MIAMI (October 14, 2021) – Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly high-speed rail in America, will be testing its full operating train schedule between West Palm Beach and Miami starting this week as it gears up to return to service this November. The public will continue to see increased train traffic on the rail corridor as Brightline nears its relaunch date. Prior to the restart of operations, Brightline is implementing additional safety measures, including the temporary installation of Variable Messaging Signs (VMS) at high trafficked crossings and the deployment of safety ambassadors throughout the community. Brightline trains will operate at FRA-approved and authorized top speeds of 79 miles per hour along the entire 67-mile corridor. In light of this, Brightline is reminding the public, pedestrians, motorists and cyclists to make safe choices around trains and crossings. The safety message is simple: look, listen, live. Drivers and pedestrians should obey all traffic laws around crossings and never stop on the tracks. Pedestrians should remain alert and aware when near railroad tracks and only cross the tracks at a designated railroad crossing. Key safety tips from Operation Lifesaver, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness about rail safety:
Trains will be adhering to quiet zones throughout testing and will not sound horns in designated areas unless there is construction occurring or an emergency situation. (PRESS RELEASE)_(Delray Beach, FL – October 14, 2021) MusicWorks today announced that is presenting a seven-concert Classic Folk & Rock Series, running January through March at the intimate and easily accessible Boca Black Box Center for the Arts, located in Piccadilly Square at 8221 Glades Road (33434). Tickets are now available for purchase online at www.BocaBlackBox.com or by calling 561.483.9036. January 26 at 8 pm (Wednesday) Corky Laing’s Mountain Best known as the powerhouse rock drummer with the group Mountain, the career of Corky Laing has lasted well past the supergroup where he made his name. Laing has also collaborated with John Lennon, Bobby Keys, Ten Years After, Meatloaf and bassist Noel Redding, formerly of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hear the immortal Mountain classics Mississippi Queen, Nantucket Sleighride, Never in My Life, Don’t Look Around, and many others. Tickets start at $60 VIP seats are $75 February 2 at 8 pm (Wednesday) Brothers Again, The Music of The Allman Brothers Band Celebrating their 50th rock anniversary tribute concert before the pandemic closed live performances, Brother’s Again-A Celebration of the Allman Brothers, now pick up where they left off with their own authentically produced and presented show. Southern rock is alive and well and authentically celebrated by this seven-person band. Performed with passion and a high respect for The Allman Brothers Band’s unique blend of rock, blues, jazz and Texas Swing, this multi-media tribute includes many of the band’s biggest hits, including One Way Out, Blue Sky, Ramblin’ Man, Whippin’ Post, Revival, Dreams, Done Somebody Wrong, Statesboro Blues, Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More, Blackhearted Woman, Midnight Rider, and more. Tickets start at $55 VIP seats are $75 (PRESS RELEASE)_Riviera Beach, FL (October 13, 2021) Come out and join us for great food, live entertainment, fun for families, and so much more on Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Spanish Courts at the Marina Village at the Thursday Tastes of Riviera Beach Food Truck Series. Chairperson Shirley Lanier said in the CRA meeting on August 26, 2021, “I am very glad we are at the point of activating that site. That even though, we are looking forward to economic development there, having it activated will give us some opportunity for revenue and also for local businesses that have food trucks in the Riviera Beach area.” Spanish Courts is located at 190 E. 13th Street Riviera Beach, FL 33404 inside the Riviera Beach Marina Village. To learn more about the food truck series, call (561) 844-3408 or click here: www.rbcra.com/events-calendar (PRESS RELEASE)_Boca Raton, FL, September 13, 2021 – Boca Helping Hands is seeking help from the community for its 17th annual Thanksgiving Box Brigade program, which provides turkeys and a box filled with everything a family needs to prepare a holiday meal. Members of the community can fill a box with Thanksgiving dinner essentials. Alternatively, the cost of a box this year is $27.15, which can be donated at BocaHelpingHands.org/Thanksgiving. All filled boxes must be received at Boca Helping Hands by Monday, November 15. Prior to the pandemic, Boca Helping Hands typically distributed about 2,000 turkeys and Thanksgiving meal boxes each year. In 2020, BHH expanded to four locations and distributed a record 2,700 turkeys to local families, including to many new families who registered for food assistance due to COVID-19. This year, the organization estimates needing to source 3,000 turkeys and Thanksgiving meal boxes with the addition of a fifth location in Delray Beach. Boca Helping Hands will have empty boxes available, which can be reserved now for pick-up starting the first week of October. Each 10”x10”x 10” box must contain: • 6 oz. Stove Top Stuffing Mix (1) • 10.5 oz. Canned Gravy (1, no glass) • 1.56 oz. Powdered Drink Mix (1) • 15 oz. Canned Vegetables (4) • 15 oz. Canned Fruit or Fruit Cocktail (2) • 4 oz. Instant Mashed Potatoes Mix (2) • 29 oz. Canned Yams (1) • 14 oz. Cranberry Sauce (1) • 21 oz. Canned Pie Filling (1) • 9” Ready-made Graham Cracker Pie Crust (1, non-perishable) “We are so grateful to the community each year for their food drives and Thanksgiving box donations,” said Executive