Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Barry's Buzz - Dec. 29, 2011

Internet television station WRPBITV will have a new home in the Shoppes of Village Pointe on S.W. 18th Street, between Powerline Rd. and Military Trail. Very inexpensive rates for advertising and having your own show apply during the inaugural period. Contact Wayne Filowitz at 561.779.1250 or email him at wrpbitv@yahoo.com for specific details.
A skateboard, BMX bike and online skate parks are being proposed for the unused roller hockey rink in Loggers Run Park. Funds are needed to finish the improvements to open it.
Former Congressman Peter Deutsch is opening one of his Ben Gamia Hebrew language charter schools on the Temple Beth El campus in East Boca, which is not a religious school like Donna Klein, replacing the vacant day care center which moved to the Beck Family Campus in West Boca.
The 73,803 square foot Courtyard office building, built in 1983 with an atrium, indoor fountains, ponds and tropical walkways, at 5301 N. Federal Highway in Boca Raton, was hit by a $5million foreclosure lawsuit.
The co-sponsors of a bill that would bring destination casinos to South Florida are proposing significant changes, including measures that could turn existing pari-mutuels like racetracks and jai-alai frontons into full-fledged casinos. What about Palm Beach County?
With new construction at a crawl, you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief when the first approvals for a proposed rental apartment complex downtown cleared hurdles to allow the project to move forward. The 2.21-acre lot between Southeast First and Second streets and Dixie and Federal highways is empty now. But if all the permits fall into place, a building large enough for 261 apartments with an eight-story garage eventually will help populate the area with pedestrians, a city goal after spending millions to revamp the downtown.
With completion scheduled for the end of January, it was about time to let the city's Recreation Services department look for outside companies to maintain the Spanish River Sports Complex. The city got the go-ahead to put out a request for proposals. The Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District is building the park and wants to see if money can be saved by contracting out the services instead of the city.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com featuring Sun-Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson discussing the year in review and predictions for 2012. Don’t miss it! Watch to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark theatres.
Cokie and Steve Roberts headline the JCC book luncheon at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 12 at Delaire Country Club in Delray Beach. Tickets ar $45 for members and $55 for guests. For tickets, visit www.jcconline.com.
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School: Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel; with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The 15th Annual OPAL awards will be presented by the Rotary Club of Boca Raton on Jan. 14 at Boca Pointe Country Club with cocktails at 6:30 and dinner at 7:30 p.m., honoring Tom Snow, Patricia Thomas, Rabbi Merle Singer, Warren Orlando and Ken Davis. Call 477.76180 for tickets and sponsorships.
Don’t miss the Concert by the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Featuring the original Miller arrangements of pieces like Moonlight Serenade, In The Mood, String Of Pearls and Chattanooga Choo Choo. Wednesday, January 18th at 8:00 PM. Olympic Heights Community High School Auditorium, 20101 Lyons Road, Boca Raton. Free Parking. Tickets $28.00 and VIP Seating $35.00. Charge by phone: 1 800 595-4849. On line: lbproductions.tix.com. Group sales and information: 561 367-1689.
The late Gloria Drummond, founder of Boca Raton Regional Hospital, will be honored and paid tribute at the hospitals Golden Gala on Jan. 21 with a video and commemorative journal.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
Dr. Marta Rendon will be honored with the DIAMOND award at a Feb. 23 luncheon at the Boca Raton Marriott by the Boca Raton Chamber. For ticket information, call 561.395.4433.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.
I sincerely wish a Happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to all my readers. Enjoy it with your families and/or loved ones.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Dec. 22, 2011
The federal government denied Florida's request for relief from a provision of the federal health care law that requires insurers spend at least 80 cents of every premium dollar on direct patient care. Consumer groups say large numbers of insured Floridians stand to get some of their premium payments back.
Morton’s Restaurants, with 77 steakhouses in 64 cities worldwide and operates Trevi, an Italian restuaurant at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, has been acquired by Landry’s Inc. for $116.6 million. Landry also owns McCormick and Schmicks, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company and Rainforest Café.
Boca Raton Attorney Mitchell Jay Stein was charged with leading a multimillion-dollar penny stock fraud at a medical device company. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Boca Raton reversed its decision and now will allow holiday decorations and symbols in all city buildings. Meanwhile, despite the Grinch antics of some of his neighbors turning on sprinklers spraying passerbys, Rick Newman, who puts on two holiday sound and light displays on his lawn at 699 NW Ninth Ave. in Old Floresta every year, is planning big doings on Christmas Eve. The Doral Middle School Choir will be here singing Christmas and Kwanzaa songs. The DocMiami International Film Festival is donating 20 gallons of eggnog for me to give out. The Holiday Light & Sound Show will start at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve and Santa is expected to arrive at 7. As he does every year, Newman collects money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Rachel Elander and Lauren Wulf, aka "The Hot Chocolate Girls," sell hot chocolate and popcorn with proceeds going to the charity. Last year Newman presented a check for about $1,200, collected at both his Halloween and holiday displays.
Despite the city issuing RFP’s for restaurants only on the Wildflower site, Boca developer and downtown landowner, Jim Batmasian presented a plan for apartments and park on the site. The city would have to expand the RFP to include residential when they issue the request in January.
The Boca Boat parade had the largest number of boats and viewers. Barry R. Epstein Associates was one of the sponsors.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com hosted by Sun- Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy, with guests John Hart, calling in from California and movie maven Morrie Zyrl, talking about the holiday movies. Watch to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark Theatres.
Next weeks show will feature Sun-Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson discussing the year in review and predictions for 2012. Don’t miss it!
Movies opening at the Cinemark Theatres are; The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Mission Impossible – Ghost protocol and The Adventures of TinTin. Opening Christmas day are War Horse and the Darkest Hour. Movies opening at the Movies of Delray and Lake Worth are; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, We Bought A Zoo, Sherlock Holmes, The Descendants and My Week with Marilyn. Lake Worth also opens War Horse.
Cokie and Steve Roberts headline the JCC book luncheon at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 12 at Delaire Country Club in Delray Beach. Tickets ar $45 for members and $55 for guests. For tickets, visit www.jcconline.com.
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School: Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel; with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
Sincere condolences to the family of Gloria Drummond, founder of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital who died at the age of 81. She will be honored and paid tribute at the hospitals “Golden Gala” on Jan. 21 with a video and commemorative journal that evening.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.
Thank you to all my friends for their best wishes while I was in the hospital. I sincerely wish a Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas to all my readers. Enjoy the holidays with your loved ones
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and blog is: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Dec. 15, 2011

