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THE SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS

2017-2018

Season Programs

Welcome to The Society of the Four Arts Each season The Society of the Four Arts offers a dynamic lineup of cultural programing, including notable speakers, concerts, films, educational programs, and art exhibitions. The campus is home to beautiful sculpture and botanical gardens and a state-of-the art educational facility. The Society maintains two libraries: the Gioconda and Joseph King Library, which is currently under renovation, and the Four Arts Children’s Library, featuring popular free story time programs. Founded in 1936 on the eastern shore of the Intracoastal Waterway, the Four Arts is one of Palm Beach’s oldest and most respected cultural destinations.

Table of Contents Art Exhibitions.................................................................................... 2 The Esther B. O’Keeffe Speaker Series................................................. 6 Live Performances ........................................................................... 10 Lang Lang: A Special Concert Event................................................ 16 Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD........................................................ 20 The Bolshoi Ballet............................................................................. 24 National Theatre Live........................................................................ 26 Holiday Film Presentations............................................................... 29 Art Documentary Film...................................................................... 29 Exhibition on Screen......................................................................... 30 Film Series........................................................................................ 31 The King Library - Teen Programs.................................................... 35 The King Library - Florida Voices...................................................... 36 The King Library - Talk of Kings........................................................ 38 The King Library - Page Turners....................................................... 39 Discover Cuba.................................................................................. 40 The Garden Club of Palm Beach.. ..................................................... 43 Campus on the Lake - The Founders and Us.. .................................. 44

Cover image: Isabelle de Borchgrave (Belgian 1946- ), “Giovanni de Medici (Leone X)”, 2007 Inspired by a 1519 portrait by Raphaël ( Italian, 1483-1520) in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, (159 x 119 cm) On display as part of the art exhibition “Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper” Photo: A. von Einsiedel (see page 4)

Campus on the Lake - Lectures. . ...................................................... 46 Campus on the Lake - Workshops and Classes.. ................................ 56 Campus on the Lake - Beyer Artists-in-Residence........................... 63 Campus on the Lake - Field Trips...................................................... 65 Children’s Library Programs. . ............................................................ 67 Board of Trustees.............................................................................. 75 The Four Arts Staff. . .......................................................................... 76 Box Office Information / Seating Chart............................................. 77

How to Reach The Society of the Four Arts: Rovensky Administration Building 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, FL 33480 (561) 655-7227 • contactus@fourarts.org

Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden and Four Arts Botanical Gardens Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed during inclement weather and on major holidays

Box Office and Esther B. O’Keeffe Gallery Bldg. (561) 655-7226 Mid-September through October: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. November through April: Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. May through Mid-September: Closed

All buildings and gardens are closed on major holidays. Please visit www.fourarts.org or call (561) 655-7227 for specific hours of operation and early closure dates. Visit us online at www.fourarts.org Facebook “f ” Logo

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Gioconda and Joseph King Library (Building closed for renovation) Please visit the temporary location in the Rovensky Administration Building located at 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, FL 33480 (First Floor) (561) 655-2766 • Kinglibrary@fourarts.org November through April: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. May through October: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Closed weekends 70

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Fitz Eugene Dixon Education Building 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach, FL 33480 (561) 805-8562 • campus@fourarts.org October through May: Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Saturdays and Sundays June through September: Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays

From Interstate 95, take Okeechobee Boulevard (exit 70) and go east toward Palm Beach. After crossing the Royal Park Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway, make an immediate left turn onto Four Arts Plaza.

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Four Arts Children’s Library 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, FL 33480 (Second Floor of the Rovensky Administration Building) (561) 655-2776 November through April: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. May through October: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Closed Saturdays and Sundays August closures to be announced

Art Exhibition A Man for All Seasons The Art of Winston Churchill Saturday, December 2, 2017 through Sunday, January 14, 2018 An exhibition organized by the National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida. The Esther B. O’Keeffe Gallery Building is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5; no charge for Four Arts members and children 14 and younger.

Above: Frank O. Salisbury (British 1874-1962) “Blood Sweat, and Tears,” 1943 Oil on canvas, 49 x 39 in. (Frame: 61 x 53 in.) Collection: David & Jillian Gilmour © Estate Salisbury

Right: Winston Churchill (British 1874–1965) “The Sunken Garden of La Dragonnière, Cap Martin,” 1930’s (detail) Oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in. Coombs No 271 Collection: The family of the late Julian Sandys

inston Churchill, the great wartime leader and prime minister of Britain, was already 40 when he began to paint. One Sunday he picked up a paintbox belonging to one of his children and it was the start of a lifelong passion. Over the next 45 years, Churchill went on to create more than 500 works of art. These “joy rides in a paint-box,” as he came to refer to painting, became a refuge for Churchill who struggled with what he called his “black dog days.” This intensely personal exhibition includes 28 paintings along with rarely seen photos, film clips, artistic portraits and historic memorabilia. “Painting is complete as a distraction,” Churchill wrote. “I know nothing which without exhausting the body more entirely absorbs the mind. Whatever the worries of the hour or the threats of the future, once the picture has begun to flow along, there is no room for them in the mental screen.”

Illustrated Lecture Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 11 a.m. No charge to attend Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium Artist Edwina Sandys, granddaughter of Winston Churchill, will discuss the life and art of Winston Churchill.

â€œWhen I get to heaven I mean to spend a considerable portion of my first million years in painting, and so get to the bottom of the subjectâ€? -Winston Churchill 3

Art Exhibition Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper Saturday, January 27 through Sunday, April 15, 2018 The Esther B. O’Keeffe Gallery Building is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5; no charge for Four Arts members and children 14 and younger.

Six centuries of fashion are explored in the

breathtaking art of Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave. Working in collaboration with leading costume historians and fashion designers, de Borchgrave crafts a world of splendor from the simplest rag paper. Painting and manipulating the paper, she forms trompe l’oeil masterpieces of elaborate dresses inspired by rich depictions found in early European paintings or by iconic costumes in museum collections around the world. Rarely seen in the U.S., this exhibition presents quintessential examples in the history of costumes—from Renaissance finery of the Medici family and gowns worn by Elizabeth I and Marie-Antoinette to the creations of the grand couturiers Frederick Worth, Paul Poiret, Christian Dior, and Coco Chanel. Included in her large body of work are objects from her “Ballet Russe” collection, and particular attention is given to the creations and studio of Mariano Fortuny, the eccentric early 20th-century artist who is both a major source of inspiration to de Borchgrave and a kindred spirit.

Illustrated Lecture Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 11 a.m. No charge to attend Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium Dennita Sewell, the Jacquie Dorrance curator of fashion design at Phoenix Art Museum in Phoenix, AZ, will discuss “The Artistic Journey of Isabelle de Borchgrave.” 4

Isabelle de Borchgrave (Belgian 1946- ), “Isabelle de Médicis” (1542-1576), 2007 Inspired by a ca. 1555 portrait by Alessandro Allori (Italian, 1535-1607) in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, 74.8 x 36.2 x 37.7 in (190 x 92 x 96 cm) Photo: A. von Einsiedel

Isabelle de Borchgrave (Belgian 1946- ), “Cosimo I de’Medici” (1519-1574), 2007 Based on a portrait by Ludovico Cardi (1559-1613) in the collection of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence, 70 x 40.9 x 36.2 in. (178 x 104 x 92 cm) Photo: A. von Einsiedel

The Esther B. O’Keeffe

Speaker Series

THE JOHN R. DONNELL MEMORIAL LECTURE

Sally Bedell Smith, “Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life” Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Drawing on her extensive access to the Royal Family’s inner circle, Sally Bedell Smith delivers unprecedented insights into Prince Charles, a man who possesses a fiercely independent spirit, and yet has spent his life in waiting for the ultimate role. Smith is the author of the bestselling biographies of William S. Paley, Pamela Harriman, Princess Diana, and President John and Jacqueline Kennedy. A contributing editor at Vanity Fair since 1996, she was previously a cultural news reporter at Time and The New York Times.

Steven Pearlstein, “The Myth of Market Justice”

Delia Ephron, “Creativity and Collaboration”

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 3 p.m.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and economist argues that greed is not good, opportunity is not equal, and fairness won’t make you poor! In 2003 he was named The Washington Post’s business columnist, from which perch he has been offering edgy and unpredictable opinions twice a week on local, national, and international topics. He received the 2008 Pulitzer for Commentary for “his insightful columns that explore the nation’s complex economic ills with masterful clarity.” In 2011 he won a Gerald R. Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award.

Delia Ephron is a best-selling author, screenwriter, and playwright. Her movies include “You’ve Got Mail” (1998), “Hanging Up” (2000), and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” (2005). She has written novels for adults and teenagers, books of humor, including “How to Eat Like a Child” and her journalism has appeared in The New York Times, O the Oprah Magazine, and Vogue. In 2008 she collaborated with her sister, Nora Ephron, on the play “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” which ran for two years off-Broadway. Drawing from more than 20 years of working in the entertainment industry, she will discuss the art of collaboration, and how we can all be better team players.

This series features notable speakers from the fields of politics, culture and the media. Lectures take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium. Four Arts members are admitted at 2 p.m. for no charge by showing their Four Arts membership card. Each card admits two people. Non-member tickets are available for $35 and go on sale at 2:30 p.m. the day of the lecture.

Photo by Justine Stoddart

THE WALTER S. GUBELMANN MEMORIAL LECTURE

Ben MacIntyre, “Rogue Heroes”

James B. Stewart, “Tangled Webs: How False Statements are Undermining America”

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Ben Macintyre is a writer-atlarge for The Times of London and the best-selling author of “A Spy Among Friends,” “Double Cross,” “Operation Mincemeat,” and “Agent Zigzag,” among other books. His latest work is “Rogue Heroes,” an engrossing history of SAS, Britain’s secret special forces unit that sabotaged the Nazis and changed the nature of war. Macintyre is considered the modern master of wartime intrigue, and he used his unprecedented access to SAS archives to shine a light inside a unit long shrouded in secrecy. The result is a tremendous war story and a fascinating group portrait of those whom history and country asked the most.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author, James B. Stewart investigates the worlds of finance, law, and politics through taut, compelling narratives, and in doing so shines a light on the heroes and villains of modern society. From Martha Stewart to Bernie Madoff, James B. Stewart argues that America’s perjury trend is symptomatic of an ethical breakdown, compromising the country’s judicial system as well as business, government, academia, and medicine. As The San Francisco Examiner pointed out, he is, quite simply, “the journalist every journalist would like to be.” He is the author of 11 books including “Den of Thieves.” 7

Marlene Strauss, “Peggy Guggenheim: A Life Well Lived” Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 3 p.m.

A colorful character who was not only ahead of her time but also helped to define it, Peggy Guggenheim was an heiress to her family fortune who became a central figure in the modern art movement. Art historian Marlene Strauss, Ph.D. explores this captivating woman, who personally built one of the world’s great art collections. Strauss lectures annually at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the 21st Century Club in Cleveland. She has spoken at the Smithsonian Institution and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The Art Institute of Chicago, and other organizations throughout the U.S.

The Esther B. O’Keeffe

Speaker Series continued

David Ignatius, “A Writing Life: What I’ve Learned as a Journalist, Novelist and Librettist” Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Best-selling author, Washington Post foreign affairs columnist, and a frequent guest on Morning Joe, David Ignatius has been making sense of the world for over 40 years. He’s covered nearly every Washington beat, from the Pentagon to the CIA to Capitol Hill, as well as global politics, the Middle East, and economics. He turned his experiences with the CIA into nine thrilling best-sellers, because, as Bob Woodward said, “few understand espionage culture as well as Ignatius.” He’ll discuss how, in a twist of fate, he suddenly found himself doing “the most exhilarating creative work” of his career, an opera based on Machiavelli’s “The Prince.”

Lanhee Chen, “The Current State of Play in U.S. Healthcare” Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Lanhee Chen has worked in government, the private sector, and academia. A veteran of several high-profile political campaigns, Chen currently serves as a presidentially-appointed member of the Social Security Advisory Board—an independent, bipartisan panel that advises on matters related to the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs. In 2015 Chen was named one of the POLITICO 50, a list of the “thinkers, doers, and visionaries transforming American politics.” His ability to critique fellow republications while staying true to the conservative message is what makes him such a soughtafter adviser. 8

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, “The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk and Adventure After 50” Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot is a MacArthur prize-winning sociologist who has been on the faculty at Harvard since 1972. She has written 11 books including “The Third Chapter” based on two years of interviewing men and women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. In one inspirational story after another, they tell passionate and poignant tales of risk and vulnerability, failure and resilience, wisdom and new learning, proving that the years between 50 and 75 may be the most transformative and generative time in our lives. When she retires, she will be the first African-American woman at Harvard to have an endowed professorship named in her honor.

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Since becoming the 16th general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in 2006, Peter Gelb has recruited many of the world’s greatest directors, increased the number of new productions, and launched The Met: Live in HD, the award-winning series of live performance transmissions to theaters worldwide. Other Met initiatives under Gelb include a commissioning program for new operas, free outdoor transmissions and recitals, and the online subscription streaming service Met Opera On Demand. Learn more about the leader who oversees the artistic and the administrative aspects of one of the largest performing arts institutions in the world.

Photo by Oxford Film and Television

Photo by Brigitte Lacombe

Peter Gelb, “Grand Opera: Past, Present and Future”

THE ESTHER ELSON MEMORIAL LECTURE

Simon Schama, “The Power of Modern Art” Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Simon Schama is a Professor at Columbia University and a contributing editor of the Financial Times. He is the author of 16 books and the writer-presenter of more than 40 documentaries on art, history, and literature for the BBC. His art criticism for The New Yorker won the National Magazine Award for criticism in 1996. His Emmy-winning films include the 15-part series “A History of Britain,” “Rough Crossings” and the “Power of Art.” He also won acclaim for his documentary “The American Future: A History,” which aired at the time of the 2008 U.S. Presidential elections, and “The Story of the Jews” for the BBC (2013). 9

Linda Fairstein, “From Law to Literature” Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 3 p.m.

For two decades Linda Fairstein was the chief of the Sex Crimes Unit of the District Attorney’s office in Manhattan. Her experience was the inspiration for the popular TV Series “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.” Fairstein is America’s foremost legal expert on sexual assault and domestic violence. Her 19 crime novels featuring the character Alexandra Cooper are international best-sellers. She brings her four decades of legal experience to the issues of economic and social empowerment for those most disenfranchised by our society, and is credited with changing case law to provide the equitable distribution of justice for victims of violent and sexual crimes.

Live Performances Concerts and live performances take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium. Sale dates vary by performance, please see page 19 for information. There is no charge for Four Arts members. To purchase or reserve tickets visit the box office, call (561) 655-7226, or go to www.fourarts.org. Gentlemen are asked to wear a jacket and tie to evening performances. Please note, all seats are final, and there are no refunds or exchanges. New this season, how well do you know Bach? The "Back to Bach" series explores the timeless genius of Johann Sebastian Bach. Select concerts will feature some of Bach's most beloved and his most challenging works. Each performance is designated with Back to Bach .

