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FLORIDA’S VACCINE ROLLOUT
Waiting is the hardest part Connections families receive gifts from Santa
Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches coordinated with Spirit of Giving and Feeding South Florida to spread joy for its students and families during the holiday season.
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Century Village residents wait before appointments are handed out for the COVID19 vaccine in West Palm Beach on Jan. 11. Two days later, on Jan. 13, Florida’s
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director of emergency management said that a statewide appointment system for COVID-19 vaccinations should be ready within weeks.
Florida’s director of emergency management says a statewide appointment system for vaccinations should be ready in weeks. WPB Fishing Club hosts 84th annual Silver Sailfish Derby
Some of the finest captains and crews took to the water recently for the 84th running of what’s billed as the “World’s Oldest Sailfish Tournament.”
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Microbrewery opens its doors in Northwood Village If you’ve driven around Northwood Village the past three years, you may have noticed a sign with the words Skunkworts Brewing Concern.
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and TAMARA LUSH The Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s director of emergency management said on Jan. 13, that a statewide appointment system for COVID-19 vaccinations should be ready within weeks, bringing order to the chaos marking Florida’s rollout of vaccines to its most vulnerable residents. Director Jared Moskowitz described plans for the online portal in an appearance before a legislative House committee holding hearings on the pandemic in Tallahassee. Gov. Ron DeSantis has made it a priority to provide coronavirus vaccines to seniors 65 and older, prompting a crush in demand. State health officials mostly left it to hospitals and county health departments to administer the vaccines, and some seniors camped out in long lines outside vaccination sites, only to be turned away when supplies ran out. “I know it feels chaotic – 67 different counties, systems and interpretations – but health care is delivered at the local
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level,” Muskowitz told lawmakers. He said a registration system could help alleviate the strain counties are now under as they deliver vaccinations. “We’re working on a registration system that we plan to launch in the coming weeks to help integrate site registration and fix some of the problems that we’ve all read about,” he said. The design of a statewide online portal is still under discussion and will be made available to counties – who are not required to use the system – to help them coordinate vaccinations. Since then, the governor has sought to widen the number of vaccination sites. The state is receiving $194 million from the federal government to help distribute the vaccines. During a news conference in Palm Beach County on Jan. 19, DeSantis said he wanted more Floridians vaccinated but said the state was at the mercy of the federal government because of limited vaccine supplies. So far, some 700,000 senior citizens have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the governor said.
“We’re ready to accept more vaccine,” the governor said while announcing an expanded vaccination partnership with Publix, the state’s largest grocery chain. Publix is using 181 of its pharmacies across 15 counties to administer as many as 125 shots per day. At his news conference, the governor said 67 of the grocer’s stores in Palm Beach County – the largest of Florida’s 67 counties to take part in the program – would begin offering vaccinations by appointment. A fourth of the county’s residents are 65 or older. State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, a Democrat from the Orlando area, wants state officials to further expand vaccination sites and to give seniors who might not have access to computers and online portals an opportunity to register for vaccinations through their phones or in-person. “It should not be an onlineonly system,” he said. He also urged state officials to do a better job in reaching out to communities, particularly those of color, that might be reluctant to trust in the vaccine.
The pandemic has already had a sweeping effect on the state’s economy, especially in the tourism sector. New claims for jobless benefits tripled in Florida as the new coronavirus continued taking its toll. The U.S. Department of Labor reported on Jan. 14 that new jobless claims in the state jumped to 75,444, up from 24,697 in the previous week. With states beholden to the federal government for supplies, no one can be sure when enough vaccines will be available to meet demand. Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees told the Senate Health Policy Committee on Jan. 13 that Florida is getting about a million doses a month – suggesting that it could take many months before the general population can be fully vaccinated. Rivkees, like the governor, has urged patience. “This vaccine is our ray of hope,” Rivkees told the committee. Other vaccines are expected to gain federal approval in the coming months, which will surely bolster the state’s ability to vaccinate Florida’s 21.5 million residents. VACCINATIONS / PAGE 9
I know it feels chaotic – 67 different counties, systems and interpretations – but health care is delivered at the local level. — Jared Moskowitz, director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management
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CHARLES AND JACKSON POLLOCK
Charles Pollock, Red, 1964, oil on canvas, 127 by 127 cm. Courtesy of American Contemporary Art Gallery, Munich. © Charles Pollock Archives, Paris.
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Local Happenings Mounts Botanical Garden to host winter plant sale Feb. 6-7
Mounts Botanical Garden will host a winter plant sale Saturday, Feb. 6 and Sunday, Feb. 7, where visitors can shop for a variety of plants, shrubs, trees, garden accessories and fine crafts. Mounts’ Nursery and Vintage Thrift Shop will also be open, offering a variety of plants and unique treasures for home and garden. Saturday hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets to the event may be purchased in advance by visiting mounts.org. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children 5-12. Tickets may also be purchased at the gate
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with a credit card for $12. Mounts adheres to Palm Beach County and CDC requirements and guidelines. The event will be held at reduced capacity, and the 40 to 50 vendors expected will be outside, spaced for safety, and located throughout the Garden. Masks will be mandatory. Mounts is at 531 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach.
