(Note: Events are listed through Feb. 28 and were current as of Jan. 21. Please check with the presenting agency for any changes. Ticket prices are single sales. Most of the presenting organizations offer subscription plans. Entries will be updated and added as need be over the month.)
Art Exhibits
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Through Feb. 10: Ben Aronson: The artist’s tonal paintings of the world of high finance focus on light and shade as it both conceals and articulates, like banks too big to fail. Aronson has received four National Academy of Design awards and also taught graduate school seminars at Harvard University; opens Feb. 13: Collector’s Series: 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. Through March 24 (Feb. 13, 6-8pm, collector and guest reception). Galleries open from 10 am-4 pm, Wed.-Sun. Admission: $7. Call 561-832-5328, www.ansg.org.
Boca Raton Museum of Art: Closing Feb. 3: Politics NOT as Usual: Quilts With Something to Say, an exhibition from the American Folk Art Museum in New York, featuring 200 years of quilts made by women with a political point to express; includes the 9/11 National Tribute Quilt. 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. Films (all at 2 pm): Feb. 17, 20, 23: The Tents (2012). 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.
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: Opens Feb. 12: 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 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 March 3: Say It Loud, a display of work by African and African-American artists in the Norton collection. 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 County Cultural Council: Through March 2: Tom Otterness, a collection of work by the whimsical American sculptor. At the gallery in the council’s offices at 601 Lake Ave., Lake Worth. Opens Feb. 2: Dina Gustin Baker, works by a painter trained at the Barnes Foundation and the Art Students League. Gallery open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Call 561-471-2901 or visit www.palmbeachculture.com.
Palm Beach Photographic Centre: Through Feb. 28: Bill Eppridge: 50 Years of Photojournalism, iconic photographs by the veteran lensman for Life. 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: Opens Feb. 2: Copley, Delacroix, Dali and Others, 75 works from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery of New Brunswick, Canada, featuring Canadian and British works as well as Santiago El Grande, Salvador Dali’s depiction of Christ’s ascension in to 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: Opens Feb. 10: Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru, artifacts from the powerful civilization that ruled Peru from the 7th to the 11th centuries (through May 19). Closes Feb. 10: Warhol and Cars, drawings and paintings by the Pop Art icon whose interests apparently also included automobiles; Closes Feb. 24: Return to the Ashcan, works by early 20th-century Ashcan artists including George Bellows, George Luks, John Sloan and others, soon to be installed in the museum’s Glackens Galleries. 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, Feb. 1
David Nasaw and Mary Fisher: Nasaw discusses The Patriarch, his biography of Joseph P. Kennedy, and Fisher talks about her new memoir (Messenger: A Self-Portrait) of life as a prominent AIDS victim. Moderated by Scott Eyman of The Palm Beach Post 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.
Gregg Brickman: The South Florida writer signs Imperfect Daddy. 7 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 5
Tim Dorsey: The former Tampa Tribune journalist signs his newest Serge Storms novel, The Riptide Ultra-Glide. 7 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Thursday, Feb. 7
Mary Jane Clark: The author signs Footprints in the Sand, her newest Piper Donovan mystery, set in Sarasota. 7 pm, Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach. Call 561-279-7790 or visit www.murderonthebeach.com.
Friday, Feb. 15
Tony Mendez and Janet Wallach: Mendez discusses Argo, his story of the rescue of six Americans from Iran after the 1979 revolution, now a prizewinning Ben Affleck film, and Wallach talks about The Richest Woman in America, her new biography of Gilded Age financier Hetty Green. 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
Monday, Feb. 4-Tuesday, Feb. 5
Sam Harris: The first winner of Star Search has had best-selling albums and has been seen in the TV shows The Class and Rules of Engagement. 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, Feb. 5-Saturday, Feb. 9
Marilyn Maye: The veteran chanteuse returns to Palm Beach for her sixth engagement at the Royal Room. 8:30 pm, Colony Hotel, Palm Beach. Tuesday through Thursday, $60 for the show, $120 with dinner; Friday and Saturday, $70 show, $130 with dinner. Call 561-659-8100 or visit www.thecolonypalmbeach.com.
