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March, 2011 – Peace Initiative from Wellington Rotary

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Peace Initiative from Wellington Rotary

 

Each year at this time the Wellington Rotary Club kicks off its annual Peace Initiative.

The Initiative will culminate with a Peace Day ceremony on September 21st to be held at the Wellington Rotary Peace Park on Royal Fern Drive in Wellington.

During the initial phase of the project all of the local schools plus Boy and Girl Scout troops are encouraged to participate in a series of competitions aimed at promoting the goals of World Peace Consciousness, Multicultural Understanding and Conflict Resolution.

The elementary school children have a poster competition, the Middle School students a poetry competition and the High Schools enter an essay competition. Cash prizes are awarded to all winning students, and in the case of the elementary schools the teacher of the winners is also giving a cash award.

The High School photography club students submit their photographs and the winners not only receive cash prizes but have their work shown throughout the community.

The boy and girl scouts work throughout the year on tasks established with the troop leaders and are presented with Rotary merit badges. 

Prizes and badges will all be presented at the Peace Day celebration on Sept.21st.

 

Throughout the year the Rotary Club also offers for sale the “Flags of Nations”. Purchasers will be recognized and their chosen country flag will be flown at Rotary events.

 

Local businesses, institutions and citizens are also encouraged to erect their own Peace Poles. These are 6-8 ft. high poles with the words “May Peace Prevail on Earth” inscribed on them. There are currently over 250,000 Peace Poles around the world.

The Peace Poles are also available through the Rotary Club.

For flag and peace pole purchases please go to:   wellingtonrotary.org

 

Everyone is invited to support the Wellington Rotary Club in its efforts to inform the area residents of the continuing goal of World Peace, Multicultural Understanding and Conflict Resolution.

 

“May Peace Prevail on Earth”

 

 

 

Contact.  Larry Kemp  Co-Chair–Wellington Rotary Peace Initiative larry.kemp@comcast.net                      

April, 2011 – Rotary Club of Wellington Major Fund Raiser at Polo Event

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Rotary Club of Wellington Major Fund Raiser at Polo Event

 

The Rotary Club of Wellington will hold its 2011 major fund raising event by hosting an “Asado” After Party at the 2nd annual International Gay Polo Championships to be held at the Champions Polo Field off Lake Worth Rd. in Wellington on Saturday April 2nd.

 

The Phelps Media Group the pre-eminent equestrian media company is organizing and sponsoring this major polo event for the second year in a row. Polo teams from all over the country including several international players will take part.

 

The Wellington Rotary Club will as part of this event provide a hospitality tent, with food and drinks for the general public throughout the afternoon’s matches.

 

Starting at 5pm after the trophy presentations the Rotary Club will host an “Asado” after party. An “Asado” is an Argentinean and Brazilian traditional BBQ. All the wonderful array of grilled meats and typical dishes will be presented by Aarons Catering, the official caterer to polo in the area. A bar also offering special drink features will be available throughout the evening. Entertainment including non stop music and dancing

also featuring a “mechanical riding bull” will help make this a memorable evening.

 

The Rotary Club will also sponsor a Chinese Auction tent during the afternoon and evening and will also hold a live action during a break in the music. Auction items to include polo lessons from a professional player, plus other unusual surprises.

Don’t miss this.

 

Last years event drew over 2000 people and this year it is expected to exceed that number.

 

The Championship Polo Matches are set to start at 1pm to be immediately followed by the “Asado” from 5pm—9pm.

 

Tickets are available separately for both events.  Polo only general admission is $20 each and “Asado” tickets are $50 each.  There are also VIP single and group tickets plus some tailgate spaces available.  For tickets go to:   wellingtonrotary.org  or Phelps Media at 561 753 3389 or phelpsmediagroup.com.   Credit Cards or Pay-Pal accepted.

 

The Rotary Club and Phelps Media hope you will come out to support the Championship Polo and also help this major fund raiser for Wellington Rotary’s local charities which include. The Lords Place, Back to Basics and Junior Achievement.

 

As they say “a good time will be had by all” at the Championship Polo and at the Wellington Rotary Club “Asado” after party.