Business Women’s group to host February meeting via Zoom The Northern Palm Beach Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will host its next meeting online Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. The program’s topic will
be “Living in Gratitude Today; How to Become More Grateful.” The featured speaker will be Vismaya Rubin, who calls herself the Gratitude Gangsta. The monthly meetings typically take place at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Palm Beach Gardens and cost $25 prepaid or $30 at the door. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, upcoming meetings will take place online via Zoom at no charge. The mission of the American Business Women’s Association is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities to help themselves grow personally and professionally. To make reservations, call Loretta Remy at (561) 317-3227 or send an email to Loretta. spalady@gmail.com.
Sign up now for Barky Pines’ 2nd Annual Puppy Love 5K event
Barky Pines Animal Rescue and Sanctuary will host its Second Annual Puppy Love 5K Run/Walk event Saturday, Feb. 13, at Royal Palm Beach’s Commons Park. The chip-timed race begins at 7:30 a.m. The “fun run” and walk event begins at 8:30 a.m. and participants are invited to bring their pets. Cost to participate in the 5K is $35 if registered by Jan. 31. Beginning Feb. 1, the cost increases to $45. Virtual and group registration options are also available. All registrations include a shirt and participation medal. To register online, go to Barky Pine’s Facebook page for the link to register. Current CDC guidelines will be enforced. The event also includes pet adoptions and exhibitors. Commons Park is at 11600 Poinciana Blvd.
Learn how to successfully navigate the remote job market
If you’re searching for a job that offers lots of flexibility – including remote and freelance work, make plans to join career coach Brie Reynolds from FlexJobs.com as she shares her job-hunting insights Tuesday, Feb. 16 from noon to 1 p.m. Reynolds will discuss current trends in the remote and flexible job market, including how the pandemic has changed the landscape and increased opportunities for this type of work. Attendees have the option of watching the virtual event on Zoom or attending the live event at the Clematis Room of the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach. Registration is required for in-person participation and will be limited to eight people. Registration is not required if watching from home. Just visit the library’s online calendar for the Zoom link before the event.
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‘No Excuse for Abuse’ virtual event to feature Elizabeth Smart
Abduction survivor, advocate and author Elizabeth Smart will be the keynote speaker for Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service’s 17th Annual “No Excuse for Abuse” virtual event to be held Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. This year’s event will be open to the community free of charge. Also at the event, winners of the “No Excuse for Abuse Poster & Poetry Contest” will be announced. Jewish students in elementary, middle and high school were eligible to enter single submissions in any medium on the topics of bullying, teen dating abuse, healthy relationships, and emotional, verbal or physical abuse. Attendees will also hear from teen leaders of the teen dating abuse and bullying prevention program, “Relationships and Decisions Program.” To register, go online to alpertjfs.org/events/2021nefa. For more information about the virtual evening, call Maxine Sonnenschein at (561) 2528825 or send an email to nefa@ alpertjfs.org.
‘Rise of Skywalker’ will be featured movie at Commons Park
Come out to beautiful Commons Park in Royal Palm Beach Friday, Feb. 19 for the Lucasfilm’s production of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” The PG-13 film is the final episode of the nine-part “Skywalker saga,” and follows Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron as they lead the Resistance’s final stand against Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and the First Order. Attendees will also enjoy food trucks selling numerous delectable delights. The event kicks off at 5 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring seating. Commons Park is located at 11600 Poinciana Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach.
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In Brief
Register now for Wellington’s girls basketball, lacrosse
Registration deadlines are approaching for the spring seasons of Wellington’s girls basketball and lacrosse leagues. Girls basketball runs February through May, with two games per week and one practice per week. Four divisions are divided by age groups: Training (ages 6-8), Prep (ages 9-10), Junior (ages 11-12) and Senior (ages 13-15). Games begin in March and will be played at Village Park, 11700 Pierson Rd. Registration for girls basketball ends Feb. 7. Spring lacrosse practices and games begin the week of April 12, and will also be held at Village Park. The league is open to girls ages 10 to 14. Lacrosse registration ends April 9. Two forms of identification are required to establish proof of residency and a birth certificate is required for registering a child in a program. For more information, including fees, visit wellingtonfl. gov/civicrec.
Gladys Knight, Dana Carvey to headline ‘Lady in Red’ gala
Seven-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight and actor and comedian Dana Carvey will headline LIFE’s 27th Annual
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Santa, aka Orlando Ortiz, board member of the Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches, with, from left, Debra Johnson, principal and executive director of CEC; his daughter Natalie Ortiz and wife Aura Ortiz.
