SOCIETY CALENDAR 2007-2008

January 14- Monday

The Humanitarian Society's Chefs Who Care Dinner Dance, Boca Country Club.
Tickets: $40 for members and $45 for guests. For reservations call 561-362-8530.

American Red Cross --- Red Cross Angels Fashion Show & Luncheon. 11:30 a.m. Jonathan's Landing Golf Club, Jupiter. Tickets: $60. 561-622-8003.

Jewish Federation of South PBC Gold Coast Evening "A German Life," with Bernd Wolfschlaeger, M.D. 5:30 pm. Addison Restaurant, Boca Raton. $55. 561-852-6088

January 15 – Tuesday

Jewish Federation of South PBC Lion of Judah Outreach. Stars of David author Abigail Pogrebin. 9:30 am. Residence. Woodfield C. C. Boca Raton. No fee. 561-852-3113.

Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Young Business Professionals After-Hours. McCormick & Schmick’s. 5:30 - 7:30 pm. www.bocaratonchamber.com (events calendar).

Delray Beach Public Library.“The Making of Art Deco of the Palm Beaches.” Talk by Sharon Koskoff. 2 p.m. 100 West Atlantic Avenue. Free. 561-266-9490.

January 16-Wednesday

Kravis Center 2007-2008 Gala Benefit. Joffrey Ballet’s perform Cool Vibrations. Kravis Center West Palm Beach. Black-tie 561-651-4320.

American Red Cross Preview Party for the 32nd Annual Red Cross Designers’ Show House. 2700 North Ocean, Singer Island. Tickets: $200. 561-833-7711.

January 17-Thursday

Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Successful Women in Business Luncheon. Carmen’s, Boca Raton Bridge Hotel. 12- 1:15 p.m. www.bocaratonchamber.com (events calendar).

Bestselling author JAMES GRIPPANDO signs copies of his new book “Last Call.” 7:30 p.m. Borders Boca, 441 & Glades. 561-883-5854.

Delray Beach Public Library. “Story of Barbie & Her Creator Ruth Handler.” Talk by Bernard Kivowitz. 2: p.m. 100 West Atlantic Avenue. Free. 561-266-9490

32nd Annual Red Cross Designers’ Show House opens. Through Feb. 16. 2700 North Ocean, Singer Island. Tickets: $30. 561-833-7711.

American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. “Miracle in the Desert Gala.” Mar-a-Lago. Palm Beach. Special guest Tova Feldshuh. 561-482-9424.

January 18-Friday

Rotary Club of Boca Raton Annual Boca Buccaneer Bash. Marriott, Boca Center. Call Neil Saffer at 561-305-523.

YMCA of South Palm Beach County, Sixth Annual Prayer Breakfast, Speaker: Richard DeVos. Delray Beach Marriott, 8:15 a.m. Tickets: $30.00. 561-237-0944.

January 19-Saturday

The 46th Annual Boca Raton Community Hospital Ball. 7 p.m. Boca Raton Resort & Club. Tickets: $300. 561-955-4142.

South Florida Science Museum 21st Annual Black-Tie Gala, The Diamond Constellation Ball. 7 p.m. The Breakers, Palm Beach. Tickets: $600. 561-832-1988, ext 237.

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.

January 20-Sunday

Food For The Poor Fine Wines & Hidden Treasures-The Best of Palm Beach Gala. 7 p.m. Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach. Tickets: $350. 561-650-8080.

American Friends of The Hebrew University, 7th Annual Palm Beach Gala. Four Seasons Resort, Palm Beach. 561-750-8585.

January 21-Monday

Boca Raton Cancer Unit of the Papanicolaou Corp 20th Anniversary Gala Fashion Show and Luncheon. 11 a.m. Polo Club, Boca Raton. Tickets: $125. 954-425-9100.

Kravis Center Cultural Society ArtSmart Lunch & Learn. 11:30 a.m. Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion, West Palm Beach. Tickets: $75. 561-832-7469.

January 23-Wednesday

Caron's Renaissance Institute of Palm Beach Lifesaver Gala Pre-Event Fashion Show. 6 p.m. Palm Beach home of Bob and Mia Matthews. By invitation. 561-655-7770.

Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Latin Business Professionals Luncheon. Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel. 12-1:15pm. www.bocaratonchamber.com (events calendar).

January 24-Thursday

Bloomingdale’s Boca Raton special day of shopping to benefit the March of Dimes.
Fashion and beauty presentations and culinary demonstrations. 561-394-2228.

