FAU’s new
president John Kelly starts March with a $400,000 annual salary and $40,000
signing bonus as part of a 5 year contract, plus $60k retirement.
Office Depot’s
new CEO Roland Smith and his wife, Sandra Lynn have purchased a $3.65 million
home in the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club.
Former Boca Community
Resources and Affairs Specialist Emily Lilly has been appointed community
Liaison for Aurora Nurses Personalized Private Duty Care in Lighthouse Point.
Four New
playing fields are in the works for the Spanish River Athletic Facilities at 228
acre de Hoernle Park, 1000 NW Spanish River Blvd which already has 8 fields. Phase
II will also include one field building and restrooms, bleachers and related
amenities. Two fields will be oversize and two regular size.
Boca Raton
former hedge fund manager Matt Martoma was found guilty of federal insider
trading charges, which benefited his company for $276 million. The Feds have
pressured Martoma to rat out his boss, hedge fund manager Steve Cohen in a plea
deal, but Martoma made an ill fated choice to stand trial despite considerable
evidence against him and now faces 10 years in the slammer.
The state DOT
is setting aside $18.6 million for improvements to SR 7 (U.S. 441) between
Glades
Road and Sample Road in Broward County.
Comcast will
shell out $45 billion to take over Time Warner and the merger will mean
Comcast’s 1.2 million South Florida customers will be clobbered with
substantial rate hikes to pay for the deal.
The White
House came up with its 18th revision of the Affordable Care Act,
commonly known as Obamacare that allows businesses with 50 or more employees
off the hook until 2016 for providing health insurance for workers or pay a
penalty, with critics calling the delay a blatant political move to take the
heat off Democrats supporting the unpopular law in the fall elections.
South
Florida law schools churning out lawyers are charging a bundle with no
guarantee of a job after graduation or passing the bar. University of Miami
nailed students for almost $44,000 a year, University of Florida $22,000,
Florida State $21,000 and Nova Southeastern $35,000 with out of state
students pay about double the state rates for public schools. UM tops the
enrollment with 1307 students.
Friends of
the Boca Raton Library announced their 2014 Book Donation Drive, requesting
books for all ages, DVDs, book and music CDs to be brought to the Friends of
the Library Bookstore,400 NE 2nd Avenue or call 544-8596 to make arrangements
for pick-up of an extra large number of books.
Sales of book donations will help the Friends fulfill its mission of
Boca Raton libraries support. The Friends
is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Palm Beach
County has 19,312 cases in some stage of foreclosure.
The Alliance
is hosting a free CEU Class for Property Managers and Board Members of
residential associations at 8 AM on Thursday, February 20th at the Deer Creek
Golf & Country Club in Deerfield Beach.
Attendees will be treated to a delicious hot breakfast and valuable
information regarding setting up and maintaining reserves in an HOA or COA. For
more information, call Mike Wichelns at (561) 767-0247 or
mwichelns@EnveraSystems.com.
The Broward
Stage Door Theatre has announced their 2014-2015 season: Butterflies are free,
Aug. 1-Sept. 14; The Last Romance, Oct. 10-Nov. 23; Old Jews Telling Jokes,
Nov. 1-Jan. 4, 2015; 5 Guys Named Moe, Dec. 10-Jan. 18, 2015; I love you,
You’re Perfect, Now Change, Feb. 6, 2015-March 7, 2015; George M. Cohan
Tonight, March 20, 2015-April 26; and Bell Book, and Candle, May 15, 2015-June
21, 2015. Call 954.344.7765 or visit www.stagedoortheatre.com for
tickets.
The Last
Schwartz runs to Feb. 23 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center’s studio
Theatre. Tickets at www.paradeprodutions.org or call
866.811.4111.
Laughing Matters continues through March 22,
2014 and the Wizard of Oz is Jan. 7-19 at the Broward Center For the Performing
Arts, 201 SW Fifth Avenue. Fort Lauderdale. Tickets at www.browardcenter.org or call
954.462.0222.
The Plaza Theatre, 262 South Ocean Blvd.,
Manalapan has Dirty Blonde, March 27-April 13. See www.theplazatheatre.net or call 561.588.1820.
Crimes of the Heart runs through Feb. 23 at
the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs. Visit www.stagedoorfl.org or call
954.344.7765 for more information and ticket reservations.
