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The 8th Annual Great Charity Challenge

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Mark and daughter Paige Bellissimo filled the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center again with their 8th annual Great Charity Challenge, which was presented in part by Fidelity Investments® who have donated more than $10 million to Palm Beach County charities in eight years.

The 2017 GCC donated $1.5 million to 35 local Palm Beach County charities. Urban Youth Impact, the winning charity this year received the top prize of $150,000. A sliding scale of donations assured no-one walked away without a check – the lowest being $15,000 so everyone was a winner!!

The team of riders for Urban Youth Impact included Shane Sweetnam, Lindsey Tomeu, and Sedona Chamblee who dressed up as the Flintstones and were sponsored by Spy Coast & Preston, and corporate sponsor Equine Tack and Nutritionals. This video was sponsored by The Wellness Experience and Wycliffe Golf & Country Club. Check out the video – Click HD for high-definition.  

Live Music Heats Up at PGA Commons

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Turn Up the Volume!

Live Music Heats Up at PGA Commons

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. – What better way to heat up your winter paradise than with great food and live music on the patio at PGA Commons? Treat yourself to a wide variety of local entertainment while enjoying happy hour cocktails or a memorable meal at these celebrated, culinary hot spots: Spoto’s Oyster Bar, Vic & Angelo’s, and The Cooper.  

Renowned seafood utopia Spoto’s Oyster Bar will feature acoustic guitarist Sam Meador on Wednesdays, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; and Steve Mathison & Friends on Fridays, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mathison will play with an eclectic mix of guest musicians, and include a toe-tapping lineup of modern rock genres. For more information, please visit spotos.com or call 561.776.9448.

Farm-to-table charmer The Cooper will feature acoustic rock and roll performer Joe Birch on Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; mixed genre musician Andy Taylor on Fridays from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; blues and classic rock guitarist George Manosis on Friday, March 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; and blues generalist Mark Telesca will perform on Saturday, March 18 and Saturday, April 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For more information, please visit thecooperrestaurant.com or call 561.622.0032.

Dawn Marie

Italian gem Vic & Angelo’s will feature a “Live Music Under the Stars” series with world music crooner Giovanni Fazio on Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and local singing sensation Dawn Marie will appear on Thursdays, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, please visit vicandangelos.com or call 561.630.9899.

About PGA Commons

PGA Commons features an exciting collection of upscale boutiques, fine art galleries, top-tier restaurants, and a wide variety of specialty stores and services. For more information about PGA Commons, call 561.630.8630 or visit pgacommons.com.

 

The 2017 Adequan Global Dressage Festival Leadline Exhibition, Sponsored by Carol Cohen Hodess, is Open for Entries

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Wellington, FL (February 16, 2017) — It’s free, it’s fun, and it might just be the beginning of a lifelong journey for the world’s future dressage stars! The 2017 Adequan Global Dressage Festival Leadline Exhibition, presented by Carol Cohen Hodess, will take place at 6:00 pm on Friday, February 24, 2017. There is no entry fee for children to compete in the class, and every young rider gets a prize.


The 2017 Leadline Exhibition will take place in the Stadium at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival show grounds. Any child who can bring their horse or pony to the show is encouraged to enter the class. Cohen Hodess, a founding member of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival and an enthusiastic sponsor of the show series, said, “The community needs to foster the future of the sport of dressage, and my hope is that the leadline class becomes a recognized division in the future.”
The children will show off their cuteness at 6:00 pm, just prior to the evening’s popular Friday Nights Stars FEI Grand Prix Freestyle event. Professional dressage riders will serve as judges for the Leadline Exhibition, and Cohen Hodess will reward every participant with exciting prizes.
Dressage families and trainers are encouraged to take this opportunity – the only Leadline Exhibition at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in 2017 – to get the little ones (children and ponies too!) spruced up and signed up. Email Cohen Hodess at carol@carolcohenliving.com to sign up for the Leadline Exhibition or for more information.
Because of Cohen Hodess’s unwavering support of her community and the sport of dressage, U.S. Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover approached Cohen Hodess last year to invite her to co-sponsor the Adequan Global Dressage Festival Leadline Exhibition. This year, Cohen Hodess is proud to carry on the new tradition.
In addition to sponsoring the Leadline Exhibition, Cohen Hodess sponsors the entire Adequan Global Dressage Festival show series and the American Equestrians Got Talent fundraiser to benefit U.S. Equestrian High Performance programs through the USET Foundation. To learn more about Cohen Hodess, visit www.carolcohenliving.com. To contact her directly, call 561-756-4844 or email her at carol@carolcohenliving.com.

