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art cultureof Palm Beach CountyFall 2015
winging it flamingos inspire the imagination
mature contentNorman Sunshine celebrates women of a certain age
the new blackarea theaters think small
PLUSThe Art of Dr. Seuss, Nature Preserved, a new book fromBurt Reynoldsand more
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T I F F A N Y & C O . : S A L V A T O R E F E R R A G A M O
J I M M Y C H O O : L I L L Y P U L I T Z E R : H U G O B O S S
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FEATURES
fired upThe arts throw fuel on theflames of social change.By Greg Stepanich
flights of fancy Pink flamingos, plastic or otherwise, roost in the imagination.By Elaine Viets
basic blackPalm Beach County’s blackbox theaters keep it simple. By Nick Murray
look within The exhibition This Place:Israel Through Photography’sLens provides a different view. By Thomas Swick
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welcome letterThe most wonderful time of the year.By Rena Blades
editor’s noteThe season powers up.By Christina Wood
upfrontn Mounts Botanical Garden makes something happen with LEGOs.n And so does the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.n Miami City Ballet and Dreyfoos School of the Arts celebrate milestones.n art&culture reaps awards.n You’ll never guess who’s reading a&c! n Tommy Tune is talking theater at Palm Beach Dramaworks.n “The more that you read, the more things you will know” about the Art of Dr. Seuss.n West Palm Beach becomes a colorful Canvas.n Poetry runs rampant.n Burt Reynolds has stories to tell.n The natural look is in at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.
art works!The growth of Palm Beach County’s economy and its cultural community are intertwined.By Christina Wood
most wantedThe perfect gift is a work of art.
portraitNorman Sunshine and his Dames.By Scott Eyman
calendarTemperatures cool down and the season heats up with a busy schedule of exhibits, events, performances and cool cultural offerings for all ages.
inside cultureThe Cultural Council’s Muse Awards are set to celebrate the county’s best, the Creative CorridorInitiative in Lake Worth earns major funding, Rob Steele takes up the reigns as CEO of the DelrayBeach Center for the Arts and much more insider news.
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art&culture magazine of Palm Beach County, Volume 10, Issue 1, fall 2015, is published three times a year by PassportPublications & Media Corporation for the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, 601 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth, FL 33460.
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Cover Image: “Pastoral Flamingos” by South Florida Cultural ConsortiumVisual Artists Fellowship winner and Lake Worth residentSarah Knouse
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OfficersBerton E. Korman, ChairmanIrene J. Karp, Vice ChairmanBruce A. Beal, Vice ChairmanBill Parmalee, SecretaryChristopher D. Caneles, TreasurerJean Sharf, Event ChairMichael J. Bracci,
Immediate Past ChairDirectorsHoward BregmanCressman Bronson
Donald M. EphraimShirley FitermanRoe GreenPeg GreensponHerbert S. HoffmanRaymond E. Kramer, IIIRobin E. MartinJo Anne Rioli MoellerSuzanne NiedlandSue PattersonKelly W. Rooney
Nathan SlackChristina StillerDom A. TelescoEthel Isaacs Williams
Ex Officio MembersMary Lou BergerAndrew KatoGlenn JergensenSylvia MoffettErica Whitfield
Shelley Vana, MayorMary Lou Berger, Vice Mayor
Steven L. AbramsPaulette BurdickMelissa McKinlay
Priscilla A. TaylorHal R. Valeche
Cultural Council Board of Directors
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Director of Development Mary Lewis (561) [email protected]
Manager of Arts Trish Halverson (561) 472-3347and Cultural Education [email protected]
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art&cultureof Palm Beach County
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editorial staffmanaging editor christina wood 561.472.8778
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executive editor marilyn bauer
contributing writerstara mitton catao, scott eyman, lucy lazarony, john loring, nick murray, allegra nagler, joann plockova,
rich pollack, anne rodgers, frederic a. sharf, andrea richard, thom smith, greg stepanich,
thomas swick, jenifer mangione vogt, elaine viets, christina wood, amy woods
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News of this unprecedented growth is tremendously excit-ing as it foreshadows economic benefits that come fromthe expansion projects themselves as well as countlessnew cultural opportunities for our residents, visitors andstudents to enjoy once these new facilities are in place andthe programs that they house are up and running.
Of course, the Cultural Council will continue to play a keyrole in telling the story of the many new and existing cultur-al opportunities in our community to potential audiences.Thanks to the availability of additional hotel tax revenue tofuel our cultural marketing efforts, we’re planning to targetthe Northeastern U.S. this winter with a new campaignfocusing on why Palm Beach County is such an attractivealternative to that frequently frozen region. Next summer,we’ll again remind our fellow Floridians about all the reasonsthey should visit us. Cultural tourism remains an importantdriver of our economic engine and we’re committed to play-ing our part in keeping the motor revving at high speed.
We urge you to take full advantage of everything thatthe new cultural season has to offer – and to invite yourfamily and friends from outside our county to do thesame. It IS a wonderful time of the year – and we lookforward to sharing it with you.
Rena BladesPresident and CEOCultural Council of Palm Beach County
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year – but I’m nottalking about the holidays as you might suspect.
No, what I have in mind is that SEASON is upon us…withour full spectrum of cultural organizations rolling out newtheatrical productions, exhibitions, concerts and so muchmore across the county. We love this time of year at theCultural Council of Palm Beach County – and we expectthat you do, too. You can practically feel it in the air.
What’s more, based on information we’ve gathered inour recent Cultural Industry Assessment study, we canstate with confidence that seasons to come are going tobe even more exhilarating. As you will read in the ArtWorks! department of this issue of art&culture, ourresearch indicates that cultural organizations in ourcountry are planning more than $800 million in capitalexpansion projects over the next decade. We will issue areport of our findings later this fall.
Some of these projects have been announced to thepublic – the Norton Museum of Art and the Maltz JupiterTheatre come to mind − while others are still underwraps. But in all cases, the future looks bright in everycorner of our county.fro
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In “Look Within” on page 60, Thomas Swick introducesus to the photographers whose work is featured in ThisPlace: Israel Through Photography’s Lens, currently ondisplay at the Norton Museum of Art in West PalmBeach, showing that, when they flex their creative mus-cles, artists also have the power to shift perspectivesand quite possibly reveal new worlds.
Scott Eyman visits with Norman Sunshine, who turnedto his art to transform weakness into strength, in ourPortrait on page 40. In Art Works! on page 35, you’llsee that the arts also have the power to stimulate eco-nomic growth, attract tourists and infuse educationwith possibilities. In Most Wanted on page 39, we’lleven show you how art can ensure your gift will be theone they treasure most.
Of course, the arts also have the power to stimulateconversation – and you can be sure as the fall breezesblow and the season unfolds that people will be talkingabout the stories in art&culture!
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Christina WoodManaging Editor
fall in love
Palm Beach County offers much to make the heart sing– especially this time of year. While family and friends upnorth bear the weight of heavy sweaters, heavier coatsand dreary forecasts, we revel in the silky evenings andplayful breezes that signal fall has arrived. And, as theylook to the months and weeks ahead with sad resigna-tion, we sparkle in anticipation, ready to throw open thewindows and welcome a fresh new season of world-classentertainment and cutting-edge cultural events.
As you’ll discover in this issue of art&culture, Palm BeachCounty is in the pink! In “Flights of Fancy” on page 52,Elaine Viets takes time out from her successful mystery-writing career to dish up the inside scoop on the flamingosthat have returned to the Everglades as well as those thathave alighted in the imaginations of area artists – includingPalm Beach County’s South Florida Cultural ConsortiumVisual Artists Felllowship winner, Sarah Knouse.
Of course, we also have a dark side! In “Basic Black” onpage 56, we’ll take you there as we explore the expand-ing world of Palm Beach County’s black-box theaters.
As you turn the pages, you’ll also see that many of theevents that dot the cultural calendar this season demon-strate the undeniable power of art to inspire socialchange. Read how artists from the realms of dance andtheater, literature, film and the visual arts are making adifference in “Fired Up” on page 44.
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Greg Stepanich is the founder and editor ofPalm Beach ArtsPaper, which has coveredthe arts in Palm Beach County and SouthFlorida online and in print since 2008. Hegrew up in the Chicago area, studied musictheory and composition in Boston and holdsa degree in American history from theUniversity of Illinois. He has been a reporterand editor for newspapers in Illinois, WestVirginia and Florida and has written for ThePalm Beach Post, Palm Beach Daily Newsand The Miami Herald in addition to OceanDrive magazine.
Elaine Viets is an Agatha, Anthony and LeftyAward-winning mystery writer who happensto call South Florida home. The Palm BeachPost named her first Dead-End Job mystery,Shop till You Drop, to a list of 16 must-readFlorida books that also included works byJohn D. MacDonald, Elmore Leonard and Jeff“Dexter” Lindsay. To date, Viets has written28 best-selling mysteries in three series: hard-boiled Francesca Vierling mysteries, tradition-al Dead-End Job mysteries, and cozy JosieMarcus Mystery Shopper mysteries. Hernewest series, featuring Death InvestigatorAngela Richman, debuts in the NovemberAlfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.
Thomas Swick was the travel editor of theSun-Sentinel from 1989 to 2008. He is theauthor of A Way to See the World andUnquiet Days: At Home in Poland. His workhas been included in The Best AmericanTravel Writing 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012and 2014.
Scott Eyman was the books editor of ThePalm Beach Post for 25 years. His 13th book,John Wayne: Life and Legend, is a New YorkTimes best seller. He lives in West PalmBeach with his wife, Lynn, and a variedassortment of animals.
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For Miami City Ballet’s 30th anniversaryseason, Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez hasassembled one of the company’s most ambi-tious performance schedules yet, with master-works from George Balanchine side by sidewith leading modern choreographic voicessuch as Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, Justin Peckand Liam Scarlett. Program One kicks off theseason at the Kravis Center for the PerformingArts in West Palm Beach Nov. 13 through 15.
More than 1,300 studentsauditioned last year with hopes offilling one of just 400 openings at theAlexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School ofthe Arts in West Palm Beach. It wasn’tbecause the school celebrated its 25thanniversary with cake and ice cream inAugust. The school ranks among thetop 20 magnet schools in the nation,according to U.S. News & WorldReport’s most recent Best HighSchools list.
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CREATIVITY IN BLOOM
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCKThe second season of the FIRST LEGO League is underway at the South
Florida Science Center and Aquarium in West Palm Beach. FIRST (For Inspirationand Recognition of Science and Technology) is a nonprofit with a mission to inspireyoung people’s interest and participation in science and technology. Theorganization’s popular LEGO program introduces students to real-worldengineering challenges. Students are divided into teams and encouraged to solvecomplex problems in a creative way by building LEGO-based robots designed tocomplete specific tasks.
“We are constantly trying to find new ways to enact our motto, ‘Open everymind to science,’” says Chris Pait, the center’s technical programs coordinator.“Sponsoring an FLL team seemed like an excellent way to do that. We sponsoredour first team last year and are thrilled to be expanding this season.”
The science center has enough students ages 9 to 14 to enter three teams inthe local FIRST LEGO League competitions scheduled to be held in Decemberand January.
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This winter, Mounts Botanical Garden in West PalmBeach is home to more than 2,000 species of plantsand 15 super-sized LEGO sculptures. NatureConnects, the largest exhibition in the garden’s 30-yearhistory, showcases the creativity of Sean Kenney, anaward-winning artist and “professional kid” who usesLEGO pieces to design and create contemporarysculptures for high-profile clients, major corporationsand various venues around the globe. He used nearlyhalf a million colorful LEGO bricks to create themonarch butterfly, peacock, sea turtle and othercolorful structures that will be on display from Nov. 14through mid-February.
