In and Out of Time
By Maya Angelou
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May, 2014 – CureSearch Walk
Children with Cancer to be Honored, Remembered, and Celebrated at West Palm Beach CureSearch Walk
Friends, Supporters, Survivors, and Families Raise Funds for Critical Children’s Cancer Research
The West Palm Beach CureSearch Walk on May 17, 2014 at Meyer Amphitheatre will bring together the local community to celebrate and honor the 42 children diagnosed with cancer every day. Funds raised at the CureSearch Walk will help fund research that accelerates the cure for children with the greatest risk of losing their battle with cancer.
During this unique event’s opening ceremony, survivors will be called to the stage to state their name and receive a medal, while those who lost their battle will be remembered during a memorial ceremony. After the opening ceremony, survivors, supporters, families, friends, and medical professionals will walk for approximately a mile and a half before returning for the closing ceremonies.
This year’s walk is sponsored by St. Mary’s MedicalCenter and Palm Beach Children’s Hospital and Titan Florida, both silver level sponsors. The West Palm Beach CureSearch Walk has a goal of $38,000 to reach through the efforts of fundraising, donations and event sponsorship. To help reach this goal, please sign-up as a participant or donate to the walk at www.CureSearchWalk.org/WestPalmBeach To be a part of the event committee or give donated items/services to the walk, please contact Community Development Manager, Betsy Langan at Betsy.Langan@CureSearch.org.
Every day 42 children are diagnosed with cancer. Children’s cancer affects all ethnic, gender, and socio-economic groups equally and is the leading cause of death by disease in children. During the last 25 years the overall survival rate for children’s cancer has increased from 40% to nearly 90%, but for many rare cancers, cure rates remain unchanged. Furthermore, the number of diagnosed cases annually has not declined in nearly 20 years.
“At CureSearch, we are committed to changing the odds for children most at risk for losing their battle with cancer. We know that the 15,500 infants, children, and adolescents diagnosed with cancer each year deserve new and better treatments, faster than at a pace of 2 in 25 years,” says Laura Thrall, president and CEO of CureSearch for Children’s Cancer. “That is why we fund novel research and support clinical trials at hospitals across the country. We’re fighting for the future every child deserves and every parent dreams of”.
Join the CureSearch Walk at Meyer Amphitheatre or at any one of our 60 Walks across the country and become part of a highly visible, incredibly powerful team fighting courageously for a cure.
To learn more about the West Palm Beach CureSearch Walk on May 17, 2014 visit www.CureSearchWalk.org/WestPalmBeach .
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About CureSearch for Children’s Cancer
CureSearch for Children’s Cancer is a national non-profit foundation whose mission is to fund and support targeted and innovative children’s cancer research with measurable results, and be the authoritative source of information and resources for all those affected by children’s cancer. CureSearch accelerates the cure by driving innovation, eliminating research barriers and solving the field’s most challenging problems; annually funding clinical trials and scientific research questions that challenge the status quo to push the field closer to a cure. Ultimately, CureSearch is working to change the odds for those children most at risk.
April, 2014 – Apple Icon “The Woz” Wows Science Center Supporters
APPLE-ICON WOWS SCIENCE CENTER SUPPORTERS WITH INTIMATE CONVERSATION ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
The Tech Revolution: An Evening with Steve ‘Woz’ Wozniak offers insight into past, present and future tech advances
(Palm Beach, Fla.) Speaking openly and candidly in a living-room format interview, Steve ‘Woz’ Wozniak entertained, challenged and joked, as South Florida Science Center and Aquarium benefit guests watched intently – until it was their turn to ask the questions. “The Tech Revolution: An Evening with Steve ‘Woz’ Wozniak” was chaired by Elizabeth and Ben Gordon.
