🌞 Movies in the park, music and art by the ocean

Goooood morning... Fort Lauderdale 🌞

What's in this week's newsletter?

• Movies in the park this week (2 of them)
• Markets for shopping (3 of them)
• Free access to MODS to learn about Hurricanes
• The art of travel and the art of... art by young people

You Won't Want To Miss This Week:

*Stories are notated as (Free) to participate, or ($$) if they require paid access. We will always let you know if something is paid or sponsored.

>> TOMORROW NIGHT - Join Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale as they honor four groups of community leaders for their many contributions to the community. In particular, we want to give a shoutout to Joe Cox & Jon Ferrando of the Museum of Discovery & Science. More than 300 business executives and community leaders gather while paying tribute to the honorees. (Paid)

>> Enjoy watching movies in the park? We've got two options for you this week. You can catch The Willoughbys at Bass Park (hosted by FTL Parks & Rec) on Friday at 6:30pm. Or Thursday night you can watch Angels In The Outfield at Las Olas Oceanside Park starting at 7;45pm and sponsored by Humana. (Free)

>> Do you love to travel? Visit the Pompano Beach Library on Friday night for The Art of Travel: Encountering New Cultures While Discovering Yourself. (Free)

>> Also on Friday night, you can catch music at the Las Olas Oceanside Park with Friday Night Waves, featuring The Bobby Nathan Band. (Free)

>> Maybe markets are more your style? We've got 3 to choose from this weekend. Visit the Urban Jungle Market (Sat), the Farmer's Market at Las Olas Oceanside Park (also Sat), or the New River Open Air Market (Sun). (Free)

>> Learn the science of Hurricanes with the Eye Of The Storm special exhibit at MODS (Museum of Discovery & Science) on Saturday. Free admission to this community service/hurricane preparedness event sponsored by FIU and the FL Dept of Emergency Management. (Free)

>> Saturday, visit the young artists exhibiting (including 4 of our Dragonauts from AAFTL), at the Kids Take The Plunge Into The Arts, at Plunge Beach Resort in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

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.

SAVE THE DATE - SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH

The Fort Lauderdale Children's Business Fair is back next month!

Support the opportunity for children to launch their very own startup business!

Our young entrepreneurs will be developing a brand, creating a product or service, building a marketing strategy, and then opening for customers at our half-day marketplace. 

We will host booth spaces on Saturday, June 11th from 10:00am – 2:00pm, in the Atrium entrance of the Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS).

This event is hosted by Acton Academy Fort Lauderdale, the Museum of Discovery and Science, and with the generous support of our sponsors, donors and volunteers. We all believe that principled entrepreneurs are heroes and role models for the next generation.

The Children's Business Fair is open to all families who want their child (ages 5-14) to have the opportunity to:

1. Make something with his or her own hands
2. Sell it (safely) to a stranger
3. Experience the freedom (and responsibility) of having a little extra spending money as a reward

*Note: For this specific Children's Business Fair, we are celebrating World Oceans Day. Each business will be displaying products or services that are: Ocean-friendly (not harmful) and/or Ocean-themed.

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 is home to one of the busiest cruise ports in the world. Port Everglades, just south of Fort Lauderdale, is the 3rd busiest cruise port in the world. Accommodating almost 4 million passengers a year, the port sits just behind Port of Miami and Port Canaveral in terms of passengers, and is home to the World's Largest Cruise Ship, the Wonder of the Seas.

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Want to Paddle 'The Venice of America' and see all the amazing boats and house from the water?

Take your first Saturday of the month and join the SUPSmart team at Sunrise Paddleboards for a lesson and paddleboard tour. Call 305-879-4220 for times and reservations.

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LAST CHANCE - Book Club Starts Tomorrow!

Want to talk education and what it means to turn things upside down?

Join the Courage To Grow May Book Club. We will be meeting 3x over the month of May to read and discuss this seminal book that is revolutionizing the concept of what it means to go to school.

Learn more about the FFFTL newsletter and student-media project, including how you can become a member. We would love to hear your FTL favorites!

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