The Coastal Star February 2014

February 2014

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

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Police and licensed trappers capture a rare American crocodile Jan. 5 on the Little Club Golf Course in Gulf Stream. This same crocodile also may have been spotted along the Intracoastal Waterway from Boca Raton to Lake Worth. It was transferred to Miami-Dade County. Trappers (from left) Will Gilmartin, Richard Cochran, Gulf Stream Police investigator John Passeggiata (with flashlight) and trapper Bill Gilmartin. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

Along the Coast

A rare crocodile’s trek: Key Largo to Gulf Stream

By Cheryl Blackerby

The female crocodile made her way north from Key Largo, where she had already been trapped twice in the same swimming pool, to a small

pond on the Little Club Golf Course in Gulf Stream.

Along the way, she was spotted at Lighthouse Point, near Two Georges Waterfront Restaurant in Boynton Beach and at the spillway in Lake

Worth Lagoon. Her journey ended Jan. 5 when she was captured at the Little Club.

Most everyone thought she was an alligator, which are common in south Florida.

Crocodile sightings in Palm

Lantana/Manalapan

Beach County, however, are few and far between.

“The crocodile population is recovering and we’re seeing crocodiles where we haven’t seen them in decades, but they’re still quite rare,” said

Atlantic Crossing approved; traffic potential remains an issue

By Dan Moffett

By Tim Pallesen

The town of Lantana completed more than $1 million worth of drain, sewer and road improvements on Hypoluxo Island last summer, and officials told residents in the flood-prone neighborhoods they would be good until the next 100-year storm.

What no one knew then was that the next 100-year storm was only a matter of months away.

On Jan. 9, lines of powerful thunderstorms unexpectedly collided with a stubborn cold front and dumped Cory Lambe clears out drains along torrential rains throughout the coastal Lands End Road on Hypoluxo Island.

Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star See FLOOD on page 19

Atlantic Crossing has its final city approval — but with a warning by the mayor that its traffic might degrade the surrounding residential neighborhoods.

City commissioners gave final approval for the project’s site plan by a 3-2 vote on Jan. 21 in packed chambers.

Construction may be underway this summer.

Coastal residents who joined in opposition with residents living north and south of the Atlantic Crossing site failed to get a street entrance off Federal Highway to relieve traffic on East Atlantic Avenue and into their neighborhoods.

Inside Bird lovers gather across the state for the annual Audubon count.

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Mayor Cary Glickstein cautioned commissioners that affected neighborhoods represent 30 percent of city taxable property values.

“I see the site plan as deeply flawed,” Glickstein said. “It’s almost inconceivable to me how the traffic flow could ever work.”

Commissioners Al Jacquet, Angeleta Gray and Adam Frankel voted to approve the final site plan stressing the economic stimulus the project will bring to the city. Glickstein and Commissioner Shelly Petrolia opposed.

“This is an opportunity to bring something that we’re proud of onto that See TRAFFIC on page 19

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Home with view, paycheck

Boynton Inlet park caregiver gets to live onsite.

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See CROC on page 13

Delray Beach

Freak storm floods Hypoluxo Island — again

Around Town

Lindsey Hord, biologist and crocodile response coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Home, Health & Harmony Meet five local couples who have succeeded in living and working together.

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New beach pavilion looks to past Delray structure offers echoes of 1929 original.

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Untitled (1983), by Keith Haring

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Editor’s Note

From freedom of speech to loss, every month a unique challenge

W

ith five years of publishing this local newspaper under my belt, my skin has grown a little thicker.

I still dread phone calls the Monday after we deliver since I worry we’ve made some error, or omitted some item or caused some reader distress by our choice of words or photograph.

All of us at The Coastal Star try hard to get things right, so when readers and advertisers are upset, I get upset, too. Still, I’ve learned that mistakes do happen and amends can usually be made.

Sometimes, though, it’s the content of our advertising that makes people uneasy: Businesses challenge the promotional claims of their competitors or political candidates come out swinging.

We try to keep these paying customers honest while still recognizing their

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freedom of speech.

As you’ll see in this edition, election campaigning has started and we had a more challenging-than-usual month.

But by far, the most difficult challenge we faced this past month was saying goodbye to a dear friend and colleague. Coastal Star reporter Tim O’Meilia died Jan. 11 after battling cancer for several years. On Page 28 you will find a lovely tribute

by Tim’s long-time colleague Ron Hayes.

We don’t usually run such lengthy obituaries, but for writers (and editors), putting words in print is sometimes the only solace for an aching heart. And all our hearts are aching. Rest in peace, dear friend.

— Mary Kate Leming, Editor

In our January edition, The Coastal Star incorrectly reported the website for the Wear Your Soul Foundation, a nonprofit organization started by Joe and Henry Ostaszewski. The correct Web address is www.wearyoursoul.org.

Message of hope not lost on Wayside board member

By Linda Haase Perry O’Neal’s message is simple: There is help. There is hope. And women who are battling addictions can find it at Wayside House.

O’Neal, who lives in Gulf Stream, just stepped down as president of the Wayside House board of directors, a post he has held since 1992. He is passionate about the nonprofit treatment program for women who struggle with substance abuse; and his commitment to the Delray Beach facility won’t wane after he leaves his post, he promises (he’ll remain a member of the board).

“People used to say Wayside was the best-kept secret in town, but we have made ourselves known. We have expanded to 31 beds and have helped many women,” said O’Neal, who, as a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, knows the pitfalls of addiction.

“Every month people come back to Wayside to celebrate being sober and they tell their story to those who are undergoing treatment. They learn that there is life after substance abuse. It is very inspiring.”

That’s why the 84-year-old retired banker is doing his part to promote Wayside House’s Spring Boutique and preview party Feb. 24-27. The popular event, which lures vendors from across the country, raises money for the facility’s programs.

The event began more than 20 years ago in one room, he said. It has grown tremendously, he said with pride. “It gives people a chance to learn about Wayside House and buy things from stores that aren’t in the area.”

O’Neal turned to AA when he was 48 to get help with his drinking problem.

“My drinking increased as I got older but I went to work every day and was careful about not drinking too much in public, so people were surprised to hear I was in AA,” he explained, adding that the stigma of getting treatment was much stronger back then. “If the bank I worked for knew I was in AA, I would have been fired. They would have thought I couldn’t be trusted with money if I was an alcoholic.”

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“My sister suggested I go to AA. I saw all these happy people and I knew I wanted to be one of them. Life became good without alcohol. Some people say ‘oh poor you, you can’t drink.’ They don’t know how lucky I am that I found AA and am able to live a clean and sober life.”

His experience makes it easier to relate to those who seek help at Wayside House, which was founded in 1974 (the new clinical wing will be dedicated to O’Neal this month).

O’Neal, who is a Yale University grad and has a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law, moved to Gulf Stream in 1986 and began helping Wayside House shortly after.

Although Gulf Stream is very different from Indianapolis, where O’Neal was born and grew up, the bachelor quickly came to love the area. He served on the

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When: Preview Party — 6-8 p.m. Feb. 24 Spring Boutique — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 25-27 Where: Colony Hotel, 525 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach.

Tickets: $85 per person for the preview party (includes cocktails, hors d’ oeuvres, free valet parking and two hours of shopping); $5 per person for the Spring Boutique Information: Call 666-9162 or visitwaysidehouse.net (Tickets for the preview party can be purchased online).

town’s Architectural Review Board for 12 years and is the former president of the Gulf Stream Civic Association. “It is peaceful and quiet. It is a nice place to live,” says O’Neal, who keeps active and goes to the gym several times a week.

“I have plenty to keep me busy. I’m never bored.” Ú LETTERS: The Coastal Star welcomes letters-tothe-editor about issues of interest in the community.

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Debate continues about beach access

I agree with you that public funding for sand replacement on beaches should allow access to public beaches.

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So far as working something out with Boynton Beach, that was done when Ocean Ridge originally became a town and provides residents of Boynton Beach a public beach park in the middle of Ocean Ridge.

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Commissioners warned about ‘implied barriers’ to beaches

By Dan Moffett Ocean Ridge commissioners, who have struggled for months trying to decide how to manage access to their public beaches, got some free legal advice from a resident who also happens to be a Palm Beach County circuit judge.

Lucy Chernow Brown, who has lived in Ocean Ridge for more than 20 years and who has been a judge in the 15th Judicial Circuit since 1991, told them to be careful about confusing beach access issues with beach enforcement issues.

“You can’t justify closing a public beach just because some people behave badly when they use it,” she said. And she told them to be very careful about putting up implied barriers that keep the public away. Brown said the town of Palm Beach tried using unlocked gates to deter foot traffic to its beach and wound up taking a beating in court.

“I think you want to be careful and not raise this question of a barrier to public access,” she told commissioners during their Jan. 10 meeting.

“Believe me, the people in Palm Beach said a lot of the same things that the people in Ocean Ridge are saying — that ‘there are too many people using our beach.’ ” Commissioners have been wrestling with beach sign issues since October when residents near the Beachway Drive dune walkover put up “private beach” signs to keep people off their beachfront

backyards. Property owners have complained that the town’s “public access” signs are attracting too many out-oftown beach-goers and are really unwarranted advertising that the commission should stop.

“When you talk about not advertising it, it can be interpreted as a barrier to the kind of public access that has been historical in Florida,” Brown told the commission.

“You want to be careful that you don’t run into the kind of lawsuit that other towns in Florida have run into.”

The courts may view Ocean Ridge’s “private beach” signs the same way as Palm Beach’s unlocked gates, Brown suggested.

She cited two cases: a 1974 circuit court ruling that said barricades to public beaches are illegal; and a 1990 case in which one of Brown’s former colleagues, retired Circuit Judge Edward Rodgers, excoriated Palm Beach for putting up the unlocked gates that impeded access to the town’s beaches.

“Gates, even though unlocked, present a barrier and suggestion of private property, especially in Palm Beach, a town internationally known for its private estates secured by gates,” Rodgers wrote in ruling against the town. “The public should not be denied access to the places it has a right to be.”

Commissioner Ed Brookes said he agreed that enforcement and access were separate issues.

He said bad behavior by some isn’t reason to punish the public

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“If people are acting badly anywhere, we have enforcement issues,” Brookes said. “If people are on private property, that’s an enforcement issue. If we keep combining them I think we’re wrong, because we take it as if we just stop everybody who has right to cross the crosswalk and then all the problems will go away.”

The commissioners decided against acting on the beach signs and instead instructed staff to come up with a factfinding process using the town’s planning and zoning board to get more input from residents. Town Attorney Ken Spillias said the issue should have a regular spot on the commission’s monthly meeting agenda to help track the process.

In other business: • The commissioners gave Town Manager Ken Schenck mostly satisfactory marks in his annual evaluation. Schenck won praise for his good working relationships with the commission and staff but drew criticism for not taking a more proactive approach and not showing more aggressive leadership.

Mayor Geoff Pugh said Schenck’s “work with the town on the budget was excellent last year” but doubted that his overall performance was likely to improve.

“You do a good job,” Pugh said. “I don’t expect any fireworks display. You do what you’re supposed to do.

That’s what we have as a town manager. I don’t think at this point in your life there’s going to be any huge change in the way you manage. The town as a whole should get used to that or get someone else.”

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‘Staggered terms’ proposal set aside for now

By Dan Moffett

Gulf Stream commissioners came to their first meeting of the new year primed for a lively discussion with the town’s civic association over a charter

change to staggered elections.

What commissioners got instead was another debate among themselves after no one from the association showed up to make the case for a new process.

“I’m a little disappointed that the civic association is not participating in this dialogue,” said Commissioner Robert Ganger. “One one hand, you’ve got to congratulate them for starting this conversation. On

the other hand, I think you better get on with it and set some real goals.”

In November, the association sent a letter to the commission urging the change from the current schedule that makes Gulf Stream one of only a few South Florida municipalities that elects all its commissioners in the same year.

But the civic association has had little to say since.

Patsy Randolph, who heads the association’s charter review committee, said there was “misunderstanding and miscommunication” between her group and the commissioners about attending the meeting. “The bigger picture is charter review,” she said, and the association is looking forward to working with the commission on that in the months ahead.

Running out of time before the March election deadlines and running out of patience for the no-show civic association, commissioners voted 5-0 to deny final approval for the staggered terms proposal.

Instead, they decided to keep the lines of communication open with residents and explore the issues of elections and other possible charter changes through workshops down the road.

Commissioner Garrett Dering, who says he won’t seek re-election when his term ends in March, argued that the commission shouldn’t defer its leadership role to the civic association as the dialogue over charter changes moves forward.

“Why is the civic association driving this?” Dering asked.

“Shouldn’t the commission be doing it?”

Dering said that if members of the civic association “want to be driving the boat,” then they should run for office and be on the commission.

Ganger, former president of the civic association, said it was important that commissioners take cues from the association because it “represents 75 to 80 percent of the residents in the community.”

Countered Dering: “Well, we represent 100 percent.”

Mayor Joan Orthwein said she believes that some members of the association still support staggered terms, but the group isn’t ready yet to jump into the politics surrounding the issue.

“I think they’re researching other charters and communities to help decide what to do and what not to do,” she said.

On the prospects for a wider charter review, Town Attorney John “Skip” Randolph echoed Dering’s warning to avoid “knee-jerk reactions.”

Randolph made the case for restraint and a thoughtful approach before changing the town’s blueprint for governing.

He said there was nothing in it that was “begging for review.”

“The charter has worked well for you for a lot of years,” Randolph said. “It has served you well. The more simple the charter, the better. Your charter addresses everything you need to address in a charter.”

Gulf Stream has not had a commissioner who has gone through an election for a seat since 1993 and has had only one contested race since 1978.

“What good is a staggered election going to do to change that?” Dering asked.

In other business, Commissioners decided to defer action on a proposal brought forward by Town Manager William Thrasher that would standardize construction markers for the grass areas along the town’s roadways.

Thrasher said the proposal was in response to a “cry for help” from property owners who have to make repairs to sodded areas that large construction and delivery trucks tear up when they drive off the pavement. He said currently residents use a hodgepodge of different markers — PVC pipe, concrete buttons, wooden stakes — to keep traffic off the grass.

Thrasher has proposed using golf course-style tee markers, but commissioners have concerns about liability issues and decided to solicit more research and revisit the issue later. Ú

Two pick up forms for potential commission run Two of Gulf Stream’s harshest and loudest critics have picked up campaign packets from the town clerk and are considering a run for the Town Commission in the March 11 municipal election.

Martin O’Boyle, who took the town to court last year in a dispute over renovations to his waterfront home, and Christopher O’Hare, who runs an Internet website that lampoons town officials, have

until Feb. 11 at noon to submit their documents and formally enter the race for the five open commission seats.

Mayor Joan Orthwein and Commissioner Robert Ganger also have received campaign papers from Town Clerk Rita Taylor. Commissioner Garrett Dering announced in December that he would not seek re-election for the twoyear term.

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After four years and $20,253 in federal tax money, the Boynton Harbor Marina has a water taxi operator.

Capt. Dane L. Mark returned to South Florida to set up the service. He had operated the Ramblin’ Rose Riverboat in Delray Beach in the 1990s.

“We’re thrilled,” said Michael Simon, development director for Boynton Beach.

“That means our marina is completely leased. We have dive boats, deep-sea fishing boats, pleasure boats for rent.”

Mark chose Boynton Harbor Marina because it had dock space available for Admiral, his 40-foot fiberglass boat licensed to carry 43 people.

Plus, the marina has free, covered parking for guests, Mark said.

Separately, the county’s League of Cities is working on a countywide ordinance to make it easier for boat owners to operate a water taxi service, said Richard Radcliffe, executive director of the Palm Beach County group and coordinator of its water taxi task force.

In late January, the League’s board approved the ordinance.

It streamlines the paperwork for boat owners by allowing them to register with the county for $100 and pay the business tax to the city where they are based, not to all the cities where they stop. The registration is good for two years.

Admiral is a 40-foot fiberglass boat licensed to carry 43 people. It will depart Boynton Harbor Marina. Photo provided The county’s boat owners are in favor of it, said John Sprague, who sits on the legislative affairs committee for the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County. “As long as it pertains only to water taxis, we have no problem with it.”

The League is working with the county’s Metropolitan Planning Organization to make better use of the eight new water taxi docks that were built using federal tax dollars, a total of $842,163 in the past five years.

The ordinance returns to the County Commission to be heard sometime soon. It will cover all water-taxi docks along the Intracoastal Waterway.

But Mark is setting up his business now. He has a daily schedule of morning trips from Boynton Beach to Deerfield Beach where guests can cruise down the Intracoastal, marveling at the mansions along the way, then get off for a 90-minute lunch at the Two Georges at The Cove Restaurant. The cost of the 5½-hour round trip is $28, not including food. His vessel is not equipped to do credit card processing, so he suggests visiting an ATM before

boarding.

Although the Admiral is licensed to carry 43 people, Mark will take only 33 on those day trips.

Thursday through Saturdays, he plans an evening trip to Delray Beach for those who want to dine there or even just visit that city and its funky downtown. The Admiral leaves the Boynton Beach marina at 6 p.m., arrives in Delray Beach at 6:30 p.m. Then departs Delray Beach at 9 p.m. and arrives in Boynton Beach at 9:30 p.m.

Mark left South Florida for a variety of reasons, including that he was just starting a family and wanted to raise his children in small town up North where he and his wife are from.

During that time, he maintained his captain’s license and operated a water taxi service on Lake Erie. His business is dependent on the weather, and last summer was very rainy in northeastern Ohio. So he is back in South Florida, hoping to complete his paperwork and be in business

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Delray Beach

Echoes of yesteryear in new beach pavilion

By Paula Detwiller The year was 1929. Delray Beach was feeling the loss of its popular beachside pavilion, which was damaged, then destroyed, by hurricanes in 1926 and ’28.

Who would pay for a replacement? The city was in no shape to do it.

“The Depression started early in Florida, due to the land bust of 1927,” explains archivist Dottie Patterson of the Delray Beach Historical Society.

Still, the community wanted a new beach pavilion — so the community pitched in and made it happen.

That “can-do” spirit in the face of economic downturn — not to mention the fanciful design of the pavilion — has now been replicated at the corner of A1A and Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. When the finishing touches are put on the new, green-and-whiteroofed beach pavilion this month, you’ll be looking at history repeating itself.

It just took a little longer the second time around.

The original structure On Oct. 11, 1929, the Delray Beach News reported that construction on the new pavilion would begin the following week because “sufficient funds are on hand to begin the work.

“The work has been made possible by the cooperation of local merchants, the carpenters and painters union, and the assistance of residents and winter visitors,” the story read.

The Kiwanis Club led the fundraising effort, successfully collecting cash donations from dozens of donors, including Love Drug Company ($25), The Rista Hotel ($12), Novelty Dress Shop ($9), and Friedlander Tire Company ($6).

The Delray Lumber Company furnished all building materials at cost.

The Delray Electric Company donated the electrical wiring plus installation. Two local plumbing companies volunteered to build showers for the benefit of bathers.

Union carpenters and painters pledged to work free, and local prisoners were enlisted to handle the “common labor,” such as sinking the pilings and building the foundation.

Aron Smock, a local artist whose paintings still hang at the Historical Society, drew the pavilion’s design. “It was rather whimsical,” Patterson says.

Total cost of the project: $720. The pavilion enjoyed an active 17-year life, providing shade, ocean views and a gathering spot for events such as the annual Easter sunrise church service. In 1947, a hurricane blew it down.

A glimpse into the future?

TOP: A game of volleyball is played in front of the original 1929 pavilion, which sat at the beach end of Atlantic Avenue (ABOVE) across from the old Seacrest Hotel.

LEFT: Today’s new pavilion is located in roughly the same spot, behind a protective, vegetated dune.

Photos provided by The Delray Beach Historical Society and Currie Sowards Aguila Architects The modern-day replica Construction of today’s new pavilion also had grass-roots beginnings.

The year was 2009. The U.S. housing bust, fueled by the sub-prime mortgage debacle, had severely weakened the economy. City budgets were thin.

Still, the community had a vision for beach-area improvements that included a new pavilion. The Beach Property Owners Association held a public workshop that ultimately produced a beach master plan. A shiny new beach pavilion (to replace a smaller, rotting one from 1984) was

to be Phase One of the plan’s implementation.

Delray Beach architect Bob Currie offered to design the pavilion for free.

He says he chose to pattern it after the one built 80 years earlier because “that’s what the people wanted.”

The BPOA spearheaded fundraising, holding local talent shows at the Crest Theater in 2011 and 2012 that netted almost $60,000.

Show-goers paid $100 for their tickets, while sponsorships and donations came from 20-plus local businesses, including Caffé Luna Rosa, The Colony Hotel, Sea View Optical and

Delray Blueprint.

After years of red tape that could never be imagined in 1929, the city of Delray Beach approved funding for the remainder of the $249,000 project and awarded it to the lowest bidder, All Phases Roofing and Construction.

Estimated completion date: Feb. 28.

Will a hurricane ever blow the new pavilion down?

Hopefully not.

“This one will have structural beams and columns and a standing-seam metal roof,” Currie says. “It’s designed to withstand hurricane-force winds up to a Category 3.” Ú

With the new beach pavilion rising and the economy rebounding, Delray Beach residents have begun lobbying city officials to enact other beach improvements spelled out in the 2009 Beach Area Master Plan.

Highest ranked on the community’s wish list: opening up the ocean vista where Atlantic Avenue terminates at A1A to restore the view Delray residents enjoyed in years past. But sea turtle protection measures would need to be devised and approved by a host of government agencies, which takes time. “We’re not holding our breath on that one,” says architect Bob Currie.

All other improvements on the list would need only city approval, according to Beach Property Owners Association Vice President Andy Katz.

These include: • Removing coin parking meters along A1A and replacing them with multispace credit card meters.

• Widening the beachside walkway, adding paths for pedestrians and bicycles.

• Replacing the two deteriorating gazebos (one opposite Laing Street, the other opposite Nassau Street) with new structures matching the pavilion.

• Replacing benches, trash cans and beach showers with updated versions.

• Removing the mishmash of signs and replacing them with more tasteful, standardized signage.

• Erecting two “entrance element” pergolas at the north and south ends of the public beach, designed to match the new pavilion.

— Paula Detwiller

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Plans for the condo at 3200 S. Ocean Blvd. call for 20 units.

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Latest owner aims to build stalled condo project

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A developer with a reputation for building highend projects in south Palm Beach County has become the latest in a long line of owners hoping to finally construct Highland Beach’s first new high-rise condominium in more than a decade.

3200 Seagate LLC recently purchased the long-vacant property at 3200 S. Ocean Blvd., from 3200 S. Ocean Blvd.

LLC, with plans to continue building a 20-unit luxury condominium.

The property, on the west side of A1A, was purchased, according to records from the Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller’s Office, for $5 million.

The new owners, who essentially represent the same group that developed the Seagate Hotel and Spa,

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Seagate Beach Club, Seagate Country Club and the Seagate Residences in Delray Beach, became the fifth owners of the property in the last 15 years.

Attorney Tom Carney, who represents 3200 Seagate LLC, said the developer plans to keep the basic development plans presented to the Highland Beach Town Commission last year when the then-owners asked for a one-year extension of a variance to the town’s height limitation of 60 feet.

The seven-story building is projected to be 90 feet tall and is likely to include luxury units with a minimum of 2,500 square feet and a minimum price of $1.25 million.

Town officials say Seagate LLC has until June to file building permits in order for the variance extension to remain valid.

E. Anthony Wilson, chairman and CEO of Seagate Hospitality Group, said the company is dedicated to becoming the final developer to purchase the property.

“We have no interest in flipping the property,” he said.

“We wouldn’t have bought it if we didn’t plan to develop it.”

Buyers of units in the new condominium building will have access to other Seagate properties, Wilson said, including the beach club and the country club.

Residents living in buildings adjacent to the vacant property say they are optimistic that the site will finally be developed and that the eyesore created by previous failed development attempts will be eliminated.

“Everyone in our building is very pleased,” said Highland Beach Town Commissioner Carl Feldman, who is also president of the condominium association at Villa Costa, immediately south of the vacant property. “We’re confident they’re going to take care of the unsightly problems.” Ú

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ABOVE: The 8-foot, 6-inch croc, seen relaxing along this pond at the Little Club in Gulf Stream, appeared to be well fed. Since the club is just a block away from Gulf Stream School, the reptile was captured and moved to Miami-Dade County. BELOW: Neighbors watch the action. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

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Continued from page 1 “Several decades ago we had 200 to 300 in the state and they were on the endangered list. Now we have about 2,000 non-hatchlings (over a year old),” he said. The number is far less than the 1.3 million alligators in the state. Florida crocodiles are now classified as threatened.

Most of the crocodiles are in or near the Everglades National Park, but they’re moving into their historic range, which, a few decades ago, reached up to Lake Worth Lagoon.

The number of Florida crocodiles has been increasing because the nesting population slowly is increasing, both in number and nesting range, according to FWC. And protection of the remaining crocodile habitat in Florida, and the enhancement of Everglades’ ecosystems is ensuring their survival.

Hord is happy to see the comeback and believes they can co-exist with people. Shy and reclusive, the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) lives in brackish and saltwater areas, particularly around Florida Bay. A crocodile has never bitten anyone in Florida (there aren’t any reports), but Hord reminds people to keep pets away from canals, lakes and Intracoastal lagoons. Crocodiles are not trapped unless they are on private property and someone asks that they be removed, or if they appear to be a threat because of their size.

The crocodile found at the Little Club is familiar to FWC officials. Her official moniker is Blue 8 — the color of her tag and her number designated by FWC when she was first tagged in Key Largo.

She is about 8 years old, 8 feet, 6 inches long, and 178 pounds. She appeared healthy and well-fed. Crocodiles grow faster than alligators, about a foot a year. The state record for a female crocodile is 12 feet, said Hord.

Found her way to Gulf Stream The crocodile stretched out in the sun on the bank of a Little Club pond, attracting a crowd of golfers. General Manager Colin Cage was alerted and asked the FWC to remove the crocodile because of the children who attend Gulf Stream School, just 500 yards away, and the pets belonging to neighboring residents. Cage is from South Africa, where he had seen plenty of crocodiles, but never one in Florida. “It

Croc vs. Gator Differences between a crocodile and an alligator, according to the FWC: Crocodile: Grayish green color. Fourth tooth on lower jaw exposed when mouth is closed. Narrow tapered snout. Young are light with dark stripes.

Alligator: Black in color.

Only upper teeth exposed when mouth is closed.

Broad rounded snout.

Young are dark with yellow stripes.

was napping, enjoying the view and the amenities,” he joked.

“Maybe we should put up signs that say, ‘No crocodiles permitted beyond this point.”

The Gulf Stream police were called, and FWC sent a trapper but one who was qualified to trap alligators not crocodiles. A crocodile trapper from Broward was called in, and after four or five hours Blue 8 was finally on a truck, tied and taped up.

Later that night, she was freed in the Everglades ecosystem between Homestead and Key Largo. Officials hope she’s not looking for that swimming pool in Key Largo.

“It was kind of shocking to see it. There are so few crocodiles in this area to begin with and in Florida as a whole,” said Gulf Stream Police Investigator John Passeggiata.

He kept the small crowd of golfers, some in golf carts, and onlookers at a distance.

The crocodile stayed still

on the bank, seemingly oblivious to the crowd. Her only movement was opening and closing her mouth, called “gaping,” which helps regulate the body temperature, and doesn’t mean that the crocodile is acting aggressively, as some observers thought.

“It hadn’t moved all day but as soon as the trapper approached as the sun was going down, he went into the water,” said Passeggiata. “He would come up and we could see his nose and eyes. But the trapper was able to hook him and brought him to land. We assisted pulling the ropes.”

Richard Cochran, a Boynton Beach senior electrical engineer who is a volunteer trapper for the statewide nuisance alligator program at FWC, was the first trapper on the scene. He immediately saw that it was a crocodile and waited for the crocodile trapper from Broward, Bill Gilmartin. This

was the first crocodile Cochran had seen in the wild.

“They told me it was a 9-foot alligator on a golf course.

That’s a normal thing. We got a hundred or more calls for alligators last year,” he said.

“But I knew it was a crocodile.

The coloring is different and the snout’s different.”

And there was another big difference. “Instead of being defensive, it was a little more offensive (than an alligator).

When we brought him on dry land, instead of sitting down and waiting, he was interested in coming after us,” he said.

They hooked the crocodile — the hooks don’t penetrate the skin — then put a lasso around its neck and two lassos on the snout. “It took about 15 to 20 minutes to pull him in. It took three of us,” Cochran said.

Barbara Sloan watched the capture with her sister Peggy Runnette, both sitting in Runnette’s golf cart. “The

trappers were able to lasso him and he started to roll away and started walking,” said Sloan, describing the capture. “The trappers were very gentle with him.”

Patsy Randolph saw the crocodile from her condo and took her camera to the golf course. “It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a crocodile. The trappers were wonderful. They wrapped her face and eyes. I was so impressed with them.”

Meanwhile, another crocodile has been sighted in North Palm Beach. On Jan. 16, Hord shined a spotlight on a 4.5-foot crocodile on Lost Tree Club golf course, but the crocodile escaped into the water.

“We’ve caught him twice already. Like all animals, some are smart and some are not, and he’s smart. He’s very wary.

I’m going to need a little bit of luck to catch him,” Hord said. Ú

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Delray Beach

Ukulele’s got a new buzz and folks are swarming to it

By Paula Detwiller

“Don’t do anything the hard way,” instructs Tavit Smith, demonstrating the easy, two-fingered way to play a D7 chord.

“The ukulele is all about having fun. Nobody’s going to end up in Carnegie Hall here.”

Chuckles resonate throughout the room, blending with the plink, plinka-plink of 30 ukuleles.

Players have gathered at the Delray Beach Public Library for the first “Ukulele Get-Together” of 2014. The youngest are 6, 15 and 21. The rest are, shall we say, seasoned adults, including snowbirds from Ohio, Maine, Rhode Island, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

At the moment, all are focused on their strings. Smith leads the jam session as they break into song.

“Yes sir, that’s my baby …

No sir, I don’t mean maybe …”

Plink, plinka-plink, plinkaplink …

Smith, of Delray Beach, is a self-described old hippie of 63 who’s played guitar since childhood but only recently “fell in love” with the ukulele.

Wanting to share that love with like-minded others, Smith asked the Delray Beach Public Library to host a free public ukulele play-fest.

“I told Tavit, well, we can try it,” says library community relations director Bonnie Stelzer. “I thought we’d have

Roz and Bob Papell share a moment during the Delray Beach Public Library ‘Ukulele Get-Together.’ Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star maybe six or eight people.

We never expected such a big response.”

As a result, the library has extended the workshop’s planned run. Sessions are now scheduled for 6–7:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 and 25; March 11 and 25; and April 8 and 22.

Local ukulele players are riding a wave of renewed interest in the Hawaiian-born instrument that began five or six years ago when the economy

took a dive, says Steve Bolanda, sales manager at George’s Music in West Palm Beach.

“The ukulele is inexpensive, portable, easy to learn — and it’s a happy instrument,” he says. “It’s hard to play a sad song on a uke.”

Another reason for the ukulele’s resurgence, says Jim Marino at Chafin Music in Lake Worth — where sales of the instrument have doubled over the past couple of years

— is that popular musicians like Michael McDonald, Bruno Mars and even Eddie Vedder (formerly of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam) have taken the uke for a spin.

“YouTube has created a lot of buzz about it,” Marino says.

As the library strummers finish a rousing Hank Williams Sr. classic —“Heeeey, good lookin’ … Whaaatcha got cookin’?” — Smith compliments his enthusiastic

followers.

“Everybody bring a suitcase next week. We’ll take this thing international.”

Or maybe, he cracks later, “we’ll have ukulele flash mobs on Atlantic Avenue.” Ú For more information, contact Bonnie Stelzer at the Delray Beach Public Library, 266-9490, or visit Tavit Smith’s ukulele website at www. inbedbyten.weebly.com.

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Boca Raton

I-95 improvements to include new exit near FAU

By Steve Plunkett

Motorists heading south to a Florida Atlantic University football game or other campus event in 2017 will exit Interstate 95 on a ramp that crosses Yamato Road and the interstate itself before depositing them on FAU Boulevard.

And drivers leaving FAU for points south will use an equally intricate ramp that

takes them north almost to Yamato before U-turning back to merge with I-95.

It’s all part of the state Department of Transportation’s $66.6 million solution to adding an I-95 interchange at Spanish River Boulevard. Work started in mid-January on noise walls along Yamato Road and next to the San de Vance community, the first phase of the nearly three-year project.

“It’s truly going to be the solution to congestion on Glades Road,” Deputy Mayor Susan Haynie said while noting the start of construction at the City Council’s Jan. 14 meeting.

Dan Grippo, the city’s municipal services director, said the Transportation Department wanted to call the interchange “FAU Blvd” on exit signs but Boca Raton pushed for the name to be

“Spanish River Blvd.”

Grippo said Boca Raton expects most of the new traffic to be headed to the university and he does not anticipate much spillover on Spanish River Boulevard, which the city maintains.

City Council member Constance Scott, at a statesponsored open house for the interchange Jan. 15, agreed.

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to occur,” Scott said.

FAU Boulevard and Spanish River, now a threeway, T-shaped intersection, will become a four-way crossing.

The project includes widening Spanish River Boulevard west of FAU Boulevard, building eight new bridges between Spanish River and Yamato, widening five bridges on the interstate and Spanish River, improving traffic signals, and extending the El Rio Trail to a trail north of Yamato.

A new lane will be added in both directions on I-95 between the Spanish River interchange and Glades Road.

New lanes in both directions will also be added between the Yamato Road and Congress Avenue exits. Yamato Road will also get an improved northbound exit ramp and westbound entrance ramps.

Astaldi Construction is performing the work, and Creative Engineering Group Inc. is overseeing the project for the Department of Transportation. It will be necessary to close traffic lanes to do the work safely, the state agency said.

Project-related closures on I-95 and ramps can be expected from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day Sunday through Friday, the DOT said. No lane closures will be permitted during FAU events in order to minimize potential impacts, it said. Ú Dessert Truffles

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Highland Beach

Revamped hotel’s new name adds ‘Delray’ while keeping ‘Highland Beach’

By Rich Pollack

The landmark Holiday Inn Highland Beach is getting a facelift and a new name that will link the hotel to neighboring Delray Beach.

Town officials said they have been told the hotel, the only commercial property in the coastal town, will be renamed the Delray Sands Resort on Highland Beach as early as this month.

The change comes amid a multimillion-dollar renovation

of the facility, built in 1971 and purchased in 1980 by its current owners, Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties Ltd., — one of the largest independent hotel companies in North America, with holdings throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The new name is reportedly the result of a compromise reached after an earlier proposal rankled town officials.

“Initially, they weren’t going to include Highland Beach in the name,” says Commissioner Dennis Sheridan. “We were

concerned because we didn’t want to lose the recognition for the town.”

In meetings with Sheridan and other town officials, Ocean Properties agreed to include Highland Beach in the name, Sheridan said.

“It’s a very good compromise, in which they get the marketing advantage they’re looking for while the town is still included in the name,” says Highland Beach Town Manager Kathleen Weiser. Representatives of

Ocean Properties, which is expected to retain ownership and management of the hotel, declined late last month to comment about the renovations and name change until its franchise agreement with Holiday Inn expires this month.

A link on the Ocean Properties website, however, already lists the hotel as the Delray Sands Resort and links the property not only to Delray Beach but also to Boca Raton.

“After a day of meetings

or sightseeing at nearby Boca Raton, guests can return to the Delray Sands Resort on Highland Beach and relax in our spacious accommodations,” the site says.

In Highland Beach, local elected representatives are welcoming the renovations to the hotel, which was expanded in 1974 from its original 81 rooms to 115 rooms.

Officials who have met with hotel representatives say rooms facing the ocean already have been renovated, while work on the remainder of the building is ongoing. In addition to upgrades to all of the guest rooms, the renovations are also expected to include improvements to the common areas, such as the popular restaurant and lounge areas, town officials said.

“This is a good thing for Highland Beach,” said Commissioner Carl Feldman.

“It will bring up the whole area and make Highland Beach more of a destination for people on vacation.”

Ocean Properties’ decision to switch from a franchised chain brand to an independent resort is part of a growing trend, according to a marketing professor, who also believes the hotel company was wise to link the property to the widely recognized Delray Beach brand.

“They’re capitalizing on the exposure Delray Beach has worked so hard to gain,” said Jennifer McFarland, an associate professor at Northwood University in West Palm Beach and chairwoman of the university’s marketing and advertising departments.

McFarland said recent studies show that during times of economic expansion, independent hotels tend to do well, a factor that may be leading more hotels to jettison the franchise name and become independent.

“The independent hotels are especially popular among leisure travelers who like having exclusivity and are willing to pay for it,” she said.

Sheridan, the town commissioner who worked to ensure Highland Beach still had a presence in the hotel’s name, agrees that including Delray in the new name will increase recognition of the hotel for those unfamiliar with the area.

“People in different areas of the country have heard of Boca Raton and Delray Beach, but not Highland Beach,” he said. Ú

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FLOOD

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TRAFFIC

Continued from page 1 site,” Jacquet said. “It needs to go forward.”

The site plan shows two entrances to Atlantic Crossing on north-south Northeast Seventh Avenue: at Atlantic Avenue and Northeast First Street.

The developer also agreed to build a ramp from Federal Highway into an underground garage. But opponents want an actual east-west street at ground level for traffic from Federal Highway to reach Northeast Seventh Avenue, the project’s only internal road.

“We don’t want people driving through neighborhoods to get to Northeast Seventh Avenue,” said Susan O’Rourke, a traffic expert hired by the opponents.

Coastal residents also fear that the $200 million mix of restaurants, shops, apartments and offices will cause a traffic backup on Atlantic Avenue.

“This is a massive project so close to the Atlantic Avenue drawbridge that it will cause gridlock,” resident Jack Barrette said.

“This is the city’s biggest project. Don’t let your citizens down,” Barrette pleaded to commissioners. “To approve it without a traffic solution would

Bill Otis and Challis Thompson chat while checking out flooding on the north end of McKinley Park on Hypoluxo Island. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star performing as efficiently as it should. “Something doesn’t seem right,” he said, noting that the pump seemed to make no progress against the rising waters until the next morning, when it seemed to suddenly come to life and drop the water level at a rapid rate.

Town Manager Deborah Manzo said the pumping system was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the deluge.

“It was designed to take about eight inches of rain in a 24-hour period and keep up with that amount of rain,” Manzo said. “We got about 22 inches in a three- to five-hour period.”

She said the town’s engineer would be checking the system to ensure it is working properly.

“There’s only so many things you can do,” Stewart said. “A lot of it had to do with the be the city’s biggest mistake.”

The city’s land development regulations require city commissioners to consider traffic volumes and circulation patterns to protect neighborhoods near new developments from being degraded.

“This is an actual law that three commissioners voted not to enforce,” Carolyn Patton, a property owner in the Marina Historic District, said after the 3-2 vote.

Neighbors who failed to get the east-west street say they will continue to address Atlantic Crossing traffic.

“I believe residents will be working with the city and developer to try to get the traffic situation as good as it can get,” said Florida Coalition for Preservation president Robert Ganger, who acted as a facilitator for the neighbors.

Glickstein predicted nearby neighborhoods also will be burdened by overflow parking when the Atlantic Crossing underground parking garage floods.

“We have 1,000 parking spaces essentially being built in a bathtub,” the mayor said.

“What happens if that parking lot is shut down?” Ú Editor’s note: Carolyn Patton is a founding partner of The Coastal Star.

volume and the time period it happened. … We’ve been through hurricanes, but not had them dump 21 inches in a five- to six-, to seven-hour period. That’s more rain than you usually get in three months. It was one of those freaks of nature.”

While Lantana residents on the north end of the island were trying to keep the flood waters out of their homes, Manalapan residents on the island’s southern point had few problems — unless they tried to drive into the streets.

“We had about eight cars that stalled in the water,” said Town Manager Linda Stumpf.

“But we didn’t have any flooding in garages or homes.”

