1, Monday
New Year’s Day
Food Trucks at Arts Park: 5:30-9:30 p.m. the first Monday of the month at 1 N. Young Circle, Hollywood. 954-788-3467; www.hollywoodfl.org.
2, Tuesday
Lanakila Iki Outrigger Canoe Club: 6-8 p.m. team practice on Tuesdays at Holland Park, 801 Johnson St., Hollywood. $10 attendance fee. www.meetup.com/lanakila-iki-outrigger-canoe-club/events.
Let’s Go Fishing: 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays aboard Catch my Drift, leaving from 301 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Cost: $45 per person. www.meetup.com/Fort-Lauderdale-Fishing-Group/events/
3, Wednesday
South Florida Sailors & Boaters: 6 to 8 p.m. social at Galuppi’s,
1103 N. Fed Highway, Pompano Beach. www.southfloridasailorsandboaters.com. Blazing Paddles – South Florida’s Dragon Boat Racing Team: 6:15-8:15 p.m. at Holland Park, 801 Johnson St., Hollywood. Cost: $10. 954-232-7434; www.meetup.com/dragon-boat-fort-lauderdale-hollywood/events.
Get Out There Adventures: 6-8 p.m. 3-mile walk meeting at
St. Pat’s Irish Pub, 1600 E. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach. www.meetup.com/getoutthereadventures/events.
Toast of Las Olas: 7 p.m. virtual and in-person meetings on Wednesdays. www.toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/00009400-toast-of-las-olas.
4, Thursday
Fort Lauderdale Marine Advisory Board: 6-8:59 p.m. at Fire Station 2, 528 NW 2nd St., third floor conference room. Fort Lauderdale. www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event. Underseas Adventurers Dive Club: 7-8:30 p.m. at ALOFT, 202 SE 5th Ave, Delray Beach, or by Zoom; register by emailingpresident@usadiveclub.org. Annual dues: $50 per person or $90 couples; dinner at 6 pm in the WXYZ restaurant.https://usadiveclub.org.
5, Friday
Sunset Kayak Tour: 7-8:30 p.m. at Park and Ocean inside Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Costs vary. 954-563-2900; www.parkandocean.com/sunset-tours.
Orchid Jungle Show & Sale: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, runs through Sunday at Charles F. Dodge City Center, 601 City Center Blvd., Pembroke Pines. Admission: $15. www.flos.org/society-activities/2024-fort-lauderdale-orchid-society-show. Old Town Untapped: 6-10 p.m. cultural festivities centered around Bailey Contemporary Arts Center, 41 NE First St., Pompano Beach. www.pompanobeachfl.gov/events/untapped.
Beach Yoga Slow Flow: 8 a.m. at 870 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Cost: $15. https://beachyogafit.com/weekly-event-schedule.
6, Saturday
Navegando América: 8:30-5 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary course at Plantation Police Department Media Room, 451 NW 70th Terrace, Plantation. Cost: $50. 954-494-4259 or 718-619-7402; https://wow.uscgaux.info/pe_class_flyer.php?unit=NAT&course=30210. Riverwalk Stone Crab Seafood Festival: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale. Free admission. 954-468-1541; www.goriverwalk.com/greater-fort-lauderdale-events/14th-annual-riverwalk- stone-crab-seafood-festival.
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tours meeting at the dock at Sands Harbor Resort & Marina, 125 N. Riverside Drive, Pompano Beach. Cost: $50 for 1-year membership; $75 for a family of four. 954-942-2102; www.hillsborolighthouse.org.
7, Sunday
Lanakila Iki Outrigger Canoe Club: 7:45 a.m. at Holland Park, 801 Johnson St., Hollywood. Cost: $10 attendance fee. www.meetup.com/lanakila-iki-outrigger-canoe-club/events.
Beach Clean Up: 7-9 a.m. the first Sunday of the month, ages 12 and up at Pompano Beach Pier, 222 N. Pompano Beach Blvd., Pompano Beach. https://parks.pompanobeachfl.gov/programs/beach-clean-up.
13th Annual 13.1 Fort Lauderdale Half Marathon: 6-10 a.m. at Las Olas Oceanside Park, 3000 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. $100 race fee. www.131fortlauderdale.com.
Sunday Jazz Brunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale. www.goriverwalk.com.
Dream Car Classic Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. along the 1900 block of Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood. 954-825-1027; cobrajoeproductions.com.
8, Monday
Sailing Course: 7 p.m. with the Pompano Beach Sail & Power Squadron, 3701
NE 18th Terrace, Pompano Beach. Cost: $120 nonmembers. 754-444-1470; https:// pompanosafeboating.com/course-checkout/ols/categories/sailing-courses. Visit Fort Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival: runs through Jan. 14 at various venues. www.visitlauderdale.com/visit-lauderdale-food-wine-festival.
