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At the Florida Renaissance Festival, you’ll be transported to another era (Photos: https:// www.facebook.com/flarenfest) The clock is ticking and every second brings you closer to a bygone era when Lords of the Realm donned tunics, stockings, broad-brimmed hats, and puffed sleeve shirts, and their Ladies showcased era garb like laced gowns, strapped dresses, petticoats, cloaks, and aprons. Get ready for the 32nd Annual Florida Renaissance Festival returning February 3rd and running through March 24th, 2024 at the beautiful Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach. This one-of-a-kind festival features eight consecutive themed weekends, starting February 3. Each weekend promises a captivating inside look at a legendary time when Pirates, Vikings, evil villains, and unsung heroes ruled the kingdom. While costumes are not required for admittance, thousands of people elect to wear historical clothing to immerse themselves in the true spirit of the renaissance period. The Florida Renaissance Festival is produced by nationally acclaimed Bobby Rodriguez Productions who creates an Bygone Era, Page 4A
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Hello There, Hollywood Residents. Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to present the State of the City Address to the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, an invitation that the chamber extends to Hollywood’s mayor at the start of each new year. In this year’s address, I highlighted the many ways we are working to achieve our city’s mission: “To provide a thriving community, where quality living and the opportunity for success is made available to all.” These are exciting times for Hollywood. We have a stronger and structurally balanced annual budget, and through that, we are continuing to usher in major improvements for our city’s neighborhoods, parks, roadways, public safety, infrastructure, stormwater management, environmental resiliency, housing affordability and much more. To learn more, you can watch the complete State of the City at the video link: https://youtu.be/ WE3C8TZ1Eqk?si=FoKuESEBm 2cZ26Xo My discussion begins with a report on our city’s financial health, which is a critical component to the quality of life that a city can provide for its
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Run Away For Some Fun At The Cultural Center Aventura Hosts “The New Mr. Vegas,” An Amazing Circus Show & “A Musical Love Letter” The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is located at 3385 N.E. 188 Street in Aventura The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, which opened in 2010, is an elegant facility, whose mission is: To enhance the quality of life for Aventura by providing a variety of performing arts and relevant cultural programming for audiences of all ages. This month that mission continues to hold true with comedy, wonder and song to hit the stage with George Wallace on February 9, The Great DuBois on February 10 and Sincerely, Sondheim February 4. Aventura Presents George Wallace The City of Aventura presents
George Wallace in the Aventura Stand Up Comedy Series on Friday, February 9 at 8 p.m. Singer Marieann Meringolow will open the show. Finding humor everywhere he turns, Wallace derives his comedy from the everyday and shares moments of life delivered with a lightning-quick wit. Since beginning his career as a writer for The Redd Foxx Show, Wallace has been selling out comedy clubs and concert venues all over the world. He headlined his own show at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas for 10 years, which earned him the nickname, “The New Mr. Vegas.” Wallace was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Soul Train/Centric
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