Town police officers used SUVs to ferry residents through the street waters, which peaked out at a couple feet. Three sea

walls also were compromised during the storm.

“We tried to warn residents to stay in their homes,” Stumpf said. “Overall, we came through it pretty well.”

Stumpf said that longtime residents say Point Manalapan hasn’t had a significant flooding problem in the last 35 years, probably because the homes are high enough and far enough from storm waters, and also because of a good network of catch basins.

Hypoluxo Island resident Vince Denchy said neighbors on the Lantana side contributed to the drainage problems by leaving out their garbage containers and recycling bins.

“We’re our own worst enemies,” Denchy said. “People should have pulled their recyclables and garbage back in. They shouldn’t have been

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communities of Palm Beach County, some areas recording as much as 22 inches in a fivehour period on that stormy Thursday night.

And, despite all the improvements, Hypoluxo Island took one of the hardest hits, as it has many times before.

Streets turned into rivers and cars died in the wakes.

McKinley Park became Lake McKinley. The rising water crept into driveways, garages and homes. Residents pulled out the pumps they thought they’d never have to use again and did what they could to turn back the flood.

“I’ve lived on North Atlantic Drive for over 20 years,” said Ken Hilgendorf, who wondered aloud what good all the drainage projects had done. “Why spend that much money and not have it work?

Guess what? The problem’s not corrected. It’s still a problem and we need to do something about it.”

Hilgendorf’s neighbor, Lantana Mayor Dave Stewart, was in the streets during the storm, armed with a rake to clear debris from the drains and a jack to move a stalled car.

“I understand your frustration,” he told residents, “when you see the water go from six inches, to a foot, to two feet, to three feet and start getting into your garage or house and the pump seems not to be doing anything.”

Stewart questioned whether the new pumping system was

left out the night of the storm.

Plastic bags and recyclables plugged up a lot of drains and was a major problem.”

Denchy said he worked to remove the debris from the drains. “Once we got them unclogged,” he said, “the water went down like a whirlpool. In 45 minutes it was gone.”

Jerry Darr, the town’s utility director, said the bags and recyclables were a nuisance but not the main reason for the problems. He said the system was pumping at its maximum level, pushing about 2,000 gallons a minute off the island.

“There were recycling bins floating all around,” he said, “and there were also tree limbs that clogged things up. But it was just a lot of water that came down in a short period of time.

It was pumping as fast as it could.”

Richard Schlosberg said the poor performance of the new system in his neighborhood doesn’t inspire confidence in the town’s plan to put in a new drainage system at the floodprone Lantana beach parking lot. “That may be vulnerable, too,” he said.

But the mayor is advancing the hope that the January storm was an extraordinary event that the town isn’t likely to see again anytime soon.

“They talk about a 100-year storm. That doesn’t mean one that happens every 100 years,” said Stewart. “That means the volume and the amount of water. If you want to look at that, this was something that would happen in a 1,000-year storm. Hopefully, it doesn’t happen again.” Ú

ABOVE: Residents watch testimony presented by project appellants at the Jan. 21 Delray Beach City Commission meeting.

Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star LEFT: The project was given approval in January by the DOT to have an entrance and exit into the 440 space underground parking garage from Federal Highway. Appellants would prefer to have a surface road connecting Federal to Northeast Seventh Avenue.

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February 2014

Boynton Inlet

Most ocean views have a price; this one comes with a paycheck

By Ron Hayes

You could pay millions for an oceanfront estate that stretches from the Atlantic to the Intracoastal Waterway.

Or you could be Gerard Laurore.

His 11.3-acre spread boasts 600 feet of oceanfront property.

His backyard borders the waterway. He has a boat slip, a sightseeing tower, extensive parking, a picnic pavilion and a fishing pier. Two fishing piers, in fact.

And you are paying him to live there.

In January, Laurore marked his first anniversary as the 24/7, live-in caretaker at the county’s Ocean Inlet Park in Ocean Ridge.

If trash cans have been emptied, the restrooms are clean and the barbecue grills in good shape, thank him. If not, tell him. Either way, say hello the next time you visit. He’s a gentle man, and a gentleman.

“There’s something to do all the time, and I like to keep moving,” he will tell you. “A lot of people know me and say they’re happy when they see me working here.”

One of those people is Carlos Duenas, who supervises employees at 22 of the county’s 83 parks, including Ocean Inlet.

“I was on the interview panel when we hired him,” Duenas recalls, “and what I remember was his demeanor. He’s a great employee, and his work is

Gerard Laurore walks the jetty at the Boynton Inlet, where he serves as live-in caretaker for the county’s Ocean Inlet Park. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Laurore stands in front of the apartment that is provided to him by the county at Ocean Inlet Park at Boynton Inlet. impeccable. If he has to clean up something at midnight, he’ll do it.”

Born in Haiti, Laurore, 50, lived on the island of St. Martin for eight years before

emigrating to Palm Beach County in 1995 and finding work with a company that provided janitorial service to the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach.

“Then one of the judges (Circuit Court Judge Gary L. Bonhof of the 15th circuit) told me, ‘You are a good worker, Gerard, why don’t you try to get a job with the county?’ ” Laurore began perusing county park listings and was hired in 2003. For nine years, he was a maintenance worker at various South County parks, until the live-in opportunity arose in January 2013.

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for this facility,” Duenas says.

“I have to remind him to take time off.”

Actually, Laurore is on call 24/7, but that doesn’t mean he can’t leave the grounds. He works 10 days straight, 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with four days off.

And his schedule rotates with other employees, servicing Gulfstream Park, R.G. Kreusler Park at Lake Worth beach and Ocean Ridge Hammock park, as well as Ocean Inlet.

He’s paid $15.67 an hour and has both medical and dental insurance, as well as participation in the county’s retirement plan.

His Ocean Inlet home is not a mansion. It’s a modest, unobtrusive apartment beside the Boynton Beach Inlet, but it’s rent-free. Laurore pays the utilities, and that’s fine with him.

“I’m not an out person,” he says. “I get home from work and I stay here. Why go out?

You just get in trouble.”

He maintains the fishing piers, but he doesn’t use them.

“No, I don’t fish,” he says.

“After work, I like my basketball and my football. The Heat and the Dolphins.” And his face falls. “My Dolphins are gone.”

He shakes his head. “Didn’t even make the playoffs …”

At sunset, Laurore closes the gates to the south pavilion and central parking lot. Latenight visitors are directed to the northern parking lot, where fishing is permitted 24 hours a day. Night falls, and he is the man in charge.

Sometimes the lot is so full, even at 3 a.m., that he has to turn cars away.

“If someone’s doing something wrong, I just talk to them,” he says, “and most are OK. It’s all in the way you talk to people.”

If it’s not OK, he can contact the Ocean Ridge or Manalapan police, as well as the county sheriff’s deputies. They all patrol the park, and they know him.

“Everyone has my phone number,” he says.

Sometimes, after the games, he will get up and walk around his oceanfront spread in the moonlight.

“No, it’s not really scary,” he says. “No alligators. Just rats and cats.

“I do my job and my boss is happy. And if I’m working for someone who’s happy, I like it, and I’m happy, too.” Ú

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Manalapan

Commissioners alarmed by bridge timeline projections

By Dan Moffett

Manalapan’s Audubon Causeway bridge project took on a new sense of urgency seconds after Town Manager Linda Stumpf told commissioners how long engineers say it will take to get it done.

“Just so you know, from the time you decide to move forward with the engineering, to the estimated completion is 580 days,” she said.

“Five hundred and eighty days?” said an incredulous Mayor David Cheifetz.

“Nineteen months?”

“If you look at the construction, I think that’s totally unacceptable,” said Commissioner Peter Isaac, who wondered why Manalapan’s little bridge would take about as long as the newly minted, grand Lantana Bridge. “I’ve run construction projects. I’ve built dams in less time.”

Stumpf, unflappable in the face of disbelief, told the commission that it takes about 120 days just to get the federal, state and local permitting done. And keeping one lane open to allow homeowners to come and go will delay completion, too, she said.

“All I can say is that this is what the bridge engineer gave as the possible time frame in which to build this bridge,” she said.

Commissioners, who came to the Jan. 28 meeting entertaining thoughts of sorting through artists’

renderings of design choices or kicking the project down to the town’s Architectural Commission for advice on ornamental touches — hand rails, colors, landscaping and such — figured there was no time to waste. Contemplating details can wait.

They unanimously voted to move the project forward as quickly as possible, sending it to engineers to draw up the construction plans so it can be put out for bid as soon as early as March.

“This is going to be a pain in the neck for everybody,” Cheifetz said.

The town intends to spend about $750,000 to replace the aging 30-yard, two-lane span, taking most of that amount from unassigned reserves.

Commissioners had hoped to wrap up the project before the next tourist season. But the engineers’ estimate would appear to make that goal farfetched.

Boynton Beach attorney Ken Kaleel, who served several terms as the mayor of Ocean Ridge, told commissioners he had a similar experience five years ago, when his town rebuilt the Island Drive Bridge, a similar two-lane span.

“We had the same angst,” Kaleel told them. “We did it one lane at a time. … The permitting was a pain. They may have to move piping, they may have to move cables.

There’s a lot to it.”

In fact, construction workers will have to replace the aging water lines that run

across Audubon bridge, an additional expense that will eat up more of the reserve budget and also more time.

What’s Kaleel’s guess of how long the Manalapan project will take?

“I would say a good year,” he told them, and offered some advice on time estimates: “I think you get a better idea from the construction guy, as opposed to the bridge design guy.”

Already, the pain has begun for residents near the point.

Peter Lamelas is trying to build a house on Spoonbill Road, but he’s having trouble getting construction materials to his lot. Last month, the commission heeded the instruction of Florida Department of Transportation officials who said new weight limit should be put on the bridge because of its poor structural integrity.

Lamelas told the commission he can’t get roofing tiles to the site because the delivery trucks exceed the bridge’s 13-ton limit and asked that it be waived temporarily.

“All I’m asking is for a little flexibility,” he said.

Stumpf promised the town would work with his contractor to set up an offload site near the foot of the bridge so trucks could lighten their loads and make deliveries in several trips. But the limit would have to stand.

“We do not want to shut your project down,” she told him. Ú

Three may run for commission seats

Three residents of Point Manalapan have received campaign packets from the town clerk and could compete for two of the three open Town Commission seats in the March 11 municipal election.

The potential candidates include: Kelly Gottlieb, who served as Manalapan’s first female mayor from 2010-11; Keith Waters, chairman of

the Zoning Commission; and Ronald Barsanti, a member of the Architectural Commission.

The town’s charter sets neighborhood residency requirements for some races and designates commission seats as coastal, point or atlarge.

The three point residents could challenge incumbent Commissioner Howard Roder

for his point seat, or incumbent John Murphy for his at-large seat. The ocean seat held by Commissioner Louis DeStefano is also up in the March election.

The potential candidates have until Feb. 11 at noon to complete their paperwork and formally enter the race. Town commissioners serve two-year terms.

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Manalapan

Oceanfront smuggling has cab component

By Dan Moffett Immigrants have landed on Manalapan’s shores several times during the last year, and perhaps it isn’t by chance.

Authorities are beginning to believe that the town has something the migrants are looking for: taxis for hire.

It turns out that, even in the wee hours before daybreak, Manalapan can be a great place to get a cab.

“The immigrants have cellphones and they are arranging to be picked up on A1A,” says Chief Carmen Mattox. “That’s one of the reasons they choose our location — because we’re so close to A1A. They come right off the beach, they have a cab waiting for them and they’re gone out of the area.”

Mattox says immigrants who landed in the town on Jan. 16 came armed with cellphones, knew who to call and quickly summoned a taxi for a ride.

“Basically, we located three of them in the back of a cab and turned them immediately over to Border Patrol,” Mattox told commissioners during their Jan. 28 meeting.

When it comes to human smuggling and immigration law, the federal government has priority, so U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement takes the lead when migrants come ashore. Federal agents arrested 17 people after the predawn landing in Manalapan. They were believed to have been smuggled in a vessel from the Bahamas and included 16 Haitians and a Jamaican.

Mattox says his officers have to work well with other agencies when landings occur.

Besides federal authorities, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and county Fire Department play important roles.

He said it’s up to the federal

agencies to look into the ties between taxi drivers and this type of cab call. “We turn that over to Border Patrol and they investigate it.”

“What we try to do is make sure there is no immigrant on private property in our community,” Mattox said. “We make sure that our residents are secure.”

Town Manager Linda Stumpf said it might be possible to alert oceanfront

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Mattox said he knows of no case where a migrant tried to break in to a Manalapan residence. Generally, they’re trying to get out of the town as fast as they can.

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR: Georganne Goldblum

eorganne Goldblum of coastal Delray Beach has always been driven to accomplish things.

She’s a go-getter, a dynamo, a regular Energizer Bunny.

“I don’t know where that drive comes from,” she says.

“My older son Ben is that way, too. We did the Metropolitan Museum in an hour and a half — and he says I slowed him down!” she laughs.

These days, not even a fractured tibia suffered during a skiing accident over the holidays can slow Goldblum down. She’s still holding daily meetings with clients and making plans for business travel, crutches or no crutches.

For the past 11 years, Goldblum has been an executive coach for Vistage, an international business networking organization. Her clients are C-level executives (CEOs, CFOs and the like) whose companies generate Delray Beach resident Georganne Goldblum is a coach who helps executives grow their businesses. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star annual revenues of between $5 million and $200 million. now raising funds to hire a top- a marketing consultant, and She draws on her marketing combination of services and saw an opportunity to help rated headmaster and establish transitioned into CEO coaching CEOs develop personally and management background charm. And, we were fortunate a site in Boca Raton. to help clients build skills, to find a home on the beach. after we moved to Florida. professionally. I find it very Goldblum, now 60, clearly I’m proud of being promoted rewarding to help motivated recognize opportunities Every day, I know how lucky I has a talent for developing to senior product manager with people reach/exceed their goals am to live here. and grow businesses faster.

General Foods, the premier Coaching is done in groups and people. And businesses. Her and have an impact on the dream for later in life is to marketing company at the individually.

Q. Have you had mentors in many they influence.

“As your business grows, return to the African safari time. I’ve held increasingly your life? Individuals who have the skill set you need for a $50 camps she has visited and coach responsible management inspired your life decisions?

Q. What role has gender million business is different the local proprietors. positions with Unilever and A. I’ve always had mentors played in your professional “You know … don’t pay me, than for a $5 million business,” the Mars Corp., and managed in my life and been open to career?

A. I’ve always challenged Goldbum says. “In addition, we just let me stay at the safari a $150 million business and personal growth and being a ideas in the workplace. provide a peer group to bounce camp and I’ll go through what reached a six-figure income better person. I found a coach they’re doing to help them However, it was not always your ideas and decisions off of. before age 30. several years ago in California, I would have to say that I am appreciated at the Fortune improve their marketing,” she They’re in the trenches with Beth Adkinson, and rely on says. “They could be doing a lot most proud of my family — my 500 companies in which I you.” her to help articulate my goals, Last year, the South Florida husband, Rick Edick, and our more to market themselves.” worked. So I moved into a role keep me focused, and hold me Business Journal named her one — Paula Detwiller two sons, Ben, 28, and Matt, 22 that allows me to challenge accountable. of the Top 25 Most Influential — and how they have changed ideas and use my strengths to Q. Where did you grow up Q. Do you have a favorite Businesswomen in South my life. They have made me influence others and make a and go to school? How do you Florida. a better person, and without difference, which is always what quote that inspires your Earlier in her career, she think that has influenced you? decisions? their love and support I could I wanted to do. And gender is had a goal to become CEO of A. I grew up in the town A. I have several. These not have achieved my level of not a factor in my current line her own company. But when of Broomall, a Philadelphia are from Beth, my coach in success in life. of work.

I’m particularly proud of her son Matt was diagnosed suburb. I finished high school at California: Look for gifts; each being the No. 1 Vistage Florida Q. What advice do you have with a learning disability called age 16 and attended Simmons person is valid and valuable. chair for the last five years. The for a young person selecting a sensory processing disorder, she College in Boston as an Help others bring out their own career today? re-focused her energies. undergrad, then got an MBA at reason this is important is that magnificence. Give people a “Mainstreaming him was A. Identify your strengths NYU’s Stern School of Business. I have been able to help a large possibility to live into, not an more important than anything I got a great business education number of CEOs and “C” level and your passion, what expectation to live up to.

I’ve also developed some of I was going to do,” she says. energizes you. Find a company from the schools I attended and executives accomplish their She enrolled her son my own words to live by: Don’t goals. I’m also proud of the where you fit the culture and the companies I have worked in an array of therapies be afraid to take risks. And important coaching role I’ve can utilize your skills and can for: Gillette, Bristol Myers, — psychological, vision, don’t be afraid to challenge played in the sale of several of grow and feel appreciated.

General Foods, and Unilever.

I’ve lived in Boston, occupational, social — and the status quo. Be tenacious; my CEO members’ companies; Q. How did you choose to found a school in Vermont that New York, Los Angeles always be learning to take two of those companies sold and Philadelphia, large make your home in Delray accommodated his needs. The care of yourself physically and for over $70 million each in metropolitan areas that are Beach? special attention paid off: Matt emotionally, so there is more to the past year. Another CEO stimulating and diverse. Having member whom I have coached A. We were looking to live is now an honors student at give. on the ocean and had looked FAU preparing to graduate with lived on both coasts, I prefer for 10 years has grown his Q. If your life story were East. I love the depth of the a dual major in information company from under $3 million at a lot of options. I met Mary made into a movie, who would people and the energy here, and to $30 million in sales.

Thompson, who’s now a good technology and finance.

“What I learned through that I feel it’s a better fit for me. you want to play you? friend, and she said, “If you whole experience has helped me A. Meryl Streep. She’s an haven’t looked at Delray, you Q. What inspired you to Q. What professions have become a better person, and a amazing actor, adaptable and start an executive coaching and haven’t looked at Florida.”

When we visited to see if the flexible. I think she could you worked in? What life better coach,” Goldblum says. training business?

Evert Tennis Academy in Boca “I gained patience and humility accomplishments are you most capture the depth of my A. We moved here in 2000. proud of? and understanding of people personality, and my humor.

There were few large companies Raton was right for our son Ben, who was in eighth grade at A. I’ve worked in consumer that I did not have in my early here, and for the small- to the time, I met Mary Thompson package-goods marketing for years in business.”

Q. Who/what makes you medium-sized businesses She also became determined five Fortune 500 companies. and another friend, Barbara laugh? here, there were no marketing to start a local school for Murphy, for lunch on Atlantic In addition, my husband and A. My family — especially analytics available to help me learning disabled children. She I bought an office furniture Avenue. I knew immediately my husband, who has such understand where/how I could is a founding board member company in Philly and grew make a difference. So I decided that I could live here. It’s one of a great sense of humor, and of the Florida LD School, a the few places in Florida with it five times over the next four makes me laugh. I’ve learned to not to pursue marketing. I planned nonprofit K-12 school a downtown. It has the ideal years before selling it. I’ve been was introduced to Vistage. I laugh at myself and at life.

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Gulf Stream

Dinghy missing for 13 years floats ashore in home county

able to put them together and track down the owner.

The little dinghy was lost “He was really glad to during a storm in the Turks hear we found the boat,” said and Caicos in 2001 and, Passeggiata.

The boat’s owner, Larry miraculously, ended up pretty Conway, who lives in near its home port in North Palm Beach, Palm Beach County 13 was thrilled to get years later.

Where the 9-foot, Passeggiata’s phone 9-inch Boston Whaler call. “I just loved that has been in the last boat.” decade is a mystery.

He remembers The only thing that’s vividly how he lost it. absolutely certain is On the night of July Conway that the boat proves 31, 2001, he and his the Boston Whaler company’s wife, Kiki, sailed their 37-foot claim of “unsinkable.” sailboat, the Raptor, into a The dinghy turned up on storm in the Turks and Caicos. the beach in the 1500 block “It was really bad, with 10foot seas. We towed the dinghy. of North Ocean Boulevard in It was probably about 75 feet Gulf Stream on Jan. 14. Gulf Stream Police Investigator John behind. I had it shackled on pretty good. We were in the Passeggiata got a call, and he Caicos Passage when I saw went to check it out.

The boat was pretty beatwe had lost it. It was about up, and part of the Florida 2 o’clock in the morning. I registration number was brought it down to idle and I missing on one side. On looked for it with a light. But I the other side of the boat, knew I would never find it.”

Conway, who designed jet registration numbers also were engines for Pratt & Whitney’s missing and faded, but he was

By Cheryl Blackerby

After 13 years afloat, this Boston Whaler dinghy made its way from the Turks and Caicos to the beach in Gulf Stream. Photo provided by the Gulf Stream Police Department Raptor fighter jet program, named the little dinghy Conwave.

“It was more than a dinghy,” he said about the boat he had for 15 years. “We would go out snorkeling, spearfishing.

I actually took it out on the ocean to fish on the reefs.”

When Conway finally saw it, the boat was resting on the grass next to the Gulf Stream police station. “I stayed awake all night thinking about it, how I was going to fix it up. I had all kinds of plans for it. When I saw it, I was devastated,” he said.

He left the boat, which is beyond repair, at the police station.

“The police said they would take care of it,” he said. “I felt like I signed a death warrant. It was pretty sad.” Ú

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Delray Beach

State reps propose regulations for recovery homes

By Tim Pallesen

Two state lawmakers have proposed legislation to require the licensing of sober houses.

Rep. Bill Hager, R-Boca Raton, and Sen. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, also want criminal background checks on the owners and operators of sober houses.

“We have way too many problems reported by local officials about some of the sober houses to permit them to continue to operate without regulation,” Hager said.

Delray Beach, known as the major recovery center for drug addicts and alcoholics from the northeast, has an estimated 550 sober houses, according city rental housing inspector Marc Woods.

But federal privacy laws under the Americans with Disabilities Act prevent cities from knowing exactly how many sober houses they have and the impact they create on city services.

Delray has a city law that requires the owners of rental homes to make a Reasonable Accommodation Request to allow more unrelated tenants that normally allowed in a house.

But only about half of the estimated 550 sober houses have complied. Those not in city records are the ones creating calls for drug overdoses and suicide attempts that require a response by police and fire-rescue paramedics, Woods said.

The most significant impact

Seven vying for two commission seats Seven candidates have filed to run for two commission seats on the March 11 city election ballot in Delray Beach.

Incumbent Al Jacquet faces challenges from Rick Burgess and Chris Davey for Seat 2 on the commission.

Incumbent Angeleta Gray has opposition for Seat 4 from Pamela Brinson, Jordana Jarjura and Victor Kirson.

Candidates must each collect 250 signatures and pay fees by noon on Feb. 11 to officially qualify for the election.

A candidates forum will be hosted by the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave. Voters on March 11 also will be asked to decide on a charter revision proposal to clarify the voting procedure by city commissioners at meetings.

— Tim Pallesen

for the community occurs when drug addicts relapse while at sober houses and are evicted onto the streets.

“Relapses and desperate people are problem for the community,” Woods said.

Delray police estimate that 56 percent of all property crimes in the city are committed by people coming to the city for recovery.

The proposed state legislation would require sober house operators to provide 48 hours notice before evictions to prevent homelessness and crime.

The state law would allow inspections by the Department of Children and Families, but it doesn’t provide funding for enforcement. Ú

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Delray Beach

To pay or not to pay, that is the parking question

By Tim Pallesen

Delray Beach city commissioners and downtown merchants both appear to be split over whether the city should charge for downtown parking at night.

The city’s Parking Management Advisory Board wants parking meters that charge $2 an hour starting at 5 p.m. on the streets closest to the city’s Atlantic Avenue shopping and entertainment district.

The same parking fee would be charged at city parking garages. Rates would be $1.50 an hour on streets and garages farther away from the main avenue. A daily maximum rate of $5 would be charged in parking garages.

City Manager Louie Chapman Jr. and Mayor Cary Glickstein both told city commissioners at a Jan. 14 workshop that parking fees are necessary because the city needs the revenue to help pay its operating costs.

“We have few sources beyond property taxes for revenue,” Glickstein said. “We need to move forward with this and the time is now.”

But commissioners Adam Frankel and Al Jacquet strongly opposed the fees.

“We need to show that Delray is open for business,” Frankel said. “There’s no bigger disincentive for people coming downtown than parking meters.”

Three downtown merchants shared that fear at the workshop. “We want to keep people happy and not chase business away,” said Rick Robinson, owner of the Ginger boutique.

Other merchants on the Parking Advisory Board said the parking fees are only a part of their plan to manage downtown parking. The board also wants to move employee parking away from Atlantic Avenue and manage taxi cabs.

“My fear is that you might not do anything,” said Bruce Gimmy, owner of the Trouser Shop.

Commissioner Angeleta Gray sided with Glickstein to support the parking fees, leaving Commissioner Shelly Petrolia as the apparent swing vote when the issue comes before commissioners for a final decision. Ú

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The olive ridley sea turtle that washed up Christmas Day on Lantana Beach in critical condition is steadily improving.

She had drifted in the Gulf Stream, all four flippers tangled in fishing net, before being spotted thrashing in the surf.

She was rescued by diners at the Dune Deck and lifeguards at Lantana Public Beach, and transported to Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s turtle hospital in Juno Beach.

Dehydrated and emaciated, she weighed only 64.85 pounds; adult olive ridleys generally weigh about 100 pounds. The turtle has made steady progress and is now eating on her own, according to Loggerhead’s progress report. By Jan. 20, she weighed 69.25 pounds.

There have been only three documented strandings of the endangered olive ridleys in Florida: one in Marathon in

1999, one in Key Largo in 2000, and one in Sunny Isles near Miami in 2001. All three died.

Under the care of Loggerhead veterinarian Dr. Charles Manire, she was treated for external wounds — her front left flipper had extensive tissue damage — and given a glucose IV, antibiotics to prevent infection, and iron to treat anemia. She was tubefed gruel (a slurry of fish and vitamins) one to two times daily. Five liters of air were extracted from the intestines, which was making her list to one side in the water.

Most likely from South America, the turtle, named Meghan by Loggerhead staff, is residing in a pool heated to temperatures of the water close to the equator.

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Obituary

By Ron Hayes After the doctors told him he would die soon, Tim O’Meilia did what tough and true old newsmen often do.

He had a party.

On a Saturday evening in early December, Tim and his wife, Debbie, opened their Palm Beach Gardens home, and dozens of friends and colleagues gathered to wish him well on his final assignment.

A “Celebration of Life,” they called it, but it was a party. Old friends flew in from Virginia and Pennsylvania. Others drove up from Miami. Some brought covered dishes and homebaked sweets; salads, six-packs and bottles of wine. Everyone brought stories.

Tim held court in his easy chair, chatting, joking, posing for pictures.

He’d lost weight and his hair had thinned. A black patch O’Meilia covered his left eye.

“That eye just suddenly crossed on Halloween,” his wife confided to a friend. “That’s how they knew the cancer had reached his brain.”

Out by the pool, a second Christmas tree stood bare, waiting to be decorated with all the stories — handwritten anecdotes and cheeky poems to honor a man who had chronicled Palm Beach County for more than four decades.

Tim O’Meilia wrote hard stories about city governments, large and small, and soft stories about St. Patrick’s Day parades and school cafeterias.

When the turkey vultures returned to a little island off Palm Beach each spring, Tim wrote the story. When the love bugs arrived each summer, he was there to greet them, and when Palm Beach Atlantic College held its annual roach race, Tim reported the winners.

He could make you feel Hurricane Wilma’s fury, then walk you through the rubble the morning after.

He did it all, and nobody did it better.

Tim came to The Palm Beach Post in 1972, stayed for 36 years, retired, and then, when The Coastal Star appeared in 2008, he brought all that knowledge and experience along and helped make this little Star shine.

“I suspect that words were a wonderful puzzle to Tim,” Mary Kate Leming, the Coastal Star’s editor, reflects.

“Even with dry situations, like municipal meetings, he could boil down the essence of what happened and write it in such a way that readers would read it and be glad they did. I always saw Tim as sort of a puzzlemaster, and I believe he really loved writing and enjoyed the challenge of word-play.”

Remembering Tim O’Meilia, 1948-2014

Tim holds court during his ‘Celebration of Life’ party with former Palm Beach Post colleagues Sonja Isger, Eliot Kleinberg, John Bartosek and George Bennett. Photo by Greg Lovett He covered South Palm Beach for this paper, Manalapan and Ocean Ridge, Gulf Stream and Briny Breezes, too.

Before serving as Briny Breezes’ mayor for eight years, Roger Bennett directed the journalism department at Texas State University in San Marcos.

“When Tim covered our Town Council meetings, he was a true journalist,” Bennett recalls. “He asked the true questions and didn’t just bolt from the meetings when they ended. He’d buttonhole you because he was really interested and wanted to get the facts right.”

Timothy Joseph O’Meilia was born on Oct. 6, 1948, in San Antonio, Texas, grew up in Oklahoma City and came to Florida at 15. At Melbourne Central Catholic High School, he edited the yearbook.

“I tried out for the high school paper,” he explained.

“Fifty guys wanted to cover sports and six guys wanted news, so I went into news.”

In 1971, he earned a degree in communication arts from Notre Dame. “And then I couldn’t get a job for a year.”

Back home and living with his parents, he finally got his big break: Part-time work as The Miami Herald’s Action Line reporter in West Palm Beach.

Six months later, The Palm Beach Post brought him aboard to cover Delray Beach, and over the next 36 years, he covered nearly every municipality in the county.

“The only town I didn’t cover was North Palm Beach,” he said, “because my dad worked there.”

In those early days, his editor was Gayle Pallesen, now the executive director of The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches.

“Put him in front of a computer keyboard and it was like putting a master pianist in front of a piano,” she remembers. “His words were music to the eyes.”

In the newspaper business, where accuracy is paramount,

reporters take a perverse pleasure in misspelling the word “lead.” It’s lede — the first sentence in the story.

The sentence that has to hook you, charm you, lead you into reading on.

“What’s my lede?!” they cry on deadline, desperate for a clever idea.

Tim never had to ask. Give him the Delray Beach St. Patrick’s Day parade and he would give you: “It was only a wee bit of a pig, and a wee bit of an idea, but Maury Power is only a wee bit of a saloon keeper, even wearin’ his top hat.

“And ol’ Blue now was a horse of a different color. Green, he was. And more handsome than a squealing pig just beggin’ to be bacon.”

Tom O’Hara was Tim O’Meilia’s managing editor.

“Tim was a gifted writer. I presume that’s because he was Irish,” O’Hara says of O’Meilia. “It was always a thrill to edit his stories because they flowed effortlessly and always contained an elegant turn of phrase. He was an editor’s dream.”

Tim met Debbie Valente at the North Palm Beach community softball league, where he coached teams throughout his newspaper career.

“Eventually we coached together,” Tim would say, “and then we got together.”

Debbie is, as usual, more blunt.

“I didn’t like him at first,” she recalls. “We’d known each other forever, then we dated for a month and got engaged.”

They were married on Aug. 1, 1987, and had two sons, Roland and Casey. Tim learned the joys of fatherhood, and Debbie learned the pitfalls of being a reporter’s wife.

When the space shuttle Challenger exploded on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, Tim was at his desk in West Palm Beach. By evening, he and a photographer were in Concord, N.H., hometown of Christa McAuliffe, a local high school teacher chosen to be the

first civilian in space.

“We got to Concord about 5 p.m., and they wanted a story by 8 p.m.,” he recalled. “It’s 6 p.m. and we were driving down the street and saw black wreathes on all the doors. Then we found a church that was holding a memorial service and I found a girl who had been in her class.”

He made the deadline: “When she came home, there was to have been a bagpipe parade, and all the young soccer players in town were to have marched with her down Main Street …

“Instead, shuffling in groups of twos and threes through a bitter 14-degree night, Concord residents went to hastily organized memorial services …”

“We were up there three or four days,” Tim said, “and I didn’t change my clothes until the third day when I went to the store.” He smiled at the memory. “That was not nice.”

On his 15th wedding anniversary, rumors flared yet again that Cuban president Fidel Castro was near death.

Tim was drafted to report the local anticipation — and missed his anniversary dinner.

“That happened more than once,” Debbie recalls. “Castro got sick in August a lot.”

Tim’s work schedule was unpredictable, his devotion to his sons unshakeable.

“Throughout his battle with cancer, my father did not miss a single one of my lacrosse games my senior year at Florida State,” says Roland “Rolly” O’Meilia, 23, a banker in West Palm Beach. “He planned his chemotherapy treatments around my schedule. He traveled the six hours to and from Palm Beach Gardens to Tallahassee many times, only hours after his treatments.”

Casey O’Meilia, 21, is a senior majoring in computer engineering at Notre Dame, his father’s alma mater.

“My dad was always the person I went to with questions,” he explains. “I’d sit on the chair he was sitting in and just start talking.

Sometimes it would be a

philosophical question and we would have a little debate.

Other times it was a ‘what if’ question and we’d talk about how the world would be different. Mostly it was me thinking myself clever, making some smart-aleck remark and him trying to put me back in my place. But every time was a chance to get a little closer.”

Tim didn’t keep a bottle of whiskey in his desk drawer. He didn’t pepper his conversation with cynicism or bray his opinions around the newsroom.

Tim sat at his desk and wrote, and rewrote, until each story sang. He was constant and dependable, and made the long drives from his Palm Beach Gardens home to council meetings in Manalapan or South Palm Beach until shortly before his Celebration of Life.

A few days after that party, one of Tim’s colleagues at The Coastal Star, a man he had worked with for 22 years, came back to visit one last time. He brought a notebook and pen.

Tim was in his easy chair. The word “obituary” was never spoken.

On a nearby coffee table, all those stories that had hung on the memory tree lay in a pile, read and reread.

“Those really help him,” Debbie said.

She picked up a poem

by Jane Musgrave, The Post’s courts reporter: “T’was the day after Wilma When all through The Post Reporters were scrambling To cover the coast.

To assure that our coverage wasn’t one big disaster A man named Paul Blythe turned to the master.

More rapid than twisters the interminable feeds came And Tim O’Meilia, as usual, was at the top of his game.”

For nearly three hours they chatted and laughed and reminisced about all the stories they had covered, and the stories behind those stories. Finally, Tim tired and his colleague rose to go. They shook hands.

“So,” the colleague said, with a sad smile, “what’s my lede?”

And Tim replied, as tough and true old newsmen often do, with a mordant joke.

“I don’t know,” he grinned.

“What’s my deadline?”

Tim O’Meilia’s deadline came late on Jan. 11, when he died at home with his family gathered around. He was 65.

He is survived by Debbie, his wife of 26 years; his sons, Roland and Casey; a brother, Frank, of Sylva, N.C.; two sisters, Marianne, of Alvin, Texas, and Christine, of Huntsville, Ala.; friends, colleagues, and a lifetime of stories.

The family asks that donations in Tim’s memory be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33407.

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Ocean Ridge

Water at beach dredge project tested for silt

By Cheryl Blackerby

Florida Department of Environmental Protection scientists took water samples at the Ocean Ridge dredging site Jan. 28 to monitor levels of turbidity, the cloudiness of water caused by suspended solids such as silt.

The testing was in response to Reef Rescue’s recent samples that showed high turbidity levels.

“We’ve been monitoring the project, and we found turbidity levels in excess of the permit standard of 29 NTU (nephelometric turbidity units),” said Ed Tichenor, director of Palm Beach County Reef Rescue. “We’ve gotten levels as high as 248 NTUs. When we get these high readings and the dredge company is getting

readings in compliance, then DEP tries to determine the reason for the discrepancy.”

DEP reports were not finalized Jan. 28, but a scientist with the Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management, who went along on the boat with DEP, found the samples were in compliance, said Tracy Logue, coastal geologist for the county’s environmental department.

“The monitoring methods and the test results were in accordance with permits and the results were acceptable,” said Logue.

The DEP testing may indicate the water is clear, but Tichenor said those tests may be the result of the dredge not working for several days. Reef Rescue is monitoring the silt plume caused by the dredge with aerial

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By Dan Moffett The close relationship between South Palm Beach and Lantana has gotten a little closer with the approval of a new working relationship between the two towns’ police departments.

South Palm Beach Town Council members unanimously approved an interlocal agreement on Jan. 28 that allows the town to hire Lantana police officers to step in and provide support during manpower shortages.

With only eight uniformed officers, South Palm Beach could find itself in a bind because of illness, injury or other emergencies.

Under the agreement, Lantana would provide an officer or officers to fill in and perform “occasional, routine police service” and then charge the town an hourly rate.

“I was concerned that the agreement not be open-ended, and it isn’t,” said Vice Mayor Joseph Flagello. “We pay their cost and what they’re billing us

is fair and equitable.”

A similar arrangement South Palm Beach had with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office expired last year. Town Manager Rex Taylor said the agreement is peace of mind for the town.

“We may not have to use it,” Taylor said, “but we have it in case we need it.”

The working relationship between the two towns has been mutually beneficial, according to Mayor Donald Clayman.

When the Lantana Bridge construction kept Lantana police patrols from coming across the Intracoastal Waterway, South Palm Beach picked up the slack.

“We covered for them and never charged them for it,” said Clayman. “It’s what friends do for friends.”

In December, the Town Council approved a $1,000 payment to Lantana as partial compensation and a thank-you for the fireworks celebration that marked the bridge’s grand opening.

The town sends Lantana a

$1,500 contribution each year to help with expenses for its July Fourth fireworks shows.

“They have a wonderful mayor in Dave Stewart,” Clayman said, “and a great new town manager (Deborah Manzo) who’s very capable. We have a very good relationship and get along very well.”

In other business: • Council members unanimously approved a 1.5 percent salary increase for town police, accepting the recommendation of Special Magistrate James Brady that was ratified by the police union as part of the collective bargaining agreement.

• Incumbent Town Council members Stella Gaddy Jordan and Robert Gottlieb have received campaign packets from the town clerk, and both said they are committed to running for re-election. They have until noon Feb. 11 to file their completed forms to enter the race for the two-year positions. Ú

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Lantana

Vote deadline extended on natural gas line

By Mary Thurwachter

While support to bring a natural gas line to Hypoluxo Island has gained momentum, the men spearheading the effort are concerned that getting the required 60 percent of the voters to agree may fall short by a few votes.

Rod Tennyson and Robert Barfknecht said they have taken the campaign door-to-door to educate voters and have turned “no” votes into “yes” votes.

The deadline to collect votes was the end of January, but the Lantana Town Council, at its Jan. 13 meeting, voted to extend that deadline until Feb. 15, at the request of Tennyson and Barfknecht.

“Right now we’re going after people that are hard to get a hold of,” Tennyson said. “We could be 15 votes short and it

would be a shame to see it die at 15 votes. “We need 186 yes votes (from 300 property owners),” Tennyson said, “so we need 59 more. We’re real close. The extra 15 days will help.”

The town sent letters to Hypoluxo Island residents asking for their vote on the gas line. The town will create a special assessment to provide financing.

A preliminary survey in June 2012 showed that 71 percent of 84 respondents were in favor of converting to natural gas and were willing to pay for it.

“I think this will be a great enhancement to our island,” Tennyson said. “There would be both energy and cost savings.

Natural gas costs about half the price of LP gas.”

Property owners would pay about $260 a year for 10 years to pay for the line.

A new natural gas line could connect to the one that already extends to the Carlisle, a senior living facilty at Ocean Avenue and A1A. Florida Public Utility will assume ownership, operation and maintenance.

Mayor Dave Stewart, who lives on Hypoluxo Island, recognized that there are opponents to the line and didn’t want to push either way. But he said if it wasn’t approved this year, the matter wouldn’t likely return for a long time.

“I don’t want to ruin the process,” he said.

In other Lantana news, the qualifying period for the March 11 election ends Feb. 11.

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Residents prompt new traffic study

By Mary Thurwachter

Another traffic study is due for South Lake Drive, south of Ocean Avenue and around the corner from the Old Key Lime House.

The Lantana Town Council authorized the count at its Jan. 27 meeting in response to complaints from nearby residents about high traffic and sometime excessive speeds.

The town previously

authorized traffic counts from March 27 to April 3 last year, but residents said that wasn’t the best gauge of the problem since the bridge was closed at the time.

