Page Two; Barry’s Buzz – Sept. 24, 2014
The Boca Tribune has a terrific internship program. Hope you will donate to it. Here is the link. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/boca-raton-tribune-internship-program. Please contribute to it.
The Trader Joe’s opening in Boca Friday is scheduled for the Jewish New Year and at least two council members will not attend.
The 12-story Hyatt Place Hotel, Downtown Boca Raton’s first hotel is going to rise 40 feet higher than most of Boca’s buildings, breaking ground in March.
The California-based build your own pizza chain Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza, with investor LeBron James is set to open in the Fifth Avenue Shops in December.
Dunkin’ Donuts has opened In the Regency Shops at Yamato and Jog Roads.
Drivers traveling on Glades Road will face lane closures through the rest of September. Between State Road 7 and Lyons Road, two lanes will be closed Monday through Friday as crews finish up a resurfacing project. One westbound lane will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the day and in the evening from 6:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. An eastbound lane will be closed throughout the day from 10 a.m., then overnight until 8:30 a.m. the next morning. The closures are part of a $1.5 million project that includes repaving the road, installing mast arms for traffic signals and upgrading curbs, sidewalks and guardrail. The project is expected to be completed in the fall.
The company that built Sugar Sand Park has finished designs for the playground redo, expected to cost upward of $1.2 million, starting in February and the playground will be closed for 90 to 120 days. Changes to the science playground will include an open third story for climbing. Ramps and new play surfaces will make the playground all-accessible
Foreclosures in South Florida spiked in August after a year-long decline, with 280 filings in Palm Beach County, up 10%. Observers say foreclosures are now moving swiftly through the courts as dockets are better prepared to handle the filings and lenders have updated required paperwork.
White House officials revealed that thousands of South Florida Obamacare enrollees will lose health care coverage by the end of the month because they failed to document they were legal residents in the U.S. and those who did not verify income status by the faulty healthcare.gov website by the end of the month will lose tax credits used to offset costly premiums.
Nine out of ten of Florida law schools are showing a significant decline in applications. University of Florida law school posted a 20% decrease this year after a 15% decline the previous year. Skyrocketing tuition is one of the reasons a law degree is now costing an average budget-busting $150,000. Also, the glut of lawyers is causing job placing problems for graduates. The Florida Bar currently hosts 100,000 members.
South Florida’s Sprit Airlines is the most profitable in the industry and received the most complaints in the industry.
What’s New Pussycat, the songs of Burt Bacharach, is at the Stage Door Theatre, 8036 W. Sample Rd., Coral Springs, extended to Oct. 19. Visit stagedoortheatre.com.
What I learned in Fallsburg at the Delray Square Performing Arts, 4809 W. Atlantic Ave., is extended to Oct. 19. Piaf runs Nov. 12-Dec. 14. Shenandoah runs Jan. 7-March 1. Sophie, Totie & Belle runs March 25-May 17. Tickets at 561.880.0319 or visit DelraySquareArts.com.
The American Red Cross is having a fundraiser for its Disaster Relief Fund from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 at New York Prime in Boca Raton. The cover is $25 and includes hors d’oeuvres, drink specials and a silent auction. The restaurant is at 2350 NW Executive Drive in Boca Raton. Patrons are asked to RSVP by calling Laura Golden at the American Red Cross at 561-245-0997 or pay cash at the door for the same donation.
The Boca Raton Tribune and Palm Beach State College presents an International Trade Show noon to 7 p.m. Sept. 26. Booth space is $350. Admission is $20 per person. Email gabriela@bocaratontribune.com for more information.
The Laura London’s 2014 Fit & Fabulous Mom Contest will take place 6:30 p.m. September 26, 2014 at West Boca High School. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for kids. Tickets can be purchased online or cash at the door. The contest will feature a fitness wear round and an evening wear round. Participants range in age from 25 through 50+. Laura London is a certified holistic health counselor and a nationally certified personal trainer. She is also the author of several fitness lifestyle books. For more information, visit fitandfabulousmomcontest.net.
