restaurants along Delray Beach’s hot and happening Atlantic Avenue.  The two poolside Tiki Bars are stocked with an array of tropical drinks, wines and both domestic and imported beer, with a music-filled happy hour from 5 to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Named last year to the prestigious Expedia Insiders Select List™ listing “the world’s best hotels” as judged by the experience of Expedia® travelers, Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel also is a proud recipient of the Florida Superior Small Lodging Association’s prestigious Donal A. Dermody White Glove Award 2010 for housekeeping excellence and exceptional service.

For more information please contact Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar at 561.278.1700 or visit the website at www.cranesbeachhouse.com.

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April, 2011 – The Easter Bunny and Tax Time

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April, 2011 – The Easter Bunny and Tax Time

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Dear Readers,

 

Happy April!  April stirs up a strange combination of occasions – April Fool’s Day, Tax Time, Earth Day and Easter. And for me, it’s stirring up something else – insomnia!  I’m grateful to our “Ask the Docs” experts for writing a very helpful article this month on the subject – thank you, Heather Loguidice!

 

In our “AW Spotlight” article, we take a look at a great fundraiser that’s happening at Village Park on April 30th – the Great Strides in Curing Cystic Fibrosis walk.  I interviewed Linda Windsor of PrePaid Legal, who has a special place in her heart for this cause. There’s still time to join her team if you’d like to – the PrePaid Legal South Florida team. The battle against Cystic Fibrosis has come a long way and many people involved in the cause believe we are getting very close to the cure!

 

This month poet Mary Oliver comes to town on April 9th and will do a reading of her works at Lynn University in Boca. Our “Cultural Corner” writer Marla E. Schwartz interviewed Oliver to see what’s going on in her world of poetry and publishing.  

 

What can you do to ease the tension when you bring a new baby home and your dogs are anxious about it?  Our “Creature Feature” writer Stephanie Karpf gives us some very helpful tips this month!

 

Hey Parents!  Don’t forget to check out our “Kids’ Corner” where local mom Shawn Thompson updates the “Kids Eat Free” information around our Wellington/RPB area.  It’s very helpful in this economy to keep track of which nights are freebies! 

 

Thanks also to Shawn Thompson for taking a photo of our newbanner-wellingtonelementary2 banner, which moms and dads get to see every day while waiting in the car line to pick up their children at Wellington Elementary.  (Insert photo here)  Do you have a good place in mind for an AroundWellington.com banner or flyer?  Let me know – (editor@aroundwellington.com) and I’ll get to work!

 

In “Lighten Up with Lisa,” Lisa Dawn Wax asks the soul-searching questions, “Have you ever wanted something so badly you thought you would die if you didn’t get it? Have you ever wished for something for so long that your heart ached with anticipation?” She gives us a glimpse into the importance of self-worth and self-esteem with her concept (and poem) “YouTopia.”  It’s a beautiful message, so don’t miss this article.  And don’t forget that you can listen to Lisa on her weekly radio show “The Youtopia Hour” on W4CY.com Mondays at 2PM ET.

 

Are you a parent desperately in search of a venue for your child’s next birthday party?  In “Mommy Moments,” we highlight four great birthday party options – Picasso’s Paint-Your-Own Pottery, Playmobil FunPark, My Gym and Standing Ovations Performing Arts. 

 

Looking for things to do around our Wellington/Royal Palm Beach area and beyond?  Check out our Calendar of Events page, which intern Stephanie Courtois has been updating (thank you, Stephanie)!  Also, take a look at our “Press Releases” and even “Archives”/ then “Press Releases.”  Great ways of finding out about local events!

 

Did you play a great prank on April Fool’s Day?  If so, let our “Teen Talk” writer Stephanie know about it.  She writes about a few classic April Fool’s jokes in recent history in this month’s article. 

 

Travel writer Terri Farris takes us to Belfast, Ireland this month with a first-hand look at the beauty and how change has taken place over the years. Check out “Travel with Terri” and “Belfast, Ireland – From Troubled to Tremendous.”

