May, 2012 – Solo Cantina
The Florida Foodie
The Mexican Mixed-Bag
By Saucy Sarah
Solo Cantina ~ Wellington Green Mall
10300 W Forest Hill Blvd Wellington, FL 33414
(561) 791-8886
I have a sordid love affair with Mexican food. I have been a Rick
Bayless (who is, if you don’t know, the king of authentic Mexican cuisine) follower since the ripe age of ten years old and have made the pilgrimage to his flagship restaurant “Frontera” in Chicago. So it is safe to say I have tasted the best Mexican food north of the border. I am always excited to try a new Mexican restaurant in South Florida, hoping to find a place to fall in love with. When I found out a new Mexican restaurant had opened in the Wellington Green Mall, I gathered my hungry group of girlfriends and we set off to Solo Cantina, at sit-down establishment, located in the mall across from the food court. What could be better, we all thought, than a trendy Mexican Cantina inside the mall?
The atmosphere at Solo is hip, sexy-modern. Fat bare light bulbs clustered together make up interesting chandeliers above the long tables quasi-banquet-bistro style seating in the dining room. Large white square and rectangle plates, white cloth napkins, sleek tan granite table tops are a fresh and welcomed new take on the “Mexican Cantina” theme we are all used to (fake wood rafters, brightly colored sombreros… You know what I’m talking about).
Waiting for us on the table was an extensive list of margaritas. I prefer mine with a splash of orange juice, and was happy to find one that fit my taste on the list. It was a good drink – not overpowered by the tequila, the fresh squeezed orange juice smoothing out the acid of the lime perfectly. A nice basket brimming with colorful tortilla chips came to the table with a fresh tomato salsa that was nicely balanced and not too bitter or spicy. So far, the evening was looking to be in our favor.
But, when it comes to the entrees at Solo Cantina, there is great room for improvement. As a place for a quick pause for a drink and some nice salsa, it is a great Mall pit-stop, but for a truly great dining experience, Solo Cantina has a good deal of work ahead of them. I chose the shredded beef enchiladas, served with refried beans. The beef inside the two corn tortillas could have been leftover pot roast. There was no flavor to the meat and was void of any juices or a sauce. On top of the tortillas, there was little sauce or cheese and so I had to use the salsa from the appetizer to help lubricate my meal. The steak Fajitas, one of my companions ordered, were more flavorful, but again, dry and lacking juiciness. I found the shrimp ceviche another friend ordered lacking the right balance of acid from the lime juice and overpowered by the tomato slurry it came served in, though the shrimp were plump and not overcooked. The house salad that came to the table was really just a pile of fresh mixed greens with a bit of corn sprinkled on top and served with thousand island dressing with some chipotle added to make it seem more “Mexican”. Some Queso Fresco would have helped the salad a lot and maybe some pumpkin seeds.
On the other hand, there were some high notes to the meal. The Tortilla Soup came out steaming hot in a beautiful white bowl and was complex in flavors and delicious. The star of the night was the Avocado Fries. Deep fried wedges of perfectly ripe avocado arrived in a martini glass with fresh pico de gallo and two types of dipping sauce. It was like biting into hot, crunchy, perfect guacamole. I could have eaten five servings and been perfectly happy with my night.
While the appetizers and soup shine, Solo Cantina obviously needs to focus more on the main entrees, giving them the care and respect needed; rendering juiciness, and complexity to its flavors. I recommend it for a quick stop for an appetizer and a drink, but I suggest holding off on going for a special meal or when you are craving a dynamic Mexican experience.
In her previous life, Sarah, a Palm Beach County Native, spent ten years working in various high-end eating establishments around South Florida. She is currently a fiction thesis candidate in the MFA program at Florida International University where she also teaches creative writing and rhetoric. If that is not enough, Sarah is also the owner of Cakes by Sarah, a local custom cake shop. Sarah lives in Lake Worth with her husband and two beautiful boys. “Food, fiction, and family are my life.”
April, 2012 – ThinkPink CPK Night
Print this flier, and present to your server at CPK on May 2, so 20% of your check will go to ThinkPink, a club that raises money for Breast Cancer Research.