This Wonderful Life

Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 3 p.m. All seats $20 • No charge for Four Arts members

The classic Christmas film “It’s a Wonderful Life” has been lovingly adapted into a one-man stage production starring Jeremy Kendall. George Bailey, Clarence, Mr. Potter, and the gang come to life as Kendall creates a heartwarming story about the effect one hardworking man’s life has on the people around him. Please see page 29 as the Four Arts will also present “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Saturday, December 2nd.

Palm Beach Symphony, “Seven Wonders”

Left: Albert-George Schram

Photo courtesy of the Charlotte Symphony

Palm Beach Symphony

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members

Photo by Esteban Parduc

Albert-George Schram guest conducts the Palm Beach Symphony season opener. Hear Gioacchino Rossini’s Overture from “La scala di seta,” Frank Martin’s “Concerto for 7 wind instruments,” and Joseph Haydn’s “Symphony No. 104 in D Major.” 10

A Seraphic Fire Christmas Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members

Florida’s own Grammy® nominated candlelit holiday experience is called “gorgeous and evocative” by the Miami Herald. Immerse yourself in angelic voices singing timeless English carols and transcendent Gregorian chant.

Seraphic Fire

Calidore String Quartet Calidore String Quartet

Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 3 p.m. All seats $20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Photo by Sophie Zhai

Described by Gramophone as “the epitome of confidence and finesse,” the Calidore String Quartet made international headlines as the Grand-Prize winner of the 2016 and inaugural M-Prize International Chamber Music Competition, the largest prize for chamber music in the world. Additionally, the quartet begins a three-year residency with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Two for the 2016- 2019 seasons. They will perform Haydn’s “The Lark,” Shostakovich’s “Quartet No. 9 in E-flat Major,” and Beethoven’s “Razumovsky.”

Christina and Michelle Naughton

Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 3 p.m. All seats $20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Christina and Michelle Naughton have been hailed by the San Francisco Examiner for their “stellar musicianship, technical mastery, and aweinspiring artistry.” Graduates of the Curtis Institute and Juilliard, the sisters have wowed international audiences performing music for four hands, two pianos, and practically one heart.

Cristina Pato Quartet

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members

Photo by Xan Padron

Enjoy a concert unlike any other with internationally acclaimed Galician bagpipe master and classical pianist Cristina Pato. Hailed as “a virtuosic burst of energy” by The New York Times, Pato and her band are considered rock stars in parts of Europe performing more than 150 concerts a year. Pato is an active member and educational advisor to YoYo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, and in 2017 she was named Blodgett Distinguished Artist in Residence at Harvard University Department of Music.

Alon Goldstein and Fine Arts Quartet

Fine Arts Quartet

Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 3 p.m. All seats $20 No charge for Four Arts members

Alon Goldstein is one of the most original and sensitive pianists of his generation, admired for his musical intelligence, dynamic personality, artistic vision, and innovative programming. He will perform Mozart’s “String Quartet No. 19 in C Major,” “Concerto No. 24 in C minor,” and “Concerto No. 23 in A Major” with the acclaimed Fine Arts Quartet. The Fine Arts Quartet is celebrating their 70th concert season, and they are considered “one of the gold-plated names in chamber music” (Washington Post). The Quartet has recorded over 200 works and continues to tour throughout the world.

Alon Goldstein

Joelle Lurie Quartet

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members

Acclaimed jazz/pop crossover vocalist and songwriter Joelle Lurie has been praised for her “fresh sound, putting pop grooves beneath old standards” (Will Layman, NPR). The quartet is known for performing both catchy originals and surprising covers, and in honor of “Leonard Bernstein at 100,” they will perform an all Bernstein program. For more Bernstein programs please see pages 31 and 34. 12

New York Philharmonic String Quartet

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members Photo courtesy of Opus 3 Artists

Making its U.S. tour debut, the New York Philharmonic String Quartet is comprised of the four principal string players from one of the greatest orchestras in the world. Concertmaster Frank Huang, principal associate concertmaster Sheryl Staples, principal viola Cynthia Phelps, and principal cello Carter Brey will perform Beethoven’s “Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4,” Dvořák’s “Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, ‘American,’” and Mendelssohn’s “Quartet in F minor, Op. 80.”

St. Lawrence String Quartet

The Haydn Discovery Program

Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 3 p.m. All seats $20 • No charge for Four Arts members Photo by Marco Borggreve, 2017

The Quartet is renowned for the intensity of its performances, and its commitment to concert experiences. Hear them explore and unpack Haydn's string quartets from various perspectives and then perform the works in their entirety. With “a sound that has just about everything one wants from a quartet” (The New York Times) they’ve won the Banff Quartet Competition and the Young Concert Artists audition.

American Rhapsody: The Gershwin Songbook Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members

Enjoy an evening of iconic American music by one of the most indelible composers of the 20th century, George Gershwin. The evening features the 17-piece Gershwin Big Band, vocalist and music director Michael Andrew, and other soloists performing “I Got Rhythm,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “The Man I Love,” and many other timehonored standards.

American Rhapsody: The Gershwin Songbook 13

Alain Lefèvre

Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 3 p.m. All seats $20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Photo by Caroline Bergeron

Hailed as a “hero” (Los Angeles Times), a “smashing” performer (The Washington Post), and “a pianist who breaks the mold” (International Piano), Alain Lefèvre maintains a sparkling career, having performed in over 40 countries and in the most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Royal Albert Hall, and many more. A French-Canadian pianist and composer, Lefèvre was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec and is a champion of long-lost “Canadian Mozart,” André Mathieu.

A Far Cry & Simone Dinnerstein

A Far Cry

Simone Dinnerstein catapulted onto the world stage and wowed music lovers and critics alike with her 2007 self-financed recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. O Magazine called it a “timeless, meditative, utterly audacious solo debut.” Experience her rare talent as she performs with A Far Cry, the Grammy-nominated, 18-member concert orchestra for an evening of Prokofiev, Bach, and Glass.

Back to Bach Simone Dinnerstein

Lezginka Dance Company of Dagestan

Photo by Lisa Marie Mazzuco

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members

Lezginka Dance Company of Dagestan

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members

Expressing the boundless spirit of the Caucasus, this company of 44 dancers and musicians provides an evening of fiery folk dances. Colorful costumes, wild acrobatics, and even swordplay make Lezginka a rousing experience. 14

Gil Shaham

Photo by Luke Ratray

Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 3 p.m. All seats $20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Time Magazine raved Gil Shaham is “the outstanding American violinist of his generation.” Shaham’s flawless technique combined with his inimitable warmth and generosity of spirit has solidified his renown as an American master. Enjoy an afternoon of Bach’s unaccompanied sonatas and partitas from this Grammy award-winning soloist.

Back to Bach

Gil Shaham

David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members

Grammy-nominated clarinetist David Krakauer and acclaimed composer/pianist Kathleen Tagg come together in a passionate, eclectic, and highly personal musical journey called “Breath and Hammer.” Their genre-crossing recitals have been praised as “one of the most remarkable concerts I have ever attended anywhere in the world” (CUE Magazine).

Kathleen Tagg and David Krakauer

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members

The season heats up with one of the world’s premier flamenco and Spanish dance companies. Their newest production, Voces del Sur is a glimpse into the mysterious land of Andalucía, the Southern region of Spain known as the “cradle of flamenco.” Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana 15

Photo by Robert Ascroft, Sony Classical

Lang Lang The Four Arts presents two special concert events

Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. All seats $75 $75 for Four Arts members

Few artists can claim to have the same profound impact on the world of music as Lang Lang has had. As a pianist, educator, and philanthropist, as well as an influential ambassador for the arts, Lang Lang has fully embraced new technology and innovation, leading the way in bringing classical music into the 21st century. Equally happy playing for billions of viewers at the 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony in Beijing or just for a few hundred children in the public schools, Lang Lang is a master of communicating through music. Heralded by the New York Times as “the hottest artist on the classical music planet”, Lang Lang plays sold-out concerts covering all continents of the globe. While at the Four Arts he will flex his mastery with piano works of incomparable distinction, including Bach’s Goldberg Variations. B B ack to

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Photo by Julian Mignot

Quatuor Ébène Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 3 p.m. All seats $20 • No charge for Four Arts members

The Paris-based Quatuor Ébène — the Ebony Quartet — has risen fast in the musical world adding spice to classical music, and establishing itself as “a string quartet that can easily morph into a jazz band” (New York Times). It's a rare ensemble that can play Haydn and Fauré with complete command and then shift gears to perform Miles Davis and Chick Corea with equal authority. Hear the unique program that has wowed audiences at Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, and Vienna's Konzerthaus. Critics agree and have bestowed more than 20 awards including multiple Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine awards.

Quatuor Ébène

Metropolitan Opera Singers Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) No charge for Four Arts members

Adrian Timpau

Michelle Bradley

Vocalists from one of the largest opera companies in the world bring their talents to Palm Beach to perform beloved operatic favorites and contemporary masterpieces. Each performer is from the prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, created by James Levine and named after Palm Beach residents George and Dr. Frayda Lindemann. Their extraordinary talent will inspire and invigorate the opera lover within.

Emily D’Angelo

Photo by Chloe Ning

Curtis Institute of Music: Curtis On Tour Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 3 p.m. All seats $20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Enjoy a night of music performed by rising stars from one of the finest music conservatories in the world. Dominic Armstrong, tenor; Jiacheng Xiong, piano; and members of the Zorá String Quartet along with the acclaimed clarinetist David Shifrin will perform works by Bernstein, Gershwin, and Copland. Artists from the Curtis Institute of Music

Alisa Weilerstein

Photo by Decca and Harold Hoffman

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) $45 (orchestra) Back to Bach No charge for Four Arts members

Hear the unaccompanied Bach cello suites in their entirety. Alisa Weilerstein has been called the heir apparent of Yo-Yo Ma and critics rave that her performances can be “so captivating that you have to remind yourself to breathe” (ClevelandClassical.com). Weilerstein “is a consummate performer, combining technical precision with impassioned musicianship,” stated the MacArthur Foundation, when awarding her a 2011 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship.

Photo by Thomas Entzeroth

Zurich Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Hope

Zurich Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Hope Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 (balcony) or $45 (orchestra) • No charge for Four Arts members

British violinist Daniel Hope is the first instrumentalist to be named music director of the acclaimed Zurich Chamber Orchestra, one of the leading ensembles of its kind. Hope and the Orchestra take the audience through Vivaldi’s classic “The Four Seasons,” followed by Max Richter’s minimalist recomposition of the Baroque masterpiece. This is a rare musical experience.

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 3 p.m. All seats $20 No charge for Four Arts members

These bluegrass legends have managed to climb to the top not just once, but twice-winning a slew of IBMA vocal awards, including two Male Vocalist of the Year honors. Since the 1990s they’ve made a whole new generation of fans with the release of “Timeless Hits From The Past... BLUEGRASSED” and their latest self-produced album “It’s About Time.” 18

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Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

How to Purchase Tickets Tickets to live performances and concerts may be purchased online at www.fourarts.org, calling (561) 6557226, or visiting the box office inside the O’Keeffe Gallery Building. For more information and a seating chart see page 77 or visit www.fourarts.org. This Wonderful Life Palm Beach Symphony, “Seven Wonders” Seraphic Fire, “A Seraphic Fire Christmas” Calidore Quartet Christina and Michelle Naughton Cristina Pato Quartet Alon Goldstein and Fine Arts Quartet Joelle Lurie Quartet New York Philharmonic String Quartet

St. Lawrence String Quartet, “The Hayden Discovery Program”

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American Rhapsody: The Gershwin Songbook Alain Lefèvre A Far Cry & Simone Dinnerstein Lezginka Dance Company of Dagestan Gil Shaham David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Lang Lang (Thursday, March 8) Lang Lang (Saturday, March 10) Quatuor Ébène Metropolitan Opera Singers Curtis Institute of Music: Curtis On Tour Alisa Weilerstein

Zurich Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Hope Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

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Tickets go on sale to members on September 20, 2017. Tickets go on sale to the public on October 4, 2017 for $27 or $15 for students. Each HD screening takes place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium. To purchase or reserve tickets visit the box office, call (561) 655-7226 or go to www.fourarts.org. Please note: • All performances are live unless noted • Student tickets must be purchased in person with valid student I.D. • Late arrivals will be seated at staff discretion • Run times, intermissions and cast are subject to change • All sales are final, and no refunds or exchanges Photo by Monika Rittershaus / Salzburg Festival

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Der Rosenkavalier

The Exterminating Angel

MUSIC BY THOMAS ADÈS, LIBRETTO BY TOM CAIRNS

RICHARD STRAUSS

Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 1 p.m. Estimated run time: 2 hours 52 minutes One intermission

(Previously recorded)

The Exterminating Angel

Der Rosenkavalier Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 1 p.m. Estimated run time: 4 hours 45 minutes Two intermissions

The Met presents the American premiere of “The Exterminating Angel,” inspired by the classic Luis Buñuel film of the same name. Hailed by The New York Times at its 2016 Salzburg Festival premiere as “inventive and audacious … a major event,” this production is a surreal fantasy about a dinner party from which the guests can’t escape. Tom Cairns, who wrote the libretto, directs the new production, and Thomas Adès conducts his adventurous opera.

The dream cast of Renée Fleming (the Marschallin and Elīna Garanča (Octavian) star in Strauss’s grandest opera. In his new production, Robert Carsen, the director behind the Met’s recent “Falstaff,” places the action at the end of the Habsburg Empire, underscoring the opera’s subtext of class and conflict against a rich backdrop of gilt and red damask. Sebastian Weigle conducts.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Die Zauberflöte

Die Zauberflöte (Previously recorded)

Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 1 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 29 minutes One intermission

Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts the full-length, German version of Mozart’s magical fable, seen in Julie Taymor’s spectacular production, which captures both the opera’s earthy comedy and its noble mysticism.

Photo by Ken Howard

VINCENZO BELLINI

Norma

(Previously recorded)

Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 1 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 29 minutes One intermission

A powerful woman compromises her ideals for love, only to find herself betrayed by her lover. This new production of Bellini’s masterpiece stars Sondra Radvanovsky as the Druid priestess and Joyce DiDonato as her rival, Adalgisa—a casting coup for bel canto fans. Tenor Joseph Calleja is Pollione, Norma’s unfaithful lover, and Carlo Rizzi conducts. Sir David McVicar’s evocative production sets the action deep in a Druid forest where nature and ancient ritual rule.

Photo by Paola Kudacki

GIACOMO PUCCINI

Tosca

Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 1 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 18 minutes Two intermissions

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. In this ravishing new production by Sir David McVicar, Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role of the jealous prima donna. James Levine conducts. Photo by Anna Ray

GAETANO DONIZETTI

L’Elisir d’Amore

L’Elisir d’Amore Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 12 p.m. Estimated run time: 2 hours 59 minutes One intermission

“L’Elisir d’Amore” has been among the most consistently popular operatic comedies for almost two centuries. The story deftly combines comic archetypes with a degree of genuine character development rare in works of this type. Set in a small village in rural Italy where everyone knows everyone, and where traveling salesmen provide a major form of public entertainment, Adina (Pretty Yende) meets Nemorino (Matthew Polenzani). Domingo Hindoyan conducts.

