TUESDAY, AUG. 11 • The Ski Club of the Palm Beaches will host the 2009 Goode Water Ski National Championships Aug. 11-15. It marks the 11th year the event will be hosted by the club and held at Okeeheelee Park. The 67th Goode Water Ski National Championships is presented by Speedo. More than 800 of the nation’s top water ski athletes from across the United States will compete for national titles. For more info., visit www.usawaterski.org. • A Free Home-Schooling Workshop will be held at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way) on Tuesday, Aug. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 14 from 9 to 11 a.m. Host Nancy Moral will discuss home education laws, methods of instruction, community resources and high school/college transition for home schoolers. Limited seating is available. Call (561) 790-5149 for more info. • The Wellington Village Council will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12165 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 791-4000 for more info. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Writers’ Critique Workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. for adults. Share, offer and accept constructive criticism and comments to improve your fiction, nonfiction and poetry in a supportive atmosphere with Florida Writers’ Association member Mark Adduci. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. THURSDAY, AUG. 13 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Fantasss...tic Snakes” on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 3 p.m. for ages five and up. Meet some of Green Cay Nature Center’s resident snakes. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Palms West Chamber of Commerce will host an After-Hours Networking Mixer on Thursday, Aug. 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Generations: A Hair Salon (10240 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). For info., call Catherine Engel at (561) 790-6200. • Def Leppard, Poison and Cheap Trick will perform on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at Cruzan Amphitheatre (601-7 Sansbury’s Way). Call (561) 795-8883 or visit www.livenation.com for info. FRIDAY, AUG. 14 • The Dave Matthews Band and Robert Earl Keen will perform Friday and Saturday, Aug. 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. at the Cruzan Amphitheatre (6017 Sansbury’s Way). Reserved and lawn seating is available. Call (561) 795-8883 or visit www.live nation.com for more info. SATURDAY, AUG. 15 • The Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) will host Family Fun Day on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way). Family Fun Day will be held as part of the organization’s 14th Annual Business Expo. The event is free and open to the general public. For info., contact Tinu Peña at (561) 340-7504 or tpena@ motreco.com, or Everett Wheatley at (561) 6351188 or everettwheatley@yahoo.com. WELLINGTON THE MAGAZINE • AUGUST 2009
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