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Art Center Sets Members' Show and Sale

2/24/2026

 
PictureCredit: Lighthouse ArtCenter
(Press Release) Tequesta, Fla., (February 24, 2026) – Lighthouse ArtCenter proudly presents the 48th Annual Members’ Show & Sale, on view March 19 through April 10, 2026, at its Gallery located at 373 Tequesta Drive in Tequesta. An end-of-season tradition, this highly anticipated exhibition brings together more than 400 artists and students to showcase their most recent works across a wide variety of mediums.


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March Events at the Kravis Center

2/24/2026

 
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(Press Release) West Palm Beach, Fla. (February 24, 2026) – The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts brings a dynamic month of live entertainment, featuring vocal superstars Pink Martini featuring lead singer Storm Large (March 3), Tony Award®-winning Broadway superstar and former lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls Nicole Scherzinger (March 5), Haitian sensation Emeline Michel (March 27 & 28) and a special presentation of Rent: Live In Concert (March 12).


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Community Foundation Receives Grant

2/24/2026

 
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(Press Release) West Palm Beach, Fla. (February 23, 2026) — The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation has awarded an $8.4 million grant to the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, significantly expanding resources available to nonprofit organizations across the region. The landmark gift will effectively double the Community Foundation’s competitive grantmaking capacity over the next three years, strengthening support for organizations on the front lines. The Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization that leads partnerships with donors, nonprofits and community members to address the region’s chronic and emerging issues.


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Girl Scouts Recognize 95-Year-Old Volunteer

2/23/2026

 
PictureL-R: Linda Henry, Marilyn VanVleet and Diane Henry
Photo: Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida
(Press Release) LAKE WORTH, Fla. (February 23, 2026) – Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida recognized longtime volunteer, 95-year-old Marilyn VanVleet of Lake Worth, with the esteemed Lifetime Service Award.
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Introduced in 2014, this prestigious honor is awarded to volunteers who have made extraordinary contributions to the Girl Scout mission, who give their time and talents generously through consistent and far-reaching acts of volunteerism that have strengthened the organization and have shaped the lives of countless young women.


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March Events at the Norton Museum

2/23/2026

 
PictureAdam Douglass, Jazz Brunch, March 2026
(Courtesy of Norton Museum)
(Press Release) The Norton Museum of Art is at 1450 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach. Admission: Free for Members; $18, general public; $15, seniors (60+); $5, students (with valid school ID); $10 Art After Dark, adults and seniors, $5, students. Info: (561) 832-5196 or www.norton.org.


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Hilton West Palm Beach March Events

2/23/2026

 
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(Press Release) ​WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Spring forward this March at Hilton West Palm Beach, South Florida’s favorite hotel-away-from-home. From heated tequila dinners and DJ lead poolside sessions to restorative wellness experiences under the full moon, the property invites couples, friends, families, and solo fun seekers to welcome in the season.


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Annual Plant Sale Set for Fairgrounds

2/23/2026

 
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(Press Release) ​(West Palm Beach, FL – February 23, 2026) The Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and further cultivation and use of tropical and rare fruit in South Florida and around the world, is hosting its annual Spring  Tropical Fruit Tree & Edible Plant Sale on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The popular event will be held from 9 am to 4 pm in Concourse Buildings 6-10 on the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach.
 
Visitors should enter the Fairgrounds through Gate 8. Both admission and parking are FREE.


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Beachway Holistic Wellness Center to Launch

2/23/2026

 
PictureBeachway Holistic Wellness Center
(Press Release) ​West Palm Beach, Fla. (February 23, 2026)— Beachway Therapy Center will unveil a major addition to its award-winning recovery and treatment facility located in downtown West Palm Beach: a newly constructed wellness building and grounds designed to enhance trauma-informed, whole-person care for individuals in recovery. The new ‘Beachway Holistic Wellness Center’ will mark a meaningful evolution in integrative behavioral health treatment.


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36th Annual ArtFest by the Sea Coming

2/23/2026

 
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​JUNO BEACH, FL (February 20, 2026) A mile-long stretch along the beautiful Atlantic Ocean will once more fill with thousands of handmade works of art and fine craft during the 36th Annual ArtFest by the Sea. The “most beautiful art festival setting in the nation” returns to Juno Beach on March 7 – 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.


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HistoryMiami Museum to Host Archives Tour

2/21/2026

 
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      • Road Trip! -- Tucumcari, New Mexico
      • Road Trip! -- The Painted Desert
      • Road Trip! - Sedona, Arizona
      • Road Trip! - Sedona Wineries
      • Road Trip! Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
      • Road Trip! - Mogollon Rim
      • Road Trip! - Verde Canyon Railroad
      • Road Trip! - Jerome, Arizona
      • Road Trip! - California
      • Road Trip! - Palm Springs Celebrity Tour
      • Road Trip! - Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
      • Road Trip! - Festival in Palm Springs
      • Road Trip! - Willcox, Arizona and Apple Annie's Orchard
      • Road Trip! Willcox Wineries
      • Road Trip! Chiricahua National Monument
      • Road Trip! Tombstone, Arizona
      • Tombstone, Part Two
      • Road Trip! - Epilogue
    • Traveling With Joe >
      • Beartooth Highway
      • North Cascades National Park
      • A Visit to the Philippines
      • Grand Canyon National Park
      • Glacier National Park
      • Yellowstone National Park
      • Hiking in Bear Country
      • Crater Lake National Park
      • Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
      • The Kerrville Folk Festival
      • Building Hope in the Rio Grande Valley
      • Yellowstone Camping Tales
    • Unknown Yellowstone >
      • Unknown Yellowstone - Heart Lake
      • Unknown Yellowstone - Summit Lake
      • Unknown Yellowstone - Shoshone Lake
      • Unknown Yellowstone - Grizzly Lake
      • Unknown Yellowstone - Riddle Lake
      • Unknown Yellowstone - Pelican Cone
      • Unknown Yellowstone - Mt. Washburn
      • Unknown Yellowstone - Specimen Ridge
      • Unknown Yellowstone - Avalanche Peak
      • Unknown Yellowstone - Divide Creek
  • Contact
    • Draken Harald Hårfagre
    • Media Kit
    • Pamela Barker - Author
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