3 to See: BAM literary festival, 'Exhibit A,' violinist Joshua Bell
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Enjoy a sensational spring season filled with arts and cultural events in the Palm Beaches! Here to help you with three ideas for the coming week is the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, the official support agency for arts and culture in Florida's Cultural Capital. For more to enjoy and experience, explore the Council's online events calendar at palmbeachculture.com/events .
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BAM Festival in West Palm Beach
What better way to communicate to your young ones that "reading is fun!" than with a family-friendly event featuring authors and illustrators in Downtown West Palm Beach? BAM Festival returns for its sixth year this Saturday at the Mandel Public Library and will feature readings, workshops, illustrator demonstrations, street chalk drawing and more. Get to the library and enjoy this fun-filled festival!
BAM Festival 2023:10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15. Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, 411 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Info: www.bamwpb.org.
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New exhibition at Lighthouse ArtCenter
You might recognize Ashleigh Walters as an anchor and reporter on WPTV News, but you probably don't know that she's also a talented artist! This weekend marks the opening of Walters' exhibition at Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, titled "Exhibit A." The show features dozens of acrylic paintings featuring real-life items and products that evoke nostalgia and emotion, in addition to Walters' handcrafted jewelry and three-dimensional objets d'art . Go and see it this weekend!
"Exhibit A" by Ashleigh Walters:Open Thursday, April 13 through Saturday, April 22. Admission is a $5 suggested donation. Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery, 373 Tequesta Dr., Tequesta. Info: 561-746-3101 or www.lighthousearts.org.
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Celebrated violinist performs with Palm Beach Symphony
Eager for a night of classical music exquisitely performed by some of the best in the business? Then get your tickets quickly for "Bell, Mendelssohn and Beethoven" this Sunday night at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The show will feature Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell and the ever-talented Palm Beach Symphony in a grand performances of Mendelssohn's "Hebrides Overture, Op. 26" and "Violin Concerto in E Minor," ending the night with Beethoven's "Symphony No. 3 in E Flat."
"Bell, Mendelssohn and Beethoven":8 p.m. Sunday, April 16. Tickets start at $25. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Info: 561-281-0145 or www.palmbeachsymphony.org.
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