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1 0 0 y e a r s o f c u l t u re a m o n g t h e p a l m s As Palm Beach County turns 100, we take a look back at the evolution of culture in paradise. By Hap Erstein
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How does the economic downturn affect culture in Palm Beach County? By Rena Blades
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• Showtel, an art show a with attitude. • Bruce Helander’s new book reviews some outstanding art exhibitions. • Palm Beach County Library introduces its new summer LAMP program. • Palm Beach Gardens welcomes new sculptures from four renowned artists. • The compelling voices of young people sound off in Children in Conflict. • Barbie ® turns 50 and celebrates at the Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture.
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Burt Reynolds is home. He’s living, teaching and loving life in Jupiter, where the new Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre is attracting rave reviews. By Christina Wood
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portrait Prolific author James Patterson has fans of all ages turning pages— faster than a speeding bullet. By Christina Wood
calendar From April to September, Palm Beach County’s arts scene keeps you busy with a spectacular array of cultural events.
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With the daily barrage of news about the gyrations of the economy, I thought that perhaps I shouldn’t write about the topic in this space. But like the elephant in the parlor, it’s rather difficult to ignore.
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. And the above-mentioned Tourist Development Council began to discuss a potential stimulus package that would provide funds to increase out-of-town marketing efforts.
In March, the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council voted to reduce the budgets of all its agencies by 15 percent. The Palm Beach County Cultural Council’s budget was affected by this reduction, as are all the grantees in our Category B and Category CII Cultural Grant Programs. The reductions are a direct result of the declining bed tax revenue, which so far this year is 15 percent lower than at the same time last year, and the decline is trending lower still.
We’ve also heard that attendance is up at the Flagler Museum and at the Palm Beach Zoo—by double digits. This isn’t surprising. Historically, people have turned to arts and cultural activities in difficult times as they look for meaning and hope. What’s more, the arts are still a bargain.
This is just one more way in which the economic downturn has negatively impacted cultural organizations. Donations are down; endowments are down; earned revenues such as camps, stores and ticket purchases are down. The corporate giving sector has been affected not only by the recession, but also by the fear that continuing to make donations in a sour economy will result in bad PR. Add the continuing fallout from the Madoff scandal—which hit Palm Beach as hard as anywhere—and it’s clear to see why things seem so dire. However—and it’s still a cautious however at this point—there is reason to be hopeful. Congress has increased the budgets for the N ational Endowment for the Arts, the N ational Endowment for the Humanities, Arts in Education programs at the Department of Education and the Office of Museum Services. The N EA quickly launched a grant program to allocate $50 million in recovery funds available for arts groups through
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I am often asked what the Cultural Council is doing to help in light of the current difficulties, and the answer is multifaceted. We have made a concerted effort to offer highly practical fundraising workshops in our Cultural Executives Committee meetings this year, with good results. We continue to tell the story about the positive economic impact of arts and culture because, at the bottom line, they create jobs. We use every method we can to promote the wide range of cultural opportunities that exist in our county for residents and visitors alike. There’s also a role that you can play. After you’ve finished reading this edition of art&culture, we hope you will put a stimulus package of your own into effect. Few things are less expensive and more satisfying than attending a great cultural event. Please take advantage of the abundant opportunities that surround us. (Just watch out for that elephant.)
Rena Blades President and CEO Palm Beach County Cultural Council
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THANK YOU This issue wraps up our third year of art&culture
Offering a natural synergy, Leon Rubin presents
and I could not be more grateful to the countless
“A Natural Fit,” as Scripps Florida and the Palm
cultural venues and organizations that have
Beach County Cultural Council give local artists
contributed to this magazine immensely. It is the
a chance to shine, page 52.
theaters, museums, opera and ballet companies, musical groups and, of course, the individuals
We are also very humbled to have had
on stage and behind the scenes who have
the opportunity to spend an afternoon with
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our quality of life soar, and for that we should
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County. With summer fast approaching, now is In this issue, author John Loring shares with
the time to catch a season-ending show or
us that two northern Palm Beach County parks
exhibition. Then, take advantage of the less
hold some amazing Native American secrets, in
crowded off-season months to enjoy all that
“Archeology Fest,” page 58.
our arts community has to offer. You’ll be glad you did.
As Palm Beach County turns 100, we take a look back at the evolution of culture in paradise,
Please enjoy,
in “100 Years of Culture Among the Palms,” (page 64), by Hap Erstein, who has weighed in on this special article.
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“Archeology Fest” (page 58) author John Loring is the former New York Bureau Chief and a contributing writer for over 30 years of Architectural Digest. Loring, design director of Tiffany & Co. since 1979, now holds the title emeritus, has also written numerous Doubleday and Harry N. Abrams books on style and social history. He graduated from Yale University, completed four years of graduate studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and has an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute.
“One of the things I love most about my job,” says Contributing Editor Christina Wood, “is that I get to spend time with people who truly love what they do.” For this issue, she hung out with a couple of guys you might have heard of—Burt Reynolds and James Patterson. “Although very different personalities, they’ve both managed to translate personal passion into professional success.” She found their stories inspiring and hopes you will, too.
Hap Erstein, who wrote “100 Years of Culture Among the Palms” (page 64), wrote about theater and film for The Palm Beach Post for 15 years. Although he thought retirement would be easy, the economy has him freelance writing furiously for a new website and monthly newspaper, Palm Beach Arts Paper www.pbartspaper.com, contributing regularly to The Stuart News in Martin County, and appearing on WJN O radio (1290 AM) each Friday and Saturday morning, talking about the week’s new film releases. With an artist for a mother, an optometrist for a father and an aunt with a Ph.D. in biochemistry, Leon M. Rubin grew up with a keen interest in both art and science—so writing about the artwork in Scripps Florida’s new facilities was a real treat, in “A N atural Fit” (page 52). A Boca Raton resident for almost 17 years, Leon now contributes to art&culture virtually from the home that he and his wife, Suzi, share in the mountains above Dahlonega, Georgia.
N ew York native Jim Fairman was introduced to photography in high school and has rarely put his camera down since. The West Palm Beach resident is a busy freelance photographer who captures a diverse array of subjects from yachts and exotic cars to high fashion and flowers. Fairman has been a contibuting team member to art&culture since day one, and leapt at the opportunity to photograph James Patterson (page 43).
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Spotlight On Contemporary Artists Check In for Showtel Showtel is an art show with attitude. The annual event is a one-night stand of site-specific art in a variety of media, including installation, sculpture, video, sound and performance art. “Showtel remains the only independent alternative art event of its kind in South Florida,” creator and curator Kara Walker-Tomé explains. “Selected artists transform hotel rooms into conceptual art environments specifically designed and created for the space, for only one night.” More than 20 artists will participate in this year’s showcase at Hotel Biba in West Palm Beach on April 25, from 5 to 11 pm. Hotel Biba’s ultra-modern interior design lends itself beautifully to a contemporary art event of this kind. Attendees can wander pathways that connect the West Palm Beach boutique
hotel’s single-story bungalow-style buildings amid tropical landscaping. Rooms of varying size are drenched in vibrant color or cloaked completely in white, providing an inviting canvas for each artist. An impressive 1,200 people attended the event last year. “I could not have dreamed that Showtel would get this popular when I created the show eight years ago,” Walker-Tomé says. “You could say it has become an alternative art institution. It is more than gratifying to produce something for the community that is so desired, and needed, since there is no other long-lasting venue showcasing emerging artists in Palm Beach County.”
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‘Learning to See’ Art with Bruce Helander Bruce Helander arrived in Palm Beach in 1982 to create a world-class contemporary art gallery, where he parlayed his experiences with artists like Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol and Dale Chihuly into published works on creative talent. In his latest book, Learning To See—An Artist’s View on Contemporary Artists From Artschwager to Zakanitch, he features over 40 reviews on outstanding exhibitions. Together, they create an exciting visual time capsule that examines, explains and analytically describes in straightforward language the creative secrets of his favorite artists. Helander makes reading art reviews fun, especially with his witty titles like "Dutch Boy Paints," the title for a Willem de Kooning review. Bonnie Clearwater, the director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, wrote
an insightful foreword and Gilbert Brownstone, former director of the Picasso Museum, wrote the introduction. The book, which was recently named as an Indie Art Book Awards Finalist, has had wide circulation, from the Andy Warhol Museum to the Museum of Modern Art bookstore. You can look up sample pages and purchase options at helanderlearningtosee.com, or contacting the Helander Studio at (561) 655-0504 or helander@bellsouth.net.
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Connecting literacy, visual art and history is a perfect summer activity for area children and parents. Check out a book. Check out a museum. Explore new and exciting places. It’s fun, easy and FREE! A year ago, Wendy Rosenfeld, outreach services manager of the Palm Beach County Library System, approached the Cultural Council about a summer reading and museum partnership. Together with Alyx Kellington, director of arts and cultural education, they spoke to the community and 11 local museums jumped at the opportunity to participate. Supported by the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, the new program, which is called LAMP (Library Adventure Museum Pass), will start its pilot run in June, July and August and be available at all 15 county libraries, plus the Bookmobile. Each LAMP will be color-coded to indicate when it can be distributed and presented to the museum: blue for June, red for July and green for August; an expiration date will clearly identify the month that the pass is valid.
Each pass will also come with a survey for the parent and child to complete and leave at the museum. Once the surveys are gathered from each site, a monthly drawing will take place and the winner will receive a library tote bag with gifts from each museum. Participating museums, which range from the north to south regions of the county, include the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Children’s Museum, Johnson History Museum, Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Museum, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, the N orton Museum of Art, Old School Square Cultural Arts Center, Schoolhouse Children’s Museum, South Florida Science Museum and the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum. The program is open to any youth (up to age 16) with a child’s Palm Beach County library card. All you need to do is show your card at the Youth Services desk, get a Library Adventure Museum Pass, grab an adult (parent, grandparent or friend) and GO!
P e r s o n a l To u c h An Uncommon Approach to Public Art JoAnne Berkow, owner of RosettaStone Fine Art Gallery in PGA Commons, recently installed an estimated $1 million worth of monumental sculpture in Palm Beach Gardens. She hopes the display will help people realize the importance of art in our everyday lives and demonstrate how a community can benefit by investing in the arts. The work of four artists, including internationally recognized sculptor Roberto Santo and local artist Claudia Jane Klein, will be on display outside Berkow’s gallery as well as in other Commons locations along PGA Boulevard. Berkow is a sculptor, herself — as well as a painter, author, philanthropist and businesswoman. Her work has been shown in museums and universities around the country and is in the permanent contemporary art collection at the Vatican. She has spent most of her professional life promoting not only her own work, but also the work of other artists.
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The opportunity to display an intriguing range of sculptures was facilitated by John and Joel Channing, the developers and owners of PGA Commons, who have always wanted to associate their development with the arts. Their conscious positioning of a gallery in each of the four sections of the Commons and their openness to allowing these galleries to place sculptures on the grounds was key to getting the new display in place. As business owners, they understand the power of branding through art. As Neiman Marcus said, “Art is the soul of a building.”
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The only not for profit museum dedicated to preserving and promoting the works of living female artist, Edna Hibel.
Celebrating Edna Hibel’s 92nd year • Permanent & Temporary Exhibits Monthly Teas & Concerts (November – May) Seminars • Group Tours • Special Events
Travelogue in Art to places in Edna’s Heart 2009 Hibel Museum of Art - Summer Art Camp (age 7-13) 6/8/09-7/31/09
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The compelling voices of young people growing up in regions of the world deeply affected by conflict are being heard by students in West Palm Beach thanks to a powerful educational project at Florida Stage. Children of Conflict, the brain-child of Susan Hyatt, the theater’s director of education, is now in its second year. Under the guidance of professional filmmaker and playwright Robert Goodrich and drama teacher Jeffrey Bower, students at G-STAR School of the Arts in West Palm Beach are cultivating a dialogue via the Internet with students in Rwanda, Kosovo and South Africa. The exchange between the students will culminate in the collaborative creation of a multi-media theatrical performance, which will be presented free of charge at Florida Stage in Manalapan on April 27. ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People, is assisting in connecting the students. Their discussions and online interaction can be followed at http://groups.google.com/group/children-of-conflict-08-09. Last year’s performance by 15 graduating high school seniors transformed by the experience was witnessed by an appreciative audience in the jam-packed theater. This year, the project takes another step toward building global bridges and enhancing understanding with a fresh group of students. For 22 years, Florida Stage has had the precepts of community involvement and educational outreach as key components of its mission. N ow, as one of the most prominent professional theaters in Florida and the only theater in the Southeast exclusively devoted to the development of new and emerging American plays, the organization finds itself in the unique position of being able to facilitate this kind of exciting new program.
