Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Klein has joined the Holland & Knight law firm's government advocacy team, where he'll advise clients on health care, financial services and energy matters.
Now is your chance to help the racing greyhounds in Florida. State Senator, Maria Sachs, has filed a bill SB1594 which would decouple mandatory greyhound racing from other forms of gambling. In other words, the tracks can have their gambling and the dogs will not have to run. She is being bombarded with e-mails from breeders and trainers who want to stop this bill. Please send an e-mail to Senator Sachs thanking her for her leadership with this bill which will save thousands of racing greyhounds from a life of confinement, injuries and death. Contact sachs.maria.web@flsenate.gov, In addition to your name, please remember to include your address to verify that you are a Florida resident. LETS END DOG RACING! The city of Boca Raton is sponsoring a free boating and beach bash for people with disabilities on Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Boca Raton at Spanish River Park, Pavilion 1 and 2.
A fundraising concert for Women in Distress, featuring the Oak Street Boys will be on Saturday, March 19 at the South County Park amphitheatre on Glades Road in West Boca.
The West Boca Chamber of Commerce Fourth Thursday network will be on March 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Vitality Laser Spa, 9045 La Fontana Blvd., suite 102 off Lyons Road, between Yamato and Glades Roads. Cost is $10 for members and first time guests. RSVP to info@westbocachamber.com. Since the first of the year, the Chamber has signed up 35 new members. Application can be found at www.westbocachamber.com. Join the fastest growing new Chamber in the area and network with your fellow business and professionals at the monthly breakfasts, networks and women’s luncheons. Save the date for the Chambers second annual golf tournament on Friday, May 13 at Southwinds Golf Course.
The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) announced its highly anticipated film line-up for the 16th edition, March 23-31, 2011, featuring 11 World Premieres, 3 U.S. Premieres and 14 Florida Premieres. PBIFF (www.pbifilmfest.org) will present features, documentaries, shorts and student films from the U.S. and around the world, including Netherlands, Italy, France, England, Russia, West Africa, Israel, Australia, Liberia, Czech Republic, Canada and Greece, and will play host to filmmakers, producers, and actors to represent and discuss their films. The main festival takes place March 23 - 28, followed by screenings of the Best of the Fest which will continue on Tuesday, March 29 through Thursday, March 31.
The Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), will open its 16th edition with Sundance favorite Win Win, directed by Tom McCarthy and will wrap with the British/Kenyan drama The First Grader, from Justin Chadwick. The full PBIFF film line-up and ticket information is at www.pbifilmfest.org. In addition to the main festival, March 23 - 28, screenings of the Best of the Fest will continue on March 29 - March 31.
The Downtown Boca Film Festival (DBFF) will run from April 9-17, 2011.
Chair Karen Lynne Asher and Vice Chair Jamie Telchin request the honor of your presence at the American Cancer Society Amore Gala on Saturday, April 9 a the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, 2425 Maya Palm Drive West. Cocktails and Silent Auction at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and Dancing at 8:00 p.m. Mistress of Ceremonies will be Liz Quirantes, Anchor WPEC CBS 12. The black tie event tickets are $250 each and sponsorships are also available by contacting Jacqui Nicholson at 561.394-7751 ext. 5308 for more details.
He Wrote THAT?! 12 time Grammy nominee Dennis Lambert wrote pop music hits including Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got), We Built This City (On Rock and Roll), It Only Takes A Minute (to Fall in Love), Nightshift, Baby Come Back and more. Concert includes guest artists Tavares, Mickey Thomas, the lead singer of Starship and Peter Beckett, the lead singer of Player. Lambert, whose life will be portrayed in an upcoming Warner Brothers movie starring Steve Carell, performs at Florida Atlantic University’s Kaye Auditorium on Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www.fauevents.com or call 1-800-564-953. $125 for onstage seating with a meet and greet, $70, $60 and $55 and $40. Compassionate Friends, a non-profit support group in Boca for parents who have lost children, is sponsoring a fundraiser on April 29 at St. Paul Church, including a car show, raffles, silent auction, Chinese auction, 50/50, along with food and entertainment. Donations are gratefully accepted and welcomed. Their Tax ID # is 59-2125976 and Group Exemp. # is 36-2968329. Call 561.368.0324 for further information.
Movies opening Friday include Paul, The Lincoln Lawyer, Limitless and The Housemaid.
Happy St. Patricks Day today to all the Irish and those who wish they were!
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – March 10, 2011
Congrats to newly re-elected Boca Mayor Susan Welchel!
The best in Feng Shui can be found at www.fengshuiblossoms.com. Check out the blogs on the site.
The Florida Atlantic University Student Alumni Association (SAA) is working to help fund the University's new on-campus stadium by selling personalized bricks. The bricks, which may be engraved with an individual's name, an organization's name or a special message, will be placed in a sidewalk leading into the stadium. Stadium bricks are available in two sizes, 8 inches by 4 inches with 60 character spaces for personalization, and 8 inches by 8 inches with 120 character spaces. The 8-by-4 brick is available for $75 and the 8-by-8 brick is $125. All campaign supporters receive 1-by-3 or 3-by-3 inch replicas of their personalized bricks and a portion of the payment is tax deductible. The stadium fund receives $35 for each 8-by-4 inch brick purchased and $73 for each 8-by-8 inch brick purchased. The SAA also receives a percentage of profits. The first batch of bricks will be ordered in early June with expected delivery by early September. Bricks purchased after June 1 may not be placed until after the stadium has opened. Bricks will be available for purchase at the FAU spring football game on April 23 and can be purchased online anytime at http://fauf.fau.edu/brickcampaign. For more information about the stadium brick program, contact Paul Metcalf at 561-297-1248 or metcalf@fau.edu.
Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops continue their fantastic series of concerts starting March 9 and 11-15 featuring Superstar Clint Holmes: Celebrating the great Sammy Davis, Jr. Tickets are $29-$89. Call 561.832.7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org. The West Boca Chamber of Commerce Women in Business luncheon and networking will be March 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with Jennifer Valoppi Founder & President, Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program as guest speaker. Ms. Valoppi is a multi-Emmy Award winning journalist and author who has been recognized five times on the floor of the United States Congress and is a 2006 recipient of Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s Points of Light Award, the highest honor in the state. Details are on the website, www.westbocachamber.com. RSVP to info@westbocachamber.com by March 14. Soroptimist of Boca/Deerfield present 2011 "Women's Opportunity Award" recipients May 16, 5:30 to & pm. 1515 N. Fed. Hwy. Free admission and refreshments. Email: carmenuceda@aol.com for reservations. A fundraising concert for Women in Distress, featuring the Oak Street Boys will be on Saturday, March 19 at the South County Park amphitheatre on Glades Road in West Boca. The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) announced its highly anticipated film line-up for the 16th edition, March 23-31, 2011, featuring 11 World Premieres, 3 U.S. Premieres and 14 Florida Premieres. PBIFF (www.pbifilmfest.org) will present features, documentaries, shorts and student films from the U.S. and around the world, including Netherlands, Italy, France, England, Russia, West Africa, Israel, Australia, Liberia, Czech Republic, Canada and Greece, and will play host to filmmakers, producers, and actors to represent and discuss their films. The main festival takes place March 23 - 28, followed by screenings of the Best of the Fest which will continue on Tuesday, March 29 through Thursday, March 31.
The Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), will open its 16th edition with Sundance favorite Win Win, directed by Tom McCarthy and will wrap with the British/Kenyan drama The First Grader, from Justin Chadwick. The full PBIFF film line-up and ticket information is at www.pbifilmfest.org. In addition to the main festival, March 23 - 28, screenings of the Best of the Fest will continue on March 29 - March 31. The Downtown Boca Film Festival (DBFF) will run from April 9-17, 2011. He Wrote THAT?! 12 time Grammy nominee Dennis Lambert wrote pop music hits including Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got), We Built This City (On Rock and Roll), It Only Takes A Minute (to Fall in Love), Nightshift, Baby Come Back and more. Concert includes guest artists Tavares, Mickey Thomas, the lead singer of Starship and Peter Beckett, the lead singer of Player. Lambert, whose life will be portrayed in an upcoming Warner Brothers movie starring Steve Carell, performs at Florida Atlantic University’s Kaye Auditorium on Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www.fauevents.com or call 1-800-564-953. $125 for onstage seating with a meet and greet, $70, $60 and $55 and $40. Compassionate Friends, a non-profit support group in Boca for parents who have lost children, is sponsoring a fundraiser on April 29 at St. Paul Church, including a car show, raffles, silent auction, Chinese auction, 50/50, along with food and entertainment. Donations are gratefully accepted and welcomed. Their Tax ID # is 59-2125976 and Group Exemp. # is 36-2968329. Call 561.368.0324 for further information. Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
The best in Feng Shui can be found at www.fengshuiblossoms.com. Check out the blogs on the site.
The Florida Atlantic University Student Alumni Association (SAA) is working to help fund the University's new on-campus stadium by selling personalized bricks. The bricks, which may be engraved with an individual's name, an organization's name or a special message, will be placed in a sidewalk leading into the stadium. Stadium bricks are available in two sizes, 8 inches by 4 inches with 60 character spaces for personalization, and 8 inches by 8 inches with 120 character spaces. The 8-by-4 brick is available for $75 and the 8-by-8 brick is $125. All campaign supporters receive 1-by-3 or 3-by-3 inch replicas of their personalized bricks and a portion of the payment is tax deductible. The stadium fund receives $35 for each 8-by-4 inch brick purchased and $73 for each 8-by-8 inch brick purchased. The SAA also receives a percentage of profits. The first batch of bricks will be ordered in early June with expected delivery by early September. Bricks purchased after June 1 may not be placed until after the stadium has opened. Bricks will be available for purchase at the FAU spring football game on April 23 and can be purchased online anytime at http://fauf.fau.edu/brickcampaign. For more information about the stadium brick program, contact Paul Metcalf at 561-297-1248 or metcalf@fau.edu.
Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops continue their fantastic series of concerts starting March 9 and 11-15 featuring Superstar Clint Holmes: Celebrating the great Sammy Davis, Jr. Tickets are $29-$89. Call 561.832.7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org. The West Boca Chamber of Commerce Women in Business luncheon and networking will be March 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with Jennifer Valoppi Founder & President, Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program as guest speaker. Ms. Valoppi is a multi-Emmy Award winning journalist and author who has been recognized five times on the floor of the United States Congress and is a 2006 recipient of Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s Points of Light Award, the highest honor in the state. Details are on the website, www.westbocachamber.com. RSVP to info@westbocachamber.com by March 14. Soroptimist of Boca/Deerfield present 2011 "Women's Opportunity Award" recipients May 16, 5:30 to & pm. 1515 N. Fed. Hwy. Free admission and refreshments. Email: carmenuceda@aol.com for reservations. A fundraising concert for Women in Distress, featuring the Oak Street Boys will be on Saturday, March 19 at the South County Park amphitheatre on Glades Road in West Boca. The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) announced its highly anticipated film line-up for the 16th edition, March 23-31, 2011, featuring 11 World Premieres, 3 U.S. Premieres and 14 Florida Premieres. PBIFF (www.pbifilmfest.org) will present features, documentaries, shorts and student films from the U.S. and around the world, including Netherlands, Italy, France, England, Russia, West Africa, Israel, Australia, Liberia, Czech Republic, Canada and Greece, and will play host to filmmakers, producers, and actors to represent and discuss their films. The main festival takes place March 23 - 28, followed by screenings of the Best of the Fest which will continue on Tuesday, March 29 through Thursday, March 31.
The Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), will open its 16th edition with Sundance favorite Win Win, directed by Tom McCarthy and will wrap with the British/Kenyan drama The First Grader, from Justin Chadwick. The full PBIFF film line-up and ticket information is at www.pbifilmfest.org. In addition to the main festival, March 23 - 28, screenings of the Best of the Fest will continue on March 29 - March 31. The Downtown Boca Film Festival (DBFF) will run from April 9-17, 2011. He Wrote THAT?! 12 time Grammy nominee Dennis Lambert wrote pop music hits including Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got), We Built This City (On Rock and Roll), It Only Takes A Minute (to Fall in Love), Nightshift, Baby Come Back and more. Concert includes guest artists Tavares, Mickey Thomas, the lead singer of Starship and Peter Beckett, the lead singer of Player. Lambert, whose life will be portrayed in an upcoming Warner Brothers movie starring Steve Carell, performs at Florida Atlantic University’s Kaye Auditorium on Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www.fauevents.com or call 1-800-564-953. $125 for onstage seating with a meet and greet, $70, $60 and $55 and $40. Compassionate Friends, a non-profit support group in Boca for parents who have lost children, is sponsoring a fundraiser on April 29 at St. Paul Church, including a car show, raffles, silent auction, Chinese auction, 50/50, along with food and entertainment. Donations are gratefully accepted and welcomed. Their Tax ID # is 59-2125976 and Group Exemp. # is 36-2968329. Call 561.368.0324 for further information. Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – March 3, 2011
Rodney Smith was elected president of the Loggers Run Homeowners Association in West Boca.
Yvonne Boice hosted the official watch party for the Oscars at Bash of Boca in the Shoppes of Village Point.
Irv Geffen has been appointed the new CEO of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County.
Celebrity Bartending in honor of the 2011 Walk to Cure Diabetes benefiting Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) will be at City Oyster & Sushi Bar 213 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach tonight from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Local Celebrities Include: Woodie McDuffie, Mayor of Delray Beach Roger Kirk, Bethesda Memorial Hospital Joyce Chen, Gulfstream Business Bank Mark Perry, Perry & Kern Attorneys at Law, Joe Mignano, Mignano Tree Care Fred Bonardi, Oppenheimer & Co. Jim Hazelwood and Ocean City Printing,
Beatlemania is the fundraiser March 5 at the Spanish River High School Theatre. Wow! Ultimate Beatlemania for the Cost of A Movie Ticket! $10 per person. Call 561-994-6869 For Tickets Or Info. Featuring Let It Be the #1 Beatles Tribute Band-As Seen Across The USA Offer Open To All Members, Friends, and Family of West Boca Chamber of Commerce - Limited 150 Seats Only At This Price-Use Code "WBCC" When Ordering To Save $10 On Std Ticket Cost For both Ultimate Beatelmania and Jersey Boys Tribute.
The West Boca Chamber of Commerce Second Tuesday 7:30 a.m. breakfast March 8 at Boca Lago Country Club and sponsored by Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs, will feature former Mayor of Miami Beach Alex Daoud, author of “Sins of South Beach” Details at www.westbocachamber.com. RSVP to info@westbocachamber.com or call 561.482.9333. Save the date for the Chamber second annual golf tournament: Friday the 13th of May, 2011 at Southwinds Golf Course. Details to follow soon. Thirty new members have joined the Chamber in the first two months of 2011! Over 60 reserved for the network last Thursday at Hurricane Grill & Wings in the Mission Bay Plaza in West Boca.
March 8 is also election day for the City of Boca Raton. Mayor Susan Welchel, recipient of almost every conceivable endorsement, including BLU-PAC, Sun-Sentinel and Palm Beach Post, is being opposed at the last minute by newcomer Linda Spurling Gruneisen. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops continue their fantastic series of concerts starting March 9 and 11-15 featuring Superstar Clint Holmes: Celebrating the great Sammy Davis, Jr. Tickets are $29-$89. Call 561.832.7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org.
The West Boca Chamber of Commerce Women in Business luncheon and networking will be March 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with Jennifer Valoppi Founder & President, Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program as guest speaker. Ms. Valoppi is a multi-Emmy Award winning journalist and author who has been recognized five times on the floor of the United States Congress and is a 2006 recipient of Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s Points of Light Award, the highest honor in the state. Details are on the website, www.westbocachamber.com. RSVP to info@westbocachamber.com by March 14.
The Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), will open its 16th edition with Sundance favorite Win Win, directed by Tom McCarthy and will wrap with the British/Kenyan drama The First Grader, from Justin Chadwick. The full PBIFF film line-up will be announced soon. In addition to the main festival, March 23 - 28, screenings of the Best of the Fest will continue on March 29 through March 31.
The Downtown Boca Film Festival (DBFF) will run from April 9-17, 2011.
He Wrote THAT?! 12 time Grammy nominee Dennis Lambert wrote pop music hits including Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got), We Built This City (On Rock and Roll), It Only Takes A Minute (to Fall in Love), Nightshift, Baby Come Back and more. Concert includes guest artists Tavares, Mickey Thomas, the lead singer of Starship and Peter Beckett, the lead singer of Player. Lambert, whose life will be portrayed in an upcoming Warner Brothers movie starring Steve Carell, performs at Florida Atlantic University’s Kaye Auditorium on Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www.fauevents.com or call 1-800-564-953. $125 for onstage seating with a meet and greet, $70, $60 and $55 and $40.
Compassionate Friends, a non-profit support group in Boca for parents who have lost children, is sponsoring a fundraiser on April 29 at St. Paul Church, including a car show, raffles, silent auction, Chinese auction, 50/50, along with food and entertainment. Donations are gratefully accepted and welcomed. Their Tax ID # is 59-2125976 and Group Exemp. # is 36-2968329. Call 561.368.0324 for further information.
Movies opening Friday at area theatres include: The Adjustment Bureau, Cedar Rapids, Take Me Home Tonight, Rango and Beastly.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
Yvonne Boice hosted the official watch party for the Oscars at Bash of Boca in the Shoppes of Village Point.
Irv Geffen has been appointed the new CEO of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County.
Celebrity Bartending in honor of the 2011 Walk to Cure Diabetes benefiting Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) will be at City Oyster & Sushi Bar 213 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach tonight from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Local Celebrities Include: Woodie McDuffie, Mayor of Delray Beach Roger Kirk, Bethesda Memorial Hospital Joyce Chen, Gulfstream Business Bank Mark Perry, Perry & Kern Attorneys at Law, Joe Mignano, Mignano Tree Care Fred Bonardi, Oppenheimer & Co. Jim Hazelwood and Ocean City Printing,
Beatlemania is the fundraiser March 5 at the Spanish River High School Theatre. Wow! Ultimate Beatlemania for the Cost of A Movie Ticket! $10 per person. Call 561-994-6869 For Tickets Or Info. Featuring Let It Be the #1 Beatles Tribute Band-As Seen Across The USA Offer Open To All Members, Friends, and Family of West Boca Chamber of Commerce - Limited 150 Seats Only At This Price-Use Code "WBCC" When Ordering To Save $10 On Std Ticket Cost For both Ultimate Beatelmania and Jersey Boys Tribute.
