Get ready to kick off the summer with a Ft. Lauderdale beach celebration full of activites and entertainment. Admission is free and there are shuttles from parking areas as well as a water shuttle and a sun trolley. The event stretches along A1A from  the Elbo Room (A1A & Las Olas Blvd.)north, past the Ritz Carlton hotel.

One of my favorite events is the sand sculptor John May and there is an opportunity for you to try to outdo him with your own.

On the beach at Poinsettia Street you’ll find the Family Fun Zone with activities for the kids…dancing, face painting, baloon toss, slides, bouncehouses and more.

There will be more than 20 booths of local artists and plenty of food and beverage locations thru out.

There will be honor celebrations for our military men and women as well as individuals that have made significant contributions to the Ft. Lauderdale community.

I look forward to sharing my jewelry which is made from recycled materials. I use scrap metal, billiard balls, bowling balls, circuit boards, old keyes, feathers, scrap leather, hunks of paint which was scraped off the wall of the Ford automotive plant (they call it Fordite) and lots of other “trash”.