The Coastal Star January 2019

January 2019

Serving Hypoluxo Island, South Palm Beach, Manalapan, Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes, Gulf Stream and Coastal Delray Beach

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Gulf Stream

O’Boyle, town settle final 9 lawsuits

Delray Beach

A single visit led to birth of boulevard

Mayor: $15,000 payment saves untold legal fees

Group paid $25,000 to honor 41st president

By Steve Plunkett

By Ron Hayes Late in the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 5, Air Force One flew high above these United States, somewhere between Washington, D.C., and Houston, Texas.

On this day, however, the great plane was not called Air Force One. That name is used only when a sitting president is aboard, and so for this somber, four-hour flight, Air Force One had been renamed Special Mission 41, in honor of George Herbert Walker Bush, the nation’s 41st president, whose coffin it was carrying home.

At the same time, in the Del-Ida Park Historic District of Delray Beach, a young girl named Ava Finn approached a car pausing at an intersection to offer the driver a small bag of sugar cookies.

“Would you like a cookie to honor the president?” she called through the window.

Kristin Finn and daughter Ava give away cookies frosted with ‘41’ to honor the 41st President George H.W. Bush after he died. They live on George Bush Boulevard, the former Northeast Eighth Street renamed in 1989. Photos by Jerry Lower / The Coastal Star “They’re free.”

“You’re giving away cookies to honor Donald Trump?” the puzzled driver replied.

From the sidewalk, a woman named Fran Finch called, “You’re on George Bush Boulevard!” and shook her head. “People don’t get it,” she

sighed.

Ava Finn, 11, her mother, Kristin, and Fran Finch and her daughter, Juliette, 15, live here on George Bush Boulevard, and so they thought the cookies would be a nice gesture to honor both the late president and their street.

On the night before the funeral at the National Cathedral, they baked 150 sugar cookies and decorated each with the number “41” in red or blue frosting. Now, as “41” was being flown to his final resting place, these two

Gulf Stream and Martin O’Boyle have resolved the nine remaining lawsuits between them, with the town admitting that it violated the state’s Public Records Act in four cases and paying its litigious resident $15,000 to drop five others.

Both sides will go to mediation in hopes of deciding how much Gulf Stream will pay O’Boyle’s attorneys in the four cases settled in his favor. Each party will pay its own legal bills in the five dismissed suits.

“This is a business decision, and one that the [Town] Commission believes serves the best interests of the town by capping all legal fees,” Mayor Scott Morgan said as he announced the settlement Dec. 14.

The nine cases in the settlement were all that were left of 44 lawsuits that arose from more than 2,500 requests for public records by O’Boyle and resident Chris O’Hare, Morgan said.

The town and O’Hare signed a settlement in June 2017.

“In fiscal year ’17-18, we secured dismissals or victories in seven public records cases with one case See SETTLEMENT on page 13

See BUSH on page 24

FOR THE LOVE OF TREES Planned removal of kapok stirs emotions in Boynton

By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley The first phase of the $250 million Boynton Beach Town Square redevelopment project is underway. And by 2021, residents should be enjoying a cultural center in the renovated historic Boynton Beach High School, as well as a new fire station, City Hall with library, residential and retail spaces,

hotel, playground, amphitheater, parking garage and open spaces.

But progress never seems to come without some losses: in this case, the planned removal of an 80-year-old kapok tree.

“That tree has served our town as a meeting place for clubs and school groups,” says Janet DeVries Naughton, This kapok tree in Boynton archivist and webmaster for Beach is slated to be removed.

See KAPOK on page 16 Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

Lantana islanders lobby for canopy preservation

By Mary Thurwachter To many Hypoluxo Island residents, large old trees are sacred and often played a big part in why they moved there in the first place. When they see an ancient oak tree being cut down to make way for construction, aggravation levels soar.

That’s what happened in early December when trees were

bulldozed at 420 and 430 S. Atlantic Drive.

Michelle Donahue saw it happening as she walked her dog one morning.

“I am beyond frustrated,” Donahue, president of the Hypoluxo Island Property Owners Association, wrote on the island’s Facebook page and in an email to residents.

See CANOPY on page 17

Inside In pieces

Floods feared

Townhouse project on hold in Pocket.

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Community bids farewell to sculpture that was designed to decay with age.

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Resolve to volunteer

We offer a guide of places to help others.

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‘Tech Effect’

Cornell Art Museum show explores relations between art, technology.

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A fresh calendar inspires with its potential

ure, I use a digital calendar to track meetings and schedules and deadlines.

Call me old-fashioned, but I also hang a paper calendar on the wall in my kitchen. It has pretty photographs, and I can write notes in the empty squares, clip appointment cards to the edges and see at a glance when the moon will be full each month. I’d be lost without it.

With the start of the new year, I’ll take down the months of 2018 and put them aside.

In the past I’ve kept these old calendars so I could look back and see when certain events occurred: the cat’s trip to the vet, our vacation to Ireland, the passing of a friend.

Now in my effort to reduce clutter, I discard them. It’s tough to say goodbye to the

past year and all the handscribbled notes and memories — some happily forgotten, others recalled with fondness.

But waiting on the counter is a shiny new calendar ready for its turn on the wall. It has photos of lovely faraway places to inspire dreams of travel, charted moon phases and scheduled holidays. It has blank spaces beckoning with both possibility and trepidation.

No one can know what the new year will bring, of course, but today the unspoiled pages of that 2019 calendar await. It’s time to hang it on the wall.

Happy New Year.

— Mary Kate Leming, Editor

Corrections The Meet Your Neighbor profile in the December edition gave the incorrect age for Bob Ganger. He is 82 years old.

An incorrect monthly rental fee being asked for the former Little House restaurant space in Boynton Beach was published in the December edition. The correct rental fee is $7,500 per month.

Nancy Zarcadoolas and her husband, Paul, will receive the Connie Barry Award this month, recognizing their support of the Caridad Center. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Ocean Ridge woman pours heart and soul into Caridad

By Rich Pollack Nancy Zarcadoolas was driving along State Road A1A a short distance from her Ocean Ridge home when she reached out to a higher power for guidance.

A longtime financial supporter of the Caridad Center west of Boynton Beach — the largest free health-care clinic in Florida — Zarcadoolas was ready to step up her community involvement as her three school-aged daughters demanded slightly less of her time.

“I said to God, whatever you have for me, let me know,” she remembers.

The very next day, she received a call from Connie Barry, Caridad co-founder and board chairwoman, inviting her to be on the board.

It has been three years since Zarcadoolas joined the board, and Barry says she has been a godsend ever since.

“Her heart is with us completely,” Barry said.

“Sitting at a board meeting, it’s important to have someone who really understands the people we serve — and she does. She understands what they’re going through.”

This month during the Caridad Center’s annual Call to Heart Ball, Zarcadoolas and her husband, Paul, will receive the Connie Barry Award in recognition of their outstanding financial and hands-on support.

Nancy, 40, and Paul, a business owner and entrepreneur, have been supporting Caridad since soon after they moved to South Florida 17 years ago from Costa Rica. They met while Paul ran a business there.

It was during a tour of the clinic that Nancy Zarcadoolas found herself drawn to the organization. “It was an amazing place full of love,” she said. “I just felt I belonged there.”

Her sense of belonging drove her to go beyond writing a check. You’ll find her at many of the events the center holds for clients — from Christmas parties to Mother’s Day celebrations — where she helps with whatever needs to be done and gets to know the families being served.

“What I care about is getting to be hands on and getting to know the people,” she said. “I sit there like one of them.”

Born in Costa Rica, Zarcadoolas can speak the language of many of the Caridad Center’s clients — literally and figuratively.

“Every time I go into a room and see the mothers, I know what they’re going through,” she said.

Zarcadoolas was 12 when her father’s business in Costa Rica failed. Hoping to raise enough money for a fresh start, he moved the family to

If You Go What: Call to Heart Ball, celebrating the Caridad Center’s 30 years of service in Palm Beach County When: 5:30 p.m. Jan. 26 Where: Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan Honorary chairs: Christine and Bob Stiller Tickets: $500 per person Info: 853-1638 or caridad.org.

New Jersey, where young Nancy knew no one.

“We had nothing when we came,” she said.

They relied on the community for health care, just like the families at Caridad.

“I know what it’s like to have Caridad there to offer free dental and medical care,” she said.

After a few years, Zarcadoolas’ father brought the family back to Costa Rica, where Nancy earned a degree from Universidad Latina in 2001, the same year she and Paul got married and moved to Florida.

Zarcadoolas will listen to the clients she meets at events at Caridad, hearing their stories and sharing her own.

“I talk to them and want to be involved with them,” she said. “I want to help them understand that this is just a phase in their lives, that this will pass and that they’re going to grow.”

It’s that connection with the clients, Barry says, that makes Zarcadoolas’ volunteer contributions special. “She attends all the programs and when she’s there, she’s working.”

During the holidays, it’s not unusual to find Nancy’s three daughters — Dorothea, 14, Athena, 12, and Paulina, 7 — joining her at the party for the families served by the center.

If there was ever any doubt that Zarcadoolas was meant to be at Caridad, it may have disappeared a few years ago when she adopted a family for the holidays, which includes providing gifts for the children.

Her mother was visiting from Costa Rica at the time and when Zarcadoolas opened up one of the folders, she saw that one of the children in the family had the same name she had before she was married and was the same age when she first came to the United States.

“I couldn’t believe it,” she said.

While Zarcadoolas gives a lot to Caridad, she will tell you that she gets much in return.

“I feel like Caridad came into my life for a purpose,” she said. Ú

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It’s crucial that Highland Beach voters approve money for A1A upgrades

On Dec. 5 Highland Beach Library hosted 80-plus residents for the first public workshop for the Ocean Walk project. Eight teams offered approaches to address long-standing infrastructure problems, including stormwater management, improvements for the walkway, landscaping, lighting, new crosswalks, underground utilities and safer bicycle lanes along A1A. The consensus elements that came out of the workshop underwent additional refinements and preparation of a “not to exceed” cost estimate of $45 million by the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council.

The town financial department, in conjunction with its bond counsel, crafted a 30-year payment scenario based on the projected “not to exceed” costs.

If all funds are expended, and that is unlikely, the improvements will cost each household with property valued at $500,000 approximately $48 a month to achieve the engineered solutions. This is an affordable cost for a town that had an estimated mean income in 2016 of $104,232 and per capita income of $98,261 (source: citydata.com).

At a Dec. 18 special meeting, the Town Commission, with forethought for the future of our small barrier island town, approved referendum language for a linked Ocean Walk and stormwater management project and a separate referendum to bury our overhead utility lines.

Both should be supported by voters.

This is a rare opportunity for the town to coordinate its desired improvements with the planned improvements to A1A by the Florida

Department of Transportation.

If the referendums are not approved, the road improvements will proceed while any future consideration for town improvement would be deferred for the next 20-year cycle of maintenance for A1A. For this reason, it is imperative that Highland Beach voters approve the referendums to permit planning to proceed in an orderly manner.

We are experiencing historic stormwater flooding due to development relying on swales that can no longer contain stormwater at an acceptable rate. Our roadway bike lanes are overgrown with vegetation creep, our pedestrian pathways are not wide enough for safe, shared use with cyclists, lighting is poor and the crosswalks are dangerous for our older population.

In addition, our town lacks the aesthetic vision of embedded art, quality public pocket parks, signage and similar features of a town that claims to have a vision of quality. Add to this the gargantuan power poles with overhead lines over A1A, while the future points to state-of-the-art buried cables, and you have a scenario for lower property values and deteriorating quality of life.

Voters in March will have a once-in-20years opportunity to create a new vision for our town. Let’s get this done.

Barry Donaldson Highland Beach

Longtime neighbor calls Lantana mayor honest, ethical

It upsets me to read in the news about the accusation made against Lantana’s mayor, David Stewart.

I am a neighbor who has known Dave for over 30 years.

He has always been an honest, reliable and, above all, an ethical man.

Just like many of us, Dave has made a silly comment or two. However, he would never demand anything in return for a favorable vote at the Town Council.

On a number of occasions,

Dave Stewart gave me a ride home from a meeting. As we would joke and laugh about things, Dave remained a gentleman. To see a Dave Stewart investigation turn into a Judge Kavanaugh episode would be awful.

Mayor David Stewart has served Lantana very well and deserves the support of his constituents.

Karen Zacker Lantana

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Town commissioners appoint Sloat to fill vacant seat until election

By Dan Moffett

Seven candidates came forward in Ocean Ridge and volunteered to serve the next three months in the commission seat of former Mayor James Bonfiglio, who resigned in November in an unsuccessful bid to win election to the state legislature.

It took the four sitting commissioners three rounds of voting on Dec. 10 to determine who should replace Bonfiglio until the March 12 municipal election.

They chose someone they’ve seen a lot of — Robert Sloat, a frequent participant at commission meetings, workshops and “coffee with a cop” sessions.

Sloat, a 20-year resident of the town, cited his civic involvement and experience as a former university professor and administrator as reasons he’s a good choice. That work included time on the faculty at Florida Atlantic University.

“In my past life as an administrator, I’ve managed multimillion-dollar budgets, I’ve supervised up to 60 people and I currently work for an organization that does police promotions,” he told the commission.

“I would like to participate further in Ocean Ridge activities. And I assure you that if I’m offered the position, I will not run for an office again.”

Sloat won the votes of Mayor Steve Coz, Vice Mayor Don MaGruder and Commissioner Phil Besler to claim the seat.

Commissioner Kristine de Haseth voted on all three ballots for Zoanne Hennigan, a former commissioner and chair of the town’s charter review committee this year.

The other five candidates were: Ed Brookes, a 16year resident and former commissioner; Martha-Lisa Denavea, a registered nurse and business owner; Susan Hurlburt, who has worked as a historic preservation advocate in Delray Beach; John Lipscomb, the property manager of the Villas of Ocean Ridge and a former business owner from St. Louis;

Robert Sloat, a 20-year resident of Ocean Ridge, reacts after his appointment to the commission. He said he would not run in the March 12 election. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star and Paul Pantozzi, a retired New Jersey bank CEO and board chairman.

While Sloat won’t enter the March election, Lipscomb and Hurlburt intend to. The two have qualified to run for the commission along with Coz, who is seeking another threeyear term.

The top vote-getter will win a seat until 2022, and the secondhighest vote-getter will serve out the year that’s left in Bonfiglio’s term.

In other business: • Police Chief Hal Hutchins says it won’t be too long until the town has a network of license plate recognition cameras online and running.

“We have three nodes up and working,” Hutchins told the commission. “We’re in a testing phase with dispatch.

We had some difficulty getting wireless connectivity, so we had to switch vendors from Verizon

to AT&T. That set us back a little bit.”

The network will have cameras positioned at points of entry on State Road A1A and east of the bridges on Woolbright Road and Ocean Avenue.

“It is working correctly,” Hutchins said of testing in December. “We are capturing data. We’re tweaking a few things and doing well in the scheme of things in the LPR world.”

• Commissioners told Town Manager Jamie Titcomb to begin negotiating contracts for pest control — including mosquitoes, no-see-ums and iguanas — and bring them back for consideration. The contracts will cover only services for town properties, but residents likely will be able to sign on with the contractors and purchase pest control plans for their homes and lots. Ú

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Drainage work pushes water project against mid-month deadline

By Jane Smith

Delray Beach residents who live in the southern section of the barrier island will have to wait until at least mid-January for an extensive water project to be finished.

“The water mains are installed and reclaimed water lines are finishing up,” the Public Works staff responded via email through Jeff Goldman, acting assistant city manager. “Road work is well in progress.”

The $4 million-plus construction work began in January 2018 on five streets, from Lewis Cove south to Del Haven Drive. Water and sewer lines were replaced, stormwater drainage was improved, lines were added for irrigation with reclaimed water and new fire hydrants were installed. To do that work, the streets had to be dug up and replaced.

The work was supposed to be “substantially completed” by early October, with final completion by Dec. 6.

But the city’s contractor, Lanzo Construction, fell behind for a variety of reasons, including the discovery of a cracked pipe, the need to move water meters and the need to install a valve to bypass an existing water main. The water main’s location was different from the one shown in the preliminary engineering drawings, the Public Works staff explained.

The contractor also might not be able to make the revised mid-January deadline.

“The issue is primarily focused on drainage improvements involving obtaining and installing a check valve, as well as lining a drainage pipe,” the Public Works email said.

Realtor Iris Cohen said that Rhodes Villa Avenue is in “100 percent better condition than in the summer.”

That’s when she traversed Rhodes Villa twice daily to feed her ex-husband’s Maine coon cats. It should have been an easy drive from Lang Realty’s East Atlantic Avenue offices, but it wasn’t.

On Rhodes Villa, she had to dodge ruts, water-filled trenches and heavy equipment.

The main road, A1A between Casuarina Road to Del Haven, was often down to one lane to install reclaimed-water lines west of the sidewalks along A1A. Now, Cohen said, the contractor appears to be making things right. “They had to replace sod and mailboxes.

When they replaced the sod, then they came back to water it and make sure it’s growing,” she said. “They are trying.”

City staffers are reminding the contractor of the contract’s liquidated damages clause when negotiating completion benchmarks.

They will consult with the

city attorney when the project is complete to determine whether any damages should be assessed, the email said.

Confusion in December boil water episode

Separately, a boil water order in early December created confusion for residents about whether they were in the area affected.

The notice was so poorly worded that some residents living north of Atlantic Avenue called or sent emails about it, Mayor Shelly Petrolia said at the Dec. 11 City Commission meeting.

City Manager Mark Lauzier agreed the notice may have caused confusion and said future notices would more accurately describe the locations affected.

On Dec. 6, Delray Beach issued a boil water notice for businesses and residents east

of the Intracoastal Waterway, south of Atlantic Avenue to the city’s southern border with Highland Beach.

According to Goldman, a resident tied a potable irrigation meter with a regular potable water meter for the house. A private contractor had installed a reclaimed irrigation meter to the irrigation piping.

“Once discovered, city staff worked with the Florida Department of Health to implement precautionary actions to protect public health and safety. As part of that, the (affected) home was disinfected, flushed and tested, and a precautionary boil water notice was issued for the extended surrounding area,” he said in an email.

The boil water order was lifted on Dec. 8, 48 hours later.

Because the contractor was hired privately and working

on private property, the city will not be able to assess a fine, according to the email.

In late December, the Utilities Department was calculating the cleanup costs for the cross connection.

The city notified residents and businesses in the affected area through its Code Red smartphone app, which sent an automated phone call and

text message to those who had signed up for the alert.

City staffers also went door to door to hang a boil water notice that showed a map of the affected area.

“It was only for a few days,” said Kathy Baffer, former Seagate Neighborhood Association president. “We stopped drinking the water as soon as we heard.” Ú

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Town OKs pension plan in boost for police

By Dan Moffett

Manalapan’s plan for an ambitious expansion of its Police Department got a significant boost on Dec. 11 when town commissioners unanimously approved defined retirement benefits for employees.

The defined pension benefits, under which the town promises specified retirement payments based on an employee’s earnings history, replaces a 401(k) plan and allows Manalapan to keep and recruit more qualified, experienced police officers, Mayor Keith Waters said.

“Congratulations to this commission,” Waters said. “We are now moving in the right direction and getting the right kind of employees with the right kind of benefits.”

After a spate of stolen cars in late 2017, Waters and the commissioners decided to expand the Police Department by 50 percent, from eight uniformed officers to 12. But Chief Carmen Mattox said the

marketplace for hiring qualified officers in South Florida has grown more competitive, particularly in the wake of the mass shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last February. Schools, sheriff’s offices and municipalities have been aggressively hiring since the Parkland tragedy.

Waters said offering defined benefits will make Manalapan competitive with leading law enforcement agencies. All of the town’s full-time employees will be eligible to participate in the plan.

In all, the town plans to spend about $630,000 more in 2018-2019 than in the previous fiscal year on police and security. Besides the new hires, officers’ starting salaries will increase about $5,000 to $51,200 a year, with current officers getting a $4,500 raise.

The department has moved its dispatch operations from the gatehouse on Point Manalapan to the second floor of Town Hall. The town has hired Miami-based SPERE Security to

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Mattox said he intends to have three patrol cars on the streets at all times.

In other business, Manalapan won’t need an election in March but will get a new town commissioner anyway.

Vice Mayor Peter Isaac, who has served on the commission since 2013, is required to step down because of term limits.

Town Clerk Lisa Petersen said Isaac’s replacement will be Stewart Satter, who qualified to run for the at-large seat but is unopposed.

Three commission incumbents — Mayor Waters and Commissioners Jack Doyle and Hank Siemon — also qualified and are unopposed.

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Delray Beach

City makes early moves toward fire assessment

By Jane Smith Delray Beach property owners may have to pay a fire assessment fee in the next budget year under a proposal the City Commission approved by a 3-2 vote on Dec. 11.

The assessment amount depends on the type of property.

Single-family home and condo owners would have to pay $80.88 in the first year.

Commercial, industrial and warehouse owners would be assessed a fee per square foot, with commercial owners paying the highest fee at $11.77 per 100 square feet. Owners of vacant land would pay $59.81 per parcel.

The commission will decide later this year whether churches, nonprofits and charities will need to pay the assessment.

In October, the city agreed to pay $23,613 to Stantec Consulting Services of St. Augustine to develop the preliminary fire assessment, recommended by city Fire Chief Neal de Jesus.

At the time, the city, along with others statewide, was facing a possible revenue loss to an extra $25,000 homestead exemption that was on the November ballot. The ballot amendment failed.

The Fire Department had also been promised four extra positions by the previous City Commission.

The Dec. 11 vote gave Stantec the go-ahead to finish the assessment report for $21,380.

Another approximately $28,000 is needed in July for a firstclass mailing about the fire assessment to all Delray Beach property owners.

If approved by the city, the fire assessment would appear as a separate item on the property owner’s county tax bill, payable in November.

The resolution had to be adopted by Jan. 1 in order to get on the county property appraiser’s list of non-ad valorem assessments.

Delray Beach property owners will have two more opportunities to address the commission on the assessment — in July when the tentative tax rate is approved and then in September when the city tax rate has a second reading.

On Dec. 11, five people spoke about the assessment. Four were against it, including Christina Morrison, a commercial real estate broker, who lives in the Tropic Isle section of Delray Beach.

“You reviewed it in 2012 and found it not practical,” Morrison said. “Please put it aside and deny it.”

Ron Gilinsky, who is retired and volunteers for many city events, was for the assessment.

“We need new equipment for the Fire Department,” he said.

Delray Beach should start with a modest assessment and gradually increase it until the assessment covers the full cost of fire services, Erick van Malssen of Stantec said.

“The 100 percent cap fully funds the Fire Department and won’t fluctuate with the whims of the economy,” van Malssen said. That would translate to about $25 million for fire services, resulting in a $500 fire assessment for home and condo owners.

The fire assessment can be used only for firefighting purposes that benefit the taxable property, van Malssen said.

The medical rescue services that benefit people must not be included, he said.

For $4 million in the first year, the city Fire Department would receive four firefighters who would be paid about $401,044, an increase in existing pension costs of $340,464, additional pension burden of $502,051, vehicle replacement program of $750,000 and station rehab/replacement of $2 million.

Van Malssen did not explain how Delray Beach could separate its firefighting from emergency medical services costs after the fee was assessed.

Boca Raton and Boynton Beach have fire assessment fees that do not include emergency medical services, van Malssen said. Boca Raton assessses $135 per household; Boynton Beach’s fee is $120.

Commissioner Ryan Boylston was for the assessment in order to fulfill the previous commission’s promise to add four firefighters. He also wants to see the city’s taxes cut by $4 million — the amount the initial assessment would generate.

City Manager Mark Lauzier, however, did not recommend that large of a reduction.

“We don’t have a revenue problem,” said Mayor Shelly Petrolia, who voted against the assessment. “We have a spending problem.”

She said the city brought in $14 million more in property taxes for the current budget year compared to the previous year and that there is often a midyear budget adjustment showing millions unspent.

Petrolia was most concerned about the residents who live on fixed incomes and can’t afford to pay an assessment.

Commissioner Bill Bathurst also voted against the assessment. He’s concerned about rising rental rates along Atlantic Avenue in the downtown. Landlords would likely pass along the fire assessment to their tenants, he said. Ú

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To save iconic tree canopy, water main might be moved

By Steve Plunkett

The town may reroute its main water line from alongside State Road A1A to Gulfstream Road or Polo Drive to make sure its treasured Australian pines do not run afoul of state restrictions.

The pipe will be enlarged to 12 inches in diameter from 6 inches to improve water flow to fire hydrants.

Under a plan town commissioners discussed Dec. 14, the main would jog west, perhaps at Golfview Drive. Driving the possible relocation is a fear that the Florida Department of Transportation might not let the Australian pines remain in the A1A right of way if Gulf Stream winds up keeping the water main next to the highway.

Mayor Scott Morgan said when the Spence property was developed, it turned out a number of the pines were in the state right of way, and “when we tried to replace them, we were obstructed by the state,” he said.

“It would be disastrous if we find that these Australian pines are in the right of way, they have to be removed for this project and then we’re prohibited from replanting them,” Morgan said.

“It’s the canopy — it’s part of Gulf Stream,” Commissioner Joan Orthwein said.

The town replaced the A1A water main south of Golfview, which also serves Place Au

Soleil, in 2006. The pipe north of that is 60 to 70 years old and brittle, Rebecca Travis of Mathews Consulting said.

She said designing the project would take up to eight months, with perhaps 10 more months needed for construction. Design and construction are estimated to cost $1.1 million.

The water main project was originally planned for design in the 2024-25 budget year and for construction the next year.

But commissioners said they did not want to pursue road and drainage work in the core area of town first and possibly have to return to do the rerouted A1A project.

In other business: • Police Chief Edward Allen said he wants “no trucks” signs put on narrow Lakeview Drive and Banyan Road. “We’ve had a lot of traffic issues … with large trucks entering off A1A and trying to get to side streets,” he said. Trucks will be diverted to Sea Road and Golfview.

• Commissioners told Staff Attorney Trey Nazzaro to draw up an ordinance patterned after one in Palm Beach to limit the time builders can take to construct a home. Had the ordinance been in place, the owners of 3140 Polo Drive, which will reach three years of construction in February, would have had to seek an extension to finish. But the ordinance would affect only future projects. Ú

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Continued from page 1 decided adversely to the town,” the mayor said. “Previously, the town prevailed or secured dismissals in another 27 cases.”

O’Boyle and the town will continue to litigate the amount Gulf Stream must pay O’Boyle’s attorneys for the case he won.

His lawyers have O’Boyle said they are owed more than $650,000; the town’s attorneys contend their rivals should get no more than $20,000.

Morgan credited Gulf Stream’s aggressive posture in the cases as essential to reaching the settlement and in changing state law on public records requests. Now judges in Florida can rule a request “improper” or “frivolous,” making the requestor liable for an agency’s attorney fees. Before, even if the agency won it still had to pay its own fees in all cases.

O’Boyle said what he considers biased news coverage of his lawsuits meant it took more time to settle the disputes.

“They would have been [resolved] a long time ago if The Coastal Star hadn’t written all those hit pieces which emboldened the town,” O’Boyle said.

Morgan said the settlement of any suit benefits both sides.

“This resolution hopefully brings an end to the public records abuse and the litigation abuse that this town has been subjected to. In that sense this is a win for the town,” Morgan said. “From Mr. O’Boyle’s standpoint, it brings an end to his emotional involvement, his expenses, and I think it’s a win for him in that sense as well.”

O’Boyle disputed the mayor’s characterization of his records requests as abuse.

“I don’t know how they can say it’s frivolous when they admitted that they wrongfully withheld documents in violation of the law,” O’Boyle said.

The town would have been better off paying someone $35,000 a year to handle such requests rather than spend hundreds of thousands on attorney fees, O’Boyle added.

“I’m delighted that they have finally admitted wrongdoing,” he said.

As part of the settlement O’Boyle agreed to pay $250 upfront when he asks for public records in the future, with the money returned to him minus the town’s costs of responding to his request.

This “facilitation fee” was also in Gulf Stream’s settlement with O’Hare.

O’Boyle and O’Hare started flooding the town with requests for public records in 2013, eventually making more than 2,500 requests and filing dozens of lawsuits. The town raised property taxes 40 percent to pay for outside lawyers and additional staff and equipment to handle the requests. Ú

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For one Saturday morning, dogs were allowed to play off leash on the beach at Oceanfront Park. ABOVE: Buddy, 4 months, runs from the incoming tide. RIGHT: 3-year-old Duke (front) and Moose, 2, greet each other before running off. Photos by Rachel O’Hara/The Coastal Star For more photos, visit thecoastalstar.com

Dogs’ morning at the beach gets good reviews

By Jane Smith About 100 dogs of all shapes, sizes and colors enjoyed the free Boynton Beach pop-up dog park in mid-December at Oceanfront

Park.

“We had dogs on the beach until noon,” said Wally Majors, the city’s recreation and parks director. Other areas of the city saw rain in the mid-morning.

He will report on the event to the Boynton Beach City Commission at its Jan. 15 meeting.

“It went well. We did not have any fights or skirmishes,”

Majors said. “It will be up to the commissioners to decide if they want to hold it again.”

The city also dropped its $10 per car entrance fee for the three hours of the pop-up dog park.

Residents with beach parking passes also could enter for free.

Eight recreation and parks staff worked the Dec. 15 event.

Majors said no overtime was paid. Some employees were already on the schedule for that Saturday and the rest had their shifts adjusted. The day before, the city workers had set up plastic orange construction fences on both ends of the 500foot section of the beach to contain the dogs.

A parks worker greeted early beachgoers at the north end where the dog-park area was set up. She told visitors about the pop-up event, in case they didn’t want to share the beach with the dogs, and directed those people to the south entrance.

She also checked dogs’ vaccination papers or rabies tags to make sure all were up to date.

The owners came equipped with leashes, toys and poop bags. Dogs had to be leashed until they reached the sand. The city provided water for the dogs in small buckets that were partly buried in the sand.

The owner of Rondo, a large black retriever, was happy she did not have to drive up to the northern part of the county to take him to the beach.

Although Boynton Beach owns the beach, it sits in Ocean Ridge and is subject to that town’s rules.

Ocean Ridge does not allow animals, including dogs on leashes, on the public beach.

Owners of private beaches can allow dogs on their beaches.

Ocean Ridge Town Manager Jamie Titcomb said the pop-up dog park didn’t result in any emergency reports or police calls in Ocean Ridge.

“I’ve received only positive feedback on it,” he said. “The event was well-staged and wellfenced.”

Titcomb was out of town that Saturday and did not attend the event. He planned to call Majors to be briefed.

Ocean Ridge Police Chief Hal Hutchins also liked what he saw.

Hutchins described the dogfriendly beach areas as “wellorganized, well-staffed and wellmanaged by city of Boynton Beach personnel.” Ú

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This kapok at Chase Bank on South Federal, one of the largest in Boynton Beach, shows the characteristic fissured bark and canopy that offer protection and food to a variety of birds.

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Continued from page 1 the Boynton Beach Historical Society.

“It has sheltered those picnicking and playing games under its massive branches.

And it has greeted new families to town as it’s welcomed those returning from war or winter residences up North,” she adds.

As the square’s master plan indicates, the kapok near the historic Boynton Beach High School will be showcased in its own space, where it will continue to provide shade and a place to relax.

The removal of the other, smaller tree, at the corner of

Ocean Avenue and First Street, was approved by the city to make way for apartments and a restaurant.

As a memorial to that departing giant, we’ve decided to delve into what makes the kapok or ceiba tree so special, no matter where it’s planted.

Joe Meisel, vice president of the Wisconsin-based Ceiba Foundation, works mostly with people in South America to protect threatened habitat, including the rainforest where kapok or ceiba (SAY-ba) trees thrive.

Meisel, with a touch of whimsy, likens the look of these trees to Buck Rogers’ spaceship.

The buttress roots look like fins projecting partway up the

trunk, which widens in the middle like a cigar.

These roots, which help support this massive tree, develop after the tree is about 30 years old and can reach 40 feet up the trunk, according to horticulturist Gene Joyner of West Palm Beach.

In thick forest areas such as the rainforest, the trees can grow up to 250 feet high, with their umbrella-shaped canopies at the top of the trunks towering above the rest of the foliage. The trunk itself can grow to 90 feet in diameter.

In their native habitat, these trees have reached 800 years in age, and are revered by those of Mayan ancestry. They believe that the ceiba tree stood

The kapok on the west side of the old high school will be preserved. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star The kapok is very light so at the center of the universe connecting those of us on Earth that when the wind blows, it helps disperse the seeds. If the to the spirit world, says Meisel.

In this country, the trees seeds land in water, they float tend to be planted from seeds long distances; the kapok can or seedlings. Joyner knows support 30 times its weight in because he has a ceiba at his water and loses only 10 percent Unbelievable Acres Botanic of its buoyancy in 30 days, Garden that he planted from a according to the Encyclopedia 3-gallon pot in the early 1980s.

Britannica website.

“Over the years, I’ve given These sculptural trees are not away many seedlings that have only beloved by humans but are sprouted under the mother important to the flora and fauna tree,” he says. that call them home.

Joyner remembers when Epiphytes such as bromeliads ceiba trees were quite common find their way onto its limbs, in Palm Beach County, with creating homes for frogs, snakes many nurseries selling their and insects. Then birds flock to seeds or trees in pots. But eat those insects.

“There are always birds in because these trees require so my kapok that offers protection much area to spread their roots from hawks and other predators. and limbs, many were lost to It gets pretty noisy depending developers who needed the on the time of year,” says Joyner. space for building. Boynton Besides being important to Beach is fortunate that quite a few remain in the city, including nature, these trees are important to man, who has found many the one that will continue to uses for them over the years. stand in Town Square.

Easy to grow and maintain, Indigenous groups have ceibas are often planted as long coveted the light wood of specimen or novelty trees that these trees to make canoes large grow quickly — up to 13 feet per enough to carry 40 people. And year, according to the Rainforest in the early 1900s, kapok was Alliance website. prized for stuffing toys, seat A deciduous tree, the cushions, mattresses, pillows, ceiba blooms in white to pink saddles and life preservers.

In fact, the life preservers on flowers after its leaves fall. This the Titanic were likely stuffed is nature’s way of aiding the with kapok, says Meisel. flowers’ pollination, done by But the popularity of kapok wind and bats that like to sup on waned when synthetics came the tree’s sugar-laden blossoms, to market. And although today which open only at night.

The bats, reaching into the you can still purchase kapok bed blossoms for sugary nectar, pillows, the trees are more often are covered in pollen that they sought for their wood, used to transfer to other blooms on the make things such as pulpwood, same tree. plywood and coffins.

With time, these flowers are With that in mind, we replaced by up to 4,000 fruits return to Boynton’s new Town per tree, which become seed Square — soon to be minus one pods. Meisel describes them as of its amazing specimens. In looking like small footballs. As memoriam, historian DeVries each pod ripens, it hardens and Naughton says, “As with many cracks open, exposing kapok of the town’s old-timers who are — silk cotton that resembles no longer with us, that kapok cotton fiber with 200 dark seeds tree will be missed and fondly embedded in it. remembered.” Ú

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Continued from page 1 “The properties at 420 and 430 S. Atlantic were sold this year (2018) to Dr. Mujahed Ahmed, who lives at 509 N. Atlantic,” she wrote. Ahmed is building large homes on both properties. One had a small house on it, and the other had been vacant.

“He has cleared native and protected trees by special permit, but the worst of his actions is currently taking place as I write this. The town has granted him a permit to cut down large old trees that are the last reminders of a time when our island was a jungle-like maze of beautiful oak, pine, banyan and sable palms.”

The Coastal Star was unable to reach Ahmed for comment by press time.

Donahue said what she first thought was a cluster of three trees at 430 S. Atlantic, was actually one tree with triple trunks.

“I obtained a copy of the tree survey from the town, which indicates it was one tree with a base diameter of 60 inches,” she said. “I estimate the tree was 200 years old, which predates even the pioneers’ arrival.”

Donahue rallied neighbors who appeared at the Dec. 10 Lantana Town Council meeting to ask what could be done to minimize tree loss. Council members were receptive and agreed to investigate measures that could fortify the town’s tree preservation ordinance.

Lantana’s law says that if protected trees must be removed for new construction — and cannot be moved to another location — developers and property owners are required to mitigate the loss by planting specimen trees that number one and a half times the total diameter of the trees being removed. The new plantings should be located on the property where the protected trees were removed.

If trees are removed without town approval, homeowners are fined — although some say the fines, which can amount to thousands of dollars, should be higher.

Media Beverly was one of the islanders who spoke at the council meeting.

“I’m extremely saddened and upset by the lack of interest the town seems to have in helping the residents of Hypoluxo Island preserve our town’s historic gem by allowing some of the oldest and most beautiful canopy trees to be destroyed without a second thought,” she said. “These trees provided shade, kept our streets cooler, filtered pollutants, cut carbon emissions and provided a habitat for many animals that delivered an ongoing and necessary ecological balance to the island.”

Beverly asked council members to read a 2017 story in The Coastal Star that summarizes Delray Beach’s comprehensive ordinance changes and includes trees.

“I’ve lived in Lantana

The landowner plans to build a home where his contractor knocked down trees, including a beloved old live oak, on heavily wooded parcels. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

Lantana residents and volunteers joined last month with Community Greening to plant live oaks along Ocean Avenue. n Gulf Stream may move water main to preserve tree canopy, Page 12 for almost 30 years and on Hypoluxo Island for almost 27 of those,” Beverly said. “Back then, the Audubon Society visited regularly, but I haven’t seen them in years.

“What’s happening here in Lantana, formerly known as a Tree City, is shameful. We simply must find a balanced solution between construction and destruction.”

Town records show that Lantana is and has been a Tree City for 27 consecutive years, as designated by the Arbor Day Foundation.

Council member Lynn Moorhouse expressed his unhappiness with the lack of teeth in the landscape ordinance.

“Everybody knows if you want to get rid of a bunch of large trees, you cut them down on Saturday or Sunday when none of us are around,” he said.

“Then you pay the fine, which is nothing. If you really want to clear land, it’s just a little slap on the hand.”

He wanted to know if the town could stop contractors who had repeatedly cut down protected trees by denying them future work in the town. “Can we pull their license for, let’s say, a year?” Moorhouse asked.

Town Attorney Max Lohman said pulling licenses probably wouldn’t work, but there may be other solutions to investigate.

“We can look at code amendments with regard to tree removal and fines can be up to $5,000 per tree,” Lohman said.

Council member Malcolm Balfour, former president of the Lantana Nature Preserve, said some large trees had been moved to make way for construction in the past and were doing pretty well.

“So, it can be done,” he said.

“I’m on the tree hugger side of

things. I miss the birders.”

Mayor Dave Stewart said the tree situation was a tough one.

“You’re looking at two different issues,” he said. “One is about people that live there that are just over-trimming or taking out one or two trees. What has come out tonight is about clearing a lot to put a piece of real estate on the lot that will fit in a better manner. But don’t they have to go back with like or better material? They can’t just plant palm trees.”

News 17 David Thatcher, the town’s director of development services, said the mayor was right. “You can’t put in palms for an oak tree,” he said. “You do have to mitigate one and a half times the diameter total of all the trees (removed). One (tree) on one lot was 92 inches total. So, they’re putting in a lot of oak and gumbo limbo.

Sometimes they have to choose from specimen trees that we protect. You’ve got to replant those kind of trees.”

Stewart said he didn’t think anyone in the room wanted to see specimen trees go away.

“It’s disturbing to hear that a 100-year-old tree ended up being removed,” he said. “But also, I don’t want us to get into a problem with people’s personal property rights. Do we have the right to tell them they can’t remove the tree and can’t build the house they want to build?”

Lohman said the town couldn’t implement a tree protection ordinance that renders a lot unbuildable.

“They have a right to build and that’s why we have the mitigation,” Lohman explained.

Town Manager Deborah Manzo, after a quick read of the story about Delray Beach’s tree ordinance, said it seemed like Delray Beach doesn’t prohibit trees from being removed.

“They put a fee in for removing one of the protected trees. I’m looking for guidance: Is your preference to have a fee put into a town pot of money and then put trees elsewhere?

Or should we go ahead similar to what our ordinance has and require them to mitigate on the

lot that the tree came out of?”

Council members said they preferred mitigation on the property where the tree or trees were removed.

Donahue, an alternate on the town’s Planning and Zoning Board, said she was pleased with the discussion, but pointed out that, based on the large size of homes being built, there won’t always be enough room on the lot to put in the required number of mitigated trees.

She had another concern, as well.

“It’s not only the ordinances and codes that make a difference, but the passion of the people who execute these policies,” she said.

“Bringing people together in a collaborative manner to discuss, educate, and enlighten one another on the impact of such decisions goes a long way.”

She is advocating that the plan review committee consist of citizens from all sectors of the town, as well as having Planning and Zoning Commission members weigh in and participate.

But with all the talk of trees coming down, Donahue offered news of the opposite. She said islanders and other town residents working toward Ocean Avenue beautification would plant 15 oak trees on the avenue on Dec. 17, and they did.

The $5,000 cost of the project was picked up by the presenting sponsor, the Old Key Lime House. Daily watering will be done by the town until roots are established and then an irrigation system will be installed, Donahue said. Ú

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Back when Delray Beach was a much sleepier town than it is today, three golfing buddies got together to imagine an oceanfront club where they and their families could enjoy a meal, a swim and some socializing.

Charles A. Mullen (and his brother, Thomas F. Mullen, Jr) sold and developed the land, along with John W. (Jack) Spinner and a group of 10 investors from Pine Tree Golf Club, as partners in formulating the idea. Renowned architect Samuel Ogren Jr., designed the plans for the Club and local civic leader, Armand Mouw, was the builder. The original 23,000 sq. ft. two-story clubhouse was built on 3.4 acres of oceanfront property and opened with a Gala Event on February 16, 1969.

As we celebrate our Golden Anniversary Year beginning next month, we reflect on our auspicious beginnings and look forward to an enduring future as the friendly, family-oriented beach club it was conceived to be.

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Dozens of truckloads of fill are waiting to be leveled for the townhouse project. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

Review of drainage issues puts project’s start on hold

By Dan Moffett RIGHT: Briny Breezes residents watch as contractors lay a perimeter of decorative memorial bricks around the renovated fountain at the main entrance to the community.

The fountain features a bronze leaping sailfish statue by artist John W. Townsend. Residents also donated time and skills to tile the fountain walls.

ABOVE: Pallets of inscribed bricks honoring past, present and future residents wait to be put into place.

More than 650 memorial bricks have already been installed. And orders can still be placed through the Briny Breezes office.

Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

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Neighbors in Briny Breezes and the County Pocket have watched with growing unease as the pile of fill dirt between them has risen in recent weeks.

Construction is about to begin in earnest on the 2-acre parcel that separates the two communities. It has sat vacant for decades, but by the end of 2019, New Jersey-based developer NL Living hopes to have 14 luxury townhouses ready for use.

The worry for surrounding neighborhoods is that the elevated development site is going to send stormwater streaming onto their streets and yards.

Palm Beach County inspectors have expressed stormwater runoff concerns, too. On Nov. 30, inspectors halted work at the site and ordered the developer to submit an updated drainage review.

The county’s coastal development code requires that “an engineering analysis be prepared by a qualified, registered design professional demonstrating no harmful diversion of floodwaters or wave run-up ... would increase damage to adjacent buildings and structures.”

Briny Breezes Town Manager Dale Sugerman said the project is stalled “for the time being” and won’t move forward until the permitting impasse over the drainage analysis is resolved.

The levels of concern in Briny and the pocket have been rising steadily with the artificially enhanced elevation of the project site. The many truckloads of fill material hauled to the site will allow the six buildings to sit roughly 7 feet above the existing grade. The lot has served as a drain field for runoff from nearby homes, but that figures to change.

Residents want to know where the water will go when the heavy rains and the king tides come, as they always do.

“I think the construction is going to radically change the behavior of the water that falls on us,” said Judy Kraft, who lives on Briny Breezes Boulevard just north of the site, citing years of experience with flooding on her street. “They

will not be able to control the torrent of water that comes between the buildings and goes to the lowest denominator — which will be us on Briny Breezes Boulevard.”

During a November meeting with developers in Briny’s clubhouse, NL Living representatives said their project will comply with all Palm Beach County drainage regulations.

Michael LaCoursiere, the project engineer, told residents an underground catchment system will collect water and “less water is going to run off the site after construction than before it.”

But the project managers didn’t make promises about where runoff from neighboring properties would go, after the former drain field is filled with buildings and concrete walls.

LaCoursiere and Glenn La Mattina, NR Living vice president, did say they were willing to consider installing additional drainage devices along the property lines if problems arise.

