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54 Restaurants Go #StrawFreeWithLMC on Earth Day, April 22

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54 Restaurants Go #StrawFreeWithLMC on Earth Day, April 22

54 Restaurants Go #StrawFreeWithLMC on Earth Day 2019

and LMC to attend the Great Give CityPlace Takeover on April 24

In honor of Earth Day, Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is partnering with 54 restaurants that have agreed to refrain from offering plastic straws to their patrons and/or use non-plastic alternatives on April 22.

The #StrawFreewithLMC campaign includes restaurants adjacent to the 9.5 miles of sea turtle nesting beach patrolled by LMC. It is open to other restaurants interested in participating as well.

If you are in Palm Beach County, LMC invites you to visit participating restaurants, thank them for going #StrawFreewithLMC and encourage your favorite restaurant to join LMC’s Earth Day celebration.

“Several of our restaurant partners have either eliminated plastic straws or have adopted a ‘straws upon request policy’,” said Katie O’Hara, Conservation Program Coordinator at LMC, “This is a great first step. Working together, we can all help protect sea turtles and other wildlife by reducing straws and other single-use plastics throughout the year.”

The goal is to increase awareness so that this can include more restaurants in the future. Since LMC launched the first #StrawFreeWithLMC Earth Day campaign in 2018, many of its restaurant partners have taken steps to eliminate plastic straws, and/or have adopted a “straws upon request” policy year-round.

For more information about this initiative, contact Katie at kohara@marinelife.org.

LMC is also participating in the Great Give CityPlace Takover on April 24. This 24-hour community-wide event celebrates the spirit of giving and raises proceeds for local nonprofits. LMC representatives will be on Hibiscus Street in Downtown West Palm Beach from 4-7 p.m. for a fun night of philanthropy, education, information and activities.

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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 76 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, visit marinelife.org or call (561) 627-8280.

Quantum Foundation Announces New Chairwoman

Jennifer Cope
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Quantum Foundation Announces New Chairwoman

At Quantum Foundation’s first board meeting of the year, West Palm Beach resident Ethel Isaacs Williams presided in her new role as the foundation’s chair of the board of trustees for the next two years. She has served as a board member for the local private health foundation since January of 2012 and as Chair of the organization’s Grants Committee since 2017.

Quantum Foundation is Palm Beach County’s largest health funder – a foundation formed from $130 million in proceeds through the sale of JFK Medical Center. Now celebrating its 20th year of community investment, the foundation has assets of approximately $150 million. Since its inception, Quantum Foundation has awarded $140 million to hundreds of Palm Beach County nonprofit grantees. Every dollar the foundation grants stays in the county to benefit local communities.

“The foundation has evolved in its strategic focus in grantmaking throughout Palm Beach County by supporting initiatives and programs that improve access to health services, improve health systems, expand health education, and focus on whole-health initiatives, including mental health,” said Williams. “Long term, Quantum Foundation is poised to continue to be a leader in advancing innovative ideas and investing in cutting-edge programs that can be implemented in order to positively impact the health of our community. As we take an upstream look at health, while continuing to honor our grantmaking roots, we know that the medical community cannot heal the body without having healthy societal and external factors in place. The Quantum Foundation board wants to continue to be a thought leader — tackling the big issues facing Palm Beach County, while always being there for those working on a basic level. We measure the health of the community at the grassroots level, since we know that this assessment can serve as a yardstick for the community’s overall wellbeing.”

In addition to her role as chair of the Quantum Foundation board, Williams is the Senior Vice President of Development and Public Affairs for Kaufman Lynn Construction based in Delray Beach. Her community service also includes serving as a board member of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County; immediate past chair of the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce; a board member of the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches; member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; founding president of West Palm Beach Chapter of National Coalition of 100 Black Women; and national vice president of The Links, Incorporated.

“Ethel is an outstanding fit for the foundation’s mission,” said Quantum Foundation president, Eric Kelly. “Her knowledge of our community is deep, and combined with her tremendous compassion and personal involvement with numerous nonprofits, we know our foundation has a true leader and guide for the upcoming years.”

Groups funded by Quantum Foundation must meet strict grant criteria and must be classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. All grants must benefit the people of Palm Beach County. For information about Quantum Foundation, or to learn about applying for grants, please visit http://www.quantumfnd.org/ or call 561-832-7497.

