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facing homelessness.
Guests were also
inspired by keynote
speaker Sylvie Legere,
co-founder of the
Policy Circle, who has
dedicated her career to
empowering women.
The 39th annual
awards luncheon was
chaired by Vicki Pugh Marti LaTour, Lois Pope Erin Guy, Denise Mariani, Virginia Sinicki
and Honorary Chair
Marti LaTour. Generous event sponsors included Marti celebrates Executive Women of the Palm
LaTour and George Elmore, FPL, the Merrill G. and Emita Beaches’ 40th year of empowering women Katie Klause-Newitt, Trudy Crowetz, Michele Gurto, Trixy Walker, Amy
E. Hastings Foundation, M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust, to succeed and lead. It was founded in 1982 Brand, Virginia Spencer, Minx Boren, Denise Valz
A-1 Moving and Storage, Town of Palm Beach United by senior professional and executive women
Way, Frances Fisher, The Palm Beach Post LocaliQ, in Palm Beach County to support and advance women in To learn more, visit www.ewpb.org.
WPBF, and Hubbard Radio. This season’s event also business and community leadership. Photos by Tracey Benson Photography

Serge Strosberg Exhibit Reimagines Historic Florida Icons

The Historical Society of preserve, and share the history of Palm Beach County County History Museum, an admission-free institution
Palm Beach County (HSPBC) and the larger context of Florida. The HSPBC operates featuring high quality, interactive exhibits. To learn more,
held an opening reception on and maintains the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach call (561) 832-4164, Ext. 100 or visit pbchistory.org.
May 4 to unveil a new exhibit
at the Richard and Pat Johnson
Palm Beach County History
Museum. Reimagining Palm
Beach features new works by
portrait artist Serge Strosberg
of New York and Palm Beach,
inspired by images of Henry
Flagler, Addison Mizner, and
other historic Florida icons. Serge Strosberg
Author and Palm Beach
historian Rick Rose composed captions that explain the
artistic process, the sources of inspiration, and the history Lorrayne Kirby, Cory Lyon, Joelle Denoff, Maureen Conte, Deborah Pollack and Jonathan Duerr, Naiomy Vasquez, Paul
behind the images. Mark Treshchuk Victoria Piroso Denton
This exhibit was made possible by a partnership with
the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Douglas C. Evans, president, and chief executive
officer of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, said,
“Our continued partnership with the Historical Society
of Palm Beach County is a relationship that is highly
valued. To be able to work together to bring new audiences
to their wonderful history museum, particularly young
professionals is of utmost importance.”
“The historical society was honored to welcome Serge
Strosberg and this special exhibition to the Richard and
Pat Johnson History Museum. History and art are integral
parts of how we experience and showcase our community’s
culture,” said Jeremy Johnson, Historical Society of
Palm Beach County president and CEO, “In addition, it Annette and Rabbi Joel Jeremy Johnson, Vera Chapman, John Drew Brasiel and Daniel Cayla Birk and Ryan
is important to continue to partner with the Palm Beach Levinson Turgeon Aguilera Hollihan
Chamber of Commerce and its membership to share our
local history.”
Reimagining Palm Beach will be on display in the
historic 1916 courtroom through May 25.
About The Historical Society
The Historical Society of Palm Beach County is
a nonprofit organization founded in 1937 to collect,

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