Tricia Albertson in Swan Lake. Choreography by
George Balanchine © The GeorgeBalanchine Trust.
Photo © Alberto Oviedo.
Tia Duhaney, 13, of West Palm Beach
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Over the summer, art&culture was honored with a host ofawards. The magazine earned a silver Stevie® Award at theannual American Business AwardsSM ceremony in Chicago inthe category of best house publication, sharing the honor withBon Appétit’s Bravo magazine.
And, after the Florida Magazine Association presented the2015 Charlie Awards in Orlando, art&culture had 11 moreawards to its name:
Charlie (Gold) Award for Writing Excellencen Best Department for Portrait
Charlie (Gold) Award for Writing Excellencen Best Feature Headlines, Association & Trade/Tech
Charlie (Gold) Award for General Excellencen Best Table of Contents, Association & Trade/Tech
Silver Award for General Excellencen Best Visitor Publication for The Annual Cultural Guide 2015
Silver Award for Digital Excellencen Best Online Video for “Beauty in the Eyes of 2nd Grade Beholders”
Silver Award for Writing Excellencen Best Department for Most Wanted
Bronze Award for Writing Excellencen Best Feature, Association for “A Stimulating Approachto Wildlife Conservation” (Fall 2014)
Bronze Award for Writing Excellencen Best Department for Art Works!
Silver Award, Best Overall Design in the State of Florida, AssociationSilver Award, Best Overall Writing in the State of Florida, AssociationBronze Award, Best Overall Magazine in the State of Florida, Association
art&culture is published by Passport Publications & Media for the CulturalCouncil of Palm Beach County.
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When he’s not busy charming guests at the PalmBeach Zoo & Conservation Society and posing forphotos with them, Oz, a Queensland koala, looksforward to the latest issue of art&culture. Theopportunity to step into Oz’s world is part of the KoalaExperience, which allows visitors to go behind thescenes to meet the mellow marsupial. It’s just one of avariety of opportunities available at the West PalmBeach zoo that allow visitors to take their engagementwith the animals to a deeper level.
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Broadway luminaries PaulGemignani, Tommy Tune andcostume designer William Ivey Longwill be interviewed live, onstage aspart of a program at Palm BeachDramaworks in West Palm Beachthat explores various aspects oftheater through conversation withmaster artists and top professionalsin the industry. The third season of Dramalogue - Talking Theatre!will also feature presentations onEugene O’Neill and Rodgers & Hammerstein as well as aroundtable discussion with fourdirectors.
The series kicks off on Dec. 8with Paul Gemignani, the esteemed musical director, whose long associationwith Stephen Sondheim is among the highlights of his 40-plus years onBroadway. Tommy Tune will discuss his remarkable career as anactor/singer/dancer/ director/choreographer with J. Barry Lewis, PBD’s residentdirector, on Jan. 4
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Ever wonder what a Goo-Goo-Eyed Tasmanian Wolghastlooks like? Well, now you can find out. The Art of Dr. Seuss will
be on display at the Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens fromJan. 17 through Feb. 14.
Throughout his lifetime, Ted Geisel – aka Dr. Seuss –created paintings and sculptures which he secreted away.
The exhibition, presented in conjunction with the AnnJackson Gallery of Atlanta, features selections from
the mind-expanding Secret Art of Dr. Seuss(including wacky and wonderful “Unorthodox
Taxidermy” sculptures with names like The Two-Horned Drouberhannis and the Goo-Goo-EyedTasmanian Wolghast) as well as bronze
sculptures and colorful artworks from some of Dr.Seuss’s most popular books.
“We are proud to provide the South Floridacommunity a rare opportunity to view and learn
about the artistic legacy of Theodor Seuss Geisel,”says Valerie Jackson on behalf of the gallery. “Weare also pleased to announce that a portion ofthe proceeds from all exhibition sales will go tothe Cultural Council of Palm Beach County to
continue their mission to support thearts in Palm Beach County.”
As Dr. Seuss said, “You have brains inyour head. You have feet in your shoes. You cansteer yourself any direction you choose.” Sohead to the Gardens Mall, where on select dates,
you can see excerpts from Seussical™ producedand directed by the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s
producing artistic director, Andrew Kato. This 20-minute musical delight will feature talented
young performers from South Florida as well as students from the Maltz
Jupiter Theatre’s Youth Touring Companyperforming in front of a colorful, Seuss-filled set.
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More than 20 artists from around the world – some with easilyrecognizable names, some just emerging on the art scene – will paintWest Palm Beach with a host of bold colors that just might include red.It’s all part of CANVAS, a two-week interactive art experience launchedas a prelude to Miami’s Art Basel by West Palm Beach-based galleristNicole Henry.
Beginning on Nov. 8, artists will set to work creating enormousmurals on public and private buildings and constructing sculptures inparks. Additional sculptures and 3D installations will be showcased in anurban warehouse on Fern Street. Overall, CANVAS organizers plan totransform more than 20 locations within the city’s Downtown District.
“CANVAS is exactly the kind of event that will help our Arts & Entertainment District truly blossom,” says West Palm Beach MayorJeri Muoio.
F O R A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M AT I O NCanvasWPB.org
F O R A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M AT I O NPalmBeachPoetryFestival.org
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Those fortunate enough to be in the Master Actingclass that Burt Reynolds teaches in Lake Park haveheard the legendary film star talk about his experienceson the set – and off. During his long and luminouscareer, the Jupiter resident not only earned Oscarnominations and ruled the box office, he batted eyes atBette Davis and rubbed elbows with everyone fromClark Gable to Clint Eastwood.
After more than six decades in the limelight, theman has some stories to tell. And – at long last – he’sready to tell them publicly.
But Enough About Me, Reynolds’ new memoir,will be released on Nov. 17. “I think it’s very truthful,”he says. “It’s not who did what to who and all that
gossip. I’m not a kiss and tell guy, I never have been.”The book, however, is not a sugar-coated account of hislife – or of the people who have touched it, for betterand for worse. “It’s got some things in that I needed totalk about, especially about the people that I loved verymuch – and people that I didn’t; I needed to talk aboutthat, too.”
Reynolds takes readers from the car accident thatended his football career to the dizzying heights of hisstardom. He talks frankly about the financial decisions thattook him from rich to poor and back again. Through it all,he reflects on his personal pitfalls and recoveries – andshares the wisdom he gained on a remarkable journey thathas brought him home to Palm Beach County.
DO TELL
Roses are still red, violets remain blue but, with open eyes,poetry may surprise you.
In the lead up to the annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival, whichwill be held January 18-23 at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts,festival organizers have plannedan intriguingly diverse lineup ofcommunity events:
Writing Songs and Lyrics:Musicians ShowcaseNov. 14, Delray Beach Center for the Arts
The Shape a Poem Makes:ShapeshiftingDec. 5, Delray Beach Center for the Arts
Alzheimer’s Poetry ProjectDec. 9, Sunrise Assisted Living Facility at Stratford Court, Boca Raton
10th Annual Haiku UJan. 7, Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach
Bards of a Feather: RoundRobin Poetry ReadingJan. 13, Green Cay Wetlands Nature Center, Boynton Beach
As always, the festival itself will feature readings, talks,interviews, panel discussions and other opportunities to engage withtop poets, including this year’s special guest, Pulitzer Prize-winnerand former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass.
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The grace of the female form has attractedartists for millennia. In the Cultural Council’s nextexhibition, Woman: Untitled (Jan. 15 throughMarch 12), the female form will be portrayed assubject, as object, but also as a warrior, as a forceand as a responsive presence in two-dimensionaland three-dimensional works as well as in liveperformances.
SHE’S NEXT MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
Looking for information on the exhibits, events and excitement brewing at the Cultural Council ofPalm Beach County’s headquarters at 601 Lake Ave.in Lake Worth? We’ve got it!
A season of exhibitions inthe Lawrence A. Sanders ArtistResource Center, generouslyfunded by the JP Morgan ChaseFoundation.
Mimie Langlois/Jean GoddeauNov. 14 through Dec. 12
Bernice HarwoodDec. 19 through Jan. 16
JoAnn Nava/Ellen LimanJan. 23 through Feb. 20
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Documenting the natural beauty that surrounds us iseven more important in the face of climate change. Artistsliving or working in Palm Beach County who continually seekto capture the wonders of this beautiful earth in a range ofartistic media and styles understand this. The exhibitionNature Preserved, curated by Nichole Hickey, manager ofartists services at the Cultural Council, celebrates their work.
The gallery at the Robert Montgomery, Jr. Building willbloom with photography, sculpture, plein air paintings, site-specific installations, video and watercolor. Utilizing organicobjects, synthetic materials and digital media, these worksand the artists who create them “preserve” the essence of nature and explore our relationship with it. Exhibitionpartners include Environment ResourceManagement. Lectures related to theexhibition will be presented on Nov. 17and on Dec. 1, 8 and 12 at 3 p.m.
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Melinda Trucks, Forest, oil on canvas
Flora Zolin, from the Transgender Series
The doors stay open into the evening on special Friday nights, allowing you to visit thegallery, browse the Roe Green Uniquely Palm Beach Store and explore the Jean S. and FredericA. Sharf Information Center – all while enjoying the sounds of local Palm Beach County musicians.
LOBBY DESK CONCERTSThe first Friday of each month, a local artist or band will perform in the lobby – overlooking
Lake Avenue and the downtown Lake Worth scene.
OPEN MIC NIGHTStep up to the microphone on the third Friday of most months! Those who would like to
perform – singers, instrumentalists, poets, rappers – are encouraged to email Marlon Foster,visitor services and music coordinator, at [email protected].
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From Boca Ballet Theatre in the south and the Maltz Jupiter Theatrein the north to the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center in the west, ournonprofit cultural organizations are critical – not only when it comes to theexceptional quality of life we enjoy but also to our economy.
“When companies are considering Palm Beach County for relocationor expansion, they ask me the same three questions,” says Verdenia C.Baker, Palm Beach County administrator. “Where will my employees live;how is the educational system; and how are the cultural activities here?Supporting an outstanding cultural industry is a matter of economicdevelopment. We need our cultural organizations to thrive so ourcommunity prospers.”
The arts engage individuals and strengthen communities. Art – andarts education – inspire creativity in the sciences and innovation inbusiness. The stories told on canvas, in song and woven through museumgalleries help students envision new worlds and extend a warm welcometo visitors.
“When people are researching where they want to live, they look atschools, hospitals and whether that community has culture,” says AndrewKato, producing artistic director at the Maltz. “I believe that when you
have great cultural destinations, tourism grows, property values increaseand companies choose to invest in your area.”
Palm Beach County’s future growth is even more intimately linked toits cultural life than most communities. To enhance the ability of the area’scultural attractions to thrill audiences, start conversations, open eyes andfoster economic growth in the years ahead, the Cultural Council of PalmBeach County launched the Cultural Industry Assessment earlier this year.
As part of the new initiative, the Cultural Council reached out overthe summer, inviting cultural leaders to participate in a structured surveyand in group discussions about the current status of the county’s culturalassets and what comes next.
“The future’s so bright you gotta wear shades!” says Lew Crampton,president and CEO of the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.“Demand is increasing – more than two million people live within a one-hour drive of our location – and tourism visits are moving steadily upwardwith even greater numbers in store when the County Convention Centerreaches its full potential after hotel space under construction comes on line.”
