THE CLASSIC ART OF MAKING NOISE
MARK CHAMBERS CREATES SOUNDS FOR ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY’
WHEN “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE Radio Play” opens at Florida Repertory Theatre, Mark Chambers will be playing the part of a car door slamming.
He’ll also be a train whistle, a rock thrown through a window, a police siren, George Bailey falling into a pool and the tinkle of a ringing bell whenever an angel earns his or her wings. Full Story
All categories open for Young Artist Awards
Actors, dancers and musicians vie for scholarships, prestige
Audition dates for the Young Artists Awards auditions have been set and registration for is now open to area students from throughout Southwest Florida ages 8-21. Savings bond scholarships totaling $25,000 and other prizes will be awarded this year. To guarantee an audition slot, registrations must be postmarked by Thursday, Dec. 15. Full Story
Sherlock Holmes and the mystery of the missing drama
THEATER REVIEW
I know Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character, but at intermission at the Sugden Community Theatre recently, I was almost wishing for his assistance, because I was totally mystified how a cast and director so abundant with talent could produce such an unexciting show. Full Story
Around the table
GIVING
Last week, families across the country sat down around their Thanksgiving tables to share a meal and stories of gratitude. Time around the table allows us to reflect on the people and events that have shaped our lives over the previous years. It is important to us to mark these moments and to give thanks. Full Story
‘The Muppets ’
Is it worth $10? Yes
If there’s one thing you can say about the old “Muppets” television show that ran from 1976-81 and the early Muppet movies, it’s that they were so funny and sweet they made you feel good inside. It’s a simple idea that’s deceptively hard to pull off. Full Story
CAPSULES
My Week With Marilyn ...½ (Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh) Young, well-to-do Colin (Redmayne) wants to join the film industry in 1950s England, and lucky for him his first job is on a set with Laurence Olivier (Branagh) and Marilyn Monroe (Williams). Full Story
Play make-believe for opening of Lunchbox Series
Florida Repertory Theatre’s popular Lunchbox Theatre Series opens with “The Imaginators,” an epic makebelieve adventure about the power of imagination. Full Story
Theatre Conspiracy sports new seats and a new show
Theatre Conspiracy’s new comedy, “Becky’s New Car,” is set to open at the Foulds Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. The opening night event will serve as a fundraiser to support Florida troops. The evening will also allow patrons to enjoy new padded seats — a significant improvement over the past- its- prime seating the theater has employed for years. Full Story
‘This Is Christmas’ concert kicks off holidays
First Baptist Church Fort Myers and Elevation Ministries welcome Southwest Floridians home for the holidays with its annual Christmas Concert “This Is Christmas.” Full Story
An early holiday gift for opera aficionados: ‘The Met: Live in HD’ at area cinemas
Renée Fleming returns to “The Met: Live in HD” in the title character in Handel’s Baroque showpiece, “Rodelinda,” at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Four Southwest Florida cinemas will broadcast the performance ( see box). In what is widely considered one of her greatest roles, Ms. Full Story
‘Glow’
“Glow” by Amy Kathleen Ryan (St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99)
As the two oldest children aboard the starship Empyrean, Kieran and Waverly always felt they were meant for each other. Their home, a vast ark traveling through space, is the only world they’ve ever known, and all they expect to know until the day the ship finally reaches faraway New Earth and its mission to save the human race from extinction is completed. Full Story
COMING UP AT BIG ARTS
BIG ARTS is located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. The Strauss Theater, a program of BIG ARTS, is located at 2200 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. For tickets and discounted subscription rates, call BIG ARTS at 395- 0900, the Strauss Theater box office at 472- 6862 or visit www.BIGARTS. org. Symphony to perform with 14-year-old pianist Full Story
This week on WGCU TV
. THURSDAY, DEC. 1, 8 P.M. Peter, Paul and Mary: Carry It On: A Musical Legacy
Celebrate the four-decade career of Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers through rare archival performances of songs that energized the spirit of the nation’s cultural and political renaissance. Full Story
WineTrail hopes third time’s a charm
The River District Alliance has set a date for the third time in as many months for the first WineTrail and Beyond: A Walk of Wine Discovery. The celebration of the great variety and choices of wine now available in Fort Myers hotels and restaurants from wineries all over the world will take place Saturday, Dec. 10, in downtown Fort Myers. Full Story
Pottery sale, soup lunch to help area’s hungry
The Florida Gulf Coast University Art Program hosts the annual Pottery Sale and Empty Bowls Soup Lunch events for pottery enthusiasts, holiday gift buyers and community supporters Friday, Dec. 2, at the Arts Complex courtyard on campus. The sale will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the soup lunch from 11:30 a.m. until the soup and bowls run out. Full Story
Empty Bowls fundraising continues at the Alliance
Attendees at the fourth annual Empty Bowls Event at the Alliance for the Arts from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, will be able to select a beautiful handmade ceramic bowl created and donated by 700 Lee County students. Full Story
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Hidden asset
You might wonder how declarer lost a trump trick in this deal and went down one in five hearts. But the fact is that it did happen, and it all came about in a perfectly natural way.
The hand was played in New Orleans in the 1978 World Open Pairs. North, Ahmed Hussein, partnered by Omar Sharif and representing Egypt, opened the bidding with one club. Full Story
New work featured in Alliance galleries
The Alliance for the Arts presents paintings by Barbara Fewster and Lydia Fogaras Ljuboja, M.D., through Saturday, Dec. 31, with an opening reception from 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at 10091 McGregor Blvd., just south of Colonial Boulevard. Full Story
Symphonic Chorale to spread holiday joy
The Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida Singers will help put the community in the holiday spirit with performances at various venues throughout December. Full Story
Talent show seeks student contestants
The second annual Learning for Life’s Got Talent Show is looking for choir, dance, orchestra and theater groups as well as soloists and small groups in music, dance, vocal or theater. Only a limited number of openings are available. The application deadline is Friday, Dec. 16. Special guest emcee Stacey Deffenbaugh from NBC-2 will host the event. Full Story
Paul Todd to provide musical illumination
Tickets are going fast, but are still available for the Paul Todd concert, “Illuminated, the Music of Lights,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Ticket sales will benefit the Harry Chapin Food Bank. The performance will be the world premiere of the program for the entertainer, composer and musician. Full Story
Choruses come together for free holiday show
The Edison State College Chorale will be joined on stage by the Riverdale High School Chorus for a free holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Full Story
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