COMEDIAN HOWIE MANDEL HEADLINES AS GALA ENTERTAINER
The 15th Annual “Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance” at The Boca Raton, benefitting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County, features a live performance by Howie Mandel, a celebration of racing legend Jeff Gordon and one of the world’s most prestigious displays of collector cars and cycles, hosted by Grand Marshal, Wayne Carini.
To purchase tickets, visit www.BocaCDE.com
BOCA RATON, FL (January 18, 2022) – The 15th Annual “Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance,” returns to The Boca Raton Luxury Resort, February 25-27, 2022. An exciting weekend of cars and stars, the event draws thousands of automotive enthusiasts and collectors from around the world. This year, comedian Howie Mandel provides the laughs during Saturday night’s Grand Gala, as racing legend Jeff Gordon and other auto industry leaders are honored. The weekend culminates with Sunday’s “Concours d’Elegance”—a premier celebration of automotive history, featuring hundreds of vintage, antique and exotic automobiles and motorcycles. All proceeds from the weekend benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County.
Founded and directed by Rita & Rick Case of The Rick Case Automotive Group, the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance is the world’s largest Concours owned by a charity, and fully benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County, which serves more than 12,000 at-risk youth. “To date, the event has raised more than $10 million for the charity,” says Event Co-Founder Rita Case. This year’s event Co-Chairs are Marc Cannon, Executive Vice President of AutoNation and Rita Case, President and CEO of the Rick Case Automotive Group.
A Fun-Filled Weekend of Events
The Concours weekend kicks off on Friday, February 25th with a Private VIP Welcome Reception at The Boca Raton. The invitation only event is exclusively for “Automotive Lifetime Achievement Award” Winners, “Big Wheel” Members, Celebrity Guests and VIP Sponsors.
The Grand Gala Dinner and Auction on Saturday, February 26th at The Boca Raton treats guests to an elegant cocktail reception, gourmet dinner and the chance to bid on exquisite auction items—including exotic vacation packages and one-of-a-kind experiences. During the evening, Concours’ Chairs will recognize American Race Car Champion, Jeff Gordon, (Four-time NASCAR® Cup Series Champion, Three-time Daytona 500 winner and Five-time Brickyard 400 winner), Automotive Dealer Lilliam & Gus Machado, (Founder & Owner of Gus Machado Ford of Hialeah and Kendall) and Automotive Manufacturer SeungKyu (Sean) Yoon, (President & CEO, Kia Motors North America) with their respective “Automotive Lifetime Achievement Awards.” The evening concludes with an exclusive performance by the always funny Howie Mandel.
Sunday, February 27th marks the pinnacle of the weekend, the 15th Annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance. Join Grand Marshal, Wayne Carini, host of television’s “Chasing Classic Cars,” at The Boca Raton for one of the world’s largest and most revered automotive events. Adults and children alike will marvel at over 200 meticulously restored cars and motorcycles from every period—some one of a kind. Walk the show field, as judges critique these masterpieces and meet the owners, who are competing for top prizes and national recognition.
This year’s Concours’ pays homage to the Marque of the Year, Pre-War Chrysler & Imperial Coach Built vehicles, as well as several Features of the Year, including Chrysler & Imperial post-war models from 1946, 1957 and 1958-1975. Special Display Classes include: “30 under 30”, Tuner Cars and 1963-1967, Corvette Coupes plus other special displays. Additionally, this year’s Automobile Collector of the Year, Guy Lewis and Debut cars include: 1937 Horsch,1914 Sterns-Knight and 1963 Porsche 356.
Tickets available at www.BocaCDE.com.