April, 2012 – Dr. Rudy Schild Kicks off SF Science Museum’s Lecture Series
DR. RUDY SCHILD KICKS OFF SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE MUSEUM ’S LECTURESERIES
Series tackles science fact v. science fiction
( PALM BEACH , FL ) More than 125 people gathered at the Royal Poinciana Chapel, Palm Beach to kick off the South Florida Science Museum ’s Edgar Mitchell Science Lecture Series. Designed to take a look at the hard science side of issues you always wondered about, but were afraid to ask, the Museum’s inaugural event featured guest speaker, Rudolph E. Schild, PhD. and his lecture “Dark Matter and Dark Energy: The Force is Within You.”
“The Museum’s goal for this series is to present cutting edge work in the field of psychic research, a subject often ridiculed as unacceptable in respectable scientific circles,” said Lew Crampton, President and CEO of the South Florida Science Museum . “There’s a growing body of scientific work relating to the topic of consciousness and its role as the central, unifying concept behind the rational, objective mind and subjective knowing. Research over the last 50 years by several forward looking thinkers has shown that there is vast creative potential in the human mind that is as yet almost totally unrecognized by science. If, as these scientists seem to say, we are in constant and instantaneous contact with our environment, and if all information in the cosmos flows through our pores at every moment, then our current notion of our human potential is only a glimmer of what it could or should be.”
This event was generously underwritten by Palm Beach residents and Museum supporters, Michael and Suzanne Ainslie and Eric and Lucinda Stonestrom, and moderated by local scientist, APOLLO 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, PhD.
Dr. “Rudy” Schild is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. A proponent of “magnetospheric eternally collapsing objects” (MECOs), an alternative to black holes, Schild was encouraged by Harvard colleague, John Mack, to investigate UFO abduction experiencers, who seemed to have knowledge of different kinds of energy in the universe. Because Schild could see a tie-in between their descriptions and an emerging astronomical view of Dark Matter and Dark Energy, he began learning about the connections between the Dark Energy and other topics not studied by university astrophysics.
The South Florida Science Museum ’s Edgar Mitchell Science Lecture Series will continue with three more lectures during the 2012-2013 season. Each guest lecturer in the series will be presented by local resident, Dr. Edgar Mitchell. As an astronaut, scientist, test pilot, naval officer, entrepreneur, author, lecturer and good friend of the South Florida Science Museum , Dr. Mitchell has devoted the last 38 years to studying human consciousness and psychic and paranormal phenomena in the search for a common ground between science and spirit.
Founded in 1961, the South Florida Science Museum recently celebrated its next 50 years of science in the community with a groundbreaking to launch museum expansion plans. The Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to exciting curiosity and furthering the understanding and appreciation of science and technology. It features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, a digital planetarium, fresh and saltwater aquariums, as well as natural history exhibitions. Each year the Museum welcomes more than 125,000 visitors and reaches more than 45,000 students through workshops at the Museum and outreach programs to local schools.
For more information on the South Florida Science Museum ’s Edgar Mitchell Science Lecture Series, please contact Kristina Holt at (561) 370-7740 or kholt@sfsm.org.
The South Florida Science Museum is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North in West Palm Beach . For more information about the South Florida Science Museum , please call 561-832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org.
June, 2012 – Rumer Willis Steps into the Spotlight
Rumer Willis Steps into the Spotlight
By Marla E. Schwartz
Rumer Willis, the daughter of acting legends Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, made a stunning entrance on the red carpet at the Miami International Film Festival 2012. This elegant and very gracious young woman appeared in a Hervé Legér signature bandage-style-dress. She stepped into the spotlight with fellow cast members promoting the World Premiere of their new film The Diary of Preston Plummer.
The film stars Trevor Morgan, a young man who has been acting since childhood, as Preston Plummer, a Chicago college student who wants to avoid the typical American graduation day rituals. Instead of showing up for the graduation ceremony he meets Kate Cather, portrayed by Rumer, and on a dare impulsively drives her from Chicago to the hotel owned by her parents in Amelia Island, FL. He falls for Kate and responds to a request for a meeting with her estranged grandfather played by the exceptional Robert Loggia (BIG, Prizzi’s Honor, Scarface, etc.) Kate is angry over this meeting as dark family secrets are revealed. This very touching film was written and directed by Sean Ackerman and produced by Jane Kosek, both of whom were in town for the event which also paid tribute to Robert Loggia’s career.
