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November, 2011 – Mounts Botanical Garden to Host Five Major Public Events

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Mounts Botanical Garden to Host Five Major Public Events in December & January:

·        Stories in the Garden – Dec 9 & Jan 13

·        Holiday Full Moon Stroll – Dec 10

·        Farm-Your-Backyard Vegetable Garden – Jan 14

·        Florida Arbor Day – Jan 22

(West Palm Beach, FL – November 28, 2011)  The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden today announced five fun and informative public events in November and December 2011:

 

Stories in the Garden

Friday, December 9 – 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Mounts Pavilion

Free for both Members and Non-members

Co-hosted by the Palm Beach County Public Library and the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden, this free program is targeted for children, ages 2 to 5, and includes story time, garden exploration and crafts.  This event is perfect for young nature lovers and their guardians. Rain or shine. Reservations required at 561.233.1757.

 

Holiday Full Moon Stroll

Saturday, December 10 – 5 to 7:30 p.m.

In the Garden

Members $10; Non-members $15 *

This brand new event is perfect for nature lovers and romantics of all ages. Mounts Botanical Garden is opening its gates for an evening stroll along its winding paths. The sun will be setting when the stroll starts and participants can enjoy horse & carriage rides and a live jazz trio as darkness descends. Enjoy the special lighting throughout the Garden, including floating luminaries on the lake, breath in the sweet floral fragrances and share an awe-inspiring star-gazing experience with the Palm Beach Astronomers.

*  Also available for purchase: delicious edibles from a gourmet food truck, beer & wine, and gorgeous handmade holiday ornaments from The Christmas Addict.

 

Stories in the Garden

Friday, January 13 – 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Mounts Pavilion

FREE for both members and non-members

Co-hosted by the Palm Beach County Public Library and the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden, this free program is targeted for children, ages 2 to 5, and includes story time, garden exploration and crafts.  This event is perfect for young nature lovers and their guardians. Rain or shine. Reservations required at 561.233.1757.

 

Farm-Your-Backyard Vegetable Garden

Saturday, January 14 – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mounts Exhibit Hall A

Members $30; Non-members $40

Now is the time to begin planning your vegetable garden. Arthur Kirstein, Coordinator of Agricultural Economic Development, will teach this workshop on how to successfully grow vegetables in your own backyard. This program’s focus is on establishing and managing small vegetable projects. Tips on site preparation, seedling establishment, planting, maintenance and harvesting also will be covered. Recommended for the intermediate level gardener. Register early, this popular workshop has sold out quickly in the past.

 

Florida Arbor Day in Palm Beach County

“For the Love of Trees”

Sunday, January 22 – Noon to 4 p.m.

In the Garden

Members Free; Suggested Donation of $5 for Non-members

Come to Mounts and celebrate trees and the importance they have in our lives and world. Various environmental organization will be on hand with activities and exhibits throughout the Garden. Meet Smokey Bear from the Florida Forest Service to learn about fire prevention. Additional activities include Storytime in the Garden provided by the Palm Beach County Library, ceremonial tree planting  of a Paradise Tree and guided tours of the Mounts tree collection, including Florida’s State tree, the Sable Palm. Attendees will receive a complimentary seedling to nurture in their own landscape. Plants from Mounts Nursery Guild will be for sale. Special thanks to corporate sponsor TD Bank and Beverly Miller of Stepping Up and Out, Inc.

 

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

asistrun@pbcgov.org

 

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November, 2011 – Kravis Center Holiday Season Shows

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Kravis Center Celebrates the Holidays with a Month-Long Line-Up of Knock-Out Super Shows:

Laughs from Wanda Sykes & Second City Improv All Stars, Music from the Emerson String Quartet & Matisyahu , Moscow Classic Ballet’s The Nutcracker, BLAST, CELTIC WOMAN, MY FAIR LADY, Masters of Illusion Live & More!

 

‘Celebrating 20 Years of Artistic Excellence and Commitment to the Community’

 

(West Palm Beach, FL – November 28, 2011) The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts kicks-off the holiday season with a crowd-pleasing roster of world-class entertainers.

 

DECEMBER 2011:

 

December 1 – 8 p.m.  (Thursday)

MASTERS OF ILLUSION LIVE!

Masters of Illusion Live! Is bringing the art of stage illusion to magic fans all over. Inspired by the hit television show Masters of Illusion, this live show gives you the immediacy of live theater with exotic animals, beautiful dancers, escapologists, comedy magic, quick change artists, sleight of hand…everything you could possibly imagine and others that you’d never dream possible! All LIVE! No camera tricks, no computer graphics – just amazing illusions in real time in front of a live audience. Nothing is more exciting, and it’s an experience your family will cherish for a lifetime!

