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VOL. 13 NO. 9 www.seabreezepublications.com SEPTEMBER 2019

The Mersey Beatles, 9th Annual “White Coats”

Four Lads from Liverpool, Event Raises $185,000 for

At Mizner Park October 5 FAU College of Medicine

The Mersey Beatles, a Liverpool-
born and bred Beatles tribute band-
--the house band for over a decade
at Liverpool’s world-famous Cavern
Club, where the original Beatles started
out---will perform at the Mizner Park
Cultural Center on Saturday, October
5th at 8:00 p.m. In celebration of
the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles
iconic Abbey Road, the band will play
the entire album, followed by a set of
Beatles’ greatest hits.
The Mersey Beatles are no ordinary (Left to right) The Mersey Beatles: Brian Ambrose
tribute band. The lads grew up as (Ringo), Steven Holland (Paul), Julia Baird, Mark
childhood and schoolmate friends, just Bloor (John), and Craig McGowan (George).
like The Beatles. They are the official Ninth Annual White Coats-4-Care Committee
Beatles tribute band representing the City of Liverpool, and from 2002 to 2012 they were
the resident tribute band at The Cavern Club, the nightclub in Liverpool, England, where Donors gathered with students and faculty from FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College
The Beatles perfected their act before launching a global rock music revolution in the 1960s. of Medicine to celebrate the first and only medical school in Palm Beach County at its
Julia Baird, John Lennon’s sister and the Director of the Cavern Club, will be in ninth annual White Coats-4-Care (WC4C) Donor Appreciation Reception. Raising more
attendance selling and signing copies of her book, “Imagine This: Growing Up with My than $185,000 to “dress and equip” the incoming class of 2023 and fund scholarships, the
Brother John Lennon,” at the general merchandise table before, during and after the show. event preceded the formal Annual White Coat Ceremony held the same week when the
“The Mersey Beatles have been playing the Cavern Club for over 15 years and are one of new students walked the stage to receive their first White Coat that represents integrity,
the best you will see!” Baird said recently. compassion and trust, and symbolizes their commitment to serve patients. In the WC4C
Since 1999, the band has played sell-out shows in more than 20 countries, recreating tradition of giving a warm community welcome, personal notes from WC4C donors were
The Beatles’ most popular hits. The show spans the Fab Four’s entire catalogue with four inserted into each student’s coat pocket.

The Mersey Beatles on page 4 9th Annual “White Coats” Event on page 3
3rd Annual Boca Raton 2019 Idol Winners Named,

Pumpkin Patch Festival Will Sing National Anthem

Set for October 19th at Boca Raton Bowl Game

Boca families will be celebrating the Before a packed house filled with city and county officials, business and community
start of the Fall season, and everything leaders, finalists’ friends and family and Bowl fans, eight finalists took the stage on August 1st
“pumpkin,” at the annual Pumpkin Patch for the finals in the 2019 Built Ford Tough Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl Idol talent competition
Festival when it returns to the Mizner Park presented by Marshall Grant, PLLC at BRIC. After performing live in two rounds to win
Amphitheater on Saturday, October 19th, the opportunity to sing the National Anthem at the 2019 bowl game on Saturday, December
and Sunday, October 20th, from 10 a.m. 21st at FAU Stadium, Evelyn and Raphael Martins, a sister/brother duet triumphed. Held at
to 6 p.m.
This much anticipated seasonal event 2019 Idol Winners Named on page 3
will feature a variety of fun activities
for the whole family, including a giant
pumpkin patch in the center of all the action, with more than 2,500 pumpkins and a
carnival for all ages.

3rd Annual Boca Raton Pumpkin Patch Festival on page 4

From left: Carla Hicks, Hannah Crampton-Thomas, Alexis Bentinganan, Alyssa Porter, Raphael
Martins, Evelyn Martins, Emily Shecter, Emily Rubino, Maria Gabriela Esquivel