in search of the best little black dress
WHETHER IT'S A BLIND DATE OR YOUR engagement party, the first day at a new dream job or your 20th high school reunion, the Little Black Dress is always the perfect fit. Full Story
Local social scene draws famed and fashionable
Oscar de la Renta may headline Naples event
Summer has come and gone as quickly as a thunderstorm rolls through in August. It seems just yesterday we were contemplating whether we should wear white and now we're making note of must-haves for our autumn and winter wardrobes. Full Story
window shopping
Mirage Boutique » 13451 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers; 437-4410 When owner Barbara Kinee relocated Mirage Boutique from Fort Myers Beach to Cypress Square in Fort Myers (home of Blu Sushi and The Prawnbroker restaurants) nearly four years ago, she used the move as an opportunity to design her dream store. Full Story
What'll it be?
Cocktail attire can mean a lot of different things to people on the party circuit in Southwest Florida. To me, it means a little black dress and super tall high heels (I'm only 5 feet 2 inches tall). To a fashion expert like Victoria Black at Saks Fifth Avenue in Fort Myers, it means colors and bright prints in lightweight fabrics. Full Story
BEACH READING
'Time of the Rangers: Texas Rangers from 1900 to the Present' By Mike Cox (Tor/Forge, $27.99)
The Texas Rangers are the oldest law-enforcement organization on the North American continent with statewide jurisdiction. In 1821, when present-day Texas was still a Spanish province, Stephen F. Austin contracted to bring 300 families to the territory. Since there was no regular army to protect them, he formed a group he named the Rangers. Full Story
Alliance Film Series opens with 'The Windmill Movie'
The Alliance for the Arts has partnered with Theatre Conspiracy to bring an independent film series to the Foulds Theatre for the 2009-2010 season, opening with "The Windmill Movie," showing Oct. 2-3 at 7 p.m. "The Windmill Movie" was the official selection for the 2008 New York Film Festival. Full Story
Direct charitable gifts from your IRA
GIVING
Last call! Dec. 31 may be the last train out. In 2006, Congress passed the Pension Protection Act, which among other things permitted an owner of an IRA to make direct gifts from his IRA to a SHEPPARD charity. Full Story
'Taking Woodstock'
Is it worth $10? Yes
Free love, music, drugs. Peace, harmony, heat. Streaking. Woodstock was many things to many people, and one of the best things about "Taking Woodstock" is that it captures the essence of the summer of '69 exceptionally well, from mudslides to music to mayhem and everything in between. Full Story
Downtown Art Walk showcases new exhibits, music and play
The next monthly Art Walk of 2009 will be Friday, Sept. 4, in the downtown Fort Myers River District. The September Art Walk will showcase new art exhibitions, a one-act play and performances by students from the Young Artists Awards Program. Full Story
Art League of Fort Myers hosting show Sept. 4
The Art League of For Myers will host a pubic reception for its membersonly "Summer's End" show during the Fort Myers downtown Art Walk on Friday, Sept. 4. The show will include two-dimensional work such as oils, acrylics, watercolors, collages, pastels, fiber works and photography. Original prints, including etchings, lithographs and wood blocks, also are eligible. Full Story
SWFAS to host kids' talent show
Southwest Florida Addiction Services is looking for some talented elementary, middle, and high school students to participate in the "Every Child Is a Star Talent Show" Saturday, Nov. 7, in Fort Myers. It's the third year SWFAS has coordinated the talent show, which is sponsored by the Bobby Nichols Fiddlesticks Foundation. The show will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Full Story
Miami mayor will address AIA FlaSW annual dinner
The American Institute of Architects Florida Southwest chapter will welcome Miami Mayor Manny Diaz as keynote speaker at its annual dinner Saturday, Sept. 12, at the International Design Center in Estero. Elected officials, design, construction and real estate professionals as well as the public are invited. Full Story
'A Clockwork Orange' comes to Davis Center this month
More Crinoline Productions will present the theological drama "A Clockwork Orange" at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center. The play by Anthony Burgess, published in 1987 and based on his novel of the same name, will run Sept. 9-26. Full Story
Graphic Artist Contest announced by Edison & Ford Estates Foundation
Southwest Florida graphic artists are invited to submit their best design ideas for the Edison & Ford Winter Estates Foundation as part of the foundation's Graphic Artist Design Contest. The contest, which is the brainchild of Director Wanda F. Full Story
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