If Musical Thrillers are your cup of tea, Palm Beach Dramaworks’ “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is served up hot, dark and acidic. Stephen Sondheim’s caustic wit and the killer cast stir up a libation that goes down—unlike Mr. Todd’s straight-edge—easy on the throat.
Based on the book by Hugh Wheeler, the show plays through August 5th at the theater’s Clematis Street location. PBD offers viewers under 40 the chance to “pay their age” for admission. So if you’re 18, then tickets cost $18. No matter what the age, attendees will be disturbingly entertained as they sip this perfect brew of genius wordplay, gritty Dickensian setting and razor-sharp execution.
After serving an ill-deserved 15-year sentence in Australia, Mr. Todd is propelled on a path of revenge. When he is unable to “do in” the shady judge, Sweeney turns on the London common folk. In the song, “The Barber and His Wife,” he justifies his barber-ic shaving methods:
There’s a hole in the world
Like a great black pit
And the vermin of the world
Inhabit it
And its morals aren’t worth
What a pig could spit,
And it goes by the name of London.
Sondheim’s dissonant, yet hauntingly beautiful melodies are steeped with commentary on the human condition. Under the direction of Clive Cholerton—and with top-notch actors like Ruthie Stephens (Mrs. Lovett), Shane Tanner (Sweeney Todd) and Paul Louis Lessard (Anthony Hope)—“The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” delivers a strong blend of depravity and dark love.
Come take a hearty gulp of Sweeny Todd at Palm Beach Dramaworks. Like me, however, you might pass on the pie that’s for sale during intermission—or at least eye it suspiciously…
The new school year is approaching and in an effort to ensure that Wellington students are prepared for a great start, please join us for our Annual Back-to-School Community Block Party Saturday, August 5th, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tiger Shark Cove Park located at 13800 Greenbriar Blvd. The event is hosted by Wellington’s Community Services Department.
Attendees can expect back-to-school supplies, entertainment, free food, arts & crafts, face painting, games, music, and a kid zone.
The Back-to-School Community Block Party is made possible through partnerships with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, Christopher Aguirre Memorial Foundation, Walgreens, the Wellington Community Foundation, and the Wellington Kiwanis Club.
Due to a limited number of supplies, students are encouraged to arrive promptly with Wellington issued School Identifications. If you have any questions, please contact Community Services at 561-791-4764.
As another way to stay informed on the latest news and updates from the Village, residents are invited to sign up for Wellington information and updates at www.wellingtonfl.gov/enews.
For information about other Wellington programs, events, activities, and updates, please visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or watch WellingtonTV for the latest happenings.
Kretzer Piano Music Foundation’s MUSIC FOR THE MIND Concert Series to Present An Intimate Evening with Jill & Rich At the Harriet Himmel Theater at CityPlace Tuesday, August 15, at 7 pm
(West Palm Beach, FL – July 18, 2017) The Kretzer Piano Music Foundation’s popular MUSIC FOR THE MIND concert series will be back in August with An Intimate Evening with Jill & Rich.
Following their successful kick-off this month of the Summer Cabaret Series in the world-famous Royal Room at The Colony Hotel Palm Beach, fans of the deliciously delightful co-hosts of The Morning Lounge on Legends 100.3 FM, now have another great opportunity to enjoy Jill & Rich live on Tuesday, August 15, at 7 pm, in the Harriet Himmel Theatre at CityPlace in West Palm Beach.
VIP tickets to attend this special MUSIC FOR THE MIND concert including a pre-show meet-and-greet with Jill & Rich are $50; regular tickets are only $10 for Adults and $5 for Students. They are available for purchase by calling CTS Tickets at 866-449-2489.
Profit from this MUSIC FOR THE MIND concert will enable the Kretzer Piano Music Foundation (KPMF) to expand its music education programs for children in need.
About Jill and Rich:
The married co-hosts of The Morning Lounge on Legends 100.3 FM, daily from 6 to 10 am, have both had sterling musical careers. Jill has headlined at Birdland in NYC, locally at The Colony’s Royal Room and with the Palm Beach Pops. She recently released the CD By Special Request, and is the author of The Diva Next Door: How to Be a Singing Star Wherever You Are. Rich is a gifted pianist/composer, who has been entertaining audiences in South Florida for the past 32 years. His four CDs of melodic piano instrumentals have made a significant mark musically, beginning with his debut release, Quiet Storm. He’s also an honorary Board member of The Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook.
