Page Two: Barry’s Buzz – Jan. 7, 2015
Take over lease on new Lexus E 350, 12,000 miles per year. 25 months left on lease. 1238 miles on car, Deep Sea Mica exterior, saddle leather interior. Only $400 per month, including tax. MUST HAVE GOOD CREDIT! Call 561.852.0000.
There’s a plan in the works to convert the Thomas Produce facility at Clint Moore and 441 into townhomes and also commercial space. 400,000 square feet of commercial space on 37 acres along with 300 townhouses would be huge and dense. The Reserve shopping center on the south side of Clint Moore has 140,000 square feet on 18 acres. Delray Marketplace has 260,000 square feet of commercial space on 32 acres. The documents indicate that Urban Design Kilday Studios is working on this project. They also worked on Delray Marketplace. The numbers are a bargaining position and the developers know it will ultimately be reduced to a smaller number.
Palm Beach Schools Superintendent Wayne Gent has chosen not to renew his contract for next year.
Designer boutique Kate Spade has opened in the Palm Court wing of Town Center Mall, the eighth location in Florida for the retailer.
The Shops at Boca Center and the Towers at Boca Center, have been sold by WRC Properties to Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers of Connecticut for $193.8 million. The 120,000 sq. ft. shops at Boca Center and the two tower office buildings of 218,000 ft. are at 5150 Town Center Drive.
The Feds have introduced risky low interest and low down payments home mortgage loans once again and it could fuel mortgage loan meltdowns similar to six years ago.
The great solar race is on. The starting gun will be fired for Florida Power & Light annual solar rebates on Jan. 14 and the company says its best to launch preparations now. FP&L allocates up to $15 million in rebates for solar installations for homes and businesses and reservations are selected on a first come first served basis plus lucky homeowners or businesses can pocket a $1,000 rebate on solar water heating systems. The rebates will not be offered in 2016.
South Florida taxpayers filing returns this year without health insurance will be slammed by the IRS with a fine of $95 according to Obamacare requirements. Next year, taxpayers may be nailed with even a larger penalty but many taxpayers may get a pass if they qualify for an exemption from 30 waivers, but taxpayers may not know about the exemptions or a Feb. 15 deadline to qualify. Private sector pros say it’s a very complicated mess.
Palm Beach County lenders filed 330 new foreclosure cases in November, off a solid 40% compared to the same month in 2013, yet Florida ranked tops in the nation for foreclosures ahead of Nevada and California. For the South Florida’s tri county area of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade, filings fell to 1750 for November which was off 22% from the previous year. Nationwide, Florida has registered the highest foreclosure rate for the past year.
South Florida community banks have grown stronger this past year and after a financial meltdown during 2008 that slashed 63 banks to the current 50 via mergers, takeover and federal seizures. FDIC numbers show rebounding local banks reported $132 million in profit for the nine months of 2014 and bank analysts predict more lending which will further boost South Florida economy.
In a related matter, Forbes magazine rated South Florida’s Bank United as the third best of 100 largest banks in the U.S.as a result of the banks stellar profitability and high performing loan portfolio. Bank has 101 branches in South Florida including 52 in Palm Beach, Broward and the Treasure Coast. Its’ total assets are $18.6 billion with a $53 million profit in its 2014 third quarter.
South Florida’s boating industry, which rebounded strongly last year, is expected to see even better sales in 2015. The industry was deep-sixed during the financial meltdown 6 years ago but dealers last year reported solid sales even in the half million dollar range, with one county boat dealer reported sales up 12% in three locations and is predicting an increase of 20% this year.
South Florida homeowners who sold on a short sale last year can breathe a sigh of relief. The law allowing debt forgiveness NOT to be taxed as income was extended at the last minute by the president, which will mean considerable tax savings of $10 to $20,000 on a short sale with an average $50,000 loan reduction by the lender.
Georgia Tech and Mississippi fans swamped South Florida this past week for the 75,000 seat sold out Sun-light stadium Orange bowl game played on New Year’s Eve, with fans stuck around for the whole week jamming hotels and resorts from Palm Beach to Key west, which dumped an estimated an estimated $100 million into the local economy due to the game which was won by Georgia Tech beat Mississippi, cruising to a 49-34 victory.
A new musical comedy revue, “When You’re in Love the Whole World is Jewish” directed by Jason Alexander, is 7:30 p.m. and runs to Jan. 12 at the Mizner Park Cultural Center. Get tickets at worldjewishtheplay.com or call 561.901.7727.
Five Guys Named Moe plays through Jan. 18 at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs. Visit stagedoorfl.org or call 954. 344.7765 for more information.
Selma, Taken 3 and Inherent Vice opens at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere theatres. Winter Sleep opens at the FAU Living Room theatres. Selma opens at the Movies of Delray, the Movies of Lake Worth and at the Classic Gateway. Whiplash opens at the Last Picture Show in Tamarac.
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.
Now from the TV studios at Lynn University, watch Barry Epstein live at barryepstein.com,tv-show/to win free tickets to the Cinemark Theatres. This week’s guests are Lynn University political professor and director of American studies Dr. Robert Watson, Palm Beach Pops Executive Director Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane and Temple Beth Shira co-founder and co-president Rick Alovis. 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.
