(Note: Events are listed through May 3 and were current as of March 23. 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: Through April 28: 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.
Armory Art Center: Through April 26: Jane Manus: Geometry of Space. Six large outdoor works in the sculpture garden. Call 561-832-1776, or visit www.armoryart.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. 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. 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: Through April 13: Manon Sander: Paintings by the German-born artist and plein-air oil specialist, and Barbara Bailey: Abstract paintings by the American artist. Through . 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. 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: Through June 16: The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936-1951, an exhibit of 175 documentary photos by members of this idealistic group of young camera artists. 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: Through June 14: Florida Widlife Corridor Expedition: 50 photographs of Carlton Ward Jr.’s trek last year from Florida to the Okeefenokee Swamp of Georgia. 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.
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
Saturday, April 6
Andrew Gross. The author signs his new book, No Way Out, a thriller in which a chance meeting leads to murder. 6 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Friday, April 12
Stuart Woods. The author signs his latest book, Unintended Consequences, which sends Stone Barrington to Europe’s underworld. 7 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Sunday, April 28
Phillip Kerr: The author signs his latest book, A Man Without Breath. Berlin cop Bernie Gunther investigates the Katyn forest massacre. 6 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Cabaret
Monday, April 8
Monday, April 22
Leah Sessa and Mike Westrich: The veteran area performers present Night and Day, a tribute to the music and lyrics of Cole Porter. 7:30 pm both shows. Tickets: $30. Call 561-588-1820 or visit www.theplazatheatre.net.
Classical Music
Monday, April 8-Tuesday, April 9
South Florida Symphony: Cellist Zuill Bailey joins Sebrina Maria Alfonso and the band for the Cello Concerto of Edward Elgar. The program also includes the Rosamunde Overture of Schubert and the Symphony No. 2 (in D, Op. 73) of Brahms. 7:30 pm Monday, Broward Center; 7:30 pm Tuesday, Crest Theatre, Delray Beach. Call 954-522-8445 or visit www.southfloridasymphony.com for details.
Tuesday, April 9
Palm Beach Symphony: Soprano Maria Alejandres joins Ramon Tebar and company for an all-Spanish-themed concert featuring Manuel de Falla’s El Sombrero de Tres Picos and the Ritual Fire Dance, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnole, Ravel’s Alborada del Gracioso and Rhapsodie Espagnole, and Emmanuel Chabrier’s España. 7:30 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets: $50. Call 655-2657 or visit www.palmbeachsymphony.org, or call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Wednesday, April 10-Sunday, April 14
Seraphic Fire: The choir celebrates the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Ponce de Leon in St. Augustine with music from Renaissance Spain including music by Francisco Peñalosa and Juan del Encina. 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.
Sunday, April 14-Tuesday, April 15
Symphony of the Americas/Conrad Tao: The pianist-composer wunderkind plays all five of the Beethoven piano concertos on three back-t0-back concerts. 2 pm Sunday, 8:15 pm Monday (Concertos 1, 2 and 3); 8:15 pm Tuesday (Concertos 4 and 5). Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $25-$75. Call 954-462-0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org.
Tuesday, April 16
Evgeny Kissin: The great Russian pianist performs the four Schubert impromptus, Haydn’s Sonata No. 59, Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12, and the final sonata (No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111) of Beethoven in his only South Florida appearance this season. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Call 832-7469 or visit kravis.org.
Friday, April 19
Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony: The student ensemble is joined by violinist James Buswell, cellist Carol Ou, and pianist Catherine Lan in the Beethoven Triple Concerto. 7:30 pm, Persson Hall, Palm Beach Atlantic University. Tickets: $20. Call 803-2970 or email ticketcentral@pba.edu.
Saturday, April 20
Orchid City Brass Band: You probably didn’t know Palm Beach County has its own British-style brass band. It’s led by PBAU’s Michael O’Connor, and performs a program of British music by Elgar, Gregson, Holst and others at the Duncan Theatre. 7:30 pm. Tickets: $25. Call 247-4078 or write to info@orchidcitybrass.org.
Sunday, April 21
Ian Maksin and Ani Gogova: The fine Russian-born cellist Ian Maksin and the Bulgarian pianist Ana Gogova bring their Ian and Ani Duo to Delray Beach to promote their newest release, Tango Plus. 3 pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Delray Beach. Tickets: $15-$20. Call 278-6003 or visit stpaulsdelray.org.
Boca Raton Symphonia: Violinist Ilana Setapen of the Milwaukee Symphony solos with Constantine Kitsopoulos and the orchestra in the Violin Concerto (in A minor, Op. 53) of Dvořák. The program also includes Lawrence Dillon’s whimsical Amadeus ex Machina and the Symphony No. 8 (in F, Op. 93) of Beethoven. 4 pm, Roberts Theater, St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton. Tickets: $33-$59. Call 866-687-4201 or visit www.bocasymphonia.org.