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Now Showing Barbie® Celebrates Her 50th Birthday in Delray Beach This summer, the Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture will celebrate the 50th birthday of one of America’s favorite pop icons with the presentation of the exhibit BARBIE®’s Back and She’s 50! From June 25 through October 25, more than 1,000 dolls and accessories from the private collection of N ichole Fitzgerald of Miami will be gathered in the museum’s exhibition galleries, where they will creatively tell Barbie’s® story, including the doll’s various cultural and career incarnations. The Cornell’s interactive children’s gallery will become the “BARBIE® Dream House” with student “dream” art from area schools. One gallery will even be transformed into “BARBIE®’s Attic,” just the place for a display of handmade clothes, accessories, doll houses, furniture, photos and stories from the community. Barbie and the staff at the Cornell Museum are old friends. The museum presented 40 Years of the BARBIE® Doll in 1999; the exhibit was a huge success, drawing nearly 20,000 visitors. “We had so many requests to bring Barbie® back, that we knew we had to create another exhibit to celebrate her 50th birthday,” said Cornell Museum Director Gloria Rejune Adams. “This one will be bigger and better!” The Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture, part of Old School Square Cultural Arts Center, is housed in the restored 1913 Delray Elementary building located on the corner of Atlantic and Swinton Avenues in downtown Delray Beach.
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One of my favorite places to dine in Palm Beach County is The Breakers’ Circle Dining Room. From the moment one steps into this stunning Gilded Age resort hotel, one is absolutely and totally surrounded by references to the Muses and classical motifs. The Circle Dining Room is, for me, the ultimate art-and-eating submersion experience. In fact, I can only think of one other locale that produces similar feelings: the café at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, housed in the former Orsay railway station, which was inaugurated at the 1900 Universal Exhibition. This beautiful space at The Breakers was an afterthought, constructed when the owners realized during their second season that the Florentine Dining Room could not accommodate all the people who wanted to dine at this popular new resort. Designed by Schultze and Weaver, the hotel was completed in 1926 in just 11 months. The Circle Dining Room was added in 1928. Seating up to 400 people, the two-story circular room has 15 tall windows and paintings covering the exquisite ceiling. If you don’t pay close attention, you will miss the fact that you walk under a musician’s balcony upon entering. The musical theme is repeated throughout the Renaissance-inspired paintings. Found throughout the hotel are descriptive panels produced
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by the Flagler Museum, which read: The architects of The Breakers, Schultze & Weaver, were trained in the Beaux-Arts method of design, which encouraged architects to utilize the best elements of historic monuments to embellish their new buildings. Among their best known works are Manhattan luxury hotels such as The Pierre, The Sherry-N etherland, The Park Lane and The Waldorf-Astoria. By choosing specific rooms, palaces and gardens of the Italian Renaissance as inspirations for The Breakers, the architects imbued their design for their Palm Beach masterwork with the aesthetic and cultural ideals of their time and defined the hotel as an homage to the classical tradition in architecture. The last time I was there, I started to wonder what I was viewing on the ceiling. At first glance, it seems to be simply decorative. But look a bit harder and one realizes that these paintings on canvases attached to the ceiling actually depict specific gods and goddesses (look for Diana carrying her bow and arrows, Leda and the Swan, Poseidon with his trident and dozens of goddesses shown with a variety of musical instruments), as well as Italian scenes such as Pont St. Angelo, Monte Carlo, Tuscan scenes of idyllic landscapes with ruins, lakes and boats, the Piazzetta St. Marco and the famous Villa Medici in
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Influence for the Circle Dining Room, Maxfield Parrish, “Villa Medici,” illustration for Italian Villas and Their Gardens, by Edith Wharton.
Piesole near Rome. Mythological creatures, such as centaurs, are sprinkled throughout. What does all this mean and why choose these scenes, I wondered? They can only be interpreted within the context of the times in which they were created. During the Gilded Age, looking back to the Renaissance was one way to identify with the great arts patrons and businessmen of a fascinating period in history. The architects and the 75 artists working on this grand hotel were trying to evoke beauty that transcends time. By using ancient symbols of heroism, intelligence, wisdom and creativity, the viewer is indeed transported to another place and era. All artists are products of the time in which they live. A very popular book at the time was Italian Villas and Their Gardens, published in 1904 by Edith Wharton. In her travels, Wharton was struck by the magnificence of the Italian countryside, and she joined forces with the foremost illustrator of the time, Maxfield Parrish, to celebrate a subject that was dear to them both: the incomparable villas and gardens of Italy.
Above: Detail of ceiling. Below: This very unique 1928 birds-eye view of the Circle Dining Room when it was added to The Breakers.
Parrish’s illustrations are source material for the style, coloration and themes of this room. It is no coincidence that my two favorite dining experiences (The Breakers and the Musee d’Orsay) are both Beaux Arts structures that showcase the Gilded Age desire to incorporate art into everyday experiences. I wish more business people today thought the way the Titans of American business did in the early part of the last century—that outstanding architecture and art would, in a lasting way, create such exceptional spaces that people would travel great distances to experience them. The investment in those 75 artists and one of the great architectural firms of the time has drawn people to Palm Beach for the last 84 years, and, undoubtedly, the awe inspired by these spaces will continue to attract visitors for decades to come. And, just think, it’s right here in our backyard. I encourage you to visit, seek out the descriptive panels scattered throughout the hotel, and let the art transport you to the world of the Muses.
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BURT REYNOLDS: A CLASS ACT By Christina Wood
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t 73, Burt Reynolds would still look damn good in a tux. Now that the curtain has gone up on what he likes to call the third act of his life, however, the irrepressible hometown favorite isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much interested in formal wear. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sworn off Hollywood parties, passed on a number of high-profile cameo appearances and adopted a dog named Precious. Reynolds is home, living and teaching in Jupiter. And these days he seems perfectly comfortable in his own skin.
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Most people, of course, are familiar with Reynolds’ acting career; with turns in more than 100 films, six television series and a handful of stage productions as well as a couple of Golden Globes, an Emmy Award and an Oscar nomination, it’s kind of hard to miss. A respectable number may also be familiar with his directing and producing credits. Some may realize that he shared his success with us, bringing tens of millions of dollars in film production to the county. Hard core fans can probably rattle off football stats from his days as a first-team All-State, All-Southern tailback at Palm Beach High or talk about Reynolds’ appearance as a guest host on the Tonight Show as if they were there. Then there are the fortunate few, those who gather on Tuesday and Friday nights to see Burt Reynolds in the role of a dedicated teacher. It’s actually a familiar role for Reynolds. “There’s a saying in our business,” Palm Beach County Film Commissioner Chuck Elderd says, “You have an obligation when you succeed to pass it on. Burt is the epitome of that. Passing it on is tattooed on his heart.” Soon, Reynolds will be passing on his gifts to a growing
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number of students. “We’re in the planning stages of developing the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre,” says Suzanne Niedland, who is in Reynolds’ class on Tuesday and Friday nights as well as on the executive board for the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission, the advisory board to the Documentary Institute at the University of Florida and a member of The Kennedy Center National Committee for the Performing Arts. “It will be something the community will be very proud of.” The new non-profit organization is sure to become known as BRIFT, even by those who might not remember its predecessor, the Burt Reynolds Institute for Theatre Training, commonly known as BRITT—which, along with the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater, put Jupiter on the map in the 1980s. As the newly appointed chair of BRIFT, Niedland talks about mission statements, business models, educational opportunities and the need for funding. Reynolds talks about making magic. “It’s all brand new,” he says. “My dream is to have a little 99-seat theater. You can create magic in a10-foot space if you’ve got the right people.” Classes in acting and filmmaking are currently
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forming. (For information, please call (561) 743-9955 or visit www.BRIFT.org.) Reynolds has more than a dream and a slow, warm smile to offer students. The man has an impressive knowledge of film and stagecraft, a treasure trove of stories and a true appreciation for history. He draws generously on the experiences of a career spanning 50 years as well as those of a rebellious son, injured athlete and an angry young man. Some of the lessons he’s now passing on, he learned the hard way. He stopped counting after 40 broken bones and he bears countless scars that will never show up on an x-ray. Palm Beach County is the place where he could always come to heal. Even at the height of his success, when he was living in a beautiful home with a beautiful swimming pool surrounded by beautiful people, he still thought of Jupiter as home. “In L.A., I always had the feeling that I was going to be diving in the pool and somebody would say cut and it would all disappear and I’d land on the street. There’s this whole sense of unreality. This,” he says, stretching out his arms as if to embrace Jupiter’s blue skies, “is where I found peace.”
Reynolds has taught classes on acting in New York and L.A., he’s worked with students at his alma mater, Florida State, and he’s enjoyed every minute of it. “The difference now,” he says, “is that when I finish, I can come home. I have my dog, I can look at the inland waterway and I can sit out on the porch. I just feel there’s no pretension here.” “For him, teaching is absolutely the ultimate in satisfaction,” says Niedland, who happens to be a BRITT alumna, Class of 1990. “Burt is so alive when he teaches. It’s something I know he looks forward to. During a class, 100 percent of his attention is focused on the students. Seeing him in action is amazing.” At a recent class, held at the Burt Reynolds & Friends Museum in Jupiter, Reynolds stepped onto a stage that could barely contain him. Students, arrayed in two rows of chairs before him, listened attentively as he paid tribute to Spencer Tracy. He spoke softly and gently; when you have an audience in the palm of your hand there’s no need to raise your voice. As a young man, Reynolds told the group, he visited the set of the 1960 classic Inherit the Wind; in the parking lot afterwards Tracy gave him a singular piece of advice:
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“Don’t let them catch you acting.” Heads bob and nod around the room. Reynolds has never forgotten that advice. Chances are good that his students will now remember it for a lifetime, too. The small crowd, a mix of Coach bags and earnest faces, shifted in their seats as three actors replaced Reynolds on the stage; the red light came on as cameras rolled. Reynolds sat at an editing console in front of three monitors, a package of decongestant and a pencil cup containing a single pen, a small American flag and a white feather. “Action,” he called. Before long, he was up, out of the chair, moving to the side of the stage, questioning the choices an actor had made, challenging another to take a risk, shouting encouragement. A dash of his self-deprecating humor often eased the actors’ way into unfamiliar territory. They all wanted desperately to please him, to shine in his eyes, and so, in the space of an evening, they grew. “People have a lot of ideas about who Burt is from his films,” Niedland says, “but when they spend time with him, they see how much he really cares. He’s an articulate, nurturing, fascinating man and a phenomenal teacher.”
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The clock was pushing midnight when Reynolds, once again, took the stage. “I remember a director putting his arm around me and saying I’ve got to tell you something. I thought well this is it, I’ve been waiting 30 years for a director to put his arm around me and tell me the secret of life or what it is that I’ve got to do to make the scene work.” They had been shooting on location, he told the students, and the long day—like the class—was drawing to an end. “He said, ‘The sun’s going down, we’re losing this location, give me a good one.’ “You know what,” Reynolds says, savoring the memory. “I did. I gave him the best one I could.” Reynolds apparently has no plans to retire. Ever. “My parents, God love ‘em, always had the ranch,” he says. “I really believe it had something to do with why they got to be 90. They both felt like they had a job to do and they had to get up in the morning to do it. When that stops I think you’ve got nothing to wake up for. Maybe that’s part of what I’m doing. I’m scared to stop.” Besides, as he says, “I really think my best work is ahead of me.”
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Did you always want to be an actor? I had no interest in the theater; that was a total accident. I was recovering from a really bad knee operation; the reality that I wasn’t going to play football again hadn’t set in yet. I was picking up some credits at the junior college [Palm Beach Junior College] and I had this English literature class. I sat, like all football players, in the last row. I had this amazing teacher; his name was Watson B. Duncan III and he truly changed my life. I slowly moved from the back row to the front row. One day, I was sitting in the front row and he said, “We’re having readings for the play.” I said, “What play?” What is the key to your success? It is luck — no really good actor won’t admit that—and I have been incredibly lucky. As corny as it might sound, that’s truly what teaching is about, passing it on in some way. Would you consider yourself an overachiever? I certainly was an overachiever as an athlete. I had more heart than ability. In football you could get away with it. Baseball and basketball are skill sports; football is all about getting knocked down and getting up. I suppose I had a lot of anger in me, too. I needed to put it somewhere. You can do that in football. I loved the sport. You obviously take great pride in your students, both past and present. Have any of them gone on to successful careers in the industry? It’s amazing. We’ve had four or five kids on Broadway. We had one young man, Tommy Thompson, who wrote and produced Quantum Leap. Another young lady, Lisa Soland, is an awardwinning playwright. Mark Fauser has a great theater in the Midwest. The list goes on and on.
