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BY MARY JANE FINE [email protected] Networking aybe New Mom Syndrome was the rea- son. Or the irresistible pull of possibili- See who’s out and about in ties offered by an Internet search. But, Palm Beach County. A23-24 w Mof course, the driving factor could’ve been pure and simple fear. Really, taken together, they all led Dee Strahl to seek out, and choose, the less-well-traveled path for her infant son. One of life’s unexpected detours, and one she has never regretted. Elias Strahl was born on May 16, 2000, a day that proved far less celebratory than his mother had expected, although the birth itself was routine enough. Eli arrived by C-section, all 8 pounds, no ounces of him, at 2 that afternoon. Three hours later, still a tad woozy, Mrs. Strahl ventured from COURTESY PHOTOS the neonatal ward and threaded her way through Dr. Michael Black hospital corridors, destination: nursery. Like any (above) performed first-time mother, especially one who has post- minimally invasive poned parenthood until age 35, she was incredibly heart surgery on eager to see her newborn. Eli Strahl (left), What’s in a name? leaving only a She scanned the basinets lined up behind the pic- 2-inch incision. Many terms for antiques have ture window. No Eli. She scanned again. The boy now is 11, more than one meaning. A26 w “He wasn’t there,” she says, remembering the and that scar? It’s prickly beginnings of panic. “The nursery nurse barely visible. told me he was with the cardiologist.” SEE HEART, A8 w
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THET HEART IT’SS AATTACKTT RISK FREE.EE. pbgmc.com/heartscreenings IT’S 561.625.5070 AASSESSMENTS PRICELESS. A2 NEWS WEEK OF MARCH 15-21, 2012 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY COMMENTARY The great natural peace that endures all torment tance of 60 miles or so. and Hugh Glass, so I’d devised a foolish Implacable and eternal. The Ute Indi- n No one noticed me, but when I reached plan: To sneak into the woods and find ans had seen it and watched it forever, I the edge of the valley where the pine and Daddy, who had left with a gun in his knew. My grandfather and homestead- rogerWILLIAMS aspen woods rose steeply and broke hand hours before. ers I never met because they were dead [email protected] away from Wilson Creek to rise and fall Down in the valley the silence was before I was born had seen it. My parents over miles of ridges, I glanced back just complete. In those days, a week could go and aunts and uncles had seen it and once to make sure. by before any other human being even watched it. Just yesterday morning a half-century That’s when it happened, and that’s happened past in a truck — the nearest I had now seen it, and somebody would ago, I got my first taste of solitude. why I remember it so well: Death became inhabited house was five miles away. come after me to see it, too. I’d wandered out of the cabin where a real possibility to me. Or at least an Every couple of weeks, maybe, an air- The earth and sky didn’t care if all of us my mother and grandmother were clean- intimation of the pure absence of those I plane would go over. were history — and all of us are history, ing up after dinner (as we called the loved most finally dawned on me. A single fly or a passing honeybee at one point or another. noon meal she served to all of us at once, For the first time, I understood some- could seem as loud in the still air as a Perversely, perhaps, that gave me a including cowhands). thing of uncut solitude, something of bow drawn suddenly over fiddle strings. sense of peace. And peace (I was inca- Without much thought, I eased past unsalvageable loss — and I tasted the And the sudden staccato rattle of a grass- pable of this reasoning at the time) is a the waist-high pile of old deer and elk gorge of despair that goes with it for the hopper, only faintly resembling the tim- condition of mind that can tolerate any antlers lying bone-white in the Colorado inexperienced. ber rattlesnakes of which I was afraid, solitude, no matter how difficult. sun, ignored the outhouse and the chick- What if, through no fault of my own, I could rocket a boy like me — a boy with All of that came back to me the other en coop, briefly considered climbing into was suddenly bereft, I wondered? What an eight-cylinder imagination in four-cyl- day in about 30 seconds, when I looked the hay barn beyond, then slipped warily if I couldn’t find my father down in the inder courage — a good foot into orbit. into the beautiful, the uncompromis- along the flank of the big corrals, with the valley somewhere, because he was dead? I climbed up on a rock and tried to ing, the unflinching solitude of Clyde grain room and the saddle room standing What if I returned to that cabin to find deal with the completely novel feel- Butcher. above the fence rails like guard stations. everyone I ever knew or cared about ings. I watched the sky. I studied the Shortly after his son was killed in an On that day the corrals held about 20 gone, and now merely history? What great shadows of clouds sliding darkly automobile in 1986, he took a photo- head of yearling steers, as I remember would that feel like? through the pines on distant hillsides. graph called “Ochopee.” A distant and it — that was usually the case. Every It was also the first time I felt heavy I strained my eyes as far as I could see, solitary island of trees lies sandwiched one of them stopped chewing to eye me dread, while standing alone. ranging miles of country in hope of between earth and sky, the endless intently, their heads up, their nostrils Besides, I was about to enter the heavy catching even the slightest movement sawgrass rising below, the limitless flaring, breaking the still life only to lift woods where black bears and mountain that would foretell my father’s return. clouds drifting above. a nervous tail and pie the dry dirt. Some- lions had been known to wander — good But he didn’t come. I had to deal with Haunting in its loneliness, Mr. Butch- times a small contingent would panic and reason for dread, as I viewed it. loneliness alone. er’s photo captures something implaca- wheel away across the corral; other times Since I’d been prohibited from car- I noticed something, though; every ble and eternal: that great natural peace one or two would step out front and rying or handling any rifle without my time that unspeakable sadness would that endures all torment. ■ move with me inside the fence, hinting at father present until I was “older,” I rise in me, every time I felt tears breech- belligerence. felt meanly placed, unjustifiably ill- ing, the hard land would shift or move — Note: This column appeared pre- Once below the corrals, I made my equipped. I had my pocketknife and my or puff. A breeze, a distant bird swoop- viously on Sept. 1, 2010. Mr. Butcher’s way slowly across the long meadow to slingshot, of course, but they began to ing downward from the higher trees, a exhibit of photos, “America the beauti- the south, toward the 14,000-foot Sangre seem less significant than they had up nearby chipmunk foraging — something ful,” continues through March 25 at his de Cristos, which poked their pointy near the house. Then, I’d considered would happen. And then it would settle Big Cypress Gallery on U.S. 41 in eastern heads above the entire valley from a dis- myself the near-equal of Jim Bridger back again, implacable, eternal. Collier County.
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It won’t be a requirement that President Obama long before Republicans are couching make a decision in an unrelated piece of Reporters & Columnists their criticisms of the program in terms must-pass legislation. He escaped this If anyone does a year-end wrap-up of of “saving” it. The repeal movement clever trap — by rejecting the pipeline. Scott Simmons the worst ideas of 2012, losing the presi- will eventually feel as dated as opposi- This is the tale of congressional frus- Athena Ponushis dential election deserves to be high on tion to the creation of Medicare. tration when Republicans have been Tim Norris the list. If Republicans hold the House and united. There’s no guarantee that they Jan Norris A note of gloomy wishful- at least a substantial minority in the will remain so if their numbers diminish Mary Jane Fine ness has entered Republican Senate, the president’s ability to pass next year and if their standing with the Artis Henderson thinking of late. Maybe a loss public remains low. Chris Felker in November (if Mitt Romney President Obama will presumably Linda Lipshutz wins the nomination) won’t be replace the liberal Supreme Court Roger Williams so bad because a cleansing fire Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who Jim McCracken will rid the party of moderates will be 80 in 2013, with another Photographer once and for all. Or, from the liberal who will serve for another Rachel Hickey opposite point of view (if Rick San- 30 years. If Justice Anthony Ken- torum or Newt Gingrich were some- nedy or Justice Antonin Sca- Presentation Editor how to get nominated), a devastating lia steps aside (both born in Eric Raddatz defeat will teach the party’s purists 1936), he gets the opportunity to [email protected] a lesson. In any event, a Republican shift the balance of the court for Congress could foil President Barack Principal Designer major new programs will be limited. decades. Obama’s noxious initiatives in a second But the debate over the Health and The downbeat musings on the right Scott Simmons [email protected] term. Human Services contraception mandate are driven by the dreary primary season All of this is hopefulness masquerad- demonstrates the power and discretion and the belief that the party’s nominee Graphic Designers ing as hardheadedness. No shift in the attendant to controlling the executive will be weak. But so is the president, Nancy Pobiak balance of power within the Republican branch. The administration came up who leads likely nominee Mitt Romney Paul Heinrich Party, no congressional check on the with the rule mandating coverage with only narrowly even after his season of Natalie Zellers president, no silver lining can possibly no exemption for religious institutions self-inflicted wounds. For Republicans, Nick Bear outweigh the setback the GOP will suffer all on its own. What could congressio- the general election is still winnable, Hannah Arnone if President Obama wins a second term. nal Republicans do to stop it? Nothing. and there is no substitute for victory. ■ Chris Andruskiewicz Assuming it’s not struck down by This is a theme. What could con- the Supreme Court, ObamaCare will be gressional Republicans do to stop the — Rich Lowry is editor of the Nation- Circulation Supervisor on the books until 2017, and probably auto bailouts? Nothing. The Libya War? al Review. Kelly Lamons [email protected] Circulation Shawn Sterling Rachel Hickey The bipartisan nuclear bailout Account Executive the time of the Fukushima disaster are month. The NRC granted approval to Barbara Shafer [email protected] currently producing power. Kan’s suc- the Southern Company to build the new cessor, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, reactors at the Vogtle plant despite a Business Office Manager amyGOODMAN supports nuclear power, but faces grow- no vote from the NRC chair, Gregory Kelli Carico Special to Florida Weekly ing public opposition to it. Jaczko. He objected to the licenses over [email protected] This stands in stark contrast to the the absence of guarantees to implement United States. Just about a year before recommendations made following the Super Tuesday demonstrated the Fukushima, President Obama announced Japanese disaster. Jaczko said, “I cannot rancor rife in Republican ranks, as the $8 billion in loan guarantees to the South- support issuing this license as if Fuku- Published by four remaining major candidates slug ern Company, the largest energy pro- shima never happened.” Florida Media Group LLC it out to see how far to the right of ducer in the southeastern U.S., for the Stephen Smith, executive director of Pason Gaddis President Barack Obama they can go. construction of two new nuclear power the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, [email protected] While attacking him daily for the high plants in Waynesboro, Ga., at the Vogtle one of the plaintiffs in the suit against Jeffrey Cull cost of gasoline, both sides are travel- power plant, on the South Carolina bor- the NRC, explained how advocates for [email protected] ing down the same perilous road in der. Since the 1979 nuclear accident at nuclear power “distort market forces,” Jim Dickerson their support of nuclear power. 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Obama’s for- would be 15 times larger than the Solyn- One-year mailed subscriptions: than 15,000 deaths, with 3,000 more mer chief of staff Rahm Emanuel played dra loan, and is probably 50 times riskier.” missing and thousands of injuries. Japan a key role in the formation of Exelon. In As long as our politicians dance to $31.95 in-county is still reeling from the devastation — the past four years, Exelon employees the tune of their donors, the threat of $52.95 in-state $59.95 out-of-state • environmentally, economically, social- have contributed more than $244,000 to nuclear disaster will never be far off. ■ Call 561.904.6470 ly and politically. 