Events & Entertainment

Parasailing is a recreational sporting activity like no other!  A special parachute glides a rider, in its harness, up and through the air while being towed behind a motorboat over the ocean.  The rider is then gently lowered down after completion of the parasail adventure.  As you have heard before, “ it is not the amount of breathes you take, it is the moments that take your breath away”!  Let parasailing in the Palm Beaches take your breath away!  Contact www.visitpalmbeach.com  or call 561-881-9557 for more information.

While parasailing over the beautiful blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean you’ll notice the picturesque condominiums along the beaches of Singer Island, Juno Beach,  Jupiter Island, all the way north to Stuart.  Many of these

Fall is finally here which means a number of things; the holidays are right around the corner, the weather is great and October is ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month.’ During the month of October the nation embraces the affected, the survivors and those who have been touched by the breast cancer.  People across America join in on the fight for the cure, with local fundraisers and events that bring in millions of dollars to aid in the research of breast cancer and a cure. 

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, second only to skin cancer. This year the U.S. will see about 226,870 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women, about 63,300 new cases of carcinoma in situ (CIS) will be found (CIS is non-invasive and is the earliest form of

PALM BEACH OPERA

TICKETS ON SALE

OCTOBER 1st  

The Palm Beach Opera season will begin mid-January and end in early April on Mainstage Opera at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.  Three world class productions are planned for the 2013 season.  

“La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi is the tale of a glamorous courtesan who falls in love with a young heir of a notable family and gives up her extravagant lifestyle to be with him but their happiness is short lived.  

“La Cenerentola” by Gioachino Rossini is a somewhat traditional Cinderalla story.  Cinderella is mistreated by her dysfunctional family; luckily she meets and falls in love with the handsome prince.

“Salome” by Richard Strauss is a biblical story brought to life with seductive music

 NOVEMBER 6th ELECTIONS

4 AMENDMENTS PROPOSED

Not just Palm Beach County, but all Florida voters will face a flurry of proposed amendments at this upcoming November 2012 voting election. Educate yourself before you go to the polls on the proposed amendments and make a knowledgeable decision you can live with for the next four years or perhaps longer.  Educate yourself on the pro’s and the con’s and try to see past the lobbying groups advertising. Check out all the proposed amendments in full detail at Florida Division of Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Referendum, 2012 Proposed Constitutional Amendments www.election.dos.state.fl.us/consti-amend-index.  

Four of the proposed amendments will potentially affect property taxes for various

“BLUEWATER BABES

FISH FOR A CURE”

BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER FUNDRAISER

Grand Slam Tackle & Marine Center and The Square Grouper Tiki Bar of Jupiter, Florida present the 4th annual “Bluewater Babes Fish For A Cure”. This fundraising event is scheduled for October 5th and 6th  and with a kickoff party this evening, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at the Square Grouper Tiki Bar.  This is a women’s fishing tournament which raises money for two local charities:  H.O.W. Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper ( www.ovariancancerpbc.org/) and Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope (www.cahh.org/).

The local favorite fundraiser is an enjoyable combination of fishing, creative boat decorating, and costume contests for participants. The fishing is followed by an awards

Always remember this day in history, where you were, what you did, and who you were with.  The September 11 terrorist attacks of the four hijacked planes resulted in widespread loss and destruction.

Today, the nation honors the victims’ families and others by gathering at Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA., by remembering that fateful day 11 years ago.  There will be a moment of silence for each time a hijacked plane hit its target and one for when for when the flight crashed into the field in Shanksville.

Locally, the Fire Chief’s Association of Palm Beach County will hold a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the Christ Fellowship auditorium.  Attendees are invited to visit the 9/11 Memorial at the Palm Beach Gardens Fire Station 3 at 5161

NORTHERN PALM BEACHES

GIVING HEARTS

PHILANTHROPY / FASHION / FUN

Barbara Nicklaus, chairman of the board of the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation is proud to announce the opening of the latest Nicklaus Outpatient Center at Miami’s Children’s Hospital.  Barbara’s husband, Jack has won 73 PGA titles and 18 golf majors over his impressive career, and together they have focused their foundation on providing first class pediatric care for children.  When St. Mary’s Medical Center, Tenet, and the Nicklaus Foundation joined together on our local area children’s hospital, rather than using traditional gold shovels to ceremoniously break ground on the new children’s facility, they used sand wedges!  For more information on the Nicklaus Children’s

SUNSET CELEBRATION

SAILFISH MARINA RESORT 

THURSDAY EVENINGS

On any Thursday evening you will encounter the most unique blown glass, wooden sculptures and pottery, silver and gold jewelry on the waterfront!  On Thursday evenings at the Sailfish Marina, www.sailfishmarina.com , you will find musicians, like Clark Rodriguez, singing and playing his guitar.  You’ll hear sounds of your favorite Jimmy Buffet inspired tunes or steel drums playing on the boardwalk as the sun sets colorfully in the western sky. You will also see lazy pelicans bobbing around in the water hopping to catch a scrap of fish food some amber jacks were too slow to scoop up.

In this idyllic tropical location, on Singer Island, people come from all over to browse the 35

BON  JOVI  TRIBUTE  CONCERT 

PRESENTED BY PBC PARKS AND RECREATION 

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Enjoy the fresh air and a beautiful evening near the Atlantic Ocean at the Seabreeze Amphitheater in Carlin Park, Jupiter, Florida on  Saturday, September 1, 2012.  The Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department is presenting a Bon Jovi Tribute concert entitled “Livin on a Prayer”.  The band will cover a lot of the original bands hits from the 90’s to their present day hits.  Expect to see big hair, tight leather, and fringe!  It’s sure to be a fun show!  Showtime is 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.   Pets on leases are welcome, as are picnic baskets, and coolers.  Admission is free.

RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS

DON’T GET US DOWN… 

Perhaps, “Rainy days and Mondays” got the Carpenters down because they didn’t live in our area!  If the immensely popular brother and sister duo from the 1970’s had chosen South Florida, they might have found plenty of things to do on a rainy day, but they wouldn’t have had that Billboard Top 100 record and their fourth gold single!   

If you’re not familiar with the duo The Carpenters, they were in great demand in the 1970’s.  Richard and Karen created a soft musical style that made them top selling artists when most contemporary music was hard hitting rock and roll.   They recorded 11 albums and television specials. 

Maybe, if they had lived in our area the lyrics of “Rainy days and, Mondays” could