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Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library

Donates $77,075 for Library Mobile Van

The Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library to supporting the Downtown and Spanish River libraries.
has generously donated $77,075 to the Boca They raise money through memberships to the Friends
Raton Public Library for the purchase of a new organization, grants, and book sales at the bookstore in the
library mobile van. The check was presented to Downtown Library.
Michael Kalvort, Recreation Services Director, “The Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library has been
and Ellen Randolph, Manager of Library a supporter and advocate for outstanding library services
Services, at the Friends Board meeting on for almost 30 years,” says Ellen Randolph, Manager of
October 10th. After library staff presented the Library Services. “The Friends’ wonderful bookstore and
idea to the Friends, the Board voted unanimously fundraising events have allowed the library to offer more
to fund the majority of the cost for the vehicle. Summer Reading programs to prevent loss of youth reading
The new van will provide library materials, skills during the summer, as well as the Discover Studio, a
resources and services to residents without maker space and computer lab for youth and adult technology,
access to traditional library buildings due to software and coding classes. Now, with this new gift, the
mobility, transportation, and/or socio-economic Friends will help us provide expanded access to library
limitations. services for all our residents. As an essential partner in our
“We are pleased to share this good news for Friends President Cyndi Bloom presents a check to Michael Kalvort, growing library community, it is especially appropriate that
our community,” notes Cyndi Bloom, President Recreation Services Director, and Ellen Randolph, Library Manager we celebrate the Friends this week during National Friends
of the Friends Board of Directors. “Thank you to of Libraries Week!”
our members, donors and bookstore customers for supporting help us fund this worthwhile project!” The Friends of the For more information about the Friends of the Library,
our efforts through their membership fees and donations to Library is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated please visit bocalibraryfriends.org.
“West Side Story” at Lauderhill Performing

Arts Center Through December 1st

One of Broadway’s most memorable and iconic pieces of declined the offer, but his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein, 2020 Broadway revival, auditioning for Ivo Van Hove, the
musical theatre, “West Side Story,” is currently on the stage of convinced him to do it, telling him he would benefit from the director. In any case, I’m so ecstatic to finally play Maria and
The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in collaboration with experience.) be able to share her story.”
Broadway Palm, as the first production in their brand-new The production’s Artistic Producer, Brian Enzman, has cast Jacob Tarconish has given a lot of thought to the relevance
Broadway at the LPAC series. The show will run through Alexa Lopez and Jacob Tarconish as the show’s star-crossed of the play in today’s world, and to his character: “The
December 1st. lovers, Maria and Tony. Sharks and Jets are in this world of divisiveness, racism and
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is transported to “West Side Story was the first piece of musical theater xenophobia, and then you have two people fall in love and
modern-day New York City as two young idealistic lovers I had ever seen live, it was the first thing that sparked my realize everything we’ve been told to believe is wrong. We’re
find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the passion for performing, and so it holds an extremely special all just people whose differences aren’t a reason to hate each
“American” Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. The story of place in my heart,” seventeen-year old Lopez, a senior at the other, they’re what make us exciting and magical, and we see
their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence, and American Heritage School in Plantation, explains. “Looking what happens when two people challenge those barriers and
prejudice became one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching back, I remember how moved I was by the rich music, the try to tear them down,” he says. “I think in our country today,
musicals of all time, and the subject matter is as relevant today actors, and the relevant story they were telling. I saw myself there’s a lot of that same divisiveness and there’s also a sense
as it was when the show opened in 1957. on stage that night, and was able to, as a Cuban-American, of drastically changing beliefs, which makes West Side Story
“West Side Story” was written by Arthur Laurents. The deeply identify with Maria. I’ve carried this show with me such a powerful and wonderful piece of theatre to be a part of.
musical’s score was composed by Leonard Bernstein, and since and am truly amazed at how contemporary it remains “I think a lot of people have a side of Tony in them,” he
the show was choreographed by Jerome Robbins, who won a today. It is a story that I am honored to be able to tell. continues. “He’s got a job, he’s at a point in his life where
Tony Award for his work. The collaboration also marked the “My journey with West Side has been a long one,” she he’s grown past what his friends are still doing, but he’s
Broadway debut of a then unknown lyricist/composer, Stephen continues. “I auditioned for the role of Maria many times kind of dissatisfied. He’s got all this energy and ambition,
Sondheim. Sondheim was contracted to write the lyrics for and at many levels. One of my most memorable experiences but nothing really to use it on. Then, he meets Maria and his
the show after composer Bernstein decided that he needed was this past year when I had the wonderful opportunity of world instantly changes. He realizes, ‘I’ve found someone
to concentrate solely on the music. (Sondheim originally making it to the final round of callbacks for the upcoming who understands me, who sees me, and I would do absolutely
anything and everything to be with her,’ and suddenly he’s
alive again, he’s using that drive again, and it makes him feel
like he’s superhuman. I think people can absolutely identify
with that sense of longing and passion.”
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Boca Raton Bowl

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