Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Barrys Buzz Oct. 30, 2013


    Breaking News: FAU Head Football Coach for two years Carl Pelini has resigned, along with defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis after they admitted use of illegal drugs. Offensive coordinator Brian Wright was immediately named interim head coach by FAU Athletic Director Pat Chun.
    The Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club, a new non-partisan political club, will have monthly 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. luncheon meetings at City Fish Market, 7940 Glades Road and the Turnpike in Boca. Nov. 12 will feature Palm Beach County Inspector General Sheryl G. Steckler discussing corruption and Dec. 3 will feature former Nixon political consultant Roger Stone discussing his new book, The Man Who Killed Kennedy – The Case Against LBJ. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door for members and $35 in advance, $45 at the door for members. Email Barry@BarryEpstein.com for membership application or call 561.852.0000 if interested.
   The Boca Raton Resort & Club will open an 85x40 foot pink ice rink Nov. 1- Jan. 1 on the croquet lawn.
   Palm Beach County will replace the obsolete Sandalfoot Boulevard and SW 3rd St. bridges crossing a draining district canal, just east of State Road 7.
   French restaurant L’etoile, has opened at 99 SE Mizner Blvd., with black truffle soup and homemade ice sorbets on the menu.
    South Florida’s endless nightmare with the Obamacare launch is now in the fourth week with no relief in sight, and computer experts agree the backroom connection with insurers and the government is a disaster. If the flawed Obamacare website tied to insurance exchanges is not fixed or delayed, it could destroy Obamacare, according to knowledgeable sources. In a related matter, The Palm Beach Post reported the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, which snatched up a $480,000 taxpayer grant to enroll people for Obamacare, has not signed up one person since the launch four weeks ago. League navigators are frustrated over computer foul-ups and the lack of communication from Washington, blocking people from enrolling.
   The failing Obamacare website cost taxpayers $630 million and the Obamacare law is 2300 pages long.
   Illegal migrants are pulling off a new twist after being caught smuggled into South Florida, asking for asylum, and U.S. immigration officials are buying it. The Wall Street Journal reported illegals are claiming they are in danger if deported back to their native countries. Most of the South Florida asylum requests are coming from Haiti, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It’s estimated that 350,000 illegals currently populate South Florida. 
   The Florida State University (FSU) Center for Brain Repair has established the Alexander "Sandy" Halperin, DDS Alzheimer's Research Fund. Sandy is a former City of Weston Commissioner. Click here to learn more about the FSU research fund to initiate your meaningful involvement and support: http://med.fsu.edu/?page=brainRepair.alzheimer,
   The Boca Palm Beach Business Connection meets every Wednesday 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Boca Polo Club TooJays, 5030 Champion Blvd. on Military Trail, north of Clint Moore Road. No dues, no fees, no mandatory meetings. Bring business cards. Join free at www.yourlinktolocalbusiness.com.
   About Time opens at the Boca Cinemark Palace and Premier Theatres, 12 Years a Slave (destined to get the Academy Award for best picture, although very rough and brutal), Last Vegas, Enders Game and Free Birds opens Friday at the Boca Cinemark Palace & Premiere theatres, and at the Regal Entertainment Shadowwood theatres, which also opens Capital and The Pin. Capital, Muscle Shoals and Donnie Darko opens Friday at the FAU Living Room Theatres.  Capital and Last Vegas opens at the Movies of Delray and Lake Worth. Captain Phillips also opens in The Movies of Delray.
    Watch Movie Talk with Morrie Zryl and Barry Epstein on www.wrpbitv.com Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Fridays at 6 a.m.
    Barry Epstein live features South Florida Business Journal Audience Development Executive Victoria Brinkley, Expert Communicator and Toastmasters District Chair Ruth Field Beck, Beau Chateau Staging and Petites Choses owner Debbie La Fond, Your IT Group Director of Sales Jim Kozubal and Movie Maven Morrie Zryl on www.wrpbitv.com at 10 pm Thursday and 10 am Friday. Watch to win free tickets to the Cinemark theatres.    
  The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office is hosting a free “National Night Out” event, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Target Plaza, 21637 SR 7 in West Boca, featuring a live DJ, bounce house, food and games for the kids. Call 561.558.2700 for more information.
   Upcoming shows at the Wick Theatre, formerly the Caldwell, include Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Nov. 14-Dec. 25; 42nd St. Jan. 9-Feb. 9; The Full Monty Feb. 20-March 23; Steel Magnolias April 3-May 4 and Ain’t Misbehavin’ May 15-June 15. See www.thewick.org for further information or call 561.995.2333 or 561241.7432 for tickets. Don’t miss it!
 World renowned Fine Art photographer Clyde Butcher has an exhibit through Nov. 8 at the Downtown Library, 400 NW 2 Ave., Boca Raton.
 Rick Newman's sixth annual free “Make A Wish” Halloween Sound, Light & Laser Show runs every night until Oct. 31 at 699 NW 9th Ave., corner of 7th St.  This year there will be new props, new high-powered LED black lights, a new tri-colored laser system and new animatronics.
   The Boca Raton Green Market, in its 17th year has farm-to-table, fresh-picked produce from local growers and lots more 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at the southwest parking lot of Royal Palm Place, S. Fed. Hwy, and SE Mizner Blvd.in downtown Boca Raton, featuring live music on the Piazza stage by singer, guitarist MARY EILAND, playing the variety music of rhythm & blues, pop, and a little bit of jazz,  too!. Call 561.299.8684 or email elilly707@aol.com for further information or if interested in participating.
    Boca Greens Golf and Country Club, 19642 Trophy Drive, will hold a job fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 4. Interviews on site. Call 561.852.8800 for more info.
    Upcoming shows at the Delray Beach Playhouse at 950 NW 9th St. in Lake Ida Park, off Swinton Ave. Delray Beach include: Driving Miss Daisy, Nov. 30-Dec. 15; You Can’t Take it with You, Feb. 1-Feb. 16; The Pajama Game, March 29-April 13; Doubt, May 24-June 8, and musical memories shows include; Come Fly With Me, Harlem On My Mind, Call Me Madam, Good News and Make Someone Happy. Visit www.delraybeachplayhouse.com or call 561.272.1281 x 4 for more information. Tickets are $30. Call 561.272.1281 x 4 for reservations.
  The Plaza Theatre, 262 South Ocean Blvd., Manalapan has Brighton Beach Memoirs, to Oct. 27; Fingers & Toes, Nov. 7-24; I Love you, You’re Perfect Now Change, Dec. 5-22; Renee Taylor, My Life on a Diet, Jan. 16-Feb. 9 and Dirty Blonde, March 27-April 13. See www.theplazatheatre.net or call 561.588.1820.
  Of Mice and Men, a searing work by John Steinbeck about friendship and responsibility set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, is at Palm Beach Dramaworks’ through Nov. 10 (8pm) at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street). Call 561.504.4142  or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org for tickets.
   Former owner of the NJ Nets/Devils Lewis Katz speaks at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s Business & Professional Division (B&P), 8 to 10 am. Nov. 21 in Zinman Hall on the Federation campus. Registration at $36 is available at www.jewishboca.org/icon or sonnies@bocafed.org, 561.852.3128. Future guests include, Weight Watchers Group CEO Florine Mark on Jan. 29 and Saks Fifth Avenue CEO Stephen Sadove on March 26.
   Entre’ Acte Theatrix presents Tommy to Oct. 27 at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts/Crest Theatre, Old School Square/51 N. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach. Call 561.243.7922 or visit www.entractetheatrix.org for tickets and more information.
   The D Word is at the Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse  to Nov. 10. Call 561.832.7469 or visit www.thedwordmusical.com for tickets and information.
   Slow Burn Theatre Company presents Next to Normal to Nov. 2 at the West Boca High Performing Arts Theatre, 12811 West Glades Road. See www.slowburntheatre.org for tickets and more information.
    The Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs, presents Sophisticated Ladies, Oct. 25-Nov. 24. Call 954-344-7765 or visit  http://www.stagedoortheatre.com for tickets and more information.
    The American Jewish Committee presents professor, author, presidential historian, political analyst, commentator and Director of the American Studies at Lynn University Dr. Robert Watson, 7 pm Oct. 30 with dessert reception and program at Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place, Boca Raton. Call 561.994.7286 to register. $18 per person, includes valet parking.  
    The Theatre at Arts Garage in Delray Beach, Florida opens their season with The Longing and the Short of It, written and composed by acclaimed composer/lyricist Daniel Maté, who won the 2013 Kleban Prize for Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist, Nov. 1-24. Tickets are $30-$45, and can be purchased at www.artsgarage.org  or by calling 561-450-6357.
