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August, 2014 – Benefit for Local ER Nurse

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Benefit for Local ER Nurse with Cancer
What: Palm Beach County FOOLS host Chicken Wing Eating Contact to benefit Local ER Nurse with rare kidney cancer
 
About 20 contestants will participate, more than 500 guests expected to help raise money for Tori Williams of Jupiter, who is an ER Nurse at Palms West Hospital. She has a rare kidney cancer and is in stage 4. 
 
The FOOLS are a group of local firefighters who promote camaraderie and giving back to the community. 
 
When: Saturday. Activities begin at 4 p.m. Contest starts at 6 p.m. (Contest is 2-minutes long)
Where: JoJo’s Raw Bar in Wellington (13889 Wellington Trace in Wellington near the movie theater)
 
Media Contact: Y.A. Teitelbaum: 561-373-5424 or yagiants@aol.com
 
 
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August, 2014 – Toastmasters’ Event

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August, 2014 – Toastmasters’ Event

What can you learn from a World Champion Speaker?

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August, 2014 – Events at Joey’s Outback

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August, 2014 – Events at Joey’s Outback

August, 2014 Events at Joey’s Outback in Wellington

August 2014 Schedule of events- Joeys

August, 2014 – Reach for the Stars

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August, 2014 – Reach for the Stars

Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts 

Reach for the Stars

Kravis Royale: Cha Cha Ching Party!

Saturday, November 8, 2014

WHO:  Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and Co-Chairs Zachary Berg and Cory Valentine are excited to announce the 22nd annual benefit. The event is sponsored by Platinum Sponsor, Marcie Gorman-Althof, and Gold Sponsor, Jane M. Mitchell.

Zachary Berg and Cory Valentine
Zachary Berg and Cory Valentine

WHAT:  When you leave the planning for their annual benefit up to the Young Friends of the Kravis Center, you can gamble that the theme will hit the jackpot — with great entertainment, an easy-on-the-pocket ticket price, incredible food and drink, and a super time for all.  Coming off of a very successful coming-of-age 21st annual event, the 22nd annual event is expected to be just as thrilling – indulging guests in four floors of gourmet foods and fine wines.  Guests will also be treated to the sounds of a live Latin band, while playing table games with local celebrity guest dealers.

WHEN:  Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.

HOW MUCH:  $60 General Admission; $50 Young Friends Members.

WHERE:  Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts | 701 Okeechobee Blvd. | West Palm Beach, FL 33401

WHY:  Reach for the Stars benefits the Kravis Center’s S*T*A*R (Students and Teachers Arts Resource) Series and education programs.  Centrally located in West Palm Beach, the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is one of the premier performing arts centers in the Southeast with a renowned national and international reputation. Established as a leading force in the social fabric of the community, its many outreach programs are as broad and varied as the community itself. To date, the Center has opened the door to the performing arts for approximately 2 million school children.

FOR MORE INFO:  For tickets or membership information, please contact Maureen Gardella, Director of Guest Services at (561) 651-4355 or Gardella@Kravis.org or visit www.kravis.org

August, 2014 – 6th Annual Back to School Bonanza

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Whole Foods Market® Wellington to host 6th Annual Back to School Bonanza with Special Performance by Patty Shukla

Saturday, Aug. 16 from 11 – 1 p.m.

Wellington, Fla. – For the sixth consecutive year, Whole Foods Market Wellington – in partnership with the Village of Wellington, PBSO, and Palm Beach Fire Rescue – will be kicking off the school year with a huge celebration of lunch box favorite foods, free ID cards for children and a performance by Patty Shukla, award winning children’s musician.  The performance will begin at 11:00 AM in the café and will run until 11:30 AM.  Pre-registration is requested by calling 561-904-4000.

Emergency vehicles will be in the Whole Foods Market parking lot for families to explore, while free lunch box samples will be offered around the store.  The Free ID Card will be created in the back of the café (first come first served) by PBSO volunteers.

