CALENDAR
November 2008
GOINGS ON
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19th Annual Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Gala and Tennis Classic, benefits the campaign against drug abuse and child neglect, Boca Raton Resort & Club, $750, also Nov. 2, tennis classic, Delray Beach Tennis Center, $20-$900. (561-394-2400, chrisevert.org)
“Once Upon A Time,” The Arc of Palm Beach County, benefiting Potentials School South, private home of Robert Campbell, Boca Raton, $200. (561-842-3213, arcpbc.org)
18th Annual American Orchid Society Judged Show & Sale, “Ghostly Orchids,” Old School Square, Delray Beach, to Nov. 2, $5. (561-272-9855, delraybeachorchidsociety.org)
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Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival, benefits the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, 150 Worth, Palm Beach, $50. (wantickets.com)
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Orchestra Seats, Boca Raton Museum of Art’s International Film Series, Sunrise Cinemas, Mizner Park, Boca Raton, $30. (561-392-2500, bocamuseum.org/filmseries)
“An Afternoon in Paris” Luncheon, Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options, Woodfield Country Club, Boca Raton, $75. (954-749-7230, jafco.org)
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7th Annual Holiday Craft Festival on the Ocean, outdoor craft showcase, Loggerhead Park, Juno Beach, also Nov. 9, free. (954-472-3755, artfestival.com)
2008 Arthritis Walk for Those Who Can’t & Arff-ritis Dog Walk, Arthritis Foundation, John Prince Park, Lake Worth, free. (561-833-1133, arthritis.org)
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KC & The Sunshine Band Lyric Benefit, gala performance, The Lyric Theatre, Stuart, $250. (772-286-7827, lyrictheatre.com)
Great Chef’s Tasting Party, benefiting the United Cerebral Palsy of Palm Beach, Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, $75 advance, $85 at door. (561-357-7779 ext. 15, ucpsouthflorida.org)
Palm Beach Veteran’s Day Parade, West Palm Beach, free. (561-279-0907)
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Culture & Cocktails, Cultural Bookies: A Conversation about Picking and Producing, Café Boulud, Palm Beach, $35. (561-471-2901, palmbeachculture.com)
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Taste of the Palm Beaches, proceeds go to Big Heart Brigade, PGA Commons, Palm Beach Gardens, $35 advance, $40 at door. (561-630-8630, pgacommons.com)
“Direct Line to the New Season” Luncheon, 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton, $150. (561-383-1147, 211treasurecoast.org)
National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, $100. (561-329-8769, afppbc.org)
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Big Sisters Luncheon, author Deborah Kanafani, The Beach Club, Palm Beach, $125, $1,000 table. (561-799-5070 ext. 133)
LEAH and Next Generations, featuring The Bielski Brothers: Jerusalem in the Woods, Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, Lynn University, Boca Raton, $18. (561-393-9717, leahforkids.org)
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9th Annual Women of Grace Luncheon, Bethesda Hospital Foundation, The Ritz-Carlton, Manalapan, $85. (561-737-7733 ext. 4445)
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“Drag Me to the Ball,” benefiting Planned Parenthood, dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions, Palm Beach Sailing Club, West Palm Beach, $150. (800-225-1540)
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7th Annual Diabetes Research Institute Harold Kart Golf Classic, tournament, luncheon and awards dinner, Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton, $350 single. (800-321-3437, diabetesresearch.org)
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2008 LPGA ADT Championship, Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach, to Nov. 23. (561-656-4400, adtchampionship.com)
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Love and Hope Preview Party, cocktails, dinner program and live entertainment, Diplomat Country Club, Hallandale, suggested donation $300. (800-321-3437, diabetesresearch.org)
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Southern Handcraft Society Holiday Craft Show, Old School Square, Delray Beach, to Nov. 21, free. (561-243-7922, oldschool.org)
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Crystal Ball, Boys Town South Florida, dinner, dancing, live entertainment, The Breakers, Palm Beach, $180. (561-366-9400, boystownsouthflorida.org)
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“Celebration of Motion,” Biomotion’s Institute for Mobility and Longevity and the ADT Championship gala, The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach, $475. (561-650-6104, theiml.org)
“Over the Big Top … Goes Greek,” benefiting Center for Creative Education, Pioneer Plaza Green, West Palm Beach, $200. (561-805-9927,cceflorida.org)
