Welcome the new year with the arts
Many venues offer a New Year's Eve performance and party
If you love the arts, then there's no better way to welcome in the new year. Whatever your taste, you can celebrate the turn of the page to 2009 appreciating and enjoying the arts, whether it's musical or theatrical. For many it's tradition to spend New Year's Eve at The Philharmonic Center for the Arts (5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples. Full Story
Gorgeous George: The Outrageous Bad-Boy Wrestler Who Created American Pop Culture
By John Capouya (Harper Entertainment, $25.95)
It is rare when a pro wrestler is considered a transformational figure for society. But author John Capouya makes such a case in "Gorgeous George," compiling a list of personalities George Wagner influenced, including singers James Brown and Bob Dylan, filmmaker John Waters and boxer Muhammad Ali. Full Story
All the Single Ladies! All the videos!
Last December, I came up with the brilliant — or not so brilliant — idea to attend all of the area's different versions of "The Nutcracker." After I oh-so-willingly suggested this idea, I realized (belatedly) that I'd have to attend all those Nutcrackers. Full Story
GIVING
Trust: The most important commodity
Just when you thought you'd heard enough about the Bernie Madoff scandal, here's one more musing. It's hard enough to grasp the value of $50 billion. It's even more difficult to think about the devastation to the individuals and families who poured their life savings into his hands and woke up one day with nothing at all. Full Story
COUCH THEATER
[ DVD PREVIEWS & RELEASES ]
PICK OF THE WEEK . "Hellbound: Hellraiser II - 20th Anniversary Edition" - For fans of the horror genre, this DVD is definitely one for the video library. "Hellbound" is, in my opinion, Clive Barker's best work. This sequel to 1987's "Hellraiser" amps up the Gore Level to 11 — and because this is the unrated, uncensored version, you see it all, baby. Full Story
Fort Myers 'Downtown Countdown' to 2009
As tradition has it, a ball will drop at the stroke of midnight in the River District on New Year's Eve. Balloons will fall from any number of places over the streets. There will be unprecedented kissing. "We haven't changed the time," said Natalie Dunham, marketing and promotions manager for Fort Myers Redevelopment Agency. Full Story
Celebrate New Year's Eve Cape Coral style
Cape Harbour is the place to greet 2009
Three times goes beyond a charm; it becomes tradition at Cape Coral's Cape Harbour at the stroke of midnight. Signaling the start of 2008 this New Year's Eve marks the third consecutive year that a 6-foot-diameter, lighted ball drops from on high at the community's Promenade. Full Story
Bring in the New Year with a bit of bubbly
Most of us probably missed the three-day Les Habits de Lumi é re ("dressed in lights") Champagne fest in Epernay, France, last week. There you could have strolled down the Avenue de Champagne, gazing at the brightly lit façades and corbelled parapets while sipping sparkling favorites and discovering new ones to cherish, all while feasting on local cuisine. Full Story
Downtown Fort Myers, the River District
>>H2 Tapas and Wine Bar aaaaaaaat 2214 Bay Street will ring in the New Year with a live band, champagne, food specials and party favors. See the blockbuster wine list, tapas, entrees and desserts created by Philosopher/Chef Harold Balink, plus exotic martinis and cheeses. Nominal cover charge after 9 p.m. Call (239) 226-1687. Full Story
Fort Myers
>>Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, on 1380 Colonial Blvd., has dinner, party favors, a cabaret show and production of "Singin' in the Rain" for $100. Dinner is at p.m. and the party lasts until midnight, when there will be a champagne toast and kissing. They're just about sold out. Full Story
South Fort Myers
>>Biddles Restaurant and Piano Bar at 20351 Summerlin Road, will have special entrees, regular menu, party favors, dancing and live entertainment form 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. The banquet room will be available for extra capacity. Dinner seatings from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. Call (239) 433-4449 for reservations. Full Story
Sanibel and Captive islands
>>The Mucky Duck will serve dinner until 9:30 p.m. First come, first served. "Deep in the heart of downtown Captiva where the sun sets nightly." Call (239) 472-3434. >>Ellington's Jazz Bar & Restaurant on East Gulf Drive on Sanibel is serving a five-course dinner, with one seating 9 p.m. Full Story
Fort Myers Beach
>>Snug Harbor Waterfront Restaurant on the back bay is open regular dinner hours. All fresh, local seafood, Angus beef and pasta. Call (239) 463-8077 for reservations. >>Thistle Lodge Beachfront Restaurant at 2255 West Gulf Drive will serve a special menu during normal business hours, 5 p.m. to 10. Reservations required. Call (239) 472-9200. Full Story
Cape Coral
>>At Cape Harbour Marina at 5789 Cape Harbour Dr., there will be live music, throngs of loony revelers and a ball drop at midnight along with all the balloons. Local favorite band A 200 will play a mix of blues and rock starting at 8 p.m. in the promenade. Full Story
Ring in the new year at Art Walk
Downtown event runs Friday, Jan. 2
January will mark the fourth of the monthly Art Walks since it debuted in October. Held the first Friday of every month from 6 to 10 pm., Art Walk showcases local and national artwork in the downtown art galleries of the Fort Myers River District. The evening culminates with an after party at 10 p.m. Full Story
Jazz On The Green finds new home
Centennial Park in downtown Fort Myers hosts January event
Centennial Park in downtown Fort Myers will host the January Jazz on The Green. Jazz On The Green brings fantastic jazz, fabulous food and refreshments, fine art, fun activities and a feeling of community to a sophisticated and festive audience that comes from all over the world. Full Story
This week on WGCU TV — Cable channel 3
RAIN: The Beatles Experience - Saturday, Dec. 27, at 11 p.m. For the past two decades, RAIN's live stage performances have flawlessly captured the full range of The Beatles musical legacy. They represent the Fab Four from their first "Ed Sullivan Show" appearance through the Abbey Road album, through the psychedelic '60s and the band's hardrocking rooftop days. Full Story
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