Lynn University and Producer Jan McArt, director of theatre arts program development, today announced a special performance by Boca Raton’s own cabaret sensation Deborah Silver. A special preview of Ms. Silver’s October appearances in New York City at 54 Below and the Mabel Mercer Foundation’s Cabaret Convention at Jazz at Lincoln Center, this music-packed performance will benefit Jan McArt’s Theatre Arts Guild. “Silver Sings Songs from the Great American Songbook” will be presented on Sunday, September 28, at 2 p.m., at the 220-seat Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall in Lynn University’s de Hornle International Conference Center. Tickets are only $45 per person and include complimentary valet parking and a glass of champagne. Tickets can be purchased online atevents.lynn.edu or by calling 561.237.9000.
Hobby Lobby opens 9 am Sept. 29 in the West Boca Square at 441 and Palmetto Park Road.
The Jewish Federation Business and Professional Division networking event is 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at Zinman Hall on the Federation campus, 9901 Donna Klein Blvd. featuring Philanthropist S. Daniel Abraham, founder and former Chairman of Slim-Fast Foods. $36. Register at jewishboca.org/bpnetworking or call Sonni Simon at 561.852.3128 or email Sonnis@bocafed.org for further information.
Filmgoers in Delray Beach and Lake Worth will unite with audiences in over 250 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 17th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screens at the Movies of Delray on Monday, September 29th at 7:00pm and at the Movies of Lake Worth on Wednesday, October 1st at 4:00pm. Cafe Cinematheque Foreign Films with Shelly Isaacs is every Thursday at 10:30 a.m.at Movies of Delray 561-638-0020 and Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Movies of Lake Worth 561-968-4545. Visit moviesofdelray.com for more information.
Watch Barry Epstein live at barryepstein.com,tv-show/ to win free tickets to the Cinemark Theatres. This week’s guests are Medical Strategist, Content Marketing Guru and author Dr. Barbara Hales, Integrative Global Technologies Managing Partner Robert L. Cleveland, Jr. and RUPractical.com Business Development Executive Vice President Jon Lee. You can be on too to promote your business and we send a link of your segment to put on your website and send out in emails to prospects and clients for only $150. It also goes out on Vimeo, Facebook and YouTube. Call 561.852.0000 for details.
The Boxtrolls, The Equalizer, The Skeleton Twins and The Song opens Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere theatres. Boyhood opens at the Movies of Delray. The Equalizer opens at the Movies of Lake Worth. Skeleton Twins and the Green Prince opens at The Classic Gateway. Skeleton Twins and Last Weekend opens at the FAU Living Room theatres. Boyhood, Last of Robin Hood and Into the Storm opens at the Last Picture show in Tamarac.
Larry Ferber has a movie club 10 a.m. every Sunday at the FAU Living Room theatres, followed by discussion. Call 757.617.1936 for more information.
Jan McArt presents Deborah Silver, singing songs from the Great American Songbook, 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca. Tickets are $45, including complimentary parking and glass of champagne. Call 561.237.9000 or visit events.lynn.edu.
Every Sunday at AMF bowling, 1190 Boynton Beach Blvd. and Congress Ave. Brain Bowlers sponsors a bowling league for families and children with disabilities to raise funds and awareness for agencies and children who are void of social interaction. Cost is only $1.38 per game and families can bowl one or two games. There is also entertainment and prizes. For further information, call Robert Gottesman at 561-676-2075.
Movies of Delray will host The Manhattan Shorts, 7 pm Sept. 29, where you get to be the judge and vote after watching 10 short films, then the ballots are submitted to the Academy Awards.
The Movies of Delray presents a foreign film with Shelly Isaacs on Tuesday September 30th at 7:15pm. Go to moviesofdelray.com for movie info.
The Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, presents a free “Parenting Skills in the Digital Era” with Dr. Edan Alcalay, 11 a.m. Oct. 1. RSVP at 561.483.5300 or visit faulkcenterforcounseling.org.
The NYFCS is showing GONE GIRL with a live onscreen Q&A session with the writer of the film hosted by Peter Travers, at the Movies of Delray and Lake Worth on Thursday October 2nd at 7:00pm.
