Ovations Magazine - Spring 2020 - Magazine - Page 10
lunch & learn - in memoriam
POPULAR ArtSmart Lunch & Learn Series HIGHLIGHTS
Who Lives Here? Behind the Hedges in Palm Beach: Bill Bone and
Alexander Hamilton: The Man Behind the Musical: Dr. Robert Watson
Two popular events were featured in the 2019-2020 ArtSmart Lunch &
Learn series in association with the Kravis Center Cultural Society.
Guests spent the afternoon of February 3, peeking behind the
hedges of a handful of Palm Beach’s most famous residents.
Bill Bone, attorney and co-founder of the law firm Larmoyeux &
Bone, described how those residents have impacted our local
culture, public spaces and infrastructure in the surrounding cities.
Who Lives Here? Behind the Hedges in Palm Beach, was sponsored by
Patricia and Edward Falkenberg.
On February 24, Dr. Robert Watson took guests behind the scenes to
learn surprising and inspiring aspects of Alexander Hamilton’s life they
never knew and the stories that set the context for the major scenes
in the musical. Alexander Hamilton: The Man Behind the Musical was
sponsored by Bonnie and Steven Stern.
Bill Bone, Patricia Falkenberg
Kathryn Vecellio, Judy Mitchell
Robert Watson, Bonnie Stern
The ArtSmart Lunch & Learn series is held in the Kravis Center’s
Gimelstob Ballroom in the Cohen Pavilion and includes a lunch prepared
by Catering by The Breakers at the Kravis Center. s
Steve Caras, Jane Mitchell
Alex Dreyfoos, Barbara Golden
In Loving Memory SHARON MCDANIEL
The Kravis Center has lost a beloved member of our team. Sharon McDaniel, Regional Arts Programming
Associate, passed away Saturday, February 29 after a battle with cancer. Sharon inspired a love of classical
music to all who were lucky enough to experience one of her many pre-concert talks and community education
programs. She had a unique ability to be able to share her vast knowledge of the music, the composers and
the stories behind each piece, and a gift for fostering interest for classical music in others. Her passion and
enthusiasm for the genre was evident in all that she did and was instrumental in building the Regional Arts
Classical Concert Series to where it is today. A classical pianist, Sharon dedicated her life to sharing her love of
classical music. She was highly respected for her musical knowledge and deeply appreciated for her humor
and infectious smile by all who worked alongside her.
Before joining the Kravis Center team in 2010, Sharon was the music and dance critic for the Palm Beach Post
and shared her immense understanding of both disciplines in an important way.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in music from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of
Cincinnati, a master’s degree from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts and a Certificate in Piano from
the Paris American Academy in France. Sharon then continued her education as a fellow at the National Arts
Journalism Program at Northwestern University and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism as well as
the education and opera institutes of the Music Critics Association of North America. s
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