By Robert Croan Palm Beach Opera has announced that Russian soprano Anna Netrebko will be the featured guest at the company’s annual Gala, to be held Feb. 5 at The Breakers Palm Beach resort. She will partner with pianist Angel Rodriguez in a recital program to benefit Palm Beach Opera – “An Evening with Anna Netrebko” – and the event will be the singer’s Palm Beach Opera … [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...]
The arts cut fallout: Theater leaders discuss state funding veto
In the wake of the June 12 elimination of all state arts and culture grants in Florida by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Palm Beach ArtsPaper’s Hap Erstein talked to three of the area’s theater leaders for their reaction to the unprecedented cuts. Here is some of what they had to say: Sue Ellen Beryl, managing director, Palm Beach Dramaworks I believe the first thing I saw was a … [Read more...]
DeSantis cuts all arts and culture funding in Florida, leaving PB County in shock
By Sharon Geltner On June 3, Bill Hayes, producing artistic director of Palm Beach Dramaworks, was ecstatic. That was the day the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce honored his West Palm beach-based theater company as Nonprofit of the Year. “That was a nice lead-in to our 25th anniversary,” Hayes said. But within 10 days, his joy turned to shock. On June 12, for … [Read more...]
Book arts specialist opens artisan-goods store in Lake Worth Beach
After years of searching for a space and as a way to organize his treasure-trove of unique artisan goods and ephemera, John Cutrone, the director of the Jaffe Center for Book Arts at FAU Libraries and his husband, Seth Thompson, an IT support specialist, have decided to pull the trigger and open a retail outlet: Convivio Bookworks. The store, at 1110 North G St. in Lake … [Read more...]
Lake Worth Beach’s Bamboo Room returns, and gets back to its musical roots
As anyone 25 years or older knows, a lot changes during that span of time. Such has been the case upstairs at 25 S. J St., in the 101-year-old Paradise Building in Lake Worth Beach, where Rudy’s at Bamboo opened Feb. 14. It marked the sixth grand opening at the club since it originally launched as the Bamboo Room in 1999. MaryBeth Sisoian, whose Rudy’s Pub has been a … [Read more...]
Flamingo Clay Studio readies for early June eviction in LWB
It’s not good-bye but au revoir for the Flamingo Clay Studio, 15 S. J St., in Lake Worth, which has called that city home for the past two decades. Despite a heroic fight to save their studio and gallery space, the studio has received an eviction notice effective June 7. The nonprofit artists’s cooperative, founded by artist and activist Joyce Brown, 80, also runs the … [Read more...]
SunFest retools, regroups for a robust 40th anniversary
One of the most memorable hits and videos of the past half-century was the 1981 single “Once in a Lifetime” by the Talking Heads — in which vocalist David Byrne repeated the mantra of “same as it ever was.” That phrase doesn’t apply to SunFest, Florida’s largest waterfront music and art festival. For its 2024 installment, a floating SunFest Electronic Barge will … [Read more...]
Kips Bay 2024 house is a knockout of color
Set foot into the foyer of this year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House at 230 Miramar Way in the “SoSo” neighborhood of West Palm Beach, and be greeted by a kaleidoscope of color. Nadia Watts Interior Design created the “Lively Loggia and Jeweled Gallery,” a jewel-toned foyer accented with hand-painted turquoise Porter Teleo wallpaper, a mix of antique and contemporary styles … [Read more...]
Palm Beach Book Festival returning for 10th year
If there was a book out this year titled “Perseverance,” it would be authored by Lois Cahall, founder of the Palm Beach Book Festival and a former newspaper reporter. Hitting its 10-year milestone, the festival, scheduled for Saturday, March 16, at Florida Atlantic University, brings New York Times-bestselling authors to South Florida and has endured, despite challenges. … [Read more...]