Society Calendar 2008

Published February 24th, 2008

February 26-Tuesday

Executive Women's Golf Association - Palm Beach County Tee Off Networking Event.
The Governors Club, 6 to 8 .pm. Register online at www.ewga-pbc.com.

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science – Focus on the Future Dinner with George F. Will. 6:30 p.m. Four Seasons Resort, Palm Beach.  561-210-8440.

KIDSANCTUARY Annual "It's A Bling Thing" Luncheon. Speaker, author Jackie Collins. 10:30 a.m. Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach. Tickets: $300. 561- 753-2226.

Robb & Stucky Interiors, Mizner Park. Design Consultant Allan Robbins introduces the newest styles in lighting. 2 p.m.  561-862-5597 to register.

South PBC FAWL Judicial Reception. Old Calypso Restaurant, Delray Beach.  5:30 p.m.  $35  members, $45 non-members.  561-353-3880 or honeill@mandolaw.com.

 February 27-Wednesday

FAU Boca Raton welcomes world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, Ph.D, D.B.E. 4 p.m. University Arena, 777 Glades Road.  Tickets: $15. 1-800-564-9539.

Mizner Park Art Walk, monthly al fresco art experience along Plaza Real featuring works by The Artists’ Guild of the Boca Raton Museum of Art. 6-9 p.m.  561-393-9115.

 Kravis Center Founder Patron Members of the Dress Circle Dinner. 5:30 p.m. Kravis Center’s Cohen Pavilion, West Palm Beach. 561-651-4320.

February 28-Thursday

Center for the Arts at Mizner Park "Jazz at the Gazebo." Free concert celebrating
Festival of the Arts Boca 2008. Featuring George Tandy’s unique blend of Jazz,
Soul and R&B.  7-8 p.m. 1-866-571-2787.

West Boca Chamber of Commerce February Network. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Duffy's Sports Grill, St. Andrews Blvd, Boca Raton. 561-482-9333 or visit www.westbocachamber.com.

 February 29 – Friday

Festival of the Arts BOCA. Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park. Though March 16. Call 561-368-8445 or visit www.festivaloftheartsboca.org for complete schedule.

Boca Bacchanal Vintner Dinners benefiting the Boca Raton Historical Society.  7 p.m.  Private residences.  Tickets: $325.  Call 561-395-6766 or visit www.bocabacchanal

Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton. Special appearance by home collectibles designer Jay Strongwater.  Gifts and Home Décor on the 2nd floor. 561-620-1326.

Palm Beach Fashion Week “Opening Night Gala” 6:30 p.m., Mar a Lago Club
Cocktails and dinner to benefit Wheels for Kids. Tickets: $350. 561-805-8681.                                                                

March 1 – Saturday

Boca Bacchanal Wine Auction. 6 pm.  Boca Raton Resort & Club.  Tickets: $250. 561-395-6766 or visit www.bocabacchanal.com.

Pope John Paul II High School Spring Splendor 2008, Dinner/Auction. 6 p.m. School Campus, 4001 North Military Trail, Boca Raton. Tickets: $45. 561-314-2133.

2nd Annual “Meet Me at Royal Palm Place” Arts & Crafts Show, Boca Raton. 10 a.m. –5 p.m. Also Sunday.  Royal Palm Place, Boca Raton. Free admission. 561-999-1997.

Boca Raton Green Market, sponsored by the Children’s Museum. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Royal Palm Place Monument Parking Lot. 561-368-6875. Saturdays through March 29.

Palm Beach Fashion Week “The Box” Runway Show at The Colony Hotel Palm Beach, 11 a.m. Mark Belford, Red Carpet collection.  Tickets: $35. Also shows on Sunday.

Palm Beach Fashion Week “The Box” Runway Show at The Colony Palm Beach, 2 p.m.
ESCADA. Tickets: $35. Call 561- 805-8681.                                                                

March 2 – Sunday

Boca Bacchanal – The Grand Tasting. 12 p.m. Mizner Park Amphitheatre. Tickets: $65. 561-395-6766 or visit www.bocabacchanal.com.