Art in the Gardens, a preview of ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival showcasing more than 75 regional artists, Midtown, Palm Beach Gardens, to Nov. 23, free. (561-748-3946, artigras.org)
17th Annual Thanksgiving Basket Brigade, Boys Town South Florida, West Palm Beach, free. (561-366-9400, boystownsouthflorida.org)
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54th Annual Palm Beach Heart Ball Kickoff Reception, American Heart Association, Renato’s, Palm Beach, by invitation. (561-697-6657)
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9th Annual Downtown Delray Beach Thanksgiving Weekend Art Fest, crafts, art and vendors, Pineapple Grove, Delray Beach, to Nov. 30, free. (954-472-3755, artfestival.com)
PERFORMING ARTS
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Yarina, Remembrances of Ecuador, children’s performance, Duncan Theatre, Lake Worth, $7. (561-868-3309, pbcc.edu/duncan)
Duncan Sheik, Duncan Theatre, Lake Worth, $27. (561-868-3309, pbcc.edu/duncan)
Fame, musical, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, also Nov. 2 and 7-9, $15. (561-805-6298, soafi.org)
Big River, adapted from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Lake Worth Playhouse, Lake Worth, to Nov. 9, $23-$28. (561-586-6410, lakeworthplayhouse.org)
Dirty Business, by William Mastrosimone, Florida Stage, Manalapan, $37-$45. (561-585-3433, floridastage.org)
A Moon For The Misbegotten, a Eugene O’Neill drama, Palm Beach Dramaworks, West Palm Beach, to Nov. 30, $40-$42. (561-514-4042, palmbeachdramaworks.org)
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Jack Owen, country singer, The Lyric Theatre, Stuart, $30-$35. (772-286-7827, lyrictheatre.com)
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Kirov Orchestra, pianist Alexei Volodin, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, $25-$70. (561-832-7469, kravis.org)
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Women in Shakespeare, starring Claire Bloom, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, also Nov. 7, $40. (561-832-7469, kravis.org)
Judy Collins, Grammy Award winner, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, also Nov. 7, $29-$89. Also Kaye Auditorium, Boca Raton, Nov. 9-11, $29-$69; Eissey Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens, Nov. 13, $75-$85. (561-832-7469, kravis.org)
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Howl, Untitled World Premiere, Demetrius Klein Dance Company, Lake Worth, also Nov. 9, $20. (561-586-1889, kleindance.org)
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She Loves Me, award-winning musical, Caldwell Theatre, Boca Raton, to Dec. 14, $32-$42. (561-241-7432, caldwelltheatre.com)
Rufus Wainwright, singer, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, $15-$70. (561-832-7469, kravis.org)
Noises Off: A Backstage Farce, depicts the on- and off-stage antics of an acting troupe, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter, to Nov. 23, $30-$52. (561-575-2223, jupitertheatre.org)
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Carmen, featuring Teatro Lirico D’Europa, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, $25-$70. (561-832-7469, kravis.org)
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Ronin Taiko, ancient art of taiko, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, $20 members, $30 nonmembers. (561-495-0233 ext. 214, morikami.org)
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From Far Away, Musette, Second Before the Ground, Duncan Theatre, Lake Worth, also Nov. 15, $30-$40. (561-659-2000, balletflorida.com)
Altar Boyz, musical comedy about a Christian boy band, Crest Theatre, Old School Square, Delray Beach, to Nov. 16, $45. (561-243-7922, oldschool.org)
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Vince Gill, country singer, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, $20-$100. (561-832-7469, kravis.org)
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Dave Mason, legendary rock ’n’ roll artist, The Lyric Theatre, Stuart, $30-$35. (772-286-7827, lyrictheatre.com)
Enter Laughing: The Musical, based on Carl Reiner’s semi-autobiographical novel about coming of age, New Vista Theatre Company, Boca Raton, to Dec. 7, $37-$40. (888-284-4633, newvistatheatre.com)
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Crash, Libertango, Lento A Tempo E Appassionato and Read My Hips, Eissey Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens, to Nov. 23, $30-$40. (561-659-2000, balletflorida.com)
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The Lovin’ Spoonful, folk music and rock ’n’ roll, The Lyric Theatre, Stuart, $30-$35. (772-286-7827, lyrictheatre.com)
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Swimmy, Frederick and Inch by Inch, Duncan Theatre, Lake Worth, $7. (561-868-3309, pbcc.edu/duncan)
