Four Arts 25-26 Season Programs Guide

SEASON PROGRAMS 2025 – 2026

THE SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS

VISIT THE FOUR ARTS

ESTHER B. O’KEEFFE BUILDING

Art Galleries, Customer Service, and Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

102 Four Arts Plaza (561) 655-7226

September 22, 2025 through November 14, 2025:

Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

November 15, 2025 through April 24, 2026:

Tuesday: Four Arts Members only, 1 to 5 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m.

FITZ

EUGENE DIXON EDUCATION BUILDING

Campus on the Lake, Customer Service

240 Cocoanut Row (561) 805-8562

September 22, 2025 through April 24, 2026: Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

GIOCONDA AND JOSEPH KING LIBRARY

101 Four Arts Plaza (561) 655-2766

Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Saturday (Nov. through April): 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

(2nd floor, John E. Rovensky Building) 100 Four Arts Plaza (561) 655-2776

Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday (Nov. through April): 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

DEMONSTRATION

GARDEN AND PHILIP HULITAR SCULPTURE GARDEN

Enter next to King Library, Dixon Education Building, and at Royal Palm Way and Cocoanut Row

Daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting Closed on major holidays. Will close for inclement weather and for Four Arts special events.

NOTE: All hours are subject to change. Buildings and libraries may be closed on holidays. Visit fourarts.org to confirm hours before visiting.

PARKING

Parking is limited in the lots on The Four Arts campus. Please plan accordingly. Only park at The Four Arts if you are attending programs or visiting the libraries or gardens. Uber / Lyft / Ridesharing: Drop-off and pick-up are available in front of the King Library, 101 Four Arts Plaza.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

America 250 The Society of the Four Arts celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of America this season. Programs celebrating the American experience are denoted with a special logo, left.

Huiltar Sculpture Garden ........................................................................ 7

Edgar Degas, The Private Impressionist: Works on Paper from the Artist and His Circle .................................. 8-9

The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art ..................................................................... 10-11

WELCOME TO THE FOUR ARTS

Founded in 1936, The Society of the Four Arts’ mission is to enrich, inspire and engage the Palm Beach County community, enhancing the quality of our lives through educational and cultural programs in art, music, drama, literature, and historical and current affairs.

Each year The Four Arts offers a dynamic lineup of cultural programming, including notable speakers, films, high-definition opera, plays and art documentary screenings, live performances, educational programs and art exhibitions.

The campus is home to beautiful sculpture and demonstration gardens and a state-of-the-art educational facility. The Four Arts maintains two libraries: the Gioconda and Joseph King Library and the Children’s Library.

Located north of Royal Palm Way and west of Cocoanut Row along the Intracoastal Waterway, The Four Arts is one of Palm Beach’s oldest and most respected cultural destinations.

TO PURCHASE OR RESERVE TICKETS

ONLINE

• Login to tickets.fourarts.org and find the program or category you are looking for ~ OR ~

• Go to fourarts.org, find the program you wish to attend and select the tickets button on the webpage

PHONE

• Call Customer Service at (561) 655-7226

IN PERSON

• Visit the Customer Service desks inside the O’Keeffe or Dixon buildings

For questions or more information, email customerservice@fourarts.org

TICKET ON-SALE DATES

Reservations or tickets required for all programs

All sales are final; no refunds or exchanges

Tickets and reservations can be made starting at 10 a.m. on the following days:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Four Arts members may reserve King Library programs

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

The general public may reserve King Library programs

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Chairman’s Forum members may purchase or reserve Four Arts programs

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8

Benefactors Council members may purchase or reserve Four Arts programs

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15

Four Arts Circle and Guardian members may purchase or reserve Four Arts programs

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

All Four Arts members may purchase or reserve Four Arts programs

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3

The general public may purchase or reserve Four Arts programs

Photo by Capehart

FOURARTS.ORG

Bookmark our website, fourarts.org, and select from the Programs & Events, Watch Online, Plan Your Visit, or Connect & Support drop-down menus for easy access to our programs and useful tips for visiting our campus, along with information about donations and memberships. Check back all season long to find the latest updates to our hours, program offerings, and streaming options.

DESKTOP OR TABLET VIEWS

MOBILE PHONE VIEW

FINE ARTS

The Fine Arts department presents a dynamic program of rotating art exhibitions each season. The exhibitions are displayed in the galleries of the Esther B. O’Keeffe Building and include international and national traveling exhibitions and in-house curated special projects. Featuring a variety of art movements, styles, media, subjects, time periods, and cultures, the exhibitions are often accompanied by gallery guides and catalogues.

The Fine Arts department furthers The Four Arts’ mission by curating thematic displays from the Four Arts’ permanent collection in the O’Keeffe, Rovensky, and Dixon Buildings along with the King Library. On occasion, the department organizes art exhibitions in the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden and enhances the Four Arts’ buildings and grounds with loaned works and site-specific installations.

Art Galleries Hours and Admission

Monday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Tuesday: Four Arts Members only 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m. Closed on holidays • Go to fourarts.org to view holiday and any additional closings

Tickets: $10 ■ No charge for Four Arts members or children 14 & under Tickets are available at the O’Keeffe Customer Service desk, walk-ins are encouraged Tickets also are available in advance at fourarts.org or by calling (561) 655-7226

The Four Arts is a Blue Star Museum and participates in the Museums for All program. Visit fourarts.org for more information.

by Christopher Fay

Photo

THE PHILIP HULITAR SCULPTURE GARDEN

Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Will close during inclement weather

May be closed on holidays or for Four Arts events, check fourarts.org No charge • No reservations needed

The Sculpture Garden first opened in November of 1980. The Four Arts has owned this 2.2-acre expanse of land since the mid 1960s, but it remained unused until 1979, when Four Arts’ member Mrs. John Clifford Folger asked Philip Hulitar, a fashion designer, and former Four Arts’ Chairman of the Board, to transform the undeveloped space into a sculpture garden. Mr. Hulitar also helped acquire the first sculptures that adorned its grounds. The garden was renamed the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden in 1988 in honor of his continued support and many years of service to The Four Arts.

The Sculpture Garden has evolved over time, especially in the mid 2000s after a series of hurricanes. At this time, The Four Arts hired the landscape architecture firm Morgan Wheelock, Inc., to redesign the Sculpture Garden and the Botanical Gardens, which reopened in March of 2007. The firm transformed the Sculpture Garden into an outdoor fine arts gallery that included new sculptures, additional seating, water fountains, and a new garden pavilion donated by Mr. and Mrs. William G. Pannill. The most visited part of The Four Arts, the Sculpture Garden is an oasis in Palm Beach and an important community gathering space.

PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY

The Four Arts welcomes and encourages visitors to take spontaneous, informal outdoor pictures during their visit to The Four Arts with personal mobile devices or personal cameras. Please do not take pictures indoors at The Four Arts.

The Four Arts gardens and grounds are not available for any pre-planned, staged, formal and/or professional photography, including wedding photography, commercial photography or any videography for editorial content or social media content creation. Permits are not available for these activities, and visitors will be asked to leave The Four Arts if engaging in any of the above.

NOT PERMITTED

The following are not permitted on The Four Arts campus:

• Wedding photography, ceremonies or receptions

• Non-Four Arts events

• Commercial photography or videography

The following are not permitted in the gardens:

• Pets - except for leashed service dogs

• Any wheeled vehicles not for handicap use

Walking Tour

10 a.m to 5 p.m. daily, weather permitting

Explore the Four Arts gardens and campus in a self-guided Walking Tour The tour includes the Sculpture Garden, Demonstration Garden, and Four Arts’ historic buildings and landmarks. Free Walking Tour booklets are available at the garden entrances at the King Library and Dixon Building.

Grainger McKoy, Recovery, 2010, steel, gift of Edith Robb Dixon, Collection of The Society of the Four Arts, 2013.1

EDGAR DEGAS

The Private Impressionist: Works on Paper by the Artist & His Circle

November 15, 2025 — February 1, 2026

Esther B. O’Keeffe Building

See Page 6 for hours and tickets • Closed holidays

Edgar Degas (1834–1917) is one of the most revered artists of all time. The French Impressionist is renowned for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings that capture the world of late 19th-century Paris, especially the everyday lives and psychology of his subjects. He is best remembered for his pastels and oil paintings of ballet dancers, which account for half of his oeuvre, but this exhibition illuminates lesser-known aspects of his career and life through a selection of 104 rare works on paper by Degas and his contemporaries.

One of the keenest observers of human nature, Degas was deeply private despite his success and fame. The Private Impressionist sheds light on the personality of the complex man and the artists he called friends, and reveals his eclecticism, both in diversity of subject matter and in his experimentation with techniques. It contains 24 drawings, 23 prints, eight photographs, one sculpture, and a letter by Degas. Created mainly for himself, as reflections or experiments and with no intention to sell or display them, their subject matter is personal. Highlights include self-portraits, depictions of his family and friends, and early drawings after antique sculpture and Old Master paintings. They also depict some of Degas’ most common subjects — dancers, female nudes, jockeys, racehorses, and portraits.

Edgar Degas, The Private Impressionist: Works on Paper by the Artist & His Circle is organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA in association with Denenberg Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA.

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917) and Walter Barnes (French, active 19th century), The Apotheosis of Degas, 1885. Albumen silver print mounted on paper board. Photo courtesy of Robert Flynn Johnson.

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917) and Auguste Clot (French, active 19th century), Before the Race, ca. 1895. Color lithograph on lightweight tan wove paper. Photo courtesy of Robert Flynn Johnson.

EXHIBITION LECTURE

Robert Flynn Johnson

Chasing Degas: My Four Decades of Seeking Out and Collecting Works by Edgar Degas and His Circle

Wednesday, January 21, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

No charge · Reservations are required

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Learn about the exhibition Edgar Degas, The Private Impressionist from its co-curator Robert Flynn Johnson, who also co-authored its accompanying catalogue. Mr. Johnson has over 50 years’ experience working as a curator in Baltimore and San Francisco and is an avid collector known for his eye for the unusual and his love of the intimate side of the artists he admires. All the works featured in The Private Impressionist are from his private collection, and Edgar Degas is at the heart of the collection. In this talk, Mr. Johnson will share his professional experiences as well as his collecting philosophy, both of which have shaped his collection of drawings, prints, and photographs by the French Impressionist and his circle, and which provide an exceptional understanding of the artist and his world.

Above: Watanabe Seitei (Japanese, 1851–1918), Landscape with Mount Fuji, ca. 1880. Brush and ink on silk mounted as scroll with brocade borders. Photo courtesy of Robert Flynn Johnson.

Left: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917), Self-Portrait, 1857. Etching and drypoint (from the cancelled plate) on cream-tone wove paper. Photo courtesy of Robert Flynn Johnson.

Displayed alongside Degas’ works are 47 pieces by his contemporaries, including Mary Cassatt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Cézanne, Édouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, and Eadweard Muybridge. These, along with photomurals, illustrated timelines, and video and music selections, provide further insight into his private world and demonstrate his influence.

All the works on display in The Private Impressionist are from the private collection of Robert Flynn Johnson, Curator Emeritus of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition is co-curated by Johnson and Louise Siddons, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History at Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) and founding co-director and former curator of the OSU Museum of Art. It is accompanied by a hardbound 126-page fully illustrated catalogue with essays by Mr. Johnson and Dr. Siddons.

First Friday Tours

December 5 and January 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

No charge (included with exhibition admission)

Reservations are not required

Spend an hour in deep exploration of Edgar Degas and his circle with Four Arts’ Head of Fine Arts and Curator Rebecca A. Dunham.

THE TRIUMPH OF NATURE Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art

February 14 — April 4, 2026

Esther B. O’Keeffe Building

See Page 6 for hours and tickets • Closed holidays

The Triumph of Nature presents approximately 120 Art Nouveau treasures from the Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk, VA). Founded in 1933 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Museum was renamed in 1971 when Walter P. and Jean Chrysler donated most of their extensive collection to the Museum. Ranging from Egyptian sculpture and Roman glass to contemporary works by Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, their collection includes one of the finest and largest holdings of Art Nouveau objects in the United States.

Drawing inspiration from the elegance of nature, the brief yet intense artistic movement of Art Nouveau emerged in Europe during the late 19th century and spanned around the globe until 1915. Characterized by the dynamism of flowing asymmetrical lines, sinuous curves, and elaborate patterns, often inspired by natural forms like plants and flowers, Art Nouveau was an international style of art, architecture, and decorative arts. It integrated fine and applied arts and promoted craftsmanship and artistry in reaction to mass production and industrialization.

This comprehensive exhibition gathers a profusion of Art Nouveau objects — furniture, paintings, sculpture, mosaics, books, posters, prints, lamps, and glass — all of them originally designed and coordinated to complement each other. Among these are furniture by Louis Majorelle and Georges de Feure, glass by Emilé Gallé, ceramics by the Zsolnay factory in Hungary, and prints by Czech artist Alphonse Mucha. Designing for a range of clients and settings, including domestic and commercial projects, these artists fashioned their diverse works to complement each other in harmonious visual arrangements, conceiving of Art Nouveau as a holistic and immersive environment or Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art).

All works in the exhibition are reproduced in a 256page hardbound fully illustrated catalogue, which features essays from the exhibition’s curators.

Tiffany Studios, Eighteen-Light Pond Lily Lamp, ca. 1900. Blown glass and bronze, 20 ¼ x 18 x 8 in. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Image Courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art.

Louis Ernest Lessieux, Rose and Thistle, 1898. Pen and ink and watercolor on paper, 23 ¼ x 31 in. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art.

Photograph by Edward Pollard © Tiffany Studios

Edward Pollard © Louis Ernest Lessieux

EXHIBITION LECTURE

Lloyd DeWitt

Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

No charge • Reservations are required

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Hear inspiring insights into The Triumph of Nature from its organizing curator, Dr. Lloyd DeWitt, who also contributed to the exhibition’s catalogue. He will discuss the curves, natural motifs, and refined elegance of Art Nouveau art, furniture, decorative objects, and graphic works, and examine the influence of economy, trade, and culture in France that led to this brief, but intense, artistic movement. Dr. DeWitt is a graduate of the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and earned his doctorate at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is currently the Richard and Janet Geary Curator at the Portland Art Museum, where he oversees the Museum’s works of European and American art before 1930.

Final Friday Tours

February 27 and March 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

No charge (included with exh. admission) · Reservations not required

Spend an hour in deep exploration of Art Nouveau with Four Arts’ Head of Fine Arts and Curator Rebecca A. Dunham.

The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art is organized by the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC.

Reissner, Stellmacher & Kassel, Vase in Amphora Line Grès-Bijou, ca. 1890. Porcelain, 9 ½ x 4 ½ in. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art.

Edward Pollard © Louis Majorelle

Pollard

Edward Pollard © Riessner, Stellmacher, & Kessel

Above: Louis Majorelle, Buffet, ca. 1900. Fruitwood and marble, 65 x 67 x 22 ¼ in. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art. Left: Alphonse Mucha, Summer, 1896. Color lithograph, 41 ½ x 22 in. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art.

Thanks to a transformative gift from Four Arts members Sanda and Jeremiah Lambert as part of the Centennial Campaign, The Four Arts has recognized the couple’s generosity by naming its annual concert series the “Sanda & Jeremiah Lambert Concert Series.”

Left: Sanda and Jeremiah Lambert

SANDA & JEREMIAH LAMBERT CONCERT SERIES

Dear Members and Friends of The Four Arts,

Welcome to the 2025–26 concert season. We’re delighted to see our audience continuing to grow and thank you sincerely for your support. Our commitment to bringing the finest music to the Palm Beach community remains — how wonderful to have you with us.

This season offers something for everyone, with a vibrant mix of artists and repertoire. The December holiday celebrations include Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS), Canadian Brass, and Carols on the Lawn. The immensely popular winter festival format returns with three concerts curated especially for The Society of the Four Arts to mark the 250th anniversary of America. Featuring 14 artists from CMS, the festival offers American and American-inspired works by 14 composers spanning the 19th and 20th centuries, including favorites such as Gershwin’s beloved Rhapsody in Blue and Copland’s iconic Appalachian Spring.