About the Kretzer Piano Music Foundation:
KPMF is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the gift of music to children and seniors. “We believe that music enriches lives,” says founder Kathi Kretzer. “Together, we can provide music education to underprivileged children and performance opportunities for music students.”
In addition to awarding scholarships for music lessons and donating more than 30 pianos to disadvantaged children and local children’s charities, KPMF’s popular programs include:
+ Keyboards for Kids: Group piano lessons for 100+ inner-city school children at the Center for Creative Education in Pleasant City.
+ Kretzer Kids: More than 30 gifted young people who perform over 50 concerts every year in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and children’s hospitals.
+ Music for the Mind: Concert series at CityPlace held the third Tuesday of every month for the past 15 years. These concerts have featured more than 11,325 young musicians and raised over $638,000 for music in our schools and community.
+ Physicians Talent Showcase: Annual concert featuring a group of talented medical doctors, raising much-needed funds for children’s charities.
+ Keys to the Cities: The headline-grabbing campaign that placed 18 whimsically painted pianos in public spots from Jupiter to Delray Beach for public enjoyment. The pianos were later donated to local children’s charities.
For more information about KPMF, please visit www.kretzerpiano.com/KPMF.
MIZNER PARK CULTURAL CENTER PRESENTS BLOCKBUSTER 2017-2018 SEASON
July 17, 2017:
BOCA RATON, FL: The Mizner Park Cultural Center comes alive this season with a diverse schedule of comedy, concerts and critically acclaimed theater productions direct from Chicago in what promises to be its busiest season ever.
The award-winning Greenhouse Theater Center in Chicago will present a four-show subscription series at Mizner for the first time that includes an intimate portrait of Rose Kennedy in Hyannis Port, a hair-raising suspense mystery in the streets of London, a world premiere geopolitical epic, and a hilarious inside look at the world of Scientology. Hailed by critics from the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times and the London Telegraph, there’s something for everyone in this terrific season of shows.
This season also marks the debut of the Mizner Park Comedy Club, on the second floor of the facility, which will feature some of the country’s top up and coming comics for only $15 per ticket.
Rounding out MPCC’s diverse lineup are some terrific Cabaret style concerts including award-winning singers Clint Holmes, Tony Desare, Broadway veteran and South Florida favorite Avery Sommers and jazz great Copeland Davis.
There is also the much-anticipated Florida premiere of ODDVILLE: A Love Story starring America’s Got Talent finalist Dave Shirley.
Think Blue Man Group meets The Forty-Year-Old Virgin and you’d be close. But not close enough. Hysterically indescribable, ODDVILLE is a unique piece of brilliant modern theater jammed with ingenious props, amplified physical comedy, complex multi-media imagery and a cool nostalgic score. It’s a love story with limited words but plenty of heart that connects your imagination to your funny bone with fits of laughter.
Our complete 2017-2018 season lineup includes:
Florida’s Funniest Female Comedians, October 14.
Til Death Do Us Part…You First, October 18-22, 25-29.
Oddville: A Love Story, November 3-5, 10-12, 17-19.
The Life and Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel, November 25.
Rose, November 29-December 23.
Avery Sommers “For Sentimental Reasons”, December 29-30.
Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling January 6.
Imagine: The Life and Song of John Lennon, January 12
Marty Allen 95th Birthday Celebration w/Kate Blackwell, January 13.
Clint Holmes, January 14.
Bloodshot, January 24- February18.
Festival of the Arts, February 23-March 4.
Tony Desare, March 9.
Fly Me to the Moon starring Copeland Davis & Avery Sommers, March 10.
Bleeker Street & Beyond: The Greenwich Village Music Scene of the 1960s, March 11.
Truman and The State of Israel, March 21 – April 8.
Squeeze My Cans, April 11-22
Voices of the Women of the 1960s: Joan, Joni, Judy, Janice, Carly and Carole, April 29.