Monday, Feb. 11; Monday, Feb. 18
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber: Jody Langel performs songs from the epic musicals of the British composer, including Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar. Call 561-588-1820 or visit www.theplazatheatre.net.
Tuesday, Feb. 12-Saturday, Feb. 16
Christine Ebersole and Aaron Weinstein: The film, TV and Broadway star is joined by Weinstein, a rising jazz violinist. 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; Valentine’s Day, $150, dinner and show. Call 561-659-8100 or visit www.thecolonypalmbeach.com.
Wednesday, Feb. 13-Thursday, Feb. 14
Scott Coulter: The singer pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald in a show called The Fella Sings Ella. 7:30 pm, Persson Hall Cabaret, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $35. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 19-Saturday, Feb. 23
Nicolas King: The young crooner first hit the stage at age 4 and has opened for Liza Minelli. 8:30 pm, Royal Room, Colony Hotel, Palm Beach. Tuesday and Wednesday, $50 for the show, $110 with dinner; Friday and Saturday, $60 show, $120 with dinner. Call 561-659-8100 or visit www.thecolonypalmbeach.com
Monday, Feb. 25
Tribute to Judy Garland: Melissa Boher Jacobson stars in this revue of songs associated with one of the 20th century’s most beloved performers. 7:30 pm, Plaza Theatre, Manalapan. Tickets: $30. Call 561-588-1820 or visit www.theplazatheatre.net.
Tuesday, Feb. 26-Saturday, March 2
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.
Classical Music
Saturday, Feb. 2
Karen Mart and Joseph Youngblood: A one-piano, four-hands concert featuring music by Mozart, Faure, Debussy, Ravel and Brahms. 3 p.m. Calvary United Methodist Church, Lake Worth. Tickets: $10. Call 561-585-1786 for more information.
Saturday, Feb. 2-Sunday, Feb. 3
Lynn Philharmonia/Elmar Oliveira: The excellent American violinist plays the Concerto No. 3 (in B minor) of Saint-Saens on a concert that also includes the Le Corsaire overture of Berlioz and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Guest conductor Guillermo Figueroa leads the proceedings. 7:30 pm Saturday, 4 pm Sunday, Wold Performing Arts Center, Lynn University, Boca Raton. Tickets: $35-$50. Call 237-9000 or visit www.lynn.edu./tickets.
Sunday, Feb. 3
Gareth Johnson: The Wellington violinist is joined by pianist Tao Lin for a recital of “violin fireworks” in the St. Paul’s series hosted by Keith Paulson-Thorp. 3 pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Delray Beach. Tickets: $15-$20. Call 278-6003 or visit stpaulsdelray.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 5
Schubert Ensemble: The British piano quartet plans music by Mahler (his one-movement student Piano Quartet), Mozart (Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478), and the popular Piano Quartet (in E-flat, Op. 47) of Schumann. 7:30 pm, Flagler Museum. Tickets: $60, includes champagne reception afterward. Call (561) 655-2833 or visit www.flaglermuseum.us.
Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony: The veteran organist Jack Jones makes one of his final pre-retirement appearances in the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony (No. 3 in C minor), in a concert led by conductor Lloyd Mims. 7:30 pm, Royal Poinciana Chapel, Palm Beach. Free, but tickets required. Call 561-803-2970 for tickets or more information.
Tuesday, Feb. 5-Wednesday, Feb. 6
Philadelphia Orchestra/André Watts: The legendary American pianist joins Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos for two concerts; Tuesday’s features the Beethoven Emperor Concerto (No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73), plus Liszt’s Les Preludes and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1; Wednesday afternoon’s concert offers the Grieg Concerto (in A minor, Op. 16), the Stokowski arrangement of Bach’s Sleepers, Awake, and the Symphony No. 5 (in C minor, Op. 67) of Beethoven. 8 pm Tuesday, 2 pm Wednesday, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $35. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Monday, Feb. 11
Jasper String Quartet: The quartet, which won last year’s Cleveland Quartet Award and is in residence at the Oberlin Conservatory, plans the Haydn Lobkowitz Quartet (No. 67 in F, Op. 77, No. 2), Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 6 (in F minor, Op. 80), and the Quartet No. 1 (in E minor, From My Life), of Bedrich Smetana. 7:30 pm Rinker Playhouse, Kravis Center. Tickets: $30. Call 832-7469 or visit kravis.org.
