A 500-drone show is coming to Old School Square
A drone show is coming downtown, plus what is worth your Thursday, weekend, and week ahead.
Mark Wednesday, July 29: Delray in the Sky is set to bring a drone show to Old School Square and the surrounding blocks. The display is planned as a 15-to-20-minute show of 500 drones flying to music and sound effects. The event footprint includes NE 2nd Avenue from the alley to the garage bollards and Swinton Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and 1st Street. It is a rare kind of downtown night, and one worth putting on the calendar now while the date is still a couple of weeks out. (City of Delray Beach)
Ease off the gas: Operation Southern Slow Down is on this week
If your foot feels a little heavier on I-95 lately, this is your reminder. FDOT says Operation Southern Slow Down runs July 13 through 18 across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, with Florida combining increased enforcement and public education aimed at speed-related crashes. The state's advice is simple and worth taking: allow extra time, observe posted limits, stay out of the far-left lane except when passing and use extra caution in construction zones. It is a five-state effort, so the same guidance applies wherever your summer driving takes you this week. (Florida Department of Transportation)
Kids make a memory box this morning at the Historical Society
This one is for the young crew and it starts at 10 a.m. today. The Delray Beach Historical Society is hosting a children's workshop, Memory Box Decoupage, where kids learn decoupage techniques while creating a memory box of their own. It is a hands-on craft session with something to carry home at the end, and a good way to spend a Thursday morning if you have small hands looking for something to do. (Downtown Delray Beach)
Sips & Sisterhood pairs art and a book chat at Tartelette tonight
Tonight at 7:15 p.m., Tartelette French Patisserie & Cafe hosts Sips & Sisterhood, an evening that combines mindful art-making with a book discussion. It is the rare outing where you can make something with your hands and talk about what you have been reading in the same sitting. A nice one to bring a friend along to if a slower, thoughtful Thursday night sounds right. (Downtown Delray Beach)
The Summer Greenmarket returns to Old School Square on Saturday
Weekend plans, sorted. The Delray Summer Greenmarket is back at Old School Square on Saturday, July 18, starting at 9 a.m., with local produce and goods to browse. It is the easy, dependable Saturday outing, and a good excuse to get downtown for the morning and see what local vendors have laid out. (Downtown Delray Beach)
Make flowers and candles at Candle Land next Wednesday
Looking a little further out, Candle Land Delray has a creative night on Wednesday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. that pairs a floral arrangement and candle-making workshop, rolled into one. It is a pairing that makes sense for a single sitting, and one worth penciling in now if a hands-on evening sounds like your kind of midweek. (Downtown Delray Beach)
A downtown dance studio marks nine years with a masquerade gala
Fred Astaire Dance Studios Delray Beach, at 247 SE Sixth Ave., is celebrating its ninth anniversary with a busy stretch on the calendar. WPTV reports a Bridgerton-style masquerade gala is scheduled for July 24, with themed decor and dancing. The studio is also starting a Summer Boot Camp series July 18 that continues on Saturdays through Aug. 8, covering ballroom and Latin dance fundamentals. A public DJ Latin Dance Night is set for July 31 from 8 to 10 p.m. Together, the three dates offer several ways to join the anniversary month. (WPTV)
A weeklong musical theater camp for kids at Arts Garage
For families lining up summer plans for the kids, Arts Garage is running PLACES! Musical Theatre, a theater camp week from July 20 to 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for campers ages 8 to 15. The days center on group singing and dancing lessons built around storytelling through song. Campers work toward a choreographed group number from a Broadway musical that they present to friends and family Friday. The official page lists the week at $500 including fees and notes that financial aid is available. (Arts Garage)