Sandy Smith

Theatre 29 is excited to announce its upcoming Karaoke for a Cause Fundraiser event, an evening filled with singing, prizes, special concessions, sneak peak performances, and community spirit. Has it ever been your dream to be centerstage? Well, this is your chance!

Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden welcomed more than 150 supporters to their biggest annual fundraising event – the Mounts 23rd Annual Spring Benefit – which was held at the Garden itself on Sunday, April 2, 2023. The more than $100,000 raised will directly support maintaining the Garden's 20-acre tropical oasis, youth programs, and community outreach.

Hot on the heels of the 5th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, its largest and most successful ever, the Chicago Puppet Fest is pulling strings again this spring, dangling two delightful opportunities for Chicago audiences to enjoy the art and craft of contemporary puppetry.

Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting their biggest annual fundraising event – the Mounts 23rd Annual Spring Benefit – at the Garden itself on Sunday, April 2, 2023, from 5:30 to 8 pm. Funds raised at the Benefit will directly support maintaining the Garden's 20-acre tropical oasis, youth programs, and community outreach.

Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, returning January 18-29, 2023, at venues large and small throughout the city.

The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, is returning in a big way, January 18-29, 2023, at venues large and small throughout the city.

Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting their biggest annual fundraising event - the Mounts Spring Benefit - at a private home in Palm Beach on Sunday, April 7, 2019, from 5:30 to 8 pm. Funds raised at the Benefit will be used to reimagine and enhance the Garden's Welcome Center & Gift Shop.

Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden hosted the official dedication of Windows on the Floating World: Blume Tropical Wetland Garden on Tuesday, June 13. The stunning new garden features a series of walkways and permanent and changing aquatic plant displays that allow visitors to feel and connect to the tropical wetlands around them.

Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden today announced 250 supporters attended the annual Spring Benefit that was held on Sunday, April 2, at the Palm Beach home of Keith & Linda Beaty. 

The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden hosted the inaugural Hearts-n-Bloom Garden Tea Party last Saturday, attracting more than 150 beautifully clad ladies and gents. Attendees enjoyed high tea provided by the Serenity Tea House and Cafe with musical accompaniment by The Elegant Harp. Scroll down for beautiful photos!

The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting three major social events in early  2017:

The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden today announced 260 supporters attended the annual Spring Benefit that was held on Sunday, April 10, at the Palm Beach home ofDr. Richard & Rita Lazzara. Scroll down for photos!

The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden welcomes more than 100 VIP supporters to Palm Beach County's oldest and largest botanical garden for a preview of the largest exhibition in its 30-year history, NATURE CONNECTS: ART WITH LEGO BRICKS. Scroll down for photos!

Rockaway!, a free public arts festival sponsored by the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) to celebrate the reopening of Fort Tilden and recognize the ongoing recovery of the Rockaway peninsula, opens June 29 and continues through September 1, 2014.

Barter Theatre announced today the recent upgrade of the assistive listening system at main stage. The new system is produced by Listen Technologies and transmits audio through a radio signal to a receiver used by patrons.

Love Never Dies Wardrobe Mistress Sandy Smith-Wilson gives us an insight into the fabulous costumes worn in the show, including how Christine's Gustav Klimt-inspired and Swarovski crystal-encrusted 'Opera Dress' was created and how the elaborate jewellery was put together by Set and Costume Designer Bob Crowley.

Another sneaky peek behind the scenes as this time, Love Never Dies' Wardrobe Mistress Sandy Smith-Wilson talks us through the laundering, fixing, maintenance and day-to-day running of a West End theatre's Wardrobe Department - from costume changes to occasional malfunctions!