TURTLES PLAY TRANE
L IKE EVERYONE ELSE, THE TURTLE ISLAND STING QUARTET HAS TO GO through customs when traveling, but when it comes to music, they simply don't recognize borders. Musically, the quartet plays everything from Robert Johnson to Chick Corea to Miles Davis. Yes, they play Vivaldi. They also play Jimi Hendrix. And original compositions. Full Story
Ring in the new year at Art Walk
Monthly downtown event features nine galleries
January marks 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
The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch
By Michael Wolff (Broadway Books, $29.95)
Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corp., the $70 billion global media conglomerate, was asked during the recent U.S. presidential campaign if he had a preference between the two candidates. He didn't hesitate for a second before answering Barack Obama. He then added that Mr. Obama was his pick because his election would sell more newspapers. Full Story
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO
This week's theater Menopause - "Menopause The Musical Out Loud: Breaking the Silence of Ovarian Cancer.' will be presented by the Jeanie C. Linders Fund at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7. The musical is a spirited celebration of real women during an unsettling time in their lives called "The Change. Full Story
Doubt: 'When you are lost, you are not alone.'
ARTS COMMENTARY
I don't know how you spent Christmas, but my day included a trip to the movies to see "Doubt." I know to some, that might seem a peculiar way to spend part of Christmas, to not only see a movie that examines the nature of doubt but one in which a priest may be molesting a boy. Full Story
Change the World in Just 48 Hours
GIVING
I hope that you are reading this in the comfort of your home, surrounded by friends and family, enjoying great food and music. Whether you are a fulltime resident with family in town, or visiting from another place, hopefully you are where you want to be this week. Full Story
COUCH THEATER
[ DVD PREVIEWS & RELEASES ]
PICK OF THE WEEK . "Pineapple Express" - I'm usually not a fan of stoner movies. I liked Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke" and "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie," and more recently "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle," but that's about it. Full Story
daas Gallery opens 'Skin' exhibit Jan. 2
"Skin," a collection of provocative and uncensored, yet tasteful and brilliant, masterpieces by three prominent Southwest Florida artists, opens at daas Gallery Jan. 2. April Clary, Doug Heslep and Daniel Lovely accepted daas Gallery's invitation to expose these images freely and without boundaries. Full Story
Captivating Irish drama opens at Florida Rep
"Dancing at Lughnasa," the Tony Award-winning drama by Brian Friel, opens at the Florida Repertory Theatre on Friday, Jan. 9. Mr. Full Story
La Casa del Arte features artist Arturo Samaniego
Arturo Samaniego's artwork will grace the walls of La Casa del Arte the month of January. The opening reception will be held Jan. 2 from 6 to 10 p.m. during the monthly Art Walk event. Mr. Samaniego was born in Mexico City, and his formative years were spent between that gothic metropolis and his mother's home town of Alicante, in Spain. Full Story
January events at the Alliance for the Arts
Digital Plus: Invitational - Opening Reception: Jan. 9, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 9-31 See how artists embrace digital photography and intertwine prints with diverse mediums and a creative outlook. Featured artists include: Jen Zen Gray, Robert Munn, Sara Cooke, Joshua Myers, Nicholas Bergery, and in the member gallery, Don Parsons. Full Story
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