(Note: Events are listed through April 5, 2019, and were current as of Feb. 22. Please check with the presenting agency for any changes. Ticket prices are single sales. Most of the presenting organizations offer subscription plans.)
Art Exhibits
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Through May 5: An Eye for Nature: Paintings and Prints by Morton Kaish, works by the American artist and former SUNY professor. Main gardens are open Wednesday to Sunday 10 am to 4 pm. Admission: $15, $10 for seniors, $7 for students. Call 561-832-5328 or visit www.ansg.org.
Armory Art Center: Through March 9: Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, works by ceramicist Derek Decker, sculptor Nicholas Kakavas and painter Richard Santiago. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. $5, non-members. Call 561-832-1776 or visit www.armoryart.org.
Boca Raton Museum of Art: Through March 24: Imagining Florida: History and Myth in the Sunshine State, a big exhibition of more than 200 works examining how artists over the past three centuries have seen the state; Daniel Faust: Florida Photos from the 1980s, more than 650 images of the New York photographer’s visits to the state in the 1980s; Excuse Me!?! I’m Looking for the Fountain of Youth, videos, photos and installations featuring Mike, an Everyman trying to keep up with contemporary America, by artist Michael Smith. Admission: $12, seniors $10, children 12 and under, free. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Closed Mondays and holidays. Call 561-392-2500, or visit www.bocamuseum.org.
Cornell Art Museum: Through March 30: Tech Effect, works by numerous artists documenting how technology has influenced contemporary art. Includes augmented reality and interactive works. Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm. Closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays. Admission: $8; $5 seniors and students with ID; free for veterans, children under 12, and Old School Square members. Call 561-243-7922 or visit www.oldschoolsquare.org for more information.
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County: Through May 18: Modern Love, works by 20 Palm Beach County artists exploring the subject of amour. Through March 23: Solo exhibitions by Michael D’Amato, Philip Butera and Kathryn Carlyle, and Joan Eiley. Galleries at the council offices in Lake Worth are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; free admission. Call 471-2901 or visit palmbeachculture.com.
Flagler Museum: Through May 26: Maker and Muse: Women and Early 20th-Century Art Jewelry, a collection of more than 200 pieces of handcrafted jewelry, including by Tiffany and Lalique, that demonstrates the effect women had on their creation, including as designers. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 Sundays. Closed Mondays and holidays. Admission: $18. Call 655-2833 or visit flaglermuseum.us.
Lighthouse ArtCenter: March 21-30: Best of the Clubs, art by residents of the area private clubs and gated communities. Admission: $10 for adults, free for members and children 12 and under. 10 am to 4 pm. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 561-746-3101 or visit www.lighthousearts.org.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Through March 31: Hard Bodies: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Sculpture, works by reinterpreters of Japan’s ancient lacquer tradition, who make large-scale sculptures. Museum tickets: $15, $13 for seniors, $9 for children and college students. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Call 495-0233 or visit www.morikami.org.
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale: Through May 19: William J. Glackens and Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Affinities and Distinctions, 25 works each by the American and French masters, showing how Renoir’s work influenced Glackens. Admission: $12; hours: 11 am-5 pm Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a-8 pm every first Thursday, noon-5 pm Sunday. Call 954-525-5500 or visit nsuartmuseum.org.
Society of the Four Arts: Through March 31: Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to American Warriors, 66 paintings of American servicemen and women by former President George W. Bush. Tickets: $10, free for Four Arts members. 10 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday, 1 pm to 5 pm Sunday. Call 655-7226 or visit fourarts.org.
Classical Music
Sunday, March 3
Itzhak Perlman: The eminent Israeli-American violinist and longtime musical partner Rohan de Silva return for their annual seasonal recital. 2 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $39. Call 832-7469 or visit kravis.org.
Tuesday, March 5
Thalea String Quartet: The young half-Canadian, half-American quartet, rising starts in the quartet world, offer works by Beethoven, Haydn and Mendelssohn. 7:30 pm, Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Tickets: $70 (includes post-concert champagne and sweets, plus conversation with the musicians). Call 655-2833 or visit flaglermuseum.us for tickets.
