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August, 2013 – Shark Week

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August, 2013 – Shark Week

SHARK WEEK AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE CENTER

(West Palm Beach, Fla)  If the lifeguards order you out of the water along South Florida beaches during shark week, head straight to the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, formerly the South Florida Science Museum, for a series of JAWS-dropping, shark-week-inspired activities planned for the week of August 5-9th.

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The FINtastic fun starts on Monday August 5th and runs through Friday, August 9th, with special shark-themed crafts, activities and presentations.  Science Center visitors will be able to create a shark tooth necklace, watch live shark and stingray feedings, learn fascinating facts about sharks and much more!  On Thursday, August 8th, visitors will have an opportunity to speak with special guest Hannah Medd, a local marine biologist working to effectively apply scientific research to the shark conservation message. To learn more about why sharks are so vital to the marine ecosystem, be sure to stop in and visit Hannah at Professor Clark the Science Shark’s booth throughout the day.  Additional opportunities for structured labs and facts will occur daily from 11am-2pm.

“We love the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week,” noted Science Center CEO Lew Crampton.  “It’s another opportunity for us to be the community resource for continued hands-on, minds-on informal science education.  Our guests and out-of-town visitors can come in to learn more about what they saw on TV, right here in our backyard, which allows us to further our new mission of ‘opening every mind to science’.”

With the new addition of a 3,000 square-foot aquarium, the largest fresh and saltwater aquarium between Miami and Orlando, the ScienceCenter is perfectly positioned for under-the-sea education.  The aquarium features more than 90 different varieties of fish – including some of Florida’s most beautiful native fish such as Queen Angels, Pink Wrasse and of course sharks! Currently home to a nurse shark and a baby Marblehead shark, the ScienceCenter has plans to add two more shark species in the very near future – a Wobblegong shark and Brownbanded bamboo shark.  Stingrays, close cousins of the sharks, also have a home at the newly expanded ScienceCenter, and will be on display in the ever popular touch tank.

And if modern day sharks aren’t enough to thrill guests, the ScienceCenter is currently hosting SavageAncientSeas: Dinosaurs of the Deep in the newly expanded exhibit hall.  The traveling exhibit takes visitors on a tour of the late Cretaceous period, which existed over 70 million years ago.  The exhibit is filled with huge carnivorous marine reptiles, with double-hinged jaws and teeth; gigantic flesh-eating fish, big enough to swallow an adult human being whole; flying reptiles, with three-foot skulls and the biggest sea turtles to have ever lived.  Also included in the display is Megalodon, an extinct species of shark, also known as ‘big tooth.’   The waters of the earth during that time were teeming with beasts just as ferocious as their better known counterparts on land.

The mission of the SouthFloridaScienceCenter and Aquarium (SFSCA) is to open every mind to science through the strategic programming of interactive exhibits, engaging community-based camps and events. Founded in 1959 and formally known as the South Florida Science Museum, the new SFSCA 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 showcasing the richly diverse ecosystem that the Everglades water-environment supports. The SouthFloridaScienceCenter is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach and is open Monday – Friday from 10am-5pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am-6pm.  General admission to the ScienceCenter is $13.50 for adults, $10.00 for children three and up, and $12.00 for seniors 62+.  ScienceCenter members and children under three are free.  Planetarium shows and miniature golf are not included in general admission.

For more information about the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, please call 561-832-1988, or visit www.sfsciencecenter.org.  Like the Science Center on Facebook at SF Science Center and follow SFSCA on Twitter @SFScienceCenter.

 

August, 2013 – The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

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August, 2013 – The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

AW Spotlight

The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

By Krista Martinelli

Enjoying the new pop-up tank, where visitors can get a 360 degree view of the aquarium.
Enjoying the new pop-up tank, where visitors can get a 360 degree view of the aquarium.

The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, newly renovated and re-named, has recently made a “big splash” in the news! They made a strategic decision, after a lot of visitor surveys, to focus on expanding their aquarium area with their recent renovation and the result is beautiful! Also, their 3,000 square foot aquarium, designed by a local company called Living Color, was selected for National Geographic TV’s “Fish Tank Kings” as their season-finale episode. “We were thrilled to be featured like that,” says Chief Operating Officer Kate Arrizza. “We now have the biggest aquarium between Orlando and Miami.”

The aquarium “tells a story” beginning with the deep Gulfstream waters progressing through various waters and ending in the shallow fresh waters of the Everglades. The aquarium shows off many different under water creatures, including turtles, sting rays and sea horses. It features a 25-foot long shark tank with barracuda, moray eels and other “predators of the sea.”  There’s also a hands-on area for children to touch a starfish, an urchin and other sea creatures.