“The ‘Woz’ was a perfect fit for the annual Science Center benefit,” said Ms. Gordon. “Wozniak was able to impart wisdom to a group full of science and technology supporters, but in a fun and engaging atmosphere. He shared that his love of engineering was developed at an early age, and in order to get children involved in science, math and technology, we need to have a hands-on learning platform where they can experiment with science, such as the South Florida Science Center. We are grateful to the Science Center’s supporters for recognizing this growing need.”
The intimate evening felt more like ‘Woz’ was a personal dinner guest, as he shared his formula for happiness, happiness equals smiles minus frowns; told stories about his infamous pranks, his wife attested that no one was safe from being ‘Woz-ed’; gave personal tips for iPhone use; and divulged his vision for the future of technology. One of the most sought after technology speakers, Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products – the Apple I and II, and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976 Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer, Inc., with Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer. Currently, he serves as chief scientist for Fusion-io and is a published author.
“It is clear that science and technology are vital to our future,” said Lew Crampton, Science Center CEO. “As ‘Woz’ can attest, it is critical to engage children at a young age and turn them on to a future in science as so many science, technology, engineering and math jobs are going unfilled. We are thankful to our benefit chairs, Elizabeth and Ben Gordon, for recognizing the importance of technology and securing world-class speaker Steve ‘Woz’ Wozniak. We are also grateful to our supporters, including Quantum Foundation and new donor Amin Khoury, founder and CEO of B/E Aerospace. We are excited to share news about his recent donation of $250,000.”
In addition to chairmen Elizabeth and Ben Gordon, leadership for the springtime event included honorary chairmen Jeffrey and Frances Fisher, Matthew and Helene Lorentzen, and John and Heidi Niblack. Host committee chairmen are Howard Cox, Stuart and Alison Haft, Cater and Afsy Pottash, Heath and Karly Randolph, and Eric and Lucinda Stonestrom. The host committee included Robb and Lynn Allan, Laurence and Molly Austin, Norberto and Robin Azqueta, Timothy and Sarah Benitz, Hannah and Duke Buchan III, Alan and Christine Curtis, Matthew and Liz Fifield, Tim and Christine Gannon, Gerald and Darlene Jordan, Joel and Darcy Kassewitz, Joseph and Karin Luter, William and Denise Meyer, Mrs. Danielle Moore, Michael and Ashley Ramos, Gerald Seay and Pauline Pitt, Stephen and Austin Smith, and Mark and Sonja Stevens. The event’s stewardship council was chaired by Dale Hedrick and Harvey Oyer. Stewardship Council included Col. Buzz Aldrin, Hon. Nancy Brinker, Howard Cox, Lew Crampton, Dr. Robert Crippen, Mary Hulitar, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Harvey Poppel and John Scully.
Sponsors included: Chief Technology Officer Grand Benefactors, Lew and Kathleen Crampton, Jeffrey and Frances Fisher, Benjamin and Elizabeth Gordon, Matthew and Helene Lorentzen, and John and Heidi Niblack; Systems Engineers, Robb and Lynn Allan and Stuart and Allison Haft; Network Architect, Howard Cox; Software Developers, Florida Power & Light and Dr. Lorna Williams and Rhys Williams; Programmers Laurence and Molly Austin, Alan and Christine Curtis, Dr. David and Donna Dodson, Steven and Melinda Duncker, Susan Gibson, Gerald Seay and Pauline Pitt, and Matthew and Austin Smith; and Web Designers,Cappy Abraham, Gunster, Ira and Nikki Harris, Sidney and Dorothy Kohl, Sir Geoffrey and Lady Leigh, Howard and Patricia Lester, and Angela Reynolds. Corporate sponsors were PNC Private Bank and Saks Fifth AvenuePalm Beach.
With a mission to “open every mind to science,” the Science Center 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.
The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach and is open Monday – Friday from 9am-5pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am-6pm. For more information about the Science Center, please reach Marcy Hoffman, mhoffman@sfsciencecenter.org or 561.370.7738. For general information about the Science Center, call 561-832-1988 or visit www.sfsciencecenter.org. Like the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @SFScienceCenter.
