PHOTO CENTRE MEMBERS’ SHOW: The 25th annual Palm Beach Photographic Centre show will display 99 stunning images from 38 members at the City Center municipal complex, 415 Clematis St. in downtown West Palm Beach, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 561.253.2600 or visit workshop.org or fotofusion.org.
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CARING FOR YOUR FAMILY COLLECTIONS: The Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum new weekly virtual lecture series live on Thursdays at noon, with a link to the recording for those who cannot watch the live sessions: – Caring for Your Family Photos, Sept. 9 – Caring for Family Documents and Scrapbooks, Sept.16 – Getting the Bugs Out: How to identify Pests that Threaten Your Collections, Sept. 23
Free for members, $5 per person for nonmembers, individual membership $40, family membership $60. Contact Patricia Fiorillo, research@bocahistory.org.
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FROST MUSIC LIVE IS “LIVE” AGAIN! The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami returns Sept. 11 with world class music in 108 multi-genre concerts. Highlights incude the Frost Concert Jazz Band and Studio Band with Jazz Bassist Christian McBride, The Musical Legacy of Melton Mustafa, and much more. Visit frostmusiclive.com or call 305-284-2400
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DEERFIELD HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR: Refresh your body, mind, and spirit on Saturday, Sept.11, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the campus of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Deerfield Beach. The event will begin with an opening ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11 at the flagpole.Refreshments will be available for purchase, and cash raffle. Parking behind the church along SE 10th Street. Face covering required, vendors will be appropriately distanced outdoors. Visit zion-lutheran.org/health.
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“BEYOND THE CENTENNIAL”: St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church invites the community to help celebrate 100 years! Key Events: Community Worship Service, Sunday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m. at the church, 6100 NW 24 Ave., Miami; Celebration Banquet (ticketed), 3 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel Miami Airport, 3974 N.W. South River Dr., Miami. Contact Sister Evelyn Brown, stmatthews6100@gmail.com or 954.483.6058.
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INAUGURAL “TOUR DE TRASH” BEACH CLEANUPS: Loggerhead Marinelife Center is welcoming help to collect marine debris across Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties throughout September. Participants will be given mesh bags to scour debris in alignment with best practices administered by NOAA and the Ocean Conservancy. Guests will listen to stimulating conversations on ocean conservation and join demonstrations that repurpose ocean plastic and give trash a second life through solar-powered machines. Free T-shirts and giveaways while supplies last:
● Sunday, Sept. 12 – Juno Beach Pier, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
● Tuesday, Sept. 14 – Palm Beach, visit the Turtle Tuesday’s Instagram for location,
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
● Saturday, Sept. 18 – Deerfield Beach Pier, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
● Sunday, Sept. 19 – Pompano Beach Pier, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
● Saturday, Sept. 25 – Sunny Isles Beach, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
● Sunday, Sept. 26 – Singer Island, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Supporters of all ages are welcome to participate in the free events. Visit marinelife.org/tour-de-trash.
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BRAZIL IN MIAMI: The Martha/Mary Yamaha 2021-2022 Concert Season opens with a made-for-Miami program of Brazilian jazz, samba, choro, bossa nova, and classics, with master musicians Clarice and Sergio Assad, Sammy Figueroa and Brian Potts, Sunday Sept. 12 at 4 pm in the historic Corpus Christi Church, 3220 NW 7th Ave. Tickets $15 general admission, $25 for “blue circle.” special pricing possible for community organizations, available at the Parish Office, 3220 NW 7th Ave, Miami, or online through marthamaryconcerts.org. Covid-related procedures appropriate to the time will be observed, and all events will be simultaneously broadcast internationally through YouTube and Facebook.
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BALLROOM BLITZ! The West Palm Beach Police Athletic League’s signature fundraiser returns Sept. 17. Since the in-person, limited-seating event is sold out, virtual guests can participate by voting for their favorite dancing duo online. Each vote is a $50 donation to West Palm Beach PAL. Email Perdigon at brittany@palwpb.org or call 561-835-7195.
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KELONTAE GAVIN HEADLINES GOSPEL HERITAGE CONCERT: The City of Pompano Beach presents the award-winning singer with opening act The Cross Family and appearances by local favorites Seleaveya Dillard and John Brown, in a night of praise and inspiration at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center on Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets $20 at pompanobeacharts.org
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PALM BEACH POETRY FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIPS: In addition to regular workshop applications, Fellowships and Scholarship applications are now open for the 18th annual festival, scheduled for January 10-15, 2022. For the second year in a row, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival will be all-virtual for six days of literary workshops, readings, craft talks, one-on-one conferences, poetry panels, and more. The deadline to apply is Nov. 15, 2021. Fellowships include application fee, tuition, and admission to all festival events. Poets are requested to supply a sample of their work along with a letter of need. Apply online at palmbeachpoetryfestival.submittable.com.
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UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY MAYORS’ GALA: The annual “Evening of Stars” on Saturday, Oct. 16, 6 – 10:30 p.m., at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, will honor stars in the community for their unwavering support during the pandemic. The evening will include a cocktail reception, live and silent auctions, dinner and program highlighting the work United Way of Broward County accomplishes year-round and how they quickly pivoted to support the ever changing needs caused by COVID-19. Live entertainment by the Private Stock band, networking and dancing.
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SEPTEMBER FUN AT MORIKAMI MUSEUM AND JAPANESE GARDENS: Workshops, classes and demonstrations at 4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach. Masks are mandatory indoors, including the theater. Call 561.495.0233 or visit morikami.org.
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