(West Palm Beach, FL – January 28, 2010) The Raymond
F. Kravis Center for the Performing
Arts hosted
a dinner for Dress Circle members on
January 11. More than 200 people
attended the dinner that preceded a
laugh-filled performance by the great
comedian Bob
Newhart.
The Dress Circle dinner was sponsored by
the law firm of Ward,
Damon, Posner, Pheterson and Bleau,
while Citi
Private Bank sponsored
Mr. Newhart’s performance.
Several members of the Kravis Center’s
Board of Directors and Life Trustees
attended the dinner, including Alec
Flamm, David Kosowsky, Jane Mitchell,
Lee Wolf, Judy Goodman and Alan Miller.
West Palm Beach Mayor
Lois Frankel also
attended, as did dinner sponsor Jeff
Pheterson,
representing his firm.
Kravis Center Chairman William
A. Meyer publicly
thanked the Dress Circle members for
their generous
gifts that enable the Center “to offer
extraordinary performances and
exceptional education programs.”
“Your generosity is essential in helping
us fill the large gap between ticket
sales and performance costs and ensure
that the performing arts continue to
flourish in Palm Beach County,” said Mr.
Meyer.
About the Raymond F.
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:
The Raymond F. Kravis
Center for the Performing Arts is a
not-for-profit performing arts center
whose mission is to enhance the quality
of life in Palm Beach County by
presenting a diverse schedule of
national and international artists and
companies of the highest quality; by
offering comprehensive arts education
programs; by providing a Palm Beach
County home in which local and regional
arts organizations can showcase their
work; and by providing economic catalyst
and community leadership in West Palm
Beach, supporting efforts to increase
travel and tourism to Palm Beach
County.
The Kravis Center is located at 701
Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach,
FL. For more information, please call
561-832-7469 or
visit www.kravis.org.