There’s just one problem. “Many of us are working out of antiquated buildings and don’t have
Try to picture what Palm Beach County might look like without itsmuseums, theaters and concert stages. Imagine the delighted sounds of
children exploring the Palm Beach Zoo stripped from the air.
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the bandwidth to make major improvements,” Crampton says. “TheCultural Industry Assessment is our entry into the countywide planningprocess and it assures that our needs and our plans will become animportant part of the process.”
“From listening to cultural leaders across the county, we know that thecultural industry in Palm Beach County is poised for continued growth,”says Rena Blades, president and CEO of the Cultural Council. “We’re nottalking about refurbishing rooms and adding exhibits – we’re looking at more than $800 million in capital expansion projects in the next five years alone.”
More square footage means more color, more excitement, more younglives touched, more evenings filled with magic and more economicopportunity. It also means more sources of funding will be required.“Collaboration between the cultural community, elected officials andbusiness leaders will be essential when it comes to fulfilling the potentialwe all know is there,” Blades says.
“When you see what has been accomplished over the past tenyears,” says Kato, “it is easy to imagine what we can become in the nextten if we all work together.”
“The case for cultural facilities expansion in Palm Beach County iscompelling,” Crampton says. “Our programs and facilities are an integralpart of school district curricula and are loved by residents, tourists and thebusiness community throughout the region. Our growth will enrich thequality of life for all South Florida residents, provide tourists with newreasons to visit Palm Beach County and help persuade businesses to locatehere by reinforcing the image of Palm Beach County as a modern,cosmopolitan area with world-class institutions.”
“Supporting an outstanding cultural industryis a matter of economic development. We need our cultural organizations to thrive so our community prospers.”
– Verdenia C. Baker, Palm Beach County Administrator
The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is proposing a $25 million expansion over the next five years that would improve production facilities and add educational opportunities
for the nonprofit regional theater.
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Gift giving is an art in itself – and everyone have the potential to be a truly greatartist. Inspiration abounds inPalm Beach County, wherethoughtful gifts emerge from a deep pool of talented localartists. Let your creative juicesflow to the websites, galleriesand glorious gift shops that carry their creations for thatremarkable birthday/anniversary/holiday/just-because present that will be your masterpiece.The perfect gift awaits.
BOLD FORMS, SENSUAL PEARLS AND STATEMENTSabout womanhood characterize the jewelry created
by Debbie Lee Mostel. Her latest collection is called“Pearls of Wisdom” because, she says, “That’s what
we women speak.” Mostel’s work can be found in the Roe Green Uniquely Palm Beach Store, located in theCultural Council of Palm Beach County’s headquarters
in downtown Lake Worth. The intimate shop features a colorful assortment of jewelry, handbags, accessories
and books – all made by artists or cultural organizationsthat call The Palm Beaches home.
If you consider yourself a citizen of the world, you can shop for “local” art at the new international art programs that will be unveiled at ArtPalmBeach this year. The modern, contemporary and emerging art fair will take over the Palm Beach County Convention Center Jan. 20-24.
THE BREWHOUSE GALLERY INLake Park is a creative space to
hang out, sip a brew, hold ameeting, share ideas and listento music. It’s also a great place
to appreciate and shop for locally produced art. Gallery
curator and resident artistAJ Brockman doesn’t let Spinal
Muscular Atrophy get in the wayof his creativity. With the use of
two fingers on his left hand,Brockman leverages computer
technology to create award-winning fine art portraits,
landscapes and graphic designs.
“THE UNIQUE PROPERTIES OFall types of wood intrigue me and themore I learn, the more intrigued Ibecome. The natural grain of thewood tells a story,” says DelrayBeach-based artist Tim Carter. Thewoodturner’s one-of-a-kind creationscan be purchased through theCornell Museum Store at the DelrayBeach Center for the Arts. The storerecently expanded to accommodatea selection of art, hand-crafted giftsand jewelry created by 50 artists fromDelray Beach and beyond.
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Style, Substance
&sunshineThe glories of women – and one particular artist – of a certain age
By Scott Eyman
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Dames: Portraits by Norman Sunshine, an exhibition opening at theBoca Raton Museum of Art on Nov. 2, is something different. The titlealone is a sassy way of lightening the mood for a series of portraits ofaccomplished women of a certain age. They have style and substance butthey are not the images Sunshine thought he would be creating at thistime of his life.
A few years ago, the part-time Palm Beach County resident wasgetting over an illness that left him unable to stand at an easel for longperiods. The lack of a creative outlet left him feeling frustrated, so hebegan thinking about how to convert weakness into strength.
Other artists have faced similar moments in their lives. When Matissecould no longer stand up to paint, armed with nothing but his teeming yetrelaxed brain and a pair of scissors, he began his enchanting work withheavy construction paper – color and shape reduced to their essentials.
Sunshine had always felt comfortable painting portraits but thatwasn’t possible now. He idly took some pictures of friends andacquaintances with his iPad. The subjects included Martha Stewart, NancyKissinger, Agnes Gund, Candace Bushnell, Lee Wolf and various socialfigures from New York, Connecticut and Palm Beach.
He transferred the images to a computer. Then he began studyingthem, eventually coming to some conclusions.
“Women are fascinating,” Sunshine says. “After a certain age, menare boring. Women reinvent themselves after they leave the businessworld. They work in nonprofits; they get involved with charities. Men justget portly and bald, and they all look the same.”
Sunshine began altering the photographs, more or less playfully,more or less unconsciously, in a process he terms Jungian. “Rather thanliteral photographs, I tried to make the computer reveal the essence ofthe subject,” he explains.
What Sunshine ended up with are pictures thatlook like expressive watercolors but with harder linesthan can be achieved in that medium. He startedshowing the results to friends; the responseconvinced him he was on to something.
Not that the portraits always pleased hissubjects. One said, “That isn’t me.” To whichSunshine replied, “No, it’s me.”
The portraits don’t really resemble Warhol’scelebrity portraits, which tended to be alteredversions of stock photographs taken by someoneelse, but the process is similar – using a commercialdevice to alter an image, with a specific artistic eyeguiding the results.
As it happens, Sunshine knew Warhol, whom hemet at a lunch at the Museum of Modern Art around
1960. Warhol arrived late, clutching a book. “I was just reading the firstbook I’ve ever read!” he exclaimed. Sunshine looked at the book jacket –The Diary of Anne Frank.
Like most people at the time, Sunshine wasn’t sure what to make ofWarhol’s early work. “I wasn’t sure it was valid but, of course, he wasahead of all of us – using celebrities as icons to comment on society. Igrew to admire it but at the time it was confounding. I was moreinterested in Roy Lichtenstein or Jasper Johns.”
Since Sunshine’s portraits originate in digital form, they can be blownup to almost any size. For Dames, he will be exhibiting most of thepictures in a size averaging 4 by 5 feet, lest they be swallowed up by thelarge white spaces of the Boca Raton Museum.
He is feeling just fine now and can, once again, stand at his easel buthe seems invigorated by this new style of work. “It’s more electric. Thecomputer works boldly. It combines painting and drawing. I likeeliminating and changing colors with freedom. All any artist wants is touse anything to get to the place where they want to go. I like this.”
Sunshine has been partnered for more than 50 years with AlanShayne, the former head of television at Warner Bros. They live inConnecticut in the summer and winter at their condo in West Palm Beach.There are times when they slip into an unintentional version of the Lernerand Lowe song “I Remember It Well,” genially disagreeing over the formand substance of a past event, then agreeing to disagree.
“I have a sense of truth,” says Shayne.“And I have a sense of style,” says Sunshine.The pair married in Massachusetts in 2004. “After years of being who
we truly were only in the privacy of our homes or with a few friends, wewere out in the world, under the sky, no longer pretending,” Sunshine says.
It follows that the recent Supreme Court decisionlegalizing gay marriage gave them a sense of ratification– not of their decision but of their lives. “I was verymoved, almost to tears,” says Sunshine. “It was thejourney and all that went into it. It took… It took so long!Our decision to be together was just always there. Ithink that by remaining faithful to one person, you storelove and it will be there when it’s needed. Our livestogether have gone on, and still go on.”
Sunshine is proof that his theories about men asthey age aren’t necessarily true. He is not portly, noris he bald. Most importantly, he’s still venturingoutward, still reinventing himself. As Shayne says,“Pray to whoever you pray to that you have talent.It gives you choices.”
Sunshine is making the most of them. Just likehis dames.
Traditionally, Norman Sunshine’s paintings have been sensual assemblies of
earth tones, full of rich ochres and ambers. They’re strong, evocative works
with a specific hushed quality that have been featured in dozens of one-man
shows and in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and
the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, among others.
bask insunshine
SEE THE EXHIBITIONDAMES: Portraits by Norman
SunshineNov. 2 – Feb. 14
At the Boca Raton Museum of Art
MEET THE ARTISTIt’s What You See Lecture Series
with Norman SunshineMonday, Jan. 25 Noon Luncheon
at the Cultural Councilof Palm Beach County
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Palm Beach County is home to more than 200 arts and cultural organizations that provide more than 42,000 offerings each year.Here's just a taste of what's available.
HELLO, DOLLY!Nov. 5 – Dec. 6The Wick Theatre, Boca Raton
PROGRAM ONE: FEATURING SWANLAKE (BALANCHINE/TCHAIKOVSKY),VISCERA (SCARLETT/LIEBERMANN)AND FANCYFREE (ROBBINS/BERNSTEIN)Nov. 13 – 15Miami City Ballet Kravis Center for the Performing Arts,West Palm Beach
JUPITER HISTORY BRING & BRAGNov. 18Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum,Jupiter
GEORGE WINSTONNov. 19Crest Theatre, Delray Beach
I HATE HAMLETNov. 19 – Dec. 6Lake Worth Playhouse, Lake Worth
TWO CENTURIES OF AMERICAN ART:MANOOGIAN COLLECTIONNov. 19 – March 5Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta
LATE NITE CATECHISMNov. 20 – 22Kravis Center for the Performing Arts,West Palm Beach
THE NUTCRACKERBallet Palm BeachNov. 27 – 29Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm BeachGardens
HI-HAT HATTIE: THE STORY OFHATTIE MCDANIELNov. 28 – Dec. 13Delray Beach Playhouse, Delray Beach
NOVEMBER
ONGOINGWITH A WINK AND A NOD:CARTOONISTS OF THE GILDED AGEThrough Jan. 3Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach
ROSIE WON THE WARThrough Jan. 10Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton
BY SEA AND LAND: FLORIDA IN THE CIVIL WARThrough July 2Historical Society of Palm Beach County,West Palm Beach
DINOSAURS AROUND THE WORLDThrough April 16South Florida Science Center and Aquarium,West Palm Beach
Renata Stih and Frieder Schnock, Rosie Won the War, 2015.
Photo © Daniel Azoulay.
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BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICALDec. 1 – 20Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter
THE HISTORY BOYSDec. 4 – Jan. 3Palm Beach Dramaworks, West PalmBeach
4EVER ’50SDec. 4 – 13The 4 GuyzWillow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park,Boca Raton
HANDEL’S MESSIAHDec. 6FAU ChorusFlorida Atlantic UniversityUniversity Theatre, Boca Raton
HOMAGE TO PABLO CASALSDec. 7Palm Beach SymphonySociety of the Four Arts, Palm Beach
STREETWISE REVISITED:PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARY ELLENMARKDec. 10 – March 20, 2016Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
OPERA @ THE WATERFRONTDec. 12Palm Beach OperaMeyer Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach
TOMMY TUNEDec. 31The Royal RoomThe Colony Hotel, Palm Beach
DECEMBERJANUARYCALIDORE STRING QUARTETJan. 6Duncan Theatre, Lake Worth
CELEBRATE THE SEASONSJan. 10The SYMPHONIA, Boca Raton
LIVE FROM NASHVILLEJan. 12Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center, Belle Glade
CHRISTINE ANDREAS: LOVE IS GOOD Jan. 16 & 17Wold Performing Arts Center Lynn University, Boca Raton
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When Stephen Mills setabout creating Light / The
Holocaust & HumanityProject, he knew little
about the atrocitiesinflicted by the Nazis. As
the artistic director ofBallet Austin, however, he
knew he had a forum.
