Palm Beach Perspective

Talked with Amy Bottegal and Elisabeth Glynn from the Audi Stuart Air Show. It's their 30th annual and will be held from Friday November 1st - Sunday November 3rd at Witham Field in Stuart, FL. They have a some new programs: STEAM World for kids, Race the Runway 5k, Classic car show, fireworks, air shows, static displays and more. Listeners can get more details as www.stuartairshow.com

Talked with Natalie Frendberg, Education Coor, Oxbow Eco-Center and Communications Chair, Indian River Lagoon Science Festival. This is their 6th annual IRL Science Festival. It's happening downtown Ft. Pierce on Saturday, October 26th starting at 10am. They will have over 80 exhibitors including, FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Smithsonian Marine Station, and well as entertainment from...

Talked w Julia Aquino-Serrano and Shannon Burrows, walk chairs Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society. Shannon is the chair for the October 26th, Saturday walk at the Meyer Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach and Julia is the chair for the October 27th, Sunday walk at the FAU campus in Boca Raton. Both walks are free and open to all ages. Listeners can sign up online at makingstri...

Talked with Rachel Gustafson, Asst. Curator, Galdys Ramirez, Public Programs Manager and Scott Benarde, Dir Of Communications for the Norton Museum of Art. Art After Dark on Friday October 4th features the opening exhibition: The Body Says, I Am a Fiesta: The Figure in Latin American Art. Then they are having their first LatinX Community Day on Saturday, October 5th. It's a free event from Noon -...

Talked with Alexia Savage, Sr VP Communications & Resource Development, United Way PBC. The United Way of Palm Beach County works closely with 211 to help connect people with necessary services. They work has a "Hub/Umbrella" agency funding/coordinating with a host of charities/services in the county. United Way is helping with funding for the folks in the Bahamas and with Bahamian citizens who've...

Talked with Melissa and Michael about the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America. A lot of people haven't heard of MG. What is myasthenia gravis (MG)? According to their website: Myasthenia gravis (pronounced My-as-theen-ee-a grav-us) comes from the Greek and Latin words meaning "grave muscular weakness." The most common form of MG is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that is characteri...

Talked with Rob Ranieri, CEO, House of Hope and Kelly Johnson, VP, R.V. Johnson Insurance about House of Hope. It's a charity that serves residents of Martin County. House of Hope provides food, clothing, furniture, financial aide, information/referral, classes, and case management services to Martin County residents in need. They have some great local nutrition gardens that help teach about food/...

Talked with Tim Snow about the scholarship fund they created in honor of his father, George. Their website says it best with this quote, "What began as a memorial to one philanthropic and devoted man has become a community asset— a family of individuals, corporations, private foundations, and community service organizations who share the belief that education is the key to a better life for the yo...

Talked with Fatima NeJame, President/CEO, Palm Beach Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach, FL. Their Member's show 2019 -23rd Annual Juried Exhibition will be on display from August 24-October 26. They will also have the Summer's FOTOCamp exhibition on display and the winning student will receive a free SLR camera. Listeners are invited to the free opening reception on Friday, August 23rd from 6...

Talked with John Campbell and Christina Stone from Palm Beach County Library. The library is celebrating it's 50th anniversary with all kinds of great events. The next big one coming up is called Dewey Con. It will be August 17/18 at the main library branch 3650 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach, 33406 from 10a-3p Sat/1p-4p Sun. They have stuff for all ages including: comics, cosplay contests, trivia,...

Talked with Melinda Grenz, Director of Marketing, South Florida Science Center and Aquarium. The science center has a lot of great things going on. They are getting ready for the STEM Innovation awards and the deadline for listeners to submit nominations is August 9th. Nominees can be individuals, corporations, educators, scientists and non-profit organizations, tech club, . The awards ceremony wi...

Talked with Chris Farrell, Meteorologist, CBS 12. We talked about the ongoing hurricane season. Chris suggested doing a few things each weekend such as trimming trees now, setting up hurricane kit, checking on insurance, getting flood insurance, putting important papers in waterproof container, deciding on your evacuation plan depending on the severity of the storm. Listeners can go to ready.gov f...

