Art & Culture Fall 2021 by Palm Beach Media Group

art&culture OF PALM BEACH COUNTY Fall 2021

FASHION-FORWARD: DESIGNS INSPIRED BY ART BACK IN ACTION: HOW LIVE MUSIC AND THEATER RESPONDED TO THE PANDEMIC PLUS: THE HEALING POWER OF ART, MUSIC, AND MORE

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THE SOCIETY OF THE

FOUR ARTS MUSIC | ART | DRAMA | LITERATURE

Since 1936, The Society of the Four Arts has inspired and engaged the Palm Beaches with outstanding cultural programs, including live performances, art exhibitions, notable speakers, workshops, films, book discussions, children’s programs, and more. The Four Arts’ campus in Palm Beach includes a performance hall, an art gallery, a modern education center devoted to lifelong learning, a library, a children’s library, and beautiful botanical and sculpture gardens. The Four Arts believes that the passion of music, the beauty of art, the thrill of drama, and the pleasure of literature bridge the gap from mere existence to truly living. Our programs are open to the public, so come see what The Four Arts has to offer!

Visit fourarts.org to purchase tickets and view programs.

www.fourarts.org 100 FOUR ARTS PLAZA | PALM BEACH, FL | (561) 655-7226

Photos by Christopher Fay (top), Capehart (far left), Robert Stevens (center), and Elvio Salazar (far right)

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CONTENTS features

THE NEW NORMAL OF LIVE MUSIC Musicians reflect on how the pandemic changed their lives and their work

STAGING A COMEBACK The latest on the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s major renovations, plus updates from other local theater companies

AVANT GARB Three fashion designers create gowns inspired by works of art on view at area museums

IN SHARP FOCUS West Palm Beacher Burt Minkoff shares his collection of drawings and paintings

By Eric Barton

By Heather Graulich

By Abigail Duffy Photography by Ian Jacob

By Susie Stanton Staikos Photography by Jerry Rabinowitz

JERRY RABINOWITZ

UNTITLED (SELFIE WITH HORSE), HENRY TAYLOR, PART OF THE COLLECTION OF BURT MINKOFF

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CONTENTS

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LETTER FROM THE CEO Dave Lawrence, president and CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County

SCENE An extensive guide to the many exciting cultural events of the season

ART FROM MACHU PICCHU AND THE GOLDEN EMPIRES OF PERU AT THE BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART

COURTESY OF WORLD HERITAGE EXHIBITIONS

BITES A meal fit for a spy, plus where to eat and drink

FINALE Delray Beach artist Sarah Huang reinterprets a self-portrait

ON THE COVER: Model Lori Lopez wears a design by Shakeera Thomas. Photo by Ian Jacob.

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O CTO BE R 2 9, 202 1 – JAN UARY 15 , 2022

Luis Montoya, Crab Boil, 2021, oil on Wood, 45x45 inches

palmbeachculture.com/exhibitions

Join us for an exhibition that focuses on the joy and solace of social activity in all forms—from celebrations to impromptu events among loved ones and strangers both—something sorely missed in 2020.

Curated by Jessica Ransom Proceeds from artwork sales directly benefit local artists and support the Council’s mission to grow arts and culture in Palm Beach County.

Generously sponsored by:

Frances and Jeffrey Fisher Charitable Foundation Inc.

Robert M. Montgomery, Jr. Building 601 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460

Presented by:

Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 5 p.m. Free and open to the public

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LIVE IS BACK! 601 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460 561.471.2901 | palmbeachculture.com Cultural Council Board of Directors Officers Daryn M. Kirchfeld (Chair), Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Northern Trust Jean S. Sharf (Secretary), Philanthropist • Christopher D. Caneles (Treasurer), Community Leader Bill Parmelee (Immediate Past Chair), Chief Financial Officer, Oxbow Carbon LLC

March 4 Also coming your way ...

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Ex-Officio Members Michele Jacobs, President and CEO, Economic Council of Palm Beach County • Glenn P. Jergensen, Executive Director, Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council (TDC) • Barbara McQuinn, School Board Member, District 1, School Board of Palm Beach County • Davicka N. Thompson, TDC Board Member and President and CEO, Thompson Creative Collective • Gregg K. Weiss, Palm Beach County Commissioner, District 2

November 26-28

Cultural Council Founder Alexander W. Dreyfoos

THE TEMPTATIONS AND THE FOUR TOPS

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Mack Bernard, Dave Kerner (Mayor), Maria G. Marino, Melissa McKinlay, Maria Sachs, Robert S. Weinroth (Vice Mayor), Gregg K. Weiss

December 7

AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH DAVID FOSTER HITMAN TOUR December 8

JAY LENO January 12

LEDISI SINGS NINA January 13

For tickets visit kravis.org or call 561.832.7469. Visit kravis.org/healthsafety for our latest protocols. All programs, artists, dates, prices, and seating are subject to change.

President and CEO Dave Lawrence Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Kathleen Alex Vice President of Marketing and Programs Jennifer Sullivan Artist Services Artist Services Director Jessica Ransom Production Manager/Marketing Specialist Marlon Foster Development and Membership Director of Membership and Corporate Relations Debbie Calabria Executive Assistant and Administrative Support Katherine Bonner Education Manager of Arts and Cultural Education Ericka Squire Finance and Operations Accounting Manager Paul To Bookkeeper Gloria Rose Bookkeeper Jean Brasch Operations Assistant and Store Manager Helen Hood Visitor Services Assistant Patricia Natteri Grants Director of Grants Vicky Jackson Grants Assistant Courtney Williams Marketing and Communications Director of Marketing and Cultural Tourism Dana Munson Communications Manager Hannah Deadman-Arnst Cultural Concierge Program Manager Bama Lutes Deal Marketing Manager Nick Murray Design and Digital Communications Coordinator Grazie Prokopetz

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Members Edrick Barnes, Owner, The Law Office of Edrick Barnes • Elizabeth A. Bowers, Attorney, Gunster Philip M. DiComo, Attorney, Nason Yeager Gerson Harris & Fumero, P.A. • Donald M. Ephraim, Philanthropist Frances Fisher, Philanthropist • Roe Green, Philanthropist • Gayle Gross, Philanthropist • Sherry R. Jacobs, Philanthropist • Suzanne L. Niedland, Founder and Managing Director, BusEye Films LLC • Gopal Rajegowda, Senior Vice President, Related Companies • Kelly Rooney, Founder and CEO, Josephine Alexander Collective Nathan Slack, Community Leader • Ethel Isaacs Williams, Community Leader

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entry is $7 plus general museum admission; tickets on sale now at norton.org.

Publisher Terry Duffy Editorial Director Daphne Nikolopoulos Editor Mary Murray Creative Director Olga M. Gustine Art Directors Airielle Farley, Jenny Fernandez-Prieto, Ashley Meyer Contributing Writers Eric Barton, Nichelle Cobb, Abigail Duffy, Heather Graulich, Michele Meyer, Liz Petoniak, Skye Sherman, Susie Stanton Staikos Contributing Photographers Ian Jacob, Jerry Rabinowitz, South Moon Photography Digital Imaging Specialist Leonor Alvarez Maza Advertising Publisher, Naples Kaleigh Grover Associate Publisher Deidre Wade Account Managers Kathleen Beuttel, Melissa Zolin Schwartz, Dina Turner, Meegan Wyatt Advertising Services Coordinators Emily Hauser, Christopher Link

This landmark exhibition includes the largest group of works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera ever on view at the Norton.

Production Production Director Selene M. Ceballo Production Manager Kayla Earle Digital Pre-Press Specialist George Davis Digital Production Coordinator Kassandre Kallen Advertising Design Coordinators Anaely J. Perez Vargas, Jeffrey Rey

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In Memoriam Ronald J. Woods (1935-2013)

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Yes to ﬁnally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.

Katie Acquino, D.O., Medical Director

Let’s bring back the hugs. Let’s bring back the smiles. Let’s beat this pandemic together. If you have any questions or doubts related to the vaccine, visit BaptistHealth.net/SayYes for more information.

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FROM THE CEO

A Fantastic Fall Season Awaits You Dear friends and supporters, Florida’s Cultural Capital is back in full swing! After a summer stacked with exciting events, exhibitions, and festivals, this fall marks the return of so many of The Palm Beaches’ performing arts organizations. As a diehard theatergoer, I am thrilled to have such a wide variety of shows to see this season—and I hope to see you there too! This issue of art&culture magazine details the ongoing rise and rebirth of this destination’s cultural sector after more than a year of pandemic-related peril. I say “ongoing” because each and every one of our cultural institutions here in Palm Beach County will need your patronage and support this season (and for years to come) to recover from the devastation of COVID-19. Don’t just attend one or two performances, exhibitions, or events this fall—double down on your support by purchasing season subscriptions or becoming a sustaining member of your favorite arts organizations. I promise that your investment in our cultural sector now will be paid in dividends of exquisite experiences for years to come. Back to the “issue” at hand—I’m excited for you to read about the return of live theater here in Palm Beach County (“Staging a Comeback,” page 34), hear from area musicians about their experience during a year without shows (“The New Normal of Live Music,” page 28), peruse our first-ever gallery guide (page 20), experience fashion inspired by art (“Avant Garb,” page 40), and so much more in the pages ahead. Thank you,

Dave Lawrence President & CEO Cultural Council for Palm Beach County

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SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

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COURTESY OF WORLD HERITAGE EXHIBITIONS

THE LOST CITY, FOUND While country-hopping to learn about new cultures is enriching, traveling back in time to explore civilizations that thrived thousands of years ago can be just as exhilarating. And when Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru opens October 16 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, visitors will be able to experience ancient Andean societies right here in South Florida. This exhibition—which will have its world premiere in Boca Raton before embarking on a multi-country tour—will span the entire museum, with various civilizations and breathtaking landscapes coming alive through floor-to-ceiling video displays. If the 192 artifacts and impressive gold collection (there are royal burial garments and even an intact outfit from a Chimú emperor dating to 1300 AD) aren’t enough to drop your jaw, you can also “travel” to the Incan empire via virtual reality. bocamuseum.org/golden, 561.392.2500 —Skye Sherman

PERUSE ARTIFACTS INCLUDING A GOLD AND TURQUOISE NOSE ORNAMENT (TOP CENTER), AN EAR ORNAMENT OF GOLD, SHELL, AND STONE (INSET LEFT), AND A SCULPTURAL STIRRUP SPOUT BOTTLE DEPICTING AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE (RIGHT).

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UP FRONT DIALOGUE BY HEATHER GRAULICH

Healing Through

Music

MUSIC THERAPY HAS A HOST OF BENEFITS ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

SARAH OLMANN

BRIDGET BRENNAN

Along the Danube River in Germany, some 40,000 years ago, a human carved small flutes from bird bone and mammoth ivory. The scientists who unearthed the flutes from a cave in 2012 determined them to be the oldest known musical instruments in existence. Over the millennia, humans have refined the breadth and power of both instrument and voice; we wove song and symphony into the very fabric of everyday life, from lullabies for newborns to the lone bugle signaling a soldier’s final rest. Music is perhaps the one art form people interact with nearly every day, in every culture. No wonder scientists have also found music to be therapeutic. In 2013, shortly after the ancient flute discovery, a team at McGill University released the results of the first broad review of more than 400 research papers on the neurochemistry of music. The evidence suggested that both playing and listening to music improved a person’s immune system function and was more effective than drugs at reducing pre-surgery anxiety, as well as helping people cope with traumas, phobias, and other mental health issues. The research also documented mechanisms by which music influenced brain chemistry to manage changes in mood, stress, immunity, and social bonding. The term “music therapy” dates back at least a century, and formal music therapist training began at American universities in the 1940s. Today, nearly 4,000 music therapists belong to the American Music Therapy Association, a Maryland-based trade group that supports the advancement, training, standards, credentials, and research related to music therapy. Music therapists are certified by a separate

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entity, the Certification Board for Music Therapists. Erica Lyles of West Palm Beach and Bridget Brennan of Boca Raton are board-certified music therapists. Lyles founded Whole Vibes Music Therapy & Lessons, which serves all of Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, and also practices at the Els Center for Autism in Jupiter; Brennan practices at Whole Vibes and also for hospice provider Trustbridge. A&C asked them for insight into their profession and personal observations on the impact of their work. mywholevibes.com, 561.501.1086

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ERICA LYLES

A&C: What is music therapy from a clinical standpoint, and how do you train for it? Lyles: We use music intervention to help individuals and groups achieve therapy goals. It has to be done by a credentialed therapist. It’s not entertainment, though it can be entertaining for clients. We often get referrals from other clinicians for clients with speech, mental health, or physical needs. We conduct an assessment to see how music can help. We treat accordingly and make notes as we go along. Once we reach the goals, we either move forward or reassess. We go to school specifically for music therapy degrees. You have to complete a practicum, an internship, and then pass a board exam. We are all able to play piano and guitar and read and compose music. The boards are nationally recognized, and some states have additional requirements. How do you treat and measure outcomes? Brennan: Music has been shown to lower blood pressure and heart and breathing rates. I’ve done some work with the substance use disorder community, where we’ve created playlists to listen to, and they’ve responded that they found the results empowering. Also, self-expression and autonomy can be so important for someone who has, perhaps, depression or anxiety. We may ask them, “Can you rewrite a song you love to make it meaningful for you?” I’ve seen where that’s helped with grief counseling, particularly for kids. They love songwriting. Another example is pain management. A person may be observed demonstrating that

their perception of pain is lowered because the brain can only take one stimulus at a time; the pain is being replaced by something pleasurable, music. I had a patient recently where I was halfway through playing the first song and, although she couldn’t respond at all, you could see her eyebrows relax and her breathing slow. Lyles: Research shows each part of the brain “lights up” and is operating when you’re engaged with music. I’ve had several clients on the autism spectrum who struggle to interact or make eye contact, but the opposite happens when they’re playing or listening to music—they make eye contact. And I’ve had nonverbal clients hum or sing a lyric. They’ve been able to use their voice in some way. Does insurance cover music therapy? Brennan: On the state level, there are a lot of people trying to get the certification passed so it can be covered by insurance. That’s something we’re all struggling toward in our profession. At Trustbridge, music therapy is funded by their foundation.

PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, FROM CHILDREN TO THE ELDERLY, CAN BENEFIT FROM MUSIC THERAPY IN GROUP SETTINGS OR ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS.

What do you love most about your work? Brennan: I love clients’ reactions and the sharing. I love being with a client and their family, talking about memories and validating their life. Lyles: The biggest “wow” for me is when parents, teachers, or staff say a client can’t do something, and then they sing a whole song. Sometimes even if they are just participating, that is meaningful. I love that anyone can be successful having a musical experience. ‡

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UP FRONT GIVING BACK BY MICHELE MEYER

Fit to Knit CRAFTIVISM AIMS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, ONE STITCH AT A TIME

“Craftivism is reclaiming and honoring the tradition of creating beautiful things with your hands,” says Monika Pompetzki, the group’s instructor and a Great Futures teacher at Forest Hill Community High School. “All you need is your hands, heart, and willingness.” Pompetzki says her novice knitters had a rough start—and not just because classes were virtual due to the pandemic. The 30-by-45-inch cozy chenille blankets had to be handmade, with no needles. “When they saw the yarn was as thick as an adult’s thumb, they thought the project would go quickly,” says Pompetzki, who learned at age 7 to knit, crochet, and sew from her grandmother and mother. “But it took 90 minutes for them to make their first slipknot.” Every stitch and each row— 36 in all—had to be evenly MONIKA POMPETZKI, TERRI FERGUSON, AND ELIZsized. Pompetzki says that ABETH GARNO WITH GREAT FUTURES STUDENTS although the students were

oined in 2003 by artist Betsy Greer, craftivism (a mashup of “craft” and “activism”) puts a modern spin on crocheting, quilting, knitting, and sewing. Whether making or mending, craftivists are dedicated to creating something for social good. Take the teens in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s Great Futures program, for example. The group staged its first knit-in last fall, handcrafting blankets for the homeless.

frustrated at first, it wasn’t long before they were hooked. “One stitch is your whole world. The pace is therapeutic—and the focus, confidence, and sense of accomplishment they gain will help in their lives,” explains Pompetzki, whose patience and soothing voice are suited to leading a meditation session. By the end of last fall’s four-month term, the crafters’ ranks grew from eight to 17, and they produced 30 blankets. By the end of spring, 32 teens had participated, creating another 40 blankets. The program continues this fall, adding new handicrafts and philanthropic partners. And these local teens are not alone; craftivism is a global movement of people worldwide who knit caps for premature babies, sew patchwork quilts with positive messages for chemotherapy patients, and crochet toys for displaced families. Pompetzki says the blankets her students made will go to the people served by Riviera Beach Cares Coalition for Homeless Families. “The blankets are physical proof someone cares,” she notes. “They’re like big, warm, and healing hugs.” ‡

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UP FRONT PREVIEW BY SUSIE STANTON STAIKOS

MICHAEL GROGAN

COURTESY OF NEW WAVE AND GAVLAK LOS ANGELES/PALM BEACH

NEW WAVE ART WKND 2021 PROMISES THREE EXCITING DAYS OF ART AND CONVERSATIONS

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: SARAH GAVLAK WELCOMES GUESTS AT THE BUNKER; SAYA WOOLFAK, CANDIDA ALVAREZ, LINA PUERTA, AND ISOLDE BRIELMAIER; EFRAIN LOPEZ, STEVE HENRY, AND LAURA DVORKIN; THELMA GOLDEN, ANN TENENBAUM, AND SARAH GAVLAK.

s the art world makes its annual pilgrimage to Art Basel Miami Beach, New Wave Art WKND (NWAW) will celebrate its fourth edition in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach December 3-5, attracting art lovers to a stimulating, noncommercial art weekend showcasing South Florida’s flourishing contemporary art scene. “The weekend offers a platform to discuss issues in contemporary art and society in Palm Beach, where these conversations often need to happen,” says Sarah Gavlak, the event’s founder and executive director. Conceived in 2018, New Wave’s mission is “to foster a vital dialogue around diversity, inclusivity, immigration, and equal rights for women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ communities through public programs and by hosting an artist-in-residence program for emerging artists from marginalized communities.”

COURTESY OF NEW WAVE AND GAVLAK LOS ANGELES/PALM BEACH

Riding the Wave

Gavlak and members of her advisory committee of collectors, curators, writers, and art critics worked with program director Sarah Haimes to put together a three-day program packed with visits to private collections and galleries as well as robust public panel discussions, including a VIP program. Friday kicks off in Rosemary Square with a public panel in the afternoon, followed by an artist-in-residence open studio visit. The unveiling and celebration of New Wave public artworks will take place in the evening with a performance by Ballet Florida. A Saturday morning visit to The Bunker, Beth Rudin DeWoody’s remarkable contemporary art collection, will be rounded out by a visit to a private collection; both events are open to VIPs only. NWAW has also collaborated with some of the cutting-edge, internationally renowned galleries that Palm Beach has welcomed in the last year to arrange open-house visits. Sunday includes a VIP private collection visit followed by the second public panel at the Norton Museum of Art. VIPs will conclude the weekend as guests at the home of Ghislain d’Humiéres, director of the Norton Museum. Note that while all public events are free, VIP programming requires advance tickets; all ticket-sale proceeds benefit New Wave’s public programs and its artist-in-residence program. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit newwave.art ‡

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UP FRONT GALLERY GUIDE BY SUSIE STANTON STAIKOS

PALM BEACH ACQUAVELLA 340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite M309 acquavellagalleries.com, 561.283.3415 In its 100-year history, New York–based Acquavella has provided international collectors and museums with works from old masters to the great works of the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries. Its recently opened Palm Beach outpost will present Miró bronzes as well as impressionist, modern, and post-war works this fall.

GAVLAK 340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite M334 gavlakgallery.com, 561.833.0583 This contemporary gallery focuses on the representation of women, LGBTQ+, and artists of color. A stable of more than 20 artists includes Marilyn Minter and Betty Tompkins. A solo exhibition of new works by Jamaican-American

1. Holden Luntz Gallery: Homage to Horst P. Horst, Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld (2008), Cathleen Naundorf, silver gelatin photograph 2. PACE Gallery: Flowers, Day 1 (2019), Richard Learoyd, camera obscura ilfochrome photograph mounted to aluminum image paper and mount

artist Kim Dacres is on view from November 20 to December 18.

HOLDEN LUNTZ GALLERY

explores the limits of photographic expression using the antiquarian process “camera obscura” (direct positive images without film negatives or digital technology) while Michal Rovner, known for her multimedia approach, will have five new works on show in November.

PAUL FISHER GALLERY The Brazilian Court Hotel 301 Australian Avenue paulfishergallery.com, 561.832.5255 Paul Fisher established his eponymous gallery in 1990. Today the gallery strikes a balance between emerging talent and masters of the twentieth century and blue-chip works.

332 Worth Avenue holdenluntz.com, 561.805.9550 Holden Luntz exists to acquire and present the work of significant photographers whose work defined or is expanding the parameters of photography, from vintage masters such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Edward Weston to contemporary artists like Cathleen Naundorf and Francesca Piqueras, whose works are on exhibition this fall.

PROVIDENT FINE ART

PACE GALLERY

WEST PALM BEACH

340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite M333 pacegallery.com, 561.444.3922 Adding Palm Beach to Pace Gallery’s collection of eight global locations provides locals the opportunity to see two internationally celebrated photographers. In October, Richard Learoyd

125 Worth Avenue providentfineart.com, 561.249.7929 If you are building a collection or divesting of pieces you no longer want, this gallery offers a range of helpful services. Provident Fine Art is highly regarded for its expertise in nineteenthand twentieth-century French and American impressionism, post-impressionism, modern, and contemporary art.

THE BOX GALLERY 811 Belvedere Road theboxgallery.info, 786.521.1199 More than just a gallery, this 4,000-squarefoot space acts as a hub for local, national,

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1. Rosenbaum Contemporary: 5th Dimension (2016), Hunt Slonem, oil on canvas 2. Steidel Contemporary: Ammonoidea Sapphire (2021), Debra Steidel, crystallineglazed porcelain and cast glass 3. Sponder Gallery: Mirror II (2020), Tigran Tsitoghdzyan, mixed media 4. Mac Art Galleries: First Time (2020), Frank Arnold, mixed media on canvas

and international contemporary artists to present a variety of artworks, cultural experiences, and programs including exhibitions, lectures, and screenings. Curator and founder Rolando Chang Barrero was a recent recipient of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County’s Outstanding Cultural Leadership Muse Award.

PALM BEACH GARDENS STUDIO E GALLERY PGA Commons 4600 PGA Boulevard, Suite 101 studioegallery.com, 561.799.3333 For collectors wanting to discover a not-yetfamous talent or an internationally known artist, this is the place to browse original works in glass, bronze, mixed media, and paintings— and learn the stories behind them. Abstracted Sea and Sky, an exhibition of Stephanie Paige’s vivid works, will show this fall.

JUPITER MAC ART GALLERIES 460 Military Trail, Unit 101 macfineart.com, 561.429.4829 Boasting decades of expertise and 20,000 square feet of space across three South Florida locations, Mac Art Galleries offers a diverse collection of paintings, sculpture, photography, glass, and installations, and provides personalized guidance and in-home showings to clients. A retrospective for renowned American artist Frank Arnold will feature this fall.

LAKE WORTH BEACH MTN SPACE 502 Lake Avenue mtnspace.com, 561.202.1385 This artist-owned gallery is a newcomer to the local art scene. In addition to special exhibitions, Mtn Space offers curation, collection development, and art rental services.

STEIDEL CONTEMPORARY 500 N. Dixie Highway, Suite 305 steidelcontemporary.com, 561.283.2446 Known for intriguing sculptural objects and emerging international collections, Steidel Contemporary will host diverse exhibitions this season, showcasing mixed-media makers, ceramicists, and glass artists.

and emerging artists whose work the gallery describes as innovative, passionate, and uplifting. Silver Lining, an exhibition of work by artist Dimarc, will be on view this fall.

BOCA RATON ROSENBAUM CONTEMPORARY 150 Yamato Road rosenbaumcontemporary.com, 561.994.9180 Rosenbaum Contemporary features a nationally recognized, museum-level exhibition program of post-war, modern, and contemporary masters in all mediums, with works by Thomas Hartmann, Hunt Slonem, and Mira Lehr, among others.

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413 E. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 106 spondergallery.com, 561.241.3050 With a focus on post-war contemporary paintings, sculpture, and photography, this gallery provides support and consulting in all aspects of collecting, including appraisal services.

206 NE 2nd Street addisongallery.com, 561.278.5700 In the Pineapple Grove Arts District, this contemporary art gallery represents both established

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COURTSEY OF LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER

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BY LIZ PETONIAK

Radical Revivals THREE LOCAL CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS UNDERGO MAJOR REINVENTIONS

Today, murals and public art installations stand as one of West Palm Beach’s most distinguishing features, but it wasn’t always that way. The city’s Art in Public Places program benefited from the 2014 Percent for Art ordinance, which requires new development to devote a percentage of the project cost to fund public art. As the city’s collection grew, West Palm’s administrator of public art and culture, Sybille Welter, called for a rebrand; ArtLife WPB was born in early 2021. Under its new name, ArtLife WPB continues to support both local and international artists. Recent developments include the sculpture by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare at The Related Group’s new 360 Rosemary building and an interactive online map detailing every piece of art that can be found in West Palm Beach. “ArtLife is bringing art and culture to the public in a democratic capacity,” Welter says. “It’s about seeing something you hadn’t thought about before, reflecting, and enjoying.” wpb.org/our-city/artlife-wpb

Loggerhead Marinelife Center As Palm Beach County’s foremost ocean conservation facility, Loggerhead Marinelife Center monitors one of the planet’s most active loggerhead sea turtle nesting sites—a 9.5-mile stretch of beach from northern Palm Beach County down to John D. MacArthur Beach State Park. LMC’s footprint will grow even larger this year when it wraps up its $20 million expansion project and reopens by the end of 2021 as a world-class sea turtle hospital, research, and education center with tripled patient capacity, a 100-seat auditorium, new aquariums, and even a rooftop café. The renovations, which began in Spring 2019, will completely change the experience for guests, researchers, and sea turtles alike. marinelife.org

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: MATERIALS (SG) II, YINKA SHONIBARE; RENDERING OF LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER’S NEW OCEAN DECK; NICOLE GALLUCCIO EXHIBIT AT THE BOYNTON BEACH ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER.

Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center There’s high energy surrounding the new Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center—and it’s not just because the center, housed inside the old historic high school, is surrounded by incredible kinetic art pieces by world-class artists. Opened in early 2021, the center is an integral part of the revitalized Town Square in downtown Boynton Beach, which also features a contemporary city hall and library building, a new amphitheater, the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center, magnificent banyan trees, and playgrounds that will make you yearn to be a kid again. The Arts & Cultural Center aims to be an educational resource for the community, explains Glenn Weiss, public arts manager for the City of Boynton Beach, and as such it offers classes for both children and adults—from dance to martial arts to floral arranging to Italian conversation and, of course, art such as pottery and glassmaking. Inside the center, visitors will also find rotating art exhibits; outside, works from the annual kinetic art exhibition, such as Rubem Robierb’s Insta-worthy Dream Machine and Adrian Landon’s The Mechanical Horse that gallops in slow motion, are on display until February 2022. boynton-beach.org/bbacc ‡

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JEWELER MISH TWORKOWSKI’S DESIGNS ARE ROOTED IN A LIFELONG STUDY OF FINE ART AND THE NUANCES OF THE NATURAL WORLD

JEWELRY DESIGNER MISH TWORKOWSKI VIEWS HIS CREATIONS AS MINIATURE SCULPTURES. HE ALSO OFTEN MAKES WATERCOLORS OF HIS PIECES.

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with your wind.” A&C chatted with the artist about his process and sources of inspiration.

Mish Tworkowski is a man of many passions, and his jewelry designs reflect that. A pair of poppy ear clips, for example, speaks to his love of horticulture; a chinoiserie pagoda brooch is informed by his art history studies. He calls himself a “hunter-gatherer,” meaning that he finds inspiration all around him, then sculpts it into miniature works of art that grace many a fine jewelry collection. Tworkowski, who lives part of the year in West Palm Beach and recently announced he’s relocating his studio to Palm Beach this fall, looks at every new opportunity with childlike wonder. “Life’s a journey,” he says with a broad, genuine smile. “Go

A&C: You have a background in fine art and art history. How did that hone your eye for jewelry design? Tworkowski: I studied art history in the United States and London, and I had a strong interest in it all my life. Aside from being very visual, I’m also a very research-oriented person. Even when I’m designing a flower, I like to know everything about it: the ethnobotanical history of it, how meaningful it was in certain cultures… [For] my first job, I worked for Sotheby’s, where you see every aspect of art history—painting, sculpture, decorative arts—and look at the best quality things on the planet. That very much refined my taste. I feel that art history was an intrinsic part of my design process from day one. Each of your designs begins as a piece of art. Describe your process, from sketch to bench.

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A private commission might drive the creative process differently, but if it’s something that inspires me personally—say, a flower—I want to capture it at its ideal time: with dew on it, for example, or opening at just the right moment. First, I will photograph it (getting the right image could take years) and from there, I will start a pencil drawing. In jewelry design, there’s an artistic side and an engineering side. Even though I’m making little sculptures, I have to think about scale, volume, weight, and the way it sits on the body. So I will make detailed drawings of the piece, including dimensions. If I’m thinking of it as a colorful collection, I might use colored pencil to add a little emotion. Then I will take those thoughts and turn them into a watercolor rendering. I work with a renderer to make incredibly beautiful watercolors or gouache drawings, to scale and to size, even down to the size of the stones. After editing, I work with the wax carver to create a model of the final design. Your watercolors are so detailed, and collectible in their own right. Why go to such lengths? I am, by nature, a perfectionist. I like to do everything that is humanly possible to make every step beautiful. Literally everything is being

done by computer these days, and I hate that all this beautiful handwork is being lost. I love celebrating the handwork in everything. When you buy a piece of jewelry, you want it to have movement, to scream with emotion. You can’t do that with CAD. What happens to the renderings after the piece is sold? We actually keep the renderings; we have a big archive here. We have a lot of them framed in the studio. We’re very proud of them, and we love that we do them. We’re modern jewelers doing something a nineteenth-century jewelry house would have done in Europe. Flowers and the gifts of nature are strong influences in your work. How do the natural world and jewelry interrelate? For me, there’s a very strong relationship between the two. Nature is the best designer, and the natural world is my greatest source of inspiration. Everywhere you look in nature, there’s art. You can’t pick up a seashell and not be transported to a magical place. I find myself wondering how it was created, or how it can be translated into something wearable. The language of translation—taking something not meant to be worn and making it a special amulet for yourself—is an art in itself. That’s the spiritual side of design. Can you give an example of a specific botanical inspiration that later became a piece of jewelry, and how that came about? One thing I love to use is petrified wood. The Twig neck collar’s drop pendant is petrified tree fern, and I love the thought that millions of years of nature’s hand has turned something that was

NATURAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS SEASHELLS ARE A GREAT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR TWORKOWSKI. PETRIFIED WOOD IS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE MATERIALS.

alive on the planet into a gem. All petrified woods have this beautiful beginning of being something living. The earth envelops it and turns it to stone, and then we go in and mine it, polish it, and wear it. It’s a beautiful cycle, and in my mind very poetic. You’re relocating your studio to Palm Beach this fall. Will we be seeing more tropical pieces? I’m fascinated with tropical gardening—the colors are so intense!—and excited about where that might lead. I look forward to delving into that horticultural inspiration. I also have a secret quirky love of flamingos, so there might be something pink and feathery in my future. ‡

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Precious Pearl

INSET AND BELOW: PEARL CITY RESIDENTS IN THE EARLY 1900S

COURTESY OF THE BOCA RATON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

THE PEARL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOCA RATON CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT FOR BLACK RESIDENTS TO EVOLVE AND THRIVE DURING THE EARLY 1900S

Though Pearl City is predominantly Black, people of other races have also settled there. It continues to be a vibrant community with new services, such as a child-care center and community garden, being added all the time. Developers have offered to buy out the neighborhood, but residents are opposed. “Pearl City became a historic district to preserve the neighborhood’s history so it wouldn’t be torn down,” says Gillis. Still, the fight to save Pearl City continues. “There’s a threat to the community,” says Charles Graves, city planner and Pearl City advisor. “It’s rich in culture, and it’s important we preserve it.” That’s why the Boca Raton Historical Society works with the Developing Interracial Social Change advocacy group to collaborate on projects and secure funding to maintain properties in this community. Pearl City advocates hope it will qualify as a national landmark to encourage grant funding and financial assistance, which will help people keep and maintain their homes for future generations. Despite the struggles to secure funding for preservation, residents have been consistent in standing behind the Boca Raton Historical Society, according to Gillis. “Looking at Pearl City, it’s a survivor,” she says—just like the people it serves. Pearl City may be old, and small in size, but it’s a place filled with living African American history—and, as Graves describes it, “a pearl in Palm Beach County.” ‡ COURTESY OF THE BOCA RATON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

itting south of Glades Road between Dixie and Federal Highways, the historic community of Pearl City illuminates African American culture. Pearl City was established in 1915 as a neighborhood specifically for Black people; more than 100 years later, a few blocks—which pack a significant impact on the city of Boca Raton—are still standing. Pearl City was formed so Black farm workers could live closer to their work and not have to walk from Deerfield Beach. But over time, it blossomed into a community where Black people in the area could feel a sense of belonging and independence, since they had their own schools, businesses, and churches. With religion a bedrock of the African American community, it’s no surprise that Pearl City is home to the first two Black churches in town: Macedonia A.M.E. and Ebenezer Baptist Church. Both were founded more than 100 years ago. “These churches served as the center for social as well as religious activities in Pearl City,” explains Susan Gillis, curator of the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum. In those early days, Pearl City was broken up into three divisions: the Historic District, Lincoln Court, and Dixie Manor, a federal housing project during World War II that was segregated for the families of Black soldiers. Lincoln Court was established in 1945 to address the housing needs of African Americans. In Pearl City, life wasn’t just about working and surviving. Residents educated each other, uplifted each other, and celebrated how far they’d come. “We used to celebrate the twentieth of May here,” shares longtime Pearl City resident Amos Jackson. May 20, 1865, was the day the Emancipation Proclamation was announced in Florida, thereby making slavery illegal in the state. “The twentieth of May was a big day to us. We’d have big baseball games [and] picnics on the beach.” Today, many descendants of the original residents still live in or near the area.

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THE NEW NORMAL OF As performances returned this year, venues and musicians held on to what they’d learned during lockdown BY ERIC BARTON

uring his very first show before a live audience, John Paul

All of that obscurity didn’t last long. By 2009, his band, Surfer Blood,

Pitts experienced an almost paralyzing anxiety. “I remember

had become the new darling of alt rock. They performed on The Tonight

my knees were shaking so hard, I thought I was going to fall

Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and toured with the Pixies. They became

over,” Pitts recalls.

one of the biggest acts to come out of Palm Beach County, maybe ever.

That was back in 2004. Soon, Pitts was regularly singing in front of

That success would last for a decade full of nonstop songwriting,

audiences in a Lake Worth dance studio that hosted mini concerts on

recording, and touring. And then, like nearly everybody else in the

weekends. In between shows, he’d use the WiFi at coffee shops to

world, Surfer Blood had nothing to do. “Last year, all of a sudden, we

burn CDs that he’d hand out to random strangers.

slowed down,” Pitts says of 2020. “It’s the first time we haven’t spent a

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DURING THE PANDEMIC, SURFER BLOOD (INSET) HAS BEEN RECORDING LOCAL ACTS SUCH AS AMERICAN SIGH (OPPOSITE PAGE) AND PARTICIPATING IN STREAMING MUSIC EVENTS INCLUDING WET MANGO FEST, A CELEBRATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA ALTERNATIVE MUSIC THAT TOOK PLACE IN JUNE.

is helping the next generation follow in their tracks.

year touring since 2010.” Back home in Palm Beach County, Surfer Blood tried what

Surfer Blood’s pandemic experience is not unique; musi-

a lot of musicians did during the lockdown: doing livestream

cians and musical venues across Palm Beach County endured

videos instead of concerts. But they also took on something

similar trials over the past year-plus. Bands that were on their

huge. The tiny music studio they’ve operated in Boynton

way up found themselves on pause, and venues typically

Beach for 10 years, Shade Tree Studio, moved to a much larg-

booked every night suddenly had a giant hole in their sched-

er space, opening up to other musicians as well—and so now,

ules. The fallout required innovation and change from bands

one of Palm Beach County’s most widely known musical acts

and venues alike, and many of these new protocols are likely to affect local live music for the foreseeable future.

TO CLOSE THE DOORS OR CHANGE TUNE? THAT IS THE QUESTION. Early last year, the Palm Beach Symphony had just come off a record-breaking season, with nearly $1 million raised at its gala alone. David McClymont, the symphony’s CEO, expected a repeat the following season. “We were riding a huge tidal wave of momentum,” McClymont says. When the pandemic struck and it became clear that lockdown was here for the long haul, McClymont says the symphony had to consider shutting down for the entire season. Instead, they chose to innovate, and like all local music

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venues and artists in Palm Beach County, those innovations not only saved them but also spelled out a new and very different future for music performance. At the Arts Garage in Delray Beach, CEO and president Marjorie Waldo says she kept saying a word she hated. “I don’t like to use the word ‘pivot,’” she says, “but we pivoted so many times in those 14 months.”

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That started in March 2020, streaming as many live shows as she could from the empty 194-seat venue. Rather than hire a service to stream shows, the Arts Garage staff bought equip-

In September 2020, the Arts Garage pivoted again to “hybrid shows,” filling the venue to 50 percent capacity and streaming the performance online too. When all restrictions were lifted earlier this year, Waldo went back to filling the venue completely—and a calendar of back-to-back performances for the

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ing,” Waldo says.

