“In the Family” Takes a Steady Approach to Gay Victimization

With an incisive understanding of character, believably naturalistic acting, and lengthy scenes that don’t feel stretched out so much as given room to breathe, In the Family proves that smart direction and an innate feeling for one’s material trumps potentially precious subject matter. Writer/director/star Patrick Wang’s film chronicles the efforts…

The Whole World in Your Hand

Like a seedling pushing its way up through the soil to unfurl into the nurturing sunlight, so grows the art scene in Boynton Beach. The ActivisitArtistA Gallery is playing host to the latest in a series of new art shows, the “Packaging Nature Exhibition,” which opens on Thursday and runs…

Party in a Garage — An Arts Garage

Delray Beach’s ongoing performing arts project, the Arts Garage, is a product of the Creative City Collaborative, a program dedicated to “infusing arts and culture into the Delray Beach Community” by presenting different musical programs and creative performances. In 2010, the Collaborative decided to transform the storefront space at Old…

#ADifferentKindofGallery

One immediate difference between the photography that is typically classified as art and the sort that is viewed by following links in twitter posts is that the latter variety is not usually displayed in brick-and-mortar galleries. For that matter, images captured with iPhones and Androids rarely adorn any walls outside…

Forget Sugar, Bring On The Spice

Three years ago, Terribly Girly pin-up photographer, Janette Valentine decided it was time to turn the tables on the art world and birth her all-female art show, “The Trouble With Girls.” In celebration of the XX chromosome, this entirely female art revue showcases the works of local artists and vendors,…

Like a Horse and Carriage

As the battle for nationwide same-sex marriage rages on, much has been made of the 1,138 federal rights, protections, and responsibilities granted to married couples and not civil unions, according to the National Organization for Women. But the more states that allow gay marriage, the more comedians downplay it: If…

Celebrate Labor

On May 1, 1886, unionized workers striking for an eight-hour work day assembled outside Chicago’s McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. As the so-called “scabs” who’d taken the workers’ places on the assembly line departed the plant for the day, the strikers confronted them, and a police garrison assigned to protect the…

“Damsels in Distress” a Toe-Tapping College-Girl Fantasy

On her first day at Seven Oaks College, transfer student Lily (Analeigh Tipton) is scooped up by a trio of prepossessed coeds who school her on campus culture and their own oddly refined sensibilities. Cardigan-clad ringleader Violet (Greta Gerwig), prim Rose (Megalyn Echikunwoke), and petite Heather (Carrie MacLemore) preach the…

Willem Dafoe a Graceful Force in “The Hunter”

Drawing baths and listening to classical music, refined soldier-of-fortune Martin (Willem Dafoe) is sent Down Under by a military-biotech firm that wants him to bring back a Tasmanian tiger. Although the crocodile-jawed creature was declared extinct in the 1930s, sightings hav e been reported, and the company wishes to exploit…

An Island Fit For A Criminal

If New Times existed in the 1930s, you almost surely would have seen something in the Pulp about how Al Capone was planning to build a mansion on an island just off the coast of Boca Raton. And later, how that move was thwarted by residents who didn’t want him…

A TASTEful Spin on BYOB

Delray Beach’s Coffee District introduces an edited version of your college house-party BYOB every Monday night from 7 to 10 p.m. for its Beer Social event. Owner Chung’s cozy coffee-shop-by-day provides a mellow backdrop for the weekly tasting, carrying top-quality craft beers from around the world. The Monday night event…

Jim Bobick Creates Landscapes of the Mind at Gallery 101

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 increasingly artsy Fort Lauderdale neighborhood across A1A from the Galt Ocean Mile, and they transform the tiny space. I wanted to hear very low…

“Last Call” at Empire Stage: It’s Not an Interactive Show

The world premiere of First Step Productions’ Last Call on its opening night at Empire Stage last Friday was a miserable experience. It had nothing to do with skilled director Michael Leeds or this one-woman show’s incredibly creative performer, Terri Girvin. The fault lay entirely with the audience, especially the…

Trashy and Fabulous

In the hopes of celebrating Earth Day with a bit of style, the Norton Museum of Art’s weekly series “Art After Dark” is going green for the night. For this week’s event happenings, West Palm Beach designer Kristen Alyce will present a special fashion show featuring her Garbage Gone Glam…

Get Fancy With the Brits

Kingshead Pub is saying “off with your head” to the high hooligans and requesting your attendance at a “Fancy Dress Party.” Now don’t be alarmed; “fancy dress” does not mean frilly attire fit for Kate and William’s wedding. It simply means that your favorite British pub is throwing a costume…

Beats the Heck Out of Peace [War?]

No matter how gratifying it might be, beating the crap out of anything or anyone never really seems to do much good. So instead, channel that inner Hulk and head over to War Memorial at 7:30 p.m. and catch the TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour stop. There, you’ll have the…

Old School Square Beerfest

If you want to be truly “old school” about your beer consumption, take a cue from the ancient Egyptians and employ a favorite brew to treat a variety of illnesses or offer it up as a sacrifice to the gods. If that all sounds like more work than simply drinking…