Flagler Museum director Blades retiring after 21 years PALM BEACH — John Blades, executive director of the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, will retire at the end of this month, the museum said. Blades has been the museum’s executive director since June 1995, and is credited with overseeing the revitalization of the museum, which began life as Henry Flagler’s Whitehall mansion. … [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...]
Sundays: No license, no art
By Myles Ludwig This year’s crop of Oscar contenders has stirred a media tantrum. The controversy appears to be about artistic license. The list is dominated by three films ― Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln, Argo ― based on, inspired by or, to use that TV trope, ripped (not torn or copied like a computer file) from the headlines. Another – Django Unchained – skirts the issue by … [Read more...]