The FPL Eco-Discovery Center in West Palm Beach will host its 2nd annual ManateeFest, featuring a fun list of family-friendly events to enjoy this weekend.

The event is for all ages to come and enjoy tours, complimentary face painting, selfie stations, a photo experience featuring Mia the Manatee, marine-life themed stations, exhibits, story time, and much more. There will be a list of fun activities including the Manatee Lagoon Passport game. Where participants receive a passport booklet and go throughout the facility and receive passport stamps and potentially win a prize.

There will also be a book signing with Robert Scott Thayer, the author of “Kobee Manatee” a children’s book that highlights that marine adventures of Kobee the manatee and his daily…

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The Maltz Theatre in Jupiter next production coming to the stage is, An Inspector Calls. The mysterious play will take over the theater Sunday, February 4th through Wednesday, February 28th.

The play is written by an English dramatist J.B. Priestley, and is known as one of Priestley’s best works and is also considered to be a classic of mid- 20th century English theatre. The play has seen success in the last few years from a re-boot by the English director Stephen Daldry and having toured the UK in 2011-2012 and winning numerous awards.

The dramatic play is about an inspector who arrives at the home of the Birling’s, an affluent family, whose dinner party mysteriously takes a turn for the worst. The inspector trying to find out the information surrounding…

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Gather your friends and neighbors for the annual community event, the Jupiter Jubilee. The event is put on by the Town of Jupiter for area residents.

The town has been hosting the Jubilee on the first weekend in February since that tradition started in 2000. The event brings the community together to celebrate and enjoy the Jupiter lifestyle. About 5,000 visitors are expected to attend this year’s event.

Each year, the Jubilee focuses on Jupiter’s history, community, natural treasures, and unique character. The event will feature live entertainment for the family to enjoy, games, delicious local foods, fun activities and tournaments, civic fair, special demonstrations from Jupiter’s Police Department K-9 team, local organizations, educational and community…

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Settled on the corner of Royal Poinciana Way and Cocoanut Row in Palm Beach is the newly renovated Royal Poinciana Plaza or now simply known as The Royal.

The Plaza was designed and built by architect John Volk and was completed in 1957. John Volk was best known for designing homes for the Fords, Vanderbilts, Du Ponts, Dodges, and Pulitzers. The iconic Plaza is an example of his signature Palm Beach style that has recently just completed a renovation and restoration that has been ongoing for the last couple of years.

The Royal was sold to Up Markets, a division of WS Development in Boston in September 2014. Volk in the 1950’s was ahead of his time when he designed the plaza based on the European architecture and elaborate courtyards. The restoration…

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Whitehall, is one of the famous homes and landmarks in Palm Beach. Built in 1902, Henry M Flagler, an American Industrialist, gifted the grand 100,000 square foot estate to his wife Mary as a wedding gift. The two used the home as a winter retreat from 1902 until Flagler’s death in 1913, establishing Palm Beach during the Gilded Age.

John Carrere and Thomas Hastings were commissioned by Flagler to design and build the mansion. The duo were the architects for other landmarks during the Gilded Age such as the New York Public Library and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

The façade of Whitehall has a red tile barrel roof and massive white marble columns with a central courtyard built around the home. The home consists of two floors, an attic, and a basement…

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The Society of the Four Arts was founded in 1936, and the main goal was to offer quality cultural programming to the growing resort community of Palm Beach.

Each year, the Four Arts features a lineup of culture programs, art exhibitions, films, concerts, notable speakers, and more for you to enjoy.

Society of the Four Arts is located in Palm Beach on Royal Palm Way, with beautiful sculptures, a botanical garden, two libraries, a state of the art educational facility, and a list of calendar events throughout the four buildings on the property.

The Esther B. O’Keeffe Gallery Building, designed by the famous architect Addison Mizner, is home to the art exhibits and a top of the line auditorium with sounds and lighting for concerts, broadcasts of the…

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Lion Country Safari is Florida’s only drive-through and walk-through safari and amusement park, and it’s in located on over 600 acres in Palm Beach County. Lion Country Safari was founded in 1967 and claims to be the first cage-less zoo in the United States. In 2009, the safari was named the third best in the nation by the USA Travel Guide.

The safari was developed by entrepreneurs that wanted to bring the African safari experience without having the price of traveling and for those who cannot make the long journey to Africa. The location was chosen in Palm Beach County because of its year-round outdoor climate, growing population, and a large amount of tourist who travel to South Florida to vacation.

The safari consists of over 1000 animals from 6…

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Back again for the 12th year, is the Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival at the Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter.

The festival is this upcoming Saturday, January 27th from 1 pm to 5 pm. Guests attending the festival will be able to sample some of the finest brews in the nation and throughout South Florida, and be able to experience the continuously changing world of craft beers.

Present at the festival will be over 50 brewers sharing and showing off more than 175 craft beers for your enjoyment. Everything from light to darks, Ales, lagers and everything in between for you to sample and add to your list of favorite beverages. To view the list of brewers, click here.

There will also be a silent disco and live music on the green by local bands Hot Pink and Jeff…

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Gather your family and friends and enjoy knocking down a few pins and getting some strikes at one of Palm Beach County’s state-of-the-art bowling facilities.

Here is a list of some of the best Bowling in Palm Beach County:

Jupiter:

Jupiter Lanes, offers some of the best bowling and a fun time featuring an outdoor Tiki bar, billiards tables, interactive arcade games and over 60 all-star bowling lanes for you to have fun.

While bowling with the family or with your friends, you can taste an impressive menu with signature dishes as well as many beers, cocktails and sodas in their very own sports bar for you to enjoy.

Jupiter Lanes is perfect for casual bowling outings, special events, birthdays and bowling leagues, featuring live entertainment and waiter service…

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The Jupiter Lighthouse has released their ‘Lighthouse Sunset Tour’ schedule for the entire year, where guest get to experience a tour of the lighthouse and see views of the sunset reflecting off Jupiter, the water, and surrounding towns.

The tour consists of visitors being able to get a inside look at the lighthouse watch room to see all the nuts and bolts and experience firsthand how everything works.

The tours are approximately 75 minutes long with tickets are reservations required to reserve your spot. Tickets are $15 dollars for Lighthouse members, $20 dollars for non-members, and children must be 48 inches tall to climb the tower steps.

Tour Schedule:
January: 17th, 24th
February: 7th, 21st, 28th
March: 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
April: 4th, 11th, 18th,…

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