“Lady in Red” gala to be held Feb. 19 at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Proceeds from the blacktie event will benefit disabled veterans through the Pups4Patriots program at American Humane, and South Florida youth through the Palm Beach County Food Bank’s Lois’ Food4Kids program. Pups4Patriots takes dogs languishing in shelters, provides them with specialized therapy dog training, and gives
them free of charge to disabled veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder and other traumatic brain injuries. Lois’ Food4Kids is a yearround initiative that provides under-served, disadvantaged children with nutritious meals when they are not in school, on weekends and during the summer. “While our ‘Lady in Red’ gala is always an evening of great entertainment, great good, and great fun, it is also about doing
great things for the most vulnerable and at-risk members of society,” said Lois Pope, founder and chair of LIFE – Leaders in Furthering Education. For information on tickets or to receive an invitation, call (561) 582-8083 or email life@ life-edu.org.
Connections students, families receive gifts, food from Santa Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches coordinated with Spirit of Giving and Feeding South Florida to spread joy for its students and families during the holiday season. Students received a holiday gift and each family received a turkey and two-week’s worth of food. Families drove through the Connections campus to receive their gifts from Santa and his elves in December. Connections is a nonprofit school in West Palm Beach for students on the autism spectrum or with related disabilities. Approximately 91 percent of its students are at or below the poverty line.
Kravis Center’s virtual coaching helps prepare students for auditions The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is offering students private coaching classes through virtual programming to prepare students for audi-
tions at BAK Middle School of the Arts and Dreyfoos School of the Arts. Classes are offered in theater, dance, communications, piano and vocal performance. To date, more than 33 lessons have been scheduled to help students increase their chances of being selected for one of the competitive spots. “We are delighted to provide interactive, online coaching to performing arts students by some of the best instructors in our area,” said Tracy Butler, director of education for the Kravis Center. The private coaching classes are taught by local teaching artists. Any student can participate, ranging from elementary to high school. The coaching classes will be done one-on-one via the Zoom platform and are $65 per one hour of coaching. To learn more about the virtual audition process, visit awdsoa. org or msoa.palmbeachschools. org. To register for coaching classes, visit www.kravis.org/ education-community/classes.
Palm Beach County wins multiple bids for future NCAA golf championships
The NCAA recently announced that the Palm Beach County Sports Commission, in partnership with Palm Beach Atlantic University, has won bids to host the 2025 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships and the 2026 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships. Both championship events will take place on the Champion Course at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens. “The Palm Beach County Sports Commission is thrilled to partner with Palm Beach Atlantic University in hosting these NCAA national championships, as it showcases Palm Beach County as an elite sports destination,” said George Linley, executive director of the PBCSC. The announcement marks a continued presence of NCAA championship events in Palm Beach County. The national championships provide a considerable economic and tourism impact to Palm Beach County. Students, alumni and golf fans from across the United States are expected to come and enjoy the crowning of a national champion, while filling hotel rooms across the county.
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FACES & PLACES
‘World’s Oldest Sailfish Tournament’ held in early January By Tom “Buzz” Bzura Special to Palms West Monthly
Capt. Matt Bierley and crew of Miss Texas, a 40-foot Gamefisherman, were crowned winners of the 84th annual Silver Sailfish Derby.
Some of the finest captains, anglers and crews took to the water in early January to fish the 84th running of what’s billed as the “World’s Oldest Sailfish Tournament.” Crisp weather and calm seas greeted the 47-boat fleet on Day 1. The first fish released in the West Palm Beach Fishing Club’s 2021 Silver Sailfish Derby came 14 minutes into the four-line event. A total of 196 Atlantic sailfish were released over the two-day tournament. Capt. Ryan McBride and the Gator One team released eight sailfish to take Top Boat honors on Day 1. The second and final day of the Derby produced 32 less fish than the previous day, as the fleet recorded 82 sailfish. On Day 2, Capt. Matt Bierley and the Miss Texas, a 40-foot Gamefisherman, bested the fleet with eight releases to claim Top Daily Boat, but the crew’s tournament accolades would not stop there. They continuously picked away at a pod of sailfish while kite fishing south out of Palm Beach Inlet. The commotion of each leader grab was followed by vigorous applause as the crew would commend each other for the successful release. There were times when they’d hook a fish right alongside another boat who was also soaking baits to the best of their ability. It must have just been the Miss Texas’ day as one fish led to another, and Capt. Bierley and crew were named winners of the 84th annual Silver Sailfish Derby. Adding to their four releases from Day 1, the Miss Texas totaled 12 releases to top the competition. Angler Mike Simko of North Palm Beach was deemed
the Top Angler Overall and was awarded the Mrs. Henry R. Rea trophy, a magnificent silver sailfish sculpture that dates back to the event’s origin in 1935. Carly Desmond was awarded the Top Lady Angler trophy, releasing five sailfish aboard the Day Sea, a 48-foot Viking berthed at Sailfish Marina. The annual Silver Sailfish Derby is produced by the West Palm Beach Fishing Club and continues to be the organization’s marquee event.