Part of the new aquarium at the South Florida Science Center, recently featured on the show "Fish Tank Kings"
Part of the new aquarium at the South Florida Science Center, recently featured on the show “Fish Tank Kings”

They have been getting a lot of great feedback from visitors, including a lot of “thank you’s” and a lot of people saying, “It’s about time!”  In brief, the museum opened in 1961, founded by the Junior League of the Palm Beaches, as a very small space (about the size of a single-family house). In 1964, it doubled in size and then doubled again in 1969.  “And then there had been nothing since 1969,” explains Kate. “It was imperative to expand.”

Another new element is the powerful “Science on a Sphere,” a 6-foot in diameter globe, which plays movies and shows data from NASA, NOAA and other scientific sources.  Where a planetarium puts the audience on the inside

The Science on a Sphere exhibit and the team who installed it at the South Florida Science Center.
The Science on a Sphere exhibit and the team who installed it at the South Florida Science Center.

of a concave, dome-shaped screen, the Science on a Sphere allows to viewer to look at the presentation on a globe.  “It’s really cool!” says Kate, “With the push of an iPad, you can look at the migration of Great White Sharks in real time or switch to the historical videos of the hurricanes in Florida from 2005 or visit NASA’s site to see Jupiter’s moons or the volcano on Mars.”  Because the data might be a bit hard to interpret to the untrained eye, the best time to see it is the weekends, when volunteer Mark Wiscoff interprets what’s being shown for audiences every half hour.  The Science on a Sphere feature is very special with only 93 in the world and just one in South Florida.

There’s a new hurricane simulation machine, where a family of about four can stand inside and feel the high-speed winds, experiencing the full force without all of the problems that come along with a Florida hurricane.  This one is entertaining, either way, whether you’re observing it or experiencing it!

Other new areas of the Science Center are – the Everglades, the Conservation Station, the Student Science Showcase and the River of Grass Exhibit. After an earlier (and failed) attempt to raise a much larger sum of money for renovations, the new CEO Lew Crampton came into the picture and decided to start over from scratch. With a realistic fundraising goal of five million dollars, they hit their goal in just 1.5 years. They completed a renovation on about half of the museum on time and within budget. “We are now hi-tech, hi-touch and have had a complete re-branding!” says Kate Arrizza with quite a bit of enthusiasm. And if you’re wondering, they do plan to do another campaign with a similar goal, with the plan of re-vamping other areas of the museum.

One of the new exhibits - "The Hidden World of the Everglades"
One of the new exhibits – “The Hidden World of the Everglades”

In its mission, the South Florida Science Center has a couple of main goals. 1. To open every mind to science. 2. To make that “light bulb” go off in a child’s mind, that spark that possibly makes them go in a new direction in life, according to Arrizza. Studies show that 80% of the fastest-growing jobs in the country are STEM-related (Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics).

“There’s not an age too young to get involved in science,” says Kate. Many recent studies have shown that getting exposed to science in preschool is more important than in college.  That is why PNC Bank provided an $800,000 grant to do a science program for children ages five and under, which will be a collaboration of the South Florida Science Center, the Young at Art Museum, Family Central and Palm Beach State College.

Kate Arrizza, C.O.O. of the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium
Kate Arrizza, C.O.O. of the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium now offers “Science Nights,” (formally called “Nights at the Museum.”) When the movie “Nights at the Museum” came out, a lot of kids were asking, “What happens here at the science museum at night?” And so, they decided to keep the science museum open the last Friday of each month from 6pm to 10pm. With always a different theme, it’s a great time to explore the Science Center. They offer free cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn, crafts and (for a small fee) face painting. Visitors can do a shark dissection (or other dissection). They can go up into the observatory and look through the 14’ Celestron telescope, the only one in Palm BeachCounty.  They had a Polynesian night, where they brought in hula dancers. They had a Harry Potter night, where they brought in a magician who did science-related tricks.  Visit their site to see upcoming dates and themes for Science Nights.

Do you have a budding scientist in your house with an upcoming birthday? The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium offers three terrific party packages – Science 101, 201 and 301. Children can choose their favorite theme – Diggin’ Dinosaurs, Kabam! Chemistry, Awesome Asteroids, Under the Sea or Science Princess. Birthday parties happen on weekends, using the classrooms, and participants get admission included, as well as miniature golf. For a Diggin’ Dinosaur party, the children dig for dinosaur bones. For the Science Princess party, they learn how to make their own lipstick, mixing ingredients together. The Science Center provides a fun crew to manage the parties, play games, and help serve pizza and cake. They will even provide the cake, invitations and thank you cards. “We try to make it as effortless as possible for parents,” says Arrizza.

In the summer, they offer a very popular science camp, week by week. Kids enjoy special weeks of focusing on a science subject, like “Potions 101,” “Build It, Thrill It, Launch It,” and “T-Rex Trek.” Visit their Camp page for the full list of weekly camp themes. What is a typical science camp day like? See C.O.O. Kate Arrizza’s response below.