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“I realized I was in a place in which there was potential to use art toeducate, not just use art as a form of entertainment, which it does verywell,” Mills says. “I could use dance to talk about a very complex anddifficult subject as a way to teach, and to allow people to question. Andif people have questions, they investigate.”
It’s not the first time that artists have found a way to reflect onhistory’s outrages, great and small, as an act of witness or a call for socialchange. And it certainly won’t be the last.
From the films of Sidney Poitier and the murals of Diego Rivera tothe street artists of South Africa and beyond, art and artists have oftenprovided the spark needed to ignite the flames of social change. Someartists have unwittingly lit the match; others knew they were playingwith fire.
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin hardenedanti-slavery sentiment in the North prior to the Civil War. Pablo Picasso’sepic 1937 painting Guernica was an unforgettable anti-fascist plea thatstill speaks eloquently for the innocent victims of malevolent politics andwar. Further examples – from the historic to the contemporary – can befound across Palm Beach County this season.
Light, which comes to the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts inWest Palm Beach on Nov. 7, is based on the reminiscences of NaomiWarren, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor and Houston resident who
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turned 95 in September. Performed without intermission, the 75-minutecontemporary dance work is set to music by a quintet of living minimalistcomposers (Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt, Evelyn Glennie andMichael Gordon).
At Warren’s insistence, the work ends with an enduring message. “She’sconvinced without hope that she would not have survived,” Mills says.
Mills now insists on a few things himself. When Light is licensed forperformance, he requires an educational component be part of the deal.The Kravis Center is partnering with InSIGHT Through Education Inc., anonprofit devoted to Holocaust and genocide education in Florida, tonot only present the performance but to also engender communitydiscussion about bigotry, hate and bullying.
Anti-Semitism is at the core of four exhibits on display through Jan.10 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, including Terry Berkowitz’s Veil ofMemory/Prologue: The Last Supper, which deals with the 1492 expulsionof the Jews from Spain. Sexual harassment and political correctness takecenter stage in David Mamet’s Oleanna, which will be presented Jan. 14-31 in Boca Raton by Evening Star Productions. “Art is a mirror on oursocial conscience, on our collective and individual souls,” says the play’sdirector, Rosalie Grant. “I also think art can cause change; I don’t know inwhat time frame or in whose time but with young people, art can definitelycause them to think. If we are affected, change is inevitable at some level.”
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The Tag Project, 2011, paper, ink, string, thread, 132 x 10 x 10 inches (each group)
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The ability of the arts to inspire social change is also in evidence atthe Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, which ishosting two exhibits that reflect on a too-little-known chapter in Americanhistory – the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.Wendy Maruyama: Executive Order 9066 and Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitaniare on display through Jan. 31.
Executive Order 9066, a title that refers to the measure signed byPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 ordering the detention ofJapanese-Americans, features 10 cabinets and sculptures that evoke thecamp experience. They are the work of San Diego-based artist WendyMaruyama, a third-generation Japanese-American whose work hasfocused largely on furniture making. The exhibit also includes actualartifacts from internment camps and the Tag Project, 10 hanging floor-to-ceiling sculptures made up of the re-created identification tags of all120,000 internees.
Members of the Mochida family awaiting evacuation. Dorothea Lange for the United States
Department of the Interior, War Relocation Authority. Courtesy of the Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Watchtower, 2008, pine, Sitka spruce, fir, ink, painted
wooden bowls, glass, 35 x 15 x 6 inches
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World Trade Center 2, 1999 - 2006, mixed media, courtesy of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani and Linda Hattendorf;
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“Very few people really knew about EO 9066 and its magnitude,”Maruyama says. “I think that is a very sad fact, especially because it tookplace in this country.” The creation of the Tag Project presented anopportunity to raise awareness, she says – not only among those whowould eventually view the exhibit but also among numerous volunteersfrom around the country, including high school and college students, whohelped the artist re-create the tags. “The community aspect of this projectwas the most valuable component of this experience.”
The Maruyama exhibit is paired with Jimmy Tsutomo Mirikitani, ashow celebrating the work of a California-born artist who spent much ofhis childhood in Hiroshima, Japan, before returning to the United Statesin the late 1930s. After Pearl Harbor, Mirikitani was sent to the Tule Lakeinternment camp on the Oregon-California border. His path eventuallyled to a homeless existence on the streets of New York.
The exhibition, organized by the Wing Luke Museum of Seattle,features Mirikitani’s drawings of cats – his favorite subject – and worksinspired by his internment experience and the bombing of Hiroshima.
“In 1941, Jimmy was an optimistic 21-year old artist, excited aboutbridging the traditions of both East and West in his art,” says filmmakerLinda Hattendorf, whose 2006 documentary about the artist, The Cats ofMirikitani, has won numerous awards. “What is most sad to me is that hewas made to feel that he could not be both Japanese and American. Thisis what war does to us: forces us to feel we must choose sides, when inreality, we are all on the same side, that of humanity.”
Hattendorf believes that art can create compassion and inspire adesire to know more. “I have received so many letters from people whowere profoundly affected by watching my film. Many have said they willnever view the homeless in the same way again,” she says. “Change takestime. It is a process. All of us can contribute to that process. Like raindropswearing away a stone, change is absolutely possible.”
Tule Lake 2, 1999 - 2006, mixed media, courtesy of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani and Linda Hattendorf;
loaned by the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Seattle
Cat with Okinawa White Fish, 1999 – 2006, mixed media, courtesy
of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani and Linda Hattendorf; loaned by the Wing Luke
Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Seattle
Mother and Baby, 1999 – 2006, mixed media, courtesy of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani
and Linda Hattendorf; loaned by the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific
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Don Featherstone, the inventor of the plastic flamingo, once
said he “brought poor taste to the poor people.” Before his
Pepto-pink plastic creations popped up like weeds in low-rent
lawns, only the rich, who exhibited expensive sculptures on their
estates, could afford lawn ornaments, Featherstone said.
By Elaine Viets
Jacek Gancarz, selections from “The Last Pink Flamingo Project”
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Poor taste and poor people aren’t usually associated withPalm Beach County but Featherstone’s flamingos winged theirway into our hearts – and our art.
South Florida Cultural Consortium Visual Artists Fellowshipwinner Sarah Knouse won critical acclaim for her witty sculpture,“Pastoral Flamingos.” The plastic flamingos seem to be meltingin an upscale swamp.
“My flamingos are poured plastic, not melted lawnornaments,” says the sculptor, designer and art teacher. “I cast adozen flamingos. As the plastic drips off, it forms plastic puddlesthat hold them up.”
Plastic flamingos “are the central icon of suburban kitsch,”she says. “They fascinated me: here’s this piece of kitschy lowbrowart that anyone can understand. What happens when you mixelements of highbrow taste with lowbrow drama?”
The materials for “Pastoral Flamingos” – cast plastic, shagcarpet, faux gilding paint – are deliberately tacky.
Knouse’s inspiration was a job after college in Bucks County,Penn., which, she says, has acres of American-Dream-suburban-tract houses. “I worked as a lead faux-finish painter for an interiordesign company. I made plain walls look like marble, turned cheapwainscoting into aged wood. This suburban culture was cryingout for history and romance.”
Knouse created the mixed-media work and its many editionsfrom 2010 to 2013. The sculpture has been exhibited nationwide.
Lake Worth photographer Jacek Gancarz shares Knouse’sfascination with plastic flamingos. “After attending Art Basel MiamiBeach,” he says, “the idea popped in my head: What better placethan a contemporary art fair to grab interesting-looking people andhand them a kitsch icon to pose with?” As if finding the right placewas the only thing that had been holding him back.
“Most people were curious and enthusiastic. Some neededconvincing. Others shared personal stories about the icon. A few literally turned up their noses. I figured they lacked a sense of humor.”
Gancarz didn’t pose his subjects. “I tried to elicit an emotion– and feed my playful curiosity. Some participants personified theobject and some exhibited behaviors of maternal instincts andeven predation. Others simply treated it as an inanimate prop,creatively posing with it to distinguish themselves. You can’t denythe appeal of the whimsical factor.”
Then there’s Mother Nature’s work of art – the Americanflamingo.
Photo by Brian Garrett, South Florida Water Management District
Jacek Gancarz, selection from “The Last Pink Flamingo Project”
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The flamingos at the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society in WestPalm Beach are ready for their close-up now thanks to a little nip andtuck. “Two sides of the boardwalk in the zoo’s flamingo habitatwere replaced and we’ve added a nice bench where you can sit and watchthem,” says Claudia Harden, the zoo’s marketing manager. The changes– which the zoo is proud to report were made with environmentallyfriendly materials – allow visitors to get closer to the colorful birds. Thiswinter, when the section of the zoo dedicated to Florida wildlife gets aredo, the flamingo habitat will get a full facelift.
Also looking good are the wild flamingos that returned to southwestPalm Beach County after a century-long absence, says Susan McKemy ofthe Audubon Society of the Everglades.
Naturally, these Palm Beach County flamingos reside in an exclusiveresidence with restricted access: South Florida Water ManagementDistrict Stormwater Treatment Area 2. The Audubon Society conducts
guided carpool birding tours to the remote location. The ASE “has received 1,200 requests from the Netherlands,
Germany, Portugal and Canada, as well 21 states,” McKemy reports,verifying the international – if not universal – appeal of the pink birds.More than 620 people ventured into the western reaches of the countyon 13 trips the organization led between March 7 and May 2 of this yearalone. Some birders were disappointed. In April, however, a pair offlamingos was caught in the throes of passion, possibly the “first timeflamingos have been observed and documented mating in the wild inFlorida,” according to McKemy.
Those frisky Palm Beach County flamingos may have racybackgrounds.
No one knows why the flamingos returned, McKemy says. “Manyscientists believe they are wild, yet others believe they are escapees fromthe Hialeah racetrack in Miami.”
n Check out Sarah Knouse’s melting flamingos and otherworks, which were included in New Art: 2015 SouthFlorida Cultural Consortium Visual and Media ArtistsFellowship Exhibition recently on display at theUniversity Galleries at Florida Atlantic University inBoca Raton, at SarahKnouse.com.
n Jacek Gancarz’s pink flamingo photo series wasexhibited at Whitespace: The Mordes Collection inWest Palm Beach as “The Last Pink Flamingo” and canbe seen by searching the wilds of Facebook for “TheLast Pink Flamingo Project.”
n The South Florida Water Management District hascontracted with the Audubon Society of the Evergladesto conduct birding tours into Stormwater TreatmentArea 2, a restricted area. ASE offers monthly guidedcarpool birding tours into the area from Octoberthrough April, with more tours in March and April, themostly likely time to see the American flamingos. ASEcannot guarantee that flamingos will be seen. For moreinformation: AudubonEverglades.org.
n See the flamingos at the Palm Beach Zoo &Conservation Society in West Palm Beach strut theirstuff 363 days out of the year (364 in every leap year).During the Flamingo Keeper Talks, offered daily at 10a.m., those who keep the birds in the pink sharefascinating facts about their feathered friends andfeed them. For more information: PalmBeachZoo.org.