In our piano recital series, English pianist Paul Lewis, one of the world’s foremost interpreters of the European classical repertoire, explores Mozart, Debussy, and Poulenc, while Canadian virtuoso Louis Lortie offers a lovely evening of storytelling with ballades by Fauré, Brahms, and Liszt. We welcome the Brentano, Danish, and Shanghai String Quartets for three stellar concerts. The Brentano performs an all-Beethoven program; the Danish Quartet pairs Mozart and Stravinsky with Beethoven’s Op. 130 and Grosse Fuge; and the Shanghai Quartet offers a global journey from Haydn to Tan Dun, Gershwin, and Dvořák.

Vocal music lovers can look forward to superstar soprano Angel Blue in an impassioned recital including classic American spirituals. Our annual Bluegrass concert features Michael Cleveland and we close the season with a visit from the renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis.

We look forward to gathering once again, sharing these extraordinary concerts, introducing new talent, and celebrating the joy of music together.

Sincerely,

Wu Han, Artistic Advisor

Sofia Maduro, Chief Programs Officer

Sofia Maduro and Wu Han

Photo by Dan Chung

Capehart Photography

S&J LAMBERT CONCERT SERIES

Select Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and select Sundays at 3 p.m.

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

“Brandenburg Concertos”

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

The 2025 holiday season is not complete without the joy and sparkle of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. These impressive pieces helped to define instrumental music, and they are full of stunning streams of notes and memorable melodies. With these concertos, the incomparable musicians of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center create a celebratory atmosphere that will carry you through the holidays.

“Making Spirits Bright”

Canadian Brass

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Join Canadian Brass for a holiday concert full of spectacle and good humor. The world-famous brass quintet presents an evening that will range from Beatles songs to Christmas carols to original arrangements of Classical favorites. They can play it all, and they do so with their signature charm and stage presence which has been delighting audiences for over 50 years.

** SPECIAL TIME, PRICE AND LOCATION **

“Carols on the Lawn”

Palm Beach Atlantic University Chamber Choir

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 4 p.m.

No charge • No reservations needed • Family-friendly

Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden

Join us for an afternoon of festive cheer with the Palm Beach Atlantic University Singers as they perform your favorite holiday classics under the warm Florida sunshine! Bring your lawn chairs, friends, and family for a joyful gathering filled with music, community, and holiday spirit — all in true Florida style. Don’t miss this special seasonal celebration!

Photo by Chris Goulet

Photo by

Cherylynn Tsushima

Paul Lewis

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

The renowned pianist Paul Lewis presents a delicious sandwich of French and German works. At the heart of the program is L’isle joyeuse by Claude Debussy, who brought the ethereal qualities of French impressionist painting to the palette of the piano. Also included are two affecting and dramatic piano sonatas by W.A. Mozart and the witty, stirring improvisations by Francis Poulenc.

Angel Blue and Bryan Wagorn

Soprano and piano

Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Operatic Soprano Angel Blue, whose recent performances with the Metropolitan Opera won her a Grammy Award, teams up with conductor and pianist Bryan Wagorn for a recital of music from around the globe. She sings a transcendent program in four languages, with sweet and ethereal French numbers by Gabriel Fauré, some passionate Russian songs of Sergey Rachmaninoff, and a set of impressive German lieder by Richard Strauss. Blue rounds out the program with touching renditions of American folk tunes and spirituals.

Brentano String Quartet

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

The Brentano String Quartet, known for their “yearning lyricism” and “selfless music-making,” present three works by Ludwig van Beethoven. They open with the whimsical, heavenly Op. 74 Quartet, nicknamed the “harp” for all its playful plucking and strumming. Also featured are one of his early Op. 18 quartets, which take inspiration from the balance and perfection of the Classical era, and the daring “Razumovsky” Quartet in C major that Beethoven wrote during his bold, heroic period.

Piano

Photo by Dario Acosta

Photo by Kaupo Kikkas

Photo by Jurgen Frank

“AMERICA AT 250” FESTIVAL Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress declared independence from the British Empire, marking the founding of the United States of America. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of that historic event, Four Arts Artistic Advisor Wu Han has curated a bespoke festival of American chamber music for the audience in Palm Beach. Across three concerts, you will hear everything from folk songs first published in the 19th century to masterpieces by composers of the 20th century to the incomparable excitement of American movie music.

“America at 250” I

Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Generously supported by the Chisholm Foundation

American composers tell stunning stories in the first concert of the festival. Percy Gottschalk takes us on a tour of the union with showstopping, anthem-filled piano music. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, originally a ballet about a young couple starting lives on a homestead, is a milestone work of Americana culminating in a rousing chorus of Simple Gifts. Plus, a concert version of the score that Bernard Herrmann wrote for the film Psycho is full of thrills and chills.

“America at 250” II

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Generously supported by the Chisholm Foundation

Two great American composers and one composer greatly inspired by America are on the bill for the second program. First, Souvenirs written by a homesick Samuel Barber gives us a portrait of New York night life. Path-breaking Boston-based composer Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet puts an American spin on Romantic music. And Czech composer Antonín Dvořák draws on American musical culture in his lush “American” String Quintet, which he wrote on a visit to Spillville, Iowa.

Scheduled to perform (left to right): Top left: Wu Han, David Finckel. Top row, right: Gloria Chien, Lawrence Dutton, Sterling Elliott. Second row: Marc Goldberg, Chad Hoopes, Sean Lee. Third row: Richard Lin, Matthew Lipman, Anthony Manzo. Bottom row: Tara Helen O’Connor, Daniel Phillips, David Shifrin.

Photos by

Lisa-Marie Mazzucco, Jiyang Chen, Eric Ryan Anderson, Matt Dine, and Goodman Van Riper

“America at 250” III

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

American music is full of fireworks — opportunities for composers and musicians to dazzle and astound. In the final concert of the “America at 250” Festival, show pieces by American 20th-century masters like George Antheil, Paul Schoenfield, and John Adams are woven together with familiar, lyrical numbers by Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. The concert concludes with Gershwin’s glorious Jazz concerto Rhapsody in Blue, in a playful and awe-inspiring arrangement for piano, four hands.

** SPECIAL DAY AND TIME **

Meet the Music! “How Suite It Is” Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 2 p.m.

No charge • Reservations required • Family-friendly

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Join composer and radio presenter Bruce Adolphe for an interactive and fun children’s concert. The intrepid Inspector Pulse follows his “Suite” tooth, exploring the drama and variety of Baroque dance suites together with musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Danish String Quartet

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Dive into the delights of Mozart, the sass of Stravinsky, and the bravery and bravado of Beethoven with a performance by one of the preeminent chamber ensembles of our era. The Danish String Quartet, renowned for their “intense blend” and “constant vitality and flow,” open with a light number by Mozart and close with Beethoven’s Op. 130 quartet, perhaps his most profound achievement. In between, we hear an original arrangement of the witty Suite Italienne by Igor Stravinsky.

Photo by Caroline Bittencourt

Photo by Da Ping

Michael Cleveland Bluegrass

Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

The world-famous fiddle phenomenon Michael Cleveland comes to Palm Beach for the annual Four Arts bluegrass concert. His exceptional skill and his respect for the traditions of bluegrass music have won him countless accolades, including a Grammy, a National Heritage Fellowship, and no less than 10 Fiddle Player of the Year Awards. He brings his usual fiddle fire to the stage in a program of new numbers and old favorites.

Louis Lortie Piano

Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

A musical ballade takes a listener on a journey through varied landscapes and introduces casts of sharply defined characters. Pianist Louis Lortie opens his program for The Four Arts with searching, ethereal ballades by French masters Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy. The concert continues with lyrical, youthful ballades written by Johannes Brahms and closes with a set of thrilling, virtuosic ballades by Franz Liszt that take the pianist on a tour of the whole keyboard.

Shanghai Quartet

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

The legendary Shanghai Quartet brings a wide-ranging program to the Four Arts stage. In honor of America’s 250th anniversary year, the concert culminates in performances of Gershwin’s sublime Lullaby and Dvořák’s beloved “American” String Quartet. But first, the group presents a swashbuckling quartet by Joseph Haydn and a recent composition by Chinese-American composer Tan Dun, known for his Oscar-winning score to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Photography

Photo by Erin Baiano

Photo by

Amy Richmond America 250

ARTIST RESIDENCY Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Generously supported by Gail and Alfred Engelberg

The Four Arts welcomes acclaimed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for a historic residency this April. Marsalis is the Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has performed over 4,700 concerts in 64 countries around the world, recorded more than 100 jazz and classical albums, and won nine Grammy Awards. His oratorio Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Join the one-of-a-kind trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, which has been at the forefront of American Jazz for almost 40 years. Through programs that bring together jazz standards and new compositions, the ensemble displays its lasting commitment to the genre, which in Marsalis’s words “reveals the best of American culture with its virtuosity, diversity, soulfulness, and an embracing spirit under all circumstances.”

More

from Wynton

Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Additional community outreach programs will be announced at a later date. Check fourarts.org and our in-season Folios for updates and details about this exciting and historic residency.

Photo by Frank Stewart

Photo by Gilberto Tadday

DANCE

“The Art of Partnering”

New York City Ballet

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Join New York City Ballet Artistic Director

Jonathan Stafford for an inside perspective on rehearsing and perfecting a ballet performance. Stafford gives Four Arts audiences an intimate look at “the art of partnering,” coaching a pair of company dancers through the pas de deux from George Balanchine’s Diamonds, accompanied by an NYCB rehearsal pianist playing the lush Tschaikovsky score. Enjoy an evening of getting to know every nuance of Balanchine’s elegant masterpiece.

“Dance Fantasy”

Fred Astaire Dance Studio

Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Generously supported by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Forbes

Grab your dancing shoes for a toe-tapping afternoon of Ballroom and Latin dancing with the Fred Astaire Dance Studio. It’s a set of numbers from the Americas choreographed by internationally acclaimed dancers Mykhailo and Anastasia Azarov. Enjoy the flourishes of the foxtrot, the tension of the tango, and the wonder of the waltz in a performance that is sure to dazzle and delight.

Photo by Erin Baiano

Courtesy of Fred Astaire Dance Studios

FILMS & HD SCREENINGS

The Society of the Four Arts enriches the Palm Beach community by curating a film series and screening high-definition programs from cultural partners. All Films & HD Screenings take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium.

Each season, the Four Arts proudly presents the following:

• Friday Film Series: This series presents entertaining selections, including second-run hidden gems, documentaries, and films which complement the season’s programming. Some screenings feature an discussion by an expert on the film or the film’s subject.

• Exhibition on Screen Series: The critically-acclaimed Exhibition on Screen series delves into the lives of renowned artists and their work. All screenings are previously recorded.

• National Theatre Live: Top-notch drama performed in London. All National Theatre Live screenings are previously recorded.

• The Met: Live in HD: World-class opera transmitted from New York City. All Live in HD screenings are live unless noted. Run times, intermissions, and casting are subject to change.

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Photo

Marty Sohl

Juan Diego Flórez stars as Alfredo and Diana Damrau as Violetta in Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, screening on April 18.

FRIDAY FILM SERIES WITH DISCUSSIONS

Fridays at 5:30 p.m. only • Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

These screenings include a short discussion by an expert on the film or film’s subject.

$10 unless noted • No charge for Four Arts members

Tickets are available in advance and at the door 30 minutes before each screening

Maria

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Discussion with Ariane Csonka Comstock

2024 • Rated R • 2 hours, 4 minutes • No charge for all In English and Greek, French, and Italian with English subtitles • Directed by Pablo Larraín • Starring Angelina Jolie

Jolie is Maria Callas, one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century, in acclaimed director Larraín’s operatic Maria. The film follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye and reimagines her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life. Film contains: Strong Language, Drug Use

Checkpoint Zoo

Friday, March 6, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Discussion with Margo McKnight, CEO Palm Beach Zoo 2024 • Not Rated • 1 hour, 43 minutes

In English and Ukrainian and Russian with English subtitles

Directed by Joshua Zeman ■ Starring Oleksander Feldman

Lilly

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Discussion with producer Kelly E. Ashton

2024 • Rated PG-13 • 1 hour, 33 minutes

Directed by Rachel Feldman ■ Starring Patricia Clarkson, John Benjamin Hickey, and Thomas Sadowski

After working 20 years in a tire factory, Lilly Ledbetter discovers that men earn twice what she does for the same job. The film follows her battle against workplace discrimination and the legal fight leading to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

I Am Martin Parr

Friday, February 6, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Discussion with director Lee Shulman

2024 • Not Rated • 1 hour, 8 minutes

Directed by Lee Shulman • Starring Martin Parr, Bruce Gilden, and Grayson Perry

This documentary explores the life and work of British photographer Martin Parr. Known for his provocative lens on consumer culture, Parr has spent decades capturing everyday life. The film follows him on a road trip across England as he revisits iconic locations and reflects on his most influential work.

Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of volunteers who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped behind enemy lines during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Through footage and interviews, the film captures their extraordinary bravery and sheds light on war’s unintended victims.

Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Discussion with Diane Quinn, CEO Kravis Center, former Chief Creative Officer for Cirque du Soleil 2022 • Rated PG-13 • 1 hour, 35 minutes

Directed by Dawn Porter ■ Starring Arthur Akhtiamov

This film follows performers and crew as they work to relaunch the Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas after the COVID-19 shutdown. Personal stories and behind-thescenes footage reveal their emotional journey, highlighting their determination to reclaim their world-class artistry.

FRIDAY FILM SERIES

Friday screenings at 2 and 5:30 p.m. • Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

This Four Arts-curated series presents entertaining selections of second-run hidden gems, documentaries, and feature films best enjoyed in a theater setting. Some have been chosen to complement the season’s programming.

$10 unless noted • No charge for Four Arts members

Tickets are available in advance and at the door 30 minutes before each screening

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

2024 • Rated R • 2 hours, 2 minutes

Directed by Guy Ritchie

Starring Henry Cavill

Winston Churchill recruits the first special forces committee of soldiers to engage against German forces during World War II. This action-comedy film, based on true events, follows the mission to disable Nazi U-boat operations, ultimately changing the course of the war. Film contains Strong Language

Wicked Little Letters

Chevalier

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

2023 • Rated R • 1 hour, 40 minutes

Directed by Thea Sharrock

Starring Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman

Set in 1920 England, this dark comedy mystery follows Edith Swan, a committed Christian, and Rose Gooding, an Irish migrant. As Edith begins receiving threatening mail, Rose becomes the suspect in a police investigation, leading to the involvement of the entire community. Based on a true story, this film is filled with mystery, humor, and scandal as the story unfolds. Film contains Strong Language

2022 • Rated PG-13 1 hour, 48 minutes

Directed by Stephen Williams

Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Inspired by a true story, this film follows the story of Joseph Bologne, a son of an African slave and a French plantation owner. The story unfolds as Bologne rises to an unexpected position as a celebrated violinist, composer, and fencer in French society. As he earns his place in the community, Bologne also engages in a love affair with Marie Antoinette. Film contains Nudity

Photo by Daniel Smith

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

Oscar Nominations: Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role (Judi Dench) and Best Achievement in Costume Design (Sandy Powell) • BAFTA Best Screenplay nomination

2005 • Rated R • 1 hours, 43 minutes

Directed by Stephen Frears • Starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins

Based on the true story of London’s Windmill Theatre, recently widowed 70-year-old Mrs. Laura Henderson is left with money from her late husband. She decides to purchase a cinema and remodel the world of shows, suggesting her theatre introduces female nudity to shows. Issues with maintaining this new art form rise with the start of World War II.

Film contains Strong Language, Nudity, Violence

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

2024 • Rated TV-MA • 1 hour, 40 minutes

No charge for all

Directed by Nanette Burstein

Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

This film offers an intimate look at Elizabeth Taylor’s life and career through newly discovered audio interviews and personal archives. The film explores her struggles with fame, identity, and public scrutiny, offering a new perspective on one of Hollywood’s most iconic stars.

The Promised Land

Friday, January 30, 2026 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

Venice Film Festival Nomination: Best Film

2023 • Rated R • 2 hours, 7 minutes

In English and Danish, Swedish, German and Norwegian with English subtitles

Directed by Nikolaj Arcel • Starring Mads Mikkelson

Set in 18th-century Denmark, the film follows war hero Captain Ludvig Kahlen as he attempts to cultivate uninhabited land on which nothing can grow. To build a colony under the king, he sets out to farm crops and gain a title for himself. Facing opposition from nobleman Frederik De Schinkel, Kahlen fights for survival and his position.

