Could Self-Care Mean More to Us Than Just Feeling Better?
By Cheryl Alker
There is no doubt that the internet has given us all many opportunities to be far more knowledgeable on various subjects that were maybe not so well documented before. Personal health care is one. Not only is there a plethora of information easily attainable on the subject of self help, but it is also certainly the number one trending subject at the moment with, just on instagram alone, over four million #selfcare posts.
I would like to go a step further, as taking care of ourselves is not just a trend, it is an act of social responsibility. If we all treated our own wellbeing as a top priority who knows what might happen! Personally we would all have a life that we didn’t feel that we needed to escape from. We could choose to live a life that made us the strongest, healthiest, happiest and most relaxed version of ourselves. Our health care institutions would not be over worked and under funded trying to cope with illnesses that could be easily avoided if large percentages of the population were not overweight. Health insurance would be far less costly and attainable for all, if there were not so many claims. The snowball effect could be huge if we all started taking on the responsibility of our own health and began to make proactive changes in our lifestyle so as to practice preventative medicine instead of trying to ask a professional to “fix” us after the event.
An effective program of self-care begins with the basics:
Eat nutrient dense, whole and energizing foods.
Exercise regularly.
Drink plenty of water.
Exercise portion control.
Get plenty of sleep.
Once you’ve established a foundation for self-care that has become second nature to you it will be easier to focus learning how to manage the stress in your life.
Manage Stress
Knowing your limits and setting boundaries will mean that you no longer get to the stage where you feel overwhelmed.
Learn how to say “no.” Decide who and what you will give your time and attention to.
Remove any no-value-added agents from your life and cut ties with people who create negative energy.
Explore things that relax you.
Learn some strategies that teach you how to cope with stressful situations.
Connect
Whilst there are times to put yourself first it shouldn’t always be about you. Find a balance between you and others. Much can be gained emotionally from putting others first.
Identify the things that make you happy and relaxed and make them a priority.
Surround yourself with the kind of people you would like to see yourself become.
Recognize the power of community.
Self-Care Strategies
There are always going to be times when we lose sight of what is important, so cultivate various strategies that you can use to pull yourself back when needed.
If your job is stressing you, literally change your view. Get up, walk outside take some breaths and return when you feel calmer.
Say thank you. Letting someone know that you value them is not to be underestimated, not only do you make the person you are thanking feel good it also makes you feel good. It literally is a win, win.
Help someone. Putting others first is just the best feeling, even if at the time it takes a lot of effort on your part.
Treat yourself. Rewarding yourself is not wrong, so do it, but make sure it’s not always with a sweet temptation. Have a massage, try a new activity, buy yourself something new whatever it is enjoy!
Test Your Superpowers at the Latest Superhero Exhibit
By Briana D’Andrea
The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium strikes again! With some of the baddest and best superheroes of all time! Get up close and personal into the life of Batman, Superman and Iron Man to name a few. Test your strengths in mind, body and agility in the latest exhibit, “Hall of Heroes!” I took the kiddos on a rainy day over winter break to check it out and it was well received…especially by my 7-year-old son.
“In our mission to open every mind to science, we strive through our exhibits to make sure learning is fun,” said Kate Arrizza, CEO of the Science Center. “Hall of Heroes is the perfect way to get kids to find out more about the physics and chemistry behind superpowers like thermodynamics and X-ray vision, as well as the history behind the heroes. Science and
imagination go together to help us advance and shape our future.”
The exhibit takes you through the history and evolution of superheroes dating back to the 1930’s, with a few interactive stations. The idea is to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills and to explore new concepts through discovery, as you are transported back to the Golden, Silver, Bronze and Modern Ages. When you walk in, you can test your knowledge and get a secret code to unlock a safe. See what it’s like to match up against major wind speeds and what it’s like to use a robotic hand. Are you as fast as a superhero? Test your running pace in a race against time. Do you think you have what it takes to hang from a building? Try to beat the top time and test your strength to hang on for dear life. My favorite part? Seeing the progression of all of the Bat Mobiles over the decades. From the first movie to today, I loved looking at the models of the iconic vehicle that shaped the career of one the most beloved superheroes. Learn the chemistry and physics behind superpowers like thermodynamics and x-ray vision and try to build your best superhero vehicle out of blocks. (I was not successful at this! lol)
The first Bat Mobile to ever fly from 1969 TV show will welcome guests at Palm Beach International Airport. While Wonder Woman, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk will greet guests entering the Science Center.
My son’s favorite part of the exhibit was using an electronic hand. It takes great skill to move the arm back and forth and push buttons that controlled the movement of the robots fingers to pick up blocks and move them from place to place. Highly recommend catching the exhibit that runs through April 19th while you can.
As February 14th approaches, most of us have a single significant holiday in mind: Valentine’s Day. Acting as a day for appreciation of lovers and friends alike, it is easy to turn a blind eye to the immense weight of grief this special day now carries. February 14th, known to all as Valentine’s Day; though this day simultaneously marks two years since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. An event that brought on paralyzing tragedy yet provoked such change and political activism resonates in the hearts of all effected. On this day of Ghirardelli chocolates and red roses, there is now a lingering remembrance through recent laws that protect students from gun violence. Let’s reflect on a few ways in which America has progressed, ensuring safety in education since two Valentine’s Day’s ago.
Memorial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Photo Credit: Satoshi Kina
There are a plethora of suggested bills that advocate for the establishment of stricter precautions in allowing people to purchase and carry arms. The first among these is the ‘Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act’, signed by Florida Governor Rick Scott only weeks after the shooting occurred. This bill would implement a 72 hour waiting period before a gun can be legally purchased, as well as an age raise of 3 years, moving the minimum ownership age to 21. Also allowing for the arming of some school faculty, this bill requires 132 hours of gun safety training for teachers, as well as a psychological exam that ensures the mental stability of any educator who plans on becoming armed. This bill could establish a second line of defense for future school shootings, to which less students would feel panicked in a state of emergency.
Another bill created in protecting students from future acts of violence is the ‘Campus Carry Bill’. This bill prevents the possession of weapons in schools, as well as other government buildings. Though there are some exceptions to this bill, as stated previously, in which carrying is permitted among educators through proper training and met qualifications. This also establishes gun regulations on college campuses as well, where concealed weapons license carriers can only bring said weapon on campus for a school administered purpose. Through providing limitations on who can bring arms into educational spaces, this bill creates a decrease in likelihood that a prohibited weapon will make its way onto a school campus.
Lastly, newfound legal consequences could be taken against a gun owner whose weapon is used in committing a crime by someone who is unsuited for arm access through law I-1639. Established in Washington, this law strengthens the monitoring of how weapons are used, and the repercussions on those whose weapons are used to injure and potentially take the lives of others. Favored by 60% of voters, there is no doubt that gun violence awareness has continued to touch the hearts of the American people.