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Why did you decide to base the new Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre in Palm Beach County? I wanted to give something back. Whatever success I had, I wanted to share it. I always felt a tremendous affection for this area; it’s a magical, wonderful place. The world of film and the theater is a magical place, too, a place where you go and can forget your troubles for a couple of hours.
What advice would you give someone who is considering a career in acting? I think you have to commit to being a little ridiculous and not to be embarrassed by it. You have to be prepared to make a fool of yourself. You have to have a sense of silly. I think you have to hold on to the spirit of a child. If you can hold onto it, then it will help you. We shouldn’t put all of our toys away. If you’re going to be an actor you have to believe in things that are not there. Are there still acting challenges you would like to tackle? I want to do something that’s kind of a surprise to everybody; I’d like to do something that’s quite wordy. I certainly am not going to try to do Shakespeare — the English eat our lunch at it but they can’t do Tennessee Williams and we can. I’d like to do something that Mr. [James] Cagney would be really proud of, something my age that has a little grit to it and hopefully some humor, something that would allow me to stretch some muscles that I haven’t used as an actor. Someday, somebody’s going to offer me something that’s going to scare the hell out of me. That’s the part I should play. Cagney was fearless and that’s what I’d like to be. How did you wind up with a dog named Precious? She was named by the wonderful people at Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary, where I adopted her. It’s not a name I would have considered on my own, but after spending time with her it was so fitting that I could not change it. Precious—“Of such great value that a suitable price is hard to estimate.” Seems like a perfect name for a beautiful lady.
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James Patterson Man of Words By Christina Wood
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learning to read for most kids is not fun; it’s a laborious process.” His solution is to guide children to books they’ll actually enjoy reading. At ReadKiddoRead.com, the website he’s created to inspire a lifelong passion for reading, parents and teachers can find good books that are great reads. Of course, Patterson being Patterson, he didn’t stop there. In 2005, he launched a new series aimed at kids of all ages. His first page-turner for the younger set, Maximum Ride, spent 12 weeks at the top of the charts, was an American Library Association “Teens Top Ten” pick, a London Times “Book of the Week” selection and a Book Sense Children’s Pick. “He gets so much done, I don’t know how he does it,” Sue says, “He’s incredibly organized. I think that’s one of the reasons that he’s so successful.” Patterson writes every book, every screenplay, every draft of every story for every audience by hand. There’s a pencil holder in his second floor office overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach; it is completely filled with perfectly sharpened yellow pencils just waiting, like the nails in a carpenter’s tool box, to be put to good use. “I’m like a little machine,” he says. “I just love to tell stories.”
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atterson is a family man who plays golf with his wife and dotes on his son. Their home in Palm Beach is full of light and love. Family photos crowd every surface. “He’s so much like Alex Cross,” Sue says, comparing her husband to the fictional detective he introduced in the 1993 best-seller, Along Came a Spider. “He’s a hero in his own way. He’s a hero that doesn’t need everyone to know he’s a hero.” Forget about leaping tall buildings in a single bound; Patterson’s output could certainly be considered heroic. The man has sold more than 150 million books worldwide. In a single year, he was responsible for one out of every 15 hardcover novels sold in this country. In 2007, he set a record when his 39th title hit The New York Times bestsellers’ list. Last year alone, he put eight new books on store shelves, including his first nonfiction title. He expects to publish another eight books this year, among them his first graphic novel. He also has a new videogame out. Another television series is in the works, he recently finished collaborating on a screenplay and there’s talk of a Broadway musical. Lesser men might crumble; Patterson just admits to being “moderately busy.” He’s also on something of a crusade; the Man of Words is out to get kids excited about reading. “Excitement is the key,” he insists. “Unfortunately,
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James Patterson has a gift for creating memorable villains. His page-turning novels are disturbingly full of them. That doesn’t mean he’s a bad guy, himself, though. “People have said to me, ‘He must be really creepy,’” his wife Sue admits. Smiling, she shakes her head and indulges in a little eye roll. She knows the truth.
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Something’s Afoot, a musical murder mystery that pays homage to Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians, will keep you guessing from the moment the guests arrive at the English country estate of Lord Dudley Rancour—and discover their host and his butler dead. April 12-May 17, Caldwell Theatre Company, Count de Hoernle Theatre, 7901 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton; 561-241-7432 or www.caldwelltheatre.com.
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continues its exhibition of works by members of the Artists’ Guild of the Palm Beaches through May 28. The Artists' Guild, which has been in existence since 1953, brings together artists working in photography, sculpture, oils, acrylics, encaustic, drawing, pastels, lithographs, stencils and other media. 2600 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach; 561-478-5532 or www.northwood.edu.
Two of the original Florida Highwaymen painters, Alfred Hair and Harold Newton, are featured in an exhibition through June 30 at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum. The Highwaymen were a group of African-American painters who produced dramatic Florida landscapes with heavy doses of color, puffy pink clouds and windswept palms. 170 NW 5th Ave., Delray Beach; 561-279-8883 or www.spadymuseum.org. Painting by Alfred Hair, from the Collection of Scott Schlesinger
Sugar Sand Park Celebrates Palm Beach County’s Centennial with “Boca Raton’s History: A Timeline,” presented with the Boca Raton Historical Society. The exhibition, which continues through July 14, looks back at Boca Raton from its earliest days as a tiny agricultural community in the 1890s to one of Florida’s best known and most glamorous modern cities. 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton; 561-347-3900 or www.sugarsandpark.org.
The Harid Conservatory's gifted young dancers present their Year-End Performances on May 22, 23 and 24. Selections include Swan Lake, Act II; the Hungarian Dance from Swan Lake; the premiere of a new ballet by choreographer Mark Godden; and George Balanchine's Allegro Brillante. Countess de Hoernle Theater, Spanish River High School, 5100 Jog Rd., Boca Raton; 561-998-8038.
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The Boca Raton Singers observe Memorial Day weekend with a rousing tribute to our country in “America: to thee we sing.” All-time favorite patriotic selections, songs honoring the states and Song of Democracy, a poem by Walt Whitman set to music, will be performed during afternoon and evening concerts. Crest Theatre, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 561-243-7922, ext 1, or www.bocaratonsingers.org.
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Depicting the human form is one of mankind’s strongest artistic impulses. From May 26 to September 13, the Morikami Museum will explore this fascinating topic in “The Human Form in Japanese Art,” an exhibition featuring more than 60 objects in media ranging from paintings, sculpture and prints to costumes and folk toys. 4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach; 561-495-0233 or www.morikami.org.
Sumo Grand Champion Kitanoumi portrayed in a woodblock print by Jun’ichiro Sekino
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Generations, Theodore Morris, oil on canvas
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Rabarama, Evolution, on loan from Vecchiato Art Galleries, Padua, Italy
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With captivating and colorful detail, artist Theodore Morris uses oil painting as a "visual language" to depict Native Americans who lived in Florida as many as 13,000 years ago. “Florida's Lost Tribes” can be seen through June 13 in the Cornell Museum at Old School Square along with “Save Our Cottages: The Plein Air Cottage Artists. 3 Members; 3 Friends; 1 Vision.” 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 561-243-7922 or www.oldschool.org.
Italian artist Rabarama’s massive bronze works capture the imagination with their silent, frozen postures. On view at the Boca Raton Museum of Art and Mizner Park through July 19, her haunting human figures—weighing over 3,000 pounds each—are both clothed and naked, covered with multicolored patterns, arabesques, numbers, letters, mazes and puzzles. 501 Plaza Real; 561-392-2500; www.bocamuseum.org.
To honor its founder, Jean Flagler Matthews, the Flagler Museum is open free of charge from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Founder’s Day visitors can take a self-guided tour of Whitehall, view the permanent collection of art and objects related to the Gilded Age and climb aboard Henry Flagler’s private railcar, No. 91. Cocoanut Row and Whitehall Way, Palm Beach; 561-655-2833 or www.flaglermuseum.us.
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will find something to enjoy in The Music behind the Magic: Disney, 1928–Today. From June 6 to September 6, the Norton Museum of Art explores music’s integral role in Disney’s success—from animation and film to TV, radio and Broadway, plus the record label’s key songs, composers and performers. 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach; 561-832-5196 or www.norton.org.
“Surfari” explores the unique culture of surfing from its early origins in South Florida. The Lighthouse Center for the Arts exhibition assembles posters, surf club memorabilia, photos and videos of perfect summer days, long boards, early foam and fiberglass boards, and speedy short boards; June 5-September 5. Gallery Square North, 373 Tequesta Dr., Tequesta; 561-746-3101 or www.lighthousearts.org.
Experience the dream of John D. MacArthur in a signature celebration for the City of Palm Beach Gardens’ 50th Anniversary. Guests will enjoy food, live music, games and entertainment; socializing with old and new friends; and more fun for all ages at this community event from 5-7 p.m. Mirasol Park, 12385 Jog Rd., (at PGA Blvd.), Palm Beach Gardens; 561-630-1100.
Florida Atlantic University’s Summer Festival Repertory Theatre
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It’s red, white and boom on Independence Day as the annual 4th on Flagler celebration in downtown West Palm Beach builds to a climax. You’ll find non-stop entertainment, a kids’ area, food and refreshments, the unfurling of a giant American Flag, the Firefighters’ Splash & Dash and, of course, a spectacular fireworks extravaganza. Flagler Drive on the waterfront; 561-822-1515 or www.wpb.org/4th.
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Meet the Snow Queen and cool off with over 40 tons of snow during “Winter in July” at the Palm Beach Zoo from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 11-12. Events will include an avalanche of children's entertainment—jugglers, educational storytelling, clowns, arts and crafts, "ice fishing" and "cool" animal enrichments. Bring your mittens! 1301 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach; 561-547-9453 or www.palmbeachzoo.org.
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“Amore and More,” an eclectic, mixed repertory dance concert presented by Boca Ballet Theatre, showcases what the talented students have learned from guest teachers and choreographers from all over the world. Performances on August 1 and 2 feature Lew Christensen’s farcical masterpiece Con Amore. Florida Atlantic University Theater, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton; 561-995-0709 or www.bocaballet.org.
September Best known for his figurative sculptures made of white plaster, George Segal used a technique typically associated with the medical field to make sculptures that capture the essence of the human spirit. George Segal: Street Scenes, opening September 5, displays his direct and powerful populist critiques on the way we live and interact with others. Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach; 561-832-5196 or www.norton.org. George Segal, Dumpster, 1994. Plaster, silver gelatin prints, 96½” x 144½” x 27”. ©The George and Helen Segal Foundation/licensed by VAGA, New York. Courtesy of The George and Helen Segal Foundation, New Jersey, and Carroll Janis, New York. Photo: D. James Dee
September The recipients of the 2009 South Florida Cultural Consortium Media and Visual Artists Fellowships will show their works from September 10 to October 20 in the Schmidt and Ritter Galleries at Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus. The artists, who represent Palm Beach, Martin, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, are selected through a rigorous competition. 777 Glades Road; 561-297-2966 or www.fau.edu/galleries.
September The ways of the old country will come alive at the annual Spady Living Heritage Day Festival on the grounds of the Spady Museum. Making lye soap, cooking collard greens, jelly making and "putting up" seasonal foods will be on display, while exhibitors will discuss syrup processing, turn-of-the-century hand tools and life on the farm. Free admission; 170 NW 5th Ave., Delray Beach; 561-279-8883 or www.spadymuseum.org.
September The Art Deco Society of the Palm Beaches hosts “ArtWheels 2009,” a daylong bus tour of art, antiques and architecture led by Sharon Koskoff, author of Art Deco of the Palm Beaches. You’ll tour Art Deco sites in Lake Worth and West Palm Beach, visit Antique Row and enjoy lunch at a fabulous restaurant. The tour starts and ends in Lake Worth; 561-276-9925, 561-863-2446 or ArtDecoPB.org.
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Dates are subject to change. For an up-to-the-minute, searchable calendar of cultural events, please visit the Palm Beach County Cultural Council’s website at www.palmbeachculture.com. For more information about individual organizations’ schedules, please visit the websites noted in each item.
