There's nothin' like a Dame
DAME EDNA RETURNS IN HER 'FIRST LAST TOUR'
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO know about Dame Edna: She's sly. She's highly intelligent. She probably plays a mean game of chess, b because in conversation, she's always a at least three or four moves ahead of y you. And she's very, very funny. Full Story
'The Pajama Game' playing Mann Hall this week
The Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival of 2006, "The Pajama Game," runs through Saturday, April 11, at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Hot on the heels of the recent Broadway smash hit, this nationally touring musical has audiences laughing in the aisles. Full Story
Plea of Insanity
By Jilliane Hoffman (Vanguard Press. $25.95)
If you like legal thrillers, make yourself a note to read "Plea of Insanity" by Jilliane Hoffman. It won't be out until next month, but it's worth waiting and looking for. The protagonist is Julia Vacanti, a young, inexperienced prosecutor assigned as second chair in a high-profile murder in Coral Gables. Full Story
Who is Barry Humphries?
Depends who you ask. If you ask Dame Edna, she'll tell you Barry Humphries is an eternal albatross around her neck, that he's her unscrupulous manager who brazenly steals and embezzles from her. But like Clark Kent and Superman, the two have never been spotted together in the same room at the same time. Full Story
'Tartuffe': Holier than thou and funny as hell
Moliere may have lived four centuries ago, but he'd give a knowing nod to many of today's figures in recent news: a politician who advocates abstinence-only sex education, even though her own teenage daughter is an unwed mother. A politician who votes against equal rights for gays yet is caught soliciting other men in an airport restroom. Full Story
IRAs can be important tools for making charitable bequests
An Individual Retirement Account offers an excellent method for individuals to save for retirement since the investments inside of an IRA grow tax-free. Full Story
FOCUS ON FOUNDATION FUND HOLDERS
The First Book Fund-Collier County Established 2006
Could a child learn to play the piano well without practicing at home? In the same way, a child cannot become a reader and develop strong reading skills without books at home. Full Story
HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You're doing better on the flexibility issue, but you still need to loosen up a bit to show you can be less judgmental and more understanding about certain sensitive matters. Full Story
COUCH THEATER
[ DVD PREVIEWS & RELEASES ]
PICKS OF THE WEEK . "The Reader" - Man, Kate Winslet gets naked A LOT in this movie. The film opens in the 1950s. Ms. Winslet plays Hanna, a 30-something tram employee. One day she crosses paths with Michael (David Kross), a 15-year-old boy. They strike up a torrid love affair over the summer, but come autumn, Hanna mysteriously disappears. Full Story
Thoroughly modern furnishings on exhibit at Geary Design
The Gallery at Geary Design, a showcase of conceptual, sculptural furnishings, presents "Irrational Furniture: Exploring New Forms," a mixed-media exhibition featuring the designs and creations of three Neapolitans, through Saturday, April 11. Full Story
Six Degrees Exhibitions knows the impact of abstract
"Abstract Impact" — an exhibit of three artists, three mediums, three visions — is on display this month at Six Degrees Exhibitions. With bold, abstract imagery as their common thread, the artists — Jeffrey Scott Lewis, Veron Ennis and Angelika Kade — make their individual artistic impacts working in collage, oil and stone, respectively. Full Story
This week at the Phil
. Hal Holbrook performs 'Mark Twain Tonight!' Hal Holbrook will perform his Tony- Award-winning "Mark Twain Tonight!," a living, breathing American masterpiece, at the Philharmonic Center on Thursday, April 9, at 8 p.m. Full Story
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