7th Annual Festival of the Arts
Thursday, March 7 to Saturday, March 16
Mizner Park Amphitheater & Cultural Arts Center 590 Plaza Real & 201 Plaza Real Boca Raton, FL 33432
Ten days of culture, world-class talent with everything from musical performances to lectures. $15 $100 per person. INFO: 866-571-ARTS or www.festivalboca.org.
Movies in the Park
Friday, March 8, 7 p.m.
Villages of Hillsboro Park 4111 NW 6th Ave. Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
FREE event presented by City of DB and Paragon Theaters. Bring blankets, lawn chairs. Refreshments sold. 954-480-4429.
9th Annual Relay For Life Yard Sale
Saturday, March 9, 7 a.m. to noon
Constitution Park 2841 W. Hillsboro Blvd. Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Furniture, clothing, jewelry and more. Benefits American Cancer Society.
AAUW scholarship fundraiser
Saturday, March 9, 11:30 a.m.
Lighthouse Point Yacht Club 2701 NE 42 St. Lighthouse Point, FL 33064
Features author Deborah Sharp (known nationally with radio essays on NPR) discussing her soon-to-be-published mystery “Mama Gets Trashed.” Silent Auction. $38. 954-524-2938.
Random Acts of Culture: Cowboy entertainer
Saturday, March 9, 2 p.m.
Entrance to Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Fiddle playing, guitar picking, storytelling, lasso twirling performed by Pop Wagner. Also at NE Focal Point on March 11 at 10 a.m. Call for more info: 480-954-4200 or www.popwagner.com.
Messiah in the Passover
Saturday March 9, 5:30 p.m. & Sunday March 10, 10 a.m.
Zion Lutheran Church & School 959 SE 6 Ave. Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Begins with the traditional Passover Seder table. Speaker will explain symbolic meanings of items of Passover feast highlighting their relationship to the Last Supper. Open to Christians and Jews. Love offering will be received. 954-421-3146.
Hillsboro Lighthouse 106th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, March 9, 8:45 a.m. (tours begin)
Sands Harbor Hotel dock 125 N. Riverside Dr. Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Tour; music and guest speakers; food available for purchase. Berkeley-trained musician Tim McGuire with lute music from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Artist Barkha Herman, co-founder at www.myguides. com, will be at the light station from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. to paint and discuss lighthouse art. Bud Garner, Pompano Beach Historian, will share stories of the early days at 2 and 3 p.m. Hamburgers, hot dogs and picnic-type food available for purchase from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Park in Pompano Beach City Parking Lot (fee required) across from the Sands Harbor Hotel & Marina. $25 per person, free to HLPS members. First boat departs at approximately 9 a.m. Last boat leaves at 2:30 p.m. and the last boat from the Lighthouse returns to Sands Harbor Hotel at approximately 4 p.m. Call about shoe wear and child height restrictions. No pets. Info: www.hillsborolighthouse.org/ tours.html.
Casino Night Fundraiser
Saturday, March 9, 7 to 9 p.m.
Elks Lodge 700 NE 10 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33060
$55 per person (Includes $ 700 in chips). Cash bar, music, food. Presented by Soroptimist International and The Elks Club. For tickets, call 954-553-0887. Proceeds go to Woodhouse.
United States Coast Guard Cadet Chorale Concert
Saturday, March 9, 7 p.m.
Emma Lou Olson Community Center 1801 NE 6 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33060
FREE Nautical-themed music by United States Coast Guard Cadet Chorale. Info: 954-786-4111.
Condo Tag Sale
Sunday, March 10, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Oceanside North 3211 NE 8 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Furniture, household items, small appliances. 954-785-0317.
Elks Bingo Bash
Sunday, March 10, 10:30 a.m. (doors open)
700 NE 10 St., Pompano Beach, FL 33064
$60 per person, $30 in advance. Paper distribution at 11:30 a.m., games begin at 1 p.m. FREE dinner buffet. 954-781-2300.
Sunday Matinee Music Series Concert
Sunday, March 10, 3 to 4 p.m.
Spanish River Library 1501 NW Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33431
One-hour concert by local well-known jazz entertainers, Davis and Dow. Performing selections from Bach to the Beatles, from Brazil to Paris and the Great American Songbook. 561- 299-8684 or www.bocalibraryfriends.org.
“How to Grow Beauful Violets”
Monday, March 11, 12:30 p.m.
Emma Lou Olson Civic Center 1801 NE 6 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Presentation at Pompano Beach Garden Club by members of the Violet Patch of South Florida. Refreshments served. 954-943-0029.
GFWC Woman’s Club of Deerfield Beach
Tuesday, March 12, 1 p.m.
910 E. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Topic: Salvation Army “Where do Donations Go?” Speaker: Jim Moyer, donor program manager, presenting a Fashion Show by the Pompano Beach Army Store. FREE. Light refreshments. Open to public. 954-421-4700.
