The American violinist Elmar Oliveira, gold medal winner at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia in 1978, has been assiduously working on raising his local profile in the past several years, having made a mark for himself on the national and international scenes since then. A part-time resident of Jensen Beach and a teacher at Lynn University in Boca Raton, he has made … [Read more...]
Comic-hero sendup ‘Kick-Ass’ aims too low
Oh, Kick-Ass. You so want to eat at the big boy’s table, but you’re just not there yet. “There” being the level of comic sophistication of Judd Apatow, Adam McKay and their coterie of followers, who have rewritten the rules of hipster comedy for the 21st century with a deceptively simple formula: R-rated gross-out humor mixed with a syrupy sweet center, esoteric cultural … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Dec. 4-7
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: 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 watercolor palette capturing vistas and seasons. Barchat will be at … [Read more...]
James Judd, moving ahead and moving on
When James Judd takes the stage during the first week of December to lead the Boca Raton Symphonia and the Master Chorale of South Florida in three performances of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah in Boca, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, it will mark his first appearances with local musicians since 2001. The former conductor of the Florida Philharmonic has been busy … [Read more...]