BOCA RATON – The following activities are being planned by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce:
CHAMBER VILLAGE – 2012 MEET ME ON THE PROMENADE
When: Saturday, October 27 / 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Where: Downtown Boca Raton
SWIB’s FAVORITE THINGS
When: Thursday, November 1 / 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Wyndham Hotel – Boca Raton 1950 Glades Road / Wyndham Way
MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST
When: Thursday, November 8 / 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Where: Via Mizner Golf and Country Club 6200 Boca Del Mar Drive
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
When: Thursday, Nov 8 / 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Boca Raton Chamber 1800 N. Dixie Highway
RIBBON CUTTING – VALDO THERAPY
When: Thursday, November 8 / 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Where: Valdo Therapy 3416 South Federal Highway, Delray Beach
RIBBON CUTTING – PNC BANK
When: Thursday, November 8 / 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Where: PNC Bank 2255 Glades Road, Suite 138W
All events are in Boca Raton unless otherwise indicated. Details about all of these events are available at www.BocaRatonChamber.com
The following activities are planned at Florida Atlantic University:
Sunday, October 28, 3 p.m.
Super-sized Jazz! Rattette Jazz Band and Ignacio Berroa Quartet
University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton
Suggested $10 donation at the door.
FAU hosts the 10-piece Rattette jazz ensemble, followed by the dynamic Ignacio Berroa Quartet. Jazz lovers are in for a real treat: a double-dose of the best jazz, performed by the best!
Monday, October 29, 7 p.m.
Literary Agent Betsy Lerner Presents “What Writers Need to Know”
Majestic Palm Room, Student Union Building, FAU Boca Raton campus
Free and open to the public.
Information: 561-297-2553
Lerner is a partner at the literary agency, Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner. Prior to becoming an agent, she worked as an editor for 16 years at major trade publishers, including Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin and Doubleday. As an agent, she largely represents non-fiction writers in the areas of science, psychology, history, cultural studies, biography, current events and memoir.
Thursday, November 1, 4 p.m.
Latin American Film, with Dennis Hanlon, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Performing Arts Building, room 101
Free and open to the public
Information: ccalarge@fau.edu or 561-297-2533
Hanlon’s lecture is titled “Jorge Sanjinés’ ‘All-Encompassing Sequence Shot’: From Revolutionary Practice to Indigenismo?” Jorge Sanjinés is best remembered in the United States for his 1969 film, “Blood of the Condor,” which was partly responsible for the Peace Corps being kicked out of Bolivia in 1971.
Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
FAU Art Festival
Performing and Visual Arts Complex, FAU Boca Raton
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-3870
More than 30 professional and student artists exhibit art work for sale. Silent auction, food and music.
Sunday, November 4, 3 p.m.
French and American Fare for Guitar, Classical Guitar Society
University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton campus
Suggested $10 donation at the door.
Information: 561-297-3853
Faculty and students will perform exciting classical guitar works in solo and chamber settings.