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BY GINA SPADAFORI than up to the Universal Uclick task. If you do need to buy The soupy remains of a downpour paw wipes, >> Buddha is a 1-year-old neutered male Boxer on the paws of our pets is the constant check prices mix. He has had some training, and he has a lot nemesis of all dog lovers. The best way on shop tow- of energy. He doesn’t mind sharing treats but to keep floors clean is to never let them els. Another gobbles his dinner. get dirty. And that means catching those option: Sham- muddy paws before they come inside. mies, which Here are some tips: soak up lots ■ Use mats. Put washable mats both of water, can inside and outside the door. A small be thrown in doormat can be jumped over, so go for the washing something larger, at least during the machine and rainy season. The wider the area of mat- air-dried in a ting, the more chance you have of every jiffy. paw hitting the mat at least once. ■ Never let Outside the door to my back yard a mess settle (currently known as The Swamp), I have With a few simple tricks, you can let in the dog but leave the mud outside. in. If a muddy a 3-foot-by-5-foot black industrial mat I paw gets past >> Alicia is a 1-year-old spayed domestic. bought at a warehouse store. It catches my dogs used to be so good about this you, don’t delay your cleanup. While She was found when a wee kitten, along with that he’d lift each paw by name: “Front. this isn’t such a hard-and-fast rule for her sister, Alice. They are a bit on the shy side, lots of mud, and it hoses off easily. The and are very bonded. They can be separated, more attractive and traditional decora- Now the other. Back. Other.” easy-clean surfaces such as tile and but, of course, it would be great if they could be tive doormat sits right on top of it, with ■ Save your old towels. When tow- hardwoods, it’s an absolute command- adopted together. another decorative mat on the inside of els get too ratty for guests to see, save ment when it comes to carpets. Keep the threshold. Outside the dog door, the them for use with your pets. Old towels cleaning supplies well-stocked and at entrance ramp is covered with indoor- are great for wiping paws, drying fur hand, and be sure to jump on a muddy To adopt a pet outdoor carpeting. Just inside is another and even wiping a muddy paw print off paw print — or any pet mess — before The Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, mat. the floor. it can set. Humane Society of the Palm Beaches, was ■ Teach dogs to wait for wiping. It’s My old towels have endured years of With 16 canine paws in my house- founded in 1925 and is a limited admission non- not difficult to teach a dog to wait on the hot water and bleach. They’re ugly, but hold, keeping on top of mud is a must. profit humane society providing services to more mat for a paw cleaning. If you’re patient they still do the job. You can also find What the mats don’t catch, I do, and than 10,000 animals each year. It is located at 3100/3200 Military Trail in West Palm Beach. and positive, you’ll be able to teach your super-absorbent towels and mitts made the house stays cleaner for my dili- Adoptable pets and other information can be pet to offer each paw in turn and stand specifically for wiping paws, but I’ve gence, even in the muddiest season of seen at hspb.org. For adoption information, call patiently while you towel it off. One of always found old towels to be more the year. ■ 686-6656. Pucci & Catana Luxury Pet Boutique DESIGNERS Luck-O-Pup Month! Open 7 days a week/10am-10pm Now until Shop Online www.pucciandcatana.com SHOP ONLINE the end of Use Code: DOG10 March... SHOP ONLINE pucciandcatana.com
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catheterization. They sent a CD of the HEART music Eli seemed to like best: “The Best of the Three Tenors,” featuring From page A1 Luciano Pavorotti. The surgery was scheduled for mid- December. Eli was 6 months old. Absent any other choice, Mrs. Strahl “When I got up to take Eli to the returned to her room and tried to hold hospital that morning, I threw up,” Dee terror at bay. Later — it seemed like Strahl says. “I was terrified.” much, much later but was only dinner- She had reason to be. “Heart surgery time — pediatric cardiologist Dr. Keith has the risk of death,” Dr. Black says, Weiner stopped by. He wanted to talk sitting there in his waiting room, oppo- to her about her son, he told her; the site his former patient and the patient’s baby had been born breathing faster mother. “You can’t be arrogant. The than expected in a newborn, and an parents have to be told.” Ultrasound had revealed a heart defect. He doesn’t recall the precise length But her mind couldn’t, or wouldn’t, of time he was in surgery that day — grasp his words. and, yes, he played the Pavarotti CD in “It was out of my realm of compre- the O.R. — but the procedure generally hension,” she says now. “He saw my takes between four and six hours. The eyes cloud over. I was dazed. I was still procedure he calls “touch-free surgery” hoping Eli had all his fingers and toes.” uses miniaturized instruments inserted Dr. Weiner understood. He picked up through small ports in the patient’s a napkin from her dinner tray and drew chest and guided by a digital camera the four chambers of a human heart. and a robotic arm. When the surgery was finished, he ■ ■ ■ relayed the good news to Dee and Matt Strahl: “Eli’s doing wonderfully,” he Eli Strahl will turn 12 soon. A recalls telling them. “Eli was trying to straight-A student at Watson B. Dun- sit up.” can Middle School’s Pre-Academy of Dee Strahl hasn’t forgotten how it felt Finance in North Palm Beach, Eli excels to see him: “I was so shocked. He had in math, holds a black belt in karate, color in his face. He just looked . . . I earned his scuba diving certificate, is don’t know how to put it . . . healthy.” learning tennis and has acted as ball The doctor slides an iPhone from boy for Venus and Serena Williams at his pocket, scrolls down, taps an index BallenIsles, where the Williams sisters finger against the screen and up pops a and the Strahl family all live. photo of the infant Eli, a 2-inch scar in the center of his chest. Dr. Black turns “Clearly, no oxygen was lost,” Mrs. COURTESY PHOTO Strahl says, a reference to the heart ail- Pediatric cardiologist Dr. Michael Black stands with former patient Eli Strahl and his mom Dee it to show Eli who, for the first time ment that shadowed Eli’s infancy and Strahl, 11 years after Dr. Black performed minimally invasive surgery on Eli to repair a heart this afternoon, allows himself a modest could have, but didn’t, limit oxygen defect. Eli was 6 months old at the time. smile. flow to his brain. On this recent after- He thinks he was about 5 when his noon, mother and son sit side-by-side hole. open-heart surgery began in the mid- mother first told him what he’d been in the West Palm Beach waiting room A condition like Eli’s, Dr. Black says, 1950s), the same cracking of the ribs, through. “I thought it was pretty cool,” of Dr. Michael Black, who repaired means that “the heart is working four the same bypass machine. I couldn’t he says, with the easy nonchalance of the heart of then-6-month-old Eli. Dr. times harder than it has to. It’s as even fathom having that done on my an 11-year-old boy. He’s equally noncha- Black, the man Mrs. Strahl calls “the though the baby is on a treadmill, run- baby.” lant about pulling the neckline of his angel incarnate,” sits across from them. ning full-tilt.” She read and re-read descriptions of long-sleeve T-shirt down a few inches They are discussing the remarkable The Strahls took their son home, to the process. The feeling, at times, was to display the scar: a threadlike line, coincidence that reunited them, here, wait. Surgery was in his future, but the like having a hole in her own heart. But white and barely visible. in Palm Beach County. more immediate problem was his day- then she tried a new search. She typed Does it ever freak him out, think- Dee and Matthew Strahl lived in to-day existence. Eli was pale, scrawny, in the phrases “children’s heart sur- ing that he could’ve died? He shrugs. Huntington Beach, Calif., a dozen years prone to sweating, lethargic. “He gery” and “minimally invasive,” and up “Yeah, sometimes.” But he’d much ago, and Eli was born at Children’s couldn’t even roll over on his tummy,” popped the name of Dr. Black. rather talk about his scuba diving: 32 Hospital of Orange County, known his mother remembers. She read all about him: He was a dives so far, about 2 miles offshore in as CHOC. Dr. Black, at that time, was Eli was on digoxin to slow the ven- pediatric cardiologist. He had trained Jupiter, to a depth of 90 feet. He’d love chief of cardiac surgery at the Lucile tricular rate and thus aid his heart’s in Canada. He performed heart surger- to explore the shipwrecks out there, Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford pumping function, and lasix, a diuretic ies that left only a 2-inch scar. The but those are down around 100 feet, so University Medical Center. that helped prevent a buildup of excess surgery allowed patients to leave the he’ll have to wait a bit. The Strahls moved to Palm Beach fluid in his body. Because of the strain hospital in just one to three days, and it Dee Strahl waited just a week before Gardens 5½ years ago to be near Mat- on his damaged heart, the effort of minimized pain. taking Eli back to CHOC to show the thew Strahl’s parents; Dr. Black joined nursing, of sucking, was too much for The doctor, and the procedure, cardiologist who’d opposed the surgery St. Mary’s Medical Center in Septem- him. Dee Strahl hired a nanny and, with sounded heaven-sent. But there was a option she chose. “They were amazed; ber to help develop its new pediatric her help, developed a bottle-feeding major obstacle: Eli’s cardiologist indi- everybody was . . . ‘Wow!’” she says, heart program. The double move, Cal- regimen. cated his disapproval. As Dee Strahl letting the word stretch out like a string ifornia-to-Florida, makes them shake “I was nervous about feeding him,” recalls, “He said (the technique) hadn’t of Christmas lights. their heads. she says. “I was nervous about every- been done enough. He said that, for The one-week mark was also when, And Mrs. Strahl still shakes her head thing. When you’re a mom, you’re in him and his family, he would not make panicky, she phoned Dr. Black to at the remarkable outcome of her son’s overdrive. You’re like a hamster on a the same choice.” report, “Omigod, he’s been sleeping surgery. Recalling it now, she summons wheel. You don’t even know you’re not Dr. Weiner remembers the situation for, like, seven hours!” only to hear the up all the old feelings, all the old fears. breathing until you have a chance to well. The technique, he said in a phone doctor’s reassuring voice say, “That’s Eli’s primary problem was a hole in take a breath.” interview, “remains an approach not normal.” his heart — a ventricular septal defect, Still, she devised a feeding system embraced by a majority of surgeons And normal, Dee Strahl says now, called a VSD, meaning a hole in the that worked: She or the nanny would because it’s harder to recognize the is the way Eli has been ever since: muscle wall (the septum), between the hold Eli over the kitchen or bathroom potential for complications.” The rea- “There’s never been another issue.” two lower pumping chambers of the sink and let water flow onto his feet, son for that, he says, is that the surgeon For Dr. Black, the issue remains heart (the left and right ventricle). In which either relaxed or distracted has less ability to see what he is doing.” the ongoing resistance to the use of a heart with VSD, such as Eli had, the him enough that he could swallow Dee Strahl discussed the options “touch-free” heart surgery on children, left-side pressure is higher than the an ounce, sometimes two, every two with her husband. As the managing even though a number of hospitals — right-side pressure, causing blood to hours. In that way, months passed — partner of Panadem LLC, a company New York’s Montefiore Einstein, the cross through the hole and back into but the specter of open-heart surgery that aids healthcare practitioners and Cleveland Clinic and the University of the lungs, which forces both right and on her tiny son, sawing through his legal professionals with back-office Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital left side to work harder, pumping more breastbone, cracking open his ribs, was support services, Matthew Strahl is a among them — cite such minimally blood than normal. He also had a hole never far from her thoughts. And then, man not unfamiliar with the medical invasive techniques on their Web sites. between the two upper chambers (the shortly before Eli’s first Thanksgiving, world. He agreed with his wife: The (“They’re going to be listed as avail- left and right atrium) and an abnormal his doctors began pressing for surgery minimally invasive route was the way able,” says Dr. Weiner, “but they’re just muscular structure on the right side of — soon. Before Christmas, they said. to go. Objections overruled, Mrs. Strahl not used very much.”) his heart that required removal. made the phone call, and Dr. Black “Only when you die do they call you Doctors would have diagnosed the ■ ■ ■ called back. a pioneer,” he says, grinning. “When VSD, Dr. Black says, because, “When “You’ve got to be your own advocate you’re alive, they call you a rebel.” they put a stethoscope on him, instead Dee Strahl’s computer became her in life. If you accept what everybody Rebel or pioneer or both, to the of hearing the normal lub-dub, lub- near-constant companion. “The Inter- says, it may be their truth, but it’s not Strahl family, he is a hero, his surgical dub, they heard a murmur.” Standard net is fast and also horrible,” she says. your truth,” she says. “We hoped it work nothing short of miraculous. “So procedure for such conditions called “Just put in ‘heart surgery’ and see would provide the best opportunity for many parents are going through what for waiting until a child weighed 5 kilo- what you get back — especially ‘kids’ Elias to live a normal boy’s life.” I went through,” Dee Strahl says, “and grams — 11 pounds — before employ- heart surgery.’ What freaked me out The Strahls sent Eli’s medical records they don’t know there’s something bet- ing open-heart surgery to close the was that nothing had changed (since to Dr. Black; they sent a CD of his heart ter out there.” ■ FLORIDA WEEKLY www.FloridaWeekly.com WEEK OF MARCH 15-21, 2012 NEWS A9
COURTESY PHOTOS A leatherback turtle makes her way back to the sea after laying eggs on the Juno Beach shore. Experts stay out on the beach overnight to study leatherbacks.
