The Coastal Star October 2021

October 2021

Volume 14 Issue 8

Serving Hypoluxo Island, South Palm Beach, Manalapan, Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes, Gulf Stream and Coastal Delray Beach

Along the Coast

Crashes spur municipalities to enforce speeds on Intracoastal

By Rich Pollack and Jane Smith

It was a perfect Florida June day when Harold “JR” Ewing, his wife and daughter boarded their 16-foot boat and headed north on the Intracoastal Waterway from Boca Raton to Delray Beach for lunch with friends.

Ewing’s boat slowed in the water off Highland Beach as a larger southbound boat created a sizable wake. Not all the boats in the area cut their speeds, however. Instead, the operator of a 29-foot Century apparently didn’t see Ewing’s boat in front of him and plowed into it, crushing the smaller vessel.

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Ewing, who was behind the console, was struck by the Century’s bow and suffered numerous serious injuries, including the loss of sight in his left eye, paralysis on his right side, more than 28 skull fractures, spine fractures, a broken shoulder and three broken ribs.

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A boat speeds along the Intracoastal Waterway north of Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Accidental discovery brings old wreck to life

What’s next for Old School Square?

The city of Delray Beach decided to end its contract with the nonprofit that runs the campus.

Plus: A look at the finances for the downtown arts center.

Pages 24-25 Workers stand near lumber retrieved from the Lofthus that was piled on the beach for transport to the mainland.

Photos provided by the John Henry Moore Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library

123 years after the Lofthus ran aground off Manalapan, photos that offer first clear look at ship and a glimpse at pioneer life emerge from historian’s idle curiosity

Insurance rate hikes, inspections loom for condo owners

Insurers weigh risks after Surfside building collapse.

Plus: Boca is first in county to require routine building inspections; Highland Beach may be next.

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By Ron Hayes

Photographer John Henry Moore holds a scrub jay at his homestead in what is now Boca Raton.

The birds were plentiful in the area at the time and were easily trained.

We’ve always known where to find the grave.

It rests 175 yards off Manalapan in 15 to 20 feet of water.

We’ve always known what happened: On the evening of Feb. 4, 1898, a vicious storm drove a Norwegian ship onto the coral reef.

We’ve always known what was left behind.

The crew of 16 reached shore safely in their life preservers, and a dog and cat were later rescued, but

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930,000 feet of Southern pine bound for Buenos Aires was stranded on the grounded vessel.

And we’ve always known what it looked like, more or less. A single sepia photograph could be found online, faded and hazy, a copy of a copy of a copy.

The photograph is so old it looks like a ghost ship spied through dense fog. That was all the barkentine Lofthus left us to remember it by.

Until now.

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Pandemic tempers hope for new season

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he drama at the Delray Beach commission meeting was expected to come from an audit report on the Old School Square Center for the Arts. But another number came up — deeply disturbing and having nothing to do with the beloved and troubled nonprofit.

The number was about death. It was about burials in the city’s municipal cemetery.

Employees of the Delray Beach Memorial Gardens Municipal Cemetery were recognized in September for handling a 60% increase in burials over the past 18 months, according to the city’s Parks and Recreation director.

They were given plaques and thanked for their hard work in keeping the city property attractive and running smoothly, and dealing with delicate graveside services during a very difficult time.

A few on the dais — seated behind and between plexiglass dividers — and meeting attendees — wearing masks — shook their heads when the number was cited, but no one gasped. No one seemed too surprised there had been a 60% increase in burials in the city cemetery.

It’s not a real surprise, after all, is it? We all know that COVID-19 is killing our neighbors. Overdoses and suicides have also been on the rise, but these too often are considered pandemic-related.

The CDC recommends 6-foot distancing and masks, even outdoors, when mixing in a crowd with strangers.

But take a drive or stroll down Atlantic Avenue any evening and notice the lack of facial coverings and social distancing: indoors and out.

It’s easy not to care about who is being buried in the

municipal cemetery, or not to consider the possible demise of more local residents.

In Palm Beach County, almost 4,000 residents have died from COVID-19. In Florida, the number of deaths has passed 53,000 and across the country, deaths are nearing 700,000.

In a city of 66,846 — with 57,823 over 18 — the chance of knowing one of those people in a coffin increases each day.

In 2019, 179 souls were buried in the city’s cemetery. The numbers were 247 in 2020 and 186 so far in 2021. And these are likely a fraction of the overall deaths.

And yes, Delray Beach has had a 6,324 population increase since 2010, but that could have only a small impact on the number of burials.

As we look forward with excitement to the coming arts season — including events at Old School Square — please keep these numbers in mind and respect the safety precautions in place.

Yes, there may be more rules to follow this season, but at least you’ll be attending in person again. That’s good news, right?

All of our arts organizations are struggling to come back from months of being closed and are doing the best they can to keep you, their staff and all the talent safe and healthy.

Please do your part and be careful. To keep the arts robust and flourishing, we need to keep our community healthy and alive. There have already been far too many burials in the Delray cemetery.

— Mary Kate Leming, Editor

We are Cruising again!

Jewish Federation leader seizes chance to connect growing community

By Amy Woods Three decades have passed since a then 29-year-old Jewish woman embarked on a mission trip to Israel in an effort to make friends.

A recent graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, she had moved to Chicago to start her career.

“It pretty much changed my life,” Boca Raton resident Jill Rose said of the 1991 trip. “It created a home for me. I found a place to be.”

Rose returned to Chicago and immediately joined the leadership board at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. She has traveled to Israel more than 20 times since then — and counting.

“We try to go every year,” she said, referring to her husband, Michael, and three adult children. “We haven’t recently because of COVID.” Rose is the 2021-22 season’s campaign chairwoman for the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. A volunteer at the organization since 2007, she previously served as campaign chairwoman for the federation’s Dorothy P. Seaman Department of Women’s Philanthropy and then as its chairwoman.

“I loved it,” she said. “I loved the women who were involved.

The next logical step was to get involved in the broader general campaign.”

Rose, 59, will focus on three initiatives in her new role with the federation, the first of which is engaging families who have recently moved to South Florida.

“We are very, very blessed in Florida with the influx of people,” Rose said. “There are federations around the country, and many of them are watching their numbers dwindle. Our numbers are booming. The challenge is to make everyone aware of what’s going on in

Jill Rose wants to involve new members and young donors in the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. Photo provided

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their new community, see the heart of their new community and feel vested in their new community so that they want to donate.”

Second, she wants to find ways to connect with young donors.

“Our hope is if we can educate and involve and become relevant and become a part of their lives, as people get more disposable income and more free time, they will turn to us and make us part of their lives,” Rose said. “I think everybody wants to connect with people with similar interests and similar values. We can help.”

Her third initiative involves

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maintaining ties with existing donors.

“I want to continue to engage our existing donors and make them aware and keep them apprised of all the good that their donations do,” Rose said. “The federation is just a tremendous social service. As our numbers are growing, our needs are growing. My job as campaign chairwoman is to raise money.”

The federation campus spans 100 acres and houses not only its administrative offices but also the Donna Klein Jewish Academy, Katz Hillel Day School of Boca Raton and Katz Yeshiva High School of South Florida.

“If people get to the campus and see what’s going on in there, they’re amazed and proud and astounded,” Rose said. “We’re really trying to touch people, expose them and involve them.” Ú

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Sean Kopins, who works at Delray Beach’s municipal marina, encourages boaters to take it slow.

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Continued from page 1 “What upsets me is that I was blindsided,” he said. “He went up and over us. There was nothing I could do.”

Ewing, 48, and his wife, MaryJane, hope that renewed efforts by elected officials in Delray Beach and Highland Beach will persuade state lawmakers to implement regulations — including enforcing speed limits on the Intracoastal Waterway — to enhance safety.

“It’s sad what happened to me, but it shouldn’t happen to anyone else,” Ewing said.

Less than three months after Ewing’s June 6 accident, police, fire rescue personnel and officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were back near the water off of Highland Beach, this time responding to a crash in which seven people were thrown from a boat after it crashed into a sea wall. A 37-year-old woman died from her injuries.

While that accident is still under investigation, a citation was filed in the crash involving Ewing. The operator of the

Century was cited for violation of navigational rules that results in an accident causing serious bodily injury, according to an FWC report. The violation is a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by 60 days in jail or a $500 fine.

With both those accidents in mind, Highland Beach commissioners last month considered a resolution asking the FWC to “actively enforce existing designated boating speeds and all boating safety measures along that part of the Intracoastal Waterway that abuts the town of Highland Beach.”

Highland Beach’s proposed resolution, currently being revised, comes after Delray Beach commissioners twice passed a similar resolution.

Delray Beach approved a resolution in February 2020 and a similar one in June, both asking the FWC to lower the boat speeds to a slow-speed/nowake zone in a section of the Intracoastal.

Highland Beach’s proposal, however, is focused on increasing enforcement rather than on reducing speed.

Both communities, however, are focused on making the

Intracoastal safer.

In Delray Beach, commissioners in September agreed to spend $65,000 on a 23-foot boat, with the money coming from the city garage fund that police and fire departments pay into annually.

The boat will be purchased in October, then four officers will be trained to operate it before it is deployed.

Highland Beach commissioners also agreed to investigate the possibility of purchasing a boat, something residents say is much needed.

The boat in Delray Beach will allow marine patrol officers to enforce the laws, respond to emergencies and patrol the 3-plus miles of the Intracoastal, the beachfront, Lake Ida and 15-plus miles of canals, according to the supporting material.

Delray Beach Police Chief Javaro Sims plans to strike deals with nearby police departments in Boca Raton and Boynton Beach with their own marine units. The agreements would allow the marine units to pursue speeding boats into neighboring cities.

Delray Beach barrier island resident Pam Daley said the

Harold Ewing was hit from behind by a speeding boat June 6 in Highland Beach.

TOP: A photo from his GoFundMe page. Ewing permanently lost sight in his eye, suffered skull, spine and other fractures and continues to undergo surgeries.

ABOVE: His 16-foot boat before it was run over.

LEFT: The crash destroyed the console where he sat.

Photos provided police boat was “a marvelous step forward to having a nowake zone in the section of the Intracoastal. ... We will welcome it whenever it comes.”

The police boat also will help residents who live on the other side of the Intracoastal and are affected by wakes from speeding boaters on the waterway.

Patrick Potak, who has owned Marina Delray Inc., at the western base of the George Bush Boulevard bridge for 26 years, said wakes at times have damaged his docks and boats anchored there.

He called the city’s plan to have its own marine patrol boat “good news for the residents and my marina.”

All along the waterway, wakes continue to be a concern for residents and are an issue for Ewing and his wife as they try to deal with challenges that come from the June accident.

“During the weekends it should all be no-wake zones from the Hillsboro Inlet to Boynton Beach,” Ewing said.

After undergoing his sixth surgery in September, Ewing said he is fortunate that the incident happened behind the town’s fire station where he could get a quick response.

He’s grateful that his family members were not injured.

His wife and 14-year-old daughter were in the bow of the boat. The girl’s twin brother, who probably would have been at the console, decided at the last minute not to make the trip.

“For all the things that went wrong, there were a few things that went right,” said Ewing, who lives in Boca Raton and owns a construction services business. He can operate his business from the office but is no longer able to work in the field. “I’m in a bad way but I’m alive and here.”

The Ewings also are grateful for the support they have received from the community, including the more than 200 people who have contributed to a GoFundMe account that has raised more than $50,000.

That can be found at www. gofundme.com/f/haroldsadventure-partner. Ú

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City will postpone 16 hires to help balance budget

By Jane Smith Delray Beach kept its tax rate the same, but increased property values will give the city slightly more cash in the budget year that began Oct. 1.

The city’s tax rate — $6.66 per $1,000 of taxable value — is the same as last year’s when the pandemic shut down cities nationwide. The rate for debt service is down slightly to 17.9 cents per $1,000.

The city is using about $4.6 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to help balance the $152.3 million budget, leaving $873,660.

That use is allowed by the U.S. Treasury, John Lege, finance director, told city commissioners at the Aug. 24 budget workshop.

Sixteen vacant positions, totaling $1.2 million, will be filled in January, saving 25% of their salaries or an estimated $291,635 in the budget year.

The positions include five firefighters, three police officers and a lifeguard.

City Manager Terrence Moore did his part by eliminating the position of legislative affairs manager held

by Jason King, whom previous manager George Gretsas hired. King was notified in August that his job would not be funded.

Mayor Shelly Petrolia suggested at the August workshop that it might be a future savings measure for the city to no longer handle building permits for Gulf Stream. Because of the contentious nature of some of the town’s residents, the city’s building clerks must spend time pulling records for the town when there is a public records request. Petrolia asked Moore to look into the Gulf Stream permit situation.

The current tax rate for Delray Beach will bring in about $80.5 million in property tax income. The city’s contribution to its Community Redevelopment Agency is $16.1 million, leaving about $64.4 million in the city’s general fund.

At the first budget public hearing on Sept. 13, Petrolia pointed out an item to remember when discussing next year’s budget. “We are always told that the tax rate set in July can be lowered. But think about all the work that the staff did and how difficult it would be to change in September,” she said.

To plan for future shortfalls, such as if the investment rates fall for the three pension funds the city must pay, new revenue sources must be found.

To that end, the police department received permission to buy a patrol boat for $65,000. Chief Javaro Sims told commissioners that

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with the boat purchase, his officers will generate income by ticketing boat operators for speeding and other violations.

At the second budget hearing on Sept. 23, Commissioner Juli Casale said, “I’m excited because this is my first year with actual items in budget.”

She pushed for the Coastal Habitat Conservation Plan, which will inventory all the plants on the municipal beach.

The Beach Bucket brigade is a more modest project that she suggested. She envisions canvas bags hanging on a vertical pole. Beachgoers could take a bag and use it to help clean up the beach.

Both projects are in the city’s beach management fund of $510,050. Ú

Qualifying to run for office?

Deadlines are sooner this year

By Rich Pollack Residents planning to run for elected office in most March 2022 municipal elections will discover that paperwork is required to be filed earlier than in years past — thanks in part to a request from the county’s supervisor of elections.

In a letter to clerks and elected leaders in most municipalities, Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link asked that each entity that hasn’t already done so adjust its qualifying period so it ends prior to the 95th day before the March 8 election in order for her office to get ballots out in time.

As a result, cities and towns holding elections will close the qualifying period before the last week in November.

Sartory Link said that her office needs time to create and print ballots as well as code the election in order to meet statutory requirements, such as ensuring that military and overseas ballots are mailed 45 days before the election.

It’s important, she said, for all municipalities to meet the qualifying period deadline.

“Our system does not allow us to ‘close’ or move forward one city at a time, so any delay by one municipality results in our inability to move forward with others,” she said. “I can’t do it for anybody until I do it for everybody.”

To meet the Friday, Dec. 3, deadline, most municipalities in coastal South Palm Beach County have already moved up their qualifying periods.

In Highland Beach, for example, the qualifying period will begin on the second Tuesday in November, Nov. 9, and end on the fourth Tuesday, Nov. 23. That is two weeks earlier than last year. Qualifying periods in Briny Breezes and South Palm Beach are also Nov. 9-23.

In Ocean Ridge, qualifying this year will begin on Nov. 1 and end on Nov. 12. In Manalapan qualifying is Nov. 2-16, and in Lantana it’s Nov. 8-19.

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Firefighters union drops push for tax district as town protests cost

By Joe Capozzi

Manalapan officials are vowing to continue fighting a possible plan by a powerful union to create a new taxing district for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue service.

The county’s firefighters and paramedics union this summer considered a plan to initiate legislation next year that would allow the creation of the taxing district and have it up and running by October 2023.

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But concerns from some municipalities led the union in September to postpone the proposal indefinitely, Scott Bielecky, president of the Professional Firefighters/ Paramedics of Palm Beach County, Local 2928, told The Coastal Star on Sept. 20.

“I’m not going to say it’s completely gone, but I don’t believe it’ll come back any time soon,’’ he said.

“There are a lot of questions.

The intent was not to have

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people so opposed to it without understanding it. We just ran into confusion over it.’’

Bielecky said he was reluctant to get into specifics of the original proposal. But a document circulated to municipalities offered a general outline of a taxing district aimed at offering the most efficient use of tax dollars while ensuring “fair and equitable costs” to residents and visitors.

It would not be fair and equitable for homeowners in Manalapan, town officials said.

The small but wealthy town of 419 residents will pay about $1.58 million under a contract with the county’s Fire Rescue for service in the year that started Oct. 1.

The proposed new district would have scrapped Fire Rescue’s system of offering service to the county’s unincorporated areas and 19 municipalities through two

municipal service taxing units or service contracts.

If the proposal had gone through, Manalapan homeowners would have paid a tax rate levied against the assessed value of their properties. Under the current contract, Manalapan’s costs are based on either South Palm Beach’s assessed property values or the actual cost to run the station next to Town Hall, Manalapan Town Manager Linda Stumpf said.

Property values in Manalapan are just under $1.5 billion while values in neighboring South Palm Beach, which also has a contract with county Fire Rescue, are roughly $457 million.

“It’s not good for Manalapan if this goes forward, and the union is pushing for it,’’ Stumpf told the Town Commission on Sept. 17.

“When I heard about it I was

horrified, because it affects us substantially. It will affect the rest of the people in the county, because the millage rate will be a little bit higher than that MSTU.’’ Stumpf said her understanding is that Manalapan and Jupiter would take the biggest hits of all the county’s municipalities.

“It will cost you substantially more than you pay now,’’ she told the commissioners, urging them to voice their opposition to local legislators.

The proposed new district would have offered relief to Manalapan’s general fund budget, by removing the $1.5 million cost for the fire rescue contract, but town taxpayers would have ended up with a higher annual tax bill, she said.

Mayor Keith Waters noted that Manalapan would have paid three times more than South Palm Beach for fire rescue under the proposed district.

“That’s not fair,’’ he said in an interview after the meeting.

“Just because we have nicer homes doesn’t mean we have more people.’’

Bielecky said town officials needn’t worry.

“I don’t see it coming back any time in the near future and I’m sure if it were to, there’d be a lot more discussion,’’ he said.

“If we bring it back, we will reach out ... and answer any questions.’’

In other business, Stumpf said the town remained at an impasse on a new police contract because the police union is objecting to her coronavirus policy at a time when the pandemic is affecting the town’s police force.

The policy ranges from wearing protective masks to testing protocols for vaccinated and unvaccinated people, but the union felt it was too restrictive, she said.

“We have one more meeting with them to see if we can come up with something that is agreeable,’’ she said Sept. 10. “I just think we need to protect the residents and employees here with a policy that gives us some restrictions.’’

Meanwhile, the police chief’s September report mentioned at least one officer hospitalized with COVID-19 and plans to hire a part-time officer.

“Unscheduled absences continue to occur due to COVID-19,’’ Chief Carmen Mattox wrote Sept. 10.

“Personnel have tested positive and require time to recover.

Others have been exposed and are required to quarantine. At this time no vacations are being approved until staffing levels increase.’’

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Town to fit road, water main work into most of 2023

By Steve Plunkett

Roads in the town’s core district won’t be torn up in 2022 or 2024, but get ready for detours in most of 2023.

Gulf Stream commissioners decided on Aug. 13 to make improvements to streets, drainage and water mains on both the west and east sides of the core area of town instead of spreading the work out over three years. Construction will begin in January 2023 and end 11 months later.

Commissioners were pleased to be told that they might save 5% on the roadwork construction costs by combining the core-area projects and that the town has enough money to pay for the work without borrowing.

“We’ve got a very healthy fund balance in the general fund. We have the money,” said Rebecca Tew, the town’s chief financial officer.

At their Sept. 10 meeting commissioners learned that motorcycle companies are

seeking a zoning change in Delray Beach to allow dealerships east of Federal Highway and north of George Bush Boulevard, where automakers already have showrooms backing up to Place au Soleil.

Assistant Town Attorney Trey Nazzaro said the chosen area, if approved, would have minimal effect on Delray Beach residents.

“Therefore it’s going to impact us the most,” he said, promising a vigorous lobbying

effort against the change.

In other business in August and September, commissioners: • Adopted the rollback rate, $3.67 per $1,000 of taxable value, for fiscal 2022, which began Oct. 1, meaning the town will take in the same amount of property taxes as it did the previous year. Gulf Stream has adopted the rollback rate or below for the past six years.

• Rejected an appeal from 3247 Polo Drive to not have to replace a 25-foot gumbo limbo tree. New owner Graham

Conklin said the tree was cut down before he bought the property in January. Town staff said it was removed Jan. 14.

The Architectural Review and Planning Board had ruled he must remove a stump and plant a suitable replacement.

• Approved a request by The Little Club to build two pickleball courts 600 feet from the nearest neighbors. An earlier application for courts only 50 feet from residences had been denied. Ú

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Boca sets condo inspection requirements; Highland Beach plan in works

By Mary Hladky and Rich Pollack Boca Raton is the first city in Palm Beach County to enact an ordinance requiring buildings to be inspected to determine if they are safe.

Moving rapidly after the horrific June 24 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, City Council members unanimously approved the new law on Aug. 24 that took effect immediately.

“I think this is an important step to enhance safety and enhance confidence in Boca Raton,” said Mayor Scott Singer.

The ordinance establishes

recertification standards like those that exist in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. But Boca Raton’s is more stringent, requiring inspections of buildings 30 years old rather than 40, with additional inspections taking place every 10 years thereafter.

The City Council action comes as other Palm Beach County cities, the County Commission and the Palm Beach County League of Cities also are working to establish rules.

Highland Beach town commissioners gave tentative approval in September to an ordinance requiring regularly

scheduled structural and electrical inspections for most of the town’s more than 80 condos.

“For us, we have enough condos over 40 years old to warrant attention,” Commissioner John Shoemaker said. “It’s not a threat today, but it’s enough of a concern for us to implement a recertification process to ensure the safety of our people and property.”

Under the proposed Highland Beach ordinance, buildings in the town that are more than three stories or 50 feet in height will be required to have a recertification inspection when the buildings reach 25

years old. For buildings under 40 years old, those inspections will be required every 10 years.

For the 45 buildings over 40 years old, inspections will be required every seven years.

In Boca Raton, the mayor did not want to wait until a regional consensus was reached on specific regulations before acting. He said revisions to the city’s ordinance could be made in the future if it conflicts with what may be required elsewhere in the county or state.

Though the final ordinance largely mirrors a draft released in July, it provides more detailed requirements for building inspections and engineering reports and requires building owners to promptly tell city officials how they plan to make any needed repairs.

It also explicitly states that single-family homes and duplexes are exempt from recertification rules.

The ordinance applies to buildings that are taller than three stories, or 50 feet, or have an “assembly occupancy” that is more than 5,000 square feet and more than 500 people.

Development Services Director Brandon Schaad said that 242 buildings in Boca Raton meet these criteria, creating a recertification backlog that will take four years to work through.

The ordinance divides the city into four zones, with buildings on the barrier island receiving the highest priority for review. Next up for review will be buildings between the Intracoastal Waterway and Dixie Highway, followed by Dixie Highway to Interstate 95, and west of I-95.

Age of buildings, construction materials and

other issues also will factor into the priorities.

Building owners are responsible for hiring the engineers to inspect and prepare reports.

The mandatory inspections must be conducted by both structural and electrical engineers, who will identify any deficiencies.

If repairs are needed, the building owner must submit a repair plan to the city within 30 days. The plan will include when repairs will be completed, subject to approval by the city.

The city is expected to hire an engineer, code enforcement officer and an administrative staffer to implement the ordinance at an annual cost of about $253,000.

The city also plans to create a database available to the public that will list every building 30 years old or older, when it is due for recertification, recertification status and whether it is in compliance, among other things.

In Highland Beach, during discussions following the Champlain Towers collapse, town leaders made it clear that the town’s role will be limited mostly to administering the ordinance and ensuring that its provisions will be followed.

Condo associations will have a year to fix any deficiencies, beginning at the time they are notified of need for an inspection, but will also be required to make any serious corrections under a time frame identified by an inspector.

Some Highland Beach condo associations are already moving forward with planning inspections in anticipation of the regulations. Ú

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With condo owners on edge, insurers take new look at risks, rates

the market as private insurers pull back to trim risk. Since 2019, Citizens has seen its total policy count grow from 420,000 across Florida to more than 700,000. Citizens expects to carry more than 1 million policies by next year.

“Citizens is considering all ideas to reduce exposure, and to continue to operate as efficiently as possible during this unprecedented growth period,” Citizens President Barry Gilway said Sept. 22 at a board meeting in Miami.

By Charles Elmore

The condominium collapse in Surfside sent instant shock waves through Palm Beach County’s southern coast, where condo sales help drive one of the nation’s hottest real estate markets but most condo buildings near the ocean bear the wear and tear of 25 years or more.

The news triggered “many calls and emails from panicked clients,” said Brendan Lynch, president of Plastridge Insurance, an agency more than 100 years old in Delray Beach.

“My initial reaction to this was, ‘Is this isolated to that one building?’” Lynch said. “I know condominiums so well and this is the first time I’ve heard of something like this happening.”

Yes, his agency had handled occasional claims over the years, such as a chunk of concrete falling off a condo balcony and hitting a car, he said. Thankfully no one was injured.

But now a horrifying scene dominated the news.

The partial collapse on June 24 of Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, killed 98 people.

Within days, insurers began sending letters to condo associations in South Florida asking for proof they passed safety inspections or other information, and serving notice they could lose coverage without it.

In August, a South Palm Beach condo association received a letter from the state’s insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., saying it had 30 days to produce a signed roof replacement contract or a policy that started in June could be canceled, Lynch said. The association was able to keep coverage by providing assurances improvements were on the way, he said.

An insurance company’s inspector at another condo reported a crack in the garage, causing a flare of alarm.

“I had to scramble and show them it was literally a crack in the stucco,” Lynch said.

Impact on rates uncertain

The full impact on the cost and availability of condo insurance might not be known for months or years, as insurers with regulated rates file new annual proposals for what they wish to charge and decide whether to renew policies.

But international insurers whose rates are not regulated play a big role in Florida’s condo market, as does lastresort Citizens, whose prices are regulated but designed to be anything but the cheapest in the market.

And already, agents say finding or replacing policies

Risks being assessed

The collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside in June created ‘an awakening moment’ in which insurers will ‘tighten their underwriting standards and demand information about inspections,’ says Mark Friedlander, from the industry’s Insurance Information Institute. AP photo for condo associations or the owners of individual units since Surfside has sometimes meant prices 30% to 40% higher.

“We have been in business for 16 years and it has become increasingly difficult to place insurance with wind coverage on the condominium units in the tri-county area,” said Lisa Pacillo, owner and vice president of All Risk Insurance Group in Boca Raton, referring to Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

All of this represents a big deal economically in Palm Beach County. The Surfside collapse came as Palm Beach County was leading 86 oceanfront counties nationwide in condo sales in the second quarter of 2021, according to Attom Data Solutions, an Irvine, California-based provider of real estate data.

The county’s 10,454 unit sales in the quarter led coastal America and came with a median price of $275,000, a leap of more than 47% in one year, Attom found.

Inspection rules scrutinized

Now local and state government officials are considering an urgent overhaul of regulations for building inspections, maintenance and repairs. Insurers are watching closely and taking stock of how much risk they are willing to take.

“Clearly it’s a moment where insurers are going to tighten their underwriting standards and demand information about inspections,” said Mark Friedlander, Florida-based spokesman for the industryfunded Insurance Information Institute. “It is an awakening moment not just for South Florida but nationally.”

Starting Aug. 1, the annual cost of policies covering individual condo units, known as HO6, began to rise an average

of 9.8% in Palm Beach County from Citizens. These policies offer protection for a resident’s personal property inside a condo unit as well as liability coverage.

The average Citizens premium for such policies in the county rose from $1,009 per year to $1,108, in rates approved before Surfside.

Before the collapse, policies that cover the overall condo building and common areas might cost $275,000 to $300,000 for a typical association on a barrier island in southern Palm Beach County, Lynch said.

Now all await what happens to those insurance costs, which could arrive on top of separate assessments to residents in condos that are making repairs or improvements on a building.

For buildings close to the coast, condo associations were already relying heavily on what are known as “surplus-lines” insurers, Lynch said. These are companies such as Lloyd’s of London whose rates are not regulated by the state.

Surplus-lines companies collected $7.6 billion in premiums for a range of coverages including condo insurance in Florida in 2020, up 15% from the previous year, according to the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office.

Palm Beach County was the third-largest market in Florida for surplus-lines carriers, generating more than $830 million in premiums.

A database at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation offers a partial glimpse of companies that hold condo insurance policies in Palm Beach County, though it does not include surplus-lines insurers or those with regulated rates who block release of their information as “trade secrets.”

As of June 30, for example, Occidental Fire and Casualty Co. of North Carolina held 23

policies with condo associations in Palm Beach County to cover fire and other risks not including wind damage, records show. A statement by Occidental said decisions to write new business or renew policies are made on a “case-by-case” basis.

In addition to other kinds of policies, Citizens maintained 168 “wind-only” policies for condo associations in the county in the second quarter, meaning it served as supplemental coverage that protected specifically against wind damage from events such as a hurricane.

A somewhat larger array of insurers with regulated rates show up as writing policies for owners of individual condo units, sometimes with wind coverage sold separately. As of June 30, Allstate subsidiary Castle Key Indemnity Co. had more than 15,000 such policies in the county, followed by Citizens with more than 9,000.

Allstate officials did not respond to a request for comment.

State law requires insurers to tell regulators if they plan not to renew at least 10,000 residential policies statewide 90 days before notices go out, but so far there have been no such notifications from companies with regard to condo insurance since June 24, said OIR press secretary Karen Roach.

The state’s Office of Insurance Regulation is “closely monitoring” the situation and will work with the governor, Cabinet and Legislature “to address any market challenges and ensure consumer protection,” Roach said.

Since June, Citizens has not seen an uptick in condo policies, either for associations or individuals, spokesman Michael Peltier said.

But Citizens officials say they are adding 5,000 policies a week statewide for single-family homes and other segments of

Much will depend on whether insurers see Surfside as a tragic but isolated event, or an early indicator of widely underappreciated risks in coastal condos.

How insurers assess risks and set prices in the months and years ahead will take into account a whole range of factors — not least building age. The structure in Surfside was 40 years old. In Palm Beach County, local officials have been discussing stricter regulations for buildings 25 years and older near the coast.

More than 90% of the 348 condos along the barrier island from South Palm Beach to Boca Raton are at least 25 years old, a Coastal Star analysis found. That included 88 condo buildings in Delray Beach, 73 in Boca Raton and 71 in Highland Beach.

The older condo buildings grow, the greater the risk they tend to face from weakening or damage over time in wet, salty and windy conditions near the shore without proper maintenance, experts say.

“We often think of buildings as permanent, but they are not,” said Anne Cope, chief engineer at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety in Richburg, South Carolina.

Her group took part in a meeting Aug. 17 in West Palm Beach involving organizations concerned about improving building safety.

“The tragic events in Surfside have highlighted the need to look at the health of our buildings,” Cope said. “This building was sadly showing signs of distress. How can engineers better communicate about the health of structures and the need and urgency of repairs?”

Cope said she could not address the likely effects on the premiums insurance companies may charge in the future, but hopes the incident will lead to improved safety standards.

“It was Hurricane Andrew in 1992 that led Florida down the path of strong, modern codes that are now the example for jurisdictions across the country,” she said. “Andrew taught us that having a strong code on the books wasn’t enough; the enforcement and administration of codes was key to the building code.” Ú

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South County island towns grow at slower pace than state

By Joel Engelhardt

The population of the six barrier island towns of South County grew at an 11.7% pace over the past 10 years, a slightly lower rate than the county as a whole, census 2020 figures show.

The four larger municipalities with barrier island residents — Lantana, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and Boca Raton — grew at a 14.6% rate, matching Florida’s overall growth rate.

Florida, the nation’s thirdlargest state, grew to 21.5 million residents, figures from the decennial nationwide count show.

The state’s third-largest county, Palm Beach, rose by 13% to 1.49 million residents, while the nation as a whole grew by 7.3% to 331 million residents.

The figures, released Aug. 12 and updated Sept. 16, will be used for redistricting seats in Congress and the Florida Legislature, as well as the Palm Beach County Commission.

The census also is used to determine how much cities and towns get in federal and state revenues.

Here’s a breakdown of the count for the 10 South County barrier island municipalities.

South Palm Beach

After the confusion of the 2000 census, which initially put the South Palm Beach population at 699 but later updated the count to 1,531, the town’s count is beginning to achieve equilibrium.

This year, the census is “spot-on,” Town Manager Robert Kellogg said, with 1,471 residents, an 8.3% increase over 2010’s adjusted count.

The rise is due to the inclusion of two condo buildings on the southern edge of town at the Lantana border, 4500 and 4501 S. Ocean Blvd., Kellogg said. Both buildings, totaling 114 units, were counted in Lantana in 2010, he said.

The head count also coincides with the estimate of 1,460 residents in 2020 made by the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and

Business Research.

That’s a big change from the past two Census Bureau efforts.

The updated 2000 count, which came about when the Census Bureau realized it had put many town residents in Palm Beach or Lantana, held until 2010, when the bureau again had to reassess its South Palm count.

In 2010, the bureau first put the population at 1,171, a 30% decline over the amended 2000 number, but later changed it to 1,358 — a mere 12.7% drop.

The 2020 count gave South Palm Beach a 24% rise in housing units, the secondhighest in the county, behind only Gulf Stream.

South Palm Beach had the county’s highest housing vacancy rate at 49%, down from 50% 10 years ago. Aside from capturing empty homes, the vacancy rate takes into account seasonal homes where the owner lists another home as primary.

South Palm Beach also saw an increase in residents who considered themselves white and not Hispanic, rising 15.5% since 2010.

At the same time, the town’s Hispanic population grew to 8% from 4% 10 years ago.

The Census Bureau considers Hispanic origin to be an ethnicity, not counted in its racial numbers. The numbers of white, Black and Asian people cited in this story are those who did not claim Hispanic origin or more than one race.

The bureau allows residents to claim up to six races.

Briny Breezes

The population of Briny Breezes dropped 16.5% to 502, the Census Bureau said, the largest percentage decline of any municipality in Palm Beach County. The number is 75 fewer people than the bureau’s April 2020 estimate for the town.

The only other Palm Beach County municipalities to lose population over 10 years were Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay in the Glades and the two tiniest towns in the county, Glen Ridge and Cloud Lake.

“It’s a disappointment to

me to hear that our population has dropped,” Town Council President Sue Thaler said. “We were afraid of that with the COVID shutdown, especially as it affected our Canadian residents. Many had to drop everything and return immediately to Canada in March 2020.”

Residents, including those from other countries, who departed before April 1, the official head count day, would not have been counted. Town volunteers took to the phones to call residents and urge them to complete a census form.

“If there is something we can do about it I hope we do, because the undercount, I’ve been saying since COVID hit, is going to affect us for the next 10 years,” Thaler said. Census data is used to determine how federal and state revenues are shared among towns and counties.

The 2020 drop comes 10 years after Briny recorded a 46% population increase.

The Census Bureau appears to have rectified an error in its 2010 census, which counted 800 housing units in Briny Breezes, an impossible number in a town with just 488 lots. The 2020 census puts the number of housing units at 523.

With the drop in housing units came a drop in the percentage considered vacant, from a countywide high of 53.5% in 2010 to 41.1% in 2020.

The town remained mostly white, at 95%, but registered 16 Hispanic residents, an increase over five Hispanic residents recorded in 2010.

Gulf Stream

Gulf Stream remained mostly white and growing in 2020, with the census showing a 21% population increase to 954. The rate of increase is the fourth-highest among the county’s municipalities and well beyond the countywide growth rate of 13%.

It keeps Gulf Stream’s population ahead of the same six towns as 10 years ago — Briny Breezes, Manalapan, Jupiter Inlet Colony, the Village of Golf, Glen Ridge and Cloud Lake — plus the county’s

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newest city, Westlake, which has 906 residents.

The population rose from 786, buoyed by the 2011 annexation of 16.6 acres north of town, which was expected to add about 150 new residents, as well as the conversion of singlehome estates into multiple lots.

The bureau counted 662 homes in Gulf Stream, with 457 occupied, producing a 31% vacancy rate. That’s 137 housing units more than in 2010. The 26% rise in housing units was the highest rate in the county.

The town’s population registered 93% non-Hispanic white and 5% Hispanic, a rise from 4% 10 years ago.

Manalapan

Manalapan registered a 3.2% population increase, the 10th-smallest rise among municipalities in Palm Beach County, to 419 residents. The climb is 30% since 2000, when the Census Bureau counted 321 residents. The population remains overwhelmingly nonHispanic white, at 92%, up from 90% 10 years ago. The census counted 306 housing units, down from 339 in 2010.

The vacancy rate stood at 33.6%.

Ocean Ridge

Ocean Ridge’s population rose 2.8%, the ninth-smallest increase in the county, to 1,830 residents. Its population is 9% higher than it was 20 years ago, and remains more than 90% white.

The Hispanic share of its population rose to 4.3%, up from 2.9% in 2010, and the number of Asians in Ocean Ridge doubled to 30 from 15.

The town’s housing vacancy rate dipped slightly to 37.5% and the number of housing units dropped by just four, to 1,557.

Highland Beach

The town dominated by waterfront condos saw a 21.3% population increase to 4,295 in 2020 and a correspondingly sharp 21.7% rise in housing units.

The population number is nearly 10% more than the April 2020 Census Bureau estimate and 17.5% greater than the University of Florida’s 2020 estimate for the town.

Highland Beach retained its position as the 21st-largest town in the county but the town grew at the fifth-highest rate among municipalities countywide.

The Census Bureau counted 774 more housing units in Highland Beach in 2020, but a corresponding rise in vacancies left the vacancy rate nearly unchanged at 43%.

The town added one large condo building since 2010, the eight-story Seagate condo at 3200 S. Ocean Blvd., though it added just 19 housing units.

Still, residents volunteered to go door-to-door during the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 to urge people to fill out their census forms, more families moved in and many residents switched their primary homes to Highland Beach, said town Commissioner Peggy GossettSeidman.

“I’m pleasantly surprised people answered,” GossettSeidman said.

The town remained more than 90% white, with a rise in its Asian population to nearly 2% and a Black population of about a half percent. Hispanics represent 5.4% of the town’s population, up from 3.6% in 2010.

Lantana

Lantana retained its place as the 15th-largest municipality in Palm Beach County, with a 10.3% population gain to 11,504. Its white population dipped nearly 3% to just below half, at 49.6%. Its Black population rose nearly 24% and now represents nearly one-quarter of the town’s population. One-fifth of the town’s residents consider themselves Hispanic.

The census showed a 9% rise in housing units in Lantana, to 5,659.

Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and Delray Beach Among the three large cities with coastal populations, Delray Beach grew the slowest, at a 10.4% clip, while Boca Raton gained 15.4% and Boynton Beach gained 17.8%.

Over the past 20 years, Boca Raton and Boynton Beach grew by nearly a third while Delray grew by just 11%.

Boca Raton, with 97,422 people, retained its position as the second-largest city in the county, behind West Palm Beach.

Boynton Beach’s population reached 80,380, third-highest in the county, with Delray Beach next at 66,846.

All three cities saw a decline in white non-Hispanic populations, with whites in Boynton Beach dipping below half to 47.3%. Boynton Beach’s Black population rose to onethird.

Boca Raton, which was 84% white in 2000, stood at 70.8% white and 7% Black, while Delray went from 61.8% white 20 years ago to 57.4% white and 27% Black.

The Hispanic population of the three cities rose from less than 10% 20 years ago to 15% in Boca Raton and Boynton Beach and 11.6% in Delray Beach.

All three cities added housing at a rapid clip, with Delray Beach’s housing stock rising by 11.3%. Boca Raton’s and Boynton Beach’s housing stocks both went up by 9.4%. Ú

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Sea turtle monitors take no worries from ‘uneventful’ nesting season

By Larry Keller

Looking for a trend in this year’s South County sea turtle nesting? There isn’t one. The ancient critters were as capricious as a tropical storm when it came to what beaches they chose for laying eggs.

“It’s a little bit of a mixed bag this year,” said Joanne Ryan, who holds the permit to tabulate sea turtle nests in Highland Beach.

Nesting season runs from March 1 to Oct. 31, although a few turtles may lay eggs before and after those dates. Females lumber ashore after dark, dig nests and deposit 100 or so eggs each.

Ideally, after a couple of months, hatchlings will emerge en masse like a tiny armored battalion charging undaunted into the sea.

Although there were no disruptions from major storms or beach renourishment projects this year, the number of green sea turtle nests decreased. The numbers are unlikely to change much, if at all, this late in the season.

There were 190 nests spotted by the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center team that surveys nests on 5 miles of Boca Raton shoreline, said David Anderson, sea turtle conservation coordinator.

In 2019, however, a record-high 393 green turtle nests were counted on Boca Raton beaches — more than double this year’s total. That’s an apt year for comparison, since greens normally nest in much greater numbers in odd-numbered years.

