Delray’s Cultural Center is planning a busy season ahead
August 26th, 2008
By Dale M. King
CITY EDITOR
The summer may have been quiet, but the Delray Beach Cultural Center will bring songs, lectures and other special events to the stage during the coming season.
The Crest Theatre Main Stage Series has some big names – and smaller ones, to – bringing varied talents for audiences to enjoy.
The season opens with the “Altar Boyz,” a musical comedy, Nov. 14-16.
Spencer’s Theatre of Illusion will be appearing – and possibly disappearing – Dec. 5 to 7. Illusions are fused with theatrical elements for these shows.
For dance enthusiasts, the Ballroom World Champion Tour comes to town Dec. 19-21.
Those who revel in folk music will be able to see the latest incarnation of the Kingston Trio Jan. 16-18.
Also coming up in the New Year is the American Soul & Rock & Roll Choir Feb.6-8.
The national tour of the musical, “Footloose,” based on the film, will be in the city March 6-8.
The Stepcrew is a new Celtic inspired dance production that features Irish, Ottawa Valley and modern tap dancers. The group will appear March 20-22.
The 2008-2009 Crest Theater season concludes with “Romanza, the Art of the Tenor,” April 3-5.
The 2009 Lecture Series will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. Speakers will be: Tony Award winner Tommy Tune on Jan. 15, Secret Service Director Brian Stafford Feb. 19, author Michael Gates Gill March 12 and author/photographer Lorraine Salem Tufts April 2.
The 2009 Broadway Cabaret series will feature the following:
Maureen Brennan and George Dvorsky doing the music of Sheldon Harnick, Jan. 12 and 13.
Tony Award winner Sammy Williams Feb. 9 and 10.
Les Lessack, Brian Lane Green and Johnny Rodgers, “Salute to the Rat Pack,” March 2 and 3.
Tony Award winner Hal Linden March 16 and 17.
Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole with Grammy winner Billy Stritch April 6 and 7.
For Crest Theatre tickets, call 561-243-7922, extension 1.
For those who can’t wait for the season, the Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture is celebrating undersea mysteries and beauty with two new exhibits. Paintings beneath the Sea by Jason Mathias and Divers’ Treasure run through August 30.
Native Floridian, Jason Mathias celebrates marine life through his oils, acrylics and watercolors, drawn from underwater digital video he shoots while diving off the coasts of Florida and the Cayman Islands.
Enhancing the undersea theme in the museum is “Divers’ Treasure,” a private collection of treasure and treasured artifacts, by sea and land, from the days of tall sailing galleons and pirate ships.
The Cornell Museum is located at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Museum summer hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10:30-4:30. Admission is $6 general; $4 seniors and students (14-21) and free for ages 13 and under.
Dale M. King can be reached at 561-549-0832 or at dking@bocanews.com.
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