(PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – February 13, 2019) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting several fun and family-friendly horticultural events during February and March, including the amazing eco-exhibition, CUTTING CORNERS: A Stickwork Exhibit, which will be on display at Mounts through mid-summer. Family Fun Mini-Maker Fair Saturday, February 23 – 10 am to Noon Mounts – On the Great Lawn Cost included with Garden admission Due to rampant “nature-deficit disorder” – the staggering divide between today’s wired generation and the outdoors – Mounts is offering a unique opportunity to activate their creative, imagination, and resourcefulness by using the extra willow saplings from the recent community build of CUTTING CORNERS: A Stickwork Exhibition. This family-friendly event for children will celebrate fun, education, and making things. Note: This program is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. Dogs Day in the Garden Sunday, February 24 – 10 am to 3:30 pm Throughout the Garden Cost included with Garden admission Back by PUP-ular Demand. This is the perfect opportunity to bring the entire family, dogs included, to visit Mounts. Take a walk on the winding paths, meet other pooch pals, heel for photo opportunities, and shop at dog-friendly vendors. All dogs MUST be on a non-retractable leash (strictly enforced). Be part of this tail-wagging good time. Cost is included with Garden admission. Kids in the Kitchen Saturday, March 30 – 10 am to 1 pm The Hutcheson Portico (Back of the Garden) Cost included with Garden admission Kids in the Kitchen is an annual Junior League of the Palm Beaches initiative focused on family nutrition and healthy lifestyles for children. Targeted to ages 4-9 and their parents, activities will include fun nutrition and exercise, opportunities for children to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle, tips on making healthy snacks, healthy food tastings, a short demonstration of gardening and healthy eating, and fee giveaways. Note: To register for this event, parents should visit www.eventbrite.com/e/kids-in-the-kitchen-tickets-49598030043. The surf was up at Juno Beach this morning, and plenty of surfers were out taking advantage of it. But heed the purple warning flag as hundreds of Portuguese Man of War jellyfish were washing up on the beaches. Their tentacles cause painful stings.
(Photos by North Palm Beach Life) (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – February 11, 2019) The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ Kravis On Broadway series is making history—with an epic line-up of seven Broadway shows that include multiple Tony Award winners, Kravis Center debuts, and the one hit that continues to captivate the entire world more than any other show in Broadway history.
If you’re looking to experience the hottest Tony Award winning shows, you won’t want to miss a minute of the Center’s 12th Kravis On Broadway season, which includes the Kravis Center debut of HAMILTON, the inspiring COME FROM AWAY, the traditional favorite FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, and the uproarious THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG. Also, audience-wowing hits A BRONX TALE, the acclaimed new production of MISS SAIGON, and SUMMER, The Donna Summer Musical, the hip-shaking, groove-making tribute to disco queen Donna Summer. “Our 2019/2020 season of Kravis On Broadway is not-be-missed! The line-up has something for every kind of theater-loving fan, including HAMILTON,” says Lee Bell, Senior Director of Programming at the Kravis Center. “And, there’s not a soul on earth who won’t be moved by COME FROM AWAY, a true story that will have you on your feet, laughing, crying and cheering.” Remember: the best place to get information or tickets is through the Kravis Center’s official website at www.kravis.org. PRESS RELEASE_The amazing sculptures of Sayaka Ganz will be shown in the Kohnken Gallery at the Morikami Museum from February 16 through March 31, 2019. Sayaka Ganz utilizes reclaimed plastic objects such as discarded utensils, like brush strokes which appear visibly unified at a distance though separated at close proximity. She describes her style as “3D impressionism.” Sculptures in the exhibition include recent installations of animals in motion which are rich in color and energy and create an illusion of form. Sayaka Ganz was born in Yokohama, Japan and grew up living in Japan, Brazil, and Hong Kong. