Saturday, Jan. 3
• The popular West Palm Beach Antiques Festival will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center from Friday, Jan. 2 through Sunday, Jan. 4. Visit www.wpbaf.com for more information.
• The Audubon Society of the Everglades will hold its Christmas Bird Count all day Saturday, Jan. 3. Experienced birders are especially needed. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org for more info.
• The Wellington Green Market will take place Saturday, Jan. 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 283-5856 for more info.
• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “It’s a Craft Bonanza” for ages 2 and up Saturday, Jan. 3 at 10:30 a.m. Drop in and make as many crafts as you want with the supplies from the craft closet. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Acoustic Java Jam for adults Saturday, Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. Experience a caffeinated collection of local talent, or bring your acoustic instruments and jam out with coffee provided by the Friends of the Library. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Crafts for Kids for ages 3 to 7 on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 2:30 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will present Michael Feinstein Conducts the Kravis Center Pops Orchestra with selections from Feinstein’s songbook Saturday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Sunday, Jan. 4
• The International Polo Club Palm Beach (3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington) will open the 2015 polo season on Sunday, Jan. 4 with the Herbie Pennell Cup. For more info., visit www.internationalpoloclub.com or call (561) 204-5687.
• The Audubon Society of the Everglades will host a Bird Walk at Stormwater Treatment Area 1E on Sunday, Jan. 4 at 7:45 a.m. Contact Linda (561) 742-7791 or asetripinfo@gmail.com to register. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org for more info.
• The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will take place Sunday, Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. For more info., visit www.rpbgreenmarket.com or call (561) 792-9260.
• The Acreage Green Market will take place Sunday, Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North). For more info., visit www.acreagegreenmarket.com or call (561) 723-3898.
• The Good Earth Farm Children’s Petting Zoo on B Road in Loxahatchee Groves is open every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the end of March. The nonprofit sanctuary rescues large farm animals and has an area for smaller children to touch and learn about the farm. The cost is $16 for kids 6 months to 90 pounds and $12 everybody else. Call (561) 792-2666 for more info.
• The Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea (141 South Country Road, Palm Beach) will take place Sunday, Jan. 4 with performances at 2 and 4:30 p.m. With more than 160 cast members, the performance is a re-enactment of the Christmas and Epiphany story. For more info., visit www.bbts.org or call (561) 655-4554.
Monday, Jan. 5
• The Wellington Garden Club will meet Monday, Jan. 5 in the Greenview Room at the Wellington Community Center with a business meeting at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a program on “Elegance in Floral Design” presented by Petal Harvill, a master floral designer and owner of Petal Designs. Guests are welcome, but seating is limited. RSVP to Carol Coleman at (561) 792-2290. For more info., visit www.wellingtongardenclub.org.
• The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County (601 Lake Ave., Lake Worth) will host a luncheon with art collector Ambassador Nancy Brinker on Monday, Jan. 5 at 11:30 a.m. Visit www.palmbeachculture.com for more info.
• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Tweets, Beaks and Feathers for ages 7 to 17 on Monday, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. Celebrate National Bird Day by learning about state and national birds. Show your artistic side by making an origami bird. Materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.
• The Palm Beach Symphony will present “Zukunftsmusik: Music of the Future” at the Desantis Family Chapel (300 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) on Monday, Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.palmbeachsymphony.org for more info.
Tuesday, Jan. 6
• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Game Day for ages 8 to 12 on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 3 p.m. Bring a friend for Wii gaming and board game fun. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.
• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Pokémon League for ages 8 to 12 on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 5 p.m. Bring DS or Pokémon cards and get ready to battle, trade and make new friends. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Gamerz Nite for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Play Smash Bros., Mario Kart or other Wii games, or try a new board game. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Acreage Branch Fantasy Football League End-of-Season Bash for adults Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Audubon Society of the Everglades will hold its monthly meeting and lecture Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center (6301 Summit Blvd.). Ecologist Gregg Braun will speak about Bird Island, Florida’s newest critical bird area. The meeting is free and open to the public. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org for more info.