Dance
Friday, April 5-Sunday, April 7
Friday, April 26-Sunday, April 28
Miami City Ballet: Program IV of the Miami Beach-based company features two works: Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering, set to music by Chopin, and Richard Rodgers’ Slaughter on 10th Avenue (Balanchine), originally written for the musical On Your Toes. 8 pm Friday, 2 pm and 8 pm Saturday, 1 pm Sunday, Kravis Center; call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis. org; 8 pm April 26, 2 pm and 8 pm April 27, 2 pm April 28 at the Broward Center, call 954-462-0222 or visit www.broward.org.
Thursday, April 11-Saturday, April 13
Spellbound Dance Company: The premier Italian modern dance company presents four performances at the Kravis Center. 7:30 pm Thursday and Friday, 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm Saturday. Tickets: $28. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Friday, April 19
Dance Theatre of Harlem: The company returns to the road after an eight-year absence with classic and new repertoire. 7:30 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets: $25. Call 832-77469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Saturday, Sunday, April 20, 21
Dance Theatre of Florida: The Story of Isis, contemporary ballet. 8 pm and 2 pm, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens.
Film
Thursday, April 4-Thursday, April 11
Palm Beach International Film Festival: The annual celebration of the cinematic arts, showing at Cobb Downtown at the Gardens in Palm Beach Gardens, Frank Theatres Cinebowl in west Delray Beach, the Stonzek Theatre at the Lake Worth Playhouse, and the Muvico Parisian at CityPlace. With special guest Ileana Douglas. For movies and times, visit www.pbifilmfest.org.
Friday, April 5
The Artist: The surprise hit of 2011, a silent film by Michael Hazanavicius about the decling fortunes of a silent-film star in the 1920s as recorded sound changes the cinematic game. With Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo. 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, April 12
Like Someone in Love: Abbas Kiarostami’s story of a young Tokyo student and call girl whose client turns into the protector she desperately needs. In Japanese with English subtitles. At Living Room Theaters, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 for times.
Friday, April 19
Beyond the Hills: Christian Mungiu’s 2012 tale of two women at a remote Orthodox monastery in Romania, which won awards at the Cannes Film Festival for Mungiu and his two lead actresses. In Romanian with English subtitles. At Living Room Theaters, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 for times.
Friday, April 26
No Place on Earth: The documentary of a family of Ukrainian Jews who survived World War II by hiding in caves for more than 500 days. In German, Yiddish and English. At Living Room Theaters, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 for times.
Jazz
Thursday, April 11
Monterey Jazz Festival: An all-star jazz gathering featuring Christian McBride, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Benny Green and Lewis Nash. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Friday, April 12
Hiromi: The Japanese jazz piano sensation and her trio, along with the Gerald Clayton trio, headline the Generation Next: Piano series. 8 pm, Arsht Center, Miami. Call 305-949-6722 or visit www.arshtcenter.org.
Bill Mays: The jazz pianist and his trio play songs from the movies. 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.
Saturday, April 13
Ed Calle: The Latin jazz saxophonist returns to Delray Beach for an evening of standards and original compositions. 8 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org.
Sunday, April 14
Kruger Brothers/Kronos Quartet: The Swiss bluegrass team joins with the groundbreaking string quartet for a jazz-meets-bluegrass concert. 3 pm, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $15. Call 655-2776 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Friday, April 19
Esperanza Spalding: The magical bassist and soulful singer who won the Grammy for best new artist a couple years ago. Adrienne Arsht Center, 8 pm. Call 305-949-6722 or visit www.arshtcenter.org.
Sunday, April 21
Chris Botti: Smooth jazz from the suave trumpeter whose movie-star good looks have helped him carve out a special niche. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Saturday, April 27
Dan Miller-Lewis Del Gatto: The sextet of hard-driving New York jazzmen performs music by Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and bassist Ben Wolfe of the Saturday Night Live band. 8 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org.
Nostalgia
Friday, April 12
Kenny Rogers: The veteran country singer’s include everything from weeper (Ruby) to story song (The Gambler), and AOR balladry (Lady, She Believes in Me). 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Thursday, April 18
Aztec Two-Step: The two-man folk act got its start in the Greenwich Village of the 1960s. A popular repeat visitor to South Florida, they’ll play songs by Simon and Garfunkel and the Everly Brothers. Tickets: $40. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Opera
Friday, April 12, Sunday, April 14
The Turn of the Screw: In a first for Palm Beach Opera, a fully staged Young Artists Program production featuring Benjamin Britten’s 1954 setting of Henry James’ creepy ghost story of children haunted by a dead servant. 7:30 pm Friday and 4 pm Sunday, Wold Performing Arts Center, Boca Raton. Tickets start at $45. Call 833-7888 or visit pbopera.org.
