There’s no excuse for letting your child turn into a couch potato during summer break – not when there are so many recreational opportunities out there. The Broward County Parks and Recreation Division offers several Summer Camps that emphasize a wide variety of activities for kids. WHAT: Summer Horse Camp WHERE: Tradewinds Park Stables, 3600 [...]
Saturday, May 26 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM Fort Lauderdale Beach near A1A and Las Olas Blvd. Kick off this Memorial Day weekend at the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Third Annual Great American Beach Party on Saturday, May 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Fort Lauderdale Beach at A1A and Las Olas Boulevard. [...]
Classic rockers BOSTON will bring their signature sound and showmanship to at the on June 28, 2012 at 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 25 at noon. Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer Tom Scholz, the band BOSTON is a staple of classic rock radio [...]
Stop by Saturday for the Pompano Highlands Community Yard Sale!
Due to inclement weather, the City has rescheduled the Coral Springs Drive Cleanup for May 19, originally scheduled for April 28. Volunteers will help clean up Coral Springs Drive between Riverside Drive to Atlantic Boulevard and Cypress Park to Royal Palm Boulevard. The cleanup will from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In the event of [...]
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) and the City of Sunrise are partnering to present a series of weekend film festivals at the Sunrise Civic Center Theatre (10610 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise 33351). These events mark the expansion of FLIFF’s cultural relationship with the City. Next up is an Israeli Film Mini Fest, [...]
WHO: Long Island rapper and reality TV star, Flavor Flav first made his mark by popularizing the role of the hip hop[ back-up rapper or “hype man” as a member of the legendary, politically outspoken Public Enemy with his shouts of “Yeah boy! and “Flavor Flav” punctuating their songs. Though known for his outlandishness — [...]
Florida Atlantic University’s University Galleries will host a series of public programs to mark the closing of the “Surfing Florida: A Photographic History” exhibition on Saturday, May 12 from 3 to 8 p.m. in the Schmidt Center Gallery, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. The event will include slide shows, a film screening, lecture and [...]
Prepare for a sumptuous feast to tickle your taste buds during the Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce Fine Food and Wine Festival. This delectable event brings together 25 of the finest chefs in South Florida for a titillating evening out sipping wine and noshing on food from some of the best local chefs on [...]
Society is all aflutter with the news of the wedding of the year, but the fun is cut off when the bride is found dead in “Till Death Do Us Apart.” As part of an annual fundraiser, Clueless on Las Olas, draws 500 amateur sleuths scouring the streets of Fort Lauderdale to find the truth. [...]
Anticipation is building for the debut of Cirque Dreams’ “Pop Goes the Rock,” a visually thrilling musical spectacular, at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. The carnival funhouse-inspired show, featuring live vocal performances and the Static Noise team from MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, [...]
The legendary horn based rock/jazz sound of Chicago comes to the intimate Pompano Beach Amphitheatre on Saturday, April 21st, 2012. Tickets are on sale now. Chicago is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in five decades. In Billboard Magazine’s recent list of Top 100 artists of all time, Chicago came in [...]
Food and wine aficionados, “listen up”! Now is the time to mark your calendar, because you are cordially invited to Share Our Strength’s “Taste of the Nation”. Named by City Link as South Florida’s most outstanding food and wine celebration, the delicious fundraiser is planned for May 17, 2012 at the Broward County Convention Center. [...]
October 25 – Big, BIG Halloween Party: Games, crafts, treats & The Thriller Dance! Come in costume for a spooky good time. All ages, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, call 954-382-5860. Sponsored by the Friends of West Regional Library. October 25 – Halloween Carnival: Join us for a [...]
Broward County Park Events September 2011
BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION
NEWS RELEASE
Parks and Recreation Division ▪ 950 N.W. 38th St., Oakland Park, FL 33309
Phone: 954-357-8100 ▪ Fax: 954-357-5989 ▪ www.broward.org/parks
Tom Jones comes to Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on April 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets on sale now. Tom’s 46-year career has remarkably gone from strength to strength. Along with sustaining his popularity as a live performer and recording artist for more than four decades, he has garnered—at [...]
The call has gone out and families throughout South Florida won’t want to miss The Adventures of MR. POTATO HEADTM, a new interactive exhibit that will debut at the Miami Children’s Museum on January 22nd. Sponsored by the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, the exhibit is scheduled to run through May 15th at Museum’s Watson Island location.
Do you think you’ve got what it takes to make it as a comedian? Then come out for the SBCF 2011 Decomedian Contest hosted by the IMPROV and DECO DRIVE! The 6th Annual South Beach Comedy Festival once again teams up with the IMPROV Comedy Club to find the funniest talent in South Florida for [...]
Robert Plant and the Band of Joy will bring a repertoire of new and familiar Americana favorites to Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets went on sale Saturday, January 29 at noon. Robert Plant made his first commercial recordings in 1966. In 1967, [...]
Family Funday: “Art for our Valentines” on Saturday, February 12 Come join us at the Coral Springs Museum of Art on the second Saturday of every month with your whole family to enjoy Family Funday art activities. Children ages 3 & up with a parent will enjoy creating artwork using the current Museum exhibition as [...]
Celtic Woman, a smash hit around the globe, comes to Broward Center for the Performing Arts with their newest live show, Sunday, February 6 at 2:00pm. The awe-inspiring vocalists Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew and our newest member Lisa Lambe along with the mesmerizing Celtic violinist Máiréad Nesbitt continue to capture the hearts of fans across [...]
Rock and roll icons KISS will bring their “Hottest Show on Earth Tour” to Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on March 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 28 at noon. Regarded as one of the most influential rock and roll bands of all-time, KISS holds [...]
The Surfrider Foundation, with over 50,000 members, is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education. This Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 8am, come and join them to keep our beaches clean so we can all enjoy them [...]
Dr. Ken Yeang, the John M. DeGrove Eminent Scholar, will present his philosophy for the future of bioclimatic architecture in South Florida. Presented in coordination with the American Institute of Architects, AIA and Florida Atlantic University – Fort Lauderdale, College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Architecture; he has been focused on pursing ecological [...]
The Fort Lauderdale St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival returns on March 12, 2011! The Parade will feature marching bands, pipe and drum bands, street performers, classic automobiles, and floats of all shapes and sizes! The Festival will include live music, entertainment, and dance performances. A special children’s area will feature games, storytelling, amusements, delicious treats, contests and [...]