AROUND TOWN
FLEA MARKET
The West Palm Beach Antique and Flea Market opens Oct. 7, the same day as the West Palm Beach GreenMarket. The Antique and Flea Market takes place in front of the old City Hall on Narcissus Avenue every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until about 2 p.m. It hosts 40 vendors per week with antiques, collectibles, mid-century, vintage and crafts items. Parking is free, there’s no entry fee, and it’s family- and pet-friendly. For information, contact Bill Jacobson at 561670-7473 or go to at wpbantiqueandfleamarket.com.
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
The Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, through Oct. 15, with cultural events that include music, dance, art, architecture and cooking. The public is invited to participate in all of the free events and learn more about Hispanic traditions and customs from around the globe. All events take place at the library, 411 Clematis St., with parking at the Cit y Hall garage. For information, visit wpbcitylibrary.org or call 561868-7701. Among the events:
■ Paint Like Diego Rivera, 1:45 to 4 p.m. today, auditorium, third floor. Paint your own masterpiece to take home in the style of prominent Mexican artist Diego Rivera. All supplies are included.
■ Bachata Lessons, Wednesdays in October, 7 to 8 p.m., PreFunction Lobby, third floor. Bring your dance shoes and bachata with Eliseo. This genre of music from the Dominican Republic is sweeping the Latin American world.
■ Demostración de Cocina Peruana (en Español) — Peruvian cooking demonstration, in Spanish, 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday in the auditorium on the third floor. A demonstration and tasting of internationally known Peruvian stews — rice with chicken and potato a la Huancaína, with Peruvian chef Monica Pomareda.
■ Venezuelan Dance Performance, 3 p.m. Sunday, auditorium, third floor. Enjoy award-winning folkloric dance group, Venezuela Danza Y Tambor, performing traditional dances from their Venezuelan roots.
AT THE SCIENCE CENTER
The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium’s Astronaut exhibition has touched down, bringing with it a space lab full of science fun. It will be on display Oct. 14 until April 15.
The exhibition boasts 26 hands-on, interactive exhibits which relay the physical and psychological effects of living in microgravity and the technology required to complete space missions. The immersive experience surrounds guests with life-sized living quarters necessary to survive outside of Earth’s atmosphere. The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is at 4801 Dreher Trail North and is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.