YWCA’s “Run for the Roses” Tea

Allyson Samiljan
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YWCA’s “Run for the Roses” Tea

And they’re off! The YWCA of Palm Beach County’s “Run for the Roses” Tea will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2019, 2:30 p.m., at The Beach Club, Palm Beach. The Honorary Chairwoman of the event is Arlette Gordon, with Susan Rothman and Chelly Templeton serving as Co-Chairwomen.

Jockey Sponsor is Sheila Carnicelli; Silks Sponsors include Arlette Gordon, Hermé de Wyman Miro, Plastridge Insurance, Tamera Pompea, and RFG Environmental Group, Inc.; and Mint Julep Sponsors are Jane Bloom, Susan Rothman, Chelly Templeton, Suzanne Turner and Linda Wartow.

The committee includes Jane Bloom, Sheila Carnicelli, Fabiana DesRosiers, Kalinthia Dillard, Margaret Donnelley, Nan Gallagher, Arlette Gordon, Shawn Jan, Theresa LePore, Toni Mastrullo, Tamera Pompea, Sharon Rinehimer, Bernadette Shalhoub, Bobbi Shorr, Maria Siemon, Marcie Stollof, Karen Swanson, Laura Moore Tanne, Phyllis Verducci, Linda Wartow, Paula Wittmann, Terri Wolofsky, and Maggie Zeller.

The event will feature a reception, a silent auction, fashion show featuring clothing from several stores in the Royal Poinciana Plaza, and a hat contest; guests are encouraged to wear their best Derby hats.

According to Susan Rothman, “Chelly and I are thrilled to be co-chairing the annual tea, especially with the fun Kentucky Derby theme since both of us are from the Bluegrass State. We realize how important the programs of the YWCA are to families in the community, and we are honored to support them.”

Tickets for the tea are $125 and tables of eight are $950. For more information or to make a reservation, please call 561-640-0050, Ext. 115, or visit the YWCA website and view events at: www.ywcapbc.org.

(Photos: Arlette Gordon, Honorary Chair
Co-Chairs Chelly Templeton and Susan Rothman, Photos by CAPEHART)

Samara Auguste Completes Stellar Basketball Season

Mike May
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Samara Auguste Completes Stellar Basketball Season

FORMER PALM BEACH CENTRAL BRONCO GREAT COMPLETES STELLAR COLLEGIATE SENIOR SEASON

By Mike May

The recently completed 2018-19 collegiate basketball season was a memorable one for current St. Thomas University senior and former Palm Beach Central High School basketball point guard Samara Auguste.  In fact, the last four seasons have been memorable ones for Auguste, a business administration major at the Miami Gardens-based university.  Athletically, St. Thomas competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

 

During the just completed 2018-19 season, Auguste averaged 18.7 points per game.  She led the Bobcats in points per game, steals (2.6 per game), assists (5.12 per game), three pointers made (63), and free throws made (110).  Her statistical totals in points, steals, and assists ranked 12th, 14th, and 18th nationally in the NAIA, respectively.

At the end of this season’s regular season, Auguste led her team to an overall 21-9 record and a second-place finish in The Sun Conference regular season.  The Sun Conference features a total of 10 universities in Florida and southern Georgia.  On an individual basis, Auguste received high honors from the Sun Conference this past season as she received the Sun Conference’s two highest honors:  The Sun Conference’s First-Team All-Conference Team and The Sun Conference’s Player of the Year award.

 

At the end of her junior year (2017-18 season), Auguste was named The Sun Conference’s Defensive Player of Year and was selected to the First-Team All-Conference Team.  Last season, Auguste led the Sun Conference in steals-per-game (3.74) and in total steals (116).  On a national NAIA Division II level, her defensive prowess ranked second in total steals; third in steals-per-game; and 19th in total assists (137). 

 

As a junior, Auguste also led the Bobcats in scoring (17.6 points per game) and assists per game.  In mid February 2018, she eclipsed the 1,000 point mark in career collegiate scoring.

 

After her junior and senior seasons, Auguste was named an NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Honorable Mention All-American.

After her sophomore year, Auguste was named to The Sun Conference’s Second-Team All-Conference Team and to the conference’s All-Defensive Team, based on 4.3 steals per game.  In her freshman year, Auguste was named to The Sun Conference’s Second-Team All-Conference Team and was tabbed as The Sun Conference’s Freshman of the Year.

 

Auguste’s on-the-court achievements have drawn words of praise from her head coach.

