“Music can soothe the soul,” says Grammy-nominated violinist Andrés Cárdenes. He is the co-founder of the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival (JGCMF), which returns to Boca Raton for its second year with eight free performances beginning Tuesday, July 8, and running through Sunday, July 20, plus five community engagement events. Originally founded in 2017 as a program … [Read more...]
Second-class no more: Norton’s artists’ jewelry makes a case for art, not just ornament
Madame (1960s), by Jean Cocteau. (Greg Favre/Courtesy Norton Museum of Art) Speedy (2007), by Kenny Scharf. (Courtesy Norton Museum of Art) Montre petite cuillère (Small Spoon Watch), 1957, by Salvador Dalí. (Philippe Servent/Courtesy Norton Museum of Art) Jewelry is often viewed as adornment — beautiful, intricate and valuable, but also relegated to the decorative arts … [Read more...]
Glasstress returns to Boca museum, showcasing strength in fragile objects
Glass, that fragile but resilient material, has usually been relegated to the decorative arts, but recently, in conjunction with the Berengo Studio in Murano, Italy, world-renowned contemporary artists have been taking their shot using glass as their medium to create new works of art. Introducing internationally renowned artists to the master glassmakers of Italy is an … [Read more...]
Masterworks Chorus of the Palm Beaches looks ahead with new director, organist
After 15 years of concerts, rehearsals and performances and enriching Palm Beach County’s music and choral scene, artistic director Ken Taylor took his final bow with the Masterworks Chorus of the Palm Beaches with a final concert this past May. His farewell performance, An American Songbook Review, was a personal and heartfelt culmination of his tenure, marking the end of … [Read more...]
The Little Sparrow returns: Singer recreates the art of Edith Piaf
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...]