Editor’s note: This is the calendar from the print version of Palm Beach ArtsPaper, out today. Through an inadvertent error in the production process, the calendar in the print paper is an incomplete version of the March calendar. The correct April calendar is posted here.)
Events are listed through May 4 and were current as of March 30. 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: The Curious World of Austin Manchester, paintings by the American artist now living in France, whose works have a soft, dreamy Seurat-influenced style. Through April 29. Artist’s reception, 6-8 pm April 11. Galleries are open from 10 am-4 pm Wednesday through Sunday. Admission: $7. Call 561-832-5328 or visit www.ansg.org.
Boca Raton Museum of Art: Through May 20: Will Barnet at 100: Eight Decades of Painting and Printmaking, a retrospective of the work of this fine American artist, still painting a century after his birth; Muted Imprints, an installation by the Japanese-American sculptor Misako Inaoka; films (all at 2 pm): April 15, 18 and 21: Will Barnet: Tracing the Soul of the Work (2010). Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors, $4 students. Hours: 10 am-5 pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 am-9 pm Wednesday; 12 pm-5 pm Saturday and Sunday. Closed Mondays and holidays. Call 561-392-2500, or visit www.bocamuseum.org.
Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture: Through April 15: Diana Nicosia: The World of Color, paintings featuring scenes from Brazil, Kuwait, Italy and other places; Burlini: Pop Pluralist, surreal paintings by Christopher J. Burlini. At Old School Square, Delray Beach. 10:30 am-4 pm, Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1-4:30 pm Sundays; closed Mondays. Tickets: $10, $6 seniors and $4 students; $2 ages 4-12; free for children 3 and younger. Call 561-243-7922 or visit www.oldschool.org for more information.
Flagler Museum: Through April 22: A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls, a look at artwork created by Driscoll and her female team for the Tiffany Studios in the early 20th century. Regular ticket prices: Adults: $18; $10 for youth ages 13-18; $3 for children ages 6-12; and children under 6 admitted free. For more information, call 561-655-2833 or visit www.flaglermuseum.us.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Through May 6: Old Techniques, New Interpretations: Japanese Prints from the Paul and Christine Meehan Collection, an exhibit of 75 prints by sosaku hanga masters; and Mariko Kusumoto: Unfolding Stories, intricate metal sculptures by the contemporary Japanese artist. Tickets: $12, $11 for seniors, $8 for children and college students. Open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesdays through Sundays. Call 495-0233 or visit www.morikami.org.
Norton Museum of Art: Through May 6: Tacita Dean, artwork by the young British artist; through May 27: Beth Lipman: A Still Life Installation, a new work for blown glass by Lipman, installed in the European galleries. Ongoing: Rubens to Corot: The Delacorte Gift. Admission: $12 adults; $5 ages 13-21. Hours: 10 am-5 pm Tuesdays-Saturdays except Thursday 10 am-9 pm; 1 am-5 pm Sundays; closed Mondays. For more information, call 561-832-5196 or visit www.norton.org.
Palm Beach Photographic Centre: Through June 9: Wynn Bullock: Insights and Surprises, a collection of 44 prints by the American master photographer. Best-known for his black-and-white work, he also did a number of color abstractions, featured here. Admission is free. Hours: 10 am-6 pm Monday through Thursday; 10 am-5 pm Friday and Saturday. Call 561-253-2600 or visit www.workshop.org.
Society of the Four Arts: Through April 29: Recapturing the Real West: The Collections of William I. Koch, a hugely popular, stuffed-to-the-rafters collection of rare memorabilia from the Old West, including the only known image of Billy the Kid. At the Esther O’Keeffe Gallery. Tickets: $5. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday, 2 p.m. to 5 pm. Call 561-655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale: Through April 8: Offering of the Angels: Old Master Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery, a collection of 45 pictures from the great Florentine gallery, featuring works by Botticelli, Parmigianino and Giordano. Through May 27, Primordial: Paintings and Sculpture by Isabel de Obaldia, 1985-2011, works by the self-described Panamanian “primitive”; through Oct. 2, 2012: All in the Family: Paintings and Works on Paper by Members of the Glackens Family, art by Glackens and the numerous members of his clan who also were artists. Hours: Open daily from 11 am-6 pm, except open until 8 pm Thursdays and 12-5 pm Sundays. Closed Mondays. Admission: $10 adults, $7 seniors, military members, children 6-17. For more information, call 954-525-5500 or visit www.moafl.org.
