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Culture & Cocktails At The
Colony Hotel
Rena Blades, President & Chief Executive
Officer of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach
County, today announced that the popular
series CULTURE & COCKTAILS will be back
next month at The Colony Hotel Pavilion in
Palm Beach.
February 6 HOUSES, HOMES & HEMING-
WAY - A Conversation with Bob Vila
Mr. Vila has hosted a variety of home improvement
TV shows over the last 30 years,
including This Old House, Bob Vila’s Home
Again, Bob Vila and Restore America with
Bob Vila. He has written 12 books and for the
last few years has been helping with the restoration
of Ernest Hemingway’s home and
collections at Finca Vigía near Havana, Cuba.
Admission to each CULTURE & COCK-
TAILS event is $65 for advance RSVPs and
$75 at the door, and FREE for members of
the Cultural Council ($250 level and above).
All proceeds go to support artist programs
of the nonprofit Cultural Council of Palm
Beach County. For membership information,
please contact Debbie Calabria at
561.472.3330.
Each event will run from 5 to 7 pm, with
registration and cocktails from 5 to 5:45
p.m., and the “Conversation” from 5:45 to 7
pm, including audience Q&A. The Colony will
serve complimentary beverages and an array
of specially prepared hors d’oeuvres before
each CULTURE & COCKTAILS conversation.
People interested in attending CULTURE
& COCKTAILS can RSVP before each event by
calling the Cultural Council at 561.472.3330.
Downtown Delray Beach
Visitor Information Center
Under Renovation
The Delray Beach
Visitor Information
Center, managed
by the Downtown
Development Authority (DDA), is celebrating
its 12th anniversary with a complete
renovation. Staffed by dedicated volunteers
providing exceptional customer service and
hospitality, and a resource for hundreds of
visitors a day to our city, with more than
15,000 in 2016, this little center on the corner
of A1A and E. Atlantic Avenue was in
need of a refresh. During the renovation, a
satellite Visitor Information Center is located
at the Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S
Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach, FL.
The DDA has spearheaded the renovation
project with the generous support of
the City of Delray Beach, Roy Simon Architect,
Maura Taft Interiors, and contract
services from local partners, who are all
donating their services. When the renovations
are complete at the end of March, the
Visitor Information Center will have tripled
in size with new floors, ceilings, windows,
and doors. There will be computer access
for visitors and new digital signage. Visitors
can stop in and learn more about the
shops, attractions, dining, entertainment,
hotels and places to live here. In addition,
the renovated Center will be designated as
the Official South Palm Beach County Visitor
Center by Visit Florida.
The DDA encourages all area hotels, attractions,
restaurants, entertainment venues
and publications to provide their collateral
materials to share with visitors. The
Delray Beach Visitor Information Center
is open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. – 4 pm. For
more information, or if you are interested
in becoming a Center Volunteer, please contact:
DDA@DowntownDelrayBeach.com or
561.243.1077.
Palm Beach Poetry Festival
Launches Fish Tales
Poetry Contest
Susan R. Williamson, Director of the Palm
Beach Poetry Festival, has announced the
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