Donna Carbone News

The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) will offer a six week Cabaret Camp beginning June 17 and continuing through July 29. Cabaret Camp, which will be taught by well-known Broadway star and cabaret singer Avery Sommers, will be held at the Lake Park Mirror Ballroom.

Tonight, March 22, Bubba's East Coast Rods and Customs will host the grand opening of their new facility at the Pennock Industrial Park on Indiantown Road in Jupiter from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. One of the main attractions will be the ORIGINAL 1978 Trans Am given to Burt Reynolds after filming the forever popular Smokey and the Bandit movie.

On Saturday, March 22, Bubba's East Coast Rods and Customs will host the grand opening of their new facility at the Pennock Industrial Park on Indiantown Road in Jupiter from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. One of the main attractions will be the ORIGINAL 1978 Trans Am given to Burt Reynolds after filming the forever popular Smokey and the Bandit movie.

Donna M. Carbone, the owner of Write For You, LLC and a well-known freelance writer on women's issues, announced that pre-production has begun on her short film, Pluck You! Auditions will be held Sunday, June 9th, at Art Stage in Tequesta. Call backs will be set for late June/early July. Shooting is scheduled for late summer/early fall in Palm Beach County.

The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) announced a third location for classes at the Lake Park Town Hall - 535 Park Avenue, Lake Park, Florida. Lake Park is easily accessible from the I-95, cutting travel time for students living in south Palm Beach County, Broward and Dade counties.

On Wednesday, December 12th, the North Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed Kowerk, a unique and innovative offering within the shared-space concept, into the PBC business community. Attending the ribbon cutting were Gail McCormack and Jane Pike of the North Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, Tenchy Salas of the bi-lingual publication Portada Florida, and Greg Bellamy, the Chair of Visage, a company dedicated to helping chief executives improve their effectiveness. Scroll below for photos from the opening.

The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) announced an all day Halloween fundraiser at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) today, October 31st, from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. CPK is located in the Gardens Mall Food Court on PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens.

The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) announced an all day Halloween fundraiser at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) on Wednesday, October 31st, from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. CPK is located in the Gardens Mall Food Court on PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens.

The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre (BRIFT) recently announced its fall/winter schedule, which includes a new and exciting Writing the Feature Screenplay class for beginning writers on Monday evenings at 6:30 p.m. The class was added due to the popularity of the Advanced Screenwriting class, which is held on Thursday evenings, also at 6:30 p.m. These conception to completion courses allow students to workshop their scripts by having them performed staged reading style by other students. Taught by Shawn Fornari, M.F.A., each two and a half hour class is $20.00.

The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) announced the offering of acting and film making classes at ArtStage Performing Arts Center in Tequesta beginning in September. BRIFT, a non-profit dedicated to educating and involving the community in all aspects of the performing arts, had been looking for temporary office and classroom space while fundraising to build a new Institute in Burt Reynolds Park. The ArtStage location is ideal as it was once home to The Burt Reynolds Institute for Theatre Training (BRITT). Returning to the Tequesta is an opportunity to blend fond memories with artistic development for students attending both BRIFT and ArtStage classes.

After almost ten years as the jewel in the Town of Jupiter's crown, The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) announced plans to move to a new, as yet to be determined, location. BRIFT is presently situated on the development site for Harbourside at the corner of U.S. Highway One and Indiantown Road. The building is scheduled for demolition as part of that project.

The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre recently announced that dynamic performer, Roy Michaels, will perform in a benefit concert this evening, July 7th, at 7:30 p.m.

The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre recently announced that dynamic performer, Roy Michaels, will perform in a benefit concert on Saturday evening, July 7th, at 7:30 p.m.