Beautification Committee

August 16, 2017, 12:00 PM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

CANCELED Downtown Boca Raton Advisory Committee*

August 16, 2017, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Boca Raton Community Center Annex

*Rescheduled from August 2, 2017

Library Board

August 16, 2017, 4:00 PM @ Downtown Library

Heimberg Business Meeting Room

Boca Raton Housing Authority

August 16, 2017, 5:30 PM @ Old Fire Administration Building

Rescheduled from August 30, 2017

Boca Raton Airport Authority

August 16, 2017, 6:00 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

Planning & Zoning Board

August 17, 2017, 6:30 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

CANCELED Environmental Advisory Board

August 17, 2017, 7:00 PM @ Boca Raton Community Center Annex

Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting/City Council Workshop Meeting

August 21, 2017, 1:30 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

RESCHEDULED - Citizen Oversight Committee/Financial Advisory Board*

August 21, 2017, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

*This meeting is rescheduled to August 28, 2017. Citizen Oversight Committee (COC) meetings are scheduled to begin at 5pm. Financial Advisory Board meetings will begin immediately after COC meetings end.

Planning Advisory Review

August 22, 2017, 9:30 AM @ City Hall - 2nd Floor Dev. Svcs. Conference Room

Boca Raton City Council Special Meeting - Executive Session (closed session)

August 22, 2017, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM @ City Hall - 3rd Floor Conference Room

The meeting will begin at 2:30 PM or as soon thereafter as possible. This Special Meeting is for the purpose of conducting an Executive Session (private session - public excluded) for discussion related to labor negotiations.

City Council Regular Meeting

August 22, 2017, 6:00 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

Community Appearance Board

August 22, 2017, 6:30 PM @ Boca Raton Community Center Annex

Executive Employees' Retirement Plan Board of Trustees

August 23, 2017, 2:30 PM @ City Hall - 3rd Floor Conference Room

Business Improvement District Steering Committee

August 23, 2017, 4:00 PM @ City Hall - 2nd Floor Dev. Svcs. Conference Room

CANCELED Special Magistrate Parking Hearing

August 24, 2017, 9:00 AM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

alternate 4th Wednesdays/Thursdays

Police & Firefighters' Retirement System Board Board of Trustees

August 24, 2017, 2:00 PM @ City Hall - 2nd Floor Dev. Svcs. Conference Room

Green Living Advisory Board

August 25, 2017, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

Meetings of the Green Living Advisory Board are rescheduled to the last Friday of the month in the City Hall 1st Floor Conference Room at 8:30 am, April 28 through November 17.

Citizen Oversight Committee/Financial Advisory Board*

August 28, 2017, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

*This meeting is rescheduled from August 21, 2017. Citizen Oversight Committee (COC) meetings are scheduled to begin at 5pm. Financial Advisory Board meetings will begin immediately after COC meetings end.

Planning Advisory Review

August 29, 2017, 9:30 AM @ City Hall - 2nd Floor Dev. Svcs. Conference Room

Community Appearance Board

August 29, 2017, 6:30 PM @ Boca Raton Community Center Annex

Boca Raton Housing Authority*

August 30, 2017, 5:30 PM @ Old Fire Administration Building

*This meeting was rescheduled to August 16, 2017.

Builders' Board of Adjustment and Appeals

August 30, 2017, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

A Walk on the Ashley Trail

August 16, 2017, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM @ Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

Join us for a FREE guided walk along the Ashley Trail, a quarter-mile natural trail that winds through the Butterfly Garden, Coastal Hammock, and Mangroves, to a sandy beach by the Intracoastal. Observe local flora and fauna as your naturalist guides you on this island exploration. No reservations required. Meet on the front porch of the Nature Center. All ages; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Great American Eclipse Event

August 21, 2017, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM @ Children's Science Explorium

Join the Children’s Science Explorium at Sugar Sand Park on August 21st to view the celestial event of the century: the Great American Eclipse!

A Walk on the Ashley Trail

August 23, 2017, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM @ Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

Join us for a FREE guided walk along the Ashley Trail, a quarter-mile natural trail that winds through the Butterfly Garden, Coastal Hammock, and Mangroves, to a sandy beach by the Intracoastal. Observe local flora and fauna as your naturalist guides you on this island exploration. No reservations required. Meet on the front porch of the Nature Center. All ages; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Beach Treasures

August 23, 2017, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM @ Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

Jingle shells? Kitten’s paw? Oh, what treasures you may find… sea beans, coral, shells and more; see what the sea has left behind! Meet at the Center to learn about shells and sea life; caravan to Red Reef Beach Park for beachcombing with the experts! All ages; children under 18 must sign-up and participate with an adult.

