A few years back, there was a regular series of organ recitals at Palm Beach’s Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church that took place in July and August, when temperatures in South Florida are at their most punishing and unforgiving. Those recitals were well-attended, but one couldn’t help but wonder: Are people here for the music or just a chance to get out of the blazing … [Read more...]
Remembering terror on an island of tears
By Myles Ludwig The bombings in Sri Lanka didn’t surprise me. I’ve long known it to be a violent country, its savage beauty riven by communal, religious, ethnic and racial conflicts and a repressive government that brooks no dissent and gives no quarter. It was born in conflict between competing kingdoms of Tamils and Sinhala, each claiming birthright, then ruled by … [Read more...]
April 2019 calendar of events
(Note: Events are listed through May 3, 2019, and were current as of March 27. Please check with the presenting agency for any changes. Ticket prices are single sales. Most of the presenting organizations offer subscription plans.) Art Exhibits Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Through May 5: An Eye for Nature: Paintings and Prints by Morton Kaish, works by the American … [Read more...]
Financial woes force Broward Stage Door Theatre to shut down
By Dale King About a year ago, the Broward Stage Door Theatre celebrated the fact that it was moving from its run-down, two-stage, bunker-style cement building at the rear of a shopping plaza on West Sample Road in Margate to a new, more modern, state-of-the-art theater, the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center a dozen or so miles south of the old site. The nearly … [Read more...]
Boca’s arts fest wraps, with hints of Beethoven for next year
By Dale King If you’re planning to attend Festival of the Arts Boca in 2020, you have just a shade less than a year to gather up 250 birthday candles. While commenting on the recently concluded 2019 Festival of the Arts Boca, which wrapped up March 10 on a literal high note with a performance by jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his blazing-hot sextet, Festival Director … [Read more...]
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 organizations offer subscription plans.) Art Exhibits Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Through May 5: An Eye for Nature: Paintings and Prints by Morton Kaish, works by the American … [Read more...]
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 organizations offer subscription plans.) Art Exhibits Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Opening Feb. 16: An Eye for Nature: Paintings and Prints by Morton Kaish, works by the American … [Read more...]
Kips Bay house in West Palm shows designers at their best
For the second year in a row, the high-profile Kips Bay Decorator Show House, a design showcase staple in New York City since 1973, comes south to Palm Beach bringing with it cutting-edge design trends, high-end and high-tech fixtures, original artwork and antiques. The Show House, which opened Saturday and runs through Feb. 20, offers an opportunity for interior design … [Read more...]
Calendar of events: January 2019
(Note: Events are listed through Feb. 1, 2019, and were current as of Dec. 18, 2018. Please check with the presenting agency for any changes. Ticket prices are single sales. Most of the presenting organizations offer subscription plans.) Art Exhibits Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Through Feb. 3: Murano Mosaic: Persistence and Evolution, contemporary glass art sculptures … [Read more...]
‘Downton Abbey’ settles in at CityPlace for the season
For Anglophiles and fans of the PBS series Downton Abbey, wait no longer – the characters, the costumes, the Old World glamour and melodrama are arriving in South Florida in time for season. Just off a successful New York City run, NBCUniversal International Studios, along with Imagine Exhibitions, is bringing Downton Abbey: The Exhibition to CityPlace in West Palm Beach, … [Read more...]