Pompano Beach arts to Nov. 29: four gallery shows, an Esther Rolle exhibition opening Nov. 5, Gutenberg! The Musical! Nov. 6-15, tribute concerts and classes.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Listings come from the city’s Pompano Beach Arts calendar and the City of Pompano Beach events calendar; each entry links its own page. This page is refreshed each month.

Pompano Beach’s city-run arts venues have four gallery shows up now, an Esther Rolle exhibition opening Nov. 5, and the Pompano Players’ Gutenberg! The Musical! from Nov. 6. Most gallery visits are free; shows and classes are ticketed.

The venues

  • Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA), 41 NE 1st St.: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 954-786-7879. Hours
  • Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 W. Atlantic Blvd., next to City Hall
  • Ali Cultural Arts Center, 353 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.: open during events and by appointment, 954-545-7800. Details
  • Blanche Ely House Museum, 1500 NW 6th Ave.: by appointment, 954-545-7800
  • Pompano Beach Amphitheater, 1801 NE 6th St.

Exhibitions now showing

  • Vetiver, BaCA, through Oct. 30. Paintings by Edelman about the land and womanhood, named for an Everglades grass. Listing.
  • Into Neverland, BaCA, through Dec. 17. Books, paintings and hanging installations built from memories. Listing.
  • Experiments & Accidents, Pompano Beach Cultural Center, through Jan. 6. Paintings that start as controlled experiments and follow the accidents. Listing.
  • Captured: A Living Archive, Blanche Ely House Museum, through April 2. Photographs of the community tied to the house, with a Polaroid wall where visitors add their own. Visits by appointment, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; call 954-545-7800. Listing.
  • Everything Esther, Ali Cultural Arts Center, Nov. 5 to Feb. 23, with an opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5; registration is online. Artwork honoring Pompano Beach native Esther Rolle, the Emmy-winning actress, made with Blanche Ely High School students. Listing.

Theater and dance

  • Gutenberg! The Musical!, the Pompano Players, Nov. 6-15, Pompano Beach Cultural Center. Tickets from $55. Two aspiring writers pitch their musical about the printing press. Showtimes:
  • 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and Friday, Nov. 13
  • 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 14
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 15

Listing. - Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Neil Simon’s comedy, Nov. 21-22, Charlotte Burrie Civic Center, 2669 N. Federal Highway. $20; for mature audiences. Listing. - Black Nativity, Langston Hughes’ gospel retelling of the Nativity story, Nov. 27-29, Pompano Beach Cultural Center: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $55. Listing.

Concerts and classical

  • The Wilburys, A Traveling Tribute, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, Cultural Center. Tickets from $45. Listing.
  • December ‘63, a Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons tribute, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, Cultural Center. Tickets from $45. Listing.
  • CAKE, 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 (doors 6:30 p.m.), Pompano Beach Amphitheater. Listing.
  • BOYNEXTDOOR, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Pompano Beach Amphitheater. Sold out. Listing.
  • Soulful Sundays, 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, Ali Cultural Arts Center. $15. Soul, R&B, jazz and blues. Listing.
  • A Taste of Jazz, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, BaCA. $25. A wine tasting, then an hour of jazz with the Gold Coast Jazz Society. Listing.
  • Hot Brass, a tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, Cultural Center. Tickets from $45. Listing.
  • The Spaghetti & Matzo Ball Show, comedy and song, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, Cultural Center. Listing.

The Wilburys, December ‘63, Hot Brass and the Spaghetti & Matzo Ball Show are private productions in the leased Cultural Center, not city shows, the city says.

Classes and workshops

All at BaCA, 41 NE 1st St. Buy tickets only through the arts center’s own links.

  • Polymer Clay Experience, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17, $40; third Saturdays. Listing.
  • Introduction to Drawing and Art History, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, $30; third Saturdays. Listing.
  • Paint & Sip, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, $25, supplies included; fourth Thursdays. Listing.
  • Kids Creative Studio, acrylic painting for ages 6 to 13, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24, $30; fourth Saturdays. Listing.
  • Watercolor Techniques, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, from $25; second and fourth Saturdays. Listing.
  • Introduction to Painting, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, $30; first Saturdays. Listing.
  • Clay Open Studio, for returning students, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, $30; second Saturdays. Listing.

Regular events

  • Old Town Untapped, first Fridays, 6 to 10 p.m., outside BaCA; free, with gallery openings and docent-led tours from 8 to 8:45 p.m. Next: Friday, Nov. 6, with the Shane Duncan Band. Listing.
  • Lunch with Art, Wednesdays, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., BaCA; free. Next: Wednesday, Oct. 21. Listing.
  • Lyrics Lab Open Mic, third Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., The Hive Black Box Theater; $10, performers free. Next: Wednesday, Oct. 21. Listing.

Free concerts, festivals and Halloween events are on our things to do this month page, and this Friday to Sunday is on things to do this weekend.

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Frequently asked questions

What art exhibitions are on in Pompano Beach now?

Bailey Contemporary Arts shows Vetiver through Oct. 30 and Into Neverland through Dec. 17. Experiments & Accidents is at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center through Jan. 6, and Captured: A Living Archive is at the Blanche Ely House Museum, by appointment, through April 2.

When does the Esther Rolle exhibition open in Pompano Beach?

Everything Esther opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Ali Cultural Arts Center, 353 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., and runs through Feb. 23. It was made with students from Blanche Ely High School.

When is Gutenberg! The Musical! in Pompano Beach?

The Pompano Players stage it at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center Nov. 6-15, weekends only: 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets start at $55.

What are Bailey Contemporary Arts’ hours?

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It is closed Sundays, Mondays and major holidays.