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Photo credit: Lucien Capehart Photography
April, 2014 – Launch of Ann Norton Biography
GARDENS CONSERVANCY MEMBERS GATHER TO LAUNCH NEW ANN NORTON BIOGRAPHY
Sunset in the Gardens offers Conservancy supporters private reception with author, Caroline Seebohm
(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) – As the sun gave way to twilight over the beautiful garden setting of the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens on Tuesday, April 8, members of the newly launched Gardens Conservancy were treated to a private reception and entertaining conversation with author Caroline Seebohm. “Sunset in the Gardens” marked the inaugural event to unlock the secrets of the garden through Seebohm’s “hot off the presses” biography about their namesake – Monumental Dreams: The Life and Sculpture of Ann Norton.
The historic Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Inc. is a nonprofit foundation established in 1977 by the prominent sculptor Ann Weaver Norton (1905-1982). Located at 2051 South Flagler Drive, the 1.7 acre sanctuary is comprised of rare palm and sculpture gardens, Ann Norton’s historic home and exhibition galleries, and Norton’s own Wyeth-designed artist studio. Dedicated to preserving the beauty of the Gardens, the new Gardens Conservancy has been established for ongoing education at the beloved Gardens through its community enrichment programs with school and community partnerships, horticultural programs and related cultural events.
Nearly 80 guests enjoyed a cocktail reception amongst the palms and dramatic sculptures created by Ann Norton. Hosted by Gardens Conservancy Founding Chairman Frances Fisher, the Sunset in the Gardens event provided an opportunity for Conservancy members to hear Seebohm speak about her new biography and to ask questions about artist, Southerner and West Palm Beach resident, Ann Norton.
“Like Ann, I am a native Alabamian,” said Fisher, as she welcomed Conservancy guests for the evening. “And as any good Southerner knows, there are two profound rites of passage to growing up Southern. One is a Southerner’s passion for the garden in a way that cultivates a well fed soul as much as a green thumb. The other is learning to love the art of Southern story telling. I believe Ann Norton is smiling tonight…for she’s the heroine of her own true story appropriately titled, Monumental Dreams.”
In Monumental Dreams, Seebohm tells the riveting story of how Ann Norton, a quiet and focused child of the South, left her native Alabama roots to become a sculptor in New York City. According to Seebohm, “she arrived in New York at the beginning of the Depression and she wanted to be a starving artist.”
Despite her burgeoning career, Norton found New York a difficult place to live. In search of paying work, she moved to West Palm Beach, where she became a teacher at the NortonGallery and School of Art, founded by retired Acme Steel president Ralph Hubbard Norton. Seebohm says that many of Ralph Norton’s most important pieces were purchased “under Ann’s brilliant guidance.”
The two built a relationship based on love as well as common aesthetic values, and after his death, she built her finest and most lasting work. Today, her monolithic sculptures—in the spirit of Stonehenge, Henry Moore and Buddhist temple art—can be admired just behind the magical garden gates at the AnnNortonSculptureGardens.
According to Seebohm, it was a combination of Ann’s Southern roots and inspiration from her travels after Ralph’s passing which influenced the sculptures on display at the Gardens today. “These pieces were always in her heart – probably since she was 10, and thanks to the fateful meeting of Ralph Hubbard Norton, Ann was able to finally fulfill her ‘monumental dreams.’”
The private Sunset in the Gardens event was followed by an evening reception and book signing with Seebohm for the public on April 9, also made possible by the Gardens Conservancy as part of their education and community outreach mission.
“Perhaps the most striking feature of the garden is an intangible one realized through the legacy of Ann Norton,” said Fisher, “a place where thousands every year including residents, school groups, garden and art enthusiasts, community organizations, and visitors from all over the world can experience and enjoy the beauty of these gardens and the impressions they carry with them.”
Fisher thanked the “Guardians of the Gardens,” a long list of supporters who have been instrumental in the preservation and growth of the Gardens for the past 25 years. She also recognized Conservancy Founding Members including Carolyn Blitz, Lourdes Fanjul, Susan Keenan, Karyn Lamb, David Miller, Mary Mochary, Leslie Rose, Sally Soter and Cynthia Sultzberger for their vision and early support.
