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Coming Up TUESDAY, APRIL 21 City Commission Meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall TUESDAY, APRIL 28 First Public Meeting of the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) Committee at 6 p.m. at City Hall The members of the ITN Committee will discuss the answers to several questions posed to the two remaining proposers about their final submissions for the Casino and Beach Complex. The two proposers are Hudson Holdings and Anderson & Carr, on behalf of the Oceanside Bar & Grill. *no public comment permitted* Members of the ITN Committee: Andy Amoroso City Commission Liaison Sherry Schmidt Cornerstone Realty Corinne Elliot City Finance Dept.

Juan Ruiz City Leisure Services Dept.

William Waters City Building-Code Dept. with City Attorney Christy Goddeau

Vol. 1 • Issue 13 Published in Lake Worth, FL

Bamboo Room Being Sold… ...to the new owner of the Hummingbird Hotel!

By Margaret Menge

The Bamboo Room on South J Street is being sold, and sources tell the Tribune that it’s being bought by the new owner of the Hummingbird Hotel – Dan Gorman.

The Bamboo Room closed at the end of May last year and Russell Hibbard, co-owner with his wife Karen McKinley, told Boca Magazine at the time that he was considering two offers – both from regulars at the club.

Joyce Brown, owner of Flamingo Clay Studio, in the building next door to The Bamboo Room, says

By Margaret Menge

The Cottage, at Lucerne Avenue and L Street, closed two years ago, and has stood empty ever since. But the doors may soon re-open, bringing a late-night crowd back to this corner of Lake Worth’s downtown.

The owners of a cocktail lounge in Fort Lauderdale called Stache have leased the building, according to neighboring businesses, and are planning to re-open it as an upscale cocktail bar or speakeasy.

Stache, on SW 2nd Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, is billed as a “1920s drinking den,” serving new and classic cocktails, and beer and coffee as well. It caters to a younger, upscale crowd and offers bottle service, like the clubs on South Beach.

for live music.

“This was a great investment on a classic piece of property,” said Gorman, adding that he hopes it will bring increased business into Lake Worth.

The sale has not yet been recorded, but the Paradise Building, which houses The Bamboo Room, was recently listed for just under $1 million.

The Paradise Building was designed by architect Sherman Childs and built in 1923. Besides The Bamboo

Hudson Holdings’ plans for the city of Lake Worth are broad and deep. The developer is not only proposing to re-open the Gulfstream Hotel property and build a convention center, parking garage and beach club at the beach: It wants to develop and build up the city, and is pitching it as an opportunity that Lake Worth may not see again soon.

“We would like to immediately get to an agreement,” the developer writes in a March 2 letter to the ITN Committee, going on to write that it is waiting for the ITN process to move forward to make “major design decisions” about the Gulfstream Hotel and the second hotel to be built to the west of it on the vacant lot on Lake Avenue.

“Many decisions cannot be made to the configuration of the existing Gulfstream before getting through this process. It would be our intention to build an additional 150 room hotel with full catering and conference breakout space if awarded the beach front project,” they write in answer to the ITN Committee’s request to provide a general summary of terms and conditions for an agreement.

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Proposes to ‘Beautify’ and ‘Re-establish’ Bryant Park Wants to Help Put a Marina at the Waterfront!

Conceptual drawings of the Convention Center and Beach Club that Hudson Holdings is proposing to build at the Lake Worth beach.

The drawings were made public when the Cone of Silence on the ITN (Invitation to Negotiate) process was lifted on April 2.

This seems to call into question whether the developer would re-open the Gulfstream Hotel and build a “second hotel” if not awarded the beachfront project.

In its March 2 packet of information sent to the city, Hudson Holdings also describes its wide-ranging plans for the city of Lake Worth, citing a group called

Hudson Holdings is willing to make “the appropriate commitment in investment dollars and professional resources to help Lake Worth Continued on Page 3...

Local Artist Asks City for Change to Accommodate Home-Based Arts

By Margaret Menge

Elise Crohn probably has a point.

“If we’re going to say we’re an artists’ town. Artists need to be able to work where they live,” she says.

Crohn found out in January when a code inspector paid a visit that she can’t do what she does – teach art classes – out of the duplex on Bryant Park where she lives.

It’s not even really right to say that she teaches art out of her home. It would be more correct to say that her home IS an art studio. The large living room is painted stark white, and painter’s cloth is draped over the carpet. Four paint-splattered chairs are arranged around a table that opens up for sand play, and everywhere you look, there are bottles of paint and paint

Five so far this year: Three or four more coming up…

By Margaret Menge

liam Waters, who oversees the building and code compliance departments. “We had it in the process to do a city demolition there, but Mr. Rice chose to do it himself.”

Rice’s building was one of more than a dozen that have Continued on Page 3...

Project for Public Spaces and its assertion that a vibrant and “sustainable” city needs 10 “hubs of activity.”

It then lists 10 “opportunities” in Lake Worth, and says

When Zoning Collides With Art

City Demolishing Boarded-Up Buildings

A historic Lucerne Avenue building owned by Greg Rice, chair of the city’s Planning Board, was demolished on April 10, with Rice paying for the demolition himself.

“We told him, you either need to fix it up or you need to tear it down,” said Wil-

The Bamboo Room, at 25 South J Street, was a one-of-a-kind club for jazz and blues. It closed in 2008, re-opened in 2011, and closed again on May 31, 2014, with co-owner Russ Hibbard saying he wanted to take early retirement and hand it off to someone else. (photo by Margaret Menge)

Hudson Holdings Asks to Sign Agreement with City ‘Immediately’

By Margaret Menge

Cocktail Lounge to Open in The Cottage

the owner of the Hummingbird Hotel stopped in recently and introduced himself, telling her that he’s buying The Bamboo Room and has wonderful plans for it that include live music.

When reached by the Tribune this week, Dan Gorman said he couldn’t talk much about the sale just yet, but did indicate that he and Ryan Mueller, whom he described as a partner in the purchase (with at least one other unnamed owner), plan to keep the name Bamboo Room, and to keep it a venue

The building at 1306/1308 Lucerne Avenue, owned by Greg Rice, was demolished on April 10. Rice paid for the demolition, after being given an ultimatum by the city. (photo contributed)

brushes, and paintings and sayings: “Let go of judgments” and “ASK what the image wants.”