If you haven’t heard, the South Florida Science Center (SFSC) plays a vital role in reaching out to our community, aiming to deliver science to those who might not get enough of it in their formal education. “The informal education piece of it happens here,” says Kate. The SFSC allows young students to set a fire in a Bunsen burner or dissect a shark. They have also connected a cow’s heart to E.K.G. machines, demonstrating how the heart really works. Last year the SFSC wrote approximately $600,000 in grants, so that Title 1 schools could come and visit.

So what’s unique about the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium? It’s the only science museum in Palm BeachCounty. The aquarium and Science on a Sphere are also unique to Palm BeachCounty. Meanwhile, they now offer the largest exhibit hall in Palm BeachCounty, so the possibilities of future, world-class exhibits are endless. Right now they are showing the “SavageAncientSeas” exhibit. Beginning in November, they will present the Titanic exhibit, which is the most popular exhibit on the science museum circuit right now, according to Kate. This is an exhibit that would normally only be seen in bigger cities like New York and Chicago. Thanks to a generous grant from the Quantum Foundation, the SFSC is able to bring it to West Palm Beach!

What’s the hard part of successfully running a science museum? According to Kate Arrizza, it’s keeping to the goal of opening every mind to science. “We are a non-profit, so our main goal is not to make oodles of money.” Currently, they are proud to be “running lean” with a staff of just eighteen full-time employees. “Everyone wears a few different hats and cross-trains,” says Kate. “When CEO Lew Crampton came into the picture, the results were fantastic! We had been operating in the red and now we’re in the black.”

The SFSC is happy to have a total of 150 volunteers. The minimum age to volunteer is 16, and for quite a while they had one, committed volunteer who was about 100 years old.  “We value our volunteers a lot!” says Kate. They range from kids doing community service hours to retired people who enjoy the interaction, all with a shared interest in science.

Lew Crampton, CEO of the South Florida Science Center, is happy to talk about the recent upgrades with visitors.
Lew Crampton, CEO of the South Florida Science Center, is happy to talk about the recent upgrades with visitors.

 

Membership Benefits

“For a family of four, the membership pays for itself in just 2.5 visits,” says Kate. Membership offers many benefits, including: special membership previews of new exhibits, free admission, discounted admission to special events, free planetarium shows, free miniature golf, discounts in the gift shop, discounts on birthday parties and discounts on summer camp. They are also a member of the ASTC – Association of Science and Technology Centers, which offers discounted admission price at science museums and zoos across the country.

Check out the newly renovated South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, beat the heat and enjoy the new aquarium, as well as all of the other new features!

A hands-on portion of the aquarium allows visitors to touch starfish and other small sea creatures
A hands-on portion of the aquarium allows visitors to touch starfish and other small sea creatures

 

The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

Opening Minds to Science

4801 Dreher Trail North

West Palm Beach, FL 33405

(Next to the Palm Beach Zoo)

561-832-1988

www.SFsciencecenter.org

August, 2013 – Wellington Showcasing Local Art

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Wellington Showcasing Local Art at Village Hall

Wellington’s Village Hall has a new splash of color, thanks to the Wellington Art Society. The nonprofit organization’s artists loaned 33 amazing works of art that will be on display at Village Hall through the end of August. Wellington will rotate in new works of art every four months.  The public is invited to attend an informal reception at Village Hall on Tuesday August 6th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm to recognize the artists and their work on display.

The following artists currently have their works on display:

 

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Artwork on Display
Nancy Brown Eye of Giant Buddha; Reclining Jade Buddha; Puppets in Quanzhou
Ursula E. Fernandez Golden Coconuts on Black & White; Dogwood Blossoms; Demi-Johns on Window Sill
Adrianne Hertherington Freedom/Nature; My Daughter’s Closet; Remnants from a Past Life
Gloria Hirjak Fall Frolic; Winter Wolf; Bear in Brush
Corinne Ingerman Untitled I; Untitled II
Joanne Baker MacLeod Florida Woods I; Florida Woods II
Alice Pearline Birch Trees; Vanessa’s Land; Roses
Leslie Pfeiffer Morning; Moon Dance
Bobbin Salisbury Three Boats; Dancing Leaves
Phyllis Silk Golden Dreams; Blind Date; Spinning Wheels
Laura Willems Venusian Sunrise; The Fires Below; Thirty Fathoms
Jean Talbott White Birds of Paradise; Irene’s Orchids; White Orchids
BettyJane H. Zedonek Main Street Bakery

 

About the Wellington Art Society: Founded in 1981, the Wellington Art Society is open to artists of all media and patrons of the arts, providing both local and regional artists the platform to share their work, learn more about their craft, and serve the community through art. For more information, visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org or call Suzanne Redmond at (561)791-2194.

 

For information about other Wellington programs, events, activities, and updates, please visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or watch Channel 18 for the latest happenings.

