Page Two: Barry’s Buzz – Jan. 28, 2015
Pollo Tropical is slated to open in the Lowe’s plaza on the northeast corner of 441 and Palmetto Park Road with 73 seats in 3,505 square feet.
Armadillo Café is slated to open in the former Red Lantern Chinese restaurant at Piccadilly Square on Glades Road, just west of Florida’s Turnpike.
A credit card skimmer has been discovered by the State of Florida Consumer Affairs Inspector. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says the card skimmer was found at the Chevron Gas Station “Mr. Mart” located in the 11000 block of Palmetto Park Road, at the corner of Ponderosa Drive and Palmetto Park Road. The incident was reported on January 21, 2015.If you filled up at this gas station and feel you may have been victimized you are urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen J. Klingel plans to retire in February 2016.
Santos Modern American Buffet has opened in the former Gary Woo’s location, 3400 N. Federal Hwy. Boca Raton. Bring your appetites. “Sushi Cutting” is 6 p.m. Feb. 5. For more information, call 561.923.9378.
Rhino Doughnuts has opened at 126 NE Second St. in the Royal Palm Place shopping plaza south of Mizner Park.
Now from the TV studios at Lynn University, watch Barry Epstein live at http://www.publicrelations.nu/jan-20-2015/ to win free tickets to the Cinemark Theatres. This week’s guests are Keyes Company Realtor Joanne Epstein, Boca West Community Charitable Foundation Arthur Adler, Buddy Hackett’s son Sandy via Skype from Los Angeles and Massive Marketing President Jason Pelish. You can be on too to promote your business, taping on Monday at 1 p.m., 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.
This year, 4,370 prospective students applied for 64 positions at FAU’s four-year-old medical school, a 35 percent increase from last year. Applications for the second year of FAU’s internal medicine residency program are up 22 percent, with 4,729 applications for 36 spots.
Embattled Boca Raton medical supply company Medicare is back in business after being raided last week by the FBI. The firm has been the focus of a year-long Medicare fraud investigation by the U.S. Senate and one of the company’s top executives is Danny Porush, who is an ex-con and served jail time after being convicted in a $200 million stock fraud scam. The Senate investigation revealed in July that the company has a 68% error rate in Medicare billing for an estimated $57 million in alleged overcharges.
Boca Raton based Office Depot agreed to shell out $68 million a California law suit charging the discount retailer with overbilling. Four years ago, Office Depot anted up $4.5 million to settle similar charges with the state of Florida. Currently, the retailer is in settlement negotiations with the states of New York, Texas, Missouri and Arizona on overbilling disputes. Office Depot has over 2,000 people on its payroll at its headquarters site in Boca.
The old adage to sell phones in South Florida to first build a golf course is not true anymore. Many developers and builders are backing away from golf play because of expensive fees, mandatory memberships and costly maintenance. Developers are now offering club-like lifestyles with spas, restaurants, resort pools, tennis courts and organized activities all without a golf course or two and sales are terrific according to the developers.
The Florida Lottery observed its 27th year of operation this month and the agency had a record year for 2014 with a hefty $5.3 billion in sales. Top locations in Palm Beach County over the past decade were 10 Publix supermarkets with 452 winners over the years and recorded two jackpots of $52 million in Boca Raton. The Lottery’s leading seller were scratch off games with $1.7 billion for the year.
South Florida tourism officials are predicting a healthy increase in international visitors for this year. Already seasonal bookings for resorts and cruises have shown a solid upswing and the trend is expected to continue. Biggest boost is coming from Canada, South America, the United Kingdom and Scandinavia. Terrorism in Europe and the falling Euro is putting a damper on travel while once active Russian visitors have all but dried up because of the recession caused by the Ukraine economic sanctions.
South Florida business leaders are not too enthusiastic about President Obama’s much hyped future trade ties with Cuba. Most are turning thumbs down with doing business because dealing with Castro’s communist regime is a major headache at best. Most Cuban businesses are state controlled and the country’s credit rating is at rock bottom with $11 billion in unpaid bills, plus the impoverished population has zero buying power.