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Annual Gala. Chair: Wendy Pressner. 6 p.m. Mar-A-Lago Club, Palm Beach.  Call Betsy Horowitz at 561-483-2771.

 March 3-Monday

Palm Beach Fashion Week “Fashion Week on Worth Avenue” From 10 a.m.
In-store events at various Worth Avenue stores. Free and open to the public.

March 4-Tuesday

Palm Beach Fashion Week “Fashion & Lifestyle Event” at Mizner Park, Boca Raton.
Featuring a runway show on the amphitheatre stage with looks from various Mizner Park stores 6:30 p.m.  Free. 561-805-8681.

March 5-Wednesday
St. Andrews Friends of Magen David Adom Gala. 7 p.m. Congregation B’nai Israel, Boca Raton. Tickets: $750. 561-451-2110
JAFCO  Day of Beauty: Mastering the Basics.  Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton, Bobbie Brown cosmetics counter. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Light refreshments and goodie bags. $36 per person. 561-372-0103.
Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service No Excuse for Abuse Luncheon
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Kravis Center. Tickets: $150. 561-238-0277.

March 6-Thursday
Elie Tahari boutique at the Town Center at Boca Raton cocktail reception to
benefit the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Invitation only.  561-392-3920.
Caron’s Renaissance Institute of Palm Beach 3rd Annual Lifesaver Gala. 7 p.m. Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach. Tickets: $750. 561-655-7770.

March 7-Friday
Palm Beach Fashion Week “Fashion on the Avenue” 7 p.m., Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach Runway show in front of The Colony Hotel featuring Atlantic Avenue and Pineapple Grove stores.  Free and open to the public.

POSH Palm Beach fashion sale to benefit Lighthouse International. Colony Hotel Pavilion, Palm Beach. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Tickets: $10 sale and valet $45 sale, valet, poolside lunch. 561-828-1522.

The Unicorn Children’s Foundation 10th Anniversary Gala.   Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach. Invitation Only. 561-620-9377. 

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s  Annual Gala. 7 p.m. The Ritz-Carlton, Manalapan. Black Tie & Masks. Tickets: $500. 561-775-9954.

Saint Joseph’s Episcopal School 50th Anniversary Auction. Silent & live auctions and dinner. 6:30 p.m. Delray Beach Marriott. Tickets $150. 561-732-2045.

H.O.W. breakfast featuring Dr. Beth Karlan, Director, Cedars-Sinai Women’s Cancer Research Institute. 7:45 a.m.  Kravis Center Reservations required. 561- 833-6333

March 8-Saturday

American Cancer Society East Boca Raton Relay for Life. Registration: 8 p.m. Omni Middle School. To register online visit: http://events.cancer.org/rfleastbocafl.

American Cancer Society cocktail reception to honor chairmen and major donors of the 50th Anniversary, Palm Beach Cancer Ball. Invitation only.  561-655-3449.

Donna Klein Jewish Academy’s 24th Benefit Ball Black-tie Gala and Auction. 7:45 p.m. Polo Club Boca Raton.  Tickets: $250. 561-852-3317.

3rd Annual Sea Turtle Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Gumbo Limbo Nature Center on A1A, 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton.  Free.  561-393-1473.

POSH Palm Beach fashion sale to benefit Lighthouse International. Colony Hotel Pavilion, Palm Beach. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Tickets: $10 sale and valet, $45 sale, valet and poolside lunch. 561-828-1522

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center "Making Cancer History Symposium" Breakfast - Open to the Public - 8:30 a.m. - limited seating - The Mar-a-Lago Club.  1-866-262-9029.

NARSAD “Sunshine from Darkness” Symposium on Depression, Bipolar Disorders and Schizophrenia. PB Convention Center.  9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  FREE. 1-800-257-0944.

NARSAD 5th Annual Dinner Dance. “Magical Kingdom of Thailand” theme. 6:30 p.m. Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach. Tickets: $600. 1-772-546-2265.

Delray Beach Historical Society and Spady Museum Historic Trolley Tour of Delray Beach. 10 a.m. 3 NE 1st Street & Swinton Avenue. Tickets $15. 561-343-2577.