August, 2013 – Coast Guard Boating Safety Class

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Coast Guard Boating Safety Class to be held on Saturday, August 24th

The Village of Wellington has partnered with the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary to offer residents a certified Boating Safety Class.  The cost is $35 per person and there is a multi-family discount.  The examination will take place in the Wellington Community Center, located at 12150 Forest Hill Blvd.  The Coast Guard will conduct the class on Saturday, August 24th from 8:00am- 4:00pm, with a break for lunch.  This course is designed for individuals aged 17 and older and will teach how to safely operate a boat and local laws and regulations.  Participants will receive a certification at the conclusion of the course.  Please call (561) 791-4082 to register for this important certification.  No payment necessary to register- please bring it with you on the day of the class.
To register for the Boating Safety class, please call (561)791-4082.  For more information on boating and water safety, please contact the Coast Guard Auxiliary at (561) 818-7905.

 

For information about other Wellington programs, events, activities, and updates, please visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or watch Channel 18 for the latest happenings.

August, 2013 – Wellington Water Disinfection

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Wellington Water Disinfection Begins August 12, 2013

Wellington water utility customers may notice a slight chlorine taste and odor in their drinking water during the period of Monday, August 12st through Sunday, September 1st. This will be the result of a temporary change in the water disinfection process. During this period, the water disinfection process will change from the normal combined chlorine/ammonia treatment to a temporary free chlorine treatment. Periodic use of this temporary treatment process is recommended by the Health Department and the American Water Works Association as a precautionary measure to ensure the water remains free of bacteria. These temporary conditions will not cause adverse health effects.

 

Due to the temporary change in the disinfection process, specialized users of water, such as tropical fish owners, residents with pools, businesses, hospitals, and blood/dialysis clinics may need to make adjustments in order to continue to maintain their present water quality parameters.

 

Customers may also notice additional fire hydrant flushing by Wellington’s Water Utilities Department personnel during this period. Flushing ensures that the free chlorine residual is reaching all portions of the distribution system.

 

This temporary treatment process will be discontinued on September 1st, 2013 at which time treatment will revert to the normal combined chlorine/ammonia process. To learn more about your water, our Water Quality Report is posted on our website at www.wellingtonfl.gov.

 

If you have any questions, please call Karla Berroteran-Castellon, Water Treatment Facility Supervisor, at (561) 791-4037 or Bill Riebe, P.E., Village Engineer, at (561) 753-2466.

 

For information about other Wellington programs, events, activities, and updates, please visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or watch Channel 18 for the latest happenings.

August, 2013 – Taste Of Talent

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August, 2013 – Taste Of Talent

Taste Of Talent

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August, 2013 – Lynn University Conservatory Announce Classical Concerts

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August, 2013 – Lynn University Conservatory Announce Classical Concerts

Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music Announces Full Series of Classical Concerts During 2013-2014 Season in Boca Raton

(Boca Raton, FL – July 29, 2013) Jon Robertson, Dean of Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia Guest Conductor, today announced the Conservatory’s ambitious 2013-2014 season.

 

“The talented students and extraordinary faculty of the Lynn University Conservatory of Music look forward to sharing the beautiful world of music during our third season in the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, a world-class concert hall that enhances the musical offerings of our performing artists,” said Robertson. “Our 2013-2014 season will present a broad variety of musical offerings designed to enrich the artistic spirit and nourish the soul. Please join us for a magnificent season of great music.”

 

Running from September 19, 2013 through April 10, 2014, all but one of the concerts will be held in either the Wold Performing Arts Center or the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, two comfortable and acoustically outstanding performance spaces that are located across from one another on Lynn University’s lovely Boca Raton campus.

 

The only off-campus performance will be the 11th annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert that will be held on December 8 at the Boca Raton Resort and Club.

 

Lynn Philharmonia

The Lynn University Philharmonia sets the standard for conservatory level symphonic training. Now in its 21st season as a full symphony, the Philharmonia continues to present high-quality concerts with a wide range of repertoire. Guillermo Figueroa is the Lynn Philharmonia’s new Music Director and Conductor.

 

October 5 at 7:30 p.m.  (Saturday)

October 6 at 4 p.m.  (Sunday) 

Lynn Philharmonia #1

Jon Robertson, Conductor

+ Mozart: Symphony No. 38 “Prague”

+ Bruckner: Symphony No. 4

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: Box: $50  /  Orchestra: $40  /  Mezzanine: $35

 

October 26 at 7:30 p.m.  (Saturday)

October 27 at 4 p.m.  (Sunday) 

Lynn Philharmonia #2

Jon Robertson, Conductor

+ Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3

+ Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 “Classical”

+ Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 “New World”

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: Box: $50  /  Orchestra: $40  /  Mezzanine: $35

(Sponsored by Arylne and Myron Weinberg)

 

November 16 at 7:30 p.m.  (Saturday)

November 17 at 4 p.m.  (Sunday) 

Lynn Philharmonia #3

Guillermo Figueroa, Conductor

Featuring winners of the annual Conservatory Concerto Competition

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: Box: $50  /  Orchestra: $40  /  Mezzanine: $35

 

December 8 – 3 p.m. (Sunday)

GINGERBREAD HOLIDAY CONCERT

Sponsored by Bank of America

Presented by the Lynn University Friends of the Conservatory of Music

Children of all ages will enjoy the beloved music traditions of the holidays in this much-anticipated concert performed by The Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra.performs this much-anticipated community concert. Proceeds from the concert benefit annual

scholarships for Conservatory of Music students.