Florida Governor Rick Scott and Florida Senator Maria Sachs return today from a week long trade mission to Israel. They were joined by Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolus and others.
Sunrise Park Elementary School won $1,000 from the Miami Dolphins in a poster contest.
Palm Beach County Commissioners finally put the nail in the coffin for the needless proposal to widen Palmettto Park Road, just to shave off 20 seconds of driving time. Kudos to the Boca City Council for seeing the folly of this waste of taxpayer money and lobbied against it.
Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aaronson and SouthTech Academy Jim Kidd will meet with the Rosen School of Hospitality in January to establish a Hotel Management program.
A totally redesigned upscale iPic Theater with an indoor box office, a new façade facing Federal Highway and a bar and restaurant in the former AMC and Sunrise Theatre location at the south side of Mizner Park, is planned to be open by May by Muvico founder Hamid Hashami with an additional 1932 square feet, to be reconfigures with only 40 to 60 seats in each of eight spaces,, with the luxury section featuring push-button recliners and food service 20 minutes into the feature. Patrons in the lower priced up front leather seats can buy food and bring it into the theatreThe former Sunrise Cinemas location closed last winter, and an eviction lawsuit was filed in March. The new movie house will be reconfigured with only 40 to 60 seats in each of eight spaces. The luxury section has push-button recliners and allows food service 20 minutes into the feature. The lower-priced seats up front are leather, and movie goers can buy food there and bring it in while they watch. The box office will move inside, but patrons can also buy tickets and pick their seats in advance online. Hashemi formed iPic in 2007, which now has eight locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Washington, Wisconsin and Texas, in addition to Boca Raton Florida in Mizner Park.
The city of Boca Raton showed a piece of steel from the World Trade Center it managed to claim that may be one of the last distributed by the 9/11 Foundation. It will be on display in the city's Fire Administration Headquarters by mid-January after a memorial featuring the piece of metal is complete. The steel is roughly 10-inches wide by 14-inches long. The city applied for the piece about a year ago and was initially told none was left.
An outdoor stage at the courtyard fountain at the Boca Marriott was approved for a fundraiser.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with Miami Herald gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, Emily Lilly, coordinator of the Boca Boat Parade this Saturday, Concert Promoter Rick Alovis, presenting a tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John at Spanish River High School and Sun Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Dr. Robert Watson, political professor at Lynn University. Watch to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark Theatres.
Movies opening at the Cinemark Theatres tomorrow are Young Adult, Sherlock Holmes: and Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Movies opening at the Movies of Delray are: Sherlock Holmes, My Week with Marilyn, The Descendants and on Tuesday night opens Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Same at Movies of Lake Worth except for The Descendants.
World renowned biblical scholars, archaeologists and educators will present a Boca Symposium December 15th - 19th. The free event will be held at two locations: Boca Raton Christian School and Temple Emanu-El of Miami Beach. Lectures will take attendees on a historical journey to view artifacts, photography and research relating to recent archaeological and scientific findings emerging from Israel and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Visit www.ijcoevents.org.
The annual Boca Raton Holiday Boat parade is 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, starting at the C-15 canal and moving south on the Intracoastal waterway. Barry R, Epstein Associates is a sponsor.
Among the films opening Dec. 20 at the Cinemark Theatre are; The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Mission Impossible – Ghost protocol and The Adventures of TinTin.
Cokie and Steve Roberts headline the JCC book luncheon at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 12 at Delaire Country Club on Military Trail in Delray Beach. Tickets ar $45 for members and $55 for guests. For tickets, visit www.jcconline.com.
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School: Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel; with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and blog is: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Dec. 8, 2011

BB&T bank will have their name on the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.
The Palm Beach County Commission finally killed the proposal to needlessly widen Palmetto Park Road. What a waste of money that would be!
WRPBITV internet television station will be broadcasting from the Shoppes at Village Pointe owned by Boca philanthropist and chair of the Palm Beach County Film Festival, beginning in January.
Congressman Allen West (R-FL) has been named a member of the National Defense Authorization Act Conference. The NDAA Conference is a select group of bipartisan members from both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate that will begin hammering out the final provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. NDAA legislation provides the policy for the Department of Defense and Americas Armed Services and ensures troops have the resources they need to defend America.
The pool at Boca High is now available for lease when not used by the school students.
Dr. Jason Lewis Walton, Chief of staff at Lynn University updated the board of directors of the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission on the behind the scenes details of snaring the final Presidential debate on Oct. 22, 2012. Many factors combined to award this prestigious event to Lynn which will produce thousand of journalists from all over the world focusing on Boca Raton and Palm Beach County, with thousands of dollars in economic impact.
Dennis Max will open two new restaurants, adding to his Max’s Grille in Mizner Park and Max’s Harvest in Pineapple Grove. Frank & Dino’s, named after you know who will open at 718 S. Federal Highway in Deerfield Beach and Asssaggio del Forno (taste of the oven) opens at the Regency Court in January.
A new restaurant will open in the former Canyon Grill on Glades Road and another new one in the former Marios at the Wyndham Garden Hotel.
Two Spanish River High School students have asked the city to support their 'no texting while driving' campaign that turns out to have a link to Justin Bieber. The City Council will consider their request.
The Volen Center has a new taxi service for older adults who no longer drive or want to limit their driving.
The FINAL Coach's Radio Show with Coach Schnellenberger will be held tonight at the Duffy's on Saint Andrews Blvd in Boca Raton beginning at 5:30 PM. Free appetizers and drink specials will be offered.
The Florida DOT will hold a public hearing on the proposed improvement to I-95 from Oakland Park Blvd. to Glades Road tonight, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Marleen & Harold Forkas Alumni Center, FAU campus.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with Miami Herald gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, Harris Rosen, president of the Rosen Hotels and Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, talking about offering $59 per nite for all rooms at the Shingle Creek Resort and Rosen Center for the entire month of December!! Go to http://www.orlandohotels4less.com/gift to get reservations. They will go fast!! This is a cheaper price than Priceline! So if you want to get away for a few days, reserve now, and Sun Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Dr. Robert Watson, political professor at Lynn University. Watch to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark Theatres.
Movies opening at the Cinemark Theatres tomorrow are: New Years Eve and The Sitter. Movie opening at the Movies of Delray and Movies of Lake Worth is About Fifty.
Compassionate Friends, support group for parents who have lost children, holds its annual dinner Sunday, Dec. 4 at 5:00 p.m. at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Boca, off of I-95.
New FAU Ambassador Howard Schnellenberger will be honored at the Dec. 11 Dolphin game.
World renowned biblical scholars, archaeologists and educators will present a Boca Symposium December 15th - 19th. The free event will be held at two locations: Boca Raton Christian School and Temple Emanu-El of Miami Beach. Lectures will take attendees on a historical journey to view artifacts, photography and research relating to recent archaeological and scientific findings emerging from Israel and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Visit www.ijcoevents.org. for more information.
The annual Boca Raton Holiday Boat parade is 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, starting at the C-15 canal and moving south on the Intracoastal waterway.
Among the many films opening Christmas Day, Dec. 25 at the Cinemark Theatre and others is The Artist, a four star black and white silent film destined by critics to be named the best picture of the year.
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School: Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel; with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and blog is: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/.

Barry’s Buzz – Dec. 8, 2011

BB&T bank will have their name on the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.
The Palm Beach County Commission finally killed the proposal to needlessly widen Palmetto Park Road. What a waste of money that would be!
WRPBITV internet television station will be broadcasting from the Shoppes at Village Pointe owned by Boca philanthropist and chair of the Palm Beach County Film Festival, beginning in January.
Congressman Allen West (R-FL) has been named a member of the National Defense Authorization Act Conference. The NDAA Conference is a select group of bipartisan members from both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate that will begin hammering out the final provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. NDAA legislation provides the policy for the Department of Defense and Americas Armed Services and ensures troops have the resources they need to defend America.
The pool at Boca High is now available for lease when not used by the school students.
Dr. Jason Lewis Walton, Chief of staff at Lynn University updated the board of directors of the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission on the behind the scenes details of snaring the final Presidential debate on Oct. 22, 2012. Many factors combined to award this prestigious event to Lynn which will produce thousand of journalists from all over the world focusing on Boca Raton and Palm Beach County, with thousands of dollars in economic impact.
Dennis Max will open two new restaurants, adding to his Max’s Grille in Mizner Park and Max’s Harvest in Pineapple Grove. Frank & Dino’s, named after you know who will open at 718 S. Federal Highway in Deerfield Beach and Asssaggio del Forno (taste of the oven) opens at the Regency Court in January.
A new restaurant will open in the former Canyon Grill on Glades Road and another new one in the former Marios at the Wyndham Garden Hotel.
Two Spanish River High School students have asked the city to support their 'no texting while driving' campaign that turns out to have a link to Justin Bieber. The City Council will consider their request.
The Volen Center has a new taxi service for older adults who no longer drive or want to limit their driving.
The FINAL Coach's Radio Show with Coach Schnellenberger will be held tonight at the Duffy's on Saint Andrews Blvd in Boca Raton beginning at 5:30 PM. Free appetizers and drink specials will be offered.
The Florida DOT will hold a public hearing on the proposed improvement to I-95 from Oakland Park Blvd. to Glades Road tonight, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Marleen & Harold Forkas Alumni Center, FAU campus.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with Miami Herald gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, Harris Rosen, president of the Rosen Hotels and Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, talking about offering $59 per nite for all rooms at the Shingle Creek Resort and Rosen Center for the entire month of December!! Go to http://www.orlandohotels4less.com/gift to get reservations. They will go fast!! This is a cheaper price than Priceline! So if you want to get away for a few days, reserve now, and Sun Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Dr. Robert Watson, political professor at Lynn University. Watch to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark Theatres.
Movies opening at the Cinemark Theatres tomorrow are: New Years Eve and The Sitter. Movie opening at the Movies of Delray and Movies of Lake Worth is About Fifty.
Compassionate Friends, support group for parents who have lost children, holds its annual dinner Sunday, Dec. 4 at 5:00 p.m. at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Boca, off of I-95.
New FAU Ambassador Howard Schnellenberger will be honored at the Dec. 11 Dolphin game.
World renowned biblical scholars, archaeologists and educators will present a Boca Symposium December 15th - 19th. The free event will be held at two locations: Boca Raton Christian School and Temple Emanu-El of Miami Beach. Lectures will take attendees on a historical journey to view artifacts, photography and research relating to recent archaeological and scientific findings emerging from Israel and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Visit www.ijcoevents.org. for more information.
The annual Boca Raton Holiday Boat parade is 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, starting at the C-15 canal and moving south on the Intracoastal waterway.
Among the many films opening Christmas Day, Dec. 25 at the Cinemark Theatre and others is The Artist, a four star black and white silent film destined by critics to be named the best picture of the year.
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School: Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel; with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and blog is: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Dec. 1, 2011

