boca west - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-29T15:01:05Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/boca+westWalk in the Woods: Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton – Feb. 6https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/walk-in-the-woods-boca-west-country-club-boca-raton-feb-62017-03-29T15:34:23.000Z2017-03-29T15:34:23.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><p style="text-align:center;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960714882,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960714882,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" width="600" alt="7960714882?profile=original" /></a></em><em>The Boca West Community Charitable Foundation had its inaugural event with Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music, featuring student performances on the golf course during the 1.6-mile walk. Four hundred-fifty people attended, raising $51,000 for the 24 nonprofits the foundation supports. Food, wine and other refreshments were provided. ABOVE: (l-r) Laura Stoltz, Denise Alman, Lisa Mulhall and Helen Ballerano. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p></div>Golf Challenge, Auction and ‘Concert for the Children’: Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton – March 30-31https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/golf-challenge-auction-and-concert-for-the-children-boca-west-cou2015-06-03T02:59:55.000Z2015-06-03T02:59:55.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960578474,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960578474,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="180" alt="7960578474?profile=original" /></a><em>Boca West Community Charitable Foundation’s annual event, which this year starred Jay Leno, raised $1.3 million for local children’s charities. The two-day affair attracted a record 500 golfers and 800 auction attendees. Nearly 1,500 attended the concert. ABOVE: (l-r) Shana Saffer and Anna Palermo, with Neil Saffer and Patrick Mullen. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p></div>Boca Raton: OPAL Award winners Boca West Country Club – Jan. 10https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-raton-opal-award-winners-boca-west-country-club-jan-102015-02-04T17:31:55.000Z2015-02-04T17:31:55.000ZChris Felkerhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/ChrisFelker<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960554664,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960554664,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" alt="7960554664?profile=original" /></a><em>The Rotary Club of Boca Raton’s 17th annual Outstanding People and Leader’s Gala, OPAL, was held on Jan. 10 at Boca West. Besides the honorees, Richard Young, a 50-year Rotary member, received the Rotary’s Lifetime Achievement Award.</em> <br /><em>Photo: OPAL honorees Ron Gallatin, Jan Savarick, Jay and Marilyn Weinberg and Richard Young.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Photo provided</strong></p></div>11th Annual Doggie Ball, Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton — March 24https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/11th-annual-doggie-ball-boca-west-country-club-boca-raton-march-22013-04-03T15:44:17.000Z2013-04-03T15:44:17.000ZChris Felkerhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/ChrisFelker<div><p>Guests of the 11th annual Tri-County Humane Society Doggie Ball were greeted by five dogs cleared for adoption as they entered the Boca West Country Club. The ball raised over $400,000 for the 100 percent no-kill facility.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Lynn Nobil, a former volunteer at the Humane Society,</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>gets to know Max, a Dogo Argentino, and Virginia, a boxer mix.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Suzi Goldsmith was honored with The Jeanette Christos</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Service Award for Outstanding Service for 2012.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Jay DiPietro, chief operational officer and general manager</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>of Boca West Country Club, accepts a donation from Maggie and Charlotte Owensby.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office K-9 deputy, Kenzo, receives a standing ovation</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>from the 450-member crowd. Kenzo was shot in the line of duty in 2012 and has returned to active service.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><br /> <strong>Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star</strong></p></div>Around Town: Club manager’s quick-step a winner at Ballroom Battlehttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/around-town-club-manager-s-quick-step-a-winner-at-ballroom-battle2011-08-31T16:00:00.000Z2011-08-31T16:00:00.000ZDeborah Hartz-Seeleyhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/DeborahHartzSeeley<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960346897,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="750" class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960346897,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="7960346897?profile=original" /></a>Jay DiPietro struts his stuff on the dance floor with <br />Pam Casanave, co-owner of the Fred Astaire Dance <br />Studio of Boca Raton. </p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Here are more photos from the <a href="http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/photo/albums/fourth-annual-boca-s-ballroom-battle">competition</a></strong></span></p>