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ment and taught themselves how. “We just didn’t stop produc-

first time in more than a year. Those live shows will continue to be accompanied by livestreams, something the venue never previously did. But lockdown taught them that a band’s fans around the world will pay a nominal fee, say $10, to log in online and watch a show from Delray Beach. It’s not only a new source of revenue, but it also gives the Arts Garage a way to put its performances in front of entirely new audiences. Waldo recalls bursting into tears upon witnessing a live show in the Arts Garage again. “There’s this magic that happens during the performance,” she says. “The performers interact with the energy of the audience, the audience interacts with the energy of the performers, and we’re whisked away from our anxietof the pandemic, it’s magical. It makes me feel really grateful.” The Palm Beach Symphony’s innovative streak began in April 2020 as a collaboration with the Palm Beach Opera, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Ballet Palm Beach, and the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. The orchestra joined singers via video conference to produce a recording of Barry Manilow’s One Voice,

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ies and our worries from our lives. To still be standing at the end

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“

I saw faces of people who constantly came to our shows in South Florida and supported us, and they came back after a year to support us again. To see people, after COVID and everything, it was special.”

—Tabitha Meeks, Mona Lisa Tribe

ABOVE: ORIGINALLY FROM WEST PALM BEACH, MONA LISA TRIBE HAD TO ADJUST THEIR TOURING PLANS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. OPPOSITE PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PALM BEACH SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR GERARD SCHWARZ; PALM BEACH SYMPHONY IN CONCERT; OPEN MIC EVENT AND TITO PUENTE JR. AT ARTS GARAGE.

with a ballerina dancing along from her living room.

LOCKDOWN DAYS DIDN’T GO TO WASTE

McClymont says the success of it proved that the organiza-

Tabitha Meeks remembers performing a show on St. Pat-

tion could prevail, and the symphony resolved to complete

rick’s Day in 2020 and ending it by thanking the audience

the entire season digitally. For some shows, they allowed 100

for coming out in a pandemic. She laughed, the audience

socially distanced audience members to fill a Kravis Center

laughed, and now, looking back on it, she cringes.

hall that typically holds more than 2,100. The symphony also committed to paying performers a

“We had no idea at that moment how serious it was going to become,” Meeks says.

stipend to create educational videos for students. The orga-

At the time, her band, Mona Lisa Tribe, was on a decid-

nization’s normal fundraisers had to move online; instead of

edly upward trajectory. They’d formed in 2017 as a female-

the annual Holly Jolly Symphony Fête, for example, it hosted

fronted folk band full of guitar, mandolin, tambourine,

a series of six TV concerts, some of which ran in prime time.

guitar, and harmonious gospel-inspired lyrics. When the

For a show in January, McClymont recalls having viewers

pandemic hit, they’d been planning a move to Nashville,

tune in from 20 states and multiple countries. People joined

but when they got there, live music was shutting down.

the chat window from as far away as Colombia.

Instead of gigging full-time, Meeks and the band switched

“Reflecting back on it, we had an incredible year,” McCly-

to recording, laying down five original songs in the summer

mont says. “Sometimes you have to walk out on the plank,

of 2020. “We definitely didn’t let it go to waste,” Meeks says

and we really did.”

of their time in lockdown. “We released them as singles

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throughout the summer and ended up getting more than 60,000 plays, which ended up being awesome for us.” They recorded five more songs in November, and now with live shows back on the table, Mona Lisa Tribe is on a hometown tour in Florida to perform their new songs live—a tour that began with a show at the Arts Garage in May. At that show, Meeks says, “I saw faces of people who constantly came to our shows in South Florida and supported us, and they came back after a year to support us again. To see people, after COVID and everything, it was special.” Similarly, many Palm Beach County bands that had previously HUNTER COHEN PHOTOGRAPHY

made a living almost exclusively from live shows found themselves recording for the first time ever or even livestreaming—a business model nobody knew existed. Back in the height of the pandemic, Sierra Fitzhugh, who’s responsible for the melodic bluesy guitar and lead vocals behind Sierra Lane, found herself replacing her regular gigs with livestream performances. On a whim, she put her Venmo account on the videos, and she was glad to see money begin appearing in her account. The most she got

he says the lockdown showed him how much he enjoyed recording

was $45, but she says it helped her through those darkest moments. “It

music for others. “I’ve always been very hands-on with the technical

connected me to the outside world when nobody could go outside,”

stuff, so this is right up my alley,” he says. In the past year, Shade Tree

she recalls. “It kind of kept me sane [while] being stuck inside.”

Studio recorded LPs for up-and-coming bands like American Sigh and

At 19 years old, Fitzhugh was at the very start of her musical career

Soul Particles.

when the pandemic struck. She returned to live shows in May, quickly

For his band, though, livestreaming performances just couldn’t re-

booking four to five shows a week, and she says she sees something

place touring. “It’s just not the same playing for a camera on a tripod,”

new in the crowds these days—a renewed energy and passion for

Pitts says. As things returned to normal for live music, Pitts says the band

live music. “A lot of people are more grateful for live music now, be-

began planning a tour in California, and even though he still gets that

cause it’s like a you-don’t-know-what-you-have-until-it’s-gone kind

nervous energy before a show, he was looking forward to the return of

of thing,” she says.

live performances. “There’s nothing like playing for an audience and

As for Pitts, while his day job is still vocals and guitar for Surfer Blood,

getting that energy back from a crowd.” ‡

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A lot of people are more grateful for live music now, because it’s like a you-don’tknow-what-youhave-until-it’s-gone kind of thing.” —Sierra Fitzhugh

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INSET AND OPPOSITE PAGE RIGHT: SIERRA FITZHUGH, AKA SIERRA LANE, TURNED TO LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCES DURING LOCKDOWN. OPPOSITE PAGE LEFT: MONA LISA TRIBE RETURNED TO LIVE PERFORMANCES WITH A SHOW AT THE ARTS GARAGE IN DELRAY BEACH BEFORE EMBARKING ON A TOUR OF FLORIDA.

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ndrew Kato deftly picks his way through discarded lengths of rebar and past mounds of sand and concrete rubble. His ease on this rough perimeter path of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre construction site comes from walking it almost daily since the $30 million project to overhaul and reimagine the venue began in 2019. A theater industry veteran of 30 years, Kato is the Maltz’s producing artistic director and chief executive. But he never envisioned standing outside the theater at 3 a.m., watching 87 cement trucks line up to pour tons of new foundation or hopping through debris to give hard hat tours. As he explains each new space emerging from the ground, his enthusiasm for the artistic potential rising along A1A is evident. “It’s a difficult process, but you get to dream up the future of the organization,” he says. “The building is just JASON NUTTLE

the beginning. The people are what make it amazing. But you need the facilities for them.” The facilities that are underway are quite impressive. Already the largest regional theater in the southern half

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of the United States, the Maltz is adding a

The theater enters its 2021-22 season

Broadway-scale stage featuring a larger

with a January grand opening followed by

orchestra pit with a lift, plus a 50-foot tower

a three-week open-air run of Jersey Boys

to house a bigger fly rigging system to move

at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, January

substantial stage elements like lighting and

11-30. Then, from February 8-20, it will host I

scenery (among other enhancements). De-

Hate Hamlet at The Benjamin School in Palm

signed by Oscar Garcia in tandem with Currie

Beach Gardens. Sweet Charity (February

Sowards Aguila Architects, these upgrades

19 to March 9) and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

allow the Maltz to qualify for pre-Broadway

(March 22 to April 10), as well as an array of

or national tour development productions.

limited engagements, will be presented on the theater’s new stage.

Additionally, the project scope includes

“In order to get in a four-show season, we

facilities with floor-to-ceiling windows, an

had to mix in an alternate space,” Kato says of

innovative dining experience called Scene,

the collaboration with The Benjamin School

the Wardrobe gift shop, and an expanded

and the stadium.

Conservatory for student theater training. A

It’s all part of a construction plan that

new lobby with a redesigned entrance and

began with a fundraising drive five years ago

a 199-seat second theater space are also key

and was pushed toward an early completion

parts of the renovation.

by the coronavirus pandemic. The theater added a new parking lot and street-side sig-

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nage in 2019 and had planned for two more

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three floors of state-of-the-art production

phases taking place starting at the end of the

matching challenge grant The Milton and

2021-22 season. But with its 2020-21 season

Tamar Maltz Family Foundation had previous-

largely cancelled due to COVID-19, the

ly donated. Other donors also added to their

decision was made to compress the last two

contributions when they learned the project

phases into one and start a year early.

would be starting sooner than expected.

That fast-tracking was made possible by a

For Kato, the excitement of the project is

$5 million top-off grant from philanthropists

tempered by the brutal realities of working

and founding board members Milton and

in the arts during a pandemic. The theater

Tamar Maltz, who stepped in to offer the

lost more than $1 million between evapo-

remaining money required to complete the

rated ticket revenues and money already

work in 2021, in addition to the $5 million

spent to secure last season’s shows. To help

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“ T H E BUIL D IN G IS JUST T H E B EG I NN IN G. THE PEO PLE A RE W HAT MA K E IT A MAZI N G . BU T YO U N E E D THE FAC I L ITIE S FO R THE M.” —AN DR EW KATO

ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY STAGES ARE COMING BACK TO LIFE IN THE PALM BEACHES, AND VENUES HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND UPGRADES IN ANTICIPATION OF MOUNTING THEIR PRODUCTION SEASONS. HERE’S A LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT FROM SOME OF THE AREA’S BEST-LOVED THEATER ORGANIZATIONS. DELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE

The historic community theater

by Lake Ida brought a mix of live and virtual shows back to audiences starting in November 2020 with a pop music tribute to songs of the 1960s and ’70s and the Neil Simon play Lost in Yonkers. The playhouse celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary season in

anniversary season later this

2021-22 with four main-stage plays,

year, kicking off in December

starting with Agatha Christie’s A

instead of October,” Kevin

Spider’s Web in December. A mix

Barrett, the executive director,

of musical performances, comedy,

wrote in a letter to patrons.

compensate, it launched “Stand by Us,” a fundrais-

magic, and tribute band acts will

ing campaign allowing patrons to donate their ticket

round out the season.

subscriptions back to the theater in exchange for a

COURTESY OF DELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE

THE MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE IS UNDERGOING A MAJOR RENOVATION THAT WILL INCLUDE A NEW FRONT FACADE (LEFT), AN UPDATED LOBBY (BELOW), AND A NEW GIFT SHOP (BELOW LEFT). OTHER IMPROVEMENTS ARE AN EXPANDED CONSERVATORY AND A 199-SEAT SECOND THEATER.

As part of its diamond

Enhanced health and safety protocols for the facility

include plans to hole-punch tickets

permanent recognition on the wall of the new lobby,

anniversary year, the playhouse

rather than hand-tear them and

among other perks.

has launched the “$75 for 75th”

use commercial-grade cleaning

To keep patrons further engaged, the theater

fundraiser, where patrons can

practices. The playhouse also was

increased its online content. It filmed a production

donate to help the theater rebound

outfitted with new air-purifying

on the theater’s stage of How to Succeed in Business

from the pandemic and support its

equipment as part of its HVAC

Without Really Trying, the show that was cancelled

ongoing productions.

systems.

just before opening. Under an agreement with the

“We have made the strategic

musical’s owners, the Maltz was allowed to share the

decision to start our seventy-fifth

Visit delraybeachplayhouse.com for further details.

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THE WICK THEATRE & COSTUME MUSEUM

In April, the Wick launched a re-start of live shows with A Chorus Line, the production that was cancelled shortly percent of the house. Those on stage wore clear plastic masks and guests were required to wear masks, as well. The Wick updated health and safety protocols for all events. Efforts included covered food and drink service, restroom attendants to continuously clean while guests are present, and modifications to the HVAC system.

of Wick’s costuming company, Costume World, which

The Wick managed to keep its doors open for

maintains more than a million costumes in its Pompano

much of the second half of 2020 with occasional by-

Beach warehouse and supplies theatrical wardrobes to

appointment tours and luncheons held in the museum.

entertainment venues worldwide. As she looks ahead to

It hosted several cabaret-style dinner shows with meals

next season, however, there are glimmers of hope.

provided by the venue’s Tavern on the Wick restaurant. “In reopening, we have taken the health and safety

“The phones are ringing again,” she says. “There is an optimism in the air, and I am looking forward to when the lights are back on in theaters all over the country.”

of our cast and patrons seriously,” says Executive

The Wick plans to return to a full main-stage schedule in October with the ABBA musical Mamma Mia!.

Still, the year was fraught not just with reduced

Visit thewick.org for further details.

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revenues from the theater, but a near-total collapse

PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS

The West Palm Beach theater was in the middle of

were able to introduce people to the theater, even from all over the world. At one show, we had someone log in from Tokyo. The emails and letters

we’ve received have spoken to how people need and appreciate the human connection of theater.”