TURTLES o From page A1 Events >>Spring Break: Loggerhead Marinelife Center is offering 15 programs during spring break, of each population by establishing March 17-26. The Spring Break schedule fea- trends in nesting activity. tures 40 opportunities to get involved, including a “We go out on the beach overnight beach cleanup on March 17. Most programs are to study leatherback turtles, and we’re free. Others range from $5 to $8. For informa- there in the mornings looking for sea tion on all programs visit marinelife.org/calendar, turtle crawls and nests,” said Ms. Mar- call 627.8280, ext. 107, or email rscarbrough@ tin, who first began working for the marinelife.org. Juno Beach center in 2002 as an intern >>TurtleFest: For the fi rst time, TurtleFest while studying zoology at Michigan will be held in partnership with the Earth Day State University. The exact coordinates Network. The ninth annual event will be held 10 of each nest are recorded by GPS. Mar- a.m.-6 p.m. April 21 at Loggerhead Marinelife tin’s team checks on the nests through- Center and Loggerhead Park in Juno Beach. out incubation and tracks hatchlings’ Guests can enjoy educational activities, art, success. shopping, food and beverages, activities for chil- Sea turtles typically nest every other dren, and performances by Making Faces, Roots Shakedown, The Hip Abduction and William year, laying multiple nests per season. Kimball. Visit marinelife.org for details. Ms. Martin expects between 6,000 and 10,000 nests to be laid on Juno Beach, Jupiter and Tequesta this year. “There is really no way to predict exactly what Loggerhead Marinelife Center biologist Kelly Martin drives an all-terrain vehicle along the in the know the coming year will bring because shore looking for sea turtle nests on March 1, the first day of nesting season. The coordinates nest numbers vary widely each year,” of each nest are recorded by GPS for monitoring. >>What: Loggerhead Marinelife Center she said. >>When: Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Worldwide, it’s rare to find three spe- assessed by watching the population Center or call Florida Fish and Wildlife through Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. cies of sea turtles nesting on the same trends of many of the species that exist Conservation Commission toll-free at Sunday beach. Greens, leatherbacks and log- within them.” 888-404-FWCC. A hatchling drop-off >>Where: Where: 14200 U.S. Highway 1 (north gerheads nest locally, laying millions Beachgoers should never approach box is available at the front entrance of of Donald Ross Road), Juno Beach. of eggs that nourish the plants that turtles emerging from the sea or dis- the center for after-hours drop off. No >>Cost: Admission is free. protect coastal developments and cre- turb turtle nests. Pedestrians and driv- action is necessary for empty shells, or >>Info: 627-8280 or marinelife.org. ate dunes. ers should watch for disoriented hatch- exposed unhatched eggs. “Without our protection, nesting lings on trails and roads near the beach. During sea turtle nesting season, beaches could be destroyed, hundreds If beachgoers encounter a nesting sea people can help by throwing away phones and flash photography. State of thousands of turtles could be caught turtle, they are advised to observe from foreign objects and debris left behind law prohibits installation of oceanfront in commercial fisheries and the oceans a distance from behind, letting nature on the beach, filling in holes in the exterior lighting that is disruptive to could lose an important predator,” take its course. Hatchlings on their sand that may obstruct a sea turtle’s sea turtles. Lights that are needed for said Ms. Martin, when asked about the way to the ocean should be left alone. path to and from the ocean, and leav- human safety should be shielded so importance of protecting sea turtles. If hatchlings seem weak and confused, ing anything that may produce light they are not visible from the beach. or ■ “The health of our oceans can be bring them to Loggerhead Marinelife on the beach at home, including cell- turned off when not needed. A10 WEEK OF MARCH 15-21, 2012 FLORIDA WEEKLY FLORIDA WRITERS Three Catholic cardinals spur sea change in religious history
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The became official Vati- declaration needed and still needs ongo- can policy in 1965. ing support, constant positive action by RUDIN Rabbi Rudin pre- Catholic and Jewish leaders, to maintain pares for his main narrative by offering its vision and force. background on the history of Jewish- In this regard, the exemplary figure Catholic relationships over the centuries. was the third American Catholic giant, In so doing, he details the two major Cardinal John O’Connor, whose efforts a stumbling blocks to accommodation: generation later brought forth important One was the promulgation of the con- results. cept that Christianity, rooted in the cov- Rabbi Rudin looks closely at Cardinal enant of the New Testament, rendered O’Connor’s upbringing, religious edu- the Israelite covenant with the one God cation, early assignments and then his obsolete and irrelevant. The “replace- 27-year career as a Navy chaplain that ment theology” that made Christianity culminated in him becoming Chief of spiritually the New Israel and the only Navy Chaplains and reaching the rank of path to redemption could never create rear admiral. The author also discusses harmonious relationships with a people the cardinal’s shift from hawk to dove on who continued, in spite of all forces military policy. turned against it, to maintain itself as a Most importantly, Rabbi Rudin points viable, powerful faith tradition. out that Cardinal O’Connor’s experienc- The second was the inherited view, es led him to value religious pluralism based on faulty history, that the Jews in American society. When he became were Christ-killers. archbishop of New York, John O’Connor The author shows how both of these used his position to foster such activi- concepts nourished anti-Semitism and ties as the Catholic-Jewish Educational possibly even fed the flames of hatred Enrichment Program. This joint project that culminated in the Holocaust. of the American Jewish Committee and His detailed biographies of the theo- the Archdiocese of New York brought logically conservative Cardinals Cushing energy and action to the vision and goals and Spellman, contemporaries with very of the Second Vatican Council. different personalities, help Rabbi Rudin Since Rabbi Rudin and Cardinal explain how each man prepared himself O’Connor often worked together on to take advantage of a moment in history interreligious relations, this section of at which their personal power, political the book benefits from the author’s per- influence and largely unexpected com- sonal experiences. mitment to a new vision could bring In his final chapter, Rabbi Rudin sum- forth a strong majority vote in favor marizes the importance of these three of the “Declaration on Jews and Juda- men: “Although they would have denied ism” that concluded the Second Vatican it, these theologically conservative cardi- Council. nals were, in fact, revolutionary leaders, CALL NOW FOR A Of particular interest is Rabbi Rudin’s because they were major participants in section on “The Art of Romanita” in one of the greatest religious sea changes his biography of Cardinal Spellman. He in human history.” defines this term “as the art of subtly However, the rabbi goes on to remind FREE WEEK TRIAL bestowing personal favors to cement us that concerns remain. 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SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY After her read- Palm Beach Book Store, 215 Royal ing there will be a Poinciana Way, Palm Beach. Daphne Nikolopoulos will read a pas- question-and-answer Ms. Nikolopoulos, who writes sage from her debut novel and will sign session moderated under the pen name of D.J. Niko, books at a specially created “Reading by radio personal- worked as a travel writer for more Lounge” at Nordstrom Court in The ity Tim “The Byrd- than 10 years, including two years Gardens Mall. man” Byrd. Books backpacking around the world and The mall is hosting the local author will available for exploring. and editor of “Palm Beach Illustrated” purchase, and the Born and raised in Athens, she for a Champagne reception on March NIKOLOPOULOS author will sign cop- and her family immigrated to the 20, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ies. Attendance is free and open to the United States when she was enter- Ms. Nikolopoulos’ novel, “The Tenth public. The Gardens Mall is located at ing middle school. She didn’t speak Saint,” was published recently. The 3101 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. English at the time. thriller relates the story of archaeolo- For more information, call the mall at She is working on the second gist Sarah Weston, who makes a star- 775-7750. novel in the Sarah Weston Chron- tling discovery about the future of man- On March 15, Ms. Nikolopoulos will icles, “The Riddle of Solomon,” kind on an excavation in Ethiopia. sign books from 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at which is due in June 2013. ■ You Need A Good Talking To.
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Just ask any matrimonial attorney to intervene, hide or endure. When Your children will be watching your oor therapist. They’ll report that one parents do have the maturity to remain every move, and will take their lead oof the most excruciating casualties of civil, and even cordial, it’s not uncom- from you. If you speaking civilly and lindaLIPSHUTZ oour financial and real estate downturn mon for the children (and often the respectfully, there is a tacit message [email protected] hhas been the emotional toll on families partner) to slide into denial, praying that they are expected to behave the wwhen their hands are tied, and they’re that maybe things have improved and same. Be aware, that today’s children nnot able to sell their home. the breakup can be forestalled. When are tech-savvy. Be discreet with laptops Shelly heard the car door slam and The above arrangement adds an addi- they are inevitably reminded that the and smartphones, deleting histories as checked the clock on her nightstand. tional layer of confusion and anxiety, breakup is indeed happening, the hurt you go along. Assume that your chil- Three A.M.!!! which often stands in the way of a com- may become fresh again. dren will be secretly devouring your Joe had some nerve to rub his social fortable transition. This is especially To head off this confusion it will be technology trails. life in her face. She tried to fall back painful if either or both members of the important to clearly communicate what There may be few things lonelier asleep but tossed and turned for the rest couple have lasting or ambivalent feel- has and will be happening, and why the than sharing living space with a person of the night. ings about ending the relationship. See- family is living in this transitional stage. you once loved, when the tie has been This was absolute torture. They had ing each other daily may be like picking Details, and financial particulars need broken. Now is the time to reach out made the decision to divorce ages ago. a scab, repeatedly drawing pain at each not be spelled out to avoid introducing to the other people in your life who Their home was their most substantial encounter. What becomes cruelly hurt- a level of worry and fear that the family will support you warmly and positively. asset and they needed to clear enough ful is to be confronted by reminders may not have the means to sufficiently Involve yourself in activities that should for both of them to afford suitable living that the other has moved on. Even if care for the children. At all times, it will move your life to a better place. Brush situations going forward. there is an attempt to show sensitivity be very important for both of you to up your résumé or take courses if you The real estate agent had assured or discretion, there will be hurts and reassure the children of your commit- would like to advance your career. Net- them they’d priced their house realis- humiliations that cannot be avoided. ment to their well-being and your inten- working opportunities may not only tically and that they’d be able to find So what steps can families take, when tion to cooperate as best as you can. enhance your career, but offer new a buyer within six months. But this they have no choice but to live sepa- If possible, you should define who’s in social contacts. Exercise offers a physi- had been dragging on for more than rated, together? charge of what, and who will be paying cal and emotional boost, and is also a a year, and they hadn’t had any legiti- First off, if you can, make sure to get for it. If you can find it in your hearts means of socializing. Staying positive, mate offers to consider. When they first closure. Clarify if there is a possibility to encourage your children to have and looking forward should hopefully agreed that they’d be able to work out of reconciliation or else there may be independent, loving relationships with support you and your family as you look separate living arrangements within the mixed messages. Either or both of you the other parent, you’ll be minimizing a to the future. ■ home to give each other enough space may put too much emphasis on words conflict of loyalties. and dignity, they were both optimistic and gestures, hoping they mean some- Be mindful of common civilities. Set- Linda Lipshutz, M.S., LCSW, is a psy- they would be able to cooperate so they thing they don’t. 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WEEK OF MARCH 15-21, 2012 A GUIDE TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BUSINESS INDUSTRY Jupiter scientists share $3.85 million to target cancer transporters
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY A pair of Scripps scientists, one a cancer biologist and the other a chemist, has been awarded $3.85 mil- lion from the National Institutes of Health to develop a new generation of broad spectrum anti-cancer thera- peutics, including breast cancer and lymphoma. John Cleveland, chair of Scripps Research Institute Florida’s Department of Cancer Biology, and William Roush, chemistry professor, execu- tive director of Medicinal Chemis- try and associate dean of graduate studies at Scripps Florida, are co- principal investigators for the new five-year project. Scripps Florida is in Jupiter. The focus of the research is on two proteins considered high CLEVELAND priority targets for cancer ther- apeutics, Mct1 and Mct4. These “transmembrane transporters,” which specifically transport lactic acid, a byproduct of cancer cell metabolism, out of cancer cells, are expressed at low levels in normal tissues but at high levels in most malignancies. “This project represents the cul- mination of three years of collabo- ROUSH ration between our two laborato- COURTESY PHOTO ries to design, develop and validate novel anti-cancer Scripps Research Institute Florida is at Abacoa in Jupiter. therapeutics targeting these transporters,” Mr. Cleve- land said. “They are a new and unexploited avenue for So far, Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Roush have developed In the new project, the scientists will also explore cancer therapy, a potential Achilles’ heel to attack a more than 190 small molecules to inhibit Mct1. With the roles played by Mct1 and Mct4 in lymphomas and broad spectrum of tumor types.” the new grant, the scientists plan to optimize these breast cancer driven by the Myc oncoprotein, which Mct1 and Mct4 come into play during a process Mct1 inhibitors, synthesize new small molecule inhibi- is activated in approximately 70 percent of all human called “aerobic glycolysis,” a pathway used by cancer tors of Mct4 and devise new approaches to selectively cancers. cells to generate energy from glucose and to produce deliver these agents to cancer cells. The Scripps Research Institute is one of the world’s essential building blocks. In cancer cells, this process “This is an example of the very best kind of collabo- largest independent, non-profit biomedical research produces an excess of lactate or lactic acid, which is ration at Scripps Research,” Mr. Roush said, “leading organizations. a predictor of malignancy and even metastasis — the from discoveries in cancer biology to the development At the campus in Jupiter, scientists focus on drug spread of cancer. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Roush have of novel compounds through the work of the Medici- discovery and technology development in addition to shown that targeting Mct1 and Mct4 not only disrupts nal Chemistry and the Pharmacokinetics groups to basic biomedical science. lactate homeostasis in certain types of lymphoma, but produce an entirely new generation of cancer thera- For more information, see scripps.edu. ■ also disables tumor cell metabolism and proliferation. peutics.”
