After almost two years on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then a little bump for omicron in October when their season was scheduled to begin, Ballet Palm Beach this month will return to the stage with an original work, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, inspired by two novels by Peter Pan's creator, J.M. Barrie. The production runs April 14-16 at the Rinker Playhouse at the … [Read more...]
Palm Beach Book Festival features Watergate historian Graff, actor Cumming, director Stone
Author, journalist and historian Garret M. Graff wasn’t even born in 1972 when the Watergate scandal unfolded 50 years ago, ending in the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon on Aug. 9, 1974. But Graff, 40, has become one of the country’s foremost experts on that scandal and will speak about those events and his latest book, Watergate: A New History, at the eighth … [Read more...]
From Rome with love: Michelangelo, up close at the Armory
Tom Pearson likes to tell a story he heard about Michelangelo and the painting of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. In order to paint the ceiling of the chapel, Michelangelo spent five years on a scaffold lying on his back. He wouldn’t let anyone preview his work, including Pope Julius II. When the pope tried to sneak in, Michelangelo threw a shoe at him. Pearson, CEO … [Read more...]
Indian jewelry designer Dani makes Palm Beach Show debut
Inspired by the vivid colors of her South Asian heritage, Indian-born and -based jewelry designer Neha Dani is showcasing her full portfolio of "high jewelry" – contemporary, timeless and sculptural high-end rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces – for the first time at The Palm Beach Show in West Palm Beach, now running through Feb. 22. Also making its debut at the show … [Read more...]
Former ’60 Minutes’ producer pulls back the curtain behind that ticking clock
Over the course of his long career – 25 years as producer at 60 Minutes and another 15 years as senior producer of ABC’s Primetime Live and 20/20 – Ira Rosen has won a long list of accolades, including multiple Peabody and duPont awards, 24 Emmys and six Investigative Reporters and Editors awards -- more than Washington Post editor Bob Woodward. But for Rosen, the most … [Read more...]
Early Warhol on view at Tequesta’s Lighthouse ArtCenter
Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta opens the new year this Thursday with a celebration of pop art that includes more than 20 pieces of rarely seen original works by Andy Warhol from the collections of Marshall Field and Beth Rudin DeWoody. “We’re pleased to offer this astonishing exhibition from the world-class collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody in our newly renovated gallery,” … [Read more...]
Armory Art Center hosts COVID Memorial Quilt
On display at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach through Dec. 6 is the exclusive South Florida exhibit of the COVID-19 Memorial Quilt, with 19 panels commemorating people from all over the world as well as two Florida-related panels. Each panel is made up of an 8-inch-by-8-inch piece of fabric (symbolizing infinity, or a sign of life) cut into squares that will be … [Read more...]
New sculpture on Boca’s ex-IBM campus a symbol of art and science
Jutting up from the green grass with the blue sky and Marcel Breuer’s iconic IBM building as backdrop, Virginia artist Hubert Phipps’s monumental stainless steel sculpture, Rocket, brings a touch of majesty to the Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC). The 30-foot sculpture is part of an Art in Public Places initiative facilitated by Irvin Lippman, executive director of the … [Read more...]
PBAU merges two divisions, creates new College of the Arts
Palm Beach Atlantic University has merged its School of Music and Fine Arts and School of Communication and Media to form a new College of the Arts. The college is headed by Jason Lester, a professional opera singer who formerly was dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts, and in recent months was acting dean for the School of Communication and Media. The Communication … [Read more...]
Cultural Council recognizes, honors innovative local artists
“This came at exactly the right time,” said Dave Lawrence, CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. He was speaking June 19 at the opening reception for the council’s summer exhibit, which marks its inaugural Artist Innovation Fellowship Program. “We’re so thrilled to be here,” he said. “It was a challenging year for everyone. Tonight is a night of jubilee, to … [Read more...]