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Contents

Calendar6 February 2016

COmmunity News

8 7th Annual Tour de Broward to Benefit Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

8 Hollywood’s Biggest Block Party – Party on the J

10 KISS 99.9 FM Cares For Kids

10 Popular Family Series Returns to Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center

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12 Hollywood Resident Spends His Days Horsing Around

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16 West Hollywood Elementary Students Received a Special Holiday Surprise

16 Hollywood Hills High Student Scores Big at Hollywood Park Elementary

20 Broward Students Meet Holocaust Survivors at Student Awareness Day

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22 Oh, The Places He’ll Go – Hollywood Teen is On His Way to Big Things

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Wow, time surely flies! New Year’s celebrations are already a month in the past and 2016 is in full swing. While our neighbors in the Northern

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This is also the time of year when we make plans for a special evening with our Valentine. While we contem-plate which gift we should purchase for them or which

restaurant we shall visit, we need to remember that the monetary value of a gift is a secondary notion. The most important point is that it is a gift that comes from the heart -- and there is no better gift then spend-ing valuable time with the ones we love.

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Burger Beast Food trucks – Bring your appetite, your family and your friends to ArtsPark at Young Circle, Hollywood every Monday 5:30-9:30pm. Over 20 trucks participate. For a weekly updated truck line-up visit www.foodtrucksatartspark.com. (Also on February 8th, 15th, 22th and 29th)

5thFuntastic Friday – Enjoy family fun with a DJ, face painter, games, bounce houses and more. Local 10 (WPLG) viewers recently ranked Funtastic Friday # 8 on their “Top 10 Places to Take the Kids” in South Florida list. – ArtsPark at Young Circle, Hollywood – FREE admission – For more information call 954-921-3500. (Also on February 12th, 19th, 26th)

artspark Movie Night – Gather the family, a blanket, lawn chairs and some popcorn for a night under the stars watching a FREE family friendly flick at ArtsPark at Young Circle in Hollywood at 8:00pm. (Also on 2/12, 2/19, 2/26)

6thHistoric Curci House tour – This Hallandale Beach treasure can be toured compliments of the Hallandale Beach Historic Preservation Board on the first Saturday of every month between 11am and 4pm. 324 SW 2nd Avenue, Hallandale Beach - FREE admission - Donations accepted - 954-457-1452

7thDream Car Classic – The Downtown Hollywood Dream Car Classic features dozens of classic cars, trucks and other vehicles of interest. Attendance is FREE. Vehicle registration is $20. To pre-register for the Dream Car Classic, email Joe Bevelacqua at [email protected] and include your vehicle’s make and model. - 10:00am - 3:00pm - Hollywood Boulevard between 19th & 20th Avenue Downtown Hollywood - For more information call 954-825-1027.

9thHallandale Symphonic Pops Orchestra –“The Music of Sigmund Romberg and Jerome Kern” - Soprano Josephine Dolce and baritone Tom Stallone will perform classics by two of Broadway’s finest composers Sigmund Romberg and Jerome Kern. All performances, are conducted by Peter P. Fuchs who has worked on over 70 musicals on Broadway and throughout the U.S. and Europe, take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center, 1770 Monroe St. (U.S. 1 and Monroe Street.), Hollywood. Admission is $32 per show per person or $108 per person for the entire season. The box office opens one hour prior to show time. For tickets and more information about this concert series, please call the Hallandale Symphonic Pops Orchestra at 954-624-6829.

10thGame & Family Movie Night – Relax and hang out with the Hallandale Beach Police and enjoy board games or watch a family movie at the Austin Hepburn Center – 750 NW 8th

Avenue, Hallandale Beach – FREE – 6:00pm-9:00pm – Call 954-457-1644 for more information.

12thOpening reception – Celebrate the new installation of artists Kelley Johnson, Nolan Haan, Maynard Monrow, Kiki Valdes and Rocky Grimes. 6pm-9pm at The Art and Culture Culture Center of Hollywood - 1650 Harrison Street, Hollywood. Admission is $10 for non-members and free for members. For more information visit www.artandculturecenter.org.

20thHistoric School House tour – Journey back in time to 1910 and see how our ancestors learned in the oldest school in Broward County at the Historic School House – 648 NW 2nd Street, Hallandale Beach – 12:00pm-3:00pm – Cost is FREE, but donations are accepted. – For more information call (954)457-1452.