Little Girl Holding a “Protect My Kids” Sign at the March For Our Lives Rally. Photo Credit: Fitz
In the midst of a tragedy that’s as close and personal to young people as this, there is hope among the sadness through political change. As the demand heightens for gun control, here are some things you can do to help prevent the ongoing devastation of school shootings and make this Valentine’s Day, a day of impact:
Show your support of gun control awareness through social media and influence people to become part of the conversation
Create your own online fundraiser in support of gun control through websites such as gofundme.com and mightycause.com
Get in contact with your U.S. Senators and Representatives through the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121, and encourage them to take action in advocating for gun control
CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PRESENTS THE 9TH ANNUAL WOMEN OF WORTH (WOW) AWARDS LUNCHEON
The WOW Awards Luncheon will be Friday, February 28, 2020 at EAU Palm Beach Spa & Resort.
PALM BEACH, FL – The Central Palm Beach County Community Foundation is hosting its 9th Annual Women of Worth Award Luncheon. The event will be held at the prestigious Eau Palm Beach Spa & Resort on Friday, February 28th, 2020.
This year’s Guest Speaker is Rita Barreto Craig, President & Founder of Top Tier Leadership.
For more than 40 years, Ms. Craig has been positively impacting the lives of others across our great nation and beyond by creating programs that build winning cultures, deliver results and maximize performance. Prior to forming her own company, Rita was a human resource executive with Florida Power & Light where she served as its first female division HR manager, first diversity director, and first senior affairs advisor.
In 1994, Rita founded Top Tier Leadership where she continues to share her expertise on critical workplace areas such as strategic planning, leadership, and respect in the workplace. She has worked in China, Singapore, Canada, Latin America and all over the United States.
Rita is an author, TEDx speaker and award-winning consultant who believes in servant leadership. In 2016, she was appointed to the Florida Commission on the Status of Women where she is serving as Chair.
Registration and networking will take place from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Awards Luncheon will begin promptly at 12 p.m. and winners will be announced during the course of the program. The winners will receive a beautiful bracelet courtesy of Pandora, our Community Sponsor. In addition to the bracelet, each winner will receive a $100 gift card to Pandora from The Mall at Wellington Green, our Corporate Sponsor. Winners will also receive a bouquet of flowers.
To purchase tickets to the Women of Worth Awards, or nominate a Woman of Worth, please visit cpbchamber.com.
PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS LEADS WITH RECORD-BREAKING 29 NOMINATIONS
NEW VENUE FOR APRIL 6 CEREMONY IS
LAUDERHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
(Fort Lauderdale, FL – January 28, 2020) — Palm Beach Dramaworks, the West Palm Beach theater which won the most Carbonell Awards of any theater in 2018, is now the most-nominated theater for 2019.
Palm Beach Dramaworks shows earned a record-breaking 29 nominations overall, the most of any theater in the tri-county region: seven nominations each for their productions of the plays A Streetcar Named Desire and The House of Blue Leaves; five for Fences; three for their co-production with GableStage of the world premiere drama, Ordinary Americans; and seven nominations for the musical The Spitfire Grill.
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Zoetic Stage received 20 nominations, the most for any theater in Miami-Dade County. Half of those nominations went to Sweeney Todd, the most-nominated show of the 2019 season. Slow Burn Theatre Company in Fort Lauderdale earned 12 nominations, the most of any theater in Broward County.
The Carbonell Awards is now in its 44th year of honoring excellence in South Florida theater. Out of more than 80 shows that opened at regional theaters, 62 were eligible for nominations.
Palm Beach County theaters earned 44 nominations, Miami-Dade County theaters earned 35, and Broward County theaters earned 21. Nominations recognized 32 shows at 12 theaters stretching from Coral Gables in the south to West Palm Beach in the north.
In addition to the nominations, the other big news is that the 44th annual Carbonell Awards has partnered with the City of Lauderhill and the ceremony will be presented at a new venue, Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in Lauderhill, Florida. The ceremony will be held Monday, April 6, 2020.
“This is an exciting time for the Carbonell Awards,” said Don Walters, president of the Carbonell Awards Board of Directors. “The nominees represent the vast wealth of talent in the South Florida tri-county region and the diverse theatrical experiences our audiences support and enjoy. And we are excited to partner with the City of Lauderhill to present the 44th annual Carbonell Awards ceremony at the spacious Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in April. During the early years of the Carbonell Awards, the ceremony was produced at a variety of venues through Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. We are beginning the new decade in a new home.”
“Working with the Carbonell Awards is sure to be an exciting, creative, artistic adventure, and the City of Lauderhill is extremely pleased to have forged this new relationship,” said Amanda Segur, general manager of Lauderhill Performing Arts Center. “We are proud to be the venue of choice for an organization that highlights and encourages the performing arts throughout South Florida. We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone at the ceremony on April 6.”
In addition to recognizing the stars of today, the Carbonell Awards’ core mission is to award scholarships to the talent of tomorrow. Applications for the Jack Zink Memorial Carbonell Awards Scholarships are currently being accepted. Get full information at http://carbonellawards.org/scholarships/ The deadline to apply is February 3.
Triple Threat
Director Stuart Meltzer earned three nominations, the most of any nominee, for three different shows. Meltzer received two Best Director nominations, one for the play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and one for the musical Sweeney Todd, which were both produced at the theater he co-founded, Zoetic Stage. Meltzer was also recognized with a Best Director nomination for the world premiere play, Grindr Mom, produced by Ronnie Larsen Presents in Wilton Manors.
Double Your Pleasure
Several performers and designers earned two nominations each:
+ Elizabeth Dimon earned nominations for Best Actress, Play, for Ordinary Americans; and Best Supporting Actress, Musical, for The Spitfire Grill, both produced at Palm Beach Dramaworks.
+ Tony Edgerton earned nominations for Best Actor, Play, for Jekyll & Hyde; and Best Supporting Actor, Musical, for A Christmas Story, both produced by Slow Burn Theatre Company.
+ Patrick Fitzwater earned nominations for Best Director and Best Choreography, both for Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, produced by the company he co-founded, Slow Burn Theatre Company.
+ Jeni Hacker earned nominations for Best Actress, Play, for Grindr Mom, produced by Ronnie Larsen Presents; and for Best Actress, Musical, for Sweeney Todd at Zoetic Stage.
+ Ronnie Larsen earned two nominations for Best New Work for his plays, Grindr Mom and An Evening with John Wayne Gacy, the latter a co-production with Infinite Abyss in Wilton Manors.
+ J. Barry Lewis earned nominations for Best Director, Play, for A Streetcar Named Desire and The House of Blue Leaves, both at Palm Beach Dramaworks.
+ Bruce Linser earned nominations for Best Actor, Play, for The House of Blue Leaves and Best Director, Musical, for The Spitfire Grill, both at Palm Beach Dramaworks.
+ Rebecca Montero earned nominations for Best Lighting Design for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Sweeney Todd, both at Zoetic Stage.
+ Brian O’Keefe was recognized for Best Costume Design for his work on a pair of Palm Beach Dramaworks shows, A Streetcar Named Desire and The House of Blue Leaves.
