Blake at the Lake
No one could ever accuse Blake Shelton of not having a sense of humor. After all, he appeared in a cameo in Craig Morgan's music video "Redneck Yacht Club." (He's standing in a boat, fishing, when Morgan rides by on a jet ski, soaking him with a wave from its wake. Full Story
Area's best Christmas fest at Edison & Ford Estates
Move over Rockefeller Center. The premier Christmas attraction in the country radiates from Holiday House 2007 at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers. For the 32nd year the estates come alive with white lights sparkling on palm trees, antique houses decorated in Christmas finery and new this year - a Children's Tree Trail. Full Story
MUSIC SCENE
Pink Floyd Oh By the Way Long time Fort Myers hipster turned New York City hipster Todd Brooks once told me that Pink Floyd is the most successful cult band ever. Whenever I listen to Pink Floyd, I think about how Brooks hit that nail on the head. Full Story
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
By Laurie R. King (Picador, $14)
It is 1915. War is raging across Europe, and tragedy has marooned 15-year-old Mary Russell in the Sussex countryside with an odious aunt and an uncertain future. Full Story
"A Bayou Christmas Tale" tells the Southern version
Christmas is the time of year that draws a more distinct line of what it's like to live in the North with Santa, elves and lots of snow, in contrast to here in the land of palm trees and white sand. Some people "down" South feel cheated or disconnected from the holiday that features reindeers pulling a sleigh through a blizzard. Full Story
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO
This week's theatre Almost Maine - All is not what it seems in this magical new off broadway comedy - Almost Maine, is onstage at the Florida Repertory Theatre until Dec. 23. When the Northern Lights hang over the mythical town of Almost, Maine, its residents find themselves falling in and out of love - in the most unexpected, unusual and hilarious ways. Full Story
Fall in love with 'Almost, Maine':
off-beat play seduces audiences
How wonderful. How refreshing. A play about love that's void of cliché and canned sitcom dialogue. "Almost, Maine," now at the Florida Repertory Theatre, is as splendidly unpredictable and magical as falling in love. And if there's any justice in the world, it'll enjoy as successful a run this month at Florida Rep as it did Off-Broadway last year. Full Story
Ethics in the Nonprofit World: Aren't ethical individuals good enough?
Not long ago I was talking to the head of a local nonprofit agency and he said, "I'm very fortunate that I don't have to worry about any scandals or problems. All my employees and volunteers are ethical." I was tempted to sit him down and give him my speech about the difference between individual ethics and organizational ethics but I resisted. Full Story
Beowulf
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Time: 114 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 GRADE: C Running "Beowulf" may not be the best fantasy film ever made, but it does have one thing that no other fantasy film can boast, every fanboy's fantasy come true: Angelina Jolie's enormous, nekkid, CGI-enhanced bosom projected onto an IMAX screen - in 3-D. Full Story
Symphony selects top youth performers
The Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra recently selected the winners of the 2007 Concerto Competition. Flutist Katerina Allmendinger was the first place winner and Cellist Courtney Renfroe was runner-up. The competition was open to all members of the Youth Orchestra. Full Story
Colorful art at Harbour View Gallery this month
Jan Ellen Atkielski and D.J. Lorentz will be the featured artists at the Harbour View Gallery at Cape Harbour this month. Atkielski is a contemporary impressionist. Her paintings use color and form to create mood and tempt the viewer to feel the warm sun, or cool mist. She entices you "to want to be in" the painting. Full Story
Exclusive club opens on First Street
Without a close examination, a casual passerby would not think that a new nightclub - Venu - had arrived behind the dark curtains at 2278 First St., in the historic Langford Building in downtown Fort Myers. Ryan Sherry likes it that way. Full Story
Imaginarium is holiday festive
The Imaginarium in downtown Fort Myers offers festive family fun with holiday flair, decorated for the season with twinkling lights, the "HolidayLand" is guaranteed to be fun for all. Full Story
"Fabric of Life" on display at Harborside
Harborside Event Center and ArtFest Fort Myers' next exhibit is the "Fabric of Life", a display of 30 spectacular contemporary art quilts created by the members of Art Quilters Unlimited. This juried show represents a broad array of fiber wall art from a group of artists who compete nationally in their medium and bring the excitement of color and design to this fine craft. Full Story
BB King returns to the BB Mann
Legendary "King of the Blues" B.B. King returns to the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Sunday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. at the box office, by calling (239) 481-4849 or online at www.bbmannpah.com. Groups of 20 or more, please call (239) 489-3033, extension 3122. Full Story
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