Thursday, Feb. 14
Hilary Hahn: The great young American violinist performs the Faure Sonata No. 1, the Chaconne from the J.S. Bach D minor Partita, Corelli’s Sonata No. 4, and some of the 27 contemporary encores she commissioned in a widely noted project last year. 8 pm, Knight Concert Hall, Arsht Center, Miami. Tickets: $75-$130. Call 305-949-6722 or visit arshtcenter.org.
Sunday, Feb. 17
Fry Street Quartet: The foursome from Chicago returns to the Four Arts with a program of music by Haydn (Quartet No. 63 in B-flat, Op. 76, No. 4, Sunrise), Brahms (Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1) and the Quartet No. 1 of Benjamin Britten. 3 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $15. Call 655-226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Monday, Feb. 18
Palm Beach Symphony: The fine young soprano Nadine Sierra joins Ramon Tebar and the orchestra for the Erwin Stein chamber reduction of the Fourth Symphony of Gustav Mahler. Also on the program are Arnold Schoenberg’s arrangement of two Johann Strauss II waltzes (the Emperor and Roses from the South), and a chamber version of Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. 7:30 pm, Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Palm Beach. Tickets: $50. Call 655-7226 or visit www.palmbeachsymphony.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Vienna Piano Trio: The Austrian threesome has scheduled music by Haydn (Piano Trio in C, Hob. XV: 27), Beethoven (Piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 44) and the Trio No. 2 (in E minor, Op. 92) of Camille Saint-Saens. 7:30 pm, Flagler Museum. Tickets: $60, includes champagne reception afterward. Call (561) 655-2833 or visit www.flaglermuseum.us.
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra: The great young German violinist Augustin Hadelich plays the Beethoven Violin Concerto (in D, Op. 61) with Fabio Mechetti and his North Florida band. Also on the program is the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, and the Don Juan tone poem of Richard Strauss. Tickets start at $25. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Thursday, Feb. 21-Thursday, Feb. 28
Palm Beach Atlantic International Piano Festival: Master classes and concerts are scheduled for the seventh iteration of this gathering featuring Philippe Entremont, Nelson Delle Vigne Fabbri and Jerome Lowenthal. Recitals are set for 7:30 pm Friday, Saturday (high school players) and Monday in the Persson Recital Hall, PBAU; and 3 pm Sunday at the Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tuesday features a concerto concert at 7:30 pm with the Boca Symphonia at the DeSantis Family Chapel, PBAU, and there is a gala finale Feb. 28, also at 7:30 pm, in the Persson Recital Hall. Call 561-803-2970 for tickets or more information.
Friday, Feb. 22-Sunday, Feb. 24
Seraphic Fire: The Miami-based choir performs Henry Purcell’s great opera, Dido and Aeneas. 7:30 pm Friday, All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale; 8 pm Saturday, First United Methodist Church, Coral Gables; 3:30 pm Sunday, St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Boca Raton. Call 305-285-9060 or visit www.seraphicfire.org.
