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34 JOYFULL Delray’s hidden “refresh bar” encourages customers to choose joy.

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40 BURN UP COMPANY How a tinkering hobby became a contagious culture around motorcycles.

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SEPTEMBER

@ 500 Blk of Clematis — WPB

@ Sticky Bun — Deerfield (10am)

Low Ground

@ Leftover’s - Jupiter

@ Abacoa Amphitheater — Jupiter

Cody Johnson w/ Ian Munsick

Victoria Leigh w/ Jeff Fereshetian (4pm) & Seranation w/ special guest Sierra Lane (9pm)

Taco and Tequila Tuesdays

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

@ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

The Flyers @ Maxi’s Lineup — Jupiter

@ Funky Biscuit — Boca

Uproot Hootenanny

The Wolfepak Band @ Arts Garage — Delray

Justin Enco

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

The Black Crowes

The Helmsmen @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

@ iThink Financial Amp — WPB

The Flyers @ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

Comedy Night @ Arts Garage — Delray

Rob Arenth @ Leftover’s — Jupiter

@ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

The Floating Brains

FAU vs Fordham @ FAU Stadium — Boca

Pam and Dave @ Maxi’s Lineup — Jupiter

18-19 Indie Art Festival @ Cornell Art Museum — Delray

@ Arts Garage — Delray

Mangrove Mark and The Fiddle King

G Sparticus

@ Deerfield Beach Fishing Pier

Justin Enco @ Sticky Bun — Deerfield

Stoney Boe @ Guanabanas — Jupiter (4pm)

@ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

Brian Bolen @ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

Spred-The-Dub @ Maxi’s Lineup — Jupiter

Hall & Oates @ Hard Rock Live

@ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

Maroon Five @ iThink Financial Amp — WPB

Daniel Ericks @ Leftover’s — Jupiter

Guerra Grooves

Club Vibes: Caribbean Night

10 Guavatron Duo (4pm) & Chuck Madgid (9pm) @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Weird At First

Uproot Hootenanny

1st Shaka Soul Surf Competition

23-25 10th Annual Due South Oktoberfest — Boynton 24

@ Old Key Lime House — Lantana

@ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

Unlimited Devotion @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Tabitha Meeks @ Arts Garage — Delray

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The Peach: Palm Beach County’s New Art Collective Grand Opening Weekend Extravaganza feat. 6 Open Art Studios, DJ’s, Live Music, Artist Village, Fine Art Gallery Show and Delicious Food by Troy’s BBQ — WPB

Mac Arnold & Plate Full of Blues

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

FAU vs Georgia Southern

@ Leftover’s — Jupiter

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

10-12 10 Years of No Re-Entry @ Respectables — WPB 11

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Cortadito (4pm) & Suenalo! (9pm)

The Klik @ Maxi’s Lineup — Jupiter

Bombshell @ The Fish Depot — Boynton

Bumblefest feat. Surfer Blood and more

Joe Cruciti

Uproot Hootenanny

Andrew Morris Band

@ Leftover’s — Jupiter (12:30-3:30)

@ Arts Garage — Delray

@ FAU Stadium — Boca

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

The Revelry @ Maxi’s Lineup — Jupiter

Doug Chappell @ Sticky Bun — Deerfield Uproot Hootenanny @ Deck 84 — Delray (2pm)

Funkin Grateful @ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

Brian Bolen

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

The Flyers @ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

Eric Clapton @ Hard Rock Live

Marc Claus @ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

Neil Freestone

Passafire w/ Of Good Nature

Joe Cruciti (12:30) and Indigo Dreamers (6pm)

Jonathan James

Schools Out – One Day Skate Camp

@ Island Water Sports — Deerfield

Spider Cherry

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

The 807 Band @ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

@ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

Reggae Lou

Walt Rooney

EVE NTS

OCTOBER

Zac Brown Band @ iThink Financial Amp — WPB

10 Coppertones @ Sticky Bun — Deerfield 1

Crazy Fingers @ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

Dubble James (4pm) & Tasty Vibrations (9pm)

Mojo Ike @ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

@ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Justin Enco @ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