Wiesenthal is
at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs, through March
16.Visit www.stagedoortheatre.com or call
954-344.7765 for tickets. For more information, visit www.wiesentahltheplay.com or www.facebook.com/wiesentaltheplay.
Palm Beach
Dramaworks presents Harold Pinter’s Old Times through March 2 at the Don &
Ann Brown Theatre, 201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach. Tickets are at www.palmbeachdramaworks.org or call
561.514.3042.
Watch Barry
Epstein live featuring hair loss expert Dr. Alan Bauman, author Janet Kleinman,
Business coach Ken Markman and Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy on
www.wrpbitv.com at 10 pm
Thursday and 10 am Friday to win free tickets to the Cinemark theatres. You can also watch the TV shows ON Demand on
wrpbitv. Just click on this link: https://vimeo.com/channels/barryepsteinlive.
3 Days to
Kill, In Secret and Pompeii opens Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere
theatres. Omar opens at the FAU Living Room Theatres, Movies of Delray &
Lake Worth. Gloria opens at FAU Living Room Theatres. In Secret opens
at Movies of Delray.
It's the Boca
Raton Green Market this week! The
Market, in its 17th year, has farm-to-table, freshly-picked produce (organics,
too) from local growers and lots more,
8am to 1pm every Saturday at the southwest parking lot of Royal Palm
Place, S. Fed. Hwy, and SE Mizner Blvd in downtown Boca Raton.
Call (561) 299-8684 for information.
Larry Ferber has a movie club 10 a.m. every
Sunday at the FAU Living Room theatres, followed by discussion. Call
757.617.1936 for more information.
Bob Woodward
and Carl Bernstein will speak at FAU 3:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Go to www.https://www.fauevents.com/online to purchase
tickets.
Palm Beach
County offers a free 2 mile night Hike
event limited to 20 participants 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Pondhawk Natural
Area, next to the Spanish River Library. RSVP to 561.233.2457 or vburnett@pbcgov.org. Hikers
should wear comfortable clothes and shoes and bring flashlights and insect
repellent.
St. Mark Greek
Orthodox Church in Boca Raton will celebrate the completion of its 10-year-long
sanctuary renovation with a weekend of festivities beginning Feb. 20. Call the
Rev. Mark Leondis at 561-994-4822 for more information.
The Full Monty
is at the Wick Theatre and Costume Museum, 7901 N. Fed. Hwy. Feb. 20-March 23.
Call 561.995.2333 or visit www.thewick.org for tickets.
Lisa Todd, 2200
Glades Road, kicks off their Ego Original and Starfire trunk shows, Feb 20-22,
with a special appearance by the cast of Spank! The 50 Shades Parody. The event
will feature a cast meet and greet and great new looks from both designer
lines. For more info, please call (561) 395-1930.
Philanthropist Yvonne Boice is among those
honored at a Boca Chamber Diamond Award lunch, 11:45 am-1:30 pm. Feb. 21 at
Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place. Visit http://web.bocaratonchamber.com/CWT/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1847 or call
395-4433 for tickets.
The Caribbean Cowboy Ball is 6 pm. Feb. 22,
2014 at Red Reef Park. Tickets are $175. Call 561.347.6799 or www.scholarship.org for info.
The Palm Beach Playhouse present BOXer SHORTS
3, Feb. 22 & 23, 950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach. Call the box office
561-272-1281 Ext. 4.
The Original
Florida Follies returns Feb. 23 to Olympic Heights Theatre, 20101 Lyons Road.
Tickets are $28. Call 561.749.0016, 561.338.6860, 561.720.1880, 561.392.8253 or
visit www.theoriginalfloridafollies.com for more
information. Don’t miss it!
Oscar winner
Olympia Dukakis speaks at the 7th annual “Heart of a Woman” luncheon
Feb. 24 at the Boca Resort & Club to benefit A Community of Hope: Aid to
Victims of Domestic Abuse. Tickets are 4125. Visit www.avdaonline.org/heart-of-a-woman.com for more
information.
Memphis is at
the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave. Fort Lauderdale,
Feb. 25-March 5. Call 954.462.0222 or
visit www.browardcenter.org for tickets
and more information.
