(PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – December 3, 2021) Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre (PBPC), today announced the museum’s next major exhibition:
 
WE (HEART) NY
Visions & Views of Two Great Photographers
 
Gary Hershorn
The New, New York City Skyline
“Since the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, New York City has undergone an amazing construction boom transforming an iconic skyline known to people the world over into a completely new look. The city has added supertall skyscrapers to Lower Manhattan, to the west side of midtown with Hudson Yards, and to 57th Street with the addition of the pencil towers along the new Billionaires' Row. I have spent the last 10 years documenting this change, trying to incorporate the old with the new as the old gets harder and harder to see. With the help of the sun and moon, I try to show the endless beauty of the worlds most desired destination and capture renowned structures like the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building,” says Gary Hershorn.

(PRESS RELEASE)_Creatively, the job platform for creatives founded by Stacey Bendet, Creative Director and CEO of alice+olivia, is heading to Miami with its impossible-to-miss pink branded truck to champion – and celebrate – working creatives whose imagination, skill, and ambition make all of our lives better, brighter, and more enjoyable – through a series of free, public art experiences during Art Basel. 
 
For two days only (Friday, 12/3 & Saturday, 12/4), Creatively will roll up to four secret locations around Miami with notable creatives on board who will be creating free art and custom swag on the spot. Creatively will also be giving out free ice cream, coffee, and hoodies to anyone who is a creative as a thank you for being such a vital part of our economic recovery, believing a single creative idea can change the world.
  
Each location of the free, outdoor gatherings will be revealed a few hours in advance via the social media accounts of the individual artists who are being featured. The acclaimed artists include muralist and street artist Dirt Cobain, NYC artist and doodler Mokshini, photographer Andrew Tess, and muralist Brandy Swope. 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 -- 6:30-8:30 PM

Oh woof a night! American Humane Cocktail Party to benefit the nation’s military working dogs. The philanthropic evening will feature creative cocktails and bites, silent auction, and dancing under the stars to contemporary rhythms of world-renowned musician Victor Espinola and his electric Paraguayan harp.

Tickets are $150 per person. International Polo Club Palm Beach is located at 3667 120th Ave. S, Wellington. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (561) 537-5887 or email ailsam@americanhumane.org. --(PRESS RELEASE)

(PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – December 2, 2021), Rochelle Wolberg, Curator-Director of Mounts Botanical Garden, Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest public garden, boasts that it is all a-twinkle nightly through December 23 with GARDEN OF LIGHTS, the perfect way for couples, families and groups of all sizes to reconnect with the magic of the holidays.
 
“Visitors to Mounts are sure to be enthralled by the thousands of jewel-toned lights that illuminate and amplify the lush tropical foliage, majestic trees, and signature gardens along an easy-to-follow route throughout various garden areas,” promises Wolberg. “It's a magical way to light-up the holiday season for joyous visitors of every age, romantic disposition, and spiritual leaning.”
 
Hours & Admission for GARDEN OF LIGHTS
+ Tuesday-Sunday, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (last entry at 8 pm)
FREE for Mounts members and children 5 and under; $15 for nonmember adults; $12 for seniors, college students, and military with ID; $7 for children, 6-17
+ Tickets available at www.mounts.org.
 
GARDEN OF LIGHTS at Mounts Botanical Garden is sponsored by Randy & Rebecca Doane, Doane & Doane, P.A.; The Gentlemen of the Garden; Mr. & Mrs. John Pew; FPL; Stuart & Shelby Development, Inc.; Lewis, Longman & Walker; and HomeLight

(REVIEW)_Nothing acknowledges success like a parody, and it follows that one of Broadway's biggest blockbuster shows ever, "Hamilton," spawned "Spamilton: An American Parody," which just began a five-day run at the Kravis Rinker Playhouse.

Written and directed by Gerard Alessandrini of "Forbidden Broadway" fame, its manages to skewer both "Hamilton" and Broadway shows and personalities in general during a fast-paced 75 minutes that delivers a steady stream of laughs.

