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SPADY MUSEUM WELCOMES TEENAGE CEO, FOUNDATION CHAIR AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR RJ TOLSON

May 20 in Delray Beach

WHAT/WHO:

Teenage entrepreneur, philanthropist and award-winning author R.J. Tolson will visit the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum for a special public book signing of his novel, Chaos Chronicles Book 1: Zephyr The West Wind.

On Monday, May 13, at 6 p.m. (ET), CNN en Español will broadcast an exclusive interview on Directo USA with Pedro Castro and Onil Castro, brothers of the Cleveland kidnapping suspect, Ariel Castro. The interview was granted to CNN en Español’s Ines Ferre and CNN’s Martin Savidge.
In this exclusive interview, the two brothers of Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro say they knew nothing of the crimes their brother is accused of.
“I can’t explain the pain and suffering these women went through for so many years,” Pedro Castro, 54, said to Ferre.

Second Portrait of a Woman Spring Luncheon Raises $15,000 for Quantum House

2013 Honorees Were Grand Matriarch Sydelle Meyer and Ruth Young, Rosemary Krieger & Melissa Potamkin Ganzi

The second Portrait of a Woman Spring Luncheon was held at the Sailfish Club in Palm Beach on March 21. In addition to raising more than $15,000 to benefit Quantum House, the sold-out luncheon celebrated Women’s History Month by honoring some incredible local ladies.

New Affiliation Agreement in Salt Lake City Expands the Programming Block’s Reach

CNN Latino, the Spanish-language programming block custom-made for the U.S. Hispanic market, is expanding to Salt Lake City it was announced today by Cynthia Hudson, senior vice president and general manager of CNN en Español and Hispanic Strategy for CNN/U.S. With the addition of this new market to its existing presence in Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Tampa and Phoenix, CNN Latino programming will now be available in markets that represent about 30 % of U.S. Hispanic Households.

League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County Invites Public to FREE Symposium on ‘The American Court System and Voting Rights’

May 18 in West Palm Beach

What:

The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County is hosting a FREE symposium: The American Court System and Voting Rights.

When:

Saturday, May 18 / 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where:

Palm Beach Lakes Community High School

3505 Shiloh Drive in West Palm Beach

Who:

Irving Labovitz, J.D., Adjunct Professor at Florida Atlantic University will be the symposium’s Keynote Speaker.

Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Spotlights Outstanding Local Teacher and Student for April 2013

Denise Sasiain, Afterschool Program Director at Lantana Elementary School & Patricia Kelly, Sophomore at Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Kravis Center Education Programs are Supported by Annual Palm Beach Wine Auction

Artist as Author – a free exhibition of a collection of original artistic works and books by Palm Beach County artists in various creative disciplines - runs through May 18

Teri Jabour Joins Board of Directors of the

Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden

(West Palm Beach, FL – April 17, 2013) Polly Reed, President of the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden, Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest public garden, today announced that avid gardener and environmentalist Teri Jabour of North Palm Beach has joined the nonprofit organization’s Board of Directors.

Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Hosts Third Annual STAGE AWAKENINGS Produced By & Starring Local Students

Kravis Center Education Programs are Supported by Annual Palm Beach Wine Auction

(West Palm Beach, FL – April 12, 2013) Kravis Education, an educational outreach program of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, recently presented the third annual production of Stage Awakenings, an evening of student-produced dance, music, poetry and theatre performances featuring both individual and group performers from local high schools and colleges.