The final Boca
municipal election debate is 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at 6500 N. Congress Ave.,
sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
Whole Foods
Market Co-CEO Walter Robb speaks at the Lynn University Dively Frontiers in
Globalization Lecture 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Wold Performing Arts
Center, 3601 N. Military Trail Boca. Tickets are $25. Call 561.237.9000 or
visit www.events.lynn.edu/dively.com.
Jane Pauley
speaks 11 a.m. Feb. 27 at the Jewish Family Services luncheon at Boca West
Country Club.
42 St. is at
Boca Raton High School, Feb. 27- March 2. Visit www.bocadrama.com or call
561.338.1533 for more information and reservations.
FAU College of Business honors Jordan
Zimmerman at the Business Leader of the Year breakfast 8 a.m. Feb. 28 at the
Boca Resort & Club. For more information, call Kimberly Gramm at 561.3628
or email kgramm@fau.edu.
The Ladies
& More present Redefining Your Path, a free four-hour workshop to assist
attendees to discover their personal path to fulfillment, featuring Myra Goldick, Amada Pelaez, Roxanne
Birney, John Spannuth and Kersen De Jong, 8 a.m. to noon, Feb. 28 at Palm Beach
State College, Boca Campus, 3000 St. Lucie Ave. Room HT 103.Register at https://clients.floridasbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=700340033 or call
561.862.4762 for more information.
Theatre at
Arts Garage, 180 NE 1st St, Delray Beach, presents: Fighting Over
Beverley, A Romantic Comedy by Playwright Israel Horovitz, Feb. 28-23. Call
561.450.6357 or visit www.artsgarage.org for tickets.
The West Boca
High School Drama Dept. presents Young Frankenstein Feb. 28-March 8. Tickets
are $15. Call 561.672.2066. Upcoming shows include Death by Dessert, April 25
& 26.
The Women’s
Theatre Project presents Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, Feb.
28-March 16 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail,
Boca Raton. Tickets are $25. Call 561.347.3948, visit www.womenstheatreproject.com, email ckassie@gmail.com or twtp@bellsouth.net.
Evening Star
Productions presents Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Feb. 28-March 16 at Sol
Theatre, 3333 N. Fed. Hwy. Visit www.eveingstarproductions.org or call 561.447.8829
for more information.
Mark your
calendars: the Rod Stewart Live Tribute Concert is 8 p.m. March 1 at the
Countess de Hoernle Theatre of Spanish River High School, 5100 Jog Road, Boca
Raton. Email info@templebethshira.org or call 561.912.1453 for tickets and
sponsorship opportunities.
The Cat in the Hat and other famous
characters from Dr. Seuss’ magical stories will visit BRIO Tuscan Grille at The
Shops at Boca Center to enchant children and parents at the “Dr. Seuss Birthday
Brunch” March 2 to celebrate the great American author’s 110th birthday and
enjoy a tableside Meet & Greet with Dr. Seuss’ most beloved characters.
BRIO’s regular brunch and lunch menus will be offered during the event for
adults and children at standard menu pricing. Reservations are required for
“Dr. Seuss Birthday Brunch.” To RSVP and for more information, please call
(561) 392-3777.
Dr. Gershon Baskin, author of The Negotiator
and the person responsible for the release of Israeli abducted soldier Gilead
Schalit, will be the guest speaker at the Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club lunch,
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. March 3 at Bogarts, on the Premiere level of the Boca
Palace Cinemark Theatres. Register at www.goldcoasttigerbayclub.com and click on
the event registration page to RSVP or call 561.852.0000.
The Harlem Globetrotters will play at the FAU
arena on March 3 and 8. Go to www.harlemglobetrotters.com or call
1.800.745.3000 for ticket information.
Federation of
Boca Raton Homeowner Associations meets 8:30 a.m. March 4, at the Boca Raton
Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Free and open to the public, with City
Traffic Engineer Douglas Hess, Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher, and
spotlight on Florence Fuller Child Development Center.
Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will open the
8th Annual Festival of the Arts Boca on Thursday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Mizner Park Amphitheater, accompanied by Festival Orchestra Boca under the
direction of Festival Music Director Constantine Kitsopoulos. Perlman will return to the Festival stage on
Sunday, March 9 at 7 p.m. for the Florida premiere of his new program of
traditional Jewish and Klezmer music with celebrated Cantor Yitzchak Meir
Helfgot, Eternal Echoes: Songs and Dances for the Soul. Arturo Sandoval, Forte,
Cirque de la Symphonie, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Danna Deveare Smith and Bill T.