“I don’t think they’re going to do any more than they have to do unless they feel strongly about being good neighbors,” Briny Breezes Town Council President Sue Thaler said during the council meeting on Nov. 29.

“It’s a tough situation. They’re building it on county property.

They’re not building it in our town and it’s going to impact our town. They don’t have to follow our rules.”

Sugerman said the county’s building code requires the project to contain the first inch of stormwater that falls on the property.

“If that project gets 8 inches of rain during a storm event,” Sugerman said, “then we’re all going to get 8 inches of rain during the event. I’m not sure that project on its own is going to add to drainage problems in Briny Breezes.”

Alderman Chick Behringer said, “If they’re catching 1 inch during that 8-inch storm, we may end up getting their additional 7 inches.”

In other business, Town Clerk Maya Coffield said Thaler and Behringer have qualified for another two-year term on the council. No other candidates came forward, so Briny will have no election in March. Ú

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Interim manager impresses with people skills

By Dan Moffett

It took South Palm Beach only three weeks to fill its vacant town manager’s position — at least for the short term.

During a hastily called special meeting on Dec. 19, the Town Council unanimously voted to hire on an interim basis former Sewall’s Point and Hillsboro Beach manager Robert Kellogg to replace Mo Thornton, who abruptly resigned in November after 11 months on the job.

Kellogg Two glowing endorsements from inside Town Hall helped make Kellogg an easy choice for the council.

Town Attorney Glen Torcivia worked with Kellogg during his seven-year tenure as Sewall’s Point manager, which ended in 2013. And Town Clerk Yude Alvarez worked with him during his two-year stay in Hillsboro Beach, ending in 2016. Both told the council that Kellogg was right for South Palm Beach.

“He was a great manager,” Alvarez said. “He was a good listener. If you had any issues, he would sit down one-on-one and get your side of it. He was excellent. It was a pleasure to work with him.”

Since this was the fourth time in the last four years the town has had to hire a manager,

Mayor Bonnie Fischer said she was putting a premium on harmony.

“We have two people who have worked with him and have had a good rapport,” Fischer said. “I think that’s very important. Sometimes when the staff doesn’t get along very well it can create friction.”

The council interviewed two other candidates during the meeting: Barry M. Feldman, the former city manager in West Hartford, Conn., who is retired and sits on the Delray Beach police pension board; and William Thrasher, the manager in Gulf Stream for 21 years before he retired and took a 90day interim manager job last summer in Highland Beach.

The council focused mostly on Kellogg and Thrasher because of their familiarity with coastal communities and Florida law. “I think Bob has a better take on this town right now,” Fischer said.

In Hillsboro Beach, Kellogg helped oversee a $2.1 million beach restoration project — experience that could be useful in guiding South Palm through its controversial beach stabilization groin plan with Palm Beach County.

Before moving to Florida in 2006, Kellogg was for 20 years the city manager in Rittman, Ohio, a municipality near Akron with a population of about 6,500.

“I’ve worked to improve the quality of life everywhere I’ve

been,” Kellogg said. “That’s what I’d want to do here.”

Kellogg, 65, was to officially start on Jan. 2, though he said he’d meet with staff members sooner. Torcivia said he hoped to have a contract negotiated by the council’s Jan. 8 meeting.

Kellogg is expected to earn between $1,800 and $2,000 a week. Thornton’s salary was $105,000 a year, or about $2,000 per week.

Neither the council nor the interim manager is ruling out a long-term relationship.

“I’m looking at this like it’s our engagement,” Kellogg told council members. “If things work out, maybe we’ll get married.”

In other business, two council members are facing challenges in the March 12 municipal election, but Fischer is unopposed in the town’s mayoral race and ensured another two-year term.

Councilwoman Elvadianne Culbertson and Councilman Bill LeRoy qualified for the March race for two at-large seats, along with Kevin Hall and Mark Weissman.

Hall, the property manager of Palmsea Condominiums, made an unsuccessful bid for the council last March.

Weissman moved to South Palm Beach two years ago from Parkland. He served 15 years as a city commissioner there, and served as a Democratic representative in the Florida House from 2000 to 2002. Ú

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Continued from page 1 mothers and daughters stood at the intersection of George Bush Boulevard and Northeast Second Avenue, offering the cookies to passing drivers.

This was their own, small Special Mission 41.

“I was going to make a sign that said ‘Honk for George Bush,’ ” Kristin Finn said, “but I didn’t think it would be appropriate. Did you see the eulogy? I cried like a baby.”

Instead, they set up a small folding table to hold the many bags of cookies and decorated the nearby 30-mph speed limit sign and a crossing pole with red, white and blue bunting.

Most of the people they approached were happy to take free cookies.

“Thank you very much,” the driver of a Lee Wilder Plumbing truck told Ava Finn. “We watched part of the funeral.”

“I wish I could [accept cookies],” another said, “but I’m on a diet.”

Some assumed she was selling the cookies for a school project.

“I don’t have money.”

“No, it’s free,” they assured passers-by more than once.

And some had to be told they were on George Bush Boulevard.

Maybe they thought this was Northeast Eighth Street.

Maybe they thought it was both.

For some in Delray Beach, this two-lane stretch between North Swinton Avenue and North Ocean Boulevard has honored President George Herbert Walker Bush for 30 years.

For others, it will always be Northeast Eighth Street, right there in between Northeast Seventh and Northeast Ninth, no matter what the city says. nnn The seeds of controversy were planted at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 1988, when President-elect Bush and his wife, Barbara, arrived at Palm Beach International Airport.

He had defeated Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis two days earlier and wanted to relax with his longtime friend, fellow oilman and fellow multimillionaire William Stamps Farish III, the grandson of a co-founder of Humble Oil. For Farish, a notably private

President-elect George H.W. Bush fishes in the Atlantic Ocean at Gulf Stream shortly after his 1988 election. Photo

by John Zich man who also owned a 1,800acre horse farm in Kentucky and a 402-acre ranch in Texas, the 1.9-acre home at 1777 N. Ocean Blvd. in Gulf Stream was among his most humble homes.

The president-elect didn’t do much while visiting. On Friday he played nine holes of golf and scored in the mid-40s. On Saturday, he went surf-casting and hooked only the sleeve of his white golf shirt. On Sunday, he traveled up to Jupiter Island to attend church with his mother. On Monday, he met the press briefly, promised to tackle the deficit, and by 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, he was gone.

But not forgotten. nnn Four months later, in March 1989, the city of Delray Beach announced an auction. The renaming rights to 15 streets would be put up for bid, with the hoped-for $100,000 raised going toward a $6.2 million transformation of the city’s former elementary and high schools into the Old School Square cultural center.

Northeast Eighth Street was not among the streets to be auctioned. And those who bid on it were not among the citizens of Delray Beach.

Shortly before the May 20 auction, the Gulf Stream Republican Club offered $25,000 to transform Northeast Eighth Street into George Bush

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Sail Inn owner Rick Janke holds a T-shirt he had made after Northeast Eighth Street was renamed George Bush Boulevard. He still favors the Eighth Street name. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star Boulevard in honor of his uneventful, four-day visit to their town the year before.

“We believe George Bush will be coming down again to visit his friend,” the club’s treasurer, Douglas Raborn, told The Palm Beach Post at the time. “It would be nice when the motorcade goes down George Bush Boulevard over to Mr. Farish’s house.”

Within a week, 363 Delray Beach business owners had signed a petition opposing the name change.

“We were not consulted,” real estate agent Gabe Banfi complained to The Palm Beach Post.

Their opposition was more practical than political. A year before, the local area code had been changed from 305 to 407, and the business owners who had just paid to have their stationery and business cards reprinted weren’t eager to do it all over again. nnn The auction raised $73,800.

Local car dealer Bill Wallace paid $25,000 to have a stretch of Germantown Road renamed Wallace Drive.

Chiropractor Carol Krol spent $2,400 to see a bit of Southwest Fourth Street become Chiropractic Way and Northwest Third Street reborn as Dr. Carol Krol Way. Democratic activist Andre Fladell paid $4,400 to rename several streets, including Andre Fladell’s Way, the former

Avenue F, and Martin Fladell’s Boulevard, formerly Southwest Second Street, to honor his father.

“The reason I did it is so the people who like me would enjoy it,” he recalled recently, “and the people who didn’t like me would be annoyed by it.”

Under the plan, the auctioned streets would use both their old and new names for three to five years, after which the earlier names would be dropped, subject to approval by the City Commission.

The commission approved of George Bush Boulevard, and the $25,000. nnn “It’s Eighth Street,” Rick Janke insists. “It’s always been Eighth Street. It’s still Eighth Street.”

The Sail Inn opened in 1953, and for the first 36 of its 65 years, it served thirsty locals at 657 Eighth St. Janke, a sous chef who worked at the Gulf Stream Golf Club during the season, started bartending off-season at his neighborhood pub in 1984, and bought it in 1989.

Almost three decades and a $100,000 remodeling later, Janke is still the owner, and he still has some of the T-shirts he and his girlfriend made back in 1989.

“Sail Inn,” they say, with “George Bush Blvd.” X’d out and “N.E. 8th Street” scrawled beneath it.

“I sold ’em, gave ’em away,” Janke says. “The local people got it. If they’d wanted to make it Obama Way, it would be the same thing.”

At the Sail Inn, regular customers have tweaked the new name into George “Busch” Boulevard, in honor of the popular beer.

And Janke has mellowed a bit in the past 30 years.

Checking a leak on the Sail Inn’s roof after Hurricane Frances passed through in September 2004, he found two green street signs that had blown over from the intersection across the way.

“George Bush Boulevard” and “NE 7th Avenue” now dangle peacefully over the bar.

“He wasn’t a bad guy,” Janke

says, “even though he was head of the CIA. No doubt we’ve had worse.”

He paused.

“But all the locals still call it Eighth Street.” nnn As Special Mission 41 was preparing for its descent to Houston’s Ellington Field, the sun was starting to set on George Bush Boulevard and the Finns and Finches began to think about heading home.

“The kids in the lunchroom [at school] were wondering why there was no basketball on TV,” Juliette Finch said, “and when I told them, they thought he’d died a long time ago. To be honest, I don’t really know who he is, but I know of him.”

There have been changes in the 30 years since Northeast Eighth Street was renamed.

The Gulf Stream Republican Club has disbanded, its members dispersing to other area clubs.

In 1998, the area code changed again, from 407 to 561.

William Farish III no longer lives in Gulf Stream.

In March 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Farish to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom.

When he resigned in 2004, Christopher Meyer, who had served as the British ambassador to Washington at the time, said of Farish: “As ambassador, he proved as agreeable as he was invisible.”

Troy, Ill., has a George Bush Boulevard, too, and Texas has three George Bush Drives.

But George H.W. Bush, the 41st president, never came back to Gulf Stream to enjoy a ride along his boulevard.

Even before leaving town, he told the press a return visit to Gulf Stream was unlikely.

“I wouldn’t want to impose on my hosts,” he said then.

On Google Maps, Northeast Eighth Street in Delray Beach doesn’t exist anymore.

But the Sail Inn is still there, and the owner isn’t concerned.

“Half my billing addresses still say Eighth Street, and half say George Bush Boulevard,” Janke said with a shrug. “One or the other.” Ú

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City plans marina makeover as single yearlong project Architect Roger Cope, who is renovating a building in the Marina Historic District, said the project’s proposed pavilion at the north end of the marina was not “reflective of the Marina Historic District.� He offered to design one that was more historic looking. Kovner agreed to take the drawings if they are ready by May. Meanwhile, work on the 100 block of Marine Way also is on hold.

The city does not own the street, meaning it can’t proceed with drainage or other improvements, said Missie Barletto, assistant Public Works director. City consultants said a state or federal government agency owns the land. The city is trying to determine ownership

and request an easement to do the improvements.

In addition, the Public Works Department will present sea-wall survey results at the February City Commission workshop.

The city analyzed the sea walls along the waterway to determine which ones are in good shape and an overall height for the sea walls. The goal of the survey is to create a minimum sea wall height and a sea wall ordinance for property owners along the Intracoastal, said Jeffrey Needle, the city’s stormwater engineer.

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Delray Beach will request proposals in January to redo its marina along the Intracoastal Waterway.

The city marina, just south of Atlantic Avenue and on the west side of the waterway, has 23 slips with eight designated for boats with live-aboard owners.

Although the owners of the live-aboard boats asked for the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work be staged in two phases so they could shift locations during the project but not be required to move and change their addresses, all of the work will be done at the same time over the course of a year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Staging would take longer,â&#x20AC;? project manager Isaac Kovner said at the Dec. 3 public meeting about the city marina makeover. Including consultants fees, the marina project is estimated to cost about $4.6 million, Kovner said. The makeover will start in May and take nine to 12 months, he said.

The marina work includes new floating docks, a raised sea wall, drainage and lighting improvements, a new pump station and a landscaped area on the west side of the sea walls that can hold stormwater runoff.

The city Parks and Recreation Department will lose an estimated $99,000 in rental fees from the liveaboards for the one year that the marina will be closed.

The decision was not made overnight, Kovner said.

First, city Public Works staff met with the engineering consultants from the Wantman Group, hired to create the marina drawings that will be put out to bid.

Then, city staffers met with their counterparts in the Parks Department to see whether the department could afford to give up that income. Then, they had to make a case to the city manager, who approved rebuilding the docks at once. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That info was needed before Wantman could do its drawings,â&#x20AC;? Kovner said.

Drainage improvements to the 200 block of Marine Way are not part of this project.

They will be taken up after the marina work is done in 2020, Kovner said.

Much of the floating docks will be assembled off-site and trucked to the marina, said Tim DeLand, structural engineer at Wantman.

The new sea wall will be 3.87 feet over a standard datum point used by surveyors. This height will match that of the new sea wall in Veterans Park. The height can be increased with rising sea levels, Kovner said, by adding onto the walls.

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Motorists will continue to face construction delays at the Woolbright and Hypoluxo road Interstate 95 interchanges.

The contractor is now saying it will be the end of January for most of the work to be finished, according to Andi Pacini, community outreach spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Transportation.

Work at the five locations is taking place mostly overnight to ease the impact on traffic.

For Woolbright Road, the traffic restrictions include periodic overnight lane and ramp closings. During closures, southbound traffic will be detoured via Boynton Beach Boulevard. Northbound traffic will detour to Atlantic Avenue via Congress Avenue.

The southbound I-95 exit ramp to and southbound I-95 entrance ramp from Woolbright will not be closed at the same time.

The north sidewalk on Woolbright Road, between Southwest Eighth and Southwest Second streets, will remain closed through January.

Pedestrians will have to use the south sidewalk. Signs are posted to direct pedestrians.

At Hypoluxo Road, the traffic restrictions also include periodic overnight lane and ramp closings. During closures, northbound traffic will be detoured via Lantana Road.

Southbound traffic will detour

to Gateway Boulevard via Congress Avenue.

The Woolbright and Hypoluxo Road interchange projects are part of a $32.5 million, five-interchange bid in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Construction work on the Hypoluxo Road interchange started in June 2015 and work on the Woolbright Road interchange began in January 2016, Pacini said.

The contract end date for all five projects was Nov. 3, 2017. As a result, the contractor is being fined $8,491.01 per day for all five since Nov. 4, 2017, Pacini said.

Atlantic interchange work

Construction work will start Jan. 7 at the Atlantic Avenue interchange in Delray Beach, according to Pacini.

The work for the Florida Department of Transportation will include: widening the northbound entrance ramp from Atlantic Avenue, creating a dedicated lane for I-95 northbound and southbound access from westbound Atlantic Avenue, installing new water mains, improving the drainage and realigning the crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety.

The project will cost $5.2 million. Russell Engineering Inc. has the contract, and work is expected to be completed in spring 2020, Pacini said.

Traffic will not be restricted for the project, Pacini said. Ú

Ocean Ridge

Lucibella felony trial scheduled to start Jan. 28

By Steve Plunkett

Barring any last-minute motions, the often-postponed felony trial of former Ocean Ridge Vice Mayor Richard Lucibella will begin Jan. 28 in Circuit Judge Daliah Weiss’ courtroom.

Lucibella, 65, is charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence. He also faces a misdemeanor count of using a firearm while intoxicated. He has pleaded not guilty.

Weiss has already ruled that jurors can be told Lucibella’s age despite prosecutor Danielle Grundt’s argument that that detail will only inflame jurors’ thinking.

But the judge will wait until the trial begins to rule on Grundt’s request to limit expert testimony that critiques the police investigation and on whether defense attorney Marc Shiner can argue the search of Lucibella’s home was unlawful.

Police went to Lucibella’s beachfront backyard on Oct. 22, 2016, after neighbors called 911 to report hearing gunfire.

They confiscated a .40-caliber handgun and found five spent shell casings on the patio.

An ensuing scuffle left Lucibella on the ground in handcuffs with broken ribs and an injured eye. But one of the responding officers says she was the one injured, and she’s suing Lucibella in civil court.

Lucibella, who has a $10 million umbrella liability policy, is chief executive of a multimillion-dollar Medicare shared savings group and publishes a magazine for gun aficionados.

He resigned from his positions as town commissioner and vice mayor on Dec. 7, 2016, when the State Attorney’s Office filed formal charges.

His felony trial was first scheduled for April 2017, postponed to July 2017, then October 2017, then April 2018, then August 2018, and now January 2019. The original judge in the case, Charles Burton, set aside four weeks for the trial. The case was reassigned to Circuit Judge Meenu Sasser, then to Weiss. Ú

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anielle McKeon has a close connection to the ocean, which is one of the reasons she cares so much about keeping the shoreline clean. She lives one block from the beach in the County Pocket, and is a member of the renowned Heavyside family — Nomad Surf Shop owner Ronnie Heavyside is her significant other and father to her son, Reef.

McKeon, a freelance teleprompter operator, begins most days with a walk along the beach, but in doing so she brings along a bag and makes it her mission to collect all manner of trash that has washed up in the previous 24 hours.

Some of what she collects is recycled, some thrown away, and some is used to make pieces of art.

She admits to “great anguish” when she reflects on how dirty our oceans have become.

“If you just pick up trash on the beach once, it may not affect you,” said McKeon, 39. “But if you go back to the same beach, every day or every week, you realize more and more trash keeps washing up. You can’t stop it. It’s overwhelming and it can make you feel helpless.

“A statistic says that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish,” she says.

“There are pictures of fish, birds and sea turtles with plastic in their stomachs, wildlife entangled in netting, and just recently a dead sperm whale had an insane amount of plastic in its stomach.

“It is our fault that animals and the environment are suffering. And it’s not just them.

I like to eat seafood and sushi,” she said. “So does my son. We don’t want to eat plastic. It’s important to me that Reef has a clean beach, a healthy ocean to play in and eat from.

“We must start making better, more sustainable choices and enforce protection of the ocean, coral reefs and marine life.

“As consumers we have to stop relying on single-use plastics and be mindful of the waste we are creating and ultimately where it ends up.”

It would be unrealistic to believe she alone could remove every piece of plastic, Styrofoam or other litter from the ocean or beach, she says. But “instead of giving up and thinking this problem is far larger than me, I can’t make an impact, what I can do is continue to post my beach cleanup findings on social media to raise awareness. I love when people tell me they are now picking up trash when they go to the beach after seeing my posts. It makes me feel good.”

McKeon also has reduced the amount of waste her family creates by eliminating singleuse items such as plastic straws, using reusable bags instead of plastic bags and recycling as many items as possible.

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR: Danielle McKeon

County Pocket resident Danielle McKeon and her 6-year-old son, Reef, have collected vast amounts of rope and other debris during their daily beach walks. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star time, but I am working towards the greater good,” she said.

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A: I was born and raised in Flint, Mich. I’m proud of where I’m from but I wanted more than what Flint could offer me. I came to Florida in 1997, when I was just 17, so I feel like I have done most of my growing up here. I graduated from the multimedia, film and television program at Palm Beach State College back when it was still Palm Beach Community College.

Flint taught me to dream.

It made me resilient, thankful, honest and nonjudgmental.

In South Florida variety really is the spice of life. I’ve been introduced to new cultures, music, food and the ocean. I’m able to enjoy the outdoors nearly 365 days a year. That alone has given me a deeper connection to nature and a passion for helping the environment.

Q: What advice do you have for a young person seeking a career today?

A: There’s a quote I learned from my political science professor: “If you find a job you love you will never work a day in your life.” I am not sure where it originated but I can tell you, it’s one of the truest statements I’ve ever heard.

I think job and career are essentially totally different. A job is something you have to do.

A career is something you want to do. Sometimes we have to work several jobs to get to our

career and that’s OK. I wore many hats before I became the teleprompter diva that I am today. I was a production coordinator, producer, P.A., script supervisor, camera operator, director’s assistant, grip and the list goes on. I tell young people who are starting out in the film/ television business to try every job because you never know which one you will like the best or which one could one day become your career.

There are so many new career options within technology, green energy, social media and even the cannabis industry.

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Know how to market yourself.

Believe in yourself and don’t let misfortunes define you.

Q: How did you choose to make your home in the Pocket?

A: Love brought me to the Surf Pocket. But the Heavysides have been here since the ’60s. Ronnie grew up in this neighborhood. Now we are raising our son here. Reef, 6, can be found running around the surf shop sometimes just like his father did when he was little.

Reef has said he never wants to leave this neighborhood, so I guess we will be here for a while.

Q: What is your favorite part about living on the island?

A: The beach. It’s the perfect place to relax, get inspired or watch the sunrise. I am so

blessed to live just steps from the Atlantic Ocean. Being so close affords me the time and ability to do multiple beach cleanups throughout the week.

Q: What books are you reading now?

A: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, by Al Gore, and Simple Acts to Save Our Planet, 500 Ways to Make a Difference,

by Michelle Neff.

Q: What music do you listen to when you want inspiration?

When you want to relax?

A: My musical interests are all over the place. When I am running through Ocean Ridge I usually need motivation and inspiration so I listen to dancehall. It’s a genre within reggae. When I’m looking for creative inspiration I like to put my Pandora on shuffle, usually to the likes of Joni Mitchell, Beres Hammond, Phish, CCR, Vulfpeck, Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, Janis Joplin and Grateful Dead.

Relaxing by the pool or on the beach it’s definitely reggae playing from my speaker. When I am really relaxing, doing yoga or meditating, I listen to Native American flute. It helps calm my mind.

Q: Do you have a favorite quote that inspires your decisions?

A: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” — Steve Jobs. It’s pretty straightforward. I also have to mention the Serenity Prayer because it has given me peace and guidance at different times throughout my life.

Q: Have you had mentors in your life? Individuals who have inspired your life decisions?

A: When I was a kid I looked up to my mom. She was a single mother who worked her way up from selling doughnuts to eventually retiring as the foreman for the city of Flint’s Water Service Center. [She retired long before the ongoing Flint water crisis.] She was the life of the party and had a great group of friends. She was beautiful … she still is and I wanted to be just like her.

My mom gave me the strength to stand on my own two feet. “Never ask a man to do something you can do for yourself,” she would say as she was fixing the toilet or something else around the house. There were times when we were poor, but my mom never let us feel like we were.

I knew I was loved and I have always known love is what matters because of her.

My son inspires most of my life decisions now.

Q: If your life were made into a movie, who would play you?

A: It would have to be someone who is stunningly beautiful, charming, charismatic and funny. Drew Barrymore?

Charlize Theron? Just kidding.

I think I’m more like Kate McKinnon.

Q: Is there something about you that people don’t know?

A: A few random things about myself: I am scared of birds, I have been since I was a child. I hate beets and cottage cheese.

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Holiday Boat Parade Intracoastal Waterway — Dec. 14

Boynton Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency and the City of Delray Beach hosted the 47th annual Holiday Boat Parade along the Intracoastal Waterway through the two cities.

Judges rated the boats on lights, colors, theme and overall best. The prize winners were: Category 1: 25 feet or less BOTTOM LEFT: first place $500, David Wiggins’ ‘Too Much Fun’ Second place $400, Joe Budd Maniscalco’s ‘It’s All Good’ Third place $300, Dennis Balocik’s ‘Steel Dreaming’ Category 2: 26 to 34 feet AT TOP: first place $500, Adam Ruen’s ‘Full Tilt’ Second place $400, James Patrick’s ‘Jim ‘N Tonic’ Third place $300, Tom Dipolito’s ‘Blue Skies’ Category 3: 35 feet and up BOTTOM RIGHT: First place $500, John Klaasen’s ‘Happy Ours’ Second place $400, Pedro Tirado’s ‘Sol Life’ Third place $300, Frank Call’s ‘Lady K’ Photos provided by City of Boynton Beach

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Downtown Delray retail and office building sells for $31 million

n December, Delray Beach developer Craig Menin’s Rosebud 110 LLC paid $31 million for a retail and office building at 110 E. Atlantic Ave. from a company tied to RMS Properties, a Schaumburg, Ill.based property management firm. Menin financed the deal with a $26.5 million loan from BankUnited.

The property last sold for $8.5 million in 2014, according to public records. The building, which sits on nearly half an acre about seven blocks west of the Intracoastal Waterway in downtown Delray Beach, comprises two restaurants, including Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar, 40,000 square feet of office space, underground parking and a new lobby.

In November, ICM Realty Group sold the 92,260-squarefoot office building Atrium in the 700-acre Park of Broken Sound in Boca Raton for $22.4 million. It was purchased by a partnership between AlchemyABR Investment Partners and Breakers Capital Partners.

The property previously traded for $17.05 million in 2016. Atrium at Broken Sound, built in 1986, was the former headquarters of Rexall Sundown.

Boston Red Sox owner John Henry’s 27,832-square-foot home, Tashun (House of Peace), at 6011 Le Lac Road in Boca Raton, was recently listed for sale

by Senada Henry Adzem, an agent with Douglas Elliman, for $25 million. The compound on 6.4

The Premier Estate Properties’ D’Angelo Liguori team recently listed La Plage Villa at 4005 S. Ocean Blvd. in Highland Beach for $22 million.

Sabal Development, a company owned by Nicolai Pascal, bought the property in July 2016 for $4.425 million. The new fourlevel modern home will take a year to complete and features 100 feet-plus on the ocean, rooftop sky deck and a five-bay

acres has a seven-car garage and a tennis court. Henry briefly owned baseball’s Florida Marlins before buying the Red Sox. Henry also owns the Boston Globe and British soccer team Liverpool FC.

Spirit of Giving honors Boca couple Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl, FAU — Dec. 18

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John and Jennifer Williams’ Intracoastal Waterway home, La Casa Delle Palme at 166 W. Alexander Palm Road in Boca Raton, sold for $9.996 million in November. The home was listed by the D’Angelo Liguori team.

The new owners are Adrian and Mary Zaccaria as trustees for the Adrian and Mary Sandra Zaccaria Trust.

An estate at 1500 S. Ocean Blvd., owned by a trust of the late resident Fred R. Marcon in Manalapan, sold for $19 million in late December.

Kathryn Gillespie, an agent with Illustrated Properties, represented the seller. The new buyer is listed as a trust of Robert F. Schemel, which has a Lantana address. The 11,673-square-foot mansion, with 178 feet on the ocean and 178 feet on the Intracoastal Waterway, was designed by Randall Stofft Architects and constructed by Cudmore Builders in 2008.

The property sold for $8,290,800 in March 2005, according to public records.

A new luxury townhome project at 3621 S. Ocean Blvd.

Anne and Peter Vegso of Boca Raton and two of their grandsons acknowledge the crowd before the couple were honored at halftime of the Boca Raton Bowl last month at FAU Stadium. Their philanthropic giving was celebrated by Spirit of Giving Network President David Dunston (left), who gave the Vegsos the Show Your Community Spirit Award.’

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The first two sales took place in the new six-unit townhome project at 3621 S. Ocean in Highland Beach. Photo provided in Highland Beach recorded its first two sales. The six-unit project was completed by a joint partnership among Sean Posner’s Grafton Street Capital, Capital Development Group International and Halstatt Real Estate Partners.

Steven E. Bernstein, founder and chairman of SBA Communications, paid $6.9 million in November for townhome U-1, property records show. SBA Communications, based in Boca Raton, owns and operates wireless infrastructure in North America and Latin America.

Townhome U-2 sold for $6.6 million to Joel Zychick, who acted as a trustee of the Stuart Siegel irrevocable trust.

The land, which was purchased in 2015 for about $11 million, is a little more than an acre with 201 feet of ocean frontage. The development team broke ground on the project in 2016. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom, four-story townhomes each have a pool, rooftop deck, high ceilings and two-car garages.

Chris Leavitt and Ashley McIntosh of the Leavitt McIntosh team at Douglas Elliman are handling sales.

Construction has hit the homestretch at the sevenstory 3550 South Ocean condominium complex in South Palm Beach, which topped out this summer. Palm trees were hoisted by the tower crane and loaded onto the pool deck, and now the tower crane is gone.

Expected occupancy is mid2019. Pricing starts at $2.31 million, with Douglas Elliman Development Marketing handling sales A development for DDG, a firm that has developed residential buildings in New York and California, this project represents a new phase of the company’s expansion as well as its first project in Florida.

GarciaStromberg | GS4studios of Palm Beach, Kobi Karp Architecture of Miami, and Champalimaud of New York teamed up to design the contemporary beachfront building.

The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency has been on an award winning streak this past year,

earning 31 honors for economicdevelopment strategies in the marketing and promotion of its partnerships and programs.

The CRA produces several annual events that attract visitors downtown to support local businesses. Those efforts were lauded by three agencies.

The Florida Festivals & Events Association gave 12 SUNsational Awards to the CRA for everything from the Boynton Beach Haunted Pirate Fest & Mermaid Splash to the Boynton Beach & Delray Beach Holiday Boat Parade.

The Florida Redevelopment Association gave two 2018 Roy F. Kenzie Awards to the CRA for social-media outreach and the annual report.

Finally, the International Festivals & Events Association gave 17 awards to the CRA in gold, silver and bronze categories during the IFEA / Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards competition.

Florida Atlantic University’s A.D. Henderson University School celebrated its National Blue Ribbon distinction at a ceremony in December. The Boca Raton elementary and middle school, which was recognized as high performing based on overall academic performance, was one of 12 schools in Florida to be named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.

Producing eco-friendly paper straws, FarfromBoring Hospitality is trying to reduce the more than 500 million nonbiodegradable plastic straws used every day in the United States. These may end up in the ocean as pollution where they are eaten by sea birds, turtles and other marine life.

The B2B business has also partnered with Trees for the Future to plant a tree for every case of straws sold. The company is at 6401 Congress Ave., Suite 215, Boca Raton. For more information, visit www. paperstrawwholesalers.com.

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Coastal portion of comprehensive plan approved

By Jane Smith

Delray Beach city commissioners unanimously approved the revised Coastal Management segment of their comprehensive plan on Dec. 11.

The Coastal Management element is one chapter of the city’s plan, which acts as a wish book to guide the city over the next decade. With the help of a branding firm, Delray Beach planners dubbed the plan update “Always Delray.”

On Dec. 11, commissioners learned that the Coastal Management area is now larger by nearly 157 acres, or 25 percent, because it includes more of the western areas along the Intracoastal Waterway that are prone to flooding.

The addition came from the Development Services staffers who used a consultant and a steering committee of city residents to review the current comprehensive plan and suggest changes.

The coastal segment takes into account the low-lying land along the Intracoastal Waterway that saw tidal flooding only with the highest of tides in the past, but now sees “nuisance flooding more often,” said barrier island resident Andy Katz. He was part of the Always Delray steering committee and worked on the

Coastal Management segment of the plan.

The city also recognizes that sea level rise, from melting ice on land masses and warmer waters, is coming more quickly than scientists predicted, Katz said.

While it’s hard to assign an exact year to the sea level rise scenarios that will be submitted with the plan, Katz said that nearly all scientists agree that Delray Beach could see 2 feet of sea level rise in the 2060 decade.

Natural disaster planning was removed from the Coastal Management segment, said Tim Stillings, Development Services director. “It’s a citywide initiative and was moved to the Conservation, Sustainability and Resiliency segment,” Stillings wrote in an email after the meeting.

Another change is the availability of better mapping techniques to show potential flooding and elevation of the various city streets, Stillings wrote.

The City Commission will have a chance to review the entire plan in the spring before it is sent to the state.

The state requires a comprehensive plan update every 10 years. Delray Beach submitted the current update in March 2008. Ú

Garage parking tracker will guide drivers to empty spaces

By Jane Smith

Drivers who use the Old School Square parking garage in Delray Beach soon will be told where the empty spaces are.

On Dec. 4, city commissioners approved spending $260,000 for a parking program from Park Assist, based in New York with regional headquarters in Fort Lauderdale.

Jorge Alarcon, the city’s parking manager, said drivers no longer will have to risk driving to the roof without finding a space.

“We hope to start converting the garage to the Park Assist program in 90 days,” Alarcon wrote in an email after the commission meeting. “They will have it completed in four to six weeks.”

The parking program tracks occupied and unoccupied spaces by using smart camera sensors that light up green when a space is available and red when the

space is occupied, according to Alarcon. The Old School Square garage has 525 spaces on five levels, he confirmed.

“The system will reduce customers’ frustration of looking for parking and help improve traffic congestion of moving motorists quickly into and through the garage,” Alarcon wrote.

In June, the city issued a request for proposals for a parking count and guide assist system for the garage. Eight vendors submitted bids.

Park Assist claims to be the largest South Florida parking guidance company, with six garage installations, including Miami-Dade Transit, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Sawgrass Mills mall.

For the Old School Square garage, the program will provide parking use trends, including current and historical occupancies and length-of-stay information. Ú The Ocean Ridge Garden Club will be hosting their inaugural fundraiser

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You’ll never hear Enrique Zuanetto sound like the Seinfeld character known for spouting the words “No soup for you!”

Zuanetto is more Oprah-like: “You get a meal, and you get a meal …”

As the executive director of the Soup Kitchen of Boynton Beach, Zuanetto and his cadre of more than 300 volunteers feed about 400 people and deliver 140 meals to homebound people every day.

And while he sings the praises of unpaid workers, he says when he was a volunteer, he didn’t do it because he was special. “I did not do it for recognition but because it was the right thing to do.”

Zuanetto started at the Soup Kitchen as a volunteer more than 20 years ago. Today, he is the only full-time employee.

One way or another, he has always given back to his community — in his native Argentina, then in New Jersey, where he lived before moving to South Florida.

Feeding hungry people healthy meals looks simple enough, but it’s a job that is never finished. The “food insecure” people Zuanetto and his team feed today will be hungry again tomorrow. It’s an unrelenting tide of people living on the edge of poverty, struggling to survive.

At the Soup Kitchen, they get a hearty meal and a hefty snack for later. And each meal is served with a side of goodwill and hope.

The Coastal Star every month features volunteers, but for our readers looking to make resolutions for the new year, we’ve put together an extensive list of volunteer opportunities. The value of people willing to work for free is staggering. The Independent Sector, a national nonprofit that serves as a resource for information on volunteerism, estimated that one hour of volunteer work was worth almost $25 in 2018.

The Points of Life Foundation estimates the economic impact of the Soup Kitchen at more than $1.3 million.

ABOVE: Enrique Zuanetto, executive director of the Soup Kitchen of Boynton Beach, and his team of volunteers feed needy people.

LEFT: Joe and Toni Mastrullo, part of the Care Ministry at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church, take food to Pahokee and Belle Glade. The Coastal Star file photos The number Zuanetto is most proud of is 81. For 81 cents, he provides a meal. For less than a McDonald’s Big Mac meal, he can feed more than six people.

But volunteers don’t think about that.

Many of the rewards of volunteer work are invisible. And some things you can’t put a price on. How much is compassion worth?

Experts say that in many cases, people say their volunteer work is more fulfilling and rewarding than their day jobs. It might not pay the bills, but volunteering reduces stress, improves social skills, builds self-

esteem and improves physical, mental and emotional health. The goal is to find a good match. When it works, it’s like magic straight from the heart.

“People always ask, ‘Why is your food so good?’ And I say, ‘It’s because it is cooked with love,’ ” Zuanetto said.

Volunteer commitments range from a few hours to several days a week. Look around and maybe you’ll find a match. Ú See Pages H2 and H3 for a list of more than 50 nonprofits and civic groups.

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ANIMALS

Community Cats Coalition of Boca Raton Inc., 233 S. Federal Highway, Boca Raton. 510-1587; bocacatcoalition.org; info@ bocacatcoalition.org Needs: Cat lovers to help with feral cats in east Boca Raton. Duties could include feeding one cat colony, trapping and transporting cats for sterilization, animal care, event planning, helping with grant applications and social media or fostering kittens.

Requirements: Commit to two hours a week, age 16 and older, driver’s license, attend training or orientation.

Daggerwing Nature Center, South County Regional Park, 11435 Park Access Road, Boca Raton. 629-8760; discover.pbcgov.org/parks (search “Daggerwing”) Needs: Animal care assistants to care for the live educational collection.

Requirements: Commit two hours per week for six months, age 15 and older, pass a background check.

Other opportunities: Docents to lead boardwalk tours and assist staff with teaching and community programs; Butterfly gardeners and groundskeepers; greeters and gift shop cashiers.

Dezzy’s Second Chance Animal Rescue, 8470 92nd Place S., Boynton Beach. 954-5887045; www.dezzyssecondchance.com Needs: Animal care assistance (vet techs), administrative and clerical help, adoption counselors.

Requirements: Age 15 and older, driver’s license and proof of medical insurance. Some dogs require medical care and rehabilitation and are not for the tender-hearted dog lover.

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, 3200 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. 686-3663; peggyadams.org Needs: Foster families who can care for underage kittens and puppies and ill and aging dogs and cats in their homes.

Requirements: Age 17 and older, commit from one to six weeks at a time, and attend required training and orientation.

Other opportunities: Drivers to transport cats to adoption sites at PetSupermarket; greeters to work in the lobby and help manage traffic on Saturdays, a two- to four-hour weekly commitment; Flexible volunteers to fill the gaps, working in customer service, retail sales, computer work and animal care and handling.

Tri County Animal Rescue, 21287 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. 482-8110; tricountyanimalrescue.com.

Needs: Animal companions, dog walkers and bathers, front desk personnel, adoption counselors, fundraisers, plumbers, painters and carpenters.

Requirements: Must be 18 years of age or older.

Contact: Shelly Franco.

THE ARTS

Boca Raton Children’s Museum, 498 Crawford Blvd., Boca Raton. 368-6875; cmboca. org Needs: People who enjoy working with children and people to work behind the scenes.

Requirements: Commit for a few hours each week, or just work during special events.

Contact: Sandy Manning.

Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum, 71 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton. 395-6766; bocahistory.org Needs: Conductors and interpreters to help third-, fourth- and fifth-graders navigate through the “Ticket to Ride” program at the Boca Express Train Museum and assist the teacher before and after the event.

Requirements: Complete an application online, be a BRHS member, be available weekdays, attend training and orientation, pay a nominal fee for training materials and badge, and attend annual updates.

Contact: Volunteer program at 395-6766, Ext. 107.

Children’s Science Explorium, Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. 347-3912; ScienceExplorium.org Needs: Museum guides to explain exhibits and lead or assist with programs.

Requirements: Make a significant time commitment, age 14 or older, pass a background check, provide a Social Security number or tax ID, and attend orientation or training.

Other opportunities: A butterfly gardener.

Delray Beach Chorale, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. 4194878; delraybeachchorale.org Needs: People to serve on the board of directors or committees, especially to help with financial planning, accounting, fundraising and program administration.

Requirements: Commit 10 hours each month, driver’s license, pass background check, age 25 and older, attend orientation and training.

Delray Beach Playhouse , 950 NW Ninth St., Delray Beach. 272-1281, Ext.4; delraybeachplayhouse.com

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If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, consider volunteering for an organization you already support financially, or ask your friends what they do. It’s always nice to have a buddy. And there are lots of online resources. Here are a few to check: The Community Angel Network of Palm Beach County — pbccan.org; Create the Good, community service, volunteering & charity work — createthegood.org; GiveGab nonprofit giving platform —givegab.com; United Way of Palm Beach County — unitedwaypbc.org; VolunteerMatch — volunteermatch.org

Needs: Adults interested in working backstage and behind the scenes, build sets and scenery, install and run lighting or sound equipment, help with costumes, props and equipment, work with the technical and artistic director.

Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. 243-7922; oldschooolsquare.org Needs: People who love the arts and enjoy engaging with others.

Requirements: Must take the Historical Site Tour given by a volunteer docent at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month in the Cornell Museum, be a member of OSS, register online and be available for training.

Contact: Leanne Griffith, 404-1886 or lgriffith@ oldschool.org.

Outre Theatre Company, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 954-300-2149; outretheatrecompany. com Needs: Passionate people to build sets, arrange costumes and props, run concessions, usher at performances, help with social media, legal and accounting, and a volunteer coordinator.

Contact: nori@outretheatrecompany.com.

CHILDREN

The American Association of Caregiving Youth, 1515 N. Federal Highway, Suite 218, Boca Raton. 391-7401; aacy.org Needs: Mentors for kids in sixth to 12th grade who need extra support because they are caregivers for a sick or disabled parent, guardian, sibling or relative.

Requirements: Age 21 and older, driver’s license, pass background check, available to participate in training.

Other opportunities: People with office skills are needed as are volunteer drivers.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, Inc., 300 Newcastle St., Boca Raton. 994-7551; bgcpbc.org. (Administrative office is at 800 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 204, West Palm Beach.)

Needs: Mentors who love kids to share their knowledge, life skills and area of expertise, including dance, music, art, sports, theater, nature, solving puzzles, teaching, just about anything.

Requirements: Attend a pre-volunteer introduction, complete an application and screening which includes a level two background check.

Other opportunities: The after-school mentoring program at the Boys & Girls Clubs in Delray Beach helps low income adolescents attending the lowest performing schools.

The program uses the mentor’s personal and professional background to provide enrichment, which improves self-esteem and academic performance.

Contact: volunteercoordinator@bgcpbc. org or 683-3287, Ext. 1117.

Florence Fuller Child Development Center, 200 N.E. 14 St., Boca Raton. 391-9379; ffcdc.org Needs: People to nurture economicallychallenged children and families, promote early education. Duties could include rocking infants, aiding teachers in the classroom, reading to children, teaching hobbies, tutoring and homework help.

Requirements: Any time commitment no matter how small is welcomed.

Other opportunities: Gardening, fundraising, special events, facility upkeep, administrative tasks, infant care and assisting in the preschool classrooms during the school day by playing games, songs, reading, art projects, playtime and lunch.

Contact: 391-7274, Ext. 136 or volunteers@ ffcdc.org Guardian ad Litem, Speak Up for Children, 205 N. Dixie Hwy, Suite 2.2100, West Palm Beach. 223-9646; fosterpalmbeach.org.

Needs: Volunteer child advocates to represent

November January2019 2019 Needs: Docents to speak about the environment.

Requirements: Age 15 and older, willing to make a minimum commitment of two hours per week for six months, pass a background check you pay for ($24).

Contact: Amanda, 274-7263 or amanda.sandoway@gmail.com Sea Angels, Ocean Inlet Park, 6990 N. Ocean Blvd, Ocean Ridge; seaangels.org.

Needs: People to clean the beach at Ocean Inlet Park the last Saturday of the month from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Supplies are provided. Free parking.

Requirements: Love the beach, able to walk the beach for two hours and carry about 20 pounds of litter.

Contact: Robyn Halasz at robyn@seaangels.org

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Volunteers plant mango trees for Community Greening at Catherine Strong Park in Delray Beach. Photo provided children in court who have experienced abuse, neglect or abandonment.

Requirements: Must pass background check.

Training provided.

Contact: 233-9646.

The Milagro Center, 695 Auburn Ave., Delray Beach. 279-2970; milagrocenter.org.

Needs: Adults for the Mentoring Miracles program, which matches an adult volunteer one-on-one with a child or teen.

Requirements: Age 18 and older and willing to make a one-year commitment to meet with a child once a week at the center.

Other opportunities: Provide homework help and educational support, assist with fundraising and promoting special events.

Contact: Barbara Stark at bstark@ milagrocenter.org Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. 742-6780; schoolhousemuseum.org Needs: Teens who want to gain leadership skills and work experience and fulfill community service hours. Duties include helping with birthday parties and special events.

Requirements: Age 15-17, pass an interview.

EDUCATION/LEARNING

Bound for College (formerly Delray Students First), 100 E. Linton Blvd., 301 B, Delray Beach.

819-9907; weareboundforcollege.org Needs: Adult library chaperones for the middle schoolers and chaperones to accompany kids on college tours.

Other opportunities: Guest speakers, website, office and social media support, party planners.