Film contains Strong Language, Nudity, Violence

Food Inc. 2

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

2023

• Not Rated • 1 hour, 34 minutes

Directed by Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo

Starring Michael Pollan, Gerardo Reyes-Chavez, and Eric Schlosser

This film is a sequel to Oscar-nominated documentary Food, Inc. The documentary explores and exposes issues with the American food industry, examining monopolization, worker exploitation, and the vulnerabilities of the food system, urging reform for sustainability and transparency.

Presented in conjunction with Eric Schlosser’s lecture, “How to Make America Healthy” on January 27, see page 48.

McQueen

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

2018 • Rated R • 1 hour, 51 minutes

In English and French with English subtitles

Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui

Starring Alexander McQueen

Explores the life and career of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, tracing his rise from a working-class background to fashion icon. Through archival footage and interviews, the film examines his creative genius, struggles with mental health, and lasting impact on the industry, celebrating his enduring legacy.

My Sailor, My Love

Friday, March 13, 2026 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

BAFTA Nomination: Best Actor (James Cosmo)

2022 • Not Rated • 1 hour, 43 minutes

Directed by Klaus Härö

Starring James Cosmo, Brid Brennan, and Catherine Walker

Howard, a retired sea captain and widower, reluctantly accepts a housekeeper, Annie, hired by his daughter Grace. As Howard and Annie fall in love, tensions rise with Grace, developing a unique father-daughter relationship. The film explores love, forgiveness, and the fragile dynamics of family, as Grace confronts her unresolved emotions.

My Penguin Friend

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

2024 • Rated PG • 1 hour, 37 minutes

Directed by David Schurmann

Starring Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, and Alexia Moyano

Based on a true story, Brazilian fisherman João Pereira de Souza rescues an oil-covered penguin, DinDim, and nurses him back to health. Though DinDim eventually returns to the ocean, he comes back to João every year, traveling thousands of miles to reunite with his friend.

September 5

Friday, March 20, 2026 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

Oscar Nomination: Best Original Screenplay

2024 • Rated R • 1 hour, 35 minutes

In English and German and Hebrew with English subtitles

Directed by Tim Fehlbaum

Starring Peter Sarsgaard

The film highlights the intense world of journalism during the 1972 Munich Olympics. An American sports broadcasting group transitions from covering the Olympics to reporting on the unfolding hostage crisis. As Palestinian militants take Israeli athletes captive, network executives navigate ethical dilemmas, media influence, and the tension between storytelling and real-life tragedy. Film contains Strong Language, Violence

Lee

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

BAFTA Nomination: Outstanding British Film of the Year

2023 • Rated R • 1 hour, 57 minutes

In English and French with English subtitles

Directed by Ellen Kuras

Starring Kate Winslet and Andy Samberg

War correspondent Lee Miller transitions from a fashion model to a fearless power on the front lines of World War II. Her photographic work capturing pivotal moments of the war exposed the importance of human experience and the need for truth. Miller recounts her experiences, revealing the emotional toll of documenting war. Film contains Strong Language, Nudity, Violence

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

1776

Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 2 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

1972 • Rated G • 2 hours, 21 minutes

Directed by Peter H. Hunt

This adaptation of the Tony-winning musical celebrates the founding fathers’ midwifery of the Declaration of Independence. Starring William Daniels, Howard da Silva, Ken Howard, Blythe Danner, and Donald Madden, 1776 centers around familiar historical characters as they organize a movement for independence from Mother England: the tough and unyielding John Adams; the charming and pragmatic Benjamin Franklin; the brilliant Thomas Jefferson who is chosen to write the Declaration of Independence even as he longs for the company of his new bride Martha; and the rest of the Continental Congress. All events lead up to July 4, 1776 when the Declaration was signed.

DOCUMENTARY FILM AND DISCUSSION

We Hold These Truths: The Global Quest for Liberty

with Justice Douglas Ginsburg

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 2 p.m.

No charge • Reservations required

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

2023 • 57 minutes, plus discussion with Judge Ginsburg following • Directed by James Taylor

In We Hold These Truths, Federal Judge Douglas Ginsburg explores the enduring influence of America’s Declaration of Independence. This promissory note for liberty inspired more than 100 nations seeking their independence. In the United States it influenced the abolitionist movement, the Women’s Suffrage movement, and iconic civil rights figures Frederick Douglass and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Judge Ginsburg talked with Lynn University American Studies professor Robert Watson about Supreme Court history and his career, including his time as a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Judge Ginsburg was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1986, where he served as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2008. In addition to serving on the D.C. Circuit, Judge Ginsburg is currently a Professor of Law at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. His three-part documentary on the Constitution, “A More or Less Perfect Union,” debuted on public television stations in 2020.

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN

Saturdays at 2 p.m. • Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

This series explores great exhibitions and the lives of renowned artists. All screenings are previously recorded

Caravaggio

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2 p.m.

$20 • $15 for Four Arts members or students 1 hour, 30 minutes with no intermission

Directed by Phil Grabsky and David Bickerstaff

Caravaggio’s paintings include some of art’s most celebrated masterpieces. His signature blend of dramatic light, intense naturalism and bold, striking figures has captivated audiences for centuries. What do these masterpieces reveal about the man behind the brush? Explore the intriguing clues that help us to finally understand the life — and death — of this remarkable man. Featuring masterpiece after masterpiece and with first-hand testimony from the artist himself on the eve of his mysterious disappearance, this beautiful new film reveals Caravaggio as never before.

Degas: Passion for Perfection

From the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and the Denver Art Museum

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 2 p.m.

$20 • $15 for Four Arts members or students

1 hour, 31 minutes with no intermission

Directed by David Bickerstaff

Edgar Degas, The Orchestra at the Opera, c.1870, Musee d’Orsay, Paris, Bridgeman Images

With exclusive access to view rare and diverse works, Degas: Passion for Perfection offers a unique insight into Degas’ personal and creative life. The film uncovers the fascinating story of Degas’ obsessive pursuit for perfection, both through experimentation with new techniques and through lessons learnt from studying the past masters. Never fully satisfied, many of Degas’ drawings and sculptures were kept in private during his lifetime but now, they can be seen as some of the most beautifully detailed and expressive works in the modern era.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Edgar Degas, The Private Impressionist, see pages 8-9.

Turner & Constable

Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 2 p.m.

$20 • $15 for Four Arts members or students

1 hour, 30 minutes with no intermission

Directed by David Bickerstaff

Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them. Tate Britain is bringing these two greats together for a groundbreaking exhibition in London from November 2025 to April 2026, and Exhibition on Screen has exclusive and privileged access to bring their extraordinary art and remarkable stories to the big screen. Discover unexpected sides to both artists with intimate views of sketchbooks and personal items and insights from leading experts.

John Constable, Flatford Mill (‘Scene on a Navigable River’), 1816-7, Tate Britain, London

< < Caravaggio, The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, 1602, San Luigi dei Francesi Church, Contarelli Chapel, Rome

Tokyo Stories

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 2 p.m.

$20 • $15 for Four Arts members or students

1 hour, 30 minutes with no intermission

Directed by David Bickerstaff

Based on a major exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford, Tokyo Stories spans 400 years of incredibly dynamic art — ranging from the delicate woodblock prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige, to Pop Art posters, contemporary photography, Manga, film, and brand-new artworks that were created on the streets. The film uses the exhibition as a launchpad to travel to Tokyo itself, looking at a city which has undergone constant destruction and renewal over its 400-year history, and explores the art and artists of the city more fully, resulting in one of the most vibrant and interesting cities on the planet.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE

Saturdays at 2 p.m. • Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Enjoy top-notch drama performed in London. All screenings are previously recorded

Inter Alia

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 2 p.m.

A Streetcar Named Desire

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 2 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

3 hours, 18 minutes with one intermission

Directed by Benedict Andrews

Gillian Anderson (The X Files, The Crown) and Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece. As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014 and has been watched by 1.2 million people worldwide.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members • $15 for students with valid ID

2 hours with no intermission

Directed by Justin Martin

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) stars in the much-anticipated new play from writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin following their global phenomenon Prima Facie. Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright in this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity?

Photo illustration by Exhibition on Screen

THE MET: LIVE IN HD

Saturdays at 1 p.m. • Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

View world-class opera transmitted live from New York City.

Screenings live unless noted • Run times, intermissions, and castings subject to change

La Bohème

by

Giacomo Puccini

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 1 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

Previously recorded in 2025

3 hours, 29 minutes with two intermissions

With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking. Franco Zeffirelli’s pictureperfect production brings 19th-century Paris to the Met stage as Puccini’s young friends and lovers navigate the joy and struggle of bohemian life.

Andrea Chénier

by Umberto Giordano

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

3 hours, 31 minutes with two intermissions

Tenor Piotr Beczała stars as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Following their celebrated recent partnership in Giordano’s Fedora, Beczała reunites with soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard, the agent of the Reign of Terror who seals their fates.

Arabella by Richard Strauss

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 1 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

4 hours, 12 minutes with two intermissions

Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to the Met stage in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk that “is as beautiful as one could hope” (The New York Times). Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen makes her role debut as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms.

Photo by Marty Sohl

Photo by

Evan Zimmerman

Photo by Marty Sohl

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

by Gioachino Rossini

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

Previously recorded in 2025

3 hours, 33 minutes with one intermission

I Puritani

by Vincenzo Bellini

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 1 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

3 hours, 47 minutes with one intermission

For gorgeous melody, spellbinding coloratura, and virtuoso vocal fireworks, I Puritani has few equals. The first new Met production of Bellini’s final masterpiece in nearly 50 years features a striking staging by Charles Edwards. Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee are Elvira and Arturo, brought together by love and torn apart by the political rifts of the English Civil War.

Rossini’s comedy features Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.

Cinderella

by Jules Massenet, abridged English

translation by Kelley Rourke

Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 1 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID • Family-friendly

Previously recorded in 2022 1 hour, 44 minutes with no intermission

Laurent Pelly’s storybook staging of Massenet’s Cendrillon is presented with an all-new English translation, with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as its rags-to-riches princess. A delightful cast includes mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as Cinderella’s Prince Charming, soprano Jessica Pratt as her Fairy Godmother, and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri as her feuding guardians.

Salome

by Richard Strauss

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 1 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

Previously recorded in 2025

2 hours, 15 minutes with no intermission

Leading the company’s first new production of Strauss’ one-act tragedy in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever stars as the abused and unhinged antiheroine with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan.

Photo by Jonathan Tichler

Photo by Ken Howard

Photo by Paola Kudacki

** SPECIAL TIME **

Tristan und Isolde

by Richard Wagner

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at noon

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members • $15 for students with valid ID

5 hours, 12 minutes with two intermissions

After years of anticipation, a truly unmissable event arrives as the electrifying Lise Davidsen tackles one of the ultimate roles for dramatic soprano: the Irish princess Isolde in Wagner’s transcendent meditation on love and death. Heroic tenor Michael Spyres stars opposite Davidsen as the love-drunk Tristan.

La Sonnambula

by Vincenzo Bellini

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 1 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

Previously recorded in 2025 3 hours, 15 minutes with one intermission

Following triumphant Met turns in Roméo et Juliette and Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind.

La Traviata

by Giuseppe Verdi

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 1 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

Previously recorded in 2018 2 hours, 38 minutes with one intermission

Michael Mayer’s sumptuous production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy returns, featuring soprano Diana Damrau and tenor Juan Diego Flórez in this 2018 performance. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.

SPECIAL HOLIDAY SCREENING

The Nutcracker

Ballet Company of The National Opera of Ukraine

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 2 p.m.

No charge • Reservations required • Family-friendly

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

1 hour, 37 minutes with no intermission

Music by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreography by Valery Kovtun

On Christmas Eve, a young girl has a dream, and behind what seems to be a tale for children slowly emerges a danced initiatory journey. And while children revel in Drosselmeyer’s magic tricks and enjoy a good scare with the apparition of the Mouse King, the adults notice all the finesse that pervades this narrative and admire the virtuosity of the choreography. A first-class company, the Ballet Company of the National Opera of Ukraine has toured all around the world winning the hearts of its audiences thanks to its amazing technique and artistic maestria

Photo by Marty Sohl

Photo by Marty Sohl

ESTHER B. O’KEEFFE SPEAKERS SERIES

Tuesdays at 3 p.m., January through March

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

The Esther B. O’Keeffe Speakers series features celebrated lecturers, experts and performers from the arts, politics, culture, science and the media. Several lectures are endowed and named in honor of Four Arts members and families distinguished for their vision and leadership: John R. Donnell, Esther Elson, Annette and Jack Friedland, Walter S. Gubelmann, Beatrice and Randolph Guthrie, Samuel J. Heyman, Bynum Merritt Hunter, Sharon and John Loeb, Jocelyn and Robin Martin, Thomas A. Saunders, John and Diane Sculley, and Paul and Elizabeth Shiverick.

O’Keeffe Speakers

Will be announced in the fall at fourarts.org. Select the Programs & Events drop-down menu and then select O’Keeffe Speakers to see this season’s schedule when available.

Four Arts members

• Will be mailed an Esther B. O’Keeffe Speakers Series brochure in the fall, with details on the full series of lectures and information on how to attend in person.

• Parking in Four Arts lots on Tuesday afternoons is available only to members with a Four Arts parking pass. Passes may be picked up at the Esther B. O’Keeffe Building starting in November.

Non-Four Arts members

• Nonmember tickets are $50 and may be purchased at 2:30 p.m. the day of each presentation, subject to availability. Nonmembers may begin to line up for tickets at 2 p.m.

• Parking in Four Arts lots on Tuesday afternoons is not available for nonmembers. Rideshare dropoff and pick-up is located in front of the King Library, 101 Four Arts Plaza.

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CAMPUS ON THE LAKE

The Education department at The Society of the Four Arts offers a variety of cultural education programs that explore art, drama, literature, music, historical and current affairs, and the art of living well. Program offerings include speaker series, lectures, master classes, classes and workshops, the Beyer Artist-in-Residence, and collaborations with The Four Arts Contemporaries and The Garden Club of Palm Beach.

All programs are open to the public, and the majority take place in the Fitz Eugene Dixon Education Building. The landmarked building dates from the 1920s as Palm Beach’s public school building. The Four Arts acquired the property and renovated it, preserving the facility’s landmarked exterior while modernizing the interior for 21st-century learning. The pedestrian entrance to the Dixon Education Building is on its south side facing Lauder Way. For more information, email campus@fourarts.org or call (561) 805-8562.

Tickets and reservations are required for all programs. For more on ticketing, please see Page 4 in this guide.

Louise Sartor

BEYER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

Generously supported by Mrs. Michele Beyer

Dixon Education Building

A French painter who is known for her evocative and unconventional works that blend classical technique with contemporary sensibility. Trained in scenography at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and later earning a Master’s from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Louise Sartor is celebrated for creating intimate portraits, moody landscapes, and delicate still life’s on found and repurposed materials — particularly mass-market packaging. Her work reflects on transience, memory, and the quiet beauty of decline, often using mediums like oil, gouache, and silverpoint to emphasize fragility and time’s passage. Sartor has exhibited widely, with solo shows at Galerie Crèvecoeur (Paris) and Galerie Belami (Los Angeles), and in group exhibitions including Voyage d’Hiver at the Château de Versailles. In 2022, she designed the official Roland-Garros poster.

LECTURE

Louise Sartor: To Paint is Care

Enough to Stay

In conversation with Lacy Davisson Monday, January 5, 2026 at 3 p.m.

$20; no charge for Four Arts members

In this engaging conversation, artist Louise Sartor joins art historian Lacy Davisson to discuss her creative process, personal inspirations, and the poetic themes that shape her work. From painting on found materials to capturing fleeting moments of beauty, Sartor offers a unique opportunity to experience her poetic vision and innovative process firsthand.

WORKSHOP

Modern Canvas: Digital Drawing

Meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., January 7, 9, 12, and 14

$325

Join artist Louise Sartor for an intimate digital drawing workshop exploring the beauty of banality and everyday subjects. Participants will learn to translate traditional techniques into digital media, focusing on composition, texture, and mood. Taking advantage of the playfulness of drawing apps, this hands-on session encourages finding a balance between naivety and keen observation, between skill and spontaneity and relies on the strong conviction that drawing is a universal and primal way of expression accessible to everyone.

