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July, 2012 – Marilyn Swillinger Named Friends President

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July, 2012 – Marilyn Swillinger Named Friends President

Marilyn Swillinger Named Friends President

Lynn University’s Friends of the Conservatory of Music announces Marilyn Swillinger as its president for a two-year term.

As a former teacher, Marilyn left the education field for a career in sales and marketing, mentoring and managing thousands of consultants and managers in the United States and abroad.

Since arriving in Boca Raton 10 years ago, Marilyn has been actively involved in the community and the nonprofits that serve it.

As an advocate for the arts, education and cancer research, she has continuously demonstrated her strong work ethic, creative force and unstoppable determination.

She is a life member of the Greater Boca Raton Cancer Chapter of the Pap Corps, which raises funds for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. She was honored as its Woman of the Year in 2006; and became its president in 2010 for two years.

Additionally, she was nominated as a Woman of Style and Substance by the Symphony of the Americas Society in 2009; and is a member of the advisory board of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.

Over the years, Marilyn and her husband, Mark, have been avid supporters of Lynn University, including the Conservatory of Music and the Live at Lynn theatre program. They are major benefactors of the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center on the Lynn campus. They also support the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art and the Norton Museum of Art. 

The Friends of the Conservatory of Music is a volunteer organization formed to promote high quality performance education for exceptionally talented young musicians. This dedicated group provides financial support for annual and endowed scholarships through special events. For more information on the Friends of the Conservatory, call 561-237-7745.

 

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July, 2012 – Pastor’s Masters Golf Tournament to Benefit Royal Covenant Church

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Pastor’s Masters Golf Tournament to Benefit Royal Covenant Church

( Wellington , Fla. ) — Golf teams from churches throughout Palm Beach County will compete at Binks Forest Golf Club in the inaugural Pastor’s Masters Golf Tournament, Saturday, August 4. The scramble format event will tee off at 1:00 p.m., followed by an awards dinner, auction and raffle. Player entry fees are $75.00. Non-golfers may attend the dinner and auction for a $50.00 donation. Proceeds will benefit the Royal Palm Covenant Church in Royal Palm Beach.
 
“The recent news that the church is in such financial straights that it might close it’s doors was so disturbing that we pulled together our staff and met with Pastor Michael Rose offering a way to help,” said Bob Still, Binks Forest Golf Club Marketing and Membership Director.
 
After meeting with Pastor Rose and discussing several fundraising options, the Pastor’s Masters Golf Tournament emerged. The tournament allows teams of four players to compete in a friendly competition and much more. “While this event is not restricted to churches, the idea that if each church in the community were to send a team, we’d have a glorious success,” said Pastor Rose. Realizing that the golf tournament alone cannot totally meet the financial crisis, Binks has added a $1 Million Dollar Hole-In-One competition to the event. Two golfers will be selected for a chance to make a 165-yard hole-in-one at the conclusion of the tournament. If the player makes the shot, the player will receive $500,000 and the church $500,000. This would pay off the loan entirely.
 
“Crazier things have happened,” laughs Greg Schroeder, Binks General Manager. “I hope the positive vibes are there and someone gets that hole in one. Can you just imagine?”, he says with a smile and his eyes looking upwards to the heavens.
 
The thought of any relief to the mounting debt brings a smile to Pastor Rose’s face and those congregation members who are volunteering their time to seek business sponsors. “Our church is small, but we do many big things with God’s guidance,” says Rose, who has served as a non-salaried pastor for eight years. “We don’t have many golfers in our congregation, but a tournament like this is a blessing because of what it can do — not just for our church — but, for the entire community.”
 
If you would like to help or need additional information, contact the office at Royal Palm Covenant Church at 561-294-9258 or visit the golf shop at Binks Forest Golf Club for an entry form.

July, 2012 – Young Singers of the Palm Beaches To Bring Broadway Artists Studio Workshop to South Florida

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Young Singers of the Palm Beaches To Bring Broadway Artists Studio

Workshop to South Florida

 

Calendar listing – July 23 – August 10, 2012

 

July 23, 2012 –Young Singers of the Palm Beaches will present “Broadway Artists Studio,” a three-week musical theater intensive workshop for pre-teens and teens, July 23-August 10, 2012, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach . All levels of voice, acting and dance will be presented by professional faculty direct from Broadway, representing over 20 shows. Nora Brennan, a Broadway casting director, will attend the Showcase Performance on August 10th. Registration for the 3-week session is $945. Please call 561-659-2332 for more information or visit www.broadwayartistsstudio.com.