Photo 1: The 2017 Adequan Global Dressage Festival Leadline Exhibition, presented by Carol Cohen Hodess, will take place on Friday, February 24, and is free to enter (Photo courtesy of Infamous Productions, Inc)

Photo 2: Carol Cohen Hodess presents a young winner with his medal at last year’s Adequan Global Dressage Festival Leadline Exhibition (Photo courtesy of JRPR – no photo credit necessary)

“Buck Off” Benefits Vinceremos

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Real Bucking Deal Earns Top Honors in Floridian Community Bank “Buck Off”

Championship That Benefits Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center

WELLINGTON (February 6, 2017) – The Real Bucking Deal showed who was boss as they captured first place in the exhilarating, crowd-pleasing Floridian Community Bank “Buck Off” Championship that benefitted Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center.

Winning Team

Their victory on Friday night (Feb. 3) at International Polo Club concluded the largest tournament in the eight-year history of the mechanical bull-riding competition.  

 

The Real Bucking Deal, sponsored by Nadine Allen and Sanjiv Sharma, finished with 296 points. The final used the Nations Cup format, as one rider for each of the four teams made up one round.

 

Every team had one rider thrown by the bull, adding tension to the spine-tingling competition.

 

After a first-round 0, Matt Goodman and Donnie Mills each scored 98 points for the Real Bucking Deal and crowd favorite 10-year-old Trent Ferreir, riding the anchor leg, clinched the victory in style with a perfect 100.

 

The costumed Floridian Community Bank Night Racers, dressed in NASCAR-like driving suits and helmets, finished second with a 288, highlighted by Shah Quereshi’s perfect 100 on the anchor leg with a “hands free” ride.

 

Palm Beach Equine Sports Complex was third with 280, led by Sam Walker’s 98, and The Tackeria, the youngest team in the competition with Kristos Magrini, Oliver Firestone, Christian Weisz and Harrison Azzaro, finished fourth with 278.

 

Celebrity judges for the final were Mike Smith and PJ Risvi Taylor Doebler and Juliet Reid.

 

The Floridian Community Bank “Buck Off” kickstarted the 30th Annual Vinceremos Dinner and Benefit Auction, whose theme “Come One, Come All” celebrated the triumphs of man and his horse while highlighting the importance and generosity of the community in the center’s success. The gala was hosted by Mrs. Ann Romney.

 

Vinceremos is a world-class non-profit therapeutic riding center which has helped hundreds of riders with varying physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities. The Vinceremos facility, which includes a large, covered arena, is located in Loxahatchee, directly behind Palms West Hospital.

 

In addition to title sponsor Floridian Community Bank, major sponsors include Palm Beach Equine Clinic, Tito’s Vodka, Nadine Allen and Sanjiv Sharma, Discount Dirtworks, Palm Beach International Academy, Equisport Division — Marshall & Sterling Insurance, Laas Equestrian Real Estate, Envisian LLC and Carl Schacter with Northwestern Mutual.

Floridian Community Bank has sponsored the “Buck Off” since its inception. This action-packed competition has grown every year, attracting more teams and more spectators. The bank has a history of community service and civic commitment with Vinceremos and other organizations in Palm Beach County.

 

The Floridian Community Bank “Buck Off” is organized by Eques Solutions (www.equessolutions.com). Eques Solutions professionally handles all aspects of the event, including the promotions and social media, as well as inviting teams and securing the celebrity judges.

 

 

About Vinceremos:

 

Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center (www.vinceremos.org) is a non-profit organization that provides equine assisted therapies for persons with varying physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities. Founded in 1982, the VTRC facility is located in Loxahatchee, Florida, directly behind Palms West Hospital. The “Buck Off” and Annual Benefit play an important role in helping Vinceremos meet its financial goals.