Photographs and graphics available on request.
BOX OFFICE INFO:
Subscriptions: Greenhouse Theater Series subscriptions are on-sale now. To purchase, call (844) 672-2849. For more information, please visit us in-person at 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432, or visit us online at http://miznerparkculturalcenter.com.
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League offers Free Cat Spay/Neuter for ALL of July
West Palm Beach, FL (July 3, 2017) Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League will be offering free cat surgeries for the entire month of July. This valuable service is open to domestic cats belonging to ALL residents of Palm Beach County, Florida and free roaming cats. Limited space is available and all interested are asked to visit PeggyAdams.org/schedule-an-appointment to complete the online application. Domestic cats must schedule an appointment and community cats (free roaming) must arrive in a covered trap (one cat per trap) and be delivered between 8:00 am – 9:00 am.
Additional to the complimentary spay/neuter, each cat will be given FVRCP+CH vaccine, Rabies vaccine, and microchipped. Palm Beach County Ordinance 98-22 requires cats to be spayed or neutered and micro-chipped by four months of age unless medically contraindicated. All cats participating in this month-long promotion, will be microchipped unless they already have a microchip.
All programs at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League support the Countdown 2 Zero (C2Z) goal of saving all adoptable animals in Palm Beach County as Peggy Adams partners with Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control’s C2Z efforts. In doing so, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League serves as the lead private shelter in the Annual Countdown 2 Zero Adoption Event. The 2017 event will be Saturday, September 9th at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
About Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League:
The Mission of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches, Incorporated is to provide shelter to lost, homeless and unwanted animals, to provide spay and neuter and other medical services for companion animals, and to care for, protect, and find quality homes for homeless and neglected companion animals, to advocate animal welfare, community involvement and education to further the bond between people and animals. For more information, visit www.PeggyAdams.org.
The League is an independent nonprofit animal rescue organization operating continuously since 1925.
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s adoption center is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For additional information, visit PeggyAdams.org or call 561.686.3663.
Adopt Your New Furry Friend at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League July Specials include Kitten-Con Adoption and Dog Adoption Special: 40lb +
West Palm Beach, FL (July 13, 2017) July is the perfect time to adopt a new furry friend at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. During the entire month of July, all dogs over 40 pounds qualify for a FREE* adoption, six months of free flea and tick prevention, and a free dog bed. On July 22 and 23 from 11 am to 6 pm, super hero kittens from across Palm Beach County will be at Peggy Adams for the Kitten-Con event- and will surely impress all who attend with their SUPER-cute abilities. Adopters can name their own price during this special kitten and cat adoption event.
*A $20 rabies tag does apply to Palm Beach County residents. All cats and dogs are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and micro chipped and ready for their forever home!
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is located at 3100/3200 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33409. Peggy Adams’ adoption center at the Grace Pavilion, is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For additional information, visit PeggyAdams.org or call 561.686.3663.
All programs at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League support the Countdown 2 Zero (C2Z) goal of saving all adoptable animals in Palm Beach County as Peggy Adams partners with Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control’s C2Z efforts. In doing so, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League serves as the lead private shelter in the Annual Countdown 2 Zero Adoption Event. The 2017 event will be Saturday, September 9th at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
About Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League:
The Mission of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches, Incorporated is to provide shelter to lost, homeless and unwanted animals, to provide spay and neuter and other medical services for companion animals, and to care for, protect, and find quality homes for homeless and neglected companion animals, to advocate animal welfare, community involvement and education to further the bond between people and animals. For more information, visit www.PeggyAdams.org.
The League is an independent nonprofit animal rescue organization operating continuously since 1925.
Calling all trivia champs… the City of West Palm Beach is inviting the public to test their knowledge and enjoy a fun-filled evening of trivia at Aesop’s Tables. Every Wednesday evening during Summer in Paradise, beginning July 12 through August 30, 2017, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., the City will reward those who know the most about random facts related to history, pop culture, science and more. In addition to trivia host Duane Hamilton, table hosts will also be on hand to help facilitate lively discussions, encourage participation and unite the community.
