THINGS TO DO
12 months; $1 per adult. 10-11:30
a.m. 807.4488
Second and Fourth Wednesday
• Jazz Jam Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues
Society – Port St. Lucie Botanical
Gardens, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 337.1959
Second Thursday
• River Nights – Westmoreland Park,
2140 SE Westmoreland Boulevard,
5:30-8:30 p.m. Tranquil evening
overlooking the St. Lucie River. Enjoy
the fire, live musical entertainment,
cash bar, food available for
purchase. Free; all ages welcome.
878.2277. November through April.
Second Friday
• Coffee with PSL City Council – Port
St. Lucie Community Center, 8:30
a.m. 871.5219
Third Friday
• Free Friday Concert – Civic Center,
6-9 p.m. 807.4488
MARCH
Friday, March 1
• For the Love of Florida – Where
Water and Health Meet: What Goes
Around Comes Around. Dr. Edith
Widder, founder of ORCA Ocean
Research & Conservation Association,
explains how we can help
our water quality improve after a
season of toxic algae in the lagoon.
Free, presented by Oxbow Eco-
Center at Port St. Lucie Community
Center, at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
• The Joy of Herb Gardening –
learn from a Master Gardener at
the Paula A. Lewis Library on S.W.
Rosser Boulevard. 10:30 a.m. to
noon. 871.5484
• Learn to Identify Birds – Savannas
Preserve State Park Education
Center. This is the second of three
classes. Learn to observe patterns
in flight, song and behavior. Wear
closed toe shoes and bring drinking
water. $8 per person. 9 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. 398.2779
Sunday, March 3
• Guided Walk – Savannas Preserve
State Park - explorations on the
Hawk’s Bluff Trail. Reservations
required. 9 a.m. 398.2779
Monday, March 4
• Empowering Women: Electrical
Safety – sponsored by Habitat for
Humanity, hosted by Paul Romano,
AApex Electric. Learn how to keep
children and pets safe from electricity,
learn about dimmers and
timers, and how to save on electric
use. Aapex Electric, Biltmore Street.
3 p.m. 607.9494
• S.A.F.E. Women – Self-Defense
Awareness & Familiarization
Exchange – hosted by Sgt. Suzanne
Woodward, at the St. Lucie County
Sheriff’s office, 4700 Midway Road.
A combination of physical and academic
instruction for women age
14 and up. 6-8 p.m. Register and
contact at www.StLucieHabitat.org
Wednesday, March 6
• Oxbow Love of Florida Talk –
Marjorie Harris Carr: A Florida Super
Hero – a lively talk by historian Dr.
Peggy Macdonald, presented by
Oxbow Eco-Center at Port St. Lucie
Community Center. Carr led a small
group to do big things. Free, 6:30
p.m. 785.5833
• Empowering Women: Early Heart
Attack Care – How to save a life.
Sponsored by Habitat for Humanity,
hosted by St. Lucie Medical
Center ER on Darwin Boulevard.
Free. 1-2 p.m. Register and contact
at www.StLucieHabitat.org
• Empowering Women: What’s on
Tap? – What to look for and how to
help prevent sexual assault. Sponsored
by Habitat for Humanity,
hosted by St. Lucie Medical Center
ER on Darwin Boulevard. Free. 2-3
p.m. Register and contact at www.
StLucieHabitat.org
• Empowering Women: Social
Media for Community Leadership
– How your posts can help have
a positive community influence.
Sponsored by Habitat for Humanity
at Habitat’s Port St. Lucie ReStore.
Free. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Register and
contact at www.StLucieHabitat.org
249.0792
Thursday, March 7
• Art Gallery Reception – for Kinetic
Pointillism School, an exciting, creative
new Treasure Coast student
exhibit at the Port St. Lucie Civic
Center Gallery. Free admission. 6-8
p.m. Exhibit is March 7-28. 807.4488
• Empowering Women: Climbing
the Career Ladder – Learn how to
establish a solid career foundation
and be successful. Sponsored by
Habitat for Humanity at Career
Source in University Park, St. Lucie
West. Suite 100. Free. 5:30-7 p.m.
Register and contact at www.StLucieHabitat.
org or try 866.482.4473
• Empowering Women: Save With
Your Spending Plan – Personal
budgeting and saving. Sponsored
by Habitat for Humanity, hosted
by Carol Ann Alberts, University of
Florida’s IFAS Cooperative Extension
at Habitat ReStore in Port St.