The Eda and Cliff Viner Community Scholars Foundation , 777 Yamato Road, Suite 300, Boca Raton. 544-4436; vinerscholars.org Needs: Mentors for college students dealing with the personal and social pressures.

Requirements: Age 21 and older, pass background check, commit to weekly discussions and a structured mentor relationship. This is a long-term commitment.

Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 266-9490; delraylibrary.org Needs: Volunteers for event planning, program facilitation and computer help.

Contact: Isabella Rowan at isabella.rowan@ delraylibrary.org Other libraries: The Delray Beach Public Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which depends on its volunteers to keep the books on the shelves. But civic libraries rely on volunteers too. These libraries also need volunteers: Boca Raton Public Library, Highland Beach Library, Boynton Beach City Library, Lantana Public Library, J. Turner Moore Memorial Library in Manalapan Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, 3651 Quantum Blvd., Boynton Beach. 279-9103; literacypbc.org Needs: Tutors for adults to improve reading and speaking English or prepare for the GED. Requirements: Must be at least 18 years old and attend training.

Other opportunities: Tutors for first or second

graders in reading comprehension at their elementary schools during the school day or after school at the Literary Coalition; Promote and participate in special events including Read Together Palm Beach County, the Love of Literacy Luncheon and Read for the Record; Literacy ambassadors to join book discussions and encouraging participation.

Contact: Jeanne Heavilin at 767-3366 or jheavilin@literacypbc.org Palm Beach County School District VIPS, Regional Office South, 1790 N.W. Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton. 982-0919; sro. palmbeachschools.org.

Needs: Mentors for students.

Requirements: Complete an application, pass a background check, attend orientation and training, and follow school procedures and policies. A teaching background is not needed.

Other opportunities: Volunteers to read to students, make copies, shelve library books, help in the classrooms, assist with sports activities and field trips, attend career days, judge competitions, help in the cafeteria. There are also remote positions volunteers can do at home.

Contact: Call the volunteer coordinator at the school where you’d like to volunteer, or the district volunteer coordinator Debi Elfen at 434-8789.

P.R.O.P.E.L People Reaching Out to Provide Education and Leadership, 499 E. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton. 955-8553; propelyourfuture.org Needs: People to teach life skills and lessons on character, personal finance, avoiding drugs and risky behaviors, staying in school, to at risk youth and their families in South Palm Beach County.

Requirements: Pass a background check, interview and drug test, participate in orientation and training, Other opportunities: Teach healthy cooking classes, tutor students or help them do research, make a motivational speech, transport students in the nonprofit’s van, or aid the organization in grant research and writing.

ENVIRONMENT

Community Greening Corp., 610 SW 15th Ave., Suite #4, Delray Beach. communitygreening.org.

Needs: People to plant trees, create and maintain green spaces, clean up litter and educate the public.

Contact: Matt Shipley at 789-2005, mshipley@ communitygreening.org.

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton.; gumbolimbo.org Needs: Welcome desk/guest services staff, marine aquarium guide, aquarist assistant, school program assistant, sea turtle rehabilitation educators and husbandry, exhibit crew, office assistants.

Requirements: Age 16 and older. $35 fee for training includes a volunteer shirt, name badge, and training manual.

Contact: Rebecca Mannen, 544-8538 Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. 274-7263; sandoway.org

Debbie-Rand Memorial Service League, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, 800 Meadows Road, Boca Raton. 955-4098; brrh.com Needs: People to act as hospital ambassadors.

Duties could include assisting patients and staff on a nursing unit, raising funds for equipment and services, serving on an event planning committee, organizing children’s tours, helping with the pet therapy program or delivering flowers.

Requirements: No special skills are required; training is required.

Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, 800 Yamato Road, Suite 101, Boca Raton. 982-2943; giftoflife.org.

Needs: Save lives by recruiting donors, hosting donor drives, mentoring donors, speaking to the public about bone marrow donations, fundraising, organizing social events and helping with branding and social media.

Requirements: A desire to help spread the message that bone marrow donations save lives.

Other opportunities: Register and fundraise at the Steps for Life 5k Run/Walk on Jan. 13.

Contact: Jody Greenspon at 561-982-2900, Ext. 2926, or stepsforlife@giftoflife.org.

Hospice by the Sea Inc.., 1531 W. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton. 395-5031; hbts.org Needs: People to provide companionship and respite for patients and families in homes and facilities in Boca Raton.

Requirements: Age 18 or older, able to commit two to four hours each week, pass a background check and attend orientation and training.

Other opportunities: People are also needed for clerical/office support, pet visitation, helping out in Jack’s Café, the Sea Chest Thrift Shop and Camp Good Grief. Volunteers able to provide therapies like Reiki and massage are always in demand.

Contact: Michelle Williams, 416-5040 or volunteer@hbts.org.

JARC Florida, 21160 95th Ave. S., Boca Raton.

558-2550; jarcfl.org/volunteers Needs: The Jewish Association for Residential Care is looking for an art instructor to teach adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Requirements: Age 21 and older, able to commit one hour a week on Monday or Tuesday and pass a background check.

Other opportunities: People to teach enrichment activities like arts and crafts, cooking and gardening, sewing and knitting, foreign language, music teachers and song leaders, and people to supervise nature walks.

The Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center, On FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. 2976261; fau.edu/memorywellnesscenter Needs: Volunteers for its day center providing socialization and mentally stimulating programs for people with mild to moderate dementia. Duties include meeting and greeting participants, one-on-one socializing, leading group activities, sharing musical abilities and assisting with programming.

Requirements: Be available during the center’s hours Monday through Friday.

Contact: Krista Landells, 297-0103.

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Boca Helping Hands, Remillard Family Resource Center, 1500 N.W. First Court, Boca Raton. 417-0913; bocahelpinghands.org Needs: Front desk assistant, meal prep people, meal delivery drivers, staff for the food pantry and an ESOL instructor.

Requirements: Age 16 and older, able to attend volunteer orientations.

Contact: Email Melissa Keklik at 417-0913, ext.

206 or Melissa@bocahelpinghands.org.

CROS Ministries, 3677 23rd Ave. S., #B-101, Lake Worth. 233-9009; crosministries.org Needs: People to deliver meals to homebound.

Requirements: Time commitment of two hours one day per week, background check and clean driving record.

Other opportunities: Servers and prep help in weekday hot meal program at three sites; stocking and sorting help in its food pantries; weekday van drivers for pickups and deliveries; sorting/lifting/bending at Lake Worth

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Contact: Shona Castillo, 278-0918, scastillo@ crosminstries.org.

Family Promise of South Palm Beach County, 840 George Bush Blvd., Building D, Delray Beach. 265-3370; familypromisespbc. org.

Needs: People to join the 1,200 volunteers who provide emergency shelter, meals and other assistance to homeless families. Duties include providing personal support, sharing job search tips, resume-writing.

Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County, 181 S.E. Fifth Ave., Delray Beach. 819-6070; habitatsouthpalmbeach.org Needs: Volunteers to pound nails or paint, work alongside the construction staff, join in the Neighborhood Revitalization Program making repairs and improvements, help with family selection, provide clerical support or work in Habitat ReStores in Boca Raton and Delray Beach.

Requirements: Age 16 or older to work on the build site, 18 and older to use power tools or work on the roof. Volunteers age 14 and older can work with the Neighborhood Revitalization Program.

Contact: 819-6070, ext. 104; volunteer@ hfhboca.org The Lord’s Place Men’s Campus Boynton Beach, 1750 NE Fourth St., Boynton Beach.

494-0125; thelordsplace.org Needs: Tutors for the job training program.

Duties include participating in mock interviews and assistance with reading, writing, computer or other skills.

Requirements: Age 18 and older, submit an online application, pass an interview, and attend volunteer orientation.

Contact: David Rogers, 537-4676; volunteers@ thelordsplace.org The Palm Beach County Food Bank, 525 Gator Drive, Lantana. 670-2586; pbcfoodbank.org.

Needs: People to pack and sort food donations.

Other options: Host a food drive or support special annual events like “Canstruction” and “Empty Bowls.”

Requirements: Available to work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon or 1-4 p.m. Age 14 and older, but kids 14-16 must be accompanied by an adult; one adult may supervise up to five kids.

Other opportunities: Church and civic groups and clubs are welcomed.

Contact: pam@pbcfoodbank.org The Soup Kitchen, 8645 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach. 732-7595; thesoupkitchen.org Needs: People to prepare and serve meals.

Requirements: People who will show up consistently.

Other opportunities: Collecting donations of food and clothing, working with children, speaking to community and civic groups and assisting at special events.

SVF Care Ministry — St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church, 840 George Bush Blvd. Delray Beach. 561-276-6892; stvincentferrer.com Needs: People to join the church’s Care Ministry by answering incoming phone calls, and collecting clothes, food and household items for churches in Belle Glade and Pahokee.

Requirements: A driver’s license and a desire to help.

Other opportunities: The church has other ministries working with children, the elderly, in the lending library, ministering to people who are ill or grieving.

Contact: If you have items to donate to the needy people in western Palm Beach County, call Joe Mastrullo at 445-1558. To volunteer, call the church.

SENIORS

ACTS Retirement-WillowBrooke Court, 6152 Verde Trail N., Boca Raton. 487-5200, ext.

51411 Needs: People who can sing or play an instrument to lead music sessions in a group setting or one-on-one with seniors.

Requirements: Age 15 and older.

Other opportunities: People to take residents outdoors for fresh air, card players, guest speakers, book reviewers or technology teachers.

Area Agency on Aging S.H.I.N.E. Program, 4400 N. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach. 684-5585; floridashine.org; youragingresourcecenter.org Needs: Counselors to speak with seniors and caregivers about Medicare and Medicaid services at its six locations in Boca Raton and Delray Beach or from home by phone.

Requirements: Age 21 and older, able to commit 16 hours per month, pass a background check, attend orientation or training, and not be affiliated with certain businesses.

Contact: Jennifer Vander May, 684-5885, ext.

249.

Community Caring Center of Palm Beach County, 145 N.E. Fourth Ave., Boynton Beach.

364-9501; cccpbc.org Needs: People to join the Senior Care Program which helps people by shopping, delivering meals, picking up medications, providing respite care or taking someone to the doctor.

Requirements: Driver’s license, pass background check.

Other opportunities: Join the 2019 Spring Hunger Walk and 5K Run on March 9.

Registration fee is $35.

Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services, 21300 Coleman Blvd., Boca Raton.

852-3333; ralesjfs.org Needs: Friendly people to visit lonely seniors in Boca Raton and Delray Beach.

Requirements: Age 21 and older, able to commit one hour a week or two hours twice a month, driver’s license, pass background check.

Other opportunities: Administrative and clerical support; drivers to take seniors to appointments; mentors for high school seniors, help with job skills. Training provided.

Contact: Nadine Greenberg, 852-3357; nadineg@ralesjfs.org Sunshine Telephone Reassurance Callers, 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, 415 Gator Drive, Lantana. 383-1112; 211palmbeach.org.

Needs: People to make friendly, cheerful phone calls to check on the well-being of homebound, disabled and seniors age 60 and older.

Requirements: Be available between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and able to travel to the Lantana facility to make calls.

Other opportunities: Community awareness volunteers to help out at outreach events in the community; Administrative and data input personnel with basic computer skills for light clerical tasks; Disaster volunteers who work during natural and man-made disasters.

Contact: Visit 211palmbeach.org/sunshinedaily-telephone-reassurance or Karen.

Woodley@211pbtc.org.

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 4040 Esplanade Way, Suite 380, Tallahassee.

888-831-0404; ombudsman.myflorida.com.

Needs: People to improve the quality of life for long-term care residents by advocating for and protecting their health, safety, welfare and rights. Duties include visiting with residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult family-care homes to ensure they are treated with dignity and respect.

Requirements: A desire to work with seniors and people with disabilities, be available 20 hours each month, pass a background check paid for by the program, complete certification training, communicate well and attend a monthly meeting. Employees of long-term care facilities are excluded.

SPORTS

2019 Boca Raton Championship, The Old Course at Broken Sound, 1401 NW 51st St., Boca Raton. 241-4653; oasischampionship.com/ volunteer-information/ Needs: Golf lovers who want to walk inside the ropes with the PGA Tour.

Requirements: Age 11 and older, available Feb. 4-10, able to work and walk for four to six hours, able to pay a volunteer fee of $65 for two golf shirts, hat or visor, volunteer badge, parking pass, four Good-Any-Day grounds tickets, lunch on the days you work and access to the volunteer party.

Contact: Ali Naugle.

Boca Raton Police Athletic League, 160 NW 24th St., Bay 17, Boca Raton. 302-0848; bocapal.org Needs: Coaches and mentors for at-risk youth age 9-18, teaching alongside police officers.

Requirements: Age 16 and older, Able to coach/ mentor between 2 and 8 p.m. for at least one hour per week. A one-year commitment is requested.

Other opportunities: Mentors to teach computer training and arts and crafts, to chaperone field trips and provide homework assistance.

Special Olympics Florida, 2728 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth. 966-7072; specialolympicsflorida.org/palm-beach/ volunteers/ Needs: Assistants to help with Palm Beach County Softball Invitational on Aug. 10 and the 2019 Area 10 Softball Tournament Sept.

28 at Countess de Hoernle Park aka Spanish River Athletic Facility, 1000 Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton. Duties could include scorekeeping, escorting athletes, organizing awards.

Requirements: Age 15 and older or accompanied by an adult, complete volunteer form, provide a photo ID, and be available from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Contact: Dan Fawcett, 966-7017 or dfawcett@ sofl.org Editor’s note: In most cases, these opportunities are for volunteers, and not for individuals seeking to fulfill court-ordered service hours, which have different restrictions.

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The Kaufmans’ gift of $250,000 will name the “Lisa and Michael Kaufman College of Medicine Lounge” on the first floor of the medical school’s main building.

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An efficient way to exercise could also be an effective strategy to prevent and combat cognitive dysfunction in obese individuals, according to a new study from Florida Atlantic University.

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Health & Harmony

Harmonica therapy gets Quail Ridge residents jazzed, while also improving their breathing

By Craig Dolch There are a lot of ways for older adults to stay in shape.

They can play golf or tennis, do yoga, ride a bike, walk, play the harmonica …

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How can playing the harmonica help?

It’s an overlooked way for people to exercise their lungs. That’s why once a week, residents of Quail Ridge Country Club in Boynton Beach gather around a table and develop their harmonica skills.

The notes might be a little off key, but nobody cares. It’s music to their ears — and, more important, a workout for their lungs.

Medical experts say people start losing some of their lung capacity by age 30 and may have only 50 percent of their previous capacity by age 50. Harmonica therapy is especially helpful for people with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and even lung transplants.

Unlike other devices built to exercise the lungs, a harmonica requires a person to inhale and exhale deeply. The two-way effort is vital: It’s like lifting weights for your lungs.

Playing the harmonica for as little as 20 seconds can be the equivalent of walking a tenth of a mile.

“The harmonica classes definitely helped my breathing,” said Quail Ridge resident Claire Leone. “And they were fun.”

Leone read a Wall Street Journal story about the positive effect playing a harmonica had on seniors, so she asked Lisa Haggas, Quail Ridge’s director of spa and fitness, if they could start a class. Haggas found Rockin’ Jake, a Delray Beachbased harmonica player who has had his own band since 1990, to come in and teach.

“I thought harmonica therapy would be perfect for our residents,” Haggas said. “We figured 12 harmonicas would be enough, but we had to get more.

The residents loved it.”

Rockin’ Jake grew up in New London, Conn., and moved in 1990 to New Orleans, where he lived and performed until Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.

He has been on the road for more than a quarter century — he once teamed up with Maria Muldaur of Midnight at the Oasis fame — but this is the first time he taught seniors. It was a learning process for both.

“When we first started, most of them had never held a harmonica,” Jake says. “At the end of the classes, they could all play four songs.”

Jake says he picked songs such as Happy Birthday, When the Saints Go Marching In, Oh! Susanna and You Are My Sunshine because the Quail Ridge residents could use them

Rockin’ Jake, a professional harmonica player, was recruited to teach the class at Quail Ridge. Photo provided often and they required deeper breathing rhythms.

“This was a whole new thing for me, but it was so incredibly rewarding,” Jake said. “They were so excited with the program, it brought me great happiness.”

More hospitals and rehabilitation centers around the United States are using harmonica therapy to help patients. The key is keeping their lungs strong so patients don’t have to be admitted.

Haggas offers the usual fitness programs for Quail Ridge residents such as yoga, spin classes and more. But she sees something different when they do harmonica therapy.

Smiles. And laughter.

“They have so much more fun doing this,” Haggas said.

“They are giggling, but they’re also concentrating because they’re doing something that’s hard.”

Jake says the ultimate progress depends on how much a person practices with the harmonica away from the classes. Jake hopes to expand his teaching into South Florida hospitals and rehab centers.

Besides the breathing benefits, playing the harmonica helps with strengthening abdominal muscles (for a more effective cough), relieves stress, boosts self-confidence and helps with focus, according to the COPD Foundation. It all leads to a better quality of life.

“I hadn’t played a harmonica since I was a child,” Leone said.

“Now I don’t want to stop.” Ú

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Health & Harmony Calendar Note: Events are current as of 12/27. Please check with organizers for any changes.

JANUARY 5

Saturday - 1/5 - Saturdays @ Sanborn: Tai Chi Class presented by Kung Fu & Tai Chi Boca Raton at Sanborn Square, 72 N Federal Hwy. 8 am class. Free. 393-7703; downtownboca.org 1/5 - Saturdays @ Sanborn: Yoga Class at Sanborn Square, 72 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton.

8:45 am registration; 9 am class. Free. 393-7703; downtownboca.org 1/5 - Qi Gong at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Improve flexibility, balance, muscle tone, energy, mental well-being. Adults. Sat 9 am. Free introductory class. $40/month. Reservations: 419-5403; facebook.com/WestBocaTaiChi 1/5 – Adult Aerobics at Delray Beach Community Center, 50 NW 1st Ave. T/Th 6-7 pm; M/W/ Sat 9-10 am. Monthly pass $74-$90/resident, $80-$98/non-resident; unlimited classes $110/ resident, $120/non-resident. 734-2306; mydelraybeach.com 1/5 - Adult Water Aerobics Class at John Denson Pool, 225 NW 12th Ave, Boynton Beach.

T-F 11 am-noon; W/F 5:15-6:15 pm; Sat 9-10 am. $3/class; $30/11 visit pass. 742-6645; boyntonbeach.org 1/5 - Yoga Class at Train Depot, 747 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton. M-Sat 9:30-11 am. 5 classes $75/resident, $94/non-resident; 10 classes $130/resident, $162.50/non-resident; 20 classes $240/resident, $300/non-resident. 477-8727; myboca.us 1/5 - Kemetic Yoga at Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, 170 NE 5th Ave, Delray Beach. Calming, therapeutic yoga using ancient postures/ teachings. Bring mat, water. Every Sat 9:30-11 am. $10/person. 279-8883; spadymuseum.com 1/5 - Yoga Class at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Every M-Sat. 9:30-11 am. 5 classes $75/resident, $94/non-resident; 10 classes $130/resident, $162.50/non-resident; 20 classes $240/resident, $300/non-resident.

477-8727; myboca.us 1/5 - Adult Tai Chi Class at Delray Beach Community Center, 50 NW 1st Ave. Every Sat intermediate 9:30-10:30 am; beginner 10:45-11:45 am. Per class $15/resident; $17/non-resident.

243-7000 x5001; mydelraybeach.com 1/5– Aerobics with Soul at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Sat 10-11 am. Per class $10/resident; $11/non-resident. 734-2306; mydelraybeach.com 1/5 - Judo Class at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Warm-up, instruction, practice, tournament training. W 6:30-8 pm mixed ages & ranks, 8-9 pm advanced; Sat 10 am-noon all groups. Per month $21.50/resident; $27/non-resident. 393-7807; myboca.us 1/5 - Yoga at the Beach at Red Reef Park West (Intracoastal side), 1400 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Register/get parking pass at Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Classes held on grass overlooking the Intracoastal. No cash accepted on-site. W 6:30 pm; 1st & 3rd Sat 10 am. $10/ class; 60-day membership (unlimited classes) $65/resident, $81.25/non-resident. 393-7807; myboca.us 1/5 - Capoeira Fitness at Sanborn Square, 72 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton. Age 12 & up. Every Sat 10:30 am. Free. 393-7703; downtownboca. org

1/5 - Zumba Class at South Beach Park Pavilion, 400 N State Rd A1A, Boca Raton. Every Sat 10:30 am. Free. 393-7703; downtownboca.org 1/5 - Aikido Class at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Explore effective, non-violent methods of conflict resolution. Every Sat 12:30-2:30 pm. Per month $25/resident; $31.25/non-resident. 393-7807; myboca.us 1/5 - Chair Yoga at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. Every Sat 1 pm. Free. 276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org 1/5 - CA (Cocaine Anonymous) at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. Every Sat 6 pm.

Free. 276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org 1/5-6 - Yoga Class at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. Every Sat/Sun 9:30 am. $5/class. 588-8889; southpalmbeach.com

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Sunday - 1/6 - Yoga in the Park (Gazebo) Class at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. All ages. Every Sun 10-11 am. Per class: $10/resident; $11/non-resident. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/6 - Yoga at the Beach at Red Reef Park East, 1400 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Register/get parking pass at Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. No cash accepted on-site. Sun 4:30 pm. $10/class; 60-day membership (unlimited classes) $65/resident, $81.25/non-resident. 3937807; myboca.us 1/6 - CODA (Codependents Anonymous) at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. Sun 6 pm. Free. 276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org Monday - 1/7 - Circuit Training at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Workout targets multiple muscle groups. M/T/ Th 8:30-9:20 am or 9:30-10:20 am. 1 class $12$15; 4 classes $40-$50; 8 classes $70-$88; 12 classes $100-$125, 15 classes $125-$156. 3066985; fitmomboca@aol.com 1/7 - Yoga Class at First United Methodist Church Boca Raton, 625 NE Mizner Blvd. Every M 9:30 am. Free. 395-1244; fumcbocaraton.org 1/7 - Yoga Class for Seniors at First United Methodist Church Boca Raton, 625 NE Mizner Blvd. Every M 10 am. Free. 395-1244; fumcbocaraton.org 1/7 - Belly Dance Fitness Class at Boynton Beach Senior Center, 1021 S Federal Hwy. All elements of fitness: cardiovascular, muscular conditioning, flexibility, balance. Age 18 & up.

Every M. 6-7 pm. Per class $10/resident; $13/ non-resident. 865-2611; boynton-beach.org 1/7 - Life Issues: A Support Group for Adults at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. W 6-7:30 pm or M 10-11:30 am. $5/session. 483-5300; faulkcenterforcounseling.org 1/7 - Exercise Class at First United Methodist Church Boca Raton, 625 NE Mizner Blvd. Every M 5:30 pm. Free. 395-1244; fumcbocaraton.org 1/7 - Surgical Weight Loss: The Next Step to a Healthier You at Bethesda Heart Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. 2nd M 5:30 pm. Free. 853-1600; publicrelations@ bhinc.org 1/7 - Yoga at the Library at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Every M through 1/28 6 pm. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/7 - Boca Raton Multiple Myeloma Support Group at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Meet, interact w/ fellow myeloma patients, their family mem-

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psychiatrist from Johns Hopkins, the Sheriff of Palm Beach County, a family member speaking about family dynamics surrounding this illness; presentation of Shining Star Award. 11:30 am. $250-$550. 888-944-4408; questforthetest.org 1/9 - Stretching The Mind, Stretching The Body at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Vamps, Arnis (hip circle), hand movements. Adults. Every W & F 1-2:15 pm. $7/class. 477-8814; myboca.us 1/9 - Moving Forward for Widows & Widowers: Support and Discussion Group at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. Every W 1-2:30 pm. $5/session.

483-5300; faulkcenterforcounseling.org 1/9 - Soulcore at St. Mark Catholic Church, 643 St Mark Pl, Boynton Beach. Bring floor mat/ optional hand weights. Every W 4:30-5:30 pm.

Free/donations accepted. 734-9330; stmarkboynton.com 1/9 - AA Big Book Study at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. Every W 5:30 pm. Free.

276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org 1/9 - Family and Friends at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, 800 Meadows Rd. Basics of infant, child and adult CPR. Includes course book, completion certification. Held again 1/16, 26 (9-11 am) & 30. 6-8 pm. $25. Registration: 955-4468; brrh.com 1/9 - Divorced and Separated Support Group at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. Every W 6-7:30 pm. $5/ session. 483-5300; faulkcenterforcounseling.org 1/9 - Belly Dance Class at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. All ages/abilities welcome. Every W through 2/13 6:30-7:30 pm. $65/resident; $81/non-resident.

367-7035; myboca.us 1/9 - Food Addicts Anonymous at The Crossroads Club Room E, 1700 Lake Ida Rd, Delray Beach. Every W 7 pm. Free. 680-0724; foodaddictsanonymou.org 1/9 - AA Meeting at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. Every W 7:30 pm LGBTQ; 8 pm Men’s meeting. Free. 276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org Thursday - 1/10 - Joint Journey at Bethesda Heart Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Learn what to expect before, during and after surgery for total joint replacement. Every Th 10 am. Free. 737-7733; aadams@bhinc.org 1/10 - Advanced Belly Dance Fitness Class at Intracoastal Park, 2240 N Federal Hwy, Boynton Beach. Age 18 & up. Every Th 1-2:30 pm. Per class $13/resident; $16/non-resident. 865-2611; boynton-beach.org 1/10 - Yoga Class at First United Methodist Church Boca Raton, 625 NE Mizner Blvd. Every Th 6:30 pm. Free. 395-1244; fumcbocaraton.org Friday - 1/11 - Zumba Gold Class at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. Every F 10-11 am. $5/class. 588-8889; southpalmbeach.com 1/11 – Breastfeeding Support Group at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, 800 Meadows Rd. Every F 1-3:30 pm. Free. 955-5415; brrh.com 1/11 - Open AA Meeting at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. Every F 7:30 pm. Free.

276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org Saturday - 1/12 - Family Yoga at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Breathing and relaxation techniques, yoga poses for concentration, balance, flexibility, meditation, lessons in self-acceptance, positive thinking.

Open to extended family & caregivers. Every Sat through 2/2 11:15 am-12:15 pm. $60/resident; $75/non-resident. 393-7807; myboca.us

JANUARY 13-19

Thursday - 1/17 - Are You Off Balance? Have Your Ever Fallen? Medical Fall Prevention Update 2019 at Bethesda Hospital East, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Presented

by Stuart Rubin, M.D., Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; part of Ask the Physician Lecture Series. 4:30 pm. Free. 731-2273; publicrelations@bhinc.org 1/17 - Project COPE: A Forum Series for

Families in the Opioid Crisis at Pompey Park Community Center, 1101 NW 2nd St, Delray Beach. Presented by the Hanley Foundation; Project COPE forums connect people in our community who share the experience of a loved one who died of opioid overdose, survived an overdose, or are at high risk for overdose. 3rd Th 6:30-8:30 pm. Free. 268-2357; hanleyfoundation.org/project-c4ope Saturday - 1/19 - Safe Baby: Prepare, Prevent & Respond Prenatal Class at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Learn safe practices, what to do in the event of an emergency. Held again 2/2.

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JANUARY 20-26

Sunday - 1/20 - Childbirth Express: A Day Full of Fun & Learning at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach.

10 am-5 pm. $50/couple. Registration: 3692229; publicrelations@BHInc.org Tuesday - 1/22 - Back Pain, Spinal Stenosis and Spondylolisthesis at Bethesda Hospital East, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Presented by Daniel Baluch, M.D., Spine Surgeon; part of Ask the Physician Lecture Series. 4:30 pm. Free. 731-2273; publicrelations@bhinc.org Wednesday - 1/23 - Childbirth: Preparing for Your Birth Experience at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. 2-week series held again 1/30. 5:30-8:30 pm. $50/couple. Registration: 369-2229; publicrelations@BHInc.org Saturday - 1/26 - Balance Focused Fitness Workshop at First Presbyterian Church Boynton Beach, 235 SW 6th Ave. 10:30 am-noon. $15.

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Tuesday - 1/29 – Mindful Boca 2019: An Evening with Goldie Hawn/Barb Schmidt & Michelle Maros at Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute, 690 Meadows Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life Series. 6:30 pm. $100/priority seating; $75/ general admission. Registration: 955-7227; brrh. com/WIEvents Wednesday - 1/30 - The Facets of Dementia at Barrington Terrace, 1425 S Congress Ave, Boynton Beach. 5:30-8 pm. Free. RSVP by 1/25: 369-7919; fivestarseniorliving.com Thursday - 1/31 - 12th Annual A Woman’s Journey hosted by Johns Hopkins Medicine at Palm Beach Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Plenary Session, seminars, Lunch with the faculty. 9 am-2 pm. $175. Register: hopkinsmedicine.org/ awomansjourney Friday - 2/1 - Wellness Screening Expo at South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Rd, Delray Beach. Hosted by Delray Medical Center & Alliance of Delray Residential Associations. Screenings, flu/shingle/pneumonia/tetanus shots; health information. 8 am-noon. Free. Appointment required for screenings and blood work: 855-828-7602; delraymedicalctr.com Saturday - 2/2 – Boot Camp for New Dads at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Veteran dads tell how they made it through the first months of parenthood.

9 am-noon. $25 includes class, refreshments, book. 369-2229; bootcampfornewdads.org 2/2 - One Month Meditation Immersion with Barb Schmidt at Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute, 690 Meadows Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life Series. Every Sat through 3/2. 9 am-noon. $350.

955-7227; brrh.com/WIEvents 2/2 - Welcome New Baby! Sibling Class at Bethesda Heart Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Decorate a onesie for new little brother or sister, celebrate with a birthday cupcake. Age 2-6; must be accompanied by parent. 10-11:30 am. $10/parent & child; additional siblings $5/each. Payment due before class date.

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bers, friends. Learn new aspects of treatment/ management. 1st M 6:30-8 pm. Free. 901-5938; 637-4682; myeloma.org 1/7 - Men’s Issues Support Group at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. Every M 6:30-8 pm. $5/session. 4835300; faulkcenterforcounseling.org 1/7 - Zumba Class at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Every M through 3/25. 7-8 pm. $50/10 weeks. 393-7807; myboca. us Tuesday - 1/8 - Yoga Class at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. Every T 9 am. $5/class. 588-8889; southpalmbeach.com 1/8 - Women’s Issues Support Group at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. Every T 10-11:30 am. $5/session.

483-5300; faulkcenterforcounseling.org 1/8 - Yoga with Cara at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Slow, intuitive vinyasa flow class.

Every T 10-11 am. $15/class; $60/5 classes. 5866410; lakeworthplayhouse.org 1/8 - Community Acupuncture Session at Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute, 690 Meadows Rd. Held again 1/17 (11 am-3:30 pm) & 1/22. 10 am-4:30 pm; sessions approx 30 minutes. $25/session; $60/3 sessions. 955-4949; WIProgram@brrh.com 1/8 - Big & Loud: Parkinson’s Disease Exercise Program at Bethesda Heart Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Held again 1/29. 10:30-11:30 am. Free. 292-4950; RLatino@ BHInc.org 1/8 – Breastfeeding Support Group at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, 800 Meadows Rd. Every T noon-1:30 pm. Free. 955-5415; brrh.com 1/8 - Modern Line Dance Class at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Enhance quality of life through modern music, dance.

Age 50 & up. Every T 1:30-2:30 pm. Per class: $5/ resident; $6/non-resident. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/8 - Zumba Gold at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Age 18 & up. Th/F 9:30-10:30 am, T 3-4 pm. Per class $5/resident; $6/nonresident. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/8 - Tai Chi Class at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Moving meditation for focus, concentration, release of stress, attention skills. Every T Beginners 5:30-6:30 pm; Intermediate 6-7 pm; Advanced 6:30-7:30 pm. 8 classes $48/resident, $60/ non-resident; 12 classes $66/resident, $82/nonresident. 393-7807; myboca.us 1/8 - Zumba at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St, Delray Beach. Adults. Every T 6-7 pm. $50/12 classes. 243-7356; mydelraybeach.com 1/8 - Breastfeeding: Health Benefits for Mom and Baby at Bethesda Heart Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Expectant parents learn about benefits of breastfeeding.

6-8:30 pm. Free. 369-2229; publicrelations@ bhinc.org 1/8 - Al-Anon 12-Step Study at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. Every T 7 pm. Free.

276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org Wednesday - 1/9 - Tai Chi Class at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. Every W 9-10 am. $5/class. 588-8889; southpalmbeach. com 1/9 - Yoga Class at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Ages 18 & up. Every W 9-10:30 am. Per class: $10/resident; $15/non-resident.

243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/9 - Stroll for Well-Being at The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Visit as often as you wish over a 3-month period. Specially developed journal used as a guide, a means to record personal thoughts through 12 themed garden strolls. Class dates W 1/9, 2/6 & 3/13; F 1/12, 2/9 & 3/16. 11 am-12:30 pm or 1:30-3 pm. Registration required/free to qualified applicants: 4950233; morikami.org 1/9 - 6th Annual Palm Beach Bipolar Medical Briefing Luncheon: Hear and Now at The Breakers, 1 S County Rd, Palm Beach. Panel discussion about early-onset bipolar disorder w/a

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621 Lake Ave. Downtown Lake Worth ABOVE: Debbie Tagliareni pushes a disc during a couples night at the Briny Breezes shuffleboard courts. Players score by landing discs in the marked areas and knocking out those of the opponents. Stephen Moore/The Coastal Star

Briny club thrives with influx of players from closed Boynton courts

By Stephen Moore With the popularity in shuffleboard among the older generation falling nationwide, according to some surveys, the Briny Breezes Shuffleboard Club is getting a shot of energy and players this year, thanks to a Boynton Beach construction project.

According to a 2016 survey on After55.com, only 2 percent of 700 seniors surveyed thought of shuffleboard as their favorite activity. But don’t mention that to the Briny Breezes shuffleboarders.

This club is healthy and anticipating another challenging season with the influx of 15 new members from the Boynton Beach Shuffleboard Club.

When the city of Boynton Beach began a $500 million downtown construction project last summer, the 16 shuffleboard courts and small clubhouse became expendable — quickly.

“I had heard through word of mouth that this was coming,” said Frank Lamb, who was president of the club. “In April we were told to vacate and we played our last game on June 15.

“Were we surprised? No. Shuffleboard [in Boynton Beach] had been deteriorating for the past eight, nine years. After the 2004 hurricane damaged some city buildings, they kicked us out of our shuffleboard building

so other city agencies could use it. We were told we could use only half of our courts. And then they gave the building to a theater group and we had no bathrooms, no water. It was like we didn’t exist.”

Briny Breezes to the rescue.

“They had nowhere to go,” said Rich Curtis, president of the Briny Breezes Shuffleboard Club. “So we went through our corporation and asked the board if they could come here to practice and play. They have been good friends with us for years. And besides, some of them are very good players.”

Lamb, who began playing shuffleboard in 1991, and “15 or so” of his fellow Boynton Beach players now have a first-class court a few miles away to call their shuffleboard home.

“We talked to Rich and he and the Briny Breezes administration worked it out so we could be associate members,” Lamb said. “They have given us passes to park and it is not very far. We are very, very pleased that they could do this for us.

They do make us feel welcome.”

And that welcome feeling goes both ways. According to Curtis, last year the Briny Breezes club had 150 active members. This year, 75 were already signed up as of last month but many players were still up North. The 15 new players from Boynton Beach

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“When you play with someone who is good,” said Ron Vaughn, who has been with the Briny Breezes Shuffleboard Club for seven years, “your game improves.”

And Briny Breezes is already good. The club just received authorization and funding from the Briny Breezes corporation to resurface six courts and is preparing for a busy season with weekly tournaments, fundraising events, couples leagues, a fun day and instructional lessons. Some players are aiming to compete in the state tournament in November.

The club houses three professional shuffleboard players — Lanny Farr, Curtis and Vaughn — who earned points in district and state tournaments over at least a two-year period.

Curtis won the Southeast Coast District Masters tournament in 2017, and the clubhouse holds numerous plaques and trophies from tournaments as far back as 1958.

And if the sport can weather the popularity reduction of late, there may be a generation of shuffleboarders on the way.

Bars catering to the GenX crowd are opening nationwide with multiple shuffleboard courts.

In Richmond, Va., the Tang & Biscuit Shuffleboard Social Club bills itself as the largest indoor floor shuffleboard facility in the world — with 2,100 square feet and 10 full-sized regulation shuffleboard courts, as well as pingpong tables, cornhole, giant Jenga and Connect Four, and other board games.

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New teaching pro at St. Andrews hustles to learn croquet part of job

By Brian Biggane

David Bent didn’t know anything about croquet when St. Andrews Club in Delray Beach installed its 105-by-84foot croquet lawn in 1998. He became so proficient at it in the ensuing years that between then and his retirement from the position of St. Andrews tennis and croquet pro last year, his ranking rose as high as second in the United States and 30th in the world.

Now St. Andrews members hope the new man in that job, Jackson Moore, can even approach that level of proficiency.

“David has told us that he is going to make Jackson a world-class player,” said Peter Lowenstein, who as head of the St. Andrews tennis committee recommended Moore for the position.

Moore, 29, who started in October, does have a solid background in tennis, having played collegiately at Georgia State and Florida Gulf Coast before spending the past few years teaching in his native Sarasota-Bradenton area, most recently at Gasparilla Inn in Boca Grande.

Moore spent his past four summers at the Nantucket Yacht Club in Massachusetts, where Lowenstein happens to be a member.

“I was asking around and the head man up there said he

New St. Andrews Club pro Jackson Moore volleys with a club member during a tennis lesson. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star would be terrific,” Lowenstein said. “I can tell you, the job he’s done up there is grueling. He’s on the tennis court 10 hours a day, six days a week, so he’s used to hard work.”

Moore said he was “curious

more than anything” when told the St. Andrews position would involve croquet as well as tennis.

“I’ve seen it played at Gasparilla; they play at a good level over there. But the only

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watching YouTube videos. He also has often traveled up to the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, where Bent spends much of his recreational time, and played alongside him.

“To watch David go through the six-wicket game — it boggles my mind to see what he can do,” Moore said. “There’s a lot going on, a lot of strategy.

“I’m taking it one day at a time, but I’m enjoying it.”

Moore said that while he’s spending more time with croquet at the moment, he perceives the position as a 50-50 split and is working to expand the tennis program.

One innovation is a program called “Hardcore Tennis,” an hourlong session that involves 45 minutes of fitness work followed by 15 minutes of tennis.

“He’s working with Gulf Stream School to get the children involved,” St. Andrews General Manager Robert Grassi said. “Sports activities is something all the members are interested in.”

“He’s working out very well,” Lowenstein said. “He’s willing, enthusiastic, and everybody is very pleased with him.” Ú

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JANUARY 5

Saturday - 1/5 - Boardwalk Tours at Green Cay Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Rd, Boynton Beach. Docent-guided tour of wetlands. All ages. Times vary, call for details.

Free. 966-7000; pbcnature.com 1/5 - Coral Reef Shark, Alligator & Stingray Feedings at Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach. Shark T-Sat 10:30 am, Sun 1:30 pm; Alligator W/Sat 1 pm; Stingray T-Sat 2:45 pm. Free w/$5 admission. 274-7263; sandowayhouse.org

1/5 - Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feedings at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. All ages; children must be accompanied by an adult. Daily 12:30 pm.

Free. 544-8605; gumbolimbo.org 1/5 - Sea Turtle Talk at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton.

All ages; children must be accompanied by an adult. Daily 2 pm. Free. 544-8605; gumbolimbo.org

JANUARY 6-12

Tuesday - 1/8 - Guided Nature Walk at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. 1/4-mile natural trail winds through the butterfly garden, coastal hammock, mangroves, to sandy beach by the Intracoastal. All ages; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Every T/Th 11 am-noon. Free. 544-8615; gumbolimbo.org 1/8 - Audubon Everglades at Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach. Topic: Brown Pelican Project. 1st T 6:30 pm doors open/ light refreshments; 7 pm program. Free. auduboneverglades.org 1/8 - Boynton Beach Fishing Club at Harvey E. Oyer, Jr. Park, 2010 N Federal Hwy. Join other fishermen, discuss hot topics, learn new tricks of the trade. 1st T 7-9 pm. Free.

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All ages; children must be accompanied by an adult. Held again 1/23. 3-4:30 pm. Free.

Reservations: 544-8615; gumbolimbo.org Friday – 1/11 - Wetlands & Wildlife at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, 13026 Jog Rd, Delray Beach. ¾-mile guided boardwalk tour.

Bring camera, binoculars. Age 7 to adult; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Held again 3-5 pm 1/25. 8:30-10:30 am. Free.

Reservations: 544-8615; gumbolimbo.org Saturday - 1/12 - Birds & Breakfast at Green Cay Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Rd, Boynton Beach. Coffee, refreshments, 1-hour walking tour w/a naturalist. Age 9+.

9 am. $3. Reservations: 966-7000; pbcnature. com 1/12 - Naturalist Program: Radical Reptiles at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Learn to identify the most common snakes found in southern Florida. Meet some of the nature center’s slithering residents up close! All ages. 10:30 am. $3. Reservations: 629-8760; pbcnature. com 1/12 - Intracoastal Adventures: Canoeing at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE

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Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Short talks about South Florida’s unique animals/ecosystems.

Age 6-adult; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 2-3:30 pm. $15/ member; $22/non-member. 544-8605; gumbolimbo.org

JANUARY 13-19

Sunday - 1/13 - Intracoastal Adventures: Stand Up Paddleboarding at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Short talks about South Florida’s unique animals/ecosystems. Age 12-adult; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 9-11 am. $20/member; $30/nonmember. 544-8615; gumbolimbo.org Tuesday – 1/15 - Eco-Watch Lecture Series: Dr. Charles Messing with NOAA to the Deep Gulf of Mexico at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Light refreshments, an opportunity to talk with the speaker follow. Age 14 & up; children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 7-8:30 pm. $5/suggested donation. 544-8615; gumbolimbo.org Friday - 1/18 - Night Hike at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Walk through the wetlands, call for owls, shine for gators! Bring bug spray, flashlight. All ages. 6 pm. $5. Reservations: 629-8760; pbcgov.com/parks/nature Saturday - 1/19 - Intracoastal Adventures: Kayaking at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Short talks about South Florida’s unique animals/ ecosystems. Age 6-adult; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Held again 1/27. 9-11 am. $20/member; $30/non-

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JANUARY 20-26

Wednesday - 1/23 - West Palm Beach Fishing Club at 201 5th St. Capt. Chip Sheehan: Bahamas Wahoo Trolling. 7 pm.

Free. 832-6780; westpalmbeachfishingclub. org Saturday - 1/26 - Sea Angels Beach Cleanup at Ocean Inlet Park, 6990 N Ocean Blvd, Ocean Ridge. Last Sat 8-10:30 am. 3695501; seaangels.org 1/26 - Seining the Lagoon at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Explore grasses and flats of the Intracoastal Waterway behind Gumbo Limbo.

Hand-held dip nets and large seine nets allow participants to catch/release a variety of fish, shrimp, crabs, marine life. Wear clothes that can get wet. No flip-flops or sandals. Old Sneakers or water shoes only. Age 10 to adult; children must be accompanied by an adult.

2-3:30 pm. $7/member; $10/non-member.

Reservations: 544-8615; gumbolimbo.org

JAN 27-FEB 2

Thursday - 1/31 - The Night Stalkers at Green Cay Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Rd, Boynton Beach. Join a Naturalist on a boardwalk tour looking at nature from the point of view of its nocturnal residents.

Age 9+. 6 pm. $5/person. RSVP: 966-7000; pbcnature.com Saturday -2/2 - Sand Sifters Beach Clean Up at Oceanfront Park, 6415 N Ocean Blvd, Ocean Ridge. Meet at pavilion in lower parking lot. Held again 3/2. 8-10:15 am. Free. jefflev02@gmail.com

Volunteer instructor Steven Schwartz helps young angler Riley Murphy at the Juno Beach Pier during the Dec. 8 Kids Fishing Program organized by the Loggerhead Marinelife Center. The fishing program is open to kids ages 7-12 with parents on Saturday mornings through April. Willie Howard/ The Coastal Star

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On the Water

Waterfront park beautified, thanks to Boynton group

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ature lover Kevin Homer was astonished by the volume of trash he found while visiting Boynton Beach’s Intracoastal Park early last year.

So he decided to do something about it. Homer organized monthly cleanups through a group he named Boynton C.A.R.E.S. — Community Homer Activists Rehabilitating the Ecosystem.

After notifying Boynton Beach Recreation and Parks Director Wally Majors, Homer approached local businesses for equipment and began hosting monthly cleanups at the waterfront park.

Lowe’s donated buckets.