“We were thinking we might get 300” this year, Anderson said.

Like Boca Raton, Delray Beach had an all-time high in green sea turtle nests in 2019, with 52.

This year: only 28, said Joe Scarola, senior scientist at Ecological Associates Inc., which monitors 3 miles of shoreline there. Delray Beach’s nesting data goes back to 1984.

Despite the declines, one year does not make a trend with a species that lives and nests for decades, Anderson and Scarola said.

“It’s nothing to be concerned about,” Anderson said.

“I don’t see anything to worry about,” Scarola added. Sea turtles sometimes seem to develop nesting patterns, only to abruptly surprise researchers by doing something different, he said.

The nonprofit Sea Turtle Adventures monitors nests on 3 miles of beaches in Gulf Stream, Briny Breezes and part of Ocean Ridge. Its team found 75 green turtle nests this year versus 121 in 2019, said Jackie Kingston, president and founder of the organization.

At tranquil Highland Beach, however, which has no public access and therefore fewer human distractions, there were 285 nests, Ryan said.

Of the three species of sea turtles that nest locally, loggerheads are the most prolific. In Boca Raton, it was a below average season for them as well.

Gumbo Limbo tallied 647 loggerhead nests as of Sept. 21. That’s down from 756 last year and 913 the year before, and the fewest since 2010. Loggerheads typically finish nesting in Boca Raton by mid-August, Anderson said. “We thought we might get 800 or so.”

Maybe they liked the sand in Delray Beach better. Some 353 loggerhead nests were spotted there, easily topping the prior record of 290 in 2019 and last year’s total of 285, Scarola said.

At Highland Beach, there were 815 loggerhead nests, down from 978 last year, Ryan said.

www.icecreamclub.com A volunteer monitor from Sea Turtle Adventures checks a nest on the beach in Ocean Ridge on Aug. 13. The nonprofit found 75 green turtle nests this year in Gulf Stream, Briny Breezes and part of Ocean Ridge. Mary Kate Leming/The Coastal Star On Kingston’s stretch of shoreline, there were 665 nests this year, almost the same as the 645 last year, she said.

Enormous leatherbacks are the first to arrive and to leave local beaches. Kingston’s team counted a record number 24 nests this year, up from 19 last year, which was the previous high.

On Boca beaches, a healthy 21 leatherback nests were counted by Gumbo Limbo, compared to 13 last year. That was the most tallied since 2015 when it found 25. Its nesting numbers date back to 1988.

In Delray Beach, 15 leatherback nests were found. That’s fewer than last year’s record of 21, but the same number as in 2019, Scarola said.

Six nests were found on Highland Beach, compared to 11 last year, Ryan said.

Leatherback nest counts are comparatively meager, because these turtles go ashore in far greater numbers to the north on Florida’s east coast. Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, for example, counted 235 leatherback nests this year on the 9.5 miles of North County beaches it monitors.

Gumbo Limbo staffers counted more false crawls this season than normal, Anderson said.

This occurs when a turtle comes ashore after dark, then heads back to the ocean without laying her eggs.

Movement and lights on the beach from cellphones and flashlights, beach furniture and the presence of predators such as raccoons are among the reasons this happens. “They’re very skittish and finicky” as to where they nest, Anderson said.

This year, 60% of sea turtles’ drop-ins at Boca beaches resulted in false crawls, compared to 55% to 58% normally, Anderson said.

It was the same in Delray Beach, Scarola said.

There was about a 50% false crawl observed on beaches patrolled by Ryan in Highland Beach, and

by Sea Turtle Adventures, farther north. Ryan and Kingston said that’s typical on their beaches.

Other than the leatherback record-high nest total, Kingston said, “It’s been a pretty uneventful season.” Ú

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Town raises tax rate for first time in decade

Migrants intercepted

Old Ocean Boulevard, Ocean Ridge — Aug. 26

Three of the dozen or so migrants who came ashore in Ocean Ridge are escorted by police across Old Ocean Boulevard.

By Joe Capozzi Some unanticipated late-year windfalls for the town’s coffers will soften the blow on higher tax bills Ocean Ridge property owners can expect for 2021-22.

Commissioners voted 4-1 on Sept. 21 to raise the tax rate for the first time in 10 years to $5.50 per $1,000 of taxable value from $5.35. Commissioner Geoff Pugh voted no.

In July, the commission set a tentative rate of $5.65 to balance an $8.8 million budget. But over the next two months, a financial analysis showed the town probably wouldn’t need to tap into the nearly $800,000 from reserves that had been earmarked for the budget year that ended Sept. 30.

“The good news for us is we’ve had some windfalls,” Mayor Kristine de Haseth said.

The biggest coup came from the building department, which will have brought in more than $1.1 million in revenue for the budget year that ended Sept. 30, Town Manager Tracey Stevens said.

“We’ve never received a million dollars in revenue in the building department. That goes to show you how busy the building department is right now. We projected we’d only take in $350,000,” Stevens said Sept. 7.

Also, the town took in $116,000 from a lien related to code violations on an oceanfront property and will get small reductions in insurance costs next year.

For the owner of a home valued at $1 million, the rate of $5.50 per $1,000 will add $387 to the tax bill for town services — $156 less than the increase would have been with a $5.65 rate.

If the commission had kept the rate at $5.35 per $1,000, taxes would still have gone up because property values increased 4.3% over last year to $1.15 billion. The town also would have needed to tap nearly $500,000 from reserves to balance the budget, a strategy that didn’t sit well with a majority of commissioners.

The proposed budget calls for potentially tapping $331,000 from reserves. Whether that money will be needed won’t be known until next summer.

Stevens said $650,171 was projected to go back into reserves

by Sept. 30.

The tax rate has been $5.35 per $1,000 for the past nine years except for 2018, when it dropped to $5.25 per $1,000.

Pugh said he didn’t think a tax rate increase was needed.

“I understand saving for a rainy day, but I also understand when you don’t need to do something. It’s not imperative,” he said.

The need to use reserve money in the new budget is based on increases in payroll and benefits outlined in the town’s union contract along with drainage and infrastructure maintenance, Stevens said. Ú

ABOVE: Multiple law enforcement agencies responded around 9:15 p.m. Aug. 26 after a fishing boat with at least a dozen migrants came ashore in Ocean Ridge.

Because of the number of people on the boat, the Department of Homeland Security requested assistance from local law enforcement. Personnel from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Boynton Beach police, Ocean Ridge police and other agencies responded and took part in the apprehension of at least a dozen men, women and children. Aviation, ground, canine, ATV, beach patrol and marine units were all part of the response. The U.S. Border Patrol was investigating the incident. RIGHT: The boat provided a point of interest for curious neighbors the next morning. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

All must mask up to enter Town Hall

By Joe Capozzi

Anyone, including the public, must now wear a protective mask when entering Ocean Ridge Town Hall.

The Town Commission agreed to the policy Sept. 7 at the request of Vice Mayor Susan Hurlburt.

An earlier effort to approve the same mask mandate failed Aug. 2 because Hurlburt was absent. The commission voted 2-2 on the policy, but a majority vote was required to pass it.

Instead, the commission that day agreed to require only municipal staff to wear masks at Town Hall and in police headquarters, with the public being excluded from the mandate.

On Sept. 7, Hurlburt said the pandemic is too deadly and unpredictable for the town to take any chances.

Boca Raton’s mask mandate excludes the public. But Hurlburt noted that just about all other neighboring municipalities have required the public to wear masks in government buildings, in accordance with CDC guidelines to help contain the

highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.

“Any and every extra level of protection needs to be utilized until it’s under control,’’ Hurlburt said. “For one more layer of protection, I don’t think it’s too much to ask for people who come into Town Hall.’’

Commissioner Geoff Pugh reluctantly agreed with the change, saying he’d go along with whatever was needed to make town staff comfortable.

“I am vaccinated. I cannot wear a mask. It just drives me crazy,’’ he said. “If staff voted as a whole to say yes, we want (the public to wear) masks and at a certain time, I have no problem with it. I just think some of it is a little over the top. I’m sitting 3 feet away from each one of you.

So what does this do?’’

“We know we are vaccinated,’’ Hurlburt replied.

“We don’t know whoever comes into Town Hall isn’t.’’

Mayor Kristine de Haseth said the town staff is vulnerable because it is small.

“If we lose one or two members and the rest have to go into quarantine, our Town Hall could be shut down. It’s not even worth, in my opinion, to be even

having this discussion,’’ she said.

“If there is one small thing we can do that would save somebody, none of us are experts, and it changes so quickly, but I would think that we could make a decision on something that is very, very easy and very, very simple than make the wrong decision and have that on our backs.’’

About 70% of the Police Department employees are vaccinated, Chief Richard Jones said.

He also said that more police employees have tested positive in the past four months than during the first phase of the pandemic.

“If we lose staff, especially in dispatch where they are sharing the same equipment over and over from one shift to the next, if I lose two people in dispatch, I’m going to be critically unable to answer 911s without having to man those stations by (paying) overtime to police officers,’’ the chief said.

“It doesn’t hurt us to wear masks. Our employees are mostly doing it anyways. There is no opposition from us.’’ Ú

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Council agrees with islander, OKs rocky swale for flood control

By Mary Thurwachter

Patrick McGeehin, who lives on North Atlantic Drive — a street prone to flooding after heavy rains and king tides — came up with a swale idea.

Working with his landscaper, McGeehin put rocks in his swale and, sure enough, when the next heavy downpour hit the island, McGeehin’s swale drained the water and kept the street outside his property flood-free.

His plan worked, he said, but the rocks violated the Lantana town code and he was cited.

Rocks, no matter how attractive he made them, were not among the town-approved materials to be used in a swale.

Then McGeehin had another idea. He would petition the town to amend its maintenance and appearance standards for swales to allow for the rocks.

His appeal came before the Town Council on Aug. 23 and, as it turned out, council members thought his swale idea was a swell idea.

They gave McGeehin the ordinance change he sought, although for now at least, the change applies only to Hypoluxo Island. If it works for residents there, the change in standards could be extended townwide.

Mayor Robert Hagerty also said the changes to the code could be zone specific.

McGeehin said the change he asked for would give homeowners some flexibility to use rocks in their swale.

“My house was finished in 2008 or 2009, so it’s up higher,” he explained. “Where my driveway comes down it’s very

By Mary Thurwachter

A heavy rain and high tides on Sept. 21 challenged all of the swales on Hypoluxo Island, including the rocky one that Patrick McGeehin created in his yard. Water was much deeper on some parts of the island’s drive. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star steep as it comes down to the road and at the bottom. There’s a big swale area that captures the water to not allow it to go into the street and flood.

“With the king tides and with what’s going on with climate change we’re getting a lot of water on North Atlantic Drive. The problem was, with all the water that’s laying there, it turned out I was having a big mudhole there. You could not maintain grass, which was the required material that was in the swale area. Not knowing there was even an ordinance, I put some rocks in there.”

McGeehin showed photos of his swale and the road after a heavy rain, where the water in front of his home did not go into the street while the water in the neighbors’ swales, without rocks, flooded the street.

“The objective I think should be that you keep your water on your land, if you can,” he said.

“In my view, this holds water better. Even if you had sod there, it doesn’t drain as well and the water goes out into the street. It would still require a swale permit.”

His swale solution wouldn’t work everywhere, he said. “A property that runs flat might not be a candidate for stone, because stone might get into the street and become a nuisance over time. I’ve had this up for several months now and have had no problem because it’s a ditch. It’s not going anywhere.

Aesthetically it looks better, too.”

Council member Lynn Moorhouse said he liked McGeehin’s idea for the island.

“As you know, the properties over there are raised and people are wanting to have the streets repaved every year and griping when there’s no place for the water to run and they’re not willing to put a swale in.

“I do think we need to tweak the ordinance like with approved decorative stone maybe of a certain size because when you get into pea rock and small stones it’s going to be all over the place,” Moorhouse said.

“What he has done, I’m all for and we’re getting the water off the road.”

Council member Karen Lythgoe agreed. “I like what he’s done. I’d like to see a way to let him keep it. … You can never keep grass in a swale. It’s under water all the time.”

Although the council agreed to authorize the text change McGeehin requested, it made a few changes of its own, including that the minimum depth of the stones would be 6 inches.

That means McGeehin would still be in violation since the stones in his swale were only 3 inches deep. He would need to add another 3 inches to comply with the town’s revised code.

Then, his rocky swale can stay.

In other action, the council granted a special exception request from Jeremy Bearman to allow for a restaurant over 2,500 square feet at 225 E. Ocean Ave. Bearman and his wife, Cindy, operate Oceano Kitchen at 201 E. Ocean Ave. and would like to open a restaurant in the new location, formerly home to Mario’s Italian restaurant.

Bearman’s request was met with enthusiasm from the town, including Moorhouse and Lythgoe, both regular customers of Oceano Kitchen.

“I’m spending my daughter’s inheritance at your restaurant,” Lythgoe gushed.

“I’m thrilled to death about his plans,” added Moorhouse.

Mayor Hagerty added his support.

“We look forward to having you at that place,” Hagerty said.

Bearman plans to keep his current restaurant running as well, and said he hopes to open the new larger restaurant in four or five months after tackling renovations and permitting issues.

At the Sept. 13 meeting, the town gave Bearman some relief on parking requirements.

Current code calls for 49 parking spaces on site. The variance approved reduces that number to 18.

In 2019, Lantana revised its parking requirements for restaurants, reducing the number of spots by slightly more than half in an effort to attract more businesses to the downtown.

“There’s plenty of parking,” said Chamber of Commerce President Dave Arm. “The current code is still too restrictive.”

Additional spaces are available at Lyman Kayak Park, less than a block away from the restaurant.

Moorhouse agreed. “I’ve never had a problem parking.

You can always park at the tennis courts.”

• The council authorized Shoreline Green Market to expand to twice weekly shows at the Recreation Center, 418 S. Dixie Highway.

Hours on Fridays will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Sunday hours will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ú

New manager a fan of Lantana’s ‘small-town charm’

After narrowing its search to four candidates, the Lantana Town Council chose Brian Raducci, assistant city manager of Aventura, to become the next town manager.

He will fill the position vacated by Deborah Manzo, who left in June to become the administrator of Okeechobee County.

Raducci, Raducci 51, is a CPA with 25 years of local government managerial experience in Broward and Miami-Dade municipalities.

He resides in Coral Springs and his first day on the job will be Oct. 11.

During a question-andanswer session before the Town Council on Aug. 19, Raducci described the manager’s job as a “people person-orientated position.”

“I think it’s instrumental that you get a person who you believe is the best fit, not necessarily the person who has the most experience,” he said. “I

bring forth a sense of calmness.

People feel it’s easy to approach me, to talk to me and discuss their issues and I’m very much about collaboration.”

He says Lantana is a unique community.

“I find it to be a very charming community and it’s got a sense of small-town-ness to it that I really find endearing. … I think you want to move the town forward without jeopardizing that small-town charm or that small-town feel.”

Mayor Robert Hagerty said he had received a bunch of compliments about Raducci.

“And more importantly, I got word that you were contacting people prior to your meeting with us,” Hagerty said.

Among those people was Dave Arm, president of the local Chamber of Commerce.

“Only one candidate contacted me: Raducci,” Arm said. “And he called me back again because he had done his research. I was very impressed he did his homework.”

Raducci served as Aventura assistant city manager in charge of finance and administration for 13 years. He said he wanted to advance his career and

had applied to become the manager at a few other Florida municipalities in recent years.

Lantana’s second choice for the position was John Lege III, Delray Beach’s finance director.

Lege’s background includes a 21-year Navy career, working as an independent auditor specializing in audits of local governments, chief financial officer for Ocala and both finance director and assistant city manager in Sarasota.

Like Raducci, Lege said that in preparation for his interview, he reviewed minutes and listened to audio of the town meetings for the past six months.

“But more importantly, I’ve spent some time in the community,” he said. “I started this before I even knew there was a position available. We’ve come downtown to the breakfast place and the Key Lime place.”

In a drive around town he came across a police officer who shared her thoughts on the town as well. “She represented the Police Department in a wonderful way,” Lege said.

He said he also stopped by the Chamber of Commerce

office to talk with Executive Director Hector Herrera.

“One of the things he talked about is communication,” Lege said. “I think transparency and communication are paramount.”

Council member Lynn Moorhouse said he was impressed with Lege’s viewing Lantana as a destination.

“He already goes to the Dune Deck. He has great ideas about what we can do to develop downtown.”

Rounding out the field of finalists were Larry Collins, manager of Louisville, Ohio; and Lawrence McNaul, county manager for the Hardee Board of County Commissioners.

“I think we’ve done our due diligence, for sure,” Hagerty said. “I talked to many of our employees and most everybody I talked to was in favor of Mr. Raducci. So, I’m very confident in our selection.”

Terms of Raducci’s contract were negotiated during a meeting among the mayor, Town Attorney Max Lohman, Raducci and hiring consultant Colin Baenziger.

At a special meeting Sept. 9, the council approved a 5-year

contract for Raducci that includes an annual salary of $175,000, 1,040 vacation hours, 400 hours of sick time, $12,000 a year to lease a car, health and dental insurance, cell phone, laptop and scanner. The town will contribute 15% of his salary to a retirement account.

During public comments, former Mayor Dave Stewart said that previous town managers came in at the same salary as the person they replaced.

Manzo worked for the town for nine years and made a starting salary of $97,476 a year (what the previous manager was making) and earned $159,000 at the time she left.

Stewart said the contract was excessive and sent the wrong message to other town employees.

“Look at the long-term effects and make sure this isn’t something you’ll be sorry for in the future,” he said.

Moorhouse defended the contract.

“I feel strongly we are getting what we are paying for,” he said.

“We have the right to fire him if he goes to hell.” Ú

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ric Brief is going for the gold.

A soccer player since he was a third-grader in Maplewood, New Jersey, the 59-year-old Ocean Ridge resident has been a steady competitor in the Maccabiah Games — often called the Jewish Olympics — and has been adorned with medals twice.

At the ripe age of 43, he was a member of the U.S. masters team that went to Israel thinking it would get crushed and instead came home with silver.

Then, just two years ago at age 57, Brief served as player coach for a 55-and-over team that played five games in nine days at an 8,000-foot altitude in Mexico in the Maccabiahsponsored Pan Am Games, bringing back a bronze medal.

His medal collection, however, is still missing one and he’s hoping to fill that void when he leads 22 aging soccer players on to the field in Israel for the 21st Maccabiah Games, scheduled for July 2022.

“I have a silver and a bronze and I really want that gold,” he says.

A financial adviser who has lived in Ocean Ridge for 30 years, Brief will once again be player coach of a masters 55-and-older team. But he likely will spend more time on the sideline than playing goalkeeper, his traditional spot.

Given his experience — this will be his fifth Maccabiah Games competition — Brief knows the gold medal will be hard to capture. The competition is tough, with teams from around the world — including soccer powerhouses such as Brazil and Great Britain — also setting their sights on winning.

Still, the team he is pulling together from throughout the U.S. is gearing up for the challenge.

“Winning is everything,” he says.

If the American team will have an advantage, it is likely to be that many members have played together for decades.

In fact, five of the players expected to go with Brief to games in Israel played with him on a high school team that some considered the best in the country at the time.

That team had one loss in 50 games and was New Jersey state champion two years in a row.

“Four or five of the players on that team are college coaches,” Brief said. “We’re all still pretty close.”

Although some hoping to make the team have been working for months

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Eric Brief, a financial adviser from Ocean Ridge, will be a player coach for a U.S. masters soccer team in the Maccabiah Games in Israel, scheduled for July 2022. Brief, 59, expects to do more coaching than goalkeeping. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star to get back into competitive form, most are just looking forward to being a part of the competition.

Considered the thirdlargest sporting event in the world, the Maccabiah Games in Israel draw 10,000 athletes competing in a multitude of sports, and a crowd of 45,000 packs into a stadium for opening ceremonies.

“This is fantasy camp and World Cup combined,” Brief says.

Competing is not just about the sports, he says. It’s also about a shared culture and experiences that see no international boundaries.

“Growing up, you don’t have a lot of Jewish athletes to look up to,” Brief says. “To see a group of guys who share your culture and seeing how good these guys are, it’s inspiring.

When we all meet, it’s instant family and friendship.”

Brief said the games also provide his players with an opportunity to watch athletes compete in other sports and give them a chance to stay longer and take tours of Israel.

During the 2022 games, Brief’s wife, Jane, plans to join him to take in the sights.

The father of two adult sons, Spencer, 25, and Davis, 23, Brief says he and his teammates often feel their

age during practice and in competition, but are able to forget how old they really are — at least for a moment — when the games begin.

“Walking into the opening ceremonies with 45,000 screaming people you feel 19 again,” he said. “It’s unbelievable.”

— Rich Pollack

Q. Where did you grow up and go to school? How do you think that has influenced you?

A. Maplewood, New Jersey. The town was one big ballfield for me and my friends.

The only rule was, be home for dinner before dark.

Q. What professions have you worked in? What professional accomplishments are you most proud of?

A. I have been a financial adviser for 30 years and helped open an office in West Palm Beach for a major New York firm and was named one of the youngest partners at the time. I am now proud to say I am a managing director of investments and a private wealth financial adviser for Wells Fargo Advisors in Boca.

Q. What advice do you have for a young person seeking a career today?

A. Show up. Drop your

résumé off in person to the person that will do the hiring.

Be persistent and hand write a thank-you note.

Q. How did you choose to make your home in Ocean Ridge?

A. My wife, Jane, found Ocean Ridge and we instantly felt at home. It felt a bit like Long Beach Island on the Jersey shore.

Q. What is your favorite part about living in Ocean Ridge?

A. There are so many great things about this town. Being able to walk to the beach, walking the dog on old A1A and seeing so many friends and neighbors. The location is amazing, being so close to Delray Beach and I-95 and halfway between Boca and Palm Beach and two airports.

Q. What book are you reading now?

A. I am a news junkie and spend a lot of time reading many different publications on business.

Q. What music do you listen to when you want to relax?

When you want to be inspired?

A. I like classic rock, ranging from Crosby, Stills & Nash to The Who.

Q. Have you had mentors in your life? Individuals who have inspired your life decisions?

A. I am extremely fortunate to have a terrific father who has been a mentor and a friend. He is the most honest and honorable man I know.

He served in Vietnam and spent his life as a doctor saving lives. I was also lucky to have a terrific business mentor in fellow Ocean Ridge resident Ralph Heckert. Ralph was my boss when we opened our Florida office and he moved to Florida after me. I encouraged him to move to Ocean Ridge and he moved in next door. It was a terrific decision for both of us and he still lives in Ocean Ridge as well.

Q. If your life story were to be made into a movie, who would play you?

A. My wife’s favorite movie is Sweet Home Alabama, so I would have to say Josh Lucas.

Q. Who/what makes you laugh?

A. I have a great group of friends going back over 45 years. Ten of us are going to Moab biking. We will have a lot of laughs, sitting around a campfire telling stories about the old days as well as recent events. Ú

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Continued from page 1 On the evening of June 22, local historian Ginger Pedersen was at home, perusing the Broward County Library’s digital archives. She was merely curious, looking for nothing in particular, when she spotted a link to something called the John Henry Moore Collection.

The name meant nothing to her, but a tiny icon beside the link showed what appeared to be workmen posing before a palm tree.

That looks like a pioneer photo, Pedersen thought, and clicked. Among the small collection, she spotted a ship, a three-masted barkentine offshore, a small group of people onshore.

Oh, my God, that’s one of our shipwrecks.

Pedersen emailed the photo to Janet DeVries Naughton, a fellow historian and colleague at Palm Beach State College.

Is this the Coquimbo!!!!!

Yes, there were five exclamation points.

The Coquimbo, another Norwegian barkentine, had run aground off Boynton Beach in 1909, 11 years after the Lofthus.

Before Naughton could respond, Pedersen had zoomed in on the photo and there, perfectly legible on the bow, was a single word, Lofthus.

Among the other photos, she saw the pinewood cargo stacked on the shore, a tramway and windlass rising from the beach to the dunes, and gatherings of workmen who had loaded the pine onto the tram to be floated across Lake Worth to the mainland.

She saw a photo of the Lofthus offshore with the remains of the Oh Kim Soon, a smaller barkentine that had broken apart on the beach on Feb. 1, 1897, almost a year to the day before the Lofthus.

That ship’s hull is long gone.

Pedersen saw a sweet photo of a man holding a scrub jay in his hands while another sat atop his head.

She had discovered 12 previously unknown, misidentified photographs that show the Lofthus clearly, introduce us to the men who brought the cargo ashore, and illustrate the importance of photography in historical research.

Built in England in 1869, the three-masted barque was first christened the Cashmere.

For decades it worked the South Asia seas, sailing routes so dangerous that fake gunports had been painted on her sides to discourage

TOP: The crew of the Lofthus poses for John Henry Moore’s camera.

ABOVE: The wooden tram and windlass, designed by Thomas Rickards, transferred the wrecked ship’s cargo of lumber on the beach to Lake Worth, or what we now call the Intracoastal Waterway.

ABOVE LEFT: The salvaged lumber is ready to float along Lake Worth to West Palm Beach and Delray Beach.

BELOW LEFT: Moore (left) sits outside a palmetto hut on the beach.

Photos provided by the John Henry Moore Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library

Indonesian pirates.

In 1897, the Cashmere was sold to a Norwegian firm and the name changed to the Lofthus. It embarked on a new life in the Caribbean and South America, only to wreck off our coast the next year.

Along with the ship’s name, Pedersen could clearly discern those fake gunports on the port side.

The photo of this ironhulled ship, 222 feet long with a 23-foot hold capable of bearing 930,000 feet of wood, was labeled “Sail Boat With People.”

According to the information on the link, the photos had been taken in 1899 in what is now Broward County.

All this was clearly incorrect.

But who was John Henry Moore?

On Nov. 15, 1988, a woman named Cecile Wilton wrote a letter to the Broward County

Library.

“I’m delighted you desire the enclosed photos,” she wrote. “The man with the bird in his hands is my Great-Uncle Harry, altho his true name was John Henry Moore. He was a carpenter who worked on canals.”

The information accompanying the photos said Wilton lived in Terrehonne, Ohio.

Actually, she lived in Terrebonne, Oregon.

On July 8, Pedersen and Naughton met with Rochelle Pienn, the curator at the Broward County Library.

Pienne, who was not employed by the library in 1988 when the Moore collection arrived to be catalogued, brought out the original photographs from a gray, acid-free file box.

“The collection came with very little information,” Pienn explained in a recent email exchange, “and those who described it then did their

best. The wonderful result, as often happens in archives, was that other scholars with more information — in this case Janet and Ginger — were able to help us make crucial identifications.”

The inaccurate link has been removed while the information is updated.

John Henry Moore was born in Macoupin County, Illinois, in 1860. By 1899, he was in Boca Raton, paying $200 for 13 acres in a subdivision on which he began raising pineapples. Photos of his house are among the collection.

By Feb. 9, 1898, it was clear the Lofthus could not be refloated and so the contents were auctioned on the beach — the canned goods, hard tack, cooking utensils and guns.

The auctioneer was Major Nathan S. Boynton, whose name is now better known than John Henry Moore’s.

W.M. Brown of Titusville and L.C. Oliver of Miami paid $550 for the cargo of Southern pine, which had an estimated value of $35,000.

The man hired to get all that wood off the ship and across the dunes where it could be floated up to West Palm Beach and put on a train to Miami was Thomas Rickards, a Boca Raton pioneer and civil engineer who also sold lots for Henry M. Flagler.

Henry Moore had bought his 13 acres from Thomas Rickards.

We don’t know if Moore, the carpenter, helped build the tramway for transporting the wood. But we know he took pictures of it.

“Capt. Rickards has arranged a businesslike manner of getting the lumber off the bark,” The Tropical Sun reported on April 7, 1898. “We are told he gets off 6,000 feet a day.”

We’ve known about the wreck, the wood that was auctioned on the beach and the tramway that carried it over the dunes. All this is recorded in newspaper stories preserved in local history archives. But we couldn’t see it until Ginger Pedersen chanced on a mislabeled photo collection.

“Photographs are primary resources,” Janet Naughton says. “They illustrate and illuminate the past. In this case, no eyewitnesses remain, yet the images tell a visual story of not only the shipwreck, but its recovery efforts. The coastal topography, the flora, fauna, and the pioneer determination to overcome obstacles.”

Pedersen still marvels at the find.

“These photos are not copies,” she says. “I went down to the Broward library and handled them, the original photos. A painting is all in the mind of the artist, but there’s no disputing the facts you can get from an old photo.”

On Aug. 4, 1898, a U.S. Navy tugboat began firing on the Lofthus’ hull, probably as target practice on its way to the Spanish-American war in Cuba.

A month later, 300,000 feet of wood was still in the ship’s hold, so dynamite was used to blow up the hull to free the remaining cargo. It worked, and the wood washed ashore.

In time, the wood was carried by train to Miami, where it was intended for a final home in yet another hotel Henry M. Flagler was planning in the Bahamas.

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engineer who oversaw the cargo’s retrieval, left Boca Raton for North Carolina in 1903 after a hurricane destroyed his crops. He died in 1928.

In 1915, John Henry Moore sold his 13 acres for $400.

Pedersen estimates they would be worth between $15 million and $20 million today.

By 1920, he was in Missouri, running a grocery store with his brother, and a decade later he’d moved on to Oregon, near his family.

He never married and died in 1937, a half-century before Cecile Wilton, his great-niece, donated his photos to the Broward library.

Cecile Wilton died in 2006.

She was 90.

On Jan. 6, 2004, the Lofthus wreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is Florida’s eighth “Underwater Archeological Preserve.”

In January 2013, a snorkeler named Steven Dennison happened upon the bow of the Coquimbo, situated in about 15 feet of water 350 yards off Ocean Ridge, apparently uncovered by the swirling waves raised by Hurricane Sandy the previous October.

When Dennison returned five months later, the sands had shifted and the Coquimbo had vanished. In the years since, the ship’s remains have occasionally been visible after passing storms stirred the sands.

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ABOVE: John Henry Moore’s house, situated on property that is now part of Lake Wyman Park in Boca Raton.

LEFT: Section A, Lot 5 is believed to be his homestead.

Map provided by the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum

When Pedersen consulted the county land records, she found that John Henry Moore’s 13 acres in Boca Raton had been part of a subdivision ranging from what is now Northeast Fifth Avenue to the Intracoastal Waterway.

“I’ve got to go there,” she said.

Perhaps it was all gone now, nothing but condos and office buildings, but she was curious. Curiosity had led to his photographs, after all.

And so, on Sunday morning, Aug. 22, she found herself in Lake Wyman Park.

The northern end of Moore’s former home is now at the southern end of the park.

“There are towering pine trees there,” she recalled after her visit, “not Australian pines, but Florida slash pines, maybe Dade County pine, very, very old.

“They were probably here when Henry Moore was there.” Ú

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Buried history: Unearthed sea wall halts Ocean Club pool project

By Larry Barszewski

You might say the Ocean Club of Florida ran into a “brick wall” when it began replacing its swimming pool and deck in April.

Except it wasn’t a brick wall, but a concrete and steel one — a massive, nearly century-old sea wall that had been buried for years under the dune sands accumulating on the Ocean Ridge beachfront property.

The find came after construction crews had already ripped out the Ocean Club’s existing pool and deck, providing no option to leave things the way they were.

Instead, the club submitted a redesigned pool and deck plan with the town, one that avoids the sea wall. The town approved the permit for the new pool and wading pool Sept. 13.

The new plan doesn’t change the rectangular configuration of the pool from its previous north-south alignment to an east-west one, as was originally planned. It keeps the same north-south configuration as the old pool, according to documents on file with the town.

It took some digging to reveal the history of the buried sea wall, which goes back 90plus years to before the time of Ocean Ridge’s incorporation.

Back then, the McCormick Mile south of the Boynton Inlet was known as Mizner Mile, after famed architect Addison Mizner, a Palm Beach socialite whose Mizner Land Co. had title to the property.

Historian Janet DeVries Naughton said Mizner ended up taking his development ventures south to Boca Raton after being run out of Ocean Ridge — then part of the town of Boynton — by residents who took umbrage at Mizner’s plans for building a grand hotel and relocating Ocean Boulevard farther west to give his property more oceanfront lots.

Col. Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, purchased the property in 1930 and immediately set to work extending a sea wall needed to keep the land from being swallowed by the ocean.

Victor Searles, a partner in the Mizner company, began constructing the sea wall in 1929 because of sand erosion problems caused by the Boynton Inlet, said Naughton, of the Boynton Beach Historical Society, who has researched newspaper stories from that time.

The inlet, also known as the South Lake Worth Inlet, had recently opened and was starving the property of sand, with its jetties blocking the natural flow of sand from north to south. It wasn’t until a decade later that a sand transfer station was built to bring migrating sand south of the inlet.

The sea wall extended for more than 2,000 feet, including

1935: Severe erosion along the beach just south of the Boynton Inlet led to the use of concrete groins and construction of the sea wall. Riddle Engineering photo provided by Boynton Beach City Library

1960s: Before sea oats and other dune vegetation grew in, the wall was all that divided the pool from the sandy beach. Photo provided

1986: In a reverse angle to the photo above, the dune vegetation is beginning to fill in and the wall is still visible between the club and Ocean House North condo. Photo provided vice president with Caulfield & Wheeler, the Boca Raton firm that did the survey for the Ocean Club, said his company has no way of locating underground foundations that are completely buried, and usually states that on its surveys.

John Mouw, vice president of Mouw Associates, which was hired by the club for the pool excavation work, referred all questions about uncovering the sea wall to the club. Ocean Club General Manager Joe Pavone declined to comment and directed any questions to the town.

“This is a private club,” Pavone said.

The town is taking steps to ensure the sea wall isn’t forgotten again.

“Town staff is currently doing 2021: In the past 35 years, dune vegetation had accumulated enough sand to bury the wall, research and compiling data leading to this unfinished Ocean Club pool replacement project. The town approved the perabout this sea wall,” Guy wrote. mit for a redesigned plan that avoids the wall. Photo provided by the Town of Ocean Ridge “Once this has been completed, a second McCormick phase that top of the sea wall within feet of buried except for the portion the information will be archived began construction in 1935. uncovered during the Ocean and the structure added to our the pool’s diving boards. Town Naughton said McCormick had officials said the Ocean Club’s Club pool excavation. town maps and GIS system.”

“The initial survey and The Ocean Club would not plans to turn his property into original 1962 plot plan for the application documents that have been able just to bulldoze a large seaport, but eventually club’s construction showed the were submitted as a part of the the wall to make room for a sold the site. sea wall, and Naughton found Over the decades, the beach permit application package did bigger pool. an undated, mid-20th century and dunes gradually built up to “The town would require a not identify this sea wall,” town map at the Palm Beach County United States Army Corps of the south of the inlet. The sea building official Durrani Guy Courthouse that included the Engineers permit to modify this wall was still visible when the said in an email response to sea wall as well.

But the sea wall became Ocean Club was constructed questions from The Coastal Star. structure in any manner,” Guy a faded memory, completely Jeffrey Wagner, a senior wrote. Ú and opened in 1962, with the

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Delray Beach

End to Old School Square lease unveils history of controversy

By Jane Smith The decision to terminate the longstanding city lease with the Old School Square Center for the Arts board came swiftly, but the seeds of discontent were sown years ago.

Tired of excuses and missed deadlines for submitting fiscal audits — to show how the $1.7 million given Old School Square over the past three years had been spent — three city commissioners on Aug. 10 gave the center’s managers six months to vacate the historic premises.

“If not today, when,” Vice Mayor Shirley Johnson said after making a motion to end the 32-year-old lease, which was supported by Mayor Shelly Petrolia and Commissioner Juli Casale.

Deputy Vice Mayor Adam Frankel and Commissioner Ryan Boylston disagreed.

“To cut off a multiyear relationship over personality conflicts,” Frankel said, “that’s what I see is on the table.”

The city and the Old School Square board have been at odds for years, according to Petrolia. Her predecessor, Cary Glickstein, tried to rein in the Old School Square managers in 2016 with a tighter lease. Glickstein declined to comment.

The sour feelings came to a head when city commissioners learned that a $1.6 million renovation to the interior of the Crest Theatre, mostly underwritten by a private donor and undertaken by a board member, was underway without their knowledge.

Old School Square managers countered that they had gone to City Hall to secure the necessary permits, which should have served notice that the work was underway.

And they pointed to the lease, which specifies Old School Square managers’ financial reporting obligations, but does not specify how the city is informed about renovations. Frankel argued that the building permits approved by city staff would hold up in court as notice given to the city.

The tipping point for Petrolia was when she learned in early August the construction bond for the renovation protected Old School Square managers, not the city, which owns the building.

When they refused to change it, “that’s what threw me over to the other side.”

She said Old School Square managers acted as if they —not Delray Beach taxpayers — owned the buildings. As examples, twice their executives signed the renovation permits as the owner of the Cornell Art Museum and more recently the Crest Theatre.

Outpouring of protest

After the 3-2 vote, Old School Square dug in its heels. Board members, staffers and volunteers mounted a strident social media campaign to force the commission to reconsider. Staff sent supporters commissioners’ email addresses and cellphone numbers, which generated a flood of emails and phone calls.

They took to Facebook, telling friends that three commissioners were trying to destroy the “heart and soul” of the city.

A Change.org petition, citing the city’s “unethical voting process, lack of due diligence and reliance on inaccurate information,” secured more than 10,000 signatures, although not all the signers were city residents.

In late September, managers canceled the popular series of fall art classes, saying they were forced to, in part,

The Cornell Art Museum has been the centerpiece of Old School Square for decades. because of fallout from bad publicity from termination of the lease.

Tom Rutherfoord signed up for a fourweek photography class in October. The instructor called him in late September and told him all classes were canceled.

“I paid about $200 for the class,” he said. “I’m sure they will return the money.”

Yet Old School Square’s website says it is not offering refunds.

“Why are you stopping a money generator?” asked Petrolia.

And when the city attorney tried to amend the lease in late June by adding a clause that any renovations over $65,000 would have to be approved by the City Commission, Brian Lipshy, the Old School Square managers’ attorney, balked. He said that kind of oversight was not required by the current lease.

Five days before the commission’s Aug. 17 meeting, Old School Square managers sent a six-page letter notifying the city of its intent to sue over the lease termination.

Just before the meeting, supporters held a rally outside City Hall. They wore black T-shirts with Old School Square logos and spoke passionately about their love of the arts center.

Scott Porten, a former Old School Square board chairman, said during the meeting, “You decided without notice and took the nuclear option.”

Equally passionate was Elise Johnson Nail, another former Old School Square board chair. She chided the commission for its decision, made without talking to the Old School Square board. “Why would anyone donate their hard-earned money to any nonprofit in this city, subject to the whims of the commission?”

Nail asked.

None of the protests persuaded the three commissioners to revisit their votes. They said they were waiting for the full report from internal auditor Julia Davidyan.

Contractor’s dual role questioned

The decision to end the lease, seen as hasty to some, was a long time coming, others say.

Johnson, elected in 2017, said she wanted “to wean the nonprofits off the city dole.”

Johnson was invited to tour the Crest Theatre after she found out in late June that the theater renovation, which included a commercial kitchen, was underway.

She said she had no idea of the extent of the work.

Old School Square board member and project contractor Bill Branning nudged her and said, “Well, you do now,” Johnson recalled.

Philanthropist Margaret Blume, who underwrote $1.4 million of the

renovation, said that because Branning is “a board member and a general contractor, I trusted him to represent my interests better than another general contractor. You go with people you have confidence in their work.”

Blume also scoffed at the contention that the City Commission was in the dark about the restoration. “For them to claim that they didn’t know about it is really ludicrous. In order to do any kind of improvement of property in the city of Delray Beach, or any city, you have to pull a permit” describing the nature of the work. “The city has to approve. The commissioners weren’t watching their own chickadees.”

Branning was part of the Old School Square team that came to the July 13 City Commission meeting to ask for retroactive approval for the Crest Theatre renovation.

Casale asked why the Crest renovation project wasn’t put out to bid.

“The renovation was brought to the Old School Square board” in February, Branning said. To avoid a conflict of interest, “I left the meeting while it was discussed. The board approved the contract unanimously.”

City Attorney Lynn Gelin questioned Branning’s dual role as an Old School Square board member and contractor.

“Because of our ethics rules and the reason the commission is struggling to understand how this can happen … it doesn’t pass the smell test,” she said to Branning. “It’s not enough just to step out of the room while the vote is taken.”

Still, commissioners unanimously agreed to let the renovation proceed.

They asked Davidyan to review the financial documents received and report back in 60 days.

The work was stopped on Aug. 5 by city inspectors.

“The representatives for Old School Square did not provide a performance bond that would properly protect the city’s interests regarding the completion and quality of the work,” Gina Carter, the city spokeswoman, wrote in a Sept. 14 email.

