(Note: Events are listed through April 4 and were current as of Feb. 18. Please check with the presenting agency for any changes. Ticket prices are single sales. Most of the presenting organizations offer subscription plans. Entries may be changed as the month proceeds for cancellations, corrections of errors, or addition of other events.)
Art Exhibits
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Through March 24: Collector’s Series, Exhibition No. 1: David Miller, past board of trustees president, has curated a selection of paintings and sculptures on loan from private owners rarely seen by the public, including works by Picasso, Matisse, Avery and Hoffman. Opening March 27: Homage to Picasso, 71 prints by major artists working in the early 1970s (Lichtenstein, Warhol, Miro among them) honoring the work of Pablo Picasso. Galleries open from 10 am-4 pm, Wed.-Sun. Admission: $7. Call 561-832-5328, www.ansg.org.
Boca Raton Museum of Art: Through April 21: Impact: 50 Years of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, This is the first museum exhibition celebrating the American artistry of the country’s leading fashion trade organization and includes work by Norma Kamali, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta. It is sponsored in part by Neiman Marcus and Van Cleef & Arpels.; Draw and Shoot: Fashion Illustrations and Photographs from the Collection: The evolving aesthetics of fashion design and its documentation by pencil and camera. More than 50 works from the museum’s collection will be on display from artists such as Rudolf Bauer, Carl Erickson, Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon, and John Rawlings. Continuing: Theresa Bernstein: An Early Modernist, paintings by the long-lived artist sometimes thought of as the last representative of the Ash Can school. Film series: 1 p.m. March 7; In a Better World (2010, Denmark). Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors, $4 students. Hours: 10 am-5 pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 am-8 pm first Wednesday of the month; 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 21: The Seagate Hotel and Spa World of Golf: The Gary Wiren Collection, a show featuring the largest gathering of golf memorabilia in the world, along with Academy of Golf Art, an exhibit of fine art with golf themes. 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.
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County: Closes March 2: Tom Otterness, a collection of work by the whimsical American sculptor. Closes March 9: Dina Gustin Baker, works by a painter trained at the Barnes Foundation and the Art Students League. Opening March 16: Manon Sander: Paintings by the German-born artist and plein-air oil specialist, and Barbara Bailey: Abstract paintings by the American artist; both solo shows run through April 13. At the gallery in the council’s offices at 601 Lake Ave., Lake Worth. Gallery open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Free admission. Call 561-471-2901 or visit www.palmbeachculture.com.
Flagler Museum: Through April 21: Impressions of Interiors: Gilded Age Paintings by Walter Gay, paintings and designs by an artist who specialized in depicting the rich interiors of the great mansions of his day, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Regular ticket prices: Adults: $18; $10 for youth ages 13-17; $3 for children ages 6-12; and children under 6 admitted free. Hours: 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 pm Sunday. For more information, call 561-655-2833 or visit www.flaglermuseum.us.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Through May 19: Sayonara: Senior curator Tom Gregersen says farewell to his 35-year career by sharing some favorite treasures from the museum’s vault. From art to unusual everyday objects, the exhibition explores the meaning of each and what it has to say to Gregersen about Japan, and presents the personal stories of adventure and triumph that lie behind them all. Some objects are seen for the first time; all reveal a dynamic, design-conscious and imaginative culture. March 23-24: Hatsume Fair: The Morikami’s largest annual event, Hatsume celebrates the Japanese spring festival. Fair features three stages with continuous entertainment including taiko drummers, a Japanese tea ceremony, martial art demonstrations, bonsai demonstrations, avenues of artisan booths, plant sales, Asian and American food vendors and children’s activities. Tickets: $13, $12 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: Closing March 3: Say It Loud, a display of work by African and African-American artists in the Norton collection, and Sylvia Plimack Mangold: Landscapes and Trees, nature-inspired works by the American artist. Through June 9: Annie Leibovitz, an exhibition of 39 photos by the legendary photographer of the fashionable and famous by the former Rolling Stone, Vogue and Vanity Fair photographer. Through Aug. 9: The Middle East and the Middle Kingdom: Islamic and Chinese Artistic Exchange: Chinese art showing Islamic influences; Through Oct. 6: Rob Wynne: I Remember Ceramic Castles, Mermaids and Japanese Bridges: the new York artist’s impressions of South Florida in the Norton’s main lobby. 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; 11 am-5 pm Sundays; closed Mondays. For more information, call 561-832-5196 or visit www.norton.org.
