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Matthew Lorentzen, Frances Fisher and Lew
Crampton at the South Florida Science Museum's
Fast Cars and Fashion pre-event for the March
30th gala What Lies Beneath: An Evening of
Nautical Mystery and Adventure.
Photo by: Lucien Capehart Photographapy
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SUPPORTERS SPEED INTO SEASON FOR SCIENCE MUSEUM
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(WEST PALM BEACH) –The South Florida
Science Museum kicked it into high gear with their Fast
Cars and Fashion event hosted by Frances and Jeffrey
Fisher. Nearly 200 guests gathered recently to hear
about exciting plans for the upcoming season, including
the March 30th, 2012 gala What Lies Beneath: An Evening
of Nautical Mystery and Adventure. Guests at the special
reception enjoyed beautiful fashions presented by Saks
Fifth Avenue, Palm Beach while surrounded by vintage and
exotic cars.
“This is such an exciting time for the Museum,” said
Frances Fisher, board member and honorary chair for the
2012 Gala. “We are well poised for great things as we
look forward to the next 50 years for this well-loved
institution.”
Oceanographer and deep sea-explorer, Dr. Robert Ballard
will be the featured presenter at the Museum’s Gala to
be held in the Circle Ballroom at The Breakers, Palm
Beach. The elegant evening will feature a cocktail
reception and dinner followed by Ballard’s special
presentation discussing undersea explorations and his
discovery of the RMS Titanic.
Honorary chairs for the 2012 Gala are
Frances Fisher, Matthew Lorentzen and John Niblack. Host
Committee Chairmen are Liz and Matthew Fifield, Allison
and Stuart Haft, Afsy and Carter Pottash, and Heath
Randolph.
Sponsors for the Gala include: Grand Benefactor PNC
Wealth Management along with Corporate Sponsors Florida
Power and Light, Betteridge and Saks Fifth Avenue, Palm
Beach.
Looking toward its next 50 years of science in the
community, the South Florida Science Museum is a
non-profit organization dedicated to providing curious
minds of all ages with an entertaining and educational
journey through science and technology. Founded in 1961
by the Junior League of the Palm Beaches, the Museum
features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, a digital
planetarium, freshwater and saltwater aquariums, as well
as natural history exhibitions. Each year the Museum
welcomes more than 125,000 visitors and reaches more
than 55,000 students through workshops at the Museum and
outreach programs to local schools.
“Our Museum makes lasting memories and is well loved by
all who live here. We’ve come a long way in the last 50
years,” said Lew Crampton, South Florida Science Museum
CEO. “Now it’s time for us to step purposefully into our
second 50 years by serving the public and educating our
children to become the scientists and engineers of
tomorrow. It’s time for us to grow from a good museum
into the great institution this county and our children
and families deserve.”
Tickets to What Lies Beneath: An Evening of Nautical
Mystery and Adventure are $500 per person. Sponsorship
opportunities are available. For more information about
the South Florida Science Museum or the 2012 Gala,
please contact Marcy Hoffman at
561-370-7738,
mhoffman@sfsm.org , or visit
www.sfsm.org .
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