MOMz Hot ROCKs
Naples International Film Festival screens eclectic mix of indie gems
I was thinking about the Mom thing, and how
you’re shoved into this box, and you’re marginalized
and silenced and alienated and exhausted, and
you have all your resources stripped from you. And
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A new season of Art in the Park begins Saturday
The von Liebig Art Center will present an Art in the Park festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, on Park Street, alongside the center. The Art in the Park festival series features members of the Naples Art Association working in all media and is a casual way to get to know the artists on the first Saturday of the month from November through April. Admission is free. Full Story
Wondering what not to miss? Here are a few must sees
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to view everything before the festival, but we did see some flicks that really wowed us.
One standout was “Shooting Beauty,” a documentary about aspiring fashion photographer Courtney Bent, who starts visiting people at a cerebral palsy center in Massachusetts and introduces them to what she knows: photography. Full Story
Florida Rep’s new season takes off with ‘Boeing-Boeing’
I may not have approved, but over the years I’ve known a couple guys who’ve juggled more than one girlfriend at a time. For some, it was a matter of not being able to commit; for others, it was purely a matter of conquest. One man claimed to love both and couldn’t make up his mind. Full Story
Community support helps keep life-saving services available
Many people in Southwest Florida don’t realize the breadth and depth of the services offered at the David Lawrence Center, nor do they know how critical donations are for ensuring those services are available to people in Collier County at a time of personal crisis. Full Story
HOROSCOPES
SCORPIO (October 23 to
November 21)
Communication dominates the week. Work out any misunderstandings with co-workers. Also get back in touch with old friends and those family members you rarely see. Full Story
‘This Is It ’
Well, this really is it. Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” is the last original material the world will see from the brilliant singer/dancer, and it’s a nice send-off for a beloved icon who meant so much to so many. Full Story
CAPSULES
‘An Education ’ (Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina) In 1961 London, sophisticated older man David (Sarsgaard) seduces the brainy 16-year-old Jenny (Mulligan) by showing her a world outside of schoolbooks. There’s no creepiness here, just an engaging story about a wide-eyed girl who gets carried away with what the world has to offer. Mr. Full Story
Naples author wins prize for WWII autobiography
“ZigZag Pass: Love and War,
a Memoir”
by Leon Hesser (Bavender House Press. $19.95)
Young Leon Hesser was a teenager fresh off the Indiana farm when he enlisted in the Army toward the end of World War II. He had just met his great love, Florence Life, and they promised each other to tie the knot soon after Leon’s return. Full Story
Four short plays ‘Make It’ as ETC… Readers Theatre opener
With the theme of “Making It,” four short comedy dramas by two modern American playwrights open the eighth season of The Naples Players ETC… Readers Theatre on Sunday and Monday, Nov. 8 and 9. Show time is 7:30 p.m. in the Tobye Studio at Sugden Community Theatre. Full Story
Mark your calendar for ‘The Sedaka Show’
Gulfshore Playhouse and The Norris Center present Jim Van Slyke and “The Sedaka Show” at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 18-19, at The Norris Center. The jazz-club style concerts celebrate the music of pop icon Neil Sedaka. Full Story
Awards announced in 48th Founders Juried Awards Exhibition
The von Liebig Art Center announces the award winners of its 48th Founders Juried Awards Exhibition. On view now through Dec. 2, the exhibition features current work in 10 categories by Naples Art Association member artists, and most of the works are for sale. Full Story
Go with a pro to Art Basel Miami Beach
Joel Kessler, CEO and executive director of the Naples Art Association, will host and guide a group trip to Art Basel Miami Beach for NAA members on Thursday, Dec. 3. Mr. Kessler has run international art fairs, published art magazines and owned a gallery in Miami. The
$65 cost includes roundtrip bus from The von Liebig Art Center and entrance to Art Basel. Full Story
Once again, pianist Howard Shelley sets the season’s standard
Tt seems inevitable that, sometime prior to the beginning of season each year, I’m asked by a veritable flurry of people what concert I would select if I could only attend one at the Phil.
Every year my answer has been the same: Howard Shelley. Howard Shelley. Howard Shelley.
And so it was once again this year. Full Story
ORCHESTRA NOTES
Here’s what the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra is tuning up for in the weeks ahead. Unless otherwise notes, performances are in the concert hall at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts:
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7
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Contemporary American masters featured in Harmon-Meek exhibition
Harmon-Meek Gallery opens its 47th exhibition season with “Woman as a Subject in American Art,” paintings and sculpture by prominent contemporary American masters.
“This exhibition focuses on artists who have been represented by the gallery, of a more contemporary period from 1920 to present,” says gallery director William Meek. Full Story
Waterside Shops welcomes pop artist Romero Britto
Internationally acclaimed pop artist Romero Britto, famed for his pulsating colors, pop themes and commanding compositions, will share his playful style for a weeklong series of events at Waterside Shops from Sunday. Nov. 9, through Saturday, Nov. 15. Several of the artist’s monumental sculptures will be on display for public viewing. Full Story
Marco artists set up studios at Esplanade
Marco Island artists Carolyn Burger, Darren Clack, Tony Dallman- Jones, Tracy Gudgel, Sandy Howe, Inez Hudson, Claire Keery, Bill Mosley, Carolyn McAndrew, Betty Newman, Tara O’Neill, Susan Patton, Pat Perrotti, Phyllis Pransky and Jo-Ann Sanborn have opened The Artist Colony at the Esplanade, a collection of working artists’ studios in the center at 940-960 Collier Blvd. Full Story
KOVELS: ANTIQUES & COLLECTING
Antique toys a hot commodity
Although the media is always telling us about the bad economy, there are some bright spots in the antiques world. An important collection of toys is being sold in a series of auctions by Bertoia Auctions of Vineland, N.J. At two held so far, several records have been set, including $149,500 for a 1912 toy fire pumper. Full Story
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