Rumors that giant retailer Kroger could make a move into South Florida is being recycled once again. Kroger has been mentioned as a likely competitor to Publix which dominates the market, but this time word on the street is that Kroger will take over struggling Winn-Dixie, who has 87 stores in South Florida and whose parent company is owned by a Texas based hedge fund. Kroger is the 800 lb. gorilla in the supermarket industry with over 2400 stores.
The Palm Beach Post reported a survey by state insurance regulators revealed insurance companies stuck it to South Florida drivers on personal injury protection premiums. State lawmakers passed a reform coverage that saved insurers billions of dollars in reduced claims while stiffing drivers with zero premium benefits as promised in the bill. Many insurers played a shell game of lowering PIP premiums while jacking up prices on other coverages. The law was passed three years ago as an anti-fraud measure.
Port of Palm Beach 2012 cargo value was $1.7 million, Port Everglades was $24.3 billion and the Port of Miami was $24.9 billion.
Black or White, Project Almanac, A Most Violent Year, The Loft, Still Alice and Black Sea opens at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere theatres. A Most Violent Year, Two Days, One Night, and Still Alice opens at the FAU Living Room theatres. Still Alice opens at the Movies of Delray. Black or White opens at the Movies of Lake Worth. Two Days, One Night opens at the Classic Gateway. Imitation Game opens at the Last Picture Show in Tamarac. Read movie capsules at http://www.publicrelations.nu/category/reviews/movie-reviews/.
The Movies of Delray and The Movies of Lake Worth will be showing The Met Opera Live, simulcast from The Met Opera, and the Encore for the 2014-2015 season. In HD with Dolby Digital 7.1 Surround Sound on new wider screens and new high back seats with more leg room. Tickets are $19.00 and reserved seats are available. Tickets are available online and at the box office. Visit moviesofdelray.com and moviesoflakeworth.com.
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.
Boca Leaders meets every Thursday 7:45 a.m. at First Watch, Mission Bay in West Boca, 441, north of Glades Road. Next meeting is Jan. 8. Call 561.852.0000 for more information.
Flashdance is at the Kravis Center 701 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach to Feb. 1. Tickets at Kravis.org or call 561.832.7469 or 1.800.572.8471.
The 25th annual The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival will showcase 31 movies from around the world plays to February 8 shown in four local movie houses: Cinemark Palace 20 in Boca Raton, Cobb Theatres Downtown 16 in Palm Beach Gardens, Frank Theatres in Delray Beach and the closing matinee at City Place Muvico in West Palm Beach. Festival highlights will include the opening night film ABOVE AND BEYOND with producer Nancy Spielberg and a special tribute to stage and screen star Lainie Kazan. Cost is $25. Call 877.318.0071 or at pbjff.org. .
Shenandoah runs to March 1. Sophie, Totie & Belle runs March 25-May 17 at the Delray Square Performing Arts, 4809 W. Atlantic Ave. Tickets at 561.880.0319 or visit DelraySquareArts.com.
Slow Burn Theatre presents Bonnie & Clyde, playing thru Feb. 9 at the West Boca Performing Arts Center in the West Boca High School, 12811 West Glades Road, Boca Raton. Tickets at slowburntheatre.org or call 866.811.4111.
Cabaret is at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs, to March 15. Visit stagedoorfl.org or call 954.344.7765 for tickets.
The 2014-15 Broadway series season at the Kravis Center includes; 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. To order go to kravis.org/broadway or call 561.832.7469.
Elayne Boosler is at the Crest theatre in the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, 8 pm. Jan. 28. Call 561.243.7922 ext. 1.