Now that the Ocean Avenue Bridge has re-opened and the shopping and restaurant area is more vibrant, a new count should be done, residents said.

“We said we would do this before and we should do what we said we would do,” council

member Phil Aridas said.

Results from the March 27-April 3 counts showed the volume of average daily trips recorded as 290 cars southbound and 178 cars northbound for a total average daily volume of 468.

“These are minimal volumes,” Mayor Dave Stewart said.

Last year’s study also reflected that 95 percent of the cars did not exceed 20 miles per hour.Ú

Briny Breezes

New mayor in, one council member out

By Dan Moffett

In 1996, Mike Hill lost a hotly contested election for the Highland Beach vice-mayor seat by a mere 12 votes out of nearly 1,200 cast.

On Jan. 23, becoming the new mayor of Briny Breezes was a lot easier.

Hill was the Hill only qualified candidate to seek the office, and the Town Council approved his appointment unanimously and enthusiastically.

“He’s got it all,” said Councilwoman Nancy Boczon, who nominated the retired 66-year-old lawyer and banker to fill the position that was abruptly vacated in December

by Gerard Devine.

Hill recovered from his Highland Beach loss to win the next race for vice mayor and then win re-election. He also served as a town commissioner and before that a member of the planning and zoning board.

“Everybody in Briny, or at least most everybody in Briny, volunteers for certain things,” Hill said. “This is something

I could do and have more experience at probably than most people do. So that’s why I volunteered.”

A graduate of Kent State University and the Akron School of Law in Ohio, Hill worked as a legal counsel for banks in Illinois and Ohio before coming to Florida about 30 years ago. He served as president of First Security Trust Company in the 1990s, and then went into private practice out of an office in Boca Raton.

Hill and his wife, Shirley, moved to Briny Breezes about a year ago.

“It’s an interesting place,” he said. “It’s one of the least expensive places you can buy houses and live near the water.

We’ve had big houses before and we’ve had little houses before. We’re happy with little houses.”

This isn’t the first time Michael W. Hill stepped up when he believed it was important to serve the community. He ignored the advice of some friends and associates in Highland Beach who had urged him not to challenge incumbents on the commission. But Hill said he thought it was important that voters have choices and

elections, not uncontested races, and the town could use some “fresh ideas.”

He became known for campaigning on a bicycle, riding door-to-door between the condos searching for votes.

The remainder of Devine’s term expires in March, but Hill says he will seek another term.

He says he has no specific agenda yet for Briny Breezes, other than perhaps some cosmetic touches. “I think we could spend a little bit of time on landscaping,” he said. “We could make the place look a little bit more tropical.”

In other business, Boczon stepped down from the council and as town clerk pro tem after eight years of service. The council unanimously approved Alderman Barbara Molina as her replacement for the clerk position. No candidate for the vacant council seat has come forward yet.

“It’s been a fun eight years,” said a smiling Boczon. “I must say, a nervous eight years, too.

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People often remark that “Hand’s has it,” said owner David Cook. “Or they’ll say, ‘You are the only one who has it,’ so I answer, ‘Come here first!’ ” Hand’s Office and Art Supply, at 325 E. Atlantic Ave., has been a fixture in Delray Beach since 1934. While Hand’s marks its anniversary each year with a big sale in January, this year Hand’s made it extra special, celebrating its 80th with a poster-painting event, “Artists for Autism,” which benefitted Autism Speaks.

You see, Jimmy, the 7-yearold son of Hand’s longtime employee Maureen Wacha, is autistic and needed a new banner for the March 2 “Walk Now for Autism Speaks” event, and Hand’s stepped in to help.

“Hand’s is always active in the community. Besides its involvement in the town’s changes and politics, we like to have some fun, too,” said the store’s manager, Liz Hughes.

“Our business theory is as old as we are, (providing) what a town’s citizens and visitors need or want. Even at 80 years old, we will still do our best to get it for you.”

To give a little of Hand’s history in a nutshell: The company was started as a bookstore by Lauren Hand, who also served as the city clerk and treasurer and was a managing editor of the Delray Beach News. Lonnie Cook Jr., whose grandfather came to Delray Beach in 1911, bought Hand’s in 1964, and passed it on to his son, David Cook.

By the time David was in 10th grade, he was helping deliver office furniture and unloading boxes of office supplies. After studying

Lonnie Cook Jr., who passed away in 2012, paused to look at a photo of the store’s founders. 2008 archival photo provided business at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, and working a few years out there, he returned to Hand’s.

“I came back in 1987, April 1; that’s why I remember it,” he said, adding that he feels like he’s been at Hand’s his whole life.

His first projects included implementing an in-house computer system, doubling the store’s Hallmark area, and expanding the furniture line.

Since then, many other changes have come about.

“We were always known for our unique gifts and fun stuff, and we’ve expanded that in recent years to include more touristy items. Of course, we try to find the unusual,” he said. “Retro would be a good word. We have pink Steno pads and No. 1 pencils are big — they are hard to find.

The biggest thing we’ve done is in our art department. We’ve always sold art supplies. But now, we are a full-line art store, since the town has more art classes and art students.

“The office furniture department has dwindled away.

Since everyone doesn’t need a desk at home, we put less emphasis on them and we’ve added things like drafting tables.” (Some advice from Cook on buying a comfortable desk chair: “You have to testdrive chairs. Don’t buy a chair without sitting in it.”)

Other notes about what you’ll find at Hand’s: Filofax, a day planner system, continues to be popular. Inventory in the Hallmark gift shop has been upgraded, and customers will be seeing even more really nice gift items. Fun Florida-themed Christmas cards have continued to be very popular (“We go to great lengths to make sure they don’t have snow on them,” Cook said). Hand’s also has added a bedroom furniture line.

Coming up on March 8 is Hand’s “Paint Delray Day,” when people can join Palm Beach Plein Air Artists as they paint the town red and other colors. Mark your calendars for this event, and if you don’t have a 2014 calendar yet, Hand’s is sure to have one you’ll like. Ú

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or a stinkin’ good time, mark your calendars for Feb. 7-9 and attend the award-winning 15th annual Delray Beach Garlic Fest.

Features will include Cloves & Vines Wine Garden and the House of Appliances Garlic Chef Stadium, as well as entertainment, full liquor bars, garlic-inspired gourmet food, more than 180 vendors, children’s activities and rides, professional-level cooking competitions and the Home Depot Garlic University.

This year, the presenting sponsor will be Heineken; Italian Rose will be back by popular demand; and the festival will welcome Jimmy P’s Butcher Shop.

The Main Stage will showcase nonstop entertainment, including Collective Soul on Friday, Feb. 7, and Dispatch on Saturday, Feb. 8. Recording artist Andy Childs will emcee again this year as well as perform with his band.

On Feb. 8 and 9, wander over to the Garlic Chef Stadium for the Garlic Chef Competition, where reigning local chef Bruce Feingold of Dada will have his knives and kitchen skills sharpened, preparing to duel it out with chefs from other restaurants in the tri-county area. Also at the stadium this year, a food-waste and hungerawareness program, “Waste to Taste” will be introduced.

The festival is held at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, Old School Square, downtown Delray Beach.

Festival hours are 5 to 11 p.m.

Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday. Price is $10 for early bird admission on Friday and Saturday until 6 p.m. and $20 after 6 p.m. On Sunday, the price is $10. Children 10 and younger are admitted free. Visit www.dbgarlicfest.com for more information.

A fundraiser for local nonprofits dedicated to children’s arts and activities, Garlic Fest will surpass $500,000 in charitable contributions to the 16 organizations and the 500 community volunteers they represent.

Notes from recent events: At Lang Realty’s annual holiday party, associates were recognized for donating a half-

ton of food to the not-for-profit, “Move for Hunger.”

“Through the generous efforts of our associates, we collected enough food to feed more than 840 people in need,” said Scott Agran, president of Lang Realty.

Other 2013 accomplishments noted at the party: Lang agent Tripta Chawla was given the Diamond Star Award for reaching earnings of more than $1 million, and the realty, which closed more than $1 billion in sales, opened new offices in Jupiter, Manalapan and Hunters Run of Boynton Beach.

Last month, Drs. Craig Spodak and Myles Spodak, with Spodak Dental Group’s team of 44 doctors and team members, hosted the grand opening of their new, stateof-the-art facility at 3911 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. The 13,000-squarefoot, Gold-LEED-Certified building comprises 18 dental operatories, laboratory space, offices, gathering spaces, a learning center, a waiting area and support spaces.

Spodak Dental Group’s full-service practice includes cleaning, whitening, simple fillings and extractions, implants, Invisalign, and cosmetic and reconstructive smile enhancements.

Coming up: From 5 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3, the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce will host an open house and invites members of the community to visit its new offices at 140 NE First St., Delray Beach.

While the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce always strives to enhance good business, its members also keep in mind that old saying about all work and no play. So the Boca chamber will host a community cookout from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 2, There will be lots of food choices (hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, fruit, veggies and much more), fun games for family members of all ages, bounce houses, slides, DJ and musical performances. Entry fee is $5 and includes one food ticket.

Children under 10 enter for free and will receive one food ticket. The cookout will be held at Peter Blum Family YMCA, 6631 Palmetto Circle South,

Boca Raton.

Who doesn’t love dining on the waterfront? Boca Raton’s newly transformed Waterstone Resort & Marina will debut two waterfront-dining options: Boca Landing and Waterstone Bar & Grill.

As a modern, upscale restaurant featuring locally sourced seafood and ingredients, Boca Landing will present a fresh-food style that conveys “just off the boat” elements, focusing on its raw bar and creative small plates.

The poolside Waterstone Bar & Grill will offer an all-day menu of comfort foods with a Latin tropical touch.

Chef Steven Zobel and director of food and beverage Dustin Lapekas will bring their culinary and beverage talents to Waterstone. Lapekas formerly worked for the Boca Raton Resort & Club and Waldorf Astoria. Award-winning Zobel previously worked for dba/café, The Atlantic Resort & Spa and Triomphe Restaurant.

The resort, at the former Bridge Hotel, is scheduled to open this winter, and will begin to take hotel reservations midMarch. Visit waterstoneboca. com for more information.

Delray Beach rock ’n’ rolls: Jim Knight, managing member of the Knight Group, LLC and member of Delray Beach’s Site Plan and Review Appearance Board, listed developments on Linton Boulevard at an Alliance of Delray meeting late last year.

“Everyone knows what’s going on downtown, but I want people to understand that other parts of the city are important and thriving, too,” he says.

• Linton Square Pharmacy is under construction and set to open on the southeast corner of Linton Boulevard and Congress Avenue. “It’s a mom and pop, and you don’t see new out-ofthe-ground pharmacies like that. Most everywhere, it’s CVS and Walgreens. And Aldridge Connors law firm, through a $200,000 incentive grant from the city, moved into offices into The Arbors from Boca Raton.”

• On Linton and Federal on the southwest corner, the SunTrust Bank is being torn down, and a new SunTrust will be rebuilt along with a ChickFil-A. • On the southeast corner of

Spodak Dental Group celebrated the grand opening of new facility. From left: Sage Spodak, Arlene Spodak, Dr. Craig Spodak, Gavin Spodak, Dr. Myles Spodak, Zaicha MartellSpodak and Chamber President Karen Granger. Photo provided Linton Boulevard and Federal Highway, the Delray Place shopping center will open next year with long-awaited Trader Joe’s and Stein Mart.

• The northeast corner of Linton Boulevard and Federal Highway are a Chase Bank and Fresh Market.

• On the northwest corner, the Regal movie theater is being torn down, and LA Fitness is under construction.

• Neighborhood Grocer will open on the northeast corner of Lindell Boulevard and Federal Highway.

• The northwest corner of Linton Boulevard and Southwest Fourth Avenue will have Starbucks and Tijuana Flats, Aspen Dental, Buffalo Wild Wings and Five Guys.

• A residential complex, The Franklin, at 320 Franklin Club Drive, is open, and most of the apartments are leased already, he says. “Most recent rental complexes are not what people think them to be. They offer a whole new lifestyle with amenities over the top, beyond St. Andrews Country Club.

The Broadstone North Boca Village, for example, has 380 units, and there are about 30 left for rent.

“Development like this is happening all over South Florida. If you go to a corner of Palmetto in Boca Raton, you see four power cranes; in Fort Lauderdale, you’ll see 10 of them; and in Miami, 20.”

Some closings of note: After 38 years in Delray Beach on the Avenue, the Nutrition Cottage has closed up shop and moved to its Boynton Beach location at 1815 S. Federal Highway. “We were not able to renegotiate our lease for an affordable price for a small business,” said Mark Stowe, who owns the store with his wife, Karen. “We were one of the oldest downtown

businesses and we are the oldest still-remaining family-owned natural-food store in South Florida.”

Mark, a licensed nutritionist, plans to offer even more nutritional counseling, and Karen, a nutritional specialist, will ensure that their customers have a positive experience, he said.

The supplement manager of the Delray store, Michael McNally, will join Boynton Beach manager Theresa Dyer and sales associate Eileen Freidenreich.

The Stowes plan to expand the Boynton location’s inventory, add more refrigeration, expand and remodel the supplement area, add a specialized-bulkherb section, and carry more groceries, raw foods and glutenfree foods. They also plan to host lectures and talks in the store. Parking is free.

“We have been in Boynton Beach since 1978,” Mark said.

“And even though rent was part of the problem in Delray Beach, it was time to focus our energies here in Boynton.”

After almost 93 years, Loehmann’s, the upscale offprice retailer that originated the concept, has gone out of business because of declining economic conditions in its key markets, and intense competition from other offprice and outlet retailers and the e-commerce channel.

Offering bargains at all locations, including its Boca Raton store at 8903-N Glades Road, Loehmann’s began liquidating stock in January.

Christine Davis is a freelance writer. Send business news to her at cdavis9797@ comcast.net.

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Body of missing 15-year-old swimmer found at inlet Ocean Ridge public safety officers assisted the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies in a search last month for a 15-year-old boy who was later found to have drowned north of the Boynton Inlet.

The body of Sebastian Francois was found on Jan. 14, in the pilings and rocks at the inlet, two days after he disappeared while swimming about 15 yards north of the inlet’s sand transfer station.

According to reports, Francois was wading in chesthigh water shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 12, when he suddenly became submerged.

He resurfaced and struggled to stay afloat before disappearing again. Relatives who were with him called 911 while they continued to search.

The sheriff’s office marine unit, along with the U.S. Coast Guard and divers from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue’s Special Response team, conducted a search but were unable to find the swimmer until he was discovered two days later.

Ocean Ridge Police Chief Chris Yannuzzi said his officers were minimally involved in the

search, patrolling the beach south of the inlet on ATVs. “We were told to be on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary,” Yannuzzi said.

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downtown by 2015. One Boynton, owned by Davis Camalier, proposed two residential towers and a flagship hotel. But negotiations disintegrated in the fall.

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Less than a month after one downtown Boynton Beach development project fizzled, another arose to keep the promise of long-awaited construction activity alive.

Morgan Boynton Beach LLC filed a site plan with the city Jan. 8 for a 370-unit, sevenstory residential tower at the southwest corner of Ocean Avenue and Federal Highway.

The project as planned includes about 14,000 square feet of retail space, a six-story parking garage and a public plaza on the corner.

“It’s all pretty doable, all easily adjustable,” city Planning and Zoning Director Michael Rumpf said.

Unlike many proposals that seek maximum floor space or more, the plan for 500 Ocean calls for less than Boynton Beach’s minimum floor space requirement. But the city is tweaking its rules, which were “a little bit higher” than model regulations, to accommodate the project, Rumpf said.

“We want people down there, we want buildings, massing. We want development, a train station down there,” Rumpf said.

The limited liability corporation that submitted the plans has the same

mailing address as LeCesse Development Corp. of Altamonte Springs and most of the same executives. Rumpf said the site plan labels the project “residential,” but does not say whether that means condominiums or rental apartments.

LeCesse specializes in multifamily residential development, its website says.

The project will go to the city’s Planning and Development Board on Feb. 25 and then to the City Commission in March.

The 4.7-acre site is also bounded by Southeast Second Avenue and Southeast Fourth Street. Entrances are proposed on Federal and Fourth.

The site plan was welcome news to the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency, which in December withdrew a request for proposals for its half-acre at 222 N. Federal Highway after a year of negotiations with a Delray Beach law firm, Kanner and Pintaluga PA, and with One Boynton LLC, which owns most of the land fronting Federal Highway between Ocean Avenue and Boynton Beach Boulevard.

The lawyers wanted a spot for a 50,000-squarefoot headquarters and said they would bring 200 jobs

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Rich Schofield, Kristen Murtaugh and Beth Ensor take part in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count on the beach in Ocean Ridge. Their tools include binoculars, a spotting scope on a tripod, bird guides and digital camera. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

This count’s for the birds

Audubon Society performs its annual tally of area’s feathered friends

By Cheryl Blackerby

ABOVE: This Canada goose traveled far south from its normal range to the Little Club in Gulf Stream.

LEFT: A great egret takes flight in an undeveloped lot north of Ocean Ridge Town Hall.

“Sanderlings, the first birds today,” noted Rick Schofield. The little wading birds — white with tan wings and black beaks and legs — flew low over the waves lapping at the sand of Delray Municipal Beach.

A willet soared high over the ocean, with a backdrop of pink and gold clouds as the sun peeked over the horizon. Another bird divebombed into the water for a fish. “A royal tern,” announced Schofield, looking through his binoculars.

“See the orange beak and the Friar Tuck black cap?”

Three bird watchers — Kristen Murtaugh of Delray Beach, Beth Ensor of Ocean Ridge and Pat Canning of Delray Beach — raised binoculars to look at the bird and concurred that it was indeed a royal tern. They immediately spotted ring-billed gulls.

The group’s bird watching Jan. 4 was part of the Audubon Society’s 114th Christmas Bird Count.

Armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists, tens of thousands of volunteers across the country also counted birds. Each group chose a day from Dec. 14 through Jan. 5 and braved snow and cold in the North and wind and rain in Florida to count birds.

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Continued from page AT1 The Christmas event is much more than taking a day to admire birds. For more than 100 years, the bird counts have provided important data to scientists and conservationists.

“The Christmas Bird Count is the longest-running citizens’ science program in the country,” said Jacqui Sulek, Audubon’s Florida chapter conservation manager. “It’s in conjunction with Cornell University. They use a lot of that information to track the population of birds. We’ve discovered, for example, that many of the birds are moving north because of climate change.”

There are 44 Audubon chapters around the state that sponsor many more groups for the annual bird count. Every year, each group counts birds in its own circle, which is 15 miles in diameter, and doesn’t overlap with other circles.

“That same area is done every year so we have a good snapshot of that place,” she said.

The volunteers are skilled bird counters who can quickly distinguish a laughing gull from a herring gull.

“You get sensitive to the shape of a bird and the way it moves. They become sort of your friends,” said Sulek, who lives near Gainesville. Her bird count this year turned up some of her favorites. “I always love seeing our winter warblers, black-and-white warblers, yellow-throated warblers.

And we saw a male vermilion flycatcher, one of the beautiful birds.”

Some volunteers have conducted bird counts on bike, and she said she once did a Christmas Bird Count in a kayak on the Santa Fe River in North Florida.

Schofield’s group started its bird count at the Delray Municipal Beach then moved

LEFT: Volunteers constantly updated notepads through the morning before a final tally was registered.

CENTER LEFT: Pat Canning at the Little Club in Gulf Stream carries binoculars and a laminated bird ID chart.

TOP: A ring-bill gull carries the remains of a man-o-war on the beach in Delray Beach.

ABOVE: A little blue heron looks for a meal in the mangroves at the Ocean Ridge Natural Area.

Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star along the coast north to the Boynton Inlet.

At the Gulf Stream Golf Club, they saw three ring-billed gulls, an osprey and a turkey vulture circling high above the course.

“There’s a red-breasted merganser!” exclaimed Murtaugh, a former Florida Atlantic University vice president who leads birdwatching trips.

Canning, whose husband, Vince, started the Vince Canning Shoes store in Delray

Beach, spotted a kestrel perched in a tree on the golf course. “It looks like a peregrine falcon but smaller,” she said, admiring the bird through binoculars.

“Kestrels are on a severe decline across the country, and they know that because of these counts,” said Schofield.

Audubon’s analysis of bird population data from the Christmas Bird Counts plus the Breeding Bird Survey has revealed alarming declines of bird populations, even ordinary birds most people take for

granted.

Common birds in decline, according to Audubon statistics, are the northern bobwhite (31 million that have declined to 5.5 million), the eastern meadowlark (24 million to 7 million), the common tern (100,000 to 30,000) and field sparrow (18 million to 5 million).

The findings point to a growing impact from habitat loss from development, deforestation, conversion of land to agriculture and climate

change, according to Audubon research.

At the Little Club Golf Course in Gulf Stream, Murtaugh heard the strident call of a nanday parakeet, and found the birds in a small tree near the clubhouse. Its flamboyant green color, red thigh feathers and black mask make this bird, often kept as pets and taught to talk, easy to spot.

Schofield walked over to one of the course’s ponds and spotted the bird that was the highlight of the day — a Canada goose, which is quite rare this far south.

“It’s not a decoy, right? Is he moving?” Ensor joked.

Next, the group spotted three starlings, a boattailed grackle and a pileated woodpecker.

“That’s Woody Woodpecker,” said Schofield, chuckling.

At the Ocean Ridge Natural Area at Corrine Street, a little blue heron posed for photos on rocks by the Intracoastal Waterway, and three wood storks flew overhead, their 6-foot wingspans a sight to behold.

At Gulfstream Park, lesser black-backed gulls and herring gulls wheeled in the air currents near the lifeguard station. A majestic great egret took a few running hops in the grass north of Ocean Ridge Town Hall, then spread its wings in magnificent slowmotion flaps into the air.

Schofield made another great sighting: the elusive common eider at the Boynton Inlet.

Ensor kept an official tally of the sightings, furiously cataloging birds as they were called out.

At the end of the day, the group’s bird count had tallied 45 species and 875 birds. The numbers were slightly down from last year. “Too cool and too windy,” said Schofield.

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ant some good news about FAU? You got it. Finally. For a

change.

So many problems in the past year: the brouhaha over the botched attempt to name the stadium after GEO, a for-profit prison company; President Mary Jane Saunders’ failure to deal with the GEO uproar that cost her the job; an instructor’s misinterpreted “Stomp Jesus” classroom exercise; the firing of Head Football Coach Carl Pelini for failing to report improper behavior (illegal drug use) by subordinates.

Now, however, the road ahead seems brightly lit.

GEO is history.

New football coach Charlie Partridge, in from Arkansas, quickly filled his staff and on the first permissible day was off bright and early in search of new prospects.

Academic freedom has been reinforced.

Interim President Dennis Crudele performed admirably.

Had he wanted the full-time job, the university’s board probably would have given it to him. As it is, Crudele will stick around for a few months to help the new boss, John Kelly.

Kelly’s bona fides look good: In his 28-year tenure at Clemson University in South Carolina, he was Mr. Everything — vice president for economic development, head of Clemson’s public service mission and its cooperative extension service, and a major player in fundraising as the school rose in rankings among public universities from 78 to 21.

Furthermore, he has been in the vanguard as Clemson hooked up with major international corporations to expand research and improve South Carolina’s economy.

Partridge Kelly In the past seven years, as executive director of the Clemson University Restoration Institute, he was responsible for Clemson’s public service mission and built a highly collaborative team to educate students and direct research in energy systems.

As for the man, here’s a taste.

John Kelly was born in Greenville, not far from Clemson, and raised in nearby Easley. His undergraduate degree at Clemson was in horticulture as were his master’s and doctorate at Ohio State (which coincidentally is the alma mater of FAU Athletic Director Pat Chun). His first academic position was at Texas A&M. He has two grown children from a first marriage, and two youngsters, one born last fall, with wife, Carolyn.

“First thing you need to know is that John Kelly is incredible,” a staff member at the Restoration Institute in North Charleston said. “He will do a fantastic job at FAU.” He is a voracious reader and is said to have a photographic memory. When he has time off, he prefers to spend it with his family.

Kelly is also enthused about FAU’s relationship with Scripps and Max Planck institutes in Jupiter and the importance of developing research with private industry in a wide range of endeavors.

So buckle up, folks. It looks like FAU is in for a wild ride.

Gordana ‘Gordi’ Adzic models beachwear from Kokonuts of Delray Beach on Jan. 17 during “Delray’s Fabulous Fashion Show” in front of the Colony Hotel on Atlantic Avenue. The fashion show was presented as part of Fashion Week by the Downtown Development Authority.

Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star “Fun Facts: Loves going to the beach … Played college basketball at FAU and was thinking of turning professional and playing overseas … Favorite food is Japanese hibachi …”

Beach? Basketball? FAU? Olympics? That little blurb on Team USA’s Winter Olympics website about Brittany Bowe seems a bit wacky. But Bowe is not your typical winter Olympian. Back in 2010 as she was winding down her career as a three-year starter at point guard, Bowe watched on TV as speed skaters circled the track in Vancouver. “I can do that!” she said.

Blades or wheels, it was still skating, and the Ocala native, who turns 26 on Feb. 24, had won 12 world titles as an inline skater.

Though she had never skated on ice, Bowe was confident she could make the transition.

Graduating in 2010 with a degree in sociology and social science, she left balmy Boca to

train in the snowy mountains near Salt Lake City. Last November, just 3½ years later, she covered 1,000 meters in 1:12.58, a new women’s world record by a tenth of a second.

“I’ve dreamed in my sleep about it,” Bowe said at the time.

“When it becomes a reality and finally hits you, it’s a dream come true.”

With her 2013 season success and world record, Bowe becomes a favorite in the 1,000, but medals won’t be easy. The Dutch, Japanese, South Koreans and host Russians are expected to be strong. The world will have a better idea on the morning of Feb. 13 when she skates in the 1,000.

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The same day, the United States Women’s National Soccer Team plays the Russian National Team at FAU’s beautiful stadium at 3:30 p.m.

It’s a “friendly.” Tickets at ussoccer.com.

Good start for South Florida’s newest playhouse. The Wick, which opened in late September in the old Caldwell Theatre, received three nominations for the Carbonell Awards, which recognize the region’s best theater.

Its inaugural production, The Sound of Music, was tapped for best musical and two South Florida veterans — Lourelene Snedeker in The Sound of Music and Missy McArdle in White Christmas — received supporting actress nominations.

Audience response for The Wick’s third production, 42nd Street, has been so strong that the run has been extended another week to Feb. 15.

Absent from the generally positive reviews, however, was any mention of Loretta Swit.

At The Wick’s gala opening last fall, she was introduced as a featured performer in 42nd Street but did not appear.

According to the critics, she wasn’t needed. With the likes of Julie Kleiner and Petty Sawyer among the four Equity cast members and a talented ensemble of local talent exceeding all expectations for the difficult production, director Norb Joerder and choreographer Ron Hutchins, ably filled a tough order.

Theater founder Marilynn Wick hopes to land Swit for Steel Magnolias, which opens April 3. Next up: The Full Monty, with previews Feb. 20 and gala opening Feb. 21. (9952333) Up in Manalapan at The Plaza Theatre, saucy Renee

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Taylor wraps up My Life on a Diet Feb. 9. One of the grand couples of show biz, Taylor wrote the show with longtime hubby, Joe Bologna, who directs. Patrons who want more “gossip and laughs” than Renee delivers in the show can ante up an extra 25 bucks to attend meet-and-greets after Friday and Saturday shows. (588-1820).

The Plaza’s production of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change claimed a Carbonell nod for best ensemble production/play or musical, as did Delray’s Arts Garage for The Longing and the Short of It. Theater definitely is alive and well in Palm Beach County, which claimed 62 of the 98 Carbonell nominations. The usual suspects — Maltz Jupiter Theatre (19), Palm Beach Dramaworks (13) and Delray’s Arts Garage (9) — led the way, but several other companies are making their presence known.

Despite holding forth in the auditorium at West Boca Raton High School, Slow Burn Theatre Company’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal claimed 10 nominations, the most of any show in South Florida. Boca Raton Theatre Guild, which operates at the Mizner Park Cultural Center and the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park and at two Broward County sites, collected five nominations, and Outre Threatre Company, which also uses Mizner, claimed one.

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Manalapan could become livelier, now that the Plaza Theatre has leased an additional 8,500 square feet in Plaza Del Mar across the patio from its main auditorium. The space, formerly a fitness club, will provide for rehearsal, storage, a conservatory and cabaret and includes a second-story patio and bar that overlooks the Intracoastal. Other possibilities being considered by Producing Director Alan Jacobson include a piano bar, comedy and jazz shows.

Speaking of jazz, Jazziz heads into its second year with a hot spring lineup. Freddie Cole hits the stage Feb. 4-6 with the final show a benefit for Nat King Cole Generation Hope, which provides musical instruments to public schools (213-8209). Grammy-winning All-4-One follows Feb. 13 and 14, guitarist Al DiMeola Feb. 25 and 26 and Spyro Gyra in mid-April.

Who knows, Tony Orlando may even drop in. From Feb. 7 to March 1, he’s performing private shows from Pembroke Pines to Port St. Lucie but mostly in the Boca-Delray area.

He’s at Kings Point in Delray on Feb. 28.

Face it, money is good on the condo circuit. Kings Pointers will twist away with Joey Dee and the Starlighters, Feb. 7, Jay Siegel and the Tokens, Feb. 26, Lucie Arnaz, March 7, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, March 9 and David Brenner, March 1.

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A few blocks east, Grammy nominee Roseanna Vitro performs a special Valentine’s performance at Arts Garage (Also Saturday at 2 p.m. 4506357).

The 2014 season of “Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live!” kicks off with a “A Valentine’s Evening of Love Songs” at FAU in Boca Raton, featuring The Duprees, The Dixie Cups, Lenny Welch, Emil Stucchio & The Classics and The Knockouts. Single show and series tickets available starting at $39 (693-3532).

Not so many years ago, South Florida was regarded as a vast wasteland when it came to fine art. Granted, new residents from the Northeast, accustomed to world-class museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim in New York, the Museum of Fine Art in Boston and the National Gallery in Washington, had a case.

Over time, however, the voltage of culture shock has been reduced, thanks to relative old-timers such as the Norton in West Palm Beach and the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, which have built national reputations, and some relative newcomers.

Almost four years into her tenure as director at the Norton, Hope Alswang is making her mark. The museum still brings in major touring shows but it also produces its own, and they demand more than glances and oooh-aaahs.

Visitors who see Phyllida Barlow’s Hoard, for example had best look twice, lest they miss the structure and form in what might initially seem to be junk and trash.

To Jane Love Andy: Warhol’s First Superstar, (Feb. 2-May 25) capitalizes on the relationship of Palm Beacher Jane Holzer to pop artist Andy Warhol.

It incorporates Warhol’s art, fashions from Holzer’s modeling career, photos from the likes of David Bailey and Irving Penn and even clips from films featuring “Baby Jane” to create a broader context.

Over at the Four Arts, President and CEO Ervin Duggan remains full of surprises, not the least of which is his pending retirement in June after 14 years at the helm. Duggan, former Duggan president at PBS, transformed the Four Arts from essentially a membersonly club into a cultural organization with broad community impact, through

art exhibits, music, lectures and symposia. Recent speakers have included Garrison Keillor of A Prairie Home Companion and Olympia Snowe, recently retired U.S. senator from Maine. The gallery is hosting The Coast and the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art from the New York Historical Society through March 9.

More recently, the move of the county Cultural Council’s headquarters and gallery to Lake Worth, and the emergence of the Boca Museum of Art, FAU’s Schmidt Center and Ritter Galleries and Delray’s Cornell Museum of Art have significantly raised in the AQ (art quotient) in South County.

It may seem a bit camp, but through March 29 the Cultural Council is featuring eight interior designers and their interpretations of that regional curiosity — the Florida room.

The building turned 100 in 2013, but the Cornell Museum in the old schoolhouse at Delray Square is a bouncing adolescent. Its National Juried Exhibition of 100 works — acrylics, glass, jewelry, oils, photography, sculpture and watercolors — opens a three-month run Feb. 14.

Juror Michael Monroe from Bellevue Arts Museum in Washington state will reveal his choices for $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000 cash awards at a reception Feb. 20.

At FAU, the Schmidt Center, wraps Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race on Feb. 15 and a week later expands the Ritter Gallery’s southXeast: Contemporary Southeastern Art. Down the road the galleries will exhibit theses works by masters of fine arts candidates, an exhibit by young photographers in conjunction with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and the annual juried student art exhibition.

Steven Maklansky had democracy in mind when he signed on as director at the Boca Museum of Art in the summer of 2011, intent on generating more community Maklansky involvement in the museum and in art.

Touché!

Visitors can check out exhibitions such as the current Pop Culture: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation (through April 23) and Futurism: Concepts and Imaginings (through March 30), enjoy arty wine tastings — Italian futurists and wines (Feb. 19) or catch an arty movie, such as a portrait of Roy Lichtenstein, included with admission.

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FEBRUARY Saturday - 2/1 - FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, 3400 Equestrian Club Road, Wellington.

Enjoy a family-friendly night of worldclass horse jumping to benefit 34 local charities. Activities include face painting, a petting zoo, carousel rides and live entertainment. 6 pm. Free. 784-1133 or ftigreatcharitychallenge.com/home.

2/1 - The Main Event at The Mar-a-Lago Club, 1100 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach. Pack the house and deliver a “one-two punch” to cancer at this boxing-themed gala cochaired by Donald Trump, 6:30 pm. $750$1,000. 655-3449 or cancer.org.

2/1 - Building Hope Gala at The Polo Club of Boca Raton, 5400 Champion Blvd. Bring hope to the children of Haiti with an evening of carnaval featuring silent auction, cocktials, gourmet dinner and dancing. Benefits Food for the Poor.

6:30 pm/cocktails and auction, 8 pm/ dinner. $250. 954-427-2222, Ext. 6049, or foodforthepoor.org.

2/1 - Outstanding Business Leader Awards Gala at The Breakers, 1 South County Road, Palm Beach. Recognize local leaders for their business achievements and exemplary volunteerism throughout the community to benefit Northwood University. 7 pm. $375. 478-5539 or northwood.edu.

2/1 - Gala, formerly Bal des Arts, at

Norton Museum, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Gander at the exhibition To Jane, Love Andy: Warhol’s First Superstar while enjoying a cocktail reception, auction, delectable dinner and festive after-dinner fete with a DJ. 7 pm. $2,500 832-5196, Ext. 1121 or norton.org/ gala2014.

2/1 - Gala POP-in Party at Norton Museum, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Join the crowd after dinner and enjoy To Jane, Love Andy: Warhol’s First Superstar, cocktails, light bites and dancing. 9:30 pm-midnight. $150. 8325196, Ext. 1121 or norton.org/gala2014pop.

Thursday - 2/6 - Palm Beach Opera Gala: An Evening with Joyce DiDonato at The Mar-a-Lago Club, 1100 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach. Don black-tie attire for a gala that begins with a pre-performance poolside reception poolside. 7 pm. $450$1,000. 833-7888 or pbopera.org.

Friday - 2/7 - International Red Cross Ball at The Breakers, 1 South County Road, Palm Beach. Welcome ambassadors, dignitaries and philanthropic leaders from around the world at the 57th fundraiser for American Red Cross Palm Beaches Treasure Coast Region. 7 pm-midnight. $1,000. 650-9105 or redcross.org/fl/palmbeach.

Friday-Saturday - 2/7-8 12th-annual “Frogman” show at Pavo Real Gallery, Town Center at Boca Raton, 6000 Glades Road. Interact with internationally renowned sculptor Tim “Frogman” Cotterill, who will make an appearance to showcase a new piece and raise money for R.O.C.K. Camp. 5 to 9 pm Friday, 1 to 4 pm Saturday.

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March 10: A reunion with Jim Sackett, WPTV-TV’s retired anchorman, will highlight the Women’s Circle’s 10th annual gala, featuring a reception, silent auction, dinner and dancing.

Time is 6:30 pm. Cost is $100. Call 244-7627, Ext. 105, or visit womenscircle.org. Photo: Chairwoman Peggy Martin (center) with Co-Chairwoman Helen Babione (left) and Eileen Augustyn. Photo provided 1100 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach. Follow the yellow-brick road to the event of the season, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” a black-tie and ruby-slipper affair benefiting the nonprofit medical center. 7 pm. $1,250.

804-0264 or my.clevelandclinic.org/florida.

Tuesday - 2/11 - Country Club Chef Showdown at Addison Reserve Country Club, 7201 Addison Reserve Blvd., Delray Beach. Get ready for a fiery competition as the finest country-club chefs go knifeto-knife for top honors during the Iron Chef-style event benefiting Hospice of Palm Beach County Foundation. 6:30-9:30 pm. $200. 265-6042 or hpbcf.org/chef.

Saturday - 2/15 - ForEverglades Benefit at The Breakers, 1 South County Road, Palm Beach. Zac Brown band kicks off the 20th anniversary of The Everglades Foundation at a gala fundraiser.

7 pm. $1,000. 212-245-6570, Ext. 20 or evergladesfoundation.org.

Monday - 2/17 - Ruby Anniversary Gala at Flagler Museum, One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. Partake in a black-tie evening of cocktails, dinner, dancing and live music in one of the most famous homes on the island to benefit Palm Beach Symphony. 7 pm. $500. 833-3044 or palmbeachsymphony.org/gala.

Tuesday - 2/18 - Breath of Life Luncheon at The Breakers, 1 South County Road, Palm Beach. Enjoy an exclusive, yet informal, “Art of Fashion” presentation

by Neiman Marcus Palm Beach benefiting American Lung Association. 11 am. $250.

640-9504 or lungfla.org.

Wednesday - 2/19 - American Red Cross Designer’s Show House Preview Party at 124 Churchill Drive, West Palm Beach.

Glimpse a first look into an extraordinary residence that brings together the best minds in the world of home décor, all to benefit American Red Cross Palm Beaches Treasure Coast Region. 6-9 pm. $200. 6509105 or redcross.org/fl/palm-beach.

Saturday - 2/22 - Diamond Award Luncheon at Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place, Boca Raton. Be among the 200 guests expected to attend the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s sixth-annual event honoring a woman who inspires others and helps maintain the quality of life in the city. $50. 11:45 am-1:30 pm. 395-4433, Ext. 233 or bocaratonchamber.com.

2/22 - Caribbean Cowboy Ball at Red Reef Park, 1400 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton.

Come enjoy the ocean breeze and be ready to kick-up those heels to benefit the George Snow Scholarship Fund. 6-11 pm. $175.

347-6799 or scholarship.org.

2/22 - Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance Gala Dinner & Show at Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real. Come laugh with renowned comedian and entertainer Wayne Brady at the black-tieoptional fundraiser for Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County. 5:30-7 pm/reception and silent auction, 7-10 pm/dinner, live auction and show. $500. 954-537-1010 or bocaratonconcours.com.

Monday - 2/24 - Heart of a Woman Luncheon at Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real. Join special guest Olympia Dukakis at this traditional celebration of strength, courage and determination in women and support Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse. 10:30 am/ silent auction, noon/luncheon. $125. 2653797 or avdaonline.org/heart-of-a-woman.

2/24 - Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Annual Gala at Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Take in a performance by Alvin Alley American Dance Theater followed by a black-tie dinner dance. 6 pm. $375-$750. 651-4320 or kravis.org.

Tuesday-Thursday - 2/25-27 - Spring Boutique Trunk Show at Colony Hotel & Cabana Club, 525 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Shop more than 40 vendors from throughout the country offering arts, crafts, couture items and décor to benefit Wayside House, a local addiction-treatment center. 10 am-6 pm. Free. 278-0055, Ext. 1011 or waysidehouse.net.

Wednesday - 2/26 - Bijoux at Norton Museum, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Save the date for the exhibition and sale of contemporary art jewelry by international artists, many of whom will be in attendance for the preview cocktail party. 6 pm. $175 per person, $250 per couple. 832-5196, Ext. 1121 or norton.org/ bijoux2014.

Thursday - 2/27 - “Reflections of Hope” Luncheon at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton.