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SCENE FROM WEST PALM by Aaron Wormus | awormus@palmswestmonthly.com
‘Old Florida charm’ lands brewery in Northwood Village If you’ve driven around Northwood Village during the past three years, you may have noticed a sign on a window at 525 Northwood Rd. with the cryptic words Skunkworts Brewing Concern. Turns out that sign belongs to a microbrewery that recently opened its doors. The creation of owner Stephen Karlson, Skunkworts is proving that the long wait was worth it. As it also turns out, the name Skunkworts is a play on Skunkworks, as in the legendary secret “Skunk Works” lab at Lockheed Martin. The off-thebooks project laid the groundwork for some of the boldest military aircraft innovations in modern history. As many of his patrons are now discovering, Karlson’s creations are pretty bold as well. “Beer’s a joy to me on a couple of levels,” says Karlson. “Technically, it’s challenging to brew due to the precision required in order to play on the nuance within different ingredients. I’m a technically-oriented person so I enjoy the mechanics of the beer-making process from beginning to end.” The pride that Karlson has in his brewery easily comes through in the design – both inside and out. “Then there’s the customer end of this business which is new to me but very gratifying.
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Stephen Karlson, owner of Skunkworts Brewing Concern in Northwood Village, prepares a crowler for a patron to take home.
Watching people smile as they drink a beer we’ve made with heart feels really good – and I get to see it all day long,” he adds. As soon as you step into the brewery you will immediately be struck by the art. The north wall is light and beautifully distressed to reveal layers of previous tenants’ choice in wall colors. A snoopy-like character, drawn by none other than the illustrious local artist Craig McInnis, is flying across the wall riding a beer-bottle rocket. The art on the south wall
provides an immediate contrast. Crisp white lines on the dark wall create an intricate technical blueprint which frames a set of turbine blades and a row of taps. Each beer tap is beautifully crafted from a piston, and the bar is fabricated to look like an airplane wing. Once you step onto the outside patio, you’ll be greeted by a massive GE J79 jet engine. According to Karlson, this classic engine that has powered aircraft since it first flew in 1955 was procured from a collector
in Wisconsin. Now, it is the centerpiece of the outside patio. From a planter beneath the engine grows jasmine vines that provide contrast as its young tendrils curve their way through the machine. It won’t be long until it envelops this beasty motor with its green leaves and delicate white flowers. High-top tables double as cleverly designed planters growing lush plants from the base. Other industrial-looking design features are strategically placed throughout the patio, giving patrons space to gather, but also able to be quickly moved to make space for food trucks which will soon be serving delicious and varied food. I’ve been to more than a few microbreweries over the past few years, and one beer that is commonly missing from the menu is the humble pilsner. Why? Because it’s a delicate beer with few ingredients and pretty hard to get right. So, of course I ordered the Kill Devil Pils, Skunkworts’ German-style pilsner, and loved it. I tried the American IPA and the Lager and was equally impressed. Good beer and great atmosphere in a cool neighborhood. So what brought this brew-
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Wellington is new home for South Florida Garlic Fest Garlic Fest, billed as the “Best ‘Stinkin’ Party in South Florida,” moves to Wellington for its 22nd annual celebration March 6-7. The two-day festival will take place at Wellington Green Park, 2175 Wellington Green Dr., and showcase its popular Gourmet Alley featuring more than 100 garlic-infused menu items, full beer and liquor bars. There will also be children’s amusement rides, live music and more than 180 exhibitors selling art, products and homemade goods. “People are eager for live
entertainment and something that feels normal,” says festival Executive Director Nancy Stewart- Franczak. Event officials will adhere to CDC and social distancing guidelines, including mandatory mask enforcement, limiting the number of attendees inside the festival and encouraging everyone to maintain six-foot social distancing. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on March 6, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 7. For tickets and more information, visit GarlicFestFL.com.
Florida to begin statewide vaccine appointment system VACCINATIONS / FROM PAGE 1
The top Democrat in the state Senate, Sen. Gary Farmer, acknowledged the state is beholden to the federal government but criticized DeSantis for his “lack of leadership” in the pandemic. Farmer said the distribution of the vaccine has been in disarray because of a lack of a cohesive plan to get the shots into the arms of Floridians. At some vaccination sites, seniors have had to be turned away because vaccine allotments had dried up. Appointment websites have crashed because of the
crush in demand. “A lot of people are asking the question: When are we going to have the vaccine, and what does the timeline look like?” asked Sen. Aaron Bean, a Republican. “Is it fair to say that at current supply, in simpleton’s terms, that at current supply, it’s a 22-month window maximum?” the senator asked. Rivkees said he hopes other vaccines will soon come into the market to potentially speed up the timetable. “We are very hopeful that other vaccines will follow in the near term,” Rivkees said.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Charles, Jackson Pollock exhibit on display For the first time, artwork by Jackson Pollock and his less famous brother Charles will be on display together, as The Society of the Four Arts presents “Charles and Jackson Pollock.” The exhibit will be held in the Esther B. O’Keeffe Building from Jan. 30 through March 28. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) has been recognized as the most famous and arguably the most important American painter of the 20th century, while the reputation of his older brother Charles (1902-1988) is less known. The exhibit features about 20 works by Jackson Pollock, revealing a side of the artist little-known to the general public through paintings, drawings, his sole surviving sculpture and a wide selection of prints.
