(PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – December 28, 2020) The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County (LWVPBC) is inviting people to a FREE Zoom discussion next month that will be a follow-up to a previous event on October 21 (“Election Campaign Ads & Polls”).
  
Wednesday, January 27 at Noon
“Hot Topic Discussion”
Post-Election Wrap-Up
Guest Speaker: Kevin Wagner, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University

+ Background: Dr. Wagner’s research areas include media and politics, American political thought, and understanding political change in democratic systems including the shifts caused by technology and the Internet. He has been cited in The New York Times and The Boston Globe, been featured as a political analyst on national television, and is currently completing a book, Click and Reboot: How the Internet is Revolutionizing American Politics.

+ How to Connect: For security purposes, advance registration is required at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4XbVu4HZTouAtpoqZylPLA. Following registration, an email will be sent with meeting details.

(PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – December 22, 2020) Calling all canine fur-babies – and their people parents, too! Mounts Botanical Garden is continuing its “pup-ular” Dogs’ Day in the Garden on the second Sunday of each month from 9 am to 3 pm – January 10, February 14, March 14, April 11, and May 9 (Mother’s Day).
 
This dog- and family-friendly monthly event will be held throughout the Garden, and regular admission applies: $10 (general); $5 (children 5-12), and free for members.
 
“Our guests really love being able to bring their dogs to the Garden for a relaxed stroll, which is why we decided to do this once per month,” says Rochelle Wolberg, Curator-Director at Mounts. "We have many  great spots for photos and we encourage everyone to post online.”
 
Dogs’ Day Guidelines at Mounts
+ Non-retractable leashes only; retractable leashes are not permitted.
+ No more than one dog per adult will be admitted.
+ Rabies vaccination must be current.
+ Visitors should bring their own and water treats for the puppies.
+  For all Dogs' Day rules, please visit www.mounts.org/dogs-day.
 
Still available for viewing at Mounts Botanical Garden is the awesome and ecology-conscious exhibition Cutting Corners: A Stickwork Exhibition, a massive, willow sculpture located in the Great Lawn area.

Christmas Day Dinner at Lola 41
$75/person | Dinner seating from 2pm-7:30pm (last seating is at 7:30)

Available for $75 per person, guests will enjoy a family style, three-course menu of traditional holiday favorites with a globally-inspired touch. Featured entrées include the Spiced Honey Ham with Pineapple Ponzu and a Peking Duck Breast with hoison L’orange. Guest will find a more elevated selection of traditional trimmings including sides like Truffled Potato Gratin and Creamed Pecorino Spinach. Finally for dessert, choose from a Gingerbread cake, Peppermint Gelato or a Bourbon Pecan Torte. 

New Year’s Eve at Lola 41
$350/guest - pre-fixe menu with bottomless Veuve Clicquot
$200/guest - pre-fixe menu a la carte Veuve Clicquot

Say goodbye to 2020 and ring in the New Year with a luxe evening at Lola 41. For $350 per guest, the globally-inspired bistro and sushi bar is featuring a five-course pre-fixe menu with bottomless Veuve Clicquot champagne. Alternatively, guests may choose the prix-fixe menu with champagne a la carte for $200 per guest. 

The decadent menu celebrates cuisines along the 41st parallel starting with an Amuse of Loaded Toro with crispy shallot, uni, truffle, Japanese citrus finished with a gold flake. Moving on to the first and second courses, guests will delight in King Crab with yuzu butter, shiso oil, truffle caviar with micro herbs and a Sashimi platter of toro, salmon and yellow tail. The main course offers a choice of a Bone-in Short Rib and Diver Scallop and a Black Truffle Lobster Tagliatelle. Finally, guests will finish their meal with an indulgent, classic Chocolate Mousse dessert.

Lola 41 is located at 290 Sunset Avenue on the corner of Bradley Place in Palm Beach. For more information on Lola 41, visit www.lola41.com.  _(PRESS RELEASE)

Kids craft kits at Village Library. Introducing our Kid Kits! Every week is a new kit, from craft kits to STEM kits. Stop by the children's department anytime to pick up a kit today. Recommended for ages 3+. -- From Ed Cunningham, Communications Manager for North Palm Beach.

(PRESS RELEASE)_(Boca Raton, FL – December 14, 2020) Like everyone else, Mary Csar, Executive Director of the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum (BRHS&M) is ready for this challenging year to be over and for a bigger, brighter 2021 to arrive. Bigger and brighter applies not only to the new year, but to the brand new museum that BRHS&M has become over the last few months during a total, top-to-bottom, $3.9-million reimagination, redesign and renovation. The official reopening date will be announced in early 2021.
 
‘The historic Town Hall has been our home since the mid-1980s,” says Csar. “But, due to space limitations, our exhibitions have been temporary and largely two-dimensional. Not any longer. The dynamic redesign of the new Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum will allow for both permanent and changing exhibitions that will appeal to families, students and research buffs of all ages—all under the concept of History Alive!” 
 
“Expert exhibit designers Creative Art Unlimited of Pinellas Park, Florida, was engaged to design the space layout and create new interactive exhibits for the museum,” she adds. “The new exhibits will be immersive experiences that document the growth and development of Boca Raton from a small farming town to the sophisticated internationally known city it is today, and will incorporate many more artifacts and memorabilia, plus other valuable information.”
 
The new permanent galleries include:
+ Historic Timeline starting with the earliest Pre-Columbian inhabitants up to the 21st Century.
+ Pioneer Days focused on the local heritage of a small farming community.
+ Addison Mizner, featuring the museum’s important collection of Mizner Industries and architectural drawings and images of the great architect’s plans, which put the tiny town of Boca Raton on the map in the 1920s.
+ World War II, when the Boca Raton Army Airfield served as the Air Corps’ top secret radar training facility.
+ IBM, featuring an extraordinary collection of functioning vintage IBM PCs.
 
In addition, the Council Chamber will feature display areas and cabinetry for changing exhibits and will also function as the museum’s lecture hall. The redesigned Research Library will house the Society’s extensive archival collections and provide workstations for research patrons.
 
The Boca Historical Society & Museum is still raising funds for this ambitious renovation, and naming opportunities are still available. Anyone interested in helping to preserve and promote Boca Raton’s amazing history can do so by contacting Mary Csar directly at 561.395.6766 or director@bocahistory.org.