Spring in to May Days

As the marvelous month of May moves on, and June jumps in, there are a lot of fun activities to look forward to this week in Palm Beach County!

In West Palm Beach, it’s the first Spring Art Festival this weekend! It will be May 26th through May 28th at 925 North Railroad Avenue. Please contact rb@danieliartworld.com for any further information.

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The 1st Annual Spring West Palm Beach Art Festival

An evening with Burt Reynolds at the Eissey Theatre is sponsored by Legends Radio. Go to Legendsradio.com to get your tickets – it should be a wonderful evening!

Burt Reynolds and Me
Burt Reynolds and Me

My movie pick of the week is: The Wedding Plan! A poignant, funny, smart, and unexpected film.

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A fun springtime flick!

An interesting play by Martin McDonagh, The Cripple of Inishmaan is now showing at the Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach through June 4th. Visit palmbeachdramaworks.org for tickets.

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Another great production from Palm Beach Dramaworks

A fun activity for the whole family: Movie on the Waterfront, featuring Dreamwork’s Trolls at Harbourside Place this Friday at 8 PM. More information online at harboursideplace.com.

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A great evening out for all ages

With everything in bloom this season, go to Mounts Botanical Garden! Call them at (561) 233 – 1757 for more details about their hours. It’s such a beautiful and serene place to walk around – especially this time of year!

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The beautiful botanical garden – in full bloom!

An interesting exhibit at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach is Pen to Paper: Artists Hand-Written Letters, from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. The exhibition is on display through June 5th.

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Howard Finster letter to Barbara Shissler, 1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

With summer just around the corner during this Memorial Day Weekend, remember that it’s all about your lightweight brights, whites, and pastels.

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Showing off one of my favorite pieces – a reversible dress with white, black, and bright accents for Spring!

Always remember my Three Golden Rules to Dress By:

  1. Build Your Wardrobe with classic pieces.
  2. Liven Your Wardrobe with fun novelty items.
  3. Tweak Your Wardrobe with touches of color.

Feel good, and look even better!

-Bonnie

Spring into May

There are so many activities that are still springing up this May in Palm Beach County!

One of the most exciting events of the week is the grand opening of Reynold’s Ranch Jupiter, this Sunday on May 21st from 12 PM to 3 PM. There will be a live broadcast of Jill and Rich from The Morning Lounge on Legends Radio 100.3. FM. Burt will be there himself to cut the ribbon! There will be food, live entertainment, petting zoo, pony rides, and free tickets to Burt’s show coming up at the Eissey Theater on June 1st. Fun for the entire family, and a chance to see the beautiful new sample home.

Burt Reynolds and Me
Burt Reynolds and Me

Another exciting event coming up is the 1st Annual West Palm Beach Spring Art Festival on May 26th, 27th and 28th at 925 North Railwood Avenue in West Palm Beach. It’s being hosted by the Danieli Art World Gallery. There will be art demonstrations, food, drinks, live music and a DJ. Many famous local and international talent will be at this fabulous event. For more information and to RSVP, it’s rb@danieliartworld.com.

This 1st Annual Art Fest may be the first of many!
This 1st Annual WPB Art Fest may be the first of many!

For more fun in West Palm Beach, on the 20th head to the Bowery in CityPlace. The Palm Beach Pinup Party, with “Popeye” as your host from Memory Lane, and a dozen other singers and dancers and performers of all types. What a great night!

The Pin-Up Cast Members
The Pin-Up cast members, with Popeye on the right

On the 23rd we welcome back, Billy Stritch and Jim Caruso, doing their Cast Party from New York’s Birdland at the Crest Theatre at Old School Square in Delray Beach. There will be dozens of entertainers getting up and sharing their talent. A wonderful night! A special treat will be to see my 13 year-old discovery Ava Faith.

Don't miss the cast party!
Ava & me – don’t miss the cast party!

The Tony-Award Winning Monty Python stage show Spamalot is coming to Rinker Playhouse At the Kravis Center. It will be there from May 19th through June 4th. Get your tickets for a silly and fun experience!

