1, 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.
Fort Lauderdale Greek Festival: 5-10 p.m., runs through Sunday at St. Demetrios Church, 820 NE 14th Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Admission: $5 or free with canned food donation for the homeless. 954-467-1515; https://fortlauderdalegreekfestival.org.
2, Friday
Fort Lauderdale Home Design & Remodeling Show: noon to 8 p.m., runs through Sunday at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $7-$10. 754-816-3190; https://homeshows.com/fort-lauderdale-home-show-date. 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 in Motion: 6-11 p.m. art and food at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale. www.goriverwalk.com/greater-fort-lauder- dale-events/food-in-motion-5-2024-02-02.
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.
3, Saturday
Second Annual Fort Lauderdale International Book Fair: 1-6 p.m. at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale. https://ftlbookfair.org. South Florida Garlic Fest: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., runs through Sunday at Village of Wellington Town Center & Amphitheatre, 12100 Forest Hill Bld., Wellington. Tickets: $15 adults. https://garlicfestfl.com.
Fort Lauderdale Greek Festival: 5-10 p.m., runs through Sunday at St. Demetrios Church, 820 NE 14th Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Admission: $5 or free with canned food donation for the homeless. 954-467-1515; https://fortlauderdalegreekfestival.org.
4, 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. 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.
5, Monday
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.
6, 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.
Fort Lauderdale City Commission Regular Meeting: 6 p.m. at City Hall Commission Chambers, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-828-8000; www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/city-commission-meetings.
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/
7, 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. weekly team practice at Holland Park, 801 Johnson St., Hollywood. Cost: $10. 954-232-7434; www.meetup.com/drag- on-boat-fort-lauderdale-hollywood/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.
8, Thursday
Pompano Beach Power Squadron: 5:30 p.m. happy hour and dinner meeting at 3701 NE 18th Terrace, Pompano Beach. RSVP. 754-444-1470; https://pompanosafeboating.com/calendar.
Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club: 6 p.m. general monthly meeting at Galuppi’s, 1103 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach. www.hisc.org.
9, Friday
Fort Lauderdale Garden Club: 9:30 a.m. open to the public. Talk: “Our Florida Trees: The Big to the Small, We Love Them All,” at Glenn F. Bates Garden Center in Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-561-8475; www.flgc.org.
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.
10, Saturday
Boat America: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary class at Spanish River Park, 3939 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Cost: $35 adults, $5 teens. 561-391-3600; www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder/index.php.
ABC Safe Boating Course: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Pompano Beach Power Squadron, 3701 NE 18th Terrace, Pompano Beach. Cost: $85 adults, $50 kids under 18. 754-444-1470; https://pompanosafeboating.com/one-day-abc-class.
Palm Beach Marine Flea Market & Seafood Festival: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach. $10 adult admission. 954-205-7813; www.flnauticalfleamarket.com. Riverwalk Chili Cookoff: noon to 4 p.m. at Esplanade Park,
400 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale. www.goriverwalk.com/greater-fort-lauderdale-events/chili24.
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.
11, Sunday
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.
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. weekly event at New River Inn, 231 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-463-4431; www.historyfortlauderdale.org.
12, 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=28488. Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society: 7:30-9:30 p.m. discussion, ”Giant World of Miniature Orchilds & Growing in Simple Setups,” at Christ Lutheran Church, 1955 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. www.flos.org/about/contact.
13, 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.
Lighthouse Point City Commission Meeting: 6:30 p.m. at Fletcher Hall, 2200 NE 38th St., Lighthouse Point. 954-943-6500; www.liVghthousepointfl.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.
14, Wednesday
Valentine’s Day
Miami International Boat Show Preview: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; runs through Sunday at Miami Beach Convention Center, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami, and five other locations.. Tickets: $43 to $160 per adult. 954-463-6762. www.miamiboatshow.com.
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.
15, Thursday
Broward Health Foundation Doc & Dine: 5:30-8 p.m. networking of business and community leaders and doctors at The Wharf, 20 W. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Cost: $75 per person. www.visitlauderdale.com/ event/broward-health-foundation’s-doc-%26-dine-presented-by-mer- rimac-ventures/41358.
Fishing Florida: virtual courses offered by the International Gamefish Association. https://learn-to-fish.igfa.org/courses/virtual-fishing-field-trips.
16, Friday
St. Coleman’s Italian Festival: 1-11 p.m., runs through Sunday at St. Coleman Catholic Church, 1200 Federal Highway, Pompano Beach.
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.
17, Saturday
Boat America: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary class at Plantation Police Department Media Room, 451 NW 70 Terrace, Plantation. Cost: $50. 718-619-7402; https://www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder/index.php.
Blazing Paddles - South Florida’s Dragon Boat Racing Team:
8:30 a.m. weekly team practice at Holland Park, 801 Johnson St., Hollywood. Cost: $10. 954-232-7434; www.meetup.com/dragon-boat-fort-lauderdale-hollywood/events. Reimaging Fort Lauderdale City Hall: 9 a.m. renovation workshop #3 at Holiday Park Social Center, 1150 G. Harold Martin Drive, Fort Lauderdale. www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/News/News/6989/16. Downtown Hollywood ArtWalk: 6-11 p.m. art, music and food in down- town 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.
18, Sunday
Miami International Boat Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Miami Beach Convention Center, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami, and five other locations.. Tickets: $43 to $160 per adult. 954-463-6762. www.miamiboatshow.com.
Fort Lauderdale Marathon/Half Marathan & 5K: 5 a.m. on Fort Lauderdale beach, 450 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/20140/431?curm=2&cury=2024.
New River Open Air Market: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekly event at New River Inn, 231 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-463-4431; www.historyfortlauderdale.org.
19, Monday
President’s Day
20, 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.
Fort Lauderdale City Commission Regular Meeting:
6 p.m. at City Hall Commission Chambers, 100 S. Andrews Ave.,
Fort Lauderdale. 954-828-8000; www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/city-commission-meetings.
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/.
21, Wednesday
Dania Beach Marine Advisory Board: 6:30 p.m. meeting at Marina Lounge, 151 N. Beach Road, Dania Beach. https://daniabeachfl.gov/Calendar.
22, Thursday
Riverwalk Bicycle Tours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily along Riverwalk, downtown Fort Lauderdale. 954-562-5159; www.riverwalkrec.com.
23, 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.
24, Saturday
Secret Garden Tour: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. self driving tour of private gardens with the Fort Lauderdale Garden Club. Cost: $35-$45. 954-358-9918; www.flgc.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.
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.
25, Sunday
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, 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=28484.
27, 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. at City Hall Commission Chambers, 100 S. Andrews Ave.,
Fort Laudedale. 954-828-8000; www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/city-commission-meetings.
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.
28, Wednesday
South Florida Sailors & Boaters: 6 to 8 p.m. weekly socials at Galuppi’s, 1103 N. Fed Highway, Pompano Beach. www.southfloridasailorsandboaters.com.
29, Thursday
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.