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HAPPENINGS

Posted on 04 April 2018 by LeslieM

Surfers for Autism

Friday, April 6, 5 p.m. to Saturday, April 7, 10 p.m.

Municipal Beach

149 SE 21 Ave.

Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Friday and Saturday night will have live music, a beverage garden and Food Trucks! Saturday during the day will be the surfing. To register, visit www.surfersforautism.org. For more information or questions, email surfersforautism@live.com.

Boca Bacchanal

Friday & Saturday, April 6 & 7

Friday will be the Vintner Dinners starting at 7 p.m. with a five-course meal (at private residences). Each dinner will feature a unique Saks Fifth Avenue silent auction item and more. Tickets: $325 per person. Saturday will be the Bacchanalia from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Mizner Park Amphitheater. Enjoy a wine and food event combining incredible food from over 30 local restaurants with world-class vintners showcasing their wineries’ best — all for attendees to sample. Guests will also enjoy a high-tech auction of wine and lifestyle lots. Casual cocktail attire. Tickets: $100 per person. Proceeds benefit Boca Raton Historical Society. For more information, visit www.bocabacchanal.com.

Movies on the Lawn — Despicable Me 3

Friday, April 6, 8 p.m.

Great Lawn

20-98 N. Pompano Beach Blvd.

Pompano Beach, FL 33062

(Intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Pompano Beach Boulevard). Bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics and enjoy a featured presentation under the stars on the first Friday of every month at the Great Lawn. This is a free, family friendly event. For more information, call 954-786-4111 or visit www.pompanobeachfl.gov.

Boy Scout Rummage Sale

Saturday, April 7, 9 a.m. to noon.

Zion Lutheran

959 SE 6 Ave.

Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Troop 119 Boy Scouts South Florida Council parents are hosting a Rummage/ Car Wash/ Bake Sale. Various household items and clothing for sale. Come out and help support the troop.

Special Spring Car Show

Saturday, April 7, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pompano Citi Centre

1955 N. Federal Hwy.

Pompano Beach, FL 33062

Trophies for top 10 cars and dash plaques for first 50 cars. Vendors welcome, $1 carousel rides and music will be played. For more information, call Jean at 561-704-0669.

Pat Anderson Plein Air Painting

Saturday, April 7, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hillsboro Lighthouse

907 Hillsboro Mile

Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062

Paint with watercolors on the grounds. Paint boats, clouds, ocean, sea grape, palms, lighthouse, cottages and the Barefoot Mailman. Second class is on Monday, April 9, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Inlet Park Pavilion, SE bridge entrance. For more information, call 954-786-4111.

Worth The Drive:

Tortuga Music Festival

Friday, April 6 to Sunday, April 8, 1:30 to 8:30 p.m.

1100 Seabreeze Blvd.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316

Held on the white sands of Ft. Lauderdale Beach Park in a beautiful Oceanside setting, Tortuga Music Festival is a three-day, multi-stage music festival featuring some of the biggest names in country, rock and roots music. To purchase passes, visit www.tortugamusicfestival.com/passes. For more information, email info@tortugamusicfestival.com.

Save the Date: Boots & Bourbon Fest

Saturday, April 14, noon to 9 p.m.

Quiet Waters Park

401 S. Powerline Rd.

Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

The City of Deerfield Beach is excited to host the Boots & Bourbon Festival. Come and spend a day at the park with the family while listening to a variety of country music entertainers. Also Classic Car Show Exhibition, an assortment of local foods and beverages, as well as arts & craft vendors. For more information, call 954-480-4429.

Cuisine of the Region

Wednesday, April 25, 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Hillsboro Club

901 Hillsboro Mile

Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062

Enjoy food and wine from local restaurants. Proceeds benefit the Center for Active Aging. Sponsorships available, auction Items accepted. Call 954-480-4460 or e-mail rwilliams@deerfield-beach.com for further information or to purchase tickets.

Relay For Life

Saturday, April 28, 6 p.m. to Sunday, April 29, 6 a.m.

