(PRESS RELEASE)_(Boca Raton, FL – November 21, 2022) Mary Csar, Executive Director of the Boca Raton Historical Society (BRHS) and The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum (SBRHM) today revealed the nonprofit organization’s annual commemorative holiday ornament. This year’s seasonal collectible—21st in a series—celebrates the Old Inlet Bridge. The first bridge over the Boca Raton Inlet, built in the late 1910s, was a fixed span that ran east to west south of the present span. In 1920, it was replaced with this wood “bascule bridge” at the behest of the Boca Raton Club owner Clarence Geist. Though picturesque, it was only one lane and by the 1960s had become rather derelict. In 1963 it was replaced with the current span, which stretches “diagonally” over Lake Boca Raton from northeast to southwest and north of the old bridge. In 1998, the talented Boca Raton artist Barbara Montgomery O’Connell created her first ornament—depicting old Town Hall—for BRHS. A 30-year resident of Boca Raton, the artist has donated her time and talent ever since to create the artwork on the annual ornament, always based on information and photographs from the Boca Raton Historical Society. “We produce fewer than 150 holiday collectibles each year,” explains Csar. “So local history buffs and holiday fans should make their purchase today at the museum’s gift shop, located at 71 N. Federal Highway in downtown Boca Raton.” December workshops, classes, and demonstrations: Thursdays, December 1, 8, 15 Sumi-e Ink Painting (Floral Beginner) (Class) Time: Floral – 10:30am – 12:30pm Cost: $52.50 (Morikami Members $48.75) Sumi-e is a form of Japanese ink painting brought from China in the 12th century. Primarily done in black ink, the name literally means "charcoal drawing" in Japanese. Students grind their own ink using an ink stick and a grinding stone and learn to hold and utilize brushes to create the primary sumi-e brushstrokes. Floral and landscape classes will start with a review of the basic techniques before moving on to the main subject. Fridays, December 2, 9, 16 Sumi-e Ink Painting (Class) Time: Floral – 10:30am – 12:30pm Landscape – 1:30pm – 3:30pm Cost: $52.50 (Morikami Members $48.75) Sumi-e is a form of Japanese ink painting brought from China in the 12th century. Primarily done in black ink, the name literally means "charcoal drawing" in Japanese. Students grind their own ink using an ink stick and a grinding stone and learn to hold and utilize brushes to create the primary sumi-e brushstrokes. Floral and landscape classes will start with a review of the basic techniques before moving on to the main subject. (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – November 19, 2022) Celebrating 30 Years of LIVE - The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is offering a special gift of savings on the hottest tickets in town during Black Friday and through Cyber Monday. Ticket buyers will find up to 30% off select shows when they shop at kravis.org and use promo code HOLIDAY30 from November 25 – 28. Whether its comedy, classical music, star performers, musicals or one-of-a-kind theatrical experiences – there’s a gift for everyone during the Kravis Center’s 30th Anniversary Season. Holiday deals are offered on the following performances: One Night in Memphis: Presley, Perkins, Lewis & Cash December 7 at 11am & 2pm (Wednesday) Néstor Torres December 10 at 6pm & 8:30pm (Saturday) George Li, piano December 11 at 2pm (Sunday) (PRESS RELEASE)_(Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) – Unwrap the magic this December at Downtown Palm Beach Gardens as the lifestyle center hosts a series of complimentary holiday events for the whole family to enjoy. Events include the annual Holiday Tree Celebration, 12 Days of Holiday, a holiday scavenger hunt with local artist GoCoastal and much more. Kicking off the festivities will be the Holiday Tree Celebration starting December 3. Visitors can stroll throughout Downtown to enjoy fully decorated trees and vote for their favorite tree in support of local non-profit organizations (participating retailers and non-profits listed below). The winning non-profit tree will receive a $1,000 donation from Downtown Palm Beach Gardens. “Downtown Palm Beach Gardens is ready to spread holiday cheer with our annual Holiday Tree Celebration,” said Alexis Brock, Regional Marketing Manager for ShopCore Properties, owners and managing entity for Downtown. “This campaign has been hosted the past two years throughout our ShopCore portfolio of properties and over $33,000 has been donated to nearly 70 charities nationwide. At Downtown more than $14,000 has been donated to 26 local non-profits over the last two years. We invite the community to visit Downtown starting this December to vote for their favorite non-profit tree and help raise money for our community!” Also beginning on December 3, festive carolers will fill the shopping center with acapella holiday sounds and participating retailers and restaurants at Downtown will be handing out complimentary gingerbread kits as a gift with purchase. Finally, visitors will be able to enjoy “12 Days of Holiday” with an array of complimentary and curated events beginning December 10 (full calendar of all holiday events are listed below). (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – November 14, 2022) Celebrating 30 Years of LIVE - The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts today announced three extraordinary additions to the 2023 performance schedule. Tickets for these shows go on sale to the public on Friday, November 18 at 12 p.m. The trademark sound of Russell Hitchcock’s soaring tenor voice and Graham Russell’s simple yet majestic songs create a unique sound that will forever be known as Air Supply. With their heavily orchestrated, sweet ballads, the Australian group became a staple of early-’80s radio. They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight top-five hits on the US Billboard Hot 100, “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” “Every Woman in the World,” “The One That You Love” (number one), “Here I Am,” “Sweet Dreams,” “Even the Nights Are Better” and “Making Love Out of Nothing at All.” Air Supply