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LUNCH & LEARN
Grammy®-Winner Renée Fleming
Kicks Off Lunch & Learn �O�5
The Kravis Center recently kicked off its popular
ArtSmart Lunch & Learn educational series on January
6. The five-time Grammy® Award winning artist and
World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for
Arts and Health, Renée Fleming, led the conversation
discussing the intersection of music, arts, neuroscience
and healthcare during the first of three Artsmart
presentations in the Gimelstob Ballroom of the Cohen
Pavilion. This event was sponsored by Patricia and
Edward Falkenberg and Jane and John Shalam, Voxx
International Corporation, along with support from
South Florida PBS.
With its remarkable plasticity, the
brain can form new pathways and the
arts play a critical role in promoting
healthy aging and wellbeing…
Renée Fleming
Pat Falkenberg, Renée Fleming
The first presentation, “Renée Fleming: Music and
Mind,” explored the effect of arts on healthy aging.
Fleming was joined by three panelists: Patricia
Izbicki, PhD, neuroscientist and pianist; Orville
Lawton, DMus, Artistic Director of The Ebony Chorale
of the Palm Beaches; and Vidhya Rangaraju, PhD, a
research leader at Max Planck Florida Institute for
Neuroscience.
“Music has the unique ability to generate endorphins
and foster connections, offering a vital outlet for
addressing loneliness and isolation,” said Fleming.
“With its remarkable plasticity, the brain can form
new pathways and the arts play a critical role in
promoting healthy aging and wellbeing. It’s inspiring
to see major institutions like the Kravis Center
leading the way in integrating the arts into the
broader conversation about health and community.”
Tickets for Lunch & Learn presentations are $135
and include lunch prepared by Kravis Events by
Lessing’s Hospitality. To purchase tickets, visit
kravis.org.
Patricia Izbicki, PhD, Orville Lawton, DMus, Vidhya Rangaraju, PhD
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