Crohn teaches, specifically, something called “expressive art therapy” – teaching people to reach deep within themselves to make art that is solely for themselves, for the art of creating, not really to make a picture to hang on a wall.

She calls her home the Juicy Creatives Studio.

“I’m in the perfect spot for what I’m doing,” she says. “I don’t want to be on Lucerne.

I don’t want people just walking in the door. This is soul work.”

Crohn’s duplex on the corner of South Lakeside and Second Avenue South is flooded with sunlight, and looks out on the green lawn of Bryant Park through large sliding glass doors. On one side of it is a large, semi-circular driveway with room for several cars.

It seemed like the perfect

Elise Crohn moved to Lake Worth in 2012 when she was starting a graduate school program in Social Work at FAU. She set up her Juicy Creatives Studio shortly after, and began teaching ‘expressive art’ classes out of her home on South Lakeside Drive. (photo

by Margaret Menge)

place to do what she’s done several other places she’s lived.

Shortly after moving to Lake Worth in 2012, Crohn set up Juicy Creatives studio, and began advertising classes on her website. She

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Nina Kauder, Sarah Steinberg and Nicole Stern organized the event. Owner of The New Vegan, a family-run café in Delray Beach.

Pastor Mike Olive with Michael Moore.

The very first Vegan Chili Cook-Off & Pet Adoption was It was a fundraiser for the Community Caring Center of held in the Cultural Plaza on Saturday afternoon, April 11. Boynton Beach, a food pantry, and Saving Grace and Her The event was organized by Sarah Steinberg and Nicole Furry Friends, a South Florida animal rescue and adoption Stern, both from Boca Raton, and Nina Kauder, a private organization. chef who lives in Lake Worth.

A number of local restaurants were there with their chili, in-

cluding Mother Earth Café and Suri Tapas Bar. Benny’s on the Beach and Common Grounds Coffee Bar were selling drinks There were several dogs up for adoption, and three rabbits. Rabbits are the third most abandoned animal in America, it was learned at the event.

Vegan Chili Cook-Off and Pet Adoption

Photos By Margaret Menge Master Gardener Tony Dagher with one of his plant baskets.

MONDAY, APRIL 6

Stolen Tag: A woman identified by PBSO as “Ally Hood Jean” called about a stolen tag. As she did not speak or understand English, she had her boyfriend Tony relate to a deputy that someone stole the license plate off her 2002 Toyota Camry that morning while it was parked in front of the apartment complex where she lives at 801 South Federal Hwy. Stolen Vehicle: A man told police that someone broke into his vehicle, stole the keys to his work truck, and then stole his vehicle, a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, which was parked on the 500 block of South Federal Hwy. Stolen Bike: A man flagged down a deputy to tell him that his motorized bike had been stolen the day before from in front of a home on the 1100 block of South L Street.

Burglary: An employee of Tile and Marble Works on the 500 block of North G Street arrived at work and noticed that the front window of the business had been broken. Several aluminum supplies were later found to have been taken from the rear fenced-in yard.

Burglary From Vehicle: A man told police he parked his car in a parking lot at 530 South Federal Highway the day before, and that when he returned to it, he saw that the driver’s side door was open and one window had been pried out. The keys to his work truck that he’d left in the center console had been taken.

Burglary From Vehicle: Someone parked their car on the 600 block of North Lakeside Drive, and when they returned, someone had broken the window and stolen an I-Phone 4 and a USB chord. Christopher Scoggins was seen standing next to the car. He was documented as a suspicious person in the area.

Burglary From Vehicle: A man living on Wright Drive said his car alarm was going off, and he saw a dark, two-door car fleeing the scene. The front, driver’s side window of his Mustang convertible had been smashed, though nothing had been taken from the car.

Vandalism: A deputy was called to Sacred Heart Catholic School for a report of vandalism. Father Quesnel Delvard told the deputy that overnight, someone had damaged the property by uprooting several small plants from the yard and driving over a flower bed on the southeast corner of the property.

Sudden Snatching: A woman was sitting at an outside table at Brogue’s having a beer with a friend. When her friend went inside the bar to use the bathroom, she began talking on her cell phone, a black I-Phone 5. A lightskinned black man, about 6 feet tall, and in his 20s, snatched the phone from her hand and ran south on K Street, into the parking lot.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7 Woman Died: Deputies were called to a home on the 1600 block of North J Street for a report of a woman not breathing. The boyfriend, Michael Feryman, said he and his girlfriend of 10 years, Lisa Conde, age 46, were eating dinner when she started complaining of not being able to breathe. He tried to put the inhaler in her mouth, but her jaw was locked, he said. She turned blue and was not responding. He called 911 and did CPR until paramedics arrived. Conde was taken to JFK Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Attempted Burglary: A man living on the 800 block of South G Street told police that he was in his home just before midnight when he heard a noise at his back door. He opened a window and saw three men, one black, and one white. When they saw him, they fled. The top and bottom lock on the back door were damaged.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8

Burglary: Deputies responded to The Federal Market at 211 South Federal Hwy. in response to an alarm going off. When they arrived, they found the front door ajar. There were pry marks on the front door, and boxes of cigarettes lying on the floor and counter. The A/C Unit appeared to have been damaged and the ‘Employees Only’ door was pried open and the alarm panel ripped from the wall. The owner, Celso Gonzalez, told police that the upstairs tenant called him to tell him there was a lot of noise downstairs, and that he saw a black Kia Sportage parked out front. He told deputies that his small black safe that had been bolted to the floor in the back room was gone, and that it had about $4,000 in it. A security video showed two men in masks, one wearing gloves. The one wearing gloves pries open the front door, and the second one follows him. One walks straight to the back, smashing the A/C unit and alarm, and after prying open the ‘Employees Only’ door, takes the safe. The second one dumps boxes of Black and Milds in a bag. A black SUV pulls up, coming from the south, and the man with the safe load the safe into the trunk and they drive off. No license plate could be seen. Items were taken to be processed for DNA. But the case was declared inactive “pending further investigative leads.”

THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Stolen Tag: A man called to report that his license plate had been stolen off of his 1999 Nissan while it was parked in his driveway in the 1100 block of South K Street.

Stolen Tag: A man called to report that his license plate had been stolen from his 1995 Mitsubishi while it was parked in the driveway of his home on the 1000 block of South H Street.

Stolen Tag: A woman called to report that the license plate had been stolen from her 2004 Honda that was parked in the parking lot of the apartment complex where she lives on the 1000 block of South K Street.

Stolen Tag: A woman called to report that the license plate had been stolen from her 1997 Toyota while it was parked in the driveway in front of her home on the 1000 block of South J Street.

Stolen Tag: A woman told police that the license plate was stolen from her car while it was parked in front of her home on the 800 block of North H Street.

Stolen Tag: A man told police that the license plate had been stolen off his trailer while it was parked in front of his home on the 1100 block of South B Street.

Stolen Vehicle: A man told police that he had a party on April 7 and became “extremely intoxicated.” When he woke up, his 2001blue Ford Mustang was missing, along with the keys. He was told that he had loaned the car to a black man named “Zoe Blood.” He had no memory of loaning out his car, he said, and had left many messages for Blood, asking for his car back.

Drug arrest: A deputy stopped a man for an open container violation.

The man had been riding his bike behind the Chevron at 630 South Dixie Hw. He was found to be in possession of a stolen firearm, cocaine and heroin and was arrested and charged.

Attempted Burglary: Two people attempted to force their way into two storage containers kept at a property on the 2200 block of 4th Avenue North.

Burglary: A man living on the 300 block of South D Street told police that someone broke a window on his home and took a television and desktop computer. DNA was obtained from the victim and from the coaxial cable that was attached to the TV, and from the back of the dresser.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 10

Stolen Tag: A man called to report that his license plate had been stolen and his 1996 Toyota vandalized while it was parked on his driveway on the 800 block of South A Street. The driver’s side mirror and the door lock had both been broken.

Stolen Tag: A man told police that the license plate was stolen off of his white Chevy truck the night before while it was parked in front of his home on the 1400 block of South M Street. He said this was the third time that he’d had his license plate stolen off his vehicle.

Stolen Tag: A man living on the 900 block of South M Street told police that his license plate was stolen off his car while it was parked in front of his house.

Stolen Vehicle: A young man told police that his Toyota had been stolen from Publix near City Place in West Palm Beach and that he’d found it in Lake Worth in the parking lot of the Osborne Community Center. The car appeared to have been in an accident, and a woman’s hair was found in the cowling of the windshield, and in the back seat, along with a skull cap and a red shirt that was wadded up. The car was impounded by police as it appeared it had been involved in a hit-and-run or in some other incident.

Internet Scam: A woman reported to police that she believed she was being targeted by a scammer, who was e-mailing, she said, from Turkey, where he said he was just approved to construct a shopping mall and needed money to “tip” a local elected official before the contract could be signed. The man identified himself as Gooz Adalwin Kenneth.

Child Abuse Allegation: A deputy went to Barton Elementary School to look into an allegation of child abuse. Someone had alleged that there may be a human trafficking concern, and that a student may be having sex for marijuana and cigarettes. Both a guidance counselor and parent advocate said the girl is open about using drugs and having sex with boys who are 13-15 years old. The girl told the deputy that she has sex voluntarily, and does it for pleasure. The case was dropped.

Neighbor Trouble: A deputy went to an apartment building on the 200 block of Ocean Breeze for a report of neighbor trouble. A man told the deputy his neighbor had bumped into him and was verbally abusive, threatening his life. “He is just nuts,” he said. “He needs to be Baker Acted!”

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Stolen Tag: A man living on the 900 block of 12th Avenue South reported that the license plate had been stolen off his vehicle in the last couple of days.

Stolen Tag: A woman told police that the license plate had been taken off of her vehicle while it was parked behind her place of business on the 1300 block of Lake Avenue. She said someone in the business saw someone trying to remove the tag.

Stolen Tag: A woman told police that her license plate was stolen from her Jeep while it was parked in front of her home on the 1300 block of South H Street.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12 Theft: A deputy was called to Dave’s Last Resort for a customer failing to pay for food and alcohol. The bartender said he’d served a man, later identified as Paul Donner, and served him a hamburger and a shot of Cuervo, totaling $15.58. After doing the shot, Donner left the bar and went to Igot’s across the street. The bartender at Igot’s told police that Donner ordered two Coronas and four shots of tequila, consuming all, and then leaving without paying. He was stopped by the manager. He told police that his friend told him he was going to pay for the tab, and that he didn’t have to worry about anything. Donner was arrested.

Friday, April 17, 2015

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“Hudson Holdings Ask to Sign...” succeed.” These areas are: 1. Redevelopment of the Gulfstream Hotel 2. Bryant Park: “We are prepared to partner with the city on a plan to beautify and reestablish Bryant Park, which we see as a waterfront jewel and a key to the hotel’s success. We envision cultural amenities and music programs to bring people to the area.”

3. The Municipal Golf Course: “Very few cities have a historic, waterfront golf course. We believe the opening of the Gulfstream and the addition of a Lake Worth Casino Beach Club will tip the balance and make the course a profit center for the city.”

4. Lake Avenue and Lucerne Avenue: “We are investing in properties that we can own and manage, creating jobs and drawing business to the downtown corridors.”

5. Art & Culture: “We see Lake Worth as the cultural capital of Palm Beach County and plan to partner with local and county arts organizations to promote the city, support artists and use our spaces to spotlight the city’s

offerings.”

6. Food and Beverage: “Lake Worth has earned a reputation for great restaurants. We plan to join the movement with our restaurant at the Gulfstream and through the management of your banquet facilities. We envision Sunday brunches, special culinary events and other activities driven by the hotel and banquet facilities.”

7. Conferences and Weddings: “We envision The Gulfstream and the proposed Lake Worth Casino Beach Club becoming popular destinations for weddings, banquets, special events and business conferences.

This activity will have great benefits for local businesses, grow the local economy and enhance Lake Worth’s image and brand.”