were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Famed comedian, actor, song and dance man, and one of America’s great storytellers, John O’Hurley is a man with standards. Best-known for portraying J. Peterman on “Seinfeld,” his career includes memorable roles on both daytime and primetime television programs including “To Tell the Truth,” “Family Feud,” and NBC’s “The National Dog Show” as well as making his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago. Join John O’Hurley and his band for an evening of songs from the Great American Songbook, complemented by stories from his eclectic life and career. He promises “great music, laughter and one tear.” (PRESS RELEASE)_Soleman Fine Art, Miami’s premier Fine Art and Wearable Art Space announces its’ Showcase at Aqua Art Miami: presenting Wednesday, November 30 - Sunday, December 4, 2022: with a special Red Carpet VIP preview on November 30 from 6-10 pm. Artists in Attendance: Almir Reis and Sid Daniels. Meet Celebrity Artist Habil Hssinou as he paints Vibram footwear. Each day will feature a curated “Experience” and live in studio wearable art painting of customized Vibram shoes. The Art Space features Original works of Almir Reis, Margo Holz Apfel, Adam Rote, Alex Melo, Sid Daniels, and Rare Vintage Artworks by Icons Peter Max and Romero Britto. Iconic Sneakers by Celebrity Artists will be on Exhibition. Click HERE to RSVP through Eventbrite. For more information, visit https://www.solemanfineart.com/exhibitions-events (PRESS RELEASE)_(Delray Beach, FL – November 15, 2022) Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, today reminded fans of the Great American Songbook that the innovative and diverse nonprofit organization has rescheduled a book-signing and discussion of The Contemporary Singer’s Blueprint: From Amateur to Professional and Beyond written by popular cabaret star Jill Switzer. The fun and informative event—which was rescheduled due to last week’s threat of Hurricane Nicole—will now be held from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, January 5, starting with a live musical performance by Jill & Rich Switzer. “Music classes and repertories are filled with aspiring and talented singers, yet less than five percent of all musicians make a living in their field. This book is the go-to guide for those singers looking to work professionally as a performer,” promises Switzer, who is known to South Florida and New York audiences as an extraordinary interpreter of the Great American Songbook and as one of the former co-hosts with husband Rich Switzer of the Legends Radio Morning Lounge. (PRESS RELEASE)_Many young dancers dream of attending an intensive (a rigorous, brief time of dance training) to learn under international ballet masters. Unfortunately, tuition is often too steep, or the location too far, for that dream to come true. two Palm Beach County organizations are changing that. The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and Paris Ballet & Dance are offering young dance students throughout South Florida the chance to attend the Magnifique Winter Intensive program next month. Taking place December 26-30 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, students 7 to 22 can experience a five-day ballet program in the pure tradition of I’Ecole Francaise (the French School). They’ll get a rare opportunity to be taught by elite teachers hailing from France—including the Paris Ballet Conservatory director, master teachers from the Opera National de Paris, and from the Ballet de I’Opera National de Bordeaux. Video auditions are still being accepted, or students can schedule an in-person interview at Paris Ballet & Dance’s studio in Jupiter. The cost is $35 to register, and only $495 for the entire intensive. More information can be found at www.kravis.org/studentarts. (PRESS RELEASE)_MIAMI (November 16, 2022) – Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, in partnership with Miami Dade College (MDC) and the Neighbors & Neighbors Association (NANA), have announced the winners of its first food truck enterprise program: Tywanda DuPont, Clarence Davis, and Nancy Guerrier. In September 2021, Miami Dade College and NANA launched a semester-long program that offered minority business owners in underserved communities the opportunity to compete to purchase or lease a food truck, complete with start-up funding. The 14-week initiative prepared 17 competing participants on how to open and operate a food truck business. To celebrate the completion of this program, the winners unveiled their food truck concepts during a Taste & See on November 15 at the Brightline’s MiamiCentral station, where their food trucks will be stationed on a weekly basis, from Monday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event provided each chef with an opportunity to highlight the inspiration behind their food truck concepts and experience of the program. In addition to Brightline’s donation of free parking spaces for the food trucks at the MiamiCentral train station, NANA has provided inventory and licenses for the award recipients. (PRESS RELEASE)_FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Delray Beach’s vibe-casual bar with a cult-like following, The Oceanside Grocers (The O.G.), is welcoming people back on Thursday, December 15th after a massive eight-month renovation. As part of the seven-figure transformation from a neighborhood cocktail bar to an all-day restaurant and bar keeping the original late-night action, The O.G. has partnered with Taquiza, Miami’s award-winning destination for authentic Mexican tacos & street fare. The casual taqueria, with two locations in Miami Beach, has a national following from appearances on “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” and “The Zimmern List,” a coveted Michelin Guide recommendation, and coast-to-coast shipping via Goldbelly. “This has been in the making for quite some time now, and we couldn’t be more excited for our first taqueria outside of Miami-Dade County to be right here in Delray Beach,” said Chef-Partner Steve Santana. “It’s a vibrant community we can’t wait to be a part of, and The O.G. is such a natural fit for our concept.” |
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