Four Local Students to Compete in Nationals at Dance Masters of America
Four local students from Palm Beach County will be representing the state of Florida in the 2011 Dance Masters of America Competition and Convention.Shari Mittenthal, 9, was crowned Petite Miss Dance of Florida 2011.Alec Mittenthal, 9, was awarded Petite Mister Dance of Florida 2011.Shari and Alec are twins that attend Sunset Palms Elementary School in Boynton Beach.They are in the fourth grade.Jillian Medero, 15, was crowned Teen Miss Dance of Florida 2011 and Rachel Squire, 17, was crowned Senior Miss Dance of Florida 2011.Both Jillian and Rachel attend Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach Florida as Dance Majors.Jillian is a freshman and Rachel is a senior, who after graduation plans on attending Marymount Manhattan College in New York City on a dance scholarship.All four dancers are students of Andrea LaMaina and Michele Walsh, who are the Co-Owners and Artistic Directors of That’s Dancing Studio in Lake Worth, Florida.They are excited to be representing the state for Florida, Chapter 2 Division of the Dance Masters Organization.The event will be held in July in Orlando, Florida. http://www.thatsdancing.com/http://www.dma-national.org/
Fourth and fifth graders at Palm Beach Public will be traveling back in time to the Ice Age, thanks to a collaboration of the Center for Creative Education and the South Florida Science Museum. The 10 week, after-school program will allow 20 students a hands-on arts and science integrated lesson to learn about ice age mammals, fossils and the beginning of art. This collaboration is funded through a grant from Prime Time Palm Beach County.
(Standing, L-R) Jean Hart-Howard, CCE artist; Kate Arrizza, SFSM Director of Education; Sara Bogotch, SFSM educator; Shawn Berry, CCE program director; Lew Crampton, SFSM CEO; Tim Mitchell, CCE artist; Dave Tripp, CCE artist; Sharon Stevens, Palm Beach Public principal and after-school coordinator. (Sitting, L-R) Kayla Blake, 5th grade; Madison Payne, 5th; Maico Gonzalez, 4th; Bianca Rosendahl, 4th; Jubilee Baquerizo, 5th; Cameron Owens,5th.
“It is wonderful when the community partners with the school to enhance and enrich our students’ experience and education,” said Sharon Stevens, principal and after-school coordinator for Palm Beach Public. “I have worked with CCE in the past through our after-school program and it is always a pleasure to work with and provide artistic experiences for our students. I look forward to working with the Museum on this collaboration.”
The children will be constructing a 15-feet-wide by 6-and-a-half-feet-tall cave which will set the scene for the Pleistocene exhibit. Integrating arts and science into the program, science educators from the Museum, Sara Bogotch and Carla Duhaney, along with teaching artists from CCE, Jean Hart Howard, Tim Mitchell and David Tripp, will work with the group on various activities.
“This program has great potential for melding techniques used to teach creative arts into a program that can teach science to young learners,” said Lew Crampton, CEO for the South Florida Science Museum. “Science concepts are tough to grasp for some, so if this effort succeeds, our program will have implications beyond the pilot program we are beginning today.”
The children will paint cave art, chip away a fossil from a block of ice and then use it as a model to sculpt fossils from clay, design and create costumes that represent that time period, sketch ice age mammals after researching their characteristics, and many more activities. To end the program, the students will put on a performance for family, friends and the community to showcase what they’ve learned.
“This collaboration is a great way to expose children to multiple teaching methods,” said Tom Pilecki, executive director for the Center for Creative Education. “Arts integration is a critical way of learning and this unique project with the Museum is adding another layer. The Museum has many great tools and resources and by combining our talents we can really have an impact the child’s overall experience.”
(back row, L-R) Kate Arrizza, SFSM Director of Education; Tim Mitchell, CCE artist and Dave Tripp, CCE artist. (front row, L-R) Madison Payne, 5th; Kayla Blake, 5th grade
Recently awarded the Muse award for arts integration from the Cultural Council, the not-for-profit Center for Creative Education uses the arts to enrich and transform children’s educational experience. The arts are infused into classroom curriculum and after-school settings to enhance the teaching of traditional academic subjects – improving each child’s learning potential and academic performance, increasing overall enthusiasm about school and shaping more productive, responsible community members that exercise creative problem solving throughout life. For more information on CCE programming or their upcoming Spring Luncheon on March 10, please call (561) 805-9927 or visit www.cceflorida.org.
