The Coastal Star July 2013 Boca

July 2013

Serving Highland Beach and Coastal Boca Raton

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Volume 6 Issue 7

Boca Raton

Local boaters put up money to dredge Hillsboro Canal

A crew from the Tri-County Humane Society drove to Oklahoma with food and medical supplies for pets displaced by tornadoes. They brought back 80 dogs and cats who are finding a bright future — and new homes — in Florida.

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By Cheryl Blackerby

Boaters are having a tough time navigating around dangerous silt shoals that have built up in the Hillsboro Canal over the last two years. Seeing no help coming from city governments, a group of local residents took the helm and raised $50,000 to get a dredging project started.

Tom Tyghem, co-owner of Marina One on the canal, gave $15,000 for the project. He and the other donors petitioned Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach, the cities that maintain the canal, to put dredging on the agenda for government funding.

“In the last 24 months it started to silt in, and boats are running aground. At low tide in some areas, the canal is almost impassable. I’ve lost customers over it,” Tyghem said The busy waterway, which

RIGHT: Tammy Ross of west Boca Raton couldn’t contain her excitement as she greeted her new love, Sampson, a 13-month-old white lab mix she renamed Stormy. ‘He was so sweet and calm and so good with the kids. I just knew it (he was the one),’ Ross said.

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forms the boundary between Palm Beach and Broward counties, is a major connection to the Intracoastal Waterway and ocean. Boca residents have more than 1,400 boats docked on the canal, and many more boaters use the canal boat ramp in Deerfield Beach.

As conditions worsen, more boaters are getting stuck in the silt and more business owners are worrying about their future.

Home and condo owners on the canal fear declining property values if they can’t use their boats.

“Boaters can get into trouble real quick,” said Gene Folden, chairman of the Boca Raton Marine Advisory Board. “We’re trying to address the problem before it’s intolerable. There is navigable water, but you have to know where it is. There are not a lot of markers indicating See CANAL on page 12

On a mission to save

Lifeguards cooperate in attempting rescue

By Jane Smith The scanner crackled: “Possible near drowning” in Gulf Stream.

Delray Beach Fire-Rescue responded about 2:30 p.m. on that last Friday in May. Soon a battalion chief would interrupt a meeting to summon Ocean Rescue Superintendent James Scala to the beach. He was needed to lead the search for the missing swimmer.

Rodelson Normil, 17, disappeared in the rough surf, in an unguarded area about a half-mile south of Gulfstream Park.

Scala began the search in a methodical manner, using guidelines from the United States Lifesaving Association.

His Ocean Rescue staff belongs to the group known for its high physical membership

standards.

First, Scala talked with Normil’s friend.

“I needed to be certain he was in the water and where he went under,” Scala said. He had been part of two other searches where the missing swimmer was found to be alive — and on land. The exact place Normil was last seen determined a starting point for the search.

After speaking with the friend, Scala saw the head of the rip current where Normil was last seen. Not a strong swimmer, the Boynton Beach teen probably panicked when the rip current pulled him away from the beach.

Scala looked to the ocean to check the water’s visibility and the current direction. On May 31, the ocean was choppy, diminishing visibility to zero.

See RESCUE on page 13

Delray Beach Ocean Rescue personnel searched for the 17-year-old who drowned recently at Gulfstream Park. From left: Ocean Rescue Officers Raphael Costa and Kyle Stewart, Superintendent James Scala, Ocean Rescue Officers Justin Walton and Justin Rumbaugh and Lt. Luigi Pratt. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Inside

Trader Joe’s bound for Boca

The quirky grocery chain is opening south of downtown.

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Home, Health & Harmony Dining Deals

Summer is the time to treat yourself to new restaurants, different menu items. Page H1

Summer Arts

The world is a stage for the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival; chamber music also gets under way. Page H10

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Editor’s Note

Hoping new team at ‘Ritz’ will keep community in mind

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ne of the best-known and most admired brand names in the world is Ritz-Carlton. It connotes glamour, elegance and luxury. For 20-plus years, The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach was our little “ritzy” spot.

Of course, we’d chuckle at that “Palm Beach” tagline.

Sure, we understood the hotel wanted to tell tourists they were staying in Palm Beach, but we knew better. The Ritz was our luxurious little secret in an almost private sweet spot at the confluence of South Palm Beach, Lantana and Manalapan.

Now “our Ritz” has become The Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa. I hope this management change doesn’t overlook the hotel’s long relationship with the community.

Granted, it’s not an everyday stop for most of us who live here, but the hotel has

always been there to welcome us when we’ve wanted to put on a little “Ritz.” And of course, it’s where Manalapan residents have historically had their private social club.

As a small-business owner, I know very well how important it is to build and sustain a brand identity. For The Coastal Star, it’s how our readers and advertisers feel about our product. It’s our reputation. We believe our brand illustrates that we care about our customers and our neighbors.

I know the new team at The Eau Palm Beach have their work cut out for them in establishing a new brand.

I can only hope they will also care about their customers and neighbors.

I wish them luck.

— Mary Kate Leming, Executive Editor

Correction A photograph in the June edition incorrectly identified the barber at Mr. Vito Men’s Hair Designers in Boca Raton.

Pictured is Vito Damiani.

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After a life of writing, author recommends perseverance

By Ron Hayes On the wall of her thirdfloor office in Florida Atlantic University’s Culture & Society Building, the director of the university’s creative writing program has posted a sign she doesn’t need to read.

Live What You Love.

The sign is there to inspire all those aspiring novelists and poets Ayşe Papatya Bucak encourages — and criticizes — each term.

“Yes, I was one of those,” she says with a laugh. “As a child, once I’d learned to read, I thought, ‘Oh, how do you do this?’ You want to create what you’ve enjoyed so much.”

Bucak’s love of reading led to a love of writing. And now, living what she loves has led to her upcoming appearance in two of the nation’s most prestigious fiction anthologies.

In September, The History of Girls, an eerie tale of the living and dead conversing under a collapsed building, will be published in the 2013 PEN/O’Henry Prize Stories.

And next year, Iconography, a surreal fable of a university hunger striker, can be found in the 2014 Pushcart Prizes: Best of the Small Presses XXXVIII. For those unfamiliar with the O’Henry and Pushcart prizes, suffice it to say that Bucak joins such writers as John Irving, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Saul Bellow and Tim O’Brien, all previous winners of one or both awards.

“It’s been a nice year,” she says.

Bucak (pronounced Boojack) was born in Istanbul of a Turkish father and American mother and came to Ardmore, Pa., at the age of 4. She earned a B.A. from Princeton University, an M.F.A. from Arizona State, and has been at FAU since 2003. She lives in Delray Beach.

“The first thing I tell my students is, ‘Tortoise beats hare,’ ” she says. “They’re 23, and they want to be rich and famous and published. But you have to put your time in. It helps to have talent, but perseverance is far more necessary.”

Bucak knows. An early

Ayşe Papatya Bucak, 41, author of The History of Girls, will see her work published in the 2013 PEN/O’Henry Prize Stories and the 2014 Pushcart Prizes: Best of the Small Presses XXXVIII. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star NOMINATE SOMEONE TO BE A COASTAL STAR Send a note to news@ thecoastalstar.com or call 337-1553.

novel, Wood For Stone, never sold. One publisher was interested but wanted a stronger, more commercial plot. She declined. Since then, her short fiction has appeared in The Iowa Review, Glimmer Train and Prairie Schooner, among other literary reviews.

“I’m lucky,” she says. “I have a full-time job, so I don’t have to be commercial to keep my house. I can write what I want.”

R ight now, she’s concentrating on a series of short stories that draw on her Turkish heritage, while pondering a second novel.

“Commercial fiction helps you get away from life,” she

says. “Literary fiction makes you want to engage life. I’m interested in writing that’s accessible but also wants to say something.”

In addition to writing and teaching, Bucak keeps a blog, Reading For Writers, on which she comments on the books she’s read and writers she admires.

“My favorite novel of all time is Catch-22,” she says. “That’s my desert island book.”

Even on that desert island, though, she would still write.

“I tell my students they have to learn how to write any place, under any circumstances, for any length of time,” she says.

Or, as the sign on her door puts it: Don’t Forget To Ú Write.

Bucak’s blog, Reading For Writers, can be visited at http:// readingforwriters.blogspot. com/p/personal-favorites.html.

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Highland Beach

Renovations could unite cop shop’s divided parts

By Rich Pollack

Faced with a disjointed Police Department located in two separated buildings, and the recent discovery of mold in the police chief’s office, Highland Beach commissioners moved a step closer to spending $750,000 on renovations to Town Hall.

At their June meeting, commissioners unanimously agreed to spend $25,000 for architects to put together construction plans for a renovation to connect the Town Commission’s chambers and two-thirds of the Police Department to the remainder of the department and Town Hall.

The creation of construction documents, the third phase in a four-phase renovation process, signals the town’s intention to go ahead with the sometimes controversial project. Commissioners, however, stopped short of fully committing to the construction.

“We can’t say yes to the project until we know how much it will actually cost,

and we won’t know how much it will cost until we get construction documents,” Commissioner Lou Stern said.

Once the plans for construction are completed, he said, the town could begin getting bids.

“We have signaled with a 5-0 vote that we want to go ahead, and, if the bids we receive are realistic, we can move forward,” Stern said.

Funding for the project, which would be done within the existing Town Hall footprint, will be included in the budget commissioners will begin discussing this month.

The project could still be cut, however, should commissioners decide to delay the renovations.

Plans for the construction, which would eliminate a breezeway that essentially splits the Police Department and Town Hall into two separate buildings, were included in last year’s budget. Financial constraints and questions from residents over whether the work was needed, however, led commissioners to postpone the project.

“We just didn’t know how to

do it financially,” Stern said.

This year, he said, it appears the town may be able to make the improvements without having to raise the tax rate.

In addition to increased property values and new construction, which would generate increased tax revenue, the town could use money from the sale of two parcels it owns in Boca Raton, said Town Manager Kathleen Weiser.

The sale of the parcels to a private developer for $3.5 million is expected to close within the next few weeks.

Until commissioners determine whether the town will indeed go ahead with the renovations, Police Chief Craig Hartmann will continue to work out of a conference room, rather than his office, where mold was discovered.

If the renovations are postponed again, the town will hire contractors to eliminate the mold. If the project gets the go-ahead, Hartmann will continue to work in the conference room until the renovations — which could start at the end of the year and last six months — are

completed.

Currently, the conference room, the chief’s office and the office of the department’s training officer are on the south side of a breezeway that splits Town Hall in two, while the rest of the department — including locker rooms, other offices and workspace for

officers — is on the north side of the walkway.

“The offices are scattered,” Weiser said. “The renovations will put the Police Department’s existing space together and make it more functional.” Ú

Boca Raton

Neighbors honor police for work in securing mansion

By Steve Plunkett For their work in ejecting a squatter from a $2.5 million Golden Harbour mansion, Police Chief Dan Alexander and Capt. Josh Mindick are now “Knights of Justice.”

And they have the medals to prove it.

Christine Cherepy, president of the Golden Harbour Homeowners Association, presented the awards at the City Council’s June 11 meeting.

“We scratched our heads on how we could recognize them,” Cherepy said, referring to her neighborhood’s “issue with intruders” in December.

Residents were shocked to find Andre Barbosa, a 23-yearold Brazilian, and eight other people moved into 580 Golden Harbour Drive sometime after the Bank of America foreclosed on the waterfront property last July.

They called police the day after Christmas to remove what they thought were squatters, but Barbosa showed documents he had filed claiming “adverse possession” of the 7,522-square-foot, fivebedroom home. Florida’s adverse possession law enables someone to move into a property and claim the title if they can stay there seven years.

A month later, the bank claimed rightful ownership of the house, which has canal

Alexander

Mindick

views outside and a curved staircase and marbled bath inside. In early February, police and bank officials seized the home and had the locks changed while Barbosa and his group were away.

“It was an issue that could have caused a lot of harm. It caused neighbors to be very personally concerned about their safety,” Cherepy said.

At one point, edgy residents called Cherepy to report a suspicious vehicle, she said. It turned out to be Mindick on patrol in an unmarked car.

“These men did an outstanding job. They went above and beyond in trying to resolve this issue,” Cherepy told council members.

The homeowner association researched and found out the medals were available from the American Police Hall of Fame and Museum in Titusville.

They wrote nomination letters and collected supporting documents.

“I think if anything that came out of this whole ordeal, it really exemplified, defined, what we are as a city,” Alexander said.

“Residents were engaged from the beginning. We have no tolerance for anything that diminishes our quality of life in this city.”

Mindick said he has had the opportunity to be recognized a lot over the years.

“But it’s even more special, it means a lot more, when it comes from the residents themselves. So it’s very rewarding,” he said.

Mayor Susan Whelchel said the honor validated her and her colleagues’ belief that Boca Raton has “the best police department and fire department and every other department that’s part of our city.”

“And you know, now we have some proof, right?” she said.

The American Police Hall of Fame, founded in 1960, was the first national police museum and memorial and is dedicated to law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty. It hosts thousands of police officers, family survivors and dignitaries every May 15, Police Memorial Day. The Knight of Justice award is for the “good Samaritan who comes to the aid of those in need,” according to the organization’s website.

The 3¾-inch medals for Alexander and Mindick also came with a certificate, a uniform bar and a lapel pin. Ú

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2012 Taxable Value

Property values — mostly — inching upward

By Tim O’Meilia

Budget managers in eight of nine South County coastal communities can exhale.

Taxable real estate values — the stuff property taxes are made of — continues to creep back toward pre-recession levels.

Taxable property values in eight towns increased this year and all at a greater rate than last year. Four of them matched or outpaced the Palm Beach County-wide uptick of 4.2 percent.

Only Briny Breezes — a town of fewer than 500 mobile homes — continued to lose value, dropping 0.75 percent,

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but even that was a smaller decline than last year.

“It’s getting a little better each year,” said Ocean Ridge Town Manager Ken Schenck, where values increased 3.87 percent. “It’s never going to get back to where it was, but maybe that’s a good thing.”

Manalapan and Delray Beach saw the largest increases, both topping 6.4 percent.

One upside of more property taxes to spend is that towns won’t be forced to dip into their reserves to balance the budget, as some have in recent years.

“We might have a chance to catch up on capital projects,” said Highland Beach Town Manager Kathleen Weiser,

Boca Raton

2013 Taxable Value

Percent Change

$16,588,217,273

$17,284,003,329

+4.19

Briny Breezes

$36,168,060

$35,895,685

-0.75

Delray Beach

$6,209,261,043

$6,612,004,527

+6.49

$729,164,514

$768,398,600

+5.38

$1,752,273,484

$1,824,966,379

+4.15

Lantana

$678,145,600

$688,978,127

+1.60

Manalapan

$839,909,427

$893,833,629

+6.42

Ocean Ridge

$696,018,085

$722,982,578

+3.87

South Palm Beach

$258,028,760

$259,429,166

+0.54

$125,081,249,287

$130,316,225,167

+4.19

Gulf Stream Highland Beach

Countywide

Palm Beach County, its cities, towns and other taxing agencies use these property value estimates to project their property tax revenue and to set their tax rates and budgets. The new budgets go into effect Oct. 1. Source: Palm Beach County Property Appraiser referring to renovating the Town Hall or replacing aging police cars, projects that had been put off because of the bad economy.

South Palm Beach is not expecting a windfall with its 0.54 percent increase.

“At least it’s better than being down 1 percent” as the town was last year, said Town Manager Rex Taylor.

Even the increased property values won’t make budgeting any easier.

“We don’t know what the

Affordable Health Care Act will do to our health insurance rates (for employees). The quotes are all over the place,” Taylor said.

“And,” he added, “the retirement system rates are Ú going up.”

books ready to be handed out in pediatrician’s offices.

The AmeriCorps volunteers who have tallied 494,000 hours of tutoring over the years have their own training space now.

There are offices for training adult readers, including the Family Education Program in Belle Glade, where migrant parents and their children gather to learn English together.

As Margaret Blume said, “There’s something so simple and pure and beautiful about teaching someone to read.”

And then she asked Darlene Kostrub to step outside once

more.

A shrouded figure had appeared beside the building.

The cloth was pulled away to reveal a statue of a familiar woman reading to a small child.

The sculpture, by Delray Beach artist Frank Varga, is called Reading With Darlene, a tribute to the woman who has led the coalition since 1992, helping men, women and children in Palm Beach County Ú learn to read.

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you know someone who can’t, visit www.literacypbc. org or call 800-273-1030.

Literacy Coalition’s new space opens debt-free

By Ron Hayes

As a child growing up in small-town Waxahatchie, Texas, Brenda Medore used to visit the Carnegie library and marvel at the beauty of the building, and the magic of the books.

“I just thought that library was so wonderful,” she remembers. “I’d go in and look up, and my mouth would fall open.”

Medore lives in Gulf Stream now, but she brought her love of reading with her. And now she’s put her money where her mouth is.

On June 20, she and her husband, C.P., were among the happy crowd of donors and friends gathered at 3651 Quantum Blvd., Boynton Beach to celebrate the opening of the Blume Literacy Center on the Brenda & C.P. Medore Campus.

“C.P. and I have always shared a great love of reading,” she said, “maybe even taking for granted our ability to read. Now we want to help children and adults have every opportunity to learn to read.”

When Founding President Gale Howden established the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County in 1989, its headquarters consisted of a desk and phone in the United Way building. For 20 years, the coalition pressed on from a crowded office in a bank building on Federal Highway in Delray Beach.

Now, the coalition has a permanent home —12,000 square feet in a brand-new, $3.5 million building just north of Gateway Boulevard.

At the evening’s open house, CEO Darlene Kostrub told the throng that she’d been cleaning out her files recently, preparing for the move, when she happened on a 2006 email from a staff member. A Boca Raton woman named Margaret Blume had called, wanting to know more about the coalition’s mission. Blume’s pledge of $2 million gave birth to a capital

ABOVE: Margaret Blume is awarded a gift during the opening of the Blume Literacy Center on the Brenda and C.P. Medore Campus. Brenda and C.P. Medore are at left. RIGHT: Dorothea Zarcadoolas, 8, and other local children were also honored for their fundraising. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star campaign, and the Medores’ major gift of $500,000 financed the campus. In the end, 525 donors have allowed the new center to open debt-free. And they weren’t all grown-ups, either.

Dorothea Zarcadoolas is an 8-year-old book lover from Ocean Ridge, a third-grader at Gulf Stream School who loves the Diary Of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diary books.

“We have to go in at night and tell her to turn off the reading light,” says her dad, Paul.

When she heard about the coalition’s capital drive, Dorothea started working her phone. “She called me up and asked for money for the Literacy Coalition,” recalls her aunt, Anthea Hancock.

“I said, ‘What’s the Literacy Coalition?’”

By the time she finished calling relatives, young Dorothea had raised $1,000.

And she wasn’t alone.

Young readers Caroline Calder, Sophia Dickenson and Maya Kumar also raised $1,000 each. Their names are listed on the donor wall, too, along with Blume and the Medores.

As caterers moved through the crowd with hors d’oeuvres and young violinists added subdued background music, Kostrub described what a new building will mean for the coalition’s mission.

“This is going to expand what we can do,” she said. “In the past, we could only tutor children who attended the schools where we had an afterschool program. Now we have a place where we can both train our tutors and invite children from anywhere who need some extra help.”

Since those early deskand-phone days, the coalition has distributed more than 794,000 free books to poor children. Now they have a “book distribution center,” shelf after shelf of children’s

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Eau. Eau yes. Eau no.

nless something dramatic happens, literally, at the midnight hour, the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach in Manalapan will become Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. Rest assured, it didn’t happen overnight. Two years ago, the resort’s owners, RC/PB, sued the resort’s management team, Marriott International and Avendra for “utter disregard of fiduciary, contractual and statutory obligations.”

Essentially, RC/PB says Marriott is skimming profits, the suit claimed.

Marriott and Avendra have countersued for breach of contract. Down in Miami, the legendary Eden Roc has severed its ties with Marriott’s Renaissance management company for similar reasons.

RC/PB has assured its more than 450 employees that they will retain their jobs and salaries if they stay.

To handle sales and marketing at Eau, RC/PB has hired Preferred Hotel Group, which is hardly new to the neighborhood. Based in Chicago, Preferred contracts with hotels on every continent except Antarctica, including Jupiter Beach Resort and, in Delray, the Colony and The Seagate. Eau. Uh, eau.

Surprise, surprise! Trader Joe’s is coming to Boca.

A month ago, all the talk was about the hot, hot, hot California-based specialty grocer opening its first South Florida store in Miami this fall and another in Palm Beach Gardens next year. That all changed June 25 when the company added Boca Raton ... sometime next year.

No word on what this might mean for the proposed Delray Beach location at Linton Boulevard and Federal Highway.

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Joe’s is hip. It sells lots gourmet, organic and “alternative” food. Cheeses, wines and beers, tofu, even vitamins. No MSG or trans fats. No artificial hormones in its dairy products. Service is a cornerstone. In 2009, Consumer Reports and MSN Money ranked it No. 2 in customer service.

The brand is owned by the German family trust MarkusStiftung, parent company of Aldi Nord, a supermarket chain which recently began to open Aldi supermarkets in Palm Beach County. Compared with large grocers such as Publix, which may stock 50,000 different items, Trader Joe’s offers about 4,000, most of which carry its own brand names, which helps keep prices lower.

The Boca store, planned for the East City Center, a new three-building complex of shops and offices, will occupy only 12,500 square feet, about onethird that of the Publix a block away. You can bet the Lakelandbased big boy already has taken notice.

Long before Boca began to bustle with trendy, chic, hot, hot, hot restaurants, the standard by which all others were measured was “the old house.” In French it sounds so different, so much more pretentious — La Vieille Maison — but for three decades it was the place to go.

Built in 1927 as a home on East Palmetto Park Road, a block east of the Intracoastal, it was bought it in the ’70s by Leonce Picot and transformed into a French delight. Several dining rooms. Tuxedoed, multilingual waiters. Menus without prices for women guests. Food to live for.

Constantly ranked among the state’s best. Groupon-like deals, forget it.

But age and economics

forced Picot to sell in 2006. In 2011, the building was deemed beyond repair and bulldozed.

One of the people who grew up in Picot’s shadow was Arturo Gismondi.

Over the years he’s become the Italian equivalent to Picot, with two highly Gismondi regarded restaurants (Arturo’s Ristorante on North Federal, Trattoria Romana on East Palmetto Park Road), Cannoli Kitchen takeouts east and west and, most recently, Biergarten Boca Raton, a Tyrolean drafthouse in revitalized Royal Palm Place.

Now Gismondi wants to try something French. He’s found a site — the former Lilly’s in the building (at 5 Palms apartment complex) next to Trattoria Romana. Proposed as an homage to La Vieille Maison, but with a modern twist, it will be called La Nouvelle Maison (“The New House”). Arturo plans a January opening.

Westward, ho! … Merchants along Atlantic Avenue complain business is suffering because too much happens on Delray’s “main street.” Street festivals, parades, dining events at long, long tables — it’s just too much. So the folks who organize many of those events — the Delray Beach Marketing Cooperative — are moving in a different direction.

Instead of running east along Atlantic Avenue from Swinton, the Aug. 8 On the Ave celebration will run north-south from the bandshell at Atlantic and Northwest Fifth Avenue to Spady Elementary School.

A month later, the party will move back east but will keep the north-south orientation through Pineapple Grove.

The recently renamed Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square — still known to hoi polloi as Old School Square — has always offered a little something for everyone. With acts such as the Lettermen (Nov. 22-24), Home for the Holidays on Ice (Dec. 20-22), Flipside — The Patti Page Story (Jan. 17-19), Hair (Feb. 14-16); Rhythm of the Dance (March 7-9) and The Golden Dragon Acrobats’ Cirque Ziva (March 28-30), the 2013-14 season continues that skein.

Executive Director Joe Gillie will have a difficult time, however, trying to top this season’s lecture series, which opens glamorously Jan. 16 with Golden Globe and People’s Choice winner Linda Evans. The star of Big Valley and Dynasty is no stranger to the area, although Delray has certainly changed since her 10-year relationship with Manalapan resident Yanni

Town Center Mall, Boca Raton – June 13

ABOVE: Members of The Container Store’s executive team share a kickline to salute new employees. LEFT: Garrett Boone, chairman emeritus of The Container Store, with Junior League of Boca Raton President Crystal McMillin. The store donated $13,000 of its grand opening weekend sales to the Junior League.

Photos provided

ended in 1998.

Next in on Feb. 13 will be Elizabeth Smart, a national advocate for nationwide reform of child abduction laws. Her memoir about her abduction in 2002 will be published this fall.

At age 14, Smart was kidnapped from her home in Salt Lake City and sexually abused for nine months before her abductors were captured. Legal proceedings dragged on for years. In December 2010, a jury rejected Brian David Mitchell’s Gillie insanity defense, and in May 2011 he began serving a life sentence.

In February 2012, Smart married Matthew Gilmour, whom she met in Paris, where both were serving as Mormon missionaries.

Tony Mendez, the mastermind behind the hostage rescue mission chronicled in Oscar-winner Argo — he was played by Ben Affleck — speaks March 20, followed April 10 by Story Musgrave, the 30-year NASA astronaut who performed the first shuttle spacewalk and led the Hubble telescope repair team.

“It’s crazy; it gets better every year,” Gillie said. “The lower level is already sold out. There won’t be a seat left.” (243-7922 or delraycenterforthearts.org) Just in time for the city’s 100th anniversary celebration, the Lake Worth Historical Museum — closed for 17 months after the City Council cut it from the budget — is open again on the second floor of the City Hall Annex. A small staff of volunteers welcomes the public from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, with more hours to be added as additional volunteers sign on.

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Art to the east, art to the west … If everything works out with the Community Redevelopment Agency’s grant application, the old shuffleboard center on Lucerne

will become an art center. City commissioners voted in midJune to lease the center to the CRA and to spend $37,500 to design the renovation. It’s part of the CRA’s plan to emphasize art, which sparked the move of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County to 601 E. Lake Ave. and construction of 12 live/ work townhomes for artists across the street. Of course, if the CRA’s application for a state grant falls through, the lease will be killed.

The CRA envisions an arts district extending west to Lake Worth High School. Goals and reality, however, often don’t jibe.

Lake Worth may be ambitious, but the town isn’t as well off financially as Boca or Delray, and while development of an arts community would seem to be a noble cause, some residents like shuffleboard, others just don’t want change and still others would like to see the city return to what it was like 100 years ago.

Tripping the not-so-light fantastic … The folks who run the George Snow Scholarship Fund have announced the participants for the Sixth Annual Boca Ballroom Battle.

The Aug. 16 event at the Boca Raton Resort & Club pairs members of the community with professional dancers from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio who compete for a grand prize — the coveted mirrored ball.

The lineup includes Miami Dolphins chief financial and administrative officer Mark Brockelman; Gary Collins, general manager at Frenchman’s Reserve Country Club; plastic surgeon Dr. Anthony N. Dardano; Dorothy MacDiarmid, partner at Cloud 9 Consulting; Marie Occhigrossi, an attorney with Weitz & Luxenberg; Global Communication Networks founder and CEO Chris Palermo; Cecilia Peters, educator at Westminster Academy; Marie Speed, editor at Boca Raton magazine.

The Ballroom Battle, patterned after TV’s Dancing With the Stars, raises money for

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the George Snow Scholarship Fund, which has provided more than $4 million in college scholarships, including $580,000 to 80 students this year. To contribute or buy tickets: 347-6799 or www. scholarship.org.

The temperature may be up, but life on the FAU campus seems to have cooled down.

Give credit to Dennis Crudele, who took charge immediately after being appointed interim president. In mid-May FAU’s board of trustees chose Crudele to replace Mary Jane Saunders, who resigned after the ill-advised Crudele attempt to name the school stadium for GEO, the prisons for-profit corporation with headquarters just across I-95 from the campus.

On- and off-campus reports have Crudele, former senior vice president of financial affairs, with a steady hand on the throttle. And barely a month on the job, the school’s trustees moved him from acting to interim president. That gives the board some time to search, since Crudele is set to retire at the end of 2014.

As Saunders headed out, some new, much-needed faces headed in — to improve public relations. And not just with the GEO and mislabeled “Stomp Jesus” classroom controversies.

Two professional public relations agencies have been retained to develop a better system for getting the word out about the positive contributions FAU makes in the community.

Until that move was made, the school employed only two fulltime publicists; most schools of its size rely on 10 or more.

One of their first projects will be to spread the news about Dr. Deandre Poole, the communications instructor involved in the so-called “Stomp Jesus” incident last spring.

Using an exercise developed at a Christian institution and used at many schools, Poole instructed his students to write “Jesus” on a sheet of paper and then step on the paper. One student took issue with the exercise, protested vociferously and confronted Poole.

School administrators at first suspended the student, for reportedly threatening Poole.