    Spanish River High School PTSA’s 2013 Annual Auction is Saturday, Nov. 2. The PTSA is looking for businesses to donate any items or services. Sponsorships for the event are also available. Businesses will be able to receive advertising exposure while supporting the students and school. Contact riverptsa@aol.com for more information. The community is also invited to bid online from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6. Check out all the items at www.biddingforgood.com! That is a way to support the local school and pick up products from local businesses.
     A Foreign Film Festival Fundraiser for “A Walk on Water” a not for profit that provides water therapy through guided surf instruction to special needs children with autism, cerebral palsy & Muscle diseases (www.awalkonwater.com) will start Nov. 3 at the Delray Beach Firehouse, 14276 Hagen Ranch Road, and every Sunday at 2 p.m. through Dec. 8. $5 donation at the door, no reservation necessary. For more information, call 561.483.2054.
     A Kristallnacht Film Forum Donor reception honoring the Kwal Family is 5 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Jewish Federation Zinman Hall, preceded and followed by screenings of “No Place On Earth” at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Contact kff@bocafed.org, call 561.852.3126 or visit www.molsouth.org for more information.
     The World Premiere of Run Stinky Run is at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Nov. 3rd at 8:45pm at the Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale, and two additional locations. Get tickets at: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/4699166507 or at www.fliff.com.
      Christopher Cross will be at Jazziz Nightlife, 201 Plaza Real in Mizner Park, Nov. 4 & 5. Call 561.300.0730 or visit www.jazziznightlife.com for reservations.        
      Lynn University presents a free lecture by Dr. Robert Watson discussing the many faces of Lincoln and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg address, 11 a.m. Nov. 6 at the Lynn Wold Performing Arts Center. Call 561.237.7503 or see www.http://events.lynn.edu.    
    Josh Groban in the Round is at the BB&T Center Nov. 6. Visit www.livenation.com for tickets.
   NASA Astronaut Joe Acaba and Dr. Edith Widder discuss how ocean and space exploration produces technology that impacts our daily lives and advances mankind, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Palm Beach State College, Public Safety Conference Center, 4200 Congress Ave. Lake Worth. Call 561.868.3450 or visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/foundation/STEAM for further information. Tickets are $65 per person/ $120 for two and includes program and reception.
   The Junior League of Boca Raton presents the 26th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 8 at Boca West Country Club. Contact 561.620.2553 or visit www.jlbr.org/wvoy or www.wvoy,org for further information.
  Place at Hope at the Haven Campus presents the 2013 Inaugural Hope Bash Boca, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 East Camino Real. Cost is $250. RSVP by Nov. 1 to 561.483.0962 or visit www.hopeatthehaven.org. Sponsorship opportunities and program ads are available too.
   The Boca Raton Theatre Guild presents They’re Playing Our Song, Nov. 8- Nov. 24 at the Willow Theatre, in Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail. Tickets are $35. Call 561.347.3948 or visit www.brtg.org, www.carolkassie.com, or contact ckassie@gmail.com 561.445.9244 for further information.
  The Boca Ballet Theatre Guild presents the 22nd Annual “A Princely Affair” luncheon and performance, noon, Nov. 10 at the Great Hall of the Boca Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton. Tickets are $90 per adult and $45 for children. Call 561.995.0709 for reservations and further information.
   The Veterans Coalition of South Florida presents its annual Veterans Day program 9:30 a.m. Nov. 11 at Veteran’s Park, 9400 W. Palmetto Park Road between 441 and Lyons Road. For more information, call 561.963.6755.
  The Friends of the Boca Raton Library Foreign Film Series will be held on Tuesday, November 12th at 6:30 p.m. at the new Downtown Library, 440 NW 2nd Avenue, screening Babette’s Feast, directed by Gabriel Axel, Academy Award winner, Best Foreign Language film. Admission is free, and complimentary refreshments will be served. Go to www.bocalibary.org, click on the Events Calendar in the left-hand column and click on Friends Foreign Series in the November calendar to display the short reservation form to reserve seats.  
  The Chris Evert/Raymond James Tennis Tournament is Nov. 15-17 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org for tickets, sponsorships or group discounts.
  The Last Night of Ballyhoo is at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Spring, just east of Riverside Drive, Nov. 15-Dec. 31. Call 954-344-7765 or visit www.stagedoortheatre.com for tickets and more information.
  The West Boca High School Drama Dept. presents “Is There Life After High School” Nov. 21-23. Tickets are $15. Call 561.672.2066. Upcoming shows include Young Frankenstein, Feb. 28- March 8; Death by Dessert, April 25 & 26.
   The Boca Raton Tree Lighting ceremony has been moved up two days to Nov. 27, before Thanksgiving, instead of Nov. 29 in Mizner Park.
   The 43rd annual Holiday Parade along Federal Highway downtown Boca will be Dec. 4.   
  David Gergen, senior political analyst for CNN will keynote following a cocktail reception and dinner for the Jewish Federation’s Ketuba Society, 6 p.m., Dec. 5, at St. Andrews Country Club, 17557 W. Claridge Oval, Boca Raton. Call 561.852.3342 or email idan@bocafed.org for further information.
  The Women’s Theatre Project presents the Southeastern premiere of “The Lyons”, Dec. 6-Dec. 22 in the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Tickets are $26. Call 561.347-3948 or 561.445.9244 for more information.
   The 37th annual Holiday Boat Parade on the Intracoastal Waterway is set for Dec. 7.
   The Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service (JFS) Annual Gala and Auction is 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at St. Andrews Country Club, 17557 W. Claridge Oval, Boca Raton, honoring Michele & Larry Blair and Craid Donoff, P.A., chaired by Roxane Lipton, Wendy Legum and Jill Viner. Cost is $500. For more information, visit www.ruthralesjfs.org/gala2013, call 561.852.5013 or email jillw@rrjfs.org. To learn more about JFS, visit www.ruthralesjfs.org.
   The Boca Raton theatre Guild presents Marilyn: Forever Blonde, Jan. 9-11, 2013 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111. Visit www.marilynforeverblonde.com,  call 561.445.9244 or email ckassie@gmail.com.
   Save the Date: United States Holcaust Memorial Museum South Florida Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, featuring International jurist and survivor of the Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen concentration camps, Judge Thomas Buergenthal. Call 561.995.6773 or visit www.southeast@ushmm.org for more information.
    Save the Date: Phyllis & Harvey Sandler, Jan Savarick, Shirley & Allan B. Solomon and Jaime & Zachary Keyes will be honored at the Levis JCC Casino Royale Feb. 8, 2014., email cindyb@levisjcc.org or call 561.852.3253 for more information. Committee in formation: www.levisjcc.org/casino.
   Save the Date: Follow the Yellow Brick Road to JARC’s 29th Annual Gala Dinner Dance March 9, 2014 at West Boca Country Club.
    Florida’s Annual Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilities will take place on March 22, 2014, between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM at Spanish River Park and A1A in Boca Raton. The Bash is the nation’s largest, free, fun-day for people with special needs, their caregivers and family members.  The 6th Annual Bash is expected to draw 6,000 attendees from South Florida and beyond. Tax deductible contributions should be directed to The Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilities, PO Box 99, Boca Raton, FL  33429.  For further information call: 561-715-2622.
  If you would like to learn how you can provide financial security for your family with a Living Benefits policy you cannot outlive, make money and save money by NOT using a 401 k or IRA that will protect your money and generate tax free income, or are unhappy in your job, or want to change jobs, or need extra income, then visit www.freedombuilderinfo.com and call 561.852.0000 for further information. 
     Banks are now encouraging Short Sales, rather than the lengthy and costly foreclosures. FORECLOSURE IS NOT AN OPTION! Contact Keyes Company/Delray office Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) Realtor JOANNE EPSTEIN at 561.945.0000 and visit www.joanneepstein.com  to find out how she can save you from foreclosure, with no cost for attorneys, fees or commissions.
     Birch Communications is a multi-million dollar company with an exclusive wholesale agreement with AT and T. If you would like to save money on your AT&T land phones without changing your numbers or your service, call 561.852.0000.
        www.WestBocaLeaders.com is the best networking group in the area and meets at Hurricane Grill & Wings in the Mission Bay Shopping Center, next to Office Max, 10125 Glades Road, 33498 on alternate Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Cost is $60 per quarter. Check out the website for openings in some categories. Call 561.852.0000 for further information.
       Thanks to David Weir’s South Florida Business Report for contributing to the column.
     Readers of this column can receive two free tickets to the Regal Entertainment theatres to see a choice of the following movies Monday-Thursday when they come out: Free Birds, Enders Game, Last Vegas, Dallas Buyers Club, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Best Man Holiday, Delivery Man, The Hunger Games Catching Fire, The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug, Frozen, Homefront, Out of the Furnace, A Madea Christmas, Saving Mr. Banks, American Hustle, The Monuments Men, Anchorman The Legend Continues, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D or the Secret Life of Walter Mitty.  Send an email to pr@publicrelations.nu with your address.
     Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday. Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour. DST should be all year round.
    Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, president of the www.luxurychamber.com, the www.westbocaleaders.com networking group and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce; with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com and www.publicrelations.nu. His motto is: Public Relations is the enemy of anonymity. email: pr@publicrelations.nu, or fax column items to 561.451.0000.  His blog is on www.bocatribune.com, www.facebook.com/BarryEpstein as well as on the Sun-Sentinel/Jewish Journal website at www.floridajewishjournal.com - http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com as well as on his website: www.publicrelations.nu.              

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Page Two; Barrys Buzz Oct. 23, 2013

       The Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club, a  non-partisan political club, will have monthly luncheons. If interested, call 561.852.0000.
     Sun, surf and skate through the holidays at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort. Not only can guests surf the waves at Boca Beach Club’s new Surf School, but this winter guests can put on a pair of skates and glide into a distinctly South Florida winter wonderland on a new pink ice skating rink. Open from November 1, 2013 through January 1, 2014, the introduction of the Pink Rink will kick off the resort’s holiday season, from family events and entertainment to ice skating and fireworks.  For more information and reservations, visit www.bocaresort.com or call 1-888-495-BOCA.
    Madisons New York Grill and Bar will open in the former Stephane’s location 2006 NW Executive Center Circle, facing Glades Road, just west of I-95 in December. For more information, call 561.391-5930 x 304 or email efields@rogersandcowan.com.
  Trader Joe’s may open at 855 S. Federal Highway in Boca Raton by May 2014.
   Former Boca Raton hedge fund guru and high profile party animal Marc Leder is having trouble rounding up investors for his $3 billion hedge fund. Bloomberg News reported that investors are shying away from Leder because of his well-publicized party hi-jinks in the Hamptons on Long Island and his love child with a Long Island socialite. Leder has since bailed out of Boca and bought a $15 million party pad down the road in South Beach.
    There is no job security for geezers at the Palm Beach Post. The paper revealed that required buy-out packages to about 20 newsroom employees over the age of 55, which is legal according to employment lawyers. The cutbacks marks another round of lay-offs at the paper which has lost two-thirds of  its employees in the last five years. At one time, the post employed nearly 1300 people in production, news gathering, sales and support staff.
    The long awaited ground breaking for the $105 million 400 room Hilton Palm Beach Convention Center Hotel is finally set for Dec. 6, with county taxpayers kicking in $27 million, and builder/operator City Place developer Related Companies expecting to complete it by fall of 2015.
    Due to a 20% increase bed tax windfall this year, Palm Beach County tourism officials plan to sink $1 million into media buys in Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia and Los Angeles (starting next month) in a campaign to lure visitors from traditional markets to fill up planes on non-stops into PBIA. In a related matter, PBIA served 5.1 million passengers in 2012, and 55 million since 2005, but traffic is down 9% over the past nine years, with a loss of a million travelers due to lower fares, more non-stops and convenient connections at FLL. Tourism officials hope to reverse the trend with mega-bucks media buys.
  Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) launched a new customer rewards program based on purchases that travelers make at the airport.  
  Two weeks after the launch of Obamacare, most experts agree that the rollout was an incredible computer programming disaster. Sun-Sentinel reporter Mike Mayo reported that the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County which received a $480,000 taxpayer grant to enroll residents hasn’t been able to enroll anyone since it began because of the government website meltdown and consumers are angry because there is no relief in sight.  
  Florida Blue is cutting 300,000 individual insurance policies which is 80% of their business, because they don’t measure up to Obamacare guidelines.
  State owned Citizens Property Insurance shelled out a hefty $100 million in legal fees over the past two years due to aggressive law firms filing suits fighting denying claims. Attorneys say Citizens failed to pay many legitimate claims, resulting in the filings. 23,510 suits have been filed in the past 4 years.    
   Seth Marmor has been reelected president of the Boca Ballet Theatre.
   Dr. Michelle Eberle has joined Kawa Orthodontics in the Mission Bay Shopping Center at Glades Road and 441.
   Bob Baez was named director of sales and marketing for the Waterstone Resort & Marina, formerly the Bridge Hotel, in Boca Raton.
   Swatch, a Swiss watch maker, opened at the Town Center Mall in Boca.
   The Boca Palm Beach Business Connection meets every Wednesday 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Boca Polo Club TooJays, 5030 Champion Blvd. on Military Trail, north of Clint Moore Road. No dues, no fees, no mandatory meetings. Bring business cards. Join free at www.yourlinktolocalbusiness.com.
  The Who’s Tommy will run from October 17th to October 27th only, at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square, 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, 33444.  Tickets are available by calling 561-243-7922 x 1 or on line at: www.http://delraycenterforthearts.org.  
   The Counselor and Jackass Presents; Bad Grandpa opens Friday at the Boca Cinemark Palace & Premiere theatres, and at the Regal Entertainment Shadowwood theatres. All Boys Love Mandy Lane and Good Ol’Freda opens Friday at the FAU Living Room Theatres.  
    Watch Movie Talk with Morrie Zryl on www.wrpbitv.com Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Fridays at 6 a.m.
 Barry Epstein live features Notice on Demand LLC CEO Roger Campbell, Sr., Palm Beach Yacht Club manager Michael Nadeu, Run Stinky Run movie producer Neil Golin, Foreign Film Festival fundraiser Barbara Wolk and Massage Therapist Fabien Deguffroy, on www.wrpbitv.com at 10 pm Thursday and 10 am Friday. Watch to win free tickets to the Cinemark theatres.    
  Upcoming shows at the Wick Theatre, formerly the Caldwell, include Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Nov. 14-Dec. 25; 42nd St. Jan. 9-Feb. 9; The Full Monty Feb. 20-March 23; Steel Magnolias April 3-May 4 and Ain’t Misbehavin’ May 15-June 15. See www.thewick.org for further information or call 561.995.2333 or 561241.7432 for tickets. Don’t miss it!
 World renowned Fine Art photographer Clyde Butcher has an exhibit through Nov. 8 at the Downtown Library, 400 NW 2 Ave., Boca Raton.
 The Twilight of the Golds is at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs to Oct. 27. Go to www.stagedoorfl.org or www.stagedoorthetre.com or call 954.344.7765 for tickets and more information.
   Rick Newman's sixth annual free “Make A Wish” Halloween Sound, Light & Laser Show runs every night until Oct. 31 at 699 NW 9th Ave., corner of 7th St.  This year there will be new props, new high-powered LED black lights, a new tri-colored laser system and new animatronics.
   Shriek Week, Share the Scare Halloween activities are Oct. 18, 19, 26 and 26 at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Costs vary. Call 561.347.3948 or visit www.suarsandpark.org/shriek-week for further information.
   The Boca Raton GreenMarket is back from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every Saturday thereafter in the Monument Piazza at Royal Palm Place, NE corner of S. Fed. Hwy. and SE Mizner Blvd. featuring live music by the Sheffield Brothers who have been performing their special diversified musical repertoire, something for everyone, for over 20 years. Call 561.299.8684 or email elilly707@aol.com for further information or if interested in participating.
    Upcoming shows at the Delray Beach Playhouse at 950 NW 9th St. in Lake Ida Park, off Swinton Ave. Delray Beach include: Driving Miss Daisy, Nov. 30-Dec. 15; You Can’t Take it with You, Feb. 1-Feb. 16; The Pajama Game, March 29-April 13; Doubt, May 24-June 8, and musical memories shows include; Come Fly With Me, Harlem On My Mind, Call Me Madam, Good News and Make Someone Happy. Visit www.delraybeachplayhouse.com or call 561.272.1281 x 4 for more information. Tickets are $30. Call 561.272.1281 x 4 for reservations.
  The Plaza Theatre, 262 South Ocean Blvd., Manalapan has Brighton Beach Memoirs, to Oct. 27; Fingers & Toes, Nov. 7-24; I Love you, You’re Perfect Now Change, Dec. 5-22; Renee Taylor, My Life on a Diet, Jan. 16-Feb. 9 and Dirty Blonde, March 27-April 13. See www.theplazatheatre.net or call 561.588.1820.
  Of Mice and Men, a searing work by John Steinbeck about friendship and responsibility set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, is at Palm Beach Dramaworks’ through Nov. 10 (8pm) at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street). Call 561.504.4142  or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org for tickets.
   Former owner of the NJ Nets/Devils Lewis Katz speaks at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s Business & Professional Division (B&P), 8 to 10 am. Nov. 21 in Zinman Hall on the Federation campus. Registration at $36 is available at www.jewishboca.org/icon or sonnies@bocafed.org, 561.852.3128. Future guests include, Weight Watchers Group CEO Florine Mark on Jan. 29 and Saks Fifth Avenue CEO Stephen Sadove on March 26.