Books
Monday, April 16
A.J. Jacobs: The “immersion journalist” discusses Drop Dead Healthy, the story of his quest tfor maximal health from head to toe. 8 pm, Books and Books, Coral Gables. Call 305-442-4408.
Friday, April 20
Michael Lister: The former North Florida prison chaplain turned noir novelist signs copies of his latest book, Burnt Offerings. 7 pm. Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Sunday, April 29
Rhonda Pollero: The South Florida resident introduces her fourth Finley Tanner mystery, Slightly Irregular. 7 pm. Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Cabaret
Tuesday, April 3-Saturday, April 14
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.: The couple who broke into pop success as members of the Fifth Dimension in the 1960s. 8:30 pm, Royal Room, Colony Hotel, Palm Beach. $60 cover charge for the show Tuesday-Thursday, $60 for Friday-Saturday. Call 561-659-8100 or visit www.thecolonypalmbeach.com.
Tuesday, April 10
David Osborne: The “pianist to the presidents” offers his usual variety package of everything from classical to jazz, pop and Broadway. 7:30 pm, Wold Center for the Performing Arts, Lynn University, Boca Raton. Tickets: $45-$60. Call 561-237-9000 or visit www.lynn.edu/tickets.
Thursday, April 19-Friday, April 20
Lee Lessack: The singer offers a tribute to the Great French Songbook, with music of Charles Aznavour and Michel Legrand. 7:30 pm, Kravis Center, Persson Hall Cabaret. Tickets: $35. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Classical Music
Tuesday, April 10
Palm Beach Symphony: Conductor Jahja Ling and pianist Lola Astanova join the Palm Beachers for a gala benefit concert. Astanova will play the durable Piano Concerto No. 1 (in B-flat minor, Op. 23) of Tchaikovsky, and Ling will lead the band in Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony (in G, Op. 88). Tickets start at $30. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Wednesday, April 18
Chanticleer: The brilliant San Francisco-based all-male choir makes its Broward Center debut with music by Sebastian de Vivanco, Richard Strauss (Drei Mannerchore), Maurice Durufle, Steven Sametz, Eric Whitacre, and the world premiere of a piece by Steven Paulus. 8 pm, Parker Playhouse. Tickets: $29.50-$39.50. Calll 954-462-0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org.
Wednesday, April 18-Sunday, April 22
Firebird Chamber Orchestra: Patrick Dupre Quigley leads the Seraphic Fire orchestral project in music from the New World: John Adams’ Shaker Loops, Alberto Ginastera’s Concerto for Strings, and the Hoedown from Aaron Copland’s Rodeo. 7:30 pm Wednesday through Friday; 8 pm Saturday; 4 pm Sunday. At St. Jude Melkite Church in Miami on Wednesday; St. Gregory’s Episcopal in Boca on Thursday; First United Methodist in Coral Gables on Friday; at All Saints Episcopal in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday; at Miami Beach Community Church in Miami Beach on Sunday. Tickets: $35. Call 305-285-9060 or visit www.seraphicfire.org.
Sunday, April 22
Vitali String Quartet: This foursome of Mexican musicians returns to the St. Paul’s series for music by Mozart and Brahms, plus two major 20th-century Mexican composers: Manuel Ponce and Silvestre Revueltas. 3 pm, St. Paul’s, Delray Beach. Tickets: $15-$20. Call 561-278-6003 or visit www.stpaulsdelray.org.
Jonah Kim: The fine young South Korea-born cellist gives a solo recital at the Arts Garage in Delray Beach. 7 pm. Tickets: $15-$20. Call 561-450-6357 or visit www.artsgarage.org.
Sunday, April 22, Friday, April 27
Sunday, April 29
Delray String Quartet: The quartet is joined by pianist Tao Lin for the Piano Quartet (in E-flat, Op. 44) of Schumann, and the Trout Quintet (in A, D. 667) of Schubert. The quartet also plays an arrangement of the Adagietto movement from Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. 4 pm April 22, Colony Hotel, Delray Beach; 8 pm April 27, All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale; 4 pm April 29, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Coconut Grove; Tickets: $35, Delray; $20, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Call 213-4138 or visit www.delraystringquartet.com.
