🌞 2.16.22 Newsletter - loving plants, pets, and music

 

Goooood morning... Fort Lauderdale 🌞

Lot's of music and love (for pets, plants, and chili) in this week's breakdown:

  • Are you a chili expert (cook or judge)?
  • Lot's of opportunity to love on your "fur-kids" this weekend
  • Symphony of the Americas next Tuesday

You Won't Want To Miss This Week:

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>> Did you know there is only one botanical garden in Broward County, and if the rain holds off TODAY (noon to 1:30pm) is the day to catch some tunes at Stranahan Park. Blues Therapy & Jazz will be playing this week for Noon Tunes. Next week will be classic rock with the Big City Dogs. (Free)

>> On the 18th, it's finally Friday, which means Finally Friday on Sistrunk. From 6-10pm, stop by for Food Trucks, music and entertainment for all ages.(Free)

>> Friday night is also the return of Lauder Night Market. Swing by for handmade, homemade, and remade merchandise and music fills the air, complimentary yoga starts at 6:00pm and begins to set the scene for a memorable Lauder Night. (Free)

>> Saturday morning rise and shine with First Street Cars & Coffee. Food Trucks & Vendors. A Fresh Market. Petting Zoo. Art Area on the Lawn and More. First Street Cars & Coffee will take place the 3rd Saturday of the Month from 9AM-NOON. (Free)

>> Help be the judge at the Riverwalk Chili Cook-Off from noon to 4pm at Huizenga Park. This event brings together all types of cooks - professional and amateur - together to compete for the best chili cooking skills.(Free)

>> Saturday afternoon/evening, from 4-8pm you can satisfy your green thumb by browsing the plant sale at the Stranahan House, hosted by Sunny Side Up Market. There will be food, vintage products, and plants for purchase. (Free)

>> Saturday AND Sunday, from 1pm-8:30pm will be the Wags, Whiskers, and Wine also at Huizenga Park on the Riverwalk. This is a benefit for Canine Asissted Therapy. Enjoy food, live music, great wine and Sangria served from 3 barrels filled with Authentic Spanish Red, White & Rosé Sangria, Funky Buddha beer, hard seltzers and more. ($$)

>> Sunday the 20th is definitely a day to love your pets, with the Fur The Love Pet Fest taking place at Las Olas Oceanside Park. Fur the Love Shares the Love and spotlights the amazing two-legged's in our community committed to helping our four-legged friends, and thrilled in 2022 to share this experience with you to benefit 100 Plus Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida Rescue as our beneficiary. ($$ and Children Under 12 Free)

>> Tuesday, February 22nd let music light up your life with The Symphony of the Americas, Between Rio and Pampa – South America’s Cultural Crossroads. A confluence of musical and cultural sights and sounds. Both Villa-Lobos and Ginastera are considered the most significant creative figures in 20th century Brazil and Argentine music. 7:45pm at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. ($$)

Featured Fort Lauderdale

There is SO much to learn and love about our fair city. We thought you would enjoy a weekly does of "did you know's" to whet your water-cooler conversations.

Have you visited the new MODS in Space exhibit at the Museum of Discovery & Science?

Moon boots on! Aspiring astronauts will explore the wonder, obstacles and challenges of a journey to space.

What can families do at the Museum?

>> Out-of-This-World Activities: Make-and-take a spacecraft, learn the physics of celestial bodies, explore the geology of planets and moons, as well as participate in Pop-Up Science activities including a parachute and wind chute challenge.

>> Exhibits, Shows and Demos: Space travelers will explore the Planet Pioneers: Journey to Space traveling exhibit , discover the science of astronomy, physics and geology at the Earth and Space station, experiment with the forces of gravity, friction, air pressure and centripetal forces in our

>> Fascinating Forces demonstration and go on a guided Rock Talks tour with our MODS’ in-house geologist.

>> Catch an Interstellar IMAX on the GIANT Screen: Asteroid Hunters, A Beautiful Planet, Dream Big, Hubble 3D, Space Station and more!

Career Connection: Explore aviation and space exploration careers.

Free with Museum admission.

So... You Think You Know Fort Lauderdale?

There is SO much to learn and love about our fair city. We thought you would enjoy a weekly does of "did you know's" to whet your water-cooler conversations.

Fort Lauderdale was originally not one, but THREE forts during the Second Seminole War. Although the forts are not standing today, the name obviously stuck.

Curious to know more? Visit History Fort Lauderdale and its museum with artifacts and details of the earliest days of life on the New River.

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Flotsam & Jetsam

Each we come across tidbits, tips, and tools that are too good to not share, but they don't exactly fit in the "Fort Lauderdale" category. So inspired by the FTL's close connection to the sea... let's see if any of this floats your boat.

Don't know much about surfing. But one I thing I DO know, is that you don't drop in on someone who is already riding that wave. And if you do... they might just take your board (like this).

Riddle for you*:

What is as big as you are and yet does not weigh anything? You can see it, but you cannot touch it. I grows as you grow, and get longer as the day goes by.

*Hit reply if you want to check your answer.

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