Shenandoah runs Jan. 7-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.
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.
Sandler Family Major Gifts Event: An evening of insight and intrigue, featuring New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva and NBC award-winning journalist Jamie Gangel, with a special Middle East briefing by Soner Cagaptay, Ph. D., of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, is 6:00 p.m., Jan. 8 at St. Andrews Country Club. A minimum $10,000 household gift to the 2015 UJA/Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign is required to attend. For more information, please call 561.852.3342 or email idan@bocafed.org.
The Levis JCC in association with Chicken Coop Theatre presents Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. Oscar winning Alan Ball’s wickedly funny comedy about an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee estate showcases five very different women who joyously discover a common bond in this hilarious, irreverent and touching celebration of the womens’ spirit. Performances begin Thursday, January 8 and run through Sunday, January 11. For tickets, visit levisjcc.org/boxoffice or call (561) 558-2512.
Renowned producer/director/choreographer Kevin Black’s Ballroom: South Beach Style will run at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road and west of I-95, for four performances only, from January 9th through January 11th. Stylish and sexy, full of the Miami beat and heat, the show features intricate ballroom dancing, along with Salsa, Merengue, Rhumba, Mambo, and Jive, all accompanied by carefully selected popular music appropriate to each style and era. Tickets are $30, Call 561-347-3948 or visit willowtheatre.org. For more information call Kevin Black at 954-558-4446/ kevin@kevinblackproductions.com, or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244 / ckassie@gmail.com.
The familiar white booths go up Jan. 10 and 11 when the 28th annual Boca Fest brings 150 artists from 30 states to The Shops at Boca Center on Military Trail, the first of three outdoor art shows in Boca during season. The fifth annual Hotworks.org Boca Raton Fine Art Show will occupy Sanborn Square downtown on Jan. 25 and 26, bringing 125 artists here for the show and Budding Artists competition for grades sixth to 12 and ages 9 to 19. The Boca Raton Museum of Art’s 28th annual Juried Outdoor Art Festival expects 200 artists for its show in Mizner Park Feb. 8 and 9.
Take part in a “safety and sounds” education event with live safety demonstrations and exhibitors, and featuring a concert by the South Florida rock trio, The Flyers. See live demonstrations by Daggerwing Nature Center, the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Aquatics, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, and more. Food and beverage concessions will be available on site. This free event will be held January 10, 2015, 2 to 6 p.m. at Sunset Cove Amphitheater, located in Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park, 20405 Amphitheater Circle, Boca Raton. For more information, call561-488-8069 or visit pbcgov.com/parks/#.VKGMLl4ABA.
Celebrate the Year of the Sheep, Oshogatsu, at the Morikami’s traditional New Year’s Festival on January 11, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Morikami Gardens and Museum are located at 4000 Morikami Park Road in Delray Beach. The festival will feature games and entertainment including a tea ceremony; Shishimai, the lion dancer and open air koto musical performances.
The Palm Beach Pops season includes: 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; 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 are on sale now. Call 561.832.7677 or visit palmbeachpops.org, bocacommunity.org, or kravis.org for more information.
Spread your wings and warm up this winter at the Levis JCC’s 3rd Annual Flamingo Five 5K/5 Miler! The whole family is invited to take off at South County Regional Park on Sunday, January 11 at 7:30 a.m. The first 300 people will receive a free dri-fit shirt and all racers will enjoy free post-race breakfast. Ready. Set. FlaminGO! Register at levisjcc.org/5k or contact Lauren Koblick, (561) 852-3257.
Allan Chernoff, former CNN and CNBC senior correspondent, will speak at a community-wide fundraising event hosted by the Chabad of Boca Raton at the Chabad of West Boca Raton on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Brunch will start at 11:30 a.m., followed by the lecture at 12:30 p.m. Couvert for the brunch and lecture is $36 per person; for the lecture only is $18 per person. The Chabad of West Boca Raton is located at 9040 Kimberly Blvd. in Boca Raton. For more information, or to make reservations, email capcam@chabadofbocaraton.com or call 561-994-6257.
Jan McArt presents the Live at Lynn American Songbook production of The Music and Times of Hoagy Carmichael Jan. 11, followed by Daniel’s Husband by playwright Michael McKeever on Jan. 12 and then Celebration on Ice January 17/18 and a brand new Cabaret Series starring KT Sullivan on January 27. For tickets call 561-237-9000 or visit events.lynn.edu.
The Luxury Chamber and the Marine Chamber have a joint networking event, 6 to 8 pm Jan. 12 at McNabs Dockside, 200 E. McNab Road, Pompano Beach, Fl, with complimentary refreshments and one free drink, then cash bar. $10 paid in advance, $20 at the door. Email: eventsinsouthflorida.com.
The Friends of the Boca Raton Library Foreign Film series will screen a 2004 French language film nominated for two academy awards, with an additional 12 wins and 22 nominations at 6:30 pm, Jan. 13, 400 NW 2nd Avenue, Boca Raton. Admission is free and complimentary refreshments will be served. RSVP at bocalibrary.org and click on the Events Calendar in the left-hand column. Non-Computer Users Only: Call 561-807-7141.