Photo by Ken Howard

GIACOMO PUCCINI

La Bohème

(Previously recorded)

Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 1 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 16 minutes Two intermissions

This passionate, timeless, and indelible story of love among young artists in Paris can stake its claim as the world’s most popular opera. Enjoy Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production with Sonya Yoncheva as the fragile Mimì and Michael Fabiano as the poet Rodolfo. Marco Armiliato conducts.

Photo by Marty Sohl

GIOACHINO ROSSINI

Semiramide

(Previously recorded)

Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 1 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 50 minutes One intermission

This masterpiece of dazzling vocal fireworks makes a rare Met appearance—its first in nearly 25 years— with Maurizio Benini on the podium. The all-star bel canto cast features Angela Meade in the title role of the murderous Queen of Babylon, who squares off in breathtaking duets with Arsace, a trouser role sung by Elizabeth DeShong. Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov, and Ryan Speedo Green complete the stellar cast.

Photo by Winnie Klotz

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Così fan tutte

(Previously recorded)

Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 1 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 56 minutes One intermission

A winning cast comes together for Phelim McDermott’s clever vision of Mozart’s comedy about the sexes, set in a carnival-esque, funhouse environment inspired by 1950s Coney Island. David Robertson conducts. Ferrando (Ben Bliss) and Guglielmo (Adam Plachetka) boast about the beauty and virtue of their fiancées, but the cynic Don Alfonso (Christopher Maltman) is out to prove that the beautiful Fiordiligi (Amanda Majeski) and Dorabella (Serena Malfi) are unfaithful, like all other women. The show also stars Tony Award–winner Kelli O’Hara as Despina.

Photo by Martin Smith

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Luisa Miller

Luisa Miller Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 58 minutes Two intermissions

James Levine and Plácido Domingo add yet another chapter to their legendary Met collaboration with this rarely performed Verdi gem. In this heart-wrenching tragedy of fatherly love Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role of Luisa opposite Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo in the first Met performances of the opera in more than ten years.

Photo by Ken Howard

JULES MASSENET

Cendrillon

Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 1 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 12 minutes One intermission

For the first time ever, Massenet’s sumptuous take on the Cinderella story comes to the Met. Joyce DiDonato stars in the title role, with mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of Prince Charming, Kathleen Kim as the Fairy Godmother, and Stephanie Blythe as the imperious Madame de la Haltière. Bertrand de Billy conducts Laurent Pelly’s imaginative storybook production.

Photo by Ken Howard

The Bolshoi Ballet Experience one of the best ballet companies in the world as the Bolshoi Ballet presents a spectacular new season on the big screen. Each HD production features behind the scenes interviews with the cast and creative teams. Tickets go on sale to members September 20, 2017. Tickets go on sale to the public on October 4, 2017 for $20 or $15 for students. To purchase tickets visit the box office, call (561) 655-7226, or go to www.fourarts.org. Please note, all sales are final, and there are no refunds or exchanges. Photo by Damir Yusupov

Photo by J. Devant

Le Corsaire

The Taming of the Shrew

MUSIC: ADOLPHE ADAM CHOREOGRAPHY: ALEXEI RATMANSKY AFTER MARIUS PETIPA

MUSIC: DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH CHOREOGRAPHY: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE MAILLOT

Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 35 minutes Two intermissions

Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 2 hours 5 minutes One intermission

This is a swashbuckling, romantic tale of pirates, slaves, and oriental intrigue. Amidst a bustling Turkish market, the pirate Conrad falls in love at first sight with beautiful Medora, the ward of a slave merchant. Inspired by Lord Byron’s epic poem, this miracle of the repertoire is one of the Bolshoi’s most lavish productions. Complete with a magnificent shipwreck, this grand romance is made especially for those who seek miracles in theater.

A father struggles to marry off his tempestuous daughter, a shrew who denies that any man could possibly be her match. However, when she meets a man who is as ill-tempered as she, the two forces of nature ignite in an unexpected and explosive encounter. Acclaimed choreographer Jean‐ Christophe Maillot brings out the wit, fast-paced athleticism, and vibrancy from the Bolshoi Ballet dancers in Shakespeare’s rowdy comedy.

Le Corsaire

Please note: • All performances are previously recorded • Student tickets must be purchased in person with valid student I.D. • Late arrivals will be seated at staff discretion • Run times and cast are subject to change • Each screening take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium.

The Taming of the Shrew

MUSIC: SERGEI PROKOFIEV CHOREOGRAPHY: ALEXEI RATMANSKY

Romeo and Juliet

Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 2 hours 30 minutes Two intermissions

Alexei Ratmansky, former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, stages the company’s premiere of his new production with dramatic urgency and a fresh re-telling of Shakespeare’s beloved classic. His brilliant and detailed adaptation, set to Prokofiev’s romantic and cinematic score, reignites the story of literature’s most celebrated star‐crossed lovers like no other classical ballet choreographer today. MUSIC: ADOLPHE ADAM CHOREOGRAPHY: YURI GRIGOROVICH

Photo by E. Fetsova

Giselle

Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 2 hours 20 minutes One intermission

When Giselle learns that her beloved Albrecht is promised to another woman, she dies of a broken heart in his arms. Then she returns from the dead as a Wili, a vengeful spirit meant to make unfaithful men dance until death. Svetlana Zakharova personifies this ultimate ballerina role alongside the sensational Sergei Polunin as Albrecht in this chilling, yet luminous ballet that continues to captivate audiences.

MUSIC: BORIS ASAFIEV CHOREOGRAPHY: ALEXEI RATMANSKY AFTER VASILY VAINONEN

The Flames of Paris Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 2 hours 15 minutes One intermission

In the era of the French Revolution, Jeanne and her brother Jérôme leave home in support of the revolutionary effort that is taking over Paris. While fighting for freedom, they both encounter love along the way. With powerful virtuosity and some of the most stunning pas de deux, the Bolshoi Ballet displays an exuberance almost too enormous for the Moscow stage. 25

Photo by Damir Yusupov

The Flames of Paris

Enjoy cutting-edge theatrical productions from the National Theater of London, broadcast in high definition. Tickets go on sale to members September 20, 2017. Tickets go on sale to the public on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, for $25 or $15 for students. To purchase tickets visit the box office, call (561) 655-7226, or go to www.fourarts.org.

Photo by Jack Sain

Photo by Steve Tanner

Saint Joan

Peter Pan

BERNARD SHAW

J.M. BARRIE

Saint Joan

Peter Pan

Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 2 hours 55 minutes One intermission

Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 2 hours 50 minutes One intermission

Joan: daughter, farm girl, visionary, patriot, kingwhisperer, soldier, leader, victor, icon, radical, witch, heretic, saint, martyr, woman.

All children, except one, grow up… When Peter Pan, leader of the Lost Boys, loses his shadow, the headstrong Wendy helps him to reattach it. In return she is invited to Neverland, where Tinker Bell the fairy, Tiger Lily, and the vengeful Captain Hook await. A riot of magic, music, and make-believe ensues.

From the torment of the Hundred Years’ War, the charismatic Joan of Arc carved a victory that defined France. Bernard Shaw’s classic play depicts a woman with all the instinct, zeal, and transforming power of a revolutionary. Josie Rourke (“Coriolanus,” “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”) directs Gemma Arterton (“Gemma Bovery,” “Nell Gwynn,” “Made in Dagenham”) as Joan of Arc in this electrifying masterpiece.

A delight for children and adults alike, Sally Cookson (NT Live’s “Jane Eyre”) directs this wondrously inventive production, a co-production with Bristol Old Vic theatre. 26

Salomé

EDWARD ALBEE

OSCAR WILDE

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Salomé

Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 30 minutes One intermission

Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 2 hours No intermission

An all-star cast comes together in James Macdonald’s critically acclaimed, 5-star production of Edward Albee’s landmark play. Don’t miss Imelda Staunton (“Gypsy,” “Vera Drake,” the Harry Potter films), Conleth Hill (“Game Of Thrones,” “The Producers”), Luke Treadaway (“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” “The Hollow Crown”) and Imogen Poots (“A Long Way Down,” “Jane Eyre”) in “a first-rate revival of an astonishing play” (The Guardian).

The story has been told before, but never like this. An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head, placing the girl we call Salomé at the center of a revolution. Internationally acclaimed director Yaël Farber (“Les Blancs”) draws on multiple accounts to create her urgent, hypnotic production on the stage of the National Theatre. The Daily Telegraph raved, “It looks amazing – with restlessly rotating stages, slow-mo physicality, cinema-epic robes and tableaux vivants worthy of Caravaggio.”

In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor and his wife to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are drawn into George and Martha’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling.

Please note: Salomé contains nudity, and the characters depict and make reference to sexual violence. 27

Photo by Marc Brenner

Photo by Manuel Harlan

Amadeus

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

PETER SHAFFER

TOM STOPPARD

Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 3 hours 25 minutes One intermission

Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 2 p.m. Estimated run time: 2 hours 49 minutes One intermission

Lucian Msamati (“Luther,” “Game of Thrones”) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play, broadcast from the National Theatre, and with orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God.

Daniel Radcliffe (“Harry Potter,” “The Woman in Black”), Joshua McGuire (“The Hour”) and David Haig (“Four Weddings and a Funeral”) star in Tom Stoppard’s brilliantly funny situation comedy. David Leveaux’s new production marks the 50th anniversary of the play that made Stoppard an overnight sensation. Critics agree, “Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire are a delightful double act” (Daily Telegraph), making tickets to the live production very scarce.

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Amadeus

Against the backdrop of Hamlet, two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, take center stage. As the young double act stumble their way in and out of the action of Shakespeare’s iconic drama, they become increasingly out of their depth as their version of the story unfolds.

After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979, Amadeus was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film.

Please note: • All performances are previously recorded. • Student tickets must be purchased in person with valid student I.D. • Late arrivals will be seated at staff discretion • Run times, intermissions, and cast are subject to change • All screenings take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium • All sales are final, and there are no refunds or exchanges 28

Holiday Film Presentations The holiday presentations take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium. Tickets available Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Please visit www.fourarts.org, call (561) 655-7226, or visit the box office to reserve your ticket.

It’s a Wonderful Life Photo by Paramount HE

Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. 2 Hours 10 minutes • No Intermission Released 1946 • Rated PG • 2 hours 10 minutes No charge; tickets required.

Director Frank Capra’s Christmas classic stars James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, and Henry Travers as an angel who is sent from heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

The Nutcracker

Photo by Paul Kolnik

Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 1 p.m. 1 hour 40 minutes • No Intermission No charge; tickets are required

Enjoy a screening of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” performed by the New York City Ballet with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Special Art Documentary Film Concerto: A Beethoven Journey Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 2 p.m. Tickets $15 • 1 hour 36 minutes No intermission • Gubelmann Auditorium

Filmed over four years, the film follows world-class pianist Leif Ove Andsnes as he attempts to understand and interpret one of the greatest sets of works for piano ever written: Beethoven’s five piano concertos. The film peels back the many myths of Beethoven’s life revealing a fresh new biography. This film is from the producers of Exhibition on Screen. 29

Exhibition on Screen This groundbreaking series brings the world’s greatest works of art directly to you. Each HD film explores the lives of renowned artists and their art. Tickets go on sale to members September 20, 2017. Tickets go on sale to the public on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 for $15. Please see page 77 or visit www.fourarts.org for ticket information.

Michelangelo: Love and Death Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 2 p.m. 1 hour 30 minutes • No intermission

To coincide with a glorious new exhibition at the National Gallery of London, “Michelangelo: Love And Death” offers a full and fresh biography of Michelangelo who, with Leonardo, is considered one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance – and perhaps of all time. This film explores his relationship with his contemporaries and his immense artistic practice that included painting, sculpture, and architecture. Among the works explored are the universally adored “David” in Florence, the Sistine Chapel in Rome, and the “Manchester Madonna.”

David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 2 p.m. 1 hour 25 minutes • No intermission

David Hockney continues to innovate and excite on a global scale. One of Britain’s greatest living painters, his works are a feature in major collections all over the world including the MET, MoMA, the Pompidou Centre, Tate, and Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Exhibition On Screen takes cinema audiences through Hockney’s inspirations and latest creative journey in this celebration of a unique and cutting-edge talent. Image left: David Hockney painting “Winter Timber” in Bridlington, England, in July 2009. Photo by JeanPierre Gonçalves de Lima

I, Claude Monet Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 2 p.m. 1 hour 30 minutes • No intermission

From award-winning director Phil Grabsky comes this fresh new look at arguably the world’s favorite artist – through his own words. Based on 2500 letters and other private writings, “I, Claude Monet” provides new insight into the man who gave birth to Impressionism, and who was perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Shot on location throughout Europe at the very spots he painted, the film is an intimate cinematic exploration of some of the most iconic scenes in western art. Director Phil Grabsky will be at the Four Arts to answer your questions in an exclusive Q&A following the film.

Film Series It’s a new season of films, as the Four Arts screens some of the best in independent, documentary, and blockbuster movies. Show times vary by film. Please check the times before arriving. All films are shown in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium. For more information on each film visit www.fourarts.org.

Friday Films

Diplomacy Friday, January 19, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 2014 • Not rated 1 hour 24 minutes • French and German with English subtitles

Tickets are $5 per person and they are available at the door immediately before each show. There is no charge for Four Arts members (membership card required).

The Gathering Storm

When a doomed and demented Adolf Hitler orders his army to level Paris with explosives before abandoning the city, Swedish consul general Raoul Nordling launches a diplomatic attempt to persuade a German general not to execute the plan.

Friday, December 15, 2017 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 2002 • Rated G 1 hour 36 minutes • English

The mid-1930s finds the great politician and orator Winston Churchill out of favor and struggling to make his robust voice heard by the English people. Wrestling with his personal demons - a dark depression, the loss of his family fortune, and the temporary absence of his devoted wife Clemmie - a lonely but defiant Churchill attempts to warn the nation of an impending threat from Hitler’s Germany. But will the world listen?

The Eagle Huntress Friday, February 2, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 2016 • Rated G 1 hour 27 minutes • Kazakh with English subtitles

Through breathtaking cinematography this spellbinding film follows a 13-year-old nomadic Mongolian girl who is training to become the first female eagle hunter in 12 generations of her Kazakh family.

Neruda Friday, January 12, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 2016 • Rated R 1 hour 47 minutes • Spanish and French with English subtitles

West Side Story Friday, February 9, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 1961 • Not Rated 2 hours 32 minutes • English

An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party. Nominated for a Golden Globe for best foreign language film, the L.A. Times called it “a captivatingly original literary chase thriller.”

The brilliant classic is based on the musical by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, and it won ten Academy Awards. In honor of “Leonard Bernstein at 100,” the Four Arts will also screen “The Making of West Side Story.” Please see page 34. 31

A Thousand Times Goodnight

Last Cab to Darwin Friday, March 16, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. Released 2015 • Not Rated 2 hours 3 minutes • English

Friday, February 16, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. Released 2013 • Not Rated 1 hour 57 minutes • English

Dying of cancer, taxi driver Rex discovers surprise reserves of vitality as he road-trips through the Outback on his way to his assisted suicide. Does meeting strangers during a picaresque journey across Australia change Rex’s outlook? With a rare 91% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, this beautiful film proves it’s never too late to start living.

