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Boca Raton Toy Drive Releases 2nd Annual Christmas Ornament Page 16
Schmidt Boca History Museum hosts international dignitary Lorraine Marks Field conducts the orchestra.
Loukas Tsokos, Consul General of Greece in Tampa By Dale King The Schmidt Boca Raton for NATO and Euroatlantic History Museum will host a Affairs, MFA in Athens. visit Saturday, Dec. 3, from He holds a degree in law Loukas Tsokos, Consul Gen- from the University of Aix eral of Greece. En Provence, France and The Tampa-based inter- is fluent in Greek, English, national dignitary will speak French, and Spanish. at 2:30 p.m. about Greek The dignitary’s visit to the American relations as well Schmidt Boca Raton Histoas about Greece itself, cov- ry Museum coincides with an ering topics such as politics, exhibit called “Fifty Years economy, history and cul- of Collecting.” The tempoture. In particular, he will dis- rary display features articuss a new higher education facts and memorabilia -- evinitiative that Greece will be erything from Floy Mitchell’s launching in 2023. flapper dress to a circa The mission of the Greek 2000 Votomatic voting maConsulate General is to build chine. These items show the on the longstanding cooper- breadth of the Boca Raton ation between Greece and Historical Society’s collecthe United States and fur- tions acquired over the past ther enhance the bonds of half-century and tell a story friendship between the two about how Boca Raton has nations. grown and changed since its Since 2021, Tsokos has establishment as a farming held the position of Minis- village in the 1890s. ter Plenipotentiary, ConsulNowopen to the public General of Greece in Tam- Wednesday through Saturpa. Before that, he was the day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., theCounselor, Diplomatic Advi- museum is in historic Town sor for the Ministry of Citi- Hall at 71 N. Federal Highzen Protection in Athens, way. For more information, and earlier held the position call 561-395-6766 or visitwof Counselor, Directorate ww.BocaHistory.org. Society
Florida Intergenerational Orchestra celebrates holidays with special concert Dec. 4 Page 14
Boca Raton Historical Society, Garden Club selling holiday ornaments. The Boca Raton Historical Society and the Boca Raton Garden Club are currently conducting their annual sale of holiday ornaments. Mary Csar, executive director of the Historical Society and The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, recently revealed that the nonprofit organization’s annual commemorative holiday ornament —the 21 st in a series—celebrates the Old Inlet Bridge. The first bridge over the Boca Raton Inlet, built in the late 1910s, was a fixed span that ran east to west south of the present span, she said. Commemorative holiday ornament from The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum www.bocaratontribune.com
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