Page 10 - Palm City Spotlight - June '24

Page 10, Palm City Spotlight

Arts & entertAinment

Lighthouse ArtCenter through his dedication to visual art. He brings a wealth of studio art courses at various colleges, he cofounded the

Welcomes Anthony Record As experience and expertise to this pivotal role. artist cooperative gallery QUAID, based in Tampa, Fla.,
“We are delighted to welcome Anthony to the Lighthouse
where he curated exhibitions from 2014 to 2023. He served
Its New Curator ArtCenter family,” said Jeni Licata, executive director at as the Studio Programs Coordinator for the Tampa Museum
Lighthouse ArtCenter. “His passion for the arts, coupled with of Art from 2018 to 2022 and then as curator at the Museum
Meet Record and the his extensive experience in curation and education, will be of Florida Art & Culture from 2022 to 2024, where he
artists from the current instrumental in advancing our mission of fostering artistic curated exhibitions of contemporary artists and collectors
exhibition, Artistry excellence and community engagement. We look forward from Florida. Record is also a painter, and his work has
Through the Ages, for to the exciting exhibitions and initiatives that Anthony will been exhibited internationally at galleries and museums in
a panel discussion on bring to our organization.” New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Kanazawa, Vancouver
June 20. “I am honored to be welcomed by the vibrant art and elsewhere.
L i ght house community here in Tequesta,” said Record, Lighthouse Join us on Thursday, June 20, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. as
ArtCenter (LAC) in ArtCenter’s curator. “I’m looking forward to getting to Record leads a panel discussion with artists from Artistry
Tequesta is pleased know the community better, collaborating, exploring and Through the Ages, Lighthouse ArtCenter’s current exhibition.
to announce the celebrating artists at Lighthouse ArtCenter.” Meet Anthony Record and learn about the evolution of the
appointment of Born and raised in Florida, Record pursued his studies exhibiting artists’ work and teaching philosophies.
Anthony Record as its in studio art at the University of South Florida, followed For more information about Lighthouse ArtCenter and its
new curator. Record has been deeply involved in the Florida by a Master of Fine Arts degree from the prestigious San programs, please visit lighthousearts.org.
art scene throughout his career, enriching the community Francisco Art Institute. While teaching art history and

Treasure Coast Film review

Outdoors Phantom Of The Open The difficult to

be l i e ve fa c t t ha t
By Nils A. Shapiro Flitcroft was accepted
The Tilefish Are Back! In 1975, Tom Watson won the British Open Golf into the 1976 British
Championship. One of the millions of people who was Open—then showed his
By Jim Weix watching television in England that day and happened to see lack of skill by topping,
A year ago, anglers the adulation pouring onto the winner was a man, Maurice slicing, hooking his way
were wondering where Flitcroft, who had never played a hole of golf in his entire life. through 18 holes to a
the tilefish had gone. Deep But Flitcroft, a father of three grown sons who was getting record-breaking score
drops, with an electric on in years and tired of his job as a construction crane operator, of 121, the highest in the
reel and weighed chicken liked what he had just seen on TV and decided that it would event’s history—makes
rig, were coming up be fun to sign up for the next year’s British Open. it important for you to
empty. At the same time, This British film, which was released in the United States remember that this is
a commercial fisherman in 2022 and may still be streaming now on Netflix, is based based on a true story!
was advertising fresh on the unlikely but true and heartwarming story of Flitcroft’s But the best is yet
tilefish and showing a path to a world golfing record and international fame! to come! And while I don’t want to give away too many
boat loaded with tilefish. Completely naïve about such matters, Flitcroft applied spoilers here, perhaps it will suffice to note that, in his very
Tilefish live in pods. If you catch one, it is not unusual to enter the 1976 competition but had no answer when failure to perform at a championship level the spectators
to catch several. It was thought that the pods were being asked, for example, the name of the private club to which he lining the course applauded him at every hole and golfers
wiped out. belonged … or his handicap, a word that confusedly meant around the world came to love Maurice Flitcroft as an
I guess we will never know. The good news is that something entirely different average guy– “one of their own.” An American country
they are back. to him. He overcame such club set up a golf tournament and trophy in his name …
Tom Flynn, Russ Imbruglia and Nate Stevenson were problems by returning with a set and, as we learn later in the film, after practicing his skills
beyond surprised when they pulled up their limit of one of documents he had prepared and much improved playing he entered a half-dozen more
fish per person on their second drop. The first drop didn’t with the help of his sweet and British Opens under different names and using various
work out, as the line got caught in the propeller. devoted wife, Jean (portrayed disguises!
by Sally Hawkins)—completely What a kick to have him in your foursome. For now,
false but so impressive that the meet him on film. (Mark Rylance in the role of Flitcroft
tournament officials considered deserved every award possible for his performance.)
him qualified!

Tilefish have white flakey flesh and are as good
to eat as anything that you will catch. Many anglers
don’t spend the time or have the equipment to fish Life moves fast—
for them. Their loss. Given the fact that overfishing

is affecting so many species, it was good to see the prepare for the unexpected
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try to see what is coming up.
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