July, 2012 – Mounts Botanical Garden to Host Summer Events

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Mounts Botanical Garden to Host Two Workshops, Two Summer Lectures & Annual Everything Orchids / A Shady Affair Plant Sale in August & September

Summer Lecture / Behind the Hedges – August 16

Workshop / Orchids: Advanced Repotting and Pest & Disease Prevention – August 18

Workshop / Farm-Your-Backyard Vegetable Growing – September 8

Everything Orchids / A Shady Affair Plant Sale – September 15-26

Summer Lecture / Succulents: The Crown Jewel of he Garden – September 20

 

The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting five fun and informative public events during August & September 2012:

 

Summer Lecture  /  Behind the Hedges

Thursday, August 16 – 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Mounts Exhibit Hall A, Clayton Hutcheson Complex

$10 lecture fee

Seasoned Palm Beach professionals Jorge Sanchez and Phil Maddux, L.A. will enlighten participants on this trending garden topic by exploring common alternative hedges and examining the ever changing habits of this versatile landscape feature. Among the items to be discussed are the different purposes of hedges and how they can be used as living walls.

 

Workshop  /  Orchids: Advanced Repotting and Pest & Disease Prevention

Saturday, August 18 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mounts Auditorium

$20 for members, $30 for non-members

Got an orchid climbing out of its pot and don’t know where to begin? Instructors Tom Wells and Sandi Jones of Broward Orchid Supply will show how to tackle that monster. Learn how often an orchid should be repotted, how to divide an orchid, about different potting medias and the proper type of pot or basket to use. Learn how to identify pests and diseases that harm orchids, from bacterial and fungal rots to insects, such as mealy bugs, thrips and scale. Find out what products to use to get rid of them and what to do to avoid them in the future. Orchids may be brought in for diagnosis, but must be placed in plastic bags to prevent contaminating other plants. Orchid supplies will be available for purchase.

 

Workshop  /  Farm-Your-Backyard: Vegetable Growing

Saturday, September 8 – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mounts Exhibit Hall A – Clayton Hutcheson Complex

$30 for members, $40 for non-members

Learn the secrets of vegetable gardening in South Florida from Arthur Kirstein, Coordinator of Agricultural Economic Development. The focus of this workshop is to implement successful agriculture techniques to manage small vegetable projects. Tips and techniques on site preparation, seedling establishment, planting, maintenance and harvesting will be covered. A tour of the Mounts vegetable garden will finish the program.

 

Everything Orchids / A Shady Affair Plant Sale

Saturday & Sunday, September 15-16 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Throughout the Garden

FREE for members, $30 for non-members

This annual plant sale offers attendees a great opportunity to acquire the best orchid and shade loving plants. Many of the area’s premier plant vendors will be selling a blooming variety of begonias, bromeliads, orchids, ferns, hoyas and aroids. Magnificent tabletop arrangements will be auctioned off in a silent auction to benefit the Garden. Fun and informative lectures will be offered on such topics as Basic Orchid Care, Shade Loving Plants and Fragrant Plants.

 

Summer Lecture  /  Succulents: The Crown Jewel of the Garden

Thursday, September 20 – 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Mounts Exhibit Hall A, Clayton Hutcheson Complex

$10 lecture fee

Guest lecturer Alan Stopek of Efflorescence will explain how succulents provide excitement and elegance with their dazzling architecture strengthening any and all landscape design concepts. Attendees will learn more about these versatile plants and the various ways to use them in landscapes. Efflorescence, Inc. is a professional horticultural firm based in Palm Beach County, which is widely recognized as one of the leaders in South Florida’s horticultural community. The firm’s landscape designs have regularly won high praise for its thoughtful solutions and artistic applications.

 

How to RSVP:

For advance registration for any of these summer events at Mounts Botanical Garden, please call 561.233.1757.

 

About Mounts Botanical Garden:

Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest public garden.  Mounts displays tropical and subtropical plants from around the world, including plants native to Florida, exotic trees, tropical fruit, herbs, citrus, palms and more. As a component of the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service, and through its affiliation with the University of Florida IFAS, Mounts is the place to connect with Extension Horticulturists, Master Gardeners, the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program, and professional horticultural advisors. Mounts also offers a variety of horticultural classes, and garden-related events and workshops. 