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‘A Natural Fit’ Scripps Florida and the Cultural Council Probe the Connections between Science and Art By Leon M. Rubin
When it was announced with great fanfare in 2003 that the renowned Scripps Research Institute would open a new biomedical research facility in our midst, the potential advantages for Palm Beach County were obvious: significant economic impact, an influx of intellectual capital and a boost to the county’s reputation as a haven for high-tech business among them. What no one imagined at the time was that Scripps Florida would also benefit the county’s artists. Six years later, as a result of an innovative collaboration between Scripps and the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, one of the first discoveries to emanate from the 350,000-square-foot complex of buildings in Jupiter is how closely science and art are aligned. Admittedly, it’s not a new concept. Art and science have long been viewed as intertwined. But it is rather unusual for a scientific institution to demonstrate such a strong commitment to integrating art into its own culture and environment—although in the case of Scripps, it’s not all that surprising. Its president, Dr. Richard Lerner, made it clear early on that Palm Beach County’s vibrant cultural landscape played an important role in Scripps’ decision to locate here.
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Sea Mosaic Photography printed on canvas and Gallery Wrapped By: Tanya G. Burnett-Palmer 52”x 52”
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Blue Sky Oil and acrylic on wood By: Paul Aho 32”x 32”
‘A Great Opportunity’ Last year, as construction of Scripps Florida moved forward, an intriguing idea bubbled to the surface. Keith McKeown, vice president for communications and public relations for Scripps—and a former marketing executive with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art—picks up the story: “We knew there would be lots of space in the 350,000-square-foot campus that would be crying out for some art. I thought, ‘What a great opportunity to reach out to the arts community in Palm Beach County and somehow get them involved.’ But I hadn’t the vaguest idea how to go about it.” As he began to make inquiries, McKeown recalls, “The name that kept coming up as a potential partner for us was the Cultural Council—and Rena Blades. I called her out of the blue and said, ‘What can we do?’” Blades, the Cultural Council’s president and CEO, was immediately receptive. “Scripps believed strongly that not just decoration, but quality art, should be part of an interesting place to work—and they were committed to making that happen,” she explains. “We had to figure out how to do that logistically and within a budget.” Through brainstorming with the Council’s staff as well as Elayna Toby Singer, Palm Beach County’s Art in Public Places administrator, a plan emerged: Highlight Palm Beach County’s individual artists through a program that would bring their art onto the Scripps Florida campus for a year. And there was an important assumption inherent in the concept—the artists would be compensated for loaning their works to Scripps. The idea clicked. “I have always felt that the artists in a community give life to a community, and are a constituency that we wanted to be able to work with,” McKeown says. “And I am a great believer in paying a fee to artists for their handiwork.” Blades echoes his thoughts. “Artists are asked to do things for free all the time. It’s not fair. The right thing for Scripps to do was to pay for those works for the year.”
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Overwhelming Response When the Cultural Council issued its call to artists last October, the proposed program had acquired a name: NEXUS: Science + Art. The response was overwhelmingly positive. “The feedback I got immediately was, ‘How interesting. How innovative. How nice they wanted to reach out to the arts community,” Blades remembers. “It created a positive sense about them as neighbors.” By the late-N ovember deadline, the Cultural Council had received more than 100 entries. “We received submissions from a vast array of artists—some young and emerging, others of international prominence and many with decades of experience,” Blades says. “We were very proud of the artistic wealth from our own backyard. We knew this would be a truly stunning project.” At about the same time, a decision was made that would further enhance the exhibition’s diversity. Scripps and the Cultural Council invited participation from the art faculty at Florida Atlantic University and from visual arts students at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts—with a nod to the early support for Scripps Florida that came from Alex Dreyfoos, who serves on the Scripps Research Institute’s board of trustees (and founded the Cultural Council). Following an extensive review process, the selection committee ultimately chose 28 professional artists to participate in the installation. Combined with the submissions from the Dreyfoos students and FAU faculty, more than 70 individual works by 40 artists could be seen when Scripps Florida officially opened its doors in late February. It was, to say the least, an intriguing turn of events. As Alex Dreyfoos observes, “I can’t say that I initially focused on the possibility of a visual arts connection with Scripps, but I was not surprised to see it come about as there are many modern sculptures and other works of art on the La Jolla (California) campus.”
Fakahatchee Slough Oil By: Jackie Brice 38”x 44”
Cyantropy Digital print edition of 10 By: Victoria Skinner 29.5”x 20”
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Probing the Connections So, the art is there. The scientists are there. Do they belong together? When one talks to the principal players in this project, the answer is unequivocally, “Yes!” “Art and science have more in common than they do apart,” Blades says. “Historically speaking, artists and scientists have been colleagues and friends. Freud was influenced by art—and artists by Freud. “In many ways, art and science are both outgrowths of human philosophy,” she continues. “They are both born out of creative and philosophical thinking. I think about art as visual philosophy. It’s about the way human beings think through the world—and science is in many ways the same.” McKeown espouses a similar point of view. “I’ve considered art and science as two different ways of looking at the world. They play not only on an individual’s expertise, but also on his or her imagination and vision,” he notes. “There are a number of scientists on our California campus who I know are visual artists,” he adds. “I’ve talked to them about how they see their art and science relating, and they confirmed to me that there’s a connection. “It seemed to me a natural fit,” he says of the art that now populates the Scripps Florida campus. “The scientists are delighted to have these works in their midst; to have this inspiration as they go into their laboratories every day.” Threads Acrylic on Canvas Framed By: Beth Baker 24”x 36”
The Artists’ Perspective
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Completing the circle, it turns out that the potential to inspire the work of Scripps’ scientists is a source of inspiration for the participating artists. “The focus of the Scripps mission is of great interest to me, so to partner with the institute in this small way is a privilege,” states Kathleen Holmes, who has three oil and crocheted textile on canvas pieces in the exhibition. “My work is very nature-based and, although the scientists working there are dealing with nature on more of a micro than macro level, I hope that they feel a connection with my work in terms of sensitivity to nature and her power and beauty.” Sculptor Claudia Jane Klein is equally pleased to be included. “What excited me the most about exhibiting in Scripps Florida was the ability to place work in a space that was dedicated to the improvement of humanity,” she explains. “The sculpture will be interacting with scientists and people who focus their life energy challenging the unknown; seeking beyond appearances into other realities and finding answers to complex problems that could improve the quality of life. “For the employees of Scripps Florida, I would love to have my sculptures encouraging creative thought and passion, while adding a pleasing physical dimension and substance to their place of learning and discovery,” Klein adds. “It is a way of sharing my spirit and energy, so I too could also be a small part of a bigger transformation and a step in the betterment of mankind.”
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The opportunity to be included in the exhibition also inspired at least one person with a predominantly scientific background to explore his artistic tendencies. Tom Sattler, president of Quantum Leap Associates and an engineer by training, had already collaborated with an artist colleague, Javier Sanchez, to create two dramatic, spiraling sculptures using three-dimensional printing technology. When they learned about the call to artists, they jumped at the chance to produce a third piece. Sattler refers to their creative process as “a marriage of art and science”—and he hopes the inclusion of their sculptures in the exhibition might inspire others to commission new works. The possibility certainly exists. Most of the items in the Scripps installation are for sale. Plans are being made to enable the public to view the exhibition on a limited basis within the secure scientific facility. Given Keith McKeown’s enthusiasm about this extraordinary juxtaposition of science and art, it’s a safe bet that Scripps’ doors will open soon—not only to the public, but to more artists. “This is not the end of it,” he says. “I see lots of places that are crying out for more art. I’m not going to let go. There are many other wonderful artists in Palm Beach County whose work we’d like to see on the Scripps campus.” Note: Images of the art featured at Scripps Florida, the exhibit guide and biographies of the artists can be viewed on the Cultural Council’s website at www.palmbeachculture.com.
ARTISTS FEATURED in Scripps Florida Exhibition Artists Chosen by the Selection Committee Beth Baker, West Palm Beach Dina Gustin Baker, West Palm Beach
Leora Klaymer Stewart, Palm Beach Francia Trosty, Jupiter
Jackie Brice, Jupiter Lance “Alanza” Clarke, Riviera Beach Katie Deits, North Palm Beach Mark W. Forman, Boca Raton Richard J. Frank, West Palm Beach Laurence Gartel, Boca Raton Ben Georgia, Lake Worth Cecily Hangen, West Palm Beach Kathleen Holmes, Lake Worth Benjamin Kenagen, Lake Worth Claudia Jane Klein, Lake Worth Francene Levinson, Boca Raton Cheryl Maeder, West Palm Beach Cynthia Maronet, North Palm Beach Hanne Niederhausen, Boca Raton Tanya G. Burnett-Palmer, West Palm Beach Jeannette Pomeroy Parssi, Wellington Regina Porten, Palm Beach Janet Siegel Rogers, Delray Beach Tom Sattler/Javier Sanchez, West Palm Beach Barry Seidman, Palm Beach Gardens Rita Shapiro, West Palm Beach Victoria Skinner, Lake Worth
Florida Atlantic University Faculty Paul Aho Nora Annes Liz Atzberger Amy Broderick Jeanne Cooper Walter Hnatysh Dorotha Lemeh Brian McConell Suzanne Scherer and Pavel Ouporov Victoria Skinner
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts Students Kristen Colesanti Andrew DeMelo Sadie Frame Carina Giacomelli Clay Howard-Smith John Husak Jude Infantini Ariana Kakenevicius Jaye Luntz Adrian Plotnicoff Philomena Polizzi Suzanne Porath Alfonso Ruiz Nicole Sheffer Lindsay Shores Kai Stenroos Arielle Valdez Brandon von Unruh
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Explorer Watercolor on paper By: Richard Frank 48”x 38”
Professor Charles Weissmann, Chair, Department of Infectology, Scripps Florida, The Scripps Research Institute Elayna Toby Singer, Palm Beach County Art in Public Places Administrator Eliane Strosberg, author and lecturer on art, Palm Beach County Alexander Dreyfoos, philanthropist, entrepreneur, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute Marjorie Fink, philanthropist, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute Juliette Weissmann, collector, Palm Beach County Keith McKeown and Barbara S. Noble, The Scripps Research Institute Rena Blades, President and CEO, Palm Beach County Cultural Council
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alm Beach County’s intriguing and beautiful archeological sites may be the county’s best-kept secrets. Although hundreds each weekend find recreation at two of the three most prominent sites—Jupiter Inlet’s Dubois Park and Riverbend Park—few are aware, as they wander about the man-made topography of the Jupiter Island Midden or across the exquisite natural South Florida landscape of the fields where the last major stand of the Seminoles, the Battle of the Loxahatchee River, took place on January 24, 1838, that Native American civilizations thrived on these sites for over a thousand years. It would come as a surprise to most to learn that, from Lake Okeechobee to the ocean, there are over 50 ancient sites along the path of the Loxahatchee River—the I-95 of ancient Palm Beach County. Palm Beach County archeologist Christian Davenport observes, “Riverbend Park, located at the headwaters of the Loxahatchee River just west of the turnpike in Jupiter, is an ecologically diverse area that was a highly desirable place for human habitation for centuries.”
The Jupiter Inlet with the Jupiter Lighthouse which was completed in 1859. A cut through the 20-foot-high, ancient Native American midden's strata of white shells is visible at the lower right of the image. Photograph by Jim Fairman.
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The historic Henry Dubois House, built in l898 atop a high point of the ancient shell Jupiter Inlet Midden on the south shore of the Jupiter Inlet in Dubois Park. Photograph by Gregory J. Mount.