Pirates & Princesses Party

August 25, 2017, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Patch Reef Park

Fun for children ages 2-5. All pirates, swashbucklers, princesses and parents are invited to join us for this fun family event. Walk the plank, dig for treasure and enjoy more fun activities at the Pirates' Cove Playground, featuring a water play area. Argh! Shiver me timbers!

A Walk on the Ashley Trail

August 30, 2017, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM @ Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

Join us for a FREE guided walk along the Ashley Trail, a quarter-mile natural trail that winds through the Butterfly Garden, Coastal Hammock, and Mangroves, to a sandy beach by the Intracoastal. Observe local flora and fauna as your naturalist guides you on this island exploration. No reservations required. Meet on the front porch of the Nature Center. All ages; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

FREE Fitness Saturday at Sanborn Square!!

August 19, 2017, 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM @ Sanborn Square

Free Fitness EVERY Saturday in Sanborn Square!! Come join the fun! Tai Chi, presented by KUNG FU & TAI CHI of Boca Raton begins at 8:00-8:45 AM; Yoga, presented by YOGA JOURNEY, begins at 9:00-10:00 AM.

Zumba

August 19, 2017, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ South Beach Park Pavilion

Come join this energetic, fun Zumba class. Don't forget to wear your sneakers, bring your water bottle, and towel.

FREE Fitness Saturday at Sanborn Square!!

August 26, 2017, 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM @ Sanborn Square

Free Fitness EVERY Saturday in Sanborn Square!! Come join the fun! Tai Chi, presented by KUNG FU & TAI CHI of Boca Raton begins at 8:00-8:45 AM; Yoga, presented by YOGA JOURNEY, begins at 9:00-10:00 AM.

Zumba

August 26, 2017, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ South Beach Park Pavilion

Come join this energetic, fun Zumba class. Don't forget to wear your sneakers, bring your water bottle, and towel.

Literary Lecture: A.S. Byatt

August 16, 2017, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM @ Downtown Library

This month in our Year of Reading Women series, we'll discuss A.S. Byatt, who is renowned internationally for her novels and short stories. Her novels include the Booker Prize-winning "Possession," "The Biographer's Tale" and the quartet, "The Virgin in the Garden," "Still Life," "Babel Tower" and "A Whistling Woman." A distinguished critic as well as a writer of fiction, A.S. Byatt was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1999.

Novel Idea Book Club: "Exit West" by Mohsin Hamid

August 17, 2017, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Downtown Library

Discover the best in new contemporary fiction. New York Magazine's The Strategist, says of Exit West, "This love story amid the rubble of violence, uncertainty, and modernity feels at once otherworldly and all too real."

Video Editing for Kids' Spooky Film Festival

August 19, 2017, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM @ Downtown Library - Discover Studio

The computers in Discover Studio will be available to all participants who wish to use our video-editing software, iMovie, to edit their videos for the Kids' Spooky Film Festival, which is part of the annual Shriek Week event at Sugar Sand Park Community Center. Qualified films will be shown online in October, and select films will be screened during Shriek Week in late October. They are seeking original work; short, spooky films from 3-10 minutes long in three categories: Youth Filmmaker (ages 12-17); Family (one adult plus at least one child 17 and under); and Adult (ages 18 & above). All films must be suitable for screening to children ages 5-12.

Monday Morning Muffins & Mysteries: "The Bat" by Jo Nesbo

August 21, 2017, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Downtown Library

This month's selection is "The Bat," by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo, which Booklist's starred review calls a "wrenching, emotionally charged tale." Join Neil Schulhoff for a discussion of this acclaimed mystery, and enjoy coffee and muffins.

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

August 21, 2017, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Spanish River Library

Join us for a Solar Eclipse Viewing Party on the Lakeside Patio! Free solar eclipse glasses, cookies and lemonade will be provided (while supplies last). No registration required.

Video Editing for Kids' Spooky Film Festival

August 26, 2017, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM @ Downtown Library - Discover Studio

The computers in Discover Studio will be available to all participants who wish to use our video-editing software, iMovie, to edit their videos for the Kids' Spooky Film Festival, which is part of the annual Shriek Week event at Sugar Sand Park Community Center. Qualified films will be shown online in October, and select films will be screened during Shriek Week in late October. They are seeking original work; short, spooky films from 3-10 minutes long in three categories: Youth Filmmaker (ages 12-17); Family (one adult plus at least one child 17 and under); and Adult (ages 18 & above). All films must be suitable for screening to children ages 5-12.