 

“As a junior, Samara had a tremendous impact and influence on our success that season,” said Candace Walker, St. Thomas University head coach of the women’s basketball team.  “She has worked tirelessly to improve her game — not only skill wise, but mentally as well.  During her junior year, not a week went by where Samara wasn’t getting up extra shots in the gym or asking coaches for extra film sessions. Her extra work outside of practice paid off in a huge way and helped her to play at such a high level for the entire year.  In her senior year, she continued her hard work and was recognized by The Sun Conference as its Player of the Year.  I’m very thankful that The Sun Conference recognized her outstanding play this past season.” 

 

Auguste credits her collegiate success to her off-season conditioning program.  She was equally committed to building her strength, speed and quickness during every summer.

 

“Going into my junior year, my goal was to make it on The Sun Conference’s First-Team and I did,” admitted Auguste.  “Every summer, I worked out every day – not missing a day — whether I could get in a gym or not.” 

 

In The Sun Conference 2018 post-season tournament in Lakeland, the Bobcats advanced to the conference championship game, where they lost to Southeastern University.  At the time, Southeastern was ranked #1 in the nation in NAIA Division II poll.  Still, St. Thomas received one of The Sun Conference’s two automatic bids to the 32-team national NAIA Division II tournament, held in Sioux City, Iowa.  At last spring’s national tournament, Auguste and her Bobcat teammates (21-10) lost a heartbreaker in the opening round of the tournament, 70-66, to the two-time defending national champion Marian (Indiana) University Knights.  Auguste led by example in that game as she played 34 out of the game’s 40 minutes, scored 16 points, handed out four assists, and snagged four steals.

 

This past spring, the Bobcats received another bid to the NAIA Division II tournament in Sioux City.  Unfortunately, the Bobcats lost again in the opening round of the tournament, this time to the defending national champion (South) Dakota Wesleyan to close out their season with a 21-10 mark.  In her college basketball finale, Auguste played 33 of the game’s 40 minutes, scored 15 points, grabbed six rebounds, dished out six assists, and had three steals.

 

Auguste finished her career with 1,572 points.

 

As she reflects on her four years of college basketball at St. Thomas, she says it went by in a flash.

 

“It was a very quick four years,” reflected Auguste, 21.

 

She does have pro basketball aspirations, but she’s content if that dream doesn’t materialize.

 

“I would love to play professional basketball, if I get a chance,” stated Auguste.

 

She doesn’t rule out coaching basketball one day, but she says it won’t happen for a few years.

 

But she does have a few words of wisdom for anybody who is serious about playing college basketball.

 

“Play with passion, energy, and heart,” advised Auguste.  “Give it everything you have – in practice and in games.  I did.  It was a great experience.”

 

And for Auguste, her hard work in basketball reaped a big dividend, which is something she is hoping to do with her business administration degree, soon after graduation.

April, 2019 – AW in Pictures

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April, 2019 – AW in Pictures
Thanks to the Palm Beach Central High School Interact Club and Total Shredding of Royal Palm Beach for Helping the Wellington Rotary Club hold a successful Document Shredding Event for our Community on April 13, 2019. Also thanks to those that supported the Wellington Cares Senior Food Bank by dropping off their Donations.
Keith Urban will be one of the headliners of this year’s SunFest, happening May 2 to 5 (2019).

 

 

Illustration by Rollin McGrail.
Tickets are now on sale for the Kravis Center Dream Awards: Celebrating High School Musical Theater Excellence. This showcase performance event will be held at 7 pm on Sunday, May 12, at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ Dreyfoos Hall and will feature student performers from 14 local high schools .

KRAVIS CENTER’S SECOND HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS SHOWCASE

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KRAVIS CENTER’S SECOND HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS SHOWCASE

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR KRAVIS CENTER’S SECOND HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS SHOWCASE

Dream Awards Will Send Two Students to New York City to Compete in the National ‘Jimmy Awards®’

 

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Tickets are now on sale for the Kravis Center Dream Awards: Celebrating High School Musical Theater Excellence. This showcase performance event will be held at 7 pm on Sunday, May 12, at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ Dreyfoos Hall and will feature student performers from 14 local high schools – four more than last season. Ticket prices start at $15 and featured musicals will include The Addams Family, Amélie, Chicago the Musical and Miss Saigon, among other favorites.

