Imagining Elvis as My Daddy (2010), by Kathy Yancey.Art: Just installed at the Florida Atlantic University Galleries is the third iteration of SouthXeast: Contemporary Southeastern Art, a triennial show of works by artists from Southeastern states. This year’s exhibit, chosen from among more than 200 artists by curators and gallery owners from throughout the … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Jan. 14-16
Panel of St. Edmund, early 16th century, English.Art: This is the last weekend to catch Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture From the Victoria and Albert Museum, showing through Sunday at the Society of the Four Arts.This national touring collection of 60 alabaster panels and sculpture from the 15th and 16th centuries is the … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Sept. 18-20
Emma Stone in Easy A.Film: When Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter, he never imagined it would become the inspiration for a high school comedy such as Easy A, but screenwriter Bert V. Royal plants his tongue firmly in cheek and comes up with a wise, wise-assed morality tale set at Ojai (Calif.) High, about a misfit named Olive who lies about losing … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 25-27
Ryan Didato, David Dearstyne and Jackie Rivera in Speech & Debate. (Photo by George Schiavone)Theater: Gable Stage’s Joseph Adler is often eager to showcase new talent, as he does with Stephen Karam’s Speech & Debate, which features three recent graduates of Miami’s New World School of the Arts -- Jackie Rivera, Ryan Didato and David Dearstyne -- … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 5-8
Pianist Leonard Gilbert.Music: Earlier this year, the Chopin Foundation of Miami held its quinquennial competition, which was won by the American pianist Claire Huangci. But that February event wasn’t the last in the foundation’s series of concerts, and this weekend, the young Canadian pianist Leonard Gilbert offers an all-Chopin program in performances in Fort … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Nov. 13-17
Reclining Pepper, by Barry Seidman.Art: Tonight will be a busy one for art openings from Jupiter down to Boca Raton, and Barry Seidman will be part of several of them.The fine art photographer will exhibit images from six of his different series --Beached, Bloomers, Drinks, Art-chi-textures, Hot Peppers and Smoke -- at the Palm Beach Yacht Club tonight and Saturday. His … [Read more...]
Music review: Dutch group gets Delray Baroque off to vigorous start
From left: Daja Leevke Hinrichs, Emily Thompson,Marc Dupere and Marcin Swiatkiewicz.By Greg StepanichIt's useful to remember that no matter how far we've come from the Baroque era, good music of whatever age will engage interested young performers and be reborn anew.The time to really notice that Saturday night was in the ensemble selections of a concert by the … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Sept. 25-28
Norman Gitzen with The Sound of Miami.Art: Award-winning Lake Worth sculptor and master builder Norman Gitzen has been chosen to participate in Miami GuitarTown, a public arts project featuring 10-foot-tall fiberglass Gibson Les Paul model guitars that are painted by local and national artists. The enormous guitars will be showcased throughout Miami in parks, landmarks and … [Read more...]
Music review: Bergonzi quartet opens season in admirable style
The Bergonzi Quartet, from left: Scott Flavin, Glenn Basham,Ross Harbaugh and Pamela McConnell. By Greg StepanichThings really jumped outside the chamber music box Sunday afternoon when violist Pamela McConnell started declaiming lines from Leonard Bernstein's version of Candide and waving costume jewelry as her three colleagues played Glitter and Be Gay.Charming, funny, and a … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: July 2-5
Trees in Howard Park, by Bill Perry.Art: If you’re up for some laid-back fun while viewing (and perhaps buying) art at the same time, the weekly Thursday night art show at the Rum Bar next to Panama Hattie's in North Palm Beach is the latest, hottest hangout for the artsy crowd.About a dozen artists show their work, and tonight, well-known local artist and Armory Art Center … [Read more...]