“Getting to know Ann through Caroline’s book adds another dimension to the Gardens,” said Cynthia Palmieri, executive director for the AnnNortonSculptureGardens. “Her legacy has been carried on through the Guardians of the Gardens for many years, and now is receiving renewed focus through efforts of the Gardens Conservancy — committed to preserving the historic beauty of the Gardens with projects designed to reflect the ideals set forth by Ann Norton herself. I think she would be so proud of the Conservancy’ mission to open hearts and minds of all ages to the art and nature of these surroundings, cultivate creative community partnerships to enhance educational programs and cultural awareness, and implement exciting horticultural projects to maintain the garden as a vibrant feature of our community.”
The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens are currently open to the public Wednesday through Sunday, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. For more information about the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens or to support the new Gardens Conservancy, visit www.ansg.org or call 561-832-5238.
May, 2014 – Licks, Laughs and Libations
Join Christie’s Critters for a Night of Comedy and a Good Cause
April, 2014 – 10 Chemicals in Your Food
10 Chemicals in Your Food That You’re Better Off Without
By Jon Lipshaw
- Coloring Agents
Coloring agents (blue 1, blue 2, yellow 5, and yellow 6) are chemicals used to brighten and color up foods such as cheese (including your favorite mac and cheese), candy, medicines, sport drinks, soda, pet food, cake and fish… just to
name a few. Around 1955 these chemicals started being used more abundantly here in the U.S. Before that point, saffron and turmeric was used as food coloring. Now a days most of our food coloring comes from coal tar.
Research has shown links between Yellow 5 and allergies, skinrashes, hyperactivity and migraines. Yellow 5 has been banned in Norway, Australia and reduced or banned in other countries.
- Arsenic
Some meat companies here in the U.S. use arsenic in poultry feed to help sell their chickens. The arsenic affects the chicken’s blood vessels making the meat look more pink and appear fresher. Poultry companies believe this helps sell chickens to the consumer who is looking for freshness. According to sciencedaily.com, “Arsenic has been linked to bladder, lung, skin, kidney and colon cancer, while low-level exposures can lead to partial paralysis and diabetes.” This use of arsenic in this manner is banned in The European Union.
- Synthetic hormones
Synthetic hormones BGH and RBST are found in milk and dairy products. Some dairy farmers inject genetically-engineered cow growth hormones so that their cows will produce 10% more milk. RBGH and RBST are banned in Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and in the 27 countries of the European Union. The FDA approved RBGH in 1993 although various advocates for safe food feel that RBGH was never properly studied for negative health effects on humans.
- Bisphenol A (BPA)
Bisphenol A is found in hard plastic bottles and metal-based food and beverage cans. Research shows that BPA exposure is linked to breast cancer. BPA is found in a wide range of plastic items found here in the United States. According to Medicalnewstoday.com, “Bisphenol is an endocrine disruptor – a substance which interferes with the production, secretion, transport, action, function and elimination of natural hormones.” Countries who ban BPA are France, Sweden and Belgium. In Malaysia, South Africa, China and in Denmark the law prohibits BPA on products intended for babies or young children.
- Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO’s)
This chemical is used as a stabilizer in sports drinks and soda. BVO’s are banned in more than 100 countries because it contains bromine, a chemical whose vapors can be corrosive or toxic. According to Webmd.com, “In 1997, doctors were stumped by the case of a man who came to the emergency room with headaches, fatigue, and a loss of muscle coordination and memory. He continued to get worse over time, and eventually he lost the ability to walk. A blood test found sky-high levels of bromide.” Europe and Japan have banned BVO’s.