 

Welcome to our new advertiser Palms West Primary Care Associates with Dr. Mohammad Yaqub! The Consumer Research Council of America awarded them with America’s Top Physician 2010 and they’re located on the Palms West Hospital campus (561) 793-2303.

 

Here are just a few happenings in our community that you might be interested in:

  • Flavors of Wellington on April 8th
  • The 28th Annual Installation Gala for the Palms West Chamber of Commerce on April 29th
  • Great Strides Walk (for Cystic Fibrosis) on April 30th
  • Relay for Life (at Village Park) on May 14-15

  

Don’t forget to enter our easy Contest, which runs from April 1st – 10th! The winner will receive a one-hour massage at Massage Envy in Royal Palm Beach.  We will post the winner on our website on April 11th. 

 

My sincere thanks to our AroundWellington® writers and photographers for making it another great month! This letter gives you just a taste of the articles, but not all of them. So see below or go directly to www.AroundWellington.com to explore.

 

 

Around Wellington in Pictures

As I Was Saying

Ask Dr. Z

Ask the Docs

AW Coupons

AW Spotlight

AW Stories of the Month

By the Numbers

Calendar

Cantankerously Yours

Contest

Creature Feature

Cultural Corner

Health & Fitness

Kids’ Corner

Lighten Up with Lisa

Living Green

Mommy Moments

Photo Galleries

Poem of the Month

Press Releases

Teen Talk

Travel with Terri

 

Thanks to you, our readers, for your participation!  And thanks to our advertisers for your support.   

 

Cheers,

 

Krista Martinelli

Editor

www.AroundWellington.com

April, 2011 – Songwriter’s Showcase on April 3rd

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April, 2011 – Songwriter’s Showcase on April 3rd

Come out for a Sunday afternoon of Singing, Picnicking and Fun

Bring your family and join friends at the Wellington Amphitheatre as

WEI network  and Wellington Dental Sponsor an afternoon’s

Songwriter’s Showcase

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April, 2011 – Flavors 2011

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April, 2011 – Flavors 2011

 

 Flavors 2011

Highly anticipated Flavors 2010 to attract over 1000 attendees

Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC Presenting Sponsor and Host Venue

IBERIABANK and FPL announced as Platinum Sponsors

 

On Friday, April 8th, at the elite Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, Wellington’s finest dining establishments will offer up their most tasty samplings. This eighth year tasting event is honored as the Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s “Signature Event” and will take place from 6:30-9:30 PM.

 

This event will be presented by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC. Platinum sponsors are iBERIABANK and FPL.

FLAVORS of Wellington brings together the best of the best Wellington Chamber Restaurants/Catering Venues/Wholesale and Gourmet Markets as well as Country Clubs who showcase their businesses, products, menus and exceptional service staff. Each vendor is asked to serve up their most tasty “signature items” and compete in categories such as Best Taste”, Best Plate Presentation”, “Best Display” and “Best Dessert”! Our guests will see anything from tiffany blue chocolate fountains, to sushi boats, gourmet appetizers, dinner samplings, wine tastings …just about anything our vendors can dream up!

 

Host venue and Presenting Sponsor 2011 is Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC. Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC (ESP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wellington Equestrian Partners, a group of individuals dedicated to creating excellence in horse sports that they achieved in their businesses.

 

WEP created ESP to bring together from around the world the best and most experienced individuals in managing horse shows, producing spectacular equestrian events and providing the highest levels of facilities and services to fulfill WEPs’ goal of building in Wellington, Florida the top equestrian showcase on Earth.

 

The WEP Partnership includes some of America’s most prominent equestrian families who are committed to provide a home in Wellington for the equestrian community and to assure harmony between equestrian and non-equestrian interests in and around the horse show grounds named the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

 

“As second year host venue and Presenting Sponsor I am once again delighted to announce our association and contribution to this event. Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC believes in Wellington and in the success of our restaurants, country clubs and catering venues. We anticipate the most successful year to date and are honored to present this event to Wellington and beyond”, said ESP President Michael Stone and Chamber President 2011.

