March 22nd, 2010
Delray Beach, Florida Events & Activities 3/22/10 – 3/29/10 The Delray Beach Film Festival, Asian Food Fair, and More
For a small Village by The Sea, Delray Beach, Florida can show its visitors a good time and this coming week is going to be a lot of fun.
Monday, 3/22 through Sunday, 3/28 is the 5th Annual Delray Beach Film Festival and Market 2010. There are 200 films, 2 workshops daily, parties, sporting events, student films, networking for filmmakers, distribution and film financing workshop, and so much more. You can call 561-381-3212 or visit www.dbff.us.
This year the Creative Chair of the festival will be Barry Bostwick. Remember him? He was best known for his role as Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The other stars that are to receive the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Awards are Sharon Gless, from Cagney & Lacey and Burn Notice and Jessica Walters of Play Misty for Me and Arrested Development.
Mercedes Benz has partnered with the Festival. They will be donating a new Mercedes for the winner of the Hole in One Contest during the golf tournament on Thursday, 3/25. Local golf threesomes are partnered with a film industry or golf pro to complete the foursome.
There will be spectacular parties and each night has a designated after party spot. Film lovers are invited to mix and mingle with the cast and crew of the films screenings during the Festival.
The Delray Film Festival is a non-profit organization, (501) (c3) and is dedicated to provide the Delray community and its visitors with a diverse presentation of independent films from around the world.
The programming includes: Independent feature films, foreign films, including programming relevant to the community: Spanish language and Brazilian films, Haitian films, Jewish and Israeli films, shorts, documentaries, (including a “green program”) animation, Xtreme sports, children’s films and a day of children’s events.
The workshops offered are incredible, free and open to the public. For a complete list of these workshops, and locations, please visit http://www.dbff.us/workshops.asp.
Tuesday, 3/23 at Murder on the Beach Mystery Book Store and at 7:00 p.m., located on 273 NE 2nd Ave., Linda Fairstein will talk about and sign her book, Hell Gate, the 12the book in her Alex Cooper series. Linda Fairstein was a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for 30 years. The event is free and open to the public, but in order to take a seat, you must purchase a book. For more information, please call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the American Orchid Society, located on 16700 AOS Lane, off of Jog Rd. – The Orchid Doctor is In. If you are having problems with your orchids, blooms are falling off, plants are sick, then you can get answers by bringing the invalid plants to the AOS Visitor’s Center and talking with the “Orchid Doctor”. Wednesdays 10 – 11:30 a.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 1 – 4 p.m. For more info. please call 561-404-2000 or visit www.aos.org.
Thursday, 3/25 Robert Osborne will be at the Crest Theatre, Old School Square. Lecture series features one of the most recognizable TV personalities today and Robert Osborne is also one of America’s foremost film historians. 2:00 p.m. and tickets are $25 and $40. Location 51 N. Swinton. Tel. 561-243-7922, ext. 1 or please visit www.oldschool.org.
Friday, 3/26 is the Gallery Walk on Atlantic Avenue from 7 – 10 p.m. The downtown galleries, art studios and showrooms open their doors to the public for an evening of art, music, and refreshments right on the Avenue.
Saturday, 3/27 – Just like every Saturday, The Green Market will be from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the street on SE 4th Avenue, 1/2 block South of Atlantic Ave. This is a local market and you will find fresh local produce, organic produce, flowers and plants, pasta, hummus, fresh baked breads, pastries and desserts, and handmade Italian cheese, among others. For more info. please call 561-276-7511. Email address: greenmarket@delraycra.org.
Saturday, 3/27 at the Pineapple Grove Arts District, off of Atlantic Ave., NE 2nd Ave. is Take it Easel from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. There will be music, children’s craft area, easels and artists, and all this is on the sidewalks. Need more info? Please call 561-279-1380, ext. 36.
Saturday, 3/27 is the Narrated Bus Tour of Historic Delray Beach. It is conducted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History. Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes; you will be visiting 10 historic sites. $15/adult/senior citizen, free for children under 18. 11 a.m. departure from the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave., 561-243-2662. You can also visit www.delraybeachbustours.org. Note: Please be prompt.
Saturday, 3/27 and Sunday, 3/28 is the Asian Food Fair & Cultural Show at the Old School Square Entertainment Pavilion. Continuous live Asian music and dance, arts and crafts, costumes, food and children’s activities. This event is presented by the Bangladesh Association of Florida. $10 admission. Location: 51 N. Swinton Ave., Tel. 561-351-5019 or 561-876-2255. Website www.asianfair.org.
Sunday, 3/28 is the Delray Beach Chorale. Freedom: The American Dream. The music of American composers, traditional American spirituals and more. Location is the First Presbyterian Church, 33 Gleason St. at 4 p.m. Tickets $20/person; $5/students. Tickets are available at the door. Please call 800-984-7282 or visit the website www.delraybeachchorale.org.
The Delray Beach Chorale has been performing music in the South Palm Beach County since 1982. The Chorale has about 70 members and performs 2 major programs a year; winter and spring.
Have a great time!! Talk to you later….
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The next upcoming Narrated Bus Tour of Historic Delray Beach is Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 11am (arrive no later than 10:45am). The boarding location for the March 27th bus tour will be at the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History’s new home located inside the Boynton Beach Mall (Near SEARS) at 801 N. Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida.
The award-winning Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach, Florida are conducted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History. AAA Mid-America Home & Away Magazine designated these tours as the “Most Unique Travel Gem”.
The Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach, Florida are conducted on the fourth Saturday of each month at 11am. The tours are a two-hour excursion that also includes history information about the Seminole Native American, African American, Bahamian, German and other White European settlers to Delray Beach, Florida. All tours also journey through about five historic districts and areas such as Banker’s Row and Frog Alley. There are now a total of 10 historic sites that are alternately visited on a rotating schedule as a part of the bus tour experience.
The fee is $15 per person for adults, senior citizens and children ages 18 and over. Free for children under age 18. Pre-paid advance reservations are highlighly recommended. Call 561-243-2662. DelrayBeachBusTours.org
With so many historic districts in Delray and beautiful architecture, this tour should be a must for everyone visiting the Village by the Sea. Thanks for the update.