Florida State Rep. Steve Perman is organizing a new Caucus to preserve the Everglades with State Sen. Maria Sachs and State Rep. Lori Berman.
· The Palm Beach County Commission is considering changing the county charter in Nov, 2012 to appoint constitutional officers like the Sheriff, Elections Supervisor, Tax Collector and Property Appraiser.
· You can now SKYPE through Facebook. Just click on a name in chat and hit the left button on the upper right hand side. You can download SKYPE for free at skype.com but you do need a webcam, either on your computer or get one for $20 at Best Buy.
The U.S. government has agreed to pay $2.5 million to the widow and family of Robert Stevens, a Palm Beach County tabloid photo editor killed in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
No need to go to Sample Road now that Costco has finally opened a gas station on Congress Ave.
Continuing the perception of Boca Raton as the con capital of the world, three traders were nailed by Federal regulators in a penny stock scam and ordered to repay illegal profits. Frank Calmes was hit for $2.4 million, Lynn Roundhouse for $856 thousand and Manny Shulman who lost at trial and hit for $345 thousand.
Some Ruden Barnett shareholders were stiffed $3.6 million in partnership shares after the law firm declared bankruptcy and expected to merge in to Greenspoon Marder, based in Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando, who previously had absorbed the well known Abrams Anton Law firm in Hollywood.
Spanish River Park is under construction with 85-90 acres of four lighted soccer and softball/baseball fields each, parking and two buildings. There will also be a pathway under Spanish River Blvd. to the park.
BRIO Tuscan Grille has opened in the Boca Center on Military Trail.
The Dori Slosberg Foundation, started by State Rep. Irv Slosberg in memory of his daughter who was killed in an automobile crash on Palmetto Park Road just west of the Turnpike, along with three other teenagers, will hold a No Distractions Networking event tonight at English’s in the Shops at Boca Center, 5050 Town Center Circle, for an evening of networking and safe driving education. Admission is a $20 tax deductible donation at the door and includes food along with a raffle for prizes. Call 561.488.7900 for info.
Guys and Dolls is at the Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs through Dec. 4. Call 954.344.7765.
The long awaited 258,000 square foot Delray Marketplace on Atlantic Ave and Lyons Road will have a private groundbreaking on Friday and will include such tenants as Publix, Chico’s, White House/Black Market, Charming Charlie, Jos. A. Banks, Bobby Chan Apparel, Max’s Grille, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, Famous Famiglia Pizza, Japango Shushi Asian Cuisine, The Grind Coffee, Sababa Lounge, The Olive Tap, Shula Buger and a 12 screen Frank Theaters featuring with a 16 lane bowling alley and family amphitheater.
Palm Beach Pops Music of Burt Bachrach concert is at FAU tonight, Friday and Sunday. Call 800.564.9539.
Former CBS News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent Dan Rather will speak at the Major Gifts event of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County tonight at St. Andrews Country Club in West Boca. Tickets to the event are $125. Call 852-3100.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with Miami Herald gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, State Senator Maria Sachs, Candidate for Florida U.S. Senator Deon Long, Executive Director of the Palm Beach Pops David Quillen and Sun Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. Watch to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark Theatres.
Boca Raton’s Childrens Museum, 498 Crawford Blvd. hosts breakfast with Santa on Dec. 3 from 8:30 to 11:30. Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required. Call 561.368.6875 or www.cmboca.org.
The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation has provided vital services for those suffering from this debilitating condition for 25 years. Share in the awareness at The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation's Silver Anniversary Gala at the Marriott Hollywood Beach Saturday, December 3rd with celebrity guests, live painted statues, silent auction and more. For more information, visit msfocus.org.
The Florida DOT will hold a public hearing on the proposed improvement to I-95 from Oakland Park Blvd. to Glades Road on Dec. 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Marleen & Harold Forkas Alumni Center, FAU campus.
FAU Head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger will be honored at the Dec. 11 Dolphin game.
The annual Boca Raton Holiday Boat parade is 6:30 p.m.,Saturday, Dec. 17, starting at the C-15 canal.
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School: Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel; with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and blog is: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Nov. 24, 2011

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! ENJOY THE MACY’S PARADE ON TV WITH YOUR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES.
West Boca High Cheerleader Pam Simon will be in the Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade todayl
FAU alumnus Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, former Chief of Staff for former FAU president Frank Brogan and currently president and chief executive officer of the United Way of Broward County, was appointed vice president for community engagement and executive director of the FAU Foundation.
The FAU 50th anniversary gala raised over $500,000 for the Presidents Scholarship fund, with President Mary Jane Saunders donating $50,000.FAU football game is this Saturday Nov. 26 in the new stadium.
FAU coach Howard Schnellenberger will be honored at the Dec. 3.game before and after the game.
The new coach of the Florida Atlantic University Football Owls should be announced around Dec. 5.
TD Bank is building a new facility in the Mission Bay Shopping Center,former Roadhouse spot on 441.
New restaurants: Chipotle;Garden Shops on Palmetto Park Road and Kapowi Noodle Bar; Mizner Park.
Jennifer Lopez filmed Parker in Palm Beach County with scenes shot at One Thousand Ocean on A1A.
Frank Barbieri was reelected chair of the Palm Beach County School Board who put all of Boca Raton in his District 5 and honored Superintendent Bill Malone, stepping down on Dec. 2.
Long time WPBT-TV anchor Jim Sackett retired yesterday with a farewell tribute on his last hour.
Former anchor at WPBT-TV Laurel Sauer, is now the new face and voice of WXEL-TV. She will be among the guest speakers at the Gold Coast Public Relations Council lunch on Dec. 13 at NCCCI. Go to www.goldcoastprcouncil.com for information and reservations. Tickets are $25. each.
Disney and the Seminoles are teaming up in a strange alliance to defeat further gaming efforts.
ClubLink Corp., Canada’s largest golf club operator, has paid $7.2 million for the 54-hole Palm-Aire Country Club in Pompano Beach. The acquisition gives ClubLink a total of 11 18-hole equivalent championship courses in Florida with a combined membership of more than 4,500 members.
Rick Newnan’s extravagant holiday display opens tonight at 6 p.m. at 699 N.W. Ninth Ave.
The Wayne Barton Study Center will host a turkey give away from 6pm -8pm. today delivering Thanksgiving dinner to the sick, elderly and shut in, and they are still in need of monetary donations
Guys and Dolls continues at the Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs. Call 954.344.7765 for tickets.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with Miami Herald gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, FAU athletic director Craig Angelos, Jim Sitton, who’s young daughter and other family members were killed by a relative at his 2009 Thanksgiving dinner, Congressman Ted Deutch, filing a Constitutional Amendment to ban corporate donations to political candidates and Sun Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. Watch to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark theatres.
Movies opened Wednesday at the Cinemark Palace are: The Descendants, Hugo in 3D, Arthur Christmas in 3D and The Muppets. Opening Friday is My Week With Marilyn. Take the family and enjoy!
Former CBS News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent Dan Rather will speak at the Major Gifts event of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Dec.1 at St. Andrews Country Club in West Boca. Tickets to the event are $125. Call 852-3100.
Boca Raton’s Childrens Museum, 498 Crawford Blvd. hosts breakfast with Santa on Dec. 3 from 8:30 to 11:30. Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required. Call 561.368.6875 or www.cmboca.org.
The annual Boca Raton Holiday Boat parade is 6:30 p.m.,Saturday, Dec. 17, starting at the C-15 canal.
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
Enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with your loved ones. Don’t eat too much and invite someone less fortunate and alone to join you. You will be blessed for your kindness.

Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Nov. 17, 2011

The Palm Beach County Commission will ask voters in November to approve gaming in the County.
Boca Raton Regional Hospital has been accused by a former employee of defrauding Medicare of two million dollars in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.
Boca Raton City Council member Constance Scott launched her reelection campaign this week.
The Boca Del Mar Improvement Association will hold its first contested election in 40 years January.
Republican candidates Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Michele Bachmann will speak at a political event held by the David Horowitz Freedom Center at The Breakers in Palm Beach this weekend.
Sponsors of the bill that would allow for three mega-casinos are considering putting the state lottery under the control of a new statewide gaming commission. Republican state legislators pushing for new casinos in South Florida say they want to rein in the Florida Lottery. Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff of Fort Lauderdale is one of the sponsors of the bill that would allow for three mega-casinos. She says she plans to change her bill so that the state lottery would be under the control of a new statewide gaming commission.
Calling all WWII Vets to help with a public service announcement for students in school to honor all who served. If you can talk about your war experiences, call the Veterans Speakers Forum, 561.734.4527.
Delray Beach Republican businessman Nick Loeb and his fiance Sofia Vergara, star of Modern Family, will hold a press conference at 2 p.m, to announce his decision to run or not for U.S. Senate.
Guys and Dolls continues at the Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs. Call 954.344.7765 for tickets..
Crane's BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar, which USA Weekend has hailed as one of four unique getaway spots for a romantic weekend, is pairing up with the City of Delray Beach for the fourth year in a row to help our soldiers overseas. As part of Project Holiday, a community-wide effort by the City of Delray's You Are Not Alone and the Church of the Palms, Crane's BeachHouse, 82 Gleason Street, will be hosting a SUPPORT OUR TROOPS Fun-Raiser on today, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife will run through November 20th at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, south of Palmetto Park Road. Tickets are $18.Call 561.3498 or come to the box office starting one hour before curtain. Showtime: Nov 17, 18, 19 @ 8:00, and Nov 19 @ 2:00. Michael Beecher has been nominated for a BroadwayWorld.com Florida Award as 'Best Featured Actor in a Play' for his role in 'Allergist' and the cast was nominated in the 'Best Ensemble Performance in a Play' category.
West Boca Drama presents Moon Over Buffalo, opening tonite at West Boca High School, Glades Road, west of 441. Tickets are $15 for all shows. West Boca Students can purchase a ticket for $10.00 on any night. Showtimes: Nov. 17,18,19 @ 8:00,and Nov. 19 @ 2:00. Call 561-672-2066 or at the box office each nite.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with the First Lady of Florida Theatre, Jan McArt and Sun Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. Tune in to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray & Movies of Lake Worth.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: Happy Feet Two and The Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn – Part 1. Movies of Delray opens Happy Happy.
Former CBS News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent Dan Rather will speak at the Major Gifts event of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Dec.1 at St. Andrews Country Club in West Boca. Tickets to the event are $125. Call 852-3100.
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Nov. 10, 2011

Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled alleged sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach.
Naming Rights for the FAU Football stadium are in negotiations.
The Boca Bridge hotel has worked out a bankruptcy agreement to avoid foreclosure.
WPEC TV CBS news 12 which has been on the sales block for the past year, has been sold by Freedom Broadcasting to Sinclair Broadcast Group which owns and operates 65 stations throughout the U.S. and recently took over a 3 station West Palm Beach Group.
County tax payers got sticker shock when they found their tax bills had increased despite decreased property values due to sleight of hand manipulation of millage rates by some governments.
Money talks in County September real estate transactions with 60% of buyers paying cash. Real Estate pros cash buyers will continue to dominate until banks start making mortgages available again.
Dr. Conrad Murray found guilty and was paid $150,000.00 per month to look after Michael Jackson.
Dippin' Dots, maker of the frozen treat popular with kids, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Construction starts Nov. 8 on widened HOV lanes in Broward County.
After out hammering out the details, the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library were expected to ceremoniously present the city with their $250,000 gift for new downtown library at the City Council workshop meeting Nov. 7.
Please take time tomorrow to remember our Veterans by attending a service. Schools are closed so take them with you and drive safely. Thanks to Burt Richards for accomplishing this goal.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with Derek Postin, head of the Grand New Party, Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson, Sun Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy and FAU athletic director Craig Angelos. Tune in to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray & Movies of Lake Worth.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: J. Edgar, Jack and Jill, and Immortals. Movies of Delray and Lake Worth opens J. Edgar and Anonymous. Lake Worth also opens Happy Happy.
Is 11/11/11 at 11:11 a.m. and p.m. significant for you? Marriages tomorrow are easy to remember.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The Luxury Chamber Network event will be Monday, Nov. 14 at Shula’s steak house on the beach. Go to www.luxurychamber.com for information and reservations.
Former CBS News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent Dan Rather will speak at the Major Gifts event of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Dec.1 at St. Andrews Country Club in West Boca. Rather will address donors who donated a minimum of $10,000 combined gift to the 2012 UJA/Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign. Tickets to the event are $125
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.

Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Nov. 3, 2011

What a coup for Lynn University for landing the last presidential debate on Oct. 22. 2012. A traffic light will be installed on Military Trail, and the entrances there and at Potomoc Rd. will be widened..
The Yard House restaurant will be opening 10,000 sq. ft. in Mizner Park next to the closed Zed451.
Former Broward County School Superintendent Jim Notter has joined the board at South Tech Academy, a, 13,000 career choice magnet Charter School in Boynton Beach, www.southtechacademy.com,
E. Wayne Gent was named to be Palm Beach County interim School Superintendent.
County Commissioner Burt Aaronson proposed a referendum for casinos in Palm Beach County.
U.S. Rep. Connie Mack will be entering the Florida primary for U.S. Senate.
Boca businessmen Art Falcone, Net Siegel and Malcolm Butters got $33 million for Boca Village Center.
Boca resident and astronaut Edgar Mitchell agreed to return a camera he used on his 1972 Apollo 14 moon mission. It will be donated to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington by NASA.
BB&T Corp. is buying 78 remaining branches of BankAtlantic, its deposits and parts of its loan portfolio. The BankAtlantic Center name will probably change to the BB&T Center in a few months.
Former County Commissioner Bob Kanjian has joined Baker Real Estate LLC as Exec. V. President.
Ruden McClosky filed bankruptcy and will merge with Greenspoon Marder Dec. 1.
Syms and Filene’s basement have filed bankruptcy and will close all 46 stores.
R.I.P Dorothy Rodham, mother of Hillary Clinton who died Tuesday. Family services are private.
If you know of anyone in need of addiction referral services contact jaret@insteprecoveryservices.com.
MEET MITCHELL WAIFE AT THE MOVIES OF DELRAY ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3rd AT 7:00pm.
Tickets are $5.00 includes the movie and a question and answer session with Mitchell Waife, grandson of Sholem Aleichem following the 7:00pm movie.SHOLEM ALEICHEM
, a new documentary on the great Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem
"Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness," about the man who wrote poignantly of Eastern European Jewry in the 19th and 20th centuries. The 93-minute documentary about Sholem Rabinowitz — Sholemm Aleichem was a pen name — who was best known for creating the Russian milkman Tevyye, the central character of "Fiddler on the Roof." ...
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with guests Roxanne Pulitzer, gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, Palm Beach Pops’ Miquel Lima, and political professor Robert Watson. Tune in to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray & Movies of Lake Worth.
If you would like to see a free performance of After the Revolution as my guest at the Caldwell Theatre Friday evening, go to www.caldwelltheatre.com for info and directions and call Nedra to have two complimentary tickets at the Will Call window for you.
Free golf lessons for children and adults, demos of the latest clubs and a chance to win $5,000 in a hole-in-one contest Saturday on the first anniversary of the Osprey Point Golf Course in West Boca.
Lend Me a Tenor is still playing at the Stage Door Theatre on Sample Road in Coral Springs. Call 954. 344.7765 or visit www.stagedoortheater.org for more information or to order tickets.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: Tower Heist with Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, A Very Harold & Kumar Xmas in 3D, The Son of No One and The Skin I live in. Movies of Delray continues with Margin Call with Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, etc. and opens Gainbourg A Heroic Life. Movies of Lake Worth opens Margin Call. Due to its summer success, Sarahs Key is coming back to area theatres.
Auntie Mame will be at Boca High, Nov. 3-5. Tickets are $8 & $12. Call 561.338.1533 or visit www,bocadrama.com.
The season kick-off to The Palm Beach Pops, the best musical organization in the county, will be Nov. 4 with the sounds of the big bands. Tickets at www.palmbeachpops.org or call 561,832.7677.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife opens Nov. 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. For more information and/or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, visit www.brtg.org, or call 561.948.2601.
Think Pink Rocks Concert is at Mizner Park Nov. 4. Tickets at thinkpinkrocs.com or call 888.612.4190.
Jim Leher will be the featured speaker at Lynn University, Nov. 9, 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. Tickets are $25. For more information, please call 561-237-9000 or go to www.lynn.edu/dively.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The Luxury Chamber Network event will be Monday, Nov. 14 at Shula’s steak house on the beach. Go to www.luxurychamber.com for information and reservations.

Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu, now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Oct, 27, 2011

In a survey conducted by the South Florida Business Journal asking “Do you favor destination gambling resorts”, 65% were in favor, 27% opposed and 8% didn’t care either way.
Lord & Taylor is taking over the 80,00 sq ft. space of Robb & Stuckey in Mizner Park.
The Atonement Tablets, a locally produced short independent screenplay made for television, is in post-production and scheduled for completion in November. The 45-minute production features stage and screen star Avery Sommers (Lost Everything). Ms. Sommers is also the vocalist in the films opening theme song, making her the first person to sing as God in a motion picture. Other onscreen talent includes former network television newscaster Chandra Bill in her debut film appearance.
The land around Miami Dolphins stadium and Miami Beach Convention Center are eyed for casinos.
Boca Raton made service on city boards at the will of a majority of city commissioners.
Mama Mia continues through the weekend at the Kravis Center. Don’t miss it! Fabulous ABBA music.
Barry Epstein Live will feature former Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham, Entrepeneur extraordinaire Gibson Sylvestre, Sun-Sentinel columnist Kingsley Guy and Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson on Friday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray and Movies of Lake Worth theatres, just for listening.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: Anonymous, In Time, Take Shelter, Margin Call(&Movies of Delray), The Rum Diary and Puss In Boots. Movies of Lake Worth opens Saviors of the Night.
FAU will host the “50 on the 50” black-tie gala at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the tower of the new, 30,000-seat Football Stadium on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Sponsorships for the gala are available at the $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 or $25,000 level. Tickets to the gala are $250 per person. To become a sponsor or purchase individual tickets, call 561-297-3010 or visit www.fau.edu/50th.
A fictionalized and localized War of the Worlds production will be at the Caldwell Theatre on Oct. 31, 2 and 7 p.m. Admission is $10, and reservations can made by calling 561-632-0517 or send an email to . For more information on AirPlayz, visit artsradionetwork.com. For media inquiries, contact Caroline Breder-Watts at 561-543-8455 or cbreder-watts@classicalsouthflorida.
Auntie Mame will be at Boca High, Nov. 3-5. Tickets are $8 & $12. Call 561.338.1533 or visit www,bocadrama.com.
The season kick-off to The Palm Beach Pops, the best musical organization in the county, will be Nov. 4 with the sounds of the big bands. Tickets are on sale at www.palmbeachpops.org or call 561,832.7677.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife opens Nov. 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. For more information and/or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, visit www.brtg.org, or call 561.948.2601.
Think Pink Rocks Concert is at Mizner Park Nov. 4. Tickets at thinkpinkrocs.com or call 888.612.4190.
Jim Leher will be the featured speaker at Lynn University, Nov. 9, 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. Tickets are $25. For more information, please call 561-237-9000 or go to www.lynn.edu/dively.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. Reserve at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
Make sure your children are safe at Halloween and check their candy before they eat it.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Oct, 20, 2011

Recent Palm Beach County American Red Cross Courage Award Recipient for Education Cpl. Burt Richards and founder of the Veterans Speakers Forum are seeking more Veteran speakers to educate Students in Palm Beach Schools about honoring those who served. Special Educational programs for students delivered by WAR VETERANS are needed which can only be taught by those who served and kept them safe & free. If you are willing to spend time in school classrooms educating all ages in the greater Palm Beach area, call 561- 734-7263.
Palm Beach County School Superintendent Bill Malone will step down in early December.
The Social Security Administration announced 3.6 percent cost of living increase for seniors in 2012...that's about an extra $40 a month.
The Florida Atlantic University Stadium Tower has been named in honor of longtime supporters Martin F. and Jane Greenberg. The Greenbergs are members of the Inner Circle of Football Founders and have donated more than $1 million to the FAU football program.
Howard Schnellenberger, Head Football Coach of the Florida Atlantic University Owls hosts a free breakfast Friday, Oct. 21 at 8 a.m. in the Premiere level of the new football stadium.
Barry Epstein Live will feature GossipExtra.com columnist Jose Lambiet, New Sun-Sentinel editor Howard Saltz, FAU head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger and Sun-Sentinel columnist Kingsley Guy on Friday, Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray and Movies of Lake Worth theatres, just for listening.
Downtown Boca invites South Florida residents and visitors to “come early, stay late…where something for everyone awaits” on October 21-22, 2011 when the destination debuts its inaugural Meet Me On The Promenade: Downtown Boca, a free and open-to-the-public two night-one day fest featuring the Downtown destination’s best.
FAU will host the “50 on the 50” black-tie gala at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the tower of the new, 30,000-seat Football Stadium on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Sponsorships for the gala are available at the $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 or $25,000 level. Tickets to the gala are $250 per person. To become a sponsor or purchase individual tickets, call 561-297-3010 or visit www.fau.edu/50th.
A fictionalized and localized War of the Worlds production will be at the Caldwell Theatre on Oct. 31, 2 and 7 p.m. Admission is $10, and reservations can made by calling 561-632-0517 or send an email to . For more information on AirPlayz, visit artsradionetwork.com. For media inquiries, contact Caroline Breder-Watts at 561-543-8455 or cbreder-watts@classicalsouthflorida.
The season kick-off to The Palm Beach Pops, the best musical organization in the county, will be Nov. 4 with the sounds of the big bands. Tickets are on sale at www.palmbeachpops.org or call 561,832.7677.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife opens Nov. 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. For more information and/or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, visit www.brtg.org, or call 561.948.2601.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. Reserve at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Oct. 13, 2011

