(PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – June 20, 2022) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will be offering FREE admission to all Palm Beach County residents on the second Saturday of each month starting July 9 and continuing through the rest of this year (August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12 and December 10). Visitors must show proof of residency on those dates for admission-free entry. “As a growing cultural and eco-friendly institution under the verdant umbrella of Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension, we are proud to offer free admission one day a month to our fellow county residents,” says Rochelle Wolberg, Curator/Director at Mounts Botanical Garden. ‘This is one way we can say THANK YOU to the people and taxpayers of Palm Beach County for their ongoing support of Mounts Botanical Garden over the last few years of unprecedented challenges from COVID to economic uncertainty,” she adds. “Mounts is the ‘Community’s Garden,’ so we invite local residents to come out to relax, rejuvenate, and repeat each month. There’s much to discover in our 16-acre tropical oasis with its acclaimed collection of 25 unique garden areas containing more than 6,000 species of tropical and sub-tropical plants.” Admission for non-residents on those days will remain at $12 for nonmember adults; $10 for seniors 65+, college students, and military with ID; $5 for ages 6-17. The open hours at Mounts are 9 am to 3 pm (last entry at 2 pm) June through October, and 9 am to 4 pm (last entry at 3 pm) November and December.
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(PRESS RELEASE)_Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens July programming: Tuesday, July 1 – Sunday, July 7 Family Fun: Tanabata Time: 10am – 5pm Cost: FREE for members or with paid museum admission. Make a wish for the Star Festival, Tanabata! Write your wish on a strip of colored paper, or tanzaku, and tie it to a branch of our Tanabata bamboo to celebrate. Saturday, July 9, 16, 30 Japanese Language Intensive III (Virtual Workshop) Time: 1pm – 4pm Cost: $100 (3-day Workshop); Advance Registration Required This intensive three-day workshop covers Units 4 and 5 of the required textbook and completes hiragana reading and writing. It concludes the Nihongo Level I series. The prerequisite for this course is Nihongo Intensive Workshop II or the Nihongo Level I Part 2 Class. Students who have completed this workshop may go on to the Nihongo Level II class in Part 1 of the following season. Sundays, July 10, 24 or Thursdays, July 14, 28 (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – June 16, 2022) The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County (LWVPBC) today invited local taxpayers, community activists, and concerned citizens to next month’s Hot Topic Discussion on Zoom: Wednesday, July 20 at Noon Civil Rights in Florida James Shaw, Chair of the ACLU of Florida’s State Legal Panel, will discuss the current state of civil rights statewide and changes in the law from this year’s Legislative session. Link to Register in Advance https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PQJV197mSSWqCAMg49SLQA Related: Read More About The Lubben Brothers (PRESS RELEASE)_June 14, 2022 (Lake Worth Beach, Fla.) — Your arts forecast this summer is hot, hot, hot with the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County’s Summer Performing Arts Series! The first in-person series since 2019, the Council will host thrilling evenings of dance and music in July and August at its Lake Worth Beach Main Gallery. Showcasing local artists, the performances will include a special retrospective evening of dance with Demetrius Klein Dance Company (July 2), a bluesy, groovy evening of soul music from J.M. and The Sweets (July 9), an exclusive tribute to British punk rock band The Clash from feel-good reggae rockers Spred The Dub (August 6) and acoustic folk favorites from South Florida folk band The Lubben Brothers (August 20). “We’re ecstatic to invite locals to the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County for our first in-person Summer Concert Series in three years,” said Dave Lawrence, the Cultural Council’s president and CEO. “Reflecting our mission to nurture the arts locally, the series will feature a fantastic lineup of local artists. This is a wonderful chance to support Palm Beach County’s cultural community and enjoy exhilarating summer evening performances at a unique historic space.” The performances planned for the Summer Performing Arts Series are as follows: (PRESS RELEASE)_(South Florida – June 14, 2022) Jeff Kiltie, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theatre & Arts Honors, today announced the three young winners of the 2022 Jack Zink Memorial Student Scholarships. The selection of recipients is based on talent, experience and demonstrated commitment to the theater, with one winner from each of the three area counties.
