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Alligator Joe’s farm
The Everglades Club
Cadillac La Salle automobile showroom
Maus & Hoffman
Standard Oil filling station
Entrance garden for 150 Worth
Ocean View Hotel
150 Worth
The Palm Beach Inn
The Breakers
Ta-boó: The place to see and be seen
Ta-boó: The place to see and be seen
activities for children and adults—as well as an assortment of beverages and live music.
Royal Palm Beach aRt and music Festival March TBA Royal Palm Beach Boulevard, between Southern Boulevard and Seminole Palms Drive, 561/790-6200 This festival, which closes off Royal Palm Beach Boulevard from traffic for two days, is complete with carnival rides, a juried art show, a business expo, a stage for bands on each side, a laser light show over Lake Challenger, and a Beer Garden and Tiki Bar.
Palm Beach Fine cRaFt show March 2–4
Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, 561/366-3000 This craft show prides itself on not only displaying beautiful American contemporary art but displaying it in an elegant setting with an original design. The display features 115 top national contemporary craft artists’ works in ceramics, paper, wood, glass and metals, mixed media, decorative and wearable textiles and jewelry.
Palm Beach inteRnational Boat show March 22–25 Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach 800/940-7642 Earning the title as one of the top 10 boat shows in the United States, the Palm Beach International Boat Palm Beach International Boat Show
Show brings more than $350 million worth of boats, yachts and accessories from the world’s leading marine manufacturers.
Paper and metal necklace by Myung Urso at Palm Beach Fine Craft Show
BaRRett-Jackson ett-Jackson classic caR auction April 5–7 Expo Center at South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, 480/663-6255 It doesn't get any better for car lovers than this preeminent auction, always a South Florida favorite.
Palm Beach inteRnational national Film Festival April 11–19 6018 S.W. 18th St., Suite C-7, Boca Raton, 561/362-0003 Showcasing thousands of awardwinning films and actors from across the world, this film festival spans more than a week at various venues, offering more than 100 films, shorts and documentaries as well as special events and galas.
delRay aFFaiR April 13–15 Northwest First and Southwest First Avenues to the Intracoastal Waterway along Atlantic Avenue 561/278-0424 For three days, more than 10 blocks on Atlantic Avenue will be closed to traffic for this art show. This year is the 50th
anniversary of the festival, with highlights including a celebration of those who have helped make the Delray Affair what it is today.
sunFest May 2–6 525 Clematis St., West Palm Beach, 561/659-5980 This festival is unlike any other, with a fine mix of music from local as well as nationally known artists, a juried fine art and craft show and a youth park. The waterfront on Flagler Drive makes for a perfect setting, with three stages, numerous art booths and a few floating oases providing food and drinks.
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