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pprofessionals. Both approaches should play These alternative paths use algorithmic sys- folio. This is a statement that what most a role in your portfolio. tems (or math formulas written into code). individual investors know about invest- Fundamental analysis is the examination Systems investing has no sweet, warm ing is through articles, books, and, espe- jeannetteSHOWALTER, CFA oof a company’s financial statements and and fuzzy story to tell. The truth is, sto- cially, through investment advisers who [email protected] oother qualitative factors, with the end goal ries about “algo” systems might help the are intensely determined to market their bbeing to value the security. One of the most insomniac. fundamental wares. ppopular styles of fundamental investing is Much of systems investing is trend-fol- And, just to put both approaches on a The individual investor, unless afflu- value investing, made famous by Warren lowing, analyzing price — to see if price level field, ask your manager sometime ent and exposed to alternative investing Buffett who, over the past 40 years, created trends are in place and taking a position, about his/her rule set for taking losses, for approaches, is very deeply entrenched in gains far in excess of the equity market’s long or short, if certain requirements are position sizing, for managing the correla- fundamental analysis as the foundation for returns for his Berkshire Hathaway inves- met. (Not all systems trading is nanosec- tions within the portfolio, etc. You might be his equity and bond investing. tors. In doing so, he inspired many to repli- onds in length or front-running orders, surprised at the non-answers. Or ask how The institutional and wealth investor, cate what he did (either by the investor or many trading systems are looking to hold often he goes on vacation or if he ever gets while still embracing fundamental analysis by the selected manager). positions for weeks or months and many sick, if he trades on a 23.5 hour clock, as for much of his portfolio, has also come to Other fundamental investing approach- are not trading intensive.) Proprietary rule these too are very important questions to embrace systems trading (computerized es might focus on macro factors, e.g. eco- sets are not disclosed; hence, the systems be answered in a world where “ the average algorithmic systems) as a critical element nomic recoveries and how certain indus- are called “black boxes.” But that secret holding time for stocks on Wall Street has of a portfolio’s allocation. In fact, 75 percent tries and companies will be impacted or sauce is being bought; some of the largest shrunk to a mere 22 seconds” (2011 TED of NYSE volume is estimated to be traded earnings momentum analysis. Again, the financial institutions, biggest hedge funds, conference Concordia). using systems and 85 percent of the largest investor finds appeal in these approach- the majority of the largest commodity man- As always recommended, seek the Commodity Trading Advisors (more than es; dots of investment logic connect and, agers who can choose from the cream of advice of your adviser, consult several $320 billion assets under management) voila, a rational investment conclusion manager crops, are increasingly choosing advisers and, in areas outside traditional are systems based (2011 TED Concordia is reached. Computer screens might be algo strategies. investing, seek the appropriate experts. ■ conference, Yan Ohayon, “The Impact of employed but the manager is still driving What makes systems good at investing? Algorithmic Trading” and Barclay Hedge the process. Several attributes: nothing is forecasted; — There is a substantial risk of loss in CTA data). While individual investors All of this has emotional and logical no emotions of fear or greed; no vacations, trading futures and options on futures con- often approaches systems trading with a appeal to the individual investor as there day dreaming or bad hair days; no overrid- tracts. Past performance is not indicative of “case closed” attitude (because you can’t are facts and reasons and experience and ing system rules that will govern the trade; future results. This article is provided for trust a “black box” of computerized trades), pedigree education and insights and all proper sizing of investment positions in informational purposes only. No statement they are really denying the elephant in the sorts of good things that should create portfolios; and, ever so importantly, not let- in this article should be construed as a rec- world’s largest investment room. investment value. Bottom line, these are ting losses exceed certain dollar limits (e.g. ommendation to buy/sell a futures/options This column will take a broad-brush stories and they captivate the individual ending the age-old problematic behavior contract or to provide investment advice. look at the differences between the two investor. of the individual investor or undisciplined polarized approaches and offer some sug- But there are other roads that lead to manager who might cut gains short and let — Jeannette Showalter, CFA, is a com- gestions about why systems trading is per- investment success; some of these other losses run.) modities broker with Worldwide Futures ceived as investing voodoo to the indi- roads are becoming increasingly more trav- This is not an indictment of fundamen- Systems, (239) 571-8896. For midweek com- vidual investor, yet mainstream investing to eled, even though, at first glance, they seem tal investing, as I myself embrace it and mentaries, write to showalter@wwfsystems. some of the more sophisticated investment like dead ends to the individual investor. employ it, but not for the entirety of a port- com.
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aand marked by Louis Comfort Tiffany information about the company and the more for it. aat the turn of the 20th century. “Jade” age and value of this tin? Q: I have a Fenton Bittersweet Hang- ccan be one of two minerals: nephrite A: Pontefract cakes, which are some- ing Heart vase with a certificate of terryKOVEL oor jadeite. Jadeite usually is considered times called Pomfret cakes, are small authenticity signed by Frank M. Fen- [email protected] tthe more valuable stone. And to make licorice candies. Licorice has been used ton, Robert Barber and Delmar Sto- iit even more confusing, you must look for medicinal purposes for more than wasser on Aug. 26, 1975. The vase is 8 ccarefully at how the word is spelled. 3,000 years. Cluniac monks brought inches tall and is orange with swirling Seeking information about antiques “Jadite” is a green glass made by Jean- licorice plants to Pontefract, England, black lines and black hearts. The bot- and collectibles sometimes can be diffi- nette Glass Co., and “Jade-ite” is a shade from Spain during the Middle Ages. tom is marked “406/705, Fenton, 1975” cult because so many terms have more of green glass made by Anchor Hocking In 1614 Sir George Saville sold lico- and “DGS.” What is it worth? than one meaning. A “davenport” in Glass Corp. A music box sold in Octo- rice “cakes” or lozenges as cures for A: Your vase is part of Fenton’s England is a type of small desk. In the ber at Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati stomach ailments. The lozenges were 1975 Robert Barber Collection. Barber United States, it is a sofa. An ad may was a Regina “Rookwood” model that stamped with a stylized picture of Pon- joined Fenton as artist-in-residence in offer a “Duncan Phyfe” table. A man brought $17,037. It’s a wooden table- tefract Castle. Dunhills was established 1975 and left the company in 1976. named Duncan Phyfe was a 19th-centu- shaped music-box case with a painted in 1760 by George Dunhill, a chemist, Delmar Stowasser was one of Barber’s ry New York cabinetmaker. The table design on the front. It has nothing to who added sugar, molasses and flour to assistants. There were nine different offered in the ad may have been made do with the famous Rookwood Pottery. licorice extract to make licorice candy. limited edition vases in the collection. by Mr. Phyfe, it may have been made in The name was just a marketing idea. So Pontefract cakes were also stamped The numbers on your vase indicate it his style during the years he worked or be careful if you’re searching for some with a picture of Pontefract Castle. was the 406th vase in a limited edition it may be a recent piece in the Duncan antique terms online. You may come up Several companies in Pontefract began of 705 vases. Fenton Art Glass Co. was Phyfe style. A store may advertise a with unexpected results. making the candy, which was some- founded in Martins Ferry, Ohio, by “Tiffany lamp,” meaning a lamp with Q: I have an old tin that says “Dun- times called “Yorkshire Pennies.” Har- Frank L. Fenton and his brother, John a distinctive type of glass shade, but hills Original Pontefract Cakes, Estab. ibo, a German company, bought major- W. Fenton. It is now located in Wil- to a collector it means a lamp made by 1760” on the top. Can you give me any ity interest in Dunhills in 1972 and the liamstown, W.Va., and is still run by remaining shares in 1994. It still oper- members of the Fenton family. But it ates the factory in Pontefract. Your ended production of art glass in 2011. tin was probably made in the 1930s. It Many Fenton limited-edition pieces could be worth $50 to $75. have been sold on television. 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Tell her she’s beautiful Broadway veterans It’s a lovely star in Maltz compliment, and extends production of “Dolly” beyond the way a woman BY SCOTT SIMMONS looks. B2 w [email protected]
It has been a season of drama at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Oh, the Maltz kicked things off with a bit of a farce, thanks to “The 39 Steps.” And, yes, “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” was the sort of feel-good fluff that got toes tapping. But “Cabaret” journeyed to a dark place, and “Red” revealed conflict in the studio of artist Mark Rothko. That leaves the Jerry Herman COURTESY PHOTOS musical “Hello, Dolly!” to close out Gary Beach and Vicki Lewis star as Horace Van- the season. dergelter and Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” The show, which runs through April 1, transports its audience to the early 20th-century world of
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show and say, “follow us” to everyone ships passing in the night. You know, “DOLLY” in the last two rows. And we’d go down last summer. But to finally get to sit the two flights and sit in the orchestra. down in a place and work together and From page B1 It was the funniest before-show get to watch her work and play off her, announcement I’ve ever heard. It was it’s going to be a gas. I’m looking for- “Ladies and gentlemen, at this eve- ward to it. matchmaker Dolly Levi, who hopes to ning’s performance of ‘Hello, Dolly!,” VL: Me, too. I had so much fun work- kindle love with the cantankerous Hor- the role of Dolly Levi, usually played ing with you back then. ace Vandergelter. by Phyllis Diller” — and there was GB: I had the most — I’m not speak- Originally written for Ethel Merman, this “awwww,” and then there was this ing for Vicki — my most extended who initially declined the role, Dolly stunned silence, then a standing ova- incorrect laughter on stage and it has been played memorably onstage by tion. was just the two of us on stage, and it Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey, and VL: Oh, my God. stopped the show — the show stopped, brought to film by Barbra Streisand. GB: And she got a standing ovation how’s that? We were laughing so hard. In the Maltz production of the musi- at every number, I mean, because, you VL: At one point, we just left. The cal, Vicki Lewis and Gary Beach star as knew this was theater history. audience — we just left them to fend Dolly and Horace. VL: That’s exciting that you got to sit for themselves. For Ms. Lewis, who currently has a there for that. I’m jealous. recurring role as Dr. Sonja on “How I Fortunately for Maltz audiences, Met Your Mother,” the role represents It was Miss Merman’s last role on they won’t have to fend for themselves, a homecoming of sorts — she starred Broadway. should the humor stop the show — the in a revue three decades ago when the show has a cast of 21. building was the Burt Reynolds Dinner GB: The great thing about her being The last time Ms. Lewis performed Theatre. in it was that it went out a bigger hit in the space, back in the ’80s, it was in And for Mr. Beach, a Broadway and than it went in because you couldn’t the revue “A Grand Night for Singing.” film actor who won a Tony Award for get a seat for months and months. “Let’s just say it wasn’t aptly named,” his performance in “The Producers,” VL: That’s some history. she says. it represents an opportunity to work COURTESY PHOTO But she has great hopes for “Hello, Jeff Kuhr, Josh Walden, Vicki Lewis, Brian The Merman voice was large and Dolly!” and is excited to be working while staying at home — he lives in Padgett and Shain Stroff star in the Maltz not known for its subtlety. Miss Lewis with director Marcia Milgrom Dodge. Palm Beach Gardens. Jupiter Theatre’s production of “Hello, Dolly!” The two sat down together recently says she does not plan to mimic “The The two women had worked together amid laughter to talk about the show Merm,” as she is known in theater in the ’80s, and a few years ago, Ms. and working together in a house where GB: But storytelling is not that forte, circles. Lewis performed “Gypsy” under her the farthest seat is 75 feet from the right there, but it looked splendid. So direction. stage. I’m excited to do it with her in the real VL: I’m big and loud. You know, I’m “Let’s just say we fell in love with world of “Dolly.” not Ethel. I’m loud, but I don’t know — each other,” she says with a laugh. Both actors were struck by the inti- VL: I think what sort of struck me why would we compare? I’m probably That was another big Merman role. macy of the space. about it is I wanted to find a way to closer to Barbra (Streisand) or Mary “My Gypsy was flirty and fantastic, make her a little flirtier than she’s