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UPCOMING Special Events

Kick Out the

Pineapple Jams

Ditch the black tie

for the tropical gala

to benefit the

Stranahan House

ort Lauderdale pioneer Frank Stranahan made his The event will include a cocktail reception at 6 p.m., music
living trading with the Seminole Indians and ferrying from Jimmy Stowe’s Trop-Rock Trio, Floribbean cuisine, an
Ftravelers across the New River. Fancy soirees? open bar, and an auction.
Probably not his thing. Which is exactly why the gala in
his honor April 13 ditches black-tie attire for tropical chic. Originally built as a trading post in 1901 and later home
to Frank and Ivy Stranahan, the building became a
The Pineapple Jam carries the title of the Party in Paradise museum in 1984. Today, it’s one of the area’s largest
for Preservation,” and the proceeds will help maintain the attractions, with 20,000 visitors a year and more than
Historic Stranahan House Museum. 3,500 students.
The event is chaired by Maggie
Gunther, of the Greater Fort Lauderdale
Alliance, and April Kirk, the museum’s
executive director. Sponsors include
EDSA, TrippScott, Wells Fargo, the
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance,
Northern Trust, Hotwire
Communications, and Lilly Pulitzer. Las
Olas Boulevard & Iles parent company,
Fort Lauderdale Media Associates, is
the media sponsor.

Tickets are $150 and can be purchased
at tinyurl.com/PineappleJam18. To find
out more about the museum, call
954-776-1999, or visit
stranahanhouse.org.

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