Then Gov. Rick Scott jumped in — the student was reinstated, and Poole was suspended pending an inquiry. School administrators cited concerns for his safety. National media jumped all over it, especially conservative Christians. With no supporting evidence, many suggested that Poole, himself a devout Christian, had some other agenda because he is vice chair of the Palm Beach County Democratic Executive Committee.

Actually, the textbook was written by James Neuliep, a professor at St. Norbert

The COASTAL STAR College, a small Roman Catholic school in De Pere, Wis. Neuliep has used the exercise in his classes for 30 years without incident.

On June 21, Poole was reinstated.

FAU’s baseball team made it to the NCAA tournament before being eliminated by topseeded North Carolina, 12-11 in 13 innings.

How far has the football team progressed since Coach Carl Pellini took over the program last year? It should provide some answers on Aug. 30 when the team plays the University of Miami. Not just alums who don’t travel to Sun Life Stadium in Miami, but also a national audience can assess the Owls on national TV, courtesy of ESPNU. FAU’s MBA program in sports management has been ranked fifth in North America and eighth in the world in the 2013 SportBusiness International rankings of master’s-level sport courses by the Association to

Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. FAU is the only school in Florida to make the top 25 world rankings.

Ohio University was ranked No. 1, followed by FIFA’s International Center for Sports Studies in Switzerland.

Impressive company.

An estimated 9,000 fans, most of whom had never been on campus, now know the new stadium is also an excellent venue for soccer. Germany battled Ecuador in a “friendly.”

German striker Lukas Podolski scored with barely nine seconds gone in the match — reputed to be the second-fastest goal ever in an international match.

The stadium may not have a sponsor, but new Athletics Director Pat Chun, who cut his administrative teeth at athletic powerhouse Ohio State, is trying to land a new bowl game to wrap up the 2014 season.

Chun It wouldn’t be anything near the caliber of an Orange or Rose Bowl, but the

Around Town 7 location is ideal, the weather is good and the signs are encouraging.

“The only lights we’ve had are green,” Chun told Chuck King of Owl Access blog. “Nothing yellow and nothing red.”

On June 16, shortly after being admitted to Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton Airport Manager Ken Day died from an “undisclosed illness.”

Speculation has arisen that Day, 56, suffered a heart attack, but the cause of death has not been disclosed.

“We’re a bit stunned around here, to say the least,” airport public affairs director and office manager Kimberly Whalen said.

Back in March when the word of the day was “sequestration,” folks around the airport got a little antsy as the Federal Aviation Administration threatened to eliminate financing for controltower staff. Concurrently, departing Airport Authority member David Freudenberg began to question the $1.2 million in salaries and benefits

paid to airport employees. He was particularly critical of Day’s $218,000 salary, especially since Bruce Pelly, the boss at much larger and much busier Palm Beach International Airport, makes $15,000 less.

Supporters jumped to Day’s defense, noting that during his 13-year tenure, the airport’s cash reserves grew from $600,000 to $6.5 million.

Authority Chairman Frank Feiler said he wished he could pay the staff more because the airport “is well-run, wellmanaged and well thought of.”

A search committee has been appointed to find a successor, but as Whalen noted, Day will be hard to replace.

A scholarship fund has been established in his name to help students further aviation careers. Donations can be made to the Boca Raton Airport Authority.

Thom Smith is a freelance writer.

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District opts for white beaches over park’s artificial turf

By Cheryl Blackerby

Boca Raton Beach and Park District commissioners are working on a $19.5 million budget for capital improvements that will force them to make some tough decisions this summer.

One of the toughest is explaining to Boca Raton City Council members that they won’t be getting everything they want during the next fiscal year.

Since the district and city haven’t always seen eye to eye in recent months, this may not be an easy compromise.

The most critical decision

both parties must agree on soon is whether to spend millions on white sandy beaches or bright green artificial turf. The city wants the district to pay $7.5 million to build two new sports fields with the turf at the Spanish River Athletic Complex at DeHoernle Park.

But Arthur Koski, the district’s acting director, says that if the district does that, it may not have the money to cover everything else — including a $2 million bill from the city for completed beach renourishment work that the federal government declined to pick up.

“The city can’t have it both ways,” Koski said. “There just isn’t enough money to give them artificial fields and give them the $2 million.”

Koski says the solution is to use natural grass at the new Spanish River fields at an estimated cost of $5 million and a $2.5 million savings over the artificial turf.

Whether the city will go along with the change in plans is an open question.

“Once they see the numbers we have, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see we can’t accomplish everything we want to if we go with artificial turf,” said district Commissioner

Robert Rollins.

The district will have no problem splitting the costs of two other beach renourishment projects with the city. The district will pay $471,500 for work done on the north beach and $1.7 million for new sand on the central beach.

Koski says he’s hopeful that common ground can be found on the Spanish River fields. “I’m cautiously optimistic that the elected officials of Boca Raton will make the best decision for all their constituents.”

Other items commissioners are considering on the budget: • $138,900 for improvements

at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Commissioners also want the center to come up with a master plan for future projects.

• Paying consultants from Experis Technology Group to design a Wi-Fi and security video system for Sugar Sand Park, which will serve as the prototype for installing systems at parks throughout the district.

The amount of the consultant fees will be determined later this month.

• Setting aside money in a new reserve account to cover minor expenses for the city on an as-needed basis. Ú

Luxury condo sales picking up

By Christine Davis

During the past year, there have been eight luxury condo sales for more than $5 million in Boca Raton — and all of them at One Thousand Ocean.

On June 4, “The Shore” penthouse sold for $11,678,000, one of the highest-priced condominium residences ever to sell in the history of the county. This follows two Palm Beach sales: an oceanfront unit, S-34 in Two North Breakers Row, for $11.95 million recorded on May 21; and No. 6A in Il Lugano, recorded on May 15, for $17.45 million.

With “The Shore” gone, there are no more penthouses available at One Thousand Ocean. In fact, only two residences of 53 remain: Residence 208 priced at $2.9 million; and Residence 601, where a key scene in the action thriller Parker (Jennifer Lopez, Jason Statham) was filmed on location, priced at $6.4 million.

Total closed sales dollar volume for 51 units at One Thousand Ocean is approximately $243 million.

These recent sales certainly made Jamie Telchin’s day.

President of development for LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels, he’s delighted. And thankful.

“Our story is a rare good story, and I’m very proud of our team and partners holding the line,” he said.

Keep in mind that this development was conceived in 2006; broke ground in 2007; and finished in February 2010, right in time and all in line with the real estate downturn.

“The big story here, we decided to build it when the market was showing signs of tanking, and we stuck with it.

We tried to maintain prices as best we could. We’ve sold the lion’s share, and now we are looking at selling the rest of the building out.

“I feel lucky,” he said. “We didn’t get into fire selling; we weathered the storm; and we had some fortuitous situations develop that worked to our benefit.”

The first of the last five sales in March really got the ball rolling and the word out, he said.

“Three were Boca residents who’ve been watching; the other two were international buyers. The first, who bought a penthouse, was focused on Miami and the Sunny Isles market, but thought there was better value here, and they liked the fact that they could customize their unit. The last penthouse buyers were friends of theirs.”

“The Shore,” with 7,550 square feet of living space and 4,591 square feet of wraparound terraces, is ready to be built out. The unit offers southern views over the Boca Raton Inlet and ocean shoreline, as well as northern and western Intracoastal panoramas.

Highlights include a private elevator lobby, 14-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling walls of glass, a freestanding glass-enclosed area on one of the terraces, an outdoor kitchen, a cabana and three-car parking. Building residents may elect private membership at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.

Tim Shane with Meridian Realty in Boca Raton represented the buyers in

With panoramic water views, One Thousand Ocean appeals to affluent buyers. Photo provided the transaction. “We showed them all the top buildings in Boca. There are about 10 on the beach,” he said. “There’s not much competition to One Thousand Ocean. It’s newer and higher-end than the other properties. The gorgeous views were most important to them.

“We’re rocking and rolling.

International buyers are buying the Boca Club lifestyle and they are buying the beach. I have quite a few more acquaintances who are coming over, and I’ll be selling more.”

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Boca Raton does appear to be on the upswing. According to Realtors’ Association of the Palm Beaches April report, closed sales year-to-date are at 1,385, an 18.2 percent increase over last year. The median sales price is at $230,000, up 21.1 percent over last year, and days-on-the-market is at 133, down 19.2 percent.

“We are seeing affluent buyers turning to the real estate market and buying ultra-luxury units,” said Jack McCabe of McCabe Research & Consulting. “They are paying cash, and if financed, they pay cash and refinance after the acquisition. It’s good news for those developers and unit owners who will be trying to sell in the near future,” he said.

“It does appear that the ultra-luxury condo market has come back this year. It will be interesting to see if it lasts, because we are seeing a buyers’ frenzy right now, created by hedge-fund acquisitions that have developed inventory in all markets. In particular in Florida, they’re targeting the Tampa area and southeast Florida as their top markets in all price ranges.”

The market in Highland Beach doesn’t “rock and roll” quite as much, according to the Realtors’ Association April report. Closed sales, year-to-date, are at 68, down 5.6 percent; and the median price is at $360,000, down 5.9 percent. Days-on-themarket, however, is at 164, down 26.4 percent. Ú

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Parking problems forecast for proposed Trader Joe’s location

By Tim Pallesen

The long-awaited Trader Joe’s shopping center goes before city commissioners July 9, but still with concerns that shoppers might not have enough parking.

The city’s Site Plan Review and Appearance Board on June 12 finally recommended approval for the Delray Place shopping center, on the southeast corner of Linton Boulevard and Federal Highway, after 18 months of controversy and delays.

Trader Joe’s is eager to compete with a new Fresh Market under construction across the street.

But SPRAB Chairman Scott Porten, who studied the demand for parking at other Trader Joe’s locations, warned that the new Delray Beach location might require more parking spaces than the developer is willing to provide.

“I don’t think the parking works,” Porten told developer Joe Carosella. “If your center is successful, you will have parking problems.”

Board member Rustem Kupi agreed. “Parking is going to be

a nightmare,” he predicted.

After the meeting, Porten said the highly popular specialty grocer is drawing unexpectedly large crowds wherever it opens.

“When I researched, I learned Trader Joe’s is having inadequate-parking problems all over the country,” he said.

But Porten, the incoming chairman of the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, joined a chorus of business leaders to praise the overall Delray Place project, which also will have Dick’s Sporting Goods and several restaurants as tenants.

“This project will kick-start redevelopment on the South Federal Highway corridor,” city Economic Development Director Vin Nolan said.

“The developer has done what is prudent and then some,” SPRAB board member Jose Aquila said. “I think it’s time to say thank you.”

“We need to cut to the chase and get this going,” said Kelli Freeman, president of the Tropic Isle Homeowners Association.

The Tropic Isle neighborhood had been split over the next-door

shopping center, with the closest homeowners objecting to it. But Ron Kolins, the attorney for 12 families who opposed Delray Place, reported June 12 that all but one homeowner now favors the project after negotiations with the developer. “Our issues have been satisfactorily resolved,” Kolins said.

The lone holdout, Nancy Schnabel, appealed to the advisory board. “Please help us.

This is a real intrusion on our lifestyle,” she said.

But her next-door neighbor Steve Michael said Delray Place will improve his quality of life.

“These developers are quality guys. This center will be a great addition to our area,” Michael said.

The advisory board fussed with the developer over the design that motorists will see at the intersection of Linton and Federal Highway, striving to achieve what city planner Ron Hoggard described as an “importance to the site.”

Everyone agreed a fountain with a colonnade and clock tower will do. Trader Joe’s and other tenants must post their signs away from the corner. Ú

One of the six buildings proposed as part of the Atlantic Crossing project. This one is seen looking northeast at the corner of Federal Highway and Atlantic Avenue. Rendering provided

Atlantic Crossing project developer moves truck traffic off Atlantic Ave.

By Tim Pallesen

A new design plan proposed for Atlantic Crossing eliminates truck traffic onto Atlantic Avenue.

Coastal residents had feared that the controversial multiuse project would cause traffic congestion near the bridge. Mayor Cary Glickstein had vowed to vote against the developer’s site plan if truck traffic weren’t rerouted to Federal Highway. ‘‘We heard loud and clear,” project manager Don DeVere said, as the Atlantic Crossing developer presented its redone design to the city on June 25 for approval this summer.

Four architectural firms spent the past six months redesigning the project to appear smaller after city commissioners gave density and height approvals in December. Downtown Delray Beach firm Currie, Sowards, Aguila acted as consulting architect on all the buildings.

“We challenged our design team to return to the drawing board to capture Delray’s authentic look and feel,” said Jeff Edwards, president of the Edwards Companies, the developer in a joint venture with Rexall founder Carl De Santis.

The new plan proposes six buildings with different

architectural styles ranging from Mediterranean to Art Deco.

“Atlantic Crossing will appear to have been built over time, by different hands,” local architect Bob Currie said. Terraces, balconies and canopies have been added to soften the appearance.

The $200 million project includes 280 rental apartments, 82 condos, 83,000 square feet of office space and 76,000 square feet of shops and restaurants.

City staff has seven weeks to review the new plan before it goes first to the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board and then to the commission for final approval. Ú

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Continued from page 1 where deep water is.”

The last time the canal was cleared and deepened was 16 years ago. Dredging is long overdue, boaters and officials agree.

Boca Raton, on the north bank of the canal, and Deerfield Beach, on the south bank, have each contributed $25,000 toward the project, said Jennifer Bistyga, engineer with the city of Boca Raton. The total — including the residents’ contribution — of $100,000 will be used for studies and permits, the first step to getting the dredging project approved.

“We applied for a grant (for dredging) from the Florida Inland Navigation District. We filled out a lengthy application and submitted it April 1,” Bistyga said, adding that the city was preparing to make its case for the grant with a five-minute presentation that discusses phase one of the

project.

The city will find out if it received the grant, and the amount it could receive, in September.

The two cities and private donors could potentially get 75 percent of their money back from the grant, she said.

There are no projections for the cost of the dredging project.

That won’t be known until the bids come in.

“The canal needs to be investigated, and we will need to determine the areas of greatest concern,” she said.

Bistyga is optimistic the cities will get the money to fix the canal. “It depends on where we fall on their (the Florida Inland Navigation District) priority list. I think we have a good chance.”

Boaters who use the canal can thank local residents who put up money for pushing the project forward.

“I think it’s wonderful they were able to come together for Ú this cause,” she said.

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Silt shoals and sandbars make navigating the Hillsboro Canal dangerous for mariners. Photo provided by Marine One

Tree-lighting talk illuminates council meeting

By Steve Plunkett

Did you find a parking space for the city’s Fourth of July celebration at Spanish River Athletic Complex at DeHoernle Park?

If you did, you may be trekking back there in November to watch the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree — if you can tear yourself

away from the biggest shopping day of the year, that is.

City Councilwoman Constance Scott, who chairs the Community Redevelopment Agency, floated the idea of moving the treelighting to the park, noting that last year’s event drew 7,000 to 9,000 people to Mizner Park.

“It was a huge, just an abundance of people and activity,” Scott said at the June 25 CRA meeting.

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the largest shopping day of the year. Scott said that’s the scheduled date for the Christmas tree lighting and also for a grand openingtype event for Lord & Taylor department store.

“There are concerns about parking, there are concerns about congestion. We had a lot of issues last year,” Scott said.

The tree-lighting was moved in 2005 from City Hall to the amphitheater at Mizner Park.

Councilman Anthony Majhess preferred moving the date of the tree-lighting instead of moving the venue.

Mayor Susan Whelchel said

changing either the date or the venue would require a lot of thought.

“You don’t want to continuously change venues, so if you’re going to change a venue, you better darn well pick the one that’s going to work, because you don’t want to be doing that again in a few years,” Whelchel said. Ú

Manalapan

Ritz name change concerns commission, residents

By Tim O’Meilia

The former Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach is now the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. But eau so many Manalapan residents dislike the new name and the loss of the RitzCarlton brand.

“How and why did you change that name?” wondered Manalapan Town Commissioner John Murphy at the June 25 meeting. “In general, people don’t like it.

The reaction has not been favorable.”

Nevertheless, the commission approved by a 5-0 vote two temporary signs with the new name to adorn the 310room luxury resort.

The Ritz officially became The Eau on July 1, following a mid-June announcement by the hotel owners, RC/PB Inc., that a management agreement with Ritz-Carlton, owned by Marriott International, was canceled following a two-year dispute over management fees.

The resort will be affiliated with Preferred Hotels, which handles 15 other five-star, fivediamond hotels worldwide.

Former Mayor Basil Diamond suggested that the hotel name could not be changed without the commission’s approval, based

A temporary sign for the Eau Palm Beach was installed July 1. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star on an amendment to the planned unit development agreement that led to the hotel’s opening in 1991.

“The only reason we have a hotel in Manalapan is because we had a Ritz-Carlton, a brand everybody knew and everyone understood what that brand was,” he said.

At the heart of his concerns — and those of other residents, including Mayor David Cheifetz — is the future of the La Coquille Club at the hotel.

In an unusual arrangement, the town approved the construction of the Ritz on the oceanfront site of the decadesold La Coquille Club under the condition that a club be maintained at the resort for the

use of town residents.

In recent years, residentmembers have complained that private-member lockers had been used by resort guests, a promised steam room is only a steam shower, food and service at the club has deteriorated and a 20 percent summer dining discount was discontinued.

Eva Hill, president of Britannia Pacific Properties, which owns RC/PB, met with residents in June and spoke at the commission meeting.

“We don’t anticipate any changes to (resident) rights to use the club and access in and out of the property,” Hill said, adding that the owners were considering adding 15 nonresident members to

the club. Unlike residents, nonresident members pay a fee to belong. Club board member Kathryn Diamond — the former mayor’s wife — estimated that there are 25 to 35 nonresident members.

“It is our extreme desire to bring the La Coquille Club back to the vibrant club your members want to enjoy,” Hill told the commission.

She said the locker sharing ended. The hotel is considering offering special party packages to members, and the dining discount will be re-examined.

Hill said she already has met with club board members Kathryn Diamond and Chauncey Johnstone, who is also a town commissioner.

RC/PB must seek an amendment to the PUD in coming months because of the management change.

“It needs to include safeguards so we don’t find ourselves in the same position, being asked to rubber-stamp changes after the fact,” Basil Diamond said.

“What if another group comes in? We need safeguards so it doesn’t become a Motel 6 or a Ramada,” he added.

Cheifetz asked Basil Diamond to sit on a committee that will negotiate the revised PUD. “I want to assure everyone that this commission will be looking out for the town’s interest,” the mayor said.

“What we really want is a first-class luxury hotel with our La Coquille Club in it,” Basil Diamond said.

As for the name of the hotel, Hill said it was titled Eau Palm Beach to capitalize on the brand equity of the Eau spa, built at the resort in 2009.

“The name is now recognized as quality,” she said. “We didn’t want to go with just another household brand.”

Said Commissioner Howard Roder: “With everyone talking about the name change, you’re getting a lot of free publicity.” Ú

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ABOVE: Turbulent waves and poor visibility made the rescue efforts for Rodelson Normil especially challenging. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

RESCUE

Continued from page 1 The 10- to 15-mph winds from the east created perfect conditions for rip currents.

Ocean Rescue staff would later call the conditions that day “the worst possible” for a search.

Scala next organized his staff to do a grid search. He stayed on the beach, watching his team execute the search.

He received periodic updates from his line leader, Justin Rumbaugh.

He put down a marker on the beach, lining up with the spot where Normil was last seen in the ocean. Rumbaugh, with four years’ experience in Delray Beach, then reviewed the grid pattern with the other lifeguards.

The line leader is picked usually because he can talk the loudest to his teammates in the ocean.

The person also knows the USLA hand signals, such as when a guard swims 10 strokes underwater, resurfaces and touches his head: That means the guard is OK. The poor visibility forced the guards to swim close together when doing the search.

The Ocean Rescue staff had to close one of its beaches to swimming when it sent two guards via an ATV to help with the search, about 3 miles north of the city’s beaches. The other guards who assisted the search in its early minutes were Justin Walton and Rafael Costa, both with two years’ full-time experience in Delray Beach.

When Rumbaugh as the line leader told the guards where to turn, they realigned and swam perpendicular to the direction they were just swimming, using the same grid pattern. Then they switched and swam back in the opposite direction until they passed the point where Normil was last seen, about 250 feet out in the ocean. That way, every area was searched.

“I am really proud of the staff,” Scala said. “Even when there was a break to review the search pattern and a beachgoer brought them some water to drink, no one took it. They just wanted to get back to searching for Normil.”

Despite the precise, coordinated effort, the body of the young swimmer was not recovered.

SOURCE: Int’l Life Saving Federation GRAPHIC: Bonnie Lallky-Seibert

Training and teamwork

Twice a year for a full month, Delray trains its lifeguards in the USLA search and recovery method, said Eric Feld, an operations supervisor. The guards train in the classroom and the ocean three to four times a week for one hour during that training month.

In May, Ocean Rescue staff had just refreshed their search and recovery skills, he said. Ocean Rescue lifeguards also are emergency medical technicians, said Scala, who has worked at the city division for 10 years.

The May 31 grid search was truly a multi-agency effort, he said.

Delray Beach guards were joined by three from Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue.

Mark Rodrick, a 15-year

veteran with the county, came down from Ocean Inlet Park to help. Two guards, Cathy Conlin and Michael Soutter, arrived from nearby Gulfstream Park. Both have 29 years of lifeguarding experience.

The poor visibility underwater made goggles useless, Scala said. The guards needed only flippers and buoy markers. When they could no longer feel the bottom, they dived under until they could and then resurfaced, looking back and lining themselves up with the team.

Delray Beach later sent two more guards up to the search effort. They were Luigi Pratt with seven years’ experience and Kyle Stewart with more than two years’ experience as city lifeguards.

“They executed the search and worked as a team. Scala

said. “All that training pays off. … It was physically demanding.”

Through an agreement with the town of Gulf Stream, Delray Beach Fire-Rescue handles the town’s emergency calls. FireRescue was in charge of the call when it first went out as a missing swimmer, Capt. Curtis Jackson said.

The department had its entire special ops unit, Fire Station 5 and a battalion chief on the beach, he said. Two of its paramedics, Tyler Adams and Mark Szrejter, aided Ocean Rescue in the search, along with Phil Wotton, district captain with Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue.

About 3:15 p.m., when the missing swimmer call became a search and recovery mission, the U.S. Coast Guard took control.

It sent a helicopter from Miami, an 87-foot cutter from the Fort Pierce Inlet and a boat from the Lake Worth Inlet, according to Petty Officer Mark Barney.

The helicopter had a fourperson crew: two pilots, a swimmer and a mechanic.

One pilot flew the helicopter in a rectangular spiral pattern while the three others visually searched their assigned quadrants, so that no area of the ocean was missed, Barney said.

On an overcast day, the

helicopter flies a few hundred feet above the ocean. The crew twice reported seeing something in the water that the Ocean Rescue lifeguards used to redirect their search.

Unfortunately, they never found Normil.

His body probably met with one of two outcomes.

The littoral drift or longshore current comes close to the shore in that area of Florida, according to John Fletemeyer, a lifeguard turned sea turtle monitor and coastal researcher at Florida International University.

“So possibly the teen’s body was carried up the coast,” he said.

When a person drowns, his lungs empty, dropping the body to the ocean floor, he said.

After a few days, it fills with gases and the body floats to the surface.

The other possibility is even more grim: “The sharks [may have] got to it,” he said.

Rip currents are the No. 1 problem at the beach, according to Fletemeyer. “One hundred fifty people die annually in rip currents, making them more serious than shark bites or lightning strikes,” he said.

Fletemeyer and the other lifeguards said Normil’s disappearance serves as a cautionary reminder for ocean enthusiasts: Always swim near a lifeguard. Ú

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Manalapan

Commissioners back down for now from seawall standards

“You’re putting an obligation on nearly everyone in town

Manalapan town to certify every five years,” commissioners backed said Ken Kaleel, representing away from proposed seawall oceanfront developer Stewart standards that would require Satter. “How much is that going all seawalls be able to withstand to cost a resident? You’re asking a storm as strong as Hurricane an engineer to certify work he Andrew. did not do.”

Prompted by the collapse of Kaleel said town officials did ocean seawalls when Hurricane not consider the ramifications Sandy passed off shore last year, and cost in developing the new the regulations would require rules. “If it fails (certification), that seawalls along the ocean or what’s the cost of fixing it?” he the Intracoastal Waterway built said. in 2010 or earlier be certified The new rules were based on by a coastal engineer as able to those used by the town of Palm withstand a once-in-50-years Beach and on advice from the storm. town’s consulting engineering The seawalls would have firm, Taylor Engineering. to be certified within three “The whole reason for this months and then every five is when we left it up to the years. Seawalls built in 2011 or residents without oversight later are presumed to be sound from the town, we had no way and must be recertified every 15 to deal with someone who is years. not as diligent,” said Mayor

By Tim O’Meilia

David Cheifetz. “If one fails, it can affect others.”

Commissioner John Murphy said he would not vote for the new standards until a coastal engineer testified to the commission. Commissioner Lou DeStefano has opposed the town’s setting the standards.

The standards would require that new seawalls be at least 13.3 feet above sea level. It also sets standards for thickness, length and depth beneath the sand.

Commissioners postponed a decision until July.

In other business, commissioners: • Agreed to pay Cielo Madera Land Trust $120,000 to settle a lawsuit over building permit fees. The town refused to refund any of $158,000 in permit fees for a planned home at 1020 S. Ocean Blvd.

Delray Beach

Noise rules undergoing change

By Tim Pallesen

Coastal residents will be spared louder downtown music under a compromise noise ordinance that three city commissioners say they will vote to approve.

Restaurants on Atlantic Avenue west of Federal Highway would get an extra hour of louder music on Friday and Saturday nights under the compromise.

“We’re carving out an area where it’s OK to be a little louder,” said Assistant City Attorney Janice Rustin, after commissioners gave her directions at a June 11 workshop to rewrite the existing noise law.

The existing law allows police to issue a violation for any noise anywhere in the city that the officer believes is unreasonably loud, excessive or unnecessary.

The new law would make it easier to tone down late-night noise by outlawing any sound that is plainly audible from 100

feet away after 11 p.m.

Downtown restaurant owners asked commissioners for a waiver from the 11 p.m. curfew until 1 a.m. on weekends. Residents who live near Atlantic Avenue have opposed it.

“We’re striving for a balance that protects the vibrancy of the downtown and also lets residents maintain their quality of life,” Community Improvement Director Lulu Butler told commissioners before the workshop.

Mayor Cary Glickstein and Commissioners Shelly Petrolia and Angeleta Gray agreed to give restaurants and bars between Federal Highway and Swinton Avenue until midnight on weekends before the tougher noise law takes effect.

Ocean Properties, the owner of the Marriott Hotel, Boston’s on the Beach and the Sandbar, opposes establishing a downtown entertainment district with less stringent

restraints.

But commissioners said the noise law needs to be more protective for residents who live east of Federal Highway near Atlantic Avenue and Ocean Boulevard nightspots. “There are single-family homes in the marina district and east of the Intracoastal,” Glickstein said. “A one-size-fits-all solution is not workable there.”

“The central downtown core is different from the beachside,” Commissioner Al Jacquet agreed. “We need to tailor this to protect those single-family homes.”

Jacquet and Commissioner Adam Frankel support allowing restaurants west of Federal to play music until 1 a.m.

Commissioners might revisit what is appropriate for Ocean Properties. “A beach hotel is a tourist destination with different requirements and concerns,” Glickstein said. Ú

Proposals for old library site in pipeline

By Betty Wells

Luxury movie theaters and hotels are included in four development proposals for the old library property on Southeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Delray Beach.

Details about the proposals submitted to the Community Redevelopment Agency are not public until they are scrutinized, then presented to the CRA board, said CRA Assistant Director Jeff Costello.

Costello said, though, that three of the plans offer hotels and two include movie theaters.

“One has a boutique hotel, and the other two are larger,” he said of the proposals.

The CRA owns the 1.57 acres where the old library building still stands. The entire development site is within the East Atlantic Avenue Central Business District. The site is about 170 feet south of Atlantic Avenue and is bordered by Southeast Fourth Avenue on the west and Southeast Fifth Avenue on the east.

A representative of IPic Theaters confirmed that it submitted a proposal. The company opened a high-end theater last year in Mizner Park in Boca Raton.

Kevin Warner, a Delray Beach resident who said he keeps an eye on what the city spends and does, said his only concern

about potential developers would be whether parking would be adequate for what’s built.

“I would love to have a movie theater that I could walk to downtown,” said the public schoolteacher. “As long as the project that goes into that location has adequate parking, I’m all for it. And I would certainly hope the project is 100 percent financed by the private sector.”

The deadline for the proposals was June 21.

Costello said that the projects will be assessed for financial feasibility. He said the planned schedule for action would be presenting the proposals to the CRA board on July 25. Ú

in 2010 because it was not allowed in town ordinances.

The house was never built.

