Weekend things to do: Chris Stapleton, Fizz Fest, an enthralling ‘Swan Lake’ and ‘your Mom’s favorite band’
It’s Mother’s Day Weekend and it’s easy to see everything through that prism. You probably know your mom better than I do, but is she into spandex? Sinatra? Would she enjoy Miami City Ballet’s extraordinary “Swan Lake”? Is she a fan of trashy reality TV? The ’80s pop of Taylor Dayne? Twisted Tea? It’s all here.
THURSDAY
Joey Gilmore benefit: Blue Jean Blues nightclub in Fort Lauderdale will host a benefit concert on Thursday for revered local blues guitarist Joey Gilmore, currently hospitalized with an illness. The show is from 5 to 11 p.m., with a lineup that so far includes music-scene vets Dana Paul, Bobby Nathan, Betty Padgett, Jeff Prine and others. Organizers are asking for a $10 donation at the door and are accepting items for a raffle and silent auction. For information, visit Facebook.com/Bluejeanbluesbar. You can also help Gilmore through his GoFundMe page at GoFundMe.com/f/joey-gilmore.
Country star: Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show rolls into West Palm Beach on Thursday for a 7 p.m. concert at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, joined by openers Grace Potter and Nikki Lane. Seats went fast, and resale tickets start at around $200+ for GA lawn. Visit LiveNation.com.
Offspring fever: Influential SoCal punk band The Offspring, still led by founding member Dexter Holland on vocals and guitar 40 years later, bring hits including “Come Out and Play,” “The Kids Aren’t Alright” and “Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)” to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood at 8 p.m. Thursday. Opening will be rising Delray Beach band Artikal Sound System. Scattered tickets remain, starting at $55+. Visit MyHRL.com.
Ticket window: Extra seats were added this week for blink-182’s June 21 concert at the Kaseya Center in Miami on their One More Time Tour. Also performing will be Pierce the Veil and jxdn. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com.
Last market: Thursday brings the season’s final edition of the Night Market series in downtown Boca Raton. The gathering of food and drinks, craft vendors, along with live music by Samantha Russell, runs from 6 to 9 p.m. under the lights at Sanborn Square. The weekly Thursday-night series will return on Oct. 3. Visit MyBoca.us.
FRIDAY
Guilty pleasures: If you are the authority on snappy critiques of the lonely hearts looking for love on shows like TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé” and “Too Hot to Handle” on Netflix, Jake Anthony and Matt Marr would like to watch with you. The hosts of the podcast “Reality Gays with Mattie and Poodle” love to dish on guilty-pleasure shows with catty irreverence and a dash of insight: Marr is a clinical psychologist, while Anthony is a life-coach and teacher. The duo will bring the tour Reality Gays: “If You Can Dream It … ” to the intimate Abdo New River Room at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets start at $35+ at BrowardCenter.org.
She’s got your ’80s: Pop icon Taylor Dayne is at The Studio at Mizner Park in Boca Raton this weekend to perform enduring hits such as “Tell It to My Heart’” “Love Will Lead You Back,” “Prove Your Love” and “I’ll Always Love You,” along with new music from the EP “Capital Sessions,” released on April 24. Performances are at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Ticket start at $55+ at TheStudioAtMiznerPark.com.
Weekend laughs: Actor and comedian Jim Breuer plays The Parker in Fort Lauderdale on Friday at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35+ at ParkerPlayhouse.com. … The Palm Beach Improv at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach hosts Nephew Tommy, alter ego of Thomas Miles, cohost of radio’s “The Steve Harvey Morning Show” (and Harvey’s nephew). Performances are at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and 6 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets start at $42.50+ at Kravis.org. … Comedian and actor Nick Thune takes over the Dania Improv in Dania Beach at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $22+ at DaniaImprov.com.
Panthers watch: Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park will host a Game 3 NHL playoffs watch party for the Florida Panthers on Friday beginning at 7 p.m. in the lovely Barrel Room. Expect mascot appearances, live T-shirt painting, drink specials, prizes and more. Visit FunkyBuddha.com.
In her blood: Country singer Tyler Reese Tritt, daughter of Travis Tritt, brings her tour to Tin Roof in downtown Delray Beach for a free concert on Friday at 8 p.m. Visit TinRoofDelrayBeach.com. On Saturday at 8:30 p.m., Tritt will perform a free all-ages show at Tin Roof in Fort Lauderdale. Visit TinRoofFtLauderdale.com. RSVP suggested for both shows.
Take the kids: The free outdoor family movie series Screen on the Green continues Friday on the downtown West Palm Beach Waterfront with a showing of “Wonka,” with festivities running from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Visit WPB.org/events. … In downtown Hollywood, the free ArtsPark Movie Night series will show the animated Disney adventure “Wish” at the Young Circle park from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday. Visit HollywoodFL.org/artspark.
