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Veterans Day is a day celebrating and honoring anyone who has served in the United States military. The notable holiday’s origin began as a day to memorize the end of World War I and those who served in it. At the time the day was known as Armistice Day and it was then declared a holiday by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919. It did not become known as Veteran’s Day until 1954.

If you are a veteran, current member of the military or have a loved one that has served in the United States Military make sure to find an event happening near you. Here are some of the celebrations happening in the area:

BOYNTON BEACH VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION: Wednesday, 10 a.m., Veterans Memorial Park, 411 N. Federal Highway. Contact 561-276-1796 for more information.

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Experience a magical night beneath the stars and the incredible spectacle that is the Morikami Museum’s Lantern Festival in the Spirit of Obon.

Join the team at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach for their life-changing event that celebrates the traditions of Japanese folk dancing, drumming, street fairs and the iconic ceremony of floating lanterns. The Landern Festival in the Spirit of Obon pays homage to ancestors who have passed onto another life to return for a brief visit in the form of the lanterns. 

You will experience beautiful displays of Japanese tradition with colorful costumes and elaborate dances. The sky will be lit with delicate lanterns floating to the heavens in honor of the Spirit of Obon. 

The Lantern Festival…

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Chef Phillip Herman, of the Secret Garden Café, shows off the cauliflower patch at the Urban Farm in Boynton Beach. Photo by Janis Bucher

Seeds will be sown Sept. 7 at the Urban Farm in downtown Boynton Beach as part of a program initiated by the nonprofit Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County.

The organization that sponsors trolley-led tastings through restaurant-rich Delray Beach and other South Florida communities has adopted the farm and is recruiting volunteers in preparation for the new harvest season.

The Urban Farm is on a swatch of land on Southeast Third Street, near Boynton Beach homes on the Intracoastal Waterway. It promotes the local food table and practices sustainability techniques. The Boynton Beach Community…

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Northern Palm Beach County’s popular open-air restaurant and retail center, Downtown at the Gardens – best known for its modern shops and trendy eateries – has stepped back in time. Way back.

A pair of wayward dinosaurs has made their way to Downtown Park, grazing amid an abundant supply of tropical trees and plants. The dinosaur duo took a detour on the way the Palm Beach Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, where they will star in a whimsical dinosaur garden created by Ashem, a landscape-design firm in Delray Beach, to entertain sick boys and girls.

Those with an interest in seeing the prehistoric creatures need not fear, as the two on display resemble the brontosaurus and the triceratops – both herbivores. They…

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