Rebecca is one of the world’s top war photographers, and she must weather a major emotional storm when her husband refuses to put up with her dangerous life any longer. The gripping drama stars Academy Award-winning actress Juliette Binoche (“The English Patient”) and Danish actor Nicolaj Coster-Waldu (“Game of Thrones”).

A Borrowed Identity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Friday, March 23, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 2014 • Not Rated 1 hours 44 minutes • English, Arabic, Hebrew, and German with English subtitles

Friday, March 2, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 2015 • Rated PG-13 1 hour 48 minutes • English and some Tamil with English subtitles

Based on a true story, Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons (“Reversal of Fortune”) stars with Academy Awardnominee Dev Patel (“Lion,” “Slumdog Millionaire”) in this inspirational film about a self-taught Indian mathematics genius whose groundbreaking theories changed mathematics.

Brought up in Israel, a bright young Arab admitted to a top-tier boarding school in Jerusalem struggles to blend in with his Jewish classmates. As he desperately tries to fit in, he becomes friends with a boy suffering from muscular dystrophy and falls in love with a Jewish girl. Finding himself pulled in two different cultural directions, he faces a life-altering choice regarding his identity.

Of Mind and Music

A Man Called Ove

Friday, March 9, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 2014 • Rated PG-13 1 hour 38 minutes • English

Friday, March 30, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 2015 • Rated PG-13 1 hour 56 minutes • Swedish and Persian with English subtitles

A story about a beautiful street musician suffering from memory loss and a disheartened neuroscientist intent on helping her, bringing together the city of New Orleans and the jazz that made it famous. The winner of multiple festival awards, “it is a deeply moving, absorbing and inspiring true story which millions can identify” (Lyons Den Radio).

Despite being deposed as president of his condo’s resident association, 59-year-old misanthrope Ove continues to plague his neighbors with dictatorial demands. But when Ove’s new neighbor runs over his mailbox, the old crank finds he’s met his match. Nominated for two Academy Awards, don’t miss this “touching comic crowd pleaser” (Variety). 32

Miss Sloane

Spotlight

Friday, April 6, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. Released 2016 • Rated R 2 hours 12 minutes • English

Friday, April 27, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. Released 2015 • Rated R 2 hours 8 minutes • English

Revealing a string of coverups stretching back decades, a team of Boston Globe reporters exposes the Catholic Archdiocese’s history of keeping reports about child molestation and other priest-initiated abuse under wraps. Winner of the Academy Award for best picture and best screenplay.

In this gripping thriller that exposes the dog-eat-dog world of Capitol Hill lobbyists, political strategist Elizabeth Sloane is determined to push through legislation enacting tougher gun control, regardless of the personal or professional cost.

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Documentary Films

Friday, April 13, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 2016 • Rated PG-13 1 hour 51 minutes • English

Award winning documentaries are shown in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium. Tickets are $10 and include a Q&A with distinguished guests and experts. There is no charge for members, and reservations are required. Tickets are available to members September 20, 2017. Tickets go on sale to the public on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.

Meeting at a dance in 1947, African prince Seretse Khama and London office worker Ruth Williams share a love of jazz and an instant attraction. When they wed after a brief courtship, their interracial union sparks an international political crisis.

The Millionaires’ Unit Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Released 2015 • Not rated 2 hours 49 minutes • English $10, includes Q&A No charge for Four Arts members

Pawn Sacrifice Friday, April 20, 2018 Showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Released 2014 • Rated PG-13 1 hour 55 minutes • English

This documentary tells the little known but inspiring story of a group of Yale college students from wealthy families who form a private air militia to learn to fly in preparation for WWI. They became the founding squadron of the US Naval Air Reserve. They were the first to fly for America in WWI, some of them making the ultimate sacrifice.

Set during the height of the Cold War, this compelling biopic charts the tumultuous life of chess wunderkind Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire), from his formative years to his epic world championship match against Soviet archrival Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Casting By Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Released 2012 • Rated TV-14 1 hour 29 minutes • English $10, includes Q&A No charge for Four Arts members

Obit. Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Release 2016 • Not rated 1 hour 33 minutes • English $10, includes Q&A No charge for Four Arts members

A fast-paced journey that spotlights Hollywood’s most unheralded profession – the casting director. Pioneers like Marion Dougherty turned the old Hollywood system on its head and gave us stars such as James Dean, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Glenn Close, and Dustin Hoffman, who all stared in seminal works of American culture.

How do you put a life into 500 words? Obit is a first-ever glimpse into the daily rituals, joys, and existential angst of The New York Times obituary writers, as they chronicle life after death on the front lines of history. It is considered “one of the best films of 2017” (Entertainment Weekly) and “heartfelt and unshakable” (NPR). The film invites some of the most essential questions we ask ourselves about life, memory and the inevitable passage of time. What do we choose to remember? What never dies?

The Music of Strangers Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Released 2015 • Rated PG-13 1 hour 36 minutes • English, Mandarin, and Persian with English subtitles $10, includes Q&A No charge for Four Arts members

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and other international artists of The Silk Road Project discuss their philosophies on music and culture. Academy Award-winning director Morgan Neville follows the musicians as they explore the ways art can preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution.

Life, Animated Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Released 2016 • Rated PG-13 1 hour 32 minutes • English $10, includes Q&A No charge for Four Arts Members

The Making of West Side Story

From Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams, this is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of Disney animated films. The film won the Sundance directing award and was nominated for the Academy Award for best documentary feature.

Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Released 1985 • Not rated 1 hour 29 minutes • English $10, includes Q&A No charge for Four Arts members

Go backstage with Leonard Bernstein as he conducts the score of “West Side Story,” one of the greatest musicals ever made. Featuring unprecedented film footage of the maestro at work, you can experience the recording sessions with the orchestra and original cast.

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Teen Programs 3D Printing & Design 101 Class Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. No charge • Reservations required, please call (561) 655-2766 Appropriate for ages 12-18 • Takes place in the Children’s Library

Join presenter Alex Lorenzo of ALLAXIS 3D Printers to learn how to create your own ideas with 3D software, and then bring them to life with a state-of-the-art 3D printer. Teens will have fun creating 3D prints through the use of 3D CAD software and engaging in handson exercises.

3D example

Lego Architecture Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. No charge • Reservations required, please call (561) 655-2766 Appropriate for ages 12-18 • Takes place in the Children’s Library

Learn simple architectural and engineering concepts in a fun and creative way, with Legos! Join Daniel Kahan, an architect for Smith & Moore Architects, and Alexander Ives, former President of the Preservation Foundation, as they discuss landmark buildings in Palm Beach and around the world. Students will put their creative skills to the test as they draw their own architectural designs and create a building with Legos.

Alexander Ives

Daniel Kahan

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Adult Programs The Survival Guide to Online Reputation Management

Keep Calm and Color On October 6, 2017 through April 27, 2018 Fridays from 3 to 4 p.m. No charge. All materials provided Reservations not necessary

Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. No charge• Reservations required, please call (561) 655-2766 • Located in the Dixon Education Building

Join writer, actress, and activist Aija Mayrock to discuss her journey with online bullying. She will share realistic tips on managing your reputation online and keeping your digital profiles secure.

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Color your cares away in the relaxing atmosphere of the Dixon Education Building. Coloring has been shown to reduce stress and make you feel young again.

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Florida Voices

The Florida Voices series offers you the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialog with celebrated Florida authors. Each program features a presentation by the author, a Q&A, and a book signing. Lectures are open to the public and will take place in the Dixon Education Building during the restoration of the King Library. There is no charge to attend, and seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Unless otherwise noted, reservations are not required. For more information please visit www.fourarts.org, email kinglibrary@fourarts.org, or call (561) 655-2766. Florida Voices is generously supported by the Fred J. Brotherton Endowment for Literature of the Fred J. Brotherton Charitable Foundation.

“The Joys of Travel: And Stories That Illuminate Them,” with Thomas Swick

“The Rules of Love & Grammar,” with Mary Simses

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. *Reservations required, please call (561) 655-2766

Veteran travel writer Thomas Swick identifies and shares what he calls “the seven joys of travel” in his uniquely humorous and venerate way. From the worst train ride of his life (in Bagan) to the most singular literary hotel in the world (hidden at the end of a cul-de-sac in Thailand), Swick’s stories provide entertaining and exacting insights into the places he’s been, the people he’s met, and reasons we travel. Swick has traveled to more than 60 countries, chronicling his experiences for the Sun Sentinel, American Scholar, Smithsonian, National Geographic Traveler, Afar, and more.

How does a journalist and a lawyer become a successful novelist? Author Mary Simses will discuss how she came to her third career as an author (the career she’s keeping)! She’ll discuss her latest novel, “The Rules of Love & Grammar,” and share the behind-the-scenes story of how her first book, “The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café,” became a hit movie for Hallmark. Seating for this program is limited to 240 people.

“Hidden History of Florida,” with James C. Clark

“The Power of Breaking Fear: The Secret to Emotional Power, Wealth and True Happiness,” with Tim S. Marshall

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

Since the arrival of the Spanish in 1513, Florida has had a history as diverse as its residents and much of that is still hidden. A heartbroken senator entered a mental institution over unrequited love for an heiress. Thousands of British pilots trained in flight schools across the state. And the true, and darker, story of Pocahontas is linked with the “first barbecue.” Join Florida’s leading historian James C. Clark as he unearths a history hidden beneath swamps and sand for years.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.

Regarded by U.S. News and Fortune 500 companies as one of the best overall developmental tools in the past 30 years, This book is as real as it gets for keeping it simple to build up your greatest asset - yourself. Award-winning author Tim S. Marshall shares his own strategies and techniques to break the chokehold of fear.

“Bad Scarlett: The Extraordinary Life of the Notorious Southern Beauty Marie Boozer,” with Deborah C. Pollack

“Such Mad Fun: Ambition and Glamour in Hollywood’s Golden Age,” with Robin R. Cutler

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

Deborah C. Pollack returns to the Four Arts with her latest book on Marie Boozer (1846 - 1908). A brilliant and notorious strawberry blonde, Boozer was one of the inspirations for the character of Scarlett O’Hara. “Bad Scarlett” is the first full-length biography of Marie Boozer and it reveals the true, redemptive story of a young belle who transformed into a scandalous divorcée, a Paris courtesan defying authority, and ultimately a countess and world citizen.

What determines who a woman will become? Jane Hall was a young orphan girl from a mining town who became a successful author and screenwriter at MGM. Hall’s ambition conflicted with society’s expectations, and historian Robin Cutler, Ph.D. will discuss why Hall’s story still resonates today. Cutler was the producer/ writer of the award-winning PBS documentary “Indian America: A Gift from the Past,” and coproducer of “Roanoak,” an Emmy-nominated dramatic series for PBS. 37

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Talk of Kings Delve into some of the most captivating books of history and culture. Each book discussion takes place in the Dixon Education Building during the restoration of the King Library. There is no charge to attend, and reservations are not required. Seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information please visit www.fourarts.org, email kinglibrary@fourarts.org, or call (561) 655-2766.

“Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars” by Nathalia Holt

“Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Facilitator: Billy David

Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Facilitator: Dr. Richard D’Elia

A former marine and Yale Law School graduate shares a powerful memoir of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town, and offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class.

The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.

“Everybody Behaves Badly” by Lesley M. M. Blume

“The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Facilitator: Richard Bock

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Facilitator: Mr. Richard Bock

The #1 New York Times’ bestselling story about the nine man American Olympic team and their triumph over Nazi Germany in the 1936 Olympic games. The book was the inspiration for the PBS documentary “The Boys of ’36.”

Learn the true story behind Hemingway’s masterpiece “The Sun Also Rises,” the outsized personalities who inspired it, and the vast changes it wrought on the literary world.

“Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon,” by Craig Nelson

“Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life,” by Peter Ackroyd Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Facilitator: Billy David

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Facilitator: Dr. Richard D’Elia

A gripping short biography of the extraordinary master of suspense.

The New York Times’ bestselling author Craig Nelson revisits a bold era when voyaging beyond the Earth was deemed crucial to national security and pride. 38

“Five Billion Years of Solitude,” by Lee Billings Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Facilitator: Dr. Richard D’Elia

Learn how the search for exoplanets is a scientific challenge and a reflection of our culture.

“Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates” by Brian Kilmeade Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Facilitator: Billy David

Learn more about the forgotten Barbary Wars that changed American history. Book discussions are open to the public and will be held in the Dixon Education Building during the restoration of the King Library. There is no charge to attend and reservations are not required. Seating available on a first-come, first-served basis All discussions are facilitated by Brewer Mullins Schoeller.

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Page Turners “Commonwealth,” by Ann Patchett

“The Book That Matters Most,” by Ann Hood

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

Monday, February 12, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Reservations required, please call (561) 655-2766

The story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families’ lives.

Join author Ann Hood as she discusses how and why she wrote “The Book That Matters Most.” Brewer Mullins Schoeller will facilitate questions on Hood’s novel about love, secrets, and the healing power of literature. A book signing will follow the discussion.

“A Gentleman in Moscow,” by Amor Towles Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

“The Summer Before The War,” by Helen Simonson

A riveting novel about a man who must spend his life inside a hotel.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

A story of love on the eve of World War I that reaches far beyond the small English town in which it is set.

“Siracusa,” by Delia Ephron

“Today Will Be Different,” by Maria Semple

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

An electrifying novel about marriage and deceit. Two couples’ secrets are exposed and relationships are unraveled on the Sicilian island of Siracusa.

A novel about a woman who is forced to abandon her ambitions and awake to a strange, new future. 39

THE KING LIBRARY PRESENTS

Discover Cuba:

Its Culture and People Take a deep look into the vibrant colors, cultures, and culinary flavors of Cuba in this new series from the Four Artsâ€™ King Library and Campus on the Lake education department. Reservations are required for each event. For reservations call (561) 655-2766 or email kinglibrary@fourarts.org. Please note, refunds for the field trip in this series require seven days advance notice. Qualified reimbursements incur a 50% administration fee deducted from the refund. No refunds will be issued with less than seven days notice.

The Cuban Table with Ana Sofia Peláez Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members Reservations required

Author Ana Sofia Peláez will discuss the origin and history of Cuban food, most of which she discovered while traveling to New York, Miami, and Cuba. Peláez covers the spectrum of Spanish and Latin American cuisine on her blog hungrysofia.com. The site has been featured by InStyle magazine, Food 52, and was nominated by Saveur as one of the Best Regional Cuisine blogs of 2012. Her work has appeared in Smithsonian Journeys magazine and NBCNews.com, among other national outlets. Her book, “The Cuban Table,” was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2015.