The Marvelous Wonderettes presented by the Slow Burn Theatre Company is at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, in the Abdo New River Room Oct. 2-Nov. 23. Tickets are $45. Buy tickets at BrowardCenter.org, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800.745.3000,
Renowned local entertainers, The Sheffield Brothers, will be performing at the Sunday Matinee Music Series Concert on Sunday, Oct 5, 3-4pm, at the Boca Raton Downtown Library located on 400 NW 2nd Ave (Boca Raton Blvd), Boca Raton. The concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Boca Raton Library and is open to the public, free admission. Register at www.bocalibraryorg to reserve your seat. Call (561) 299-8684 for information.
The 26th Annual Golf Classic benefiting the George Snow Scholarship Fund is 12:45 p.m. Oct. 6 at Boca West Country Club. Sponsorship and Underwriting opportunities are available. Email dfeiler@scholarship.org or call 561.347.6799 for more information.
March of the Living informational meeting for Five-Star Adult Bus is 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Levine Board Room, Federation campus. Call 561.6013 for details and RSVP at molsouth.org.
Federation of Boca Raton Homeowner Associations Meeting is October 7th, 2014 – 8:30 a.m. at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. (next to City Hall). Program is Meet the Candidates for the Upcoming November General Election, U.S. Congress, State Senate and House.
The Florida Intergenerational Orchestra, the orchestra for everyone, begins its 10th Anniversary with an Open Rehearsal and Youth Scholarship Audition.
The orchestra beginning its 10th Anniversary Season is holding open rehearsals for all musicians on Thursday, October 9th. Just bring your instruments and your love of music. The Youth Scholarship auditions commences at 7:30 until 9 P.M. with the regular players also rehearsing 7:30-9:00 pm at Patch Reef Community Center, 2000 West Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida.
The Last Romance plays Oct. 10 – Nov. 23 at the Stage Door Theatre, 8036 W. Sample Rd., Coral Springs. Visit stagedoortheatre.com or call 954.344.7765.
The National Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be in Boca Raton for the first time on Oct. 11 at the Mizner Park Amphitheater. Registration for the walk is free at alz.org/walk. Volunteers are also needed. Contact Pamela Polani at polani@bellsouth.net or call 561-496-4222.
Wait Until Dark is at the Delray Beach Playhouse Oct. 11-Oct. 26. Call 561.272.1281 Ext 4 or visit delraybeachplayhouse.com for more information.
Federation’s Men’s division Federation’s Men’s Division kicks off their season, 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at Prime Cigar & Wine Bar, Boca Raton, with a high-end evening of exquisite scotch and cigars. Whiskey Ambassador David Laird from William Grant & Sons will be on-hand to sample and discuss spirits by The Balvenie and Monkey Shoulder brand scotches. Couvert is $36. For details, call 561.852.6084.
Slow Burn’s 6th season opens with the regional premiere of Carrie: The Musical, three weekends only, Oct. 16-Nov. 2. Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 5 pm., at the West Boca Performing Arts Theatre, West Boca High School, 12811 West Glades Road. Go to slowburntheatre.org for tickets.
The 16th Annual Lynn University Blue & White Auction will take place on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m., in the de Hoernle Sports and Cultural Center. Call 561-237-9000 or register online at lynn.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=672701.
“It Takes Two” (Zella and Phil) will be performing at the season’s grand opening of the Boca Raton Green Market at 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., October 18. In its 18th year, the Market offers farm-to-table, freshly-picked produce (organics, too) from local growers, plants and flowers, bakery items…. and lots more, at the southwest parking lot of Royal Palm Place, S Fed Hwy, and SE Mizner Blvd in downtown Boca Raton. Market will be open every Saturday through May 9. Call (561) 299-8684 for information.
The public is invited to a free bipartisan discussion hosted by the League of Women Voters, Palm Beach County & the Voting Rights coalition, 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2601 St. Andrews Ave., featuring Palm Beach County Mayor Priscilla Taylor, Florida Voting Rights Restoration Coalition VP Jessica Chaiappone, along with Heather Corpin and Board member of the ACLU of Florida & Professor Emeritus of Sociology from Southern Illinois University Mark Schneider. Refreshments will be served following the discussion. For more info, visit lwvpbc.org or call 561.276.4898.
