All People’s Day honors diversity in Delray, Art After Dark toasts Women’s History Month at the Norton, and Old School Square hosts a free Cure tribute. Plus, “Death of a Salesman” and more in your week ahead.
TUESDAY
What: National Geographic Live: “Life on Thin Ice”
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach
Cost: $35-$45
Contact: 561/832-7469, kravis.org
As part of its “Provocative Entertainment” series, the Kravis Center’s season-wide association with National Geographic concludes with a presentation from adventure photographer Kiliii Yüyan, a Chinese-American of East Asian Indigenous ancestry who is also among the most fearless of ethnographic photographers. He is naturally drawn to the Arctic despite the risks inherent in filming there—he has fled collapsing sea ice and endured a bout of botulism while on the job—but his survivalist knowledge and boundless curiosity have paid off. “Life on Thin Ice” will illuminate the native people of the Arctic and their unique relationship to their land through stunning imagery and accompanying stories.
THURSDAY
What: Twilight Concert: The Cure Tribute
When: 6 p.m.
Where: Amphitheatre at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach
Cost: Free
Contact: 561/243-1077, downtowndelraybeach.com
A rare North American tour from gothic post-punk legends the Cure was quite the hot ticket last summer, swiftly selling out its lone Miami engagement. And with the band taking the bold move of prohibiting secondhand sales, countless Cure fans were left without a chance to partake in the group’s marathon shows. (Miami’s clocked in at two hours and 46 minutes.) Take some comfort, then, that Lovesong, Florida’s preeminent Cure tribute, will perform at the much more agreeable price of free—no ticketing drama necessary. Just show up at Old School Square Thursday to experience these uncanny mimics, in both sound and signature look, perform hits like “Friday I’m In Love,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “In Between Days” and a dozen or more other classics for dancing and brooding.
FRIDAY
What: Art After Dark
When: 5 to 9 p.m.
Where: Norton Museum of Art, 1450 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach
Cost: $15-$18
Contact: 561/832-5196, norton.org
The Norton Museum of Art will close out Women’s History Month with a full slate of evening activities geared to the occasion. At 6 p.m., Dorotha Grace Lemeh, whose work is currently on exhibit down at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, will lead a sunset tour of the Norton’s Women’s Walk, exploring the lives and art of the women enshrined there. Resident Teaching Artist Janelle Fulford will lead an open studio workshop from 6 to 9 p.m., instructing attendees on making a colorful mixed-media collage inspired by Women’s Walk inductee Pacita Abad. Short films by women from around the world will screen from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., including the Lewis Carroll reimagining “Alice in Dystopia,” by Jeanne Jaffe. “One-woman band” Victoria Cardona will round out the evening with a performance on guitar, loops and various percussion instruments from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
What: Opening night of “Death of a Salesman”
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach
Cost: $104, includes preshow reception (all other performances $89)
Contact: 561/514-4042, palmbeachdramaworks.org
Never a company to shy away from herculean, canonical plays, Dramaworks will mount the first professional production of “Death of a Salesman” in South Florida since God knows when. Arthur Miller’s seminal two-act tragedy plumbs the fractured consciousness of its traveling salesman Willy Loman, the ultimate unreliable narrator, who is increasingly unable to separate his illusions and memories with contemporaneous events. A blistering account of the withering American Dream, “Death of a Salesman” won a Tony and Pulitzer upon its 1949 debut. In Dramaworks’ much-anticipated production, J. Barry Lewis directs a cast that includes Rob Donohoe, Ty Fanning, Helena Ruoti, Michael Shenefelt and more. It runs through April 14.
SATURDAY
What: All People’s Day Diversity Festival
When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Pompey Park, 1101 N.W. Second St., Delray Beach
Cost: Free
Contact: allpeoplesday.org
Susan Berkowitz-Schwartz, a board-certified creative arts therapist, established All People’s Day in 1973 as a vehicle to support diversity through the arts. It’s since become a signature Delray Beach event each March in the gymnasium at Pompey Park, where artists and entertainers come together to celebrate the commonalities among our differences—a much-needed reminder amid our divided media ecosystems. There will be 14 live performances encompassing music and dance, along with 50 booths represented by vendors and nonprofits. Free food will be served by local restaurants including Agliolio Italian, Bud’s Chicken and Seafood, Fron Thai, Goldstein’s Haitian Café, Maoz Vegetarian, Paella de Espana and Ziree Thai and Sushi. Kids can sign up for craft workshops that support inclusivity, including the making of “dough people” of different races and ethnicities, and an Origami Cranes Peace Project.
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