- Rumer Willis on the Red Carpet at the Miami International Film Festival 2012. Photo by Marla E. Schwartz.
The on-screen chemistry between Rumer and Trevor is just as evident as their friendship that was displayed on stage as cast members answered questions about the film after this coming-of-age story was screened. Rumer was friendly, warm and kind to her fans and displayed the type of maturity usually reserved for someone who has been in the business for years. It was refreshing to see a young woman with so much poise and confidence as she spoke to the audience at the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts.
“This entire project came together so nicely with a wonderful script about people who are broken and manage to fall in love and when you read the script and see how much integrity and depth are involved there’s no way that you wouldn’t want to be a part of it,” Rumer said.
Clockwise (from Top Left) – 1. Rumer Willis and Trevor Morgan in The Diary of Preston Plummer at MIFF 2012. Photo: Wonder Entertainment. 2. Rummer Willis and Trevor Morgan from The Diary of Preston Plummer on the Red Carpet at MIFF 2012. Photo: Marla E. Schwartz. 3. The Diary of Preston Plummer cast and producers with MIFF Director, Jai LaPlante. Photo: Henry Perez. 4. Rumer Willis in The Diary of Preston Plummer at MIFF 2012: Wonder Entertainment.
Rumer’s career highlights are already impressive, including roles in films, From Within, Hostage, The House Bunny, Sorority Row, Striptease, The Whole Nine Yards, Wild Cherry; and television shows, 90210, Army Wives, CSI: NY, Medium, Miss Guided and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. This very busy actress graciously took the time to answer some questions for us.
AroundWellington.com: How you were cast?
Rumer Willis: It was actually over a Skype conversation. The director Sean and I talked for a bit and then he asked me if I wanted to be a part of the project.
AW.COM: Describe your character?
RW: Kate is spontaneous, fun, and has an effortless charm but she is also very broken which I found to be really interesting trying to balance both sides of her.
AW.COM: What is it about this film that inspires you the most?
RW: The fact that it was a project that came together fully out of a love and passion for the project from the entire cast and especially Sean our writer and director.
AW.COM: How did you and Trevor find the courage to jump into the ocean and do your scenes knowing you were going to be surrounded by Hammerhead and Bull sharks during mating season; what was the water temperature?
RW: Well actually our director didn’t tell us it was mating season for the sharks until our last day of shooting at the wrap party. Trevor and I both had to give him a bit of a jab after hearing that. The water was pretty cold most of the time especially during those night shoots.
AW.COM: Are you a method actor?
RW: I think the character comes to life as you’re shooting and goes from being someone on paper to a fully fleshed out person with a history and life.
AW.COM: Do you have a favorite scene in the movie with Trevor?
RW: It’s hard to say because we all really had such a great time working on the film.
AW.COM: What was it like working with writer/director Sean Ackerman?
RW: Sean was great. We all joked around with each other on set a lot so it was a really comfortable, fun work environment.
AW.COM: Did anyone pull pranks on the set?
RW: Yes, but we’ve all been sworn to secrecy.
AW.COM: Let’s say, just for the sake of imagination, that a sequel is made and it’s named after your character and it’s called THE DIARY OF KATE CATHER, what do you think the story would be about?
RW: Well I think the story is really about both of the characters and their journey to find themselves and find each other so I can imagine the film would be quite similar to the first.
AW.COM: You studied opera at Interlochen Arts Academy, a boarding high school that prepares young artists for rewarding careers located in northwest lower Michigan – do you like to sing?
RW: I love music. It is really one of my greatest passions besides acting. On set we were all pretty big music lovers.
AW.COM: Do you think in the future you may be interested in trying your hand at directing, writing or producing?
RW: I would love to explore other aspects of the industry at some point in my life.
AW.COM: Is this your first visit to Miami? Will you have time to socialize outside the festival? If so, what do you like to do while you’re in Miami?
RW: It is but unfortunately it is only a short trip.
If you want to know more about Rumer, check her out on Twitter, @TheRue.