First Friday Art Walk @ Arts Garage — Delray

All Arts Open Mic Night @ Arts Garage — Delray

Kiss Alive @ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

Spider Cherry @ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

56 Ace Band @ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

Shamarr Allen @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

FAU vs FIU @ FAU Stadium — Boca

Jordan Richards @ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

Guerra Grooves

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

@ Old School Square — Delray

2-3

Guns ‘N Roses @ Hard Rock Live

Brian Bolen @ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

Crazy Fingers @ Sticky Bun — Deerfield

Poetry Night @ Arts Garage — Delray

Stoney Boe

Tame Impala @ FTX Arena — Miami

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

Marc Claus @ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

The Elovaters @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

Comedy Night @ Arts Garage — Delray

@ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

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Steely Dan @ Fillmore – Miami Beach

Joey Harkum @ Guanabanas — Jupiter

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

Brian & Brian @ Sticky Bun — Deerfield

80’s Night w/ The Brenda Johnson Band

Little Big Town @ Hard Rock Live

@ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

Reggae Lou @ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

Brian Bolen

Walt Rooney

Cracker Supported by The Lubben Brothers

Guns ‘N Roses Experience

Crazy Fingers @ The Fish Depot — Boynton (every Thursday)

Jam Session @ Arts Warehouse — Delray

Post/META Exhibition

Jose Almonte @ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

@ Arts Warehouse — Delray (all month)

Bill Cerny @ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

56 Ace Band @ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

@ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

9 Everclear @ Old School Square Pavilion — Delray

Jason Aldean @ iThink Financial Amp

The Flyers @ Mathews Brewing — Lake Worth

@ Papa’s Raw Bar — Lighthouse Point

FAU vs UTEP @ FAU Stadium — Boca

Smokin’ Aces @ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

Luke Combs @ BB&T Center

@ Arts Garage — Delray

The Resolvers @ Crazy Uncle Mikes — Boca

Neil Freestone

Halloween Party w/ Switch n Whisky

Brown Sugar Blues Festival

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9.3 KILLB ILLIE S - 4PM 9.3 S ONS OF PARADISE - 9PM 9.4 JOEY TENU TO - 4PM 9.4 E AST HARB OR - 9PM 9.5 TAY LOR G ODSEY - 4PM 9.10 GUAVATRON DUO - 4PM 9.10 CHUCK MADGID - 9PM 9.11 CORTADITO - 4PM 9.11 SUENALO! - 9PM 9.12 SUPER KIN - 4PM 9.17 VICTORIA LEIGH - 4PM 9.17 SERENATION WITH SIERRA L ANE - 9PM 9.18 JOHNN Y DEBT - 4PM

10.3 STONEY B OE - 4PM 10.8 FLOATING B RAINS - 9PM 10.9 B IRDMAN’S CL A MBAKE - 4PM 10.9 JUKE - 9PM 10.10 SUPER KIN - 4PM 10.14 SHA MARR ALLEN - 8PM 10.15 S OUL JA M - 9PM 10.16 CORTADITO - 4PM 10.16 DR B ROOKLY N - 9PM 10.17 THAT MAN AND ROB IN - 4PM 10.22 VICTORIA LEIGH - 4PM

9.18 THE HELMSMEN - 9PM

10.22 THE ELOVATERS WITH ROOT S SHAKEDOWN - 8PM

9.19 STONE B OE - 4PM

10.23 ELE CTRIC PIQUETE - 4PM

9.24 JUSTIN SHAPIRO - 4PM

10.23 JOEY HARKUM - 9PM

9.24 UNLIMITED DEVOTION - 9PM

10.24 SA MANTHA RUSSELL - 4PM

9.25 PASSAFIRE WITH OF G OOD NATURE - 7PM

10.29 VICTORIA CARDONA - 4PM

9.26 SA MANTHA RUSSELL - 4PM 10.1 DUB B LE JA ME S - 4PM 10.1 TAST Y VIB RATIONS - 9PM 10.2 VICTORIA LEIGH - 4PM

10.2 CLEMENT AUB REY FULL AH VIB E S - 9PM

10.29 SIRSY - 9PM 10.30 NOU VE AU X HONKIE S - 4PM 10.31 UNLIMITED DEVOTION - 8PM

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JOYFULL

Owner Leah Landon Hopes “All the Senses are Activated” For Guests BY NATALYA JONES | PHOTOS BY JULIA ROSE

FOOD

alking out the back door of Delray Beach’s Anuttara Yoga, you’ll forget you’re still in a city known for the bustling Atlantic Avenue and pineapple artwork. Instead, you’ll be transported to what seems like a modern yet secluded tropical refuge. Bright splashes of color adorn the ground and benches, and string lights are draped along a wooden fence. A countertop with jars of sprinkle toppings has the slogan “Choose Joy,” making you forget about the road rage you almost burst into on the way over. There’s a rainbow wall and feel good vibe all around. This is Joyfull, a little more than just an organic smoothie bar and vegan soft serve spot. Owner Leah Landon has a longer rap sheet in two decades than most people have in their entire career. From 2001 to 2010, she worked in the music industry as a talent manager for artists such as Lady Gaga, Fat Joe, Eve, Mario, Kelis, and Jadakiss (you may have heard of them). Another hat she wore was as executive producer for shows on E! and VH1.