R.I.P. Ken Feigl, former chamber member, Caldwell theatre trustee and Boca Del Mar leader.
Palm Beach County Republican party chair Sid Dinerstein has snagged Herman Caine as speaker for the Lincoln Day dinner in January.
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) has sold its Baseline unit to Project Hollywood LLC, a privately held Boca Raton company which is majority owned by media and Internet entrepreneurs Laurie S. Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein.
Palm Beach County Sheriffs Dept. needs a volunteer retired or semi-retired doctor to review medical records to detect insurance fraud. Contact Lt. Christopher Keane at 561.688.3950 or keanec@pbso.org.
Boca Raton based Sun Capital Partner owned Friendly’s Restaurants has filed chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Employees of three Boca based tabloids are facing more employee cuts after recent layoffs.
Boca based Legacy Bank dodged a bullet when regulators demanded and infusion of $20 million due to the loss of $5 million this year. Investors will putt $16 million in and take over control of the bank.
Boca Raton settlement firm Imperial Holdings has come under scrutiny from several federal agencies after the FBI raided it for violation of their viatical insurance practices and a possible stock and dump scam.
Donald Trump agreed to pay $170 million for Miami's Doral Golf Resort & Spa.
The Occupy Wall Street movement is reminiscent of the Civil Rights marches.
Bill Gates has paid $600,000 for a winter residence in Wellington. His daughter is an equestrian.
American Airllines may soon file Chapter 11 after a steep plunge in stock value and heavy losses.
Car Buyers are flocking back to the showrooms as signs of a better economy grow.
Movie theatre operators are balking at studios charging for 3D glasses and may boycott 3D films.
Barry Epstein Live” will feature the man behind MJ’ Thriller album and portrait artist Dick Zimmerman, FAU Head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Dr. Robert Watson. Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win free movie tickets,
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are Footloose and the Big Year. New movies opening at Movies of Delray and Lake Worth are A Big Year, Hedge Hog, Savior in the Night (Delray) and Pointe Blank (Lake Worth).
Caldwell Theatres new production opens tomorrow. Go to www.caldwelltheatre.com for details.
Womens Executive Network is hosting a fundraising lunch October 14, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Bonefish Grill in Boca Raton. Admission is $35. For more information, or to donate auction items, contact Iris Kapustein at 561-364-4035 or email at: houseofpromos@bellsouth.net.
Ribbon cutting for the new FAU football stadium which opens Oct. 15 will be at 4 p.m. on Oct. 14. Season tickets are at 1.866.FAU.SPORTS or on line at www.FAUsports.com. Former American Idol contestant and current Boca Raton resident Brett Loewenstern will perform the national anthem on October 15, just prior to kick off of the first game in the new on-campus football stadium, when the Florida Atlantic University football team hosts Western Kentucky.
The Gold Coast Public Relations Council Oct. 18 luncheon will feature new Sun-Sentinel Editor Howard Saltz.. Go to www.goldcoastprcouncil.com to reserve at $25 or email GCPRC@aol.com.
Propel Golf Classic is Oct. 20 at Boca Lago Country Club, 8665 Juego Way. It is the main fundraiser for Propel, an eight-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to servicing Palm Beach County’s economically-challenged communities. Propel specifically targets economically disadvantaged and at-risk youth. Read more at http://www.hispanicmpr.com/b2b/node/782.
Local radio legend Neil Rogers was running out of money when he died at 58 last Christmas Eve. The former WQAM-560 AM curmudgeon is believed to have spent almost $3 million in the last 18 months of life, most of it on Christian Hernandez, a 21-year-old boytoy for whom he bought a $700,000 home in Toronto. Rogers reportedly hadn’t paid income taxes for several years before his death, and the IRS could become his estate’s biggest beneficiary, with only $.5 million left. A legal battle over the scraps is brewing between Rogers’ friend in South Florida and Hernandez. Rogers had competing wills written within three weeks in November 2010. One splits assets between Hine, Hernandez and Jonathan Julian, Rogers’ longtime roommate in Plantation. The other makes Hernandez Rogers’ sole beneficiary. (thanks to Jose Lambiet).
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Oct. 6, 2011

Construction on the new $77 million I-95 interchange at Spanish River Blvd. for direct access to the north entrance of FAU and the new stadium opening Oct. 15, has been moved up a couple of years to 2013 and should be finished in two years to relieve traffic on Glades and Yamato Roads. The state also plans to widen I-95 to ten lanes at a cost of $51 million, from Linton to just south of Glades Road, starting in 2016, but some may be HOV lanes.
Local radio producers John Watts and Caroline Breder-Watts have partnered with marketing impresario Ceci Dadisman to launch ARTS RADIO NETWORK, a multi-platform web site dedicated to promoting Palm Beach Countys exciting and expanding arts community, accessed at www.artsradionetwork.com.
Robert Silvers has been named Senior Rabbi at Congregation B’nai Torah on Yamato Road in Boca.
Barry Epstein Live” will feature local personality Bob Nichols, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Dr. Robert Watson, on Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win tickets to the movies!
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are The Ides of March and Real Steel. New movie opening at Movies of Delray and Lake Worth is The Ides of March.
Happy and Healthy Yom Kippur to my Jewish friends. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life.
On October 9, The Original Florida Follies will take 400 children-in-need, clothes shopping at JCPenney in Citi Center Shopping Mall, Pompano Beach, FL, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and paid for by The Follies. The Original Florida Follies is a non- profit charitable organization, comprised of volunteers 60 to 90+ years of age who are retired show business people. Their shows keep the tradition of the famous Follies’ shows alive with tap dancers (the happiest sound in show business), Showgirls in beautiful costumes and talented Singers. Through their high energy shows each year, they raise money for children-in-need. If you would like to attend or contribute, please call Doug Gorab at 954-630-2553 or email dwgorab@aol.com.
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton will hold a breakfast for the non-profit organization, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach. Monies raised from this event will directly benefit the lives of women and girls, which is the focus of Soroptimist. This year’s breakfast will be held at the Boca West Country Club from 7:30am to 9:30am. The Honorary Chair is Mary Vecchia. Nominations are open to the public. More information is at www.soroptimist4women.org. Contact consisko@bellsouth.net for details.
Womens Executive Network is hosting a fundraising lunch October 14, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Bonefish Grill in Boca Raton. Admission is $35. For more information, or to donate auction items, contact Iris Kapustein at 561-364-4035 or email at: houseofpromos@bellsouth.net.
Ribbon cutting for the new FAU football stadium which opens Oct. 15 will be at 4 p.m. on Oct. 14. Season tickets are at 1.866.FAU.SPORTS or on line at www.FAUsports.com. Former American Idol contestant and current Boca Raton resident Brett Loewenstern will perform the national anthem on October 15, just prior to kick off of the first game in the new on-campus football stadium, when the Florida Atlantic University football team hosts Western Kentucky.
The Gold Coast Public Relations Council Oct. 18 luncheon will feature new Sun-Sentinel Editor Howard Saltz.. Go to www.goldcoastprcouncil.com to reserve at $25 or email GCPRC@aol.com.
Downtown Boca invites South Florida residents and visitors to “come early, stay late…where something for everyone awaits” on October 21-22, 2011 when the destination debuts its inaugural Meet Me On The Promenade: Downtown Boca, a free and open-to-the-public two night-one day fest featuring the Downtown destination’s best.
The American Health Society and The United States Marine Corps League are sponsoring the annual SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, plus a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, who’s appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost to attend this years SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Republican party chair Sid Dinerstein has snagged Herman Caine as speaker for the Lincoln Day dinner in January.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Sept. 29, 2011