Harbor Freight donated pickup tongs. Dunkin’ Donuts gives the group free coffee and doughnuts for each cleanup; Domino’s donates pizza gift certificates.

Homer said more than 30 restaurants have donated gift cards, given to volunteers as raffle prizes at the end of each cleanup.

Most Boynton C.A.R.E.S. cleanups are the first Saturday of the month at Intracoastal Park — an attractive waterfront

LEFT: Sean McKillop of Boynton Beach and Noah, his 8-month-old son, removed trash together during the Dec. 9 Boynton C.A.R.E.S. cleanup at Intracoastal Park in Boynton Beach. RIGHT: Matthew Simmons of Boca Raton plucks trash from clumps of seaweed along the shoreline. Simmons and his 12-year-old son, Hayden, were among the 30 or so volunteers who turned out for the monthly cleanup. Photos by Willie Howard/The Coastal Star park at 2240 N. Federal Highway.

Anyone willing to help can simply show up. Cleanups last about 45 minutes, followed by a brief discussion of environmental topics and raffles.

About 30 volunteers attended the Dec. 9 cleanup, including 18 clients from the Bright Futures Treatment Center in Boynton Beach.

In addition to the usual scraps of plastic packaging, Styrofoam, aluminum cans,

cigarette butts and glass bottles, the Boynton C.A.R.E.S group found the remains of a small inflatable boat, several boat fenders, large wooden planks, heaps of rope and a black handgun wrapped in a plastic bag.

The handgun was treated as real until a Boynton Beach police officer determined that it was plastic.

Volunteer Charles Droog of Boynton Beach said the previous month’s cleanup generated a backpack filled with jars of pills, a packed duffle bag and a car door.

Homer, who owns a waterfront home near Intracoastal Park, said he became emotional at the Dec. 9 event when raffle prize winners donated back their restaurant gift cards and free pizza certificates so other volunteers could win them.

“We have a great group of volunteers who consistently attend each month,” Homer said. “People are becoming more conscious and aware about pollution and what it can do.”

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Aspiring anglers ages 7-12 can learn the basics of fishing along with casting and knottying and fish conservation at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Kids Fishing Program.

The Saturday program runs from 9 to 11 a.m. through the end of April. The cost is $10 per angler. Parents or guardians must attend. Adults can fish, too, for a $5 fee, after the group reaches the Juno Beach Pier.

The Kids Fishing Program meets at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, where staff instructors

and volunteers teach proper fish handling, how to measure fish and how to tie basic fishing knots.

Casting practice follows the sit-down instruction. Then the instructors meet the kids and their parents at the pier, where they fish.

All fish are released during the instructional program to promote the catch-and-release ethic.

Parents interested in registering their children for one of the programs can do so by going to marinelife.org.

(Click on “experiences,” then navigate to the calendar and look under Saturday for the Kids Fishing Program.)

Parents and children who show up at the Marinelife Center on a Saturday morning can participate without advance registration if space allows.

Each program is limited to 10 young anglers.

Shore-based shark fishing regulations to get update

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission approved draft changes to shark-fishing regulations in December that would prohibit chumming from beaches and require anglers to obtain a free shore-based shark fishing permit.

The FWC plans to require some basic education for shorebased shark anglers, possibly through an online course, to obtain the permit.

The shark-fishing regulation changes must receive another approval by the FWC; a final vote is scheduled for February.

The FWC says the changes should increase the survival rate of released sharks — and reduce public concerns about shark fishing from the state’s beaches.

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In addition to requiring a permit and prohibiting chumming, the regulations would prohibit the delayed release of any of the 26 shark species that cannot be harvested in Florida — and require that those prohibited sharks remain in the water while being released.

The FWC also plans to require that anglers fishing for sharks, from land or from a boat, use non-offset circle hooks that are not made of stainless steel — hooks that would rust if left in the shark.

The proposed rules also would require shark anglers to have and use a device, such as wire cutters, that could quickly cut the leader or hook.

Also at its Dec. 12 meeting in St. Augustine, the FWC tentatively expanded protection for the Blue Heron Bridge dive site in Palm Beach County.

If approved in February, the dive-site regulations would prohibit the collection of fish and other marine life for the aquarium trade and expand the existing protected area to include waters north of Phil Foster Park.

Coming events

Jan. 5: Basic boating safety class offered by Coast Guard Auxiliary, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the headquarters building at Spanish River Park, 3939 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Fee $35 ($5 for youths ages 12-19).

Register at the door. Bring lunch. Call 391-3600 and leave a message.

Jan. 10-11: 82nd annual Silver Sailfish Derby, a sailfish release tournament organized by the West Palm Beach Fishing Club and based at Sailfish Marina in Palm Beach Shores. Captain’s meeting Jan. 9 at West Palm Beach Fishing Club. Awards party Jan. 12. Call 832-6780 or visit westpalmbeachfishingclub.org.

Jan. 18-19: Operation Sailfish, a sailfish release

tournament based at Sailfish Marina in Palm Beach Shores.

Kickoff party Jan. 16 at Sailfish Marina. Awards party Jan. 20. Call 954-725-4010 or visit operationsailfish.com.

Jan. 26: Basic boating safety class offered by Coast Guard Auxiliary, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the classroom building next to the boat ramps, Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park, 2010 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach. Fee $20. Register at the door. Call 704-7440.

Tip of the month

Schedule a free boat safety exam.

Boaters want to have the correct safety equipment on board, but sometimes they overlook a thing or two. The Coast Guard Auxiliary offers free vessel safety examinations to check equipment such as life jackets, navigation lights, signal flares, horns and fire extinguishers.

Volunteers with Flotilla 36 in Boca Raton offer free vessel exams from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month at the Silver Palm Park boat ramps in Boca Raton (and on the second Saturday of the month at Lake Ida Park boat ramp in Delray Beach, weather permitting). To schedule a free safety exam, call 391-3600 and leave a message or email fsove@cgauxboca.org.

Flotilla 54, which serves Boynton Beach and Delray Beach, sends vessel examiners to the Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park boat ramps on Saturdays and Sundays, usually from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. To schedule a boat safety exam, go to cgaux.org, search for vessel examinations and complete the online form.

Willie Howard is a freelance writer and licensed boat captain. Reach him at tiowillie@ bellsouth.net.

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Finding Faith

Interfaith Café offers safe place to discuss beliefs

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ost people, at one time or another, ponder the big questions: Why am I here?

What’s my purpose? Is there one God, many gods or no god at all? What happens when I die? Is there a heaven? Are there dogs there?

Even people who are deeply committed to their faith have questions and, sometimes, doubts.

Faith almost demands you have doubts in its very definition: belief in the absence of proof.

For many, these ruminations take place in our heads.

But a group of deep thinkers has a safe place to discuss hard questions. It’s called the Interfaith Café and it’s a free program offered by the Interfaith Coalition. All are welcome.

The Interfaith Café meets monthly at the South County Civic Center on Jog Road — neutral ground.

“We used to meet at a different church every week, but the Civic Center seemed to work better,” Jane Faysash said. She is one of the original

members and she represents the Buddhist faith.

Linda Prior, who finds speakers and organizes the programs each month, is a Christian. Other members represent the Mormon, Jewish, Catholic, Muslim and Baha’i faiths. Some call themselves spiritual, some agnostic and others label themselves as atheist.

But in the café, those labels melt away to reveal our common humanity: love, pain, forgiveness, shame, gratitude.

Topics are more philosophical than theological, and meetings are civil and respectful.

Most meetings attract between 30 and 50 people with open minds, which keeps discussions from dissolving into arguments.

People with literalist views or rigid thoughts will not enjoy the café.

“We connect on a deep personal level,” Faysash said.

“We can be open here.”

Prior, whose home church is First Presbyterian in Delray Beach, cares deeply about people who have no attachment to a church or a

At Interfaith Café programs, people of all beliefs can discuss spiritual issues. Photo provided religion or even a belief system.

She has seen the discussions at the café change people.

She knows that the universal desire to congregate comes from our longing for community, connectedness, to be a part of something greater, to belong somewhere.

Feeling isolated and alone

and excluded is a touchstone for disaster.

Musician Cecilia St. King will speak and perform at the Jan. 17 meeting. She knows a little bit about disasters.

She was in New York City during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Instead of leaving town, she stayed and

performed for the firefighters, construction workers and search and rescue personnel.

She wanted to lift them up, and she would do it again.

But it came with a steep price: throat cancer, possibly from breathing the poisonous air around the site.

St. King will perform on guitar her signature blend of American roots music, rock, blues, folk and spirituals (and a grain of jazz) to express the Tao’s ageless wisdom teachings in song.

She has traveled the world as a performer, but she settled down in Delray Beach recently.

She has been quick to lend her support where needed.

She performed and counseled children after the Parkland mass shootings and raised $15,000 for students to go to the March on Washington.

She sang at a vigil for gun control in Delray Beach and performed at the “Together We Remember” vigil for Holocaust remembrance in Boca Raton.

The Interfaith Café takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 17 at the South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach.

The meeting is free.

For the February meeting, the topic will be “courageous conversations,” with tips on how to tell someone that you find their jokes, insults, ethnic stereotypes and disparaging comments about religion inappropriate and hurtful.

Allan Barsky, who has a Ph.D. in social work, will speak.

For more info, visit meetup. com/Interfaith-Cafe.

Janis Fontaine writes about people of faith, their congregations, causes and community events.

Contact her at janisfontaine@ outlook.com.

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Religion Calendar Note: Events are current as of 12/27. Please check with organizers for any changes.

JANUARY 5

Saturday - 1/5 – Catholic Grandparents Meeting at Ascension Church, 7250 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton. All welcome.

1st Sat 10-11:30 am. Free. 289-2640; diocesepb.org 1/5 - Saturday Shabbat Service at Temple Sinai Palm Beach County, 2475 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. Every Sat 10 am.

276-6161; templesinaipbc.org 1/5 - Ckids: Chabad Kids Club at Chabad of East Boca Raton, 120 NE 1st Ave. Age 3-12. Every Sat 10:30 am-noon. 394-9770; bocabeachchabad.org

JANUARY 6-12

Sunday - 1/6 - The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity Series at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St, Delray Beach. Led

by Greg Barrette, Senior Minister. 4-week series: Sun 9:35 & 11 am & T 7 pm. Free-will offering. 276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org Monday - 1/7 - Legion of Mary at St. Mark Catholic Church, 643 St Mark Pl, Boynton Beach. Follows 8 am Mass every M. Free. 734-9330; stmarkboynton.com 1/7 - Monday Morning Women’s Bible Study at First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, 33 Gleason St. Every M 1011:30 am. Free. 276-6338; firstdelray.com 1/7 - Women’s Bible Study at Seacrest Presbyterian Church, 2703 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every M 10 am. Free. 2765633; seacrestchurch.com 1/7 - New Testament Introduction at St. Vincent Ferrer, 840 George Bush Blvd, Delray Beach. Year 1, Course 3: part of The School for Christian Formation for the Diocese of Palm Beach. Every M through 2/11 7-9 pm. $10/registration; $10-$20/books per course. 276-6892; stvincentferrer.com 1/7 - Rosary for Peace at St Vincent Ferrer, 840 George Bush Blvd, Delray Beach. Every M 7 pm. Free. 276-6892; stvincentferrer.com Tuesday - 1/8 - Lectio Divina (Divine Prayer) at St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 188 S Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Traditional Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation, prayer. Every T 9-10 am. Free.

276-4541; stpaulsdelray.org 1/8 - Lunch & Learn: To Be Continued with Rabbi Ben Hollander & his Teachings on Parashat HaShavua with Rabbi Jessica at Temple Beth El Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Ave, Boca Raton. Bring lunch, drinks provided. Held again 1/15. Noon-1 pm. Free. 391-8900; tbeboca.org 1/8 - St Mark Bible Study at St Mark Catholic Church, 643 St Mark Pl, Boynton Beach. Every T 7-8 pm. Nominal fee/freewill offering for study guide. Register: 7349330; stmarkboynton.com Wednesday - 1/9 - St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Bible Study at Panera, 1701 S Federal Hwy, Delray Beach. Read, discuss upcoming lesson & gospel readings. Every W 8-9 am. Free. 276-4541; stpaulsdelray. org 1/9 - Basic Catholicism with Fr. Dan at St. Mark Catholic Church, 643 St Mark Pl, Boynton Beach. Every W after 8 am Mass.

Free. 734-9330; stmarkboynton.com 1/9 - 33 Days to Morning Glory at St. Vincent Ferrer, 840 George Bush Blvd, Delray Beach. Small group retreat. Every W through 2/11 9:15 am or 7 pm. $14.95/ book (required). Register: 665-8566; stvincentferrer.com 1/9 - Centering Prayer at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, 3300A S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Every W 9:30 am. Free.

732-3060; stjoesweb.org 1/9 - Bible Study at First United Methodist Church, 101 N Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Every W 11 am. Free. 732-3435; fumcbb.com 1/9 - Wonderful Wednesdays at First Presbyterian Church, 33 Gleason St, Delray Beach. All ages. Every W 5:45 pm dinner; 6:30 pm program. $7/adult; $5/child; $20/ max per family. Reservations: 276-6338; firstdelray.com

1/9 - A Time for Release: Burning Bowl Ceremony at Unity of Delray Beach Church, 101 NW 22nd St. An opportunity to write a letter to God & a letter from God. 7 pm. Free-will offering. 276-5796; unityofdelraybech.org 1/9 - Rector’s Bible Study at St Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 100 NE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. Every W 6 pm supper (soup/salad, donation requested); 7 pm Bible study (free). 395-8285; stgregorysepiscopal.org 1/9 - The Bishop’s Bible Study at St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, 101 Homewood Blvd, Delray Beach. Every W 7:15 pm. Free. 265-1960; stmaryanglican. com 1/9 - Civil Discourse Series: Part 1 Introduction: How Do You Talk to People When You Just Don’t Agree at Temple Beth El Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Ave, Boca Raton. 7:30-9 pm.

Free. 391-8900; tbeboca.org 1/9 - Introduction to Judaism at Temple Beth El Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Ave, Boca Raton. Taught by clergy, other experts in the community. Every W through 4/3 7:30-9 pm. Free. 391-8900; tbeboca.org Thursday - 1/10 - Prayer Circle at Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every Th 8:05 am. 278-1737; trinitydelray.org

1/10 - Men’s Fellowship at First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, 33 Gleason St. Every Th 8:30 am. Free. 2766338; firstdelray.com 1/10 - Women’s Bible Study Group at First United Methodist Church Boca Raton, 625 NE Mizner Blvd. Childcare available upon request. Every Th 9:30 am-noon. Free.

395-1244; fumcbocaraton.org Friday - 1/11 - Women’s Bible Study Group at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 266 NE 2nd St, Boca Raton. Every F 9:15 am.

Free. 395-8285; stgregorysepiscopal.org 1/11 - Couples’ Bible Study Group at First United Methodist Church Boca Raton, 625 NE Mizner Blvd. Childcare available upon request. Every F 6-9 pm. Free. 3951244; fumcbocaraton.org 1/11 - Tot Shabbat Shira & Pizza Dinner at Temple Beth El Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Geared to families with pre-readers (up to age 5) who wish to come and capture that special Shabbat feeling! Singing, dancing, praying, story-telling; a delicious Oneg treat follows.

6 pm pizza dinner; 6:30 pm Tot Shabbat.

Free. RSVP: 391-8900; tbeboca.org 1/11 - A Peace of Mind Israeli Soldier Shabbat Dinner & Service at Temple Beth El Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Ave, Boca Raton. Dinner 6 pm, Shabbat services 7:30 pm. $36/adult; $18/child age 4-10. RSVP required for dinner: 391-8900; tbeboca.org 1/11 - Erev Shabbat Service at Temple Sinai, 2475 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach.

Religion Calendar H15 Every F 7:30 pm. 276-6161; templesinaipbc. org Saturday - 1/12 - Family Havdalah Mystery Night at Temple Beth El Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. For families w/children in elementary school, their siblings. 6-7 pm. $10-$15. Registration: 391-8900; tbeboca. org

JANUARY 13-19

Sunday - 1/13 - Sundays at Sinai at Temple Sinai, 2475 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. Screening God on Trial; discussion led by Rabbi Aviva Bass follows. Light refreshments. 1:30 pm. Free. Registration: 276-6161 x116; templesinaipbc.org Wednesday - 1/16 - Tribute to Freedom: White Stone Ceremony at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. Opportunity to choose new spiritual name or idea in alignment with spiritual qualities we want to manifest in our daily lives. 7 pm. Free-will offering. 276-5796; unityofdelraybech.org Thursday - 1/17 - First United Methodist Church of Boca Raton Pub Theology at Barrel of Monks, 1141 S Rogers Circle #5. Conversation, fellowship, open discussion. 3rd Th 7 pm. 395-1244; fumcbocaraton.org Friday - 1/18 - Parents of St. Gregory’s at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 100 NE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. Potluck dinner, topic discussion (targeted to young parents w/children age 2-13), group feedback,

childcare available. 3rd F 6-8 pm. Free. 3958285; stgregorysepiscopal.org 1/18 - Shabbat Evening Service: Shabbat Shirah Goes Gospel at Temple Beth El Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Ave, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. Free. 3918900; tbeboca.org

JANUARY 20-26

Monday - 1/21 - Mitzvah of the Month: City of Boca Raton Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at MLK Jr. Memorial, 200 NE Ruby St, and marching to Sanborn Square, 72 N Federal Hwy. Music, family activities, rides, vendors. 9:30-11 am at MLK Jr. Memorial; 11 am-4 pm march to Sanborn Square. Free. 391-8900; tbeboca. org Wednesday - 1/23 - 8th Annual Caritas Dei Bishop’s Gala at The Breakers, 1 S County Rd, Palm Beach. Cocktails, silent/ live auctions, dinner, dancing, more. 7 pm. $500/person; $350/junior. 775-9567; catholiccharitiesdpb.org Saturday - 1/26 - Family Fun Day & Open House at Temple Beth El Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. 10 am-1:30 pm. Free. Registration: 391-8900; tbeboca.org Sunday - 1/27 - Sundays at Sinai at Temple Sinai, 2475 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. Leah Steppel: A Journey of Faith, Hope, & Survival. 3 pm. $5/member; $8/ non-member. 276-6161; templesinaipbc. org

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Visit scrub area to see an early version of Florida

n armadillo lumbers across the path ahead of us. Low growing plants cling to the sandy soil. And a prickly pear cactus seems to reach with its spiny pads.

We could be in a desert far out West.

Instead, we are just off Interstate 95 in Boca Raton, visiting the Yamato Scrub Natural Area. On more than 200 acres the area showcases a variety of ecosystems, including pine flatwoods and restored marshland. But more than 60 percent of it is this desert-like scrubland.

“The scrub that you see here is unique to our state, found nowhere else on the planet,” says Lee Lietzke, the senior environmental analyst who oversees this natural area.

“It is the oldest ecosystem in Florida, dating back to prehistoric times,” adds Lietzke, who works for the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management.

If you wonder how this dry ecosystem ended up here, so close to the ocean, Lietzke can explain. Florida scrub owes its formation to eons of rising and falling sea levels that formed a dune ridge along the state’s eastern coast. When water levels rose, only the tops of the high and dry dunes were exposed.

These islands were then colonized by plants to form

If You Go

The Yamato Scrub habitat is dominated by white sandy soil, saw palmetto (foreground), scrub oak (top left) and sand pine (top right). Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star the scrub habitat that has more endemic species than any other, says Lietzke.

To see the Yamato Scrub for yourself, take a trail map available in the natural area’s parking lot. From there, follow the concrete path that is the Cicada Trail. Then continue on to the southern portion of the

sandy Skyblue Lupine Trail.

As you walk, you will recognize the scrub by its sand live oaks as well as the sand pines, which have much shorter needles and smaller cones than the more familiar slash pines. You’ll feel plenty of sun on your face as you pass such low-growing scrub indicators

Gardening tip

What: Yamato Scrub Natural Area. No restrooms or drinking water are available at this site.

Where: 701 Clint Moore Road, Boca Raton When: Open sunrise to sunset daily. Daytime and evening guided tours and other programs are available to help you enjoy and learn about scrub and other ecosystems in the area.

More info: Call 393-7810; go to discover.pbcgov.org/ erm/NaturalAreas/YamatoScrub.aspx; or visit its Facebook page.

Native muhly grass is great for people who want a plant that doesn’t need a lot of water. We just put it in and let it grow. The rain keeps it alive to produce really pretty purple seed heads. I have some in my front yard. The grass naturally covers an area about 2 feet in diameter, but doesn’t seem to spread and become unmanageable.

— Lee Lietzke,

as rusty lyonia with white bell-like flowers, flag paw paw with showy white flowers and aromatic scrub mint.

And if you are lucky, you may see a gopher tortoise or its burrow. Those underground tunnels are not only home to their makers but also can house over 350 other species, including the endangered Florida mouse and the indigo snake.

The concern for Lietzke and other land managers is that the lower plants in the scrub require plenty of sun and will cease to exist if the nearby oaks and pines are allowed to grow into a canopy. That too could endanger the grass-eating tortoises and other animals that need the plants to survive.

Before man, Mother Nature maintained the scrub with periodic wildfires that leveled almost everything in their paths. But to protect themselves, some trees adapted to fire.

For example, sand pines readily burn. But their closed cones open in the heat of a fire to expose a great many seeds that, after the fire dies out, sprout thick as “dog hair” to renew the population, explains

Lietzke.

As man entered the picture, he too took advantage of those dry dune ridges to lay out roads, railroads, homes and businesses.

Over the years, scrub was replaced by urban landscape and two-thirds of Florida’s original scrub disappeared.

Ideally, land managers such as Lietzke could use prescribed burns to maintain what scrub remains. But with so many businesses and homes nearby, smoke is a major concern.

In place of fire, repeated mowing or chopping does a good job of maintaining the scrub. The scrub is cut using a heavy piece of equipment and left to regenerate itself naturally so it’s there for you to enjoy.

“To a large extent, our natural areas are really the last places where you can come out and see actual habitat. Our goal is to maintain that habitat as close to its natural state as possible,” says Lietzke.

senior environmental analyst, Palm Beach County Dept. of Environmental Resources Management

Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley can be reached at debhartz@att.net.

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Garden Calendar Note: Events are current as of 12/27. Please check with organizers for any changes.

JANUARY 6-12

Sunday - 1/6 - The Art of Bonsai at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens Oki Education Center, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Explore new techniques to artfully train/trim trees. Bring your own tree, pruning tools, bonsai pots, soil, wire as needed. Every Sun through 2/10.

Intermediate 9 am-noon; Beginner 1-4 pm. $45 materials fee (beginners); $81/member; $91/non-member. Reservations: 495-0233; morikami.org Tuesday – 1/8 - Boca Raton Garden Club at 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Learn Everything about our upcoming Flower Show presented

by Flower Show chairs Rebecca Stallard and Lenore Alford. 1st T 1 pm. Free. 395-9376; bocaratongardenclub.org Wednesday - 1/9 - Delray Beach Orchid Society at Veterans Park Recreation Center, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. 2nd W 6:30 pm.

Free. 573-2422; delraybeachorchidsociety. com

JANUARY 13-19

Tuesday - 1/15 - Florida Native Plant Society at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. 3rd T 7 pm.

Free. palmbeach.fnpschapters.org Wednesday - 1/16 - Meet the Artist Talk & Book Signing: Twisted: Patrick Dougherty’s Entwined, A Community Build Project at Mounts Botanical Garden Exhibit Hall A, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. 6-7 pm. $10/non-member. 2331757; mounts.org

JANUARY 20-26

Wednesday - 1/23 - Lecture: Sites of Seduction: French Gardens of the 18th Century with Dr. Eric T. Haskell at Mounts Botanical Garden Exhibit Hall A, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. 5:30-7 pm. $10/non-member. 233-1751; mounts. org

JAN 27-FEB 2

Sunday - 1/27 - Twisted Stickwork Exhibition at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. 10 am-4 pm. $8/member; $10/non-member; $5/child age 5-12. 233-1757; mounts.org Saturday - 2/2 - Rose Trilogy: Rose Basics at Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. Series continues 2/9 & 16. 10-11:30 am. $45/member; $50/non-member. 2331751; mounts.org

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Paws Up for Pets

Some greyhounds will find new purpose as service dogs for veterans

G

reyhounds sport reputations for running fast. Very fast. We’re talking 45-mph fast. But Florida voters put the brakes on wagering on dog racing with the recent passage of Amendment 13.

By 2020, all greyhound racing in Florida will end, including at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, which has hosted dog racing since 1932.

When it comes to this sport, Florida leads the nation by being home to 11 of the 17 active dog tracks across the country.

Passage of the amendment will wipe out dog racing in the state.

Industry experts estimate that about 8,000 greyhounds are racing in tracks in Florida and another 7,000 are on raceschooling farms all over the country.

So, what’s going to happen to those thousands of greyhounds?

Efforts are being stepped up to transition some of these greyhounds into service dogs for military veterans. And more emphasis will be placed on training other greyhounds with basic obedience skills and manners so that they will be welcomed pets in homes across the country.

Leading this dual-purpose mission are greyhound advocates like Barbara Masi and Carolee Ellison. As president and founder of Awesome Greyhound Adoptions Inc. and its Hounds & Heroes program aimed at military veterans, Masi has been spearheading efforts to

Veterinary students at South Tech Academy in Boynton Beach receive hands-on experience working with greyhounds that trainer Carolee Ellison provides. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star convert racetrack greyhounds into stellar service dogs since 2011.

She is aided by Ellison, a professional dog trainer and department chairwoman of the veterinary assisting program at South Tech Academy in Boynton Beach. They have trained and paired about 30 greyhounds with military veterans since 2011, and they have no plans of stopping.

In addition, Masi is screening hundreds of applications from individuals wishing to adopt retired racing greyhounds as family pets.

“Applications for adoptions

have been heavy since the amendment has passed and that is a good thing; but those who are requesting dogs must realize that our adoption groups are all-volunteer and members work at other jobs, so we are limited in time,” says Masi, who shares her Boynton Beach home with greyhounds answering to the names of Mini, Bolt, Snoopy, Missile and Sonic.

Hounds & Heroes, a nonprofit group, relies on donations to cover the cost for the veterinary care, training and food for retired racing greyhounds to become service dogs for military veterans.

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It typically takes about four to six months for the service dog training at a cost of about $5,000 per greyhound.

“It is our commitment to these magnificent creatures to do the right thing and find the best homes for each of these pups as they retire,” says Masi.

Neither Masi or Ellison has won a lottery or discovered a way to squeeze out more time in a day. But that is not deterring them.

“The amendment contained no provision to help any of the re-homing organizations,” says Ellison. “It costs us about $500 for spaying/neutering, blood work, dental, food, vaccinations for greyhounds being adopted into families and we only charge $250 for adoption. The amendment not only impacted the dogs, but also the people employed in this industry.”

Masi and Ellison also welcome volunteer time or donations to cover the cost of insurance and vehicles to transport greyhounds.

And Ellison is tapping a new generation of advocates at her school. She brings greyhounds to South Tech Academy to continue her service dog training and provide handson education on dog care and training to her high school students. When they graduate, they earn state veterinarianapproved veterinary assistant certifications to go with their high school diplomas.

“My students are not only working with these dogs but helping to get the word out about them,” says Ellison.

In the service dog training, the students learn how to train greyhounds to support veterans with basic mobility issues and post-traumatic stress disorder, she says.

“For example, one command in mobility is called brace. A veteran in a seated position who needs help getting up will tell his dog, ‘Brace,’ and the dog will learn to stand still and be ready for the veteran to put his hand on his back and shoulder to be able to push off and stand up.”

At her Lake Worth home, Ellison continues the schooling for a stream of greyhounds. She appreciates the help from her husband, Dave, and teenage son, Bren. In addition to her personal greyhound, Abby, her home includes service dogs in training Stryker, Valor, Tricky and Stretch.

Just what is it about this breed that motivates Masi and Ellison to dedicate so much time and effort? For them, the answers come quickly and enthusiastically.

“No. 1 for me is their attitude,” says Ellison. “I do not have to teach them to give calm energy. They are 45-mph couch potatoes. They are so open and adaptable and very good at reading energies instead of reacting to them.

“And for the retired racers who wore T-shirts with numbers on them at the track, they are pre-programmed that when they have their service dog vests on, it’s time to focus and time to work.”

Adds Masi, “I’ve been working with greyhounds for more than 18 years. I love so many things about them — their temperament, their sweet nature and willingness to learn.”

For racing greyhounds, the amendment will close the door on their racing occupations, but with the dedicated help of people like Ellison and Masi, a new door will widen in the field of service dog roles.

To learn how to help, visit awesomegreyhoundadoptions.org.

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Tots & Teens

Tyrannosaurus rex and friends return to Science Center

By Janis Fontaine

They’re back! There are more of them. And they look hungry!

Twenty animatronic dinosaurs have returned to the South Florida Science Center for a bigger, badder exhibition of prehistoric creatures in “Dinosaur Invasion,” on display through April 21.

Imagine Earth 65 million years ago, when these monsters roamed the planet. The exhibit isn’t speculation. These are scientifically accurate recreations of triceratops, raptors, Tyrannosaurus rex and the giant Spinosaurus, for example.

Some are too big to fit inside the museum — the Spinosaurus and T. rex could grow to 45 feet long — so you’ll find them lurking outside.

These aren’t skeletal remains or hollow plastic shells. These dinosaurs have new technology and new skills. They’ll be scanning you as if you were prey. Get close, you’ll hear them roar.

Melinda Grenz, the director of marketing at SFSC, says the public’s passion for these mysterious creatures hasn’t waned. If anything, she says, people are more interested.

“Dinosaurs are probably the most popular of all exhibits.

They always break attendance records,” she said. “All ages and types of people come to see them.”

Even people who have seen the previous dinosaur exhibits come back again to see what’s new.

Visitors will be impressed, Grenz said, because the dinosaurs “are more realistic than ever.”

Dinosaur expert Robert DePalma, a native of Boca Raton, can trace his love of science and dinosaurs back to a visit to the SFSC, then the Science Museum, to see Suzie the woolly mammoth when he was a kid.

Today, DePalma is the curator of paleontology at the Palm Beach Museum of Natural History and he’s sort of the dinosaur “quality control” guy. He makes sure the exhibit’s dinosaurs are represented in accordance with science.

“There’s still so much we still don’t know,” Grenz said.

“Paleontology is a growing science.”

Grenz said the animatronic dinosaurs can be a little scary — she admits to getting a few goosebumps when she walks past them on her way to her car after work — but kids warm up to them quickly.

The exhibit sheds light on some of the newest findings, including recently discovered dinosaurs. And dinosaurs, rather than being slow and

South Florida Science Center’s animatronic dinosaurs move, roar and appear to interact with visitors. Photo provided stupid, were actually smart creatures, experts have found.

Lately experts have been arguing about whether T. rex was more like a bird or a reptile. They think he might have been born covered with feathers.

There’s a lot still to be learned from dinosaurs about what Earth was like all those millions of years ago, how the tectonic plates shifted, tearing the continents apart.

The museum has several programs planned in association with the exhibit.

They include: Night at the Museum: Jaws, paws and claws from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb 22 will touch on the dinosaurs’ deadly strength.

DinoFest: Meet DePalma from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 9 at his meet-and-greet during DinoFest.

The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is at 4801 Dreher Trail N., West Palm Beach. Admission is $17.95 for adults, $15.95 for age 60+, $13.95 for ages 3-12 and free

for kids younger than 3 and for members.

For more information, call 832-1988 or visit fsciencecenter. org.

High school poetry awards

A future poet laureate might be attending high school here, and you might find this gifted

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The best place to look? At the awards ceremony for the winners of the high school poetry contest, at 5 p.m. Jan. 21 in Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave.,

Delray Beach.

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JANUARY 5

Saturday - 1/5 - Sensory Saturdays: Special Exploration Hours at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach. For families affected by autism spectrum disorder. Softened general lighting, decreased noise level and visual stimulation.

1st Sat 8-10 am. $8.50/adult; $7.50/senior; $6.50/child 3-12; free/child under 3. 832-1988; sfsciencecenter.org 1/5 - Diamonds & Pearls Dance Team at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St, Delray Beach.

Community dance team program prides itself on passion, dedication, excellence, respect; participates in local and collegiate homecoming parades, statewide special events. Middle/ high school/college students. T/Th 6-8 pm; Sat 9 am-1 pm. Yearly $30/resident; $40/nonresident. 243-7356; mydelraybeach.com 1/5 - Gymnastics at Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Develop strength, flexibility, coordination; classes designed for introductory skill development on vault, bars, beams, floor.

Every Sat through 2/9. Age 4-7 9-10 am $75$94; age 8-12 10-11 am $108-$135. 742-6550; boynton-beach.org 1/5 - Diaper League Sports at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St, Delray Beach. Fundamentals of various sports w/guidance of recreation staff: T-ball, football, basketball, soccer. Mandatory parent participation. Age 3-5. Every M/Th 6-7 pm & Sat 9-10 am. $20/8-week session. 2437356; mydelraybeach.com 1/5 - Sensory Saturday at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Explore the museum in sensory modified setting with sound/light adjustments. 1st Sat 9-10 am. Free. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org 1/5 - Tiny Toes Ballet/Tap Class at Showtime Performing Arts Theatre, 503 SE Mizner Blvd #73, Boca Raton. Age 3-7. Every Sat 9:30-10 am. $10. 394-2626; showtimeboca.com 1/ 5 - smART: Perfect Paintings at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Studio workshops for families/intergenerational groups focus on artistic fun. 10-11 am. $5/family. Reservations: 392-2500 x106; bocamuseum.org 1/5 - Little Wonders at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Hike, crafts, stories. Age 3-4. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 1st Sat 10-11 am. $5/ member; $8/non-member. Reservations: 5448615; gumbolimbo.org 1/5 - Drop-In Story Time at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Music, stories, fingerplays, action songs. Children all ages accompanied by an adult. Every Sat 10-10:30 am. Free. 393-7968; bocalibrary.org 1/ 5 - smART: Perfect Paintings at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Studio workshops for families/intergenerational groups focus on artistic family fun. 10-11 am. $5/family. Reservations: 392-2500 x106; bocamuseum.org 1/5 - Early Literacy Playtime at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age walkers to 4 yrs. Every Th/Sat 10:30 am-12:30 pm. Free.

393-7968; bocalibrary.org

1/5 - Drop-in Craft at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. All ages. Every Sat 10:30-11:30 am. Free w/paid admission. Registration: 7426780; schoolhousemuseum.org 1/5 - Story Time at Boca Raton Children’s Museum, 498 Crawford Blvd. Stories, songs, fingerplays parents and children enjoy together. All ages. T-Sat 11 am. Free w/paid admission. 368-6875; cmboca.org 1/5 - The Reluctant Dragon (G) presented

by Atlantic Coast Theatre for Youth at Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. 11 am & 2 pm. $8/adult; $6/child 12 & under. 347-3948; willowtheatre.org 1/5 - Acro Class at Showtime Performing Arts Theatre, 503 SE Mizner Blvd #73, Boca Raton.

Age 3-7. Every Sat 11-11:30 am. $10. 394-2626; showtimeboca.com 1/5 - Science Stories at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Hear favorite science inspired stories. Age 5+. Every Sat 11:30 am. Free. 347-3912; scienceexplorium. org 1/5 - Singing Starz Group Voice Class at Showtime Performing Arts Theatre, 503 SE Mizner Blvd #73, Boca Raton. Age 4-7. Every Sat 11:30 am-noon. $10. 394-2626; showtimeboca. com 1/5 - Nature Detectives at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton.

New mystery each month. Age 5-7 w/an adult. 1st Sat 11:30 am-12:30 pm. $5/member; $8/non-member. Reservations: 544-8615; gumbolimbo.org 1/5 - All Art Class at Boca Raton Children’s Museum, 498 Crawford Blvd. Age 2-9. Every F/ Sat 11:30 am. $5/member; $8/non-member.

368-6875; cmboca.org 1/5 - Realistic Drawing/Painting Instruction Class at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Basic techniques essential to quality, realistic paintings. Every Sat through 1/26. Adult class 12:30-2:30 pm $65/resident, $81/non-resident; Child age 7-12 class 2:30-4:30 pm. $40/resident; $50/non-resident. 367-7035; myboca.us 1/5 - Jr. Shark Biologist at Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach. Age 5-12. W/Sun 3:15 pm. Free w/$5 admission. 274-7263; sandowayhouse.org 1/5 - Elf Jr. at Showtime Performing Arts Theatre, 503 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. Held again 1/12 4 pm. $20/adult; $15/student. 3942626; showtimeboca.com

January 2019

Annual Angel Tree Dinner

Holy Redeemer Episcopal Church, Lake Worth — Dec. 14

St. Joseph’s eighth-grade students contributed food and prepared a Christmas dinner for about two dozen homeless and needy people at Holy Redeemer Episcopal Church in Lake Worth.

‘This is a wonderful opportunity to help the students understand that the true spirit of Christmas is about giving,’ said the Rev. Lynne E. Jones, chaplain and sacred studies teacher. ABOVE: Noah Haddad, Liam Lee, Bryce McLean-Povedano and Victoria Wilson open canned goods as they prepare the meal. LEFT: Daniel Bednar, Morgan Gallagher and Johnnie Rowley sort donated shoes, which were given away during the event. Photos provided by Carol Cunningham

JANUARY 6-12

Sunday - 1/6 - Sunday Family Movie: The Boss Baby (G) at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. 11 am; 2 pm sensory-friendly show. $1 admission includes popcorn/beverage. 347-3948; sugarsandpark.org 1/6 - Science Make & Take at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. 11:30 am. $5/project. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org Monday - 1/7 - School’s Out Workshop: Fun & Fitness at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Age 5-11. 8:30 am-5:30 pm. $65/resident; $81.25/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org

1/7 - School’s Out Workshop: Kidzart at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Age 5-12. 8:30 am-1 pm. $55/resident; $68.75/ non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 1/7 - One Day Camp: Design and Destroy! at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach. Age 4-12.

9 am-4 pm. $45/member; $50/non-member; before/after care 7:30-9 am & 4-5:30 pm $10/ day. 832-2026; sfsciencecenter.org 1/7 - Oh Baby at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Music, stories, rhymes. Age 3 months to not-yet-walking. Every M 10 am.

Free. 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/7 - Tales for Tadpoles at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Music, movement, rhymes. Age walking-24 months. Every M 10:45 am. Free. 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/7 - Baby Bookworm at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Storytime for infants w/adult. Age 3 months to walking. Every M 11-11:30 am. Free. Registration: 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/7 - Rhythmic Gymnastics at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

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Every M through 2/25. Beginner 1 & 2 age 4-6 3-4 pm $140-$175. 347-3950; sugarsandpark. org 1/7 - Adventures in Reading at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Children attend independently. Age 4-6. Every M 3:30-4 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968; bocalibrary. org 1/7 - Beginning Coding for 7-10s at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Every M 3:30-4:15 pm. Free. Enrollment: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org 1/7 - Tennis Whiz Kids at Tennis Center, 3111 S Congress Ave, Boynton Beach. Key elements (space, object, people, brain, body, movement) combined in every on-court session. Age 3-5 (age 5 w/no experience). Every M through 1/28 4-4:30 pm. $40/resident; $50/non-resident.

742-6575; boynton-beach.org 1/7 - Tennis Fundamentals at Tennis Center, 3111 S Congress Ave, Boynton Beach. Smaller courts, shorter racquets, slower-moving/lowerbouncing balls. Every M through 1/28. Age 5-8 4:30-5:15 pm $48-$60; age 9-12 5:30-6:15 pm $60-$75. 742-6575; boynton-beach.org 1/7 - Bedtime Story Yoga at Delray Beach Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Children listen to a bedtime story, play with gentle yoga stretches/ mindful activities. Children are encouraged to wear pajamas, bring a stuffed buddy to do poses together. Age 4-9. Every 1st M 6 pm.

Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/7 - Anime Night at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 9-14. 6-7:30 pm.

Free. Registration: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org 1/7 - Delray Divas Step Teams at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St, Delray Beach. Organized, structured step team performs at local events & statewide competitions. Program reinforces role of youth as positive members of the community. Grades K-12. Every M/W 6-8:30 pm. Yearly $30/resident; $40/non-resident.

243-7356; mydelraybeach.com Tuesday - 1/8 - Dance Trends Youth Dance Program at Boynton Beach Senior Center, 1021 S Federal Hwy. Learn discipline, art of dance. T/W/Th/Sat through 3/16. Class times/prices vary by age/style. 542-0215; dancetrendsboynton.com 1/8 - Globe Trottin’ Toddlers at Boca Raton

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January 2019 Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age walking to 35 months. Every T 10-10:30 am. Free.

Registration: 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/8 - Kindermusik with Ms. Deborah at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach.

Music/movement program. Every T through 2/12 10-10:30 am (18 months-3 years); 11-11:30 am (age 3-18 months); 12-12:30 pm (3-5 years). $120. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/8 - Turtle Tales at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 2-3, must be accompanied by an adult. Every T 10 am. Free.

266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/8 - Kangaroo Kids Programs at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Educational development class. Every T through 2/12. Age 2-3 years 10-10:45 am; age 3-5 years 11-11:45 am. $90/resident; $113/nonresident. 367-7035; myboca.us 1/8 - TAB (Teen Advisory Board) Meeting at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 4:30-5:30 pm. Free. 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/8 - Playground Playdate at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Get info about upcoming programs, enjoy free kid’s activities. 11 am-12:30 pm. Free. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 1/8 - Kidokinetics at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. New sport each week. Soccer, hockey, tennis, basketball, volleyball, golf, hula hoops, obstacle courses, T-ball, more. Every T through 2/19. Age 3-5 3:45-4:30 pm; age 2-4 4:30-5:15 pm (some parent involvement). $77/resident; $96.25/nonresident. 954-385-8511; kidokinetics.com 1/8 - Teen Improv Drop In Class at Improv U, 105 NW 5th Ave, Delray Beach. Fun games/ exercises designed for newcomers/advanced players. Every T 4-5:30 pm. $15. 844-561-4242; theimprovu.com 1/8 - Fundamentals of Computer Animation at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Age 9-17. Every T through 2/26 5-6 pm. $300/resident; $375/non-resident.

347-3900; sugarsandpark.or 1/8 - Karate at Boynton Beach Senior Center, 1021 S Federal Hwy. Basics of traditional karate: socialization skills, self-discipline, confidence, respect, staying physically/mentally active.

Every T/Th through 2/14. Beginner age 5-adult 5:30-6:30 pm; Intermediate age 5-adult 6:307:30 pm. $75/resident; $94/non-resident. 7426240; boynton-beach.org 1/8 - Girls Who Code Club at Boca Raton

Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 1317. Every T 6-7 pm. Free. Enroll: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org 1/8-9 - Sensational Story ‘n More at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach.

Children’s books w/interactive performance, singing, movement, props. Age 2-5. Every T 10:30 am & W 2 pm. Free w/paid admission.

742-6780; schoolhousemuseum.org 1/8-9 - Explorium Science Squad: Under Pressure at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Kids explore, experiment, try something new every month. T age 5-6 w/parent; W age 7-9. Both days 4-5 pm. $10/resident; $12.50/non-resident. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org 1/8-10 - Sensory Art for Tots at Boca Raton Children’s Museum, 498 Crawford Blvd. Age 1-4. Every T/W/Th 11:30 am. Per session $5/ member; $8/non-member. 368-6875; cmboca. org Wednesday - 1/9 - Music Together at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Variety of age groups fosters natural, family-style learning. Any caregiver can bring the child.

Age 0-5. Every W through 3/13 9:30-10:15 am, 10:30-11:15 am or 11:30 am-12:15 pm. $50/ materials fee due to instructor at first class; $175/resident, $131.25/2nd child; $218.75/ non-resident, $164.06/2nd child. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 1/9 - The Number Train at Carolyn Sims Center, 225 NW 12th Ave, Boynton Beach. Learn to count and recognize numbers through ageappropriate educational activities. Age 3-5, must be potty trained. M/W/F through 1/30 10-11 am. $90/resident; $104/non-resident.

742-6641; boynton-beach.org 1/9 - Kidokinetics at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton.

Educational development class. Age 1.5-4 years. Every W through 2/20. 10-10:45 am & 11-11:45 am. $77/resident; $96/non-resident.

367-7035; myboca.us 1/9 - Reading & Rhythm for 2-3s at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Literacy enrichment class: stories, music, movement.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Every W 10-10:30 am. Free. Registration: 3937968; bocalibrary.org 1/9 - Music Together at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Ages birth-5 yrs.

