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| Social Vortex: Palm Beach + Bal Harbour + PAMM + Vizcaya+ Art Wynwood opens + ForEverglades Benefit + Friends of the Uffizi brunch By Augustus Mayhew Not everyone was in Sochi last week, as Palm Beach to Miami roadways were swamped by an unprecedented surge of sun-seeking winter refugees motoring between The Breakers and the Fontainebleau docks, where the International Yacht Show was underway, or at any one of the too many events scheduled on the same day at the same place. In between crawling on the Dolphin Expressway and touring Herzog and de Meuron’s latest oeuvre at the heralded Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), I was at The Breakers, along with a mix of characters usually found in only the most page-turning Balzac novel. Thank you to the ForEverglades PR staff who saved me a few times from the hotel’s security and event staff (“You come here to me,” a command I haven’t heard since the latest episode of the BBC comedy “Who’s in Charge?” ). After all, I was trying to photograph a place setting. Dinner was delicious, Yes, at The Breakers; the company at table, enjoyable. On Saturday night, if you weren’t one of the more than 800 in a state of rapture at the SRO ForEverglades Benefit, where The Breakers ballroom shook from the sounds of the Zac Brown Band with Jimmy Buffett and Katie Couric’s one-liners, then next Saturday you’ll have another opportunity to go through-the-roof at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ sale of 275 lots from the Estate of Lilly Pulitzer. And then, there’s PAMM. Having attracted 25,000 visitors during its first month, it appears to be awaiting collections comparable to its world-class architectural stature and $131 million price tag. As part of my “Looking for Art” series, I thought I might add some perspective with a flashback spotlight on Vizcaya that sixty years ago was rechristened the Dade County Museum of Art. During the 1950s, James Deering’s heirs sold Vizcaya and its furnishings to Dade County for slightly more than $2 million. |
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| Here is a look around the past and present few days ... Palm Beach 11 February 2014 – 6 pm Auction Preview Cocktail Party to benefit Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League www.peggyadams.org
“Lilly was well-known for her compassion towards animals; it is only fitting that her legacy continues to portray her passion by supporting the League in its efforts to provide critical services to the cats and dogs that are in need,” said Rich Anderson, executive director/CEO of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. “We are honored to be chosen as a beneficiary of this event.” |
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| 13 February 2014 Bal Harbour Shops - Lunch @ La Goulue |
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| 13 February 2014 - 3:30 pm PAMM - Perez Art Museum Miami (2013) + Vizcaya (1912-1916) |
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| PAMM – Elevation views + Knight Plaza |
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| PAMM – Interiors |
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| "Ai Weiwei: According to What" exhibition 4 December 2013 – 16 March 2014 |
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| 13 February 2014 Art Wynwood VIP Preview – Midtown Miami Coincide with the 26th annual International Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach, Art Wynwood 2014 opened with more than 6,000 collectors and art enthusiasts. Along with the 70 galleries presenting an array of artworks, this year's fair highlighted street art, murals, pop surrealism and other vanguard genre. |
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| Among the VIPs at Art Wynwood's opening preview |
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| 15 February 2014 7 pm 9th Annual ForEverglades Benefit - The Breakers Katie Couric, Michael Keaton, and the Zac Brown Band, joined by Jimmy Buffett The 9th AnnualForEverglades Benefit held at The Breakers on Saturday night raised more than $2 million for Everglades restoration with the help of host Katie Couric, a performance by the Zac Brown Band and 840 supporters who packed into the Ponce de Leon Ballroom. Foundation Board Member Carl Hiaasen took the stage to present the Everglades Advocacy Award to the benefit’s honorary chair actor Michael Keaton for his work in furthering the conservation, protection, and restoration of the nation’s ecosystems. |
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| The ForEverglades benefit raises money to support the science, communications, advocacy, education and legal programs of the Everglades Foundation — all geared to protecting and restoring what remains of this fragile ecosystem. The board of directors supports all of the Foundation’s administrative and fundraising expenses, allowing 100% of the money raised at the benefit to directly support these programs The event Chair and Committee included: Mary Barley, Claudia and Carlos de la Cruz Jr., Evan and Glenn Dubin, Jamee and Marshall Field V, Toni and Andrew Wilshire, Mark Dalton, Jennifer and Joseph Duke, Mark Fisher, Tucker Frederickson, Regina and Mario Gabelli, Judy and John Keller, Judy and Jarrett Kling, Heather and Beau Wrigley, Ramona and Thomas Bean, Connie and Dan Burkhart, Katie Carpenter, Bill Davenport and Bruce Wiltsie, Susan and Mark Dougherty, Mia Celano and Skip Dunn, Kirk Fordham and Michael Cevarr, Suzanne and Ramsey Frank, Emily and Harry Grand, Kerry and Sean Healey, Debbie and Nick Iarossi, Tina and Steve McPherson, Lyn and Robert L. Parks, Maura and Brandon Ross, Jeanne and Michael Sole, Peter Vasconcelos, and Patrick Rooney, Jr. |
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| Hosts for the For Everglades benefit were: Katie Couric, Michael Keaton, Fenia and Carl Hiassen, Zac Brown, Zac Brown Band, Eric and Tonya Eikenberg, Jimmy Buffett, Paul and Sonia Jones, Ashley and Mike Ramos, Lia Reed, Nat and Alita Reed, Adrian Reed, Georgina Bloomberg, Mercedes and Steve Gotwald, Michele Henry and Garrison du Pont Lickle, Mary Morse, Barbara and Jack Nicklaus, Kathy and Paul Leone, Danielle Moore, Thalia and Tommy Mottola, Brooks Bishop, Robert P. Leidy Jr. and Ivy Day, Sasha Lickle, Sara Groff and Piper Quinn, Linda and Jared Soper, and Erik T. Waldin. |
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| "Country Chic" by way of Palm Beach |
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| 16 February 2014 - 11:30 am Friends of Uffizi Gallery annual brunch Palm Beach County Convention Center, Ballroom A www.friendsoftheuffizigallery.org Having lived in Florence, the Uffizi Gallery was once one of my haunts on my way down to classes at Borgo degli Albizi. Palm Beach is so fortunate to have an ever-growing number of international cultural support organizations, among the representatives, Ireland, the Louvre, French Heritage, British Art, and Venice. During the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art, and Antique Show, the Friends of Uffizi invited art historian and art dealer Robert Simon to illuminate their more than 125 guests on his fascinating research on rediscovering DaVinci's Salvator Mundi. |
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| 14-18 February 2014 Hope Designer Showcase @ Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show The design showcase's 14 February opening night was a benefit for the Hope for Depression Research Foundation. |
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| Photographs by Augustus Mayhew. Augustus Mayhew is the author ofLost in Wonderland – Reflections on Palm Beach. |