Cuba and the Restoration of Hemingway’s House with Bob Vila Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members Reservations required

Bob Vila has spent his career helping people upgrade their homes and improve their lives. He started out with his own design and remodeling business and was hired as the original host of “This Old House” on PBS. Through the years his name has become synonymous with DIY and he has taught millions of people the role that good design, and historic research, play in creating beautiful living environments. In addition to teaching through television, Bob is the author of 12 books, including “Bob Vila’s Toolbox” (now an iPad app). In the last five years, Vila has channeled his passion for renovation into helping with the restoration of Ernest Hemingway’s home and collections at Finca Vigía near Havana, Cuba. Hemingway lived there from 1939 until his death in 1961, and he left it to the Cuban people as a museum. The project has also led to the construction of a conservation laboratory and archival vault. Vila will discuss the restoration of Hemingway’s house and archives, and how his visits to Cuba have provided prospective on the need to work with the Cuban Culture Ministry to protect Cuba’s cultural heritage. 41

Cuban Art Experience Field Trip Thursday, February 8, 2018 Bus departs promptly at 9 a.m. Returns approximately at 6 p.m. Tickets $125, includes transportation, gallery admission, and lunch

Cuban Flora in Remote Areas with Jorge Sánchez

Discover Cuba’s sophisticated art traditions during a field trip to the heart of Cuban culture in the United States.

Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members Reservations required

Enjoy a private tour of Cernuda Arte, a leading gallery of Cuban art. Ramón and Nercys Cernuda have collected Cuban art for 35 years, embracing its color, movement, vibrancy, and depiction of life in the tropics. Their gallery, Cernuda Arte, was founded in 2000 in Coral Gables with a mission of presenting the full breadth of Cuban cultural development. From Colonial to the Early Republic, Vanguardia, and contemporary artists, the gallery is recognized as a leading authority in Cuban art. Take a private tour with Isabel Suarez and the gallery owner, Ramón Cernuda.

Renowned landscape architect Jorge Sánchez will present an illustrated lecture on plants found in the western mountain regions of Cuba, specifically in the province of Pinar del Rio. Sánchez, whose exiled family came from Cuba to Palm Beach in 1959, is half of the duo behind SMI Landscape Architecture of Palm Beach. They were the green team behind the Worth Avenue makeover and helped the Garden Club of Palm Beach create the “living wall” at 150 Worth Avenue.

Next, visit the private collection of Harvey and Terri Pollak. Their collection features distinguished Cuban art and many Modern masterpieces on display within their penthouse that has panoramic views of Williams Island in Aventura, Florida.

Under Sánchez’s leadership, SMI maintains a philosophy which incorporates a “botanical garden” approach fused with the historic and classical formal garden design framework. Their work received The Arthur Ross Award, and several of their designs have been published in many national magazines, as well as in their book, “The Civilized Jungle.” Jorge has dedicated many years to zoning and architectural boards for the Town of Palm Beach. He has recently been elected a director of The Garden Conservancy.

Finaly, enjoy lunch at La Casita Restaurant. For 25 years Antonio and his wife Nilda have cooked traditional Cuban dishes with the friendliest service in town. The authentic menu, which also includes comforting home-style dishes, is not to be missed. 42

The Garden Club of Palm Beach Annual Speaker The Duchess of Rutland presents “Belvoir Castle and Capability Brown: Discovering a Lost Landscape” Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Please note the new time: 10 a.m. No Charge • No reservations required Open to the public

Belvoir Castle is the most fabulous fairy-tale castle in England. It has been in the same family for over a thousand years, and from its high hill it broods over immense tracts of Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. It is one of England’s great treasure houses and its chatelaine for the new millennium is Emma Manners, 11th Duchess of Rutland. Since taking charge of the estate she has shaken off the dust sheets and brought life back to a castle that had slept since World War II. Chief amongst her innumerable projects has been the restoration of the landscape, triggered by her recent discovery of the plans of England’s greatest landscape architect, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, drawn up in 1780 but shelved and long forgotten. Manners lost no time in ensuring Brown’s vision for Belvoir would at last be fulfilled. Her commitment to realize one of the most radical designs of Brown’s career has resulted in a landscape that is now regarded as a great masterpiece.

Photo by Nick McCann, courtesy of Belvoir Castle

views and vistas that Capability had planned for Belvoir over 250 years ago. Also in 2016, her work was commemorated in a three-part television documentary for Britain’s Channel 4 “Alan Titchmarsh on Capability Brown,” and in her book, “Capability Brown & Belvoir – Discovering a Lost Landscape.”

Manners planned this project to celebrate the tercentenary of Brown’s birth. In 2016 Belvoir opened the restored areas of the estate to the public – never seen before were stunning

Other Garden Club Events House and Garden Day

Christmas Boutique

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Thursday, December 7, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Boutique opens on the Four Arts Mall at 9:30 a.m. Private home tours are ongoing from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $150; for additional information please contact the Garden Club at (561) 837-6635.

Shop a wide selection of unique gifts, plants, and more at the annual Christmas Boutique. The event will take place in the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden.

THE LEGACIES OF THE FOUNDERS Generously Supported by The Dunn Foundation

After the resounding success of its 2017 debut, Campus on the Lake presents the second season of The Founders and Us. The series features historians of unquestioned distinction as they share their knowledge, and use the Founding Fathers as a lens to explore the truths about the creation of our great nation. Miss the 2017 season? Catch up at www.c-span.org and watch videos from last season’s historians. Additional information about each speaker is available at www.fourarts.org. Each presentation includes a Q&A with the speaker moderated by Robert Watson. All presentations are held in the Walter. S Gubelmann Auditorium. Tickets to the series are $200, and tickets are not available for an individual speaker. Tickets go on sale to Four Arts members on September 13, 2017, and to the public on September 27, 2017. To purchase a series ticket call (561) 805-8562, visit www.fourarts.org, or visit the box office. Please note, no refunds. Photo by Sweet Line Portrait Design

Richard Norton Smith Thursday, January 11, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Richard Norton Smith

Richard Norton Smith is a nationally recognized authority on the American presidency and a familiar face to viewers of C-SPAN, as well as “The News Hour” on PBS. After graduating from Harvard (1975), he worked as a White House intern and a speech writer for Massachusetts Senator Edward Brooke. In 1979 he worked for Senator Bob Dole, with whom he collaborated on several volumes of autobiography and political humor. He believes that history is as entertaining as it is relevant and that philosophy led his first major book, “Thomas E. Dewey and His Times,” to be a finalist for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize. He also wrote “Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation” (1993) and “The Colonel,” which received the prestigious Goldsmith Prize.

Photo © Lara Heimert

Richard Brookhiser Thursday, February 1, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Richard Brookhiser

Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor of National Review, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, and the author of 18 books, including “Founders’ Son,” “Right Time, Right Place,” “George Washington on Leadership,” “What Would the Founders Do?,” and “American, Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington.” He curated the exhibit “Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America” at the New-York Historical Society. He wrote and hosted “Rediscovering George Washington” and “Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton,” films which aired on PBS. In 2008 he was awarded the National Medal of the Humanities, and in 2011 he was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. 44

Judge Douglas Ginsburg Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Douglas Ginsburg

For 25 years Senior Circuit Judge Douglas Ginsburg heard more than 100 cases annually as one of the top appellate judges in the nation. Judge Ginsburg was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1986; he served as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2008. After receiving his B.S. from Cornell University in 1970, and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1973, he clerked for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. A self-described originalist, Ginsburg coined the term “Constitution in exile” to refer to decisions in which the canon has not been interpreted as originally understood. As he explained in 2012 to NYU Law Magazine, “no one would put on a Shakespeare play without trying to understand what the words meant 400 years ago.”

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Joseph J. Ellis and Gordon Wood Thursday, April 5, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Joeseph Ellis

In their first dual-presentation, acclaimed historians Joseph J. Ellis and Gordon Wood will discuss the legacy of the Founding Fathers. Joseph J. Ellis was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for “Founding Brothers: the Revolutionary Generation” and won the National Book Award for “American Sphinx, The Character of Thomas Jefferson.” His in-depth chronicle of the life of our first president, “His Excellency: George Washington,” was a New York Times’ best-seller. Ellis’s newest book is “The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 17831789.” He frequently writes for many national publications, including The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, and he is a frequent commentator on CBS, CSPAN, CNN, PBS, and the New Republic. Gordon S. Wood is Alva O. Way Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University. His books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Radicalism of the American Revolution,” the Bancroft Prizewinning “The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787,” “The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin,” and “The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History.” He frequently writes for The New York Review of Books and The New Republic. In 2011 he was awarded a National Humanities Medal and the Churchill Bell by Colonial Williamsburg. Wood is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

Gordon Wood

The Moderator After each lecture there will be an in-depth discussion led by moderator Robert Watson. Watson is an award-winning author of more than 40 books on U.S. history and politics. He has co-convened a half-dozen national conferences on the American presidency, moderated political debates, and delivered more than a thousand keynote addresses. Watson is the editor of SUNY Press’ popular book series on the American presidents, and a frequent media commentator on CNN, Fox, and The New York Times. 45

Campus on the Lake

Lectures Campus on the Lake is a series of cultural education programs that explore art, music, literature, drama, and the art of living well. All programs are open to the public and take place in the Fitz Eugene Dixon Education Building unless otherwise noted. Tickets go on sale to members on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, and to the public on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Due to limited space reservations are required for every program. Four Arts members must make reservations to programs, even if they are admitted at no charge.

The Making of Three Gardens, with Jorge Sánchez Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. No charge • Book signing to follow

Presented in collaboration with The Garden Conservancy Jorge Sánchez According to landscape architect and Garden Conservancy board member, Jorge Sánchez, “most of us tend to look at garden books for their pictures, but gardens do not just happen. They are creations.” Sanchez is a founder of SMI Landscape Architecture an awardwinning firm known for its estate master planning, its public gardens, and streetscapes. Join him as he discusses the designs for the private gardens featured in his new book “The Making of Three Gardens.” For more on Jorge Sánchez please see page 42.

To learn more or to make reservations please visit www.fourarts.org, email campus@fourarts.org, or call (561) 805-8562. Please note, no refunds for lectures are permitted. Exchanges or transfers for a lecture of equal value within a season are permitted on a case-by-case basis.

Navigating Art Basel, with Sofia Vollmer Maduro Friday, December 1, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members or those attending the Art Basel field trip. For more information see page 65.

Art Basel Miami is one of the nation’s largest art events of the year, but with over 22 simultaneous fairs you need to be prepared! To make the most of Art Basel, Sofia Maduro join Sofia Vollmer Maduro as she shares tips on how to navigate the fairs successfully and enjoyably. Sofia Vollmer Maduro, a Cambridge University scholar, is a curator, lecturer, and mentor to emerging artists. She is trustee of the George Eastman Museum, in Rochester, NY, and a founding member of the curatorial committee of the PhotoLondon Fair. Her recent book, “Boulton Moderno,” was presented at the Museum of Modern Art and ParisPhoto 2015. 46

D. Porthault: The Art of Luxury Linens

An Artist Collects: Dale Chihuly’s Collections, with Bruce Helander

A panel discussion led by Leta Foster with Joan Carl and Brian Coleman

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members Book signing to follow

Monday, December 18, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. No charge Book signing to follow

In the 1920s luxury linen company D. Porthault produced the first sheets in the world with printed designs. Enjoy an illustrated lecture to see how D. Porthault continues to transform rooms today with their unique blend of style, elegance, and romance.

Bruce Helander Dale Chihuly is one of the most innovative figures in Contemporary art, and his works are in over 200 museum collections, more than any living artist. Chihuly himself is an avid art collector whose taste reflects the same playful, colorful aesthetic that can be seen in his work. In this illustrated lecture Bruce Helander, a life-long friend of Chihuly, explores the remarkable “hunter and gatherer” aspects of Chihuly’s collection.

Joan Carl is vice-chairman of D. Porthault. She received the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur, in part for her work in restoring the house of D. Porthault. Leta Austin Foster is a highly respected decorator who recently received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the New York School of Interior Design. Brian Coleman is the author of 20 interior design books including “D.Porthault: The Art of Luxury Linens,” “Scalamandre,” and “Fortuny.” Photo by Alina Supin

Meryl Gordon

Bruce Helander is an art critic, arts writer, curator, and artist whose specialty is collage and assemblage. He was a National Endowment for the Arts fellow and has been inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.

Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend, with Meryl Gordon

James Monroe and the Establishment of America’s Place in the World, with Elton Klibanoff

Monday, December 11, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge Four Arts members • Book signing and light refreshments to follow

Elton Klibanoff

Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $25 • No charge for Four Arts members Book signing to follow

Meryl Gordon will discuss her new biography of Bunny Mellon, the press-shy style icon and American aristocrat who served as a living witness to 20th Century American history. With the co-operation of the Mellon family, Meryl Gordon received access to letters, diaries, and appointment calendars and has interviewed more than 175 people to capture the spirit of this talented American original. Gordon is the author of The New York Times best-selling “Mrs. Astor Regrets” and is a regular contributor to Vanity Fair.

Historians view James Monroe’s presidential years as “The Era of Good Feelings.” Learn how the Monroe Doctrine protected our independence, and how he laid the foundation for America’s international leadership that has been our bedrock since his presidency. Elton Klibanoff, J.D., graduated from Brown University and Harvard Law School. He is the author of “For the Survival of Liberty: Great Presidential Decisions.” This lecture complements The Founders and Us series. 47

Churchill’s Legacy: Two Speeches to Save the World, with Lord Alan Watson Monday, January 8, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members In the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium Book signing and reception to follow

In 1946 Winston Churchill gave two speeches that alerted the world to the threat posed by Joseph Stalin. Lord Alan Watson explains Churchill’s motives and his call for support from the U.S. and Europe. The confrontation between Russia and the West and the idea of an allied Europe and U.S. remains as vital then as now. Alan Watson is a broadcaster, High Steward of Cambridge University, and former President of the United Kingdom's Liberal Party. This program is given in conjunction with the art exhibition: “A Man For All Seasons: The Art of Winston Churchill.”

William F. Buckley: A Man and His Presidents, with Alvin S. Felzenberg Monday, January 15, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members Book signing to follow

Alvin S. Felzenberg, Ph.D., argues that William F. Buckley, Jr. may well have been the most influential political commentator in American history. Felzenberg reveals how effective Buckley was both behind the scenes and in public, and how he brought the nation closer in line with his way of thinking. As an author and senior policy adviser, Alvin Felzenberg is a recognized expert on American politics and political movements. He served in two presidential administrations, as an adviser to the Departments of State and Defense, and was a principal spokesman for the 9-11 Commission. He’s been a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University, and he currently teaches Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. 48

Dr. Peter H. Raven Dr. John Clark

Saving Plants, Saving Ourselves, with Dr. Peter H. Raven and Dr. John Clark Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members

Presented in partnership with the Garden Club of Palm Beach Enjoy a thought-provoking discussion on the state of the global environment with two esteemed scientists. Dr. Peter H. Raven is one of the world’s leading botanists and advocates of conservation and biodiversity. For more than four decades, he headed the Missouri Botanical Garden. He retired as president in 2010 and assumed the role of president emeritus. Since 2012, Dr. Raven has served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Plant Conservation now located at the San Diego Zoo Global. He has received numerous awards including Time magazine’s “Heroes of The Planet.” He is also a trustee of the National Geographic Society. Dr. John Clark is the President and CEO of the Center for Plant Conservation. He leads their national efforts to save endangered plants through scientific research, applied conservation, and technological innovation.

