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Jupiter Senior Softball

The Jupiter Senior Community Park, to retirement was Operations Chief of the Montreal Bus
Softball Association’s 3377 Church Street. and Subway Co. Ben Walker, a retired policeman from
2023 Winter League Players of all skill Edmonton, Canada, is also back this year.
featuring 15 teams levels are welcome. The senior softball program is sponsored by the nonprofit
among three divisions New players this Jupiter Senior Softball Association in cooperation with the
is scheduled to begin year include Greg Town of Jupiter. Registration can be made online at www.
following the New Farnworth, 59, who leaguelineup.com/jssa. For more information contact Gary
Year’s holiday. joined after retiring Newman at (917) 623-0791.
The league is the from a career in auto
cornerstone of the sales. He follows his
year-round softball father, George, 87,
program, and runs a longtime Jupiter TheaTre happeNiNgs
through the end of player, who died in
March. Persons 55 December 2021.
and older are eligible “It’s good playing
to join and there is with a great bunch of Jean-Claude Menard Rex Recommends
no upper age limit. guys,” Farnworth said
Most participants are shortly after he hit a grand slam home run over the fence
in their 60s and 70s and into trees at Maplewood Community Park where By Rex Hearn
with some in their 80s. games were played while renovations were made at Jupiter
Pitcher Mike Manasia, Community Park. The ranks of the Winter League teams Hundreds of live events
90, is the oldest. include a number of seasonal players from the Northeast, in Palm Beach County
“Senior softball and some from Canada, who heed the invitation to “come surely outstrips content
is the best deal for play in paradise” and escape the snow and cold.. anywhere else in America
anyone who wants Greg Farnworth Jean-Claude Menard, 80, of Laval, Canada, has been for the sheer quality on
to play ball,” said playing the past five years. His dedication is evidenced by offer. There’s something
League Commissioner Paul Storch. He cited benefits his driving to games three mornings a week with his wife for everyone, ballet, opera,
of being active and exercising, having a good time and Mariette, from Okeechobee. It is about a one-hour drive symphony, theatre, talks,
enjoying the camaraderie of fellow players. Games are Menard said and he has no plans to quit the sport he loves. etc., etc.! The choices are
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at Jupiter “I’m good for the next 10 years,” said Menard, who prior endless. Here are just a few.
Palm Beach County
Museum in the old restored
Court House building, W.P.B., celebrates the achievements
of black female attorneys, Jan. 11 to Feb. 28, open 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday to Saturday, (561) 832-4164. The
Morikami Museum, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray
Beach, has its famous “Orchid Weekend,” 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 7 and 8, (561) 495-0233.
The Society of Four Arts, on the island, access from
the middle bridge, presents great pianist, Emanuel Ax,
3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 8; The Calidore String Quartet at 3
p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 15; and the fantastic Romeros Guitar
Quartet at 3 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 22. The world famous
747-PALM Emerson String Quartet appears at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan.
29, (561) 655-2766.
747-7256 The Kravis Center has happenings nearly every day
in January. Call (561) 832-7469. I suggest The Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. on Jan. 13; Julius Caesar
given by the Aguila Theater Company, Jan. 20 and 21;
and The Cleveland Orchestra, 8 p.m., Jan. 23.
In Palm Beach Gardens, the Eissey Campus Theatre
presents John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey in Sondheim
and Friends at 8 p.m. on Jan. 14. For other events call
(561) 207-5900.
Palm Beach Opera opens their 61st season with
Puccini’s Madam Butterfly, Jan. 20, 21, 22 at the Kravis
Center. With Jennifer Rowley as Cio-Cio-San, Jonathan
Burton is Lt. Pinkerton and Troy Cook is Sharpless, the
Consul General, (561) 833-7888; Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutti
in February; and Verdi’s comic masterpiece Falstaff in
March. Don’t miss these incredible productions.
Palm Beach Symphony have guest singer, Susan
Graham, of fabulous mezzo sounding voice singing arias
by Mozart, Berlioz and Lehar on Monday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m.
The orchestra plays Debussy’s Prelude a l’apres- midi
d’un faune; the very serious Shostakovich 10th Symphony
celebrating the demise of the late Josef Stalin – whose
daughter became a citizen, dying at 85 in Wisconsin, 2011
– ends the program. Be prepared to be rocketed from your
seat: it’s noisy and rowdy, (561) 281-0145.
The Wick Theatre, Boca Raton, famous for its costume
collections, presents Cole Porter’s Anything Goes, Jan.
12 to Feb. 12; not to be missed, (561) 995-2333. This
musical made Ethel Merman very famous belting out
Gabriel Blow Your Horn. Last but not least, catch the
Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s musical Sweet Charity from Jan.
10 to 29, (561) 575-2223.