By Myles Ludwig Vlad the Impaler has struck once again. This time, however, instead of lining the roads of his rule with the corpses of his enemies, he’s impaled the foreign policy of America and that of our European friends – and possibly even himself – on the horns of a dilemma. What should be done about the Russian bear hug of Crimea? What can be done, without tiptoeing up … [Read more...]
News briefs: Arts Garage team to manage 2 Pompano venues
The Delray Beach-based cultural arts management group that opened the Arts Garage in 2011 and presented hundreds of events there has been tapped to develop programming and manage two new cultural venues in Pompano Beach. The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in Pompano approved a contract with Creative City Collaborative (CCC) to come up with cultural programming for … [Read more...]
Sundays: The normalizing power of the Xtreme
By Myles Ludwig These are the Xtreme Olympics. Xtreme in every way. The Xtremes of joy, passion and inspiration. The Xtremes of disappointment, but also of dignity. I think that spirit has been brought to the Winter Games by the young men and women who’ve made their mark in what has come to be called — and not only in the United States — as Xtreme sports. These eccentric … [Read more...]
Sundays: Loving the machines
By Myles Ludwig This is a query, not a criticism. I’m wondering why we find ourselves living in the Republic of Technology, as Daniel Boorstin called it, a sovereign state with its own rules, a state in which privacy has become a philosophical issue, rather than practical one, a privilege to opt out of rather than a right to opt in. A state in which my U-verse is my … [Read more...]
Sundays: Engineering a better human
By Myles Ludwig Computo ergo sum: I compute, therefore I am. Old Monsieur Descartes would likely be writhing in his grave had he known what his defining formula for human existence has become and how irrelevant it might be coming. I’m not suggesting that thinking, as such, will lose its place as an especially juicy characteristic of mankind (and womankind as well, of course), … [Read more...]
News briefs: Four Arts’ Duggan to retire; FAU prof wins Knight grant
Ervin Duggan, president of The Society of the Four Arts since 2000, announced Friday he will retire after the current season. Duggan will remain with the Four Arts through June, after which he and his wife, Julia, will retire to North Carolina. Former president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting System, Duggan is credited with recognizing the potential for the Society to … [Read more...]
In the news: PB Symphony does ‘Carnival’ for kids; Maltz records ‘Looking Glass’ score
PALM BEACH GARDENS — The Palm Beach Symphony offers its second-ever children’s concert Thursday with a morning performance of Camille Saint-Saëns’ classic Carnival of the Animals. Conducted by the young Greek-born pianist and conductor Zoe Zeniodi, the orchestra will present Saint-Saëns’ zoological spoof to the accompaniment of choreography by Jerry Opdenaker’s Gardens-based O … [Read more...]
News briefs: ‘Of Mice and Men’ extended; student rockers salute vets
Because of audience demand, Palm Beach Dramaworks has added three new performance dates for Of Mice and Men at Don and Ann Brown Theatre in West Palm Beach. New performance dates include Friday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. The theatre is located at 201 Clematis St. in downtown West Palm Beach. Set in author John Steinbeck’s … [Read more...]
Letter from Paris: In the footsteps of Hemingway
By Chloe Elder Ah, Paris! (Cue the Edith Piaf.) The City of Lights! The City of Love! The City of Americans? Mais, oui! Many of those chic Parisians strolling around this famous city are, in fact, just Americans who happen to live in Paris. I, too, am just another clichéd example of the American in Paris: an expatriate from Florida who has come looking for life, liberty, … [Read more...]
News briefs: Poster contest has a winner; sculpture gets a helping hand
Lake Worth ArtFest names winner of poster contest A Memorable Night, an acrylic painting by Lake Worth artist Tiffany Beasi, has won the inaugural commemorative-poster contest for the Lake Worth Beach ArtFest. "My inspiration for the painting came from the newly renovated historical Lake Worth Casino and by the city's effort to unify the arts community," Beasi said. "This … [Read more...]