Friends of the DB Arboretum
Thursday, April 9, 7 p.m.
Constitution Park 2841 W. Hillsboro Blvd. Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Speaker: Irina Kim-Sang, managing partner, Miami Vertical Gardens. Her company creates vertical gardens on indoor/ outdoor walls. Learn how you can too. Plant giveaway. Light refreshments served. Free, open to public. 954-480-4495, www.treezoo.com.
Girls Night Out: Get Pampered
Thursday, April 9, 6 to 9 p.m.
Pompano Citi Centre 1955 N. Federal Hwy. Pompano Beach, FL 33062
$12 per person. Admission includes manicures, hair curling or ironing; makeup tutorials and five-minute massages. Complimentary beer or glass of wine courtesy of Amato’s Italian Grill, and light food samplings from Pompano Citi Centre’s restaurants. 954-943-4683 or visit www.PompanoCitiCentre. com.
Relay For Life at Mississippi Sweets
Thursday, April 9, 5 – 8 p.m.
Mississippi Sweets 123-7 NE 20 Ave. Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Benefits Relay For Life (held April 18-19) Awesome raffle baskets, 50/50, fun & games with prizes, $5 donation gets you FREE drink and raffle ticket! Parking validated for hour. 954-421-2210, relayforlife.org/dblpfl .
8th Annual Surfers for Autism
Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12
South side of Deerfield Pier Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Children and young adults with autism and related developmental delays spend the day being guided into waves by expert instructors. See more pg. 1.
Grill-n-Chill
Friday, April 10, 6 to 8 p.m.
Trinity Church & School 3901 NE 22 Ave. Lighthouse Point, FL 33064
Hot dogs, chips, drinks and ice cream available for purchase in the parking lot and spring book fair held in Fellowship Hall. 954-941-8033.
Night of Hope
Friday, April 10, 7:30 p.m.
Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort, Royal Palm Room 2096 NE 2 St. Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Fundraising Feast presented by Cafe Med Ristorante. Unique international tasting tour celebrating food and wine pairings with Executive Chef Tulio, cooking live. Silent auction, speakers and live entertainment. $200. Benefits Jordan Porco Foundation, a 501(c)(3) founded by Ernie Porco in memory of his late son, Jordan Matthew Porco, who died by suicide. Advance RSVP required: e-mail events@thegabgroup.com or call 561-750-3500. www.rememberingjordan.org.
Earth Day event
Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tradewinds Park 3600 W. Sample Rd. Coconut Creek, FL 33073
Celebrate Mother Earth. $1 per individual; 25 tickets for $20. Games and crafts, bounce houses, live entertainment, hay rides, food trucks, model steam train rides, farm tours and demonstrations, 4-H educational activities and pony rides. Florida Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists onsite sharing information on landscaping and wildlife, respectively. Gate fee applies: $1.50 per person; children under 5 free. 954-357-8870
Pompano Beach Garden Club
Monday, April 13, 12:30 pm.
Emma Lou Olson Civic Center 1801 NE 6 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33060
The program “Desert Roses in Xeriscaping” will be presented by Robert McKee. He is the owner of Lucky Sumo Sanctuary. Refreshments served. Info: 954-943-0029.
Deerfield Beach Orchid Society
Tuesday, April 14, 7:30 pm SHARP
Women’s Club of Deerfield Beach 910 E. Hillsboro Blvd. Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Speaker: Dr. Brian Monk, on Tolumnia Oncidium miniatures. Guests welcome. No charge to visit the first two times; after that, annual membership fee. www.deerfieldbeachorchidsociety. org.
Senior IB Art Show
Tues. April 14, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Deerfield Beach High 910 SW 15 St. Deerfield Beach, FL 33064
Victoria Englehart’s IB art students show off their artwork in this annual event.
Democratic Women’s Club of NE Broward meets
Wednesday, April 15, 7 p.m.
Emma Lou Olson Civic Center 1801 NE 6 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Speaker: Linda Geller-Schwartz, director, National Council of Jewish Women, Palm Beach Section, on Human Trafficking and the Trafficked Teens Project. Refreshments served. Free and open to the public. Info.: 954-942-8711.
Great American Cleanup
The Great American Cleanup, which is a Keep America Beautiful program, is the largest ongoing litter collection event in the country! It’s very easy – just organize your group, pick a date through April 17, select a public location, pick up your supplies from the City, and get busy!
Register at www.Deerfield-Beach.com/GreenEarth- Fest or call 954-480-1425.