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Every W through 3/13 10:30-11:30 am. $100/ member; $120/non-member. Registration: 742-6780; schoolhousemuseum.org 1/9 - Tiny Tots Storytime at Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach. Age 0-4. Every W 11-11:30 am. Free.

274-7263; sandowayhouse.org 1/9 - Rhythmic Gymnastics at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Every W through 2/27. Beginner 2 age 5-6 3-4 pm $140-$175; Intermediate age 7-12 4-5:30 pm $180-$225. 347-3950; sugarsandpark.org 1/9 - Teen Creative Cloud Lab at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 13+. Every W 5:30-7 pm. Free. 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/9 - Youth Archery Class at Meadows Park Tennis Court, 1300 NW 8th St, Boca Raton Skill development, paper target practice. Age 8-13.

Every W through 2/13 6-7 pm. $60/resident; $75/non-resident. 393-7807; myboca.us 1/9 - Tween Explorers: DIY Stress Balls at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 9-12. 6-7 pm. Free. 393-7968; bocalibrary.org Thursday - 1/10 - Music Together at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Variety of age groups fosters natural, family-style learning. Any caregiver can bring the child.

Age 0-5. Every Th through 3/14 9:30-10:15 am, 10:30-11:15 am or 11:30 am-12:15 pm. $50/ materials fee due to instructor at first class; $175/resident, $131.25/2nd child; $218.75/ non-resident, $164.06/2nd child. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 1/10 - Little Explorers at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 2-5, must be accompanied by an adult. Every Th 10 am. Free.

266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/10 - 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge Kickoff at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Pick up free reading log, book recommendations, information.

Games, prizes, crafts, snacks. Age 0-4.5 & family. 10 am-noon. Free. 266-0798; delraylibrary.org 1/10 - Drop-In Story Time at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Music, stories, fingerplays, action songs. Children all ages; 8 & younger must be accompanied by an adult. Every Th 10-10:30 am. Free. 393-7968; bocalibrary.org 1/10 - Mori Stories: Kamishibai Folktales: Hats for the Jizos at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd,

Delray Beach. 2nd Th through May 11 am & 1 pm. Free w/museum admission. 495-0233; morikami.org 1/10 - Fun Chefs with Stacy Stolman at The Society of The Four Arts Children’s Library, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. 2:30 or 3:30 pm.

Free. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/10 - Little Makers: Squishy Circuits at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 6-8. 3:30-4:30 pm. Free. Registration: 3937968; bocalibrary.org 1/10 - Knitting Club at Boca Raton Children’s Museum, 498 Crawford Blvd. Age 7 to adult.

Every Th 3:30-4:30 pm. Free w/museum admission. 368-6875; cmboca.org 1/10 - Chess for Kids at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Learn about the pieces, do check/ checkmate moves. Age 4-12. Every Th through 1/31 5:30-6:30 pm. $95/resident; $119/nonresident. 367-7035; myboca.us 1/10 - Taylored Athletes Basketball Class at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. High-quality instruction for aspiring young professional athletes. Elite training age 9-14; Fundamentals age 5-8.

Every Th through 1/31 5:30-6:30 pm. $75/ resident; $93.75/non-resident. 347-3950; tayloredathletes.com 1/10 - Bright & Smart Robotics Engineering Skills for Kids at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Work in teams, build/program robots using special edition Lego bricks & specially developed curriculum. Age 7-14. Every Th through 2/28 5:30-6:30 pm. $20/materials fee due to instructor at first class; $165/ resident; $206.25/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 1/10-11 - Karate/Martial Arts Classes at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St, Delray Beach.

Karate & blend of other combat martial arts.

Age 9 to adult. Every Th/F 6-7 pm. Per month $10/resident; $12/non-resident; $25/one-time uniform fee. 243-7356; mydelraybeach.com Friday - 1/11 - Animal Encounters at Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach. Meet one of our resident animals, learn about behaviors/characteristics with our naturalist. All ages. Every F 3 pm. Free. 2747263; sandowayhouse.org 1/11 - Rhythmic Gymnastics at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Every F through 3/1. Mini Stars age 3-4 2:15-3

pm $130-$162.50; Beginner 1 age 4-5 3-4 pm $140-$175; Intermediate age 7-12 3:45-5:15 $180-$225. 347-3950; sugarsandpark.org 1/11 - Children’s Special Program at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. All ages.

Children 8 & under must be accompanied by an adult. 3:30-4:30 pm. Free. Registration: 3937852; bocalibrary.org 1/11 - Eyes to the Skies with professionalgrade 16-inch Meade LX Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Informal event held in the parking lot weather permitting. Age 8+ (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult).

6:30 pm. Free. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org Saturday - 1/12 - Lil Sluggers Baseball at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Specially designed to introduce children to baseball. Every Sat through 2/23. Age 4-5 8:159 am; age 2 9:15-10 am; age 3 10:15-11 am; age 3.5-4 11:15 am-noon. $126/resident; $157.50/ non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 1/12 - Expedition: Science Playground at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. join us for a closer look at the scientific principles found within our inclusive Science Playground. Age 5+ with parent/ guardian. 2nd Sat 9-10 am. Free. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org 1/12 - Soccer Shots at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Indoor intro to soccer program focuses on teaching children skills in a non-competitive environment, builds on skills week to week. Every Sat through 3/30 (no class 1/19 & 3/23). Age 2-3 ½ 9:30-10 am or 10-10:30 am; age 3 ½-5 10:30-11:15 am. $140/resident; $175/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark. org 1/12 - Homeschooling Resources at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults.

1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/12 - S.T.E.M.-ulating Science at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Exciting, interactive, educational hands-on activities. Age 6-11. Every M through 2/25 (no class 1/21 & 2/18) 5-6 pm. $118/ resident; $147.50/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org

JANUARY 13-19

Monday - 1/14 - Bright & Smart Robotics for Homeschoolers at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Age 10-12 1-2 pm; age 7-9 2-3 pm. $15-$18.75/day. 347-3900;

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H22 Tots & Teens Calendar sugarsandpark.org 1/14 - Early Afternoon Explorers: Explode! at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Age 6-9 1-2 pm; age 10-12 2-3 pm. $10/resident; $12.50/non-resident. 3473912; scienceexplorium.org 1/14 - Floral Design with Vickie Denton at The Society of The Four Arts Children’s Library, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Kindergarten & up. 3-4 pm. Free. Reservations: 655-2776; fourarts.org 1/14 - Soccer Shots at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Indoor intro to soccer focuses on teaching skills in a non-competitive environment. Every M through 4/8. Age 2 & 3 5:15-5:45 pm; age 4 & 5 5:45-6:30 pm. $140/resident; $175/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org Tuesday - 1/15 - Mother Nature & Me: Start Your Garden at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Experience nature topics through stories, puppets, games, role play, nature walks, crafts. Age 2-5 w/ guardian. 10:30 am. $4/child. Reservations: 629-8760; pbcnature.com 1/15 - Tots in Tutus at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Preschoolers ballet. Age 2-5.

Every W through 2/19 11:30 am-12:15 pm. Full series: $40/member, $52/non-member; weekly: $8/member, $10/non-member. 742-6782; schoolhousemuseum.org 1/15 - Home School Science K-Grade 2 at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Every T through 2/19 2-2:45 pm. Registration: 7426780; schoolhousemuseum.org 1/15 - 3D Printing Club at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 7 & up.

3rd Th 3:30 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0798; delraylibrary.org 1/15 - Spanish Story Times and More! at Delray Beach Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 0-8. Every T 3:30 pm. Free. Registration: 2660197; delraylibrary.org 1/15 - BeTeen the Lines: A Readers Club at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 13+. 1st & 3rd T 4:30-5:30 pm. Free. 2660197; delraylibrary.org 1/15 - Teen CPR Training at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 13+.

4:30-5:30 pm. Free. 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/15 - Soccer Shots at Seacrest Soccer Complex, 2505 Seacrest Blvd, Delray Beach.

Every T through 3/12. Ages 2-3 4:45-5:15 pm; age 4-5 5:15-6 pm. $126/9 weeks. 305-484-

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The COASTAL STAR 9143; soccershots.org 1/15 - The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh part of Teen Book Club at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 13-17.

6:30-7:30 pm. Free. 393-7968; bocalibrary.org Wednesday - 1/16 - STEAM: Learn to Fly Drones! at The Society of The Four Arts Children’s Library, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Grades 2 & up. Held again 1/23.

Intermediate class 2/13 & advanced class 3/13.

3-4 pm. Free. Reservations: 655-2766; fourarts. org 1/16 - Lil’ Explorers: Super Sensory Messy Play at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Explore, develop important readiness skills. Age 2-5 yrs. Every W 3-3:45 pm. Per class $4/member; $5/non-member + admission.

742-6780; schoolhousemuseum.org 1/16 - Booktastic Around the World: The Mystery of the Mosaic by Harper Paris at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Free copy of book upon registration. Age 7-8.

Child attends independently. Registration: 3:30-4:30 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/16 - Pre-School Coding Fun with Code-aPillar at Delray Beach Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 3-6. Every T through 2/20 3:30 pm.

Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/16 - Soccer Shots at Boca Raton Children’s Museum, 498 Crawford Blvd. Age 2-3. Every W through 3/13 5:40-6:10 pm. $126/9 weeks.

305-484-9143; soccershots.org Thursday - 1/17 - The Art of the Story at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. One author/illustrator at each class; children create their own art in the style of the featured book. Age 3-7 yrs. Every Th through 3/21 2-2:45 pm. Free w/paid admission. 742-6780; schoolhousemuseum.or 1/17 - Tumble Tots with First Steps Dance and Tumbling at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Age 2-5 yrs. Every Th through 2/21 3-3:45 pm. Full series $40/member, $52/non-member; weekly $8/member, $10/ non-member w/paid admission. 742-6780; schoolhousemuseum.org 1/17 - Project Fashion and Sewing at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Age 8-16. Every Th through 3/7 5-6:30 pm. $200/resident; $250/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 1/17 - Create It @ Your Library: Glow in the Dark Craft Night at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Grades 6-12. 6-7 pm. Free.

393-7968; bocalibrary.org Friday - 1/18 - Fabulous Fun Friday: Friendship Day at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. All ages. 10:30-11:15 am. $4/member; $5/non-member + admission.

Registration: 742-6780; schoolhousemuseum. org 1/18 - Yoga Fun for Everyone at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E

January 2019 Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. All ages. Every F through 2/22 11:30 am-12:15 pm. Free w/paid admission. 742-6780; schoolhousemuseum.org 1/18 - Friday Night at the Museum at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. A night out without your parents! Wear comfy clothes, hang out in the Explorium after hours, watch a movie, do a fun experiment. Age 7-12. 6-9:30 pm. $20/resident; $25/non-resident. 347-3912; scienceexplorium. org Saturday - 1/19 - Soccer Shots at Veterans Park, 801 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Every Sat through 3/23. Age 2-3 9:30-10 am; age 4-6 10-10:45 am. $120/session. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/19 - Spanish for Kids at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Age 5-12. Every Sat through 2/23 10:3011:30 am. $105/resident; $131/non-resident.

367-7035; myboca.us 1/19 - Cheerleading & Tumbling at Boynton Beach Senior Center, 1021 S Federal Hwy. Develop teamwork, positive attitude; emphasis on safety. Every Sat through 2/23. Cheerleading age 4-12 2-3 pm; Tumbling age 6-16 3-4 pm. $99/resident; $124/non-resident. 742-6550; boynton-beach.org 1/19 - Matilda The Musical at Showtime Performing Arts Theatre, 503 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. Every Sat through 2/23 4 pm. $25.50/adult; $15.50/student. 394-2626; showtimeboca.com 1/19-20 - Science Demonstrations at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Hear favorite science-inspired stories. Age 7 & up. 3:30 pm. Free. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org

JANUARY 20-26

Sunday - 1/20 - COBRA Minis Baseball at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Age 3-5. Every Sun through 3/3 10-10:45 am. $80/resident; $100/non-resident.

347-3916; sugarsandpark.org/cobra 1/20 - S’more Science at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton.

Campfire program in the garden amphitheater w/a yummy treat. Different topic each month. All ages; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 5-6 pm. $3/member; $5/non-member. 544-8615; gumbolimbo.org Monday - 1/21 - One Day Camp: Virtually Impossible at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach. Age 7-14. 9 am-4 pm. $55/member; $60/non-member; before/after care 7:30-9 am & 4-5:30 pm $10/day. RSVP: 832-2026; sfsciencecenter.org 1/21 - Tot Time at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Crafts, snacks, indoor play stations. Drop in anytime during the program. Age 2-5. 10 am-noon. $5/child. 3473900; sugarsandpark.org 1/21 - Great Escape Day at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Experiments, outdoor fun. Age 6-12. 10 am-2 pm. $25/resident; $31.25/non-resident.

Registration: 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org Tuesday - 1/22 - COBRA Minis Basketball at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Age 3-5. Every T through 3/5 3:30-4:15 pm. $80/resident; $100/non-resident.

347-3916; sugarsandpark.org/cobra Wednesday - 1/23 - Tween Explorers: Show Dogs (PG) at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 9-12. 6-7 pm. Free. 393-7968; bocalibrary.org Thursday - 1/24 - COBRA Minis Baseball at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Age 3-5. Every Th through 3/7 10-10:45 am. $80/resident; $100/non-resident.

347-3916; sugarsandpark.org/cobra 1/24 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (PG-13) part of Teen Movie Night at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 13-17.

6-8:15 pm. Free. 393-7968; bocalibrary.org Friday - 1/25 - STEAMtastic Night At The Museum at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach.

Science crafts, activities, entertainment, exhibits, planetarium shows, a chance to view the night sky. 6-9 pm. $14.95/adult; $12.95/ senior; $10.95/child age 3-12; $6/adult member;

free/kids under 3. 832-1988; sfsciencecenter.org Saturday - 1/26 - Go4It Youth Prosperity Summit at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Join the team; empower tomorrow’s leader, one child at a time. 9 am2:30 pm. Free. 655-0151; c.ron@kopmn.org 1/26 - Story Time with Nature at Green Cay Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Rd, Boynton Beach. Crafts, stories about animals, other nature-related themes. Age 4-10. 10 am. $2.

RSVP: 966-7000; pbcnature.com 1/26 - Fairy-Super Hero Party at Delray Beach Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Join local author of the whimsical Fairy book series. Come in costume as a fairy or favorite super hero.

Crafts, cookies, milk. Age 3-8. 10 am. Free.

Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/26 - Sharkfest at Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach.

Age 3+. 10 am-3 pm. $5/person. 274-7263; sandowayhouse.org 1/26 - Family Story Time Event: Frozen Pond Day at The Society of The Four Arts Children’s Library, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Children all ages; newborn-17 mos must have adult chaperone while in library. Bring a pair of socks! Held again 1/28. 10:30 am. Free.

655-2766; fourarts.org

JAN 27-FEB 2

Monday - 1/28 - Soil Made My Body at Delray Beach Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 8-10. 3:30 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/28 - Beginning Acting Class at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Age 7+.

Every M through 4/29 (no class 3/18) 4-5 pm. $195/session; $185.50/sibling. 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org Tuesday - 1/29 - Musical Theatre Jazz for Kids Class at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Age 8+. Every T through 4/30. 6-7 pm. $195/session; $185.50/sibling. 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org 1/29 - Improv Fun for Kids Class at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Age 10-14. Every T through 4/30. 4-5 pm. $195/session; $185.50/sibling. 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org; 1/29 - Intermediate Acting Class (Act II) at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Age 7+. Every M through 4/30. 5-6 pm. $195/session; $185.50/sibling. 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org 1/29 - Teen Drum Circle at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 13-17.

5-6 pm. Free. 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 1/29 - GEMS Club: STEAMtastic at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach. Empower young girls to explore STEM fields. Girls grades 3-8. High school girls can volunteer to be mentors. 5-7 pm. $7/advance; $9/at the door.

Registration: 370-7710; sfsciencecenter.org/ gem Wednesday - 1/30 - Musical Theatre Performance Class at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Age 8-15. Every W through 5/1.

5-7 pm. $265/session; $238.50/sibling. 5866410; lakeworthplayhouse.org Thursday - 1/31 - Beginning Tap for Kids Class at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Age 8+. Every Th through 5/2. 4-5 pm. $195/session; $185.50/sibling. 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org Friday - 2/1 - First Fridays Preschool Program: My First Science Exploration at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Get ideas, create characters, find new stories to tell. Age 3-5. 10-10:30 am. Free. Registration: 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 2/1 - Fabulous Fun Friday: Chinese New Year at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. All ages. 10:30-11:15 am. $4/member; $5/non-member + admission. Registration: 742-6780; schoolhousemuseum.org 2/1 - Home School Science Grades 3-4 at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Every F through 2/22 1:30-2:15 pm. Registration: 7426780; schoolhousemuseum.org Saturday - 2/2 - COBRA Youth Basketball Registration at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Season runs Jun-Aug. Includes 1 week night practice & 1 weekend game. Age 5-6 years as of 5/31 of year playing. 9 am. $115-180/early registration; $125-$190/regular registration. 347-3908; sugarsandpark.org 2/2 - Theatreworks USA: Henry and Mudge at Kravis Center Persson Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 10 am. $12. 832-7469; kravis.org 2/2 - Family Fun: Setsubun at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Held every February to welcome the arrival of spring, bring good luck for the coming year. Make a Setsubun-themed mask, learn how this holiday is celebrated in Japan. Noon-3 pm. Free w/paid admission.

495-0233; morikami.org

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The property offers a rare setback of more than 200 feet from the main channel.

Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen, breakfast and family rooms overlook the Intracoastal.

Aptly named Nautilus, this designer estate embodies luxury island living and amenities of a five-star resort.

Intimate cove location in Delray Beach Located on one of the largest waterfront lots with 158 feet of direct Intracoastal frontage, this property features private boat dockage without obstructing the views. A 20,000-pound boat lift, along with electric, water and air-conditioned boat locker for gear and other storage, are features of this dock.

With 11,936 total square feet, this is an open floor plan home with a street frontage on a quiet cul-de-sac. The gated entrance opens onto a Chicago brick motor court with two garages and ample parking.

The main houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attached garage boasts two bays plus one car lift and a Tesla supercharger. The second garage is the ground floor of the carriage house that connects through a breezeway to the main house.

The spacious first-floor master wing is home to an expansive master suite and luxurious master bath with his and hers closets. A total of six bedrooms throughout guarantees comfort and privacy for all who live or visit. Three of the bedrooms are on the second floor and each has a separate balcony.

Top-of-the-line details and quality craftsmanship, as well as impeccable amenities, combine to present a luxury retreat.

Pocket glass sliders lead from the family room and kitchen to the covered loggia with summer kitchen and grill.

Offered at $11,990,000. Call Nick Malinosky, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 561-306-4597, nicholas.malinosky@elliman.com or www. randyandnick.com Each month, The Coastal Star features a house for sale in our community. The House of the Month is presented as a service to our advertisers and provides readers with a peek inside one of our houses.

Tropical grounds and coral stonework surround the heated pool and spa with a waterfall feature.

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When Are You Coming to Visit? ­­— which spent eight years on display in Boynton Beach — was designed to have a limited lifespan because it depicted an old woman. Artist Melissa Markowitz holds part of her crumbling work on the night it was decommissioned. Photo provided (left); Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

...but not forgotten

Community bids emotional farewell to aging sculpture, hears artist’s plea not to neglect elderly ­— or our own dreams

By Mary Thurwachter A cadre of art aficionados gathered between warehouses in the Boynton Beach Arts District to say goodbye to the old woman who made her home behind Boynton Beach City Hall for eight years. She was an ordinary woman, by design, but not a real one. Still, onlookers shed real tears at her farewell ceremony.

The woman was an unglazed ceramic sculpture, a public art piece called When Are You Coming to Visit? (aka The Old Woman).

Her creator, Lake Worth artist Melissa Markowitz, says the piece depicted an old woman who “waits and waits for someone to come visit her and nobody comes. As time passes, she crumbles.”

That is precisely what happened to The Old Woman.

Even if the decay hadn’t caused the artwork’s demise, it wasn’t going to stay put much longer, says Boynton Beach’s Public Art Manager Debby Coles-Dobay.

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Quantum Foundation sends $750,000 in grants to nonprofits

Quantum Foundation has distributed $750,000 to 94 grassroots nonprofits in Palm Beach County that provide for society’s most basic needs.

Grants were announced during a breakfast celebrating the eighth-annual Quantum in the Community initiative.

The grantees represent all corners of the county, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach.

“Quantum Foundation is a health foundation,” said Donna Mulholland, board chairwoman. “We always keep our focus on health because that’s what we were founded to do. But this annual campaign acknowledges that if we don’t meet people’s basic needs, it’s not possible for them to stay healthy.”

President Eric Kelly said that “as we celebrate 20 years of impact in Palm Beach County, we want to take an upstream

Pay it Forward calendar, Page AT5 look at health. We know that our medical community can’t heal the body without having healthy societal and external factors in place. These grants support organizations helping the whole body and the whole community.”

Lang Realty donates to fight breast cancer

Lang Realty turned “pink” in support of the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer program by donating a portion of the Agran proceeds from the sale of each home closed in October to the charity.

The donation totaled $11,793.

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“This was a company-wide effort that included donations from each closing contributed by our agents,” said Scott Agran, Lang Realty’s president.

“Many of our own agents and staff have personally battled this disease or have gone through this with loved ones.

We are delighted to support this worthy cause.”

Impact 100 receives tax-exempt status

Impact 100 Palm Beach County’s 501(c)(3) status is official. The women’s philanthropy organization has received a determination letter from the IRS — a major milestone in its seven-year history.

All members who paid in 2018 soon will receive tax-

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“We’re pleased to tell you we determined you’re exempt from federal-income tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3),” the letter reads. “Donors can deduct contributions they make to you under IRC Section 170. You’re also qualified to receive taxdeductible bequests, devises, transfer or gifts under Section 2055, 2106 or 2522.”

Grant enables Sandoway to expand program

Sandoway Discovery Center in Delray Beach has received a $7,500 grant from parceldelivery company DHL. The funds will support the junior naturalist program.

The program addresses the need for science-, technology-,

engineering- and math-based education, taught through realworld connections that enhance classroom learning. It targets Palm Beach County Title 1 schools and aftercare facilities focusing on at-risk children.

“We are very excited to be able to teach Title 1 students about climate change, biodiversity and conservation through our junior naturalist program,” said Danica Sanborn, the center’s executive director. “Through the grant from DHL we will be able to reach hundreds of students that otherwise could not afford to visit the center to receive a much-needed environmental education, and we are increasing the chances for a healthier environment for generations to come.”

Restaurant competition raises $3,000 for charities

In November, before everyone was too stuffed from holiday meals to eat another bite, Crane’s Beach House Boutique Hotel & Luxury Villas in Delray Beach welcomed 300 hungry fans and friends to its seventh-annual Best Bite restaurant competition.

Tim Finnegan’s Irish Pub won the popular vote for the second year in a row, and previous champion Caffé Luna Rosa was the top choice in the VIP judges’ annual taste-off competition.

The event raised $1,500 each for HOW Foundation of South Florida and Project Holiday.

Other competing restaurants were Avant, City Oyster & Sushi Bar, Pizza Rustica and Salt 7.

The band 33 Years and the Atlantic High School Drum Line provided entertainment.

Parkinson’s Foundation to host golf tournament

Parkinson’s Foundation South Palm Beach County Chapter will host its annual Leo Geller golf tournament Feb. 4 at Boca Rio Golf Club.

Players will begin the day at 11 a.m. with lunch before hitting the links for a 1 p.m. shotgun start. At the end of play, there will be a raffle, awards, a cocktail reception and dinner.

Geller is this year’s honorary chairman, and the co-chairs are Roy Cohen and Ciaran Swords.

The cost for a foursome is $1,250; cost for an individual player is $325.

The event is sponsored by Florida Peninsula Insurance Co. and will benefit Parkinson’s Foundation programs that help those in the local community living with Parkinson’s disease.

For information, call 9621702.

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Comedian Cory Kahaney to headline Laugh With the Library

By Amy Woods

The 13th installment of Laugh With the Library will hit the books Feb. 1 to benefit Delray Beach’s beloved Atlantic Avenue institution.

It turns out that the superstitious number is a lucky one for the featured guest, Cory Kahaney, who will take the stage as the event’s first female headliner.

“When Chiara and I Kahaney were asked to chair this event, we decided that we wanted to just do something different,” said Jennifer Schmuckler, referring to Chiara Clark. “We wanted to make sure we had the best comedian we could find because that’s really the highlight of the event and what draws patrons.”

As the two searched for national talent online, the booking agent for a performer they thought they were going to select led them to the standup star whose act caught fire after she reached the finals on NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

“It was all the stars aligning, and we found Cory,” Schmuckler said. “We liked the idea of having a female

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What: Laugh With the Library When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 Where: Delray Beach Marriott, 10 N. Ocean Blvd.

Cost: $250 per ticket, $2,225 per table of 10, $3,000 per party table Information: Call 2660798 or visit delraylibrary. org/laugh

Chiara Clark and Jennifer Schmuckler, co-chairwomen for Laugh With the Library, look at comedian Billy Crystal’s 2013 book about his turning 65 that year. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star comedian.”

Kahaney has appeared on ABC’s The View and Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher and CBS’s Late Show With David Letterman, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show With James Corden.

She performs regularly in Atlantic City and Las Vegas.

Her show will kick off at 9 p.m. at the Delray Beach Marriott. Doors open at 7:30

for drinks and dinner by the bite, plus a presentation by radio personalities Mo Foster and Sally Sevareid.

“We’re super excited,” Schmuckler said. “In the past, the event has been extremely successful, but we feel strongly that we want to make sure that Laugh With the Library stands out as a premier event in the Delray community.”

Proceeds benefit programs

and resources such as a coding lab for children and teens, a graphics-design, image-editing and music-recording studio for teens and adults and an Appy Hour class on how to install and use cellphone applications.

Job seekers can access résumé-creation software and interview-coaching videos, and those who speak English as a second language can improve their proficiency by logging on

to Mango Languages.

The library also provides thousands of free meals to schoolchildren during the summer.

“Chiara and I both want to raise as much money as possible to help enhance and create new initiatives at the library,” Schmuckler said. “The way that we want to do that, and the way that we need to do that, is to let people know that the library is the soul of their community.”

Clark agreed, saying the library does not discriminate and is a home to everyone it serves.

“Without the library in our community, the community as a whole would struggle,” she said. “I want people to be aware of what a special gem the Delray Beach Public Library is, and without it, many people would suffer.” Ú

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Celebrations Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon Boca Raton Resort and Club — Nov. 16

Les Girls of Palm Beach

Ocean Club of Florida, Ocean Ridge — Dec. 1

Les Girls of Palm Beach, a group of multinational women who have met for the past 46 years to foster friendship and understanding and exchange ideas among various cultures, enjoyed a holiday gala in Ocean Ridge. Henya Betras, Andree Dowling and Carlene Kolbe organized the event. ABOVE: (l-r) Sophia Isaac (England), Roshan Massoumi (Iran), Rita Sullivan (Spain), Kolbe (U.S., Poland), Betras (Poland) and Kathryn Diamond (Greece). Les Girls of Palm Beach has 54 members representing 31 countries. Photo provided

Palm Beach Opera season-opening celebration Private home, Manalapan — Nov. 30 Jeannette DeOrchis won the annual Junior League of Boca Raton award from a field of 50 nominees recognized for their charitable endeavors. DeOrchis volunteers for Delray Beachbased Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse. ‘Every year, we are inspired by the accomplishments and commitment of the nominees,’ said Nikki Stelzer, luncheon chairwoman. ‘Jeannette and her fellow nominees are once again outstanding examples of selflessness in our community.’ ABOVE: DeOrchis accepts the award. Photo provided

Henry and Marsha Laufer welcomed opera supporters and guests into their residence to usher in the new season.

The evening featured a three-course dinner and an intimate recital. Scheduled performances this year include La Traviata, running Jan. 25-27, Don Giovanni, running Feb. 22-24, and Die Fledermaus, running March 22-24. LEFT: Palm Beach Opera General Director Daniel Biaggi with Marsha Laufer. Photo provided

Caridad Center gala reception Renato’s Palm Beach — Dec. 3

Bloom Luncheon

Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, Boca Raton — Nov. 1

Friends, patrons and special guests cheered the Caridad Center’s 30th year of service in Palm Beach County and its Call to Heart Ball fundraiser, set for Jan. 26 at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. Throughout the evening, amid the colorful gardens and low-lit ambiance on the outdoor patio, supporters mixed and mingled with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and live music.

ABOVE: (l-r) Sanjiv Sharma, Laura Kallus and Jose Duran.

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More than 200 supporters of the Food for the Poor nonprofit attended the inaugural affair, which was highlighted by a Neiman Marcus fashion show and an inspiring talk from Michael Tonello, author of Bringing Home the Birkin, the story of her pursuit of a coveted handbag. Proceeds will benefit the charity’s Angels of the Poor program for children and families in need in the Caribbean and Latin America. ABOVE: (l-r) Bloom Luncheon committee members Katherine Cathcart, Elizabeth Macey, Joan Marie Veesaert, Noelle Kahan, Elena Lawlor, Stefanie Rosenzweig and Lori Guarini. LEFT: Ayelet Mullen with Leslie Farber. Photos provided

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St. Lucy Catholic Church, Highland Beach — Dec. 11

The church’s Council of Catholic Women put on a philanthropic affair to celebrate children during the weeks leading up to Christmas. More than 90 guests collected hundreds of articles of clothing for infants, as well as stuffed animals and toys. The items were donated to Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach’s Birthline/Lifeline program. ABOVE: (l-r) Council Vice President Ann Mongon, secretary Ronnie Svenstrup, Presidents Michelle DeGennaro and Rose Marie Amato, Birthline/Lifeline marketing director Karen O’Neill, the Rev. Raul Cardenas, Birthline/Lifeline director Katherine Bowers, treasurer Lee Russo and parliamentarian Pat Lynch. Photo provided

Coalition Cup charity golf tournament The Seagate Country Club, Delray Beach — Nov. 2

Blue skies and manicured greens were the perfect backdrop for the Child Rescue Coalition’s second links event, which attracted more than 70 golfers and raised $46,000 to help its mission: rescuing youths from sexual abuse.

Attendees enjoyed cocktails and a barbecue buffet while bidding on silent-auction items such as getaways and luxury gifts. LEFT: (l-r) Megan Buck, Child Rescue Coalition founder and CEO Carly Asher Yoost, Jennifer Broderick (holding a golf-ball launcher) and Carly Bellis-Salom.

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Holly House Luncheon

Benvenuto, Boynton Beach — Dec. 4

ABOVE: First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach creatives had a fun time at the annual affair, which featured a Holly House interpretation of The Night Before Christmas with a mermaid and an elf.

Marie Buss’ story about hands reminded guests how important their hands are.

Suzanne Morris wrote a Christmas poem about Holly House, a church women’s group. Instead of exchanging presents, the group donated money to Milagro Center for the purchase of bookcases.

LEFT: (l-r) Courtenay Szakats, Gail Benson and Gina Logan.

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Saturday - 1/12 - League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County’s A Whole NEW World at Atlantis Country Club, 190 Atlantis Blvd. Watch the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s Youth Touring Company, participate in raffles for great gift baskets and win door prizes and cash during the league’s annual event. 1-4 pm. $50. 968-4123 or lwvpbc.org.

1/12 - Boca Raton Regional Hospital Ball at Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real.

Benefit the institution by attending a black-tie event featuring special entertainment by Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons. 6-11:30 pm. $500. 9554142 or donate.brrh.com/ball.

Saturday - 1/19 - Rotary Club of Boca Raton’s OPAL Awards at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton. Celebrate Outstanding People And Leaders with cocktails and dinner. 6:30 pm reception, 7:30 pm dinner. $250. 477-7180 or opalawards.com or rotarydowntownbocaraton.org.

Thursday - 1/25 - Achievement Centers for Children & Families’ Vince Canning Stiletto Race in downtown Delray Beach. Kick up those heels by slipping on the fiercest stilettos and sashaying, sprinting or strutting for a good cause during the 50th-annual event that will have a James Bond theme. 5:30-7:30 pm. $25. 888-890-9114 or delraystilettorace.com.

Saturday-Wednesday-1/25-2/20 - Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach at 6215 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. Wander through a magnificent estate transformed by esteemed interior designers to raise money for Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. 11 am-5 pm MondaySaturday, noon-5 pm Sunday. $35. 561-408-2901, Ext. 210 or kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org/ palmbeach.

Thursday - 1/26 - Caridad Center’s Call to Heart Ball at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. Attend the organization’s largest and most significant fundraiser attracting the county’s corporate, healthcare and philanthropic elite. 5:30 pm. $500. 853-1638 or caridad.org.

1/26 - Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center’s Jeans Jewels & The J at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton. Don the denim and diamonds to benefits the programs and services of the center. 7 pm. $180. 852-3200 or levisjcc.org.

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Friday - 2/1 - Delray Beach Public Library’s Laugh With the Library at Delray Beach Marriott, 10 N. Ocean Blvd. Giggle with comedian Cory Kahaney at the 13th installment of the funny fundraiser. 7:30 pm. $225 per ticket, $2,225 per table of 10, $3,000 per party table. 266-0798 or delraylibrary.org/laugh.

Monday - 2/4 - Parkinson’s Foundation South Palm Beach County Chapter’s Leo Geller Golf Tournament at Boca Rio Golf Club, 22041 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. Help raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s disease during an event that includes lunch, raffles and an awards and cocktail reception.

11 am-5 pm. $300 per player, $125 for reception.

962-1702 or parkinson.org/southpalmbeachcounty.

Saturday - 2/9 - Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Annual Gala Dinner & Dance at Royal Palm Yacht Club, 2425 W. Maya Palm Drive, Boca Raton.

Celebrate Florida and support the museum’s educational programs and exhibits at the black-tie event themed “Imagining Florida: History and Myth in the Sunshine State.” 6:30 pm cocktails, 8 pm dinner. $400. 392-2500, Ext. 213 or bocamuseum. org/gala.

Saturday - 2/16 - Unicorn Children’s Foundation’s “The Unicorn Ball: Get Down with Motown” at Polo Club of Boca Raton, 5400 Champion Blvd. Hop on the soul train for a funky evening of groovy auction items in Motor City-inspired food and drinks and the music that changed America. 6-11 pm. $300-$400. 620-9377 or unicornchildrensfoundation.org.

Saturday - 2/23 - Sandoway Discovery Center’s Seaside Celebration at The Seagate Country Club, 3600 Hamlet Drive, Delray Beach. Partake in a silent auction with live music and dancing to support all the opportunities the nonprofit offers the community. 6 pm. $195. 274-7263 or sandoway.org.

Thursday - 2/28 - Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse’s Heart of a Woman Luncheon at Royal Palm Yacht Club, 2425 W. Maya Palm Drive, Boca Raton. Celebrate the courage, determination and strength of women with keynote speaker Tarana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement. 10:30 am. $175. 265-3797, Ext. 100 or avdaonline.org.

Thursday - 2/28 - Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s 5th Annual Youth of the Year Dinner at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. Hear the inspiring stories of seven local teens vying for the title. 6 pm reception, 7 pm dinner. $150. 683-3287 or bgcpbc. org.

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Boca Raton’s Union 27 makes foray into membership option

social dining club, with paid membership, opened quietly in Boca Raton in October. Union 27 aims to be the hot spot in east Boca, with a “beach chic” atmosphere, an upscale-casual menu — and a membership option.

The club/restaurant is in the former 13 American Table and Lilly’s space at 451 E. Palmetto Park Road.

The couple running it are Cinzia Gaglio and spouse, Tim — who came from the nowclosed Osteria Salina in Delray Beach. Their experience includes restaurants in the Northeast as well.

A chic nautical blue leatherette and white marble interior evokes coastal vibes.

Seating is at high communal bars or banquette tables. Patio and sidewalk seating also are available.

The menu, limited to appetizers and seven main plate choices along with specials of the day, includes a black squid ink linguine with lobster; handmade fettuccine; a “butcher’s cut” meat of the day; a fish of the day; lobster thermidor; rack of lamb; and an organic oven-roasted chicken.

Prices range from $12 for sides to $58 for a 20-ounce prime New York strip steak.

George Patti of Boca’s M.E.A.T. Eatery has a role but not in day-to-day operations, he said.

Union 27, unique in Boca Raton, offers a membership for discounts, priority seating, member-preferred events including guests, and more.

The initial membership was $1,200 but rose to $2,400 after Dec. 15.

That also gets members in on special dinners and wine tastings, preferred corkage, a pop-up brunch to “taste test” a new menu in the summer and more.

Union 27 is, however, open to the public otherwise, Tuesday through Sunday for happy hour and dinner.

Phone 338-8606; union-27. com.

Organizers of the 2019 Boca Bacchanal, set for April 4-6, have given the popular food and wine weekend a boost and

ABOVE: Union 27’s dining spaces reflect a ‘beach chic’ ambiance.

LEFT: Oliv Pit’s new chef, Ayal Kitches, has introduced a fresh menu. Photos provided

announced a new venue and more events this year.

Along with the traditional vintner dinners held in homes around the area with noted chefs preparing multi-course dinners, a Bubbles and Burgers event is planned April 4 as a kickoff at the Boca Raton Resort and Club, the new location for the fest.

Before the Grand Tasting at the resort on April 6, a VIP party is scheduled for dockside, where guests will get to tour a 90-foot Cheoy Lee yacht.

More than 20 restaurants will serve dinner-by-the-bite at the dine-around, where 130 wines will be sampled from a number

of noted wineries. Live and silent auctions are part of the night’s event.

Tickets are on sale through April 6 for individual events and as packages.

Proceeds benefit the Boca Raton Historical Society and Museum.

For more information on tickets and events, go to bocabacchanal.com or bocahistory.org.

New owners have put in a new chef and menu at the Oliv Pit Athenian Grill, a casual Mediterranean restaurant on Southwest 18th Street in Boca Raton.

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Pitch-perfect pasta The Plate: Big Cheese Ravioli The Place: Mario’s Osteria, University Commons, 1400 Glades Road, #210, Boca Raton; 239-7000 or www.mariososteria.com The Price: $16 The Skinny: Let’s get this out of the way first — I was with a group of former co-workers the night we visited the very busy

Mario’s Osteria. It was a large table, with multiple checks, and our servers handled it all with aplomb. It was lovely to see a team that was so well organized.

Fortunately the food matched the service. The half-dozen or so ravioli lived up to their “big” name.

The tender, ricotta-packed pasta was served in a hearty, meaty Bolognese sauce that was loaded with tomato goodness.

— Scott Simmons

The chef, Ayal Kitches from Tel Aviv, brought his recipes for pita wraps and hummus to the restaurant.

The new menu offers dishes for meat-eaters, vegetarians and vegans, as well as those following a paleo or gluten-free diet.

Unique on the menu are dishes from the Blue Zones — places in the world where it’s not unusual to find people living over the age of 100 in good health. The zones have been identified by National Geographic.

The restaurant uses olive pit briquettes for grilling its meats — common in Greece but not found in the U.S., according to the owners.

The restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner.

Oliv Pit, Shoppes at Village Point, 6006 SW 18th St., Boca Raton. Phone 409-2049; olivpit. com.

Briefly: The Four Seasons Palm Beach resort is set to

reopen its dining rooms at this writing, with Florie’s as the premier venue. Michelin-starred chef Mauro Colagreco, whose restaurant Mirazur in Menton, France, was named third best on the World’s 50 Best Restaurant List in June 2018, heads up the menu. …

Also new in Palm Beach is Hai House, an AmericanChinese restaurant on the second floor of the Esplanade on Worth Avenue. It took the space of Costa, a Mediterranean restaurant, now closed. ...

La Nouvelle Maison at 455 E. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, was one of four restaurants in Florida that made OpenTable’s 100 Best Restaurants in America 2018 list.

Jan Norris is a food writer who can be reached at nativefla@ gmail.com.

Thom Smith is on leave.

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By Gretel Sarmiento ArtsPaper Art Writer Technology asked Art, “Want to be my friend?”

The Cornell Art Museum answered with augmented reality, emojis and touch screens.

On view through March 30, Tech Effect looks at contemporary art’s response to and adoption of technology with the help of 12 artists who marry technology with creativity and understand their relationship’s current status is not that complicated. The new exhibit also includes immersive gallery installations and pieces featuring code.

This is clearly not a case of “if you can’t beat it, join it.”

The artworks on view have been conceived Emoji Dose (2017) by Sara Zaher is part of the Tech Effect exhibit at the with technology in mind Cornell Museum, on display through March 30. Photo provided

from the beginning and by choice. Take their computerized attributes away and they would fall flat. That’s because the wires are not ornaments that have been added for the sake of saying “behold, technological art.” They are the central nervous system to the works on display, which is to say essential.

A sculpture titled #CLOUD9, by Pia Myrvold, embodies this perfectly.

Visible cables, lights, projectors, metal parts, plastic security tags and umbrellas compose the exposed skeleton of this otherworldly piece.

A stretched ladder reaching the second floor sits in for a spine.

Meant as a reflection on consumption and electronic waste, the work by the Norwegian artist See TECH on AT10

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‘Having Our Say’ offers powerful history, rebuke for our present

By Hap Erstein ArtsPaper Theater Writer

Actresses don’t usually like to reveal their ages, but we can assume that Avery Sommers and Karen Stephens are younger than 103 and 101, the ages they play in Having Our Say, the oral biographies of Sadie and Bessie Delany at Primal Forces theater in Boca Raton, beginning Jan. 11.

The Delanys were two African-American sisters whose century-long lives spanned the post-slavery period through to the civil rights era and beyond.

Their story first came to light in a 1991 article in The New York Times by Amy Hill Hearth, who later expanded it into a book. In 1995, Emily Mann adapted it for

Karen Stephens and Avery Sommers will team for a production of Having Our Say at Primal Forces. Photo by Rick Owen the stage, taking it to Broadway and later on tour.

Although Primal Forces resident director Genie Croft has never seen it performed,

Having Our Say has long been on her bucket list. She almost staged it at Delray Beach’s Arts Garage three seasons ago, just as the theater program there was

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folding. Croft had already cast Sommers and Stephens and has kept them in mind for the roles ever since.

Stephens had a feeling that she would eventually do the play. “You don’t say no to Genie,” she says with a hearty laugh.

Asked how she plays 100, Stephens says, “The thing is not to play 100, but to be 100. To understand the things that they have dealt with over their 100 years. If I can let those things settle in my spirit and in my soul, then I don’t have to act it.

“It’s about being authentic.

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ABOVE: Graine, by Alain Le Boucher. BELOW: Flower Power (2018) by Olivier Rizzo, aka Speedy Graphito. Photos by Gretel Sarmiento

TECH

Continued from page 9 forces us to face objects we usually keep hidden behind a wall or a cabinet. The longer we look, the more switches and extension cords get discovered. Approach from different angles and watch this stranded organism shift shape.

Tiny bulbs shine and go out like bursting blood vessels in Alain Le Boucher’s light sculptures. Artists like him provide an optimistic view and the ideal approach to technology — which is to see it as a partner that lends special skills.

Le Boucher employs LEDs to enhance his metal-andwire choreographies. The fragility and simplicity with which the French sculptor executed mechanisms such as Graine and Jacob’s Ladder (Les Echelles de Jacob) surely can be admired on their own.

The fireworks just make them memorable amid other pieces in Tech Effect.

One thing to remember while walking the show: Hold on to your ego! Particularly when stepping inside the southern gallery room.

Jonathan Rosen’s interactive piece The Future Is tempts the strongest of willpowers with an irresistible mirror that flashes uppercase phrases every second: THE FUTURE IS DETERMINED, and THE FUTURE IS CLONED. It is meant as a commentary on the narcissistic effect of social media; a point that is duly noted and, just as easily, dismissed in favor of the main attraction.

Once predictably hypnotized, we are happy to indulge and accept the invitation to feed the ego via selfies taken in front of the mirror. The tone of Rosen’s message is still somewhat benign compared to other artists in delivering a greater sense of urgency.

Egyptian artist Sara Zaher

turns the message into a loud warning with three pieces from 2016 featuring LED lights. One of them, The Lost Generation: 0 Followers, is a recipe for anxiety or a panic attack. It reveals our worst fears of being excluded and irrelevant, cautioning us against over-reliance on superficial confidence boosters.

Zaher’s The Lost Generation: Wish You Were Here comments on the lack of human touch and interaction resulting from our excessive screen time. It depicts a nude woman giving herself a hug.

The vulnerable pose and selfembrace suggests nobody is available or capable of providing the much-needed affection. Glowing text boxes expressing the woman’s wish trail her bare back.

As if prophesying the fate awaiting all technologies sooner or later, Daniel Fiorda buries a typewriter in white plaster and concrete. This is No More Dialects #4.