(Sponsored by Steven A. Tendrich Charitable Trust)

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets start at $25

 

December 3 – 8 p.m.  (Saturday)

MY FAIR LADY

When a snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can turn a working-class flower peddler into a proper lady, the stage is set for romance and glitter. Featuring such memorable melodies as “On The Street Where You Live,” “The Rain In Spain” and “I Could Have Danced All Night,” this timeless classic based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, with book, music and lyrics by Lerner and Loewe, is sure to be an evening to treasure. The Chicago Sun-Times called it, “A masterpiece … don’t miss it.”

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets start at $25

(With support from WXEL TV42)

Beyond the Stage: Join us for a free musical presentation by Wellington Landings Middle School in the Dreyfoos Hall Lobby at 7:15 pm.

 

December 6 – 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.  (Tuesday)

AMERICA’S HITS ON PARADE WITH

THE JIMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA AND

THE PIED PIPERS

(Adults at Leisure Series)

Come and enjoy a virtual songbook of legendary tunes that topped the charts during the World War II years, sung by one of the best-known and most popular groups of the era – The Pied Pipers. You’ll be dancing in your seat to a medley of Jimmy Dorsey Big Band hits including “Amapola,” “Tangerine,” “I’m Glad There Is You” and “Green Eyes.”

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets $30

 

December 6 – 8 p.m.  (Tuesday)

EMERSON STRING QUARTET

Regional Arts Concert Series / MUSIC “At Eight”

Winner of nine Grammy® Awards—including two for Best Classical Album—this superb ensemble returns to the Kravis Center for the first time in 12 years. The astonishing versatility of violinists Philip Setzer and Eugene Drucker, violist Lawrence Dutton and cellist David Finckel will be on full display in masterworks from the 18th century to today. The Times of London could not have put it better: “With musicians like this, there must be some hope for humanity.”

+ Haydn / String Quartet No. 67 in F, Op. 77, No. 2 (“Lobkowitz”)

+ Thomas Adès / The Four Quarters – Florida Premiere

+ Beethoven / String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

(Regional Arts Concert Series sponsored by Leonard and Sophie Davis; Concert sponsored by Harriett M. Eckstein New Art Fund)

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets start at $20

Beyond the Stage: Join us for a free pre-concert discussion by Sharon McDaniel at 6:45 pm and a free musical presentation by Palm Springs Middle School in the Dreyfoos Hall Lobby at 7:15 pm.

 

December 7 – 8 p.m.  (Wednesday)

CELTIC WOMAN

A Christmas Celebration

The Symphony Tour

Due to overwhelming demand and for the first time ever, the enchanting Irish music sensation Celtic Woman will perform their beloved Yule songs and carols in a reverent yet dynamic symphonic setting, accompanied by the stirring instruments of a full symphony orchestra.

(Sponsored by Mr. George T. Elmore; Mr. and Mrs. George W. Weaver)

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets start at $25

Beyond the Stage: Join us for a free musical presentation by a Palm Beach County Elementary School in the Dreyfoos Hall Lobby at 7:15 pm.

 

December 11 – 8 p.m.  (Sunday)

WANDA SYKES

Whether you know her from her stand-up work, or her roles on TV sitcoms Curb Your Enthusiasm and The New Adventures of Old Christine, or her appearances in films such as Monster-In-Law starring opposite Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, you know her most of all for her unique blend of stinging humor and outspoken honesty on topics ranging from politics, gay marriage, healthcare, racial profiling, the pressure of being a woman and the perks of getting older. Don’t miss this funny lady in person. Contains Adult Language.

(Sponsored by Bonnie and John Osher)

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets start at $20

 

December 21-24

+ Wednesday, Thursday & Friday – 8 p.m.

+ Saturday – 2 p.m.

MOSCOW CLASSICAL BALLET

The Nutcracker

From its colorful fairy tale set to journeys through enchanted kingdoms and forests, Tchaikovsky’s timeless tale of friendship and love never fails to bring family and friends together to enjoy the magic and merriment of this beloved holiday treasure.

