3 to See: 'A Legacy of Remembrance exhibit; 'Stroller Daze at Cox Science Center; Art After Dark Latin Jazz Night at Norton

Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
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It’s a summer of sizzling arts in the Palm Beaches! Here to help you with three ideas for the coming week is the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, the official support agency for arts and culture here in Florida’s Cultural Capital.

For more to enjoy and experience, explore the Council’s online events calendar at palmbeachculture.com/events. Visit each organization’s website for COVID-19 safety protocols and guidelines.

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Learn more about the Holocaust this weekend through the perspective of artist Mark Cohen during the final days of the Armory Art Center’s “A Legacy of Remembrance” exhibition. This piece by Cohen is titled “Warsaw Ghetto Brothers.”
Learn more about the Holocaust this weekend through the perspective of artist Mark Cohen during the final days of the Armory Art Center’s “A Legacy of Remembrance” exhibition. This piece by Cohen is titled “Warsaw Ghetto Brothers.”

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Last chance to see artistic exploration of the Holocaust on display

For equal doses of Holocaust-related history and art this weekend, you can visit the Armory Art Center as it hosts “A Legacy of Remembrance” spotlighting work by artist Mark Cohen. The show specifically focuses on antisemitism, genocide and the psychological horrors brought on by war criminal Commandant Amon Göth (to women, especially) within the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp during World War II. See this impactful exhibition before it’s gone!

“A Legacy of Remembrance”: On display now through Friday. Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach. Info: 561-832-1776 or www.armoryart.org.

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Experience “Stroller Daze” at the Cox Science Center & Aquarium this Wednesday.
Experience “Stroller Daze” at the Cox Science Center & Aquarium this Wednesday.

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Stroller Daze at the Cox Science Center & Aquarium

For parents with young children seeking something fun to do this week — it’s time to get the strollers out and head to Cox Science Center & Aquarium for its “Stroller Daze” event! Throughout the day, you and your little ones can enjoy live science demonstrations, cool off in the backyard splash pad, see a planetarium show and even tee off for a round of mini-golf at the center’s Conservation Course. Enjoy!

Stroller Daze: 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday. Admission is free for children under 5 and $5 off general admission for adults ($14.95) and children ages 6 to 12 ($10.95). Cox Science Center & Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail N., West Palm Beach. Info: 561-832-1988 or www.coxsciencecenter.org.

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Enjoy Latin jazz fusion and flamenco group Mestizas (pictured here) this Friday at the Norton Museum of Art’s Art After Dark event.
Enjoy Latin jazz fusion and flamenco group Mestizas (pictured here) this Friday at the Norton Museum of Art’s Art After Dark event.

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Latin jazz and more at the Norton Museum of Art

Any plans this Friday night? Grab a friend and head to the Norton’s Art After Dark for an exciting evening of art, music, and fun! During the night, Lake Worth Beach artist Jill Lavetsky will lead a tour of the Norton’s collection discussing works by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, Pablo Picasso, and other Spanish artists; teaching artist Eva Lia Pedriglieri will host an open studio and create a piece inspired by Bastida; and Miami-based Latin jazz fusion and flamenco group Mestizas will perform live!

Art After Dark: 5 to 10 p.m. Friday. Performance starts at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $18, $15 for seniors, $5 for students with ID and free for children under 12. Norton Museum of Art, 1450 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach. Info: 561-832-5196 or www.norton.org.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: 3 to See: Holocaust exhibit, stroller Daze, Latin Jazz Night