![]() (Photo Credit: Jacek Photography) (PRESS RELEASE)_(Lake Worth Beach, FL – February 10, 2023) Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, welcomed around 140 guests to last Monday’s CULTURE & COCKTAILS, the third of four conversations in the 18th season of the popular series. The informative and fun event was held in the beautiful rooftop ballroom of The Ben in downtown West Palm Beach and featured a real juicy topic. February 6 HISTORY’S MYSTERIES 20th Century Secrets & Scandals in Palm Beach County A Revealing Conversation with + Sue Gillis, Curator of The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum is the author of eight books on local history and has received the Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History and the Cooper Kirk Award from the Broward County Historical Commission for her publications. + Jeremy W. Johnson, CAE, President & CEO of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County and the award-winning Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum, which received the Cultural Council’s 2020 Muse Award for Cultural Impact. + Charlene Farrington, Executive Director of the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, whose mission is to expand, preserve and present the culturally diverse history of the Black communities of Palm Beach County. The daughter of Spady co-founder Vera Farrington, she oversees programming that uses local black history as a teaching tool to promote understanding, equity, and unity. Moderator: Rick Rose, author of Palm Beach: The Essential Guide to America’s Legendary Resort Town and popular Worth Avenue tour guide. To the delight of the audience, the four local history experts swapped eyebrow-raising and laughter-filled stories about the illustrious Mizner Brothers; a secret tunnel in Delray Beach; the imaginative bank robber who was caught and convicted but then disappeared, perhaps absconding with a valuable coin collection owned by a former Palm Beach Mayor; Capone Island, and so much more.
This season’s final CULTURE & COCKTAILS will be: Monday, March 6 ACTING, ADVENTURES & ART A Zesty Conversation with Regan Rohde + Regan Rohde is an actor, longtime art collector, and guiding force behind the popular multi-gallery exhibition series Arts & Conversations, whose mission is to demystify the art market and to expand emerging artists exposure in South Florida. After giving up her 40-year acting career (What Women Want, Under the City, Chicago Med), she became an international traveler and board member (New Moms, Lyric Opera’s Women’s Board, Emerge with Chicago’s Museum of Modern Art). Moderator: Joel Straus, Principal at Straus Art Group which focuses on estate art collections for sales, fine art appraisals, and assisting collectors with building and maintaining their collections. Note: Admission to each of this season’s CULTURE & COCKTAILS At The Ben is $100 per person, $150 for VIP Seating, and FREE for Supporter, Contributor, Patron and Business Arts Partner level members of the Cultural Council. RSVP to Debbie Calabria at 561.472.3330 (or visit www.palmbeachculture.com/cocktails). The 2022-2023 season of CULTURE & COCKTAILS is generously sponsored so far by The Roe Green Foundation, Roe Green, Founder; Donald M. Ephraim Family Foundation; Milton and Tamar Maltz; Jean Sharf; Scott Teich, Senior Vice President, Teich Wealth Management of Raymond James; The Gardens Mall; Bonnie Lautenberg; Palm Beach Media Group; Palm Beach Daily News; Legends Radio; and PR-BS, a Boca-based public relations firm. Sponsorship opportunities for the 2024 season of this popular series are now available by calling Debbie Calabria at 561.472.3330. Please Note: All proceeds from CULTURE & COCKTAILS go to support the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County’s mission to champion, engage, and grow the arts in Palm Beach County. For membership information, please contact Debbie Calabria at 561.472.3330. Comments are closed.
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