What's Happening?

Quattlebaum Funeral & Cremation Services is pleased to offer a wide variety of both on-going and seasonal events. We invite you to return often to see what’s coming up on our calendar. If you’d like to keep up-to-date, we invite you to visit our social media pages.

September Events

• Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Sushi & Stroll Summer Walk Series

  Friday, September 10, 2010 : 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  Cost: $7 adults, $5 children (4-17) (Museum members and children 3 and under FREE); $2 for taiko performance (optional). Reservations are not required. Summer nights in South Florida are something special, especially when they are augmented with taiko drums and a cultural backdrop that can't be beat! Add a cold drink, a breathtaking sunset and a walking path through a tranquil garden, and you've got Sushi & Stroll Summer Walks! Stroll the gardens at your own pace and take advantage of our self-guided audio tour. Excite your palette with something delicious from our own Cornell Café, indulge in some shopping at the museum store or tantalize your senses with a drumming performance by Ronin Taiko. Please note that the museum galleries are closed for these special nights.

• Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Sushi Stroll

  Friday, September 10, 2010 : 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  While you’re here, explore the gardens at your own pace, excite your palette with something delicious from our Cornell Café, and indulge in some shopping at the Museum Store. Hear the roaring drums of taiko with two exciting performances by Fushu Daiko happening at each Sushi & Stroll. Fushu Daiko Performances are at 6:30pm & 7:30pm. Seating is limited and tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis beginning at 5:30pm.
  
  Cost: $7 for adults, $5 for kids (ages 4-17), FREE for members and kids 3 and under. Taiko Performance: $2 with paid admission.
  
  Reservations are not required.

• Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Family Fun Program; Origami For The Peace

  Saturday, September 11, 2010 : 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

  Fun for all ages! Cost: $1 with paid museum admission. Family Fun Programs are for those who want to explore and learn about Japanese culture through hands-on arts and crafts projects designed for the whole family. Families can create projects in an open workshop. Origami For The Peace will take place in Classroom A. Reservations are not required. For more information, please call 561-495-0233 x 237.

• Creative Healing: "Yoga for Inner Peace"

  Wednesday, September 15, 2010 : 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

  Hospice of Palm Beach County believes that there are many ways to work through grief and they invite you to take part in their Grief Workshop Series on the third Wednesday of every month. You can attend as many as you like. These workshops will take place in the Brogan Conference Room at the C.W. Gerstenburg Center, located at 5300 East Avenue in West Palm Beach.
  There is no cost.
  For more information, please contact The Brogan Bereavement Center at 561-227-5171.

October Events

• Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: The History and Art of Japanse Vinyl Toys

  Wednesday, October 06, 2010 : 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM

  Join Mark Nagata, owner of the largest collection of Ultraman toys outside of Japan and founder of Max Toy Company, and Professor James B. Levy, a longtime collector of Japanese vinyl toys, as they talk about the influence of Japanese movie studio characters like Godzilla and Ultraman on American audiences. They will highlight the myriad of vinyl toys in these shows spawned in the 60's and 70's and their discovery decades later by collectors worldwide who appreciate them for their fantastic designs and artistry.
  Advance registration for lectures is required. Tickets will be held at the door. If you'd like to attend this event you can purchase tickets online at www.Morikami.com
  Doors open at 6pm.
  This event will be held in the Morikami Theater. Cost: $10 (Members $7)
  
  
  
  
  

• Dining in the Dark

  Saturday, October 16, 2010 : 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

  The Florida Outreach Center For the Blind is having a unique dining experience in a world of smell, taste, sound, and texture; in total darkness! The dinner will be held at the Airport Hilton in West Palm Beach in honor of Dr. Thomas Hartig, who brought Newspapers, via telephone, to blind people across the country. The cost of the dinner will help to raise funds and awareness for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
  
  Dinner tickets are $55 per person, or $500 for a reserved table for seven. To purchase tickets, contact Florida Outreach Center For the Blind at 561-642-0005 or by email: Info_focb@bellsouth.net.
  For safety reason, kids under 12 years of age will not be permitted.

• Creative Healing: "Parenting the Grieving Child"

  Wednesday, October 20, 2010 : 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

  Hospice of Palm Beach County believes that there are many ways to work through grief and they invite you to take part in their Grief Workshop Series on the third Wednesday of every month. You can attend as many as you like. These workshops will take place in the Brogan Conference Room at the C.W. Gerstenburg Center, located at 5300 East Avenue in West Palm Beach.
  There is no cost.
  For more information, please contact The Brogan Bereavement Center at 561-227-5171.

• Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Demonstrations of Sado, The Way of Tea

  Saturday, October 23, 2010 : 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  Experience sado in the tranquil setting of the Seishin-an, The Morikami’s authentic teahouse. Observe Japanese sado by the Omote Senke tea group, an ever-changing tea ceremony demonstration rich in sensational subtleties. Involvement in the true spirit of sado harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) along with a sip of green tea and a sweet, will help bring a calm perspective into one’s busy life.
  Cost: $5 (with paid museum admission)
  Time: Noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
  
  Individual reservations are not necessary Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more.
  For group reservations and additional information, please call 561-495-0233.
  
  
  

December Events

• Creative Healing: "Treasure Mapping- Goals for the Future"

  Wednesday, December 15, 2010 : 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

  Hospice of Palm Beach County believes that there are many ways to work through grief and they invite you to take part in their Grief Workshop Series on the third Wednesday of every month. You can attend as many as you like. These workshops will take place in the Brogan Conference Room at the C.W. Gerstenburg Center, located at 5300 East Avenue in West Palm Beach.
  There is no cost.
  For more information, please contact The Brogan Bereavement Center at 561-227-5171.

March 2011 Events

• Seminole Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Annual Benefit

  Saturday, March 05, 2011 : 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM

  The Annual Benefit and Luncheon will be held at the Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach. Events will include a Fashion Show provided by Evelyn & Arthur, Door Prizes, Silent and Chinese Auctions. Through our benefit we hope to raise sums needed to fund our many projects including contributions to the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center Volunteer Services, homeless veterans of Palm Beach County, providing scholarships to Palm Beach County ROTC members, Good Citizen awards to participating schools, funding for DAR supported schools, and we distribute over 12 million copies of the DAR Manual for Citizenship. Tickets are $60, and reservations are required. Please call Evelyn Verrone 561-747-4135.