   Entre’ Acte Theatrix presents Tommy to Oct. 27 at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts/Crest Theatre, Old School Square/51 N. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach. Call 561.243.7922 or visit www.entractetheatrix.org for tickets and more information.
   The D Word is at the Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse  to Nov. 10. Call 561.832.7469 or visit www.thedwordmusical.com for tickets and information.
   Slow Burn Theatre Company opens Next to Normal October 18 at the West Boca High Performing Arts Theatre, 12811 West Glades Road. See www.slowburntheatre.org for tickets and more information.
    Arielle Anacker Cancer Foundation Charity Golf Tournament is 1 pm, Oct. 24 at Parkland Gof & Country Club. Call 954.905.2106 or register on line at www.arielleanackercancerfoundation.org.
     Signature Chefs Auction to benefit the March of Dimes is 7-10 pm Oct. 24 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Cost is $150 or Tables of 8, $1250.  Call 561.290.0905 or email jwhitaker@marchofdimes.com for tickets and more information.
     Rob Lowe, star of TV and film and a cancer awareness advocate, will be the keynote speaker at Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Go Pink Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 25.
   The 3rd Annual Meet Me On the Promenade in Downtown Boca is 6-10 p.m. Oct. 25 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Sanborn Square, 72 N. Federal Highway. See www.downtownboca.org for further information.
    The Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs, presents Sophisticated Ladies, Oct. 25-Nov. 24. Call 954-344-7765 or visit  http://www.stagedoortheatre.com for tickets and more information.
 The 28th Singles Lifestyle Expo is 3 to 11 pm Oct. 27 at Pavillion Grille, 301 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Contact 305-448-7976 or email albarry@bellsouth.net for more information. www.multi-epo.com is the website. 24 hour hotline: 1.888.899.4074.
    The American Jewish Committee presents professor, author, presidential historian, political analyst, commentator and Director of the American Studies at Lynn University Dr. Robert Watson, 7 pm Oct. 30 with dessert reception and program at Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place, Boca Raton. Call 561.994.7286 to register. $18 per person, includes valet parking.  
    The Theatre at Arts Garage in Delray Beach, Florida opens their season with The Longing and the Short of It, written and composed by acclaimed composer/lyricist Daniel Maté, who won the 2013 Kleban Prize for Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist, Nov. 1-24. Tickets are $30-$45, and can be purchased at www.artsgarage.org  or by calling 561-450-6357.
    Spanish River High School PTSA’s 2013 Annual Auction is Saturday, Nov. 2. The PTSA is looking for businesses to donate any items or services. Sponsorships for the event are also available. Businesses will be able to receive advertising exposure while supporting the students and school. Contact riverptsa@aol.com for more information. The community is also invited to bid online from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6. Check out all the items at www.biddingforgood.com! That is a way to support the local school and pick up products from local businesses.
     A Foreign Film Festival Fundraiser for “A Walk on Water” a not for profit that provides water therapy through guided surf instruction to special needs children with autism, cerebral palsy & Muscle diseases (www.awalkonwater.com) will start Nov. 3 at the Delray Beach Firehouse, 14276 Hagen Ranch Road, and every Sunday at 2 p.m. through Dec. 8. $5 donation at the door, no reservation necessary. For more information, call 561.483.2054.
     A Kristallnacht Film Forum Donor reception honoring the Kwal Family is 5 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Jewish Federation Zinman Hall, preceded and followed by screenings of “No Place On Earth” at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Contact kff@bocafed.org, call 561.852.3126 or visit www.molsouth.org for more information.
     The World Premiere of Run Stinky Run is at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Nov. 3rd at 8:45pm at the Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale, and two additional locations. Get tickets at: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/4699166507 or at www.fliff.com.
      Christopher Cross will be at Jazziz Nightlife, 201 Plaza Real in Mizner Park, Nov. 4 & 5. Call 561.300.0730 or visit www.jazziznightlife.com for reservations.        
      Lynn University presents a free lecture by Dr. Robert Watson discussing the many faces of Lincoln and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg address, 11 a.m. Nov. 6 at the Lynn Wold Performing Arts Center. Call 561.237.7503 or see www.http://events.lynn.edu.    
    Josh Groban in the Round is at the BB&T Center Nov. 6. Visit www.livenation.com for tickets.
   NASA Astronaut Joe Acaba and Dr. Edith Widder discuss how ocean and space exploration produces technology that impacts our daily lives and advances mankind, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Palm Beach State College, Public Safety Conference Center, 4200 Congress Ave. Lake Worth. Call 561.868.3450 or visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/foundation/STEAM for further information. Tickets are $65 per person/ $120 for two and includes program and reception.
   The Junior League of Boca Raton presents the 26th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 8 at Boca West Country Club. Contact 561.620.2553 or visit www.jlbr.org/wvoy or www.wvoy,org for further information.
  Place at Hope at the Haven Campus presents the 2013 Inaugural Hope Bash Boca, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 East Camino Real. Cost is $250. RSVP by Nov. 1 to 561.483.0962 or visit www.hopeatthehaven.org. Sponsorship opportunities and program ads are available too.
   The Boca Raton Theatre Guild presents They’re Playing Our Song, Nov. 8- Nov. 24 at the Willow Theatre, in Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail. Tickets are $35. Call 561.347.3948 or visit www.brtg.org, www.carolkassie.com, or contact ckassie@gmail.com 561.445.9244 for further information.
  The Boca Ballet Theatre Guild presents the 22nd Annual “A Princely Affair” luncheon and performance, noon, Nov. 10 at the Great Hall of the Boca Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton. Tickets are $90 per adult and $45 for children. Call 561.995.0709 for reservations and further information.
   The Veterans Coalition of South Florida presents its annual Veterans Day program 9:30 a.m. Nov. 11 at Veteran’s Park, 9400 W. Palmetto Park Road between 441 and Lyons Road. For more information, call 561.963.6755.
   The West Boca High School Drama Dept. presents “Is There Life After High School” Nov. 21-23. Tickets are $15. Call 561.672.2066. Upcoming shows include Young Frankenstein, Feb. 28- March 8; Death by Dessert, April 25 & 26.
   The Boca Raton Tree Lighting ceremony has been moved up two days to Nov. 27, before Thanksgiving, instead of Nov. 29 in Mizner Park.
   The 43rd annual Holiday Parade along Federal Highway downtown Boca will be Dec. 4.   
  David Gegen, senior political analyst for CNN will keynote following a cocktail reception and dinner for the Jewish Federation’s Ketuba Society, 6 p.m., Dec. 5, at St. Andrews Country Club, 17557 W. Claridge Oval, Boca Raton. Call 561.852.3342 or email idan@bocafed.org for further information.
   The 37th annual Holiday Boat Parade on the Intracoastal Waterway is set for Dec. 7.
   The Boca Raton theatre Guild presents Marilyn: Forever Blonde, Jan. 9-11, 2013 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s Studio Theatre. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111. Visit www.marilynforeverblonde.com,  call 561.445.9244 or email ckassie@gmail.com.
   Save the Date: Phyllis & Harvey Sandler, Jan Savarick, Shirley & Allan B. Solomon and Jaime & Zachary Keyes will be honored at the Levis JCC Casino Royale Feb. 8, 2014., email cindyb@levisjcc.org or call 561.852.3253 for more information. Committee in formation: www.levisjcc.org/casino.
   Save the Date: Follow the Yellow Brick Road to JARC’s 29th Annual Gala Dinner Dance March 9, 2014 at West Boca Country Club.
    Florida’s Annual Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilities will take place on March 22, 2014, between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM at Spanish River Park and A1A in Boca Raton. The Bash is the nation’s largest, free, fun-day for people with special needs, their caregivers and family members.  The 6th Annual Bash is expected to draw 6,000 attendees from South Florida and beyond. Tax deductable contributions should be directed to The Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilities, PO Box 99, Boca Raton, FL  33429.  For further information call: 561-715-2622.
   If you would like to learn how you can make money and save money by NOT using a 401 k or IRA that will protect your money and generate tax free income, or are unhappy in your job, or want to change jobs, or need extra income, then visit www.yourretirementmiracle.com and call 561.852.0000 for further information. Everyone should see it.
     Banks are now encouraging Short Sales, rather than the lengthy and costly foreclosures. FORECLOSURE IS NOT AN OPTION! Contact Keyes Company/Delray office Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) Realtor JOANNE EPSTEIN at 561.945.0000 and visit www.joanneepstein.com  to find out how she can save you from foreclosure, with no cost for attorneys, fees or commissions.
     Birch Communications is a multi-million dollar company with an exclusive wholesale agreement with AT and T. If you would like to save money on your AT&T land phones without changing your numbers or your service, call 561.852.0000.
        www.WestBocaLeaders.com is the best networking group in the area and meets at Hurricane Grill & Wings in the Mission Bay Shopping Center, next to Office Max, 10125 Glades Road, 33498 on alternate Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., starting Oct. 9. Cost is $60 per quarter. Check out the website for openings in some categories. Call 561.852.0000 for further information.