 

Located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, Mounts Botanical Garden is open Monday-Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The suggested donation for entry to the Garden is $5 per person. For more information, please call 561.233.1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

 

Available for Interview:

Allen Sistrunk, Garden Director

561.233.1757

[email protected]

 

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298

[email protected]

July, 2012 – Norton summer interns present the exhibition Watercolors from the Collection

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July, 2012 – Norton summer interns present the exhibition Watercolors from the Collection

Norton summer interns present the exhibition Watercolors from the Collection

Rarely-shown works by Chagall, Demuth, Signac, and Wyeth are highlighted

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (July 12, 2012) — The Norton Museum of Art announces Watercolors from the Collection, a special exhibition on view from Aug. 3 to Oct. 4, 2012, featuring 14 rarely-exhibited works on paper by European and American artists.

From Paul Signac’s 1925 neo-impressionist landscape The River, to George Grosz’s politically-charged Eaten and to be Eaten from 1929, the exhibition highlights a broad spectrum of styles and subjects represented by watercolor and gouache (opaque watercolor) paintings created between the 1870s and 1950s. During this time, some of the United States’ most adventurous artists, including Charles Burchfield and John Marin, were best-known for their watercolors.  Artists such as Fernand Leger and Amedeo Modigliani used watercolor to explore ideas for avant-garde works in other media.  In addition to these artists, the exhibition also features works by Marc Chagall and Charles Demuth, as well as paintings by members of a later generation, including Andrew Wyeth and Sam Francis.

In conjunction with the Education and Curatorial Departments, the exhibition was organized by the Museum’s 2012 Summer Interns: Camille Cohen of Jupiter, who will be a junior at New York University; Eladia Morelos, a West Palm Beach resident and rising senior at Forest Hill High School; Allison Parssi, of Wellington, a 2012 graduate of Wellington High School, and incoming freshman at the Rochester Institute of Technology; Caroline Posner, a resident of Boca Raton and rising senior at Spanish River High School; and Lisa Slomka of Lantana, who will be a sophomore at Notre Dame University.

Aside from curating Watercolors from the Collection, the interns work on projects with staff in all departments of the Museum. Among several responsibilities, the interns lead Museum tours for summer camp groups as well as participate in discussions with community art professionals.

 

More about the Norton Museum of Art 2012 Summer Interns:

 

Camille Cohen, a resident of Jupiter, is a rising junior at New York University. She is working toward a BA degree in Individualized Study with a concentration in Art History and Communications. Her love for art and visual culture led to a year-long internship with The Stephen Haller Gallery in Manhattan. Cohen’s interests in traveling and exploring museums have inspired her to work in the art field.

Eladia Morelos, who lives in West Palm Beach, will be a senior in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program at Forest Hill Community High School where she is the president of the art club. She loves viewing modern, street, and contemporary art. Salvador Dali, Fred Tomaselli, John Baldessari, Kiki Smith, and Swoon are among the artists who inspire her artwork, and her desire to major in the visual arts.

Caroline Posner of Boca Raton is a rising senior at Spanish River High School.  Art plays a significant role in her life through her work as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, The Galleon, and her job as an art class teaching assistant. In addition, Posner loves the study of global affairs, diplomacy, and foreign languages, and aspires to work as a diplomat in the Foreign Service.

Allison Parssi is a resident of Wellington and graduated in the Class of 2012 from Wellington High School where she was a member of the French Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, golf team, and served as a math tutor. She will attend the Rochester Institute of Technology this fall where she plans to double major in Photography and Math. She loves large format photography—She is the 2012 winner of The Palm Beach Post Pathfinder Scholarship Award for Visual Arts—and has an interest in metalsmithing /jewelry design.

Lisa Slomka hails from Lantana and is a rising sophomore at the University of Notre Dame. She plans to apply for the school’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Program, which is the Honors Program within the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Notre Dame. Lisa is interested in a career as an animator and hopes to intern at an animation studio in the future.

 

For more information about the Norton’s Summer Intern Program, please visit www.Norton.org.

 

About the Norton Museum

The Norton Museum of Art is a major cultural attraction in Florida, and internationally known for its distinguished Permanent Collection featuring American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography. The Norton is located at 1451 S. Olive Ave. in West Palm Beach, FL., and  is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed on Mondays and major Holidays). General admission is $12 for adults, $5 for students with a valid ID, and free for Members and children ages 12 and under.  Special group rates are available. West Palm Beach residents receive free admission every Saturday with proof of residency. Palm Beach County residents receive free admission the first Saturday of each month with proof of residency. For additional information, please call (561) 832-5196, or visit www.norton.org.