Although rumors abounded that the buildings would be torn down if the city severed the lease, the nearly five-acre campus — listed on the National Register of Historic Places — is deed restricted. It must remain an arts and cultural center.

If it doesn’t, the property reverts to the Palm Beach County School District.

The campus consists of three historic buildings: the Crest Theatre (the restored 1925 Delray High School); the Cornell Art Museum (the restored 1913 Delray Elementary School); and the Fieldhouse (formerly the 1925 Vintage Gymnasium).

An outdoor pavilion was added in 2002.

What’s next for campus?

The commission asked City Manager Terrence Moore to find a nonprofit to run the Old School Square campus.

He published his plan Aug. 27 on the city website and estimated it would take about five months to find a new operator. Old School Square Center for the Arts will be allowed to compete for a new lease if managers can fix discrepancies in their financial records and finish the renovation, Petrolia said.

Old School Square board Chairwoman Emelie Konopka said the board has not decided whether to apply for a new lease.

“We were planning for a workshop (with the city) to address the

city’s concerns, but we were not afforded the opportunity,” she wrote in a Sept. 26 email to The Coastal Star.

The city funds nonprofits through its Community Redevelopment Agency.

Johnson is the chairwoman of the CRA board, made up of the five city commissioners and two appointed board members.

The Old School Square managers received only the first-quarter payment of their annual request of $750,000 for the 2020-21 budget year.

The CRA requires an annual audit of any nonprofit before it can apply to receive tax dollars for the next fiscal year.

Even with the ongoing pandemic, six other Delray Beach nonprofits supplied the necessary audits to the CRA in May with their money requests.

The CRA held back the other payments because the Old School Square managers have not supplied audits for the past two budget years and used the pandemic as an excuse.

The Old School Square managers should not receive the rest of their $582,500 from the CRA, even after the two audits are complete, Johnson told The Coastal Star on Aug. 25.

The first auditing firm, Holyfield & Thomas, dropped Old School Square as a client after Robert Steele resigned in May 2018 as the nonprofit’s chief executive and chief financial officer. The firm’s auditor left as well. Holyfield & Thomas then determined there was no one “with enough experience to work with Old School Square given their needs,” Renee Jadusingh, CRA executive director, wrote to CRA board members in mid-August.

The second auditing firm, Daszkal Bolton LLP, could not meet the Old School Square deadlines, Latoya Lawrence, the center’s CFO, said at the July 15 CRA board meeting. She promised the board that the 2018-2019 audit would be done by July 31.

But when Jadusingh called Daszkal Bolton after the deadline to find out why that firm no longer had Old School Square as a client, Michael Daszkal indicated that OSS was not in a position to complete audits for fiscal years 20182019 and 2019-2020, Jadusingh wrote.

“After months of not receiving adequate information, Daszkal Bolton LLP withdrew from the engagement.”

City auditor cites lack of info

On Sept. 10, two of Old School Square’s attorneys met with the city attorney and the city manager.

After some back and forth, Moore finally told them that they can apply to remain operators of Old School Square.

At the Sept. 13 commission meeting, Davidyan said the Old School Square managers were not in compliance with the city lease. She cited the lack of a strategic plan, no recent annual budgets, no recent outside auditing reports and no recent forms filed with the IRS. The CRA budgets do not give the complete picture of what is happening at Old School Square, Davidyan said.

“None of the items related to the capital improvements at the Crest Theatre building or by the donor were listed,” she said. “I’m told OSS has a separate construction budget.”

Discussions between Davidyan and the Old School Square staff ceased after the city received the notice of intent to sue. Ú Larry Keller contributed to this story.

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Nonprofit’s pattern of accounting flaws at heart of city’s decision when he was CEO, but suggested the cost of flying in entertainers and lecturers for appearances might account for much of that. Tax returns show hundreds of thousands of dollars paid annually for performer fees, but it’s not clear if they include travel.

Old School Square’s tax returns also show several dozen employees. Its website lists 15 staff members.

“They’re jobbers,” Gillie said of the high number. These are part-timers who are paid to work specific shows and do so at various venues in South Florida, he said.

By Larry Keller Delray Beach has cited many examples in which it says Old School Square Center for the Arts has not complied with terms of its lease. Inadequate reporting of its efforts to diversify its board and its programs is one example.

But at the crux of most issues: money.

The nonprofit is filing federal income tax documents late for the second year in a row. On its most recent tax form, for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2019, it reported net income of $746,283.

That’s in stark contrast, however, to its perennial money-losing past. Tax returns for the eight previous years show net losses every year, totaling nearly $3.3 million.

Meanwhile, 10 of 24 board members have resigned this year, with the group’s former chairwoman citing several financial problems.

The organization’s supporters concede there are problems, but argue that terminating the lease is overkill.

Among them is Frances Bourque, Old School Square’s founder and chairwoman emeritus.

“Mea culpa, mea culpa for anything we did,” she told city commissioners in July. “It wasn’t due to malice, but ignorance. We need to move on.”

The nonprofit hired a law firm that has threatened to sue. The city can terminate the lease without cause, as long as it gives 180 days’ notice.

In July, the City Commission instructed its internal auditor Julia Davidyan to conduct an audit of Old School Square. Among her findings: • The nonprofit may have inadvertently “double dipped” by using a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan to pay for the same payroll expenses already covered by Community Redevelopment Agency money.

• A $900,000 donation from philanthropist Margaret Blume earmarked for renovation of the Crest Theatre was listed on some financial filings, but not others.

• Recent budget reports and files appear to present incomplete or inaccurate payroll data.

• Annual budget documents submitted do not comply with what is required by the lease. Budget and quarterly reports, for example, do not account for the renovation of the Crest Theatre.

“There are two things going on here.

They’re either remarkably sloppy and have been for years and years, or there’s a [bigger] problem,” said Commissioner Juli Casale, one of three on the City Commission who voted to end the lease.

“No one’s explaining why they’ve made no effort to fix it. Instead of rectifying their issues, they’re attacking the commission.”

Old School Square’s supporters insist they did cooperate with the audit and weren’t given a chance to correct mistakes.

The nonprofit’s chief operating officer, Holland Ryan, and chief financial officer, Latoya Lawrence, did not respond to requests for comment.

Most Old School Square board members who have resigned this year declined to comment publicly, if at all.

Former Chairwoman Joy Howell wrote a six-page letter to fellow board members in April when she resigned, listing what she saw as financial problems that needed fixing.

“Any attempts at oversight and my fiduciary duties have been met with

Equipment, donations in jeopardy

With renovations halted at the Crest Theatre, a private donor asked to have her unused contributions returned. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star continued resistance by the executive committee and sometimes by staff,” she said in the letter.

Howell went on to say that the full board needed more information about the organization’s financial problems and cash flow concerns.

She questioned, among other things, why the nonprofit was paying an outside accounting firm $20,000 to $25,000 to correct its books in recent years. And she recommended the hiring of a promoter to negotiate musician contracts more favorable to Old School Square.

Nonprofit gets city, CRA support

Old School Square can derive up to 25% of its budget from the Community Redevelopment Agency. It has received $9.5 million from the CRA over the past 18 years, records show.

The nonprofit pays $1 a year to rent the property, which consists of three historic buildings and a pavilion.

The lease stipulates that Old School Square is responsible for paying the costs of utilities, pest control, janitorial service, and expenses incurred making improvements to the interior of the buildings.

The city’s obligations include maintenance and repairs to roofs, foundations, walkways, elevators and landscaping.

The city’s “limited-scope audit” focused on whether Old School Square was in compliance with terms of its lease and doesn’t address other matters that could arise from a forensic audit of its finances. Commissioner Shirley Johnson has said she supports one.

For example, executive compensation of $339,036 paid in fiscal 2016 was nearly 41% higher than the $241,007 paid in the second-highest year, which was 2015.

Some of that increase may have been due to a severance payout to former CEO Joe Gillie. He retired in 2015 after 23 years at Old School Square — first as executive director, then as president and CEO. He was provided no retirement plan during his tenure, Gillie said. Upon his leaving, the board opted to take two years of his annual salary and amortize it over four years. He received $219,267 in all, Gillie said. An outside auditor put the amount higher at $236,040.

“This was their way of giving me a retirement plan that was not overly taxing to the organization itself. They said that I deserved more,” Gillie said.

Mayor Shelly Petrolia, who voted to terminate the lease, said the payout was yet another example of the Old School Square board’s fiscal irregularities.

“Especially since that was around the time they were coming to the CRA and crying they were broke. That was contrary to what they should be doing. It validates the concerns on the commission.”

Since Gillie retired, Old School Square has seen two chief executives come and go. Robert Steele was hired to replace Gillie. He resigned in May 2018. In October 2019, the board hired Shannon Eadon. She resigned in December 2020 in the height of the pandemic.

Neither would comment on the record for this story.

The nonprofit’s tax returns also show substantial fluctuations in profits and losses from one year to another from alcoholic beverage sales — including combined losses exceeding $74,000 for the two most recent years reported.

Annual travel expenses in three recent years ranged from $63,127 to $83,360.

Gillie said those expenses were less

The firm conducting the nonprofit’s most recent annual outside audit said in a Sept. 9 letter that it noticed a “significant deficiency” in investments, pledges and other financial categories that “were not reconciled or updated in the current year.”

“An inability to reconcile is code for these firms can’t stand behind the numbers. And that’s a problem,” Casale said.

The auditing firm’s letter said that Old School Square blamed “recent changes in senior management” for the problems, and management said it was able to address them.

If the nonprofit eventually leaves (it can reapply for a new lease if it meets certain conditions), it will take out its equipment. That’s “all the lighting, all the sound — everything that’s in those buildings,” Gillie said. “Somebody that comes in is going to have to raise a million or two just to get some equipment in there to make it run.”

Meanwhile, Blume wants the balance of her unused contributions totaling $1.4 million for renovating the Crest Theatre returned to her since that work has now stopped. She also gave $1 million earlier for work on the Cornell Museum, which was completed.

In a letter she wrote to the City Commission on Aug. 30, Blume said the decision to end the Old School Square lease was “rash and irresponsible. It will take a significant amount of time, effort and funds to get the property minimally operational.”

“I’d say we were about 80% complete” with the theater renovations, Blume said in an interview. She’s not sure yet how much of her $1.4 million gift she wants returned, but said it will be in six figures.

In her letter, Blume said she has given Old School Square so much money in part to help it become more financially solvent.

“They didn’t even have the courtesy to respond to my letter,” she said of the City Commission.

Gillie dismisses concerns about Old School Square’s inability to break even, despite the CRA’s annual infusions of money. “So what? Do you know what it costs to maintain those buildings on an annual basis? Look how much money we’ve raised over the years.

“There should be a return on their investment, and sometimes it’s in the negative, but name an arts organization that isn’t. It’s hard to get a museum to make money.”

Besides, Gillie added, Old School Square provides an economic benefit of millions of dollars annually by bringing people to the area.

“This is a 30-year relationship we had with the city,” Gillie said. “Where’s the love?” Ú Jane Smith contributed to this story.

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Boynton Beach

Ocean Avenue signs of change: Restaurant, butcher shop, land deal in works

By Larry Barszewski

Two new food establishments and a major real estate transaction — all now in the works — could signal a new stage in the revitalization of Ocean Avenue in downtown Boynton Beach.

The city’s goal of turning the street into a South Florida destination spot could come closer to fruition because of changes planned or proposed at some of the oldest buildings on Ocean Avenue. The changes include: • The $3.6 million sale of a trio of early city commercial buildings — including one housing the Hurricane Alley Restaurant and Raw Bar — to the Community Redevelopment Agency. The CRA would then make the properties available for a larger project on the west side of Federal Highway from Ocean Avenue to Boynton Beach Boulevard.

• The conversion of the historic Magnuson House into an indoor-outdoor restaurant.

The century-old Ocean Avenue fixture has been vacant for at least 14 years. The owner of Troy’s Barbeque wants to create an “All-American dining restaurant” on the site, using 40foot and 20-foot long corrugated shipping containers for the restaurant’s kitchen, bar and restrooms.

• The opening of a gourmet butcher, market, eatery and catering establishment in another pioneer-era building on the avenue. Nicholson Muir Meats is leasing the historic Ruth Jones Cottage and working toward a Nov. 1 opening.

Oyer buildings on the block

The CRA has until the end of the year to lock down the purchase of three buildings owned by the Oyer family that are critical to the agency’s redevelopment plans. The buildings are at 511, 515 and 529 E. Ocean Avenue.

If the CRA can’t close the deal by Dec. 31 with Harvey Oyer, who is representing his family’s properties, then Oyer will likely turn to private

Southeast corner view of proposed restaurant at the Magnuson House. Rendering provided developers offering more money.

Oyer said he’s willing to sell to the CRA for less than he might receive from a private developer because he needs a quick sale to avoid a capital gains tax hit he anticipates is coming from the federal government.

“It’s driven entirely by tax issues,” Oyer told city commissioners.

Commissioners, who also serve as the CRA board, negotiated details of the sale with Oyer at the CRA’s Sept. 14 meeting. The items include an up-to-$200,000 nonrefundable deposit if the deal falls apart, accepting the buildings “as is,” and allowing yearlong renewal leases with existing tenants that can be terminated upon 90 days’ notice.

Commissioners do not want any leases signed with new tenants, even though such leases would provide rental income to the CRA until a new project moves forward. Commissioners said they want to avoid any additional complications that might surface with new contracts that could interfere with a future redevelopment.

The commission’s position likely will prevent the Surfing Florida Museum from getting available storefront space it wanted to coincide with the Boynton Beach Haunted Pirate Fest and Mermaid Splash, which is set for Oct. 30-31 downtown.

Museum officials had hoped to use the space for a pop-up exhibit depicting 100 years of surfing in Florida.

The Oyer properties are to be included in a larger development with CRA-owned properties to the north. The CRA is now accepting development

proposals for the 115 N. Federal Highway project.

Oyer also requested that the Oyer Insurance sign painted on one of the buildings be salvaged for its historical value and be placed somewhere visible to the public, which the CRA agreed to do if the cost does not exceed $20,000.

“Over time, every original historic [commercial] building on your original business street has been torn down,” Oyer said.

“I think it would be sad to do away with all three of those buildings and signage without the ability to save the signage.”

New interest in old house

A few blocks west on Ocean Avenue, the CRA had been stymied in its attempts to use the Magnuson House in its redevelopment plans. The building has needed costly renovations to enable it to meet code requirements for a commercial enterprise.

Restaurateur Anthony Barber thinks he has a viable alternative: Place all the commercial uses in portable shipping containers, while using the house to seat dinner guests. The revamped storage containers would be behind the house and outdoor seating would be added on patios around the building.

An addition previously placed on the rear of the house would be demolished, said Barber, who also owns Troy’s Barbeque.

City commissioners agreed to work with Barber to see if a financial agreement can be reached on the lease or sale of the CRA-owned property.

However, after Barber

Town Square lawsuit headed to trial as city aims to end deal with developer

By Jane Smith

The Boynton Beach lawsuit against its private developer in the Town Square project is headed to a nonjury trial in the second half of October.

Mediation talks reached an impasse, according to a Sept. 14 court filing.

Boynton Beach is asking a judge to decide whether it met obligations in a March 2018 agreement with JKM Developers of Boca Raton.

The city gave three parcels of Town Square land to JKM. The firm also received nearly $2 million in cash “for considerations,” according to the March 2018 agreement.

The city had an options clause in the agreement that allowed it to buy back the land for $100 a parcel. The options clause was removed in December 2018 after JKM received city approval

for its site plans.

Boynton Beach, though, was promised two garages to provide parking for its staff, library workers and patrons, and visitors to its renovated historic high school and Schoolhouse Children’s Museum.

JKM has allowed Boynton Beach to park cars on the Town Square land the firm owns, according to a deal worked out by the assistant city manager at the time.

The city sued JKM in November 2020 asking a judge to decide whether it had met all terms of the deal.

By affirming the city has met its obligations, the suit claims JKM has not upheld its part of the contract and the relationship can be severed.

Even if the city wins, JKM will still own the land. Ú

notified the city of his interest in the building in July, others have come forward with their own proposals for using the building.

Commissioners have given them until Oct. 29 to put together more complete proposals that could be compared with Barber’s.

Two of the plans come from businesses currently in the Oyer buildings that would be displaced by a redevelopment project.

The proposals include: • Creating a new location for Hurricane Alley. Owner Kim Kelly’s proposal said Hurricane Alley would use the main house for seating guests and office space, with construction of another building behind the house for the kitchen and restrooms, and a tiki hut bar area. The plan also would include a two-year extension of her current lease to allow Hurricane Alley to stay open during the renovations.

• Turning the property into an office and training center for Florida Technical Consultants. The company, a civil engineering firm located in one of the Oyer buildings, wants to provide on-site classes for geographic information system mapping.

• Two separate requests from adjacent property owners. Brian Fitzpatrick wants to combine the site with his property to the north, while Sami and Salam Dagher requested combining it with their land to the west.

Either proposal could allow for a larger mixed-use development and both requested the Magnuson House be moved.

Commissioners suggested the two property owners should present a combined proposal.

Commissioners said most of the plans lacked sufficient information for them to decide, so they gave the proponents time to submit additional details while the CRA moves forward in its discussions with Barber.

While some commissioners said they eventually see the Magnuson property as part of a larger development, they also said it was possible the development could happen around the restaurant if Barber’s establishment succeeds.

The CRA must decide if it wants to lease or sell the property.

Commissioner Christina Romelus supports selling the property to Barber, which would provide an opportunity to have a local, minority-owned

business in the heart of the downtown.

“We’ve seen what Hurricane Alley has been able to do over the last 25 years. What could be able to potentially happen with the Barber family here over the next 25 years if we permit this project to move forward?”

Romelus said. “This is an opportunity to make something new, make something that’s different, bring a whole different vibe and essence to our downtown. And I want to see that. That’s a legacy that I’d like to leave behind.”

Commissioner Ty Penserga said a five-year lease with renewal options may be a better idea, to make sure the restaurant can succeed before the CRA gives up control of the property.

“In five years, we’ll know where you’re going, if you’re here for the long run,” he said.

Gourmet butcher on way

The former Ruth Jones Cottage looked to be heading for success after being moved several blocks east on the avenue in 2011. It was first home to the Little House Restaurant and later Chez Andrea’s Gourmet Provence. But Chez Andrea’s, a French restaurant, opened just as the pandemic arrived and was not able to make a go of it. It closed in January.

Now James Muir has come to the city from New York and signed a lease for Nicholson Muir Meats, filing his incorporation papers in July.

Interior renovations for the new establishment at the cottage were ongoing in September.

Muir owned a catering service and restaurant called Artaux in Sea Cliff, New York.

The restaurant, now closed, received an “excellent” rating in a 2015 New York Times review for its “creative and delicious foods.” The catering company is still in business, Muir said.

Muir lives in Boynton Beach and picked the Ruth Jones Cottage because “it is very central to everything” and has “great access to the bridge” connecting to the barrier island communities. “I thought that the specific location was great.

It has a lot of character, that cottage.”

The establishment will have a butcher counter featuring wagyu beef from Australia, Japan and the United States, prepared foods and a small restaurant with fewer than 20 seats, Muir said. He plans to offer off-site and on-site catering, Saturday evening tastings and memberships that provide special pricing, products and tastings.

“We’re going to focus more on super high-end products,” Muir said. “We’ll have some retail items … a lot of prepared foods, grab-and-go salads, things like that.”

The restaurant’s operating hours are still to be determined, he said. Ú

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Mayor, council give preliminary approval to doubling their pay

up to $300 around 2006 before the council reduced its monthly pay by $50 For the second time in less than in 2011 because of the economic effects five years, the South Palm Beach Town of the mortgage crisis, Town Manager Council gave preliminary approval to an Robert Kellogg said.

Before 1995, the council members had ordinance that will raise the salaries of been receiving $150 a month since 1972, the mayor and council members.

If the measure is approved on second he said. reading Oct. 12, the monthly salaries for “I certainly think it’s time for a raise,’’ Councilman Bill LeRoy said. “We mayor and four council members will are underpaid and we’re going to be double — to $1,000 for the mayor and underpaid again if we don’t change this.” $600 for the council — the next time Vice Mayor Robert Gottlieb agreed. they win election.

“I don’t think it’s an extreme amount “It should have been done a long time of money,’’ Mayor Bonnie Fischer said ago,’’ he said.

If the raises are passed, they wouldn’t at a workshop Sept. 10, three days take effect until after the March elections before the council voted 4-1 to pass the and only for the three seats up for ordinance on first reading.

Councilman Mark Weissman voted that election: the mayor’s post and the against the measure, not because he council seats held by Weissman and opposes the raises but because he LeRoy. Those raises would cost the town thinks the town charter should include about $6,600 in the budget year that language for determining pay increases starts Oct. 1.

The other council seats, held by for the mayor and council.

In 2017, the council voted to raise the Gottlieb and Ray McMillan, wouldn’t mayor’s salary to $500 from $250 and get the pay raises until after those spots the council members’ to $300 from $250. come up for election in March 2024.

The council salaries had effectively At LeRoy’s request, the council will been $250 since 1995; the salaries went discuss at its next meeting Oct. 12

By Joe Capozzi

whether council members should return some of their monthly salaries if they are out of town or away from meetings for an extended time.

In other business, the town will negotiate a contract with the architectural firm Synalovski Romanik Saye to design options for a new Town Hall.

SRS, based in Fort Lauderdale, was ranked first by the Town Council among four firms that gave presentations at a special meeting Sept. 22. The other firms, in order of their rankings, were Song & Associates, CPZ Architects and Knight Architects.

The council could consider the contract as early as its October meeting.

If the council votes to hire the firm, it will mark the fourth time in six years, and first since March 2020, the town will take a hard look at renovating the existing 45-year-old building or building a new one. Since 2016, the town has spent about $55,000 to study the idea.

• Council members asked the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to enforce an ordinance that bans dogs on public beaches. Deputies have been issuing

warnings, but Fischer said she still sees too many people with dogs at the beach and in the water, which she fears will attract sharks and endanger swimmers.

“I say fine them now,’’ LeRoy said, referring to the $150 cost for each violation. “Give them a ticket. They’ll tell their friends. If they’re just being warned, they continue to do it.’’

• The council approved a sewer rate of $2.53 per fixture, the same rate as last year. The vote on Sept. 13 came after an August public hearing and proper notification to residents. Eighteen months ago, the Inspector General faulted the town for improperly billing residents for a sewer rate increase during a three-year period beginning in October 2016. The IG said the town failed to adequately notify water customers of rate increases, as required by state law. As a result the town agreed to refund $455,000 to customers through credits on their sewer bills this year.

• The council approved a $2.245 million budget with a tax rate of $3.50 per $1,000 of assessed value. Last year’s tax rate was 3.54, but town property values went up 4% this year. Ú

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from the Kosowsky family, The cost of rebuilding the Friends of Gumbo Limbo Gumbo Limbo Nature Center’s have committed $600,000. observation tower has The Beach and Park jumped $200,000, to District, which $1.4 million, and there had also promised are signs that the long$600,000, boosted its awaited structure will contribution Aug. 30 be finished by next to cover the $200,000 September. price jump.

But there are Stephen Kosowsky, few details on the who is making the construction schedule. bequest with his wife, “They’re continuing Sharilyn Jones, and to work on the project daughter, Mia, posted behind the scenes. the 60% design plan Not a lot publicly has Proposed design on the “Remembering been talked about it,” of Jacob’s Outlook. Jacob Kosowsky” Rendering said Briann Harms, page on Facebook on executive director of provided Sept. 8, his son Jacob’s the Greater Boca Raton Beach birthday. Jacob died in a traffic and Park District. accident in 2018 at age 21; the The latest cost estimate puts viewing platform atop the tower work on the tower at roughly will be named Jacob’s Outlook.

“The design for Jacob’s $194,000, with ADA parking and boardwalk access at $20,000 Outlook is almost complete,” he wrote. “Gumbo Limbo Nature and the ADA ramp at $1.2 Center, the City and Greater million.

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Boca Beach and Park District are pushing to complete by Jacob’s next Birthday.”

Boca Raton demolished the 40-foot-tall tower after engineers in 2015 declared it and the adjoining boardwalk were unsafe. Ú

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Mary Bush

DELRAY BEACH — Mary Bush, a descendant of a Trail of Tears survivor, died Aug. 10 after six years with dementia. She was 77.

This tender and thoughtful woman with Irish, Welsh, and Cherokee roots spent her formative years in Chicago, where her husband-to-be’s family named her an honorary Hungarian.

She started her career as a nurse there and felt honored to run summer camps for children from the city’s housing projects.

Mrs. Bush found the most joy providing outreach and advocacy as an elementary school parent liaison/guidance counselor in Boynton Beach, where she taught parenting classes and ran emotional-support groups.

Her beloved “Glasses Club” inspired children to see the world in all its many layers. She also found comfort by helping migrant worker families and single mothers in the community.

A devotee of chocolate and angel pins, Mrs. Bush appreciated movies and concerts with her daughter Jennifer Bush, and often fell asleep with her glasses on and an open book over her heart.

In addition to her love for family, dear friends, and all Chicago teams, the guiding promise of nature provided a muchneeded salve for this golden-hearted, Delray Beach resident.

Throughout the years, she enjoyed floating over the waves and loved seeing turtle hatchling releases along beaches.

The cheerful, blue-eyed Mrs. Bush saved every card from family members, friends, colleagues, and students, and her own handwritten letters sounded more like free-verse poems, her words embracing recipients as warmly as her hugs.

She insisted people call her when they arrived home safely and specialized in mixing sports terminology and creating celebrity name hybrids — to the amusement of her family.

Mrs. Bush had a way of delivering comforting talks, chockfull of truisms. Her daughter Elizabeth Bush affectionately recalled a discussion they had about the boxes stacked in closets. As her daughter studied the teetering archives of sentimentality, Mrs. Bush assuaged her fears about the fate of these treasures.

“Most people don’t catalog their remembrances so extensively,” her mother said, “but you can’t borrow into the future and worry about what will happen to the photographs or letters, morphing into tissue-thin pieces of antiquity. People will either toss all the boxes one day or end up alone in a house full of sentiment. I’d like to think we’ll all be together eventually in the afterlife and it will not matter if anyone is here to preserve the memories. Those are coming with us and we’ll be with all the people we’re holding onto in this life again.”

The family feels immense gratitude for the loving companions who helped her daughters care for their mother at home, in addition to the exceptional memory care professionals who sang to her during the later stages of her life, as well as the warmth of the nurses and doctors during her final days.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Theodore Bush, and son, Teddy, and survived by her two daughters and granddaughter, Theodora.

— Obituary submitted by the family

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Town to lean on reserves to balance budget this year

By Mary Thurwachter

With a deficit of $792,000 in the general fund and $5 million in the utility fund, Lantana will rely on a hefty assist from its reserves to balance its $27.9 million budget for the new fiscal year. However, the town will not raise its tax rate — $3.50 per $1,000 of taxable value.

A few residents expressed concerns about spending during the first public hearing on Sept.

13.

One of them, former Mayor Dave Stewart, said the budget was “not acceptable,” particularly after the past year with residents suffering financial losses due to the pandemic.

“This is a time when you have extra money coming in, you don’t have money going out for a debt payment. You have the sales tax money, you have the Biden money” — $6 million from the American Rescue Plan Act — “and this is the time to go to the rollback rate. ... You have a lot of people, because of COVID, that are in sad shape.”

Mayor Robert Hagerty, during the final public hearing on Sept. 23, said that over the past decade the council had raised taxes only once.

Finance Director Stephen Kaplan said that while it was true the tax rate was raised only once during that time, taxes were higher each year since the town did not choose to go to the rollback rate. For example, the $3.50 tax rate for 2021-22 represents an increase of 5.8% over the rollback rate of $3.30 per $1,000 of taxable value.

Hagerty said the town had not gone to the rollback rate for the past decade or so and “had the opportunity to do so.”

Council member Lynn Moorhouse said he wasn't proud of keeping taxes low the past

10-15 years “because the town went to hell.”

Anticipated property tax revenues for the next year are $4,419,048, an increase of $371,762 compared to 2021’s budget revenue of $4,047,286.

Property taxes are projected to account for 33% of anticipated revenues next year, which was identical in 2021.

Moving $792,000 to the general fund will leave about $8 million in reserves, while the utility reserves will drop to about $7 million after the $5 million is transferred.

Why is this year’s deficit so much larger?

“The current draft consists of significant one-time capital improvement projects,” Kaplan said. “Within the utility fund, we have projects pertaining to drainage, water main replacements and water treatment plant improvements accounting for over $3.5 million.”

In the general fund, police communication center equipment upgrades are included at an estimated cost of more than $320,000.

Other expenses include library renovations and furniture, money to fix Sea Pines flooding issues and adding an officer and dispatcher to the Police Department.

The council had hoped to add an assistant town manager but scrapped the idea to save money. Also abandoned were plans to replace the tennis court fence and gate and repainting the veterans’ memorial at the Recreation Center.

Money the town receives from the penny sales tax surcharge, an estimated $1,041,700, is earmarked for projects such as an ADA ramp at the municipal beach, the second phase of the beach

walkway railing and paving projects.

The town plans to spend $20,000 on beautification (benches and landscaping) and $90,000 for nets at the Sports Complex to stop errant baseballs from breaking windows at apartments in Water Tower Commons.

Lantana employees can expect 2.6% cost-of-living raises and possible merit raises up to 5% based on annual evaluations.

Pension costs are projected at 45.59% of wages for sworn police officers at a cost of $933,000. Pension costs for other employees are 7% of wages with a matching program of up to 2%. The total cost for this is $363,000. Health insurance rates for employees will go up 4%, but no increase is expected for dental insurance.

The budget calls for reclassifying and promoting several positions in the finance and development services departments.

Also on the expenditures list are increasing part-time staff hours at the library and spending $15,000 for books.

The library is undergoing renovations and expansion, much of which was covered in the previous budget and from donations. The remaining costs will come from reserves.

As for how Lantana will spend its money from the federal pandemic stimulus plan, Kaplan said, “We’re still working through developing the details and are anticipating over $6 million,” not the $5 million the town first had heard.

“We currently have project approval for personal and public protective measures, loss of revenue during the pandemic and premium pay for essential workers.” Ú

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Gumbo Limbo open to public again

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton — Sept. 5

After almost 17 months of coronavirus seclusion, Gumbo Limbo’s indoor nature center and gift shop, aquariums and sea turtle rehabilitation facility are open again to the public. Boca Raton officials closed the center in mid-March 2020 in response to the COVID threat. Workers continued to rehabilitate injured or sick sea turtles and maintain sea creatures in the aquariums, just without public participation. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and noon to 4 p.m. Monday. Nature trails are open every day from 7 a.m. to sunset, though restrooms are not available when the nature center is closed. ABOVE: Children play in the Sea Turtle Garden. These life-size sculptures were created over several years by artist Colin Christian. The garden is dedicated to Gordon Gilbert, the nature center's founding director. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Briny Breezes

Town may ask Boynton Beach to renegotiate fire rescue contract

By Joe Capozzi Briny Breezes officials want to ask Boynton Beach about the possibility of renegotiating the town’s fire rescue contract with the city.

The contract allows the city to charge Briny an annual fee based on the higher of two numbers — a 4% increase of the previous year’s fee or a fee based on the All Urban Consumer Price Index for May, Boynton Beach Finance Director Mara Frederiksen wrote in a letter to the town Sept. 1.

Accordingly, Boynton Beach billed the town $438,153 for the year that started Oct. 1, based on the CPI total for May exceeding the 4% increase.

It was the first time since the 2008-09 budget year that the CPI exceeded the 4% increase.

The bill came as a surprise to Briny Breezes Town Manager William Thrasher. He’d included only $434,142 for fire rescue services — a number representing the 4% increase — in the town’s budget for next year.

At Thrasher’s request, Boynton Beach agreed to adjust the fee and give the town a $4,011 discount. But Thrasher said he wants to meet with city officials to review the 12-year contract the town entered into with the city in 2016.

“What I believe is a concern are the years going forward, particularly next year. If inflation continues to rise, we most likely will put our budget situation in jeopardy,’’ Thrasher told the Town Council on Sept.

23.

Thrasher said he might

ask city officials to “perhaps renegotiate a contract that is both sustainable for Boynton Beach and sustainable for the town of Briny Breezes. If they go strictly by the contract as it is written presently, and we have a high increase in CPI, it’s just not going to be sustainable for Briny,’’ he said.

The Town Council may discuss the issue again at its next meeting, Oct. 28.

In other business, the council approved a $1.3 million budget for the year that started Oct. 1, and a tax rate of $10 per $1,000 of assessed value. The budget includes $985,557 for the

general fund and $320,300 for the enterprise fund.

The council finalized the financing of the town’s $300,000 portion of the water main project. Of that total, $144,747 will come from the American Rescue Plan, $100,000 from the town’s share of county surtax money and the rest from the town’s water and sewer reserves.

• Because the council’s November meeting was scheduled to fall on Thanksgiving Day, the council decided to skip the November meeting and have a combined November-December meeting on Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. Ú

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Doc’s recommended for Delray’s Register of Historic Places

oc’s, the beloved eatery that harkens back to the fast-food franchises that popped up across the nation after World War II, should be preserved for future generations, Delray Beach’s Historic Preservation Board decided on Sept. 1.

In a 5-1 vote, the board recommended that Doc’s All American be listed on the city’s Register of Historic Places.

If the City Commission agrees, Doc’s will be placed on the register and protected from demolition.

“We are excited that the board voted to designate Doc’s to the local register of historic places,” owner Steve Michael said. “We aim to celebrate Doc’s, its history and place in Delray Beach to bridge the western and eastern parts of the city as a place for everyone to meet and eat.”

Doc’s sits at the corner of Atlantic and Swinton avenues, in the heart of the National Register Old School Square Historic District.

Michael had threatened demolition of Doc’s if the city would not agree to rezone and reclassify two lots immediately to the west — a parking lot and a Dunkin Donuts shop — that he wants to redevelop.

Those zoning requests are

The historic designation means Doc’s would not be demolished, but it is not clear when it would reopen.

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pending, but then Michael changed course and filed an application with the city seeking historic designation.

Doc’s opened in 1951 as a Dairy Queen franchise and sold frosty cones, shakes and custards. A tall frosty cone cost 6 cents. Atlantic and Swinton were two-lane roads. It was owned by a retired dentist named Paul Krall and locals soon began calling it Doc’s. The name stuck and in 1963 Krall officially changed the name to Doc’s Soft Serve.

He sold it in 1980 and the new owners branched out to

selling burgers, hot dogs, fries and chili in addition to frosty treats.

After the owner died, Doc’s closed in 1990. Development officials and residents clamored for it to reopen, which it did, under new ownership in 1993.

The large neon sign revealed a new name: Doc’s All American.

When Old School Square Historic District was resurveyed in 2005, property owners of buildings eligible for inclusion as contributing structures were allowed to opt out. Doc’s owner, and many others along Atlantic Avenue, did just that.

Little except the size and the colors of the awnings has changed over the years.

Doc’s is a classic example of midcentury roadside architecture and echoes shades of McDonald’s golden arches of the 1950s and ’60s.

Sadly, Doc’s closed again early this year and it is uncertain when it will reopen, but when it does, it likely will be greeted with the same fanfare as when it reopened in 1993. But be warned. A tall frosty softserve costs about $4 today.

Each year, in honor of her

husband, Glenn Thompson, who died at age 44 in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Lang Realty agent Kai Thompson Hernandez has sponsored a search-andrescue dog Hernandez through the National Search Dog Alliance.

“Knowing that we are doing something positive and lifeaffirming together in Glenn’s honor on an otherwise dark and somber day brings me tremendous peace of mind,” said Hernandez.

This year, to support her cause and commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Lang Realty supported a second search-and-rescue dog sponsorship in Glenn’s name.

“I can’t thank the Lang family enough for supporting me to shine twice as much light in the darkness on this 20th anniversary of 9/11,” she said. “Our sponsorships will help others dedicated to helping others, as the human/ canine teams that result from our support will help save lives and rescue people in danger.”

For more information or to donate, contact Hernandez at 631-276-6553.

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1351 South Federal (FL) Owner LLC, an entity tied to New York-based investment company Blackstone, bought the One Boynton apartment complex in Boynton Beach for $171 million. The sale was recorded on Sept. 2.

The buyer, which lists several Blackstone executives, purchased the 494-unit apartment complex at 1331 and 1351 S. Federal Highway from Ch Realty Vii Psreg Boynton Beach Las Ventanas LLC, an affiliate of Atlanta-based RangeWater Real Estate.

The One Boynton complex, built in 2009, includes a swimming pool, a garage and 43,236 square feet of retail on roughly 12.5 acres, property records show.

RangeWater Real Estate, led by president and CEO Steven Shores, bought the complex in 2016, when it was called Las Ventanas, for $109.35 million.

Blackstone, led by chairman, CEO and co-founder Stephen Schwarzman, invests on behalf of pension funds, large institutions and individuals, according to its website.

Developer U.S. Construction

secured a $44.7 million construction loan from Madison Realty Capital on Aug. 3 for the Delray Beach oceanfront condo development 1625 Ocean, according to news releases from the borrower and lender. Jason Krane of AckmanZiff brokered the deal.

The three-story, boutique building at 1625 S. Ocean Blvd., designed by architect Randall Stofft, will have 14 units, including four penthouses.

Forty percent of the project is presold. Delray South Shore Club, the development originally at this address, was demolished in August.

A trust managed by music instrument maker Hartley Peavey, and his wife, Mary, sold a 18,429-square-foot home at 1200 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan, for $25.7 million.

The sale was recorded on Aug. 6. The buyer in the off-market deal is 1200 South Ocean LLC, managed by Nobel and Ruchi Gulati.

The Peaveys bought the 1.5-acre lot in 1989 for $1.9 million and completed the two-story mansion in 1997.

Hartley Peavey is the founder

and CEO of Peavey Electronics, manufacturer of musical instruments and professional sound equipment.

Jason and Newsha McCarthy bought the five-bedroom, 11,753-square-foot house at 379 E. Alexander Palm Road in the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club in Boca Raton from David and Holly Meehan for $19 million. The sale was recorded July 30. The buyers borrowed $10.8 million from JPMorgan Chase Bank. Jason McCarthy is a professional race car driver.

David Meehan is executive vice president of partnership development for GEO Care, a division of the private prisons and mental health facilities investment company GEO Group, according to the company’s website.

Michael Westheimer was recently added to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum’s groups of trial lawyers in the United States. MemberWestheimer ship is limited

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Within the last year and a half, Westheimer, along with his co-counsel, has secured two verdicts of more than $1 million. His office, GED Lawyers, is at 7171 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton.

Delray Beach’s Art & Jazz on the Avenue, put on by the Downtown Development Authority board and the Downtown Merchant and Business Association, will relaunch from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 27, featuring music, art, culture and promotions by retailers and merchants. This is the first of four events, with each offered during a different season at a different location, with the kickoff set on East Atlantic Avenue from Andrews to Venetian.

For more information, visit www.downtowndelraybeach. com/events/artandjazz; social media: @downtowndelray, @ delraydda; or phone 561-2431077.

County will present free Zoom events this month. As part of its Conversations with the League program, “Cybercrimes: Prevention Strategies for Cyber Safety,” will be presented at 6 p.m. Oct. 6 by Kim CascioPalangio. She is program managing director of the Cybercrime Support Network.

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Members of Impact 100 (l-r, front): Rebecca Scott, Kathryn Gillespie, Allison Davis, Kathy Adkins, Holly Schuttler, Sue Diener, Kirstin Jovanovski, Kelly Fleming, (back) Renee Feder, Lisa Warren, JoAnne Greiser, Emily McMullin, Tandy Robinson, Hilary Sullivan, Cynthia Krebsbach, Carrie Rubin, Lisa Mulhall, Nicole Mugavero, Laura Bull, Marilyn Swillinger, Molly Reiss, Karen Sweetapple, Jeannine Morris and Helen Ballerano. Photo provided by Warner-Prokos Photography

Deadline is Oct. 29 to apply for Impact 100 grants

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mpact 100 Palm Beach County is asking local nonprofits to apply for this season’s share of $100,000 grants.

The submission forms are due Oct. 29.

“During the 2020-2021 grant cycle, 84 grant applications were received, meaning that more than $8.4 million in grant requests came through our doors,” President Holly Schuttler said. “This shows the huge need in our community.”

The organization issues the grants in five focus areas: arts, culture and historic preservation; education; environment and animal welfare; family; and health and wellness.

For more information and to access the forms, call 561-336-4623 or visit www.impact100pbc.org/fornonprofits.

Boca Regional campaign exceeds $210 million

Boca Raton resident Jay Grunin has made a gift of $3 million toward the $250 million redevelopment project at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, the largest in the hospital’s history.

The new conference and education center will be named after Grunin and his wife, Azize.