The Boca Raton Tribune Network Group presents Women of R.I.S.E 6 pm to 7:30 Jan. 29 at Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. First Network Event of 2015! Come Mingle, Come Learn, Come join us! The Boca Raton Tribune will be presenting Women of RISE with Christine Catoggio. Women of RISE is a community of women who share the mission and philosophy of R.I.S.E. Dedicated to inspiring and empowering women to create their best lives. Pavilion Grille will be offering all the attendees their Happy Hour House Wine and Drinks…
Join the House of Tia Crystal for a Special Pop-Up Gallery Event benefiting Next Generations, The Nancy Dershaw Grant for Holocaust Survivors in Need, on January 29th from 6 to 9 p.m. The Pop-Up Gallery is entitled “Let there be light,” part of A Time to Heal Art Exhibition. Tia Crystal is an international renowned visionary artist. 10% of all proceeds will go directly to Next Generations, a 501 (c) (3) organization of children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and all those who are committed to educate future generations by preserving the memories of the past, carrying forward the message into the future, and keeping the voices alive. The Exhibit will be at 6909 SW 18th Street (at Powerline Road), 3rd Floor, Boca Raton, Fl 33433. Light refreshments will be served.
The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival Tribute to Lainie Kazan & screening of her film OY VEY MY SON IS GAY at 7:30 pm, Jan. 29 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Cohen Pavilion (Dessert Reception with Lainie Kazan at 6:30 pm) Cost to Attend: $95 for Dessert Reception & film screening; $25 for film only. Tickets available by calling 877.318.0071 or online at pbjff.org.
The Delray Beach Senior games will be Jan. 30 to Feb. 6 for ages 50. Entry fees start at $15. To register by Jan. 27 call 561.243.7277 or beardsleyd@mydelraybeach.com. More information about competing at the local, state and national levels or starting new local Senior Games can be found at www.flasports.com or by contacting the Florida Sports Foundation at 1-866-FLGAMES.
“It Takes Two” (aka Zella and Phil) will be entertaining customers at the Boca Raton Green Market 8 am to 1 pm, January 31, open every Saturday, to May 9, offering farm-to-table, freshly-picked produce (organics, too) from local growers, plants and flowers, bakery items, prepared food, located at Royal Palm Place at S Federal Hwy and SE Mizner Blvd. For additional information, please call (561) 299-8684 or visit.royalpalmplace.com/news-events.
Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. Delray Beach presents Other Peoples Money, Jan. 31 through Feb. 15. Call 561.272.1281 ext. 4 for tickets.
Con Brio String Quartet will be performing at the Sunday Matinee Music Series Concert, 3 to 4 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Boca Raton downtown library, 400 NW 2 Ave. Boca Raton, sponsored by the Friends of the Boca Raton Library and open to the public free of charge. Register at bocalibrary.org or call 561.544.8596.
Federation of Boca Raton Homeowners Association hosts Candidates Forum for March City Council Election, Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 8:30-10:00am at
Boca Raton City Hall, City Council Chambers, 201 W. Palmetto Park Rd, Boca Raton FL 33432. Public Welcome free of charge. The candidates will also debate at the Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club lunch, 11:30 a.m. Feb. 11 at City Fish Market, Glades and the Turnpike with former Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce president Mike Arts moderating. RSVP at www.goldcoasttigerbayclub.com/registration.
Actor Larry Miller, with roles in Pretty Woman, Best in Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld is the guest speaker at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at Boca West Country Club. Couvert; $95 per person. A minimum household gift of $365 to the 2015 UJA/Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign is required to attend. RSVP at jewishboca.org/the event or call 561.852.5031.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Master of the Universe speaks at the STEAM luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Feb. 5 at the Kravis center Cohen Pavilion, chaired by Yvonne Boice. Tickets are $150, tables of 10, $1400. Register by Jan. 27 at: palmbeachstate.edu/foundation/steam or call 561.868.3450 for further information.
SanTo’s Modern American Buffet & Sushi has its grand opening 4 p.m. Feb. 5, with a “sushi” cutting at 3400 N. Federal Highway, Boca, formerly Gary Woo’s.