 

Platinum Sponsors and two of our “Celebrity Judges” for the evening include Don Kiselewski of FPL and Maggie Zeller of iBERIABANK.

FPL Group, Inc.(NYSE:FPL), is one of the country’s largest electricity-related services companies with annual revenues of more than $11 billion. Its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company, is one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the U.S., serving approximately nine million people in Florida. The other FPL Group subsidiaries include FPL Energy, one of the nation’s fastest growing wholesale energy producers from clean and renewable fuels with expanding operations in 26 states, and the world’s largest generator of solar and wind energy; and FPL FiberNet, which provides wholesale fiber optic systems and services in Florida and the Southeast U.S.

 

Don Kiselewski Area Manager for Northern and Western Palm Beach County (FPL) believes in supporting community based events and states, “FPL is once again pleased to have the opportunity to be sponsor this event due to the past success of this event and our continued support of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. We strongly encourage everyone to join us along with many of our customers at this fabulous event.”

Since 1887, IBERIABANK has earned a solid reputation for strong financial performance. Our conservative approach to business has positioned us well for continued expansion in Florida and across our growing franchise. The Company, headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, has 226 combined offices, including 145 bank branch offices in Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, and Florida. With 10 offices in Southeast Florida, we offer excellent customer service and a wide array of products and services in retail, business, commercial and private banking. For more information, please visit www.iberiabank.com.

 

“IBERIABANK is thrilled to be a sponsor of Flavors of Wellington,” said Lori Dean, Senior Vice President and Retail Sales Manager for IBERIABANK of Southeast Florida. “This event has been a highlight in the Wellington community for many years and the evening is the perfect way to sample the talents of many of our local chefs’ best dishes.”

 

This event could hot happen each year without the participation of our sponsors, local eateries and we are so grateful to each of them for joining us each year! Additional Celebrity judges to be announced as they are confirmed but we do promise exciting judges this year!

Best of all attendees enjoy an evening of dining and dancing to Music Masters International 20- Piece Stage Band – we literally receive calls 5 months in advance each year with people hoping to see the Music Masters International Band. Their unique music makes this event unlike any other! However, this year we will be overlooking the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center Arena with equestrian events going on in the ring. This event could not be more unique to Wellington.

 

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce Committee Chairman as Alec L. Domb, Esq. and Bob Salerno. Host committee includes Mark Bozicevic, Maggie Zeller, Bob Wolff, Ramon Hernandez, Denise Carpenter, Mari-Ellen Sheldon and Laura Jaffe.

 

“This is our biggest social event of the season and we are proud to boast this will be our seventh year hosting this event”, says Chamber Executive Director Michela Perillo-Green. “Each year this event gets bigger and better well attended, with the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center as our hosting venue as well as IBERIABANK and FPL as our Platinum Sponsors, this year will no doubt exceed all our expectations.”

 

Tickets prices are as follows; Pre-event $ 25.00 and $ 30.00 at the door.  Also look for local restaurants who are participating and offering $5 off coupons for admission.  See flyer below. VIP Reserved Tables begin at $ 300.00. Please contact the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at 561-792-6525 for further information.

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April, 2011 – YOUTOPIA

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April, 2011 – YOUTOPIA

Lighten Up with Lisa

 

YOUTOPIA-Because personal perfection begins with YOU!

 

By Lisa Dawn WaxLisa Dawn Wax

 