Thursday, March 7
Cantus: The all-male vocal octet that played the Four Arts in January returns with its “Alone Together” program to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palm Beach Gardens, featuring music by Steve Sametz, Libby Larsen and David Lang. 7:30 pm, tickets start at $35. Call 622-0956 for tickets or more information.
Friday, March 8; Friday, March 22; Sunday, March 24
Orchestra Miami: Elaine Rinaldi’s 38-piece ensemble offers three free concerts in Miami-Dade County featuring the music of Beethoven, including the Third Symphony and excerpts from Fidelio, with sopranos Laura Pedersen and Jennifer Tipton, plus tenor Matthew Maness. 8 pm March 8, North Beach Bandshell, Miami Beach; 8 pm March 22, Banyan Bowl, Pinecrest Gardens; and 4 pm March 24, Gateway Park, Sunny Isles Beach. Free admission; $10 donation recommended. Visit www.orchestramiami.org for more information.
Monday, March 11
Brussels Philharmonic: Stéphane Denève leads the orchestra, and is joined by Danish violinist Nikolaj Znaider for the Bruch Violin Concerto along with orchestral works by Guillaume Connesson, Ravel and Roussel’s Bacchus et Ariane. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $39. Call 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Wednesday, March 13
Richard Stoltzman: The eminent clarinetist is joined by soprano Sarah Shafer and pianist Anna Polonsky for music of Schubert, Spohr, Schumann and others. 7:30 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $40. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Atlantic Classical Orchestra: Flamenco dancer (and hornist) Eva Conti and mezzo Tara Curtis are the special guests on this concert in the El Amor Brujo suite of Manuel de Falla; also on the program is the early Symphony in C of Georges Bizet and Rossini’s overture to his opera L’Italiana in Algeri. 7:30 pm, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets start at $30. Visit atlanticclassicalorchestra.com.
Sunday, March 17
Scharoun Ensemble: The chamber nonet made up of members of the Berlin Philharmonic present a program including Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet and the Octet (in F) of Schubert. 3 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $30. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Monday, March 18
Palm Beach Symphony: Conductor Ramón Tebar leads the orchestra in a program called Cool Winds, featuring three early Haydn symphonies — Morning, Noon and Night — and the Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds, possibly by Mozart. 7:30 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $40; call 281-0145 or visit palmbeachsymphony.org.
Wednesday, March 20
Sinta Saxophone Quartet: The foursome named for the great saxophone educator Donald Sinta performs transcriptions of works by Beethoven, Barber, Dvorak, Grieg and Shostakovich. 7:30 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $40. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Friday, March 22
Sara Daneshpour: The Washington, D.C., native was third-prize winner in 2017 of the Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. For her recital on the Piano Lovers series, she’ll play music by Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. 7 pm, Boca Steinway Gallery. Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Call 573-0644 or visit pianolovers.org.
Sunday, March 24
Jessica Rivera: The Grammy-winning soprano and pianist Mark Carver present a tribute to the Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles with an all-Spanish program of songs by Obradors, Rodrigo, Turina, Granados, Mompou and Torroba. 3 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $30. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Emily Carter: The St. Paul’s Episcopal Church soprano makes her debut recital with songs by Handel, Bach, Bernstein, Rorem and a host of others. 4 pm, St. Paul’s, Delray Beach. Tickets: $20 suggested donation at the door. For more information, visit www.maspconcerts.org.
Wednesday, March 27
Apollo’s Fire: The great Cleveland-based Baroque orchestra presents a concert of virtuoso showpieces by J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi. 7:30 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $40. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Thursday, March 28
Sitkovetsky Trio: The fine British violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky (nephew of the Russian violinist Dmitri) teams with cellist Isang Enders and pianist Wu Qian for trios by Rachmaninov, Schumann and the American composer Pierre Jalbert. Part of the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach series. 7 pm, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach. Tickets: $75; call 379-6773 or visit cmspb.org.
Saturday, March 30
Delray String Quartet: Pianist Tao Lin joins the quartet for the Piano Quintet of Shostakovich on a program that also includes music by Smetana and Dinicu. 3 pm, Steinway Piano Gallery, Boca Raton. Call 808-5084 for tickets or more information.