Chapala 5, 1956 “The prints, drawings, and pages from a notepad arguably reveal the inner workings of Jackson’s creative psyche,” said Rebecca A. Dunham, Four Arts’
head of fine arts and curator. Jackson Pollock’s gestural drip painting became the hallmark of Abstract Expressionism, the first American avant-garde of international influence. The exhibit displays about 70 works by Charles Pollock, including a wide variety of drawings, prints and paintings organized chronologically into thematic groupings. “This is not a pre-packaged, traveling show,” Dunham said. “It’s a unique audience experience, the first-ever exhibition pairing these brothers.” Admission is $10 for adults, free for children 14 and under. Visit fourarts.org for more information. The Society of the Four Arts is at 100 Four Arts Plaza in Palm Beach.
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Theater & Concerts
Monroe Family Collection of Florida Outsider Art – through Sept. 5
1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise (954) 835-7825 TobyMac – Feb. 14 / $21.35-$96.25 André Rieu – March 5 / $69-$119
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
BB&T Center
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 S.W. 5th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale (954) 462-0222 Paul Anka – March 24 / $39.50-$150 Kevin Nealon – April 11 / $45
Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center
1977 College Dr., Belle Glade 993-1160 Jekalyn Carr – Feb. 27 / Adults: $30; Children: $15 The Singing Contractors – March 25 / Adults: $30; Children: $15 North Wind: Technology vs. Music! – April 15 / Adults: $20; Children: $10
Duncan Theatre
4200 Congress Ave., Lake Worth - (561) 868-3309 TL Collective Dance Company – Feb. 5-6 / $45 The Britt Pack – Feb. 17 / $30 Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami – March 5-6 / $45
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Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Ave., Lake Worth - 586-6410 Death Trap – Feb. 18 - March 7 / $35-$40 Sweat – March 11-21 / $25 Next to Normal – March 25 - April 11 / $35-$40
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BLUES BROTHERS AND TINA TURNER
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Parker Playhouse
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Museums & Exhibits Boca Raton Museum of Art
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Norton Museum of Art
1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach 832-5196 Adults: $18; seniors: $15; students: $5 George Cohen: Artist of the Chicago Avant-Garde – through Feb. 28 Art Finds a Way – through May 30 Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.): The Krome Drawings – through May 30
The Society of the Four Arts
100 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach 655-7226 Charles and Jackson Pollock – Jan. 30 - March 28 / Adults: $10; children 14 and younger: free Easter in Art – April 3 / $15
South Florida Fairgrounds
9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach 793-0333 West Palm Beach Antique Festival – Feb. 5-7 / Adults: $8; Under 16: free 2021 South Florida Fair – through Jan. 31 / Adults: $15-$20; Seniors: $9; Children 6-11: $8
South Florida Science Center
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Royal Palm Beach Village Hall, Lakeside
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THE VILLAGE IDIOT by Jim Mullen
Recent crazes and fads prove some will believe anything If you’ve ever been on a canoe trip, rafting trip or whitewater adventure, you know the outfitters will never let you drink untreated river water. They’re not doing that because river water tastes bad; they’re doing it because they know that rivers are nature’s toilet. And worse. I remember floating down the Missouri River in a canoe when the bloated body of dead raccoon floated past me. My dreams of drinking “pure stream water” were not just dashed, they were sat on and squashed. After that, I didn’t have any interest in drinking river water, even if it was filtered, distilled and reconstituted. So you can imagine my surprise a few years ago to read that some wealthy Silicon Valley types were happily paying $60 for 2½ gallons of “raw water” – that is, untreated water straight from … somewhere. It wasn’t fluoridated or filtered, and it wasn’t treated with UV light to kill parasites and germs. Maybe it was free of all those things anyway, but how would you know? Oh, sure, tap water may have its problems – Flint, Mich. would be high on that list – but failures like Flint are the exception. In most places in North America, the tap water is as good as the bottled water you find at the grocery store. Rumor is, some bottled water is just tap water. And there is no evidence
that the tap water in Silicon Valley has any health hazards. Apparently its biggest problem is that it’s just commonplace. What wealthy person wants to drink the same water as you and me? And this, more than health, is probably the appeal of “raw water.” If it costs $60 for 2½ gallons, why, it MUST be good! And isn’t that the message that’s really being sent? That “we’re so rich, we can just throw our money away”? If you’ve ever lived through a disaster like a hurricane, tornado or earthquake, almost the first piece of advice you’ll hear from the experts is to boil water before
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you drink it. That’s because water from a compromised system is full of germs that can make you ill and sometimes kill you. That’s the kind of risk you take drinking “raw” water. People in developing countries wouldn’t fall for this scam; it is only the accidentally wealthy who can afford to be this reckless. Food fads are not uncommon; they happen all the time. One that made the rounds a few years ago was so disgusting that it must have been conceived by a publicity-seeking conceptual artist: Instead of chopping up onions and carrots with a knife, the (rumored)
thing was to chew them up and then spit them into whatever you’re making. Yummy! I’d give this a 9.5 on the Revolt-o-Meter. As unlikely as it is to be a real thing, I’m sure some people read about it and thought it sounded like a swell idea. Another fad from a few years ago was teenagers taking the “Tide Pod Challenge,” in which the brain matter-challenged youth took to eating laundry detergent pods on camera, then posting the video of it on Stupidchat or DumbBook to prove that they did it. Their parents must have been so proud. I can hear them now:
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“We never thought Junior would amount to anything, but then along came the Tide Pod Challenge. Our little boy ate more of them than anyone! And he had the courage to wash them down with Raw Water. If that doesn’t get him a free ride to Harvard or Yale, we just don’t know what will.” The excuse kids give for doing this was always, “Someone dared me to.” Well, then you HAVE to do it. Let’s try this, then: I double-dare you NOT to eat detergent pods. Let’s see who’s got the courage to take on that challenge. Of course, eating detergent pods can’t really be called a food fad, but it does give me an idea of how to get children to eat foods they don’t think they’ll like: Dare them to eat their vegetables. Jim Mullen is the author of “It Takes a Village Idiot: A Memoir of Life After the City,” a comic memoir about his move from New York City’s Greenwich Village to a former dairy farm in the Catskill Mountains. His freelance work has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Village Voice.
