The Society of the Four Arts will close until further notice Friday, cutting short its arts and education season, and the Palm Beach Book Festival scheduled for next week has been canceled. Both are casualties of the worldwide COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic. “Coronavirus conference canceled in New York because of coronavirus,” read the headline in New York’s tabloid … [Read more...]
‘This will be the place to be’: Boynton shows off Town Square progress
In its centennial year, transformation is well underway in downtown Boynton Beach after a grass-roots effort to save the old Boynton Beach High School from demolition and turn it into a destination and cultural arts center called Boynton Town Square succeeded in 2018. The project is a public/private partnership between the city of Boynton Beach and E2L Real Estate Solutions … [Read more...]
40,000 stories later, The Moth is going strong – and coming to Boca fest
By Christina Wood Stories fill the pages of books, play out on movie and TV screens, and keep us coming back to social media time and time again. But nothing communicates a story quite like the voice of a person standing right in front of you. Maybe that explains the popularity of The Moth, an acclaimed nonprofit organization dedicated to the art and craft of … [Read more...]
Cultural Council changes name, widens mission, debuts logo
Palm Beach County’s arts council is rebranding itself, embarking on a new mission, adopting a redrawn logo and slightly changing its name. Formerly known as the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the arts-oriented organization is now called the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, and “is evolving to better meet the needs of Palm Beach County’s growing cultural … [Read more...]
‘Rescuers,’ at Levis JCC, hails those who saved Jews from Holocaust
The Levis JCC Sandler Center in Boca Raton’s fall exhibit, Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust, brings back a show that first ran in 1996. With updated panels and imagery, the revamped exhibit explores stories of kindness, compassion and heroism and features an interactive component whereby attendees will be able to contribute their own personal stories of … [Read more...]
Delray resident helps charities with weekend art show at Convention Center
By Dale King Ingrid Robinson has an adage that directs her life: “Go big – or go home.” Barely a year ago, the recently resettled resident of Kings Point in Delray Beach launched Artists and Charities Hand in Hand, an effort to link fine artisans with collectors and connoisseurs to raise money for charities. She’s already held two shows – and they were such successes … [Read more...]
Area arts organizations breathe easier as state ups cultural funding
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...]