9, Tuesday
Dania Beach City Commission Meeting: 7 p.m. at City Hall, 100 W. Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach. 954-924-6800; https://daniabeachfl.gov/events. Fort Lauderdale City Commission Regular Meeting: 6 p.m. 954-828- 8000; www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/city-commission-meetings. Lighthouse Point City Commission Meeting: 6:30 p.m. at Fletcher Hall, 2200 NE 38th St., Lighthouse Point. 954-943-6500; www.lighthousepointfl.gov. Power Speakers Toastmasters: 7-8:30 p.m. public speaking and leadership meeting at Broward College, 111 E. Las Olas Blvd, Room 910, Fort Lauderdale. Contactpowerspeakersfl@gmail.com.
10, Wednesday
South Florida Sailors & Boaters: 6 to 8 p.m. weekly socials at Galuppi’s, 1103 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach. www.southfloridasailorsandboaters.com. Broward Shell Club: 6:30 p.m. meeting the second Wednesday of the month at Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801 NE Sixth St., Pompano Beach. 954-786- 4111; https://browardshellclub.org.
Toast of Las Olas: 7 p.m. virtual and in-person meetings on Wednesdays. www.toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/00009400-toast-of-las-olas.
11, Thursday
Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club: 6 p.m. general monthly meeting at Galuppi’s,1103 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach. www.hisc.org.
Save Our Seas Distinguished Speaker Series: 6-7:30 p.m. Zoom discussion on whales in British Columbia. https://989.blackbaudhosting.com/989/2023- Save-Our-Seas-Virtual-Distinguished-Speaker-Series-14Dec2023.
A Taste of Jazz: 7-8:30 p.m. at Bailey Contemporary Arts Center, 41 NE First St., Pompano Beach. Cost: $15 city residents, $20 nonresidents. www.pompanobeachfl.gov/events/a-taste-of-jazz-in-person.
Stranahan House: guided tours at 1, 2 and 3 p.m., 335 SE Sixth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $7 to $12 per person based on age. 954-524-4736; www.stranahanhouse.org.
12, Friday
Sunset Kayak Tour: 7-8:30 p.m. at Park and Ocean inside Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Costs vary. 954-563-2900; www.parkandocean.com/sunset-tours.
Stranahan Home for the Holidays: 5-8 p.m. festivities with food trucks, live music, etc. at Stranahan House, 335 SE Sixth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. www.stranahanhouse.org.
13, Saturday
Fort Lauderdale Beach Sweep: 8-11 a.m. cleanup starting at the Loop, 300 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Cleanup materials provided. 954- 709-3197; www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event. Hollywood Beach Sweep: 7-11 a.m. volunteer cleanup meeting at Charnow Park, 300 Connecticut St., Hollywood. 954-967-4357; www.hollywoodfl.org/Calendar.
Sailboat Bend Preserve Cleanup: 9-11:30 a.m. with parking at 411 SW
14th Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Reservations required. www.fortlauderdale.gov/ neighbors/event-calendar. Email ruthclarke222@bellsouth.net.
Dania After Dark Art Festival: 6-9 p.m. at 100 W. Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach. 954-924-3627; https://daniabeachfl.gov/specialevents.
14, Sunday
Florida Flow Fest 2024: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. circus art, yoga and dance workshops at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale. Cost: $55 to $75 workshop passes. www.flowfests.com.
Lanakila Iki Outrigger Canoe Club: 7:45 a.m. at Holland Park,
801 Johnson St., Hollywood. $10 attendance fee. www.meetup.com/lanakila-iki-outrigger-canoe-club/events.
New River Open Air Market: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at New River Inn, 231 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-463-4431; www.historyfortlauderdale.org.
15, Monday
Boat America: 7:30-9:10 p.m. four day virtual Zoom class sponsored by the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. No charge. 305-519-4610; https://wow.uscgaux.info/pe_class_flyer.php?.unit=NAT&course=28482.
16, Tuesday
Gulfstream Sailing Club: 6:30-8 p.m. general meeting at Fort Lauderdale Sea Cadets, 300 SW 25 St., Fort Lauderdale, or on Zoom. www.gulfstreamsailingclub.org/calendar.
17, Wednesday
Dania Beach Marine Advisory Board: 6:30 p.m. meeting at Marina Lounge, 151 N. Beach Road, Dania Beach. https://daniabeachfl.gov/Calendar.
South Florida Sailors & Boaters: 6 to 8 p.m. weekly socials at Galuppi’s,1103 N. Fed Highway, Pompano Beach. www.southfloridasailorsandboaters.com.
18, Thursday
Third Annual JazzFest: 7-9 p.m. kickoff at Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach. Remaining concerts take place on Pompano Beach through Saturday. 954-545-7800; www.pompanobeacharts.org. Fishing Florida: virtual courses offered by the International Gamefish Association. https://learn-to-fish.igfa.org/courses/virtual-fishing-field-trips.
19, Friday
Sunset Kayak Tour: 7-8:30 p.m. at Park and Ocean inside Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Costs vary. 954-563-2900; www.parkandocean.com/sunset-tours.
History Happy Hour: 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Stranahan House Museum, 3335 SE Sixth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Speaker David Rahah·tih Webb, author of “The Spanish Seminole: The Untold History of the Spanish Indians as Shared by a Descendant.” Cost: $15 non museum members. 954-524-4736; https://stranahanhouse.org/history-happy-hour-january-19th-2024.
