:: Delray Beach 9th Annual Garlic Festival February 8, 9 & 10th

Where: Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Avenue Delray Beach, FL 33444 • 561-243-792

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Time: 5:00 AM

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(561) 279-0907
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Admission $10
($20 on Saturday after 5:00 pm)
(Proceeds benefit 16 non-profit organizations staffing event and Project Thanksgiving)
Celebrating its 9th year, the Delray Beach Garlic Fest a key signature event in the city as well as a successful fundraiser for 16 local non-profit organizations. The Delray Beach Garlic Fest continues its tradition of producing the greatest food, music and arts and crafts festival in Downtown Delray Beach. This year, the 3-day event will be held Friday through Sunday, February 8, 9 & 10, 2008. Festival hours are Friday: 5PM-10PM, Saturday: 11AM-10PM, Sunday: 11AM-7PM.
This unique event crosses all cultural boundaries and ages, providing something for everyone featuring National Act Entertainment, Garlic Chef Stadium (Now featured on Food Network's "Unwrapped"), garlic-inspired gourmet food, over 150 unique vendors, children's activities and rides, cooking competitions and demonstrations and Garlic University. The Garlic Fest entertains and educates while contributing back to the community. In 2007, $51,000 was raised for volunteers groups and Project Thanksgiving. To date the Garlic Fest has distributed over $187,000 and donated 2-1/2 tons of food to nonprofits.
Our covered/tented Main Stage area this year features National Act Entertainment including Donna the Buffalo, Blues Traveler, Wish You Were Here…a Tribute to Pink Floyd and Caribbean Chillers…a Tribute to Jimmy Buffet in addition to many local acts.
In Viking's Garlic Chef Stadium chefs from Miami to West Palm Beach Compete in our 7^th Annual Garlic Chef Competition on Feb. 9^th & 10^th.
New this year:..
Each year the Garlic Fest reaches out to the local community to involve schools and local non-profit organizations in the event. This year the Milagro Center children are involved in the production an "Opening Celebration" along with local song writers, and entertainers to perform popular songs about the ecology, peace, love, social awareness, as well as original music.
Entertainment Director for Delray Beach Arts, Jerry Leeman, accepted a position to work with the students and faculty at the Milagro Center to develop the opening act. Jerry will begin teaching a class at the Center called "The Appreciation of the impact music has on society, culture, and in our own lives". The students will first gain insight to how music impacts their own lives. The students will then perform as part of the opening act of the "9^th Annual Delray Beach Garlic Fest".
The Milagro Center Kids will perform the legendary songs "Woodstock" and "Put a little love in your Heart", with their opening celebration incorporating music, dance, drumming and visual art. The idea behind The Big Love Medicine Show is to first showcase The Milagro Center, an award-winning cultural Mecca of Delray Beach and secondly to feature local songwriters and musicians that have provided thousands of fans with heart felt music through the years. Often these musical soldiers go unnoticed in the corner of bars and night clubs all over south Florida as they belt out their tunes four hours a night, five or six days a week, year round! Their poetry is often overlooked and under heard! This is your chance to hear them.
The Delray Beach Garlic Fest continues to offer garlic fans the opportunity to celebrate the most widely used and loved food in the world…GARLIC. Come and join us for a stinking good time!

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:: Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Afternoon with JCC and YAD young adults

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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OK guys, football season is ooooooover and its time to do something really fun on a Sun! JCC Young Adults & Singles is partnering up with Federation Young Adults Division to help rebuild a home in Boynton. Please come out, break a sweat and do a mitzvah making a family's dream come true by donating your time and energy for a fantastic cause! Program is for 20-40s only please - e-mail Tami for location to meet at. www.jcconline.com/YAS

:: HospiceCare of Southeast Florida Butterfly Release

Where: 309 SE 18th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Set the Butterflies Free is a tranquil display of love for those we remember every day. Please join us for a beautiful display of hundreds of butterflies set free while families come together. For a small donation you are able to set an individual butterfly free, receive a comemorative lapel butterfly pin and send a special dedication card to a recipient. Contact Beth French at 954-HOSPICE for more information.

:: Pre-Valentines Singles Party at Boca Muse- Ages 45 - 65

Where: Boca Muse, 7136 Beracasa Way Boca Raton, FL 33433

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Sponsored by 3MinuteMingle.com the New fast paced way to meet interesting people!! Mingle and talk for 3 minutes before meeting your next potential business connection. Mingle is optional.
Boca Muse was formerly the Red Lion Pub and it has been transformed to a cozy cool new restaurant with couches and chairs and they happen to have Great Food!!

$10 includes: Singles Mingle, drink specials and delicious appetizers!
Free for VIP Members when you RSVP!
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Price: ***Please RSVP in advance.
$10 in advance or $10- $15 cash at door if available.
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561-637-4441

Join as a VIP and get in Free to this event and select other events.
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Note: Boca Muse is located Next to Kansai Sushi in the Shopping Center on the N W corner of Powerline Rd. and Palmetto PK Rd. in Win Dixie and Blockbuster shopping center.