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Bowling Green State University. Ganz has lectured widely and taught design and drawing courses at Indiana University – Purdue University, Fort Wayne; she was the subject of a video entitled SAYAKA GANZ: Danz Della Natura produced by the Hermann Geiger Foundation. Her work has been been displayed at the Hermann Geiger Foundation in Cecina, Italy, and the Isle Gallery, Isle of Man. Commissions of work by Sayaka Ganz include a series of four marine life sculptures at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California and an underwater scene with right whale and various schools of fish in the atrium of the Exploration Tower in Port Canaveral, Florida. About her work, the artist says, “My work is about perceiving harmony, even in situations that appear chaotic from the inside. When observing my sculptures up close, one might see gaps, holes and items being held on only by small points; step away, however, and the sculptures reveal the harmony created when the objects are aligned to the same general (but not identical) direction. Similarly, it is important to gain perspective by stepping back from current problems and look at the larger picture. Then one can perceive the beauty and patterns that exist.” Conversation with artist Sayaka Ganz Friday, February 15 at 1 p.m. Ahead of the exhibition, the 43-year-old Japanese artist will host an intimate gathering to discuss the style she describes as “3D impressionism” as well as how growing up in Japan, Brazil, and Hong Kong molded her artwork and her animistic belief that all things are endowed with a spirit or soul. Free for members; free for non-members with paid museum admission ($9-15). 4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach, 561-495-0233; morikami.org Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations is organized by David J. Wagner, L.L.C., (PRESS RELEASE)_III Forks is pleased to announce two Meet the Maker events featuring Garrison Brothers Distillery, one of Texas' most celebrated bourbon makers. On Tuesday, February 12 (Hallandale) and Wednesday, February 13 (Palm Beach Gardens) from 6-8 p.m., meet cofounder Charlie Garrison of Garrison Brothers Distillery who will treat guests to cheers-worthy stories and complimentary samples of his family's famed bourbon whiskeys. For more information, call (561) 630-3660 (Palm Beach Gardens) or (954) 457-3920. III Forks is located at 4645 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, and 501 Silks Run at The Village of Gulfstream Park, Hallandale. 3forks.com. (BRIGHTLINE NEWS)_Earlier this morning on February 7, Brightline hosted 50 fifth graders from Roosevelt Elementary in the Palm Beach County School District to learn more about rail safety with a day of fun and educational activities. The day kicked off with the kids riding the train to Fort Lauderdale, where Brightline staff held a safety tutorial and various lessons on the importance of rail safety in the community. Children and their chaperones took the rail pledge and committed to staying safe around active railroad crossings. The students were given specific instructions on how to look and listen for trains. For more than two years, Brightline has implemented an aggressive safety campaign that includes the development of tri-lingual materials that have been distributed in schools, at railroad crossings, local businesses and community events. In 2018, the company announced a partnership with Talent4Change and sponsored the BuzzBoxx, a mobile barbershop that in exchange for free haircuts has children or members of the homeless community take the pledge to stay safe around active railroad tracks. To date, more than 50 BuzzBoxx activations have occurred throughout South Florida. Brightline has also ran more than several thousand PSAs in English, Spanish and Creole and partnered with local law enforcement officials along the corridor and implemented training and safety outreach programs. It was a perfect day to visit the Manatee Lagoon and watch those gentle giants glide through the warm waters at Florida Power and Light's Eco-Discovery Center. The cool breeze was wonderful, until a gust blew Pam's hat into the lagoon (right). If you see a fashionable manatee wearing a white hat, now you know why. (North Palm Beach Photos).
(PRESS RELEASE)_The first annual “Pedal For People” charity bicycle ride is on Sunday, March 31, 2019. We start riding at 7:30 AM. Our goal is to raise money to help conduct independent and unbiased research, using the best research facilities, to validate scientific and medical innovations. We are people creating opportunities to treat and beat cancer and diabetes. The escorted ride begins at Sunset Pavilion at South County Regional Park in West Boca Raton where 300 cyclists will participate in a 30-mile or 50-mile course. We are providing entertainment at the Pavilion and we will provide food and drinks along the bike routes. Food will be available at the Pavilion through food vendors. To register for “Pedal For People” ride, visit the organization’s website at: http://www.pedalforpeople.org. For further information, email us at info@pedalforpeople.org. From Ed Cunningham, NPB Communications Manager: Public meetings at Village Hall week of Feb. 4: AARP Tax Help Monday, Feb. 4 from 9am to 1pm Special Magistrate Hearing Monday, Feb. 4 at 5:30pm Waterways Board Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 6pm Planning Commission Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 6:30pm AARP Tax Help Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 9am to 1pm General Employees Pension Board Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 9am Village Council Special Meeting Restauranteur Presentations Thursday, Feb. 7 at 6:30pm AARP Tax Help Friday, Feb. 8 from 9am to 1pm |
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