Music: Time was when December meant the first opera of the season in West Palm Beach, but while those days have retreated into the past, that doesn’t mean the month goes by without Palm Beach Opera. This afternoon, the company presents its second free Waterfront Concert at the Meyer Amphiteatre in downtown West Palm Beach, with a full orchestra, singers and chorus. Tenor James Valenti and baritone Michael Chioldi are the big stars of the day, along with members of the company’s Young Artists Program. Expect the two men to do duets from Verdi’s Don Carlo and Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers, and for the whole company to offer up a fun afternoon of favorites from the operatic stage. The concert starts at 2 p.m., and the weather should be ideal for it. If you want to be a VIP, show up an hour early, and for $25, you can have “beer and fun foods” before the music starts. Call 833-7888 or visit www.pbopera.org.
Film: Chances are you have not been pondering the question, “Whatever happened to Glen Campbell?,” but the answer is provided in a heart-rending new documentary, Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me, opening this weekend at the Living Room Theaters in Boca Raton. The fact is that Campbell has been struggling with Alzheimer’s, but this new film by James Keach chronicles how he ignored all the advice and set out on a cross-country tour to say goodbye to his fans. And when he performs, the dark cloud over his head lifts, however briefly. A lot of his show business pals talk about this “Rhinestone Cowboy,” and his daughter is seen testifying before Congress for more funds for Alzheimer’s research. Like almost every film on the subject, this one is hard to sit through, but rewarding for those who persevere.
Theater: If you don’t have tickets yet, you might consider hanging around the garage at the Kravis Center next week and mugging theatergoers, because the entire run of The Book of Mormon, Dec. 16- 21, is completely sold out. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the two wags behind TV’s South Park, made their first assault on Broadway three-and-a-half years ago and it remains one of New York’s hottest tickets. The Mormon church has been a frequent target of Parker and Stone’s satire and here they give us two naïve missionaries sent to northern Uganda to try to covert the natives, who have enough on their hands with war, famine, poverty and AIDS. The show is plenty profane, but it also has a sweet side and an affection for the traditions of musical theater. At the Kravis beginning Tuesday. Call (561) 832- 7469 for tickets, but it probably won’t help.