Palm Beach Photographic Centre: Opens March 14: Florida Widlife Corridor Expedition: 50 photographs of Carlton Ward Jr.’s trek last year from Florida to the Okeefenokee Swamp of Georgia. Through June 14. 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 March 30: Masterworks from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery: 75 paintings from the New Brunswick, Canada, gallery, featuring Canadian and British works as well as Santiago El Grande, Salvador Dali’s depiction of Christ’s ascension into heaven. At the Esther O’Keeffe Gallery at the Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5; free for members and children 14 and under. Call 655-7226 for more information.
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale: Through May 19: Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru, artifacts from the powerful civilization that ruled Peru from the 7th to the 11th centuries. Ongoing: Constructed Reliefs from the Maurice and Sarah Lipshultz Collection (structures by Charles Biederman, David Barr, et al.); Pablo Picasso Ceramics/Carlos Luna Paintings, an artistic “conversation” between the legendary Picasso and Luna, a talented artist whose expression shares similar universal themes; through 2013: Wall Paintings, four installations for the outside of the museum by Arturo Herrera, Gavin Perry, Jen Stark, and the team of Roberto Behar and Rosaro Marquardt. 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
Friday, March 1
P.J. Parrish: Sisters Kristy Montee and Kelly Nichols, who write as Parrish, sign their latest Louis Kincaid caper, Heart of Ice. 7 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Friday, March 8
Susan Isaacs: The best-selling novelist discusses her Goldberg Variations. Moderated by Jackie Weld in the Brazilian Court Author Breakfast Series at Café Boulud in Palm Beach. 8:45 a.m. Tickets: $100, which includes breakfast, valet parking and a copy of the books. Call 561-366-4301 or send an email to SRodriguez@braziliancourt.com.
Monday, March 11
Randy Wayne White: The Mangrove Coast crime novelist signs his 2oth Doc Ford adventure, Night Moves. 7 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Wednesday, March 13
Wendy Corsi Staub and Alison Gaylin: Suspense novelist Staub signs Shadowkiller, and Gaylin signs Into the Dark, her new Brenna Spector novel. 7 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Sunday, March 17
C.J. Box: The Wyoming writer signs his new Joe Pickett novel, Breaking Point. 5 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Monday, March 18
Cara Black: The San Francisco-based writer signs her newest Aimee Leduc novel, Murder Below Montparnasse. 7 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Saturday, March 23
Owen Laukkanen: The Canadian writer, who debuted last year, signs the second book in his Stevens and Windermere series, Criminal Enterprise. 6 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Tuesday, March 26
Lisa Black: The Cape Coral forensic scientist signs her new Theresa McLean novel, Blunt Impact. 7 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Friday, March 29
Rebecca Miller: The writer and filmmaker (and daughter of Arthur Miller) discusses her newest novel, Jacob’s Folly. In the Brazilian Court breakfast series. 8:45 a.m., Café Boulud, Palm Beach. Tickets: $100, which includes breakfast, valet parking and a copy of the book. Call 561-366-4301 or send an email to SRodriguez@braziliancourt.com.
Cabaret
Friday, March 1-Saturday, March 9
Steve Tyrell: The Grammy-winning American Songbook singer won wider notice for his appearances in the Father of the Bride films. 8:30 pm, Royal Room, Colony Hotel, Palm Beach. Tuesday through Thursday, $75 for the show, $135 with dinner; Friday and Saturday, $85 show, $145 with dinner. Call 561-659-8100 or visit www.thecolonypalmbeach.com.