Louise Sartor, Grasse, digital drawing on phone, 2025

Photo by Pierre Morel

TOMORROW’S BREAKTHROUGHS TODAY SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM SERIES

Presented by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation in partnership with Heidi and Tom McWilliams

Dixon Education Building

$20 per lecture ■ No charge for Four Arts members

“Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs Today” features world-class scientists discussing the path toward new, cutting-edge treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Now in its fifth season, this lecture series invites three top investigators to share the latest breaking updates on their research with moderator Dr. Howard Fillit, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF). Founded in 1998 by Leonard A. and Ronald S. Lauder, the ADDF is dedicated to rapidly accelerating the development of novel therapeutics and biomarkers to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Roberta Diaz Brinton, Ph.D.

Regenerating the Aging Brain

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 3 p.m.

Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton, Inaugural Director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, and Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology at the U of A College of Medicine, will discuss her phase 2 clinical trial using allopregnanolone, a neurosteroid derived from progesterone, to spur the generation of new brain cells and restore lost cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients, a process called “neurogenesis.” The ADDF has funded Dr. Brinton’s work since 2004 and awarded her the Melvin R. Goodes Prize in 2017.

Danielle Graham, Ph.D.

Joel Braunstein, M.D., MBA

How Blood Tests Are Transforming Alzheimer’s Patient Care

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Advances in diagnostic tools have dramatically expanded in the past year, making available to patients several blood tests to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Joel Braunstein, Chief Executive Officer of C2N Diagnostics, helped bring the first Alzheimer’s blood test to market with support from the ADDF. Now, C2N is developing a platform that will enable global access to its next generation PrectivityAD2™ blood test and other precision medicine tools. These tests enable healthcare providers to give patients an early and accurate diagnosis.

Advancing Biomarkers, Facilitating Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Biomarkers are so important because they allow us to pinpoint the unique causes of each person’s Alzheimer’s, which will make it possible to tailor treatments specifically for every patient in a precision medicine approach – the same approach that has proven successful in cancer treatment. Dr. Danielle Graham, Head of Biomarkers and System Biology at Biogen, develops novel biomarkers that allow her team to make sure they are enrolling the right patients in clinical trials and to track the effects of the drugs they are testing, making trials more efficient and getting drugs to patients faster.

CREATING LEGACIES

Dixon Education Building

This series explores the intricacies of building enduring family businesses and establishing influential art collections and philanthropic endeavors. Our distinguished speakers will shed light on essential strategies that stand the test of time.

$20 per lecture ■ No charge for Four Arts members

Kathy Connor

Nicholas Gitton

This is not a Museum: A History of the Fondation Maeght Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Aimé and Marguerite Maeght, initially print shop owners, rose to prominence as postwar art dealers through their artist friendships, notably with Matisse and Bonnard. Following their son’s tragic death, they conceived the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul de Vence. Collaborating with architect Josep Lluis Sert and artists like Miró, Braque, Chagall, Calder, and Giacometti, they created an innovative exhibition space, opening in 1964. The Fondation celebrated its 60th anniversary with expansion and the “Matisse-Bonnard: A Friendship” exhibition. Director Nicholas Gitton now shares the Maeght family’s story and their dedication to the artists they supported.

Turning Silver Into Gold

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Kathy Connor will provide an overview of the life of George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York. Eastman is heralded as the father of popular photography and motion picture film, yet he remains unrecognized compared to the fame of fellow industrialists like Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie or Thomas Edison. This lecture provides background on Eastman’s early years growing up in central and western New York and explains how he got started with photography as a hobby and how it eventually made him his fortune. Eastman was a self-made man and a titan of industry. Marketing to women, children and an emerging middle class, he established a set of values that still exists in today’s consumer culture. Connor is the Retired Curator of the George Eastman Legacy Collection in Rochester.

Axel Rüger

“A comfortable, well-arranged house … not ostentatious” – The Frick Collection in New York City

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Henry Clay Frick’s Gilded Age Mansion on New York’s Fifth Avenue was always intended to become a museum after the collector’s death. The original house was transformed into a museum by the architect John Russell Pope and opened to the public in 1935. Over the subsequent decades it developed into one of the city’s most prominent and beloved museums. Following a major renovation and expansion project, designed by Selldorf Architects, the museum re-opened its doors in April 2025. Axel Rüger, the Frick’s new Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Director, will introduce this recent redevelopment against the background of the museum’s history and world-famous collection.

CREATING A NATION

Generously supported by Mr. & Mrs. Jack & Goldie Wolfe Miller, founders of the Jack Miller Center

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

In the tumultuous period of American history following the Revolution, the young Country was becoming a Nation. This distinguished speaker series encourages a deeper understanding of our origins and identity. $200 for series

Rick Atkinson, Ph.D.

The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 3 p.m. ■ Book signing to follow

Presented in partnership with The New York Historical

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By winter 1777, two years into the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army was exhausted, having barely escaped annihilation by the fighting forces of the British Empire. King George III, determined as ever to bring the rebellious American colonies to heel, faced a serious set of foes in the form of Benjamin Franklin, in Paris courting French alliance, and George Washington, in Pennsylvania, persuading Congress to deliver the support to the Continental Army. The king’s task was becoming ever more complicated, with wartime expenses piling up and the threat of international rivals entering the fray. Celebrated historian Rick Atkinson discusses this story, the subject of the second volume of his landmark American Revolution trilogy.

Jeffrey Rosen

The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 3 p.m. ■ Book signing to follow

Best-selling author and president of the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen explores the clashing visions of Hamilton and Jefferson about how to balance liberty and power, a debate that continues to define and divide our country: Jefferson championed states’ rights and individual liberties, while Hamilton pushed for a strong Federal government and centralized finance system. This ongoing debate has shaped all the pivotal moments in American history — and now more than ever, the clash between Hamiltonian and Jeffersonian ideals resonates in our most urgent national debates over issues such as immigration, abortion, and presidential immunity.

Doug Bradburn, Ph.D.

Why George Washington Matters Now More Than Ever

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Dr. Doug Bradburn, President and CEO of George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the former Founding Director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, will discuss the significance of our shared democratic values and the enduring legacy of George Washington’s character and leadership, which are more relevant today than ever before. The precedents Washington established continue to provide essential guidance, offering valuable lessons for addressing the challenges of the modern world. In an era marked by declining civic knowledge, global threats to democracy, rising political division at home, and concerns about the future of the American experiment, the lessons and principles we can draw from George Washington’s example remain crucial. Dr. Bradburn will also provide updates from Mount Vernon, the most visited historic home in America.

Danielle Allen, Ph.D.

The Declaration of Independence and the Case for Classical Learning

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 3 p.m.

With a Ph.D. in Classics from Cambridge University, Dr. Danielle Allen is a renowned American classicist, political scientist, and Harvard professor, known for her visionary work at the intersection of ethics, technology, and civic life. As Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at Harvard Kennedy School, she co-chaired the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship, producing the influential report Our Common Purpose. A MacArthur Fellow and recipient of the 2020 Kluge Prize, Allen has shaped national policy, including during the COVID-19 crisis, and authored several acclaimed books such as Our Declaration, Cuz, and Justice by Means of Democracy. Her writing in The Atlantic and The Washington Post and leadership roles — including chairing a $6B foundation and running for Massachusetts governor — underscore her commitment to justice and equality. Learn about The Declaration of Independence through the eyes of trailblazing historian, Dr. Danielle Allen.

LECTURES

Dixon Education Building unless noted $20 per lecture ■ No charge for Four Arts members

Miguel Rosales Bridges as Structural Art

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 3 p.m.

Book signing to follow

With over 35 years of expertise, Miguel Rosales has crafted iconic bridges that stand as testaments to both functionality and aesthetic beauty, making a significant impact in the U.S. and around the world. Notable projects include the Zakim, Liberty and Appleton bridges which exemplify his commitment to creating cost-effective, innovative, and visually outstanding bridges that resonate and inspire. In his book, Bridges as Structural Art, he showcases 25 of his transformative bridges, each a source of pride for the communities in which they have been built and a celebration of the art of bridge design. Through these structures, Miguel has not only influenced architectural and engineering practices but has also fostered a deeper appreciation for the role of bridges in our urban landscapes.

Kim Frisbie and Bruce Helander

The Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees: A Discussion of The Sustainable South Florida Garden

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 3 p.m.

Book signing to follow

In a moderated conversation, Four Arts Benefactors Council member and passionate advocate for sustainable native landscaping in South Florida Kim Frisbie will be joined by acclaimed artist and writer Bruce Helander to discuss her book The Sustainable South Florida Garden. This illustrated talk will showcase a selection of Frisbie’s compelling essays, originally published in the weekend editions of the Palm Beach Daily News. Together, they will explore the beauty and benefits of sustainable native gardening, while also addressing urgent environmental concerns. Frisbie will offer thoughtful insights and practical solutions to the challenges facing our ecosystem, including the dangers of pesticide use and its long-term impact on pollinators — vital contributors to our environmental health.

Elizabeth C. Babcock, Ph.D.

Women’s History is American History: Building a Museum of the Future

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 3 p.m.

History fuels our collective imagination and helps us envision the future. The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is on a mission to expand the history of America by uncovering and sharing the role of women as they shaped our nation. With a future physical museum on the National Mall, new historical discoveries, digital experiences, and transformative educational programming, this museum will shine a light on the multidimensional ways that women from all corners of our country have built our American experience. Founding Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, Elizabeth C. Babcock, Ph.D., will share her vision for designing and building a new museum on the National Mall, and discuss how digital strategies, community engagement, and data science can transform our understanding of women in American history.

René Silvin

Mar-a-Lago: From Cereal Heiress to Winter White House

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 3 p.m.

In the history of great mansions, few names have become as spoken about and covered by the media as much as Mar-aLago, the Palm Beach winter home of President Donald Trump. Richard René Silvin will take the audience back in time, to explore this magnificent 65,000 square feet house, designed by Austrian born architect and stage set designer, Joseph Urban. In the words of the late Dina Merrill, Marjorie’s only daughter from her marriage to financier E.F. Hutton, “together they created a theatrical set.” The presentation includes a virtual tour through the mansion, and a description of the Post family history, which imprinted in Marjorie a thrust for art, lavish living, and enormous charitable contributions. Using numerous classic pictures and videos, Silvin will bring to life the extravagant entertainment style Mrs. Post enjoyed at her favorite home for 45 years, until her death in 1973 at the age of 86.

David Montgomery

Every Picture Tells a Story

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 3 p.m.

Photographer David Montgomery is renowned for his vivid portraits of cultural and political icons, including Jimi Hendrix, Andy Warhol, Queen Elizabeth II, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, and Lucian Freud. His work has appeared in Vogue, Rolling Stone, The Sunday Times, and The Telegraph, capturing defining images of the people who shaped our era. Among his most iconic works is the fiery portrait of Jimi Hendrix for the 1968 Electric Ladyland album. He made history as the first American to photograph Queen Elizabeth II in 1967. This lecture explores how Montgomery’s theatrical yet intimate style has influenced the way we see modern icons and continues to inspire visual storytellers today.

Photo by Jud McCranie

Troy Scott Smith

General Sir Adrian Bradshaw KCB OBE DL Preserving Peace and Defending Freedom in a World of Dictatorships and Instability: NATO’s Role for a Billion People

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 11 a.m.

General Adrian Bradshaw, Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will explore the challenges to peace and security in a world of war and instability, and against the backdrop of the struggle for ascendancy between democracies and dictatorships. He will draw upon his wide operational military experience from the tactical to the strategic levels, in Peace support, Counter Terrorist, Counter Insurgency and Warfighting Operations worldwide, and will explain why it is urgent that the ‘West’ rediscovers the art of ‘Grand Strategy’. He will comment on challenges to our security from autocracies, theocracies and bureaucracies, and the dangers of allowing our values to be undermined from within, and he will explore Deterrence in an era of Hybrid threats.

Sissinghurst – A Garden, in a Ruin, in a Farm:

Unlocking the Sense of Place

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Presented in partnership with The Garden Club of Palm Beach

Sissinghurst, created by writers Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson in the 1930s, and now owned by the National Trust, is held dear in the hearts of millions of garden aficionados as the quintessential model of a romantic 20th-century English country garden. Troy Scott Smith, who first encountered Sissinghurst 33 years ago when he worked there for five years as a gardener, arrived back at Sissinghurst as Head Gardener in April 2013 with the ambitious mission of conserving this world-renowned garden in the manner of these noteworthy creators, long after their death. Before starting Smith studied the distinctiveness of Sissinghurst as well as Sackville-West and Nicolson’s characters; not only their gardening style, but their philosophy, taste, motives, interests, constraints and ideas. Smith will talk about his work at Sissinghurst and his hope to bring about a celebration of everything that is good about Sissinghurst: Rich, lavish, generous, fragrant, optimistic and romantic to the extreme.

Darius Arya, Ph.D.

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, 1692-1765) View of the Roman Forum, 1747, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Why did the greatest empire in Western history unravel? It’s a story of power, politics, ambition — even resilience — and eventual collapse. In this lecture, Rome-based archaeologist, historian, and television host Dr. Darius Arya will journey through Rome’s long decline, drawing from his work on site and on screen — from imperial palaces to remote outposts — to unpack the internal fractures and external pressures that brought it down. He will examine military overreach, political chaos, economic shifts, massive migrations, and cultural transformations. Sound familiar? History doesn’t just echo — it warns. And in a time of global uncertainty, Rome’s fall feels more relevant than ever. As a TV host and archaeologist, he will bring the evidence to life, connecting ancient ruins to today’s realities. The past is never past — it’s a mirror.

Michele Oka Doner

Ecstatic Nutrition, The Trees in My Life

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Ecstatic Nutrition, The Trees in My Life is both revelation and discussion focusing on the three giant trees that profoundly influenced Michele Oka Doner’s life’s work: a banyan dominating the landscape surrounding her childhood home, the night blooming baobab near her local Miami Beach Public Library, and the Australian Pines planted by John Collins that caught the wind outside her bedroom window, literally singing her to sleep. Oka Doner offers insights that invites us to learn from and live with trees. Michele Oka Doner is a celebrated artist whose career draws inspiration from nature, spanning sculpture, public art, design, and more. Her permanent installations include A Walk on the Beach at Miami International Airport and Radiant Site at Herald Square, with works held in major institutions like The Met and The Louvre. A native of Miami Beach, she serves as the city’s Arts and Culture Ambassador and Guardian of its Centennial Banyan Tree.

Amanda Triossi

Past and Present Alchemy: The Art and Essence of High Jewelery

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Throughout history, jewelery has embodied culture, status, and artistic expression — its evolution continually shaped by technological innovation and the shifting tides of fashion. In this illuminating lecture, jewelery historian Amanda Triossi explores how the world’s most refined and exclusive high jewelery creations capture the spirit of their era, reflecting contemporary tastes while preserving timeless artistry. With a History of Art degree from Cambridge University, Triossi has held key roles at Sotheby’s and Bulgari, where she established the Bulgari Historical Archives and curated landmark international exhibitions. Drawing on her expertise, she offers a compelling perspective on how the future of high jewelery is being shaped today.

Photo by Don Freeman

Sarah Grant, Ph.D.

Marie Antoinette Style

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Gubelmann Auditorium

Presented in partnership with the Victoria & Albert Museum

Learn about the UK’s first ever exhibition on Marie Antoinette through its curator, Dr. Sarah Grant, Senior Curator of Prints in the Department of Art, Architecture, Photography & Design at the Victoria & Albert Museum. This exhibition will explore the origins and countless revivals of the style shaped by the most fashionable queen in history. A fashion icon in her own time, the dress and interiors modelled and adopted by the ill-fated queen of France in the final decades of the eighteenth century have had a lasting influence on over 250 years of design, fashion, film and decorative arts. The exhibition, Marie Antoinette Style (September 20, 2025 — March 22, 2026), will bring together a range of exquisite objects belonging to Marie Antoinette, alongside the most beautiful fine and decorative objects that her legacy has inspired, to explore how and why Marie Antoinette has provided a constant source of inspiration.

Jane Churchill

Entertaining in Style: Nancy Astor and Nancy Lancaster: Table Settings, Recipes, Flower Arrangements, and Decorating

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Book signing to follow

With more than 40 years’ experience, Jane Churchill is one of Britain’s leading interior designers. For English decorating she couldn’t be better placed, having grown up surrounded by good taste. ‘The Two Nancys’ — the famous design pair about whom Churchill’s book is written — was made up of Churchill’s great aunt Nancy Lancaster and great-great aunt Nancy Astor. Churchill will be discussing “Entertaining In Style”, a collection of recipes from an ancient hand-bound notebook called The Mirador Cookbook. She will talk about her memories of the two Nancys in their homes, the Langhorne family and their life in Virginia. With her career as a fabric and then interior designer, Churchill will look at how entertaining and style at home has changed between generations.