“In my younger years, the drive was for money, power, and proximity to celebrity and popular culture,” said Landon. “The creative process and business behind music and television energized me, inspired me, and fueled the passion to complete tasks and create.” Landon then took a brief two-year break, but instead of filling it with downtime, she attended both graduate school and cooking school, became a health coach and yoga teacher, and obtained certifications in Pilates, meditation and other areas of the wellness industry. “I took a hiatus to explore all these interests after Lady Gaga broke into superstardom and the E! television show was picked up to series,” said Landon. “All my professional dreams had come true and yet something was off. Internally, I was disturbed and was seeking peace and serenity.” >> t h e a t l a n t i c c u r r e n t . c o m 35

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Equipped with a more wellness-oriented mindset, Landon came back with a vengeance in 2013 serving as the Vice President of Brand Experience at New York’s Juice Press for six years. Almost simultaneously, in 2014, she founded Southampton Sweat, a fitness festival that occurs in Montauk. Fast forward to the pandemic and overuse of the phrase “unprecedented times” where Landon paid her mother, a snowbird hailing from Brooklyn, a visit. “She practices daily at Anuttara Yoga,” said Landon, speaking of the studio attached to Joyfull. “I came to visit her and the studio and met the manager Blake Krause. Blake invited me down to Anuttara to see how we could work together.” As soon as she saw Anuttara, Landon was pleasantly surprised. “You pull up to a shopping center and behind the gates you are transported to what felt like a retreat in Costa Rica,” she said. “Hammocks, koi pond, native trees, infrared sauna. I didn’t want to leave. Blake envisioned a food and beverage concept that would bring the community together in this very special and unique backyard garden. He asked me to come down to Florida to create something here.” And create they did. Joyfull is as health conscious as it is tasty. All toppings, along with being vegan and organic, are gluten-free and consist of chocolate chips created with coconut sugar, cauliflower pretzels, grain-free granola, and more. The ice cream does not contain alcohols, preservatives, artificial flavors, or corn syrup, and is made from oat milk. “I learned from Juice Press that smoothies are loved by the consumer and also noticed a trend of people moving away from nut milks and the explosion of oat milk,” said Landon. “Oat milk soft serve felt like a unique product and awesome offering for the Delray South Florida community.” Smoothies can be made with raw organic coconut water or oat milk and can also include a healthy boost, like ginger, maca, turmeric, and herbs. The lattes are just as unique, like “No More Depresso,” a drink that contains housemade pecan milk. >> 37

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“We hope to spark joy. We are 100% committed to the health of the body and aim to offer thoughtful, nutritionally informed options to the consumer,” explained Landon on the concept. “However, we learned having a healthy body was not enough for us personally. We wanted to feel good emotionally and spiritually. We wanted to cultivate an experience that fed all the needs of the consumer mind, body and spirit. We wanted to create a joyful experience especially as this concept was birthed in the midst of a pandemic. We try not to take ourselves too seriously and love to be playful where we can. We have fun with the colors, product names and design, and most importantly, highly value the experience with the staff behind the bar. A warm smile, good conversation, great service and hopefully learning something about food. We hope all the senses are activated after you visit us.” This is evidenced in the menu, which contains the company’s mission, values and 111 moments of joy. The moments are comprised of various actions or things that are uplifting, such as “a Saturday with no plans,” “making my friends laugh,” “a good 38 F O O D

haircut,” “finding extra money in your coat,” and more. Landon, her mother, siblings, and friends came up with the moments themselves. It may sound daunting to list more than 100 moments, but Landon said it best: “If you are open to it, you can find joy everywhere.” When asked what the entrepreneur/wellness guru had in mind for the future, Landon’s answer was simple: “Just to listen to the customer and see what their needs are. We are looking at locations where we can continue to spread more joy. We are noticing the love of young families who love to bring their kids in for a soft serve that doesn’t compromise their nutritional boundaries.” The unique space can also be rented out for events such as birthdays, weddings, etc. Try doing that at Smoothie King. 2219 Seacrest Blvd., Delray Beach @choosejoyfull

