The Talon Leadership and Service Awards ceremony was established in 1997 and is organized by Florida Atlantic Alumni and Community Engagement every fall during Homecoming Week. The event unites alumni, students, campus and community leaders in a celebration of leadership, support and service to Florida Atlantic. One of the most prestigious honors given at Florida Atlantic, Talon Awards are presented in five categories: Parliament of OWLs, the President's Talon Award, the Richard L. Schmidt Alumni Talon Award, the Faculty Talon Award, and the Student Talon Award.RSVP to attend: https://faualumni.org/talon-awards/

Under the direction of Laura Joella, DMA, the program opens with Mozart’s “Overture to Così fan tutte,” followed by Guilmant’s “Symphonique” performed by trombone soloist Jose Leon, DMA, and Barber’s “Souvenirs.” The evening concludes with Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 2. Tickets $10.

This all levels integrative movement mat pilates class blends core-focused Pilates with functional movement patterns to enhance strength, flexibility and body awareness.Instructor: Ruth SandersDates/Times: October 6, 13, 27 (Mondays 10:30am-11:30am) November 3, 10, 17 (Mondays 10:30am-11:30am) December 1, 8, 15 (Mondays 10:30am-11:30am)

Join us for a guided mindfulness and breathwork class designed to calm the mind, deepen awareness and restore inner balance.Instructor: Heather Berg, E-RYT Dates/Times: November 7, 21 and December 5, 12, 19 (Fridays 10am-11am)

It's the time of year in many traditions when we most remember our beloved dead, and for the past fifteen years or so, JCBA has been here to help you do so in a celebratory spirit through our annual Community Day of the Dead ofrenda. If you are local and if you want to honor a loved one's memory with us, please feel free to bring something to display on it, in community with the other items on the ofrenda. We'll have pictures of our founders, Arthur and Mata Jaffe, and paper marigolds and traditional artenanías mexicanas... you bring the rest. But please no food, no plants.Our ofrenda is in the lobby of the Jaffe Center for Book Arts; you may come visit it even if you're not adding something to it. Our ofrenda is illuminated and visible even when the center is closed, and you are welcome to come look at it through our lobby doors even during the late-night hours when the Wimberly Library is open. We’ll keep the ofrenda on display through St. Martin's Day (November 11), and you’re welcome to come collect the ofrenda items that you've brought after that, should you wish.In choosing items to bring to our ofrenda, please keep in mind Dia de Los Muertos is not Halloween. Halloween ushers in these annual Days of the Dead, of course, but Dia de Los Muertos is more about love and remembrance… and festivity, for sure! It’s a beautiful tradition from Mexico for keeping the channels open, and that is a wonderful thing.