8. Neighborhoods and US 1: “We see Lake Worth’s unique and historic neighborhoods as a distinct strength and are investing millions of dollars in properties near downtown Lake Worth. Close-knit neighborhoods represent a great opportunity for the community to grow its tax base and attract young families and empty nesters who appre-

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ciate a vibrant and creative city.”

9. Marina and Waterfront: “We support your vision for the city marina and waterfront and see our efforts as complementary to your activities.

10. Lake Worth Casino: “A major linchpin to our overall vision is the success of the Lake Worth Casino. We believe that we can manage the property, cut city losses and operational expenses related to the pool and banquet facilities, add parking, increase parking revenue, add retail, create jobs, substantially increase your tax base and grow Lake Worth’s image as a destination for business, culture and tourism.”

The developer ends by referencing “conversations with Mayor Pam Triolo” and “several” commissioners and members of the city’s staff.

“If given this unique opportunity, we also feel it will give The Gulfstream the best chance for long term success.

Based on our conversations with Mayor Triolo, several commissioners and senior city staff, we share your belief in Lake Worth’s future and the role that the Gulfstream and the Lake Worth Casino play in that future.”

Mayor Pam Triolo has repeatedly said that she does not know anything about proposals for anything at the beach being submitted through the ITN process, given the Cone of Silence imposed on committee members and on all members of the City Commission.

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Summer Camp at the Playhouse Sign your child up for summer camp at The Lake Worth Playhouse. The first camp, from June 8-27, will work on “Shrek, The Musical.” The camp will meet Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Playhouse. Performance dates are June 25 and 26, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and June 27 at 2 p.m. The second camp session will meet for four weeks, July 6-August 1, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids will work on the show “Narnia.” Performances will be July 30-August 1 at 2 p.m. Both camps are for ages 8-14. Cost for each is $600.

To register call (561) 586-6410.

“City Demolishing Boarded-Up Buildings” been bulldozed by property owners in the last year under pressure from the city, which is showing much less tolerance for blight under its Chronic Nuisance Abatement program.

Under that program, a building can’t be boarded up for more than a year – it must either be fixed or taken down.

A new local law allows the city, if it is paying for the demolition, to put the cost on the property owner’s tax bill, rather than just attach a lien to the property. Waters said under the old system, with liens, the city frequently ended up eating the cost of the demolition, which can amount to $10,000 or more.

The building Rice owned at 1306/1308 Lucerne Avenue was built in 1923. County property records show it had 2908 square feet of space, and was used in recent years as a warehouse.

It had been boarded up for at least five years.

The building was purchased by John Rice, Greg’s brother, in 2001.

Former Mayor Dennis Dorsey, who was born and raised in Lake Worth, says the last business he remembers in the building was a carpet shop owned by Hal Lowry, a former city commissioner.

It was located there in the late 1950s, or early 1960s, he

told the Tribune.

The city’s press release about the demolition is entitled “Private Sector Helps Clear the Way for New Development,” indicating that a new building may be planned for this lot, which is just one block west of the new, CRA-constructed Urban Arts Lofts.

Waters says there have been about a dozen demolitions paid for by property owners in the last year, and done under pressure from the city to eliminate blight. The city has done about nine demolitions in the last year, he said, with three or four more coming up. All have been declared a safety hazard.

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“Bamboo Room Being Sold...”

Room, the building houses the Poutine Dog Cafe, which just recently celebrated its third anniversary.

Gorman says he’s hoping that they’ll be able to re-open the club in the late summer or fall and that he and the others are now researching what kind of live music would be the biggest draw.

A new limited liability corporation was formed on March 6 to run the Bamboo Room -- Bamboo Room LW, LLC. Ryan Mueller, president of RJM Real Estate Corp. in Delray Beach, is listed as the managing member.

Hummingbird Hotel Dan Gorman bought the long-shuttered Hummingbird Hotel – the only downtown Lake Worth hotel -- on the corner of Lucerne Avenue and K Street last year and has been working on finalizing plans for its renovation.

He said he expects to have those plans completed in the next 30 days and will present them to city staff at that time. They include adding a third story and a rooftop pool, and turning the current hotel lobby into a wine & pi-

Elder Craftsmen Exhibit Flamingo Clay Studio is asking all 3-D artists age 55 and older to exhibit their art from May 22-June 3 in an Elder Craftsmen Exhibit.

The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin County gave the Flamingo Clay Studio a grant last year to fund 10, one-year scholarships for low-income seniors in the new Clay/Fused Glass/Small Metals Studio. These artists will be exhibiting their work starting May 22, and other senior artists are invited to join them. Community Foundation board members and donors will be invited, as will the general public.

Applications are due, along with a $35 application fee, by Friday, May 15 at 3 p.m.

To get an application or for more information, call (561) 588-8344 or (215) 205-9441.

ano bar that would be open to the public.

The hotel will have 24 guest rooms, and will offer a “nest egg” fractional ownership program that will entitle the owner to two-week stays at the Hummingbird every year for the next 30 years.

Last year, said William Waters, Gorman was awarded a permit for exploratory demolition.

“He gutted the inside, he was served with a red tag to stop work, and we haven’t heard from him since,” said Waters.

Gorman said he hasn’t been out of touch, he’s just been finalizing his plans, and that he looks forward to working with city staff.

“I’m not looking to do anything outside the parameters of what I can do,” he said.

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Auditions for ‘Tommy’ The Lake Worth Playhouse has just announced auditions for “The Who’s Tommy” which will run July 9-26.

The May 5 auditions will begin at 7 p.m. on the main stage of the Playhouse at 713 Lake Avenue. Auditions will continue on May 6, starting at 7 p.m. in the Rehearsal Hall. Callbacks, if needed, will be on May 7 at 7 p.m. on the main stage.

Those auditioning are asked to select a song either from the show or a song from the musical that has a rock sound, and are asked to come prepared to sing the entire song. They are also asked to bring a CD of the accompaniment or to have it on a phone, or else to bring sheet music. An accompanist will be provided.

“You must have music. You will not be permitted to sing a cappella,” says the Playhouse, adding that all those auditioning will be required to dance, so should bring something to change into, if needed to dance.

“The Who’s Tommy” was written by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff, with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend. It will be directed by Jodie Dixon-Mears, and choreographed by Roger Dunson, with Evan Ferrar serving as music director.

