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Palm Beach County bunch aficionados and cocktail fanatics mark your calendars.  May 16, 2021 is National Mimosa Day! This elegant mixed drink, which is equal parts brut champagne and fruit juice, usually orange juice, has become a brunch staple.

The drink dates to the 1920’s. It is extremely likely that the concoction got its name from the yellow flower native to Australia, the Mimosa flower.  In the 1940’s, Alfred Hitchcock popularizes the mimosa drink in the U.S., and it soars in popularity.

Mimosas and brunch go together like eggs and bacon, pancakes and syrup, or orange juice and…champagne.  Mimosas do not always have to be made with orange juice. Try substituting it with your favorite fruit juice instead. Cranberry, grapefruit, and

The 4th Annual Charity Polo Fundraiser Match at the Grand Champions Polo Field, 13444 Southfields Road, Wellington to benefit a " Community Outreach Center " by Stand Together for Haiti Foundation on May 15th, 2021.  There will be an exciting polo match between the “Team Stand Together for Haiti” team against “Team Grand Champions Polo”.  When guests arrive, they will be greeted with authentic Haitian delicacies to tantalize their palate. Guests will have the options to Tailgate or self-park to enjoy the polo match.

Stand Together for Haiti Foundation’s mission is “dedicated to raising awareness and the urgent funding needed to help the impoverished children and people of Haiti.”  They are the catalyst for a movement, where the sole purpose is the

Wine House Social in Delray Beach is serving complimentary (yes FREE) tapas and wine to celebrate the three-year anniversary of the local wine bar.  It was announced, by Wine House Social owner, Dina Branham that “On May 18, from 6 p.m. through 9 p.m., everything is complimentary. I want people to join us for a night of celebration, gratitude and appreciation.” 

Branham continued “This night is for all those who have supported Wine House Social. I thank them for the continued love and patronage and for fighting the good fight during the 2020 lockdown.” Wine House Social is located at 104 NE 2nd Avenue in the Hyatt Place Hotel, Delray.  The wine bar and café serve organic, biodynamic and sustainable wines, as well as organic beers, organic food and

Downtown Palm Beach Gardens presents free live music beneath the stars. If you enjoy listening to live music, look no further. Each weekend evening you can enjoy the Friday and Saturday Night Concert Series in Center Court.  Revel In an evening of fresh air and music.  Downtown at the Gardens is located at 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Avenue in Palm Beach Gardens.

Downtown Palm Beach Gardens is a premier retail destination located in the heart of a Floridian lifestyle haven. In addition to an exclusive collection of unique, and local retailers.  Downtown is home to over 50 shops and restaurants, including West Elm, Whole Foods, Cobb 16 Theatres, Yard House, Voodoo Bayou, and many more. 

Bring the children because this is a family-friendly event. 

Jupiter residents are invited to attend Saturday morning FREE yoga classes in the park. Cinquez Park is located at 2183 West Indiantown Road in the Town of Jupiter.  All levels of yoga practice experience are welcome with beginners and first timers encouraged to join Saturday at 9:00am.  Classes will continue through June 12, 2021.

Jupiter Bloom Wellness is hosting the free yoga class. Led by Natalie Diaz, a licensed Mental Health counselor and a registered yoga teacher. For years, she has been blending breathing and movement techniques with more traditional supportive "talk therapy" to help calm the mind and improve emotional regulation.

Yoga helps a mindfulness-based approach to unite mind, body, and spirit. It helps people focus on the

The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, in West Palm Beach, will host the Palm Beach Symphony as the 2021 season comes to an end.  On Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 7:30pm, guest pianist Alexander Toradze, performs Ravel’s lighthearted and sparkling Piano Concerto in “G” Major with a tribute to American jazz.

In the second Palm Beach Symphony premiere of Ravel on the evening’s program, the Symphony performs Ma Mère l’Oye, or the Mother Goose Suite, which like the fairy tales it celebrates, enchants listeners with a sense of wonder. Brahms' first orchestral work, Serenade No. 1 in D, allows the Symphony to shine in a proper conclusion to a historic season.

Palm Beach Symphony Masterworks Series can be livestreamed from the Kravis Center for the

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival hits the beach and other spots throughout Palm Beach and Broward County. Tons of different dinners, parties, and wine tastings to choose from in various fun spots in Southeast Florida.

The festival, which runs from Thursday, May 20, to Sunday, May 23, will differ from years past due to pandemic-related safety measures. 

There will be four events:

+ May 20, 2021 is an indoor-outdoor tour of the Delray Beach Market Food Hall, 33 SE Third Avenue, Delray Beach with “MasterChef” Season 10 finalist Nick DiGiovanni.

+ May 21, 2021 features a Fort Lauderdale dinner at Riviera by Fabio Viviani, 525 South Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale with Viviani and celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito.

+ May

The arts in Boca Raton have been supported by the Boca Raton Cultural Consortium.  The cultural association was organized in 1999.  Their mission has been to raise the public’s awareness of the quality, diversity, and impact of arts and cultural programs in the community.

Art, in its broadest meaning, is the expression of creativity or imagination. Art is the creative expression of one’s experiences, emotions, and other qualities. Art is one aspect of culture. Major elements of the arts include performing arts, visual arts, literary arts, and culinary arts. Some art forms combine a visual element with performance, or artwork with the written word and it can all be found in Boca Raton through the cultural consortium.

Boca Raton has a rich and

Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery, located at 373 Tequesta Drive in the quaint seaside Village of Tequesta, rouses the senses with fabric/textile exhibition entitled “Stitched” through May 27, 2021.  The exhibit is an exhibition commemorating the art of textiles.

Various collections from textile artists will be on display including Kirk Ke Wang’s, “Landscape of Human Skins.” Ke Wang’s work incorporates abandoned pieces of clothing, or as he refers, “skins”.  He incorporates clothing left behind by civilization through a succession of large-scaled colorful, mixed media collages. He uses clothing worn by immigrants and others to create a story of profound, thought-provoking compositions. 

The work of several distinguished artists’ weavings,

Palm Beach County residents are called to help solve an unsolved mystery at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Your help is needed to help solve an art heist. A real-life genius robbery of thirteen works of art, valued at half a billion dollars.  It is based on a true story of the world’s biggest art escapade. 

The “Art Heist” is a true crime moving show where socially distanced groups step through five walkable locations to gather clues. The amateur detectives interact with a wild group of cunning professional criminals, slimy con men, and disheveled art recovery experts.  

The tale is based on the largest art heist in history which took place on March 18, 1990.  On that day, two thieves disguised as police officers entered Boston’s