Our friends, the Redheads, sent us a video from their home in Sedona, Arizona, where snow looks to be a foot deep. It's pretty and all, but I think we'll stick here where it's in the 80s today. 

WHO:  Kevin Anderson, Delray Beach resident and ATP #5 ranked player
WHAT:    Presentation of Key to the City by the City of Delray Beach
WHEN: Thursday, February 21, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. following the 6 p.m. matchWHERE: Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com, Delray Tennis Center
WHY:   Kevin Anderson is:

• A Delray Beach who trains year-round at the Delray Beach Tennis Center
• Currently ranked world No. 5 in men’s singles on the ATP professional tennis Tour following recent appearances in the finals of Wimbledon and US Open and the 2018 year-end Nitto ATP Tour Finals.
• Was the winner of the 2012 Delray Beach Open.
• Actively involved in the Delray Beach community through his charitable involvement with Dezzy’s Second Chance dog rescue and Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Alliance. He has raised over $100,000 in the past two years.
• Involved with organizations to keep single use plastics out of the oceans and endorses the City of Delray Beach initiative, “Skip the Straw”.

(PRESS RELEASE)_COCONUT CREEK – The American rock band KANSAS will perform in The Pavilion at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m. as part of their 'Point of Know Return' Tour.
 
With a legendary career spanning more than four decades, Kansas has firmly established itself as one of America’s iconic classic rock bands. This "garage band" from Topeka released their debut album in 1974 after being discovered by Wally Gold (who worked for Don Kirshner). They have gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide.
 
Composing a catalogue that includes 15 studio albums and five live albums, Kansas has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-Platinum albums (Leftoverture, Point of Know Return, Best of Kansas), one platinum live album (Two for the Show), and two one million-selling gold singles, “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind.”
 
The group appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the 1970s and 1980s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan.
 
“Carry On Wayward Son” continues to be one of the top five most-played songs on classic rock radio and “Dust In the Wind” has been played on the radio more than three million times.
 
The 2016 release of The Prelude Implicit was the band’s 15th studio album. It was also their first studio album release in 16 years.
 
The band is currently comprised of keyboardist Tom Brislin, original drummer Phil Ehart, bassist/vocalist Billy Greer, vocalist/keyboardist Ronnie Platt, violinist/guitarist David Ragsdale, guitarist Zak Rizvi, and original guitarist Richard Williams. 

Tickets priced at $45/$60/$75 per person are on sale now via Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800) 653-8000. The Pavilion box office will also open at 1 p.m. on the day of the show for on-site ticket purchases and will-call pickup.

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek is located at 5550 NW 40th Street, Coconut Creek.

(PRESS RELEASE)_(Lake Worth, FL – February 20, 2019) The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County today announced that the popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS returns next month with its penultimate fascinating conversation this season at The Colony Hotel Coral Ballroom, located at 155 Hammon Avenue in Palm Beach.

March 11
ART ATTACK
A Conversation with art collector Christine Aylward

Born and raised in China during the Cultural Revolution, Christine Aylward came to the US in 1986. Since moving to Palm Beach 20 years ago, she and her husband have taken an interesting path in learning and collecting art, focusing on Asian Contemporary. She is a former trustee of Norton Museum of Art, a current board member of SITE Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico and a Collectors Committee member of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

Interviewed by Daphne Nikolopoulos, Author & Editor-in-Chief of Palm Beach Illustrated

This season’s final CULTURE & COCKTAILS will be:

April 8
PLATTER CHATTER
A Conversation with legendary broadcaster Dick Robinson

The owner of Legends Radio in North Palm Beach, Dick Robinson launched his broadcasting career in 1958 in Massachusetts and the first song he ever played on-air was Who’s Sorry Now by Connie Francis. In the six decades since, Robinson has carved a stellar career that blended working for and owning radio stations, founding the Connecticut School of Broadcasting (the nation’s oldest and largest group of broadcast media schools), founding the nonprofit Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook, and launching the syndicated radio/TV show Dick Robinson’s American Standards by the Sea. This conversation is sure to attract some surprise musical guests.