It tells the story of a deaf, dumb and blind boy’s journey from pain to triumph as a pinball wizard. It is based on the 1969 rock concept album “The Who’s Tommy.”

A Juicy Creatives class, at Elise Crohn’s home, before the city opened a code compliance file and told her she was out of compliance with local laws by teaching art classes for pay in her residence. (photo contributed)

“When Zoning Collides With Art” usually had 5-6 classes a month, mostly on weekends.

Each class had about 6-8 people in it. Once a month she had a bigger class with 12-15 students.

During the week she works as an artist for Lifescape Solutions in Delray Beach, a drug treatment and mental health center, where she teaches art to clients.

Last fall, the city got a complaint that someone was running a retail store where Crohn lives. The city sent a letter to the property owner, who lives out of state, and in January, a code compliance officer came to inspect Crohn’s home.

Crohn says the code compliance officer took a number of photos and told her that they would “go in her file.”

“They kind of let me know that they know about my website, and they know about my Facebook page, and they’re watching me,” she told the Tribune.

Crohn stopped the classes, but has pursued the issue, saying the city should be able to make it possible for people like her to do what they do in their homes.

Under the current law, people teaching piano lessons in their home are operating illegally, as are many others like yoga teachers who have a few people into their homes for classes. It’s Ok to have a home-based business, as long as you have a business license: You just can’t have customers.

Crohn met with City Manager Michael Bornstein and William Waters, who oversees the code compliance department, who told her that she could possibly become a church or a school, but that she would have to get a variance at a cost of $1500, and would have to have a bathroom that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Or she could move.

“I have been to all parts of Florida, and there’s no place like Lake Worth,” she said.

She’s scoured the city for affordable rental space on Lake or Lucerne where she could teach classes, but hasn’t found anything.

“I looked my a__ off, pardon my French. I looked everywhere,” she said.

Waters told her she should locate in the new Artisanal Industrial district, along the railroad tracks. She said she drove up and down the streets in this district, and didn’t see anything for rent at all.

She applied for one of the Urban Arts Lofts, but didn’t qualify as she had a short sale on a condo two years prior, and there was a requirement that you couldn’t have had a short sale in the prior three years.

She also called the Armory Art Center, which operates an Annex out of the city-owned Shuffleboard Courts building. She told them that she has a following and needs a place to teach her classes.

She says they told her that they have their own programs and that she could apply to

teach one of their classes.

“It was like the coldest shoulder I’ve ever gotten,” she said.

So she’s continued to lobby the city to make a change.

William Waters says he was directed by City Manager Michael Bornstein to find a way to change local laws to make what Crohn does legal.

But the city can’t just say they’re going to give artists a break when it comes to zoning, he said. “I have to treat everybody the same.”

He said allowing artists to work out of their homes, and have some customers coming and going, would require a change to the Comprehensive Plan, or a change to a zoning law.

“I haven’t figured out how to craft it,” he said.

Meanwhile, Crohn is in limbo. She says she’s happy to get a business license, and thinks the city could profit from selling business licenses to artists working out of their homes, if they found a way for people like her to do it.

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EVENTS CALENDAR FRIDAY, APRIL 17

THURSDAY, APRIL 23

Evening on the Avenue from 6-10 p.m. in the Cultural Plaza downtown, with music by Grace & the Victory Riders (world music) and an intermission spotlight by Tailored Soul.

Food trucks, crafts, specialty items for sale.

The Calypso All Stars from 6-11 p.m. at The Beach Club at the Lake Worth Golf Course at One, 7th Avenue North.

“Cabaret” at 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Avenue. Tickets $23-$35. Call the Box Office at (561) 586-6410.

“Cabaret” at 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Avenue. Tickets $23-$35. Call the Box Office at (561) 586-6410.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24 “Cabaret” at 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Avenue. Tickets start at $23. Call the Box Office at (561) 586-6410.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25

SATURDAY, APRIL 18

Earth Day Celebration from 12 noon to 10 p.m. in the Culural Plaza. Kids’ music circle with Noam Brown, folk dancing, Mel & Vinnie, storytelling and lawn games. Food and other vendors.

Lake Worth Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Old Bridge Park, on the east side of the Lake Worth Bridge off Ocean Avenue. Fresh produce, baked goods, crafts, farmfresh eggs, Florida honey, and music.

First Annual Beach Clean-up and Dive Against Debris starting at 9 a.m. at the Lake Worth Beach, organized by Wet Pleasures Dive Outfitters. Join this underwater dive and beach cleanup led by a dive master and reef cleanup specialist, who will teach certified divers how to clean up pylons.

Those who aren’t certified divers can help pick up trash on the beach by hand. Register at: Wet Pleasure Dive Outfitters at 312 West Lantana Rd. “Cabaret” at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Avenue. Tickets $23-$35. Call the Box Office at (561) 586-6410.

Third Saturday Book Club at 2 p.m. in the City Hall Annex meeting room at 414 Lake Ave., to discuss “The Traitor’s Wife” by Alison Pataki.

Lake Worth Cottages Bicycle Tour at 3 p.m., presented

by The Cottages of Lake Worth. The tour focuses on cottages built 1912-1935. Architectural styles include bungalows, frame & masonry vernacular, Spanish/Mission, colonial revival & Art Deco. For reservations call (561) 480-0160.

The Calypso All Stars from 3-8 p.m. at The Beach Club at the Lake Worth Golf Course at One, 7th Avenue North.

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Day! Free Organic Gardening Seminar from 2-5 p.m. at Common Grounds Coffee Bar at 12 South J Street. Also, Free movie: “Dirt” and raw food sampling. RSVP to guerreroantonio16@gmail.com.

“Cabaret” at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Avenue. Tickets start at $23. Call the Box Office at (561) 586-6410.

Tara Maule is the president of the Lake Worth Art League. “We are the arts in Lake Worth,” she told the Tribune. The Lake Worth Art League was founded in 1941, and now makes its home at 604 Lucerne Ave. The public is invited to the opening of the league’s ‘Spring Fling’ Exhibition on Sunday, April 19 from 3-5 p.m.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 19

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Studio Art Walk from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at the corner of Lucerne Ave. and F Street. A tour of the Urban Art Lofts.

