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      Local Happenings from page 5

      A Night Against Hate                              Laura Donefer’s Main Events                       try to understand G-d, and discussed the human tendency to
                                                        Thursday, Jan. 19: Meet the Artist Dinner, 6:30 to  “concretize” G-d. They explored the unique way that G-d
         On January 13 at 6 p.m., Temple Israel of West Palm   8:30 p.m.                                  “exists” and the difference between His absolute existence
      Beach will welcome its neighboring churches, choirs, and      This is a lovely sit-down dinner served in the center’s  and  our  contingent  existence,  and  examined  how  G-d
      leaders as the temple bears witness to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther   gallery. It is a time to get to know the artist in an intimate  may relate to us through gendered modalities while being
      King Jr.’s dream – a world in which we will be judged “by   setting. Laura will talk about her art, what inspires her, and  ungendered Himself.
      the content of our character.” Guest speakers include Eric   her processes followed by a question-and-answer session.
      Ross, the Associate Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation   This event is limited to 30 people at $100 per person.
      League;  and  Reverend  Kevin  L.  Jones. The  event  and   Friday, Jan. 20: Artist Blow-Out, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.  Lighthouse ArtCenter
      its dessert reception are free and open to all. The service      This is a high-energy and muscular three-hour   Presents Like Mind
      and program will also be livestreamed to Temple Israel’s   glassblowing demonstration by Laura and a large team of
      Facebook page.                                    gaffers. It is unlike anything you may have experienced   Featuring Art by Jason
      Another Stellar Season                            anywhere else. The center brings in talented local bands
                                                        to accompany this fiery dance. The cost for this event is  Newsted and Nicole Newsted
      of World-Class Visiting                           only $15 at the door and that includes two drink tickets!     Jupiter Island residents Jason Newsted and Nicole
                                                        Saturday, Jan. 21: Family Fun Day, 2 to 4 p.m.
      Artist Events                                        This is free to the public.                    Newsted return to Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta with
                                                                                                          Like Mind, an exhibition showing their individual large- and
         The Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts is proud to   Other Artists Who Will Be Visiting Benzaiten   small-scale work. Curated by Janeen Mason and sponsored
      be hosting another outstanding season of Visiting Artist  This Year Are                             by First Republic Bank, iHeartRadio, and Jupiter Magazine,
      Events! Their first artist, Laura Donefer, hails from the  Alexis Silk, Feb. 9 to 11                the exhibition runs from January 19 through March 1. An
      wilds of Ontario in Canada. She will be busy building a  Josh Davids and Ekin Aytics, March 16 to 18  Opening Reception sponsored by Meyer Law Firm takes place
      brand new body of work at the center, which boasts the  Rob Stern, April 13 to 15                   on January 19, 5 - 7 p.m. A benefit concert will be held in
      largest hot shop in the state of Florida. The Benzaiten     All of the above events include the Thursday night  the gallery on February 11, 7 - 9 p.m. The performance will
      staff is understandably psyched about working with such  Meet the Artist Dinner, the Friday Night Artist Blow-Out,  be an intimate evening with Jason and Friends and will be
      a renowned glass artist. The last time she visited the center  and the free Family Fun Day.         limited to 100 tickets at $100 per ticket. The exhibition is free
      four years ago, she attracted the largest crowds that the     To learn more, be sure to visit www.benzaitencenter.org  for members, with a $5 suggested donation for nonmembers.
      center has ever seen.                             call (561) 508-7315, or email inspired@benzaitencenter.  For more information, visit lighthousearts.org.
         Laura has been using glass as her primary medium for  org. Hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.      A six-time Grammy Award-winner and Rock & Roll Hall
      more than 34 years, often in combination with diverse                                               of Famer, Jason Newsted is famous for his contributions to
      materials. Known for her innovative, colorful blown glass   Defining the Divine                     Metallica from 1986 to 2001. Beyond his many musical
      and  flame-worked  “Amulet  Baskets,”  she  also  pushes                                            achievements, he is a self-taught multimedia artist. His first
      the boundaries with work that explores ideas concerning     Judaism is fully focused on G-d, but we rarely have the  visual art exhibit was in May 2010. Newsted has shown
      memory, assault, bereavement, joy, and madness. In  opportunity to really learn about G-d. Chabad PBG launched  successfully at Art New York, Art Miami, Art Basel, and in
      demand as an exciting teacher, Laura has taught workshops  a frank and down-to-earth conversation about G-d with four  duo exhibits with his wife Nicole Newsted at Lighthouse
      and given lectures worldwide, including Japan, the United  basic questions in a recent seminar titled My G-d: Defining
      States,  and Australia.  Her  work  is  in  many  public  and  the Divine.
      private collections, the Corning Museum of Glass, the     Participants saw that asking questions is expected and
      Museum of Glass in Tacoma, and the Museum of Fine  even an essential step in our relationship with G-d. They
      Art in Montreal, to name but a few. She has been honored  looked at some preconceptions that block our way when we
      with many awards, among them the Lifetime Achievement
      Award from the Glass Art Association of Canada, the
      prestigious Honorary Membership Award from the Glass
      Art Society, for her dedication to the glass community
      at large, and the International Flameworking Award for
      “extraordinary contributions to the glass art world.”













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      Laura Working with Creative Director Eli Cecil




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      Laura’s crowd at event four years ago
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