Interviewed by Rich & Jill Switzer, celebrated cabaret performers and co-hosts of The Morning Lounge on Legends 100.3 FM

CULTURE & COCKTAILS is generously sponsored by The Roe Green Foundation, Roe Green, Founder, also The Gardens Mall, Clo & Charles S. Cohen, First Republic Bank, the law firm of Haile, Shaw & Pfaffenberger, P.A., and Woolems Luxury Home Builders. Additional support for the series is provided by the Palm Beach Daily News, Legends Radio, and PR-BS, a Boca-based public relations firm. 

Please Note:

Admission to each CULTURE & COCKTAILS event is $75 per person in advance and $85 at the door, and FREE for members of the Cultural Council ($250 level and above). All proceeds go to support the nonprofit Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. For membership information, please contact Debbie Calabria at 561.472.3330.

Each event will run from 5 to 7 pm, with registration and cocktails from 5 to 5:45 pm, and the “Conversation” from 5:45 to 7 pm, including audience Q&A. The Colony will serve complimentary beverages and an array of specially prepared hors d'oeuvres before each CULTURE & COCKTAILS conversation.

People interested in attending CULTURE & COCKTAILS can RSVP before each event by calling the Cultural Council at (561) 472-33

(PRESS RELEASE)_West Palm Beach, Fla. – The YMCA of the Palm Beaches is pleased to announce that Allen Gast has joined as their newest board member. Allen joins a team of well-respected and highly involved community leaders committed to giving back and providing support to its neighbors. 
 
Gast is the Founder and President of Gast Construction Group, Inc., an award-winning construction management firm specializing in commercial and residential construction in South Florida.  Gast recalls, “The YMCA was such an impactful place to me growing up. I am honored to have the opportunity to be part of an institution that provides so many great services to our community.”
 
Striving to be a positive and active member of the local community, Gast looks forward to bringing his vision, relentless work ethic, and never-give-up attitude to the board of YMCA of the Palm Beaches. As a new YMCA board member, he will use his talents to help the Y promote youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Gast is aligned with The Y’s cause of helping others develop mentally and physically so they can contribute, belong and thrive to help strengthen our community. Gast also serves as the Chairman of the ACE Mentor Program of Palm Beach and Martin Counties and is a member of the Construction Oversight and Review Committee for the School District of Palm Beach County. 
 
Gast is a graduate of the University of Florida and M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management.
 
In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, fishing, and watching Gator sports.  He, his wife and their two sons reside in West Palm Beach. 
 
YMCA of the Palm Beaches is located at 2085 S. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33406. For more information, visit ymcapalmbeaches.org or call (561) 968-9622.

(PRESS RELEASE)_DELRAY BEACH, FL, February 18, 2019 – The Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com (https://yellowtennisball.com/) announced that it has sold out of Reserved Seats, Box Seats, Veranda Canopy and “Best Seats in the House” for “Super Tuesday’s” evening session.  To accommodate the remaining demand, the tournament has opened up 500 additional seats in the grandstand.   The grandstand seats are $38* plus tax and fees.

Tuesday evening’s matches include Delray Beach defending champion Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniel Evans at 6 p.m. and the season debut for #4 ATP tour ranked Juan Martin del Potro playing Yoshihito Nishioka at 8 p.m.

While Tiafoe is the reigning champion in Delray Beach, del Potro held the title in 2011 and made the semifinals twice (2016, 2017). This will be the 3rd year in a row the Argentinian is opening his season in Delray Beach.

A complete schedule of all Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com match times and ticket opportunities is available at YellowTennisBall.com. Tickets can be secured online or by calling 561-330-6000.

(PRESS RELEASE)_DELRAY BEACH – Who says the best things in life aren’t free? The public can enjoy complimentary tickets to see the the world's best tennis players, like Juan Martin del Potro and Frances Tiafoe, compete at the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com on February 15-24 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center.

100 passes per session will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Complimentary tickets are limited to two (2) tickets per person/per day, for day and night sessions. Tickets will be distributed in the lobby of the Pompey Park Community Center at 1101 NW 2nd Street, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Ticket distribution schedules include: 

Saturday, February 16
Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions

Sunday, February 17
Complimentary tickets available for day sessions

Monday, February 18
Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions

Tuesday, February 19
Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions

Wednesday, February 20
Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions

Thursday, February 21
Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions

Friday, February 22
Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions

Saturday, February 23
Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions

Sunday, February 24
Complimentary tickets available for final sessions

The Delray Beach Open at the Delray Beach Tennis Center, 201 West Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 330-6000 or visit yellowtennisball.com.