Tuesday, Oct. 4
Public screening of the documentary Delray Then and Now with a discussion of the city’s history led by Dorothy Patterson of the Delray Beach Historical Society.
Free, 2 p.m. at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
“The Early Years of Delray Beach,” a lecture by Harvey Oyer III, whose great-great-grandfather was one of southeast Florida’s first settlers, and William S. Williams, whose grandfather was a founder of Delray Beach. Free, 2 p.m. at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
“The International Girls Club at the Library: Delray Beach, the Early Years,” a lecture and hands-on crafts program for girls 7 and older who love to read. Free with registration and parental permission
3:30 -4:30 p.m. in the Children’s Department of the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave.
Thursday, Oct. 6
“City Centennial Celebration on the Avenue” featuring live music, a parade with historically costumed marchers and bands, historic vignettes on each city block, artwork, old-fashioned games and Centennial cake. Free, 6:30-10:30 p.m. along Atlantic Avenue from Swinton to Fifth Avenue
Saturday, Oct. 8
Spady Museum’s “Ride and Remember Trolley Tour,” a narrated, two-hour bus tour of Delray Beach’s five historic districts.
10 a.m.-noon. $15. Reservations: (561) 279-8883. Pick-up location: Delray Beach Parking Garage at NE First Street and NE First Avenue.
Sunday, Oct. 9
Family Fun Day, “100 Years of Delray: Color My Community!” As part of the centennial celebration, the Cornell Museum wraps up its coloring-book contest in partnership with the Delray Beach Preservation Trust. All contest submissions will be displayed and ribbons awarded for each age category. 1-3 p.m. $5 family admission (good for up to two adults with children)
at the Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave.
Wednesday, Oct. 12
“In the Beginning,” a lecture on Delray’s pioneer history before, during and after the town’s incorporation, by local historians Dorothy Patterson and Harvey Oyer III. Free, 5:30-7 p.m. at Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore, 273 NE Second Ave. (Pineapple Grove Way)
Saturday, Oct. 22
Museum of Lifestyle and Fashion History’s “Centennial Bus Tour of Delray Beach,” a narrated tour of historic sites throughout Delray. $15 per person, under 18 free. Tour departs at 11 a.m. Reservations: 243-2662
Departing from the Museum of Lifestyle and Fashion History, 801 N. Congress Ave., Suite 483, Boynton Beach Mall (inside mall near Sears)
Tuesday, Oct. 25
“How Far We Have Come: 100 Years,” a lecture on crime, Prohibition and gambling in Delray Beach since 1911 by local historian and reporter Eliot Kleinberg and former crime reporter Jonathon King.
Free, 5:30-7 p.m. at Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore, 273 NE Second Ave. (Pineapple Grove Way)
Thursday, Oct. 27 (tentative date)
Public dedication of a State Historical Marker for Cason Cottage, presented by the Delray Beach Historical Society. 5 p.m. at Cason Cottage Historic House Museum, 5 NE First St. For more information call, 274-9578.
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