The West Boca Chamber of Commerce Second Tuesday 7:30 a.m. breakfast March 8 at Boca Lago Country Club and sponsored by Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs, will feature former Mayor of Miami Beach Alex Daoud, author of “Sins of South Beach” Details at www.westbocachamber.com. RSVP to info@westbocachamber.com or call 561.482.9333. Save the date for the Chamber second annual golf tournament: Friday the 13th of May, 2011 at Southwinds Golf Course. Details to follow soon. Thirty new members have joined the Chamber in the first two months of 2011! Over 60 reserved for the network last Thursday at Hurricane Grill & Wings in the Mission Bay Plaza in West Boca.
March 8 is also election day for the City of Boca Raton. Mayor Susan Welchel, recipient of almost every conceivable endorsement, including BLU-PAC, Sun-Sentinel and Palm Beach Post, is being opposed at the last minute by newcomer Linda Spurling Gruneisen. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops continue their fantastic series of concerts starting March 9 and 11-15 featuring Superstar Clint Holmes: Celebrating the great Sammy Davis, Jr. Tickets are $29-$89. Call 561.832.7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org.
The West Boca Chamber of Commerce Women in Business luncheon and networking will be March 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with Jennifer Valoppi Founder & President, Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program as guest speaker. Ms. Valoppi is a multi-Emmy Award winning journalist and author who has been recognized five times on the floor of the United States Congress and is a 2006 recipient of Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s Points of Light Award, the highest honor in the state. Details are on the website, www.westbocachamber.com. RSVP to info@westbocachamber.com by March 14.
The Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), will open its 16th edition with Sundance favorite Win Win, directed by Tom McCarthy and will wrap with the British/Kenyan drama The First Grader, from Justin Chadwick. The full PBIFF film line-up will be announced soon. In addition to the main festival, March 23 - 28, screenings of the Best of the Fest will continue on March 29 through March 31.
The Downtown Boca Film Festival (DBFF) will run from April 9-17, 2011.
He Wrote THAT?! 12 time Grammy nominee Dennis Lambert wrote pop music hits including Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got), We Built This City (On Rock and Roll), It Only Takes A Minute (to Fall in Love), Nightshift, Baby Come Back and more. Concert includes guest artists Tavares, Mickey Thomas, the lead singer of Starship and Peter Beckett, the lead singer of Player. Lambert, whose life will be portrayed in an upcoming Warner Brothers movie starring Steve Carell, performs at Florida Atlantic University’s Kaye Auditorium on Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www.fauevents.com or call 1-800-564-953. $125 for onstage seating with a meet and greet, $70, $60 and $55 and $40.
Compassionate Friends, a non-profit support group in Boca for parents who have lost children, is sponsoring a fundraiser on April 29 at St. Paul Church, including a car show, raffles, silent auction, Chinese auction, 50/50, along with food and entertainment. Donations are gratefully accepted and welcomed. Their Tax ID # is 59-2125976 and Group Exemp. # is 36-2968329. Call 561.368.0324 for further information.
Movies opening Friday at area theatres include: The Adjustment Bureau, Cedar Rapids, Take Me Home Tonight, Rango and Beastly.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Feb. 24, 2011
Comcast is the worst company in the world with terrible customer service. If you have a choice of another provider, do yourself a favor and stay away from Comcast. Too many people have horror story examples of the incompetency of the customer service employees and so-called supervisors.
Former Boca City Council member Peter Baronoff is considering another run for a Council term.
The West Boca Chamber fourth Thursday network will be tonight on Feb. 24 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the new Hurricane Grill and Wings in Mission Bay on the northwest corner of Glades Road and 441. Details are on the newly redesigned website, www.westbocachamber.com where you will also find a membership application with reduced rates for 2011. Save the date for the Chambers annual scramble golf tournament on Friday May 13 at SouthWinds golf course. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call 561. 482.9333.
Guests on barry epstein live friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com will be FAU head football coach Howard Schnellenberger, Palm Beach Pops Executive Director David Quillion, Restaurateur extraordinaire Dennis Max, New Times Ace Investigative Reporter Bob Norman and Sun-Sentinel Editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. Over 32,200 viewers watch the show.
Caldwell Theatre’s production of Best Fall, by Geoffrey Nauffts and Directed by Michael Hall opens Friday; Winner Best New American Play on Broadway Outer Critics Circle Award, 2010 Tony Award Nominee Best Play and 2008 Theatre Visions Fund Award. See www.caldwelltheatre.org or call 561-241-7432.
Cinemark Boca Palace is showing five nominated Best Picture/Best Director movies in a marathon Saturday starting at 12:45 with The Social network and concluding at 9:15 with Black Swan. Tickets are $25 each. The Oscars are Sunday evening with an official watch party at Bash of Boca on 18th Street at 6 p.m.
Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite runs from Feb. 4 to March 20 at the Stage Door Theatre on Sample Road in Coral Springs. Call 954.344.7765 for tickets and information. The Light in the Piazza opens Feb. 25 to April 10.
West Side Story continues through the weekend at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a networking and information event on Sat. Feb. 26th from 12:00 to 3:00 PM for members and non member men and women, at the Village Tavern 1880 N. Congress Ave. Suite 170 Boynton Beach 561 853-0280 $8. donation includes food and soft drinks. Call 561 477 8727.
The official Oscar watch party will be at Bash of Boca (formerly Gatsbys) in the Shoppes of Village Pointe on S.W. 18th St. on Sunday, Feb. 27 from 7:30 p.m. on. Tickets are $50 each.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a candidate forum for the office of Boca Raton Mayor on Tuesday, March 1st from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd.