Wednesday, Jan. 7
• The 36th annual Winter Equestrian Festival will begin Wednesday, Jan. 7 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington. The largest and longest-running horse show circuit in the world, the 12-week competition will close Sunday, March 29 after awarding more than $8 million in prize money. For more info., visit www.equestriansport.com or call (561) 793-JUMP.
• The Audubon Society of the Everglades will hold a bird walk at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach) on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 a.m. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org for more info.
• Palm Beach County will open the State Road 7 Extension from Persimmon Blvd. north to 60th Street, and then continuing west on 60th Street to Royal Palm Beach Blvd. with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. For more info., visit www.pbcgov.com.
• American Legion Auxiliary Unit #367 of Royal Palm Beach will meet Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. at Palms West Presbyterian Church (13689 Okeechobee Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves). For more info., call Marge Herzog at (561)791-9875.
• The Palm Coast Association of Health Underwriters will meet Wednesday, Jan. 7 at the Embassy Suites Hotel (1601 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach). Networking will be from 11:30 a.m. to noon followed by a luncheon featuring Doug Dencker of Invisus and Erisa Trey Tomkins of Admin America. Continuing education about employer reporting requirements will take place from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. RSVP by Tuesday, Jan. 6. For more info., e-mail pcahu@pcahu.org.
• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Craft-a-Palooza for ages 2 and up Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 3:30 p.m. Celebrate winter with multiple crafts available, and take home everything you make. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host American Girl: McKenna for ages 6 to 12 on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 4 p.m. Learn to believe in yourself, encourage others and respect differences between people through McKenna’s adventures. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Club Pokémon for ages 6 to 12 on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Bring your DS or Pokémon cards to battle, trade and make new friends. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
Thursday, Jan. 8
• KidzArt in West Palm Beach will hold winter art classes at Monkey Joe’s (6250 Lantana Road, Bay 18, Lake Worth) beginning Thursday, Jan. 8. To register, visit www.wpb.kidzart.com or call (561) 267-4349.
• Registration closes Thursday, Jan. 8 for the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission’s 26th annual Citizen’s Criminal Justice Academy. The 11-week program begins on Monday, Jan. 12. Visit www.pbcgov.org/criminaljustice/academy to register. Call (561) 355-4943 for more info.
• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a Food Truck Invasion on Thursday, Jan. 8 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.
• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host an After-Hours Networking Event on Thursday, Jan. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Art Cellar (10660 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 150). Call (561) 793-6525 to RSVP.
• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Writers’ Critique Workshop for adults Thursday, Jan. 8 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.
Friday, Jan. 9
• The Florida Department of Elder Affairs’ SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) Program is looking for senior volunteers to become certified Medicare counselors and volunteer leaders. Registration closes Friday, Jan. 9 for a class held Tuesday, Jan. 27 through Thursday, Jan. 29. For more info., call Samantha Howell at (561) 684-5885 or visit www.floridashine.org.
• The Central Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce will host its Business Academy 1-2-3 on Friday, Jan. 9 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the chamber office (13901 Southern Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves). Visit www.cpbchamber.com for more info.
• The Alliance Francophone of the Palm Beaches will feature French actor Yann Lerat from Cannes on Friday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse (713 Lake Ave., Lake Worth). Five short films featuring Lerat will be shown. Visit www.francopb.org for more info.
• Clay-Glass-Metal-Stone Gallery (15 South J St., Lake Worth) will feature Vandy: Where the Wild Things Are on Friday, Jan. 9 from 6 to 10 p.m. with a papier mache panoply of creatures, visual puns and social commentary. Call (215) 205-9441 or e-mail joyce@flamingoclaystudio.org for more info.
• The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County will host its 27th annual Wellington Dinner Dance on Friday, Jan. 9 at the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club (1080 Wellington Trace, Wellington) from 7 to 11 p.m. For more info., contact Melissa Mulvihill at (561) 683-3287 or mmulvihill@bgcpbc.org, or visit www.bgcpbc.org.
• The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free screening of The Maze Runner on Friday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for info.