James Madison and the Constitutional Moment, with Kat Imhoff Monday, January 22, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members

Kat Imhoff

James Madison, considered the most cerebral of the Founding Fathers, had one of the most effective and influential careers in the history of American politics. The father of the Constitution and architect of the Bill of Rights, Madison wrote voluminously about the Constitution, and the role of the people in government. Imoff will present an overview of the history of Madison’s “constitutional moment” and lend insight into the management of contemporary challenges. Katherine “Kat” Imoff is president and CEO of The Montpelier Foundation, the cultural institution managing James Madison’s home and the Center for the Constitution. She is an expert on James and Dolly Madison. As a conservationist, preservationist, and historian, Imhoff is a celebrated leader and lecturer who has devoted 37 years to ensuring irreplaceable places of natural beauty and cultural history are preserved at all costs. This lecture complements The Founders and Us series.

Tectonic Shifts: A Conversation with Dr. Henry Kaufman Monday, January 29, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members Book signing and light refreshments to follow

Dr. Henry Kaufman

Join Four Arts president David Breneman for an informal interview with legendary Wall Street economist Dr. Henry Kaufman. They will discuss how financial markets have been transformed in recent years and where they are headed. Kaufman’s fourth book, “Tectonic Shifts,” recounts events and individuals pivotal in the making of today’s superheated and - he argues - stillfragile financial world. Kaufman is president of Henry Kaufman & Company, an economic and financial consulting firm established in 1988. He previously served as head of research at Salomon Brothers and worked at The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Dr. Kaufman was designated three times as one of the 30 most influential Americans by U.S. News & World Report. In 2001 the National Association of Business Economics honored him with the prestigious Adam Smith Award. In addition to being the president of The Society of the Four Arts, Dr. David Breneman is professor emeritus in Economics of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. 49

The Traitor’s Wife, with Allison Pataki

MIles Hoffman

Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. No charge Book signing to follow

Everyone knows Benedict Arnold as history’s most notorious turncoat. Many know Arnold’s co-conspirator, Allison Pataki Major John André, who was apprehended and hanged at the orders of General Washington. But few know of the integral third character in the plot: a charming young woman who not only contributed to the betrayal but also orchestrated it. Allison Pataki is The New York Times best-selling author of “The Traitor’s Wife.” This lecture complements The Founders and Us series.

Jewish Contributions to American Music, with Miles Hoffman Monday, February 5, 2018 $25 per lecture / $40 both lectures No charge for Four Arts members Part I at 11 a.m. - What is Jewish Music?

Using examples from the cantorial repertoire, Yiddish song, and the works of such composers as Mahler, Bloch, Aaron Copland, and Gershwin, Miles Hoffman discusses what makes Jewish music Jewish - or not. He’ll examine Jewish history, culture, and psychology to explain the abundance of Jews in the ranks of great musicians in the last 100 years.

A Rich History of Iranian Art, with Moya Carey Monday, February 12, 2018 at 11 a.m. $25 • No charge for Four Arts members

Part II at 2:30 p.m. - Leonard Bernstein and Jewish Culture: A Complicated Musical Relationship

Presented in partnership with the American Friends of the Victoria and Albert Museum

Leonard Bernstein was one of the greatest American composers and one of the greatest Jewish composers. He wrote works in Hebrew, and also a work called “Mass.” He loved his role as music director of the New York Philharmonic (which had a large percentage of Jewish musicians) and he was also inordinately proud to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic (an orchestra with a disgraceful anti-Semitic history). Was his music Jewish? It’s complicated.

Moya Carey

The Victoria and Albert Museum holds one of the most exceptional collections of Iranian art in the world. Join V&A curator Moya Carey as she explores the Victorian fascination with “Persia” and shares how the V&A acquired its collection – including important examples of lustre tile work and the Ardabil Carpet, purchased in 1893.

Miles Hoffman is the founder and violist of the American Chamber Players, with whom he has toured throughout the U.S. for 30+ years. He is the author of “The NPR Classical Music Companion: An Essential Guide for Enlightened Listening,” now in its tenth printing.

Moya Carey is the Iran Heritage Foundation Curator at the V&A. She has a Ph.D. in Islamic art history from the University of London. Her new book is “Persian Art: Collecting the Arts of Iran in the 19th Century.” 50

The Levant: Religion and History, with Angus Hay $65 for three lectures or $25 per lecture Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. Islam: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Learn more about Islam’s commandments and customs, get an overview of its history and worldwide growth, and gain insight on the current political groups and their future.

Angus Hay

Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 11 a.m. The Knights of Malta

The story of their formation in the late 11th century, their involvement in the Crusades, and an overview of their present day world-wide charitable work. Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. - Dunsterforce

The story of the British expeditionary force that, in 1918, departed from Baghdad, traversed northwestern Persia, crossed the Caspian Sea, entered Baku, and defended it against the Army of Islam of the Ottoman Empire. Angus Hay is a former Army officer, serving with the Royal Scots Greys in Germany, Ulster, and Cyprus, and with the Abu Dhabi Defense Force in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. He is a respected military historian and on the editorial advisory board of Military History magazine.

The Museum of the American Revolution: Making the Objects Speak, with Michael Quinn Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members

In an era of cell phones, virtual reality, and instant photos, how do you make the founding fathers exciting? Join Michael Quinn, president of the Museum of the American Revolution, as he shares the stories of ten extraordinary artifacts, including George Washington’s War Tent, a private’s canteen, a teapot, and a broadside of the Declaration of Independence. The lecture explores the innovative techniques, cutting-edge technologies, and triedand-true storytelling that the Museum is using to give these objects a voice. The public’s response demonstrates how the life-and-death struggle and transformative ideas of the Revolution can be made relevant to today’s audiences. This lecture complements The Founders and Us series.

Michael Quinn

When Van Cliburn Ruled Moscow, with Stuart Isacoff Monday, February 26, 2018 at 6 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members Book signing and light refreshments to follow

Jane Davis Doggett

Wayfinder in the Jet Age, with Jane Davis Doggett Monday, February 26, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. No charge

This program will include a short documentary. Jane Davis Doggett is an internationally acclaimed graphic designer and outstanding artist who trained at the Yale School of Art and Architecture in the modernist heyday of the 1950s. She was a pioneer in the new field of architectural and environmental graphic design with a focus on wayfinding and graphics systems for airports. Her awards include the American Institute of Architects National Award of Merit, the Progressive Architecture Design Award, and the American Iron and Steel Institute Design in Steel Citation. In 2008 she was elected a Sterling Fellow at Yale and in 2016 she was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.

Stuart Isacoff returns to the Four Arts with his latest book “When the World Stopped to Listen.” It is a gripping account of how a 1958 piano competition in Moscow changed the dynamic of the Cold War. At a time when the Iron Curtain was at its heaviest, a polite, lanky Texan named Harvey Lavan “Van” Cliburn Jr. played with such virtuosity it captured the Russian spirit and showed the potential that art has to change the world.

Stuart Isacoff

Photo: The Van Cliburn Foundation

Stuart Isacoff’s ongoing presence in the cultural landscape has included presentations at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Lincoln Center, at festivals around the world, and regular contributions on music and art in The Wall Street Journal. He has given lectures and piano performances at The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Verbier Festival and Academy (Switzerland), the Van Cliburn Piano Institute, and many others.

Moe & Me: Encounters with Moe Norman, Golf’s Mysterious Genius, with Lorne Rubenstein Monday, March 5, 2018 at 6 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members Book signing to follow

Since 1980, Lorne Rubenstein has Lorne Rubenstein been a golf journalist writing for The Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper. He was the first editor of SCOREGolf Magazine, where he continues to write columns and features. He has written 13 books about golf, and co-written books with Jim Nelford, George Knudson, David Leadbetter, and Nick Price. His latest book is a memoir of his experiences with the late Moe Norman, one of golf’s most intriguing figures. Tiger Woods told Golf Digest, “Only two golfers have ever truly owned their swings: Moe Norman and Ben Hogan.” 52

Good Dogs, Bad Behavior, with Dr. Wayne Hunthausen, DVM Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dogs are our best friends, except when they’re not. Esteemed veterinarian and pet behavior therapist Dr. Wayne Hunthausen will discuss the art and science of changing Dr. Hunthausen dog behavior. Dr. Hunthausen served as president on the board of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior and is a co-founder of the Interdisciplinary Forum for Applied Animal Behavior. He has appeared on the Today Show, CBS This Morning, and 20/20.

Eric Burns

In Depth with Eric Burns Thursday, March 22, 2018 $25 per lecture / $40 for both No charge for Four Arts members A book signing follows both lectures Part 1 at 11 a.m. - Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism

Bunny Mellon

Sir Peter Crane

The Botanical Legacy of Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, with Sir Peter Crane Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $15 • No charge for Four Arts members

Presented in partnership with the Garden Club of Palm Beach Garden designer, style setter, and philanthropist Rachel “Bunny” Mellon was a goddess of gardening, and nothing expressed her passion for elegant design more than her Oak Spring estate in Virginia. Join Sir Peter Crane, president of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, as he discusses Bunny’s enduring legacy and the future of her exquisite gardens. Sir Crane is an internationally respected horticulturalist having worked at the Field Museum in Chicago; as the Dean of Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; and as the director of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In 1998 he was knighted for his service to horticulture. 53

Join a witty exploration of the most volatile period in the history of the American press with news correspondent and renowned media historian Eric Burns. This lecture complements The Founders and Us series. Part II at 2:30 p.m. - The Life and Times of the Serious Reader: A Lecture on Uncongenial Times

Enjoy a thought-provoking lecture by a unique American man of letters. Eric Burns has won the Eudora Welty Emerging Playwrights Competition, an Emmy for television news commentary, and is considered one of the best writers in the history of broadcast journalism (Washington Journalism Review). As a social historian and author of 12 books, he has twice won the highest award presented by the American Library Association, two of his volumes being named the “Best of the Best.”

Jim Holman

Richard Wagner and the Music of Redemption with Jim Holman The Art and Life of Charlie Chaplin, Artistic Genius of the 20th Century, with John Pohanka Monday, March 26, 2018 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. $25 • No charge for Four Arts members Light refreshments to follow

John Pohanka

Born into poverty, Charlie Chaplin rose to become one of the most famous and wealthiest figures of the 20th century. He created unforgettable characters, often writing, acting, directing, and even composing the music for his silent films. He successfully transitioned out of silent films and lived a life full of excitement, scandal, and pathos. John J. Pohanka has been on the board of trustees at the Washington National Opera since 1989 and is a long-time trustee of the Four Arts. He is the author of “Wagner the Mystic.” He founded the Wagner Society of Palm Beach, and has been instrumental in organizing exceptional programs for Campus on the Lake. 54

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members or members of the Wagner Society

Among the supreme challenges facing all civilizations has been the question of “redemption” – what is it that validates our lives, what is the basis, if any, of ethical human behavior? These questions are major concerns of philosophy and religion, but also of the arts. Richard Wagner has provided the broadest of tapestries engaging these ultimately unanswerable questions, through the most “spiritual” of the arts – music. Jim Holman will explore these issues through the ineffable, and indispensable, music of the Wagner operas. A graduate of Princeton and Harvard Universities, Jim Holman has been the chairman of the Wagner Society in Washington, D.C. since its inception in 1998.

A Conversation with Alexander W. Dreyfoos Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge for Four Arts members Book signing to follow

Alexander W. Dreyfoos

Join Four Arts president David Breneman for an informal interview with Alexander W. Dreyfoos, local visionary, inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Dreyfoos first combined photography with electronics while at MIT, and went on to receive his MBA from Harvard University. In 1963, Dreyfoos formed Photo Electronics Corporation with George W. Mergens to manufacture electronic photography equipment, and moved to Palm Beach County in 1968. One of their many patents led to an invention on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution; another earned them an Academy Award. Dreyfoos founded the Palm Beach County Cultural Council and led the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for 15 profitable seasons. A trustee of the Scripps Research Institute, Dreyfoos was instrumental in their choosing Jupiter to build a biomedical research campus.

Dynamic Abstraction: The Paintings of J. Steven Manolis, with Bruce Helander Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. No charge • Book signing to follow

The brilliant canvases of former Palm Beacher J. Steven Manolis have redefined post-modernist abstract expressionism, and have led Manolis to remarkable success and critical recognition within the last few years. A recent exhibition at the Coral Springs Museum of Art, curated by Bruce Helander, broke museum attendance records and received widespread accolades from top critics like Donald Kuspit, who called Manolis “a modern master.” Bruce Helander and Steven Manolis will discuss Manolis’ latest publications, including “Key West: Changing Colors” and “Red World.”

Oh My God, I’m Getting Older and So Is My Mom, with Scott Greenberg Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. $10 • No charge Four Arts members • Book signing to follow

Scott Greenberg

Scott Greenberg is the host of the weekly radio show “Oh My God, I’m Getting Older and So Is My Mom” in Palm Beach and on Long Island, New York. His book of the same title won an Indie Book Award and is a humorous take at aging coupled with practical advice. As a senior advocate, Scott speaks to groups on topics related to aging with the goal of helping seniors improve their decision making and planning for the future. His candid outlook and humorous delivery make his presentations educational and entertaining. 55

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Workshops and Classes These programs foster creativity and lifelong learning through participation in the arts. They are open to all experience levels. Each program is open to the public and takes place in the Fitz Eugene Dixon Education Building unless otherwise noted. Tickets go on sale to members on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, and to the public on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Due to limited space reservations are required for every program.

How to Listen to Classical Music, with Juliette de Marcellus Musical Innovations from the Baroque to the Romantic Periods Session I: November 1, 8, 15, 29; December 6, 13, 20; January 3, 10, 17 Session II: January 24, 31; February 7, 14, 21, 28; March 7, 14, 21, 28 Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $175 per ten-class session

Juliette de Marcellus

To learn more or to make reservations please visit www.fourarts.org, email campus@fourarts.org, or call (561) 805-8562.

MY New York: “It’s a Helluva Town,” with Joan Lipton, Ph.D.

Please note, refunds or exchanges require seven days notice. Qualified reimbursements incur a 50% administration fee, deducted from the refund. No refunds will be issued with less than seven days notice.

Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. $90 for six classes

November 1; December 6; January 3; February 7; March 7; April 4

Joan Lipton, Ph.D.

MY Spain: A Visual Memoir of Art, Architecture and Culture with Joan Lipton, Ph.D.

A complete description of each class and workshop is available online at www.fourarts.org and in the Campus Course Catalog.

November 1; December 6; January 3; February 7; March 7; April 4 Wednesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. $90 for six classes Please note, this course is an encore of Dr. Lipton’s morning session of MY Spain from the 2016-2017 season. It will feature richly illustrated slide presentations.