Incumbent Mayor Susan Whelchel and challenger Linda Gruneisen have agreed to express their views on municipal issues and to respond to audience questions.
Preview performances of GHOST-WRITER, A LOVE STORY OF LITERARY PROPORTIONS will be on Wed. March 2 and Thur. March 3 in the Rinker Playhouse at the Florida Stage theatre at the Kravis Center. Opening night is Friday March 5th.. Order online at www.floridastage.org or call 561.832.Show (7469). Prices vary.
Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops continue their fantastic series of concerts starting March 9 and 11-15 featuring Superstar Clint Holmes: Celebrating the great Sammy Davis, Jr. Tickets are $29-$89. Call 561.832.7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org.
The Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), will open its 16th edition with Sundance favorite Win Win, directed by Tom McCarthy and will wrap with the British/Kenyan drama The First Grader, from Justin Chadwick. The full PBIFF film line-up will be announced soon. In addition to the main festival, March 23 - 28, screenings of the Best of the Fest will continue on March 29 through March 31.
The Downtown Boca Film Festival (DBFF) will run from April 9-17, 2011.
He Wrote THAT?! 12 time Grammy nominee Dennis Lambert wrote pop music hits including Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got), We Built This City (On Rock and Roll), It Only Takes A Minute (to Fall in Love), Nightshift, Baby Come Back and more. Concert includes guest artists Tavares, Mickey Thomas, the lead singer of Starship and Peter Beckett, the lead singer of Player. Lambert, whose life will be portrayed in an upcoming Warner Brothers movie starring Steve Carell, performs at Florida Atlantic University’s Kaye Auditorium on Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www.fauevents.com or call 1-800-564-953. $125 for onstage seating with a meet and greet, $70, $60 and $55 and $40.
Movies opening Friday at area theatres include: Drive Angry, Hall Pass, The Concert and Outside the Law.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
Former Boca City Council member Peter Baronoff is considering another run for a Council term.
The West Boca Chamber fourth Thursday network will be tonight on Feb. 24 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the new Hurricane Grill and Wings in Mission Bay on the northwest corner of Glades Road and 441. Details are on the newly redesigned website, www.westbocachamber.com where you will also find a membership application with reduced rates for 2011. Save the date for the Chambers annual scramble golf tournament on Friday May 13 at SouthWinds golf course. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call 561. 482.9333.
Guests on barry epstein live friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com will be FAU head football coach Howard Schnellenberger, Palm Beach Pops Executive Director David Quillion, Restaurateur extraordinaire Dennis Max, New Times Ace Investigative Reporter Bob Norman and Sun-Sentinel Editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. Over 32,200 viewers watch the show.
Caldwell Theatre’s production of Best Fall, by Geoffrey Nauffts and Directed by Michael Hall opens Friday; Winner Best New American Play on Broadway Outer Critics Circle Award, 2010 Tony Award Nominee Best Play and 2008 Theatre Visions Fund Award. See www.caldwelltheatre.org or call 561-241-7432.
Cinemark Boca Palace is showing five nominated Best Picture/Best Director movies in a marathon Saturday starting at 12:45 with The Social network and concluding at 9:15 with Black Swan. Tickets are $25 each. The Oscars are Sunday evening with an official watch party at Bash of Boca on 18th Street at 6 p.m.
Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite runs from Feb. 4 to March 20 at the Stage Door Theatre on Sample Road in Coral Springs. Call 954.344.7765 for tickets and information. The Light in the Piazza opens Feb. 25 to April 10.
West Side Story continues through the weekend at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a networking and information event on Sat. Feb. 26th from 12:00 to 3:00 PM for members and non member men and women, at the Village Tavern 1880 N. Congress Ave. Suite 170 Boynton Beach 561 853-0280 $8. donation includes food and soft drinks. Call 561 477 8727.
The official Oscar watch party will be at Bash of Boca (formerly Gatsbys) in the Shoppes of Village Pointe on S.W. 18th St. on Sunday, Feb. 27 from 7:30 p.m. on. Tickets are $50 each.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a candidate forum for the office of Boca Raton Mayor on Tuesday, March 1st from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd.
Incumbent Mayor Susan Whelchel and challenger Linda Gruneisen have agreed to express their views on municipal issues and to respond to audience questions.
Preview performances of GHOST-WRITER, A LOVE STORY OF LITERARY PROPORTIONS will be on Wed. March 2 and Thur. March 3 in the Rinker Playhouse at the Florida Stage theatre at the Kravis Center. Opening night is Friday March 5th.. Order online at www.floridastage.org or call 561.832.Show (7469). Prices vary.
Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops continue their fantastic series of concerts starting March 9 and 11-15 featuring Superstar Clint Holmes: Celebrating the great Sammy Davis, Jr. Tickets are $29-$89. Call 561.832.7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org.
The Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), will open its 16th edition with Sundance favorite Win Win, directed by Tom McCarthy and will wrap with the British/Kenyan drama The First Grader, from Justin Chadwick. The full PBIFF film line-up will be announced soon. In addition to the main festival, March 23 - 28, screenings of the Best of the Fest will continue on March 29 through March 31.
The Downtown Boca Film Festival (DBFF) will run from April 9-17, 2011.
He Wrote THAT?! 12 time Grammy nominee Dennis Lambert wrote pop music hits including Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got), We Built This City (On Rock and Roll), It Only Takes A Minute (to Fall in Love), Nightshift, Baby Come Back and more. Concert includes guest artists Tavares, Mickey Thomas, the lead singer of Starship and Peter Beckett, the lead singer of Player. Lambert, whose life will be portrayed in an upcoming Warner Brothers movie starring Steve Carell, performs at Florida Atlantic University’s Kaye Auditorium on Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www.fauevents.com or call 1-800-564-953. $125 for onstage seating with a meet and greet, $70, $60 and $55 and $40.
Movies opening Friday at area theatres include: Drive Angry, Hall Pass, The Concert and Outside the Law.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Feb. 17, 2011
Palm Beach Post gossip columnist Jose Lambiet was sworn in as a U.S. citizen Wednesday.