“The Park, recently opened to the public, is an amazing place where one can walk through cypress sloughs and oak hammocks with massive live oaks, and there are numerous archeological sites, some dating back 3,000 to 5,000 years.“ It was here in 1838 that General Jessup, with 600 mounted Dragoons, 400 artillery men which included Congreve rocket crews, 500 Tennesseans including some Alabama Volunteers and 35 Delaware Indian warriors, battled the Seminoles. The first to write an account of the Native Americans in the county was the namesake of so much in the Jupiter vicinity, Jonathan Dickenson. A Dutch Quaker, he fell into the hands of the Jeaga and Jobe tribes after his ship was wrecked near Jupiter in the 1690s. He was taken to their village of
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Hobe, where the Jeaga and Jobe lived amongst the vast meandering shell mounds of the Jupiter Inlet Midden—just as their ancestors had from time immemorial. Dickenson, surprisingly, survived to tell the tale. After being turned over to the Spanish for bounty, he was—not being English— subsequently released and sent back to Europe. Jupiter drew more detailed attention about 150 years later in 1854, when President Franklin Pierce signed off on the construction of a “first-order lighthouse” to be built on a 61½acre site at the Fort Jupiter Federal Reservation. The lighthouse, long one of the county’s most picturesque and popular tourist attractions, took five years to complete, thanks not only to the difficulties of transporting brick to the site
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before the Jupiter Inlet was cut, but also to years of aggressive intervention by the Seminoles, who showed no sympathy with the new construction atop the at least 600foot-long and 20-foot-high shell midden built up over 12 centuries or more by previous tribes. Looking across the inlet to the lighthouse, the structure of the high midden is revealed in cuts below the tower where the white strata of oyster, whelk and other East Coast Florida shells are clearly visible. In 1898, 40 years after the lighthouse’s completion, early white settler Harry Dubois built a shingled two-story house (now being restored) on the high point of the midden on the south shore of the Jupiter Inlet. Below the Dubois house, visitors to the park may remark on a serpentine ridge, which is a lower shell midden the Native Americans used as a burial ground. The use of the larger middens is unknown. There is no evidence of buildings standing on them as the lighthouse and Dubois house do today. They were works in progress, constantly being heightened by the additions of new layers of shell. They may have been used for religious ceremonies, or may simply have been built as symbols of tribal power, just as palatial reef stone structures have been built along Palm Beach County’s coasts in more recent times. Pottery shards of a simple type called “Orange Ceramic” are prevalent at Jupiter, which suggests that Native Americans may have already been occupying the site up to 3,000 years ago. Far more sophisticated works of native decorative art, however, have been found at sites near the east shore of Lake Okeechobee—notably around Big Mound City, a gigantic earthwork complex, or earthen mound, nearly a half-mile across and some 30 feet high with a hand-like configuration of fingers or runways radiating from a semicircular platform. This complex and mysterious midden was begun thousands of years ago by an unnamed tribe that was at the center of trade routes that stretched from the Florida Keys north to Georgia (and probably beyond) and west to the Gulf of Mexico. Palm Beach County associate archeologist Gregory Mount specializes in the studies of the tribe’s culture and explains that, “The massive earthen and shell mounds, wood carvings and exotic artifacts are all that remain of this vanished culture. They have come to be known as the Belle Glade people and lived in areas around Lake Okeechobee
Above: In 1928 the cypress wood human effigy, AD 900-1200, was found by former West Palm Beach city manager Karl Riddle during a construction project in the Pahokee area. Courtesy Historical Society of Palm Beach County. Below: This Seminole sofkee spoon was recovered near the human effigy by Karl Riddle. Sofkee is a traditional Seminole dish made from corn. Courtesy Historical Society of Palm Beach County.
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Left: Diagram of Big Mound City, the massive, ancient, 30-foot-high earthwork complex near the east shore of Lake Okeechobee. One of the largest Native American mounds east of the Mississippi, it is so vast that the entire Mall at Wellington Green (whose footprint is superimposed on the image) could sit on top of it.
The Big Mound City graphic is from William Morgan’s book, Precolumbian Architecture in Eastern North America (Ripley P. Bullen Series) 1999, Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series, University Press of Florida. ISBN 13: 978-0-8130-1659-7 ISBN 10: 0-8130-1659-2
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spiraling of shells in their design. The colors of shells, such as the vivid pinks of the queen conch, undoubtedly played their roles in the design, although the centuries have faded out all color from pieces discovered at local archeological sites. Two sculptures of anthropomorphic form have also been excavated, one at Pahokee (now at the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum operated by the Historical Society of Palm Beach County), the other at Belle Glade (now at Belle Glade’s Lawrence Will Museum). Like the Jupiter Island Midden, the function of Big Mound City remains enigmatic. So vast that only an aerial view can take in the whole configuration (the entire Mall at Wellington Green could sit atop it), both the clarity and complexity of its design confirm that it expresses the precise
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Above: The Belle Glade people had artisans skilled in the manufacture of delicate items from marine shell. These pendants were made from shell imported into the Lake Okeechobee Region from areas along the coast and were probably an item of personal adornment.
Above: The Belle Glade people participated in a network of long distance trade that allowed for access to stone not found within their area. This finely made pendant was found in Lake Okeechobee and is made from a fine grained limestone. Photograph by Gregory J. Mount.
The leftmost is made from the columella of the lightning whelk (Busycon contrarium), the top middle is a queen conch (Strombus gigas) gorget, the bottom center is a teardrop pendant made from the queen conch as well. The rightmost item is a pendant fashioned out of the columella from a lightning whelk (Busycon contrarium). Photograph by Gregory J. Mount.
Right Arrowhead: An early Archaic Bolen point, most likely made from stone from the Tampa Bay area and traded into the Lake Okeechobee region at a later time. Photograph by Gregory J. Mount.
intentions of its architects, even if those intentions remain hermetic to us today. Was it an early type of star fortress, unassailable from any approach, where the tribe could take refuge in the unlikely case of attack? An acropolis from which the tribe was governed? An agora where goods from the trade routes were exchanged? A sacred precinct? Even a place of sacrifice to their gods or of memorials to their chieftains? (Human skulls but no skeletons have been discovered within a configuration of a dispersed group of circular mounds atop its semicircular nucleus.) Whatever the social habits of Palm Beach Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original citizens, they have left behind them some of the most beautiful and scenic spots of the county to enrich our own social habits today.
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No, culture did not begin in Palm Beach County with the 1992 opening of the Kravis Center. Throughout the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100 years, settlers from Henry Flagler to Florenz Ziegfeld to Jan McArt to Burt Reynolds have arrived here, demanding and supplying a rich environment of arts and entertainment. In 1908, a year before the county was formally founded, pop culture popped up with the first commercial movie house, The Bijou in downtown West Palm Beach. A marvel in its own right, it gave way 16 years later to the 1,400-seat Kettler, proclaimed the finest structure south of Atlanta. Movie houses would come and go. The Oakley in Lake Worth, built in 1924, would morph into the Playtoy adult grind house in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s, before being converted for community theater as the Lake Worth Playhouse (1975). The Paramount, a Palm Beach movie palace, opened in 1927, with N ew York impresario Ziegfeld trying out his Follies extravaganzas before taking them to Broadway.
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Another celluloid milestone was the 1948 opening of The Carefree Theatre, on the site of the Carefree Bowlaway, which became the longest-running single-screen movie house in the county, until its demise in 2005, from roof damage. Dedicated to aiding film students and attracting film production, the Palm Beach International Film Festival got a foothold in the landscape in 1996 and continues annually to pull in independent movie premieres and their stars. The first recorded art exhibition in the county was in 1918, under the auspices of The Women’s Club of Palm Beach. When The Society of the Four Arts—named for art, literature, music and science— gained a permanent home in 1936, it substantially boosted the local art scene with its exhibitions. Still, it was not until 1941, and the advent of The Norton Gallery, that Palm Beach County had a worldclass permanent collection open to the public, consisting largely of Chicago industrialist Ralph Norton’s own acquisitions. Art came to south county in 1950 with an art guild that would become the Boca Raton Museum of Art 12 years later, eventually settling in Mizner Park in 2001. Railroad magnate Henry Flagler’s Palm Beach mansion, Whitehall, opened in 1960 as his eponymous museum, displaying his personal art and household artifacts. Less upbeat is the history of Lake Worth’s Museum of Contemporary Art, which Palm Beach attorney and arts patron Robert Montgomery tried unsuccessfully to rescue. The same goes for Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker’s dream, an International Museum of Cartoon Art, which moved to Boca Raton’s Mizner Park in 1996 with ambitious expansion plans and was forced to close in 2002, eventually finding a home for the collection at The Ohio State University. The county’s cultural offerings have long been racially diverse, notably with the arrival in 1926 of West Palm Beach’s Sunset Cocktail
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Lounge, a rooftop nightclub that showcased such stellar black entertainers as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Ike and Tina Turner and James Brown, through to the early 1960s. Diversity was also evident in an annual event in downtown West Palm called The Seminole Sun-Dance. Started in 1916, it involved members of the Seminole tribe who, yes, wrestled alligators on Clematis Street. Although the event died out after a few years, the Sun-Dance was revived in 1959, leading to the spring music and art celebration, SunFest. The first significant name in dance locally is probably Grace Arbogast Thomas, a Lake Worth teacher whose recitals beginning in the mid-1920s grew into the Thomas Dance Studio, which trained thousands of ballerinas over its seven decades. Then in 1985, the tireless Marie Hale put out a shingle as Ballet Florida, fielding a classical company that performs throughout Palm Beach County and beyond. A year later, a young, imaginative dancer-choreographer named Demetrius Klein settled here, forming his self-named modern dance troupe in Lake Worth. Resident opera’s roots can be traced to 1962, when the Civic Opera of the Palm Beaches was founded. It grew from a community ensemble to a strong regional institution, the Palm Beach Opera, hosting such opera legends as Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo. Nor is a county’s cultural scene complete without an orchestra. The regional Florida Philharmonic flourished, after being created from a merger of the Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale symphonies in 1985, but folded six years ago, with only Pops groups surviving. The charismatic Bob Lappin founded The Palm Beach Pops in 1991 and has been its music director/conductor ever since, as the organization expanded, toured far beyond the county and hosted such guests artists as Lena Horne, Vic Damone and Kenny Rogers, to name a few. When the Boca Pops had to close its doors in 2001, Lappin
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welcomed that south county group’s subscribers to his concerts free of charge, a gesture typical of why he remains a cultural leader locally, committed to preserving and playing the American songbook. Theater companies of note began in Palm Beach County with the winter stock of the Palm Beach Playhouse, which offered 12 one-week productions of high class drama at popular prices when it opened on the island in 1931. Later came such troupes as Florida Repertory Theatre, Actors’ Rep and Palm Beach Musicarnival, but the modern theatrical era arrived in 1958, when yeast executive Frank J. Hale rose to the occasion, opening the Royal Poinciana Playhouse, where Palm Beachers went to see and be seen. Eventually, it housed small Broadway tours, before closing its doors in 2004, leading to an ongoing tug-of-war between developers and preservationists. Boca Raton theater got a boost with the 1975 opening of the Caldwell Theatre Company, housed in increasingly larger venues, the latest being the well-appointed Count de Hoernle Theatre, next door to its previous home in a discount furniture plaza. In 1977, a dynamic performer-producer named Jan McArt moved from New York to Boca to found her Royal Palm Dinner Theatre in the round. McArt has star power, but not as much as Hollywood fixture Reynolds, who made Jupiter a culture destination in 1979 with his chow-and-show theater, often featuring his movie industry pals. After a decade, it gave way to Richard Akins and the renamed Jupiter Theatre. These days, you have to buy dinner elsewhere, but the much-renovated Maltz Jupiter Theatre now garners acclaim and awards in that spot. In the early ‘90s, Reynolds moved the intern program he began at his dinner theater to Tequesta, succeeding in north county, but fading quickly away after a move down to West Palm Beach.
Ballet Florida
Perhaps the one area theater destined for national recognition is Florida Stage, which started small in 1987 as The Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches, then moved to Manalapan and became the Pope Theatre, named for its prime benefactor, Lois Pope. Throughout all its locations and monikers, the company has maintained a focus on developing new American plays. Nearly every new troupe since then has claimed to be the next Florida Stage, but the one that has come closest is tiny Palm Beach Dramaworks, which started in 2000, and weathered several moves in West Palm Beach, producing rarely revived dramas of substance. As buildings themselves go, the Old School Square complex, restored as a cultural hub for Delray Beach in the early ‘90s, is credited with being a catalyst for the redevelopment and revival of that city’s downtown. It consists of the Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture, a visual arts center housed in a former elementary school, and the Crest Theatre, which presents a wide variety of performances, including cabaret and a renowned lecture series, in what was once the high school auditorium. The latest addition to Old School Square is an outdoor entertainment pavilion, a magnet for concerts, films and family activities. And yes, Palm Beach County’s cultural landscape was forever changed by the 1992 arrival of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, a $63-million, three-venue complex with the budget and clout to attract world-class entertainers in an eclectic programming menu that offers something for everyone. At 100, Palm Beach County’s cultural scene has matured without growing old and expanded its reach to match the expanded population, offering performances and visual arts to visitors as well as those smart enough to set down roots here.
What do you give a county that has everything on its 100th birthday? The answer, according to the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, Palm Beach County Art in Public Places and the Palm Beach County Centennial Committee, is a real bell ringer. To commemorate this historic occasion, these organizations are creating a 990-pound custom-cast bronze bell to be placed in front of West Palm Beach’s 1916 Courthouse. One hundred donors – individuals, families or businesses – will be permanently recognized as being part of this unique Palm Beach County Centennial Bell Project, with their names incorporated into the bell’s location. Such designation is available for a tax-deductible donation of $1,909. For more information on the project and how to become a part of it, go to www.palmbeachculture.com.
