A History Museum exhibit toasts 100 years of The Boca Raton, the preeminent show for artists’ jewelry is back in Boca, and a giant of modern classical music plays Miami. Plus, Broadway musical “& Juliet” and more in your week ahead.
TUESDAY
What: Opening night of “& Juliet”
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Broward Center, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale
Cost: $60-$244
Contact: 954/462-0222, browardcenter.org
What if Juliet, heroine of William Shakespeare’s star-crossed romance, decided not to follow her beloved into the author’s “untimely frost”? That’s the premise for this coming-of-age jukebox musical, which revises the Bard’s tragedy with the language of millennial music. Shakespeare himself, and his wife, Anne Hathaway, are characters in the musical, with the latter suggesting an alternate ending for her husband’s play in which Juliet lives on, discovers her late partner’s bisexual history of relationships, and is ordered to a convent she has no attention of attending. Instead, she finds new love, only to discover that her old beau didn’t exactly shake off his mortal coil, despite evidence to the contrary. Shakespeare scholars might want to let their hair down for this one, whose 30-plus songs include hits from Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson. The Broadway tour runs through Jan. 25.
WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY
What: “BIJOUX!”
When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: The Studio at Mizner Park, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton
Cost: $10-$25
Contact: 954/910-5826, thestudioatmiznerpark.com
What do artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Alexander Calder and Man Ray have in common? Beyond their canonization in the art history books, they also had an interest in jewelry, conceiving wearable art with the same exacting technique and boundless creativity as their paintings or sculptures. So do the artists of “BIJOUX!,” a contemporary jewelry exhibition, now in its 12th year, whose invitees work in this most functional of mediums. Jewelry artists from around the world—from Tel Aviv to Tuscany and Amsterdam to Argentina—will showcase their items, which visitors will be permitted to try on and purchase. In “BIJOUX!”’s first year at the Studio at Mizner Park, attendees can enjoy four days of shopping and exploration, with the host venue temporarily transforming its lounge into an Afternoon Tea Room.
THURSDAY
What: “The Boca Raton: 100 Years” (and Susan Gillis presentation)
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 6:30 p.m. talk
Where: Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, 71 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton
Cost: $8 seniors and youth, $12 general admission
Contact: 561/395-6766, bocahistory.org
Boca Raton’s centennial may now be in the rearview, but The Boca Raton’s centennial is just revving up. A hundred years ago next month, the Cloister Inn, the original vision of architect Addison Mizner, opened its doors to a winter wonderland, placing Boca Raton on the map as a destination for luxury and leisure. “The Boca Raton: 100 Years” charts its history as the city’s predominant resort and club through several owners—some of them as eccentric as Mizner—and the various amenities and expansions that have shaped its legacy. Historical photos, lifestyle snapshots and original décor from the Mizner era are among the Boca Raton Historical Society artifacts that help tell the story. While the exhibition opened last weekend and runs through May 2, this Thursday is a great day to check it out: It ends with a 6:30 p.m. Town Hall Talk with longtime curator Susan Gillis, “From Cloister Inn to The Boca Raton: 100 Years of Boca’s Resort.”
SATURDAY
What: MLK Legacy Night with Drs. Cornel West and Ilyasah Shabazz
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, 3800 N.W. 11th Place, Lauderhill
Cost: $20
Contact: 954/777-2055, lpacfl.com
In honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, the City of Lauderhill has convened two impressive speakers for a fireside-style chat about the civil rights leader’s legacy and the current state of affairs for social justice and Black Americans. Dr. Cornel West, who ran for president in 2024 on an independent ticket, has published more than 25 works ranging from Black theology and progressive politics to Judaism and income inequality. Ilyasah Shabazz, the third daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, is an academic, social activist, and author of the acclaimed 2002 memoir “Growing Up X.”
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
What: John Adams with Denève & Ólafsson
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Where: New World Center, 500 17th St., Miami Beach
Cost: $25-$170
Contact: 305/673-3330, nws.edu
An eminence in contemporary classical music, John Adams has won Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer for work spanning more than five decades. Embracing both the minimalist aesthetic of composers such as Philip Glass and the late Romanticism of Gustav Mahler, Adams has written for operas and orchestras, choral groups and electronic musicians and piano soloists, often centering his music on historical themes. In this retrospective of his work, Adams will co-conduct, alongside New World Symphony Artistic Director Stéphane Denève, four of his pieces, including “The Chairman Dances,” a ballet that imagines a foxtrot between Chairman and Madame Mao, and the “Doctor Atomic Symphony,” inspired by J. Robert Oppenheimer. Acclaimed pianist Víkingur Ólafsson will solo on “After the Fall,” a new Adams piece.
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