nor- Martin in acting and singing style as too.” VL: You know, I didn’t realize that. mally done and a little bit more human. opposed to Merman and Channing. I I worked here in the ’80s, when it was I guess “sexual” is the word — I don’t don’t know — does that make sense? GB: That could be my story, too. One Burt’s dinner theater. My remember- intend to be overtly sexual, but the few GB: It does. I think you’re right when year before “The Producers” on Broad- ing of it was that it was this huge place, productions I’ve seen on stage, any- you compare yourself to Mary Martin, way, Marcia Milgrom Dodge and I got so to be honest, I’m still asking myself way, she’s very, sort of, no discernable the sound, you know. Her album was do one of my favorite shows that I’ve how I feel about that because I didn’t genitalia. She’s a big, battle ax sort of always my favorite of this. ever been in. I got to do Pseudelous in realize that it was as intimate as it is. woman, you know what I mean. VL: That’s what I used to sort of “Forum” that she directed and choreo- I think that ultimately, that’s a great GB: A big, red-headed battle ax. relearn the stuff. I love her. graphed. We sort of fell in love, too, thing, because you get to tell the story VL: I wanted to bring some feminin- We’ve had to change all the keys. and I always look forward to working and trust that it will be heard and seen, ity and a little lilt to her, and of course, Literally, the key they give you is the with her, too … but I don’t know. What do you think, with all the other great stuff, too. I Channing key and it’s crazy low, but VL: Well, I heard your name and her, Gary? think that was interesting for me when those are the keys that are the Tams- and I went, “Oh, yeah, of course.” GB: I’m excited about it. I love the I looked at it. Witmark keys still. It’s weird…. Some of play. The relationships are all out there. GB: I never thought about doing it we just sing the octave up, that’s how The two say the love working with The great thing about this, for me, is “Dolly,” because when I got to New low it was. Ms. Milgrom Dodge. What makes that that it’s a farce. It’s first and foremost a York when I was very young, it was special? farce, and so to do that in a space this “The Book of Mormon,” it was “The Much of the music has been trans- size ... Producers.” It was the biggest hit ever posed to higher keys by music direc- GB: Collaboration for me. VL: Well, that’s what I’m thinking. — ever. It ran longer than any show tor Helen Gregory. But transpositions VL: Yeah. GB: I know what you’re thinking. ever. aside, Dolly is a fascinating character, GB: I hate it when I feel like I can’t VL: Well, oh, my God, we raise the The interesting thing that David as is Horace. say anything. stakes, you and I. I’ll speak for myself. Merrick did with it was when Carol VL: Oh, I hate that. GB: Please. Channing leaves, right, instead of look- VL: I like that she’s ahead of her GB: Today, we put together and VL: We walk the line. ing for someone to play it, he hires time. I like that she’s taking the lead in blocked out a scene. It’s the first scene GB: To see what you can do in this Ginger Rogers, who was a bigger star terms of putting her life back together with Horace and Dolly. It was so much theater, all you have to do is look at than Carol Channing. And then went to and being aggressively seducing and fun, and we just kept doing it and doing a picture of Brad Oscar playing “Bar- Pearl Bailey. deciding she wants to be married to it, and changing it and changing it and num” (he points to a photograph on the Horace Vandegelter. I mean, in those it’ll change a thousand times more, and wall). Mr. Herman had originally created days, women didn’t do that. she loves that. VL: (Laughing) Oh, my God. That the show with Ethel Merman in mind, She’s got a lot of chutzpah. She walks There are people like that in the makes me feel better already. That’s but she balked. Miss Merman finally around with cards, but her husband business; most of them are women. right ... I feel at ease now. appeared in the show in 1970, after died and left her with nothing, and, VL: Marcia doesn’t live with her ego Miss Rogers, Miss Bailey and others. you know, she’s creative and inventive in the room. In January, Mr. Beach played Horace and isn’t a victim about it and is a jack GB: No. for the first time, starring in a concert GB: I saw (Miss Merman’s) first per- of all these trades just to get by. She VL: That’s a great way to put it. It’s version of “Hello, Dolly!” with gospel formance of it. has strength. And I also like that she’s a collaboration. We’ll all just talk it singer Sandy Patti in Indianapolis. VL: Wow. a little broken because that makes her through. She’ll guide you when you GB: I was in college, and I went up human. need it, but she’ll leave you alone for GB: I had never done it before, and visiting New York, which you do often GB: In my career, I don’t get to play the most part. this was a very much condensed con- when you’re a theater student in col- these stingy, miserly, sort of mean- cert. You held a script and stood in lege, and the guy I was staying with streak people. I usually play more gen- That means one thing for Ms. Mil- front of a 75-piece orchestra. knew people in the Merrick office. erous types, so to play that while I’m grom Dodge’s stars — finding the heart VL: Seventy-five! He got a call that day — it was a with her is a very special thing. Like and soul of these characters. GB: Hel-looo. Friday night — and said, “Merman is I say, the show is always a favorite of Perhaps Mr. Beach says it best: “It’s VL: Hel-looo. going on tonight for the first time.” She mine. a big farce, but at the end, they’re real GB: In a concert hall. We’re in cos- wasn’t scheduled to go on until Mon- VL: Gary and I worked together in people and you see it. I love it.” ■ tume and even had costume changes, day or Tuesday, but she just wanted 1983, did we decide? and it was blocked after a fashion. The to get a few under her belt. So we ran GB: Is that the lie we came up with? amazing thing to me is that you really down to the box office and got a couple VL: That’s the lie we landed on, yes. If you go feel you had seen “Hello, Dolly!” after- of tickets. It was this revue called “A Bundle of ward. Phyllis Diller was playing it at the Nerves,” and, I mean, it’s funny because >>What: “Hello, Dolly!” VL: I love that. time, so it still says, “Phyllis Diller in I was saying to Gary like the first day >>When: Through April 1 GB: For the “Dolly” number itself, ‘Hello, Dolly.’” And there’s like half a we were back, I’ve felt like we’ve spent >>Where: The Maltz Jupiter Theatre,1001 E. they had all the guys dressed up like house. It was so sad. the last 20 years in the same building. Indiantown Road, Jupiter. waiters. The entire gay men’s chorus By this time, I knew the St. James You know what I mean? I feel like I >>Cost: $43 and up of Indianapolis, like 150 guys or so, up Theatre and I knew that it had two know you like the back of my hand but >>Info: 575-2223 or www.jupitertheatre.org. and down the aisles and up behind the balconies, and I also knew in those I probably don’t know you at all, so I’m orchestra, so it was pretty phenomenal. days, when business was really bad, the thrilled to finally get to… VL: That’s phenomenal. ushers would come upstairs before the GB: We run into each other like FLORIDA WEEKLY WEEK OF MARCH 15-21, 2012 B5 Easter Bunny to visit The Gardens Mall SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY The Easter Bunny will hip-hop his with the bunny through April 7. way to The Gardens Mall on March 24. Tickets for the breakfast on March From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., guests may 24 are $5 and the proceeds will benefit enjoy treats with the bunny and be New Hope Charities. entertained with a DJ, Butterfly Stilt- Tickets may be purchased at the mall walkers, jugglers and magicians. information desk starting March 14, and Children may have their photos taken will also be available at the door. ■ 2nd Annual Gardens Games set for March 25-April 6 THURSDAY 15: The 2nd Annual Gardens Games will a golf tournament, tennis tournament, “School is in Session” be held March 25 through April 6. bowling, billiards, softball, basketball, Jazz Band The games are a part of the Florida bocce, track and field, swimming, horse- Senior Games Series, and are for men and shoes, archery and swimming. Showcase A showcase of the bright young women 50 and older. For registration and more information jazz talents from the Jupiter High The games will kick off on March 25 see pbgfl.com, and go to the athletics School, Jupiter Middle School, with the Gardens Games 5K, which is page, or email [email protected]. The and Dwyer High School Jazz open to the public. games are sponsored by the Honda Clas- Ensembles performing a variety Activities during the games include sic and United Healthcare. ■ of styles and influences. Come swing to their very cool sounds. Mainstreet at Midtown has your Thursdays PUZZLE ANSWERS covered. Block off 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. every Thursday through April 26th.
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Exhibit Extended! Now On Display Through Sunday,April 29 Wednesday, March 21 at 2:30 p.m. Recapturing the Real West:The Collections of William I. Koch Lecture:Women,Wealth and Giving by Margaret May Damen $5 • (561) 655-7226 No charge • Reservations required • (561) 805-8562 On Display All Season Thursday, March 22 at 10:30 a.m. (Preschool); 2:30 p.m. (Family) Florida’s Wetlands • No charge • (561) 655-2776 Story Time: American Farmer Day in the Hulitar Sculpture Garden No charge • (561) 655-2776 Ongoing Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a.m. Campus on the Lake Class:Yogalates with Rassika Sabine Bourgi Thursday, March 22 at 2:30 p.m. $15 per session • (561) 805-8562 Lecture: Edith Wharton and the Villas of Rome with CeCe Haydock $20 • Part of the Splendors of Italy series • (561) 805-8562 Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m. Concert: Modigliani Quartet • $15 • (561) 655-7226 Friday, March 23 Western Film Festival:Tombstone (Rated R) at 2:30 and 8 p.m. Monday, March 19 at 10:30 a.m. (Preschool); 2:30 p.m. (Family) and Tom Horn (Rated R) at 5:15 p.m. • $5 • (561) 655-7226 Story Time: Olivia the Pig Saturday, March 24 at 10 a.m. No charge • (561) 655-2776 Workshop: Persuasion and Influence for Dummies with Elizabeth Kunhke Tuesday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m. or Wednesday, March 21 at 11 a.m. $50 • Reservations required • (561) 805-8562 Book Discussion: Priceless by Robert K.Wittman Sunday, March 25 at 3 p.m. No charge • (561) 655-2766 Concert: Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel The Rhapsodic Music of Johannes Brahms • $15 • (561) 655-7226
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Please send calendar listings to ■ “Come Fly Away” — This liam G. Hyland Jr., 7 p.m. March 15, ■ Lake Park Sunday “Super” [email protected]. musical combines the music of Frank West Palm Beach Public Library, third Market — 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays Sinatra and the choreography of Twyla floor, 411 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. through May 27; Kelsey Park, 725 Lake At the Borland Center Tharp. 8 p.m. March 15-16, 2 and 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Historical Society of Shore Drive, Lake Park; 881-3319. March 17 and 2 p.m. March 18 in the Palm Beach County. Tickets: $10 mem- The Borland Center for Performing Dreyfoos Hall. Tickets: $25 and up. bers, $20 non-members; free for Barefoot Monday, March 19 Arts is at Midtown, 4885 PGA Blvd., Mailman Level and up; 832-4164, Ext. 0. Palm Beach Gardens. Call 904-3130 or ■ Elizabeth Taylor: The Por- ■ Newplicate Bridge — Infor- visit www.theborlandcenter.org. trait of a Lady? — Luncheon with ■ Clematis by Night — Live mative lesson, 1-1:30 p.m.; games 1:30- lecture by Lee Wolf, 11:30 a.m. March music 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, Clematis 4:30 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge ■ “Disney’s Aladdin, Jr.” — 7 19, The Weiner Banquet Center, Cohen Street at the Waterfront, downtown games for new players with fewer than p.m. March 16-17 and 3 p.m. March 18. Pavilion. Ticket: $75. West Palm Beach. March 15: No fes- 100 master points. Fee: residents, $6; Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students and $10 tivities because of prep for boat show. nonresidents, $7; call Jennifer Nelli, 630- for groups of 10 or more. ■ “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dat- March 22: Closed for boat show. March 1146 or go to www.pbgfl.com. Lakeside ing, Mating, & Marriage” — The 29: Ghost of Gloria. Free; 822-1515 or visit Center, 10410 N. Military Trail, Palm ■ A Night of International story of Miss Abigail, the most sought- www.clematisbynight.net. Beach Gardens. Music sponsored by Prosperity after relationship expert to the stars (think Oaks of Palm Beach Gardens. Dr. Ruth meets Emily Post), and her sexy Friday, March 16 ■ Timely Topics Discussion — With singer Franco Corso and special sidekick, Paco. 8 p.m. March 20-23, 1:30 Group — Lively discussion group cov- guest violinist Jose Kropp. Also features and 8 p.m. March 24 and 1:30 p.m. March ■ Chamber Music Trio — Rob- ers the most up-to-date topics faced by opera singer Andrew Doll, Polynesian 25, Rinker Playhouse. Tickts: $35. ert Prester, a pianist/composer/lecturer our local community, including nation- Fire Dancers and the Samurai Sword at Lifelong Learning Society (FAU Jupi- al affairs and foreign relations as they Dancer. 