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January 11, 2019:

Old Jews Telling Jokes at Mizner Park Cultural Center. 7:30 p.m. Call 844-672-2849 for tickets. Tickets start at $45. Must be 18+. Continuing through February 10th.

Eyes to the Skies at Science Explorium in Sugar Sand Park. 6:30 p.m. View the moon and mars. Free program, no registration required.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee presented by Lightening Bolt Productions. 7 p.m. at West Boca High Theater. Shows also on January 12th at 7 p.m. and January 13th at 2 p.m. Call 561-886-8286 for tickets starting at $35.

Comedian Gary Valentine at the Boca Black Box. 8 p.m. Nine seasons on the hit CBS show “The King of Queens.” Shows also January 12th at 7 & 9 p.m. Call 483-9036. Tickets are $35.

January 12, 2019:

Radical Reptiles at Daggerwing Nature Center. 10:30 a.m. Ages 5+. Join naturalist for family friendly program. Reservations required: 561-629-8760.

Palm Beach Veggie Fest at Mizner Park Amphitheater. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free and open to public.

American Rustic at Kings Point Theatre at 2 p.m. Presented by Spanish River Concerts. Country and Folk Music. Call 1-800-716-6975 to buy tickets. Tickets start at $46.

Seriously Frank presented by Matthews Entertainment. Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. 2 pm., 8 p.m. and January 13th at 2 p.m. 561-347-3948. Tickets are $35 per person.

A Shayna Maidel at the Levis JCC Sandler Center. The play explores family, faith and forgiveness. 7:30 p.m. Also January 13th at 2 p.m. and continuing through January 27th. For tickets, call 561-558-2520. $30 general admission.

January 13, 2019:

Farmer’s Market Sunday at Boca Center. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Courtyard.

What I Learned in Brooklyn Don’t Behave Starring Comedian Steve Marshall at the Boca Black Box. 7 p.m. Tickets $25.

Changes are coming to West Boca News. We have been building and growing since roughly 2012. We started with this website then expanded onto Facebook, Twitter, an e-mail list, and most recently we’ve been doing more on Instagram.

Going forward there are two changes for 2019. They won’t affect most of our readers, but they’re big for us.

SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT

We will be offering a subscription option for our followers. If you subscribe, you will get access to premium content. The highlight of this will be the return of detailed local crime reports with analysis. This is something we hope to start soon.

We stopped doing most local crime reporting a couple years ago for a few reasons. Most important for now is the fact that Facebook is anti-free speech and punishes users who post content of various types. Even our recent and less involved local crime reports have been flagged. Facebook specifically points to “judicial proceedings” as a problem. So we’re moving this off Facebook as much as possible.

Subscribers will also get full access to detailed restaurant inspection reports. We will continue some free inspection reporting but it will be limited.

Other content will include videos of incidents, and other things that we have not been publishing because of Facebook restrictions.

We expect the subscriptions to cost $5/month and hope to have this up and running by the end of January. Facebook is offering its own subscription program at $5/month, but we can’t use that because of their restrictions.

ADVERTISING

We are ready to expand our advertising for local businesses. We used to limit ourselves to 15 advertisers which meant one ad post a day. We have been brushing up against that limit for several months.

Going forward we will now accept up to 30 advertisers so our readers may now see two ad posts on some days. To kick this off we are offering a New Year special. If you start in January you’ll only pay $199/month and you’ll lock in that rate through the end of the year. Starting February 1 the rate goes up to $249.

If you’d like to advertise with us, please e-mail [email protected].For those who might complain, please recognize that we put a lot of time into West Boca News and we make very little money at it. As a result we have been inconsistent in our restaurant inspection reports and have limited our efforts in other ways. The subscription model gives us the incentive to do more.

December 28, 2018

Rock Baby Rock featuring Lance Lipinsky & the Lovers. 8 p.m. at The Wick. Call 561-995-2333. Also December 29-30.

December 29, 2018

Wetland Animals at Daggerwing Nature Center. 10:30 a.m. Ages 5+, $3 per participant. Call 561-629-8760 for a reservation.

An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas. 8 p.m. at Mizner Park Cultural Center. Call 844-672-2849 for tickets.

December 30, 2018

Motown Magic Show, 9 p.m. at the Boca Black Box. Free tickets with $20 minimum purchase at the bar. Just mention West Boca News at the box office.

Friday, December 21st

Art Walk, 6 to 9 p.m. Free. The Flamingo House, 4160 NW 1st Ave, Boca Raton.

Comedian Helen Hong. 8 p.m. at the Boca Black Box. Also 12/22.

Saturday, December 22nd

This Land is Your Land: The Life and Song of Woody Guthrie, Mizner Park Cultural Center.

Sunday, December 23rd

Family Movie- The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. at Sugar Sand Park. $1 includes movie, popcorn and a drink. Rated G.

Pippin, 2 p.m. at Boca Black Box. Presented by teens of Barclay Performing Arts. Tickets $20 general admission

December 14, 2018

Movie Night Featuring Elf! at Mizner Park Amphitheater. 7 p.m. Free and open to public.

December 15, 2018

Animal Trivia at Daggerwing Nature Center. 10:30 a.m. Ages 5+, $3 per participant. Call 561-629-8760 for reservation.

Mary Poppins Jr. at Boca Black Box. 4 p.m. Starring junior performers.

Sugar Sand Park’s Snow Day! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Snow play for kids ages 5-10 (reservations required) https://www.sugarsandpark.org/piles-of-smiles

Comedian Yakov Smirnoff at Boca Black Box. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets start at $40.

“At Home” A World Premier Play at The J. 7:30 p.m. Call 561-558-2520 for tickets.

Annie the Musical starring Sally Struthers at The Wick.  2p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Call 561-995-2333. Tickets start at $75

December 16, 2018

Sal Valentinetti Holiday Concert at Boca Black Box. 8 p.m.

Sundays with Sinatra at Delray Marketplace. 6 to 8 p.m. Free.