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<p><strong>By Thom Smith</strong></p>
<p>A community the size of <b>Boca West</b> couldn’t get by without a ballroom, but if club manager <b>Jay DiPietro</b> is on the dance floor, he’s probably scurrying somewhere. Not much time for dancing.</p>
<p>Still, when summoned to compete in the <b>Fourth Annual Boca’s Ballroom Battle</b> to benefit the <b>George Snow Scholarship Fund</b>, Jay was on his toes. </p>
<p>Before an SRO crowd of 763 including 14 tables of supporters at the <b>Boca Raton Resort & Club</b> Aug. 19, Jay’s cabaret quick-step was judged best among the four male dancers. The $36,000 he raised was tops, too!</p>
<p>When tapped as a contestant earlier in the year, veteran community activist <b>Pat Thomas</b> declared she was “in it to win it.” Well, her cha cha wasn’t the best dance — that honor went to rhumba-ing financial manager and Junior League President <b>Jackie Reeves</b> — but the $49,000 she raised was tops over-all.</p>
<p>As usual, the judges were assisted by a real pro — from TV’s <i>Dancing With the Stars</i>. This year it was the glamorous <b>Chelsie Hightower</b>. </p>
<p>The event raised a record $211,000 for the fund. Entering its 30th year, it has awarded nearly $5 million in college scholarships to 1,236 students.</p>
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<p>A few weeks earlier, another standing-room-only crowd packed <b>Mizner Park Amphitheater</b>. The occasion was the first-ever tour concert for <b>Selena Gomez</b>, the hottest topic in female popdom. Rising to the elevated stage by hydraulic lift, the just-turned-19 Gomez opened with <i>A Year Without Rain</i>. Late she sang a medley by another pop princess who made a similar tour debut in June 1999 at <b>Pompano Beach Amphitheater</b> — <b>Britney Spears</b>. </p>
<p>Gomez appeared to have borrowed some costuming ideas from Spears, too. She opened in a Bob Mackie-ish Vegas showgirl costume that would have made <b>Cher</b> proud and later switched to a shredded fabric skirt and overly-padded, sequined bra. Her voice was strong but she seemed nervous and not yet at home with the choreography required of a full-bore tour. In a word, she was stiff. </p>
<p>In one nice touch, Gomez’s pre-concert sound check was open and lots of lucky fans were able to watch at the edge of the stage as she rehearsed in gray backless T-shirt and cutoff jeans. She even shared the mic with them.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and backstage through all this … boyfriend <b>Justin Bieber</b> and his bud, singer <b>Sean Kingston</b>. They show up in some of the online videos, which include a nice pre-show, hand-holding pep talk by Gomez. However, no one connected with the tour or the amphitheater would confirm Internet reports that Bieber “narrowly missing being trampled by a crowd of screaming teenage girls” who forced him to rush him backstage and to flee to a waiting car. </p>
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<p>Next up at the amphitheater on Sept. 10, catch <b>Chick Corea</b> with <b>Return to Forever</b>. Rejoining keyboard wiz Corea are original RTF members <b>Lenny White</b> on drums and <b>Stanley Clarke</b> on bass, plus violinist <b>Jean-Luc Ponty</b> and guitarist <b>Frank Gambale</b>. Opening the show is <b>Dweezil Zappa</b>’s Grammy-winning <i>Zappa Plays Zappa</i>, a celebration of his father’s music. </p>
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<p>Heading west, season tickets at a 25 percent discount are going fast for the “Live at Lynn” series at <b>Lynn University’s Wold Performing Arts Center</b>, which opens Oct. 15 and 16 with <b>Clint Holmes</b>, and follows Nov. 12 and 13 with <b>The Capitol Steps</b>. </p>
<p>Also on the bill this season are <b>Bravo Amici</b>, Jan. 21 and 22. <b>Five Guys Named Joe</b>, Feb. 11 and 12, <b>Jack Jones</b>, Feb. 25 and 26, <b>Florida Grand Opera Young Artists</b>, March 17 and 18, <b>The Beatlemaniacs</b>, March 31 and April 1 and <b>David Osborne</b>, April 10. (<a href="http://www.lynntix.com">www.lynntix.com</a>).</p>
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<p>At the other end of <b>Mizner Park</b>, the long-vacant second floor of the building formerly occupied by the <b>International Museum of Cartoon Art</b> is taking a dramatic turn times two.</p>
<p>Revived as the <b>Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center</b>, the fully equipped studio theater will be occupied by two groups: <b>Caldwell 2@Mizner</b>, a spinoff of <b>Caldwell Theatre Co.</b>, and <b>Parade Productions</b>, a new venture headed by <b>Kim St. Leon</b>. </p>