Boca Raton Resort and Club

Great Hall – 501 E. Camino Real in Boca Raton

Tickets:  $35 general admission includes cost of the valet

(NOTE: Tickets must be presented at the door for admittance. No entry without a ticket.)

 

January 18 at 7:30 p.m.  (Saturday)

January 19 at 4 p.m.  (Sunday)

Lynn Philharmonia #4

Guillermo Figueroa, Conductor

+ Mozart  /  Overture to The Marriage of Figaro

+ Brahms  /  Double Concerto

with Carol Cole, violin, and David Cole, cello

+ Sierra: Fandangos

+ Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: Box: $50  /  Orchestra: $40  /  Mezzanine: $35

 

February 8 at 7:30 p.m.  (Saturday)

February 9 at 4 p.m.  (Sunday)

Lynn Philharmonia #5

Guillermo Figueroa, Conductor

+ Rossini  / Overture to William Tell

+ Strauss: Don Juan

+ Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: Box: $50  /  Orchestra: $40  /  Mezzanine: $35

 

March 22 at 7:30 p.m.  (Saturday)

March 23 at 4 p.m.  (Sunday)

Lynn Philharmonia #6

Guillermo Figueroa, Conductor

+ Mahler  / Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Featuring the Master Chorale of South Florida

with Timothy Cobb, Double Bass

+ Rimsky-Korsakov  /  Scheherazade

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: Box: $50  /  Orchestra: $40  /  Mezzanine: $35

 

Mostly Music Series

Mostly Music is a unique concert series whose purpose is to better acquaint audiences not only with the music, but also with the lives and artistic development of the Western world’s greatest composers. Between musical compositions, actors read excerpts of personal letters written by the featured composers around the same period

as the music to be performed. These composers were geniuses but they too lived with all the joys, frailties and frustrations common to humanity. The concerts feature Lynn Conservatory’s faculty members, students and guest artists. Mostly Music is conceived and hosted by Marshall Turkin and staged by Director of Theatre Arts Jan McArt.

 

January 16 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Mostly Music:  Haydn

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  $20

 

February 27 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Mostly Music:  Beethoven

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  $20

 

April 3 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Mostly Music:  Eastern European/USA Connection

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  $20

 

New Music Festival

The 8th Annual New Music Festival with Shirley J. Thompson, Composer-in-Residence, and Director Lisa Leonard.

 

February 23 – 4 p.m.  (Sunday)

Faculty Concert

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  FREE

Paying homage to past greats while looking forward to new discoveries, this program will feature the Southern world premiere of the 2013 joint commission work, The Devil’s Tale by 2008 composer-in-residence James Stephenson III. Sequel features the same instrumentation as Stravinsky’s and tells the rest of the soldier’s tale.  Additionally, the Pulitzer Prize winning compositions of 1971 and 1988, Davidovsky’s Synchronisims No.6 and Bolcom’s 12 New Etudes will be performed by pianist Lisa Leonard.

 

February 24 – 7:30 p.m.  (Monday)

Contemporary Music Forum

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  FREE

A highlight of past festivals, a panel comprised of a composer, conductor, music critic, and performer will discuss various artistic, philosophical, and practical components and issues of modern and contemporary music. Audience participation is encouraged.

 

February 25 – 7:30 p.m.  (Tuesday)

Spotlight No. 1: Young Composers

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  FREE

The opening night of the eighth annual New Music Festival featuring the world premiere of works by our extraordinary composition majors performed by the composers themselves and their peers. The program will also feature the winning work of the 2014 Florida State Music Teachers Association high school composition competition.

 

February 26 – 7:30 p.m.  (Wednesday)

Spotlight No. 2: Shirley J. Thompson

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  FREE

Featuring the world premiere of the Lynn 2014 commissioned work, groundbreaking composer Shirley J. Thompson is the first woman in Europe to have composed and conducted a symphony in the last 40 years. She describes herself as a composer who sees no boundaries in musical styles and fuses Contemporary classical orchestrations with popular and world music styles. Born and raised in east London to Jamaican parents, she serves on the faculty at the University of Westminster and is named on the Evening Standard’s “Power List of Britain’s 100 Most Influential Black People.”