Photo: Alicia Donelan Photography

This performing arts education initiative for high school students was launched last year and is sponsored by PNC’s Arts Alive grant program for the visual and performing arts. Public and private high schools in Palm Beach County were invited to participate in the yearlong program. Kravis Center theater adjudicators viewed and critiqued musical theater productions at Boca Raton Community High School, Boynton Beach Community High School, Cardinal Newman High School, Donna Klein Jewish Academy, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The King’s Academy, Oxbridge Academy, Palm Beach Central Community High School, Park Vista Community High School, Saint Andrew’s School, Santaluces Community High School, Suncoast Community High School, Wellington Community High School and West Boca Community High School.

 

“We were delighted by the incredible talent shown by local students during our first Dream Awards last June,” said Judith Mitchell, Kravis Center CEO. “Our community has become the cultural capital of Florida, and these awards are a testament to the mission of the Kravis Center, as well as to the hard work by our local educators to make arts education a priority for our young people. We look forward to the 2019 Dream Awards with more schools and students performing.” 

Photo: Alicia Donelan Photography

At the Dream Awards performance and ceremony, two local student actors – one male and one female – will be named Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Lead Actress and earn a trip to New York City to participate in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards®, known as the Jimmy Awards®, representing Palm Beach County while taking part in a weeklong musical theater intensive. The culmination of the intensive will be the Jimmy Awards® ceremony performance on Monday, June 24 on the Minskoff Theatre stage on Broadway. All expenses for this student experience will be covered by the Kravis Center.

 

During the Dream Awards, one school will be recognized for Outstanding Musical and a school theater educator will be named Inspiring Theater Educator of the Year for his/her commitment to performing arts education. Additional student awards will be given for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress, Outstanding Featured Male and Female Dancer, Outstanding Stage Management, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Set Design and Outstanding Costume Design. Several scholarships also will be awarded.

 

About supporting the Dream Awards through PNC Arts Alive, Cressman Bronson, PNC regional president for Southeast Florida said, “We know what the visual and performing arts can do, how it changes perspectives – even changes lives. The Dream Awards is the epitome of how the arts can catapult a young artist to the next level. This program shines a light on the next generation of the best and brightest performing artists in Palm Beach County and we support it whole-heartedly. From classical music and fine art to dance and theater, we’re committed to keeping the arts alive in Florida.”

 

The Dream Awards has three primary objectives:

  • To provide much-needed enrichment and access for students and drama teachers to learn from theater professionals. By launching this program, the Kravis Center expands the resources available to underserved students and under-funded theater arts programs throughout Palm Beach County schools.
  • To celebrate the art form of musical theater and to elevate the prominence of our schools’ musical theater programs, helping make our community aware of the fine work that is being produced in our local high schools.
  • To engage the community and offer performance excellence at an affordable ticket price. This project welcomes family members, students and community members to experience the outstanding work of these young performers while contributing to the development of future audiences for live performing arts in Southeast Florida.

 

In September 2018, Kravis Center theater adjudicators began attending eligible musical performances at each participating school and prepared written evaluations of student performances. The written feedback was then provided to both the students and directors to enhance the growth of each individual program. 

 

To purchase tickets to the Dream Awards, please call the Kravis Center box office at 561-832-7469 or visit kravis.org/events/dreamawards.

 

About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

For more than 26 seasons, the Kravis Center has helped students of all ages fuel their imaginations and expand their lives through comprehensive arts education programs. Since 1992, over 2.5 million students from Palm Beach, Broward, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties have visited the Kravis Center, attending performances through the S*T*A*R Series and participating in a wide variety of educational programming. To learn more, please visit kravis.org/education.  

 

The Jimmy Awards®/National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (NHSMTA)

impacts more than 100,000 students who participate in high school musical theatre competitions sponsored by presenters of Touring Broadway productions throughout the United States. A Best Actress and Best Actor winner from each of these competitions is sent to New York for a week-long theatre intensive of coaching and rehearsals with industry professionals in preparation for a one-night-only showcase on Broadway, where a panel of judges crowns the nation’s top performers. Named for Broadway impresario James M. Nederlander, the program has been the catalyst for more than $2,000,000 in educational scholarships. In 2012, the program inspired preeminent broadcaster WGBH Boston to produce a 3-part documentary series called “Broadway or Bust,” which follows students on a journey from their hometown competitions to their debut on Broadway. The series remains popular viewing at www.pbs.org. Presented by The Broadway League Foundation, the tenth annual Jimmy Awards® will take place on Monday, June 24, 2019 at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. Coaching and rehearsals for this one-of-a-kind event will be held Monday, June 17, 2019 through Monday, June 24, 2019 in New York City. For more information, please visit www.JimmyAwards.com.

