CULTURE & COCKTAILS At The Ben Welcomes 100+ to Launch of 19th Season

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Jan. 13, 2024 - PRLog -- (Lake Worth Beach, FL – January 12, 2024) Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, welcomed more than 100 friends and theater buffs to the 2024 kick-off of CULTURE & COCKTAILS. The theme of the 19^th annual season of the popular series is Looking Back, Looking Forward.

The informative, fun, and funny chat fest was held last Monday (January 8) in the beautiful rooftop ballroom of The Ben, located at 251 N. Narcissus Avenue in West Palm Beach. The topic and special guests:

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A Dramatic Conversation Between William Hayes & Michael McKeever

+ William Hayes is the producing artistic director and a founding member of Palm Beach Dramaworks, where he has directed some 50 productions for the company, before returning to the stage as an actor last season in its highly acclaimed production of Twelve Angry Men. Hayes has won numerous awards and served two terms as president of the Florida Professional Theatres Association.

+ Michael McKeever is an award-winning playwright, actor, and designer, whose plays (Daniel's Husband, Mr. Parker, The Code, Suite Surrender, 37 Postcards, Stuff, Melt, etc.) have been produced around the world. He has been honored with numerous Carbonell and Silver Palm Awards, is the recipient of the prestigious George Abbott Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement and is the co-founder of Zoetic Stage.

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(All IDs are L-R; Photo Credit: Jacek Gancarz / Jacek Photo)

1. Michael McKeever, Bill Hayes
2. Terry Duffy, Dave Lawrence
3. Stephen Nesbitt, Roe Green, Christopher Caneles
4. Gary Lesser, Barbara Cheives
5. Jeff & Leslie Leibowitz, Rob Russell
6. Jamie Baxter, Jane Perkins, Daryn Kirchfeld
7. Jeff & Gina Sabean
8. Kyle Lucks, Agata Ren
9. Cheryl & Brian Crowley
10. David Cohen, Bonnie Roseman, Paul Bernabeo
11. David Vance, Lisa Peterfreund
12. Mik Cribben, Michael McKeever, Ellen Wedner
13. Leslie Hogan, Stan Godoff, Bobbi Horwich
14. C&C Audience with Michael McKeever & Bill Hayes

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