Reusable Whole Foods Market cooler lunch bags and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches will be offered in exchange for a $5 and $3 donations respectably to Elbridge Gail Elementary School to purchase school supplies for children in need.  Families are encouraged to walk around the store tasting all sorts of lunch box delights. PBSO and their volunteers will be making FREE ID cards for children in the back of the café, while supplies last.

August, 2014 – Wycliffe Stiffs Get Ready for 13th Season

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August, 2014 – Wycliffe Stiffs Get Ready for 13th Season

Wycliffe Stiffs Get Ready for 13th Season

The Wycliffe Stiffs Stickball League is getting ready for the Tuesday, Nov. 4th, opening of its 13th League Season on Stickball Blvd. in Wellington Village Park, Pierson Rd.

Games are played weekly on Tuesdays at 1PM and 2:45PM, except for holiday weeks.

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Marty Ross, Commish and Harry Klaff Dir.of Operations, reports new team names, new uniforms along with captains and assisting captains.. Their mission is to “Keep Stickball a Tradition and Not Just a Game”.

Team Names-

Bronx Clippers , Capt. Steve Wechsler, Assistant Captain Doug Lipman

Brooklyn Bums  Capt. Mike Schweiger,  Assist. Capt.  Elliott Tuckel

Long Island Whalers Capt. Harvey Glicker   Assist. Capt. Ross Ginsberg

New York Egg Creams   Capt/ Bob Male    Assist. Capt. Glen Bogdonoff

Big Apple Boys   Capt. Bill Arnone  Assist  Happy Wilans

We hope to see all of our leagues friends plus anyone who would like to know about the mystique “Stickball ” will join us in our stands or along side our field.

For additional information contact -Wycliffestiffs@aol.com

 

August, 2014 – WHS Student Works with Ben Vereen

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August, 2014 – WHS Student Works with Ben Vereen

WHS Student Emma Parssi Works with

Legendary Performer Ben Vereen

and Other Veteran Broadway Performers 

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Tampa, FL  (August 3,2014) — Emma Parssi, a rising senior at Wellington Community High School, returned recently from a three-week pre-professional workshop with Broadway Theatre Project in Tampa, FL.  The 2014 BTP Summer Intensive, held from July 13 through August 3 at the University of South Florida, is designed for young people who aspire to a career in musical theater.  Those who were accepted after an audition worked one-on-one with current and former Broadway stars, and Parssi was thrilled when she found she would be working with the legendary Ben Vereen, whose credits include a starring role in Broadway’s Pippin and the epic TV mini-series Roots, among many others.  “She did a great job,” Vereen said to Parssi’s mother, Jeannette Parssi, at the conclusion of the program.

Parssi is looking at colleges and universities that have degree programs in musical theater, and hopes to one day emulate Vereen on stage.

August, 2014 – Alice in Wonderland

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August, 2014 – Alice in Wonderland

Ballet East Partners With Center for Creative Education

to Take 3rd-Grade Students on an Exciting Journey Through the Arts

With an Original and Unexpected Production of Alice in Wonderland, Complete With a Tap Dancing Mad Hatter

 

West Palm Beach, FL (August 6, 2014) – A group of more than fifty 3rd-graders

Emma Parssi (Wellington) as the tap-dancing Mad Hatter and Sydney Sheldon (WPB) as the Cheshire Cat
Emma Parssi (Wellington) as the tap-dancing Mad Hatter and Sydney Sheldon (WPB) as the Cheshire Cat

watched on Tuesday, eyes wide open and big smiles on their cute faces, as “The Mad Hatter” sneaked around and plopped down on the “Queen’s” throne while she wasn’t looking.  This is not allowed, and certainly frowned upon by Her Majesty! But the crowd loved it.  The fact that the Mad Hatter was also wearing tap shoes and tapping out the lead role in the Ballet East original production of Alice in Wonderland made the show that much more enjoyable for the young audience.  The show returns for a second group of youngsters on Thursday, August 7 from 5:30-7:30 pm at the Center for Creative Education, located at 425 24th St. in West Palm Beach.