Led by T.J. Newton, portraying "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, the cast raps its way through how they saved Broadway from "rot" to rhapsodizing about "The Book of No More Mormons." One of the high points is the song, "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Cries," which includes an appearance by Annie herself.

It's all great fun, even if you haven't seen "Hamilton." There's enough "Camelot," "Cats," Sondheim and Liza Minelli to keep you entertained.

​"Spamilton: An American Parody" will be at the Kravis Center through December 5. Tickets are on sale now at the Kravis Center website, kravis.org. --Gerry Barker

(PRESS RELEASE)_WEST PALM BEACH, FL (November 20, 2021) – The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present the West Palm Beach premiere of the North American tour of the hit musical comedy Spamilton: An American Parody at the Kravis Center, from December 1 – 5. Tickets are on sale now at the Official Kravis Center Website kravis.org.

Created by Gerard Alessandrini, the comic mastermind behind the long-running hit Forbidden Broadway and performed by a versatile cast of seven, Spamilton: An American Parody is a side-splitting new musical parody. After tearing it up in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London, Spamilton: An American Parody will stage a singing, dancing, comedy revolution in West Palm Beach, for its first show since early 2020.

Marilyn Stasio of Variety mused, “Hip-hop, Broadway showtunes, Viennese waltzes — is there anything this guy can’t write? No, not Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, but Gerard Alessandrini, whose ingenious parody Spamilton simultaneously salutes and sends up Miranda and his signature musical.” Ben Brantley of The New York Times said, “This smart, silly, and often convulsively funny thesis, performed by a motor-mouthed cast that is fluent in many tongues, is the work of that eminent specialist in Broadway anatomy, pathology, and gossip, Gerard Alessandrini.”

 ABOUT THE CREATOR:

GERARD ALESSANDRINI (Creator, Writer, Director) Spamilton: (Creator/ Writer/Director): New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles, National Tour. Forbidden Broadway (creator/ writer/director): 25 editions all over the world. Also Forbidden Hollywood (writer/director), Madame X: The Musical (NYMF) (co-writer/director), The Nutcracker & I (lyrics), Maury Yeston’s review Anything Can Happen in New York. Television: special material for Carol Burnett, Angela Lansbury and Bob Hope. Film: Aladdin, Pocahontas (vocals). Recordings: 12 Forbidden Broadway cast albums, Forbidden Hollywood & Spamilton cast albums. Special Lyrics: Barbra Streisand Duets 2. Awards: Drama League Lifetime Achievement Award, Obie Award, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards, 7 Drama Desk (2 Best Lyrics, 2 Special Achievement, 3 Best Musical Revue), and a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre. Special thanks to husband Glenn Bassett for contributing his many talents to Spamilton.

The creative team also includes Gerry McIntyre (Choreography), Morgan Large (Set Design), Dustin Cross (Costume Design), Michael Gilliam (Lighting Design) and Fred Barton (Music Supervision).
The North American tour of Spamilton: An American Parody is produced by Spamiltour LLC. Spamilton was originally produced at The Triad Theater in New York City by John Freedson, David Zippel, Gerard Alessandrini and Christine Pedi.

"SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY” comes to the Kravis Center’s Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse December 1 – 5, 2021. Showtimes are Wednesday, December 1 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm; Thursday, December 2 and Friday, December 3 at 7:30 pm; and Saturday, December 4 and Sunday December 5 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets start at $49 and are available at the Official Kravis Center Website Kravis.org, or by phone at 561.832.7469.

(PRESS RELEASE)_Louie Bossi's and Elisabetta's will feature lobster fra diavolo for $45 on Christmas Eve with fresh Maine lobster, San Marzano tomatoes, Calabrian chili peppers, and house-made spaghetti. 

Elisabetta's is located at 32 East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach (561-560-6699) and 185 Banyan Boulevard, West Palm Beach (561-342-6699). Louie Bossi's is located at 1032 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale (954-356-6699) and 100 East Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton (561-336-6699). 

louiebossi.com

elisabettas.com
 
Hours on Christmas Eve are 11:30 a.m. to midnight.