I wrote the following poem several years ago in college. I think I was only 18 or 19 years old but, unbeknownst to me at the time, my innate “lightworker” wisdom was already blossoming. Ironically, or maybe not so ironically, several years later I used “Youtopia” as the name of my massage/reiki/personal training business. It seemed appropriate because I believe in a mind-body-spirit energy connection and when you honor and balance these three elements you honor yourself, and therefore can achieve personal perfection or “Youtopia.” Many more years later, bringing us to the here-and-now, I have a weekly radio show, The Youtopia Hour with Lightworker Lisa. So, I guess, you could say that I am committed to this concept of Youtopia; committed to teaching and helping others to lead healthier, happier lives; and committed to inspiring others to find their Youtopia. My personal goals also include helping my audience identify and clarify areas of stress and sources of pain, as well as to redirect negative focus into positive channels. Over the past two years I have written several columns that have focused on reaching out to you, the readers, with the intent to help you to find your true passions, your true happiness, your peace, your faith, your inner strengths, and your inner truths. I’ve shared lessons of love, compassion and gratitude. I’ve talked of relationships with others and relationships with the self. I’ve written in poetry. I’ve written in prose. I’ve narrated and I’ve scripted Q&A. With all that I’ve written, all that’s been discussed, I can’t think of that which I have NOT touched upon. This poem, I believe, brings it back full circle, to the beginning. This poem brings it back to YOU!

 

Have you ever wanted something so badly you thought you would die if you didn’t get it?

Have you ever wished for something for so long that your heart ached with anticipation?

Whatever it may have been, this person, place or thing meant instant and complete gratification and happiness.

Well, if so, what did you do once you got it? If, in fact, you did.

 

Did it mean as much as you thought it would?

Was it as perfect as it should have been?

Were you as happy as you thought you would be?

Did it give you instant life? Make your heart stop aching?

Did the Angels start singing above?

Most probably the answers are, “No,”

But if there are “Yes,”

 

How long did the relationship last before it fell apart?

How often did you use it before you threw it away?

Or how long did you admire the scenery before you moved?

 

If you stop to think about it, you’ll realize…

There is only one person who can give you meaning;

Only one place to find all that is wonderful and good;

And only one thing that can make the difference between a Utopian way of life and one lived in misery.

 

The person is YOU!

The place is within YOURSELF!

And the thing is your own SELF-WORTH!

 

Don’t be an April Fool and accept anything less than discovering the Youtopian nature of your own personal perfection. Be the best you can be and then beam with pride of the person you’ve become. When looking for love, first look within your own heart. When seeking acceptance, start by accepting yourself. Then as you radiate the glow of Youtopia and personal happiness all may bask in your glory.

 

Until next time, may your days be brighter and your lives be lighter.

Lightworker Lisa

Let me ignite the light in your life!

 

A Lightworker is someone with an innate ability to know and heal and whose divine mission is to write, teach or counsel others about spiritual teachings.  Lisa Dawn Wax, aka Lightworker Lisa, is a born Lightworker, certified Angel Healing Practitioner and Reiki Master Practitioner; all of which basically confirm her intuitive abilities to help, heal and teach. If you are in need of affordable healing and life coaching with immediate results, call her at 561-594-3948 or visit her website www.lightworkerlisa.com.  You can also listen to her new weekly radio show “The Youtopia Hour” on W4CY.com Mondays at 2PM ET.

April, 2011 – Poet Mary Oliver

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April, 2011 – Poet Mary Oliver

Cultural Corner

 

Poet Mary Oliver Comes to Lynn

 

By Marla E. Schwartz

 

Someone glorious this way comes.*

 

 

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Mary Oliver

 

Mary Oliver is one of this country’s most esteemed and cherished poets representing the natural world since Ralph Waldo Emerson. She has acknowledged that her greatest influences include the works of Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau and many have compared her affinity for solitude and interior monologues to those of Emily Dickinson. It’s a rare treat indeed that Mary will be reading her poems, inviting the audience to participate in a Question & Answer session afterwards and then concluding the evening with a book signing at Lynn University (LU).

 

She will be introduced by LU Associate English Professor, Lizbeth Keiley who is a gifted poet in her own right and is the Advisor to the Poetry Club. The event takes place on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 PM at the Keith C. & Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, 33431. Tickets are a mere $15.00 and can be purchased via: Phone/Box Office: (561) 237-9000, Website: www.lynn.edu/tickets and for information please E-Mail: tickets@lynn.edu. The price is more than well-worth admission because tickets in the past have sold out at locations for one hundred dollars a pop.

