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Palm Beach International Boat Show, 2009
West Palm Beach, Florida:
The 24th Annual Palm Beach International Boat Show, March 26 - 29, 2009, is one of the top ten boat shows in the country - featuring more than $350 million worth of boats, yachts and accessories from the world’s leading marine manufacturers. It is truly an International Show. The event includes more than 1,000 boats from 8 foot inflatables, power boats, fishing boats, center consoles, bow riders, personal watercraft to superyachts over 150’. Plus there’s the FREE Kids’ Fishing Clinics, Xtreme Sport Fishing Seminars, music, food and drinks that make it a great outing for the whole family. The show encompasses close to 1 million sq. ft. of exhibit space on land, in tents and in water along Flagler Drive and the Intercoatal Waterway.  There is plenty of parking and docks available if you come via your own boat.

March 26 - 29, 2009, Thurs. Mar 26, 12 Noon - 7pm, Fri. Mar 27, 10am - 7pm, Sat. Mar 28, 10am - 7pm, Sun. Mar 29, 10am - 6pm

ADMISSION
Adults $14.00
Children, ages 6-12 $ 4.00
Children under 6 Free

The West Palm Beach Antique and Collectibles show will be held over Thanksgiving weekend, the first major shopping weekend of the holiday season, November 28 – 30 at the Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach. This will be a great opportunity to find unique holiday gift ideas among one of the largest arrays of dealers and merchandise seen in one event and as always will include special services for visitors such as glass and porcelain repair, jewelry repair, silver and gold plating and doll repair. The popular appraisal clinic supervised by Jay Kielstock will also be active.

For more information visit the website at www.wpbantiques.com, or call the Show offices at (561) 640-3433.

Join Us on December 7, as a participant or a volunteer.  This Palm Beach county marathon is a qualifier for the 2009 & 2010 Boston Marathons and is sanctioned by USATF.  The 26.2 and 13.1 mile figure eight courses start and finish on the picturesque Intracoastal Waterway near the Meyer Amphitheatre in Downtown West Palm Beach.  The Marathon along the Intracoastal, and through the Historic Old Northwood, overlooking yachts and the mansions of Palm Beach to a turnaround on Washington Rd. and back to the finish at the Meyer Amphitheatre.
For more information go to www.marathonofthepalmbeaches.com

The Largest Single Night Street Party in Palm Beach County is BACK!

FREE street party! Live bands, haunted house, street performers, circus acts, rides,  games. From 4pm til 1am from the 500 block of Clematis Street down to the fountain at the end of Clematis in Downtown West Palm Beach. The Famous Moonfest Adult Costume Contest at midnight on the Main Stage!   Moonfest bands will be on the Main Stage on the 500 Block , Osheas, Respectable Street, and The Lounge.

MOONFEST AFTER PARTY from 1am to 4am Oshea’s 531 Clematis Street and Respectable Street 518 Clematis Street Drink Specials and live music till 4am!

For ticket and V.I.P. info. or Employment & sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.moonfest.org

Saturday, December 6th 2008

Beginning at 6 o’clock pm, the holiday boat parade, one of the premier holiday events in South Florida, will be starting from Peanut Island, and traveling all the way to the Jupiter Lighthouse!  Watch the boat parade at any of the bridges between Blue Heron bridge, up to the Indiantown bridge. Reserve a table at your favorite waterfront restaurant, such as the Sailfish Marina, Panama Haties, Waterway Cafe, or Seasons 52, or bring a chair or blanket to one of the many locations along the parade route where you can watch the parade pass by from one of these great free viewing areas, THE BLUE HERON BRIDGE, THE BLUE HERON FISHING BRIDGE, PHIL FOSTER PARK, KELSEY PARK, THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE, JUNO PARK, or BERT WINTERS PARK from Riviera Beach to Juno Beach. For more information or to enter, go to www.pbboatparade.com. Sponsored by the Marine Industry Association of Palm Beach County.

