http://naplesnews.com/news/entertainment/happenings/?partner=RSSnaplesnews.com Stories: Art / Music / Theatre / Events / Etc.en-usentertainment/happenings/news/entertainment/happenings/?partner=RSShttp://naplesnews.com/feeds/headlines/entertainment/happenings/2008-12-05T04:03:45.345380Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/04/road-still-calls-sally-struthers/?partner=RSSThat Sally Struthers has managed to stay at least on the fringes of popular culture for almost 40 years is no small feat. Just when you think she’s gone for good, the diminutive actress pops up in an unexpected place. jfoerster@naplesnews.com (JONATHAN FOERSTER)Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:02:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/04/road-still-calls-sally-struthers/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1877892008-12-04T17:02:002008-12-04T17:02:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008That Sally Struthers has managed to stay at least on the fringes of popular culture for almost 40 years is no small feat. Just when you think she’s gone for good, the diminutive actress pops up in an unexpected place.Bonita Springs, FLJONATHAN FOERSTERThe road still calls to Sally Struthersnaplesnews.comroad-still-calls-sally-struthershttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/04/ball-putting-steinway-work-cause/?partner=RSSClassical pianist Ashley Ball of Estero is just one guy doing what he can to help. He’s seen HIV/AIDS ravage Southwest Florida, and he’s stepping up. So on Saturday and Sunday, Ball will perform concerts benefiting the Island Coast Aids Network (ICAN) at the Steinway Piano Gallery on U.S. 41 in Bonita Springs. Each recital will last two hours and feature champagne and hors d’oeuvres intervals. johnaosborne@hotmail.com (JOHN OSBORNE)Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/04/ball-putting-steinway-work-cause/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1875712008-12-04T17:01:002008-12-04T17:01:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Classical pianist Ashley Ball of Estero is just one guy doing what he can to help. He’s seen HIV/AIDS ravage Southwest Florida, and he’s stepping up. So on Saturday and Sunday, Ball will perform concerts benefiting the Island Coast Aids Network (ICAN) at the Steinway Piano Gallery on U.S. 41 in Bonita Springs. Each recital will last two hours and feature champagne and hors d’oeuvres intervals.Bonita Springs, FLJOHN OSBORNEBall putting Steinway to work for a causenaplesnews.comball-putting-steinway-work-causehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/04/press-play-meditations-music/?partner=RSSKanye West has made a career out of rapping about how he pushes boundaries, not with authority but within himself. jfoerster@naplesnews.com (JONATHAN FOERSTER)Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/04/press-play-meditations-music/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1877762008-12-04T00:00:002008-12-04T00:00:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Kanye West has made a career out of rapping about how he pushes boundaries, not with authority but within himself.Bonita Springs, FLJONATHAN FOERSTERPress Play: Meditations on musicnaplesnews.compress-play-meditations-musichttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/03/downtown-naples-new-years-weekend-art-fair-makes-g/?partner=RSSThe Downtown Naples New Year’s Weekend Art Fair returns for its 13th anniversary on Dec. 27 and Dec.¬ 28, 2008. Admission is free and open to the public. The Downtown Naples New Year’s Weekend Art Fair is ranked one of the top festivals in the country by Sunshine Artist, the nation’s leading publication for art and craft shows. webninjas@naplesnews.com (VIA PRESS RELEASE )Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:29:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/03/downtown-naples-new-years-weekend-art-fair-makes-g/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1877222008-12-03T20:29:002008-12-03T20:29:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008The Downtown Naples New Year’s Weekend Art Fair returns for its 13th anniversary on Dec. 27 and Dec.¬ 28, 2008. Admission is free and open to the public. The Downtown Naples New Year’s Weekend Art Fair is ranked one of the top festivals in the country by Sunshine Artist, the nation’s leading publication for art and craft shows.Bonita Springs, FLDowntown Naples New Year’s Weekend Art Fair makes good investment in sluggish economynaplesnews.comdowntown-naples-new-years-weekend-art-fair-makes-ghttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/03/fgcu-displays-christmas-spirit-its-3rd-annual-holi/?partner=RSSA week after Florida Gulf Coast University President Wilson Bradshaw reversed his wildly unpopular decision to ban holiday decorations in common areas on campus, the school is still remarkably devoid of any public displays of faith, but that doesn’t mean the Christmas spirit isn’t starting to shine through. johnaosborne@hotmail.com (JOHN OSBORNE)Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:26:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/03/fgcu-displays-christmas-spirit-its-3rd-annual-holi/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1877182008-12-03T19:26:002008-12-03T19:26:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008A week after Florida Gulf Coast University President Wilson Bradshaw reversed his wildly unpopular decision to ban holiday decorations in common areas on campus, the school is still remarkably devoid of any public displays of faith, but that doesn’t mean the Christmas spirit isn’t starting to shine through.BONITA SPRINGSJOHN OSBORNEFGCU displays Christmas spirit with its 3rd annual holiday concert Thursdaynaplesnews.comfgcu-displays-christmas-spirit-its-3rd-annual-holihttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/03/sitting-jebry-sw-florida-jams-have-kept-jazz-joint/?partner=RSSThe concept of the jazz jam session, where players come together to blow for their own enjoyment, is as old as jazz itself. There have been some notable ones in history, such as the