'Dancing at Lughnasa'
FLORIDA REP'S HAUNTING AND MOVING MEMORY PLAY
What do you do when words aren't enough to express your hopes, your joys, your longings, your desperate desire to grab ahold of life and not let it pass you by? If you're the Mundy sisters, living in Ireland in the mid-1930s, you dance. Full Story
Psychodrama on stage at Theatre Conspiracy
"Duet for One" opens Friday, Jan. 9, at Theatre Conspiracy, Southwest Florida's most unique theater. Presented in partnership with Lee Mental Health Center, Inc., "Duet for One" centers around Stephanie Abrahams, a brilliant concert violinist, who seemingly has it all but is forced to re-evaluate her life when struck down by an unforeseen tragedy. Full Story
The Slide
By Kyle Beachy (The Dial Press, $13)
Twenty-two-year-old Potter Mays, full of post-college regrets, heartache and anxiety about the future, returns to his Missouri hometown to be greeted by his parents' fractured marriage and a thankless job delivering water coolers. Full Story
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO
This week's theater Duet for One - Theatre Conspiracy presents "Duet for One'' in partnership with Lee Mental Health Center, Inc. at 8 p.m. Jan. 9-23 at 2711 Park Windsor Dr., #302, Fort Myers. Violinist Stephanie Abrahams is young, wealthy and attractive, and one of the greatest violinists in the world. Full Story
America's drama critic: Terry Teachout
ARTS COMMENTARY
A few years ago, The Wall Street Journal began an experiment. Because it's a national newspaper, the editors asked drama critic Terry Teachout if he'd do some reviewing on the road. "At that point, I really didn't know anything about regional theater in America, but I'd give it a go," he says. "And it mushroomed. Full Story
Community Foundation gives $20,000 in grants to local organizations
GIVING
The Bonita Springs Community Foundation, a division of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, recently distributed $20,000 in grants to seven local nonprofit organizations and schools. The Community Foundation received a total of 26 applications totaling $119,287 for this year's annual grant cycle. Full Story
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PICK OF THE WEEK . " Appaloosa" - I'm not a huge fan of Westerns, but there are two — John Wayne's "The Shootist" and "Tombstone" with Val Kilmer — that I absolutely love. So, it's always a pleasant surprise when I come across a Western that really entertains me. "Appaloosa" is one of them. Full Story
Beatles tribute debuts at Mann Hall Jan. 13
The award-winning Beatles concert, "Rain - A Tribute to The Beatles," runs at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Tuesday, Jan. 13, through Sunday, Jan. 18, for only eight performances. Full Story
'Out of Order' opens at The Schoolhouse Theater
The non-stop comedy "Out of Order" opens Jan. 12 at The Schoolhouse Theater and runs through Feb. 7. Written by the master of comedy, Ray Cooney, the play centers around Richard Wiley, who, after planning an illicit evening in a London hotel, finds a dead body in the bedroom. Full Story
Mastersingers hold auditions for 'Brahms Requiem'
The Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers will hold auditions on Sunday, Jan. 11 for singers interested in performing the "Brahms Requiem." There will be two performances with full orchestra, one on March 28 at First Presbyterian Church in Bonita Springs and a second at Burnt Store Presbyterian Church on March 29. Full Story
Pop icon Peter Max to attend Naples exhibit
Pop icon Peter Max, also referred to as a Neo Fauvist, Abstract Expressionist and America's "Painter Laureate," will exhibit his retrospective work in Naples beginning Saturday, Jan. 31, with an uncrating party on Friday, Jan. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. Mr. Max will make an appearance at "meet the artist" receptions and personally sign purchased artwork on Saturday, Feb. Full Story
Mist, Myth, and Mystery: Kat Epple and friends in concert
Emmy Award-winning and Grammy nominated flutist and composer Kat Epple will be joined by some of the finest musicians in Southwest Florida in a fundraiser concert event for Florida Repertory Theatre. This annual event is notorious for being an evening full of unique music, performance art, fun, and surprises. Ms. Full Story
'Macbeth' comes to the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center
Something wicked comes to the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center when the reborn Federal Building downtown host its inaugural theatrical production, Shakespeare's "Macbeth," Jan 7-17. Full Story
'The Moon over the Brewery' next up for the Naples Players
The Naples Players perform the romantic comedy, "The Moon over the Brewery," by Bruce Graham, from Jan. 14 through Feb. 7 at the Sugden Community Theatre, 701 Fifth Avenue South, Naples. This is a show that promises not only an entertaining evening of theater, but a chance to view (and even own) original artworks by one of Naples' most talented artists. Full Story
Cape student creates poster for SW Florida Wine Fest
Child Artist Helps Hospital that Helps Her
Cape Coral middle school student Kishelly Brown created the signature poster for the 2009 Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest. The annual event to be held this February benefits children's charities, including The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida. Kishelly is an ongoing patient of the hospital. Full Story
Jason's Deli Partners with Florida Repertory
Florida Repertory Theatre is partnering with Jason's Deli in Southwest Florida, and when Florida Rep's Lunchbox Theatre Series opens on Jan. 10, every parent and child will be eating a Jason's Deli boxed lunch. The $12 admission price includes a performance, a workshop and a boxed Jason's lunch with a sandwich, cookie, chips and a pickle. Full Story
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