The fest will close with the U.S. Premiere of “Chez Upshaw” a comedy directed by Bruce Masonand starring Illeana Douglas and Kevin Pollak. Synopsis: An endlessly bickering but truly devoted and quirky couple run a B&B that’s about to sink when along comes the opportunity of a lifetime…they turn it into a ‘check in, don’t check out’ last resort for assisted suicides. Director Bruce Mason and Illeana Douglas will be attending. Closing night festivities will take place at Frank Theatres CineBowl & Grille/IMAX on Thursday, April 11, followed by the “It’s a Wrap” party.

Additional highlights of this year’s PBIFF include:

- The ever-popular Weekend of Shorts at the Lake Worth Playhouse Stonzek Theatre
(Fri-Sun), as well as the Voices of Local Films which will screen at The Cobb
Downtown at the Gardens on Saturday, April 6.
- Sunday night, April 7, the festival will present an evening of music videos along with
a reception at the famed DeBilzan Gallery in Delray Beach.
- Eastern European Sidebar – the festival will present a selection of films from the Eastern bloc. Russian Film Commissioner Eugene Zykov will attend the festival and make an appearance at the screening of The Flying Elephant for a Q&A after the film.

Screenings of this year’s films will be held at Muvico Parisian 20 and IMAX at CityPlace in WestPalm Beach, Cobb Downtown at the Gardens, Lake Worth Playhouse Stonzek Theatre in Lake Worth, and Frank Theatres CineBowl & Grille/IMAX.

Individual screening tickets, which are $10 general admission and $7 for seniors and students will be available in advance at www.pbifilmfest.org or can be purchased at the respective theaters’ box office during the festival.

For more information about the schedule of films and ticketing, go to www.pbifilmfest.org.

• Pistache French Bistro – Enjoy a three- course, pre-fixed menu for $39 until 5pm. Pistache will also offer their traditional brunch menu. 101 N. Clematis St. Call 561.833.5090 for more information.
• The Wine Dive – 10am-3pm plated brunch. Kids under 12 eat free at the kids buffet. 319 Clematis St. Call 561.318.8821 for more information.
• E.R Bradley’s – Easter Brunch – all morning on Easter Sunday beginning at 8am, Lunch menu starts at 11am. 104 Clematis St. Call 561.833.3520 for more information.
• Duffy’s Sports Grill – Easter Lunch Special –Choose from either a Glazed Ham or Oven Roasted Turkey with all the trimmings for only $11.99. 225 Clematis St. Call 561.249.1682 for more information.
• Hullabaloo – 11am – 3pm Brunch. 517 Clematis St. Call 561.833.1033 for more information.
• Hamburger Heaven – Enjoy unique breakfast specials including Bananas Foster French Toast and the Benedict Burger from 7:30am- noon or a three- course Easter menu for $19.95 from 12pm-4pm. Full menu after 4pm only. 1 N. Clematis St. #130. Call 561.655.5277 for more information.
• World of Beer- World of Beer Clematis will be hiding 60 easter eggs around the bar; find the special eggs and get a free Carlsburg draft. 101 N. Clematis St. #100. Call 561.833.3375 for more information.

The Nazis arrested an estimated 100,000 homosexual men, 50,000 of whom were imprisoned. Between 5,000 and 15,000 gay men were interned in concentration camps in Nazi Germany. These prisoners were marked by pink triangle badges and were among the most abused groups in the camps.

“The exhibition explores why homosexual behavior was identified as a danger to Nazi society and how the Nazi regime attempted to eliminate it,” says exhibition curator Edward Phillips. “The Nazis believed it was possible to ‘cure’ homosexual behavior through labor and ‘re-education.’” Gay men were subject to castration, institutionalization, and deportation to concentration camps.

The exhibit has been extended to include January 27th, the International Holocaust Day of Remembrance.    Free to the public, the exhibit can be viewed Monday – Thursday 10 am – 8:30 pm, Fridays 10 am – 7 pm, Saturdays 2 pm – 6pm and on Sunday (only January 27^th), 2 pm – 6 pm.

Compass is the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Lake Worth and the Palm Beaches and aims to diminish stereotypes by challenging long-standing misconceptions about the character of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Compass is located at 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth.

For more information about the exhibit and Compass, click here.

Lost Weekend 80′s Party

Dust off your Member’s Only Jacket, acid-washed jeans and leggings and join Lost Weekend for a super cool 80′s party featuring DJ Buza. No cover charge. 221 Clematis St. 561.820.8886

Feelgood’s Rock Bar & Grill Party Rock  2013

• $20 cover
• $50 open bar package
• Bottle and table packages starting at $350
• Complimentary open bar from 8 p.m.- 10 p.m.

219 Clematis St. 561.833.6500

Moonfest producers rock the 500 block for a New Year’s Eve “War of the Worlds” Block Party featuring:

• Two stages of Live music with Sweet Chariots and The Kilbillies
• Free champagne toast at midnight with paid admission of only $10
• Watch the Times Square ball drop live on big screens
• No Cover to O’Shea’s or any of the clubs and restaurants in the 500 block with paid admission
• Free party favors and hats for all
• Free bottle of champagne for all reservations of 4 or more before 9:30p.m.
• VIP tickets are also available for $75 and include: entrance to the event, free admission to all the clubs on the 500 block of Clematis Street. Open Premium Bar and Appetizers from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the VIP tent on the 500 block.

