Cirque dreams
The building's surprisingly nondescript for a place that houses such magic. Two-stories tall, snow white with blue trim, it's tucked inside an industrial park on Florida's Southeast coast. You wouldn't know it was there unless you were looking for it. Full Story
Chamber music: It doesn't get more intimate than this
Chamber music is a very intimate form of music says Janelle McCoy, artistic director of the newly formed Chamber Music Society of Southwest Florida. Imagine listening to a trio or string quartet perform music in your living room or bedroom. That's what chamber music is like: three instruments or a small ensemble, usually performing in a small setting. Full Story
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO
This week's theatre Guys and Dolls - The musical fable of Nathan Detroit, Guys and Dolls runs through Feb. 16 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater. The consummate gambling man, Detroit operates "The World's Largest Floating Crap Game". Songs include Luck Be a Lady, I've Never Been in Love Before, Sue Me and A Bushel and a Peck. Full Story
Strong boards lead to "Mission Accomplished"
GIVING
When considering an organization to support financially or perhaps upon which to serve as a board member, donors may wonder what criteria to utilize to assure the best use of their finances and time. A good place to start is by evaluating the strength of the board of directors for the organization. Full Story
Charlie Wilson's War
GRADE: C+
Running Time: 97 minutes MPAA rating: R "Charlie Wilson's War" is a great example of an Almost Movie. It has almost enough good stuff in it to be recommendable. Unfortunately, it also has almost enough bad stuff about it for me to tell you to stay far away from it. Full Story
Dead Meadow
MUSIC SCENE
Old Growth Black Sabbath has often been called the originator of the heavy metal genre, but very few "metal bands" sound anything at all like Sabbath. There has been a movement over the last few years to bring back the Black Sabbath sound, which has the unfortunate moniker "stoner rock." One of the seminal groups in this movement is the DC-based Dead Meadow. Full Story
Art celebration coming to famous inventors' estate
Outdoor festival this weekend at Edison & Ford Winter Estates
The 5th Annual Edison Celebration of Art, an outdoor festival, will unfold on the lawns of the Edison & Ford Winter Estates on McGregor Boulevard, Saturday, Jan. 26. Forecasts predicting gorgeous weather during the festival's duration, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Full Story
Edison Festival of Light celebrates 70 years
The 70th Annual Celebration of the Edison Festival of Light begins Saturday, Jan. 26 and runs through Feb. 17. Founded in 1938 as a celebration to commemorate Thomas Edison's life of achievement, the Edison Festival of Light has grown to become one of the largest annual celebrations in the State of Florida. Full Story
Ghost Stories of Sarasota
By Kim Cool (Historic Venice Press, $12.95)
If you love stories of ghosts and the paranormal, you'll want to check out Historic Venice Press and a woman named Kim Cool. Cool, a resident of Venice, is intrigued by phantoms and spirits, so much so that in 2001 she created her own publishing company to publish books about them. Since 2002 when her first, Ghost Stories of Venice, Ghost Stories of Clearwater and St. Full Story
Florida Rep now has babysitting nights
A Night Out on the Town is not just for grown-ups at the Florida Repertory Theatre. The Award-Winning Florida Rep is now offering more ways than ever before for the Whole Family to have Fun in the Historic River District. In addition to the already numerous Education Programs, Florida Rep unveiled its newest offering especially for parents: $10 Baby Sitting Nights. Full Story
Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club art show set
The Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva will hold its 25th annual Arts & Crafts Fair on Feb. 16 and 17 at the Sanibel Community Center, located at 2173 Periwinkle Way. This two-day art fair has become an island tradition, and continues to be one of Southwest Florida's finest outdoor celebrations of the arts. Over 100 artists and craftspeople will be displaying their work. Full Story
Naples Art Fest this weekend
Nationally ranked festival at Fleischmann Park
The 11th Annual Invitational Art Fest is Jan. 26 and 27 at comes to Fleischmann Park in Naples on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 26 and 27. Consistently ranked as one of the top art shows in the country, the event benefits Eden Foundation's autism programs and features over 200 artists from the U.S. and Canada. Full Story
Symphony raising funds with painted violins
Exquisitely detailed and cleverly designed, fourteen violins were prepared for the Symphony Society's Vibrant Violin project. This fundraiser celebrates the 'Art of Music' and the imagination of fourteen local, regional and national artists. Full Story
FGCU music student wins young artists award
Faith Lanctot Sam, a junior music major at the Bower School of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University recently won the piano division of the "Southwest Florida Symphony Young Artists Competition" in Fort Myers. Full Story
Everglades museum presents an exhibit by Clyde Butcher
Visions of the Big Cypress National Preserve, The photographic art of Clyde Butcher, is on display at the Museum of the Everglades in Everglades City. Butcher has been a fine art photographer for over thirty years and has photographed many different areas of the country however he is known for his extensive photographic work on the Everglades ecosystem. Full Story
Sarasota Ballet presents Dominic Walsh
The Sarasota Ballet presents world-renowned dancer/choreographer Dominic Walsh's own Dominic Walsh Dance Theater in their Sarasota debut with five performances beginning Friday, Feb. 22 at 8 pm and additional performances on Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24 at the FSU Center for Performing Arts (5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota). Full Story
Musical monks hit the stage at Off Broadway Palm
THEATRE REVIEW
Good and evil face off in the hysterical hit musical "Monky Business" on stage now at the Off Broadway Palm Theatre through March 15. "Monky Business" features the funloving monks of Saint Bernard. Full Story
BIG ARTS offers a variety of artsrelated workshops
Sanibel art center releases February schedule
Make the most of the month of romance by signing up for a BIG ARTS workshop. There are a vast variety of classes in areas such as language, painting and drawing, fine crafts, technology, photography, discussion, jewelry, pottery, and writing. Full Story
Chorus performs music of local composer
Stained Glass concert series features work of William Dawson
Favorite hymns, folk songs and rousing spirituals illuminate the richness of the great American musical experience in "How Sweet The Sound" Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at The Village Church, 15100 Shell Point Blvd. and Sunday, Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. at Chapel by the Sea at 100 Chapel St., Fort Myers Beach. Full Story
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