Bird Watching
Sarah Knouse, “Pastoral Flamingos”
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BLACKIn the world of the theater, good things come not only in small
packages but also in the small spaces known as black boxes. Simple indesign and purpose, a black box offers a theatrical experience that
focuses less on spectacle and more on an unfiltered, up-close andpersonal interaction with art.
“The pro to working in a black-box theater is that the emphasis ismore on the emotional content than it is on big technical productions,”says Keith Garsson, the new producing director at Theatre at Arts Garagein Delray Beach. “Black-box shows tend to focus on small casts, shorterplays, where the idea is to explore one idea and really hit the audience inthe gut with it.”
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Gone are the heavy velvet curtains, ornate stage sets and big cushy seatsthat many associate with a night at the theater. Black boxes, also known asstudio theaters, invite audiences to draw near for an intimate staging ofworks driven more by character and content than by spectacle. With feweractors populating the stage and less need for technical pyrotechnics, bothproduction costs and ticket prices can be kept in check. That allows theatercompanies the breathing room needed to take a chance on new works, newplaywrights and new ideas – all while welcoming new audiences.
Palm Beach County is currently home to 12 black-box theaters. Arts Garage and Palm Beach Dramaworks are in the process of increasing that number.
Two of the four shows featured in Theatre at Arts Garage’s 2015-2016season will be performed in a new black-box theater made possible by thevenue’s recent expansion. When he christens the space in January, Garssonplans to challenge audiences with the subject matter and performers with theintimate attention. “The actors really have to focus on the internals of thecharacter and what’s going on emotionally,” he says. “Because it’s a black box,if you don’t pull that off, the flaws are more obvious.”
PBD plans to use the black box now under construction at its West PalmBeach location as a playground for developing new plays. The PerlbergStudio Theatre, a 35-seat black-box space scheduled to open in 2016, willprovide a home for The Dramaworkshop, a program launched in 2014 tonurture playwrights and help them cultivate their work. Plans call for stagedreadings, workshops and, eventually, developmental productions.
“As a regional theater, [we] have a responsibility to develop new works,”says PBD Producing Artistic Director William Hayes. “If you’re able to narrowit down to a studio theater setting, you can focus more on the words andthe story. That’s a benefit when developing new work.”
Typically an undecorated and small performance space, the black-boxtheater is an alternative to the classic proscenium stage. Developed in the1960s, its popularity has grown, in no small part, to its simple setup. Thoughit is often square with black walls and floors – hence the name – it can alsobe round and white. There’s really no rigid rule as to its physical attributes.The key is the space’s stripped-down nature, which allows artists to focus onthe performance, the content of the piece and creating a connection withaudience members.
Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach and Sol Theatre inBoca Raton use black boxes as their primary outlet, but also as a resource forstudents to learn about the process of producing a work.
Other area theaters have a black box in addition to their main stage.The Lake Worth Playhouse, for example, offers a Black Box Series at the 70-seat Stonzek Theatre, an intimate setting that provides the audience witha personal and visceral theater-going experience. The focus of the series ison the story, the writing and the acting; technical arrangements are verybasic.
While Florida Atlantic University and Lynn University stage full-scaleproductions in their auditoriums and concert halls, both also have studiotheaters that are used for thought-provoking plays and one-acts thatstudents produce from concept to curtain.
The growing profile of black-box theaters in the county reflects a distincttrend in contemporary theater. “It is my hope, while doing more cutting-edgework upstairs in the studio, to attract a younger audience coming in to seeedgy, creative and exciting new works, at a very affordable ticket price,” saysHayes. “There’s more fun in it because there’s always a mindset that whenyou’re in the black box, there are no rules.”
Christina Wood contributed to this story.
The Delray Beach Center for the Arts presents mainstage productions at the Crest Theatre. It has an alternativespace as well but it’s not your traditional black box – it’s anhistoric gymnasium.
As part of an ongoing evolution of its offerings, thecenter is taking advantage of the distinctive atmosphere inits Vintage Gym (c. 1925) to introduce an intriguing newentertainment concept – JAMnasium – that will premiere onThursday, Nov. 12.
Inspired by the speakeasies of another time and place,JAMnasium will offer an underground-style club experiencewith dimly lit tables and bar service. Pop-culture music videoswill be projected on the walls. Entertainment will range fromvaudeville to salsa and from ’80s tribute bands, electro-infused instrumentalists and a capella acts to impressionists,stand-up comedy and poetry jams.
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Shu'fat Refugee Camp, overlooking Al 'Isawiya, East Jerusalem. When complete, the wall will be approximately 700 kilometer long,
more than twice the length of the 320-kilometer-long Green Line between Israel and the West Bank.
© Josef Koudelka / Magnum Photos
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A cracked pomegranate sits in the road, its brilliant seeds shining like bloodied teeth. Three oil drums,
one with a tire balanced atop it, join random items in a still life of what looks like a homemade roadblock.
A long, continuous wall snakes through a tilted, black and white landscape. Patterns in the earth, shot
in grainy black and white, suggest a joyous dancer with elongated legs.
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These compelling images - captured by Wendy Ewald, Martin Kollar,Josef Koudelka and Jungjin Lee – are part of the exhibition This Place:Israel Through Photography’s Lens, which is on display at the NortonMuseum of Art in West Palm Beach through Jan. 17.
The exhibition includes photographs of people, of course. GillesPeress focused his camera on residents of Palestinian Jerusalem andcaught a girl who seems to be levitating – until you notice that she’sreclining on wires strung across a small courtyard. Rosalind Fox Solomoncaptured African pilgrims visiting holy sites.
Frédéric Brenner persuaded a Hasidic Jewish family to pose duringtheir Shabbat dinner, the members representing, in his words, “the mostemblematic residue of diaspora in the heart of the Middle East.” Yet it’shis enigmatic shot of the façade of Jerusalem’s Palace Hotel during amassive renovation that, he says, is the key to his photographic essay.It’s also the type of photograph that distinguishes This Place from thepopular A Day in the Life book series, which sets out to capture the lifeof a nation in pictures taken on a single day.
“A Day in the Life is really my anti-Bible,” says Brenner, whoconceived the idea for This Place. “[The exhibit] couldn’t be moreopposite. We don’t offer any answers. We invite people to look within.
“It’s really an essay about the human condition. We are holding amirror to Israel and Israel is holding a mirror to the world,” he explains,noting that the country is the birthplace of three major religions –Judaism, Christianity and Islam – that have been in conflict for ages.
Brenner grew up in France and spent 25 years traveling the world torecord the Jewish diaspora. Israel attracted him, as both “place and LOOK WITHIN
The Weinfeld Family, 2009. Photo © Frédéric Brenner, courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery
Tel Aviv, 2011. Photo © Rosalind Solomon
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metaphor.” He recruited for the project renowned photographers – notphotojournalists, but people he describes as artists.
The reason: He wanted to get away from simplistic, journalistictreatments of Israel: “for, against; victims, perpetrators.” His goal wasnot to ignore the politics of the place but to go beyond them. And,because he saw Israel as a place of “radical otherness,” it made perfectsense to him “to invite others to question this otherness.” The 12photographers who participated represent eight nationalities.
“The range of vision is incredibly broad,” says Tim Wride, the Williamand Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Photography at the Norton. “Literally,it’s a who’s who of who is doing great photographic work in the world atthis moment… And they each have their own vision. They each approachthe subject from their own quirky, informed, uninformed, creative,completely idiosyncratic point of view.”
Only two of the photographers had visited Israel before the start ofthe project. They all made repeated visits over the course of four years.
“The project is not just another photography project,” says Brenner.“I wanted to create an incubator for a conversation to start.”
It will probably begin with the individual photographs, most of whichcarry only rudimentary captions; some, none at all. Brenner’s arrestingphotograph of traffic stopped on a Tel Aviv highway, people standingoutside their cars, makes no mention of the fact that they are observinga moment of silence during Holocaust Remembrance Day.
A caption, Brenner believes, can be used as a crutch by viewers; itundoubtedly takes their attention away from the photograph. Mysterygives birth to questions, and questions lead to conversations.N
© Martin Kollar
Unnamed Road 010, 2011. © Jungjin Lee
The Hanofarim Pool (by the Dead Sea) with Friends from the Yeshiva (photograph by Adir), 2013. Photo © Wendy Ewald
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The Milagro Center, a nonprofit organization inDelray Beach that pursues a mission to ensure thesocial and academic success of children throughcultural arts, living values, mentoring and academicsupport, recently collaborated with the CulturalCouncil to showcase the talents of local teens in anexhibition titled MilaGROWTEENS: The Future.
Nearly 100 visitors attended the exhibitionopening at the Cultural Council in August and weredelighted to see artwork that represents theindividual voices and experiences of Delray Beachteens, who were guided by a professional artseducator from the education department of the BocaRaton Museum of Art.
At the Cultural Council, arts education is apriority. Through the continued work of its CulturalEducation Committee, the Council is committed toensuring that the county’s young people haveopportunities to reap the proven benefits that artsand culture bring to the educational experience. Asan active CEdC member and partner, the MilagroCenter embodies and shares in this community workand vision for arts accessibility and equity.
The Milagro Center offers unique arts-integratededucational and cultural programs that serve as acatalyst for community collaboration, individualtransformation andsocial change. The artsfoster a spirit ofentrepreneurship inteens, teaching themskills and fostering atemperament forcreative success. Formore information, visitMilagroCenter.org.
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Muse Awards Celebrate the Best in Art and Culture
Palm Beach County artists and cultural organizations will be honored on March 31 as the Cultural Councilof Palm Beach County hosts the 2016 Muse Awards.
Presented once every two years, the Muse Awards honor individual and organizational excellence in artand culture throughout Palm Beach County. After nominations are submitted by the community, Muse Awardrecipients are chosen through a competitive adjudication process. Each nomination is reviewed and scoredby judges who are artists, community leaders, past recipients and Cultural Council board members.
“The Muse Awards program is an extension of the Cultural Council’s mission to nurture, support andpromote the arts in Palm Beach County, Florida’s Cultural Capital®,” said Rena Blades, president and CEOof the Cultural Council. “The awards bring regional and national attention to the important accomplishmentsof the arts community and the outstanding artistic projects carried out in the Palm Beaches.”
Awards categories include Outstanding Civic Leader, Outstanding Cultural Leader, Outstanding Smallor Mid-Sized Arts & Cultural Organization, Outstanding Major Arts & Cultural Organization, Arts or CulturalProgram of the Year, the Hector Ubertalli Award for Visual Artists and the Liman Excellence in ArtsEducation Award.
For sponsorship opportunities and ticket information, please contact Mary Lewis, director of development, at (561) 472-3340 or [email protected].
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The Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency and theCultural Council of Palm Beach County were awarded $165,000 fromThe Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties to helpsupport the new Creative Corridor Initiative. The initiative is a planningproject with the goal of transforming vacant storefronts and buildingsinto arts-related businesses.
The plan will contribute to the overall economic vitality of the city. Vacantand underutilized properties will be occupied and additional jobs will be created.More artists, businesses and visitors will be attracted to Lake Worth.
“The Cultural Council is committed to the community of Lake Worth,” saidRena Blades, president and CEO of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.“It’s especially gratifying that, as part of the Council’s mission to serve Palm BeachCounty’s artists and communities, we are able to create this transformative projectright in our own neighborhood of Lake Worth, where our headquarters and publicgallery are located.”
The funding will allow the Cultural Council and the CRA to engage a planningconsultant who will produce a comprehensive arts district plan for Lake Worth. Amarketing strategy will be developed to attract and promote area artists. Theinitiative will also provide technical assistance for start-ups or businesses seekingto relocate or expand.
