Gild The Lily
The Norton Museum of Art offers free entrance as it awaits its dazzling redesign and expansion including a 42,000-square-foot West Wing and sculpture garden by Lord Norman Foster in 2018. So its a good excuse for a day trip to West Palm Beach for two stellar exhibits. Monet Foundation artist-in-residence Mark Fox shot a digital underwater video of the Impressionists famed water lily ponds in France for Giverny: Journal of an Unseen Garden, which is on view through October 30. The work explores light and shadow throughout the day just as Claude Monet and his movement masterfully captured in their paintings. Pop Art sensation Roy Lichtenstein also pays homage to Giverny in a large-scale print on stainless steel exhibited in Spotlight: Lichtenstein and Monet through August 21.
- 1451 South Olive Avenue; 561.832.5196; norton.org
Young Turk
Trina Turk celebrated its new home on the mainland by hosting a party with the Wolfsonian in honor of the museums Cuban Allure exhibit. The California designer and her husband who designs Mr. Turk menswear were drawn to the Upper Eastsides midcentury modern architecture and ample space to showcase their full vision including home and sunglasses. Launching in September, vintage-inspired frames made of Japanese and Italian acetates sport the brands signature bold prints and colors like hot pink. After years of requesting more merchandise, men finally have the whole shebang from Clyde slim trousers in a black and white optical print; to the Gregory floral tuxedo, to Chico pink and green striped swim trunks. Womens athleisure wear includes a crop top and leggings in a pink and yellow pineapple print.
- 7200 Biscayne Boulevard; 786.409.4383; trinaturk.com
Broward Baby
Following Coral Gables and South Beach, Cibo Wine Bar opened its third Florida location in Fort Lauderdale. The addition serves the same simple Italian fare but differs through a salumeria with cured meats from Italy. The rustic setting with butcher block tables centers on a signature, glass-encased wine wall, in which wine angels glide down like trapeze artists to fetch bottles of Chianti and Malbec. The owners commissioned Andrew Reid to paint a mural of Life is Beautiful along a 40-foot brick wall. Dont fill up on homemade bread because a lot of delicious dishes are on the way: fried zucchini and artichokes dipped in roasted red pepper and lemon lime aioli; pappardelle with lamb ragu and shaved pecorino, and gorgonzola, walnut and pear pizza.
- 4100 North Federal Highway; 754.900.2646; cibowinebar.com
Play Dates
Theres some great theater to be had in the dog days of summer. GableStage performs Stalking the Bogeyman, one of its most ambitious plays of the year, from July 30 to August 28. Originally told on This American Life, the real-life story follows journalist David Holthouses quest for revenge against his childhood attacker. Marcus Potters adaptation and direction received critical acclaim from The New York Times and The New Yorker when it premiered on Off-Broadway in 2014. On a lighter note, the Actors Playhouse presents two plays to entertain children during summer. Pippi Longstocking, based on Astrid Lindgrens beloved book series about a redheaded little girl left to her own devices, shows July 30. Seussical Jr. brings the world of Dr. Seuss to life in a musical on August 5 and 6.
- 1200 Anastasia Avenue; 305.445.1119; gablestage.org. 280 Miracle Mile; 305.444.9293; actorsplayhouse.org
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