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Boc a Ballet ’s July Per formances Co -Star Professional Dancers

Boca Raton, FL – Boca Ballet Theatre’s evening and matinee summer perfor mances of “T he Slee ping Beauty” masterwork will star Devon Teuscher, principal dancer from New York’s premier company American Ballet Theatre, and Roddy Doble from Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montreal.

“ T h e S l e e p i n g Beauty” is the epitome of traditional classical ballet. This production features Boca Ballet Theatre’s coartistic director Dan Guin’s staging after Marius Petipa’s choreog raphy and the hauntingly beautiful and famous score of Peter Tchaikovsky.

Perfor mances are 7:30 p.m., Saturday July 30, and 2 p.m., Sunday July 31 in Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River High School, 5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton. Tickets are $35 to $45 online at https://www.bocaballet.org/season and at the theater one hour prior to curtain.

The corps de ballet (body of the ballet) will be comprised of aspiring dancers from throughout the United States that are here participating in Boca Ballet Theatre’s advanced workshop and audition series with five artistic directors from major dance companies. “These are serious dancers seeking professional opportunities,” Guin said.

“Boca Ballet Theatre attracts the most accomplished professional dancers from major ballet companies for our productions. Now in our 31st season, we have a reputation for prof e s s i o n a l p r o d u ction values, including our scenery, lighting and costumes,” said Guin, co-artistic director with his wife Jane Tyree. “ U n t i l t h e planned perfor ming ar ts center is built in Boca Raton, we will continue to use the Boca Raton high school theaters with fly lofts (the ability to move scenery up and down) for our performances.”

Boca Ballet Theatre is also known for its annual performances of “The Nutcracker,” with a children’s “Gingerbread Ball” meet-and-greet with the cast after a matinee performance.

For more information on upcoming perfor mances and season subscriptions, go to https://www.bocaballet.org/ or call the box office at 561-995-0709.

The Boca Raton Tribune O B I T U A R Y

Dorothy Nussbickel

Dorothy Nussbickel died in her home on June 27, 2022 at the age of 78, surrounded by family. She lost her long battle with cancer, bravely fought since 2019. Dorothy leaves behind her two sons: Justin and Gregor y; her 4 year-old Grandd a u g h t e r : E l i s e ; and her two siblings: Mar y Giuffre and Philip Giuffre.

D o r o t hy ( o r “ D o t t i e ” a s s h e was known) was u n i v e r s a l l y b eloved and admired. In addition to being a wife (to John N u s s b i c k e l , d eceased) and mother, Dottie taught elementary school in New York for 30 years with passion and warmth. Many of her students fondly remember her as one of their all-time favorites.

Dottie was a voracious reader and lover of literature. Her thirst for knowledge led her to achieve a Masters degree from NYU. She continued her pursuit of higher education throughout much of her teaching career.

D o t t i e w a s a l s o r e m a r k a b l y physically active, even later in life. She enjoyed tenn i s, b i k i n g , a n d walking. Her favorite activity, though, was aerobics; so much so, that she g ot certified as a Zumba instructor in her early 70’s. M o s t o f a l l , D o t t i e w a s a char ming, strong, and selfless woman who brought light and joy into people’s hearts. Her absence is sorely felt, and a heavy loss to bear. Her wonderful influence on those around her lives on, however…ALWAYS to be cherished and NEVER to be forgotten.

New Tool Will Assess Water Discharge Impac ts From Everglades

The ongoing Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is working to restore the historical flow of the Florida Everglades to bring back the health of the ecosystem, which has seen declines in water quality and habitat loss and degradation.

The Southwest Florida coast, the Florida Keys Reef Tract and Florida Bay together support abundant underwater vegetation, corals and fishes as well as a prosperous tourist economy. At the epicenter of this region is the Florida Bay ecosystem, which is directly impacted by these watershed inputs and plays a critical role in buffering for downstream ecosystems.

Reallocating freshwater flow to the Florida Bay is expected to reduce hypersaline conditions, which, on the other hand, may deliver more nutrients that elevate phytoplankton blooms.

Significant evidence shows that these waters and associated nutrients can move further downstream and impact the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and the Florida Keys Reef Tract. Interactions between nutrient inputs, phytoplankton blooms and sediment processes change water properties before they reach the Florida Keys, and the transport pathways and subsequent biogeochemical responses are complex. At the same time, climate change including sea level rise is modifying both oceanic boundary conditions of the regions, and watershed hydrological conditions and outputs, among other effects.

Currently, the predictive capability of these watershed impacts is limited. Most of the biogeochemical observations are through discrete water samples that are not continuous. New methods are urgently needed to synthesize all of the available sporadic observations and empirical biogeochemical theories into a coherent system for the region.

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have received a $350,000 grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to study the connectivity between the Everglades and the Florida Keys via the Florida Bay. They are developing an ocean model for the region, an innovative tool to holistically examine and diagnose key processes with numerical simulations and experiments, and to predict changes in responses to water management, ecological restoration and climate change.

“Our model, when fully developed and validated, is expected to be a powerful tool that is currently lacking for this region,” said Mingshun Jiang, Ph.D., principal investigator, physical oceanographer specializing in ocean coupled physical-biogeochemical-ecological modeling, and an associate research professor at FAU Harbor Branch. “It is designed to provide a suite of environmental and ecological information on the state of the greater Florida Bay ecosystem as well as potential future changes. Importantly, our model could potentially predict underwater aquatic vegetation coverage, harmful algal blooms, and fisheries resources under climate change and/or CERP management scenarios.”