This summer, Dramaworks consulted with building engineers to design and install a new $1 million HVAC system. After delaying the start of its 2021-22 season due to the Delta variant and surge in COVID cases,

a six-show season in 2020 when everything closed,

the theater plans to begin its five-show

cancelling a production of Skylight in mid-run and three

schedule in December with Michael

additional shows, plus all of its summer programming. It

McKeever’s The People Downstairs.

soon launched a free virtual program with play-readings through its in-house “Drama (in the) Works” program. “Virtual performances were well-received [and] once

“We’re hoping these new protocols will put everyone’s mind at ease so that they can just delight in being back in the theater

the audience saw how you could watch it almost like

and enjoy this great lineup of plays, without

a movie, people were really engaged,” says Jennifer

worrying about the air they breathe,” says

Sardone-Shiner, Dramaworks’ marketing consultant.

Producing Artistic Director William Hayes.

shows there were over 500 people watching. We

Visit palmbeachdramaworks.org for further details.

LEFT: LOCAL THEATER COMPANIES, INCLUDING THE WICK AND PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS, INSTALLED NEW HVAC SYSTEMS WITH ENHANCED AIR FILTRATION. OPPOSITE PAGE: THE NEW MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE WILL OFFER BROADWAY-CALIBER FACILITIES AND AN UPDATED EXPERIENCE IN ITS CLUBLEVEL LOUNGE KNOWN AS THE GREEN ROOM.

COURTESY OF PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS

Managing Producer Marilynn Wick.

“We weren’t limited in audience, either, so for certain

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COURTESY OF THE WICK

after it opened in March 2020. Seating was limited to 50

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video link for one night only with ticketed patrons. It also produced a video blog called “Reel Brief” with background on the renovation project, construction highlights, show cast chats, and even a segment called “Drinking with Jay,” where box office manager Jay Johnson got into the quarantine spirit—literally—by mixing up cocktails like the Lemon Drop. Since the Maltz made “lemonade from lemons” during the pandemic, the Lemon Drop aptly became a new signature drink. “The word for this entire period has been ‘pivot,’ not only for arts and cultural organizathe pandemic first hit, I don’t think any of us thought it would be this severe and impactful. We had 50 full-time staffers and now we’re down to what we call the ‘dirty dozen’ plus one box office person. And then what

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tions, but for everyone,” Kato says. “When

it’s done to economic activity in the area, all

renovation project was counted as part of its

They cannot wait,” he says. “They’re tired of

our vendors we support—printers, landscap-

overall revenues.

watching TV. Live theater is the ultimate 4D

ers, so many people.”

Still, Kato envisions a day soon when the

experience because it’s shared; the story is

ravages of the pandemic and the challenges

being told right in front of your eyes. It does

ment stimulus through the $15 billion Save

of construction give way to a fresh start and

something no other medium can do. As hu-

Our Stages act, but it was placed in a later

even brighter future.

mans, we want that connectivity.”

The Maltz hopes to receive some govern-

wave of assistance because the money for the

“People are clamoring for us to reopen.

Visit jupitertheatre.org for further details. ‡

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AVANT GARB

Fashion and art are inextricably linked. Designers face the unique challenge of creating work that dazzles on a hanger and maintains its beauty on the human form. Captivating pieces from some of the area’s renowned art institutions inspired these couture creations by three local designers who have a passion for turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. By Abigail Duffy | Photography by Ian Jacob

Pretty in PINK Amanda Perna x Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square

JULIA ANDREASEN

It is an invaluable opportunity when an artist can create for the sake of creating—especially in the wake of a pandemic. Delray Beach–based designer Amanda Perna, who spent the majority of last year fashioning face masks for locals and health care workers at her House of Perna studio, flexed her creative muscles in partnership with the Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square. In addition to collaborating with the organization that hosted her first fashion exhibition, Perna drew inspiration from her friend, fellow artist and Arts Warehouse studio neighbor Jill Hotchkiss, whose work was recently on view at the Cornell. Known for her showstopping couture tulle gowns, Perna took this creation to the next level with Hotchkiss’ help. With her friend’s use of vines,

Artist Jill Hotchkiss’ work was included in the Cornell Art Museum’s Culture Keepers exhibition.

florals, roots, and abstract natural scenes as her jumping-off point, Perna captured an opulent return to a post-pandemic world with flowering tulle, winding embroidered vines, lush floral details, and shimmering gold leaf, which Hotchkiss helped her appliqué to the gown. Perna’s inspiration is evident: The gown looks like an extension of one of Hotchkiss’ panels. “I had a very unique opportunity to use part of her medium,” Perna says. “Her work is two-dimensional and mine is three-dimensional, so there’s not typically a crossover with what we do. It was really very special to create something inspired by her work and then have the gold she uses on her pieces on my own.” amandaperna.com Special thanks to model Mackenzie Sibel, Jill Hotchkiss, and the House of Perna team for their support. 40 art&culture

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Light as AIR Shakeera Thomas x Norton Museum of Art

NIGEL YOUNG / FOSTER + PARTNERS

When designer Shakeera Thomas saw Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Typewriter Eraser, Scale X, 1999 at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, she stopped in her tracks with tears in her eyes. What loomed in front of her was a powerful symbol from her childhood. “I was afraid of making mistakes, always trying to write my words properly, constantly writing and erasing,” says Thomas. Through her art, however, she learned lifechanging lessons, including that “sometimes, mistakes can be perfect.” She also embraced the notion that she is in control of her creations. For this gown and headpiece, she used red, white, and blue 24-gauge copper wire in honor of the Oldenburg and van Bruggen sculpture.

Typewriter Eraser, Scale X, 1999, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Norton Museum of Art

As a lover of the avant-garde, Thomas’ encounter with the Norton’s George Cohen: Artist of the Chicago Avant-Garde exhibition felt like kismet. Cohen’s work (which was on view through June 2021) celebrates what Thomas holds dear: expressing her creativity by crafting one-of-a-kind fashion out of unconventional materials. Fundamentally, Thomas’ work is an homage to her heritage. Her bespoke, impossibly delicate copper wire fascinators, gowns, and accessories possess elements of the handwoven nets her fishermen relatives created in her native Guyana. The gown, entitled Storm Within, also honors the women in her life, reflecting their resilience and ability to weather any storms that cross their paths. Although made of wire, the gown is meant to mimic Chantilly lace, a favorite of her mother and grandmother. “It’s a delicate-looking lace, but it’s a really strong weave,” she notes. “The pattern represents the delicate nature of a woman, but the wire represents the strength that I was taught.” shakeerathomas.com Special thanks to model Lori Lopez, artist assistant Skyler Ghezelaiagh, and seamster/tailor Andrew Jackson Pinkney. 42 art&culture

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In Person (1967), Andy Warhol, part of the collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody, featured in the Lighthouse ArtCenter’s upcoming Warhol exhibition

Perfect POP Kristen Alyce x Lighthouse ArtCenter

It is rare for one artist’s signature to appear on another’s work. But for Kristen Alyce, founder of Garbage Gone Glam, repurposing comes naturally—especially when her materials are a celebration of one of the most iconic creatives of all time. A lifelong fan of Andy Warhol, Alyce collaborated on this gown with the Lighthouse ArtCenter in anticipation of the Tequesta organization’s upcoming exhibition on the Pop Art icon this winter. Alyce got her start designing in 2009 and has long kept sustainability in mind. After watching the waste created by New York Fashion Week pile up, she began repurposing anything she could get her hands on—signs, plastic bags, misprinted catalogs and diner menus, and more—into chic styles. “Whenever someone needs to tell a story or if they need something eye-catching, that’s when I step in and make something fun,” she says. For this sophisticated black-and-white ballgown, Alyce fashioned Warhol posters into a fitted bodice, voluminous skirt, and flowing train, zeroing in on the artist’s signature for a hypnotizing motif. The resulting look channels a silhouette reminiscent of Oscar de la Renta and a color palette à la Chanel. Ultimately, the design illustrates Alyce’s love for the arts and penchant for upcycling. “Art and sustainability work really well together because when you want to be creative, you want to use something that already exists.” kristenalyce.com, garbagegoneglam.com Special thanks to model Heather DeSanti, makeup artist Aracelli Bravo, and Alyce’s son, Ryder Ragnar. 44 art&culture

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After donating his photography collection to the Norton Museum of Art, a real estate agent and lifelong art collector focuses his private collection on drawings and paintings By Susie Stanton Staikos Photography by Jerry Rabinowitz 46 art&culture

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OPPOSITE PAGE, FROM LEFT: BURT MINKOFF IN HIS HOME, IN FRONT OF KEHINDE WILEY’S A DISHEVELED WOMAN (2015); ONE OF ANDY WARHOL’S SCREEN-PRINTS OF MAO ZEDONG (1972).

ABOVE: UNTITLED (SELFIE WITH HORSE) (2015), HENRY TAYLOR

PLE, GREEN, ORANGE, BLUE) (2014), BRIAN WILLS.

BELOW: SAFE/WHITE PAINTING (2002), ELMGREEN & DRAGSET; UNTITLED (HOVERING STACK: PUR-

RIGHT: PLASTIC BOTTLE SCULPTURE BY TONY FEHER

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rt is in Burt Minkoff’s DNA. “My uncle owned a company called

Posters Originals and created the American art poster,” Minkoff explains. “He was best friends with the art dealer Leo Castelli and collected lots of Andy Warhol, Jim Dine, and David Hockney. As a child in the ’60s, I would go to his apartment and play with his Ernest Trova man sculpture or the Miguel Berrocal sculpture.” As an art-obsessed adult in the 1980s, Minkoff

spent Saturday afternoons in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, browsing in the galleries and artist studios. “When my uncle started collecting, it was a much smaller art world,” he says. The same was true when he began collecting, too. “Now it’s a global art world, which makes it even more complicated and difficult.” He bought his first piece, 42nd Street Looking West by Joe Davis, in 1984 at the Vox Populi Gallery in the East Village, where he could pick up pieces within his price range. “When I started collecting it was $500 and $1,000; $5,000 was a lot of money then.” He says he often hesitates spending at current high prices, which sometimes means missing opportunities. “Everything I collect is very contemporary and I tend not to go back,” he says. “I kind of think that if I missed it, I missed it and I move on.” Minkoff’s winding road as a collector evolved when he was on the Producer’s Council for the New Museum, traveling to art fairs across Europe. “Like gamblers invited to Las Vegas, if we could get to Berlin, Athens, Madrid, or Turin, the art fairs put us up and took us on tours, and we went into the greatest homes. It was fabulous,” he recalls. But Minkoff soon developed an eye for more than art. As a New York–based marketing executive, he witnessed how real estate investors had transformed the real estate scene in Manhattan and the Hamptons—and he longed for his own canvas. “I knew that we could change Florida in a way that nobody could imagine,” he says. “I wanted to go somewhere where I could learn and help educate people on the different choices when they made the move. That was the marketer in me.” So, combining his love of art and real estate, Minkoff headed south to Miami in 2011 to work with Craig Robins, the famed developer of the Miami Design District, a co-founder of Design Miami, and an original organizer of Art Basel Miami Beach. However, the Magic City quickly lost its appeal and Minkoff moved on to Lake Worth. Twelve years later, he relocated to West Palm Beach, where his real estate business base is, and found the community where he could put down roots. FROM TOP: UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN NEW DELHI, INDIA (2017), ENOC PEREZ, A PUERTO RICAN ARTIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN DRAWING AND PAINTING ARCHITECTURE; MANTIS (2019), ELIZABETH NEEL, AN AMERICAN ARTIST WHO OFTEN WORKS ON RAW CANVAS, APPLYING PAINT IN UNORTHODOX WAYS TO ARRIVE AT UNIQUE ABSTRACT SHAPES.

“When I first visited Palm Beach, I saw what the Hamptons had been in the ’70s, and after six months in Miami I realized that was what I wanted,” he says. “That’s why I came here. It was much more familiar to me, and there was a real opportunity here.” After a spell

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: EFFIGY FOR A NEW NORMALCY (2018), KENDELL CARTER; A-Z TIME TRIALS (1999), ANDREA ZITTEL; MINKOFF’S COLLECTION OF ANDY WARHOL BOOKS AND KEEPSAKES; MAYNARD MONROW NEON SIGN; GRANDMA (RG) (2020), KAARI UPSON; CHEZ ANNABEL’S (2014), KONSTANTIN KAKANIAS.

with a handful of small real estate firms, Minkoff worked with the Corcoran Group for 14 years. He joined Douglas Elliman in 2018. Although the majority of Minkoff’s work is residential, he has a reputation among serious art collectors for being the guy you go to when you need to buy an industrial space for your sprawling private art collection. Case in point: A former client (and one of Minkoff’s closest friends) is local art collector Beth Rudin DeWoody, whom he escorted to her first Art Basel and helped find a home for her expanding collection at The Bunker in West Palm Beach. Now, having established his local prowess in the art and real estate worlds, Minkoff houses his own collection in his threestory townhouse and guesthouse in West Palm Beach. But before determining where to put each piece, he decided to divest

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WEB EXCLUSIVE SEE MORE OF THIS COLLECTION AT PALMBEACHCULTURE.COM/MAGAZINE

FROM LEFT: INTERIEURE NO. 141, ANTON HENNING, A GERMAN ARTIST WHO PUTS A MODERNIST, POP ART–INSPIRED SPIN ON STILL LIFES; UNTITLED (7, VIII) (1993), GEORG BASELITZ, A GERMAN SCULPTOR, PAINTER, AND PRINTMAKER WHO HAS LONG SOUGHT TO EXPLORE AND REINTERPRET THE HUMAN FIGURE.

some of his works—and enrich the community at the same time—by making a large donation of photography to the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach.

