CULTURE & COCKTAILS to Feature a Conversation with Gilbert C. Maurer, 3/7

(Lake Worth, FL - February 22, 2016) Rena Blades, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, today announced that the season's penultimate CULTURE & COCKTAILS at The Colony will be held on Monday, March 7, from 5 to 7 pm. It will be a conversation about Art & Architecture with Gilbert C. Maurer, Director of the Hearst Foundation.

Mr. Maurer oversaw the award-winning design of the Hearst Foundation's new corporate headquarters in Manhattan. A distinguished art collector, he also was a creator of the Hearst 8x10 Photography Biennial competition showcasing young photographers.

CULTURE & COCKTAILS at The Colony is generously sponsored by The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation. Additional support for the series is provided by The Roe Green Foundation, Roe Green, Founder; The Palm Beach Post / Palm Beach Daily News; and PR-BS, a Boca-based public relations firm. Audio support is provided by Saturn Sound Studios, Inc.

Please Note:

Admission to each CULTURE & COCKTAILS event is $65 for advance RSVPs and $75 at the door, and FREE for members of the Cultural Council ($250 level and above). All proceeds go to support artist programs of the nonprofit Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. For membership information, please contact Debbie Calabria at 561.472.3330.

Each event will run from 5 to 7 pm, with registration and cocktails from 5 to 5:45 pm, and the "Conversation" from 5:45 to 7 pm, including audience Q&A.

The Colony will serve complimentary beverages and an array of specially prepared hors d'oeuvres before each CULTURE & COCKTAILS conversation, which will be held in the hotel's new super-plush, high-tech Pavilion. Free valet parking available. The center of Palm Beach society for nearly 70 years, The Colony Hotel is located at 155 Hammon Avenue, just one block south of Worth Avenue and one block west of the Atlantic Ocean.

People interested in attending CULTURE & COCKTAILS can RSVP before each event by calling the Cultural Council at 561.472.3330.

About the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County:

The Cultural Council is the official support agency for arts and culture for Palm Beach County serving non-profit organizations, individual artists and arts districts. The Council promotes the county's cultural experiences through an integrated program of advertising, public relations and marketing activities to both visitors and residents. Each year, the Council administers more than $3.6 million in grants, supports arts and cultural education, provides capacity building training, and advocates for funding and arts-friendly policies. Located in the historic Robert M. Montgomery, Jr. building in downtown Lake Worth, the Council mounts a series of group and solo exhibitions featuring Palm Beach County artists and provides other programming.

Connect with the Council at palmbeachculture.com or (561) 471-2901. The Cultural Council visitor center, gallery and gift shop are located at the Cultural Council headquarters, an iconic Art Moderne former movie theater at 601 Lake Avenue in Lake Worth. Gallery, visitor center and the Roe Green Uniquely Palm Beach Store hours are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

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