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Mini-memoirs summarize a life
Used to be biographies were only written about Famous People, or by People Who Have Done Something Historically Important. But the genre's changed. Go to the biography section of your local bookstore today, and you'll find memoirs written by everyday people crowding the shelves, side-by-side with tomes on Harry Truman, Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe. Full Story
Fort Myers photo exhibit to benefit injured FGCU professor
A photo exhibit of the street children of the Dominican Republic by photographer Chip Hoffman intends to raise funds to benefit FGCU professor Ingrid Martinez-Rico who was seriously injured in an automobile accident. Full Story
Stealing Trinity
By Ward Larsen (Oceanview Publishing, $24.95)
As history now tells us, the atomic bomb was first tested on July 16, 1945 in an isolated area of the New Mexico desert. The test was code-named Trinity. Against this backdrop, Ward Larsen of Sarasota has created a page-turner of a political thriller titled "Stealing Trinity. Full Story
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO
This week's theatre Wizard of Oz - The classic movie musical "The Wizard of Oz" comes to the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater stage through July 26. The Wizard of Oz, based on the book by Frank L. Baum and the world famous 1939 film, chronicles the adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and… Toto, too. Full Story
Cover me
ARTS COMMENTARY
I've been thinking about covers lately - not the kind you hide under when you're scared, but singers covering other musicians' songs. I've been hearing an excessive amount of them recently, it seems, starting with a British documentary about a Massachusetts chorus. (The film is called Young @ Heart, which is the name of the chorus. Full Story
Goodbye and hello: Carol McLaughlin retires after eight years
New program director arrives
Since 2000, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation has seen more than 6,000 scholarship applications and 1,000 grant applications processed and reviewed, an emergency relief grant program for natural disasters established, collaborations and mergers between local nonprofit agencies nurtured, and countless agencies and students have been counseled and supported. Full Story
Kung-Fu Panda
GRADE: C+
Running Time: 88 minutes MPAA rating: PG "Kung-Fu Panda," the latest computer-animated feature from DreamWorks, is half of a good movie. The film stars Jack Black as Po, a chubby panda who dreams of being a great kung-fu hero. Full Story
TOP 10 MOVIES
1. Kung Fu Panda (PG) animated 2. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (PG-13) Adam Sandler, John Turturro 3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (PG-13) Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett 4. Full Story
Sara Evans, Lisa Williams coming to Mann Hall
Country singer, clairvoyant on stage in September
Country superstar Sara Evans comes to the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Friday, September 19. Full Story
Camp Florida Rep now in session
Kids theater camp runs through August
Florida Rep's popular summer theater camp for ages 5 to 17 opened its doors last week, and campers are now hard at work putting together a production of "Disney's High School Musical the One Act" that will have a public performance on June 20. Full Story
Behr's photography on display at Commissioner Hall's office
Lee County Commissioner Tammy Hall is supporting local artists by giving them an opportunity to display their artwork in her Fort Myers office. This month, Manfred Behr's artistic photography is on display at the downtown District 4 Commissioner office through July 25. The display is a colorful expression of digital photography. Full Story
This week on WGCU public media
Gulf Coast Live Arts Edition "Third House Rising"- Thursday, June 19 at 2 p.m. 90.1FM A Fort Myers family commemorates the 60th anniversary of Israel with their CD of contemporary/ pop songs cowritten and produced by Grammy nominated songwriter and Full Story
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