Earth Day Fest returns to Lake Worth’s downtown Cultural Plaza on Saturday, April 25th featuring family fun, eco-exhibits and an exciting line up of live acoustic and jam bands.
The festival runs from 10 AM – 9 PM beginning with a guided bird walk lead by Gael Silverblatt. The day continues with children’s activities, crafts, Earth Ball Games, prizes and a kids’ music circle and an a “all-in” kids’ drum circle. At 4:30PM, the Mayor will read the City’s Earth Day Proclamation and dedicate the new tree in the Cultural Plaza. Late afternoon and evening will feature more adult music. Plan on a day of celebration, music, green exhibits, healthy food and earth-friendly fun.
The Cultural Plaza is located at Lake Avenue and M Street across from the Lake Worth library. Admission is free.
Exhibits will range from county wide water conservation projects to solar energy, home gardening, rain barrels and Florida wildlife. Contact Andy Amoroso at aamoroso@lakeworth.org for more information about vendor space, provided free to nonprofits.
The tree-giveaway (Lake Worth residents only) will be on a first-come, first serve basis administrated by the Lake Worth Tree Board.
Earth Day Fest is sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Lake Worth, the Downtown Cultural Alliance, Lake Worth Interfaith Network and the City of Lake Worth.
Program
10 AM – Guided Bird Walk
10:15 – Music (Carol Garrett and Friends)
10:45 – Earth Blessing (Priestess Nura-Din)
11:00 – Arts for Everyone. Kids’ Eco-Activities
11:30 – Eco-Music (Barry Silver)
12:00 – Kids’ Music Circle (Noam Brown)
1 PM – Music (Mel & Vinnie)
2 PM – Dance Performance (For the Children, Inc.)
2:30 – Environmental Folk Music ( Joan Hourican)
3 PM – Kids’ All-In Drum Circle (Buckley Griffis)
3:45 – Storytelling, Earth Ball, Kids Games (Javier Del Sol)
4PM – Songs That Celebrate Life (Michael Dean Goodman)
4:30 – Tree Dedication (Mayor Pam Triolo)
5PM – Music (Kalimba & Ecclectic Avenue)
6PM – Folk-Rock and Blues (Serendipity)
7:30 – Traditional and Modern Folk Music (Sun-Dried & Crusty)
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium announces interactive summer traveling exhibition
Leadership at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is welcoming the public to ‘step right up’ and experience a carnival of creatures this summer. The Science Center’s traveling exhibition, Eww! What’s Eating You?, opens to the public on May 3 and explores human and parasite interaction, with both live and preserved specimens on display. Photo: South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.
(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) Leadership at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium invites the public to step right up and enter a carnival of creatures! Eww! What’s Eating You?, open to the public on Sunday, May 3, is a parade of parasites, including preserved and live specimens – specifically those that enjoy feasting on humans. The highly-interactive summer exhibit will dig into the history of human and parasite interaction from ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, leading up to a more modern tale of sinister and saint critters that live to hitch a ride on human hosts – for the good or the bad. The exhibit will be on display through Sunday, September 27.
“Parasites are a natural and important part of our ecosystem and they are everywhere and worth exploring,” said Lew Crampton, Science Center CEO. “Eww! What’s Eating You? will explore the good, the bad and the ugly, of course behind the safety of glass enclosures. The must-see exhibit is perfect for our high-traffic summers, where kids and families flood the Science Center for educational fun and an opportunity to beat the heat. We encourage you to get your tickets and step right up, because a carnival of creatures is waiting to meet you!”
Famed comedian Carrot Top serves as a remote tour guide throughout the exhibit, which features a variety of bugs that swirl and twirl, including body morphing Guinea worms, rash causing Hookworms, kid-loving Pinworms, eye-invading Toxocara worms, malaria-causing mosquitoes, blood-sucking leeches and more.
The hands-on exploration includes the “Wheel of Probability,” a vintage wheel-of-fortune that illustrates the probability of being a host to a parasite; a “Funhouse,” which explores head lice from the perspective of an oversized human scalp – with hair follicles seeming much like a forest of trees; and the “Magic Mirror,” a circus-like effect showing what guests might look like if they contracted elephantiasis, a disease cause by the Filarial worms.
