New guild welcomes opera and arts aficionados
Opera Naples has announced the formation of the Opera Naples Guild, an organization committed to community outreach and to fostering cooperative interaction among arts organizations throughout Southwest Florida. Guild membership is open to all. Full Story
An update on Opera Naples’ building plans
Opera Naples has received two major commitments totaling $450,000 and additional gifts totaling nearly $50,000 in support of its campaign to raise funds to transform a 20,000-square-foot building on Linwood Avenue into the ON Center for the Performing Arts. Full Story
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I T’S RARE THESE DAYS WHEN BOB Goldman and his son agree on music. The boy is, after all, 15 years old, and like most teenagers, his musical tendencies have a harder edge than Dad, who prefers the likes of James Taylor, Jackson Brown and Jimmy Buffett. Full Story
Photo club goes ‘underground’ for first show
The Naples Digital Photography Club, aka DPI-SIG, will have its first gallery show as part of Underground Art Wednesday coming up April 7. JuJo Gallery & Studio, one of more than a dozen stops on the monthly Underground Art Wednesday circuit, is hosting the exhibit of photos by DIPSIG members. The public is invited to the opening reception from 5-9 p.m. in the gallery at 6088 Taylor Road. Full Story
THEATER REVIEW
Crazy about ‘Crazy Mary’
Randomly assemble a group of people together, and odds are you’ll gather individuals who — if they’re honest enough to admit it — have been hurt in life and want to be loved.
It’s the human condition. Full Story
LATEST FILMS
‘Hot Tub Time Machine’
Is it worth $10? Yes
“Hot Tub Time Machine.” Full Story
BEACH READING
Dorothy Mills throws strikes in book on baseball history
“Chasing Baseball,”
by Dorothy Seymour Mills. McFarland. 258 pages. $39.95. Full Story
President Clinton headlines the Phil’s 2011 Speaker Series
James Earl Jones to appear with orchestra for opening-night gala
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William Jefferson Clinton, founder of ........
the William J. Clinton Foundation and Full Story
Fit for a princess, cruises include commentary on royal fashions
The von Liebig Art Center and the Naples Princess partner to present Images of a Princess: A Cruise Fit for a Princess in celebration of the art center’s “Princess Diana: Dresses of Inspiration” exhibition on view through June 27. Full Story
COMING UP AT THE PHIL
Here’s some of what’s coming up at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts. For more information or to order tickets, call 597-1900 or visit www.thephil. org.
‘100 Years
of Hollywood’ Full Story
KOVELS: ANTIQUES & COLLECTING
Collectibles that give you the giggles
It’s April Fool’s weekend, and collectors know you can find jokes and riddles in collectibles of all ages. There are puzzle mugs made with holes in the sides so if you try to drink, the ale inside will dribble down the front of your shirt. There are comic figurines of drunks and lithographed pictures with forgotten meanings that poke fun at political figures. Full Story
Art in the Park season’s finale features wildlife woodcarver
Naples’ oldest outdoor art festival closes its 53rd season with the final Art in the Park show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 3, on Park Street alongside The von Liebig Art Center. Showcasing work by members of the Naples Art Association, Art in the Park is a great way to meet the artists and enjoy their original work. Admission is free. Full Story
Find out about the art market
The von Liebig Art Center hosts the last of its four-part art lecture series this season at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, at The Norris Center. Full Story
One-woman exhibition on Marco will benefit Project Rescue
Marco Island resident and awardwinning artist Claire Keery presents a one-woman exhibition at the Waterfront Gallery in the Artist Colony at the Esplanade. The public is invited to the opening reception from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 8. Full Story
‘Trying’ up next at Florida Rep
The best lessons in life are learned from those about to leave it. That’s the lesson in “Trying,” the gripping, autobiographical drama by Tony-nominated playwright Joanna McClelland Glass that opens Friday, April 9, at Florida Repertory Theatre in downtown Fort Myers. Full Story
FGCU Theatre Lab presents ‘Wooden Mouth’
Florida Gulf Coast University Theatre Lab premieres “Wooden Mouth” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, at the Arts Complex. The transmedia production is the newest work by Barry Cavin, chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department. Performances run through April 18. Full Story
Is there a psychic fair in your future?
Crystals, candles, handmade jewelry, unique clothing, sacred art, tarot card readers, mediums, massage artists and energy healers will fill Etudes Dance Studio for the fifth annual Spring Mystic Faire from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 3. Full Story
Extras sought for commercial shoot
The casting call is out for locals who want to appear in a commercial being filmed by the Naples International Film Production Association in association with the Paradise Coast Film Commission. Twenty-five extras are needed to act as paparazzi and media alongside FHM/Maxim supermodel April Florio, who’s known for sultry photo shoots and a somewhat infamous rendezvous with Brad Pitt. Full Story
Photography exhibit at Bamboo Café celebrates Paris, Giverny in spring
Bamboo Cafe French Home Cooking presents “Springtime in Paris,” a show of fine art photography and giclées featuring scenes of Paris and Giverny, France, by Ken Kaminsky. An artist’s reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 1, in the bar salon. The photographs will remain on display through April. Full Story
This week on WGCU TV
. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 9 P.M.
Frontline: From Jesus to Christ: The
First Christians – Part 2
The extraordinary events of the second and third centuries in which Christianity grew from a Jewish sect into the Roman Empire’s official religion. Full Story
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