Listen to Emmy Award-winning television broadcaster Jane Pauley at an event to benefit the mental-health services of Ruth

Rales Jewish Family Services. 11 am. $136$360. 852-5013 or ruthralesjfs.org.

2/27 - Wings, Wheels and Heels at Signature Flight Support, Boca Raton Airport, 3300 Airport Road. Join Place of Hope at The Haven Campus for a benefit for Alumni Impact Girls Cottage that will include tapas from Palm Beach County’s finest chefs, a live auction and Place of Hope “alumni.” 6:30-9:30 pm. $100. 4830962 or hopeatthehaven.org.

MARCH Saturday - 3/1 - Bethesda Ball at The Breakers, 1 South County Road, Palm Beach. Explore the new frontiers in medicine, technology, and patient care and treatment at Bethesda Hospital Foundation’s 59th–annual event. 6:30-8 pm/cocktail reception, 8 pm-midnight/ dinner-dance. $375. 737-7733, Ext. 84445 or bethesdahospitalfoundation.org.

Friday - 3/7 - Love of Literacy Luncheon at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Participate in one of the largest events of the season for Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County featuring keynote speaker and author Brad Meltzer.

11:30 am. $125. 921-4663 or literacypbc. org.

Saturday - 3/8 - Artful Extravaganza Fair at South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach. Browse among more than 40 vendors, including artists, authors, crafters, jewelers and photographers to raise funds for the Boca Raton Branch of the National League of American Pen Women. 11 am-4 pm. $2.

852-9448 or bocapenwomen.org.

Friday - 3/14 - Some Enchanted Evening at Four Seasons Palm Beach, 2800 S. Ocean Blvd. Enjoy a South Seas theme along with musical performances to benefit Palm Beach Dramaworks. 6:30 pm. $500.

514-4042 or palmbeachdramaworks.org/ gala.

Saturday - 3/15 - Boca Museum of Art Benefit at Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real. Celebrate a love of art and help raise funds for the museum’s comprehensive education programs, including the artmatters campaign to provide underwriting for exhibitions and community outreach. 6:30-10:30 pm. $375.

392-2500, Ext. 208 or bocamuseum.org/ gala.

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Friday - 3/21 - Style 4 Hope Luncheon and Charity Fashion Event at Four Seasons Palm Beach, 2800 S. Ocean Blvd.

Be entertained by guest speaker and television personality Star Jones during a fun fundraiser for Dress for Success of the Palm Beaches. 11:30 am-noon, reception; noon-1:30 pm luncheon. $100. 249-3898 or dressforsuccess.org.

Saturday - 3/22 - KidSanctuary Hoedown at National Croquet Center, 700 Florida Mango Road, West Palm Beach.

Support the construction of a second home on the KidSanctuary campus while honoring the 14 designer teams who will put their individual touches on the new Dodero Cottage. 7 pm. $200. 653-8274 or kidsanctuarycampus.org.

Friday - 3/28 - Bash on the Beach at The Breakers, One South County Road, Palm Beach. Come out to The Beach Club and enjoy a cocktail reception, dinner and dancing in support of Jerome Golden Center for Behavioral Health. 6 pm. $250.

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before,” Force said. “Domestic violence just continues to grow, and it’s a major problem. We want to be able to provide the programs and services. A lot of times, there are victims out Saturday - 3/29 - “Making Waves Gala” at Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Help raise proceeds to provide scholarships and support for veterans and first-generation students.

6:30 pm. $150. 297-6144 or faugala.info.

APRIL Friday - 4/4 - South Florida Science Center and Aquarium Gala at The Breakers, 1 S. County Road, Palm Beach.

Check out “The Tech Revolution: An Evening with Steve “Woz” Wozniak,” co-founder of Apple Computer, who will discuss innovation and creativity, entrepreneurship and education, and a vision for the future of technology. 6:30 pm. $600. 370-7738 or sfsciencecenter.org.

Tuesday - 4/8 - YMCA Inspiration Breakfast at Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real. Listen to former professional football player John Offerdahl, keynote speaker at the YMCA of South Palm Beach County’s largest annual fundraising event, to raise funds for financial-

there, and they don’t know these programs and services exist.”

Gulf Stream resident Ann Bennett is serving as luncheon chairwoman.

“We’re at a point that we’re hoping that this year will be a greater audience,” Bennett said.

“We’ve been really blessed with some nationally recognized names, but Olympia is an Academy Award winner and also an advocate for women’s issues. She brings a new perspective.”

Sponsors include Jeannette DeOrchis of Morgan Stanley, the Bennett family, NCCI Holdings and Omega at Town Center at Boca Raton. Ú assistance programs form the community.

8-10 am. $80. 237-1943 or ymcaspbc.org.

Wednesday - 4/9 - “The Super STAR Spectacular” at Mercedes Benz of Delray Beach, 1001 Linton Blvd. Support Milagro Center’s annual showcase gala that shines a light on the nonprofit’s “stars.” 6 pm. $75 in advance; $85 at the door. 279-2970 or milagrocenter.org.

Thursday - 4/10 - Impact 100 Palm Beach County Grand Awards Event at Lynn University Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton. $100,00 in grants awarded to south Palm Beach County non-profits. One woman, one meeting, one vote. 6:30- 9 pm. Free.

213-5200 or www.impact100pbc.com.

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Olympia Dukakis’ signature silver locks have graced the movie screen, the television screen and the cover of a memoir, and they soon will pop up behind the lectern at the Heart of a Woman Luncheon to benefit Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse.

The 82-yearold Academy Award winner known for unforgettable roles in Moonstruck, Steel Dukakis Magnolias and Mr. Holland’s Opus, has been a longtime advocate of women’s rights, speaking openly about domestic abuse to raise funds for its victims.

“This is probably the biggest speaker we’ve had,” said Monique Force, AVDA’s development director. “We’re pretty excited.”

Force conducted a little research following last year’s successful luncheon featuring kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart and came across Dukakis.

Force tapped the A-lister’s agents about addressing the 500-plus attendees who will gather at the Boca Raton Resort & Club on Feb. 24 for the annual benefit, and a contract was drawn up.

“She uses her fame as a platform to get the information out about domestic violence,” Force said. “What we’re hoping for her to accomplish is to spread the word that there’s help available.”

AVDA, a 30-year-old nonprofit organization based in Delray Beach, operates a 41bed emergency shelter, a 31-bed transitional housing facility and a 24-hour crisis hotline and also provides prevention, outreach and advocacy programs on a $2 million-peryear budget.

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Boca Pointe Country Club – Jan. 18

Palm Beach Symphony Opening Cocktail Party Club Colette, Palm Beach – Dec. 2

The 2014 OPAL (Outstanding People and Leaders) Awards Gala was awarded by the Rotary Club of Boca Raton. Winners were Karen and Howard Weiss (for community service); Anthony Comparato (Vanguard Award for Business and Community Service); Irving Gutin (for medicine and healthcare); Gary Peters (for philanthropic leadership); and Cecil Roseke (Lifetime Achievement Award). Photo provided

74th Annual Library Association Meeting Delray Beach Public Library – Dec. 9

The Palm Beach Symphony kicked off its 40th season during a festive event with more than 100 returning members and guests. The symphony will present five spirited performances at five well-known establishments this year. “We are looking forward to a spectacular season with Maestro Ramón Tebar,” said Dale McNulty, president of the symphony’s board of directors. ABOVE: Diana Paxton and Mary Lou Wagner.

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A business meeting started off the proceedings with library board President Nancy Dockerty discussing the ‘State of the Library.’ The re-election of board members and the nomination of new ones followed. After the vote, library director Alan Kornblau gave the Librarian’s Report and vision for the future. An award was given to outgoing President John Burke. Photo: Jan Kucera, Sandy Simon, Heidi Sargeant and Dan Murtaugh. Photo provided

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Boca Raton Resort & Club – Dec. 5 The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce had its monthly Membership Breakfast with guest speaker Anika Khan, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities. More than 250 chamber members enjoyed the program, which featured an economic outlook for 2014. Photo: Bill Hager, Dani Caine and Frank Feiler.

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St. Andrews Country Club, Boca Raton – Dec. 5 The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County drew 320 guests to its fundraising event. David Gergen, a senior political analyst for CNN, delivered the keynote address.

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Delray Beach. This European inspired waterfront 3-story end unit townhome features lake & Intracoastal views. Premium lot + oversized yard, made this the perfect choice for the buyer.

Tina Smith 561.414.3177

For any real estate inquiries or to schedule a confidential analysis of your property in today’s market call Tina Smith.

Equal Housing Opportunity. The Corcoran Group is a licensed real estate broker.

All information furnished regarding property for sale or rent or regarding financing is from sources deemed reliable, but Corcoran makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy thereof. All property information is presented subject to errors, omissions, price changes, changed property conditions, and withdrawal of the property from the market, without notice. All dimensions provided are approximate. To obtain exact dimensions, Corcoran advises you to hire a qualified architect or engineer.

Tina Smith

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AT10 Celebrations

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February 2014

Celebrations Broadway Comes to Boca

The Wick Theatre & Costume Museum, Boca Raton – Nov. 15

Fundraiser for The American Association of University Women

Home of Stan and Barbara Cook, Ocean Ridge – Jan. 19

In a benefit for the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health and Wellness Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, the museum had a grandopening event in conjunction with the Debbie Rand Memorial Service League’s gala that raised $41,000. The gala included a tour of the Broadway collection, dinner, a performance of Irving Berlin’s ‘White Chrismas’ and an afterparty with the cast. ABOVE: (in front) Louise Cammarata, Nicole Sans, Patty Sans, Arlette Baker, (in back) Marylou Schillinger, Joseph Griffin, Ashley Leising and Mike Baker. RIGHT: Patricia Ciasulli, with a pair of little performers. Photos provided

Il Circolo Scholarship

National Italian American Foundation

Brandon Mazzeo, a graduate of Gulf Stream School, has received a $5,000 Il Circolo Scholarship. Mazzeo attends Columbia University and is majoring in biomedical engineering. Il Circolo Scholarship winners are selected based on academic merit and are academically outstanding, with gradepoint averages of 3.95.

Photo provided

Presentation by astronaut Story Musgrave

St. Joseph’s Episcopal School, Boynton Beach – Jan. 17 Barbara and Stan Cook opened their home and garden for an event for The American Association of University Women to raise funds and promote STEM programs for middle-school girls. TOP: Chris Wurster and Abby Smith pose for a photo in the ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ area of the Cooks’ garden. MIDDLE: Barbara Cook, (right) gives a tour of the garden to Pamela Crawford, vice president of landscape architecture at Botanical Visions in West Palm Beach. BOTTOM: Renny Reynolds laughs with Ocean Ridge Town Commissioner Ed Brookes in the Cooks’ garden. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Sports for Students

St. Andrews Club, Gulf Stream – Jan. 15

Dr. Story Musgrave, a NASA astronaut, spoke to students at St. Joseph’s Episcopal School’s Live Green Campaign to encourage real-world learning and problem solving.

Musgrave shared his life’s journey and scientific achievements as an astronaut, medical doctor, pilot and professor. Photo: Musgrave, an astronaut for more than 30 years, poses with students during his presentation. Photo provided

Sacred Heart School in Lake Worth benefited from an event attended by more than 50 golfers and croquet players who gathered to raise money for scholarship and student programs.

Photo: Croquet winners Daniel Herrick and Nancy Borger with golf pro David Bent. Photo provided

February 2014

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AT11

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Equal Housing Opportunity. The Corcoran Group is a licensed real estate broker.

All information furnished regarding property for sale or rent or regarding financing is from sources deemed reliable, but Corcoran makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy thereof. All property information is presented subject to errors, omissions, price changes, changed property conditions, and withdrawal of the property from the market, without notice. All dimensions provided are approximate. To obtain exact dimensions, Corcoran advises you to hire a qualified architect or engineer.

AT12 Celebrations/Dining

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February 2014

Celebrations Meet the Author Series:

The Delray Beach Historical Society had its first Winter Harvest, a food- and winepairing event to boost awareness about area farms. Photo: Sommelier Stephanie Miskew serves wines.

Delray Beach Historical Society Winter Harvest Cason Cottage – Jan. 15

Writer of Rosie’s Song.

Saturday, February 8 10:30 AM Free with paid admission Children will enjoy a special reading of Rosie’s Song and create an ocean-themed craft. Rosie’s Song will be available for purchase and signing.

129 E Ocean Avenue | Boynton Beach, FL 33435

(561) 742-6780

www.schoolhousemuseum.org

ABOVE: Rain fell several times during the event but did not deter the guests from finishing their meals.

LEFT: Chef Jimmy Mills, of Jimmy’s Bistro, serves the first-course ‘Catch of the Day,’ ceviche.

Narrated Sightseeing Tour Discount* 0:30 am am Cruise Cruise $3 off per person on the 10:30

*W thisthis *With ad(CS). ( Valid Valid Public Sightseeing Cruiseonly. onlyValid validthrough to 4/30/14.

1/31/14. *With ad(CS). onon Public Sightseeing Cruises 4/30/14. (not valid for Brunch, Dinner, Live Entertainment or Special Event (not valid for Brunch, Dinner, Live Entertainment or Special EventCruises) Cruises)

Photos by Tim Stepien/ The Coastal Star

Sightseeing Cruises Cruise the calm waters of the Intracoastal Waterway with Palm Beach County’s most experienced crew.

Lady Atlantic and Lady Delray cruise year round from Veterans Park in Delray Beach. Both yachts feature climate-controlled decks. Full galley service with cash bar is available on all cruises. Two-Hour Narrated Sightseeing Cruises departing daily at 10:30am and 1:30pm.

Thursday Night Live Entertainment Cruises

ABOVE: Robin Newbeck, of Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market, offers peppers to guests.

LEFT: Roland Yee, of The Farm Bureau, talks to Kate Fogarty.

Irish Sing Along Cruise • Steel Drum Cruise

Friday Night Dinner Cruises Call for schedule

Valentine’s Day Dinner Cruise ** February 14

**Reservations required Call 561-243-0686

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Dining Hungry for Black & Bleu at Granger’s The Plate: Black & Bleu The Place: Granger’s Grille, 215 NE Sixth Ave., Delray Beach; 276-7881 or grangersgrille.com The Price: $9 The Skinny: What’s Black and Bleu and tasty all over?

The correct answer is the Black & Bleu chicken sandwich at Granger’s.

It’s a tender chicken breast half that has been lightly dusted with seasonings, then blackened on the grill.

The chef tops it with a couple of thick-cut slices of applewood-smoked bacon,

Scott Simmons/The Coastal Star

some of the restaurant’s slightly sweet blue cheese dressing, and serves it atop a lightly toasted roll.

As if that’s not decadent

enough, it’s served with a side of crispy crinkle-cut fries.

Now, that’s a feast.

— Scott Simmons

February 2014

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Community Calendar Note: Events are current as of 1/24. Please check with organizers for any changes.

February 1

Saturday - 2/1 - Sand Sifters Beach Cleanup at Oceanfront Park, 6415 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge. 8-10:15 am. Free.

JeffLev02@gmail.com or www.sandsifters.us.

2/1 - Exhibition: Visions at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Art showing by Briny Breezes artist Darlene Erickson. Runs through 2/28. Library hours.

Free. 266-9490.

2/1 - 3rd Annual Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness Walk: celebrating everyBODY: a walk to re(Define) (Real) ityT at the Pond Apple Pavilion in South County Regional Park, 11200 Park Access Road, Boca Raton. The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness with the Miami Eating Disorders Coalition, NSU’s EAting Disorders Association, NAMI, and International Associations of Eating Disorders Professionals South Florida to make walk a success in raising awareness of eating disorders, positive body image, and recovery. Registration: 9 am; Program: 9:30 am. $25/adults, $15/children 15 years and younger, $5/pet. 841-0900.

2/1 - Drop-In Story time - Music, stories, finger plays and action songs stimulate learning at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. For children of all ages.

Saturdays, 10-10:30 am. Free. 393-7968.

2/1 - Little Wonders - Introduce children to plants and animals around them with a hike, crafts, and stories Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. For children ages 3 & 4. 10-11 am. $5/members, $8/non-members. Reservations: 544-8615.

2/1 - Chess Club at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Enjoy the challenge while having fun learning the rules and basic strategies of chess. For ages 7 to 17. Saturdays through 2/22. 10-11:30 am. Free. Registration: 393-7968 or www.bocalibrary.org.

2/1 - Couples Round Dance Class at Pompey Park Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. Adults learn round dance and choreographed ballroom routines. Saturdays: Beginners/10-11:30 am; Intermediate/11:30 am-1 pm. $5/residents, $6/non-residents per class. 243-7356.

2/1 - 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. T, 10-11:30 am, W, 10 am-noon, & Sat., 11:15 am-12:15 pm. Free.

544-8605.

2/1 - The Writer’s Studio at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 2/8. 10 am-noon. Free. 638-7251.

2/1 - Young Kings and Queens: Chess Class for children ages 6-12 at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd. All that’s needed is a little patience and concentration to learn how to become an

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Municipal Meetings

effective player. Saturdays through 2/22. 10 am-noon. $20/residents, $25/non-residents.

Registration: 742-6550.

2/1 - Traveling Exhibit: OceanBound at the Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Interact with a 3-D watershed model, pilot a full-size twostation “submersible” from mountain stream to ocean, guide “water” safely through a hazardous maze, divert “pollutants” as they travel through stormwater drains, and enjoy early childhood exhibits. M-F: 9 am-6 pm, Weekends/holidays: 10 am-5 pm. $5. 3473912.

2/1 - Bookworm Story Time for ages 1-5 at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Saturdays, 10:30 am. Free. 278-5455.

2/1 - Outdoor Sea Tank Feedings at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. For all ages. Held daily.

Mangrove and Nearshore Reef tanks: 10:30 am; Tropical Coral Reef and Shipwreck Tanks: 12:30 pm. Free with suggested $5 donation/ person. 544-8605.

2/1 - 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. Free with $4 admission to the nature center. 274-7263.

2/1 - 2014 Beth Daniel Golf Clinic at the Delray Beach Golf Club, 2200 Highland Ave. Clinic features “Fantastic Fourseome” of women professionals including, Daniel, Meg Mallon, Jaye Marie Green and Stefanie Kenoyer. 11 am. Free. 704-6964 or 243-7380.

2/1 - Become a Health Expert in One Hour at Whole Foods Lifestyle Center, 1400 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Discover the most simple and natural ways to prevent all diseases and illnesses. 11 am-Noon. Free. Registration: 447-0000 or www.wholefoodsmarket.com.

2/1 - Alligator Feeding at Sandoway House Nature Center, 142 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. 1 pm Wednesday and Saturday. Watch our resident alligator feed on his favorite food. Free with $4 admission to nature center.

274-7263.

2/1 - Free FCAT Tutoring at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 2/8, 15, 22 & 3/1. 1-4 pm. Free. Registration: 819-6299 or www.delraylibrary.org.

2/1 - Art-E-Ology: Claes Oldenburg: Everyday Objects for grades 3-5 at The Boca Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Once a month, children learn about a master artist on exhibit at the museum and have the opportunity to create a masterpiece in the style of the selected artist. Reservations: 1-2:30 pm. $5/ child. 392-2500 ext. 106.

2/1 - 5K Walk Run in Memory of Memaw - First Annual Mary Murray Scholarship 5K Family Walk Run at Okeeheelee Park off Forest Hill Blvd in West Palm Beach. Mary Murray is a mother of a Young Singers staff member, Melanee Blanstein, and grandmother to

• Organic Juice Booth • Nischa's Indian Food • Amazing Creations Florist • Kaler's Orchids • Serenity Flow Soaps • Italian Cheeses • JC's Daily Bread • Cottage Garden Teas • A Touch of Spain • Pasta Amore Raviolis • Paellas de Espana • LipSMAKin Good Honey • Tweedle Organic Dog Treats

2/3 - Ocean Ridge - First Monday at Ocean Ridge Town Hall, 6450 N. Ocean Blvd. 6 pm.

Agenda at: www.oceanridgeflorida.com.

2/4 - Highland Beach - First Tuesday at Highland Beach Town Hall, 3614 S. Ocean Blvd. 1:30 pm. Agenda at: www.ci.highland-beach.fl.us.

2/4 & 2/18 - Delray Beach - First & third Tuesdays at Delray Beach City Hall, 100 NW 1st Ave. 6 pm. Agenda at: www.mydelraybeach.com.

2/10 & 2/25 - Lantana - Second & fourth Mondays at Lantana Town Hall, 500 Greynolds Circle. 7 pm. Agenda at: www.lantana.org.

2/11 & 2/25 - Boca Raton - Second & fourth Tuesday at Boca Raton City Hall, 201 W. Palmetto Park Road. 6 pm. Agenda at: www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us.

2/14 - Gulf Stream - Second Friday at Gulf Stream Town Hall, 100 Sea Road 9 am. Agenda at: www.gulf-stream.org.

2/25 - Manalapan - Fourth Tuesday at Manalapan Town Hall, 600 S. Ocean Blvd. 9:30 am.

Agenda at: www.manalapan.org.

2/25 - South Palm Beach - Fourth Tuesday at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S. Ocean Blvd. 7:15 pm. Agenda at: www.southpalmbeach.com.

2/27 - Briny Breezes - Fourth Thursday at Briny Breezes Town Hall, 4802 N. Ocean Blvd. 4 pm. Agenda at: www.townofbrinybreezes-fl.com.

three young men who have been members and volunteers for Young Singers of the Palm Beaches. she died in 2012. Runners begin at 7:30 am and walkers follow. Online registration at www.yspb.org/5K. 639-2332. .

2/1 - Pocahontas at Showtime Performing Arts Theatre, 503 SE Mizner Blvd., Ste. 73, Boca Raton. Saturdays through 3/1. 2 pm. $14/adults, $10/children 12 & under. 3942626.

2/1 - Pawsitive Reading Program with Bootsie the Therapy Dog at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Children who may need extra help in reading and interpersonal communication get to read to Bootsie in a comfortable, non-judgmental environment. 2 pm. Free. Registration: 2660197 or www.delraylibrary.org.

2/1 - Just For Kids: Dan Christopher at the Puppetry Arts Center of the Palm Beaches, 94 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. Ventriloquist Dan Christopher and his puppet friends.C omedy, magic and audience participation. 2-3 pm. $6.50/person. 243-4330.

2/1 - USA Netball Association at Pompey Park Recreation Center, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. 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. 2437356.

2/1 - Indoor Aquarium Feedings at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Held daily. For all ages.

2:30 pm. Free with suggested $5 dontation/ person. 544-8605.

2/1 - 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. Held again 3-4:30 pm, 2/18. 2:30-4 pm. $5/members, $8/nonmembers. Reservations: 544-8615.

2/1 - Alligator Feedings at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11200 Park Access Road, Boca

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Raton. Listen to a short talk about the baby alligator while he is being fed. W & Sat., 3:15 pm. Free. 629-8760.

2/1 - Special: Lego Club for grades K-5 at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. For all ages. Held again 3/1. 3:30-4:30 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968.

2/1 - Beyond The Pale: Kill Auntie by Ivy Compton-Burnett - Presented as part of the Book Club discussion by the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. For adults. 4-5 pm. Free. 393-7968.

2/1 - Northwood University’s 34th Annual Outstanding Business Leader Awards Gala at The Breakers, One South County Road, Palm Beach. Event recognizes men and women for their business achievements and exemplary leadership in their communities. 7 pm. $375/person. 4785539.

2/1 - Raging Jews of Comedy at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at the University Center on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades, Road. Acts include Sunda, Dan Naturman, Tommy Savitt and Bruce Smirnoff. 8 pm. $24-$29. 800-564-9539.

2/1-2 - An Exhibition of Ikebana Flower Arrangement at The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. 10am-5 pm. Free with paid museum admission. 495-0233 Ext. 237.

2/1-2 - Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up by J.M. Barrie at Sol Children Theatre, 3333 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton.

Runs through 2/2. Sat.: 7 pm; Sat. & Sun.: 2 pm. $12/adults, $8/juniors. 447-8829.

2/1-2 - My Life On A Diet starring Renee Taylor at The Plaza Theatre, 262 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. Held again 2/5-9. Th.-Sat.: 7:30 pm; W, Sat.&Sun.: 2 pm. $45. 588-1820.

2/1-2 - Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Evening Performances: Sat., 8 pm; Matinee Performances: Sat. & Sun., 2 pm; Tickets: $26$30 for individual and regular performances.

586-6410 or www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.

2/1-2 - Pippin - Presented by The Boca Raton Theatre Guild at Willow Theatre, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. A young prince on his search for meaning and significance. Rated R. Runs through 2/9. Preview price 1/2425&29 at 8pm and 1/25 at 2pm: $30. W-Sat.: 8 pm; 1/31-2/2 & 2/7-9: 2 pm. $35. 347-3900.

2/1-2 - 42nd Street at The Wick Theatre and Costume Museum, 7901 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. Show runs W-Sun. through 2/10. W-Th. & Sat.-Sun.: 2 pm; Th.-Sat.: 7:30 pm. $58. 9952333 or www.thewick.org.

2/1-2 -The Hummingbird Wars by Carter W. Lewis at The Theatre at Arts Garage, 180 NE First St., Delray Beach. Sat. & Sun.: 2 pm. $30-$45/advance. 450-6357.

2/1-2 - The Last Schwartz by Deborah Zoe Laufer - Presented by Parade Productions at The Studio at Mizner Park, 201 Plaza Real, 2nd Floor, Boca Raton. A collection of short plays

by Michael McKeever. Runs through 2/23.

Th-Sat.: 7:30 pm; Sat. & Sun.: 3 pm. $35-$40.

866-811-4111.

2/1-7 - 25th Annual Delray Beach Senior Games - Presented by the Delray Beach Parks and Recreation Department and held at various locations throughout Delray Beach.

People 50 years young or more have the chance to revel in the spirit of goodwill, good sportsmanship and good health, win medals and advance to the State Games. Registration: $20/residents, $30/non-residents plus some additional fees, depending on the sport.

243-7277.

February 2-8

Sunday - 2/2 - 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.

2/2 - Kabbalah & Coffee: The Secret of Simplicity at Chabad of East Boca Raton, 120 NE 1st Ave., Boca Raton. Includes weekly Living Torah Video Presentation. Sundays, 10-11:30 am. Free. 417-7797.

2/2 - Science Make & Take: Rain Stick at the Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Choose from binoculars, boomerangs, musical instruments and more! 11:30 am. $5/project. 347-3912.

2/2 - Duplicate Bridge at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton.

Sanctioned A.C.B.L. duplicate bridge game for the experienced player. Partners available for singles. 12:30-4 pm. $10. Reservations: 338-2995.

2/2 - African Americans and All That Jazz featuring Marshall Turkin and his Classic Jazz Ensemble at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Tr., Boca Raton. In honor of Black History Month, featuring music of some of the best-loved African American composers. 4 pm. $25-$40. 237-9000.

2/2 – Sunday Musical Matinee Series: Paul Batitsky at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. World-class Ukranian born pianist plays jazz from ragtime

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AT14 Community Calendar to swing, American standards and music from Greece and Israel. 2 pm. $15. 266-9490.

2/2 - Florida Youth Orchestra at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. The Principal Orchestra and The Flute Orchestra. Bring blankets and chairs. Chairs available to rent. 2 pm. Free. 393-7827.

2/2 - The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures by Edward Ball - Presented as part of the 29th Annual Whitehall Lecture Series at the Henry M. Flagler Museum, 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. 3 pm. $28/non-members; $10/individual, family & Life members.

Includes Museum admission. 655-2833.

2/2 - Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Mistresses and Masterpieces: Music of Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, and Brahms at the Society of The Four Arts, Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach.

Siegel speaks to the audience about the music before performing each work. 3 pm. $20.

805-8562 or www.fourarts.org.

2/2 - Concert: Gareth Johnson, Violin & Tao Lin, Piano - Presented as part of Music At St. Paul’s series at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 188 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach.

Saint-Saens’ Havanaise and Brahms’ Third Sonata. 3 pm. $20/preferred seating, $15/ requested donation, $5/students. 278-6003.

2/2 - Super Bowl Kickoff BBQ at the 505 Teen Center, 505 SE 5th Ave., Delray Beach.

Enjoy hamburgers and hotdogs while socializing with your friends. For ages 12-19. 5 pm. Free. 243-7158.

2/2 - The Woman in the Moon: Kabbalistic Insights Into Femininity and The Jewish Calendar - Presented as part of the Rosh Chodesh Society Course at Chabad of East Boca Raton, 120 NE 1st Ave. 7-8:30 pm. $20/class. 417-7797.

Monday - 2/3 - Imagination Station at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Ages 3 1/2-5 exercise their imaginations while learning shapes, colors, numbers and the A-B-C’s through creative art. Runs through 2/28. 9 am-noon. Two sessions: M/W/F, $64/

The COASTAL STAR residents, $80/non-residents; M-F, $95/ residents, $119/non-residents. 742-6221.

2/3 - Small World class for ages 3-4 at Intracoastal Park, 2240 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach. Children enjoy structured play and educational activities in a safe and entertaining environment. Runs through 2/28. 9 am-noon. Two sessions: M/W/F, $64/ residents, $80/non-residents; M-F, $95/ residents, $119/non-residents. 742-6650.

2/3 - Pickleball at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd.

Fast-paced and exciting sport combines badminton and tennis. Ongoing classes held M-W-F. 9 am-1 pm. $5/at the door. 742-6550.

2/3 - Watercolour Painting Workshop for adults at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Instructor provides a lesson, and lecture with emphasis on composition and drawing, then a painting demo. Held again 2/10 & 24. 10 am-1 pm. $33/residents, $38/ non-residents. 243-7350.

2/3 - Children’s Program: Tales for Tadpoles for ages birth to 2 years at the

February 2014 Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held every Monday. 10 am. Free. 2660197.

2/3 - Quilting Bee - Twice monthly quilting class presented at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 2/24.

10 am. Free. 266-0194.

2/3 - Baby Bookworm at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Story time for infants accompanied by an adult. For ages 3 months to walking. Held again 2/10 & 17.

10-10:30 am. Free. Registration: 393-7968.

2/3 - An Exhibition of Ikebana Flower Arrangement at The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. Enjoy a special demonstration

by Soei Chieko Mihori, Director of Sogetsu Florida Branch and Coordinator of Sogetsu North America East Coast. 10:30 am. $25/ advance, $30/at the door. 495-0233 Ext. 237.

2/3 - Line Dancing at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. All ages and levels welcome. Mondays, 11 am-12:30 pm. $5/at the door. 742-6240.

2/3 - Senior Bingo at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. For adults ages 60 years young and up. M&W, 11 am-noon. Free.

243-7356 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

2/3 - Classic Broadway: Famous Broadway Plays - Can You Guess Their Names? - Presented by the Friends of the Boynton Beach City Library as part of the Brown Bag Series, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Noon-1 pm. Free. 742-6390.

2/3 - Mah-Jongg at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Held every Monday. Intermediate: 1-4 pm; Advanced: 12:30-3:30 pm. Free. 278-5455.

2/3 - 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 2/24. 4-5 pm. Free.

742-6380.

2/3 - Free FCAT Tutoring at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 2/5, 10, 12, 19, 24 & 26. 4-6 pm.

Free. Registration: 819-6299.

2/3 - Taking Control of Your Retirement - Presented by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Louise Weir Glover, Financial Advisor, as part of the Financial Conversations on Monday Series at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. 4:30-5:30 pm. Free. Registration: 276-1608.

2/3 - Dishing Design: A Conversation between Steven Stolman and Joseph Pubillones - Presented by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County as part of the Culture & Cocktails Series at The Colony, 155 Hammon Ave., Palm Beach. Stolman is President of Scalamandre, America’s leading purveyor of exquisite decorative fabrics, wall coverings, trims and furnishings. Pubillones is an award-winning Cuban American interior designer who has been featured on HGTV’s Designer Challenge and on the Bob Villa show. Proceeds benefit the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. 5-7 pm. $50. 472-3330.

2/3 - Got Gaming? at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 2/10 & 24. 5:15-6:30 pm. Free. 266-9490.

2/3 - Creative Writing Workshops at Florida Atlantic University in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Two 8-week sessions on Mondays. 6-8 pm. $250. 2972974.

2/3 - 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. M & W, 6-8 pm. Monthly: $30/residents; $40/nonresidents. 243-7356.

2/3 - Tae Kwon Do for ages 5-15 at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. An eclectic martial arts program that includes art, sport and self-defence.

10-class session runs through 3/7. Held M, 6-7:30 pm, and F, 5:30-7 pm. $55/residents, $68.75/non-residents. 347-3950.

2/3 - Aikido Classes for ages 9 and up at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Gain flexibility, increase endurance and capture mental clarity and focus. Adult program: age 18 & up; Youth Program: age 9 and up. Ongoing class held monthly. Two sessions: Mondays, 6-7:30 pm; Fridays, 5:30-7 pm. Adult: resident $120/ month, non-resident $150/month; Youth: resident $60/month, non-resident $75/ month. 347-3916.

2/3 - Writing Fiction Workshop at the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Eight-week, non-credit writing workshop is held Mondays. 6-8 pm. $250/person. 297-2974.

2/3 - Tae Kwon Do for ages 5-15 at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. An eclectic martial arts program that includes art, sport and self-defence. Tenclass session runs through 3/7. Held M, 6-7:30 pm, and F, 5:30-7 pm. $55/residents, $68.75/ non-residents. 347-3950.

2 /3 - Capital Culture: J. Carter Brown, the National Gallery of Art, and the Reinvention of the Museum Experience

by Professor Neil Harris - Presented as part of the Treasures of America series at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza,

February 2014 Palm Beach. 6 pm. $25/non-members.

Reservations: 805-8562 or www.fourarts.org.

2/3 - Cooking with a Palm Beach Private Chef at the Society of The Four Arts, Demonstration Kitchen, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Chef Shawn Patrick Brett has worked as a private chef to one of Palm Beach’s elite families since 2006 after holding positions in kitchens at The Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons hotels. Four-class session held again 2/10, 24 & 3/3. 6 pm. $375/four-class session. Reservations: 805-8562.

2/3 - Ju-Jutsu/Self Defense Class at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Step by step instruction in self defense and Ju-Jutsu techniques that will help you defend yourself from life-threatening situations. A complete cirriculum for beginner to advanced students is offered. Monthly class held Mondays. 7-8:30 pm. 8-classes: $50/ resident, $62.50/non-resident. 393-7807.

2/3 - Beginners Fencing/Epee Class at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Kids learn fencing skills, forge new friendships and have a blast. M&F, 7-8:15 pm. $90/residents, $112.50/nonresidents. 347-3950.

2/3 - Intermediate/Advanced Fencing/ Epee Class at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Kids learn fencing skills, forge new friendships and have a blast. M-W-F, 7-10 pm. $135/residents, $168.75/non-residents.

2/3 - Sophisticated Discussions: A Singles Group - Join over-50 peers in a supportive, singles group discussion at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd.

Mondays. Refreshments served. 7-8:30 pm.

Free. 393-7807 or www.myboca.us.

2/3 - Desperation by Marj O’Neill-Butler - Presented as part of the Play Reading Series at the at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $10.

237-9000 or www.lynn.edu/tickets.

2/3 - Palm Beach Symphony: Tubes & Pipes at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 141 S. County Road, Palm Beach.

Music by Copland, Muhly, Strauss, Gabrieli and more. Featuring the Palm Beach Symphony Brass & Percussion Section and Harold Pysher, organ. 7:30 pm. $50/adults, $10/students. 655-2657.

2/3 - Happy Squares Dance Club at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. All ages and levels are welcome. Mondays, 7:30-9:30 pm. $5. 865-2611.

2/3 - 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. 966-2158.

Tuesday - 2/4 - Annual Allianz Championship Women’s Day at The Old Course at Broken Sound, 1401 NW 51st St., Boca Raton. Day starts off with a discussion led by Elizabeth Linden, the Executive Director of the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health and Wellness Institute, about the importance of health and how it can lower your golf scores but also improve your overall life. Following will be a showcase and lecture on women’s golf fashion by Maria Erickson, the Director of Merchandising for Perry Ellis.

LPGA legend with 72 victories and eighttime “player of the year” Annika Sorenstam will hold a private clinic presented by JM Lexus for women of all skill sets. There will be an opportunity to play nine holes with a PGA Champions Tour player, and attend the evening Allianz Championship Pro-Am VIP Draw Party presented by Celebrity Cruises.

9 am-5 pm. $750/Pro-am player; Corporate tables of 10/$1,000; Clinic & Brunch: $150/ person. 241-4653.

2/4 - Kindermusik with Ms. Deborah 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 and strengthen neural pathways in a child’s mind. Tuesdays through 3/11. 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: $96/residents; $108/nonresidents. 243-7350.

2/4 - Exhibition: Delray Art League at the Crest Galleries, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Multi-media exhibit showcasing oils, watercolors, acrylics, sculptures and photographs. Runs through 4/27. M-F: 9:30 am-4:30 pm, Sat.: 10 am-3 pm. Free. 2437922.

2/4 - Baby Storytime at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Listen to stories and rhymes and sing songs that promote learning and development. Age birth to 2 years. Held again 2/11, 18 & 25.

9:45-10:30 am. Free. 742-6380.

2/4 - Children’s Program: Turtle Tales for ages 2 to 3 years at the Delray Beach Public

The COASTAL STAR Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Tuesdays, 10 am.

Free. 266-0197 or www.delraylibrary.org.

2/4 - Toddler Tales at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Stories, songs and puppets teach the love of books to children.

Ages up to 3 years. T through 2/18. 10-10:30 am. Free. Registration: 393-7968.

2/4 - Lil’ Sluggers Baseball for ages 2-5 at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd. Kids introduced to proper throwing, catching, hitting and running skills in a fun and exciting environment. T&Th. through 2/27. Ages 2-3: 10-10:45 am; ages 4-5: 11-11:45 am. $48/residents, $60/nonresidents. Registration: 742-6550.

2/4 - Socrates Café at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Philosophical discussions of themes selected by the members. Tuesdays, 10:30 am. Free. 2785455.

2/4 - 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. T, 10:30 am-12:30 pm. $7/class. 243-7356.

2/4 - Baby Bookworm Story Time for ages 1-2 at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Tuesdays,11 am. Free. 278-5455.

2/4 - Couples Round Dance at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. Learn figures and routines to various rhythms such as the Waltz, Swing & Foxtrot. Tuesdays.

Two sessions: Beginners: 11 am-12:30 pm; Intermediate dancers: 1-2:30 pm. $12/couple.

352-455-5759 or www.boynton-beach.org.

2/4 - Celebrate! Fernand Leger at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real.

Join public highlight tours to learn of the artist’s accomplishments and conclude with a celebratory mini-cupcake. Tours: 11 am & 2 pm. Free with paid Museum admission: $8/ adults, $6/seniors, $5/students with ID, free/ children 12 and under. 392-2500.

2/4 - 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. Held Tuesdays. Two sessions: 11:15 am & 2 pm. Free with paid Museum admission. 742-6782.

2/4 - Ikenobo Ikebana Flower Arrangement - Using fresh flowers, students learn traditional flower arrangement in this three-week class at The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. Meets again 2/11, 18 & 25. $60/members, $70/non-members plus flower fee of $60 for all four weeks. 1-3 pm.

Registgration: 495-0233.

2/4 - Defense Technology by Peter Singer - Presented as part of the Great Decisions series at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. 2-4 pm. Free. 742-6380.

2/4 - Fantastic Art, Dada, and Surrealism - Part of the Art Insights Lecture Series at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real.

Discuss artists, ideas, and characteristics of novel art styles. 2-4 pm. Full series of four: $20/members, $40/non-members; Single tickets: $6/members, $12/non-members.

392-2500.

2/4 - First Impression: Frank Verlizzo Presented as part of the Dramalogue Talking Theatre series at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach.

Series explores working in the theatre, in conversations with and about the artists who create the magic. Two times: 2 & 7 pm. $20.

514-4042.

2/4 - The Jews and the Tsars: How the Russian Empire Dealt With Its “Jewish Problem” by Dr. Edith R. Frankel at FAU Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Presented as part of the Winter Lecture Series at FAU Lifelong Learning Society. Annual membership: $45.