+ DavidWanstreet earned Best Choreography nods for Crazy for You and The Music Man, both at The Wick in Boca Raton.
Now Showing
For the first time in 21 years, audiences will be able to see Carbonell Award nominees perform the role for which they were nominated. The world premiere play Ordinary Americans by Joseph McDonough is a co-production by Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach and GableStage in Coral Gables. The show opened at Palm Beach Dramaworks in December and then moved to GableStage, where it runs through February 16. Audiences attending GableStage performances will be able to see Elizabeth Dimon and David Kwiat perform the roles for which they are currently nominated, in a show currently nominated for Best New Work. The last time that happened was in 1999 at Actors’ Playhouse. The show was I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, and it was still running when it won the Carbonell Award for Best Musical. David Arisco won for his direction, and Stephen G. Anthony, Wayne LeGette, and Margot Moreland each received performance nominations. Anthony won Best Actor, Musical, for the show, making him the only performer in Carbonell history to win the award on Monday night and take the stage later that week in the same production. Anthony is also a current nominee, as Best Supporting Actor, Play, for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at Zoetic Stage.
The Carbonell Awards is a not-for-profit organization funded by tax-deductible donations and award sponsorships. Opportunities to sponsor an award category and to appear on stage to announce the winner are still available. Email [email protected] for more information.
The Carbonell Awards ceremony will take place Monday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, 3800 NW 11 Place, Lauderhill. Ticketing information for groups and individuals will be announced soon.
A complete list of the 2019 Carbonell Award nominations and a breakdown of nominations by county, theater and production follows.
2019 Carbonell Nominations
Best New Work (play or musical)
+ An Evening with John Wayne Gacy, Ronnie Larsen, Ronnie Larsen Presents/Infinite Abyss
+ Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, Billy Corben and Aurin Squire, Miami New Drama
+ Grindr Mom, Ronnie Larsen, Ronnie Larsen Presents
+ Ordinary Americans, Joseph McDonough, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Viva La Parranda!, Developed by Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo with Juan Souki, Miami New Drama
Best Production of a Play
+ A Raisin in the Sun, New City Players
+ A Streetcar Named Desire, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Fences, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ The House of Blue Leaves, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Zoetic Stage
Best Director/Play
+ J. Barry Lewis, A Streetcar Named Desire, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ J. Barry Lewis, The House of Blue Leaves, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Jessica Schulte, Falling, New City Players
+ Stuart Meltzer, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Zoetic Stage
+ Stuart Meltzer, Grindr Mom, Ronnie Larsen Presents
Best Actor/Play
+ Bruce Linser, The House of Blue Leaves, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Gregg Weiner, Every Brilliant Thing, Zoetic Stage
+ Lester Purry, Fences, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Ryan Didato, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Zoetic Stage
+ Timothy Mark Davis, Falling, New City Players
Best Actress/Play
+ Irene Adjan, The Cake, City Theatre
+ Elizabeth Dimon, Ordinary Americans, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Elena Maria Garcia, The House of Blue Leaves, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Jeni Hacker, Grindr Mom, Ronnie Larson Presents
+ Kathy McCafferty, A Streetcar Named Desire, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Best Supporting Actor/Play
+ Stephen G. Anthony, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Zoetic Stage
+ Edward Barbanell, Andy and the Orphans, Primal Forces
+ David Kwiat, Ordinary Americans, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Michael McKeever, Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors, West Boca Theatre Company
+ James Puig, Fake, Miami New Drama
Best Supporting Actress/Play
+ Rita Cole, A Raisin in the Sun, New City Players
+ Niki Fridh, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Zoetic Stage
+ Carolyn Johnson, A Raisin in the Sun, New City Players
+ Mary Lou Rosato, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Miami New Drama
+ Karen Stephens, Fences, Palm Beach Dramaworks
8. Best Production of a Musical
+ Crazy for You, The Wick
+ Memphis, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ The Spitfire Grill, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
Best Director/Musical
+ David Arisco, Memphis, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Patrick Fitzwater, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Norb Joerder, Crazy for You, The Wick
+ Bruce Linser, The Spitfire Grill, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Stuart Meltzer, Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
Best Actor/Musical
+ Tony Edgerton, Jekyll & Hyde, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Eddie Egan, Memphis, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Aloysius Gigl, Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
+ Matt Loehr, Crazy for You, The Wick
+ Wesley Slade, Shrek, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Best Actress
+ Gabrielle Graham, Memphis, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Jeni Hacker, Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
+ Julie Kleiner, Crazy for You, The Wick
+ Stephanie Maloney, Funny Girl, The Wick
+ Ashley Rose, The Spitfire Grill, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Best Supporting Actor/Musical
+ Clay Cartland, Shrek, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Tony Edgerton, A Christmas Story, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Terry Hardcastle, Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
+ Matthew Korinko, A Christmas Story, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Michael Ursua, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Best Supporting Actress/Musical
+ Carla Bordonada, Jekyll & Hyde, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Aaron Bower, Crazy for You, The Wick
+ Amy Miller Brennan, The Spitfire Grill, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Lindsey Corey, A Christmas Story, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Elizabeth Dimon, The Spitfire Grill, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Best Musical Direction
+ Caryl Fantel, Always, Patsy Cline, The Wick
+ Ben Hope, Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Joshua Lubben, The Spitfire Grill, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Paul Tine, Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
+ Jason Tucker, Hot Shoe Shuffle, The Wick
Best Choreography
+ Patrick Fitzwater, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Ron Hutchins, Memphis, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Justin M. Lewis, Hot Shoe Shuffle, The Wick
+ David Wanstreet, Crazy or You, The Wick
+ David Wanstreet, The Music Man, The Wick
Best Scenic Design/play or musical
+ Michael Amico, Fences, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Victor A. Becker, The House of Blue Leaves, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Michael McClain, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Zoetic Stage
+ Anne Mundell, A Streetcar Named Desire, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Natalie Taveras, Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
Best Lighting Design/play or musical
+ Kirk Bookman, A Streetcar Named Desire, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ George Jackson, Fences, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Rebecca Montero, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Zoetic Stage
+ Rebecca Montero, Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
+ Thomas Shorrock, Jekyll & Hyde, Slow Burn Theatre Company,
Best Costume Design/play or musical
+ Jim Buff, Hot Shoe Shuffle, The Wick
+ Marina Pareja, Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
+ Brian O’ Keefe, A Streetcar Named Desire, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Brian O’Keefe, The House of Blue Leaves, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Ellis Tillman, Memphis, Actors’ Playhouse
Best Sound Design/play or musical
+ Matt Corey, Every Brilliant Thing, Zoetic Stage
+ Dan Mayer, Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
+ Abigail Nover, A Streetcar Named Desire, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Brad Pawlak, The Spitfire Grill, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Steve Shapiro, The House of Blue Leaves, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Best Ensemble (play or musical)
+ Andy and the Orphans, Primal Forces
+ The Children, GableStage
+ Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Viva La Parranda!, Miami New Drama
+ The Wolves, Zoetic Stage
Tallies
Nominations by County
44 Palm Beach County
35 Miami-Dade County
21 Broward County
Nominations span 12 theatres and 32 shows.
