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NC THE PALM BEACH POST THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1997 3D TODAY ft'. Summer Concerts in the Park, 7-9 p.m., Bryant Park Bandshell on the Intracoastal off Lake Avenue in Lake Worth. Features the Sam Faso Band. Call 533-7362. W0M Clematis by Night featuring the rock group, Tribal Dogs, p.m., Centennial Square near the downtown West Palm Beach Library.

Free. Call 659-8007. Hugo Vihlin, author Mixing food, French for charity of The Stormy Voyage of Father's Day, will sign books, p.m., Clematis Street Books, 206 Clematis West Palm Beach. Call 832-2302. COMING FRIDAY Ariel Coleman-Turner as Carmen Sandiego in a production of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? at the Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park in West Palm Beach.

Lake Worth teen 'playing' at the zoo When you're in the arts, competition is tough. So, Erin Blanchette of Lake Worth, and fellow students from the Palm Beach County School of the Arts, decided to keep up their By CAROLYN SUSMAN Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Who wouldn't enjoy eating for a worthy cause? Giovanna Phillips of West Palm Beach figured that mixing good food, good conversation and good deeds would work. "I thought it might inspire other people. Why couldn't we have a lunch and charge for a charity? It's been a fantastic success, like one of those things you don't have to try hard to do. They love the idea of a good cause and having fun." The idea was to gather between 12-16 friends who wanted to learn French, or had some knowledge of the language.

They would meet at an area restaurant, and practice speaking French as they ordered and talked. The key ingredient? A required donation to Phillips' favorite charity, The Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults in Palm Beach. Phillips is a longtime volunteer. "To date, there have been seven lunch parties, called 'les dejeuners en We put the donations in an envelope and mail them right after each lunch," she said. Some of the participants are from Belgium, Canada, and France, but no knowledge of French is required.

The luncheons will be held again in September. To attend, call Phillips at the end of August, at: 655-2760. Living Classrooms names executive JulieAnn Rico Allison, past president of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, has been named the first chief executive officer of skills while helping out at the Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park in West Palm Beach. Blanchette, 15, has been volunteering 20 IDS OF SUMMER integral part of the Living Classroom learning experience. "We are delighted to have found JulieAnn," says Mark Lieberman, chairman of the board of Living Classrooms of Florida.

Allison currently serves of the board of HomeSafe of Palm Beach County, the Judicial Campaign Practices Commission of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, and the AttorneyRealtor Joint Committee. She, along with her husband, Jerry, own Allison's Architectural Antique Salvage in West Palm Beach. Five Habitat for Humanity homes Publix Supermarkets and Delta Sigma Theta, an African-American women's sorority will co-sponsor the construction of five Habitat for Humanity homes in Palm Beach County. Publix has pledged $125,000 for the building fund at the rate of $25,000 a year for five years. Delta Sigma Theta, a longtime contributor to Habitat nationally, has committed to building one house a year during this period and has pledged both volunteers and money to see that the houses are completed.

Fran Bain, president of Delta Sigma, says this is a project the Palm Beach County chapter looks forward to undertaking. Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County was established in 1987, dedicated to providing affordable housing. About a year ago, the organization began planning to establish a Habitat "neighborhood" of 20 homes. As a "warm up" for this project, Habitat volunteers have almost completed three houses since January in Lantana. Besim Lleshi and his wife and five children have already moved into one, sponsored by employees of the South Florida Water Management District and Bankers Trust Company.

Tito and Argentina Monge and their two children are expected to move into their home within a couple weeks. The Lawrence Foundation financed this construction. The Sementelli family will be able to move into their home by the end of August. The Royal Poinciana Chapel in Palm Beach underwrote this residence. Have some good news to tell about people in central Palm Beach County? Send your information to Carolyn Susman at The Palm Beach Post, P.O.

Box 24700, West Palm Beach, Fla. 33416-4700. Phone 820-4433. Please include any photos. 20th annual Roots Cultural Festival, a celebration of Afro-centric culture with activities through Sunday at Pompey Park.

Friday features a parade beginning 7 p.m. at City Hall. It will move west on Atlantic Avenue to Pompey, where there will be "Jazzin' in the Park," featuring blues singer, Junior Drinkwater. Saturday features blues singer Betty Wright, Caribbean band, X-TA-SI, the African Dance Company, Kilimanjaro, a health fair and more. A gospel concert highlights Sunday.

Call 274-0364. LOOKING AHEAD Light For the Community Weekend, third annual community health fair, 9 a.m.-l p.m. Saturday, and Third Annual Scholarship Awards Day, 4 p.m. Sunday, St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 1524 W.

35th St. in Riviera Beach. The fair includes free immunizations, glucose testing, physicals, hearing and eye examinations, workshops, booths, school supplies and back to school hair cuts for students. The Awards Day features guest speaker Willie E. Gary.

Call 842-5971. World Wrestling Federation matches, 8 p.m. Saturday, West Palm Beach Auditorium. Features the title match Undertaker vs. Ahmed Johnson.

Tickets $20, $16 and $12. Call 966-3309. Elvis Lives, 4-10 p.m. Saturday, and Street-beat Car Show, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Greenacres Community Park, northwest corner of Jog Road and Constitution Way.

Free. Call 642-2181. Free physical examinations for children returning to school, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1400 Palm Beach Lakes West Palm Beach. Call 832-9783.

South Florida Beanie Baby Fest, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern West Palm Beach. Features sale and show of Beanie Babies and accessories. Cost: $5 adults, $1 children under 12. Call 968-0534.

Family Animation Festival, 10-5 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, International Museum of Cartoon Art, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Features magicians, storytelling, hands-on activities, entertainment and various other activities for parents and children. Cost: $3 per person.

Also features breakfast with Garfield, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Saturday ($10 per child, reservations needed). Call 391-2200. Living Classrooms of Florida Inc. The nonprofit organization, based in Riviera Beach, targets at-risk children for special educational nrnm-amminrr ciifH ac hours a week to the zoo's Where in the Zoo is Carmen Sandiego? camp program.

The program ends Friday. Eight other students and Blanchette, from the school's theater department, have been portraying the various villains well-known from the acclaimed television show, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? "My favorite character is Starr Ling, the snobby actress type," says Blanchette. "She's very funny. One of my best friends plays the part." Each day, the camp children were given clues to solve a mystery. They picked up more clues from the characters they met in the zoo during the day.

The students showed up at 7:30 a.m. each day, a feat in itself. "They have enhanced the camp. They are fabulous," says zoo education manager Kristen Chris-tensen, who called the School of the Arts for help with the project. Blanchette is the school's Thespian Troupe secretary, and took on the responsibility of getting volunteers to participate.

Other volunteers were: Maurice and Maritte Go, and Ariel Coleman-Turner of Wellington; Wade Hardy and Todd Logan of West Palm Beach; Clint Allen and Sarah Axelrod of Palm Beach Gardens and Stephanie Roberts of Boca Raton. i "6 vf 1 marine life studies and boat building. Allison has been a practicing attorney in construction, real estate, and development law for 17 years, on numerous charitable Allison She has served 1992 finalist in the Price boards and was a Waterhouse Up and Comer Awards. Her new responsibilities include organization and public relations, as well as overseeing the construction of the 65-foot ship, the Lady Florida, which will become an imU illflt iMt ills I' TnrTir-irmTlllliim'nr-nl-in-ri -lilrnBtwui 'ill mill 1 ok .1 i IliiiKl' i sc ..5 5i r-. ss 1 r-l --i, South College 697-9200 1 760 N.

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