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 [...]
If you enjoy boating, fishing, diving or anything nautical then the City of Pompano Beach Nautical Flea Market is for you! Hundreds of venders with huge bargains for boating and diving gear, nautical clothing, marine surplus items, anchors, mooring products, nautical arts and crafts, food and much more will fill Community Park on Saturday, January [...]
The Museum is hosting a Books & Books grand opening weekend Jan. 13-16, which includes free Museum admission, special events, author appearances and $2 off Vatican Splendors exhibition pre-sale tickets, which opens January 29th. Events include:
Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd will bring their unmistakable blues-rock sound with its “Gods and Guns” Tour to Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on March 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 7 at 1 p.m. With a catalog of over 60 albums and sales beyond 30 [...]
WHAT: First Time Homebuyers Workshop WHEN: Second Saturday of every month (9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.) WHERE: BCHA main office 4780 North State Rd 7 Lauderdale Lakes, FL COST: FREE Registration required. Go to http://bit.ly/BCHAFirstTimeHomeBuyerForm for details. Classes fill up fast. Registrants will be placed in the first available class, which may be for a [...]
Is your New Year’s resolution to live a healthier, more balanced and fulfilled life? Then you’re in luck! Tunies, natural grocery and vitamin super center, is hosting the “10th Annual Health & Wellness Seminar” on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at the Coral Springs Center for the Performing Arts. This FREE event will feature three dynamic [...]
The City of Fort Lauderdale is gearing up for its annual premier New Year’s Eve celebration “Fort Lauderdale Orange Bowl Downtown Countdown” this year presented by Ford Motor Company. Touted as one of the largest New Year’s Eve celebrations in Florida, this year’s free 12-hour street festival is full of fun and excitement for both [...]
The Las Olas Art Fair kicks off the season with the very first art show of 2011. This South Florida tradition, regarded as one of the top events in America, has attracted locals and tourists alike for the past 23 years because of the wide variety of fine art on display and for sale. Only [...]
Is there anything sadder than a holiday tree that’s still standing around in someone’s living room well into the new year? If the holidays are long gone but your tree isn’t, it’s time to chip in and donate your used evergreen to our annual Chip-a-Tree initiative. Last year Broward County Parks recycled 9,225 trees, representing [...]
It’ll be a doggone good time on Saturday, December 11 as friends of the Clydey Foundation, pet lovers and community members partake in Winterfest and cruise aboard “The Caprice,” the Official Centennial Showboat in the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest 2010 Boat Parade benefiting The Clydey Foundation. In celebration of the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Centennial, [...]
Multi-talented magicians and entertainers Penn & Teller will set the stage for a fun, magical and interactive evening at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino February 4 & 5, 2011 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, December 1 at 1 p.m. They defy labels, and at times, good [...]
The legendary Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is back for an encore at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on February 16 at 8.p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 3 at noon. Frankie Valli, who came to fame in 1962 as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, [...]
A “Magical Holiday Parade” on December 15 The City’s annual Holiday Parade is set for Wednesday, December 15 at 7 p.m. and will feature decorated floats and other entries with a magic theme. The floats will proceed along Sample Road from Coral Springs Drive to City Hall. Traditionally, the parade draws thousands of spectators and [...]
Tickets on Sale Wednesday, December 1 at Noon George Lopez, writer, producer and star of TBS’s Lopez Tonight, returns to Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on February 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, December 1 at noon.