Downtown Hollywood artwalk – Visit galleries and shops in Downtown Hollywood while enjoying art, cultural entertainment, live music, murals and more during ArtWalk on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Cost is FREE. For more information, please call 954-924-2980.

21st“the Party on the J” Johnson Street International Music, art & Food Festival – The Johnson Street Business District will host its 3rd annual Johnson

Street International Music, Art & Food Festival, fondly known as “The Party on the J”. This festival will highlight the businesses located within the district and neighborhood and will feature a classic car show, a live band showcase and food offerings as diverse as the Johnson Street neighborhood. There will be plenty of kids’ activities and chances to win raffle prizes including handcrafted artwork by local artisans. 11:00am-4:00pm on Johnson Street between 56th Avenue and US 441/SR7, Hollywood. For more information contact 954-993-6156.

22ndFull Moon Drum Circle – Bring a drum or other percussion instrument to this FREE guided drum circle. ArtsPark at Young Circle - 1 Young Circle, Hollywood from 7:00pm-9:00pm. - More info at visithollywoodfl.org/events or call 954-926-0204

28thBeach entertainment Series – Relax by the beach and enjoy a different type of music the 4th Sunday each month from November to April at this new event. This month features the music of The Motowners - 2:00pm-5:00pm at South City Beach Park, 1870 S. Ocean Drive, Hallandale Beach. For more information contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 954-457-1452.

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Everyone loves a party, especially one with a purpose to better the com-munity. The Johnson Street Business

District hosts its’ “3rd annual Johnson Street International Music, Food and Art Festival”. Also known as “Party on the J”, visitors are welcome from across the tri-county area to attend this annual event. In the inaugural year, 2,500 came out to celebrate Hollywood’s long-time business district with its mom and pop shops and restaurants.

The Johnson Street Business District, located on Johnson Street between 56th Avenue and US-441/State Road 7, encour-ages the support of its business owners and residents. This business owner’s association was created with the sole pur-pose to continually improve the aesthetics of the district, the businesses, the commu-nity and the city as a whole while devel-oping the family friendly destination of which it’s meant to be. The organization works closely with the City of Hollywood to achieve this goal. The unified group’s tireless efforts ultimately will make the City a better place to live and to work.

“We are all small/local businesses that operate on Johnson Street and are all committed to seeing changes and upgrades to our West Hollywood area,” says President of the Johnson Street Business District and owner of Gino’s Italian-American Market, Anthony Paparella. “Many of us have been in business for 20+ years on Johnson and would like to bring exposure to our area and tell our citizens

that there are wonderful community ori-ented business not only downtown but in West Hollywood as well.”

This year’s festival will be held on Sunday, February 21st from 11am-4pm. Fun activities will be available for every-one in the family. Visitors can expect to hear live music, taste delicious foods, see local artists and craftsmen and watch dance and martial arts performances. There will be also be children’s activities and much more including a classic car show.

Those that support the festival will receive business recognition through festival advertising and promotion as well as mass public exposure the day of the show. Sponsorships start as little as $300. Vendor opportunities are also available at $125. Local artists are wanted to showcase their handmade wares. This perfect party

with a purpose allows a direct connection to the community and other small business owners. All funds contribute to the festival’s success and become a lasting part of the South Florida community.

For more information or to become a sponsor or a vendor at Party on the J, call 954-281-2134 or email: [email protected] or to join the Johnson Street Business District, call 954-993-6156.

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Many know about the annual internationally acclaimed bicycle race, Le Tour de France, which has occurred each July for the over

the past century in the world’s top tourist destination. South Florida may not have that many years or miles under its belt, but the “7th annual ANF Group Tour de Broward” will take place at Miramar Regional Park on February 28th. Thousands are expected to come out and exercise in an effort to help children and fami-lies at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.

Tour de Broward offers something for every age, physi-cal ability and level of fitness. This 50 and 100K bicycle ride, 5K timed run and 3K walk is a community fundraiser spon-sored by the ANF Group. There will also be the sports-themed

“Power of Play Kid Zone” which will provide healthy, fun activi-ties for children ages 13 and younger. Registration fees range from $10-$40 depending

upon the event one signs up for and the sign-up date.