Sunday, Feb. 24
Boca Raton Symphonia: South Korean pianist Yoonie Han solos with Philippe Entremont and the orchestra in the Beethoven Concerto No. 3 (in C minor, Op. 37). Also on the program is Mozart’s Nozze di Figaro overture and the Second Symphony of Saint-Saens. 4 pm, Roberts Theater, St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton. Tickets: $33-$59. Call 866-687-4201 or visit www.bocasymphonia.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 27-Thursday, Feb. 28
Russian National Orchestra: Irish pianist Barry Douglas joins Vasily Petrenko and the St. Petersburg orchestra for two concerts. Wednesday night’s features the Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 (in B-flat minor, Op. 23) on a program with the Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances and the Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol; Thursday afternoon, Douglas solos in the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Op. 43) of Rachmaninov; also on the program is Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien and the Symphony No. 5 (in B-flat, Op. 100) of Prokofiev. 8 pm Wednesday, 2 pm Thursday, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Merling Trio: The ensemble in residence at Western Michigan University has been a Naumburg finalist. 3 pm Stage West, Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth. Tickets: $25. Call 561-68-3309 or visit www.duncantheatre.org.
Dance
Friday, Feb. 8-Saturday, Feb. 9
Hela Hula Ka No’eau: Michael Pang’s Honolulu company celebrates traditional hula, and adds some ancient and contemporary versions of the dance form as well. 8 pm both shows, Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth. Tickets: $375. Call 868-3309 or visit www.duncantheatre.org.
Friday, Feb. 22-Sunday, Feb. 24
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). 2 pm and 8 pm Saturday, 1 pm Sunday, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 561-832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Ballet Hispanico: The New York-based company founded by Tina Ramirez performs works that honor “the diaspora of Latino cultures.” 8 pm both shows, Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth. Tickets: $45. Call 868-3309 or visit www.duncantheatre.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Russian National Ballet Theatre: This gala program features the company in dances from Sleeping Beauty and Don Quixote, among others. 8 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $40-$45. Call 561-655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Film
Friday, Feb. 1
The Oscar Shorts: The 10 short films that are up for Academy Awards this year, including Head Over Heels, Paper Man, Henry and Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare.’ At Living Room Theaters, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 for times.
Friday, Feb. 8
Barbara: Nina Hoss starts in Christian Petzold’s Cold War thriller about a woman banished to East Germany for applying for an exit visa who begins falling for a man who might be a spy. In German with English subtitles. At Living Room Theaters, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 for times.
Friday, Feb. 15
Albert Nobbs: Rodrigo Garcia’s 2011 film about a woman who has disguised herself as a man for decades to work as a butler in a Dublin hotel, and who has to reconsider when a handsome painter arrives on the scene. With Glenn Close, Janet McTeer, Mia Wasikowska and Aaron Johnson. 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.
Friday, Feb. 22
The Hedgehog: Muriel Barbery’s bestseller is the basis of this 2009 Mona Achache film about a precocious 11-year-old in a Paris apartment who makes friends with her concierge, whose inner life is surprisingly deep. With Josiane Balasko, Garance Le Guillermic, Anne Brochet and Togo Igawa. In French and Japanese 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
Friday, Feb. 8
Michael Kaeshammer: The s pianist and vocalist presents a high-energy tribute to Mardi Gras and the music of New Orleans. 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, Feb. 9
Allan Harris: The jazz guitarist and songwriter is celebrated for his smooth vocal stylings. 8 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org.
3 Cohens Sextet: The three siblings from Tel Aviv – Anat, Avishai and Yuval – play saxophones and trumpet and are joined by three top New York rhythm section players. At the Miniaci Performing Arts Center on the campus of Nova Southeastern University in Davie. 8 pm. Tickets: $40. Call 954-426-0222 (Broward Center) or visit southfloridajazz.org.
Friday, Feb. 22
Ted Rosenthal: The jazz pianist and Juilliard faculty member is joined by bassist Chuck Bergeron and drummer John Yarling. 7:30 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org.
Saturday, Feb. 23
Troy Roberts: The Australian saxophonist and UM instructor has won four Downbeat Jazz Soloist awards. 8 pm, Arts Garage, 180 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. Call 450-6357 or visit www.delraybeacharts.org
Nostalgia
Monday, Feb. 4-Friday, Feb. 8
Palm Beach Pops: Bob Lappin and his orchestra pay tribute to the music of the most honored of all contemporary film composers, John Williams. 8 pm all shows; Feb. 4 and 6, Florida Atlantic University; Feb. 5, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens; Feb. 7-8, Kravis Center. Tickets: $29-$89. Call 561-832-7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org.