(Sponsored by Margaretta Taylor)

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets start at $25

Beyond the Stage: Join us for a free pre-performance discussion by Steven Caras at 6:45 pm and a free musical presentation by Seawind Elementary School in the Dreyfoos Hall Lobby at 7:15 pm on December 21. Join us for a free musical presentation by Diamond View Elementary School in the Dreyfoos Hall Lobby at 7:15 pm on December 22.

 

December 29 – 8 p.m.  (Thursday)

An Acoustic Evening with

MATISYAHU

Few artists make an impact as complete as the one Matisyahu made with his Top 40 hit “King Without A Crown.” Here was a true original, the song announced – a Hasidic Jewish musician from New York singing reggae songs about his religious devotion. Fans responded to this one-of-a-kind voice, driving Youth, Matisyahu’s Grammy®-nominated 2006 studio disc to the top spot on Billboard’s reggae albums chart, and his latest single “One Day” served as the official anthem for the NBC 2010 Winter Olympics. For his Kravis Center debut, Matisyahu and guitarist Adam Weinberg will perform a special acoustic evening featuring a rare Q&A session with the audience.

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets start at $25

 

December 30-January 1  (Friday-Sunday)

+ Friday – 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

+ Saturday – 7:30 & 10 p.m.

+ Sunday – 3 p.m. & 7 p.m.

THE SECOND CITY’S IMPROV ALL-STARS

For more than 50 years, The Second City has been the world’s premier improv and sketch comedy theatre, introducing generations of comedy legends. Sans scripts and inhibitions, the Second City’s Improv All-Stars use audience suggestions to create comedy on the spot – never seen before and never to be seen again. It’s a one of a kind evening with the most legendary improv artists in North America.

Helen K. Persson Hall

Tickets $35 (except for December 31 at 10 p.m., $50*)

* Includes New Year’s Eve Toast

 

December 31 – 8 p.m.  (Saturday)

BLAST!

Winner of the 2001 Tony Award® for Best Special Theatrical Event and the 2001 Emmy® Award for Best Choreography, BLAST! is comprised of 35 brass, percussion and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theatre.  Born on athletic fields across the nation, BLAST! is a novel art form evolved from the showmanship of outdoor pageantry.  According to Bruce McCabe of the Boston Globe: “BLAST! is an exuberant 15-number show that doesn’t falter while bridging the categories of classical, blues, jazz, rock ‘n roll, and techno-pop music. BLAST! stands, blows, pounds, marches, and whirls with panache. It sent a full house into repeated bursts of cheering and applause.”

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets start at $25

 

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:

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.

 

For Photos:

To download accompanying images or video, go to the Kravis Center’s online pressroom at http://pressroom.kravis.org.

 

Media Contact for Information, Interviews & Reviewer Comps:

Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.298

gary@pr-bs.net

 

December, 2011 – GGG at Art Basel

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December, 2011 – GGG at Art Basel

Don’t miss this at Art Basel…Dec 1 – 4, 2011 in Miami!

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December, 2011 – LW Downtown Non-Stop Holiday Celebrations

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Lake Worth Downtown Cultural Alliance presents

Non Stop Holiday Celebrations

All of December in Lake Worth

Small towns often suffer during the holiday season, deserted by the masses for the large malls; lured by glossy ads and non-stop commercials.  Downtown Lake Worth is fighting back with extraordinary wares, great pricing, quality merchandise, exceptional food and entertainment.

Starting on December 3 and continuing until January 6, Lake Worth turns into a Holiday Wonderland of fun events and cultural offerings.  Partnering in bringing holiday joy to friends and neighbors are the DCA (Downtown Cultural Alliance), the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency), LULA (Lake Worth Art.com), the Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Lake Worth.

1.      December 2:  Evening on the Avenue features band concerts in the Cultural Plaza, vendors and street performers up and down the avenues. A fantasy glass spinning demonstration will take place outside of the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery.  Holiday foods will be found at many of the local food and specialty shops.

2.     December 3: The DCA sponsored first Holiday Stroll will take place from 5-9PM.  Merchants vie for best decorated holiday windows. Stroll the streets visiting shops and taking in the holiday lights.  From 6-10PM the CRA presents Holly-Days, Lake Worth, a FREE family event. This includes a petting zoo, letters to Santa, pictures with Santa and a tree lighting ceremony with “I Love Lucy”  theme.

