Play Golf America Putter Giveaway

11 November 2008

Dear Bonnie,

Thanks to all who participated in Play Golf America Day at the Boca Dunes Country Club and entered our EWGA Putter Giveaway last Saturday! Congratulations goes out to Bonnie Rosenstein, the winner of the Lady Carbite Putter! Bonnie is excited about winning the putter as per the urging of her son, she is comtemplating taking up the game of golf and joining the EWGA.

The EWGA is all about connecting women through golf and our goal for all of our members is to give them the opportunity to make friends, have fun and enjoy the wonderful game of golf.

If you haven’t checked out the brochure that was in your goody bag, please take a look at all the benefits waiting for you as a member of the EWGA:
Weekly organized golf get-togethers and social gatherings
Fun and innovative golf learning and mentoring programs
Access to golf resources and exclusive member discounts
Year round golf, social, education and networking events
Awards and volunteer recognition programs
Meet and build connections with a diverse group of women golfers
We would like to invite you to join the Palm Beach County Chapter of The EWGA!

Please fill out and send in the application provided in the brochure or visit our website www.ewga-pbc.com and click on “Join Now”. Please be sure to list me, Vicki Wilson, on the application as the recruiter name so I can follow up with you as a new member.

Thanks and look forward to welcoming all of you as new members of the Palm Beach Country Chapter of the EWGA!

Vicki Wilson
Communications Chair and
Membership Development Manager

Executive Women’s Golf Association of Palm Beach County
www.ewga-pbc.com

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14 August 2008

FAU galleries present display of election paraphernalia

The University Galleries in Florida Atlantic University’s School of the Arts in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters presents “Political Circus: A Three-Ring Reflection on the 2008 Election Campaigns,” an exhibition presenting election campaign paraphernalia and contemporary artworks examining the current presidential campaign.

The exhibition opens Sept. 5 and runs through Nov. 1 in the Ritter Gallery on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. There will be an opening symposium and reception on Friday, Sept. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

The first “ring” of Political Circus, which was selected by Jane Caputi, professor of Women’s Studies at FAU, features items such as bumper stickers, posters, t-shirts, buttons, hats and other paraphernalia related to this historic election.

The section is called Hating Hillary, Baiting Barack, and Mocking McCain and includes themes such as “Not One of ‘U.S.’;” “Untrustworthy Mulatto;” “The Other” and “Hillary as Cracked and Crazed.” Caputi, along with Sika Dagbovie, FAU assistant professor of English, provides analysis and critique that directly reference the ways that sexist, racist, homophobia and age stereotypes are echoed in mainstream media.

“These artifacts indicate the resentment of some quarters of American society against any sharing of power with non-traditional groups, as well as a retrenchment and continuing reinvention of malicious stereotypes based on sex, race, religion, age, sexual preference and gender,” said Caputi. “It is essential to participate in and extend a public airing and discussion of these trends.”

The second “ring” of the exhibition features six artists from the eastern seaboard who responded to an open artists call to submit proposals for works that deal with or respond to the 2008 election.

Many of the selected works employ fabric or textile media such as rugs and a knitting circle. New York-based artists Cat Mazza and Sabrina Gschwandtner have exhibited their conceptually oriented knitting works together before.

For the Ritter Gallery exhibition, Mazza will show her Stitch for Senate that consists of 100 knitted helmet liners personalized with the stitched name of each U.S. Senator.

Another fabric-based object is Pip Brant’s The Flying Carpet, an interactive rug combining the geography of “the fertile crescent” and Black Hawk helicopters. Other works in this section include Atlanta-based Michi’s poster and button campaign for an imagined candidate named “Petro,” and two flag photo-collages by University of Miami Art Professor Tom Lopez.

The third “ring” of the exhibition combines artworks selected from area collections, which range from subtle investigations of American politics, race and culture by internationally recognized artists. This includes Paul McCarthy, whose video combines images of Disneyland and Adolph Hitler; Kara Walker, whose trademark silhouetted images are generated from her interpretation of slave narratives; and Jenny Holzer, who presents her Inflammatory Essays that the artist posted anonymously in the streets of New York in the late 1970s.

This ring also includes a project created by New York-based artist Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung. Hung’s more recent animated video work, “Washington is Hollywood for Ugly People and Election/Erection,” will be featured.

A central element in the Political Circus exhibition will be an open forum for visitors and students to voice their opinions by making their own works of art that the gallery will allow to be hung on a special section stationed early on in the exhibition.

The University Galleries are open Tuesday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call 561-297-2966.

source:Boca News

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27 June 2008

Oceans 2” to presents concert Sunday at Spanish River Library in Boca Raton

Skip Sheffield, columnist for the Boca Raton News, and Bill Bowen, writer and editor at the Palm Beach Post, have joined musical forces to perform as “Oceans 2” for South Florida audiences.

They will present a concert Sunday, June 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Spanish River Library, 1501 NW Spanish River Boulevard, Boca Raton. Free to the public, the performance is part of the Sunday Matinee Music Series.

The pair performs laid-back, Jimmy Buffett-style music as well as tunes from the Beatles, Byrds, the Eagles and Simon & Garfunkel.

Skip and Bill have performed at the South Florida Fair, the Turtle Day Festival, the Duncan Theater and other venues.

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17 June 2008

Dump the pump Thursday in South Florida

Palm Tran, Palm Beach County’s public transit service, along with Broward County Transit, Miami-Dade Transit, South Florida Commuter Services, Tri-Rail and the Florida Department of Transportation, will be participating in the third annual National Dump the Pump Day Thursday, June 19.

Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), National Dump the Pump Day encourages people to ride public transportation to save money, conserve gasoline, and help reduce greenhouse gases. Households with two workers and one car that use public transportation save an estimated $6,200 every year, compared to households with no access to public transportation. Public transportation also plays an important role in helping to reduce greenhouse gases.

By participating in National Dump the Pump Day, Palm Tran officials hope people who have never used public transportation will give it a try, instead of driving their car. As part of South Florida’s Dump the Pump campaign, lucky transit riders will receive a scratch-off card to be eligible for the chance to win $1,000 cash, a three-day/two-night Hawks Cay Resort getaway for two in the Florida Keys, tickets to Universal Studios in Orlando, Dunkin Donuts gift cards, transit passes and more. The scratch-off cards will be distributed during the morning of June 19 at select bus and train stations while supplies last.

To plan your trip in support of National Dump the Pump Day or to learn more about all commuter options, please call 1-800-234-RIDE

source: staff reporters at Boca Raton News

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