“The Jack Zink Memorial Scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors who have achieved a minimum 2.5 GPA and are intending to enroll in college to pursue a degree in theater or journalism. Each of the three winners will receive $2,000 when they have enrolled in college,” said Javier Siut, a member of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, who co-chairs the Carbonell’s Scholarship Committee along with longtime Carbonell Judge Nancy Cohen. (PRESS RELEASE)_(Delray Beach, FL – June 13, 2022) As part of its annual celebration of Juneteenth—the federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans--Arts Garage is presenting two informative and exciting events this week: June 16 at 7 pm (Thursday) Simone Browne Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness The final session of this year’s 3-part Authors Speak Series focused on The Impact of Race on American Society, this event will feature Simone Browne, Associate Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. As Research Director of Critical Surveillance Inquiry at a local research collaborative, she works with scholars, organizations and communities to curate conversations, exhibitions and research that examine the social and ethical implications of surveillance technologies, both AI-enabled and not. Her award-winning book Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness shows how contemporary surveillance technologies and practices are informed by the long history of racial formation and by the methods of policing black life under slavery, such as branding, runaway slave notices, and lantern laws, and continues to be a social and political norm. By Georgina Cruz Special to North Palm Beach Life Polynesia and Italy right here in Florida? Oh, yes! This year, with the pandemic waning but still around with occasional new variants and international snap lockdowns here and there, we wanted to enjoy getaways closer to home like we did in 2021. Since we were saving a bundle on international flights, we decided to splurge on luxury accommodations. We opted for two “staycations” that gave us experiences and flavors of Polynesia and Italy right here in Florida: Three days at a “palazzo by the sea” at The Breakers Palm Beach and four days in the “South Seas” at a house on stilts on a lagoon at Disney’s Bora Bora Bungalows at the Polynesian Village Resort in Orlando. Italy in a Florida icon – A 538-room palazzo inspired in the 16th century Renaissance Villa Medici in Rome, The Breakers Palm Beach sits on 140 acres of manicured lawns adorned by beautiful gardens and majestic royal palms next to the Atlantic Ocean. One of Florida’s most iconic resorts –it could be dubbed America’s castle by the sea—it was the brainchild of industry magnate Henry Morrison Flagler. When he came to Florida in the 19th century, he was not the typical visitor coming for a swim and a day of sandcastle building. He envisioned Palm Beach as a new destination for relaxation and he built a different castle here. The present hotel (two predecessors fell victims to fires) was built and decorated as an Italian palace in 1926 with the help of 75 Italian craftsmen brought over by Flagler to decorate its ceilings and public spaces with frescoes and murals. This is perhaps The Breakers’ most memorable gift to travelers: its palatial aspects that give guests like us looking to re-live visits to Rome, Florence and the Italian Riviera, the feeling that we are no longer in Florida, but in a palazzo in Italy. From the moment my husband Humberto and I arrived in the resort, which holds the Five Diamond designation from AAA, the Italian influences were evident in a fountain inspired by one at the entrance to the Boboli Gardens on the Pitti Palace grounds in Florence, and in the hotel’s breathtaking 200-foot-long grand lobby –with decorated vaulted ceilings, elegant furnishings, floral arrangements, and chandeliers. (PRESS RELEASE)_(Boca Raton, FL – June 9, 2022, 2022) Festival of the Arts BOCA, Boca Raton Historical Society (BRHS), and The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum (SBRHM) are co-presenting a new three-part series SUMMER SIPS & SOUNDS featuring Music from Addison Mizner’s Time. The concerts will be held in the museum’s lecture hall, located in Historic Town Hall, 71 North Federal Highway in downtown Boca Raton (33432). The first of these chamber music concerts is Wednesday, June 22, kicking off with a cocktail reception at 6 pm sponsored by The Seagate Hotel with the actual performance starting at 6:45 pm. “Enjoy music popular when Addison Mizner was here, from the end of the Gilded Age to the beginning of The Jazz Age,” says Museum Executive Director Mary Csar. “The musical repertoire will include works by Claude Debussy, George Gershwin, and Louis Armstrong.” (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – June 9, 2022) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting 24 fun, healthy, educational, and awesome eco-focused open-air events in July, including the launch of a multipart workshop on permaculture and two sessions of Garden Explorers Summer Camp for nature curious youngsters ages 7 to 11. “Despite the heat, mid-summer is the perfect time for flower lovers, gardening enthusiasts and proud ‘green-thumbers’ of all ages to come out and enjoy some of our many safe, informative, and happy horticultural activities,” says Curator-Director Rochelle Wolberg. July 1, 9, 16, 23, 30 Tai Chi Classes Saturdays, 10 am to 11 am $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers (includes full Garden admission) Registration is required; class size is limited to 25 adults. Tai Chi originated from ancient China. The exercise movements are flowing and gentle, but profoundly powerful; it is an art form as well as an exercise. The movements are flowing and gentle, but profoundly powerful. The main objective of the practice of Tai Chi is to magnify, strengthen, and encourage the flow of the internal energy, the “chi”. When the “chi” flows throughout the body, one experiences over-all health, rejuvenation, and internal joy. Led by Josefina McMahon, this class is based on Sun Style Tai Chi which combines Qi gong and Tai Chi. Wear sneakers or closed comfortable shoes and loose top and pants. Classes will be held inside. Bring a towel and water. To register, please visit https://www.mounts.org/events/2022-07 (PRESS RELEASE)_Palm Beach, Florida – (June 9, 2022) – Dad is in for a treat at La Goulue in Palm Beach with specials for dinner and brunch on Father’s Day, June 19. In addition to the weekend brunch menu, guests can also order a special Bloody Mary cocktail with bacon infused Jack Daniels triple mash signature mix and cayenne candied bacon for $11 and a Prime New York Steak, duck egg, bone marrow and fingerling potatoes for $49. La Goulue is open for brunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For dinner, guests can enjoy a Bacon Bourbon Old Fashion with Jack Daniels bonded, maple, and orange and angosturia bitters for $18 and Prime New York Steak, caramelized onion, bone marrow, foié rossini and toasted brioche for $52. La Goulue is open for dinner 5 to 10 p.m. La Goulue is located at 288 S. County Road in Palm Beach. The restaurant is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., for dinner daily from 5 to 10 p.m. and for brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. From 2:30 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, guests will enjoy an Apéro menu. La Goulue pays homage to its French heritage with L’Apéro, the time in France to unwind and enjoy cocktails and snacks in the few hours before dinner. La Goulue is also open on Friday and Saturday evenings from 10 p.m. to midnight for Late Night at the bar with a special menu. For reservations, please visit OpenTable.com or call 561.284.6292. Visit https://www.lagouluepalmbeach.com/ and follow La Goulue Palm Beach on Instagram @LaGoulue_PalmBeach, Facebook and LinkedIn. |
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