The settlement reflects fees for demolition inspection and town administrative costs.

• Approved tentatively a change in building permit regulations to allow fee refunds when buildings are not constructed: 100 percent if applied for within 30 days, 70 percent within 60 days and 30 percent within 90 days. The Cielo Madera Land Trust would not have qualified for a refund because it had not been sought within three months’ time.

• Learned that replacing asbestos cement water pipes on Point Manalapan and along 1,200 feet of A1A would add $651,000 to a project already being designed. Asbestos in water is not considered a health hazard. The Mock Roos &

Associates engineering firm is designing a $3 million upgrade of the town’s water lines along much of A1A and along U.S. 1 in Hypoluxo, which buys water from the town. The lines did not meet water pressure standards for firefighting.

• Refused to allow Commissioner Howard Roder to read a statement about discrepancies in police officer Wayne Shepherd’s employment record. Instead, Roder’s remarks will be attached to the minutes of the meeting.

Roder and Mayor David Cheifetz argued over the issue. “Wait, I said. Be quiet!”

Cheifetz said, interrupting Roder’s reading. He said the document will be “put into the record.” “I’m going to read it,” Roder said later. “No, you’re not,” the mayor said. Ú

Budget talks begin with capital expenses

By Tim O’Meilia Manalapan streets would have new street and traffic signs, the Town Hall new air conditioners and upgraded computer software, the police a new patrol car and town employees a 3 percent raise under a preliminary budget being considered by town commissioners.

But sidewalks wouldn’t be repaired next year, and a $25,000 emergency generator for Town Hall would be put off another year.

Bottom line, the budget would be $80,000 more than this year’s $3.3 million.

Although commissioners haven’t yet seen how much revenue the town can expect in the budget year beginning Oct. 1, they met in a budget workshop on expenses June 24, the first of several monthly workshops this summer. The next is at 10 a.m. on July 22.

Town Manager Linda Stumpf said the salary increase matches the amount that Ocean Ridge, Highland Beach and Jupiter Island will be considering. Workers got a 3.5 percent raise this year.

Police will receive a 2 percent boost and another 3 percent in October 2014 under a union contract approved in January.

They also got 7 percent retroactive to 2011 and 3 percent this year.

The commission dealt largely with capital expenses, focusing mainly on how to manage the fleet of police cars.

Police now have four patrol cars plus cars for the lieutenant and chief. The town manager also has an assigned car.

Commissioner John Murphy suggested a five-patrol-car rotation to reduce wear by giving the manager’s car to the chief or lieutenant. The manager is entitled to a car or a $400 monthly allowance.

Police Chief Carmen Mattox proposed that the lieutenant drive whichever of the five cars isn’t on the road.

Commissioners instructed Stumpf to calculate which method is cheaper. The commission wants to maintain a schedule of replacing a patrol car every year.

The commission did not consider Commissioner Howard Roder’s suggestion to cut the police budget by $200,000.

Roder said that erroneous crime statistics prompted the commission to add a lieutenant, a clerical worker and parttime beach patrol officers.

“All that money was based on fear of crime stats that were not there,” he said. Roder has argued that town officials labeled routine traffic stops as criminal offenses to inflame residents’ concerns.

Stumpf said the lieutenant position was already in the budget and that the clerical position was not filled.

“I think we responded to the needs of the residents on A1A with respect to the beach,” said Mayor David Cheifetz.

“I think those beach patrols’ whole purpose is to make our residents feel safe.”

The $7,500 allotted for new street signs may be an attempt to keep up with the Joneses — or the Lantanas. “Lantana’s signs are much nicer than ours,” said Commissioner Tom Thornton. “Ours are faded, falling down and ugly.” Ú

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Boca Raton

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Book Brigade

Top grads reveal college plans, inspirations and favorite music

By Mary Thurwachter

Among the county’s top high school graduates this year were two familiar faces — Alex Nusbickel, valedictorian of Boca Raton High School, and Christine Lauren Sullivan, salutatorian of Pope John Paul II High School.

Nusbickel, who plans to become a doctor, said one of his greatest accomplishments was helping an ESOL student graduate from high school.

“I tutored an ESOL class in FCAT, SAT and ACT math during my junior and senior years,” Nusbickel said. “Few spoke English, so the tutoring was almost entirely in Spanish.

I worked with the students every week, teaching algebra and geometry, and translating

word problems. One of my students used these skills to score high enough on the ACT, largely due to the math section, for the school to waive the graduation requirements.”

Sullivan isn’t sure about what career she will choose after college, but said it’s likely that whatever she does will be connected to her love of the sea.

“I want to do things with the ocean to help preserve it and keep it safe for future generations to enjoy the way we do,” Sullivan said.

She said winning one of the FHSAA Academic All-State Team scholarships was a high school highlight for her.

Here’s a little more of what the top grads had to say about themselves:

Alex Nusbickel, 18, valedictorian of Boca Raton High School Parents: John and Wendi Nusbickel Hometown: Nusbickel Boca Raton What I’m doing this summer: I just got back from a mission trip to Haiti, and was able to speak Creole well enough to work in a health center where no English was spoken. I am volunteering at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center and will be traveling to North Dakota at the end of the month.

I also would like the opportunity to shadow a doctor.

What I’ll miss most about high school: The diversity and being able to speak with people from so many places in different languages.

What clubs/sports/charities I was involved with in high school: Basketball, volleyball, Portuguese Club president, teaching assistant for English Spoken as Other Language (ESOL) math, sea tank guide at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, studying languages (I speak five), kayaker, family farm hand in North Dakota.

College plans: I will attend UNC at Chapel Hill and study pre-med and languages. I plan to pursue a career as a physician because I feel I could use my science and language abilities to make a true difference in the lives of others.

Someone who has inspired me: Arnold Schwarzenegger has inspired me due to his rise from humble beginnings and his success in so many different areas. I also admire his positive outlook and sense of humor.

What I’m listening to lately: Wyclef Jean because I am learning Haitian Creole.

Something many people don’t know about me: I have a talent for impressions.

Christine Lauren Sullivan, 18, salutatorian of Pope John Paul II High School Parents: Gregory Michael Sullivan and Mary Jane Sullivan Sullivan Hometown: Boca Raton What I’m doing this summer: My family and I are going to Chicago for a week, and I am going to the Keys with some friends toward the end of the summer.

What I’ll miss most about high school: My friends, the teachers and the close family atmosphere.

What clubs/sports/charities I was involved with in high school: I ran varsity crosscountry and track and field all four years, Science Club/ Doctors of Tomorrow, French Club, and Leadership Council. I volunteered at the Nail Depot annual breast cancer fundraiser, Boca Raton Museum of Art summer camp, and First United Methodist Church Vacation Bible school summer camp.

College plans: I will be attending the University of Miami to major in environmental engineering and marine science.

Someone who has inspired me: Harry Truman because he was forced to make the critical decision to bomb Japan during World War II in order to save the nation after Pearl Harbor attacks.

What I’m listening to lately: Everything from country to hiphop and alternative. I especially enjoy Jason Aldean, Of Monsters and Men, Luke Bryan and Ed Sheeran.

Something many people don’t know about me: I have a twin sister, Danielle, (who graduated in the top 10 percent of her class). She will be attending Loyola University. We have never lived apart for more than a few days. It’s going to be incredibly different without her the next few years.

New Library, Boca Raton – June 20

ABOVE: Children from Miss Fran’s Early Learning Center in Boca Raton take part in the book brigade. LEFT: On June 20, more than 300 people turned out to move the last 100 books, one by one, from Boca Raton’s old downtown library to the new, $9.5 million one. Participants of all ages formed a human chain spanning the two-block distance between the two libraries. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Friends appeal to city to finance new library

By Steve Plunkett More than a month before the new downtown library opened, the Friends of the Library started beating the drums for more money.

“Ours is a world-class city, and it is imperative that our libraries be world-class as well,” Susan Sosin, chairman of the Friends, wrote Mayor Susan Whelchel on April 29. “In order to accomplish this, there must be adequate funding to support the wonderful services that such libraries require.”

Sosin forwarded a copy of her letter to each member of the Friends.

“Write to the mayor and City Council today and express your concern for the future of our library as a

valuable community service,” she told them. “Your voice matters in these critical times.”

The new library, which opened June 22, is more than double the size (at 41,932 square feet) of the 50-year-old facility it replaced. But the overall library budget has been cut 25 percent the past few years, Sosin noted.

“Although we are sure that the current dedicated staff will attempt to meet the challenge of extra patrons, extra programs and extra space that come with the larger facility, mathematically it doesn’t seem feasible,” Sosin wrote.

Whelchel said partnerships the library is pursuing will help it dollar-wise.

“It really is an attraction, as well as an educational and librarian opportunity,” she

said. “I believe that they will soon find that people will step up to the plate for the necessary naming rights that will enhance the budget.”

City Councilwoman Constance Scott praised the design of the $9.5 million building.

“The open area is like the spine of a book. And when you visualize that and you look up and you see that, it really, truly gives you the visual that you’re in the middle of a book,” Scott said. “It is an extraordinarily beautiful facility.”

Each year the Friends of the Library donates more than $30,000 for programs, staff enrichment, research materials and equipment.

The group also gave $250,000 for construction of the new Ú facility.

Project changes pass, but don’t please everyone

By Steve Plunkett

The latest incarnation for the planned the Via Mizner project calls for a few more residential units, much less office space and more retail square footage in the project at the corner of Camino Real and Federal Highway.

The city’s Community Redevelopment Agency approved the site revision June 24, following unanimous recommendations for approval of the project from the Planning and Zoning Board and the Community Appearance Board.

The CAB asked architect

Derek Vander Ploeg to articulate the north and east sides of the building more.

“The views should be pretty spectacular from some of these units,” Vander Ploeg told CRA members.

Under the revisions, Via Mizner will have 16 more residences, for a total 366 units, while office space will drop from 27,723 to 5,499 square feet and retail space will increase from 6,542 to 13,593 square feet.

One-bedroom units will command rents of at least $1,800 a month, Vander Ploeg said. About two-thirds of the units will view the golf course

to the east, while south-facing apartments will see the Royal Palm Country Club and the Boca Inlet. The agency approved the revised project 4-1, with CRA Commissioner Anthony Majhess dissenting.

Also unhappy with the plan was activist Lenore Wachtel, who complained that the open-space component was not open to the public.

“This doesn’t look like if you put up this big dense thing it’s going to help it to be a walkable city. I’m a little dismayed about what’s happening, and I know there are other people who feel the Ú way I do,” Wachtel said.

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Gulf Stream

Judge rules town can proceed in efforts to wipe out protest paintings

By Thomas R. Collins

The town of Gulf Stream can move forward with its efforts to get resident Martin O’Boyle’s murals of protest off his waterfront home, a federal judge has ruled.

O’Boyle filed an emergency request to stop the proceedings, saying his free-speech O’Boyle rights were being violated.

But U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said O’Boyle hadn’t shown that he was likely to succeed at trial — one of the criteria required for O’Boyle’s request to be granted.

“At this stage … I don’t think there’s been a likelihood of success on the merits shown,” Middlebrooks said after an hourlong hearing. “Let me encourage you to settle it if you are talking about settling it.”

The ruling doesn’t mean the

town wins the case, only that its code-enforcement proceedings can move ahead, and that the court case will go on as it would have without O’Boyle’s emergency request.

O’Boyle has been at odds with the town since town officials turned down his request to remodel his $1.6 million home, a project including a 25-foot entryway. O’Boyle says the decision not to grant him a variance for the project was unjust.

The next thing the town knew, a dazzling display of insulting paintings covered his home.

And the next thing O’Boyle knew, he was being cited for code violations, with the town saying the paintings amount to unauthorized signs, that they include colors not on the town’s approved list, and that they didn’t go through the proper review process.

And the next thing the town knew, it was being sued in federal court.

In testimony at the hearing, O’Boyle said the town’s rejection of his remodeling project has been a hardship. “I hate to use the word ‘horrible,’ but it’s been horrible,” O’Boyle said. “Our house is uninsurable at this point.” He said the windows would have to be boarded up.

“They turned down a beautiful retrofit of a home.”

The point of the paintings?

“It’s my opinion that they’re out of control, and what I did was lampoon them,” O’Boyle said from the witness stand.

“We ridiculed them, that’s what we did.”

O’Boyle’s attorneys — who included his son, Jonathan, who came down from Philadelphia to make the case — argued that the combination of the town’s ordinances on signage, on the use of paint, and on its review process, unconstitutionally limit speech. Any signs other than real estate signs have to be approved by a review board, according to town ordinances.

They said town officials would

Town looks to renew trash removal contract

By Tim O’Meilia Gulf Stream will try to renew its longrunning contract for garbage pickup without seeking competitive bids.

Town commissioners agreed with Town Manager William Thrasher’s recommendation to negotiate a new contract with Waste Management Inc., which has picked up residential garbage and recyclable materials in the town for more than 10 years.

“Their service has been excellent,” said Commissioner Robert Ganger. “I believe they train their people well.’’

Commissioners voted 3-0 to have the mayor and town manager try to make a new agreement.

Commissioners Garrett Dering and Muriel Anderson were absent.

The current five-year contract with Waste Management expires Sept. 30. The town pays $140,000 annually.

Thrasher said Waste Management responds quickly to complaints.

“I recommend what I know works, what I’m familiar with,” he told commissioners.

At least six other Palm Beach County cities, including Highland Beach and Delray Beach, have negotiated trash-hauling contracts recently without seeking competitive bids. Gulf Stream has had inquiries from other companies. After a turnover on its commission, however, Delray Beach is trying to void its deal and seek bids.

“It is true we might get a better price, but what we can’t verify is the level of service,” Thrasher said.

If Gulf Stream commissioners are unhappy with the terms of the new contract, they could seek bids later.

The town has no policy on when to seek competitive bids and never has sought bids for garbage pickup, said Town Clerk Rita Taylor.

When the town discontinued its own trash collection decades ago, the town signed on with County Sanitation, the only major hauler in the area then. County Sanitation was later sold to another firm and then to Waste Management.

In other business, commissioners: • Learned that bids for phase one of the $5.5 million utility burial project are due July 16 and the commission will be able to award a contract at its August meeting. Construction could start in September. The bid specifications include installation of 22 viper-headed street lights along A1A between Golfview Road and Pelican Lane and four 12-foot lantern-style street lights on interior streets.

• Approved unanimously the division of a 4.7acre parcel at 1410 N. Ocean Blvd. into three lots and the demolition of a garage and shed. Owner Ralph MacDonald agreed to a drainage plan and to maintenance of a 25-foot-wide landscape buffer with neighbors Billy and Shelly Himmelrich.­ Ú

not be inclined to approve any sign of protest.

Joanne O’Connor of West Palm Beach, representing the town, argued that even if the sign ordinance was found to be unconstitutional — which they say it is not — the paint ordinance is constitutional, so O’Boyle’s paintings wouldn’t be allowed under those rules.

Town attorneys also said it was too early for O’Boyle to have a court-worthy grievance because a magistrate has not yet ruled that O’Boyle is, in fact, in violation of town codes.

Middlebrooks said “it looks like the sign ordinance might have some problems, frankly,” in terms of limiting free speech, but in the end it wasn’t enough for him to grant O’Boyle’s request.

Town Attorney Skip Randolph said, “We believe the judge was right in his decision.”

And he said he’s “always hopeful” for settlements in court cases.

In the two weeks after the

hearing, the town has filed a motion to dismiss the case and no settlement talks have been held. ‘‘There’s nothing scheduled,” Randolph said.

O’Boyle’s attorney, Robert Gersham of Delray Beach, said he’s asked the court for more time to respond to the motion to dismiss, so that the actual codeenforcement hearing can be held. It has not been scheduled yet.

Meanwhile, O’Boyle has erected four signs — not paintings on his house. One says “Mayor Orthwein is a BLONDE ‘‘‘that says it all.’” And another: “Town Mgr. Thrasher is a’”followed by a picture of a juggling clown.

O’Boyle was not optimistic about a settlement possibility.

“From my point of view, it’s something I would love to see settled,” he said. “But if you want to punch me in the face, the chances of you and I settling aren’t very good. The town clearly wants to fight.” Ú

Anderson seat now occupied by neighbor White

By Tim O’Meilia

In 2012, the town of Gulf Stream had two of the longest-serving elected officials in Palm Beach County.

William Koch was in his 47th White year as mayor when he died last year, and Vice Mayor Joan Orthwein is in her 18th as a town commissioner.

A year later, Gulf Stream has one of the least experienced commissions on the southeast Florida coast. Now, three of the five members have less than a year’s experience in office, one has 18 months and none has ever won a town election.

Neither, for that matter, has Orthwein, who is now mayor.

On June 14, commissioners chose resident Donna White to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Muriel “Mert” Anderson.

“I’m not coming in with any agenda,” White said. “There will be a learning curve.”

Join the crew on the learning curve boat. Bob Ganger and Tom Stanley were appointed last August. Garrett Dering was appointed in October 2011. The four green appointees replaced

three commissioners who moved away and Koch.

Anderson, who served eight years on the commission, sold her Place au Soleil home, resigned May 24 and moved to Vero Beach.

Commissioners voted to replace her with White, another resident of Place au Soleil, a small enclave of Gulf Stream located across the Intracoastal Waterway on the mainland.

“I know we don’t have (commission) districts, but I really like having someone from Place au Soleil,” said Commissioner Bob Ganger.

“I’ve heard nothing but compliments about her,” Orthwein said.

White, a former member of the town’s Architectural Review and Planning Board, was the only resident to show interest in the unpaid job. Despite an ad on the town’s new website, no one else applied.

She said Anderson told her she might be a good fit for the job, considering her experience as an ARPB member. White, a 10-year resident of Gulf Stream, will complete the remaining nine months of Anderson’s term.

“It’s harder and harder to get people to volunteer for positions,” White said. Ú

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News 17

Lantana

South Palm Beach Council OKs new sign code, Fishing pier nearly done; bridge on schedule but keeps last word

By Tim O’Meilia

The new, $32 million East Ocean Avenue bridge is two-thirds complete, and fishermen can relax. The fishing pier planned beneath the west side of bridge is finished except for the railings.

The $400,000 fishing pier was a late addition to the project.

Construction is a bit further along on the west side of the bridge where contractor GLF Construction of Miami is using Sportsman’s and Bicentennial parks as staging areas. The bridge approach on the west side has been poured and sidewalk construction is in progress, said Kristine Frazell-Smith, Palm Beach County’s project engineer on the job.

Drainage has been installed, retaining walls to both the east and west approaches have been built and three deck spans of the bridge have been poured.

The east and west bascule piers have been completed, and steel erection on the west bascule span is finished.

The new bridge will be 11

Ocean Avenue bridge construction, photographed facing west, shows the expanse of the project. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star feet higher than its 62-year-old predecessor. Although it will still be two lanes, the bridge will be wider, with broader driving lanes as well as bicycle and pedestrian lanes. It will allow for 40 percent fewer bridge openings for boats.

“The project is currently at approximately 66 percent complete and remains on schedule,”said Frazell-Smith.

That means a late

November or early December opening, barring hurricanes and other catastrophes.

Mayor David Stewart says he expects the bridge will open around the first week in December and that the town budget includes $25,000 for fireworks and a bridge reopening party.

“It only happens once every 60 years, after all,” Stewart said. Ú

Town won’t challenge sober house semantics

By Mary Thurwachter

As in many other municipalities, sober houses have been infiltrating Lantana neighborhoods, often to the chagrin of neighbors. In an effort to regulate sober houses — group homes (but not treatment facilities) for recovering addicts — the Town Council, at its June 24 meeting, considered changing the definition of “family.”

But after discussion, the council decided to take no action on the matter.

The measure probably would have been little, if any, help in discouraging the onslaught of sober houses, Town Attorney Max Lohman said, adding that, at best, it would be a sideways move.

“Federal law trumps state law and trumps town law,” he said. “This area is best left alone because it is an indefensible position. Sober houses are covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and courts have routinely struck down regulations in other municipalities as discriminatory.”

Council members acknowledged that an effort to redefine “family” was not likely to help.

“Other cities who tried to fight this (in court) have lost their britches,” said Councilwoman Lynn Moorhouse. “We should take the advice of our attorney.”

State Sen. Jeff Clemens, who happened to be at the meeting to give a legislative update, weighed in on the issue. He said he was working on more

oversight for sober houses and had introduced a bill to require that the Department of Children and Families license sober houses and prevent them from being within 1,000 feet of each other. But his bill never made it out of committee.

Clemens said he was able to get state money to finance a study on how many sober houses there are in Florida.

“Hopefully, we’ll know how many there are,” he said. “We need to get a handle on this.”

At the town’s May meeting, property owners who live near the proposed sober house at 118 N. Oak Ave. (near the Ocean Avenue shopping district) turned out to oppose the sober house. They delivered a petition with 300 signatures of residents who worried about an increase in crime and a downturn in property values if recovering addicts moved into the neighborhood. The discussion on what defines “family” came about as a result of that conversation.

In other action, the Town Council: • Held its first budget workshop on June 10 and scheduled the next one for 5:30 p.m. July 22. The town has kept the same tax rate — $3.24 per $1,000 of assessed value — for the past 11 years.

• Delayed until November a decision on whether to allow the Lantana Historical Society a chance to turn a dilapidated, town-owned triplex at 111-115 Prospect Road into a museum.

The house needs extensive renovations, including a new roof, electrical wiring, doors and windows.

Council members expressed concerns that the Historical Society may not be able to generate the necessary money to undertake and maintain the project. Ú

By Tim O’Meilia

Condominium entrance sign lettering and logos may be a bit larger under South Palm Beach’s new sign code, but Town Council members insist on being the deciders on variances.

The council agreed to revamp the code at its June 25 meeting, including giving the Architectural Review Board the responsibility for reviewing exceptions, but wants to keep final decision-making for itself.

“This is the meeting most people come to. Let the council make the final decision,” said council member Stella Jordan.

The change would have transferred jurisdiction for the sign code from the Planning Board to the Architectural Review Board but given the board final say on sign variance requests.

“The last place should be the council,” Mayor Donald Clayman said. The other council members agreed.

The change allows a maximum 18-square-foot sign with logos and capital letters no larger than 13 inches and street numbers 10 inches tall. Previously, 8 inches was the maximum letter height, prompting the council to give a variance to the Tuscany condominium earlier this year.

In other business: • Approved a $22,050 budget for the town’s annual music and

lecture series. The lectures will run from January to early April, with seven talks, one more than this year. The topics will include world affairs, the Middle East, human behavior and humor in the news. Six performances will be featured in the music series, including pianist Yoko Sata Kothari and five programs arranged by Robert Sharon.

Season tickets for each series will remain at $70.

• Approved a $1,500 donation to the town of Lantana for its $25,000 Fourth of July fireworks and celebration.

• Agreed to repay the town’s reserve fund $25,000 from the $34,000 settlement of a lawsuit over sewage fees charged by Lake Worth for operating the regional sewage treatment system. Ú

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July 2013

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Obituaries

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Edward Ernesto Iacobucci

Marcelino Solis Jr.

what you had to say.”

After leaving IBM in 1989 over developmental differences, Mr. Iacobucci and his team of determined defectors threw $3 million in development money into OS/2, eventually developing a Windows multiuser version that finally drew the attention of the Bill Gates gang.

Mr. Iacobucci then negotiated collaboration with Microsoft that still exists.

Today, Citrix operates in 50 locations worldwide.

Vicky Harris, marketing director of a later Ed Iacobucci start-up company, VirtualWorks, was with Mr. Iacobucci during the early Citrix years. “He inspired people,” she said, simply. “I call it drinking the Kool-Aid, because — from an employee standpoint — when you came to work, you weren’t working.

You were changing the world.”

Harris said Mr. Iacobucci was always one to follow his instincts, even when they took him away from the mainstream. “If everyone’s zigging, he’s going to zag,” she said. As his 1989 resignation letter to IBM, he simply handed his bosses a copy of Robert

veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

An engineer, he spent 25 BRINY BREEZES — years with IBM at the East After a lifetime career at Fishkill, N.Y., operations IBM and many years helping until he retired in 1991. to raise four children, A lover of small-town Marcelino life, Mr. Solis and his family Solis Jr. lived in the small New York found his hamlet of Hopewell Junction final days of for more than 40 years. peace and In his later years, Mr. quiet on a Solis loved giving more porch at the attention to the things that end of a road. eluded him during the years “My dad had reached of work and family. An avid a state of what he called history buff, Baumgartner contentfulness,” said said her father enjoyed Karolyn Baumgartner, woodworking, music, Solis’ daughter. “Every day puttering around the house, at about 4, he’d go down drinking scotch and reading. and sit on the Briny Breezes He also enjoyed his seven porch.” grandchildren.

He’d watch the sky, and Mr. Solis was buried June the pelicans. (The beach 8 in Hopewell Junction. was their airport runway, Surviving him are he said.) He’d chat with the Baumgartner, of Bethel, neighbors. Baumgartner said Conn.; his wife, Marie; her father and her mother, and three other children: Marie, had discovered the Christopher Solis, of small-town joys of Briny Richfield, Ohio; Margaret about 13 years go.

Solis, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. Solis was 80 when he and Jeanny Busacca, of died June 1 of complications Orlando, Fla. of multiple myeloma at The family asks that any Bethesda East Hospital. memorial donations be made Born in New York City on to the American Cancer Jan 12, 1933, Mr. Solis was a Society.

By Emily J. Minor

DELRAY BEACH — Insiders often called him ‘‘the nicest guy in the room.” But Edward Ernesto Iacobucci was also known as the visionary who had the nerve to leave IBM in 1989 and develop computer technology that would lead to a collaboration with Microsoft — and turn his brainchild, Citrix Systems, into a $3.5 billion company.

Mr. Iacobucci, who had lived in coastal Delray Beach for many years with his wife, Nancy, — often an integral part of his business negotiations — died June 21 after a 16-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was 59.

Considered a free spirit in a regimented techie world, Mr. Iacobucci had the rare combination of incredible people skills and IT foresight, say those who knew him. One British writer wrote after Mr. Iacobucci’s death that the Citrix founder was “almost always” the smartest guy in the room but “always listened to

Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken.” The boat he used to take to the Bahamas is called “Tenacity.”

Born Sept. 26, 1953, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mr. Iacobucci was the son of a biochemist who moved his family to the United States in 1960 to work for E.R. Squibb & Sons. Later, when his father began working for Coca-Cola, Mr. Iacobucci was mentored by former Coca-Cola Chairman Roberto Goizueta. Mr. Iacabucci said often that both men — his father and Goizueta — had strongly influenced his business acumen.

Mr. Iacobucci’s mother, Costantina, is still living.

Although Mr. Iacobucci left Citrix in 2000 to launch other companies, Citrix CEO Mark Templeton said the company would “carry his wondrous torch forward.”

“Ed’s spirit of entrepreneurship, creativity, passion and persistence will always remain at the core of Citrix,” Templeton said.

Besides his wife, Mr. Iacobucci’s three children and three grandchildren also survive him, in addition to his brother, Billy.

By Emily J. Minor

Along the Coast

Don’t wait for storm warning to start trimming trees

By Tim O’Meilia Most coastal residents won’t have to flee to higher ground when a mere Category 1 hurricane approaches under the year-old evacuation rules — except, of course, those mobile home folks in Briny Breezes.

But, staying home during a Big Blow poses other concerns.

Such as: How do you keep the lights? While more and more coastal towns are putting their power, telephone and cable TV lines underground, plenty haven’t found the cash to do it in these not-quite post-Great Recession times.

So the answer is: Keep your lush, shady gumbo limbo branches away from power lines so gale-force winds won’t collapse your vegetation onto the electric lines and force you into kerosene lamp mode.

Florida Power & Light, not to mention AT&T and Comcast, have further advice: Trim your trees now before the storm

watches begin.

While FPL hires lineclearing contractors to keep their overheads clear, AT&T and Concast, not so much.

“We clear all our main distribution lines every three years and neighborhood lines every six years,” said FPL spokesman Greg Brostowicz.

Main lines are the ones that run down A1A. Neighborhood lines run down your street.

But here’s the catch: “We will only prune or trim branches and limbs that can potentially cause safety hazards and power outages falling on power lines during bad weather,’’ Brostowicz said.

That means FPL will trim only trees very close to its lines. It isn’t going to be your tree-trimmer on retainer. If you really want peace of mind and you don’t want the cable to go out, you’ll have to trim your close-but-not-too-close vegetation yourself.

Or, better yet, as FPL

suggests, hire a pro. FPL uses “utility-qualified” Asplundh Tree Expert Co. and Lewis Tree Service, but there are others.

“There’s two important points to remember. First, if you’re going to have your trees trimmed, do it prior to a hurricane warning because that’s when trash pickup is stopped and there will be no one to pick up the trimmings,” Brostowicz said.

“Second, don’t try to trim near power lines yourself. Hire a professional who is licensed and specially trained to trim near power lines.”

