Page 6 - Boca Club News - November '24

Page 6, Boca Club News

Boca Happenings
Boca Happenings
NFL Hall of Famers from page 1

The tournament, which will be televised on the
Champions professionals competing for a purse of Boca Downtown and
Golf Channel, will feature a field of 78 PGA TOUR
$2.2 million dollars. Playing alongside the Champions
it up on Friday and Saturday of the event. Benefitting Spanish River Library Branches
Tour players will be 26 football legends who will tee

the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Habitat for
Tee Foundation, the James Hardie Pro Football Hall Offer Beautiful Free Art Exhibits
Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County and First
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of Fame Invitational will be managed by Pro Links
Sports, a nationally recognized sports marketing and Both branches of pieces, winning the Best
event management firm that assists in running several the Boca Raton Public of Core and Best of Fine
PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions tournaments. Library are currently Arts awards. His work,
Tickets go on sale this month to the general public. presenting new art exhibits “Flora,” was chosen for
Muñoz was an offensive tackle with the Cincinnati deserving of your attention, display at the United
Bengals for 13 seasons, was elected to 11 consecutive The Downtown branch States Embassy in Hong
Pro Bowls and named All-Pro 11 consecutive times is showing “Life and Kong, 2023.
from 1981 through 1991. In 2022, an ESPN panel Reflection” by Valentina Mr. Dirr uses an
named Muñoz as the greatest offensive tackle in NFL Battler. Ms. Battler has array of materials and
history. Ware spent the majority of his 12 seasons in traveled extensively, incorporates a variety of
the league with the Dallas Cowboys before capping living in Canada, England, elements and processing
his career with the Denver Broncos. He was voted France, Japan and China. A graduate of the St. Petersburg techniques, while allowing
first-team All-Pro four times, second-team All-Pro Conservatory in Russia, she began her career as a classical imperfections to arise
three times and was selected to nine Pro Bowls. In pianist before expanding her artistic horizons. Her journey from experimentation
2016, Ware received the Darrent Williams Good Guy into Chinese painting started with an unconscious attraction and emotional release.
Award, an annual award the Denver Broncos present to the art form, drawn by its deep philosophical ideas and the Allowing his hand
to a player from their team “who best exemplifies beauty within its lines. Ms. Battler has held solo exhibitions in multiple steps of
Williams’ enthusiasm, cooperation and honesty in galleries across the world, including the StellArt Gallery fabrication also sets apart his artwork with a unique
while dealing with members of the press.” Andersen, in Paris, France 2006, the State Museum of Art, Shanghai, aesthetic. Mr. Dirr states, “I am intrigued by the organic
nicknamed “the Great Dane,” was a kicker in the NFL China 2003, the International Centre of Roerichs in Moscow, look that only comes through experimentation. Spots, burns
for 25 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Russia 2001. or chemical reactions I can never achieve with my own
Saints and Atlanta Falcons, and is widely considered Valentina’s style has evolved from traditional Chinese hand. I think that there is immense beauty to be found in
the most prolific scorer in league history. Andersen’s painting and Japanese ink painting on water (suminagashi) the uncontrollable.”
40 field goals of 50 yards or longer were the most in to a unique blend of traditional techniques and innovative “Hidden in Plain Sight,” a free exhibit, will run through
NFL history at his retirement. He is one of the rare elements. She invites viewers into a world of art and beauty, December 13th in the second floor art gallery at the Spanish
players to be named to two NFL All-Decade Teams encouraging them to listen, see and absorb. Ms. Battler states, River Library, 1501 NW Spanish River Blvd.
(1980s and 1990s). “In order to perceive, understand and create, all
The James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame that is required is to study, think and do.”
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Invitational promises to be a memorable blend of “Life and Reflection,” a free exhibit, runs
football and golf, complemented by a full schedule of through December 8th in the lobby gallery at
parties, celebratory events and off-course happenings to the Downtown Library location of the Boca
ensure a fun and exciting week for everyone involved. Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Avenue,
James Hardie, a leader in home building products, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
has committed to a multi-year partnership to serve as Spanish River Branch Features
the title sponsor of this new and exciting event. The “Hidden in Plain Sight”
James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational The Boca Raton Public Library’s Spanish
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will be managed by Pro Links Sports, a nationally River branch presents a new art exhibit, “Hidden
recognized sports marketing and event management in Plain Sight” by Gregory Dirr. Mr. Dirr is a
firm that assists in running several PGA TOUR and visual artist living in South Florida. His works
PGA TOUR Champions tournaments. have been shown in solo exhibitions in Florida
For more information about the James and abroad. He was awarded the Silver Key
Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, for Portfolio by The National Scholastic Art
visit JamesHardieInvitational.com and follow @ and Writing Alliance in 2004 and received his
JamesHardieInvitational on Instagram and @ BFA at Ringling College of Art and Design in
JamesHardieInv on X [formerly Twitter] for tournament 2008. While there he produced many significant
updates and player commitments.

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