Found 102 blog entries tagged as Arts and Culture.

Palm Beach is laden with notable residents from political figures, entertainers, moguls of industry and distinguished artistic people of all experiences. One such notable resident of South Palm Beach is Rick Herter, Historical Aviation Artist. Herter has pieces hanging in the Smithsonian Institute, the Pentagon, the World Trade Center Museum and countless other esteemed locales.

Rick Herter graduated from Spring Arbor University with a Bachelor of Arts in which he garnered his artistic skills and focused in the commercial art and illustration arena. Continuously intrigued with aviation and his passion for painting, the artist’s first commemorative air show poster won a national award. The following season, the artist was commissioned to create work…

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Rosemary Square in West Palm Beach just disclosed that UNTUCKit will open in 2020 at the shopping, dining and entertainment center. Rosemary Square, located in the heart of West Palm Beach, is an excellent destination for unforgettable dining and drinks, retail, arts and culture and community events. A historic cultural arts theater, a spectacular show fountain and al fresco shopping plaza add a bonus to the Palm Beach County area year-round.

If you are not familiar with UNTUCKit, it is a men’s retail store specializing in the perfect untucked shirt. It can be a challenge to find shirts that looked good untucked. It’s a tough style to get right. UNTUCKit claims to have that “just-right length, fits all shapes and sizes, and helps you look…

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Experience a one-of-a-kind interactive sound and light show in West Palm Downtown Beach. The interactive art installation, known as “Impulse”, will bring the delight to people of all ages. “Impulse” is a publicly activated light and sound experience.  Synchronized sounds will illuminate the seesaws when in motion on Clematis Street from February 15th to March 29th, 2020. This is a “don’t miss” event which is fun for all ages - young and young at heart. 

12 enormous illuminated seesaws respond and change color when put into motion setting a mood of a playful good time. The staple piece of playground equipment projects sounds and light when they are in motion. When fueled by the users and are inclined, “the seesaws, augmented by LED lights and speakers,…

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The exhibit "Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern" at the Norton Museum of Art,1450 South Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach casts new light on the woman, her art, and her clothing. The O’Keeffe exhibition features 184 paintings, photographs and pieces of her clothing. "Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern" is on view now at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach through February 2, 2020.

There hasn’t been and artist in the twentieth century quite like Georgia O’Keeffe. The brilliant modernist is the focus of the captivating exhibit. O’Keeffe is associated with the Southwest of the United States.  In addition to be being recognized for her New York Skyscapers, she is well known for the vibrant, abstract landscapes and flowers she created in the Southwest.…

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Art enthusiasts are invited to join the Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery and School of Art, located at 373 Tequesta Drive, in Tequesta. Unite with Lighthouse ArtCenter members and associates on the third Thursday evening of each month. The next evening is scheduled for December 19, 2019 at 5:30 pm.  

Enjoy a glass of wine and nibble on hors d' oeuvres during the reception featuring enjoyable, social activities. Some of the events presented are art demonstrations, informative lectures, concerts, live performances and gallery discussions.

The Lighthouse ArtCenter School of Art offers “classes for children and adults, beginner through professional levels in ceramics, drawing, encaustic, jewelry, painting (acrylics, oils, and watercolors), photography,…

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Hobe Sound is a charming little community just north of the Palm Beach County line within Martin County. The quaint little town is abundant with beautiful beaches, easy to drive roads and a chilled out friendly vibe. Plan an easy day of fun, relaxed things to do in Hobe Sound within proximity to each other.

Harry and the Natives Restaurant has been around since 1941. It’s an eclectic place which advertises to be “Hobe Sound’s only waterfront restaurant…when it rains”!  It’s so old that it has the 9th alcohol license in the district, and places 1 to 8 are no longer up and running. It’s a definite beloved with the locals.  Funky, fun and fan favorite.  

The Blowing Rocks are a “point of interest” in Hobe Sound. The preserve was named for its rocky…

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South Florida loves the arts!  The Art in State Buildings Program attains artwork for new public facilities built within the Sunshine State with state funding. This program requires “that up to .5% of the construction appropriation be set aside to acquire artwork for permanent display in, on or around the facility”.

The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs is Florida's state arts agency and the division feels culture builds Florida. Arts and culture support jobs, tourism and education while contributing to an exciting South Florida.  The Division of Cultural Affairs provides programs, funds, and other resources including grants for: arts in education, museums, theater, dance, and other visual arts programs.

Since the program began in 1979, more…

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The Society of Four Arts, 100 Four Arts Plaza,  Palm Beach, is honored to present the “A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America” exhibit.  This unique exhibition offers a splendid presentation of American traditional art made mainly in rural areas of New England, the Midwest, and the South between 1800 and 1920.

This exhibition showcases more than 60 works by some of the most esteemed 19th-century American artists. Encompassed within the exhibit are rare and very fine portraits by these respected artists.  The exhibition will showcase vivid still life’s as well as representative scenes and landscapes of the time. See original trade signs, as well as animal and figure figures, unique everyday objects and characteristic examples of furniture from the…

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The Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter, has begun the run of the enjoyable hit musical Mamma Mia! through February 10, 2019.   It’s an energetic and upbeat musical featuring the popular band, ABBA, hits like “Dancing Queen” and “Take a Chance on Me,” this story shadows a soon to be bride, Sophie and her fiancé on the road to their wedding nuptials in Greece. After reading her mother’s diary from years ago, she finds out that her dad could be one of three men. Forgetting to mention anything to her mother, Sophie invites all three men to her wedding.  Sophie struggles to figure out which of her mother’s old boyfriends is her biological father.

Momma Mia! has been nominated for five Tony Award’s. The musical that will have you…

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Since opening in 1992, the Kravis Center has provided access to the performing arts for more than 2.3 million schoolchildren. In order to accomplish this, the not-for-profit performing arts center relies on ticket sales, professional partnerships, and fundraising. Here are some upcoming events hosted by this world-renowned organization.

MNM Theatre Company 
Presents 
My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra

Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse

September 27, 2018 - October 14, 2018

 

Dina Elwedidi 
On Tour As Part of Center Stage

Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse

October 18, 20187:30 pm

 

Jerry Seinfeld

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

October 26, 20187:00 pm9:30 pm

 

Sankofa Danzafro 
The City of Others

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