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On several occasions, I’ve been asked why someone should support the arts when human services needs are so great. My response is always the same. To me—and to my colleagues on the board of directors of the Palm Beach County Cultural Council—it’s not an either/or proposition. We understand there are many needs, of course, but having a vibrant cultural community is an important component in the economic recovery of our area. When an arts organization stages a performance or opens an exhibition, it has an economic impact. Not only does it create jobs directly for its own employees, but it also drives ancillary employment for the many other businesses
that help bring its vision to life. Then there’s the economic impact from tourists who come to enjoy the cultural offerings in our area, and the tax revenues from the entire enterprise. It has been estimated that every dollar invested in arts and culture generates $7 in spending. That’s a very strong return on investment. The members of the Cultural Council’s board are exceptionally diverse. We’ve been fortunate to attract people from all walks of life and all corners of the county. This diversity brings many interesting viewpoints—and a lot of energy—to the work we do. As a group, my colleagues and I are committed to keeping this organization fiscally stable. And we are equally dedicated to enhancing the Council’s public and private partnerships with Palm Beach County, the business community and the philanthropic sector. The Council’s role as an advocate, a clearinghouse of information and a source of support for our county’s artists and cultural organizations has never been more important. We must remain strong so that we can help our cultural community through the economic downturn in the best possible way. We firmly believe that a vibrant cultural community enhances our quality of life and leads to economic benefits that far outweigh the dollars that are invested. As a board, we appreciate the support that so many in our county provide. Thank you for recognizing that the arts are vital and necessary to our community’s strength—and not an either/or proposition.
—Michael Bracci is chairman of the Board of Directors of the Palm Beach County Cultural Council and president of N orthern Trust for Palm Beach and Martin County.
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Summer Cultural Guide Returns for Fourth Year The Palm Beach County Cultural Council has published the fourth edition of its informative Summer Cultural Guide on its website, www.palmbeachculture.com. The guide features details about kids’ summer programs at 58 arts and cultural organizations across Palm Beach County. Parents who view the guide prior to April 10 have the option to take a short education survey and register for an opportunity to win free scholarships or memberships at 16 organizations. Winners were scheduled to be randomly selected on April 15. The guide will stay A happy camper at the online throughout Lighthouse Center for the Arts. the spring. O rg a n i z a t i o n s that contributed scholarships and memberships for the contest included the Academy of Dance, Music & Theatre, the Armory Art Center, Boynton Beach Art Center, Everglades Youth Conservation Camp, Lake Worth Playhouse, Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, the Palm Beach Zoo, Schoolhouse Children’s Museum, Sol Children Theatre Troupe, the South Florida Science Museum, Standing Ovation Performing Arts and the Youth Orchestra Summer Camp.
Artavox to Celebrate Artists in Boynton Beach Venue The Schoolhouse Children’s Museum in Boynton Beach will host the third annual Artavox event on Wednesday, May 20, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This festive celebration of the county’s artists is presented by the Palm Beach County Cultural Council in partnership with Artists of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Art in Public Places, City of Boynton Beach Art in Public Places and the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency. The evening will include food and drink, video displays, entertaining performances and site-specific art installations. Guests include artists, gallery owners, arts patrons, news media and leaders from the business, academic and cultural communities. Visit the Cultural Council’s website at www.palmbeachculture.com for complete details.
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Culture & Cocktails Continues to Entertain Patrons
From CafÊ Boulud, Sommelière Jenny Benzie, Kyl Haselbauer and Chef de Cuisine Zach Bell
Enid Atwater, Tamra Fitzgerald, Denise Neieman and Pat Thomas
Fatima NeJame, Elayna Toby Singer, Tracy Kamerer and Wendy Blazier
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The Cultural Council’s popular series of cultural conversations at Café Boulud in Palm Beach has continued to attract spirited audiences through the winter months, with events focusing on the finer points of food and beverage, art and Judaism and pictures at an exhibition. The December event—“PARTY PARTY: Sharing the Tastes and Treats of Holiday Dining”—was particularly tasty. “We provided an interactive forum for guests to learn about serving hors d'oeuvres paired with champagnes and wines as four participating chefs paired-up with wine and beverage experts. The chefs each prepared two hors d'oeuvres and their sommelièrs/mixologists selected the appropriate wines,” said Denise Mariani, Cafe Boulud's director of catering. The participants included Zach Bell, chef de cuisine; Jenny Benzie, sommelière; and Matthew Petersen, chef pâtissier, from Cafe Boulud; Joshua Liberman, general manager and wine director, and Mark Liberman, chef di cucina, from Forté di Asprinio; Thierry Beaud, restaurateur, and Julien Gremaud, chef de cuisine, from Pistache; and Ryan Artim, executive chef from the Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach. January’s Culture & Cocktails featured “TRADITION: A Conversation on Jews and the Arts.” The spirited, often funny discussion was moderated by Maureen Wise, director of the Ewa and Dan Abraham Project for the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. Panelists included
Karen Davis, executive director, Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival; Paul Green, clarinetist; artistic director, Klezmer East, as well as a faculty member of Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University; Avi Hoffman, founder and artistic director, N ew Vista Theatre; and Marcia Jo Zerivitz, founding executive director and chief curator, Jewish Museum of Florida. In February, the topic turned to the visual arts. “HAN G TIME: A Conversation About the Secrets of Successful Art
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Exhibitions,” featured Wendy Blazier, senior curator, Boca Raton Museum of Art; Tracy Kamerer, chief curator, Flagler Museum; and Fatima N eJame, executive director, Palm Beach Photographic Centre. The moderator was Elayna Toby Singer, administrator, Palm Beach County Art in Public Places. March’s event spotlighted the celebrated author of the controversial new
book, Madness Under the Royal Palms: Life and Death Behind the Gates of Palm Beach, in “AUTHOR AUTHOR: A Conversation with Laurence Leamer.” Scott Eyman, books editor of The Palm Beach Post, interviewed Leamer, who also wrote such best-selling books as The Kennedy Men, The Kennedy Women: The Saga of an American Family, Sons of Camelot, Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Make Believe: The Story of N ancy and Ronald Reagan, King of the N ight: The Life of Johnny Carson and As
Deborah Bigeleisen, Cynthia Grey, Nancy Telese and Julia Quesaga
Time Goes By: The Life of Ingrid Bergman. The fourth season of Culture & Cocktails concludes on April 13 with “CULTURAL HERSTORY: A Conversation with Three Leading Ladies—featuring Rena Blades, president and CEO of the Cultural Council; Judy Mitchell, chief executive officer of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts; and Christina Orr-Cahall, director of the Norton Museum of Art. Jan
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{inside culture} cultural council news Sjostrom, arts editor of the The Palm Beach Daily News, will moderate the panel. All Culture & Cocktails events are free for members of the Cultural Council ($150 level and above). The price for everyone else is $35 per person with all proceeds going to the Cultural Council. The event runs from 5 to 7 p.m., with registration and cocktails from 5 to 5:45 p.m., and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conversationâ&#x20AC;? from 5:45 to 7 p.m., including audience Q&A. CafĂŠ Boulud serves complimentary beverages and an array of specially prepared horsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres. A cash bar and free valet parking are also available. The restaurant is located in The Brazilian Court, 301 Australian Ave. in Palm Beach. N ational City Private Client Group is chief underwriting sponsor of the Culture & Cocktails series, with additional support from The Palm Beach Daily News and PR-BS, a Boca-based public relations firm.
Cultural Council Names Director of Grants Jan L. Rodusky joined the Palm Beach County Cultural Council as director of grants. In this role, she manages grant programs that distribute approximately $3.5 million to cultural organizations and artists yearly. Previously, Jan spent nine years establishing and Jan L. Rodusky growing a grantmaking program for Palm Healthcare Foundation. Prior to that, she spent 10 years securing gifts and grants for health-focused organizations as a professional fund raiser in northeast Ohio and southeast Florida. Building upon the unique experience of being both a grantee and grantor, she is
committed to strategic grantmaking and working to improve the efficiency of organizations that the Cultural Council serves. Jan is active in the community, serving on several boards and committees for organizations such as Leadership Palm Beach County and the World Affairs Council of the Palm Beaches. She is an alumnus of the German Marshall Fellowship Program, which helps promote a greater cooperation and understanding between the United States and Europe. She holds a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in sociology and a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in public administration, both from Kent State University.
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Blades, Pesquera, Garden Club Honored by Mounts Botanical Gardens Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden honored Rena Blades, president and CEO of the Cultural Council; Jorge Pesquera, president and CEO of the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau; and the Garden Club of Palm Beach with its inaugural “Friend of the Gardens Awards.” Each of the recipients was recognized with a permanent bench in the garden—complete with identifying plaque—where people can sit and admire the horticultural beauty around them. The awards were presented during the 11th annual Spring Benefit and Auction at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N orth Military Trail in West Palm Beach. Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County's oldest and largest public garden. It displays tropical and subtropical plants from around the world, including plants native to Florida, exotic trees, tropical fruit, herbs, citrus, palms and more. As a component of the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service, and through its affiliation with the University of Florida, Mounts offers connections with extension horticulturists, master gardeners, the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program and professional horticultural advisors. It also offers a variety of horticultural classes, garden-related events and workshops. For information, call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org.
Five New Members Join Cultural Council Board of Directors The Palm Beach County Cultural Council’s Board of Directors recently welcomed five new members to three-year terms: Clarence Anthony, Carole Boucard, Cecile Draime, Irene Karp and Berton E. Korman. Clarence Anthony is chief marketing officer and senior vice president for PBS&J, an engineering, environmental science, architecture, planning and construction company. He was mayor of South Bay from 1984-2008 and was elected president of the N ational League of Cities in 1999. He also served as president of the Florida League of Cities in 1995, a member of the Tourist Development Council board and on numerous other public and private boards. Carole Boucard is director of public relations for the Boca Raton Resort and Club. Among her many endeavors at the resort, she established a philanthropic advisory committee to review and distribute its charitable donations. Her experience includes three years as director of public relations for the Westin and Sheraton Grand Bahama Our Lucaya Resort and as director of public relations for Club Med’s 17 resorts in N orth America. Cecile Draime is a resident of Palm Beach and also spends time in Warren, Ohio, where she and her late husband, Max, were involved in numerous community activities and charities. She
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has served on numerous boards including Ballet Florida, Kent State University and the Butler Institute of American Art. Irene Karp and her husband, Jim, are residents of Palm Beach and also spend time in Louisville, Ky., and New York. She has served on a variety of non-profit boards, including the Louisville Ballet, Louisville Visual Art Association and the Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation. Karp also has been involved with fundraising campaigns for the Louisville Science Museum, Midway College, Kentucky Country Day School and Home of the Innocents Children’s Village. Berton E. Korman and his wife, Sallie, divide their time between Jupiter and Philadelphia, where he is CEO of Korman Residential Properties. He served on the board of directors for many cultural, community and civic organizations including the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, the Graduate School of Fine Arts and the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Orchestra, The Philadelphia Zoological Society, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and The Philadelphia’s Art in City Hall.
Cultural Council Public Relations Coordinator Larry Boytano contributed to this section. Berton Korman
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The Historical Society of Palm Beach County is celebrating Palm Beach County’s centennial with the first of two planned temporary exhibits, Livin’ on the Lake: the Pioneer Era, on display at the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum in the historic 1916 Courthouse in West Palm Beach. More than just a wide spot in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Lake Worth existed as a freshwater lake for thousands of years before it became home to many of Palm Beach County’s earliest pioneers. For three centuries following Spanish exploration, Lake Worth remained a virtually unexplored territory. Those Livin’ on the Lake during the 1870s and 1880s were living on the American frontier. During this period, Palm Beach County witnessed a progression from its earliest homesteaders living in palmetto-thatched houses to the arrival of Henry Flagler’s railroad in 1893 and the building of luxury hotels. Photographs and artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection help tell the story of this intrepid group as they homesteaded what pioneer Marion Greer called a modern day Garden of Eden. The museum’s curator of collections and special exhibits, Steven Erdmann, designed and installed the exhibit in a 22’ x 13’ space adjacent to the two permanent museum galleries on the main level of the courthouse. Livin’ on the Lake will be followed by a second exhibit, East & West: 1909, which opens September 1. For more information, call (561) 832-4164 or visit www.historicalsocietypbc.org.
