🐟 Bagels, Bingo, and Duran Duran

Here's something to think about next time you're at the beach: sound travels about four times faster underwater than through the air. Blue whales take full advantage. Their calls can carry across entire ocean basins, hundreds of miles, to another whale just trying to mind their own business.

So while you're standing in the ankle-deep water on Saturday morning, there's a decent chance some whale a few hundred miles out is yelling at another whale through the same water you're standing in. Nature's group chat.

Meanwhile, I have 991 unread text messages.

Anyway, here's what's happening in Pompano this week. 🐟

📅 Opening later this year📍Pompano Beach Community Park · 820 NE 18th Ave 💰 Free · City-funded

Pompano is finally getting a proper skatepark. The city is pouring $1.8M into Community Park for a full build-out: concrete bowls, street features, and room for BMX and scooters too.

Translation: no more hauling the kids to Boca or Lauderdale when they want to skate.

Shaded seating and the playground are right next to it, so siblings don't have to fight for your attention while someone's learning to drop in. Bring water. It gets hot out there.

🚗 Parking: Free on-site lot off NE 18th Ave. 👉 parks.pompanobeachfl.gov

📅 Spring 2026 📍 Oceanfront near the Pier 💰 Free

Good news for anyone who's ever done the full sprint from the sand back to Atlantic Blvd looking for a bathroom: the new public restrooms by the Pier are almost done. A concession kiosk is going in next to them, which means cold drinks and snacks without breaking down the whole beach setup.

A genuine upgrade for every beach day going forward.

🚗 Parking: Same oceanfront lots. ParkMobile works at the meters. 👉 pompanobeachfl.gov

📅 Running year-round 📍 Our Father's House Soup Kitchen · 2380 MLK Blvd 💰 Free to participants · Donations welcome

Our Father's House on MLK does way more than most people realize. On top of free weekday lunches, they run a bike program that refurbishes donated bicycles and puts them in the hands of neighbors experiencing homelessness. For someone without a car or steady bus money, that bike is often the difference between making a shift and losing a job.

Got an old cruiser gathering dust in the garage? They'll take it. Got a Saturday morning? They'll put you to work.

Easy win.

🚗 Parking: On-site lot. 👉 ofhsoupkitchen.org to donate or volunteer

📅 Open Daily · Happy Hour Monday–Friday, 3:00–7:00 PM 📍 Captain Jack's Tiki Bar · Beachside behind Royal Vista Resort, Pompano Beach 💰 No cover · Cash and card accepted

Slip behind the Royal Vista and you'll find one of Pompano's most under-the-radar hangouts sitting right on the sand. Captain Jack's has been pouring tropical drinks and feeding hungry beachgoers for years — a no-frills, flip-flops-welcome tiki bar that locals have quietly kept for themselves. Tourists walk past it every day and never notice. That's the charm.

The drinks lean into the classics — frozen painkillers, rum punches, ice-cold drafts — and the kitchen window turns out exactly what you want with a cold one in your hand. Live bands roll through on the regular, so check their socials before you head over.

👉 Follow for music schedule & specials: facebook.com/captainjackstikibar · instagram.com/captainjackstikibar

📍 Location: The Hive Black Box Theater — 355 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

If you're reading this Thursday morning, you still have time to grab a seat. Pompano's intimate monthly concert series returns tonight with The Harden Project — the soulful acoustic duo of Ja'Nia Harden (singer, composer, author) and John Harden (musician, composer, arranger). Think NPR's Tiny Desk energy in a Black Box theater three miles from your house.

Small room. Up close. The kind of show where the band can see your face and the music hits harder because of it.

🎟️ Get Tickets

📍 Location: Great Lawn — Pompano Beach Park, 20-98 N Pompano Beach Blvd, Pompano Beach, FL 33062

A 50-minute all-levels Pilates flow on the Great Lawn with Elisha Sonn, timed to sunrise. Slow, deliberate, full-body work — whether you're a regular or haven't touched a mat since 2019, the class scales to you.

It's 7 AM on the sand with the sun coming up over the Atlantic. Beats the gym.