2017 Hanley Foundation Golf Classic Above Par

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2017 HANLEY FOUNDATION GOLF CLASSIC ABOVE PAR 

Foundation’s annual benefit returns to the prestigious The Dye Preserve in Jupiter

 

Gary Harris, Suzanne Holmes

(Jupiter, Fla.)  Supporters of the 18th Annual Hanley Foundation Golf Classic will tee off at The Dye Preserve in Jupiter on Monday, March 20, 2017. Situated on several acres of picturesque property, the elite club will serve as the backdrop for the second year in a row for the annual benefit. Co-chairs Suzanne Holmes and Gary Harris will lead the half-day event which starts with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, followed by 18-holes of competitive play. Winners will be announced during the awards ceremony and always popular “Luncheon with the Suits” at 1 p.m.

 

“We are thrilled to be back again at The Dye Preserve for our annual Golf Classic,” said Jan Cairnes, executive director for Hanley Foundation. “Thank you to this year’s leadership for all they are doing to raise awareness of the event and the Foundation’s mission. Addiction is a disease that affects one in four people in the United States, which is why we allocate all proceeds from the Golf Classic to help Hanley Foundation provide access to high quality treatment and education to those that otherwise could not afford it.”

 

In the early 1980s, Mary Jane and Jack Hanley retired to Palm Beach County to discover the absence of any facilities dedicated to quality substance abuse treatment. Through the couple’s visionary leadership, the Hanley Center and Hanley Center Foundation were established. Now known simply as Hanley Foundation, the charitable 501(c)(3) organization provides programming and grant support for statewide substance use disorder advocacy, prevention, education, and access to quality treatment. The Foundation’s prevention programming is available free of charge to schools, churches, and community groups. 

 

In addition to the Co-chairs, leadership for this year’s Golf Classic includes Junior Chairman Justin Claud, Golf Venue Chairman Jack Barrett and Donna and Bob Goldfarb are chairing the unique “Luncheon with the Suits,” which invites business leaders and community partners to join the awards ceremony, luncheon and auction portion of the day. Committee members include Barbara Schafer and Greg Etimos.

 

Sponsors for the Golf Classic include Critton, Luttier & Coleman, LLP, Provident Jewelers, TD Bank N.A. and the media partner is ESPN Radio.

 

Tickets are $1,000 per golfer, $4,000 per foursome and $500 for juniors (age 40 and under). To register for the Golf Classic, or for sponsorship information, please call 561-841-1212, email Candy@hanleyfoundation.org or visit www.hanleyfoundation.org.

Go Green!

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Go Green!  

Wellington Chamber Announces Key Note Speaker for SBRT Series

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WELLINGTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES ALEXANDRA BOUDET

AS KEY NOTE SPEAKER OF SBRT SERIES TWO OF THREE

 

February 13, 2017, Wellington, FL – The Wellington Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce Alexandra Boudet as Key Note Speaker of their SBRT Series on Digital Marketing.  

 

Alexandra Boudet is the Digital Services Sales Manager for The Palm Beach Post, a Cox Media Group company. The Palm Beach Post offers a full suite of digital services and in her current role, Alexandra works closely with clients to create holistic and comprehensive digital campaign strategies. By leveraging analytics and other data she helps clients reach their marketing goals and achieve maximum ROI. She has been in the advertising and marketing industry for 9 years and is Google Analytics, AdWords and IAB certified. Ms. Boudet joined The Palm Beach Post in April 2011.

 

In this workshop attendees will learn

Search Engine Marketing

–     Top trends in SEO and Paid Search

–     Tips and best practices for Search Engine Optimization

          Paid Search – best practices and recent changes

          Industry research

          Conversion Tracking and data

 

This event will be March 16 at Suri West located at 13410 S Shore Blvd in Wellington.  Registration begins at 6 PM.  To register please visit

www.wellingtonchamber.com EVENTS Page or call the Wellington Chamber of Commerce 561.792.6525.