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Michael Hall Retires at Caldwell Theatre; Clive Cholerton Takes Reins Michael Hall, artistic director of Caldwell Theatre Company in Boca Raton, will retire May 31 from the role he has played so ably since co-founding the theater in 1975. During that time, he won five Best Director Carbonell Awards as well as the George Abbott, Remy and Ruth Foreman awards. Hall plans, he says, “to write a book, travel the world and become a better photographer.” Taking over the artistic reins on June 1 is Clive Cholerton—who, as chairman of the Caldwell’s board for the past four years, is already intimately familiar with the organization. “It is an artistic transition made in heaven,” Hall says. “As a director, Cholerton shares the theater’s mission that variety in play selection is essential, and that ensemble work is the major goal of productions. He’s been completely Michael Hall (left) and Clive Cholerton involved in fundraising, negotiating with builders and contractors for Caldwell’s new Count de Hoernle Theatre and running the Play Reading Series.” As a director, Cholerton’s credits include the New York premiere of David Hare’s Racing Demon and a Toronto production of A Midsummer N ight’s Dream. Acting roles include Billy, High Life; Joe Bonham, Johnny Got His Gun; Rick, Six Degrees of Separation; Lysander, A Midsummer N ight’s Dream, and Nick, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Hall will be available to the theater during the transitional season and plans to continue to direct. Cholerton recently directed Caldwell’s world premiere production of Dangerous, a new play by Michael McKeever.
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{inside culture} cultural compendium Distinctive New Wave Arrives at Convention Center By night and day, Wave—the new sculptural light public art installation at the Palm Beach County Convention Center— adds a decidedly distinctive touch to one of our county’s most prominent buildings. The work was created by Barbara Grygutis, an internationally renowned artist with more than 25 years of experience in integrating all elements of a site to create a singular visual experience. Her commissions, which celebrate community heritage and local natural environments, can be seen in public plazas, libraries, municipal buildings, memorials, sculpture gardens and transit stations across the United States. According to Elayna Toby Singer, Palm Beach County Art in Public Places administrator, Wave is composed of five 30-foot sculptural arcs made of perforated aluminum and kinetic LED lights. At night, the lights cycle through shades of blue,
Close-up view of Wave at night, looking east
evoking the rolls of waves as they cascade onto the shoreline. By day, the perforated metal allows natural light through the sculpture, forming undulating moiré patterns. With its strong visual presence, Wave is sure to become a nationally recognized icon for the facility, suggests Dave Anderson, general manager of the Palm Beach County Convention Center. “Wave welcomes and delights passersby with a memorable artistic experience unique to Palm Beach County,” Singer observes. “Designed to echo the water
theme of the interior décor, Wave also reminds us that the Convention Center is only miles away from the Atlantic Ocean— one of our county’s most precious natural resources and a major tourism attraction.” The $611,500 project, which was funded with public art designation from the 2002 Recreational and Cultural Facilities Bond Issue combined with Convention Center Capital Project funds, was dedicated January 13.
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As a result of the impending closing of Klein Dance this June, Palm Beach Atlantic University will offer a premier program in dance for students ages 3-18 as part of the School of Music and Fine Arts Preparatory Department. “This new program will have the same first-rate instruction you have come to expect from Klein Dance,” said Kathleen Klein, who has served as the director of dance at Palm Beach Atlantic since 1999. “Students will have a more dynamic experience in a culture of learning with opportunities to add music study with their dance curriculum.” The program will offer high-quality, multi-disciplinary dance training to students at all levels. It will also include the American Ballet Theatre (ABT®) National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough, eight-level program that combines artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. “For the last two decades, Kathleen and Klein Dance made a profound impact on the artistic community of Palm Beach County,” said Lloyd Mims, dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts. “Continuing this tradition in partnership with the university is beneficial to her dancers, to the arts community and to the profession.”
Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition Marks 40th Anniversary There’s no reason to worry that the annual Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition is becoming stodgy just because it’s turning 40. Far from it— audience members will be Previous vocal competition winners (from left) Dominic Armstrong, able to text message their Karen Jesse, Amanda Majeski and Lee Poulis votes for their favorite provides the young singers with a step up vocalist this year! More than 300 vocalists vie for top the ladder of success in the opera world. The 14 finalists in two divisions of the prizes in the competition, which was established in 1969 to assist the careers of four-day contest will compete in the Grand aspiring opera singers and has become Finals with the Palm Beach Opera one of the most prestigious national Orchestra on Sunday, April 26, before a live contests for young singers. The competi- audience at the Kravis Center, with the tion features $85,000 in prize money and judges rendering their ranking of the
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What do ladybugs and the Chinese New Year have in common? In the hands of the West Palm Beach-based Center for Creative Education (CCE), both became recent vehicles to help kids learn about traditional academic subjects in fun, entertaining and artistic ways. In the case of the spotted insects, second grade students in the after-care program at Chancellor Charter School in Lantana worked with CCE artist Kaki Holt, who began the project by inviting local author Renata Jones to read her book, The Little White Ladybug. The students then wrote and illustrated a book of their own. While learning science lessons, the children
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Center for Creative Education artist Kaki Holt (left) and Chancellor Charter second grade students Madison Wandra and Amanda Seeberg read a book the class wrote and illustrated about ladybugs.
were taught that there are good bugs and bad bugs in our environment. They also learned alternative ways to manage the pests without spraying poisons and killing all bugs. On February 18, the students showcased what they learned by performing a play for other Chancellor Charter students, faculty and family. A few weeks earlier, nearly 60 third, fourth and fifth graders in Lake Worth’s South Grade Elementary after-school program learned about China in a unique way. To prepare for the Chinese New Year celebration, CCE artist Tracy Rosof-Peterson worked with the students to create ceramic dragons and tiles with Chinese symbolism. The Center for Creative Education provides children with creative alternatives to develop an appreciation for art and culture, as well as their own artistic and creative talents, during the critical after-school hours. For more information, call (561) 805-9927 or visit www.cceflorida.org.
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(From left) Julia Hansen, artistic director of Aspen Theater Masters; William Hayes, producing artistic director of Palm Beach Dramaworks; and Sue Ellen Beryl, managing director of Palm Beach Dramaworks
development today is more crucial than ever,” noted William Hayes, producing artistic director of Palm Beach Dramaworks. “The process of developing a new play is costly and typically involves a rehearsal process with professional actors and multiple readings before a participatory audience,” added Julia Hansen, artistic director of Aspen
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Theater Masters. “As theater companies throughout the country face budget setbacks and halt new programming, Palm Beach Dramaworks and Aspen Theater Masters remain committed to fostering emerging talent.” N ew Bridges Fest seeks to build bridges for emerging playwrights, linking select dramatists from across the country with other veteran artists, producers and professionals, who can influence and foster their promising careers. Participating playwrights in the inaugural effort included Jennifer Fawcett, Naomi McDougall Jones, Josh Tobiesson and Jason Tremblay. The readings were directed by J. Barry Lewis of Palm Beach Dramaworks and Pesha Rudnick of Aspen Theater Masters. The acting ensemble included John Archie and Kim Ehly from Florida, Chinai Hardy from N ew York, and Peggy Mundinger, Matthew Mueller and Josh Robinson from Colorado.
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Eg2 Hosts Regional Student Art Exhibit More than 400 pieces of art created by area students were the focus of a recent exhibition for the Regional Scholastic Art Awards for Palm Beach and Martin Counties at the Educational Gallery Group (Eg2) exhibit spaces in CityPlace. Eg2 worked with public, private and home
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school students in grades 7-12 to collect 643 submissions for the competition. A local jury of professional art educators selected 400 pieces for this regional exhibit, while a second jury of arts professionals selected Gold Key, Silver Key and five American Visions winners, whose physical artwork (along with digital images of the Gold Key winners) will represent Palm Beach and Martin Counties in the National Scholastic Exhibition in New York. The Scholastic Art Competition is the nation’s longest-running, largest, most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers in the visual and literary arts. This is the fourth year that Palm Beach and Martin County students have participated. The Regional Scholastic Art Awards for Palm Beach and Martin Counties is sponsored by the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, CityPlace, the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, the School District of Palm Beach County, The Palm Beach Post and Christafaro’s catering.
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‘Rickards House Inspired’ to Rise at Boca Raton Children’s Museum The newest component of the Boca Raton Children’s Museum Campus will evoke the image of the city’s first frame house, which was built in 1897 by one of Boca Raton’s early settlers, Captain Thomas Moore Rickards. A formal site dedication was set for late March. Designed to capture the architectural look of its namesake, the two-story “Rickards House Inspired” will be the new home to Jason’s Music Hall (dedicated to the accomplished musician and promoter, Jason Wyner) and the museum’s conservation library and office. The
original Rickards house (which is no longer standing) was located on the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway south of the present-day Palmetto Park Road Bridge. Rickards House Inspired will follow the historical tradition of the buildings that currently comprise the museum’s campus located in downtown Memorial Park. RCC Associates General Contractors has donated its fee to build the new 2,500square-foot building. The architect is Jose Obeso of JAO Architects of Boca Raton. Poppi Mercier, the museum’s executive director, and the board of directors “are absolutely thrilled that RCC Associates—a firm with an exceptional reputation— stepped forward to help us make the expansion of the museum a reality. The knowledge RCC has shared and the unfaltering advice and support so generously provided have been essential to our efforts,” she noted. The Boca Raton Children’s Museum is the oldest of a dozen such museums in Florida. For more information, call (561) 368-6875 or visit www.cmboca.com.
An architect’s rendering of the “Rickards House Inspired”
The original Rickards House stood on the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway in Boca Raton.
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future generations. Through its Earth Days, Annual Literacy Days and Festival of the Trees, the gardens and its partnering organizations reach thousands of children and adults in Palm Beach County. These efforts provide innovative and fun hands-on educational experiences as well as rewarding intergenerational volunteer opportunities.
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens Celebrates Earth Day As part of its wide-ranging Community Enrichment Program, the Ann N orton Sculpture Gardens will host its Second Annual Earth Days on April 20 and 21. The garden received requests for 2,000 students to attend the popular program. School groups will begin their experience by receiving Earth Day Passports to guide them through the 1.7acre garden to hands-on exploration stations hosted by Palm Beach County cultural and environmental organizations. Children receive passport stamps to record their visit to the stations, which offer activities in environmental science, preservation, conservation and environmental art. Activities include: “Pond Dipping,” “Palm Planting,” “Digging Deeper in Palm Beach County: Exploring
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The generations come together for Earth Day activities at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens.
the Archaeology in Our Backyards,” “Recycle and Make Art!” and more. The Ann N orton Sculpture Gardens, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, created the Community Enrichment Program in 2007 to reach out to the community, foster collaborative partnerships, provide cultural opportunities to all populations and set the standard for good stewardship of the gardens for
Palm Beach Zoo Opens New Animal Care Complex Appropriately, Earth Day (April 22) will mark the opening of the new Melvin J. and Claire Levine Animal Care Complex (ACC) at the Palm Beach Zoo. The ACC, which overlooks Baker Lake, incorporates the Salvatore M. Zeitlin Animal Hospital, named for the zoo’s long-time veterinarian (and former Cultural Council board member); the Center for Conservation
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of its construction and other features. The Salvatore M. Zeitlin Hospital will be a veterinary medicine facility providing emergency care, exams, treatments and surgery for the zoo’s collection of over 1,700 animals. It will contain the Campbell Surgical Suite and Campbell N ursery. There will also be class-specific recovery The Palm Beach Zoo’s new Melvin J. and Claire Levine Animal Care Complex rooms (i.e. avian, Medicine; and the Wildlife Wellness and mammal, etc.), a specialty room for N utrition Center. The new structure has non-human primate medicine, a pharmacy achieved recognition as a Gold Standard and rooms dedicated to general LEED-certified building as a result of its treatments and radiology. The hospital will energy-saving strategies, “green” aspects be well equipped with an ultrasound
machine, heart monitor and anesthesia machine, as well as emergency carts and IV supplies. The zoo’s upgraded 3,300square-foot outdoor quarantine facility will stand adjacent to the hospital. The building will also house offices, library and meeting facilities for the new Center for Conservation Medicine, incorporating biomedical education and telemedicine. The Wildlife Wellness Center (set to open in 2010) will house the zoo’s commissary, where animal diets are studied, recorded and prepared with the aid of advanced digital technology. Dr. Terry L. Maple, president and CEO of the zoo, said, “The Melvin J. and Claire Levine Animal Care Complex will be the most important new zoo medical and husbandry facility in America. The Palm Beach Zoo will take its place as a national leader in quality animal care.”