Walter Willett, M.D.

Healthy, Sustainable Diets for All: The Triple Win

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 3 p.m.

The world is facing a health crisis due to increasing rates of obesity and diabetes, and the consequences will accumulate over the coming decades. Simultaneously, climate change is accelerating and is already having devastating effects; these changes will undermine the ability to produce adequate healthy food for the world’s growing population. A rapid shift away from fossil fuels to green energy is essential, and adoption of diets that largely plant-based must play an important role; this will have major benefits for human and planetary health including a 25 to 30% decrease in premature death rate. In this lecture, Harvard physician and epidemiologist Dr. Walter Willett will showcase how the traditional diets of the Mediterranean region have been shown to promote excellent health and have been sustainable over thousands of years. Dr. Willett is a physician and epidemiologist and Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He served as Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard for 25 years.

Emmanuel Ducamp, Ph.D.

A New Style for a New Era

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 3 p.m.

The second half of the 18th century was characterized not only by drastic political changes in Western Europe and America but also in many artistic fields. The lack of symmetry and the ‘frivolous’ ornament of the past were to be replaced by a more severe outlook, columns and pediments galore and ornaments drawn from the classical antiquity. Dubbed as the “goût à la grecque” or “in the Greek taste”, this new “neoclassical” style would be heralded by iconic buildings such as the Petit Trianon at Versailles (built from 1762 to 1767) and become the norm by the 1770s. In this lecture, Dr. Emmanuel Ducamp, art historian and lawyer will show how the Enlightenment and its desire of political change which materialized in America in 1776 — a new era indeed for that part of the world — went hand in hand with changes in taste and the arts.

Johan Ickx, Ph.D.

The Pope’s Cabinet: Pius XII’s Secret War for Saving Jews Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Book signing to follow

The discovery of the Ebrei files and related diplomatic correspondence kept in the Historical Archives of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See has led — according to some specialists — to the need for a “paradigm shift” in research on Pope Pius XII. Leading Vatican expert, Dr. Johan Ickx details this shift in his book, The Pope’s Cabinet: Pius XII’s Secret War for Saving Jews. The Pope’s effort to organize opposition and create a network of silent resistance during the Second World War has been established. Yet new questions arise. How was this network structured? How far did its tentacles reach? How effective was it? And especially: How can one set this tactical option on the part of Pius XII within his larger concerns and policy, in as much as public opinion makers have, for more than half a century, been filling libraries and newspapers with accounts of “Hitler’s Pope”? Join Dr. Johan Ickx, Director of Historical Archives in the Holy See’s Section for Relations with States, to learn the answers to these questions.

Zachary Lippman

Tomatoes in Space

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Presented in partnership with The Garden Club of Palm Beach

Join Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Zachary Lippman on a captivating journey as he reveals how CRISPR gene-editing technology is shaping the future of agriculture. From making crops grow in busy cities to reaching for the stars so plants can grow in space, learn about the importance of diversifying our agricultural system here on Earth, and beyond. Lippman, a renowned scientist at the forefront of plant biology, employs a multidisciplinary approach in his laboratory that integrates biology, genetics, genomics, and genome editing to decipher the complex mechanisms of plant growth and reproduction. Dr. Lippman’s work extends into the practical realm of agriculture. By exploring both natural and engineered genetic diversity, he and his team are pioneering novel approaches to crop breeding which could lead to crop improvement strategies, address pressing challenges in global food security/global hunger, and potentially provide food for long-mission space travel.

Hugo Vickers

Clarissa — The Extraordinary Life of Anthony Eden’s Wife

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Book signing to follow

Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon (1920-2021) was the niece of one Prime Minister — Sir Winston Churchill, and the wife of another — Anthony Eden. She famously said: ‘For the past few weeks I have really felt as if the Suez Canal was flowing through my drawing-room.’ At Oxford in the 1940s she fascinated dons and undergraduates alike. Distant and dismissive, she was beautiful and well-connected. With her impressive intellect and acerbic wit, she was an influential muse to many leading figures over several decades — Cecil Beaton, James Pope-Hennessy, Lucian Freud, Isaiah Berlin, and Lord Goodman. After an early Bohemian life, she became a politically active wife to Eden when he was Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister, particularly during the Suez Crisis in 1956. Biographer and broadcaster, Hugo Vickers will bring context to her life through his book, Clarissa Muse to Power and from personal stories of their 40-year friendship.

The Earl of Snowdon

Arts & Crafts from Ancient Times to the Present Day —

A Life in the Day of the Earl of Snowdon

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Gubelmann Auditorium

David Snowdon lives in an extraordinary cross section of art and craft. As the Honorary Chairman for Christie’s in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, he has incredible oversight over the dynamism of the art market, whilst his many years as Vice President of The King’s Foundation offers a unique firsthand view of the importance of craft and traditional arts and skills. This illustrated lecture will offer unprecedented insight in to a life dedicated to the arts –from working with collectors on their multi-million dollar consignments, to nurturing the next generation of craftspeople, and preserving time-honoured skills that are becoming endangered in a technologically-driven world. Snowdon has achieved international renown for his company, Linley, which he established in 1985 providing luxury interior design, furniture and accessories of the highest quality. He has written numerous books and lectured around the world at prestigious venues including the V&A Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.

Anne Higonnet, Ph.D.

The Fashion Stars of the French Revolution

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Book signing to follow

Three stars rose to fashion fame during the French Revolution of 1789: Josephine Bonaparte, future empress of France, Terézia Tallien, reputed to be the most beautiful woman in Europe, and Juliette Recamier, muse of intellectuals. At the heart of the most dramatic regime change in all of history, these three women overthrew five centuries of clothing rules. Much like how the American Revolution redefined political ideals across the Atlantic, the French Revolution sparked a radical transformation not only in governance but also in the very fabric of fashion and identity. Women strode the boulevards of Paris in mobile sheaths, borrowed style from around the world, cropped their hair short, and invented the handbag. Join Dr. Anne Higonnet, Professor of Art History at Barnard College of Columbia University, as she discusses her book about these three stars, Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution.

Carolina Herrera Jr.

The Power of the Senses

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Gubelmann Auditorium

Step into the world of Carolina Herrera Jr., where creativity is guided by instinct, emotion, and the sensory world around us. Carolina Herrera Jr. will share how touch, scent, sound, and memory influence her artistic process and shape the essence of her design work in this intimate conversation with Chief Programs Officer, Sofia Vollmer Maduro. From the rustle of fabric to the scent of jasmine in the air, she reveals how sensory experience can be a powerful tool for storytelling and innovation. This is more than a behind-the-scenes look — it’s a celebration of intuition and inspiration, where each sense becomes a gateway to elegance, identity, and legacy.

Carlton Ward Jr. and Ronan Donovan

Connecting America

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Join National Geographic Explorers and photographers Carlton Ward Jr. and Ronan Donovan to discover how wildlife corridors for wolves, panthers, and other iconic species are creating the framework to protect and connect America’s last wild places. Carlton Ward Jr will share how the story of the Florida panther helped inspire the creation of the Florida Wildlife Corridor. He will also introduce Ronan Donovan, whose work with wolves and grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park highlights the need for wildlife habitats that extend beyond national parks and how this work gives inspiration for a continental wildlife corridor between the US and Canada.

Jorge Sanchez, Fernando Wong, and Mario Nievera

Legends of Landscape

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Book signing to follow

Moderated by celebrated author and designer David Netto, this irreverent and informative conversation about 100 years of combined experience behind the hedges of some of the worlds greatest estates is a must for anyone who loves plants, beautiful gardens and magnificent homes. Jorge Sanchez is a principal partner of SMI Landscape Architecture in Palm Beach and the author of two books, The Private Gardens of SMI Landscape Architecture and The Making of Three Gardens. Fernando Wong is the co-founder of Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design, transforming it into a global firm, and has been hailed by Elle Decor as “one of the most influential landscape designers in America.” Mario Nievera is the President of Nievera Williams Landscape Architecture in Palm Beach and won the 2025 Lesly S. Smith Landscape Award.

Photo by Ronan Donovan

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MASTER CLASSES

Dixon Education Building

Tickets are required and recommended to purchase in advance. Classes may not have tickets available on the day of class. Individual classes may be purchased within a series or session.

Taylor Hagood, Ph.D.

The Shakespearean Tragedy

Mondays from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

$125 for 4-part series or $35 per lecture

January 12: The Romans: Coriolanus, Titus Andronicus, Julius Caesar

February 9: The Couples: Antony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet

March 16: The Malcontents: Othello, Macbeth

April 13: Royalty Lost: Hamlet, King Lear

Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D.

American Foreign Policy

Thursdays from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

$100 for 3-part series or $35 a lecture

January 22: Mercenaries

March 5: Turkey

April 23: The Group of Seven (G7)

William Shakespeare’s tragic plays represent some of the greatest productions of the human imagination, marked by profound insight into the experiences of people under tremendous stress. At the same time, the plays explore philosophies of ambition, hope, despair, meaning, and even existence itself. From King Lear to Lady Macbeth, from Hamlet to Coriolanus, from Antony and Cleopatra to Romeo and Juliette, the characters in these plays rank among the most memorable ever created. Along with providing portraits of the plays, their production and publication history, and their outstanding characters and dimensions, Florida Atlantic Professor Taylor Hagood will focus on the timeless relevance of these works and the ways they embody life experiences all people encounter.

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Joseph Luzzi, Ph.D.

Tuesdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

February 10, 17, 24 ■ $325 for series

Dr. Jeffrey Morton will address global challenges that are rapidly changing. Not one of the topics is what it was a decade ago and each one’s future evolution will have enormous strategic implications for the United States and the international system. Morton is Professor of World Politics at Florida Atlantic University and a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association. Morton received his master’s degree from Rutgers University in 1991 and his Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina in 1995. The author of three books and numerous journal articles, Morton has published on issues ranging from the legality of interventions and weapons of war to the United Nations, Israeli security and U.S. foreign policy. Morton has lectured nationally on matters relating to U.S. foreign policy, and was the 2019 FAU Distinguished Teacher of the Year.

The Bible as Literature: From Genesis to Steinbeck

How can we read the best-known book of all-time, the Bible, as “literature”? How does the Bible employ literary techniques like narrative, metaphor, and character development to make its claims and construct its stories? In this new class, we will explore the literary elements of one of the Bible’s most celebrated books, Genesis, and then consider its “afterlife” in a modern-day classic, John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. Students will gain a deep understanding of the rhetorical structures of the Bible and a sense of how its brilliant storytelling techniques would go on to shape the development of modern literature. Joseph Luzzi is the Asher B. Edelman Professor of Literature at Bard, where he has taught since 2002. He is the author of eight books, including most recently Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Biography

THE GARDEN CLUB OF PALM BEACH

The Garden Club of Palm Beach is dedicated to preserving our natural world through its work in floral design, horticulture, the environment, conservation, and civic improvements. Its dedicated members maintain the Demonstration Garden at The Four Arts, host two annual fundraisers, present a biennial flower show, and sponsor educational and entertaining programs open to club members as well as the general public.

Christmas Boutique and Plant Sale

Thursday, November 13 and Friday, November 14, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

No charge

Dixon Education Building

ANNUAL SPEAKER

Aerin Lauder

Living with Flowers

Thursday, February 5, 2025 at 3 p.m.

No charge

No reservations required Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Aerin Lauder will speak on her new book Living with Flowers and show beautiful ways for entertaining and living with flowers, much of which she learned from her grandmother Estée Lauder and mother Jo Carole Lauder. Aerin Lauder will also share some of her favorite resources and her love of creative collaboration.

Whether it’s an arrangement of daisies in the kitchen to welcome friends or family for dinner, or a single stem on her desk to brighten the workday, flowers are an essential part of her home and her lifestyle. Reflecting her unique blend of beauty and ease, Lauder’s floral designs and decor offer endlessly inspiring ideas for how readers can integrate flowers into their own homes to create inviting and personal spaces.

Lauder is the founder and creative visionary behind Aerin, a global lifestyle brand that creates cosmetics, fashion accessories, and home decor. She began her career at Estée Lauder and holds the position of style and image director for the Estée Lauder Companies. She has also been featured as a style icon in every major fashion and shelter magazine.

House & Garden

Day Boutique

Sunday, March 1, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

No charge

Four Arts Mall

Shop an outdoor boutique with vendors from all over the country in front of the O’Keeffe Building. The boutique will feature a curated collection of inspired fashion, artisanal ceramics, luxury jewelry, vintage accessories, handcrafted items and more!

FOUR ARTS DEMONSTRATION GARDEN

Maintained by The Garden Club of Palm Beach

Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed on major holidays • Will close during inclement weather No charge • No reservations needed

Planted in 1938 by members of The Garden Club of Palm Beach, many of whom were also members of The Society of the Four Arts, the Demonstration Garden was conceived as a presentation garden to educate new residents about the types of plants that thrive in South Florida. It was designed in a series of small, thematic gardens inspired by architectural styles popular in the Town of Palm Beach: Chinese Garden (Mrs. Lorenzo Woodhouse), Italian Garden (Mrs. Joseph Cudahy), Moonlight Garden (Mrs. Joseph F. Gunster), Bermuda-style English Garden (Mrs. Clifford V. Brokaw), Rose Garden (Hugh Dillman), Jungle Garden (Dr. Leroy Dow), Madonna Tropical Fruit Garden (Mrs. Alfred G. Kay), and the Spanish Patio (Mrs. John S. Phipps).

Today, the Demonstration Garden remains an important educational resource for the Palm Beach community, but it has changed over time. In 1956, the landscape architecture firm Innocenti & Webel restored the space after it fell into disrepair and Morgan Wheelock, Inc. redesigned it after a series of hurricanes swept through South Florida in the mid-2000s. The Four Arts is grateful to The Garden Club of Palm Beach, which continues to maintain the beautiful garden on behalf of The Four Arts. To learn more, visit gardenclubpalmbeach.com.

NOT PERMITTED

The following are not permitted on the Four Arts campus:

• Wedding photography, ceremonies or receptions

• Non-Four Arts events

• Commercial photography or videography

The following are not permitted in the gardens:

• Pets - except for leashed service dogs

• Any wheeled vehicles not for handicap use

PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY, see page 7

FOUR ARTS CONTEMPORARIES

Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. ■ Dixon Education Building

The Contemporaries’ mission is to education, enlighten, and inspire with thoughtprovoking discussions from the fields of science, culture, media, and the arts. Programming is geared toward younger supporters aged 21 to 49.

$20 ■ No charge for Four Arts contemporaries and members

Max Esterson

No Track? No Problem: How I Turned Sim Racing into a Pro Career

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Starting his career as a nationally ranked virtual racer to being the first American to win the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy in the same year, Formula 2 driver Max Esterson is only getting started on what will be a fruitful racing career. Starting with virtual racing due to limited access to real tracks, Max quickly rose to become one of the top iRacers in the U.S. He transitioned to realworld racing in 2020 and rapidly climbed the ranks. After success in the GB3 Championship and being named a BRDC Rising Star, Max raced in the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2024 and now competes in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Trident Motorsport. His lecture will explore the challenges and milestones of building a racing career from the ground up.

Eric Schlosser How to Make America

Healthy

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

The U.S. has the lowest lifeexpectancy, the highest obesity rate, and the highest infantmortality rate of the dozen wealthy countries that belong to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). And yet the U.S. spends more money on health care, per capita, than any other nation in the OECD. Award-winning writer and filmmaker Eric Schlosser the author of Fast Food Nation, a producer of the documentaries Food, Inc. and Food, Inc. 2 (screening Jan. 23, see page 23) — will discuss the impact of our industrial food system not only on lifespans but also on our quality of life.

Edie

Weiner A View From the Future

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

The world is undergoing rapid and profound transformation, making it increasingly difficult to navigate the future. Edie Weiner, President and CEO of The Future Hunters, has spent over 50 years analyzing global trends across social, economic, political, technological, demographic, and environmental domains. Recognized as one of the world’s foremost futurists, her insights have shaped the thinking of Fortune 500 companies and national governments alike. In this compelling lecture, Edie will first offer a sweeping overview of the forces reshaping our civilization, then dive into what the next decade holds — and how these shifts will impact our personal and professional lives.