Director Greg Hazle. “Their generosity means that people who would not otherwise be able to sit down for a holiday meal can enjoy one with their family.” Long-time supporter ADT will be providing volunteers at the main East Boca location, as well as financial support for the 2021 Box Brigade. “At ADT, we are a purpose-driven company that believes in serving our communities,” said Bob Tucker, Director of Corporate Affairs at ADT. “We are pleased to partner with Boca Helping Hands to ensure local families will have a happy Thanksgiving this year.” Other Thanksgiving Box Brigade supporters include Phoenix Tower International, AvalonBay Communities, Boca Raton Airport Authority and the Town of Palm Beach United Way. Boca Helping Hands will distribute the turkeys and Thanksgiving meal boxes to current Pantry Bag Program clients the weekend before Thanksgiving (Nov. 20 and 21) at five of its drive-thru distribution locations. To participate, current clients must register between October 1 and October 31 at one of five Boca Helping Hands pantry bag distribution locations. Hours and addresses can be found here, https://bocahelpinghands.org/tbbregistration. To reserve empty boxes to fill with Thanksgiving dinner essentials or donate the cost of a box, please visit https://bocahelpinghands.org/thanksgiving. To learn more about Thanksgiving sponsorship opportunities, contact Steve King, Director of Development, at steve@bocahelpinghands.org. (PRESS RELEASE)_Named as one of the best facials in Chicago, celebrity esthetician, cosmetic chemist and holistic skin care educator Elina Fedotova is bringing her award-winning organic facial, waxing and hair coloring services to Florida's Gold Coast. Surrounded by pure white beaches and gorgeous gardens, Elina Organics’ new skincare studio will be located at 1 North Ocean BLVD., 101-1, Pompano Beach, FL 33062. This centralized location will provide South Florida with the most advanced organic formulations and services. Elina will split her time between her spa in Kalamazoo, MI and this new location in Florida. Along with her team of expert estheticians and beauty professionals that will be in Pompano Beach, this new space will now be one of the only organic spas in the area offering the most corrective skin care protocols, handmade natural products and cutting-edge holistic skin care services. The service menu will include a variety of facial, skin rejuvenating treatments and waxing services, fusing the latest technologies and skincare devices with food grade, all natural serums, scrubs, masks, lotions, peels and more. In addition to her award-winning skincare protocols and products, the studio was also be a new destination for 100% botanical permanent hair coloring that uses only four ingredients to create a new shade. (PRESS RELEASE)_LAKE PARK, Fla. (October 10, 2021) James Bond meets Squid Game, a plastic toy replaces the T-Rex of Jurassic World, and The Breakfast Club gets a modern makeover – these are a few of the creatively awful filmmaking decisions in this year’s swede fest palm beachTM 7 (the Se7en Deadly Swedes). The film festival celebrating bad remakes of Hollywood hits by amateur filmmakers takes place at the Kelsey Theater in Lake Park. This year’s showcase of ‘bad films made by good people’ is presented by the Palm Beach Film Society on October 24, 2021 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm(ish) at 700 Park Avenue, Lake Park. “Where the Heck is the Red Carpet” walk starts at 6:30 pm. Tickets are limited and on-sale now at lakeparkblackbox.com. But what is a “swede?” Based on the movie, “Be Kind, Rewind,” a “swede” is a no-budget, hilarious remake of a Hollywood film which spawned an underground sweding craze and resulted in the first swede fest™ in Fresno, Calif. Next came swede fest™ tampa bay, then swede fest™ palm beach in 2012. Picture “Twister” filmed using balled up paper towels; “The Fast and the Furious” reenacted using children’s Big Wheels – these are only a few examples of the hundreds of films submitted in past years. Perfect “short attention span theater,” each film is maxed out at 3 minutes, meaning that as “so-bad-it’s-good” as the film may be, another one is soon to appear. The audience votes on the best/worst film made, which could win bragging rights for the future (or not) filmmaker, and a special grand prize. Additional award prizes will also be given for overall epic-ness from Lion Country Safari, Palm Beach and Jupiter Dolphin Tours, South Florida Science Center, Palm Beach Zoo, Best Western Hotel WPB, Hawthorne Suites by Wyndham, as well as gift certificates. The evening event will once again be emceed by the hilarious improv group Cheese & Crackers. “Directors” and audience members are invited to dress up in their version of “Hollywood” for a stroll down the “Where the Heck is the Red Carpet?” red carpet photo op. The line-up of swedes this year includes: Se7en, Breakfast Club, Squid Game, Castaway, The Many Masks of Michael (Halloween swede), 50 First Dates, A Quiet Place, Jumanji, Mean Girls, Terminator, Titanic, Jurassic Park World, Mickey Mouse Mafia House, The Empire Lightly Smack Back, Disaster artist, March of the Penguin, Ghostbusters. Tickets are $12 and may be purchased at lakeparkblackbox.com. swede fest palm beach™ 7 is sponsored by the Palm Beach Film Society, an anonymous donor, and The Alchemy Group in cultural partnership with the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission. For more information and to view past swedes, visit swedefestpalmbeach.com. Link to current “student swedes” and behind the scenes outtakes from this year’s line-up can be accessed via Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y61t2ri45n11pqo/AACCQTx_o-AFtF6iRZB1aQKJa?dl=0 (PRESS RELEASE)_Boca Raton, FL (October 11, 2021)— Wendy and Avron Fogelman, long-time supporters of Boca West Children’s Foundation (BWCF), are serving as the Grand Foundation Sponsors for the 9th Annual $100,000 Golf Challenge, happening on Monday, November 1 at Boca West Country Club. The tournament will raise funds for more than 30 local children’s charities. The event will include brunch, golf, and an awards dinner and auction. Tickets are $650 per golfer with the majority of the funds going to participating charities. In addition, charities will vie for a portion of the $100,000 funds awarded at the conclusion of the tournament. Each charity will receive between $2,000 and $10,000, depending on its team’s placement. Over the past 11 years, The Foundation has granted more than $13 million for projects that serve at-risk youth. “We have supported Boca West Children’s Foundation since its inception and we are delighted to help this cause once again,” said Wendy Fogelman. “Our donation will directly help children in Palm Beach County through specific grants by participating charities, providing everything from health and dental care, to cribs, diapers, and education.” “The Fogelmans play a pivotal role in our ability to provide funding for local children’s charities,” said Pamela Weinroth, Executive Director of Boca West Children's Foundation. “Through the years, they have sponsored many of our events and have established matching programs in which they matched $2 for every $1 donated by a new supporter. These efforts have greatly helped the growth of the Foundation.” The Golf Challenge, taking place at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton, begins at 11 a.m. for registration and brunch with golf play at 1 p.m. The Golf Challenge will be followed by a cocktail reception, awards dinner and live auction. The ticket also includes one of the ducks that will be dropped from a crane for a chance to win $2500. Additional individual ducks for the drop are $50. The event is chaired by Michael Sneider. Other sponsors include Yvonne & Don Ackerman, Shelly & Arthur Adler, ApexOne, AW Property Co., Phil Biegelsen Family Foundation, Phyllis & Howard Boilen, Compson Associates, Inc., COVID Labs, Excell Auto Group, Fidelity Investments, Greenspoon Marder, Barbara & David Hoffman, IAFF 2928, Barbara & Donald Janower, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Diane & Joel Macher, RBC, Republic National, Sky Alpha, Sandra & Arthur Tauber, The Knight Group, Via Mizner Golf and City Club, and Jane & Richard Zenker. Visit Bocawestfoundation.org to purchase tickets and ducks and learn of sponsorship opportunities. For more information, visit www.bocawestfoundation.org, call 561-488-6980 or email foundation@bocawestcc.org. (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – October 11, 2021) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting 12 family-friendly open-air events in November, including the always popular Plant-a-Palooza Fall Plant Sale, watercolor classes, Qi Gong, and the monthly Dogs’ Day in the Garden. “Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden is inviting garden enthusiasts, plant lovers, and proud ‘green-thumbers’ of all ages to come out and enjoy some of our many safe, healthy and happy horticultural activities in November, and visit our exciting new permanent exhibition, Moai at Mounts Botanical Garden,” says Curator-Director Rochelle Wolberg. November 2, 4, 9, 16, 18 Watercolor at the Garden Tuesday & Thursday, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm $20 for members; $25 for nonmembers (includes full Garden admission) Registration is required; class size is limited to 15 adults. Share your love of art and nature with fellow art enthusiasts. Each class begins with an instructor-led Nature Walk for inspiration and to capture reference photos to use in class. The group will then move indoors, where Carl Stoveland will start with a quick demo topic then assist participants in choosing a subject and getting started on a watercolor. Bring pencils, pens, paints sketchpad or watercolor pad, (or journal) and your favorite photographic device (i.e., cell phone camera or tablet). Classes are open to adults only at all levels, from novice to experienced artist, and will be tailored to each student. To register, visit https://www.mounts.org/events/ (PRESS RELEASE)_WASHINGTON, D.C. – West Palm Beach's Dr. Robin Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, has been awarded the prestigious international “Gorilla Prize” for her efforts to conserve endangered species and ensure Earth’s biodiversity for future generations. The Gorilla Prize is awarded annually by Spain’s famed Loro Parque, which TripAdvisor has named the best zoological organization in the world, and is intended to highlight environmental responsibility, strategies and actions to conserve disappearing creatures, and the sustainable use of resources. Loro Parque said it wanted to “reward Ganzert's commendable work in guaranteeing the welfare of animals in the different areas in which the organization she presides is active, as well as her work in communicating and raising awareness of the need to help and protect animals in danger, thus contributing to a better world.” American Humane has been working to protect and preserve Earth’s species for more than 100 years and is renowned for its work in helping save the Bald Eagle, pushing for international treaties to stop polluting the seas and save birds, supporting the passage of the Endangered Species Conservation Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act, and advocating against seal hunting, the killing of porpoises by the tuna industry, and many other animal protection initiatives. |
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