Talked with Elizabeth Prol and Jonelle Morgan from Foundcare. Foundcare is holding their "Back to School" Health Fair on Friday, August 2nd, from 9a to 1pm. It's free event where kids can get their back-to-school physicals and shots. This year is a community hero theme. They'll have entertainment including Touch Trucks, music, face painting, and the kids get a free backpack as well. Listeners can...

Talked with Glenn and Rachel from the Norton Museum of Art. They have a bunch of summer exhibitions starting and are getting ready for their annual Bastille Day event on the 13th. Exhibitions are: See and be Seen, Small Worlds 5 Centuries of European Prints and Drawings from the collection. They've moved Art After Dark from Thursday to Friday night from 5pm-10pm and the restaurant will be open lat...

Talked with Col. Trent Stephens and Elizabeth Dashiell from Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival. This year the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival presents: Romeo and Juliet for the " Shakespeare by the Sea 29" running: July 11-14, 2018 & July 18-21, 2018 Gates open at 6:30 pm • Show at 8:00 pm Seabreeze Amphitheater – Carlin Park, Jupiter. It's their 29th Shakespeare by the Sea. They offer free professio...

Talked with Dr. Alonso. Director, Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County. Since there's been a lot of news coverage about HEP A and measles, Dr. Alonso explained what the diseases were, how they are contracted, preventions, such as vaccines or as simple as washing your hands. We also discussed booster shots, flu/pneumonia shots. The health department is also working closely with other a...

Talked with Bert and Herb from the Jupiter Tequesta Repeater Group, JTRG. They are an ARRL affiliated, Special Service Club and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that creates awareness of Amateur Radio and provides community assistance and goodwill. JTRG is an active club, involved with all aspects of amateur radio, public service and Amateur Radio examinations. They welcome folk...

Talked with Mallory Cotter, Visitor Experience & Volunteer Coordinator, Mounts Botanical and Elizabeth Dashiell, Palm Beach PR. Mounts is celebrating their 40th anniversary. They just extended the "Stickworks" exhibit and announced that admission is free for Palm Beach County residents on Thursdays throughout the summer. Coming up there are several events including: June 15th-Farm your Backyard, J...

Talked with Charlene Farrington, Exec Dir., Spady Cultural Heritage Museum. Located in Delray Beach, FL they are located in the former home of Solomon D. Spady. The museum offers a wide variety of programs to the community from exhibits, to historical bus tours, Saturday kimetic yoga, youth programs and events. This summer they have programs for children to work on publishing their own books. And...

Talked with Frank Hayden, Procurement Director, City of West Palm Beach. The city is creating a new program to help small, women or minority owned businesses bid on a get jobs to work for the City of West Palm Beach. It's called the MWBE program and listeners can go to https://wpb.org/Departments/Procurement/Small-Business/Certification to get the specific requirements, forms and steps to follow....

Talked with Teneka Faeman, Associate Director, West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority (the DDA). The DDA was founded in 1967 as an independent special taxing district to help promote and enhance the City of West Palm Beach. They provide a wide variety of programs. One of the ways they do that is with fundraisers. Their annual Pairings event is coming up on Thursday May 30th from 5:30p-9p d...

Talked with Naki Carter, Communications & Marketing, Callie, John and Priscilla - the Porcupine from Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society. The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches, Inc. (Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society) exists to inspire people to act on behalf of wildlife and the natural world. They do this via endangered species propagation, education and support of conservation initi...

Talked with Matt "NK Bull" Rogerson, President, Nam Knights America MC Palm Beach County chapter. They are a 501c3 motorcycle club comprised mainly of military and law enforcement officers, who's mission is to honor the memory of American Veterans and Police Officers and to help Veterans and Police Officers in their time of need. Nam Knights also promote community awareness through sponsorship and...

Talked with Melinda Grenz, Director of Marketing, South Florida Science Center and Aquarium. The science center has a lot of great things going on. Summer camps, tech club, gems, sensory days, mini golf, science trail, their Brain exhibition and a new traveling exhibit about the Rain Forest. They can also host large groups for training, weddings, birthdays. Iheart just did a training day there and...

Talked with Scott Hansol, CEO Community Partners of South Florida. They offer a wide variety of services to help as part of their mission to partner with communities to Change The Odds for children and families facing social, emotional and financial adversity. Listeners can go to www.cp-cto.org to see all the services or call 561-841-3500. They have programs addressing mental health including Teen...