Grammy Award winner Shaggy and the Hot Shot Band are featured at the 20th annual Food for the Poor Building Hope Gale, Feb. 6, honoring Office Depot Foundation President Mary Wong at Boca West Country Club. Call 888-404-4248, ext. 6678 for more information. See FoodForThePoor.org/boca.
Levis JCC presents Casino Royale 7 pm Feb. 7 at the Polo Club of Boca Raton. $136 per person, includes cocktails, dinner and 25 chips. For more information, visit levisjcc.org/casino, email laurenk@levisjcc.org or call 561.852.3257. You can also email cindyb@levisjcc.org or call 561.852.3253.
Elton John and Billy Joel Live Tribute Concert, presented by Temple Beth Shira, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 7 at the Countess de Hoernle Theatre in the Spanish River High, Yamato and Jog Roads. Order online at templebethshira.org or call 561.912.1453.
The Original Florida Follies, 2015 show returns starting Feb. 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22 and March 8 1:45 p.m. at Olympic Heights High School Theatre, 20101 Lyons Road, Boca Raton. Tickets are $28. Call 561.749.0016 for Feb. 8, 954.720.1880 for Feb. 15, 561.338.6860 for Feb. 22 and 561.391.8253 for Mar. 8.
Celtic Thunder will be at the Kravis Center, 8 p.m. Feb. 10 with Glee star Damian McGinty. Tickets at Kravis.org.
Candidates for Boca Raton City Council will debate at the Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club lunch, 11:30 a.m. Feb. 11 at City Fish Market, Glades and the Turnpike with former Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce president Mike Arts moderating. RSVP at www.goldcoasttigerbayclub.com/registration.
The Dively Frontiers in Globalization Lecture Series welcomes Youngme Moon, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 11, 2015 at the Lynn University Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33431. Buy tickets at lynn.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=711485 or call 561.237.9000, email: tickets@lynn.edu. Visit lynn.edu/events for more information.
The Adult Maccabi Games is 8 a.m. Feb. 15 at the JCC, 9801 Donna Klein Blvd. Boca Raton. Register or volunteer at nancyc@levisjcc.org or call 561.852.3117.
Retired Astrophysicist Dr. Kevin Manning speaks free at the Downtown Boca Library 7 pm Feb. 17. RSVP at bocalibrary.org on the Library Events calendar or call 561.807.7141. More info at lookuptothestars.com.
Business & Professional Division presents SyFy Channel founder, Co-Founder and President of Hollywood Media Corp.; Co-CEO of Hollywood.com. Laurie S. Silvers, 8 a.m. Feb. 19 at Zinman Hall, Federation campus, 9901 Donna Klein Blvd. $36 per person. Register at jewishboca.org/bp networking or call 561,852.3218 or email sonnies@bocafed.org for more info. The 2014-15 Series concludes April 16 with a cocktail reception featuring Ira Leesfield.
The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) is marking a quarter century of its signature fundraiser with a look back at the achievements of three long-time supporters. The 25th Annual Book of Hope Luncheon takes place February 19, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. The luncheon will honor Marlene Bluestein, Marcy Falcone and Ellen Shapiro and feature a fashion show from the collections of Neiman Marcus.The three Women of Distinction honorees have all been personally affected by digestive diseases, and have worked throughout the years to raise awareness and funds towards finding a cure. For more information, please contact the Foundation at 800-932-2423 or visit www.ccfa.org.
SBA Communications Corp. chief executive Jeffrey A. Stoops has been named Florida Atlantic University’s Business Leader of the Year and will be celebrated at an awards breakfast. 8 a.m. Feb. 20 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 East Camino Real in Boca Raton. Previous recipients of the award over the past 23 years, include Jordan Zimmerman, founder of Zimmerman Advertising in Fort Lauderdale; Jim Robo, chairman and CEO of NextEra Energy in Jupiter; and Mike Jackson, chief executive of AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale. To RSVP, call, 561-297-4732 or email tmay@fau.edu.
