Who: The City of West Palm Beach
When: Thursday, December 4, 2008 7:00 p.m.
Where: Centennial Square - 100 block of Clematis Street

(December 2, 2008 – West Palm Beach)  The City of West Palm Beach will cheer on the Achilles FREEDOM TEAM of Wounded Vets at Clematis by Night this Thursday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m. with a pep rally in front of the stage.

The Achilles FREEDOM TEAM of Wounded Vets is preparing to compete in the Marathon of the Palm Beaches on Sunday, December 7 with twenty-nine athletes.  The wounded veterans, most who are amputees, will line up early on Marathon Day to show their strength, courage and perseverance as they participate in this long-distance running event.  Five of the veterans joining the Freedom Team this year are from the local VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach.

The City is inviting everyone to come out to Clematis by Night and support the FREEDOM TEAM by wishing them well and cheering them on.  The FREEDOM TEAM Pep Rally will begin at 7:00 p.m. in front of the Clematis by Night Stage:
- The Achilles Team members will be introduced and announced to the crowd.
- Cheerleaders from Palm Beach Atlantic University will help the crowd and team get in the spirit by performing a two-minute routine.
- The City will issue a proclamation to the Achilles FREEDOM TEAM honoring these role models who show extreme courage and inspiration as they face their challenges and victories.

CLEMATIS BY NIGHT
Clematis by Night is a FREE weekly event that features great live music, mouth-watering foods, sidewalk shopping, and fun in the fountain every Thursday night from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. in Centennial Square, downtown West Palm Beach.  Clematis by Night is produced by the City of West Palm Beach and brought to you by Clear Channel Radio, Wachovia, The Palm Beach Post, La Palma, WPTV NewsChannel 5, Coca-Cola, Coors Light, Heineken, Samuel Adams, the West Palm Beach Marriott, and many others.  For more information, please call the City of West Palm Beach Community Events Division at 561-822-1515 or visit the website at www.clematisbynight.net.

ABOUT ACHILLES
Achilles International is dedicated to enabling people with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics, thereby promoting personal achievement, enhanced self-esteem, and the lowering of barriers between able-bodied and disabled people. Founded in 1983 as a running club, this worldwide organization is represented in over 70 countries.  The Achilles FREEDOM TEAM of Wounded Veterans introduces recently wounded soldiers from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan to running.  Founded in early 2004 by Achilles VP Mary Bryant, the program provides motivation, training, and the opportunity to rebuild strength and endurance while healing through distance running events. Their rehabilitation is enhanced through physical activity, goal setting, and personal achievement alongside Achilles athletes who are peer mentors.  For more information, please visit www.achillestrackclub.org/freedom_team.

Clematis by Night Lights Up Downtown WPB for the Holidays
Good Samaritan Medical Center Presents the 3rd Annual Mayor’s Parade down Clematis Street

(November 14, 2008 – West Palm Beach)  The City of West Palm Beach is teaming up with the Downtown Development Authority to light up downtown West Palm Beach this holiday season.  The annual Clematis by Night Holiday Lighting event will take place on Thursday, December 11 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with a parade down Clematis Street beginning at 6:30 p.m. and the lighting of a real holiday tree at 7:30 p.m. in Centennial Square. (more…)

(November 13, 2008 - West Palm Beach, FL)  Looking for the area’s Hot Spot to Chill?  Clematis by Night is it!  Join us every Thursday night at the coolest hangout in downtown West Palm Beach from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. in Centennial Square.  This FREE weekly event features the area’s best rock, r&b, reggae, Latin, blues, soul and swing music.  Clematis by Night is the place to be every Thursday for great music, a taste of mouth-watering foods, sidewalk shopping for the trendiest items around, and fun in the fountain. (more…)

Clematis by Fright is the Hot Spot for Thrills & Chills this Halloween
With Tons of Frightful Family Fun and Wild 95.5 Presents Pop Star SHONTELLE

(October 9, 2008 – West Palm Beach)  The City of West Palm Beach is teaming up with Wild 95.5 to bring downtown West Palm Beach a night full of thrills and chills this Halloween at Clematis by Fright.  This annual Halloween celebration will take place in Centennial Square from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and provide tons of frightful family fun along with a performance by pop star SHONTELLE at Centennial Square – all for FREE! (more…)

What:   Clematis by Night – Firefighter Night
Who:   The City of West Palm Beach
When: Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Where:  Centennial Square - 100 block of Clematis Street

(October 2, 2008 – West Palm Beach)  Clematis by Night will be smokin’ on Thursday, October 9 with tons of five-alarm fun at Firefighter Night.  Some features on this red hot evening will include: 

America’s Female Firefighters (AFF) will be at Clematis by Night selling their hot new AFF 2009 calendar that includes a local firefighter from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.  This dedicated group of women produce, sell and promote their calendar to raise and expend funds for burn survivors with proceeds benefiting People’s Burn Foundation and IAFF Burn Foundation.  For more information about AFF, visit www.americasfemalefirefighters.com.