“The Grunin Foundation is well-known for its generosity, and Jay Grunin is the ultimate philanthropist, one who gives with his heart,” campaign CoChairman Stan Barry said of the New Jersey-based nonprofit.

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Boca Regional Hospital donors Azize and Jay Grunin “The Grunins will be a wonderful asset to the Boca Raton area and to Boca Regional.”

Added Lincoln Mendez, the hospital’s CEO, “We welcome Jay and his wife, Azize, to Boca Raton and are delighted by the foundation’s generous commitment to this project, our vision and Boca Raton Regional Hospital.”

In addition, Ena Kane’s $1 million gift will result in the naming of the retail pharmacy on-site in her honor.

“Mrs. Kane is special to all of us here at the hospital,” Mendez said. “She is a longtime donor who understands the nature of our campus initiative and wants others to benefit from her giving.”

The campaign now has raised more than $210 million.

Its plans include the new Gloria Drummond Patient Tower, the new Louis B. and Anne W. Green Lobby and the comprehensive renovation of all existing patient units.

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Sunday - 10/10 - National Society of Arts and Letters’ Florida East Coast Chapter’s Star Maker Awards at The Wick Theatre & Costume Museum, 7901 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton. Honor Boca Ballet Theatre’s co-artistic directors, Dan Guin and Jane Tyree, who will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. 6:30 pm. $250. 391-6380 or nsalfloridaeast.org.

Friday - 10/22 - The Witches of Delray’s Witches Brew at Tim Finnegans Irish Pub, 2885 S. Federal Highway, Delray Beach. Attend a happy-hour event to sign up for the Oct. 30 charity bicycle ride

through downtown Delray Beach, all to benefit Achievement Centers for Children & Families. 6-9 pm. $30 registration fee.

266-0003 or achievementcentersfl.org/ witches-of-delray-2021.

Friday -10/29 - Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation’s Go Pink Luncheon at The Boca Raton, 501 E. Camino Real. Welcome Pro Football Hall of Fame running back and breast cancer advocate Emmitt Smith to the 17th-annual affair that benefits the fight against the devastating disease. 11 am-1:30 pm. $175.

955-7100 or donate.brrh.com/gopink.

Saturday - 10/30 - The Witches of

The announcement came with a $10,000 check for the nonprofit’s Project UpLift ACCF gets financial boost program. from Delray credit union “We are honored to have Commemorating its 70th been chosen as one of Boca anniversary, Delray Beach-based West Children’s Foundation’s Power Financial Credit Union new supported made a $50,000 donation that partners,” was split among seven South Roots and Florida charities.

Wings founder Locally, Achievement Centers and CEO Ted for Children & Families received Hoskinson said. a $7,070 grant. The nonprofit “These funds go provides opportunities for a long way in Hoskinson ensuring that we children in need so they can reach their potential in a positive are able to add three new Project environment.

UpLift participating schools this “It has been our unwavering fall. These kids may otherwise commitment to our members have fallen through the cracks.” and our community, through Project UpLift has launched good times and bad, that has at Rolling Green Elementary allowed us to thrive for the last School in Boynton Beach, 70 years,” said Allan Prindle, Village Academy Center in the credit union’s president and Delray Beach, and Coral Sunset CEO. “We have been fortunate Elementary School in Boca to earn the trust and support Raton, impacting 180 secondof our members and the entire and third-graders.

For more information, call South Florida community. We wanted to show our appreciation 561-404-0455 or visit https:// rootsandwingsinc.org. as we celebrate this significant milestone by donating to some The Lord’s Place names very worthy charitable causes.”

COO and board members For more information, A nonprofit that works to call 561-266-0003 or visit break the cycle of homelessness achievementcentersfl.org. in Palm Beach County has Partnership benefits appointed Kerry Rodriguez Diaz children’s education as chief operating officer.

Roots and Wings, a charity Diaz joined The Lord’s that works to improve the Place this year as interim COO quality of education in South and since has accepted the Florida, has been selected permanent position.

“Her methodical, strategic as a new supported partner and analytic approach to of the Boca West Children’s operations and strategy, coupled Foundation.

with compassion, make Kerry a perfect fit for our culture,” CEO Diana Stanley said, “She is a thought leader who fully embraces our mission.”

The West Palm Beach-based organization is in the midst of a construction project for new headquarters and housing facilities.

“I do not go a day without being in awe of the work that happens at the street level to nurture people in need and meet them where they are with kindness and compassion,” Diaz said. “I cry at least once a week — sometimes with sorrow at the difficult lives people live and sometimes with joy at the steps people make to become stably housed.”

In other news, three fresh faces have joined The Lord’s Place board — Wesley Lang, Bill Proctor and Mary Quick. Lang brings a wealth of financialmanagement and businessdevelopment experience to the board. Proctor received the Unsung Hero Award at the 2018 Ending Homelessness Breakfast.

“Everyone deserves a hand up, not to be confused with a handout,” said Quick, a lifelong philanthropist. “The Lord’s Place is doing just that every day.”

For more information, call 561-494-0125 or visit https:// thelordsplace.org.

Delray’s charity bicycle ride beginning at Delray Beach City Hall, 100 N.W. First Ave. Put on a witch costume, decorate that bicycle and join the 10th-annual, fun-filled cruise down Atlantic Avenue to benefit Achievement Centers for Children & Families. 7:30-11:30 am. $30 registration fee. 266-0003 or achievementcentersfl. org/witches-of-delray-2021.

hanleyfoundation.org.

Tuesday - 11/16 - Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County’s Love of Literacy Luncheon at Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Enjoy featured speaker Michael Connelly, a bestselling author whose next book, The Dark Hours, will be released Nov. 9. 11:30 am. $150. 767-3370 or literacypbc.org.

Thursday - 11/18 - The Lord’s Place’s Ending Homelessness Breakfast, a virtual event. Take in an inspirational program that will feature thematic speeches and real-life stories of how the nonprofit is leading its clients to housing, employment and restored dignity. 8:30 am. Free. 578-4841 or thelordsplace.org/ ending-homelessness-breakfast.

NOVEMBER

Friday - 11/12 - Junior League of Boca Raton’s Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon at The Boca Raton, 501 E. Camino Real. Revel in this year’s theme, “Celebrating a Renaissance of Community,” honoring outstanding female leaders and get treated to a New York-style fashion show. 10:30 am-1:30 pm. $200. 620-2553

or jlbr.org.

Saturday - 11/13 - Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton’s Boca Raton Mayors Ball at The Boca Raton, 501 E. Camino Real. Celebrate city visionaries past and present at the black-tie dinner dance that raises funds to support health and wellness needs in the community.

6:30 pm. $350. 392-5166, Ext. 2 or rotarydowntownbocaraton.org.

Sunday 11/14 - Hanley Foundation’s Brice Makris Memorial Picnic at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton. Have a day of fun featuring activities, entertainment and a silent auction to underscore the foundation’s belief that family time is well-spent time. 11 am-2 pm. $125 for adults, $50 for children ages 4 to 12. 268-2355 or

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Witches of Delray delight in flight of Halloween fancy

By Amy Woods

Imagine a peloton of 300 riders making their way down Delray Beach’s main drag, cackling as they are pedaling because they are decked out as witches.

Hippie-chick witches. Lilly Pulitzer witches. Sea witches.

Tiki witches. Witch doctors.

The wacky scene at first confuses onlookers and then leaves them wide-eyed in broomstick, errr bicycle, dust.

“They looked at me like I was a crazy lady,” said Andie DeVoe, who helped found The Witches of Delray in 2012 and was one of the Halloweenthemed fundraiser’s 11 original riders. “They just stand and watch — they can’t help but watch — and then they cheer.

It’s like a two-part reaction — surprise and joy.”

The event typically attracts 300 participants who put on curiously clever costumes, decorate their two-wheelers and join the festive parade of sorts on Atlantic Avenue.

“It’s so cool,” DeVoe said.

“It’s so fun. It’s so creative. My favorite part of it is the day of the ride, when they’re showing up and looking at each other’s bikes.”

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What: Witches Brew fundraiser When: 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 22 Where: Tim Finnegans Irish Pub, 2885 S. Federal Highway, Delray Beach What: Charity bicycle ride When: 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 30 Where: Ride starts at City Hall, 100 NW First Ave. Information and registration: 561-266-0003; www.achievementcentersfl. org/witches-of-delray-2021

The Witches of Delray have been riding since 2012 and raise money for the Achievement Centers for Children & Families while having a lot of fun along the way. Photo provided The 3-mile route continues on A1A south to Casuarina Road then north to Gleason Street. A pit stop takes place in the Sandoway Discovery Center parking lot. The ride ends at Old School Square, but the party does not. Awards are given for best costume, best decorated bike and best group theme.

R iders each pay a $30 entry fee, and more money is raised through donations and sponsorships. The proceeds benefit the Achievement Centers for Children & Families, which serves underresourced people through early-learning, after-school and teen-mentoring programs.

“It’s a beautiful partnership,”

DeVoe said. “I saw the money raised go directly back into the community.”

The ride is Oct. 30, but the fun begins Oct. 22 with the Witches Brew at Tim Finnegans Irish Pub. The happy-hour party features a silent auction, tarot-card readers and games.

“We pack that place,” DeVoe said, noting that attendees don

their more-elegant witch attire for the evening affair. “We just love dressing up.”

She said the Witches of Delray anticipates topping the $16,000 grossed in 2019.

“It’s been amazing to watch it grow,” DeVoe said. “It’s been amazing to see how much it is loved by the community.”

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Co-Chairs Steve Bernstein, Robin Bresky, Bill Donnell and Kirsten Stanley said the disco-themed event was the most incredible to date. In excess of $500,000 was generated from people sponsoring dancers, who were paired with professional partners. ABOVE: (l-r, front) Dr. Melyssa Hancock, Elmar Benavente, Sayra Vazquez Brann, Ryan Reiter, Dr. Jeffrey Stein (men’s fundraising champion), Denise Lazo, Kelly Fleming (women’s champion), (back) Mindy Shikiar, Scott Lappin, Robert Snyder, Dre Garcia and James Brann. Photo provided by Viviimage Photography

The women’s contemporary resort-wear boutique partnered with the Delray Beach Historical Society to celebrate its location at 339 E. Atlantic Ave. turning one century old. The building originally was constructed as a bank and has housed an insurance company and an import store through the years.

Its history was remembered during a cocktail party featuring a photo exhibit. Guests shopped in support of the society, with a portion of all sales going to the organization. ABOVE: (l-r) Periwinkle owner Carrie Delafield, building owner Robert Brewer and Periwinkle President Megan Mignano. Photo provided

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Café Frankie’s changes hands

afé Frankie’s has new owners — a pair of Irish-Italian brothers from Staten Island.

Former owner Anthony Calicchio is happy about the deal he made for his Boynton Beach eatery, and says he’s ready for an extended break.

He explains: “I’m tired.

Nobody wants to work anymore. I’m working too hard — clearing tables, filling water glasses, taking orders, running the kitchen. If I keep doing it all, I’ll be dead by the end of the summer.”

He is sticking around to be with his parents, who are 87 and 88. Otherwise, he said, “I’d be sitting on an island somewhere in the Caribbean.

Any island.”

On Sept. 20, the Brooklyn native inventoried the wines and signed the sale papers, walking away from the restaurant where he spent the past 15 years. He began as a chef for its former owner, the Boys Market group, then bought it two years later.

“We disagreed about the way things were run, and couldn’t come to an agreement, so I had to buy the restaurant to do it my way,” Calicchio said, grinning.

In the immediate future, Calicchio plans to ride off on his motorcycle from his home in Boynton Beach, keep an eye on his parents in west Boca Raton — “I go see them and eat with them every Sunday” — and hang out with Frankie, the yellow-winged Amazon parrot and former ambassador for the restaurant.

The bird was named for the cafe and spent about the same amount of time there as the owner. He perched on the patio, greeting all who passed by with “fugetaboutit.” Frankie was the subject of local news after being lost for a week and finally returned with the help of the police. “He’s my roommate,” Calicchio said.

His long-range plans are for a breakfast or lunch spot, maybe a food truck — something to do with serving food — “in a couple of months, maybe.” Calicchio says food is what he loves, ultimately, along with his work as an artist.

He’s sold more than 300 of his paintings that adorned the walls of the eatery.

His mother’s recipes were part of the menu and will still be available from the new owners, Tom and Steve Smith, as will Calicchio’s limoncello and Grand Marnier concoctions.

He says he feels good about the Smith brothers and is satisfied they’re keeping a lot of his menu intact, as well as keeping the staff on board.

Calicchio and the staff have been through a lot together, he said, including the pandemic shutdown, when he lost 70% of

Anthony Calicchio and Frankie the parrot are ready for a break. 2018 file photo his business, and the serving of 1,000 free meals since the coronavirus outbreak.

“We never turned away anyone who couldn’t pay. We gave away meals right after it started,” he said.

Tom and Steve Smith agree that a lot of what makes the restaurant a neighborhood favorite is the “good staff, and traditional menu.” Perfect for the area, they said.

“We love it. It’s a tight-knit community,” Tom said.

Steve, 52, will be the co-chef with the current chef, Winston Telesford. Tom, 55, says, “I’m the eater.”

The men had restaurants before on Staten Island — the American Grill and Sea Breeze Cafe. They’re moving to Florida to “get out of New York,” Tom said. They’ll follow a brother, a retired NYPD officer, who moved down earlier, and join their mother, moving soon.

After a brief cleanup and restock, they planned to fire up the stoves and be back in action, keeping the Café Frankie’s name.

New daily specials will be added to the menu, and the cafe will be open for lunch once again, Tom said. The restaurant shut down midday service after the pandemic hit.

Specials may go beyond strictly Italian, with some Asian and other cuisines, Steve said. “We’ll try a few things to see — test the waters.”

But if anything, they’ll add to the Italian menu. They’ll serve Mama Ventriglio’s Sunday Gravy, named for their mom, on the Sunday traditional Italian dinner.

“We’ll have all the Italian Sunday favorites — ravioli, spaghetti and meatballs, manicotti,” Tom said.

“We’ll save risotto and osso buco — the real one — for Sundays,” Steve said.

Tom is his brother’s biggest fan. “We’ll put great soups on the menu, too — his soups are amazing. He makes a pumpkin in the hay,” Tom said. That’s a pumpkin cream in a hollow, roasted, mini-pumpkin, with prosciutto-wrapped shrimp hanging from its edges.

Steve plans to change the menu seasonally and incorporate more of Florida’s seafood into it.

“Oh, yeah: We’ll still have pizza,” Tom said. “We love Frankie’s pizza. We’re keeping the pizza chef — Peter Cortes — he does a great job. I’m from

Dining at the Ray ABOVE: Ember Grill is billed as a modern take on traditional neighborhood grill fare with sustainability and seasonal foods. Central to the restaurant’s design is a special wood-burning grill from Spain.

LEFT: Stingers is a coffee and tea shop offering takeaway foods and drinks.

Photos provided Staten Island and I’ll put his pizza up against any there.”

Also remaining on the job is restaurant manager Dena Balka, a fixture at the Café Frankie’s well known to customers.

The new owners are happy to be among the crowds relocating from the Northeast, primarily for the weather, they said.

Tom, who will marry soon and set up house in Palm Beach County, says he has a dog named Snow. “It’s the only snow I want to see ever again.”

Café Frankie’s, 640 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach.

Phone 561-732-3834; www. cafefrankies.com Pineapple Grove in Delray Beach is growing up and going luxe with the addition of the Ray Hotel, part of Hilton’s Curio Collection. It’s from the Menin developers — the same group behind the recently opened Delray Beach Market food hall off Atlantic Avenue.

With the Ray, a 114-room luxury hotel, comes highend dining, starting with the signature Ember Grill, and a rooftop bar, the Rosewater Rooftop, a space that will accommodate 442 people and is designed for small plate sharing and seafood specialties.

Both will be overseen by executive chef Joe Zanelli, new to South Florida, and the Clique Hospitality Group, which is also behind Lionfish

on Atlantic Avenue.

The Ember Grill is billed as a modern take on traditional neighborhood grill fare — with sustainability and seasonal foods front and center.

Crabcakes, duck pancakes and charred octopus will make use of the special woodburning Josper grill from Spain, central to the openkitchen design. Ember includes a private dining room as well.

At Rosewater Rooftop, five stories up with a 360-degree view of downtown Delray, there’s an “over-the-top” cocktail program to match the shareable plates on the global street food menu. Sushi rolls, mezze, quesadillas and skewers are among the dishes listed.

Canopies and lounge furnishings are set up for gatherings, with the pool nearby.

A special-events facility, a 22,000-square-foot floating glass cube, is another signature of the hotel, designed by Gonzalez Architects.

The hotel also has Stingers, a small coffee and tea shop offering takeaway foods and drinks.

Coming this fall will be a dining experience led by Akira Back, a Michelin-starred Korean chef who will bring modern Asian-inspired dishes.

He is noted for his Yellowtail restaurant in Las Vegas.

For now it’s reservationsonly through Open Table at both Ember Grill and

Rosewater Rooftop, because of limited staffing and social distancing, said Jordana Jarjura, president and general counsel at Menin Corp.

“Like the rest of the world, we have been impacted by COVID-19 and have not yet met our desired staffing levels,” she said.

Ember Grill is open Tuesday through Saturday for dinner, and Sunday Brunch. Rosewater Rooftop is open for lunch daily, and dinner Wednesday through Sunday. Golden Hour is 4-6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Ember Grill and Rosewater Rooftop at the Ray, 233 NE Second Ave., Delray Beach. www.therayhotel.com. By reservation only, through Open Table.

Amar Mediterranean restaurant on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach has expanded to a bakery, Amar Bakery and Market in Boynton Beach. It offers baked goods and market specialties from cuisines around the Mediterranean. It’s at 1600 N. Federal Highway and open 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday.

Visit www.amar-bakery.com.

Jan Norris is a food writer who can be reached at nativefla@ gmail.com

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Rockers young and old hitting the tour circuit

By Bill Meredith ArtsPaper Music Writer It’s fitting that one of the first popular music shows of the 2021-22 South Florida concert season is by Dead & Company, because what a long, strange trip it’s been to get here over the past two years.

After COVID-19 reared its ugly head in early 2020, area shows, tours, and — in the case of veteran artists like Ozzy Osbourne — entire touring careers were jettisoned in favor of health precautions.

Hopefully, the viral delta variant will recede and allow the current season to continue as planned, rather than create a bad trip through a series of unwanted flashbacks.

Miami City Ballet principal dancer Katia Carranza is shown in a promotional photo for Alexei Ratmansky’s production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Photo by Gary Jamesl

Area troupes thrilled to be back on their toes

By Dale King Contributing Writer South Florida dancers of every ilk — sidelined for more than a year by a show-stopping coronavirus pandemic — have been polishing their skills, dance shoes and ballet slippers, anticipating a mass return of live performances to stages from Miami to Jupiter in the very near future.

The long-awaited return of in-person audiences begins this month as dance productions rebound across stages that have been silent too long.

Miami City Ballet

The 2021-22 Sunshine in Motion dance season of the Miami-based troupe takes place at its three home performance stages: the Arsht, Broward and Kravis centers. COVID safety protocols will be observed, and a special

ticket guarantee program is in place.

“We cannot wait to greet our audiences with a warm, sunshine-filled welcome back to our home theaters,” said Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez, promising a schedule “filled with stories of childhood dreams and fantasy, of transcendent love, hope and courage, of distant places and times and of complete human forgiveness.”

MCB will use the internet to open its season with an online premiere of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Live performances come back in December.

The schedule includes: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Balanchine/Mendelssohn), opening Oct. 14, available online through Oct. 31 The Nutcracker (Balanchine/ Tchaikovsky), Broward Center, Dec. 10-12; Arsht Center, Dec. 16-26; Kravis Center, Dec. 29-30

Swan Lake (Ratmansky/ Tchaikovsky), Arsht Center, Feb. 1113; Kravis Center, Feb. 19-20; Broward Center, Feb. 26-27 Jewels (Balanchine/Fauré/ Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky), Kravis Center, March 18-20; Arsht Center, April 1-3; Broward Center, April 23-24 Prodigal Son (Balanchine/ Prokofiev), Kravis Center, April 29May 1; Arsht Center, May 6-8; Broward Center May 21-22.

After the 2017 death of Steely Dan co-founding guitarist Walter Becker, lead-singing keyboardist Donald Fagen pressed on, continuing the successful run of concert performances that began in 1993.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees in 2001, the band’s musicians have always been top-shelf, but Fagen’s wit, musicality, and vocal range, as always, will be the focal points.

8 p.m. Oct. 5, 6, 8 & 9, Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach (305-673-7300, $41.50-$256.50).

The 2021-22 season for the Palm Beach-based company will open with Peter Pan & Tinker Bell Oct. 14-17 in the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center.

“We are more than thrilled to

Few veteran acts these days have many original members. An exception is Dead & Company, with former Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Bob Weir and drummer Bill Kreutzmann from the band’s 1965 inception. Add drummer/percussionist Mickey Hart, who joined in 1967, plus newbies like guitarist/vocalist John Mayer, bassist/vocalist Oteil Burbridge,

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Latin American artworks to spice up galleries’ menu of offerings

By Sandra Schulman ArtsPaper Art Writer

Palm Beach County is counting on the arts and art lovers to rebound this season, with major new shows of art and artists from Latin America: Frida Kahlo at the Norton and Machu Picchu at the Boca Museum.

Meanwhile, the new wave of blue-chip galleries in Palm Beach continues to bring top-notch exhibits, and art fairs return to the Palm Beach Convention Center and downtown West Palm Beach.

Boca Museum of Art

The most unusual show of the season may be Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, an allnew, immersive museum experience that will transport viewers to the mountaintop Incan city in the Andes. Viewers will see 192 artifacts from royal tombs and walk through the Amazon rainforest. The displays include a remarkable collection of gold treasures — think exotic God masks, decorative bowls, intricate jewelry. (Oct. 16-March 6) Some of the most deceptive magic of Hollywood’s Golden Age was

found in its painted backdrops. Some of the most important examples include the faux Mount Rushmore of Hitchcock’s North by Northwest and the pretend Austrian lake scenery in The Sound of Music. The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop showcases the unheralded scenic artists who created convincing illusions for MGM. Included are the original large-scale paintings used in films such as Singin’ in the Rain and BenHur. (April 20-Jan. 22, 2023) In tandem with the backdrop show will be Bonnie Lautenberg: See PALM BEACH ART on page 15

The highly anticipated Machu Picchu exhibit at the Boca Raton Museum of Art will contain ancient treasures of the kings. Photo provided

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Stages hoping for a splashy comeback

By Hap Erstein ArtsPaper Theater Writer This was supposed to be the first post-COVID theater season in South Florida, but the delta variant took care of that wishful thinking. Most stage companies are optimistic that they can produce something this season.

Whether the audience will show up is another story.

Here is what is ahead, company by company, from the top of Palm Beach County south to Coral Gables:

Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Thinking conservatively, the Maltz devoted all of last season to constructing its $36 million renovation project. The Maltz expects to unveil it in February, but has two shows in offbeat venues before that. The Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons show, Jersey Boys, will be staged in Roger Dean Stadium (Jan. 11-20), followed by I Hate Hamlet, about the ghost of John Barrymore coaching a TV actor in how to play Shakespeare, at the theater of The Benjamin School (Feb. 8-20).

Then the Maltz opens its new Broadway-scale playhouse with two Broadway-sized musicals, Sweet Charity (Feb. 20-March 9) and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

(March 22-April 10), both based on popular movies.

Kravis Center

Also spiffed up during the pandemic, the West Palm Beach performing arts complex returns with seven Broadway shows, available in several subscription permutations. They are Come From Away (Nov. 1621); Dear Evan Hansen (Dec. 15-19); Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Jan. 5-9); Cats (Feb. 8-13); Anastasia (March 9-13); My Fair Lady (April 19-24) and An Officer and a Gentleman (May 3-8). This last is a new show about triumph over adversity, a jukebox musical featuring pop hits from the 1980s.

Palm Beach Dramaworks

The “theater to think about” kicks off with a world premiere

by Michael McKeever, The People Downstairs (Dec. 3-19), looking at plucky Anne Frank and her cloistered family, but from the viewpoint of the people who hid them.

It is followed by Almost, Maine (Jan. 14-30), a series of vignettes on romance in a remote fictional town in winter.

World premiere No. 2 for the company is Bruce Graham’s The Duration (Feb. 18-March

6), about a young woman trying to solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage’s most popular play, Intimate Apparel (April 1-17), looks at an AfricanAmerican seamstress who engages in a correspondence in order to find love. The Dramaworks season ends with an encore presentation of The Belle of Amherst (May 20-June 5), a biography of poet Emily Dickinson, as played

by Margery Lowe in a muchacclaimed performance.

Boca Stage

That’s the new, more conventional name of Primal Forces, but from the sound of its season lineup, the company still hopes to offer five offbeat rides. Warrior Class (Nov. 4-21) is a political thriller about a new operative caught up in D.C. intrigue. The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe (Dec. 3-21) sees a drugged-up Monroe looking back on the famous loves of her life.

The aptly named Rx (Jan. 21-Feb. 6) is a satire that takes on Big Pharma. Dark pasts and family secrets surface when an overworked social worker tries to help an innocent baby in Luna Gale (Feb. 25- March

The Belle of Amherst, a smash virtual production last season with Margery Lowe as Emily Dickinson, returns to Palm Beach Dramaworks next year for an encore on stage. Photo provided 13). The season wraps with Ben Butler (March 25-April 8), a look at the lunacy of military bureaucracy centered on a reallife Civil War.

Wick Theatre

The Boca Raton venue continues its revivals of popular musicals, Mamma Mia (Oct. 7-Nov. 14), Gypsy (Jan. 6-Feb. 13) and Damn Yankees (March 3-April 3), as well as a holiday special, A Winter Spectacular (Nov. 26-Dec. 19), starring 93-year-old cabaret and concert sensation Marilyn Maye. The season wraps with a Neil Sedaka jukebox musical, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (April 21-May 3).

FAU Theatre Lab

The professional theater on

the campus of Florida Atlantic University opens its season with the play it almost produced last year, an inquiry of whether one can fall in love by answering a questionnaire. It’s To Fall in Love (Nov. 20-Dec. 12), a twohander featuring the company’s artistic director Matt Stabile and his real-life wife, Carbonell winner Niki Fridh. Play two is a world premiere by Alix Sobler, Last Night in Inwood (Feb. 5-27), looking at the end of the world. Theatre Lab’s season ends with another world premiere, Overactive Letdown (March 26-April 10), a darkly comedic thriller to be directed

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world by moving south to the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center with a trio of mainstream musicals, Grease (Jan. 14-30), Sister Act (Feb. 18-March 6) and Guys and Dolls (April 1-17).

Slow Burn Theater Company

COVID may have scuttled its plans to produce the extravagant Ragtime, but its planned season is anything but shabby. It will open with the Jason Robert Brown song cycle, Songs for a New World (Oct. 12-24).

Next is the Tony winner from Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots (Dec. 17-Jan. 2), then the Caribbean fable Once on This Island (Feb. 4-20) and the Brit Lit tots fantasy, Matilda (March 25-April 10). Perhaps least wellknown is Head Over Heels (June 10-26), a jukebox musical based on the pop songs of the girl group The Go-Gos, somewhat anachronistically set in the 16th century.

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Three of this year’s Broadway series shows at The Broward Center theater are first-timers in South Florida: Ain’t Too Proud (Feb. 8-20), the Temptations tribute show; Disney’s Frozen (March 9-20), and the Cinderella update Pretty Woman (May 4-15). Also on the menu are the 9/11 musical set in tiny Gander, Newfoundland, Come From Away (Nov. 3-14), The Prom (Dec. 14-19) and that perennial feline show, Cats (April 5-10).

Empire Stage

Across town in Fort Lauderdale are two productions for Pigs Do Fly, a company dedicated to putting the spotlight on actors over 50.

(In South Florida, how hard could that be?) First is 2 Across (Oct. 8-24), about a crossword romance played out on an early morning San Francisco-area BART train. The second is a comedy, Helen on Wheels (Dec.

3-19), about a feisty granny who may have met her match.

Adrienne Arsht Center

The 2019 Tony winner Hadestown, a retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, but set in New Orleans to a zydeco beat, plays at the Miami performing arts facility Dec. 6-11. Also on the bill are Hairspray (Dec. 28-Jan. 2), Dear Evan Hansen (Feb. 1520), Anastasia (March 22-27) and Jesus Christ Superstar (May 31-June 5).

Zoetic Stage

This intimate studio space in the Arsht Center kick-starts its season with a new version of Frankenstein (Oct. 14-31)

by British playwright Nick Dear, exploring the nature of good and evil. Either warned or promised is the prospect of nudity. Hannah Benitez has the world premiere of her Gringolandia (Jan. 13-30), about a Cuban man returning to the

Season Preview: Community Theater

Productions go on, with thespian fingers crossed

By Dale King Contributing Writer Palm Beach County’s two leading community theaters, the Delray Beach Playhouse and Lake Worth Playhouse, are crossing their fingers as they prepare to launch new seasons.

They hope productions will be unimpaired by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc with their stage show schedules.

The 2021-22 season is particularly important since it marks the 75th anniversary of the Delray Beach Playhouse.

Lake Worth Playhouse is kicking off its 69th season.

“We made a strategic decision eight months ago to delay the start of the 2021-22 main stage season until December,” said Kevin Barrett, executive director of the Delray Beach Playhouse.

“It was a good decision because of the delta variant.”

He said the playhouse is “cautiously optimistic” about its season of four rather than five main shows. Each show will be performed 12 times instead

of 15. Delray will also offer a season of “Musical Memories.”

The playhouse will pull a mystery from Agatha Christie’s collection when it opens this season with Spider’s Web, Dec. 3-19. Next up is Respect — A Musical Journey of Women, a musical revue by Dorothy Marcic that highlights the history of women in America.

The show runs Jan. 29-Feb.13.

Another mystery hits the stage March 18-April 3: Deathtrap, by Ira Levin. Ending the season is Bernard Slade’s Same Time, Next Year, running April 29-May 15.

The “Musical Memories” series, led by Artistic Director Randolph DelLago, kicks off in December. The revues will feature songs associated with producer Billy Rose (Dec. 1315), Meredith Willson (Feb. 7-9), actor Alfred Drake (March 28-30), Stephen Sondheim (May 9-11) and songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen (June 6-8).

Lake Worth Playhouse managed to get through the back end of its 2020-21 schedule using extensive COVID

precautions. The schedule kicked off last December with a delayed run of Annie.

The downtown venue begins its season Oct. 1 with the Tony-winning play Peter and the Starcatcher, “which upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan,” said Artistic Director Dan Eilola. It plays through Oct. 17.

Oscar Wilde’s classic The Importance of Being Earnest moves in Nov. 12-28. Next up is the feminist workplace comedy 9 to 5, Jan. 14-30.

Agatha Christie’s deathless The Mousetrap comes to town Feb. 25-March 13. The season concludes with The Wizard of Oz, April 8-24.

The playhouse also will feature three performances in its Black Box Series in the 60seat Stonzek Studio Theater.

Productions include Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Dec. 3-12), Quiara Hudes’s Water by the Spoonful (Jan. 29-Feb. 6) and Sam Shepard’s True West (April 22-May 1).

ArtsPaper/Theater AT9 homeland he left 50 years ago to recover a precious family heirloom. Zoetic excels at the musicals of Stephen Sondheim, so we look forward to A Little Night Music (March 17-April 10), based on Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night. And in Alexis Scheer’s Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (May 5-22), four teen girls try to summon the ghost of cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar.

GableStage

In Coral Gables, one of the region’s strongest companies is at a crossroads. In April of this year, GableStage’s founding producing artistic director, Joe Adler, succumbed to cancer. A nationwide search was initiated for his replacement, which led to Bari Newport, former artistic director of the Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor, Maine.

All eyes are on Coral Gables to see what Newport will do with the company and what

her taste is in plays. Some of the new season was obviously already set in motion by Adler, like the season opener, Arthur Miller’s The Price (Nov. 12-Dec. 12), about a pair of brothers dividing the artifacts of their father’s estate. Next up is a world premiere, Joe Papp at the Ballroom (Dec. 17-31), with Avi Hoffman as the great impresario, re-creating his public lecture in 1978. Poet/ playwright Claudia Rankine’s first published play, The White Card (Jan. 14 -Feb. 13), asks an essential question: Can American society progress if whiteness remains invisible?

Next is a two-character musical with songs by Grammy winner Kristian Bush. Me Before You (Feb. 25-March 7) explores how the politics of a nation can impact the politics of a marriage. The savvy Newport ends the season on a light note: Jessica Provenz’s Boca (April 22May 22), about four retirees and too much time on their hands.

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Season Preview: Classical Music

Major classical artists heading our way

By Greg Stepanich ArtsPaper Editor

The classical season looks mostly normal this year, with COVID protocols in place, venues opening back up and numerous major artists scheduled to appear.

The biggest problem fans will have is trying to decide how to fit all these concerts in:

NOVEMBER

The season starts Nov. 7 with the Palm Beach Symphony, which brings the great French pianist Hélène Grimaud to the Kravis Center stage for the Schumann Piano Concerto.

Later that afternoon, Seraphic Fire performs Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, with countertenor Reginald Mobley and soprano Lauren Snouffer, at St. Gregory’s Episcopal in Boca Raton.

The Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach has a concert at The Breakers in Palm Beach on Nov. 15 featuring artistic director Arnaud Sussmann, a fine violinist, in the Horn Trio of Johannes Brahms and the Sextet of Ernst von Dohnanyi.

The Master Chorale of South Florida presents Mozart’s Requiem on Nov. 21 at Florida Atlantic University in Boca.

DECEMBER

Clarinetist Jon Manasse and the Master Chorale join the Palm Beach Symphony on Dec. 2 at the Kravis for an examination of Mozart’s final year, 1791, in which he produced the Clarinet Concerto and the Requiem.

Conductor Alexander Platt makes a welcome return to the podium at The Symphonia of Boca Raton with guitarist Jason Vieaux on Dec. 5 at St. Andrew’s School for Rodrigo’s classic Concierto de Aranjuez.

French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet offers a recital at the Kravis Center on Dec. 6 of the complete Preludes of Claude Debussy, while the New World Symphony of Miami Beach travels to the same venue Dec. 12 with conductor Marin Alsop.

She’ll lead pianist Aaron Diehl

for Gershwin’s Concerto in F. Seraphic Fire brings its beloved concert of Christmas music to St. Gregory’s on Dec. 14. The next day, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York performs all six of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, in their 300th anniversary year, at the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach.

The Kravis Center’s Young Artists series opens at the Rinker Playhouse Dec. 16 with a concert by pianist Wynona Wang. Violinist James Ehnes and pianist Inon Barnatan unite for violin sonatas by Beethoven, Fauré and Schubert at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach on Dec. 22.

JANUARY

Eminent American soprano Renée Fleming appears at the Kravis Center on Jan. 2.

Violinist and conductor Andrés Cárdenes performs works by Paganini and Vivaldi, and leads the strings of The Symphonia in Mahler’s arrangement of the Schubert Death and the Maiden, at St. Andrew’s on Jan. 9. That same day Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki gives a Chopin recital at the Four Arts.

Pianist Yefim Bronfman performs Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto with the Palm Beach Symphony at the Kravis on Jan. 10. Cellist Gabriel Martins and violinist Geneva Lewis present a duo recital at the Rinker on Jan. 11, and soprano Susanna Phillips is joined by violist Paul Neubauer and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott (as the Spa Trio) for a concert at the Norton on Jan. 13. Phillips appears three days later at the Four Arts with the Escher String Quartet for music by Respighi, Dvořák and Arthur Shepherd.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra journeys to the Kravis on Jan. 17 with conductor Jader Bignamini for the Dvořák Cello Concerto. On Jan. 19, Palm Beach State College’s Classical Café series at the Duncan Theatre launches with a concert by the Rolston String Quartet.

That same day at the Four Arts, violinist Sean Lee and

pianist Peter Dugan perform Schumann’s arrangement of the 24 violin caprices of Paganini.

The Cleveland Orchestra comes to the Kravis on Jan. 23 for Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony; longtime director Franz Welser-Möst is at the helm. That same day at the Four Arts, clarinetist Anthony McGill joins the Pacifica Quartet for quintets by Weber and James Lee III.

FEBRUARY

New York’s Lysander Piano Trio comes to the Duncan on Feb. 2 for the Classical Café series. The Montrose Trio — violinist Martin Beaver, cellist Clive Greensmith, and pianist Jon Kimura Parker — play Dvořák’s Dumky Trio and Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 1 at Trinity Church in West Palm Beach on Feb. 3.

Pianist Wu Han and cellist David Finckel continue their Four Arts residency this month with three programs centered on the work of Antonin Dvořák.

The Russian National Orchestra mounts a two-day stay at the Kravis on Feb. 6-7 with conductor Kirill Karabits.

Soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano joins Han and Finckel for songs by Dvořák and Brahms, Feb. 9 at the Four Arts. That same night, flutist Anthony Trionfo and pianist Albert Cano Smit present a concert at the Rinker; and on Feb. 13, the Four Arts wraps its Dvořák series with the Piano Quintet.

The Verona Quartet comes to the Classical Café series at the Duncan Theatre on Feb. 16; and on Feb. 24 at the Norton, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, joined by the Chamber Music Society’s Sussmann on viola, performs a quintet by Mendelssohn.

Feb. 27 at St. Gregory’s features a Seraphic Fire performance of two Bach cantatas — Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben and Nun komm, der heiden Heiland.

Violinist Joshua Bell brings his British orchestra, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, to the Kravis for two days starting Feb. 28, when he’ll solo

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs at the Kravis Center on Dec. 6. Photo provided in the Dvořák Violin Concerto.

MARCH

On the Academy of St. Martin’s second Kravis concert March 1, Bell is the soloist in the Bach Violin Concerto in A minor and the Violin Concerto of Samuel Barber.

Violinist Itzhak Perlman returns to the Kravis on March 6 with longtime pianist Rohan de Silva. That same day, the Master Chorale presents its Best of Broadway program at FAU’s University Theatre. Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires plays Beethoven’s Third Concerto with the Palm Beach Symphony on March 7 at the Kravis.

The Quebecois ensemble Les Violons du Roy arrives at the Four Arts on March 9 with the brilliant American pianist Jeremy Denk, who will perform two Bach keyboard concertos with the group. Also March 9, the Young Artists series at the Rinker welcomes violist Jordan Bak and pianist Jiyung Lee. The Denmark-based Trio Con Brio Copenhagen plays piano trios by Haydn, Schubert and Shostakovich on March 13 at the Four Arts, to be followed there on March 16 by Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero, who will play music by Schumann and Shostakovich.

Pianist de Silva teams with cellist Zlatomir Fung for music

by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Ernest Bloch and Judith Weir on March 17 at Trinity Church.

Mandolinist Avi Avital joins the Brooklyn Rider string quartet March 20 at the Four Arts, and on March 23, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returns to that venue for music

by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. The Omer Quartet performs at the Duncan Theatre that afternoon. The Lincoln Center group mounts a second program March 27 at the Four Arts, this one featuring music from early 1900s Paris.

Also on March 27, pianist Marika Bournaki plays the Beethoven Third Concerto with The Symphonia at St. Andrew’s.

The Danish String Quartet comes to the Four Arts on March 30 for music of Schubert.

APRIL

The New York Philharmonic String Quartet plays the Kravis on April 3; they’ll perform music by Mozart, Beethoven, Webern and Joel Thompson.

Organist Cameron Carpenter returns to the Kravis and its digital organ on April 7. That same day, the Chamber Music Society wraps its season at The Breakers with sextets by Brahms and Tchaikovsky.

Violinist Midori joins the Palm Beach Symphony on April 10 at the Kravis in the Violin Concerto by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

The Symphonia closes its season April 24 at St. Andrew’s with flutist Les Roettges of the Jacksonville Symphony in a concerto by Francois Devienne.

MAY

Seraphic Fire ends its season with Handel’s Messiah on May 1 in Boca, with the location to be announced. The Master Chorale presents its season-ender on May 8 at FAU; it’s Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, the German composer’s mashup of medieval student songs.

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Season Preview: Opera

Rosters to include fan-favorite programs

By Greg Stepanich ArtsPaper Editor

It may be that the biggest news of the American operatic world has been the drama at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, which has only just settled things with its crews after 18 months of COVID hiatus.

But local opera companies have stayed in the game, too, perhaps none more so than Palm Beach Opera, which mounted an outdoor festival in February that featured some of the loftiest names in the industry.

With vaccination rates allowing a cautious return to the opera house, the area’s troupes have planned full seasons.

Palm Beach Opera

West Palm Beach’s 60-yearold company announced in early September that it will be moving its headquarters to the former Center for Creative Education building in Northwood, and plans to renovate the structure with rehearsal and performance space to boot.

The company will open this season with a work it has frequently presented over the years, Georges Bizet’s Carmen, which not long after its premiere in 1875 took Europe by storm and has not lost audiences since.