FPL has much more information, including videos and frequently asked questions, at its website, fpl.com/trees.

If you’re convinced a tree limb is posing an imminent threat to a power line, log on to your online FPL account and click “Tree Trimming” on the left.

Or call 800-4OUTAGE (800468-8243). Ú

Workers for Asplundh Tree Expert Co. use a bucket truck to safely position themselves while removing tree branches near power lines along A1A in Ocean Ridge. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

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10 Questions

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR: Gerald Bregman

ike many members of what Tom Brokaw calls America’s Greatest Generation, Gerald Bregman never felt compelled to discuss his years in the service, including a stint as a prisoner of war.

Even when he returned home in 1945 after the war had ended, Bregman didn’t share a lot of details with his parents.

Later, during a successful business career, Bregman hardly spoke about the war, keeping many of the specifics tucked far away from his wife and two sons.

But at 88, Bregman tells the story of his years in the Army with the same pride he has in the medals that he earned decades ago but just received a few years back. He had written to the military asking for the medallions that were overlooked during the chaos following troops’ return from Europe.

“I just feel it’s time I spoke out about my experiences,” he said.

A self-proclaimed “Jewish boy from the Bronx,” Bregman was drafted in 1943 and sent to anti-aircraft training but ended up in the infantry as the need for foot soldiers grew.

Along with thousands of others, Bregman landed in Normandy shortly after the D-Day invasion. He spent time in France and the Netherlands before being sent with the 7th Armored Division to Belgium, in December 1944, to take part in the Battle of the Bulge, the bloodiest battle of World War II, in which 19,000 American soldiers lost their lives. The battle also resulted in the largest mass U.S. surrender of the war (although the U.S. ultimately won the battle).

Bregman was among those captured, and he remembers being marched to a nearby train station — with Allied planes dropping bombs all around — where he and other prisoners were packed into cattle cars.

“We were on the train for five days with no food or water,” he said. “We couldn’t even lie down because there were so many guys packed into the car.”

After a short stop at a large prison camp, Bregman was shipped to a rock quarry, where he spent six months breaking rocks from early morning until dark. Though he had warm

Army veteran Gerald Bregman of Highland Beach with his service medals. Bregman (shown below in 1943), landed at Normandy with the 7th Armored Division and moved east to block the Nazi surge known as the Battle of the Bulge. The Nazis captured him in Belgium, and he went home after the Allied victory. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

clothes, Bregman suffered frostbite on his toes and lost close to 80 pounds. Fed only bread and water, he managed to barter for potatoes stolen from the Germans, only to have others in the barracks steal them from him.

Shortly before the war came to an end, Bregman was taken to a rest camp close to a German airfield. He remembers almost being killed twice by

friendly fire as British planes bombed the airfield and strafed the surrounding area.

With German soldiers fleeing, the prisoners were free, and Bregman and others were able to walk back to American lines. He was flown back to France and then put on a crowded troop ship and returned to the United States.

After recovering and taking on several jobs, Bregman settled down. He raised his family in suburban New York, where he owned a vendingmachine business and later a hardware store.

Today, Bregman, who came to Florida permanently after his wife of more than 50 years died, is enjoying retirement, playing poker and bingo.

He talks easily about everything, from his trips to New England to his trips to the VA clinic not far down the road. Now, he’ll even share stories about his trip to Europe in the 1940s, courtesy of the U.S. Army, tales he kept to himself for decades.

— Rich Pollack

Q. Where did you grow up?

A. I grew up in the Bronx and went to local schools, including Stuyvesant High School. I also went to City College.

Q. What are some highlights of your life?

A. Getting married and having two sons and five grandchildren. I had 56 wonderful years with my wife, Marilyn.

Q. How did you choose to make your home in Highland Beach?

A. I came down to stay with my son, who lives in Highland Beach.

Q. What is your favorite part about living in Highland Beach?

A. I enjoy the activities in my condo and living on the beach.

Q. Why didn’t you talk about your WWII experiences for such a long time?

A. I didn’t think people would be interested. I just didn’t feel like talking about it.

It wasn’t a pleasant time of my life. I don’t think many veterans found it pleasant to talk about.

Q. What kept you going during those days as a POW? A. One of the things that kept me going was that I was able to trade cigarettes for potatoes.

Q. What is the biggest lesson you learned from your wartime experience?

A. I learned that I can survive in tough situations.

Q. If someone made a movie of your life, who would you like to play you and why?

A. Don Rickles would be good. He has no hair, like me, and he’s funny.

Q. What music do you listen to when you need inspiration?

When you want to relax?

A. Light classical music.

Q. Who/what makes you laugh?

A. Comedians and funny movies. I also enjoy my own comedy moments.

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News 21

Business Spotlight

New ‘Wave’ hits Atlantic Avenue

By Ron Hayes

Old Vines has a new name.

On June 5, the venerable wine shop at 900 Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach became The Wine Wave.

“We wanted something that sounded young and beachy and more Delray,” says Lindsey Gasparini, 27, who bought the business with her partner, Jeremiah Flores, 29.

And Dave Spitzer, the owner since 2009, wanted more time with his grandchildren back in Chicago.

“I used to joke that Old Vines referred to my arms and legs,” says Spitzer, a tall, enviably slender man who came to the shop after decades in the hotel and restaurant industries.

“When I bought it, my knowledge of wines was about a five on a scale of 1 to 10,” estimates Spitzer, who’s still at the shop for a few weeks to help the new owners settle in. “I’m leaving at about 8½ or 9. It’s been great because now when my wife and I go out to eat, we can pick a wine we know is fun.

And we’ve made great friends.

That’s the part I’ll miss the most.”

As Spitzer offered business tips and Flores greeted customers on a recent afternoon, Gasparini took a break to describe how two young professionals came to

buy Old Vines.

Both were working for Neogenomics, a national diagnostic testing laboratory.

Gasparini was in Boca Raton and Flores — a former Marine who served nine months in Iraq and three in Afghanistan — in Los Angeles. Both dreamed of owning a small business.

“One day, Jeremiah was sitting in a wine bar in Santa Barbara, surfing his iPad for business opportunities, and he found Old Vines,” Gasparini said.

In January, they bought both the business and its real estate in the Waterway Building.

And they’ve just bought a townhouse only blocks from the shop.

“Jeremiah used to sit in L.A. traffic for three hours,” Gasparini laughs. “Now he walks three blocks to work.”

A grand opening is scheduled for 6 p.m. Aug. 1. In the meantime, they’ll stay open seven days a week, while a new hardwood floor, granite tasting tables and rustic racks and cabinets are installed in the off hours.

Once the new website is up and running, Gasparini and Flores will tout themselves as purveyors of “Champagne, craft beers and premium liquors,” she said. But wine will always be their first wave.

“We want to sell wines for

ABOVE: Lindsey Gasparini, (left), one of the owners of The Wine Wave, talks wine with David Spitzer, former owner of the space, previously known as Old Vines, and Delray Beach residents Eric Gebhard and Michele Palenscar.

LEFT: Gasparini, 27, and her partner Jeremiah Flores, 29.

Tim Stepien/ The Coastal Star everyone, from the average consumer to the most discriminating buyers,” she said. “Right now we have an inventory of about 25,000 bottles, but we want to get that up to 75,000 in the next couple of months. We’re going to buy four to six cases at a time

because then you get a much better price and can pass the savings along to customers. We have some really good ones for $15.”

After serving yet another customer, Flores finally got a break.

“I don’t have time to be

nervous,” he said. “We just want to take care of the local community. If we can give them what they like, we’ve done our job.” Ú The Wine Wave will host its next tasting on July 11, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The event is free. For more information, call 276-2076.

Along the Coast

New group lobbies for Palm Beach County beaches

By Cheryl Blackerby More than 100 people looking for long-term solutions for Palm Beach County’s stormbattered beaches crowded into the Boca Raton Resort and Club’s Valencia ballroom June 15 for the second meeting of Protect Our Beaches.

Established in August last year, the group says it has 20,000 members already, both individuals and condo associations, from Jupiter to Boca Raton, who live on or near 45 miles of beaches.

Singer Island residents Sonny Nardulli and Bob Gonstead, who grew frustrated trying to get help to fix their island’s eroding and surgedamaged beaches, founded the group.

“From 2008 to 2012, we waged a fight to come up with a permanent solution to save our beaches,” Gonstead told the group, adding that their members wanted “to get our elected officials on the state and federal level to help us with our problems.”

Other objectives of the group, Gonstead said, were “to get permits done in an expedited way; and to protect our homes, protect our ecosystems and protect tourism.”

After the meeting, he spoke of his frustration dealing with myriad federal, state and local agencies, including the Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Palm Beach

County Commission. Plans for breakwaters and groins broke down time and again from 2005 to 2012, he said.

“There was disagreement between the DEP and the Corps of Engineers, and we went back to renourishment of the beaches. It’s better than nothing, but it’s the same old thing. We spend $2 million a year and then watch it wash away,” Gonstead said.

He and Nardulli decided they needed a bigger, regional voice to get anything done. “It was too easy for the county to marginalize a small part of the beach,” said Gonstead. “We knew we had to get professional help and hired a lobbyist and a public relations firm.”

They raised money by calling condo associations and asking

for membership fees ($80 for individuals). “They have helped us create this one large voice to help create solutions to our problems,” Gonstead said.

The advisory board includes Highland Beach Mayor Bernard Featherman, Boca Raton Councilman Anthony Majhess; Republican state Sen. Joe Negron; Ocean Ridge Mayor Geoffrey Pugh; Highland Beach Commissioner Louis Stern and other community officials in Palm Beach County.

The meeting, hosted by Boca Raton Resort and Club and the Beach Condominium Association, featured speakers Mike Mullins, who has worked for solutions for stormdamaged beaches in Captiva, and John Englander, Boca Raton marine scientist and

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Celebrations

July 2013

Wildlife-awareness event

Toscana, Highland Beach – April 25

‘Fashionably Philanthropic’

One Thousand Ocean, Boca Raton – May 16

An impressive display of sparkling gems from New York City’s Jeri Cohen Fine Jewelry, as well as limited-edition Louis Vuitton handbags from Lauren Schachter’s Palm Beach Closet, helped raise $40,000 for the South Palm Beach Chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation. The fundraiser featured lively music, signature cocktails, vintage wine and tasty hors d’oeuvres. ABOVE: Stu Perlin, Etoile Volin and Joyce Overdorf. Photo provided by Andrew Goldstein Photography

Annual Awards Reception

Royal Palm Yacht & Country, Boca Raton – June 6

The distribution of more than $580,000 in scholarships to 80 local students rang in the George Snow Scholarship Fund’s 31st anniversary. Each scholar also received a gift bag stuffed with $1,000 worth of items — everything from a laptop computer to a crock pot — during a ceremony before a crowd of more than 400. The fund’s Robert S. Howell Spirit of Service Award this year honored the Occhigrossi family. ABOVE: Anthony Ianniello, Olivia Occhigrossi, Skylar Persin and Marie Occhigrossi. Photo provided

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The Senada Adzem team of Douglas Elliman Real Estate sponsored a reception in a luxurious penthouse to raise awareness about the impending wildlife ‘baby season’ in South Florida. Sherry Schlueter, executive director of The Humane Society of the United States’ South Florida Wildlife Center, served as keynote speaker and guest of honor. ‘This time of year, it is critical for residents to understand how to handle the challenges baby wildlife face when encountering injured, imperiled or orphaned babies or their parents,’ Schlueter said. ABOVE: Glenn Gillard, Ardath Rosengarden and Russell Neal. Photo provided

Zonta Club Installation Luncheon Deerfield Beach Hilton – May 21

The Zonta Club of Deerfield Beach, represented by two district representatives from Nassau in the Bahamas, Cherrylee Pinder and Laura Strumpf, installed the 2013-14 officers for the nonprofit service organization. They include President Regina Vetto, Vice President Sandy Manning, Recording Secretary Cissy Kross, Corresponding Secretary Lisa Peterson and Treasurer Carol Morris. ABOVE: Kross, Vetto, Pinder and Strumpf. Photo provided

Brooks Brothers Special Event Town Center at Boca Raton – April 25

Shopping for scholarships was the theme of a fundraiser at the renowned men’s clothing store benefiting Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. A total of 25 percent of merchandise sales came back to the college to support student grants and research activity. The college’s Advisory Board organized the event. ABOVE: John Wagstaff, Brooks Brothers manager, with college representatives (from left) Bea Knopf, Marny Glasser and Laurie Carney. Photo provided

Board Elections

Lynn University, Boca Raton – May 2

The Friends of the Conservatory of Music, a volunteer organization that raises education funds for student performers, named four new members to its board of directors for the 201314 academic year: Kathy Dickenson, Barbara Gutin, Karen Krumholtz and Susan Urso. LEFT: Elaine Wold was chosen as a lifetime honorary board member. ABOVE: Krumholtz, Gutin and Dickenson. Photos provided

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Gunn/Paton Wedding

Delray Beach Club – June 22

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Linda Gunn and Doug Paton celebrate their marriage with a dance at the Delray Beach Club. Photo by David Decoteau/ Downtown Photo

Bride: Linda Gunn, 45, grew up in Ann Arbor, Mich. She is

a graduate of Michigan State University and migrated to Florida in 1990. She is the district sales manager in South Florida for Luxottica, the largest eyewear-frame manufacturer and distributor in the world. When she isn’t working, she spends her time volunteering. Linda currently works with the National Society of Arts and Letters, the Spirit of Giving Network and the Delray Beach Public Library, and is cochairing the 26th annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon for the Junior League of Boca Raton. She also is a past president of the Junior League.

Groom: Doug Paton, 54, was born in Canada. He moved to South Florida in 1996 after selling his business. Utilizing his management consulting skills, Doug worked with a local private school before accepting the position of CEO at Florence Fuller Child Development Center. Doug currently is a partner and COO of Flagship Solutions Group in Boca Raton.

With Linda, he dedicates a lot of his free time to community causes and serves as the president of the Spirit of Giving Network.

How they met: When Linda was the president of Junior League, she invited Doug to come speak at a meeting on behalf of Florence Fuller. They continued to see each other as they both sat on the board of directors for the Spirit of Giving Network. They started dating three years later.

The proposal: In April of last year, Doug and Linda traveled to Paris for a trip to celebrate her best friend’s birthday. On a very cold, wet and windy afternoon, they climbed, shivering, the 284 steps of the Arc de Triomphe. At the top, Doug reached into his pocket and took out a special penny he had owned for 45 years. The penny was from the 1967 celebration of Canada’s 100th birthday. Doug gave Linda the penny and asked her to spend the rest of her life with him. She agreed.

The couple will reside in Delray Beach.

The wedding: June 22, at the Delray Beach Club. It was a perfect evening with a ‘supermoon’ and 122 guests in attendance.

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Health & Harmony

Add strength training to your yoga routine for a SloBody.

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Religion

Escape the swelter and prepare to savor

Parishioners are saddened and confused over the abrupt closing of St. Mark School. Page H7

Top-notch local restaurants cook up scrumptious dishes and cut prices. Here’s where to go – make reservations and dig in!

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Boca Raton Garden Club throws a party to celebrate 60 years. Page H8

TOP: Florida snapper with wilting greens and grilled peaches from the Sundy House in Delray Beach. MIDDLE: Summer delights at the Sundy House prepared by Executive Chef Lindsay Autry and Pastry Chef Sarah Sipe. ABOVE: Coconut angel food cake with a garden fruit salad.

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SUMMER

Interpretation of a banana cream pie by Max’s Harvest in Delray Beach. Photo provided

By Mary Thurwachter Sure, it’s sweltering outside. But good news can be found in local restaurants where easy-on-the-wallet summer specials abound. Here are some examples:

Boca Raton/Deerfield Beach

Jazziz (201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 300-0730) offers live music, prime steaks and seafood with a summer prix fixe menu for $27.

A three-course prix fixe summer menu for $36 (dinner) or $23 (lunch) is available at Kathy’s Gazebo Café (4199 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 395-6033) through July 20.

Stephane’s Steak & Seafood (2006 N.W. Executive Center Circle, Boca Raton, 893-8838) has a three-course summer menu for just $49.95 per person. It includes entrée-size portions, and is available through the end of September, seven days a week from 4 p.m. to closing.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Oceans 234 (234 N. Oceans Blvd., Deerfield Beach, 954-4282539) rolled out several new menu items and some are being offered as summer specials. Lobster, shrimp and crab omelets with goat cheese and spinach are $18.99; Oreo cheesecake is $8.99; spinach artichoke dip with crostini, $12.99; baby spinach salad, $12.99; Cobb salad, $14.99; Shrimp Fra Diavolo (clams, mussels and marinara over linguini, $31.99: and Grilled Bronzini (roasted potatoes, spinach, lemon) is $28.99.

Boynton Beach

At Cafe Frankie (640 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach, 732-3834), diners can save 50 percent on appetizers between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and half off on any bottle of wine between 8 and 10 p.m.

Other summer savings include $8.99-$9.99 dine-in pizza special from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or takeout pizza for the same prices Monday through Wednesday. There also are $5.99 lunch specials every day.

Delray Beach

75 Main (actually at 270 E. Atlantic Ave., 2437975 or 266-3687) is offering a three-course prix fixe dinner for $37.99, Monday through Thursday, through September. The dinner includes a choice of any two items on the dinner menu plus dessert.

If you select from the seasonally inspired prix fixe menu for a three-course dinner for two (Sunday through Thursday) at the Atlantic Grille at the Seagate Hotel (1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 665-4800) for $33 per person, you also get a bottle of wine. The promotion runs through September. Also new this summer is Blues Night, featuring Orson Whitfield, Andrew Brennan and Joey Gilmore, every Thursday from 8 to 11 p.m.

All-day happy hour (11 a.m.-7 p.m.) is back at Deck 84 (840 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 6658484). The waterside restaurant also features a “five for $10” lunch menu, which includes your choice of one of five lunch entrees and a drink for only $10.

New this summer is the launch of a company-wide loyalty program which will earn diners a $30 gift card when they spend $300 at any of restaurant group’s locations: Henry’s, Deck 84, E&J’s Sandwich Shop, Bogart’s Bar & Grille and Burt & Max’s.

A chef’s tasting menu ­— three courses for $35 — is available at 50 Ocean (50 S. Ocean Ave., Delray Beach, 278-3364) from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

In Pineapple Grove at Max’s Harvest (169 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach, 381-9970) you can bring your receipt back within 30 days to receive 10 percent off your next meal. Like wine? Go there Monday nights and get 50 percent off. The restaurant has been offering brown bag lunches

Dining DEALS

Bring your appetite for good food, cool savings ($10-$20) available through the Delivery Dudes (900-7060 or www.deliverdudes.com).

Dinner is available for delivery, too. (Lunch is only available through the Delivery Dudes. Dine-in lunch is not available.)

A summer comfort menu with a twist is a draw at The Office (201 Local Shrimp Salad on a E. Atlantic Ave., Delray brioche bun with butter Beach, 276-3600). Chef Joe Coletto’s menu lettuce at The Sundy provides the option of House. Libby Volgyes/ choosing two courses for The Coastal Star $25 (either an appetizer and an entrée, or an entrée and a dessert) or three courses, for $35 (one appetizer, one entrée and one dessert). This menu is available for lunch and dinner, Sunday through Thursday, through Sept. 30.

Tax and gratuity are additional.

The tropical gardens at Sundy House (106 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, 272-5678) are lovely any time, but summer offers a special treat for diners. They can create their own tasting with “A Taste of Summer.” Just select one item per category.

Pick two items for $16 or pick three items for $20. Starters, main courses and sweets are available.

Menus change throughout the season. Garden strolls are always free.

Vic & Angelo’s (290 E. Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach, 278-9570) has a summer tasting menu where diners may customize their choices. On Sundays through Thursdays (through September), two, three-course Summer Tasting Menus, for $25 and $35 per person, excluding tax and gratuity are available. A bottle of Coastal Vines Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Noir may be added for $15.

Lake Worth

Lake Worth is 100 years old this year, and two restaurants there are offering summer specials to commemorate the anniversary. At Callaro’s (717 Lake Ave., 588-9730) diners will also find a threecourse menu for $19.13, with 11 entrees including an 8-ounce strip steak, crab cake and a double-cut pork chop. The menu is available for lunch and dinner.

Couco Pazzo (915 Lake Ave., 585-0320) has a summer prix fixe menu, which is three courses for $19.13.

Palm Beach

Palm Beach eateries roll out the specials this time of year. All the restaurants at The Breakers (1 S. County Road, Palm Beach, 659-8488) have special menus for the summer. The Italian Restaurant

Octopus a la plancha from Boulud Sud, the pop-up at Cafe Boulud. Photo provided

Trevini Ristorante is offering 20 percent off food and beverages through September. Photo provided offers family friendly cuisine with a three-course dinner menu for $35. The Seafood Bar, for casual oceanfront dining and cocktails, offers a threecourse menu for $39.50. At The Flagler Steakhouse Prime Steaks & Seafood (2 S. County Road) a twocourse lunch menu is available for $20.13, a threecourse dinner menu starting at $49.50; and a threecourse Sunday brunch for $35.

Cafe Boulud Palm Beach at the Brazilian Court Hotel (301 Australian Ave., Palm Beach, 6556060), is serving up some tantalizing and walletfriendly dining deals. Through Labor Day, from noon until 2:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, a three-course prix fixe luncheon menu is offered for $20.03, commemorating the restaurant’s opening year, 2003. Three-course prix fixe dinners, also are available at $35 seven nights from 5:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. BYOB Tuesdays are under way until Oct. 7.

Bring your own bottles to pair with Executive Chef Jim Leiken’s cuisine. Corkage fees are waived and there is no limit.

Café Boulud Palm Beach also invites diners on a culinary journey to the Mediterranean with the return of its popular pop-up restaurant, Chef Daniel Boulud’s Manhattanbased Boulud Sud. The pop-up operates as a stand-alone restaurant on Café Boulud’s airconditioned terrace within the fountain courtyard through Sept. 2, for dinner seven days a week.

The pop-up will serve à la carte dinner menu daily from 5:30 to 10 p.m., and a three-course prix fixe menu for $35 per person The Four Seasons Resort on Saturday and Sunday.

Friday night clam will offer Friday clam bakes at its Atlantic Bar bakes at the Four Seasons Resort (2800 S. Ocean & Grill. Photo provided Blvd., 582-2800) are becoming a coastal tradition at the resort’s Atlantic Bar & Grill. Lanterns illuminate tables just steps from the seashore. The menu features a family style traditional clambake including clams, lobster, chicken, Italian sausage, potatoes and corn-on-thecob and desserts such as s’mores, and strawberry shortcake jars. There is one seating at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person ($20 for children 12 and under).

Reservations are required.

Sunday family style dinners are served up in another Four Seasons restaurant, Graze. There, Italian- and French-inspired fare meets the local flavors by the pool during family style dinners weekly through September. The menu varies monthly to feature the seasonal ingredients. Cost is $40 per person ($15 for kids 12 and under).

Reservations are required (533-3740).

Trevini Ristorante (290 Sunset Ave., Palm Beach, 833-3883) gives diners 20 percent off of all food and Ú beverages through September.

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Health & Harmony

Yoga plus strength training make for a SloBody

W

hen you’re dedicated to helping people stay fit and your last name is Slobody, it can be problematic. The name, which is Russian and pronounced “slaBOH-dee,” looks a whole lot like “slow body.”

But former NCAA Division I athletes Kirk Slobody and Janine Tiede have changed the way people look at that name, turning it into a clever trademark for their fitness business.

They teach SloBody, a type of hybrid yoga in which the S-L-O stands for strengthening, lengthening and opening. And the body, obviously, is where it all happens.

After growing their business in Seattle for 13 years, the couple decided it was time to live in the sunshine (he had spent part of his childhood in Boca Raton). So they moved to Highland Beach earlier this year and opened a SloBody studio last month in Delray Beach.

“We are striving to create a welcoming space that is fun but also educational,” says Tiede, 42. “We want to educate people so they can continue to do what they love to do, and have a better sense of their body and how to work with it.”

SloBody classes combine the postures and deep breathing of yoga with other strength-

FAR LEFT: Janine Tiede and Kirk Slobody. LEFT: Janine Tiede instructs students in the SloBody method, which she pioneered with partner Kirk Slobody and recently brought to Delray Beach. Paula Detwiller/The Coastal Star

building maneuvers. Each student uses a yoga mat, but instead of East Indian music or chanting in the background, you hear a steady stream of instruction from Slobody and Tiede. They move around the room, helping people in and out of postures, interspersing their narrative with humor, analogy and helpful examples.

“A lot of people want to practice the physical postures offered in yoga, but they don’t want all the other stuff that’s wrapped up with it,” says Slobody, 43.

Slobody and Tiede met while attending George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He was on the swim team.

She was a gymnast who later became a professional modern dancer. Both are lifelong body trainers, certified by the National Association of Sports

Medicine.

No strangers themselves to athletic injuries, the pair excels at finding safe ways to alter their training to accommodate physical limitations.

“We’ve worked at health clubs and with corporate fitness programs, and we’d get people who sit eight hours a day,” says Tiede. “They’re not athletes, they’re not dancers — so we learned how to amend the yoga postures for back problems, shoulder problems, joint replacements and overweight individuals.”

“And they got so much benefit from it,” Slobody adds.

“These folks are completely underserved, and often ignored

by the yoga community.”

Gary Abel, a 63-year-old retired teacher from Boynton Beach who usually works out on a treadmill and stationary bike, was never interested in traditional yoga because “it just didn’t seem like exercise.” He decided to try SloBody at the suggestion of his daughter.

“You really do get a workout,” Abel said the day after class. “I left there sweating.

You wouldn’t think it would be challenging because it’s just poses and things, but my rear end is telling me about it today!”

Abel and fellow SloBody rookie Eddie Vega, also 63, said they were happily surprised to

see other men in the class.

“I like some of the traditional yoga with the ‘om’ and all that,” says Vega. “But Kirk and Janine have Americanized it. They cut to the chase, use the techniques, the breathing, and they’re funny. I think they found a successful formula.”

SloBody is at 209 N.E. Fifth Terrace in Delray Beach. Learn more at www.slobody.com.

Paula Detwiller is a freelance writer and lifelong fitness junkie.

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Dining Marinated seafood at Ceviche in Delray Beach The Plate: Ceviche de la Casa The Place: Ceviche, 116 N.E. Sixth Ave., Delray Beach; 894-8599 or ceviche.com The Price: $10 The Skinny: It’s amazing how something so good can be good for you.

We’re talking about ceviche, that raw seafood that cooks in citrus juices.

But we also could be talking about Ceviche, the tapas bar and restaurant that has opened an outpost at the former Falcon House just north of downtown Delray Beach.

Inside, the space is charming and cottagelike. After all, it is a former cottage.

But one cannot imagine the original residents dining on this mix of shrimp, sea scallops, squid and market fish marinated in a mix of lime juice and garlic, tomatoes, Spanish onions, peppers, cilantro and jalapeño.

The seafood in this dish was marinated to al

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dente perfection.

The menu focuses on ceviche and Spanish tapas items, but there also are full entrees.

Those with heartier appetites may enjoy the Morrillo de Cochinillo ($18.95), a roasted pork shank in Rioja red wine.

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Health & Harmony Events are current as of 06/28. Please check with organizers for any changes.

JULY 6

as moms to-be looking to stay active and fit during their pregnancy. Modifications given to accommodate all levels of fitness. Held every T&Th. 9:30-10:20. 1 class: $10/residents, $12.50/ non-residents; 4 classes: $36/residents, $45/ non-residents; 8 classes: $66/residents, $82.50/ non-residents; 16 classes: $118/residents, $147.50/non-residents. 347-3950.

7/9 - Women’s Issues Support Group meets every Tuesday at the Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton.

Two times available: 10-11:30 am or 7-8:30 pm.

First session free, $5 thereafter. 483-5300.

7/9 - Beginners Yoga at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Participants should bring their own yoga mat. Held every T&Th, 10:15 am; Chair Yoga: T, 11:30 am. $10. 2785455 or www.highlandbeachlibrary.org.

7/9 - Caregivers Support Group meets every Tuesday at the Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. 2-3:30 pm.

Free. 483-5300 or www.groupcounseling.org.

Wednesday - 7/10 - Yoga for ages 18 and up at Veterans Park, 802 NE First St., Delray Beach. Held every W. 9-10:30 am. Per class: $10/ residents; $15/non-residents. 243-7350.

7/10 - Divorced and Separated Support Group meets every Wednesday at the Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. 6-7:30 pm. First session free, $5 thereafter. 483-5300.

7/10 - Tai Chi Class - Wednesdays at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd.

Emphasizes moving meditation for focus, concentration, release of stress and attention skills. Two sessions: beginners, 6:10-7:10 pm; intermediate, 7:10-8:10 pm. 8 classes: $48/ residents, $60/non-residents; 12 classes: $66/ residents, $82/non-residents. 393-7807.