Last year the event raised $440,870 which positively impacted the thousands of children who

required outpatient visits, surgery and other medical services at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. This year’s funds will be desig-nated for the expansion of the pediatric programs and services. So far, in its six-year history, the Tour de Broward has raised more than $2 mil-lion to aid the growth of the Hollywood-based hospital.

Johnny Pastorius is a liv-ing, breathing, case study of the impact Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital has for those in the community. The 11-year-old from Pompano Beach completes the 5K run each year, despite being less than three years removed from surgery that patched a hole in his heart. Pastorius ran the Tour de Broward shirtless last

year, with “6-4-2012, Open Heart Surgery, JDCH” writ-ten on his chest.

“We thought if it might inspire one person or fam-ily, then it was worth doing,” said John Pastorius IV, Johnny’s father. “My son’s not shy about taking off his shirt and we figured that people going through what he did should see that you can get back a normal life with the right care.”

Miramar Regional Park is located at 16801 Miramar Parkway in southwest Broward. The 100K ride starts at 7:00 a.m., run at 8:00 am and walk at 9:00 a.m. Registration is available in advance or on event day. For those unable to participate on the day of the event, a virtual participation donation can be made online at tourdebroward.com.

To learn more about Tour de Broward sponsorship opportunities, call (954) 265-7241 or visit www.tourdebroward.com.

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Hollywood’s Art and Culture Center announced the schedule for the 2016 Free Family Performance Series. The popular series will return to the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center on Saturday, February 20th

with a performance of Princess Thimbella, an original musical adaptation by Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre.

Showtime is at 2 pm in the Performing Arts Center’s 500-seat theater, located at 1770 Monroe Street. This lively production will have the audience singing along with the Princess and her menagerie of animal friends such as Mumford Mole, the Frog, Angus the Bird, Miss Spider and the Prince of Sunflowers. These classic characters will be seen as statuesque nine-foot tall giant puppets as well as other cos-tumed characters.

The next production in the series will be The Tiger and the Brahmin by Momentum Dance Company. This performance on

Saturday, March 19th at 2 pm will feature a colorful fable from India told through authentic Bollywood dance and costumes. This story tells the tale of a trusting Brahmin who showed kindness to a Tiger who then betrayed him. He seeks help

from the Elephant, the Water Buffalo and a clever Jackal. The highly anticipated moral of the story keeps the audience engaged.

The finale of the Free Family Performance Series will be held on Saturday, May 14th at 2 pm with Page Turner Adventures’ production titled Mixed Up Fairy Tales. This interactive musical adventure encourages audience participation as Page Turner, “World Famous Storyologist”, along with her sidekick cheers them on. The audience can expect to help Red Riding Hood discover the secret under grandma’s bed, climb the beanstalk and get a golden spoon from a real ten foot tall giant. The crowd will also need to be prepared to break a spell so Beauty won’t sleep for 100 years.

The high-quality Family Performance Series is the only one of its kind geared to families in southeast Broward County. Everyone is welcome and seats are given on a first-come basis. The goal of the series is to give children the exposure to the performing arts while building essential learning skills in cultural studies, history, language arts, math and science.

The Art and Culture Center / Hollywood presents contemporary gallery exhibitions, artist lectures, live stage performances, and high-quality education programs for adults and children. For more information, visit www.ArtAndCultureCenter.org or call 954-921-3439.

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The Kiss 99.9 Cares for Kids Radiothon recently had their end-of-year event to raise money for the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. So far, in its 12-year

history, the ‘Radiothon’ annual efforts have generated more than $2.75 million. The live broadcast and pledge drive benefits the pediatric patients, programs and services at the nonprofit leading children’s hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

The popular country station asked all of their fans and all of South Florida to tune-in and open their hearts for the 12th annual ‘Radiothon’. They encouraged listen-ers to step up to the plate to donate. Each year their goal is to hit it out of the ballpark by surpassing the previous year’s donations. Fortunately, they achieved a home run again raising nearly $260,000.

The eagerly anticipated fundraiser featured 12-hour

radio broadcasts for two consecutive days and included live musical performances in the hospital lobby. The event also interviewed patients and families at the hospital who have been impacted by serious illnesses. Listeners were able to gain more insight and knowledge through this personal approach since they were able to hear directly from those affected.