5:30 p.m. March 22. Tickets: ■ African-American Film Fes- ter), will play with the Cameo Chamber relate to Israel and the United States; $33.50. All proceeds Benefit the Alzheim- tival — “Race to Freedom,” 7 p.m. Trio, at 7 p.m. March 16 at the First Uni- free/Friends of the J; $18 annual fee/ er’s Association. March 22, Helen K. Persson Hall, Cohen tarian Universalist Congregation of the guests; call 712-5233. JCC North, 4803 Pavilion. Tickets: $10. Palm Beaches, where he also serves as PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. At the Eissey choir/music director. Other members of At the Maltz the trio include Dina Kostic, violin, and Tuesday, March 20 The Eissey Campus Theatre is at Palm Chris Glansdorp, cello. It’s at 635 Pros- Beach State College, PGA Boulevard, The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is at 1001 E. perity Farms Road, North Palm Beach. ■ Sign Language for Babies Palm Beach Gardens. Unless otherwise Indiantown Road, Jupiter. Call 575-2223 Tickets: $20; 627-6105. & Toddlers — 9:15-10 a.m. Tuesdays, noted, call 207-5900 or visit www.palm- or visit www.jupitertheatre.org. through March 13. Ever wondered what beachstate.edu/eisseycampustheatre. ■ Movie on the Green — your infant was thinking? Teach your ■ “Hello, Dolly!” — Jerry Her- “Happy Feet 2” 8 p.m. March 16, Abacoa child sign language; ages 6 months-3 ■ Symphonic Band of the man’s show stars Vicki Lewis and Gary Amphitheater and Village Green, Main years. Residents $121/non-residents $141. Palm Beaches presents Big Beach. Showtimes vary; through April 1. Street and University Boulevard, Jupiter. Burns Road Recreation Center, 4404 Band Concert — Big band con- Tickets start at $43. Free; 624-7788. Burns Road; 630-1100. Instructor Patrice cert featuring Bill Prince, the “musician’s Courtemanche of Tiny Hand Signs; musician,” in unique arrangements of At the Mos’Art ■ Jazz on the Palm — West Palm www.tinyhandsigns.com. beloved ballads and favorite jump tunes. Beach’s free outdoor Jazz concert series 7:30 p.m. March 17. Tickets $15; 832-3115 The Mos’Art Theatre is at 700 Park 8-10 p.m. on the Palm Stage on the Water- ■ Mah Jongg & Canasta Play or www.symbandpb.com. Ave., Lake Park. Call 337-OPOD (6763) front Commons, downtown near Clema- Sessions — Tables grouped by game or visit www.mosarttheatre.com. tis Street. March 16: Paulette Dozier. preference (mah jongg or canasta) and ■ Palm Beach State College level of skill. Coffee, cold beverages presents Holocaust Remem- ■ Films — March 15: “Bullhead,” ■ “Friday Night Dance Party” and a variety of goodies provided. 12:15- brance 2012 “Resilience and 2:30 p.m.; “Carnage,” 5 p.m.; “The Power — 8-10 p.m. Fridays, Alexander’s Ball- 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; JCC Courage” Featuring Holocaust of the Upper Cervical,” 7 p.m. March room, 651 W. Indiantown Road, Jupiter. North, 4803 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gar- Scholar Nechama Tec — Events 16-22: “Pina” and “Addiction Incorpo- Cost: $15 per person; 747-0030 or alexan- dens. Price: Free/Friends of the J; $5/ are March 21. 9:30 a.m. “Compassion rated,” various times. Ballet in Cinema: dersballroom.com. guest; 712-5233. and Cooperation: Surviving the Death “Le Corsaire,” 1:30 p.m. March 18. Camps” — drawing from her book ■ Downtown’s Weekend Kick- ■ Stayman Memorial Bridge “Resilience and Courage: Women, Men ■ Other events — Auditions for off — Singers perform 6-10 p.m. Fridays. — Supervised play sessions with Sam and the Holocaust,” noted Holocaust “Guys & Dolls,” 10 a.m. March 17. Con- March 16: Soundproof. March 23: Davis Brams, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays; JCC scholar Nechama Tec reveals how cert by Mack Bailey, 7 p.m. March 17. & Dow. March 30: SAMM. Downtown North, 4803 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gar- women and men on the road to annihila- Classes: The Joy of Opera, 1:30 p.m. at the Gardens’ Centre Court, 11701 Lake dens. Play party bridge in a friendly tion developed distinct coping strategies March 19; What’s Blocking You, 2 p.m. Victoria Gardens Drive, Palm Beach atmosphere while benefiting from expert and how mutual cooperation and com- March 19; Create the Life You Love, 6:30 Gardens; 340-1600. advice with judgment calls and hand rul- passion operated across gender lines. 11 p.m. March 21. ings; no partner necessary; coffee and a.m., Book signing in the theater lobby. 2 Saturd ay, March 17 light refreshments provided. Price: Free/ p.m., “Gender Roles in the Jewish Under- Thursday, March 15 Friends of the J; $6/guests; 712-5233. ground” — Nechama Tec will discuss ■ West Palm Beach Green- the varying roles played by women and ■ Story time session at the market — 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays ■ Zumba class — 7:15-8:15 p.m. men in the Jewish underground resis- Loxahatchee River Center — through April 14 at the Waterfront Com- Tuesdays and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays tance to Nazi oppression. Tickets: Free. 9:30 a.m. Thursdays, Burt Reynolds Park, mons, 101 S. Flagler Drive, downtown at the Burns Road Recreation Center, 805 N. U.S. 1, Jupiter; 743-7123; or visit West Palm Beach; free parking in Banyan 4404 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens. ■ Palm Beach State College, www.loxahatcheeriver.org/rivercenter. Street garage until 2 p.m.; call 822-1515. Drop-in fee, $12; resident discount, $10. Jazz Ensembles and Trouba- Call 630-1100 or visit www.pbgfl.com. dours — The instrumental jazz ensem- ■ Sailfish Marina Sunset Cel- ■ Kids Story Time — 11:30 a.m. bles will present a variety of jazz from ebration — 6 p.m. Thursdays. Shop Saturdays, Loggerhead Marinelife Cen- ■ “Music for the Mind” — the 1950s through today’s contempo- for arts and crafts made by artists from ter, 14200 U.S. 1, Juno Beach; free. Visit David Crohan presents “Chopin and rary sounds. The Troubadours music around the country. Sailfish Marina, www.marinelife.org. Showtunes,” 7 p.m. March 20, Harriet will focus on popular jazz music from east of the Intracoastal, just south of Himmel Theater, CityPlace, 700 S. Rose- George Gershwin up to the present. 8 Blue Heron Boulevard, Palm Beach ■ Celebrate Saturdays at mary Ave., West Palm Beach. Benefits p.m. March 18. Tickets: $10. Shores; 842-8449. Downtown — Singers perform 6-10 Lighthouse for the Blind. Tickets: $10 for p.m. Saturdays. March 17: PWL. March adults, $5 for students. Tickets may be ■ “An Interactive Evening of ■ Mainstreet at Midtown Music 24: Meeting of the Minds. March 31: purchased at the door or by calling (866) Mystery & Intrigue” — The Friends on the Plaza — 6-8 p.m. Thursdays. Dee Dee Wilde. Downtown at the Gar- 449-2489. of the Eissey Campus Theatre (a new Beer, wine and food from Chuck Burger dens’ Centre Court, 11701 Lake Victoria support group for the theater) will pres- Joint’s kitchen; prices under $10; free Gardens Drive, Palm Beach Gardens; Wednesday, March 21 ent an evening of murder, mayhem and parking; outdoor heaters; 629-5191. Near 340-1600. mystery. Wine and nibbles at 5:30 p.m. Military Trail and PGA Boulevard. ■ Palm Beach Photographic in the lobby followed by “The Crime” at ■ Luck O’ The Irish — By the Centre — “Insights & Surprises” — 6 p.m. Then a buffet dinner on stage as ■ Dance Tonight — Open Latin/ Jove Comedy Experience, 8 p.m. March “Color Light Abstractions” by mid-20th- the plot unwinds around you. The event ballroom mix party features live music 17, Atlantic Theater, 6743 W. Indiantown century photographer Wynn Bullock. features actors from the Burt Reynolds by Jimmy Falzone every Thursday. Road, Jupiter. Tickets: $16 advance, $20 Reception from 5:30-7 p.m. March 21 Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) Group lesson 8-9 p.m.; party 9-10:30 at the door; 575-4942. with members of the Bullock family, and master acting class. Tickets: $45. p.m.; admission $15 for entire evening, A Conversation on Bullock Photography includes light buffet; 914 Park Ave., Lake Sunday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. March 21 in the auditorium At the Kravis Park; 844-0255. of the West Palm Beach Library, PBPC’s ■ Palm Beach Gardens Green- City Center neighbor. Free to members The Kravis Center is at 701 Okeechobee ■ “In Defense of Thomas Jef- Market — 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays of the Palm Beach Photographic Centre Blvd., West Palm Beach. For tickets, call ferson: The Sally Hemings Sex through May 6; City Complex, 4301 and the Norton Museum of Art, and 832-7469 or log on to www.kravis.org. Scandal” — Presented by author Wil- Burns Road; 756-3600. $10 per nonmember. Show runs through FLORIDA WEEKLY www.FloridaWeekly.com WEEK OF MARCH 15-21, 2012 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT B7 WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO
June 9. The Photographic Centre is in William Koch paid Recreation Department. Aerobic Dance the City Center, 415 Clematis St., down- $2.3 million for is 8:30 a.m. Mondays, Total Body Ton- town West Palm Beach. Hours are 10 this tintype of Billy ing is 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thurs- a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 10 the Kid. It can be days, and Zumba Latin Fitness Workout a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; call viewed at The is 9:45 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. 253.2600 or visit www.workshop.org or Society of the First class is free to new students. Cost www.fotofusion.org. Four Arts, which of a five-class fitness card that allows is exhibiting for flexible attendance is $26.50 for ■ “Break Up Support Group” “Recapturing the Jupiter residents and $33 for non-resi- — 10 a.m. Wednesdays, various loca- Real West: The dents. A five-class Zumba card is $31.50 tions in Palm Beach Gardens. Sponsored Collections of for Jupiter residents and $39.50 for non- by The Counseling Group, which pro- William I. Koch,” residents; 10-class cards also are avail- vides free Christian counseling, classes through April able. Classes meet in the community and support groups; 624-4358. 29. Admission: center, behind the Police Department $5; free for on Military Trail, Jupiter. For informa- ■ Hatchling Tales — 10:30-11:30 members and tion, contact instructor Kathy Andio at a.m. Wednesdays, Loggerhead Marinelife children 14 236-4298 or www.empoweringsolution- and under. Center, 14200 U.S. 1, Juno Beach. Free; swithkathy.com. www.marinelife.org. ■ “Five Thousand Years on ■ Bridge Classes with Sam the Loxahatchee” — Jupiter Inlet Brams — 10-noon Wednesdays — JCC Lighthouse & Museum, 500 Captain North, 4803 PGA Blvd. Six-week session Armour’s Way, Jupiter, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $72 or $15/class. Pre-registration appre- daily. 747-8380, ext. 101; www.jupiter- ciated. Call Rhonda Gordon, 712-5233. lighthouse.org.
■ Yoga on the Waterfront — ■ Children’s Research Sta- Wednesday evenings, 5:45 p.m. at the tion — Loggerhead Marinelife Cen- Lake Pavilion, 101 S. Flagler Drive, West ter program is designed to exercise Palm Beach. Residents, $40 per eight- children’s science skills through an week session; non-residents, $50 per experimental lab. Each child receives eight-week session; drop-ins, $10 per a lab coat, veterinary instruments, a class. To register, call 804-4902. worksheet and their own sea turtle replica to name and study. Kids take ■ Meet the Artist Event — their sea turtle’s straight and curved Open-house event for the photography measurements with a measuring tape exhibition “New Eyes,” by Barry Seid- and calipers. Based on the measure- man. 2-4:45 p.m. Harris Private Bank, ments, Dr. Logger helps the group Phillips Point, 777 S. Flagler Drive, Suite place their turtles into a size classifi- 140E, West Palm Beach. Call Christi cation to determine age and species. Thompson at 366-4218. They role-play taking blood with a syringe and learn about the different ■ “Sing Out!-Kidz” Group things a blood sample can reveal. The Singing Lessons for Kids — This Tequesta. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays- reation Center, 4404 Burns Road. Regis- children look at X-rays, locate a hook program is a series of group singing les- Fridays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Cost: ter at www.pbgfl.com or call 630-1100. in the turtle’s throat and learn more sons that will help kids build self-confi- Members free, $10 non-members ages 12 about the steps necessary during sea dence. Class includes a book/CD. Ses- and up. Free admission Saturdays; 746- ■ Ginger’s Dance Party — 8-10 turtle rehabilitation. Then, the group sion will conclude with a mini-concert 3101 or www.lighthousearts.org. p.m., first Saturday of the month: Feb. 4, tags their turtles with a unique num- for parents, family and friends. Held March 3, April 7. Enjoy free-style dancing ber and mimics a successful sea turtle Wednesdays from 4:15-5:15 p.m. Wednes- ■ Norton Museum of Art — and easy-to-learn line dancing; free; visit release into the ocean. To be held at days through April 18, at the Burns Road Through April 15: “Cocktail Culture.” www.wpb.org/waterfront. Outdoors at 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, and Community Center, 4440 Burns Road, Through March 25: “The Corning Muse- the Centennial Square, West Palm Beach. at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays. Palm Beach Gardens. Ages: 8-13. Cost: um Hot Glass Roadshow.” Through May Admission is free; 14200 U.S. 1, Juno $112 RDF/ $134. Instructor: Sandi Russell. 27: “Beth Lipman: A Still Life Installa- ■ Introduction to Glass Fusion Beach; 627-8280. For more information or to register, call tion.” Through May 6: “Tacita Dean.” — Session 4: Feb. 27-March 12 on Mon- 630-1100 or visit www.pbgfl.com. Through June 24: “Decoding Messages days. Learn the process of glass fusion, ■ Society of the Four Arts — in Chinese Art.” Through May 27: “Stu- how to cut, stack and fuse glass. Pre- Museum, library and gardens are at 2 Ongoing dio Glass: Works from the Museum Col- registration required. $105 session. Call Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach. Admis- lection.” Art After Dark, with music, art Rhonda Gordon, 712-5233. JCC North, sion: free to members and children 14 demonstrations, is 5-9 p.m. Thursdays. 4803 PGA Blvd. and under, $5 general public; 655-7226. ■ The Bamboo Room — March Admission: $12 adults, $5 visitors 13-21; 15: Smiley Tunehead, 8:30 p.m. March free for members and children under 13. ■ “Retrospective”: Photogra- March events 16: Trampled Under Foot, 9 p.m. March Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; phy exhibit by Palm Beach State 16: St. Patrick’s Day party featuring Pat 1-5 p.m. Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. second students — Through March 21. Eissey ■ Flower Arranging — Fresh Travers Band with The Matt Farr Band, Thursday of the month. Closed Mondays Campus Theatre Lobby Gallery, 11051 and Professional — 10 a.m.-noon Fri- 9 p.m. The Bamboo Room is at 25 S. J St., and major holidays; 832-5196. Campus Drive (off PGA Boulevard), Palm days. Session 4: Feb. 24-March 16. JCC downtown Lake Worth. Tickets: Vari- Beach Gardens; call 207-5905. North, 4803 PGA Blvd. $140/session. ous prices; 585-BLUE, www.eventbrite. ■ The Society of the Four Pre-registration required. Call Rhonda com or www.bamboorm.com. Arts — Art exhibit, “Recapturing the ■ Palm Beach’s Living Room Gordon, 712-5233. Real West: The Collections of William Jazz Series — Presented by JAMS