A.J. Croce performs a complete set of his late father Jim Croce’s classic hits Operator, You Don’t Mess Around with Jim, Time in a Bottle (a song written for A.J.) to name just a few.
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Health Matters
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Gene-editing treatment shows promise for sickle cell disease By MARION RENAULT Associated Press
Scientists are seeing promising early results from the first studies testing gene editing for painful, inherited blood disorders that plague millions worldwide, especially Black people. Doctors hope the one-time treatment, which involves permanently altering DNA in blood cells with a tool called CRISPR, may treat and possibly cure sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. Partial results were presented in December at an American Society of Hematology conference and some were published by the New England Journal of Medicine. Doctors described 10 patients who are at least several months removed from their treatment. All no longer need regular blood transfusions and are free from pain crises that plagued their lives before. Victoria Gray, the first patient in the sickle cell study, had long suffered severe pain bouts that often sent her to the hospital. “I had aching pains, sharp pains, burning pains, you name it. That’s all I’ve known my entire life,” said Gray, 35, who lives in Forest, Miss. “I was hurting everywhere my blood flowed.” Since her treatment a year ago, Gray has weaned herself from pain medications she
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This July 2019 image shows Victoria Gray on her infusion day during a gene editing trial for sickle cell disease at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute and The Children’s Hospital At TriStar Centennial in Nashville. Since her treatment, Gray has weaned herself from pain medications she depended on to manage her symptoms
depended on to manage her symptoms. “It’s something I prayed for my whole life,” she said. “I pray everyone has the same results I did.” Sickle cell affects millions, mostly Black people. Beta thalassemia strikes about one in 100,000 people. The only cure now is a bone marrow transplant from a closely matched donor without the disease like a sibling, which most people don’t have.
Both diseases involve mutations in a gene for hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. In sickle cell, defective hemoglobin leads to deformed, crescent-shaped blood cells that don’t carry oxygen well. They can stick together and clog small vessels, causing pain, organ damage and strokes. Those with beta thalassemia don’t have enough normal hemoglobin, and suffer anemia,
fatigue, shortness of breath and other symptoms. Severe cases require transfusions every two to five weeks. The treatment studied attacks the problem at its genetic roots. In the womb, fetuses make a special type of hemoglobin. After birth, when babies breathe on their own, a gene is activated that instructs cells to switch and make an adult form of hemoglobin instead. The adult hemoglobin is what’s defective in people with one of these diseases. The CRISPR editing aims to cut out the switching gene. “What we are doing is turning that switch back off and making the cells think they are back in utero, basically,” so they make fetal hemoglobin again, said one study leader, Dr. Haydar Frangoul of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Nashville. The treatment involves removing stem cells from the patient’s blood, then using CRISPR in a lab to knock out the switching gene. Patients are given strong medicines to kill off their other, flawed bloodproducing cells. Then they
are given back their own labaltered stem cells. December’s results were on the first 10 patients, seven with beta thalassemia and three with sickle cell. The two studies in Europe and the United States are ongoing and will enroll 45 patients each. Tests so far suggest the gene editing is working as desired with no unintended effects, Frangoul said. “The preliminary results are extremely encouraging,” he said. The study was sponsored by the therapy’s makers – CRISPR Therapeutics, with headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, and Massachusetts-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Some of the study leaders consult for the companies. Separately, Dr. David Williams of Harvard-affiliated Boston Children’s Hospital gave partial results from a study testing a novel type of gene therapy that also seeks to restore fetal hemoglobin production for those with sickle cell. Six patients including one as young as seven were given the treatment, in which some of their blood stem cells were removed and altered in the lab to muffle the hemoglobin switching gene. None have had pain crises, five of the six no longer need transfusions and all have near-normal hemoglobin, he reported at the conference and in the medical journal. Government grants paid for the work. Williams is named on a patent for the therapy, which Boston Children’s has licensed to Bluebird Bio Inc. of Cambridge, Mass. The company provided the therapy for the study, which will enroll 10 people in all to establish safety. A larger study to test effectiveness is planned. Williams, who was not involved in Frangoul’s study, said it “validates this approach” of targeting the hemoglobin switching gene to tackle sickle cell.