(1964), plus an entire bookshelf filled with tomes devoted to Warhol. There’s a signed David Hockney lithograph, Pool (1980), and Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Secretary (1978), one of a few photographs Minkoff

“I realized that I needed to focus,” he says. To Minkoff, that meant cut-

kept in his collection. (“It’s hard to stay in the very narrow path,” he con-

ting out most photographic works. “Not that I don’t like photography.

fesses.) Derrick Adams’ brightly colored mixed-media collage, Fun &

I love drawings because they are an immediate, intimate look into an

Games (2014), prominently depicts Eddie Murphy as a game show host.

artist’s mind. I probably could stop collecting everything but drawings.”

Minkoff’s beloved collection of drawings rises up a staircase to the

A look at his home gallery reveals not only his love of drawings, but

second floor. Among them are works by Patrick Lee, Orly Genger,

also an eye for color, a collection of works from great painters, as well

Andrew Brischler, Elizabeth Peyton, Paul McCarthy, and—one of

as striking pieces of conceptual art. In the entrance hall, Los Angeles–

Minkoff’s favorites—Andrea Zittel’s Two Public Sculptures A-Z (1999).

based artist Henry Taylor’s Untitled (selfie with horse) takes pride of

It’s impossible not to linger to gaze at and read the text in Karen Kilim-

place. Taylor’s eyes follow you down a narrow corridor, where you

nik’s drawings, Charlotte Rampling at Yves St. Laurent’s, Paris (1984)

come face-to-face with an iconic 1967 silkscreen on paper: Marilyn in

and Leonardo DiCaprio (1998).

pink by Andy Warhol. The first-floor office suite is filled with remind-

Kehinde Wiley’s striking portrait, A Disheveled Woman (2015), af-

ers of Minkoff’s childhood—including more Warhol screen-prints

ter Goya’s work of the same name, hangs on the second-floor landing

like Mao (1972), Campbell’s Soup Can Shopping Bag (1966), and Liz

leading to a large seating area flanking an open kitchen and bar where

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CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT: COLLECTION OF WORKS WITH KAREN KILIMNIK’S CHARLOTTE RAMPLING AT YVES ST. LAURENT’S, PARIS (1984) IN THE CENTER; FEEDBACK (1994), CHRISTIAN MARCLAY; OSCAR THE DOG SITS IN FRONT OF A PHOTOGRAPH DIGITIZED ON CANVAS BY UTA BARTH.

every wall is covered with art. At one end hangs Closer, a word piece by Jack Pierson. German photographer Uta Barth’s digitized photograph on canvas Field #24 (1998) floats over a sofa. Safe/White Painting (2002), by Scandinavian duo Elmgreen & Dragset, is a take on a Robert Ryman monochrome painting that’s been ripped open and peeled back to reveal a shiny metal safe. Nearby, there’s Untitled (Hovering Stack: Purple, Green, Orange, Blue) (2014), by Los Angeles–based artist Brian Wills. In Judith Eisler’s Uli &

to 50 people.

Ingrid (2013), a photorealist oil-on-canvas painting inspired by a film

The guesthouse’s top floor is dominated by a table that seats 12. The

still, two characters in a car look intensely at each other, leaving the

elegant 1970 corner bar by Italian photographer and designer Willy

viewer to decide what might be going on between them.

Rizzo is a showstopper. “You can still smell the smoke and alcohol

All spaces in Minkoff’s home, including bedrooms, bathrooms, and

seeping through,” says Minkoff. Five imposing steel-framed and mo-

even the elevator, host their share of artworks. The guesthouse is no

torized clock faces, custom-designed to Minkoff’s sense of time, look

exception. Inspired by Sunnylands, the mid-century California home

out over the table. The A-Z Time Trials (1999) installation by Andrea

of Walter and Leonore Annenberg, the structure boasts three large

Zittel resembles a backlit Porsche dashboard. Gisela Colon’s Morph

paintings on the first floor: an arresting Elizabeth Neel, Mantis (2019),

(Aqua Blue) (2018) hangs like a large opalescent jewel.

with its bold, swirling green brushstrokes; Enoc Perez’s United States

By all accounts, Minkoff has curated an assemblage of pieces that

Embassy in New Delhi, India (2017); and Anton Henning’s Interieure

speak to a lifetime of avid art collecting. Minkoff says his passion for

No. 141. There are also two Georg Baselitz gouache and India ink

art continues to flourish. “I love emerging artists. It’s an expression of

works on paper, Untitled (7, VIII) (1993) and Untitled (21, VII) (1993).

where we are at our time.” He buys from reputable dealers online and

The guesthouse gives Minkoff the perfect space to entertain. And

has established strong relationships with galleries like Gavlak in Palm

whether he’s collecting art or hosting guests, he doesn’t do anything

Beach. And despite his recent resolve to keep his collection focused,

on a small scale. “If you’re cooking for two, you might as well cook for

it would be no surprise if the few remaining empty walls in Minkoff’s

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While theaters across the country went dark for most of last season, the lights will return brighter than ever during the 20212022 Kravis on Broadway series at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. The seven-show season will open with Come From Away November 16-21, followed by six-time Tony Award winner Dear Evan Hansen December 15-19. Summer: The Donna Summer Musical will run January 5-9, followed by classics including Cats (February 8-13), Anastasia (March 9-13), and My Fair Lady (April 19-24). An Officer and a Gentleman, based on the lauded film starring Richard Gere, will round out the season May 3-8. kravis.org/broadway, 561.832.7469 —Skye Sherman

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EXHIBITS The Spirit of Peru: Valerie Collins Stanescu Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, through November 6, palmbeachculture.com, 561.472.2901 Dinosaur Revolution South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, through November 28, sfscience.org, 561.832.1988 Members’ Show 2021 Palm Beach Photographic Centre, West Palm Beach, through November 30, workshop.org, 561.253.2600 Frida and Me Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, through December 5, norton.org, 561.832.5196 COVID Memorial Quilt Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, through December 6, armoryart.org, 561.832.1776 THESE EVENTS ARE CURRENT AS OF PRESS TIME, BUT PLEASE CONTACT THE PRESENTING VENUE DIRECTLY TO CONFIRM.

Laurie Snow Hein: Tropical Artwork Sandhill Crane Golf Clubhouse, Palm Beach Gardens, through December 14, pbgrec.com/ gardensart, 561.630.1116

Flying Minute Men: Remembering the Civil Air Patrol (Eightieth Anniversary) Historic Courthouse, Historical Society of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, through December 31, pbchistory.org, 561.832.4164 The Storm of ’28 Historic Courthouse, Historical Society of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, through December 31, pbchistory.org, 561.832.4164 Painting Enlightenment: Experiencing Wisdom and Compassion through Art and Science Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, through March 27, morikami.org, 561.495.0233

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru Boca Raton Museum of Art, October 16 to March 6, bocamuseum.org, 561.392.2500 Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, October 23 to February 6, norton.org, 561.832.5196 Gathering Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, October 29 to January 15, palmbeachculture.com, 561.472.2901 Unknowing (Between Day and Night) by Carol Prusa Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, November 3 to January 2, ansg.org, 561.832.5328 Jean Howard: Whimsical Excursions Burns Road Community Center, Palm Beach Gardens, November 3 to February 2, pbgrec.com/gardensart, 561.630.1116

Homes to Hospitals in the Roaring 1920s Historic Courthouse, Historical Society of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, through July 2, pbchistory.org, 561.832.4164

Rayna O’Nan: Underwater Photography Tennis & Pickleball Center, Palm Beach Gardens, November 4 to January 11, pbgrec.com/gardensart, 561.630.1116

Sam Perry Retrospective Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, October 15 to November 19, armoryart.org, 561.832.1776

Holiday Faculty Exhibition Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, November 9 to December 11, lighthousearts.org, 561.746.3101

Todd Lim: Negative Capability in Times of COVID-19 Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, October 15 to November 27, palmbeachculture.com, 561.472.2901

Roberta B. Marks: Anthology Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, November 9 to December 11, lighthousearts.org, 561.746.3101

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Art of the BraveHeARTS Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, November 10 to December 5, armoryart.org, 561.832.1776 Biennial Faculty Exhibition Schmidt Center Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, November 12 to January 30, fau.edu/galleries, 561.297.2661 Mastering the Medium Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, November 12 to January 1, palmbeachculture.com, 561.472.2901

INSET: THE BRIDE WHO BECOMES FRIGHTENED WHEN SHE SEES LIFE OPENED, FRIDA KAHLO; BELOW: GIRL WITH STILL LIFE, JUAN SORIANO.

26 to December 19, thewick.org, 561.995.2333

A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, November 13 to January 30, fourarts.org, 561.655.7226

Gregory Dirr: The Big Book, A Created World Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, December 3 to January 15, palmbeachculture.com, 561.472.2901 Previously Loved: Pamela Tatti Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, December 10-30, armoryart.org, 561.832.1776 Seas of Tranquility: Michael Las Casas Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, December 10-30, armoryart.org, 561.832.1776 Earth Matters South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, December 13 to May 8, sfscience.org, 561.832.1988

STAGE AND SCREEN Mamma Mia! The Wick Theatre, Boca Raton, through November 14, thewick.org, 561.995.2333 The Importance of Being Earnest Lake Worth Playhouse, November 12-28, lakeworthplayhouse.org, 561.586.6410

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An Eye on Michelangelo and Bernini: Photographs by Aurelio Amendola The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, November 13 to January 30, fourarts.org, 561.655.7226

The People Downstairs Palm Beach Dramaworks, West Palm Beach, December 3-19, palmbeachdramaworks.org, 561.514.4042 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Stonzek Theatre, Lake Worth Beach, December 3-12, lakeworthplayhouse.org, 561.586.6410 A Spider’s Web Delray Beach Playhouse, December 3-19, delraybeachplayhouse.com, 561.272.1281

FRIDA KAHLO, DIEGO RIVERA, AND MEXICAN MODERNISM FROM THE JACQUES AND NATASHA GELMAN COLLECTION AT THE NORTON MUSEUM OF ART

Come From Away Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, November 16-21, kravis.org, 561.832.7469 To Fall in Love Theatre Lab, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, November 19 to December 12, fau.edu/theatrelab, 561.297.6124 Cirque Dreams Holidaze Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, November 26-28, kravis.org, 561.832.7469 Comedy on the Green: Dave Seigel and Christian Finnegan Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, November 26, comedyonthegreen.org The Winter Spectacular The Wick Theatre, Boca Raton, November

Wiesenthal Mizner Park Cultural Center, Boca Raton, December 3-5, miznerparkculturalcenter.com, 844.672.2849 That Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 8-12, kravis.org, 561.832.7469 Comedy on the Green: Ted Alexandro Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, December 10, comedyonthegreen.org Dear Evan Hansen Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 15-19, kravis.org, 561.832.7469

MUSIC AND DANCE Clematis by Night Downtown West Palm Beach, Thursday nights starting October 7, wpb.org, 561.822.1515 The Box Tops Old School Square, Delray Beach, November 5, oldschoolsquare.org, 561.243.7922 art&culture 55

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The Temptations and The Four Tops Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 7, kravis.org, 561.832.7469 David Foster Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 8, kravis.org, 561.832.7469 The Hip Hop Nutcracker Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 10, kravis.org, 561.832.7469 Nester Torres Arts Garage, Delray Beach, December 10-11, artsgarage.org, 561.450.6357 FAU Tuba Christmas Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, December 12, fauevents.com, 561.297.6124 New World Symphony Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 12, kravis.org, 561.832.7469

Palm Beach Symphony Masterworks No. 1: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, November 7, palmbeachsymphony.org, 561.281.0145 Florida Wind Symphony: Veteran’s Day Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, November 11, fauevents.com, 561.297.6124 CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band Arts Garage, Delray Beach, November 12-13, artsgarage.org, 561.450.6357

FAU Band-O-Rama 2021 Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, November 21, fauevents.com, 561.297.6124 The Marlow Rosado Latin Jazz Ensemble Arts Garage, Delray Beach, November 26, artsgarage.org, 561.450.6357

Nicole Henry Sings Whitney Houston Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 12, kravis.org, 561.832.7469 Brandenburg Concertos The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, December 15, fourarts.org, 561.655.7226 Pianist Wynona Wang Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 16, kravis.org, 561.832.7469

Quinteto Astor Piazzolla Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, November 12-13, kravis.org, 561.832.7469

