WHINE, WHINE, TWANG, TWANG
The Doyle and Debbie Show bring the best- and worst- of country music to Naples
"Whine, whine, twang, twang! Don'tcha love to hear me sing?" croon the duo, bending the word "sing" so it sounds past-tense, rhyming with "twang." The woman has Big Hair, coiffed in a style popular in the 80s. She sports fringe and gold braid on her outfit and is wearing cowboy boots. Full Story
'A Rhapsody in Love' features top international musicians
Gulf Coast Symphony concert Sunday at Mann Arts Hall
Gulf Coast Symphony presents the North American debut of "A Rhapsody in Love: Master & Margarita" at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Sunday, April 27. Full Story
Shattered Bonds
By Cindy Band and Julie Malear (New Horizons Press and Expanding Horizons in paperback, $6.99)
Boynton Beach resident Cindy Band was 16 when she came home from a party and found her mother dead at the foot of the stairs in the basement of the family home in Old Westbury, N.Y. Losing her mother at such a young age was a tragedy, but the heartbreak was just beginning. As the months passed, Band came to realize her father had killed her mother to marry his mistress. Full Story
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO
This week's theatre Cabaret - "Cabaret," the hit Broadway musical is on stage at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre through May 31. The love story of a young novelist and an eccentric singer captures the spirit of pre-war Germany. Wilkommen! The words beckon you for some lively entertainment by the magnetic Emcee who welcomes you to Berlin. Full Story
The B-I-B-L-E, That's the play for me!
If you're searching for deep, theological content, don't go see "The Bible: the complete word of God (abridged)" at Theatre Conspiracy. But if you're looking for a ridiculous, irreverent sprint through the Old and New Testaments, from creation to Armageddon, this fits the bill. Full Story
Need for environmental preservation funding in our community
GIVING
As a community foundation, we must support the whole community by acting as a leader, convener and supporter of all areas of need. Two weeks ago we looked at the need for funding in the arts and the reasons it is necessary. This week we would like to look at the reasons for supporting the environmental efforts in our area. Full Story
Prom Night
GRADE: F
Running Time: 88 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 "Prom Night" is the latest in a long line of milquetoast horror movies that don't deliver much in screams or suspense. The film stars Brittany Snow as "Donna," a high-school senior who witnessed the murder of her family three years earlier by a psychotic teacher named Fenton, who had a crush on her. Full Story
Florida Rep announces its 11th season
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Florida Repertory Theatre enters a new decade of professional theater in Fort Myers with an eclectic lineup for its 11th season at Historic Arcade Theatre. After celebrating a 10-Year milestone, Florida Rep is breaking new ground and starting new traditions while upholding its mission to produce a wide variety of work that is accessible to all. Full Story
Students awarded scholarships from Naples Art Association
The Naples Art Association at The von Liebig Art Center is pleased to announce that six local high school students have each won a $1,000 scholarship to pursue art studies in college. The winners were selected from artwork submitted to the association's 37th annual Jade N. Riedel Scholarship Competition. The awards were announced during a preview reception on April 11. Full Story
Space 39 hosts two exhibits
The opening reception for "Reflexive," featuring the works of Pavol Roskovensky, will be held from 6-10 p.m. on May 17. The artist explores a more naturalistic method of painting, creating images that are meticulously detailed and provide an almost spiritual transcendence. He explores the idea that true nature can not be rendered on a picture plane by a human hand. Full Story
Arts for ACT to host five-artist exhibit
Join Arts for ACT Gallery, located at 2265 First Street in downtown Fort Myers from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, May 2 for "Mixed Emulsions," featuring five artists. The work of "Mixed Emulsions" artists JoAnne Bedient, Linda Wiggins, Alicia Schmidt, Kellen Beck Mills and Carol Orr Hartman includes the mediums of raku, painting, collage, mixed media, photography and more. Full Story
"The Princess and the Pea" at Broadway Palm
Broadway Palm Children's Theatre presents "The Princess and the Pea," playing April 25, 27, 29, 30 and May 2, 4, 8, 9, 14, 16, 18, 23 and 24. "The Princess and the Pea" is the story of a handsome prince who is searching for a wife. Not being able to find out if the girls are really princesses, he gives up his search. Full Story
Friends of the Cape Library host four artists
The Friends of the Cape Coral Library announce a new, four-artist exhibit which will run from May 3 through June 11. The gallery, located at 921 SW 39th Terrace, off Mohawk Boulevard, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The featured artists are Casey Siewerski, Dena Shepherd, Cecelia Cutcher and John Schellenberg. Full Story
The Fantasticks come to the Foulds
The world's longest running musical, "The Fantasticks," will be presented by Jodick Productions at the Foulds theatre inside the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers on the weekends of April 25 and May 2. Jodick Productions is a volunteer-based community theatre collaborative based in Cape Coral. Full Story
Cooney productions featured at Schoolhouse Theater
This summer the Schoolhouse Theater will be presenting Ray Cooney's hits "Run for Your Wife" and the sequel "Caught in the Net." On May 24, "Run for Your Wife" will open and play four days a week - Monday through Wednesday and Saturday. Then on June 14, "Caught in the Net" opens and the rotation begins. Full Story
Naples Players present Pulitzer Prize winning drama
The Naples Players' summer drama "Wit," an extraordinary, Pulitzer Prize winning play by Margaret Edson, opens May 21 in the Tobye Studio at the Sugden Community Theatre in downtown Naples. Janina Britolo, wellknown to Naples' audiences, stars as Vivian Bearing in a role that is intellectually challenging and emotionally gripping. Full Story
'Visiting Mr. Green' opens at Florida Rep with seasoned cast
Final play of the season runs May 2-18
"Visiting Mr. Green," the final offering in its gala 10th anniversary season, opens at the Florida Repertory Theatre on Friday, May 2. Written by Jeff Baron, "Mr. Green" is a touching and heartwarming play about connecting and finding friendship in the most unexpected places. Full Story
Write to Act to benefit Theatre Conspiracy
A group of theater enthusiasts, "Write to Act," will present original scenes, monologues and songs on stage to benefit the Theatre Conspiracy at 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Group founder Bonnie Grossmann actress worked as an actress in New York with the likes of Woody Allen and Sam Waterston and runs Clarity in Marketing. Full Story
Emmy-winning Epple at the Arcade Theatre
Florida Repertory Theatre is proud to announce a special to the season, a benefit concert given by Kat Epple, an Emmy Award-winning and Grammy nominated flautist and composer. Epple will be playing flutes from around the world, including Celtic, Native American, African, Suling and bass flute. Full Story
"Stomp" at Naples Phil
The international sensation "Stomp" comes to the Philharmonic Center in Naples for five performances: April 25-27 at 8 p.m. and April 26-27 at 2 p.m. From its beginnings as a street performance in England, "Stomp" has been performed in over 350 cities in 36 countries worldwide during the past 14 years. Full Story
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