(PRESS RELEASE)_West Palm Beach, FL (December 14, 2023) – The Quantum Foundation, a private grantmaking organization based in West Palm Beach, today announced it has approved a $50,000 grant to the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. The Community Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that creates partnerships with donors, nonprofits and community members to solve the region’s chronic and emerging issues. The Quantum Foundation’s grant will specifically support the Rebound and Recovery program, a partnership between the Community Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and Florida State University, which was created to tackle the pandemic-aggravated mental health challenges of local children and teens. The program uses a cognitive-based therapy model to help children and teens gain the social and emotional tools needed to deal with the traumatic side-effects of the pandemic. Rebound and Recovery educates young people about their emotions and how to connect their thoughts, feelings and actions. (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – December 14, 2023) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will kick-off 2024 by hosting more than 30 fun and informative workshops, classes, and special events throughout the month of January, including a six day visit by the Sacred Arts Tour Monks from South India and the opening of the next major exhibition ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN. “We are launching the new year with an event-packed January, so we are inviting people of all ages to come out and enjoy many of the happy and healthy horticultural events at our beautiful 20-acre oasis, located just minutes from downtown West Palm Beach,” invites Mounts Curator-Director Rochelle Wolberg. (PRESS RELEASE)_South Florida, December 14, 2023 – Big Time Restaurant Group’s Elisabetta’s Ristorante, Bar and Pizzeria, and Louie Bossi’s will be open Christmas Eve from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Christmas Day 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ). The featured appetizer for Christmas at both restaurants will be Coccoli Fritto, little breads to fill with ricotta and prosciutto ($11.50). The featured dessert at both restaurants on Christmas will be Budino Ciccolata, hazelnuts, caramel, and fiore di sale ($10). On New Year’s Eve, both restaurants will feature Tagliarini Al Limone, meyer lemon, yellow tomato, Parmigianino reggiano pistachios, marscapone and basil ($20). On New Year’s Eve, the kitchens will stay open until midnight and the full menu will be available. New Year’s Day, the restaurant will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and brunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with $18 endless Bellini’s, Bloody Mary’s and Aperol Spritzes will be available with the purchase of an entrée. Elisabetta’s and Louie Bossi’s have scratch kitchens with everything made in house, including pasta, breads, sauces, baked goods and gelatos. Elisabetta’s and Louie Bossi’s dry age their steaks in house and cure their own salumis. Elisabetta’s is located at 185 Banyan Blvd., West Palm Beach and 32 East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach. For more information, visit elisabettas.com. Louie Bossi’s Ristorante and Pizzeria is located at 100 East Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton and 1032 East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, visit louiebossiristorante.com (PRESS RELEASE)_Delray Beach, FL (December, 13, 2023) — Get ready for a rock and roll celebration like no other as Cheap Trick, the iconic rock band, takes center stage at the Beatles on The Beach Classic Rock Festival in Delray Beach, Florida. The festival, commemorating the 60th Anniversary of The Beatles' arrival in America, will run from January 24 to 28, 2024, at the Delray Beach Amphitheatre at Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave. Beatlemania is set to make a triumphant return to Delray Beach as Beatles-inspired rock and roll bands come together to pay homage to the legendary Fab Four. The event promises an electrifying atmosphere with Beatles Tribute Bands, as well as performances by #1 Classic Rock Legends. The festival will showcase numerous Beatlesque bands and performers, with the highlight being a headline performance by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Superstars Cheap Trick. Additionally, the #1 Beatles Tribute Band from the David Letterman Show & Conan O'Brien, The Fab Faux, will grace the stage with their incredible tribute. Beyond the musical performances, the festival offers a plethora of activities throughout the four days, including BeatleCon, a Beatles Art Exhibition, Beatles Bar Crawl, and more. Tickets for the Beatles on The Beach Classic Rock Festival can be purchased at https://beatlesonthebeach.com/tickets For more information about the festival, performers, and schedule, please visit https://beatlesonthebeach.com/ (PRESS RELEASE)_Ever noticed how perfectly New Year’s Eve and bucket lists go together? If the idea of bidding the year goodbye at a world-class countdown landmark in Hong Kong, Kyoto, or Singapore is a trip your list can handle, but not your air miles, then commemorate the year’s most convivial occasion at Blackbird Modern Asian, instead. The glamorous hotspot will roll out the razzle-dazzle with Instagrammable entertainment and a taste of the Asia Pacific on Sunday, December 31 from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. (PRESS RELEASE)_(Palm Beach County, FL – December 12, 2023) The Loxahatchee Group of the Sierra Club Florida Chapter welcomed more than 100 friends and supporters to a special THANKS & GIVING CELEBRATION on November 11 in West Palm Beach. One highlight of fundraiser was the presentation of the prestigious 2023 Environmental Champion Award to Paul Owens, President of 1000 Friends of Florida, the state’s leading not-for-profit smart growth advocacy organization known for building better communities and saving special places. Owens is also the highly respected former Opinion Editor of the Orlando Sentinel. “We are a relatively small organization, so we pick battles that are within our resources and staff, but the recent land-swap proposal was really a seminal issue in Florida. The unnecessary consumption of natural land is so important to our future, our environment and quality of life. In Florida, the environment is our economy,” said Owens when he accepted the award. “If 600 acres designated for conservation can be turned into a luxury subdivision, then no place in Florida is safe, so we decided to fight against it.” “The only way to be sure that you are going lose is by giving up, and that’s what the other side wants us to do. They a lot of money to throw around, but we have the power of our ideas and people power—and every once in a while, we win. We want to fight for Florida to save Florida,” he added. The local Sierra Club’s THANKS & GIVING CELEBRATION also included hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, live music by Jamie Rasso, and a hot-hot-hot Silent Auction offering vacations, art, outings and adventures, and more. Proceeds from the auction benefit Inspiring Connections Outdoors, the Elaine Usherson Scholarship Program, and the Loxahatchee Group’s conservation efforts. (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – December 12, 2023) Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world-renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre (PBPC), today announced that the nonprofit organization’s 29th annual FOTOfusion will celebrate distinguished photojournalist David Burnett, the recipient of the prestigious FOTOmentor Award 2024. “The upcoming FOTOfusion will be dynamic as ever, with five days of live presentations by numerous world class photographers,” says NeJame. “This will be a great opportunity for professional and hobbyist photographers to engage, connect, and network with some of the leading names in digital photography. Our annual FOTOfusion Awards Dinner will be held on January 31.” (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL.) – In conjunction with the opening night of “Mean Girls,” the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts welcomed youth from Pace Center for Girls to experience the Broadway sensation as part of its innovative education and community engagement program, the Kravis On Broadway (KOB) Youth Initiative, sponsored by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Aligned with six captivating Kravis On Broadway productions—“Mean Girls,” “Beetlejuice,” “Tina,” “Six,” “Hamilton,” and “Kite Runner”—the initiative aims to captivate and involve young people in the world of musical theater. (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – December 11, 2023) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden is proud to announce the Grand Opening of its next major exhibition in Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden, a beautiful 20-acre oasis located just minutes from downtown West Palm Beach. ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN January 7 through May 12, 2024 Created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box, 20 larger-than-life sculptures inspired by the ancient Japanese art of origami will emerge skyward throughout Mounts—each one a stunning merger of art and nature enhancing and celebrating the verdant environment. GRAND OPENING -- J.McLaughlin held a grand opening of their new men’s only store in Palm Beach on Worth Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Read more about the store HERE. Photo credit: Caroline Bramlet.
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