Sunday, March 31
Leon Fleisher and Katherine Jacobson: Fleisher, the legendary 90-year-old pianist, and his wife, who teaches at the Peabody Institute, play music for four hands. 3 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $30. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourarts.org.
Sunday, March 31-Monday, April 1
Symphonia Boca Raton: The orchestra is joined by bandeon soloist Lidia Kaminska for music of Piazzolla on two concerts led by Alistair Willis that also feature pieces by Golijov and Shostakovich. 3 pm Sunday, St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton; 7:30 pm Monday, Crest Theatre, Delray Beach. Tickets start at $50 on Sunday; at $59 on Monday. Call 376-3848 or visit www.thesymphonia.org.
Wednesday, April 3
Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio: This expert piano trio includes the star cellist Amit Peled. Classical Café, 2 pm, Stage West, Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth. Tickets: $35. Call 868-3309 or visit www.palmbeachstate.edu
Dance
Saturday, March 17
Boca Ballet Theatre: Dan Guin and Jane Tyree’s company teams with new York City Ballet’s Daniel Ulbricht and his Stars of American Ballet troupe for a special performance featuring works by Balanchine, Robbins and Guin. 3 pm, Olympic Heights High School, Boca Raton. Tickets: $40-$50. Call 995-0709 or visit www.bocaballet.org.
Friday, March 22-Saturday, March 23
Paul Taylor Dance Company: The American troupe offers three works by its founder — Dust, Esplanade and Concertiana — in its first appearance since Taylor’s death in August. 8 pm both nights, Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth. Tickets: $45. Call 868-3309 or visit www.palmbeachstate.edu.
Monday, March 25-Wednesday, March 27
Ballet Palm Beach: Colleen Smith’s Palm Beach Gardens company presents three nights of premieres, showcasing new additions to its repertory, including dances by Balanchine. 7:30 pm all shows. Tickets: $45. Call 888-718-4253 or visit www.balletpalmbeach.org.
Film
Friday, March 8
Ruben Brandt, Collector: Slovenian animator Milorad Krstić’s first feature is about a man who must steal 13 famous paintings from museums around the world because he believes they are torturing him. Living Room Theaters, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 or visit fau.livingroomtheaters.com.
Friday, March 15
Styx: A German ER doctor on a solo sailing trip comes across a sinking ship packed with refugees, and must make an important decision. With Susanne Wolff. Living Room Theaters, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 or visit fau.livingroomtheaters.com.
Thirteen Days: Kevin Costner stars in this 2000 film about the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962. 2:30 and 6 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $5. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourartsorg.
Friday, March 22
Maudie: A man hires a housekeeper with crippled hands who is determined to live independently, and also to become a painter. With Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins. 2:30 and 6 pm, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach. Tickets: $5. Call 655-7226 or visit www.fourartsorg.
Friday, March 29
Woman at War: An Icelandic music teacher wages a secret war of sabotage on her country’s aluminum industry until a letter changes everything. With Halldora Geirharosdottir. In Icelandic with English subtitles. Living Room Theaters, Boca Raton. Call 561-549-2600 or visit fau.livingroomtheaters.com.
Jazz
Tuesday, March 12
Chris Botti: The popular jazz trumpeter (When I Fall in Love) makes his annual seasonal return to South Florida. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $25. Call 832-7469 or visit kravis.org.
Wednesday, March 13
Five Play: The all-woman quintet was formed as an offshoot of the Diva Jazz Orchestra, and plays new arrangements of standards as well as original charts. 7:45 pm, Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $55. Call 954-462-0222 or visit browardcenter.org.
Friday, March 22
Svetlana and the Delancey Five: The New York-based swing combo presents a program called Night at the Movies. 8 pm, Arts Garage, Delray Beach. Tickets: $30-45. Call 450-6357 or visit artsgarage.org.
Saturday, March 30
Yamit and the Vinyl Blvd: This popular Miami septet performs classic jazz from the 1920s to the 1960s. 8 pm, Arts Garage, Delray Beach. Tickets: $35-45. Call 450-6357 or visit artsgarage.org.