Casey Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, who got her acquitted, is the guest speaker at the Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 14 at City Fish Market, Glades and the Turnpike. Costs are $30 for members and $40 for guests paid in advance and $35 for members and $45 for guests paid at the door. RSVP at goldcoasttigerbayclub.com/registration.
UJA/Jewish Federation Ben Gurion Society sponsors a Mission to Mexico City Jan. 14-20, 2015. Get more info at brians@bocafed.org or call 561.852.3165.
The upcoming 25th annual The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival will showcase 31 movies from around the world (January 15-February 8) that will be 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.
The Boca Tribune presents the First Network Event of 2015, 6 to 8 pm, Jan. 15 at Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Pavilion Grille will be offering all attendees their Happy Hour House Wine and Drinks for $5, until 7PM. They will also put out their beautiful Pasta Station with Caesar Salad! DON’T MISS OUT! Reserve your spot now. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-boca-raton-tribune-network-group-happy-new-year-tickets-14921491583?ref=enivtefor001&invite=NzM4MzE1My9wckBwdWJsaWNyZWxhdGlvbnMubnUvMA%3D%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&ref=enivtefor001&utm_term=attend.
Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show is Jan. 17th, 8pm at Parker Playhouse, 707 NE 8th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. This is the one and only Rat Pack show you’ll want to experience! “Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show” is a must-see for anyone that wants to recapture those magical days of yesterday! Featuring a stellar cast, the show has been hailed as the next best thing to seeing the Rat Pack themselves! Enjoy a truly authentic, entertaining theatrical production that captures the relationship, respect, love and timeless laughter shared among funny man Joey Bishop, the “King of Cool” Dean Martin, the “Candy Man” Sammy Davis, Jr. and, of course, the “Chairman of the Board” Frank Sinatra. Having toured throughout the United States to critical acclaim, the show will make you laugh, make you cry and leave you wanting for more! Peter Landsdowne of the Telegraph and Gazette praised “There are several Rat Pack shows out there but if you’re looking for authenticity instead of imitation, ‘Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show’ is the one to see!” Tickets start at $37.50. Doors open one hour prior to showtime. Get tickets at parkerplayhouse.com or call 954.462.0222.
The Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation will hold its Fifth annual Walk for Life, 8 a.m. to noon, Jan. 18 at Florida Atlantic University. Registration is $30 in advance and $35, the day of the event. Students are $15.
Similar to Hooters and Bikinis, The Tilted Kilt, a breastaurant on Airport Road, next to Cinemark Palace will open on Jan. 19.
The Luxury Chamber of Commerce networking meeting is 6 pm Jan. 19 at the Sample McDouglad house, 450 NE 10th St. Pompano Beach, Fl. http://luxurychamber.com/upcoming-events.php. Visit http://www.meetup.com/Luxury-Chamber-of-Commerce/events/219326327/?a=ea1_grp&rv=ea1 to register or RSVP at EventsInSouthFlorida@gmail.com.
Slow Burn Theatre presents Bonnie & Clyde, opening Jan. 22 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.
Pompano Beach Arts presents Sea of JazzFest, a two-day musical extravaganza featuring some of the world’s most critically acclaimed and charismatic jazz musicians on Jan. 23 & 24. The inaugural event is on the grounds of the Pompano Beach Amphitheater (The Amp) at the Four Fields Complex and is expected to attract jazz lovers from across the country. Tickets for single nights are $35 (GA) to $150 (VIP) per night, with admission for both nights $65 (GA) to $250 (VIP). Visit pompanobeacharts.org for tickets and more information. VIP tickets include a meet-and-greet reception with the artists with complimentary wine and appetizers and preferred seating with chairs at the festival.
The 22nd Caribbean Cowboy Ball benefitting the George Snow Scholarship Fund is 6 p.m. Jan. 24. Call now for reservations. 561.347.6799.
Temple Anshei Shalom presents Avi Hoffman in Still Jewish after all these years, 2 pm Jan. 25. Call 561.495-1300 Mon-Thurs, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or visit templeansheishalom.org.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Luncheon is 11:30 a.m. Jan. 26 at Boca West Country Club. Call 561.995.6773 or visit ushmm.org/events/south-florida-luncheon.
A special fundraising screening of Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the home front will be 6:15 Jan. 26 at the Boca Cinemark Palace on Airport Road, north of Glades Road. Reserve at beneaththehelmet.com/boca-event/.
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 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 availableby calling 877.318.0071 or online at pbjff.org.
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.
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.
Celebrating its 35th year, the West Boca Community Council is combining a safety fair and concert for the community on Saturday in Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 12551 Glades Road. The free event from 2 to 6 p.m. in Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park will give the council, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, law enforcement and towing companies a chance to spread the word about the Yellow Dot program and Move Over law for drivers. The safety fair will start at 2 p.m. with displays by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue including their fire prevention trailer, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office fingerprinting, Towers with a Heart, Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Department of Transportation’s emergency response unit, and others
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