Monday, March 4-Tuesday, March 5
Elaine Paige: The original Grizabella in Cats has numerous other Broadway credits, including Carlotta in the recent revival of Sondheim’s Follies. 8 pm both shows, Delray Beach Center for the Arts, Old School Square. Call 561-243-922 or visit delraycenterforthearts.org for more information.
Monday, March 4
Monday, March 11
Missy McArdle: The frequent Carbonell Award nominee presents a program of “belt” and comic songs from Broadway (Don’t Rain on My Parade, Everything’s Coming Up Roses). Call 561-588-1820 or visit www.theplazatheatre.net.
Tuesday, March 12-Saturday, March 23
Faith Price: The Broadway and TV veteran presents Total Faith, the story of her life as amplified by the Great American Songbook. 8:30 pm, Colony Hotel, Palm Beach. Tuesday through Thursday, $55 for the show, $115 with dinner; Friday and Saturday, $65 show, $125 with dinner. Call 561-659-8100 or visit www.thecolonypalmbeach.com.
Wednesday, March 13-Thursday, March 14
Lee Lessack and Scott Coulter: The singers join musical director John Boswell for That’s Life, a tribute to Frank Sinatra. 7:30 pm both shows, Persson Hall Cabaret, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $35. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Monday, March 18-Tuesday, March 19
Linda Eder: The original Lucy Harris in Frank Wildhorn’s Jekyll & Hyde also is a well-known master of classic American song and other genres. 8 pm both shows, Delray Beach Center for the Arts, Old School Square. Call 561-243-922 or visit delraycenterforthearts.org for more information.
Tuesday, March 26-Saturday, March 29
Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway: The sisters have made fine careers for themselves in song, Broadway, and television. 8:30 pm, Royal Room, Colony Hotel, Palm Beach. Tuesday and Wednesday, $60 for the show, $120 with dinner; Friday and Saturday, $70 show, $130 with dinner. Call 561-659-8100 or visit www.thecolonypalmbeach.com
Classical Music
Friday, March 1
Merling Trio/Jun-Ching Lin: The ensemble in residence at Western Michigan University is joined by Lin, associate concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony. 7:30 pm, Persson Hall, Palm Beach Atlantic University. Tickets: $20. Call 803-2970 or email ticketcentral@pba.edu.
Palm Beach Symphony: The orchestra visits Mar-a-Lago for two symphonies of Beethoven: No. 6 in F (Pastoral, Op. 68) and No. 5 in C minor (Op. 67). 7:30 pm, tickets: $50. Call 655-2657 or visit www.palmbeachsymphony.org.
Sunday, March 3
Sunday, March 10
St. Paul’s Choir: The choir of St. Paul’s Episcopal in Delray Beach is joined by the Sinfonia del Re for the South Florida premiere of The Peacemakers, a cantata on pacific themes by the Welsh composer Karl Jenkins. 3 pm March 3, All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale; 3 p.m. March 10, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Delray Beach. Tickets: $15-$20. Call 278-6003 or visit stpaulsdelray.org.
Tuesday, March 5
Miro Quartet: The Austin, Texas-based foursome wraps the Flagler Museum series with two pieces by Schubert – his Quartettsatz (D. 703) and the Death and the Maiden Quartet (D. 810) – and one by Beethoven: The Hero Quartet (in C, Op. 59, No. 3). 7:30 pm, Flagler Museum. Tickets: $60, includes champagne reception afterward. Call (561) 655-2833 or visit www.flaglermuseum.us.