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Avenue Q, Tony Award-winning show, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, to Nov. 30, $25-$72. (561-832-7469, kravis.org)
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The Nutcracker, Boca Ballet Theatre Company, Boca Raton, to Nov. 30, $25-$35. (561-995-0709, bocaballet.org)
The Nutcracker, Florida Classical Ballet Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens, also Nov. 30, $20-$30. (561-630-8235, fcbt.org)
Rachel McGoye, singer/songwriter, The Lyric Theatre, Stuart, $20. (772-286-7827, lyrictheatre.com)
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Atlanta Rhythm Section, contemporary artists, The Lyric Theatre, Stuart, $30-$35. (772-286-7827, lyrictheatre.com)
GALLERIES
American Orchid Society, Delray Beach. “The Color of Light,” to Nov. 18; “Art in Bloom,” Nov. 26 to Jan. 24. (561-404-2000, aos.org)
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach. “A Brush with Adventure: Images from Far-Away Places,” to Nov. 23. (561-832-5328, ansg.org)
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach. “Armory All Media Call to Enter,” art competition, to Nov. 7; works by James Douglas Adams, Nov. 7-21; art sale, Nov. 24 to Dec. 6. (561-832-1776, armoryart.org)
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton. “Visiones: 20th Century Latin Art Selections from the Nassau County Museum of Art,” to Dec. 7; “José Clemente Orozco: The Graphic Work,” to Dec. 7; “American Modernism 1920-1950: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” to March 8. (561-392-2500, bocamuseum.org)
Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture, Old School Square, Delray Beach. “Florida Watercolor Society 37th Annual Juried Exhibition,” to Nov. 15; “Stuff: Vintage Items from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s,” Nov. 25 to Feb. 8. (561-243-7922, oldschool.org)
Eaton Fine Art, West Palm Beach. “American, Modern and Contemporary Selections from Inventory and Recent Acquisitions,” Nov. 1 to Dec. 27. (561-833-4766, eatonart.net)
Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton. Peter Reginato, stainless steel art, Nov. 6 to Dec. 1. (561-241-3050, elainebakergallery.com)
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. “Parks, Palaces and Public Buildings: Richard Morris Hunt and American Architecture,” to Jan. 4. (561-655-2833, flaglermuseum.us)
Griffin Gallery Ancient Art, Boca Raton. “Treasures of Ancient Afghanistan,” Nov. 6-30. (561-994-0811, griffingallery.net)
Koman Fine Art, Vero Beach. Nineteenth and twentieth century American paintings and drawings. (772-231-4500, komanfineart.com)
The Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Tequesta. “CANstruction,” designs from local firms made entirely out of canned goods, to Nov. 4. (561-746-3101, lighthousearts.org)
Meghan Candler Gallery, Vero Beach. “Janvier: New Paintings,” to Nov. 30; “Holiday Small Paintings,” to Dec. 31. (772-234-8811, meghancandlergallery.com)
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach. “Seventy-Seven Dances: Japanese Calligraphy by Poets, Monks and Scholars, 1568-1868,” to Nov. 30. (561-495-0233, morikami.org)
Onessimo Fine Art, Palm Beach Gardens. “All American,” featuring Norman Rockwell, Nov. 1-30. (561-355-8061, onessimofineart.com)
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach. “Striking Resemblance: The Portrait as Muse,” Nov. 22 to Feb. 15; “Let the Games Begin,” to Nov. 30; “Eye Candy: Objects of Wonder and Delight,” to Dec. 21; “A Tradition Redefined: Chinese Paintings from the Chu-tsing Li Collection, 1950-2000” and “Coming into Focus: Jeane von Oppenheim and Photography, 1998-2008,” both to Jan. 4. (561-832-5196, norton.org)
Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Delray Beach. “Packaging the Music,” photographer Harrison Funk, to Nov. 15. (561-276-9797, workshop.org)
Present Global Art Gallery, West Palm Beach. “The Interpretive Landscape,” featuring Jake Fernandez, Margaret Tolbert and Susan Van Cleve, Nov. 8-29. (561-588-1965, presentglobalartgallery.com)
Schmidt Center Gallery, FAU, Boca Raton. “Of Rage & Redemption: The Art of Oswaldo Guayasamín,” to Dec. 6. (561-297-2966, fau.edu/galleries)
South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach. “Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body,” to May 10. (561-832-1988, sfsm.org)
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Delray Beach. “LaFrance Hotel Exhibition,” to Dec. 29. (561-279-8883, spadymuseum.org)
Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens. “Wind Forest,” sculptures by Lyman Whitaker. (561-799-3333, studioegallery.com)
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach. “Sculpture: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” to Dec. 14; “Jon Davis: Lost Luggage,” to Dec. 21; “Glass from the Ancient World and Contemporary Reflections,” to Dec. 28. (772-231-0707, vbmuseum.org)
Wally Findlay Gallery, Palm Beach. Nicola Simbari, Italian palette knife master, Nov. 8-30. (561-655-2090, wallyfindlay.com)
