Kultur Festival, Celebration of Jewish Culture, Returns to FAU by Carol West Sunday, March 3, at 3 P.M
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The Boca Raton Tribune Your Closest Neighbor for news 24/7 go to bocaratontribune.com East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL - February 22 through February 28, 2013 • Year IV • Number 135 - FREE Community Black Violin to Open For Headliner Kultur Festival, Celebration of Jewish Natalie Cole Culture, Returns to FAU See page 3 Community Black Violin to Open For Headliner Natalie Cole See page 6 Life & Arts Boca Raton Author Releases The Whispers of the Fallen See page B1 Municipal The classically trained South March 1, 2013 at the Keith C. and and “breakdown,” into a single Boca Raton Police Rx Florida twosome known as Black Elaine Johnson Wold Performing genre-busting act. The band’s most Drop Box a Success Violin, fresh off their performance Arts Center at Lynn University in recent album, Classically Trained, See page 20 of the inauguration of President Boca Raton, Florida (the venue of puts their groundbreaking blend Barack Obama’s second term, have the final 2012 Presidential Debate). of classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B and signed to open for main act nine-time even bluegrass music on full display. Business GRAMMY® award-winning singer Comprised of Wilner “Wil B” and songwriter Natalie Cole at the Baptiste and Kevin “Kev Marcus” Wil B and Kev Marcus are Psychological Warfare: Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc. Sylvester, Black Violin are known classically trained viola and violin GENERATIONS concert to raise for their ability to meld highbrow Perception vs. Reality funds for music education on Friday, and pop culture, “Brandenburg” Continued on page 8 See page 26 Bob Ross reading Girl Scouts: Selling Cookies while Teaching Life Lessons The Boca Raton Tribune By Samantha Mellman It’s the most wonderful time of the year - at least for those with a sweet tooth - as area Girl Scout troops bring out the colorful boxes of cookies to sell. Three weeks out of the year we see our local friendly Girl Scouts’ selling those delectable cookies we have all come to know and cannot resist. The big question we may face when we meet them is, how many boxes will we buy? But the bigger question should be what are you donating to? “Every year the girls who sell the cookies earn troop proceeds and they actually Send us a picture of you reading The Boca Ra- decide what they want to do ton Tribune to [email protected] with their money,” said Melinda Glasco, director of marketing Continued on page 8 Nearly 400,000 readers! YOUR CLOSEST NEIGHBOR. 2 -Edition 135 The Boca Raton Tribune COMMUNITY NEWS East/West Boca Raton, FL Quote of the Week: The Boca Raton Tribune Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless; uphold the rights Your Closest Neighbor of the oppressed and the destitute. 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