Theater: Palm Beach Dramaworks ends its season with Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa, a fictionalized tale of his mother and her four spinster sisters, who lead a repressed, impoverished life in the Irish village of Ballybeg. But when they are at their lowest, they manage to kick up their heels and give in to the spirit of the pagan harvest festival of Lughnasa, capturing a fleeting moment of joy. Director J. Barry Lewis has a terrific cast, including Margery Lowe, Meghan Moroney, Gretchen Porro, Julie Rowe and Erin Joy Schmidt as the Mundys, which is reason enough to head to Clematis Street for this opening weekend through June 16. Call (561) 514-4042 for tickets.
Film: Not much happens in the French film Renoir, but director Gilles Bourdos manages to bring alive the lighting, texture and spirit of the canvasses of the great impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in his latter days. Riddled with pain and arthritic hands, Renoir (a determined Michel Bouquet) continues to work, knowing that art is what will survive him. He has two arrivals at his sprawling home and studio in 1915 — the voluptuous model Dedee (Christa Theret) and his middle son Jean, back from the war. He will grow to become an influential filmmaker, but currently he is intent on going back into battle. Well, not so intent that he does not pause to dally with Dedee. Renoir transports us to another time and place, as all great films can. Opening this weekend at the Living Room Theaters in Boca Raton.
Art: Flying High: The Story of Kites, on display at the Cornell Museum at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, showcases the history of kites from their origins in China 3,000 years ago, their uses around the world and their place as popular American pastimes. The exhibition also includes kite-themed art by local artists Karen Eskesen, Ralph Papa, Kathryn Barry, Gil Cohen, Nesli Aydemir and Trina Weisman, and photographs of kite fliers by Steven Bercovitch and members of the Boynton Beach Camera Club. The Cornell Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 pm and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 pm. For more information, visit delraycenterforthearts.org.
Music: Memorial Day is always an occasion for a public musical event, and this Saturday, three community groups — the Robert Sharon Chorale, Indian River Pops Orchestra and New Gardens Band — pay tribute to the men and women who served the country in the past, and who serve it today. Expect patriotic tunes a-plenty and moments of solemnity as the groups honor those who paid the ultimate price. The concert starts at 8 p.m. Saturday at Palm Beach State College’s Eissey Campus Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets are $20, $10 for veterans and their spouses. Call 207-5900 for more information.