Four-session class held again 2/11, 18 & 25.

2-3:45 pm. $34/member, $54/non-member.

297-3171 or www.fau.edu/lls.

2/4 - Let’s Get Physical for children ages 5-12 at The Carolyn Sims Center, 225 NW 12th Ave., Boynton Beach. Kids will get in shape by engaging in sports and indoor and outdoor exercise. T through 2/25. 3-4 pm. $10/ residents, $13/non-residents. Registration: 742-6550.

2/4 - Weird Science Club for ages 7 and up at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Fun, safe science experiments.

Held every T. 3:30 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0197.

2/4 - 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. 4 pm. Free. Registration: 278-5455.

2/4 - Group Swim Lessons at the John Denson Pool, 225 NW 12th Ave., Boynton Beach. For kids ages 3 and older. Young children must be potty trained. Session are T & Th through 2/27. Level 1, II & III classes: 4:30

& 5 pm. Cost per session is $40/resident, $50/ non-residents. 742-6645.

2/4 - Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff - Part of the Teen Book Discussion at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. For grades 6-12. 4:30-5:30 pm. Free. 266-9490.

2/4 - America’s Early Forgotten Wars by Dr. Robert P. Watson at FAU Carole and Barry Kaye Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Presented as part of the Winter Lecture Series at FAU Lifelong Learning Society. Annual membership: $45.Held again 2/11, 18 & 25. 4:30-6:15 pm. $49/member, $60/non-member. 297-3171.

2/4 - Palm Beach Round Table Speaker Luncheon: Author Richard Rene Silvin at The Beach Club, 755 North County Road, Palm Beach. Pre-registration required. 5:45 pm. $70/members, $80/non-members. 832-6418.

2/4 - Monsters University (G) - Part of Tween Movie Mania at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. For age 9-12.

Includes free pizza and drinks. 5:30-7:30 pm.

Free. 393-7968.

2/4 - Writing Creative Nonfiction Workshop at the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Eight-week, non-credit writing workshop held Tuesdays.

6-8 pm. $250/person. 297-2974.

2/4 - Cooking with Chocolate at Whole Foods Lifestyle Center, 1400 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Instructor Abigail Nagorski takes participants into the savory world of chocolate. 6-7 pm. $10. Registration: 4470000.

2/4 - The Passionate Kitchen with Roberta Sabban - The Italian Kitchen in Florida: Savor the Taste of Italy - Presented as part of the Campus on the Lake workshops at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. No one ever leaves hungry or uninspired. Demonstration-based class; a complete meal with wines will be served.

Tuesdays through 2/25. 6-8 pm. $375/per four-class session. Reservations: 805-8562.

2/4 - Karate/Martial Arts Classes at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach.

Students ages 9 to adults learn Karate along with a blend of other combat martial arts. T & Th, 6-7:30 pm. $35/quarterly plus a one-time $25 uniform fee. 243-7356.

2/4 - Boot Camp In Your Neighborhood at Hester Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Military style exercises, stretching, running, sprints, lunges, pushups, abdominal work and group fitness for all fitness levels. T/Th. 6-7 pm. $10. 742-6550.

2/4 - The Event: Featuring Guest Speaker Mandy Patinkin at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Dr., Boca Raton. Benefits the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach

Community Calendar AT15 County. A minimum household gift of $360 to the 2014 UJA/Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County annual Campaign is required. 6:30 pm. $95/person. 852-3374.

2/4 - Diamonds & Pearls Dance Team at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach.

Community dance team program prides itself on passion, dedication, excellence, and respect that participates in local and collegiate homecoming parades and statewide special events. For middle, high school and college students. T & Th., 6:308:30 pm. Monthly: $30/residents; $40/nonresidents. 243-7356.

2/4 - Soul Line Dance at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd.

Learn the latest line dancing slides. Dress is casual and comfortable. T, 7-8:30 pm. $5.

742-6550.

2/4 - To be a Jew in the Free World: Jewish Identity Through the Lens of Modern History - Presented as part of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute at Chabad of East Boca Raton, 120 NE 1st Ave., Boca Raton.

Six-session course held Tuesdays through 3/11. 7:30-9 pm. $69/class. 417-7797.

2/4 - The Music Lives On: Tribute Concert in Memory of Maestro Bob Lappin at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Guest Conductor Lee Musiker brings together an all-star ensemble. Proceeds benefit The Palm Beach Pops The Music & You Program. 7:30 pm. $29-$89. 832-7469 or www.kravis.org.

2/4-4/27 - Delray Art League Show at Delray Beach Center for the Arts/Crest Theatre Galleries, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. M-F, 9:3 am-4:30 pm, Saturday, 10 am-3 pm. Free. 243-7922.

Wednesday - 2/5 - Shuffle Board/Disc Knockout at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Game involves skill and strategy. For all ages, minors accompanied by an adult. W & F, 9-11 am. Annual fee: $15/ residents, $20/non-residents. 243-7350.

2/5 - 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 welcome. W & F, 9 am-11 am.

Annual fee: $40/residents, $45/non-resident.

243-7350.

2/5 - CPR Class (American Heart Association Heartsaver/AED) at Ocean Rescue Headquarters, 340 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. Classes taught by Ocean Rescue personnel who are certified AHA CPR instructors. Held the 1st Wednesday of every month. For ages 12 and up. 9 am-12:30 pm.

Free for Delray Beach residents. 243-7352.

2/5 - 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 2/12, 19 & 26. 1010:45 am. Free. 742-6380.

2/5 - Tales for 2’s and 3’s at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Story time for 2 & 3 year olds accompanied by an adult. W through 2/19. 10-10:30 am. Free. Registration: 393-7968 or www.bocalibrary.org.

2/5 - Tot Tumbling/ Gymnastics for kids ages 18 months-5 years at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. Learn ageappropriate gymnastic skills through the use of tot-sized equipment. Parents/caregivers participate in classes. W through 3/12. Age 18-36 months: 10:30-11:10 am; Age 3-5: 11:1511:55 am. $57/residents, $71/non-residents.

Registration: 968-4011.

2/5 - Socrates Café - Weekly discussion group at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 2/12 & 26. 11:30 am. Free. 266-0194 or www.delraylibrary.org.

2/5 - Amazing Art for ages 2-4 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. Wednesdays, 11:30 am. $2.50/ members, $3.50/non-members plus paid Museum admission. Regitration: 742-6780.

2/5 - Scrabble at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Wednesdays, 1-4 pm.

Free. 278-5455.

2/5 - Poetry Workshop at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Led by poet Maureen Ford, participants bring copies of their works to share with others. Held the first W of each month. 1 pm. Free. 278-5455.

2/5 - Art, Philosophy and Spirit - Part of the What’s On Wednesdays Series at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. For adults. 1:30-2:30 pm. Free. 7426390.

2/5 - Two Heralded Houses: From Hanover to Saxe Coburg with Richard Digby Day - Part One - Part of the Campus on the Lake Lecture Series at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Part One: The First Four Georges 1714-1830. 2:30 pm. $25/non-members; $40/non-member if purchased with part two (held 2/10).

Reservations: 805-8562.

2/5 - Modern Line Dance Class for ages 50 & up at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Fitness program designed to enhance the quality of life through modern music and dance. Wednesdays, 2:30-4 pm. Per class: $4/ residents, $5/non-residents. 243-7350.

2/5 - Jazz Dance Class for ages 15 & up at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Includes a progressive warm-up movement across the floor, and a routine or combination with which to “dance it all out.” Loose comfortable clothing or dance attire and Jazz dance shoes

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2/5 - Adventures with Authors for ages 4-6 at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Foster you child’s love of reading.

Children attend independently. W through 2/19. 4-4:30 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968.

2/5 - Wednesday Dinner is held each week at VFW Post 5335, 500 NE 21st St., Boynton Beach. 4:30-7 pm. $8. All are welcome. 7321989.

2/5 - Group Swim Lessons at the John Denson Pool, 225 NW 12th Ave., Boynton Beach. For kids ages 3 and older. Must be potty trained. W & F through 2/28. Level 1, II & III classes: 4:30 & 5 pm. Cost per session is $40/resident, $50/non-residents. 742-6645.

2/5 - Teen Gaming at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Play board and video games. Grades 6-12. Held again 2/12, 19 & 26. 5:30-7 pm. Free. 742-6390.

2/5 - Tomorrow there will be Apricots by Jessica Soffer at Ocean Ridge Town Hall,

6450 N. Ocean Blvd. Presented by Ocean Ridge Book Club. Open to Ocean Ridge residents. 5:45 pm. Free. 732-2635.

2/5 - 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, as well as the use of the Automated External Defibulator. 6-8 pm. $25. Registration: 9554468 or www.brrh.com.

2/5 - Children’s Program: Pillow Tales - Bedtime stories for ages 3 years and older at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Av. 1st Wednesday of every month.

6:30 pm. Free. 266-0197.

2/5 - Eco-Watch - Water Conservation: What’s the Need in South Florida? A Practical Approach - Presented as part of the Lecture Series at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton.

Presented by Robert Wanvestraut, Senior Water Conservation Analyst, South Florida

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The COASTAL STAR Water Management District. Recommended for ages 14 and up, children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 7-8:30 pm. $5 suggested donation. Reservations: 544-8615.

2/5 - Dr. Robert Sharon & Chorale featuring The Mims Family Singers Presented as part of the Music Series at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S. Ocean Blvd. 7 pm/doors open, 7:30 pm/performance. Single event tickets are $25. For complete series tickets or for more information, call 588-8889 or www.southpalmbeach.com.

2/5 - To Be a Jew in the Free World: Jewish Identity Through the Lens of Modern History - Presented by the Roh Jewish Learning Institute at Chabad of Delray Beach, 7495 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach.

Course gives participants opportunity to make sense of their personal Jewishness, and provides them with conviction to pass on a legacy of Jewish pride to the next generation.

Wednesdays through 3/12. 7:30-9 pm. $79/

February 2014 person; $118/couples - includes workbook.

496-6228 or www.chabaddelray.com/myjli.

2/5 - Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. 8 pm. $40-$45. 805-8562 or www.fourarts.org.

2/5-8 - Just For Kids: One Heart One Voice at the Puppetry Arts Center of the Palm Beaches, 94 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach.

Experience this multicultural hand puppet musical featuring Palm Beach County people, places, and events and all original music.

Performed by the Center’s own Dreammaker Puppeteers. Held again 2/12-15 & 2/17-18.

W-F: 10:30-11:30 am; Sat.: 2-3 pm. $6.50/ person. 243-4330.

2/5-17 - World Series of Poker Circuit Events at Palm Beach Kennel Club, 1111 N. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach. Complete schedule and entry fees listing online. 6832222 or www.wsop.com.

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208 S. Seacrest. Share quilting information and perpetuate quilting as a cultural and artistic form. 9-11:30 am. Free. 742-6886.

2/6 - Drop-In Story time - Music, stories, finger plays and action songs stimulate learning at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. For children of all ages. Held every Thursday. 10-10:30 am. Free. 393-7968.

2/6 – Knit ‘N Purl at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 2/27.

10:30 am. Free. 266-9490.

2/6 - Sumi-e Ink Painting Floral & Landscape Classes - Students learn this form of Japanese ink painting at The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach.

Four-week courses begin with a review of basic techniques and then students are guided as they create paintings of floral subjects or landscapes. Class meets again 2/13, 20 & 27. Floral class: 10:30 am-12:30 pm; Landscape class: 1:30-3:30. $55/members, $60/non-members. Registration: 495-0233 ext. 237.

2/6 - Lunch with Liz @ the Library: Wake Up Calls based on the insights of Joan Lunden at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Brown-bag lunchtime program.

11:30 am-1 pm. Free. 266-9490.

2/6 - Adult Acrylics Art Class at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Local instructor teaches basic acrylic painting techniques to beginners and advanced painters Call for list of supplies. Held every Thursday. Ages 18 & up. Noon-2 pm. Fee for six- classes: $55/residents, $60/nonresidents. 243-7350.

2/6 - Basic Driver Improvement Class Presented by Safety Council of Palm Beach County, Inc. at South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach. Drivers 55 and over get an insurance discount for three years when they take this course. Noon-4 pm. $35.

845-8233.

2/6 - Senior Bridge at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. All experienced players welcome. Partners not needed. Held every Thursday. Ages 18 and up. 1-4 pm. Annual fee: $15/residents +$1/game, $20/nonresidents + $2/game. 243-7350.

2/6 - Olive Kitteridge - Performed by Words … Alive! as part of the Books on Stage Reading series at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. 2 pm. $25. 272-1281.

2/6 - Vegan Health Starts Here On A Budget at Whole Foods Lifestyle Center, 1400 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Learn how to shop quickly and efficiently while being kind to your wallet, waistline and well-being! 2-3 pm. Free. Registration: 447-0000.

2/6 - American Genius: What is American Style? - A Panel Discussion by Julia Reed, Thomas Jayne and Dr. Jessica B. Harris Presented as part of the Treasures of America series at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Book signing follows.

2:30 pm. $25/non-members. Reservations: 805-8562 or www.fourarts.org.

2/6 - Children’s Program: Stories and Scissors - Stories and crafts for ages 4 years and older at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. 1st & 2nd Thursday of every month. 3:30 pm. Free. 266-0197.

2/6 - Craft Time for ages 4 and up at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd.

Held the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month. 4 pm. Free. Registration: 278-5455.

2/6 - Zen and the Art of Formless Precepts - Presented by Morten Schlutter at the FAU Wimberly Library, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Lecture covers speaker’s book project on the most famous of all Zen texts, the Platform Sutra. Special exhibit of rare books will be open. 4 pm. 297-3020 or kenneth.holloway@fau.edu.

2/6 - Yoga Kids Class - Thursdays at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Classes combine yoga positions with music, storytelling, and art while conveying lessons in positive thinking, self confidence and environment awareness. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat.

Four week session runs through 2/27. Two sessions offered: age 4-7, 4-4:45 pm; age 8-12, 5-6 pm. $48/residents, $60/non-residents.

393-7807 or www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us.

February 2014 2/6 - The Japanese Attack at Pearl Harbor

by Dr. Donald Borsand at FAU Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Special lecture presented as part of the Winter Lecture Series at FAU Lifelong Learning Society. Annual membership: $45. 4:30-6:15 pm. $20/ member, $25/non-member. 297-3171.

2/6 - Performance: Sweetheart Concert at the Highland Beach Library Community Room, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. 5 pm. Free ticket required. 278-5455.

2/6 - Iron Man 3 (PG-13) - Presented as part of Teen Movie Club at the Boca Raton Public Library, 200 NW Boca Raton Blvd. For ages 13-17. 6-8 pm. Free. Includes pizza & soda.

393-7968 or www.bocalibrary.org.

2/6 - Volleyball for Teens at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd. Th, 6:30-8:30 pm. $5. 7426550.

2/6 - South Florida Speaker & Film Series - Presented by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum at B’nai Isreal, 2200 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Screening of HBO documentary 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus with filmmaker conversation following. 7 pm. $18. 995-6773.

2/6 - Scary Story: An Anthology by Cynthia Morrison - Presented as part of the Meet the Author Evening Series at the Lake Worth Public Library, 15 N. M St., Lake Worth. Authors have copies of their books available for sale and will sign autographs. Light refreshments served. 7-8 pm. Free. 533-7354.

2/6 - 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. & Mrs. Kraus - Presented by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum at Congregation B’nai Israel, 2200 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. In 1939, a Philadelphia couple embarked on a dangerous journey to rescue 50 children from Nazi-occupied Vienna. 7-9 pm. Advance: $18; at the door: $25. 995-6773.

2/6 - James E. Buffan Gold Coast Band Concert at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. 7:30 pm. $7 at the door.

742-6240.

2/6-8 - Step-Above Rummage Sale at First Presbyterian Church, 33 Gleason St., Delray Beach. Estate items, collectibles, antiques, jewelry, clothings, books, furniture and more.

9 am-3 pm all three days. Free. 276-6338.

Friday - 2/7 - First Pitch to Sliding Home: A Beginner’s Guide to Baseball History by Wade Berstler at FAU Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Presented as part of the Winter Lecture Series at FAU Lifelong Learning Society. Annual membership: $45. This four-session class held again 2/14, 21 & 28.

9-10:45 am. $34/member, $54/non-member.

297-3171.

2/7 - Pompey Park Senior Club at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. Field trips, breakfasts, games and events, strong presence in the community, fitness and health activities, senior board of directions and social gatherings. F, 10 am-1 pm. Free (fees will be associated with trips). 243-7356.

2/7 - Tot Time at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 2-5.

Children enjoy crafts, snacks, and indoor play stations. Drop in anytime during the program.

10 am-noon. $5/child. 347-3900.

2/7 - Mommy, Mother Nature & Me: Love Bugs 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.

2/7 - Adult Painting Class at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd.

Classes for beginner and intermediate artists alike. Work at your own speed with individual attention paid to your specific project. Fridays through 2/28. 11 am-1 pm. $100/residents, $125/non-residents. Materials not included.

393-7807 or www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us.

2/7 - Lunch & Learn: Michael Feinstein Presented by Steven Caras at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Cohen Pavilion, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach.

Admission includes lunch. 11:30 am. $75.

832-7469.

2/7 - Italy: Our Mystifying Love Affair with the People, Customs, Language and Secrets of a Favorite Land by Mary Ann Sorrentino at FAU Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Presented as part of the Winter Lecture Series at FAU Lifelong Learning Society. Annual membership: $45. This foursession class held again 2/14, 21 & 28. 11:30 am-1:15 pm. $34/member, $54/non-member.

297-3171.

2/7 - Chess Club for ages 18 & up at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Knowledge of the game is necessary. All levels welcome.

F, Noon-4 pm. Annual fee: $20/residents, $25/ non-residents. 243-7350.

2/7 - Social Dance for Beginners at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave.

The COASTAL STAR Learn the basic steps to popular dances such as the Fox Trot and Merengue. Fridays, 12-1 pm. $5. 742-6240.

2/7 - Boca Express Train Museum Tour at the FEC Railway Station, 747 S. Dixie Hwy. Guided tour of two 1947 Seaboard Air Line streamliners. 1st & 3rd Friday of every month 1 & 2 pm. $10/adults, $5/Boca Raton Historical Society members. Registration: 395-6766 ext. 100 or www.bocahistory.org..

2/7 - Bob Roberts Society Orchestra at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. Full 16-piece big band plays a variety of tunes to entertain lovers of music and dance in a social setting. Fridays, 1:30-3:30 pm. $4.

742-6240 or www.boynton-beach.org.

2/7 - Alzheimer’s Cafe at the Shirley & Barton Weisman Delray Community Center (, 7091 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. A unique gathering for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related memory loss, along with their families, friends, caregivers and professionals. Held the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. 2-4 pm. Free. RSVP: 866-7086.

2/7 - Love Stories - Performed as part of the Studio Theatre series at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St., Delray Beach. 2 pm. $15. 272-1281.

2/7 - Tea and Symphony at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real. Hosted by The Symphonia/Boca Raton Allegro Society.

Conductor Grant Cooper and violinist Yevgeny Kutik talk with guests about their craft. 2-4 pm. $35. 866-687-4201.

2/7 - Wetlands & Wildlife at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, 13026 Jog Road, Delray Beach. Meet Gumbo Limbo Naturalist at the boardwalk entrance. Bring your camera and binoculars for this 3/4 mile guided tour to learn more about Florida’s wetland birds and ecosystems. Ages 7-adult, children must be accompanied by an adult. Held again 2/21.

3-5 pm. Free. Reservations: 544-8615.

2/7 - Health Effects of Light Pollution by Mario E. Motta, MD - Presented as part of the Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at FAU College of Medicine Building, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. 3:30-5 pm. Free. 297-3035.

2/7 - Teddybears In Pajamas Class for ages 2-3 at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Dancing, jumping, crawling, singing, and popping bubbles with Teddies. Activities followed by a cookie.

Fridays through 2/28. 4:30-5:10 pm. $50/ residents, $63/non-residents. 367-7035.

2/7 - Skate Class for all ages at the Spanish River Athletic Complex, 1000 NW Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton. Classes consist of stretching, an active warm-up period, agility drills, races, relays and fun. F through 2/28. Two classes: Instructional, 5-6 pm; Intermediate: 6-7 pm. $48/residents, $60/ non-residents. 347-3950.

2/7 - Hip Hop Dance Party Class for ages 5-9 at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Learn choreographed warmups and dances. Fridays through 2/28. 5:15-6 pm. $50/residents, $63/non-residents. 367-7035.

2/7 - Eyes to the Skies with the professional-grade 16-inch Meade LX Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at the Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. All children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Note: Stars must be visible for the telescope to align. 6 pm. Free. 347-3912.

2/7 - Friday Evening Social: It’s As Easy As 1-2-3 at Sol Children Theatre, 3333 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. Meet and greet with camp directors, theatre games, social time, refreshments. Learn about Performing Arts Summer Camp 2014. 6-8 pm. Free. 447-8829.

2/7 - 5th Annual Daddy-Daughter/ Mother-Son Date Night at the Lake Worth Casino Ballroom, 10 S. Ocean Blvd. Come dressed in your finest attire and bring your daughter or son on a date to a beautiful ballroom for an evening of fine dining, music, games and activities. 6-9 pm. $30/couple plus an additional $12/person for more than two people. RSVP: 533-7363.

2/7 - Evenings on the Avenue at Cultural Plaza, 414 Lake Ave., Lake Worth. Live music, food vendors, crafts and artists selling their artwork. First & third Friday of each month.

6-10 pm. Free. 588-8344.

2/7 - Adult Ballroom Dance Class at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Singles and couples welcome. Fridays through 3/7. Beginner Dance: Rumba, 6:307:30 pm; Intermediate Dance: Foxtrot, 7:458:45 pm. $50/residents, $63/non-residents.

393-7807.

2/7 - Volleyball for ages 12-18 at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd. F, 6:30-8:30 pm. $5. 742-6550.

2/7 - FAU Astronomical Observatory - Public viewing day observations at FAU’s Boca Raton Campus, Science & Engineering Building, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton.

Viewings held 1st Friday and 3rd Tuesday of each month. 7 pm. Free. 297-STAR. 2/7 - Movies in the Park at Dewey Park, 100 NE 4th St., Boynton Beach. Bring lawn chairs or blankets to watch first-run movies. Food and beverages available. Free. 7 pm. 737-3256 ext. 204 or www.catchboynton.com.

2/7 - Gregg E. Brickman speaks and signs his new book, The Lord, at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. 7 pm. Free. 279-7790.

2/7-9 - 15th Annual Delray Beach Garlic Fest at Delray Beach Center for the Arts/ Outdoor Pavilion and Old School Square Park, 51 N. Swinton Ave. Gourmet food, national act entertainment, professional cooking competition, large children’s area, 185 vendors, full liquor bars. Presented by Delray Beach Arts, Inc. F: 4-11 pm; Sat.: 11 am-11 pm; Sun.: 11 am-7 pm. $10-$20. 279-0907.

2/7-9 - Allianz Championship Tournament Play competes for a $1.8 million purse at the Old Course at Broken Sound, 1401 NW 51st St., Boca Raton. 2/7: First round - Defending champion Rocco Mediate and other PGA Champions Tour pros; 2/7: Second Round and Family Day - Golf clinic, putting contests, children’s events and more; 2/9: Final round - Check and trophy presentation immediately following the day’s play. 9 am-5 pm each day. $20-175. 241-4653.

Saturday - 2/8 - “Parking Lot Flea Market” at Pompey Park West Parking Lot, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. Sell your unwanted treasures or buy previously loved treasures for yourself. Presented by Pompey Park Senior Club. 7 am-1 pm. 243-7356.

2/8 - Barrier Free 5K Run/Walk at the Congress Avenue Barrier Free Park, 3111 S. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach. Event held to raise money for the expansion of the Congress Avenue Barrier Free Park. 7:30 am. $10/kids run/walk; $30/wheelchair division, team runners/walkers 5K and single runner/walker 5K. 742-6225.

2/8 - 10 and Under Tennis: Junior Development Clinics for children ages 5-15 at the Tennis Center, 3111 S. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach. Saturdays through 3/1. Age 5-6: 9-9:45 am; age 7-10: 10-11 am; age 1015: 11 am-noon. For ages 5-6, $40/residents, $50/non-residents; for ages 7-15, $48/ residents, $60/non-residents. Registration: 742-6575.

2/8 - Gymnastics for children ages 4-16 at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd. Classes designed for introductory skill development on the vault, bars, beams and floor. Saturdays through 3/15. Age 4-7: 10-11 am; age 8-16: 11 amnoon. $66/residents, $83/non-residents.

Registration: 742-6550.

2/8 - Kindermusik Teddy Bear Valentine Party at Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. For ages 1-6 years. 11 am-noon. $7/child. 742-6221.

2/8 - Ride & Remember Trolley Tour departs from the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, 170 NW 5th Ave., Delray Beach.

2-hour tour focuses on 5 historic districts.

Second Saturday of each month. 10 am-noon. $20. Reservations: 279-8883.

2/8 - Rosie’s Song by Mary Kate Leming book signing at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. Enjoy a reading by the author and create an ocean-themed craft. 10:30 am.

Free with paid admission. 742-6780.

2/8 - Group Swim Lessons at the John Denson Pool, 225 NW 12th Ave., Boynton Beach. For kids ages 3 and older. Young children must be potty trained. Sat. through 3/1. Level 1, II & III classes: 10:30 & 11:15 am.

Cost per session is $40/resident, $50/nonresidents. 742-6645.

2/8 - I Love Art Classes at Intracoastal Park, 2240 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach.

Children create amazing art utilizing recycled items. For ages 4-10. Sat. through 3/8. 10:30 am-noon. $36/residents, $45/non-residents.

742-6650 or www.boynton-beach.org.

2/8 - Living with Flowers with John Klingel: Romancing the Blossoms at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Explore your creativity with a seasonal variety of mixed, colorful flowers utilizing strong vertical and horizontal lines.

10:30 am-noon. $65/materials included.

805-8562.

2/8 - Boca Symphonia: Meet The Orchestra at the Roberts Theater, Saint Andrew’s School, 3900 Jog Road, Boca Raton. Families attend a dress rehearsal, and then meet the conductor and musicians at intermission to learn about the instruments and discover how music inspires creativity.

10:30 am-noon. $5/adults, free/children.

Reservations: 866-687-3848.

2/8 - 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

Community Calendar AT17 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 (max 5 children free per family.) 243-2662 or www. tastehistoryculinarytours.org.

2/8 - Origami at Yamato-Kan at The Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach.

Learn simple origami techniques and make a fun origami to take home. Noon-3 pm. Free with paid admission. 495-0233.

2/8 - Demonstrations of Koto, The Way of Koto at The Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, Seishan-an Tea House, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. Koto is a traditional stringed instrument first introduced to Japan from China. Be introduced to the basics of how this instrument is played. Three one-hour sessions, offered: 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm & 2:30 pm. $5 with paid museum admission. 4950233 Ext. 235 or www.morikami.org.

2/8 - Carry It On: A Tribute to Pete Seeger at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Pete’s friends and admirers honor Pete with a concert of songs based upon the book he co-authored, Carry It On, a history of the Labor Movement, co-authored by Bob Resier. Two

times: 2 & 7 pm. $20-$25/advance tickets; $26-$30/at the door. 586-6169.

2/8 - 15th Annual Everglades Day Festival at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, 10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach. Python hunter Ed Mercer speaks at 11 am and Jenny Novak of Python Patrol talks at 3 pm. 8 am-4 pm, rain or shine. Free. 734-8303.

2/8 -The Dutchess of Doodle - Writer/ artist Karen Jean Leventhal leads a gratitude tour for grownups at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. at Swinton Ave. 11 am-1:30 pm. Love offering. Reservations (before 2/4): 276-5796.

2/8 - Annual Daddy and Daughter Dinner Dance at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. Dinner and dancing for daddies and daughters. Registration deadline 2/1. 5-8 pm. $7/person. 742-6224.

2/8 - Grapes on the Green: Golf & Wine Experience - Social, Power & Play For Charity - Presented as part of the 5th Annual Allianz Championship at The Old Course at Broken Sound, 1401 NW 51st St., Boca Raton.

Food and wine, live music, custom cigar roller and luxury sponsor tents. Meet and greets and photo opportunities with PGA Champions Tour players. Also includes 1 grounds pass for Saturday and Sunday. VIP tickets offer a carving station, raw bar and Champagne bar and special gift bags. 6-9 pm. General admission: $70; VIP admission: $110. 2414653.

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2/8 - Jazz Band Wings of Swing & Jazz Combos Concert - Presented at FAU’s University Theatre, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. jazz standards and new works for big band. 7-9 pm. $10/donation. 297-2595.

2/8 - Florida Youth Dance Gala at the Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State College, 4200 S. Congress Ave., Lake Worth. 40 dancers from leading dance academies in Miami, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, Tampa and Ft. Myers along with principal dancer Carlos Miguel Guerra and his wife Jennifer Kronenberg from Miami City Ballet. 7:30 pm. $30. 756-4298.

2/8-9 - Science of Chocolate at the South Florida Science Museum, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach. Weekend filled with sweet experiments, chocolate facts and history, taste stations, a chocolate fountain, crafts and more. Sat. & Sun.: 11 am-5 pm.

Free with paid admission: $15/adults, $13.50/ seniors age 62 & up, $11.50/children 3-12, free/children under 3 and museum members.

832-1988.

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Sunday - 2/9 - Gift of Life’s 4th Annual Walk/Run for Life 5K at Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton.

Dedicated to raising awareness for bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants. 8 am-1 pm. $25/advance, $30/race day. 9230993.

2/9 - 22st Annual British Classic Car Show at Royal Palm Place, 101 Plaza Real South, Boca Raton. Open to all British Marques and Models. Registration: 8-10 am; Show: 10 am-2 pm; Awards presentation: 2pm. Show registration: $30/first car, $20/additional car, $15/motorcycles. Spectators: Free. 392-8920.

2/9 - Sado Omote Senke Tea Ceremony Class at The Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, Seishin-an Teahouse, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. A unique opportunity to study the traditional art of Sado, The Way of Tea. Attending a Tea Ceremony Workshop is required for those who have never taken a Tea Ceremony Class but wish to start studying Sado. Two lessons (2/9 & 23). Individual appointments begin at 10:15 am. $55/non-member, $50/member.

Registration: 495-0233 Ext. 210.

2/9 - Weekend Movie Madness: Turbo (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.

2/9 - Ice Castle Festival & Play Day at Patch Reef Park, 2000 W. Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Sunflower Creative Arts hosts the festival and play day from 2-5 pm. Celebrate play, nature, art, curiosity, wonder, imagination and decorate a giant ice castle.

482-3412.

2/9 - Bus trip to Miami Beach - Art Deco Society of the Palm Beaches hosts the trip to the South Beach Art Deco District to look at art, antiques and architecture. 9 am - 6 pm. Leaves from th Armory Art Center, 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach at 9 am and Delray Beach Public Library, 100 West AtlanticAve., Delray Beach, at 9:30 am. $95 (includes breakfast and lunch). 276-9925.

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February 2014

Saturday - 2/1 - Artisans’ Fair at Art-Sea Living & Art-Sea Studio, 1628 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Featuring art demonstrations, arts & crafts, jewelry, handmade decorations, original paintings and more. First Saturday of the month. 10 am-6 pm. Free. 737-2600.

2/1-2 - Lake Worth Art League Outdoor Show - View and purchase works by local artists at Cultural Plaza, 414 Lake Ave., Lake Worth. Held again 3/1-2. 10 am-4 pm. Free. 586-8666 or www. lwartleague.org.

2/1-2 - 17th Annual Downtown Delray Beach Craft Festival is held along NE & SE 4th Avenue and Atlantic Ave. (330 E. Atlantic Ave.), Delray Beach. 10 am-5 pm. Free. 746-6615.

Saturday & Sunday - 2/8-9 - Artists in the Park - Presented by the Delray Beach Art League at Veterans Park, 802 NE First St., Delray Beach. Fine art exhibition and sales. 10 am-4:30 pm. Free. 843-2311.

2/8-9 - 28th Annual Outdoor Juried Art Festival - Presented by The Boca Museum of Art at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real,

Palm Beach Chapters of the League of Women Voters, ACLU, National Council of Jewish Women & the Voting Rights Coalition at Lantana Road Library, 4020 Lantana Road.

Panel discussion. 2-4 pm. 995-5631.

2/9 - Klezmer East at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, University Theatre, 777 Glades Road. Paul Green and Klezmer East is back by audience demand. Enjoy exciting renditions of traditional favorites. 3 pm. $10. 877-3117469.

2/9 - American Lightning: The Union Bombing of the LA Times Building by Howard Blum - Presented as part of the 29th Annual Whitehall Lecture Series at the Henry M. Flagler Museum, 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. 3 pm. $28/non-members; $10/ individual, family & Life members. Includes Museum admission. 655-2833.

2/9 - Concert: Robert Watson Band Presented as part of the Sunday Matinee Music Series at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. For adults. 3-4 pm. Free.

Reservations: 299-8684.

2/9 - Al Guastafeste, Pianist: Jewish Composers Come to Broadway Presented in concert by the Brandies National Committee at Steinway Piano Gallery, 7940 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. Doors open 3:30 pm, Concert: 4 pm. $20/members, $25/nonmembers & at the door. 998-7784.

2/9 - Glam Gurlz Revue at Lake Worth Playhouse, Stonzek Theatre, 713 Lake

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Boca Raton. Named one of the “Top 100 Art Festivals” in the country.

Sat. & Sun.: 10 am-5 pm. Free. 392-2500.

Friday-Tuesday - 2/14-18 - Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show at Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, 11 am-7pm. General admission tickets: $20, opening night tickets: $100. 822-5440.

Saturday & Sunday - 2/15-16 - Artists in the Park - Presented by the Delray Beach Art League at Delray Beach Center for the Arts, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave. Fine art exhibition and sales. Held again 2/22-23. 10 am-4:30 pm. Free. 843-2311.

Saturday & Sunday - 2/22-23 - 20th Annual Lake Worth Street Painting Festival - Watch as over 400 Artists use the pavement as canvas to transform downtown Lake Worth into a temporary outdoor museum of original art and masterpiece reproductions.

Festival also includes street performers, strolling minstrels and musical entertainment along with children’s activities. Festival takes place on Lake Avenue in downtown Lake Worth. Free parking is available in the surrounding downtown area. 10 am-7 pm.

Free. 582-4401.

Ave. Join the Glam Gurlz, featuring Lupita Hollywood and Melissa St. John, with special guests such as Nicole Saphire for a spectacular night. 7:30 pm. $10/person. 586-6410.

Monday - 2/10 - DaVinci’s Vitruvian Man Class at the Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave., Boynton Beach. Aspiring artists learn new, traditional and geometric drawing techniques to form balance and proportion in their work. Th through 4/3. 9-11:30 am. $60/ residents, $75/non-residents. Registration: 742-6221.

2/10 - Pat Weaver’s Watercolor Expressions: Dynamic and Direct at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Learn the building blocks of painting, creating dynamic, exciting and fresh watercolors with bold rich color, introducing energy into the paintings. Each student receives individual attention as well as demos at their station. M-F through 2/14. 9:30 am4:30 pm. $425, includes lunch. Materials list provided at registration: 805-8562.

2/10 - With a Song in My Heart - Presented by the Friends of the Boynton Beach City Library as part of the Brown Bag Series, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Noon-1 pm. Free. 742-6390.

2/10 - Author Tim Dorsey: Tiger Shrimp Tango at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. For adults. 3-4 pm. Free.

742-6390.

2/10 - Cooking Fun Class for ages 5-9 at the James A. Rutherford Community Center,

Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Instruction includes kitchen safety, measurements, napkin folding, and table setting. 3:30-5 pm. $12/residents, $15/ non-residents plus a supply fee of $6/class.

Registration: 367-7035.

2/10 - Junior Tennis Clinics at Boynton Beach Tennis Center, 3111 S. Congress Ave. Forehand, backhand, ground strokes, volleys and serving and scoring are taught. Pee-wee: 4-5 pm, juniors: 5-6 pm. $48/residents, $60/ non-residents. 742-6575.

2/10 - Life’s Not A Cabaret: Politics and Religion in Musicals by Sheryl Flatow at FAU Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton.

Presented as part of the Winter Lecture Series at FAU Lifelong Learning Society. Annual membership: $45. This four-session class held again 2/17, 24 & 3/3. 4:30-6:15 pm. $34/ member, $54/non-member. 297-3171.

2/10 - Drop In Valentine’s Day Craft for grades 2-5 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. 4:30-5:30 pm. Free. 7426393 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

2/10 - Florida Wildlife Encounter at Ocean Ridge Town Hall, 6450 N. Ocean Blvd. Speaker is Cheryl Wise Bush. Presented by Ocean Ridge Garden Club. Children invited, open to the public. 5:30 pm. Free. 732-2635.

2/10 - Meet James Patterson at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. The author will sign his newest

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One ticket will be issued for each hardcover book purchased. No books purchased at other stores will be allowed. Each ticket admits one person. Seating starts at 5 pm on a first-come, first-served basis. 7 pm. Free.

279-7790.

2/10-12 - Call Me Madam: A Tribute to the First Lady of the American Musical at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. Held again 2/17-19. All dates: 2 & 8 pm. $30.

272-1281, Ext. 4.

Tuesday - 2/11 - Guided Tour of the Historic Boca Raton Resort & Club Explore the world famous resort’s history with a 1.5-hour walking tour at Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real. Presented by the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum. Held every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Not recommended for children under 12. 2-3:30 pm. $10/BRHS members, $15/non-members, $11 valet fee per car.

Reservations: 395-6766 ext. 100.

2/11 - Architecture from Bauhaus to Bilbao and Beyond - Presented as part of the Art Insights Lecture Series at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Examines new approaches to public architecture. 2-4 pm. $6/members, $12/nonmembers 392-2500.

2/11 - Tahitian Dance Workshop at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Tahitian dance is a strenuous-hypnotic dance, good for the figure and a great deal of fun. Tuesdays through 3/4. 2:15-3 pm. $40/ residents, $50/non-residents. 367-7035.

2/11 - Stupid Cupid Party for grades 6-12 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Join us for our first Stupid Cupid party with anti-Valentine’s crafts, snacks and games. 5-6:30 pm. Free. 7426390.

2/11 - Ukulele Get-Together - Presented as part of the Travel, Music & Art - Natural Together Series at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Beginners and new learners are welcome. Held again 2/25. 6 pm. Free. Registration: 665-1718.

2/11 - And The Mountain Echoed by Khalid Hosseini - Presented as part of the Evening Book Group at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. 6 pm. Free. 266-9490.

2/11 - The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson - Presented as part of Teen Book Club at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. For ages 13-17. 6:30-8 pm. Free.

393-7968.

2/11 - Au Revoir Les Enfants - Presented as part of the Foreign Film Series for adults by the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. 6:30-9 pm. Free. 393-7968.

2/11 - Tim Dorsey speaks and signs his new book, Tiger Shrimp Tango, at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. 7 pm. Free. 279-7790.

2/11-12 - After School Science Series: Incredible Journey at the Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Kids spend an hour exploring and experimenting together, trying something new every month. Tues.: Ages 6-9 (with parent); Wed.: Ages 10-12. Both days 4-5 pm. $10/residents; $12.50/non-residents.

347-3912.

Wednesday - 2/12 - Basic Driver Improvement Class - 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. $35. 845-8233.

2/12 - Ballet Bees and Ballet Butterflies I & II Classes at Veterans Park, 802 NE First St., Delray Beach. Ballet Butterflies is a preballet class that exposes the 2-7 year olds to ballet music, positions and movement.

Wednesdays through 3/19. Ballet Butterflies I: age 2-3, 10:45-11:15 am; Ballet Butterflies II: age 3 ½-4 1/2, 11:30 am-noon; Ballet Bees: age 5-7, 3:30-4:15 pm. Ballet Butterflies: $78/ residents, $83/non-residents; Ballet Bees: $90/residents, $95/non-residents. 243-7350.