 

Faculty Recital Series & Master Classes

September 26 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

GUILLERMO FIGUEROA Violin Recital

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets:  $20

 

October 3 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

From the Studio of LISA LEONARD

“Shades of Romanticism”

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets:  $10

 

October 24 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

ELMAR OLIVEIRA Violin Recital

Lisa Leonard, Piano

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: $20

 

December 5 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

“Great Duos”

+ Carol Cole, Violin

+ David Cole, Cello

Lisa Leonard, Piano

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets: $20

 

February 13 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

ROBERTA RUST in Recital

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets: $20

Pianist Roberta Rust, Artist Faculty-Piano/Professor and Head of the Piano Department at the Lynn University Conservatory of Music, presents a colorful recital of solo works including the Mozart Rondo K. 511 and Gigue K. 574, Schubert Impromptus D. 935, No. 3 and D. 946, No. 1, Granados Spanish Dances Nos. 2 & 5, Debussy Ballade (Slave), Heroic Berceuse, An Evening in Grenada, Prelude (Fireworks), Nazareth Tango (Odeon), and Villa-Lobos Alma Brasileira & Valsa da dor.

 

February 19 – 7:30 p.m.  (Wednesday)

ELMAR OLIVEIRA & the Golden Rule Ensemble

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets: $20

Elmar Oliveira, internationally renowned violinist and Artist in Residence at Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music will perform, conduct and record in live concert an entire program of Baroque violin concerti. The concert will feature the debut of the Golden Rule String Orchestra, an ensemble assembled by Mr. Oliveira featuring some of Lynn’s most distinguished string players.

 

March 20 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

MICHAEL ELLERT Bassoon Recital

Lisa Leonard, Piano

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets: $20

Explore the versatility of the bassoon and the broad spectrum of music written for it across the centuries.  Join Michael Ellert and pianist Lisa Leonard and discover why Frank Zappa was quoted as saying: “The bassoon is one of my favorite instruments.”

 

 

March 30 – 4 p.m.  (Sunday)

From the Studio of ROBERTA RUST

“Playing By Heart”

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets: $10

Featuring the outstanding Conservatory piano students of Roberta Rust in a varied program of piano works, specially selected by each performing student for this occasion.  Rust contributes commentary about the music presented throughout the program.

 

Special Guests

January 11 – 7:30 p.m.  (Saturday)

DR. JOYCE ZANKEL LINDORFF Fortepiano Recital

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets: $20

Special guest Dr. Joyce Lindorff, Professor of Keyboard Studies at Temple University, will perform on our recently donated pianoforte. This is an exciting chance to hear classical period piano music as it was originally intended. The fortepiano for this performance was generously donated by the estate of Virginia Pleasants.

 

Guest Pianist Weekend with Philip Fowke

January 25 – 7:30 p.m.  (Saturday)

PHILIP FOWKE in Recital

“The Art of Encore”

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets: $20

Pianist Philip Fowke presents a program associated with some of the great pianists of the past. Music of Chopin, Dohnanyi, Grieg, Moszkowski, Paderewski, and Sinding, will be included, as well as some lesser-known gems. Fowke will introduce and perform these works, giving something of their background and his personal association with them and the pianists who played them.

 

Known for his many BBC Promenade Concert appearances, numerous recordings and broad range of repertoire, Mr. Fowke has appeared in many of the major concert halls worldwide with leading conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Simon Rattle and Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. Fowke has made recordings for EMI, Lyrita, Unicorn, CRD, Chandos and Naxos which include the concertos of Addinsell, Bliss, Delius, Hoddinnott, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Tchaikowsky. He has also recorded the complete Chopin Waltzes, Chopin Sonatas, and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and the Paganini Rhapsody with the RPO conducted by Yuri Temirkanov on EMI. Philip Fowke has recently performed with The Prince Consort in the Wigmore Hall, Cheltenham Festival, and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

 

January 26 – 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.  (Sunday)

PHILIP FOWKE

Master Classes

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

No tickets necessary.  FREE.

Philip Fowke is currently Senior Fellow of Keyboard at Trinity College of Music and is recognized for his teaching, coaching and tutoring in which he enjoys exploring students’ potential, encouraging them to develop their own individuality. He is a regular tutor at the International Shrewsbury Summer School as well as at Chethams International Summer School. In 2012 he served on the jury of the 2nd International Shura Cherkassky Piano Competition in Milan. Students from the Conservatory piano studios, solo and collaborative, will perform in the class.

 

January 29 – 7:30 p.m.  (Friday)

4th Annual Collaborative Spotlight:

Miami Brass

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: $20

Come witness the premiere performance of the Miami Brass.  The group is made up of some of today’s most sought after brass players, including present and former members of the Dallas, Boston and Empire Brass Quintets.  These five musicians are well known for thrilling audiences with their virtuosity and captivating artistry.