The hottest male firefighters and paramedics from Palm Beach County will also be at the event selling their brand new 2009 calendar.  These calendars are sold by the Professional Firefighters/Paramedics of Palm Beach County, Inc. (IAFF Local 2928) to raise money for the Professional Firefighter/Paramedic Benevolent Fund.  This fund assists the local community in times of need through financial aid and volunteer services.  For more information, visit www.iaff2928.com.

The Palm Beach County FOOLS (Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society) will be on site serving drinks and bringing some foolish fun to the evening in order to raise funds for their nonprofit organization.  A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit the PBC FOOLS, a brotherhood of firefighters that is committed to training, community service, and supporting fellow firefighters and their families.  For more information, visit www.pbcfools.com.

Guests can enter to win cool prizes in the “Fire Drill” Competition which will take place at 7:00 p.m. in front of the Clematis by Night stage.  Guests can test their skills by strapping on real firefighting gear and competing in this mock exercise.

There will be Free Giveaways for the Kids including red fire hats, frisbees and bracelets with fire safety messages, and coloring books and activity sheets from the City of West Palm Beach Fire Rescue Department and the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Department.  Both organizations will be at the event to give the public some tips about general fire safety.

Red hot Firetruck Displays will be at Centennial Square this evening.  The City of West Palm Beach Fire Rescue Department and the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Department will be at the event showing off their newest trucks completely equipped with the latest in rescue technology. 

CLEMATIS BY NIGHT
Clematis by Night is a FREE weekly event that features great live music, mouth-watering foods, sidewalk shopping, and fun in the fountain every Thursday night from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. in Centennial Square, downtown West Palm Beach.  Clematis by Night is produced by the City of West Palm Beach and brought to you by Clear Channel Radio, Wachovia, The Palm Beach Post, La Palma, Schumacher Automotive, WPTV NewsChannel 5, Coca-Cola, Coors Light, Heineken, Samuel Adams, the West Palm Beach Marriott, and many others.  For more information, please call the City of West Palm Beach Community Events Division at 561-822-1515 or visit the website at www.clematisbynight.net.
###

Media Contact:
Amaryvis “Ryvis” Sierra
Marketing Coordinator
Phone:  (561) 822-1522
Cell:  (561) 644-7639
E-mail:  asierra@wpb.org

Who:   The City of West Palm Beach
When: Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Where:  Centennial Square - 100 block of Clematis Street

(August 28, 2008 – West Palm Beach)  Clematis by Night will host a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday, September 11 at 7:00 pm to pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 heroes who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 attacks.  Some features on this special evening will include the following: 

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony:  Mayor Lois Frankel and the WPB Police and Fire Departments will participate in this special ceremony for Patriot Day along with the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Pipes & Drums and a combined WPB Police and Fire Department Honor Guard.  The Fire & Police Chiefs will lay wreaths to remember the fallen officers and firefighters, and guests will be asked to observe a moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11.  In a moving finale, the WPB Fire Department will raise a large American flag from a ladder truck while vocalist Lou Galterio sings the national anthem.

Free entertainment featuring GINA SICILIA:  Philadelphia’s own Gina Sicilia is more than just a throwback to the great blues & soul vocalists of the 50’s & 60’s, as she uniquely separates herself with raw emotion and tons of power in her vocals.  At just 22, this soulful, passionate blues vocalist and songwriter has just completed her debut album, entitled “Allow Me To Confess,” with rave reviews and is being compared to Etta James and Johnny Lang.  For more information, visit www.piedmonttalent.com.

Funds to benefit Forgotten Soldiers Outreach:  A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, a nonprofit organization that continually encourages and inspires our armed forces serving overseas by sending monthly care packages and letters of encouragement for as long as they are deployed.  For more information, visit www.forgottensoldiers.org.

CLEMATIS BY NIGHT
Clematis by Night is a FREE weekly event that features great music, mouth-watering foods, sidewalk shopping, and fun in the fountain every Thursday night from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. in Centennial Square, downtown West Palm Beach.  Clematis by Night is produced by the City of West Palm Beach and brought to you by Clear Channel Radio, Wachovia, The Palm Beach Post, La Palma, Schumacher Automotive, WPTV NewsChannel 5, Coca-Cola, Coors Light, Heineken, Samuel Adams, the West Palm Beach Marriott, and many others.  For more information, please call the City of West Palm Beach Community Events Division at 561-822-1515 or visit the website at www.clematisbynight.net.

WILD 95.5 Presents Hot New Group, MENUDO, at West Palm’s Hot Spot to Chill

(July 24 – West Palm Beach)  Rising teen pop group, MENUDO, will wrap up the summer concert season at Clematis by Night with a FREE performance on Thursday, August 14 in Centennial Square.  WILD 95.5 fm, Palm Beaches’ Hit Music Station, will present this talented group of young Latin performers on the Wachovia stage for a FREE summer concert as part of the Clematis by Night Summer Blowout event.