Fine arts, photography, dance and live music.

“Cabaret” at 2 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Avenue. Tickets start at $23. Call the Box Office at (561) 586-6410.

Interfaith Panel Discussion: “Spirituality and the Environment” at 6 p.m. at 823 North A Street. What does your faith teach about the end of the world, and how does that affect efforts toward environmental sustainability? Panelists represent: Baha’i, Buddist, Catholic, Earth First, Indigenous, Jewish and Quaker. Refreshments to follow. All are invited.

“Cabaret” at 2 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Avenue. Tickets $23-$35. Call the Box Office at (561) 586-6410.

“Spring Fling” Exhibition from 3-5 p.m. at the Lake Worth Art League at 604 Lucerne Ave. Free.

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Register Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Osborne Community Center at 1699 Wingfield Street. The cost is $130 for football and $95 for cheer-leading.

The season starts on Aug. 1. Coaches are needed for all ages, all divisions.

For more information call Ron Osborne at (561) 721-5319.

The Lake Worth Municipal Pool is open on Thursday, Friday and Monday mornings from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, and Saturday and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Swimming lanes are available for those wanting to swim laps. Seasonal passes are available. The pool is at the Casino building at 10 South Ocean Boulevard.

Call 585-6858 during hours of operation for more information.

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Friday, April 17, 2015

OPINION House Editorial At the Crossroads

My lovely cousin came down to Palm Beach County a couple of years ago. We were together with my Aunt Linda, and Linda began to ask very pointed questions about my cousin’s boyfriend. What does he do for a living? He works in a hotel? Doing what? She kept asking until she found out that he was a bell hop.

“What do you like about him?” she asked my cousin.

My cousin, a professional ballroom dancer, replied that he liked her, and this was why she liked him.

“Well of course he likes You. Why wouldn’t he like you?? But why do YOU like HIM??”Aunt Linda demanded to know.

I’m quite sure my cousin hadn’t ever been pinned down like this about it. I think it took her by surprise and caused a mental re-think, as she wasn’t with the bell hop much longer after that.

I think for most of us, it is easy to see why a developer would like Lake Worth. But the question is why Lake Worth would like developers.

We have everything they could want. We are like a young girl of 19 or 20 – lovely, and of great value, though totally without any consciousness of her own value.

Beware, Lake Worth. Beware. We are very vulnerable. We have what developers want -- space, beauty, relatively low values… A waterfront golf course. Oh yes. A nice-sized piece of ocean beach. Oh yes. It is now, in all likelihood, the best beach in Palm Beach County.

I’ve watched development in Florida for a number of years, and have seen the good and the bad. I lived on South Beach during the renaissance, and in Key West’s historic district. The success story in both of these places did not begin with developers. It began with preservation of historic buildings. Miami would be nothing without Miami Beach, and Miami Beach would be nothing without

South Beach, where very strict preservation guidelines were put in place more than 25 years ago that forced owners to preserve the hundreds of art deco buildings. Some of them were crumbling. I remember one of them, on Ocean Drive, that had just a façade propped up. The rest of the building had crumbled.

But the city made them save the façade. What a result.

There is nothing like South Beach anywhere in the world.

The thing about preservation – there’s never any big money behind it, because it’s expensive to do, and has to be done one building at a time, painstakingly. But it lays the foundation for a lasting prosperity.

Key West has the largest collection of pretty historic homes that I’ve ever seen, and a number of other preserved historic buildings like the San Carlos Institute on Duval Street. But it also has sold out in recent years to developers and to the cruise ship industry. Thousands of cruise ship passengers flooding a small downtown tends to change the feel of things.

Lake Worth also has great potential. Just look at the McCormick Building and The Lake Worth Playhouse.

Get out of your car and walk slowly through the neighborhoods. The treasures are everywhere, in the hundreds of historic cottages and in the natural features. In the four years I’ve lived here, historic windows and doors on many of the 1925 cottages have been ripped out, and replaced with white vinyl replacement windows, destroying their value, destroying the look of whole blocks in our historic neighborhoods. The trend must be reversed. And the work of re-vitalizing Lake Worth must begin where it always begins, at the bottom, with people.

Let’s treasure what we have, and preserve it. Developers, for all their talk of benefitting the local economy, are only after one thing, after all. Let’s not forget it.

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Letters to the Editor To the Editor: What’s that old song?

“Pave Paradise, Put up a Parking Lot?” Or, a parking garage? And a fuzzy-hatted convention center? Who needs Olympic-sized pools anyway? Shoot, let’s go all the way and build a million square feet on the beach.

Let’s be like the rest of Florida.

Are you people nuts? I recently did a road trip to Daytona. I hadn’t been there in 40 years since I tried out for the Montreal Expos. I had a great college baseball coach who was a journeyman relief pitcher and once chucked in the 1967 World Series.

What did I see? Daytona was all concrete, asphalt, and steel. Parking was two blocks from the hotel. Crossing any road was an act of courage.

It wasn’t the place I remembered from my yute at all.

Some paradise.

All I could think is that Lake Worth is on its way to Daytona. Does that make me some kind of visionary? I hope not. I’m pitching now.

All you have to do is catch.

I’m loathe to make predictions. But if all of Hudson Holdings plans come true, you can kiss three fannies off their seats on the commission in a year. I’m not including both newly elected members.

Go ahead, make my day.

Call me a gullible anarchist.

But the real anarchists in this little Bohemian burg wear bowties. By the way, let me make this perfectly clear if I haven’t done so as yet.

I know Manhattan well enough. I lived and worked there. It sure ain’t paradise.

Lake Worth is not Manhattan and doesn’t want to be Manhattan...Ba Da Bing.

-Dan Vasone South Lakeside Drive

To the Editor: I have been a resident of this area for over 40 years.

I feel sad and angry about what the Hudson Holding Co. wants to do to the beach.

When my children were small they were always at the beach. We even had birthday parties at the pool. My older son fished and surfed at the beach.

Lake Worth was always a great town to live in. It was a safe place. It was so very

pretty. People were always friendly.

Now it seems that the Hudson Holding Company is like a greedy force coming to take over our town, and make it into something it is not.

