Indie ‘Memento’ is next up in NIFF summer film series
The Naples International Film Festival continues its summer movie series with a screening and discussion of “Memento” (2000) beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Silverspot Cinema in Mercato in North Naples. Full Story
Mondays offer second chance to catch FMff’s best offerings
Film fans who missed some of the 77 movies screened during the Fort Myers Film Festival earlier this year have a chance to catch some of the best features at “Missed it Monday” starting Monday, July 30, and running through Sept. 3 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. Full Story
Marco community theater group announces auditions for fall show
The Island Theater Company (formerly The Island Players) on Marco Island will hold open auditions for the fall production of “It’s a Scream” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 13. Callbacks will take place Monday and Tuesday, July 16-17. Full Story
Young voices invited to try out for chorale
Young people between the ages of 7 and 17 who love to sing are invited to audition for the Philharmonic Youth Chorale’s 2012-13 season on Saturday, Sept. 8. The chorale performs with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. Full Story
‘All Shook Up’ will knock your bobby sox off
ARTS COMMENTARY
Remember when rock was in its infancy and music was exciting?
You’d hear a song on the radio or spin a 45 on your record player, and it was like an instant shot of adrenaline: Your emotions were jazzed, and you just had to get up and dance.
Watching “All Shook Up” at the Sugden Community Theatre opening night was like that. Full Story
Naples Art Association invites applications for 2012-13 festivals
Artists can apply now to participate in any of five annual festivals hosted by the Naples Art Association. Such festivals are the primary funding source for education programs at The von Liebig Art Center. The application fee for each show is $25. Full Story
HOROSCOPES
¦ CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your energy levels are rising, and you feel you can handle anything the job requires. That’s great. But don’t isolate yourself. Keep your door open to your workplace colleagues. Full Story
‘Magic Mike’
LATEST FILMS
Within the first 30 seconds of “Magic Mike,” we see Channing Tatum’s nicely shaped backside. It’s the type of cheap thrill the trailers have been promising for months, and rest assured, there’s no shortage of six-pack abs or sexy male stripteases throughout. If you’re going for the pretty boys, you will not be disappointed. Full Story
CAPSULES
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter ..½ Full Story
Save Wednesdays this month for opera at the movies
The Metropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD” summer encore presentations continue on Wednesday evenings through this month at theaters across the country. Participating theaters in Southwest Florida are the Hollywood Stadium 20 in Naples, Belltower 20 in Fort Myers and Town Center Stadium 16 in Port Charlotte. Full Story
Sign up for road trips to Florida Grand Opera
Sign up now for a seat on the bus when the Naples Opera Society travels to Miami for the Florida Grand Opera’s 2012-13 productions. The coach bus departs from and returns to locations in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Naples. Full Story
What can defeat me?
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Let’s say you’re in three notrump and West leads the six of clubs. There appears to be nothing to the play, so you take East’s king of clubs with the ace and return a low diamond. West follows low, but when you win with dummy’s queen, East shows out, and there you are — in danger of losing the contract. Full Story
THIS WEEK ON WGCU-TV
¦ THURSDAY, JULY 5, 8 P.M.Antiques RoadshowAtlantic City – Hour 3A fanciful 1900 folk art sculpture; a1934 New York Yankees team-signedbaseball; and an early 20th-centurypainting by George Bellows. Full Story
Collectors like to harvest classic produce ads
KOVELS: ANTIQUES
Fresh vegetables were part of the diet of the Victorian household during the warm growing months. But stored root vegetables and home canned food were used on snowy days. Advertisers knew that imaginary vegetables acting like humans were as popular a fantasy as fairies, elves, brownies, pixies and gnomes. Few color pictures were available. Full Story
SAVE THE DATE
It’s never too early to mark your calendar for galas and fundraisers not to miss in the coming social season. Nor is it too soon to list your nonprofit organization’s event in Florida Weekly. Send Save the Date details to editor Cindy Pierce at cpierce@floridaweekly.com. Full Story
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