By Christina Wood When Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state budget earlier this year, nonprofit arts and cultural organizations across Florida breathed a sigh of relief. Making sure the arts receive their fair share of the pie is always an uphill battle. The moneys provided in the budget for fiscal year 2019-2020 weren’t particularly generous, but it was a big improvement … [Read more...]
West Palm tries to make a construction summer ‘i-coneic’
By Sandra Schulman Construction is never fun. But the city of West Palm Beach is making lemonade out of construction lemons this summer with a lineup of orange cone-themed events and activities while the 100 and 200 blocks of Clematis Street is undergoing its “pardon our dust” period. Past summers have found twirling tops and fairytale-painted cottages in the waterfront … [Read more...]
Schwarz named director of Palm Beach Symphony; Spady Museum gets NEA grant
PALM BEACH — Gerard Schwarz, who led the Seattle Symphony to national prominence in his 26 years with the orchestra, has been named artistic and music director of the Palm Beach Symphony. Schwarz takes over from Spanish conductor Ramón Tebar, who has led the orchestra since 2009. This is the second South Florida appointment for Schwarz, who earlier this year was appointed to … [Read more...]
The 2019 Summer Arts Season is here
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...]