Members of the Boca Raton Branch of the National League of American Pen Women enjoyed a season of lively luncheons and inspirational programs. Enthusiastic guests joined us to meet our member artists, writers, music composers and patrons at our new luncheon venue – Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach, Florida. Our opening luncheon on… Read More »
The Boca Raton Branch of the National League of American Pen Women held its first in-person program of the 2021- 2022 season with a luncheon and raffle at the Delray Beach Golf Club in Delray Beach, Florida on Wednesday, December 15th. Members came together to reconnect and begin a new creative year with plans for… Read More »
On October 22, 2020, Boca Raton Pen Woman composer Sheila Firestone presented an interactive music workshop in Zoom, co-sponsored by the Delray Beach Public Library. The program featured Sheila’s award-winning composition for string quintet with piano, titled The Forest Primeval. An original video accompanied the music, and participants were invited to react to the… Read More »
The Boca Raton Pen Women remember Dr. Myra Levick as a Pen woman friend, a writer, an artist and a respected professional in the field of psychology. Myra served as president of the Boca Raton Branch of Pen Women from 2008 – 2010. In 2016, the Branch honored Myra and six other Pen women sages… Read More »
Pen Women from the Boca Raton Branch of the National League of Pen Women (NLAPW) have been hosting a holiday program for teens at the Milagro Teen Center in Delray Beach, FL every Christmas season for the past five years. The Milagro Center offers after-school enrichment activities for local youngsters. This past Christmas, we were… Read More »
The Boca Raton Branch of the National League of American Pen Women kicked off the 2019 – 2020 season with a fabulous luncheon and silent auction at the Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach, Florida on Thursday, October 17th. Members came together to begin a new creative year with plans for writing workshops, art… Read More »
Four artists from the Boca Raton Branch of the National League of American Pen Women are participating in an art exhibit at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County gallery in Lake Worth, FL from June 8 – August 10, 2019. Artists Prue Carrico, Bea Doone-Merena, Lidia Tohar and Rhoda Hollander are showcasing their paintings,… Read More »
Three young women pursuing careers in visual art, music and letters received achievement awards from the Boca Raton Branch National League of American Pen Women in an award ceremony and luncheon on April 11, 2019 at the Delray Beach Golf Club. The awardees, Noelle Putnik, Corrine Binnings and Valentina Paolucci, will use their grants of… Read More »
The Boca Raton and Ft. Lauderdale Branches of the National League of American Pen Women joined together for a full-day celebration of the arts on Saturday, March 30th at the Center for Spiritual Living in Boca Raton, Florida. Music, art and creative writing were on display in many unique activities that the public, along with… Read More »
A new musical, Miriam and the Women of the Desert, composed by Sheila Firestone, premiered on February 24, 2019 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach, Florida. This fascinating Biblical story of Miriam and the women who surround her is told in a fully-staged musical production with a cast of talented singers. The audience… Read More »