2/12 - Vanities, Metaphors, Frolics at The Gallery at Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, 2051 Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach.

Artists Geoffrey Bradfield, Cristina Grassi and Edwina Sandys bring their energy and unique perspectives on art to the gardens.

Exhibit continues through 3/9. Guided tour: 11 am; Member and guest reception: 6-8 pm.

Admission: $10/adults; $8/seniors age 65 and up; $4/children ages 5 & up; free/members and children under age 5. 832-5328.

2/12 - Death of a Dowager - Presented as part of the What’s On Wednesdays Series at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. For adults. 1:30-2:30 pm. Free.

742-6390.

2/12 - Silver Science Days at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach. Every second Wednesday of each month guests age 62 and over can experience the Museum,

February 2014 learn from engaging guest speakers, view a planetarium show and enjoy refreshments for only $7. 2-5 pm. 832-1988.

2/12 - William Hodgins Interiors by Stephen M. Salny - Presented as part of the Treasures of America series at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach.

Book signing follows. 2:30 pm. $25/nonmembers. Reservations: 805-8562.

2/12 - Zonta Club of Boca Raton Meeting at The Holiday Inn, 2809 S. Ocean Blvd., Highland Beach. Zonta, a worldwide organization of women in business and professionals who work together to advance the status of woman through volunteer work, donations and scholarships, meets monthly year round for dinner. 6 pm. $30. 482-1013.

2/12 - Valentine’s Day Dance Night at the Lake Worth Casino Ballroom, 10 S. Ocean.

Dance to the romantic sounds of favorite crooners and nostalgic big bands. Includes a rose for the ladies and Kilwin’s chocolate favors. 6-9 pm. $30/couple, $17/person.

Includes parking, snacks, soft drinks, cash bar.

RSVP: 533-7395.

2/12 - Lee Loves Local: A Trunk Show at Excentricities, 10am-5pm. Local artists: Tiffany Cant and Amanda Johnson and local food goodies from Shea’s Bakery. Special storewide discounts. 117 NE 5th Avenue, Delray Beach. 278-0886.

2/12 - Child of the Sun: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Florida Southern College Presented by architectural photographer, Robin Hill at Historic Art Deco Armory Art Center, 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach.

Photographs highlight the inherent beauty of the architecture and integrated landscape.

Hosted by Art Deco Society of the Palm Beaches. 7 pm. Free. 276-9925.

2/12 - Heart Strings: Violin Classes at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Ages 5-12 experience and express their love of music. Class size is limited to give more individual attention. Violins must be provided by the student; information on rentals will be provided upon registration. Wednesdays through 3/5. 6:30-7:30 pm. $49/residents, $62/non-residents. Registration: 742-6240.

2/12 - Placed on a Pedestal: Sculpting Class at the Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave., Boynton Beach. Learn fundamentals of sculpting while engaging artistic abilities. W through 3/5. 6:30-9 pm. $40/residents, $50/ non-residents. Registration: 742-6221.

2/12 - Get a Grape: Wine Education Class at the Art Center, 125 S.E 2nd Ave., Boynton Beach. Join wine expert Bob Burchill for lively discussion on how to navigate through the sometimes overwhelming world of wine.

Learn how to choose, serve, taste and buy wine. 7-8:30 pm. $20/residents, $25/nonresidents. Registration: 742-6221.

2/12 - The Extraordinary Belle Glade Archaeological Culture of South Florida, 1000 BC to AD 1700 by Dr. Jerald T. Milanich - Presented as part of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County’s Distinguished Lecture Series at the 1916 Palm Beach County Courthouse, 3rd Floor Courtroom, 300 N. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach. A reception follows the presentation. 7 pm. $20. Reservations: 832-4164, Ext. 101.

2/12 - Screening of 8 ½ (1963, Italian) - Presented as part of the Cinema Talk at the Crest Series at The Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies. Post-film discussion led by Caroline Breder Watts. 7:30 pm. $10. 243-7922.

2/12 - Fools for Love: Valentine Stories for Cynics, Romantics and Still-Marrieds: An Evening With Dolores Hydock - Presented as part of the True Lies: An Extraordinary Adult Storytelling Series at the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Tr., Boca Raton. Enjoy true, tender and sometimes shocking stories of Cupid’s mischief from Dolores Hydock, storyteller and actress. Performance includes light dessert refreshments. 7:30 pm. $15. 347-3948 or www.willowtheatre.org.

2/12-13 - Humor in the News: Frank Cerabino at South Palm Beach Town Hall as part of the 18th Annual Cultural Series.

Cerabino writes five columns a week for The Palm Beach Post. 7:30 pm. Single event tickets are $25. For complete series tickets or for more information, call 588-8889 or www. southpalmbeach.com.

2/12-13 - Wallenberg: The Musical at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Tr., Boca Raton. An epic musical drama brings to life the fascinating and uplifting story of Raoul Wallenberg, one of the greatest heroes of the twentieth century. W&Th.: 7:30 pm. $12. 237-9000.

Thursday - 2/13 - Playdough Fun Day @ Your Library at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Ages 3-5 make shapes, letters and more with playdough and imagination. 10-11 am. Free. 742-6390.

The COASTAL STAR 2/13 - Great Decisions Discussion Program at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Held again 2/27. 10 amnoon. Free. 266-9490.

2/13 – Publix Apron’s Cooking School Demonstration: Wine & Dine in Monterey - Presented by Chef Rey De La Osa at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. 10:30 am. Free. 266-9490.

2/13 - Valentine’s Day Party at the Boynton Beach Senior Center, 1021 S. Federal Hwy. Entertainment by Charisma, door prizes and refreshments. 1-3 pm. $5/person at door; $3/advance. 742-6570.

2/13 - Futurism: Birth of a Revolution - Curatorial Highlight Tour at The Boca Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Make real-life connections to art and visual arts. 2-3 pm.

Free with paid Museum admission. 392-2500.

2/13 - Elizabeth Smart speaks as part of the Robert D. Chapin Lecture Series at the Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach.

Two shows: 2 pm & 5:30 pm. $30-$45. 2437922 ext. 1 or www.delrayarts.org.

2/13 - Movie: Killer Quake at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. For adults. 2-3 pm. Free. 742-6390.

2/13 - Growing Up With Grandpa: Memories of Harry S. Truman by Clifton Truman Daniel - Presented as part of the Treasures of America series at the Society of The Four Arts, The Fitz Eugene Dixon Education Building, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Book signing follows. 2:30 pm. $25/ non-members. Reservations: 805-8562.

2/13 - Sid Caesar: Pioneer of Television Comedy by Dr. Ira Epstein at FAU Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. A one-time special lecture presented as part of the Winter Lecture Series at FAU Lifelong Learning Society.

Annual membership: $45. 4:30-6:15 pm. $20/ member, $25/non-member. 297-3171.

2/13 - After Dark & Curator’s Conversations: Qing Chic - Chinese Textiles From the 19th to Early 20th Century 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. All ages are welcome. 5-9 pm. $12/adults, $5/ages 13-21, free/under age 13. 832-5196.

2/13 - Exhibit: Environmental Elements Artists Reception at Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Three artists highlight the importance of the environmental conservation movement in South Florida. Exhibit runs through May. 5:307:30 pm. 742-6026.

2/13 - Manalapan Library Lecture Series: Jack Staub at the J. Turner Moore Memorial Library, 1330 Lands End Road. Jack will discuss his latest book “Private Edens: Beautiful Country Gardens” and the twenty beautiful and sumptuous private gardens he visited in the northeast to create his latest endeavor. 6-8 pm. Free. 588-7577.

2/13 - Palm Beach Watercolor Society General Meeting: Mel Stabin Demo at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of the month. 6:30 pm. $2/suggested donation.

416-9600.

2/13 - Pi In The Sky by Wendy Mass Presented as part of the Tween Book Club at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. For ages 9-12. Receive a free book with required registration. 6:30-7:30 pm. Free.

393-7968.

2/13 - Writers’ Corner Workshop at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Published authors provide free manuscript critiquing to writers who bring examples of their work. All levels of writers welcome. Meets second Thursday of each month. 6:30-8 pm. Free. 742-6380.

2/13 - DocNights at Willow: 1 Giant Leap: What About Me? - Presented as part of the DocMiami International Film Festival at the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Watch international films and meet special guest presenters which may include: globally recognized artists, authors and international as well as local filmmakers. All films presented by docmiami.org. The films are not yet rated. All children must be accompanied by an adult. 7 pm. $5. 347-3900.

2/13 - Eric Vandernoot speaks as part of the Lecture Series at the Ocean Ridge Town Hall, 6450 N. Ocean Blvd. Vandernoot, Astronomy & Physics Lab Coordinator at Florida Atlantic University, presentd information about the new planets found by the Kepler Space Telescope. 7 pm. Free. 732-2635.

2/13 - Film Series for Adults: Handsome Devil, The Films of Alain Delon at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Held again 3/20 & 4/24 7-8:30 pm. Free. 393-7968.

2/13 - Deadly Heat at the Cottages: Sex, Murder, and Mayhem by Fred Lichtenberg - Presented as part of the Meet the Author Evening Series at the Lake Worth

Public Library, 15 N. M St. Authors have copies of their books available for sale and will sign autographs. Light refreshments served, sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Worth Library. 7-8 pm. Free. 533-7354.

2/13 - Roberta Rust in Recital at the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall in the de Hoernle International Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Tr., Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $20.

237-9000 or www.lynn.edu/tickets.

Friday - 2/14 - Valentine’s Day 2/14 - “Pray for Delray” Prayer Breakfast at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. Listen to enlightening speakers and invigorating songs during a themed morning event that will benefit City House Delray, 7-9 am. $25. 279-0907or theavechurch.com.

2/14 - 2014 National Juried Exhibition at Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Juried works by artists from around the United States.

Media includes acrylics, glass, jewelry, oils, photography, sculpture and watercolors. Runs through 5/11. T-Sat.: 10 am-4 pm, Th. until 8 pm; Sun.: 1-4:30 pm. $8/general, $6/seniors & students with ID, Free/children ages 10 and under. 243-7922 or www.delrayarts.org.

2/14 - Stories in the Garden at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. In partnership with the Palm Beach County Library System this program features storytime, garden activity and craft project. For ages 2-6; children must be accompanied by an adult. 10-11 am. Free.

Reservations: 233-1757 or www.mounts.org.

2/14 - Opera - Presented as part of the Opera Benvenuto series at Benvenuto Restaurant, 1730 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach.

Featuring arias and ensembles from opera and operetta plus international songs and hits from the Broadway stage. Performance will include a three-course gourmet meal.

Two times: Noon and 6 pm. $33/luncheon; $55/dinner. Reservations: 364-0600.

2/14 - 10 and Under Tennis: Junior Development Clinics for children ages 4-12 at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd. Tuesdays through 2/25.

Age 4: 4:30-5pm; age 5-6: 5-5:30 pm; age 7-8: 5:30-6:15pm; age 9-12: 6:15-7:15 pm. For ages 4-6, $25/residents, $32/non-residents; for ages 7-12, $35/residents, $44/non-residents.

Registration: 742-6550.

2/14 - 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 selfdefense. Fridays through 3/28. 6-6:45 pm/ beginners; 6:45-7:30 pm/intermediates. $60/ residents, $75/non-residents. 742-6640.

2/14 - Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance Show Featuring Joey & the Gigolos at The

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Dinner: 6 pm; Live music & dancing: 8 pm.

Four Course Dinner: $29.95-$36.95/person plus tax & service charge; Dancing only: $10/ includes house drink. Reservations: 912-0000.

2/14 - Seaside Celebration and Beach Bonfire at Lake Worth Casino and Beach Complex, 10 S. Ocean Blvd. Live music, beach bonfires, arts & crafts and beer and wine garden. Held again 2/28. 6-9 pm. Free. 5337395 or www.lakeworth.org.

2/14 - The Women of Singing Pines Presented by Susan Gillis as part of the Town Hall Talks Lecture Series at the Boca Raton Historical Society, Old Town Hall, 71 N. Federal Hwy. 7 pm. $5/non-members; free/ Boca Raton Historical Society members.

Reservations: 395-6766 ext. 101.

2/14 - The Florida Wind Symphony & Wind Symphony Jazz Orchestra: The Winds of Romance at FAU’s University Theatre, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton.

Conducted by Kyle Prescott, featuring romantic classics from Broadway and the silver screen followed hits from the golden age of big bands. VIP tickets include reception. 7 pm. $15/general admission, $20/ VIP. 297-2337.

2/14 - Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live!: An Evening of Romance at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at the University Center on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. Featuring The Duprees, The Dixie Cups, Emil Stucchio & The Classics, The Knockouts, and The Platters’ former lead singer Sonny Turner. 8 pm. $39$75. 877-311-7469.

2/14 - Sick Puppies Comedy at Showtime Performing Arts Theatre, 503 SE Mizner Blvd., Ste. 73, Boca Raton. South Florida’s newest improvisational comedy troupe. Each week’s 90-minute show is unique. For adults. 9:30 pm. $20/adults. 394-2626.

2/14-15 - The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein at The Plaza Theatre, 262 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. 7:30 pm. $30. 5881820 or www.theplazatheatre.net.

2/14-16 - John & Jen: A Musical by Andrew Lippa & Tom Greenwald at Stage Left Theatre, 145 SE 2nd Ave., Boynton Beach.

Held again 2/21-23, 28-3/1. F&Sat.: 8:05 pm; Sun.: 2:30 pm. Opening night: $23; Regular shows: $21. 301-5404.

2/14-16 - Valentine’s Day Celebration: Romantic Tea-for-two at Flagler Museum’s Cafe des Beaux-Arts, One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. Includes tea, gourmet sandwiches, scones, and desserts. Guests receive chocolates, rose, keepsake photo and a $15 gift card for the museum store. F-Sat.: 11:30 am-2:30 pm; Sun.: Noon-3 pm. $120 per couple/non-members, $80 per couple/

members includes museum admission, tax and gratuity. Advance purchase recommended. 655-2833.

2/14-16 - Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare at Studio One on the FAU Boca Raton Campus, 777 Glades Road.

Held again 2/21-23. F & Sat.: 7 pm; Sun. & 2/22: 1 pm. $20. 877-311-7469.

2/14-23 - Delray Beach Open by the Venetian Las Vegas at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center, 201 W. Atlantic Ave. World’s only 10-day event consisting of an ATP Champions Tour event (2/14-16) and an ATP World Tour event (2/17-23). 10+ hospitality and special events. ATP Champions Tour begins 2/14 with two matches (6:30 & 8:30 pm) and continues 2/15 at 11 am & 2/16 at noon. ATP World Tour matches begin 11 am daily, 2/17-22, with finals held 2/23 at 1 & 3 pm. Tickets $30-$250. Full schedule available online at www.yellowtennisball. com/schedule or call 330-6000.

2/14-5/11 - 2014 National Juried Exhibition at Delray Beach Center for the Arts/Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave. T-Sat. 10 am-4:30 pm, Thursday until 8 pm, Sunday, 1-4:30 pm. $8. 243-7922.

Saturday - 2/15 - Briny Breezes Bazaar/ Flea Market at the Briny Auditorium (behind Gulfstream Pharmacy), 5000 N. Ocean Blvd.

Huge selection of furniture, electronics, bikes, lamps, kitchen items, clothing, baby items, jewelry, baked goods, raffles and more. 8:30 am-2 pm. Homemade lunch sales from 11 am- 1pm. Free admittance. 279-7405.

2/15 - Heart Strings: Violin Classes at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Give your child, ages 5-12, a chance to experience and express their love of music.

Class size is limited to give more individual attention. Violins must be provided by the student; information on rentals will be provided upon registration. Saturdays through 3/8. Ages 5-8: 9-10 am; ages 9-12: 10:15-11:15 am. $49/residents, $62/nonresidents. Registration: 742-6240.

2/15 - The Spirit of Brush Workshop at Clay Metal Glass Stone Gallerym 15 S. J St, Lake Worth, will be from 9 am to 12 pm.

Master artist Jiansheng (Jackson) Li leads a workshop on ancient Chinese brush making.

Cost: $145 with a $10 materials fee. Limited to 20 artists. Reservations: 588-8344.

2/15 - Mangrove Paddle - Enjoy a naturalist guided tour from the boardwalk at James A. Rutherford Park, 600 NE 24th St., Boca Raton. Presented by the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Following the tour, paddle through the mangrove trails and back along the shoreline of the Intracoastal. Experience is necessary. Wear clothes and shoes that can

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get wet and dirty. Ages 7-adult, an adult must participate with each child under age 18. Held again 9:15-11:15 am 2/25. 9:30-11:30 am. $15/ member, $22/non-member. Reservations: 544-8615.

2/15 - Kindermusik with Ms. Deborah 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

The COASTAL STAR early childhood development and strengthen neural pathways in a child’s mind. Saturdays through 3/22. 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: $96/residents; $108/nonresidents. 243-7350.

2/15 - For the Love of Herbs Celebration at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military

Trail, West Palm Beach. Join Mounts as they dedicate three new gardens. Attendees enjoy special lectures and demonstrations on the use of herbs and culinary treats from gourmet vendors. Herb-centric items like spices, james and plants available for purchase. The Evening Herb Society will sell home-made cookies. 10 am-3 pm. $10. 233-1757.

2/15 - Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach – 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 ncludes a combination of both bus and walking tour and food sampling, along with visits to historical and cultural sites. Held year-round, rain or shine. Reservations required - check website for available dates. $40/adult & senior citizen, Free/children under 18 (max 5 children free per family.) 243-2662 or www. tastehistoryculinarytours.org.

2/15 - Family Field Day at Wilson Park, 225 NW 12th Ave., Boynton Beach. Bring the whole family out for an old fashioned fun day in the park. Refreshments served. 11 am-1 pm. Free. 742-6645.

2/15 - Singer Anne Feeney in Concert at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton, 2601 St. Andrews Blvd. Also: PinkSlip and an appearance by The Raging Grannies.

Benefits Peace Action Education Fund. 7 pm. $15-$25. (954) 942-0394.

2/15 - Demonstrations of Sado, The Way of Tea at the Seishin-an Teahouse, The Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach.

Observe Japanese sado by the Omote Senke tea group, an ever-changing tea ceremony demonstration rich in sensational subtleties.

Four sessions, offered at noon, 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm. $5 with paid museum admission: $14/adults; $13/seniors; $11/students with ID; $9/children 6-17; free/members and children 5 & under. 495-0233.

2/15 - Lego Club for grades K-6 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 508 S. Seacrest Blvd. Complete the monthly build challenge or free build to test your creativity. Schoolage children encouraged, but a section of blocks for younger siblings is available. 2-4 pm. Free. 742-6380.

2/15 - Valentine Italian Dinner Presented by the GFWC Casaurina Woman’s Club at the Lantana Recreation Center, 418 S. Dixie Hwy. Live entertainment with Brandon Widner. Menu includes baked ziti, salad, garlic bread, coffee, tea or wine & dessert. 6 pm. $15/person. Tickets available at door or from the Lantana Chamber of Commerce at 585-8664.

February 2014 2/15 - KLASSIKA Dinner Show at First United Methodist Church, 101 N. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Featuring KLASSIKA, a musical trio from the Tampa area. Dinner: 6 pm, $30; Show: 7:30 pm, $15/advance, $20/at the door. 732-3435 or www.fumcbb.com.

2/15 - Veterans of Foreign Wars Benefit: The Temptations, The Platters, The Coasters and The Drifters Salute! at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at the University Center on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Featuring Myles Savage’s Last Original Stars on their official Farewell Tour Concert Series Doo Wop Spectacular. 7 pm. $20. 877311-7469 or www.fauevents.com.

2/15 - No Place on Earth - Presented as part of the Jewish Film Club at Chabad of East Boca, 120 NE 1st Ave., Boca Raton. 7 pm. Free admission, popcorn and soda. 417-7797.

2/15-16 - Stayin’ Alive: One Night of The Bee Gees at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Tr., Boca Raton.

Three wonderful performers, Joe Varga, Todd Sharman and Tony Matina, perform your favorite Bee Gees music. Sat. 7:30 pm; Sun. 4 pm. Tickets $45-$65. 237-9000.

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Sunday - 2/16 - Downtown Open Market at Monument Piazza, Royal Palm Place, 308 S. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. Held once a month on Sundays. Features food, art galleries, jewelers and a variety of boutiques. 10 am-4 pm. Free. www.downtownopenmarket.com.

2/16 - Inventors Society of South Florida Expo: Resources 2014 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Learn how others promote their products. Speakers, door prizes and Skuuk Pit. 10 am-6 pm. Free. 676-5677.

2/16 - Friends of the Uffizi Gallery Brunch - Dr. Robet Simon, guest lecturer, talks about Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” painting at the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antiques Show, Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. 11:30 am. $100. 961-9136.

2/16 - Arts Spark Kids Fest at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. An interactive creative, performing & visual event featuring hands-on workshops, demonstrations, make & takes, booths, balloon art, performances, food trucks, face painting, strolling characters and more. 11 am-4 pm. $7/kids 16 & under; free/adults with paid child. Additional fees for select activities and food. 347-3900.

2/16 - The Kazoobie Kazoo Show with Rick Hubbard - Presented as part of the First Annual Arts Spark Kids Fest at the Willow Theatre, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For the grand finale of the show, everyone in the audience receives a free kazoo. The newly formed kazoo band performs a marching, kazooing, final song. Rated G. Three show times: Noon, 1:30 & 3 pm. $7/adults, $5/ children 12 & under. 347-3948.

2/16 - Valentines Special: Happy Squares Dance Club at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. Featuring international caller and recording artist Gary Shoemake. 2-4 pm. $8/door. 865-2611.

2/16 - Eighth Annual Concerto and Aria Competition at FAU’s University Theatre, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. FAU’s finest student performers.Features Mobilis in Mobile: Scenes from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, composed by FAU Composer-inResidence Kevin Wilt. 3 pm. $10. 877-3117469.

2/16 - The Devil’s Gentleman: A Story of Privilege and Murder by Poisoning in the Gilded Age by Harold Schechter - Presented as part of the 29th Annual Whitehall Lecture Series at the Henry M. Flagler Museum, 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. 3 pm. $28/non-members; $10/ individual, family & Life members. Includes Museum admission. 655-2833.

2/16 - Concert: The Palm Piano Trio - Presented as part of Music At St. Paul’s series at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 188 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Program features Shostakovich’s stirring Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor. 3 pm. $20/preferred seating, $15/ requested donation, $5/students. 278-6003.

2/16 - Piano Lovers Presents: Asiya Korepanova at Steinway Piano Gallery, 7940 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. 4 pm. $25.

573-0644.

Monday - 2/17 - President’s Day 2/17 - 24th Annual Author Benefit Luncheon at Benvenuto Restaurant, 1730 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Hosted by the Friends of the Boynton Beach City Library.

Proceeds support Library literacy programs.

11 am. $50. 742-6380.

2/17 - Palm Beach Round Table Speaker Luncheon: Valerie Ramsey at The Colony, 155 Hammon Ave., Palm Beach. Presentation

by Valerie Ramsey, Author & Model. Pre-

registration required. 11:30 am. $70/ members, $80/non-members. 832-6418.

2/17 - Leigh Gallagher - Presented as part of the City of Delray Beach Town Hall Lecture Series at The Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Hosted by Mayor Cary Glickstein, featuring conversation with guest speaker Leigh Gallagher, Managing Editor of Fortune magazine. 6-8 pm. Free. 243-7922 .

Tuesday - 2/18 - School’s Out: Fun & Fitness Activities Program for ages 5-11 at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Activities begin at 9 am. Please wear sneakers. 8 am-5:30 pm. $45/residents, $56.25/non-residents.

347-3948.

2/18 - College Tour: Florida Atlantic & Lynn Universities - Bus leaves from the 505 Teen Center, 505 SE 5th Ave., Delray Beach.

Join a tour of two local colleges. Talk with current students and counselors and get a chance to experience first-hand what South Florida colleges have to offer. For grades 9-12. 8:30 am-5 pm. $10/trip includes lunch.

243-7158.

2/18 - School’s Out: Bright & Smart Robotics Workshop for ages 7-12 at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton.

Working in teams, children learn to build and program robots using a special edition of Lego bricks. Bring a brown bag lunch. 9 am-3 pm. $50/residents, $62.50/non-residents.

347-3900.

2/18 - School’s Out: Quiet On The Set Silent Film Making for ages 9-14 at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton.

Program emphasizes the importance of facial expressions & body language to help tell a story without the aid of talking. Learn to use music as a driving force behind plot develolpment. Films shot in black and white.

9 am-3 pm. $36/residents, $45/non-residents.

347-3900.

2/18 - Great Escape Day for ages 6-12 at the Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Join the Explorium staff for a fun morning - experiments, outdoor fun and something to take home. Please bring a lunch. 9 am-1 pm. $25/residents, $31.25/nonresidents. 347-3912.

2/18 - One Day Skate Camp at 505 Teen Center & Hobbit Skate Park, 505 SE 5th Ave., Delray Beach. Board set-up, safety tips and technique. Must provide skateboard, helmet and knee/elbow pads. 5-15 years of age. 9 am-4 pm. $25/residents, $30/non-residents.

243-7158 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

2/18 - Multi Media Class for adults at Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Two sessions: T (through 4/1) or F (2/21 through 4/4). 9:30 am-noon. $60/residents, $75/non-residents.

742-6221.

2/18 - Little Sprouts for children 2 1/2-3 1/2 at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Children learn to be more independent as they meet new friends and learn through crafts, stories and songs. Children must be potty trained. Held T&Th through 4/3. 9:3011:30 am. $54/residents, $68/non-residents.

Registration: 742-6221.

2/18 - Group Swim Lessons for ages 5-15 at Pompey Park Pool, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. Learn skills to enjoy and be safe around an aquatic environment. All staff American Red Cross Certified. Classes are 30 minutes. T&Th through 3/13. Three times: 10 am, 4 pm & 5 pm. $30/residents, $40/nonresidents. 243-7358.

2/18 - Here’s to the Ladies: Women in the Visual Arts - Presented as part of the Art Insights Lecture Series at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Review issues that kept women artists from public attention and illustrates women’s contributions to the visual arts. Includes artists, scholars, patrons, and collectors. 2-4 pm. $6/members, $12/ non-members 392-2500.

2/18 - Film: Brooklyn Castle - Presented as part of the Films To Think About Series at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. A panel discussion held after viewing. Two times: 2 & 7 pm. $12. 514-4042 ext. 2 or www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.

2/18 - My Sister’s Keeper by Jody Picoult Presented as part of the Teen Book Discussion at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. For grades 6-12. 4:30-5:30 pm.

Free. 266-9490 or www.delraylibrary.org.

2/18 - Harlem Cafe at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Celebrate Black History Month by participating in an open mic reading of poems by black writers.

Bring your own poem to read. Grades 6-12.

5-6:30 pm. Free. 742-6390.

2/18 - Wine Seminar with Mark Spivak at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. Mark teaches Wine: Old World vs. New World. 6 pm. $50/person, includes tastings and hors d’oeuvres. 2797790.

2/18 - Lecture: Dr. Bill Hansson Presented as part of Max Planck Florida

February 2014 Institute’s 4th Annual Public Lecture Series at the Royal Poinciana Chapel Fellowship Hall, 60 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. 6:30 pm. Free.

Reservations: 972-9007.

2/18 - Star Tours 2014: Kevin Manning Presented by the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Kevin Manning is a retired astrophysicist who has won national and international awards in his field. 7-9 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968.

2/18 - The Diamonds at the Pine Crest School Theater, 2700 St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton. Presented by the Swing and Jazz Preservation Society. 7:30-10 pm. $18/ members; $26/non-members. 470-0095.

2/18 - Concert: Atos Trio - Presented as part of the Flagler Museum Music Series, One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. Experience chamber music in a gracious and intimate setting. Dessert and champagne reception with the musicians following the concert.

7:30 pm. $60. 655-2833.

Wednesday - 2/19 - Adult Oil & Acrylic Painting at the Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave., Boynton Beach. Adults enhance their creativity and reduce stress. W through 4/2.

Two sessions: 9-11:30 am or 6:30-9 pm. $60/ residents, $75/non-residents. Registration: 742-6221.

2/19 - Toddler Dance Time at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. For ages 18-30 months and a caregiver. Children are introduced to basic dance movements and moms are able to meet others and socialize in this high energy class. Wednesdays through 4/2. 9:15-10 am. $66/residents, $83/nonresidents. 742-6240.

2/19 - Senses of Cinema Presents Film for Thought Class at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 18+.

Wednesdays through 3/26. 10 am-12:45 pm.

Individual classes: Per week: $12/resident, $15/non-resident; Complete 5-week session: $50/resident, $62.50/non-resident. 347-3900.

2/19 - Klara’s Journey - Presented as part of the What’s On Wednesdays Series at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. For adults. 1:30-2:30 pm. Free. 7426390.

2/19 - Living Artfully at Home with Marjorie Merriweather Post by Estella M. Chung - Presented as part of the Treasures of America series at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Book signing follows. 2:30 pm. $25. Reservations: 805-8562.

2/19 - Inside the White House from Nixon to Obama: A Conversation with Woodward and Bernstein at Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at the University Center on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton.

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein set the standard for modern investigative reporting, for which they and The Washington Post were awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Dr. Timothy Naftali will serve as moderator. 3:30 pm. $35.

877-311-7469 or www.fauevents.com.

2/19 - The Art of Wine: Italian Futurists & Wines from Italy at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Indulge yourself with a new and exciting wine tasting series themed with artwork from the Museum’s Permanent Collection. Event includes a tour of the highlighted works, wine tasting and cheese sampling. 6-8 pm. $35/members, $40/nonmembers. 392-2500 ext. 208.

2/19 - Meet the Wine Expert at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Join Bob Burchill, the wine expert, in a fast moving discussion on how to navigate through the sometimes overwhelming world of wine. Participants learn how to choose, serve, taste, and enjoy wine. No wine will actually be served during class. 6:30-8 pm. $16/residents, $20/non-residents. 393-7807.

2/19 - Eco-Watch: Understanding Sea Turtle Longline Bycatch - Presented as part of the Lecture Series at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Presented by Natasha Warrich, Graduate Student, Florida Atlantic University.

Recommended for ages 14 and up, children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 7-8:30 pm. $5 suggested donation.

Reservations: 544-8615.

2/19 - Dr. Robert Sharon & Chorale featuring Dean Peterson - Presented as part of the Music Series at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S. Ocean Blvd. 7 pm/doors open, 7:30 pm/performance. Single event tickets are $25. For complete series tickets or for more information, call 588-8889 or www. southpalmbeach.com.

2/19 - Elmar Oliveira & The Golden Rule Ensemble at the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall in the de Hoernle International Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Tr., Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $20. 237-9000.

2/19 - Ham: Slices of a Life, An Evening with Sam Harris at The Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Political satire at its best! 8 pm. $35. 243-7922 ext. 1.

The COASTAL STAR

Green Markets Boca Raton GreenMarket - Saturdays at Royal Palm Place Southwest Parking Lot, intersection of South Federal Highway and South Mizner Boulevard. 8 am-1 pm. Free. 3686875 or www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us.

Delray GreenMarket - Saturdays at the Old School Square Park, NE 2nd Ave., one block north of Atlantic Ave. Outdoor venue offers fresh local produce, baked goods, gourmet food items, plants, live music and children’s activities. 9 am - 2 pm. 276-7511 or www.delraycra.org.

Lake Worth Farmer’s Market - Saturdays at Old Bridge Park, A1A and Lake Avenue, northeast corner. 9 am-1 pm. Free. 547-3100 or www.lakeworthfarmersmarket.com.

Boynton Beach Boutique Market - Sundays at Dewey Park, Northeast corner of Ocean Avenue and Northeast Fourth Street. Unique “Green Market” offers more than just fresh local organic produce and gourmet fares, it offers unique handmade finds by local artists. 10 am-2 pm. Free. 714-2745 or www.catchboynton.com.

Green Market @ FAU - Thursdays at the FAU Stadium Plaza, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. A variety of local vendors, including FAU alumni-owned businesses, selling items such as fresh produce, prepared foods, artisan crafts and jewelry, organic products and entertainment from students and other local artists. 10 am-2 pm. Free parking. 297-0197 or www.fau.edu/ missiongreen.

2/19 - Adult Pottery at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Learn to use a slab roller, coil maker and an electric wheel while creating pottery. W through 4/2. 6:309 pm. $60/residents, $75/non-residents.

Registration: 742-6650.

Thursday - 2/20 - Tour of Historic and Contemporary Boca Raton - Presented by the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum.

1.5 hour trolley tour of Boca Raton. Held the third Thursday of the month. Leaves from Old Town Hall, 71 N. Federal Hwy. at 10 am. $20/ person; $15/Boca Raton Historical Society members. Reservations: 395-6766, Ext. 100.

2/20 - Stroller Struts for Children at Mounts Botanical Garden, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Enjoy a lovely morning strolling through the Garden with your youngest ones in tow. Meet at the Garden Entrance off of Military Trail. 10-11 am. $5. 233-1757.

2/20 - Paradise Found: Capturing the Flora and Fauna of the Tropics in Watercolor with Elizabeth Horowitz Presented by the Campus on the Lake at the Society of The Four Arts, The Fitz Eugene Dixon Education Building, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Th. through 3/27. 10 am-2 pm. $300/per six-class session, includes lunch.

Reservations: 805-8562.

2/20 - Pen Women Luncheon and Discussion at Delray Beach Golf Club, 2200 Highland Ave. Presented by National League of American Pen Women. Prudy Taylor Board, author and publisher shares writing expertise and writing tips. Fundraiser for college women in the arts. $28. 865-9756.

2/20 - 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. 3-4:30 pm. $5/members, $8/nonmembers. Reservations: 544-8615.

2/20 - Children’s Program: What In The World? at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Featuring stories, information and crafts. 3rd Thursday of every month. 3:30 pm. Free. 266-0197.

2/20 - From Darkness Into Light: Harry Truman’s Grandson and Atom Bomb Survivors by Clifton Daniel at FAU Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. This is a one-time special lecture presented as part of the Winter Lecture Series at FAU Lifelong Learning Society. Annual membership: $45. 4:30-6:15 pm. $20/member, $25/non-member. 2973171.

2/20 - South Florida Harp Duo: Charlene Connor & Nancy Gillian at the Highland Beach Library Community Room, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. 5 pm. Free. 278-5455.

2/20 - Concerts on the Ave. at Ocean Avenue Amphitheater, 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. Third Thursday of each month. Happy Hour cocktails and food available for purchase. Free. 6-8 pm. 7373256 ext. 204.

2/20 - Off the Page: Events for Readers and Writers at FAU Campus, 777 Glades Road, in the Majestic Palm Room/Student Union. Boca Raton. Presented by FAU’s Department of English. William Boddes discusses his career as a literary agent. 7 pm.

297-2974.

2/20 - Wine Tasting Series: Washington State Express at Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. A themed series of wine tasting events. 6:30-8:30 pm. $30/residents, $38/ non-residents. Registration: 742-6221.

2/20 - The Crew: CD & LP Clock Craft for ages 9-12 at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. A new twist on the CD clock.

Perfect decoration for your room. 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968.

2/20 - Documentary Series: Fashion Films for adults at the Boca Raton Public

Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Held again 3/27.

7-8:30 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968.

2/20 - Boynton Beach Art District Open Mic Night at 422 W. Industrial Ave. Third Thursday of each month. 7-10 pm. Free. 786521-1199.

2/20 - Dean’s Showcase No. 3 - Presented by the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University, Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall in the de Hoernle International Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Program features students that have distinguished themselves throughout the term in the Lynn University Conservatory of Music. Chamber ensembles are chosen by faculty recommendations. 7:30 pm. $10.

237-9000.

2/20-22 - Saint Mark Sanctuary Consecration at Saint Mark Greek Orthodox Church, 2100 NW 51st St., Boca Raton.

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, along with His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta lead the consecration services. 2/20: Memorial prayers, 6 pm; 2/21: Archbishop leads special Vesper service, 6 pm; 2/22: Morning prayers, 8 am; 2/22: Service of Consecration and divine liturgy, 9 am. Public invited to attend. Free. 994-4822.

Friday - 2/21 - Mom’s Morning Out for children ages 3-5 at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Children create crafts and meet new friends. Fridays through 4/4.

9:30 am-noon. $48/residents, $60/nonresidents. Registration: 742-6221.

2/21 - Story and Play with Miss Mij at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. For ages 18 mo.-4 yrs. Caregives and children learn and play together, using key components of repetition, rhythm and rhyme

Community Calendar AT21 to enhance their child’s pre-literacy skills and imagination. Ages 18 mo.-2 yrs.: 10-10:45 am; 3-4 yrs.: 11:15 am-noon. $5/drop in (includes one carousel token per paid child). 347-3900.

2/21 - A Taste of Lake Worth - Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Lake Worth. Buy a wristband in downtown Lake Worth for $20 and spend the evening tasting food from restaurants. Benefits underserved children.

Reservations: 856-0832 or 827-1646.

2/21 - Kindermusik Classes at Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Fridays through 4/4 according to age group. Ages 1-18 months: 10-10:45 am; 18-36 months: 11-11:45 am. $48/residents, $60/non-residents. 742-6221.

2/21 - Canasta Class at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Learn how to count points, keep score, and play of the hand. Couples and singles welcomed.

Each player is required to purchase four decks of cards, two red, two blue, and a canasta tray and bring with them to the first class. Fridays through 3/14. 10 am-noon. $44/residents, $55/non-residents. 367-7035.

2/21 - Cunningham Bar Association’s 13th Annual William Holland Scholarship Luncheon with Keynote Speaker Charlie Crist, ESQ at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Charlie Crist served as the 44th Governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011. He also served in the Florida Senate (1993-1999), Florida Education Commissioner (2001-2003) and as Florida attorney general (2003-2007) before being elected governor in 2006. This year’s theme is Continuing the Legacy through Educational Empowerment. Community event showcases scholarship awards for bar preparation to deserving third-year law students in honor of civil rights leader, attorney William H. Holland. 11:30 am. $100. 320-2367.

2/21 - Anti-Infective Drugs from Nature

by Cassandra L. Quave, Ph.D. - Presented as part of the Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at FAU College of Medicine Building, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. 3:30-5 pm.

Free. 297-3035.

2/21 - Ooopsy The Clown: Sing-a-long Valentine at the Boca Raton Public Library, 200 NW Boca Raton Blvd. For all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult.

3:30-4:30 pm. Free. 393-7968.

2/21 - Friday Night at the Museum Presented at the Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S. Military Tr., Boca Raton. Kids ages 7-12 are invited to wear their comfy clothes as they get a chance to hang out in the Explorium after hours. Pizza is served and participants

watch the movie Finding Nemo and do a fun experiment. 6-9:30 pm. $20/residents, $25/ non-residents. 347-3912.

2/21 - The Harimaya Bridge at The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Morikami Theater, 4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach. Drama about an American man who must travel to Japan to claim some important items belonging to his late son, from whom he was estranged. The movie addresses the bond and conflict between father and son, as well as the prejudices that often exist between people of different backgrounds. 6:30-9 pm. Advance ticket purchase required. $7/members, $10/nonmembers. 495-0233.

2/21 - Early Elton Tribute Show at The Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Featuring Jeff Kazee (piano and vocals), Rich Pagano (drums and vocals) and John Conte (bass and vocals). 8 pm. $45-$60.

243-7922 ext. 1 or www.delrayarts.org.

2/21-23 - 8th Annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real. Featuring a performance by renowned comedian and entertainer Wayne Brady at the Gala Dinner 2/22. Proceeds to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County. All events are open to the public with tickets sold separately for the duPont Registry Live Hangar Party (F), Gala Dinner Show & Auction (Sat.), and the Sunday Concours Automobile & Motorcycle Exhibition and Councours d’Gourmet Pavilion.

Full event schedule available online. 954-5371010 or visit www.bocacde.com.

Saturday - 2/22 - Tour: The Kampong on Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove is presented

by Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. The Kampong is the only National Tropical Botanical Garden affiliate located outside of the Hawaiian Islands. Go on a narrated walk through the grounds, stopping to discuss a fascinating array of flowering trees, tropical fruits and more. Enjoy this special day at the one-time home of plant explorer David Fairchild. Bring a bag lunch. Registration required by 2/12.