“This year’s Summer in Paradise is all about community, and we think adding Wacky Wednesday Trivia Nights will certainly bring people together,” said Mary Pinak, Community Events Manager for the City of West Palm Beach Department of Parks and Recreation. “Residents and visitors can enjoy the artwork on Aesop’s Tables while testing their range of knowledge on a variety of topics.”
Prizes include Downtown WPB merchant gift certificates – $100 for the first place winner and $50 and $25 for the second and third place winner, respectively. Additional Summer in Paradise branded prizes will also be randomly given out. There will be free popcorn for participants who work up an appetite matching wits with one another and beer, wine and soda will be available for purchase.
Table hosts include:
• July 19 – Habitat for Humanity, Amy Brand
• July 26 – Rebecca Peterson
• August 9 – Children Seen and Heard, Esther Joseph
• August 16 – Rebecca Peterson
• August 23 – Habitat for Humanity, Amy Brand
• August 30 – Take Heed Theatre
Aesop’s Tables is a whimsical art installation of 25 painted picnic tables, with each one depicting one of Aesop’s fables. A direct tie to Mayor Jeri Muoio’s pledge declaring West Palm Beach as a City of Kindness, the storybook setting provides an opportunity for all to connect, explore local art, share their own stories and enjoy family-friendly activities on the West Palm Beach waterfront. Aesop’s Tables is presented by the City of West Palm Beach Art in Public Places and celebrates the talents of local artists. The tables feature depictions of “The Jay and the Peacock,” “Tortoise and the Hare,” “The Lion and the Mouse,” and more.
For more information about Summer in Paradise, please visit www.wpb.org/events or call (561) 822-1515. For news and updates, follow the City of West Palm Beach on Facebook @CityofWPB and on Twitter and Instagram @westpalmbch.
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More About City of West Palm Beach Summer In Paradise
SUMMER IN PARADISE is a partnership between The City of West Palm Beach, the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority, Visit Palm Beach, Northwood Village, Historic Northwest Neighborhood, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County and Discover the Palm Beaches showcasing West Palm Beach as an international destination full of events, activities, art, entertainment and fun. Summer in Paradise collectively includes 90 days of nonstop events and happenings in the Northwest Neighborhood, Northwood Village and Downtown West Palm Beach starting June 1, 2017 through the end of August.
Join us every Friday evening (4:15 to 9 p.m.) from June through the end of August! Each night will feature a different family-friendly theme and will include entertainment for guests of all ages!
Roving Animal Encounters, Keeper Talks & Training Sessions
Interactive Fountain Fun, Kid’s Games & Eco Craft Stations
Children’s Entertainment of Various Themes such as Face Painting, Air Brush Tattoos, Costume Contests, Sand Art, Character Meet ‘n’ Greets, and Live Kid’s Entertainment
Live Music for the Grown-Ups on the Tropics Cafe Deck Overlooking Baker Lake on Select Evenings**
2016 Theme Schedule
July 29th – Winter in July
August 5th – Pirate
August 12th – Art Night
August 19th – Sports
August 26th – Fairytale
Come dressed to match the nightly themes and be entered to win a Palm Beach Zoo prize pack valued at $150!***
BOCA RATON, Fla. (July 10, 2017) – Theatre Lab, the professional resident company of Florida Atlantic University, will present three new plays for its 2017-18 season, including a world premiere from Peter Sagal, playwright and host of NPR’s “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me,” along with a Playwright’s Forum and Masterclass series featuring the work of Pulitzer Prize-winner Nilo Cruz. All of the events will take place in the Heckscher Stage theater space in Parliament Hall, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. Tickets will go on sale in August at www.fauevents.com or 561-297-6124.
Nilo Cruz.
“In its first two seasons, Theatre Lab has established FAU as a force in the national professional theater movement,” said Lou Tyrrell, Theatre Lab’s artistic director. “With our third season, Theatre Lab will continue to expand on our foundation as an artistic laboratory and a home for theater artists to explore and develop new American plays.”