(Jan. 28-30, Kravis Center) Arriving in the second slot is a much-beloved bel canto opera that has not been seen at Palm Beach Opera for some time, Gaetano Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore).

Premiered in 1832, its bestknown aria is Nemorino’s “Una furtiva lagrima” (One furtive tear), which has been a staple of the tenor repertory for more than a century. (Feb. 25-27, Kravis Center) The final production of the season will be Franz Lehár’s operetta The Merry Widow, the best-known work of this fluent Hungarian composer of light music, and a hugely successful one since its 1905 premiere.

Lehár’s score includes familiar selections such as “Vilja,” “I’m Going to Maxim’s,” and “The Merry Widow Waltz.” Palm Beach Opera will perform the work in English translation, and says the production will have an Art Deco flavor. (March 25-27) Another highlight of the season is the annual fundraising gala, which takes place Feb. 7 at The Breakers and features a major opera celebrity. The guest this year is a hometown heroine who went to the Dreyfoos School of the Arts, soprano Nadine Sierra. The one-time Delray Beach resident has become an internationally known opera star since her appearances as Euridice in Gluck’s Orfeo and Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto for Palm Beach Opera.

561-833-7888, pbopera.org

Florida Grand Opera will stage a production of Agrippina this season. Photo by Lutz Edelhoff/courtesy of Theater Erfurt

Florida Grand Opera

Under Susan Danis, the company has well and truly moved past the older model it followed a decade or so ago, with a focus on standard repertoire and good box office.

To open this year’s season, which is its 80th, FGO turns to an American opera from 1995, André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire, based on Tennessee Williams’s classic 1947 play. Previn brought to the skillful score all his mastery of genres from film to jazz.

(Jan. 22, 23, 25, Ziff Ballet Opera House, Miami; Feb. 3 and 5, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale) One of the operas FGO returns to regularly is Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi’s timeless 1851 story of a court jester and his secret daughter, a dissolute, womanizing duke, and a curse that leads to tragedy. Rigoletto has one of opera’s most familiar arias in the duke’s “La donna è mobile,” and it offers a breakout star possibility for the soprano who sings Gilda, Rigoletto’s daughter. (March 12, 13, 15 and 17, Ziff Ballet Opera House; March 31 and April 2, Broward Center) Another contemporary American opera is next up: Gregory Spears’s Fellow Travelers, which premiered only five years ago and is based on a 2007 novel by Thomas Mallon.

Spears writes in an accessibly modern style, with abundant melody and strong rhythmic drive. (April 23, 24, 26, and 28, Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, Lauderhill) FGO closes its season with its longest look back, to the beginning of George Frideric Handel’s operatic career. His Agrippina, written in 1709, tells the story of its title character, wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, who schemes to install her son Nero on the throne.

Handel was barely into his 20s when he wrote this opera for the

Venetian Carnival season, and it shows much of the style that became familiar to audiences after he established his career in England. Agrippina, which made waves recently at the Metropolitan Opera in an edgy staging by David McVicar, is a thoroughly Baroque opera, and thus is a showpiece for its singers, who will plan to fill the space at Miami’s Scottish Rite Temple (renowned for its acoustics) with acres of melismatic vocal display. FGO promises period orchestral instruments, too. (May 14, 15, 17 and 19, Miami Scottish Rite Temple, Miami) 800-741-1010, fgo.org

Sarasota Opera

Opera fans from the east coast of Florida find it not too difficult to take a two- or threehour scoot across the state to Sarasota for opera performances by this fine repertory company led by Victor DeRenzi, whose troupe performed all of the operas of Verdi over a period of more than 25 years.

The performances take place in the company’s beautiful 1,119-seat house on Pineapple Avenue in downtown Sarasota.

First up is Giaochino Rossini’s comedy La Scala di Seta (The Silken Ladder), which runs from Oct. 29 to Nov. 13 as the production of Sarasota’s fall season. It will then present four operas in its winter season: Giacomo Puccini’s verismo powerhouse Tosca (eight performances from Feb. 13 to March 19); Donizetti’s French comedy La Fille du Régiment (seven performances from Feb. 19 to March 18); Bizet’s exotic The Pearl Fishers (six performances from March 5 to 19); and Verdi’s early Attila (five performances from March 12 to 22), the tale of the legendary Hun conqueror who falls for a female soldier.

941-328-1300, sarasotaopera.org

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Season Preview: Jazz

It’s a bebop shuffle for jazz artists

By Bill Meredith ArtsPaper Music Writer “Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny,” Frank Zappa announced during the performance of “BeBop Tango (of the Old Jazzmen’s Church)” on the 1974 live album Roxy & Elsewhere.

Hopefully, his satirical words about the genre’s decay won’t prove prophetic nearly a halfcentury later. The coronavirus pandemic altered the second half of South Florida’s 2019-20 jazz season, and reduced 202021 to a handful of performances.

But still, jazz artists persevere.

Several planned shows have been rescheduled — some more than once — since early 2020.

Japanese pianist Yoko Miwa and her trio arrive at the Arts Garage this month. Miwa’s initial studies were based in classical music. After she earned a scholarship to the Berklee College of Miwa Music in Boston, instructor and vocal icon Kevin Mahogany (19582017) chose her as his pianist for classes and touring gigs.

Her latest CD, this year’s Songs of Joy, also features drummer Scott Goulding and bassists

Will Slater and Brad Barrett on original compositions and creative covers.

8 p.m. Oct. 16, Arts Garage, Delray Beach (561-450-6357, $40$45)

Minus its famed bassist Percy Jones, fusion behemoth Brand X makes an appearance at the Funky Biscuit after last year’s COVID cancellation. Guitarist John Goodsall remains Brand X’s only original member; he is joined by longtime keyboardist Chris Clark, percussionist Scott Weinberger, bassist Ric Fierabracci (who has replaced Jones) and drummer Greyson Nekrutman. Fans can expect new and old material.

9 p.m. Oct. 29, 6 and 9 p.m. Oct. 30, Funky Biscuit, Boca Raton (561395-2929, $35-$60)

A towering jazz presence literally and figuratively, 80-year-old, 6-foot-6-tall Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes has amassed multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy awards since starting his solo recording career in the 1960s and cofounding seminal Cuban jazz band Irakere in the 1970s.

In Miami, Valdes will present The Creation, his new work for big band, Afro-Cuban percussion and vocals, with the Yoruban Orchestra.

8 p.m. Nov. 5, Adrienne Arsht

Center, Miami (305-949-6722, $217-$586 for six-show Jazz Roots subscription).

A common complaint from folks who don’t like jazz is that it tends to lack a rhythmic groove.

In that case, New Orleansbased Galactic can open doors.

Formed in 1994 by guitarist Jeff Raines and bassist Robert Mercurio, the lineup includes early additions Ben Ellman (saxophone, harmonica), Rich Vogel (keyboards), and Stanton Moore (drums, percussion).

Trumpeter Shamarr Allen and vocalist Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph round out the group.

Expect tunes from the band’s latest effort, 2019’s Already Already Already.

8:30 p.m. Nov. 5, Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale (954-449-1025, $26.50-$28)

Jazz singer Sara Gazarek has flown too much under the radar since releasing her 2005 debut album, Yours, in her early 20s.

The vocalist’s latest recording Thirsty Ghost, a 2020 Grammy nominee for Best Jazz Vocal Album, “explores that honest, messy, beautiful place of hunger, thirst, wanting more,” she says.

8 p.m. Nov. 19, Arts Garage ($35$40)

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, 60 on Oct. 18, is jazz’s most

The Branford Marsalis Quartet plays at Stuart’s Lyric Theatre on Feb. 15. Photo provided important ambassador. He returns to Palm Beach County with his mighty Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The Big Band Holidays concert will feature singer and composer Ashley Pezzotti, 25, a graduate of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.

3 p.m. Dec. 5, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach (561-655-7226, fourarts.org)

Being a female jazz artist, plus a trumpeter as well as vocalist and bandleader, creates distinctions beyond Canadian Bria Skonberg Skonberg’s millennial status.

Accolades include a 2017 Juno Award (the Canadian Grammys) for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year for her 2016 release Bria, and she’s also likely to perform material from her

latest CD, 2020’s Nothing Never Happens.

7:45 p.m. Dec. 8, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale (954-4620222, $65)

As evidenced by her new single, “Feeling Good,” vocalist Nicole Henry displays a blend of the soulful strains of her birthplace, Philadelphia, with the jazz nuances inherent at her alma mater, the University of Miami. Henry, who is also an actress, began her solo recording career in 2004 with The Nearness of You.

11 a.m. Dec. 12, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach (800-572-8471, $115-$609)

Recognized as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2010, 78-year-old Kenny Barron is one of the top pianists of his generation. The Philadelphia native began his performing career while still in high school, playing with renowned bands and legends.

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Fort Lauderdale (954-564-1074, $34.50-$65)

He’s also had a string of releases under his own name, starting with 1967’s You Had Better Listen, up to 2020’s Without Deception.

Singer/guitarist Robert Cray charted an unlikely course toward blues stardom during the 1980s, a decade otherwise dominated by the vapid pop stars presented in MTV and VH1 music videos.

Cray’s latest release is last year’s That’s What I Heard, which also displays his powerful and soulful vocals.

7:45 p.m. Jan. 25, Broward Center ($65)

Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, 61, plays every variation of the instrument — soprano, alto, tenor, baritone.

The eldest Marsalis heads a traditional jazz quartet, with bassist Eric Revis since 1997; pianist Joey Calderazzo since 1999, and drummer Justin Faulkner since 2009. They’ll play selections from their latest release, the improvisational and far-reaching The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul.

5 and 8 p.m. Feb. 15, Lyric Theatre, Stuart (772-286-7827, $70)

At 67, guitarist Pat Metheny is an enduring pioneer; a jazz rarity with three gold albums and 20 Grammy Awards, and the only person to win at least one Grammy in 10 categories.

Metheny’s latest concoction is Side-Eye, featuring an intriguing, bass-free trio lineup with keyboardist James Francies and drummer Joe Dyson.

7 p.m. Feb. 16, Lyric Theatre ($85); 8 p.m. Feb. 18, Arsht Center ($217-$586 Jazz Roots subscription)

Gino Vannelli, a jazz artist?

Now 69, the singer, guitarist and songwriter refused to be typecast during what’s now a nearly 50-year recording career.

But touring has always been a rarity, making this appearance an event whatever the genre(s).

7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, The Parker, Fort Lauderdale (954-462-0222, $71-$119)

Trumpeter Chris Botti, 59 on Oct. 12, has led a long, distinguished career straddling the jazz and pop genres.

The latest of his 10 solo releases, Impressions, won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album.

8 p.m. March 11 and 12, The Parker ($96-$454); 8 p.m. March 15, Kravis Center ($104-$665); 7:30 p.m. March 23, Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce (772-461-4775, $252$259)

Jazz was born out of the blues, and Manhattan Transfer has certainly experienced the blues. Formed in New York City in 1969 by singer Tim Hauser, the group jelled by 1972 with the additions of Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, and Laurel Masse.

Masse was replaced by Cheryl Bentyne in 1979, and Hauser by Trist Curless after his death in 2014.

8 p.m. March 27, The Parker ($75-$234)

Smooth jazz superstar Kenny G, now 65, has endured his share of derision from “serious” jazz fans over the years. But the soprano saxophonist has some serious chops, making him one of the best-selling instrumentalists of all time.

7 p.m. April 10, The Parker ($353-$471)

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The Tedeschi Trucks Band will perform Nov. 11 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. Photo by Regina Campbell

POP MUSIC

Continued from page 7 and keyboardist/vocalist Jeff Chimenti, and you have a lineup that arguably eclipses any offshoots since the 1995 collapse of the Grateful Dead after the death of Jerry Garcia.

7 p.m. Oct. 6, iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach (561-7958883, $107-$2,204)

Now on its End of the Road World Tour, KISS has been making a killing with its rock & roll spectacle (face paints, personas, stage costumes, and live pyrotechnics) since 1973.

Vocalist/guitarists Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley, bassist/ vocalist Gene Simmons, and drummer/vocalist Peter Criss chalked up massive record sales and tour earnings.

Stanley and Simmons have been joined by vocalist/guitarist Tommy Thayer since 2002, and drummer/vocalist Eric Singer since 2004.

7:30 p.m. Oct. 8, iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre ($30$3,219)

Call it a case of hometown boy makes good. With modern hip-hop separated into the disparate smooth R&B and hard-core gangster camps, Miami Carol City Senior High School graduate Rick Ross has clearly leaned more toward the latter since starting his recording career with the 2006 debut Port of Miami (and its mega-hit single “Hustlin”).

On the Feed the Streetz Tour, he’ll be joined on stage by Lil’ Kim, 2 Chainz, Jeezy, Gucci Mane, and Fabolous.

7 p.m. Oct. 15, BB&T Center.

1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise (954835-7000, $106-$851)

Todd Rundgren is a true pop Renaissance man.

Now an age-defying 73, the singer, guitarist, keyboardist, bassist and drummer has always recruited top-notch musicians for his touring acts.

The Individualist, A True Star tour will feature material from Rundgren’s many hits.

8 p.m. Oct. 23, Fillmore Miami Beach ($107-$710)

Alabama-launched group Little Big Town — singers Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman and Jimi Westbrook, plus vocalist/ guitarist Phillip Sweet — has, remarkably, remained intact

since the act’s 1998 inception.

The vocal group also features combined harmonies, with all four singers taking turns as lead singers.

7 p.m. Oct. 24, Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood (954327-7625, $79-$920)

Two megawatt purveyors of the folk-rock sound of the 1970s uniting for one show certainly qualifies as a major event.

Singer/songwriter and guitarist James Taylor, 73, secured his legacy in 1970 with a hit sophomore album (Sweet Baby James) and single (“Fire and Rain.”).

Singer/ songwriter Taylor and guitarist Jackson Browne, who turns 73 on Oct. 9, was also dominant through the 1970s, with hits like “Running on Empty” and “The Pretender.”

7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, BB&T Center ($156-$1,377)

The Tedeschi Trucks Band doesn’t fit comfortably into any genre, traversing blues, rock, pop, jazz, gospel, country, and world music by design. Which makes sense, given that its married band-leading guitarists are Susan Tedeschi (also its soaring lead singer), who studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Derek Trucks, who played with his drumming uncle Butch Trucks in the final incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band.

7:30 p.m. Nov. 11, Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach (800-572-8471, $44-$124)

Singing guitarist Joe Bonamassa, 44, started as a child prodigy, opening for B.B. King in a series of tour stops at age 12. Since his 2000 debut, A New Day Yesterday, Bonamassa has arguably become the blues/ rock guitar successor to Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990).

8 p.m. Dec. 12, Hard Rock Live ($75-$582.50)

Singer, songwriter and blues guitarist (as well as multiinstrumentalist) Tab Benoit, 53, is the real deal.

One of his latest recordings is the 2019 Benoit-produced album Let Go of the Reins, by South Florida-based singing blues guitarist J.P. Soars.

8 p.m. Jan. 28, Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Hwy., Suite 70,

8 p.m. Jan. 29, The Parker, 707 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale ($83-$435)

Guitarist and singer/ songwriter John Mayer, who turns 44 this month, has a string of pop hits and a respectable record as jam-band member (such as with Dead & Company). He'll be performing his own stuff later in the season in the Fort Lauderdale area.

7:30 p.m. April 2, BB&T Center ($75-$4,157)

Irish songwriter Van Morrison, 76, is considered a legend for songs such as

“Brown-Eyed Girl,” “Tupelo Honey” and “Moondance.”

But for all the talk of his “blueeyed soul,” it could be argued that it’s been 40-plus years of riding the coattails of his timehonored, warbling, nasal vocal delivery ever since.

8 p.m. Feb. 12 at Hard Rock Live ($105-$496)

What do you call a Missouri act that plays like a three-piece version of vintage Aerosmith; sings like Crosby, Stills & Nash, and features spiritual lyrics and an out-of-the-closet, 6-foot-5, left-handed, African American lead-singing bassist?

King’s X (vocalist/bassist Doug Pinnick, guitarist/ vocalist Ty Tabor, and drummer/vocalist Jerry Gaskill).

The trio’s unorthodox mix of gospel-inspired three-part harmonies with metallic instrumental undertones may not be for everyone, but it certainly makes it inimitable.

8 p.m. April 16, Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach (561-342-7922, $30 + up)

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Season Preview: Books

Fairs to sparkle with literary luminaries

By Jan Engoren Contributing Writer

While Broadway is back, the COVID-19 pandemic is still casting its shadow over us and the 2021-22 South Florida cultural season.

However, literary events are still a force, with several organizations offering a mix of virtual, in-person and hybrid events.

Palm Beach Poetry Festival

The 18th annual festival returns via Zoom, Jan. 1015. Founded by Delray Beach resident Miles Coon and presenting this country’s most distinguished poets, the event has blossomed over the years at Old School Square.

Being virtual for the second year has not diminished its scope or ambition. Events include workshops, readings, craft talks, one-on-one conferences, a special guest interview and the popular poem panel featuring all the faculty poets.

“I’m thrilled that the festival has done so well over these past 18 years,” says Coon. “For me it’s a joy to have such wonderful American poets come to Delray Beach and teach their craft.”

This year’s poetry writing workshop faculty includes: Kim Addonizio, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Chard deNiord, Mark Doty, Yona Harvey, John Murillo, Matthew Olzmann and Diane Seuss.

Yusef Komunyakaa is the featured Thomas Lux Memorial Poet.

Recognized as one of America’s greatest poets of the 20th century, Komunyakaa Komunyakaa will be interviewed by Bosselaar on Jan. 11.

He also will give the Annual Thomas Lux Memorial Poetry Reading on Jan. 12.

The festival’s poet-at-large is returning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil (World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks and Other Astonishments).

Coon describes Nezhukumatathil as a “poet of wonder; not a drop of beenthere-done-that in her work.

In these troubling times of isolation and divisiveness, Aimee’s positive view of our world will inspire students to see their lives with renewed appreciation.”

She will deliver a livestreamed reading into Palm Beach County high school classrooms on Jan. 14, and give the final reading of the festival on Jan. 15.

Other conference faculty poets include Lorna Knowles Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nickole Brown, Jessica Jacobs and Angela Narciso Torres. palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.

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Miami Book Fair

This year’s inaugural hybrid book fair, Nov. 14-21, will bring hundreds of authors, programming in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole, the return of the street fair (Nov. 19-21), children’s alley, Speak Up, a creative writing program for students ages 13-19, and The Porch, with live music, games and special literary events.

Scheduled authors (as of this writing) include New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow (The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto); Les Standiford (Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the DeathDefying Saga of the American Circus), and environmental journalist Cynthia Barnett (The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans).

Fiction authors include virtual appearances by Jane Smiley (Perestroika in Paris) and Norwegian mystery writer Jo Nesbo (The Jealousy Man and Other Stories). Lisa Taddeo, author of Animal, will be at the fair in person.

The virtual fair boasts an impressive lineup with such names as Jane Goodall in conversation with Peter Wohlleben, an evening with former NBA stars Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade discussing their book Letters to a Young Athlete, and CNN anchor and author Anderson Cooper discussing his book Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty. miamibookfair.com

Palm Beach Book Festival

After two years as a virtual event, the festival plans to host a live event March 10-12 at the University Theater at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.

Last year, festival founder Lois Cahall said: “Hopefully, 2021 is the last Zoom festival.

We hope to go live in 2022.

I miss hugging our patrons and feeling the energy of a live show.”

The list of attending authors will be released after Jan. 1. palmbeachbookfestival.com

Continued from page 7 be able to bring in-person performances back in this unique period,” said Colleen Smith, founding artistic and executive director. “We believe the community is yearning to return to live productions.”

All three BPB shows will be produced at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.

The Nutcracker will be performed Dec. 4-5 in the 2,195-seat Dreyfoos Hall.

Ballet Palm Beach will also perform Giselle in the Rinker Playhouse March 4-6.

As part of its tradition of community outreach, BPB will have special performances of Queen Esther at various community venues March 16-17. The troupe takes the production to Croatia in June as part of its Ballet Ambassadors international outreach program.

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Boca Ballet Theatre

The holidays will once again feature the company’s production of The Nutcracker, showcasing choreography

by Co-Artistic Director Dan Guin and a talented cast of dancers, including professional guest artists from around the world. The show is scheduled, as always, for Thanksgiving week at Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton (Nov. 2628). Remaining shows had not been announced at press time. bocaballet.org, 561-995-0709

Harid Conservatory

The Boca Raton dance conservatory canceled its 2020 performances for COVID reasons, but this year’s academic calendar calls for their return. The winter performances (Dec. 18-19) usually feature sections of classic ballets, and the spring performances (May 27-29) celebrate the graduating seniors and premiere a work created for the school.

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Kravis Center’s PEAK Series Dance programs focusing on ethnic diversity and on provocative and impactful themes are included in this season’s performances.

The dance show schedule includes the following companies and performances: Hip Hop Nutcracker, 8 p.m.

Dec. 10, Dreyfoos Hall.

Eisenhower Dance Detroit performs F-E-E-L, Jan. 8-9, Rinker Playhouse.

Malpaso Dance Company, an associate company of Joyce

Theater Productions, Jan. 2527, Rinker Playhouse.

Philadanco, Feb. 11-13, unveiling multiple new works from its 50th-anniversary program showcasing AfricanAmerican traditions through dance.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet, 8 p.m.

April 2, Rinker Playhouse.

561-832-7469 (10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Monday-Friday), boxoffice@ kravis.org

Palm Beach State College

The school is back in the dance business starting early in 2022 with the 35th season of its Friday and Saturday Modern Dance Series. All productions begin at 8 p.m. in the Duncan Theater on its Lake Worth Beach campus.

A preview of the 2022 season takes place Oct. 29 when Miami Dance Futures presents The Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler, which showcases Florida’s most dynamic companies and choreographers on one stage.

The regular season includes: Parsons Dance, Jan. 1415, featuring a contemporary American dance company renowned for its athletic ensemble work.

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Feb. 4-5, featuring a new work titled The Four Journeys that was conceived

by Amalia Viviana Basanta Hernandez, artistic director of Ballet Folklorico de Mexico.

Pilobolus: The Big FiveOh!, March 4-5, the unique body-bending company that has been wowing audiences for decades with its mix of wit, sensuality and physical acumen.

Martha Graham Dance, March 25-26, featuring the 75th anniversary tour performance of Graham’s masterwork, Appalachian Spring, with its equally celebrated Aaron Copland score.

theatreservices@ palmbeachstate.edu.

Festival of the Arts Boca

The festival focuses on ballet in its annual production that takes place at 7 p.m. March 6 at the Mizner Park Amphitheater.

A Night at the Ballet features dancers of American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and others.

They’ll perform excerpts from Don Quixote, Swan Lake and Romeo & Juliet, as well as contemporary works including She’s a Rainbow, set to the Rolling Stones song.

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Hollywood Meets Art History, a series of diptychs in which Lautenberg, a photographer and philanthropist (and widow of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey), pairs photographs of iconic works of visual art with stills from Hollywood films that will “speak to each other.” Works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollack, Piet Mondrian, Roy Lichtenstein, Willem de Kooning, and others are paired with stills from films Grand Hotel, Sunset Boulevard, Psycho, Pulp Fiction, Flashdance, ET, Lawrence of Arabia, and more.

(April 20-Aug. 21)

Norton Museum of Art

Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism features the largest grouping of works by Kahlo and Rivera the museum has ever shown. The exhibit, drawn from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, features more than 150 works, including paintings and works on paper alongside photographs and period clothing. (October 23-Feb. 6) Paintings by the three women considered the greatest female painters in China during the Republican period (1912-1949) are on view in The Other Half of the Sky: 20th-Century Chinese Women Painters. The art of Zhou Lianxia, Lu Xiaoman and Wu Qingxia is conversant

The COASTAL STAR with centuries of Chinese art tradition in its depictions of birds, blossoms and trees. (Oct. 1-Jan. 23) The New Yorker artist Saul Steinberg was well-known for his quirky drawings, and a small collection of them has been gifted to the Norton. Saul Steinberg: A Writer Who Draws offers 22 drawings and one print, including Florida (1954), an image of a spring training baseball game in which tropical birds sit under skinny palms and the stands are filled with some of Steinberg’s bizarre humans. (Nov. 19-March 6)

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Painting Enlightenment: Experiencing Wisdom and Compassion through Art and Science, is a collection of works by the Japanese scientist Tsuneo Iwasaki (1917-2002) that offers a contemplative marriage of sacred text and science. Iwasaki, who worked as a research biologist, had a side hobby of copying sacred texts (known as shyakyō), which he reconfigures into other images: lightning bolts, ants, the double helix of DNA. (Through March 27)

Society of the Four Arts

The venerable Palm Beach institution opens its season with A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard, an exhibit of fiber art by an allfemale roster. The Four Arts is

the debut venue for this show curated by a California gallery.

Running along with the show is Talking Threads: Dialogues with Weavers and Knotters of South Florida, with works by South Florida fiber artists who employ the same techniques as the main show’s artists. (Nov. 13-Jan. 30) Also on view at the same time in the East Gallery of the Esther O’Keeffe Gallery is An Eye on Michelangelo and Bernini, an exhibit of 30 photographs by the contemporary Italian photographer Aurelio Amendola. These blackand-white images capture parts of works by the two Renaissance artists, which Amendola reworks into abstract expressions. (Nov. 13-Jan. 30) A frequent presenter of American arts and crafts, the Four Arts continues that focus with its spring exhibition, In a New Light: American Impressionism, 1870-1940. Some 130 works by 75 artists are in the show, including major names such as Childe Hassam, John Sloan and George Innes.

(Feb. 12-April 16)

Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens

The West Palm Beach institution begins the season with artwork by a well-known local artist, Carol Prusa. In Unknowing (Between Day and Night), Prusa, a longtime professor of painting at Florida Atlantic University, uses silverpoint drawing to create

ArtsPaper/Art AT15 mandala-shaped spheres that contain multitudes. (Nov. 3-Jan. 2) Sculptor Tarik Currimbhoy is the subject of dual exhibitions days into the new year under the title Reflections. Currimbhoy, a creator of minimalist yet strong objects such as Twist, an elegant squiggle in bright stainless steel, will have works featured in the gallery, and outside in the Gardens. (Jan. 5-Feb. 27, gallery; Jan. 5-June 30, Gardens) The Austrian-born photographer Helmut Koller spent years taking pictures of the biggest stars of the world of opera as the official photographer for the Vienna State Opera. He transitioned to painting in the 1980s and moved to Palm Beach, where he became well-known for his colorful paintings of animals.

The Animal Paintings of Helmut Koller runs March 2 to April 3.

Armory Art Center

The West Palm Beach art center will present its ninth season of Art Salons, hosted by Elle Schorr. The salons, which will kick off virtually Oct. 5 to be followed by seven other salons on the first Tuesday of every month, offer presentations by leading artists who will discuss their work along with salon participants.

Art fairs

The Palm Beach International Fine Art Fair was the only game in town for years

after its founding in 1996. The fair this year will bring about 65 international dealers to the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach.

(Feb. 3-7) Next Level Fairs also will host Art Boca Raton, which returns to the Florida Atlantic University Research Park from Jan. 13-17. Some 40 national and international galleries are promised.

Not to be outdone, and also at the Convention Center, are the Palm Beach Show, which features jewelry, art, antiques and design (Feb. 17-22), and from the same presenter, Palm Beach Show Group, the Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, which runs part of that same weekend from Feb. 18-20.

And in March, Palm Beach Modern & Contemporary comes to the Convention Center, presenting cutting-edge creations in a show that will coincide with the Palm Beach Boat Show. (March 24-27)

Palm Beach galleries

New York galleries are flocking to Florida and bringing top-notch art with them. Among the newer arrivals are Pace Gallery, on Royal Poinciana Way; Acquavella, which traces its roots to 1919 and most recently featured work

by Jacob El Hanani; and Gavlak Gallery, which is hosting work

by Deborah Brown in a show called Return to Forever (ends Oct. 17).

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Season Preview: Broward Art

Exhibits for 2021-22 go otherworldly

By Sandra Schulman ArtsPaper Art Writer Much of the focus this season will be on the NSU Fort Lauderdale Art Museum, where, among other things, the art of the short-lived Keith Haring will get a new look. But there’s also fascinating glass work in Dania Beach, and compelling looks at race and identity in Hollywood and Pembroke Pines.

NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale Known more for his radiant baby street art, Keith Haring gets a new view in an exhibit that examines the influence on his work from the mid-20th-century Belgian artist Pierre Alechinsky. The teenage Haring discovered the CoBra artist’s work at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, and it gave Haring the confidence he needed to pursue his own vision. Keith Haring and Pierre Alechinsky also will raise awareness of the work of the older artist, whose work is crucial to the NSU museum’s unrivaled collection of CoBra works. (Feb. 27-Sept. 25) In Beyond the O.K. Corral, the museum presents something right in tune with today’s obsessions and technologies. This

immersive augmented reality show from photographer David Levinthal and video game designer Wilson J. Tang lets viewers “step into” Levinthal’s 2014 photo, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The idea is to let visitors into the mind of the artist, making one a participant in the act of creation. (Nov. 20-Feb. 20) Back in the world of two dimensions, Photographing the Fantastic features images of exceptional and distinctive moments as captured by an honor roll of leading photographers past and present, from Berenice Abbott to Cindy Sherman. (Nov. 21-spring 2022) Miami-based painter Jared McGriff gets his first solo museum exhibition this season with Jared McGriff: Where We Are You. McGriff focuses his work on his African-American family, migrants from the rural South to the rural West, in narratives that meld the historical and the contemporary. (Nov. 21-Feb. 13) Turning 90 this year, the Cuban-born, Miami-based artist Margarita Cano gets a celebration of her life and work. She is a self-taught artist whose creations include votive portraits, landscape paintings, prints, photographs and miniature books. Her journey from Cuba to America infuses

every aspect of her art. (Nov. 21-Feb.13) And then there’s a visit to the scrap heap. The Art of Assemblage features upcycled sculptures from the NSU Art Museum’s collection made from repurposed materials, including discarded toys and scrap metal.

Included are works by John Outterbridge, Vanessa German, Pablo Cano, Christian Holstad, Ernesto Neto and Jessica Stockholder. (Nov. 21-Feb. 13) Art and Culture Center Hollywood The center asks us to take a look at our current moment of social unrest by examining the work of South Florida artists who are taking on these questions. Introspective: A Reckoning of the Soul includes work by 16 artists, including Adrienne Chadwick, Errol Miller, Khaulah Naima Nuruddin and Yves Gabriel. (Oct. 16-Feb. 27) Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts Dale Chihuly is the most famous glass artist in the world, and he is particularly popular in South Florida. The Dania Beach museum presents Art on Fire, an exhibit of a wall of Chihuly creations that look like sea creatures. The

The Tumbler by Margarita Cano is part of a show from the Cubanborn artist at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. Photo provided same exhibit also includes Windstars, an installation by veteran glassblower Rob Stern.

(Through winter 2022) The Frank Gallery The Pembroke Pines gallery presents an exhibit of works by artists who explore the themes of immigration, race and diaspora through the lens of the natural world and organic materials. On the

Samara’s Wing: Ethnobotanical Negotiations of Cultural Space includes pieces by multimedia artists John Alleyne, Edouard Duval-Carrié, Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Rhea Leonard, T. Eliott Mansa, Lisyanet Rodriguez and Onajídé Shabaka. Also on view is a photography series, Celdas,

by Alma Leiva, and a solo exhibition by photographer Love Soulèy. (Oct. 21-Jan. 23)

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This City Scape Triptych by Bob Dylan is part of Retrospectrum, premiering Nov. 30 at the Frost Museum. Photo provided

Shows gets rolling with art by Bob Dylan

By Sandra Schulman ArtsPaper Art Writer

The return of the art fairs is the big news down south, though how much of the international set will fly in remains to be seen. The season’s buzziest show will undoubtedly be Bob Dylan’s expansive multimedia exhibit at the Frost Museum of Art. Will the elusive Mr. Zimmerman make an appearance? The answer is blowing in the wind.

Pérez Art Museum Miami Jedd Novatt is known for his sculptures of cubes teetering on top of one another, and PAMM has two of them: Chaos Bizkaia (2012) and Chaos SAS (2013). His new show, Monotypes and More, features small-scale sculptures, works that inform his works on paper. (Oct. 14June 26) The flotsam and jetsam of our daily lives is whimsically gathered in Zhivago Duncan’s installation Pretentious Crap (2010-11). It’s supposedly curated by Duncan’s alter ego Dick Flash, the sole amnesiac survivor of a global apocalypse who collects the remnants of now-lost civilizations, putting the

works in a display cabinet where he can mull over what they were about. (Nov. 30Sept. 25)

Frost Museum of Art

Who knew the Bard of Duluth had so much visual art in him? Bob Dylan’s fans, that’s who, since the singer-songwriter has been making drawings, paintings and ironworks sculptures for six decades. Now comes Bob Dylan: Retrospectrum, which premiered in Shanghai in 2019. It introduces that art to a wider audience and ties it in with his musical work. (Nov. 30-April 17)

The Museum of Graffiti

The single-named artist known as Saber rose to fame early for his graffiti installation on the Los Angeles River in his hometown, a piece so huge it was documented by space satellites. In Escape From Los Angeles, the artistactivist presents work he created in isolation during the COVID pandemic. (Through mid-November)

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The Israeli-born artist Naama Tsabar, now based in New York, is an explorer

of the intersection of architecture and music. Her large-scale sculptures and installations can be played by musicians and patrons.

For Perimeters, Tsabar will transform the Miami Beach museum itself into a musical instrument, immersion on an exceptional scale. (Nov. 28-April 17)

The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

Speaking of Jewish musical icons, the Jewish Museum of Florida celebrates Babs herself in Hello Gorgeous, an exclusive exhibit dedicated to mega-star Barbra Streisand.

The exhibition includes the legendary singer’s 1959 high school yearbook and pages from her first nightclub contracts, plus the original clothing from her TV special My Name is Barbra, her breakthrough role in the musical Funny Girl, and her film Yentl. There’s so much more, but we’re getting all verklempt just thinking about it. (Oct. 14-Feb. 20)

Institute of Contemporary Art Miami

The American artist Betye Saar has taken Black identity, feminism and gender as her

focal points, and ICA presents some of her rarely seen installations from the years 1980 to 1998 in Betye Saar: Serious Moonlight. (Oct. 28-April 17) Another perspective comes from an exhibition of drawing by the Inuit artist Shuvinai Ashoona. This marks the Canadian artist’s first U.S. museum exhibit, and features drawings and prints documenting life among the indigenous people of the Arctic as they transitioned from living off the land to settlements. (Nov. 30-May 1)

The Wolfsonian–FIU

Look, up in the sky: It’s a new way of seeing. Aerial Vision explores the changes wrought by two early 20thcentury inventions, airplanes and skyscrapers, and the impact they had on artistic visions. The show presents paintings, posters, furniture and other creations inspired by our new perspective on the sky. (Nov. 29-April 24) Running at the same

time is Shameless, an exhibit of work old and new by the Dutch artist Bas van Beek, a commentator on functional design who repurposes objects such as teapots into multi-floor structures with three spouts. Van Beek is making his American debut with this exhibit, and will create an immersive jewel box for it. (Nov. 29-April 24)

Art fairs

The biggest fair of the season, Art Basel Miami Beach, will be returning to the Miami Beach Convention Center, Dec. 2-4. It will open first for two days of invited VIP guests and will close on Saturday, a day earlier than usual, which makes sense as the Sunday fair has usually felt like the party is already over.

The second-largest fair, Art Miami, will return as well to the Miami waterfront, featuring works from more than 170 international galleries. (Nov. 30-Dec. 5).

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Will Smith is the demanding father/coach to the Williams sisters in King Richard, out Nov. 19. Photo provided

Season Preview: Film

Slate of year-end releases has something for everyone

By Hap Erstein ArtsPaper Film Writer We usually have to begin with the caveat that movie release dates may vary wildly, but that almost goes without saying in these COVID times.

Will we finally get to see the new James Bond escapade or the remake of West Side Story?

I wouldn’t bet the farm, but hope springs eternal.

Here are a few films we are looking forward to this year: No Time to Die (Oct. 8): Having set a record for most release postponements, the latest James Bond film — and likely last for Daniel Craig — sees 007 retired, but yanked back into service by Felix Leiter, Bond’s old buddy from the CIA. Rami Malek is said to steal the picture as the latest Bond villain.

The Last Duel (Oct. 15): Matt Damon stars as a knight of French King Charles VI ordered to settle the monarch’s dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.

Dune (Oct. 22): The McGuffin of Frank Herbert’s sciencefiction novel is “the spice,” a drug that extends human life and provides accelerated levels of cognition. Timothee Chalamet is the young nobleman assigned to travel to a distant planet to secure and defend the drug against all manner of enemies.

The French Dispatch (Oct. 22): The always provocative, sometimes comprehensible Wes Anderson creates a valentine to journalists in a collection of short stories from the fictional final issue of an American magazine published in a French town. Featuring Chalamet — busy boy — as well as Anderson regulars Adrien Brody, Saoirse Ronan, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton and Bill Murray.

Last Night in Soho (Oct. 29): A psychological thriller from director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) about an aspiring fashion designer who time-travels to the 1960s, where she encounters a glamorous wannabe singer (Anya TaylorJoy of The Queen’s Gambit). But she finds that nostalgia is not as it used to be, as events grow increasingly darker.

Spencer (Nov. 3): A look at the lineage of Princess Diana, played by Kristen Stewart, at the

point when she is contemplating leaving Prince Charles.

Belfast (Nov. 12): There is considerable Oscar buzz over Kenneth Branagh’s direction and screenplay for this tale of a working-class clan during The Troubles of the 1960s, as seen through the eyes of a young lad. Also likely to pick up an Academy Award is Dame Judi Dench as the family’s granny.

King Richard (Nov. 19): Make that kingmaker Richard, for the film focuses on Palm Beach Gardens’ Richard Williams (Will Smith), who coached his daughters Venus and Serena into tennis phenomenons.

House of Gucci (Nov. 24): The history of the famed fashion house. Spanning three decades of decadence, betrayal, revenge and ultimately murder. With an attention-getting cast that includes Adam Driver, Salma Hayek, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Lady Gaga. That’s enough to make any moviegoer go gaga.

Nightmare Alley (Dec. 3): Psychological manipulation is the prime skill of a carnival denizen (Willem Dafoe), but he meets his match in a female psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett).

Guillermo del Toro (Oscar winner for The Shape of Water) directs.

West Side Story (Dec. 10): Look in the dictionary under “chutzpah” and you’ll see a listing for Steven Spielberg’s remake of 1961’s Oscar-winning best picture. Still, it is Spielberg and the teaser trailers do look good. Spielberg’s frequent collaborator Tony Kushner wrote the new screenplay, said to be more ethnically authentic.

The Matrix Resurrections (Dec. 22): The loopy but brilliant series gets a fourth installment. If nothing else, it keeps Keanu Reeves from making another John Wick flick. The plot is officially unknown, which makes us worried that it was being written as it was shot.

Cyrano (Dec. 25): How in the world do you follow up Game of Thrones? Well, if you are Peter Dinklage, you go classical, taking on the much performed, self-esteem-challenged Cyrano de Bergerac, who helps handsome Christian (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) woo and win the fair Roxane (Haley Bennett).

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Therapy dogs respond to crime, crisis in bigger role with sheriff

here’s a new type of K-9 police officer reporting for duty at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

These canine cops don’t chase bad guys. They don’t sniff out bombs or illegal drugs or crime scene evidence.

And they certainly don’t look like traditional police dogs.

None of them are German shepherds or Belgian Malinois.

These badge-wearing dogs love being greeted, petted and even hugged.

They are specially trained therapy dogs on a mission: To transform tears to smiles and fear to trust among people of all generations and circumstances.

And PBSO is fast becoming a showcase for the talents of these dogs, with four joining the ranks this summer and a few more expected this fall.

Some of the new therapy dogs attend community events, visit schools and perform other traditional therapy dog roles.

Think of them as four-legged community cops.

Then there are Daya and Willow, who are partnered with Deputy William Feaman. Daya is a Catahoula leopard/hound mix with a name that fittingly means compassion in Sanskrit.

Willow is a young black poodle mix. Their duties go behind showing up at community events.

“We all work the fluff stuff like reading to kids at libraries or ‘coffee with a cop’ events,” says Feaman. “But Daya, Willow and I are the only ones who respond to homicide calls, death notifications or when bad things happen.”

Their effort to reach out to people in trying situations is expanding the role police play in the community.