7:30 am-4 pm. $55/members, $65/nonmembers - includes bus transportation to the event. Registration by 2/12: 233-1757.

2/22 - 8th Annual FAU Concert Band Festival at FAU’s University Theatre, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Featuring a performance of the FAU Wind Ensemble (12:30 pm), this festival includes 14 concert bands and over 1000 musicians from high schools across Florida in a full day of musicmaking. 8 am-6 pm. Free. 297-2595.

2/22 - The Service of Consecration at Saint Mark Greek Orthodox Church, 2100 NW 51st St., Boca Raton. The Archbishop of

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America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, along with His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta, will lead the Consecration services with numerous priests and deacons from across America. During the Consecration service, the relics will be placed in the altar table cavity and covered with a mixture of waxes and myrrh to seal it, never to be opened again. Consecration ceremony followed by the divine liturgy. 9 am. Free.

994-4822 or www.saintmarkboca.net.

2/22 - Sea Angels Beach Cleanup at Ocean Inlet Park, 6990 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge.

Last Saturday of the month. 8-10:30 am. 3695501 or www.seaangels.org.

2/22 - 17th Annual Chili Cook-Off at the Delray GreenMarket, Old School Square Park, NE 2nd Ave., one block north of Atlantic Ave. Watch the bravest cooks in town battle over bragging rights for the best traditional, New Age and vegetarian chili recipes. Sample each batch and help choose the People’s Choice winner. 10 am-noon. Free. 276-7511.

2/22 - 2014 South Florida Police K9 Competition at Boynton Beach High School, 4975 Park Ridge Blvd. Hosted by the Boynton Beach Police Department featuring food vendors, rock climbing wall, bounce house, prizes, interactive SWAT missions. No pets allowed. 9 am-4 pm. Free. 742-6191.

2/22 - Pieces to Perfection: Model Workshop for children ages 9-13 at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Children learn the fundamentals of toy modeling while making models to display themselves or give as gifts. Saturdays through 4/5. 9-11 am. $49/residents, $62/ non-residents plus additional $10 materials fee. Registration: 742-6221.

2/22 - Connect the Tots for children 3-4 at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Includes group projects, team games and social skills building activities. Sat. through 4/5. 9-11 am. $49/residents, $62/nonresidents. Registration: 742-6221.

2/22 - Claying Around for ages 8-14 at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Kids learn basic techniques of pottery including wedging and centering clay. Saturdays through 4/5. 9-11 am. $41/ residents, $52/non-residents. Registration: 742-6650.

2/22 - Mini Monets for ages 5-12 at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Kids learn a variety of effects in pencil, watercolor, charcoal and paint. Saturdays through 4/5. 9-11 am. $49/residents, $62/ non-residents. Registration: 742-6650.

2/22 - Piano Classes at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. Learn the basics of keyboard and piano without the high cost of private lessons while still

The COASTAL STAR enjoying individualized attention. For ages 6-12. All students should bring a keyboard to class. Saturdays through 4/5. BeginnerIntermediate: 10:30-11:30 am; IntermediateAdvanced: 11:30am-12:30 pm. $48/residents, $60/non-residents. Registration: 742-6240.

2/22 - Mini Monets for ages 5-12 at Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Kids learn to achieve a variety of effects in pencil, watercolor, charcoal and paint. Saturdays through 4/5. Noon-2 pm. $49/residents, $62/nonresidents. Registration: 742-6650.

2/22 - Family Splash Games at Pompey Park Pool, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach.

Floats are welcome and drinks and food available to buy. Enjoy aquatic games on the water with family and friends. Noon-3 pm. Membership or daily admission: $3/ adults, $2/seniors (55+) and children 6-17, free/children under age 6 with paid adult admission. 243-7358.

2/22 - Art Goes Green for ages 8-14 at the Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Students’ imaginations are stretched as they create amazing artwork from recycled materials. Saturdays through 3/29. 12:15-1:45 pm. $36/residents, $45/nonresidents. Registration: 742-6221.

2/22 - Realistic Art Instruction Class at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton. Learn basic techniques essential to quality, realistic paintings. Four-week course run Sat. through 3/15. Adult class: 12:302:30 pm, $60/residents, $75/non-residents; Children class (ages 7-12): 2:30-4:30 pm, $40/ residents, $50/non-residents, plus additional materials to be purchased by parents after first class. 367-7035.

2/22 - Family Opera: The Barber of Seville - Presented by Palm Beach Opera at The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach.

Experience Rossini’s The Barber of Seville with full orchestra, lavish scenery, chorus, and Palm Beach Opera’s talented Young Artists in an abridged 90 minute version. Palm Beach Opera invites all ticket purchasers to join them pre-performance in the lobby beginning at 11:30 am, visit our “education stations” featuring musicians, singers, fun art projects for children of all ages, and more.

1 pm. $25/adults, $10/students with ID, $5/ children 12 & under. 833-7888.

2/22 - Art Film: Portrait of an Artist: Roy Lichenstein (1991) at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Held again 2/23 & 26. 2-3 pm. Free with paid Museum admission. 392-2500.

2/22 - 6th Annual Hobbit Skate Off Tournament at the Hobbit Skate Park, 505

SE 5th Ave., Delray Beach. For ages 5 to adult.

Live music, prizes, give-aways, food and fun.

Skate Jam includes beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Local skate vendors on hand. 3-6 pm. $5 for all skaters. 243-7158.

2/22 - Glass Painting at Art-Sea Living, 1628 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. 4 pm. $25/person. 737-2600.

2/22 - Saturday Film for Adults: Auto Cinema-da-fe at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. 4-5:30 pm. Free.

Registration: 393-7968.

2/22 – Ocean Ridge Garden Club Rummage Sale at Ocean Ridge Town Hall, 6450 N Ocean Blvd. Proceeds support scholarships and students going to horticulture camp, as well as projects to help beautify the community. 8 am-noon. Free.

752-1630.

2/22-23 - 2014 Auto Show of the Palm Beaches at Northwood University Florida Campus, 2600 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Coinciding with the 30th Anniversary of Northwood University Florida, the Auto Show of the Palm Beaches is made possible by over 200 students working to help vehicle manufacturers and dealers unveil the latest makes and models. Sat.: 10 am-6 pm; Sun.: 11 am-5 pm. Free. 681-7972 .

2/22-23 - Viva Florida Viva Flamenco Presented by Clarita Filgueiras-Flamenco Puro Dance Company at The Willow Theatre, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Dance company celebrates the 500th anniversary of the European discovery of Florida by Juan Ponce de Leon with a display of colorful costumes, castanets, twirling fans, soulful song, and the virtuosity of the flamenco guitar. Experience their high energy and passion for the art that defines Spanish dance from Andalusia. Rated G. Sat. & Sun.: 2 pm. $20. 347-3948.

February 23- March 1

Sunday - 2/23 - 4th Annual Stand Among Friends emb(race) at the Disability Center on the Florida Atlantic University Campus, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Run, walk, roll or stroll in this 5K, 10K and one-mile family walk open to all ages and abilities.

Proceeds benefit programs and services that support individuals with disabilities. 6-7 am/ check-in; 7:30 am/5K & 10K; 8:45 am/one mile family walk. $30/10K, $20/5K, $15/Family walk. 297-4400.

2/23 - February Sunday Stroll on Historic Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach - Hour long stroll for Boynton Beach Historical Society members and guests begins at noon at 129 Ocean Ave. in front of the Schoolhouse children’s Museum. Guide: Janet DeVries of the Boynton Beach Historical Society. Followed by lunch at Bud’s chicken.

February 2014 Participants provide their own transportation - carpooling is suggested. Noon. Free.

Reservations: 642-1393.

2/23 - Basics of Sushi workshop at The Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach.

Hands-on workshop teaches the basics of sushi making, cultural information about sushi and, of course, participants enjoy their creations. Bring a sharp 7-8 inch knife, a cutting board (approximately 10”x15”), an apron and dishtowel. 10 am-noon. $70.

Registration: 495-0233 ext. 237.

2/23 - The Way of Taiko: The Heartbeat of Japan at The Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. Workshop includes an introduction to the history of taiko.

Participants learn how to understand sounds and movements and become familiar with the way of taiko and how to drum. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes; jewelry not recommended. Two two-hour sessions offered: 11 am-1 pm & 2-4 pm. $50.

Registration: 495-0233 Ext. 235.

2/23 - 9th Annual Children & Parents Day at the historic Boynton Woman’s Club, 101 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Cultural, culinary event for kids and their families mixing arts activities, music, all-you-can-eat buffet, kids cooking classes and culinary demos featuring this years’ featured fruit: The Apple. Presented by Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History. Noon-4 pm. $15/advance adults, $25/door adults. Free for children under 3. 243-2662.

2/23 - Mounts 2014 Photography Contest Open Judging Session at Mounts Botanical Garden, Clayton Hutcheson Complex, Exhibit Hall A, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach.

John J. Lopinot reviews all entries in the public judging session. Everyone welcome to view the judging and the announcement of the winners. 1-3 pm. Free. 233-1757.

2/23 - Eaten by the Tiger: Surrendering to an Empowered Life by Dr. Emile Allen at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. Highly powerful talk and workshop during both services: 1:30 & 3:30 pm. Love offering. 2765796 or www.unityofdelraybeach.org.

2/23 - Are You My Mother? by Arts Power Production at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. National touring theatre brings to life the beloved children’s book by P.D. Eastman. Please leave chairs, food, and beverages at home. Two shows: 2 & 4 pm. Free. 973-239-0100.

2/23 - Depraved: The Shocking Story of America’s First Serial Killer by Harold Schechter - Presented as part of the 29th Annual Whitehall Lecture Series at the Henry M. Flagler Museum, 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. 3 pm. $28/non-members; $10/ individual, family & Life members. Includes Museum admission. 655-2833.

2/23 - Dr. Robert Watson - Presented as part of the Sunday Speaker Series at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. For adults. 3-4 pm. Free. Reservations: 299-8684.

2/23 - Faculty Concert - Presented as part of Lynn University’s 8th Annual New Music Festival at the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, de Hoernle International Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Program features the Southern world premiere of the 2013 joint commission work, The Devil’s Tale by 2008 composer-inresidence James Stephenson III. Additionally, the Pulitzer Prize winning compositions of 1971 and 1988, Davidovsky’s Symchronisims No. 6 and Bolcom’s 12 New Etudes are performed by pianist Lisa Leonard. 4 pm.

Free. 237-9000.

2/23-24 - Jewish Origins: New Insights and Scholarship Symposium at Florida Atlantic University, Student Union, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Scholars and academics from around the world look at the history of Judaism. 8:30 am-5 pm, Sunday and 8:30 amnoon, Monday. $30/public, $5/FAU faculty, staff and students. Registration: 297-0645.

Monday - 2/24 - Coaching the Mature Driver - Presented by Safety Council of Palm Beach County, Inc. at South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach. Drivers 55 and over get an insurance discount for three years when they take this course. 9 am-4 pm. $12. 845-8233.

2/24 - Moms & Tots Class at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Caregiver and child enjoy creative play together. Ages 18-36 months. M through 4/7. 9:30-10:30 am. $30/residents, $38/non-residents. 742-6221.

2/24 - On Tranquility of Mind is 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. 9:30-11 am. Free. 742-6390.

2/24 - Young Explorers for ages 2 1/2-3 1/2 years at the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Story time, creative movement and crafts are incorporated to strengthen children’s physical and social development. M

through 4/7. 11 am-noon. $30/residents, $38/ non-residents. Registration: 742-6650.

2/24 - Exploring Philosophy Through Films - Presented by Dr. Carol Gould as part of the Lifelong Learning Community Institute at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. First of a four-part series. Class continues 3/3, 10 & 17. 10 am-noon. $50/session. 2669490 or www.delraylibrary.org.

2/24 - Adult Dance Class: Hula - The Graceful Dance of Hawaii at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton. Learn the basic steps such as Vamps, Arnis (hip circle), and hand movements. M through 3/31. 10:3011:30 am. $45/residents, $56/non-residents.

367-7035.

2/24 - Changes in Tax Code Law Presented by the Friends of the Boynton Beach City Library as part of the Brown Bag Series, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Noon-1 pm. Free.

742-6390.

2/24 - The Exotic Influence on Classical Music - Presented by Dr. Thomas McKinley as part of the Lifelong Learning Community Institute at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. First of a three-part series. Class continues 3/3 & 10. 2-3:30 pm. $45/session. 266-9490.

2/24 - Cercle Francais - French Conversation group at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. 2 pm. Free. 266-9490.

2/24 - Randy Del Lago & The Music of Johnny Mercer - Presented in concert by the Brandies National Committee at Temple Sinai, 2475 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Wine and cheese reception follows. 2 pm. $30/person.

Doors open 3:30 pm, Concert: 4 pm. $20/ members, $25/non-members & at the door.

451-8498.

2/24 - Booktastic Club for 7 & 8’s: The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. 3:30-4:30 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968.

2/24 - Black History Month Movie Night: The Wiz at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. For all ages. 5:30-7:45 pm. Free. 742-6390.

2/24 - Contemporary Music Forum - Presented as part of Lynn University’s 8th Annual New Music Festival at the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, de Hoernle International Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Tr., Boca Raton. A highlight of past festivals, a panel comprised of a composer, conductor, music critic, and performer discuss various artistic, philosophical, and practical components and issues of modern and contemporary music. Audience participation encouraged. 7:30 pm. Free. 237-9000.

Tuesday - 2/25 - Book Club Discussion Presented by the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Held 4th Tuesday of each month. 10:30 am-noon. Free.

393-7968 or www.bocalibrary.org.

2/25 - U.S. & Israeli Policies: Contemporary Middle East Crisis Presented by Colonel Alfred Biegel as part of the Lifelong Learning Community Institute at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. First of a three-part series. Class continues 3/11 & 18. 2-3:30 pm. $45/session.

266-9490.

2/25 - Post Modernism: Aesthetic Revolution or the End of Art History Presented as part of the Art Insights Lecture Series at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Describes the origins, art forms, and examples of Post-Modernism. Includes Pop, Conceptual, Installation, Performance, and Land art. 2-4 pm. $6/members, $12/nonmembers. 392-2500.

2/25 - Superhero Madness for ages 8-14 at the Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Kids have fun learning to draw their favorite animated characters. Learn how to draw cool poses, space settings, robots and explore visual storytelling. Tuesdays through 4/1. 3-4:30 pm. $40/residents, $50/non-residents.

Registration: 742-6221.

2/25 - Happy Sunshine Yoga Class for ages 7-12 at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. A playful yoga class for kids of all levels. Tuesdays through 4/15.

3:30-4:30 pm. Full session: $90/residents, $112.50/non-residents; Per class: $18/ residents, $22.50/non-residents. 347-3950.

2/25 - Intermediate Line Dancing with Brenda at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton. Learn the newest line dancing routines. Tuesdays through 4/15. 3:30-4:30 pm. $36/residents, $45/nonresidents. 367-7035.

2/25 - Kidokinetics for ages 2-5 at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton.

Children are introduced to the basics of sport in a fun and non-competitive atmosphere.

Activities include soccer, hockey, tennis, basketball, volleyball, golf, hula hoops, obstacle courses, T-ball and more. T through

February 2014 4/15. Ages 3-5: 3:45-4:30 pm; ages 2-3: 4:305:15 pm. $77/resident; $96.25/non-resident.

954-385-8511.

2/25 - Mad Science for grades 3-12 at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Get your hands dirty and be amazed by crazy and edible science experiments. 4:305:30 pm. Free. 742-6390.

2/25 - Exhibit Reception: Armory Art Center at Northwood University, Jeannette Hare Art Gallery, 2600 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Enjoy this lovely exhibit by artists who are local friends and neighbors.

Exhibit runs through 5/8. M-F: 9 am-6 pm; Sat.: 1-5 pm; & Sun.: 2-5 pm. Reception: 5-7 pm. Free. Open to the public while not in use for Northwood University events. 478-5500.

2/25 - Tae Kwon Do Class at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. For adults and children ages 6 & up. Learn the art of self-defense, 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 4/19. Introductory session T&Th, 6:30-8 pm. Eight-week course runs T&Th, 6:30-8 pm and Sat. 9:30-11 am. $95/ residents, $119/non-residents. 367-7035.

2/25 - Boynton Beach Fishing Club meets the 4th Tuesday of the month at Harvey E. Oyer, Jr. Park, 2010 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Join other fishermen to discuss hot topics and learn new tricks of the trade. 7-9 pm. Free. 703-5638.

2/25 - Spotlight No. 1: Young Composers - Presented as part of Lynn University’s 8th Annual New Music Festival at the Louis and Anne Green Center for the Expressive Arts, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Featuring the world premiere of works by composition majors performed by the composers themselves and their peers.

The program also features the winning work of the 2014 Florida State Music Teachers Association high school composition competition. 7:30 pm. Free. 237-9000.

Wednesday - 2/26 - Coaching the Mature Driver - 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. $12.

845-8233 or www.safetycouncilpbc.org.

2/26 - Beginners Line Dancing with Brenda at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Learn the newest line dancing routines. Wednesdays through 4/9). Beginner I: 9:30-10:30 am; Beginner II: 10:30-11:30 am; Beginner III: 11:30 am-12:30 pm. $36/residents, $45/non-residents. 3677035.

2/26 - Lion Country Safari Trip - Meet at Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Spend a fun-filled day on over 300 wild acres where rhinos, giraffes and lions may cross the road right in front of you.

There is also a giraffe feeding exhibit and a lory feeding aviary. Trip includes entrance to the park and round trip motor coach transportation to and from Patch Reef Park.

Arrive at 10 am for check-in. 10 am-4 pm. $23.50. Registration: 367-7035.

2/26 - The Creek Confederacy Comes to Florida: Origins of the Seminoles - Presented as part of the What’s On Wednesdays Series at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. For adults. 1:302:30 pm. Free. 742-6390.

2/26 - Popular Jewish Composers Presented by Al Carmen Guastafeste as part of the Lifelong Learning Community Institute at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. This four session course, part of the winter/spring semester, will explore music by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein and George and Ira Gershwin. Class continues 3/5, 12 & 19. 2-3:30 pm. $50/session. 266-9490.

2/26- Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married by Nancy Rubin Stuart - Presented as part of the Treasures of America series at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Book signing follows. 2:30 pm. $25. Reservations: 805-8562.

2/26 - Art and the IRS: A Journey Through the IRS Art Valuation Process at The Boca Raton Museum of Art Auditorium, 501 Plaza Real. Martin E. Basson, former Supervisory Attorney with the IRS Estate & Gift Tax Division, explains how it all works and present some interesting statistics.

5:30-7 pm. $20/person; $140/table for eight.

392-2500.

2/26 - Community Dance Night at the Lake Worth Casino Ballroom, 10 S. Ocean Blvd.

6-9 pm. $20/couple or $12/person includes dancing, parking, snacks, soft-drinks. Cash bar available. RSVP: 533-7395.

The COASTAL STAR 2/26 - Dog Obedience Classes at the Train Depot, 747 S. Dixie Hwy., Boca Raton. Sixweek session runs through 4/2. Two sessions: puppy Kindergarten: dogs 10 weeks-5 months old, 6:30-7:30 pm; beginner dog class, 7:30-8:30 pm. $90/residents, $112.50/ non-residents. 393-7807.

2/26 - Lecture: Walter Robb, Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market - Presented as part of the Dively Frontiers in Globalization Lecture Series at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Tr., Boca Raton.. 6:30 pm. $25.

237-9000 or www.lynn.edu/events.

2/26 - Belly Dance Class at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. All ages and abilities are welcome to learn this ancient form of dance. Wednesdays through 4/2. 6:30-7:30 pm. $65/residents, $81/nonresidents. 367-7035.

2/26 - Spotlight No. 2: Shirley J. Thompson - Presented as part of Lynn University’s 8th Annual New Music Festival at the Louis and Anne Green Center for the Expressive Arts, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Tr., Boca Raton. Featuring the world premiere of the Lynn 2014 commissioned work, groundbreaking composer Shirley J. Thompson is the first woman in Europe to have composed and conducted a symphony in the last 40 years. 7:30 pm. Free. 237-9000.

2/26-27 - America’s First Crisis: The War of 1812 - Presented by Robert P. Watson, Ph.D., at South Palm Beach Town Hall as part of the 18th Annual Cultural Series. Dr. Watson is Professor and Coordinator of American Studies at Lynn University, the political analyst for WPTV and a Senior Fellow for the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship. 7:30 pm.

Single event tickets are $25. For complete series tickets or for more information, call 588-8889 or www.southpalmbeach.com.

Thursday - 2/27 - Learn with Legos @ Your Library at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Ages 3-9 make a truck, spaceship or whatever your imagination conjures up using Legos. 10-11 am. Free. 742-6390.

2/27 - Exercise as Medicine at Any Age: Prevention - Presented by J. Acey Albert, M.D., Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Bethesda Hospital, at the South Palm Beach Town Hall, Council Room, 3577 S. Ocean Blvd.

10 am. Free. 588-8889.

2/27 - Miss Sara’s Dance Class for ages 2-5 at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton. Class introduces preschoolers to the basics of ballet, tap, gymnastics, fitness, and creative movement. Adults wait outside the classroom. Thursdays through 4/10.

Age 2: 10:15-10:45 am, $60/residents, $75/ non-residents; age 3-5: 11 am-noon, $84/ residents, $105/non-residents. 367-7035.

2/27 - Spotlight On American Design Presented as part of the Treasures of America series at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. This is a one-day program consisting of two lectures and a book signing. Part One: 10:30 am; Part Two: 2:30 pm. $25 per lecture, $40/both lectures.

Reservations: 805-8562 or www.fourarts.org.

2/27 - Movie: Age of Champions Presented at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. For adults. 2-4 pm. Free.

742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

2/27 - The Italian (2005 - Russia - PG-13) Presented as part of the Cinema as an Art Form series at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Award-winning films illustrate the collaborative process involving narrative, direction, acting, cinematography, music and sound to achieve creative excellence.

Moderated by Myrna Loman. 2-4 pm. $5/ members, $10/non-members in addition to museum admission. 392-2500.

2/27 - Ye Old Puppet Theater at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Featuring puppet shows and puppet crafts.

4th Thursday of every month. 3:30 pm. Free.

266-0197 or www.delraylibrary.org.

2/27 - Great American Songs From the 1930s to the 1950s: A Live Performance with Irwin Gordon and Friends at FAU Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. A one-time special lecture presented as part of the Winter Lecture Series at FAU Lifelong Learning Society. Annual membership: $45. 4:30-6:15 pm. $20/member, $25/non-member. 2973171.

2/27 - Taylored Athletes Elite Training Basketball Class for ages 9-14 at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. High-quality instruction to aspiring young professional athletes. Th. through 3/20. 5:30-6:30 pm. $100/residents, $125/ non-residents. 347-3950.

2/27 - Post Modern META Book Club: Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon’s at the Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. 7-8 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968.

2/27 - Christina Lihan, Paper Sculpture at the Boynton Woman’s Club, 1010 S. Federal Hyw., Boynton Beach. 7 pm. Call for price: 369-2300 or www.boyntonwomansclub.com.

2/27 - From One Place to Another by Carol White - Presented as part of the Meet the Author Evening Series at the Lake Worth Public Library, 15 N. M St. Authors will have copies of their books available for sale and will be signing autographs. Light refreshments served, sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Worth Library. 7-8 pm. Free. 533-7354.

2/27 - Mostly Music: Beethoven at the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall in the de Hoernle International Center, Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Features the conservatory’s artist-faculty and students. 7:30 pm. $20. 237-9000.

Friday - 2/28 - Exhibit: Oil Paintings & Giclees by Carol Gold at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Runs through 4/18. Library hours. Free. 266-9490.

2/28 - Young Artwork Classes for ages 2-6 at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach.

Children learn about the most influential artists and talk about their works, techniques and styles. Class is taught in English and Spanish. F through 4/11. Age 2-3: 2-2:45 pm; age 4-6: 3-3:45 pm. $97/residents, $110/nonresidents. 243-7350.

2/28 - Probing Visual Perception Outside of Conscious Awareness by Randolph Black, Ph.D. - Presented as part of the Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at FAU College of Medicine Building, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. 3:30-5 pm. Free. 297-3035.

2/28 - Taylored Athletes Basketball Fundamentals Class for ages 5-8 at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. High-quality instruction for aspiring young professional athletes. F through 3/21. 5:30-6:30 pm. $100/residents, $125/non-residents. 347-3950.

2/28 - Night at the Museum: Gems Rock at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach. 6-9 pm. $13.50/adults, $10/ children (3-12), $6.50/adults members, free/ child members & children under 3. 832-1988.

2/28 - Alcina by G.F. Handel - Presented as part of the One Opera in One Hour series

by Palm Beach Opera at the Harriet Himmel Theater, 600 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach. Explore new and exciting repertoire with one hour abridged versions of operas that feed your adventurous spirit. Featuring the talented Palm Beach Opera Young Artists.

7:30 pm. Free. 833-7888.

2/28-3/1 - Repertory Dance Theatre Ensemble - Presented at FAU’s University

Community Calendar AT23 Theatre, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Dances by emerging and established artists. F&Sat.: 7 pm; Sat.: 1 pm. $20. 877-311-7469.

2/28-3/2 - 47th Annual St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Festival at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church, 840 George Bush Blvd., Delray Beach.

Featuring live entertainment, carnival rides, flea market, antique car show, and raffles.

All proceeds benefit the St. Vincent Ferrer School. F: 5-11 pm; Sat.: 11 am-11 pm; Sun.: 11 am-7 pm. Free admission but carnival rides require tickets. Advance tickets $50/3-day ride bracelet; $25/one-day ride bracelet.

276-6892.

2/28-3/2 - Fighting Over Beverly by Israel Horovitz at The Theatre at Arts Garage, 180 NE First St., Delray Beach. W-Sun. through 3/23. W-F: 7:30 pm; Sat. & Sun.: 2 pm. $30$45/advance tickets. 450-6357.

2/28-3/2 - Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins By Margaret and Allison Engel ® - Presented by the Women’s Theatre Project at the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. The story of the unsinkable Molly Ivins, the famously brassy newspaper columnist and best-selling author. Runs through 3/16.

Th.-Sat.: 8 pm; Sat. & Sun.: 2 pm. Preview price 2/28 & 3/1 (2 pm): $25; All other shows: $25. 347-3900.

2/28-3/2 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at Sol Children Theatre, 3333 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. F-Sun. through 3/16. F & Sat.: 7 pm; Sat. & Sun.: 2 pm. $15/adults, $10/students.

447-8829.

Saturday - 3/1 - Young Kings and Queens: Chess Class for children ages 6-12 at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd., Delray Beach. Chess can boost cognitive ability and is a great decisionmaking tool. Saturdays through 3/29. 10 am-noon. $25/residents, $31/non-residents.

Registration: 742-6550.

3/1 - 9th Annual Sea Turtle Day at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Stroll the grounds, visit environmentally friendly exhibitors, see live animal presentations, tank feedings, children’s theater, guided tours, sea turtle rehabilitation, kids crafts. Parking is at Spanish River Park, Ocean Blvd. 1.5 miles north of Gumbo Limbo. 10 am-4 pm. $5 suggested donation. 544-8605.

3/1 - Kidz Cultural Dance for ages 4-9 at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach.

Class provides cardio strengthening through music and dance from around the world. Runs through 4/5. 11-11:45 am. $78/residents, $83/ non-residents. 243-7350.

3/ - Group Swim Lessons at Meadows Park Pool, 1300 NW 8th St., Boca Raton. Sat.

through 4/19. Level 1, 2, 3 & 4 classes: Noon & 1 pm. Cost per eight-class session: $60/ resident, $75/non-residents. 393-7851.

3/1 - Tea Ceremony Workshop at the Seishin-an Teahouse, The Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. Participants learn the basics of sado - Tea Ceremony - necessary to know in order to either learn more about the aesthetics of sado or better understand and fully enjoy the tea ceremony itself. $35. 1-3 pm. Registration: 495-0233 Ext. 237.

3/1 - Art-E-Ology: Guiio d’Anna and Vincenzo Rizzo: Shape, Color, and Motion for grades 3-5 at The Boca Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Children learn about a master artist on exhibit at the museum and have the opportunity to create a masterpiece in the style of the selected artist. 1-2:30 pm. $5/child; free/members. Reservations: 3922500 ext. 106.

3/1 - Once Upon A Happily Ever After: A Workshop for Young Writers for ages 9-12 at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Spend time getting ideas, creating characters, and finding new stories to tell. 2-4 pm. $35/resident; $43.75/non-resident. 3473900 or www.sugarsandpark.org.

3/1 - 5th Annual Aces for Athletes Charity Texas Hold’ Em Tournament at Palm Beach Kennel Club, 1111 N. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach. Benefits Special Olympics, Florida - Palm Beach County. Raffles, prizes, silent auction and more. 5:30 pm: Buffet, 6:30 pm: Tournament. $50 and up. $20/dinner only. 966-7019.

3/1-8 - 6th Annual Kultur Festival: A Celebration of Jewish Music & Arts at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Rd. Showcasing FAU Libraries’ Special Collections through the talents of guest artists, distinguished scholars and criticallyacclaimed musicians, including the 25-piece Klezmer Company Orchestra, the library’s professional ensemble-in-residence. Sat.: Film: Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness, 7 pm, Wimberly Library. $10. Full schedule available online. 877-311-7469.

3/1 - On the Road: Sotheby’s Appraisal Day at FAU – Presented by Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters in the Live Oak Pavilion, FAU Student Union, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton.

9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Appraisals are verbal only, and are $45 per item. Photographs of larger pieces of furniture are acceptable in place of having the item on site. Proceeds benefit the FAU student scholarship fund. 297-2337.

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Matt and Traci Woodall

night date night since that is the only night we are closed,” Traci said. “Matt always leaves me sweet notes at the studio or at home. We try to never take each other for granted; however I can count on both hands the number of times I have wanted Howard and Diane Hoffman of Boca Raton own and operate The Boca Raton Beach House restaurant together. to strangle him! LOL.” Valentine’s Day plans: Howard did for Diane: When “This Valentine’s Day we will Diane turned 50, she ran the be working,” Traci said. “Last New York City Marathon. “My year was our first Valentine’s dear husband supported me at the studio, and we did a through months of training, really fun couples-painting sprained ankles, broken bones, and had Champagne, cheese, whining and self-doubt,” she strawberries, etc. I don’t feel said. “When it came to race like I am missing out because day, he traveled to New York we are together and we are with me to be my cheerleader. at our business that we love, Throughout the day, he’d take surrounded by people we love a subway, the bus or a taxi to to be around.” various points along the route The sweetest thing Matt so he could cheer me on, hold did for Traci: “Early on in our my jacket or hand me water. It dating, Matt drove from Fort was getting dark by the time Bragg in North Carolina to my I crossed the finish line in house in Tallahassee to surprise Central Park, but he was there me for the weekend,” Traci said. Diana Mummaw is a designer and her husband, Doug, is an waiting at the end, freezing, He drove the eight hours in his with open arms. That was very architect at their Boca Raton firm, Mummaw & Associates.

Jeep in November without a top special to me.” were in the real estate business The sweetest thing Diane on it.” a writer. Before the restaurant, for many years,” Diane said.

The sweetest thing Traci did for Howard: “My dear wife they bought, renovated did for Matt: For their 10-year “Basically, we’ve worked planned and executed a special and sold/leased residential anniversary, she surprised together for about 15 years. At surprise party for my 60th properties.

“We met when I was staying first, yes, it was very difficult him with a mini vacation to birthday.” on Singer Island checking out one of their favorite hotels. to work together, live together, Doug and South Florida as a potential She arranged for his parents sleep together and eat together.

Diana Mummaw place to live,” Diane said. to fly in to watch the kids.

But over the years, we’ve gotten How they met: Doug, 48, an “I came off the beach in my Champagne was waiting in into the groove and we’ve both architect, and Diana Mummaw, swimsuit and sarong (in those their room. basically adopted selective 53, a designer, work together at days, my body was bikini hearing. It makes life so much Howard Hoffman Mummaw & Associates in Boca worthy) and sat at the Tiki Bar more bearable.” and The downside: “We never Raton. “We met at my studio, at the hotel. Moments later, a Diane DeSantis get a break from each other. where she was doing temporary drink was sent over to me by a Hoffman Howard likes to talk a lot. His work,” Doug said. “We were man I’d never met (Howard).

How they met: Howard eyes are connected to his mouth married 22 years on Jan. 4.”

He came over to me and we Working together: “She has Hoffman, 60, and Diane — when they open in the had a conversation that began DeSantis Hoffman, 61, have morning, so does it and neither incredible design skills, which I with: ‘So, are you a ‘dancer?’ do not have, and our individual been married for almost 19 closes until late at night. I’m He thought I was a stripper! I skills really enhance a project. years. They own The Boca sure I have annoying habits as straightened him out quickly I continue to be amazed today Beach House restaurant in well, but we both go off to our and we became friends. We at her ability to see color, Boca Raton, where Howard is became soul mates. We married neutral corners, then reunite the chef. Diane is a real estate later. He goes to his garden and materials, textiles in such and are now cell mates at the unique and successful ways,” broker (Beachside Properties), a restaurant.”

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Working together: “We The perks: “We can trust Doug said. licensed general contractor and Diana said her weaknesses each other to run the business.

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How they met: Matt, 45, and Traci Woodall, 41, met when he spotted her in a mall in Tallahassee while at Florida State University in 1990. “After going away to the Army, I returned M. Woodall for a football weekend with some buddies in 1994 to hang out with Traci and her friends,” Matt said.

“Little did we T. Woodall know that this would be the beginning of a long life together. She finally caved and accepted my marriage proposal and we got married in 2000.”

Working together: They never worked together until they opened Vino Van Gogh, a wine and art studio in Delray Beach where customers can take their inspiration from a famous painting or work sideby-side with resident artists on their own masterpiece.

“We weren’t sure how it would be to work so closely and of course spending so much time together,” Matt said. “It has worked out well because we split our responsibilities so we don’t step on each other’s toes. The downside of working together is that we don’t get much time together outside of the business. Since we are so new, we spend all of our time at the studio. Thankfully, we can both be at the studio together so we aren’t away from each other for long periods.”

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Tom and Erin Craig

How they met: Tom and Erin Craig, both 42, run Gulfstream Pharmacy on Ocean Boulevard in Boynton Beach. They met when they were 19, their sophomore year in college. “Tom (who has a degree in finance) is originally from Ohio and I was born in Delray Beach,” Erin, a pharmacist, said. “My father, William Strucker (also a pharmacist), owned Gulfstream Pharmacy at that time. He T. Craig was getting ready to retire and we were finishing college and decided to move back to Florida and take over E. Craig the family business. It has been 15 years and we are still going strong.”

Working together: “We have worked together 23 years and married 14 years,” Erin said. “We consider each other best friends, so it makes working side-by-side fun. It can be stressful sometimes, especially dealing with sick patients and insurance companies.”

Keeping romance alive: “Respecting each other most importantly, is key, along with a good sense of humor,” Erin said.

Valentine’s Day plans: “We usually exchange cards and Tom gives me flowers,” Erin said. “It’s the little things everyday that are more important to the relationship.”

The sweetest thing Tom did for Erin: Tom gave Erin, her mother and daughter all diamond cross necklaces for their daughter’s first Christmas.

The sweetest thing Erin did for Tom: She surprised him with a ticket to The Masters tournament for his 30th birthday.

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Keeping romance alive: “It’s certainly a challenge, when you are balancing family and work,” Melissa said. “We try

to make it a priority to carve out time for each other, and do special little things for each other even when A. Jacobson we are crazy busy.”

Valentine’s Day plans: “We usually go out to dinner, but we are notorious for not making M. Jacobson reservations,” Melissa said.

“I like to buy peanut butter chocolates (his favorites) for

Valentine’s Day H3 Alan every year. I usually get a lovely bouquet of red roses from him. We often end up at some little Thai restaurant.”

The sweetest thing Alan did for Melissa: “Alan is very romantic,” Melissa said. “He never forgets anniversaries or opportunities to give me a gift. The best gifts are the ones I call ‘just because,’ that happen when you need a lift, when you are not expecting anything, like a bouquet of flowers for no reason.

Although he has planned some wonderful surprises for me over the years, such as a private dinner in a restaurant, spa days, and shopping sprees, I think my favorite gift is still

the lifelong membership he purchased for me for one of my favorite organizations. I love saying I’m a lifelong member of Hadassah, thanks to my awesome hubby.”

The sweetest thing Melissa did for Alan: “The one that sticks in my head most is when we had a cabaret performance, which Melissa was performing in, and she brought me onstage to sing to,” Alan said. “I always wanted to be that person brought on stage and this was the perfect moment. It was also the perfect song, Irving Berlin’s Always. And for the audience, we were no longer characters to them, but real people. It was a real rush.” Ú

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Health & Harmony

If your voice is straining, you might need training

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eter Levine of Delray Beach wasn’t alarmed when his deep, baritone voice began to get raspy. But some folks at his synagogue were. Fellow congregants could hear Levine’s husky, strained voice when he led prayers during unamplified Sabbath services.

“People came up to me very concerned: are you OK? What’s

the matter with your voice?”

Levine says.

He went to an ear, nose and throat specialist who ruled out throat cancer and told him to “buy some honey, drink water and stop worrying about it.” So he did.

But Levine — who uses his voice frequently as a courtsystem mediator, a member of several boards of directors,

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Voice therapist Linda Barrantes helps patient Peter Levine perform voice exercises at her Boca Raton office. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star and a Type-A person who likes to make his point, intensely — got worse. His throat was constantly sore, and his voice got even deeper and more gravelly.

A second specialist found a small polyp on one of his vocal cords, and noticed one cord was much narrower than the other. The doctor said Levine, 74, might need surgery — but suggested he first try voice therapy.

That’s when Levine met the therapist he calls his “lifesaver,” speech-language pathologist Linda Barrantes at Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Davis Therapy Centers.

“Peter had all the typical voice behaviors we see,” says Barrantes. “He was a fast talker, didn’t breathe, and spoke to the end of the breath, which creates a lot more strain and tension on the voice.”

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register — “adjusting his pitch and volume and finding that smooth spot,” she says — and to breathe more frequently to support his voice. She trained him using software called VisiPitch, which gives instant visual feedback.

“The vocal cords have to come together and meet in the middle — like mirror images of each other — so if there’s a little gap, such as that caused by thinning of the vocal cords, the person can’t project like they used to, or make themselves loud,” Barrantes says.

Barrantes says what happened to Peter is very common in aging. As we get older, our vocal cords can thin.

Suddenly we’re straining to make ourselves heard. Polyps, nodules, or cysts can develop on the vocal cords, weighing them down and changing how well they vibrate to produce sound.

As you might expect, speechlanguage pathologists see a lot of aging teachers, salespeople, performers and others who’ve been heavy vocal users throughout life. And they don’t want voice problems to curtail their activities after retirement.

Voice therapy teaches new behaviors and techniques to minimize vocal strain and reduce inflammation of the vocal tissues. Patients learn how

to keep their voices durable throughout the day.

Levine did his vocal exercises while “cross-country skiing” in his swimming pool.

“My wife Elizabeth laughed when she heard me in the pool going ‘mah, moh, mee, moo’ at a higher pitch,” he says. “But she became a partner in all of this. She was my Jiminy Cricket when it came to remembering my exercises.”

Levine’s vocal-cord polyp is still there, but it has shrunk and he no longer needs surgery.

During Yom Kippur gatherings at his synagogue, he was able to talk nonstop for more than an hour without discomfort or strain.

“I’m living proof that this works,” he says, “but the key is, you have to be mindful and apply the techniques for the rest of your life. It’s a lifestyle change.”

Outpatient voice therapy is also available at Bethesda Hospital’s Bethesda Professional Plaza on South Seacrest Boulevard in Boynton Beach.

