Page Two: Barry’s Buzz – May 13, 2015
FAU president John W. Kelly speaks at the Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club lunch, 11:30 a.m. May 13 at City Fish Market, Glades and the Turnpike. Go to goldcoasttigerbayclub.com/registration to RSVP or call 561.852.0000.
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Boca Leaders East meets every Wednesday, 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Corner Bakery Café, 2240 NW 19th St. #800 in the Boca Glades Plaza, just west of I-95. No dues, no fees, no mandatory meetings, just pay for your own breakfast. Bring business cards and friends.
The Twin Palms Center for the Disabled, The Habilitation Center and JARC are proud to host a fun and informative event offering support, inspiration and guidance for families with developmentally disabled teens and adults. A Celebration of Hope and Help for Special Needs Families will feature information from the three organizations and talks led by Jan Jessup, who has chronicled her 60 year journey as a mom of a developmentally disabled daughter in her new book, “Will I Be on Television?” A Special Needs Child Who Wouldn’t Give Up. The open house style event takes place from 4-7pm on Wednesday, May 13th and is free to the community. Complimentary appetizers will be provided by 5 Spice Asian Street Market.
Deputy County Administrator Verdinia Baker was selected to succeed Bob Weisman as County Administrator from a field of six finalists.
The Palm Beach Pops has canceled its concert series again in Boca and West Palm Beach, but will continue its schools music education programs.
The former Lord Mayor of Westminster, Duncan Sandys, who’s also the great-grandson of Winston Churchill was at West Boca High wearing a red, fur-lined robe and white gloves, to officially ask the band to march early next year at London’s New Year’s Day Parade, one of 12 in the U.S. and a first in Palm Beach County, to this popular event worldwide nearing its third decade. They need a little over $300,000 to pay for airfare and their six-day stay in London. A car wash and online fundraising page have pulled in about $1,000 so far. The school is also seeking corporate sponsors. To help the band get to London, visit gofundme.com/westbocaband.
A Boca Raton ER doctor was being extorted by a former Broward County sheriff’s investigator who was convicted for taking $7,000 to not tell his wife. She was about to shake down another prominent lawyer for $20,000 for her silence she also met on the hookup website Ashleymadison.com.
Flying internationally into Boca Raton Airport is about to get a whole lot easier; and a whole lot sooner than expected. Officials have gotten all the money needed for construction of the airport’s new Customs and Border Protection aviation facility near the Fairfield Inn to be finished by the end of 2016.
A Florida Atlantic University Professor invented a software program that can block drivers from sending or receiving text messages from the behind the wheel of a moving vehicle more than 10 MPH and FAU patented the program, spurring a tech firm Port-Nexus to begin implementing and developing it.
AT&T opened two franchise stores in the Boca Lyons Center at Glades & Lyons Road and in Mizner Park.
Arts Garage President and CEO Alyona Ushe has tapped Primal Forces’ Keith Garsson as Producing Director who will be joined by Genie Croft of the Women’s Theatre Project as Resident Director.
Papalani Gelato opened their first South Florida store at 16950 Jog Road at Addison Place, between Clint Moore Road and Linton Blvd., serving Hawaiian style gelato, chocolates and coffee from Hawaii and other parts of the world, in addition to offering breakfast items of buttermilk Belgian waffles, fruit, etc.
South Florida’s largest cable company Comcast reported first quarter revenue of $11.4 Billion, up a solid 6% from 2014 and revealed high speed internet was up a healthy 10%, while video and voice services were flat. Comcast has around 1.5 million subscribers from Key West to Vero Beach and recently pulled the plug on its ill-fated merger plans with Time-Warner cable. Comcast has 22 million subscribers nationwide.
Verizon announced that it will purchase AOL, which owns The Huffington Post, in a $4.4 billion deal aimed at improving ads and Web video content. The move is believed to be linked to Verizon’s goal to expand into the online video arena, where AOL’s existing technologies could give it an advantage. The company’s video service is expected to launch this summer.
Florida Power & Light revealed first quarter earnings of $359 million, up 3% from the same quarter last year and also plans to ask the state public commission to nail customers with a major tab to drill for natural gas used in power generation. FP&L operates as a monopoly blessed by the state and last year stashed away $1.3 Billion in profits.
South Florida’s Seminole Indian Tribe is blasting Gov. Rick Scott for stalling negotiations on a new gambling agreement. The Tribe’s exclusive table games deal offering blackjack and baccarat in exchange for paying the state $250 million a year expires July 31. The Seminoles accused Scott of foot-dragging on the deal under political pressure from the tribe’s South Florida’s competitors who want table games for their own casinos.
Boca Raton AIPAC supporters Lothar and Carlyn Mayer hosted a fundraiser for Marco Rubio in their St. Andrews Country Club home, called “the Boca Raton Presidential Kick-off Honoring U.S. Senator Marco Rubio “Americas Favorite Son”. Cost to attend was $1,000 or $2,700 for a photo with him.
