CULTURE & COCKTAILS At The Ben Welcomes 120 to Musical Conversation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - April 19, 2022 - PRLog -- (Lake Worth Beach, FL – April 18, 2022) Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, welcomed more than 120 music fans to last week's CULTURE & COCKTAILS At The Ben.

The theme was IN TIME, IN TUNE, a musical conversation with #1 Billboard jazz vocalist Deborah Silver, 12-time GRAMMY nominated songwriter Dennis Lambert, and Emmy nominated pianist Copeland Davis, who both performed and served as moderator. The evening was jampacked with incredible pop performances interspersed with juicy show biz anecdotes. The audience loved it, laughing a lot, applauding often, while gently swaying to favorite tunes such as Let Me Entertain You, Nightshift, Autumn Leaves, and What the World Needs Now. The piano was generously provided by Piano Distributors in Jupiter.

The final two CULTURE & COCKTAILS conversations in 2022 will be:

Monday, May 9 – 5 to 7 pm

(Postponed from January 10)

WASHINGTON TO WARHOL

A Revealing Conversation with

Bonnie Lautenberg, an esteemed photographer, writer, philanthropist, and businesswoman. She is the widow of former U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (Dem., NJ), who got to know many of the nation's leaders from Clinton to Biden. Her portrait series How They Changed Our Lives: Senators as Working People is in the Library of Congress archives, and her work is featured in the Eli Broad Collection and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History. She is currently co-producing a musical based on the life of pop icon Andy Warhol, along with music manager Steve Leber, director Trevor Nunn, and writer/composer Rupert Holmes.

Moderator: Carol Rose, Editor of The Palm Beach Daily News

Monday, November 7 – 5 to 7 pm

(Postponed from February 7)

FOODIES

A Tasty Conversation with

+ Chef Lindsay Autry, co-partner and founder of The Regional Kitchen & Public House in West Palm Beach. She has held positions in restaurants on the East Coast and in Mexico, made headlines as a finalist on Bravo's ninth season of Top Chef, and was a three-time James Beard nominee (2018, 2019, 2020) for Best Chef: South. Autry describes her cuisine as soulful, embracing Mediterranean flavors with a blend of her Southern roots.

+ Chef Pushkar Marathe, Executive Chef at Stage Kitchen & Bar in Palm Beach Gardens. Born in India, his culinary roots originate in the rich tapestry of flavors from his homeland. His early culinary training was in Switzerland and has held cooking positions in restaurants in the Caribbean, the Middle East and around the United States.

Moderator: Libby Volgyes, Award-winning Food & Restaurant Photographer

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

Dave Lawrence, Dennis Lambert, Deborah Silver, Copeland Davis