Events

2018-2019 Season


Annual Fellowship Dinner

Thursday, March 7, 2019

The Breakers Palm Beach

 

Nearly 200 members and friends attended the Fellowship's signature event. Noted theologian and author Barbara Brown Taylor's keynote address was inspiring and enlightening as she spoke on "The Hyphen Between Us." Her latest book, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others, was available for sale and signing ahead of its scheduled public rekease date.

 

The evening also included the presentation of the 2019 John C. Randolph Award to Louis C. Pryor and the late Harold B. "Hal" Scott (accepted on his behalf by Jane Scott). Both men were instrumental in efforts to accomplish the mission of the Fellowship in the community for many years.

  

Co-Chairs: Vivienne Ivry and Donna Plasket

 

Silver Sponsors: Frances & Jeffrey Fisher

Speaker's Circle: Donna Plasket and David Breneman

                              Vivienne Ivry

                              Michele and Howard Kessler

Student Tables: Suzanne Holmes

                            Debora Weinstein

Educator Table: Ellen and Kenneth Z. Slater

 

 

Click here to see photos from the 2019 Annual Dinner!



May Day Soiree - Annual Membership Meeting and Student Awards Presentation

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

5:30 - 7:00 pm

Palm Court at The Colony

Click here to see photos from the 2018 May Day Soiree!


Sunday Conversations 

 

This popular series featured topics of interest presented by outstanding speakers.Attendees enjoyed light refreshments and socializing with other participants. Attendance averaged 100 people per session and rave reviews were common.

 

A membership benefit, the programs were free to Fellowship members, with a $10 per session donation for non-members. Guests who joined the Fellowship after attending the program received a credit towards their dues for the fees they had paid.

 

Many thanks to Wells Fargo Private Bank in Palm Beach for the use of the beautiful Community Room at the bank for the Sunday Conversations series!

December 9, 2018

     Dr. Robert Watson

     "First Ladies from Martha to Melania"

 

January 13, 2019

     John Browne

     "Royals I Have Known...and Did 'The Crown' Get It Right?"

 

February 10, 2019

     Russell Kelley III

     "A Pictorial History of Palm Beach...What's Changed and What's Not"

 

 

 

Pictured at left, top to bottom:

   Robert Watson

   John Browne

   Russell Kelley III



Welcome Back Reception

Thursday, November 1, 2018

The Society of the Four Arts Gardens

5:30 - 7:00 pm

 

Our annual Welcome Back Reception provides the opportunity to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones, and preview the exciting programs and events planned for the upcoming season. This season's reception also included a moment of silence for the victims of the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, and a rousing rendition of God Bless America by attendees..

 

Click here to see photos from the 2018 Welcome Back Reception!