Sunday, March 10
Artemis Quartet: The foursome from Berlin has scheduled music by Mendelssohn (Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80), Schubert (Quartet No. 15 in G, D. 887), and the Second Quartet (Op. 26) of Alberto Ginastera. 3 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $15. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Monday, March 11
Mariangela Vacatello: The young Italian pianist makes her Young Artists debut with Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata (No. 21 in C, Op. 53), Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit, and pieces by contemporary Italian composers Ivan Fedele (Etudes Boreales) and Salvatore Sciarrino (Due Notturne Crudeli). 7:30 pm Rinker Playhouse, Kravis Center. Tickets: $30. Call 832-7469 or visit kravis.org.
Wednesday, March 13
Euclid Quartet: The fine young quartet based at Indiana University-South Bend performs in the Classical Café series. 3 pm, Stage West, Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth. Tickets: $27. Call 868-3309 or visit www.duncantheatre.org.
Vladimir Feltsman: The splendid Russian pianist in recital at the Society at the Four Arts. 8 pm. Tickets: $40-$45. Call 655-7226 or visit fourarts.org.
Tuesday, March 19
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields: The great London orchestra is joined by American cellist Alisa Weilerstein for the Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 and the Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan for the Keyboard Concerto No. 1 (in D minor) of J.S. Bach. Also on the program are Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge (Op. 10) and the Haydn Farewell Symphony (No. 45 in F-sharp minor). 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $235. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Wednesday, March 20
Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn: The fine French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie joins the orchestra for the Fourth Piano Concerto (in G, Op. 58) of Beethoven, and the same composer’s Symphony No. 7 (in A, Op. 92). Stefan Blunier conducts. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin: The Russian string orchestra, led by Misha Rachlevsky, is joined by alphorn soloist Arkady Shilkoper. 8 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $40-$45. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Wednesday, March 20-Sunday, March 24
Seraphic Fire: Soprano Kathryn Mueller joins the Firebird Chamber Orchestra for a concert of cantatas by Vivaldi. 7:30 pm Wednesday, St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church, Miami; 7:30 pm Thursday, St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Boca Raton; 7:30 pm Friday, First United Methodist Church, Coral Gables; 8 pm Saturday, All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale; 4 pm Sunday, Miami Beach Community Church. Call 305-285-9060 or visit www.seraphicfire.org.
Thursday, March 21
Anderson & Roe: The sensational young piano duo of Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Roe perform music by Mozart (Sonata in D, K. 448), Liszt (Reminiscences de Don Juan), and arrangements by the two of music by Rachmaninov (Vocalise), Piazzolla (Libertango), Bizet (Carmen Fantasy) and Radiohead (Paranoid Android). 7 pm, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach. Call 655-2657 or visit www.palmbeachsymphony.org.
Sunday, March 24
Steans Music Institute: Five young musicians – three string players, a pianist, and a soprano ― from the institute at Ravinia in suburban Chicago, under the direction of Miriam Fried. 3 pm, Society of the Four Arts. Tickets: $15. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Boca Raton Symphonia: Flutist Jennifer Grim solos with Philippe Entremont and the orchestra in the Mozart Concerto No.1 (in G, K. 313). Also on the program is Respighi’s The Birds and the Carmen Suite of Rodion Shchedrin. 4 pm, Roberts Theater, St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton. Tickets: $33-$59. Call 866-687-4201 or visit www.bocasymphonia.org.
Dance
Friday, March 1-Sunday, March 3
Friday, March 8-Sunday, March 10
Miami City Ballet: Program III of the Miami Beach-based company features Alexei Ratmansky’s new setting of Symphonic Dances (Rachmaninov) and three ballets by Balanchine: La Valse (Ravel), The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Bizet) and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux (Tchaikovsky). 8 pm Friday, 2 pm and 8 pm Saturday, 2 pm Sunday, Broward Center; call 954-462-0222 or visit www.broward.org; 8 pm March 8 and 9, 2 pm Sunday, March 10, Arsht Center, Miami; call 305-949-6722 or visit www.miamicityballet.org.