I know that we need to have progress. This town needs to promote the second floor of the Casino Complex, not ruin the beach with any more huge structures.

I live on Lucerne Avenue.

When I walk from my apartment to Dixie Highway I feel that I am in one place, and when I cross over Dixie Highway I am in another town.

Our bad areas need to be cleaned up. People need to feel safe.

I feel it would be very wrong to let the Hudson Holding Company monopolize our beautiful beach.

Would all of this building solve the problems we already have or bring more?

Sincerely, -Gail Zingaro Lucerne Avenue To the Editor: I have recently arrived from London and have taken up residence from time to time in Lake Worth where I am restoring a fine listed 1920s house. The principal reason I selected Lake Worth was that the city offered this fantastic amenity [the municipal pool].

I am what is called, euphemistically perhaps, a “masters swimmer” having once, not long after the old King died, been a national and international elite British swimmer. I am also a member of Otter Swimming Club that is mooted to be the oldest private swimming club in the Western Hemisphere. www. otterwaterpolo.com The policy adopted by Lake Worth council has a familiar ring to it. By limiting opening hours and not publicizing it to any degree, a case can be made for claiming that the site is underused and therefore ripe for redevelopment. We are used to this technique in Britain particularly in the odd one or two boroughs where, dare I say it, corruption or at the very least preposterous apathy is suspected.

The remedy for making this pool a success?

Easy:

Abroad in Lake Worth

1. Open it seven days a week on a limited timescale at least between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Publicize it.

2. Encourage the development of a competitive swimming and water polo club complete with coach by liaising with the high schools and local and national swimming organizations. There is huge demand for this in South Florida. (On two occasions I have personally emailed the person who allegedly organizes masters swimming sessions and await a reply -- pity for the pool.)

3. I have personally witnessed the hiring of the pool by a university from Wisconsin and the Finnish national swimming team. These events should be publicized and will serve to focus attention on the pool. Further, is it beyond the wit of someone on the council to delegate the job of promoting the pool to all the northern universities to offer winter training facilities? One email would do it.

Baseball does it!

4. In addition, there are huge opportunities abounding in Europe. All the countries like sending their teams to warmer climates in winter like the Finns. The British team for example used to send their squad to Australia -- half way around the world!

Lake Worth is much closer.

Again, easy to find out who the national swimming organizations are and again one email to all would do it! I can personally advise on how to find them if asked.

5. Finally, every European country has literally thousands of swimming clubs -- an email to every club secretary effectively advertising the Olympic-sized swimming facility is bound to produce results. The hotel opposite the pool advertises very reasonable rates where four swimmers can share a room.

All of this kind of promotion, very easy and cheap to do, would put the pool and Lake Worth on the world swimming map. It would also encourage the general population to swim and fight the good fight against obesity and promote general good health.

Await results but will not be holding my breath......

-Robert Thomas South J Street

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“Mrs. Sudsy, Have you seen my old Star Wars R2D2 Robot costume?

“Why?” She asked.

“Well, Hollywood has come to Lake Worth. They are filming scenes for the upcoming Transformers 5 movie at the Lake Worth Bridge. They must need extras, n’est ce pas?”

Mrs. Sudsy asked me if I had done our taxes, due Today.

“No,” I replied, “I thought you did them...”

Ooops! Not to worry. We will call Alba Glorsky at A&G and she will get us an extension. She will also keep up on our household accounts so you don’t bankrupt me every time you go shopping.

Plus, it is always good to use someone in the neighborhood I can bike to instead of taking the Sudsymobile.

But back to more important subjects such as food. I just had a dessert revelation. Yes, I had Chef Joseph’s famous apple tart supreme at The Beach Club.

My Nerves! I thought I was back in New York at Le Bernadine.

Sumptuous and fabulous can’t describe the taste. Never mind the golf game -- Eat! Manager Mitchell Reale was telling me about the new summer healthy menu. Lots of farm-to-table salads (including my fave, the Cobb salad) and the house special -- the divine crab cakes and grilled avocado. I told Gigi, my bar server, that I would return for Happy Hour as soon as assistant Sudsy Eran picks me up in the sedan chair.

It was a shopping and lunch day for my three friends Joy Marks, Nicole Di Cocco and Bettina Bennett. We started off at Callaro’s for the fab $10 lunch. My dears it is just like Taboo and just as glam. Full of local politicos and upscale tourists. Their deluxe burger and fries are heaven-sent, as is the multi-choice dessert tray. The house salad with shrimp and a side of watermelon is divine.

After lunch we trooped across the street to Judy’s Fashion Exchange where she was having a 20-percent off sale. Judy has been on Lake Avenue for over 30 years. Bettina found a sweet little navy blue Victor Costa dress. Nicole found a vintage black Chanel coat dress. The best older vintage is here. And there are men’s items as well.

So consign away.

Passing the Zoo gym where I should have been after lunch, we went to Affluent Finds, Lake Worth’s newest consignment shop. A place for the Modern Girl. Joy found a Fox chubby coat in the style of the 40s. Very Bette.

Later, we dropped by John Rooney Imports to get a bit of Indian flavor. A little Sari on the side as the Mrs. would say...and elephants!

On the way home I stopped at our two local coffee shops. The new Social Club on Lucerne will have music from 7-9 on Friday night for the first time. And then we went to Mother Earth to visit Miss Zoe Cat and have a bite of chocolate avocado mousse.

Hmmmm! Mrs. Sudsy is taking me to World Thrift for a new wardrobe for the ever-expanding waistline. Sudsy diet time.

And until next time...Shop downtown Lake Worth!

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Women in Business Judith McLendon King Fashion Exchange

My journey began 50 years ago working in the Palm Beach Ambassador Hotel beauty shop. I was blessed to meet amazing and generous women there.

Brainstorming with clients birthed not only my consignment shop, but also its name. These women blessed me by stocking my consignment inventory with their designer clothes. After 13 years at 515 Lake Ave. we moved to our current home, where we’ve been for an additional 13 years. Wonderful landlords at both locations, Bob Mandell and Joe Kirby. This business gave me purpose in 1990 after the untimely death of my son to melanoma. Clients and consigners were instrumental in getting my daughter and me through this tragedy. I love making my local, national, and international clientele of women and men happy knowing they will look fabulous for an occasion. I love my shop and am thrilled that Lake Worth has been such a grand part of this journey.