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A Toledo, OH native, a graduate of Kent State, Marla E. Schwartz is a Senior Writer for Miami Living Magazine, a freelance writer for Lighthouse Point Magazine and the a cultural arts columnist for AroundWellington.com. Her photographs have appeared in these publications, in many Ohio periodicals, as well as in The Miami Herald, The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and The Palm Beach Post. She has had numerous plays published and produced around the country. Her short play, America’s Working? was produced in Los Angeles at both the First Stage and the Lone Star Ensemble theater companies, in Florida at Lynn University and at an Off-Broadway playhouse in NYC. Her piece, The Lunch Time Café, was a finalist for the Heideman Award, Actors Theatre of Louisville. Please check out the re-prints of her interviews with authors Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson and Dexter novelist Jeff Lindsay in the October 2010 issue #2 and Chris Bohjalian in the April 2011 issue #3 of Duff Brenna’s ServingHouse: A Journal of Literary Arts at www.servinghousejournal.com. You can contact her at marlaschwartz@att.net.
May, 2012 – Mother of the Year
Mother of the Year? It should be me!
By Ilyse August
Mother of the Year . . . what a truly magnificent award to have bestowed upon oneself. Yet there must be SO many women who
sincerely designate themselves the winner. Ultimately is it a question of how many children one has, or the children’s’ propensities to drive the particular mother up the wall and over the top and down the other side? …or quite possibly, does this Mother of the Year award go to the stay at home mom or the mom who balances that all too familiar controversial mothering act of full time career employee as well as mother? Oh my….putting all of this aside, I can honestly say without any doubt that I feel I not only deserve this fabulous award, but I need it . I simply need one night away from my role as mother. Are we allowed to count our husbands as one of the kids as well? Because then I’m at 4 boys.
The actual job of balancing the need for unequivocal equilibrium in the family unit as well as the work area takes a G-D awful amount of strength, and we ALL KNOW G-D is a woman now, don’t we?! Moving forward I do believe women are an incredible breed. There’s just something about us that we know we can and we must do whatever is on our plate and whatever needs to get accomplished. With not one, but three baby boys all in diapers for some time, I knew early on that I was in for it. Perhaps it was my mother’s dire look on her face when I became pregnant when my first son was just about 10 months young. I couldn’t understand AT THAT TIME the implications of an eighteen month difference of age. However, mother sure filled me in on why I was off my rocker. As the years progressed and my husband’s sister committed suicide, followed by the death of my mother from ovarian cancer, it was one hardship after another. All while I was just trying to survive myself while raising 3 difficult sons. Difficult because of so many omnipotent reasons and issues we all face – the spoiling – do we let the child cry in the crib? Do we give in to this, to that? Do we punish when appropriate with all the proper consequential essentials? Are we on the same page with our spouse? Are we having financial difficulties which inadvertently determine our patience levels, as well as abilities to entertain and ‘buy’ our children self-entertaining activities? So many determining factors as to how we can best cope with our own situations.
Two out of three of my sons fall on the Autism spectrum which is a huge cornucopia of extremely difficult, but at times, quite amusing instances of personality misalignments. All I can say is that I don’t know how I have made it through the first sixteen years! In the early years it was clothing and bedding tags needing to be ripped out before even noticed, to spatial challenges, to ODD (oppositional Defiance Disorder,) AHDH/impulsivity, OCD (so many to list,) and of course some which I am to blame for, as well as just general and typical fighting. I have worn so many different hats over the years. Police Officer and Referee being the ultimate jobs on top. However, when I think about it, maid and cook are really even above those listings. Of course not neglecting the taxi cab driver and clothing connoisseur . Let’s see . . . just a few more titles: seamstress, child advocate (FL schools we’re talking here!), psychologist, which thankfully I took many college courses in – albeit my husband never did and it certainly shows!
Somehow I was always the mom in the young years whose home the play dates were held at, and whose home the play dates mothers seemed to forget their kids at. I remember one play date in particular with a girl my preschool son was friendly with whose mother not only didn’t show up at 1pm when she said she would for ‘our’ play date, but didn’t show at 3pm, or 5pm either to pick up her darling children. By the time it hit 6:30pm, I literally had to tell this mom that her daughter would be left at the park we had visited if she didn’t show up! Yes, there were times I even had to be brutal with the other mothers who were so disrespectful by their opulence of taking advantage of another mother.
