The evocative and haunting melodies of French singer Edith Piaf, known as the “little sparrow,” are brought to life by French chanteuse Annie Royer in her new cabaret show, Piaf! The Tribute, premiering at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, April 8. Royer, who calls herself a “French cabaret chanteuse with a twist of jazz,” revisits Piaf’s musical career, … [Read more...]
In its centennial year, Boca salutes its original visionary, Addison Mizner
A current exhibit at The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum coincides with the city of Boca Raton’s centennial and looks back on the continuing impact of city planner, industrialist and architect Addison Mizner. The multimedia exhibit, Boca Raton 1925-2025: Addison Mizner’s Legacy, features photographs, drawings, maps and videos, and runs through May 30. Highlighting Boca … [Read more...]
At the Flagler, a luminous look at artist Maxfield Parrish
Enter a world of lush landscapes, blue skies and billowing clouds all bathed in a luminous light. Graceful, willowy figures, often dressed in flowing, Grecian-like gowns, swing effortlessly and carefree amidst an idyllic, bucolic background. In The Ethereal Worlds of Maxfield Parrish, running through May 25 at The Flagler Museum as part of the museum’s 2025 Winter … [Read more...]
Kips Bay’s 2025 edition showcases designers’ rich imaginations
Not your typical Palm Beach mansion, this year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House is a single-family brick Providencia house built in 1937, located on a corner lot in West Palm Beach. With 7,706 square feet of living space, five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a backyard and outdoor pool, the initial showstopper is the large and towering banyan tree that greets you as you approach … [Read more...]
Norton’s ‘Strike Fast’ a lyrical look at the sweet science
Perhaps it’s no surprise that on the 50th anniversary of the iconic Muhammad Ali-George Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle,” the historic and memorable boxing match in Kinshasa, Zaire, the Norton Museum of Art brings Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing, an exhibit showcasing artistic representations of the sport of boxing. The title comes from a poem by Gabriele Tinti … [Read more...]
With love from Spain: Old masters at Boca, a Sorolla retrospective at the Norton
Kicking off its 75th anniversary season and the 100th anniversary of the city, the Boca Raton Museum of Art is showcasing Splendor and Passion: Baroque Spain and Its Empire, a collection of 57 paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries on loan from the Hispanic Society Museum and Library in New York City. The HSM&L, as it is known, has the most extensive collection of … [Read more...]
Incoming director sees big things ahead for Boca Raton Museum of Art
It’s a changing of the guard at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, as current executive director Irvin Lippman steps down in January after 11 years, turning the leadership over to Ena Heller, who comes to Boca Raton from Winter Park, where she was the Bruce A. Beal Director of the Rollins Museum of Art. Under Lippman’s direction, the museum transformed itself with popular … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2024-25: Books events show printed word still a strong draw
We may live in an increasingly digital age, one now further complicated by the rise of AI. But the printed word in books still exerts a powerful draw, as these festivals show: Miami Book Fair International The 41st Miami Book Fair — Nov. 17-24 — will feature a wide variety of authors in both fiction and nonfiction genres and celebrate the love of reading and love of … [Read more...]
Powerful photo exhibit at Boca Museum spurs difficult conversations
Five distinctive photographic voices are now on view at the Boca Raton Museum of Art in an exhibit called Myths, Secrets, Lies, and Truths: Photography from the Doug McCraw Collection. The show, which opened last month and runs through Oct. 13, features the work of Sheila Pree Bright, Liesa Cole, Karen Graffeo, Spider Martin and Hank Willis Thomas. McCraw is the founder of … [Read more...]
Kravis invites you to visit Space Station, courtesy of VR
Imagine yourself as an avatar of pulsating lights, sporting a virtual reality (VR) headset and joining an international crew of astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). You can do just that at the 3-D immersive experience, Space Explorers: The Infinite, now at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts through September 2. The state-of-the-art, … [Read more...]