The inaugural "Keys to the Cities" kickoff party will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Lake Pavilion in West Palm Beach. During the event, the Kretzer Piano Music Foundation will unveil 18 distinct baby grand and upright pianos, all of which have been whimsically designed – each with its own theme – by local artists. A piano owned by late baseball Hall-of-Famer Gary … [Read more...]
Sundays: The call of the wrecking ball
By Myles Ludwig Scoff as you may, but I’ve been musing on the meaning of Miley. I‘ve come to think the emergence of this self-described “bad bitch that I am” from the animatronic cocoon of Disneyworld, sanctified by SNL and Fallon, sanitized by Ellen, glorified by Rolling Stone and celebrated with a way-pre-tour promo video on MTV, this tall, pig-tailed, lizard-tongued … [Read more...]
Sundays: The sound and the fury
By Myles Ludwig Ladies and gentlemen, the government has left the building. Thank you and good night. It’s times like these that make us glad to see a punky Miley Cyrus embarrass herself on the VMA, then make an amusing, self-conscious effort to redeem herself on SNL by slutting up Michele Bachmann, wearing an ironic throwback jersey and a lacy transparent hoodie jumpsuit … [Read more...]
Sundays: A song for autumn
By Myles Ludwig There’s a certain sweetness to autumn. Can’t deny that. Yes, summer days have dwindled into September, leaving a soft sense of sadness and broken promises trailing in their wake. Over much too soon. We didn’t have enough fun. But, at the same time, that feeling of loss, that nostalgic mourning, seems to gin up a burst of renewal, of beginning again. And … [Read more...]
News briefs: Ballet Palm Beach, Palm Beach Pops
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Ballet Palm Beach, formerly Florida Classical Ballet Theatre, kicks off the season with “flash ballet” performances this week, beginning today at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County in Lake Worth. A performance of “flash ballet” lasts no more than 10 minutes, and Ballet Palm Beach, led by Artistic Director Colleen Smith, will be performing at … [Read more...]
Sundays: I’ve got a little listicle
By Myles Ludwig Some days I wake up and think the world is coming to an end. Maybe not the material world as we know it, but the world of popular culture, the world in which celebrity pregnancy overshadows genocide as a global news event and zombies are exalted. Popular culture is a phenomenon that used to be marked by an unwarranted appreciation of the lowbrow, the … [Read more...]
Sundays: The sign of the Stone
By Myles Ludwig I happened to be thinking about semiotics this week — what signs mean, stand for, whether they’re iconic or indexical or just plain cigars — when the new Rolling Stone magazine cover slams into the bandwidth with the angry splat of a Siberian meteor. This must be some kind of cosmic synchronicity, I thought. Here I am trying to get my mind around a rather … [Read more...]
Sundays: The few, the proud, the Brooklynized
By Myles Ludwig A couple of weeks ago, T, the special magazine-like issue of The New York Times published an article about a growing trend they called the “globalization of Brooklyn” or “Brooklynization.” Theoretically, there could be a Brooklynized neighborhood in Beijing. The word, “Brooklynization,” reminds me of the corruption of the word “factoid,” invented by Norman … [Read more...]
News briefs: Maltz begins expansion; SoFla Symphony gets grant
JUPITER ― The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is celebrating its 10th anniversary by breaking ground on a new expansion project. Earlier this year, a $1.5 million donation was offered as a challenge grant by founding board member Roe Green and her foundation. The grant goes toward the $2.5 million needed to complete the renovation project. The Maltz has currently raised an additional … [Read more...]
Sundays: Goodbye, heebie-jeebies
By Myles Ludwig They call it stormy Monday, but Sunday’s just as bad. That’s not exactly how T-Bone Burnett’s song goes, but for many people, Sundays, particularly Sunday nights are frightening. I was struck by something Jacques Torres, chocolatier nonpareil, said in The New York Times’ Sunday-routine breezy, which is about as close as the venerable Gray Lady gets to a … [Read more...]