See you on April 2nd

 

 

Contact.  Larry Kemp.   Wellington Rotary Club.             larry.kemp@comcast.net

 

   

March, 2011 – Lake Worth Playhouse Presents Send in the Queens

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March, 2011 – Lake Worth Playhouse Presents Send in the Queens

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713 Lake Avenue   Lake Worth, Florida 33460    (561) 586-6169     lakeworthplayhouse.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 2, 2011  

Contact:
Theresa Loucks     
Tel:  561-586-6169 (ext. 216)
E-mail: theresa@lakeworthplayhouse.org             

 

LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS A PRIDE WEEK FAVORITE – SEND IN THE QUEENS – CELEBRATE WITH THESE LADIES IN ALL THEIR GLITZ AND GLAMOUR

LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA (March 2, 2011)send-in-the-queens
The Lake Worth Playhouse is proud to announce the return of Send in the Queens. This annual Pride Week Drag Show Fundraiser is back by popular demand for a fourth consecutive year with performances on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 at 8:00 p.m. on the stage of the Lake Worth Playhouse located at 713 Lake Avenue in downtown Lake Worth.

 

Send in the Queens is a high-end, high-energy drag concert that features a cast of dazzling drag divas, including Lake Worth favorites and Playhouse performers Ricky Rollick, Melissa St. John, Lupita Hollywood, Pepper Monroe, J.J. Valentine, Velvet LeNore and The Massengill Sisters: Mitzy and Maxine.  In addition, Chris Rod, a drag show king will be featured as a special guest star.

 

The Queens will channel some of the hottest singers of stage and screen, honoring legendary performers ranging from Liza Minnelli and Barbara Streisand to Jennifer Hudson, Catherine Zeta Jones and Lady Gaga. The performance includes song‐and‐dance numbers from such blockbuster hits as La Cage Aux Folles, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and The First Wives Club.

 

All proceeds will go to benefit Playhouse to maintain the high level of quality expected of our performances.

 

SCHEDULE

·          Two Evening Performances only on March 25 & 26 at 8:00 p.m.

 

TICKETS

·          Individual show tickets are $35.      

All tickets can be purchased through the Lake Worth Playhouse Box Office at 561-586-6410 or online at lakeworthplayhouse.org.

 

ABOUT LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE               
Lake Worth Playhouse is a non-profit community theatre with a diverse array of offerings, including award-winning dramas, comedies, musicals, area premieres, Broadway favorites, children’s shows, ballets and operas on film, live concerts, improv comedy and alternative programming. In addition to its main stage theatrical fare, the Playhouse presents year-round independent and foreign films in the Stonzek Theatre, an intimate black-box style theatre equipped with a large viewing screen and high-definition projection. The Playhouse is proud to offer a variety of educational programs for adults and children, as well as community outreach initiatives that bring cultural programs into the neighborhoods of underserved youth and also make theatre available free of charge for disadvantaged citizens in the community.          

The Lake Worth Playhouse 58th season concludes with a bang with Annie (April 15 – May 1).

LOCATION
Lake Worth Playhouse is located at 713 Lake Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth. It is situated on the south side of Lake Avenue two blocks east of Dixie Highway. Free, well-lighted parking is available on Lake Avenue and surrounding side streets, with free parking lots located behind the Playhouse.

 

 

 

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March, 2011 – PB Photographic Center Announces Three Exhibits

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March, 2011 – PB Photographic Center Announces Three Exhibits

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Palm Beach Photographic Centre

Announces Three Upcoming Exhibitions

 

(West Palm Beach, FL – March 4, 2011)  Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre (PBPC), today announced the upcoming opening of three new exhibitions:

 

In Good Hands:

Selected Artwork from the

Henry M. Buhl Hand Collection

 

Exhibition Dates: March 12-30, 2011

Opening Reception:  Saturday, March 12, 6 to 8 p.m.

 

In  October  1993, Henry M. Buhl purchased a photograph by Alfred  Stieglltz of Georgia O’Keeffe’s  hands. This photograph would come to be the cornerstone of a private collection that now includes over 1,000 images by the medium’s foremost practitioners as well as little-known and emerging artists. Focusing on the theme of the hand, Buhl has gathered images spanning the history of photography from a photogenic drawing negative made in 1840 by William Henry Fox Talbot to serial Polaroids made in 2002 by Cornelia Parker. The collection also encompasses a comprehensive range of photographic practices, including scientific, journalistic, and fine-art photography, with a strong component of contemporary art. The Buhl Collection was first exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum of New York in the summer of 2004, and has since been displayed in major museums around the world. 

 

Overtones:

Diptychs and Proportions 

by Ralph Gibson 


 

Exhibition Dates: April 2 to May 14, 2011

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 2, 6 to 8 p.m.

