Because of South Florida’s history as a regular vacation spot for the big cities of the Northeast, an unusually rich classical scene has developed here. Snowbirds can catch some of the concert season they’re missing up in the colder climes, and locals can reap the benefit. But there’s also a vibrant and healthy homegrown classical culture that increasingly is drawing favorable … [Read more...]
2016-17 Season Preview: Community theater
By Dale King The venerable theatrical venues in Delray Beach and Lake Worth open their 2016-2017 seasons in October, offering a schedule of old, new, comic and classic productions. Both community theaters are marking major milestones. Located on the shore of Lake Ida, Delray Beach Playhouse turns 70 this year. And Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Ave. downtown is … [Read more...]
2016-17 Season Preview: Theater
“You can’t keep a good man down,” goes the saying, and Lou Tyrrell is the proof. After championing new work at Florida Stage, he moved his operation to Delray Beach with Theatre at Arts Garage, a smaller version of the company he ran for almost 25 years. Last season, he moved a little further south to the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, still introducing … [Read more...]
2016-17 Season Preview: Film (winter)
With a winter season that includes a Marvel Comics flick and a couple of science fiction yarns, the summer still seems to be with us. Still, if the past is any indication, the Oscar winners are embedded somewhere in the list below. Can you find them? The Birth of a Nation (Oct. 7) – The sensation of this year’s Sundance Festival is this biopic of slave/preacher/rebel Nat … [Read more...]
2016-17 Season Preview: Books
If you want to see Trevor Noah, or Alan Cumming, or any of the celebrities at this year’s star-studded Miami Book Fair International, now is the time to make your plans and get your tickets. Because they are going fast. Really though, Hollywood and literary glitterati notwithstanding, the biggest star at the fair is sure to be Bernie Sanders. In post-election mode, Sanders … [Read more...]
2016-17 Season Preview: Jazz
Plenty of jazz artists make return trips to South Florida for the 2016-2017 season, although many haven’t performed here in recent memory. Yet what stands out most, as long as concert-goers are patient enough to wait until early 2017, are some intriguing pairings of artists. Those include Gonzalo Rubalcaba playing with influential fellow pianist Chick Corea; vocalist Kurt … [Read more...]
2016-17 Season Preview: Pop music
There are, as usual, plenty of 2016-2017 pop highlights under the all-encompassing musical blanket that the sub-genre term provides, with many featuring time-honored artists in genres from classic rock and folk to R&B and country. What’s pleasantly surprising for this season is how many of the standouts among them are female artists, and what a wide swath they cover across … [Read more...]