Saturday, April 28
Lynn Philharmonia: The conservatory orchestra presents a free concert of classical music and jazz at the Mizner Park Amphitheatre. 7:30 pm. Call 561-237-9000 or visit www.lynn.edu/tickets.
Sunday, April 29
Kemal Gekic and Misha Dacic: Two well-known South Florida pianists from the former Yugoslavia (Croatia and Serbia) team for a dual recital to close the Miami International Piano Festival’s Aventura Cultural Series. Music by Rachmaninov, Liszt and Ravel are among the composers planned. 4 pm, Aventural Arts and Cultural Center. Tickets: $30. Call 954-462-0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org.
Comedy
Friday, April 20-Sunday, April 22
Elayne Boosler: A familiar face on TV and the comedy circuit, Boosler first began doing her standup act in the 1970s. 8 pm and 10:30 pm Friday; 7 pm and 9:45 pm Saturday; 7 pm Sunday. Tickets: $20. At the Palm Beach Improv in West Palm Beach. Call 833-1812 or visit www.palmbeachimprov.com.
Tuesday, April 27
Billy Gardell: The plump star of CBS’ Mike and Molly offers his standup act. 8 pm, Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. Tickets: $49-$69. Call 800-745-3000 or visit www.hardrockliveollywoodfl.com.
Dance
Friday, April 6-Sunday, April 8
FestOval of Dance: Jerry Opdenaker’s O Dance company presents a program of contemporary dance that includes performances by Reach Dance Company, Surfscape Contemporary Dance Theatre, and Houston’s Infinite Moment Ever Evolving. 7:30 pm Friday, 2 pm and 7:30 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, Kravis Center. Tickets: $35. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Friday, April 13-Sunday, April 15
Miami City Ballet: The company closes its season with Leo Delibes’ Coppelia, the classic 1870 story of a man who falls hopelessly in love with a mechanical doll. 8 pm Friday, pm and 8 pm Saturday, 1 pm Sunday, Kravis Center. Tickets: $19 and up. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Film
Friday, April 6
A Man Called Horse: Elliot Silverstein’s 1970 film about an English aristocrat captured by the Sioux who goes native. With Richard Harris, Judith Anderson. 2:30 and 8 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $5. Call 655-7227 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Jeremiah Johnson: Sydney Pollack’s 1972 film about a Mexican War veteran who retreats to the mountains to live off the land. With Robert Redford and Will Geer. 5:15 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $5. Call 655-7227 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Friday, April 20
High Noon: One of the greatest of all Westerns, Fred Zinneman’s 1952 story tracks the tale of a retiring marshal left to defend his town against a returning gang himself. With Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges and Grace Kelly. 2:30 and 8 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $5. Call 655-7227 or visit www.fourarts.org.
The Salt of Life: Gianni Di Gregorio’s 2012 film about a man in middle age (played by Di Gregorio himself) who wants to get back into the romance game. With Valeria de Franciscis, Teresa Di Gregorio. In Italian with English subtitles. At Living Room Theaters, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 for showtimes.
Friday, April 27
Monsieur Lazhar: Philippe Falardeau’s 2012 film about an Algerian teacher living in Montreal who takes over a class whose teacher has committed suicide. With Mohammed Said Fellag, Sophie Nelisse and Emilien Neron. In French with English subtitles. At Living Room Theaters, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 for showtimes.
Jazz
Friday, April 13
Harry Allen Quartet: The saxophonist has recorded with luminaries of the jazz and pop worlds, and for his show in the Gold Coast Jazz Society series he welcomes special guest guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. 7:45 pm, Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $40. Call 954-462-0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org.
Saturday, April 14
Othello Molineaux: The jazz master of the steel drum, celebrated for his work in the 1970s backing bassist Jaco Pastorius. 9 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $20-$25. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org.
Tuesday, April 24
Angela Hagenbach: The Kansas City-born jazz singer-songwriter’s newest disc is The Way They Make Me Feel. Part of the Jazz Arts Music Society’s current season. 8 pm, Harriet Himmel Theater, CityPlace. Tickets: $35. Call 877-722-2820 or visit www.jamsociety.org.
Nostalgia
Tuesday, April 10
Liza Minelli: The durable singer and actress performs her one-woman show.8 pm, Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. Tickets: $49-$79. Call 800-745-3000 (Ticketmaster) or visit www.hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com.
