Brad Meltzer
— thrillers fueled by insider details
BRAD MELTZER’S THRILLers are the literary equivalent of crack cocaine: highly addictive and impossible to stay away from once you’ve had your first taste. Full Story
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author to meet fans
Event kicks off Celebration of Reading with the Bush family
Best-selling children’s author Jeff Kinney will kick off festivities for the 12th annual Celebration of Reading with an exclusive book signing at Barnes & Noble Coconut Point from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16. Full Story
Author of ‘The Weird Sisters’ to speak at the Phil
Eleanor Brown, author of the New York Times bestseller “The Weird Sisters,” will join Elaine Newton as her guest for Critic’s Choice at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, and at the same time Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples. Both presentations have been moved from the smaller Daniels Pavilion to Hayes Hall, the main performance hall at the Phil. Full Story
A bedroom-hopping farce: Dated, but fun at Florida Rep
THEATER REVIEW
Three bedrooms, four couples.
Imagine the possibilities.
British playwright Alan Ayckbourn did, and wrote a farce about it.
And in the same way some people name their dog Dog, he titled his bedroom farce “Bedroom Farce.” It’s at Florida Repertory Theatre through Feb. 25. Full Story
GIVING
Improving lives through literacy
“The Southwest Florida Community Foundation has the great privilege of working alongside and in partnership with an incredible group of Southwest Florida nonprofits. These organizations work tirelessly to make our community a better place to live. Over the next several weeks, our Giving column will highlight some of these agencies. Full Story
LATEST FILMS
‘The Woman in Black’
Daniel Radcliffe will always be Harry Potter. He could win eight Oscars, cure cancer and establish world peace, and we’ll still refer to him as Harry Potter. Such is the cost of being financially set for life before you’re a teenager.
The real question is, will we as an audience ever accept him as someone else? Full Story
CAPSULES
Man On A Ledge ...
(Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell) An escaped convict (Worthington) threatens to jump from a New York City high rise in an effort to prove his innocence. There are many layers to the film, each of which is skillfully and gradually unveiled in a tense and exciting way. It’s a fun night out at the movies. Rated PG-13. Red Tails.. Full Story
ARTISTS AMONG US
Terry Lynn Spry
¦ Favorite artist: Nina Conner
¦ Where can we see your work? Wild Child Gallery, www.terrylynnart.com.
¦ Are you currently working on any projects? Yes, I’m working for a show at Arts for Act Gallery in October with artist Ann Mc Carty. Full Story
Don’t miss a night with‘Jersey Boys’
Wow!
If you somehow missed seeing “Jersey Boys” at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall last year, you have another chance this season. Don’t blow it this time around. Full Story
COMING UP AT THE DAVIS
The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center is located at 2301 First St. in downtown Fort Myers. For more information, call 333-1933 or visit www.sbdac.com. ¦ The Art of Ikki & Polly Matsumoto & Sherry Rohl
Through Friday, Feb. 24 Full Story
COMING UP AT BIG ARTS
BIG ARTS is located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. For tickets and discounted subscription rates, call BIG ARTS at 395- 0900, the Strauss Theater box office at 472-6862 or visit www.BIGARTS.org. ¦ Cabaret singer Marilyn Maye 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 Full Story
‘Borrow: The American Way of Debt’
“Borrow: The American Way of Debt” by Louis Hyman (Vintage Books, $15)
People have borrowed and lent to one another since the invention of money, but how Americans borrowed in the 20th century was entirely unique. In “Borrow: The American Way of Debt,” economic historian Louis Hyman provides a detailed and riveting account of the origins of consumer debt in America in the early 20th century to today’s troubling credit crisis. Full Story
Lee County school receives arts award
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts received the Outstanding Arts School Award from the Arts Schools Network. The announcement was made during the organization’s national conference held at Lake Buena Vista. Full Story
Wood carving on display
Wood carvers from around the United States will be exhibiting their wood carvings and demonstrating their various carving techniques at the annual Woodcarving Exhibit from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Indian Creek Mobile Home Park, two blocks south of Summerlin Road in South Fort Myers. Full Story
Vocalists to sing world premiere of ‘A Dream for Freedom’
Vocal Artistry will honor Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa and martin Luther King Jr. with a multimedia concert experience called “peacemakers” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at First Baptist Church, 1735 Jackson Street, downtown Fort Myers. Full Story
Hardly like a bad hair day, ‘Shear Murder’ is a sheer delight
¦ “Shear Murder” by Nancy J. Cohen. Five Star. 246 pages. $25.95.