To assist in the model development, Jiang and co-PI Laurent Chérubin, Ph.D., a physical oceanographer who specializes in the understanding of ocean dynamics and a research professor at FAU Harbor Branch, will measure currents and water quality parameters at several key locations in the Florida Bay during dry and wet seasons. They will gauge estimates of nutrients and organic export from the Florida Bay to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and the Florida Keys Reef Tract.

Jiang and Chérubin will release neutrallybuoyant (artificial) drifters from designated locations and track their trajectories to observe the movements of waters and associated pollutants. Using these drifters, they will investigate the transport and dispersion of freshwater through the Florida Bay, particularly in the northeast region. These drifters have been successfully used for studying transport and dispersion of waters in shallow waters such as Florida’s Indian River Lagoon.

Fieldwork also will include moorings of three small benthic landers each equipped with one acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) and a water quality sampling and monitoring meter. Deployed at strategic locations, the researchers will measure exchanges of waters between the northeastern basin, which receives high freshwater nutrients and inputs, the southeastern basin, and water exchanges between the Florida Bay and the southwest Florida shelf where fluxes remain highly uncertain.

A new biogeochemical model will be developed to simulate nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus) cycles, phytoplankton blooms including Karenia brevis (red tide) and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) blooms, zooplankton, and dissolved oxygen. This model will be coupled with an existing hydrodynamic model to synthesize the observations and empirical theories. In particular, using new and historical measurements along with the new model, researchers will quantify the Florida Bay export of nutrients and organic matter and evaluate the impacts of these exports on nutrients, phytoplankton blooms and water clarity.

“New and historical data combined with our modeling will allow us to construct a full picture of connectivity of waters and associated pollutants such as nutrients, organics, and other emerging pollutants such as microplastics in this region under various conditions including wet and dry seasons as well as storms,” said Chérubin. “Results from our project will help water management agencies develop better plans for minimizing the environmental, ecological and human impacts of discharges from the Everglades as well as potentially improving habitat restoration efforts for seagrass and corals.”

Collaborators on the project include the South Florida Water Management District, Florida International University, University of South Florida, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.

Palm Beach County Medic al Society and Ser vices Presents a Venetian Masquerade Ball

West Palm Beach — The Palm Beach County Medical Society and Services Annual Gala will honor Dr. Claudia Mason, the 2022 Palm Beach County Medical Society president, welc o m e D r. M a rt h a R o d r i g u e z , the 2023 incoming Palm Beach County Medical Society president, and celebrate all Palm Beach County physicians for their selfl ess comm i t m e n t t o t h e health and safety of the community. This year’s unique celebration will be a Venetian Masquerade Ball with live entertainment performed by The Dereck Mac Band and exciting surprises throughout the evening. A silent and live auction will round out the evenings festivities with the traditional Festival of Trees and Lights — a visually exciting array of nearly forty decorated four foot lighted trees.

“We expect this celebration to sell out quickly because we know people in our community are eager to attend and recognize the healthcare heroes for the lifeline they provided during the past two years of these unprecedented times,” said Dr. Martha Rodriguez. A variety of sponsorship and a d ve r t i s i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s a r e available and can b e c u s t o m i z e d . Tickets are $300 p e r p e r s o n o r $3,000 for a table of 10. The Venetian Masquerade Ball cocktail party and Festival of Trees and Lights will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with dining and entertainment from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Black tie. Proceeds will benefi t Palm Beach County Medical Society Services 501c3 programs. Purchase tickets online at www.pbcms.org. For additional information, contact Katherine Zuber at 561-433-3940, ext. 106 or KatherineZ@pbcms.org.

Miller ’s Ale House S uppor ts Loc al Elite Athletics with Fundraising Event

Miller’s Ale House in East Boca is supporting local athletes in Palm Beach County, hosting its fi rst “Miller’s Spirit Day” event Saturday, July 23, and invites the community to join in with free performances and outdoor activities.

Miller’s Ale House will host young athletes from Elite Athletics Gym, a new, family-owned gym in Palm Beach County offering cheerleading and youth recreational activities. The athletes, ranging in ages from 9-18, will learn new routines with Florida Atlantic University Cheerleaders, which they will later show off in a large performance for the community at Spanish River Park. East Boca Miller’s will sponsor 20 kids from Elite Athletics Gym to participate in the events.

“As a resident of East Boca myself, I’m proud to support these local young athletes for a day of fun for the whole community,” said East Boca Miller’s Ale House’s General Manager Lance Gray. “We hope that others in the area will come out and support this new gym and enjoy the performances and activities we’ve planned.”

Beginning at 9 a.m., approximately 50 athletes from Elite Athletics Gym and Elite Athletics Special Needs Program will attend a clinic at Elite Athletics Gym, located at 3480 NW 27th Avenue, Suite E5, Pompano Beach, taught by Florida Atlantic University Cheerleaders (FAU) and East Boca’s own FAU Head Cheer Coach Gerard Jones. In addition to receiving education about healthy eating habits, the participants will also learn a rowutine to be performed at the community event later in the day.

At noon, participants will be chartered to East Boca Miller’s Ale House to meet their parents for lunch, provided by Miller’s.

Once lunch wraps at 1 p.m., family members will take children to nearby Spanish River Public Park where the community is invited to join in on the fun and watch the special performances from Elite Athletics Gym members and the FAU cheerleaders. Field games, including a water balloon toss, tug-of-war, kickball and an egg race will follow for all to participate in during the afternoon. Guests also have the chance to win Miller’s Ale House gift cards and other prizes throughout the event.