       Thanks to David Weir’s South Florida Business Report for contributing to the column.
     Readers of this column can receive two free tickets to the Regal Entertainment theatres to see a choice of the following movies Monday-Thursday when they come out: Hang on to your Nuggets, Enders Game, Last Vegas, Dallas Buyers Club, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Best Man Holiday, Delivery Man, The Hunger Games Catching Fire, The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug, Frozen, Homefront, Out of the Furnace, A Madea Christmas, Saving Mr. Banks, American Hustle, The Monuments Men, Anchorman The Legend Continues, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D or the Secret Life of Walter Mitty.  Send an email to pr@publicrelations.nu with your address.

    Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, president of the www.luxurychamber.com, the www.westbocaleaders.com networking group and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce; with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com and www.publicrelations.nu. His motto is: Public Relations is the enemy of anonymity. email: pr@publicrelations.nu, or fax column items to 561.451.0000.  His blog is on www.bocatribune.com, www.facebook.com/BarryEpstein as well as on the Sun-Sentinel/Jewish Journal website at www.floridajewishjournal.com - http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com as well as on his website: www.publicrelations.nu.              

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Barrys Buzz Oct. 16, 2013

    Six months before the March Boca City elections, over $100,000.00 has already been raised amongst the candidates for office.
   Former State Rep. and Boca resident Adam Hasner has put his townhouse at the Boca Golf & tennis Club on the market for $299,9000 after buying it for $350,200 in 2005, with speculation he will move to Palm Beach Gardens for a run against U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy's seat. 
    State Rep. Pat Rooney has been elected Chair of the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation and State Rep. Lori Berman was elected Vice Chair.
    Robert S. Weinroth, 61, a Boca Raton attorney, businessman and community activist, has launched his campaign for Boca Raton City Council Seat D.   
   Despite unanimous objections from the city's Community Appearance Board, Boca City Council approved 4-1 a drive-thru style Einstein Brothers Bagels at 335-353 N. Federal Highway.
   ESPN has announced that a college football bowl game is coming to Boca Raton in December 2014. The game will be played at Florida Atlantic University's on-campus stadium. It is one of four new bowl games created by the smaller conferences: Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference and the American Athletic Conference.
  Meatball Room, an Italian restaurant with 12 different meatball menu items will open at the Regency Court, 3011 Yamato Road and Rogue Wave Sun & Surf has opened at 893 E. Palmetto Park Road, selling and renting brand-name surf and paddle boards, as well as other surfing products.
  South Florida's real estate market is seeing an increase in Asian buyers, with Chinese buyers accounting for 11% of foreign purchasers, including those from South America, Europe and the United Kingdom, with Canadians leading the parade with 30% of all foreign sales in South Florida. 22,000 sales statewide were made last year to foreigners.
  Nearly 1.2 million South Florida Medicare beneficiaries will be stung by billion dollar budget cutbacks used to pay for Obamacare. Already Medicare supplemental insurers are disseminating coverage starting Jan. 1 by dumping doctors, increasing co-pays, hiking premiums and slashing available hospitals. Florida has 3.5 million Medicare subscribers, second only to California which has 5 million.
   South Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe generates $2 billion a year from its Florida gambling operations and grosses $500 million a year from its Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood and $300 million a year at its Coconut Creek Casino.
   Senior Challenges: Coping with emotions in later life - The Faulk Center for Counseling has a new support group program for Issues involving finances,  aging, health, housing, relationships, adult children, care giving, intimate relations and more,  Every Tuesday, 2-3:30 PM, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. No reservations required, $5 donation requested. For more information, call 561.483.5300.
   The Boca Palm Beach Business Connection meets every Wednesday 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Boca Polo Club TooJays, 5030 Champion Blvd. on Military Trail, north of Clint Moore Road. No dues, no fees, no mandatory meetings. Bring business cards. Join free at www.yourlinktolocalbusiness.com.
  The Who's Tommy will run from October 17th to October 27th only, at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square, 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, 33444.  Tickets are available by calling 561-243-7922 x 1 or on line at: www.http://delraycenterforthearts.org
   Escape Plan, The Fifth Estate and Carrie opens at the Boca Cinemark Palace & Premiere theatres, and at the Regal Entertainment Shadowwood theatres. The Fifth Estate which also opens at the Movies of Delray. 
    Watch Movie Talk with Morrie Zryl on www.wrpbitv.com Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Fridays at 6 a.m.
 Barry Epstein live features Milagro Center Operations Director Barbara Stark, Touch Suite Director of Sales Rick Philip and Business Consultant Jordan Meyerson and Sun-Sentinel Editorial Columnist Kingsley Guy on www.wrpbitv.com at 10 pm Thursday and 10 am Friday. Watch to win free tickets to the Cinemark theatres.    
 The Sound of Music is at the new Wick Theatre, formerly the Caldwell to Oct. 20. Call 561.995.2333 or 561241.7432 for tickets. Don't miss it! Upcoming shows include Irving Berlin's White Christmas Nov. 14-Dec. 25; 42nd St. Jan. 9-Feb. 9; The Full Monty Feb. 20-March 23; Steel Magnolias April 3-May 4 and Ain't Misbehavin' May 15-June 15. See www.thewick.org for further information.
 World renowned Fine Art photographer Clyde Butcher has an exhibit through Nov. 8 at the Downtown Library, 400 NW 2 Ave., Boca Raton.
 The Twilight of the Golds is at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs to Oct. 27. Go to www.stagedoorfl.org or www.stagedoorthetre.com or call 954.344.7765 for tickets and more information.
   Rick Newman's sixth annual free "Make A Wish" Halloween Sound, Light & Laser Show runs every night until Oct. 31 at 699 NW 9th Ave., corner of 7th St.  This year there will be new props, new high-powered LED black lights, a new tri-colored laser system and new animatronics.
   Shriek Week, Share the Scare Halloween activities are Oct. 18, 19, 26 and 26 at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Costs vary. Call 561.347.3948 or visit www.suarsandpark.org/shriek-week for further information.
   The Boca Raton GreenMarket is back from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every Saturday thereafter in the Monument Piazza at Royal Palm Place, NE corner of S. Fed. Hwy. and SE Mizner Blvd. featuring live music by the Sheffield Brothers who have been performing their special diversified musical repertoire, something for everyone, for over 20 years. Call 561.299.8684 or email elilly707@aol.com for further information or if interested in participating.
    The Delray Beach Playhouse presents Neil Simon's comedy, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, to Oct. 20, at 950 NW 9th St. in Lake Ida Park, off Swinton Ave. Delray Beach.  Tickets are $30. Call 561.272.1281 x 4 for reservations. Upcoming shows include: Driving Miss Daisy, Nov. 30-Dec. 15; You Can"t Take it with You, Feb. 1-Feb. 16; The Pajama Game, March 29-April 13; Doubt, May 24-June 8, and musical memories shows include; Come Fly With Me, Harlem On My Mind, Call Me Madam, Good News and Make Someone Happy. Visit www.delraybeachplayhouse.com or call 561.272.1281 x 4 for more information.
   Chicago, starring John O'Hurley is at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts to Oct. 20. Call 954.462.0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org for tickets.
   The Sounds of Simon is at the Mizner Park Cultural Center to Oct. 20. Order tickets at (561) 600-0495 or visit www.SoundsofSimon.com.
  The Plaza Theatre, 262 South Ocean Blvd., Manalapan has Brighton Beach Memoirs, to Oct. 27; Fingers & Toes, Nov. 7-24; I Love you, You're Perfect Now Change, Dec. 5-22; Renee Taylor, My Life on a Diet, Jan. 16-Feb. 9 and Dirty Blonde, March 27-April 13. See www.theplazatheatre.net or call 561.588.1820.
  Red, The Steakhouse, 1901 N. Military Trail, reopened Oct. 11. Call 561.353.9139 or visit www.redthesteakhouse.com for reservations.
  Of Mice and Men, a searing work by John Steinbeck about friendship and responsibility set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, is at Palm Beach Dramaworks' through Nov. 10 (8pm) at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street). Call 561.504.4142  or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org for tickets.
   Former owner of the NJ Nets/Devils Lewis Katz speaks at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County's Business & Professional Division (B&P), 8 to 10 am. Oct. 16 in Zinman Hall on the Federation campus. Registration at $36 is available at www.jewishboca.org/icon or sonnies@bocafed.org, 561.852.3128. Future guests include former Harley Davidson CEO Jeffrey Bleustein on Nov. 21, Weight Watchers Group CEO Florine Mark on Jan. 29 and Saks Fifth Avenue CEO Stephen Sadove on March 26.
   Movies of Delray has an advanced screening of Femme, 7:30 Oct. 17. Visit www.moviesofdelray.com or call 561.638.0020 for further information.
