Palm Beach Cultural Council's Seventh Season Of CULTURE & COCKTAILS
By: Beau Higgins Aug. 17, 2011
Palm Beach County Cultural Council Announces Seventh Season of CULTURE & COCKTAILS
Popular Series Returns with Five Conversations at Café Boulud in Palm Beach
Rena Blades, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, announced the upcoming season of the popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS. From November 2011 through March 2012, five one-on-one Conversations will be held at Café Boulud, which is located at the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach.
Following is the 2011-2012 series of CULTURE & COCKTAILS:
November 7
SHANNON
A Conversation with Shannon Donnelly,
Society Editor of The Palm Beach Daily News
Interviewer: Pat Crowley
Editorial Cartoonist and Humorist
December 5
VILLELLA
A Conversation with Edward Villella
Founding Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet
Interviewer: Philip Neal
Former Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet and Miami City Ballet's Palm Beach Liaison
January 9
ALEX
A Conversation with Alexander W. Dreyfoos
Entrepreneur & Cultural Philanthropist
Interviewer: Judy Mitchell
Chief Executive Officer of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
February 6
YUKI / International Fashion Designer
A Conversation about Couture, London, 1976-1986
Interviewer: Fred Sharf
Collector, Scholar, Author
March 5
LES
A Conversation with Les Standiford
Author of Bringing Adam Home, Last Train to Paradise, Meet You in Hell and numerous novels
Interviewer: John Blades
Executive Director of the Flagler Museum
CULTURE & COCKTAILS is generously sponsored by The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation. Additional support for the series is provided by The Peter and Vicki Halmos Family Foundation, Palm Beach Principal Players, The Palm Beach Daily News and PR-BS, a Boca-based public relations firm.
All CULTURE & COCKTAILS events are free for members of the Cultural Council ($175 level and above). The price for everyone else is $35 per person with all proceeds going to the nonprofit Palm Beach County Cultural Council.
Each event will run from 5 to 7 p.m., with registration and cocktails from 5 to 5:45 p.m., and the "Conversation" from 5:45 to 7 p.m., including audience Q&A.
Café Boulud will serve complimentary beverages and an array of specially prepared hors' d'oeuvres. A cash bar and free valet parking are also available. The restaurant is located in The Brazilian Court, 301 Australian Avenue in Palm Beach.
As an added bonus, attendees at all five CULTURE & COCKTAILS events in Palm Beach will be given a 20% discount for dinner at Café Boulud immediately following the Conversation. This discount is for food only, and does not include drinks, tax or gratuity.
Because of space limitations, each CULTURE & COCKTAILS event is limited to 70 RSVPs on a first-come basis. Interested people can RSVP by calling the Cultural Council at 561.472.3330.
Topics and speakers may switch dates depending upon the availability of scheduled participants.
For more than 30 years, the Palm Beach County Cultural Council has taken a leadership role in nurturing, promoting and celebrating the arts and cultural community in one of Florida's largest and most diverse counties. The nonprofit organization is officially recognized by the Board of County Commissioners as the county's advisory agency for cultural development and administers a portion of local tourist development funds under contract with county government. Since inception, the Cultural Council has committed its energies and resources to supporting the establishment of new cultural institutions, enhancing existing organizations and encouraging opportunities for individual artists. Another primary focus of the Council is arts education. For more information about the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, please visit www.palmbeachculture.com.
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