Although presented with colorful and dramatic backdrops with a circus-like feel, the exhibit takes entomology, the study of insects, seriously. The exhibit is curated by Dr. M. Lee Goff, who has been involved in forensic entomology for more than 25 years, and whose career highlights include consulting for CBS crime dramas CSI and CSI: Miami; serving as a member of the instructional staff for the FBI academy; and involvement in the recovery efforts at the World Trade Center.
The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, named the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches’ 2014 nonprofit of the year, features more than 50 hands-on educational exhibits, an 8,000 gallon fresh and salt water aquarium- featuring both local and exotic marine life, a digital planetarium, conservation research station, Florida exhibit hall and an interactive Everglades exhibit. During Eww! What’s Eating You? admission to the Science Center is $15.00 for adults, $11.00 for children ages 3 to 12, and $13.00 for seniors over the age of 60. Children under 3 and Science Center members are free.
The Science Center is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, FL. For more information, please call (561) 832-1988 or visit www.sfsciencecenter.org. Like the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium on Facebook and follow it on Twitter @SFScienceCenter.
Enjoy a Mother’s Day Art and Dessert Social. Give Back to the woman who loved you first. Show that special mother of yours how much you love her with an original piece of art and receive a free fused glass pendant made by hand with each purchase. Raising a child is an art in itself. We suggest a gift that returns the favor in kind. Our artists will help you choose a wonderful gift from our vast selection in the gallery or bring your mother in and let her choose her own gift. She will be awed by the beautiful selection of jewelry made by our numerous jewelry artists. Maybe a lovely hand crafted mug for her favorite cup of tea. Give her flowers that will last forever on her wall with a painting or photograph. If she is an animal lover our pets done in canvas, fused glass or pottery will bring a smile to her face. For the avid doll collector you may want to add one of our new unique handmade dolls to their collection. Show your mother how much you appreciate her with a gift of art that she will cherish forever. Complimentary refreshments, desserts and beverages will be served.
Wizard of Oz- The Wellington Children’s Theatre presents the beloved musical, “The Wizard of Oz”. Friday, May 15th @ 7pm, Saturday, May 16th @ 2pm & 7pm. Community Christian Church, 521 Jog Rd., West Palm Beach. For information and tickets call 561-223-1928 or visit our website: www.wellingtonchildrenstheatre.com
May 22nd & 23rd
Cinderella – The Wellington Children’s Theatre presents the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, “Cinderella”. Friday, May 22nd @ 7pm and Saturday, May 23rd @ 2pm. For information and tickets call 561-223-1928 or visit our website: www.wellingtonchildrenstheatre.com
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Welcomes 175 Song & Dance Fans to CULTURE & COCKTAILS at The Colony for Conversation with 10X Tony Award Winner Tommy Tune
The popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS, hosted by the Cultural Council ofPalm Beach County, recently concluded its 10th anniversary season by attracting 175 song and dance fans to The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach for a Conversation with Broadway legend Tommy Tune.
Nick Gold, Tommy Tune, Bram Majtlis. Photo: Corby Kaye’s Studio Palm Beach.
Tommy Tune is the winner of 10 Tony Awards(Best Actor in a Musical for My One and Only, Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Seesaw, Best Choreography for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, My One and Only, Grand Hotel and The Will Rogers Follies, and Best Direction of a Musical for Nine, Grand Hotel and The Will Rogers Follies) and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre that will be presented to him on June 7.
In addition, Tune has been awarded The National Medal of the Arts, eight Drama Desk Awards, three Astaire Awards, the Society of Directors and Choreographers’ George Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and he has been designated a Living Landmark by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. His film credits include Hello Dolly and Ken Russell’s The Boyfriend.
Tommy Tune was interviewed by Rob Russell, Entertainment Director for The Colony Hotel’s Royal Room Cabaret. The two shared anecdotes and punch lines about many of his co-stars and showbiz pals, including Barbra Streisand, Carol Channing, Walter Matthau, Twiggy, Charles “Honi” Coles and Gwen Verdon.
The 2014-2015 season of CULTURE & COCKTAILS was generously sponsored by The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation; The Roe Green Foundation, Roe Green, Founder; The Palm Beach Post and ThePalm Beach Daily News, and PR-BS, a Boca-based public relations firm.
