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      Lifestyles from page 10                                                                              The Nutcracker
                                                                                                           Saturday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m.
      Ballet Palm Beach                                                                                    Sunday, Dec. 5, 1 and 7 p.m.
                                                                                                           Ticket prices, $20 to $95
         Ballet Palm Beach                                                                                 kravis.org
      is incredibly proud                                                                                  (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471
      to announce that all
      three of this year’s                                                                                 Giselle
      performances will                                                                                    Friday, March 4, 7 p.m.
      be  produced  at  The                                                                                Saturday, March 5, 2 and 7 p.m.
      Kravis Center for the                                                                                Sunday, March 6 – 1 and 5 p.m.
      Performing Arts  with                                                                                Ticket price – $45
      all health and safety                                                                                kravis.org
      protocols in place. The                            Lily Loveland as Giselle, photo by Janine Harris  (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471
      2021/22 season will
      open with Peter Pan &                                 Tickets for all three Kravis Center performances go on   Prepare for Health Care Costs
      Tinker Bell, Thursday                              sale Aug. 20. Full price tickets for Peter Pan & Tinker Bell
      through Sunday,  Oct.                              and Giselle at the Rinker Theater are $45. Full price tickets   in Retirement
      14 to 17 in the Rinker                             for The Nutcracker at Dreyfoos Hall range from $25 to
      Playhouse. Peter Pan &                             $95. Full price tickets go on sale to the public on Sept.   By Sally Sima Stahl
      Tinker Bell, the beloved                           10, at 10 a.m. Visit the Kravis Center’s official website      It’s unfortunate but true:
      fairy tale will delight  Marie and her prince, photo by   kravis.org or call (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471.   As we age, we encounter more
      audiences young and  Steven Caras                  About Ballet Palm Beach                           health-related issues – and they
      old alike. It  explores                               Ballet Palm Beach (BPB), the professional ballet   carry a price tag that can get
      the relationship between Peter Pan and Tinker Bell before   company  of  the  Palm  Beaches,  is  a  nonprofit  501(c)  pretty high in retirement. Will
      Wendy Darling’s appearance in his life in Neverland.  (3) ballet company dedicated to preserving the art of   you be ready for these costs?
         The Nutcracker will once again be performed in the   classical ballet, cultivating new visions in choreography,      Perhaps your first step in
      grand 2,195-seat Dreyfoos Hall, Saturday and Sunday,   impacting the next generation through the discipline   preparing yourself is knowing
      Dec. 4 and 5. With its superior acoustics and magnificent   of dance, and enriching the community through this   what you may be facing.
      aesthetics, this venue ensures an unforgettable experience   universal art form. Established in 2001, the company has   Consider this: 80 percent of
      for every guest.  The Nutcracker  is  the  coming-of-  become a fixture in Palm Beach County. Each year BPB   Americans 65 and older have
      age story of Marie who receives a mysterious gift on   produces main stage ballets as well as outreach shows,   a chronic condition and 42 percent live with a disability,
      Christmas Eve. Adventures ensue as Tchaikovsky’s score   both locally and abroad. For more information about the   according to the National Coalition on Aging and the Centers
      draws Marie into a terrifying battle with the Mouse King,   professional company or its school, Ballet Palm Beach   for Disease Control and Prevention, as reported in a recent
      through a mystical snowstorm, and to the Kingdom of the   Academy, or to support BPB’s outreach efforts call (561)   Edward Jones/Age Wave survey titled Four Pillars of the
      Sugar Plum Fairy. The Nutcracker has become a holiday   630-8235 or visit www.balletpalmbeach.org.   New Retirement: What a Difference a Year Makes. The study
      tradition for all ages, delighting both the young and the                                            also found that retirees’ greatest financial worry is the cost of
      young-at-heart.                                    Peter Pan & Tinker Bell                           health care and long-term care – concerns that have increased
         In addition, Ballet Palm Beach is honored to perform   Rinker Hall, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts  during the COVID-19 pandemic.
      Giselle in the Rinker Playhouse, Friday through Sunday,   Thursday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m.                     And health care is likely going to be one of the largest
      March  4  to  6,  2022. This  ghost-filled  ballet  tells  the   Friday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m.             expenses in retirement – the average couple might spend
      tragic, romantic story of a beautiful young peasant girl   Saturday, Oct. 16, 2 and 7 p.m.           $10,000 to $12,000 per year on health care costs. Nonetheless,
      who falls for the flirtations of the deceitful and disguised   Sunday, Oct. 17, 2 and 7 p.m.         you can boost your confidence about meeting these costs by
      nobleman, Albrecht. When the ruse is revealed, the fragile   Ticket price – $45                      making the right moves.
      Giselle dies of heartbreak, and Albrecht must face the   kravis.org
      otherworldly consequences of his careless seduction.  (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471               Lifestyles on page 12



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