Your Village @Work- April 11, 2016
Your weekly publication about Village happenings and events.  
Palmetto Bay Comedy Festival
This Friday, April 15th, laugh with the hilarious Kira Soltanovich from the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and wipe away your tax blues at the first Palmetto Bay Comedy Festival.   Comic Cure will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Everglades Foundation. Gates open at 7pm, Ludovici Park

For a limited time only, the Village of Palmetto Bay is giving away 50 free tickets on a first come, first serve basis. Residents may pick up the tickets at Village Hall during regular hours.  No more than 2 tickets will be distributed to a single individual or family.

Purchase tickets online here
Earth Week 2016: Poster Contest Deadline EXTENDED!
Earth Week officially begins April 17th, and we have a full line-up of exciting events, lasting all week!  

We are kicking off the celebration with the Annual Poster Contest.  The Village is looking for 5th graders from local schools for our annual poster contest themed “Trees for the Earth.”
Deadline has been extended to April 12th, noon!   See contest rules  here

Also, make sure to register for the Bird Walk Workshop, Monday, April 17th! 

Highlights:
  • Stay tuned for the upcoming "Plundering of Palmetto Bay", an interactive scavenger hunt experience that will test your detective skills; coming April 29th.  Tickets available here.    
  • If you missed the "Why Water Matters" forum, catch it on WBAY.
  • Negotiations are still underway with the county to bring a Light Rail Transit system to South Dade.  The plan was discussed at a recent Town Hall meeting currently showing on WBAY or on demand; also  check out this Miami Herald article on the issue.
Coming this week:
  • 7 pm - Charter Revision Commission, Village Hall 
  • 6:30 pm - Palmetto Bay Partnership Advisory Committee, EAF Comm. Room @ Ludovici Park
  • 4 pm - Tree Advisory Committee, Village Hall
  • 6:30 pm - Parks & Rec. Adv. Committee, Palmetto Bay Park 
  • 9 am - Youth Community Involvement Board, EAF Comm. Room @ Ludovici Park
Upcoming this month:
  • 7 pm - Committee of the Whole workshop, Village Hall 
  • 7 pm - Veteran's Park Advisory Committee, Village Hall 
  • 11 am - Community Workshop: Art of Aging, EAF Comm. Room @ Ludovici Park
  • 7 pm - Date Night: The Plundering of Palmetto Bay, Thalatta Estate
  • 8 pm - Drive-In Movie Night: Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Village Hall 
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