Look
for a Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery sports bar, and eventually a left-turn lane
into a Boca Raton Airport property between Cinemark Palace 20 and XD, and City
Furniture on Airport Road.
Former
U.S. Senator George Lemieux, Clemson university vice president for economic
development John W. Kelly and Purdue University Krannert School of Management
dean Christopher Early are the three finalists for the FAU presidency. A final
decision is expected Friday.
Boca
City Council candidate Scott Singer was elected by default for Seat A vacated
by term limited and candidate for Mayor, vice mayor Susan Haynie, as no one
filed to run against him by the noon Friday deadline. Seat B incumbent Michael
Mullagh will have Craig Ehrnst, Mohamed Abdalla and Eric Gooden as challengers.
Seat C, vacated by Councilman Anthony Majhess running for Mayor will have
Robert Weinroth, Rosetta Bailey and Yaniv Acalay vying for the post. All,
except Majhess, who first accepted, then declined to attend, will speak at the www.goldcoasttigerbayclub.com lunch 11:30
a.m. Jan. 21 at Bogarts on the Premiere level of the Boca Palace Cinemark
Theatre. Register on the site or call 561.852.0000 for more information.
Boca Raton community leader Arlene Herson was appointed to the Gold
Coast Tiger Bay Club board of directors.
Susan
Vogelgesang is the new chairwoman of the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park
District, succeeding Bob Rollins in that role.
Boca
City and County officials are trying to lure “Project Emblem”, a large health
care company specializing in medical technology and treatment with 5,500
employees in the U.S., with a financial incentive package which would create
225 jobs in Boca with an average annual wage of $90,000.
Construction on the long-awaited I-95
interchange at Spanish River Blvd. started this week and will take three years
to complete. FSOT officials will answer questions about the project 6 to 8 p.m.
Jan. 15 at the FAU Alumni Center, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton.
New
Jersey Governor and Chair of the Republican Governors Association Chris Christy
will be headlining fundraisers next weekend in West Palm Beach and Ft.
Lauderdale for Florida Governor Rick Scott.
Senior Companion Trainees are sought by Ruth
& Norman Rales Jewish Family Services for January 30-31 Sessions. Contact
Marissa Gordon, MPA, Senior Companion Program Coordinator, at marissag@ruthralesjfs.org or 561-558-2163.
The Phillips Point Top of the Point restaurant
and private Phillips Point club will close March 15.
Florida Power & Light customers who decline a smart meter will be
charged a on-time opt out $95 fee and a $13/month surcharge beginning in May.
Chase
Bank was forced to fork over $2.6 billion for looking the other way along with the
Feds, to victims in the massive Bernie Madoff Ponzi scam.
The FSU football program generates $38 million per year, with coach Jimbo
Fisher signing a five year contract for $4.1 million per year plus perks, up
from $2.7 million annually. He also pocketed a bonus of $675,000 bonus for
winning the national championship.
The University of Florida football program generates $74 million a year
and the University of Miami Football program generates $28 million per year.
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.
Boynton Beach Republican Club honors Tom
Trento as guest speaker, 5:45 p.m. Jan. 16 at Westchester Country Club, 12250
Country Club Drive. Boynton Beach. $20 per person buffet. RSPV to 561.752.1864.
More info: http://theunitedwest.org/about/tom-trento/#sthash.kAYtRfkD.dpuf.
Watch
Movie Talk with Morrie Zryl on www.wrpbitv.com Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Fridays
at 6 a.m.
Watch
Barry Epstein live featuring Car Qualifier Founder and CEO Jonathan Edelman,
Author, Radio talk show host and professional speaker Myra Goldick,
Chiropractor Gregory Jean-Pierre, Surface Genie president Steve Buxbaum 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.
Jack
Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Ride Along, Nut Job in 3D and The Invisible Woman opens Friday
at the Cinemark Palace and Regal Shadowwood Entertainment Theaters which also Devil’s
Due. Liv & Ingmar opens at the FAU Living Room Theatres. August: Osage
County and Nebraska opens at the Movies of Lake Worth.
9 to
5: The Musical runs through Jan. 19 at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036
Sample Road, Coral Springs. Visit www.statedoortheatre.com or call
954.344.7765 for tickets.
The Plaza Theatre, 262 South Ocean Blvd., Manalapan has 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 earlRobert Trio will perform live from
the Piazza stage at the Boca Raton GreenMarket this coming Saturday, January
18. Boca Raton Green 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.
Larry
Ferber has a movie club 10 a.m. every Sunday at the FAU Living Room theatres,
followed by discussion. Call 757.617.1936 for more information.
The Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival is Jan.
16-26 at the Frank Delray Marketplace Theatres and other venues. Visit www.pbjff.org or call 1.888.318.0071.
The South Florida Fair is Jan. 17-Feb. 2 at the Fairgrounds, 9067
Southern Blvd. West Palm Beach. Call 561.793.0333 or visit www.southfloridafair.com.
Crimes of the Heart is Jan. 17-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.
Sol
Theatre presents J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, Jan. 17-Feb. 2, 3333 N. Fed. Hwy.
Boca. Call 561.447.8829 or email www.solchildren.org.
The
Rotary Club of Boca Raton 2014 OPAL honorees Gary Peters, Irving Gutin, Karen
and Howard Weiss, Anthony Comparato and Cecil Roseke, chaired by Doug Mummaw,
Neil Saffir and Peter Baronoff will be Jan. 18 at the Club of Boca Pointe,
announced club president Julie Vianale. Call 561.477.7180 or email Claudia@rotaryclubbocaraton.com for more
information and reservations.
The Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club will feature Boca Mayoral candidate and
current Vice Mayor Susan Haynie debating an empty chair as her opponent
declined to appear and a Meet the Council candidates, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Jan.
21 at Bogarts, on the Premiere level of the Cinemark Palace, 3200 Airport Road,
just north of Glades Road. It's a sad commentary when one of the candidates for
Mayor declines to debate in a public forum. The format for the debate were
openings and closings comments, questions asked by each candidate to the other,
one question about development and one question about budget. If a candidate
intends to be the Mayor/Leader of a major city, he should not be fearful to
articulate his positions in any public forum. Membership, reservations and
further information can be done on www.goldcoasttigerbayclub.com or call
561.852.0000.
Sincere condolences to Boca
Realtor Fred Defalco on the loss of his young 36 year old daughter Sandra Marie
Perez Jan. 5 due to the H1N1Flu Virus and Pneumonia in Cookeville, Tn. Local
memorial service will be 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at Soncoast Community Church, 7500 East
Country Club Blvd. Boca.
On
January 22, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in Zinman Hall on the Federation campus at 9901
Donna Klein Boulevard, Boca Raton, the JJCF will present a collective thank you
to the Golden Givers with a Golden Gathering breakfast event. All are invited
to enjoy Bagels with Golda, a one woman, audience-participatory show featuring
Joan Wolfberg as Golda Meir. Cost is
$18. Call call 561-852-6090 or email kristylo@bocafed.org.
Wiesenthal is at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 W. Sample Road,
Coral Springs, Jan. 22-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.
Mark
your calendars: www.carqualifier.com will be
launching 5 to 5 p.m. Jan. 23 at 6001 Broken Sound Parkway, Boca, Suite 100. RSVP
to bepstein@carqualifier.com.
Craig Ehrnst’s Boca City Council campaign fundraiser is 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Jan. 23 at Artistic Elements, 400 E. Palmetto Park Road, RSVP to 561.750.1554.
TFRW - Today's Federated Republican Women's
Club, features State Rep. Bill Hager, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 23 at Bogart’s Producers
Room on the Premiere level of the Boca Palace Cinemark Theatre, 3200 Airport Road.
Cost is $25 per person, including appetizers and cash bar. RSVP to tfrwgop@gmail.com.
Slow
Burn Theatre presents Parade, Jan. 23- Feb. 9 at the West Boca Performing Arts
Theatre in West Boca High, 12811 West Glades Road. Call 866.822.4111 for
tickets and group sales or visit www.slowburntheatre.org.
The
Boca Raton Theatre Guild presents “Pippin” Jan. 24-Feb. 9 at the Willow Theatre
at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail. Call 561.347.3948 or visit www.brtg.org or go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boca-Raton-Theatre-Guild/103606986210?fref=ts.
The free 5th annual Boca
Raton Fine Art Show is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 25 & 26 Downtown Boca, on
Federal Highway, from Palmetto Park Road north to NE 2 St., adjacent to Sanborn
Square Park. Federal Highway will be closed to traffic. Call 941.755.3088 or
visit www.hotworks.org for more
information.
The Beach Boys will be at the 52cnd annual Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Ball, Jan. 25 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, celebrating the hospital’s
establishing the new Marcus Neuroscience Institute, honoring benefactors Bilii
and Bernie Marcus and recognizing 13 physicians. Tickets are 4400 with levels
of sponsorship. Visit www.https://donate.brrh.com/ball?erid=13119&trid=1c200f48-41cb-4abf-b845-98f02f9aefa6 or call
561.955.5168 for tickets.