Coming out of Puerto Rico in the 1970s, MENUDO was the first, and the greatest, of a wave of talented singing and dancing groups that’s still relevant 30 years later. The legendary group has sold over 40 million records worldwide, broke numerous attendance records and launched the career of international superstar Ricky Martin.  Now – two generations later – a new, updated version of MENUDO is back, with a contemporary sound and look, and the same universal appeal. The five new members Carlos, Chris, Emmanuel, José and Monti are young, polished, highly professional singing-and-dancing boy group. They have already released their More Than Words EP this past December and expect to release their full length album in 2008, both via Epic Records.

People know and love this new MENUDO already. The new group came together on the MTV & MTV Tr3s reality series Making Menudo. Viewers watched the dramatic competition week after week, as fifteen young Latinos, chosen from nationwide search went through a demanding “boy-band boot camp” designed by legendary pop impresario Johnny Wright to train and choose the five best suited for the even harder job of working professionally as a performing team.  The competition is over, and now the group begins.  MENUDO has already performed on Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Live with Regis & Kelly, and several Spanish-language television shows, and they are now set to carry on the pop music torch left by their 70’s predecessors as teen superstars.

Opening for MENUDO at Clematis by Night is indie pop/rock band Ruling Mercury.  This band, previously known as Kindle, is quickly making a name for themselves on the local music scene.  They have even been nominated as “Best Local Band” on the WPBF TV25 A*List, made appearances on Wild 95.5 and have just released their first album of original music titled after the band’s original name, Kindle.

CLEMATIS BY NIGHT – SUMMER BLOWOUT
Clematis by Night is a FREE weekly event that features great music, mouth-watering foods, sidewalk shopping, and fun in the fountain every Thursday night from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. in Centennial Square, downtown West Palm Beach.  The Clematis by Night Summer Blowout concert is produced by the City of West Palm Beach and brought to you by Wild 95.5, Wachovia, The Palm Beach Post, La Palma, Schumacher Automotive, WPTV NewsChannel 5, Coca-Cola, Coors Light, Heineken, Samuel Adams, the West Palm Beach Marriott, and many others.  For more information, please call the City of West Palm Beach Community Events Division at 561-822-1515 or visit the website at www.clematisbynight.net.

Clematis by Night Summer Schedule Announced

(May 22, 2008 – West Palm Beach, FL)  Looking for the area’s Hot Spot to Chill?  Clematis by Night is it!  Join us every Thursday night at the coolest hangout in downtown West Palm Beach from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. in Centennial Square.  This FREE weekly event features the area’s best rock, r&b, reggae, Latin, blues, soul and swing music.  Clematis by Night is the place to be every Thursday for great music, a taste of mouth-watering foods, sidewalk shopping for the trendiest items around, and fun in the fountain.  (more…)

(March 6, 2008 – West Palm Beach)  Clematis by Night and the Downtown Development Authority are pleased to announce that they will be hosting celebrated rocker, Vince Neil, for a FREE concert on Thursday, April 3 in Centennial Square.  Vince Neil has been touted as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s quintessential front men and more recently as one of the investors in the downtown revival.  Having performed in West Palm Beach this past January for the opening of his Clematis Street bar and grill, Dr. Feelgoods’, Vince Neil will now bring a second concert to West Palm Beach fans at the City’s hottest spot for live music, Clematis by Night.  (more…)

(December 21, 2007 – West Palm Beach, FL)  Clematis by Night will celebrate New Times in the New Year as West Palm’s Hot Spot to Chill begins 2008 with new event hours.  Starting in January 2008, this highly-popular, award-winning, weekly fountain-side concert series will take place on Thursdays from 6:00 to 9:30 pm in Centennial Square, Downtown West Palm Beach.  The new hours will give event patrons more time to get to the start of the event and more time to stay and social with their friends in a pleasant, outdoor environment.

Clematis by Night draws thousands of people from all walks of life every Thursday to the downtown area.  “Our new hours will give everyone a little extra time to get out of work or to get out of the house and make it to this fantastic community event,” said Mary Pinak, Community Events Manager for the City of West Palm Beach.  “We think this will be good for our concert goers and good for the downtown business community as well,” Pinak continued.

Clematis by Night is a FREE weekly concert series that features the area’s best rock, R&B, reggae, Latin, blues, soul and swing music.  Clematis by Night is the place to be every Thursday for great live music, a taste of mouth-watering foods, sidewalk shopping of the trendiest items around, and fun in the fountain.  Clematis by Night is produced by the City of West Palm Beach and brought to you by Wachovia, Clear Channel Radio, The Palm Beach Post, La Palma, Schumacher Automotive, WPTV NewsChannel 5, Coca-Cola, Coors Light, Heineken, Samuel Adams, the West Palm Beach Marriott, and many others.  For more information about this event or for an entertainment schedule, please call the City of West Palm Beach Community Events Division at 561-822-1515 or visit the website at www.clematisbynight.net.