This year’s Best Buddies Event at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach is tomorrow, Friday, March 18 and is sure to be beautiful as always. Please join Thomas C. Quick, Gala Co-Chair; Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Founder and Chairman, Best Buddies International; and Mark E. Freitas, Gala Co-Chair, as they celebrate and raise funds for the Third Annual Audi Best Buddies Palm Beach Gala presented by Mark Edward Partners to benefit the non-profit organization founded by Anthony Shriver in 1989. Donald Trump is International Honorary Chairman and Diana and Llwyd Ecclestone are Honorary Chairs of the event. Best Buddies offers opportunities for friendship, employment, and leadership training to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Tomorrow, March 17, from 2 to 5 p.m., the Palm Beach Opera and the Palm Beach Opera Guild invites you to view the exquisite jewelry collection by Nicholas Varney at Betteridge Jewelers (236 Worth Ave., Palm Beach).

Incorporated in May 1961, the Palm Beach Opera is now in its 48th season, and is dedicated to producing world-class opera and diverse educational programs. In honor of the Palm Beach Opera Guild and in celebration of the upcoming Opera, TOSCA, this week there are two events in Palm Beach.

I asked my longtime friend Pamela Huizenga what inspires her, who inspires her and to share with us her jewelry and gemstones. Pamela has been passionate about jewelry since she was 16 years old when she first studied stones and became a certified lapidary!! She is inspired by colors, textures and shapes and loves rocks, fossils and gems! No surprise that her inspiration is her family (as she is an amazing Mother) and her love for Mother Earth is evident in her work. “I love to see their reaction to my pieces, I appreciate their honest input and I always try to impress them!” says Pamela.

Palm Beach is a paradise and at Mar-A-Lago, it seems to be even more of a paradise…and now it’s pink? Yes, you read right. The pink paradise is all for a good cause–to honor and celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker’s promise to her sister to eradicate breast cancer. Funds raised at the upcoming Perfect Pink Party will support research and services provided by Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

On Tuesday, March 1, 2011, the beautiful and bright, Dr. Etti, will share her knowledge and wisdom so that you can experience and learn the benefits of organic juices that help to cleanse the body. Be the best you can be and feel great about you, because you are so loved. The key is to feel healthy. In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The first wealth is health.” When you feel good, you look good. Learn about weight loss and know that if you struggle with weight, this is for you, you can do it – do what feels best for you…just one step at a time. Get fit! A fit body is a reflection of a strong mind and what a privilege it is to have Dr. Etti’s insights during this day special.

This Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. Ari Rifkin, Suzy Minkoff, and Gail Worth invite you to join them at the 9th Annual Jewels of Life Designer Showcase & Fashion Luncheon to benefit the American Lung Association in Florida.

The fun and fabulous event will take place at The Breakers Circle Room in Palm Beach and features the Escada Spring 2011 Collection presented by Saks Fifth Avenue of Palm Beach. For more information and tickets call 561 659 7644 or go to www.jewelsoflife.org.

The Mother Tara teachings according to the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition have been passed through many generations of Indian yogis and Tibetan Lamas and now you can have a precious piece of this vibration and healing in the form of a Tara Jewel brought to you straight from India, Nepal and Tibet. These jewels are available in Florida now for only the most discerning of clients who appreciate wearable art treasures. Now, you can have your own HAUTE handmade necklaces specifically for you!! Talk about finding peace in paradise!!

Today, Thursday, Feb. 17 through Saturday, Feb. 19, the elegant and glamorous House of Lavande, Palm Beach’s most divine vintage couture jewelry boutique celebrates CHANEL!! Their in-store trunk show of some of the most exquisite vintage CHANEL jewelry is from 10:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily and is sure to be magnificent.