Saturday, Feb. 9
Michael Feinstein: The pianist, singer and entrepreneur presents a tribute to the music and lyrics of the Gershwin brothers, in an advance for his upcoming book, The Gershwins and Me. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Sunday, Feb. 10
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: The septuagenarian singer with the stratospheric tenor has enjoyed a renaissance with the success of Jersey Boys. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $30. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Just Imagine: Tim Piper re-creates the sound and songs of John Lennon, backed by his band Working Class Hero. 3 pm and 7 pm, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-462-0222 or visit www.broward.org.
Saturday, Feb. 23; Tuesday, Feb. 26
Symphony of the Americas: Four singers – Donna Balson, Courtenay Budd, Marcin Bronikowski and Eduardo Aladren – perform operatic and Broadway selections with James Brooks-Bruzzese and the orchestra. 2 pm Saturday, 8:15 pm Tuesday, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $62-$85. Call 954-426-0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org.
Opera
Friday, Feb. 15-Sunday, Feb. 17
La Cenerentola: Giaochino Rossini’s comic 1817 take on the Cinderella story, starring the great American mezzo Vivica Genaux. With Rene Barbera, Bruno Pratico, and Bruno Taddea; company Young Artists Alexandra Batsios and Shirin Eskandani play the sisters. Directed by Mario Corradi; Will Crutchfield conducts. 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.
Friday, Jan. 22-Saturday, Jan. 23
Enemies: A Love Story: American composer Ben Moore’s still-evolving operatic setting of the Isaac Bashevis Singer novel, in a One Opera in One Hour workshop production at Palm Beach Opera. 7:30 pm Friday, Harriet Himmel Theatre, CityPlace; 7:30 pm Saturday, Lighthouse ArtsCenter, Tequesta. Call 833-7888 for more information.
Through Saturday, Feb. 23
Die Zauberflöte: Mozart’s fantasy singspiel has been hugely popular since its debut in 1791, and was the most-staged opera in the world last season. Florida Grand Opera;s production stars Andrew Bidlack as Tamino, Jonathan G. Michie as Papageno, Lisette Oropesa as Pamina, Jordan Bisch as Sarastro, and Jeannette Vecchione as the Queen of the Night. Andrew Bisantz conducts; Jeffrey Marc Buchman is the stage director. Ziff Ballet Opera House, Miami, through Feb. 16; performances Feb. 21 and 23 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale. Call 800-741-1010 for tickets or visit www.fgo.org.
Popular Music
Saturday, Feb. 2
Jimmy Buffett: There may be no more popular artist in South Florida than the original Parrothead himself. 8 pm, BB&T Center, Sunrise. Tickets: $32-$132, through Ticketmaster.
Thursday, Feb. 7
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard: Two of the greatest living country legends join forces for a special concert. 7:30 pm, Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. Tickets: $49-$104, available through Ticketmaster.
Friday, Feb. 8
The English Beat: Dave Wakeling and his sextet (Save It For Later, Mirror in the Bathroom) was one of the seminal British bands of the early 1980s. 8 pm, Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $20 at Ticketmaster. Call 954-564-1074.
Saturday, Feb. 9
Jonathan Edwards: The folk-rock singer best known for Sunshine has a new album, My Love Will Keep. 7:30 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $35. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Thursday, Feb. 14
John McEuen: One of the founders of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band also has had a successful solo career as a guitarist and singer. 8:30 pm, Bamboo Room, Lake Worth. Tickets: $20. Call 561-585-BLUE or visit www.bambooroomblues.com.
Saturday, Feb. 16
Johnny Winter: The great albino blues guitarist and singer formed his first band at 15 in 1959. 8 pm, Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $25 at Ticketmaster. Call 954-564-1074.
Grace Potter and The Nocturnals: The Vermont singer/songwriter’s Stars has been a recent radio sensation. 8:30 pm, Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater. Tickets: $26.50 through Ticketmaster.
