(Note: Events are listed through April 4 and were current as of Feb. 18. Please check with the presenting agency for any changes. Ticket prices are single sales. Most of the presenting organizations offer subscription plans. Entries may be changed as the month proceeds for cancellations, corrections of errors, or addition of other events.) Art Exhibits Ann Norton Sculpture … [Read more...]
FAU’s Kultur Festival celebrates Jewish culture through the arts
Aaron Kula put the finishing touches on his final composition for the sixth annual Kultur Festival concert — called 2nd Avenue Jazz’n Jive — 30 minutes before a reporter arrived to talk to him. The concert, performed by the Klezmer Company Orchestra (KCO), is the centerpiece of the eight-day festival at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, which celebrates Jewish … [Read more...]
Sundays: No license, no art
By Myles Ludwig This year’s crop of Oscar contenders has stirred a media tantrum. The controversy appears to be about artistic license. The list is dominated by three films ― Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln, Argo ― based on, inspired by or, to use that TV trope, ripped (not torn or copied like a computer file) from the headlines. Another – Django Unchained – skirts the issue by … [Read more...]
Sundays: Asking the really big question
By Myles Ludwig Once upon a time, I thought there was a secret key to unlock the meaning of life. A metaphoric key, but an actual secret, hidden away in a Holy Ark or sequestered in a reliquary. I believed then, that once I reached the age of 30, someone would shake my hand in a peculiar way ― like a Masonic ritual salute ― and induct me into the club which kept the secret … [Read more...]
Delray postpones decision on Arts Garage space until April
Delray Beach will take a couple more months to decide how to satisfy the needs of the Arts Garage and that of a personal-injury law firm that wants to expand. The City Commission voted Tuesday night to table discussion about what will happen to the building now occupied by the Arts Garage until April 16. In Solomon-like fashion, Mayor Tom Carney suggested dividing the … [Read more...]
Sundays: A wound that may never heal
By Myles Ludwig The earthquake and tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands hard has a personal meaning for me. I have lived and traveled in the region and experienced typhoons, hurricanes and tsunamis, and I know how devastating those experiences can be for anyone who survives. For weeks later, imagined sounds of winds and waves disturbed my sleep. I have a particular interest … [Read more...]
Comment: Arts Garage successful, so of course, it’s threatened
Perhaps only a conspiracy theorist could come up with a scenario where a fledgling arts center revives and enhances a region's jazz, blues, Latin, hip-hop, musical education and theater scenes, only to literally be sold out. But this is South Florida. And the Arts Garage (http://artsgarage.org) ― the 18-month-old Delray Beach venue that's distinguished itself by presenting … [Read more...]
Maltz, Slow Burn announce seasons; Fleming set for PB Opera fundraiser
In a study in contrasts, two Palm Beach County theater companies have announced their 2013-2014 seasons. One is based in north county, the other in south county. Both do mainly musicals, but one sticks to mainstream selections while the other prefers edgy fare. For its upcoming 11th season, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre will open with Frederick Knott’s classic mystery, Dial ‘M’ … [Read more...]
Sundays: Save the last touchdown for me
By Myles Ludwig I’ll watch the game even though the Superdome could very well be the graveyard of the Super Bowl. The last touchdown, the last time, America’s Big Game, as CNN calls it, crushes every demographic ― gender, class, age, household income ― beneath its cleats. But I’m well aware that the Super Bowl Backlash has begun. Maybe that’s because America’s Big Game is … [Read more...]
Calendar of events: February 2013
(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 … [Read more...]