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  Glass Act: There's More to Glass Art Than Dale Chihuly

  By Michael Mills

  Glass as fine art is now so commonly seen in museums, galleries, and private collections that it's easy to forget how, a century or so ago, most... More >>

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  'Love Burns' at Empire Stage: Lovely Atmosphere, Uneven Comedy

  By John Thomason

  For the current production Love Burns, Nicole Stodard's Thinking Cap Theatre has been transformed into a coffee shop called Hip Sip Coffee, which... More >>

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  Paradise Is Eerie: Phillip Estlund at the Art & Culture Center

  By Michael Mills

  There's something a little unnerving about seeing a show like "Phillip Estlund: Subprime/Subtropics" so close to the beginning of tropical storm... More >>

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  "A Measure of Cruelty" at Mosaic: A Local Tragedy Has Global Reach in a World-Premiere Masterpiece

  By John Thomason

  You couldn't live in or around Deerfield Beach in the fall of 2009 without hearing about the horrific attack on 15-year-old Michael Brewer. The... More >>

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  "Last Call" at Empire Stage: It's Not an Interactive Show

  By John Thomason

  The world premiere of First Step Productions' Last Call on its opening night at Empire Stage last Friday was a miserable experience. It had... More >>

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  Cindy Sherman, Diane Arbus, and Monkeys -- They're All in the Mix of the High-Impact Photo Exhibit at Girls' Club

  By Michael Mills

  Talk about prescient. When the good folks at Girls' Club gallery opened "Re-Framing the Feminine" last November, little did they know that within... More >>

• Jim Bobick Creates Landscapes of the Mind at Gallery 101

  By Michael Mills

  A pervasive aura of calm seems to emanate from the paintings of Jim Bobick. Fifteen of them are now on display at Gallery 101, in the... More >>

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  "Master Harold ... and the Boys" at Palm Beach Dramaworks: A Didactic Journey Into Racism's Insidious Core

  By John Thomason

  In light of the tragic recent events in Sanford, it seems like the appropriate time for a play about racism — especially the insidious kind... More >>

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  Surfing Exhibit at FAU Should Be a Lot More Fun Than It Is

  By Michael Mills

  A general air of "it's good for you and you'll like it" hangs over "Surfing Florida," which is just a step or two away from a dental-hygiene... More >>

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  "Death and the Maiden" at Mosaic Theater: Mysteries Shroud This Prescient Study of Torture, Tyranny, and Democracy

  By John Thomason

  With The Pillowman, The Unseen, and now Death and the Maiden, the Broward County theaterscape has been populated of late by dramas with one theme... More >>

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  Beth Lipman's Glass Installations at the Norton: A Meditation on Life, Decay, and Death

  By Mills, Michael

  Beth Lipman's One and Others sits in the center of a medium-sized gallery on the third floor of the Norton Museum's southwest wing. At first, it... More >>

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  "Working" at Caldwell Theatre: A Musical With Political Relevance

  By John Thomason

  "Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks." — Karl... More >>

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  Mariko Kusumoto Exhibit at the Morikami Museum: Exquisite Creations That Tempt You to Touch

  By Michael Mills

  Visions of Japanese culture danced in my head as I set out to visit the Morikami Museum in Delray Beach to see a new show by artist-in-residence... More >>

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  "The Unseen" at Promethean Theatre: An Intense Swan Song From a Great Theater Company

  By John Thomason

  Sadly, The Unseen is the last show we'll see from Davie's hard-working Promethean Theatre Company, which cited fundraising woes in its... More >>

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  "Best of the Best" at Rosetti Fine Art: Whimsical Sculptures Steal the Show

  By Michael Mills

  When Rossetti Fine Art in Pompano Beach presented a show called "Best of the Best" last year, it smacked of hubris. Granted, gallery owner Tom... More >>