3.     December 10: 10AM-4PM the DCA presents the Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale. Vendors and Street Performers line the avenues with unique wares, tasty foods and wonderful music.  All shops and restaurants will present their best foods and wares.  The theme this Saturday will be  Mug-a-Thon. Artists will create mugs of every size, shape and color for easy gift giving.  Merchants will stuff mugs with soaps, candies and other unique gift ideas.  From 12-6PM the Kiwanis Club presents Santa’s Wonderland Workshop, a fun filled family event.  6-8PM the City of Lake Worth will hold its annual Light Up the Night Parade. Be sure to bring your own lawn chairs so that you can relax as you watch the local high school bands and floats come down the street.  Look for Mr. and Mrs. Claus, lots of side entertainment and the Home Depot craft center.

4.     December 16: Evening on the Avenue comes at the heart of the festive season celebration.  Visitors to town are invited to drop off art supplies for children that will be donated to the local public elementary schools, at the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery in downtown Lake Worth.  This is a stocking stuffer evening on the Avenues with shops and vendors catering to all of your last minute needs at affordable prices.

5.     December 17: The last DCA Holiday Stroll takes place as windows come alive with decorations and activities. Look for Hot Cider and Cookies in many of the shops throughout town. 5-9PM features the Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce and Sounds of the Season. Local high school and community bands, carolers and choirs will be performing throughout the town and in the Cultural Plaza. 

6.     December 23 & 24: Last minute holiday shopping.  The downtown merchants and restaurants of Lake Worth will be going all out to make sure your final hours of holiday preparation will be both fun and affordable. Music will ring out from every corner as the town works together to make this your favorite place for fun and shopping.

7.     Happy Holiday to Everyone from your friends in Downtown Lake Worth: Return to the real world on January 6th with The Nightmare AFTER Christmas. From 6-10PM the Lake Worth Playhouse, Compass and the CRA unite to blend Halloween and Christmas into a night that will showcase the best of what Lake Worth has to offer.  Flock to the Cultural Plaza for a night (mare) you will never forget.

 

The Downtown Cultural Alliance (DCA) is a non-profit association of Downtown merchants and residents working together to keep Downtown Lake Worth vibrant and welcoming.  The DCA is working with the Lake Worth CRA and LULA, the City of Lake Worth and the Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce to coordinate Evenings on the Avenue, the Second Saturday Sidewalk Sales, all Holiday Events and special events.

 

For additional information contact DCA:   Joyce Brown – 605 Lake Avenue – 215-205-9441

November, 2011 – Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2011 Brings Holiday Magic to the Kravis Center

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Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2011 Brings Holiday Magic to the Kravis Center November 27th

 

SPECIAL GUESTS RICK BRAUN, JONATHAN BUTLER

AND CANDY DULFER JOIN KOZ ON TOUR

 

      (November 16, 2011-West Palm Beach ) Christmas arrives early this year when Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2011 comes to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on November 27th at 8pm. Trumpeter/composer/producer Rick Braun, South African singer/guitarist Jonathan Butler and Dutch saxophone star Candy Dulfer will join Koz for the 14th anniversary of the tour. The four will perform hits from their respective catalogues and jam on new arrangements of holiday favorites.

 

      Ultimate Christmas, featuring 18 holiday songs performed by Dave Koz, was released in October by Capitol/EMI. The collection featuresthe six-time GRAMMY® Award nominee’s renditions of such perennial holiday classics as “The Christmas Song,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Deck The Halls,” “O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)” and “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” plus “White Christmas” featuring Kelly Sweet and “Please Come Home for Christmas” featuring Kimberley Locke. The songs were hand-picked from Dave’s three previous holiday albums – December Makes Me Feel This Way, A Smooth Jazz Christmas and Memories of a Winter’s Night. Koz also recorded two brand new instrumentals for Ultimate Christmas: “Welcoming the Season (Prelude)” and “Welcoming the New Year (Coda).”

 

      “[Koz] works extremely hard at engaging his audience. His showmanship, in fact, is impeccable,” said The Timesof London . The Palm Beach Post called last year’s Christmas tour “downright uplifting and energizing” while the El PasoTimes  observed: “El Paso’s love affair with Dave Koz, and his with us, showed no signs of letting up…as Koz and his latest touring companions lit up the Plaza Theatre like a Christmas tree.”

 

      Dave’s latest studio album, Hello Tomorrow, debuted at No. 1 on both Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and iTunes’ Jazz Album chart and was named the “Best Smooth Jazz Album of 2010” by iTunes. Hailed as “an event record” by The New York Times, it features “Put The Top Down,” which spent 18 weeks at No. 1 on the Mediabase Smooth A/C chart (the longest stint at No. 1 of any of Koz’s chart-topping hits), the Top 5 hit“Start All Over Again” featuring vocalist Dana Glover and Dave’s version of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David classic “This Guy’s In Love With You,” which hit No. 1 on the Breakouts for Hot Dance Club Play chart. “Anything’s Possible,” Koz’s latest single, was also a #1 hit record.