To celebrate ‘Love Your Dog Week’, there will be plenty of free paw-raising ‘fur and fun’ unleashed as the general public and their pooches come out to enjoy The Great Doggie Dine-Out & Paws Fest held to support Tri-County Animal Rescue (TCAR), noon to 9 pm, February 21st at Sanborn Square in Downtown Boca at 72 North Federal Highway. Featuring themed activities for pet lovers of all ages and their furry friends kick-off with opening ceremonies that include a TCAR parade of alumni pups and their families, yoga and massages for dogs and their owners, a first-ever Great ‘Smooch Your Pooch’ Challenge, and Yappy Hour Singles ‘Speed Dating With Dogs’. There will also be curbside dining by Gourmet Truck Expo, a Tails & Tales Showcase featuring pet-centric vendors and event sponsors, contests and prizes, entertainment with doggie dancing and an after-dusk ‘big screen’ movie-in-the-park pet feature film presentation. For more information on The Great Doggie Dine-Out & Paws Fest and related programming, sponsorship, partnership, exhibitor and volunteer opportunities contact Jon Kaye (jkaye@kcompr.com) or Victoria Jones (vjones@kcompr.com) at Kaye Communications 561-392-5166.
Emmy Award winning actress Linda Evans speaks at the Jewish Family Services Reflections of Hope Luncheon, 11:00 a.m. Feb. 26 at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive. For more information, call 561.852.5013 or email jillw@ralesjfs.org. Visit ralesjfs.org.
Sloburn Theatre presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, starting 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 to April 19, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. Tickets at goldstar.com/events/fort-lauderdale-fl/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee#show_date_selector.
The award-winning Boca Raton Community High School Drama Department presents the multi-TONY Award winning musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone on February 26-March 1. General admission tickets are $10 in advance (before 2/26) and $15 after with open seating in the Kathryn Lindgren Theatre. General admission group rates (for twenty or more) are $9 each and VIP advance reserved seating is available upon request for $15 each. For more info, call (561) 338-1533 or visit bocadrama.com.
The music of the Beatles will rock The Pap Corps Walkathon, creating a fun-filled 1960’s theme for the 15th annual event. Members from all 52 chapters, as well as the entire community, are invited to Come Together to Beat Cancer on Saturday, March 14th. The event will take place at 8:30 am at FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Walkathon registration, including a t-shirt, is only $20. To walk, donate or support friends@thepapcorps.org
The 9th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, presented by the Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts, will bring ten days of dazzling and diverse cultural experiences to South Florida March 6 – 15, 2015 at the Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real and Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, 201 Plaza Real (2nd Floor) in Boca Raton. This season’s Festival opens on March 6, 2015 with the Florida premiere of the ten time Academy Award winning film, West Side Story. Tickets for the 9th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA range from $15 to $125 per person and are available at festivalboca.com or by calling (866) 571-ARTS (866-571-2787). Multi-event and full Festival packages are also available.
The West Boca High Drama Department presents the spring musical, The Addams Family, 8 pm, March 6, 7, 13 and 14, with a 2 pm matinee on March 8 and 14. For more info, visit wbhsdrama.com or call 561.672.2066.
The Palm Beach Pops season includes: 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 are on sale now. Call 561.832.7677 or visit palmbeachpops.org, bocacommunity.org, or kravis.org for more information.
NY Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer speaks at JARC’s 29th Annual Gala Dinner Dance March 8, 2015 at Boca West Country Club. Tickets are $250. Call 561.558.2572 or visit jarcfl.org for more information.
