Saturday, Jan. 2
• The Audubon Society of the Everglades will hold its annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, Jan. 2. Registration is required. For more info., e-mail cweber4aves@comcast.net or visit www.auduboneverglades.org.
• The Green Market at Wellington will be held Saturday, Jan. 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Visit www.greenmarketatwellington.com for more info.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Lip Sync Battles for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 2:30 p.m. Show off your showmanship and pretend to sing along to your favorite song while enjoying snacks. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present the Trinity Irish Dance Company on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. Founded in 1990 by Choreographer/Artistic Director Mark Howard, the company was the birthplace of progressive Irish dance. For tickets, call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Sunday, Jan. 3
• The Audubon Society of the Everglades will hold a car pool and bird walk around Storm Water Treatment Area 1-E, managed by the South Florida Water Management District, on Sunday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 a.m. To register, e-mail asetripinfo@gmail.com, visit www.auduboneverglades.org or call Linda at (586) 854-0145.
• The International Polo Club Palm Beach (3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington) will kick off the 2016 polo season on Sunday, Jan. 3 with the 20-goal Herbie Pennell Cup. For more info., visit www.internationalpoloclub.com or call (561) 204-5687.
• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra on Sunday, Jan. 3 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. as part of its Adults at Leisure Series. Band leader Jeremy Davis and vocalist Clay Johnson bring high-energy heat with their simmering 17-piece big band. For tickets, call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
• The Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will host Urban Farming: Permaculture One-Day Intensive on Sunday, Jan. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. Permaculture is the harmonious integration of a garden with species inhabiting the bioregion with an emphasis on design, bio-diversity and intelligent integration of systems. Visit www.mounts.org for more info.
• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with conductor Peter Oundjian and pianist Jan Lisiecki on Sunday, Jan. 3 and Monday, Jan. 4 as part of the Regional Arts Concert Series. For tickets, call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Monday, Jan. 4
• The Armory Art Center and #1 Education Place will bring another Art Enrichment Program to the western communities with a focus on equine art beginning Monday, Jan. 4 and running through Jan. 25. Classes will be held at #1 Education Place, located in the original Wellington Mall at 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 23. To register, call (561) 832-1776 or (561) 753-6563.
• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host its Art Club for ages 6 to 12 on Monday, Jan. 4 at 3 p.m. Live through your art by exploring different mediums. Dress to get messy. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.
• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Stitching Starters Beginning Crochet for ages 10 and up on Monday, Jan. 4 at 4:30 p.m. Learn the basics of crocheting. If you know how to crochet already, bring your projects in to work on and help out new crochetiers. Materials will not be provided. Children must be able to work independently. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.
• La Leche League’s Mother to Mother Breastfeeding Support Group will meet Monday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. at Wellington Regional Medical Center. Visit www.lllwellington.org for more info.
• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present cellist Christine Lamprea on Monday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Young Artists Series. Lamprea won first prize in the 2013 Sphinx Competition at age 22. She currently plays a 1711 cello, loaned to her by the New England Conservatory. For tickets, call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Tuesday, Jan. 5
• The Kravis on Broadway series will feature the musical 42nd Street at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) from Tuesday, Jan. 5 through Sunday, Jan. 10. For tickets, call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
• The Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will host Last of the Great Tuskers: The Race to Save the World’s Largest Elephants on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 10 a.m. Just 150 years ago, elephants with massive tusks were fairly common throughout Africa. Today there are no more than 40 big tuskers. Hunting and illegal poaching have all but eliminated the gene for big tusks in elephants. Visit www.mounts.org for more info.
• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will host Kickstart Your Writing Ability on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 1:30 p.m. Novelist, biographer, playwright and instructor Julie Gilbert will show you how to unlock your very own muse. Visit www.kravis.org for more info.
• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Art for Adults: Portraiture for Beginners for ages 16 and up on Tuesdays, Jan. 5 and Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. Develop the fundamentals of portraiture and explore the use of line, the values of light and shadow, and the basics of human anatomy in this beginners lesson. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its Crazy 8s Math Club for grades 3 to 5 starting Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 2:30 p.m. Crazy 8s is a new after-school club to get kids interested and engaged in math. The club meets every Tuesday for eight weeks, from Jan. 5 through Feb. 23. Each week builds on the week before. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Design a Puzzle for ages 8 to 12 on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 3 p.m. Playing with puzzles is fun. What if you could design your own? Use blank puzzle pieces to create a one-of-a-kind puzzle. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.
• Wellington will host a Walk and Talk at Hyacinth Place on Tuesday, Jan. 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.
• The Audubon Society of the Everglades will meet Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. at FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center (6301 Summit Blvd.) The speaker will be native plants expert Richard Moyroud. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org for more info.
Wednesday, Jan. 6
• American Legion Auxiliary Unit #367 of Royal Palm Beach will meet Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 10 a.m. at the Palms West Presbyterian Church (13689 Okeechobee Blvd.). For more info., call Marge Herzog at (561) 791-9875.
• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Not Your Grandma’s Bingo for ages 5 to 12 on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 3:30 p.m. Create your own card and see if luck is on your side. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its Fantasy Football End-of-Season Bash for ages 16 and up on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Share the highlights of the library’s second Fantasy Football season. Refreshments will be served. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Gamerz Nite for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• Jeremy Davis and Clay Johnson will bring their 11-piece big band for a free concert at the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center (1977 College Drive, Belle Glade) on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Fashioned in the style and swagger of legendary entertainers, Davis and Johnson add a touch of Motown, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Elvis and more. For more info., call the box office at (561) 993-1160 or visit www.dollyhand.org.
Thursday, Jan. 7
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its Junior Crazy 8s Math Club for grades K through 2 starting Thursday, Jan. 7 at 2:30 p.m. Junior Crazy 8s is a new after-school club to get kids in grades K-2 interested and engaged in math. The club meets every Thursday for eight weeks, from Jan. 7 through Feb. 25. Each week builds on the previous week’s lessons. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host food trucks with music by the Flyers on Thursday, Jan. 7 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.
• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Writers’ Critique Workshop on Thursday, Jan. 7 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.
• The Norton Museum of Art (1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach) will present Reuben Hoch’s Chassidic Jazz Project performing at Art After Dark on Thursday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. in conjunction with the special exhibition “This Place: Israel Through Photography’s Lens” from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition features fascinating photographs of Israel and the West Bank by a dozen world-class artists from nine countries. Call (561) 832-5196, or visit www.norton.org for more info.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Image Editing Basics for adults on Thursday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. Learn to edit and manage your photographs. Computer experience is required. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Armory Art Center (1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach) will host Take Home a Nude, a fine art auction to benefit Armory programs, on Thursday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. Visit www.armoryart.org for more info.
Friday, Jan. 8
• The Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will host Stories in the Garden: Trees Are Nice on Friday, Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. Bring young ones ages 2 to 6 to this free nature-themed program co-sponsored by the Palm Beach County Library System. Visit www.mounts.org for more info.
• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free screening of the movie The Martian on Friday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.
Saturday, Jan. 9
• The Green Market at Wellington will be held Saturday, Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Visit www.greenmarketatwellington.com for more info.
• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Board Game Day for all ages Saturday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon playing a variety of classic and contemporary board games. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.
• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free Barbra Streisand tribute concert on Saturday, Jan. 9 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.
Sunday, Jan. 10
• The International Polo Club Palm Beach (3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington) will continue the 2016 polo season on Sunday, Jan. 10 with the 20-goal Joe Barry Memorial Cup. For more info., visit www.internationalpoloclub.com or call (561) 204-5687.
