FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Tower Club Fort Lauderdale will host its second Annual Charity Art Exhibit at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 2023 (100 Southeast 3rd Avenue, 28th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394). This year’s event will benefit the South Florida Symphony Orchestra’s impactful Symphony in the Schools program.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Funding Arts Broward (FAB), celebrating its 20th anniversary of preserving and cultivating the arts, will host its Annual Meeting and Reception on Tuesday, March 14, from 6 – 8 p.m., at DUNE by Laurent Tourondel (2200 N. Ocean Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale). Attendees will enjoy a curated menu of specialty tapas, hand-selected wine pairings and panoramic ocean views from the North Terrace while being serenaded by FAB grantee Brazilian Voices’ Beatriz Malnic, Loren Oliveira, and Viviane Neves performing American standards plus Bossa Nova and Samba favorites.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – History Fort Lauderdale, celebrating 60 years of stewardship of our community’s past by making our heritage accessible and engaging to residents and visitors, will present a free book signing and meet & greet with Donn R. Colee, Jr., author of “Legends & Lore of Fort Lauderdale’s New River” (Arcadia Publishing/The History Press), on Tuesday, January 17, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Colee’s appearance is part of History Fort Lauderdale’s “Florida Scribes & Stories,” a meet the author monthly series that offers literary and history enthusiasts a chance to speak with local authors, purchase their latest releases and have them signed.
Mark your calendar! The School Board of Broward County, Florida approved the 2023/24 school calendar at its Tuesday, December 13, 2022, School Board meeting. The first day of school for the 2023/24 school year is Monday, August 21, 2023. The last day of school is Monday, June 10, 2024.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida – The Broward Health Foundation was presented with a check for more than $98,000 by Mark D. Kent, a Broward Health Foundation board member, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. This generous gift will cover the housing expenses of Broward Health’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) residents from Meharry Medical College for the 2023 academic year.