Thursday - 7/11 - Delray Beach Walkers Club at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St. The Walking Club is a great opportunity to improve your health, make new friends, and enjoy the beautiful vistas

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Delray Beach has to offer. Held every Thursday. For ages 18 and up. 8 am. Free. 243-7352.

7/11 - Yoga Class at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Classes held Thursdays, 6:30-8 pm. 5 classes: $65/ residents, $81.25/non-residents; 10 classes: $110/residents, $137.50/non-residents; 20 classes: $200/residents, $250/non-residents.

477-8727.

7/11 - Surgical Weight Reduction Symposium - Presented by Miguel A. LopezViego, M.D., in the Clayton Conference Center of Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Learn how laproscopic gastric bypass and Lap-Band surgery can change lives. Held the first Thursday of each month. 6:30 pm. Free. 737-7733 ext. 84688.

Saturday -7/13 – Child Safety Prenatal Class at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Learn infant CPR for children up to eight years old and how you can assist in an emergency. 6 pm. $25/couple.

Registration: 369-2229.

JULY 20-27 Saturday - 7/20 - 4th Annual Green, Health & Wellness Expo at the South Florida Science

Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail N., West Palm Beach. Taste fresh, organic and healthy snack samples; feel the comfort of natural well-being methods; see what natural resources are available to help conserve & improve your lifestyle; smell the wonders of natural, organic and healthy products; and listen to soothing sounds as you make your way through the Expo.

10 am-5 pm. $13.50/adults; $12/seniors; $11/ children 3-12; free/members and children under age 3. 832-1988 or www.sfsciencecenter.org.

Wednesday - 7/24 - Childbirth Education Prenatal Class at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Provides an overview of the signs of labor, breathing techniques and more. Bring two pillows and a blanket. Wear comfortable stretchy clothes; no dresses or skirts. Held again 7/31, 8/7 & 14. 6:30 pm. $75/couple. Registration: 369-2229.

Thursday - 7/25 - Qigong Class at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Bring a yoga mat or towel and wear comfortable clothing and athletic shoes. Held Thursdays through 9/12. For ages 16 & up. 7-8 pm. Per session: $18/ resident; $22.50/non-resident. Full eight-week session: $120/residents, $150/non-residents. 3473900 or www.sugarsandpark.org.

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Monday - 7/8 - Jazzercise/Body Sculpting at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Sculpted arms, a strong core, tight glutes, and firm legs are the focus of this challenging 50-minute muscle toning workouts that feature a creative combination of weight training and stretching. Held every M & W. 8:45-9:35 am. First class is free. 8 classes: $56/ residents, $70/non-residents. 16 classes: $96/ residents, $120/non-residents. 347-3950.

7/8 - Mom’s Morning Workout at Boca Raton Community Center Annex, 260 Crawford Blvd.

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7/8 - Yoga in the Garden with Rassika Sabine Bourgi at the Society of The Four Arts, Pannill Pavilion, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Held every M-W-F through 9/27. 9-10 am. $15 per session. 805-8562 or www.fourarts.org.

7/8 - Jazzercise/Light at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton.

50-minute class pairs moderate aerobics with exercises designed to improve strength, balance, and flexibility. Held every M & W. 9:40-10:30 am. First class is free. 8 classes: $56/ residents, $70/non-residents. 16 classes: $96/ residents, $120/non-residents. 347-3950.

7/8 - Tai Chi for Beginners of all ages at Veterans Park, 802 NE First St., Delray Beach.

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7/6 - Jazzercise at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. All ages and levels welcome. Class runs M-Sat. 9-10 am. Fees start at $38/month. 742-6240.

7/6 - Pickleball at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Adults of all ages enjoy this fast-paced and exciting sport which combines badminton and tennis. Saturdays, 9 am-noon. $5. 742-6550.

7/6 - Boca Bootcamp - Saturdays at Spanish River Park, 3001 N. State Road A1A, Boca Raton.

Class combines bodyweight exercises, cardiokickboxing, and aerobics to build lean muscle and burn calories. For all levels of fitness. Try the first class for free. 9-10am. Per 4-pack: $40/ resident, $50/non-resident; per 8-pack: $75/ resident, $94/non-resident; per 12-pack: $100/ resident, $125/non-resident. 393-7807.

7/6 - Yoga Class at the Train Depot, 747 S. Dixie Hwy., Boca Raton. Classes held M-Sat: 9:30-11 am & T: 6:30-8 pm. 5 classes: $65/residents, $81.25/non-residents; 10 classes: $110/ residents, $137.50/non-residents; 20 classes: $200/residents, $250/non-residents. 477-8727.

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7/6-7 - Yoga at the Beach - Held every Saturday and Sunday at Red Reef Park West, 1221 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton, and Mondays at Red Reef Park East, 1400 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Build strength and flexibility, improve postural alignment and stabilize the core. Registration can be done at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd., or on-site before a class begins. Parking passes can only be obtained through the Community Center. Classes held on the grass overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway. Cash not accepted on-site. Sat. & Sun.: 10-11 am; M: 6:30-7:30 pm. $15/residents, $19/non-residents per class, or 60 day membership (unlimited classes) for $65/ residents, $81.25/non-residents. 393-7807.

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7/8 - Body with Style Aerobics at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Classes held M&W. 6:307:30 pm. $3/at the door. 742-6550.

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he arrival of the Journey Church in East Boynton is raising the roof.

The original $2 million project announced last year to accept Grace Community Church’s gracious gift of church property at 715 S. Federal Highway has grown into a $3.5 million renovation project.

The 12-foot ceiling in the original sanctuary will double in height to 24 feet so it also can be a large gymnasium when the new Journey Church opens in November.

“The scope of the project got bigger,” the Rev. Scott Baugh said. “It has moved from being just a place to worship on Sundays to become a sevenday-a-week community center.”

About 1,300 people attend the congregation’s Sunday worship services now at Park Vista High School. Many are young families with children.

The elderly members of Grace Community Church were so impressed by the Journey Church’s spiritual energy last year that they gave their church to the younger congregation.

Journey Church members have contributed $1.2 million to prepare their new church home since then. Another $400,000 fundraising drive is under way now.

“They’re really pumped,” Baugh said. “A lot of people have made sacrifices.”

This won’t be the typical church when it opens.

“When people enter our lobby, they will feel like they are walking into a giant Starbucks,” the pastor says.

Journey Night Out on Wednesdays will be open to the community, with food trucks and access for children to the gymnasium and giant indoor play area.

Recovering alcoholics and drug addicts in Celebrate Recovery will have the church for fellowship on Thursday nights. Food will be given to the poor on Mondays.

“We feel there is a huge need in this area,” Baugh said. “It is exciting to see all the lives that are going to be touched.”

Volunteering to be a sheriff’s chaplain has rewards for the chaplain, too.

“It rekindles what originally drove them to give their life to God,” said Bill Gralnick, the sheriff’s officer who schedules the volunteers.

Chaplains bring spiritual comfort to families after someone has died in a murder, suicide or tragic accidents where the sheriff has been called. They also ride with deputies, who often turn to the chaplains when they need spiritual guidance.

“When you come out of seminary, all of a sudden there

Journey Church is raising the roof on the former Grace Community Church. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star is this world of administration — how to pay for the new social hall, the parking lot needs to be paved. Clergymen say this is not what I originally signed up for,” Gralnick said.

Rabbi Robert Silvers of B’nai Israel in Boca Raton agreed his religious training focused on improving the lives of others.

“I don’t think we learned how to run a synagogue,” said Silvers, one of the first sheriff chaplains. “We learned how to minister to people.”

Gralnick is looking for retired clergy to volunteer for daytime calls. Active clergy, with jobs during the day, cover the night shifts.

An Air Force chaplain from Operation Iraqi Freedom has landed at St. Lucy Catholic Church in Highland Beach.

“My heart has always been in the South County. I’m so happy to be here,” the Rev. Daniel Horgan said.

Horgan, 41, graduated Horgan from Lynn University in Boca Raton and St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach. He served at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in Delray Beach for five years before joining the Air Force. He will assist longtime St. Lucy senior pastor Rev. Gerald Grace. “I’m excited about learning from a true Irishman,” the Irish-born Horgan said.

First United Methodist Church of Boca Raton is preparing for what it says will be “the largest food collection drive ever in South Palm Beach County,” in September.

The congregation’s annual Weekend of Service began two years ago with 450 volunteers in a variety of charitable projects.

Last September, more than 600 volunteers packaged 40,000 meals of soy, rice, vitamins and protein for delivery to children in Third World countries.

Another 60,000 meals were packaged by the First Methodist congregation after Easter this year.

Church leaders were hardpressed to top that when they

gathered to discuss a food drive for this year’s Weekend of Service.

“Out of my mouth came the words that this will be the largest food drive ever,” said the Rev. Tom Tift, who admits to being a bit amazed by the magnitude of his proclamation.

To gather a record amount of food, First Methodist is partnering with the Palm Beach County Food Bank, Boca Helping Hands, C.R.O.S. Ministries and the Jacobson Family Food Pantry. The congregation is rallying schools, businesses, other congregations and neighborhoods in both Boca Raton and Delray Beach to participate.

“My dream is for this to become an annual community event where nobody realizes that First Methodist started it,” Tift said.

The new associate pastor at First Presbyterian in Delray Beach began her ministry on the early morning shift at Starbucks.

Jessi Higginbotham grew up loving her Jacksonville church.

So ministering came naturally as she served coffee to her 5 a.m. regulars.

“It taught me about pastoral care and taking care of people,” Higginbotham said. “They became my family.”

Higginbotham

After three years at Starbucks, her boss suggested she quit and go into the ministry, which she did.

Higginbotham, 31, becomes the associate for youth and young adults at First Presbyterian. She spent the last four years as youth pastor at a church in Fayetteville, Tenn.

She replaces Rev. Aaron Janklow, who resigned last September to pursue a doctorate degree in Scotland.

Tim Pallesen writes about people of faith, their congregations, causes and community events. Email him at tcpallesen@ aol.com.

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July 2013

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Abrupt school closing leaves parishioners sad and confused

By Tim Pallesen

Word that St. Mark Catholic School was closing came one day after the last of Candy Killian’s five children completed their primary education there.

“A lot of people tell me I’m lucky because my last child graduated, but I don’t feel lucky,” Killian told the audience one week later at a Mass for the east Boynton Beach school. “I feel a huge sense of loss, like a family member has passed away.”

The 44 percent drop in enrollment that forced the sudden closing left parents, students and teachers confused and upset.

But together they focused on words from the Bible at the May 31 Mass to accept their loss.

“To everything there is a season, a time to be born, a time to die, a time to plant and a time to sow,” Ann Marie Chiste read from Ecclesiastes.

Chiste, her brother and a dozen cousins were students in the 1960s through the 1980s. Then, her own three children received their K-8 education at St. Mark in the 1990s.

“I am sad. I am disappointed,” Chiste said at the Mass. “Yet negative feelings would serve no useful purpose, and I will try to push them from my heart.

“Instead, I chose to be thankful for having had St. Mark School in my life for over four decades,” she said. “We move forward as we must and cherish the memories that were made here.”

Killian also encouraged parents to remember the Catholic education that their children received.

“St. Mark School and parish has been our home, an extension of our family,” she said.

Ann Marie Chiste gives one of the teachers a goodbye hug. Not only did she attend St. Mark, so did her three children. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star “St. Mark has taught, nurtured, loved and raised my children in our holy Catholic faith. They’ve been given an excellent education, they’ve been taught to love, to serve and to honor God — not just for one hour a week, but by the lives they lead.”

Factors that prompted the school to close weren’t discussed at the Mass.

But the Diocese of Palm Beach said the parents of 60 former St. Mark students had enrolled their children at the new Franklin Academy that will open on South Military Trail in Boynton Beach this fall.

Franklin Academy said many families were attracted by single-gender classrooms in which boys and girls are taught separately.

“Girls learn differently from boys,” spokesman Scott Szitken said. “We do it for academic reasons, but parents also like it from a social standpoint because it reduces distractions, particularly in middle school.”

Franklin Academy expects more than 1,000 students for its first year. Only 126 students

enrolled for next year at St. Mark, which had 225 students during the 2012-13 school year.

St. Mark Principal Kelly Ruiz was frustrated, saying the charter school hired away five of her teachers before St. Mark was forced to close.

“Pop-up schools are a novelty,” Ruiz said. “We need to get back to the roots of our faith. Any society that removes God as its leader has chaos and

no compassion. I will go down fighting for my faith.”

Some St. Mark families also were attracted away by the newly rebuilt Galaxy Elementary School. Public and charter schools are tuition-free, compared with the $6,000 a year that St. Mark charged.

Changing demographics also played a role to explain in the departure of students.

“Some families don’t live

near the school anymore,” diocese spokeswoman Dianne Laubert said. “They moved west.”

But the reasons that St. Mark School closed weren’t the focus of the Mass, where students gave the offertory petitions.

“For all of us, as members of the St. Mark family, may we treasure the past with fondness and good memories, and build a future based on faith, hope and love,” third-grader Samantha Shortley prayed.

The diocese is helping the remaining 126 students transfer to other Catholic schools.

Eighth-graders will remain together in a classroom at Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton.

Sixth-grader Kyle Felter gave the prayer for the departing St. Mark students: “May we show that we value the academic knowledge we received here at St. Mark and give testament to the education we received by studying hard at our new schools, exhibiting exemplary behavior, and making our parents and teachers proud,” he prayed. Ú

Jerry Lower contributed to this story.

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By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley

Marking its 60th anniversary, the Boca Raton Garden Club invited the public to a celebration on June 8.

About 100 people attended an open house at the club’s newly redecorated Garden Center.

They came to tour the club’s garden, hear proclamations from Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel and learn about the club’s activities.

“It is our chance to welcome the public and educate them about what we contribute to the community,” said club president Carol Brown, who likes to show off the clubhouse’s recently redone interior. It includes a new drop ceiling and lighting, white ceiling fans, a coat of interior yellow paint and drapes colorful with fruits and vegetables.

“Before we had exposed light bulbs and the ceiling was a mess,” said Brown, who credits club members as well as community businesses such as Home Depot and Lowe’s for contributing to the redo.

Sipping iced tea and nibbling cookies, visitors enjoyed a display of green, purple and red potted bromeliads that demonstrated the variety of plant life these members propagate.

Wreaths made from shells, lavender sachets and a tabletop Christmas tree decorated with butterflies offered a preview of the crafts to be made for

Landscape chairwoman Carol Rice leads a tour through the Boca Raton Garden Club during the club’s 60th anniversary celebration, which included an open house and garden tour.

Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star November’s Holiday House fundraiser.

Photo displays let attendees see how the club helps children learn to garden. And leafing through a scrapbook of club members working with the elderly, you could see the joy that flowers bring to Alzheimer’s patients at the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center at FAU. Members stood out because they wore peach golf shirts

embroidered with the club’s flower, the yellow piriqueta caroliniana.

“I joined the club and have made a lot of friends,” says Lise Baklid, who moved here from Switzerland in 2008. “I have two sons, and I’m always chasing them around to soccer games. Joining this group was just for me. It’s a beautiful bunch of women.”

A table of scrapbooks filled with photos and newspaper

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clippings showed a sense of the club’s history.

The group was founded by Mrs. Willard (Florence) Machle in 1953. At the first meeting, 34 showed up, and by the end of the year the group included 119 women.

“There wasn’t a lot to do in Boca Raton at that time, so I think that helped,” said Brown, who says the group now has almost 150 members.

One of the first club projects was beautifying the town. They got $2,000 from the city to help them spruce up the Florida East Coast Railway Station as well as plant parks and approaches to the city on Federal Highway.

They planted 30 trees along the street, including palms, ficus exoticas and royal poincianas.

They bought the Garden Center in 1964 for $6,000. It included three city lots and a

building that was either a boiler room and coal bin or a mess hall left over from the Army Air Force base built in Boca Raton during World War II. The building was gutted and sectioned into an office, horticulture room, kitchen and restrooms, all of which exist today. The mortgage was paid off in 1968. And in 1971, they added the auditorium where today’s activities are centered.

Brown is proud to display a photo of the current membership taken by photographer Ben Hicks. He posed the women on a lawn similar to how the women were seated in a black-and-white photo that was taken of club members in 1953.

“Without this and other beautification organizations, Boca Raton could not be the landscaped tree city that it is today,” said Whelchel. Her remarks were followed by a tour of the garden led by landscape chairwoman Carol Rice, who is in charge of the Dirt Gardeners, about 10 club members who maintain the grounds.

After meeting under a 20-year-old gumbo limbo tree, Rice ushered attendees to the fairy petticoat, a tree donated

by Gardino Nursery in Delray Beach to honor the club’s anniversary.

This Australian native gets thousands of pink and white flowers on it. Those flowers resemble Hawaiian skirts and smell like honey, explained Sid Gardino.

Guests strolled through the club’s butterfly garden, yellow garden, Japanese garden, succulent garden, bromeliad garden and rose garden.

“A garden requires a lot of work, but provides peace, quiet and joy,” said Rice. “It gives back so much more than it ever takes.” Ú

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By Cheryl Blackerby The great Southern white butterfly is having a great year, as thousands flutter along the coast in much larger numbers than usual.

The butterfly population explosion is a result of an uncommonly wet spring with drenching rains before and after Tropical Storm Andrea.

The Southern white is one of South Florida’s prettiest: The males are bright white with aquamarine blue-tipped antennae, and the females are generally light to dark gray.

They are normally found on coastal dunes and in coastal gardens, but recently they seem to be everywhere.

“After rains, the Southern white butterflies can build up huge numbers very quickly, and become very visible. It really shines in the sunlight,” said Dr. Jaret Daniels, associate curator of lepidoptera at the University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville.

The butterflies, one of five white butterflies commonly found in Florida, stay near the coast. Found year-round in southern Florida, they don’t migrate like other butterflies such as monarchs, but they do travel — generally 20 to 40 miles in two days or less.

“Once those large numbers of butterflies reach a certain point, they move out and will go from island to island following the coast,” he said, adding that the butterflies will be active well through the fall until the temperature drops and their numbers dwindle.

“They can disperse hundreds of miles depending on the resources available,” he said.

The Southern white, which is in the family of Pieridae/ white and sulphurs, has a lifespan of a few weeks. The eggs are pale yellow and are not harmed by saltwater.

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he Roman soldier Caius Martius, later called Coriolanus, is one of William Shakespeare’s least empathetic heroes.

“He’s just a machine,” said Kevin Crawford, who will portray one of the Bard’s most enigmatic roles in the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival’s production of Coriolanus, which debuts this month at the Seabreeze Amphitheater at Carlin Park in Jupiter. “He can’t fathom the thought of being who he is aristocratically, and having to deal with these common people.”

Crawford, a professor of English and theater at Reinhardt University, a small Methodist school in Waleska, Ga., north of Atlanta, helped found the festival in 1990 and has played many of the lead roles in its productions. He’s also directing the show.

“Coriolanus is often considered one of the finest of the tragedies, even though it’s not lumped with Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello and King Lear as one of the Big Four greats,” he said. “It made actors’ careers in the 19th century and the late 18th century. If you went to London as a young actor, and you were really going to make it

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big, you had to do the Big Four, and you had to do Coriolanus as well.”

Set in the early days of the Roman Republic, roughly 500 years before Julius Caesar, Coriolanus tells the story of a city in turmoil, with famine among the people and threats from a neighboring tribe, the Volscians. Caius Martius defeats the enemy at their city of Corioles, for which he is given the name “Coriolanus” on his return in triumph and asked to run for consul.

But he cannot ally himself to the ruling system, in which the voice of the people is expressed, and he is banished from Rome.

He defects to the Volscian side and allies with his old enemy, Tullus Aufidius, and they lay siege to Rome. Coriolanus’

powerful mother, Volumnia, brokers a peace treaty between the cities, setting the scene for the final tragic denouement.

Its most recent film adaption, in 2011, starred the British actor Ralph Fiennes in his directorial debut (also featured were Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and Jessica Chastain). Fiennes’ gritty movie, shot in Belgrade and set in contemporary times, complete with TV reporters spouting verse, brought fresh focus to questions about the organization of civil society.

Crawford, who said the Fiennes film was one inspiration for choosing the play this year, said the Palm Beach Shakespeare version will be among the most strippeddown of all its productions, with a bare stage, monoliths in the middle, and a Road Warrior dress code. In addition to its reflection of Crawford’s love of dystopias, the setting in an undefined “world elsewhere” adds timelessness to concerns that interested Shakespeare at the dawn of the 17th century and that likely will interest us for centuries to come.

“The people are fighting for their lives. Their anger is based on the food shortage; they have

Kevin Crawford as Coriolanus and Zach Myers as Aufidius in Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival’s production of Coriolanus.

Daniel Gordon/Photo provided no grain. Which I think is very timely for what’s going on in the world right now, and what’s going to be, probably, the major crisis. … It’s food. What are we going to eat?” he said.

Retired drama teacher Karen Chandler saw the festival’s 2012 production of Twelfth Night just after moving to Juno Isles, Crawford said, and then came out for auditions this year. As Volumnia, “she is magnificent.

It is a major, major older-female role,” he said. “She’s a beautiful woman, she speaks well … she’s just fantastic.”

Crawford is no less enthusiastic about his Aufidius, a Florida International University theater student

named Zach Myers who has appeared in the festival’s productions of The Tempest and Twelfth Night. Myers’ parents read Shakespeare to him when he was a boy, and that has helped him become “the most amazing verse speaker,” Crawford said. “He’s got this natural rhythm to it … and most important, he makes sense.”

Crawford has cut the play, which is the fourth-longest in the Shakespeare canon, to about 85 minutes, not counting the intermission. His cast of 16 will perform the work eight times, at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays July 11-14 and July 1821.

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Coriolanus is not the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays, and its cast of mostly unlikable people makes it hard for audiences to warm up to it.

But it draws an urgent political energy from its subject matter, and that makes it almost painfully contemporary.

“It just seems to speak to whatever generation you’re talking about, because it’s about people wanting to eat, and people killing other people to have power to dictate who gets to eat whatever they want to eat,” Crawford said. “And you just can’t get around that.”

Admission to the festival is free; doors open at 6:30 with entertainment from “the court jester.” For more information, email pbsf@bellsouth.net.

Music: The 22nd edition of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival gets under way July 5-7 with the first series of programs in its four threeconcert weekends.

This durable festival, which began in 1992 when flutist Karen Dixon, clarinetist Michael Forte and bassoonist Michael Ellert decided to give an off-season concert at the Duncan Theatre, has spawned six recordings, provided work for area musicians, and kept local classical music culture at a high, serious level, despite the absence of the visiting luminaries who come in thick and fast during the tourist season.

That’s no small feat, and this year’s selection of unusual but rewarding repertoire continues a hallowed festival tradition.

Also this year, the festival will be expanding, with a fall series in September, October and November of six concerts at Lynn University in Boca Raton and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Lake Worth.

Ellert said in May that the players are looking to the future with the fall concerts, but they also are responding to audience demand, a point he emphasized in the group’s annual fundingappeal letter to its patrons.

“I made a big deal out of it,” Ellert said. “I said, ‘You asked for these concerts, you want to come — now you have to support us.’ ” While ticket prices and venues for the summer season are staying the same as last year, there is one big change this time around: The Friday night concerts, which will take place at Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Persson Hall in West Palm Beach, will now start at 7 p.m. instead of 8 p.m.

The July 5 concert, which will be repeated at 8 p.m. July 6 at the Eissey Campus Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens and at 2 p.m. July 7 at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts’ Crest Theatre, features as its major work the Serenade No. 1 (in D, Op. 11) of Johannes Brahms, in an arrangement for nine players

by Alan Boustead. The concert opens with the Fantaisie for violin and harp (Op. 124) of Camille Saint-Saëns, followed by the Trumpet Sonata of the contemporary American

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Michael Forte (left), Michael Ellert and Karen Dixon founded the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival. Photo provided composer Eric Ewazen.

The second series, set for July 12-14 at the same three locales, offers the Piano Quintet (in F-sharp minor, Op. 67) of the early 20th-century American composer Amy Beach, a beautiful and important work by this pioneering woman composer. Another female composer, France’s Claude Arrieu, is represented by her Dixtour (Dectet) for 10 winds, written in 1967; opening the concert is the Serenade in D (Op. 25) for flute, violin and viola, an early work by Beethoven.

Dvorak’s great second String Quintet (in G, Op. 77) is the big work on the third series, planned for July 19-21.

Rounding out the program is a Scherzo for wind quintet

by France’s Eugene Bozza, an arrangement of Rosina’s cavatina (Una voce poco fa) from Rossini’s opera The Barber of Seville for trumpet and wind quintet, Clifford Shipp’s Six Variations on a 13th-Century Minnelied, for the same sextet, and the Clarinet Trio of the Russo-Armenian composer Aram Khatchaturian.

Closing out the festival July 26-28 will be Ernst von Dohnanyi’s big, powerful Piano Quintet No. 1 (in C minor, Op. 1). The concert will open with the Duo No. 1 (K. 423, in G) for violin and viola of Mozart, and includes the Quintet in the Form of a ChÔros for wind quintet (English horn substituting for French horn), by the prolific Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Pastorale, composed for a similarly unusual ensemble (violin instead of the flute) by Igor Stravinsky.

Tickets for each concert are $25; a four-concert subscription is available for $85. Call 800330-6874 for more information, or visit www.pbcmf.org.

Film series debuts: Also premiering this month at the Crest is a new eight-episode film series, set for consecutive Wednesdays starting July 10 and running through Aug. 28.

Art Cinema at the Crest will screen each film twice, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The second screenings will be introduced

by local radio personality Caroline Breder-Watts, now the midday host on Miami’s WRLN-91.3 FM, and the pilot of her own show, Cinematically Speaking, on Arts Radio Network.

Six of the films are of very recent vintage, including the Dustin Hoffman-directed Quartet (Aug. 14), Price Check (July 31), starring the always engaging Parker Posey and the Keira Knightley-Jude Law remake of Anna Karenina (July 24).

But the series opens with two classics, the Coen Brothers’ 1998 film The Big Lebowski (July 17), and on July 10, the most beloved melodrama in the canon, Casablanca (1942), with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, plus a host of European refugee actors whose careers and lives had been upended by the Nazis.

Tickets for each film are $8, and a cash bar and concessions are available. For more information, call 243-7922, ext.

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Outsider art: A traveling exhibition featuring work by artists with developmental disabilities arrives July 27 at the Boca Museum of Art and lasts through Sept. 22.

Create, organized by the University of CaliforniaBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive along with New York’s Independent Curators International, presents more than 100 pieces by 20 artists who have worked at three nonprofits for disabled artists.

The exhibition is being presented in tandem with a summer art class for teens with mild to moderate autism. The weekly classes, organized with help from Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Autism, began July 2 at the museum’s art school on Palmetto Park Road and continues through July 26. (For more information, call 392-2503.)

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. Standard admission is $8. Call 392-2500 or visit www.bocamuseum.org.

FREE Pre-concert Lecture and Wine Tasting by Food and Wine Critic Lyn Farmer | 7:00pm Amaturo Theater Tickets $25, $35 & $60 (includes reception) Box Office: 954-462-0222 www.browardcenter.org

Saturday August 3

The Historic Crest Theatre | 7:00 pm Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square Tickets $25 and VIP $40 (including meet the musicians post-reception) Box Office: 561-243-7922 Ext. 1 www.delraycenterforthearts.org

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Tri-County rescues animals from Oklahoma shelters

oca Raton is about 1,400 miles away from Moore, Okla. It takes about 23 hours to drive this distance.

Neither the miles nor the hours deterred Suzi Goldsmith and her staff at Tri-County Humane Society.

Within minutes of seeing televised accounts of the EF5 tornado that struck Moore on May 20, Suzi Goldsmith, founder and director of this no-kill shelter based in Boca Raton, was in action mode.

And, within 24 hours, she had dispatched two TriCounty Humane Society vans with five staffers and stocked with food/medical supplies to help the displaced pets and overflowing animal shelters in the path of this tornado that reached winds in excess of 200 miles per hour.

“Although our service area is Palm, Broward, Miami-Dade and Martin counties, when a disaster strikes, we don’t have boundaries,” says Goldsmith.

“We immediately contacted the shelters in Oklahoma and told them we wanted to help.

It’s what we do.”

The team of Matthew Gaquer, Anthony Jackovich,

About Tri-County Humane Society

The Tri-County Humane Society is a no-kill nonprofit group that serves Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Martin counties. To view some photos and videos taken of their rescue trek to Moore, Okla., visit: www. tricountyhumane.org/ oklahoma-rescue/. And, to learn how you can be a volunteer, donate needed items or adopt a pet, visit www.tricountyhumane.org.

LEFT: Jeff Stuck reaches down to pet his new dog Gretchen, at Tri-County Humane Society. Stuck and his wife, Carol, drove down from Sebastian with their dog Rosie, to adopt a new dog. Gretchen came from a shelter in Oklahoma. ‘We just fell in love,’ Carol Stuck said. RIGHT: Duke, a Great Dane, was adopted the day this photo was taken. Photos by Libby Vigoles/The Coastal Star Kim Spencer, Paul Motz and Vladimir Delva stopped only to eat and re-fill their gas tanks.

