Palm Beach-February Arts Calendar

Palm Beach! America's International Fine Art & Antique Fair
2/3/2006 - 2/12/2006
Palm Beach County Convention Center
650 Okeechobee Blvd.; West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Event Sponsor: International Fine Art Expositions
100 prominent international dealers offer a range of artworks from
antiquity through 1950 including Old Masters, 19th & 20th c.
American & European paintings, sculpture, furniture, silver, armor,
rare manuscripts, jewelry and modern art. (561) 209-1300

Matisse in Transition: Around Laurette
1/28/2006 - 4/16/2006
Norton Museum of Art
1451 South Olive Avenue; West Palm Beach, FL 33401
This exhibition is the first in-depth examination of this
fascinating period of the artist's career from 1916 to 1919 when he
began to paint in series.It will examine two of the major works in
the collections: Laurette with Long Locks, 1916 and The Italian
Woman, as well as the series that surrounded the Laurette portraits.
Adults $12. Visitors age 13-21 $5. Children 12 and under Free. (561)
832-5196

Dragonfest
2/4/2006 - 2/4/2006
Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park
1301 Summit Boulevard; West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Join us as we celebrate "The Year of The Monkey" at our sixth annual
cultural celebration of the Chinese New Year. An authentic lion
dance will kick off the day's events at 10:00amfollowed by a 45-foot
dragon parade. Entertainment highlights authentic Chinese dancers,
musicians, martial artists and acrobats. An authentic Chinese market
on site will feature Chinese artists, calligraphers and vendors.
(561) 547-WILD

HeritageFest
2/4/2006 - 2/26/2006
Boynton Beach, FL
A month long celebration of culture that includes, academic
competitions, sports competitions, "Art in the Park", carnival
rides, parade, and concerts. Most events are free of charge. 561-632-
2713

20th Annual Outdoor Juried Art Festival
2/11/2006 - 2/12/2006
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Mizner Park, 501 Plaza Real; Boca Raton, FL 33432
The Annual Art Festival, named one of the "Top 100 Art Festivals in
the country," hosts over 250 artists from around the world to
exhibit their unique talents and extraordinary works of art.
Admission to the festival.
10am until 5pm. Admission is free. (561) 392-2500

Guys & Dolls
2/14/2006 - 3/5/2006
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road; Jupiter, FL 33477
Great music, Wonderful dancing, Unforgettable Damon Runyon
characters! Guys and Dolls revolves around Nathan Detroit, the
organizer of the oldest established permanent floating crap game in
New York, who bets fellow gambler Sky Masterson that he can't make
the next girl he sees fall in love with him. (561) 743-2666

Ed McMahon's Memories of "The Tonight Show" starring Johnny Carson
2/15/2006 - 2/15/2006
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Boulevard; West Palm Beach, FL 33401
The rich memories of camaraderie between most popular entertainer in
the history of television and his "second banana" include many
behind the scene tales that Tonight Show fans have never heard. That
is, until now. Join the "Heeeeeeere's Johnny!" man as he combines
memorable highlights from the Tonight Show, with jokes and
impersonations and insightful celebrity guest stories. (561) 832-7469

Tiffany at the World's Columbian Exposition
1/17/2006 - 4/16/2006
Flagler Museum
One Whitehall Way; Palm Beach, FL 33480
Tiffany & Co.'s stands out for the quality and originality in design
of the silver objects made especially for the Exposition. The
objects made by Tiffany & Co. for the Exposition were highly prized
by collectors then and have become even more so in the 21st Century.
This will be the first time the important silver objects made for
the Exposition have been exhibited together since 1893 and the first
time ever that many of the pieces will be exhibited alongside their
original design drawings.
(561) 655-2833

AritGras Fine Arts Festival
2/18/2006 - 2/20/2006
Abacoa
Central Boulevard; Jupiter, FL
Florida's premier outdoor arts show featuring more than 300 national
artists from around the world. This annual event showcases a juried
exhibition of extraordinary arts and crafts. Live entertainment,
interactive arts events, culinary demonstrations and celebrity art
auction. (561) 694-2300

Maureen Brennan & George Dvorsky
2/20/2006 - 2/21/2006
Old School Square
51 North Swinton Avenue; Delray Beach, FL 33444
This spectacular show pairs two of Broadway's phenomenal talents.
Maureen starred on Broadway in Stardust, Little Johnny Jones, Going
Up and was nominated for a Tony Award for the revival of Candide,
for which she won the Theatre World Award. George appeared on
Broadway in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Passion, starred in The
Three Musketeers and performed the lead in The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Monday and Tuesday at 8 p.m. (561) 243-7922

Reagan's Shadow: by Michael Evans
2/24/2006 - 4/8/2006
Palm Beach Photographic Centre
55 NE 2nd Avenue; Delray Beach, FL 33444
A series of up-close shots by the one-time personal photographer to
President Ronald Reagan. $3.00 561-276-9797

Hatsume Fair
2/25/2006 - 2/26/2006
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Road; Delray Beach, FL 33446
Celebrating the "first bud of spring." A unique Japanese spring
festival, Hatsume features three stages with continuous
entertainment including taiko drummers, a Japanese tea ceremony,
flower arranging, martial art demonstrations, bonsai and orchid
demonstrations, and much more! Also included are avenues of artisan
booths, plant sales, Asian and American food vendors and children's
activities. Free on-site parking. Tickets: Adult $10; members $7;
children $5; children under 3 free.
(561) 495-0233

Street Painting Festival
2/25/2006 - 2/26/2006
City of Lake Worth
Lake Worth, FL
Watch as over 400 Artists use the pavement as canvas to transform
downtown Lake Worth into a temporary outdoor museum of original art
and masterpiece reproductions. Join the 100,000 visitors who will
enjoy strolling minstrels, improvisation and continuous live music
on the cultural plaza's main stage. Don't miss the Children's Meadow
where children of all ages can create their own works of art; a
great family experience. Admission is FREE. (561) 582-4401

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