 

“I think Ms. Oliver impresses readers with a deep sense of the simplicity and depth of the natural world,” Lizbeth said. “Unconsciously, perhaps, one aspect of her widespread appeal lies in our longing for an escape from the noise of the modern world, bringing readers instead to what is true. Add to this, her pristine language, her lyrical impulse and the often child-like wonder in her voice, and you have a poet who not only captures the imagination of her readers – but refuses to let go of it. Lynn is fortunate to have her share her work with us, especially considering she gives so few readings.”

 

In honor of National Poetry Month, Mary’s appearance is being

Photo by Kevork Djansezian
Photo by Kevork Djansezian

 presented in partnership with Miles A. Coon, Founder & Director/President of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival along with LU. If you attended the recent PBPF and were witness to the sensational presentation by Robert Pinsky – consider this another great opportunity by this exceptional organization to again witness history taking place. If you missed this year’s PBPF, then you have even more of a reason to come out and listen to Mary read some of her selected poems. It promises to be just as an inspiring an evening as it will be entertaining and it’s definitely appropriate for all ages. There’s a good bet that the audience will also be filled with the amazing poets who have attended the PBPF over the last several years.

 

David Fleisher, Associate Professor of English in the College of Liberal Education at LU, an accomplished poet, playwright and journalist is thrilled that Mary will be reading her poems at LU. “She doesn’t give many readings of her work,” David said. “I think LU and the community are fortunate to have such a celebrated artist visit us and share her work.”

 

 

Miles also chimed in about Mary’s upcoming presentation in Boca Raton. “LU was the venue of the very first Palm Beach Poetry Workshop and I’m grateful to the school for their faith in us. Professors from Lynn have judged our annual high school poetry contest, participated in poetry workshops at the festival and taught courses featuring work by festival poets. The school has provided scholarships for gifted students to attend festival workshops.”

 

“We were thrilled when friends at LU asked us to work with them to bring Mary Oliver to their campus during National Poetry Month. She’s the poet I recommend most often to first-time readers of poetry,” he said. “She helps me see the world I’ve looked at for over seventy years, but somehow overlooked. Her poems are startlingly beautiful.” He highly recommends her most famous poem Wild Geese as a poem everyone should immediately read when it comes to her work. This poem is found in Mary’s book “New and Selected Poems, Volume One“.

 

Miles added, “In these times, when loss seems to fall upon loss, when we despair for the planet itself, Mary Oliver’s poems provide solace and an abiding faith in the power of the natural world and the human imagination to help us find our ‘place in the family of things.’”

 

There’s a good chance Mary will not only recite Wild Geese, but one of her other admired poems The Journey, as well. Mary is renowned for her evocative and precise imagery, which brings nature into clear focus, transforming the everyday world into a place of magic and discovery. U.S. Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz said, “Mary Oliver’s poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations.”

 

Mary has authored twenty-seven books of poetry, including her first collection, No Voyage and other Poems (1965), the Pulitzer-Prize winning American Primitive (1984) and New and Selected Poems (1992), which won the National Book Award. Over the past two decades she has taught at various colleges and universities – Case Western Reserve, Bucknell, Sweet Briar College, the University of Cincinnati and Bennington College in Vermont.

 

Mary Oliver with Maria Shriver. Photo by Frederick M. Brown.
Mary Oliver with Maria Shriver. Photo by Frederick M. Brown.

It was in 2005 when Mary’s beloved life partner of forty-years, the celebrated literary agent and photographer Molly Malone Cook, passed away from cancer in the home they shared in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Mary has dedicated many of her books and poems to Molly, particularly her poem Freshen the Flowers. In 1986, Molly traveled with Mary to Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and New Zealand on a cultural tour sponsored by the U.S. Information Agency. This uniquely exceptional poet originally hails from Maple Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland where her father Edward W. Oliver, was a social studies teacher and an athletic coach in the public school system.