Nominations by Theater
29 Palm Beach Dramaworks
20 Zoetic Stage
12 Slow Burn Theatre Company
12 The Wick
8 Actors’ Playhouse
5 Miami New Drama
5 New City Players
4 Ronnie Larsen Presents
2 Primal Forces
1 City Theatre
1 GableStage
1 West Boca Theatre Company
Nominations by Show
10 Sweeney Todd, Zoetic Stage
7 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Zoetic Stage
7 The Spitfire Grill, Palm Beach Dramaworks
7 A Streetcar Named Desire, Palm Beach Dramaworks
7 The House of Blue Leaves, Palm Beach Dramaworks
6 Crazy for You, The Wick
6 Memphis, Actors’ Playhouse
5 Fences, Palm Beach Dramaworks
4 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Slow Burn Theatre Company
3 A Christmas Story, Slow Burn Theatre Company
3 A Raisin in the Sun, New City Players
3 Grindr Mom, Ronnie Larsen Presents
3 Hot Shoe Shuffle, The Wick
3 Jekyll & Hyde, Slow Burn Theatre Company
3 Ordinary Americans, Palm Beach Dramaworks and GableStage
2 Andy and the Orphans, Primal Forces
2 Every Brilliant Thing, Zoetic Stage
2 Falling, New City Players
2 Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, Actors’ Playhouse
2 Shrek, Slow Burn Theatre Company
2 Viva La Parranda!, Miami New Drama
1 Always, Patsy Cline, The Wick
1 An Evening with John Wayne Gacy, Ronnie Larsen Presents and Infinite Abyss
1 The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Miami New Drama
1 The Cake, City Theatre
1 Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors, West Boca Theatre Company
1 The Children, GableStage
1 Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, Miami New Drama
1 Fake, Miami New Drama
1 Funny Girl, The Wick
1 The Music Man, The Wick
1 The Wolves, Zoetic Stage
Double Nominees
+ Elizabeth Dimon
+ Tony Edgerton
+ Patrick Fitzwater
+ Jeni Hacker
+ Ronnie Larsen
+ J. Barry Lewis
+ Bruce Linser
+ Rebecca Montero
+ Brian O’Keefe
+ David Wanstreet
Triple Nominees
+ Stuart Meltzer
About The Carbonell Awards
Along with New York’s Drama Desk and Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Awards, the Carbonell Awards are among the nation’s senior regional arts awards and predate others including Washington, D.C.’s Helen Hayes Awards. The Carbonell Awards fosters the artistic growth of professional theater in South Florida by celebrating the diversity of our theater artists, providing educational scholarships, and building audience appreciation and civic pride by highlighting achievements of our theater community. Named after Manuel Carbonell, an internationally-renowned sculptor, who designed the original solid bronze and marble award in 1976, each season volunteer panelists and judges choose nominees and recipients from hundreds of shows produced on stages throughout the tri-county area. For more information, visit www.carbonellawards.org.
Attached Jpegs:
The House of Blue Leaves at Palm Beach Dramaworks, with Elena Maria Garcia andBruce Linser. (Photo Credit: Samantha Mighdoll) – Palm Beach County
Priscilla, Queen of the Desertat Slow Burn Theatre Company, with Kyle Laing, George Pellegrino and Michael Ursua. (Photo Credit: Rodrigo Balfanz) – Broward County
Sweeney Toddat Zoetic Stage, with Aloysius Gigl and Jeni Hacker. (Photo Credit: Justin Namon) – Miami-Dade County
(West Palm Beach, FL – January 27, 2020) The Raymond F.Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is offering Broadway’s biggest hit, plus amazing concerts and memorable special events for every entertainment preference, from classical music to razzle dazzle dancers, from international performing artists to musical favorites from the Great American Songbook, along with several fascinating talks and lectures throughout the month of February.
FEBRUARY
January 28-February 16
+ Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 pm
+ Wednesday and Saturday at 2 pm & 8 pm
+ Sunday at 2 pm HAMILTON
(Kravis On Broadway)
The winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score, HAMILTON is the most talked about must-see show on Broadway in decades – and it is coming to the Kravis Center during the 2019/2020 season of Kravis On Broadway. With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, HAMILTON is based on Ron Chernow’s biography.
HAMILTON is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON is the story of America then, as told by America now.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Tickets start at $67.50
Kravis on Broadway Sponsored by Michael and Colleen Bracci
Alex and Renate Dreyfoos
Jim and Judy Harpel
William A. Meyer
Jane M. Mitchell
February 3 at 11:30 am (Monday) (SOLD OUT)
Lunch & Learn:
Who Lives Here?
Behind the Hedges in Palm Beach
with Bill Bone
(A Kravis Center Cultural Society Event) Ever wonder who lives in those spectacular Palm Beach mansions you pass when driving around the Island? Palm Beach native and Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Bill Bone, identifies the owners and tells the back stories “Behind the Hedges” hiding some of the most expensive properties in the world. A gifted speaker and local celebrity, Bill Bone draws on years of personal experience living and interacting with other Palm Beach residents to reveal fascinating and fun details about the people who live in these magnificent homes. Gimelstob Ballroom in the Cohen Pavilion
Tickets $95 Note: Admission includes lunch prepared by Catering by The Breakers at the Kravis Center. Sponsored byPatricia and Edward Falkenberg
February 3 at 7 pm (Monday)
African-American Film Festival
Rosewood
Host: Bill Nix (ArtSmart Continuing Arts Education) Based on a true story, Rosewood tells the historical account of the 1923 Rosewood Massacre in Florida. The small, peaceful town of Rosewood is invaded by a white mob on New Year’s Day, 1923. Many are murdered, while several townspeople attempt to save their friends and neighbors during a racist attack that also destroyed much of the town. Don Cheadle, Ving Rhames and Jon Voight star. (1997, 2 hours, 22 minutes)
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $12 per night or $30 for the entire festival
Note: Film contains adult themes and language.
February 4 at 1:30 pm (Tuesday)
Lecture Series:
The Secrets Women Keep and Why
Lecturer: Susannah Marren
(ArtSmart Continuing Arts Education) Susannah Marren, author of novels A Palm Beach Wife, Between The Tides and various non-fiction pieces, shares her discoveries of why women keep secrets in this revealing lecture. Whether big or small, virtually all women guard a secret and Marren takes an in-depth look at the kind of secrets they keep and how they protect themselves to maintain their status quo. A Palm Beach Wife is the story of a woman with a successful cover-up, competitive friends, a husband in trouble, and a daughter ready to flee the nest. The vicissitudes of life set against the perfection of Palm Beach make overcoming a downward spiral all the more challenging. The Picower Foundation Arts Education Center in the Cohen Pavilion
Tickets $25
February 4 at 7:30 pm (Tuesday) (SOLD OUT)
SheshBesh
The Arab-Jewish Ensemble of the Israel Philharmonic
(PEAK)
SheshBesh, an Arab-Jewish ensemble searching for an elusive balance of East and West in music, embodies two cultures living together in harmony. It is comprised of three members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra alongside four of the finest musicians from Israel’s Arab community. SheshBesh is a model of tolerance and mutual respect in a turbulent, violent Middle east. Musically, the ensemble reflects a multicultural context of classical Western music, classical Eastern works, and original compositions. They perform traditional Oriental material alongside works by Bach, Mozart and Haydn and original compositions by both Jewish and Arab composers. Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $40 This PEAK performance is made possible by a grant from the MLDauray Arts Initiative in honor of Leonard and Sophie Davis Performance sponsored byMarjorie Fink
Note: Guests will receive a ticket voucher for one complimentary beverage. Underage guests will be offered a non-alcoholic selection.