Guests on barry epstein live friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com will be Doug Gorab and Cathy Dooley from the Original Florida Follies, Richard Pollock, President and CEO of the YMCA of South Palm Beach County, discussing the Prayer Breakfast featuring Bobby Bowden at the Boca Resort, New Times Ace Investigative Reporter Bob Norman, Movie Maven Morrie Zryl discussing the Oscars and his predictions and Sun-Sentinel Editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. Over 32,200 viewers watch the show. You can see it here at http://vimeo.com/20037710.
Michael Smith has been named FAU's associate athletics director for corporate sales. Smith's efforts will be concentrated in corporate sales as related to the 30,000-seat, on-campus football stadium scheduled to open in October. The stadium is the centerpiece of FAU’s Innovation Village, located in the north central area of campus. Home of the Owl football team, the open-air stadium, a $70 million project, is slated to feature 6,000 premium seats, including 24 suites, 26 loge boxes, 1,000 premier club seats and 4,000 priority club seats, and the latest, state-of-the-art amenities. For more information, visit www.faustadium.com. To purchase season tickets, call 1-866-FAU-Owls.
A fundraiser for Mayor Susan Welchel’s re-election campaign is 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 at Uncle Julio’s Mexican restaurant in Mizner Park.
The West Boca Chamber fourth Thursday network will be on Feb. 24 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the new Hurricane Grill and Wings in Mission Bay on the northwest corner of Glades Road and 441. Details are on the newly redesigned website, www.westbocachamber.com where you will also find a membership application with reduced rates for 2011. Save the date for the Chambers annual scramble golf tournament on Friday May 13 at SouthWinds golf course. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call 561. 482.9333 for details.
Lothar Mayer hosts a fundraiser brunch for Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Sunday, Feb. 20. E:mail to lothar@carlogroup.com or call 561-338-9415. Attendance starts at $500.
Newt Gingrich headlines the Palm Beach County Republican event on Feb. 24. Tickets are $195.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a networking and information event on Sat. Feb. 26th from 12:00 to 3:00 PM for members and non member men and women, at the Village Tavern 1880 N. Congress Ave. Suite 170 Boynton Beach 561 853-0280 $8. donation includes food and soft drinks. Call 561 477 8727 for further information.
The Downtown Boca Film Festival (DBFF) will run from April 9-17, 2011.
He Wrote THAT?! 12 time Grammy nominee Dennis Lambert wrote pop music hits including Aint No Woman (Like the One Ive Got), We Built This City (On Rock and Roll), It Only Takes A Minute (to Fall in Love), Nightshift, Baby Come Back and more. Concert includes guest artists Tavares, Mickey Thomas, the lead singer of Starship and Peter Beckett, the lead singer of Player. Lambert, whose life will be portrayed in an upcoming Warner Brothers movie starring Steve Carell, performs at Florida Atlantic Universitys Kaye Auditorium on Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www.fauevents.com or call 1-800-564-953. $125 for onstage seating with a meet and greet, $70, $60 and $55 and $40.
Movies opening Friday at area theatres include: I Am Number Four, Unknown, Immigration Tangos, Big Momma’s: Like Father, Like Son, Orgasm and the Chaperone.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
Guests on barry epstein live friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com will be Doug Gorab and Cathy Dooley from the Original Florida Follies, Richard Pollock, President and CEO of the YMCA of South Palm Beach County, discussing the Prayer Breakfast featuring Bobby Bowden at the Boca Resort, New Times Ace Investigative Reporter Bob Norman, Movie Maven Morrie Zryl discussing the Oscars and his predictions and Sun-Sentinel Editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. Over 32,200 viewers watch the show. You can see it here at http://vimeo.com/20037710.
Michael Smith has been named FAU's associate athletics director for corporate sales. Smith's efforts will be concentrated in corporate sales as related to the 30,000-seat, on-campus football stadium scheduled to open in October. The stadium is the centerpiece of FAU’s Innovation Village, located in the north central area of campus. Home of the Owl football team, the open-air stadium, a $70 million project, is slated to feature 6,000 premium seats, including 24 suites, 26 loge boxes, 1,000 premier club seats and 4,000 priority club seats, and the latest, state-of-the-art amenities. For more information, visit www.faustadium.com. To purchase season tickets, call 1-866-FAU-Owls.
A fundraiser for Mayor Susan Welchel’s re-election campaign is 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 at Uncle Julio’s Mexican restaurant in Mizner Park.
The West Boca Chamber fourth Thursday network will be on Feb. 24 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the new Hurricane Grill and Wings in Mission Bay on the northwest corner of Glades Road and 441. Details are on the newly redesigned website, www.westbocachamber.com where you will also find a membership application with reduced rates for 2011. Save the date for the Chambers annual scramble golf tournament on Friday May 13 at SouthWinds golf course. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call 561. 482.9333 for details.
Lothar Mayer hosts a fundraiser brunch for Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Sunday, Feb. 20. E:mail to lothar@carlogroup.com or call 561-338-9415. Attendance starts at $500.
Newt Gingrich headlines the Palm Beach County Republican event on Feb. 24. Tickets are $195.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a networking and information event on Sat. Feb. 26th from 12:00 to 3:00 PM for members and non member men and women, at the Village Tavern 1880 N. Congress Ave. Suite 170 Boynton Beach 561 853-0280 $8. donation includes food and soft drinks. Call 561 477 8727 for further information.
The Downtown Boca Film Festival (DBFF) will run from April 9-17, 2011.
He Wrote THAT?! 12 time Grammy nominee Dennis Lambert wrote pop music hits including Aint No Woman (Like the One Ive Got), We Built This City (On Rock and Roll), It Only Takes A Minute (to Fall in Love), Nightshift, Baby Come Back and more. Concert includes guest artists Tavares, Mickey Thomas, the lead singer of Starship and Peter Beckett, the lead singer of Player. Lambert, whose life will be portrayed in an upcoming Warner Brothers movie starring Steve Carell, performs at Florida Atlantic Universitys Kaye Auditorium on Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www.fauevents.com or call 1-800-564-953. $125 for onstage seating with a meet and greet, $70, $60 and $55 and $40.