Lynn University and Producer Jan McArt, director of theatre arts program development, will launch next month the 2014-2015 season of Libby Dodson’s Live at Lynn Theatre Series on October 18-19 with The Broadway Boys. Both season subscriptions and individual show tickets can be purchased by phone at 561-237-9000; online at events.lynn.edu; or at the Box Office at Lynn University, on the west side of Military Trail in Boca Raton.
Business and Professional (B&P) Happy Hour is 6 p.m. Oct. 22 at Asia Restaurant, Boca Raton. Join Jewish professionals and entrepreneurs from a wide array of fields for a night of cocktails, connections and premium networking. Couvert is $25. For details, call 561.852.3128. To register, visit jewishboca.org/bphappyhour.
Young Adults Division (YAD) Happy Hour is 5:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Biergarten, Boca Raton. Make it a true Oktoberfest when YAD wanders to Biergarten for this festive happy hour with great company from their 20s to early 40s. The $8 admission ($10 at door) includes 1 free drink and a night of socializing, networking and fun. For details, call 561.852.3165. To register, visit jewishboca.org/happyhour.
Boca Community High School Drama Department presents Murder on the Nile, Thursday – Saturday October 23rd – 25th at 7 pm and on Saturday, October 25th at 2 pm. Call Karen Tharrington, 561-703-3303 or email tharringtons@gsk.com for more information and tickets.
Tickets are now on sale for the 11th annual Go Pink Luncheon with keynote speaker Stacy London. London, known for her former TV show “What Not to Wear,” is an author and breast cancer awareness activist. Proceeds from the luncheon go to the Christine E. Lynn Health & Wellness Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. The luncheon is 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. Tickets are $150 at https://donate.brrh.com/go-pink-luncheon or call 561-955-4142.
Outre Theatre Company opens its season Oct. 24-Nov. 9 at the Sol/Evening Star Productions’ theatre, 3333 N. Fed. Hwy. with “Back of the Throat”, but will be lured to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in December with “Othello”. Call 954.300.2149 for more information.
JARC sponsors a bowling fundraiser 12:30 to 3 Oct. 26 at Strikes Boca to benefit Adult Day Training Program. Sponsorships are needed. Call 561.558.2572 or email fallong@jarcfl.org. Register at jarcfl.org.
2014 JCRC Candidates Forum: Know the Issues, Ask Your Candidates, Hear their answers is 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at Temple Beth El, Boca Raton. Meet area candidates for Federal, State and Local office and learn where they stand on issues of importance to you before you head to the polls. Co-sponsored by Temple Beth El and the Jewish Community Relations Council of South Palm Beach County. For details, call 561.852.6022 or marissat@bocafed.org.
Cpl. Burt Richards recipient of the $1,000 nominated award winning Educator of the Dickies American Hero of the Year award, will be educating 160 5th grade students at the Sunrise Park Elementary school Oct. 29 in honor of Veterans Day Nov 11th, in which he spearheaded the campaign in 2010 to get all Palm Beach Schools closed on Veterans day 2011. His educating program, along with his buddy G. I. JOE, will be honoring those who served and American History. If your school is interested in his appearance, contact the Veterans Speakers Forum at pr.group@juno.com.
Federation campus tour is 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Oct. 29. To register, call 561.852.6061 or email campustours@bocafed.org.
Miami Dolphins vs. San Diego Chargers is Nov. 2. Price of $60 includes a 100 level seat as well as transportation. Call 561.852.3165. To register, visit jewishboca.org/dolphins.
The Power of One Woman is 8:45 a.m. Nov. 3 at Woodfield Country Club, Boca Raton. Guest speaker is Jeanne Smith, daughter of Polish rescuer Gut Opdyke, of blessed memory. Couvert is $45 and includes breakfast. Dietary laws observed. No solicitation of funds. For details, call 561.852.6014.
Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation Golden Gathering is 9:30 a.m. Nov. 6 in Zinman Hall. Guest speaker will be Theodor Herzl. Call 561.852.3170.
The Junior League of Boca Raton’s 27th annual Volunteer of the Year fashion show by Saks Fifth Avenue and luncheon is Nov. 7 at Boca West Country Club. Nominations are still being accepted by calling 561.620.2553.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) walk for mental health is 8 am. Nov. 8, at Tradewinds Park, 3600 W. Sample Road, Coconut Creek. Register at namibroward@gmail.com. For more information, call 954.316.9907 or visit namibroward.org.
The 2014-15 Broadway series season at the Kravis Center includes Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Nov. 11-16; The Book of Mormon, Dec. 16-21; Flashdance – the Musical, Jan. 27-Feb. 1, 2015; Anything Goes, March 10-15, 2015; Memphis, April 7-12, 2015 and Pippin, April 28-May 3, 2015. Subscribers will get renewals in April. General public tickets will go on sale midsummer. To order go to kravis.org/broadway or call 561.832.7469.
Television personalities Gayle King and Rob Marciano, comedian Dennis Miller, actor Timothy Olyphant and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, head a list of celebrities who will participate in the silver anniversary Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic that raises funds to combat drug abuse and child neglect in Florida. The event will be held Nov. 21 to 23 at the Boca Resort & Club and the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. “Grey’s Anatomy’s” Kevin McKidd will be back for a fourth straight appearance, “The Today Show’s” Hoda Kotb is returning after playing in the 2011 event and Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade is making his first appearance since 2009. The charity event will also feature longtime stalwarts Jon Lovitz, fellow actors Alan Thicke and Maeve Quinlan and singers Gavin Rossdale and David Cook. Evert, an International Tennis Hall of Famer and South Florida philanthropist, began hosting the event after retiring from professional tennis in 1989, and more than $21 million has been raised during that time. She has a tennis academy in West Boca.
The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County presents Michael Oren, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Dec. 4 at St. Andrews Country Club. A minimum $25K household gift is required to attend. For more information, call 561.852.3129 or email Jenniferk@bocafed.org.
The Palm Beach Pops kicks off an abbreviated new season 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 with a one-night-only show at the Kravis Center featuring the Manhattan Transfer, Frank Sinatra Jr. will sing 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 10 at the Boca Raton Community Church, and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Kravis Center; Frank Sinatra, Jr. “Sinatra Sings Sinatra; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10, 2015 at Boca Raton Community Church and 7:30 p.m. at the Kravis Center and a tribute to Marvin Hamlisch, featuring Donna McKechnie, Jodie Benson and Doug LaBrecque on 7:30 p.m. March 7 at the Boca Raton Community Church and 7:30 p.m. March 8 at the Kravis Center. Tickets go on sale Sept. 2. Call 561.832.7677 or visit palmbeachpops.org, bocacommunity.org, or kravis.org for more information.
Westbocaleaders.com is the best networking group in the area and meets at Hurricane Grill & Wings in the Mission Bay Shopping Center, next to Office Max, 10125 Glades Road, 33498 on alternate Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Cost is $60 per quarter. Check out the website for openings in some categories. Call 561.852.0000 for further information.
Thanks to David Weir and the South Florida Business Report, Alexandra Clough, Palm Beach Post business writer, Marcie Shatzman, Forum Newspapers and Warren Redlich, WestBocaNews.com for contributions to the column.
A Happy and Healthy New Year to all my Jewish readers.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, president of the goldcoasttigerbayclub.com, the luxurychamber.com, the westbocaleaders.com and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce; with a weekly internet television show on vimeo.com, youtube.com and publicrelations.nu. His motto is: Public Relations is the enemy of anonymity. email: pr@publicrelations.nu, or fax column items to 561.451.0000. His blog is on bocatribune.com, facebook.com/BarryEpstein as well as on the Sun-Sentinel/Jewish Journal website at floridajewishjournal.com –barrys-journal.blogspot.com and on his website: publicrelations.nu.
