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2/1- Breast Friends of Florida Hosts 3rd Annual'Joy of Life’ Luncheon

Breast Friends of Florida will host their annual ‘Joy of Life’ Luncheon, Friday, March 23, from 11 am to 1:30 pm. 

Held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, located on A1A in Indialantic, the 3rd annual event will host an array of silent auction items and raffles; local vendors with displays of jewelry, clothing, and health care related information and products.

The cost is $25.00 per person, with vendor tables at $75.00 (which includes lunch) and luncheon sponsorship tables for $500; seating a table of 10 guests.  Reservations can be made up until March 16, 2012.

For more information on this event, call 321-474-4159 (or) 321-474-6900.  For general information on Breast Friends of Florida, go to www.breastfriends.com/aff/Florida.

Since 2009, Breast Friends of Florida has supported more than 450 Brevard County women who have been diagnosed with breast or related cancers. 

Breast Friends® is a national organization providing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support to breast cancer patients.  The Florida chapter was founded in July 2009 as an affiliate of the national organization, by Brevard County breast cancer survivors, Connie Chiles-Cooke, and Sherry Palmer.  Breast Friends® is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for breast cancer and other related women’s cancers.  All proceeds from this event will benefit Breast Friends® of Florida.

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1/30- ‘Music for Life’ a Valentine for Brevard

The Ditchfield Family Singers will make a return appearance to Brevard County with two free concerts on Sunday, February 12th at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 3400 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach. The group will perform songs from the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s, as well as Broadway hits and inspirational favorites at 3:30 PM and again at 7:00 PM. With a sound most often compared to the Von Trapp family from the Sound of Music, the Ditchfield Family Singers will appear exclusively at Riverside Presbyterian Church in their Brevard engagement. A free ticket for either show is required and can be reserved online at www.RiversidePres.org or by calling 321-525-7825.

Riverside Presbyterian Church Deacon, Mason Gibson, likens the Ditchfield Family Singers appearance to a Valentine for Brevard County.

"A Ditchfield Family Singers concert is always an outpouring of love and harmony,” said Gibson. “Our free tickets started going quickly, so we added a second performance at 7 PM. We are extremely happy to welcome them back as a part of the free Dr. Vernon Boushell Concert Series here at Riverside Presbyterian Church.”

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1/26- The Art Gallery of Viera Is Moving Up The Avenue!

The Art Gallery of Viera is moving to a new location just doors from its current space effective the first of February! The new address is 2261 Town Center Ave., Suite 111 at The Avenue in Viera, near Coldwater Creek. The gallery has experienced considerable growth within the past year and added new professional local artists, more classes and workshops and a wider variety of two and three dimensional art.

The new, more spacious location will provide a fresh new look for the gallery. It has better lighting, three display rooms rather than two, increased storage space and there will be dedicated display areas grouped by artist. Come and see our new and exciting gallery after the first of February. Please watch for upcoming announcements for our Grand Reopening and our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.

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1/26- Palm Bay’s Pro Boxing Event Just Got Heavier

Just when we thought it couldn’t get better, it just did. All Star Boxing has just added another title fight for the February 10th show at the Palm Bay Community Center. Heavyweight Cuban gold medalist Luis Ortiz (14-0-12 KO’s) will fight 10 rounds for the NABA Heavyweight title. The journey from Cuba for professional boxers doesn’t always end with title fights and million dollar contracts for its world-class amateur boxers.

     When Luis Ortiz left Cuba two years ago, he knew there were no guarantees when he landed in Miami. Yet he was willing to leave his 2-year-old daughter to make a better life for his family through pro boxing.  With 362 amateur fights under his belt, the lefthander is on the fast track and could be the next great heavyweight from Cuba. Ortiz is attempting to follow in the hallowed footsteps of Cuban heavyweight greats Teofilo Stevenson and Felix Savon, who never left the small Caribbean nation of just over 11 million people to pursue pro boxing.

     Cuba has won 32 gold medals in Olympic competition since 1972 but doesn’t allow pro boxing, forcing several boxers to defect for greener pastures. In Cuba, boxers earn little more than $25 a month but are treated as national heroes and often enjoy state-bestowed privileges such as a car or house.

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12/22- Valkaria Airfest Scheduled for February 18

The Valkaria AirFest 2012 has been scheduled for Saturday, February 18 at the Valkaria Airport.

This year's event will feature performances by Patty Wagstaff, the first woman to win the title of US National Aerobatic champion; Corkey Fornof, whose flying has appeared in dozens of television shows, movies and commercials; stunt pilot Freddy Cabanas, who will will take flight with a lucky winner for a thrilling adventure ride in his Pitts S2C special; and a sensational twilight airshow concluded by the AeroShell T-6 night performance team.

Rides will be available in an open cockpit biplane, aerobatic, glider, helicopter, powered parachute, hot air balloon, Cessna and gyrocopter.

Also included in this year's AirFest is a live musical concert after the twilight airshow, surrounded by a hot air balloon glow.

This great day and evening at the airport will include thrilling displays of aerobatic daredevils and other great family entertainment.

The AirFest is presented by the Valkaria Aviation Association, a nonprofit charitable organization. The cost to attend is $10 per person. For more information, visit www.valkariaairfest.org.

 

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