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Be prepared to laugh all night!

An interesting combination of events, a yoga and beer pairing that features a 75 minute yoga class at 736 Park Avenue this Saturday at noon, after which attendees walk over to the Brewhouse Gallery to try some of the craft beers. Sounds like fun to me! More online at theinnerbrew.com.

Yoga and beer - what a fun combo!
Yoga and beer – what a fun combo!

Movie pick of the week: Gifted. A story about a child prodigy that takes place in a coastal town in Florida. Starring Chris Evans and Mckenna Grace.

A great movie that's close to home - Florida.
A great movie that’ touches your heart and is close to home – Florida.

So whether it’s fun, food and drink, art, music, dance or theatre, it’s time to get out those lightweight pastels, brights and lights, and remember, it’s all about style!

Bright white and emerald green - a lively look for late Spring!
I love bright white and emerald green – a lively look for late Spring!

Always remember my Three Golden Rules to Dress By:

  1. Build Your Wardrobe with classic pieces.
  2. Liven Your Wardrobe with fun novelty items.
  3. Tweak Your Wardrobe with touches of color.

Feel good, and look even better!

-Bonnie

Marvelous May

There’s a lot to do in May in Palm Beach County! Things may slow down a bit, but it’s a chance to smell the roses…

On May 17th at 7 PM at the Eissey Campus Theatre it’s a jazzy kind of night. A Tribute to Santana is presented by Gyorgy Lakatos. Call 954-461-7577 for more information.

A great night out in West Palm Beach!
A great night out in Palm Beach Gardens!

If you like music of the 60s, go see Beehive at the Wick Theatre through May 14th. You’ll feel like dancing the “Twist!”

A fabulous tribute to 60s culture.
A fabulous tribute to 60s culture in Boca Raton.

West Palm Beach at the Waterfront has a schedule of wonderful free events. Clematis by Night features live music on Thursday, and on Friday May 12th you can see Screen on the Green, showing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, from 8 PM until 11 PM at the Waterfront Commons.

A great nighttime activity for the whole family.
A great nighttime activity for the whole family.

Baby Boomer Baby is now showing through May 28th at the PGA Art Center. Written and starring National Lampoon’s Tommy Koenig – should be hilarious and wildly entertaining!

The venue will be filled with booming laughter...
The venue will be filled with booming laughter…

Friday May 12th from 6 PM to 9 PM at the Hibiscus House in West Palm Beach is Tony Silver on guitar with his friend Joe Demko. They’ll be playing everything from acoustic to rock n’ roll and funk! A great place for music and munchies.

Great venue, great talent!
Tony Silver – great venue, great talent!

Monday nights at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton it’s Blues Night! Go and enjoy yourself, it will be wonderful entertainment. We look forward to seeing Mark Telesca, guitarist and singer, back at the helm in the fall to share his talent with us.

Good food, music and an all around great atmosphere.
Mark Telesca – can’t wait to see you singing and playing the blues.

My movie pick of the week: Richard Gere stars in Norman – the moderate rise and tragic fall of a New York fixer.

Richard Gere is great in anything.
Richard Gere is great in anything.

There’s a buzz in the art world this week: at the Gavlak Gallery in Palm Beach off Worth Avenue, it’s Maynard Monrow’s exhibition of “Under the Influence.” It’s all about his work that is done with words.

A look at the Monrow exhibition.
A look at the Monrow exhibition.

Whether you’re a snow bird or you’re here to stay for the summer in Florida, it’s time to pull out those whites, pastels and lightweight clothing.

Showing off some of my favorite whites from the latest BLT Collection.
I am wearing a crisp white light blouse, keeping cool for the coming summer months – all clothing is from the latest BLT Collection.

Always remember my Three Golden Rules to Dress By:

  1. Build Your Wardrobe with classic pieces.
  2. Liven Your Wardrobe with fun novelty items.
  3. Tweak Your Wardrobe with touches of color.

Feel good, and look even better!

-Bonnie