SATURDAY
Air show confidential: The Fort Lauderdale Air Show returns to the oceanfront on Saturday and Sunday with the best viewing on the beach north of Sunrise Boulevard, but the action will be pretty inescapable no matter where you are on the east side of town. Basic access to dedicated viewing areas starts at $37.50+ per day, or $26+ per day for children age 6 to 12. Visit FortLauderdaleAirShow.com. It’s probably a mistake to talk about it in such a public way, but one of my favorite hidden gems on the beach happens to be on the north end of the air show’s “aerobatic box”: Sandbar Grill is a quiet café on the sand just behind the boutique Sun Tower Hotel & Suites, 2030 N. Ocean Blvd. It may be packed during the air show, but maybe not. Visit Instagram.com/suntowerhotelftl.
Swan-derful: Miami City Ballet brings renowned choreographer Alexei Ratmansky’s interpretation of “Swan Lake” — The New York Times celebrated its North American premiere as “enthralling” and “full of surprises” — to the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach for performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $40+ at Kravis.org.
Fizz magic: The House on the River in downtown Fort Lauderdale (home to the Swing Room, one of the more distinctive dining spaces in South Florida) will host Fizz Fest on Saturday, a waterside gathering on the cocktail-forward restaurant’s lovely bricked patio that feels a bit like air-show counter programming. Taking place from noon to 3 p.m., the event will offer more than 10 purveyors of bubbles, seltzers and other fizzy drinks, music, a shady place to hang and a chill vibe. Tasting tickets cost $29.50+, or you can spring for the Bubble Brunch, which includes two hours of bottomless bubbles, fizzy drink tastings and a family-style brunch for $59.50+. Visit Instagram.com/thehouseontheriverfl.
Tributes to mom: At Respectable Street in downtown West Palm Beach, the Covers for the Mothers show from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday will feature your mom’s favorite skate-punk sounds from tribute bands blink-180 deux (blink-182 tribute), Time Bombed (Rancid tribute) and Subliminal Doubt (No Doubt). Tickets are $15+ in advance, $20 day of. Visit Facebook.com/respectablestreet. … Mathews Brewing Co. in Lake Worth Beach will host spandex-y hair-metal send-up Metalucious, who bill themselves as “your Mom’s favorite band,” on Saturday beginning at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Visit Facebook.com/mathewsbrewing. … Stage 954 at The Casino @ Dania Beach will have the six-pack awesomeness of Van Halen tribute Completely Unchained at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets start at $22.50+ at CasinoDaniaBeach.com.
Eating and Elton: Dania After Dark’s Taste of Dania Beach event brings the flavors of Broward County’s oldest city to City Hall Plaza on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m., with a variety of more than 30 food trucks and vendors, plus the music of country singer Maggie Baugh and cover band The Elton Johns. Admission and parking are free (there will be free shuttles to and from The Casino @ Dania Beach). Access to VIP food offerings costs $45+. Visit TasteOfDaniaBeach.com.
Weekend beers: Copperpoint Brewing Co. in Boynton Beach will celebrate its ninth anniversary on Saturday beginning at noon with special beers on tap, favorite food trucks (Rolling Chefs, G’s Hibachi and Cholo Soy Cocina), limited-edition T-shirts (printed right there), music and more. Visit Instagram.com/copperpointbrewingcompany. … Nearby, Boynton Beach’s NOBO Brewing Co. has been celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week with 20% off beer, wine, seltzer and cider for teachers (with ID). Visit Facebook.com/nobobrewing.
SUNDAY
Your famous pet: Sunday is your last chance to enter the fundraising collaboration between Fort Lauderdale’s Abandoned Pet Rescue and Gulf Stream Brewing Co. to get your pet on the label of a new limited-edition beer called Four-Legged Lager. To take part, submit a picture of your dog or cat (no people) at GoGoPhotoContest.com/abandonedpetrescue ($10 per entry) and encourage family and friends to vote ($1 per vote, five-vote minimum). Entries will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds from the contest and Four-Legged Lager beer sales will support the no-kill animal shelter. Stay tuned for news on the launch party for the beer at Gulf Stream Brewing. Visit Facebook.com/AbandonedPetRescue and Facebook.com/gulfstreambrewing.
Son rising: Wolfgang Van Halen’s band Mammoth WVH (Mammoth taken from the name of a band his father Eddie was in before Van Halen) bring their world tour to Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday at 8 p.m. Intervals is the opening act. General-admission tickets cost $27.50+ Doors open at 7 p.m. Visit JoinTheRevolution.net.
Mom mood? Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti, who went from young Long Island pizza delivery guy to “America’s Got Talent” sensation in 2016, will share his appreciation for the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Tony Bennett at the Boca Black Box Center for the Arts on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $63+ and you can add a post-show meet-and-mingle with Sal for an extra $28. Visit BocaBlackBox.com.
Sunday marketing: The engaging ladies of Sunny Side Up Market will host the Mother’s Day Farmers and Artisan Market on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. in Fort Lauderdale’s MASS District. You’ll find the work of local makers and food vendors, cocktails, kids’ activities and more. Visit Instagram.com/sunnysideupmarket.
Staff writer Ben Crandell can be reached at bcrandell@sunsentinel.com. Follow on Instagram @BenCrandell and Twitter @BenCrandell.