The chance to enjoy Jewish-themed films in the comfort of your home is running out with the 2021 Virtual Judy Levis Krug Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival concluding May 16. The festival is hosted by the Adolph & Rose Levis JCC Sandler Center. All the presented films feature a Jewish theme ranging from historical documentaries
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Arts Mean Busines Speaker Series When: May 12 What: The ongoing program by Business for the Arts of Broward welcomes celebrated spoken word artist Darius V. Daughtry from 6-7 p.m. Daughtry, founder and artistic director of Art Prevails Project (an organization intent on expanding cultural conversations through performing arts, arts education and community interaction), is
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The 7th Annual Art & Soul Exhibit will be held virtually by Business for the Arts of Broward (BFA) throughout May. The virtual art show will feature over 100 pieces of art from local artists to help support BFA and the local art community. Various types of artwork for sale include ceramic, photography, mixed media,
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Helping Abused Neglected Disadvantaged Youth (HANDY) will use a new format at its 15th “Annual Scholars Breakfast Dream It. Believe It. Become It.” The annual event will be hosted virtually via Remo from 8 to 10 a.m. May 21. The event will be presented by the Moss Foundation to honor HANDY’s 2020-21 Graduating Scholars, Champions
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Check out these entertainment and fundraising events on tap for this weekend: Entertainment at the Arsht Last month, the Adrienne Arsht Center debuted a roster of Live on the Plaza performances and workshops for kids that continues to roll on throughout May. Highlights include: Sol and The Tribu (May 7 at 7:30 p.m.): Caribbean music
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The lowdown: When the Seminole Hard Rock team incorporated a sprawling ultra-luxury spa into its $1.5 billion expansion plans, it obviously didn’t do so with a global pandemic in mind. But it turns out that the third floor of the already-iconic Guitar Hotel (which opened in October 2019) might just be the place where all
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Not even a global pandemic could stop the inception of Delray Beach Market. Standing four stories tall, the 150,000-square-foot food hall, which cost more than $60 million to build, is poised to make waves in South Florida when it debuts this spring. Featuring more than 25 local and regional eateries with rotating art and culture
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To incentivize residents to eat at local bars and restaurants, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently launched an initiative to reimburse patrons for purchases at local eateries. Johnson’s tequila brand Teremana helped establish the “Guac on the Rock” concept, which refunds customers around the country who order any Teremana Tequila cocktail and guacamole. “Guac on the
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A recent slate of clandestine meetings at Hyatt Centric Las Olas is generating plenty of buzz in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Patrons have been seen relaying a password to the front desk in exchange for a key to a room at the end of the hallway on the ninth floor. Rumor has it that, to gain entrance, guests
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1.3 With Me for Autism (April 2-13): The Dan Marino Foundation is partnering with Walgreens on a 12-day challenge that kicks off on April 2, World Autism Awareness Day. Participants in this virtual fundraiser are encouraged to connect with friends, family and co-workers to support autism awareness through a 1.3-mile run/walk. Visit danmarinofoundation.org/walkforautism to register.
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Last month marked the 50th anniversary of one of the most celebrated sporting events in history, the titanic March 1971 clash between two undefeated heavyweight boxers—then-champion Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. For Ali, it was an opportunity to reclaim the title of which he’d been stripped in 1967 after being arrested for refusing to register
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Yet another encouraging sign that life is beginning to return to some semblance of new normalcy: Starting Sunday, April 11 (from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and each Sunday thereafter), the popular New River Open Air Market returns—with more than 50 vendors expected to set up shop along the Riverwalk. Hosted by History Fort Lauderdale,
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