AWAKENING
“Awakening begins when a person realizes that they are not separate from the world.” — Agnes Martin
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There are artists whose work you look at — and artists whose work you enter. Mauro Bergonzoli belongs unmistakably to the latter. His paintings radiate an emotional intensity that feels lived rather than constructed — an energy born of Milan’s visual discipline, the engraving workshop of his childhood, and a decade spent mastering immediacy inside the world of advertising. Today, as he unveils Dolce Vita in Palm Beach, his palette is newly charged. The lines sharpen, the color deepens, the light turns inward. Bergonzoli paints with a form of emotional clarity that collapses joy, memory, sensuality and rigor into a single gesture. This conversation reveals the artist behind the radiance.
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Kristan Higgins’ Look on the Bright Side is a layered, character-driven novel that blends humor, heartbreak, and resilience while exploring how people move forward when life refuses to follow the plan.
Lark Smith becomes a physician largely because of a childhood love she met in kindergarten. His battle with leukemia when they were young leaves a lasting imprint on her life and inspires her to pursue oncology. Lark cares deeply for her patients, perhaps too deeply, and her emotional investment eventually leads to a reassignment to the emergency room.
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Annual Evening Of Gratitude
Palm Beach, Fla., April 13th, 2026 The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts brought together Broadway performers, rising student artists and top supporters for an evening that perfectly captured the impact of arts education in our community. At its annual Evening of Gratitude, more than 270 guests experienced a dynamic program featuring students from the Bogen Young Artists of Promise Fellowship alongside cast members from “A Beautiful Noise,” blending professional performance with the next generation of talent. The evening previewed the 2026–2027 season and highlighted how donor support directly fuels world-class programming and education initiatives that reach thousands of local students each year.