 

It’s necessary to note that Mary is a very private woman who greatly values her solitude and rarely grants interviews. However, after six years of politely declining an interview with Maria Shriver, the guest editor of O Magazine’s April 2011 issue, a special publication that celebrates National Poetry Month, Mary finally agreed to Maria’s interview request. And thank goodness – because it’s a magnificent read. If you’re interested in all that is Mary Oliver, you can read Maria’s exclusive interview at oprah.com/entertainment/Maria Shriver-Interviews-Poet-Mary Oliver. And you can find Mary at facebook.com/PoetMaryOliver or you can go to Mary’s website at maryoliver.beacon.org.

 

Also, go to palmbeachpoetryfestival.org to find more information about next year’s event taking place January 15-21, 2012 at Old School Square in Delray Beach, FL.

 

* Editor’s Note: The first line is a little twist on a Shakespeare reference. The phrase “something wicked this way comes” originates from Act IV, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth

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Marla E. Schwartz

A native of Toledo, OH and a graduate of Kent State University, Marla E. Schwartz is a Senior Writer for Miami Living Magazine and is currently a cultural arts columnist for AroundWellington.com and Lighthouse Point Magazine. Her photographs have appeared in these publications, numerous Ohio newspapers, as well as in The Miami Herald, The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and The Palm Beach Post. She has had numerous plays published and produced around the country. Her short play, America’s Working? was produced in Los Angeles at both the First Stage and the Lone Star Ensemble theater companies, in Florida at Lynn University and then at an off-Broadway playhouse in NYC. Her piece, The Lunch Time Café, was a finalist for the Heideman Award, Actors Theatre of Louisville. Please check out the re-prints of her interviews with authors Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson and Dexter novelist Jeff Lindsay in the October 2010 issue of Duff Brenna’s ServingHouse: A Journal of Literary Arts at www.servinghousejournal.com. You can contact her at marlaschwartz@att.net.

 

April, 2011 – Catch the Moon

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April, 2011 – Catch the Moon

Catch the Moon

By Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell

 

Can you catch the moon
And hold it in your hands
Cause I can catch the moon
And I do my moondance
I press my hands together
And slowly spin around
Tell my moonbird sister
To pick me up
And we’ll go flying
Can you see what shines
When it’s dark outside
Cause I can see the moonshine
When I look in your eyes
When I catch the moon
I throw it to you
And you’d be happy too
I do that for you
We can dance together
And slowly spin around
Cause you’re my moonbird sister
I can see you, you’re laughing

You can catch me
You’ll be happy
I can see you
You’re laughing

You can catch me
You’ll be happy
I can see you
I’m so happy

You can catch me
I’m so happy
I can see you
You’re laughing

 

 

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April, 2011 – The Case of the Crouching Speed Bump

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April, 2011 – The Case of the Crouching Speed Bump

allan-williamsonAs I Was Saying

 

The Case of the Crouching Speed Bump

 

By Alan Williamson

 

       The following transcript is taken from a small claims court action brought by motorist Alan Williamson against Broward County Speed Bump # 237853-G.

 

JUDGE: Please state your name and complaint before this court.

AW: My name is Alan Williamson and I’m seeking damages for pain and suffering against the speed bump that attacked me and my Ford Mustang on the morning of January 21.

JUDGE: Is the accused speed bump present in this courtroom?

AW: Oh yeah, he’s standing over there in full view, unlike the morning he was playing crouching tiger, hidden dragon in the middle of the road.

JUDGE: Broward County speed bump # 237853-G, please identify yourself.

SPEED BUMP: I’m here your honor, which means the street I’m assigned to protect is currently at the mercy of reckless, whiny, self-absorbed motorists like Mr. Williamson.

AW: Your honor, I object to the name calling. I could have called him “Bump-a-Lula Boy” but I held back.

JUDGE: Objection sustained. I’ll do the name calling in this court room. Okay Whiny Why Me, describe what happened on the day in question.

AW: It was a sunny day, a quiet street – I was driving the speed limit. I had no reason to believe that danger hid in plain sight, smack dab in the middle of the road.

SPEED BUMP: I wasn’t hiding, your honor. I was just doing my job keeping the street safe from the likes of lead-footed lunatics like Whiny Willy over there.