About the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County:
The Cultural Council is the official support agency for arts and culture for Palm Beach County serving non-profit organizations, individual artists and arts districts. The Council promotes the county’s cultural experiences through an integrated program of advertising, public relations and marketing activities to both visitors and residents. Each year, the Council administers more than $3.6 million in grants, supports arts and cultural education, provides capacity building training and advocates for funding and arts-friendly policies. Located in the historic Robert M. Montgomery, Jr. building in downtown Lake Worth, the Council mounts a series of group and solo exhibitions featuring Palm Beach County artists and provides other programming.
Connect with the Council at www.palmbeachculture.com, or 561.471.2901. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
KRAVIS CENTER AND PRATT INSTITUTE HONOR STUDENT SCULPTURE DESIGN WINNERS
Awards dinner showcases potential designs for Helen K. Persson Society donor monument
Bruce Gitlin, Jane Mitchell, Robin Oglesbee Venghaus, Bruce Newman, Judy Mitchell, Tom Schutte. CAPEHART PHOTO.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla – The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts hosted nearly 350 guests for dinner on Tuesday, April 7 to culminate a sculpture competition for Pratt Institute design students. Eight students, under the tutelage of Associate Industrial Design Professor Robert Langhorn, each designed a sculpture to honor Kravis Center Helen K. Persson Society members and their contributions to the Permanently Restricted Endowment Fund. Awards were presented to all eight students by Pratt Institute President, Thomas F. Schutte.
Robin Oglesbee-Venghaus was chosen to receive the first place $3,000 prize award for his winning design, “The Embrace.” The other awards presented were:
Second Place, $2,000: “Jeté” by Pachara Kanġchirdsri
Third Place, $1,000: “Halo” by Jesse Loosbrock
Five honorable mention awards of $500 each: “Flama” by Jonathan Cortes, “Rise” by Sukyung Lee, “Aerate” by Keshav Ramaswami, “Swell” by Yangyang Wang and “Realm” by Kevin Yoo
The Sculpture Competition was a collaboration between Pratt Institute, a renowned New York City-based college that educates creative thinkers from around the world, and the Kravis Center, South Florida’s premier not-for-profit performing arts center dedicated to improving quality of life in Palm Beach County through presenting artists and companies of the highest quality and providing a comprehensive arts education program to the entire community.
Pratt Trustee Emeritus/Alumnus and Kravis Center Founder member Bruce M. Newman conceived the initial collaboration to bring a real-world creative challenge to students for a site-specific work to honor Kravis Center donors. Mr. Newman provided most of the funding for the project including the monetary awards for all eight students.
“The partnership between the Kravis Center and Pratt Institute was a unique opportunity for Pratt’s talented students to channel their creativity into designs for a site-specific piece of art,” said Newman. “I am impressed with the quality and sophistication of the designs, and am proud of all of our finalists for their excellent work and dedication to this project.”
Earlier in the day the students presented their designs to a jury of local design and arts leaders and one elected official all who were in attendance at the awards dinner – Hope Alswang, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Norton Museum of Art; Rena Blades, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cultural Council of Palm Beach County; John Loring, Design Director Emeritus, Tiffany & Co.; Mario Nievera, Founder and President, Nievera Williams Landscape Architecture; Joseph Sanches, Executive Vice President, D. Stephenson Construction, Inc.; Scott Snyder, National and International Interior Designer and Mayor Jeri Muoio, City of West Palm Beach.
Among the guests attending were: Jane M. Mitchell, Kravis Center Board Chair; Bruce J. Gitlin, Pratt Institute Board Chair; Peter Barna, Pratt Institute Provost, Arlene Dahl and Marc Rosen, Kravis Center’s Helen K. Persson Society members, Kravis Center Board Members, Life Trustees and supporters, elected officials as well as Pratt Institute alumni and supporters.
“At the Kravis Center, we recognize the importance of mentoring and cultivating the next generation of artists from all disciplines, whether sculpture, architecture, or the visual and performing arts,” said
Kravis Center CEO Judith A. Mitchell. “Partnering with Pratt Institute for the sculpture competition underscores our commitment to supporting the world of art beyond live performance, and showcases our mission to provide arts education to our community.”
Centrally located in West Palm Beach, the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is one of the premier performing arts centers in the Southeast with a growing national and international reputation. The Center is a leading force in the social fabric of the community, providing outreach programs as broad and varied as the community itself. For general information about Kravis Center performances, please visit the Center’s official website at www.kravis.org or call the box office at 561-832-7469 (561-832-SHOW). For information about the Kravis Center’s special events, contact the Development Office at (561) 651-4320.