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 at Southern Blvd. in West Palm Beach, the Museum features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, a digital planetarium, freshwater and saltwater aquariums, as well as natural history exhibitions. New happenings at Museum include the Bugz exhibit and an Amateur Radio Center open on weekends and holidays. 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. For more information about the South Florida Science Museum or their upcoming benefit event, Fete du Soleil: A Toast to 50 Years of Science on April1, please call 561-832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org.
(West Palm Beach, FL – March 10, 2011)The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden today announced two major public events in April and May 2011:
It’s More than a… Spring Plant Sale & Hibiscus Show
Saturday, April 16 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 17 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Members FREE, Non-members $10
This annual plant sale features over 80 vendors with an amazing assortment of quality plants and goods. Palms, orchids, bamboo, begonias, bromeliads, fruit trees, and many other types of plants will be for sale. This is a great opportunity to learn about the plants that grow well in South Florida and it’s the best place to find something new for every garden. The American Hibiscus Society, Sunrise-Conrad Chapter will be having their hibiscus show featuring many of the state’s best blooms and plants at their booth. The Palm Beach County Woodturners will be selling a large selection of their beautiful
woodturnings. New members receive a free plant from the Mounts’ Nursery Guild. Memberships will be available at the gates. (Free breakfast for Mounts members on Saturday from 8 to 9 a.m.)
Connoisseurs Garden Tour
“A Mother’s Day Tradition”
Saturday, May 7 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 8 – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Members $20, Non-members $25
Spend Mother’s Day weekend with family and friends while touring six exceptional private gardens in Boca Raton. The owners of each garden are offering a unique opportunity for people to visit at their own pace and sequence. Brochures containing complete garden descriptions and tickets can be purchased at Mounts or at nine different locations through Palm Beach County.For more information about the six private gardens on this Connoisseurs Tour or a complete list of ticket locations, please visit www.mounts.org.
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, 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.
The 37th Annual Equal Opportunity Awards Carnival is Friday, April 8 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. This year we will be honoring the Lifetime Achievement of Edith C. Bush. I am hoping you plan to attend and provide support for the outstanding works of the Urban League of Palm Beach County.
Over the past 12 months, the community members we serve have been more challenged than ever. But you will be proud to know that the ULPBC has risen to the occasion. Never before has the need been greater. And never before has the work of the ULPBC been more impactful.
The ULPBC has tirelessly served more than 15,000 residents over the past year. Our dedicated staff has provided job training and placement to many in need; worked with troubled youth to stay out of the criminal justice system; counseled over 400 families facing foreclosure; provided after school tutoring and programs for high school students to complete their course work and graduate with a diploma; provided financial literacy classes; inducted 40 new members to the National Achievers Society; and provided support coordination services for the developmentally disabled. This year the ULPBC has completed construction on a new housing development that will not only uplift a neighborhood in West Palm Beach but also provide residents an opportunity to become homeowners.
Yes, all in all, with your unwavering support, we were able to accomplish a great deal over the past year – through a very trying time. Our programmatic efforts have been continuous, and our impact on the lives of thousands, has been significant. But now more than ever, we need your help, because in these troubled times, there is still so much more to do.
Approximately 80 cents of every dollar raised from the 37th Annual Equal Opportunity Day Awards Carnival goes directly to support the extensive efforts of the ULPBC.I hope we can count on your support this year. We hope to see you at the Gala on Friday, April 8th. Quite simply, it is what enables us to keep doing what we do.
Below is an invitation to the event. If there are any questions, please contact Kate Alvarado, Vice President of Development & Communication at 561.833.1461 ext 3002.
You have my genuine thanks for your continued support of the Urban League of Palm Beach County.
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.
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.orgor 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.
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) 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.
(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.
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.
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 oforiginal 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.
