Life, Arts & Society ED 13th

Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum plans

Valentine’s craft project for kids on Feb. 4

By Dale King

The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum (SBRHM) has announced it will conduct a special Valentine’s Day project for kids on the next Free Fun Saturday, to be held on Feb. 4. For more information, visit www. BocaHistory.org, or call 561.395.6766, ext. 100.

To celebrate the arrival of the new Boca Raton Brightline Station, the Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum is offering Free Fun Saturday on the fi rst Saturday of every month, waiving the regular admission fee ($12 adults, $8 students and seniors, free for members and children 4 years old and under) for all visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fun activities on the next Free Fun Saturday Feb. 4 will include a special Valentine’s Day craft

project for kids under the direction of local artist/ teacher Michelle Sherman, starting at 2 p.m. Celebrated for her watercolor paintings, acrylic paintings, portraits and commissions, Sherman’s most recent watercolor series is called “Windows into Boca Raton.”

She promises her hands-on Valentine’s Day project for kids will be fun “and not too messy.”

Whether people of all ages come in a car or on Brightline or by walking, Free Fun Saturday is the perfect no-cost opportunity to enjoy the museum’s exciting and interactive exhibits that document the growth and development of Boca Raton from a small farming town to the sophisticated internationally known city it is today.

George Snow Scholarship Fund to Host Annual ‘Rhinestone’ Cowboy Ball Feb. 11

e George Snow Scholarship Fund will host the 29th annual Rhinestone Cowboy Ball on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. at Boca West Country Club.

e fund is hosting the ball to raise awareness of their mission while recognizing their Corporate Community Service Award Recipient, the Boca Raton Airport Authority, and Individual Community Service Award Recipient, Eddie Ventrice.

e ball will feature rodeo-style live music and entertainment like mechanical bull riding, whiskey tastings, casino games and line dancing.

Jazz lovers invited to NSAL Sunday Jazz Social Jan. 29 featuring trumpeter Dr. Courtney Jones

Tim Snow, Victoria Matthews, Elizabeth Murdoch Titcomb, Jerry Fedele.

Colonel Robert Allen, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, Chief Deputy Frank DeMario.

Josh Titcomb, Elizabeth Murdoch Titcomb, Kandace Haines, Ryan Haines.

Artist/teacher Michelle Sherman will conduct Valentine’s Day craft project for kids Feb. 4 at The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum.

Jazz lovers invited to NSAL

Sunday Jazz Social Jan. 29 featuring trumpeter Dr. Courtney Jones

By Dale King

Calling all jazz lovers!

Mix and mingle to the sounds of one of the greatest trumpeters of our time, Dr. Courtney Jones, at an upcoming Sunday Jazz Social.

“We are delighted to invite you to a very special performance by his fabulous quartet on Jan. 29, 4-7 p.m.,” said Dr. N’Quavah R. Velazquez, president of the National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) Florida, based in Boca Raton. “A rooftop penthouse overlooking Mizner Park is the venue for this spectacular evening celebrating the arts.”

A native of Columbus, Ga., Dr. Jones earned his Bachelor of Music degree at Columbus State University. While he was a student, he performed with various Columbus State University ensembles and recorded with artists such as Jens Lindemann, Joseph Alessi, John Bruce Yeh and the Columbus State University Wind Ensemble under the Naxos Music label.

While completing his Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Va., Courtney studied under J. Carlton Rowe, former principal trumpet of the “President’s Own” United States Marine Band, Craig Fraedrich of The U.S. Army Blues, and he performed as substitute principal with the

Loudon Symphony Orchestra of Leesburg, Va.

Courtney conducted his doctoral studies at UCLA under the instruction of international soloist and former lead trumpet of the Canadian Brass, Jens Lindemann. During his time at UCLA, Courtney worked as a teaching associate for lecture courses and provided weekly lessons for university trumpet students under the Lindermann’s direction.

Before completing his doctorate, Courtney was appointed as the visiting assistant professor of trumpet at the Voxman School of Music at the University of Iowa. During this almost two-year residency, he presided over a studio of 15 trumpet majors, served as the principal trumpet for the Iowa Faculty Brass Quintet, taught graduate brass pedagogy and literature and served on recital and graduate committees.

Besides performing with well-known jazz and popular artists, he has shared the stage with famous artists or groups such as Kenny Burrell, B.B. King, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Rihanna, Boy George and The Culture Club and Stevie Wonder.

