Palm Beach ArtsPaper Staff Over the last few months, the downtown area of the Boynton Beach between East Ocean Avenue and North Seacrest Boulevard has undergone a makeover. In preparation for this year’s Boynton Beach Kinetic Art and Symposium, which is set for Friday through Sunday, art installations have been added to the area, including pieces by Singapore artist Edward … [Read more...]
Tyrrell returns to the field with new Arts Garage series
Do not expect the high level of production values that Lou Tyrrell, founding producing director of the late, lamented Florida Stage, delivered with regularity at Manalapan and at the Kravis Center, when he unveils his new venture -- The Theatre at Arts Garage -- this Tuesday night. Still, his commitment to American playwrights and to developing new work for the stage will be … [Read more...]
South Florida-born filmmaker returns with ‘Seducing Charlie Barker’
Amy Glazer made her directorial debut as a teenager at Miami Beach Senior High School, where she directed another student named Mickey Rourke in his first play. Now a playwright, independent filmmaker and a professor of film, television, radio and theater at San Jose State University, she’s returned to South Florida this month to screen her new film, Seducing Charlie Barker, … [Read more...]
PB Shakespeare Festival returns to magic of ‘The Tempest’
Twenty years ago, in Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival’s second season, the company took its first crack at The Tempest, the tale of an exiled Milanese duke who seeks revenge on his enemies through sorcery. Playing young Prince Ferdinand back then was 20-year-old Kevin Crawford, in his first involvement with the play, “back when I could still get away with playing young … [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...]