Saturday, March 16
Florida Classical Ballet Theatre: Colleen Smith’s company debuts Wonderland, a treatment of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, set to the music of Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst and William Walton. With Lily Ojea, Rogelio Corrales and Joey Bucheck. 2 pm and 7:30 pm Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets start at $15. Call 207-5900 or visit www.fcbt.org.
Friday, March 22-Saturday, March 23
Parsons Dance: The 10-member dance company founded by David Parsons returns to the Duncan for the first time since 1995. 8 pm both shows, Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth. Tickets: $45. Call 868-3309 or visit www.duncantheatre.org.
Saturday, March 23
American Ballet Theatre: The eminent American company, founded in 1940, presents a mixed-repertory program. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Festivals
Saturday, March 2-Saturday, March 9
Kultur Festival: Florida Atlantic University’s fifth annual celebration of Jewish culture, sponsored by the school’s Wimberley Library. Events, which are daily, include the film Mahler on the Couch (March 2), the Klezmer Chamber Orchestra with the Ebony Chorale of the Palm Beaches (March 3), and veteran announcer Martin Bookspan in a reminiscence of his friends Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland (March 5). For a complete list, visit www.fauevents.com or call 800-564-9539.
Film
Friday, March 1
Let My People Go!: The story of Reuben, a gay French mailman living in Finland with his boyfriend who has to return home to Paris after a lover’s quarrel, just before Passover. In French and Finnish with English subtitles. At Living Room Theaters, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 for times.
Friday, Feb. 8
L’Amour Fou: Pierre Thorreton’s 2010 documentary about the 50-year love affair of designer Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé. In French with English subtitles. At the Society of the Four Arts. 2:30 pm, 5:15 pm, and 8 pm. $5. Call 655-2776 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Friday, March 15
My Week With Marilyn: Simon Curtis’ much-praised 2011 film based on the memoirs of Colin Clark, who once spent a week of frivolity with Marilyn Monroe. With Michelle Williams and Eddie Redmayne. Part of the Friday Film Series at the Society of the Four Arts. 2:30 pm, 5:15 pm, and 8 pm. $5. Call 655-2776 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Lore: Cate Shortland’s new film about five German children left abandoned after their Nazi parents are interned at the end of World War II who embark on a journey north to find their grandmother, led by Lore, the oldest sibling at 14. In German with English subtitles. At Living Room Theaters, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 for times.
Friday, March 22
Koch: A documentary by Neil Barsky about the life and times of Edward Koch, legendary mayor of New York, who died earlier this year. At Living Room Theaters, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 for times
Friday, March 29
Shun Li and the Poet: In this 2011 film from Andre Segre, a Chinese immigrant to Italy strikes up an unlikely friendship with a Slav fisherman. With Tao Zhao and Rade Serbedzija. In Italian with English subtitles. 2:30 pm, 5:15 pm, and 8 pm, Society of the Four Arts. $5. Call 655-2776 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Jazz
Wednesday, March 6
Allan Harris: The jazz guitarist and songwriter pays tribute to Nat “King” Cole in a program of music associated with the great jazz pianist and singer. In the Gold Coast Jazz Society series. 7:45 pm, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $40. Call 954-462-0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org.
Friday, March 8
Errol Rackipov: The jazz vibraphonist from Bulgaria studied at the University of Miami and has taught at Florida International University. 7:30 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org.
Saturday, March 9
Fred Hersch Trio: The jazz pianist who came back from the near-dead is releasing batches of new performances this year. 8 p.m. Miniaci Performing Arts Center, Nova Southeastern University, Davie ($40, 954-462-0222).
Rose Max: The Brazilian jazz singer is a South Florida favorite. 8 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org.