It’s Raining Cats and Dogs

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It’s Raining Cats and Dogs

International Food & Craft Festival

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International Food & Craft Festival

AVAILABLE  if PRE-ORDERED_/PRE-ARRANGED : Valentines Aromatherapy /herb Baskets +”Organic CONTAINER  Gardening Flash Classes/Consultations .By Master Gardener Tony Dagher ( AKA Farmer Tone)/”www.tropical-urban-farmer.com.
Must  RSVP  class and order at my email: farmertone16@gmail.com. Valentines Herb baskets( Moringa/Cuban Oregano and much more) are  available to take Home

Palm Beach Opera Presents Rigoletto

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Palm Beach Opera to Present Giuseppe Verdi’s

RIGOLETTO

“The Power of a Curse”

March 10-12

West Palm Beach, Florida (February 7, 2017) — Palm Beach Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto for one weekend only, March 10-12, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. One of the most popular operas in the repertoire, Rigoletto is “a must-see masterpiece” of passion and vengeance, filled with some of opera’s most famous arias, such as “La donna è mobile,” and “Questa o quella.”

 

Rigoletto, “The Power of a Curse”

Powerful forces unravel this tragic tale of a father’s love, deception, debauchery and revenge. Originally named “The Curse,” the lives of a hunch-backed jester and a lecherous duke collide in this story of a daughter abducted, a father outraged, and a curse fulfilled.

 

Rigoletto will be sung in Italian with English translations projected above the stage. Performances are at 7:30 pm on March 10 & 11 (Friday and Saturday) and 2 pm on Sunday, March 12.

 

The conductor for this production is Antonello Allemandi, making his Palm Beach Opera debut, with Jay Lesenger serving as director.

 

Allemandi’s recent and future highlights include Rigoletto at the Opernhaus Zürich; La Cenerentola, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Il Trovatore and Rossini’s Guillaume Tell at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich; Donizetti L’elisir d’amore and Verdi Otello at Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile; Donizetti La Favorite at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse and Aida and Massenot Werther at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari. He is the former Musical Director of the Orchestre Colonne in Paris and received the Médaille d’or on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Bilbao Opera.

 

With a career spanning more than 25 years and 200 productions, Jay Lesenger’s stagings have been seen on stages across the country and recently Europe as well. his directing skills are reflected in a wide repertory of operas, operettas and musicals that includes Werther, MacBeth, Lohengrin, Il Tritico, The Bartered Bride, The Turn of the Screw, Die Fledermaus, The Coronoation of Poppea and the five Mozart comedies.  Lesenger is the Artistic/General Director of the Chautauqua Opera and in 2008 became the Director of the Opera Department at Northwestern University.

 

Palm Beach Opera favorite Michael Chioldi will perform the title role in Rigoletto on Friday and Sunday, with Alexander Krasnov singing it on Saturday night. Krasnov is making his Palm Beach Opera debut along with Andrea Carroll and Deanna Breiwick (Gilda), Alexey Tartarintsev and Alok Kumar (Duke of Mantua), Stefan Kocan (Sparafucile), Audrey Babcock (Maddalena) and Matthew Trevino (Monerone).

 

The Benenson Young Artists in Rigoletto include Kasia Borowiec (Page), Joshua Conyers (Marullo), Tara Curtis (Giovanna), Danielle MacMillan (Countess Ceprano), Andrew Simpson (Ceprano) and Spencer Viator (Borsa).

 

How to Get Tickets to Rigoletto:

Tickets start at $20 and are available at 561-833-7888 or pbopera.org. Tickets are also available at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts at 561-832-7469 or www.kravis.org

 

Co-Producers of Palm Beach Opera’s Rigoletto:

Palm Beach Opera gratefully acknowledges the following members of its Co-Producer Program, and additional sponsors for making this performance possible:

 

+ Executive Producer: Cornelia T. Bailey

+ Double Co-Producers: Mr. & Mrs. Howard Lester, Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Williams

+ Single Co-Producers: The Daft Family Foundation, Nathan Leventhal, Marc Solomon

+ Associate Co Producers: Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gottesman (Season Concertmaster Sponsor); Mr. & Mrs. Ed Streim

+ Assistant Co-Producer: Dr. & Mrs. John Strasswimmer

+ Co-Producer Society Season Celebration Hosts: Drs. Henry & Marsha Laufer

+ Subtitle Sponsor: Palm Beach Opera Guild

 

About Palm Beach Opera:

Palm Beach Opera is dedicated to producing live opera at an international standard of excellence and to enriching the life of the communities it serves with a diverse offering of educational programs. Founded in 1961, the fully professional Palm Beach Opera presents mainstage performances at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach and is a proud member of OPERA America and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. For more information, please visit pbopera.org.