R.I.P. former Governor Claude Kirk former Broward Sheriff Nick Navarro, and Florida Marlins.
Unfortunately the NIMBY factor won on the Mizner Trail development. Thanks to the three commissioners who had spines. The county is finally installing needed guard rails on Boca Rio road.
National Jewish Theater Foundation President and Producing Artistic Director Arnold Mittelman has announced the organization will host an invitation-only conference in 2012 to help advance its Holocaust Theater Archive and web site. The Foundation has received a $60,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation which, in part, will support the international conference that will be held in South Florida. Participants will be selected from Holocaust leaders in the field, scholars, educators, artists, funders and survivors. The conference will also include the involvement of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute and worldwide museums, memorials and theaters.
Womens Executive Network is hosting a fundraising lunch October 14, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Bonefish Grill in Boca Raton. Admission is $35. For more information, or to donate auction items, contact Iris Kapustein at 561-364-4035 or email at: houseofpromos@bellsouth.net.
Barry Epstein Live” will feature Miami Herald gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, FAU Robert Slider and David Zaron with an amazing new tech product for interactive websites and Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. The show airs on Fridays at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win a pair of tickets to the movies.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are 50-50, Courageous, Dream House and What’s Your Number. New movies opening at Movies of Delray and Lake Worth are; The Guard, The Tree and Killer Elite at Lake Worth.
Happy and Healthy New Year to my Jewish friends. Happy 99th birthday to the Countess.
The Original Florida Follies will take 400 children-in-need, on October 2 and 9, clothes shopping at JCPenney in Citi Center Shopping Mall, Pompano Beach, FL, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and paid for by The Follies. The Original Florida Follies is a non- profit charitable organization, comprised of volunteers 60 to 90+ years of age who are retired show business people. Their shows keep the tradition of the famous Follies’ shows alive with tap dancers (the happiest sound in show business), Showgirls in beautiful costumes and talented Singers. Through their high energy shows each year, they raise money for children-in-need. If you would like to attend or contribute, please call Doug Gorab at 954-630-2553 or email dwgorab@aol.com.
Palm Beach County's Art in Public Places program invites the public to an artist reception at the Palm Beach International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Level 2 of the Main Terminal.
.On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton will hold a breakfast for the non-profit organization, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach. Monies raised from this event will directly benefit the lives of women and girls, which is the focus of Soroptimist. This year’s breakfast will be held at the Boca West Country Club from 7:30am to 9:30am. The Honorary Chair is Mary Vecchia. Nominations are open to the public. More information is at www.soroptimist4women.org. Contact consisko@bellsouth.net for details.
The new FAU football stadium opens Oct. 15. Season tickets are at 1.866.FAU.SPORTS or on line at www.FAUsports.com.
The Gold Coast Public Relations Council Oct. 18 luncheon will feature new Sun-Sentinel Editor Howard Saltz.. Go to www.goldcoastprcouncil.com to reserve at $25 or email GCPRC@aol.com.
Downtown Boca invites South Florida residents and visitors to “come early, stay late…where something for everyone awaits” on October 21-22, 2011 when the destination debuts its inaugural Meet Me On The Promenade: Downtown Boca, a free and open-to-the-public two night-one day fest featuring the Downtown destination’s best.
The American Health Society and The United States Marine Corps League are sponsoring the annual SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, plus a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, who’s appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost to attend this years SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Sept. 22, 2011

Barry Epstein Live” will feature Miami Herald gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, FAU Head Football coach Howard Schnellenberger, Theatre reviewer William Hirschman and Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. The show airs on Fridays at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win a pair of tickets to the movies.
Palm Beach County homeowners who buy hurricane coverage from Citizens Property Insurance will see prices increase by an average of 10 percent next year
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are Moneyball, Abduction, Dolphin Tale and Killer Elite. New movie opening at Movies of Delray is My Afternoons with Margueritte.
Rosemary and Ben Krieger were honored, before a sellout crowd of more than 400 patrons attending the sixth annual March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction on Sept. 9 at the Boca Resort.
A tribute to Countess De Hoernle’s 99th birthday will be Sunday, Sept. 23, 3 p.m. at Mizner Park amphitheatre. A monument will be unveiled to her & her late husband by Yaacov Heller.
appy and Healthy New Year to my Jewish friends.
The Original Florida Follies will take 400 children-in-need, on October 2 and 9, clothes shopping at JCPenney in Citi Center Shopping Mall, Pompano Beach, FL, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and paid for by The Follies. The Original Florida Follies is a non- profit charitable organization, comprised of volunteers 60 to 90+ years of age who are retired show business people. Their shows keep the tradition of the famous Follies’ shows alive with tap dancers (the happiest sound in show business), Showgirls in beautiful costumes and talented Singers. Through their high energy shows each year, they raise money for children-in-need. If you would like to attend or contribute, please call Doug Gorab at 954-630-2553 or email dwgorab@aol.com.
Palm Beach County's Art in Public Places program invites the public to attend an artist reception at the Palm Beach International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Level 2 of the Main Terminal.
.On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton will hold a breakfast for the non-profit organization, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach. Monies raised from this event will directly benefit the lives of women and girls, which is the focus of Soroptimist. This year’s breakfast will be held at the Boca West Country Club from 7:30am to 9:30am. The Honorary Chair is Mary Vecchia. Nominations are open to the public. More information is at www.soroptimist4women.org. Contact consisko@bellsouth.net for details.
The new FAU football stadium opens Oct. 15. Season tickets are at 1.866.FAU.SPORTS or on line at www.FAUsports.com.
The Gold Coast Public Relations Council Oct. 18 luncheon will feature new Sun-Sentinel Editor Howard Saltz.. Go to www.goldcoastprcouncil.com to reserve at $25 or email GCPRC@aol.com.
Downtown Boca invites South Florida residents and visitors to “come early, stay late…where something for everyone awaits” on October 21-22, 2011 when the destination debuts its inaugural Meet Me On The Promenade: Downtown Boca, a free and open-to-the-public two night-one day fest featuring the Downtown destination’s best.
The American Health Society and The United States Marine Corps League are sponsoring the annual SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, plus a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, who’s appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost to attend this years SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Sept. 15, 2011

