July 19, 2023

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There are a lot of fun activities planned through the summer months and beyond. For more information please visit our website at www. ppines.com and our social media.

Hurricane Relief Volunteers

With past hurricanes, the City of Pembroke Pines has benefited greatly by having staff and many volunteers help immediately after a storm. This help has included food distribution, Relief Drives, water distribution, administrative work, debris clean up etc. 

Anyone interested in volunteering after a storm hits our area, please go to www.ppines.com/hurricane at Pembroke Pines Prepared and follow instructions to submit the online form. Volunteers must be 18 years or older. Thank you for your continued commitment in making Pembroke Pines a beautiful place to live, work and play.  

There is still time - Your opinion matters!  

The City of Pembroke Pines is developing a Community Public Art Plan. The intent of the plan is to advance the current public art program to be vibrant, interactive and inclusive, to represent all of the Pembroke Pines community, and to develop a vision and direction for art in the public realm. Your opinion and input are a critical part of this planning process.

We want to hear from everyone, so please complete the survey and share with others! Take Survey Here

Pembroke Pines Prepared

Please visit the City of Pembroke Pines' comprehensive Hurricane Prep section on its website at www.ppines.com/hurricane called “Pembroke Pines Prepared.” Information regarding what to do before, during and after a storm is available for all with resources, videos, contacts, etc. The time to get ready is now.

Also, please consider purchasing Flood Insurance. Most homeowners insurance does not cover flood damage. Flood insurance is a separate policy that can cover buildings, the contents in a building, or both, so it is important to protect your most important financial assets — your home, your business, your possessions. Plan ahead as there is typically a 30-day waiting period for a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy to go into effect, unless the coverage is mandated it is purchased as required by a federally backed lender or is related to a community flood map change. https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance

Summer Family Film Fest

Saturday, July 22: Princess and the Frog (G)

Saturday, July 29: Coco  (PG)

These free movies are part of the City of Pembroke Pines Summer Family Film Fest held at the River of Grass Arts Park in the Susan B. Katz Theater, located at 17195 Sheridan Street. Each movie begins at 10 am -- no ticket or reservations are required. Food, drinks and pets are not permitted inside the theater. Movie selections to this fest are subject to change. For more movies and dates, please visit www.ppines.com.

Residents with upcoming or urgent travel plans, traveling in less than 9 weeks MUST call the National Passport Information Center within 14 calendar days of your scheduled travel (or within 28 calendar days if they need a foreign visa) in order to make an appointment for passport services at a U.S. Department of State Passport Agency.

Please note, the Pembroke Pines facility CANNOT accept or execute your application.

The City of Pembroke Pines invites all artists and crafters to apply to the 25th Annual Art & Music Fest in the Pines, taking place at the Charles F. Dodge City Center, 601 City Center Way, on Saturday, November 4 from 11AM to 8PM and Sunday, November 5, from 12PM to 5PM. Applications to the 25th Annual Art & Music Fest in the Pines are available NOW through ZAPP at  www.zapplication.org until October 25th, 2023.

Interested parties are encouraged to apply via ZAPP searching “Art Fest Pines” or by visiting www.ppines.com/artmusicfest.

What Captures Your Summer in an Image?

Pembroke Pines, you are invited to submit images of your summer to post on the Community Wall at the Studio 18 Art Complex, located at 1101 Poinciana Drive. To participate, please send your images to studio18@ppines.com. Those selected will be featured in our newest exhibition “Chance Encounters” that opens July 28.

Looking Ahead -- be sure to check out the calendar on the City's website at www.ppines.com.

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