Calendar For January 4, 2014 – January 11, 2014

Saturday, Jan. 4

• The Wellington Green Market will take place Saturday, Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex. Call (561) 283-5856 for more info.

• The Palm Beach Pride will hold a free softball camp on Saturday, Jan. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Okeeheelee Park. For more info., visit www.mobiliacpa.com/pridecamp or e-mail wellingtonsoftball@outlook.com.

• The Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) will host Dip-Netting for age 8 and up Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. Dip-net in the Okeeheelee pond and catch a variety of small animals. The cost is $3 per person. For more info., call (561) 233-1400.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Acoustic Java Jam for adults Saturday, Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. Experience a caffeinated collection of local talent or bring your acoustic instruments and jam out. Coffee will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Anime Club for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, Jan. 4 at 3 p.m. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Kravis Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., WPB) will host Gregg Allman, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, on Saturday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

Sunday, Jan. 5

• The International Polo Club Palm Beach (3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington) will open its 2014 season Sunday, Jan. 5 with the Herbie Pennell Cup. For tickets, visit www.internationalpoloclub.com or call (561) 204-5687.

• Donald Trump and Equestrian Sport Productions will team up again to present the second annual $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix on Sunday, Jan. 5 at the Mar-a-Lago Club, with equestrian show jumping featuring 35 of the world’s top riders, along with cocktails, musical entertainment and an auction of luxury items. Proceeds benefit the 2014 FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge. Visit www.equestriansport.com for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will take place Sunday, Jan. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park (11600 Poinciana Blvd.). For more info., visit www.rpbgreenmarket.com.

• The Acreage Green Market will take place Sunday, Jan. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North). Buy locally grown produce, organic goods and locally made crafts. For more info., visit www.shopgreenmarkets.com or call (561) 929-0237.

• The Kravis Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., WPB) will host duo pianists Amal Bishara Haroni and Yaron Kohlberg on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

• The Kravis Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., WPB) will host actress Audra McDonald on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

Monday, Jan. 6

• The Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service (559 N. Military Trail, WPB) will feature On Your Own, a financial literacy workshop for teenagers, on Monday, Jan. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Youth ages 12 to 18 will learn how to understand and manage finances. For more info., e-mail fourh@pbcgov.org or call (561) 233-1731.

• The Wellington Garden Club will feature “The Magical World of Butterflies and Butterfly Gardening” with Jan Everett on Monday, Jan. 6. The club will meet at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd). A business meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch at 11:30 and the program at 12:30 p.m. RSVP to Carol Coleman (561) 792-2290.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Are You Ready to Lego? for ages 3 to 6 on Monday, Jan. 6 at 3:30 p.m. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

Tuesday, Jan. 7

• The Kravis Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., WPB) will feature Porgy and Bess from Tuesday, Jan. 7 through Sunday, Jan. 12. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

• The Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) will host Science For Seniors: Florida’s Keystone Species on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 9:30 a.m. For more info., call (561) 233-1400.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host By-Hook-or-By-Crook Crochet Club for age 9 and up Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Learn basic stitches and socialize while you work on projects. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will offer a Wonders of the Night Sky telescope viewing session Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. Join the Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches and learn about constellations and stargaze from sunset to 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Wednesday, Jan. 8

• The 12-week 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival horse show circuit at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center will open Wednesday, Jan. 8 and continue until Sunday, March 30. For more info., visit www.equestriansport.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will offer Not Your Grandma’s Bingo for ages 5 and up Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 3:30 p.m. Create your own card and see if luck is on your side to win a prize. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host American Girl: Kaya for ages 6 to 12 on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 4 p.m. Learn about Native American life through games, crafts and the stories of a Nez Perce girl growing up in 1764. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Reading Buddies for grades K to 5 on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 4:30 p.m. Children meet weekly with a teen to read together and play literacy games. The session runs from Jan. 8 to Feb 26. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will offer Anime Grab Bag for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Japanese Anime & Culture Club for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Hang out, watch anime and eat snacks while you talk with friends and fellow fans. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

Thursday, Jan. 9

• The Kravis Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., WPB) will host Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus from Thursday, Jan. 9 through Sunday, Jan. 12. The laugh-out-loud one-man show, starring veteran stage and screen actor Peter Story, looks at the way men and women communicate (or miscommunicate). For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

• The Palm Beach County Commission will hold a zoning meeting Thursday, Jan. 9 in the government center’s Jane M. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N. Olive Ave., Sixth Floor, WPB). For more info., visit www.pbcgov.com.

Wellington’s Food Truck Invasion will take place Thursday, Jan. 9 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 753-2484 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will offer a Writers’ Critique Workshop on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Share, offer and accept constructive criticism to improve fiction, nonfiction and poetry in a supportive atmosphere. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• An evening of wellness and pampering will be held Thursday, Jan. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Wellington Regional Medical Center in the Community Center Room for individuals battling breast cancer, breast cancer survivors, and their families as part of the monthly Your Bosom Buddies II meeting. Call (561) 422-6034 for more info.

Friday, Jan. 10

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Bookercise: Move, Dance, Wiggle and Shake for ages 2 to 6 on Friday, Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. Enjoy wiggling and shaking to music while using scarves, egg shakers and other instruments. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• On Friday, Jan. 10 from 4 to 5 p.m. and from 5 to 6 p.m., the Florida Rowing Center will offer introductory rowing classes on Lake Wellington behind the Wellington Community Center. For info., call Gordon Hamilton at (617) 335-7956.

• Wellington will host a free movie night featuring the film Epic on Friday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Bring your own seating. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

• The Kravis Center for the Performance Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., WPB) will host Emily Skinner: Broadway Her Way on Friday, Jan. 10 and Saturday Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Skinner will perform some of her favorite tunes from the classic Broadway songbook. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

Saturday, Jan. 11

• The Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service will offer a Free Vegetable Growing Workshop Saturday, Jan. 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mounts Botanical Garden (559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach). To register, contact Melissa Allman at mallman@pbcgov.org.