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.
Meet Stanley Tate for lunch Oct.8 11:30 a.m. at City Fish Market, Glades and Florida’s Turnpike. RSVP and register at www.goldcoasttigerbayclub.com.
Thousands of Palm Beach county property owners could be added to flood zones according to new flood zone maps drawn by FEMA. Property placed in the flood zones will be required to buy costly flood zone insurance if they have a mortgage, including upscale parcels in Boca Raton.
South Florida is well known as a gay-friendly tourist destination and in November the region will host a gay days week-long convention promoting attractions and amenities for the gay market. Over 15,000 convention goers are expected to attend and generate over $18 million in economic impact. Last year South Florida welcomed 1.3 million gay travelers who spent $1.5 billion dollars. Gay tourists spend twice as much as straight vacationers.
Palm Beach county August home sales posted 1500 closings which was up 16% from August a year ago, over 40% were paid in cash. There were 88 short sales, down 50% and 244 foreclosures, which saw a huge jump of 60% from 2013.
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.
Filmgoers in 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 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. 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.
Gone Girl, Left Behind, Hector and the Search for Happiness and Annabelle opens Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere theatres. The Liberator opens at the FAU Living Room theatres. Gone Girl and Hector and the Search for Happiness opens at the Movies of Delray and Lake Worth.
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.
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.
The friends of the Boca Raton Library Foreign Film Series will screen a film about a German refugee family as they adjust to farm life in Kenya. The film earned the 2002 Academy Award for best foreign language film. It will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the new downtown library, 400 NW 2 Ave., followed by a discussion led by Neil Schulhoff. Admission is free and complimentary refreshments will be served. To register, go to bocalibrary.org and click on events calendar or call 561.807.7141 for more information and to enroll.
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.
The Palm Beach County Wealth & Estate Planning seminar is 4 p.m. Nov. 5 at the FAU Office Depot Lecture Hall. Cost is $50. Call 561.297.6144 or visit pbcseminar.info for more information and registration.
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 10:30 a.m., Nov. 7 at Boca West Country Club. Visit jlbr.org/wvoy or call 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 emailJenniferk@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 Yom Kippur to all my Jewish readers.