Christopher Bucklow (Norton Museum) (Press Release) West Palm Beach, Florida (March 24, 2025) — For most photographers, the medium is all about sharpness and clarity of image. But imagine if there were another story to be told through the disruption of that clarity in images. That is the premise of the exhibition Blur / Obscure / Distort: Photography and Perception, open April 5-August 24, 2025, at the Norton Museum of Art. Blur / Obscure / Distort brings together photographs from the Norton’s Collection that disrupt the viewer’s sense of time, space, place, and scale. Colombian artist Hermes Berrío (Press Release) March 21, 2025 (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — The Armory Art Center is pleased to announce its latest exhibition, “Life or Something Like It”, featuring works by Colombian artist Hermes Berrío. The solo show runs now through Friday, May 9, 2025. It is free and open to the public. Colm Tóibín (Capehart) (Press Release) (Palm Beach, FL.) – MorseLife Health System concluded the 17th season of its Literary Society Series “Breakfast with the Authors” with Colm Tóibín on March 13, 2025, at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. Guests listened as the Irish Book of the Year winner discussed his writing process and the inspiration behind his latest novel, Long Island. This year’s Literary Society series was hosted by Cynthia Berenson, Penny Blumenstein and Marlene Strauss. Photo by Steve Campbell By PAMELA BARKER North Palm Beach Life Cooper Street is a real street in Michigan and since 2011, Cooper Street Cookies are real, too. Founded by Elaine Surnow and her sons, Max and Sam, one of their products, Twice Baked Cookies, are promoted as having local Michigan fruits. This women-owned, family-owned business promises irresistible, guilt-free treats from the Cooper Street kitchen. I don't know about you, but I for one cannot resist a tagline that proclaims, “A Recipe For Snack-Cess!” Yes, thank you. Plus, is anyone ever not tempted by cookies? Healthy cookies just take it up a few notches. Just ask the Cookie Monster on Sesame Street. The Cookie Monster knows, and now, so do I. How fun is it to open a box and discover some colorful packages filled with twice-baked, part-biscotti, part-cookie, two-bite snack cookies. The first question for me before I leap into the review process was how to choose between Orange Cranberry, Brownie Chocolate, Cinnamon Chocolate Chip, Cherry White Chip or Blueberry Lemon. Such decisions must never be made alone. Too big a task for me alone, I enlisted the assistance of others I trust when it comes to taste in food. Plus, cookies should always be shared -- I learned that from my parents, didn't you? It was time to enlist the aid of Gourmet Chef, Steve Campbell, Gourmet Taster, David Campbell, and life-long lover of all things sweets, Gerry (pronounced Gary) Barker. More on them later. Back in 2011 in Birmingham, Michigan, Cooper Street Snacks were baked up utilizing a 100-year-old family recipe. As any good grandmother knows, you pass those great recipes right on down the line, and that is exactly what Elaine's grandmother did. (Press Release) West Palm Beach, FL – March 21, 2025: Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service of Palm Beach County (Alpert JFS) and Melvin J. and Claire Levine Jewish Residential & Family Service (Levine) LifePlanning® program announces new topics for spring, fall and winter. LifePlanning® offers the community a free workshop series open to the public and covers subjects such as how to attain financial benefits, the importance of legal planning, what guardianship entails, boosting independence skills, importance of socialization, caregiver respite, finding gainful employment and much more. Garrick Ohlsson (IndieHouse Films) (Press Release) West Palm Beach, Fla. (March 20, 2025) – Acclaimed American pianist Garrick Ohlsson returned to Palm Beach Symphony to perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 in the Symphony’s Masterworks Concert Series. Its lush, lyrical melodies have enchanted audiences for generations and has been borrowed by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Bob Dylan. Music Director Gerard Schwarz also led the Symphony in the works of two American composers – Paul Creston’s delightful Invocation and Dance, Op. 58, with syncopated rhythms that live up to its title, and Howard Hanson’s lyrical and soaring Symphony No. 2, Op. 30, W45, known as “Romantic.” This performance was generously underwritten by Thomas Harvey and Cathleen Black. Alchemy of Plants (Luciana Boaventura) (Press Release) March 20, 2025 (Lake Worth Beach, Fla.) — The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County is pleased to announce its latest solo exhibition, “Fragile Beauty: Steeped in Life”. Featuring works by Delray Beach-based artist Luciana Boaventura, the exhibition will run Friday, April 11 through Saturday, May 17, 2025 at the Council’s headquarters in Lake Worth Beach. (Press Release) Delray Beach, FL – March 17, 2025 – The Trust (powered by the NFL Players Association) and Caron Treatment Centers, a nonprofit behavioral healthcare leader for almost 70 years dedicated to treatment, research, prevention and addiction medicine education, announce a new partnership to provide substance use disorder and mental health services for former professional football players. The new partnership will provide former NFL players access to Caron’s full continuum of addiction treatment, life skills support and family and recovery services that are rooted in Caron’s neurorestorative approach, which focuses on the brain as the target organ of the disease and addresses the complex biological, psychological, and social aspects of addiction. (Press Release) Vero Beach, FL, Mar. 20th, 2025- Florida’s Vero Beach Film Festival is back for its most ambitious, immersive film experience yet. Scheduled for April 10th through April 13th, the festival is bringing together film lovers from across the nation alongside celebrity icons, film industry leaders, and the next generation of filmmakers. Glass Studio (Lighthouse Art Center) (Press Release) Tequesta, Fla., (March 18, 2025) – Lighthouse ArtCenter proudly announces the grand opening of its newly renovated Glass Studio. As the only glass studio in North Palm Beach County, this upgraded facility features seven kilns, state-of-the-art equipment, and expanded workspace, allowing for more advanced classes and specialty workshops. |
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