■ The Duncan Theatre — March I. Koch,” through April 29. Admission: and The Four Seasons. March 19: Noel ■ Bridge Classes with Liz 16: March Magic & Dance, presented $5; free for members and children 14 and Friedline Quintet. April 2: Rose Max Dennis — third Thursday of the by Thomas Dance Studio’s ENCORE! under. Concerts: Modigliani Quartet, 3 Brazilian Jazz. $25 JAMS members/$35 month (Feb. 16, March 15, April 19, May Dance Company and the International p.m. March 18. Tickets: $15; free for mem- non-members/$15 students. Concerts 18) through May — next session 10 a.m.- Brotherhood of Magicians, Mike Ellis bers. Complex is at 2 Four Arts Plaza, start at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7. Four noon Feb. 16. Pre-registration required. Ring 117. 7 p.m. Tickets: $10. Palm Beach Palm Beach; 655-7227 or fourarts.org. Seasons Resort Palm Beach, 2800 S. $25 admission. Call Rhonda Gordon 712- State College, Sixth Avenue South and Ocean Blvd. Tickets 877-722-2820 or 5233. JCC North, 4803 PGA Blvd. Congress Avenue, Lake Worth. 868-3309. ■ Broadway Stress Busters — www.jamsociety.org/MOREJAZZ. Teaches introductory vocal techniques ■ Palm Beach Improv — March to maximize power and range; group, ■ Flagler Museum — Museum is April events 16-17: Cedric the Entertainer, various solo and duet. Thursdays, 10-11 a.m., housed in Henry Flagler’s 1902 beaux- times. March 21: Wild Out Wednesdays through April 12. $144 residents/$173 arts mansion, Whitehall; at 1 Whitehall ■ River Totters Arts n’ Crafts with Marvin Dixon, 8 p.m. At CityPlace, non-residents. Burns Road Recreation Way, Palm Beach. Through April 22: “A — 9 a.m., second Wednesday of each 550 S. Rosemary Ave., Suite 250, West Center, 4404 Burns Road. Register at New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll month (next session is April 11). Arts Palm Beach; 833-1812 or www.palm- www.pbgfl.com or call 630-1100. and the Tiffany Girls.” The Flagler and crafts for kids. Loxahatchee River beachimprov.com. Museum, 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. Center, 805 N. U.S. 1, Jupiter. Cost $3; ■ Confident Comfortable Tickets: free for members; $18 adults, call 743-7123. ■ Lighthouse ArtCenter — Public Speaking and Presen- $10 youth (13-18) accompanied by adult; Through March 24: “Realism: A String- tation — Teaches methods of under- $3 child (6-12) accompanied by adult; ■ Jupiter-Tequesta Orchid ing Together of Abstractions” and “Sea standing and conquering public speaking and free for children under 6. 655-2833. Society — 7 p.m., second Wednesday Creatures Above and Below: Photogra- anxiety. Thursdays, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., of the month (next meeting is April 18). phy by Ruth Petzold.” Museum is at Gal- through April 12. $144 residents/$173 ■ Fitness classes for women Jupiter Community Center, 200 Mili- lery Square North, 373 Tequesta Drive, non-residents. Burns Road Rec- — Classes are sponsored by the Jupiter tary Trail, Jupiter. Call 746-7363. ■ B8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEK OF MARCH 15-21, 2012 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY FLORIDA WEEKLY PUZZLES EVERYBODY’S IRISH HOROSCOPES
■ PISCES (February 19 to March tacts with family members and/or old 20) A patch of roiling water in the friends who somehow slipped off your workplace could be threatening, but personal viewing screen in recent years. stay the course and you’ll soon be clear Travel also is favored. of it. Then go out and have a great time ■ with loved ones. LIBRA (September 23 to Octo- ber 22) Most problems surrounding ■ ARIES (March 21 to April 19) that recent personal situation have been Put your restlessness to good use by resolved, and that means you should indulging the Arian love of exploring move on to other things that are impor- new places and seeking new challenges. tant to you. There also could be a new romance ■ waiting to be “discovered.” SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Spend this weekend ■ TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) recharging your physical and spiritu- A surprise message from someone in al energies. When you return to your your past could lead to a long-awaited workaday world, you’ll be ready to take reunion with a once-close friend. Also, on that new project. look for a workplace problem to be ■ resolved in your favor. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Be careful how you ■ GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) advise a troubled friend. Even your wise Your self-confidence is rising, and that counsel could be misunderstood. Better should be a significant factor in helping to suggest that he or she seek profes- you adjust to a new social situation, as sional help. well as adjusting to a series of changes ■ in the workplace. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Family problems once ■ CANCER (June 21 to July 22) again dominate and, once again, every- Turnabout could be lots of fun when one seeks your guidance in these mat- someone who previously accepted your ters. Later, you can indulge in some tender, loving care without question much-needed relaxation. now suggests that he or she wants to ■ start taking care of you. AQUARIUS (January 20 to Feb- ruary 18) Some mixed signals create ■ LEO (July 23 to August 22) Put confusion in the workplace. Best advice: the lessons you learned from past dis- Ask for explanations before you attempt appointments to work in planning to deal with any of these matters on your future. The way ahead opens to your own. opportunities “purrfectly” suited to the ■ adventurous Lion. BORN THIS WEEK: Your extraordinary leadership qualities mark ■ VIRGO (August 23 to September you as someone people can turn to for 22) This is a good time to renew con- guidance in difficult situations. ■
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seemss to be forward. This is director and co-writer AndrewA Stanton’s first attempt at danHUDAK livel action (he previously made the www.hudakonhollywood.com animateda hits “Wall*E” and “Finding Nemo,”N among others), and he seems a bit overwhelmed. Whereas Brad Bird seamlessly went from animation (“The ★★ Incredibles”) to live action (“Mission: Is it worth $10? No Impossible — Ghost Protocol”), Stan- ton has a heavy script with too many “John Carter” tries to do everything characters, locations and visual effects and accomplishes nothing. to mold into fluid cinema. This would It’s a bloated sci-fi period piece have been too much for a lot of direc- that freely embraces elements of “Star tors, let alone one working with real Wars,” “Avatar,” “Gladiator” and other people for the first time. mega-successful action pics, but it lacks That said, at about the 90-minute a coherent story of its own. It seems point in the 132-minute film, it finds its the desire to cram in everything from focus and ends on a much better note Edgar Rice Burroughs’ source material than it begins. Once Stanton figures was foolhardy, out what as it leads to a we know all number of bor- along (that ing, tangential John will scenes that take have to save us nowhere. Dejah, fall in The first 10 love, etc.), minutes set the the movie tone. Within surges to that time we an intense, go from Mars action- to 1881 New packed end- York to the Old ing that has West, and none a few sur- of it makes any prises up its sense. Finally sleeve. we learn that a Still, it all Civil War veter- feels like a an, John Carter rip-off of (Taylor Kitsch), other, bet- is on the run ter movies. from authori- You can ties when he imagine the comes across producers an odd medal- pitching lion and is the film to transported to financiers Mars. There he by listing all meets the Na’vi, the movies NOW err, Thark, large it’s going to green creatures remind peo- with four arms (who are really quite ple of, all while telling a crazy story of OPEN! nice once you get to know them). its own. This in itself isn’t terrible, but Little does Carter know he left one for all the visual flair, the colors seem civil war for another. Battling for domi- oddly monotone and the 3D doesn’t nance on Mars are the Helium and pop. Zodanga tribes. They’re human. The While it’s not necessarily a bad plan is for peace to be settled through thing that “John Carter” reminds us the marriage of the Helium Princess of other films, it is unfortunate that it Dejah (Lynn Collins) and Zodanga’s Sab only reminds us how much better those Than (Dominic West). But we know Sab other films are. ■ has ulterior motives. Add to this mys- terious shape-shifters (one played by Mark Strong of “Sherlock Holmes”) and internal disputes amongst the Thark, >> The John Carter character fi rst appeared in Thai and you have a movie going in a lot a magazine serial written by Edgar Rice Burroughs + of directions at once — none of which in 1912. +Vietnamese Steaks TIONS Sushi+ CALL FOR RESERVA Call or reserve online @ opentable.com or CAPSULES www.hibiscusgrille.com
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The Counting Crows, Creed, Pitbull, The Fray, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Passion Pit, Paul Rodgers, Third Eye Blind, Girl Talk, Foreigner, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Herbie Hancock, Matisayhu, Coheed & Cambria, All American Rejects, NEED- TOBREATHE, SOJA, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws and the Fab Four. And more. Lots more. Those are the national headliners for the 30th Anniversary Sunfest, May 2-6, along Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach. “We’ve had an exciting year plan- ning the 30th cele- bration of SunFest,” said Paul Jamieson, executive director, in a written statement. “We have pulled HANCOCK together a lineup that includes today’s current stars and up and comers, to some of the most loved music of the COURTESY PHOTOS The Counting Crows are scheduled to perform on May 2 at this year’s SunFest. past 30 years. SunFest 2012 is relevant to those who enjoyed the first festival and those who were not even born then. And as always, SunFest is a music o experience of value, diversity, location SunFest >>Family Activities Area and quality like no other available in Days/Hours the country.” There is a large variety of ticket packages, Friday, May 4: 5-10 pm Counting Crows will perform May 2 early-bird specials and parking discounts Saturday, May 5: Noon-10 pm on the Bank of America Stage. Originat- available. See sunfest.com/ticketpromotions. Sunday, May 6: Noon-9 pm ing from California, the group gained popularity in 1994 after the release of >>VERIZON WIRELESS FIREWORKS SHOW their debut album, “August & Every- >>2012 FESTIVAL DAYS/HOURS The Verizon Wireless Fireworks Show closes the thing After” featuring the hit song “Mr. Wednesday, May 2: 5-10 pm Festival with a bang on Sunday, May 6 at 9 p.m. Jones.” The Crows hit song “Acci- Thursday, May 3: 5-11 pm dentally in Love” was included in the Friday, May 4: 5-11 pm >>ABOUT SUNFEST film Shrek 2, landing them an Academy Third Eye Blind is scheduled to play SunFest Saturday, May 5: Noon-11 pm SunFest 2012 will be held from May 2-May 6 Award nomination in 2004. on May 5. Sunday, May 6: Noon-9 pm along the Flagler Drive waterfront in West Palm Rock band Coheed and Cambria will Beach, Florida. SunFest of Palm Beach County, >>BB&T Juried Fine Art & Craft Show Inc., a nonprofi t organization based in West Palm perform May 2 on the Tire Kingdom ping style. His most well-known single, Days/Hours Beach, is a Palm Beach County Tourist Develop- Stage. The New Jersey native group “Drop it Like It’s Hot” was released in came together in 1995, releasing the first Friday, May 4: 5-10 pm ment Council Funded Project and is sponsored in 2004 and also reached the top of the Saturday, May 5: Noon-10 pm album of their science fiction storyline part by Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida charts. Snoop was the first artist to Sunday, May 6: Noon-9 pm Arts Council. For more information about SunFest, called, “The Amory Wars.” Currently release a ringtone rap, “It’s The D.O.G” see sunfest.com or call 659-5980 or 1-800-SUN- they have two-live albums along with in 2007. FEST. several special edition releases. Their Pittsburgh native Wiz Khalifa will latest album is, “I’m Burning Star IV, also perform on the Bank of America Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow” Stage on May 3. Straight out of high and they are currently working on their school in 2005, Wiz released his first Chicago native Herbie Hancock will “Watermelon Man” has been covered by fifth studio album which will be a pre- mix-tape, “Prince of the City: Welcome perform on the Tire Kingdom Stage on dozens of musicians. quel to the series. to Pistolvania.” It didn’t take long for May 3. Dozens of other acts will perform as Snoop Dogg will perform on the Bank Wiz to drop his first album, “Show and After taking on the first movement well. of America Stage May 3. In 1993, Snoop’s Prove,” rated best album of the year on of Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 5” Once again the Seminole Casino first album “Doggystyle,” featuring hit Okayplayer.com. Establishing himself at age 11 with the Chicago Symphony Coconut Creek will host the Rock-and- singles “What’s My Name” and “Gin as an artist, he quickly became the top Orchestra, he went on to graduate from Roll Shootout for the chance to win a and Juice,” made its way to the No. 1 search on Google and the number one Grinnell College in Iowa. Joining trum- spot on the SunFest lineup. The four- spot on Billboard’s hip-hop and top tweeting topic on Twitter. His latest peter Donald Bryant’s group, he moved week competition is held at Seminole 200 charts. He went on to release three hit from Atlantic Records, “Black and to New York City. Best known for his Casino Coconut Creek March 20 and 27, chart-topping albums in the 90’s mak- Yellow” landed him 35 million views on outstanding blend of funky rhythms April 3 and 10 with the final competition ing him known for his laid-back rap- YouTube. and ethereal harmonies, his hit song on April 17. ■ Deli Selections FREE >P-P JVYULKILLMWHZ[YHTP [\YRL`¸VMM[OLMYHTL¹ Military Trail IYPZRL[ZTVRLKÄZO WP[HZ ^YHWZ PGA Boulevard OVTLTHKLZV\WZ IYLHRMHZ[VTLSL[Z WHUJHRLZISPU[aLZ NS\[LUMYLLIYLHKZ