Opera
Saturday, March 16-Sunday, March 31
Frida: This 1991 opera by the American composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez takes a look at the life of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Florida Grand Opera presents it with with Catalina Cuervo as Kahlo and Ricardo Herrera as Diego Rivera. Two performances at the Miramar Cultural Center, three at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium and two at the Parker Playhouse. Call 800-741-1010 or visit fgo.org for ticket information.
Friday, March 22-Sunday, March 24
Die Fledermaus: Johann Strauss II’s 1874 operetta about payback at a party for a practical joke involving a bat costume. Stephanie Blythe guests in this English-language version of the proto-musical mounted by Palm Beach Opera. 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Sunday, Kravis Center; there is also a children’s matinee Saturday called The Revenge of the Bat. Call 800-833-7888 (PB Opera), 832-7469 (Kravis Center), or visit www.pbopera.org or www.kravis.org.
Popular Music
Sunday, March 3
Pink Martini: Thomas Lauderdale’s unclassifiable pop ensemble plays the Festival of the Arts Boca. 7 pm, Mizner Park Amphitheatre; visit festivalboca.org for tickets.
Tesla: The veteran California quintet is joined on its current tour by Kix. 7 pm, Seminole Hard Rock, Hollywood. Tickets range from $30 to $50. Visit ticketmaster.com or www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com.
Sunday, March 17
Steve Miller Band: The guitarist and songwriter who founded his band in San Francisco in the 1960s was a major presence on radio in the 1970s with songs such as “The Joker,” “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Take the Money and Run.” 7 pm, Seminole Hard Rock, Hollywood. Tickets range from $45 to $105. Visit ticketmaster.com or www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com.
Thursday, March 21
Ella Mai: The rising young singer (“Boo’d Up” is out on her debut tour, and makes a stop in Fort Lauderdale. 7 pm, Revolution Live. See ticketmaster.com for ticket information.
Wednesday, April 3
Jackson Browne: The singer and songwriter who enjoyed great fame beginning in the 1970s with songs such as Doctor, My Eyes. 8 pm, Kravis Center. Tickets start at $49.50. Call 832—7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
Theater
Opens Friday, March 1
Wait Until Dark: Frederick Knott’s perennially popular 1966 play about a blind housewife who must outwit three determined criminals. Through March 17 at Lake Worth Playhouse. Call 561-586-6410 or visit lakeworthplayhouse.org for tickets.
Through March 3
The Spitfire Grill: James Valcq and Fred Alley’s 2001 musical about a Wisconsin greasy spoon has become a cult favorite. At Palm Beach Dramaworks, West Palm Beach. Tickets: $75. Call 514-4042 or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.
Tuesday, March 5-Sunday, March 10
Waitress: Sara Bareilles’s musical about a small-town waitress and pie expert who tries to find a way out of her dead-end marriage and nowheresville town. From Kravis on Broadway, at the Kravis Center. For tickets and performance times, call 832-7469 or visit kravis.org.
Through March 10
Blonde Poison: Lourelene Snedeker stars in Gail Luow’s one-woman show about life of Stella Kubler, a German Jewish refugee in London whose past raises questions. Sol Theatre, Boca Raton. Call 866-811-4111 or visit primalforces.com.
A Doll’s House, Part 2: Lucas Hnath’s 2017 play picks up where Ibsen’s original left off, with Nora’s return to the house she left 15 years ago. At Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter. Call 575-2233 or visit jupitertheatre.org.
Opens Thursday, March 14
Crazy for You: The 1992 reassembly of a Gershwin musical, largely based on Girl Crazy (1930) and having to do with the adventures of a young man who wants to be part of the Zangler Follies. Through April 14 at the Wick Theatre, Boca Raton. Call 561-995-2333 or visit thewick.org.
Opens Friday, March 22
Showtune: The Music of Jerry Herman: A revue of the Broadway composer’s hits from iconic shows such as Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles. Through April 7 at Delray Beach Playhouse. Tickets: $30. Call 272-1281, ext. 4, for tickets or visit delraybeachplayhouse.com.
Opens Friday, March 29
Harlowe: The world premiere of a play by Jennifer Lane, workshopped four years ago at FAU, about a woman who suffers a physical trauma and must slowly heal. Through April 14 at FAU Theatre Lab, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Tickets: $35. Call 297-6124 or visit fau.edu/artsandletters/theatrelab.