Blue Boy, by Tammy Marinuzzi.Art: Work in ceramics by a group of artists who all have connections to the University of Florida opens today at West Palm Beach’s Armory Art Center and runs through Aug. 28. The 13 artists, assembled under the rubric Motley Moxie, shared the same working environment or instructors at UF, but have widely varied approaches to … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: April 3-7
Dennis Creaghan and John Leonard Thompson in American Buffalo.Theater: This weekend is your last opportunity to see Palm Beach Dramaworks’ impressive production of David Mamet’s early scam drama, American Buffalo, the tale of three Chicago bumblers who plan to break in and steal a valuable coin collection. Director William Hayes and his cast harness the fragmented rhythms of … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: March 5-9
Texas artist Marilyn Endres createsdetailed vessels and platters.(Photo by Katie Deits) Art: The Palm Beach Fine Craft Show opened today at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach for a three-day run that features artists from 28 states offering museum-quality art objects, couture art-to-wear, and handcrafted furniture. Clothing designers are also attending … [Read more...]
Weekend picks: Dec. 25-28
A scene from the Moscow Classical Ballet's The Nutcracker.Dance: This is normally the time of year when we'd expect to see Ballet Florida's Nutcracker in Marie Hale's indelible, lovely production. Ballet Florida, sadly, is no more, but there is still a Nutcracker at the Kravis over Christmas. The Moscow Classical Ballet's version of Tchaikovsky's immortal 1892 ballet opened … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Dec. 4-7
Twin Palms, by S. Bart Barchat.Art: Some people may believe that all the art action is happening in Miami this week, but there’s plenty to see on the art scene in Palm Beach and Martin counties:Falls at Manitoga, by S. Bart Barchat.At the Lake Park Library, S. Bart Barchat is the featured artist for December 2009. A New York native, Barchat has traveled the world with his … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 23-25
Trumpet Player, by Herman Schreiber.[This entry has been updated to correct a factual error.] This weekend, the south end of Palm Beach County has what you need for your art fix. Opening Friday night at the Urs Art Studio Gallery in Boynton Beach is an exhibit featuring eight artists: George Cheskes, Portland Jastram, Vera Rekstad, Naomie St. Amand, Maxine and Herman Schreiber, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 9-13
I Love Lennon, by Sharon Koskoff.Art: Beatle John Lennon would have turned 69 today, and at Old School Square in Delray Beach, artist and author Sharon Koskoff has been creating several large-scale murals to coincide with the Cornell Museum's exhibit of Gerry Deiter photographs from Lennon and wife Yoko Ono's legendary bed-in for peace in Montreal in 1969. Koskoff's … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 2-6
A photo of New York City by Andreas Feininger.Art: Opening Saturday at the Norton Museum of Art is New York, New York: The 20th Century, an exhibition from the West Palm Beach museum’s collection of New York scenes, depicted in paintings, photographs, sculptures and works on paper. Among those artists represented are painters Stuart Davis, Edward Hopper and Reginald Marsh, and … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Sept. 10-13
Dogluver I, by Nancy Spielman.Art: The South Florida Cultural Consortium Media and Visual Arts Fellowship offers stipends of $7,500 and $15,000 to its winning fellows, and the $15,000 awards are the largest such awards given to individual artists by any local arts agency in the United States. Tomorrow night at Florida Atlantic University's Boca Raton campus, an exhibition of … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Sept. 3-7
Andrew Fletcher, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore of Depeche Mode.Music: Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher have been making music together for nearly 30 years as Depeche Mode, and currently the English electronica band (Personal Jesus, People Are People) is in the middle of a very successful tour to support its newest album, Sounds of the Universe. The band plays Tampa on … [Read more...]