 

Ralph Gibson’s images often incorporate fragments with erotic and mysterious undertones, building narrative meaning through contextualization and surreal juxtaposition. The artist has maintained a lifelong fascination with books and book-making. Since the appearance in 1970 of The Sonambulist, he has produced over 40 monographs, and his photographs are included in more than 150 museum collections around the world, and have appeared in hundreds of exhibition.

 

Overtones reveal his personal thoughts about the role of his images on the page and how they converse with one another.  Gibson’s theory is that enhanced impression experienced by the viewer is a result of the two images that produce it. With this in mind Gibson has sought out pairings of his photographs that conform to the rules of visual scale and photographic tonality. The diptychs are autonomous works so that the viewer plays an important role in the function of the work, bringing to each diptych his or her own personal interpretation.

 

Project Tandem:

Two Bicycles, Two Photographers, One 11,000-Mile Ride

by Morrigan McCarthy & Alan Winslow

 

Exhibition Dates: May 19 to June 18

Opening Reception May 19, 6 to 8 p.m.

 

Morrigan McCarthy & Alan Winslow completed a one-year, 11,000-mile bicycle ride around the United States in 2009. Project Tandem is the multimedia result of that journey’s goal: to photograph and interview everyday Americans about their views on the environment. They rode from Rockland, ME to St. Augustine, FL to San Diego, CA to Seattle, WA and zig-zagged their way back to New York through the American Midwest. McCarthy and Winslow rode through 30 states photographing and interviewing people they met along the way, camping at night and gaining a great appreciation for the kindness of strangers.

 

Bicycling allowed the two men to immerse themselves in the subcultures and communities through which they passed so they could better understand the way the rest of America felt about climate change and the environment. After interviewing and photographing hundreds of people all around the country, they have put together a show of portraits and a looping audio track of voices from all over America speaking candidly about the environment. The show illuminates the differences in opinion between regions and individuals, but it also somehow seems to bring us all together.

 

About the Palm Beach Photographic Centre:

The Photo Centre is located at the downtown City Center municipal complex at 415 Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday – Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, please call 561.253.2600 or visit www.workshop.org or www.fotofusion.org.

 

 

AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW:

Fatima NeJame

Palm Beach Photographic Centre

561.253.2600

fatima@fotofusion.org

 

 

For Photos:

To download accompanying images for these exhibitions, go to the Palm Beach Photographic Center’s online pressroom at http://pressroom.workshop.org

 

 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298

gary@pr-bs.net

March, 2011 – Science Museum Summer Camp

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South Florida Science Museum

Science Summer Camp

June 6 – August 19, 2011

 

WHO: South Florida Science Museum

 

WHAT: Looking for something for the kids to do this summer? The South Florida Science Museum’s Science Summer Camp 2011 is a fun and exciting way to spend the summer.  The Museum is offering 11, one-week sessions of hands-on exploration for young scientists ages 4 to 12.  Each week will have a different theme from the yucky, gross facts in Grossology to magic with potions and crystals during the Harry Potter week to a week all about dinosaurs, there is something for everyone.  The days will be filled with fun science lessons, laboratories, crafts and outside activities led by Museum expert science educators.    

 

WHEN: June 6 – August 19, 2011 – one week sessions

Camp starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. with extended hours of structured activities available from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

 

WHERE: South Florida Science Museum

4801 Dreher Trail North in West Palm Beach

 

WHY: The South Florida Science Museum delivers entertaining and educational journeys through the many worlds of science and technology for curious minds of all ages. Located just off I-95 and Southern Blvd. in West Palm Beach, the Museum 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. Established in 1961, the Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to exciting curiosity and furthering the understanding and appreciation of science and technology.

 

HOW MUCH: Space is limited, register today! $200 for Museum members and $225 for non-members, plus a one-time registration fee of $25.00.  Register by May 1st and the registration fee will be waived and participant will receive a complimentary camp t-shirt.

Book 10 weeks and get the 11th week free.

 

GENERAL INFO: For more information call 561-832-2026, email programs@sfsm.org or visit www.sfsm.org.

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March, 2011 – Songwriters’ Showcase

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Great Folk Music at the Wellington Amphitheatre’s

“Songwriter’s Showcase”

 

 

 

The Village of Wellington, in conjunction with WEI Network and Peter’s Living Room, presented an afternoon of talented, highly acclaimed folk musicians Sunday, March 6, 2011.  Wellington Dental, Royal Palm Hotel, and Park Avenue BBQ were sponsors of the show.  Chappy’s Food Cart sold hot dogs and drinks.  The best part of the Showcase was that it was free.  This event took place at the new Wellington Amphitheatre located along Forest Hill Boulevard, just south of Wellington Trace. The venue includes ample free parking, clean restrooms, and a children’s playground.  Make a note on your calendar that this will be an ongoing series planned for the first Sunday of each month. 