The production was part of the Center for Creative Education’s new “Discover Series,” which takes kids on a tour of music, dance, theater, visual arts and media arts. Ten dancers from Ballet East (formerly Susan Lyle Studios) donned amazing costumes and performed excerpts from the ballet Alice in Wonderland, with original choreography by Ballet East Artistic Director Chelsea Nasby.  Bringing a new dimension to the production was a tap-dancing “Mad Hatter,” something one would not expect to see in a ballet. The show was very well received and the cast is looking forward to its return engagement on Thursday.

For more information contact Chelsea Nasby at Ballet East (561-683-0096) balleteastfl@gmail.com or Olga Vazquez at CCE (561-805-9927) olgav@cceflorida.org

August, 2014 – Alex Shaw Rocks

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August, 2014 – Alex Shaw Rocks

August, 2014 – Shark Week

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August, 2014 – Shark Week

GUY HARVEY FOUNDATION SPONSORS SHARK PRESERVATION WEEK AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE CENTER

SFSCA creates interactive learning opportunities during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week

(West Palm Beach, Fla.)  If “Sharknado” still has your head spinning, trying to decipher what is real and what is fake, have no fear, as the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is prepared to set you straight, during its annual Shark Preservation Week. Presented by the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, the week-long event starts on Saturday, August 9 and coincides with the always-popular Discover Channel Shark Week.

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The JAWS-dropping excitement runs through Friday, August 15, with special shark-inspired crafts, activities and presentations.  On-going activities include: touch tank demos and feedings, shark tooth labs, Science on a Sphere presentations on shark migration, edible ocean and shark hat crafts, shark conservation movies, promise-pact to preserve sharks. The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation will show two films – This is Your Ocean: Sharks and Whale Sharks of the Yucatan, plus they will premiere the trailer from their newest film, Sharks of the World, and discuss the latest in shark research and conservation. Additionally, Professor Clark the Science Shark will be on-site for opening day, August 9, and special guest Hannah Medd, a local marine biologist working to effectively apply scientific research to the shark conservation message, will present and answer questions on Thursday, August 14. Additional vendors include: Rodger Dean Stadium, Jupiter Hammerheads and Shark Angels.

“We love the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week,” noted Science Center CEO Lew Crampton.  “It is a great opportunity to bring awareness to shark preservation efforts, with the Science Center serving as a next step for continued education.  Local guests and out-of-town visitors can come in to learn more about what they saw on TV – and they can learn with interactive demonstrations, such as the touch tank or Science on a Sphere.  With the largest fresh and saltwater aquarium from Miami to Orlando and a full-time aquarium curator, we are perfectly positioned to serve as an on-going community resource and we are thrilled to have the support of the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation this year.”

The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, recently named the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches’ nonprofit of the year, features more than 50 hands-on educational exhibits, an 8,000 gallon fresh and salt water aquarium- featuring both local and exotic marine life, a digital planetarium, conservation research station, Florida exhibit hall and an interactive Everglades exhibit.  The aquarium features more than 90 different varieties of fish – including some of Florida’s most beautiful native fish such as Queen Angels, Pink Wrasse, sharks and stingrays, a close cousin of sharks.

Shark Preservation Week is sponsored by the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation and activities are included in Science Center admission. General admission to the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is $14 for adults, $10.50 for children ages 3 to 12, and $12.50 for seniors over the age of 62. Children under 3 and SFSCA members are free.  Admission also includes access to the Center’s current traveling exhibit Mazes.  Winding its way over 9,000 square-feet, Mazes leads guests on an adventure through a series of interactive brain-teasers, 3-D puzzles and full body games.

Located at 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, the Science Center is open Monday – Friday from 9am-5pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am-6pm.  For more information, please call (561) 832-1988 or visit www.sfsciencecenter.org. Like the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @SFScienceCenter.

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About the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation:

The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation funds inspire scientific research and innovative educational programs to encourage conservation and best management practices for sustainable marine environments. The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation will help ensure that future generation can enjoy and benefit from a naturally balance marine ecosystem where fish and other wildlife flourish.

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