 

For additional information, please call 561-832-5196, or visit www.norton.org.

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August, 2012 – Buddy Walk

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August, 2012 – Buddy Walk

Buddy Walk Uncorked on August 1st

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July, 2012 – David Lutrin Carried Olympic Torches

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PALM BEACH COUNTY TEACHER CARRIED OLYMPIC TORCHES

July 27 Olympic Opening Ceremony Watch Party to feature Torches from Los Angeles and Atlanta Olympic Runs

Mitt Romney is not the only candidate on the November ballot who can claim ties to the Olympic Games.  Palm Beach County schoolteacher David Lutrin, who is running for Florida Statehouse in District 85, was a torchbearer for the Los Angeles based Games of the XXIII Olympiad as well as the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games.

Lutrin, 58, teaches physical education at Boca Raton’s Coral Sunset Elementary and has taught in public schools for 22 years.   He was able to retain possession of the torches from both Olympiads and brings them to school to inspire his pupils each year. “Competitors from the Olympic Games come to compete in friendly competition and leave international politics aside for two weeks every four years.  I teach my kids that when they set foot on a playing field, you need to put aside personal differences and play the game for the love of the game.”

 

 

Lutrin plans to have both torches on hand for a July 27th London Olympic Games Opening Ceremony watch party, taking place at Abbey Road Restaurant and Sports Grill in Palm Beach Gardens.  Information about the event can be found on Lutrin’s campaign facebook page and website, www.lutrin.org.

 

 

As a charitable donor to a youth legacy program, Lutrin qualified to carry the torch in Los Angeles and torchbearers from those games were able to keep their torches.  Lutrin entered his wife Harriet in a Coca-Cola sponsored contest to carry the torch for the Atlanta Olympics and she won the contest.  She decided to let her husband run for a second time.  That torch was purchased and gifted to Lutrin by his school PTA, where Lutrin had been nominated as a United Way Community Hero.

 

 

Lutrin participated in lacrosse and track while at Queens College, and plans to use that experience in his run for State House in District 85, encompassing his residence in Palm Beach Gardens and northern Palm Beach County against incumbent Representative Pat Rooney.  “Politics is a different kind of competition but we’ll try to keep it friendly; I do look forward to carrying the torch for District 85 all the way to Tallahassee.”

July, 2012 – Disaster Response Course

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WHAT:        New Mobile Feeding Unit Arrives in West Palm Beach & Personnel Prepare for Disaster Response 


        The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County is ensuring its personnel’s skills are up to date should local residents be impacted by natural or personnel disaster.  

The course will provide participants with an overview of The Salvation Army’s mission and its role within disaster work.  Participants will also be taught how to prepare and equip them for a disaster deployment should any portion of Florida be devastated.  In addition, the state of the art mobile feeding unit is the newest unit for The Salvation Army in the state.  This unit is prepared to produce 3,000 full meals per day and can sustain itself for days without being resupplied. The new mobile feeding unit is built with environmental and logistical considerations being given to its efficiency and impact on any given disaster scenario.

WHO:        The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County

WHEN:        Saturday, July 14th
        9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

WHERE:        Area Command
        2100 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
        West Palm Beach, FL 33409

July, 2012 – Creating Holiday Magic, a Book Release Party

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July, 2012 – Creating Holiday Magic, a Book Release Party

Join us for a Book Release party at DiSalvo’s Trattoria

on Tuesday, July 31st from 5:30 – 7:30pm,

celebrating the release of “Creating Holiday Magic!”

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August, 2012 – Join Shulamit for a Triple Swap-Opportunity

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Join Shulamit For A Triple Swap-Opportunity!

     Wednesday, August 15th at 7pm      

Covert $5 members/$10 non-members

RSVP: Shirley 561-204-1894 [email protected]    or

Lisa   917-355-3867   [email protected]

 Participate in one, participate in all…here’s how it goes:

1– Bring your 2011-2012 Enjoy The City  book…

 

Have you used up all of your  favorite coupons?

Exchange with your Shulamit Sisters for the ones you want!

2– Do you have gently used clothing/purses/shoes you would like to exchange?

Bring an item; take an item!!

3– We know you LOVE cookies…

Bake at least one dozen of your favorite cookie;

Bring 12 copies of the recipe and an empty container to take cookies home to enjoy!

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