The
West Boca Community Council will celebrate its 35th anniversary with
a free health and safety fair 11 a.m. to 3 pm. and a free concert by the cover
band Riverdown at 7 p.m. at the Sunset Cove Amphitheatre in the Burt Aaronson
South County Regional Park, 12551 Glades Road, Boca Raton.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
South Florida luncheon, is 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.
Wake Up Florida 2014 Elections has its kick-off
dinner 6-8 pm. Jan. 27 at the Boca Marriott, 5150 Town Center Circle, with
recording artist Lou Galterio as special guest. Tickets are $50, tables of 10,
$500. RSVP to feamanforfloridasfuture@gmail.com.
Weight
Watchers Group CEO Florine Mark speaks at the Jewish Federation of South Palm
Beach County’s Business & Professional Division (B&P), 8 to 10 am. Jan.
29 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 Saks Fifth Avenue CEO
Stephen Sadove on March 26.
Inside the mind of John Lithgow; actor,
musician, author, arts advocate 11:30 a.m. luncheon Jan. 30 Kravis Center Cohen
Pavilion. For sponsorship opportunities and to register to attend the event,
visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/Foundation/STEAM.
The Last Schwartz is Jan 30-Feb. 23 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts
Center’s studio Theatre. Tickets at www.paradeprocutions.org or call
866.811.4111.
Palm
Beach Dramaworks presents Harold Pinter’s Old Times Jan. 31-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.
Madame Christine Argillet, daughter of
Salvador Dali’s legendary publisher and confidante Pierre Argillet will be at
the Wentworth Gallery, Town Center Mall 6 - 9 p.m. Feb. 1. RSVP to towncenter@wentworthgalllery.com or call 561.338.0804.
Upcoming shows at the Delray Beach Playhouse at 950 NW 9th St. in Lake
Ida Park, off Swinton Ave. Delray Beach include: 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.
Friction
Farm Folk Duo will be performing at the Sunday Matinee Music Series Concert on
Sunday, February 2, 3-4pm, at Spanish River Library located on 1501 NW Spanish
River Blvd, Boca Raton. The concert is
sponsored by the Friends of the Boca Raton Library and is open to the public,
free admission. Register at www.bocalibraryorg
to reserve your seat.
The Original Florida Follies returns Feb. 2,
9, 16 and 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!
The 2014 Allianz Championship, the first full-field PGA Champions Tour
event of the season will tee-off with a celebrated roster of golf legends at
The Old Course at Broken Sound Club from February 3-9 for the eighth
consecutive year in Boca Raton.
Homeland star Mandy Patinkin will speak at “The Event 2.4.14”, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 4 at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive for the Jewish Federation
of South Palm Beach County. For more information, call 561.852.3374 or email: lorigo@bocafed.org.
A
tribute to the late Maestro Bob Lappin by the Palm Beach Pops will be 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 4 at the Kravis Center with guest conductor Lee Musiker, longtime music
director and conductor for Tony Bennett, featuring Broadway star Christine
Andreas, acclaimed pianist and singer Tony DeSare, big band songstress Lynn
Roberts, trumpeter and vocalist Longineu Parsons and former Pops concertmaster
and violinist Mary Rowell. This one-time concert will not only honor the memory
of Maestro Bob Lappin by recounting many of the wonderful musical memories over
the past 21 seasons, but proceeds will support the ongoing Palm Beach Pops
Music & You In-School Youth Education Program for underserved Palm Beach
County Schools. Enjoy a magical musical evening as only the Pops can deliver
and assist the continuing mission to Keep the Music Playing in our schools and
community. Tickets are $29 and up. Call 561.832.7677 for reservations and more
information.
The Anti-Defamation League will honor
President George W. Bush and Mei Sze & Jeff Greene February 6, 2014 at The
Breakers in Palm Beach. RSVP to florida@adl.org
or call (561) 988-2919.
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 or visit www.levisjcc.org/casino for more
information and reservations.
Wallenberg,
A New Musical Drama is 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 & 13 at the Lynn University Wold
Center for the Performing Arts, 3601 N. Military Trail in Boca Raton.
The new season of House of Cards with Kevin
Spacey and Al Sapienza premieres on Netflix Feb. 14.
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.
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.
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/ively.com.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to JARC’s 29th Annual Gala
Dinner Dance March 9, 2014 at West Boca Country Club.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 and the South Florida Business report for
contributing to this column.
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.