February 5 at 7:30 pm (Wednesday)
An Evening With David Wilcox
With a single guitar, singer-songwriter David Wilcox tells a story that will reach deep into your soul. Now 20 albums into a decades-long career, marked by personal revelation and wildly loyal fans, Wilcox has been the recipient of numerous awards, including Grand Prize Winner of the 2018 USA Songwriting Contest. Known for his ability to evoke emotions with every lyric, this folk artist amazes with a smooth baritone and uncanny virtuosity. Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $39
February 6-7 at 7:30 pm (Thursday and Friday)
Jon Boogz & Lil Buck
Love Heals All Wounds
(PEAK)
Join Jon Boogz and Lil Buck, along with an all-star cast of movement artists for an exhilarating journey that delves past the many social issues we face as a global community. Concentrating on the issues of environmental justice, mass incarceration and immigration, Love Heals All Wounds explores the heartstrings of our shared consciousness while breaking down the barriers created by the 24-hour news cycle, relentless social media updates and a slew of superficial comments that impose fabricated value on our lives. Using their artistry for dance and choreography, Boogz and Buck strive to inspire the world—focusing on diversity, inclusion and empathy.
The presentation of Love Heals All Wounds was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $42 This PEAK performance is made possible by a grant from the MLDauray Arts Initiative in honor of Leonard and Sophie Davis Beyond The Stage: Join us for a free post-performance talk by Steven Caras on February 6. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
Note: Guests will receive a ticket voucher for one complimentary beverage. Underage guests will be offered a non-alcoholic selection.
February 7 at 10 am (Friday)
Lecture Series:
MasterClass on Creative Writing
Instructor: Julie Gilbert
(ArtSmart Continuing Arts Education) An action-packed day for industrious writers includes a lecture, an oral exercise, a written first draft, and assessment and a rewrite. All that is needed is energy, imagination and a pencil.
Registration $150
February 8 at 7:30 pm (Saturday)
Peppino D’Agostino
Acoustic Guitar Master and His Mini-Orchestra Sounds
Praised for his virtuosity on the acoustic guitar and his gift for composing memorable melodies, Peppino D’Agostino has been captivating audiences worldwide for decades. His live performances, a combination of beautiful, complex, up-tempo original instrumentals, memorable arrangements and engaging songs are beautifully addictive. Join him as he performs everything from pop and folk to classical in this special concert. Helen K. Persson Hall
Tickets $39
February 9 at 7:30 pm (Sunday)
The Hot Club of San Francisco
Featuring Isabelle Fontaine
Meet Me In Paris
The acclaimed Hot Club of San Francisco and the popular French vocalist, Isabelle Fontaine, have created Meet Me in Paris, a charming concert evoking the romance, charm, and vivre of Paris. Love songs and driving gypsy jazz are a combination made famous in 1930’s Paris by the legendary Hot Club de France, Django Reinhardt, and Stephane Grappelli. Following World War I, the city was a gathering place for artists from around the world and the Hot Club’s unique sound of gypsy jazz reflects this inter-wartime collection of cultures. Keep time with the strum of guitars and let magical violin melodies take you on a ride down the Seine and through the heart of the city. Ms. Fontaine’s mix of sweet and sultry songs adds a touch of beauty and authenticity that echoes the historic Ville-Lumière, the city of light. Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $39
February 11 at 7:30 pm (Tuesday)
Eric Lu, Piano
(Young Artists Classical Series) At age 17, Eric was a prizewinner at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, and at age 20, he won the First Prize and Gold Medal at The Leeds International Piano Competition. At age 22, the Massachusetts-born pianist now has three CDs to his credit: his Warner Classics debut (2018) featuring his winning performances from The Leeds; an all-Chopin recital (the Fryderyk Chopin Institute label); plus, an earlier solo recital of Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms (Genuin Classics).
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $32
Young Artists Series sponsored by Harriett M. Eckstein New Art Fund
February 12 at 7:30 pm (Wednesday)
Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar
(PEAK) One of the brightest new groups on the gospel scene, Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar put a fresh twist on contemporary gospel, pop and musical theater hits. In addition to gaining millions of YouTube followers for their viral videos, the group has toured around the world sharing their gift and capturing the hearts of gospel fans and music lovers alike. Join them for soul-stirring favorites and fresh compositions. Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $35 This PEAK performance is made possible by a grant from the MLDauray Arts Initiative in honor of Leonard and Sophie Davis
Note: Guests will receive a ticket voucher for one complimentary beverage. Underage guests will be offered a non-alcoholic selection.
February 15 at 10 am (Saturday)
Cahoots NI, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Prime Theatre
Penguins
(Family Fare)
Just like the other bonded animals in New York’s Central Park Zoo, these two male penguins walk, play, swim and dance together. When the duo tries to hatch a rock, the zookeeper gives them an egg instead, and they find themselves on an adventure, raising a chick for real. This new non-verbal theater and dance production is a unique and engaging show about love, identity and the ever-evolving meaning of family. Delightful music and incredible movement and choreography make this an ideal family experience. (Ages: 3+) Helen K. Persson Hall
Tickets $12 • General Admission
Sponsored by The Stiller Family Foundation
February 16 at 7:30 pm (Sunday)
Vinicius Cantuária
Sings Antonio Carlos Jobim
One of Brazil’s most accomplished songwriters, Vinicius Cantuária has sold millions of albums over the last four decades and is revered for his adaptation of the art form Bossa Nova, a lyrical fusion of samba and jazz. Drawing from the rich history of Brazilian music and integrating it with jazz, avant-garde and pop, Cantuária performs unparalleled compositional gems from the catalog of iconic Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. Helen K. Persson Hall
Tickets $45
February 17 at 2 pm (Monday)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Valery Polyansky, Conductor
Polina Osetinskaya, Piano
(Regional Arts Classical Concert Series) + Tchaikovsky/Marche slave in B-flat minor, Op. 31
+ Schumann/Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
+ Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Tickets start at $29 Series sponsored byLeonard and Sophie Davis
February 18 at 11 am & 2 pm (Tuesday)
50 Years of Rock-N-Roll
(Adults at Leisure Series)
With a cast of stars from Broadway’s greatest rock musicals and rock bands, Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock-N-Roll shares the songs and stories behind the music that changed the world! From Chuck Berry to the Beatles to Bruce Springsteen and dozens more iconic stars of rock-n-roll, 50 Years of Rock-N-Roll features groundbreaking music and tributes to rock’s most important artists. Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Tickets $30. February 18 at 8 pm (Tuesday) (SOLD OUT)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
with Joshua Bell, Conductor and Violin
(Regional Arts Classical Concert Series) + Paganini/Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6
+ Brahms/Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Tickets start at $39 Series sponsored byLeonard and Sophie Davis Concert sponsored by Vicki and Arthur Loring
Ari Rifkin
February 19 at 8 pm (Wednesday)
Michael Feinstein Conducts The Kravis Center Pops Orchestra
From Gershwin to Jimmy Webb
Guest Artist: Jimmy Webb
Larry Blank, Associate Conductor Join Feinstein as he celebrates the many eras of the Great American Songbook with the help of the legendary creator Jimmy Webb. Jimmy will share his amazing personal stories about Frank Sinatra, Glen Campbell, Linda Ronstadt, Carly Simon and more. Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Tickets start at $39.