 

 

Palm Beach Chamber Music Series

The musicians of The Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival partner with Lynn University to present their premier fall series. Continuing their two decades-long tradition of varied programs and mixed ensembles, the group will perform great masterworks of composers ranging from Mozart to Stravinsky. Concerts will include several side-by-side performances with some of Lynn’s most talented students.

 

September 19 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Chamber Music Palm Beach No. 1

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: $20

 

October 10 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Chamber Music Palm Beach No. 2

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: $20

 

November 14 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Chamber Music Palm Beach No. 3

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: $20

 

Student Performances

DEAN’S SHOWCASE CONCERTS

An exposition of various delightful solo and chamber works performed exclusively by the Conservatory of Music’s finest young musicians, all  chosen by faculty recommendation and guaranteed to impress and inspire.

 

October 17 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Dean’s Showcase No. 1

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  $10

 

November 21 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Dean’s Showcase No. 2 

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  $10

 

February 28 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Dean’s Showcase No. 3

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  $10

 

April 10 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Dean’s Showcase No. 4

Amarnick?Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  $10

 

Additional Student Performances

October 13 – 9:30 a.m.  (Sunday)

Concerto Competition Final Round

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets:  FREE

Finalists will perform before judges, including Julian Martin, piano (The Julliard School), Eric Ruske, horn (Boston University) and Ilya Kaler, violin (DePaul University). Winners will perform as soloists with the Lynn Philharmonia on November 16-17, conducted by the Philharmonia’s newly appointed Music Director, Guillermo Figueroa.

 

December 7 – 10 a.m.  (Saturday)

Preparatory School of Music Recital

Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets:  FREE

This recital will feature students of all ages and levels as they share their accomplishments in voice, piano and a variety of other instruments.

 

May 1 – 7:30 p.m.  (Thursday)

Class of 2014 In Concert

Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  FREE

A salute to the graduating class as they present one final serenade to the patrons that supported in their pursuit of musical mastery.

 

May 3 – 10 a.m.  (Saturday)

Preparatory School of Music Recital

Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall

Tickets:  FREE

This recital will feature students of all ages and levels as they share their accomplishments in voice, piano and a variety of other instruments.

 

How to Purchase Tickets:

Tickets are available for purchase at the Lynn University Box Office, located in the Wold Performing Arts Center at 3601 N. Military Trail. Tickets also may be purchased online at or by phone at 561.237.9000.

 

About Lynn University:

Founded in 1962, Lynn University in Boca Raton has five colleges in addition to the Conservatory of Music and a school of aeronautics. The conservatory has grown and earned international acclaim, attracting world-renowned faculty and enrolling approximately 100 talented student-musicians. Its mission – “to  provide high quality professional performance education for gifted young musicians, and to set a superior standard for music performance worldwide” – emphasizes its commitment to engaging the Palm Beach County cultural community. With the opening of the new Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center in April 2010, the Philharmonia now performs in its own concert hall on the Lynn campus.

 

Attached Jpg:

Guillermo Figueroa

Music Director & Conductor of the Lynn Philharmonia

 

FOR PHOTOS:

Multiple 4-color photos of all performers are available by email upon request. Please send your request to .

 

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298

 

 

Lynn University

Conservatory of Music

 

Chronological List of Concerts & Master Classes

 

Wold  =  Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center 

A-G    =  Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall

Boca  = Boca Raton Resort & Club, The Great Hall

 

September

15          Lynn Wind Ensemble                                                               ___

19          Palm Beach Chamber Music Concert #1                       A-G

26          Guillermo Figueroa Violin Recital                                  Wold        

 

October

  3          Collaborative Piano Studio Recital                                A-G

  5-6      Lynn Philharmonia #1                                                     Wold

10          Palm Beach Chamber Music Concert #2                       A-G

13          Concerto Competition Final Round                              Wold

17          Dean’s Showcase #1                                                       A-G  

24          Elmar Oliveira Violin Recital                                           Wold

26-27    Lynn Philharmonia #2                                                     Wold

 

November

14          Palm Beach Chamber Music Concert #3                       A-G

16-17    Lynn Philharmonia #3                                                     Wold

21          Dean’s Showcase #2                                                       A-G  

 

December

5            “Great Duos” with Carole Cole, Violin,

and David Cole, Cello                                                              A-G

       7                  Preparatory School of Music Recital                             Wold

  8          Gingerbread Holiday Concert                                        Boca

 

January

11          Dr. Joyce Zankel Lindorff Fortepiano Recital              A-G

16          Mostly Music: Haydn                                                               A-G

18-19    Lynn Philharmonia #4                                                     Wold

25          Guest Artist Philip Fowke in Recital,

              “The Art of Encore”                                                         A-G

26          Master Classes with Philip Fowke                                 A-G

29          4th Annual Collaborative Spotlight: Miami Brass                  Wold