 

The show included acoustic guitars, mandolin, violin, popular cover songs, and a lot of  original music which was very good.  Performers arrived from all over Florida and included: Jordan Cherkinsky (of Wellington Dental who was Host, Performer, and Accompanist), Carly Bak, Steve Minotti, Rick Seguso, Suzanne Cannon, and Kath Bloom.

 

The next show in the Songwriter’s showcase will be Sunday, April 3, 2011, from 12 pm to 4 pm.  For more information regarding future shows being presented by the WEI Network and the Village of Wellington, please see www.peterslivingroom.com or www.ci.wellington.fl.us.  You can also call Peter at 561.827.4223.  Also visit www.weinetwork.com for additional information.

 

 

May, 2011 – Heroes in Medicine at Kravis

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HEROES IN MEDICINE

 

2011   Hearts.  Hope.  Healing.

 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Palm Beach County Medical Society Services will host the 8th Annual Heroes in Medicine luncheon honoring individuals and organizations who utilize their skills in the field of healthcare to provide outstanding service to meet the needs of people in local, national and/or global communities.

 

Luncheon Date:  May 11, 2011           Location:  Kravis Center, Cohen Pavilion

 

PRESENTING BENEFACTOR $10,000

Ø Name appears prominently on the cover of the invitation and program

Ø Receive a premier table (10 seats) at the awards luncheon

Ø Name appears in press releases

Ø   Representative is recognized on stage

Ø Name appears prominently on the web page                                                                    

Ø 500 word company or individual profile in On Call, the journal of PBCMS

Ø   Receive a full-page ad in On Call

Ø Name appears monthly for 1 year on the PBCMS MEDLINK, viewed by 1300+ PBCMS Members

GRAND BENEFACTOR  $7,500

Ø Receive a premier table (10 seats) at the awards luncheon

Ø Name appears in press releases

Ø Name appears prominently on the invitation

 Ø  Representative is recognized on stage

Ø Name appears prominently on the web page

Ø 250 word company or individual profile in On Call, the journal of PBCMS

Ø   Receive a half-page ad in On Call

BENEFACTOR  $5,000

Ø Receive a table (10 seats) at the awards luncheon

Ø Name appears in press releases

Ø Name appears prominently on the web page

Ø 100 word company or individual profile in On Call, the journal of PBCMS

Ø Receive a one-third page ad in On Call

PATRON  $2,500

Ø Receive 6 tickets to the awards luncheon

Ø Name appears in On Call, the journal of PBCMS

Ø Name appears in the program

SPECIAL FRIEND  $1,500

Ø  Receive 4 tickets to the awards luncheon

Ø  Name appears in On Call, the journal of PBCMS

Ø  Name appears in the program

FRIEND $500

Ø Receive 1 ticket to the event

Ø Name appears in On Call, the journal of PBCMS

Ø Name appears in the program

 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YVONNE SHAPIRO AT 561-433-3940

FAX 561-433-2385 or email yvonnes@pbcms.org

 

2011   Hearts.  Hope.  Healing.

 

Sponsorship Commitment

Luncheon Date: MAY 11, 2011 

Location:  kravis Center, cohen Pavilion

 

p       PRESENTING BENEFACTOR – $10,000

 

p         GRAND BENEFACTOR – $7,500

 

p         BENEFACTOR – $5,000

 

p         PATRON – $2,500

 

p         SPECIAL FRIEND – $1,500

 

p         FRIEND – $500

 

p      MATCHING GIFT CONTRIBUTION – ___________

 

p Check enclosed payable to Palm Beach County Medical Society Services 

or   p please invoice me   or    charge my   pVISA     pMC     pAMEX

 

Card # ______________________Exp. Date ___________   

 

SIGNATURE__________________________________________

 

NAME______________________________________________

 

ORGANIZATION _____________________________________

 

ADDRESS __________________________________________

 

CITY, STATE  ZIP ____________________________________

 

PHONE _______________________ FAX_________________

 

EMAIL ____________________________________________

 

For additional information contact Yvonne Shapiro at

 561-433-3940 or by email at yvonnes@pbcms.org

Return this form by fax to 561-433-2385 or mail to

Palm Beach County Medical Society, 3540 Forest Hill Blvd., #101 WPB Beach, FL 33406 

March, 2011 – PNC Women in Power Lunch

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March, 2011 – PNC Women in Power Lunch

Press Release

 

From:               YWCA of Palm Beach County

Contact:           Allyson Samiljan, 561-640-0050, Ext. 115

Re:                   PNC Women in Power Luncheon

Date:                March 10, 2011

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Fashion designer and part-time Palm Beach resident Josie Natori was the honored guest and speaker at the “Women in Power” luncheon held March 4, 2011, at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre.