 

About the PNC Foundation

The PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from The PNC Financial Services Group (www.pnc.com), #PNCArtsAlive actively supports organizations that provide services for the benefit of communities in which it has a significant presence. The foundation focuses its philanthropic mission on early childhood education and community and economic development, which includes the arts and culture. For more information about Arts Alive grants visit www.pncartsalive.com.

Screen On The Green: “Mary Poppins Returns” (PG)

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Screen On The Green: “Mary Poppins Returns” (PG)

SCREEN ON THE GREEN
Friday, May 10, 2019
“Mary Poppins Returns” (PG)
7 – 10 p.m. FREE | The Great Lawn, 100 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

 

In depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael’s three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. The free and family-friendly fun starts at 7 p.m.
Outdoor movie watching has never been more inviting than on the West Palm Beach Waterfront. Monthly, on the second Friday of the month, the City of West Palm Beach turns the Great Lawn into an open-air theater – movie and included views of the stars and sea are both FREE. Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or chair and snuggle up for featured films – including newly released hits and throwback favorites. After hours, please call 561-822-2222 for information on event cancellations.

2019 Palm Beach Central High School Basketball Camp

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2019 Palm Beach Central High School Basketball Camp

Palm Beach Central High School Boys Basketball team will be holding a basketball camp for students entering 2nd to 8th grade next school year. The dates in June are 3-6 and 10-13, plus we have July dates of 8-11 and 15-18. Camp runs from 9 am to 12 pm each morning and the cost is 80 per session. Our goal is to have a ton of fun every day at camp. We work on all of the basic fundamentals every day; shooting, passing, dribbling, defense, rebounding and even some footwork. The basketball coaches are part of the camp staff, along with all of our players. This event is a fundraiser for the basketball program where 100% of the profits go to support the program. You can contact Coach Pitman the Boys Varsity Basketball at jason.pitman@palmbeachschools.org or (561) 398-9177, if you have any questions.

Clematis By Night: Dee Dee Wilde (Top 40/R and B)

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Clematis By Night: Dee Dee Wilde (Top 40/R and B)

Clematis By Night

April 25: Dee Dee Wilde (Top 40 / R&B)

The Dee Dee Wilde Band, led by Dee Dee Wilde, is a 5-piece ensemble featuring three vocalists and includes brothers Eugene Wilde and Vince Broomfield on keyboards and saxophone. Tommy Doyle on guitar and Jimmy Poaches on drums, round out the core 5-piece ensemble. Dee Dee’s vocal range is undeniable. Singing low and sweet like Sade, or dramatic like Whitney, Dee Dee will capture the audience’s attention – leaving them spellbound. From the high-energy, blow-your-hair-back dance tunes, to her commanding talents as a soul-ballad singer, Dee Dee and her band deliver pure entertainment enjoyment that spans more than six decades.

Clematis By Night: Artikal Sound System (Reggae)

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Clematis By Night: Artikal Sound System (Reggae)

CLEMATIS BY NIGHT
Free Weekly Concert Series
Every Thursday; 6-9 p.m. FREE, West Palm Beach Waterfront, 100 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Clematis by Night is West Palm’s favorite Thursday night tradition for more than 20 years. During Clematis by Night, “Where the Party Begins,” guests will enjoy live music, food and drink specials and the hottest local social scene, creating an unmatched seaside happy hour setting. For more information, please visit Wpb.org/events or follow the City of West Palm Beach on Facebook @CityofWPB, on Twitter @westpalmbch or on Instagram @westpalmbch.

Thursday, April 18: Artikal Sound System (Reggae) www.artikalsoundsystem.com

Artikal Sound System is a reggae band from Delray Beach, Florida. Over the years, Artikal Sound System has united American, Jamaican and Hispanic reggae culture. Performing nationally and internationally, their collaborations with some of the most influential musicians and artists in the reggae scene have included: The Abbysinians; Apple Gabriel of Israel Vibration; and Biggz General, a descendant of Bob Marley himself. Blending roots and modern sounds under smooth female vocals, they put their efforts towards bringing love, good vibes and a dancing mood wherever they go.

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