Calendar For July 14 – 20, 2012

Saturday, July 14

• ESPN 760 AM Radio personalities will compete against the athletic coaches of Savon’s Academy on Saturday, July 14 in the annual Savon’s Academy Charity Basketball Game at 1 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center. Current and former NCAA basketball players will also be there. Visit www.savonsacademy.com for more info.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host a “This2That: Accessor-Ts” on Sunday, July 15 at 1 p.m. Bring an old T-shirt, and Resource Depot will show you how to re-purpose it into a unique scarf and matching bangle. Light refreshments and a wine tasting will be provided. The $10 fee will benefit Resource Depot. Call (561) 904-4000 for more info.

Nature’s Center (5301 State Road 7, Lake Worth) will host an orchid class Saturday, July 14 at 2 p.m. Learn how to properly pot, tree-mount and care for orchids. Call (561) 434-5777 or e-mail info@thenaturescenter.com to register. The classes are free, and walk-ins are welcome. Visit www.thenaturescenter.com for more info.

Monday, July 16

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host “Summer Kids Cooking Camps” for ages 6 to 12 Monday through Friday, July 16-20 and again Aug. 6-10 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $150 per child. RSVP to (561) 904-4000.

• “Dream Big: Ice Age Rampage!” for age 5 and up will take place Monday, July 16 at 10 a.m. at the Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) and 3 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way). Learn about and see real Florida fossils. Call (561) 681-4100 (Acreage) or (561) 790-6030 (RPB) to pre-register.

• The Central Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon will take place Monday, July 16 at the Binks Forest Golf Club (400 Binks Forest Drive, Wellington). Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., and the luncheon begins at noon. For more info., call (561) 790-6200 or e-mail marylou@cpbchamber.com.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will present Campfire Stories for ages 8 to 12 on Monday, July 16 at 4 p.m. Listen to creepy tales and scare your friends with some of your own. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature Coupon Strategies for adults Monday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m. Learn how to save on groceries. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Tuesday, July 17

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will present “Water Conservation: Reduce Your Use” for adults Tuesday, July 17 at 2 p.m. Learn how small changes can add up to a big difference. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Harry Potter and the Quest for Excalibur” for age 12 and up Tuesday, July 17 at 2 p.m. Do you have what it takes to find King Arthur’s famous sword? Dress to get messy. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a Crochet Club meeting Tuesdays, July 17, 24 and 31 at 5 p.m. Learn introductory stitches or bring current projects and socialize. Yarn will be available for new participants. Children age 9 and up are also invited. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Society of the Four Arts (2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach) will continue its play-reading series “Summer of Shaw” Tuesday, July 17 at 5:30 p.m. with Pygmalion. There is no charge. Call (561) 659- 8513 or visit www.fourarts.org for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will present “A-Z Mysteries” for ages 6 to 8 on Tuesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. Compete and cooperate with other detectives in the search of 26 clues to solve the ultimate alphabet mystery. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council will meet Tuesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District office (101 West D Road). Call (561) 793-2418 or visit www.loxahatcheegroves.org for more info.

Wednesday, July 18

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a Staff-Guided Tour of the Library on Wednesday, July 18 and Tuesday, July 24 at 10:15 a.m. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

“Little Bear’s Big Dream & Other Tales” will be held Wednesday, July 18 at 11:15 a.m. at the Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) and at 3:30 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way). The all-ages event will feature lively audience participation tales and music from around the world with storyteller Bob Kanegis. To pre-register, call the Wellington library at (561) 790-6070 or the Royal Palm Beach library at (561) 790-6030.

• The Safety Council of Palm Beach County will offer a Basic Driver Improvement Course on Wednesday, July 18 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Wellington High School (2101 Greenview Shores Blvd.). For more info., visit www.safetycouncilpbc.org.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “The Alchemy of the Everyday: Book Arts & the Magic of the Imagination” for adults Wednesday, July 18 at 6 p.m. featuring John Cutrone of the Jaffe Center for Book Arts at Florida Atlantic University. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• A Quarters Auction Benefit for Local Charities will be held Wednesday, July 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way). Businesses will offer items to bid on including Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Bling shirt making company, Simply Said and Celebrating Home. There will also be a gold buyer on site to buy any jewelry, with 15 percent being donated to charity. For more info., call Julie Bryant at (561) 797-1501, visit www.my.tupperware.com/juliebryant or e-mail juliebryant@my2.tupperware.com.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) host “All Hands on Craft: Paper Flower Embellishments” for adults Wednesday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. Create paper flower embellishments to add elegance to your crafting projects. Materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

Shulamit Hadassah has scheduled one of the most informative and entertaining speakers in the country to conduct a presentation on identity theft and how not to become another statistic Wednesday, July 18 at 7 p.m. at Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Station 30 (9950 Stribling Way, Wellington). The cost is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to Sondra at (561) 966-3779.

Thursday, July 19

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will present “Doofenshmirtz Evil Science Camp” for ages 7 to 11 on Thursday, July 19 at 3 p.m. Learn how to make some truly evil Inators to help defeat Perry the Platypus. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, WPB) will host a lecture “Native Wildflowers & the Three Bs (Birds, Butterflies & Bees)” on Thursday, July 19 at 6 p.m. The speaker with be author Rufino Osorio. The cost is $10. For info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

• The Safety Council of Palm Beach County will offer a Motorcycle Course on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, July 19, 21 and 22 at Wellington High School (2101 Greenview Shores Blvd.). This combined classroom and road course is required for motorcycle endorsement. The times are 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more info., visit www.safetycouncilpbc.org.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Teen Game Night” for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, July 19 at 6:30 p.m. Challenge your friends to Wii and board games. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host a free Gluten-Free Shopping Tour on Thursday, July 19 at 6:30 p.m. Take an informative tour of the gluten-free products around the store and enjoy samples. Call (561) 904-4000 for more info.

American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Post 390 will meet Thursday, July 19 at 7 p.m. at Palm Beach Fire-Rescue Station 30 (9610 Stribling Way, Wellington). All eligible veterans are welcome and encouraged to attend. E-mail wellingtonlegion390@gmail.com or call (561) 301-2961 for more info.

Friday, July 20

• BoomerTimes and SeniorLife will host the eighth Boomer Expo on Friday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Learn about the newest products and services and meet experts in the field of health, wealth, entertainment and travel. Participants will have a chance to win more than 50 prizes. Admission and parking are free. Call (561) 736-8000 or e-mail srlife@gate.net for more info. To become an exhibitor, call (561) 736-8925.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will hold a Go Club meeting for ages 8 to 17 on Friday, July 20 at 4:30 p.m. The American Go Foundation will teach you how to play this ancient Asian strategy game. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will feature a free screening of the movie We Bought a Zoo Friday, July 20 at 8 p.m. Bring your own seating. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.