“Deputy Feaman is on the road every day listening to calls and showing up with his dogs at traffic crashes, fires, burglaries, sexual assaults involving children, and elderly community events,” says Teri

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Here is a link to a short video that features the swearing-in ceremony of the K-9 therapy dogs at the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=9bAFTkkBkB0

Deputy William Feaman’s dogs Willow and Daya perform traditional therapy roles, but also respond to deaths and other emergencies. Willow is a young black poodle mix. Daya is a Catahoula leopard/hound mix. Photo provided by PBSO Barbera, PBSO media relations director. Daya and Willow “add a new dimension to the force that is very much welcomed.”

For years, Feaman worked as an undercover narcotics cop. Then he learned about an emerging program that trains dogs to be therapy officers. He now reports for duty with his well-trained, well-mannered and highly intuitive doggy duo.

Both dogs came from animal rescue groups and were trained through a fast-growing police therapy program called Paws and Stripes from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

These dogs are sworn in after completing more than 400 hours of training.

Bringing two therapy cop dogs to a scene is proving doubly beneficial. Daya is the higher ranking therapy cop with more experience and weighs about 53 pounds.

Younger Willow weighs about 33 pounds. One sheds — Daya.

One is soft and fuzzy — Willow.

Feaman is able to size up the needs of people at crime scenes to determine which one of his four-legged partners will be better-suited to assist. And, during long work at a crime scene, he is able to give each dog time to rest and recharge.

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“We read body language and when the tail stops wagging, I know it’s time to move them out to their safe space,” he says.

“I thought it would be difficult to have two therapy dogs, but they work in sync together.

They have never growled at each other. Daya acts like a big sister to Willow.”

They work emotionally trying cases. A sampling: • A boy with autism ran into the woods after his electronic device malfunctioned. Feaman brought Daya to the scene.

“The boy was very upset,” says Feaman. “I asked him, ‘Do you like dogs?’ He nodded yes. We stayed with him for about two

hours and it was hot out there and the boy finally sat on the edge of the kennel with Daya, loving on her.”

• A 7-year-old girl threatened to commit suicide at a school and Feaman responded with Daya and Willow. “These dogs naturally help bring calm to people,” he says. “I view them as necessary distractions in trying situations. Science tells you that dogs lower blood pressure and release feel-good hormones when you pet them.”

• The trio arrived to a scene in which an 11-year-old boy was present when his father was killed. While the homicide officers worked the case, Daya and Willow provided canine love to the boy. “For two hours, these dogs became that boy’s dogs,” says Feaman. “He hugged them and talked to them.”

• When kids witnessed a neighbor kill another neighbor, Feaman was glad he had two dogs of different coats to comfort the kids. “The smaller kids felt more comfortable playing with Willow, while the older kids played with Daya.

Willow looks like a fluffy teddy bear, so little kids naturally gravitate to her.

“Community policing is where my heart is,” says Feaman. “The bond we have is very strong.”

This new generation of police dogs arrives at a time when everyone of every age can use some canine kindness, says Lisa Radosta, DVM, a boardcertified veterinary behaviorist who runs the Florida Veterinary Behavior Service in West Palm Beach.

“Neighborhood policing isn’t about being scary — it is about being a part of the group,” says Radosta. “Dogs make people happy. They soften them up.

They start conversations. Dogs connect us and that is a good thing. We need to feel more comfortable with the police and be able to approach them.

Having a dog there can only help with that.”

Arden Moore, founder of FourLeggedLife.com, is an animal behavior consultant, author, speaker and master certified pet first-aid instructor. She hosts Oh Behave! weekly on PetLifeRadio. com. Learn more at www. ardenmoore. com.

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Boca hospital staffers get sweet relief from Tire Kingdom

n Sept. 9, through its “Giving Back Program,” Tire Kingdom Service Centers thanked medical staffers at Boca Raton Regional Hospital for their dedication and extra effort to combat COVID-19 by treating them to a little sweet relief from Kona Ice. Tire Kingdom also shared its “Essential Business Appreciation Offer” with the team to provide special discounts for front-line workers at all Tire Kingdom locations.

“We had a lot of smiling faces under their masks waiting in line for Kona Ice and more smiles as they were enjoying every bite of it,” said Bina Wagjiani, director of the hospital’s office of patient experience.

Marcus Neuroscience Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida and based at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, has expanded its services, to Boynton Beach.

The new location, at 2800 S. Seacrest Blvd., Suite 160, offers neurology and neurosurgery services.

At the Marcus Neuroscience Institute, which was established in 2015, experts address conditions from brain tumors to back pain, including movement disorders, seizures, strokes and aneurysms, memory disorders, migraines, spine conditions and diseases

anatomy, and the surgeon is able to choose from the widest selection of implants available for precision matching.

For more information, visit www.delraymedicalctr.com/ services/orthopedics, or call 561-498-4440.

Medical staff members at Boca Raton Regional Hospital enjoy their sweet treats. Photo provided such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s. For information, call 561-955-4600 or visit BRRH.com/MNI. The Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital has expanded its cancer diagnosis and treatment services in Palm Beach County to a new location at Bethesda Health City, part of Bethesda Hospital East. The facility is located at 10301 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach. “We look forward to this partnership that will help us bring state-of-theart comprehensive oncology care closer to our patients and community,” said Nelson Lazo, CEO of Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West.

For more information, call 561-955-6627 or visit www. brrh.com/Services/Lynn-

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Baptist Health Medical Group North has named Marcella Gravalese, MBAHSA, as vice president. She will lead the physician group’s development and operations and recruit new members to join the primary care and specialty physician practices.

With more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry, she most recently served as assistant vice president of operations at HCA Physician Services Group, Gravalese east Florida division. In 2017, she was one of six scholars selected for the Thomas C. Dolan Executive Diversity Program by the American College of Healthcare Executives, and more recently, she was recognized as a “Dynamic Influencer” by the International Association of Women.

In August, Delray Medical Center began to use the CORI surgical system for knee replacement surgery.

The CORI is a handheld robotics-assisted technology that helps the surgeon plan and perform the procedure.

Patients regain function faster and return home sooner with this technology. They also can keep more of their natural bone and ligaments. The 3D digital model allows for a surgical plan to be customized to a patient's

Delray Medical Center also announced that it now uses the RED 62 Reperfusion Catheter & Benchmark BMX96 for stroke patients.

“The RED 62 is engineered with some of the latest innovations in tracking and aspiration technology to address large vessel blockages from a stroke located in more challenging areas, while maximizing powerful aspiration to remove blood clots,” said neurointerventionalist Dr. Dennys Reyes.

“With the help of the Benchmark BMX96 access system, hypotube technology provides a higher stability for more complex cases when it comes to treatment of a stroke. In addition, when performing a procedure, the catheter is designed to increase versatility and visualization designed to help offer patients the best possible outcomes.”

For more information, call 561-498-4440 or go to www. delraymedicalctr.com/services/ neurosciences.

The Palm Beach Research Center is recruiting participants for a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine study, which might appeal to some still hesitant to get vaccinated.

According to researchers, the tobacco plant is used to carry a protein that mimics COVID-19.

Once introduced through the body, it would create an immune response.

“No chemicals, all natural, and it is an injection— you do not smoke it,” said lead researcher David Scott of the Palm Beach Research Center.

“The nicotine is not part of this.

Tobacco is an intelligent plant, with many uses.”

Kentucky BioProcessing, based in Owensboro, is growing tobacco plants for the COVID-19 vaccine. According

to KentuckyBio Processing, other phases of the clinical trial show the plant-based vaccine is safe, and the company is further investigating its benefits with a yearlong study.

Participants will be paid more than $3,000. For more information, call 561-689-0606.

JFK Medical Center received three American Heart Association Achievement Awards through its participation in the “Get With the Guidelines” programs for implementing improvements that ensure cardiovascular patients receive efficient and coordinated care.

“We are pleased to recognize JFK Medical Center for their commitment to cardiovascular care,” said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., national chairman of the association’s quality oversight committee. “Research has shown that hospitals adhering to clinical measures through the American Heart Association’s quality improvement programs often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates.”

BioFlorida, representing 6,700 establishments and research organizations in the bio-pharmaceutical, medical technology and bio-agriculture sectors that collectively employ 94,000 Floridians, has added five new board members. They are Thomas Equels of AIM ImmunoTech, Mark Friedman, Ph.D., of Axogen, Geoff Green of Longeveron, Adam Grossman of ADMA Biologics, and Joe Sardano of Sensus Healthcare.

“BioFlorida provides Florida’s life sciences industry with a venue to collaborate to address global health challenges,” said Rob Herzog, chairman of the BioFlorida board and vice president of research and operations at Advent Health. “I look forward to working with our new board members to continue to build Florida as a life sciences destination.”

Send health news to Christine Davis at cdavis9797@gmail. com.

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n Sept. 9, the Biden administration announced plans to require hospitals and health care facilities receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding to vaccinate their employees against the coronavirus.

“As the Delta variant continues to spread, we know the best defense against it lies with the COVID-19 vaccine,” Chiquita BrooksLaSure, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, said in a press release. “Data show that the higher the level of vaccination rates among providers and staff, the lower the infection rate is among patients who are dependent upon them for care.

Now is the time to act.”

Several hospital systems in South Florida had already done just that. In August, Baptist Health South Florida, whose hospitals include Boca Raton Regional and Bethesda East and West, announced an Oct. 31 deadline for employees, medical staff and volunteers to be immunized.

By early September, Dr. Samer Fahmy, vice president and chief medical officer of Boca Raton Regional Hospital, said approximately 70% of Baptist Health South Florida employees had been vaccinated, “regardless of any policies that were put in place.”

“So that was encouraging,

and we’ve seen more and more folks step up and get vaccinated over the last couple of weeks now that they know Fahmy that it will be required to continue working within the Baptist Health system,” said Fahmy, who has helped lead the pandemic response for Boca Raton Regional and Baptist Health South Florida.

Also prior to President Joe Biden’s announcement, some hospital systems said they would recommend but not require vaccinations.

Tenet’s Palm Beach Health Network, which includes the Delray and West Boca medical centers, said in a statement, “We are strongly encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations for all of our employees. We have implemented vaccine education, a vaccine referral program and are offering on-site vaccine clinics.”

In May, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said employers may require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but must make reasonable accommodations for employees who don’t get vaccinated because of a disability or a “sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance.”

Baptist Health is allowing religious and medical exemptions and has committees to review employee requests.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a medical exemption would apply to people “at risk for an adverse reaction because of an allergy to one of the vaccine components or a medical condition.”

Still, vaccine mandates have already been the subject of legal challenges and more will surely follow. In June, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by Jennifer Bridges and 116 other Houston Methodist Hospital employees challenging the organization’s vaccine requirement.

In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Lynn N. Hughes said, “Methodist is trying to do their business of saving lives without giving them the COVID-19 virus. It is a choice made to keep staff, patients, and their families safer. Bridges can freely choose to accept or refuse a COVID-19 vaccine; however, if she refuses, she will simply need to work somewhere else.”

In August, the Houston Chronicle reported that 62 former employees had sued the hospital, claiming wrongful termination. The suit was still pending in mid-September.

Fahmy acknowledges staff losses are a possibility, of course, but he’s cautiously optimistic.

Health Calendar

& 20 8:30-9:30 am. $5/member; $15/nonmember. Registration: 233-1757; mounts.org 10/6 - Qi Gong Class at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach.

Relieve stress; increase metabolism, flexibility, strength. Every W through 10/27 10-11 am. $10/member; $15/non-member. Registration: 233-1757; mounts.org 10/6 - Breastfeeding Zoom Class presented

by Bethesda Heart Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Expectant parents learn benefits of breastfeeding. 5-6:30 pm. Free/both parents encouraged to attend. Registration: 369-2229; publicrelations@bhinc.org 10/6 - Divorced and Separated Support Group at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. Zoom meeting. Every W 6-7 pm. $10/suggested donation. 483-5300; faulkcenterforcounseling.org 10/6 - Life Issues: A Support Group for Adults at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. Zoom meeting. Every W 6-7 pm. $10/suggested donation. 483-5300; faulkcenterforcounseling.org 10/6 - Dance Fit Fusion Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+.

Every W through 10/27 7-8 pm. $60/resident; $75/non-resident. Held again 11/3. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation Thursday - 10/7 - Guided Wellness Walk at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. Every Th through 10/28 9-10 am. $5/member; $15/non-member.

Registration: 233-1757; mounts.org 10/7 - Moving Forward for Widows & Widowers: Support and Discussion Group at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. Zoom meeting. Every Th 1-2 pm. $10/suggested donation. 483-5300; faulkcenterforcounseling.org Saturday - 10/9 - Vinyasa Yoga Flow Class at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. 10-11 am. $10/member; $15/ non-member. Registration: 233-1757; mounts. org

Thursday - 10/14 - Senior Center Health Fair at Hester Center, 1901 N Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. 9-11 am. Free. 742-6237; boynton-beach.org/senior-center-health-fair-1

Note: Events are current as of 9/22. Please check with organizers for any changes.

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Saturday - 10/2 - Yoga Class at South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. Every Sat 9 am. $5/class. 588-8889; southpalmbeach.com

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Sunday - 10/3 - Reiki Healing Sound Bowls Meditation Class at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. Healing modality helps release energetic blockages, tension, stress; connect with your higher self.

Adults. 10-11 am. $10/member; $15/nonmember. Registration: 233-1757; mounts.org Monday - 10/4 - Men’s Issues Support Group at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. Zoom meeting. Every M 6-7 pm. $10/suggested donation. 483-5300; faulkcenterforcounseling.org 10/4 - AA Meeting at Unity of Delray Beach Fellowship Hall, 101 NW 22nd St. Every M 6-7 pm. Free. 276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org Tuesday - 10/5 - Women’s Issues Support Group at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. Zoom meeting. Every T 10-11 am. $10/suggested donation. 483-5300; faulkcenterforcounseling.org 10/5 - Baby Basics Zoom Class presented by Bethesda Heart Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Diapering, feeding, bathing, soothing baby. Every T through 10/26 5-6:30 pm. Free/both parents encouraged to attend.

Registration: 369-2229; publicrelations@BHInc. org 10/5 - LGBTQ+ Support Group at Faulk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Rd, Boca Raton. Joint program w/Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services. Separate groups held simultaneously: Adults, Friends & Family.

Zoom meeting. Every T 6-7 pm. $10/suggested donation. 483-5300; faulkcenterforcounseling. org 10/5 - Al-Anon 12-Step Study at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. Every T 7 pm.

Free. 276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org Wednesday - 10/6 - Wednesday Walk & Talk Class at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. Held again 10/13

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Wednesday - 10/13 - Scripps Research Front-Row Lecture Series: Unlocking New Insights into Brain-Gut Communication, Metabolism and Longevity. 1-hour virtual lecture. 4 pm. Free. Registration: frontrowscripps.edu

OCTOBER 17-23

Monday - 10/18 - Zumba Gold Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every M through 11/8 10-11 am. $56/resident; $70/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation Tuesday - 10/19 - Cardio Strength/Balance Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every T through 12/14 noon-1 pm. $60/resident; $75/nonresident. Registration: 742-6000; boyntonbeach.org/recreation Thursday - 10/21 - Chair Aerobics Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every Th through 11/18 10-11 am. $56/resident; $70/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation Friday - 10/22 - Pressel Mammo Van at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Presented by Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce & Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

Screening mammograms covered 100% by most insurance plans. 8 am-2 pm. Appointment required: 955-5438; brrh.com/mammovan

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Tuesday - 10/26 - Gentle Peaceful Yoga Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every T through 12/7 12:15-1:15 pm. $60/resident; $75/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 10/26 - Zumba Fitness Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every T through 12/21 6-7 pm. $64/ resident; $80/non-resident. Registration: 7426000; boynton-beach.org/recreation Friday - 10/29 - Exploring Wellness Through Breath, Body and Mind Awareness with Ruth Sanders at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every F through 11/19 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $60/ member; $80/non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau. edu

“Is there the potential that the end of October rolls around and there are some unvaccinated employees that may be subject to termination from Baptist Health? Yes. That’s how serious we are about our vaccination efforts. You need to get vaccinated against COVID-19, not just for your own safety, but for the safety of the patients that you care for within our facilities. …

“Our hope is that it doesn’t have to come to that and that we can convince the folks that are eligible to receive vaccines to get them. But if it did come to that, there are plans in place for contingency staffing, if needed,” he said.

ER doctor calls mandates essential

Dr. Bill Benda, an emergency room physician and associate professor of emergency medicine at Florida Atlantic University, said in September he was surprised by the number of hospital Benda workers who hadn’t been vaccinated — “I can’t give you anything exact.

I’m going to guess a third or possibly less, including emergency department staff” — and believes the mandates are essential.

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“Biden’s doing what has to be done. The military has to have it. Federal workers have to have it. These hospital systems are saying their employees have to have it,” says Benda, who lives in the County Pocket near Briny Breezes. “We tried conversation, we tried reasoning, and either people’s assumptions or their politics are getting in the way.

And it’s not acceptable anymore.

It’s not a big sacrifice.

“My father was a farmer’s son. And in the ’40s he enlisted in the Army to go to a country halfway across the world to protect people that he had no clue who they were.

And fight an evil that wasn’t a direct threat to him. And not only did he do it, but rock stars like Elvis Presley did it. Movie stars — Jimmy Stewart — did it.

Athletes — Joe DiMaggio — did it. And they did it because it was the right thing to do.

“People need to get off their collective asses and do the right thing … because the risk they are running is nowhere near what my dad faced. He did it because it was the right thing to do it. I don’t know how we lost that directive.”

Joyce Reingold writes about health and healthy living.

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St. Vincent’s new pastor is trained to heal body, spirit

irst and foremost, Father Dennis Gonzales is a healer.

Bishop Gerald Michael Barbarito handpicked Gonzales as the pastoral administrator for St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach to replace retired Monsignor Tom Skindeleski. He took the reins on Sept. 1.

Raised in a Catholic family in the Philippines, Gonzales, 48, dreamed of the priesthood, but he knew a nursing degree could provide him and his family with financial security.

So instead of entering the seminary, he earned a bachelor’s in nursing from Notre Dame University in Cotabato City.

Gonzales After graduation, a hospital in Washington, D.C., sponsored him, and his childhood dream of coming to the United States came true. Sending money home to help educate his younger siblings and support his parents fulfilled another important goal.

Still, the priesthood was never far from his thoughts.

Health care and spiritual care have always coexisted in Gonzales’ mind, especially as he cared for dying patients. He completed an

The Rev. Dennis Gonzales celebrates a Mass for health care professionals in November at St. Ann Catholic Church in West Palm Beach. Gonzales, who has a bachelor’s degree in nursing, took over as pastor of St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach in September. Photo provided internship program in clinical pastoral education at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, ministering to terminally ill patients who were participating in clinical trials.

While in Washington, Gonzales earned a scholarship to pursue his master’s degree in theology at the Washington Theological Union. When he completed the program, he was ready to fully commit to the priesthood and began looking for a seminary.

After visiting a friend in South Florida, Gonzales was ready to abandon snow for

sand. He earned a master of divinity at St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach and was ordained in 2013 by Barbarito at the Cathedral of Saint Ignatius Loyola in Palm Beach Gardens.

Since his ordination, Gonzales has served at St. Helen in Vero Beach and St. Ann in West Palm Beach. He has also served as a hospital chaplain, lending support to hospice clients and their families, as well as the health care staff.

As the coronavirus pandemic raged in the fall of 2020, Gonzales celebrated the

fourth annual White Mass at St. Ann on Nov. 14, where health care professionals renewed their physician and professional health care promises to God and to adhere to the Catholic faith in the practice of medicine.

He said then, “Love God — the greatest commandment — and then love your neighbor as you love yourself. Loving yourself is part of the equation.

My friends, taking care of ourselves does not mean that we neglect the needs of others until our own needs are satisfied. It means we have to be aware of nurturing sound and healthy attributes to ourselves.

“There is a saying that goes, ‘You cannot give what you do not have.’ So, if we don’t have strength, our energy quickly dries up.”

Gonzales believes that the callings to nursing and the ministry overlap. “In his ministry, Jesus was always

caring for and healing the sick, touching the outcast and untouchable. He healed them not only physically, but also emotionally, spiritually and socially,” Gonzales said in an interview with Global Pinoy Nursing in 2018.

Gonzales is humbled that Barbarito chose him to lead St. Vincent, and says, “I’m so thankful to Monsignor Tom that I inherited a parish on sound footing, with a strong staff and a great school.”

Gonzales’ goal at the church and in the community “is to have a healing conversation, to stop the division in our society, and to look for the positive.

We need to talk about our differences and not let issues further divide us.”

The former registered nurse calls the fighting over vaccinations and masks “sad,” but he believes confronting people isn’t the answer either.

As a man of medicine, he is ready to talk. “I never imagined vaccinations would be a thorny issue. But I see myself as a community builder, a unifier. I would tell people to reflect on what is good for their family and for the community.”

After that, it’s up to them.

St Vincent Ferrer is at 840 George Bush Blvd., Delray Beach. 561-276-6892; https:// stvincentferrer.com.

Janis Fontaine writes about people of faith, their congregations, causes and community events.

Contact her at fontaine423@ outlook.com.

Religion Calendar Note: Events are current as of 9/22. Please check with organizers for any changes.

OCTOBER 2 Saturday - 10/2 - Worship and The Word Fellowship at Barwick Road Baptist Church Family Life Center, 500 Barwick Rd, Delray Beach. Non-denominational, multicultural church founded on biblical principles. Every Sat 6 pm. Free. 248-660-4036; thebasels@ comcast.net

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Sunday - 10/3 - St. Vincent Ferrer LiveStream Mass. 840 George Bush Blvd, Delray Beach. Every Sun 9 am. Free. 276-6892; stvincentferrer.com 10/3 - First United Methodist Church Boca Raton In-Person Services at 625 NE Mizner Blvd. Every Sun 9:30 & 11 am. Free. 395-1244; fumcbocaraton.org 10/3 - St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church LiveStream Service. 3300A Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. 9:30 am. Free. 732-3060; stjoesweb.org 10/3 - First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach Sunday Morning Worship at 33 Gleason Street. In-person & online. Every Sun 10 am. Free. 276-6338; firstdelray.com

Monday - 10/4 - Women’s Bible Study via Zoom at First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, 33 Gleason St. Every M 10 am. Free. 2766338; firstdelray.com Tuesday - 10/5 - Tuesday Morning Prayer Service at Unity of Delray Beach Church, 101 NW 22nd St. Masks are mandatory, social distancing practiced. 10 am. Free. 276-5796; unityofdelraybeach.org Wednesday - 10/6 - Wednesday Evening Meditation Service at Unity of Delray Beach Church, 101 NW 22nd St. Led by Rev. Laurie Durgan in the Sanctuary. Masks are mandatory, social distancing practiced. 6:30 pm. Free. 2765796; unityofdelraybeach.org Thursday - 10/7 - Men’s Fellowship at First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach Courtyard, 33 Gleason St. Every Th 8:30 am. Free. 2766338; firstdelray.com Friday - 10/8 - Legion of Mary at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church, 840 George Bush Blvd, Delray Beach. Every F 9:30-11 am. Free. 2766892; stvincentferrer.com 10/8 - Virtual Shabbat Service at Temple Sinai of Palm Beach County, 2475 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. Every F 7:30 pm. Free. 2766161; templesinaipbc.org

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Volunteers crowd the finish line at CROS Ministries’ 2019 Hustle to End Hunger 5K in John Prince Park. This year’s race, Oct. 2, has live and virtual options. Photo provided

Race to end hunger kicks off drive for food pantries

CROS Ministries’ annual Hustle to End Hunger 5K on Oct. 2 at John Prince Park in Lake Worth Beach will raise money and awareness about the shortages at local food banks.

The run/walk has live and virtual options — with registration at https://runsignup.com/ Race/FL/LakeWorth/ Hustle2EndHunger5K. But the mission to help hungry people doesn’t end when the race is over.

First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach participates in the race each year, then continues to collect nonperishable food for CROS Ministries’ pantries throughout the month.

All gifts of canned or boxed, unopened, unexpired, nonperishable food can help.

You can leave your donation in the lobby on Sunday mornings or on the cart outside the sanctuary doors by the covered circle during the workweek at 33 Gleason St., Delray Beach.

For other ways to help, visit www.crosministries.org.

Drive-thru blessings for animals on Oct. 3

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church’s annual Blessing of the Animals drive-thru event returns from 4 to 5 p.m.

Oct. 3 on the church campus at 3300A S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Pets will again

be blessed by one of the priests through car windows. Call 561732-3060.

Pumpkin fun on tap at Delray Beach church

Pumpkins are set to arrive at Cason United Methodist Church, 342 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, in mid-October.

The Pumpkin Patch opens at 9 a.m. Oct. 15 and continues through the end of the month.

A trunk-or-treat event takes place Oct. 30. Call 561-2765302 for more information.

Clothing donations needed for shower truck clients

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Interfaith Committee for Social Services has partnered with the Delray Beach Police Department to keep its shower truck operations available to homeless people.

A major aspect is the distribution of clean clothing to participants. The shower truck is desperately in need of men’s shorts and jeans in sizes 32-34.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 188 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, is assisting with the collection of clothing. Contact Caren Kilpatrick, parish administrator, at 561-319-7947.

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Rabbi Leibel Stolik from Chabad of South Palm Beach performs the Tashlich ceremony, which traditionally takes place on the afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashanah.

ABOVE: The rabbi reads from the Torah with some of his family and members of the Chabad during the ceremony. Jews symbolically cast off the sins of the previous year by tossing pebbles or bread crumbs into flowing water. This group began walking at the Lantana Nature Preserve and ended at Lake Worth Cultural Plaza while making several stops along the way.

RIGHT: Jewish law states that the shofar be blown 30 times on each day of Rosh Hashanah, and by custom it is blown 100 or 101 times each day.

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October 2021

Tots & Teens

Delray chess club gives children lessons on game, life

By Janis Fontaine

When you encourage a child, Willie “James” McCray of Delray Beach believes, it’s like the ripples a pebble sends across a pond — they touch things you didn’t expect.

McCray has been sharing his love and his talent for the game of chess with kids in the West Settlers District, a historically Black area of McCray Delray Beach, for more than two years. James Chess Club meets weekly at Delray’s Spady Museum, where McCray teaches kids to play the complicated strategy game.

McCray, 71, also holds chess tournaments with cash prizes every couple of months. The last tournament took place Sept. 3

in Libby Wesley Park. The next one will take place Nov. 28, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, possibly at Old School Square.

Stay tuned, McCray says.

Chess presents many important principles, one of which is “You have to learn to lose to win,” McCray explains.

“It’s a brain game, a thinking game,” he says. “It’s about the choices you make and that you can’t blame anyone else. It also teaches life skills like patience, and it encourages the kids to think on their own.”

As kids practice and compete, they hear words like “options, obstacles and opportunities” and “choice, consequences and responsibility.” These are the lessons of chess, McCray says.

He learned them the hard way, on the streets, before he discovered the board game in his 20s. He hopes that learning chess will help kids avoid the

pitfalls he had to overcome.

Each chess piece has its own strengths and weaknesses, just like people. “I like the knight,” McCray says. “You can always go back where you came from.”

But the pawn is perhaps the most inspiring piece to him.

“In life’s struggles, you don’t have to be the king to be something. Look at the pawn.”

The pawn, if it makes it all the way across the board, can become any piece it wants. “And you get eight chances!” McCray laughs.

The message: “You can be as successful as you want to be, but it takes sacrifice.”

Teaching chess to kids — one-on-one instruction can cost as much as $140 an hour with a player of McCray’s caliber — “is a gift that I can give,” he says.

James Chess Club meets from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday and noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, 170

NW Fifth Ave. There is no cost.

Call or text McCray for more information at 561-352-7145.

Fuller Center taking applications for mentors

Mentors are needed at the Fuller Center, a not-for-profit, education-focused organization based in Boca Raton.

The center is looking for mentors to help teenagers and children. Mentors focus on developing positive relationships and assisting with homework.

They work after school for at least one hour weekly at one of the two Fuller Center locations in Boca Raton.

Applications from adults and teens 16 and older are being accepted. Mentors must pass background screening and commit to mentoring a minimum of once a week for one year. Training is provided.

Ellyn Okrent, CEO of the Fuller Center, said in an email,

Tots & Teens Calendar Note: Events are current as of 9/22. Please check with organizers for any changes.

OCTOBER 2

Saturday - 10/2 - Sensory Saturdays: Special Exploration Hours at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach. For families affected by autism spectrum disorder. No heavy crowds; softened general lighting, decreased noise level/visual stimulation on interactive exhibits wherever possible. 1st Sat 9-10 am. $7.50/adult; $6.50/ senior; $5.50/child 3-12; free/child under 3. 8321988; sfsciencecenter.org 10/2 - Sensory-Friendly Saturdays at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Explore the museum in sensory modified setting with sound/light adjustments. 1st Sat 9-10 am. Free. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org 10/2 - Ukulele for Beginners at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 8-13. Every Sat through 10/23 9-9:50 am. $100/resident; $125/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/2 - Story Time with Nature at Green Cay Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Rd, Boynton Beach. Discover nature through crafts, stories about animals, other nature-related themes. Age 4-10. 10 am. $2. RSVP: 966-7000; pbcnature.com 10/2 - Family Storytime at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Children up to age 5.

Every Th/Sat 10-10:30 am. Free. Registration: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org 10/2 - Mini Monets at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 5-8. Every Sat through 10/23 10-11:30 am. $100/resident; $125/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/2 - Music Workshop w/Parent at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 1-3. Every Sat through 10/23 10-10:40 am. $80/resident; $100/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/2 - Early Child Music Workshop at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 3- under 5. Every Sat through 10/23 1111:40 am. $80/resident; $100/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 10/2 - Science Stories at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Hear favorite science inspired stories. Age 5+. Every Sat 11:30 am. Free. 347-3912; scienceexplorium. org 10/2 - Daily Aquarium Feedings at Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach.

All ages. T-Sat noon; Sun 12:30 pm. Free w/$6 admission. 274-7263; sandowayhouse.org 10/2 - Alligator Talk at Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach. All ages.

Every W & Sat 2:30 pm. Free w/$6 admission.

274-7263; sandowayhouse.org

OCTOBER 3-9

Monday - 10/4 - Acting and Improv for Kids at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Activities include

vocal/physical warm-ups, focus/attention span building exercises, confidence building exercises, public speaking, ensemble work. Age 6-8.

Every M through 11/1 4:30-6 pm. Full session $100/resident; $125/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 10/4 - Voice Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 7-14. Every M through 10/25. Junior age 7-13 4:30-5:30 pm; Advanced age 8-14 5:30-6:30 pm. $100/resident; $125/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/4-5 - Acting Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 8-13 every M through 11/8; age 12-18 every T through 11/9; 6-7:30 pm. $180/resident; $225/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation Tuesday - 10/5 - Fun with Fernanda: Spanish Story Time at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 0-4. 1st T 10 am. Free.

Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 10/5 - Sensational Story ‘n More at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach.

Children’s books come to life through interactive performance, singing, movement. Age 2-5.

Every T 10-10:45 am & W 3-3:45 pm. Free w/paid admission. 742-6780; schoolhousemuseum.org 10/5 - Mother Nature & Me: Super Snakes at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Experience nature topics through stories, puppets, games, role play, nature walks, crafts. Age 2-5 w/guardian. 10:30 am. $4/child.

Reservations: 629-8760; pbcnature.com 10/5 - The Art of the Story at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. One author/illustrator at each class; children create their own art in the style of the featured book. Age 3-7 yrs. Every T 3-3:45 pm. Free w/paid admission. Registration: 742-6780; schoolhousemuseum.org 10/5 - Teen 290th Hunter Entrance Exam at the Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Do you have what it takes to earn your Hunter license? Exam has 6 stages to test physical abilities & mental acuity. Based on the popular manga/anime series Hunter x Hunter. 4-6 pm.

Free. 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org 10/5 - Adventures in Reading at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Discuss beginner reader books; do activities related to the books.

Child attends independently. Age 4-6. Held again 10/12 4-4:30 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org 10/5 - Acting and Improv for Kids at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Activities include vocal/physical warm-ups, focus/attention span building exercises, confidence building exercises, public speaking, ensemble work. Age 9-12 every T through 11/2 4:30-6 pm. Full session $125/ resident; $156.25/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 10/5 - Karate at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 5+. Every T/ Th through 11/18. Beginner 5:30-6:30 pm; intermediate 6:30-7:30 pm. $75/resident; $94/

“We believe it’s critical that we come together to help one another, particularly as our students begin a new school year, after going through such a challenging time.”

The center will also launch the Promise Program in October with 16 participants ages 16-22 who need access to a positive, caring relationship with a non-parental adult mentor or coach. The participants will also learn leadership skills and get work experience.

If you can’t volunteer, you can “Adopt a Class” with a $1,500 contribution that will fund a classroom for the entire school year.

The East Campus is at 200 NE 14th St. The West Campus is at 10130 185th St. South.

For more information, contact Olga Bearhope at obearhope@ffcdc.org or at 561-391-7274, ext. 136. Ú non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boyntonbeach.org/recreation 10/5-6 - Explorium Science Squad: Shake, Rattle & Roll at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Kids explore, experiment, try something new every month. T age 5-7 w/parent; W age 8-12. Both days 4-5 pm. $10/resident; $12.50/non-resident. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org Wednesday - 10/6 - Oh Baby Story Time at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Pre-literacy class: music, stories, rhymes. Age 3 months to not-yet-walking. Every 1st & 3rd W 10 am. Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary. org 10/6 - Storytime with Darlene at Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach. Age 0-5. Every W 11-11:30 am. Free w/$6 admission. 274-7263; sandowayhouse.org 10/6 - Pottery Painting Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Age 7-17. Every W through 10/27 4-6 pm. $80/resident; $100/non-resident. 7372600; artsealiving.com 10/6 - Youth Chess Club at the Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. For teens and tweens of all skill levels. 4-5 pm. Free. 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org 10/6 - Storytime After School at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Stories, rhymes, songs after school; monthly program.

Age 5 & younger. Held again 11/3 4:30-5 pm.

Free. 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org 10/6 - Musical Theater Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 12-18. Every W through 11/10 6-8 pm. $200/ resident; $250/non-resident. Registration: 7426000; boynton-beach.org/recreation Thursday - 10/7 - 2021 Discovery Series at Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach. Each program explores a different topic from bees to pythons, plants to butterflies.

Outdoors, limited to 5 families per class. Age 3-6.

Every Th through 10/28 9:30-10 am & 10:15-10:45 am. $8/class + $6 admission. RSVP: 274-7264; sandowayhouse.org 10/7 - Virtual Mori Stories: Kamishibai Folktales: The Mouse’s Wedding presented by Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. 1 pm. Free.

495-0233; morikami.org 10/7 - Mini-Messy Play at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Age 2-5. Held again 10/14 3-3:45 pm. $10/member; $12/nonmembers + paid admission. Registration: 7426780; schoolhousemuseum.org 10/7 - ArtSea Afternoons Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Age 7-13. Every Th through 10/28 3:30-5 pm. $95/resident; $119/non-resident.

737-2600; artsealiving.com 10/7 - Make & Take: Rock Creatures at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Paint an owl w/acrylic paint on a unique river rock. Age 6-12. 4:30-5:30 pm. Free. Registration: 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org 10/7 - Health & Mindfulness for Teens at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Learn basics of mindfulness meditation along

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October 2021 with its benefits. 6-7 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org Friday - 10/8 - Art Explorations at Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, 129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Age 3-7.

Held again 10/15 10-10:45 am. $10/member; $12/ non-member + admission. Registration: 7426780; schoolhousemuseum.org 10/8 - Animal Encounters at Sandoway Discovery Center, 142 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach.

All ages. Every F 3 pm. Free w/$6 admission.

274-7263; sandowayhouse.org Saturday - 10/9 - smART: Abstract Art at Boca Raton Museum of Art School, 801 W Palmetto Park Rd. Studio workshops for families/ intergenerational groups; focus on family fun to learn, create, enjoy the visual arts. 10-11 am.

Member $5/family; non-member $10/family.

Registration: 392-2503; bocamuseum.org 10/9 - Annual Fall Family Fun Fest at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach. Fall-themed crafts, face painting, live science demonstrations, outdoor entertainment, grab-n-go activities, free mini-golf, a petting zoo, more. Family fare.

10 am-4 pm. $17.95/adult; $15.95/senior; $13.95/ child age 3-12; free/child under age 3. 832-1988; sfsciencecenter.org 10/9 - Creepy Critters at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Meet several live animals up-close. Age 5+. 10:30 am. $3/child. Reservations: 629-8760; pbcnature.com 10/9 - Virtual Family Fun Day: Fall Lantern at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens Classroom A, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Learn how to mak a Japanese summer treat of finely shaved ice. Craft templates/ instructions via social media. Noon-3 pm. Free.

495-0233; morikami.org 10/9 - Virtual Dungeons & Dragons for Teens & Young Adults presented by Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 13+. Every Sat through 11/13 2-4:30 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org

OCTOBER 10-16

Sunday - 10/10 - The Science of Nature at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Age 7-adult; children must be accompanied by an adult. 10-11 am. $5.

Registration: 544-8605; gumbolimbo.org Monday - 10/11 - Kindergarten Readiness Story Time with Ms. Tea at Catherine Strong Splash Park, 1500 SW 6th St, Delray Beach. Age 3-5. 2nd M 10 am. Free. Registration: 266-0194; delraylibrary.org Tuesday - 10/12 - Dance Trends Youth Dance Program at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Learn discipline/art of dance. Every T/Sat through 12/15. Class times/ prices vary by age/style. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/12 - Teen Meme Generator at the Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. 4-6 pm.

Free. 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org 10/12 - TAB (Teen Advisory Board) Meeting presented by Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 5 pm. Free. 266-0197; delraylibrary. org Wednesday - 10/13 - Zumba Kids Class at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Promotes physical health/development, confidence, coordination.

Age 4-6. Every W through 11/3 3:30-4:30 pm. Full session $48/resident; $60/non-resident. 3473900; sugarsandpark.org 10/13 - Tween Anime Night at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 9-12. 6-7 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org Thursday - 10/14 - Sew & Sip: Moon and Stars at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Use running and blanket stitches to create a mini-moon or star pillow. Age 6-12. 4:30-5:30 pm. Free. Registration: 742-6393; boyntonlibrary. org 10/14 - Anime Night! Attack on Titan Party at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 9-12. 6-7 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org 10/14 - Performance Art Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 13-18. Every Th through 12/16. 7-8 pm. $100/ resident; $125/non-resident. Registration: 7426000; boynton-beach.org/recreation Friday - 10/15 - School’s Out: Arkidtecture at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Age 5-11. 8:30 am-3 pm. $80/resident; $100/nonresident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 10/15 - School’s Out: Fun & Fitness at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Age 5-11. 8:30 am-5:30 pm. $65/resident; $81.25/ non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 10/15 - One-Day Camp: Spooky Scary Science! at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach.

Age 7-12. 9 am-4 pm. $45/member; $50/ non-member; before/after care 7:30-9 am & 4-5:30 pm $15/day. Registration: 832-1988; sfsciencecenter.org/camps 10/15 - Animal Keeper for a Day at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Kids may get messy! Age 8+. 10 am.

$10/person. Reservations: 629-8760; pbcnature. com 10/15 - School’s Out: Virtual Intergalactic Passportal One Day Wonder presented by Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Age 7-12. 10-11:30 am. $23/resident; $28.75/nonresident plus $7/materials fee (kits available for pickup). 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 10/15 - Friday Night at the Museum: The Croods at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. A night out without parents! Wear comfy clothes, hang out in the Explorium after hours, watch a movie, do a fun experiment. Age 7-12. 6-9:30 pm. $20/resident; $25/non-resident. 347-3912; scienceexplorium. org Saturday - 10/16 - Little Wonders & Nature Detectives at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Welcome back to in-person programs for our youngest naturalists.

Sign your 3-4 year-olds up for Little Wonders or your 5-6 year olds for Nature Detectives. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 10 am. $5.

Registration: 544-8615; gumbolimbo.org 10/16 - Irish Dancing Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 5-18. Every Sat through 11/20 noon-1 pm. $65/ resident; $81/non-resident. Registration: 7426000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/16-17 - Science Demos at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Hear favorite science-inspired stories. Age 7 & up. 3:30 pm. Free. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org

OCTOBER 17-23

Monday - 10/18 - Story Chasers Book Club at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. In-person or Zoom. Grades 1-3. 3rd M 3:30-4:15 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0194; delraylibrary. org 10/18 - Teen #NoFilter Mondays at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. 6-7 pm. Free.

Registration: 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 10/18 - Eyes to the Skies with professionalgrade 16-inch Meade LX Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at Children’s Science Explorium Starlab Planetarium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Informal event held in the parking lot weather permitting. Telescope is out for at least one hour after scheduled start time; stars must be visible for telescope to align. Age 8+ (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult). 7 pm. Free. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org Tuesday - 10/19 - Tot Time at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Crafts, snacks, indoor play stations. Drop in anytime during the program. Age 1-4. 10 am-noon. $5/resident; $6.25/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark. org 10/19 - Mother Nature & Me: Night Owl at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Experience nature topics through stories, puppets, games, role play, nature walks, crafts. Age 2-5 w/guardian. 10:30 am. $4/child.

