A Taisho period (1920s) formal woman's long-sleeved kimono,from an exhibit opening Dec. 5 at the Society of the Four Arts. [Editor's note: This post has been updated to remove a notice about an exhibition that has been canceled.]By Katie Deits The coming art season looks to be as exciting as ever, with artists enthusiastically staging exhibitions through cooperative … [Read more...]
Music feature: Jazz educators keep the beat alive
Bassist Chuck Bergeron.(Illustration by Pat Crowley) By Bill Meredith"Jazz is not dead," Frank Zappa said in 1973, "it just smells funny."It's documented on the song Be-Bop Tango (Of the Old Jazzmen's Church), from the 1974 live album Roxy & Elsewhere. And the master satirist was playing with one of his jazziest ensembles, which included keyboard-and-vocal icon George Duke … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Student art at PBCC-Eissey well worth a visit
Justin Maxwell Charlton, left, poses with Scott MacLachlan, interim provost and dean of student services at Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach Gardens. Charlton's drawing, Raphael's Fighting Men,won Best of Show in the school's sudent art exhibition.(Photo by Katie Deits)By Katie DeitsPALM BEACH GARDENS -- Art lovers have a few more days to see the annual student … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks, Jan. 22-25
Antelope Canyon, a 30- x 36-incharchival photograph taken by Kevin Boldenowin May 2008 at Page, Ariz.Photographer benefits Cancer Alliance: From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Mos’Art Gallery at 700 Park Ave. in Lake Park presents Visual Poetry, a show to benefit The Cancer Alliance. The show features the infrared landscape photography of Kevin Boldenow, recipient of the 2004 South … [Read more...]