- Azodiocarbonamide
This chemical is used to bleach white flour. According to Onlinelibrary.wiley.com, “a strong association was observed for injection molding workers and eye/nose/throat irritation, cough, and wheezing. Additionally, wheezing, chest tightness, and symptoms of chronic bronchitis were strongly associated with work in injection molding during periods in which azodicarbonamide was in use.” It’s also banned in many European countries, the UK and Australia.
- Olestra (Olean)
This chemical is found in fat free chips. According to Bodyunburdened.com, “this fat substitute appears to cause a dramatic depletion of fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids, robbing us of the vital micro-nutrients.” Negative health effects include loose stools, abdominal cramping, and Olestra‘s interference with the body’s ability to absorb certain crucial vitamins, namely Vitamins A, D, E, and K. Olestra (Olean) is banned in the U.K. and Canada.
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
This popular item is processed from corn sugar with a chemical enzymatic process and it is used as a sugar substitute because it is cheaper. According to Drhyman.com, “ It is extracted from corn stalks through a process so secret that Archer Daniels Midland and Carghill would not allow the investigative journalist Michael Pollan to observe it for his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma.” In the 1970′s, HFCS usage became much more vast with food and beverage manufacturers because HFCS is cheaper than table sugar and HFCS is much sweeter. Much of the food that contains HFCS contains mercury; which is not good for the human nervous system. HFCS is known to worsen diabetes, cause Metabolic Syndrome, damage to your immune system and speed-up aging process.
- Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s)
These are found in a wide range of foods. Nongmoproject.org states, “In more than 60 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs.” GMO’s are found in a lot of vegetables grown here in the U.S. and 88% of the corn fed to cows contains GMOs. Soy beans and Canola Oil most commonly have GMO’s in them as do processed foods or non organic foods. According to Organicconsumers.org tests on lab rats has shown “the stomach lining of rats fed GM potatoes showed excessive cell growth, a condition that may be a precursor to cancer. Rats also had damaged organs and immune systems.”
10. BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) and BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
These chemicals are used as a preservative to prevent oils in foods from oxidizing; in other words going bad. According to Examiner.com, “Concerns with BHT come from lab tests showing that it can cause cancer in animals, thus leading to the assumption that it may have the same affect in people.” The U.K., Japan, and many other European countries have banned the use of these chemicals.
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You can contact Jon Lipshaw at: JonLipshaw@gmail.com or 561.602.5853
Or visit Jon’s Blog: JonLipshaw.com.
May, 2014 – May in Downtown Lake Worth
Merchants of Downtown Lake Worth
The MOD Squad Presents
May in Downtown Lake Worth
Take a Springtime Ramble Through This Little Village by the Sea
May Flowers bring color and life to LakeWorth, Florida’s OldCity, filled with character and characters. LakeWorth has long resisted the mushrooming growth or surrounding communities that stamp out nature and old fashioned neighborhood Main Streets. LakeWorth is the Norman Rockwell hometown of South Florida that we all yearn for.
With your help, LakeWorth is rapidly becoming the epicenter of South Florida’s Great Arts Renaissance. This month, you are invited to directly contribute to this. On May 6, The Community Foundation and United Way are hosting the Great Give. This is one day of giving, on line, to hundreds of non-profits throughout Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Lake Worth, Flamingo Clay Studio, Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery is participating in the Great Give. On May 6th, enter www.greatgivepbc.org/#npo/flamingo-clay-studio and contribute $10-$10,000. Every donation FCS receives will be multiplied with bonus dollars from the Community Foundation and a National Pool. The funds raised by Flamingo Clay Studio will be used to train students from Lake Worth High School’s Arts Department in the buiding and installation of ceramic, mosaic walls in Lake Worth’s most blighted neighborhoods. The funds will also be used for scholarships for economically challenged senior citizen artists, to build a huge, community accessible kiln complex and to continue construction on the regions largest 3-D artists studios for glass blowing, large metals foundry, clay, ceramic, fused glass and small metals studios. This project, once fully funded and complete, is expected to become an international arts destination. If you miss the May 6th Great Give, you can still contribute to this non-profit artists’ project. On website CGMS.FlamingoClayStudio.org, you may make a tax-deductible contribution through PayPal.
