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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.

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.

WPB GreenMarket Kicks Off 17th Season on Saturday, Oct 15th

Aug 23, 2011 - Community Events, Greenmarket, Waterfront

When: Saturday, October 15, 2011, starting at 8:00 a.m.
Where: West Palm Beach Waterfront – 101 South Flagler Drive

The WPB GreenMarket will be held Saturdays from October 15, 2011, to April 14, 2012, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. FREE parking is offered in the Banyan Street Garage during market hours.

You can shop for farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, bakes breads, pastries, plants, flowers and more while you enjoy cool ocean breezes on the beautiful downtown West Palm Beach waterfront.

More information can be found at wpb.org/greenmarket.