“We believe that this program – in addition to the CRA’s small business loanand technical assistance programs – will revitalize both Lake and LucerneAvenues, create opportunities for small businesses and increase property values,”said Joan Oliva, executive director of the CRA.
The Creative Corridor Initiative, a three-year project, will soon be underway.For more information, visit LakeWorthCRA.org or call (561) 493-2550.
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The Cultural Council has created a specialmembership program open to any musician whoactively performs, produces or records in Palm BeachCounty. The program comes with a wide range of benefits above and beyond the standardmembership package, including annual listing in theonline Artists Directory, consideration for paidperformances at Cultural Council events, discountsat select recording studios when available and a 15%discount at Chafin Musicenter as well as networkingand promotional opportunities.
Membership is the cornerstone of the CulturalCouncil, providing invaluable support that enablesthe nonprofit arts agency to fulfill its mission ofsupporting arts and culture in Palm Beach County.Members enjoy an array of special benefits, includinginvitations to members-only events, exclusivemoney-saving offers and, of course, a subscriptionto art&culture, the Cultural Council’s award-winningpublication.
For more information, contact Marlon Foster, visitor services and music coordinatorat [email protected] or (561) 472-3338.
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Palm Beach International FilmFestival Celebrates 20th
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The former Plaza Theatre in Manalapandebuted as the new home of the Palm BeachInternational Film Festival when it screened itsfirst movie earlier this year – the locally producedMarriage Material. The theater was refurbishedand renamed in preparation for 2015’s 20th-annu-al event. Festival Chairman Jeff Davis said thechosen name – The Palm Beaches Theatre – rep-resents the establishment of an entertainmentvenue for the entire county.
“The opening night of The Palm BeachesTheatre, showing the feature film Marriage Material,is a tribute to all of Palm Beach County’s residentswho have supported the entertainment artsthroughout the years,” Davis said. “We look forwardto bringing film, television, concerts and lectures forall generations to the Palm Beaches in a way noother theater company has done or even imagined.”
Gracing the red carpet at the screening wasthe cast and crew of the film, including SaturdayNight Live alumna Victoria Jackson and directorAnn Fishman. “Local film is important because itsupports local artists,” Fishman said. “It providesan opportunity for our community to be reflectedin film and, in so doing, to make a mark on cultureglobally. The Palm Beaches Theatre is unmatchedin our area for elegance, sophistication, ease ofaccess, seating and prospective programming.”
The 2016 Palm Beach International FilmFestival will run April 6 through 14. During its ninedays, both the history and future of the film industrywill be celebrated with a showing of movies fromaround the world. Events include filmmakerdiscussions, industry panels, networkingopportunities, special parties and the StudentShowcase of Films. The lineup includesdocumentaries, features and shorts, many of whichare premieres. Last year, a total of 121 films werescreened, nearly half of which were foreign.
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The Historical Society of Palm Beach Countyand the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museumsponsored a launch party and book signing forImages of America: Palm Beach County DuringWorld War II. Drawing upon artifacts from bothsocieties, as well as other public and privatecollections, the book explores the county’s role inthe struggle on both the civilian and military fronts.
Authors Susan Gillis, curator at the BocaRaton society, Richard Marconi, curator ofeducation at the Palm Beach County society, andDebi Murray, chief curator at the Palm BeachCounty society, uncovered accounts of residentswitnessing U-boat attacks off the coast. They alsolearned the county housed one of the first CivilAir Patrol units searching for the vessels.
The book also reveals interesting informationthe authors uncovered, including:n Army, navy and coast guard personnel used
local resort hotels for training sites.n The Jupiter Lighthouse served as a covert
listening outpost for incoming enemy traffic.n A Belle Glade camp detained 250 German
prisoners of war.The 128-page paperback is filled with 200
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A total of 65 students from across Palm BeachCounty – and from as far away as Arkansas andTexas – participated in the Kravis Center for thePerforming Arts’ annual Broadway Artists Intensiveover the summer, honing their stage skills whilerubbing shoulders with renowned Broadwayinstructors.
The students, ranging in age from 12 to 20,practiced their crafts during three weeks of workshopsfocusing on acting, dancing and singing. Theworkshops were led by celebrated Broadway names,including Tony Award-winning actor Gary Beach (TheProducers) and Broadway casting director Tara Rubin
(Mamma Mia! and Jersey Boys). The Broadway ArtistsIntensive culminated with a showcase that saw studentsperforming scenes from On the Town and other hitmusicals.
“The program has been so successful that wehave students from across the country auditioning fora spot each summer,” said Jason Gillman (Dirty RottenScoundrels), co-creator of the Broadway ArtistsIntensive along with his wife, Jackie Bayne Gillman(South Pacific), and choreographer Greg Graham (BillyElliott The Musical). “When my wife and I moved tothe Palm Beach area, students would always ask ushow we got to Broadway. The answer is simple:training, and more importantly, quality of training.”
Broadway Artists Intensive-veteran Casey Butler,a 13-year-old Bak Middle School of the Arts seventhgrader, recently won the role of George in Broadway’sFinding Neverland!. Casey is the son of Tracy Butler,director of the Kravis Center’s education department.
“We are very pleased to collaborate with theartistic directors of the Broadway Artists Intensive tooffer a high-caliber performing-arts summer programhere at the Kravis Center for our career-track youngartists,” Butler said.
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Left to right: Samuel Rothbort, Jewish Windmills [detail], 1956. Terry Berkowitz, Veil of Memory, Prologue: The Last Supper [detail], 2014. Shimon Attie, The Neighbor Next Door [detail], 1995. Izhar Patkin, You Tell Us What to Do [detail], 2010. Renata Stih & Frieder Schnock, Rosie Won the War [detail], 2015.
In the Garden, Charles Sprague Pearce, 1880
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Rob Steele has succeeded Joe Gillie as CEOof the Delray Beach Center for the Arts. Gillie, thelongtime leader of the nonprofit visual and per-forming arts center, retired Sept. 30.
“Joe took the reins of thisorganization in its infancy and,under his leadership, developeda cultural center that provides atotal arts experience for thecommunity and, at the sametime, generates continuous eco-nomic activity for our down-town,” DBCA Chairman BillBranning said.
The nationwide searchlaunched after Gillie
announced his plans to step down aimed to iden-tify a successor with proven leadership skills andthe ability to lift the center to greater heights.
“Out of almost 100 applicants, Mr. Steelestood out as the right person with the right skills,talent, experience and energy,” Branning said.“We’re confident Rob will continue to move thecenter forward and welcome him to the Delray
Beach Center for the Arts.”Steele has a master’s degree in business
administration, as well as a track record of strength-ening nonprofits through strategic planning, col-laboration and community engagement. He comesto Delray Beach from Pennsylvania, where he spentthe last 10 years as executive director of theWilliamsport Community Arts Center. During histenure there, he implemented event-analysis andfee-negotiation practices, targeted the marketingmessage and enhanced guest services, effectivelydoubling ticket sales in two years. He also initiateda community-outreach effort that increased thenumber of local and regional partners to 200 from10 and organized an endowment campaign thatgenerated more than $5 million.
“It is my expressed desire to reach into everycorner of the market served by the Delray BeachCenter for the Arts to engage new audiences, cre-ate lasting partnerships and serve the culturalneeds of this vibrant and diverse community,”Steele said. “The arts are without question aneconomic engine and Delray Beach stands as amagnificent example of this reality.”
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As an adoring crowd of more than 1,000 looked on, Michelle Hillery,deputy film commissioner with the Palm BeachCounty Film & TV Commission and president of FilmFlorida, and Will Seccombe, president/CEO of VisitFlorida, presented legendary actor and Palm BeachCounty native Burt Reynolds with the inaugural FilmFlorida Legends Tourism Ambassador Award at theGovernor’s Conference on Tourism in Tampa. Inaccepting the honor, Reynolds said he was privilegedto be its first recipient. “I love Florida,” he said.“Filmmaking in Florida is a postcard to the world.When people revisit a film years later, it all happensagain. I’ve made a number of pictures in Florida andI’ve always wanted to make more.” In September,Reynolds received further recognition when he waspresented with the Richard Farnsworth DiamondAward by the Stuntmen’s Association of MotionPictures at the annual Stuntman’s Ball in Hollywood.
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Installation of a $1.5 millionMarshall & Ogletree Opus 11digitalorgan has begun at the Kravis Center for thePerforming Arts in West Palm Beach. The cus-tom-designed instrument is part of a $5 milliongift from philanthropist Alexander Dreyfoos,who was a key leader in the creation of the per-forming arts center in 1992. The digital organ’sunique design will feature five manuals, 96 audiochannels and more than 200 stops and will beunveiled to the public in March of 2016 during aspecial performance featuring internationallyacclaimed organist Cameron Carpenter. It willbe dedicated as The George W. MergensMemorial Organ in honor of Dreyfoos’ late busi-ness partner and friend. Not only will the organbe used for performances in the Alexander W.Dreyfoos Jr. Concert Hall and Marshall E. RinkerSr. Playhouse, it also will be available to stu-dents. “We are incredibly grateful to AlexDreyfoos, our founding chair, for his continuedsupport of the Kravis Center,” says CEO JudithMitchell. “We know that this added componentwill bring even more value and entertainmentofferings to the community.”
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Producing artistic directorAndrew Kato is celebrating 10 years at the MaltzJupiter Theatre – a decade that has seen the nonprofitvenue produce more than 60 shows and increase itsmembership base to 7,600-plus subscribers. UnderKato’s leadership, attendance has doubled, growing to100,000 annual patrons, making the theater the largestof its kind in the state. “The Maltz Jupiter Theatre hasachieved all of its goals and objectives during my timehere, so now we are looking to the future,” he says.“The board and staff have created a strategic plan forthe next five years with very defined objectives that willcontinue to serve our community.” Kato is overseeinga 2015-2016 season that includes productions ofAgatha Christie: The Mousetrap, Billy Elliot The
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The Dimensional Harmonychorus at BoyntonBeach Community High School has been granted aonce-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel toLondon and perform at the LondonInternational Choral Festival. The award-winning vocal group is one of only sevenchoruses around the world that have beenbe invited – and it’s the only one that willbe making the trip from Florida. “This is agreat honor for Boynton BeachCommunity High School and a significantmilestone for our Performing ArtsAcademy,” said Boynton Beach HighPrincipal Fred Barch. The festival takesplace Dec. 29 to Jan. 2. In addition topracticing, the students and their support-ers will be busy raising funds for the trip.For information, call (561) 752-1200.
Explore the rich history of Charleston through more than 100 objects that tell the story of the city’s golden era — from colonial to antebellum periods. See exceptional fine and decorative arts from the Rivers Collection and key loans from the Gibbes Museum of Art, Historic Charleston Foundation and select objects from Drayton Hall and The Cha leston Museum.
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Fine Art AuctionThursday, January 7, 20167:00 pmStart the New Year with an exciting evening, art auction, and cocktail party. Enjoy a light bite dinner and a silent auction of works in 2D and 3D by noted artists and collectors of art, photography, sculpture, glass, and choice crafts. Take Home a Nude benefits the Armory Art Center.
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n Bogart’s Bar & Grille3200 Airport Road, Boca Raton, FL(561) 544-3044Bogart’s Bar & Grille, located at the Premier Levelat Cinemark Palace in Boca Raton, is the ultimatedinner-and-a-movie experience.
n BrewzziGlades Plaza, 2222 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL(561) 392-2739Italian-American Bistro with upscale-casual diningfor lunch and dinner, featuring a state-of-the-art,gold medal microbrewery.
n Buca di Beppo Wellington2025 Wellington Green Drive, Wellington, FL(561) 790-3287In the spirit of Italian culture, our dishes are servedfamily-style and meant to be shared by everyoneat the table.