2009 WALT DISNEY WORLD® MARATHON
DATE: Sunday, January 11, 2009.
TIME: 6:00 AM

Test your endurance by joining approximately 18,000 other runners for this rewarding 26.2-mile race through the scenic Walt Disney World® Resort area. The 2009 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend also features Goofy’s Race and A Half Challenge, Half Marathon, Circle of Life 5K, Kids’ Races, and Health and Fitness Expo.

The Walt Disney World Marathon itself costs $125 and covers race registration, official race program, commemorative Champion Race Tech Shirt, goody bag, event weekend transportation for Walt Disney World Resort hotels only, personalized bibs, on-course refreshments, on-course Disney entertainment, post-race refreshments, family reunion area with live entertainment, post-race celebration entry, certificate for finishers of the race and Mickey Mouse medal for finishers.

The 15th-annual Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend took place January 10-13, 2008, and drew more than 40,000 runners. Brazilian Adriano Bastos won his fifth Walt Disney World Marathon (with a time of 2:20:58), while Melanie Peters of St. Petersburg, Florida, claimed the women’s title.

Registration for the 2009 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend opened on January 14, 2008 at 12 PM. Visit www.disneyworldmarathon.com for more information.

Downtown Orlando, Florida
Late December
407-423-2476
Floats made of citrus fruit and highly talented marching bands characterize this colorful parade that winds through the streets of downtown Orlando and attracts more than 90,000 spectators. Admission is free. The Citrus Bowl Parade serves as a prelude to the Capital One Bowl, which matches the second-ranked college football teams of the powerhouse Big Ten and Southeastern conferences at the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium on New Year’s Day

The Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium is owned and operated by the City of Orlando and is part of the Orlando Centroplex, which includes the Amway Arena, Bob Carr Performing Arts Center and the Expo Center.

Maintaining its reputation as the Indianapolis of offshore powerboat racing, Key West is set to host the 28th annual contest to crown the world’s top teams Nov. 2-9.

The 2008 Key West World Championship is to kick off with a parade of race boats down the island’s legendary Duval Street, scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. The action continues through the week with races on Wednesday, Nov. 5; Friday, Nov. 7; and Sunday, Nov. 9.

For racers, Key West is famous as a race course that can test equipment endurance in rough water conditions and minutes later, hull and propulsion design for the fastest possible speeds.

A portion of the 6.5-mile course runs through Key West Harbor, providing smooth water where speeds can exceed 140 mph and affording spectator opportunities found in few other venues.

Mindi Abair

SunFest, Florida’s largest music, art and waterfront festival, will be held April 30-May 4, along one of the most scenic sections of Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach. National headline entertainment scheduled to perform include Sheryl Crow, Fergie, The Black Crowes, John Legend, Natasha Bedingfield, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Steel Pulse, Hellogoodbye, Stephen Marley, The Academy Is, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Little Feat, Hot Tuna, The Rippingtons, Classic Albums Live, Little River Band, Mindi Abair, and Morris Day & the Time. Additional entertainment announcements will be made as they are confirmed.

2008 Festival Days/Hours
Wednesday, April 30: 5-10 pm
Thursday, May 1: 5-11 pm
Friday, May 2: 5-11 pm
Saturday, May 3: Noon-11 pm
Sunday, May 4: Noon-9 pm

National City Juried Fine Art & Craft Show Days/Hours
Friday, May 2: 5-10 pm
Saturday, May 3: Noon-10 pm
Sunday, May 4: Noon-9 pm

Family Activities Tent Days/Hours
Friday, May 2: 5-10 pm
Saturday, May 3: Noon-10 pm
Sunday, May 4: Noon-9 pm

The Verizon Wireless Fireworks Show
The Verizon Wireless Fireworks Show closes the Festival with a bang on Sunday, May 4 at 9 p.m.

Tickets for SunFest 2008 are on sale now online at www.sunfest.com