Robin Grubman

History, with Juliette de Marcellus 20 Ideas That Created Our Civilization Session I: November 3, 10, 17; December 1, 8, 15; January 5, 12, 19, 26 (Note: Dec. 8 and Jan. 12 are from 1 to 2:30 p.m.)

Shell Chic Designs, with Robin Grubman November 16 – Message boards $75

Session II: February 2, 9, 16; March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; April 6, 13

December 14 – Ornaments $75

Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $175 per ten-class session

February 8 – Sailor Valentines $125 (Note: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) April 19 – Frames $75 Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. All materials included

Bill Greenspan

From the Metropolitan Opera production of “The Exterminating Angel” Photo by Monika Rittershaus / Salzburg Festival

A Passion for Opera, with Ariane Csonka Comstock Session I: November 6, 13, 20, 27; December 4, 11, 18; January 8, 15, 22 Session II: January 29; February 5, 12, 26; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9

Bridge Basics II Prep, with Bill Greenspan Ariane Csonka Comstock

November 30; December 7, 14 Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. $120 for three classes

Mondays from 12 to 1:30 p.m. $175 per ten-class session

iPhone Workshop, with John J. Lopinot January 3, 4, 5 Each class 1 to 4 p.m. $425 for three classes

Phillip Bergmann and Dr. Donna Plasket

Choral Workshop, with Dr. Donna Plasket and Phillip Bergmann Five evenings of varied score readings for choral enthusiasts Please note, for those who would like additional music preparation, help with sight reading, vocal technique, vocal exercise, and general tips, please meet at 5:30 p.m. December 11 – Holiday mix

Bridge Basics II, with Bill Greenspan Session I: January 4, 18, 25; February 8, 15 Session II: March 8, 15, 22, 29; April 12 Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. $200 per session

January 15 – Music at the time of the Founders February 12 – Lighter fare: music from shows and folk traditions March 12 – Music of European masters: madrigals to motets April 16 – Vivaldi's "Gloria" Mondays from 6 to 7:15 p.m. No charge

Shakespeare and Machiavelli’s Worlds, with PBAU Professors Susan Jones, Ph.D. and Beate Rodewald, Ph.D. January 4, 18, 25; February 8, 15, 22; March 15, 22 Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. $150 for eight classes

Kevin Byrne

Wine and Spirits Appreciation, with Athena Yannitsas January 8 - All You Need to Know About French Bordeaux

Home Makeovers for 2018, with Kevin Byrne

February 5 - Bring on the Bubbly! Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

January 12, 19, 26 Each class from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $275 for three classes

March 5 - Discover Spanish Rioja: Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva Wines April 2 - Tequila 101: Beyond the Margarita

Navigating your Mac, with John J. Lopinot

Mondays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. $45 per class

January 17, 18, 19 Each class from 12 to 4 p.m. $425 for three classes

iPhoneOgraphy, with John J. Lopinot January 24, 25, 26 Each class from 1 to 4 p.m. $425 for three classes

Jazz Masters, with Ron Stevens

John J. Lopinot

January 10 – Great Jazz Singers: Four Portraits January 17 – Swing Comes Flying Home January 24 – An Afternoon with Johnny Mercer January 31 – Some of My Favorite Things Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3 p.m. $150 for four classes

iPhoneOgraphy

The Brontës and Their Influence, with Nell Waldman, Ph.D. January 31 – The Brontë Family February 7 – Jane Eyre with film screening (Note: from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.)

Understanding Photography as an Art Form, with Sofia Vollmer Maduro

February 14 – Jane Eyre

Nell Waldman, Ph. D.

February 21 – Wuthering Heights with film screening (Note: from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.)

Session I - January 29; February 5, 12, 26 Making Sense of the World Around Us

February 28 – Wuthering Heights

Session II - March 5, 12, 19, 26: Groundbreaking Exhibits through the History of Photography

March 7 - The Brontë Legacy Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3 p.m. $150 for six classes

Mondays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. $225 per four-class session

Taylor Hagood

Howard Freedland

The Grape Stomp Wine Tastings, with Howard Freedland

Modern American Writers, with Taylor Hagood

January 15; February 26; March 12 Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. $65 per tasting

February 2 - Gertrude Stein February 9 - T. S. Eliot February 16 - Djuna Barnes

Not-so-light bites prepared by chef Chris Marshall of Hampton Forks Catering

March 2 - Ernest Hemingway March 9 - F. Scott Fitzgerald

iCloud and the iPad, with John J. Lopinot

March 16 - William Faulkner

January 31; February 1, 2 Each class 1 to 4 p.m. $425 for three classes

March 30 - Wallace Stevens

March 23 - E. E. Cummings

Fridays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. $200 for eight classes

Organizing and Editing Your Photos, with John J. Lopinot February 7, 8, 9 Each class 12 to 4 p.m.Â $425 for three classes Apple computer users only

Charles E. Pierce, Jr.

Quarrels with God, with Charles E. Pierce Jr. An examination of four great literary works: The Book of Job, "King Lear" (William Shakespeare), "The Trial of God" (Elie Wiesel) and "Waiting for Godot" (Samuel Beckett). February 8, 15; March 8, 15, 22, 29 Each class from 12 to 1:15 p.m. $125 for six classes

Watercolor in Paradise: Capturing the Tropicâ€™s Flora and Fauna, with Elizabeth Horowitz

Egg Tempera Painting and Gilding, with Suzanne Scherer and Pavel Ouporov

February 7, 14, 28; March 7, 14, 21 Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $350 for six classes; includes lunch Materials not included

February 26; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2 Mondays from 1 to 4 p.m. $325 for six classes; all materials included

Family Archives and Photos, with Sofia Vollmer Maduro

Myles Ludwig

A practical guide to organization and preservation March 21 and 28 Each class from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. $100 for two classes

The Art of Crafting the Memoir, with Myles Ludwig Session I - March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5 For those who are beginning their memoir Session II - March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; April 6 For those who have been working on their material Each class 2 to 4 p.m. $200 per session

The Fundamentals of Drawing, with Pat Crowley

Master Watermedia Workshop, with Sue Archer

March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; April 6Â Each class from 1 to 4 p.m. $275 six classes

April 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $425 for five classes, includes lunch

Campus on the Lake

Beyer Artist-in-Residence The Beyer Artist-in-Residence program is generously endowed by Mickey and Larry Beyer. Registration opens to members on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, and to the public on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. To learn more please visit www.fourarts.org, email campus@fourarts.org, or call (561) 805-8562. Due to limited space, reservations are required for every program.

Drawing Class January 3, 10, 17, 24 Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $350 for four classes or $100 per class

Drawing is the indispensable foundation of visual art. The class will study what a line can do, the beginning of form with a light-source, the marriage between negative and positive space, and the gesture of the mark for self expression. The course will cover figures, still life, and landscape, as well as techniques to explore the creativity within. This class is for all experience levels.

Understanding Modern Art January 5, 12, 19, 26 Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $85 for four lectures or $25 per lecture

These illustrated lectures will clarify the meaning of Modern Art and explain its reasoning and development in a simple and straightforward format. This course will inform and foster understanding of the different movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Dada, Futurism, and objective and non-objective abstraction.

Alexander Shundi With more than 50 years of teaching, Alexander Shundi’s works display a complex and imaginative mind that is rarely at rest. He holds a B.F.A. and an M.F.A. from Yale University and has studied at many prestigious institutions including Brera Academy in Milan and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Shundi’s talent and unique approach has led to distinguished teaching positions at Silvermine College of Art in New Canaan, CT, State University of New York (SUNY Purchase), and Santa Fe International Academy of Art in New Mexico. He is currently a professor at New York Institute of Technology in Manhattan.

Painting Class January 8, 15, 22, 29  Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $350 for four classes or $100 per class

This class is designed to grow ideas and learn the formal elements of painting. Students are encouraged to bring their painting ideas to class and work directly with Alexander Shundi to improve them. Students may select their preferred materials. If necessary, Shundi will offer projects that develop the individual student's painting interests. This class is for all experience levels. 63

Beyer Artist-In-Residence

The Wandering Artist March 12 from 10 to 11 a.m.

Artists have been seen as nomads and observers and interpreters of the world, yet somehow outside of it. Learn how that history defines the artist’s role in society, as well as the significance of their artwork.

The American Dream March 14 from 10 to 11 a.m.

Artists of every discipline have been attracted to America. Learn how they changed America, but also how the artists were transformed by their American experience.

The Fascination with the Exotic March 16 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Enjoy the music of Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Busoni, and others, and learn how both the audience and composers were attracted and fascinated by foreign and exotic cultures.

Life on the Road March 19 from 10 to 11 a.m.

Jeffrey Swann

Learn how the nomadic and unsettled lifestyle of artists in general, and musicians in particular, has profoundly influenced their lives and their creativity.

Pianist Jeffrey Swan enjoys an international performing career that has taken him throughout the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia. He won first prize in the Dino Ciani Competition sponsored by La Scala in Milan, a gold medal at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, and many other top international honors. In addition to presenting lectures and recitals worldwide, Swann has performed with the symphonies across the U.S. and in Europe including the Prague Philharmonic, Radio France de Montpellier, and the London Philharmonia. A native of Northern Arizona, Jeffrey Swann graduated from The Juilliard School with a B.M., M.M., and D.M.A. Since 2012, he has been the Artistic Director of the Scuola Normale Superiore Concert Series in Pisa.

Wagner and Bach March 21 from 10 to 11 a.m.

In celebration of Bach’s birthday, learn more about Bach’s influence on Wagner, especially in the development of Wagner’s use of polyphony.

Nostalgia and Identity March 23 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Enjoy music by Chopin, Liszt, Gershwin, and others, and learn how composers have developed their styles as a reflection of their emotional ties with a lost homeland.

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Field Trips Art on the Beach, with Sofia Vollmer Maduro

All programs are open to the public, and tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets go on sale to members on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, and to the public on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Due to limited space, reservations are required for every program.

Thursday, December 7, 2017 Bus departs promptly at 9 a.m. and returns at approximately 6 p.m. $185; includes transportation, tour, and lunch

Enjoy a walking tour of the two fairs directly on Miami Beach, showcasing a well curated and exciting mix of emerging artists and innovative galleries from around the world.

Participants should check in at the Dixon Education Building 15 minutes prior to bus departure. To learn more or to make reservations please visit www.fourarts.org, email campus@fourarts.org, or call (561) 805-8562. Please note, refunds or exchanges require seven days notice. Qualified reimbursements incur a 50% administration fee, deducted from the refund. No refunds will be issued with less than seven days notice.

Art Basel Miami Beach

Photo courtesy of Horst and Edeltraut

Friday, December 8, 2017 Bus departs promptly at 10 a.m. and returns at approximately 6 p.m. $150; includes transportation, ticket, and boxed lunch

Join Sofia Vollmer Maduro as we experience the most important contemporary art show in the United States. Art Basel Miami Beach is the favorite winter meeting place for the international art world. Field trip participants are invited to Sofia’s “Navigating Art Basel” lecture at no charge. Please see page 46 for details. 65

The Market Tour, with Roberta Sabban

Scalisi Produce Warehouse, with Roberta Sabban

Friday, January 12, 2018

Friday, April 13, 2018 from 12:30 p.m. to approximately 3 p.m. • $125 per person Meet at Scalisi warehouse: 963 Stinson Way, West Palm Beach, FL 33411

Bus departs promptly at 10 a.m. and returns at approximately 5 p.m. $125; includes transportation and lunch

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of locally owned specialty gourmet purveyors under the guidance of Roberta Sabban, The Palm Beach Daily News food editor. Highlights of the day trip include stops at The Old School Bakery, Pascal jam tasting, Don Victorio’s Produce, plus a cooking demonstration and lunch at Cod & Capers Seafood.

Meet the Scalisi family and tour their 20,000 foot, state-of-the-art, fully-refrigerated warehouse with Daily News food editor, Roberta Sabban. This modern produce facility has LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification. Every box, from the field to end user, is 100-percent traceable. The field trip Includes a presentation on the produce industry and lunch by Christafaro’s featuring Fresh from Florida ingredients.

Museum & Garden Tour, with Kevin Byrne

Delray Beach at the textiles and new Japanese contemporary ceramics exhibits. A tour of the Japanese Gardens is followed by lunch at the open-air café overlooking the tranquil property. The tour continues to the ocean-side Bonnet House in Fort Lauderdale, a preeminent house museum dedicated to historic and environmental preservation. A tour of the Caribbean-style plantation house is followed by a select garden tour among a 35-acre coastal wilderness.

Friday, February 16, 2018 Bus departs the Four Arts promptly at 9:30 a.m. and returns at approximately 5 p.m. $125; includes transportation, ticket, and boxed lunch

Visit two of Florida’s most interesting museums: Morikami Museum & Gardens and Bonnet House Museum & Gardens. Led by interior designer, Kevin Byrne, the morning begins at the Morikami in 66

The Children’s Library The Children’s Library is located on the second floor of the John E. Rovensky Building. Children are invited to borrow books, use computers and iPads, and enjoy special programs at no charge. Children of all ages, newborn through 17, must always be chaperoned by an adult while in the Children’s Library. Likewise, all adults must be accompanied by a child. The library is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., and Saturdays during season (November through April) from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Visit www.fourarts.org for complete details. The Children’s Library offers a variety of programs throughout the year, including Preschool Story Time, Family Story Time, the popular school-age programs, and many other special programs. As part of our commitment to the community, the library offers free field trips, story times, and programs that can be customized for your school group or organization. The minimum number of students required for group reservations is 18. For more information about scheduling a school field trip contact the Children’s Library at (561) 655-2776 or email schooltrips@fourarts.org. The Four Arts offers transportation funding for schools within The School District of Palm Beach County. Please inquire with your school bookkeeper or the Children’s Library.

Exhibition in the Mary Alice Fortin Children’s Art Gallery “Illustrating Words: The Wondrous Fantasy World of Robert L. Forbes, poet, and Ronald Searle, artist” This exhibition has been organized by The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida

No charge for admission. Please visit www.fourarts.org for hours.

This exhibition features the inventive and whimsical words of Robert L. Forbes alongside Ronald Searle’s joyful watercolor illustrations. Rich with color and fanciful detail, the drawings capture the spirit and essence of each poem. The delightful collaboration of these two artists invites the viewer to expand their imagination, creativity, and appreciation of words brought further to life with illustration. Ronald Searle was considered one of the world’s top illustrators, producing drawings for Life Magazine, The New Yorker, and numerous British publications. Robert Forbes has published three books and is a widely-recognized children’s author. Please note, the library offers free field trips for groups of 18 or more. To reserve a school field trip contact the Children’s Library at (561) 655-2776 or email schooltrips@fourarts.org beginning Wednesday, September 13, 2017.

Preschool Story Time 4 years of age and younger October through April Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Each story time is based on an educational theme. Afterwards, enjoy arts and crafts that bring the stories to life. OCTOBER THEMES

Trick-or-Treat

Monday, October 30, 2017 Story time takes place in the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden followed by trick-or-treating for children ages 4 and younger. Donâ€™t forget to dress up in a costume and bring a bag for candy and toys. There will be no arts and crafts activity on this day. NOVEMBER THEMES

Fire Prevention Day

No Program

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Calling all junior heroes to the first preschool story time of the season! Meet the crew of Palm Beach Fire Rescue and see the fire rescue vehicles while learning about fire prevention. Ages 4 and under. There will be no arts and crafts activity on this day.