January 26 –Saturday

The George Snow Scholarship Fund’s 15th Annual “Caribbean” Cowboy Ball, 6:30 p.m. Red Reef Park, Boca Raton. 561-347-6799.

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.

51st International Red Cross Ball. Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach. By invitation. 561-833-7711.

Young Friends of the American Red Cross Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter Young Friends Gala. 9 p.m. Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach. By invitation. 561-833-7711.

January 27-Sunday

LEAH Annual Bridge Builder Gala. 2008 Bridge Builder of the Year, Yvonne S. Boice. Boca Raton Resort & Club. Black tie. Tickets: $250. 561-393-9717.

A Night of Appreciation for Gold Coast of Jewish Federation of South PBC. 5:30 p.m. Addison Restaurant, Boca Raton. $125 plus minimum gift of $500. 561-852-3128.

Home Safe The Classic hosted by Clarence Clemons Dinner Auction. 5-10 p.m. Delray Beach Marriott. 954-325-8335.

Palm Beach Friends of Magen David Adom Gala featuring Jon Secada. 7 p.m. Breakers Hotel Palm Beach. Tickets: $500. 561-835-0510.

Food For The Poor Champagne Tailgate party and Polo Match. 1:30 p.m. International Polo Club Wellington. 561-650-8080.

January 28-Monday

Home Safe The Classic hosted by Clarence Clemons Golf & Tennis Tournament. Boca Lago Country Club. 954-325-8335.

January 29 – Tuesday

Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Membership After-Hours Network. 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Embassy Suites Boca. Tickets: $15 www.bocaratonchamber.com (events)

January 30-Wednesday

NEXT GENERATIONS, LEAH & Hillel PB & Broward present An Evening with author Hanala Stadner. 7 p.m. Lynn University. $18. Call Nancy Dershaw at 561-862-5898.

Animal Support Kindness & Kinship luncheon. 11:30 a.m. Café Sapori, West Palm Beach. Tickets: $75. 561-832.0098.

February 1-Friday
Palm Beach International Fine Art & Antique Fair. Palm Beach County Convention Center. Through Feb. 10. 561- 209-1322 or www.palmbeachfair.com.

South Florida VIPS Super Bowl Soirée @ Hooters Pompano Beach to benefit Brieanna Yowell, a local 13 yr old diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Donations to Children’s Organ Transplant Association. $10 in advance, $15 at door. Visit www.sfvips.com.

February 2-Saturday

Food For The Poor "Catch a Tropical Breeze" Gala. 7 p.m. Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton. Tickets: $200. 954-427-2222 x 6646.

The 23rd Annual KidsFest at The Children’s Museum 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 498 Crawford Boulevard, Boca Raton. Admission: $5 per person, infants free. 561-368-6875.

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.

Norton Museum of Art Bal Des Arts, Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach. 561-832-5196 ext. 1116.

February 4-Monday

2008 Allianz Championship at The Old Course at Broken Sound Club. Through Feb.10. For tickets call 561-241-GOLF or visit www.allianzchampionship.com.

February 5-Tuesday

Women’s Circle Mardi Gras Festival fund raiser. New Orleans fun, food & music. 6-9 p.m. Boynton Woman’s Club, 1010 S. Federal Hwy: Tickets: $50. 561-395-3950.

Schepens Eye Research Institute Eye and Vision Research Symposia. Boca Raton Marriott. Free and open to the public. Through Feb. 8. 1-877-724-3736.

February 7-Thursday

Junior League of Boca Raton Chocolate Decadence. 6 p.m. Shops at Boca Center on Military trail. 561-620-2553 or visit www.JLBR.org.

American Friends of The Hebrew University, Torch of Learning Award Dinner. Woodfield Country Club, Boca Raton. 561-750-8585.

March of Dimes Women of Distinction Awards. Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion, West Palm Beach. Tickets: $75. 561-684-0102

February 8-Friday

American Cancer Society 50th Annual Palm Beach Cancer Ball. Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach. 561-655-3449.

February 9 – Saturday

Boca Raton Museum of Art’s 22nd Annual Outdoor Juried Art Festival. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mizner Park. 250 artists from around the world. Free admission. 561-392-2500.

American Heart Association's 26th Annual Boca Raton Heart Ball. “Hearts in Flight.” 6:30 p.m. Avitat, Boca Raton. “A-list Attire” Tickets: $400. 561-394-0170.

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.

February 10-Sunday

Boca Raton Museum of Art’s 22nd Annual Outdoor Juried Art Festival. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mizner Park. 250 artists from around the world. Free admission. 561-392-2500.