Opens Friday, April 13
Music! Music! Music!: A revue of popular music from the post-World War II era, including songs such as Glowworm, Mambo Italiano, Fever, and Sing, Sing, Sing. Through April 29. 7:30 pm Fridays and Saturdays, 2 pm Saturdays and Sundays. At the Plaza Theatre, Manalapan. Tickets: $42. Call 561-588-1820 or visit www.theplazatheatre.net.
Saturday, April 14
Carla DelVillagio: The Barbra Streisand tribute artist performs Back to Broadway, songs from Streisand’s career on the Great White Way. 2 pm and 8 pm, Aventura Arts and Cultural Center. Tickets: $31.50-$41.50. Call 954-462-0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org.
Saturday, April 14-Sunday, April 15
Mia Matthews: The Palm Beach resident stars in Thanks for the Memories, a survey by Barry Levitt of songs from Paramount Pictures productions. 1:30 and 7: 30 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Rinker Playhouse, Kravis Center. Tickets: $35. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Opera
Saturday, April 21, Tuesday, April 24
Friday, April 27, Sunday, April 29
Wednesday, May 2
Romeo et Juliette: Charles Gounod’s 1867 retelling of the classic Shakespeare story. With Maria Alejandres as Juliette and Sebastian Gueze as Romeo. Joseph Mechavich conducts this final opera of the Florida Grand Opera’s 71st season. 7 pm April 21, 8 pm April 24, 27, and May 2, 2 pm April 29, Ziff Ballet Opera House, Miami. Ziff Ballet Opera House, Miami. Tickets: $21 and up. Call 800-741-1010 or visit www.fgo.org.
Popular Music
Saturday, April 7
Pink Martini: The unclassifiably elegant pop band led by pianist Thomas Lauderdale and singer China Forbes. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets: $20. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Thursday, April 12
Los Lonely Boys: The Garza brothers of San Angelo, Texas, bring their Tex-Mex sound to South Florida. 8:30 pm, Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $22, available through www.ticketma0ster.com.
Friday, April 20
Ray Manzarek and Roy Rodgers Band: The music man of The Doors teams with slide-guitar icon for a new blues-based project. 9 pm. Tickets: $32. Call 585-2583 or visit www.bambooroom.com.
Saturday, April 21-Sunday, April 22
Steel Pulse: The English reggae band has been raising consciousness since the mid-1970s. 8 pm, Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $28, available through www.ticketmaster.com.
Wednesday, April 25
Elvis Costello: The English songwriter and singer of iconic songs such as Alison, Pump It Up and Watching the Detectives is joined by his longtime band, The Imposters. 7 pm, Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. Tickets: $49-$89. Call 800-745-3000 (Ticketmaster) or visit www.hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com.
Theater
Opens Friday, April 6
Master Harold and the Boys: Athol Fugard’s classic 1982 play about the relationship between three South Africans in the days of apartheid. Directed by William Hayes; with W. Paul Bodie, Jared McGuire and Summer Hill Seven. Through April 29. At the Donald and Ann Brown Theatre, West Palm Beach. See www.palmbeachdramaworks.org for showtimes. Tickets: $55. Call 514-4042, ext. 2.
Closes April 8
Woody Sez: A revue of the songs and sayings of Woodie Guthrie, born 100 years ago in Oklahoma. With David M. Lutken as the bard. The first production in the Theatre at Arts Garage series directed by Lou Tyrrell. 7:30 pm Friday, 6 pm Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 561-450-6357 or visit www.artsgarage.org.
Opens Thursday, April 12
The Music Man: Meredith Willson’s classic musical about River City, Iowa, in 1912, which is changed by the arrival of band salesman Harold Hill. Through April 29. Tickets: $26-$30. Call 586-6410 or visit www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.
Opens Sunday, April 15
Our Lady of Allapattah: Christopher-Demos Brown’s world premiere play about two detectives investigating the image of the Virgin Mary that has suddenly appeared on the side of a Miami strip mall. Through May 20. 8 pm Wednesday through Saturday; 2 pm Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday; selected Tuesdays. Tickets: $27-$50. Call 561-241-7432 or visit www.caldwelltheatre.com.
— Compiled by Greg Stepanich