ModSquad (The Merchants of Downtown Lake Worth) have many fine art gallery members for you to visit during the month of May. All exhibits are constantly changing. Make the month of May your Art Tour Month through the HistoricVillage of Lake Worth.
Start your tour on the 600 block of Lucerne and visit the Lake Worth Arts League, South Florida’s oldest arts association. Their beautiful gallery is filled with paintings and photography. Head west to the MaryAnne and Bruce Webber Galleries, located on the 700 block of Lucerne the longest established galleries and framing establishments in Lake Worth. Make a left hand turn on J street and walk two blocks to 15 South J Street, The Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery, Palm Beach County’s first non-profit 3-D artist cooperative. Head back to the 800 block of Lake Avenue for the Robert Pardo (Artefacts) Gallery featureing the works of Laura Anne Jacobs. Travel east to ShoeStrings Gallery located in Palm Beach Interiors. There are many other little galleries located in the nooks and crannies of the town. Take a day to explore and delight in the art that fills this town.
Fine Art and fine craftsmanship are found in many shops throughout the town. At Lake Worth Jewelers, 615 LakeAvenue, master designer and jeweler, Richard Fahnoe, has begun to create one of a kind jewelry studded with gold and diamonds. He is also in charge of repairs. His figurative miniature work is flawless. After one piece is cast, the mold is destroyed. LakeWorth Jewelers has been in downtown LakeWorth for thirty-two years. Their hours are 9-5, Monday-Saturday.
Brogue’s Down Under, 621 Lake Avenue, has learned the formula for packing in crowds for dinner and a show. With their elegant and newly windowed back restaurant, diners can come in for a fine meal and to enjoy their Thursday evening (5-8PM) Rod Stewart Tribute Band. Watch for additional evenings with addition tribute groups to spring up on a regular basis.
Lake Worth now welcomes exciting new Street Performers to town beginning in May. FlowSource has found a new home in Lake Worth. Every First and Third Friday in May for Lake Worth’s Evenings on the Avenues, FlowSource will be presenting a flowing team of powerful, creative, and joyful individuals dedicating their lives to what they love to do best. These artists are excited to share many forms of performance arts. They will mesmerize, captivate, and amaze you. You will laugh and join in the fun. Come see: Live painting and portraits by Zipporah SkyWalker, Spoken Word/Poetry acapella and musical accompaniment by Casandra Tenenbaum, Brian Ritter, and Emily Andari. Poi, Staff, and Hula Hoop performances by Patrick Kiebzak, Jeremiah Collins, Blair Welcome, and Cassandra Tenenbaum. Watch as these performers, especially as they use LED and fire props! They inspire community connection through playful interactions and create a showcase spectacle in Downtown Lake Worth that links the community with performers, artists, and merchants.
The Lake Worth Playhouse and the Stonzek Movie Theater are the finest antiques Lake Worth has to offer. The buildings are architectural gems, well worth the visit. Sitting inside the theater brings you back 100 years. Within the beautiful surroundings of this glorious theater, you can experience wonderful and affordable productions. The Stonzek Movie Theater shows independent and rare films seen nowhere else in the county.
The alliterive Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale (May 10th) in Lake Worth is always filled with Big Bargains and a ThirdEye Adventure. The Second Saturday Sidewalk sales fill the downtown streets with treasures. Long cherished, Bees Knees, has lost its lease in Lake Worth and is looking for a new site. You Bees Knees addicts can find their extrodinary and affordable treasures every Second Saturday on the parking lot of CGMS Gallery, 15 South J Street. This is Lake Worth’s example of neighbor helping neighbor. The best way to get the Bees Knees up an running again is to come downtown and make sure you buy out their parking lot sale. GotThirdEyeAdventures.com raises money for local charities. This month’s adventure is “Back to Boston,” a bar crawl and tap takeover. This adventure will feature an 80’s Costume Contest with food, fun, music & prizes.