Founded in 1887, Pratt Institute is a global leader in higher education dedicated to preparing its 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students for successful careers in art, design, architecture, information and library science, and liberal arts and sciences. Located in a cultural hub with historic campuses in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Pratt is a living lab of craft and creativity with an esteemed faculty of accomplished professionals and scholars who challenge their talented students to transform their passion into meaningful expression.
HANLEY CENTER FOUNDATION’S 16TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC IS A SWINGING SUCCESS
Supporters hit the links for Hanley Center Foundation’s Lifesaver Patient Aid Fund
Photo: Suzanne Holmes, Gary Harris, Maria Marino, Ryan Bridger. LILA PHOTO.
(PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.) Hanley Center Foundation’s 16th annual Golf Classic took place at the prestigious Old Marsh Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens on Monday, March 30. The picturesque venue served as a backdrop for the 18-hole tournament, awards ceremony, luncheon and silent auction – all to benefit Hanley Center Foundation’s Lifesaver Patient Aid Fund.
Hanley Center Foundation provides scholarships for patients who could not otherwise afford addiction treatment. In addition, the Foundation supports substance abuse prevention and education programs for parents, caregivers and school-age children. Proceeds from the 16th annual Golf Classic benefitted the Lifesaver Patient Aid Fund, which provides scholarship assistance to support people who want help, but need financial assistance.
“Today’s event is critical because many people hesitate to get the help they need due to financial circumstances,” said Dr. Rachel Docekal, Hanley Center Foundation CEO. “Through Hanley Center Foundation’s fundraising efforts, people receive quality treatment thanks to this special fund. Participation in the Golf Classic gives hope to patients and their families. We would like to give special thanks to our chairs and committee for recognizing the need for this assistance in our local community. Your efforts ensure that more people can receive access to the quality care they deserve.”
Led by chairmen Gary Harris, Suzanne Holmes and Maria Marino, along with junior chairman Ryan Bridger, the 2015 Golf Classic committee included Jack Barrett, Turner Benoit, Graham Davidson, Donna and Bob Goldfarb, Linda and Mike Hanley, Sandra and Ron Kaplan, Jillian Percella, Michele Poole, Rick Reikenis, Debora Rodi, Jason Schweriner, Hannah Sosa and Karen Vaughn.
Guests of the awards luncheon also included representatives from companies such as Alex and Ani; Bravo KB, Inc.; Broad and Cassel; Carlton Fields Jorden Burt; The Economic Council of Palm Beach County, Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce; Toshiba Business Solutions; and Wilmington Trust.
Winners of the Hanley Center Golf Classic were:
Overall gross – Gary Harris, Michael Carbone, Serge Hogg and Jim Myers
Second place gross – Cameron Harris, Tony Dowell, Dudley Moore and Jared Tise
Overall net – Rick Reikenis, Bud Heithaus, Paul Mammolito and Bill Bee
Sponsors for the event included Auction Ladies, LLC; Bloomingdale’s Palm Beach Gardens; Braman Motorcars; FordHarrison LLP; Hanley Family Foundation; The Harris Land Company; Hedrick Brothers Construction; PNC Wealth Management; Table 26; and Weiner, Lynne & Thompson, P.A. Media Sponsor was Legends Radio 100.3FM.
This has just been added to the Art After Dark calendar:
“The Amazing Randi” and artist Jose Alvarez to appear at the Norton’s Art After Dark in conjunction with the screening of the documentary, An Honest Liar.
Art After Dark on Thursday, April 23 will include:
A panel discussion will take place at 7 p.m. and precede the screening of the documentary.
The panel discussion features Alvarez, “the Amazing” Randi, and documentary director Tyler Measom. Film historian and author Scott Eyman will serve as panel moderator.
Then there will be a screening of the documentary, An Honest Liar, about Broward-based paranormal debunker and illusionist James Randi, including his relationship with renowned artist Jose Alvarez (whose work is in the Norton collection).
5:30 and 6:30 PM / Tours The Gardens of Eden with Allen Sistrunk, Mounts Botanical Garden Director / Sistrunk leads visitors through the Imaging Eden exhibition, detailing the plant life pictured in the images on display.