As the years continued, so too did I in being that mom who was the ultimate doormat for all the other moms who saw an opportunity to take advantage and ran with it. Ran the other way that is! As fast as they could!! It was me who schlepped all the kids to the beach, to the movies, to the bowling alleys, to the museums, zoos, play pit playgrounds, you name it….I WAS THERE! With nary a break I must add. From day to day from month to month, year to year, this was my life and with my oldest now turning 16, I can honestly say I have never been away from them for one night. Oh wait, yes I have. The night I drove for 3 ½ hours to Orlando, FL to help my husband with an entrepreneurial dream, and then the next day drove back home to the monsters. Surprisingly we even had to turn down a free trip for two to the Cayman Islands, which my husband won from a radio call in contest. The in laws refused to come down to Florida and spend 4 days with the 3 kids. They knew what they were in for – can I blame them? I have not gone on vacation since 1999 when I was pregnant with my third son – not even for one night.
What my salary should be? $112,962…hmmmm…according to Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb from The Today Show along with Salary.com, this is the figure they suggest a mother would make if she were paid for her work. I wonder what Leslie Bennetts, the author of the book The Feminine Mistake, would say about this figure. Bennetts is a proponent of the belief that often mothers make grave mistakes by giving up their careers outside of the home to be full-time homemakers. I wonder what she would say to this amount being stated as what a mother is worth?! I can’t imagine she would agree with it.
After reading that book, I became so much more enlightened with this ongoing war of mothers against mothers. IF only we can all respect that each of us makes our own decisions based on so many varying factors and it’s just such a conundrum to offer it up as one way being the right way when it comes to raising our kids. Personally, there is no doubt that being a full time mom is incredibly difficult, but in my children’s young years, I didn’t have that option to embark on a full-time job because the pay wasn’t commensurate with daycare costs. I chose to be a stay at home mom and earn money through VO (Virtual Office) opportunities. Sometimes when you can’t get away from all the difficulties of raising three boys, it is truly so much harder. I often dreamed of being this full time worker to get away from the total chaos of raising three boys and dealing with all of the incredibly frustrating moments that F/T motherhood brought on. To which I say, let’s raise our glasses now because tomorrow I begin a new journey of F/T work. I will be praying my three sons can figure out how to get along without the Police Officer in house.
Formerly the Comedy/Charity Coordinator for The Improv Comedy Clubs of South Florida, Ilyse August now works with nurses traveling the country looking for jobs in different parts of the country. Raising three sons AND a husband, she is a very tired woman who comes home after long days to lie down for only 10 minutes because then she has to get her a$$ up to cook dinner. She wonders how single women across the world do this.
May, 2012 – Kravis Center Caps Sensational 20th Season
Kravis Center Caps Sensational 20th Anniversary Season in May & June With Fun-Filled Shows for Entertainment Fans of All Ages
+ Spotlight on Young Musicians – May 3
+ CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG LIVE! – May 5
+ The Gipsy Kings – May 9
+ Straight No Chaser – May 11
+ The New 25th Anniversary Production of LES MISÉRABLES – May 16-26
+ Katie Couric’s THE BRAND NEW KID – June 19-22
(West Palm Beach, FL – April __, 2012) The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is winding down a sensational 20th anniversary season in May and June with fun-filled shows for entertainment fans of all ages:
MAY 2012:
May 3 – 7 p.m. (Thursday)
A Kravis Center Community Outreach Event in
Partnership with The School District of Palm Beach County,
the Palm Beach County Music Educators’ Association and the Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County, Inc.
SPOTLIGHT ON YOUNG MUSICIANS
Crossing the threshold from practice to performance is every performer’s dream. The Kravis Center’s annual Spotlight on Young Musician turns that dream into reality for hundreds of talented local student musicians.
(Sponsored by The Meshberg Family in loving memory of Julia and Philip Meshberg)
Dreyfoos Hall
Tickets $10 in Advance and $12 Day of Performance
May 5 – 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Saturday)
CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG LIVE!