night when players from the Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Count Basie bands jammed on stage during Goodman’s legendary Carnegie Hall concert of 1938. But like many traditions, the jam session today pretty much exists in the memories of those who might have been to one at a concert hall, or in a smoky after-hours club where local horn players gathered to play “hot music” after their day jobs. DrumAlive@aol.com (BRUCE KLAUBER)Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/03/sitting-jebry-sw-florida-jams-have-kept-jazz-joint/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1876802008-12-03T17:01:002008-12-03T17:01:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008The concept of the jazz jam session, where players come together to blow for their own enjoyment, is as old as jazz itself. There have been some notable ones in history, such as the night when players from the Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Count Basie bands jammed on stage during Goodman’s legendary Carnegie Hall concert of 1938. But like many traditions, the jam session today pretty much exists in the memories of those who might have been to one at a concert hall, or in a smoky after-hours club where local horn players gathered to play “hot music” after their day jobs. Bonita Springs, FLBRUCE KLAUBERSitting in with Jebry: SW Florida jams have kept jazz joints jumping for more than 20 yearsnaplesnews.comsitting-jebry-sw-florida-jams-have-kept-jazz-jointhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/03/registration-young-artists-awards-auditions-open/?partner=RSSStudent audition registration for the Young Artists Awards is now open. webninjas@naplesnews.com (VIA PRESS RELEASE )Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/03/registration-young-artists-awards-auditions-open/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1876302008-12-03T00:00:002008-12-03T00:00:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Student audition registration for the Young Artists Awards is now open.NAPLESRegistration for Young Artists Awards auditions opennaplesnews.comregistration-young-artists-awards-auditions-openhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/02/shakespeare-never-goes-out-style/?partner=RSSAudiences don’t have to have much of a passing acquaintance with old Willy Shakespeare to enjoy the Naples Publick Theatre’s “All the World’s a Stage,” a sampling of the Bard’s work that skips from comedy to tragedy to history and back again. The free performances that have been taking place downtown for the past few weeks are the brainchild of Donato Colucci, who hopes to re-create in Naples the same type of publicly accessible Shakespeare program he founded with Boston’s Publick Theatre in 1971. cwsilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:06:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/02/shakespeare-never-goes-out-style/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1875872008-12-02T18:06:002008-12-02T18:06:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Audiences don’t have to have much of a passing acquaintance with old Willy Shakespeare to enjoy the Naples Publick Theatre’s “All the World’s a Stage,” a sampling of the Bard’s work that skips from comedy to tragedy to history and back again. The free performances that have been taking place downtown for the past few weeks are the brainchild of Donato Colucci, who hopes to re-create in Naples the same type of publicly accessible Shakespeare program he founded with Boston’s Publick Theatre in 1971.Bonita Springs, FLCHRIS SILKReview: Shakespeare never goes out of stylenaplesnews.comshakespeare-never-goes-out-stylehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/02/review-drama-makes-indian-blood-boil/?partner=RSSFriday night’s premiere of “Indian Blood” at the Florida Repertory Theatre in Fort Myers shows audiences what can happen when a literate author, an able creative team and a superbly talented cast join forces. Truly excellent live theater spreads outward from the stage with a warming glow, to settle in the hearts and minds of the audience like a fine brandy, or a marvelous cognac, and leaving them contented, fulfilled and utterly satisfied. cwsilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/02/review-drama-makes-indian-blood-boil/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1875442008-12-02T00:01:002008-12-02T00:01:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Friday night’s premiere of “Indian Blood” at the Florida Repertory Theatre in Fort Myers shows audiences what can happen when a literate author, an able creative team and a superbly talented cast join forces. Truly excellent live theater spreads outward from the stage with a warming glow, to settle in the hearts and minds of the audience like a fine brandy, or a marvelous cognac, and leaving them contented, fulfilled and utterly satisfied. Bonita Springs, FLCHRIS SILKReview: A drama that makes ‘Indian Blood’ boilnaplesnews.comreview-drama-makes-indian-blood-boilhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/02/review-tea-splash-blackmail-and-lump-adultery/?partner=RSSIt might be a good idea to take a graze through a dictionary and peek at a thesaurus before taking in a performance of Theatre Conspiracy’s “Love Loves a Pornographer.” This is a charming little play — but do brush up on your vocabulary. cwsilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/02/review-tea-splash-blackmail-and-lump-adultery/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1875452008-12-02T00:01:002008-12-02T00:01:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008It might be a good idea to take a graze through a dictionary and peek at a thesaurus before taking in a performance of Theatre Conspiracy’s “Love Loves a Pornographer.” This is a charming little play — but do brush up on your vocabulary.Bonita Springs, FLCHRIS SILKReview: Tea, with splash of blackmail and lump of adulterynaplesnews.comreview-tea-splash-blackmail-and-lump-adulteryhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/30/naples-fire-department-chief-jim-mcevoy-plays-iris/?partner=RSSThe