February 12 – Tuesday

Boca Raton & Delray Beach Chambers of Commerce Delray Beach International Tennis Championships’ 5th Annual Chamber Bash 5:30 p.m. -7 p.m. 561-330-6000

Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Delray Beach “Heart of a Woman” Luncheon. 11 a.m. Quail Ridge Country Club, Boynton Beach. Tickets: $75. 561-265-3797, ext. 102.

February 13–Wednesday

211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Red Hot: A Sizzling Luncheon and Fashion show. 11:30 a.m. Club Colette, Palm Beach. 561-383-1147.

February 15-Friday
Sandoway House Nature Center’s Dance with the Sandoway Stars Gala. 6:30 p.m. Delray Beach Marriott. Tickets: $175. 561-274-7263.
Preview Party PB Jewelry, Art & Antique Show benefits Historical Society of PB County. Palm Beach County Convention Center. 6-7 p.m. Tickets: $175. 561-822-5440.

February 16-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.

February 17-Sunday

American Ireland Fund Palm Beach- by invitation, black-tie Dinner Celebration honoring members of the Wine Gueese Society. Private Residence. 212-213-1166.

February 18-Monday

Kravis Center Cultural Society ArtSmart Lunch & Learn with Stephen de Angelis. 11:30 a.m. Kravis Center. Tickets $75. Call 561-832-7469.

February 21-Thursday

Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Successful Women in Business Luncheon 12 p.m. Country Club of Boca Raton. “Turning Obstacles into Opportunities”. 561-395-4433.

Easter Seals Jelly Bean Ball. Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach. Tickets: $500. 561-640-9521.

February 22-Friday
American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women “Shades of Red” event. 8 p.m. Big City Tavern at The Shops at Boca Center, Tickets: $20, $25 door. 1-888-355-1060.
2008 Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance featuring Bill Cosby. Benefits Boys and Girls Club. Friday, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, 5:30 -10 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. 954-537-1010.

American Lung Association of Florida 6th Annual Jewels of Life Gala – The Land Down Under. 6:30 p.m. Ritz Carlton, Manalapan. Tickets: $400. 561-659-7644.

Tim Cotterill, a.k.a “The Frogman,” appears at Pavo Real Gallery, Town Center at Boca
Raton. Silent auction to benefit R.O.C.K. Camp 5-9 p.m. Free admission. 561-392-5521.

February 23 – Saturday

Lupus Foundation Annual Butterfly Ball. 7 pm. Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach. Guest performer, Grammy winner Jennifer Holliday. Tickets: $600. 561-279-8606.

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.

Tim Cotterill, a.k.a “The Frogman,” appears at Pavo Real Gallery, Town Center at Boca
Raton. Silent auction to benefit R.O.C.K. Camp 1-4 p.m. Free admission. 561-392-5521.

February 24 – Sunday

Zonta Club of Boca Raton Annual Jazz Brunch. Benefits Zonta endowed scholarships at PBCC. 11 am. Boca West Country Club. Tickets: $70. Call 561-750-7355.

Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music The Von Trapp Family Singers. 4 p.m. Boca Raton Community Church. Tickets:$35-$75. 561-237-9000.

February 26-Tuesday

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.

February 27-Wednesday

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 29-March 16

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

February 29 – Friday

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

March 1 – Saturday

Boca Bacchanal Wine Auction. 6 pm. Boca Raton Resort & Club. Tickets: $250. 561-395-6766 or visit www.bocabacchanal.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 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 5-Wednesday
St. Andrews Friends of Magen David Adom Gala. 7 p.m. Congregation B’nai Israel, Boca Raton. Tickets: $750. 561-451-2110
March 6-Thursday
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
The Unicorn Children’s Foundation 10th Anniversary Gala. Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach. Invitation Only. 561-620-9377.

March 8-Saturday

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.

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.

March 9-Sunday

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. 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

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

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 12-Wednesday
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

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

March 29-Saturday

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.

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
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.

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 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

Palm Beach International Film Festival. Opening night film and party. 561-362-0003 or pbifilmfest.org.

April 12-Saturday

Palm Beach International Film Festival Gala. Festival Chair: Yvonne S. Boice.
Boca Raton Resort & Club. Black tie. 561-362-0003 or pbifilmfest.org.

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 17-Thursday

Palm Beach International Film Festival. Closing night film and wrap party. 561-362-0003 or pbifilmfest.org.

April 18-Friday
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

Boca Ballet Theatre “Ballet in the Park” at Mizner Part Amphitheatre. Begins at dusk. Free admission. 561-995-0709.