(Family Fare Series)
It only takes a little to BE BIG!™ In conjunction with the beloved BIG dog’s 50th anniversary in 2012, celebrate the timeless values of Clifford’s BIG Ideas – Share, Play Fair, Have Respect, Work Together, Be Responsible, Be Truthful, Be Kind, Believe In Yourself, Be A Good Friend and Help Others. These sentiments have never been more fun as Clifford and his friends from Birdwell Island – Emily Elizabeth, Cleo and T-Bone – embark on new adventures. With memorable songs and choreography, there will be even more of him to love in this all new musical that is sure to delight the entire family.
(Family Fare Series Sponsored by SBA Communications Corporation)
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $12
(Infant on Lap – Under 12 months, $5)
May 9 – 8 p.m. (Wednesday)
THE GIPSY KINGS
This world famous musical group is made up of two groups of brothers: Nicolas and Andre Reyes, the sons of renowned flamenco artist Jose Reyes, and their cousins, Jacques, Maurice and Tonino Baliardo. They are the offspring of Spanish gypsy families that fled to France in the 1930s to escape Spain’s Civil War. In 1987, The Gipsy Kings released their debut album which introduced the world to “rumba Gitano” – the sound of South American rhythm married to flamenco guitars. The Gipsy Kings have had a series of international hits, starting with the song “Bamboleo,” but at heart they remain gypsies, the proud descendants of an ancient people who seduced the world with music and dance.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $25
May 11 – 8 p.m. (Friday)
STRAIGHT NO CHASER
The 10-member a cappella group, Straight No Chaser, has become a YouTube sensation with more than 34 million views and has created a major buzz in the music world and beyond. Selling out shows across the country and attracting fans of all ages, these former Indiana University grads manage to put a uniquely sophisticated, yet humorous spin on well-known hits such as “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You,” “Tainted Love” and “I Heard It Through The Grapevine.”
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $25
May 16-26 (Tuesday-Sunday)
+ Wednesday, Saturday – 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
+ Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday – 8 p.m.
+ Sunday – 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
LES MISÉRABLES
The New 25th Anniversary Production
(Kravis On Broadway)
Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production has been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes. The New York Times calls this LES MISÉRABLES “an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish.” The magnificent score of LES MISÉRABLES includes the classic songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More,” “Master of the House” and many more.
(Kravis On Broadway sponsored by Gunster;
Palm Beach Motor Cars)
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $27
Beyond the Stage: Free pre-performance discussion by Jackie and Jason Gillman at 6:45 p.m. and a free musical presentation by Palm City Elementary Chorus at 7:15 p.m. in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby on May 16.
JUNE 2012:
June 19-22
+ June 19, 20 & 22 – 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. (Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday)
+ June 21 – 10:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. (Thursday)
City Theatre & Orlando Repertory Theatre’s Production of
THE BRAND NEW KID
Adapted by Michael Friedman and Melanie Marnich
From the Children’s Book by Katie Couric
This delightful kids’ musical is about being different and overcoming teasing through the power of acceptance and friendship. Lazlo S. Gasky has just moved to the United States to start his first day of second grade – where he finds the funny way he talks and looks makes him the target of the other kids’ teasing. But when popular Ellie McSnelly decides to take a chance on him, all the kids learn that our differences are what make us great.
“As loving and wonderful as they are,” Katie Couric says, “children can sometimes be cruel. Kindness can be taught, and perhaps we can all do a better job helping our children learn about tolerance and inclusion.” This idea is central to The Brand New Kid and extends to include children who are misunderstood and feeling left out for any number of reasons. A great way to teach children about tolerance and kindness to others, this lively musical is a treat for all audiences.
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $25
Groups of 10 or More, Tickets $15; Children Under 1 Year $5
How to Purchase Tickets:
Tickets are available for purchase at the Kravis Center box office, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in downtown West Palm Beach; online at www.kravis.org; or by phone at (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471.
About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:
Celebrating 20 Years of Artistic Excellence and Commitment to the Community, the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality; by offering comprehensive arts education programs; by providing a Palm Beach County home in which local and regional arts organizations can showcase their work; and by providing economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County.
The Kravis Center is located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, FL. For more information, please call 561-832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
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May, 2012 – A Day at the Derby
A Day at the Derby…
with the Women of the Western Communities
Sunday, May 6th at 11am
May, 2012 – AW in Pictures