Sunday, Feb. 17
Steve Miller Band: The rock legend, whose music was a staple of 1970s radio, with his band. 7 pm, Hard Rock Live, Hollywood. Tickets: $59-$89, available through Ticketmaster.
Monday, Feb. 18
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). With Holly Williams. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $28. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Ziggy Marley: Bob Marley’s eldest son is one of his many children to carry reggae into new realms. 8 pm, Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $30. Ticketmaster, call the box office at 954-449-1025, or visit www.jointherevolution.net.
Thursday, Feb. 21
Melanie: The Woodstock veteran and folkie (Brand New Key) has had a strong and devoted fan base since the late 1960s. 8:30 pm. Tickets: $35-$45. 8 pm, Broward Center. Call 954-462-0222 or visit www.browardcenter.org.
Lindsey Sterling: The young electronic-dubstep violinist is also a dancer and is just breaking into wider public notice. 8 pm, Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets: $18 at Ticketmaster. Call 954-564-1074.
Sunday, Feb. 24
Matisyahu: The reggae Lubavitcher born Matthew Paul Miller returns to West Palm Beach after a sold-out show last year. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Theater
Opens Friday, Feb. 1
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. Through March 3 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.
Opens Sunday, Feb. 3
Doubt: John Patrick Shanley’s Tony Award-winning play pits a tough nun against a popular priest and keeps viewers guessing even after it’s over. With Maureen Anderman and Jim Ballard. At the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter, through Feb. 17. Tickets: $46-$63. Call 561-575-2223 or visit jupitertheatre.org.
Through Sunday, Feb. 3
Mary Poppins: The 2004 musical adaptation of the 1964 Disney film, itself based on the P.L. Travers children’s novels about the British nanny, with a score by Robert and Richard Sherman and a book by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey). In the Kravis on Broadway series, through Feb. 3 at the Kravis Center. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
The Drowsy Chaperone: Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison’s Tony Award-winning 1998 musical, in which the fictional 1928 comedy The Drowsy Chaperone is brought to life. At Lake Worth Playhouse, Lake Worth. Tickets: $26-$35. Call 586-6410 or visit www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.
Opens Friday, Feb. 8
I Ought To Be In Pictures: Neil Simon’s 1979 comedy about a writer and the daughter he abandoned years ago who suddenly shows up at his door. Through Feb. 22 at Stage Left Theatre, Madsen Center, 145 S.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach. Tickets: $20. Call 561-301-5404 or stagelefttheate.net.
Through Sunday, Feb. 10
Hamlet: Tarell Alvin McRaney’s 90-minute adaptation of the Bard’s tale of the Melancholy Dane, first done by London’s Royal Shakespeare Company and now making its American premiere. Through Feb. 10 at GableStage, Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables. Tickets: $37.50-$50. Call 305-445-1119 or visit www.gablestage.org.
Chapter Two: Neil Simon’s 1977 play about a widowed, grieving writer and a newly single soap opera actress, both reluctant to try loving again. At The Plaza Theatre, Manalapan, through Feb. 10. Tickets: $45. Call 561-588-1820 or visit www.plazatheatre.net.
Through Sunday, Feb. 17
Gloucester Blue: Israel Horovitz’s new play about the terrible things that happen during the renovation of an old house in the seaside town of Gloucester, Mass. Directed by Lou Tyrrell. 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.
His Eye Is on the Sparrow: Larry Parr’s revue of the life of Ethel Waters, the pioneering blues singer and movie star who became one of the biggest black entertainers of her day. With Evelyn Russell. Extended from original Feb. 10 closing date. At Delray Beach Playhouse; tickets: $30. Call 561-272-1281, ext. 4, or visit www.delraybeachplayhouse.org.
Opens Monday, Feb. 21
Waist Watchers: The popular parody musical that puts diet lyrics to popular songs. With Shelley Keelor and Missy McArdle. At The Plaza Theatre, Manalapan, through March 31. Call 561-588-1820 or visit www.plazatheatre.net.