(PRESS RELEASE)_WEST PALM BEACH, FL (MAY 12, 2022) Daughtry: The Dearly Beloved Tour with special guests Pop Evil are coming to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for the first time on Friday, September 16 at 7:30 pm. Daughtry has sold over 9 million albums and 16 million singles worldwide, as well as selling out concerts across the globe. Their debut album, the self-titled Daughtry, was the top-selling album of 2007, producing 4 Top 20 Platinum-selling singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the fastest-selling rock debut album in Soundscan history. It was also nominated for 4 Grammy Awards, won 4 American Music Awards and 7 Billboard Music Awards, including Album of the Year. Fronted by the band’s namesake, Chris Daughtry—a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol—the band is known for Billboard hits like “It’s Not Over”, “Home”, “No Surprise”, and more. Daughtry is currently touring in support of its sixth album, Dearly Beloved, which was released last fall and features the hit “Lioness”.
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(PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – May 11, 2022) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting two week-long programs in July for nature curious youngsters ages 7 to 11. Garden Explorers Summer Camp offers science-based fun and nature experiences, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 3 pm, July 11-15 and July 25-29. As part of the season of awe, wonder and reconnection at Mounts, each camp session will be limited to 20 participants and will offer both inside and outside activities, including: · Become a junior wetlands water quality specialist by learning how to catch and identify macroinvertebrates in Mounts’ beautiful Lake Orth. · Become a budding soil scientist by getting a close-up, dirty-hands look at the properties of mud. · Become a blooming horticulturist by discovering the wicked, dangerous, sticky, deceptive and downright incredible adaptations plants have developed to help them survive. · Become a botanist-to-be by attending a dissection lab for an inside look at the fascinating structures of seeds and flowers. · Become an aspiring agriculturalist by touring the edible gardens at Mounts and learn how to grow and nurture tasty fruits and vegetables. The cost to attend each week-long session is $250 for Mounts members, $290 for nonmembers. (Note: an extra $50 per camper will cover extended care, 8 to 9 am, and 3 to 4 pm.) For each session of the Garden Explorers Summer Camp, young participants should bring a refillable water bottle, a healthy lunch, a hat, sunscreen, and bug repellant. For each camper, Mounts will provide materials for all activities, snacks, and water for refilling bottles. To register for the Garden Explorers Summer Camp at Mounts this July, please visit https://www.mounts.org/events/2022-07/ (PRESS RELEASE)_(Lake Worth Beach, FL – May 10, 2022) Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, today announced that more than 100 members and supporters attended this season’s third CULTURE & COCKTAILS At The Ben in downtown West Peach Beach. WASHINGTON TO WARHOL was the title of the revealing conversation with Bonnie Lautenberg, an esteemed photographer, writer, and businesswoman. The widow of former U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (Dem., NJ), she regaled the attendees with fond memories and funny anecdotes about her life—taking pix of Ted Kennedy and Chuck Schumer dancing together, getting Hillary Clinton to agree to a photo shoot by appealing directly to Huma Abedin, helping to get important legislation passed following the death of her husband, clicking the camera just as Miley Cyrus spit out a stream of water, working on a musical about the life of artist Andy Warhol, and more. Lautenberg was interviewed by Carol Rose, Editor of The Palm Beach Daily News. (PRESS RELEASE)_(Delray Beach, FL – May 9, 2022) Arts Garage presents raw, revealing, empowering live theater this weekend: Sunday May 15, at 7:30 pm Naming True In this play reading of an “intimate tale of survival, redemption, and the deep desire to share our stories,” playwright/director Natalie Symons’ Naming True shares the shattering narratives of two damaged outsiders: Amy (played by June Raven Romero), a transgender teenage girl who shows up unannounced in the Florida hotel room of Nell (Kalina Karadavis), a dying woman who’s lived much of her life on the streets of Detroit. The play explores faith, identity, forgiveness, and the indelible fingerprints that guilt and loss leave on lives. The Observer called the play “gutsy” and praised its “flashes of rude hilarity.” Honoring The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, this play reading features: ++ Natalie Symons, an award-winning playwright/actress/novelist, who’s works have been developed and produced at theaters around the world. Her debut novel, Lies in Bone, is now available wherever books are sold, or through audible.com. ++ June Raven Romero, a transgender actress from Miami, who has appeared with such respected companies as Area Stage (Cabaret) and in Juggerknot Theatre’s highly praised Miami Motel Stories. ++ Kalina Karadavis, who trained locally at Bob Carter’s Actors’ Repertory and appeared in the play Sweat at Lake Worth Playhouse. Tickets: $10 “Arts Garage offers a safe space where everyone can come together to share the incredible talent of South Florida,” says President & CEO Marjorie Waldo. “Through live theatre, audiences become immersed in the raw stories of the characters, seeing the vulnerable, emotional, real-world situations directly at the surface. Exposure to everyday cultural issues opens the door for necessary discussions on the impact of societal injustice, leading to a greater understanding and creating change.” How to Get Tickets to Naming True: Tickets are available by calling the Arts Garage at 561.450.6357 or by going online to www.ArtsGarage.org. (PRESS RELEASE)_(South Florida – May 6, 2022) Jeff Kiltie, president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s most highly coveted recognition of theatrical and performance excellence, today announced that the nonprofit organization is soliciting nominations for the Vinnette Carroll Award that will be given out for the first time at the 45th annual Carbonell Awards Ceremony in November 2022. Named after the legendary playwright, actress, and theater director who was the first African-American woman to direct on Broadway and the first to receive a Tony Award nomination for directing, before moving to South Florida in the 1980s where she founded the Vinnette Carroll