   Much Ado About Nothing is at Boca High Kathryn Lindgren Theatre, 1501 NW 15th Ct. Oct. 17-19. Tickets are $10/$15. Call 561.338.1533 for more info.
   Entre' Acte Theatrix presents Tommy Oct. 17-27 at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts/Crest Theatre, Old School Square/51 N. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach. Call 561.243.7922 or visit www.entractetheatrix.org for tickets and more information.
   The D Word is at the Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse Oct. 17-Nov. 10. Call 561.832.7469 or visit www.thedwordmusical.com for tickets and information.
   Slow Burn Theatre Company opens Next to Normal October 18 at the West Boca High Performing Arts Theatre, 12811 West Glades Road. See www.slowburntheatre.org for tickets and more information.
   Lynn University's 15th annual Blue & White Auction is 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Lynn deHoernle Sports & Cultural Center to benefit Lynn athletics programs. $40 per person includes beer and wine reception and food. Call 561.237.9000 or register online www.http://lynn.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=586389 by Oct. 16.
  Battle of the Boros, Doo-Wop/Oldies show is 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Drive. Call 954.344.5990.
  Jan McArt presents The Capitol Steps 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 and 4 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Lynn University Wold Performing Arts Center, 3621 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, Fl. Buy tickets by phone at 561.237.7707 or www.http://events.lynn.edu/liveatlynn.
   Zonta Club presents 1st annual Festi-fall, 10 am to 4 pm October 19 at the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, Pompano Beach, featuring an Orchid and Jewelry show and a Taste of Chocolate, with proceeds to benefit Women in Distress. Call 561.299-8684 or email elilly707@aol.com for more information.
  Three screenings of Cinemability start Oct. 19-21 at various locales. See  http://www.dannymurphy.com/blog/post/2013/10/01/THREE-SCREENINGS-OF-CINEMABILITY-SET-FOR-FT-LAUDERDALE-IN-OCTOBER!-.aspx#.UkxesIbUmSp or www.cinemability.com for further information.
  Brio Tuscan Grille in the Shops at Boca Center present "An Afternoon with Princesses", noon to 2 p.m., Oct. 20. Fairy princesses will provide tableside Meet & Greats for children and their parents, photo opportunities, light up wands, tiara crafts, and raffle giveways of princess toys and games. Reservations are required. RSVP to 561.392.3777 or visit www.bocacenter.com.
   Lynn University presents a free lecture by Chan Lowe, award-winning political cartoonist and brilliant satirist, will be discussing "Morality in Politics" and the inspiration for his cartoons.
   The Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation's Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) sponsors a networking cocktail reception and membership kickoff drive, 5:30 Oct. 22 at Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place. Cost is $50. Register at www.jewishboca.org/packickoff/register or call 561.852.3173 or email: micheleb@bocafed.org.
    Arielle Anacker Cancer Foundation Charity Golf Tournament is 1 pm, Oct. 24 at Parkland Gof & Country Club. Call 954.905.2106 or register on line at www.arielleanackercancerfoundation.org.
     Signature Chefs Auction to benefit the March of Dimes is 7-10 pm Oct. 24 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Cost is $150 or Tables of 8, $1250.  Call 561.290.0905 or email jwhitaker@marchofdimes.com for tickets and more information.
     Rob Lowe, star of TV and film and a cancer awareness advocate, will be the keynote speaker at Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation's 10th Anniversary Go Pink Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 25.
   The Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs, presents Sophisticated Ladies, Oct. 25-Nov. 24. Call 954-344-7765 or visit  http://www.stagedoortheatre.com for tickets and more information.
 The 28th Singles Lifestyle Expo is 3 to 11 pm Oct. 27 at Pavillion Grille, 301 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Contact 305-448-7976 or email albarry@bellsouth.net for more information. www.multi-epo.com is the website. 24 hour hotline: 1.888.899.4074.
    The American Jewish Committee presents professor, author, presidential historian, political analyst, commentator and Director of the American Studies at Lynn University Dr. Robert Watson, 7 pm Oct. 30 with dessert reception and program at Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place, Boca Raton. Call 561.994.7286 to register. $18 per person, includes valet parking.  
     Spanish River High School PTSA's 2013 Annual Auction is Saturday, Nov. 2. The PTSA is looking for businesses to donate any items or services. Sponsorships for the event are also available. Businesses will be able to receive advertising exposure while supporting the students and school. Contact riverptsa@aol.com for more information. The community is also invited to bid online from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6. Check out all the items at www.biddingforgood.com! That is a way to support the local school and pick up products from local businesses.
     A Foreign Film Festival Fundraiser for "A Walk on Water" a not for profit that provides water therapy through guided surf instruction to special needs children with autism, cerebral palsy & Muscle diseases (www.awalkonwater.com) will start Nov. 3 at the Delray Beach Firehouse, 14276 Hagen Ranch Road, and every Sunday at 2 p.m. through Dec. 8. $5 donation at the door, no reservation necessary. For more information, call 561.483.2054.
     A Kristallnacht Film Forum Donor reception honoring the Kwal Family is 5 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Jewish Federation Zinman Hall, preceded and followed by screenings of "No Place On Earth" at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Contact kff@bocafed.org, call 561.852.3126 or visit www.molsouth.org for more information.
     The World Premiere of Run Stinky Run is at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Nov. 3rd at 8:45pm at the Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale, and two additional locations. Get tickets at: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/4699166507 or at www.fliff.com.
      Christopher Cross will be at Jazziz Nightlife, 201 Plaza Real in Mizner Park, Nov. 4 & 5. Call 561.300.0730 or visit www.jazziznightlife.com for reservations.       
      Lynn University presents a free lecture by Dr. Robert Watson discussing the many faces of Lincoln and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg address, 11 a.m. Nov. 6 at the Lynn Wold Performing Arts Center. Call 561.237.7503 or see www.http://events.lynn.edu.   
    Josh Groban in the Round is at the BB&T Center Nov. 6. Visit www.livenation.com for tickets.
   NASA Astronaut Joe Acaba and Dr. Edith Widder discuss how ocean and space exploration produces technology that impacts our daily lives and advances mankind, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Palm Beach State College, Public Safety Conference Center, 4200 Congress Ave. Lake Worth. Call 561.868.3450 or visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/foundation/STEAM for further information. Tickets are $65 per person/ $120 for two and includes program and reception.
   The Junior League of Boca Raton presents the 26th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 8 at Boca West Country Club. Contact 561.620.2553 or visit www.jlbr.org/wvoy or www.wvoy,org for further information.
  Place at Hope at the Haven Campus presents the 2013 Inaugural Hope Bash Boca, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 East Camino Real. Cost is $250. RSVP by Nov. 1 to 561.483.0962 or visit www.hopeatthehaven.org. Sponsorship opportunities and program ads are available too.
   The Boca Raton Theatre Guild presents They're Playing Our Song, Nov. 8- Nov. 24 at the Willow Theatre, in Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail. Tickets are $35. Call 561.347.3948 or visit www.brtg.org, www.carolkassie.com, or contact ckassie@gmail.com 561.445.9244 for further information.
  The Veterans Coalition of South Florida presents its annual Veterans Day program 9:30 a.m. Nov. 11 at Veteran's Park, 9400 W. Palmetto Park Road between 441 and Lyons Road. For more information, call 561.963.6755.
   The West Boca High School Drama Dept. presents "Is There Life After High School" Nov. 21-23. Tickets are $15. Call 561.672.2066. Upcoming shows include Young Frankenstein, Feb. 28- March 8; Death by Dessert, April 25 & 26.
   The Boca Raton Tree Lighting ceremony has been moved up two days to Nov. 27, before Thanksgiving, instead of Nov. 29 in Mizner Park.
   The 43rd annual Holiday Parade along Federal Highway downtown Boca will be Dec. 4.   
  David Gegen, senior political analyst for CNN will keynote following a cocktail reception and dinner for the Jewish Federation's Ketuba Society, 6 p.m., Dec. 5, at St. Andrews Country Club, 17557 W. Claridge Oval, Boca Raton. Call 561.852.3342 or email idan@bocafed.org for further information.
   The 37th annual Holiday Boat Parade on the Intracoastal Waterway is set for Dec. 7.
   The Boca Raton theatre Guild presents Marilyn: Forever Blonde, Jan. 9-11, 2013 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center's Studio Theatre. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111. Visit www.marilynforeverblonde.com,  call 561.445.9244 or email ckassie@gmail.com.
   Save the Date: Phyllis & Harvey Sandler, Jan Savarick, Shirley & Allan B. Solomon and Jaime & Zachary Keyes will be honored at the Levis JCC Casino Royale Feb. 8, 2014., email cindyb@levisjcc.org or call 561.852.3253 for more information. Committee in formation: www.levisjcc.org/casino.