Quiet Waters Park

401 S. Powerline Rd.

Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

Opening Ceremony, Survivor/Caregiver Walk, Luminaria Ceremony, Closing Ceremony. Join them to lead the fight for a world free from Cancer and cheer on survivors and people that suffer from this disease. For more information, contact Alex Klomparens at alexandra.klomparens@cancer.org or 616-364-6121.

EARTH MONTH HAPPENINGS

Join the City of Deerfield Beach for a series of Earth and Arbor Day events to celebrate the planet in all corners of the community.

Beach Cleanup

Sunday, April 8, 9 a.m. to noon

Chickee Hut near Main Beach Parking lot

71 SE 21 Ave.

Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Volunteers are invited to join the city in a beach cleanup. Parking passes available to the first 50 volunteers for the duration of the event.

Green, Grow, Bloom

Saturday, April 14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Constitution Park

2841 W. Hillsboro Blvd.

Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

The Friends of the Arboretum will be hosting a native plant sale. The sale will be accompanied by arboretum tours and educational opportunities. (See, pg. 13 for more info.)

DFBee Apiary Grand Opening

Saturday, April 21, 9 to 11 a.m.

401 SW 4 St.

Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

In partnership with The Urban Beekeeper, the City of Deerfield Beach is proud to announce the opening of its first honeybee apiary. Will include presentations from sponsors and a variety of activities.

Tree Giveaway

Saturday, April 28, 9 to 11 a.m.

Central City Campus

401 SW 4 St A.

Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

The city’s annual tree giveaway. Open to Deerfield Beach residents only.

For additional information, visit www.DFB.city/earthmonth or call 954-480-1420.

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Everything’s Coming Up Rosen: Good will towards man

Posted on 01 December 2016 by LeslieM

By Emily Rosen

ERosen424@aol.com

www.emilyrosen424.com

Peace on earth. Good will towards man,” is probably the most favorite saying spoken or quoted during the Christmas holiday season. Even, it is said, the most liberal secularists who reject Biblical Christianity love to use this phrase and claim it as their own.

The “peace on earth” part, hopeful denial of reality that it is, is an eternal prayer that has yet to be answered. Certainly it is an aspirational “good,” and, though it may remain unanswered in all of our lifetimes, there is no more worthy goal for humankind despite that as individuals, it is a condition beyond our control.

So I have concerned myself with that which is within our control as individuals: “Good will towards man.”

Has there ever been a time when “good will towards man” is as far from the ‘collective consciousness’ as it is today? Well, probably historically, there has been, but I want to stay with the now. The residual “spill” from our recent past national trauma lingers in all the wrong places — in the hearts of those stuck in a mindset of righteousness, in people who sneer at the concept of being non-judgmental in a world filled with human beings who are more than one dimensional.

Many of us have difficulty with the concept that another person can have a belief system in total opposition to our own, with equal sincerity and purity of heart, and that such a person can indeed perform acts of kindness and can make positive contributions to their community.

This is what makes “good will towards man”such a challenge.

I am aware of how this past election cycle has torn families and friendships apart, and has caused serious rifts in some marital relationships. And, despite the innate wisdom of the mantra “Let’s agree to disagree,” the issues and circumstances for many of us were so deep-gutted as to have been symbolic of the very core of our beings. And disagreements along political lines can be perceived as rejections of who we are in the “I am what I believe” modality.

Somehow, we can more easily disagree about sports teams, movies, books, art, taste in clothes or home furnishings, or even, in the abstract philosophy than we can about politics, without impugning the basic character of another person.

So, in this relatively short–lived seasonal spread of overt loving and good cheer, I am “putting out” the hope that we can extend good will to the folks who voted whichever other way from your vote, that they did. And a reminder: This doesn’t make them bad people.

So, ho, ho, ho — it’s time for some levity. Here’s to a wonderful Christmas, Chanukah and whatever else you celebrate this month, and here’s to some serious “good will towards man.”

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