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Health & Harmony Calendar February 1

Saturday - 2/1 - Saturdays @ Sanborn:

Yoga Class at Sanborn Square, 72 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. Registration: 8:45 am; class: 9 am. Free. 393-7703.

2/1 - Taoist Healing Exercise at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Ancient breathing and stretching techniques for feeling peaceful and comfortable in your body. Ages 14 and up. 9:30-10:30 am. $5/ residents, $6/non-residents per class. 2437194.

2/1 - Yoga Class at the Train Depot, 747 S. Dixie Hwy., Boca Raton. T, Th. & 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. 4778727 or www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us.

2/1 - Capoeira Fitness for ages 12 & up at Sanborn Square, 72 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. Sat., 10:30 am. Free. 393-7703.

2/1 - Zumba Class at South Beach Park Pavilion, 400 N. State Road A1A, Boca Raton.

Sat., 10:30 am. Free. 393-7703.

2/1 - Jazzercise at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. All ages and levels welcome. T (5:30-6:30 pm) and M-Sat. 9-10 am. Fees start at $38/month. 742-6240.

2/1 - Cardio Kettlebell Class for ages 14 and up at Veterans Park, 802 NE First St., Delray Beach. W (6-7pm) and Sat. (9:30-10:30 am). 8 classes: $60/residents; $65/nonresidents. 243-7350.

2/1 - Judo Class at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd.

Warm-up exercises, instruction, practice and tournament training. Two sessions: Wednesdays - Mixed ages & ranks: 6:30-8 pm; Advanced: 8-9 pm; Saturdays - all groups: 10am-noon. Per month: $21.50/ resident, $27/non-resident. 393-7807.

2/1-2 - Yoga at the Beach at Red Reef Park West, 1221 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton, and Mondays and Wednesdays at Red Reef Park East, 1400 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Build strength and flexibility, improve postural alignment and stabilize the core. 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.

February 2-8

Sunday -2/2 - Yoga with Live Music every Sunday at the Colony Hotel, 525 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 9:30-11 am. $20. 7031236 or www.colonyyoga.com.

Monday - 2/3 - Jazzercise/Body Sculpting at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. 50-minute muscle toning workouts features a creative combination of weight training and stretching. M-W-F. 8:45-9:35 am. First class free. 8 classes: $56/residents, $70/nonresidents. 16 classes: $96/residents, $120/ non-residents. 347-3950.

2/3 - Yoga with Rassika Sabine Bourgi at the Society of The Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. M-W-F, 9-10 am. $15 per session. Participants asked to bring their own mat. Reservations: 805-8562.

2/3 - Yoga Class at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd.

M-W-F, 9:30-11 am & Th. 6:30-8 pm. 5 classes: $65/residents, $81.25/non-residents; 10 classes: $110/residents, $137.50/nonresidents; 20 classes: $200/residents, $250/ non-residents. 477-8727.

2/3 - 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. M-W-F, 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.

2/3 - Tai Chi for Beginners of all ages at Veterans Park, 802 NE First St., Delray Beach.

Learn natural ways to relieve tension, stress and pains. Certified instruction. Mondays, 11 am-noon. Per class: $15/residents; $20/nonresidents. 243-7350.

2/3 - Parkinson’s Exercise Class at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Program designed for people with Parkinson’s. Exercises to improve one’s balance, flexibility and muscle strength. For all ages. Held every Monday.

First class is free. 11:30 am-12:30 pm. Held again Wednesdays, 2-3 pm. 8 classes: $32/ residents, $40/non-residents. 16 classes: $60/residents, $75/non-residents. 347-3950.

2/3 - Joint Journey - An educational program for those undergoing total joint replacement at Bethesda Heart Hospital, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Learn

what to expect before, during and after surgery. 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.

2-3 pm. Free. Registration: 737-7733 Ext. 84688 or www.bethesdaweb.com.

2/3 - Men’s Issues Support Group Mondays at the Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. 6:30-8 pm.

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

2/3 - 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.

2/3 - Tuck Jazzie Jam Aerobics at the Ezell Hester, Jr. Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd. Have fun and shed a few pounds as you groove to the music. M&W, 7-8 pm. $3. 7426550 or www.boynton-beach.org.

Tuesday - 2/4 - Cardio Sculpt at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Workout targets multiple muscle groups to build lean muscle. Improve energy and fitness level. Modifications given to accommodate pregnant moms as well as beginner to advanced fitness levels. T&Th., 8:45-9:30. 4 classes: $36/residents, $45/nonresidents; 8 classes: $66/residents, $82.50/nonresidents; 16 classes: $118/residents, $147.50/ non-residents. 347-3950.

2/4 - Yoga Class at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Sun salutations, balancing poses and deep relaxation. T&Th., 9-10:15 am. $10/class or $40/5 classes. 586-6410.

2/4 - Fit Mom’s Boot Camp at Sugar Sand Park Field House, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Cardio exercises, strength training, running drills, body weight resistance training, agility drills and core strengthening.

Perfect for new moms looking to get back in shape as well as moms to-be looking to stay active and fit during pregnancy. T&Th., 9:3010:20. 4 classes: $36/residents, $45/nonresidents; 8 classes: $66/residents, $82.50/ non-residents; 16 classes: $118/residents, $147.50/non-residents. 347-3950.

2/4 - Chair Yoga at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Participants should bring own yoga mat. T., 11:30 am. $10. 278-5455.

2/4 - Women’s Issues Support Group Tuesdays at the Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. Two times: 10-11:30 am or 7-8:30 pm. First session free, $5 thereafter. 483-5300.

2/4 - Yoga at the Highland Beach Library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd. Participants should bring own yoga mat. T&Th, 10:15 am. $10. 2785455 or www.highlandbeachlibrary.org.

2/4 - Adult Swim Fit for skilled swimmers at the John Denson Pool, 225 N.W. 12th Ave., Boynton Beach. Class for those who wish to have a swim team workout without having to compete in meets. Must be able to swim 25 yards freestyle and 25 yards backstroke. T-F. 12:30-1:30 pm. Through 2/28. $50/resident, $62/non-residents. 742-6645.

2/4 - Senior Challenges: Hoping with Emotions in Later Life Support Group Tuesdays at the Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. Finances, aging, health, housing, relationships, adult children, care giving, intimate relations and more. 2-3:30 pm. $5 donation requested.

483-5300.

2/4 - Zumba Gold Fitness Class for ages 55 & up at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Enhance quality of life through music and dance. Tuesdays, 3-4 pm. Per class: $5/ residents, $6/non-residents. 243-7350.

Wednesday - 2/5 - Yoga for ages 18 and up at Veterans Park, 802 NE First St., Delray Beach. W, 9-10:30 am. Per class: $10/ residents; $15/non-residents. 243-7350.

2/5 - Counseling Couples Through Pregnancy Loss by Jessica Alvarez Presented as part of the First Wednesdays mental health lecture series at the Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. 11 am-noon. Free. 483-5300.

2/5 - Belly Dancing at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. A fun, safe, low-impact dance class for ages 14 and up.

Wednesdays, 1-2 pm. $5/residents, $6/non residents per class. 243-7352.

2/5 - Mending a Broken Heart and Questions for Your Cardiologist - Presented

by Lawrence Weinstein, M.D., Cardiologist, as part of the Ask the Physician Lecture Series at Bethesda Hospital East, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. 4:30-5:30 pm. Free. 731-2273.

2/5 - Divorced and Separated Support Group - Wednesdays at the Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. 6-7:30 pm. First session free, $5 thereafter. 483-5300.

2/5 - Tai Chi Class - Wednesdays at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. 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 - 2/6 - Living with Atrial

Fibrillation? Call Your Cardiac ‘Electrician’ - Presented by Daniel Goldman, M.D., Electrophysiologist, as part of the Bethesda Memorial Hospital Community Lecture Series at The Mandel Jewish Community Center, 8500 Jog Road, Boynton Beach. 10-11 am. Free.

740-9000.

2/6 - Zumba Class at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Th., 5:30-6:30 pm. $15/class or $60/5 classes. 586-6410.

2/6 - Surgical Weight Reduction Symposium - Presented by Miguel A. Lopez-Viego, MD, at Bethesda Hospital East, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Learn how laproscopic gastric bypass and Lap-Band surgery can change lives. First Thursday of each month. 6:30 pm. Free. 737-7733, ext.

84688.

Friday - 2/7 - Zumba Gold Fitness Class for ages 55 & up at Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Enhance quality of life through music and dance. Fridays, 9:30-10:30 am. Per class: $5/residents, $6/non-residents.

243-7350.

February 9-15

Tuesday -2/11 - Zumba Gold Class at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. An easy and effective way to exercise and learn basic steps from different rhythms. T&Th, through 2/27. 1-1:45 pm. $60/residents, $75/nonresidents. 367-7035.

2/11 – Health 2 You: Hip Joint

Health & Harmony H5 Replacement - Presented by Robert B. Zann, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bethesda Memorial Hospital, at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. 10:30-11:30 am.

Free. 742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

Wednesday - 2/12 - Breastfeeding Prenatal Class at Bethesda Hospital East, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach.

Expectant parents learn the benefits of breastfeeding, keys to success, supply and demand, positioning, breast pumps, returning to work and weaning. Both parents encouraged to attend. 6:30 pm. $25/couple.

Registration: 369-2229 Thursday - 2/13 - Understanding New Cholesterol Guidelines in Daily Living - Presented by J. Acey Albert, M.D., Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Bethesda Hospital, at the South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S. Ocean Blvd. 10 am. Free. 588-8889.

2/13 - Qigong Class at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Burn more calories standing still than if you were running. Bring a yoga mat or towel and wear comfortable clothing and athletic shoes.

Thursdays through 4/3. For ages 16 & up.

7-8 pm. Per session: $18/resident; $22.50/ non-resident. Full eight-week session: $150/ residents, $187.50/non-residents. 347-3900.

2/13-14 - 2014 Vision and Hearing Research Symposia - Presented by Massachusetts Eye and Ear | Schepens Eye Research at the Colony Hotel (2/13), 155 Hammon Ave., Palm Beach, and the Boca Raton Marriott (2/14), 5150 Town Center Circle. Learn about vision-saving research and the latest treatment options for age-related macular

degeneration and other blinding eye diseases. 9 am/registration and displays, 10 am/program.

Free. Registration: 800-536-8327.

February 16-22

Tuesday - 2/18 – Hemorrhoids: Nonsurgical, Noninvasive Treatment - Presented by Dr. Daniel Lindenberg, Gastroenterology, Delray Medical Center, at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. 10:30-11:30 am. Free. 7426390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

February 23- March 1

Tuesday - 2/25 – Sleep Disorders A to Z - Presented by Lisa Andrews, Director of Special Diagnostics, Delray Medical Center, at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. 10:30-11:30 am. Free. 7426390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org.

Thursday - 2/27 - Zumba Toning Class at the James A. Rutherford Community Center, 2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Program emphasizes muscle work along with rhythms in a combination of cardio and dynamic resistive exercises. Bring light weights (no more than 2.5 lbs.) or purchase 1 lb. toning sticks from instructor first day of the session ($20/pair). Th. through 4/3. 8:30-9:30 am. $60/residents, $75/ non-residents. 367-7035.

Saturday - 3/1 - Health and Wellness Experience - Presented by CBS 12 WPEC and The Sun Sentinel at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton.

Health screenings, healthy cooking demos and activities for kids. 10 am-5 pm. Free.

881-0702

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February 2014

Finding Faith

Ceiling at St. Mark’s offers a biblical history tour

T

he new ceiling at St. Mark Greek Orthodox Church is theology in

color.

The vividly painted icons of Christ and other faces and symbols of the Bible will be finished this month after a 10-year project that cost $2 million.

The Boca Raton church followed Greek Orthodox tradition for its ornate ceiling.

“Byzantine iconography has been called the windows to heaven,” the Rev. Mark Leondis explained. “It’s a glimpse of heaven on Earth.”

The artist, Laurence Manos, learned the classical Byzantine style and lively use of color while living at the Mount Athos spiritual center in Greece. Manos has been painting the ceilings of Greek Orthodox churches in America since 1986.

St. Mark’s ceiling was finished just in time for the Feb. 22 visit by Archbishop Demetrios, the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, to consecrate the sanctuary.

Mormons, take note! The first Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Florida opens next month in Fort Lauderdale.

The temple will serve 25,000 Mormons from South Florida congregations.

Temples are considered

houses of the Lord, where Christ’s teachings are reaffirmed through marriage, baptism and other ceremonies that unite families for eternity.

The only other Florida temple is in Orlando.

The public is invited to tour the temple from March 29 to April 19, except Sundays.

Details at www.fort lauderdalemormantemple.org.

The origin of the local Jewish Family Service can be traced back to the Great Depression, when a boy named Norman Rales was embraced by the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in New York City.

His mother had died and his father had no money to care for eight children. Rales grew up appreciating the foundation for life that his Jewish community had given him.

Rales made a fortune in a building supply business. He retired to Boca Raton, where he established the Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service in 1979 to honor his wife, who died in 2004.

The faith-based agency offers Meals on Wheels for seniors, Holocaust survivor support, a food pantry and a Delray Beach senior center.

Norman Rales died last year.

Now his four sons have donated an additional $2.4 million to rename the social services agency to honor both of their parents.

The Rev. Mark Leondis stands at the pulpit below some of the iconography that adorns the ceilings at St. Mark Greek Orthodox Church in Boca Raton. Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star

A $2.4 million gift honors the late Norman and Ruth Rales.

St. Vincent Ferrer is preparing for its annual Parish Festival, set for Feb. 28-March 2. Organizers hope to raise $100,000 to support the parish school. Photos provided In the past, social services were limited to seniors. The latest grant will allow the newly named Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services to also assist families and children.

A new family center will offer academic tutoring, job

MEET OUR NEW YOUTH MINISTRY TEAM at CHURCH OF THE PALMS CONGREGATIONAL, UCC Church of the Palms is pleased to announce the formation of a Youth Group for ages 12 to 18. Every Wednesday night, from 6:00 to 8:00, they meet in the Friendship Center under the capable leadership of three to four adults. Supper of pizza is provided. If you know any youth who would like to join us, please contact the church office for further information

Come join us for an evening of faith, food and fun.

1960 N. Swinton Ave, Delray Beach 561.276.6347 www.churchofthepalms.net

training and other programs that focus on young people.

New counselors will provide the same early direction that Norman Rales received in his life.

A sold-out crowd of 350 prominent guests raised $500,000 for Jewish Family Services at its annual gala and auction Dec. 12 at St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton.

Partygoers were treated to dinner, dancing and a Night of Fantasy created by event cochairwomen Wendy Legum, Roxanne Lipton and Jill Viner.

Guests entered on a purple carpet that was the elaborate train of an elegant gown worn by a lady on stilts. The cocktail area also had a living tree walking on stilts and a woman was tumbling inside a hoop in the silent auction area. The wait staff wore hot pink wigs or purple bow ties.

A rousing cash call raised $155,000 for the Jacobson Family Food Pantry. Michel and Lawrence Blair received the annual Ruth and Norman Rales Humanitarian of the Year Award.

As one of Delray Beach’s top annual family events, the St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Festival will feature a midway with 20 carnival rides, live music, games, an antique car show and more.

But the biggest attraction might be in the Irish pub where Monseigneur Tom Skindeleski will serve up his famous clam chowder. “The chowder might go faster than he can make it,” festival organizer Lisa Hargrove worries.

The three-day festival from Feb. 28, through March 2, has a goal of $100,000 to support the parish school.

The great food includes a Friday night fish fry, plus corned beef and cabbage all three days to honor the congregation’s Irish tradition.

“We began as an Irish festival,” Hargrove said. “So we make sure to keep the corned beef and cabbage.”

The new music director at Unity of Delray Beach just finished performing as jazz pianist Fats Waller in the stage show Ain’t Misbehavin’ at the Lake Worth Playhouse.

Karl Van Richards is a skilled performer in music, dance and theater. A Jamaica native, he has performed around the world and locally with Van Richards the Greater Palm Beach Philharmonia, the Coral Gables Symphony and the Boca Symphonia.

Van Richards was ordained last October and also serves as a pastor at St. Paul AME Church in Miami.

Watch for more public concert opportunities at Unity of Delray Beach under the new music director. He says he loves sacred and contemporary music, in addition to jazz.

“It’s wonderful to be at a place where I’m free to do all this,” Van Richards said. “Unity has a very strong tradition of good music.”

Tim Pallesen writes about people of faith, their congregations, causes and community events.

Email him at tcpallesen@aol. com.

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Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County salutes the organizations we fund that provide high-quality services and evidence-based programs for children, parents and caregivers. Because of these organizations’ work, more children are born healthy, grow up safe from abuse and neglect, are ready for kindergarten and have access to afterschool and summer programs.

ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES These organizations offer the following programs and services for children, parents and caregivers in the funding year beginning Oct. 1, 2013.

The Arc of Palm Beach County Inc. First Step to Success Healthy Steps for Young Children Center for Family Services of PBC Inc. Prenatal Plus Mental Health Services Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) Children’s Forum Inc. Quality Counts Program Assessment Children’s Home Society of Florida Bridges Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program (TOP) The Children’s Place at Home Safe Inc. Growing Smart Healthy Beginnings Child Entry Agency Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County CSC Scholarships Initiative Easter Seals Florida Inc. Early Steps Esereh Youth and Family Center Inc. Family Outreach Services Families First of Palm Beach County Healthy Families Family Central Inc. Quality Counts Coaching Quality Counts Program payments Father Flanagan’s Boys Town Florida Inc. Primary Project Florida Department of Children and Families ACCESS positions Florida Department of Health/Palm Beach County Health Department Dental Services Healthy Beginnings Nurses Nurse-Family Partnership WHIN (Women’s Health Initiative) Nurses

Florida Rural Legal Services Inc. Access for Success (Glades) Friends of Community Services Inc. Summer Camp Scholarships Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalition of PBC Inc. Healthy Beginnings Centering Program Healthy Beginnings Prenatal Entry Agency Housing Partnership Inc. Bridges Safe Kids Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program (TOP) The Jerome Golden Center for Behavioral Health Inc. Healthy Beginnings Mental Health Services Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc. Juvenile and Foster Children’s Project Relative Caregiver Project Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County Inc. Budding Readers Glades Family Education Parent-Child Home Program Oversight Reach Out and Read Program NonProfits First Inc. Agency Certification and Management Support Services GOLD Pilot Nutritious Lifestyles Inc. Prenatal Plus Nutrition Services WHIN (Women’ Health Initiative) Nutrition Palm Beach Board of County Commissioners Drowning Prevention Coalition Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc. Palm Beach County Food Bank Initiative

Palm Beach State College Professional Development System SEEK Scholarships Parent-Child Center Inc. Healthy Beginnings Mental Health Services Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) PrimeTime Palm Beach County Inc. Afterschool Enhancements Afterschool Quality Improvement System Program Development Resource Depot Inc. Resource Depot Initiative School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida Early Learning Technical Assistance Specialists Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County Inc. Community Voice Tomas Boiton Healthy Beginnings Transportation Services United Way of Palm Beach County Inc. Mentoring Initiative Special Needs Initiative 211 and Crisis Hotline Urban League of Palm Beach County Inc. Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program (TOP) Other programs provided by Children’s Services Council Incredible Years Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)

OUR PARTNERS Children’s Services Council also partners with the following organizations to serve our children.

Palm Beach County Education Commission Florida Children’s Council

Health Council of Southeast Florida Inc. Lutheran Services Florida Inc.

Redlands Christian Migrant Association

Children’s Services Council is a countywide, special purpose government established by Palm Beach County voters. For more than 25 years, we have provided leadership, funding and research on behalf of the county’s children so they grow up healthy, safe and strong.

For more information about Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County,

please visit our website: www.cscpbc.org

or call the Parent InfoLine: 888-634-7900

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H10 Pets

The COASTAL STAR

February 2014

Paws Up for Pets

M

Caring for pet’s teeth now may prevent disease, tooth decay later

any who adore their dogs and cats may deck them out in a new outfit, bring them along on a getaway weekend at a petwelcoming hotel or shower them with a basket full of new toys.

Now, I’m all for pampering pets, but not at the cost of ignoring their health needs.

That’s why I urge you to call your pet over today and position him in front of you.

Now, calmly and bravely, gently open his mouth and take a sniff.

If you are bowled over by foul breath, I wouldn’t be surprised. Here’s why: according to the American Veterinary Medical Association about 70 percent of cats and 80 percent of dogs by age 3 show some degree of gum disease.

You read right: the young age of three.

Many of us brush our teeth at least twice a day and gargle.

We book semi-annual visits to the dentist for professional exams and cleanings. We would not even consider going a week without brushing our teeth — yuck!

Sadly, that’s not the case for our pets. Dogs and cats lack thumbs to brush their own teeth or dial appointments with a veterinarian. Without our intervention, they are at serious risk for developing gum disease, plaque and calculus buildup. Unchecked, they can incur oral tumors, require tooth extractions. Infections can spread to the lungs, heart, liver and kidneys and cause life-threatening conditions, including diabetes, strokes and kidney disease. Delays for treatment for any of the above can take a big bite out of your wallet.

In honor of February being Pet Dental Month, I urge you

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Use only brushes and toothpastes designed for use on animals when caring for your pet’s teeth. Remember: Products designed for dogs can be toxic to cats. Photo provided to truly be ‘down in the mouth’ with your pet. If your pet does require professional dental care, this month is the ideal time to book an appointment, because many veterinarians in Palm Beach County are offering discounts up to 20 percent to 25 percent for dental cleanings.

You save a little money and your pet will have kissable breath!

For the health sake of your pet, I hope you vow to begin a regular at-home dental hygiene regiment today. I offer these tips: • Look and sniff. Examine your pet’s mouth daily. Report any swellings, bleeding or sores to your veterinarian promptly.

I spotted a fast-growing tumor above the canine tooth of my dog, Chipper, during such an examination. My veterinarian removed it, biopsied it and reported that it was benign. He also praised me for catching it early before the tumor spread and affected Chipper’s ability to chew food. We avoided a costly tooth extraction.

• Monitor mealtimes. Pets who eat slower than usual, suddenly spill kibble on the floor or back away from the bowl may be experience oral

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pain. Again, our pets can’t tell us where or why they hurt. The best pet parents are what I call true pet detectives — always on the hunt to spot anything out of the ordinary in their pets.

• Shop smartly. Look for pet food, dental toys, treats, oral gels, toothpastes and toothbrushes that carry the VOHC seal of acceptance. VOHC stands for the Veterinary Oral Health Council, comprised of veterinary dentists who regularly evaluate dental items and determine which products meet their standards. To find which dental items merit being on this list, please go to vohc. org/accepted_products.htm.

• Brush regularly. Just as you do for yourself, treat your pet to daily brushings. Only use toothpaste, toothbrushes and finger brushes made for pets.

Never use a dog toothbrush on your cat to risk a toxic reaction.

Not sure how to brush your pet’s teeth? Check out this short video produced by the American Veterinary Medical Association that is posted on YouTube: youtube.com/ watch?v=wB3GIAgrTPE. • Go with Plan B. If your dog or cat won’t let your mess with his mouth, you can still minimize the accumulation of tartar with dental mouth rinses, gels and water additives.

Check with your veterinarian for the one best suited for your pet.

Remember, doggy breath — even in your cat — should never be dismissed or ignored.

Make the daily brushing a fun event for you and your pet. By investing a few minutes each day addressing your pet’s dental needs, you can help prolong his health and his life.

Arden Moore, founder of FourLeggedLife.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 PetLifeRadio. com. Learn more by visiting www. fourleggedlife. com.

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PRICE REdUCTIoN Delray Beach Waterfront ~ $2,499,000

New Monmouth ~ $1,100,000

Delray Dunes ~ $599,000

Rarely available premier waterfront 4 BR, 31/2 BA residence on the island. This beautifully appointed pool home has 100’ of frontage on a large free flowing canal with boat lift and outstanding direct Intracoastal views.

Laura Gallagher, 561-441-6111

Enjoy amazing views the minute you enter this 2 BR, 2 BA southeastern corner penthouse with impact glass and a 24 ft. x 13 ft. outside deck. 1 assigned parking space. An ideal opportunity in a great location.

Tania Agran, 561-376-1010

Tastefully renovated 3 BR, plus den, 2 BA pool home with a side entry 2 car garage situated on a quiet culde-sac. 2,641 sq. ft. of living area with an updated kitchen and remodeled master bath.

Erik Ring, 561-441-6880

NEw LIsTING

Bar Harbour ~ $550,000

Seagate Manor ~ $509,000

45 Ocean ~ Highland Beach $425,000

Light & bright 2 BR, 2 BA southeast corner unit on the 5th floor with a view of the Intracoastal and yacht basin.

Beautifully renovated designer kitchen with granite and stainless, updated floors and baths.

Susan Ring, 561-441-4150

Immaculate 2 BR, 2 BA sixth floor condominium offering endless ocean and Intracoastal views. This split bedroom plan features views from every room, glass enclosed balcony, plus a washer & dryer in the unit.

Michael Weiss, 561-573-7592

New To The Market! Best north view in the building!!

2 BR, 2 BA Penthouse with outstanding ocean and Intracoastal views, Updated kitchen and bathrooms. A rare opportunity ~ don’t miss it!

Sue Tauriello, 561-441-4200

Golfview Harbour ~ $380,000

Half Moon Bay ~ $335,000

Downtown Beach Location ~ $319,000

Big house, large lot! Massive 3 BR, 3 BA pool home with over 4,400 sq. ft. of living area on a .43 acre fully fenced corner lot. 60’ x 25’ media room. Beautiful open pool and hot tub, covered porch and private yard.

Jim Wrona, 561-880-7214.

Very desirable 3 BR, 2 BA southwest corner unit on the top floor offering lake and Intracoastal views. New carpeting throughout, newer refrigerator, hurricane windows, new A/C and freshly painted.

Judy Sartor, 561-445-6009a

3 blocks to Atlantic, 2 blocks to the beach! Beautiful ground floor 2 BR, 2 BA with two master suites, whitewash floors throughout, updated kitchen and wonderful sun room with Mexican tile. Hurry, this won’t last!

Sue Tauriello, 561-441-4200

PRICE REdUCTIoN

NEw LIsTING

East Wind Beach Club ~ From $300,000

Gulfstream Shores ~ $279,000

Lakefront in Woodlake ~ $219,900

Very desirable location right across the street from the beach and one block to Atlantic Avenue. All units are 1/1 with a porch. Two first floor units and one second floor unit are currently available. Great rental income.

Elizabeth Rurey, 561-302-1552.

Charmingly renovated 1 BR, 1 BA condominium on the third floor offering outstanding ocean and pool views, plus impact resistant windows. Mexican tile floors, upgraded kitchen with newer appliances and updated bath. Stacey Hamilton, 561-441-4681

Immaculate 3 BR, 2 BA villa with atrium, 1 car garage, manicured grounds and enclosed covered porch overlooking the lake.

Vaulted ceilings, parquet hardwood and tile floors, plus a newer eat-in kitchen.

Michael Weiss, 561-573-7592

Crosswinds Single Family ~ $219,000

Quail Run Lake View ~ $215,000

Palm Greens ~ $99,950

Beautifully maintained 2 BR, 2 BA with a 1 car garage.

This split bedroom plan has ceramic tile floors and Bose sound system throughout, updated eat-in kitchen, new bathrooms, plus a large porch with hot tub.

Terri Berman, 561-445-2929

3 BR, 21/2 BA villa with an enclosed porch overlooking the lake. Cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors, split bedrooms, eat-in kitchen, laundry room, plus a luxurious master bath with tub and shower.

Linda Welch, 561-951-6433

2 BR, 2 BA single story end unit with an enclosed back porch overlooking the golf course. Eat-in kitchen, custom mirrors, spacious bedrooms, plus a stack washer & dryer. Community pool and tennis court.

Tania Agran, 561-376-1010

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Secret Gardens

Gray Mockingbird cultivates a community

FOR THE LOVE OF

their time to work here grow food that they share with others.

“Growing your own food is one of the most powerful things you can do,” said director Brian Kirsch, who is here most days. “And with it we want to grow a sense of community.” Kirsch is joined by a core group of 15 volunteers who help keep the garden going.

Enter through the vinecovered arch to find a crazy quilt of porter weed, milkweed, green Cuban oregano and other flowers, weeds and fruit trees that attract dragonflies, caterpillars, moths, monarch and zebra long wing

Edible greens (l-r) rouge grenobloise, arugula and tatsoi are among the plants growing at Gray Mockingbird Community Garden. Photos by Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star butterflies.

Head toward the back of the property and you’ll pass more than 50 papaya trees, many of which were grown from seed. There’s also red bananas, peach trees and, if

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you wind back through the underbrush, even a miracle fruit tree.

The garden features six 4-by-10-foot raised beds that can be rented for $80 a year by people who want to grow their own food but don’t have a place to do it. The cinderblock-lined beds come filled with compost and soil so they are ready to plant.

One brims with broccoli spears jutting from blue-green leaves. From another, a squash vine snakes out onto the black plastic that keeps weeds from growing between the boxes.

These beds are harvested by those who plant and tend them. But volunteers also garden as a group. They are experimenting with aeroponics, for which parsley, eggplant, tomatoes and arugula are rooted in pockets of air instead of soil.

A Boy Scout troop helped build a hydroponic system using blocks of foam floating in water. Today red stemmed Swiss chard pokes out of the water into the light.

Elsewhere rocks and cement chunks from the demolished Palm Beach Mall were recycled to make a keyhole garden that’s named for its shape. Other plants grow in three-gallon

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hand-painted sign marks the Gray Mockingbird Community Garden.

Organized about four years ago, it is a work in progress.

“It’s a place to learn the value of being nurtured by nature,” said Patricia Oliphant of Lake Worth, who uses the garden as a meeting spot for tutoring sessions with children. “The garden welcomes everyone.”

It sits on about an acre of land in Lake Worth that was made available through the Scottish Rite of Free Masonry.

If you visit, don’t expect carefully weeded paths, wellorganized beds or pristine pots. Instead, people who give

Gray Mockingbird Community Garden

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If You Go

Gray Mockingbird Community Garden 2000 N. D St., Lake Worth For information, contact Brian Kirsch at 561-246-0148 or graymockingbird@ gmail.com.

On Facebook at Facebook.com/ GrayMockingbird containers and blue grow bags. Wooden planks set on cinder blocks hold trays of tiny seedlings.

Nearby, there are 100-footlong rows dug into the earth where you’ll find tiny green arugula leaves, Japanese mizuna, tatsoi, baby bok choy and the most peppery Italian arugula you can imagine. This exotic harvest is the work of volunteer Michael Heckart, who teaches English at Royal Palm Beach High School.

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Director Brian Kirsch poses with recently picked papayas at the Gray Mockingbird Community Garden in Lake Worth.

“I got a late start planting this year but I hope to make up for it,” said Heckart, who sometimes brings 15 or more student volunteers to help him weed and plant the heirloom seeds he searches out on the Internet.

These specialty crops along with other of the groupgrown veggies and fruits are sold to local restaurants. The spec_10 money is used to buy garden supplies and equipment.

Garden volunteers also contribute food and herbs

to local shelters such as the Family Promise in Delray Beach.

“This garden gives me a reason to get up in the morning,” Kirsch says.

Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley is a certified master gardener who can be reached at debhartz@ 7/2/13 4:36 PM Page 3 att.net when she’s not in her garden.

Garden Calendar February 1

Saturday -2/1 - Florida-Friendly Plants for Your Landscape at Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Learn to selecting plants researchers recommend for South Florida.

9 am-12:30 pm. $35/members, $40/nonmembers. Reservations: 233-1757.

It feels good to be home.

February 2-8

Tuesday - 2/4 - How to Interpret the Categories for a Flower Show by Boots Bush at the Boca Raton Garden Club General Meeting at the BRGC clubhouse, 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Bush is an expert on horticulture and flower design. She has been a Flower Show judge since 1982 and is a Master Judge. 1 pm. Free. 395-9376.

Saturday - 2/8 - You Can Re-pot Your Orchid! at Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Bring an overgrown orchid in up to an 8” pot. Learn basic techniques and then practice with your orchid. Cost includes repotting materials for specimens of specified size. 10 am-1 pm. $35/ members, $40/non-members. 233-1757.

2/8-9 - Boca Raton Orchid Society Show at Safe Schools Institute, 1790 Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton. 10 am-5 pm. $5 admission. bocaorchid@gmail.com or brosonline.org.

February 9-15

Wednesday - 2/12 - Delray Beach Orchid Society Meeting at Veterans Park Recreation Center, 802 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Meetings held 2nd Wednesday of the month. 7:30 pm. Free. 412-6752.

February 16-22

Thursday - 2/20 - The Art of English Gardening with Renny Reynolds and Jack Staub at the Society of The Four Arts, Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Renowned horticulturists Renny Reynolds and Jack Staub discuss the classic English gardening concepts that influenced them in the creation of their famous Pennsylvania gardens. 2:30 pm. Free. 805-8562.

February 23 - March 1

Saturday - 3/1 - Florida-Friendly Landscaping: It Starts with the Soil at Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Explore the pros and cons of soil type and discover how to select and apply the best fertilizer and amendments for your plants. Price includes a University of Florida soil test. 9 am-12:30 pm. $35/members, $40/non-members.

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h y P o Lu xo I S L a n D WaTe R F Ro nT – L a nTa n a This home has bragging rights for its wide, West Intracoastal water views and gorgeous sunsets. Light and bright throughout, the foyer entry opens to a spacious living room with fireplace and vaulted ceilings. Kitchen, family room and living/dining areas access the screened, covered lanai, pool, and garden/outdoor dining areas. A private, deepwater dock offers easy ocean access. Within walking distance is the ocean beach, dining and shopping on E. Ocean Avenue in Lantana.

3 BeDRooMS, 2 BaThS, 2-CaR GaRaGe $1,650,000

I n -ToW n C h a R M e R – a RTS ov e R L ay D I S TR I C T, L a k e Wo RTh This in-town home is a short walk to the beach and steps from shops/dining in downtown Lake Worth. Charming, 1938-built income-producing property retains the charms of its era while offering new electric, Central A/C, tankless water heater system, and new drip irrigation and sprinkler system. The first floor lives like a single family home with 2 Bdrm /1 Bath. Wood flooring throughout. The two self-contained units above have updated kitchens, covered balcony space and work well as rentals, in-law units, or guest suites. Enjoy your home and collect rent! Gorgeous gardens, large yard and detached 2-car garage. Zoning allows for use as a Professional Office space. By Appointment Only.

ZoneD MuLTI-FaMILy/PRoFeSSIonaL oFFICe $299,000

o C e a n R I D G e – Wa Lk To B e aC h This 5,400 SF custom-built home is sited on a .40 acre parcel with perfect privacy on Coconut Lane. 5 en-suite bedrooms with large, walk-in closets and skylights in bathrooms.

Split-plan layout includes Master Suite on East side of house and 2 Guest wings on the West side of house. Beautiful wood flooring in living areas. Eat-in kitchen has cook island, double ovens. High ceilings throughout with vaulted, cathedral ceilings in Great Room. Spacious covered lanai, pool and large private yard. 2-car garage.

Just a short walk down the block to Ocean Inlet Park. Location, location, location!

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Waterfront estate with approximately 7,200 total sq. ft.

This home was totally gutted in anticipation of a complete renovation and expansion. Sited on a large, 97’ x 200’ parcel with 97 ft. of water frontage, it offerswide, West Intracoastal views and a private, deep-water dock. Renovate or build new– the value is there for either! Please call for additional details.

5 BeDRooMS, 5.1 BaThS, 2-CaR GaRaGe

Boaters dream location! 5 minutes to the Boynton Beach Inlet and ocean. This CBS home has a private dock on a protected canal that can accommodate a larger boat. Great split floor plan. Master and one guest bedroom open to yard and large covered lanai.

No HOA. Perfect seasonal or year-round residence for boaters and pet lovers.

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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.

The living space is bright and comfortable, perfect for relaxing or entertaining friends.

The cottages have direct beach access, and are convenient to dining and shopping in Boca Raton and Delray Beach.

Cottage origins retained in south Delray Beach oceanside development

W

hen Patrick Lynch purchased the parcel, then known as Cote d’Azure, he knew he did not want to knock the existing structures down and build a mansion. So, he decided to take the concept and the history and rebuild it. Cote d’Azure was originally built in 1945, when people had a different vision of beachfront property.

With the help of preservationminded architect Roger Cope and GTE Builders, the property would come alive as Delray Village by the Sea, somewhat modeled after Seaside in the Florida panhandle.

The site totals two oceanfront homes and 11 cottages, plus a private cabana poolhouse, all just steps away from a private beach.

Available in three floor plans, the single-story, Caribbeancolored cottages feature two generous bedrooms with fabulously built-out closets and

one or two baths. Vaulted ceilings and expanded patios also improve on the Cote D’Azure design.

The exterior of each unit is different from its neighbors, allowing the grouping to look more like a community of historic cottages rather than a property just recently built. Additional exterior details replicate the whitepicket-fence era.

Each cottage is complete with hurricane-impact windows and long-wearing metal and tile roof.

Only five cottages remain, each one perfect for vacation pied-aterre or as a permanent residence.

This is unmatched affordability on the ocean in Delray Beach!

Visit the virtual tour: www.

DelrayVillage.com Prices start at $650,000. Contact David M. Lee, Preferred Properties Group, LLC. 561-212-4246 or dleePPG@gmail.com

ABOVE: Kitchen offers gourmet appliances, custom cabinets and marble countertops.

LEFT: The guest room has a cool, tropical feel.

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TROPIC ISLE

DELRAY DUNES C.C.

SHOREWALKER PLACE-DELRAY BEACH

$1,488,000 - Completely remodeled home in 2000 and in 2013. Impact glass, newer roof, new pool in 2007, new seawall, pilings, cap, and dock in 2006. Stunning home on a large lot with a fireplace and generator. Call for more information.

$935,000 - 4/3 completely remodeled home on a premier golf course lot overlooking the 13th,14th, and 15th holes. The home has wood floors, a gourmet kitchen, crown molding and impact glass. There is a large pool area with a summer kitchen. Call for more information.

$1,175,000 - 4/3.5 Key West Style 3 Story Townhome is located a half block to the beach and within walking distance to Atlantic Ave., shops and restaurants. The building was built in 2005 and has a 2 car garage. The townhome has 2 balconies and a backyard and a hot tub.

DELRAY DUNES C.C.

SEASIDE DUNES

DELRAY ISLE

$569,000 - Outstanding golf course home overlooking the 8 & 9 holes.Boarding the water this private oversized lot is set back from the golf course. The home has a large lania area that open to the pool with a waterfall. It has a split floor plan with large oversized rooms.

$925,000 - Great 3 bedroom townhouse steps from the sand. Two 2nd story balcony’s from the bedrooms that overlook the ocean. Updated interior ready for immediate move in. Seaside Dunes is a gated community on the ocean & only a few blocks from Atlantic Ave, shops & restaurants.

$1,695,000 - Nestled in the exclusive Ole Delray Enclave of Seaside Delray. This adorable home is almost 3,100 sq. ft. under air and on a large lot over 1/3 of an acre. The home overlooks wide canal views and is only a block to the beach and a few more to Atlantic Ave.

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$439,000 - Stunning penthouse with 20 ft cathedral ceilings, overlooking 3 holes on the golf course. Three screened patios. Updated kitchen with granite countertops. Private elevator with only 2 condos per floor.

$495,000 - Great golf course home overlooking the 13th fairway on a oversized lot. Split floor plan with large master suite. Open floor plan with large kitchen and family room with fireplace. Big backyard with room for a pool or an addition to the home.

$649,000 - Large family home built in 2001 overlooking the 2nd fairway. Ground floor master bedroom with his & hers walk in closets and a oversized master bath with separate shower and Jacuzzi tub. Fenced backyard with pool and hot tub.

DELRAY BEACH

DELRAY DUNES C.C.

$749,900 - 3/2.5 townhome on Intracoastal, deeded dock included in sale. 2 large decks. Recently updated. 2 blocks to beach and close to Atlantic Ave shops & restaurants.

$479,000 - Great 4 bedroom with wide open golf course views of the 5th green and 6th hole. Screened in pool area with large covered lanai. Split floor plan. Great family home.

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