In an ideal world, bad guys are easily identifiable and, thus, avoidable. Their crimes are not carried out with a pen but with heavy swords or devastating superpowers. And right before they get their way, a hero sporting flashy colors saves the day. In that ideal world, evil and good share one thing: they are both stylish. This is the world the Norton Museum of Art has … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
Theater feature: PB Shakespeare Festival returns to magic of ‘The Tempest’
Katherine Seldin as Miranda and Kevin Crawford as Prospero in The Tempest.By Hap Erstein Twenty years ago, in Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival’s second season, the company took its first crack at The Tempest, the tale of an exiled Milanese duke who seeks revenge on his enemies through sorcery.Playing young Prince Ferdinand back then was 20-year-old Kevin Crawford, … [Read more...]
PB Shakespeare Festival returns to magic of ‘The Tempest’
Twenty years ago, in Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival’s second season, the company took its first crack at The Tempest, the tale of an exiled Milanese duke who seeks revenge on his enemies through sorcery. Playing young Prince Ferdinand back then was 20-year-old Kevin Crawford, in his first involvement with the play, “back when I could still get away with playing young … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: July 8-10
Jade Master, left, winner of last year’s Palm Beach Idolscompetition, with events producer Eileen Weissmann at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre.Theater: Many of Palm Beach County’s professional theaters are idle this summer, but the Maltz Jupiter Theatre has a few special events, like this Saturday night’s talent competition, called -- what else? -- Palm … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: July 8-10
Theater: Many of Palm Beach County’s professional theaters are idle this summer, but the Maltz Jupiter Theatre has a few special events, like this Saturday night’s talent competition, called -- what else? -- Palm Beach Idols. For the eighth annual event, some 90 locals of all ages who are convinced they have talent auditioned, but only 25 of them have made the cut to perform … [Read more...]
Music feature: Camaraderie keeps PB Chamber Music Festival going, 20 summers on
Members of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival, picturedthis week at the Crest Theatre in Delray Beach. From left: Ellen Tomasiewicz, Rebecca Diderrich, Beth Larsen,Michael Ellert, Roberta Rust, Julia McAlister, Rene Reder and Sherie Aguirre.(Photo by Michael Price Photography)By Greg StepanichIt all began at Chuck and Harold’s.On a long-ago day at … [Read more...]
Camaraderie keeps PB Chamber Music Festival going, 20 summers on
It all began at Chuck and Harold’s. On a long-ago day at the popular Palm Beach restaurant, bassoonist Michael Ellert noticed something right away about Michael Forte, a clarinetist and fellow New Yorker who had just moved to Florida, and with whom he was playing as part of a trio. “I looked at Michael and I said, ‘Man, you and I must have learned how to play out of tune the … [Read more...]
The View From Home 28: New releases and notable screenings, July 12-31
By John ThomasonFor years, I assumed I would simply never have the opportunity to see Skidoo, Otto Preminger’s critically and commercially maligned acid trip from 1968. The film was never even released on VHS and was therefore reduced to a distribution cycle as small as its perceived audience; you could see it at the occasional 35mm revival in New York or Los … [Read more...]
The View From Home 28: New releases and notable screenings, July 12-31
For years, I assumed I would simply never have the opportunity to see Skidoo, Otto Preminger’s critically and commercially maligned acid trip from 1968. The film was never even released on VHS and was therefore reduced to a distribution cycle as small as its perceived audience; you could see it at the occasional 35mm revival in New York or Los Angeles, or on a … [Read more...]
Art feature: Photo artist Moore takes her cues from nature
Friends Forever, by Melinda Moore.By Tom TracyMelinda Moore arrived at a monthly roundtable of photo artists in West Palm Beach and pulled from a shoulder bag four or five new travel-photo scenic prints she had quickly matted that afternoon.They were rich, gallery-quality black-and-whites of London street life, but no biggie: Moore — who comes across as everyone’s … [Read more...]