Fireworks burst over de Hoernle Park, our History Museum travels back to 1925, and 2000s-era boy bands perform in Delray. Plus, a dog film festival and more in your week ahead.
WEDNESDAY
What: Opening day of “1925!”
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, 71 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton
Cost: Free
Contact: 561/395-6766, bocahistory.org
The year 1925 arrived during a pivotal decade for the United States. Amid the clashing puritanism of Prohibition and the hedonism of the Roaring Twenties, 1925 saw the Scopes Trial, fought over the teaching of evolution in public schools; the debut issue of the New Yorker; and the first broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry. Oh, and a little hamlet called Boca Raton became a city—something you may have heard about a time or two. “1925!,” a temporary exhibition at the Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, delves into this monumental year both locally and nationally, exploring topics such as the land boom that enticed Addison Mizner and others to build in Boca Raton; the rise of the flapper and the bold fashions of the era; the automobile’s evolution during the 1920s; the sports, leisure and real estate worlds; and more. See the exhibition through Dec. 20.
FRIDAY
What: Fabulous Fourth
When: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., but activities all day
Where: Countess de Hoernle Park, 1000 Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton, and other venues
Cost: Free, or varies per event
Contact: myboca.us
The City of Boca Raton is hosting a full day of July 4 festivities. Those masochistic enough to wake up at 6 a.m. on a holiday can participate in the 7 a.m. certified Firecracker 5K run on FAU’s campus (register online, for $40, by July 1 to compete). Or, for $20, you can join the Liberty Cup Racquet Tournament, with pickleball and tennis divisions, at 9 a.m. at Patch Reef Park. Festivities continue with a free block party from 1 to 4 p.m. at Sugar Sand Park, complete with yard games, music, children’s activities and food trucks. The day culminates in the Fabulous Finale, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Countess de Hoernle Park, where countrified blues rockers the Ryan Coogler Band and reggae rockers the Holidazed will perform in advance of the 20-minutes fireworks display at 9:15 p.m. Note: Pets are not welcome at these events, and free parking is recommended at Boca Raton Innovation Campus, where a trolley will run until 10:30 p.m.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY
What: New York Dog Film Festival
When: 5 p.m. Friday, 3 and 5 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Where: Lake Worth Playhouse’s Stonzek Theatre, 713 Lake Ave., Lake Worth Beach
Cost: $6-$9
Contact: 561/296-9382, lakeworthplayhouse.org
Lovers of canines and cinema can have the option for a dog day afternoon four times this weekend with the limited run of the annual New York Dog Film Festival, a collection of 17 short films spanning fiction, documentary and animation. The dogs in the movies aren’t just acting cute for the cameras—though we’d pay to see that, too. Many focus on the way dogs bring joy to our lives and even heal us: “To Comfort and Serve” focuses on PTSD service dogs in Vermont; “Rolling the Pack” features two short-haired pointers who assist their wheelchair-bound owner; and “Who Wants a Cuddle?” homes in on the 10th anniversary of a human/canine Cuddle Club in San Francisco. A portion of your ticket sales will benefit the Animal Protective Foundation in New York.
SATURDAY
What: Opening of “Pop Culture” exhibition and POP 2000 concert
When: July 5-Sept. 28
Where: Cornell Art Museum, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach
Cost: Exhibition free (donations welcome), concert $47-$67
Contact: 561/654-2220, delrayoldschoolsquare.com/cornell
Pop art—the glossy, motley art style, pioneered by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, which blurred distinctions between fine art and commercial imagery—peaked in the 1960s but never went away. The Cornell Art Museum’s splashy summer exhibition “Pop Culture” showcases modern adherents of the movement’s lineage. Among the participating artists is GWAK, a cheeky Sarasota rebel whose celebrity “Army Men” sculptures riff on G.I. Joes, and whose bottles of “Freak Off” lubricant mock Diddy’s legal troubles (the objects even come with a redacted search warrant). Other artists include Ashleigh Walters, a local journalist and painter whose still-lifes include supermarket objects worthy of Warhol; and Annina Rust, a technology-based artist and FAU associate professor whose playable works of art include a “Pac-Mom” game that explores gender inequity and food insecurity through the ones and zeros of a classic arcade game. Additionally, on Saturday, the day of the opening, the Amphitheatre at Old School Square will continue the “Pop” theme with a concert from O-Town, LFO and Ryan Cabrera, hosted by Chris Kirkpatrick of NSYNC. “Pop Culture” runs through Sept. 28.
What: Warped Tour Respects
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Respectable Street, 518 N. Clematis St., West Palm Beach
Cost: $20.39
Contact: ticketweb.com
For a solid 20-year stretch, the Warped Tour was a colossus in the rock-festival circuit, evolving into the largest traveling music festival in the U.S. and even expanding internationally. The punk, hardcore and emo music shindig ceased in 2019 but is returning this year for a 30th-anniversary mini-tour, which arrives in Orlando in November. To prime fans for the occasion, Respectable Street is offering its own old-school Warped-style evening, all of whose bands play music from the artists of Warped’s golden era. See the Burn Club perform the skate-punk classics of Rancid; We’re Wolves take on punk and nu-metal favorites; Live from 05 pay tribute to Paramore; Mass Revival focus on post-hardcore and metalcore; and Take This to Your Grave specialize in emo and pop-punk.
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