Their mission: to bring back dogs and cats housed in four Oklahoma shelters to make room for pets displaced and injured by the tornados in

hopes they could be reunited with their worried owners.

“This was a life changer for me,” says Delva, a veterinarian technician of 15 years from Fort Lauderdale. “Seeing what I saw there really helps put life in perspective. I walked by cars flipped upside down.

I saw people walking in the middle of fields with trash bags, trying to gather some of their belongings like car keys and family photos. There were distraught and lost looks on the faces of so many people we met there.”

At each shelter they visited the Tri-County team in their yellow logo-shirts worked with shelter staff to assess the medical conditions and temperaments of the cats and dogs they were planning to transport back to South Florida.

By the time the team was ready to leave, their vans contained a priceless cargo of 80 cats and dogs, ranging in size from 8-day-old puppies to the aptly named Mr. Big, a harlequin Great Dane.

Oh yeah, and unwanted passengers — far too many ticks.

“I’ve never seen ticks this big — except in photos in my veterinary books,” says Delva. “We bombed the vans

and sprayed before and after, but it was rough. When we stopped midway home at a pet-friendly hotel, we had to give medicated baths to all the puppies and some of the other adult pets. Thank goodness for the understanding hotel staff.

They gave us a hose to clean and donated about 500 towels and blankets to care for all the pets we were bringing back.”

The vans reached Boca Raton at 10:30 p.m. on May 29 in the middle of a downpour — naturally. Goldsmith and her staff that stayed were waiting, and after exchanging hugs, began unloading the rescued pets. The first one to depart from a van was Mr. Big. “We were thrilled — there were tears coming from our eyes because we realized we just saved 80 animals from death,” declares Goldsmith.

“We assisted during Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, but this was our biggest rescue ever — 80 animals at one time.”

Now, Goldsmith and her team are busy finding homes for these pets who survived one of the nation’s nastiest tornados.

“This trip definitely brought us together,” says Delva. “It’s always been like a family environment for us at TriCounty, but after working 24 hours together day after day in Oklahoma, it definitely has made us even closer. We did quick assessments on all the pets we brought back, then gave them food and water and showed them that they were coming to a place of love.”

Love — now that’s something Goldsmith and her Tri-County team never have in short supply when it comes to reaching out to animals in need.

Arden Moore, Founder of Four Legged Life.com, is an animal behavior consultant, editor, author, professional speaker and master certified pet first aid instructor. Each week, she hosts the popular “Oh Behave!” show on Pet Life Radio.com.

Visit www. fourleggedlife. com.

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Community Calendar Note: Events are current as of 6/28. Please check with organizers for any changes. Send your events to Michele Smith at thecoastalstarcalendar@gmail. com.

JULY 6

Saturday - 7/6 - 10 and Under Tennis: Junior Development Clinics for children ages 5-15 at the Tennis Center, 3111 S. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach. Saturdays through 7/27. Held again 8/38/24. Age 5-6: 9-9:45 am; age 7-10: 10-11 am; age 10-15: 11 am-noon. For ages 5-6, $34/residents, $42/non-residents; for ages 7-15, $40/residents, $50/non-residents. Registration: 742-6575.

7/6 - Boynton Beach Community Farmer’s Market at Ocean Avenue Park, Northeast corner of Ocean Avenue and Northeast Fourth Street.

Locally grown artisan food, fresh baked goods, specialty olive oils, handmade jewelry and more.

Held year round every Saturday. 9 am-2 pm. Free.

714-2745.

7/6 - Exhibit: Photography by the Boynton Beach Camera Club at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Runs through 8/3.

Library hours. Free. 266-9490.

7/6 - Exhibit: Places and Faces by Phyllis Anselona and Bob Currie at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Runs through 7/11 during regular hours. Free. 278-5455.

7/6 - Quilt Sale at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S Seacrest Blvd. Proceeds of all items benefit the library. During library hours. Free.

742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/6 - Exhibit: Op Art by Stanford Slutsky at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. All pieces created by Slutsky are one-of-akind and are for sale with commissions benefiting the Art in Public Places program and the Friends of the Boynton Beach City Library. Runs through 12/5 on the second floor of the Library. M-Th: 9 am-8:30 pm; Sat.: 9 am-5 pm; closed Fridays and Sundays. Free. 742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary. org.

7/6 - Dig into Reading: Summer Reading Club 2013 for infants to grade 5 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Register in the Youth Services area and receive a goodie bag and reading log to record the books read. The Summer Reading Club is sponsored by the Friends of the Boynton Beach City Library. Runs through 8/3.

Free. 742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/6 - Flying High: The Story of Kites at Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Interactive exhibition showcases the history of kites from their origins in ancient China, to their scientific uses worldwide, to their nostalgic and fun-loving use in America as one of our popular past times. Exhibit runs through 9/29. T-Sat.: 10 am-4:30 pm, Sun.: 1-4:30 pm. $10/general, $6/seniors & students with ID, $3/children (4-12), Free/members and children ages 3 and under. 243-9722.

7/6 - Exhibit: A Quilting Evolution at Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. The exhibit includes a broad mix of 80 to 100 traditional and art quilts, as well as a selection of the award-winning “Quilted” Artists Books from the 2007, 2009 and 2011 GCQG and the FAU Jaffe Center for Book Arts Biennial Competition. Runs through 9/29. T-Sat.: 10 am4:30 pm, Sun.: 1-4:30 pm. $10/general, $6/seniors & students with ID, $3/children (4-12), Free/ members and children ages 3 and under. 2439722 or www.delraycenterforthearts.org.

7/6 - Exhibition: School of Creative Arts Group at the Crest Galleries, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Multi-media exhibit showcasing drawings, paintings, collage, mixed media and photographs by adult and youth students and instructors. Runs through 11/3. M-F: 9:30 am-4:30 pm, Sat.: 10 am-3 pm. Free. 243-7922.

7/6 - Drop-In Story time - Music, stories, fun finger plays and action songs stimulate learning at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd St. For children of all ages accompanied by an adult.

Saturdays, 10-10:30 am. Free. 393-7968.

7/6 - Future Men and Women of Delray Beach at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. Mentoring program is designed for adolescents ages 12-18. Program provides young men and women an avenue for social growth, a commitment to education, career readiness, healthy living, and community service. Held every Saturday, year round. 10-11 am. Free. 243-7356.

7/6 - Orchid Care 101 Workshop - Presented at Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Instructors share tips about what orchids need in terms of water, light, fertilizer and temperature. Attendees are encouraged to bring an orchid (up to 6 inches) to be repotted or mounted. Orchid supplies available for purchase. 10 am-1 pm. $35/Mounts members, $40/non-members. Registration: 233-1757.

7/6 - Little Wonders - Introduce children to plants and animals around them with a hike, crafts and stories at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. For children ages 3 & 4, accompanied by an adult.

10-10:45 am. $5/members, $8/non-members.

Reservations: 544-8615 or www.gumbolimbo.org.

7/6 - The Writer’s Studio at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 7/13, 20 & 27. 10 am-noon. Free. 638-7251.

7/6 - How to Self-Publish Your eBook is presented as part of the Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. Taught by instructor Marcia King-Gamble. 10 am-noon. $25.

Registration: 279-7790.

7/6 - Swimming Lessons for Toddlers at the John Denson Pool, 225 NW 12th Ave., Boynton Beach. Ages 6 months to 3 years old must be accompanied by an adult in the water. 10 am.

Saturdays through 7/27. Held again 8/3-24. $40/ resident, $50/non-resident. 742-6645.

7/6 - Group Swim Lessons at the John Denson Pool, 225 NW 12th Ave., Boynton Beach. For kids ages 3 and older. Children must be potty trained.

Classes held Saturdays in four-week sessions through 8/18. Four 45-minute classes per session.

Levels I, II: 10:30 & 11:15 am; Level III: 11:15 am. Cost per session is $40/resident, $50/nonresidents. 742-6645.

7/6 - Bookworm Story Time for ages 1-5 at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd.

Saturdays, 10:30 am. Free. 278-5455.

7/6 - Coral Reef Shark Feedings are held daily, Tuesday through Sunday, at Sandoway House Nature Center, 142 S. Ocean Blvd. Delray Beach.

Feeding begins at 10:30 am T-Sat. and 1:30 pm Sunday. Discover what Atlantic Ocean reef fish, nurse sharks, and spiny lobsters eat for breakfast.

Free with $4 admission to the nature center. 2747263 or www.sandowayhouse.org.

7/6 - Group Swim Lessons at The Swim Center, 21618 St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton. Session are Sat. through 8/24. Level 1, II, III, IV & adult classes: 11am, 12 & 1pm. Cost per session is $60/resident, $75/non-residents. 544-8540.

7/6 - Science Stories at the Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Hear your favorite science inspired stories. For ages 5 and up. Saturdays, 11:30 am. Free. 347-3912.

7/6 - Art Exhibit: Mary Peck: Temples & Vistas at The Boca Raton Museum of Art Auditorium, 501 Plaza Real. Runs through 8/6. T,Th.&F: 10 am-5 pm; 1st W of each month: 10 am-9 pm; Sat. & Sun.: Noon-5 pm. $8/adults, $6/senior citizens, $5/students with ID, free/children 12 and under.

392-2500 or www.bocamuseum.org.

7/6 - Group Swim Lessons at Meadows Park Pool, 1300 NW 8th St., Boca Raton. Sat. through 8/31. Level I, II, III & adult classes: 12 & 1 pm. Cost per session is $60/resident, $75/non-residents.

393-7851 or or www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us/rec/pools.

7/6 - Inventors Society of South Florida Meeting at Ligi Tool & Engineering Inc., 3220 SW 15th St., Deerfield Beach. First meeting is free.

Held the first Saturday of each month. Held again 8/3. 1 pm. Free. 676-5677.

7/6 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will be presented at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, University Theatre, 777 Glades, Road. Based on a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Held again 7/13 (7 pm) & 21 (1pm). 1 pm. $20/general admission, $12/students with ID, $15/FAU Faculty, staff & alumni. 800-564-9539.

7/6 - USA Netball Association at Pompey Park Recreation Center, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach.

Netball is a fast, skillful, team game based on running, jumping, throwing, and catching. For females ages 6 and up. Saturdays, 2-5 pm. $5/ person per day. 243-7356.

7/6 - BYOB Wine Glass Painting at Art-Sea Living, 1628 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. 4-6 pm. $25/person. 737-2600.

7/6 - Teen Car Club held Saturdays at the “505” Teen Center, 505 SE 5th Ave., Delray Beach. Hands on learning on the basics on how to keep up on the maintenance of your vehicle. Girls welcome.

For ages 12-20. 4-6 pm. $5/non-members, free/ members. 243-7158 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/6-7 - Duplicate Bridge at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Sanctioned game for the experienced player. A light snack on Saturdays and a light lunch on Sundays will be served. Partners are available for singles.

On-going sessions year round, except for special events and holidays. 12:30-4 pm. Sat.: $8/ person; Sun.: $10/person, payable at the door. For reservations or partners, call 338-2995.

7/6-7 - Side By Side by Sondheim presented at at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, University Theatre, 777 Glades Road. Featuring the music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. Sat.: 7 pm; Sat. & Sun.: 1 pm. $20/general admission, $12/students with ID, $15/ FAU Faculty, staff & alumni. 800-564-9539.

7/6-7 - 8-Track - The Sounds of the ‘70s presented at The Plaza Theatre, 262 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan in the Plaza del Mar Shopping Center. Sat.: 7:30 pm; Sat., Sun.: 2 pm. $45. 5881820 or www.theplazatheatre.net.

7/6-7 - Atlantic City Boys: Jersey Boys Tribute at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton. The Atlantic City Boys sing your favorite hits in their inimitable Jersey

Boys style. Sat.: 7:30 pm; Sun.: 4 pm. Tickets $35.

237-9000 or www.lynn.edu/tickets.

7/6-10 - Tanabata: Japan’s Star Festival at The Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. In Japan, children and adults write wishes on narrow strips of colored paper known as tanzaku and hang them along with other paper ornaments, on bamboo brances placed in the backyards or entrances of their homes. Mirroring that tradition,

Community Calendar H13 visitors can write their own special wishes for the future and place them on the Tanabata bamboo in the museum lobby. 10 am-5 pm. Free with paid museum admission. 495-0233 Ext. 200.

JULY 7-13 Sunday - 7/7 - Sunday Breakfast is held each week at VFW Post 5335, 500 NE 21st St., Boynton Beach. 8-11:30 am. $2.50-$5. All are welcome.

732-1989.

7/7 - Kabbalah & Coffee: The Secret of Simplicity at Chabad of East Boca Raton, 120 NE 1st Ave. Includes weekly Living Torah Video Presentation. Sundays, 10-11:30 am. Free. 4177797 or www.chabadbocabeaches.com.

7/7 - Torah Studies Course at Chabad of Delray Beach, 7495 W. Atlantic Ave. Ten-week session explores Judaism’s relevance in modern life.

Sundays through 9/1. 9:45-11 am. $45/session includes textbook. 496-6228.

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H14 Community Calendar 7/7 - Science Make & Take at the Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Choose from binoculars, boomerangs, musical instruments and more. 1:30 am. $5/ project. 347-3912 or www.scienceexplorium.org.

7/7 - 22nd Annual Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival is celebrated with a performance at Crest Theatre, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Held again 7/14, 7/21 and 7/28.

A new program presented each weekend. 2 pm. $25/single event, $85 for 4-concert subscription, free/students with ID. 800-330-6874.

7/7 - Symphony on Sundays: The Symphonia Boca Raton - America The Beautiful at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton.

Featuring Kyle Prescot, conductor of the FAU Wind Ensemble, and members of the Symphonia.

Food and beverages available for purchase.

Bring blankets and chairs or rent a chair at the amphitheater. Sponsored by the city of Boca Raton. 7 pm. Free. 393-7700.

Monday - 7/8 - Camp ZumbAtomic for ages 6-11 at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Incorporate fitness as a natural part of children’s lives. One-week class runs M-F through 7/12. Held again 7/15-19 & 8/5-9. 8 am-1 pm. $90/ resident; $112.50/non-resident. 347-3900.

7/8 - Toying Around and Comic Relief at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 6-9. Students create their own animated comic book using toys and the latest digital equipment from Apple. Participants receive a DVD

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of their film. Weeklong class runs M-F through 7/12. 9 am-3 pm. $260/resident; $325/nonresident. 347-3900.

7/8 - Bright & Smart Robotics at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Class combines engineering skills with visual-spatial activities. Week-long class runs M-F through 7/12.

Held again 8/5-9. 9 am-3 pm. Per session: 1 week $300/resident; $375/non-resident. 347-3900.

7/8 - The Criterion of a Good Form of Government is discussed as part of the Great Books group at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month. 10-11:45 am. Free. 742-6390.

7/8 - Quilting Bee - Twice monthly quilting class presented at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 7/22. 10 am. Free.

266-0194 or www.delraylibrary.org.

7/8 - Caffeine for the Soul - Presented by the Palm Beach Jewish Center at Starbucks, 150 Worth Ave., Palm Beach. Join other women every Monday for learning and inspiration in an hour of Torah study and discussion. Please arrive promptly at 10:15 to find a chair and buy a drink.

Homemade pastries served. 10:15-11:15 am. Free.

659-3884 or www.palmbeachjewish.com.

7/8 - Senior Bingo at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. For adults ages 60 years young and up. Class held every M&W. 11 am-noon. Free.

243-7356 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/8 - Exhibition: The Legacies of Delray Beach Families at the Spady Cultural Heritage

Museum, 170 NW 5th Ave., Delray Beach. Runs through 8/20. Museum hours. $10. 279-8883.

7/8 - Adult Duplicate Bridge at Harvey E. Oyer, Jr. Park, 2012 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach.

Held every M/W/F. 12:30-3:30 pm. $3/person per game. 736-6550 or www.boynton-beach.org.

7/8 - Mah-Jongg at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Intermediate and advanced.

Mondays, 12:30-1:30 pm. Free. 278-5455.

7/8 - Political Oddities: Strange But True Stories & Politicians From History by Dr. Robert Watson is presented as part of the Lifelong Learning Community Institute Series held at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. This three session course, part of the summer semester, is a lively and entertaining course which examines the political oddities and strange but true stories about political moments and politicians from America’s history. First of a threepart series. Class continues 7/15 & 22. 2-3:30 pm. $50. 266-9490 or www.delraylibrary.org.

7/8 - Beat the Heat Cartoon Marathon for grades 6-12 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Chill out while watching back-toback episodes of Adventure Time. Teens only. Held again 7/15 & 29. 2-3:30 pm. Free. 742-6393.

7/8 - Teen Yoga at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Grades 6-12 get fit and learn about the ancient Indian discipline of yoga. Wear comfortable clothes and sneakers and bring a towel. All levels welcome. 4-5 pm. Free.

742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

July 2013 7/8 - Mahalo Mondays and Thursdays at Talin’s Tropical Studio, 777 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Walk in for a 2-hour painting session. 5-9 pm. $20. 573-0123 or www.talintropic.com.

7/8 - Got Gaming? is presented at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 7/15, 22 & 29. 5:15-6:30 pm. Free. 266-9490.

7/8 - Tae Kwon Do for ages 6-15 at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Tae Kwon Do is an eclectic martial arts program that includes art, sport and self-defense.

Components of this program also include Aikido and extensive mat work. Mondays, 6-7:30 pm, and Fridays, 5:30-7 pm. Runs through 8/16. $66/ residents, $82.50/non-residents. 347-3950.

7/8 - Delray Divas Step Teams at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. An organized and structured step team that performs at local events and statewide competitions. For grades K-12.

Class held every M & W. 6-8 pm. Monthly: $30/ residents; $40/non-residents. 243-7356.

7/8 - Auditions for I Do! I Do! at Stage Left Theatre, 145 S.E. 2nd Ave., Boynton Beach.

Production dates: 11/8-23. Positions: 1 male and 1 female age 18-45. A prepared, memorized monologue no more than two minutes is required.

In addition, must sing a song (at least 16 bars) of your choice acappella or bring a CD and CD player.

7 pm. 301-5404 or www.stagelefttheatre.net.

7/8 - Intermediate/Advanced Fencing/ Epee Class at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. A fun and exciting

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introduction to the sport of fencing, kids will learn fencing skills, forge new friendships and have a blast. Held every M, W, F, 7-10 pm, & Sat. 6:30-10 pm. $125/residents, $156.50/non-residents. 3473950 or www.sugarsandpark.org.

7/8 - Meditation Mondays at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Meditate to enhance overall health and well-being. Mondays, 7 pm. Free. 278-5455.

7/8 - Timmins Children by Mark Perlberg at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 N. Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Part of Summer Theatre Fest Reading Series sponsored by WLRN. 7:30 pm. Free.

Reservations: 514-4042 or 445-9244.

7/8 - U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 54 meets the first Monday of each month at Harvey Oyer Park, 2010 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach.

Boaters and non-boaters welcome. 8 pm. 9662158.

Tuesday - 7/9 - Pompey Park Senior Club at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach.

Activities include field trips, breakfasts, games and events, fitness and health activities and social gatherings. Meets every M & W. 10 am-1 pm. Free (fees will be associated with trips). 243-7356.

7/9 - Drop-In Story time - Music, stories, finger plays and action songs stimulate learning at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd St. For children of all ages accompanied by an adult.

Tuesdays, 10-10:30 am. Free. 393-7968.

7/9 - Creative Dance Time for ages 3-8 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 508 S. Seacrest Blvd.

Program uses music to focus on movements that spark the imagination, promote creativity and help boost all areas of learning and growth. 10:3011:15 am. Free. 742-6380.

7/9 - Family Days at the Children’s Library, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Innovative program is designed to provide a place and opportunity for families with children to get together during the summer months. All learning games, puzzles, and toys are available for in-house check-out. All library computers available for family use. Guests are welcome to bring a packed lunch to enjoy in the art room. Held every T & Th. through 7/30.

10:30 am-12:30 pm. Free. 655-2276.

7/9 - Adult Folk Dance Class at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. For adults ages 18 years old and up. Learn new dances from around the world for physical fitness, exercise, and fun.

Tuesdays, 10:30 am-12:30 pm. $7/class. 243-7356 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/9 - Baby Bookworm Story Time for ages 1-2 at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd.

Tuesdays, 11 am. Free. 278-5455.

7/9 - Interactive Story: A Story ‘N More at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach.

Children’s books come to life through interactive performance, singing, movement and props.

Tuesdays through 7/30. 11:15 am. Free with paid Museum admission. 742-6782.

7/9 - Games @ Your Library at the Boynton Beach City Library, 508 S. Seacrest Blvd. Grades K-4 play favorite video, board and card games.

Held again 7/16, 23 & 30. 1-2 pm. Free. 742-6380.

7/9 - Tell Me A Story: Storytelling for Parents, Grandparents & Others by Dr. Caren Schnur Neile is presented as part of the Lifelong Learning Community Institute series held at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Part of the summer semester, is a hands-on, eye-opening class which will demonstrate the “hows” and “whys” of telling stories, how to use personal memories, photos, picture books and more. First of a three-part series. Class continues 7/16 & 23. 2-3:30 pm. $45. 266-9490 or www. delraylibrary.org.

7/9 - TechnoCraft for grades 6-12 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Bring your crafts to life with cutting edge technology. 3-4:30 pm. Free. 742-6393.

7/9 - Owl Feedings at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11200 Park Access Road, Boca Raton.

Gather in the exhibit hall and listen to a short talk about the animal and watch while it is being fed.

Tuesdays, 3:15 pm. Free. 629-8760.

7/9 - Upcycle Art for ages 6-9 at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. Young artists create masterpieces from all sorts of recycled items. Tuesdays through 8/6. 3:30-4:30 pm. $30/members, $35/non-members plus paid Museum admission. Registration: 742-6780.

7/9 - Small Fry Storytime for ages 3 and up at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd.

Features songs and a craft project. Held every Tuesday. Please register one week in advance for each program. 4 pm. Free. 278-5455.

7/9 - Teen Advisory Board at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. For grades 6-12. Held the 2nd Tuesday of the month. 4:305:30 pm. Free. 266-9490.

7/9 - Pinterest for grades 6-12 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Learn how to use Pinterest to organize your ideas and how you can earn volunteer hours by “pinning” craft ideas for use in Library programs. 4:30-5:30 pm. Free. 742-6393 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/9 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) presented as part of Tween Movie Mania at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd St. For

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ages 9-12. Includes free pizza and drinks. 5:307:30 pm. Free. 393-7968 or www.bocalibrary.org.

7/9 - The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid is presented as part of the Evening Book Group at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. 6 pm. Free. 266-9490.

7/9 - Karate/Martial Arts Classes at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. Ages 9 to adults learn Karate along with a blend of other combat martial arts. Class held every T & Th. 6-7:30 pm. Per class: $5/residents; $6/ non-residents; or monthly $35/residents; $40/ non-residents plus a one-time $25 for uniforms.

243-7356 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/9 - Diamonds & Pearls Dance Team at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach.

A community dance team program that prides itself on passion, dedication, excellence and respect, and participates in local and collegiate homecoming parades and statewide special events. For middle, high school and college students. Class held every T & Th. 6:30-8:30 pm.

Monthly: $30/residents; $40/non-residents. 2437356 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/9 - Tae Kwon Do Class at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Two sessions: For adults and children ages 10 & up and for adults and children ages 6 and up. Learn the art of selfdefense, discipline, self-confidence, self-respect, and respect for others and get a great workout.

Students attend the introduction class for one session only, then move to the basic/intermediate level class. Runs through 8/31. Introductory session T&Th, age 6 & up: 6:30-7:30 pm; age 10 & up: 7:45-8:45 pm. Eight-week course runs T, Th and Sat. (both age groups: 9:30-11 am). $95/ residents, $119/non-residents. 367-7035.

7/9 - Soul Line Dancing at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd. , Boynton Beach. Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm. $5/at the door. 742-6550 or www.boynton-beach.org.

7/9-10 - Adventures In The Garden: Butterflies and Garden Friends at Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Youngsters ages 5-7 will enjoy garden exploration and interactive activities focusing on creatures they’ll find in the great outdoors. Pre-paid registration is required one week in advance. Held again 8/6-7. 9:30-11:30 am. $25/child. 233-1757 or www.mounts.org.

7/9-10 - Hammock Trails - Go on a guided walk of a quarter-mile boardwalk at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Open to all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult. Held every Tuesday, 10-11 am & Wednesday, 10 am-noon. Free.

544-8605 or www.gumbolimbo.org.

7/9 & 10 - SoLita’s Dining in the Dark at SoLita Delray, 25 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. An opportunity to dine completely in the dark from a menu of house-made specialities. 8 pm. $59/does not include drinks, tax or gratuity. Group rates available. Reservations: 899-0888.

Wednesday - 7/10 - Beach Treasures at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Meet at the center to learn about seashells and the animals that make them. Caravan to Red Reef Park, 1400 N. State Road A1A, and search for ocean treasures. For all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult. Held again 7/24.

9-10:30 am. $5/members, $8/non-members.

Reservations: 544-8615 or www.gumbolimbo.org.

7/10 - Shuffle Board/Disc Knockout at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. A fun game involving skill and strategy. For all ages, minors accompanied by an adult. Held every W & F. 9-11 am. Annual fee: $15/residents, $20/non-residents.

243-7350 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/10 - Lawn Bowling at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. For ages 18 years and up. Enjoy a sport that takes skill and practice.

Everyone is welcome. Held W & F. 9 am-11 am.

Annual fee: $40/residents, $45/non-resident.

243-7350 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/10 - Coaching the Mature Driver is presented

by Safety Council of Palm Beach County Inc. at Temple Emeth, 5780 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Drivers 55 and over get an insurance discount for three years when they take this course. 9 am-4 pm. $10. 845-8233.

7/10 - Family Storytime at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Listen to stories, sing songs and learn fingerplays. Infants-Age 5.

Held again 7/17, 24 & 31. 10-10:45 am. Free. 7426380 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/10 - Move to the Beat! for ages 2-4 is held at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. Each week students experiment with instruments, sing, dance, and learn the basics of rhythm and musical movement. Wednesdays through 8/7.

10:15-11:15 am. $30/members, $35/non-members plus paid museum admission. Registration: 7426780.

7/10 - Kindermusik with Ms. Cathy at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton.

For ages 0 mo.-4 yrs. Children learn by singing, playing instruments and dancing. Classes feature a variety of musical styles for a fun and positive experience for both parents and children.

Materials fee paid to the instructor. Eight-week

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Municipal Meetings 7/8 - Ocean Ridge - Ocean Ridge Town Hall, 6450 N. Ocean Blvd. 6 pm. Agenda available at: www.oceanridgeflorida.com.

7/8 & 7/22 - Lantana - Lantana Town Hall, 500 Greynolds Circle. 7 pm. Agenda available at: www.lantana.org.

7/9 & 7/25 - Delray Beach - Delray Beach City Hall, 100 NW 1st Ave. 6 pm. Agenda available at: www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/9 - Boca Raton - Boca Raton City Hall, 201 W. Palmetto Park Road. 6 pm. Agenda available at: www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us.

7/12 - Gulf Stream - Gulf Stream Town Hall, 100 Sea Road 9 am. Agenda available at: www.gulf-stream.org.

7/23 - Manalapan - Manalapan Town Hall, 600 S. Ocean Blvd. 9:30 am. Agenda available at: www.manalapan.org.

7/23 - South Palm Beach - South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S. Ocean Blvd. 7:15 pm.

Agenda available at: www.southpalmbeach.com. session runs Wednesdays through 8/28. Ages 0-16 mos.: 9:30-10:15 am; 15 mos-2.5 yrs.: 10:30-11:15 am; 16 mos.-4 yrs.: 11:30-12:15 pm. $128/resident, $160/non-resident. 347-3900.

7/10 - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Educational Program Series at the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach.

Learn about legal issues, guiding behaviors and discipline, computers, resources, support, managing stress and much more. Participants should bring a brown bag lunch. Held again 7/24.

10 am-1 pm. Free. 233-1739.

7/10 - Current Events Discussion Group at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Held every Wednesday. 10:30 am. Free. 278-5455.

7/10 - Socrates Café - Weekly discussion group at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 7/17, 24 & 31. 11:30 am. Free. 2660194 or www.delraylibrary.org.

7/10 - S.T.E.A.M. Power for Ages 3-5 at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. By integrating early learning forms of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, young minds learn to think in new and emergent ways as they prepare to enter grade school. Wednesdays through 8/7. Noon-1 pm. $30/members, $35/ non-members plus paid Museum admission.

Registration: 742-6780.