Boca Raton Green Market, sponsored by the Children’s Museum. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Royal Palm Place Monument Parking Lot. 561-368-6875. Saturdays through March 29.

Palm Beach Fashion Week “Best in Show—People & Their Pooches” 9 a.m., Gucci Courtyard, Worth Avenue, Palm Beach.Free and open to the public.

March 9-Sunday

2nd Annual Kids Helping Kids Luncheon to benefit (JAFCO). 12 p.m.Les Jardins Clubhouse, Boca Raton. Accompanied girls 8-12 years.  $30 adult and first young lady. 561-372-0103
Palm Beach Fashion Week “Celebration of Fashion and Lifestyle” 6:30 p.m., CityPlace, West Palm Beach. Reserved seating, Pre & Post VIP Parties.  Benefits Kids Sanctuary. Call 561-805-8681.                                                                                                                      

Jewish Association For Residential Care, 22nd Annual Gala. Magic of Giving theme. 6 p.m. Boca West Country Club. 561-558-2550.

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America “For the Love of George” Cocktail Party. 6-9 p.m. Ritz-Carlton Golf Club and Spa, Jupiter. $150. 1-866-232-8484.

American Red Cross -- 18th Annual Red Cross Polo Luncheon & Auction. Proceeds benefit the Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter. 11:30 a.m. International Polo Club Palm Beach.  Tickets: $250. 561-833-7711.

Mounts Botanical Garden 10th Annual Spring Benefit. Villa Filipponi, PB home of Marilyn & Emmet Tracy. 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets: $150 per person.  561-233-1757

March 10-Monday

Humanitarians of Boca Raton 20th Anniversary Dinner Dance. 5:30 p.m. Boca Country Club. Tickets: $40 (members) $45 (non-members). RSVP 561- 362-8530.

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service 9th Annual Golf Tournament. Fountains Country Club, Lake Worth.561-852-3333.

Boca Raton Chapter, Brandeis University National Women's Committee breakfast meeting. Speaker: Myrna Goldberger. 9:15 a.m. South County Civic Center, Jog Road, Delray Beach.  561-483-4373.

Kravis Center Cultural Society ArtSmart Lunch & Learn. The Life in Fashion of Coco Chanel. 11:30 a.m.  Kravis Center.  Tickets: $75. 561-832-7469. 

 March 11-Tuesday

FAU & City of Boca Raton concert featuring Us Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus, 7 p.m. Carole & Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium. Free. 561-297-3854.

Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton, special appearance by jewelry designer Donald Huber. Fine Jewelry on the 1st floor. Through March 13. 561-620-1220.

March 12-Wednesday
Women’s Executive Club of South Palm Beach County March Luncheon. 11:30 a.m. Linda B Restaurant 41 E Palmetto Rd, Boca Raton. RSVP to  561-243-6998. 
Palm Beach Wine Auction to benefit children’s education programs at the Kravis Center 7 p.m. The Breakers, Palm Beach. Tickets: $750. Invitation only. 561-651-4320.

March 14–Friday

Robb & Stucky Interiors Mizner Park- Veranda’s Managing Editor talks about interior design. 2 p.m. Reservations required. Free. RSVP 212-649-3253.

211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Once Upon A Time in Palm Beach fundraiser. 6:30 p.m. National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach. Tickets: $211. 561-383-1147.
March 15-Saturday
Boca Museum of Art Annual Gala, “Degas and The Dance.” Boca Raton Marriott, 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. Black tie.  Tickets: $300. 561-392-2500 x211.
Libby Dodson’s Live at Lynn Series with ShaeLaurel – Irish Family Band. Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall. 7:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., Sunday. Tickets: $35 for show only and $45 for show and reception. 561-237-7500.
South Florida VIPs St. Patrick's Day event at Shore Restaurant, Delray Beach. 8:30 pm. Cost: $25 per person in advance. Visit www.sfvips.com
Boca Raton Green Market, sponsored by the Children’s Museum. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Royal Palm Place Monument Parking Lot. 561-368-6875. Saturdays through March 29.