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n Café Chardonnay4533 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL(561) 627-2662We delight you with the finest American cuisine.Chef Frank is constantly creating new foods tosatisfy your every culinary desire.
n Caffé Luna Rosa34 South Ocean Boulevard, Delray Beach, FL(561) 274-9404We offer a memorable and authentic Italian diningexperience, designed on two levels with alfrescoseating and an elevated open-air dining room.
n Charley’s Crab456 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, FL(561) 659-1500The only thing we overlook is the ocean.
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n Grease Burger Bar213 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL(561) 651-1075Grease Burger Bar offers a selection of fresh ground-daily, hand-shaped, 10-ounce juicy burgers.
n Henry’s16850 Jog Road, Delray Beach, FL(561) 638-1949The ultimate location for gourmet American com-fort food in Delray Beach. Henry’s combines sub-stance and style for lunch and dinner.
n HMF at The Breakers Palm BeachOne South County Road, Palm Beach, FL(561) 659-8480Featuring an extensive menu of exceptional food,combining an innovative take on small plates,hand-crafted cocktails and a carefully curatedwine list.
n Ironwood Steak & SeafoodPGA National Resort & SpaPalm Beach Gardens, FL(561) 627-4852Offering classic American cuisine with contemporaryinfluences, serving up tantalizing menu selections.
n La Bonne Bouche Bistro516 Lucerne Avenue, Lake Worth, FL(561) 533-0840Enjoy a sun-kissed lunch or a Frenchy breakfast onour outdoor patio or dinner in our cozy, trèsParisian bistro-esque dining room!
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“The Italian Restauranton the Beach”
34 South Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach, FL 33483caffelunarosa.com facebook.com/caffelunarosa
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Voted Best Italian2010, 2012, 2013
Best Brunch 2012
Best Wine List 2012Wine Spectator AwardWinning Wine List 2003-2013
Don RamonRestaurant
The Finest In Cuban CuisineSince 1990
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n Lemongrass Asian Bistro420 East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL(561) 278-5050www.lemongrassasianbistro.comFresh Asian bites from sushi to Thai noodles ina stylish, contemporary space.
n Leopard Lounge and RestaurantThe Chesterfield Hotel363 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach, FL(561) 659-5800Eclectic, “New American” gourmet cuisineoffered in an elegant, yet playful atmosphere,with dancing and live entertainment.
n Morton’s The Steakhouse777 South Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL(561) 820-8125USDA Prime aged beef, live Maine lobsters,fresh fish, hand-selected vegetables and ele-gant desserts.
n Mulligan’s Beach House Bar & Grill10 S. Ocean Boulevard, Lake Worth, FL(561) 588-4133Open seven days a week, 365 days a year forbreakfast, lunch and dinner. We offer an array of daily drink and food specials.
n The Office201 E. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL(561) 276-3600A place where whimsy and gastronomicaldelights go hand in hand, The Office is a mod-ern American gastropub.
n Paddock RestaurantPalm Beach Kennel Club, West Palm Beach, FL(561) 683-2222, Ext. 199A unique dining experience – fine dining and an exciting show in an elegant dining room with a commanding view of the track.
n Paradiso Ristorante of Lake Worth625 Lucerne Avenue, Lake Worth, FL(561) 547-2500Fish, seafood, steaks, full bar, wine cellar, pri-vate dining rooms, wine cellar dining. Prix fixemenu and a la carte.
n Polo Steakhouse RestaurantThe Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, FL(561) 655-5430Full-service restaurant specializing in prime dry-aged beef. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and cock-tails.
n Red Brick Grille4775 Lyons Road, Delray Beach, FL(561) 454-8002Full-service casual dining experience featuringcontemporary American cuisine featuring appetizers, gourmet pizzas, pasta, mouth-watering burgers, hand-crafted sandwiches, fresh salads and more.
n Renato’s87 Via Mizner, Palm Beach, FL(561) 655-9752Renato’s is nestled in breathtaking architecture,with a dining room that enchants with warmwoods and fabric-covered walls.
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87 Via Mizner, Worth Avenue, Palm Beachwww.renatospalmbeach.com561.655.9752
Renato’s is nestled in breathtaking
architecture, with an intimate dining
room that enchants with warm woods
and fabric covered walls. Culinary
delights from the classics to the
eclectic are complemented with an
extensive wine list and fully stocked bar.
At Cafe Chardonnay we give
center stage to local farm fresh
foods and seafood. Chef Frank
feels the flavor of every dish is
dramatically improved by farm
to table freshness.
4533 PGA BoulevardPalm Beach Gardens
www.cafechardonnay.com561.627.2662
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n Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar224 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL(561) 650-1001Rocco’s Tacos offers a true taste of Mexico in afun, casual environment.
n River House237 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL(561) 694-1188www.riverhouserestaurant.comRegarded as the premier spot for waterfront dining in Palm Beach Gardens. Boat dockage andan outside tiki bar.
n Rotelli701 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth, FL(561) 296-9190Rotelli is pure Italian food, with classic dishes fromtraditional spaghetti and lasagna to shrimpscampi.
n Royal Room Cabaret The Colony Hotel, PB155 Hammon Avenue, Palm Beach, FL(561) 655-5430The Royal Room features top-name cabaret per-formers. Enjoy dinner and a show or just the show.
n Ruth’s Chris Steak HouseCityPlace, West Palm Beach, FL(561) 514-3544The premier steakhouse at CityPlace in West PalmBeach. Catering service available.
n Sailfish Restaurant98 Lake Drive, Palm Beach Shores, FL(561) 844-1724, Ext. 107This exceptionally popular seafood restaurantserves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.
n Seasons 5211611 Ellison Wilson Road, Palm Beach Gardens, FL(561) 625-5852Enjoy the taste of fresh food grilled over openwood fires, great wines and live piano musicnightly in the wine bar.
n South Shores Tavern & Patio Bar502 Lucerne Avenue, Lake Worth, FL(561) 547-7656Our moderately priced menu boasts generous por-tions and fresh ingredients. The cuisine is not theonly thing that is fresh; so is the entertainment.
n Stir LoungeEau Palm Beach100 South Ocean Boulevard, Manalapan, FL(561) 533-6000Stir Lounge offers creatively blended, muddledand stirred cocktails with a twist: Stir’s lively indoorand outdoor social scene.
n Sundy House Restaurant106 S. Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach(561) 272-5678Sundy House is a charming 150-seat, fine-diningestablishment with accommodations nestled amidbotanical gardens and waterfalls.
n Suri707 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth, FL (561) 249-7436Suri honors the traditional small plate tapas styledining while offering a truly one of a kindAmerican alternative cuisine.
n Ta-Boó, an American Bistro & Bar221 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, FL(561) 835-3500An American bistro and bar featuring casual dining on Worth Avenue since 1941. Featuringprime steaks, Dover sole, sea bass, pizza, homemade desserts and cappuccinos.
n Toojays419 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth, FL(561) 582-8684Corned beef piled high on freshly baked rye, clas-sic Reubens and chicken noodle soup; more than20 salads and much, much more.
n Testa’s Restaurant221 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, FL(561) 832-0992Testa’s serves Italian, American and seafood dish-es. Breakfast, lunch or dinner. Testa’s is superb for a romantic getaway.
n Three (III) Forks Prime Steakhouse4645 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL(561) 630-3660III Forks is one of the nation’s prime steakhouseswith a savvy menu featuring USDA Prime beef,seafood and local favorites.
n Temple OrangeEau Palm Beach100 South Ocean Boulevard, Manalapan, FL(561) 540-4924Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Infused withMediterranean flavors and ingredients, the menusshowcase healthy options right alongside comfortfoods with an Eau Palm Beach twist.
n Tin Fish Restaurant118 S. Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL(561) 223-2497Fresh, delicious fish, served quickly in a casualatmosphere. Try one of our seven famous fishtacos, salmon on slaw, crab cakes, fish sandwich orpopular shrimp and corn chowder. Head upstairsto our Top of the Fish bar for an impressive cock-tail selection and nightly drink specials.
n Tower Restaurant44 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach, FL(561) 659-3241Tower Restaurant takes pride in its daily specials:wiener schnitzel, stuffed cabbage, pot roast andcorned beef and cabbage; and monster applepancake á la Luchows.
n Vic & Angelo’s Delray Beach290 E. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL(561) 278-9570www.vicandangelos.comFrom the garden to the plate, Vic & Angelo’s spe-cializes in ingredients that are imported fresh fromItaly.
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EXHIBITION OPENINGMADE IN DELRAYOn Sept. 10, more than 150 Cultural Councilmembers previewed the exhibition opening of Madein Delray and listened to the musical talents of Linaand the Blue Collective. Seventeen local artistsparticipated in the exhibition capturing the beautyof their hometown, Delray Beach.
Marianna and Rob Steele Lisa Peterfreund, Michael and Janice Barry
Beth Baker, Ray Swanson, Monica Uhlhorn
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On May 14, more than 270 Cultural Council members and their guestspreviewed the exhibition opening of Cultural Council Biennial 2015. Thejuried exhibition featured the work of 61 artists who live or work in PalmBeach County. Juror Elizabeth Sobieski, a contributing writer at the The ArtEconomist and New York Magazine, among other publications, selected from400 works submitted by 127 artists. First place award for Best of Show wasgiven to Cheryl Maeder for her film “Play.” Second place was awarded toWayne Stephens for his painting “Untitled 2.” Third place went to NancyBrown for her photograph “Balloon over Bagan.” Carin Wagner earned thePeople’s Choice Award for her piece titled “Partially Obscured.”
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Thank you to Palm Beach Countyartist Carin WagnerBrown. Her artwork“Dead Trees Grow NoLeaves” graces thecover of the CulturalCouncil’s newmembership brochure,which was designed by Kathy Daigler ofDaigler Designs.
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Membership Benefitsn Invitations to members-only exhibition previewsn Free or reduced admission to select programs and eventsn 10% discount on Uniquely Palm Beach Store purchasesn Subscription to art&culture magazine and Cultural Calendarn Recognition in the Council’s Annual Report
INDIVIDUAL $65All benefits listed above for one person
HOUSEHOLD $150Individual member benefits for two adults at the same address, plus:n CultureCard (membership discount card)
SUPPORTER $250All benefits of the Household membership, plus:n One pass to each Culture & Cocktails programn One guest invitation to all member exhibition previews
CONTRIBUTOR $600All benefits of the Supporter membership, plus:n One additional guest pass to each Culture & Cocktails programn VIP seating at Culture & Cocktailsn VIP passes to local art fairsn Two guest invitations to all member exhibition previewsn Recognition in every issue of art&culture magazine
PATRON $1,000All benefits of the Contributor membership, plus:n Two additional guest passes to Culture & Cocktailsn Four guest invitations to all member exhibition previewsn Invitation to director’s annual eventn Opportunity to hold a private event at the Council’s
headquarters, the Robert M. Montgomery, Jr. Building
FOUNDING PATRON $2,500 AND ABOVEAll the benefits of the Patron membership, plus:n Recognition on donor plaquen Private tours of special exhibitions for you
and your guest upon requestn Four additional guest passes to Culture & Cocktails
AFFILIATE STEWARD LEADER BENEFACTOR DIRECTOR CHAIRMAN$600 $1,000 $2,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000
Invitations to Members Only exhibition previews ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Recognition in every issue of art&culture magazine and Council’s Annual Report ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Discounted advertising rates for art&culture magazine ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Business logo with live link on Council’s website ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
art&culture magazine delivered to your business (up to 20 copies per issue) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
10% discount on Uniquely Palm Beach Store purchases ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Culture Card – Member discount cards for cultural organizationsin Palm Beach County 2 4 6 8 10 12
Free admissions to all Culture & Cocktails programs (includes VIP reserved seating) 2 4 6 8 10 12
Opportunity to hold a private event at the Council’s headquarters, The Robert M. Montgomery, Jr. Building ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Sponsorship of one Cultural Executives Committee Meeting (includes four invitations)Logo included in eblasts to all Cultural Council cultural organizations ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Listing on donor plaque in the Alex and Renate Dreyfoos Entry into the galleries ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Private tours for 12 by advance arrangement ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Underwriting and exhibition sponsorships and partnerships ✓ ✓ ✓
Business Arts Partner Membership BenefitsThe Cultural Council of Palm Beach County is a not-for-profit agency providing artists and cultural organizations with programs and services that promote and support their individual missions. Members help us accomplish these goals and ensure our community continues to have access to quality arts programming. Our vibrant arts make our destination desirable to businesses, visitors and residents. Membership provides your business with access to valuable benefits, increasing your visibility and connect-ing you with our donors, members and the greater community.
