Super Songs
Pandora.com aims to broaden horizons, spur online sales
Sue Baldauff, a 35-year-old computer programmer and mother of two, was in a musical rut. Her iPod collection was feeling stale. She no longer had the time to go to small clubs to check out up-and-coming acts and FM radio seemed repetitive and dull. But 18 months ago, a friend introduced her to a Web site called Pandora. Full Story
Power failure doesn't stop intrepid troupe
"Spelling Bee" cast presses on amid power failure
The show must go on. Everybody knows that. Audiences expect it and actors live it. Call it the theatrical work ethic or the actor's mantra. Irving Berlin refers to it in, "There's No Business Like Show Business," talking about performing even when you've just learned your favorite uncle's died, or your parents are splitting up. Full Story
Theater Conspiracy unFoulds
Group looking for new venue
Last week, Bill Taylor, the artistic director of the Theater Conspiracy, gave a presentation in the Foulds Theater, delivering the bad news first. "I'm going to just drop the bomb," Taylor said. "We will not be renewing our contract…we'll be shutting down as of May 5. Full Story
For Crisis Out Loud
THEATER REVIEW
The truth hurts and where there's other people's pain there's laughter. "MidLife The Crisis Musical" is performed by a high-powered though relentlessly aging troupe at the Off Broadway Palm Theater until May 19. In it, we watch characters victimized by remaining alive long enough to develop character in the form of baldness, love handles, double chins and gender-resistant beards. Full Story
River and Blues Festival Sunday
Proceeds to benefit the Harry Chapin Food Bank
The Lee/Charlotte Chapter of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association will host the 15th Annual River & Blues Festival on Sunday, April 15 to raise money for the Harry Chapin Food Bank. The event is scheduled from 11 am to 7 pm at Centennial Park in the Fort Myers River District. Full Story
Nils headlines Lehigh jazz festival
Jazz festival lovers mark your calendars now for Southwest Florida's newest jazz event, the Second Annual Jazz in the Park concert sponsored by Smooth Jazz, WZJZ, 100.1 on April 28. Jazz in the Park is a charity concert to benefit Lehigh Community Services, a private non-profit organization that assists low income families with food, medicine and other essentials. Full Story
FILM REVIEW
"Premonition"
"Premonition" Running time: 100 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 GRADE: D First off, let's get out of the way all the th"Premonition" starts off with a lot of promise. It gives the impression that you're in for a supernatural you're in for a supernatural mystery, a kind of mix between "Memento" and "Groundhog Day. Full Story
BOOK REVIEW
The Original Knickerbocker: The Life of Washington Irving
Washington Irving was born in New York City in 1793. He was America's first literary celebrity, and he was widely read throughout both Europe and America. Although remembered today for his two most celebrated works, "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Irving accomplished much, much more. Full Story
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