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Outside the Neighborhood
Missing cat turns up three years after California disaster
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A pet cat believed killed along with her owner in a huge mudslide has been found three years later. The Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County says the calico named Patches was brought in as a stray last month and a microchip scan revealed her identity. Patches had been missing since Jan. 9, 2018, when a rainstorm on the vast burn scar of the Thomas Fire sent a debrisladen torrent crashing down through hillside neighborhoods of Montecito, northwest of Los Angeles. Twenty-three people were killed, including cat owner Josie Gower. The devastation of the debris flow was so terrible that the bodies of two victims were never found. The ASAP shelter says Patches was found less than a quarter-mile from where her Montecito home stood. She was reunited with Gower’s partner, Norm Borgatello, on New Year’s Eve. “Though we don’t know exactly what she’s been doing with her life for the past three years, we can see that both Patches and Norm are thrilled to be reunited,” the shelter said in a Facebook post.
A livestream ceremony to remember the 23 victims was held recently on the third anniversary of what has become known as the “1/9 Debris Flow.”
Serial squirrel: Neighbors keep eye out for fierce rodent
NEW YORK — Residents of a Queens neighborhood are dealing with a squirrely threat. Denizens of the New York City borough’s Rego Park neighborhood say an aggressive squirrel has jumped on them and bitten them in the past several weeks, WCBS-TV reported. Micheline Frederick pointed to a bruise on her wrist where she said the squirrel landed on her and then sank its teeth into her fingers and hand. “We’re wrestling in the snow and there’s blood everywhere and my fingers getting chewed and it won’t let go,” Frederick said. “Eventually, it just stopped and there I was a big bloody mess.” A photo Frederick says she took after the attack shows a snowy pathway covered in blood. “This was an MMA cage match! And I lost!” she added. Two other neighbors told WCBS the squirrel had jumped on them, seemingly unprovoked. “These squirrels are aggressively going after people,” Vinati Singh said.
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The city’s Department of Health advised the neighbors to hire a licensed trapper, but the large metal traps have not yet captured any squirrels, the broadcaster reported. The reason for the squirrel – or squirrels’ – aggressive behavior is not clear. Small rodents like squirrels rarely test positive for rabies and are not known to have transmitted it to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tennessee Valley Authority calendar skips January, May 29
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. — New year, new (incorrect) calendar. The Tennessee Valley Authority is sending out stickers to Soddy-Daisy residents who received 2021 calendars that inexplicably left out January 29 and May 29, the Chattanooga Time Free Press reported. Helen Karl said in a social media post that she noticed the error while marking the birthdays and anniversaries of her children. January lists two days as the
28th, both a Thursday, which is correct, and a Friday, which should be the 29th. In May, two days are marked as the 30th, a Saturday, which should be the 29th, and again Sunday, the correct day. TVA spokesperson Malinda Hunter said she thinks the mistake came during the production process at the printer. “I don’t know how it would happen, and obviously they didn’t either,”’ she said of the printer. “The company we used to do it has agreed to send out stickers at no cost, so everybody will receive two stickers for the 29th to place on those two months.” The calendars were sent by TVA to residents within 10 miles of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, and Hunter said their main purpose is to provide information on things like siren tests and evacuation orders.
After 50 years, hippies welcome in an Indiana county
LAGRANGE, Ind. — Peace, love – and LaGrange. LaGrange County has repealed a 1971 law that was intended to block huge gatherings like the 1969 Woodstock music festival in New York state. “I called it our anti-hippie ordinance,” county commissioner Dennis Kratz said with a smile. The ordinance regulated large gatherings lasting more than 12 hours and involving more than 500 people. The law was recently dropped as part of an effort to repeal ordinances that have no practical use but have been on the books for as long as 100 years.
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JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT
This Month in History Feb. 29, 1504: Christopher Columbus, stranded in Jamaica during his fourth voyage to the West, used a correctly predicted lunar eclipse to frighten hostile natives into providing food for his crew. Feb. 13, 1635: The oldest public school in the United States, the Boston Public Latin School, was founded. Feb. 23, 1861: President-elect Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington to take office, an assassination plot having been foiled in Baltimore. Feb. 5, 1897: The Indiana House of Representatives passed, 67-0, a measure redefining the area of a circle, effectively declaring the value of pi to be 3.2. (The bill died in the Indiana Senate.) Feb. 8, 1922: President Harding had a radio installed in the White House. Feb. 10, 1933: The first singing telegram was intro-
Pet of the Month
duced by the Postal Telegram Company in New York. Feb. 23, 1954: The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh. Feb. 7, 1964: The Beatles began their first American tour as they arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, where they were greeted by thousands of screaming fans. Feb. 22, 1980: In a stunning upset, the United States Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets at Lake Placid, N.Y., 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.) Feb. 28, 1993: A gun battle erupted at a compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to serve warrants on the Branch Davidians; four agents and six Davidians were killed as a 51-day standoff began.