 March 16-Sunday

6th Annual Dawgie Ball benefiting Tri County Humane Society. Boca West C.C.

National League of American Pen Women Poetry Workshop and Luncheon. 12-2 p.m. Highland Beach Holiday Inn. Tickets: $22 for members. 561-362-9662 or 561-395-6454.

 March 19-Wednesday

Kris Kolar, Robb & Stucky Interiors VP of Interior Design, reviews this season’s newest styles. 2 p.m. at the Mizner Park, Boca Raton location. Free. RSVP 561-862-5597.

March 20-Thursday
Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton, special appearance by jewelry designer Masha Archer. Fine Jewelry on the 1st floor. Through March 22. 561-620-1220.

 March 22-Saturday

Boca Raton Green Market, sponsored by the Children’s Museum. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Royal Palm Place Monument Parking Lot. 561-368-6875. Saturdays through March 29.

Spring Fling Family Affair sponsored by Boca Raton News & City of Boca Raton, Noon – 3 p.m. featuring Shae Laurel Family Band, world’s largest Easter Bunny, crafts, rides, unique egg hunt.  Boca Raton Memorial Park and Children’s Museum on Crawford Blvd. Boca Raton. Free. 561-393-7806 #2.

 March 26 –Wednesday

 GFWC Royale Woman’s Club of Boca Raton 10th Annual Honor Your Doctor Luncheon 11:30 a.m. Boca West Country Club.  Tickets $60. Janice Williams 561-471-2979.

March 27 – Thursday

NEXT GENERATIONS/ Children Of Holocaust Survivors, documentary screening, “Rendez-Vous With The Past .” 7 p.m.  Hillel Center, FAU, Boca. $18.  Call Nancy Dershaw at 561-862-5898.           

Robb & Stucky Interiors, Boca Raton. “Design to Sell” with Nita Summers of Keyes Real Estate and Design Consultant Ron Hammond. 2 p.m. Free. RSVP 561-862-5597.

March 28 - Friday
Center for Creative Education's Spring Luncheon in Palm Beach. Annual fundraiser for LEAP programs. Tickets: $250. 561-805-9907.

March 29-Saturday

Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music Philharmonia Orchestra. St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton. 7:30 p.m. and   4 p.m., Sunday. Tickets: $30. 561-237-9000.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk to Cure Diabetes. 9 a.m. Registration.
10 a.m. Walk start. Amphitheater, Mizner Park, Boca Raton. 561- 686-7701.

Last Boca Raton Green Market, sponsored by the Children’s Museum. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Royal Palm Place Monument Parking Lot. 561-368-6875. 

Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts Gala 6:30 p.m. Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion. Tickets: $400.  561-805-6298.

Concert for Autism Speaks. Headliner: Lionel Richie. Emcee: NBC News’ Tom Brokaw. Mar-a-Lago Club.   For tickets call Cindy Brown at 914-935-1462 x11.

March 30-Sunday

 “Shades of Green” dinner to benefit the Louis and Anne Green Memory & Wellness Center at FAU. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Milhous Museum. Tickets: $200. 561-297-1102.

April 2 -Wednesday

Norton Museum of Art Table Settings. Through April 6. Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach. 561-832-5196 ext. 1118.

April 4-Friday

Easter Seals Tiptoe Through the Tulips luncheon. Stepping Out in Style.Frenchman’s Reserve, Palm Beach Gardens.  Tickets; $125. 561-640-9521.

April 5-Saturday

Previously-Owned Treasure Sale (POTS) be a seller or a buyer.  7  – 11 a.m. Patch Reef Park  2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton. Free entry; table space available for purchase.  561-367-7037

Young Friends of the Kravis Center’s Reach for the Stars Gala. 7-10 p.m.Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. 561-651-4320.
Food For The Poor 3 Mile Fun Walk. 8:30 a.m. at  Food For The Poor's HQ, 6401 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek. Register at 954-427-2222 x 4020 or foodforthepoor.org/funwalk.