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COURTESY PHOTOS An example of Color Light Abstraction by Wayne Bullock. Photographic Centre hosts Wynn Bullock collection
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Light Abstractions, the show at the cen- and there will be ample time for ques- tre includes a selection of Mr. Bullock’s tions and comments from the audience. An exhibit of work by Wynn Bullock, vintage black and white photographs; a The Photo Centre is located at the a mid-20th Century master photogra- representative collection of his images City Center municipal complex at 415 pher, opens March 21 at the Palm Beach from the family’s new black and white Clematis St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Photographic Centre in downtown West estate print program; and a small, yet Monday–Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Palm Beach. revealing, group of vintage photographs Friday and Saturday. Call 253-2600 or “Wynn Bullock Insights & Suprises” by Mr. Wynn’s wife Edna, who began see workshop.org. ■ will be on display through June 9. her own notable career as a creative The late Mr. Bullock is best known for photographer at age 61, a year after Mr. his evocative black and white images. Wynn’s death in 1975. Few people are aware that in the early An opening night reception will 1960s he also created a significant body include a conversation with members of color work he called “Color Light of the Bullock family. The event is 5:30 Abstractions,” according to a news p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 21. It is free for release from the centre. members of the photographic centre Hampered by the limitations of color and members of the Norton Museum of printing at the time, Mr. Bullock was Art. For non-members, the cost is $10. unable to produce stable, long-lasting It will be held in the auditorium of the prints from his 35mm Kodachrome West Palm Beach Library, next to the slides. As a consequence, his work was centre. rarely exhibited, except occasionally in Facilitated by Tim Wride, crator of the form of slide shows and illustrated photography at the Norton, the discus- lectures, according to the statement. sion will include Brett Abbott, curator For more than 50 years, Mr. Bullock’s of photography at the High Museum in original slides have remained carefully Atlanta; Gordon Brown, the 2012 recipi- preserved in the dark by his family. ent of the centre’s FotoFusion Golden Two years ago, the Bullock Estate began Career Award; Ray Merritt, photogra- creating a digital archive of the images phy curator and writer; and Bullock’s in its family collections and produc- older daughter and manager of the ing high-quality archival prints through Bullock Estate, Barbara Bullock-Wilson which it is re-introducing this remark- and her husband Gene Bullock-Wilson. ably innovative imagery to the world, The hour-long event will include a according to the statement. short PowerPoint presentation created Featuring a contemporary 44-print by Mr. Brown, illustrating his relation- traveling exhibit of Bullock’s Color ships with both Bullock photographers,
Another color light abstraction. B14 WEEK OF MARCH 15-21, 2012 FLORIDA WEEKLY %RUODQG&HQWHU Eight greyhounds to run DW0LGWRZQ3DOP%HDFK*DUGHQV ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 36th annual St. Patrick’s Invitational SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY 83&20,1*(9(176 Eight greyhounds will be competing 6XQGD\0DUFK March 17 in the 36th running of the $50,000 Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. St. Pat- :HGQHVGD\0DUFK SP rick’s Invitational at Palm Beach Kennel ★7+(%521;:$1'(5(56★ Club. $25 in advance: $30 door; This year’s running will feature grey- RK’s Conk Gonk (Dragon Fire — $20 groups of 10 or more. hounds who have won the proverbial Tomb Raider, Rader Racing Kennel) %DFNLQ3DOP%HDFK*DUGHQVE\SRSXODUGHPDQGG “Pot of Gold” in past championship WW All Starodell (Iruska All Star — 7KH\UHFUHDWHWKHPDJLFRIWKH·VDQG·VDQGEXLOGEXLOG finals including February’s winner of WW’s Oprah, Steve Gilster Kennel) DQHQHUJHWLFERQGZLWKWKHLUDXGLHQFHJXDUDQWHHLQJHLQJ the $50,000 3/8ths Mile Derby JS Kerry The 36th running of the $50,000 St. DQHYHQLQJRIWRHWDSSLQJKDQGFODSSLQJDQGG Oki, the victor in January’s $50,000 He’s Patrick’s Invitational will be held in the GDQFLQJLQWKHDLVOHVDOOQLJKWORQJ My Man Royal Palm Classic and 2011 afternoon’s 12th race with an approxi- $20,000 Bob Balfe Puppy Stakes RK’s mate post time of 4 p.m. )ULGD\0DUFKSP Conk Gonk and the winner of last year’s Special activities for the St. Patrick’s )ULGD\1LJKW)DPLO\)OLFNV3UHVHQWV $45,000 Dubuque King and Queen Stake Day of racing include: Riverview Stevie. ■ Join Jason from WILD 95.5FM for ★7+(/,212)-8'$+★ Also looking for the prize at the end fun and prizes. (First Floor, $3 per person includes popcorn and soda.a. of the rainbow are stake race finalists 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.) )ROORZWKHDGYHQWXUHVRIDEROGODPE -XGDK DQGKLVKLV Hilco Burner and M Cee Drive. ■ Live Irish Dancing performed by VWDEOHIULHQGVDVWKH\WU\WRDYRLGWKHVDFULILFLDODOWHUWKHKH Planning to lay their paws on the Tir na Greine. (Outside Stage, ZHHNSUHFHGLQJWKHFUXFLIL[LRQRI&KULVW6WDUULQJWKHH “green” will be one of the favorites in 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.) YRLFHVRI0LFKDHO0DGVHQDQG next month’s $20,000 Bob Balfe Puppy ■ Our National Anthem performed (UQHVW%RUJQLQH5DWHG* Stakes WW All Starodell, the fearless by Patty Shukla. (12:45 p.m.) young lad No Inflation and the pow- ■ Irish Music by DJ Mike O’James. (1 )ULGD\$SULOSP erhouse-closing young lassie M Press p.m.–3 p.m.) )ULGD\1LJKW)DPLO\)OLFNV3UHVHQWV Drive. ■ For the kids, Karl Koppertop with ★ ★ The greyhounds, listed in alphabeti- his balloon magic. &285$*(286 cal order: ■ Mascot “Ace The Poker Bear.” $3 per person includes popcorn and soda. Hilco Burner (Kiowa Sweet Trey — ■ Greyhound pet representatives will )RXUPHQRQHFDOOLQJ 7R6HUYHDQG3URWHFW Larks Bronx, B & B Racing Kennel) be on hand to answer any questions you 0RYLHJRHUVZLOOILQGWKHPVHOYHVODXJKLQJ JS Kerry Oki (Dodgem By Design — may have about adopting one of these FU\LQJDQGFKHHULQJDVWKH\DUHFKDOOHQJHG Soft Melody, Pat Collins / Neola Joe) DQGLQVSLUHGE\HYHU\GD\KHURHVZKRORQJWREHWKHKH loving dogs. M Cee Drive (Rhythmless — Malice NLQGVRIGDGVWKDWPDNHDOLIHORQJLPSDFWRQWKHLUHLU ■ Irish food specials. Drive, Tru Palm Kennel) FKLOGUHQ5DWHG3* ■ Prize Drawings. M Press Drive (Rhythmless — Malice ■ Rooney’s Old Irish Ale will be mak- Drive, Tru Palm Kennel) ing its debut, featuring the Rooney’s 7LFNHWVDYDLODEOHRQOLQHDW No Inflation (EA’s Itzaboy — JJ John- Girls, samples and giveaways. ZZZWKHERUODQGFHQWHURUJ son, Marsella Racing Kennel) The Palm Beach Kennel Club is at RUFDOO Riverview Stevie (Kiowa Sweet Trey 1111 N. Congress Ave., West Palm. Call — CV’s Mama Mia, Rader Racing) 683-2222. ■ FLORIDA WEEKLY www.FloridaWeekly.com WEEK OF MARCH 15-21, 2012 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT B15 FLORIDA WEEKLY SOCIETY Preview party for Hospice of Palm Beach fundraiser at Cars of Dreams Museum in North Palm
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1. Randy Levitt and Bari Levitt 2. Amy Smith and Ira Pearlstine 3. John Staluppi, Jeanette Staluppi and Dillinger 4. Adam Lotterman and Deborah Koch 5. Alexis Merante, Allyse Cirillo, Matt Borden, Meggie Marino, Ally Wood and Chris Hillman 6. Fred Watson and Greg Leach 7. Howard Berman, Linda Prange, Randy Prange and Gail Saunders 8. Jennifer Fielding, Irene Kraft and Dennis Kraft 9. Pat Conway and Vicki Conway 10. Kristy Koenig, Hillary Mattchette and Monica Van Tassel 11. Bill Romanos and Geri Romanos 12. Paula Nash and Jack Nash 13. Jill Leach, Jerry Olsen and Cathy Olsen 14. Dave Watson and Tina Toelle 7 8 RACHEL HICKEY / FLORIDA WEEKLY
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1. Daniel Tuanda and Kristina Frances 2. Keli Kohler and Bethany Rodenorth 3. Ashley McKay and Kim McKay 4. Kayla Parada 5. Leslie Gougherty and Tommy Gougherty 6. David DuBois and Donna DuBois 7. Dave Aronberg 8. Gloria Leiboff 9. Gewin Boid and Mary Colburn 10. Meredith Anderson and Lisa Anderson 11. Marielee Ferrerl and Keith Ferrerl 12. Kelli Roop and Jonathan Wasserman 13. Jessica Strange, Kelly Sliverman and Michael Sliverman 14. Brian Gellin and Samantha Gellin 15. Giovanni Comparack and Madie Anderson 16. Crystal Stickler and Nicole Faccini 17. Bruce Clary and Rhonda Clary
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A former chef from Little Moir’s Food Shack, Leftovers Café and Carmine’s Ocean Grill has brought a farm-to-table approach to Coolinary Café at Donald Ross Village. Seafood is on the menu but it is noth- ing like the Caribbean fare offered at either of Little Moir’s locations. Tim Lipman’s menu at Coolinary Café offers such starters as crispy fried Flor- COURTESY PHOTO ida rock shrimp. Sounds like standard The interior of Coolinary Café is decorated in shades of white and has an open kitchen. fare. But this is served with artichoke, cashew and green chili goat cheese aioli. In Palm Beach Gardens, Paddy Mac’s A grilled fish sandwich is made with has been a perennial favorite for years the fresh catch of the morning. now. Coolinary Café also serves such retro For St. Patrick’s Day, proprietor Ken comfort fare as creamy deviled eggs and Wade will set up a tent for revelers to BLTs made with pecan-smoked bacon. listen to music and dine from the pub’s But look for such cutting-edge dishes special St. Paddy’s menu, which will as rabbit tacos, housemade sausages and include corned beef and cabbage. a cinnamon chipotle rubbed duck breast Entertainment begins at noon with served with local greens, apple, jicama, Rod MacDonald and friends, and con- green onion, tomato and white balsamic tinues until closing. vinegar. Paddy Mac’s is at 10971 N. Military Leave the dressing at home for Mr. Trail, Palm Beach Gardens. Phone: 691- Lipman’s hearty pan-roasted wild mush- 4366. On the web: paddymacspub.com. room salad, with sliced fungi, Swiss In downtown West Palm Beach, chard and other mixed greens served SCOTT SIMMONS / FLORIDA WEEKLY O’Shea’s Irish Pub will throw a block with a sweet onion confit atop his Deviled eggs are served with fresh greens and dollops of sriracha hot sauce. party in the 500 block of Clematis cheesy polenta. Street. Festivities get under way at 10 Inside, the space is white and remi- Curacao, Kai Young Coconut Shochu, a.m. March 17 and will continue until niscent of a trendy bistro up North. Din- vanilla vodka, pineapple juice and a 4 a.m. There will be live Irish music ers can watch Mr. Lipman and company splash of lemon-lime soda. with Killbillies, dancing with Aranmore at work in the open kitchen. Each costs $8 and is available through School of Irish Dance and bagpipers The price point is surprisingly rea- April 30. throughout the day. sonable in an area known for expensive RA Sushi is at Downtown at the Gar- O’Shea’s will serve a menu of all dinner tabs: $8-$13 for sandwiches and dens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., the classics, including corned beef and salads and $12-$15 for entrees — indeed, Palm Beach Gardens. Phone: 340-2112. cabbage, bangers and mash and shep- the most expensive item on the menu is herd’s pie. that aforementioned cinnamon chipot- If it is March, then can St. Patrick’s Look for there to be beer trucks and le-rubbed duck breast. Day be far behind? bars and a party tent on the street. The restaurant opened March 5, and It would seem that everyone is Irish O’Shea’s also will offer a kids area, with Mr. Lipman, who runs the place with his on March 17. Here are a few places to a parade at 4 p.m. wife, Jenny, said business had been sur- check out fare from the Emerald Isle: O’Shea’s is at 531 Clematis St., down- The Pan Roasted Wild Mushroom Salad is The holiday becomes like a street fes- prisingly brisk. It certainly adds a youth- served hot over polenta. town West Palm Beach. Phone: 833-3865. ful component to the dynamic of Don- tival at Abacoa, where Rooney’s Public On the web: osheaspub.com. House will open at 9 a.m., and serve a ald Ross Village, which last fall gained RA Sushi is marking the arrival of For those wanting a bit of a spectacle, limited menu — corned beef sandwich- Burger Bar, and already had the Italian spring with two new tropically inspired some of the world’s top competitive eat- es are among the offerings. comfort fare of Bella Cucina, sushi at cocktails. ers will gather at Downtown in the Gar- There will be Irish music from 2:30- Asian Fin and the critically acclaimed The Pineapple Express, billed as “a dens in Palm Beach Gardens for the 3rd 5:30 p.m., Irish dancers from 5:30-6:15 Mr. Zhang’s Fine Chinese in its mix. getaway in a glass,” is made with Kai Annual TooJay’s World Class Corned p.m., then more music from 6:30-10 p.m. It’s at Donald Ross Village, 4650 Don- Young Coconut Shochu, St. Germain Beef Eating Championship at 3 p.m. on Rooney’s is at Abacoa Town Center, ald Ross Road, Suite 110, Palm Beach Elderflower Liqueur, pineapple juice, St. Patrick’s Day. More than $10,000 in 1153 Town Center Drive, Jupiter. Phone: Gardens. Hours are 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon- a hint of lemon juice and a splash of cash prizes will be up for grabs in the (888) 863-9198. On the web: rooneyspub- day-Saturday. Phone: 249-6760. On the Prosecco. MLE-sanctioned event. For more infor- lichouse.com. Web: www.coolinarycafe.com. ■ The Bikini Martini is made with blue mation, see toojays.com. ■