Thursday, March 21
Chick Corea and Bela Fleck: The great jazz pianist and the bluegrass master of the banjo team for an evening of duets. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $20. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Tuesday, March 26
Byron Stripling: The Atlanta-born trumpeter played with the Boston Pops and now leads the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. 8 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org
Nostalgia
Saturday, March 2
Tony Bennett: Still going strong at age 86, the singer’s most recent disc includes duets with contemporary artists such as Lady Gaga. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $30. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Sunday, March 3
Boston Pops: America’s best-loved pops orchestra is joined by Ann Hampton Callaway for a tribute to the music of Barbra Streisand. 2 pm and 8 pm Sunday, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $30. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Palm Beach Pops: Bob Lappin and his orchestra are joined by singer Clint Holmes for music by the pop masters of the 1970s and 1980s: Elton John, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Paul Simon, and others. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets: $29-$89. Call 561-832-7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org.
Tuesday, March 19
Symphony of the Americas: The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida joins James Brooks-Bruzzese for a program of American Songbook standards. 8:15 pm, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $50-$75. Call 954-426-0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org.
Wednesday, March 20
Lorna Luft: The other daughter of Judy Garland pays tribute to her mother with two concerts of music associated with the Wizard of Oz star, including The Trolley Song and The Man That Got Away. 11 am and 2 pm, Kravis Center. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Friday, March 22
Temptations and Four Tops: Two of the greatest Motown groups, with some of their original members, perform a long list of hits that dominated American radio in the 1960s and 1970s. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Thursday, March 28-Saturday, March 30
Monday-Tuesday, April 2
Palm Beach Pops: The orchestra’s annual Sensational Broadway concert. Thursday-Friday, Kaye Performing Arts Center, FAU, Boca Raton; Saturday, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens; Monday-Tuesday, Kravis Center. Tickets: $29-$89. Call 561-832-7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org.
Opera
Friday, March 15-Sunday, March 17
Salome: At Palm Beach Opera, Richard Strauss’ still-shocking 1905 one-acter, based on a story by Oscar Wilde, about the stepdaughter of Herod, who demands the head of John the Baptist, and gets it. With Erika Sunnegardh, Thomas Moser and Denyce Graves-Montgomery. Directed by Renaud Doucet; conducted by Roberto Paternostro. 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Sunday, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $20. Call 832-7469, 833-7888, or visit kravis.org or pbopera.org.
Thursday, March 21-Saturday, March 23
Tango/Maria de Buenos Aires: Florida Grand Opera presents two one-act operas, Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s Tango, and Astor Piazzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires. With Matthew Newlin, Luis Alejandro Orozco, and Catalina Cuervo. Chamber performances at The Stage, 170 38th St., Miami; 9 p.m. each show. Call 800-741-1010 for tickets or visit www.fgo.org.
Popular Music
Friday, March 8-Saturday, March 9
Citizen Cope: Two acoustic shows by the songwriter born Clarence Greenwood. 8 pm both shows, Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $30 at Ticketmaster. Call 954-564-1074.
Wednesday, March 13
Matchbox Twenty: Rob Thomas and the boys from Orlando return to the Hard Rock to promote North, released late last year. 8 pm, Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. Tickets: $54-$154, available through Ticketmaster.
Friday, March 15
Awolnation: The L.A.-based electronic rock band, fronted by Aaron Bruno. 7 pm, Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $25. Call 954-449-1025 or visit jointherevolution.net.
Saturday, March 16
Lauren Mitchell Band: The Sarasota-based singer was a vocal performance major in college and has since pursued a path in all-out blues-rock. 8 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org.
Sheryl Crow: The Missouri singer-songwriter and former teacher and jingle singer has had one of the major careers in contemporary pop (All I Wanna Do, If It Makes You Happy). 8 pm, Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. Tickets: $49-$79, available through Ticketmaster.
Wednesday, March 20
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: The original tough girl who made it cool to love power pop again. 8 pm, Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. Tickets: $39-$69, available through Ticketmaster.
Saturday, March 23
Betty Fox Band: A popular blues band from Tampa makes its way to the other side of the state. 8 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org.
Sunday, March 24
Queen Latifah: The singer-actress born Dana Owens began in hip-hop and has branched out into jazz, blues and soul. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Yes: The band performs two of its classic albums: The Yes Album and Close to the Edge. 8 pm, Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. Tickets: $44-$74, available through Ticketmaster.