Sick and Get Well Day Monday, November 6, 2017

Pizza

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Fall

Monday, November 13, 2017

Flying Friends

Leaves

Monday, October 16, 2017

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Pumpkins

Thanksgiving

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Monday, November 20, 2017

Monsters

Closed â€“ Happy Thanksgiving!

Monday, October 23, 2017

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Halloween Stories

Community Helpers

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Monday, November 27, 2017

Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes Thursday, November 30, 2017 68

Happy New Year

DECEMBER THEMES

Monday, January 8, 2018

Reindeer Day

Happy Birthday to the New Year! Join us for a Children’s Library birthday party.

Monday, December 4, 2017

Gingerbread

Baby Day

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Hanukkah

PJ Day

Monday, December 11, 2017

Monday, January 15, 2018 It’s a pajama party! Wear your PJs to the library today.

Make a Gift

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Nursery Rhymes

Deck the Halls

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Monday, December 18, 2017

Arctic Animals

Monday, January 22, 2018

Winter

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Five Senses

Monday, January 29, 2018

Merry Christmas

Thursday, December 21, 2017 FEBRUARY THEMES

Closed

Monday, December 25, 2017

Frozen Pond

Thursday, February 1, 2018

No Program

Thursday, December 28, 2017

After story time, preschoolers will have a chance to skate on “frozen ponds” in the library. Please be sure to bring a pair of socks! Ages 4 and under.

JANUARY THEMES

Closed

Cats

Monday, January 1, 2018

Monday, February 5, 2018

No Program

Mo Willems and World Read Aloud Day Thursday, February 8, 2018

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Happy Valentine’s Day

American Farmer Day Thursday, March 15, 2018

Monday, February 12, 2018

Visit the Four Arts farm, complete with animals and a growing garden! This special story time takes place in the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Gardens and Pannill Pavilion.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a story time and a special arts and crafts activity. Preschoolers will create a valentine mailbox and then have a valentine exchange party. Please bring valentines to share with all of your story time friends. Refreshments will be served at our “Cupid Café.” Ages 4 and under.

You’re invited to visit the mini-farm with pigs, chickens, goats, bunnies, and more presented by Every Kids Dream. Afterwards, learn how to plant a tasty garden with the presenter Growums®!

Fairy Tale Day

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Closed

With the help of fun characters, Growums® introduces preschoolers to healthy foods, promotes agricultural awareness, teaches nurturing skills, and encourages children to create a greener world. There will be no arts and crafts activity on this day. In the event of rain, this program will be canceled. No buses permitted.

Monday, February 19, 2018

Magic

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Construction

Monday, February 26, 2018

Frogs

Monday, March 19, 2018

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Dr. Seuss Day

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Alphabet Day

Monday, March 5, 2018

Dogs

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Bee Day

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Garden Day with the Garden Club of Palm Beach Thursday, March 22, 2018

Join us for a special story time in the beautiful Four Arts gardens. Listen to stories and sing songs all while surrounded by nature. After story time, a garden tour will be given by the members of the Garden Club of Palm Beach. Arts and crafts will follow in the Pannill Pavilion.

Bunny Day

Monday, March 26, 2018 Photo by Henry P. McIntosh IV

Peter Cottontail Day & Egg Hunt with author, Robert L. Forbes Thursday, March 29, 2018

Here comes Peter Cottontail! Join author Robert L. Forbes in the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden as he shares select poems featuring spring animals. After story time, children age 4 and younger are invited to hunt eggs on the Four Arts lawn. Be sure to bring a basket for eggs. As in previous years, due to the popularity of this event children will be instructed on the maximum number of eggs they may collect. Please remember this is a preschool event and the egg limit allows all children (even the littlest babies and those who can crawl, walk, and run) to participate. Following the egg hunt, Mr. Forbes is available to meet with families and sign copies of his delightful books. The Childrenâ€™s Library would like to express their gratitude to Boy Scout Troop 141 and their leader Ray Kramer for hiding the Easter eggs. There will be no arts and crafts activity on this day. In the event of rain, this program will be canceled. No buses permitted. 71

Family Story Time

APRIL THEMES

Butterflies

8 years of age and younger November through April Select Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.

Monday, April 2, 2018

Bugs

Monday, April 9, 2018

Each story time is based on an educational theme. Afterwards, enjoy arts and crafts that bring the stories to life. NOVEMBER THEMES

Growing Up

Fall

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Superhero Day

Thanksgiving

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Rainy Day

Monday, April 16, 2018 Wear your superhero cape (or disguise) to the library.

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Jungle Day

Happy Holidays

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Ocean Day

Make a Gift

DECEMBER THEMES

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Monday, April 23, 2018

JANUARY THEMES

Beach Day

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Sports

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Seasons

Saturday, January 27, 2018 FEBRUARY THEMES

Pirate Day – End of Season Party Monday, April 30, 2018

Ahoy, me hearties! Avast ye plans and join us for the annual pirate party to celebrate the end of the 2017-2018 season. Little buccaneers, grab your pirate garb and enjoy a fun-filled story time. Pirate booty and refreshments will be served. Ages 4 and under.

Frozen Pond

Saturday, February 3, 2018 After story time, children will have a chance to skate on “frozen ponds” in the library. Please be sure to bring a pair of socks! Ages 8 and under. 72

Happy Valentine’s Day

APRIL THEMES

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Let’s Go

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with story time and a special arts and crafts activity. Children will create a valentine mailbox and then have a valentine exchange party. Please bring valentines to share with all you story time friends. Refreshments will be served at our “Cupid Café.” Ages 8 and under.

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Pirate Day – End of Season Party Saturday, April 28, 2018

Ahoy, me hearties! Avast ye plans and join us for the annual pirate party to celebrate the end of the 2017-2018 season. Young buccaneers, grab your pirate garb and enjoy a fun-filled story time. Pirate booty and refreshments will be served. Ages 8 and under.

MARCH THEMES

Dr. Seuss Day

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Colors

Saturday, March 10, 2018

School Field Trip Palm Beach Symphony presents “Peter and the Wolf” at the Four Arts Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 10:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 10:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. No charge to attend. Reservations required

School groups in Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to experience Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf,” a timeless masterpiece that is also one of the most internationally recognized pieces of children’s music. Ballet dancers, a narrator, and the orchestra bring the lovable characters to life. The concert helps students to develop an appreciation of live music and dance as it’s performed by professional artists. The Four Arts offers transportation funding for schools within The School District of Palm Beach County. Please inquire with your school bookkeeper or the Children’s Library.

Attention: The minimum number of students for a group reservation is 18. For reservations email schooltrips@fourarts.org or call (561) 655-2776 beginning Wednesday, September 6, 2017.

School-Age Programs There is no charge to attend school-age programs but reservations are required and space is very limited. Reservations must be made by calling the Children’s Library at (561) 655-2776. Please inform us if you are unable to attend for any reason, allowing us to offer your seat to the next child on the waiting list.

Fun Chefs with Stacey Stolman

Inspire your child in the culinary arts. You can select either the 2:30 or 3:30 p.m. class. These free classes are for children currently enrolled in kindergarten and above. Please note, a parent/guardian must complete a medical release and an emergency care form that must be notarized. Thursday, November 9, 2017 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Reservations accepted beginning Thursday, October 19, 2017

Thursday, February 8, 2018 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Reservations accepted beginning Thursday, January 11, 2018

Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Reservations accepted beginning Thursday, November 9, 2017

Thursday, March 8, 2018 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Reservations accepted beginning Thursday, February 8, 2018

Thursday, January 11, 2018 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Reservations accepted beginning Thursday, December 14, 2017

Thursday, April 12, 2018 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Reservations accepted beginning Thursday, March 8, 2018

Floral Design with Vickie Denton Students will learn the basics of floral design, proper use of tools, the art of flower placement, and additional skills needed for any budding floral designer. These free classes are for children currently enrolled in kindergarten and above. Please note, a parent/guardian must remain in the Children’s Library during the entire program. Monday, January 22, 2018 3 – 4 p.m. Reservations accepted beginning Monday, December 18, 2017

Monday, March 12, 2018 3 – 4 p.m. Reservations accepted beginning Monday, February 12, 2018

Monday, February 12, 2018 3 – 4 p.m. Reservations accepted beginning Monday, January 22, 2018

Monday, April 9, 2018 3 – 4 p.m. Reservations accepted beginning Monday, March 12, 2018

New Programs Coming Soon! Sign up for the Children’s Library newsletter for details on new programs with Fun2Discover Kids Club. Children currently enrolled in second grade or above will engage in fun learning activities using principles of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM). 74

2017-2018 The Society of the Four Arts

Board of Trustees Executive Committee Mrs. Edward E. Elson, Chairman

Dr. David W. Breneman, President Mr. William S. Gubelmann, Secretary Dr. Randolph H. Guthrie, Vice Chairman Mrs. Thomas E. Hassen, Vice Chairman Mr. Barry Hoyt, Vice Chairman Mrs. Mary M. Morse, Assistant Treasurer Mr. David H. Scaff, Vice Chairman/ Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Amb. W. L. Lyons Brown Mr. Joseph P. Flanagan Mr. Robert L. Forbes Mr. Gilbert C. Maurer Mrs. John J. McAtee, Jr. Mr. Henry P. McIntosh IV The Hon. Lesly S. Smith

Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ainslie Mrs. John William Annan Mrs. Walter F. Ballinger Mrs. Merrilyn Bardes Dr. Diana Barrett and Mr. Robert Vila Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Beyer Mrs. Ellen Hassenfeld Block Dr. David W. Breneman Amb. and Mrs. W. L. Lyons Brown Mr. and Mrs. George A. Cohon Mr. and Mrs. Denis P. Coleman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Davidson Mrs. J. Simpson Dean, Jr. Mrs. John R. Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Donnelley Mrs. Edith B. Eglin Amb. and Mrs. Edward E. Elson Mr. Joseph P. Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Forbes Mr. and Mrs. Stanley N. Gaines Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Geisler Mr. Peter N. Geisler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Gubelmann Dr. and Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie Mrs. Edward A. Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hassen Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Henry Ms. Heather Henry Mrs. Samuel Heyman Mrs. Louis O. Hilton Mr. and Mrs. Barry Hoyt Mrs. Page Lee Hufty Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John D. Koch Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Lauder Amb. and Mrs. Howard H. Leach Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Luter, III Mr. and Mrs. J. Peter Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Lance D. Mahaney Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mann Mr. and Mrs. Robin B. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Grant E. Mashek

Mr. and Mrs. George G. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. William M. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert C. Maurer Mrs. Talbott Maxey Mr. and Mrs. John J. McAtee, Jr. Amb. Bonnie McElveen-Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. McIntosh IV Mr. and Mrs. Leverett S. Miller Mr. Ambrose K. Monell Mr. and Mrs. Dudley L. Moore, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Hubbard Morrish Mrs. Mary M. Morse Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nyheim Mr. David G. Ober Miss Clare Oâ€™Keeffe Mrs. William G. Pannill Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Papanicolaou Mr. and Mrs. John J. Pohanka Mr. Thomas C. Quick Mr. Oliver Harrison Quinn Mrs. Doyle Rogers The Hon. and Mrs. Philip E. Ruppe Mr. and Mrs. David H. Scaff Mr. and Mrs. John H. Schuler The Honorable Lesly S. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Randall D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. William J. Soter Mrs. Robert L. Sterling, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Told, Jr. Mrs. Meredith Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Wood Advisory Trustees Mr. and Mrs. William C. Lickle Mr. and Mrs. John B. Rogers Trustee Emeritus Mrs. W. Dale Brougher Mrs. Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr. Mrs. Robert M. Grace Mr. and Mrs. William I. Koch Mr. and Mrs. William R. Wister, Jr.

Staff David W. Breneman, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer Diana Spencer, Executive Assistant to the President Arts Programming

Nancy Mato, Executive Vice President and Curator Phillip J. Bergmann, Head of Music and Film Programming Heidi Roth, Executive Administrative Assistant

Education

Molly Charland, Director of Education Donamarie Vallee, Senior Associate of Education Stephanie Grant, Administrative Assistant

Libraries

Rachel Schipper, Ph.D., MLS, Director of Libraries Betse Gori, MLS, Librarian, King Library Phil O’Connell, Senior Associate, King Library Amanda Kiernan, King Library Associate Graham Brunk, MLIS, Technology Librarian Susan Harris, MLS, Head Children’s Librarian Samantha Merigold, MLIS, Children’s Librarian Melissa Rubin, Children’s Library Assistant Jayne Dworman, Children’s Library Assistant

Communications and Development

Finance and Administration Patron and Accounting Services

Katie Edwards, Director of Communications and Development Amanda Jorgensen, Senior Associate of Communications Liza DeBartolo Burnham, Senior Associate of Development and Events Lauren Stevens, Administrative Assistant Kathy Mardambek, CPA, Director of Finance and Administration Debra Watson, Director of Patron and Accounting Services Donna Sprunger, Senior Associate, Patron and Accounting Services Tricia Laimo, Administrative Assistant Connie Roma, Administrative Receptionist Jeanne Calamore, Box Office Receptionist Lucy Cruz, Box Office Receptionist Joan Castagnetti, Box Office Receptionist Nita Dahl, Box Office Receptionist Ashlee Hodges, Box Office Receptionist Liz Lamont, Box Office Receptionist Carmen Undiano, Box Office Receptionist

Buildings and Grounds

Ron Minnicks, Director of Facilities Management Daniel Williams, Senior Assistant, Facilities Management Diosmel Portales, Assistant, Facilities Management Bob Lentendre, Assistant, Facilities Management

Staging and Technical Services

Phillip Barnes, Director of Staging and Technical Services Ben Irene, Associate, Technical Services Elvio Salazar, Assistant, Technical Services

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HOW TO ORDER: Live performances, concerts, and HD Screening tickets: (561) 655-7226 Campus on the Lake education program tickets: (561) 805-8562 or campus@fourarts.org Visit www.fourarts.org to purchase online or for more information. MEMBER TICKETS AVAILABLE Wednesday, September 13, 2017 for: Campus on the Lake education programs Wednesday, September 20, 2017 for: MET Opera, National Theatre Live, Bolshoi Ballet, Exhibition on Screen, Holiday Films, and Documentary Films PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE Wednesday, September 27, 2017 for: Campus on the Lake education programs available Wednesday, October 4, 2017 for: MET Opera, National Theatre Live, Bolshoi Ballet, Exhibition on Screen, Holiday Films, and Documentary Films PLEASE NOTE: The ticket sale dates for live performances and concerts vary by performance. Please see page 19 for details. Any student tickets must be purchased in person with valid student I.D. • Late arrivals will be seated at staff discretion. Any run time, intermission, cast, or program is subject to change • All sales are final, no refunds or exchanges. Please contact (561) 655-7226 for information or visit www.fourarts.org.

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