Reservations: 629-8760; pbcnature.com 10/19 - Virtual Discover Magic at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Twice weekly virtual class; part of a one-of-a-kind, nationally recognized program designed to create extraordinary fun. Age 7-12.

Every T/Th through 11/18 4-5:15 pm. $165/ resident; $206.25/non-resident + $60 materials fee (picked up kit at Community Center). 3473900; sugarsandpark.org 10/19 - Teen Book Club: The Low, Low Woods

by Carmen Maria Machado at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 13-17.

1st & 3rd T 5 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org Wednesday - 10/20 - Animal Keeper for a Day at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Kids may get messy! Age 8+. 10 am. $10/person. Reservations: 629-8760; pbcnature.com 10/20 - Teen Mortal Kombat Tournament at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Snacks provided. 4-6 pm. Free. 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org 10/20 - Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan part of Tween Book Jam at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 9-12. 6-7 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org Thursday - 10/21 - College Application Workshop at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. 3 pm. Free. 742-6393; boyntonlibrary. org 10/21 - Roblox Gaming Glory on Zoom presented by Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Grades 3-6. 3rd Th 3:30-4:15 pm.

Free. Registration: 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 10/21 - Youth STEM Lab: Know Your Bones at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Hands-on science, engineering activities. Age 6-12. 4:30-5:30 pm. Free. Registration: 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org 10/21 - Teen Graphic Novel Club: Through the Woods by Emily Carroll at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Age 13-17. 6-7 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7968; bocalibrary.org Friday - 10/22 - Early Afternoon Explorers: Earthworks at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Monthly hour-long classes for home-schoolers. Age 6-9 1 pm; age 10-12 2 pm. $10/resident; $12.50/non-resident.

347-3912; scienceexplorium.org Saturday - 10/23 - Afro-Jazz Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 10-18. Every Sat through 12/18 9:3010:30 am. $120/resident; $150/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 10/23 - Animal Keeper for a Day at Green Cay Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Rd, Boynton Beach. Work behind the scenes w/animal care staff & volunteers. Age 9+. 10 am. $10. RSVP: 966-7000; pbcnature.com 10/23 - Dance Fit Fusion Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 10-18. Every Sat through 12/18 10:3011:30 am. $120/resident; $150/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 10/23 - Trick-or-Treat on the Avenue, Halloween Parade & Kidsfest starts at NE 5th & Atlantic Avenues, walk along Atlantic Avenue, end at Tennis Center, 210 W Atlantic Ave. Family fare. 11:30 am-4 pm. Free. 243-7277; beardsleyd@mydelraybeach.com

OCTOBER 24-30

Sunday - 10/24 - Playful Projects at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Kids create DIY craft projects, taught step by step.

Each class features a different theme, includes supplies. Age 5-12. 1-2 pm. $5/non-resident.

347-3900; sugarsandpark.org Monday - 10/25 - Spooky Scavenger Hunt at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Seasonal scavenger hunt in the Youth Library; win a special prize. 9 am-5 pm. Free. 742-6393;

Tots & Teens Calendar AT25 boyntonlibrary.org 10/25 - Kindergarten Readiness Story Time with Ms. Tea at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 3-5. 4th M 10 am. Free.

Registration: 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 10/25 - Readers are Leaders Book Club presents Hidden: A Child’s Story of The Holocaust at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Every participant receives a free copy of the book. Grades 4-6. 3:45 pm. Free.

Registration: 266-0194; delraylibrary.org Tuesday - 10/26 - Virtual Spooky Trivia at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 13-17. 5 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 10/26 - GEMS Club: Balancing Forces presented by South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach.

Empower young girls to explore STEM fields. Girls grades 3-8. High school girls can volunteer to be mentors. 5:30-6:30 pm. $7/advance; $9/at the door. Registration: 370-7710; sfsciencecenter. org/gem Wednesday - 10/27 - Preschool Play Date at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 1-6. 4th W 6:30 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 10/27 - Teen Karaoke Night at the Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Snacks provided. 4-6 pm. Free. 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org Thursday - 10/28 - FAFSA Workshop with Palm Beach State College at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. 3 pm. Free.

Registration: 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org 10/28 - Youth Brown Bag Book Club: Doll Bones by Holly Black at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Meet each month, enjoy a snack, play games, discuss a middlegrade book. Age 6-12. 4:30-5:30 pm. Free.

Registration: 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org 10/28 - Super Smash Tournament at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. 6-7 pm.

Free. Registration: 393-7852; bocalibrary.org Friday - 10/29 - Bright & Smart: Enchanted STEM Mommy & Me at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Learn to pay attention to detail; think critically; be patient by designing, creating, putting together contraption using curriculum. Parent/ caregiver participation required. Age 3-4. Every F through 11/19 11-11:30 am. $40/resident; $50/ non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 10/29 - Halloween Hoot ‘N’ Howl at Daggerwing Nature Center, 11435 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton. Bring kids in costume. Games, crafts, learn about nocturnal creatures. Bring flashlight, bug spray. Family fare. 6-8 pm. Free. 629-8760; pbcnature.com 10/29-30 - The Enchanted Bookshop at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Sat 2 pm; F/Sat 7 pm. Call for tickets: 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org Saturday - 10/30 - Lil Sluggers Baseball at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Designed to introduce children to baseball. Every Sat through 12/18. Age 4-5 8:15-9 am; age 2 9:15-10 am; age 3 10:15-11 am; age 3.5-4 11:15 am-noon. $133/resident; $166.25/non-resident.

347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 10/30 - Candy For Costumes at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Visit the youth library in costume, receive a treat! 9 am-5 pm.

Free. 742-6393; boyntonlibrary.org 10/30 - Families Reading Together Kick-

Off Event at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens Classroom A, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Book giveaway, storytelling in the theater. 10 am. Free w/paid museum admission.

495-0233; morikami.org 10/30 - Family Tech Time at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. All ages. 10:30 am. Free. Registration: 266-0194; delraylibrary. org

OCT. 31- NOV. 6

Sunday - 10/31 - Lil Sluggers Baseball at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton.

Introduces children to baseball. Every Sun through 12/19. Age 2-3 9:30-10:15 am; age 4-5 10:30-11:15 am. $133/resident; $166.25/nonresident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org Monday - 11/1 - Architecture I: Super Structures at Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Test materials, meet design constraints, dream up structures using a variety of different materials including KEVA planks, cardboard, straws, Sour Patch Kids, more. Age 5-12. Every M through 12/20 4:15-5:15 pm. Full session $195/resident; $243.75/non-resident + $25/materials fee. 3473900; sugarsandpark.org 11/1 - Voice Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Every M through 11/15. Junior age 7-13 4:30-5:30 pm; Advanced age 8-14 5:30-6:30 pm. $75/resident, $94/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation Tuesday - 11/2 - Teen Film & Discussion: JoJo Rabbit (2020 PG-13) at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Age 13+. 5 pm. Free.

Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 11/2-3 - Explorium Science Squad: Harvest Lab at Children’s Science Explorium, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Kids explore, experiment, try something new every month. T age 5-7 w/ parent; W age 8-12. Both days 4-5 pm. $10/ resident; $12.50/non-resident. 347-3912; scienceexplorium.org Wednesday - 11/3 - Pottery Painting Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Age 7-17. Every W through 11/22 4-6 pm. $60/resident, $75/nonresident. 737-2600; artsealiving.com Saturday - 11/6 - Ukulele for Beginners at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 8-13. Every Sat through 11/20 9-9:50 am. $75/resident; $94/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 11/6 - Music Workshop w/Parent at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 1-3. Every Sat through 11/20 10-10:40 am. $60/resident; $75/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 11/6 - Bak Theatre Audition Prep Class with Kat Kenny & Nathan Stubbs presented by Bob Carter’s Actor’s Workshop & Repertory Company, 1000 N Dixie Hwy. 5-week class designed for students to brush up their skills before the audition. Every Sat through 12/16 10 am-2 pm. $400. 833-7529; actorsrep.org 11/6 - Early Child Music Workshop at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 3- under 5. Every Sat through 11/20 11-11:40 am. $60/resident; $75/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation

AT26 On the Water/Calendar

The COASTAL STAR

October 2021

On the Water

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Silver Palm Park, boat ramp closed for long-term construction

oca Raton’s Silver Palm Park and its boat ramp closed on Sept. 7 as work began to transform the 3.7-acre park with new amenities.

The closure is expected to continue for about six months.

New boat ramp permits will not be issued until the park reopens once construction is complete.

The adjacent 2.3-acre Wildflower Park closed in January, also for construction work.

When the multimilliondollar Wildflower/Silver Palm Park project is completed, the parks will be connected and will include promenades, a pavilion, event lawn, enhanced landscaping, a third boat ramp and public art.

In Boynton Beach, popular boat-launching ramps at Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park will close for two months in the spring so the aging ramps can be rebuilt.

The four launch ramps have been damaged over the years — partly because boat propeller thrust, created when boaters use their engines to push vessels onto trailers, has undermined the base that supports the ramps.

Gary Dunmyer, interim director of public works and engineering for Boynton Beach, has heard complaints from boaters about crumbling concrete on the launch ramps, which he said have reached the end of their useful life.

The Florida Inland Navigation District will pay the $1.2 million cost of rebuilding the ramps, which means taxpayers from 12 Florida counties bordering the Atlantic Ocean will share in the cost of the work.

Closing the Oyer Park boat ramps for construction is expected to happen during

Reef expansion

Red Reef Park, Boca Raton — Sept. 4 The snorkeling area just off the beach at Red Reef Park was expanded in September with the placement of 15 limestone modules, which were added to six artificial reef structures already in place at the south end of the 40-acre oceanfront park. The reef should attract fish such as sergeant majors, parrotfish, bar jacks and pinfish.

RIGHT: Allison and Luke Van Natta photograph their 8-month-old daughter, Elizabeth, while a limestone boulder is deployed to the reef. The Van Nattas were in town from Wisconsin, visiting family members in Boca Raton.

Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

angler) with a 0.8-pound yellowtail snapper.

Sixteen boats participated.

The event was postponed by two weeks because of unstable weather during the second week of August.

No wahoo were weighed in this year’s tournament, and none of the fishing teams delivered a trifecta — kingfish, dolphin and wahoo — meaning the trifecta prize increases to $4,000 for next year’s tournament.

Named for its late founder, the Gerretson tournament is run by volunteers and is a nonprofit organization that benefits youth causes in Delray Beach.

BOYNTON PARK TO GET NEW RAMPS: Boat launch ramps at Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park will close in the spring, probably in April and May, so they can be rebuilt.

April and May, though the schedule could change based on the availability and arrival time of materials needed for the job.

The contractor, which had not been selected as of early September, must have the materials on site before work can begin, Dunmyer said. The goal is to minimize the number of days boaters will have to go elsewhere to launch and retrieve their boats while the Oyer Park ramps are renovated.

Dunmyer said the contract stipulates that the ramp rebuilding must be completed within 60 days after work begins.

Updates on the project can be found at www.BoyntonBeach.org/newsletter.

Alternative boat ramps in the Boca Raton/Boynton Beach area include Knowles Park at 1001 S. Federal Highway in Delray Beach; Mangrove Park at 1211 S. Federal Highway in Delray Beach; Sportsman’s Park at 320 E. Ocean Ave. in Lantana; Bryant Park on Golfview Road at Second Avenue South in Lake Worth Beach, and to the south, Pioneer Park at 217 NE Fifth Ave. in Deerfield Beach.

Prices for next year’s annual

parking passes at Oyer Park — required for the extra-long truck/trailer spaces — have been adjusted to reflect the twomonth construction closure.

The annual pass price will be $165 for Florida residents and $290 for out-of-state residents.

Separately, Palm Beach County, working with the city of Boynton Beach, plans to dredge the channel leading from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Oyer Park boat ramps.

Dredging should make the channel 3 to 4 feet deeper and will be done in conjunction with the dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway and the sand trap inside Boynton Inlet, said Andy Studt, environmental program supervisor with Palm Beach County’s Department of Environmental Resources Management.

The dredging work is expected to begin in February or March, depending on the time required to obtain permits.

Bobber’s Under wins top prize in Gerretson

Ryan Lucas and his teammates on Bobber’s Under won the prize for heaviest fish in the 26th annual

Fort Lauderdale boat show starts Oct. 27

Marc Herman prepares to weigh an 8.6-pound dolphinfish at Palm Beach Yacht Center. It was the largest dolphin caught in the 26th annual Mark Gerretson Memorial tournament, held Aug. 28.

Photos by Willie Howard/ The Coastal Star Mark Gerretson Memorial tournament with a 22.6-pound kingfish.

The Bobber’s Under team won $1,600 for the kingfish, which it caught in somewhat sloppy seas Aug. 28.

Josh Obem and his team on The Boat King won the kingfish division and a $1,000 prize with a 17.8-pound kingfish.

Marc Herman and his team on Uranus weighed the heaviest dolphinfish (mahi mahi) at 8.6 pounds to win $1,000.

Mia Scalo won the mystery fish category (and top female

The 62nd annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is set for Oct. 27-31 based at Bahia Mar Yachting Center, 801 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale.

General admission tickets cost $37 for adults and $15 for ages 6-15. The show managers with Informa note that 80% of the show will be outdoors and that health safety protocols will be in place.

Show hours are 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. except on opening day (Oct. 27), when the hours are noon to 5 p.m. The show closes at 6 p.m. Oct. 31.

Details and tickets can be found at www.flibs.com.

Mary Hladky contributed to this column.

Willie Howard is a freelance writer and licensed boat captain.

Email tiowillie@ bellsouth.net.

Outdoors Calendar Note: Events are current as of 9/22. Please check with organizers for any changes.

OCTOBER 2

Saturday - 10/2 - Sand Sifters Beach Clean Up at Oceanfront Park, 6415 N Ocean Blvd, Ocean Ridge. Meet at pavilion in lower parking lot. Bring water, hat, sunscreen. Bags, gloves, grabbers provided. 8-11 am. Free. jefflev02@ gmail.com

OCTOBER 3-9

Sunday - 10/3 - Intracoastal Adventures: Kayaking at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Short talks about South Florida’s unique animals/ecosystems.

Age 7-adult; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Held again 12-1:30 pm 10/23. 9-10:30 am. $20/member; $25/nonmember. Registration: 544-8605; gumbolimbo. org Tuesday - 10/5 - Golden Hour Guided Tours at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Guided tour through Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Facility, outdoor aquariums, open-air butterfly garden, Ashley Nature Trail, ends w/sunset views of the Intracoastal Waterway from the beach by the Seminole Chiki. Age 7-adult; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Every T/ Th/F, 1st & 3rd weeks 6-7:30 pm. $10/resident; $13/non-resident. Reservations: 544-8615; gumbolimbo.org

Saturday- 10/9 - Intracoastal Adventures: Canoeing at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton. Short talks about South Florida’s unique animals/ecosystems. Age 7-adult; child under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Held again 9-10:30 am 10/17.

Noon-1:30 pm. $20/member; $25/non-member.

Registration: 544-8605; gumbolimbo.org 10/9 - Bird Talk and Walk at Green Cay Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Rd, Boynton Beach.

Florida bird presentation; 1-hour birding tour w/a naturalist follows. Bring binoculars. All ages. 9 am. $3. RSVP: 966-7000; pbcnature.com

OCTOBER 24-30

Thursday - 10/28 - Night Stalkers: Halloween Special at Green Cay Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Rd, Boynton Beach. Dress in costume, join a Naturalist on a boardwalk tour; look at nature from the point of view of its nocturnal residents. Flashlights recommended, not required. Age 9+. 7:30 pm. $5/person. RSVP: 966-7000; pbcnature.com

OCTOBER 31-NOV. 6

Saturday - 11/6 - Annual LagoonFest along Flagler Dr, West Palm Beach. Celebrates the 20mile long Lake Worth Lagoon. Exhibitor booths, live bird release, kayak clean-up tour, beer garden, kid’s zone. 9 am-2 pm. Free. 233-2400; lagoonfest.com

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Community Calendar Note: Events are current as of 9/22. Please check with organizers for any changes.

OCTOBER 2

Saturday - 10/2 - Hustle to End Hunger 5K at John Prince Park, 3034 Prince Dr, Lake Worth.

Virtual or in-person 5K run or walk benefits CROS Ministries’ food pantries. 7:30 am start. $45.

233-9009; crosministries.org 10/2 - Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society Annual Plant Sale at Mounts Botanical Garden, 559 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. Talk to experts, choose from a wide variety of palms & cycads. 9 am-3 pm. $5-$12/non-member. 3867812; mounts.org 10/2 - Calling All Serious Writers! Saturday Zoom Writers Studio presented by Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Every Sat 10 am. Free. 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 10/2 - Virtual Introduction to Firearms for Writers with Richard McMahan part of Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 104 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. 10 am-noon. $25. Registration: 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 10/2 - PalmCon: The Palm Beach County Comic Book & Collectibles Show at American Polish Club, 4725 Lake Worth Rd, Greenacres.

Cosplay costume contest. 10 am-6 pm. $25/ VIP; $7/adult; $3/child age 3+; free/military, law enforcement, & fire rescue. 601-4137; palmcon. net 10/2 - Japanese Traditional Music: Koto Class at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach.

Every Sat through 11/6: Beginner 10:15 am-12:15 pm; Intermediate 1-3 pm. $150/member; $155/ non-member. 495-0233 x210; morikami.org 10/2 - Saturday Morning Writers’ Group presented by Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Led by Caren S. Neile via Zoom. Registrants periodically send a brief manuscript for distribution to participants to read before each meeting. Group engages in productive critique. Drop-ins welcome, frequent participation encouraged. Age 18+. 1st & 3rd Sat 11 am-12:30 pm. Free. 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 10/2 - Churchill starring David Payne at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. 4 & 8 pm. $50. 272-1281; delraybeachplayhouse.com 10/2 - Jackiem Joyner at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 5 & 8 pm. $30-$40 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 4653946; funkybiscuit.com 10/2 - Plumpjack Tasting at Gourmetphile, 501 SE Mizner Blvd #80, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $125/ person. 757-6208; gourmetphile.com 10/2 - An Evening on The Love Boat at Delray Beach Elks Lodge, 265 NE 4th Ave. Benefits Achievement Centers for Children & Families and Living Hungry. Dinner, interactive games, silent auction, raffle; cash bar. 7-10 pm. $30. 276-0520; achievementcentersfl.org 10/2 - Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, 201 Plaza Real,

Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $39-$49. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 10/2 - The Motowners: Ultimate Motown Tribute Show Experience at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $45-$50.

450-6357; artsgarage.org 10/2-3 - Hedda Gabler by Henrick Ibsen at Florida Atlantic University Studio One Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Runs through 10/10.

F/Sat 7 pm; Sat/Sun 2 pm. $22/adult; $12/ student w/ID. 297-6124; fauevents.com 10/2-30 - Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum Traveling Exhibition; HERstory at Boca Raton Community Center, 159 Crawford Blvd. Boca Raton’s first women pioneers. M-F 9 am-8 pm; Sat 9 am-4 pm. Free. 395-6766; bocahistory.org

OCTOBER 3-9

Sunday - 10/3 - The Art of Bonsai at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Explore new techniques to artfully train/trim trees. Bring your own tree, pruning tools, bonsai pots, soil, wire as needed.

Every Sun through 10/31. Intermediate 9 amnoon; Beginner 12:30-4 pm. $45 materials fee (beginners) + $90/member; $100/non-member.

Reservations: 495-0233; morikami.org 10/3 - West Palm Beach Then & Now Walking Tour departs from Visit Palm Beach Adventure Center, 226 Datura St. 2-hour guided walking tour of West Palm Beach’s downtown.

Not recommended for children under age 10. Every Sun & W 10:15 am. $25. 881-9757; visitpalmbeach.com 10/3 - Sado: Tea Ceremony Beginners Class Session 1 at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach.

Study the traditional art of Sado, The Way of Tea. Tea Ceremony Workshop is required for those who have never taken a Tea Ceremony Class but wish to start studying Sado. 2 lessons/ month (Sun 10/3 & 17 & Th 10/7 & 21). 10:15 am-12:15 pm. $55/member; $60/non-member.

Registration: 495-0233 x210; morikami.org 10/3 - Nihongo: Introduction to Japanese at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. 3 parts per level to take sequentially before moving to the next level. Introduction of the Japanese language, culture. Every Sun through 12/12 10:15-11:15 am. $100/member; $110/non-member. Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 10/3 - Improv Games Class with Brian Sutorius at Bob Carter’s Actor’s Workshop & Repertory Company, 1000 N Dixie Hwy. Monthly workshop features short form improv games, ensemble work, silly fun, lots of laughs. Adults.

11 am-1 pm. $20. Registration: 833-7529; actorsrep.org 10/3 - Churchill at Mizner Park Cultural Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 2 pm. $50. 844-6722849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 10/3 - Con Brio Quartet with Special Guest Valeria Polunina, piano part of Music at St.

Community Calendar AT27

Municipal Meetings 10/4 & 11/1 - Ocean Ridge - First Monday at Ocean Ridge Town Hall, 6450 N Ocean Blvd. 6 pm.

Agenda: oceanridgeflorida.com 10/5 & 19 - Highland Beach - First Tuesday at Highland Beach Town Hall, 3614 S Ocean Blvd. 1:30 pm. Agenda: highlandbeach.us 10/5 & 19, 11/2 - Delray Beach - First & third Tuesdays at Delray Beach City Hall, 100 NW 1st Ave. 4 pm. Agenda: delraybeachfl.gov 10/5 & 19 & 11/2 - Boynton Beach - First and third Tuesday at Boynton Beach City Hall, 100 E Ocean Ave. 5:30 pm. Agenda: boynton-beach.org 10/8 - Gulf Stream - Second Friday at Gulf Stream Town Hall, 100 Sea Rd. 9 am. Agenda: gulfstream.org.

10/11 & 25 - Lantana - Second & fourth Mondays at Lantana Town Hall, 500 Greynolds Cir. 7 pm.

Agenda: lantana.org 10/12 - Manalapan - Fourth Tuesday at Manalapan Town Hall, 600 S Ocean Blvd. 10 am. Agenda: manalapan.org 10/12 - South Palm Beach - Second Tuesday at the South Palm Beach Town Hall, 3577 S Ocean Blvd. 4 pm. Agenda: southpalmbeach.com 10/13 & 26 - Boca Raton - Second & fourth Tuesday at Boca Raton City Hall, 201 W Palmetto Park Rd. 6 pm. Agenda: myboca.us 10/28 - Briny Breezes - Fourth Thursday at Briny Breezes Town Hall, 4802 N Ocean Blvd. 4 pm.

Agenda: townofbrinybreezes-fl.com Paul’s Episcopal Church, 188 S Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 3 pm. $20/person; free/age 18 & under. 276-4541; music.stpaulsdelray.org 10/3 - Actor’s Workshop Class with Bob Carter at Bob Carter’s Actor’s Workshop & Repertory Company, 1000 N Dixie Hwy. Workshop features short form improv games, ensemble work, silly fun, lots of laughs. Adults.

Every Sun through 10/31 3-6 pm or 6-8 pm. $125.

Registration: 833-7529; actorsrep.org 10/3 - Piano Demonstrations at Flagler Museum, One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. Listen to live musical performances, take a self-guided tour through Flagler’s mansion Whitehall. Hear the custom-built 1901 Steinway & Sons model B piano. Local musicians demonstrate the historic instrument w/a variety of popular music published or composed during the Gilded Age. Held again 10/10 & 24. 3:30 pm. Free w/museum admission. 655-2833; flaglermuseum.us 10/3 - Drive Thru Blessing of the Animals at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, 3300 Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach. Enter from Seacrest Blvd. 4-5 pm. Free. 732-3060; stjoesweb.org 10/3 - The Arianna Neikrug Quartet at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $40-$45. 450-6357; artsgarage.org Monday - 10/4 - Institute for Learning in Retirement at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Classes led by university professors, retired professors, community activists, professionals committed to sharing their knowledge. Sign up for as many per semester as you want. Check website for times, course descriptions; call for brochure. $110/fall session. 883-0999; iliretirement.org 10/4 - Watercolor 102 Online Class presented

by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every M through 11/1 9 am-noon. $250/5 weeks. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare. org 10/4 - Jazz & Java: Early Jazz and Swing Class with Dick Lowenthal: Session 1 at Arts

Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. The origins of Jazz: blues, work songs, gospel. Classes include listening to recordings, recommended readings, films, attendance at live concerts. Every M through 11/8 10-11:30 am. $120/person. 4506357; artsgarage.org 10/4 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Stephen Engle: The Civil War’s Lost Causes: Beyond Appomattox at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/non-member & at the door.

297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/4 - Discover Your Personal Painting Style Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every M through 11/1 1-3 pm. $170. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/4-5 - Auditions: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Prepare a contemporary monologue 1-2 minutes in length.

Show dates 12/3-12. 7 pm. No appointment required. 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org Tuesday – 10/5 - Cafe Sip & Sketch Class with Jen Fisher presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Meet at different local coffee/breakfast cafe each week.

Option to draw inside or outside. Every T through 11/2 9:30-11:30 am. $170. Registration: 8462349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/5 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Robert G. Rabil: Should the U.S. Reset its Priorities in the Middle East? at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/non-member & at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/5 - Draw Like DaVinci Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every T through 10/26 10 am-12:30 pm. $100/resident; $125/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation

10/5 - Watercolor at the Garden at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. For all levels. Bring pencils, pens, paints, sketchpad or watercolor pad (or journal), and your favorite photographic device (cell phone or tablet). Class includes full garden admission.

Adults. T/Th through 10/28 10 am-12:30 pm.

Per class: $20/member; $25/non-member.

Registration: 233-1757; mounts.org 10/5 - Abstract Expressionism with A Twist Beginner Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach.

Every T through 11/2 10:30 am-12:30 pm. $170.

Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/5 - Ikebana Flower Arrangement: Ikenobo School Class at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Traditional flower arranging using fresh flowers. Every T through 10/26.

Beginner 11 am-1 pm; Intermediate 1-3 pm. $70/ member; $80/non-member; + $80/flower fee.

Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 10/5 - Boca Raton Noon Toastmasters Virtual Meeting. Improve public speaking, leadership abilities. Every T 12:15-1:15 pm.

Free. Registration: 251-4164; bocanoon. toastmastersclubs.org 10/5 - Nature Poetry: God, Imagery & Beauty, and the Seasons with Jeff Morgan at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every T through 10/26 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $60/member; $80/non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/5 - IC Painting Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+.

Every T through 10/26 1-3 pm. $100/resident; $125/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/5 - Boca Raton Garden Club General Meeting at Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Meet/greet welcomes members, prospective members, the public. 1 pm. Free.

395-9376; bocaratongardenclub.org 10/5 - Collage and Mixed Media Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every T through 11/2 1-4 pm. $250. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare. org 10/5 - American Foreign Policy with Jeffrey Morton at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

Every T through 12/7 4-5:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $135/member; $175/non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/5 - National Night Out at Barrier Free Park, 3111 S Congress Ave, Boynton Beach. Fun activities for kids, food trucks, displays from Boynton Beach Police and Fire departments. 5-8 pm. 742-6191; boynton-beach.org 10/5 - The Seine: The River That Made Paris

by Elaine Sciolino part of Talk of Kings Book Discussion Group at The Society of the Four Arts King Library, 101 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach.

Virtual. 5:30 pm. Free. Reservations: 655-2766; fourarts.org

26TH SEASON OPENING • SATURDAY, OCT. 23RD • 9-2 PM

SHOP GREEN SHOP LO CA L SHOP SMART Shop with 60 of South Florida’s premier farmers, bakers, and culinary artisans.

FRONT LAWN OF CORNELL ART MUSEUM @ OLD SCHOOL SQUARE EVERY SATURDAY Free Parking • (561) 276-7511 • CDC Covid-19 Guidelines will be in effect.

AT28 Community Calendar 10/5 - Euphoria Dinner Show at The Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. 6 pm dinner; 7:30 pm show. $25/minimum per person.

Reservations: 912-0000; paviliongrille.com 10/5 - Spotlight on Hispanic Writers Book Club: Mexican Gothic by Silvia MorenoGarcia at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 6-7 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 10/5 - Virtual Not Your Mom’s Theatre History Class with Emma Harris at Bob Carter’s Actor’s Workshop & Repertory Company, 1000 N Dixie Hwy. 10-week class for the budding drama nurd, theatre historian, critic, playwright, director, actor interested in scratching more than just the surface. Adults. Every T through 12/14 7-8:30 pm. $200. Registration: 833-7529; actorsrep.org 10/5 - Comedy Night at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $5. 450-6357; artsgarage.org Wednesday - 10/6 - Watercolor Basics 101 Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every W through 11/3 9 am-noon. $250. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/6 - Advanced Watercolor Painting Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every W through 10/27 10 am-noon. $100/resident; $125/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 10/6 – Alliance of Delray Zoom Meeting.

Meet the New PBC Schools Superintendent Michael Burke and Treasurer School District of PBC Leanne Evans. 10 am. Free. For Zoom link: allianceofdelray.com 10/6 - Objection! Current, Contentious and Confusing Legal Battles with Irving Labovitz at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every W through 11/30 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $90/member; $120/non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/6 - The Three Phases of “E” in Abstract Painting Intermediate/Advanced Acrylic Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every W through 11/3 10 am-noon. $170. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/6 - Arts & Crafts Social at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Age 18+. Every W through 10/27 10-11:30 am. $85/resident; $106/non-resident. 737-2600; artsealiving.com 10/6 - Ikebana: Flower Arrangement/ Sogetsu School Class at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Oki Education Center, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Contemporary flower arranging using fresh flowers. Every W through 10/27. Beginner 10:30 am-12:30 pm; Intermediate 1:30-3:30 pm. $70/member; $80/non-member; +$60-$80/flower fee.

Registration: 495-0233 x237; morikami.org 10/6 - Abstract Expressionism With A Twist Intermediate/Advanced Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every W through 11/2 10:30 am-12:30 pm. $170. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/6 - Arts Journaling/Mixed Media at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Age 16+. Every W through 10/27 noon-2 pm. $85/resident; $106/ non-resident. 737-2600; artsealiving.com 10/6 - Luminous Conversations, Art and Collections with Terryl Lawrence at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every W through 12/1 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $90/ member; $120/non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/6 - Art and Soul: Beginner Style Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every W through 11/3 1-4 pm. $250. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/6 - Different Strokes for Online Folks: Beginner Acrylic Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach.

Every W through 11/3 1-3 pm. $170. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/6 - Photography: Achieving Impact on the Journey to Wow Intermediate/ Advanced Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach.

Every W through 11/3 1-3 pm. $170. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/6 - Adult Acting Class at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Age 18+. Every W through 11/2 4:30-6 pm. Full session $150/ resident; $187.50/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 10/6 - Afro-Jazz Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+.

Every W through 10/27 6-7 pm. $60/resident; $75/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/6 - Conversations with the League: Cybercrimes: Prevention Strategies for Cyber Safety. Interactive Zoom session. 6-7 pm.

The COASTAL STAR Free. Join meeting after 5:50 pm via link: 2764898; lwvpbc.org 10/6 - Val McDermid Interviewed by Oline Cogdill on Zoom presented by Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore. 6 pm. Free.

Reservation: 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 10/6 - Boca Raton Bowl Eighth Annual Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase at Boca Raton Innovation Campus, 5000 T-Rex Ave. Presented

by BRIC and CP Group. Benefits Spirit of Giving.

Chef food samplings; entertainment; beer, wine cocktails, soft drinks; more. 6-8:30 pm. $40/ advance; $50/at the door; free/parking. 3850144; spiritofgivingnetwork.com 10/6 - America and the Refugee Crisis: 19381945 with Dr. Rebecca Erbelding at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Virtual.

7 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary. org 10/6 - Delray Beach Orchid Society Virtual Meeting. 2nd W 7 pm. Free. 573-2422; delraybeachorchidsociety.com 10/6 - Wine Down Wednesday with The Jeffrey James Gang at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. Every W through 10/27 7 pm. $10. 465-3946; funkybiscuit.com Thursday - 10/7 - Quilters meet at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Share quilting information, perpetuate quilting as a cultural & artistic form. Limit 10 quilters at a time. Every Th 9 am-noon. $1/lifetime membership. 742-6886; boyntonlibrary.org 10/7 - News of the Week with Frank Cerabino at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every Th through 12/9 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $120/member; $160/non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/7 - Travel Sketchbook Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every Th through 11/4 10 am-12:30 pm. $210. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/7 - Color Theory in Acrylics Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every Th through 11/4 10 am-1 pm. $250. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/7 - Sumi-e Ink Painting Class: Beginners Floral at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach.

Every Th through 10/28 10:30 am-12:30 pm. $65/ member; $70/non-member. Registration: 4950233; morikami.org 10/7 - Abstract Painting: Acrylic Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every Th through 11/4 11 am-1 pm or 3-5 pm. $170. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/7 - Photography Salon Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every Th through 11/4 1-3 pm. $170. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare. org 10/7 - Cultivating Creativity Art Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 16+. Every Th through 10/28 1-3 pm. $100/resident; $125/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 10/7 - Art About You: Beginner Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every Th through 11/4 1-4 pm. $250. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare. org 10/7 - 3D Printing and Design with TinkerCAD Class at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0196; delraylibrary.org 10/7 - Improv Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 16+. Every Th through 11/18 6-7:30 pm. $180/resident; $225/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/7 - Brandon Miller at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $15-$25 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 4653946; funkybiscuit.com 10/7 - And the Loser Is … Best Picture Nominees Few People Remember: Part I with Kurt F. Stone at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every Th through 10/28 7-9:30 pm. $60/ annual membership; $60/member; $80/nonmember; $25/one-time guest pass at the door.

297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/7 - Mamma Mia! at The Wick Theatre and Costume Museum, 7901 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton. Runs through 11/14. W/Th/F/Sat 7:30 pm; W/Th/Sat/Sun 2 pm. $75-$115. 995-2333; thewick.org 10/7-9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime at Lynn University Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $15. 237-7000; lynn.edu/events Friday - 10/8 - Backyard Natives Tour at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. 9:30-10:30 am. $10/member; $20/ non-member. Registration: 233-1757; mounts. org 10/8 - Facebook Settings & Privacy Class

at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon. Free. Registration: 3937852; bocalibrary.org 10/8 - Seahorse or Starfish with Shells Class at ArtSea Living Gallery & Studio, 412 E Ocean Ave #1, Boynton Beach. 11 am-1 pm. $35. 7372600; artsealiving.com 10/8 - Everything About Color Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every F through 11/5 1-3 pm. $170. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare. org 10/8 - How to Download eBooks & eAudiobooks Class at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1 pm. Free.

Registration: 266-0196; delraylibrary.org 10/8 - Walking Tour and Happy Hour at Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S Olive Ave, West Palm Beach. Cash bar in the garden. 5 pm. Free w/admission. Registration: 832-5196; norton.org 10/8 - Lantana Twilight Green Market at the Lantana Recreation Center, 418 S. Dixie Hwy. Every Friday night through 5/22. 5:30-9:30 pm.

515-9919; shorelinegreenmarkets.com 10/8 - It Takes Two Dinner Show at The Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Held again 10/19. 6 pm dinner; 7:30 pm show. $20/ minimum per person. Reservations: 912-0000; paviliongrille.com 10/8 - Screen on the Green Double Feature: Scoob! (PG) and Cruella (PG-13) at Waterfront Commons Great Lawn, 100 N Clematis St, West Palm Beach. Family friendly. 6:30-10 pm. Free.

822-1515; wpb.org 10/8 - Laser Shows at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach. 2nd F 7 pm. $10/member; $12/nonmember. 832-1988; sfsciencecenter.org 10/8 - Remembrance: In Memoriam of Ken Keaton at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Classical Guitar Society & FAU Symphony Orchestra. 7 pm. $10.

297-6124; fauevents.com 10/8 - Sinach Concert at Florida Atlantic University Kaye Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $1,000/VIP; $35-$255/ general public; $17.50/student w/ID. 297-6124; fauevents.com 10/8 - Napa Valley Blends Tasting at Gourmetphile, 501 SE Mizner Blvd #80, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $60/person w/$10 back toward purchase of wines tasted. 757-6208; gourmetphile.com 10/8 - Los Escritores - The Writers: Book Reading and Signing at The Box Gallery, 811 Belvedere Rd, West Palm Beach. 7 pm. Free/ donation at the door. Registration: 786-521-1199; theboxgallery.info 10/8 - Best of Broadway with Grace Field at Mizner Park Cultural Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $35-$45. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 10/8 - Dick Lowenthal’s All-Star Big Band at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $50-$55. 450-6357; artsgarage.org 10/8 - Jeff Soto & Jason Bieler at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $20-$55 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 465-3946; funkybiscuit.com 10/8-10 - Peter and The Starcatcher at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Runs through 10/24. Limited tickets available, call for dates/ prices: 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org Saturday - 10/9 - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of South Palm Beach at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 7-10 am. Sign up or donate: 404417-8009 x18009; MakingStridesWalk.org/ southpalmbeachfl 10/9 - Hillsboro Lighthouse Tour - Barefoot Mailman Remembrance Day meets at Sands Harbor Resort and Marina, north side, 125 N Riverside Dr, Pompano Beach. Visitors park in Pompano Beach City Parking (fee required) across from Sands Harbor. Look for HLPS Lighthouse tour table beginning at 8:30 am. Transportation to/from lighthouse is only by tour boat provided by South Florida Diving Headquarters. First boat departs 9 am. Last boat returns 3 pm. USCG regulations require closedtoe flat shoes w/rubber soles to climb lighthouse.

Children must be accompanied by an adult and a minimum of 48” tall to climb the tower. No pets allowed. 9 am-3 pm. $35 transportation fee. 954942-2102; hillsborolighthouse.org/tours 10/9 - 22nd Annual Bill Bingham Charity Golf Tournament at Westchester Country Club, 12250 Westchester Club Dr, Boynton Beach. Hosted by Boynton Beach Fire Rescue.

Benefits Boynton Beach Firefighters Benevolent Association & Boynton’s Battalion 172. 9:3011 am putting/pitching contest; 11:30 am shotgun start. $120/person includes greens fees, cart, refreshments, buffet, raffle prizes; $480/team. Online registration only: 742-6330; boyntonbeachfirefighters.com/golf-tournament 10/9 - Cool Tools for Crime Scenes with Instructor Sharon Plotkin on Zoom part of Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 104 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. 10 am-noon. $25. Registration: 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com

October 2021 10/9 - Inventors Society of South Florida Virtual Webinar. 2nd Sat 1 pm. 1st meeting free. 676-5677; inventors-society.net 10/9 - Come Clay with Me! Clay Handbuilding Class at ArtSea Living Gallery & Studio, 412 E Ocean Ave #1, Boynton Beach. 1-3 pm. $25.

737-2600; artsealiving.com 10/9 - 3rd Annual Latin Quarter 2021 Hispanic Heritage Month Parade at Phipps Park, 2715 S Dixie Hwy, Lake Worth. Car parade starts at Forest Hill High School 6901 Park Ave, ends at Phipps Baseball Park Main Pavilion.

Games, prizes, music, dancing, Hispanic food. 2-5 pm. Free. 786-521-1199; theboxgallery.info 10/9 - Writing Thrillers Panel with Alan Orloff, J.D. Allen and S.L. Menear at Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore. In person or Zoom. 6 pm. Free. Reservations: 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 10/9 - Edwin McCain at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $40-$65 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 4653946; funkybiscuit.com 10/8 - Prism at Florida Atlantic University Kaye Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

FAU Department of Music students & faculty inaugural concert. 7 pm. $10. 297-6124; fauevents.com 10/9 - Everclear at The Pavilion at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 8 pm. $20-$210. 243-7922; oldschoolsquare.org 10/9-10 - 47th Oktoberfest at American German Club, 5111 Lantana Rd, Lake Worth.

Traditional German food, music, entertainment, biergarten, more. Family fare. Held again 10/16-17. Sat 3-11 pm; Sun noon-8 pm. $10/ person. Advance tickets required: 967-6464; americangermanclub.org

OCTOBER 10-16

Sunday - 10/10 - The DownRight ExtraOrdinary Walk at John Prince Park, 4759 S Congress Ave, Lake Worth. Benefits Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization. Family fare. 8 am-noon. Walk to raise funds. 752-3383; goldcoastdownsyndrome.org 10/10 - Discover Your Personal Painting Style Online Class presented by Creative Arts School, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Every Sun through 11/7 1-3 pm. $170. Registration: 846-2349; oldschoolsquare.org 10/10 - Story Central Virtual Storytelling Slam presented by Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 5-6:30 pm. Free. Zoom info: 393-7906; bocalibrary.org 10/10 - Outback presents Nate Bargatze: The Raincheck Tour at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. 7 pm. Tickets start at $35. 832-7469; kravis.org Monday - 10/11 - Columbus Day 10/11 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Stephen Engle: The War at 75: Abraham Lincoln and Gone with the Wind at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/non-member & at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/11 - Tropical Botanicals in Watercolor Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every M through 11/29 1-3 pm. $280/resident; $350/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 10/11 - Custom Card Crafting Club at the Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Create greeting cards using the Cricut Maker, Cricut Explore Air, or Sizzix machine. Adults.

