Palm Beach Perspective

Talked with Colleen Smith, Founding Artistic and Executive Director of Ballet Palm Beach and Elizabeth Dashiell, PalmBeachPR about their 2023-2024 season. They are currently in rehearsals for their upcoming show at the Kravis Block Party on October 14th. It's free and open to everyone. They'll be performing Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet as well as Peter Pan & Tinkerbell this se...

Talked with Michelle O'Boyle, Founder, Kid's Cancer Foundation. "Kids Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity founded in 2001, whose mission is to provide hope and support to local children and families battling childhood cancer. We accomplish this by providing compassionate, easily accessible supportive care services." September is kid's cancer awareness month. They offer a wide varie...

Talked with Vanessa Moss, Dir of Communications, Palm Health Foundation. Palm Health Foundation's vision is to provide all Palm Beach County residents the opportuites to reach their full health potential by inspiring and funding solutions for better health in the county via community collaboration. They are working on a brain health initiative to advance brain health in PBC. Towards that goal they...

Talked with Phala, Oscar and Charlotte from the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. They have a great 2023-2024 season lined up. Kravis on Broadway includes Chicago, Mean Girls, Beetlejuice, To Kill a Mockingbird, Six, and Hamilton is returning for a two week run. They also have the fun crowd pleaser, Mamma Mia in the Summer of 2024. There will be celebrity shows such as Candace Bushnell author...

Talked with Gabby Barbarite McHenry, Ph. D., Director of Outreach & Engagement, Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. "FAU Harbor Branch prioritizes solution-oriented research that addresses critical issues affecting coastal zone, oceans, and human well-being." As part of their outreach, they've created a boat tour on a floating lab, Discovery. On this educational...

Talked with Megan Harris, Interpretation & Stewardship Coordinator, Oxbow Eco Center. Oxbow Eco center is "both a nature preserve and an environmental learning center in Port St. Lucie, Florida, situated on 225-acres along the North Fork of the St Lucie River. It is the Environmental Education and Community Outreach Division of St. Lucie County’s Environmental Resources Department. Their missi...

Talked with Charlie Birnbaum, Film Director, Stonzek Theatre Manager, LDub Film Festival and Elizabeth Dashiell, Swede Fest Palm Beach. Swede Fest Palm Beach is premiering opening night of this year's LDub Film Festival on September 22nd at the Lake Worth Playhouse. Then the LDub Film Festival continues September 23rdn and 24th at the Stonzek Theatre. Listeners can create their own Swede. A "swede...

Talked with Benji Studt, Public Outreach Program Supervisor, Dept of Environmental Resources Managemnt (ERM) Palm Beach County. "Benji Studt is a scientist, conservation photographer, nature communicator, and explorer. For the last 7 years, Benji has led ERM’s public outreach team with the goal of inspiring real connections between the residents and visitors of the Palm Beaches, and the incredible...

Talked with Shawn Berry and Holly Stewart from Young Singers of the Palm Beaches. Their mission is to "transform the lives of young singers in our community by: breaking down social barriers, developing life skills, providing an outlet for creativity, and fostering good citizenship." Young Singers of the Palm Beaches (YSPB) is "Palm Beach County's award-winning community-based children's choir. Th...

Talked with Dr. Flora Bentsi-Enchill, Dentist and Laurel Dalton, Exec. Dir., T. Lerory Jefferson Medical Society. "Named after the first African-American physician in Palm Beach County, T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society (TLJMS) is a professional organization that focuses on helping underserved populations in our community. TLJMS provides health education programs, youth mentoring programs, speake...

Talked with Rob Russell and Gary Schweikhart from Arts Garage. Arts Garage is having a very special benefit concert: LOVING AVERY: A Musical Salute to Avery Sommers on July 23rd. It will be headlined by singers Rob Russell and Anthony Nunziata, along with special guests Copeland Davis, Patty Chamberlain, Tony Siders and Meri Ziev, Music Director Phil Hinton (piano), Frank Derrick on drums and Vla...

Talked with Pat Rash, Park Supervisor and Alissa Koch, Naturalist & Volunteer Coordinator, Riverbend Park. Riverbend is located at 9060 Indiantown Road, Jupiter. They offer a wide variety of programs to the community. There are free Naturalist Walks every Friday at 9am. They have horse back riding trails. The farmstead, sawmill and battefield are also located at the park. Listeners can sign up...

Talked with Willie Puz, Manager of Legislature and Public Affairs, Solid Waste Authority (SWA). The SWA is a governmental entity that is charged with providing economical and environmentally conscious integrated solid waste management system for Palm Beach County. They were ranked number two in the state in 2021 by Department of Environmental Protection. Their recycling component recycles about 10...