             

      Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2011 brings its holiday musical magic to the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts November 27th, 2011 at 8pm. Ticket prices start at $20 may be purchased at the Kravis Center box office, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in downtown WestPalm Beach; online at www.kravis.org; by phone at (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471 or at all Tickemaster locations.

November, 2011 – Annual Wellington Holiday Parade on December 11

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28th Annual Wellington Holiday Parade

 

Wellington and the Palms West Chamber of Commerce invite you to celebrate with your family, friends and neighbors on Sunday, December 11th, 2011 with the Holiday Fun Park, Holiday Mile Run/Walk and the 28th Annual Wellington Holiday Parade.

 

Join us from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm at the Wellington Amphitheater located at 12100 Forest Hill Boulevard for the Holiday Fun Park, including music, bounce houses, food and exhibit booths.

 

Then, lace up your running shoes for the Holiday Mile Run/Walk beginning at 12:45 pm at Forest Hill Boulevard and Country Club Drive. Preregistration is $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under. The race application is available at www.palmswest.com. For more information, call (561) 791-2069.

 

The 28th Annual Wellington Holiday Parade begins at 1:00 pm, featuring floats, marching bands, clowns, dance troupes, costumed characters and more! Wellington resident and news anchor Jim Sackett, who is retiring from WPTV after 33 years, will serve as the parade’s Grand Marshal.

 

The parade route begins at Wellington Trace and continues down Forest Hill Boulevard, ending at Wellington’s Town Center and Amphitheater. In an effort to provide a safe procession for the parade, Forest Hill Boulevard will be closed from the north intersection at Wellington Trace to South Shore Boulevard beginning at 12:30 pm.

 

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

November, 2011 – Evelyn & Arthur Showcase Fashion and Philanthropy at PB Shopping Event

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Evelyn & Arthur Showcase Fashion and Philanthropy at Palm Beach Shopping Event

 

PALM BEACH , FL. – Fashion and philanthropy will be the talk of the evening at Evelyn & Arthur’s Palm Beach store, located at 100 N. County Rd. , on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, as supporters of the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation arrive to shop for a cause! The evening will provide an exclusive opportunity for guests to peruse Evelyn & Arthur’s holiday collection while supporting the restoration of Florida ’s Everglades ecosystem.

 

From 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., supporters of the Foundation can sip wine, enjoy tasty tidbits and also save 10% off of their entire purchase. In addition, the store will donate 10% of the sales to the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation.

 

“As Florida residents and visitors, our staff and shoppers know firsthand the importance of the Everglades to our community,” said Adrianne Weissman, President of Evelyn & Arthur.  “We encourage guests to come out, get some of their holiday shopping done and help to support a cause that is surely close to everyone’s heart. “

This event is open to the community. For more information on this event, or to learn about Evelyn & Arthur and the merchandise they carry, please call 561-572-0900 or visit evelynandarthur.com.


About Evelyn & Arthur:

A family owned business for more than 28 years Evelyn & Arthur provides a fine mix of contemporary and resort clothing for the stylish woman. With seven locations in South Florida and personal wardrobe consultants that treat you like family, you will want to shop again and again. Visit evelynandarthur.com for or call 561-572-0900 to learn more about Evelyn & Arthur products.

December, 2011 – Women of the Western Communities

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From:  The Women of the Western Communities

Contact:  Allyson Samiljan, 561-798-6741

Re:  December Meeting

 

The Women of the Western Communities cordially invites you to attend its December meeting on Thursday, December 1, 2011, 6:30 p.m., at Madison Green Golf Club, 2001 Crestwood Boulevard North, Royal Palm Beach.

Members and guests will enjoy a special holiday buffet dinner and an extensive Chinese auction.  Guest speaker will be Fred Meltzer, President of Hoffman’s Chocolates.

Guest fee is $30 and $16 for children 10 and under.

For more information or to make a reservation, please contact Mair Armand at mair@wwc-fl.com or 561-635-0011.