JUDGE: That’s enough, Humpty Bumpty. You’ll get your say. Continue Whiny Willy.

AW:  My car suddenly hit something hard and lurched upward. It was a moment of swift and blinding violence so sudden, so jarring, that I heard myself yell “SUCCOTASH.”

JUDGE: You yelled succotash?

AW: It’s a word meant to describe a nauseating lima bean and corn dish, your honor, but in this case it was a knee-jerk expression of my shock and distress.

JUDGE: Wasn’t there a cartoon character that use to say “suffering succotash”?

SPEED BUMP: I believe you’re thinking of Sylvester the Cat, your honor, though Daffy Duck was also known to use the phrase on occasion.

JUDGE: I loved Sylvester the Cat. He really knew how to deliver a catchphrase. “S-s-s-uffering s-s-succotash!”

AW: Your honor, may I continue?

JUDGE: Wait, one more time: “S-s-s-uffering s-s-succotash!” Okay, please go on Mr. Whiny.

AW: The speed bump wasn’t there the last time I came through that street. What’s more, the way the trees cast shadows over the road put the speed bump’s presence on a par with a concealed weapon.

SPEED BUMP: What was I suppose to do – jump up and down and wave at you? I’m a speed bump. I’ve got the mobility of a beached whale!

AW: You’re a snake in the grass is what you are!

JUDGE: Simmer down, Forrest Bump. Mr. Whiny, cut to the chase please.

AW: Your honor, I view this unprovoked act of aggression by Broward County Speed Bump # 237853-G as an outright physical assault on me and my vehicle.

JUDGE: Where is your vehicle now?

AW: It’s been sitting at home in a darkened garage since the incident. It doesn’t perk up when I clean it. It doesn’t go out anymore. It’s completely traumatized.

JUDGE: What are you asking in damages?

AW: I request that the court award me $5,000 for pain and suffering, plus the cost of a front-end alignment and new struts and shock-absorbers, preferably the Monroe Sensa-Trac brand or a product of equal or greater quality.

JUDGE: Mr. Bump-a-Rama, what is your defense.

SPEED BUMP: I know I’m not very popular. Speed bumps don’t get much respect in this fast-paced world. I get that. If someone’s not barreling over us and cursing out their window, they’re badmouthing us to their friends, blaming us for everything from being late for work to having their tailpipe fall off. And your honor, if you’ve ever had your tailpipe fall off, you know just how painful that can be.

JUDGE: Suffering succotash, it hurts like the dickens.

SPEED BUMP: It does indeed. But when all is said and done, I’ve got a job to do. I’m out there laying my life on the line every day and night so people will slow down and drive safe. So kids can frolic freely and dogs and cats can stray from the yard when other dogs and cats make mocking, Ricky Gervais-like comments about them.

AW: Objection your honor. Speed Stick’s laying it on a little thick, don’t you think?

JUDGE: Overruled. But you’re this close to rubbing me the wrong way, Speed Stick.

SPEED BUMP: All I’m saying is, I’m out there so that people like Mr. Williamsburg can live in nice neighborhoods where you don’t risk life and limb crossing the street to borrow a caulking gun, some balsamic vinegar or an unattended flatscreen TV.

AW: That was my house, my caulking gun, my balsamic vinegar, my TV.

SPEED BUMP: I, me, mine. I, me, mine. It’s all about him, isn’t it? I’m not the villain here, your honor . . . just an easy scapegoat in a selfish world where everyone’s going nowhere fast.

AW: I was going to the dentist and I was doing 30.

JUDGE: I’ve heard enough to make a ruling. Please stand.

SPEED BUMP: I am standing.

AW: And you wonder why I didn’t see him?

JUDGE: It is the decision of this court, namely me, that the next time you two cross paths, there be a dash-cam in the car to turn the whole thing into a hilarious YouTube video. Case dismissed!

AW: Wait, that’s it? No money? No restitution? This is a travesty, a sham, a farce and a circus. What kind of ruling is that?