 

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Ms. Natori, a native of the Phillipines and founder and CEO of the Natori Company, addressed the audience about her start designing nightgowns based on the traditional Phillipine embroidered shirts.  Three decades later, her company has grown into a global lifestyle brand including lingerie and ready-to-wear collections as well as home, fragrance and eyewear.

 

Guests also enjoyed an informal fashion show featuring items from the Josie Natori Collection presented by Saks Fifth Avenue, Palm Beach.

 

This event was the fourth in a series of five luncheons sponsored by PNC Financial Services Group benefiting the programs of the YWCA of Palm Beach County, including:  the Mary Rubloff YWCA Harmony House, a shelter for abused women and their children; transitional housing for women; two Child Development Centers; Y-Girls, a leadership and mentoring program for girls aged 9-13; and a racial justice initiative.

 

For more information, please contact the YWCA, 561-640-0050, Ext. 137.

March, 2011 – Caldwell Theatre needs your Support

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Calling all Alexander Hamiltons!

(Or the $10.00 Challenge)

 

The Caldwell Theatre Company is one of the oldest professional theaters in South Florida. We need everyone’s support to keep this long tradition of regional theater alive and thriving in these times. We are asking for a donation of $10.00 from all our patrons. The Goal of this campaign is to raise $30,000 which can be accomplished by everyone sending in at least $10.00. Funding through Government and Private Grants has been cut due to the economy; therefore we must reach out to individuals for donations. Ticket sales cover approximately 40% of our Operating Budget; the remainder must come from donations. We need your Hamiltons to keep the tradition of great theater alive at Caldwell Theatre Company.

 

 

 

We are asking for $10.00 but any amount will be especially appreciated.

Make your tax deductable donation today!

Make your tax deductable donation

By Phone: 561-241-7432 or 877-245-7432

By Mail:

Caldwell Theatre Company 7901 N Federal Highway Boca Raton, FL 33487

YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED NOW!

PLEASE CALL US TODAY!

March, 2011 – RP Art & Music Fest

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Welcome to the annual Royal Palm Art & Music Festival! 


Scheduled to take place on March 25, 26 & 27, this newest addition to regional festivals will be set on Royal Palm Beach Boulevard (from Southern Boulevard to Seminole Palms Drive ) and around Lake Challenger.  The three day festival made history in 2010 as it was the first to close down one of the Palm Beach County’s western communities major traffic intersections for more than the typical few hours.  The Chamber is very excited about this partnership with the Village of Royal Palm Beach.  We invite you to join us for the 2011 festivities as over 100 Artists transform Royal Palm Beach Boulevard into a temporary outdoor museum of original art and masterpiece reproductions.


Jess Santamaria will be chairing the committee for this inaugural event that will be free to the public and that will   focus on the talents of our area artists – both visual and performance artists.  


Street Painting

Festival activities are planned and will feature street painting.  Yes, art beneath your feet.  A tradition that dates back to the 16th century, street painting will transform Royal Palm Beach Boulevard to the largest artist canvas in the Western Communities.  Crowds are expected to gather and watch as fine works of art emerge over the two days of the event.  We are in the process of recruiting our artists who will be asked to create works of art of no less than four feet by six feet.  The artists are provided colorful pastel chalks and their section of the street for painting, but the inspiration and creativity is all theirs.  The artwork is guaranteed to be spectacular!

Stage performances will also be a major component of the event.  The Chamber is working with local volunteers to recruit both amateur and professional bands.  Musicians will present jazz, blues, classic rock, and country to set the mood for the festival.  A little something for everyone.  The Chamber is most proud to present bands from our area schools.  Showcasing young talent is a critical component of this festival.

Other festival activities include a juried art show, kayak races, bounce houses, carnival rides, food vendors, business expo, street performers, and beer garden.   A “must see” will be the laser light show that will be presented at night fall on Saturday night March 26th.  Set to music, the spectacular light show will be presented over Lake Challenger allowing festival guests an opportunity to wind down after the fun filled day.  Guests are encouraged to bring their portable chairs or blankets and enjoy the sights and sounds.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2011 Royal Palm Art & Music Festival!

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