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B U R N U P C O M PA N Y

Vintage Motorcycle Shop Builds Contagious Culture BY NICOLE DANNA | PHOTOS BY VINCENT ANTHONY CONTI 40 B I Z

tep inside Burn Up Company’s 11,000-squarefoot West Palm Beach warehouse and you’ll find more than just a motorcycle mechanic shop. A whole lot more, to be precise. The 9-year-old business is one part biker heaven and one part vintage museum, with a majority of the sprawling interior space reserved for displaying an assemblage of vintage motorcycles. Some are for sale, each of them catalogued according to the make, model, and the era in which it was built. Most of them, however, are part of Burn Up Company founder David Plotkin’s collection, a hobby that began with a single bike that is now the basis for his thriving Palm Beach County business. Looking around at the fleet of motorcycles and antique bike-related items, it seems almost crazy to think Plotkin — also an avid cyclist and longtime vegan — wasn’t always a motorcycle enthusiast. Growing up in Goldens Bridge, New York, Plotkin was more into cars. When he wasn’t studying or working, friends could find him in his garage, tinkering away at one of several rides. “I was always into cars, but over the years it was way too easy to run out of the money, space, and time needed to work on them,” recalls Plotkin. “But I never stopped loving that process of building and creating something.” Rather than give up his hobby, a friend suggested Plotkin swap cars for motorcycles. They were less expensive, easier to work on, and a lot more fun.

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CURRENT | BIZ In 2010, Plotkin purchased his first vintage motorcycle, a 1982 Honda CB he planned to turn into a British-inspired cafe racer. And — as the saying goes — it was all downhill from there. “I definitely got bit by the bug,” he says. “That evening I was researching parts to get started.” There was only one problem: replacement parts were near impossible to find for that model Honda, and the iconic build he believed would be an easy project quickly turned into a lesson learned. “I was forced to find parts and learn to make things work,” he recalls of making complicated repairs to the decades-old engine while finding ways to recreate discontinued parts from scratch. “It was a learning process.” Through that process, however, Plotkin discovered a new way to channel his passion. His newfound hobby quickly morphed into an idea for a full-time gig. Shortly after his business idea was born, Plotkin relocated to South Florida where he was able to save money to get his business up and running. Today, the young entrepreneur stands as both founder and owner of Burn Up Company, a motorcycle repair and restoration shop that caters to the vintage motorcycle crowd. Since opening in 2012, the company has outgrown two commercial spaces, moving twice before landing at its final home at 917 N. Railroad Ave. Inside, customers can peruse the shop’s various vintage artifacts — Plotkin’s personal selection of rare and antique items — displayed in almost walkable museum fashion. A quick tour will also bring you through dozens of bikes from various eras, from a 1944 war dispatched BSA M20 and 1955 Triumph Tiger T110 to a variety of Moto Guzzis and his 1967 Honda CB450 dubbed the “Black Bomber.” While many of these bikes are also for sale, Plotkin’s specialty is helping you to customize, build, or restore your own dream ride. Over the years, >> 42

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“It’s all about the process of creating something truly unique, whether that be building a new bike piece by piece, or restoring one to original condition. It’s always a wild ride.”

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Plotkin has become an expert at finding rare vehicles, sourcing or making custom parts, and educating his customers along the way. Think of him as Xzibit from that early 2000s MTV show Pimp My Ride, but for two wheels instead of four — and a lot less drama. In addition to creating custom motorcycles, the Burn Up team also offers maintenance and repair of vintage bikes, offering customers a one-stop-shop where they can build, buy, and maintain their motorcycle with the same team that built it. What began as a 1,000-square-foot shop and a handful of clients has grown into a thriving community of enthusiasts, who gather together regularly to participate in Burn Up’s various themed meetups, 44

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from Bikes & Coffee to Bike Night. Those interested in learning more can visit the company website to sign up for the newsletter announcing upcoming events. “For anyone looking to get into motorcycles, or those who already are, Burn Up is a place to take your hobby to the next level,” says Plotkin. “It’s all about the process of creating something truly unique, whether that be building a new bike piece by piece, or restoring one to original condition. It’s always a wild ride.” 917 N. Railroad Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33401 @burnupcompany

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