7/10 - Mr. James School of Dance for Boys at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Grades 6-12 have fun and learn dance moves while Mr. James and Ms. Cathy demonstrate ballet, jazz and traditional dance steps. 12:30-1:30 pm. Free. 742-6393 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/10 - Scrabble at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Wednesdays, 1-4 pm. Free.

278-5455.

7/10 - American Art Centers: Up Close & Personal by Dr. Terryl Lawrence is presented as part of the Lifelong Learning Community Institute at the Library series held at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. This three session course, part of the summer semester, focuses on the art centers and artists who influenced the individuals who followed them. First of a three-part series. Class continues 7/17 & 24. 2-3:30 pm. $45. 266-9490.

7/10 - D x 3 - Delightfully Delicious DEAR Time at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Grades 2-12 are invited to Drop Everything And Read (DEAR)!

Read a book of your choice for 20 minutes in the program room in complete silence. Afterward, listen to an exciting read-aloud. Held again 7/17, 24 & 31. 2:30-3:15 pm. Free. 742-6380.

7/10 - Boardwalk Tours at Green Cay Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach.

Join a docent for a guided tour of Green Cay’s wetlands. For all ages. Wednesdays, 3 pm. Free.

966-7000 or www.pbcgov.com/parks/nature 7/10 - Alligator Feedings at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11200 Park Access Rd., Boca Raton. Gather around the alligator tank and listen to a short talk about the baby alligator while he is being fed.

Held every W. 3:15 pm. Free. 629-8760.

7/10 - Actor Factory with Ms. Cheryl for ages 6-9 at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach.From set building and costume design to a grand performance, children will be the star of the show. Learn the “ins” and “outs” of stage production and acting. Five-week session held Wednesdays through 8/7. 3:30-4:30 pm. $30/ members, $35/non-members plus paid Museum admission. Registration: 742-6780.

7/10 - Teen Gaming at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Grades 6-12 play video games. Held again 7/24 & 31. 4-5:30 pm.

Free. 742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/10 - Wednesday Dinner is held each week at VFW Post 5335, 500 NE 21st St., Boynton Beach.

4:30-7 pm. $8. All are welcome. 732-1989.

7/10 - Zonta Club of Boca Raton monthly meeting at The Holiday Inn, 2809 S. Ocean Blvd., Highland Beach. Zonta, a worldwide organization of women in business and the professionals who work together to advance the status of woman through volunteer work, donations and scholarships, meets monthly year round on the second Wednesday of the month for dinner. 6 pm. $30. 482-1013 or www.zontabocaraton.org.

7/10 - Wine Tasting at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits, 1531 Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach.

6-8 pm. $10. 732-0794 or www.abcfws.com.

7/10 - Summer Evening Stroll with the Director at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Garden Director Allen Sistrunk shares fascinating facts about the Garden’s history. Along the way, he’ll stop to discuss rare and unusual specimens and to highlight plants that grow well in South Florida gardens. 6-7:30 pm. $5/non-members, Free/ members & children. 233-1757.

7/10 - Family and Friends at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Education Center, 800 Meadows Road. Learn the basics of infant, child and adult CPR, relief of choking, and child and infant one-person CPR. Held again 7/24. 6-8 pm. $25. Registration: 955-4468 or www.brrh.com.

7/10 - Art Cinema at the Crest: Casablanca at The Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Two shows: 6 & 8:30 pm. $8. Refreshments available for purchase. 243-7922 ext. 1.

7/10 - Man of La Mancha at Don & Ann Brown Theatre, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach.

Part of the Musical Theatre Masters Series. Runs through 7/21. W-Sat.: 8 pm, Sat. & Sun.: 2 pm. $35.

514-4042 or www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.

Thursday - 7/11 - Quilters meet every Thursday at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest.

Share quilting information and perpetuate quilting as a cultural and artistic form. 9-11:30 am.

Free. 742-6886 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/11 - Kindermusik with Ms. Cathy at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 0 mo.-4 yrs. Through interactive classes, children explore rhythm, melody, and other musical building blocks. Materials fee paid to the instructor. Eight-week session runs Thursdays through 8/29. Ages 0-16 mos.: 9:30-10:15 am; 15 mos-2.5 yrs.: 10:30-11:15 am; 16 mos.-4 yrs.: 11:30-12:15 pm. $128/resident, $160/nonresident. 347-3900 or www.SugarSandPark.org.

7/11 - Free Thursdays Summer Admission at the Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Throughout July & August, admission to the Norton is free for Florida residents all day Thursdays (including Art After Dark) with proof of residency. 10 am-9 pm. 8325196 or www.norton.org.

7/11 - Drop-In Story time - Music, stories, finger plays and action songs stimulate learning at this weekly program at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd St. For children of all ages accompanied by an adult. Held every Thursday.

10-10:30 am. Free. 393-7968.

7/11 – Knit ‘N Purl - Twice monthly class at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 7/25. 10:30 am. Free. 266-9490.

7/11 - Amazing Art for ages 2-4 is held at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach.

Students are introduced to various art mediums through fun and engaging activities. Held every Thursday. Two session available: 10:30-11:15 am & 11:30 am-12:15 pm. $2.50/members, $3.50/ non-members plus paid Museum admission.

Registration: 742-6780.

7/11 - Adult Acrylics Art Class at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Local instructor teaches basic acrylic painting techniques to beginners and available for instruction to advanced painters as well. Call for list of supplies needed. Held every Thursday. For ages 18 & up.

Noon-2 pm. Fee for six- classes: $55/residents, $60/non-residents. 243-7350.

7/11 - Basic Driver Improvement Class is presented by the Safety Council of Palm Beach County, Inc. at the South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach. Noon-4 pm. Free.

845-8233 or www.safetycouncilpbc.org.

7/11 - Senior Bridge at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. All experienced players are welcome. Partners are not needed. Ongoing event held every Thursday. For ages 18 and up. 1-4 pm.

Annual fee: $15/residents +$1/game, $20/nonresidents + $2/game. 243-7350.

7/11 - Brave (PG) - Presented as part of the Sizzling Summer Movies Series at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd.

Recommended for ages 8 & up. 2-4 pm. Free.

742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/11 - Children’s Program: The New Ballad of America - American History Through Music

Community Calendar H15 at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. 2:30 pm. Free. 266-9490.

7/11 - Snake Feedings at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11200 Park Access Road, Boca Raton.

Listen to a short talk about the animal and watch while it is being fed. Held every Thursday. 3:15 pm. Free. 629-8760.

7/11 - Build It! 2 for ages 6-9 at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. Kids can take their love of building to the next level by completing a different construction challenge each week. Five-session class held Thursdays through 8/8. 3:30-4:30 pm. $30/members, $35/ non-members plus paid museum admission.

Registration: 742-6780.

7/11 - Ellenville’s Moonlit Farmer’s Market is held each Thursday year-round at Ellenville Garden Center, 220 NE 11th St., Boca Raton. Food, wine, kids activities, music, local farmers and artisans, fresh produce and more. 4-8 pm. Free.

245-7347.

7/11 - Volleyball at the Ezell Hester Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd.

Ongoing classes held Thursdays. 6:30-8:30 pm. $5/at the door. 742-6550.

7/11 - Men In Black 3 (PG-13) is presented as part of Teen Movie Club at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd St. For ages 13-17. 6-8 pm.

Free and includes free pizza & soda. 393-7968.

7/11 - Country Night Thursday at The Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Held every Thursday night. Dinner: 6 pm; Line and partner dance lessons: 7 pm; Open, all-request country music and dancing: 8-11 pm. $10/includes group lesson & one house drink. 912-0000.

7/11 - Orchid Society of the Palm Beaches monthly meeting at the Mounts Auditorium, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Guest speaker Dr. Brian Monk will discuss cattleyas. Held the 2nd Thursday of the month. 7:30 pm. Free. 491-8033.

7/11-12 - Cork-N-Canvas Class at Talin’s Tropical Studio, 777 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Enjoy a fine wine and create a wonderful work of art to take home. Held every Th. & F. 6-8 pm. $45. 5730123 or www.talintropic.com.

7/11-14 - In The Heights at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Evening Performances: 7/11-13, 18-20, 25-27, 8 pm; Matinee Performances: 7/13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 2 pm; Dinner & Show Night: 7/11, 6 pm pre-show dinner prior to 8 pm show at Paradiso Ristorante. Tickets: $26-$30 for individual and regular performances, $23-$27 preview performance and $35 opening night gala. $50-$65 for dinner and show. 5866410 or www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.

Friday - 7/12 - Seining the Lagoon at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Explore the grasses and flats of the Intracoastal Waterway behind Gumbo Limbo.

Wear clothes that can get wet. No flip-flops or sandals. Ages 10 to adult, children must be accompanied by an adult. Held again 7/26.

9-10:30 am. $5/members, $8/non-members.

Reservations: 544-8615 or www.gumbolimbo.org.

7/12 - Art Workshop: Perspective for Artists at Delray Beach Center for the Arts, Crest Theatre Studio #3, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave. Ralph Papa leads artists at all skill levels to better understand and be able to master perspective in their drawings. 9 am-4 pm. $165. Registration: 243-7922 or www.delraycenterforthearts.org.

7/12 - Kindermusik for newborn through age 4 at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton.

Explore dance movements, instruments and cultures from all over the world. Eight-week session is held Fridays through 8/30. Age 12-24 months: 9:30-10:15 am; age 16-30 months: 10:3011:15 am; age 0-14 months: 11:30 am-12:15 pm; age 2 1/2-4: 12:30-1:15 pm. $128/residents, $160/ non-residents. 367-7035.

7/12 - Mommy, Mother Nature & Me: Colors at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11200 Park Access Road, Boca Raton. Programs may include activities such as: stories, puppets, games, role play, nature walks, and crafts. Ages 2-5. 10:30-11:15 am. $4/ child. Reservations: 629-8760.

7/12 - Wonders of Water for ages 2-4 at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach.

Experiment with boats, bottles, and cups. Learn why things float, why rivers run, and what rain does to your art. Five-session course held every Friday through 8/9. Two sessions available: 10:3011:15 am & 11:30 am-12:15 pm. $30/members, $35/non-members plus paid Museum admission.

Registration: 742-6780.

7/12 - Chess Club at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Knowledge of the game is necessary. All levels welcome. Ongoing event held Fridays. Noon-4 pm. Annual fee: $20/residents, $25/non-residents. 243-7350.

7/12 - Young Artwork Classes for Children ages 2-6 at Veterans Park, 802 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Bilingual art program consists of fun and enriching art sessions where children learn about the most influential artists and talk about their works, techniques and styles. Two-week session runs through 7/19. Age 2-3: 2-2:45 pm; age 4-6: 3-3:45 pm. $36/residents, $47/non-residents.

243-7350 or www.youngartwork.com.

7/12 - Skunk Feedings at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11200 Park Access Road, Boca Raton.

Listen to a short talk about the animal and watch while it is being fed. Held every Friday. 3:15 pm.

Free. 629-8760.

7/12-14 - You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown: The Musical at Sol Children Theatre, 3333 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. Runs through 7/28.

F & Sat: 7 pm; Sat. & Sun.: 2 pm. $12/adult, $8/ junior.447-8829 or www.solchildren.org.

7/12-14 - The Man Who Came to Dinner is presented by Florida Atlantic University’s department of theater at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, Studio One Theatre, 777 Glades Road.

A comedy in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Held again 7/19-20. F&Sat.: 7 pm; Sat.&Sun.: 1 pm. $20/general admission, $12/ students with ID, $15/FAU Faculty, staff & alumni.

800-564-9539.

7/12-14 - Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother is presented by Curtain Call Playhouse at The Willow Theatre, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton.

Cinderella is a kind girl who has been forced into servitude by her wicked stepmother. When the cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Kings Royal Ball, Cinderella gets some unexpected help from her fairy godmother. Rated G. F: 7 pm; Sat.: noon & 2 pm; Sun.: 2pm. $10/adults, $5/ children 12 and under. 347-3948.

Saturday - 7/13 - Breaking Into Print: How To Self-Publish Your Print Book is presented as part of the Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. Taught by instructor Mary Anna Evans. 10 am-noon. $25. Registration: 279-7790.

7/13 - Cool Craft Show in the gymnasium of Boca Prep International School, 10333 Diego Drive South (Mission Bay), Boca Raton. Indoor show featuring crafters, artists, food and other vendors.

10 am-4 pm. Free. 954-979-1712.

7/13 - Young Artwork Class for ages 2-6 at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton.

Bilingual art classes for young children using age appropriate art materials and tools together with parent. Two-week course runs Saturdays through 7/20. Held again 8/3-10. Age 2-3: 10:30-11:15 am; age 4-6: 11:30 am-12:15 pm. $37/residents, $49/ non-residents. 367-7035.

7/13 - JM Lexus Drive Fore the Green presented by WPLG at Boca Grove Plantation, 21351 Whitaker Dr., Boca Raton. Part of the Allianz summer golf series. Players rewarded points based on play in five summer tournaments.

Check-in: 11:00 AM, Start time: 12:30 PM, Format: 1 course shotgun, Play type: 2 best balls. $75/ includes gift cards, practice certificate and VIP Partners Club ticket to 2014 Allianz Championship.

Registration deadline 7/10. 487-5300.

7/13 - Ride & Remember Trolley Tour departs from the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, 170 N.W. 5th Ave., Delray Beach. 2-hour tour focuses on 5 historic districts. Held the second Saturday of each month. 10 am-noon. $20. Reservations: 279-8883 or www.spadymuseum.com.

7/13 - Decoupage at Art-Sea Living, 1628 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. 10:30 am. $55/ person. 737-2600 or www.art-sealiving.com.

7/13 - Habitat Hunt at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton.

Hike around Gumbo Limbo’s property. Learn about the different habitats there, and make a nature journal with your findings. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 11 am-noon. $8/members, $12/non-members - per child.

Reservations: 544-8615 or www.gumbolimbo.org.

7/13 - Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Lake Worth and Lantana – Conducted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History departs at 11 am from Macy’s (outside East Entrance) Boynton Beach Mall, 801 N Congress Ave, Ste. 483, Boynton Beach. Four hour tour includes a combination of both bus and walking tour and food sampling, along with visits to historical and cultural sites. Held the second Saturday of each month, year-round, rain or shine. Reservations required - check website for available dates. $40/ adult & senior citizen, Free/children under 18. 2432662 or www.tastehistoryculinarytours.org.

7/13 - Sandra J. Robson speaks and signs her new book, False As The Day Is Long, at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. 1 pm. Free. 279-7790.

7/13 - BYOB Canvas & Cocktails at Art-Sea Living, 1628 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. 4-6 pm. $25/person. 737-2600.

7/13 - 2nd Annual Boca Burger Battle at Sanborn Square Park, 75 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. Features 20 burger contenders, craft beers, garden market, burger eating contest and live entertainment. The Grill Master Judges decide on the Best of Show Award, while the community decides who will win the Golden Burger and hold the title of The Best Boca Burger. 7-10 pm. $55/ general admission, $85/VIP admission. 338-7594.

7/13 - Sunset Music Series: Latin Salsa and Samba music with Carlos Oliva at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton.

Food and beverages available for purchase.

Bring blankets and chairs or rent a chair at the amphitheater. Sponsored by the city of Boca Raton. 8:16 pm. Free. 393-7700.

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Dezzy’s Second Chance Garage/Estate Sale Bauhinia Road, Delray Beach – July 13

A benefit sale for Dezzy’s Second Chance Animal Rescue will be held July 13, at 1018 Bauhiania Road, Delray Beach. Sale features furniture, jewelry, clothing and housewares. Store contents from The Palm Beach Home Collection will be available for sale.

Money collected will help pay medical bills of rescued animals. 8 am-1 pm. Free. 954-588-7045 or www.dezzyssecondchance.com.

Photo provided 7/13 - Concert: The Short Straw Pickers Record Release Party with Special Guests Uproot Hootenanny & Fat Mannequin at The Funky Biscuit, Royal Palm Place, 303 SE Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton. 9:30 pm. $10. 392-8920.

7/13-14 - Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. at The Delray Beach Playhouse Children’s Theatre, 950 NW 9th Street. Musical cast of 30 talented young actors entertain audiences of all ages. 7/13: 4 & 7 pm; 7/14: 4 pm. Advance: $15/adults and $12/ children 18 and younger. Door: $18/adults and $15/children. Held again 7/20 at 4 pm. 272-1281, Ext. 4.

JULY 14-20 Sunday - 7/14 - Family Splash Games at Pompey Park Pool, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. Floats are welcome and drinks and food are available to buy. Enjoy aquatic games on the water with family and friends. Noon-3 pm. Free.

243-7358 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/14 - Weekend Movie Madness: The Pirates!

Band of Misfits (PG) at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. 11 am. $1 admission includes popcorn and a beverage. 347-3948.

7/14 - Summer Daze Concert Series hosted by Propaganda on J Street and Lake Avenue in Lake Worth. Features reggae/rock bands, DJs, wake skating contest with giant inflatable pools and bikini fashion shows. Held again 7/28. Noon-2 am. $15/advance, $20/door. All outdoor events open to all ages. 18 and over only for inside events. 6014573 or www.propagandalw.com.

7/14 - 22nd Annual Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival Concert #2 features works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Arrieu and Amy Beach at Crest Theatre, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. 2 pm. $25. 800-3306874 or www.pbcmf.org.

7/14-20 - USTA Girls’ 12’s National Clay Court Championships are held at the Polo Club of Boca Raton, 5400 Champion Blvd.,. Delray Swim & Tennis Club, 2350 Jaeger Dr. National Girls’ 12’s in both singles and doubles play. Matches begin daily at 8am. Spectator admission free. Schedules and draw information: 995-1280 or www. tennislink.usta.com.

7/14-21 - USTA Boys’ 18 & 16 National Clay Court Championships are held at Delray Beach Tennis Center, 201 W. Atlantic Ave; Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place, Boca Raton; Broken Sound Country Club, 2401 Willow Springs Dr., Boca Raton; and Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Dr. Over 400 of the top-ranked Boys 18’s & 16’s players in both singles and doubles play.

Matches begin daily at 8am. Spectator admission free. Schedules and draw information: 330-6000 or www.yellowtennisball.com.

Monday - 7/15 - Art Smart at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Ages 4-5 learn letters and numbers through crafts, stories, songs and creative play. Please pack a snack. Four-week session is held M/W/F through 8/9. 9 am-noon. $48/residents, $60/non-residents. 742-6221.

7/15 - Fun Chefs Class at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 9-12. Young chefs learn nutrition, sanitation, culinary math and geography as well as cooking techniques. M-F

through 7/19. 9 am-1 pm. $220/resident; $275/ non-resident plus $25 materials fee. 347-3900.

7/15 - I Wanna Rock at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 9-14. Students choose music and create their own music video. A film festival takes place on Friday. Week-long class runs M-F through 7/19. 9 am-3 pm. $260/resident; $325/non-resident. 347-3900.

7/15 - High School Musical at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 6-15.

Children create choreography, ensemble and featured solos culminating in a performance on the last day. Week-long class runs M-F through 7/19. 10 am-3 pm. $225/resident; $281.25/nonresident. 347-3900 or www.SugarSandPark.org.

7/15 - Artist For An Afternoon at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Ages 5-12 experience ceramic painting, fabric creations, clay hand building, canvas art, mosaic designs & the foundations of drawing. Viewing of children’s work on the last day of the program. Week-long class runs M-F through 7/19. 1:30-4 pm. $220/ resident; $275/non-resident plus $25 materials fee. 347-3900.

7/15 - Digging into Art Program for grades K-5 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Discover your inner artist in conjunction with the Summer Reading Club. 3:30-4:30 pm. Free.

742-6390.

Tuesday - 7/16 - Young Explorers for ages 24-36 months at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Story time, creative movement and crafts strengthen children’s physical and social development. Held Tuesdays through 8/6. 9-10 am. $20/residents, $25/non-residents.

Registration: 742-6650.

7/16 - Kindermusik with Ms. Angela for ages 3 months-4 ½ years at Veterans Park, 802 NE First St., Delray Beach. Parents and children play, listen, and dance to musical activities specifically designed to stimulate early childhood development. Tuesdays through 8/6. Ages 13-18 months: 9:30-10:15 am; age 19 months-2 ½ years: 10:30-11:15 am; age 3-13 months: 12:30-1:15 pm; Spanish Immersion for ages 2 ½-4 ½: 11:30- am12:15 pm. Per session: $64/residents; $72/nonresidents. 243-7350 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/16 - Stories ‘n Yoga at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Learn beginning yoga poses, breathing and relaxation techniques while listening to entertaining stories that “stretch” your body and your mind. For ages 5 to grade 3. 10:30-11:15 am. Free. 742-6380.

7/16 - Connect the Tots for Children 3-4 at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Group projects, team games and social skills building activities. T&Th through 8/8. 10:30 am-12:30 pm. $38/residents, $48/non-residents. Registration: 742-6221.

7/16 - Claying Around for children ages 8-14 at The Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Kids learn basic techniques of pottery including wedging and centering clay. Tuesdays through 8/6 or Thursdays through 8/8. Thursday classes begin 7/18. 1:30-3:30 pm. $33/residents, $42/nonresidents. Registration: 742-6650.

7/16 - Become a Science Ace at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Miss Valerie from the Boynton Beach Ace Hardware Store demonstrates cool science experiments that

can be performed using household items. For grades 2-6. 2:30-3:30 pm. Free. 742-6380.

7/16 - Teen Crafternoon: Bow Party at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd.

Grades 6-12 learn to create unique and stylish hair bows and clips. 3:30-5 pm. Free. 742-6393.

7/16 - FAU Astronomical Observatory - Public viewing day observations at FAU’s Boca Raton Campus, Science & Engineering Building, #43, 4th floor, 777 Glades Road. Held on the 1st Friday and 3rd Tuesday of each month. 7 pm. Free. 297-STAR. 7/16 & 17 - Summer Golf Croquet League at the National Croquet Club, 700 Florida Mango Road, West Palm Beach. Runs every week through 8/13 and 8/14. Finals on 8/20. Teams register in Beginner, Intermediate or Championship flights. Spectators welcome. Grill and Lounge open throughout the tournament. 5-9 pm. Four players/team. $50/team. 478-2300, Ext. 3.

Wednesday - 7/17 - Teen Tournament: Dragon Ball Z at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Grades 6-12 compete against the best of the best for bragging rights. If you’re not a gamer, come cheer on friends and watch them play. 3-6 pm. Free. 742-6393.

7/17 - Art Cinema at the Crest: The Big Lebowski at The Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Two shows: 6 & 8:30 pm. $8.

Refreshments available for purchase. 243-7922 ext. 1.

7/17 - Community Cabaret - Calling all singers, dangers, musicians and stand-up comedians to the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Performers must register in advance. Box office hours: T-F, 10 am-1 pm & 5-8 pm; Sat. 1-5 pm and 1 hour prior to shows. 7:30 pm. Admission: $5. 347-3900.

7/17 - Dog Obedience Classes at the Train Depot, 747 S. Dixie Hwy., Boca Raton. six-week session runs through 8/21. Two sessions: puppy Kindergarten: dogs 10 weeks-5 months old, 6:307:30 pm; beginner dog class, 7:30-8:30 pm. $85/ residents, $106/non-residents. 393-7807.

Thursday - 7/18 - Playdough Fun Day at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd.

Ages 3-5 years make shapes, letters or whatever they want with some Play-dough and a little imagination. 10-11 am. Free. 742-6393.

7/18 - Lecture: Quilted Artist Books at The Cornell Museum Tea Room, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Lecture and discussion led by John Cutrone, director of the Jaffe Center for Book Arts, and Arthur Jaffe, founder of the Jaffe Center for Book Arts at FAU. Presented in partnership with the Gold Coast Quilters Guild. 2 pm. Free with museum admission. 243-7922 ext. 1.

7/18 - Hotel Transylvania (PG) - Presented as part of the Sizzling Summer Movies Series at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd.

Recommended for ages 7 & up. 2-4 pm. Free.

742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/18 - Children’s Program: Positively Africa - African Music & Culture is presented at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. 2:30 pm. Free. 266-9490.

7/18 - Craft Time for ages 4 and up at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Held the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month. Please register one week in advance for each program. 4 pm. Free. 278-5455.

7/18 - Comic Book Club for grades 6-12 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd.

Professor Eric Berlatsky will talk about the history of American comics and the exciting graphic novel classes at FAU and other universities. 4-5 pm. Free.

742-6393 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/18 - Art After Dark: Third Annual Bastille Day Celebration at the Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Featuring changing special exhibitions, live music, films, tours, cash bar and menu options from Fratelli Lyon. All ages are welcome. 5-8:30 pm. $12/ adults, $5/ages 13-21, free/under age 13 and for Museum Members. 832-5196 or www.norton.org.

7/18 - Concert: Saxophonist Terry Cooper at the Highland Beach Library Community Room, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd., Highland Beach. 5 pm. Free.

278-5455 or www.highlandbeachlibrary.org.

7/18 - Florida’s Fabulous Crotons is presented as part of the Summer Garden Lecture Series at Mounts Botanical Garden, Exhibit Hall A, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Few plants can surpass the colorful foliage, variety of leaf shapes and sizes of crotons. These once wildly popular plants are now making a well-deserved resurgence in South Florida gardens. 6-7:30 pm. $10. 233-1757 or www.mounts.org.

7/18 - Artists Alley Open Studios - Held every third Thursday in the new warehouse arts area in Pineapple Grove Arts District, running north and south between NE 3rd and 4th Streets, east of 3rd Avenue and west of the railroad tracks in Delray Beach. 6-9 pm. Free. www.artistsalleydelray.com.

7/18 - Thursday Movie Classics: Skyfall (PG13) at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. 6:30 pm. $1 admission includes popcorn and a beverage. Ticket box office: 347-3948 or www.sugarsandpark.org.

7/18 - Boynton Beach Art District Open Mic Night at 422 W. Industrial Ave. Held the third Thursday of each month. 7-10 pm. Free. 786-5211199 or http://ActivistArtistA.com.

July 2013 Friday - 7/19 - Kindermusik Classes at Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Fridays through 8/9. Age 12-18 months: 9:30-10:15 am; age 18-36 months: 10:30-11:15 am; age 2.5-4 years: 11:30 am-12:15 pm; age 1-12 months: 12:30-1:15 pm. $64/ residents, $80/non-residents. 742-6221.

7/19 - Alzheimer’s Cafe at the Shirley & Barton Weisman Delray Community Center, 7091 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. An unique gathering for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related memory loss, along with their families, friends, caregivers and professionals. The gatherings create an opportunity to share feelings and explore constructive solutions for caregivers in interaction with others in similar situations.

Held the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. 2-4 pm. Free. RSVP: 866-7086 or www.bocafed.org.

7/19 - BYOB Wine Glass Painting at Art-Sea Living, 1628 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. 5-7 pm. $25/person. 737-2600.

7/19 - Hip Hop Dance Party Class for ages 5-9 at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton.

Class allows students to learn choreographed warmups and dances to their favorite songs. Fourweek session runs Fridays through 8/9. 6-6:45 pm. $48/residents, $63/non-residents. 367-7035.

7/19 - Tae Kwon Do for beginners and intermediates at The Carolyn Sims Center, 225 NW 12th Ave., Boynton Beach. Ages 5-adult learn the mental and physical skills of self-defense. Session held Fridays through 8/23. 6-6:45 pm/beginners; 6:45-7:30 pm/intermediates. $60/residents, $75/ non-residents. 742-6640.

7/19 - Evening on the Avenue at Cultural Plaza, 414 Lake Ave., Lake Worth. Featuring live music, food vendors, crafts and artists selling their artwork. Held the first & third Friday of each month. 6-10 pm. Free. 588-8344.

7/19-21 - Beyond The Rainbow: Garland at Carnegie Hall by William Randall Beard at The Theatre at Arts Garage, 180 NE First St., Delray Beach. An unforgettable musical portrait of a child actor turned Hollywood star who captivated a nation with her spectacular talent and tumultuous life. Show runs through 8/11. W-F: 7:30 pm; Sat.: 2 pm; Sun.: 7 pm. $30-$40/advance, $35-$45/at the door. 450-6357 or www.artsgarage.org.

Saturday - 7/20 - Versatile Bromeliads at Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Learn basics of bromeliad culture and focus on the natural epiphytic tendencies of different species. At the end of the program, participants will have an opportunity to purchase rare and unusual plants.

9 am-noon. $30/members, $35/non-members.

233-1757 or www.mounts.org.

7/20 - Annual Tropical Fruit Tree & Plant Sale at the Agriplex Building, South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., Gate 5, West Palm Beach. Bi-annual event offers numerous delightful and delicious fruit trees from which to choose. 9 am-2 pm. Free admission & parking.

478-7444 or www.pbrarefruitcouncil.org.

