The West Boca Drama Department will be presenting Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein February 28th through March 8th at West Boca High School. Showtimes are February 28, March 1, 7, 8 at 8 p.m. and March 1 and 8 at 2 p.m. This is the 10th Anniversary Season for the Drama Department. Please call 561-672-2066 to purchase tickets.
This musical adventure is adapted from the film by Mel Brooks. Music and lyrics were written by Mel Brooks. It opened on Broadway in 2007.
Category: Events
Venezuela FAU Rally: Videos and Photos
West Boca News went to the Venezuela rally today on Glades Road across from the FAU main entrance. We interviewed several people. Videos are below, with more photos at the bottom.
We estimate there were more than 200 people in the demonstration by the time we left around 5:30 pm. The event was still growing as people came after their work ended.
Here is a short video where a group of demonstrators shout and cheer.
Oriana Bottaro is a Spanish River High School student. She is a principal organizer of the rallies yesterday and today. Here she speaks to a reporter from CBS 4 in Miami. We did not see any media from Palm Beach or Broward County at the event.
Here we interview Ms. Bottaro:
Jorge Clavo is another student at Spanish River, who helped get the word out about the rally. Here’s a short interview:
Here is a longer interview with Jorge:
This is an interview with Alejandro Jimenez, an FAU student and the brother of Oriana Bottaro.
Theresa Brier, a staffer for Congressman Ted Deutch, appeared at the demonstration to read a statement from his office. She did not answer substantive questions. Here she speaks with us and CBS 4 Miami.
And here she reads the statement:
Cecilia Perez-Matos is the youngest daughter of former Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez. She is also an attorney and a resident of West Boca.
And here are some more photos of the rally:
West Boca Relay for Life
Last night, West Boca News attended the West Boca Relay for Life Kickoff Event at Hurricane Grill. The Relay is the biggest fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Over 60 relays will take place in South Florida this year! Last year, 35 teams in West Boca raised over $30,000. The money raised at the Relay goes to research and American Cancer Society programs. West Boca residents can help organize the Relay, volunteer during the Relay or create a Team for the Relay. Each team has a tent at the event where they can raise funds for the cause and participate in track events over the course of 24 hours.
Tani Winslow, a cancer survivor and the Survivor chair, spoke about her personal journey and how much the Relay means to her. Relay coordinators expect the event to take place in early June but the location and exact date are yet to be determined. To get more information, check out their website.
Family Fun Day and Bloodmobiles
Mission Bay Self Storage will host a bloodmobile tomorrow (Sunday) from 7:30 am to noon. They are also be hosting a yard sale event and “family fun day” from 8 am to 2 pm, to benefit the Palm Beach Museum of Natural History.
The Bloodmobile will be in Mission Bay Plaza on Monday the 17th from noon until 10 pm, sponsored by Office Max and LA Fitness.
Wednesday the 19th it will be at Weinbaum Yeshiva High School from 10 am to 4:30 pm.
Boca Greens Plaza hosts a blood drive on Friday the 21st from 3pm to 8pm, and there will be another bloodmobile at the Chili’s on St. Andrews Blvd from 4:30 to 9:30 pm the same day.
Hammock Pointe Elementary will be the site of a blood drive on Saturday the 22nd from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Sunday the 23rd is a little confusing. OneBlood lists a drive at 21121 Oriole Country Road, in zip code 33434. The sponsor is Glades Presbyterian Church, which is at the intersection of Judge Winikoff and Ponderosa. Since we’ve only been here less than three years, we didn’t know that the road was renamed to Judge Winikoff in 2009. The bloodmobile will be there from 10 am to 1:30 pm.
There are two other locations that Sunday: From 2-4 pm there will be a bloodmobile in front of Regal Shadowood (probably with free movie tickets), and from 3-8 pm they’ll be at the Publix at 441 and Sandalfoot.
You can register on the OneBlood website.
Car Show at Olympic Heights
The Olympic Heights marching band had a car show fundraiser today in the school parking lot. We were there early and it looked like a good crowd. It’s still going on as we write, until 3 pm.
We counted over 50 show cars, 5 or 6 food trucks, and plenty of people.
The event was largely coordinated by band moms, including Debora Clawson. She’s a bundle of energy and passionate about the band.
We took many pictures, which you can see below