April 6 –Sunday

American Friends of The Hebrew University, Paws for a Cause Dinner. Speaker: “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan. PB Convention Center, West Palm Beach. 561-750-8585.     

April 8 –Tuesday

Children’s Spring Fair featuring games, arts & crafts, rides, community service information.  10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Patch Reef Park at 2000 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton.  Free entrance.  561-367-7037

 April 9–Wednesday

211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Spring Fashion Luncheon and Fashion. 11:30 a.m. Northern Trust Bank, Boca Raton. Tickets:  $150. 561-383-1147.

April 10-Thursday

14th Palm Beach International Film Festival Opening night film and party. 561-362-0003 or www. pbifilmfest.org. Festival runs through April 17.

9 pm. Rooftop party featuring Mizner Park restaurants follows movies screening at the Sunrise Theater. 561-362-0003 or www. pbifilmfest.org.

April 11 -Friday                                                    

“Music in the Park“ Series featuring Ballet Florida, 7 p.m. Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton.  Free. 561-393-7806 #2

 April 12-Saturday

14th Palm Beach International Film Festival Gala.  Festival Chair: Yvonne S. Boice.
Boca Raton Resort & Club.  Black tie. After party at Opus 5, the Shops at Boca Center 561-362-0003 or pbifilmfest.org.

Lynn University’s Lynn Philharmonia in Concert at Mizner Park joined by Ed Polcer and his Jazz All-Stars. Mizner Park Amphitheater. 7:30 p.m. Free. 561-237-9000.

Circle on the Square - Delray’s Premier Food and Wine Event. 7-10 p.m. Old School Square Pavilion, N. Swinton Ave.  From $90. 561-243-7922 or circleonthesquare.com.

Delray Beach Historical Society and Spady Museum Historic Trolley Tour of Delray Beach. 10 a.m. 3 NE 1st Street & Swinton Avenue. Tickets $15. 561-343-2577.

April 14-Monday

14th Palm Beach International Film Festival Tropical Nights Party at Crane’s Beach House, Delray Beach. 561-362-0003 or pbifilmfest.org.

April 16 -Wednesday

14th Palm Beach International Film Festival Party at Delux, Atlantic Aveneue House, Delray Beach. 561-362-0003 or pbifilmfest.org.

 April 17-Thursday

14th Palm Beach International Film Festival Closing night film. Followed by a  wrap party at the Addison restaurant. 561-362-0003 or pbifilmfest.org.

April 18-Friday                             
“Music in the Park” Series. Boca Raton Symphonia sponsored by Henrietta Countess de Hoernle. 7 p.m. Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton.  Free.  561-393-7806 #2
Kids in Distress” 2nd Annual “All That Jazz” gala.  Ritz Carlton, Palm Beach.
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum Annual Spring Gala. Delray Beach Marriott. 561-279-8883.
April 30-Wednesday
Luncheon honoring Kravis Center Board and Standing Committee Members. 11:30 a.m. Kravis Center’s Cohen Pavillion. 561-651-4320.

May 1-Thursday
American Heart Association Palm Beach County Go Red For Women Luncheon. 12 p.m. Kravis Center, West Palm Beach. Tickets: $125. 561-615-3888.

Annual Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center Golf Classic. 1 p.m. shotgun.  Boca Country Club.  561-852-3264.

The Lord's Place Palm Beach Auxiliary Dinner Dance. “Cinco de Mayo Fiesta”. The Beach Club, Palm Beach. Tickets: $200. 561-494-0125.

May 5 -Monday

Easter Seals Timothy C. Roche Memorial Golf Classic at McArthur Golf Club, Hobe Sound. $2000 per foursome.  772-263-2524.

 May 6-Tuesday

Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation. 6 p.m.  Fort Lauderdale Convention Center.  Tickets: $85 ($100 at the door) 1-866-26Taste.

May 10-Saturday

Delray Beach Historical Society and Spady Museum Historic Trolley Tour of Delray Beach. 10 a.m. 3 NE 1st Street & Swinton Avenue. Tickets $15. 561-343-2577.

May 25-Sunday