Community Events Earns 11 Awards at International Event Conference
Nov 02, 2011 - Community Events
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Community Events Division of the City of West Palm Beach has continued its streak of excellence this month at the International Festivals and Events Association convention, earning four gold, six silver and a bronze award for its programming and design. The division, which has collectively won more than 100 international, national and regional awards since 1995, earned more awards at IFAE this year than any municipality at the same budget level ($250,000 or less).
Fourth on Flagler earned gold awards for Best Event and Best T-Shirt design; a silver award for Best Promotional Poster, Best Press Kit/Media Kit and Best Miscellaneous Clothing; as well as a Bronze for Best TV Promotion. The GreenMarket, now located on the waterfront, earned a Gold Award for Best Miscellaneous Printed Materials and Best Event Web site. The City’s Cowboys on the Waterfront month, held February 2011, earned a Gold for Best New Promotion and a Silver award for Most Creative/Effective News Stunt for its Cattle Drive Down Clematis.
The City’s Community Events division is responsible for every detail for hundreds of events each year, including the weekly concert series, Clematis by Night, the popular GreenMarket, Sunday on the Waterfront, 4th on Flagler and dozens of holiday events.
For more information about events and programs in West Palm Beach, please visit the City’s events calendar at http://www.wpb.org/CityCalendar/
Screen on the Green: Friday, September 9th at 8:00 pm
Sep 06, 2011 - Community Events, Waterfront
Ginger’s Dance Party Schedule Announced for Fall
Sep 06, 2011 - Community Events, Waterfront
There’s only one way to celebrate Saturdays and that’s… DANCE, DANCE DANCE!
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (September 6, 2011) — Ginger’s Dance Party, West Palm Beach’s only free outdoor dance celebration, has announced its Fall line-up where guests are invited to enjoy a night of free-style dancing and easy-to-learn line dancing. The event is monthly, from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Centennial Square by the fountain on the following dates:
- Saturday, September 10
- Saturday, October 1
- Saturday, November 5
- Saturday, December 10
“Dancing is fun and carefree and we’re eager for more and more locals and visitors to dance with us under the stars each month,” said founder, Ginger Gowing Fowlkes. “You see people of all ages move and groove, even those patronizing nearby restaurants get in on the action!”
The event is FREE and open to the public. For more information about this event, or others on the waterfront, visit www.wpb.org/waterfront.
Community Events Division Wins Awards
Aug 24, 2011 - Clematis By Night, Community Events, Greenmarket, Mayor's Office
The City of West Palm Beach Community Events Department has been recognized in two categories at the 2011 Florida Festivals and
Events Conference. The City won in the “Best Poster” category for a submission created for the supercar waterfront pavilion exhibit which was held in February of 2010.
The City also won for best website which featured the Green Market. This years Green Market opens on the West Palm Beach Waterfront, Saturday, Oct. 15. The largest market in the area features a variety of fresh foods, produce and flowers and is held each Saturday from 8AM – 1PM. For information you can visit the award winning website at wpb.org/greenmarket.
Mayor Jeri Muoio believes unique events play a role in the success of downtown…”Not only do special events such as Clematis by Night and the Green Market provide a family friendly diversion, they expose new people to our city and generate income for our businesses.”
More details on all the downtown happenings can be found at wpb.org/citycalendar
WPB GreenMarket Accepting Vendor Applications
Aug 23, 2011 - Community Events, Greenmarket, Waterfront
WPB GREENMARKET ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FARMERS WHO WANT TO BE A VENDOR
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (August 22, 2011) — The West Palm Beach GreenMarket is currently seeking farmers who would like to be a vendor for the upcoming 2011-2012 GreenMarket, held Saturdays from October 15, 2011 to April 14, 2012 (excluding March 24, 2012 due to the Boat Show). The West Palm Beach weekly GreenMarket is one of the most popular and well-attended in South Florida with 125 vendors sprawled out in the new Waterfront Commons.
To qualify, produce farmers must produce fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts or herbs, and must own, rent, lease or sharecrop the land. They must also practice the agricultural arts, i.e. must grow from seeds, transplants or cuttings. Plant producers/nurserymen must produce ornamental plants from seeds, cuttings or plants must have purchased them as seedlings and have sole ownership. Seedlings must be grown by producer for at least three weeks and plants for three months on the grower’s own premises before they can be offered for sale at the GreenMarket. Produce and plant growers must be responsible for all production operations.
The number of vendors per category is limited to maximize diversity throughout the GreenMarket and to limit competition for the benefit of the vendors. Other vendors at the GreenMarket are:
• Produce resellers
• Bakery, beverage, confectionary
• Café, restaurant
• Diary, meat, poultry, seafood
• Exotics, flowers, orchids, plants. Trees
• Gourmet, processed foods
Applications are due by September 6, and vendors can apply for 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 feet of booth frontage space at the GreenMarket, with prices starting at $700 per season or $150 per month for a farmer/grower and $1350 per season or $280 a month for other vendors.
For more information about the GreenMarket and to access a vendor application, visit www.wpb.org/greenmarket. For more information about waterfront events, visit www.wpb.org/waterfront. Events are produced by the City of West Palm Beach.