Sponsored by Shelia Engelstein
Zelda and Allen Mason
Media sponsor Legends 100.3FM Note: The Kravis Center’s Founder Members’ Dinner at 5:30 pm is sponsored by Northern Trust. (Invitation Only)
February 20 at 7:30 pm (Thursday)
Gina Chavez
(PEAK)
Austin’s 2019 Female Vocalist of the year, Latin pop sensation Gina Chavez will transport you on a passionate journey of the Americas, blending the sound and rhythms of the region with tension and grace. With her signature style of Latin folk-pop, Chavez has topped the Amazon and Latin iTunes charts, with her album Up Rooted earning acclaim from the Boston Globe, USA Today, Texas Monthly and the Austin Chronicle. Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $35 This PEAK performance is made possible by a grant from the MLDauray Arts Initiative in honor of Leonard and Sophie Davis
Note: Guests will receive a ticket voucher for one complimentary beverage. Underage guests will be offered a non-alcoholic selection.
February 23 at 8 pm (Sunday)
West-Eastern Divan Ensemble
Michael Barenboim, Violin
(Regional Arts Classical Concert Series) The West-Eastern Divan brings together Arab and Israeli musicians, defying fierce political divides in the Middle East.
+ Schubert/Rondo in A Major, D. 438
+ Brahms/String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
+ Tartini/Violin Sonata in G minor (Devil’s Trill)
+ Mendelssohn/String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
Tickets start at $25
February 24 at 7 pm (Monday)
African-American Film Festival
Higher Learning
Host: Bill Nix (ArtSmart Continuing Arts Education) In John Singleton’s powerful portrait of college life in the 1990s, a group of incoming freshmen at Columbus University struggle to find themselves as they adjust to newfound independence. When Remy (Michael Rapaport) find acceptance among neo-Nazis, tensions rise even higher on a campus already divided among racial, socioeconomic and gender lines. Also stars Omar Epps and Kristy Swanson. (1995, 2 hours, 8 minutes)
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets: $12 per night or $30 for the entire festival
Note: Film contains adult themes and language.
February 25 at 1:30 pm (Tuesday)
Lecture Series:
Oligarchs and The Kremlin:
The Friends and Enemies of Vladimir Putin
Lecturer: Dr. Stephen R. de Angelis
(ArtSmart Continuing Arts Education) An exploration of fast-moving individuals, with deep pockets, who came to the aid of Boris Yeltsin in 1996 about to lose the presidential election to the Communist Gennady Zyuganov. In return, Yeltsin awarded these moneyed individuals with majority shares in Russia’s key industries: oil, gas, and minerals, for which they paid relatively very small amounts. Resigning the presidency on December 31, 1999, Boris Yeltsin appointed Vladimir Putin president pro-tempt. Fearing Putin’s new control of Russia’s finances and industries, some oligarchs fled the country and kept their assets, while others remained, bringing back monies to Russia paying their taxes and keeping out the Kremlin’s business. Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $25
February 27 at 11 am (Thursday)
Kravis Film & Literary Club
Julie Gilbert on Giant
Academy Award-winning Giant tells the story of a wealthy Texas rancher named Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) who returns home from a trip with a new love interest Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor). After they marry, drama ensues when Leslie clashes with Bick’s sister, but captures the admiration of Jett Rink (James Dean). (1956)
Note: There will be a half-hour break for a boxed lunch which will include a talk by Julie Gilbert. Helen K. Persson Hall
Tickets $52 Note: Admission includes water and a boxed lunch prepared by Catering by The Breakers at the Kravis Center. For dietary restrictions, please call 561.651.4339.
February 29-March 1 at 7:30 pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Loston Harris
Plays The Great American Songbook
Jazz pianist and vocalist Loston Harris has spent the last decade sharing his passion for timeless music and delighting audiences with his unique blend of jazz and gospel. His virtuosity on the piano is only matched by his smooth vocals. He’s a regular performer at many of the world’s most famous venues, including Jazz at Lincoln Center and has earned rave reviews for his numerous albums. Join him for an evening of Great American Songbook hits and more. Helen K. Persson Hall
Tickets start at $35
How to Get Tickets:
Tickets are available for purchase online through the Kravis Center’s official website at kravis.org; in person at the Box Office, located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; or by phone at 561.832.7469 or 800.572.8471.For Group Sales please call 561.651.4438 or 561.651.4304.
About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:
The Kravis Center is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, FL. The Center’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality, by offering comprehensive arts education programs—serving approximately 2.6 million schoolchildren since its inception; by providing a Palm Beach County home for local and regional arts organizations to showcase their work; and by providing an economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County. To enhance and elevate the customer experience, the Center has embarked upon a $50 million capital campaign to support a campus redesign and facility expansion that will create a more accessible, comfortable and pedestrian-friendly venue for the community. Aptly named Kravis 2020: The Future is Now, this campaign is at the heart of the Kravis Center’s vision for the future. For information, please visit kravis.org or call the Box Office at 561.832.7469
Authors note: This is one of a series of stories called Movie MinorCharacters in which I try to develop a fictional biography of someminor character in a popular movie. Colonel Pickering is such a person in the movie My Fair Lady.
John Pickering, later Colonel Pickering, was born at home in the East India Company’s station at Jaipur, in central India in 1850. His father, Sir Edward Pickering, was a general in the army of the East India Company. Sir Edward distinguished himself in the Great Indian Uprising of 1857. When Queen Victoria dissolved the East India Company in 1858, Sir Edward’s commission was transferred to the British Army and he was given command of the garrison at Jaipur.
It was under these circumstances that John was raised in India speaking English, Sanskrit, and several local Indian dialects. He attended the local English School along with the other children of privileged English residents. He exhibited a facility with languages at an early age. His language ability made him a favorite with the household servants, the local native workers, and merchants.
As with most English boys, John began to play cricket at an early age. By the age of fourteen, he was a valued player on both the English garrison team and the local Indian team.
