Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon, by Agata Ren. By Lucy Lazarony Agata Ren wants to raise awareness of endangered and extinct animals and plants with her art. Her subjects include an Eastern cougar, a Northern rockhopper penguin, a Florida green turtle, and a south Florida rainbow snake. And she is doing it with sparkle. There is lots of glitter in her work, and bright … [Read more...]
In 7th year, Festival of the Arts Boca reaches out to younger audiences
By Tom Tracy An improved local business economy, a healthy uptick in advance ticket sales and some daring artistic additions to this year’s programming means things are looking up for Boca Raton’s arts and literary festival. The Mizner Plaza-based Festival of the Arts Boca is poised to enter a new chapter in its relatively short history this March 7-16 with a performing arts … [Read more...]