Photo by Nick Mele

Photo by Dutch Photo Agency

Edmund Clark

Seeing the Unseen: Aesthetic Strategies for Representing the Sensitive, the Secret, or What’s Hidden in Plain Sight

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Book signing to follow

Award winning artist and photographer Edmund Clark will discuss the issues facing artists who make work about contemporary issues that are hard to see. He will refer to existing and new bodies of work to illustrate the development of original aesthetic strategies to explore (counter) narratives about situations conditioned by censorship, secrecy or denial, shaped by stereotypical public messaging, or concerning sensitive or contentious subjects and protagonists. In doing so he will show how systems of power and control are present in his work and will be showcased in his new book Cosmopolemos

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Dixon Education Building

Tickets are required and recommended to purchase in advance. Classes may not have tickets available on the day of class. Individual classes may be purchased within a series or session.

Robin Grubman

Shell Chic

Thursdays at 10 a.m. unless noted

All materials included

November 20: Wreaths, $295

December 11: LED Table lamps, $350

January 15: Garden bust, $350

Monday, February 9 at 5:30 p.m.:

Open studio, $295

March 19: Topiaries, $350

April 9: Masks, $350

Participants will create beautiful oceaninspired objects, one-of-a-kind shell objects that can be a treasured keepsake or fabulous gift. Robin Grubman, a Palm Beach native, has been transforming shells into stunning works of art for the past 25 years. Collaborating with interior designers and local boutiques, her unique creations have been featured in many well-known publications, and most recently, at Kips Bay 2024 and 2025 Show House.

Bill Greenspan and Larry Dusty

Supervised Bridge

Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon

November 20, December 4, 11

$175 for 3-class series

This class is intended for individuals who have a minimum of three years of bridge playing experience. Individuals, partnerships, and full tables are all welcome. Supervised play is appropriate for players who have attended lessons and wish to continue learning / improving in a noncompetitive bridge playing session.

Bill Greenspan

Intermediate Bridge Learn and Play

Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon

Session I: January 8, 15, 22, 29; February 5

Session II: February 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26

$300 per session

This class is intended for individuals with a minimum of three years of bridge playing experience. The class will consist of a short lesson followed by supervised play. Supervised play is appropriate for players who have attended lessons and wish to continue learning / improving in a non-competitive bridge playing session. Bill Greenspan began playing bridge while in college. He played in numerous regional and sectional tournaments achieving the rank of life master at age 27.

Ariane Csonka Comstock

A Passion for Opera

Mondays from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Session I: December 1, 8, 15; January 5, 12, 26; February 2, 9

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

$175 per 8-class session

Opera buffs and beginners are welcome. This class enriches the experience of opera with extensive background material in literature, stage and costume design, language, history, and politics. Ariane Csonka Comstock will illustrate past performances and lead discussions of current productions. Her professional credits include work as an operatic soprano, music critic and humor journalist.

Juliette de Marcellus

History: The World’s Greatest Monuments

Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Session I: December 5, 12, 19; January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Session II: February 6, 27;

March 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10

$175 per 8-class session

Embark on a captivating journey through time and across continents as we explore some of the most iconic and awe-inspiring monuments ever built. In this richly illustrated and thought-provoking course, Juliette de Marcellus brings to life the dramatic stories behind 16 of the world’s most visited historic sites — revealing not only their architectural brilliance but also the powerful political, cultural, and social forces that shaped them. Session I includes the Colosseum, the mystical Hagia Sophia, Mont St. Michel, San Marco in Venice, the Tower of London, Chartres Cathedral, and the Magna Carta Memorial at Runnymede. Session II includes Sainte-Chapelle, the Louvre, the romantic elegance of Château de Chenonceau, Versailles, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Trafalgar Square, and the Eiffel Tower.

Juliette de Marcellus

Classical Music: Great Works for Piano Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

December 10, January 7, February 4, March 4, April 15

$100 for series

This engaging and musically rich course traces the evolution of the piano repertoire through the works and lives of some of its greatest champions. We’ll begin by revisiting the poetic brilliance of Frédéric Chopin, building on last year’s exploration of his lyrical, emotionally charged works. From there, we journey through the sparkling elegance of Felix Mendelssohn, the passionate intensity of Robert Schumann, the sweeping Romanticism of Johannes Brahms, and the impressionistic colors and innovations of Claude Debussy. Through listening, discussion, and historical context, we’ll explore how each of these composers pushed the boundaries of piano music.

Juliette de Marcellus is an award-winning music critic, lecturer, and author of fiction and non-fiction.

Bill David

Legendary Films, Directors, & Actors

Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

$125 for series or $35 per class

December 11: Doris Day

One of the biggest box-office stars in Hollywood during the 1950s and 1960s, Day was a top singer, considered the best white female jazz singer. She was an accomplished actress, one who was very underrated.

January 8: Giant

This 1956 epic portrays a powerful Texas big ranch family challenged by changing times and the coming of big oil, ranks #82 in The American Film Institute’s list of the Top 100 American films. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, it won Best Director for George Stevens.

March 12: Alfred Hitchcock

The “Master of “Suspense’ directed great films for an amazing six decades, from the silent days in England into the 1970s. In the American Film Institute’s List of the Top 100 American films, he and Billy Wilder are the only directors to have four films listed.

April 16: Robert Mitchum

The original Rebel, before Marlon Brando and James Dean, Mitchum was one of the best actors in Hollywood for over 35 years. Deeply respected by Directors and fellow actors, Mitchum was a thorough professional behind his feigned nonchalance, of not caring.

Bill David served as a Marine infantry officer and spent his career in magazine publishing.

David Darby

Sports Top Tens, Predictions, & Special Guests

Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to noon

December 12, January 9, March 13

$60 for 3-part series or $20 per class

Season 2 of The Four Arts “Let’s Talk Sports” class is welcome to anyone interested in sports from casual observer to big-time fan. We will examine sports in a light-hearted way and tackle questions in a welcoming environment. Each class will discuss varied Top Ten sports lists and enjoy a conversation with a special guest from the sports world, plus hear bold predictions about the college football playoffs (December), the NFL playoffs (January) and the NCAA basketball tournament (March). David Darby, The Four Arts’ Head of Marketing & Communications, previously spent 18 years as a sports journalist.

Related program: Take Me Out to the Ballgame!, see page 52.

Yelitza Károlyi

Freeform Expression in Acrylics, Inks, Charcoal and Pastels

Mondays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 ■ $425

This class will emphasize personal styles of intuition in context of the honored classical principles and techniques regarding shapes, light, shadows and media, however without excluding atypical materials and methods. The aim will be to liberate intuitive creativity, visual improvisation and the art of “letting go”, irrespective of whether it is via abstract art or figurative art. Yelitza Károlyi received instruction in Figurative Painting from Janet Conlon Manyan at the Maine College of Art (MECA) and from Ronnie Landfield and Max Ginsburg at The Art Students League of New York.

Russell Kelley

The Great Museums of Paris: From the Revolution through the 19th Century

Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

March 11, 18, 25 ■ $60 for 3-part series

Presented in partnership with Alliance Française Miami Metro

Explore the fascinating evolution of Paris’s most iconic museums in this engaging three-part illustrated lecture series. Discover how the city’s first major museums were born — from the upheaval of the French Revolution to the passions of private collectors — and how they’ve transformed over time. Topics include the Revolutionary Museums (such as the Louvre, the Museum of Natural History, and the Museum of Arts and Crafts), the grand History Museums (like the Museum of the History of France at the Château de Versailles and the Carnavalet Museum), and the remarkable Collectors’ Museums (including the Cluny, Guimet, Cernuschi, and Condé Museums). Join Russell Kelley for a cultural journey through the institutions that helped shape — and preserve — France’s extraordinary heritage.

Related program: Midtown Walking Tour, see page 52.

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FIELD TRIPS

All buses depart from and return to the Dixon Education Building

Tickets are required and must be purchased in advance. Tickets are not available on day of trip.

Galleries and Artists’ Studio Tour, West Palm Beach

with Lacy Davisson

Thursday, January 22, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

$255; includes transportation and lunch

Join art historian Lacy Davisson on this one-of-a-kind experience that explores behind the scenes look at Galleries and Artists’ studios in West Palm Beach. This intimate & insightful trip is the opportunity to meet notable local artists and galleries to see how they work. Davisson, founder of Artview NYC (artviewnyc.com), provides an in-depth and exciting overview of today’s art world. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College with a Master of Arts from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, Davisson has more than 20 years of experience in the art world in New York, Paris and Milan.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Friday, March 6, 2026, time TBD

$225; includes transportation, tickets, and lunch

Step into the heart of America’s favorite pastime with a visit to CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, the spring training home of the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals. The stateof-the-art, 160-acre complex offers a look at professional baseball in action, with beautifully maintained fields and a fanfriendly atmosphere. Whether you’re a baseball enthusiast or simply curious about the sport’s cultural impact, this outing promises a fun and engaging experience in a vibrant Palm Beach setting. Related program: Sports Top Tens, Predictions & Special Guests, see page 51.

Vero Beach Day Trip

Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

$255; includes transportation, tickets, and lunch

This inspiring field trip celebrates visual and botanical arts — perfect for sparking curiosity and connecting with Florida’s unique coastal heritage. McKee Botanical Garden is an enchanting 18-acre subtropical oasis listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Home to more than 10,000 native and exotic plants, one of Florida’s largest water lily collections, and peaceful wooded groves, the Garden beautifully blends horticultural splendor, history, and conservation. Vero Beach Museum of Art has thoughtfully curated exhibitions, and engaging collections that span from classical to contemporary, offering something for every art lover.

Midtown Walking Tour with Russell Kelley

Thursday, April 2, 2026 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. $45; includes walking tour and book

Russell Kelley will lead a walking tour from the Dixon Education Building to Midtown, linking architecture with history which was developed during the boom years of the 1920s. Kelley was born in Palm Beach and is coauthor with the Historical Society of Palm Beach County of An Illustrated History of Palm Beach (Pineapple Press, 2020) and Historic Palm Beach: Walking, Biking, and Driving Tours (Pineapple Press, 2024).

KING LIBRARY

The Society of the Four Arts’ Gioconda and Joseph King Library houses fiction and nonfiction best sellers, an extensive arts collection, streaming and videos, DVDs, periodicals and has access to a variety of newspapers, e-books and e-audio books. Book discussions, author talks, teen and adult programs are presented frequently.

All King Library programs are open to the public at no charge. Reservations are required and seating is limited.

To make a program reservation:

• Call (561) 655-2766

• Email kinglibrary@fourarts.org

• Visit the program’s page at fourarts.org

In 2018, the landmarked library received a stunning, award-winning restoration that enhances the experience for all visitors. The King Library serves the Town of Palm Beach and an annual membership is open to everyone. King Library membership entitles two people of a household to use the Library. Non-members are invited and encouraged to visit but borrowing privileges and online services are limited.

King Library members receive:

• Full use of the Library and its services, including online databases, e-books, requesting and suggesting books and DVDs, using the beautiful reading and study spaces, and more;

• Reader advisory services supplied by a thoughtful staff of librarians who are dedicated to members’ intellectual and creative growth;

• The ability to use electronic devices, such as laptops and tablets; and,

• Tech tutor services available by appointment.

King Fling

Friday, November 7, 2025

from 4 to 7 p.m.

$75 • Reservations required

Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden

Join us in the Hulitar Sculpture Garden for the season kick-off celebration! This special evening event will feature music, wine tastings and food stations. As a King Fling guest, you will have access to shop the King Library book sale in the Pannill Pavilion and participate in the $25 Mystery Wine Auction. Enjoy a fun, festive evening where all proceeds benefit the King Library Collection.

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ADULT PROGRAMS

Explore Your Library: A Workshop on the King Library Collection

Wednesday, October 20 or Wednesday, November 6, 2025 Sessions at 10 a.m. or 3 p.m.

No charge • Reservations required King Library

Discover the hidden treasures of our library in this enlightening workshop where you’ll get to know our extensive collection of books and special items. This is a great opportunity for both new and seasoned patrons to delve deeper into what our library has to offer. Open to current library members looking to maximize their experience, new visitors eager to explore our collection, and anyone interested in Florida, history, and special collections. Become more comfortable navigating our library, gain insight into unique collections not available elsewhere, meet like-minded individuals, and make the most of your library membership.

Mastering Online Resources

Monday, October 6 or Monday, November 13, 2025 Sessions at 10 a.m. or 3 p.m.

No charge • Reservations required King Library

Attend one of four sessions to learn about the online resources offered by the King Library, including Libby, Palace, Newsbank, and Kanopy, plus an introduction to AI tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Master these resources to enjoy eBooks, digital magazines and newspapers, streaming movies from home, and begin exploring AI as a tool for research and creativity. Must be a Four Arts or King Library member to use the library apps.

Unable to attend one of the sessions, but still want to learn more about these resources? Email kinglibrary@fourarts.org and schedule an appointment with a librarian.

COLOR, CREATE, CRAFT

Select Fridays from 2 to 4 p.m. • King Library

No charge • Reservations required • Library will supply all materials

2025

October 3: Macrame Plant Hanger

October 17: Fall Deco Mesh Wreath

October 31: Halloween Crafts

November 21: Beginner Crochet with Jennifer Noelle

December 5: Yarn Hat Ornaments

December 19: Card and Envelope Making with Sally Cole

2026

January 9: Pamphlet Binding

January 23: Recycled Bookmarks

February 6: Wine Cork Heart

February 13: Beginner Crochet with Jennifer Noelle

March 6: Leaf Imprint Jewelry Dish

March 20: Pressed Flower Candle Holders

April 10: Paper Flowers

April 24: Bucket Hats

SPECIAL AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS

Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. • Dixon Education Building or King Library

Acclaimed authors from a variety of backgrounds and genres provide a captivating presentation, an interactive Q&A session, and a book signing opportunity.

No charge • Reservations required

Join us in person or watch live via Zoom by visiting the event page on fourarts.org. A recording will be posted for 30 days following the presentation.

Nikki Erlick

The Poppy Fields

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

King Library

Join New York Times best-selling author Nikki Erlick for a captivating discussion of her latest novel, The Poppy Fields — a thought-provoking speculative story of grief, healing, and resilience. Set in an experimental treatment center in the California desert, the novel follows four strangers on a journey to escape their pain and find solace, but at what cost? Exploring love, loss, and the power of memory, The Poppy Fields asks: How far would you go to heal a broken heart?

Joyce Carol Oates

In Conversation: Joyce Carol Oates with Jonathan Santlofer Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. Dixon Education Building

Join us for an engaging conversation between literary icon Joyce Carol Oates and acclaimed author and artist Jonathan Santlofer. Oates, one of America’s most celebrated and versatile writers, has captivated readers for decades with her bestselling novels, short fiction, essays, and poetry. From them (winner of the National Book Award) to Blonde (a bold reimagining of Marilyn Monroe’s life), her works continue to shape contemporary literature. Santlofer, known for his bestselling novels The Last Mona Lisa and The Lost Van Gogh, will lead a thought-provoking discussion on Oates’ storied career, her latest works, and the art of storytelling.

Ted Aldrich

The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration That Won World War II

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

King Library

Join author and historian Ted Aldrich as he explores the remarkable partnership of George Marshall and Henry Stimson men whose leadership and vision helped prepare the United States for World War II and ultimately secure victory. Based on his critically acclaimed book, The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration That Won World War II, Aldrich’s talk brings to life the compelling stories of these extraordinary leaders and their influence on figures like FDR, Churchill, Eisenhower, and Patton.

FLORIDA VOICES AUTHOR SERIES

Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. • King Library or Dixon Education Building

This book discussion series engages in dialog with celebrated Florida authors. Each program features a presentation by the author, a Q&A, and a book signing.

No charge • Reservations required

Join us in person or watch live via Zoom by visiting the event page on fourarts.org. A recording will be posted for 30 days following the presentation.

Clay Henderson

Audubon’s Birds of Florida

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

King Library

Rescheduled from last season! John James Audubon’s expedition to Florida 1831-1832 was the most significant journey of the famous artist/naturalist. Audubon’s Birds of Florida contains a chronology and thorough description of the expedition and includes high resolution reproductions of all the birds Audubon drew in Florida. Henderson has visited and searched for birds in each of the places explored by Audubon, with an understanding of how those places have changed. He has served as president of Florida Audubon Society and Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.