Teenager Jenny Spell was one of these patients that shared her story. At such a young age she had cardiac failure due to a virus that attacked her heart. She spent 241 days as a JDCH patient and discussed the out-standing care and support her and her family received. Donations are crucial to help patients and their families such as hers.

The Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation raises money to help underwrite the cost of various pro-

grams and equipment for their patients. Since 1994, the Foundation has provided philanthropic-based support that supplements the income from payments and tax revenues received by the Memorial Healthcare System. All charitable contributions made through the Foundation serve their mission to heal the body, mind and spirit of those it touches.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is the larg-est regional children’s hospital serving all of Broward, Palm Beach, and northern Miami-Dade Counties. JDCH is located at 1005 N. 35th Avenue, Hollywood. For more informa-tion visit, www.jdch.com or to contribute, visit www.jdchfoundation.org.

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This award-winning horse trainer, husband and father of three, started his career, unknown to him at the time, when he was just seven years old. He was a hot walker at Ruidoso Downs for his father who trained horses throughout the Southwest. During his summers off, he continued working with his father and other top trainers at some of the nation’s most prominent tracks. After graduation, he went on to receive a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program.

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Alejandro Osorio, a senior at Hollywood Hills High School, has chosen to volunteer at Hollywood Park Elementary. However, he doesn’t work in a typical mainstream classroom. He met Ms. Eileen Santiago and her class 2 years ago and since hasn’t

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at those innocent and happy students, you can still believe there is no harm in the world.”Santiago’s students are 8-10 year old boys and girls with varying Intellectual

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The AP and Honor student has enjoyed helping Santiago set up her classroom dur-ing the summer when most teenagers are busy hanging out with their friends. He likes to ensure that the students are in a comfortable, learning-based environment. He also assists her in planning hands-on activities which are fun and educational. During the 2014-2015 school year he even participated with the eager class at Hollywood’s 5th Annual Funtastic Friday Goes Green.

“Alejandro is a true example of a hard worker who shares his talent and enjoys giving back. The students really enjoy having volunteers that make great projects come to life,” says Santiago. “Volunteers that visit my classroom are angels in disguise. It’s a pleasure working with such a wonderful young man and see how he impacts the life of my students.”

Osorio always manages to find the time to surprise the children and be extra hands to help Santiago despite his own academic load and athletic schedule. At the age of 3, Osorio began playing recreational soccer and never stopped. His natural ability and his passion landed him a spot on a traveling team at age 7. The top athlete played for Driftwood Middle and now plays for Hollywood Hills High. He was awarded for being the player who scored the most goals during his Freshman and Junior years.

In November of 2015, he was invited to participate in an international soccer tour in Santiago, Chile. This gave him the opportunity to play exhibition games with players from all over the world. Osorio plans on attending college to study sociology, but his big dream is to play soccer professionally.

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The holiday season may be past, but the students at West Hollywood Elementary won’t forget their “Secret Santa”. These Wildcats were gifted with toys, treats and a visit from Santa all

because of the generosity of Dollar General Stores and the Broward Education Foundation.

This joint effort created smiles for students and families at Title 1 schools across Broward County during the most wonderful time of year. Dollar General collected canned goods and toys in their nineteen loca-tions throughout the county. The goal was to give each deserving child a toy basket and supply the Broward County Public Schools food pantry in the Health Services Department at the Lauderdale Manors Complex.

Title 1 schools have large concentrations of low-income students and receive supplemental funds to assist in meeting student’s educational goals. These low-income students are determined by the number of students enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program. If 50% of stu-dents at a school are enrolled in the program the entire school qualifies for Title 1 funds.

The unique holiday initiative was part of the innovative “Tools for Schools” program. This program empowers teachers from 200 Broward County public and charter Title 1 schools to select and pick up donated school supplies at no charge from the Tools for Schools warehouse to help meet the needs of their students. This type of support is crucial to advance Pre K-12th grade achievement. Besides providing educational supplies, scholarships are given to qualifying high school seniors.

