Among my friends is a woman who moved here from Boston. Twenty-five years later, she still makes a point of putting Long Beach in her prayers. Our route to lunch often takes us along Alamitos Bay, where snow-capped peaks of purple mountains are a backdrop for the recreational waterway and its iconic red swim buoys. Before anyone picks up a fish taco, my friend thanks God for … [Read more...]
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Letter from Los Angeles 2: Freezing for ‘Dexter,’ growing gills for Long Beach
When I walked out the front door of my oceanfront condo in Long Beach and found that Showtime’s Dexter was being filmed there on the beach, I felt like I’d arrived. I got hooked on the series about the serial killer with the heart of gold in 2007 while I was visiting Finland and hatching my first escape plan from Florida. Normally adventurous and independent, I’d tried … [Read more...]
Letter from Los Angeles: A South Florida writer remakes her identity
I moved to Los Angeles a year-and-a-half ago with great hope: for new perspective and new love. After 40 years in South Florida, the new perspective has been great. And the love is still mine, even if the man isn’t. And hope: it springs eternal, right? Back home, I was a hard-working and hard-partying South Florida writer, performer, event producer and educator. Since I’ve … [Read more...]
Music feature: Delray trio Viva le Vox wants to be voice — and guitar, bass and drums — of the people
Rock trio Viva le Vox.(Illustration by Pat Crowley) By Marya SummersMusical voodoo from the urban swamp that is South Florida, Viva Le Vox is a full-body, religious experience.The band moves its congregants to the sort of ecstasy you’d find if you crossed a charismatic church with a smoky blues club. At Vox shows, everyone is visibly possessed by the spirit, and it manifests … [Read more...]
Delray trio Viva le Vox wants to be voice — and guitar, bass and drums — of the people
Musical voodoo from the urban swamp that is South Florida, Viva Le Vox is a full-body, religious experience. The band moves its congregants to the sort of ecstasy you’d find if you crossed a charismatic church with a smoky blues club. At Vox shows, everyone is visibly possessed by the spirit, and it manifests with a healthy dose of debauch. That’s because Vox … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Lake Worth pub, writers’ group celebrate ‘Bloomsday’
James Joyce (1882-1941).By Marya SummersCelebrate the conjunction of genius and Guinness today at Brogue’s Irish Pub in Lake Worth, when Blue Planet Writers Room raises pints to honor James Joyce and his novel Ulysses.The 20th-century literary masterpiece tells an epic story of a single day – June 16, 1904 – in the life of a Dubliner named Leopold Bloom. Hence, June 16th is … [Read more...]
Art feature: Exhibit at Trump golf club targets homelessness
Your Work Is My Play, by Ryan Toth.(Photo by Durga Garcia)By Marya SummersFor a few hours in April, a hobo shack constructed of wooden pallets overlooked the pristine vistas of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.As the sun set over rolling greens and tropical waterfalls and well-heeled Trump guests filled themselves with some of finest foods top chefs had to … [Read more...]
Arts feature: Mike Daisey’s big fat systems of desire
Monologue master Mike Daisey.(Illustration by Pat Crowley) By Marya Summers“Fat Geek,” a role in a Microsoft movie, was the part for which he was born, so Mike Daisey says in his comedic/dramatic monologue Monopoly.Sitting in a chair behind a desk, Daisey wipes away the sweat that comes with all the work of being a large, excitable man under bright stage lights. Telling his … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: A Rosie perspective at Boca’s Wentworth Gallery
Godot, by Rosie O'Donnell.By Marya SummersBOCA RATON -- Even in a non-verbal medium, Rosie O’Donnell manages to be big, loud and confrontational.The 13-time Emmy Award-winning American comedienne, television personality, celebrity blogger, philanthropist, gay-rights activist, author and actress also adds “artist” to her resume. Her intense, abstract paintings are currently on … [Read more...]