Martha Hall Kelly

The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

Dixon Education Building

Join New York Times best-selling author Martha Hall Kelly as she discusses her newest novel, The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club. Inspired by true events, this captivating story follows two sisters on Martha’s Vineyard during World War II as they navigate family struggles, wartime tensions, and the transformative power of books. When they start a women’s book club amidst the turmoil of war, they uncover unexpected connections, a possible spy in their midst, and the chance to change their futures. Hear Martha share insights into her research and storytelling process in this engaging discussion.

Julie Gilbert

Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-Selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

King Library

Join us for a discussion with author Julie Gilbert as she explores the life and legacy of Edna Ferber — Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, acclaimed playwright, and one of the most widely read authors of the early 20th century. In Giant Love, Gilbert delves into the controversy surrounding Ferber’s groundbreaking novel Giant (1952), which ignited a firestorm in Texas over its depiction of the state’s oil wealth and social hierarchy. The novel’s impact extended beyond literature, culminating in George Stevens’ iconic film adaptation starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean.

Annabel Monaghan

It’s A Love Story

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

King Library

USA Today best-selling author Annabel Monaghan shares the story behind her latest novel, It’s A Love Story — a witty and heartfelt tale of second chances, Hollywood mishaps, and unexpected romance. Jane Jackson, a former child star turned studio executive, finds herself tangled in a highstakes deception that forces her to confront the past, including a long-lost first kiss. With her signature charm and humor, Monaghan delves into the inspiration behind the book and the joy of writing about love in all its messy, magical forms.

Deborah Goodrich Royce

Best Boy

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

King Library

Buried secrets of a teenage trauma and a troubled history are unearthed when a woman is contacted by a man from her past who may — or may not — be who he says he is. Viveca Stevenson has left behind a glittering acting career to raise her son far from Hollywood. When a letter drops from the best boy on Misty, her career-defining film, Viveca’s life starts to unravel. As she chases after truths she does not remember, someone is chasing her. Best Boy is Goodrich Royce’s fourth novel. Reef Road was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews, Ruby Falls won the Zibby Award for Best Plot Twist, and Finding Mrs. Ford was hailed by Forbes and “Good Morning America.”

Florida Voices is generously supported by the Fred J. Brotherton Endowment for Literature, established at The Four Arts by the Fred J. Brotherton Charitable Foundation. Fred Brotherton, who died in 2003, was for many years a Benefactor of The Four Arts and a strong supporter of its programs. Florida Voices, featuring the state that was Mr. Brotherton’s winter home, serves as a continuing memorial to this much-respected member of The Four Arts.

SHORT STORY BOOK GROUP

Fridays at 2 p.m. • King Library

No charge • Reservations required

Engage in meaningful conversations about literature and connect with other book enthusiasts. Each moderated group will focus on a single short story.

All Good Here

By J. Kevin Shushtari

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 2 p.m.

Make It Black

By Andre Dubus III

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 2 p.m.

The Stuntman

By Rachel Cusk

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 2 p.m.

Show Don’t Tell

By Curtis Sittenfeld

Friday, November 14, 2025 at 2 p.m.

All groups moderated by Margaret Wilesmith, the author of Too Good To Eat: Beautiful Food Packaging from Around the World and a founding director of the Palm Beach Book Festival. Wilesmith currently is an Adjunct Professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University’s School of the Arts and was the founder of Wilesmith Advertising | Design.

PAGE TURNERS

Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. • King Library

This book discussion group explores new titles and modern works of fiction.

No charge • Reservations required

Join us in person or watch live via Zoom by visiting the event page on fourarts.org. A recording will be posted approximately one week later.

The Lion Women of Tehran

By Marjan

Kamali, facilitated by Mary Calhoun

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

Set over three decades, The Lion Women of Tehran follows Ellie and Homa, childhood friends from vastly different backgrounds. Their bond is tested when Ellie returns to a life of privilege, leaving Homa behind. As they reunite in adulthood, political upheaval and personal ambitions shape their path until one devastating betrayal changes everything.

The Authenticity Project

By Clare Pooley, facilitated by Dr. Rachel Schipper

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

A solitary green notebook connects six strangers in unexpected ways. When lonely artist Julian Jessop leaves his honest life story in a café, others add their own truths, sparking new friendships, self-discovery, and even love. Filled with humor, heartache, and hope, this uplifting tale celebrates the courage to be authentic and the joy of genuine human connection.

Peggy

The Yellow Bird Sings

By Jennifer Rosner, facilitated by Hindel Levitin

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

Inspired by the true stories of Jewish children hidden during World War II, The Yellow Bird Sings is a breathtaking novel about the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter. Hindel Levitin is the program director of The Chabad House in Palm Beach and the director of the Jewish Women’s Circle of Palm Beach providing social, artistic, and intellectual programming.

The Stolen Queen

By Fiona Davis, facilitated by Mary Weiss with virtual guest Dr. Rachel Kreiter Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

When a priceless artifact disappears during the Met Gala, an Egyptologist and a fashion assistant embark on a journey to uncover secrets buried in both time and sand. Dr. Kreiter’s expertise in Egyptian art and its modern connections will provide fascinating insights into the book’s historical and artistic themes.

By Rebecca Godfrey & Leslie Jamison, facilitated by Carole Pichney

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

Godfrey and Jamison offer a striking reimagining of Peggy Guggenheim’s extraordinary life. Born into wealth, Peggy loses her father in the Titanic disaster, an event that propels her toward a life of independence, art, and defying expectations. Navigating the sexist and anti-Semitic art scenes of New York and Europe, she becomes a pioneering collector, shaping modern art history.

Eleanore of Avignon

By

Elizabeth DeLozier, facilitated by Hindel Levitin Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

A midwife and healer risks her life, her freedom, and everything she holds dear to protect her beloved city from the encroaching Black Death in 1347 Provence. As she learned the day her mother died, the most dangerous thing a woman can do is draw attention to herself. Eleanore of Avignon is rich with unforgettable characters, gorgeously drawn, and full of captivating historical drama.

The Romanov Brides: A Novel of the Last Tsarina and Her Sisters

By Clare McHugh, facilitated

by

Carole Pichney

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

They were granddaughters of Queen Victoria and two of the most beautiful princesses in Europe. This rich novel is about Princess Alix of Hesse — the future Alexandra, last Empress of Imperial Russia — and her sister, Princess Ella. Their decision to marry into the Romanov royal family changed history.

TALK OF KINGS

Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. • King Library

This nonfiction book group delves into captivating tales in history and culture. No charge • Reservations required Join us in person or watch live via Zoom by visiting the event page on fourarts.org. A recording will be posted approximately one week later.

The Great Railroad Revolution

By Christian Wolmar, facilitated by Ed Lamont

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line in the 1830s sparked a national revolution in the way that people lived thanks to the speed and convenience of train travel. Promoted by visionaries and built through heroic effort, the American railroad network facilitated everything from long-distance travel to commuting and transporting goods to waging war. It united far-flung parts of the country, boosted economic development, and was the catalyst for America’s rise to world-power status.

Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence

By Joseph Ellis, facilitated by Dr. Douglas Nelson

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

America

250

Pulitzer-winning historian Joseph Ellis captures the pivotal summer of 1776, when the thirteen colonies declared independence while Britain sent its largest armada to crush the rebellion. Through a seamless narrative, Ellis examines key figures like Washington, Adams, and Jefferson, showing how political and military events shaped each other. Revolutionary Summer offers a fresh, compelling take on this defining moment in American history.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient

World: An Extraordinary New Journey Through History’s Greatest Treasures

By Bettany Hughes,

facilitated by Dr. Douglas Nelson

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

For millennia, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have been known for their aesthetic sublimity, ingenious engineering, and sheer, audacious magnitude, emblems of the glory of antiquity. Historian Bettany Hughes has traveled to each to uncover the latest archaeological discoveries and bring these monuments and the cultures that built them back to breathtaking life.

Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism

By

Sebastian Smee, facilitated by Ed Lamont Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans ― then imperiled again as radical republicans established a breakaway Commune, ultimately crushed by the French Army after bloody street battles and the burning of central Paris. As renowned art critic Sebastian Smee shows, it was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist movement was born ― in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue.

The Presidents: 250 Years of American Political Leadership

By Iain Dale, facilitated by Dr. Alvin Felzenberg

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Alvin Felzenberg will focus on Thomas Jefferson in The Presidents: 250 Years of American Political Leadership. As the author of the chapter on Jefferson, Felzenberg will offer insight into his presidency, influence on the young nation, and complex legacy. This discussion, held in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, will explore Jefferson’s vision for America and the challenges he faced as a leader.

Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

By John Green,

facilitated by Dr. Diana Barrett

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Tuberculosis is seen today as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it. In 2019, John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient in Sierra Leone. In the years since, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year.

Peter O’Toole: The Definitive Biography

By Robert Sellers, facilitated by Bill David

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

With the help of exclusive interviews with colleagues and close friends, Sellers paints the first complete picture of this complex and muchloved man. The book reveals what drove him to extremes, why he drank to excess for many years and hated authority, but it also describes a man who was fiercely intelligent, with a great sense of humor and huge energy. Giving full weight to O’Toole’s extraordinary career, this is an insightful, funny, and moving tribute to an iconic actor who made a monumental contribution to theater and cinema. America 250

BIOGRAPHY BOOK CLUB

Wednesdays at 11 a.m. • King Library No charge • Reservations required

Each moderated group will focus on the life of a prominent person. A suggested list of available materials from the King Library will be distributed once registered. The group requires attendees to access at least one of the suggested items and come ready to discuss.

Isadora Duncan

Moderated by Kristin Aiello

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 11 a.m.

Featuring a Dance Demonstration by Lauren Carey, Artistic Director of Ballet Florida

Isadora Duncan (1877–1927) was a trailblazing dancer who redefined modern dance. Rejecting the rigid structure of classical ballet, she embraced free, expressive motion inspired by nature and classical Greek art. With her performances and fearless spirit, she became a symbol of artistic liberation and personal independence.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Moderated by Mary Calhoun

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 11 a.m.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998) was an author, environmentalist, and activist whose efforts helped save the Florida Everglades. Through her groundbreaking book The Everglades: River of Grass, she transformed public perception of the wetlands, advocating for conservation and ecological preservation. Her work laid the foundation for modern environmental activism and cemented her legacy as a protector of Florida’s natural beauty.

Pamela Churchill Harriman

Moderated by Dr. Diana Barrett

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 11 a.m.

Jacques Pépin

Moderated by Roberta Sabban

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 11 a.m.

Jacques Pépin (b. 1935) is a legendary chef, author, and television personality whose influence on modern cuisine is immeasurable. Renowned for his mastery of French cooking techniques, he has spent decades educating and inspiring home cooks through his acclaimed cookbooks and TV programs. His warm, approachable style and dedication to culinary excellence have made him one of the most respected figures in the food world.

Edgar Degas

Moderated by Dr. Rachel Schipper

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 11 a.m.

Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was a French Impressionist painter and sculptor renowned for his masterful depictions of movement, particularly in ballet dancers and everyday Parisian life. With his innovative use of composition, color, and light, he captured fleeting moments with striking realism. His work continues to influence and inspire artists, cementing his place as a visionary of modern art.

Pamela Churchill Harriman (1920–1997) was a British-born diplomat, political activist, and socialite whose influence spanned politics, philanthropy, and high society. As the U.S. Ambassador to France, she played a pivotal role in shaping transatlantic relations. Known for her charm, intelligence, and strategic alliances, she became one of the most powerful women in international politics.

Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

Moderated by Roberta Sabban

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 11 a.m.

Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1920–2014) was an aristocrat, author, and businesswoman who revitalized Chatsworth House, transforming it into one of England’s most beloved historic estates. As the youngest of the famous Mitford sisters, she navigated a life intertwined with British history and high society, balancing tradition with modern enterprise. Her wit, resilience, and dedication to preserving heritage left an enduring legacy.

TEEN PROGRAMS

Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. • King Library

No charge • Reservations required Programs are open to teens ages 12-18. All materials are provided.

Fleeting Gestures: Whimsical Self-Portraits with Charcoal

Presented by Kristin Miller

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Working with visual themes shown in the exhibit, Degas: The Private Impressionist, students will explore Impressionistic concepts of time and the human body, producing a series of quick gesture and blind contour drawings as well as a whimsical subtractive self-portrait with charcoal. As Degas captured the essence of the human body, horses and ballet dancers, we will capture our own fleeting nature at this moment in time.

At the beginning of the workshop, teens and families are invited for complimentary admission to the exhibit.

Lovely Linocuts: Exploring Pattern and Line Through Printmaking

Presented by Kristin Miller

Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Drawing inspiration from the linework and patterns seen in exhibit The Triumph of Art Nouveau, students will design and carve a small stamp to create their own pattern repeat. The stamp can be used as the full composition, or as a background for another drawing.

At the beginning of the workshop, teens and families are invited for complimentary admission to the exhibit.

ART & MATH SERIES Creating Designs in a Circle

Presented by Ruth Champagne

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Generously supported by the Annette Urso Rickel Foundation

Join us to create collaborative and individual artwork as we explore three ways to create colorful geometric designs in a circle. We will create and color symmetrical designs by drawing congruent polygons in a circle, by using number patterns to form a circular design, and by drawing a Mandala in concentric circles. Then we will solve jigsaw puzzles created by using a tessellation to transform geometric designs into jigsaw puzzle pieces.

ART & MATH SERIES Shapes & Patterns in Poetry

Presented by Ruth Champagne

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Generously supported by the Annette Urso Rickel Foundation

Shapes and patterns in poetry are appealing to the eye and pleasing to the ear. Join us to explore how we can use geometry and numerical patterns to construct a poem with ease. We will read poems that have shapes and patterns and collaborate to write similar poems. Participants will use their favorite shapes and patterns to create individual poems in an Idea Book.

CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

The Children’s Library is located on the second floor of the John E. Rovensky Building, 100 Four Arts Plaza. Children may borrow books and enjoy special event programs at no charge. Families are encouraged to get free library cards for their children to be eligible to attend certain programs and to receive up-to-date information from our Children's Library newsletters mailed three times a year.

The Children’s 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 fourarts.org for complete details. 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 Children’s Library offers a variety of programs throughout the year, including Preschool Story Time, Family Story Time, School-Age Programs, and other special event programs.

For more information about the Children’s Library:

• Call (561) 655-2776

• Email schooltrips@fourarts.org

• Select Children’s Programs at fourarts.org

As part of our commitment to community outreach, the Four Arts offers free field trip programs that can be customized for your school, children’s group or organization. Master’s degreed librarians facilitate all story time and field trip programming. The minimum number of students required for group reservations is 18.

FAMILY STORY TIME

Select Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. • November through March Children’s Library

8 years of age and younger • No charge • No reservations needed Each story time is based on an educational theme and arts & craft activity is provided.

November 8

Saturday, November 22 The Nutcracker Saturday, December 6 Christmas Pajama Breakfast Party Saturday, December 20

Happy New Year! Saturday, January 3

Tell Me a Story Saturday, January 24

Happy Valentine’s Day Saturday, February 14 Mermaids Saturday, February 28

Springtime Gardening Saturday, March 14

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME

Most Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. • October through April

Children’s Library or Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden

4 years of age and younger • No charge • No reservations needed

Each story time is based on an educational theme and arts & craft activity is provided.