🅿️ Parking: Lot directly across the street fills up fast in season — get there a few minutes early. ⭐️ Bring: A mat, water, and good vibes.

🔗 Sign Up Here

Refunds available for cancellations made more than 7 days before class. No refunds within 7 days or for no-shows.

📍 Location: Revelry — 227 S. Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, FL | Ages 21+ | Free parking

Not your average dinner and a show. Magic Randy — South Florida's funniest magician — takes the stage at Revelry for a fully immersive evening of illusions, mentalism, and table-side tricks that will leave you questioning reality. Sixty minutes of stage magic followed by up-close sleight-of-hand right at your table. Come hungry, leave amazed.

🎟️ Tickets:

🎟️ Table for 4 — $100 ($25/person) | Reserved seating + table-side magic
🎟️ Table for 2 — $50 ($25/person) | Reserved seating + table-side magic
🎟️ Bar Seating — $15/person | Hi-top seating

Groups of 6+ call 954-295-6662. Limited availability.

🔗 Reserve Your Seats | revelryfla.com

Galuppi's — Main Stage | Check site for performers & times | Ticketed/Free varies

Sands Waterfront — Live music | Weather permitting | Check site for performers & times

Revelry — Live music | Check site for performers & times

Lucky Fish Beach Bar & Grill — Live music | 6:00–9:00 PM | Free

Briny Irish Pub — Live music nightly | Check site for performers & times

Galuppi's — Main Stage | Check site for performers & times | Ticketed/Free varies

Sands Waterfront — Live music | Weather permitting | Check site for performers & times

Revelry — Live music | Check site for performers & times

Lucky Fish Beach Bar & Grill — Jazz | 6:00–9:00 PM | Free

Briny Irish Pub — Live music nightly | Check site for performers & times

Galuppi's — Main Stage | Check site for performers & times | Ticketed/Free varies

Briny Irish Pub — Live music nightly | Check site for performers & times

📅 Open daily, 7 AM – 3 PM 📍 Park Plaza · 1162 N Federal Hwy 💰 Walk-in · (954) 388-5859

A Brooklyn-style bagel shop just landed at Park Plaza. Over a dozen varieties (everything, cheddar habanero, French toast, blueberry) plus a whole wall of schmears that goes way past plain. Bacon cheddar. Black truffle. Honey nut. Sriracha scallion. One called "cookie monster."

Breakfast sandwiches, pastries, and La Colombe coffee round out the menu.

Good news for anyone who's been driving to Delray or Hollywood for a proper everything-with-lox.

👉 thebagelsandco.com

🌤️ Friday · Mostly sunny · High 84°F / Low 71°F

⛅ Saturday · Partly cloudy · High 85°F / Low 72°F

🌤️ Sunday · Mostly sunny · High 84°F / Low 74°F

👉 Live forecast: forecast.weather.gov →

📍 Location: Revelry — 227 S. Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, FL 🕗 Time: 8:00 PM | Ages 21+

Relive the iconic sounds of the 80s as Notorious brings the hits of Duran Duran to life — "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Rio," "Girls on Film" — with the energy and stage presence that made them legends. Set in Revelry's vintage lounge in downtown Pompano Beach, it's a free night of new wave nostalgia, craft cocktails, and elevated pub fare.

🆓 Free entry — RSVP encouraged for guaranteed entry 🪑 Seating: General admission, first-come first-served. Groups of 6+ can reserve a table by calling 954-295-6662.

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📍 Location: E. Pat Larkins Center — 520 NW 3rd St, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Free. Fun. Zero guarantee you walk out with a prize — but the odds are non-zero, which is more than you can say for most Saturday nights.

Bring your friends, bring your lucky dauber, bring your competitive side. Open to all, totally free. That's the pitch.

If The Catch has become part of your Thursday routine, hit reply and tell me one thing you'd want more of. Hidden gems? More events? Restaurant tips? A few replies might even show up on the website.

Means a lot. 🐟

That's the week. Magic shows, Duran Duran covers, sunrise stretches on the Great Lawn, and a skatepark that's finally on the way. Go enjoy it — and if you see a whale yelling into the surf, tell it I said hi.

See you next Thursday. 🐟