Movies opening Friday at area theatres include: I Am Number Four, Unknown, Immigration Tangos, Big Momma’s: Like Father, Like Son, Orgasm and the Chaperone.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Feb. 10, 2011
Hostess with the mostest Yvonne Boice hosted a reception for the Finnish Ambassador at Lucca’s in the Boca Resort & Club. Mayor Susan Welchell presented the key to the city with all council members in attendance, along with a plethora of VIP’s including World Trade Center President Al Zucaro, Jorge Pescuera, Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau honcho and Palm Beach State College prexy Dennis Gallion. An added surprise was a world famous jazz trio flown in from Finland just for the occasion. As usual for a Boice production, guests left with a goodie bag including information about Finland and other gifts.
The Office Depot headquarters on Military Trail in Boca has been sold. OD will remain a tenant.
Guests on barry epstein live friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com will be, Palm Beach Post gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, Sam Dubbin discussing the ties to Holocaust survivors and Allianz, sponsors of the golf tournament underway at Broken Sound golf course, Steve Carnes, partner in www.krptos411.com which provides encrypted I phone and android smart phones for $4.95 a month, FAU head football coach Howard Schnellenberger discussing the new FAU stadium under construction which is scheduled to open Oct. 15 (Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are at www.faustadium.com), Rick Alovis, starting a new non-profit to stop bullying and Sun-Sentinel Editorial columnist Kingsley Guy Over 32,200 viewers watch the show.
The Feb. 16 11:30 a.m. West Boca Women in Business luncheon at City Fish Market will feature Nancy Allen, president and CEO, Women’s Business Development Center,
a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist in the establishment and growth of women in business. Allen helps certify businesses that are owned, operated, managed and controlled by women. Women's Business Enterprise National Council Certification (WBENC) is a certification for women-owned businesses in order to make available corporate procurement opportunities designated for Women Business Enterprises. Details are on the newly redesigned website, www.westbocachamber.com where you will also find a membership application with reduced rates for 2011. Save the date for the Chambers annual scramble golf tournament on Friday May 13 at SouthWinds golf course. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call 561. 482.9333 for details.
The Original Florida Follies presents a series of terrific shows, starting Feb. 13 at Olympic Heights High School. Tickets are $28 each and group rates are available. Call 954.956.2626 or visit www.theoriginalfloridafollies.com. Do not miss this fabulous show of youngsters from 60 to the 90’s.
Lothar Mayer hosts a fundraiser brunch for Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Sunday, Feb. 20. E:mail to lothar@carlogroup.com or call 561-338-9415. Attendance starts at $500.
Newt Gingrich headlines the Palm Beach County Republican event on Feb. 24. Tickets are $195.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a networking and information event on Sat. Feb. 26th from 12:00 to 3:00 PM for members and non member men and women, at the Village Tavern 1880 N. Congress Ave. Suite 170 Boynton Beach 561 853-0280 $8. donation includes food and soft drinks. Call 561 477 8727 for further information.
FAU’s Living Room Theatre is showing the best of movies. This past week they opened Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale and Evangelion 1.0. Opening Friday are Evangelion 2.0, The Illusionist and Casablanca on Feb. 11. Upcoming are: Nothing Personal on Feb. 18 and Every Day on Feb. 25. Other movies opening Friday at area theatres include The Illusionist, Just Go For It, Justin Bieber Never Say Never, The Eagle and Gnomeo & Juliet.
Happy Valentines Day to all the ladies out there!
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
The Office Depot headquarters on Military Trail in Boca has been sold. OD will remain a tenant.
Guests on barry epstein live friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com will be, Palm Beach Post gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, Sam Dubbin discussing the ties to Holocaust survivors and Allianz, sponsors of the golf tournament underway at Broken Sound golf course, Steve Carnes, partner in www.krptos411.com which provides encrypted I phone and android smart phones for $4.95 a month, FAU head football coach Howard Schnellenberger discussing the new FAU stadium under construction which is scheduled to open Oct. 15 (Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are at www.faustadium.com), Rick Alovis, starting a new non-profit to stop bullying and Sun-Sentinel Editorial columnist Kingsley Guy Over 32,200 viewers watch the show.
The Feb. 16 11:30 a.m. West Boca Women in Business luncheon at City Fish Market will feature Nancy Allen, president and CEO, Women’s Business Development Center,
a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist in the establishment and growth of women in business. Allen helps certify businesses that are owned, operated, managed and controlled by women. Women's Business Enterprise National Council Certification (WBENC) is a certification for women-owned businesses in order to make available corporate procurement opportunities designated for Women Business Enterprises. Details are on the newly redesigned website, www.westbocachamber.com where you will also find a membership application with reduced rates for 2011. Save the date for the Chambers annual scramble golf tournament on Friday May 13 at SouthWinds golf course. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call 561. 482.9333 for details.
The Original Florida Follies presents a series of terrific shows, starting Feb. 13 at Olympic Heights High School. Tickets are $28 each and group rates are available. Call 954.956.2626 or visit www.theoriginalfloridafollies.com. Do not miss this fabulous show of youngsters from 60 to the 90’s.
Lothar Mayer hosts a fundraiser brunch for Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Sunday, Feb. 20. E:mail to lothar@carlogroup.com or call 561-338-9415. Attendance starts at $500.
Newt Gingrich headlines the Palm Beach County Republican event on Feb. 24. Tickets are $195.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a networking and information event on Sat. Feb. 26th from 12:00 to 3:00 PM for members and non member men and women, at the Village Tavern 1880 N. Congress Ave. Suite 170 Boynton Beach 561 853-0280 $8. donation includes food and soft drinks. Call 561 477 8727 for further information.
FAU’s Living Room Theatre is showing the best of movies. This past week they opened Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale and Evangelion 1.0. Opening Friday are Evangelion 2.0, The Illusionist and Casablanca on Feb. 11. Upcoming are: Nothing Personal on Feb. 18 and Every Day on Feb. 25. Other movies opening Friday at area theatres include The Illusionist, Just Go For It, Justin Bieber Never Say Never, The Eagle and Gnomeo & Juliet.
Happy Valentines Day to all the ladies out there!
