Calendar For April 4 – April 10, 2014

Saturday, April 5

• Palm Beach State College will host the free seminar “College is Possible” on Saturday, April 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Duncan Theatre on the Lake Worth campus (4200 Congress Avenue) for high school seniors who need help getting on the path to college and juniors who want to get a head start on their higher education planning. A free continental breakfast will be provided. The event is free and open to the public. Pre-register at www.palmbeachstate.edu/recruitment/College-Possible.aspx.

• The Wellington Green Market will take place Saturday, April 5 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.

• Fitness enthusiasts will have the chance to work out with Tony Horton, creator of P90x, on Saturday, April 5 from 9:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park (11600 Poinciana Blvd.), hosted by Ultimate Wellness Rewards. Tickets cost $50 in advance or $75 on the day of the event. VIP admission is also available for $150 a ticket, which includes lunch with Horton and more. Register at www.ultimatewellnessrewards.com.

• The Wellington Garden Club will present “The Secret Gardens of Wellington” on Saturday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit six spectacular gardens and participate in a unique plant sale and raffle. The event will support scholarships and community projects. For more information, e-mail info@wellingtongardenclub.org, call (561) 791-0273 or visit www.wellingtongardenclub.org.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Deep Sea Stories for ages 2 to 6 on Saturday, April 5 at 11 a.m. Enjoy stories, songs and a craft. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Okeeheelee Nature Center will host Beginning Birding for families and ages 8 and up Saturday, April 5 at 1 p.m. The cost is $3 per person. Call (561) 233-1400 to RSVP.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Acoustic Java Jam on Saturday, April 5 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 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Wonderful Weekend Watercolors for ages 3 to 10 on Saturday, April 5 at 3 p.m. Express yourself with watercolor painting. Dress to get messy. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach Relay for Life will honor cancer survivors and current cancer patients along with families, friends and caregivers at the opening ceremonies Saturday, April 5 at 4 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach High School. Registered survivors and patients will receive commemorative shirts and gift bags, along with supper provided by Ruby Tuesday. To participate, visit www.relayforlife.org/royalpalmbeachfl and register as a survivor.

• The Kravis Center (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will feature Paul Anka on Saturday, April 5 at 8 p.m. in the Dreyfoos Concert Hall. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

Sunday, April 6

• The third annual Wellington Kids Triathlon will take place Sunday, April 6, beginning at 7 a.m. at the Wellington Aquatics Complex (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Participants can register online at www.active.com. No race day registrations will be accepted. For more info., visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

• The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will take place Sunday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Commons Park (11600 Poinciana Blvd.) Visit www.rpbgreenmarket.com for more info.

The Acreage Green Market will take place Sunday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North). For more info., visit www.shopgreenmarkets.com or call (561) 929-0237.

Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor will have a special Sunday morning of film, friends and nosh Sunday, April 6 at its meeting place, Palm Beach School for Autism (8480 Lantana Road, Lantana). There will be a viewing of Andre’s Lives, the story of Andre Steiner, “the Jewish Schindler” who saved thousands of Slovak Jews. The cost is $10 for members and $12 for non-members. For more info., call (561) 968-0688.

• The International Polo Club Palm Beach (3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington) will continue its 2014 season Sunday, April 6 with the Maserati U.S. Open Polo Championships. For tickets, visit www.internationalpoloclub.com or call (561) 204-5687.

Monday, April 7

• The western communities chapter of the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans (FLARA) will meet Monday, April 7 at 1 p.m. at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church (12200 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington). Alyssa McDaniel, legislative aide to State Rep. Mark Pafford, will show how to track and pass legislation. Call Nan Tanner at (561) 793-9677 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Are You Ready to Lego?” for ages 3 to 6 on Monday, April 7 at 3:30 p.m. Create the tallest tower of blocks you can. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will present Tips for Preventing Foreclosure for adults Monday, April 7 at 6:15 p.m. with Maisie Ross with the Palm Beach County Extension Service. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Loxahatchee chapter of the Florida Trail Association will host Palm Beach County’s Trail Connections highlighting the connections between county parks and natural areas Monday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at the Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.). Call Paul Cummings (561) 963-9906 for more info.

• The Kravis Center (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will feature DuoSF with classical guitarists Christopher Mallett and Robert Miller on Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

Tuesday, April 8

• The Kravis Center (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will feature Second City: Happily Ever Laughter from Tuesday through Sunday, April 8-13 in the Rinker Playhouse. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

• Kravis On Broadway will feature Evita from Tuesday through Sunday, April 8-13 in Dreyfoos Hall. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

• The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce’s Forecast on Housing and Jobs will take place Tuesday, April 8 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, with keynote speaker Dr. Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with the program starting at 8 a.m. For more info., visit www.cpbchamber.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Dream, Discover, Do for ages 2 to 3 on Tuesday, April 8 at 1 p.m. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Palm Beach Dramaworks concludes its Dramalogue Series on Tuesday, April 8 at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street, WPB). The final installment in the six-part series will highlight Federico Garcia Lorca.  For tickets, call the box office at (561) 514-4042 or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Bunny Hop Time!” for ages 5 to 8 Tuesday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. Listen to stories, finger plays and funny songs about bunnies, and make a simple bunny origami craft. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Tween Gaming for ages 8 to 12 on Tuesday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. Bring a friend for Wii gaming and board game fun. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will hold Sit ’n’ Stitch for adults and ages 9 and up Tuesdays, April 8 and 15 at 5 p.m. Learn the fundamentals of crochet, bring your knitting, work on current projects and share ideas with the group. Some materials will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Pizza Chat for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. Bring a book, comic, short story, fanfic or manga you’re reading. Chat with the group about it while enjoying pizza. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Village Council will meet Tuesday, April 8 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). For more info., call (561) 791-4000 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

Wednesday, April 9

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Taxes: Business & Personal on Wednesday, April 9 at 2 p.m. Phil Scruton of Palm Beach State College will talk about the world of business taxes. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Need a GED?” on Wednesday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. and Thursday, April 17 at 2:30 p.m. A representative from Adult & Community Education will offer information about what’s different about the new GED test. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Gamerz Nite for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, April 9 at 6 p.m. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Teen Anime Night for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, April 9 at 6 p.m. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Thursday, April 10

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host A Garden of Verses for ages 5 to 8 on Thursday, April 10 at 3 p.m. Celebrate National Poetry Month with poems just for kids, play rhyming bingo and poetry madlibs, and build a cool poetry craft. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

Wellington’s Food Truck Invasion will take place Thursday, April 10 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 Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a program on Identity Theft for adults Thursday, April 10 at 6 p.m. Experts will show how to determine if theft occurs, minimize risk, resolve subsequent credit problems and resources that assist victims of identity theft. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Pajama Tales for ages 2 to 6 on Thursday, April 10 at 6 p.m. Wind down for the evening with bedtime stories on the theme “Pirates.” Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Friday, April 11

• The 12th annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction will take place is Friday through Sunday, April 11-13 at the South Florida Fairgrounds (9067 Southern Blvd.) Visit www.barrett-jackson.com/palmbeach for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Scherenschnitte Papercutting for adults and ages 10 and up Friday, April 11 at 10:30 a.m. Explore this Pennsylvania Dutch folk art by making decorative, lacy creations. Bring a pair of scissors. Other supplies will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host the Cool Creative Kids Club for ages 7 to 11 on Fridays, April 11 and 25 at 3:30 p.m. Experience an afternoon of creativity using a variety of art materials and techniques. All materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.