Lucie. Free. 6-7 p.m. Register and
contact at www.StLucieHabitat.org
249.0792
Saturday, March 9
• Free Prom Dresses – Visit Prom
Towne at Therapy Connection in
St. Lucie West from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
for a free gently used prom dress
for high school juniors and seniors.
Sponsored by non-profit The Royal
Palms of St. Lucie. Contact on website
www.theRoyalPalms.com
Sunday, March 10
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BEGINS, MOVE
CLOCKS FORWARD 1 HOUR
Wednesday, March 13
• Oxbow Love of Florida Talk – A
Trip through Patrick Smith’s A
Land Remembered – Smith’s
son explains why his dad chose
society’s underdogs to tell the story
of the “real” Florida. Presented by
Oxbow Eco-Center at Port St. Lucie
Community Center. Free, 6:30 p.m.
785.5833
• A Jazz and Big Band Spectacular –
Port St. Lucie Community Band, PSL
Civic Center, 6:30 p.m. 407.4488
Thursday, March 14
• River Nights – Unwind, relax,
enjoy life at River Nights, in
Westmoreland Park next to the PSL
Botanical Gardens where a tranquil
and relaxing evening overlooking
the St. Lucie River, and a fire await
you. Live musical entertainment,
cash bar and food are available for
purchase. 5:30-8:30 p.m. 878.2277
• The Lady Swims Today – Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 8 p.m.
465.0366
Friday, March 15
• The St. Patrick’s Day Festival –
Have a blast and enjoy traditional
Irish cuisine, beer, music, Irish dancing,
and the Miss Irish Rose Pageant.
It’s free admission at the PSL
Civic Center, 5-10 p.m. 878.2277
• Lady Swims Today – Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 8 p.m.
465.0366
Saturday, March 16
• St. Patrick’s Day Festival Continues
– Enjoy traditional Irish cuisine,
beer, music, Irish dancing, and
the Miss Irish Rose Pageant. PSL
Civic Center, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free
admission. 878.2277
Sunday, March 17
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
• The Lady Swims Today – Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 2 p.m.
465.0366
Thursday, March 21
• The Lady Swims Today – Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 8 p.m.
465.0366
Friday, March 22
• The Free Friday Concert – Port St.
Lucie Civic Center, 6-9 p.m.
• Lady Swims Today – Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 8 p.m.
465.0366
• Native American Pow Wow – Intertribal
dancing, drums and other
activities, Native American vendors.
Tent and RV camping available.
All are welcome. St. Lucie County
Fairgrounds, 4 p.m. 519.7888
Saturday, March 23
• Native American Pow Wow – Intertribal
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dancing, drums and other
activities, Native American vendors.
Tent and RV camping available.
All are welcome. St. Lucie County
Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. 519.7888
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Day – Port St. Lucie Public
Works on Thornhill. Call to find out
what is accepted. 8 a.m. to noon.
873.6312
• The Lady Swims Today – Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 8 p.m.
465.0366
Sunday, March 24
• New York Mets Spring Training
ends today.
• The Lady Swims Today – Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 2 p.m.
465.0366
• Native American Pow Wow – Intertribal
dancing, drums and other
activities, Native American vendors.
Tent and RV camping available.
All are welcome. St. Lucie County
Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. 519.7888
• Warriors on the Water for Veterans
– Guided kayak trip, guided
interpretive walks, park tours.
Each veteran can bring one guest.
Reservists, Guardsmen and active
duty military personnel are invited.
Space is limited, reservations
required. Savannas Preserve State
Park, Walton Road. Free. 8 a.m.
Call Savannas Education Center
398.2779
Thursday, March 28
• The Lady Swims Today – Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 8 p.m.
465.0366
Friday, March 29
• The Lady Swims Today – Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 8 p.m.
465.0366
Saturday, March 30
• The Lady Swims Today – Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 8 p.m.
465.0366
Sunday, March 31
• Promenade Bridal Show – gowns,
men’s formal wear, floral designs
and more, at 2240 Veterans Memorial
Parkway, 2-5 p.m. 337.3355
• The Lady Swims Today - Pineapple
Playhouse, Fort Pierce, 2 p.m.
465.0366
APRIL
Wednesday, April 3
• Florida Water Stories – Take a
thought-provoking look at Florida’s
long and sometimes difficult
relationship with water. A talk by
Dr. Steven Noll about how the
state was reshaped by turning land
into water and water into land.
Presented by Oxbow Eco-Center at
Port St. Lucie Community Center,
free, 6:30 p.m. 785.5833 >>
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