JUDGE: It’s the kind of ruling you get when you don’t have a hilarious YouTube video featuring a sneaky-steep speed bump and a guy yelling “succotash” as his tailpipe snaps off and his head slaps against the roof of his car.

SPEED BUMP: Man has a point.

AW: See you tomorrow morning around 8?

SPEED BUMP: Not if I see you first.

AW: Game on, bump breath.

SPEED BUMP: My crouch is your ouch.

AW: You should be a standup comedian. Oh wait – speed bumps can’t stand up!

SPEED BUMP: You’re going down, clown!

AW: Roll over bump-toven! 

SPEED BUMP: Well s-s-suffering s-s-succotash!

AW: Hey that’s my line!

SPEED BUMP: Not anymore!

 

Alan Williamson is an award-winning writer with 27 years in the field of true fiction (advertising). A practical man who knows that writing for a living is risky going, he has taken steps to pursue a second, more stable career as a leggy super model. Alan can be reached at alwilly@bellsouth.net.  © 2010 Alan Williamson.

April, 2011 – Ask Dr. Z

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April, 2011 – Ask Dr. Z

Ask Dr. Zlaura-zipris

 

April, 2011

 

By Laura Zipris, Psy. D., LMHC

 

 Dear Dr. Z.-

 

I know many people have “mother issues.”  But I can’t wrap my head around mine.

 

I love my mom, but I don’t like her.  I know we are all “supposed to” love our mothers and preferably get along with them, like them, and WANT to spend time with them.

 

But I don’t.  I haven’t really liked my mother in 20 years.  Even before that it was a love-hate thing at times. The part that bothers me most about this is that my mother is slowly dying (over the past 10 years) of cancer. I see her losing her memory and awareness, and I feel I should just be the good daughter and LOVE her as much as she wants to be loved.  (She is very touchy-feely and I am not). But every time I am around her I feel stress and just want to leave.

 

At times I have felt resentment of her behavior and I wish she would just pass on and let my father and the rest of us live out our lives. That’s a terrible thing to say, but she has been sucking the life out of our family for 10 years, and I don’t know how to breathe any more life into our relationship.

 

So on one hand I feel guilty for not being a better daughter and on the other I feel that I must take care of myself first and keep some self-preservation.

 

Is it crazy to feel both things at once….   anger & love?  Guilt & resentment?

 

Cordially yours,

K.

 

Dear K.,

Feeling mixed emotions in your intimate relationships is completely normal.   Mother and daughter relationships in particular can be quite loaded and it sounds like you and your mother have had a challenging relationship for a long time.  

We never know how much time we have left with our loved ones but in your case it is even more highlighted, as your days left with your mother are finite. It is in that vein that I strongly encourage you to get clear about what you need to do to make peace within. That does not mean that you agree with your mother or condone her past behaviors. It doesn’t even mean that you ignore your feelings or deny your experiences. What it does mean is that you think about doing some therapeutic work individually (and possibly together) to elevate to a place of acceptance and clarity about the love you give and the boundaries you need to set.  

Very few things in life are absolute but death is one of them.  My worry for you is that if you choose to do nothing, you will be burdened with regrets and feelings of guilt.   I encourage you to think of the time you have left together with your mother as an opportunity.  At best, you may possibly achieve acceptance and resolution and at the least, you may find some inner peace.

Dr. Z.

Laura Zipris holds a doctorate in Psychology and is licensed to practice psychotherapy in New York, as well as in Florida. Laura is certified in Imago Relationship Therapy, a transformational approach that has been used successfully with couples around the world to help them to strengthen their partnerships, deepen their connection and reignite their passion for one another. Laura sees individuals of all ages and sexual orientations, couples, families, and groups in her offices located in Wellington and Delray Beach.  In addition to her psychotherapy practice, Dr. Zipris works part time as a licensed school psychologist for the Palm Beach County School District.  

For more information about Laura, please visit her website at www.drlaurazipris.com  or to set up an appointment, contact Laura directly at (561) 558-7815. 

Questions for this column should be sent to Dr. “Z” at Drlaurazip@gmail.com 

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