Life at the British Army garrison in Jaipur offered few opportunities for a middle-class boy and his father, Sir Edward, began to ponder his son’s future. With the East India Company no longer in existence there seemed to be only two possible futures for the boy–the clergy or the army. Disinclined to condemn his son to the religious life Sir Edward began to prepare John for the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, England. Since Woolwich was the premier training school for The Royal Army Engineering Corps, Sir Edward saw to it the John received a solid background in mathematics.
When one of Sir Edward’s old army comrades was appointed the Commanding Officer at Woolwich, Sir Edward prevailed upon him to accept John into the academy. John’s ability with languages, especially Indian languages, plus his reputation as a high scorer at cricket were sufficient to ensure his acceptance. He left India in 1868 and at the age of eighteen entered Woolwich.
At Woolwich, he studied Civil Engineering and graduated with honors in 1872 with a commission as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers. Because of his language facility, he was immediately sent back to India to the garrison at Bombay.
When Queen Victoria was established as the Empress of India in 1858 the continent exploded into a frenzy of economic, educational, and physical development. By 1900 India had the longest railroad and telegraph system in Asia. Elementary schools and Universities sprang up in every section of the country. As a Civil engineer, John was deeply involved in much of this construction. Railroads and waterworks were his special areas of expertise. For the next thirty years, from 1872 to 1902, he pursued his army career throughout most of central India.
His work with the Indian railroads and telegraph systems brought him into contact with many private entrepreneurs, contractors, and government officials. These contacts, in turn, opened a number of lucrative investment opportunities for him. As his military rank grew, eventually to a full colonelcy, so too, did his private fortune grow. By the time he retired from the British army in 1902, he had a comfortable portfolio of stocks and bonds to cushion his later years.
During his army years Colonel Pickering, long a confirmed bachelor, devoted his spare time to the study of the Sanskrit language. In 1885, he published a paper on this subject in the British Journal of Linguistics. Sanskrit considered a rather exotic language in Britain at the time, brought a small degree of fame to Colonel Pickering. Two additional papers published in 1887 and 1891 were enough to earn him an invitation to join the Royal Society of Asian Languages in 1892.
Encouraged by this growing notoriety he set about his most ambitious project — a scholarly treatise on the Sanskrit Language. He devoted the years from 1894 to 1900 to this work. His book Spoken Sanskrit was published in 1901 to great critical acclaim.
During his years of study, Colonel Pickering had often come across the name, and works, of a certain Professor Henry Higgins. Professor Higgin’s works on phonetics and his book Higgin’s Universal Alphabet were especially intriguing. Though a modest man, Colonel Pickering determined to return to England to meet and confer with the famous professor.
Pickering arrived in London in 1908. One evening, while settling himself into the Carlton Hotel, Colonel Pickering decided to attend a concert. While the concert was letting out it started to rain. Pickering, along with many others, took shelter in an arcade in front of a church. By the purest of circumstances, he came across Professor Higgins who was notating the gutter English speech of a flower girl named Eliza Doolittle.
Colonel Pickering and Professor Higgins, bonded by their common interest in language, struck up an immediate friendship. When Professor Higgins boasted that in six months, he could pass Eliza off as a Duchess, Colonel Pickering said that this was not possible. The two men entered into a bet over this project. The details of Eliza’s conversion were beautifully portrayed in the movie My Fair Lady.
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Don Conway is an award-winning Architect and Writer (two golds and a silver medal from a national writing competition) also a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University. Says he is working hard on book number four.
First Place Goes to Grace Gosinanont, Junior at A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, for ‘Rotten’
Four Runners-Up Include Rachel Dippolito, Ava Murray and Mariel Silpe from Dreyfoos School of the Arts, and Primrose Tanachaiwiwat at Boca Raton Community High School
(Delray Beach, FL – January 23, 2020) Susan R. Williamson, Director of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, and Blaise Allen, Ph.D., the Festival’s Director of Community Outreach, today announced the winners of the annual Palm Beach County High School Poetry Contest. The 16th annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival runs January 20-25 at Old School Square in Delray Beach.
Winners of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival 2020 High School Poetry Contest: Mariel Silpe, Grace Gosinanont, Rachel Dippolito and Primrose Tanachaiwiwat. (Not pictured: Ava Murray)
In addition to cash prizes, each of the five winning poets will also receive a one-year subscription to Poets and Writers Literary Journal, and their poems have been published online on the Festival’s official website (www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org).
The $200 first place prize went to Grace Gosinanont, from Royal Palm Beach Gardens, a 16-year-old junior at A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach. She won for her poem Rotten. Her sponsoring teacher is Brittany Rigdon.
The next four $100 winners are in order of their finish:
+ Primrose Tanachaiwiwat, a 15-year-old sophomore at Boca Raton Community High School, for her poem Etymology. Her sponsoring teacher is Andrea Abbe.
+ Rachel Dippolito, from Lake Worth, a 16-year-old junior at Dreyfoos School of the Arts, for her poem Daughter. The sponsoring teacher is Brittany Rigdon.
+ Ava Murray, from West Palm Beach, a sophomore at Dreyfoos School of the Arts, for her poem In Argentina. Her sponsoring teacher is Britany Rigdon.
+ Mariel Silpe, from Palm Beach, a 16-year-old junior at Dreyfoos School of the Arts, for her poem Love in Retrograde. Her sponsoring teacher is Brittany Rigdon.
In 2020, for the first time, three additional student poets received Honorable Mention: Alexa Alvarez, a 17-year-old junior, at Wellington Community High School, for her poem Luciana; Margaret Hunt, a 15-year-old sophomore at Wellington High, for The Afro in My Memory Mirror; and Julie Claude PettitFrere, a senior at Glades Central High School in Belle Glades, for Boys Will Be Boys.
High School Poetry Contest winners with the faculty poets and leaders of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival 2020 Seated: Margaret Hunt, Mariel Silpe, Grace Gosinanont, Rachel Dippolito, Primrose Tanachaiwiwat, Alexa Alvarez Standing: Lorna Knowles Blake, Jennifer Litt, Susan Williamson, Major Jackson, Angela Narciso Torres, Sally Bliumis Dunn, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, David Kirby, Patricia Smith, Reginald Gibbons, Maggie Smith, Joy Harjo, Dana Levin, Ilya Kaminsky, Nickole Brown, Jessica Jacobs, Dr. Jeff Morgan and Dr. Blaise Allen.
“This year the Palm Beach Poetry Festival High School Poetry Contest received more than 230 submissions,” says Dr. Allen. “We are grateful to our contest judge, Dr. Jeff Morgan from Lynn University in Boca Raton, for choosing the winning poems and three honorable mentions.”
“The Poetry Festival has been honored to work with high school teachers throughout Palm Beach County for a decade and a half. We have visited hundreds of classrooms to discuss the craft of poetry and encourage students to write original poems. Every year we are impressed by the quality of their work. Many of our past winners have gone to college to become teachers themselves, and we are always hopeful that the students will continue to discover the delights that poetry offers us,” she adds. “As celebrated poet Carolyn Forche has pointed out, you find in poetry, something that is not found anywhere else.”
