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Three Don’t-Miss Events
DELRAY AFFAIR, April 8-10, downtown Delray Beach, free. This much-beloved arts and crafts festival (plus beer fest) celebrates its 60th year in 2022, having exploded from its modest beginnings as the city’s Gladiolus Festival decades ago. The affair stretches for 12 blocks down the middle of Atlantic Avenue and has everything from hot dogs to hats and home décor and just about anything in between. Not to be missed. Visit delrayaffair. com for more information.
BARRETT-JACKSON AUTO AUCTION, April 7-9, Expo Center, South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, $72.90 in advance for weekend ($80 at the door), day rates starting at $25.20. This luxury annual auto show and auction event at the fairgrounds features hundreds of cars worth millions in total value, and attracts around 50,000 people each year to view (and buy) 1950s cars, muscle cars, luxury brands like Porsche and Mercedes as well as auto memorabilia. Visit barrett-jackson.com for more information.
SUNFEST, April 28-May 1, downtown West Palm Beach waterfront along Flagler Drive, $45-$90. This major music festival features more than 40 bands—rock and reggae, funk and country, hip-hop and electronic, and everything in between. Headliners ths year include AJR, Lil Wayne, Sam Hunt, Slightly Stoopid and Goo Goo Dolls. There will an art district, floating bars, lots of food and special VIP seating. Visit sunfest.com for more information.
Locals sound off on issues affecting our community.
April is known for “new beginnings.” What is a new beginning you have had in your life that really changed it? “In the past year I started a gratitude journal, beginning each day reflecting on all the goodness and blessings in my life; it’s been life-changing!”
—Laura Gilli, Director of Special Events, George Snow Scholarship Fund
“My wife Mary Catherine and I recently welcomed our first child, Charlotte. While a newborn baby brings about many new adventures and challenges, she has reinforced my value of family and excellence both personally and professionally—for the next generation!” —Michael Maus, owner, Maus & Hoffman
AARON BRISTOL
—Enid Atwater, President/Owner, the Atwater Agency
“Working with the George Snow Scholarship Fund. I’m loving feeling more connected to my Boca community!”
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