Palm Beach Symphony Masterworks No. 2: Mozart’s Final Year Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 2, palmbeachsymphony.org, 561.281.0145

Tommy Prine Old School Square, Delray Beach, December 17, oldschoolsquare.org, 561.243.7922

Johnny Rawls Arts Garage, Delray Beach, November 14, artsgarage.org, 561.450.6357

Ballet Palm Beach: The Nutcracker Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 4-5, kravis.org, 561.832.7469

Classics Albums Live: Let it Bleed Old School Square, Delray Beach, December 18, oldschoolsquare.org, 561.243.7922

Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach Season Opening Night Concert The Breakers, Palm Beach, November 15, cmspb.org, 561.379.6773

Big Band Holidays The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, December 5, fourarts.org, 561.655.7226

Pianist Inon Barnatan, violinist James Ehnes Presented by the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, December 22, cmspb.org, 561.379.6773

Evenings at the Council Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, November 18 (also Dec. 16), palmbeachculture.com, 561.472.2901 Sara Gazarek Quartet Arts Garage, Delray Beach, November 19, artsgarage.org, 561.450.6357 56

Brett Young Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, November 20, myboca.us, 561.393.7890

The Symphonia: Love in the Afternoon Roberts Theater, Saint Andrew’s School, Boca Raton, December 5, thesymphonia.org, 561.376.3848 Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 6, kravis.org, 561.832.7469

Respect: The Music of Aretha Franklin Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 22, kravis.org, 561.832.7469 Miami City Ballet in The Palm Beaches: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, December 29-30, kravis.org, 561.832.7469

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SPECIAL EVENTS Boca Raton Pumpkin Patch Festival Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, October 30-31, bocapumpkinpatch.com First Friday Art Walk Downtown Delray Beach, November 5 (and every first Friday through May), downtowndelraybeach.com/artwalk, 561.243.1077 Stories in the Gardens Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, November 5 (also Nov. 12, 19, and 26), ansg.org, 561.832.5328 LagoonFest Flagler Drive Waterfront, West Palm Beach, November 6, lagoonfest.com, 561.274.4663 Zoo Lights Palm Beach Zoo, West Palm Beach, select nights from November 19 to January 2, palmbeachzoo.org, 561.547.9453 Art Talks: Caren Hackman Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, November 13, palmbeachculture.com, 561.472.2901 Sculpture in Motion: The Art of Pre- and Post-War Automobiles Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, November 13, ansg.org, 561.832.5328 Garden of Lights Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach, December 1-23, mounts.org, 561.233.1757 West Palm Beach Arts Festival Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, December 4-5, armoryart.org, 561.832.1776 Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, December 5, flaglermuseum.us, 561.655.2833 Community Hanukkah Celebration Rosemary Square, West Palm Beach, December 5, jewishpb.org, 561.478.0700 Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival Various locations in Palm Beach County, December 9-12, pbfoodwinefest.com, 561.320.2030 Art Talks: Robert Wolfkill Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, December 11, palmbeachculture.com, 561.472.2901 Holiday Evening Tours Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, December 18-22, flaglermuseum.us, 561.655.2833

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FIT FOR A SPY Tasked with designing a dish inspired by a play, musical, or movie, one phrase flashed into the mind of Stephen Asprinio, creative visionary for Charlie & Joe’s at Love Street: Bond. James Bond. To capture the spirit of the popular franchise, Asprinio worked with Jordan Lerman, a fellow film buff and executive chef at Beacon, the fine dining heart of the Charlie & Joe’s culinary village, nestled across the water from the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum. Lerman’s answer: wood-charred Spanish octopus with smoked potato espuma, Treviso, black garlic, olives, tomato conserva, and crispy potatoes.

“As a nod to both the coastal Mediterranean concept of Beacon and the world of James Bond, we wanted to showcase a dish that ties the two together,” says Lerman. “Octopus was the clear direction as not only a Mediterranean staple, but also as the logo for Spectre, the evil organization and namesake of the [2015] Bond film.” “We wanted something really recognizable to feature the presentation of the octopus dish,” Asprinio adds. They decided to channel the series’ opening gun barrel sequence, making a custom stencil of the graphic and using the black garlic to “paint” it. lovestreetjupiter.com, thebeaconjupiter.com —Skye Sherman

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BITES MEAT MARKET Where prime beef and chic environs collide. 191 Bradley Place, meatmarket. net, 561.354.9800 $$$ PALM BEACH GRILL Palm Beach rendition of Houston’s beloved steak house. 340 Royal Poinciana Way, palmbeachgrill.com, 561.835.1077 $$$ PB CATCH Contemporary seafood, including innovative “seacuterie.” 251 Sunrise Ave., pbcatch.com, 561.655.5558 $$

BUCCAN

PRICE RANGES $ Most entrées under $10 $$ Most entrées $10–$25 $$$ Most entrées $25 or more

CAFÉ L’EUROPE European-influenced cuisine, plus exquisite desserts. 331 S. County Road, cafeleurope.com, 561.655.4020 $$$

Listings are not all-inclusive due to space limitations and may vary by issue. Descriptions are printed at the discretion of the editors and are not a form of advertisement, nor are they intended to be restaurant reviews.

CUCINA PALM BEACH Classic Italian dishes and an elegant nightclub. 257 Royal Poinciana Way, cucinapalmbeach.com, 561.655.0770 $$$

PALM BEACH/MANALAPAN

ECHO Cuisines of China, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. 230A Sunrise Ave., echopalmbeach. com, 561.802.4222 $$$

ALMOND Serving up a classic spin on French comfort food and global-inspired plates. 207 Royal Poinciana Way, almondrestaurant.com, 561.355.5080 $$$

FLAGLER STEAKHOUSE Elegant steak house offering hand-selected cuts of American beef. 2 S. County Road, flaglersteakhousepalmbeach. com, 561.659.8488 $$$

ANGLE Contemporary American cuisine. 100 S. Ocean Blvd., anglerestaurant.com, 561.540.4924 $$$

HENRY’S PALM BEACH This American bistro by The Breakers is perfect for dinner, drinks, or weekend brunch. 229 Royal Poinciana Way, thebreakers.com, 561.206.1896 $$$

BICE Italian fine dining. 313 Worth Ave., bice-palmbeach.com, 561.835.1600 $$$ BUCCAN Small plates from chef Clay Conley that change with the seasons. 350 S. County Road, buccanpalmbeach.com, 561.833.3450 $$ CAFÉ BOULUD The four-star cousin of Manhattan’s Boulud boasts a dash of South Florida flavor. 301 Australian Ave., cafeboulud.com, 561.655.6060 $$

LA GOULUE This island newcomer brings the flavors of France to Palm Beach. 288 S. County Road, lagouluepb.com, 561.284.6292 $$$ LE BILBOQUET Classic French dishes in upscale environs. 245 Worth Ave., lebilboquetpb.com, 561.812.2363 $$$ LOLA 41 This restaurant bases its menu off of the flavors found along the forty-first parallel. 290 Sunset Ave., lola41.com, 561.599.5652 $$$

LAUREN GLANCY

RENATO’S First-rate Italian and continental fare in a romantic European setting. 87 Via Mizner, renatospalmbeach.com, 561.655.9752 $$$ SANT AMBROEUS Milanese fine dining presented in a retro setting. 340 Royal Poinciana Way, santambroeus.com, 561.285.7990 $$$ SWIFTY’S AT THE COLONY Cosmopolitan dining meets island ease. 155 Hammon Ave., thecolonypalmbeach.com, 561.655.5430 $$$ TA-BOO This iconic eatery serves classics augmented by inventive daily specials. 221 Worth Ave., taboorestaurant.com, 561.835.3500 $$ TEMPLE ORANGE Mediterranean cuisine served seaside. 100 S. Ocean Blvd., templeorangerestaurant.com, 561.540.4923 $$

WEST PALM BEACH AVOCADO GRILL Flavorful Florida-Caribbean bites, with a focus on avocados. 125 Datura St., avocadogrillwpb.com, 561.623.0822 $$ BATCH An upscale take on classic Southern fare. 223 Clematis St., West Palm Beach, batchsouthernkitchen.com, 561.708.0000 $$ CITY CELLAR WINE BAR AND GRILL Hearth-baked pizza, dry-aged steaks, fresh pasta, and seafood. 700 S. Rosemary Ave., citycellarwpb.com, 561.366.0071 $$ CHOLO SOY COCINA A colorful taqueria slinging outstanding bites. 3715 S. Dixie Hwy., cholosoycocina.com, 561.619.7018 $ FERN STREET WINE BAR & KITCHEN The ever-changing menu showcases clean ingredients. 501 Fern St., Suite 104., fernstreetwpb.com, 561.328.9745 $$

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GALLEY Farm-to-table restaurant with coastal flair inside the Hilton West Palm Beach. 600 Okeechobee Blvd., hiltonwestpalmbeach.com, 561.231.6000 $$ GRATO A rustic Italian trattoria from chef Clay Conley. 1901 S. Dixie Hwy., gratowpb.com, 561.404.1334 $$ HULLABALOO Italian gastropub with creative cuisine and a unique cocktail menu. 517 Clematis St., sub-culture.org, 561.833.1033 $$ KITCHEN Sophisticated fare from Tiger Woods’ former personal chef, Matthew Byrne. 319 Belvedere Road #2, kitchenpb.com, 561.249.2281 (more locations online) $$$ LA SIRENA Italian cuisine with a focus on the Amalfi Coast. 6316 S. Dixie Hwy., lasirenaonline. com, 561.585.3128 $$ LEILA RESTAURANT Mediterranean dishes, belly dancing, and hookah on the patio. 120 S. Dixie Hwy., leilawpb.com, 561.659.7373 $$ LYNORA’S Authentic Italian restaurant serving traditional recipes. 207 Clematis St., lynoras.com, 561.899.3117 (more locations online) $$$ OKEECHOBEE STEAK HOUSE Florida’s oldest steak house, serving succulent beef. 2854 Okeechobee Blvd., okeesteakhouse.com, 561.683.5151 $$$ PISTACHE FRENCH BISTRO French bistro bites with a Mediterranean twist. 101 N. Clematis St., pistachewpb.com, 561.833.5090 $$ PLANTA A plant-based eatery with creative vegan options. 700 S. Rosemary Ave., Suite 142, plantarestaurants.com, 561.208.5222 $$

MEAT MARKET

SUSHI JO American sushi chef Joseph Clark offers a laid-back, cosmopolitan Japanese dining experience. 319 Belvedere Road #112, sushijo. com, 561.868.7893 (more locations online) $$ TABLE 26 This all-American restaurant presents comfort food in an atmosphere fit for both romantic dates and business luncheon meetings. 1700 S. Dixie Hwy., table26palmbeach.com, 561.855.2660 $$$ TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE Chef Rick Mace brings his culinary process to Florida barbecue. 3815 S. Dixie Hwy., eattropical.com, 561.323.2573 $$

AVOCADO CANTINA Chef Julien Gremaud’s take on a taqueria. 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Drive, avocadocantina.com, 561.766.2430 $$ CAFÉ CHARDONNAY Chef-owner Frank Eucalitto augments his menu with Latin-American and Asian influences. 4533 PGA Blvd., cafechardonnay.com, 561.627.2662 $$$ CHRISTOPHER’S KITCHEN Raw/ vegan food at its best. 4783 PGA Blvd., christopherskitchenfl.com, 561.318.6191 $$

RIVIERA BEACH

COOLINARY CAFÉ Fresh, creative cuisine from chef-owner Tim Lipman. 4650 Donald Ross Road Suite 110, coolinarycafe.com, 561.249.6760 $$

3800 OCEAN Guests embark on a culinary journey through Florida’s bounty at this seafoodcentric restaurant in the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort. 3800 N. Ocean Drive, marriott.com, 561.340.1795 $$$

THE COOPER Farm-to-table, innovative takes on classics. 4610 PGA Blvd. Suite 100, thecooperrestaurant.com, 561.622.0032 $$

NORTH PALM BEACH

PROPER GRIT This chophouse in The Ben hotel pays homage to Old Florida. 251 N. Narcissus Ave., propergrit.com, 561.461.0040 $$

ENTRE NOUS BISTRO Chef Jason Laudenslager fuses home-style cooking with gourmet fare. 123 U.S. Hwy. 1, entrenousbistro. com, 561.863.5883 $$$

ROCCO’S TACOS AND TEQUILA BAR Signature tacos, savory guacamole made fresh tableside, and more Mexican standouts. 224 Clematis St., roccostacos.com, 561.650.1001 (more locations online) $$

FRIGATE’S Waterfront bar and grill with live entertainment. 400 N. U.S. Hwy. 1, frigatesnpb. com, 561.855.7497 $$$

SASSAFRAS This hot spot brings a decadent twist to Southern food. 105 S. Narcissus Ave. #130, sassafraswpb.com, 561.323.7007 $$

