What happens to the objects we throw away? In a new exhibit at Delray’s Old School Square, artists examine that question while creating works that reclaim the forgotten, resurrect the discarded and transform waste into something both beautiful and meaningful, inviting viewers to ponder the afterlives of the items we discard. Running through Sunday, Sept. 27, at the … [Read more...]
At Cornell, artist Strosberg reimagines Palm Beach
Sometimes it takes an outsider with a new set of eyes to see what others don’t. The result of that perspective is Belgian-born artist Serge Strosberg’s newest exhibit, Reimagining Palm Beach – Past, Present and Future, on display through May at the Cornell Art Museum in Old School Square, in the main downstairs gallery. Featuring 12 allegorical paintings reimagined for … [Read more...]
Palm Beach Poetry Festival to return, but in North Carolina
The Palm Beach Poetry Festival will return in two years — but not in Delray Beach. Or Palm Beach County. Or Florida. With the passing of the festival founder and director Miles Coon in May 2022 at the age of 84, and the coincidental loss of its long-term venue in Old School Square, the future of the festival was in doubt. “I want to see the festival continue to … [Read more...]
‘Heart of the Square’ doubles as plea for survival at Old School Square
By Lucy Lazarony The Heart of the Square art exhibit at the Cornell Art Museum gets down to the heart of the matter, providing a showcase for Old School Square, the arts and cultural complex which has been serving Delray Beach for 32 years. The complex, which features restored early 20th-century school buildings, is located in downtown Delray Beach and includes the … [Read more...]
Suddenly, Old School Square becomes major concert venue
A strange thing happened within the South Florida live music scene during — not after — the COVID-19 pandemic, especially between the fall of 2020 and summer of 2021. The outdoor Pavilion at Old School Square, the 3,500-person-capacity amphitheater in Delray Beach, charted an unlikely renaissance and became a major concert draw and destination. Yet the seemingly overnight … [Read more...]
In Delray concert, King Crimson continues to astonish
Nearly 52 years after its first-ever show in South Florida, King Crimson again appeared before a capacity crowd at the outdoor Pavilion at Old School Square in Delray Beach on July 23. And while the performance wasn’t as historic as that of guitarist and guru Robert Fripp’s original lineup -- which included future Emerson, Lake & Palmer vocalist/bassist Greg Lake and … [Read more...]
Prog rock legends King Crimson to play Delray
When it comes to historic progressive rock royalty, only one band wears the crown. King Crimson formed in London in 1968 and emerged with its groundbreaking 1969 debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, which reached the Top 30 on the American album charts, the Top 5 in the U.K., and even replaced The Beatles’s Abbey Road at No. 1 in Japan. The group has since … [Read more...]
The art of the dazzle: Costume designer brings flair to Cornell exhibit
Costumes by award-winning costume designer Sean De Freitas are on display in the Cornell Art Museum in downtown Delray Beach, running through the summer. Filling two galleries with nine original and ornate costumes, this is an opportunity and respite from the year of COVID-19, says Cornell Art Museum director and curator Melanie Johanson. “His over-the-top designs bring … [Read more...]
Arts buzz: Kravis posts classical lineup; Buffett in Delray; PB Opera announces season
WEST PALM BEACH — Major performers and ensembles in the classical music world have been scheduled for the coming Regional Arts season at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, in the expectation that vaccinated audiences can return to the West Palm Beach venue. The season, announced April 6, will feature a dozen programs, and include appearances by the much-beloved … [Read more...]
Tommy Emmanuel shows how to be an acoustic guitar hero
If you want to become a guitar hero, history dictates that you should probably play an electric instrument within popular music's broad spectrum of vocal-driven styles. It’s worked for a scroll of icons both living (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Tom Morello) and deceased (Jimi Hendrix, … [Read more...]