 

February

8-9        Lynn Philharmonia #5                                                     Wold

13          Roberta Rust in Recital                                                   A-G

19          Elmar Oliveira & the Golden Rule Ensemble                 Wold

20          Dean’s Showcase #3                                                       A-G

23-26    8th Annual New Music Festival                                       A-G

27          Mostly Mozart: Beethoven                                                      A-G

 

March

20          Michael Ellert Bassoon Recital                                      A-G

22-23    Lynn Philharmonia #5                                                     Wold

30          From the Studio of Roberta Rust                                   A-G

 

 

 

April

  3          Mostly Mozart: Eastern European/USA Connection    A-G

10          Dean’s Showcase #4                                                       A-G  

 

May

  1          Class of 2014 In Concert                                                A-G

  3          Preparatory School of Music Recital                             A-G

     

August, 2013 – Botanical Garden Tropics

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Mounts Botanical Garden presents TOPICS IN TROPICALS:

SAGES, BAMBOOS & CROTONS FOR THE SUB-TROPICS on Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Mounts Auditorium. Robert Saporito will speak on non-invasive, clumping bamboos, Mark Peters on unusual crotons, and Dr. Scott Zona on rare salvias that attract butterflies and hummingbirds to the yard.  Don’t miss the opportunity to purchase many of these plants at the sale. Mounts members: $30; Non-Members: $35. Please pre-register by calling 561-233-1757. Mounts is located at 531 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach.

August, 2013 – Palm Beach Zoo Sends Tapir to La

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August, 2013 – Palm Beach Zoo Sends Tapir to La

Timmy the “Tipping” Tapir Arrives at New Home

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Timmy the “tipping” tapir has arrived at his new home at the Los Angeles Zoo, after being shipped from the Palm Beach Zoo. The ultimate goal of his new, permanent residence, is to meet a future mate for the survival of his species, as part of a specialized breeding program.

Timmy 1

Timmy in his new digs

 

The sixteen-month old, 300-pound Baird’s tapir arrived in California, after a 15-hour journey that took him 2,670 miles from coast-to-coast within one day. Accompanied by two of his caretakers, he left the Fort Lauderdale International Airport early Friday morning, and arrived at the Los Angeles International Airport Friday evening. He will remain in standard medical quarantine for thirty days.

Timmy 2 Timmy exploring his facility in the Los Angeles Zoo

Timmy rose to fame after he was abandoned at birth by his mother, and then inexplicably began falling over. After extensive medical testing, it was discovered that he suffered from a double ear infection, which has since been cured.

Palm Beach Zoo Veterinarian Dr. Genevieve Dumonceaux accompanied Timmy all the way from Florida to California.

“The staff at the Los Angeles Zoo already love him,” said Dr. Dumonceaux. “He seems very happy.”

Timmy will eventually become part of the Los Angeles Zoo’s “Rainforest of the Americas” exhibit, which is set to open later this year. He will also meet his future girlfriend, Tootsie, who is also a native Floridian, currently living at the Brevard County Zoo.

In his new forever home, he will provide a resource for the public to learn more about endangered tapirs. Accredited zoos move animals around to strive for 90% genetic diversity, to help ensure they don’t go extinct.

“Healthy zoo populations mean that they can be ambassadors for their wild cousins,” said Jan Steele, General Curator for the Palm Beach Zoo. “Timmy’s move, and his new permanent home, can help to teach our guests how they can affect conservation by making simple changes in their buying habits and behaviors.”

About the Palm Beach Zoo

The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches exists to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat, and to inspire others to value and conserve the natural world. We advance our conservation mission through endangered species propagation, education, health and wellness, field research, and conservation medicine. Our sustainable and responsible business practices and local, national and global partnerships enable the Palm Beach Zoo to support national and international conservation, species survival, and habitat preservation.

The Palm Beach Zoo is located at 1301 Summit Boulevard, just east of I‐95 between Southern and Forest Hill Boulevards. The Zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. For more information, visit www.palmbeachzoo.org.

August, 2013 – Lutheran Church School Supply Drive

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Lutheran Church School Supply Drive Is On! August 4-11th

The Outreach Ministry of St Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington will be collecting school supplies and school uniforms for two schools: Belle Glade Excel Charter School, a new school supported by Lutheran Services Florida, and Greenacres Elementary where ninety-six percent of the students are on the free-lunch program.  In addition, the church is collecting gently-used uniforms for the children at Greenacres. The public is invited to participate in this collection.  

 

Collection of these items begins July 28 and runs through August 11 and will be accepted at St. Michael Fellowship Hall offices on 1925 Birkdale Road, Wellington Monday through Thursday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.  For more information call the office at 561- 793-4999, Karen, 561-333-5947 or Carol 954-579-8830 or visit www.stmichaelelc.com

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