OCTOBER 2025

Fire Prevention Day with Palm Beach Fire Rescue

Thursday, October 9

Community Helper Day

Thursday, October 16

Wild Animals

Monday, October 20

Pumpkins

Monday, October 27

Happy Halloween

Thursday, October 30

NOVEMBER 2025

Fall

Monday, November 3

All Mixed Up

Thursday, November 6

Traveling

Monday, November 10

Mickey Mouse

Monday, November 17

Native American

Heritage Day

Thursday, November 20

Thanksgiving Monday, November 24

Children’s Library Story Time Themed Days gift of the E. Block, S. Casdin, and A. Hassenfeld Families

DECEMBER 2025

Deck the Halls

Monday, December 1

Winter Wonderland

Thursday, December 4

Mele Kalikimaka

Monday, December 8

Caroling

Thursday, December 11

Hanukkah

Monday, December 15

Merry Christmas Celebration Thursday, December 18

JANUARY 2026

Bears

Monday, January 5

Donut Day

Thursday, January 8

PJ Day

Monday, January 12

Bath

Thursday, January 15

Tea Party

Thursday, January 22

Penguins

Monday, January 26

Winnie the Pooh

Thursday, January 29

FEBRUARY 2026

Animal Friends

Monday, February 2

Imaginary Creatures

Thursday, February 5

Grandparents Day

Monday, February 9

Happy Valentine’s Day

Thursday, February 12

Dinosaur Day

Thursday, February 19

Homes

Monday, February 23

Yoga & Art

Thursday, February 26

MARCH 2026

Dr. Seuss Day

Monday, March 2

Superhero Day

Thursday, March 5

Curious George

Monday, March 9

American Farmer Day

Thursday, March 12

Sponsored by Palm Beach Country Club Foundation

Pets

Monday, March 16

Zoo

Thursday, March 19

Weather

Monday, March 23

Garden Day with The Garden Club of Palm Beach

Thursday, March 26

Bugs

Monday, March 30

APRIL 2026

Peter Cottontail Day and Egg Hunt

Thursday, April 2

Playing

Monday, April 6

Get Well Soon

Thursday, April 9

Feelings

Monday, April 13

Police Day with Palm Beach Police

Thursday, April 16

Pond

Monday, April 20

Ocean

Thursday, April 23

Lost & Found

Monday, April 27

End of Season

Pirate Party Thursday, April 30

Children’s Library Story Time Themed Days gift of the E. Block, S. Casdin, and A. Hassenfeld Families

SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS

Select weekdays • Children in Kindergarten & up

No charge • Library card holders only • Reservations required • Space is limited

The Children’s Library offers a monthly cooking, art and floral design classes. Reservations must be made by calling the Children’s Library at (561) 655-2776.

Dates of classes, more details on the programs, and our reservation dates for each class will be released in our Children’s Library newsletters.

Fun Chefs with Stacey Stolman

Meet the Music! “How Suite It Is”

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 2 p.m.

No charge • Reservations required, call 561-655-7226

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Join composer and radio presenter Bruce Adolphe for an interactive and fun children’s concert. The intrepid Inspector Pulse follows his “Suite” tooth, exploring the drama and variety of Baroque dance suites together with musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Art 101 with Jason Merigold

Photo by Da Ping Luo

Floral Design with Vickie Denton

CRAFT CLUB

Wednesday’s at 3:15 p.m. • 7 years of age & older

Once a month October through March • Children’s Library

No charge • Library card holders only • Reservations required • Space is limited

Led by children’s librarian Samantha Merigold, the hour program will include 2-3 thematic crafts and participants will be guided through all activities.

Craft Club goals are to increase fine motor skills, creativity, patience, cultural awareness, coordination, and confidence in participants.

More details and our reservation dates for each class will be released in our Children’s Library newsletters.

Boo to you!

Wednesday, October 15

Turkey Day

Wednesday, November 19

That Gingerbread Feeling

Wednesday, December 17

Spa Day

Wednesday, January 21

Jewelry Design

Wednesday, February 25

Spring is here!

Wednesday, March 11

FAMILY BOOK CLUB

One Saturdays a month • Independently reading children

No charge • Library card holders only • Reservations required • Space is limited

Our Family Book Club has three classic selections for this upcoming season. Our program consists of two meetings for each selected book and meetings are facilitated by children’s librarian Samantha Merigold. Readers receive their own copy of the book at the first meeting! Our goal for Family Book Club is to learn, grow, and become passionate readers together!

Selected books for this season are:

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

The Lightning Thief

Dates of classes, more details on the programs, and our reservation dates for each class will be released in our Children’s Library newsletters.

SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS

Minimum 18 students • By appointment, reservations are required Please call (561) 655-2776 or email schooltrips@fourarts.org

The Four Arts offers additional transportation funding for The School District of Palm Beach County. Inquire with your bookkeeper or the Children’s Library

ART EXHIBITION

Illustrating Words: The Wondrous Fantasy World of Robert L. Forbes, poet, and Ronald Searle, artist

Please visit www.fourarts.org for hours

No charge for admission

Mary Alice Fortin Children’s Art Gallery

This exhibition, organized by The Society of the Four Arts, features the inventive and whimsical words of Robert L. Forbes and 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. This free program can be customized for any grade level. Visit includes poetry reading, gallery viewing, and thematic arts and crafts.

Reserve a field trip beginning September 10, 2025. Approved in Palm Beach County for K-12th. Select Wednesday mornings available.

Story Time Programs for Your School Group

The Children’s Library is pleased to offer curriculum-based story times for your school group or organization. These free story times include themed arts and crafts and other group activities customized for any grade level. Reservations begin Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

INDEX

AAdvancing Biomarkers, Facilitating Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs 34

Aiello, Kristin ....................................................... 61

Aldrich, Ted 55

All Good Here ...................................................... 57

Allen, Danielle ..................................................... 37

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation ..................................................... 34

America at 250 Festival ...........................15, 16

American Foreign Policy 45

Andrea Chénier ................................................. 28

Annette Urso Rickel Foundation ...............62

Apotheosis of Degas, The 8

Arabella ................................................................. 28

Art Nouveau 10, 11

Art of Partnering, The ..................................... 19

Art 101 .................................................................... 68

Arts & Crafts from Ancient Times to the Present Day ................................................... 43

Arts Council England ...................................... 27

Arya, Darius 39

Ashton, Kelly E. .................................................. 21

Atkinson, Rick .................................................... 36

Audubon’s Birds of Florida 56

Authenticity Project, The .............................. 58

B

Babcock, Elizabeth C. 38

Ballet Company of the National Opera of Ukraine ....................................................... 30

Barnes, Walter 8

Barrett, Diana...............................................60, 61

Before the Race ................................................ 1, 8

Bellini, Vincenzo 29, 30

Best Boy ................................................................. 57

Beyer Artist-in-Residence ........................... 33

Beyer, Michele 33

Bible as Literature, The: From Genesis to Steinbeck 45

Biography Book Club ...................................... 61

Block Family ................................................ 65, 67

Bloomberg Philanthropies 29

Blue, Angel ........................................................... 14

Blue Star Museum .............................................. 6

Bradburn, Doug 36

Bradshaw, General Sir Adrian ................... 39

Brandenburg Concertos ............................... 13

Braunstein, Joel 34

Brentano String Quartet................................ 14

Bridges as Structural Art 37

Brinton, Roberta Diaz .................................... 34

Brotherton, Fred ................................................ 57

Buffet 11

By Experience ..................................................... 27

CCalhoun, Mary .............................................58, 61 Campus on the Lake 32-52

Canadian Brass.................................................. 13

Caravaggio ...........................................................26

Carols on the Lawn 13

Casdin Family ............................................. 65, 67

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 13, 15, 16, 68

Champagne, Ruth.............................................62

Chasing Degas: My Four Decades of Seeking Out and Collecting Works by Edgar Degas and His Circle ..................... 9

Checkpoint Zoo 21

Chevalier................................................................22

Children’s Library..................................2, 63-70

Christmas Boutique and Plant Sale 46

Chrysler Museum of Art ...........................10, 11

Chrysler Jr., Walter P. ..................................10, 11

Churchill, Jane 41 Cinderella ..............................................................29

Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net 21

Clarissa — The Extraordinary Life of Anthony Eden’s Wife.................................. 43

Clark, Edmund 49

Classes & Workshops ............................. 49-51

Classical Music: Great Works for Piano ................................................................. 50

Cleveland, Michael ............................................17

Clot, Auguste 8 Color, Create, Craft .......................................... 54

Comstock, Ariane Csonka..................... 21, 50

Connecting America 44 Connor, Kathy .................................................... 35 Constable, John .................................................26 Contemporaries 48, 49 Cosmo, James.....................................................24 Craft Club 69

Creating a Nation...................................... 36-37

Creating Designs in a Circle........................62

Creating Legacies 35

Cusk, Rachel ....................................................... 57

DDale, Iain .............................................................. 60

Dance 19

Dance Fantasy ................................................... 19

Danish String Quartet .................................... 16

Darby, David 51

David, Bill ...................................................... 50, 60

Davis, Fiona ........................................................ 58

Davisson, Lacy 33, 52

Day, Doris............................................................. 50

de Marcellus, Juliette...................................... 50

Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire ......................................................62

Declaration of Independence and the Case of Classical Learning ..................... 37

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 39

Degas, Edgar...................................... 8, 9, 26, 61

Degas: Passion for Perfection .....................26

Demonstration Garden 2, 47

Dench, Judi...........................................................23

Denenberg Fine Arts......................................... 8

Denton, Vickie 68

Denver Art Museum ........................................26

DeWitt, Lloyd 11

Directions ............................................................... 2

Discussion of The Sustainable South Florida Garden, A 37

Doner, Michele Oka ........................................ 40

Donnell, John R. ................................................. 31

Donovan, Ronan 44

Dubus III, Andre................................................. 57

Ducamp, Emmanuel ........................................42

Dusty, Larry 49

EEarl of Snowdon ............................................... 43

Ecstatic Nutrition: The Trees in My Life .............................................................. 40

Edgar Degas........................................................ 61

Eighteen-Light Pond Lily Lamp 10

Eleanore of Avignon ........................................ 59

Elizabeth DeLozier .......................................... 59

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 23

Ellis, Joseph ........................................................ 59

Elson, Esther ....................................................... 31

Entertaining in Style: Nancy Astor and Nancy Lancaster .......................................... 41

Erlick, Nikki 55

Esterson, Max .................................................... 48

Esther B. O’Keeffe Building ........................... 2

Esther B. O’Keeffe Speakers Series 31

Every Picture Tells a Story........................... 38

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection 60

Exhibitions on Screen.............................. 26-27

Explore Your Library: A Workshop on the King Library Collection .................... 54

FFamily Book Club............................................. 69

Family Story Times 64

Fashion Stars of the French Revolution....................................................... 43

Fate of the Day, The: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 ................................ 36

Felzenberg, Alvin 60

Field Trips .............................................................52

Fillit, Howard ...................................................... 34

Films & HD Screenings 20-30

Finckel, David ..................................................... 15

Fine Arts 6-11

Fitz Eugene Dixon Education Building .... 2

Fitzwilliam Museum ........................................26

Flatford Mill 26

Fleeting Gestures: Whimsical SelfPortraits with Charcoal .............................62

Floral Design 68

Florida Voices ............................................. 56-57

Food Inc. 2 ............................................................23

Forbes, Robert L. 19, 70 fourarts.org ............................................................ 5

Fred Astaire Dance Studio 19

Fred J. Brotherton Endowment .................. 57

Fred J. Brotherton Charitable Foundation 57

Freeform Expression in Acrylics, Inks, Charcoal and Pastels ................................. 51

Frick Collection in New York City 35

Friday Films .................................................. 21-24

Friedland, Annette and Jack ........................ 31

Frisbie, Kim 37

Frison House: A Living Museum .............. 40 Fun Chefs 68

GGalleries and Artists’ Studio Tour .............52

Garden Club of Palm Beach 39, 42, 46, 47, 67

Giant ....................................................................... 50

Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her BestSelling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film ..................... 56

Gilbert, Julie ........................................................ 56

Ginsburg, Douglas 25

Gioconda and Joseph King Library ........... 2

Giordano, Umberto 28

Gitton, Nicholas ................................................

LLa Bohème 28

La Sonnambula ................................................. 30

La Traviata............................................................ 30

Lambert, Jeremiah 12

Lambert, Sanda ................................................. 12

Lamont, Ed ................................................... 59, 60

Landau Traveling Exhibitions 8

Landscape with Mount Fuji ............................ 9

Lauder, Aerin 46

Lectures .......................................................... 37-44

Lee ............................................................................24

Legendary Films, Directors, & Actors 50

Legends of Landscape ................................. 44

Lessieux, Louis Ernest ................................... 10

Levitin, Hindel 58, 59

Lewis, Paul ........................................................... 14

Libby....................................................................... 54

Life in the Day of the Earl of Snowdon, A.................................................... 43

Lightning Thief, The 69

Lilly ........................................................................... 21

Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The 69

Lion Women of Tehran, The ......................... 58

Lippman, Zachary ............................................42

Living with Flowers 46

Loeb, Sharon and John .................................. 31

Lortie, Louis ..........................................................17

Lovely Linocuts: Exploring Pattern and Line Through Printmaking .............62

Luzzi, Joseph 45

M

Maduro, Sofia 12

Majorelle, Louis................................................... 11

Make It Black ....................................................... 57

Making Spirits Bright 13 Map ............................................................................ 2

Mar-a-Lago: From Cereal Heiress to Winter White House 38

Maria ....................................................................... 21

Marie Antoniette Style 41

Marjorie Stoneman Douglas ....................... 61

Marsalis, Wynton .............................................. 18

Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club, The ............................................. 56

Martin, Jocelyn and Robin ............................ 31

Mary Alice Fortin Children’s Art Gallery ............................................................... 70 Massenet, Jules..................................................29

Page Turners ............................................... 58-59

Palace 54

Palm Beach Atlantic ........................................ 13

Palm Beach Atlantic University Chamber Choir 13

Palm Beach Country Club Foundation ...................................................... 67

Palm Beach County School District 70

Palm Beach Fire Rescue .............................. 65

Palm Beach Police ........................................... 67

Pamela Churchill Harriman 61

Panini, Giovanni Paolo .................................. 39

Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism .............................. 60

Parking ..................................................................... 2

Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson and the Extraordinary Collaboration that Won WW II .............. 55

Passion for Opera, A 50

Past and Present Alchemy: The Art and Essence of High Jewelry ................ 40

Peggy 58

Peter O’Toole: The Definitive Biography 60

Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden ............. 2, 7

Photography Policy............................................ 7

Pichney, Carole 58, 59

Pollard, Edward .............................................10, 11

Pooley, Clare....................................................... 58

Pope’s Cabinet, The: Pius XII’s Secret War for Saving Jews ....................................42

Poppy Fields, The ............................................. 55

Powell, Sandy 23

Power of the Senses ...................................... 44

Preschool Story Times 65-67

Preserving Peace and Defending Freedom in a World of Dictatorships and Instability 39

Presidents, The: 250 Years of American Political Leadership ................................... 60

Private Impressionist, The: Works on Paper by the Artist & His Circle .......8, 26

Promised Land, The .........................................23

Puccini, Giacomo 28

Pursuit of Liberty, The: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle over Power in America ................ 36 Q

Queen Elizabeth II ........................................... 38

Quinn, Diane 21 R

Recovery .................................................................. 7

Regenerating the Aging Brain ................... 34

Reissner, Stellmacher and Kassel 11

Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence ......................... 59

Ridesharing 2

Rolex 29

Romanov Brides, The: A Novel of the Last Tsarina and Her Sisters .................. 59

Rosales, Miguel 37

Rose and Thistle ................................................. 10

Rosen, Jeffrey ..................................................... 36

Rosner, Jennifer 58

Rossini, Gioachino ...........................................29

Rourke, Kelley 29

Royce, Deborah Goodrich ............................ 57

Rüger, Axel .......................................................... 35

Sabban, Roberta 61, 62

Salome ....................................................................29

Sanchez, Jorge .................................................. 44

Sanda & Jeremiah Lambert Concert Series ........................................................... 12-18

Santlofer, Jonathan.......................................... 55

Sartor, Louise 33

Saunders, Thomas A. ...................................... 31

Schipper, Rachel 58, 61

Schlosser, Eric ............................................ 23, 48

School-Age Programs ................................... 68

School Field Trips 70

Sculley, John and Diane................................. 31

Searle, Ronald .................................................... 70

Seeing the Unseen: ... or What’s Hidden in Plain Sight ................................ 49

Seitei, Watanabe ................................................. 9

Self-Portrait (Edgar Degas) 9

Sellers, Robert ................................................... 60 September 5 24

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, The....................................................... 60 1776 25

Seventh Art Productions...............................26

Shakespearean Tragedy, The..................... 45

Shanghai Quartet 17

Shapes & Patterns in Poetry .......................62

Shell Chic ............................................................. 49

Shiverick, Paul and Elizabeth 31

Short Story Book Group ................................ 57 Show Don’t Tell 57

Shulman, Lee ...................................................... 21

Shushtari, J. Kevin............................................. 57 Silvin, René 38

Sissinghurst — Unlocking the Sense of Place .............................................. 39 Sittenfeld, Curtis 57

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