In preparation for his all-but-declared 2016 presidential bid, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has found a South Florida home for his likely campaign. Bush’s political action committee, Right to Rise, has leased space on parts of two floors of the Flagler Corporate Center, which at least until recently housed offices for Florida Power & Light.
Watch Barry Epstein live at publicrelations.nu/tv-show/ to win free tickets to the Cinemark Theatres. This week’s guests are Arts Garage Producing director, Keith Garsson and Contour Day Spa Owner Jay Panofsky. 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, Linkedin, Twitter and YouTube. Taping is 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the bylnetwork.com. Call 561.852.0000 for details.
Boca Leaders West meets every Thursday 7:45 a.m. at First Watch, Mission Bay in West Boca, 441, north of Glades Road. No dues, no fees, no mandatory meetings, just pay for your own breakfast. Bring business cards and friends.
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.
Mad Max: Fury Road and Pitch Perfect 2 opens at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere theatres. Tangerines and Dior at the FAU Living Room theatres. Mad Max: Fury Road opens at the Movies of Lake Worth. Furious 7, Age of Adaline and Paul Blart Mall Cop opens at the Last Picture Show in Tamarac. Mad Max opens at the Classic Gateway in Ft. Lauderdale. Read movie capsules at http://www.publicrelations.nu/category/reviews/movie-reviews/.
Silverspot Cinema, and upscale movie theatre company with 11 screens and 1,475 seats opens May 15 at 4441 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek in the Promenade Shopping Center. It will have a 150 seat restaurant and bar in the lobby opening later this summer.
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.
Bell, Book and Candle will open at Stage Door Theatre 8036 Sample Road, Margate on May 15th, and run through June 21st. Tickets are $38 – $42; $16 student tickets are also available. Tickets may be purchased at the Broward Stage Door Theatre box office at 954-344-7765 or on line at stagedoortheatre.com.
Sophie, Totie & Belle runs to May 17 at the Delray Square Performing Arts, 4809 W. Atlantic Ave. Tickets at 561.880.0319 or visit DelraySquareArts.com.
A Chorus Line is at the Stage Door Theatre, 8036 W. Sample Rd. Margate, Fl., through May 17. Call 954.344.7765 or visit stagedoortheatre.com for tickets.
Anything Goes is at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, to May 17. Tickets start at $34.75. For tickets visit browardcenter.org; by phone 954-462-0222.
Israelfest 2015 is 3 pm May 17 at the Mizner Park amphitheater. Free community wide event for the whole family. Kosher food available for purchase. For sponsorship opportunities, call 561.852.3169. As an added bonus, JCRC has arranged to have the 1st floor of the Boca Museum of Art open during the event, free of charge. The work of Israeli-born artist Izhar Patkin will be on display during that time.For more information visit: http://JewishBoca.org/engage/events/Israel_fest_2015.
Motorists along Interstate 95 can expect nightly traffic disruptions next week as construction workers build the new interchange at Spanish River Boulevard. Beginning at 9 p.m. May 18, traffic will be rerouted to newly paved outside lanes just north and south of the Spanish River Boulevard overpass. The shift will continue each night through May 21.
The West Boca Community Council is offering a free Board Certification Course 7 to 9 p.m. May 19, taught by Sachs, Sax Caplan partner Lou Caplan, at Boca Lago Country Club, 866f Juego Way between Lyons and Boca Rio Road, for those interested in serving as a board member in their homeowner or condominium association to understand community operations and governing laws. Reservations are required by calling 561.293.3612 or emailing Tyler@superiormgnt.net. Refreshments will be served.
Westbocaleaders.com is the best networking group in the area and meets at City Fish Market, Glades and the turnpike on the first and third Wednesdays from 6:00 pm to 7:00 p.m. Cost is $60 per quarter. Check out the website for openings in some categories. Next meeting is May 20. Call 561.852.0000 for further information.
The Place of Hope at the Leighan and David Rinker Campus (formerly The Haven Campus), 21441 Boca Rio Road has its ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the completion of various buildings, 6:30 p.m. May 20. Barbecue dinner and refreshments will be served. RSVP by May 18 to 561.483.0962.
Republican Federated Women of South Florida presents Bernard Sansaricq, former President of the Haitian Senate, 6 pm May 23 at the Boca Country Club, 17751 Boca Club Blvc. $30 per person, includes dinner and cash bar. Men welcome. RSVP to cherylmullings@comcast.net or 561.852.9520.
The Delray Beach Playhouse tops off its 2014-15 Season with one of Neil Simon’s best-loved comedies, Barefoot In The Park. In this affectionately autobiographical play, Simon tells the story of Paul and Corie Bratter, two newlyweds settling into their first Manhattan apartment. The show runs from May 23 – June 7, and tickets are $30 ($15 for students 18 and younger), and can be purchased by calling the box office at 561-272-1281 Ext. 4.