Friday, May 16, Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery (15 South J Street) celebrates its 5th Anniversary in downtown LakeWorth. The party starts at 6PM. Some of Palm Beach’s best performers come out to celebrate this anniversary. In keeping with Gallery Anniversary Tradition, Butterflies will be handed out to the first 100 visitors. Champaingn and cake will be served.
Metal Clay Classes for Charity: Ruth Ekiert of Trinkets and Treasures teaches regular classes in metal clay and resins to raise funds for a local non-profit. Metal Clays can be worked with to make jewelry and art objects. Once fired in a kiln, the clay burns out and you are left with silver, copper or brass. Most classes cost $140 plus materials for a four hour class. Ruth charges $75 including materials. Groups are welcome. Classes are set up at your convenience. Six person minimum.
The Merchants of Downtown is a group that meets weekly to make DowntownLakeWorth a welcoming destination for neighbors and visitors alike. The MOD Squad, as they fondly refer to themselves, organizes block by block bringing activity, unity and camaraderie to the Downtown corridor. For additional information contact JClay6@aol.com .
PB Photographic Centre’s FOTOcamp for Kids
Palm Beach Photographic Centre Announces FOTOcamp for Kids 2014
Three Sessions Planned This Summer for Children & Teens, Ages 9-17
(West Palm Beach, FL – April 14, 2014) Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre (PBPC), today announced that this summer the nonprofit organization will be offering three age appropriate FOTOcamps for children and teens.
FOTOcamp for Kids
+ June 16-27 / 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
+ July 7-18 / 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
+ July 21 – August 1 / 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For Ages 9-17
“FOTOcamp is for anyone between the ages of 9 and 17 that has an interest in photography and/or computers, and who are inquisitive and like adventure,” says NeJame. “It is the perfect opportunity for youngsters and teens to gain knowledge in all areas of photography, beginning with the basics of picture-taking using SLR digital cameras and progressing to state-of the-art digital imaging, at each participant’s own rate of speed.”
“FOTOcamp is my favorite time of the year,” she adds. “I enjoy seeing the amazing images the kids come back with from their field trips, and I love to see their reactions when working in a real studio.”
FOTOcamp students are grouped by their level of experience, from beginner to advanced in each of three 2-week summer sessions. Students are each issued a digital SLR Camera and while exploring lens choices, lighting, and composition of photographs they will learn about photography and digital imaging, in a fun and fact-filled environment. Sessions in the computer lab will expose them to downloading images to the computer, saving and renaming files, burning CDs, and creating slide shows.
In addition, using Adobe Photoshop and Elements, they will learn image adjustment techniques such as color correction, compositing images, adjustment layers and layer masks and other digital imaging technology. The computer lab is set up so that each student has access to a computer ensuring the ultimate hands-on experience. Location shooting and photographic assignments give them the opportunity to practice their skills while acquiring new images.
Based at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in downtown West Palm Beach, all sessions of FOTOcamp will include a professional instructor and an assistant, with opportunities for both individualized and group critiques for each student.
The culmination of all three sessions of FOTOcamp for Kids will be a special exhibition of photos taken by the young students. At the exhibition’s opening in August, one talented FOTOcamper will be named Student of the Year and receive a free SLR Digital camera.
The cost to attend one of the three two-week session of FOTOcamp for Kids is only $695 for Photo Centre members and $745 for nonmembers. This covers 10 6-hour sessions and includes use of digital SLR Cameras, transportation and admission fees for the fieldtrips, t-shirts, prints, etc.
To register for one of the three sessions of FOTOcamp for Kids, please call 561.253.2600 or visit www.workshop.org.
Now running through May 31 at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre are two colorful and conscious-expanding exhibitions that visually fuses science and art: Keys to the Cure by artist Kelly Milukas, a dynamic interplay of photography and sculpture that tells the incredible story of stem-cell research and regenerative medicine; and The Art of Science: Under the Surface, pictures taken through a microscope that draws the viewer into the world of regenerative medicine and the human body – images that have clear scientific value but are also stunning works of art.