Jones/Arnie Zane Dance company highlight the 2014 Festival of the Arts Boca,
March 6-15. Early bird tickets of $39 (regular price is $125) are available
through Dec. 31. Call either 561.368.8445 or too free: 866.571.ARTS or visit www.festivaloftheartsboc.org for more
information or reservations.
Dean Martin’s
daughter Deana is in the Brazz Room of the Coral Springs Center for the
Performing Arts, 7:30 pm March 7& 8. Call 954-344-5990 or visit http://www.coralspringscenterforthearts.com/ai1ec_event/deana-martin-deana-sings-dino/?instance_id=387 for more
information and tickets.
Follow the
Yellow Brick Road to JARC’s 29th Annual Gala Dinner Dance March 9,
2014 at West Boca Country Club.
Noted
political consultant Dick Morris will speak at the www.goldcoasttigerbayclub.com lunch 11:30
am. to 1 pm at Bogart’s in the Premier level of the Boca Cinemark Palace, 3200 Airport
Road. Call 561.852.0000 for further information.
Palm Beach
Dramaworks presents “Some Enchanted Evening”, 14th annual Spring
Gala, 6:30 p.m. March 14 at the Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, 2800 S. Ocean
Blvd., Palm Beach. Tax deductible tickets are $500 and tables of ten are
$5,000. Call 561.4042 ext. 106 for reservations and information.
Jan McArt
presents Sweet Charity March 15 & 16 in the Wold Performing Arts Center at
Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For tickets, call
561.237.9000 or visit www.events.lynn.edu.
John Bolton,
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, will be the guest speaker at the AFMDA
2014 Humanitarian Awards cocktails, dinner and entertainment, honoring Eileen
& Michael Goldman, March 16 at St. Andrews Country Club. Call 561.835.0510
or e-mail palmbeach@afmda.org.
Slow Burn
Theatre company presents CHESS, March 21-April 5 in the West Boca Performing
Arts Theatre at West Boca High School, 12811 W. Glades Road, Boca Raton. Call
1.866.811.411 or visit www.slowburntheatre.org for tickets
and further information.
Florida’s
Annual Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilities, sponsored by the
Unicorn Children’s Foundation is March 22, 2014, from 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 care givers 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.
Lynn
University political professor Dr. Robert Watson will discuss Jewish
Contributions to the American Revolution, 7 p.m. March 24 as part of the 2014
ADL Lecture Series at Boca West, 20583 Boca West Drive. Call 561.988.2935 or
email lsalvin@adl.org for tickets.
Further information is at www.florida.adl.org/event/join-us-for-the2014-adl-lecture-series-at-boca-west-lecture.
Chairman of
the Braman Automobile Dealership, Norman Braman speaks at the Jewish Federation
of South Palm Beach County’s Business & Professional Division (B&P), 6
to 8 pm. March 26 in Zinman Hall on the Federation campus. Register for $36 at www.jewishboca.org/icon or sonnis@bocafed.org, or call
561.852.3128.
The
Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards is the Nat King Cole Generation
Hope concert, 6:30 p.m., March 28 at the Wold Performing Arts Center, Lynn
University. For more info and sponsorship opportunities, email; info@natkincolegenhope.org or call
561.213.8209.
Upcoming shows
at the Delray Beach Playhouse at 950 NW 9th St. in Lake Ida Park, off Swinton
Ave. Delray Beach include: 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.
Former Miami
Dolphin and now owner of Offerdahl’s Café Grill John Offerdahl will be the
keynote speaker for the YMCA of South Palm Beach County’s 12th annual
Inspiration breakfast fundraiser, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. April 8 at the Boca Raton
Resort & Club.
Florida will
offer a 15-day sales tax holiday for hurricane preparedness supplies from June
1-14. During that time period, Floridians can purchase flashlights, batteries,
weather radios and other basic hurricane supply items, all tax-free. Hurricane
season lasts from June 1 to Nov. 30.
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.
Barry
Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant
based in Boca Raton, president of the www.goldcoasttigerbayclub.com, the www.luxurychamber.com, the www.westbocaleaders.com 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 – www.http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com as on his website: www.publicrelations.nu.
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