With its laboratory approach to new play development, Theatre Lab allows the FAU faculty and students, along with the entire South Florida community, to be an actual part of the artistic process, actively engaged by world-class professional theater performances, workshops and conversations with leading playwrights and theater artists. Under the leadership and guidance of Michael Horswell, Ph.D., new dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters at FAU, the Theatre Lab will expand its impact through greater participation and cooperation among departments throughout the University.
Peter Sagal.
“One of my favorite aspects of having this amazing professional theater company on campus is the intellectual exploration that accompanies each reading or performance through collaborations between our academic experts and the playwrights, directors and actors of Theatre Lab,” said Horswell. “Lectures illuminate the context of the plays, while the performances and conversations with world-renown artists inform how we can more deeply understand the universal themes that touch all of our lives. This season we will be connecting Theater Lab to history, English, languages, women, gender and sexuality studies, and Holocaust studies, just to name a few of the collaborating departments.”
First up in the fall, Theatre Lab’s Playwright’s Forum program will include the work of four master playwrights, starting with Pulitzer Prize-winner Nilo Cruz (“Hannah and The Tropics”). Readings of three of Cruz’ plays will be combined with lectures, a master-class with Cruz, and conversations with the playwright following each of the play-readings during the weekend of Oct. 6 – 8. In addition to the mainstage season, other Theatre Lab programs include the annual New Play Festival, Jan. 3 – 7, 2018, and the 24 Hour Theatre Project, on Monday, March 5, 2018.
THE 2017-18 THEATRE LAB MAINSTAGE SEASON
‘Most Wanted’ by Peter Sagal
World Premiere
Dec. 1 – 17
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. ($35)
Preview Performance: Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. ($25)
Special opening weekend matinee: Saturday, Dec. 2, 3 p.m. ($35)
From the magical mind of playwright and celebrated host of NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell me…,” Peter Sagal. Frank and Doris are retired, comfortable and desperate. One day, they snatch their darling baby granddaughter and make a run for Florida, land of eternal sunshine and eternal rest, where they meet a variety of characters living on the fuzzy border between life and la-la-land—all of whom look just like the people they left behind. Cornered by an affable detective, they make one last run to U.S. President Truman’s Little White House in Key West, at the very end of the road. There, their daughter, Isabel, an avenging angel in expensive clothes, corners and confronts them with every mistake they’ve ever made. This comedy about parents, children, and the fate that awaits us all, won a MacArthur Fellowship from the O’Neill Theater Center. Advisory: This Florida adventure may make your heart race and your mind bend, but it’s fun for the entire family.
‘The Revolutionists’ by Lauren Gunderson
Florida Premiere
Feb. 9- 25, 2018
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. ($35)
True story? Total fiction? Or that special place where the two collide in your very own imagination? ~ Four women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution. At the height of the Reign of Terror, playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, activist Marianne Angelle and former queen Marie Antoinette hang out, plot murder and try to beat back extremist insanity in Paris. This fantasia by one of the country’s most exciting playwrights considers how we actually go about changing the world. Advisory: “The Revolutionists” is appropriate for adults and older teenage audiences. These four women may wear corsets and wigs, but they have a distinctly modern (and hilarious) sensibility when it comes to very strong adult language and ousting political tyrants.
‘Be Here Now’ by Deborah Zoe Laufer
Florida Premiere
April 6 – 22, 2018
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. ($35)
Preview Performance: Thursday, April 5, 2018, 7:30 p.m. ($25)
Special opening weekend matinee: Saturday, April 7, 2018, 3 p.m. ($35)
When life just seems too difficult to face, how far are we willing to go for love and happiness and to create meaning in our lives? ~ Two lost souls come together under most unusual circumstances in this deeply insightful and charmingly funny new play by the prolific Deborah Zoe Laufer (“The Three Sisters of Weehawken”). Surrounded by painfully cheerful co-workers, Bari is deeply cynical and woefully underemployed working at a small-town fulfillment center. After an unexpected and unexplainable turn of events, Bari finds herself on an enlightening new path. When she meets Mike, a man who makes art out of garbage, it is Bari’s turn to pull another out of the darkness. Advisory: “Be Here Now” is appropriate for adults and older teenage audiences. This searching story about existential happiness contains adult language, sexual content and other mature themes that are handled with both humor and honesty.
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six-county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