Tuesday, March 26
Indigo Girls: Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have played music together since they were in elementary school in Georgia. 7:30 pm, Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $30 at Ticketmaster. Call 954-564-1074.
Friday, March 29
Maroon 5: The popular Los Angeles quintet, fronted by Adam Levine, now a star on The Voice. With Neon Trees and Owl City. 8 pm, BB&T Center, Sunrise. Tickets: $25-$75, through Ticketmaster.
Theater
Opens Tuesday, March 5
Thoroughly Modern Millie: Jeanine Tesori’s 2002 Tony Award-winning musical about Millie, a small-town girl in 1922 who travels to the big city to marry for money, not love. Through March 24. At the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter, through Feb. 17. Tickets: $46-$63. Call 561-575-2223 or visit jupitertheatre.org.
Tuesday, March 5-Sunday, March 10
Billy Elliott: Elton John and Lee Hall’s musical about a young boy in the north of England who would rather be a dancer than follow his dad down the mines. In the Kravis on Broadway series, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Closes Saturday, March 9
A Raisin in the Sun: Lorraine Hansberry’s classic 1959 play about a black family moving to a white neighborhood in Chicago. With Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Shirine Babb, Mikiel Benjamin, Mackenson Charles, Ethan Henry, Pat Bowie and Jeffery Brazzle. Directed by Seret Scott. Extended from its original March 3 close. Palm Beach Dramaworks, Donald and Ann Brown Theatre, West Palm Beach. See www.palmbeachdramaworks.org for showtimes. Tickets: $55. Call 514-4042, ext. 2.
Opens Friday, March 15
Lungs: Duncan Macmillan’s 2011 play about two people who want to have a baby together but aren’t sure they should bring a new life into a world that looks doomed. Through April 14. The Theatre at Arts Garage, Delray Beach. Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $30-$40. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org.
Opens Saturday, March 16
4000 Miles: Amy Herzog’s play won the 2012 Obie Award for Best New American Play; it’s the story of a 21-year-old man who rooms with his 91-year-old grandmother after a cross-country bike trip goes wrong. Through April 14 at GableStage, Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables. Tickets: $37.50-$50. Call 305-445-1119 or visit www.gablestage.org.
Closes Sunday, March 17
The Foreigner: Larry Shue’s 1984 play about a silent British guest at a Georgia fishing lodge who because of his condition ends up hearing a lot of secrets. At Lake Worth Playhouse, Lake Worth. Tickets: $26-$35. Call 586-6410 or visit www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.
Opens Friday, March 22
The Last Romance: Joe DiPietro’s 2010 play about an 80-year-old man and a 7o-year-old woman who meet by chance and find there’s still some heat in the furnace. Through April 7. At Delray Beach Playhouse; tickets: $30. Call 561-272-1281, ext. 4, or visit www.delraybeachplayhouse.org.
Tuesday, March 26-Sunday, March 31
Jekyll and Hyde: The Frank Wildhorn musical from 1997, perhaps unloved by critics but adored by the public. Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox star, a week before opening it in a Broadway revival. In the Kravis on Broadway series, at the Kravis Center. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Opens Friday, March 29
Exit the King: Eugene Ionesco’s classic absurdist drama from 1962 about the doddering King Berenger I, who has only a short time left to live. With Jim Ballard, Claire Brownell. Through April 28 at Palm Beach Dramaworks. Donald and Ann Brown Theatre, West Palm Beach. See www.palmbeachdramaworks.org for showtimes. Tickets: $55. Call 514-4042, ext. 2.
Through Sunday, May 12
Waist Watchers: Alan Jacobsen’s parody musical that puts diet lyrics to popular songs, extended well past its original March 31 close because of popular demand. With Shelley Keelor and Missy McArdle. At The Plaza Theatre, Manalapan. Call 561-588-1820 or visit www.theplazatheatre.net.