Prior to his appointment at Florida Atlantic University as the assistant professor of trumpet and artistic director of the jazz ensemble, Jones was a lecturer of music at Columbus State University while recording his Solo CD project, “Between 2 Worlds,” at the Joyce and Henry Schwob School of Music.

Between teaching and solo performing engagements, Courtney has promoted music education and instrumental performance in inner-city schools through the Music Outreach Program at UCLA, The Harmony Project of Los Angeles and Trumpets 4 Kids in Dallas. Each of these programs offers school children art-in-education opportunities. These programs are essential because they provide underserved, inner-city students, and communities with musical training and mentorship that would otherwise be inaccessible.

Dr. Velazquez invites interested arts patrons to meet new friends who also love cultural events while sipping wine and sampling light appetizers at the special event on Jan. 29. For more than 40 years, NSAL, a nonprofit based in Boca Raton, has been championing the careers of young

local artists, and we invite you to learn more!

The event is limited to the first 40 guests. A $60 donation per person is required.

For tickets, visit https://www.nsalflorida.org/JazzSocial. Anyone with questions should email: NSAL@achievementheights.org

Dr. Courtney Jones, assistant professor of trumpet at Florida Atlantic University and artistic director of the jazz ensemble.

George Snow Scholarship Fund to Host Annual ‘Rhinestone’ Cowboy Ball Feb. 11

By Dale King

e George Snow Scholarship Fund will host the 29th annual Rhinestone Cowboy Ball on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. at Boca West Country Club.

e fund is hosting the ball to raise awareness of their mission while recognizing their Corporate Community Service Award Recipient, the Boca Raton Airport Authority, and Individual Community Service Award Recipient, Eddie Ventrice.

e ball will feature rodeo-style live music and entertainment like mechanical bull riding, whiskey tastings, casino games and line dancing.

“We are excited to welcome Boca’s nest community members back to one of our keystone events,” said Tim Snow, president of the George Snow Scholarship Fund. “With the help of our event emcees, Paige Kornblue and Glenn Glazer, we promise to host the best Cowboy Ball that Boca Raton has ever seen.”

All members of the Boca Raton and South Florida community are welcome to attend. Guests can expect to enjoy a fun and action-packed evening made possible by

the GSSF sponsors, with an open bar and country-themed entertainment. Opportunities to win big include high-dollar auction items and a ra e for a $5,000 cash prize.

“We really can’t thank our sponsors enough,” said Snow. “ e Cowboy Ball was rst started in 1982 with a nod to my father’s love for horses, and over the years has become one of Boca’s favorite events. Our sponsors’ continued support, along with our donors and event guests, has allowed us to award more than $2.2 million in scholarships and support services in 2022. eir commitment to the George Snow Scholarship Fund and our events has changed the lives of hundreds of deserving scholars.”

is year’s sponsors include the Palm Beach County Sheri ’s O ce, Babione-Kraeer Funeral Homes, Robin & Charles Deyo, Pink Palm at Douglas Elliman, James & Marta Batmasian Family Foundation, Paradise Bank, Fairman & Associates, Inc., Boca Raton Airport Authority, Signature Real Estate Finders, Plastridge Insurance, O ce Depot, Boca Raton Regional Hospital and NCCI.

All proceeds from ticket sales, ra e ticket sales, auction items and sponsorships go to the George Snow Scholarship Fund and its e orts to provide scholarships and support services to its scholars. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased online at www.scholarship.org/cowboy-ball or by calling the GSSF o ce at 561-347-6799 ext. 104. For more information, contact Laura Gilli, Special Events Director, at LGilli@scholarship.org.

e George Snow Scholarship Fund was founded in 1982 as a 501(c)3 organization, whose mission is to help diligent students in South Florida graduate from college by providing nancial aid and wrap-around support services. e fund’s goal is to ensure that no student is deprived of an education due to a shortage of funds or a lack of support.

What sets the George Snow Scholarship Fund apart from other scholarship providers is the holistic approach to supporting their scholars. Scholar support services include college care packages; medical exams required by the students’ college or university; makeovers and hair-

cuts prior to starting school; college supply and dorm room essentials like du e bags, backpacks and notebooks; computers; internship opportunities and funding for unexpected and non-recurring hardships like medical or family emergencies.

Colonel Robert Allen, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, Chief Deputy Frank DeMario.