531 Clematis St. 561.833.3865. Click here for more information.

World of Beer will kick off the New Year’s celebration at 3 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. WOB will be having giveaways all night long, great beers, and a champagne toast at midnight to bring in the new year! Enjoy live music from 9 p.m.- 2 a.m. 101 N. Clematis St. 561.833.3375

Fuku Restaurant
Five-course, prix-fixe menu which includes a complimentary glass of champagne. Ala carte menu is also available until midnight. Enjoy a live DJ, dancing and a one of a kind Fuku celebration at midnight! For reservations, call 561.659.3858. 215 Clematis St.

Palm Beach Segway Tour New Year’s Eve “Roll”
Limited Space Available. See the city lights & ring in the New Year with a completely unique experience followed by a champagne toast and small gift. Pictures also included. $95 per person. Book Online. 561.283.8818. 330 Clematis St. #116 http://www.palmbeachsegwaytours.com/

Off The Hookah Black Tie Under The Sky Party
See Clematis St. transform into Times Square! Enjoy LIVE entertainment, special guests & music on the street. Open bar from 8 p.m.-10 p.m. and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. 314 Clematis St. 561.837.8577

E.R. Bradley’s will offer a special four-course dinner menu with seatings at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. For reservations, call 561.833.3520. 104 S. Clematis St.

Leila will be open for New Year’s Eve from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. For more information, visit leilawpb.com. 120 S. Dixie Hwy. 561.659.7373

Pistache will feature a special prix-fixe dinner for $145 per person, which includes a bottle of Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Brut for every two guests. To make a reservation, call 561.833.5090. 101 N. Clematis St.

Roxy’s will host a “Revenge of the Nerds New Year’s” party on the rooftop at Sky309. The Spazmatics and DJ JayR will provide musical entertainment. There will be a “best dressed nerd” contest to win cash prizes, and all guests dressed as nerds will receive free shots all night. 309 Clematis St. For more information, call 561.296.7699.
Parking will be $10 in all city parking garages and lots beginning at 4 p.m.

Weather Forecast for West Palm Beach this Saturday and Sunday:
80 degrees and sunny skies!

Vacation Home Last Minute Special is also available from November 07 – Nov 28th,  $ 1200 per week at Coco Palm Cottage – 2 bedroom plus den /2 bathrooms. Call 561-833-9023 for more information.

After closing for 2 weeks in September, the Norton Museum of Art has re-opened with many exciting changes.  Cafe 1451 has a new look, the galleries have been re-installed and the main lobby has been transformed with new art work. Inspired by the Norton’s proximity to the ocean, New York-based artist Rob Wynne incorporated silkscreened wallpaper and his signature glass-beaded drawings that reference life above, near, and under the sea. Titled I Remember Ceramic Castles, Mermaids & Japanese Bridges, this is the second site-specific artwork commissioned for the lobby.

The 2012-2013 season schedule of special exhibitions is highlighted by an Annie Leibovitz photography exhibition featuring more than three dozen works the museum recently purchased from the internationally-renowned photographer. That exhibition opens in January. This season also includes: a Norton-organized exhibition that will culminate in the awarding of the inaugural Rudin Prize for Emerging Photographers, a $20,000 cash prize that the Norton plans to present biennially; the Museum’s second RAW (Recognition of Art by Women) exhibition, featuring artist Sylvia Plimack Mangold, and Say it Loud, a celebration of art by Africans and African-Americans in the Museum Collection.

Other highly anticipated exhibitions include Keep Calm and Carry On: World War II and the British Home Front, 1938-1946, illustrating how England’s creative class mobilized to win the war on the home front, and The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936-1951, which chronicles how a group of young, idealistic photographers, most of them Jewish, first-generation Americans, used the power of the documentary photograph during a tumultuous period that spanned the New Deal reforms of the Depression, World War II, and the Cold War.

Art After Dark. What began as a monthly experiment in the summer of 2009, has become a weekly celebration of diverse cultures, performing and visual arts, great food, and socializing at the Museum. Art After Dark draws hundreds of people to the Museum for a variety of activities, tours, and culinary treats each Thursday night from 5 – 9 pm.  For information click here.

For a complete overview and detailed exhibition and museum information, go to www.norton.org.

Grandview Gardens is 5 minutes walking distance to The Norton Museum of Art.

]]> http://www.grandview-gardens.com/blog/2012/10/18/norton-museum-2/feed/ 0 http://www.grandview-gardens.com/blog/2012/10/05/the-west-palm-beach-greenmarket-returns/ http://www.grandview-gardens.com/blog/2012/10/05/the-west-palm-beach-greenmarket-returns/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:41:14 +0000 Rick http://www.grandview-gardens.com/blog/?p=699 Continue reading →]]> The area’s most popular Green Market is returning to the West Palm Beach Waterfront starting tomorrow, Saturday October 6th, from 9:00am – 2:00pm.  The market will now operate throughout the year, also in the Summer. 

There will be 94 vendors starting tomorrow and 33 of them are new. Here are a few of the new vendors:  Conklin Farms(selling fresh eggs), Bushdog (selling seafood) and a Bronx Tale Pizzeria.  Many of the popular vendors from years past will again be present selling plants, vegetables, flowers and lots of food.

Have fun!

Oh!  I almost forgot to mention. Table 26 is 5 – 6 minutes walking distance from Grandview Gardens!