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Each year the event’s purpose is to connect students with survivors of hate crimes. Consequently, students learn about the dangers of racism directly from the source. Featured speakers at the 2015 Student Awareness Day included Holocaust survivors, Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein and Angela King, a former skinhead from Broward County.

Through engagement with the survivors, round-table discussions, lectures and video pre-sentations, students were exposed to what preju-dice and bigotry do first-hand. Students were divided into groups, and then each group was paired with a Holocaust survivor. The survivors shared their extremely personal and sensitive stories about their experience with hate, tragedy and survival. Students were also encouraged to share their own stories of facing prejudice and intolerance.

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explains HDEC President Rositta Kenigsberg. “It makes a tremen-dous impact to have Holocaust Survivors spend an entire day face to face with high school students, sharing their stories for the reason that they don’t want their past to become the students’ future. Survivors want us to teach the Holocaust, not repeat it, because they have witnessed what prejudice, hatred and bigotry can do. We all know that the number of hate groups and hate crimes and the rash of bullying and cyber-bullying are at an all-time high.”

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, hate crimes have jumped 813 percent in recent years. This number is climbing in the wake of recent events such as the San Bernardino shooting and the attacks in Paris.

“We at the HDEC are making every effort to teach our students that promises of ‘Never Again’ are empty and meaningless if one remains silent and indifferent in the face of adversity,” continued Kenigsberg.

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When he’s not trying to improve parking problems, he spends most of his time volunteering and being a part of the community. He has done various projects such as food drives, helping the blind, Relay for Life, tutoring and so much more. His outstanding commit-ment to his community landed him an eight-week paid

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The Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is delighted to host its annual 2016 Board Installation and Business Leaders Awards Luncheon, Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Diplomat Resort and Spa.

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Captain Phillips’ presence and talk are sure to add to the prestige of the occasion as our Business Leaders are recognized for their dedication to economic develop-ment and sustainability, community service and contributions to Hollywood. Also, at that time, the 2016 Board of Directors, led by new president Mike Long, GM of the Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach will be installed and outgoing president Andrew Zullo, Regions Bank will be thanked for his hard work, time and dedication .

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gibby is a one-year-old male african pigmy hedgehog. He is especially close to his human mommy and loves to go shopping with her on the weekends. when he’s not shopping, he loves to go in and out of a tube in his cage. However, he is not the kind of hog to exercise. He hates hamster balls and wheels, he prefers to sleep in them. gibby was last seen helping wrap Christmas presents.

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HOliday givingEddie Aguilar, west Hollywood Elementary Assistant Principal and laurie Seperson, west Hollywood Elementary Guidance Counselor along with Jose “Flaco” Perez, Owner of Flaco’s Community Gym, conducted a food drive and donated 2 bicycles to underprivileged children this past holiday season

OPeNING NIGHt OF “OIl Water BrONze”Artists nadine Robbins, Ali Cavanaugh and Gary weisman came together for the opening night of the eagerly anticipated exhibition at Sirona Fine Art located in Gulfstream Park Guests nibbled on light appetizers and cocktails as they viewed the more than 60 artworks on display throughout the gallery

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WQaM SPOrtS raDIO Meet & GreetFormer nFl Head Coach and ESPn commentator, Jon Gruden, visited Frankey’s Sports Bar at Gulfstream Park and participated in an interactive Q&A session with former Miami dolphins tight end and wQAM Sports Radio host, Joe Rose wQAM Sports Radio hosted the event and guests had the opportunity to take photos and get autographs

HOrsemen dinnerHollywood resident champion horse trainer Todd Pletcher was honored at the recent dinner at Fascino’s Restaurant noted racing analyst, Caton Bredar came out to interview Todd, Bill Hirsch was the master of ceremonies and a sold-out crowd came to honor him

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HOllyWOOD HIStOrICal SOCIety INStallatION luNCHeONThe induction of the new board was celebrated along with the past year’s accomplishments at this annual event Broward County Commissioner Beam Furr was the guest speaker and all the attendees enjoyed the afternoon at the Hollywood Beach Golf & Country Club

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Victor diBianchi, HHC member, Karen Albertson, HHC President and Beam Furr, Broward County Commissioner

Ingrid laRose and HHS President, Karen l AlbertsonHonoree lisa liotta and her son

luis Felipe Guevara, Elsie Johns and Josh levy

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