Nancy J. Cohen extends her Bad Hair Day mystery series with this latest entry in which trouble once again finds Marla Shore. And once again, the beauty parlor owner and expert hairdresser cannot resist taking a lead role in solving the crime. Full Story
LEE COUNTY TURNS 125
Lee County celebrates 125 years with lecture series
The Lee County Library System will present “Pioneers & Legends of Lee County’s Past 125 Years — A Lecture Series.” The series is based on the resonant history and rich heritage of the people lucky enough to call Lee County home throughout the past 125 years. The lectures are free to the public, however registration is required. Full Story
LEE COUNTY TURNS 125
¦ “The Early Pioneering and Influential Families of Lee County”
2-3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at South County Regional Library, Estero Full Story
Romeo and Juliet ignites on stage
The passion burns to a fevery pitch.
Blood flows hot and fast.
There is love, tender and wild. And there is death, slow, hard and cold.
It all happens in a darkened room in downtown Fort Myers as the Laboratory Theater of Florida presents its version of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” premiering at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10. Full Story
Play tells true-life story of “The Exonerated”
Theatre Conspiracy presents “The Exonerated,” an award-winning play about six former death row inmates who were eventually released after being found innocent. “The Exonerated” will be performed Feb. 10 - 25 at the Foulds Theatre at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts. Full Story
Theater group to aid tsunami victims
Last spring, shortly after the devastating earthquake in Japan, actor James Yaegashi called friends in the New York theatre to say, “We as a theater community have to do something to help our fellow artists on the other side of the world.” Full Story
Make-believe romp returns to the Rep
Florida Repertory Theatre’s Lunchbox Theatre Series continues with the return of a make-believe adventure about the power of using your imagination. Perfect for kids of all ages, “The Imaginators” plays at 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 17 and 18, in the Arcade Theatre. The $12 admission price includes the performance, lunch and an interactive postshow workshop. Full Story
CONTRACT BRIDGE
A stitch in time saves nine
There are many hands where it is much more dangerous for declarer to have one defender on lead than the other. It follows that if he has a genuine choice between which of two different methods of play to adopt — one of which avoids the dangerous opponent, while the other does not — he should choose to steer clear of the player who can do him the most harm. Full Story
This week on WGCU TV
¦ THURSDAY, FEB. 9, 9 P.M. The Queen’s Palaces Windsor Palace – Part 2
Fiona Bruce visits Windsor Castle, the world’s oldest and largest inhabited castle. ¦ FRIDAY, FEB. 10, 8 P.M. Washington Week Full Story
Puttin’ on the Ritz for BIG ARTS benefit
BIG ARTS is Puttin’ on the Ritz for its upcoming annual benefit at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. The benefit includes a special piano and vocal tribute by Steve Ross to the King of Debonair, Fred Astaire. Full Story
Roller derby season kicks off
The Fort Myers Derby Girls kick off a fifth season of roller derby with an exhibition bout, The Edison Homewreckers Vs. The Betty Fords, at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Bamboozles Skating Center, 2095 Andrea Lane, Fort Myers. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Full Story
Tickets on sale for Young Artists Awards gala
The Young Artists Awards Gala will showcase the best of young performing artists from throughout Southwest Florida at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. A total of 216 registered auditions were held on three full days at the Alliance for the Arts in January, with students performing before six panels of more than 50 professional adjudicators. Full Story
Sex and chamber music: Unconventional discussion planned
Participate in a lively and thoughtprovoking discussion group, moderated by Gulf Coast Symphony trumpet player John Winters. Through analysis of the stage play “Opus,” written in 2007 by violist- turned- playwright Michael Hollinger, see the side of classical music performance that few people are privy to. Full Story
Latest San-Cap Review to be unveiled
The San-Cap Review board of directors invites its contributors, sponsors, readers and the general public to a celebration of its new volume at the Sanibel Library from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. The launch will feature a few selections read by the review’s writers and poets followed by a wine and cheese reception and signing. Full Story
Symphony to perform Brahms, Rachmaninoff
The Gulf Coast Symphony will perform Brahms Violin Concerto with guest violin soloist Timothy Schwarz and Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. The concert takes place at the Anderson Theater on the campus of Bishop Verot High School. Full Story
Catch an opera from The Met at your local movie theater
Opera aficionados can see The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” (“The Twilight of the Gods”) live in high-definition at movie theaters around the country beginning at noon Saturday, Feb. 11. Full Story
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