The winning high school poets read their poems at the Festival’s Award Ceremony on Monday, January 20 where they had the opportunity to meet and have their pictures taken with some of America’s most distinguished and award-winning poets.
About the Palm Beach Poetry Festival 2020:
The 16th annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival is being held January 20-25. 2020 at Old School Square in Delray Beach. The Festival will feature top poets at numerous ticketed public events, including readings, talks, interviews, panel discussions and more. Poetry workshops will be offered for which applications are required.
The Palm Beach Poetry Festival 2020 is being presented in partnership with Old School Square and generously sponsored by Art Works of the National Endowment for the Arts; Morgan Stanley, The Legacy Group of Morgan Stanley’s Atlanta, GA office; the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County; The Tourist Development Council of Palm Beach County; the Board of Commissioners of Palm Beach County; The Palm Beach Post; a grant from Visit Florida; WLRN-FM; and Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach’s independent bookseller.
In 2010, the Palm Beach Poetry Festival received an Arts Challenge Grant from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; and in 2011, it was presented with The Muse Award for Outstanding Cultural Organization (with a budget under $500,000) by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.
(Palm Beach Gardens, FL – January 23, 2020) Rev. Marie Alford-Harkey, Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches (MCCPB), the largest faith-based community in Palm Beach County dedicated to serving the local LGBTQ+ community and its family members and friends, today invited friends and supporters to Rainbow Ball 2020. This is MCCPB’s largest annual fundraiser, a fun-filled evening of dancing and dining, entertainment and socializing, even an exciting Silent Auction.
Rainbow Ball 2020 co-chair Robert Ruff, MCCPB Senior Pastor Rev. Marie Alford-Harkey, co-chair Chris Ruff
Under the banner of “Respect – Dignity – Equality… for all,” this year’s Rainbow Ball will be held in the Majestic Ballroom of the Airport Hilton in West Palm Beach, the theme of this year’s event is Roaring 20s. The celebratory event is being co-chaired by Chris & Robert Ruff.
“Join us as we celebrate the work we do in our community, such as feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, protesting injustice, hosting recovery programs, supporting long-term survivors of HIV and providing spiritual growth,” says Rev. Marie. “The funds raised at this festive event will help MCCPB serve the local LGBTQ+ community and its allies.”
The Rainbow Ball will feature some delicious culinary creations such as chicken Marsala, grilled salmon, filet mignon and a vegetarian pasta primavera. Cocktail hour begins at 6:30 PM with a fully stocked cash bar that will be available throughout the evening. The festivities include the vocal and creative talents of some of Palm Beach county’s local artists.
One highlight of this year’s Rainbow Ball will be the presentation of MCCPB’s prestigious Ruby Slipper Award. This award goes to someone who as made a lasting and significant contribution to the LGTBQ+ community in Palm Beach county. Another highlight of the event will be the presentation of MCCPB’s Cherish Award. This award goes to someone within the church’s membership who has made an outstanding impact in the life of the church.
Tickets for MCCPB’s Rainbow Ball 2020 are $95 each. Group discounts are available. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.rainbowballmccpb.orgor call 561.331.0499.
About the Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches:
The Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches is the largest faith-based community in Palm Beach County dedicated to serving the local LGBTQ+ community and its family members and friends. According to the church’s mission statement, “MCC of the Palm Beaches is called to celebrate and share God’s inclusive and transformative love through acts of worship, compassion and social justice.”
For nearly 40 years, Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches has been both a bulwark of strength and a source of solace and support for South Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities.
MCCPB offers Sunday worship at 10:30 am. Because the church is made up of people from both Protestant and Catholic backgrounds, elements of the services reflect both traditions, including scripture readings, hymns and contemporary music, prayer and a communion table that is open to everyone.
For more information about the Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches, which is located at 4857 Northlake Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens, please call 561.775.5900 or visit www.mccpb.org.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center receives mobile debris sorting station, and Project SHIELDfunds, at the Bank of America ribbon-cutting ceremony
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) received a holiday gift that will cultivate conservancy in South Florida and further demonstrate Bank of America’s commitment to environmental sustainability. On Thursday, Dec. 12, LMC joined the bank at the Merrill Palm Beach Office for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the mobile marine debris sorting station’s completion. The station will assist the efforts of Project Shield – a multi-faceted program that provides conservation solutions to man-made threats faced by sea turtles.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Last year, Bank of America granted LMC funds to develop the mobile vehicle as part of the bank’s annual 12 Days of Giving initiative. In 2020, the bank is investing an additional $25,000 to spearhead Project Shield strategies as well. It is committed to helping local communities like Palm Beach thrive by forming strong partnerships with nonprofits that address the greatest issues residents face.
“We are grateful to our community partners who are helping us revolutionize the way we orchestrate beach cleanups, education, and overall conservation,” said LMC Board chairman Lynne Wells. “In 2019 alone, the Center removed more than 392,422 pieces of debris during beach and underwater cleanups. With this gift, we will be able to develop a greater understanding of the waste that’s harming marine life, ecosystems, and our everyday health.”
Stephanie Glavin, PB County Market Manager, Bank of America; Dan Markow, Merrill Market Executive, PB; Lynne Wells, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loggerhead Marinelife Center; and Fabiola Brumley, PB County market president, Bank of America
The presented check will go to one of the cornerstones of LMC’s conservation efforts – Project Shield. Project Shield is a program that provides conservation solutions to fishing piers, recreational boaters, beach-side hotels, snorkel, and SCUBA operators. The program also bands with fishing charter operators, beach access points, and pollution prevention partners.
“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in 2020,” said Fabiola Brumley, Palm Beach County Market President, Bank of America. “By supporting initiatives like Project Shield, we are helping make a difference in the communities we serve and demonstrating strategies that can be scaled to have a significant impact across the globe.”
Kick-off the new year with conservation in mind! Join LMC in its next Juno Beach clean up on Saturday, February 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Respond to Lynne Wells at [email protected] if you plan on helping.
About Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is a nonprofit sea turtle research, rehabilitation and educational institution that promotes conservation of ocean ecosystems with a focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles. The Center features an on-site hospital, research laboratory, educational exhibits and aquariums, and also operates the Juno Beach Pier, which hosts world-class angling and sightseeing. Situated on one of the world’s most important sea turtle nesting beaches, Loggerhead Marinelife Center is open daily and hosts over 350,000 guests free-of-charge each year. The Center’s conservation team works with 90 local and international organizations across six continents to form partnerships and share conservation initiatives and best practices that are core to its mission of ocean conservation. The Center is expanding and has launched its Waves of Progress capital expansion campaign, designed to accelerate and amplify LMC’s conservation and education impact. When complete, the facility will offer one of the world’s most advanced and unique experiences for guests and scientific partners. For more information, visitwww.marinelife.org or call (561) 627-8280.
About Bank of America
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