MUSICAL MARIONETTES
The creation of Cuban-American artist Pablo Cano
The marionettes dangle from a silver dress rack, loose-limbed. They possess the relaxed attitude of performers taking a quick break in-between rehearsals. Full Story
PET TALES
Better box habits A cat who's missing the litter box may be sending a message - so listen up!
When the weather turns colder and houses close up for warmth, every little thing starts to annoy us. Like the smell of the litter box, or (worse) the smell of a cat who's not using the litter box at all. But don't blame the cat. Full Story
Sounds of Sinatra ignite hot pops season
Southwest Florida Symphony 2007/08 Season
The Southwest Florida Symphony 2007/08 Pops Season kicks off Nov. 30 with A Red Hot Pops Cocktail Party & Fundraiser and The Sinatra Songbook, conducted by the incomparable 'Prince of Pops' Erich Kunzel. A new spirit is in the air as the Symphony brings vibrant music, exciting personalities and new life to the stage for our 47th Season. Full Story
SANDY DAYS, SALTY NIGHTS
Looking for love on the Internet
"Ugh. You can't meet people in a bowling alley," says Holly, my buxom blond friend who has not been single a day past puberty. "Or a bar," she says, tapping a second perfectly manicured nail against the table. She goes on, naming other places where you simply can not meet people - whether by lack of opportunity or social stigma, I'm not entirely sure. Full Story
J.J. Cale
Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings
Tulsa Oklahoma native J.J. Cale wrote "Cocaine" and "After Midnight" that Eric Clapton had hits with as well as "They Call Me The Breeze" that Lynyrd Skynyrd adopted as their own. Full Story
Band Of Horses
Cease to Begin
The good folks at Sub Pop Records introduced us to the band Nirvana before they were a household name and frankly the album Bleach which they wisely held onto may very well help keep the label afloat financially. Full Story
SUMMER READING
Wicked Lovely By Melissa Marr (HarperTeen, $16.99)
Since she was a tiny child, Aislinn has had one rule drilled into her: Never let the invisible faeries know you can see them. Ash has no wish to attract the attention of the bizarre, capricious creatures whose dimension intertwines with the mortal world; just watching the grotesque games they play with one another is bloodcurdling enough. Full Story
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO
This week's theatre ¦ I Love You - Off Broadway's longest running musical - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! - is playing at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. This hilarious musical comedy delves into dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws. Full Story
ON THE SPOT
Local musician a commercial success
Derek Harris' saxophone tunes should ring a bell. He's had upward of 5,000 radio commercials with his work airing every day throughout the U.S. and Canada. Full Story
GIVING
Nonprofits have big economic impact
The nonprofit sector in America has evolved to become a major player in the business world. There are those who might not consider nonprofit organizations to be "true" businesses, but they are mistaken. The importance of running a nonprofit as a business cannot be denied. Full Story
Shoot 'Em Up
GRADE: C
Running Time: 90 minutes MPAA rating: R Y'know, there just aren't enough movies featuring babies used as bone-marrow farms, a lactating Italian prostitute, guncontrol laws and a mysterious anti-hero who can dispatch an adversary by ramming a carrot through the back of his enemy's skull. Full Story
THEATRE REVIEW
Romeo and Juliet is a hip take on the Bard's classic Classical Theatre of Harlem performs at the Florida Rep
Language may have changed drastically since Shakespeare's time, but human emotions and human situations (falling in love for the first time, rebelling against one's parents) remain universally timeless. Full Story
"Pots, Prints, and Paintings"
The new show at the Alliance for the Arts
The next exhibit rising at the Alliance for the Arts is exactly what the title implies. The "pots" on pedestals…the "prints and paintings" hung across the gallery walls. But it's the creators behind the pieces that will really grab the viewers' attention. "Pots, Prints, and Paintings" opens Friday Oct. 5, 2007 with a special opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Full Story
"Stop Kiss" opens at FGCU
Dr. Michelle Hayford, Assistant Professor of Theatre, directs Diana Son's "Stop Kiss" in the Theatre Lab at Florida Gulf Coast University. The performance is presented by the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at FGCU and runs from Oct. 17 through Oct. 28. Full Story
VINO
Animals are cute, but not so helpful when choosing wine
Like most children of the '60s, my first wine experiences involved Boone's Farm products. Let's just say they were memorable, but not in a good way. Then I graduated to more worldly labels such as Lancer's and Mateus Rose. They weren't much better, but they made great candle holders once the wine was gone. Full Story
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