<p>Caldwell 2 held a reception and preview Aug. 19; now it’s up to artistic coordinator <b>Kenneth Kay</b> to assemble a lineup. (<a href="http://www.caldwelltheatre.com">www.caldwelltheatre.com</a>).</p>
<p>Parade, on the other hand, will debut Jan. 26 with local vet <b>Avi Hoffman</b> in Donald Margulies’ <i>Brooklyn Boy</i> for a two-week run. (<a href="http://www.paradeproductions.org">www.paradeproductions.org</a>)</p>
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<p>If you’ve strolled around <b>Royal Palm Place</b> lately, you couldn’t miss the life-sized statue of Boca Raton’s philanthropists <b>Count</b> and <b>Countess de Hoernle</b> outside <b>Yaacov Heller’s Gallery 22</b>. The statue, created by Heller, has been there since June, but at 3 p.m. on Sept. 24 it will be formally dedicated at <b>Mizner Park Amphitheater</b> to mark Countess Henrietta de Hoernle’s 99th birthday. (Count Adolph de Hoernle died in 1998). The artwork will remain at the amphiteatre next to the stage.</p>
<p>The granite foundation will be engraved with names of all the buildings the couple financed over the years. </p>
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<p>Boca restaurants will be busy this month with special promotions — <b>“Dine Around the World”</b> in east Boca and Tastemakers in Mizner Park. </p>
<p>For the entire month, 21 restaurants in east Boca from <b>Gary Woo’s</b> (3400 N. Federal Highway) to <b>Rocksteady Jamaican Café</b> (1179 S. Federal) are offering special prix fixe meals. The tabs range from $7.99 for a three-course lunch at <b>Boca Skewers</b> to $49 for a three-course chef’s tasting at <b>Chops Lobster Bar</b>. For a full list, call 392-8920</p>
<p>The third annual <b>Tastemakers of Boca</b>, Sept. 13 and 14, will feature progressive tastings and cocktails at 11 Mizner Park restaurants. A VIP ticket ($30) is good for one sampling plate and one drink at each spot, including <b>Max’s Grille</b>, <b>Racks</b>, <b>Uncle Julio’s</b>, <b>The Dubliner</b> and Mizner’s newest, <b>Kapow! Noodle Bar</b>. Ticket holders also can take advantage of Tastemaker specials at each restaurant through Oct. 31. For more info, go to <a href="http://www.ggp.com">www.ggp.com</a>. </p>
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<p>Unfortunately, business didn’t go and better the second time around for <b>Old Town Tavern</b>. Located a block north of Palmetto Park Road on Dixie, the former steakhouse was revived last spring as a family-friendly sports bar. In a move unusual in South Florida’s whacky restaurant market, the management had the decency to send out an email announcing it would close Aug. 3. </p>
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<p><b>Chris Evert</b> thought she was going to have old rival <b>Steffi Graf</b> on the court with her in November at the 2011 <b>Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic</b> in Delray Beach. Not to worry, she’s lined up plenty of other stars. </p>
<p>Thus far the list includes a healthy list of TV and film stars including <b>Elisabeth Shue</b> (Oscar nominee for <i>Leaving Las Vegas</i>), <b>Christian Slater</b> (“Oz” in TV’s <i>Breaking In</i>), <b>Scott Foley</b> (<i>Grey’s Anatomy, Cougar Town</i>), <b>Jeffrey Donovan</b> (<i>Burn Notice</i>) and NBC’s <b>Hoda Kotb</b>, who’ll no doubt grab some cuddle time with new boyfriend, Boca Raton attorney <b>Jay Blumenkopf</b>. </p>
<p>The 22<sup>nd</sup> annual event is set for Nov. 11-13, with the celebrity gala on Nov. 12 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. More at <a href="http://www.chrisevert.org">www.chrisevert.org</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Taking civic duty to a new level. Office holders worthy of election should be able to take a few shots, but can they pour a decent one? On Sept. 21 the mayors of south county’s big three — Boynton’s <b>Jose Rodriguez</b>, Delray’s <b>Woodie McDuffie</b> and Boca’s <b>Susan Whelchel</b> — will test their skills as guest bartenders at <b>Bru’s Room</b> in Delray. The first <b>“Mayors Throwdown for the Arts,”</b> a benefit for Delray’s <b>Plumosa School of the Arts</b>, goes from 5 to 7 p.m.. Tips and a percentage of the take will go toward a bus to transport students for field trips and performances.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Band Boosters for Boca Raton High School’s Marching Band host a dinner, concert and auction Sept. 24 at the school. The event includes an evening of performances by the symphonic and jazz bands, as well as a pasta dinner. Tickets are $20.<b> </b></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">At a recent practice Rachel Hornbeck on mellophone and Martin Gelwasser on baritone. </p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">At a recent practice, Evan Stoltz plays bass guitar. </p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><b>Photos by Jerry Lower</b></p>
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<p><i>Thom Smith can be reached at thomsmith@ymail.com.</i></p></div>