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With support from the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, VSA arts of FloridaPalm Beach County will host an African Dance and Drumming Residency in April at Gove and Belle Glade Elementary Schools. Sidiki Conde and members of his group To u k o u n o u — P a b l o Dembele and Mamady Sano—will spend two weeks teaching 50 students, their principal and teachers what it takes to Sidiki Conde become African dancers, drummers and singers. Sidiki, a professional dancer and musician, lost the use of his legs when he was 14 years old and now teaches his perception of what is a disability to students with varying disabilities. He dances on his hands and has written his own music and songs that chronicle his unique journey as a person with a disability, while celebrating the traditional cultures of Guinea. Cindy Pijanowski, director of VSA arts, said that the Gove and Belle Glade families are eagerly awaiting Sidiki and Toukounou’s arrival. “Principal Anne Turner of Gove Elementary and Principal Roxanne Curtiss of Belle Glade Elementary, along with their terrific staffs, are going above and beyond in their preparations. As a result their students will reap the benefits,” Pijanowski said. VSA arts’ presence also was felt at this year’s Lake Worth Street Painting Festival, where professional artist Sam Perry and VSA arts students Ivan Rogue and Kirk Southworth created a colorful entry.
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{inside culture} briefly noted Since its inception in 1987, the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach has offered classes for school-age children, but not all children have the financial wherewithal to attend these programs. In February, Armory board member Stephen Rabb and his wife, Marsha Rabb, a volunteer at Grove Park Elementary School, awarded scholarships to four talented students who were recommended by Keith Anderson, art teacher at the Lake Park school. The Armory offered scholarships to summer camp, after-school and Saturday programs to more than 80 children last year and hopes to raise this number to 300 in 2009.
Budding Michelangelos got a taste of the master’s technique on what would have been his 534th birthday, March 6, thanks to ArtStart’s “Masterworks Birthday Series,” a hands-on program that teaches students about famous artists. During an art activity at the LAIRO (Latin American Immigrant and Refugee Organization) after-school program at C.O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School in Palm Springs, ArtStart Founder and President Jeannette Pomeroy Parssi treated youngsters to birthday cake—after the kids had finished lying on their backs to paint a “canvas” that was taped to the bottom of their tables. The artist would have been pleased.
Four Grove Park Elementary School students received scholarships from the Armory Art Center.
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Artist in Residency/Instructor Catalina Aguirre Hoffman (left) and Instructor Assistant Lauren Shapiro
Hammock Pointe Elementary School in Boca Raton, along with 48 teachers, spent 2008 learning from Catalina Aguirre Hoffman, Artist in Residence from the Boca Raton Museum of Art. They created works of art based on the museum’s permanent collection that were later permanently installed throughout the campus. The Artist in Residency was intended as a model for the Palm Beach County School District. Funding was provided through the generosity of the La Kretz Family Fund. In other Boca Museum news, the 2008-09 Milton and Florence Hoffman Sculpture Scholarship Award was presented recently to two Art School students, Barbara Brown and Norman Merson.
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(WITVA) awarded more than $18,000 in cash prizes, scholarships and art supplies to Palm Beach County students through its 13th annual Spring Celebration of High School Art. Lee Rubin, a senior at West Boca Raton High School, received the Presidents Award for “Rolling Stone.” Scholarship recipients (and their high schools) included Dana Meschisi (Park Vista), Stephanie Gawron (Royal Palm Beach), Stephanie McAdam (Park Vista), Daniel Rodrigues (Palm Beach Lakes), Carina Giacomelli (Dreyfoos), Jesus De Jesus (Lake Worth), Rachel Bouchard-Chainowz (Atlantic), Lindsey Cheek (Seminole Ridge) and Ellyn Mc Donald (Spanish River). WITVA has given away over $75,000 to art students since beginning the program in 1997.
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{inside culture} briefly noted The Norton Museum of Art named Cheryl Brutvan to the new position of curator of contemporary art, which was launched with funding by the Theodore and Ruth Baum Foundation. She is responsible for the development of the museum’s collection of works by artists born after 1960. Brutvan most recently was the Beal Curator of Contemporary Art and head of the Department of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in art history, with honors, from the State University of N ew York at Buffalo and a Master of Arts in art history from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
Corby Kaye, Studio Palm Beach
The Delray String Quartet released its first
Dr. Jeff Morgan of Lynn University, Mandy Bartmess of West Palm Beach, Tom Budz of Boynton Beach, Jane Sallen of Lake Worth and Blaise Allen, Ph.D., the Palm Beach Poetry Festival's director of community outreach
Rebecca Caruso, a senior at Wellington High School, received first place in the Palm Beach Poetry Festival’s 2009 High School Poetry Contest for her poem, Bayou Blues. Other winners included Mary Bartmess of West Palm Beach, Tom Budz of Boynton Beach, Jane Sallen of Lake Worth and Kate Yarborough of Wellington. Open to Palm Beach County public and private high school students, the contest was judged by Dr. Jeff Morgan of Lynn University's Department of English. The January festival featured eight faculty poets, two Florida poets and two performance poets in readings, talks and a lively panel discussion.
commercial CD recently on the Poinciana label. The CD includes Antonín Dvorák’s String Quartet # 12 in F, Op. 96, “American” and the Piano Quintet # 2 in A, Op. 81, with guest performer, Tao Lin, on the Steinway piano. The musicians featured on the recording include Mei Mei Luo, violin; Laszlo Pap, violin; Richard Fleischman, viola; and Ian Maksin, cello. Susan Moyer Bergeron has since joined the ensemble as cellist. The CD is available at www.Organiste.net or via e-mail at Organiste@organiste.net. More information is also available at www.delraystringquartet.com.
The Palm Beach Photographic Centre named Jill Elisofon to head the capital campaign for its new home in the City Center municipal complex in West Palm Beach. Elisofon, a former vice president with the Waters Pelton Organization, has been an independent fundraising consultant since 2004. According to Fatima NeJame, founder and executive director of the Photographic Centre, Elisofon was selected in part due to her personal connection to photography: Her father, Eliot Elisofon, was a LIFE Magazine photographer and filmmaker. In its new home, the Photographic Centre will expand to 26,000 square feet— more than twice the size of its current Delray Beach facility.
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Minidoka #5 (442nd) (1979; 60” x 72”), acrylic painting by Roger Shimomura Old School Square Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Frances Bourque (left) with Robert D. Chapin
Robert D. Chapin, president emeritus of Old
Four of the Morikami Museum’s 2009 exhibits
School Square Cultural Arts Center, announced a gift of $250,000 to the organization. The donation will be used for programming of the Crest Theatre’s annual lecture series, which has been named the Robert D. Chapin Lecture Series. Chapin’s family moved to Delray Beach in 1946, and he attended Delray Beach Elementary. After living out of the area, he returned in 1970 to open his law firm. Chapin joined the Old School Square board of directors in 1988 and served as president from 19972003. He is the 2009 recipient of the Buster Musgrave Award, Old School Square’s highest honor.
have enhanced underwriting support thanks to a $17,500 grant from the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation. The grant is assisting with costs associated with the current exhibition, “Return of the Yellow Peril: A Survey of the Works of Roger Shimomura, 1969-2004” (on view through May 10, 2009); as well as “Japan Through the Eyes of a Child” (opening summer 2009); “Elegance in Iron: The Art of the Japanese Tetsubin” (Sept. 29Dec. 6, 2009); and “Ceramic Sculpture of Jun Kaneko” (Dec. 22, 2009-March 7, 2010). For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit www.morikami.org.
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general director of Palm Beach Opera. As interim managing director since last August, he had been overseeing all staff activities and o rg a n i z a t i o n a l events, including the Palm Beach Opera Resident Artists Program and the annual Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition. Prior to joining Palm Beach Opera, Biaggi was associate director at Guy Barzilay International Artist Management in N ew York. He has served on the faculties of Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music and Sarah Lawrence College in N ew York. A classically trained singer, Biaggi has performed operatic roles and recitals in America and Europe.
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The Flagler Museum acquired an important hand-written and signed note by industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper (1791-1883), one of the most successful businessmen of the Gilded Age. The acquisition was underwritten by Harris Private Bank. The note reads: “He in reality is the wisest and happyest [sic] man who finds and improves the greatest opertunities [sic] for doing good.” Cooper's contributions to American industrialization included designing and building the first American steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb, in 1830. He founded and designed N ew York City's Cooper Union School for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences in 1859, which he considered his greatest achievement.
Dance students at Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts
The School of the Arts Foundation received a $180,000 grant from the Surdna Foundation. The grant provides $60,000 each year for three years to enhance the arts curriculum at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach. The funds will pay for emerging guest artists to teach during the school year and to increase underserved middle school students' exposure to high quality art programs by providing summer and after school art classes. The School of the Arts Foundation raises funds to enhance the arts and academic curriculum at the internationally acclaimed Dreyfoos School of the Arts.
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{inside culture} briefly noted The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation will host its 31st Annual Statewide Preservation Conference will take place at the Colony Hotel Palm Beach from May 13-16. This year, the Florida Trust will offer special opportunities for local preservationists to take part in the conference at a reduced cost. Beginning April 1, half-day workshops and tours will be sold for $40 and day-long tours (including lunch) will be sold for $75. The offer is valid through May 5. A full registration and conference schedule along with descriptions of all workshops, tours and events is available at www.floridatrust.org/news/40. For more information, call the Florida Trust office at (850) 224-8128. (From left) Randy Talbot, FAU senior vice president for university advancement; Robert Bailyn; Inez Bailyn; FAU President Frank T. Brogan; and Susan Reilly, director of the School of Communications and Multimedia Studies
In conjunction with his 80th birthday, former Palm Beach Post regional editor Robert Bailyn contributed $50,000 to establish an Endowed Research Grant in Journalism and Multimedia Studies in the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University. Faculty members will be able to apply annually for funding from the endowment to cover expenses in connection with their research. Bailyn, who worked at daily newspapers in Massachusetts, Michigan, N ew Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Alabama, retired as business editor of the Birmingham N ews. He is an adjunct professor on FAU and formerly taught journalism at Penn State and the University of Alabama.
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Scripps Florida Reception Welcomes Artists More than 40 of the artists whose work is being shown on Scripps Florida’s new Jupiter campus were among 150 guests in attendance at the opening reception for the exhibition, “NEXUS: Science + Art.” Hosted by Scripps Florida and the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, the gathering featured cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and an opportunity to view the art installed throughout Scripps’ three buildings. Palm Beach County Commission Chairman Jeff Koons, Cultural Council Chairman Michael Bracci, Cultural Council President and CEO Rena Blades and Barbara Noble, director, external affairs for Scripps Florida, made brief remarks. For more information about the exhibition, please see the story on page 52.
Lance “Alanza” Clarke and The Core of Life
Sadie and Julie Frame from Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Artist Regina Porten with Palm Beach County Cultural Council Board Members Bert Korman (left) and Michael Bracci.
Artist Laurence Gartel and Elayna Toby Singer
Photographer Barry Seidman with Mary Ann Kurasz
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cultural snap shots The Cultural Council and Scripps Florida celebrated “Nexus: Science + Art.”
Gary Antonio, Joyce and Joel Cohen
Rena Blades, Burt and Sallie Korman
Regina Porten and Herman Porten
Below: The Cultural Council welcomed members and new friends to another exciting season of Culture & Cocktails at Café Boulud on Palm Beach.
Dina Baker and Virginia Mossberg
Joanne Ballarini, Kathleen Strother
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Beverlee Miller, Julian Harrison and Kathryn Fox-Winokur
Don and Karlyn Shapiro
Carla Mann, Irene Karp and Dolores Spitale
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{inside culture} In gratitude to our members and supporters whose generous gifts of $500 and greater help us accomplish our mission Ms. Josephine Adams
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Ms. Kathryn Fox-Winokur
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Ms. Jennifer Garrigues Jennifer Garrigues, Inc.
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Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Matthews
Mr. Timothy A. Eaton Eaton Fine Art Mrs. Janet L. Ellis Ms. Debra Elmore A.K. Consulting Mr. George T. Elmore Hardrives, Inc. Mrs. Wilma Elmore Mr. & Mrs. Jack Farber Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Marjorie S. Fisher Fund Mrs. Shirley Fiterman Miles & Shirley Fiterman Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Puder Ms. Joyce Reingold Palm Beach Daily News Mr. Stefan Richter Ricchters of Palm Beach
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Looking Good at 150! A lot has happened around the Jupiter Lighthouse since its beacon was first illuminated in 1860. As it nears its 150th anniversary, we plan to focus in the next art&culture on how the lighthouse came to be; the role it continues to play as a beacon for mariners, students and history buffs; and its status as the centerpiece of a Federally designated “Outstanding Natural Area.”
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