The obsolete object still favored by nostalgic writers

If You Go Tech Effect runs through March 30 at the Cornell Museum of Art, Old School Square, Delray Beach.

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday; closed holidays Admission: $8; $5 seniors and students; free for veterans, children younger than 12, and members Info: 243-7922 or oldschoolsquare.org has fused with the white, milky surface and appears trapped like an insect caught in amber.

As Myrvold’s works do, Fiorda’s pieces pay tribute to hardware displaced by emerging instruments. The self-taught Argentine artist imagines here what the afterlife looks like for tools with no more practical use and inevitably makes us feel guilty for the role we played in their demise.

If karma exists, we better watch out. If it doesn’t, well, paranoia might just be another Tech Effect.

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stretch as far as age, but I don’t believe that’s a hindrance if your approach to the character is authentic.”

Having grown up in North Carolina, Sadie and Bessie moved to Harlem in the mid1910s to avoid the South’s restrictive Jim Crow laws. With the support and encouragement of their parents, they each earned advanced degrees at a time that such an achievement was rare for women, let alone women of color.

Sadie went into education, earning a master’s degree and becoming the first AfricanAmerican allowed to teach domestic science at the high school level in the New York City public schools. Bessie graduated from Columbia University’s school of dental and oral surgery, becoming only the second black woman licensed to practice dentistry in New York state.

Despite their professional achievements, “They went up against a lot of racism and sexism,” says Sommers, who notes that the sisters handled such impediments differently.

“Like their father figure, I’m more likely to say, ‘Oh, it’s OK. Let it slide.’ Sadie is very much Avery in a lot of ways.

She’s the kind of person who will acquiesce to her baby sister who has a strong opinion about everything. I do too, but I learned to let things ride, it’s OK. Whereas Karen doesn’t let

Having Our Say runs Jan. 11-Feb. 3 at Primal Forces, 3333 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton.

Tickets: $30 ($35 front row) Info: 866-811-4111 or primalforces.com.

The fascinating — and groundbreaking — lives of long-lived sisters Bessie and Sadie Delany are examined in Having Our Say. Photo provided things slide at all. That is really who Bessie is. She goes right to the heart of the matter.”

Explains Stephens: “Bessie was more like her mother. She would go to the wall for what she believed.

“Bessie had a strong sense of right and wrong. She feels righteous about equality and treating people like human beings. Right out of the womb, she was probably kicking up a storm. Whenever Bessie saw injustice, she would confront it. She was willing to die for the things she believed in. Even at 100 years of age, she says, ‘And I still feel that way.’ Whereas Sadie is the more humble, silent type, Bessie is a firebrand.”

Croft has worked with both actresses before and had a distinct vision of which sister each would play. “They have very, very different personalities

and they’re big sister, little sister.

I just thought that Karen is absolutely Bessie. I just knew it would fit Karen very well,” she says. “I worked with Avery on The Devil’s Music” — a onewoman show about blues singer Bessie Smith — “so I knew she had the depth and range for Sadie.”

Of the two characters, Croft says, “Their personalities are very distinct; however, they’re two sides of the same coin. They share so much.”

For both actresses, their performances in Having Our Say draws on recollections of their relatives. “I lived with my great-grandmother, who died when I was 13,” says Stephens.

“She was a woman of the South, so a lot of these women’s history is my history. So I feel that link there and I call on it.”

Adds Sommers, “I’ve got

one aunt who, in her speech patterns, a little halting, I hope to incorporate that into my performance. I hope it adds to the authenticity.”

The Delany sisters’ lives form a powerful reminder that little has changed for minority women.

“These two sisters lived through some horrific times, and how come it’s really no different in today’s world?” asks Croft. “Why hasn’t it changed?”

“I just think it’s really interesting that not much has changed since these women were born, came of age, lived their lives, grew old and passed away,” Stephens says. “Racism is alive and well. Jim Crow has reared its ugly head again.

Sexism is just as prevalent as it ever was. We’re still fighting the same battles. You can’t give up hope, but sometimes it’s hard not to.”

“I think it’s an incredibly important piece of theater, yet it is so rarely produced,” says Croft. “Because this play deals so blatantly and so forcefully with racism and sexism, it has a new timeliness.”

“I think it will touch people’s hearts,” Sommers says of the play. “And they’ll have their eyes opened about the state of America, hearing about the kinds of things that happened in this country and are still happening.”

“I believe we need to be reminded of our history every now and then,” agrees Stephens.

“Because we had a black president, we think we are so past the issues that are dealt with in this play. But we are reminded that we’re not. It’s still very much on the table. And every now and then, we need to be jolted awake and reminded that we still have work to do.”

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Drummer Joseph ably weathers a changing musical landscape

By Bill Meredith ArtsPaper Music Writer

Miami native and South Florida resident Jonathan Joseph joined an elite group of drummers in late 2012 — one that’s included Terry Bozzio, Narada Michael Walden, Richard Bailey, Vinnie Colaiuta, Cozy Powell, Carmine Appice, and Simon Phillips — when he started touring and recording with now 74-year-old guitar icon Jeff Beck.

When Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Sting, and countless studio sessions) signed back on for Beck’s 2017 tour, Joseph joined that list of former Beck drummers.

“Jeff is a very creative guy,” Joseph says, “so I think when he feels he wants to change something, he just does it. He was very gracious about it, and we still have a great relationship.

It wasn’t for any negative reason.

I went to see Jeff’s show in West Palm Beach a few months back, and got to hang and talk to him, Vinnie and the rest of the band.”

Hardly the type to dwell on losing a gig, even of that stature, Joseph simply turned back time a quarter-century to 1993. That’s when he’d started working for two years with Weather Report founding keyboardist Joe Zawinul (1932-2007) in his offshoot band, the Zawinul Syndicate.

The propulsive drummer’s

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See Weather Underground at 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 6 at the third annual South Beach Jazz Festival in Miami Beach (786-6075299); and at 7 p.m. Jan. 13 at Tavolino Della Notte, 10181 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs (954-5090046).

Jonathan Joseph will play with his band Weather Underground in two upcoming concerts. Photo by Regina Campbell new tribute project, Weather Underground, features challenging jazz/fusion by Weather Report as well as Zawinul, co-founding Weather Report saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist and Weather Report member Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987), and iconic trumpeter Miles Davis (19261991).

“Things are coming along,” Joseph says, “since everything is always a work in progress.

Playing with Joe was extremely important and impactful; a very educational time for me that broadened my understanding of his music. Weather Reportrelated material is always an adventure, and we always look

forward to the next one.”

Weather Report was the preeminent jazz/fusion band of all time, one capable of both high-octane intensity (without having a guitarist) and tranquil melodic beauty regardless of the shifting personnel within its 1970-1986 tenure. Zawinul often veered toward bombast and chaos on his synthesizers, organs and pianos; Shorter usually adopted a less-ismore role, and outstanding accompanists filled in the gaps.

This especially applied to Pastorius during his 1976-82 stint with Weather Report.

Pastorius had removed the frets from his Fender Jazz bass to achieve a hybrid sound between

an electric and a fretless acoustic upright instrument.

That, combined with his inimitable technique and prowess as a composer, made him a particular foil to Zawinul, often with stratospheric results.

“The sound Jaco created represents the sound of South Florida,” Joseph writes on his website, “and since I was born on Miami Beach, I have always been very honored to be associated with the sound of his music.”

Weather Underground’s adventurous song list includes Black Market, the strutting title track to Weather Report’s 1976 masterpiece; Cannon Ball, Zawinul’s shimmering tribute to former employer and saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley from the same album; Night Passage, Zawinul’s big band-themed title track from the band’s 1980 release; and Continuum, a Pastorius masterpiece from his self-titled 1976 solo debut.

Joseph isn’t the only Zawinul Syndicate alum in Weather Underground. Guitarist Randy Bernsen is the other, and he’s also been a South Florida institution with his own selftitled bands and a half-dozen recordings under his name.

Bassist Pete Sebastian’s chemistry with both Joseph and Bernsen dates back to the 1990s, when they formed Bernsen’s self-titled house trio at Tavern 213 in Fort Lauderdale, and Puerto Rican keyboardist Abel Pabon’s credits include steel drummer Othello Molineaux and trumpeter Arturo Sandoval.

On a recent Sunday night at Italian restaurant Tavolino Della Notte in Coral Springs, Sebastian sealed the bass chair permanently when he seamlessly substituted for original bassist Armando Gola for a second time.

“When Jonathan initially called me to sub,” Sebastian says with a laugh, “I said, ‘Yeah, sure, what’s the material?’ ‘It’s all Weather Report,’ he says. So I’m like, ‘Oh, great, no challenge there!’”

The group earned a Jan. 13 return trip to Tavolino Della Notte with its performance before a packed crowd on that Sunday night in November.

Sebastian soloed with effects on Shorter’s jazz standard Footsteps, and Pastorius’ Three Views of a Secret featured Bernsen shifting between guitar and guitar synthesizer as the dramatic piece ignited, heated to a boil, and ended simmering.

Pabon soloed beautifully on a funky cover of Shorter’s Elegant People, Bernsen brought out the blues in the Davis chestnut Blue in Green, and material from Weather Report’s star-making 1977 release, Heavy Weather, brought the house down.

Pastorius’ son, drummer Julius Pastorius, even sat in for a spirited jam. A former student of Joseph’s, Pastorius nodded and winked, playfully interacting with the other musicians and making use of stop-and-start spacing throughout.

“This guy taught me everything I know!” Pastorius shouted as he handed the drumsticks back to Joseph.

“I taught Julius when he was very young, maybe 12 or 13 years old,” Joseph says. “It was such a pleasant surprise that he showed up and sat in.

I’m not doing much teaching lately, but rather transitioning to occasional master classes since the release a couple years ago of my instructional book, ‘Exercises in African-American Funk.’”

The 52-year-old Joseph’s warp-speed playing around the drum kit is rare; akin to Buddy Rich, Billy Cobham, Dennis Chambers and Kirk Covington.

Some of that speed is genetic, but Joseph harnessed it through technique studies at the University of Miami in the late 1980s with longtime instructor Steve Rucker, who co-authored the instructional book with Joseph.

“When I hear Jonathan play, I hear the results of so many Rucker exercises,” says fellow drummer, former University of Miami student and Rucker protégé Vince Verderame, who is now a member of the Blue Man Group in Las Vegas.

Zawinul and Beck are hardly Joseph’s only star associations.

The drummer has filled in for Peter Erskine on tour with the Yellowjackets and for Paul Wertico on tour with guitarist Pat Metheny; earned a Grammy Award for his work on trumpeter Randy Brecker’s 1998 recording Into the Sun, and recorded and toured with saxophonists David Sanborn and Bill Evans, vocalist Al Jarreau, and guitarist Mike Stern. Joseph, Sebastian and Pabon also all toured with South Florida-based steel drummer Molineaux, and recorded on his 1993 album It’s About Time.

On the pop side, Joseph has recorded and toured with Puerto Rican vocalist Ricky Martin and British singer Joss Stone. As musical director for her 2004 Soul Sessions tour, the drummer met Stone’s mother, Wendy, who’s since become his wife. The couple now splits time between residences in Miami, Port St. Lucie, and her native England.

Appropriately rare air for such a gifted percussive weatherman.

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Acting students can hone their chops with new BFA program at Lynn

By Dale King Contributing Writer

Lynn University has amped up its drama curriculum this year with the addition of a bachelor of fine arts program — a course of study offering actors concentrated training that prepares them to work professionally in theater, movies, television and musicals.

Lynn has offered a BA degree in drama for about 15 years, said Adam Simpson, chairman of the drama program at Lynn. “The BFA is the next level, a more rigorous degree of training,” he said.

The more intense, theatrical arts program offers instruction in two areas, one specifically for drama and the other for musical theater. Eight students have been accepted in each. To gain entry, they all had to audition.

The BFA “is something my colleagues and I have been working on for years,” Simpson said. “Theater arts are growing on campus and this is needed.”

The BFA students have already presented two works in the Wold Performing Arts Center on campus.

In October, they presented The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, including songs from Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Evita.

Lynn University theater students and faculty presented Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park in December. Photo provided Simpson said Lynn’s production featured songs in their original context with costumes and sets to match, backed by a 12-piece orchestra composed of Lynn’s music conservatory students. This production was directed by Bruce Linser, Lynn’s visiting professor of musical theater and a familiar actor/director at local performance venues.

The school hired popular keyboardist Paul Reekie as music director, and choreography was taught by Becky Timms, a Tony Award-winning dance arranger and assistant choreographer for the Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie.

BFA student performers included Braden Alexander, Daniela Barbar, Aurora Colamonici, Laura Cozine,

CristaMarie DeVito, Esther Ortis and Brie Ramirez. Also in the show were Kaitlyn Frame, a graduate student from Pittsburgh, and Jonathan Hearn, an oboist and graduate student from Nashville, Tenn.

DeVito, a sophomore, has “always had a passion for the arts,” but came to Lynn last year with the idea of majoring in biology.

After performing a cabaret scene in the Celebration of the Arts production last year, she received rave reviews.

“No one had ever told me I could do this,” she said. “A lot of arts programs knock you down and then build you up, but in the BFA at Lynn, they work to make you better with knocking you down. It’s a small, intimate program. They encourage you.”

Book Review

Book works familiar crime, romance tropes well An Eye for an Eye by Caroline Fardig. 334 pp. Amazon, $13.

By Sharon Geltner Contributing Writer Caroline Fardig discovered that working in the funeral business improved her skills for writing forensic mystery novels, especially in terms of dealing with death and character development. She also took forensics classes, and her expertise shows throughout An Eye for an Eye — right down to lab techniques, blood splatters, murder weapons and criminal investigations.

An Eye for an Eye is a dark thriller, with grisly details, that takes place in December in central Indiana. The hero is Ellie Matthews, a forensics expert who survived a terrible childhood. After consulting on a sensational murder case several months back, she left CSI to be an obscure college professor and settle into a quiet life.

But then a family friend disappears and the local sheriff, herself going through a major crisis, drags Ellie back into investigating.

Soon, Ellie’s young friend is found murdered. Evidence ties her death to a previously unsolved case. Both victims are missing body parts, including, yes, a gouged eye and a tooth.

The serial killer is leaving cryptic, threatening notes that make the police realize that he is out for revenge against local law enforcement. Ellie discovers that she, too, is a target in the twisted vendetta.

Ellie has to push her personal feelings aside, in terms of reliving her secret past and investigating the crimes. She is under increasing pressure when she is partnered with a bossy detective whom she dislikes.

Using the time-honored plot twist (which maybe dates back to Jane Austen), Ellie conflicts with a male hero archetype, who wants only the best for her. But our heroine, distracted by the case, doesn’t realize it.

Instead, she keeps pushing away the honest-to-a-fault, loyal-to-a-

fault detective. And she loses her temper with him.

However, no matter how disagreeable and impulsive Ellie is, the archetypical good guy stays on her side and protects her, even from herself.

Fardig works that relationship to good effect. The book is fast-paced and the stakes are ratcheted up as the killer revels in his own power, mocks the cops and insists on an irrational deadline to meet his demands.

Fardig’s book is persuasive in creating a real world and inviting us in. An Eye for an Eye is a good read and a page turner. As befits a novel based in the Midwest, the writing style is straight-up, easy to read and unpretentious.

It also introduces a second love interest for Ellie, in the form of a federal investigator brought in to oversee the case.

Fardig is at work on the third Ellie Matthews novel and it promises more details about two men who are interested in the heroine, a la Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series.

“We will have two men pursuing a strong woman. It’s a forensic mystery, but it’s good to add romantic interest,” Fardig said.

Sharon Geltner is the author of Charity Bashed, available on Amazon and area libraries and bookstores.

The BFA students returned to the stage in early December for a production of Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park, a 2010 play written as a sequel to Lorraine Hansberry’s seminal Raisin in the Sun. Winner of the Pulitzer for drama in 2011 and the Tony for Best Play in 2012, Clybourne Park is set in the Chicago neighborhood of that name; in Act I, it’s 1959 and a white community is trying to keep black homeowners out. In Act II, it’s 2009, and the all-black neighborhood is bristling at the gentrification designs of a white couple that wants to tear down one of the homes.

“Every fall semester,” said Simpson, “Lynn produces a play that addresses social or civic issues that are relevant to our community.”

Simpson directed the show and also appeared in the cast.

Also involved were Timms, a BFA visiting professor; Allison

Brachman, Christion Lewis, senior Faith Thomas, professor Jeff Morgan and freshmen from the BFA in drama program: Colamonici, Cozine, Dove Herd, Cobe Jackson, Jarod Neil and Lucas Oliviera.

Simpson said the students handled the acting and emotional challenges of the piece very well. The instructor himself appeared in the performance.

“One of the signatures of the program is to work with professionals,” he said.

A graduate of the master of fine arts program at Florida Atlantic University, Simpson has been involved in South Florida theater as an actor and technician. He has spent seven years working in TV and films.

Students will be back once more next month for The Real Inspector Hound (Feb. 6-8). They will also participate in Lynn’s eighth annual Celebration of the Arts on April 25-26.

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Golda’s Balcony, starring Tovah Feldshuh — nominated for a Tony for her work in the stage version — will be screened during the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival. Photo provided

Cultural opportunities abound in January Palm Beach ArtsPaper Staff The arts season reaches its peak in South Florida in the first three months of the new year. Here’s a look at some of the events in January you won’t want to miss: Palm Beach Poetry Festival (Jan. 21-26): The 15th annual festival returns to Delray Beach’s Old School Square with special guest Sharon Olds, winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, along Olds with nine other distinguished and returning poets.

Olds will deliver the annual Thomas Lux Memorial Reading, in honor of Lux, one of the festival’s original stalwarts, who died in 2017. Tyehimba Jess, 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner for his book Olio, will be the festival’s first poet-at-large and will appear for a special evening reading Jan. 25.

Founded by Delray Beach resident Miles Coon, now 81, the festival has given voice to both traditional and non-traditional poets, to major names such as former poet laureates Natasha Trethaway and Billy Collins, as well as Dana Gioia, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Highlights of this year’s festival also include six days and evenings of workshops, readings, panel discussion, social events and craft talks with poets Ellen Bass, Stephen Gibson, Gregory Pardio and Eleanor Wilner.

For more information, visit palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.

Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival (Jan. 20-Feb. 12): This festival, named for Donald M. Ephraim and now in its 29th year, will offer 33 films at four Palm Beach County venues.

The festival opens with the

drama Papa, featuring a cast including Ann-Margret, Frankie Avalon, Mischa Barton, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Eric Roberts and Paul Sorvino. The film tells the story of an adopted son searching for his biological parents.

Presented by the Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches, the festival is known for showcasing the Jewish experience in cinema from around the world.

Highlights of this year’s events include the world premiere of Golda’s Balcony, about the late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. The film’s star, Tovah Feldshuh, will make a special guest appearance at the screening.

Other film highlights include The Catcher Was a Spy, starring Paul Rudd as baseball player Moe Berg; the Palm Beach premiere of comedian Avi Liberman’s The Land of Milk and Funny; the documentary Sam Spiegel: Conquering Hollywood, about the last Hollywood tycoon; The Samuel Project, a comedic drama starring Hal Linden; and Canadian director John Curtin’s Why the Jews?, which explores the paradox of Jewish achievement.

The closing night film is the Southeast U.S. premiere of Barry Avrich’s Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz, a documentary about the last surviving Nuremberg Trials prosecutor.

“This year’s films are extraordinarily diverse and very engaging; you don’t have to be Jewish to be thoroughly entertained and enthralled, you just have to appreciate and enjoy good films,” says festival director Ellen Wedner.

Films will be screened at the AMC CityPlace 20 in West Palm Beach, Cinemark 14 in Boyton Beach, Cinepolis Shoppes in Jupiter and the Cobb Theatres in Palm Beach Gardens.

For more information and a full list of films, visit pbjff.org.

ArtPalmBeach (Jan. 1620): The 22nd iteration of this popular contemporary art fair takes place at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach.

The five-day fair, founded by David and Lee Ann Lester, is designed to introduce collectors to influential players in the art community, including artists, art historians and museum professionals.

This year’s fair includes a lecture series featuring Birgette Bjerregard, director of Danish design house Design Werck, on Jan. 17, who will discuss her interest in Nordic design.

On Jan. 19, Danish visual artist Lilibeth Rasmussen will explore the over-consumption of textiles and other issues having a deleterious effect on the environment in the West.

Erich Weiss of the Picasso Museum in Barcelona, Spain, the fair’s guest curator for 2019, will give a lecture about video art. As part of his work with ArtPalmBeach, Weiss has introduced a new pavilion called Flow, which features vintage videos from artists such as Bruce Nauman and Christian Marclay; a 1987 video by David Weiss and Peter Fischli will loop throughout the fair.

Other pavilions include Emerge, which showcases young artists, and Design, which focuses on décor, fine art jewelry, ceramics and other artworks, this year with an emphasis on Scandinavian art.

The fair opens with a 6-10 p.m. first viewing Jan. 16 that will coincide with a ceremony honoring this year’s Visionary Award recipient, Palm Beach developer Jeff Greene, who also ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Florida earlier this year.

ArtPalmBeach will feature offerings from 75 galleries and more than 2,000 artists.

For more information, visit nextlevelfairs.com/ artpalmbeach.

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Arts Calendar Note: Events are listed through Feb. 1, and were current as of Dec. 18, 2018. Please check with the presenting agency for any changes. Ticket prices are single sales. Most of the presenting organizations offer subscription plans.

ART EXHIBITS

Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Through Feb. 3: Murano Mosaic: Persistence and Evolution.

Main gardens are open 10 am-4 pm. W-Sun. $10, $8 students. 832-5328 or ansg.org.

Armory Art Center: Opens Jan. 12: Art of the BraveheARTS, works by military veterans.

Through Feb. 1. 9 am-4 pm M-F, 9 am-2 pm Sat. 832-1776 or armoryart.org.

Boca Raton Museum of Art: Through March 24: Imagining Florida: History and Myth in the Sunshine State; Daniel Faust: Florida Photos from the 1980s; and Excuse Me!?! I’m Looking for the Fountain of Youth, by artist Michael Smith. $12, seniors $10, children 12 and under, free. 10 am-5 pm T/W/F; 10 am-8 pm Th; noon-5 pm Sat & Sun. 392-2500, or bocamuseum.org.

Cornell Art Museum: Through March 30: Tech Effect. 10 am-4:30 pm T-Sat; 1-4:30 pm Sun. $8; $5 seniors and students. 243-7922 or oldschoolsquare.org Cultural Council of Palm Beach County: Through Feb. 2: X Marks the Spot, works by 16 emerging and established graffiti artists.

Through Jan. 12: Solo exhibition by abstract expressionist Ben Georgia. 10 am-5 pm T-Sat; 471-2901 or palmbeachculture.com.

Flagler Museum: Opens Jan. 29: Maker and Muse: Women and Early 2oth-Century Art Jewelry, a collection of handcrafted jewelry. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. T-Sat, noon-5 pm Sun. $18. 6552833 or flaglermuseum.us.

Lighthouse ArtCenter: Opens Jan. 17: Building Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim, videos, sketches and photos related to the construction of the museum. $10 adults, $5 students over 12. 10 am-4 pm. M-F, 10 am-2 pm Sat & Sun. 746-3101 or lighthousearts.org.

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Through March 31: Hard Bodies: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Sculpture. $15, $13 seniors, $9 children and college students. 10 am-5 pm.

T-Sun. 495-0233 or morikami.org.

NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale: Through May 19: William J. Glackens and Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Affinities and Distinctions. 11 am-5 pm T-Sat, 11 am-8 pm first Th, noon-5 pm Sun. 954-525-5500 or nsuartmuseum.org.

Society of the Four Arts: Through Jan. 20: The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design. $10, free for members. 10 am-5 pm M-Sat, 1 -5 pm Sun 655-7226 or fourarts.org..

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Sunday, Jan. 6 National Symphony Orchestra of Romania: Conductor Cristian Măcelaru and cellist Andrei Ioniţă team for the Dvořák Cello Concerto; also on the program is the Der Rosenkavalier Suite of Richard Strauss. 2 pm, Kravis Center $25 and up.

832-7469 or kravis.org.

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: The great conductorless band is joined by Spanish pianist Javier Perianes for the last (No. 27) piano concerto of Mozart on a program that features a premiere: American composer James Matheson’s Still Life. 3 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $30. 655-7226 or fourarts.org.

Sunday, Jan. 6; Tuesday, Jan. 8 Symphonia of Boca Raton: Kensho Watanabe, assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is joined by concertmaster David Kim for the Bach Violin Concerto in E major on a program that also includes Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence and Schubert’s Third Symphony. Two days later, Kim hosts an informal concert featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at the Crest Theatre in Delray Beach. 3 pm Sun, St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton. $50 and up. 7:30 pm Tues, Crest Theatre, Delray Beach. $59. 3763848 or thesymphonia.org.

Tuesday, Jan. 8 Delphi Trio: The San Francisco-based piano trio opens the Flagler’s Tuesday night series of concerts in the music room at Whitehall with music by Haydn, Schubert (the Trio in E-flat) and the Piano Trio No. 1 of Bedrich Smetana. 7:30 pm, Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. $70. 6552833 or flaglermuseum.us.

Wednesday, Jan. 9 Cantus: The Minnesota men’s octet makes a return appearance to South Florida with a varied program of songs by Libby Larsen, Steven Sametz, Beethoven and Saint-Saëns, as well as pop writers Dave Matthews, Paul Simon and Ingrid Michaelson. 7:30 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $40. 655-7226 or fourarts.org.

Thursday, Jan. 10; Saturday, Jan. 12 Emerson String Quartet: The eminent American ensemble does a mini-residency in South Florida, with an appearance Jan. 10 at the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach joined by violinist Paul Huang and pianist Gilles Vonsattel for the rarely heard Concerto for Violin,

Piano and String Quartet of Ernest Chausson; the group then does two days of master classes at Lynn University before performing Jan. 12 at the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, joined by Lynn’s own Guillermo Figueroa. 7 pm Th, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, West Palm Beach. 3796773 or cmspb.org; 7:30 pm Sat, $35. 237-9000 or lynn.edu/events.

Palm Beach Symphony: South Korean violin prodigy SooBeen Lee joins Ramón Tebar and the orchestra for two concerts featuring the Brahms Violin Concerto and the Second Symphony of Schumann. 8 pm Th, Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens; 7:30 pm Sat, St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton. $35. 281-0145 or palmbeachsymphony.org.

Sunday, Jan. 13 Anastasiya Naplekova: The Ukrainian-born pianist presents music by Franck, Brahms and Rachmaninov on the Piano Lovers series. 1 pm, Boca Steinway Gallery, Boca Raton. $30 at door, $25 online. pianolovers.org.

Sharon Isbin/Pacifica Quartet: The classical guitarist and the Chicago-based foursome team up for quintets by Vivaldi, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Boccherini. 3 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $30. 655-7226 or fourarts.org.

Wednesday, Jan. 16 Atlantic Classical Orchestra: The Fort Piercebased group opens its new season with pianist Philippe Bianconi in the Piano Concerto of Edvard Grieg; conductor David Amado also plans the Beethoven Third Symphony (Eroica) and the tone poem Dark Mountains by Robert Paterson.

7:30 pm, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. $30 and up. atlanticclassicalorchestra.com.

Anderson and Roe: The piano duo of Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe play Brahms, including the Sonata for Two Pianos, as well as songs by Coldplay, Leonard Cohen, Lennon and McCartney. 7:30 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $40. 655-7226 or fourarts.org.

Thursday, Jan. 17 Seraphic Fire: Anthony Trecek-King guestconducts a program devoted to the AfricanAmerican spiritual. 7:30 pm, St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton. $60. 305-285-9060 or seraphicfire.org.

Sunday, Jan. 20 Yevgeniy Sharlat: The Russian-American composer is featured in a concert dedicated to his work. Includes the world premiere of a Lynn-commissioned piano trio. 4 pm, AmarnickGoldstein Concert Hall, Lynn University. Free admission.

La Mer Trio and Peña-Akromova Duo: The winners of the Lynn University chamber music competition appear on the St. Paul’s series; the trio performs the Dumky Trio of Dvořák, while the piano duo plays pieces by Debussy and Schubert. 4 pm, St. Paul’s. $20 suggested donation. maspconcerts.org.

Amit Peled/Peabody Cello Gang: The Israeliborn cellist brings six students from Baltimore’s Peabody Institute for a program of music by Villa-Lobos (the Bachianias Brasileiras No. 5, featuring soprano Danielle Pastin), Popper, Haydn, Werner, Bruch, Piazzolla and Boccherini.

3 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $30.

655-7226 or fourarts.org.

Tuesday, Jan. 22 Mesa-Yakushev Duo: Cuban-American cellist Thomas Mesa and Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev perform works by Beethoven, Schumann and the Cello Sonata of Sergei Rachmaninov. 7:30 pm, Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. $70. 6552833 or flaglermuseum.us.

Wednesday, Jan. 23 Maxwell Quartet: The Glasgow-based foursome makes its first American tour, stopping at the Classical Café series. 2 pm, Stage West, Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth. $35. 868-3309 or palmbeachstate.edu.

Alcee Chriss III: The young Texas-born organist performs on the Kravis Center’s digital organ in the center’s Young Artists Series. 7:30 pm, Rinker Playhouse. $30. 832-7469 or kravis.org.

Danielle Pastin: The rising young American soprano in a solo recital featuring a song cycle

by Libby Larsen about the six wives of England’s King Henry VIII. 7:30 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $40. 655-7226 or fourarts.org.

Saturday, Jan. 26-Sunday, Jan. 27 Lynn Philharmonia: Hornist Greg Miller steps to center stage for the Phoenix Horn Concerto by composer Anthony DiLorenzo; Lynn dean Jon Robertson also leads the orchestra in the Beethoven Fifth Symphony and Barber’s Adagio for Strings. 7:30 pm Sat, 4 pm Sun, Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn. 237-9000 or lynn.edu/events.

Sunday, Jan. 27 Ray Chen: The young Australian violinist, accompanied by pianist Riko Higuma, offers a program of familiar fare including the Franck Violin Sonata, Ravel’s Tzigane and chaconnes by Vitali and J.S. Bach. 3 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $30. 655-7226 or fourarts.org.

Monday, Jan. 28 Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra: Pianist Song Siheng plays the Tchaikovsky First Concerto with the orchestra led by Zhang Chengjie, who also has chosen the Rachmaninov

Symphony No. 2 and the La Forza del Destino overture of Verdi. 8 pm, Kravis Center. $35 and up. 832-7469 orkravis.org.

Wednesday, Jan. 30 Palm Beach Symphony Chamber Series: The orchestra presents a string quartet in music by Haydn and Beethoven. 7 pm, Harriet Himmel Theatre, CityPlace, West Palm Beach. $35. Visit palmbeachsymphony.org.

Dover Quartet/Peter Serkin: The widely praised American quartet presents Schubert’s Quartet No. 15 (in G, D. 887) and then is joined by the eminent American pianist for the Piano Quintet in F minor (Op. 34) of Brahms. 7:30 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $40. 6557226 or fourarts.org.

DANCE

Friday, Jan. 11-Saturday, Jan. 12 Jessica Lang Dance: The New York-based company makes its debut in the popular Duncan Theatre dance series. 8 pm both nights, Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth. $45. 868-3309 or palmbeachstate.edu.

Friday, Jan. 18-Sunday, Jan. 20 Miami City Ballet: The second program of the season features Jerome Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering (Chopin) and the Robbins-Twyla Tharp collaboration Brahms/Handel (Brahms). With the Opus One Orchestra. 8 pm F, 2 and 8 pm Sat, 1 pm Sun. $29 and up. 832-7469 or kravis.org.

FILM

Friday, Jan. 4 The Charmer: A 2017 film by Iranian director Milad Alami about Esmail, an Iranian man trying to stay in Denmark after falling in love, but whose past catches up with him. In Farsi, Danish and English. Living Room Theaters, Boca Raton.

549-2600 or fau.livingroomtheaters.com.

Friday, Jan. 11 Sing Street: John Carney’s 2016 film, set in 1980s Dublin, tells the story of a 14-year-old boy who falls in love with a beautiful girl and asks her to be in his band’s video, though he doesn’t yet have a band. 2:30 and 6 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $5. 655-7226 or fourartsorg.

The World Before Your Feet: Jeremy Workman’s 2018 documentary about Matt Green’s quest to walk every street in New York’s five boroughs (8,000 miles). Living Room Theaters, Boca Raton.

549-2600 or fau.livingroomtheaters.com.

Friday, Jan. 18 Into the Wild: The true story of adventurer Chris McCandless, whose two-year journey away from civilization ended tragically in Alaska in 1992.

The 2007 film directed by Sean Penn features Emile Hirsch, William Hurt, Hal Holbrook, Catherine Keener and Kristin Stewart. 2:30 and 6 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $5.

655-7226 or fourartsorg.

Stan & Ollie: Steve Coogan and John C. O’Reilly star as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, the comedy duo who travel to Britain in 1953 for a comeback tour. Living Room Theaters, Boca Raton. 5492600 or fau.livingroomtheaters.com.

Friday, Jan. 25 Mustang: Deniz Ergüven’s 2015 drama of five sisters in northern Turkey whose innocent games with local boys at a beach cause their parents to keep them locked up to be married off safely. In Turkish with English subtitles. 2:30 and 6 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. $5. 6557226 or fourartsorg.

Cold War: Poland’s entry for this year’s Academy Awards, Pawel Pawlikowski’s drama, shot in black and white, about a love affair in postwar Poland between a young chanteuse and an older pianist. In Polish with English subtitles. Living Room Theaters, Boca Raton. 549-2600 or fau. livingroomtheaters.com.

JAZZ

Sunday, Jan. 6 Marcus Roberts Trio: The splendid blind jazz pianist, composer and FSU pedagogue, with bassist Rodney Jordan and drummer Jason Marsalis. 7 pm, Arts Garage, Delray Beach. $3545. 450-6357 or artsgarage.org.

Friday, Jan. 11 Karina Iglesias: The Miami jazz singer and The Voice contestant appears with her Nu-Thang band. 8 pm, Arts Garage, Delray Beach. $35-45.

450-6357 or artsgarage.org.

Saturday, Jan. 12 Uri Gurvich Quartet: The Israeli-born saxophonist and composer has been hailed by the jazz press as a major new voice in the art form. 8 pm, Arts Garage, Delray Beach. $30-45.

450-6357 or artsgarage.org.

Friday, Jan. 18 Bria Skonberg: The Canadian trumpeter and singer is one of today’s most sought-after jazz stars. 8 pm, Arts Garage, Delray Beach. $30-45.

450-6357 or artsgarage.org.

OPERA

Wednesday, Jan. 16; Wednesday, Jan. 23 Porgy and Bess: The South Florida Symphony presents a version of the opera staged by Richard Jay-Alexander and designed by Paul Tate dePoo; Neil Nelson is Porgy, Brandie Sutton is Bess, and

ArtsPaper/Calendar AT15 Jermaine Smith is Sportin’ Life. 7:30 pm Jan. 16, Arsht Center, Miami; 7:30 pm Jan. 23, Broward Center. 954-522-8445 or southfloridasymphony. org.

Friday, Jan. 25-Sunday, Jan. 27 La Traviata: Palm Beach Opera opens its mainstage season with Giuseppe Verdi’s beloved 1851 tale. With Kristina Mkhitaryan (Friday, Sunday) and Jacqueline Echols (Saturday) as Violetta and Alexey Tatarintsev (Friday, Sunday) and Derrek Stark (Sunday) as Alfredo. Fabio Ceresa directs, Antonello Allemandi conducts.

7:30 pm F and Sat, 2 pm Sun, Kravis Center. 800833-7888 (PB Opera), 832-7469 (Kravis Center), or pbopera.org or kravis.org.

Opens Saturday, Jan. 26 The Marriage of Figaro: Mozart’s great 1786 comedy is Florida Grand Opera’s second production of the season. With Jonathan Michie as the count and Lyubov Petrova as the countess, Calvin Griffin as Figaro and Elena Galvan as Susanna. Andrew Bisantz conducts a production directed by Elise Sandell. Through Feb. 9. Four performances at the Ziff Ballet Opera House in Miami; two at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale. 800-741-1010 or fgo.org.

POPULAR MUSIC

Sunday, Jan. 6 Diana Ross: The Motown legend, who turns 75 in March, is still performing and selling out houses. 7 pm. $51-$111. ticketmaster.com or seminolehardrockhollywood.com.

Friday, Jan. 25 Pete Yorn: The indie songwriter collaborated in 2018 on a second album with actress/singer Scarlett Johansson. He’s doing a series of solo acoustic dates in the Southeast. 8 pm, Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale. $32.50; ticketmaster. com or cultureroom.net.

Smokey Robinson: The legendary Motown composer and singer wrote much of the soundtrack of that American musical era.

7 pm. $35-$130. ticketmaster.com or seminolehardrockhollywood.com.

Saturday, Jan. 26 Crash Test Dummies: The Canadian indie band performs God Shuffled His Feet, the 1993 album that launched their career. Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale. 7 p.m. $26.50-$28. 954-449-1025 or jointherevolution.net.

THEATER

Friday, Jan. 4-Sunday, Jan. 6 FAU Theatre Lab: The fourth New Play Festival, features new works by Emily Feldman, Johnny Lloyd, Dan Clancy, Stephen Brown and Desmond Gallant, along with an afternoon of short plays. fauevents.com or 297-6124.

Opens Saturday, Jan. 11 Having Our Say: With Avery Sommers and Karen Stephens. Through Feb. 3 at Primal Forces, Sol Theatre, Boca Raton. 866-811-4111 or primalforces.com.

Opens Tuesday, Jan. 15 Mamma Mia!: The popular jukebox musical about a woman trying to find out the identity of her father, all to the music of Swedish pop titans ABBA. Through Feb. 10. At Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter. 575-2233 or jupitertheatre.org.

Opens Thursday, Jan. 17 Camelot: Lerner and Loewe’s 1960 musical based on Arthurian legend. Through Feb. 3. Lake Worth Playhouse. 586-6410 or lakeworthplayhouse.org.

Funny Girl: The beloved Jule Styne musical from 1964 about comedian Fanny Brice and her relationship with gambler Nicky Arnstein.

Through Feb. 24. Wick Theatre, Boca Raton. 9952333 or thewick.org.

AT16 ArtsPaper/Reviews

The COASTAL STAR

January 2019

Rob Donohoe, Hamish Allan-Headley and Taylor Anthony Miller starred in House on Fire. Photo by Samantha Mighdoll

Reviews

Family dysfunction, #MeToo fallout and holiday harmony Here are abridged reviews of recent arts events.

For the full reviews, visit palmbeachartspaper.com.

House on Fire (Palm Beach Dramaworks, closed Dec. 30) The gravitational pull — and push — of family is at the heart of Lyle Kessler’s comic drama, House on Fire, which received its world premiere at Palm Beach Dramaworks after years of inhouse development.

Prodigal son Colman reluctantly returns to his Philadelphia home after 10 years away from his toxic father. But now the Old Man has died, or so says Colman’s brother Dale, the one who stayed behind and dutifully ran a neighborhood newsstand with his dad.

But the Old Man is not dead after all, and is soon belittling his sons again — berating Colman for his wasted, childless existence and scoffing at Dale’s dream of becoming a writer.

House on Fire is far stronger on character than on plot, but the most significant event occurs when a brother and sister, hot-headed, one-armed Noah and keen-hearing Lane break in, hoping to steal anything of worth in the house.

Oh, and Lane insists she is pregnant with Colman’s baby.

Each character in their own way is damaged goods, bruised by the misfortunes of life. Each is wary of exposing vulnerabilities, yet clinging to one another, staying afloat by the life preserver of family.

Bill Clarke’s design for the Old Man’s home is so detailed, it might as well be the play’s sixth character. No matter what lies ahead for House on Fire, Kessler would be smart to bring Clarke’s set with him.

Like Kessler’s most successful work, Orphans, the emotional strength of House on Fire is the family dynamic. — Hap Erstein Divide and Conquer (Opened Dec. 14) Divide and Conquer, documentarian Alexis Bloom’s account of the fractious rise and ignominious fall of the late Roger Ailes, presents its subject as the lonely, fearful and paranoid arsonist of our present political dumpster fire, with delusions of grandeur worthy of Don Quixote and an ego as inflated as the Goodyear blimp.

But for all his self-serving grandstanding, the Fox News chairman did alter the American polity for generations.

Bloom’s storytelling is swiftly paced and insightful, if formally generic. Her interviewees are mostly anti-Ailes.

Ailes developed Fox News during the Clinton years as a counter to the perceived liberal bias of the mainstream media, and the rest is a sordid history of misinformation, conspiracy mongering, wedgeissue exploitation — and huge success.

And then the house of cards came crashing down, with Ailes and Bill O’Reilly felled by the #MeToo movement; and it’s in her examinations of Ailes’ abusive behavior that Bloom’s film is most necessary.

One reporter describes Ailes’ unceremonious ouster from Fox in 2016 in incendiary terms: “They took him out like a drone strike.” This sounds very much like the militaristic language Fox News helped to normalize in political discourse.

Somewhere in the afterlife, Ailes is smiling at the verbiage. — ArtsPaper staff New York Polyphony (Dec. 9, Society of the Four Arts) If the Christmas season revives a rich body of American song for the holiday, it also is a door into the vast, centuries-old library of sacred choral music.

The vocal quartet New York Polyphony recently offered an absorbing program that combined both types of songs.

The four men — countertenor Geoffrey Williams, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, baritone Christopher Dylan Herbert and bass Craig Phillips — sang to a modest house in the Gubelmann Auditorium, which lacks the reverb necessary to make church music of the High Renaissance (the group’s chief repertory) so evocative and compelling.

The well-performed program included original works by Williams and Phillips as well as pieces by contemporary composers amid Renaissance pieces by Palestrina, Verdelot and Willaert.

If Four Arts brings them back next year, perhaps they can present them in a resonant acoustic where the beauty of what they do could be better appreciated. — Greg Stepanich

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January 2019

Public Art AT17

The pieces of When Are You Coming to Visit? rest in a storage box. The decommissioned sculpture’s remains will be buried on the grounds of Boynton Beach’s new town square.

Connie Markowitz of Parkland (the artist’s mother), Lianna Slater of Delray Beach and Lauren Blodgett of Boca Raton view the decommissioning ceremony of the sculpture When Are You Coming to Visit?

Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

SCULPTURE

Continued from page AT1 “With the Town Square’s redevelopment project, public artworks were either relocated or decommissioned,” she says.

“Other pieces have been placed in storage. The Old Woman was not an artwork that could survive relocation and served its purpose.”

In talking about the sculpture, Markowitz said this: “Everything ages with time — loved ones, ideas, passions and goals. My sculpture is a reminder for us not to procrastinate and remind us what was formed before us.”

On the evening of the farewell ceremony, Nov. 17, the sculpture, shattered into dozens of pieces, could be viewed in a plastic storage box. Markowitz, who donated the work to the city in 2010, invited everyone to send off the sculpture’s remains with written statements on sticky notes that will eventually be buried with the remains within Boynton Beach’s new town square.

“Write down your forgotten dreams and goals to start anew and encourage everyone to live their life to its fullest potential,” the artist said during the gathering.

A performance artist who studied at Appalachian State University, Markowitz, 34, researched how society treated the elderly by dressing up as an old woman and immersing herself in the community.

“People didn’t pay attention to me,” she says.

Months after When Are You Coming to Visit? was dedicated in Boynton Beach, Markowitz again dressed up as an old woman and auditioned for America’s Got Talent. “I was booed off the stage,” she remembers.

When word of The Old Woman’s decommissioning was announced on Facebook a few months ago, people who had been moved by the sculpture expressed dismay.

“I wish she could be saved,” one woman wrote. “Why isn’t she being relocated?” asked another. Some wondered why she couldn’t be moved to the senior center.

But “everything about this sculpture was carefully thought out,” Coles-Dobay says. The artist wanted the sculpture placed in an out-of-the-way location so that people would need to go out of their way to find it. “She wanted to have a piece that would decay over time.”

Not all public art is made to last and this was one of them, Coles-Dobay explains. “Even in getting the artwork off the pedestal, it crumbled.”

There is no doubt that Markowitz’s short-lived work resonated with people.

Coles-Dobay and others monitored the sculpture since it was installed. Over time, the sculpture aged through the seasons, and that affected the colorization of the sculpture’s surface.

During the rainy seasons, mold grew. Plants sprouted in the cracks and crevices. Ants and bugs found a home in the sculpture’s cavities as the ceramic expanded.

“One day, the public works director brought her hand to my office,” Coles-Dobay says. “It had fallen off.”

