![]() (PRESS RELEASE)_VERO BEACH, FL (November 30, 2023) – Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club will host the Vero Friends of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra’s "An Intimate Evening of Beautiful Piano Music” annual benefit concert on December 5, from 4:30–7p.m. This year’s program, entitled “Invitation to Dance,” spotlights virtuoso pianist Drew Petersen. Known for his intense and commanding performances, the New Jersey native became a piano prodigy at the age of five and graduated from Harvard University when he turned nineteen. The sought-after soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician whose repertoire ranges from Johann Sebastian Bach to American pianist Judith Lang Zaimont, is an award-winning artist, as well. In 2018, Petersen was honored with the Avery Fisher Career Grant and, in 2017, the American Pianists Award and Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship. Mr. Petersen will perform lauded works by Carl Maria von Weber, Frédéric Chopin, and others. Afterwards, he and Atlantic Classical Orchestra's music director David Amado will host an après-concert reception with plein air cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Tickets are $125 per person. Seating is limited. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (772) 460-0851 or visit atlanticclassicalorchestra.com/benefit-concert. Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club is located at One Beachside Drive, Vero Beach. For more information, visit OrchidIslandFL.com. ![]() (PRESS RELEASE)_Palm Beach Gardens, FLA. - (November 30, 2023) - Little Smiles of Florida is calling on the community to come together for their 14th Annual Holiday Toy Drive to continue its mission to help kids be kids through difficult times. Through December 25, 2023, the toy drive seeks new unwrapped gifts for children aged newborn to 18 years. The donations are distributed through collection centers for families to pick up and directly to Little Smiles' thirty-nine pediatric partners, including hospitals with children fighting life-threatening illnesses, medical daycare centers, hospices, shelters, foster care homes, and medical support facilities. ![]() (PRESS RELEASE)_DELRAY BEACH, FL – Wine, dine, and be merry this tropical holiday season, compliments of The Seagate Hotel in Delray Beach, Florida. On Saturday, December 23, write a letter to Santa Claus in The Lobby where festive stationery will be provided for kids (and kids at heart) to pen a last-minute gift request. Then on Sunday, December 24, make a holiday b-line for the Atlantic Grille tucked inside The Seagate and enjoy a festive Christmas caroling performance from 7:30–8:30pm. ![]() (PRESS RELEASE)_MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, FL—Move over, Santa Claus and Hanukkah Harry. Joseph’s Classic Market has some seriously delicious reasons to be happy this year. The family-run market chain will be preparing complete Christmas and Hanukkah meals without substitutions. A la carte options and half and full trays are available for those who prefer to personalize their own holiday feasts. ![]() (PRESS RELEASE)_Delray Beach, FL– November 29, 2023 – Le Colonial, the iconic French-Vietnamese restaurant at 601 E. Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach, will feature DJs on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the Lounge from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. during the coming weeks. DJs Adam Lipson, Carlo Panda and Alex Fever will dazzle guests as they enjoy the sounds of Ibiza, while imbibing in Le Colonial’s Lounge menu and handcrafted cocktails. The luxurious and inviting cocktail lounge is reminiscent of a buzzy hotel bar, designed to be an intimate and exclusive retreat for up to 66 guests- with soft lighting, tropical greenery and plush seating of sofas and fauteuils. The Le Colonial DJ lineup includes: Adam Lipson on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 Carlo Panda on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 Alex Fever on Thursday, December 7th, 2023 Le Colonial will rotate through the lineup during the month of December with more dates to come into the New Year. ![]() (PRESS RELEASE)_WEST PALM BEACH, FL – November 29, 2023 – 1909, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to the holistic growth of early-stage entrepreneurs, announced today it has secured a new home in downtown West Palm Beach. 1909 offers workspace, mentorship, business education, and a support community to like-minded individuals who are committed to building a better tomorrow for themselves, their families, the community, and the world. Following years-long challenges in the commercial real estate landscape, the nonprofit will move into the historic Comeau Building at 319 Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida in the Spring of 2024. The new space is nearly 9,000 square feet, double 1909’s former West Palm Beach location. 1909 has 177 active members, who have generated over $37 million in economic benefit for Palm Beach County. The headquarters at the Comeau Building will accommodate the growing number of businesses looking to join the nonprofit as well as current members who are actively expanding their teams. The new space also doubles the number of offices available to members which will help to address 1909’s current two-year wait list. ![]() (PRESS RELEASE)_WEST PALM BEACH, FL (November 28, 2023) – Producer Jeffrey Seller and The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts announce today that single tickets for HAMILTON will go on sale to the public on Monday, December 4 at 10:00 a.m. at kravis.org, in person at the Box Office or by calling 561.832.7469. HAMILTON will play at the Kravis Center for a limited two week run from April 10 to 21, 2024. PRESS RELEASE)_South Florida – November 27, 2023) The Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s most highly coveted recognition of theatrical and performance excellence, today announced four new judges. They will bring the total number of Carbonell judges to 42, including 15 in Broward County, 11 in Miami-Dade, and 16 in Palm Beach County. Collectively, they will see and evaluate nearly 100 different productions at more than 35 professional theaters. The current theater season runs between September 1, 2023, and August 31, 2024.
The four new Carbonell judges are: ![]() TINA - The Tina Turner Musical. Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade. (PRESS RELEASE)_WEST PALM BEACH, FL (November 27, 2023) – The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts celebrates fifteen years of the best of Broadway in South Florida with its Kravis On Broadway series. Tickets to the award winning JAGGED LITTLE PILL and TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL go on sale on Friday, December 1 at 10:00 a.m. JAGGED LITTLE PILL – February 20-25, 2024 SOME SHOWS YOU SEE. THIS SHOW YOU FEEL. Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE—everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is here in the exhilarating, fearless new musical based on Alanis Morissette’s world-changing music. Directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Waitress, Pippin, 1776) with a Tony® Award-winning book by Diablo Cody (Juno) and Grammy® Award-winning score, this electrifying production about a perfectly imperfect American family “vaults the audience to its collective feet” (The Guardian). “Redemptive, rousing and real, JAGGED LITTLE PILL stands alongside the original musicals that have sustained the best hopes of Broadway." (The New York Times) Source: Press Release ![]() WHAT: CHRISTINE PEDI: SNOW BIZNESS celebrates its 16th season in New York City and its first in Florida! She’s the daily host of SiriusXM’s On Broadway. Known as “The Lady of 1000 Voices” her vocal impressions can be seen & heard on YouTube, The Howard Stern Show and assorted commercials and cartoons. On Broadway, Christine has appeared in CHICAGO as Mama Morton, in LITTLE ME with Martin Short & Faith Prince and TALK RADIO with Liev Schrieber. With a voice as big as the sea (and a tail as big as a kite?) She ushers in the holiday season with her award-winning comedic flair, spot-on impressions and songs of good cheer. Let nothing dismay you; you’ll find comfort and joy as you fall on your knees with laughter! God bless her every pun! |
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