Saturday, April 20-Sunday, April 21; Tuesday, April 23-Wednesday, April 24
Friday, April 26-Saturday, April 27; Thursday, May 2-Friday, May 3
La Traviata: Giuseppe Verdi’s 1853 tale of the doomed Violetta Valery, who gives up true love to save the honor of her lover’s family. With Maria Alejandres and Ivan Magri, alternating with Suzanne Vinik and John Bellemer. At the Ziff Ballet Opera House, Arsht Center, Miami. Call 800-741-1010 for tickets and times, or visit www.fgo.org.
Popular Music
Wednesday, April 10
John Legend: The onetime finance professional turned smooth singer. With Stacy Barthe. The Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. 8 pm. Tickets: $45-$105, available through Ticketmaster.
Thursday, April 11-Friday, April 12
The Royal Southern Brotherhood: Rock royalty in the persons of Cyril Neville and Devon Allman lead this Southern-roots rock band, joined for two dates by Cajun fiddler Tab Benoit. 9 pm both shows, Bamboo Room, Lake Worth. Tickets: $38-$42. Call 585-BLUE or visit www.bambooroomblues.com.
Saturday, April 13-Sunday, April 14
Tortuga Music Festival: The inaugural Rock the Ocean event at Fort Lauderdale Beach features a bevy of stars including Kenny Chesney, the Avett Brothers, Grace Potter, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Ben Harper, to name just a few. It’s an awareness-raiser about the world’s oceans. Two-day passes available for $149; check www.tortugamusicfestival.com for other details.
Saturday, April 13
Doyle Lawson: The bluegrass legend, along with Quicksilver, plays the annual Bluegrass in the Pavilion concert at the Flagler Museum on Palm Beach. With Audie Blaylock and Redline. 3 pm. Tickets: $30. Call 655-2833 or visit www.flaglermuseum.us.
Friday, April 19-Saturday, April 2o
Reba McEntire. The durable, lovable queen of country, who also makes an engaging sitcom actress. 8 pm, both shows, Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. Tickets: $79-$154, available through Ticketmaster.
Friday, April 19
Andrew McMahon: The former Jack’s Mannequin member’s solo career now includes writing for the TV series Smash. With Kate Earl and Erland Wanberg. Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $25 at Ticketmaster. Call 954-564-1074.
Saturday, April 20
Rihanna. The Barbadian superstar, on her Diamonds world tour. With ASAP Rocky. 7:30 pm, BB&T Center, Sunrise. Concert is sold out; check with www.ticketmaster.com for updates.
Thursday, April 25
Limp Bizkit: Fred Durst and the boys from Jacksonville marry rap to heavy metal. 8 pm, Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $32. Call 954-449-1025 or visit jointherevolution.net.
Friday, April 26
Rush. The unstoppable Canadian band, on its Clockwork Angels tour. 7:30 pm, BB&T Center, Sunrise. Tickets: $46-$126, available through www.ticketmaster.com.
Theater
Opens Thursday, April 11
Barnum: Cy Coleman’s 1980 musical about P.T. Barnum, the original showman and con man. Through April 28. At Lake Worth Playhouse, Lake Worth. Tickets: $23-$25. Call 586-6410 or visit www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.
Through April 7
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. At Delray Beach Playhouse; tickets: $30. Call 561-272-1281, ext. 4, or visit www.delraybeachplayhouse.org.
Through April 14
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.
4000 Miles: Can a 21-year-old man move in with his 91-year-old grandmother after a cross-country bike trip and not run her over? Find out in Amy Herzog’s play, which won the 2012 Obie Award for Best New American Play. At GableStage, Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables. Tickets: $37.50-$50. Call 305-445-1119 or visit www.gablestage.org.
My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy. A Jewish parent’s worst nightmare. Stage Door Theatre, Coral Springs. Call 954-344-7765 or visit www.stagedoortheatre.com.
Friday-Sunday, April 19-21, 26-28
The Taffetas: The off-Broadway musical celebrating the sounds of the girl groups of the 1950s through a fictional quartet from Muncie, Ind. With Kaytie Scott, Brittney Anderson, Drew Lederman and Maddy Mackarey at Bob Carter’s Actor’s Workshop and Repertory Co. in The Bhetty Waldron Theatre, West Palm Beach. Tickets; adults $30, $15, students. Visit www.boxofficetickets.com, or call 800-494-8497.
Tuesday, April 23-Sunday, April 28
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: Bette Midler produced this campy Broadway musical based on the Australian movie about traveling transvestites. Kravis Center. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Through April 28
Exit the King: Theater of the absurd at its best. Eugene Ionesco’s 1962 classic about doddering King Berenger I at the short end of the stick. With Jim Ballard, Claire Brownell. 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: Everybody’s on a diet and popular demand has extended Alan Jacobson’s parody musical, which puts diet lyrics to popular songs. With Shelley Keelor and Missy McArdle. At The Plaza Theatre, Manalapan. Call 561-588-1820 or visit www.theplazatheatre.net.