Monday, May 25th 2015 the City of Boca Raton will commemorate Memorial Day. At 9:00AM, in remembrance of ALL military personnel who died in service to the United States of America there will be a memorial ceremony at the Boca Raton Cemetery (449 SW 4th Ave Boca Raton FL 33432). The ceremony will feature Veteran Groups, City Officials, music by Ft. Lauderdale Highlanders, Boca Raton High School Band, drills by Boca Raton Community High School NJROTC and the Boca Raton Police Services Department & Firefighters & Paramedics of Boca Raton Honor Guard. For more information, visit: MyBoca.US/CommunityEvents/DowntownBocaRaton. At 7:00PM, the City will sponsor a free Memorial Day Concert by the New Gardens Band entitled, “An American Tribute,” at Mizner Park Amphitheater (590 Plaza Real Boca Raton FL 33432). A full concert band will perform patriotic music under the direction of Owen Seward. Blankets and chairs are welcome at this event, and chairs will also be available to rent for $2.00. (Rain or Shine).
There will also be a free Memorial Day program at Veterans Park on Palmetto Park Road, between 441 and Lyons Road.
The Palm Beach State College Women Entrepreneur Network presents Kellie Kuecha speaking on Brand Omnipresence: How to Profit from Being YOU, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. May 26, Room HT103B, Humanities & Technology Building, Boca Raton campus, 3000 St. Lucie Ave. Boca Raton. Cost is $15. Payable at the door. Cash or check only made out to PBSC. RSVP by email: ccbusiness@palmbeachstate.edu.
Federation of Boca Raton Homeowner Associations will Host Mayor Susan Haynie presenting the State of the City Address. Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 8:30am- 9:30am at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd, Boca Raton Fl 33432.
Bill Mahar will be at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, fl. 8 pm June 13. Tickets start at $35. Visit Kravis.org or call 561.832.7469.
Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation and West Boca Community Council presents a free Fourth of July event, 6:30 p.m. at Sunset Cove Amphiteatre12551 Glades Road, Boca Raton, featuring a live American Classic Rock concert with Ocean Boulevard, the Kids Fun Zone, food, beverage concessions and ice cream trucks on site, along with a fireworks by Zambelli. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for more information, Call 561.488.8069.
The Broward Stage Door Theatre at 8036 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs, has announced their 22cnd Anniversary Season; Harvey, July 31- Sept. 6; The Fantasticks, Sept. 4- Oct. 11; Promises, Promises, Sept. 25 – Nov. 1; Dial “M” for Murder, Oct. 30 – Dec. 6; Gypsy, Nov. 20 – Jan. 3, 2016; Pompadour, Dec. 26, 2015 – Jan. 31, 2016; Carnival, Jan. 22, 2016 – Feb. 28, 2016; What’s New Pussycat?, Feb. 19, 2016 – March 27, 2016; Sunset Blvd., March 18 – April 24, 2016; Same Time, Next Year, April 15, 2016 – May 22, 2016; Putting it Together, May 13, 2016 – June 19, 2016; A Night in Motown, June 10, 2016, July 17, 2016; Present Laughter, July 8, 2016 – Aug. 14, 2016. Get tickets at 954.344.7765, or visit stagedoortheatre.com.
Save The Date: Fifth Annual White Coats-4-Care Reception, presented and co-chaired by Bonnie and Jon Kaye, Kaye Communications, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. August 3 at the Waterstone Resort & Marina, Atlantic Ballroom 999 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton. Call 561.297.2097 or email smithg@health.fau.edu.
Save the Date: JARC Golf Tournament, Dec. 7. 2015 at St. Andrews Country Club. Continental breakfast & Lunch. Limited to 100 players. Individual and foursomes welcome. Sponsorship opportunities available. Contact fallong@jarcfl.org or call 561.558.2572 for information.
Kravis on Broadway Announces 2015-2016 Series Packed with Broadway Hits & Kravis Center Debuts: BLUE MAN GROUP (December 8-13, 2015); 42nd STREET (January 5-10, 2016); MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (February 9-14, 2016); MATILDA THE MUSICAL (March 1-6, 2016); Woody Allen’s BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (March 22-27, 2016); THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY THE MUSICAL (April 26 – May 1, 2016). Subscribers for the Kravis on Broadway series will receive their renewals in mid-March. Kravis Center donors will receive information on becoming a Kravis on Broadway subscriber for the 2015-2016 series in mid-May. For more information about becoming a donor, log on to kravis.org/membership, or call (561) 651-4320. Subscriptions for all six Kravis On Broadway productions are $180 to $499 and will go on sale to the general public midsummer. For information about purchasing a subscription to Kravis on Broadway, contact the Kravis Center box office at (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471, or log on to kravis.org/broadway.
David Weir, South Florida Business Report, the Palm Beach Post, the Miami Herald and the Sun-Sentinel 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 and on his website: publicrelations.nu.