Repertory Company, this award honors an individual, theater or organization for significant achievement in advancing the cause of diversity, equality, and inclusion in South Florida theater. The Carbonell Awards recently established a special Vinnette Carroll Award Committee to review all nominations and make a recommendation for the Board’s approval. (PRESS RELEASE)_Boynton Beach, FL – Shake, stir, or just slam World Whiskey Day (May 21) with a quick trip to Kentucky by way of Josie's Ristorante. Throughout happy hour, the cozy, Boynton Beach hotspot will be slinging its vibrant Whiskey Sour ($8.50) cocktail loaded with top-shelf whiskey, lemon juice, and garnished with a boozy orange wedge. For the purist, snag a coveted seat at the bar and drawl, "cin cin" with a Jim Beam bourbon whiskey neat ($6.50) or on the rocks ($9). Feeling noshy? Pair your Southern sipper with executive chef Sebastiano Setticasi's happy hour starters, like Shrimp Bada Bing ($5), Prime Short Rib Meatball ($6), Tuna Wonton ($9), New York-style pizzas (from $9), or tuck into the pillowy soft Beggar's Purse ($11) stuffed with pears, four cheeses, and laced with truffle taleggio cream. Happy hour is daily from 2–6pm and 9pm–close. Josie's Ristorante is located at 650 E. Woolbright Rd., Boynton Beach. For more information, call (561) 364-9601 or visit josiesristorante.com. (MIAMI GRAND PRIX NEWS)_On Saturday, May 7th Chef Todd English and My Yacht Group will be hosting an exclusive $12k per seat VIP dinner that onboard the 185-foot superyacht research vessel, Gene Chaser. While there are a lot of big parties happening this weekend, this appears to be the only superyacht event.
World-renowned Chef Todd English is creating a mouthwatering selection of his signature dishes throughout the evening. Chef Todd English’s special dish for this event is called “Liquid Gold” – incorporating Crystal Champagne, Gold Leaf infused French butter sauce, Golden Osetra Caviar and truffled Alaskan King Crab. The event will also include VIP tables, special Champagne from 5th generation winemakers Hoxxoh, dancing on the helipad, aerialists, DJ and live entertainment acts. (--Press Release) (PRESS RELEASE)_LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Omaze, the leading platform that offers the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime prizes to support world-changing charities, together with After-School All-Stars announced the winner of the $4.3 million Dream House in Lake Tahoe. The winner, Stuart B. of Ft. Lauderdale, FL won a 4-bedroom, 7-bath modern rustic home with mountain and lake views. The Omaze donor community's collective efforts supported more than $1 million in grants for After-School All-Stars from CAF America, which will help fund more than 100 free summer camps for low-income students. "We are so grateful for our longstanding partnership with Omaze, a community that has supported After-School All-Stars (ASAS) by providing approximately $3.5 million in monetary grants for our mission over the years!" said Ben Paul, CEO, After-School All-Stars. After-School All-Stars provides free, comprehensive after-school programs that keep children safe and help them succeed in school and life. Founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1993, After-School All-Stars helps students and supports working families through free, comprehensive after-school programs in cities across the nation. "The learning loss and trauma that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic remains an urgent and pressing matter for our students and their communities, so we challenged ourselves to do more. We expanded beyond school walls –– to housing authorities, recreation centers, and more –– to stand in the opportunity gap and meet our students where they are," continued Paul. "Year-round programming has also proved to be a necessity for the community now more than ever before, so we are launching summer camps across 16 chapters nationwide and providing a host of social-emotional support to aid in recovery. This work is not possible without outstanding partners like Omaze. On behalf of the entire ASAS community, thank you." "After-School All-Stars is an organization that we hold near and dear, having supported millions of dollars in monetary grants to the organization, I am happy that we can help them continue to build programming and provide for unde (PRESS RELEASE)_WEST PALM BEACH, FL (May 4, 2022) Summer is coming to West Palm Beach at last with SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical making its premiere engagement at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts May 20-26. Tickets are available online at kravis.org or by phone at 561.832.7469. She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor diva. But what the world didn’t know was how Donna Summer risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and the inspiration for every music diva who followed. With a score featuring more than 20 of Summer’s classic hits including “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls,” and “Hot Stuff,” this electric experience is a moving tribute to the voice of a generation. The three actresses that share the role of musical icon Donna Summer are Brittny Smith as “Diva Donna,” Charis Gullage as “Disco Donna” and Amahri Edwards-Jones as “Duckling Donna." WEST PALM BEACH_Has it really been 40 years since Richard Gere and Debra Winger stole hearts of audiences worldwide in the 1982 romantic hit movie, "An Officer and a Gentleman"? The Hollywood classic is back, this time live on stage as part of the Kravis on Broadway series. At last night's opening, the stage version retold the story of Navy recruit Zack Mayo as he pursues his dream of becoming an aviator through the grueling process of Officer Training School. While the plot is tweaked here and there, the addition of pop hits from the Eighties, pared with great set design and flow and strong performances from the cast, make it come to life in a whole new way. High points include a stirring rendition of Steve Winwood's "Higher Love," led by the great vocals of Amaya White, the Styx-song "Renegade," showcasing outstanding choreography, and of course, the classic duet from the film, "Up Where We Belong," originally sung by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. You'll leave humming this new version as well. "An Officer and a Gentleman - the Musical" will be at Kravis Performance Hall through May 8. You can purchase tickets at the Kravis Center’s website kravis.org/broadway; or by phone at 561.832.7469 or 800.572.8471. -- Gerry Barker |
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