Wrpbitv.com will be opening a studio at the Boca Shoppes of Village Pointe in October.
The Luxury Chamber had a spectacular event at the new “V” in Boca with Frank McKinney, Burt Olivia and Chad Everett putting on a fantastic opening of his new venue.
Delray Acura and Delray Hyundai signed on as sponsors for FAU’s new stadium. .The car dealership, led by Jim O’Neill, donated $700,000 to the university and received the naming rights to two club levels.
North American Development Group has paid $18.5 million for the Palms Plaza shopping center.
State Rep. Bill Hager, R-Boca Raton, is being honored as freshman of the year in the Florida House of Representatives by the American Cancer Society.
J.C. Perrin, chair of the Golden Bell Education Foundation, dedicated to funding education, awarded $50,000 worth of grants to Boca Raton schools.
All news and talk programming on the new WPBI will be expanded and shifted to 101.9 FM and classical music will be played around the clock on 90.7 FM. The all-news station will be branded 101.9 WPBI News and the all-music 90.7 will continue to be marketed as Classical South Florida.
FAU just keeps getting bigger. Enrollment figures for fall 2011 show that there are more than 29,400 students at the university, up 4 percent from last year. Freshmen enrollment is at 3,300 up 21 percent from 2010.
Some AT&T customers who don’t sign up for a long-distance plan are being charged $2 a month for the option of making a long-distance call.
Lloyd Comiter has joined Lesser, Lesser, Landy and Smith PLLC as of counsel in the Boca Raton office.
Barry Epstein Live” will feature V sales director Amy Kratish, video on the opening of V for the Luxury Chamber, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy and Lynn University political professor and Sun-Sentinel columnist Dr. Robert Watson. The show airs on Fridays at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win a pair of tickets to the movies.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are I Don’t Know How She Does it (at Movies of Delray too) and Straw Dogs.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Saturday, Sept. 17 at Veterans Park, 9400 Palmetto Park Road, between Lyons Road and 441, with a free breakfast from 9 to 10 a.m. and the meeting starts at 10 a.m. A free Congressional Our Flag Book will be given to the first 25 members or guests attending. Program includes discussion on upcoming events including the Poppy Drive and Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Call 561.734.4527.
A tribute to Countess De Hoernle’s 99th birthday will be Sunday, Sept. 23, 3 p.m. at Mizner Park amphitheatre. A monument will be unveiled to her & her late husband by Yaacov Heller.
The Original Florida Follies will take 400 children-in-need, on October 2 and 9, clothes shopping at JCPenney in Citi Center Shopping Mall, Pompano Beach, FL, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and paid for by The Follies. The Original Florida Follies is a non- profit charitable organization, comprised of volunteers 60 to 90+ years of age who are retired show business people. Their shows keep the tradition of the famous Follies’ shows alive with tap dancers (the happiest sound in show business), Showgirls in beautiful costumes and talented Singers. Through their high energy shows each year, they raise money for children-in-need. If you would like to attend or contribute, please call Doug Gorab at 954-630-2553 or email dwgorab@aol.com.
Deerfield Beach will recognize outstanding women in the community at the “38th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Breakfast.” It serves the dual purpose of honoring exceptional women and to raise funds.
Palm Beach County's Art in Public Places program invites the public to attend an artist reception at the Palm Beach International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Level 2 of the Main Terminal.
.On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton/ s for the non-profit organization, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach. Monies raised from this event will directly benefit the lives of women and girls, which is the focus of Soroptimist. This year’s breakfast will be held at the Boca West Country Club from 7:30am to 9:30am. The Honorary Chair is Mary Vecchia. Nominations are open to the public. More information is at www.soroptimist4women.org. Contact consisko@bellsouth.net for details.
Downtown Boca invites South Florida residents and visitors to “come early, stay late…where something for everyone awaits” on October 21-22, 2011 when the destination debuts its inaugural Meet Me On The Promenade: Downtown Boca, a free and open-to-the-public two night-one day fest featuring the Downtown destination’s best.
The American Health Society and The United States Marine Corps League are sponsoring the annual SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, plus a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, who’s appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost to attend this years SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Sept. 8, 2011

The Luxury Chamber network is tonight with mega-million mansion developer Frank McKinney at V, the hottest new venue in Boca. McKinney also builds houses in Haiti at no charge. Admission is free but you must be a member. Go to www.luxurychamber.com to join or visit http://www.eventsinsouthflorida.com/.
The county Zoning Commission on Thursday voted 4-3 to deny a plan by the Siemens group and to designate the land for residential development to build 291 homes and townhomes on the former Mizner Trail golf course in Boca Del Mar, Hopefully the County Commission will approve it for the needed jobs in the area and increased property values.
Wells Fargo filed a foreclosure action against the Hilton Garden Inn at Congress and I-95.
Boca Helping Hands will distribute bags of groceries to eligible people starting Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Boca Glades Baptist Church.
Barry Epstein Live” will feature former Palm Beach County School Board member. Jenny Prior Brown, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy and Lynn University political professor and Sun-Sentinel columnist Dr. Robert Watson. The show airs on Fridays at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win a pair of tickets to the Cinemark of Movies of Delray theatres
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are Contagion, Warrior, Higher Ground, Bucky Larson; Born to be a Star and Creature.
Five synagogues, five churches, the Islamic Center of Boca Raton and the South Florida Zen Group are joining together for a "Service of Memory, Reflection and Renewal," at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth El, 333 SW Fourth Ave., in the city. Joining Beth El and B'nai Torah Congregation, which organized the service, are Congregation B'nai Israel, Beth Ami Congregation and Congregation Shaarei Kodesh, and the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County's Jewish Community Relations Council. The Boca Raton Interfaith Clergy Association is sponsoring the program and St. Gregory's Episcopal Church is among the churches participating. "It's an opportunity for the community to come together to sanctify the memory of that entire day," said Rabbi Daniel Levin of Temple Beth El. For more information, visit tbeboca.org/TBE-Calendar-September-11-Memorial-Service_10788.aspx.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Saturday, Sept. 17 at Veterans Park, 9400 Palmetto Park Road, between Lyons Road and 441, with a free breakfast from 9 to 10 a.m. and the meeting starts at 10 a.m. A free Congressional Our Flag Book will be given to the first 25 members or guests attending. Program includes discussion on upcoming events including the Poppy Drive and Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Call 561.734.4527 to RSVP.
A tribute to Countess De Hoernle’s 99th birthday will be on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Mizner Park amphitheatre with the unveiling of a monument to her & her late husband by noted artist/sculptor Yaacov Heller.
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton/Deerfield Beach will recognize outstanding women in our community at the “38th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Breakfast.” The awards breakfast serves the dual purpose of honoring exceptional women and to raise funds for the non-profit organization, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach. Monies raised from this event will directly benefit the lives of women and girls, which is the focus of Soroptimist. This year’s breakfast will be held at the Boca West Country Club from 7:30am to 9:30am. The Honorary Chair is Mary Vecchia. Nominations are open to the public. More information is at www.soroptimist4women.org. Contact consisko@bellsouth.net for details.
The American Health Society and The United States Marine Corps League are sponsoring the annual SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, plus a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, who’s appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost to attend this years SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Please take a moment to remember the souls lost ten years ago on 9/11.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Barry’s Buzz – Sept. 1, 2011

Commissioner Steven Abrams, serving as chairman of the Palm Beach Broadband Coalition, announced the successful expansion of the county’s role as a provider of Internet services to other government and nonprofit agencies at discounted prices.
Boca Raton officials are reviewing about 40 proposals submitted so far for the city's Wildflower site, a 2.2-acre waterfront property on the Intracoastal Waterway at Palmetto Park Road.
William Latson has been appointed to replace Susan Atherley as the new principal of Spanish River High School starting today, Latson is the principal of Polo Park Middle School in Wellington and the former principal of Calusa Elementary School in Boca Raton. Atherley is the new principal of Dreyfoos School of the Arts. Spanish River HIgh started the new school year without a principal.
Steven Malansky replaced long time Executive Director of the Boca Museum of Art George Bolge who retired in June. Maklansky, plans to build on the museum's strengths and encourage broader community participation in its exhibits and programs.
Barry Epstein Live” will feature former WPEC TV CBS 12 news anchor Curt Fonger, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy and Lynn University political professor and Sun-Sentinel columnist Dr. Robert Watson. The show airs on Fridays at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win a pair of tickets to the Cinemark of Movies of Delray theatres. Fonger also turned comedian performing at a comedy club in West Palm Beach.
FAU Football founders will join the team traveling by bus to take on the University of Florida Saturday evening. The weekly Coach’s breakfasts the day before the home games will be held in the new stadium, opening Oct. 15. Tickets are still available. www.fausports.com or 1.800 FAUOWLS.
The Luxury Chamber network is Thursday, Sept. 8 with mega-million mansion developer Frank McKinney at V, the hottest new venue in Boca. McKinney also builds houses in Haiti at no charge. Admission is free but you must be a member. Go to www.luxurychamber.com to join or visit http://www.eventsinsouthflorida.com/.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are: Apollo 18, 7 Days in Utopia, and Shark Night. The Debt opened Wednesday.
Six Years is at the Caldwell Theatre through Sept. 4. Tickets at $38, $42, or $50 and reservations are at www.caldwelltheatre.com or call 561.241.7432. $10. for Students with ID.
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton/Deerfield Beach will recognize outstanding women in our community at the “38th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Breakfast.” The awards breakfast serves the dual purpose of honoring exceptional women and to raise funds for the non-profit organization, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach. Monies raised from this event will directly benefit the lives of women and girls, which is the focus of Soroptimist. This year’s breakfast will be held at the Boca West Country Club from 7:30am to 9:30am. The Honorary Chair is Mary Vecchia. Nominations are open to the public. More information is at www.soroptimist4women.org. Contact consisko@bellsouth.net for details.
Enjoy the Labor Day holiday weekend with your family and loved ones.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.