No one rushed to glue it back on. The Old Woman was, after all, destined for decay. “She had a public arts DNA,” ColesDobay said with a laugh. “But she did have many visitors.”

Coles-Dobay once discovered a bag of groceries in the sculpture’s lap. “It had decaying food in it, so it was discarded. A fresh bag with emptied cigarette cartons and grocery containers were then placed in her lap.

Occasionally, a soda or beer can was placed in her hand. When it was cold, someone gave her a jacket to stay warm. Another time, a ball cap was placed on her head.”

Coles-Dobay suspects that many street people sympathized with The Old Woman.

“This sculpture provided a call to action that was realized by visitors once they read the plaque and understood the artist’s intention,” she said.

Temporary art frequently has a strong impact, says Rolando Chang Barrero, director of the Boynton Beach Arts District.

“Ephemeral art poses a deeper cathartic experience for the viewer as well as the artist,”

he said. “Whether the work is in your private collection, in a public art space or even in [the] art studio of its creator, a connection is made — a relationship of sorts between viewer and object. The loss or termination of that union between the two will at best thrust the viewer into a state of joy for having the benefit of the prescribed time, at worst into a deep melancholic state. It is akin to the experience of a eulogy of an elder in one’s family.”

Among those who gathered to bid farewell to the sculpture was Kim Weiss, chairwoman of the Boynton Beach Arts Commission.

“So often we attend events celebrating art in the new, launching phase, but it’s a rare

Sculptor Melissa Markowitz, then 26, was booed offstage when she appeared in costume as an old woman on America’s Got Talent. Photo provided occasion to acknowledge the end of an artwork’s life,” Weiss says. “When Are You Coming to Visit? evoked emotion as it stood next to City Hall and evoked even more at its disassembling

ceremony. The artist, Melissa Markowitz, brought tears to our eyes as she explained the significance of her work.

“I’m pretty sure everyone standing in that circle could draw a personal connection to something — or someone — in their own lives or family who we wished we were more attentive of. When art evokes emotion, we know it’s working.”

Once the new town square is complete, the sculpture will be buried on the grounds. Those who remember visiting When Are You Coming to Visit? will be able to pay respects at her final resting place. Ú Boynton Beach, which has become known in recent years for its kinetic art displays, has more than 80 public art pieces, some of them part of development projects. For more information, visit boyntonbeacharts.org.

AT18 Community Calendar

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Community Calendar Note: Events are current as of 12/27. Please check with organizers for any changes.

JANUARY 5

Saturday - 1/5 - Pickleball at Delray Beach Tennis Center, 210 W Atlantic Ave. M-F 8 am-9 pm; Sat 8 am-6 pm. $3/resident; $4/non-resident; $1/add for night play lights. Monthly passes available. 243-7356; mydelraybeach.com 1/5 - VITA TAX Program at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St, Delray Beach. Free tax preparation service provided by United Way. Runs through 4/15. M/T 9 am-1 pm; T/W 5:15-8:15 pm; Sat 9 am-1 pm. Free. Call 211; mydelraybeach.com 1/5 - Lawn Bowling at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Takes skill/practice. Age 18 & up.

M/W/F/Sat 9 am-noon. Annual fee $15/resident; $20/non-resident. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/5 - Adult Freestyle Saturdays at Intracoastal Park, 2240 N Federal Hwy, Boynton Beach.

Improve techniques, subject choices, methods w/ artist Talin Lyman. Every Sat 10 am-12:30 pm. Per class $29/resident; $35/non-resident. 742-6650; boynton-beach.org 1/5 - The Writer’s Studio at Delray Beach Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Every Sat 10 am. Free.

638-7251; delraylibrary.org 1/5 - Croquet Lessons at The National Croquet Club, 700 Florida Mango Rd, West Palm Beach.

Every Sat 10 am-noon. Free. Reservations: 4782300; nationalcroquetclub.com 1/5 - Japanese Traditional Music: Koto Class at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Adults choose instrument to study: 13-string koto or shakuhachi.

Aimed at beginners. Every Sat through 2/2 10:30 am-12:30 pm. $150/member; $155/non-member.

495-0233 x210; morikami.org 1/5 - A Gilded Age Style Lunch in Café des Beaux-Arts at Flagler Museum Kenan Pavilion, One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. Delicacies/ refreshments reminiscent of the elegance of entertaining during the Gilded Age. Runs through April 21. T-Sat 11:30 am-2:30 pm; Sun noon-3 pm. $22/member includes tax/gratuity; $40/ non-member includes museum admission/tax/ gratuity. Reservations: 655-2833; flaglermuseum. us 1/5 - Puppy Kindergarten Class at Boca Raton Community Center Annex, 260 Crawford Blvd.

Every Sat through 2/9 11:30 am-12:30 pm. $95/ resident; $117/non-resident. 393-7807; myboca.us 1/5 - Book Club: Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier at The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, 170 NW 5th Ave, Delray Beach. 12-2 pm.

278-8883; spadymuseum.com 1/5 - Pickleball at Pompey Park Community Center, 1101 NW 2nd St. M-F 9-11 am; F 6-8:30 pm; Sat 1-4 pm. $3/resident; $4/non-resident; $1/add for night play lights. Monthly passes available.

243-7356; mydelraybeach.com 1/5 - Nihongo: Japanese Language Intensive Workshop 1-B at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. 2-day course: effective conversational Japanese, reading/writing skills. Held again 1/26.

1-5 pm. $90. Registration: 495-0233; morikami. org

Municipal Meetings

1/5 - Or, An Astronaut Play by Johnny Lloyd at Florida Atlantic University Theatre Lab, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 3 pm. $20. 297-6124; fauevents. com 1/5 - Opossum, Snake, Owl & Alligator Feedings at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Opossum W; Snake Th; Owl F; Alligator Sat. 3:15-3:30 pm. Free. 629-8760; pbcnature.com 1/5 - Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center Rrazz Room, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $35-$45. 844672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 1/5 - Jose Fajardo Jr. at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $35-$45. 450-6357; artsgarage.org 1/5 - Jeff Harnar Sings Cole Porter at Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. Part of Michael Ingersoll’s Artists Lounge Live series. 8 pm. $35.

272-1281; delraybeachplayhouse.com 1/5 - Celebrating Ella: Live from the Apollo at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 8 pm. Tickets start at $25.

832-7469; kravis.org 1/5 - First Nighters at Lynn University Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. Hobnob w/performers; have your photo taken w/the stars. Follows performance of ABBACADABRA. 9 pm. $20. 237-7750; lynn.tix.com 1/5-6 - Dramaworkshop’s New Year/New Plays Festival at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St, West Palm Beach. Plays include The Captives by Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, Drift by William Francis Hoffman, With by Carter Lewis, Ordinary Americans by Joseph McDonough, Red, White, Black and Blue by Michael McKeever. Sat 1-9 pm; Sun 12:30-8 pm. $25/day; $15/per play; $25/ Sunday lunch. 514-4042; palmbeachdramaworks. org 1/5-6 - ABBACADABRA at Lynn University Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. Part of Live at Lynn Theatre Series. Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 4 pm. $50-$70. 237-9000; lynn.tix.com 1/5-6 - The Capitol Steps at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach.

Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. $65-$450. 243-7922 x1; oldschoolsquare.org 1/5 -30 - Wednesdays on Worth, Worth Ave, Palm Beach. Curated music, shopping specials, glass of bubbly/specialty drink, gift w/purchase, more; at participating stores. 5-7 pm. Free/ admission. 659-6909; worth-avenue.com

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January 2019

Sunday - 1/6 - Sado: Tea Ceremony Beginners Class at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Seishin-an Teahouse, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Unique opportunity to study traditional art of Sado, The Way of Tea. Tea Ceremony Workshop required for those who have never taken a Tea Ceremony Class. 2 lessons/ month (Sun 1/6 & 20; Th 1/10 & 24): individual appointments begin at 10:15 am. $50/member; $55/non-member. Registration: 495-0233 x210; morikami.org 1/6 - Nihongo: Japanese Language Intensive Workshops at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach.

1/7 - Ocean Ridge - First Monday at Ocean Ridge Town Hall, 6450 N Ocean Blvd. 6 pm. Agenda: oceanridgeflorida.com 1/8 - Highland Beach - First Tuesday at Highland Beach Town Hall, 3614 S Ocean Blvd. 1:30 pm.

Agenda: highlandbeach.us 1/8 - South Palm Beach - Second Tuesday at the South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. 7 pm. Agenda: southpalmbeach.com 1 /8 & 23 - Boca Raton - Second & fourth Tuesdays at Boca Raton City Hall, 201 W Palmetto Park Rd. 6 pm. Agenda: myboca.us 1/11 - Gulf Stream - Second Friday at Gulf Stream Town Hall, 100 Sea Rd. 9 am. Agenda: gulf-stream. org 1/14 & 28 - Lantana - Second & fourth Mondays at Lantana Town Hall, 500 Greynolds Cir. 7 pm.

Agenda: lantana.org 1/15 - Delray Beach - First & third Tuesdays at Delray Beach City Hall, 100 NW 1st Ave. 6 pm. Agenda: mydelraybeach.com 1/15 - Boynton Beach - First and third Tuesdays at Boynton Beach City Hall, 100 E Boynton Beach Blvd. 6:30 pm. Agenda: boynton-beach.org 1/22 - Manalapan - Fourth Tuesday at Manalapan Town Hall, 600 S Ocean Blvd. 10 am. Agenda: manalapan.org 1/24 - Briny Breezes - Fourth Thursday at Briny Breezes Town Hall, 4802 N Ocean Blvd. 4 pm. Agenda: townofbrinybreezes-fl.com Each level has 3 parts which should be taken sequentially before moving on to the next level.

Introduction of Japanese language/culture. Every Sun through 2/24. Level I 10:15-11:25 am; Level II 11:25 am-12:35 pm; Level III 12:40-1:50 pm; Level IV 1:50-3 pm. $90/member; $100/non-member.

Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 1/6 - Welcome Home by Stephen Brown at Florida Atlantic University Theatre Lab, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Noon. $20. 297-6124; fauevents. com 1/6 - Jeff Harnar Sings The 1959 Broadway Songbook at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center South Room, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 2 pm. $39-$49. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 1/6 - Billing the NRA by Desmond Gallant at Florida Atlantic University Theatre Lab, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 3 pm. $20. 297-6124; fauevents. com 1/6 - Music in the Museum: Songs of the Sunshine State at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Limited seating. 3-4 pm. Free w/ museum admission. 392-2500; bocamuseum.org 1/6 - Friends Music Series: Jimmy Stowe Band at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 3-4 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/6 - Neil Zirconia: Tribute to Neil Diamond at The Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton.

6 pm dinner; 7:30 pm show. Buffett $39.95+tax & tip; bar seating $15. 912-0000; paviliongrille.com Monday - 1/7 - Pickleball at Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Combines badminton & tennis. Adults. T/ Th 10 am-1 pm; M/W/F 9 am-noon. No play 1/21. $5/person; $50/30 visit pass. 742-6550; boyntonbeach.org 1/7 - Help Build Better Readers Tutor Training at Blume Literacy Center, 3651 Quantum Blvd, Boynton Beach. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. Background check required. 9:30 am-3:30 pm. 767-3366; literacypbc.org/event/ bbr-tutor-training/ 1/7 - Socrates Cafe at Highland Beach Library Community Room, 3618 S Ocean Blvd. Every M 10 am. Free. 278-5455; highlandbeach.us

1/7 - Friends of the Museum Auxiliary General Meeting at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 590 Plaza Real. Membership meeting. Learn about upcoming events. Meeting, coffee, pastries, film and/or speaker. 10 am-1 pm. Free. RSVP: 392-2500 x213; bocamuseum.org 1/7 - Debating Islam and the Middle East with Dr. Mehmet Gurses at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every M through 2/4 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/ advance member; $65/non-member, $20/onetime guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/7 - Senior Bingo at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St, Delray Beach. Adults age 50 & up. M/W 10:30 am-noon. Free. 243-7356; mydelraybeach.com 1/7 - Woodrow Wilson’s New World and Franklin Roosevelt’s New Nation: Will They Survive in the 21st Century? With Elton Klibanoff at The Society of The Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. Book signing follows. 11 am (Woodrow Wilson) & 2:30 pm (Franklin D. Roosevelt). $20/ lecture. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/7 - Art and Religion: Jewish Art of the Modern Era with Dr. Barbara Falletta at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society.

Every M through 2/4 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $50/advance member; $65/nonmember, $20/one-time guest at the door. 2973171; fau.edu/lls 1/7 - Living with Moral and Ethical Uncertainty: Bioethics - Is It the Answer?

With Dr. Carol Pollard-Levy at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every M through 3/4 1-2:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $50/ advance member; $65/non-member, $20/onetime guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/7 - Empowerment Zone at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Resume/job/ computer assistance. Every M/Th 1-4:30 pm. Free.

266-0798; delraylibrary.org 1/7 - Poetry Discussion at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 1:30-3 pm. Free.

393-7906; bocalibrary.org 1/7 - Writers’ Launch part of The Writers’ Academy at Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Designed to alchemize the unexpressed bounty into form, content, technique, style. Focus/goal is the fictional short story. Every M through 2/11 1:30-3 pm. $325. 832-7469; kravis.org 1/7 - Advanced Squares at Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Age 18 & up. Every M. 2-4 pm. $6/person.

731-3119; boynton-beach.org 1/7 - Leonard Bernstein: A Centennial Perspective with Dr. Paul Offenkrantz at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every M through 2/4 3-4:30 pm. $60/ annual membership; $50/advance member; $65/ non-member, $20/one-time guest at the door.

297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/7 - Culture & Cocktails: Collage Mirage: A Conversation with Artist Bruce Helander at The Colony Palm Beach, 155 Hammon Ave. 5-7 pm. $75/advance; $85/at the door. 472-3330; palmbeachculture.com 1/7 - Beginner’s Italian 1: Night Session at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. Every M. 6-7:30 pm. Free. 393-7906; bocalibrary.org 1/7 - Dog Obedience Class at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Every M through 2/25. Beginner 6-7 pm; intermediate/ games 7-8 pm. $95/resident; $117/non-resident.

393-7807; myboca.us 1/7 - Scotty Dog Squares Dance Club at Boynton Beach Senior Center, 1021 S Federal Hwy. All skill levels welcome. Age 18 & up. Every M. 7-9 pm. $6/person. 865-2611; boynton-beach.org 1/7 - Improv Drop In at Improv U, 105 NW 5th Ave, Delray Beach. Fun games/exercises designed for newcomers/advanced players. Great for actors, artists, stand up comedians, accountants, everyone in between. Every M Improv Drop In/ every W Improv Games Drop In 7-9 pm. $10. 844561-4242; theimprovu.com 1/7 - Bike Nite at Tilted Kilt Pub & Brewery, 3320 Airport Rd #1, Boca Raton. Held by Fury Road Riders; benefits Natural High, national nonprofit organization dedicated to inspire youth to discover their natural high so they have a reason to say no to drugs and alcohol. Tilted Kilt donates 10% of food bill to Natural High. Every M 7 pm.

504-3310; furyroadrc.com 1/7-8 - Auditions: Wait Until Dark at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Prepare 2-minute dramatic monologue; may be asked to read from the script. 7 pm. Free. 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org 1/7-8 - American Rustic at Spanish River Church, 2400 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Held again 1/14-15 & 21. 8 pm. Tickets start at $46-$79. 800-7166975; spanishriverconcerts.com Tuesday - 1/8 - Pickleball: Advanced Play at Delray Beach Community Center, 50 NW 1st Ave. Adults. T/Th/F 9 am-1 pm. Monthly pass $20/ resident, $30/non-resident; per day $3/resident, $4/non-resident. 243-7250; mydelraybeach.com

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January 2019 1/8 - Drawing with Charcoal and Pastel: For the True Beginner at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Every T through 2/5 9:30-11:30 am. $110/resident; $137.50/nonresident. 393-7807; myboca.us 1/8 - US National Security and Strategy with Dr. Robert G. Rabil at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every T through 2/26 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/advance member; $65/non-member, $20/one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/8 - Palm Beach Watercolor Society Paint-In With a Model at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Held again 1/22. 10 am-12:45 pm. 885-4199; palmbeachwatercolorsociety.org 1/8 - Introduction to Mah Jongg at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton.

Required 2019 National Mah Jongg League playing card needed for class. Every T through 2/26 10:30 am-12:30 pm. $97/resident; $121/non-resident.

367-7035; myboca.us 1/8 - Mac 101 at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon. Free. 3937906; bocalibrary.org 1/8 - Monday Morning Muffins & Mysteries: Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:3011:30 am. Free. 393-7906; bocalibrary.org 1/8 - Ikebana Flower Arrangement: Ikenobo School at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach.

Traditional flower arranging using fresh flowers.

Every T through 1/29. Beginners 11 am-1 pm; Intermediate 1-3 pm. $70/member; $80/nonmember; + $80/flower fee. Registration: 4950233; morikami.org 1/8 - Chess Club at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Knowledge of the game necessary.

Age 18 & up. Every T/F noon-4:30 pm. Free. 2437350; mydelraybeach.com 1/8 - Boca Raton Noon Toastmasters at Train Depot, 747 S Dixie Hwy. Improve public speaking, leadership abilities. Every T 12:15-1:15 pm. Free.

251-4164; toastmastersclub.org 1/8 - The Land of the Perpetrators: Guilt and Remembrance in Germany Today with Anette Isaacs at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $30/advance member; $35/nonmember & one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/8 - Social Media Symbols: Hashtags, Icons & Emojis at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7906; bocalibrary.org 1/8 - Writers’ Academy: Evolving Technique with Julie Gilbert at Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach.

For all writers to hone their craft, work toward a substantial project, start a first draft, begin a rewrite. Diagnostic, ongoing study of the writer in relationship to self and to the critique of others.

Writers who seek admission to Evolving Technique & have not previously worked w/Julie Gilbert must apply w/a submission of 5 pages via email to Kenna Gumbinner (gumbinner@kravis.org).

Every T through 2/12 1:30-3 pm. $325. 832-7469; kravis.org 1/8 – Socrates Café at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Philosophical discussions. Every T 1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/8 - Word Basics at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2-4 pm. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/8 - Walter Isaacson: The Creativity of Leonardo da Vinci at The Society of The Four Arts Gubelmann Auditorium, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Part of Esther B. O’Keeffe Speaker Series. 3 pm. $35/person; free/member. 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/8 - The Great War: World War I with Dr. Stephen Berk at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every T through 1/29 3-4:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $60/advance member; $65/non-member, $20/one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/8 - Ukulele Workshop and Jam at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Teens & adults. Held again 1/22. 5 pm. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/8 - Student Recital: Song Hong Lee at Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 5:30 pm. Free. 237-9000; lynn.tix.com 1/8 - Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling

by Erica Wagner part of The Talk of Kings Book Discussion Group at The Society of the Four Arts King Library, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. 5:306:30 pm. Free. 655-2766; fourarts.org 1/8 - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones part of Evening Book Group at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 6 pm. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/8 - Pinochle at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Every T/Th 6-9 pm. Free. 3937807; myboca.us 1/8 - Interactive Acoustic Music and Art Class at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach.

Singing, playing, painting. All ages. 2nd T 6-9 pm.

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AT20 Community Calendar Women (NR) at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 6:30-9 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/8 – Open Play Basketball 30 & Over at Delray Beach Community Center, 50 NW 1st Ave. Every T 7-8 pm. Free. 243-7000 x5001; mydelraybeach. com 1/8 - Student Recital: Jiawei Yuan, piano at Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. Free.

237-9000; lynn.tix.com 1/8 - Deborah Silver: The Gold Standards at Lynn University Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $30. 2379000; lynn.edu/events 1/8 - Sick Puppies Improv Class Test Drive at Organic Movements, 2400 NW Boca Raton Blvd 12, Boca Raton. Test drive the 7-week program. Open for beginners, open to everyone. 8-10 pm. $25.

954-667-7735; sickpuppiescomedy.com 1/8 - All Arts Open Mic Night at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 2nd T 8-10 pm. $5.

450-6357; artsgarage.org 1/8 - Blue Tuesdays at Boston’s on the Beach, 40 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach. Hosted by Famous Frank Ward. Every T 8:30-11:30 pm. Free. 2783364; bostonsonthebeach.com 1/ 8-13 - On Your Feet! Kravis Center Dreyfoos Concert Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. W/Sat/Sun 2 pm; T-Sat 8 pm. Tickets start at $39. 832-7469; kravis.org Wednesday - 1/9 - Objection! Current, Contentious and Confusing Legal Battles with Irving Labovitz at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every W through 2/27 9-10:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/ advance member; $65/non-member, $20/onetime guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/9 - Adult Watercolor Painting Workshop at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach.

Instructor provides class lesson/lecture, emphasis on composition/drawing, then a painting demo.

Remainder of class time is one-on-one instruction, finishing w/class critique. Age 18 & up. W 9 amnoon or 1-4 pm. Monthly $35/resident; $38/nonresident. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/9 - Composition in Art History with Alexander Shundi at The Society of the Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. Every W through 1/30 9:30-11:30 am. $125/series; $35/per lecture. 805-8562; fourarts. org 1/9 - Computers 101 at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon. Free.

266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/9 - Japanese Traditional Music: Intermediate Koto Class at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Adults choose instrument to study: 13-string koto or shakuhachi. Every W through 2/6. 10:30 am-12:30 pm. $150/member; $155/ non-member. 495-0233 x210; morikami.org 1/9 - Beginner’s Italian 1: Day Session at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. Every W 10:30 am-noon. Free. 393-7906; bocalibrary.org 1/9 - The Reel 1940s: Using Film to Explore a Pivotal Decade of the 20th Century with Burton Atkins at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every W through 2/27 11:15 am12:45 pm. $60/annual membership; $100/advance member; $130/non-member, $20/one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/9 - Socrates Cafe at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Philosophical discussion. Every W 11:30 am-1 pm. Free. 2660194; delraylibrary.org 1/9 - Friends of the Conservatory Concert at Lynn University Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. Noon. Free. 2379000; lynn.tix.co 1/9 - Sewing Class at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Group class, teacher on hand for assistance. Come prepared to work the first day; bring fabric, pattern, scissors, pins, thread, sewing machine. All levels welcome. Every W through 3/13 noon-2 pm. $120/resident; $150/ non-resident. 393-7807; myboca.us 1/9 - Institute for Learning in Retirement: Meet the Instructors at Boca Raton Community Center Royal Palm Room, 150 Crawford Blvd. 1 pm. Free. 833-0999; iliretirement.org 1/9 - Scrabble at Highland Beach Library Community Room, 3618 S Ocean Blvd. Every W 1 pm. Free. 278-5455; highlandbeach.us 1/9 - Son of Real Florida: Stories from My Life with author Jeff Klinkenberg part of Florida Voices Book Discussion at The Society of the Four

The COASTAL STAR Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. 1:30 pm. Free. Reservations: 6552766; fourarts.org 1/9 - Ikebana: Flower Arrangement Sogetsu Class at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Oki Education Center, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Contemporary flower arranging using fresh flowers. Every W through 1/30 1:30-3:30 pm. $60/member; $70/non-member; $60/flower fee. Registration: 495-0233 x237; morikami.org 1/9 - Beginner’s Spanish 1 Day Session at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults.

Every W 1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7906; bocalibrary. org 1/9 - The Shock of the New: The History of Modern Art with Terryl Lawrence at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society.

Every W through 2/27 1:30-3 pm. $60/annual membership; $50/advance member; $65/nonmember, $20/one-time guest at the door. 2973171; fau.edu/lls 1/9 - Excel Basics at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2-4 pm. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/9 - Beginner & Intermediate Drawing Series with Charcoal and Pastel: Mastering Drawing Fabric with Light & Shade at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd.

Every W through 2/6 2-4 pm. $110/resident; $137.50/non-resident. 393-7807; myboca.us 1/9 - Introduction to Canasta at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton.

Basic techniques: how to count points, keep score, play of the hand. Every W through 2/13 2-4 pm. $90/resident; $113/non-resident. 367-7035; myboca.us 1/9 - Silver Science Days at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach. Special afternoon for adults/ retirees. Age 60 & up. 2nd W 2-5 pm. $10. 8321988; sfsciencecenter.org 1/9 - Music Americana: In Search of Greatness with Rod MacDonald at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society.

Every W through 2/27 3:30-5 pm. $60/annual membership; $50/advance member; $65/nonmember, $20/one-time guest at the door. 2973171; fau.edu/lls 1/9 - Bingo at Temple Sinai Palm Beach County, 2475 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. $2,500 in prizes every week. Every W 5 pm doors open; 6 pm early bird; 6:30 pm first game. $15. 276-6161 x128; templesinaipbc.org 1/9 - South Florida Women’s National Book Association presents Chef Rossi author of The Raging Skillet at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Happy hour cooking contest: bring a plate of homemade appetizers. 5:30-8 pm. Free. 266-0194; membership.wnbasofla@ gmail.com 1/9 - Dig Up Your Roots with DNA Testing at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 6-7:30 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/9 - Evening in the Gardens Featuring Sculptures by Gino Miles at Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, 253 Barcelona Rd, West Palm Beach. W-Sun 10-am-4 pm through 5/12. 6-8 pm. $15/adult; $10/age 65+; $7/child 5+; free/child under 5. 832-5328; ansg.org 1/9 - Distinguished Lecture Series: Addison Mizner: The Architect Whose Genius Defined Palm Beach (2018) with Stephen Perkins and James F. Caughman at Palm Beach County History Museum, 300 N Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach. 7 pm. $20/non-member. 832-4164 x 100; hspbc.org 1/9 - Free Lecture Series: Art Deco Second Wednesdays at Armory Art Center, 811 Lake Ave, West Palm Beach. 7 pm. Free. 276-9925; artdecopb.org 1/9 - Civil War Round Table Palm Beach Meeting at Atlantis Council Chambers, 260 Orange Tree. 2nd W 7 pm. Free. civilwarroundtablepalmbeach.org 1/9 - Songs from the Jewish Heart: Classical Vocal Music from Jewish Composers and Their Friends with Robyn Lamp at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society.

7-8:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $30/advance member; $35/non-member & one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/9 - Trump at the Half Way Point with Dr. Kevin Wagner part of Lecture Series at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd.

7:30 pm. $15/single-event ticket. 588-8889;

southpalmbeach.com 1/9 - Community Cabaret at Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Calling all singers, dancers, musicians, stand-up comedians; performers must register in advance.

7:30 pm. $5. 347-3900; willowtheatre.org 1/9-10 - American Rustic at Kings Point Theatre, 7000 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. Held again 2 pm 1/12. W/Th: 8 pm. $46-$79. 800-716-6975; spanishriverconcerts.com 1/9-13 - Old Jews Telling Jokes at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Black Box Theater, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Runs through 2/10. W-Sat 7:30 pm; Th/Sat/Sun 3 pm. $45-$65. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com Thursday - 1/10 - Adult Day Trip: Busch Wildlife Sanctuary meets at Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Light refreshments prior to departure, narrated guided tour of the Sanctuary, boxed lunch, round-trip motor coach transportation to/from Patch Reef Park. 8 am check-in; 8:30 am-1 pm. $32/person. 367-7035; myboca.us 1/10 - Quilters meet at Boynton Beach City Library, 115 N Federal Hwy. Share quilting information, perpetuate quilting as a cultural and artistic form. Sale of quilted items supports the Library. Every Th 9-11:30 am. Free. 742-6886; boyntonlibrary.org 1/10 - Internet 101 at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon. Free.

266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/10 - Adult Multimedia Class at Intracoastal Park, 2240 N Federal Hwy, Boynton Beach.

Discover new techniques in watercolor, pastel, acrylic; learn design/composition. Every Th 10 amnoon. Per class $25/resident; $31/non-resident.

742-6650; boynton-beach.org 1/10 - News of the Week with Frank Cerabino at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every Th through 3/7 10-11:45 am. $60/annual membership; $100/advance member; $130/non-member; $20/one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/10 - Workshop: Introduction to Illustrator at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-1 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/10 - Knit ‘N Purl at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Held again 1/24. 10:30 am.

Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/10 - 11th Annual Haiku U at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Theater 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. 11 am-1 pm. Free w/paid admission. 495-0233; morikami.org 1/10 - The Founders & Us: at The Society of the Four Arts, 100 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach.

Gordon Wood discusses Common Sense. 1st in a series of 4. 11 am. $200/series. 805-8562; fourarts. org 1/10 - Adult Acrylics Art Class at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Local instructor teaches basic acrylic painting techniques to beginners; also available for instruction to advanced painters. Call for list of supplies. Age 18 & up. Every Th noon-3 pm. Per class $10/resident; $12/non-resident. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/10 - Consumers: The Sociology and Politics of Buying, Borrowing , and Branding with Dr. Lynn Appleton at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every Th through 2/28 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $100/advance member; $130/non-member; $20/one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/10 - Lunch & Learn: Steve Scherer, Grassy Waters and Photo Contest Informational Session at Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach. Bring lunch, learn about art.

12:45-1:30 pm. Free. 832-1776; armoryart.org 1/10 - Senior Bridge at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Experienced players welcome.

Partners not needed. Every Th 1-4 pm. Annual fee $15/resident + $1/game; $25/non-resident + $2/ game. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/10 - Tech for Healthy Living at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/10 - Lecture & Book Signing: The Water Will Come by Jeff Goodell presented by Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach at The Colony Hotel Palm Beach, 155 Hammon Ave. 2-3 pm. Free/ member; $30/non-member. Reservations: 8320731 x111; palmbeachpreservation.org 1/10 - Israel and Iran: Crossing Red Lines with Samuel M. Edelman at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. 3-4:30 pm. $60/

Dinner & a Show Fri., January 11 – Neil Zirconia – $42pp the Ultimate Neil Diamond Tribute • Doors open 6:30 p.m.

Fri., January 25 – Richard Frank & "La Linda" $35 pp Doors open 6:00 p.m.

Shows include buffet dinner, dessert/coffee and cash bar.

Reservations required. Cash or Check Only. Ask about group rates.

January 2019 annual membership; $30/advance member; $35/ non-member & one-time guest at the door. 2973171; fau.edu/lls 1/10 - Night Line Dancing Class at Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Every Th through 2/28. Beginner 6-7 pm; Beginner & High Beginner 6-8 pm; High Beginner 7-8 pm; High Beginner & Intermediate 7-9 pm; Intermediate 8-9 pm. $50-$80/resident; $63$100/non-resident. 367-7035; myboca.us 1/10 - The Next Generation Road Rascals Car Show at Lake Worth Casino Building & Beach Complex, 10 S Ocean Blvd. 2nd Th 6-9 pm. rstarr2010@gmail.com 1/10 - Open Readings at Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Listen or sign up to read from an original work (published or unpublished). All levels welcome. Participants read for 10-15 minutes, short open discussion follows. Every 2nd Th 6:30-8:30 pm. Free. 7423244; oldschoolsquare.org 1/10 - Unbound World Book Club: Jade City

by Fonda Lee at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 7-8 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/10 - Jazz in the Gallery at Boca Raton Museum of Art Outdoor Sculpture Garden, 501 Plaza Real, Mizner Park. The Marshall Turkin Classic Jazz Ensemble. 7-8:30 pm. Free w/paid admission.

392-2500; Bocamuseum.org 1/10 - Cinematic Chemistry: That Inexplicable “Something” with Dr. Kurt F. Stone at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every Th through 2/28 7-9 pm. $60/annual membership; $50/advance member; $65/non-member; $20/one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/10 - Adult Tango Dance at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Every Th 7:50-10:50 pm. $15/resident; $16/non-resident. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/10-13 - Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Art Fair 3rd Edition at 825 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach. Presented by Art Miami, sponsored by the City of West Palm Beach.

VIP preview Th 5-9 pm; F-Sun 11 am-7 pm. $25/ one-day pass; $55/multi-day pass; $15/student age 12-18 & senior age 62+; $150/VIP preview benefit. 800-376-5850; artpbfair.com 1/10-27 - A Shayna Maidel at Levis JCC Sandler Center, 21050 95th Ave S, Boca Raton. Check website for schedule/times. $40/VIP reserved; $30/general admission; $25/gold member. 5582520; levisjcc.org Friday - 1/11 - Great Books Discussion Group at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Every F 10 am. Free. 266-0798; delraylibrary.org 1/11 - Supervised Bridge Play at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd, Boca Raton. John Black. Partners not needed. Adults.

Every F 10 am-noon. $10/person. 393-7807; myboca.us 1/11 - American Humor with Joseph Dorinson at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every F through 2/1 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/advance member; $65/non-member; $20/one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/11 - Environment, Politics, Culture and Values: A Technological Approach with Dr. Simon Glynn at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every F through 3/1 10:15-11:45 am. $60/annual membership; $100/advance member; $130/non-member; $20/one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/11 - Balkan by the Beach: International Folk Dance at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Benefit of exercise, pleasure of dancing to beautiful music. No experience or partner needed. Age 50 & up. Every F 10:45 am-1:15 pm.

Per class: $5/resident; $6/non-resident. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com 1/11 - Bill Gove Golden Gavel Toastmasters Club at Duffy’s Sports Grill, 4746 N Congress Ave, Boynton Beach. Every F noon-1 pm. $12/ lunch or $5/soft drink; cash only. 742-2121; billgovetoastmastersclub.com 1/11 - Highlights from the World’s Greatest Operas with Giuseppe Albanese at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society.

Every F through 3/1 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $100/advance member; $130/ non-member, $20/one-time guest at the door.

297-3171; fau.edu/lls

1/11 - iPad Basics at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1-2:30 pm. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/11 - Tennessee Williams with Dr. Taylor Hagood at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every F through 3/1 3:30-5 pm. $60/annual membership; $100/advance member; $130/non-member, $20/one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/11 - Historical Walking Tour meets at Palm Beach County History Museum, 300 N Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach. 1-hour guided tour showcases the evolution of downtown West Palm Beach buildings/landmarks; includes historical urban design overview. Held again 2/1. 4-5:30 pm. $10/ person. Registration: 832-4164 x100; hspbc.org 1/11 - Bonfire on the Beach at Lake Worth Casino and Beach Complex, 10 S Ocean Blvd. Bring beach chairs. 2nd & 4th F 6-9 pm. Free; metered parking. 533-7395; lakeworth.org 1/11 - Exhibition: Palm Beach Art Week Special Event: Conceptualism 2019 at The Box Gallery, 811 Belvedere Rd, West Palm Beach. Runs through 2/16. T-Sat 6-10 pm. Free. 786-521-1199; theboxgallery.info 1/11 - Friday Oldies Night with The Joey Dale Band at The Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Every F 6 pm dinner; 8 pm showtime/ dancing. $10/includes house drink. 912-0000; paviliongrille.com 1/11 - Neil Zirconia at Ellie’s 50’s Diner, 2410 N Federal Hwy, Delray Beach. Show, buffet dinner, cash bar. 6 pm. $42. 276-1570; elliescatering.com 1/11 - Greenlane Free Friday Concert: Remix (Top 40) at Old School Square Pavilion, 51 N Swinton Ave. Gourmet food trucks, cash bar. Bring lawn chairs, blankets. No pets or outside food/ beverage. Weather permitting. 6:30 pm gates open; 7:30 pm concert. Free admission/donations appreciated. 243-9722; oldschoolsquare.org 1/11 - Laser Shows at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach. 2nd F 7 pm. $10/advance; $12/at the door. 832-1988; sfsciencecenter.org 1/11 - M.C.V. Egan speaks and signs her book Defined by Others at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 7 pm.

Free. 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 1/11-12 - Inspiration of Broadway at The Wick Theatre and Costume Museum, 7901 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton. 8 pm. $85. 995-2333; thewick. org 1/11-12 - In Perfect Harmony at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 8 pm. $55-$65. 243-7922 x1; oldschoolsquare.org 1/11-12 - One Funny Mother with Dena Blizzard at Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. F 7:30 pm; Sat 1:30 & 6 pm. $39. 832-7469; kravis.org 1/11-2/3 - Having Our Say by Emily Mann at Sol Theatre, 3333 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton. Primal Forces production. F/Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. $30-$35.

866-811-4111; primalforces.com Saturday - 1/12 - AVDA’s 19th Annual Race for Hope at John Prince Park Center Drive Pavilion, 2700 6th Ave S, Lake Worth. Benefits AVDA. Breakfast, music, prizes, Hometown Heroes awards. Registration fee waived for police officers/firefighters on active duty in Palm Beach County registered as a Hometown Hero. 6:30 am registration; 7:30 am race; 8:30 am kid’s dash. $10-$35. 265-3797; avdaonline.org 1/12 - Hillsboro Lighthouse Tour: meets at Sands Harbor Resort and Marina, north side, 125 N Riverside Dr, Pompano Beach. Visitors park in Pompano Beach City Parking (fee required) across from Sands Harbor. Look for HLPS Lighthouse tour table 8:30 am-12:30 pm. Transportation to/from lighthouse only by tour boat provided by South Florida Diving Headquarters. First boat departs 9 am. Last boat returns 3 pm. Closed-toe flat shoes w/rubber soles required to climb lighthouse.

Children must be accompanied by an adult and a minimum of 48” tall to climb the tower. No pets allowed. 8:30 am-4 pm. $35 transportation fee.

954-942-2102; hillsborolighthouse.org/tours 1/12 - 5th Annual Walk Against Violence starts at Village Academy School, 400 SW 4th Ave, ends at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St, Delray Beach. Unity Assembly; community gathering with food, bounce houses, activities, information vendors. 9:30 am-2 pm. Free. 243-7356; mydelraybeach.com 1/12 - Palm Beach VegFest at Mizner Park Amphitheatre, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 10 am-6 pm. Free. 393-7890; mizneramp.com 1/12 - 3D Printing Project at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10 am-noon.

Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org

Fri., February 1st – The Beatles Tribute – $45pp the Ultimate Neil Diamond Tribute • Doors open 6:30 p.m.

Fri., February 14th – The Elvis Experience with Scott Ringerson – $47pp Doors open 6:00 p.m.

Fri., February 15th – Neil Zirconia – $42pp the Ultimate Neil Diamond Tribute • Doors open 6:30 p.m.

2410 N. Federal Hwy. • Delray Beach, FL 561.276.1570

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January 2019 1/12 - The Art of Japanese Fabric Wrapping at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens Oki Education Center, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Learn customs/art of Japanese gift presentation; hands-on workshop. 10:30 am-noon or 1:30-3 pm. $35 + $10 materials fee.

Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 1/12 - Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana conducted by Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History departs from Macy’s (outside East Entrance) Boynton Beach Mall, 801 N Congress Ave. 4-hour tour includes bus/ walking tour, food sampling, visits to historical/ cultural sites. Narrated by live guide. 2nd Sat year-round, rain or shine. Reservations: check website for available dates. 11 am. $51-$60/ adult & senior citizen; free/child under 18 (max 5 children per family.) Reservations: 638-8277; tastehistoryculinarytours.org 1/12 - MLK Celebration at Carolyn Sims Center, 225 NW 12th Ave, Boynton Beach. Noon. Free.

742-6642; boynton-beach.org 1/12 - Adriana Lecouvreur part of Met Opera Live in HD Series at The Society of Society of the Four Arts Gubelmann Auditorium, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. 1 pm. $25/adult; $15/student w/ID. 655-7226; fourarts.org 1/12 - Informed Citizens Series Part 1 at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Panel of attorneys from Florida Civil Rights Coalition discuss about protections afforded by the Fourth Amendment. Adults. 1 pm. Free.

Registration: 266-0196; delraylibrary.org 1/12 - Artist at Work Series: Brian Rutenberg: Painting at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Demonstration, discussion w/the artist about process, materials, concepts of creating art.

3-4 pm. Free w/museum admission. 392-2500; bocamuseum.org 1/12 - Tribute to the Rat Pack at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center Cabaret Room, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $25-$35. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 1/12 - All Ages Family Comedy Show at Capital One Cafe, 330 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. 7:308:30 pm. Free. 844-561-4242; theimprovu.com 1/12 - Classic Albums Live: Fleetwood Mac, Rumors at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 8 pm. $20-$75.

243-7922 x1; oldschoolsquare.org 1/12-13 - 32nd Annual Boca Fest Art Festival at Town Center Mall, 6000 Glades Rd. 10 am-5 pm.

Free. 746-6615; artfestival.com 1/12-13 - Artists in the Park presented by Delray Beach Art League at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave. Held again 1/19-20. Sat 8:30 am-4:30 pm; Sun 11 am-4:30 pm. Free. 843-2311; delrayartleague.com 1/12-13 - Seriously Frank (G) presented by Mathews Entertainment at Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Sat 8 pm; Sat/Sun 2 pm. $25. 347-3948; willowtheatre.org

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Sunday - 1/13 - Steps for Life 5k at South County Regional Park Sunset Cove, 11200 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Benefits Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry. 9 am-noon. $30-$35/adult; $15-$20/student; free/child under 6. 982-2926; stepsforlifedonordrive.com 1/13 - 41st Oshogatsu: A New Year’s Celebration: Year of the Pig at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Traditional New Year festival; games/entertainment. 10 am-5 pm.

Advance ticket $15/adult (age 11+), $10/child, free/child 3 & under; VIP Tasting Room $30/ member, $40/non-member. 495-0233; morikami. org 1/13 - Ride & Remember Bus Tour departs from Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, 170 NW 5th Ave, Delray Beach. 2-hour tour; focus on 5 historic districts. 2nd Sat 10 am-noon. $35.

Reservations: 279-8883; spadymuseum.com 1/13 - Bresky Bash 2019/Community Dance for Justice at Mizner Park Amphitheatre, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Benefits Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County. Food trucks, entertainment, vendors, more. Sponsored by Law Offices of Robin Bresky. 11 am-3 pm. $10/person; free/child under 17. 393-7890; mizneramp.com 1/13 - Art Show at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. 2-4 pm. Free. 588-8889; southpalmbeach.com 1/13 - The Music and Times of Irving Berlin at Lynn University Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. Part of American Songbook Series. 4 pm. $30-$50. 237-9000; lynn. tix.com 1/13 - Broadway at the Movies at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 7 pm. $55-$65. 243-7922 x1; oldschoolsquare.org 1/13 - Skerryvore at Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 7:30 pm. $35. 832-7469; kravis.org Monday - 1/14 - The Institute for Learning in Retirement at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Current Events, Poetry, Film Club, Writing, Spanish, The Arts, Buddhism & Meditation, Living Well/Health/Aging, Science & Technology, Jewish studies, Florida issues.

Led by university professors, retired professors, community activists, professionals committed to sharing their knowledge. Sign up for as many per semester as you want. Check website for times, course descriptions; call for brochure. M/Th 9:45

Green Markets Boca Raton GreenMarket every Saturday, City Hall, 201 W Palmetto Park Rd, 8 am-1 pm. Free. downtownboca.org; 299-8684; elilly707@aol.com Lake Worth Farmers Market every Saturday, Old Bridge Park, 10 S Ocean Blvd, Lake Worth. 9 am-1 pm. Free. 547-3100; lakeworthfarmersmarket.com Delray Beach GreenMarket every Saturday, Old School Square Park, 50 NE 2nd Ave, one block north of Atlantic Ave. Fresh local produce, baked goods, gourmet food items, plants, live music, children’s activities. 9am-2pm. 276-7511; delraycra.org am-4 pm & W 9:45 am-12:30 pm. Session runs through 3/7. M/W/Th course $135/8 weeks. 8830999; iliretirement.org 1/14 - File Management at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon. Free.

266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/14 – Proper Library by Carolyn Ferrell part of Great Books group at Boynton Beach City Library, 115 N Federal Hwy. 10-11:30 am. Free.

742-6390; boyntonlibrary.org 1/14 - Reading Behind The Words I: Understanding the Short Story with Winston Aarons at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Part of Lifelong Learning Institute.

Every M through 2/11. 2-3:30 pm. $60. 266-9490; delraylibrary.org 1/14 - Poetry of Protest with Jeffrey Morgan at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Part of Lifelong Learning Institute. Every M through 2/4. 2-3:30 pm. $55. 266-9490; delraylibrary.org 1/14 - Lecture: Women’s Writings, The Economy, and Social Justice at Florida Atlantic University Performing Arts 101, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 4-5:30 pm. $25. 297-6124; fauevents. com 1/14 - DNA & Genealogy: How it Has Captured our National Attention & Why This is Good for America! With Brenton Simons at The Society of The Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. 6 pm. $20/person.

Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/14 - Making Your World Less Foreign: An Appreciation of International Cinema with Shelly Isaacs at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

Part of Winter Lecture Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. Every M through 3/11 (no class 1/21) 7-9 pm. $60/annual membership; $100/ advance member; $130/non-member, $20/onetime guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/14 - Agent of Change by Greg Burdick at Lynn University Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. Part of Jan McArt New Play Reading Series. 7:30 pm. $10. 237-9000; lynn.edu/events 1/14 - The Bronx Wanderers at Palm Beach State College Duncan Theatre, 4200 Congress Ave, Lake Worth. 8 pm. $44.75. 868-3309; duncantheatre.org 1/14 - Monty Python’s Spamalot at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 8 pm. Tickets start at $29. 832-7469; kravis.org 1/14-15 - Emily Skinner & Alice Ripley at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 8 pm. $60-$90. 243-7922 x1; oldschoolsquare.org Tuesday - 1/15 - Online Safety at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon.

Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/15 - Civic Engagement: Best Practices for Activism at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/15 - The Conspiracy of Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Prescriptions for War! with Marc Newman at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $30/advance member; $35/non-member & onetime guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/15 - Create a Website 1: The Basics at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults.

1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/15 - Uncovering Women in Art with Marion Dolan at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Part of Lifelong Learning Institute.

Every T through 2/5 2-3:30 pm. $60. 266-9490; delraylibrary.org 1/15 - Word Intermediate at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2-4 pm. Free.

266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/15 - Joe MacInnis: In Praise of Empathy, Eloquence and Endurance at The Society of The Four Arts Gubelmann Auditorium, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Part of Esther B. O’Keeffe Speaker Series. 3 pm. $35/person. 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/15 - Great Decisions 2019 at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

Every T through 3/12 4 or 7 pm. $120/session.

800-564-9539; fau.edu/theatrelab 1/15 - Student Recital: Jordan Nashman, double bass at Lynn University AmarnickGoldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 5:30 pm. Free. 237-9000; lynn.tix.com 1/15 - Student Exhibition Opening Reception at Boca Raton Museum of Art School, 801 W Palmetto Park Rd. 5:30-7:30 pm. Free. 392-2500; bocamuseum.org 1/15 - Adult International Folk Dance at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St, Delray Beach. Every T 6:30-9:30 pm. Per class: $5/resident; $6/nonresident. 243-7350; mydelraybeach.com

1/15 - Photo Salon at Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach. 6:30-8:30 pm. $10/ donation. 832-1776; armoryart.org 1/15 - The Tuesday Murder Club Book Group at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. Every 3rd T 6:30 pm. Free. 2797790; murderonthebeach.com 1/15 -The Why Nots of Writing Children’s Books with Gloria Rothstein at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Adults 19+. Every T through 2/12 7-9 pm. $115/resident; $143.75/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 1/15 - FAU Astronomical Observatory public viewing day at Florida Atlantic University Science & Engineering Building 4th floor, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 1st F & 3rd T 7 pm. Free. 297-STAR; physics.fau.edu/observatory 1/15 - Music, Money, Wine: The Passions and Addictions of the Great Composers with Sofiya Uryvayeva Martin at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. 7-8:30 pm. $60/ annual membership; $30/advance member; $35/ non-member & one-time guest at the door. 2973171; fau.edu/lls 1/15 - Sick Puppies Improv Class for Beginners at Organic Movements, 2400 NW Boca Raton Blvd 12, Boca Raton. 8-10:30 pm. $275/7 week series. 954-667-7735; sickpuppiescomedy. com 1/15 - Pilobolus: Shadowland: The New Adventure at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 8 pm. Tickets start at $20. 832-7469; kravis.org Wednesday - 1/16 - Jeff Goldman Roast & Toast hosted by Delray Beach Kiwanis at Delray Beach Golf Club, 2200 Highland Ave. 7:30 am.

Free; $10/optional breakfast. RSVP by 1/14: policeappeciate@yahoo.com 1/16 - Intro to Research at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon. Free.

266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/16 - Senses of Cinema Films for Thought Class at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Ages 18+. Every W through 2/13 10 am-12:45 pm. Per class $12/resident, $15/

Community Calendar AT21 non-resident; full session $40/resident, $50/nonresident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 1/16 - Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club at City Fish Market, 7940 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Speaker Dick Morris, political consultant. 11:30 am-1:30 pm. $35/member or first-time guest; $55/nonmember. 620-8888; goldcoasttigerbayclub.com 1/16 - The Stars are Fire by Anita Shreve part of Page Turners Book Discussion Group at The Society of the Four Arts King Library, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. 1:30 pm. Free. 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/16 - Lecture: Lord Peter Palumbo on the Architecture of the Pritzker Prize presented

by Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach at The Colony Hotel Palm Beach, 155 Hammon Ave. 2-3 pm. $30/non-member. Reservations: 832-0731 x111; palmbeachpreservation.org 1/16 - Excel Intermediate at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2-4 pm. Free.

266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/16 - The Old Testament as Inspiration for Contemporary Artists with Helene Yentis at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Part of Lifelong Learning Institute. Every W through 2/6 2-3:30 pm. $60. 266-9490; delraylibrary.org 1/16 - Visiting Master Artist Workshop Lectures: Shape Shift with Catherine Kehoe at Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach. 5:30-6:30 pm. Free. 832-1776; armoryart. org 1/16 - Zonta Club of Boca Raton at Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. 3nd W 5:30 pm. $30. 482-1013; zontabocaraton.org 1/16 - Introduction to Music Technologies at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 6-7:30 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/16 - Highland Beach Coastal Democratic Club at Highland Beach Library, 3618 S Ocean Blvd. 3rd W 6:30 pm. Free. 272-6280 1/16 - Jewish Film Festival: Harmonia at Congregation B’nai Israel VIP Lounge, 2200 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $10 per film/nonmember. 243-1484; cbiboca.org 1/16 - Piano Music of Paris-Lovers: Chopin, Rossini & Offenbach with Yoko Sata Kothari part of Music Series at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. 7 pm doors open; 7:30 pm performance. $15/single-event ticket. 588-8889; southpalmbeach.com 1/16 - Marta Sanders: Follow Me at Lynn University Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. Part of Cabaret Series. 7:30 pm. $40. 237-9000; lynn.edu/events 1/16 - Musicworks: Early Elton at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 8 pm. $47-$380. 243-7922 x1; oldschoolsquare.org 1/16 - Mary Gaines Bernard Celebrates the Life and Music of Donna Summer at

Palm Beach State College Duncan Theatre, 4200 Congress Ave, Lake Worth. 8 pm. $39.75. 8683309; duncantheatre.org Thursday - 1/17 - Grand Theft: Shakespeare with Susan Jones, Ph.D. and Beate Rodewald, Ph.D. at The Society of The Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. Every Th through 2/28. 10-11:30 am. $150/six classes. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/17 - Health Research at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon. Free.

266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/17 - Lunch & Learn: La Traviata presented by Palm Beach Opera at The National Croquet Center, 700 Florida Mango Rd, West Palm Beach. Noon-2 pm. $89. 833-7888; pbopera.org 1/17 - FAU Research in Action Discussion Series Kickoff Session at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Series overview, introduction of speakers. 2-3 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/17 - Staying Sharp! With Barbara Klau at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Part of Lifelong Learning Institute. Every Th through 2/7 2-3:30 pm. $60. 266-9490; delraylibrary.org 1/17 - The Techniques, Concepts and Aesthetics of World Famous Artists with Arline Peartree at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Part of Lifelong Learning Institute. Every Th through 2/7 2-3:30 pm. $60.

266-9490; delraylibrary.org 1/17 - Island Hopping: Amanda Lindroth Design with Amanda Lindroth at The Society of The Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. Book signing follows.

2:30 pm. $20/person. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/17 - Third Thursdays @ 3 presents Patricia Zeiler, Executive Director, Fort Lauderdale Historical Society: From a Fort to a City on the New River at Palm Beach County History Museum, 300 N Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach. 3 pm. Reservations: 832-4164, x100; hspbc.org 1/17 - The Jewish Civil War with Samuel M. Edelman at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. 3-4:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $30/advance member; $35/nonmember & one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/17 - Concert: Rhythm Chicks at Highland Beach Library Community Room, 3618 S Ocean Blvd. 5 pm. Free. 278-5455; highlandbeach.us 1/17 - Town Hall Talk: Music for Life, The Salani Brothers at Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum, 71 N Federal Hwy. 6 pm. $10/nonmember. RSVP: 395-6766 x101; bocahistory.org

AT22 Community Calendar 1/17 - Decluttering: Discover You! at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults.

6-7:30 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/17 - Art Meets Music at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 3rd Th 7-11 pm. Free. 450-6357; artsgarage.org 1/17 - Interfaith Cafe: Cecilia St. King Translates Ageless Wisdom Teachings into Song at South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Rd, Delray Beach. 7-9 pm. Free. meetup.com/ interfaith-café Friday - 1/18 - Plein Air Painting Workshop at Old School Square Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Work in medium of your choice. 9 am-noon. $90. 403-2954; oldschoolsquare.org 1/18 - Home Makeovers with Kevin Byrne at The Society of the Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. Every F through 2/1 9:30 am-12:30 pm. $275. 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/18 - The Download: Digital Library Services, Overdriver & Lippy App at The Society of The Four Arts King Library, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Monthly group dedicated to teaching patrons about useful online resources.

No devices necessary. Topic changes monthly.

10:30 am. Free. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts. org 1/18 - iPad Intermediate at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1-2:30 pm. Free. 2660194; delraylibrary.org 1/18 - America Investigates Its Presidents with Rabbi Richard Polirer at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Part of Lifelong Learning Institute. Every F through 2/8 2-3:30 pm. $60. 266-9490; delraylibrary.org 1/18 - Lecture: Meet the Artists Art Studio Tours at Florida Atlantic University Performing Arts 101, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 4 & 5 pm. $25/session. 297-6124; fauevents.com 1/18 - Artists Guild Gallery Opening Reception at the Artists’ Guild Gallery, 2910 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton. Hors d’oeuvres/ refreshments. 6-8 pm. Free. 278-7877; bocaguild. com 1/18 - Greenlane Free Friday Concert: Breeze (Rock ‘n’ Roll, Soul and Blues) at Old School Square Pavilion, 51 N Swinton Ave. Gourmet food trucks, cash bar. Bring lawn chairs, blankets.

No pets or outside food/beverage. Weather permitting. 6:30 pm gates open; 7:30 pm concert starts. Free admission/donations appreciated.

243-9722; oldschoolsquare.org 1/18 - Spotlight No. 1: Young Composers at Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. Part of the New Music Festival. 7:30 pm. Free. 237-9000; lynn. tix.com 1/18 - Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to The Golden age of Broadway at Sugar Sand Park Willow Theatre, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. F/ Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. $35. 347-3948; willowtheatre. org 1/18-19 - Miwa Matreyek: This World Made Itself and Myth and Infrastructure at Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 7:30 pm. $35. 832-7469; kravis. org 1/18-19 - Carole J. Bufford in Come Together: When the ‘60s Met the ‘70s at Kravis Center Persson Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. F/Sat 7:30 pm; Sat 1:30 pm. $39. 832-7469; kravis.org 1/18-20 - Ladies in Hats Workshop with Debra Mager at Old School Square Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Create/ mosaic your personal expression. 9:30 am-4:30 pm. $495. 403-2954; oldschoolsquare.org 1/18-20 - To Life: The Stories and Music of the Golden Age of Broadway (PG) presented

by Black Box Booking at Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Held again 1/23-27 & 1/30-2/3. F/Sat 8 pm; W/Sat/Sun 2 pm. $35. 347-3948; willowtheatre.org 1/18-21 - Building an Abstract Series: A New

The COASTAL STAR Approach (Visiting Artist) at Old School Square Fieldhouse, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach.

Acrylic. 9:30 am-4:30 pm. $1,000. 403-2954; oldschoolsquare.org 1/18-2/3 - South Florida Fair at 9067 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach. Check website for times/ events/tickets. 793-0333; southfloridafair.com Saturday - 1/19 - Historical Walking Tour meets at Palm Beach County History Museum, 300 N Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach. 90-minute guided tour showcases the evolution of downtown West Palm Beach buildings/landmarks. Tours begin by the Banyan Tree at 101 N Clematis St, end at Palm Beach County History Museum. NOTE: this tour is delivered in Spanish. 10 am. $10/person. Advance registration required: 832-4164 x100; hspbc.org 1/19 - Symposium: Visualizing Decolonization at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. In collaboration w/Florida Atlantic University. Start at the Museum w/an introduction of the exhibition Imagining Florida. Continue at FAU viewing Decolonizing Refinement: Contemporary Pursuits in the Arts of Edouard Duval-Carrie along w/keynote address/talks. 10 am-4 pm. Free w/museum admission. 392-2500; bocamuseum.org 1/19 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Part of Page Turners Saturday morning book discussion.

Adults. 10:30-11:30 am. Free. Registration: 2660194; delraylibrary.org 1/19 - The Florida Highwaymen Exhibit at First Presbyterian Church, 235 SW 6th Ave, Boynton Beach. Original Highwaymen artists, their paintings; show/sale. 11 am-3 pm. Free/ admission. 369-2300; boyntonhistory.org 1/19 - Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach conducted by Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History departs from Macy’s (outside East Entrance) Boynton Beach Mall, 801 N Congress Ave. 4-hour tour includes bus/walking tour, food sampling, visits to historical/cultural sites. 3rd & 4th Sat Year-round, rain or shine. 11 am. $51-$60/adult & senior citizen; free/child under 18. Reservations: 6388277; tastehistoryculinarytours.org 1/19 - Calligraphy Mini Workshop at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Oki Education Center, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach.

Write your name, some Japanese words w/ink & brush, traditional calligraphy writing implements.

11:30 am-12:30 pm or 1:30-2:30 pm. $25/person + museum admission. Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 1/19 - Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure at Palm Beach State College Duncan Theatre, 4200 Congress Ave, Lake Worth. Noon. $24.75. 8683309; duncantheatre.org 1/19 - Tea Ceremony Workshop at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Seishin-an Teahouse, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach.

Learn basics of sado Tea Ceremony necessary to know in order to learn more about the aesthetics of sado or better understand, fully enjoy the tea ceremony itself. Workshop is a prerequisite to study sado at Morikami. 1-3 pm. $40. Registration: 495-0233 x237; morikami.org 1/19 - Master Class and Interview with Yevgeniy Sharlat at Lynn University AmarnickGoldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. Part of the New Music Festival. 1 pm. Free.

237-9000; lynn.tix.com 1/19 - iMovie Magic: Filming & Importing at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/19 - Story Central: Judy Sima at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 4-5:30 pm. Free. 544-8585; bocalibrary.org 1/19 - Larry Loftis speaks and signs his book Code Name: Lise, The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 6 pm. Free. 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 1/19 - Art Walk and Open Mic Night at Boynton Beach Art District, 410-422 W Industrial Ave. 6

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JANUARY 20-26

Sunday – 1/20 – 2019 Annual Leadership in Education Forum at The Four Seasons Palm Beach, 2800 S Ocean Blvd. Experts from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem focus on Israeli innovation and cutting edge technology. 9 am2:30 pm. $150. Reservations: 750-8585; afhu.org 1/20 - Women of Valor First Annual Brunch features Judge Rachel Freier at Waterstone Hotel, 999 E Camino Real, Boca Raton. 10:30 am VIP reception; 11 am general admission. Tickets start at $180. 394-9770; bocabeachchabad.com 1/20 - Sunday Jazz Brunch at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. food/ beverage available for purchase. 11 am-3 pm.

Free. 393-7890; mizneramp.com 1/20 - Book Club: Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier at The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, 170 NW 5th Ave, Delray Beach. 12-2 pm.

278-8883; spadymuseum.com 1/20 - Boca Save Our Beaches Sunday Funday Fundraiser at Prosperity Brewers, 4160 NW 1st Ave. Live music, art, unlimited beers/apps, more.

1-3 pm. $50. 613-3635; bocasob.com 1/20 - Sunday Musical Matinee Series: The French Caribbean Trio at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1:30 pm doors open; 2 pm performance. $25/person; $80/5 performances. 266-0978; delraylibrary.org 1/20 - Ice Cream Social at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. 2-4 pm. Free. 5888889; southpalmbeach.com 1/20 - Mutts Gone Nuts at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach.

2 & 6:30 pm. $25/adult; $15/student, child. 2437922 x1; oldschoolsquare.org 1/20 - Friends of the Uffizi Lectures: East Meets West: Islamic Objects in Italian Renaissance Art at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Presented by Friends of the Uffizi Gallery. Speaker Dr. Karen Rose Mathews. 3-4 pm. Free/member; $15/non-member. 392-2500; bocamuseum.org 1/20 - The Sunday Sleuths Book Group: Mayhem and Mass by Olivia Matthews at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 3rd Sun 3 pm. Free. 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 1/20 - Paul Winter and the Paul Winter Consort at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 100 NE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. Part of Festival of the Arts BOCA. 3:30 pm. $50/general; $75/VIP includes pre-show reception. 866-571-2787; festivalboca. org 1/20 - Delray String Quartet: Mozart, Strauss & Brahms at The Colony Hotel, 525 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. 5 pm. $40. 213-4138; delraystringquartet.com 1/20 - Local Craft Improv at Robot Brewing Co. & Quixotic Lounge, 2621 N Fed Hwy, Boca Raton.

Held again 1/27 5-7 pm. Free. 954-667-7735; sickpuppiescomedy.com 1/20 - Nick Petrie speaks and signs his book Tear It Down at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 6 pm. Free. 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 1/20 - Rachelle Coba Quartet at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 7-9 pm. $30-$45. 4506357; artsgarage.org 1/20 - The Amazing Kreskin Live! at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center Rrazz Room, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $47-$58. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 1/20 - The Brand New Catskills On Broadway at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 8 pm. Tickets start at $20.

832-7469; kravis.org Monday - 1/21 - Martin Luther King Day 1/21 - City of Boca Raton Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at Ebenezer Baptist Church/ MLK Jr. Memorial, 200 NE Ruby St, & Sanborn Square, 72 N Federal Hwy. Music, family activities, rides, vendors. 7:30-9:30 am community breakfast at Ebenezer Baptist Church; 9:30-11 am ceremony at MLK Jr. Memorial; 11 am-4 pm march to Sanborn Square and carnival. Free. 391-8900;

January 2019 tbeboca.org 1/21 - Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast presented by Spady Cultural Heritage Museum at Delray Beach Golf Club, 2200 Highland Ave. 8:3010 am. $30/advance; $35/at the door. RSVP by 1/11: 279-8883; spadymuseum.com 1/21 - Lunch & Learn: Finding Love Again: A Conversation with Judy and Leonard Lauder at Kravis Center Gimelstob Ballroom in the Cohen Pavilion, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach.

11:30 am. $95. 832-7469; kravis.org 1/21 - The History of Transatlantic Ocean Liner Travel from Necessity to Glamour to Recreation with Rene Silvin at The Society of The Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. Book signing follows.

2:30 pm. $20/person. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/21 - From A Woman’s Perspective Book Group: Lady Chatterly’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Presented by Karen Kurzer. 10 am.

Free. 266-0798; delraylibrary.org 1/21 - Grape Stomp Wine Tasting with Howard Freedland: Revenge of the Mad Scientist at The Society of the Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. Every F through 2/1 6-7:30 pm. $65.

Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/21 - Boynton Beach Historical Society: The Art of Space at First Presbyterian Church Boynton Beach, 235 SW 6th Ave. Presented by Debra Yates & Benjamin Burle. 6:30 pm doors open: 7-8 pm program. Free. 327-4690; boyntonhistory.org 1/21-24 - Wings of Freedom Tour 2019 at Boca Raton Airport, 903 NW 35th St. Hosted by Collings Foundation. Experience World War II history w/ tours, flights. Check website for schedule updates.

Flights follow walk-through tours. M 2-4:30 pm; T/W 9 am-4:30 pm; Th 9 am-noon. Admission $15/adult, $5/child 12 & under; flights start at $450/person. Flight reservations: 978-562-9182; collingsfoundation.org Tuesday - 1/22 - Create a Gmail Account at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/22 - Book Club: Eleanor Oliphant is Perfectly Fine by Gail Honeyman by Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults.

10:30 am-noon. Free. 393-7968; bocalibrary.org 1/22 - Lunch & Learn: Government and Governing in Israel and America with Professors Drs. David and Miriam Dalin at Temple Beth El Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Ave, Boca Raton. Bring lunch, drinks provided.

Held again 1/29. Noon-1 pm. Free. 391-8900; tbeboca.org 1/22 - Thomas Jefferson and the Establishment of an Empire of Liberty with Elton Klibanoff at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $30/advance member; $35/nonmember & one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/22 - Intro to Word Press Blogging at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults.

1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/22 - Word Advanced at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2-4 pm. Free. 2660194; delraylibrary.org 1/22 - Eric Motley, Ph.D.: My American Inheritance: An Odyssey of Grace and Gratitude at The Society of The Four Arts Gubelmann Auditorium, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Part of Esther B. O’Keeffe Speaker Series. 3 pm. $35/person. 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/22 - What is an Organ Anyway? With Alcee Chris, III, Organ at Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 5 pm. Free. Registration: 832-7469; kravis. org 1/22 - Friends Chamber Concert Series: Quartet at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 590 Plaza Real. 6 pm/cocktail reception; 7 pm/concert. $85/ member; $95/non-member. RSVP by 1/15: 3922500 x213; bocamuseum.org 1/22 - Jam Session at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 6-10 pm. $5. 450-6357; artsgarage.org 1/22 - Four Strong Winds: Celebrating Canadian Artists of the 60s with Joan Friedenberg and Bill Bowen at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. 7-8:30 pm. $60/ annual membership; $30/advance member; $35/ non-member & one-time guest at the door. 2973171; fau.edu/lls 1/22 - Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach: Jennifer Koh, Jonathan Vinocour, Wilhelmina Smith & Orion Weiss at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. 6-8:30 pm. $85/ member; $95/non-member. 379-6773; cmspb.org 1/22-26 - Palm Beach Photographic Centre’s FOTOfusion 2019 at 415 Clematis St, West Palm Beach. Workshops, lectures, panel discussions, multimedia presentations, more. Full schedule available online. 253-2600; fotofusion.org Wednesday - 1/23 - Gmail Basics at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 amnoon. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/23 - Sharpen Your Mind with Brain Training Apps at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon. Free. 3937906; bocalibrary.org 1/23 - History and Crime with Stephen Singer, Esq. at Delray Beach Public Library, 100

W Atlantic Ave. Part of Lifelong Learning Institute.

Every W through 2/13 2-3:30 pm. $60. 266-9490; delraylibrary.org 1/23 - Excel Advanced at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2-4 pm. Free. 2660194; delraylibrary.org 1/23 - Key West with Taylor Hagood at The Society of The Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. 2:30 pm. $20/ person; free/member. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/23 - The Spirit of Japanese Craftsmanship (Kogei) and Tea Ceremony at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Theater, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Mr. Ohi discusses ideas behind Japanese pottery art, how spirituality and culture influence Japanese craftsmanship, its relation to the tea ceremony.

3:30 pm. Free w/paid admission. 495-0233; morikami.org 1/23 - Introduction to Tinkercad at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 6-7:30 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/23 - Fashion Royale Opening Night Evening Fashion Show in front of The Colony Hotel, 525 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. Part of Delray Beach Fashion Week 2019. 7-10 pm. $30. delrayfashionweek.com 1/23 - Hamilton: Man, Myth, and Musical with Dr. Robert Watson part of Lecture Series at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. 7:30 pm. $15/single-event ticket. 588-8889; southpalmbeach.com Thursday - 1/24 - For Your Eyes Only: Shop the Runway at stores throughout Downtown Delray Beach. $25. 10 am-2 pm. delrayfashionweek.com 1/24 - Gmail Advanced at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon. Free.

266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/24 - Author Lunch with India Hicks at The Polo Club Boca Raton, 5400 Champion Blvd. 10:30 am-noon. $125/person; $250/seat at the author table. 266-0798; delraylibrary.org 1/24 - Boynton Woman’s Club Arts & Crafts Luncheon at First Baptist Church, 301 N Seacrest Blvd. 11:30 am. 369-2300; boyntonwomansclub. com 1/24 - Lunch & Learn: 3D Printing Demo at Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach. Bring lunch, learn about art. 12:45-1:30 pm. Free. 832-1776; armoryart.org 1/24 - How to Spot Fake News at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/24 - Lecture & Book Signing: The Art of Elegance by Marshall Watson at Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, 311 Peruvian Ave. 2-3 pm. $30/non-member. Reservations: 832-0731 x111; palmbeachpreservation.org 1/24 - The Gardens of Brecy: A Lasting Landscape with Dr. Eric Haskell at The Society of The Four Arts, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach.

Book signing follows. 2:30 pm. $20/person.

Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/24 - History of Murals in the Palm Beaches: From WPB, 21st Century with Sharon Koskoff at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Part of the Florida Humanities Speaker Series. 3-4 pm.

Free w/museum admission. RSVP required: 3922500; bocamuseum.org 1/24 - The Holocaust with Stephen Berk at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. 3-4:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $30/ advance member; $35/non-member & one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/24 - Exhibition Opening Reception: Vincent Versace: 50 Years in Photography at Palm Beach Photographic Centre, 415 Clematis St, West Palm Beach. Runs through 3/9. 6-8 pm. Free.

253-2600; workshop.org 1/24 - Adobe Photoshop 2 at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 6-7:30 pm. Free.

393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/24 - Evening Critique Seminars: Amy Broderick at Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach. Limit of 4-6 pieces per participant. 6-8 pm. $40/registration; $10/to audit. 832-1776; armoryart.org 1/24 - 12th Annual Palm Beach Wine Auction at Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Benefits Kravis Center.

5-course dinner paired w/specially selected wines. Cocktail attire; jacket/tie required.

6-8 pm. $1,000. Reservations: 651-4320; palmbeachwineauction.org.

1/24 - James Rollins speaks and signs his book The Crucible at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 7 pm. Free. 2797790; murderonthebeach.com 1/24 - An Evening of Chamber Music and Poems at Lynn University Snyder Sanctuary, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $10. 237-9000; lynn.tix.com 1/24-25 - Palm Beach Watercolor Society 2-Day Workshop with Ted Matz at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. 10 am-4 pm. $190/member; $215/non-member. 885-4199; palmbeachwatercolorsociety.org 1/24-25 - Aquila Theatre: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein at Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 7:30 pm. $39. 832-7469; kravis.org Friday - 1/25 - The Seagate Seasonal Sale at the Seagate Hotel & Spa Board Room, 1000 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. 10 am-5 pm. Free/ admission. 665-4920; theseagatehotel.com 1/25 - Mac that Photo App at Boca Raton Public

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January 2019 Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon.

Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/25 - Sell Your Stuff on eBay at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/25 - Fashion is Forever Luncheon, Fashion Show, Silent Auction at Che Restaurant, 900 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. 11:30 am-2 pm. $50. delrayfashionweek.com 1/25 - The Regency Book Club: Jane Austen at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 1-2:30 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/25 - iPad Advanced at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1-2:30 pm. Free. 2660194; delraylibrary.org 1/25 - It’s Greek to Me: Timely Tales in Art and Literature with Margery Marcus at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Part of Lifelong Learning Institute. 2-3:30 pm. $25. 2669490; delraylibrary.org 1/25 - Rock the Plaza at One Boynton, 1351 S Federal Hwy, Boynton Beach. Live music, activities, food offerings from restaurants in the plazas. 5-9 pm. Free. 600-9097; catchboynton. com 1/25 - Richard Frank & LaLinda at Ellie’s 50’s Diner, 2140 N Federal Hwy, Delray Beach. Show, buffet dinner, cash bar. 6 pm. $35. 276-1570; elliescatering.com 1/25 - Downtown Lake Worth Food Truck Invasion at Cultural Plaza, 414 Lake Ave. 6-10 pm.

844-682-7466; foodtruckinvasion.com 1/25 - Greenlane Free Friday Concert: TK Blue and the UNCOOL: Soul & Motown of the 60s, 70s & 80s at Old School Square Pavilion, 51 N Swinton Ave. Gourmet food trucks, cash bar. Bring lawn chairs, blankets. No pets or outside food/beverage. Weather permitting.

6:30 pm gates open; 7:30 pm concert starts. Free admission/donations appreciated. 243-9722; oldschoolsquare.org 1/25 - Morikami Film Series: A Story of Yonosuke (2013) at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens Theater, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. 7 pm. $5/member; $7/non-member.

495-0233, x237; morikami.org 1/25 - Open Mic Night at Improv U, 105 NW 5th Ave, Delray Beach. 4th F 8-9:30 pm. $5. 844-5614242; theimprovu.com 1/25-26 - Expressive Abstract: Large-Scale Painting at Old School Square Fieldhouse, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 9:30 am-4:30 pm. $450. 403-2954; oldschoolsquare.org 1/25-27 - Shakespeare Miami: Romeo & Juliet at Mizner Park Amphitheatre, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Features food trucks, picnic tables, misting machines, subtle background music. Doors open 1 hour before performance: F/Sat 8 pm; Sun 6 pm.

Free. 393-7890; mizneramp.com Saturday - 1/26 - Concentration Domination at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/26 - Kimono Culture Demonstration at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens Tea House, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach.

Explore the traditional kimono; its rich culture, seasonal subtleties, symbolic nuances. Observe how to properly wear a kimono, learn the versatility of this iconic garment. 11 am, 1:30 pm & 3 pm. $5 w/paid admission. 495-0233; morikami.org 1/26 - Introduction to Podcasting at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults.

1-2:30 pm. Free. Registration required: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org 1/26 - Samson et Dalila part of Met Opera Live in HD Series at The Society of the Four Arts Gubelmann Auditorium, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. 1 pm. $25/adult; $15/student w/ID. 6557226; fourarts.org 1/26 - Debra H. Goldstein speaks and signs her book One Taste Too Many at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 6 pm.

Free. 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 1/26 - Michael Israel Exhibition at Wentworth Gallery Town Center Mall, 6000 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 6-9 pm. Free. RSVP: 338-0804; wentworthgallery.com 1/26 - Irena Kofman & Friends at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $20. 297-6124; fauevents.com 1/26 - License to Swim Fashion Show features Swim and Surf Wear at Old School Square Park, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 7-9 pm. $25. delrayfashionweek.com 1/26 - Kermit Ruffins Performs at Mardi Gras Ball at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. Cocktails, dinner, dancing, live jazz, live/ silent auction. More. Festive attire admired, not required. 7-11 pm. $150. 450-6357; artsgarage.org 1/26 - Tribute to the Ed Sullivan Show at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center Cabaret Room, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $25-$35.

844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 1/26-27 - Artists in the Park presented by Delray Beach Art League at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St. Fine art exhibition/sales. 10 am-4:30 pm.

Free. 843-2311; delrayartleague.com 1/26-27 - 10th Annual Boca Raton Fine Art Show at Sanborn Square, 72 N Federal Hwy. 10 am-5 pm. Free. 941-755-3088; hotworks.org 1/26-27 - Aquila Theatre: William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 1:30 pm. $39. 832-7469; kravis.org

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Sunday - 1/27 - Fruhschoppen at American German Club of the Palm Beaches, 5111 Lantana Rd, Lake Worth. No t-shirts or shorts. 4th Sun 10:30 am-2:30 pm. Free admission. 967-6464; americangermanclub.org 1/27 - The Way of Taiko: The Heartbeat of Japan at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens Theater, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Introduction to the history of taiko; understand sounds/movements, how to connect nature, the meaning of body movement; become familiar with the way of taiko; learn how to drum. Wear comfortable clothes, shoes; jewelry not recommended. 11 am-1 pm or 2-4 pm. $50.

Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 1/27 - Inside the Cottages of Lake Worth Home Tour at 10+ historical cottages in Eden Place & Mango Grove. Check-in at The Beach Club, One 7th Ave N. Self-guided driving/ walking tour. Appetizers, refreshments, trolleys.

11 am-4 pm. $30/advance; $35/at the door. cottagesoflakeworth.com 1/27 - Dixieland/Hot Jazz Session at Boca Raton Shrine Club, 601 Clint Moore Rd. Glyn Dryhurst’s Dixieland Jazz Band. Presented by Hot Jazz & Alligator Gumbo Society. 1-4 pm. $5/ member; $10/non-member. 954-651-0970; hagsjazz.com 1/27 - Florida Intergenerational Orchestra Concert: Your Brain on Music at Our Lady of Lourdes O’Shea Auditorium, 22094 Lyons Rd, Boca Raton. 2:30 pm doors open for pre-concert talk/ meet/greet; 3 pm concert. $10/adult; free/child under 12. 482-8206; flioa.org 1/27 - Boca Talk: Linger-Longering: John Singer Sargent in Florida at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. 3-4 pm. $5/ member; $20/non-member. RSVP: 392-2500 x213; bocamuseum.org 1/27 - Friends Speaker Series: Dr. Rose Fenberg at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Part of Friends Music Series. Adults. 3-4 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/27-2/5 - David D’or at Spanish River Church, 2400 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Held again 1/1516. 8 pm. Tickets start at $40. 800-716-6975; spanishriverconcerts.com Monday - 1/28 - Google Apps at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon.

Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/28 – The Half-Skinned Steer by Annie Proulx part of Great Books group at Boynton Beach City Library, 115 N Federal Hwy. 10-11:30 am. Free. 742-6390; boyntonlibrary.org 1/28 - A Passion for Opera: Session II with Ariane Csonka Comstock at The Society of The Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. Every M through 4/15. Noon1:30 pm. $175/series. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/28 - The Spy by Paulo Coelho part of Afternoon Book Group at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1 pm. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/28 - Please Welcome … Fran Weissler!

With Fran Weissler at The Society of The Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. Reception follows. 2:30 pm. $20/ person; free/member. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/28 - How to Buy Bonds with Walter S. Foster at The Society of The Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. 6 pm. $20/person. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 1/28 - Neil Berg’s 109 Years of Broadway at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 11 am & 2 pm. $29. 832-7469; kravis.org Tuesday - 1/29 - Password Managers at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 amnoon. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/29 - Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner: The 2000 Year Old Man with Ira Epstein at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society.

12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $30/ advance member; $35/non-member & one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/29 - Create a Website 2: Make it Live! at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 1/29 - David Brooks: Politics Today at The Society of The Four Arts Gubelmann Auditorium, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Part of Esther B. O’Keeffe Speaker Series. 3 pm. $35/person. 8058562; fourarts.org 1/29 - Student Recital: Karolina Kukolova, violin at Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 5:30 pm. Free. 237-9000; lynn.tix.com 1/29 - Tim Dorsey speaks and signs his book No Sunscreen For The Dead at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 7 pm.

Free. 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 1/29 - Bill Boggs’ Rat Pack Revival at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society.

7-8:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $30/advance member; $35/non-member & one-time guest at the door. 297-3171; fau.edu/lls 1/29 - Student Recital: Yuhao Zhou, violin at Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. Free.

237-9000; lynn.tix.com

1/29 Johnny Mathis: The Voice of Romance Concert Tour at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 8 pm. Tickets start at $30.

832-7469; kravis.org Wednesday - 1/30 - Florida Atlantic University College of Business 27th Annual Business Leader of the Year Award Breakfast at Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E Camino Real. Honors Fabiola Brumley, Bank of America. 7 am networking; 8 am breakfast/ award ceremony. $150. 297-4732; business.fau. edu 1/30 - Online Shopping at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon. Free.

266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/30 - Vocalists Rhythm and Blues with Jeff Taylor and Nicole Yarling part of Music Series at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. 7 pm doors open, 7:30 pm performance. $15/singleevent ticket. 588-8889; southpalmbeach.com 1/30 - Tony Sands Presents: The Rat Pack, Together Again at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. 7:30 pm. $29-$35. 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org 1/30 - Michael Feinstein Conducts the Kravis Center Pops Orchestra: The Legends We Love at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 8 pm. Tickets start at $35.

832-7469; kravis.org 1/30 - Musicworks: John Ford Coley at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 8 pm. $32-$275. 243-7922 x1; oldschoolsquare.org 1/30-31 - William Shakespeare: The Man with Richard Digby Day at The Society of The Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. Three lectures: Lecture I W 11 am; Lecture II W 2:30 pm; Lecture III Th 2:30 pm. $20/lecture; free/member. Reservations: 8058562; fourarts.org 1/30-2/3 - The Spitfire Grill at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St, West Palm Beach.

Runs W-Sun through 2/24. Times vary, check website. $55/preview nights; $90/opening night; $75/regular admission. 514-4042; palmbeachdramaworks.org Thursday - 1/31 - Mobile/Online Banking at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10 am-noon. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 1/31 - Dramawise Series: The Spitfire Grill

by James Valcq and Fred Alley at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St, West Palm Beach.

Attend all or a portion of the program. Act 1 10-11:30 am; Intermission (lunch at a downtown West Palm Beach restaurant) 11:45 am-12:45 pm; Act 2 1-2 pm. $50-$60/Acts 1 & 2 & Intermission; $40-$45/Intermission & Act 2; $15-$20/Act 2. 5144042 x2; palmbeachdramaworks.org 1/31 - Lecture & Book Signing: Timeless: Classic American Architecture for Contemporary Living by Patrick Ahearn at Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, 311 Peruvian Ave. 2-3 pm. $30/ non-member. Reservations: 832-0731 x111; palmbeachpreservation.org 1/31 - Autocracy in Bloom: Moscow and Beijing with Andrew Kahn at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Part of One-Time Event Series at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Society. 3-4:30 pm. $60/ annual membership; $30/advance member; $35/ non-member & one-time guest at the door. 2973171; fau.edu/lls 1/31 - Concert: Christopher Ohanian at Highland Beach Library Community Room, 3618 S Ocean Blvd. 5 pm. Free. 278-5455; highlandbeach. us 1/31 - Jay Feder Jewelers Reception at Jay Feder Jewelers, 6859 SW 18th St, Boca Raton.

Benefits Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum.

6-10 pm. $50. RSVP: 395-6766 x101. bocahistory. org 1/31 - Ballet Palm Beach Dance Revealed Cocktail Fundraiser at Fritz Gallery, 211 Poinciana Way, Palm Beach. 6-8 pm. $150. 6308235; balletpalmbeach.org 1/31 - Mostly Music: Tchaikovsky and Friends at Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Conservatory’s artist-faculty and students; actors bring composers to life through reading their letters. 7:30 pm. $20. 237-9000; lynn.tix.com 1/31 - Farruquito Flamenco at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 8 pm. Tickets start at $20. 832-7469; kravis. org 1/31 - Farewell Angelina at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 8 pm. $45-$55. 243-7922 x1; oldschoolsquare.org 1/31-2/3 - The Altruists by Nicky Silver at Lake Worth Playhouse Stonzek Theatre, 713 Lake Ave. Runs through 2/10. Th/F/Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. $23.

586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org Friday - 2/1 - Sumi-e Ink Painting Class at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Every F through 2/22. Floral 10:30 am-12:30 pm; Landscape

1:30-3:30 pm. $55/ member; $60/ non-member.

Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 2/1 - Lunch on the Lawn at Mizner Park Amphitheatre, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Features various food trucks, picnic tables, misting machines, subtle background music. 11:30 am-2 pm. Free. 393-7890; mizneramp.com 2/1 - Hotel Kid: The Story of Brown’s Hotel at Levis JCC Sandler Center, 21050 95th Ave S, Boca Raton. Part of Greetings from the Catskills Series.

1 pm. $18. 558-2520; levisjcc.org 2/1 - iPad Basics at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1-2:30 pm. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 2/1 - Student Recital: Kayla Williams, viola at Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 2 pm. Free.

237-9000; lynn.tix.com 2/1 - Student Recital: Sonya Nanos, cello at Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 4 pm. Free. 2379000; lynn.tix.com 2/1 - Historical Walking Tour meets at Palm Beach County History Museum, 300 N Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach. 1-hour guided tour showcases the evolution of downtown West Palm Beach buildings/landmarks; includes historical urban design overview through recent area development. Held again 3/1. 4-5:30 pm. $10/ person. Registration: 832-4164 x100; hspbc.org 2/1 - The Beatles Tribute at Ellie’s 50’s Diner, 2140 N Federal Hwy, Delray Beach. Show, buffet dinner, cash bar. 6 pm. $45. 276-1570; elliescatering.com 2/1 - Artist-in-Residence Exhibition Opening Reception at Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach. Exhibit runs through 3/9. 6-8 pm. $5/non-member. 832-1776; armoryart.org 2/1 - Exhibit Opening Reception: Artistic Perceptions at Artist’s Eye Gallery Boutique, 604 Lucerne Ave, Lake Worth. Runs through 2/24. 6-8 pm. Free. 586-8666; lwartleague.org 2/1 - Greenlane Free Friday Concert: The Flyers, Classic/Psychedelic Rock at Old School Square Pavilion, 51 N Swinton Ave. Gourmet food trucks, cash bar. Bring lawn chairs, blankets.

No pets or outside food/beverage. Weather permitting. 6:30 pm gates open; 7:30 pm concert starts. Free admission/donations appreciated.

243-7922; oldschoolsquare.org 2/1 - Tropical Safari at Palm Beach Zoo & Dreher Park, 1301 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach.

Benefits Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society in advancing its mission to inspire people to act on behalf of wildlife and the natural world. 7 pm.

Tickets start at $800. 547-9453; palmbeachzoo. org/tropical-safari 2/1 - Gospel Gala: We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 7 pm. Tickets start at $15.

832-7469; kravis.org 2/1 - Living On A High Note starring Jenene Caramielo at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center South Room, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $35-$45. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 2/1-2 - Dance/Film/Speak at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, The Original Vandellas, The Cyrkel, Dennis Tufano of The Buckinghams, special performance by The Cowsills. F/Sat 7 pm; Sat 1 pm. $15. 297-6124; fauevents.com 2/1-2 - Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at Palm Beach State College Duncan Theatre, 4200 Congress Ave, Lake Worth. 8 pm. $49.75. 8683309; duncantheatre.org 2/1-3 - California Suite: A Comedy by Neil Simon at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. Runs through 2/17. Sat/Sun 2 pm; W-Sat 8 pm. $30. 272-1281; delraybeachplayhouse.com Saturday - 2/2 - Hillsboro Lighthouse Tour: Appreciation Tour meets at Sands Harbor Resort and Marina, north side, 125 N Riverside Dr, Pompano Beach. Visitors park in Pompano Beach City Parking (fee required) across from Sands Harbor. Look for HLPS Lighthouse tour table

beginning at 8:30 am.

Transportation to/from lighthouse only by tour boat provided

by South Florida Diving Headquarters. First boat departs 9 am. Last boat returns 3 pm. Closed-toe flat shoes w/ rubber soles required to climb lighthouse. Children must be accompanied by an adult and a minimum of 48” tall to climb the tower. No pets allowed. 8:30 am-4 pm. $35 transportation fee. 954-942-2102; hillsborolighthouse.org/tours 2/2 - Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors at The Society of The Four Arts O’Keeffe Gallery, 100 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Runs through 3/31 during regular hours. $10. Reservations: 805-8562; fourarts.org 2/2 - So You Want to be an IT Tech? We Have Resources for That! at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon.

Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 2/2 - A Walk in the Park Art Workshop: Botanical Printmaking at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Adults 19+. Noon-2:30 pm. $10/materials fee + $30/resident; $37.50/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 2/2 - Introduction to Music Technologies at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 1:30-3 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 2/2 - Alyssa Maxwell speaks and signs her book A Murderous Marriage at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 5 pm.

Free. 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 2/2 - Stars of the Sixties at Florida Atlantic University Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, The Original Vandellas, The Cyrkel, Dennis Tufano of The Buckinghams. special performance by The Cowsills. 7:30 pm. $39-$79.

297-6124; fauevents.com 2/2 - Fine Arts Quartet at Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $20. 237-9000; lynn. tix.com 2/2 - The Four Tops and The Temptations at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 8 pm. Tickets start at $29.

832-7469; kravis.org 2/2 - Sultans of String at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8 pm. $30-$45. 450-6357; artsgarage.org 2/2-3 - 2019 International Kinetic Art Exhibit & Symposium at 114 N Federal Hwy & multiple locations, Boynton Beach. Indoor exhibition, kinetic videos, meet/greet artists, self-guided outdoor tour, more. Sat 9 am-6 pm; Sun 11 am-4 pm. Free. intlkineticartevent.org 2/2-3 - Boca Raton Museum of Art 33rd Annual Museum Art Festival in Mizner Park, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 10 am-5 pm. Free.

392-2500 bocamuseum.org 2/2-3 - Peter Fogel in Til Death Do Us Part, You First! at Levis JCC Sandler Center, 21050 95th Ave S, Boca Raton. Part of Greetings From the Catskills Series. Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm. $36/ VIP reserved; $28/general admission; $23/gold member. 558-2520; levisjcc.org 2/2-3 - Love, Noel: The Songs and Letters of Noel Coward at Kravis Center Rinker Playhouse, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Sat/Sun 7:30 pm; Sat 1:30. $39. 832-7469; kravis.org

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