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Olga Salazar Elegant Lady

Alba Glorsky,

Jo Englesson

MBA, MSAC, CMA, EA

Gratitude Training, LLC

A & G Associates of the Palm Beaches I opened an office at 518 Lucerne Avenue in 1994 and have been at my current location at 608 Lucerne Avenue since 2009. My company is involved in all aspects of taxation, including tax treaties and foreign tax returns. As an acceptance agent, I am able to obtain an ITIN to open bank accounts, form corporations, and comply with tax obligations for foreign investors, in whatever countries their transactions take place.

Due to my extensive foreign language background, I am able to translate foreign documents for IRS purposes. I provide accounting and regulatory compliance services for individuals, corporations, trusts, partnerships, and non-profits. We can handle all services for audits, installment agreements, and offers in compromise. We are always professional and thorough in servicing the needs of our clients. We also provide Florida Notary services. I look forward to assisting more of our community with their financial needs.

Jo Englesson is the founder of TOFA – Token of Appreciation and Gratitude Training and recently published her first book, “Source Movement.”

Jo, a native of Sweden, embarked on her journey of Gratitude when she bumped into an older gentleman in an airport six years ago. In that improbable instant, Jo’s life direction and purpose changed forever.

In August of 2010, Jo founded the Gratitude Training, a four-month leadership program for people who want to make a difference in the world by “being the change.” Now, five years later, over 3000 people have completed her curriculum and as a result, a community of like-minded individuals have emerged, a community that calls themselves “The Gratitude Community.”

“There are many creative ways to reach Peace on the planet. When we all get that we have the power to make that difference individually and we authentically take that on, there will be a paradigm shift in the mass consciousness and peace will be inevitable.”

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April Willis

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Affluent Finds

Olga Salazar started her custom dressmaking business 28 years ago, and moved it to Lake Worth eight years ago. Elegant Lady can bring your ideas to life. Whether it’s alterations or starting from just a concept, the care and workmanship Olga puts into each item is tailored to the exact needs and requirements of the client. From hems to formal wear to wedding gowns, she does it all. Olga can change the entire look of an outfit to fit the personality of the client. She alters and tailors mens’ clothing, also.

In addition to her dressmaking skills, Olga is very talented with upholstery. She can bring new life to that comfortable couch you love. New window treatments can brighten or change the look of any room.

Recently, Elegant Lady added dry cleaning to the services she offers. Olga felt this service was lacking in the neighborhood, so she made it happen, using a very reputable vendor.

I started Affluent Finds in December of 2009. I wanted to provide a fun place to shop that was the opposite of what a consignment store typically is. It had to be well-lit, organized, fun, fresh and inviting. A place where I would want to shop with lots of high-quality designer clothes – the type you would find at highend department stores – for women of all ages. And of course at very reasonable prices. I wanted to make high-end designer clothes more accessible to women.

Downtown Lake Worth holds a special place in my heart. I grew up here and shopped these streets with my mother when I was a child. So naturally I thought of the quaint boutique-style shops here and wanted to be a part of supporting its growth. I feel I’ve found my niche. In 2012, we were voted best store in downtown Lake Worth by readers of The Lake Worth Forum.

Kerri is a master colorist, originally from New York. She’s worked as a hairdresser for almost 31 years. @The-Hair.

Net is owned and operated by Kerri only, as she feels that hair is very personal and believes in the one-on-one experience for her clients. Anything from precision cuts, buzzes, and razor cuts is available, along with Brazilian blow outs to certified ORGANIC color are all done here in this welcoming studio in the quaint city of Lake Worth. @The-Hair.Net opened seven years ago in May and included WiFi, which was a fairly new concept at the time. Kerri’s busy clients can get their hair done and keep up on emails all during their lunch break.

Kerri loves to give back to the community. She offers free wig cutting for those receiving medical treatment. She is a member of the COMPASS Pride Business Alliance and very involved in the ALS Foundation.

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Mermaid Classes at the Pool!

Jordan Welsh, age 9 and Bethany Welsh, age 13, will be assisting in teaching mermaid classes at Lake Worth pool. (photo contributed)

Sally Welsh-Chapela will teach mermaid classes at the Lake Worth Pool beginning Saturday, May 2 at 11 a.m., with a second class at 11:30 for little mermaids and their parents.

She’ll also resume teaching regular swimming lessons on May 2. The swimming class for the beginner level for children ages 5 and up will be at 9 a.m. The swimming class for parents and babies/ toddlers is at 10:30 a.m. At 12 noon, Welsh will teach a beginning swimming lesson for adults and teenagers.

Children who are taking swimming lessons without a parent in the water must by comfortable getting their faces wet and must be able to float on their front and back.

Noodles and water wings can be used to assist learning.

For mermaid classes, outfits and tails can be purchased from Sally Welsh-Chapela, or can be borrowed. The class will focus on teaching tail dancing, floating, spinning, diving and porpoise swimming, with synchronized swimming movements. Skills taught include controlling the breath and building core strength. Boys are welcome to join to class to learn dolphin or shark swimming.

All those interested in mermaid lessons or regular swimming lessons can call Sally Welsh at (561) 2815086. Private lessons are also available.

Anna Nunes and Jessica dos Santos Downtown Dance

Downtown Dance is a dance studio and rehearsal space run by a mother and daughter who are committed to keeping the arts alive in Lake Worth.

We opened on Lucerne Avenue in June 2009, and are about to celebrate our sixth anniversary.

We offer well-designed dance and fitness classes for beginner through advanced dancers (ages 3 & up). Each student’s development, capabilities, and interests are carefully considered, while striving to allow them to grow as artists.

We believe dance is a performing art and offer performance opportunities for our students throughout the year.

In addition to many genres of dance, we also offer Latin Jam and yoga classes. Our studio is available for hourly rental and private or group lessons. We provide choreography for auditions and special events and have gift certificates for all occasions.

Downtown Dance accepts year-round enrollment, so come dance with us anytime! www.downtown-dance.com

805 Lucerne Avenue • Lake Worth • (561) 588-3828

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