PALM BEACH GARDENS

PARIS IN TOWN, LE CAFÉ Pastries, crepes, and more in an authentic setting. 11460 U.S. Hwy. 1 at PGA Blvd., parisintowncafe.com, 561.626.6017 $

LA MASSERIA Italian native chef Pino Coladonato creates authentic fare from the Puglia region. 5520 PGA Blvd. Suite 104, lamasseriapbg.com, 561.660.8272 $$$ SCUSI TRATTORIA Transporting diners to the Amalfi Coast, one bite at a time. 4520 PGA Blvd., scusirestaurants.com, 561.429.6938 $$ SPOTO’S OYSTER BAR Satisfying seafood dishes, plus unique cocktails. 4560 PGA Blvd., spotosoysterbar.com, 561.776.9448 $$$ STAGE Indian flavors and global influences combine across small plates. 2000 PGA Blvd. Suite 5502, stagepga.com, 561.408.3685 $$

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BITES VIC AND ANGELO’S Offering both light and savory Italian dishes as well as an impressive wine selection. 4520 PGA Blvd., vicandangelos.com, 561.630.9899 (more locations online) $$$

HISTORIC HOME, ARTIST STUDIO, EXHIBITION GALLERIES AND RARE PALM AND CYCAD GARDENS OF ANN WEAVER NORTON

VOODOO BAYOU Take your palate on a walk through the French Quarter. 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., voodoobayou.com, 561.888.6703 $$ WAXIN’S Swedish food finds a South Florida home at this sophisticated eatery. 5300 Donald Ross Rd. Unit 130, waxins.com, 888.892.9467 $$$

JUPITER/TEQUESTA 1000 NORTH Restaurant, casual tavern, alfresco terrace, and private members-only club all tied together by modern regional cuisine. 1000 N. U.S. Hwy. 1, 1000north.com, 561.570.1000 $$$ BRICK & BARREL Chef David Schroeder’s gastropub favors comfort food as much as it does healthy options. 1153 Town Center Drive Suite 101, brickandbarrelpub.com, 561.623.0916 $$ CHARLIE & JOE’S AT LOVE STREET This collection of culinary experiences includes an upscale grille, a raw bar, a rooftop lounge, and a seafood market. 1116 Love Street, lovestreetjupiter. com, 561.532.3280 $$ EVO Southern Italian cuisine from Sicilian chef Erik Pettersen. 150 N. U.S. Hwy. 1, evoitalian. com, 561.745.2444 $$

Historic Home, Artist Studio, Exhibition Galleries and Rare Palm and Cycad Gardens of Ann Weaver Norton

253 Barcelona Road West Palm Beach, FL 33401• www.ansg.org

desserts. 201 N. US Hwy. 1, theparisianrestaurant. com, 561.360.2224 $$ SINCLAIR’S OCEAN GRILL Upscale beachfront seafood restaurant. 5 N. A1A, jupiterbeachresort. com, 561.745.7120 $$$

LAKE WORTH

Special thanks to the following restaurants for providing exclusive discounts to attendees of Cultural Council events. BROGUES DOWNUNDER Authentic Irish pub fare with lively entertainment. 621 Lake Ave., broguesdownunder.com, 561.585.1885 $$ DAVE’S LAST RESORT & RAW BAR Casual, kitschy sports bar serving up fresh seafood and more. 632 Lake Ave., daveslastresort.com, 561.588.5208 $$ DOWNTOWN PIZZA No-fuss pizza, pasta, and Stromboli. 608 Lake Ave., 561.586.6448 $ PARADISO RISTORANTE Chef Angelo Romano serves traditional Italian fare along with some delicious surprises. 625 Lucerne Ave., paradisolakeworth.com, 561.547.2500 $$$

LANTANA OCEANO KITCHEN Locally inspired appetizers and main courses, curated daily, meant to share on the open-air deck or at the chef’s counter. 201 E. Ocean Ave., oceanokitchen.com, 561.562.5055 $$$

JOSCO BAR & OVEN Upscale pub fare such as craft mac and cheese, wood-fired octopus, pulled pork, and truffle mushroom pizza. 157 N.. U.S. Hwy. 1, joscobarandoven.com, 561.972.7337 $$

OLD KEY LIME HOUSE Stop by for fun times and exquisite seafood. 300 E. Ocean Ave., oldkeylimehouse.com, 561.582.1889 $$

LITTLE MOIR’S FOOD SHACK Some of the freshest and most creatively prepared seafood in the county. 103 S. U.S. Hwy. 1 #D3, littlemoirs.com, 561.741.3626 $$

RIGGINS CRABHOUSE Authentic Marylandstyle crabhouse, with a seafood market on site. 607 Ridge Road, rigginscrabhouse.com, 561.586.3000 $$

NITROGEN BAR, GRILL, SUSHI Serving a seasonal menu of delicious entrées, plus a fresh sushi bar. 6779 W. Indiantown Road #18, nitrogenbrasserie.com, 561.972.2944 $$

THE STATION HOUSE Clam chowder, Ipswich steamers, Maine lobster, and more New England staples. 233 W. Lantana Road, thestationhouse. com, 561.801.5000 $$

PAPICHULO Mexican restaurant with a beachy vibe. 1556 U.S. Hwy. 1, papichulotacos.com, 561.250.7274 (more locations online) $$ THE PARISIAN French brasserie presenting culinary staples like coq au vin and elegant

BOYNTON BEACH DRIFTWOOD This creative eatery specializes in innovative Florida fare and craft cocktails to match. 2005 S. Federal Hwy., driftwoodboynton. com, 561.733.4782 $$

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SUSHI SIMON Freshly caught fish and a playfully creative flair. 1614 S. Federal Hwy., 561.731.1819 $$

DELRAY BEACH 50 OCEAN First-rate seafood and a beautiful brunch. 50 S. Ocean Blvd., 50ocean.com, 561.278.3364 $$ AMAR Stop by for an authentic taste of Lebanon. 522 E. Atlantic Ave., amardelray.com, 561.865.7414 $$ AVALON Delivering a metropolitan dining experience, Avalan specializes in upscale beef and seafood. 110 E. Atlantic Ave., avalondelray. com, 561.593.2500 $$$ THE ATLANTIC GRILLE Bold and innovative American seafood. 1000 E. Atlantic Ave., theatlanticgrille.com, 561.665.4900 $$$ BRULÉ BISTRO French-American gastropub serving creative cuisine and cocktails. 200 N.E. 2nd Ave., brulebistro.com, 561.274.2046 $$ CITY OYSTER AND SUSHI BAR Full sushi bar, fresh oysters, and a bakery. 213 E. Atlantic Ave., cityoysterdelray.com, 561.272.0220 $$$ CUT 432 Modern steak house set in a highenergy environment. 432 E. Atlantic Ave., cut432. com, 561.272.9898 $$$ DADA Fresh takes on classic dishes, plus an extended mojito menu. 52 N. Swinton Ave., dadadelray.com, 561.330.3232 $$

SALT 7 Steak is the top draw, but also try the truffle mac and cheese, sushi, and raw bar bites. 32 S.E. 2nd Ave., salt7.com, 561.274.7258 $$$ TARU AT SUNDY HOUSE Featuring an international concept menu from chef James Strine. 106 S. Swinton Ave., sundyhouse.com, 561.272.5678 $$$

BOCA RATON ABE & LOUIE’S Steak house augmented by New England seafood dishes and a comprehensive wine list. 2200 W. Glades Road, abeandlouies. com, 561.447.0024 $$$

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FARMER’S TABLE Farm-to-table using sustainable ingredients. 1901 N. Military Trail, farmerstableboca.com, 561.417.5836 (more locations online) $$ GARY RACK’S FARMHOUSE KITCHEN Healthy, farm-fresh seasonal fare. 399 S.E. Mizner Blvd., farmhousekitchenboca.com, 561.826.2625 (more locations online) $$ JOSEPHINE’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Familyowned and -operated, offering casual Italian fare and not-to-be-missed desserts. 5751 N. Federal Hwy., josephinesofboca.com, 561.988.0668 $$$

AT ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET STADIUM

JAN 11 - 30, 2022

MALTZ Without Walls

AT THE BENJAMIN SCHOOL

MALTZ Without Walls

FEB 8 - 20, 2022

KAPOW! NOODLE BAR Asian fusion with a French-Vietnamese flair. 431 Plaza Real, kapownoodlebar.com, 561.347.7322 (more locations online) $$

DELRAY BEACH MARKET This hot spot has it all, from hip environs to an array of vendors slinging global cuisine. 33 S.E. 3rd Ave., delraybeachmarket.com, 561.562.7000 $

LOUIE BOSSI’S RISTORANTE AND PIZZERIA A delicious menu that roams from northern Italy to the south and reflects chef Bossi’s eclectic tastes. 100 E. Palmetto Park Road, louiebossi. com, 561.336.6699 $$

EL CAMINO Mexican soul food. 15 N.E. 2nd Ave., elcaminodelray.com, 561.865.5350 $$

MAX’S GRILLE Part steak house, part sports bar. 404 Plaza Real, maxsgrille.com, 561.368.0080 $$$

ELISABETTA’S Italian delicacies, including todie-for pasta. 32 E. Atlantic Ave., elisabettas.com, 561.560.6699 (more locations online) $$

SIX TABLES Enjoy the multicourse, prix fixe menu at this 24-seat establishment. 112 N.E. 2nd St., sixtablesarestaurant.com, 561.368.0080 $$$

LIONFISH Committed to sustainability and innovative seafood selections. 307 E. Atlantic Ave., lionfishdelray.com, 561.639.8700 $$

TANZY Creative Italian food including a parma bar, with American staples like burgers. 301 Plaza Real, tanzyrestaurant.com, 561.922.6699 $$$

THE OFFICE Gastropub serving comfort food and craft beer. 201 E. Atlantic Ave., theofficedelray.com, 561.276.3600 $$

TRUE Baltimore native Frank Hawkins makes the best crab cakes south of Charm City. 147 S.E. 1st Ave., truebocaraton.com, 561.417.5100 $$

AT THE MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE

FEB 19 - MAR 9, 2022

AT THE MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE

MAR 22 - APR 10, 2022

(561) 575-2223 jupitertheatre.org

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FINALE

SELF-PORTRAIT

HUANG COMPLETED IN PIECES (2020) DURING QUARANTINE, USING OLD DRAWINGS AND MATERIALS COLLECTED FROM THE CONFINES OF HER STUDIO.

While the pandemic had its share of negative repercussions, one positive result for Delray Beach artist Sarah Huang was the opportunity to reflect on mental and emotional health and how she represents them. Enter In Pieces (pictured). Created on a sheet of Yupo, a tree-free synthetic paper, the work is a feverish assemblage of collaged mylar, acrylic gouache, and graphite—a quarantine-induced attempt to recontextualize her art, Huang says. “I was going through some old drawings that never quite met their potential, and I wanted to breathe new life into them,” she explains. “In isolation, the only person you have is yourself, and I felt compelled to create a self-portrait that evoked the fragmented nature of my experience.” The cannibalized components of the piece are “rooted in the impact of isolation and its lingering effects on psychological wellness,” while the visually frenzied tangle is “a reflection of the societal turbulence that engulfed us at the height of the pandemic.” As a result of the lockdown, “I’m definitely a little more resourceful and introspective,” she says. In recent years, Huang has also sought to express her Asian American identity in her art—something she’d previously shied away from. “As someone who is biracial, I found it somewhat challenging to imbue my work with the experiences of being Asian American because I always struggled a little with my identity,” she notes. “Existing in between cultures can be polarizing, but I am fortunate that I grew up in a home that embraced both cultures equally.” Following a 2018 trip to her father’s home country of Taiwan, she created a series inspired by the island. She adds that communing with Taiwanese culture strengthened her connection to her heritage. “Moving forward, I would like to continue to explore Asian American representation in my work on a more personal and deeper level.” sarahehuang.com —Mary Murray and Skye Sherman

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PALM BEACH SYMPHONY

Hélène Grimaud

M AT H E N N E K

Featuring a choice selection of all-time favorite works by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Dvořák and more.

Yefim Bronfman

SEASONS 2021-22

Midori

TIMOTHY GREENFIELD-SANDERS

MASTERWORKS

Concert Information: • Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony November 7, 2021 • Mozart’s Requiem December 2, 2021 Jon Manasse

Maria João Geissberger Pires

• Romantic Rachmaninoff January 10, 2022

Each concert will be performed live in Dreyfoos Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

• Beethoven & Mahler March 7, 2022

TICKETS:

• Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony April 10, 2022

For Tickets, Call (561) 281-0145 or single tickets can be purchased online at palmbeachsymphony.org Single Tickets: $30 per concert Season Subscription: starting at $100 for all 5 concerts– save $10 per concert! 400 Hibiscus Street, Suite 100, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Box Office: 561.281.0145 | @pbsymphony | palmbeachsymphony.org

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