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“TIME MARCHES” by Diane Epperson ACROSS 1 Settings for many scifi films 5 They’re pretty and have big mouths 10 It likes the night life 13 ___ of bricks 14 Nosegay contents, perhaps 16 Writer Bradbury 17 Clairvoyance 19 Conifer 20 Marine growth 21 Cold symptom 23 Certain billiards shot 25 Steak partner 26 Old-fashioned shoe covering 28 Revolutionary War figure 33 He’s grim 35 Fashion designer Claiborne 36 Word with folk or fairy 37 Falcons’ home (Abbr.) 38 One poking fun 41 Natal lead-in 42 Utilize a toothpick
44 Historic introduction? 45 Given new life 47 Primitive timepiece 50 Don’t put this before the horse 51 England’s Isle of ___ 52 Henry VIII’s house 54 Make suitable again 58 Locale of miraculous cures 62 Lofty poem 63 Luminous coating 65 Space abode, once 66 Not a g uzzler 67 “___ life!” 68 Z antecedent, perhaps 69 Type of list 70 Shelley alma mater DOWN 1 Aberdeen maiden 2 To ___ (on the mark) 3 ___ Raton 4 Fujiyama feature 5 “The Sons of Katie ___” (1965) 6 Solomon’s forte 7 Wallach of the silver screen
8 Antecedent to riches 9 Whiskered pooch 10 “Carmina Burana” composer Karl 11 Emulate a banshee 12 Ancient Greek harp 15 Chamberlain epithet 18 Spruce up 22 Toe holds? 24 Most balmy 26 Words before music or rights 27 Island country in the Pacific 29 Not a whit 30 Where the lord dwells 31 Like an excellent guard dog 32 It’s a gas in Las Vegas! 33 Poison ivy follow-up 34 Type of envelope 39 Big Band ___ 40 Win back 43 Propagated 46 Onslaught 48 Sword lilies, for short 49 Long-faced
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Horoscope by Madame Hughes Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s assistance in finding Palm Beach County’s wanted fugitives. Rocio Lago is a white female born 5-2395. She is 5-feet 3-inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. She has black hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. Her last known address is Balfour Point Drive in Royal Palm Beach. She is wanted on felony charges of Violation of Community Control: Possession of Cocaine and Unlicensed Carry of a Concealed Firearm. Rocio Lago Clifersheena Brown is a black female born 10-6-90. She is 5-feet 6-inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. She has black hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. Her last known address is Breckenridge Place in West Palm Beach. The suspect is wanted on a felony charge of Violation of Probation: Aggravated Battery With a Deadly Weapon. Warrants checked on 1-14-2021. Remain anonymous (don’t give your name) and you may be eligible for up to $3,000 reward.
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Aries (March 21 – April 20) Don’t let people get to you. Between gossip that has nothing to do with the truth and the fact that they have no life, you can comfort yourself with the thought that you give them something to talk about. Taurus (April 21 – May 21) Don’t hang around trying to raise the dead. Some things have to be left to the past. If you keep re-living it your future will hold more of the same. Aside from that, your soul is dying to reinvent itself. Gemini (May 22 – June 21) You don’t have to go along with this. Don’t lie to yourself and don’t expect much from a situation that is bound for nowhere. You already sense that it won’t pan out. Let someone else play the fool here. Cancer (June 22 – July 23) If doing what’s expedient is the name of the game, consider it a stepping stone to whatever’s next. Sometimes the end justifies the means and in this situation that means doing whatever it takes to stay afloat.
Leo (July 24 – Aug. 23) Whoever came along for the ride has their own reasons for being here. If you think you need to make room for whatever it impels them to want to follow you everywhere, make sure their company is worth keeping. Virgo (Aug. 24 – Sept. 23) You’re at a point where so much has been redefined it’s hard to be sure where you’re headed. Getting your bearings will involve multiple choices and decisions that beg you to turn what’s left of the past into the future. Libra (Sept. 24 – Oct. 23) There has to be another way. It’s not that you’re dissatisfied; life is totally great in a lot of ways. But the question of what are you here for has you wondering if maybe there’s more to it than this. Scorpio (Oct. 24 – Nov. 22) Nothing goes in a straight line. False starts, delays, and the business of waiting for others to come up to speed will test your ability to remain focused in a situation that has you wishing you had more control.
Sagittarius (Nov. 23 – Dec. 21) Levels of impatience with the idea that you can’t start this until you finish that have you going back and forth between wishing things would move and the thought that there has to be a blessing in this. Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 20) Recent experiences have taught you so much about where your energy needs to go. If it’s hard to keep being what everyone expects you to be, ask them if they can find it in their heart to let you be yourself. Aquarius (Jan. 21 – Feb. 19) Don’t try to micro-manage your way on to the next thing. It’s quite clear that it’s time to expand your horizons but this is a Karmic process. You’ll limit all possibilities if you keep going strictly by the book. Pisces (Feb. 20 – March 20) For some of you it feels like life is finally coming together; for others it feels more like a ten car pile up. Either way, the message seems to be about staying centered enough to take the good with the bad.
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