6:30-8 pm. Free. 742-6390; boyntonlibrary.org 10/11 - Visions of Eight: Contemporary Women Directors with Shelly Isaacs at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every M through 11/29 7-9:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $120/ member; $160/non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu Tuesday - 10/12 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Robert G. Rabil: Are We Winning the War Against Salafi-jihadism? at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/non-member & at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/12 - An Hour to Kill Virtual Mystery Book Club: The Guest List by Lucy Foley at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30-11:30 am. Registration: 393-7906; bocalibrary.org 10/12 - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See part of Tuesday Book Group at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 6 pm.

Free. Registration: 266-0194; delraylibrary.org 10/12 - Cachet Band with Johnny Minnis at The Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton.

6 pm dinner; 7:30 pm show. $20/minimum.

Reservations: 912-0000; paviliongrille.com 10/12 - The Names Not Numbers Project with West Boca High School at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. Students present documentary films, talk about the impact this project has had on their lives.

Age 12+. 7 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org

10/12 - All Arts Open Mic Night at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 2nd T 8-10 pm. $5.

450-6357; artsgarage.org 10/12-15 - Teacher Appreciation Hours at Flagler Museum, One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. Celebration of classroom heroes, educational resources, special gift. Explore Whitehall, the Flagler Kenan Pavilion, Museum grounds; self-guided tour. Pick up gift bag & resources at the Museum Store. 4-6 pm. Free/ local educator w/valid ID. Reservations: 655-2833 x10; flaglermuseum.us Wednesday - 10/13 - Dogs’ Day in the Garden at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. Held throughout the garden; bring water/treats for pets. 9 am-3 pm. $10/general; $5/child age 5-12. 233-1757; mounts.org 10/13 - Extreme Couponing Digital Edition: How to Coupon With Just a Smartphone at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon. Free. Registration: 3937852; bocalibrary.org 10/13 - Biography Book Club: Agatha Christie at The Society of the Four Arts King Library, 101 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. 11 am.

Free. Reservations: 655-2766; fourarts.org 10/13 - Silver Science Days at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Tr N, West Palm Beach. Special afternoon for adults/ retirees. Age 60 & up. 2nd W 2-5 pm. $10. RSVP: 370-7740; sfsciencecenter.org 10/13 - Writer’s Corner at the Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Free manuscript critiquing by published authors. Adults. 2nd W 6:30-8 pm. Free. 742-6390; boyntonlibrary.org 10/13 - Sunshine and Silence: News Coverage of the Emerging Holocaust with Eliot Kleinberg at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 7 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org Thursday - 10/14 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Samuel Edelman: The Abraham Accords: A New Approach to the Israel Arab Conflict at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/ non-member & door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/14 - Making Music with Garageband Class at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0196; delraylibrary.org 10/14 - Historical Fictionados Book Club: Half Life by Jillian Cantor presented by Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults.

6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7906; bocalibrary.org 10/14 - Poetry in Music at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

FAU Symphony Orchestra with guest soloist Juan Antonio Pena. 7 pm. $20. 297-6124; fauevents. com 10/14 - Boca Raton Orchid Society Meeting at Safe Schools Institute, 1790 NW Spanish River Blvd. 2nd Th 7:30 pm. Free/member & 1st-time guest. 810-6547; brosonline.org Friday - 10/15 - Tecky Craft Creations Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every F through 11/5 noon-1 pm. $50/resident; $63/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 10/15 - A Tribute to Franco Zeffirelli, Part I: The Met Productions with Giuseppe Albanese at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every F through 11/19 12:30-2 pm. $60/ annual membership; $90/member; $120/nonmember; $25/one-time guest pass at the door.

297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/15 - Beautiful Spirit Book Club at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every F through 11/5 1-3 pm. $40/ resident; $50/non-resident. Registration: 7426000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/15 - Verify Your Sources Class at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1 pm.

Free. Registration: 266-0196; delraylibrary.org 10/15 - Exhibition Opening Reception: Sam Perry Retrospective at Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach. Runs through 11/19. 5-7 pm. Free. 832-1776; armoryart.org 10/15 - Wine and Design at The District at Andre Design District, 1876A Dr. Andres Way, Delray Beach. Benefits Milagro Center. In partnership w/Do Good Delray, Rose Marcom, Banyan Group. Wine/cheese pairings, live music, art exhibition. 5:30-:730 pm. $25. Tickets: 945-9356; rosemarcom.com/wine-and-design 10/15 - Brooklyn’s Best at The Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. 6 pm dinner; 7:30 pm show. $25/minimum per person.

Reservations: 912-0000; paviliongrille.com 10/15 - Harrison Greenbaum at Mizner Park Cultural Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $32-$42. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 10/15 - Moonlight Thief at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $15-$20. 4506357; artsgarage.org 10/15 - Blues Brothers Soul Band: A Soul Rhythm & Blues Tribute at The Funky Biscuit,

The COASTAL STAR

October 2021 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 9 pm. $20-$30 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 4653946; funkybiscuit.com 10/15-16 - Boca Raton Garden Club’s Fall Craft Sale at 4281 N.W. Third Ave., Boca Raton.

Shop for handmade and homegrown items for the holiday season and take a chance on some of the raffles all to support the club. 9 am-2 pm.

Free. 395-9376 or bocaratongardenclub.org.

10/15-16 - Haunted Escape Room at Osborne Community Center, 1699 Wingfield St, Lake Worth Beach. 6-10 pm. Free. 586-1600; lakeworthbeachfl.gov Saturday - 10/16 - Rare Fruit Council Annual Tropical Fruit Tree & Plant Sales at South Florida Fairgrounds Buildings 6-10, 211 Fairgrounds Rd, West Palm Beach. Enter Fairgrounds at Gate 8. RFC member volunteers on hand to answer questions. 9 am-2 pm. Free/ admission & parking. Pbrarefruitcouncil.org 10/16 - Grow Like a Pro: Edible Landscapes at Mounts Botanical Garden, Chickee Hut, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. Learn how to grow the quality fruits, vegetables, and herbs right in your own home. 10 am-noon. $25/member; $35/ non-member. 233-1751; mounts.org 10/16 - Rocking & Rolling, Twisting & Turning: Creating Suspense with Instructor Jenny Milchman on Zoom part of Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 104 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. 10 am-noon. $25. Registration: 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 10/16 - Exhibit Opening: Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Runs through 3/6/2022. W-Sun 10 am-7 pm. $24.95-$29.95/ adult; $19.95/child 3-12. Reserve timed-tickets: 392-2500; bocamuseum.org/golden 10/16 - Defying the Nazis: the Sharps’ War, a film by Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky with Virtual Reality Experience at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1 pm.

Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 10/16 - Pumpkin Painting Class at ArtSea Living Gallery & Studio, 412 E Ocean Ave #1, Boynton Beach. 2-4 pm. $25. 737-2600; artsealiving.com 10/16 - Fall Festival at Intracoastal Park, 2240 N Fed Hwy, Boynton Beach. Games, rides, face painting, candy, more. 3-6 pm. Free. 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/fall-festival-2021 10/16 - David Morin Dinner Show at The Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Held again 10/17 & 23. 6 pm dinner; 8 pm show. $25/ minimum per person. Reservations: 912-0000; paviliongrille.com 10/16 - Roll the Stones: A Salute to the Music of The Rolling Stones at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $25-$35 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 465-3946; funkybiscuit.com 10/16 - 9th Annual Honors High School Orchestra Side by Side Festival at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. High school students perform w/ FAU Symphony Orchestra. 7 pm. Free. 297-6124; fauevents.com 10/16 - Cracker supported by The Lubben Brothers at The Pavilion at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave. 7 pm gates open; 8 pm show. $20-$70. Masks required. 243-9722; oldschoolsquare.org 10/16 - Yoko Miwa Trio at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $40-$45. 4506357; artsgarage.org 10/16 - Harrison Greenbaum: What Just Happened? A Comedy+Magic Show at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. 8 pm. $32-$42. 272-1281; delraybeachplayhouse.com 10/16-17 - Art Scape In The City at The Big Apple Shopping Bazaar, 5283 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. Indoor/outdoor art show presented

by Delray Art League. Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 11 am-5 pm. Free. delrayartleague.com 10/16-17 - Tovah is Leona at Mizner Park Cultural Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Sat 3 & 7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm. $39-$59. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 10/16-23 - Virtual 8th Annual Countdown2Zero Adoption Event organized

by Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League & Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control.

Hours & procedures vary by organization.

Countdown2zero.org

OCTOBER 17-23

Sunday - 10/17 - Lantana Sunday Morning Green Market begins at the Lantana Recreation Center, 418 S. Dixie Hwy. Held Sundays 10 am-2 pm. 561-515-9919, shorelinegreenmarkets.com 10/17 - Numbered, a Film by Uriel Sinai & Dana Doron at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2 pm. Free. Registration: 2660197; delraylibrary.org 10/17 - Organ Demonstrations at Flagler Museum, One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. Live musical performances during a self-guided tour through Flagler’s Gilded Age-era mansion, Whitehall. Historic 1902 J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co. organ is exercised weekly as part of the Museum’s collection conservation program. Local

musicians demonstrate historic instruments with a variety of popular music including secular & spiritual pieces published or composed during the Gilded Age. Held again 10/31. 3:30 pm. Free w/museum admission. 655-2833; flaglermuseum.us 10/17 - Sunday on the Waterfront: Revolution Band at Meyer Amphitheatre, 105 Evernia St, West Palm Beach. Family friendly. 4-7 pm. Free. 822-1515; wpb.org 10/17 - Albert Cummings at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $20-$30 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 4653946; funkybiscuit.com 10/17 - The Bridge Play at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 7:30-9 pm. $15. 450-6357; artsgarage.org Monday - 10/18 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Stephen Engle: The War at 100 Years: Bruce Catton and Shelby Foote Meet Jim Crow at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/ non-member & at the door. 297-3185; olliboca. fau.edu 10/18 - Boca Raton Regional Hospital 23rd Annual Golf Tournament at Boca West, 20583 Boca West Dr. Benefits Ron and Kathy Assaf Center for Excellence in Nursing. Continental breakfast, on-course lunch, awards dinner, amenity package. 10 am-7 pm. $2,000/foursome 18-hole play; $1,000/foursome 9-hole play. 9554142; donate.brrh.com 10/18 - Spookie Movie Mondays: Ghostbusters at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Adults. 3rd M 6 pm. Free; popcorn & coffee provided. 742-6390; boyntonlibrary.org 10/18 - Poetry Night at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 3rd T 8-10 pm. $5. 450-6357; artsgarage.org Tuesday - 10/19 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Robert G. Rabil: Is Withdrawing from Afghanistan and Iraq Plausible? at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/non-member & at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/19 - Holly House Fall and Holiday Sales at First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, 33 Gleason St. Holiday decorations, arts/crafts, jewelry, treasures, more. Open through 12/19: T/ Th 10 am-noon; Sat/Sun 10 am-1 pm. Follow on Facebook Marketplace. 276-6338; firstdelray.com 10/19 - Jewelry Around the World Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every T/Th through 11/18 noon-1 pm. $120/resident; $150/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 10/19 - 2021 PR Yak-Yak at E.R. Bradley’s Saloon, 104 S Clematis St, West Palm Beach.

Presented by Gold Coast PR Council and PRSA Palm Beach. 5:30-7:30 pm. $30. Tickets: goldcoastprcouncil.com 10/19 - Stories on the Skin, Part I: Tattoos and the Tales They Tell at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 7 pm. Free.

Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org Wednesday - 10/20 - GFWC Woman’s Club of Delray Beach First Fall Meeting at Teen Center, 505 SE 5th Ave. Bring your own refreshments/coffee. Lunch follows at Granger’s Grille, 802 SE 5th Ave. 10 am. Free. delraywomansclub.com 10/20 - Book Buzz: Adult Book Club at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon. Free. 742-6390; boyntonlibrary.org 10/20 - League of Women Voters Hot Topics Luncheon: Joseph Abruzzo, Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller. Interactive Zoom video session. Noon-1 pm. Free. 276-4898; lwvpbc.org 10/20 - A History Lover’s Guide To Florida

by James C. Clark part of Florida Voices Book Discussion at The Society of the Four Arts Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach. 1:30 pm. Virtual. Free. Reservations: 6552766; fourarts.org Thursday - 10/21 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Samuel Edelman: Iran’s Threat Goes Beyond Nuclear at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/non-member & at the door.

297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/21 - Surrender on Demand: Varian Fry Leads the American Rescue Committee to Save Artists at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2 pm. Free. Registration: 2660197; delraylibrary.org 10/21 - Logo Design with Adobe Illustrator Class presented by Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0196; delraylibrary.org 10/21 - Financially Fit: Empower U (Identity Protection) at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Learn about the real threat of identity theft, how to protect against it. Adults. 3rd Th 7-8 pm. Free. 742-6390; boyntonlibrary.org 10/21 - Boynton Beach Historical Society Virtual Meeting. 7 pm. $14/non-member.

Limited seating/RSVP: 772-225-1961; boyntonhistory.org 10/21 - Johnny & The Mongrels at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $20-$25 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 465-3946; funkybiscuit.com Friday - 10/22 - Mosaic Class at ArtSea Living Gallery & Studio, 412 E Ocean Ave #1, Boynton Beach. 10 am-2 pm. $120. 737-2600; artsealiving. com 10/22 - It’s in the Bag: Tote Bag Design Workshop at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. 11 am-2 pm. $35/ member; $45/non-member; +$7/materials fee.

Registration: 233-1757; mounts.org 10/22 - iPad Basics Class at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1 pm. Free.

Registration: 266-0196; delraylibrary.org 10/22 - Virtual Digital Detox Class presented

by Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 1:30-2:30 pm. Free. Registration: 3677021; bocalibrary.org 10/22 - The NY Rockabilly Rockets at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. 3 & 8 pm. $40-$45. 272-1281; delraybeachplayhouse. com 10/22 - Angelo and Band Reminisce Dinner Show at The Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. 6 pm dinner; 7:30 pm show. $20/ minimum per person. Reservations: 912-0000; paviliongrille.com 10/22 - Morikami Film Series: True Mothers (2020 NR) at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach.

7 pm. $5/member; $7/non-member. 495-0233; morikami.org 10/22 - Comedy on the Green: Kurt Metzger at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 8 pm. $35-$275. comedyonthegreen. org 10/22 - Brand New Music from Troy Roberts’ NU-JIVE at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $40-$45. 450-6357; artsgarage. org Saturday - 10/23 - Florence Fuller Child Development Centers 2021 Hero Walk at Boca Raton Innovation Campus, 5000 T-Rex Ave. 1-mile walk, children activities, first responder exhibit, live DJ, children’s performance, snacks/ beverages available for purchase. 9 am-noon. $10/person. 391-7274 x134; ffcdc.org 10/23 - Delray Beach GreenMarket every Saturday through 5/21, front lawn of the Cornell Museum of Art at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave. Fresh local produce, baked goods, gourmet food items, plants, live music, children’s activities. 9am-2pm. 276-7511; delraycra.org/

Community Calendar AT29 green-market 10/23 - Exhibition Opening: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection at Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S Olive Ave, West Palm Beach. Runs through 2/6/2022. M/T/Th/ Sat 10 am-5 pm; F 10 am-7 pm; Sun 11 am-5 pm.

Free w/ pd admission. 832-5196; norton.org 10/23 - Villains and Villainesses: The Characters You Love to Hate with Instructor Cara Black on Zoom part of Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 104 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach.

10 am-noon. $25. Registration: 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 10/23 - My Family: Stories to Remember at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 10:30 am. Free. Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 10/23 - Dream Journal Workshop at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. Create a fabric covered dream journal.

11 am-2 pm. Per class $35/member; $45/nonmember. Registration: 233-1757; mounts.org 10/23 - The Way of Tea: Sado Demonstration at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Observe Japanese sado, an ever-changing tea ceremony demonstration rich in subtleties. Noon, 1:30 pm & 3 pm. $5 w/paid museum admission. 495-0233; morikami.org 10/23 - Nihongo: Japanese Language Intensive Virtual Workshops 1-A presented

by Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach.

Introduction of the Japanese language and culture. Each level/3 parts should be taken sequentially. Zoom conference; dedicated internet connection plus use of a computer or tablet needed. 3-day course held again 11/13 & 1-4 pm 12/11. 1-3:30 pm. $100/session.

Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 10/23 - M.E. Browning Interviewed by Oline Cogdill presented by Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore. In person or on Zoom. 6 pm.

Free. Reservation for Zoom invite: 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 10/23 - Boca Chamber Gala: Rockabilly Culture at The Boca Raton, 501 E Camino Real.

6-11 pm. $300. 395-4433; bocaratonchamber. com 10/23 - Choral History in Motion at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. FAU Cantemos & Chamber Singers, & Women’s Chorus. 7 pm. $10. 297-6124; fauevents.com 10/23 - Tommy Castro & The Painkillers:

Album Release Tour at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $25-$35 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 4653946; funkybiscuit.com 10/23 - The NY Rockabilly Rockets at Mizner Park Cultural Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $40-$45. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 10/23 - Pink Floyd Laser Light Spectacular at The Pavilion at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave. 7 pm gates open; 8 pm show. $32.50-$300.

Masks required. 243-9722; oldschoolsquare.org 10/23 - Start Me Up: A Tribute to the Rolling Stones at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $20-$25. 450-6357; artsgarage. org 10/23-24 - Delray Beach Orchid Society 31st Annual Orchid Festival at Old School Square Fieldhouse, 51 N Swinton Ave. Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 10 am-4 pm. $5. 573-2422; delraybeachorchidsociety.com 10/23-24 - Virtual Lynn Philharmonia No. 1 presented by Lynn University, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 4 pm. Free. 2377000; lynn.edu/events 10/23-24 - Playhouse Playwrights’ Project Play Readings at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. $12. 2721281; delraybeachplayhouse.com

OCTOBER 24-30

Sunday - 10/24 - Hags Jazz Society Concert at Boca Raton Shrine Club, 601 Clint Moore Rd. Presented by Hot Jazz & Alligator Gumbo Society.

1-4 pm. $5/member; $10/non-member. 3309303; hagsjazz.com 10/24 - Saul and Ruby’s Holocaust Survivor Band, a Film by Tod Lending at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2 pm. Free.

Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 10/24 - Voyage to France: Duo Beaux Arts part of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 188 S Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 3 pm. $20/ person; free/age 18 & under. 276-4541; music. stpaulsdelray.org 10/24 - Flamenco and Gypsy Kings at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 7-8:30 pm. $20-$25. 450-6357; artsgarage.org Monday - 10/25 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Stephen Engle: The War That Won’t Go Away: Today’s Search for a Usable Past at Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/non-member & at the door.

297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/25 - 9th Annual South Florida Science Center and Aquarium Conservation Cup

AT30 Community Calendar Better Ball Golf Tournament at Mayacoo Lakes Country Club, 9697 Mayacoo Club Dr, West Palm Beach. 10:30 am registration/ welcome lunch; 11:30 am putting contest; noon shotgun start; 5:30 pm cocktail party/awards presentation. $500/2-person team; $1,000/ foursome. 370-7738; sfsciencecenter.org 10/25 - The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine F. Weiss part of Afternoon Book Group at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1 pm. Free. 2660196; delraylibrary.org 10/25 - Boynton Beach Historical Society Zoom Meeting. 4th M Oct-Apr 7 pm. Free. 3274690; boyntonhistory.org 10/25 - Jam Session at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. Last M 8 pm. Free/performer; $5/patron. 450-6357; artsgarage.org Tuesday - 10/26 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Robert G. Rabil: Are U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities Rightly Determined and Pursued? at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/ non-member & at the door. 297-3185; olliboca. fau.edu 10/26 - Friends Virtual Book Club: What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman presented Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30-11:30 am. Free. Email for zoom link: DTLbookclub@bocalibraryfriends.org; 3937968; bocalibrary.org 10/26 - Write Your Life Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+.

Every T through 12/7 11 am-noon. $150/resident; $188/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 10/26 - Crafts and Coffee: Candle Making at Boynton Beach City Library, 100 E Ocean Ave. Materials & instruction provided. Adults. 4th T 5-7 pm. Free. 742-6390; boyntonlibrary.org 10/26 - Spotlight on Hispanic Writers Book Club - Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 6-7 pm. Free. Registration: 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 10/26 - Ballad of America: Songs of People Who Made a Country with Matthew Sabatella at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every T through 11/30 7-8:30 pm. $60/ annual membership; $90/member; $120/nonmember; $25/one-time guest pass at the door.

297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/26 - Jammin’ Taco Tuesdays featuring Time Sawyer at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. Free.

Reservations: 465-3946; funkybiscuit.com Wednesday - 10/27 - Senses of Cinema: Films for Thought Class at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S Military Tr, Boca Raton. Age 25+. Every W through 11/24 10 am-12:45 pm. Per class $12/resident, $15/non-resident; full session $50/resident, $62.50/non-resident. 347-3900; sugarsandpark.org 10/27 - Boca on a Budget at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon.

Free. Registration: 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 10/27 - Art & Jazz on the Avenue at Atlantic Avenue & SW 5th Avenue, Delray Beach. Live music, art, special promotions by retailers & merchants. 6-10 pm. Free. 243-1077; downtowndelraybeach.com 10/27 - Ghaleb Dinner Show at The Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. 6 pm dinner, 8 pm show. $60/3 course dinner includes tax/ gratuity. Reservations: 912-0000; paviliongrille. com 10/27 - A Survivor Speaks at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 7 pm. Free.

Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org Thursday - 10/28 - Read for the Record at multiple locations. Hosted by Literary Coalition of Palm Beach County. Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon by Kat Zhang. Register to read: 279-9103; literacypbc.org 10/28 - Public Opening Day for MOAI at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. Reconnect with history; the mystery of the Moai comes to Mounts. Discover the story of the Easter Island Moai & the Rapa Nui Culture. Oct T-Sun 9 am-3 pm; Nov T-Sun 9 am-4 pm. Free/member & child 5 & under; $12/non-member; $10/senior, active military, college student w/ID; $5/children 6-17. 233-1757; mounts.org 10/28 - Cutting the Cord at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 10:30 am-noon.

Free. Registration: 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 10/28 - A Guided Discussion with Dr. Samuel Edelman: Exploring the Current State of U.S.-Israeli Relations at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $50/member; $65/non-member & at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/28 - All You Need to Create Your Own Promo Video by Yourself Class at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2 pm.

Free. Registration: 266-0196; delraylibrary.org 10/28 - Wine & Wanderlust hosted by Total

The COASTAL STAR Wine & More at The Addison, 2 E Camino Real, Boca Raton. Wine tastings, appetizers, more. 5 pm VIP $200; 6-9 pm general admission $150. totalwine.com 10/28 - Christie Lenee at Mizner Park Cultural Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 8 pm. $25$35. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter. com 10/28-31 - Boca Raton Garden Club 2021 Holiday House Gnome for the Holidays at 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Crafts, plants, baked goods, raffles, more. Thu-Sat 9 am-3 pm; Sun 10 am-2 pm. Free/admission. 395-9376; bocaratongardenclub.org Friday - 10/29 - Sumi-e Ink Painting Class at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Beginner & Intermediate class combined. Every F through 11/19. Floral 10:30 am-12:30 pm; Landscape 1:30-3:30 pm. $65/member; $70/non-member.

Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 10/29 - American Social Problems with Luis Fleischman at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every F through 12/10 3-4:30 pm. $60/ annual membership; $90/member; $120/nonmember; $25/one-time guest pass at the door.

297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 10/29 - Little Scream at Bryant Park, 100 S Golfview Rd, Lake Worth Beach. Trunk or treating, children’s costume contest, pet costume contest, games, activities and more plus Screen on the Green movie Scoob! (PG). 6-10 pm. Free.

586-1600; lakeworthbeachfl.gov 10/29 - Irena Kofman & Friends at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $20. 297-6124; fauevents.com 10/29 - Paisley Craze at Mizner Park Cultural Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $32$42. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter. com 10/29 - Miami Dance Future presents The Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler at Palm Beach State College Duncan Theatre, 4200 Congress Ave, Lake Worth. 8 pm. $25. 868-3309; duncantheatre.org 10/29 - Christie Lenee at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. 8 pm. $25-$35. 2721281; delraybeachplayhouse.com 10/29 - Garage Queens 2021 at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10:30 pm. $25-$35.

450-6357; artsgarage.org 10/29-30 - Brand X at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. Sat 6 pm; F/Sat 9 pm. $40-$65 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 465-3946; funkybiscuit.com 10/29-31 - Boca Raton Garden Club’s Holiday House Craft Bazaar & Plant Sale at 4281 N.W. Third Ave., Boca Raton. Find unusual, handmade decorations and gifts as well as assorted plants and fresh-baked goodies, proceeds of which help support club activities. 9 am-3 pm. Free. 395-9376 or bocaratongardenclub.org.

10/29-31 - Atlantic High School Eagles 50th Class Reunion. The 1st graduating class of Atlantic Community High School celebrates their 50th reunion with class cocktail party, dinner, memorial service, city scavenger hunt, class recognition ceremony at the 10/29 Homecoming football game, more. Details: 278-2585; debrawalker1003@gmail.com Saturday - 10/30 - The Witches of Delray 10th Annual Delray Beach Charity Ride starts at City Hall, 100 NW 1st Ave; ends at the Delray Beach Green Market, 51 N Swinton Ave. Benefits Achievement Centers for Children & Families. Participants required to have bike check, sign liability waiver (parent/guardian must sign for age 14-18). 7 am check-in; 7:30 am-11:30 am. $30/rider. 276-0520; achievementcentersfl.org 10/30 - 39th Annual Kiwanis Club of Delray $50,000 Swing for the Kids Charity Golf Classic at Westchester Golf & Country Club,12250 Westchester Club Dr, Boynton Beach. Benefits Achievement Centers for Children & Families.

7 am registration; 8-11 am tournament. $100/ person; $380/foursome. 386-5237; kiwanisswingforkids.com 10/30 - Create a Succulent Arrangement at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach. 9:30-110:30 am. Per class $35/ member; $45/non-member. Registration: 2331757; mounts.org 10/30 - Become Your Own Best Editor with Instructor Lori Rader-Day on Zoom part of Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 104 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. 10 am-noon. $25. Registration: 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 10/30 - Mersey Beatles at Mizner Park Cultural Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 4 & 8 pm. $39. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter. com 10/30 - Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches: Together Again! at Palm Beach State College Duncan Theatre, 4200 Congress Ave, Lake Worth. 7:30 pm. $90/season tickets; $21/show.

832-3115; symphonicband.org 10/30 - Paisley Craze Peace & Love Tour at

The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. 8 pm. $32-$42. 272-1281; delraybeachplayhouse. com 10/30 - The Price is Right Live at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Concert Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 8 pm. Tickets start at $15.

832-7469; kravis.org 10/30 - Otis Cadillac & the El Dorados Rhythm and Blues Revue Featuring the Sublime Seville Sisters at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $40-$45. 4506357; artsgarage.org 10/30-31 - Boca Raton Pumpkin Patch Festival at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Pumpkin patch, carnival rides for all ages, cornstalk maze, more. 10 am-6 pm. $25/person; free/under age 3. 393-7890; bocapumpkinpatch.com 10/30-31 - Annual Boynton Beach Haunted Pirate Fest & Mermaid Splash: Halloween Haunt at 100 E Ocean Ave. Continuous live music, children’s activities, pirate reenactments, costume contests, more. Family fare. 11 am-8 pm. Free. 600-9097; bbpiratefest.com

OCT. 31- NOV. 6

Sunday - 10/31 - Halloween 10/31 - Chamber Winds & Percussion at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. FAU Concert Percussion Ensemble & FAU CrossWinds. 7 pm. $10. 2976124; fauevents.com 10/31 - Olegario Diaz New Jazz Quartet with Special Guest Maria Marquez at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 7-8:30 pm. $25$30. 450-6357; artsgarage.org 10/31 - Halloween: Raising Spirits at The Addison, 2 E Camino Real, Boca Raton. Tickets include entry, food, open bar, entertainment. 7 pm. $150. 372-0568; specialevents@theaddison. com Monday - 11/1 - The Bill of Rights by the Numbers: Key Issues and Supreme Court Decisions with Roy Klein at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every M through 11/29 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $60/member; $80/ non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 11/1 - 9th Annual $100,000 Golf Challenge at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Dr. 11 am registration & brunch; 1 pm golf; 5:30 pm cocktail reception & live auction. Tickets start at $650. 488-6980; bocawestfoundation.org/ golf-tournament Tuesday - 11/2 - Is Vladimir Putin a Killer? with Dr. Robert G. Rabil at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every T through 11/30 (no class 11/16) 10-11:30 am. $60/annual membership; $60/member; $80/non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 11/2 - Draw Like DaVinci Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every T through 11/23 10 am-12:30 pm. $100/resident; $125/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 11/2 - Ikebana Flower Arrangement: Ikenobo School Class at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Traditional flower arranging using fresh flowers. Every T through 11/16. Beginner 11 am-1 pm; Intermediate 1-3 pm. $52.50/ member; $60/non-member; +$60/flower fee.

Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 11/2 - Fragile Shores: The Past and Future of Florida’s Coasts with Evan Bennett at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every T through 11/30 12:30-2 pm. $60/annual membership; $60/ member; $80/non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 11/2 - IC Painting Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+.

Every T through 11/23 1-3 pm. $100/resident; $125/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 11/2 - Boca Raton Garden Club Meeting at 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Speaker Dr. Kimberly Moore: modifying irrigation systems, salt intrusion in our water systems & how this will affect our gardens.

1 pm. Free. 395-9376; bocaratongardenclub.org 11/2 - Bubble In The Sun: The Florida Boom Of The 1920s by Christopher Knowlton part of Talk of Kings Book Discussion Group at The Society of the Four Arts King Library, 101 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Virtual. 5:30 pm. Free.

Reservations: 655-2766; fourarts.org 11/2 - Lilly Inspired Ornaments BYOB Class at ArtSea Living Gallery & Studio, 412 E Ocean Ave #1, Boynton Beach. 6-8 pm. $45. 737-2600; artsealiving.com 11/2 - Comedy Night at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $5. 450-6357; artsgarage.org 11/2-3 - Lunch Club Matinee: 2 Guys & a Doll Do Broadway at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. 1 pm. $44. 272-1281; delraybeachplayhouse.com Wednesday - 11/3 - Advanced Watercolor Painting Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural

October 2021 Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every W through 11/17 10 am-noon. $75/resident; $94/ non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boyntonbeach.org/recreation 11/3 - Exhibition Openings: Unknowing Between Day and Night​Carol Prusa and Salient Lines - Vintage and Supercar Portraits Eric Zetterquist at Ann Norton Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 253 Barcelona Rd, West Palm Beach. Exhibitions run through 12/28. Regular museum hours. $15/adult; $10/ senior; $7/child. 832-5328; ansg.org 11/3 - Ikebana: Flower Arrangement/ Sogetsu School Class at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Contemporary flower arranging using fresh flowers. Every W through 11/17.

Beginner 10:30 am-12:30 pm; Intermediate 1:303:30 pm. $52.50/member; $60/non-member; +$45-$60/flower fee. Registration: 495-0233 x237; morikami.org 11/3 - Arts & Crafts Social at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Age 18+. Every W through 11/17 10-11:30 am. $64/resident, $80/non-resident. 737-2600; artsealiving.com 11/3 - Biography Book Club: Johnny Carson at The Society of the Four Arts King Library, 101 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. 11 am. Free.

Reservations: 655-2766; fourarts.org 11/3 - Arts Journaling/Mixed Media at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach. Age 16+. Every W through 11/17 noon-2 pm. $64/resident, $80/ non-resident. 737-2600; artsealiving.com 11/3 - Summer of My German Soldier Book Discussion with Lunch at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 1 pm. Free.

Registration: 266-0197; delraylibrary.org 11/3 - Music Americana: Roots & Acoustic Music with Rod MacDonald at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Every W through 12/1 3-4:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $60/member; $80/ non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 11/3 - League of Women Voters: Conversations with the League. Interactive Zoom video session. 6-7 pm. Free. Join Zoom meeting after 5:50 pm via link: 276-4898; lwvpbc.org 11/3 - Afro-Jazz Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+.

Every W through 11/17 6-7 pm. $45/resident; $56/non-resident. Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/recreation 11/3 - Finding Ourselves in Poetry: How to Read Poetry and Love It with Becka McKay at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

Every W through 12/1 7-8:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $60/member; $80/non-member; $25/one-time guest pass at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau.edu 11/3 - Chris Duarte at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $15-$25 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 4653946; funkybiscuit.com Thursday - 11/4 - Sumi-e Ink Painting Class: Beginners Floral at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Held again 11/18 & 12/2. 10:30 am12:30 pm. $48.75/member; $52.50/non-member.

Registration: 495-0233; morikami.org 11/4 - Gloria Steinem: Her Life Story Moving Women Forward with Rose Feinberg at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 12:30-2 pm. $60/ annual membership; $30/member; $35/nonmember & at the door. 297-3185; olliboca.fau. edu 11/4 - Just Go Live, It’s That Easy! Class at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W Atlantic Ave. 2 pm. Free. Registration: 266-0196; delraylibrary. org 11/4 - Travel Tips from a Travel Lawyer with Jeffrey Miller at Florida Atlantic University Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. 3-4:30 pm. $60/annual membership; $30/ member; $35/non-member & at the door. 2973185; olliboca.fau.edu 11/4 - Virtual Light The Night Walk presented

by Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Benefits leukemia patients, families, research. 6-7 pm. lightthenight.org 11/4 - 2 Guys & a Doll Do Broadway at Mizner Park Cultural Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $34-$44. 844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com Friday - 11/5 - Beginner Watercolor Painting Class at Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E Ocean Ave. Age 18+. Every F through 11/19 10 am-noon. $75/resident; $94/non-resident.

Registration: 742-6000; boynton-beach.org/ recreation 11/5 - Photoshop 101 Class at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults.

10:30 am-noon. Free. Registration: 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 11/5 - Welcome to Boca! at Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave. Adults. 1:30-3 pm.

Free. Registration: 393-7852; bocalibrary.org 11/5 - Ceramic Christmas Trees & Menorahs BYOB Class at ArtSea Living Gallery & Studio, 412 E Ocean Ave #1, Boynton Beach. 4-7 pm. $40.

737-2600; artsealiving.com 11/5 - First Friday Art Walk at Downtown Development Authority, 85 SE 4th Ave, Delray Beach. Self-guided tour through a myriad of styles in art, photography, furnishings, live entertainment at Arts Garage, Atlantic Avenue Galleries, Pineapple Grove, Artists Alley Studios & Galleries. 6-9 pm. Free. 243-1077; downtowndelraybeach.com 11/5 - Wine & All That Jazz at The Boca Raton, 501 E Camino Real. Over 100 varieties of wine, spirits, beer; dinner by the bite from over 15 of Boca’s top restaurants; music, raffle, more. Age 21 & up. 7-11 pm. $75-$150 395-4433; wine-andjazz.com 11/5 - Opera Workshop at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton.

FAU voice majors perform. 7 pm. $10. 297-6124; fauevents.com 11/5 - Red Wanting Blue at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $15-$25 + minimum $25 food/beverage purchase. 4653946; funkybiscuit.com 11/5 - The Box Tops at Crest Theatre, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. 7 pm doors open; 8 pm show. Tickets start at $55. 243-7922; oldschoolsquare.org 11/5 - Joe Devito at Mizner Park Cultural Center, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $25-$35.

844-672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 11/5-6 - Ann Hampton Callaway: Fever! The Peggy Lee Century at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 8-10 pm. $55-$60. 450-6357; artsgarage.org Saturday - 11/6 - Annual LagoonFest Celebrates Lake Worth Lagoon at West Palm Beach Waterfront, 101 S Flagler Dr. Live music, wildlife presentations, exhibitions, children’s activities, lagoon tours, water sports, more. Family fare. 9 am-2 pm. Free. 233-2400; lagoonfest.com 11/6 - Shibori Indigo Workshop: Napkins 1 at Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens Oki Education Center, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Adults. 10 am-3 pm. $65 + $25/material fee. Registration: 495-0233 x210; morikami.org 11/6 - Book Marketing on a Budget with Instructor Nancy Cohen on Zoom part of Florida Authors Academy Workshop at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, 104 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. 10 am-noon. $25. Registration: 279-7790; murderonthebeach.com 11/6 - Omotesenke School Sado Tea Ceremony Workshop at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Seishin-an Teahouse, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Learn basics of Sado Tea Ceremony necessary to know in order to learn more about the aesthetics of sado or better understand, fully enjoy the tea ceremony itself. Workshop is a prerequisite to study sado at Morikami. 1-3 pm. $50. Registration: 495-0233 x237; morikami.org 11/6 - 2nd Annual Twilight in the Garden at Delray Beach Historical Society, 3 NE 1st St. Benefits the Society’s Educational Heritage Garden. Garden-themed food, craft cocktail vignettes, one-of-a-kind auction, more. 6:3010:30 pm. 274-9578; delraybeachhistory.org 11/6 - Misty Mountain: Led Zeppelin Tribute at The Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton. 7 pm. $35-$50 + minimum $25 food/ beverage purchase. 465-3946; funkybiscuit.com 11/6 - Candela at Florida Atlantic University Theatre, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. FAU Salsa & Latin Jazz Ensemble. 7 pm. Free. 297-6124; fauevents.com 11/6 - Sara Davis Buechner Piano Recital at Lynn University Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, 3601 N Military Tr, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $20.

237-9000; lynn.edu/events 11/6 - Judy Gold: Yes, I Can Say That! at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center Rrazz Room, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. 7:30 pm. $40-$55. 844672-2849; miznerparkculturalcenter.com 11/6 - Gilberto Santa Rosa at Kravis Center Dreyfoos Concert Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 8 pm. Tickets start at $39.

832-7469; kravis.org 11/6 - Joe Devito at The Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. 8 pm. $25-$35. 2721281; delraybeachplayhouse.com 11/6-7 - Plant-A-Palooza at Mounts Botanical Garden, 559 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach.

Annual event; more than 80 vendors; assortment of quality plants/accessories. Entrance/Exit at Gate 2 only (in the DMV parking lot). Sat 9 am-4 pm; Sun 9 am-3 pm. Free/member; $15/adult; $12/senior, active military & college students w/ ID; $7/child age 6-17. Tickets: 233-1757; mounts. org 11/6-7 - Boca Raton Fine Art Show at Mizner Park Amphitheatre, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton.

10 am-5 pm. Free/donations welcome. 941-7553088; hotworks.org 11/6-7 - 10th Annual L-Dub Film Festival at Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. Call for times/price: 586-6410; lakeworthplayhouse.org

October 2021

The COASTAL STAR

House of the Month AT31

House of the Month

Currently arranged as a residence/medical office, this recently constructed home features a 12-car garage that’s big enough for a serious automobile collector.

A car collector’s dream in Delray Beach

W

ould you like to turn your dream of "live, work, play" into your next real estate purchase? This concrete residence/office of 10,248 total square feet is the ultimate in work-at-home synergy. Use it as all home or office or both, or make it your own private getaway. Where else locally can you park your car collection in your own protected 12-car garage with charging stations, on the ground floor of your own home? This structure at 226 Palm Court in Delray Beach’s Del Ida Park Historic District is a fresh, contemporary art deco building design, zoned RO. The residence has volume ceilings with wrap-around floor-to-ceiling glass, four bedrooms, four full and three half baths, den, laundry, a private executive office with steam shower and full bath, a reception area and a complete one-bedroom apartment. The exterior allows for large freestanding signage on a highly visible corner. An open balcony is on the second floor, and the third-floor rooftop terrace has plenty of open space for you to add a lap pool, spa, putting green or outdoor kitchen.

The commercial aspects of the property include 14 parking spaces, all impact glass, a commercial elevator, a 130-kilowatt generator, a natural gas generator and security cameras. The three-phase electric post-tension construction creates large open space with few interior columns and high ceilings for the ultimate in loft living.

ABOVE: The home features an open chef’s kitchen with dining area and plenty of natural light. It has a natural gas stove and stainless steel appliances.

RIGHT: A rooftop terrace for relaxing or entertaining is accessible from an outdoor spiral staircase.

Offered at $5,950,000. Joyce Schneider, Castles by the Beach Realty, 561-392-8770 (office), 561-212-4403 (cell). 889 E. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, FL 33432. joyces1919@aol.com

The office portion of the home has 10 private offices/ rooms and a large reception area.

Each month, The Coastal Star features a house for sale in our community. The House of the Month is presented as a service to our advertisers and provides readers with a peek inside one of our houses.

AT32

The COASTAL STAR

October 2021