Talked with Trent Stephens, Artistic Director and Elizabeth Dashiell from Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival. They are performing Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" play this year. It's the 33rd year for Shakespeare by the Sea at Carlin Park in Jupiter and year 3 for Shakespeare by the Palms in at Commons Park in Royal Palm Beach. The play will run Thursday-Sunday July 6-July 16 at Carlin Park in Ju...

Talked with Bert Moreschi, Herb Price, Tom Giblin and John Wright from the Jupter Tequesta Repeater Group (JTRG). They are an ARRL (American Radio Relay League) affiliated special service club. They promote Amateur Radio (Ham radio) and provide community assistance. They recently met with Emergency Operations Center about offering assistance during emergencies such as hurricanes/tornadoes and did...

Talked with Yvette Acevedo Flores, CEO, and Damian Perez from Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Palm Beach and Martin Counties. The charity has been around for over hundred years and their mission is to "create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth". Listeners can sign up to become a "Big" or enroll their children to become "Littles" by going to www.m...

Talked with Jeston Brown, Farm Manager, Westgate Community Farm and Anuella Alexandre, Founder, A Green Community FL. Westgate Community Farm is an urban education and production farm, that offers fresh produce, education programs and a lush green space. It's at 1130 Wabasso Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33409. They are wrapping up their season but have 2 more workshops available, Sarturday 5/20 - Veg...

Talked with Hilary Greene, Media Relations, Quincy Bruckerhoff, Adult Programs Manager, Jodi Sypher, Dir. of Adult Learning & Engagment and Zoe Spanbrock, Asst. Media Relations from the Norton Musuem of Art. The Norton has a wide variety of programs planned for Summer 2023. As part of Mental Health awareness month, listeners can benefit from experiencing Art. Listeners can enjoy Art After Dark...

Talked with Jackie Lambert, Emilie Travis, Daniella Robbins, PBC Parks & Rec Dept, and Shelly Rosenberg, Audubon Everglades/Purple Martin. May is Mental Health Awareness and Trauma Informed Care Month and Purple Martin month in PBC. The role of PBC Parks in Mental Health is, " : Parks and recreation agencies are an underutilized health care resource. They create healthy communities and play a...

Talked with Antoinette Giamalva, Programming Librariran and Luckas Arias-Torfs, Librarian - Technology Department from Mandel Public Library. They have "May the Fandom Be With You, (a month-long celelbration of all thing geek)" starting Saturday, April 29th. It includes a wide variety of programs such as Celebrate 60 years of Dr. Who, Learn about sel-publishing with Janelle Gabay, Meeple Meetup, s...

Talked with Jon U. Bell, Hallstrom Planetarium Director, Associate Professor of Astronomy, Indian River State College (IRSC). "The state-of-the-art Hallstrom Planetarium offers lectures and shows about planets, constellations and stars. Planetarium shows are live multimedia presentations that use special-effect projectors to tell stories about the planets and stars. Seventy-one reclining seats wit...

Talked with Marti LaTour, 2023 Honorary Chair of Women in Leadership Award Luncheon (WILA) and Katie Klause-Newitt, President, Executive Women of the Palm Beachs Foundation (EWPBF). Their mission is empowering women to succeed and lead. And their vision is, "To be the voice that inspires integrity, equality and leadership in the workplace and our community." They are celebrating the 40th anniversa...

Talked with Sean Mallee, Manager, Daggerwing Nature Center. Daggerwing Nature Center is located in Burt Aaronson Park 11435 Park Access Road Boca Raton, FL 33498. The park is open every day and the nature center is open Wed-Fri 1-4:30pm and Saturday 10a-4:30pm. Daggerwing has a butterfly garden in the front, the nature center and then a great boardwalk behind the nature center. The board walk has...

Talked with Chip McKenney, Founder, Gay Polo League. Their mission is, "To inspire and empower those individuals who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender via the promotion of and participation in the sport of polo. GPL Polo Club promotes the sport of polo as a means to provide equality, pride, diversity, inclusion and confidence for those individuals who face discriminati...

Talked with Beth Garcia, Arati Hamman and Jackie Rhea from the Boys and Girls Club of Martin County. Their goal is to provide "Opportunities for new, hands-on, academically enriching learning experiences to meet the state academic standards. A broad array of additional servies, programs, and activities, focusing on subjects like STEM, physical fitness and wellness, drug and violence prevention, nu...