   Save the Date: Follow the Yellow Brick Roat to JARC's 29th Annual Gala Dinner Dance March 9, 2014 at West Boca Country Club.
   If you would like to learn how you can make money and save money by NOT using a 401 k or IRA that will protect your money and generate tax free income, or are unhappy in your job, or want to change jobs, or need extra income, then visit www.yourretirementmiracle.com and call 561.852.0000 for further information. Everyone should see it.
     Banks are now encouraging Short Sales, rather than the lengthy and costly foreclosures. FORECLOSURE IS NOT AN OPTION! Contact Keyes Company/Delray office Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) Realtor JOANNE EPSTEIN at 561.945.0000 and visit www.joanneepstein.com  to find out how she can save you from foreclosure, with no cost for attorneys, fees or commissions.
     Birch Communications is a multi-million dollar company with an exclusive wholesale agreement with AT and T. If you would like to save money on your AT&T land phones without changing your numbers or your service, call 561.852.0000.
        www.WestBocaLeaders.com is the best networking group in the area and meets at Hurricane Grill & Wings in the Mission Bay Shopping Center, next to Office Max, 10125 Glades Road, 33498 on alternate Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., starting Oct. 9. Cost is $60 per quarter. Check out the website for openings in some categories. Call 561.852.0000 for further information.
       Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, president of the www.luxurychamber.com, the www.westbocaleaders.com networking group and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce; with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com and www.publicrelations.nu. His motto is: Public Relations is the enemy of anonymity. email: pr@publicrelations.nu, or fax column items to 561.451.0000.  His blog is on www.bocatribune.com, www.facebook.com/BarryEpstein as well as on the Sun-Sentinel/Jewish Journal website at www.floridajewishjournal.com - http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com as well as on his website: www.publicrelations.nu.
                 

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Page Two; Barrys Buzz Oct. 9, 2013

   Boca Raton Regional Hospital is proposing creation of a medical center district to the city and will meet with the City Council on Nov. 1 to discuss further.
  Legal Sea Foods in the Town Center Mall will close Oct. 14 after 13 years in Boca and IL Tocco, an upscale Italian eater will take the 6,500 sq. ft. space.
  Fit2Run, which sells shoes and apparel designed for runners, will open at the Town Center later this month.
  Each of the 535 Congressmembers get $174,000 per annum with generous perks and their Obamacare subsidies are paid by U.S. taxpayers, with more than 3,000 companies and unions receiving Obamacare waivers.
  The fifth owner of the $170 million Florida Panthers paid $230 million for the franchise and will not move the team from the BB&T Center.
   Chicago Tribune brass, owners of the Sun-Sentinel, have ordered payroll cutbacks with more layoffs expected in the near future.
   About a third of state owned Citizens property insurance may not switch to private insurers due to uncertainties in costs, deductibles and coverage.
  Big bucks are pouring into Governor Rick Scott's reelection campaign with sugar interests donating $300,000 and the Seminoles donating $500,000.
  Median sale prices of homes last month was $250,000, (a 5 year high), up 17% over the same period last year, spiking a healthy increase in home sales.
  Reverse mortgage defaults have jumped with Florida leading the nation, hitting the Treasury for $1.7 billion and qualifications tightening by the Feds.
  The Boca Palm Beach Business Connection meets every Wednesday 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Boca Polo Club TooJays, 5030 Champion Blvd. on Military Trail, north of Clint Moore Road. No dues, no fees, no mandatory meetings. Bring business cards. Join free at www.yourlinktolocalbusiness.com.
   Captain Phillips, Machete Kills and Romeo and Juliet opens at the Boca Cinemark Palace & Premiere theatres and Regal Entertainment Shadowwood theatres. Inequality for All and Therese opens at the FAU Living Room Theatres, which also opens at the Movies of Delray. 
    Watch Movie Talk with Morrie Zryl and Barry Epstein on www.wrpbitv.com Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Fridays at 6 a.m.
 Barry Epstein live features golf pro Jess Frank, Bridge expert Larry Cohen, Wounded Warriors of South Florida board member Lt. Gen. Robert Chelberg and Movie Maven Morrie Zryl on www.wrpbitv.com at 10 pm Thursday and 10 am Friday. Watch to win free tickets to the Cinemark theatres.    
 The Sound of Music is at the new Wick Theatre, formerly the Caldwell to Oct. 20. Call 561.995.2333 or 561241.7432 for tickets. Don't miss it! Upcoming shows include Irving Berlin�s White Christmas Nov. 14-Dec. 25; 42nd St. Jan. 9-Feb. 9; The Full Monty Feb. 20-March 23; Steel Magnolias April 3-May 4 and Ain'�t Misbehavin' May 15-June 15. See www.thewick.org for further information.
 World renowned Fine Art photographer Clyde Butcher has an exhibit through Nov. 8 at the Downtown Library, 400 NW 2 Ave., Boca Raton.
 The Twilight of the Golds is at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs to Oct. 27. Go to www.stagedoorfl.org or www.stagedoorthetre.com or call 954.344.7765 for tickets and more information.
   Rick Newman's sixth annual free "Make A Wish" Halloween Sound, Light & Laser Show runs every night until Oct. 31 at 699 NW 9th Ave., corner of 7th St.  This year there will be new props, new high-powered LED black lights, a new tri-colored laser system and new animatronics.
   The Boca Raton GreenMarket is back from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every Saturday thereafter in the Monument Piazza at Royal Palm Place, NE corner of S. Fed. Hwy. and SE Mizner Blvd. featuring live music by the Sheffield Brothers who have been performing their special diversified musical repertoire, something for everyone, for over 20 years. Call 561.299.8684 or email elilly707@aol.com for further information or if interested in participating.
    The Delray Beach Playhouse presents Neil Simon's comedy, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, to Oct. 20, at 950 NW 9th St. in Lake Ida Park, off Swinton Ave. Delray Beach.  Tickets are $30. Call 561.272.1281 x 4 for reservations. Upcoming shows include: Driving Miss Daisy, Nov. 30-Dec. 15; You Can't Take it with You, Feb. 1-Feb. 16; The Pajama Game, March 29-April 13; Doubt, May 24-June 8, and musical memories shows include; Come Fly With Me, Harlem On My Mind, Call Me Madam, Good News and Make Someone Happy. Visit www.delraybeachplayhouse.com or call 561.272.1281 x 4 for more information.
   Chicago, starring John O'Hurley is at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 9-20. Call 954.462.0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org for tickets.
   The Sounds of Simon returns to the Mizner Park Cultural Center Oct. 10-20. Order tickets at (561) 600-0495 or visit www.SoundsofSimon.com.
  The Plaza Theatre, 262 South Ocean Blvd., Manalapan has Brighton Beach Memoirs, Oct. 10-27; Fingers & Toes, Nov. 7-24; I Love you, You're Perfect Now Change, Dec. 5-22; Renee Taylor, My Life on a Diet, Jan. 16-Feb. 9 and Dirty Blonde, March 27-April 13. See www.theplazatheatre.net or call 561.588.1820.
   The YMCA of South Palm Beach County launches its annual campaign to raise funds for their financial assistance program Oct. 10 for a month. Visit www.ymcaspbc.org and more information is also available about the campaign by following the Y on Twitter at @YMCAofSPBC or at www.Facebook.com/YMCASPBC. Share your Y story by using hash tag #YSoMuchMore.
  Red, The Steakhouse, 1901 N. Military Trail, reopens Oct. 11. Call 561.353.9139 or visit www.redthesteakhouse.com for reservations.
  Of Mice and Men, a searing work by John Steinbeck about friendship and responsibility set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, launches Palm Beach Dramaworks' 2013-2014 season on Friday, October 11 (8pm) at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street). Performances continue through November 10, with specially priced previews on October 9 and 10. Call 561.504.4142  or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org for tickets.
   JARC sponsor a Bowling fundraiser 2:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Strikes in Boca. Contact falling@jargfl.org or call 561.558.2572 for info and sponsor opportunities.
   Hospice by The Sea celebrates 35 years of service 5:30 to 10:00 p.m Oct. 15 at the Delray Beach Club, 2001 S. Ocean Blvd. Attire is Tropical Chic. Tickets are $135 including valet parking. Call 561.416.5009 or visit www.hbts.org. For sponsorship opportunities, call 561.416.5007.
   Former owner of the NJ Nets/Devils Lewis Katz speaks at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County's Business & Professional Division (B&P), 8 to 10 am. Oct. 16 in Zinman Hall on the Federation campus. Registration at $36 is available at www.jewishboca.org/icon or sonnies@bocafed.org, 561.852.3128. Future guests include former Harley Davidson CEO Jeffrey Bleustein on Nov. 21, Weight Watchers Group CEO Florine Mark on Jan. 29 and Saks Fifth Avenue CEO Stephen Sadove on March 26.
