Page 6 - Abacoa Community News - December '19

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Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse And Museum Calendar Of Events

Holiday Movie Night: It’s A Wonderful Life Family Adventure Day FishingCommunity.Org and Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum.
Dec. 14, 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 Please bring sunscreen and water shoes for shoreline
$5 per person. Tickets online Nov. 1 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. activities! Program attendees are also invited to climb the
Gates and food open at 5 p.m., film begins at 6 p.m. Experience a fun family day on the waterfront and lighthouse: children must be a minimum of 48 inches tall to
Get in the festive mood with a special viewing of one join the adventures of a young Charlie Pierce while climb, be accompanied by an adult and have a change of dry
of our favorite holiday films, It’s a Wonderful Life. Join us discovering Florida’s wild maritime heritage. Join us for shoes. Pets and alcohol are not permitted on the property.
outdoors for a family night and bring your beach chairs or an unforgettable morning filled with storytelling, historical This is free for children 18 and under, adults are $10. Tickets
blankets. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Feel characters, art murals and crafts, fishing, music, special are required for these events and go on sale Dec. 7, https://
free to bring a box of tissues … we won’t judge, we may exhibits, demonstrations, games and activities at the Jupiter www.jupiterlighthouse.org/special-events-tickets/family-
borrow some. Inlet Lighthouse and Museum. We’ll be joined by partners adventure-day.
We’ll also have our museum gift shop open offering
wonderful holiday specials. Every nook in our shop contains
great holiday finds including a special collection of children’s Wine Is A Universal
toys, favorite Florida books, sparkling jewelry and elegant
tropical touches for your home or as a gift. For movie goers,
the gift shop will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. and ticket holders Language…
will receive 10 percent off most merchandise and Lighthouse
members receive 20 percent off. Movie goers will also
receive a special movie gift! By Laura Berrio, we gathered from the group that it was at least a two-hour
Sponsored by: Gold Level Corporate Partner: Joseph C Freelance Writer/ wait.
Kempe, Professional Association Attorneys and Counselors Blogger Then something unexpected happened. The owner,
at Law When I was in my a big, boisterous man, that was also the chef, came over
Film by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart and Donna early 30s I embarked on a to us and pointed to a table in the middle of the open-air
Reed: A desperate and overwhelmed businessman, ready to backpacking trip through restaurant.
end-it-all, is rescued by an angel and shown what his family Europe with a friend. He was cooking in what looked like a huge fireplace. To
and town would be like had he never existed … saved by the Although backpacking our delight he sent a waiter over with a bottle of Cabernet
bell. only described my luggage Sauvignon. We noticed that every time a table was served
• Food trucks and drinks will be available for purchase. of choice (I stayed in hotels wine, all the waiters and the owner would cheer and take
• Museum gift shop with holiday specials – 10 percent off and ate well!). a drink. This was a very happy and tipsy staff!
most merchandise and a 20 percent savings for members One stop on our We sat back with our glass of Cabernet and just enjoyed
from 5 to 8 p.m. adventure was Bruges, Belgium. We stayed in a quaint bed the ambiance. The chef would cut a piece of everything he
• Receive a special holiday movie treat from staff. and breakfast owned by a couple that only spoke Flemish. was cooking for various patrons, and put it in front of us.
• Bring your beach chair. In playing charades to try and communicate, they pointed To this day, I can’t tell you what we ate.
• Outside food and drink; pets not permitted. to two bicycles and then in the direction of town. The food and the wine were perfect, but the best part
It was dusk as we rode under the large arc of the city was the once in a lifetime experience shared by everyone
gate. It was like something out of an American Express there. All these years later, I think of this night every time
commercial. We were entering a different time and place. I have a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon. We may not have
The cobblestone streets were lined with buildings and spoken the same language, but the language of wine was
churches from the 12th century. I realized nothing I would truly universal!
ever see at home would seem old again! ~Cheers!
We found a restaurant that all the locals were heading ~Keep the conversation going and the wine flowing!
to for dinner. The line was wrapped around the square and Follow the Vine @ www.VineVibeUncorked.com.

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