About the Palm Beach Photographic Centre:
The Photo Centre is located at the downtown City Center municipal complex at 415 Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is free. For more information, please call 561.253.2600 or visit www.workshop.org or www.fotofusion.org.
April, 2014 – Celebrating the Kravis Center’s Achievements
KRAVIS CENTER MAJOR SUPPORTERS ENJOY DINNER IN THEIR HONOR
More than 250 guests celebrate Kravis Center’s cultural achievements
(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) Recently, more than 250 of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ major donors attended a special evening in honor of the Center’s Founders and Grand Benefactors, Benefactors, Grand Sponsors, Sponsors and Patron Members of the Dress Circle.
In her welcoming remarks, Judith Mitchell, CEO of the Center, thanked the room full of loyal supporters, noting that many have supported the Kravis Center since the very beginning, witnessing its growing influence on the cultural community. She continued by saying, “It may be self-evident that your financial investment enables us to balance the budget, as donors who give at the $10,000 level and above, fund 63 percent of our annual campaign goal of $4.8 million. Yet, equally important, but perhaps not so obvious, is how valuable the investment of your time is to the Center’s growth and vitality. By giving your time and making the gracious effort to introduce and bring new patrons and donors to the Center you ensure that we will be here for future audiences and artists.”
The evening began with a cocktail reception in the Harris Pre-Function Hall, followed by dinner in the Cohen Pavilion’s Gimelstob Ballroom, prepared by Catering by the Breakers at the Kravis Center. The room was beautifully decorated by Xquisite Events with pops of pink, and centerpieces were displayed in oversized martini glasses – a hint at what was to come. While enjoying dinner, guests heard more about the Center’s significance from Jane Mitchell, current board chair.
“We are now in our 22nd season, and the Kravis Center is truly a celebrated cultural icon in our community, by presenting world-class entertainment with something for everyone to enjoy. As we embark on the next chapter of the Center’s history, we have the opportunity to preserve the cultural icon that so many have worked hard to build.”
Ms. Mitchell continued by thanking Board Members in attendance, including immediate past chair William Meyer, Michael Bracci, Barbara Golden, John Jenkins, Mark Levy, Ted Mandes, Monika Preston, Laurie Silvers and Lee Wolf; and Life Trustees Judy Goodman and John Howard. In addition, she expressed her sincere gratitude to Northern Trust for its generous sponsorship of the evening’s dinner, which it has sponsored for 18 consecutive years; and Alec and Sheila Engelstein and Zelda and Allen Mason for their sponsorship of the evening’s performance, Pink Martini.
Featuring 10 – 12 talented musicians under the direction of pianist Thomas Lauderdale, the multicultural band, Pink Martini, took the stage in Dreyfoos Hall following the dinner and wowed the crowd with its unique repertoire of classical, jazz and pop. They were joined by The von Trapps, actual grand-children of Captain and Maria von Trapp, made famous by the 1965 film, The Sound of Music.
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 renowned national and international reputation. Established as a leading force in the social fabric of the community, its many outreach programs are as broad and varied as the community itself. To date, the Center has opened the door to the performing arts for approximately 2 million school children.
For general information about the Kravis Center, please visit the Center’s official website kravis.org or call the box office at (561) 832-7469.
June, 2014 – Picasso’s Pottery Summer Camp
Picasso’s Pottery Summer Camp
Summer Camp at Picasso’s starts Monday, June 16, and runs through Thursday, August 14. With themes that range from “Animal Week” and “Monster Madness,” to “Groovy Camp” and “Famous Artist Week,” there’s something for everyone!
Sign up for one day or all 32 – and give your child the gift of art this summer. Our dedicated and enthusiastic studio assistants will make sure it is an experience he or she will remember forever — for the same or less than the cost of a babysitter!
Reserve a spot for your artist today. Space is limited!