For more information, please call Debbie Calabria at (561) 472-3330.
As a member, we will keep you informed and entertained with our award-winning publications and signature events. Enjoy these exclusive benefits that offer incredible value — all year long!
JOIN THE CULTURAL COUNCIL
LEVEL OF SUPPORT
“Participation in the Cultural Council of Palm BeachCounty’s events has been a wonderful way to learnabout the great variety of cultural groups in the countyand to have the opportunity to do business networkingwith clients from both the public and private sectors.With so many programs, there is always somethinginteresting going on, no matter what your taste!”
– Rick Gonzalez, AIA, PresidentREG Architects, Interiors, Planners
“Palm Beach County needs thisimportant council to foster the arts and promote programs that stimulateand recognize the talent in ourcommunity. I shall continue to supportthe Cultural Council of Palm BeachCounty for this reason.”
– Grace Fishenfeld
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CULTURE & COCKTAILS RETURNSCulture & Cocktails returns to The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach for another
season of sparkling conversations with cultural movers and shakers. Nov. 2: Hey, Mr. Producer – Andrew Kato, producing artistic director of
the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, and Rob Steele, president/CEO of Delray BeachCenter for the Arts
Dec. 7: Fashion Forward – Carolyn Rafaelian, founder, CEP and creativedirector of Alex and Ani® with Dack Patriarca, board president of the AnnNorton Sculpture Garden
Feb. 8: Stage Struck – Terry Teachout, drama critic of The Wall StreetJournal with William Hayes, producing artistic director of Palm BeachDramaworks
Visit palmbeachculture.com for the latest and mark your calendar foradditional events on March 7 and April 4. Each event will run from 5 to 7 p.m.The Colony will serve complimentary beverages and hors d'oeuvres from 5 to5:45 p.m. in the plush, high-tech Pavilion. Complimentary valet parking.
For more information on all Cultural Council events, please call (561) 471-2901.
Join us for the
MuseAwardsThursday,
March 31, 2016
SAVE THE DATE!
It’s What You See Lecture Series with Monica Kaufmann: Monday, Feb. 29
Location:The Raymond F.Kravis Center for thePerforming Arts
Muse AwardsCo-chairRoe Green
Muse AwardsCo-chair
Christine Stiller
“We are grateful to everyonewho supports the continuingwork of the Cultural Council ofPalm Beach County, becausethose who invest make thisimportant work possible. Withthe investment from ourdonors, we are able to expandour goals of enhancing areacultural organizations, meetingthe needs of local artists andhelping arts educationprograms to flourish.”
– Bert and Sallie Korman
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Your contribution to the Annual Fund is an investment in the arts in PalmBeach County. Every dollar will help support cultural organizations, artists and cultural field trips for K-12 students throughout the community. To give a gift, please call (561) 472-3340 or visit our website atpalmbeachculture.com/support-the-cultural-council/give-to-the-annual-fund/.
SUPPORT THE ANNUAL FUNDMAKE YOUR GIFT TODAY!
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Mrs. Peg AndersonAtlas Party RentalMrs. Christine AylwardThe Azeez FoundationB/E AerospaceMs. Dina Gustin BakerBank of AmericaBanyan PrintingMr. and Mrs. R. Michael BarryMr. and Mrs. John T. BartosekMr. and Mrs. Harold BaxterMr. Bruce A. Beal
and Mr. Frances V. CunninghamBeasley Hauser Kramer & Galardi, P.A.Mrs. JoAnne BerkowBernstein Global Wealth ManagementMr. and Mrs. Larry BeyerMr. and Mrs. John BladesMr. and Mrs. Milton J. BlockMs. Phyllis BorakMr. and Mrs. Michael J. BracciThe Breakers Palm BeachMr. and Mrs. Howard BregmanDr. David W. BrenemanMr. and Mrs. Cressman D. BronsonThe Ann K. & Douglas S.
Brown Family FoundationBusiness Development BoardMr. Andrzej BytnarMr. Christopher D. Caneles
and Mr. Stephen NesbittMs. Laurie CarneyCelia Lipton and Victor W.
Farris FoundationCharlotte Pelton & AssociatesChristafaros CateringMr. and Mrs. David F. ClickCommunity Foundation for Palm
Beach and Martin CountiesMr. Miles A. CoonCornerstone Solutions Florida, LLCCredit SuisseMr. and Mrs. Peter D. CummingsDr. Richard P. D’EliaMs. Kathy DaiglerMs. Lauren DaitchMr. Gus DavisMrs. Pamela O. DeanMr. And Mrs. Richard A. DerbesMs. Beth R. DeWoodyMrs. Edith R. DixonMs. Shawn DonnelleyMs. Beatrice Doone-MerenaMr. and Mrs. Alexander W. DreyfoosDupuytren FoundationEarle I. Mack Foundation, Inc.Mr. Timothy A. EatonEau Palm Beach Resort & SpaMrs. Harriett M. EcksteinMs. Suzi K. EdwardsMr. George T. ElmoreMr. Donald M. Ephraim
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Donald M. Ephraim Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Jack FarberTerri and Howard FineMr. and Mrs. Michael FinnFirst Baptist ChurchMrs. Shirley FitermanMr. and Mrs. Charles E. FlackFlorida Power & Light CompanyFlower MarketDr. and Mrs. Robert FluckeMs. Francee FordFox Rothschild, LLPMs. Linda FrankelMr. Robert FrankelMr. Jacek GancarzJacek PhotoGardens Mall/Forbes CompanyThe GE FoundationMs. Dorene GinzlerMs. Jane GlucksmanMr. Jerome Golden
and Dr. Barbara GoldenMr. and Mrs. Raymond GraziottoMs. Roe GreenMs. Jacquelyn GrimmMs. Vicki HalmosMr. and Mrs. Homer J. HandMerrill G. and Emita E. Hastings
FoundationMs. Lise HeardHenry L. Kimelman Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Henry HerzingMs. Priscilla HeubleinMr. and Mrs. Herbert S. HoffmanMr. Rick HoltonHoward Alan Events, Inc.Ms. Lisa HuertasIbis Golf & County ClubInternational Society of Palm BeachJ. Ira and Nicki Harris Family FoundationJP Morgan Chase, The Private BankMs. Melanie JacobsonJane and Leonard Korman
Family FoundationJasteka Foundation, Inc.Mr. Bertrand JubertMrs. Muriel KaplanMr. and Mrs. James S. KarpMs. Jacqueline Kato
and Mr. Howard SmithMr. and Mrs. Richard J. Katz Jr.Katz Family FoundationKaufmann de SuisseMs. Susan G. KeenanMr. and Mrs. Christopher G. KelloggKohnken Family Foundation, Inc.Mr. Berton E. KormanMrs. Molly Foreman KozelMr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Kramer IIIMr. and Mrs. Laurence LeamerGeo. Zoltan Lefton Family FoundationMs. Syndie T. LevienMs. Mindy LevineMr. and Mrs. Melvin J. Levy
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FoundationThe Maltz Family FoundationMarni & Morris Propp II
Family Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Robin B. MartinMrs. Betsy K. MatthewsMr. and Mrs. William M. MatthewsMr. Craig I. MeninMr. and Mrs. Gil MessingMr. Sheldon Berney
and Ms. Florence MetzgerMrs. Sydelle MeyerMr. and Mrs. George J. Michel Jr.Mr. David MillerMs. Nancy MillerMrs. Sydell L. MillerSydell and Arnold Miller FoundationMr. Burton S. MinkoffMr. James P. MitchellMs. Jane MitchellMrs. Tamara MorgensternMs. Jane F. Napier
and Mr. William NapierMr. Bruce NewmanMs. Suzanne NiedlandNorthern TrustOffice DepotMrs. Jane Osgood and Mr. Ted HillesOxbridge Academy of the
Palm BeachesPalm Beach Daily NewsPalm Beach Kennel ClubMr. and Mrs. Ellis J. ParkerMr. and Mrs. William D. ParmeleeMs. Donna PawlikMr. and Mrs. John W. PaysonPGA National Resort and SpaMr. and Mrs. Edwin PhelpsPNC BankPNC FoundationMrs. Regina PortenDr. and Mrs. Carter PottashMr. and Mrs. John W. PrestonPRP WinePublix Super Markets CharitiesR.J. Zuckerberg Palm Beach FundR.P. Simmons Family FoundationMrs. Yvonne RasbachMr. Richard ReddigREG Architects, Inc.Ms. Paige Rense NolandMr. and Mrs. Andrew Rodusky
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& Associates, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. RubinMr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Rumbough Jr.Dr. Edward W. Sandall
and Mrs. Marie HaleLawrence A. Sanders Foundation, Inc.Saturn Sound Studio, Inc.Ms. Linda ScaglioneSchmidt Family Centre for the Arts
at Mizner Park, Inc.Mr. Gary SchweikhartMr and Mrs. Barry SeidmanMr. Eugene Shekhter
and Mrs. Olivia ShandoraMr. and Mrs. Frederic A. SharfMr. and Mrs. Nathan SlackMr. and Mrs. Art SiegelMr. Harold B. SmithSocial HouseMr. Lawrence SosnowMrs. Andrea StarkMr. and Mrs. Bob StillerMr. and Mrs. Duane StillerSuri Tapas BarMr. and Mrs. Darren SwankSydelle F. Meyer Charitable
Lead Annuity TrustMr. and Mrs. Dom A. TelescoTelesco Family FoundationThe Derbes Family Foundation, Inc.The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation, Inc.The Palm Beach PostThe Robin B. Martin Family FoundationThe Roe Green FoundationThe Society of the Four ArtsThe Vecellio Family Foundation, Inc.Tito’s Handmade VodkaUnited Way of Palm Beach CountyMr. and Mrs. Leo Vecellio Jr.Ms. Mimi WalshMs. Linda WartowMr. and Mrs. Brian K. WaxmanWest Palm Beach Downtown
Development AuthorityRADM Philip A. WhitacreWhole Foods MarketMrs. Janice WillingerWinston Art GroupMs. Susy WittMrs. Leatrice K. WolfMrs. Sheryl G. Wood Esq.WorldMark EntertainmentMrs. Lynda Younker
THANK YOU
Listing as of September 15, 2015
In gratitude to our members and supporters whose generous gifts of $500 and above help us accomplish our mission.
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