The Boca Museum hosts a night of Italian music, food and art, a climate-change musical tours Miami, and short films vie for your vote in Delray. Plus, Alison Krauss and more in your week ahead.
THURSDAY
What: Opening day of Manhattan Short Film Festival
When: 12:45, 4 and 7:15 p.m.
Where: Movies of Delray, 7421 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach
Cost: $16
Contact: 561/638-0020, moviesofdelray.com
Discover the next world-class filmmaker—and support their journey with your vote—at this competitive presentation of short films. Now entering its 28th year, the Manhattan Short Film Festival showcases its top 10 finalists from around the world, including titles from the U.S., Spain, Israel, the U.K., Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and Mexico, whittled down from countless submissions. The shorts run a gamut of styles and genres, including live-action, black-and-white and animation, and the aspect of audience interactivity helps set this festival apart. Attendees are handed a ballot upon entry, where they can cast their votes for Best Film and Best Actor, which will be announced on manhattanshort.com on Monday, Oct. 6. The festival opens Thursday at Movies of Delray and runs through Oct. 5.
FRIDAY
What: “Venetian Refractions”
When: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Where: Boca Raton Museum of Art, 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton
Cost: $125
Contact: thesymphonia.org
Two of the city’s cultural powerhouses, the Symphonia and the Boca Raton Museum of Art, join forces at this self-described “Night of Art, Music and Italian Indulgence.” Beginning with a cocktail hour, set to live Italian music, in the museum’s Sculpture Garden, the event will then move indoors for a four-course Italian dinner, more music from Symphonia musicians, and the opportunity to tour the museum’s “Glasstress” exhibition with exclusive after-hours access. Italophiles, already drawn to the Venetian music and food, will appreciate the exhibition as well, which brings stunning art from Murano’s leading glass studio to Boca Raton.
SATURDAY
What: The Bouncing Souls
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Revolution Live, 100 S.W. Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale
Cost: $40.50
Contact: 954/449-1025, jointherevolution.net
Thirty-five years after forming in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1989, the Bouncing Souls remain stalwart purveyors of melodic pop-punk, the sort popularized by acts such as NOFX and Face to Face. Taking their name after a slogan derived from the pogo-friendly Doc Martens shoes (“with Bouncing Soles!”), the quartet has released a dozen albums, all filled with bangers that flourish in a live setting in a small club, where the infectious energy ripples through the audience, friendly mosh pits break out on the dance floor, and intrepid fans surf the crowd, fists in the air, singing along to every word. It’s a vibe any punk-curious music lover should experience at least once. Arrive early for three opening acts of various renown, speed and intensity: H20, the Smoking Popes and Jer.
SUNDAY
What: Alison Krauss & Union Station
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood
Cost: $25-$130
Contact: 866/502-7529, casino.hardrock.com/hollywood
A giant among contemporary fiddlers, Alison Krauss has been blending bluegrass, folk, rock and country for four decades—and indeed for far longer if you consider her entry into music, at age 8, when she competed in local contests in her native Illinois. Krauss has earned 27 Grammy Awards for her work, which places her fourth in the all-time list of Grammy wins (Beyoncé and Quincy Jones are Nos. 1 and 2). Since 1989, the International Bluegrass Hall of Fame winner has been touring with her crackerjack band Union Station, composed of accomplished bandleaders and solo performers in their own right—including Dobro legend Jerry Douglas and guitarist Russell Moore. Their set lists, like their albums, traverse many musical worlds, featuring performances of their own tunes and genre-traversing covers by the likes of Paul Simon, Chick Corea and Willie Nelson.
What: “Dear Everything”
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
Cost: $35
Contact: miamibeachbandshell.com
Were “Rent” playwright Jonathan Larsen still alive today, he might be scripting musicals like “Dear Everything,” which similarly captures the pulse of young adults banding together through difficult times. The focus of the show is the climate crisis, which crystallizes in the form of a small town whose government is willing to sacrifice its forest for development. Protagonist Sophie, a teenager, leads a people-powered rebellion to preserve the forest. A paean to the change-making possibilities of collective action, “Dear Everything” features the work of many show business luminaries; it’s directed by Diane Paulus, who won a Tony for her 2013 “Pippin” revival, and features writing and live narration from V, the playwright formerly known as Eve Ensler. A local Miami youth choir will perform at this show only. The national tour marks one of only four stops in the United States, after premiering in a sold-out New York City concert production earlier this year.
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