Multiple Personality Performance
O dds are, if you've never seen "The Syringa Tree," then you've never seen a play quite like it before. "Some people are put off when they hear it's a one-woman show," says Tamara Flannagan, who stars in the play. "I try to explain that it's not a onewoman show, it's a play performed by one person. The 24 or so characters in it talk to one another. Full Story
Mariner students shine at art show
Dakota Sica, a sophomore at Mariner High School, was awarded the purple ribbon for "Best in Show," at the Lee County Art Education Association's annual show at the Alliance for the Arts on Tuesday, April 24. Sica's sculpture was judged the best of nearly 1,000 works submitted by Lee County students. Full Story
PET TALES
Pet etiquette important at parties
I spent the better part of a recent Friday evening trying to avoid a rather rotund and amorous Jack Russell Terrier. Now I am all for doggy love - just not the kind that involves candlelight dinners and moonlit walks on the beach. But apparently "Spot" is afflicted with some kind of canine confusion and assumed I might want to be his new girlfriend. Full Story
Pets of the week
Bubba Bubba is a handsome, seven-yearold Shetland Sheepdog. He is eager to please, walks well on a leash and would make a great companion. Ask about I.D. #355723. Precious Precious is a one-year-old Siamese mix. Full Story
Conspiracy season ends on high note
"The Dunes" last play for troupe at Foulds Theater
Theater Conspiracy's last play at the Foulds Theater was a serious, understated drama that left wide emotional voids that should move any mature, subtle viewer. It portrays the unraveling of the life of an aging actress, Laura Robertson, who has lost herself in failed relationships and the past and is allowing her home and family to slip away from her. Full Story
MUSIC REVIEW
Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars
The Shrek soundtrack was where I, and most of the rest of the world, first heard Rufus Wainwright, playing his version of "Hallelujah." (Seeing the movie the first time at the Bell Tower with my daughter, I was stunned that a kid's flick had incorporated a Leonard Cohen song. And as a parent, relieved it wasn't "Chelsea Hotel. Full Story
MUSIC REVIEW
The Nightwatchman - One Man Revolution
Where are all the protest songs? The songwriter's pen is mightier than the sword and all that. I have been amazed at the wealth of protest songs that are not filling our airwaves. Are bloggers now filling the shoes once worn by our troubadours? Full Story
FILM REVIEW
"Blades of Glory"
"Blades of Glory" Running Time: 93 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 GRADE: C+ When rating "Blades of Glory" alongside Will Ferrell's other films, this sendup of the world of international figure skating isn't a gold-medal achievement like "Anchorman" or "Stranger Than Fiction." Nor is it a solid, silver-medal effort like "Talladega Nights. Full Story
BOOK REVIEW
Body Surfing By Anita Shreve (Little, Brown and Company, $25.99)
Since gaining popularity for "The Pilot's Wife," which was a selection for Oprah's Book List, Anita Shreve's power as a storyteller has taken off and never looked back. In her 13th novel, "Body Surfing," Shreve tells a story the way she does best: with empathy, sincerity, wit and keen observation of family members and their relationships with one another. Full Story
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