Music: The Argentine-born violinist Tomás Cotik has had a busy career in South Florida since earning his doctorate at the University of Miami, including sitting second-chair violin in the Delray String Quartet. Among his fields of study is the music of Franz Schubert, and he and pianist Tao Lin have just released a second disc of the composer’s music for violin and piano, making for a complete survey. Tonight and Saturday, the two will perform all these works on two concerts at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale as a celebration of the recordings’ release. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear this great, underappreciated music by two musicians who have lived with it for years now and know all of its shades and colors. The concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 at the door.
Art: Earlier this month, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County opened an exhibit of sculptures by three artists of very different styles: Alexander Krivoshiew, G.E. Olsen and Jeff Whyman. The show, which runs through May 2, is an excellent overview of some remarkable sculptural talent, from the smooth metal shapes of Krivoshiew to the animal marbles of Olsen, and the big steel figures of Whyman. All three are Palm Beach County residents, and seeing their work is a good affirmation of the kind of talent that’s right in our own backyard. Whyman gives a talk tomorrow afternoon at the Council’s headquarters on Lake Avenue in Lake Worth; gallery admission is free and hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To reserve a spot for Whyman’s lecture, please call 472-3336.
Film: Twenty-seven years ago, renowned British film director John Boorman (Point Blank, Deliverance) made a personal memoir called Hope and Glory, about growing up amid the shelling of London during World War II. Now comes its sequel, Queen and Country, in which Boorman’s alter ego, Bill Rohan (played by Callum Turner) reaches adulthood and is drafted into the Army. Fortunately he sees no combat in the Korean War, so he spends his time in uniform challenging his superior officers, avoiding responsibility along with his pal Percy Hapgood (Caleb Landry Jones) and prowling the nearby town for romance. If the film reminds you of M*A*S*H or even Catch-22, you are not alone. Boorman, 82, agrees with you. Opening this weekend at Living Room Theaters and other area movie houses.
Theater: This weekend marks not only the end of the run of Allison Gregory’s quirky family comedy Uncertain Terms, but also the tenure of artistic director Louis Tyrrell, who steps down from helming Delray Beach’s Theatre at Arts Garage, leaving the future of the company within the storefront music venue in doubt. Tyrrell dedicated this entire season to a celebration of female voices, with Gregory’s yarn of a divorced couple and a loopy mother-in-law, trying to unload her house in a depressed real estate market. Tyrrell’s direction of a cast that includes such area favorites as Barbara Bradshaw, Elizabeth Dimon and Todd Allen Durkin makes for an entertaining evening, even if the play doesn’t really add up to much. Call 561-450-6357 for tickets.