November, 2011 – Fall Cabaret Season Continues with Steve Ross

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November, 2011 – Fall Cabaret Season Continues with Steve Ross

The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach Continues Fall Cabaret Season with Sophisticated Showman STEVE ROSS

November 30 – December 3

 

The Colony Hotel – which The Palm Beach Post has hailed as “probably the best place for cabaret on the planet” – continues its Fall Cabaret Season with one of the Royal Room’s returning favorites:

 

STEVE ROSS

November 30 – December 3

Returning to the Royal Room for the fourth time since 2005, Manhattan’s most sophisticated cabaret singer Steve Ross has been lavishly praised by audiences and reviewers alike for his singing style and personal élan. He rose to fame as a cabaret entertainer during his lengthy sojourns at New York’s fabled Algonquin Hotel and Ted Hook’s Backstage in the late 1970’s, and spent the ensuing decades singing and playing in smart clubs and swank parties all over the world. The Ritz in London, the Crillon in Paris and the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, in addition to festivals in Hong Kong, Perth and Spoleto – these are but highlights of Steve’s appearances on six continents. On the airwaves Steve has been the performer/host for radio series for both the BBC and National Public Radio. In 1992 he was voted outstanding singer-instrumentalist by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets. Also in that year Steve made his Off-Broadway debut in his own tribute to Fred Astaire, and he continues to tour the world for solo concerts, master classes, theatrical engagements and symphonic Pops appearances. 

 

Reviews of Steve Ross:

+ Stephen Holden, The New York Times: “The persona of Steve Ross is “that of a sophisticated party entertainer who holds off the blues with a froth of wit. But there is an introspective side to Mr. Ross that has increasingly peeked out in his recent cabaret performances.”

 

+ The Village Voice: “When Steve sings, New York is New York again.”

 

+ Cabaret Scenes: “An Astaire-way to paradise. Your cabaret season is incomplete without this visit with Steve Ross.”

 

Cost to Attend Steve Ross:

Music Charge is $50. 

 

For all cabaret performances in The Colony’s plush Royal Room, doors open at 6 p.m. for cocktails with dinner seating from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. A memorable three-course prix fixe dinner is offered at $55, as well as an a la carte menu of small plates and delicious entrees and specialty desserts from Polo Steaks and Seafood. There is no service during the cabaret performance that starts at 8:30 p.m.

 

To make reservations, people should call the hotel box-office at 561.659.8100.  The Colony is located at 155 Hammon Avenue in Palm Beach, just one block south of Worth Avenue, one block west of theAtlantic Ocean.

 

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Steve Ross

 

Media Contact:

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November, 2011 – Get Your (Tiger) Paws on Stamps

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November, 2011 – Get Your (Tiger) Paws on Stamps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              

 

Contact:

Debra J. Fetterly U.S.P.S.                                                                                            

954-436-4451

 

Claudia Harden

Palm Beach Zoo

561- 214-1667

 

 

 

‘It’s All Happening at the (Palm Beach) Zoo’

Get Your (Tiger) Paws on Stamps and Postmarks

 

West Palm Beach FL —  “Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo.  I do believe it, I do believe it’s true.”  The popular Simon and Garfunkel tune best describes an upcoming happening at the Palm Beach Zoo at 1301 Summit Blvd in West Palm Beach. 

 

pbz_cancelstamp_finalOn Tuesday, November 22, zoo visitors may spend the day with the animals — and may “get their paws” on Vanishing Species stamps and a special postmark cancellation at the U.S. Postal Service’s “Tiger Cub Conservation Station.”

 

At 10:00 am, Robert Weiser, West Palm Beach Officer-In-Charge for the U.S. Postal Service, will dedicate an enlargement of the Vanishing Species Stamp featuring an Amur tiger cub to zoo officials gathered at the Tiger Falls Exhibit.  Seven-month-old tiger cubs born at the zoo will be featured at the dedication.  Postal employees will sell Vanishing Species semi-postal stamps and offer the special postmark cancellation from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the exhibit.

 

speciesstampjpg-70b3cfce8deb00721Semi-postal stamps are sold at 55 cents each — 11 cents above the regular  First-Class Mail rate.  Sales from the Vanishing Species stamps are equally divided among five Multinational Species Conservation Funds administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:  African Elephant Conservation Fund, Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, Great Ape Conservation Fund, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund, and Marine Turtle Conservation Fund. 

 

The zoo sponsors conservation projects all over the world — with the majority of its work with species, including tiger cubs that are part of its collection.  The Palm Beach Zoo is a  non-profit zoological organization at Dreher Park and is home to more than 1,400 animals living within 23 acres of lush tropical habitat.

 

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage,  products and services to fund its operations.

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A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $67 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 29th in the 2010 Fortune 500. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency six consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.

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