   Movies of Delray has an advanced screening of Femme, 7:30 Oct. 17. Visit www.moviesofdelray.com or call 561.638.0020 for further information.
   Much Ado About Nothing is at Boca High Kathryn Lindgren Theatre, 1501 NW 15th Ct. Oct. 17-19. Tickets are $10/$15. Call 561.338.1533 for more info.
   Entre' Acte Theatrix presents Tommy Oct. 17-27 at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts/Crest Theatre, Old School Square/51 N. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach. Call 561.243.7922 or visit www.entractetheatrix.org for tickets and more information.
   The D Word is at the Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse Oct. 17-Nov. 10. Call 561.832.7469 or visit www.thedwordmusical.com for tickets and information.
   Slow Burn Theatre Company opens Next to Normal October 18 at the West Boca High Performing Arts Theatre, 12811 West Glades Road. See www.slowburntheatre.org for tickets and more information.
   Lynn University's 15th annual Blue & White Auction is 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Lynn deHoernle Sports & Cultural Center to benefit Lynn athletics programs. $40 per person includes beer and wine reception and food. Call 561.237.9000 or register online www.http://lynn.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=586389 by Oct. 16.
  Battle of the Boros, Doo-Wop/Oldies show is 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Drive. Call 954.344.5990.
  Zonta Club presents 1st annual Festi-fall, 10 am to 4 pm October 19 at the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, Pompano Beach, featuring an Orchid and Jewelry show and a Taste of Chocolate, with proceeds to benefit Women in Distress. Call 561.299-8684 or email elilly707@aol.com for more information.
  Three screenings of Cinemability start Oct. 19-21 at various locales. See  http://www.dannymurphy.com/blog/post/2013/10/01/THREE-SCREENINGS-OF-CINEMABILITY-SET-FOR-FT-LAUDERDALE-IN-OCTOBER!-.aspx#.UkxesIbUmSp or www.cinemability.com for further information.
  Brio Tuscan Grille in the Shops at Boca Center present "An Afternoon with Princesses", noon to 2 p.m., Oct. 20. Fairy princesses will provide tableside Meet & Greats for children and their parents, photo opportunities, light up wands, tiara crafts, and raffle giveways of princess toys and games. Reservations are required. RSVP to 561.392.3777 or visit www.bocacenter.com.
   Lynn University presents a free lecture by Chan Lowe, award-winning political cartoonist and brilliant satirist, will be discussing "Morality in Politics" and the inspiration for his cartoonsThe Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation's Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) sponsors a networking cocktail reception and membership kickoff drive, 5:30 Oct. 22 at Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place. Cost is $50. Register at www.jewishboca.org/packickoff/register or call 561.852.3173 or email: micheleb@bocafed.org.
     Signature Chefs Auction to benefit the March of Dimes is 7-10 pm Oct. 24 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Cost is $150 or Tables of 8, $1250.  Call 561.290.0905 or email jwhitaker@marchofdimes.com for tickets and more information.
     Rob Lowe, star of TV and film and a cancer awareness advocate, will be the keynote speaker at Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation�s 10th Anniversary Go Pink Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 25.
   The Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs, presents Sophisticated Ladies, Oct. 25-Nov. 24. Call 954-344-7765 or visit  http://www.stagedoortheatre.com for tickets and more information.
 The 28th Singles Lifestyle Expo is 3 to 11 pm Oct. 27 at Pavillion Grille, 301 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Contact 305-448-7976 or email albarry@bellsouth.net for more information. www.multi-epo.com is the website. 24 hour hotline: 1.888.899.4074.
    The American Jewish Committee presents professor, author, presidential historian, political analyst, commentator and Director of the American Studies at Lynn University Dr. Robert Watson, 7 pm Oct. 30 with dessert reception and program at Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place, Boca Raton. Call 561.994.7286 to register. $18 per person, includes valet parking.  
     Christopher Cross will be at Jazziz Nightlife, 201 Plaza Real in Mizner Park, Nov. 4 & 5. Call 561.300.0730 or visit www.jazziznightlife.com for reservations.      
     A Foreign Film Festival Fundraiser for "�A Walk on Water" a not for profit that provides water therapy through guided surf instruction to special needs children with autism, cerebral palsy & Muscle diseases (www.awalkonwater.com) will start Nov. 3 at the Delray Beach Firehouse, 14276 Hagen Ranch Road, and every Sunday at 2 p.m. through Dec. 8. $5 donation at the door, no reservation necessary. For more information, call 561.483.2054.
   Lynn University presents a free lecture by Dr. Robert Watson discussing the many faces of Lincoln and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg address, 11 a.m. Nov. 6 at the Lynn Wold Performing Arts Center. Call 561.237.7503 or see www.http://events.lynn.edu.   
    Josh Groban in the Round is at the BB&T Center Nov. 6. Visit www.livenation.com for tickets.
   NASA Astronaut Joe Acaba and Dr. Edith Widder discuss how ocean and space exploration produces technology that impacts our daily lives and advances mankind, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Palm Beach State College, Public Safety Conference Center, 4200 Congress Ave. Lake Worth. Call 561.868.3450 or visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/foundation/STEAM for further information. Tickets are $65 per person/ $120 for two and includes program and reception.
   The Junior League of Boca Raton presents the 26th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 8 at Boca West Country Club. Contact 561.620.2553 or visit www.jlbr.org/wvoy or www.wvoy,org for further information.
  Place at Hope at the Haven Campus presents the 2013 Inaugural Hope Bash Boca, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 East Camino Real. Cost is $250. RSVP by Nov. 1 to 561.483.0962 or visit www.hopeatthehaven.org. Sponsorship opportunities and program ads are available too.
   The Boca Raton Theatre Guild presents They're Playing Our Song, Nov. 8- Nov. 24 at the Willow Theatre, in Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail. Tickets are $35. Call 561.347.3948 or visit www.brtg.org, www.carolkassie.com, or contact ckassie@gmail.com 561.445.9244 for further information.
   The West Boca High School Drama Dept. presents "Is There Life After High School" Nov. 21-23. Tickets are $15. Call 561.672.2066. Upcoming shows include Young Frankenstein, Feb. 28- March 8; Death by Dessert, April 25 & 26.
   The Boca Raton Tree Lighting ceremony has been moved up two days to Nov. 27, before Thanksgiving, instead of Nov. 29 in Mizner Park.
   The 43rd annual Holiday Parade along Federal Highway downtown Boca will be Dec. 4.   
   The 37th annual Holiday Boat Parade on the Intracoastal Waterway is set for Dec. 7.
   The Boca Raton theatre Guild presents Marilyn: Forever Blonde, Jan. 9-11, 2013 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center's Studio Theatre. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.brtg.org or by calling 866-811-4111. Visit www.marilynforeverblonde.com,  call 561.445.9244 or email ckassie@gmail.com.
   Save the Date: Phyllis & Harvey Sandler, Jan Savarick, Shirley & Allan B. Solomon and Jaime & Zachary Keyes will be honored at the Levis JCC Casino Royale Feb. 8, 2014., email cindyb@levisjcc.org or call 561.852.3253 for more information. Committee in formation: www.levisjcc.org/casino.
   Save the Date: Follow the Yellow Brick Roat to JARC's 29th Annual Gala Dinner Dance March 9, 2014 at West Boca Country Club.
   If you would like to learn how you can make money and save money by NOT using a 401 k or IRA that will protect your money and generate tax free income, or are unhappy in your job, or want to change jobs, or need extra income, then visit www.yourretirementmiracle.com and call 561.852.0000 for further information. Everyone should see it.
     Banks are now encouraging Short Sales, rather than the lengthy and costly foreclosures. FORECLOSURE IS NOT AN OPTION! Contact Keyes Company/Delray office Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) Realtor JOANNE EPSTEIN at 561.945.0000 and visit www.joanneepstein.com  to find out how she can save you from foreclosure, with no cost for attorneys, fees or commissions.
     Birch Communications is a multi-million dollar company with an exclusive wholesale agreement with AT and T. If you would like to save money on your AT&T land phones without changing your numbers or your service, call 561.852.0000.
        www.WestBocaLeaders.com is the best networking group in the area and meets at Hurricane Grill & Wings in the Mission Bay Shopping Center, next to Office Max, 10125 Glades Road, 33498 on alternate Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., starting Oct. 9. Cost is $60 per quarter. Check out the website for openings in some categories. Call 561.852.0000 for further information.
       Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, president of the www.luxurychamber.com, the www.westbocaleaders.com networking group and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce; with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com and www.publicrelations.nu. His motto is: Public Relations is the enemy of anonymity. email: pr@publicrelations.nu, or fax column items to 561.451.0000.  His blog is on www.bocatribune.com, www.facebook.com/BarryEpstein as well as on the Sun-Sentinel/Jewish Journal website at www.floridajewishjournal.com - http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com as well as on his website: www.publicrelations.nu.