20, Saturday
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Pompano Beach Lighthouse Point 34 Annual Nautical Flea Market:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pompano Beach Community Park, 820 NE 18th Ave., Pompano Beach. Admission: $5 adults, kids under age 10 free. 954-786-4600; www.pompanobeachfl.gov/events/nautical-flea-market.
Boat America: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary class at the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, 221 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Cost: $50. 718-619-7402. https://wow.uscgaux.info/pe_class_flyer.php?unit=NAT&course=30216. Riverwalk Rhythm & Blues: noon to 4 p.m. food and festivities at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale. 954-468-1541; www.goriverwalk. com/greater-fort-lauderdale-events/riverwalk-rhythm-brews-vii.
Blazing Paddles - South Florida’s Dragon Boat Racing Team: 8:30 a.m. at Holland Park, 801 Johnson St., Hollywood. Cost: $10. 954-232-7434; www. meetup.com/dragon-boat-fort-lauderdale-hollywood/events/. Downtown Hollywood ArtWalk: 6-11 p.m. art, music and food in downtown Hollywood.
HollywoodCRA.org/ArtWalk.
Preserve Park Shoreline Cleanup: 8:15-10:15 a.m. at Bill Keith Preserve
Park, 1720 SW 17 St., Fort Lauderdale. 786-469-9594; www.fortlauderdale.gov/ Home/Components/Calendar/Event/18272/531?curm=12&cury=2023.
21, Sunday
Pompano Beach Lighthouse Point 34th Annual Nautical Flea Market:
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pompano Beach Community Park, 820 NE 18th Ave., Pompano Beach. Admission: $5 adults, kids under age 10 free. 954-786-4600; www.pompanobeachfl.gov/events/nautical-flea-market.
New River Open Air Market: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at New River Inn, 231 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-463-4431; www.historyfortlauderdale.org.
22, Monday
Riverwalk Bicycle Tours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily along Riverwalk, downtown Fort Lauderdale. 954-562-5159; www.riverwalkrec.com.
23, Tuesday
Dania Beach City Commission Meeting: 7 p.m. at City Hall, 100 W. Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach. 954-924-6800; https://daniabeachfl.gov/events. Let’s Go Fishing: 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays aboard Catch my Drift, leaving from 301 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Cost: $45 per person. www.meetup.com/Fort-Lauderdale-Fishing-Group/events/.
24, Wednesday
IGNITE Broward: Interactive art and technology festival runs through Sunday in Fort Lauderdale and Dania Beach. www.Ignitebroward.com.
25, Thursday
Stranahan House: guided tours at 1,2 and 3 p.m., 335 SE Sixth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $7 to $12 per person based on age. 954-524-4736; www.stranahanhouse.org.
26, Friday
Sunset Kayak Tour: 7-8:30 p.m. at Park and Ocean inside Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Costs vary. 954-563-2900; www.parkandocean.com/sunset-tours.
Food Truck Frenzy: 6-10 p.m. at Sample-McDougald House,
450 NE 10th St., Pompano Beach. 954-786-4600; www.pompanobeachfl.gov/events/food-truck-frenzy.
27, Saturday
Broward Shell Show: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at E. Pat Larkins Civic Center, 520 NW Third St., Pompano Beach. 954-786-4585; www.browardshellclub.org.
ArtWalk Last Saturdays: 6-10 p.m. tour of art studios, vendors and festivities in Fat Village, north of downtown Fort Lauderdale. 954-760-5900; www.fatvillage.com.
Dania Beach Vintage Motorcycle Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Frost Park, 300 NE Second St., Dania Beach. https://www.daniabeachvintagebikeshow.com. Paddle with a Purpose: 9-11 a.m. waterway cleanup of the north fork of
the New River, meeting at Delevoe Park, 2520 NW Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale. 954-828-8000; www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/18298/531?curm=12&cury=2023.
28, Sunday
Broward Shell Show: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at E. Pat Larkins Civic Center, 520 NW Third St., Pompano Beach. 954-786-4585; www.browardshellclub.org.
29, Monday
Bonnet House Guided Tour: 10-11:30 a.m. and 2-3:30 p.m. at Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, 900 N. Birch Road, Fort Lauderdale. Cost: $30 adults; $10 ages 8-16. 954-563-5393; www.bonnethouse.org/groups-specialty-tours. Fishing Florida: virtual courses offered by the International Gamefish Association. https://learn-to-fish.igfa.org/courses/virtual-fishing-field-trips.
30, Tuesday
Let’s Go Fishing: 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays aboard Catch my Drift, leaving from 301 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Cost: $45 per person. www.meetup.com/Fort-Lauderdale-Fishing-Group/events/.
31, Wednesday
South Florida Sailors & Boaters: 6 to 8 p.m. social at Galuppi’s, 1103 N. Fed Highway, Pompano Beach. www.southfloridasailorsandboaters.com.