Oh, to be a member of a young string quartet nowadays. A format that reached its first flowering in the days when leaders of Britain’s American colonies were looking for the exit sign is today a … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
MUSIC
Violinist Znaider thrills Broward audience at Brussels Philharmonic appearance
By Robert Croan A British critic has described Guillaume Connesson’s Flammenschrift (Written in Fire) as “Beethoven on speed,” not intending it to be taken as a compliment. On hearing the French … Continue reading...
ART
At the Flagler: When women said ‘me, too’ to jewelry-making
If you are blue and don’t know where to go to, head toward the sparkling jewels on view now at the Flagler Museum. Few times has the extravagant gilded-age Whitehall mansion been upstaged by an … Continue reading...
Jewelry, Art and Antique Show stuns, overwhelms
By Myles Ludwig Glorious. At some point in the fifth hour of my three-day trip into the enchanted forests of Artlandia, standing in the aisles of great hall, I sensed a shiver of collective … Continue reading...
DANCE
Celebrating Paul Taylor: Dance troupe to pay tribute to founder in Duncan stay
When the Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to South Florida next week, it will do so for the first time without its founder, a legend of American dance. Paul Taylor, widely considered one of the … Continue reading...
Momix continues to astonish in Duncan show
The title of the performance — Viva Momix: The Greatest Hits Tour — did sound a bit like a Latin band’s last hurrah but Momix’s return to the Duncan Theatre on March 2 was nothing like that. As … Continue reading...
THEATER
Kultur Fest’s ‘My Fair Lady’ proves delightful
By Dale King When the Florida Atlantic University Libraries and the Jewish Cultural Society join forces to put together their annual Kultur Festival, they always come up with a fascinating sample … Continue reading...
At Kravis, ‘Waitress’ is a sweet helping of comfort food
As any geometry student knows, pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. But as the musical comedy Waitress demonstrates, pie can be shortest distance to happiness. … Continue reading...
FILM
‘The Competition’: The rocky road to finding the next Truffaut
The formula of the competition documentary is a sturdy and familiar one. Whether the subject is a spelling bee, a dance tournament or a science fair, the format is pretty much identical: We observe a … Continue reading...
Boca Jewish Film Festival grows, set to open third season
Heading into its third annual event, March 10-31, the Judy Levis Markhoff Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival has already proven popular with south county movie mavens. “We’ve grown tremendously,” … Continue reading...
BOOKS
Palm Beach Book Festival, at FAU this weekend, features Albom, Orlean
Everything good that’s ever happened to Mitch Albom happened in Detroit. Or so the best-selling author of books like Tuesdays With Morrie says. He’s likely to talk about that next month at Florida … Continue reading...
‘Library Book’ is one for the bibliophiles
Susan Orlean was living in New York in 1986 when she heard the shocking news that the Los Angeles Public Library had been destroyed by a monster fire. More than 1 million books were burned or damaged, … Continue reading...
INTERVIEWS
#MeToo and the young actress: Three FAU thespians view the road ahead
By Janis Fontaine The #MeToo movement that exploded onto the cultural scene in 2017 with allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein – who was indicted this week on … Continue reading...
Erin Manning: In search of the Flagler spirit
Erin Manning took over as executive director of the Flagler Museum earlier this year from the retiring John Blades, coming to Henry Flagler’s 1902 Whitehall mansion from the Historical Society of … Continue reading...
NEWS & COMMENTARY
March 2019 calendar of events
(Note: Events are listed through April 5, 2019, and were current as of Feb. 22. Please check with the presenting agency for any changes. Ticket prices are single sales. Most of the presenting … Continue reading...
February 2019 calendar of events
(Note: Events are listed through March 1, 2019, and were current as of Jan. 20. Please check with the presenting agency for any changes. Ticket prices are single sales. Most of the presenting … Continue reading...