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Feb. 3, 2011
Guests on barry epstein live friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com will be, Palm Beach Post gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, New Times investigative reporter Bob Norman, David Quilleon, Executive Director of the Palm Beach Pops, Jim Kidd, President of SouthTech Academy, Brian Rudnick, President of Alliance Strategies Group, Sun-Sentinel Editorial columnist Kingsley Guy and Lynn University political professor WPTV analyst, Dr. Robert Watson. Over 32,200 viewers watch.
Florida Atlantic University recently installed a web camera to document the highly anticipated construction of its 30,000-seat football stadium on the university’s Boca Raton campus. Viewers can catch the progress online at www.fau.edu/stadium/earthcam.html. The web cam posts a new snapshot every 15 minutes, which is immediately archived for remote viewing as far back as November 23, 2010, to gauge the progress that has been made. On any given day, the site allows viewers to enlarge the view, zoom in for a closer look or share it with others, as well as monitor the climate conditions on site. The FAU stadium is the centerpiece of FAU’s Innovation Village, located in the north central area of campus. Home of the Owl football team, the open-air stadium, a $70 million project, is slated to feature 6,000 premium seats, including 24 suites, 26 loge boxes, 1,000 premier club seats and 4,000 priority club seats, and the latest, state-of-the-art amenities. For more information on the stadium, visit www.faustadium.com.
Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven Abrams announced that the county will be making much-needed roadway repairs at the CSX Railroad crossing on Palmetto Park Road.
The Feb. 8 7:30 a.m. second Tuesday breakfast at Boca Lago Country Club, sponsored by Fresh Start Tax LLC will feature Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus and Congressman Ted Deutch. Details are on the newly redesigned website, www.westbocachamber.com where you will also find a membership application with reduced rates for 2011. Save the date for the Chambers annual scramble golf tournament on Friday the 13th of May at SouthWinds golf course. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call 561. 482.9333 for details.
The 10th Annual Chocolate Decadence, hosted by the Junior League of Boca Raton, will be today, Feb. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Shops of Boca Center. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door or VIP at $75. Call 561.620.4778 x 1 or visit www.bocachocolate.com.
The Original Florida Follies presents a series of terrific shows, starting Feb. 13 at Olympic Heights High School. Tickets are $28 each and group rates are available. Call 954.956.2626 or visit www.theoriginalfloridafollies.com. Do not miss this fabulous show of youngsters from 60 to the 90’s.
Lothar Mayer hosts a fundraiser brunch for Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Sunday, Feb. 20. Email to lothar@carlogroup.com or call 561-338-9415. Attendance starts at $500.
Newt Gingrich headlines the Palm Beach County Republican event on Feb. 24. Tickets are $195.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a networking and information event on Sat. Feb. 26th from 12:00 to 3:00 PM for members and non member men and women, at the Village Tavern 1880 N. Congress Ave. Suite 170 Boynton Beach 561 853-0280 $8. donation includes food and soft drinks. Call 561 477 8727 for further information.
FAU’s Living Room Theatre is showing the best of movies. This past week they opened Enemies of the People and WasteLand. Opening Friday are Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale and Evangelion 1.0 Upcoming are: Evangelion 2.0 and Casablanca on Feb. 11, Nothing Personal on Feb. 18 and Every Day on Feb. 25. Other movies opening Friday at area theatres include The Roommate, Sanctum and Endhiran: The Robot.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
Florida Atlantic University recently installed a web camera to document the highly anticipated construction of its 30,000-seat football stadium on the university’s Boca Raton campus. Viewers can catch the progress online at www.fau.edu/stadium/earthcam.html. The web cam posts a new snapshot every 15 minutes, which is immediately archived for remote viewing as far back as November 23, 2010, to gauge the progress that has been made. On any given day, the site allows viewers to enlarge the view, zoom in for a closer look or share it with others, as well as monitor the climate conditions on site. The FAU stadium is the centerpiece of FAU’s Innovation Village, located in the north central area of campus. Home of the Owl football team, the open-air stadium, a $70 million project, is slated to feature 6,000 premium seats, including 24 suites, 26 loge boxes, 1,000 premier club seats and 4,000 priority club seats, and the latest, state-of-the-art amenities. For more information on the stadium, visit www.faustadium.com.
Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven Abrams announced that the county will be making much-needed roadway repairs at the CSX Railroad crossing on Palmetto Park Road.
The Feb. 8 7:30 a.m. second Tuesday breakfast at Boca Lago Country Club, sponsored by Fresh Start Tax LLC will feature Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus and Congressman Ted Deutch. Details are on the newly redesigned website, www.westbocachamber.com where you will also find a membership application with reduced rates for 2011. Save the date for the Chambers annual scramble golf tournament on Friday the 13th of May at SouthWinds golf course. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call 561. 482.9333 for details.
The 10th Annual Chocolate Decadence, hosted by the Junior League of Boca Raton, will be today, Feb. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Shops of Boca Center. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door or VIP at $75. Call 561.620.4778 x 1 or visit www.bocachocolate.com.
The Original Florida Follies presents a series of terrific shows, starting Feb. 13 at Olympic Heights High School. Tickets are $28 each and group rates are available. Call 954.956.2626 or visit www.theoriginalfloridafollies.com. Do not miss this fabulous show of youngsters from 60 to the 90’s.
Lothar Mayer hosts a fundraiser brunch for Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Sunday, Feb. 20. Email to lothar@carlogroup.com or call 561-338-9415. Attendance starts at $500.
Newt Gingrich headlines the Palm Beach County Republican event on Feb. 24. Tickets are $195.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a networking and information event on Sat. Feb. 26th from 12:00 to 3:00 PM for members and non member men and women, at the Village Tavern 1880 N. Congress Ave. Suite 170 Boynton Beach 561 853-0280 $8. donation includes food and soft drinks. Call 561 477 8727 for further information.
FAU’s Living Room Theatre is showing the best of movies. This past week they opened Enemies of the People and WasteLand. Opening Friday are Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale and Evangelion 1.0 Upcoming are: Evangelion 2.0 and Casablanca on Feb. 11, Nothing Personal on Feb. 18 and Every Day on Feb. 25. Other movies opening Friday at area theatres include The Roommate, Sanctum and Endhiran: The Robot.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.
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