ARTS, GREAT ARTISTS AND ENLIGHTENING EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY

The 2008 BOCA RATON FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS opens this year on February 29th and will run through March 16th. If you haven’t been to this amazing cultural smorgasbord then you’re missing out on something truly wonderful.

The Festival, to be held at the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater in Boca Raton, will feature top talent in classical, opera, jazz, Latin music and literature. The second annual event opens with wine and food events (known as the Boca Bacchanal) on February 29th, and the lecture series kicks off March 7th.

Some of the talent includes: The National Russian Orchestra with soloists - acclaimed flutists Lady Jeanne, Sir James Galway and soprano Renée Fleming (she will perform at the close of the concert on March 16 with the Russian National Orchestra).

The 5 Browns - A youthful, all-American quintet of brothers and sisters, each a virtuoso concert pianist, Lang Lang, who started playing piano at the age of three and was the first recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award. Grammy Award winning Joshua Bell, Jazz composer Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton and Tiempo Libre.

Other guests include: David Ebershoff, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joyce Carol Oates and Ann Patchett. For more information: www.festivaloftheartsboca.org. or call: 866-571-2787 – 561-368-8445.