South Florida’s annual Boating and Beach Bash for People with Disabilities (http://boatingbeachbash.com) will celebrate its 7th anniversary on March 21, 2015 at Spanish River Park, 3100 North Ocean Blvd., in Boca Raton. For more information on Boca Raton’s Boating and Beach Bash for People with Disabilities go to http://boatingbeachbash.com or follow the event on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boatingbeachbash. To volunteer, sponsor or make a donation to the event, contact Jay Van Vechten at (561) 715-2622 or at jay@boatingbeachbash.com. Or at PO Box 99, Boca Raton, FL 33429.
Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton presents the 17th annual Honor Your Doctor Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. March 26, 2015 at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, fundraiser for the Helen M. Babione Medical Scholarship fund to benefit medical and nursing school students attending local universities. Call 561.299.1429 or visit rotarydowntownbocaraton.org for more information.
Rotary Club Downtown Boca presents the 17th Annual Honor Your Doctors luncheon March 26 at Boca West Country Club. The public is again invited to nominate their favorite doctor by downloading a nomination form online at the www.rotarydowntownbocaraton.org website and donate $40 per nomination (there is no limit to how many nominations you can make) or $100 for 3 nominations; all nominated doctors will be invited to attend the luncheon as a guest. Tickets for the luncheon are available to the public for $100.00 per person. The event is a fundraiser for the Helen M. Babione Medical Scholarship and will benefit medical and nursing school students attending four local universities: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at FAU, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at FAU, Lynn University and Palm Beach State College.
The Palm Beach International Film Festival will be March 26-April 2 at the Cinemark Palace 20 & XD in Boca and others. Individual tickets and packages will be available at pbiff.com in March. Membership and sponsorship opportunities are now available. Call 561.362.0003 or visit pbiff.com for more information.
The Boca Walk to End Alzheimer’s Promise Garden Luncheon is 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton, Fl.
RSVP at http://bit.ly/1CMkksA or call for reservations or more information to Pamela Polani at 561.496.4222 or email: polani@bellsouth.net.
The American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event for South Palm Beach County, the Fourth Annual Hope Gala, will take place March 28, 2015 at The Cultural Arts Center and Jazziz at Mizner Park in Boca Raton, Florida. The evening will begin on Saturday, March 28th at 6:30 PM at Jazziz Nightlife with a Red Carpet arrival, cocktail party, silent auction, dinner at Cultural Arts Center (next door to Jazziz) live auction, dancing, special speakers and guests, and an after-party back at Jazziz. Tickets, tables and sponsorships available. For further information call Ellen Vaughan, Senior Manager, Distinguished Events 561-650-0143, ellen.vaughn@cancer.org or visit HopeGalaSouthPalmBeach.org.
Jay Leno will perform at “The Concert for the Children” with the Atlantic City Boys, March 31 at the Akoya Amphitheatre, on the lawn of Boca West sponsored by the Boca West Foundation. 100% of the proceeds to benefit 15 children’s charities reaching over 3,000 children in the Boca Raton and surrounding area, including the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign supporting agency programs that benefit children. Each of the charities has been given the ability to sell tickets to their donor base and keep the proceeds, with expected sales of about $150,000 to them. Doors open at 6 pm, The Atlantic City Boys at 8 pm, Jay Leno at 9 pm. $150 per person. For more information and to register for this event visit the Boca West Foundation website at bocawestfoundation.org or contact the Foundation directly at 561-488-6980.
The Relay for Life of West Boca will be noon to midnite May 2 at Olympic Heights High School on Lyons Road north of Glades Road with a theme of Kenducky Derby: Relay for a Cure. Go to relayforlife.org/westbocaratonfl to register and form teams. Call 1.800.227.2345 for further information.
Israelfest 2015 is 3 pm May 17 at the Mizner Park amphitheatre. Free community wide event for the whole family. Kosher food available for purchase. For sponsorship opportunities, call 561.852.3169.
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. Next meeting is Jan. 7. Call 561.852.0000 for further information.
David Weir, South Florida Business Report and Warren Redlich, West Boca News contributed items to the column.
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. Read his blog on http://www.publicrelations.nu/blog/. His blog is also 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.