7/20 - Kindermusik with Ms. Angela for ages 3 months-4 ½ years at Veterans Park, 802 NE First St., Delray Beach. Parents and children play, listen, and dance to musical activities specifically designed to stimulate early childhood development. Four-week session held Saturdays through 8/10. Ages 13-18 months: 9:30-10:15 am; age 19 months-2 ½ years: 10:30-11:15 am; age 3-13 months: 12:30-1:15 pm; Spanish Immersion for ages 2 ½-4 ½: 11:30 am-12:15 pm. Per session: $64/residents; $72/non-residents. 243-7350 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

7/20 - Show and Tell: Writing Your Memoir is presented as part of the Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. Taught by instructor Brenda Serotte. 10 am-noon. $25. Registration: 279-7790 or www.murderonthebeach.com.

7/20 - I Love Art Classes at Intracoastal Park, 2240 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach. Children create amazing art utilizing recycled items. For ages 4-10. Two sessions: 10:30 am-noon or 12:15 -1:45 pm. Session runs Sat. through 8/10. $36/ residents, $45/non-residents. 742-6650.

7/20 - Beach Walk and Talk at Sandoway House Nature Center, 142 S. Ocean Blvd. Delray Beach.

Participants discover the major players on the beach, investigating plants on the dunes, animals found on the beach and in the water. For all ages.

11 am-noon. $8. 274-7263.

7/20 - South Floriday Symphony’s Blue Door String Quartet: Vienna After Dark at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St., Delray Beach. Performing works by Haydn, Webern and Schubert. 8 pm. $25. 272-3523.

7/20 - Sunset Music Series: Jazz-infused Island and Reggae Music with Kirk Green at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Food and beverages available for purchase.

Bring blankets and chairs or rent a chair at the amphitheater. Sponsored by the city of Boca Raton. 8:13 pm. Free. 393-7700.

7/20-21 - Science Demonstrations at the Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Hear your favorite science inspired stories. For ages 5 and up. Held once a month on Sat. & Sun. 3:30 pm. Free. 347-3912.

JULY 21-27 Sunday - 7/21 - Family Funday at the Museum at the Cornell Museum, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Celebrating two familyfriendly exhibits: Flying High: The Story of Kites and A Quilting Evolution. 1-4 pm. $10/family (up to 2 adults and children). 243-9722.

Monday - 7/22 - Director’s Cut: Reel Film Experience at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 9-14. Week-long class runs M-F through 7/26. 9 am-3 pm. $260/resident; $325/non-resident. 347-3900.

7/22 - Artist For a Day at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 5-12.

Experience ceramic painting, fabric creations, clay hand building, canvas art, mosaic designs & the foundations of drawing. Viewing of the children’s work held on the last day of the program. Weeklong class runs M-F through 7/26. 10 am-3 pm. $325/resident; $406.30/non-resident. 347-3900.

7/22 - Masks are discussed as part of the Great Books group at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Held the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month. 10-11:45 am. Free. 742-6390.

7/22 - Miss Irene’s Black Light & Glow In The Dark Dance & Games at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 7-10. Program designed for students of every level of dance and ability. Week-long class runs M-F. 10 am-2 pm. $150/resident; $187.50/non-resident. 347-3900.

7/22 - Billionaire Boot Camp at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 8-12. Campers learn how to buy, sell, work & play in a variety of fun and engaging activities designed to inspire their entrepreneurial spirit.

Week-long class runs M-F through 7/26. Held again 7/29-8/2. 1-3:30 pm. $150/resident; $187.50/non-resident. 347-3900.

7/22 - Once Upon a Happily Ever After Class at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton.

For ages 9-12. A camp for young writers. Class runs M-th through 7/25. 1-4 pm. $200/resident; $250/ non-resident. 347-3900.

7/22 - Uno Tournament for Grades 6-12 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd.

Compete against your friends and Mr. James to see who is the winner of this exciting tournament.

2-4 pm. Free. 742-6393.

7/22 - Palm Beach Zoo Brought to You @ Your Library is held at the Boynton Beach City Library, 508 S. Seacrest Blvd. The library goes “wild” with some visiting animals from the Palm Beach Zoo! See them up close and learn all about the habitats in which they live. Sponsored by the Friends of the Boynton Beach City Library. For all ages. 3-4 pm.

Free. 742-6393 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

Tuesday - 7/23 - Group Swim Lessons for ages 5-15 at Pompey Park Pool, 1101 N. 2nd St., Delray Beach. All staff American Red Cross Certified and the course material covers Level I to Level VI. Classes are 30 minutes. Eight-class course held T&Th through 8/15. Three times: 10 am, 4 pm & 5 pm. $30/residents, $40/non-residents. 243-7358.

7/23 - Book Club is presented by the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd St. Held 4th Tuesday of each month. 10:30 am. Free.

393-7968 or www.bocalibrary.org.

7/23 - MapCrunch Wars for Grades 6-12 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd.

In this competition, race against your friends to get to the secret destination, which is revealed at the start of the game. 2:30-4 pm. Free. 742-6393.

7/23 - Play Reading: The Odd Couple and The Odd Couple: Female Version by Neil Simon is presented as part of the Summer of Simon series at The Four Arts King Library, 3 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Mrs. Jan Marie Cook, drama teacher at Palm Beach Day Academy, facilitates the reading. 5:30 pm. Free. 655-2766.

Wednesday - 7/24 - Basic Driver Improvement Class is presented by the Safety Council of Palm Beach County Inc. at Temple Emeth, 5780 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 8:30 am-12:30 pm. Free. 845-8233.

7/24 - Ballet Butterflies for Ages 2-3 at Veterans Park, 802 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Preballet class exposes the 2- to 3-year-olds to ballet music, positions and movement. Six-week session held Wednesdays through 8/28. 10:45-11:15 am. $78/residents, $83/non-residents. 243-7350.

7/24 - Ballet Bee’s for Ages 5-7 at Veterans Park, 802 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Ballet class emphasizes classical vocabulary in a structured and fun way. Wednesdays through 8/28. 3-3:45 pm. $90/residents, $95/non-residents. 243-7350.

7/24 - Art Cinema at the Crest: Anna Karenina at The Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Two shows: 6 & 8:30 pm. $8. Refreshments available for purchase. 243-7922, Ext. 1.

7/24 - Boynton Beach Fishing Club meets the 4th Tuesday of the month at Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park, 2010 N. Federal Hwy. Join other fishermen to discuss hot topics and learn new tricks of the trade. 7-9 pm. Free. 703-5638.

7/24 - Exploring the South: Enjoy Wines from the South of France paired with Savory Southern Cuisine at Sundy House, 106 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Part of Summer Wine Series hosted by executive chef Lindsay Autry and “Glamorous Gourmet” sommelier Stephanie Miskew. Reception with four-course tasting menu

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and dessert. 7 pm. $65, plus tax and gratuity.

272-6578.

7/24-28 - Waist Watchers: The Musical at The Plaza Theatre, 262 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan.

Runs through 8/31. Th.-F: 7:30 pm; W, Sat.&Sun.: 2 pm. $45. 588-1820 or www.theplazatheatre.net.

Thursday - 7/25 - Fearless Caregiver Conference at Embassy Suites Hotel, 661 NW 53rd St., Boca Raton. Learn how to balance family, work & caregiving. 8:30 am-2:30 pm.

Free for family caregivers. Lunch included.

Registration: 954-362-8126.

7/25 - Learn with Legos @ Your Library is held at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Make a truck, spaceship or whatever your imagination conjures up using Legos. Ages 3-9.

10-11 am. Free. 742-6380.

7/25 - Children’s Program: The Great Brain Game - Quiz Show for Kids is presented at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. 2:30 pm. Free. 266-9490.

7/25 - Craft Bonanza for Grades K-5 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd.

Make a craft from our craft closet. Materials provided. Grades K-5. 2:30-4:30 pm. Free. 7426393 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

7/25 - Young Adults Wandering Happy Hour presented by Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Young Adult Division at Morton’s, 5050 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton. 5:45-8 pm. $8. 852-6014.

7/25 - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Educational Program Series at the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach.

Learn about legal issues, guiding behaviors and discipline, computers, resources, support, managing stress and more. 6-8 pm. Free. 2331739.

7/25 - BMX Bike Night at the “505” Teen Center, 505 SE 5th Ave., Delray Beach. Open night for BMX bikers for 3 hours. Helmet required. For ages 5 to adult. Held the last Thursday of every month. 6-9 pm. $2/guest pass, free/members. 243-7158.

7/25 - Boynton Beach Art District Art Walk at 422 W. Industrial Ave., Boynton Beach. Featuring open studios, open galleries, food truck and entertainment. Held the fourth Thursday of each month. 6-10 pm. Free. 786-521-1199 or http:// ActivistArtistA.com.

Friday - 7/26 - Sea Level Rise Symposium is presented by the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation and the League of Women Voters at Oxbridge Academy, 3151 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach.

Featuring 45 expert speakers who will participate in a series of presentations, breakout sessions and workshops. 8 am-4 pm. $30. 233-9004.

7/26 - Fishing Fridays for ages 8-15 at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11200 Park Access Road, Boca Raton. Learn the basics for freshwater fishing. Participants are asked to bring sun protection and a water bottle, and wear closedtoed shoes (or water shoes) that can get muddy.

9:30-11 am. $10. Reservations: 629-8760.

7/26 - 10th Annual Boomer Expo at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood. Presented by Boomer Times and Senior Life Magazine. Exhibits on Health & Fitness, Travel and Finance. Prizes. 10 am-4 pm. Free.

736-8925 or email srlife@gate.net.

7/26 - Exhibit Opening - Pura Vida: Contemporary Art of Costa Rica at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Runs through 9/12 during regular hours. Opening event: 4:40 pm. Free. 278-5455.

7/26 - Superhero Science Night At The Museum at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail N., West Palm Beach.

6-10 pm. $12/adults, $8/children (3-12), $5/adult members, free/children members and kids under age 3. 832-1988.

7/26 - 352 Keys: Piano Gala Extravaganza at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, University Theatre, 777 Glades Road.Four pianos and four pianists on stage for this annual summer celebration of classical and popular favorites. 7 pm. $12/general admission. 800-564-9539 or www.fauevents.com.

7/26-27 - Royal Room Cabaret Performance: Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano at The Colony, 155 Hammon Ave., Palm Beach. Held F&Sat. through 8/10. Prix Fixe & Ala Carte Dinners offered at 6:30 pm (prices vary). Show 8:30 pm. $100/ show & dinner. 659-8100.

Saturday - 7/27 - Sea Angels Beach Cleanup at Ocean Inlet Park, 6990 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge. Held every last Saturday of the month.

8-10:30 am. 369-5501 or www.seaangels.org.

7/27 - For the Record: Writing Your Family History is presented as part of the Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. Taught by instructor Prudy Taylor Board. 10 am-noon. $25. Registration: 279-7790.

7/27 - Art Exhibit: Create at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. A major group exhibition presenting a selection of the most important works created over the past 20 years by artists involved with three pioneering nonprofit organizations: Creativity Explored, Creative Growth Art Center and the National Institute for Art and Disabilities Art Center (NIAD).Exhibit runs

The COASTAL STAR through 9/22. T,Th.&F: 10 am-5 pm; 1st W of each month: 10 am-9 pm; Sat. & Sun.: Noon-5 pm. $8/adults, $6/senior citizens, $5/students with ID, free/museum members and children 12 and under. 392-2500 or www.bocamuseum.org.

7/27 - Art Exhibit: Transitions: Victor Matthews and Paolo Nicola Rossini at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. The transitory nature of dreams and memory are the subjects of this two-person exhibition. Exhibit runs through 9/22. T,Th.&F: 10 am-5 pm; 1st W of each month: 10 am-9 pm; Sat. & Sun.: Noon-5 pm. $8/adults, $6/senior citizens, $5/students with ID, free/museum members and children 12 and under. 392-2500 or www.bocamuseum.org.

7/27 - Concert: The Monkees - Presented by AEG Live at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 8 pm. $39.50-$125. Preferred parking $20. 800-653-8000.

7/27 - Jazz Project: Tito Puente Jr. at the ArtsGarage, 180 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. $25-$35.

8-11 pm. 243-7129 or www.artsgarage.org.

7/27-28 - Big Band Hits of the Swing Era Presented at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, University Theatre, 777 Glades, Road. The FAU Swing Era Jazz Band presents an evening of hits from the 30s, 40s and 50s. Authentic music of Big Band sensations like Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman. Sat.: 7 pm; Sun.: 3 pm. $12. 800564-9539 or www.fauevents.com.

JULY 28-AUGUST 3 Monday - 7/29 - Director’s Cut: Claymation at 24 Frames Per Second at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 9-14. Weeklong class runs M-F through 8/2. 9 am-3 pm. $260/resident; $325/non-resident. 347-3900.

7/29 - DC Pro Advanced Film Making Workshop for ages 10-15 at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Young film makers create a 25-30 minute short film. Week-long class runs M-F through 8/9. 9 am-3 pm. $650/resident; $812.50/non-resident. 347-3900.

7/29 - Children’s Music Program at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 7-10. Children of all levels have fun through group singing, a recorder Ukulele class and musical games. Week-long class runs M-F through 8/2. 9 am-noon. $250/resident; $312.50/non-resident plus $40 materials fee. 347-3900.

7/29 - Spy Camp for ages 6-12 at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Become a secret spy and take a fascinating journey into the world of detection, forensics, and classified information. One-week class runs M-F through 8/2. 9 am-3 pm. $300/resident; $375/nonresident. 347-3900 or www.SugarSandPark.org.

7/29 - Exhibit: Create at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Exhibit runs through 9/22. T,R&F: 10 am-5 pm; W: 10 am-9 pm; Sat. & Sun.: Noon-5 pm; first W of the month open 10 am-8 pm. $15/adults, $12/senior citizens, $8/students with ID, free/museum members and children 12 and under. 392-2500.

7/29 - Rock Band Music Program at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 7-10. Join this music program and experience rock ‘n’ roll. Sessions includes start up, performing in a band, group lessons and stage presentation on the final day. This week-long class runs M-F through 8/2. 12:30-3:30 pm. $250/resident; $312.50/non-resident plus $40 materials fee.

347-3900 or www.SugarSandPark.org.

7/29 - Flashing Lights by Edward G. Excaliber is presented part of Summer Theatre Fest Reading Series sponsored by WLRN at Outre Theatre Company, Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7 pm. Free. 954-300-2149.

Tuesday - 7/30 - Abstract Art: Curatorial Highlight Tour at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Enjoy an informative gallery tour that focuses on a current exhibition. Make real-life connections to art and visual arts. 2-3 pm.

Free with paid Museum admission. 392-2500.

7/30 - Teen Crafternoon: Upcycled Backpacks and Shoes for grades 6-12 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Get ready for back to school by transforming last year’s shoes and backpacks into something fresh with paint and other materials. Bring your old backpack or a pair of shoes to transform old into new. 3:30-6 pm. Free. 742-6393 or www.boyntonlibrary.org Wednesday - 7/31- Cooking Fun Class Wednesdays at the Train Depot, 747 S. Dixie Hwy., Boca Raton. For ages 5-9. Children learn basic cooking with fresh ingredients. Instruction in kitchen safety, measurements, napkin folding, and table setting. Recipes include pastas, chocolate chip cookies, salads and more. Parents are not allowed in the classroom during class.

Three-week session runs W through 8/14. 9-10:20 am. $36/residents, $45/non-residents plus a $20/ supply fee. 393-7807 or www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us.

7/31 - Story & Craft Time at Green Cay Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach.

Ages 3-6 discover nature through crafts and stories about animals and other nature-related themes. 10 am. $2/child. Reservations: 966-7000.

7/31 - Arts and Crafts Class - Wednesdays at the Train Depot, 747 S. Dixie Hwy., Boca Raton. For ages 5-9. Children will be creative and have fun

working with beads, clay, origami, glow-art, soap making and more. Parents are not allowed in the classroom during class. Three-week session runs W through 8/14. 10:30-11:50 am. $36/residents, $45/non-residents plus a $20/supply fee. 3937807 or www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us.

7/31 - Minute to Win It for Grades 5-12 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd.

You have one minute to successfully complete the challenge and move on to the next level in this exciting game. 12:30-2 pm. Free. 742-6393.

7/31 - Wii Bowling for Adults at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Practice your bowling skills and exercise in the air conditioned library. Ambulatory-challenged adults can play sitting down. Compete for prizes.

1:30-2:30 pm. Free. 742-6886.

7/31 - Art Cinema at the Crest: Price Check at The Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Two shows: 6 & 8:30 pm. $8. Refreshments available for purchase. 243-7922, Ext. 1.

7/31-8/2 - The Wiz at Showtime Performing Arts Theatre, 503 S.E. Mizner Blvd., Ste. 73, Boca Raton. W: 1 pm; Th: 10 am; F: 4 pm. $10/all tickets.

Reservations: 394-2626.

7/31-8/3 - Guys and Dolls Jr. at The Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Children’s summer camp musical production. 11 am and 2 pm. $11/adult, $8/children. Group prices available. 586-6410.

Thursday - 8/1 - Drop-In Story time - Music, stories, finger plays and action songs stimulate learning at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd St. For children of all ages accompanied by an adult. Thursdays, 10-10:30 am. Free. 393-7968.

8/1 - MH Project: Jazz Quartet at the Highland Beach Library Community Room, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. 5 pm. Free. 278-5455.

8/1 - The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) - Presented as part of Teen Movie Club at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd St. For ages 13-17.

6-8 pm. Free and includes free pizza & soda.

393-7968.

Friday - 8/2 - 7th Annual Juried Art Exhibition: Balmy Breezes at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Exhibit continues through 9/29. Hours: M-F 8 am-10 pm, Sat. 8 am-5 pm, Sun./Holidays 10 am-5 pm. Free. 347-3900.

8/2 - Camp Production: Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr. - Presented by Sol Children Theatre at Olympic Heights Fine Arts Theatre, 20101 Lyons Road, Boca Raton. Two shows: 2 & 7 pm. $12/ adult, $8/junior. 447-8829.

8/2 - Sushi and Stroll Summer Walk at The Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. Experience the gardens in all their beauty, enjoy taiko drumming, a cold drink and a breathtaking sunset. Daiko drumming performances seating begins at 5:30 pm (first-come, first-served) ($2 with admission).

Community Calendar H17 White Coats 4-Care Reception Jazziz Nightlife, Boca Raton – Aug. 1

The White Coats 4-Care Reception is presented as part of the Boca Chamber Festival Days on Aug.1 at Jazziz Nightlife, 201 Plaza Real in Mizner Park. Join healthcare, community and business leaders as they help outfit FAU’s incoming medical students in white coats and support medical education and research in the community. To attend this event, a gift to the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at FAU is required. 5:307:30 pm. Admission: $100-$5,000. 699-7198. Photo provided 5:30-8:30 pm. $8/non-member adults, $6/kids, free for members and children 3 and under. 4950233 or www.morikami.org.

Saturday - 8/3 - The Usual Suspects: Writing Unexpected Poems about Timeworn Topics is presented as part of the Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. Taught by instructor Judy Ireland. 10 am-noon. $25. Registration: 2797790 or www.murderonthebeach.com.

8/3 - Drop-In Story time - Music, stories, finger plays and action songs stimulate learning at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd St. For children of all ages accompanied by an adult.

Saturdays, 10-10:30 am. Free. 393-7968.

8/3 - Little Wonders - Introduce children to plants and animals around them with a hike, crafts and stories for growing minds at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. For children ages 3 & 4, accompanied by an adult. 10-10:45 am. $5/members, $8/nonmembers. Reservations: 544-8615.

8/3 - Car Wash at the “505” Teen Center, 505 SE 5th Ave., Delray Beach. Support your community Skate Park and Teen Center by getting your car washed. Noon-4 pm. $5/cars, $7/trucks & SUV’s.

243-7158 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

8/3 - Wine & All That Jazz at the Boca Raton Resort and Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton.

Treat yourself to more than 100 fine wine tastings, delectable food, VIP room, entertainment, live music, dancing and exciting drawing prizes. This is a signature event for Boca Festival Days. 7-9 pm. $60/general admission; $120/VIP Admission.

395-4433 or www.bocaratonchamber.com.

8/3 - Symphony of the Americas Summerfest 2013 - Presented by American Airlines and Symphony of hte Americas at The Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Features the I Musici Estensi Chamber orchestra from Milan, Italy. 7 pm. $25-$40. 243-7922, Ext. 1.

8/3 - Swing All Stars Dance and Concert at Arts Garage, 180 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Bring your dancing shoes and swing the night away on the dance floor. Free Swing Dance class: 7 pm; concert: 8 pm. $25/advance, $30/at the door. 4506357 or www.artsgarage.org.

8/3-4 - Return To Russe presented by the Boca Ballet Theatre at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd. Sat.: 8 pm; Sun.: 2 pm. $35/adults, $25/seniors and children 17 and under. 995-0709 or www.bocaballet.org.

Summertime at Sundy House!

SEASONAL EVENTS & SPECIALS Savor the Summer Wine Series

Join Chef Lindsay Autry of the Sundy House and Stephanie Miskew, Sommelier from the Wine Atelier, for a four-course tasting and wine pairing. July 24th & August 28th. 7 pm. Call to reserve.

Dinner A La Carte or Prix-fixe

Be our guest and dine al fresco or in one of three distinct dining rooms overlooking flowing streams and the summer blooms of the Taru Garden.

3-courses for $35 or 4-courses for $40!

Tastemakers of Delray Beach

Pick up your “Passport” and join us August 8th & 9th, 5-10 pm, for Chef Lindsay Autry’s tasting extravaganza!

106 South Swinton Ave, Delray Beach 561.272.5678 sundyhouse.com

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REDUCED TO SELL

NEW TO MARKET

WIDE WEST INTRACOASTAL VIEWS ON HYPOLUXO ISLAND

OLD FLORIDA CHARM, GREAT LOCATION

2 Bedroom/2 Bath + Den + Family Room, 2-car garage. Private setting with pool/spa and deep-water dock, ocean access. Large, screened lanai

Pool home walking distance to ocean beach. Highly desirable on Hypoluxo Island. Vaulted beamed ceilings in Kitchen/LR. 3BD/2BA with large,

accessed from family room, LR w/fireplace. Gorgeous sunset views!

fenced yard and pool. Call for your private preview.

WALK TO BEACH IN LANTANA

$1,500,000 LISTED & SOLD

JUST SOLD

406 S ATLANTIC DR, LANTANA

314 N ATLANTIC DR, LANTANA

Charming pool home walking distance to ocean beach.

Location, location, location on Hypoluxo Island.

Stunning waterfront home on North End of Island with private dock, pool and wonderful privacy. Represented Buyer. Call for other available inventory on this most special barrier island.

Offered at $294,000

SOLD FOR $285,000

Offered at $1,549,000

SOLD FOR $1,335,000

JUST SOLD

AVA I L A B L E F O R L E A S E

1387 S ATLANTIC DR, LANTANA

WATERFRONT 3BD/2BA – BAREFOOT LANE, HYPOLUXO ISLAND, LANTANA

Represented another very happy Buyer! Hypoluxo Island is a unique, barrier island neighborhood that is not duplicated along the South Florida coastline! You too will love living here.

Offered at $489,000

SOLD FOR $440,000 OFF–SEASON RENTAL

TURN-KEY, DESIGNER APPOINTED 4BD/3BA – WALK TO BEACH ON HYPOLUXO ISLAND Stunning pool home with grand indoor and outdoor entertaining areas.

Available July – December. Your visiting family members or friends will be so grateful you – turned them onto this instead of a hotel room! Call for details.

VERY SPECIAL!

Perfect privacy with gated entry, heated pool, deep-water dockage and tropical setting. Wide, East water views from the moment you enter the home. Gourmet Kitchen. Available turnkey. Also available July – October (call for pricing details)

Annual Lease $5,000/mo. Seasonal Lease $8,000/mo.

Off-Season $2,800/mo. (4-month lease required)

DEDICATION, KNOWLEDGE AND RESULTS! The local market has definitely been shifting and making positive changes over the last 12 months. There have been 39 sales in the Hypoluxo Island/ Point Manalapan area since June 2012. I have personally LISTED and / or SOLD 38% of this inventory in the past year. With 19 other Agents representing properties in this market area from various other brokerage firms, this is the type of result you want – and deserve! Let me show you what I can do for you!

Whether you are considering Selling, Buying or Leasing, my professional expertise will guide you through the process to achieve your real estate goals.

As a potential Seller, you will be supported by aggressive Marketing and Advertising of your home... and personal attention to each buyer prospect and showing. As a potential Buyer, you will have have my dedicated attention and knowledge of the local market to help you find the perfect property in this most unique and wonderful Island Neighborhood to call HOME.

CALL DIANE TODAY! 561-767-0860

Illustrated Properties Real Estate Luxury Property Division dianeduffy@comcast.net • IPRE.COM

July 2013

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House of the Month 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 very special houses.

Designed as a personal retreat, the master suite offers a large bedroom, marble bath, walk-in closets and direct Intracoastal views.

Sit back, relax and watch the world go by along the Intracoastal Waterway behind this beautifully renovated home at Pelican Harbor in Delray Beach.

Waterfront views at Pelican Harbor beauty

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xpansive Intracoastal Waterway vistas enhance this beautifully remodeled residence that is within the walled and 24-hourguard gated boating enclave of Pelican Harbor.

Classic Venetian-inspired architectural details and interior motifs enhance the tropical setting. The open floor plan of this 3,200-squarefoot home accommodates entertaining on a casual or more elaborate scale, with living areas that open to the outdoors.

Meticulously updated, the residence features impact glass windows and doors.

The main living areas feature magnificent stone floors, imported granite countertops and warm wood cabinetry. It boasts a wonderful eat-in kitchen.

The master suite is expansive with a zen-inspired atmosphere for ultimate relaxation. Each of the three family/ guest bedrooms boasts an ensuite private bathroom and generous closet space.

With its prime location and abundant This four-bedroom, four-bath recreational opportunities, Pelican condo has deep-water dockage Harbor in Delray Beach is one of South and offers 60 front feet of Palm Beach County’s most sought-after Intracoastal frontage. boating enclaves. Full club amenities include lighted tennis courts, two swimming pools, a well-equipped fitness center, club room and yacht club with an outdoor entertainment patio and grills. Private dockage is also available for sizable yachts, an appealing feature for Pelican Harbor residents who, as boaters, appreciate the protected boat basin and the absence of fixed bridges.

Offered at $1.2 million. Call John List, Realtor, Worth Avenue Realty, (561) 212-2112; john@johnlist.com; www.WorthAvenueRealty.com

ABOVE: The home offers Intracoastal Waterway views.

LEFT: The home offers plenty of space for entertaining indoors and out, with a formal dining space next to the living room.

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Your Window Into Palm Beach Real Estate SOLD

25 SPOONBILL ROAD 1020 SOUTH OCEAN BLVD. Stunning renovated 4BR/3.5BA with Old World finishes. 2+ acres Ocean to Lake lot with 209 ft of direct ocean frontage in Manalapan. Part of the famous ‘’Vanderbilt Direct water views with quick Ocean access. Ritz Carlton Beach Club membership included! Web ID 1228 $2.495M seawall”. Ready to build your dream home. Plans available for a 20,000+ square foot home. Web ID 1121 $13.5M SOLD

1201 N. ATLANTIC DRIVE 1555 SOUTH OCEAN BLVD. Fabulous 5BR/5.5BA home located on “no wake” wide Picturesque parcel that reaches from the Ocean to Intracoastal Waterway, sunrises and sunsets are part of the Intracoastal on Hypoluxo Island. Custom kitchen, pool and package at this 5BR/7.3BA estate in Manalapan. Web ID 1110 $10.5M gorgeous views. Web ID 2819 $2.895M SOLD

812 E. MARBELLA LANE 70 CURLEW ROAD Amazing wide water views from this 4BR/4.2BA home with Stunning details throughout this 5BR/5.2BA with over 6,500 SF with very spacious room sizes and exceptional flow for deep water dockage. Oversized great room, vaulted ceilings entertaining and gracious living. Private guest suite. Gratis beach club membership. Web ID 2877 $3.35M Furnished and pool. Web ID 2792 $1.699M SOLD

1445 LANDS END ROAD 1690 LANDS END ROAD Custom built 6BR/7BA home with over 8,500 SF and 101’ Fantastic views from stunning 9,700 SF 6BR/6.5BA waterfront estate with deep water dockage. Free Ritz of frontage on the Intracoastal waterway. Residency includes Beach Club membership with purchase! Web ID 993 $4.095M gratis membership to Ritz Carlton. Web ID 1114 $5.995M SOLD

501 SE ATLANTIC DRIVE Just completed 5,700+ SF 5BR/5BA home with custom finishes throughout. Guest cottage. Wide Intracoastal views with 101’ of water frontage on beautiful Hypoluxo Island. $4M

www.FITESHAVELL.com

Jack Elkins 561.373.2198 jelkins@fiteshavell.com

Bunny Hiatt 561.818.6044 bhiatt@fiteshavell.com

Sabra Kirkpatrick 561.628.2077 skirkpatrick@fiteshavell.com

561.655.6570 101 N. COUNTY ROAD, PALM BEACH