strum of guitars begins just after 7 p.m. as diners finish their corned beef and Irish stew. At the bar, patrons at Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub in Bonita Springs order up another beer, or maybe an Irish whiskey for braver souls. Tucked into a corner of the restaurant, in front of a large mirror emblazoned with a Guinness logo, a singer belts out a tune, “As I was a goin’ over the far famed Kerry mountains, I met with captain Farrell and his money he was counting...” ramills@naplesnews.com (RYAN MILLS)Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/30/naples-fire-department-chief-jim-mcevoy-plays-iris/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1874652008-11-30T21:01:002008-11-30T21:01:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008The strum of guitars begins just after 7 p.m. as diners finish their corned beef and Irish stew. At the bar, patrons at Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub in Bonita Springs order up another beer, or maybe an Irish whiskey for braver souls. Tucked into a corner of the restaurant, in front of a large mirror emblazoned with a Guinness logo, a singer belts out a tune, “As I was a goin’ over the far famed Kerry mountains, I met with captain Farrell and his money he was counting...”NAPLESRYAN MILLSVIDEO/PHOTOS: Naples fire department chief Jim McEvoy moonlights in Irish bandnaplesnews.comnaples-fire-department-chief-jim-mcevoy-plays-irishttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/29/photos-story-behind-art-part-naples-renaissance-fe/?partner=RSSPatrons have the opportunity to view the work of 145 artists and find out the story behind their pieces during the Naples Renaissance Art Festival this weekend. The festival, hosted by the Naples Art Association, is in its fifth year and includes both new and returning artists. catherine.howden@gmail.com (CATHERINE HOWDEN)Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:52:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/29/photos-story-behind-art-part-naples-renaissance-fe/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1874072008-11-29T19:52:002008-11-29T19:52:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Patrons have the opportunity to view the work of 145 artists and find out the story behind their pieces during the Naples Renaissance Art Festival this weekend. The festival, hosted by the Naples Art Association, is in its fifth year and includes both new and returning artists.NAPLESCATHERINE HOWDENPHOTOS: Story behind the art is part of Naples Renaissance festivalnaplesnews.comphotos-story-behind-art-part-naples-renaissance-fehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/25/showcase-movie-list/?partner=RSS  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:37:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/25/showcase-movie-list/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1872052008-11-25T23:37:002008-11-25T23:37:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008 Bonita Springs, FLShowcase: Movie Listnaplesnews.comshowcase-movie-listhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/25/showcase-fgcu-arts-calendar/?partner=RSSFGCU’s production of “4.48 Psychosis” in early November was an intense conceptual work that blended poetry, humor and stunning visuals to reveal the interior of a character careening from the joy of uncontrollable love through the aftermath of tragic loss. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:35:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/25/showcase-fgcu-arts-calendar/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1872042008-11-25T23:35:002008-11-25T23:35:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008FGCU’s production of “4.48 Psychosis” in early November was an intense conceptual work that blended poetry, humor and stunning visuals to reveal the interior of a character careening from the joy of uncontrollable love through the aftermath of tragic loss. Bonita Springs, FLShowcase: FGCU ARTS CALENDARnaplesnews.comshowcase-fgcu-arts-calendarhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/24/visual-arts-47th-founders-juried-awards-exhibition/?partner=RSS  tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:37:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/24/visual-arts-47th-founders-juried-awards-exhibition/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1870402008-11-24T17:37:002008-11-24T17:37:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008 Bonita Springs, FLVisual arts: 47th Founders Juried Awards Exhibitionnaplesnews.comvisual-arts-47th-founders-juried-awards-exhibitionhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/24/samaniegos-work-deemed-best-show/?partner=RSSThe Naples Art Association at the von Liebig Art Center announced 23 winners Monday in its 47th Founders Juried Awards Exhibition. Ned Rifkin, most recently the under secretary for Art at the Smithsonian Institution, served as juror. He selected 104 works by 86 artists from a total of 387 entries from 202 artists tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:57:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/24/samaniegos-work-deemed-best-show/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1870332008-11-24T16:57:002008-11-24T16:57:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008The Naples Art Association at the von Liebig Art Center announced 23 winners Monday in its 47th Founders Juried Awards Exhibition. Ned Rifkin, most recently the under secretary for Art at the Smithsonian Institution, served as juror. He selected 104 works by 86 artists from a total of 387 entries from 202 artistsBonita Springs, FLSamaniego’s work deemed best in show naplesnews.comsamaniegos-work-deemed-best-showhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/24/review-musical-ride-exhausting-invigorating/?partner=RSSHoward Shelley is an active verb. He bounds. He hops. He leaps. He swoops. At one point Friday night, he came perilously close to sailing off the podium and landing in the viola section of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. hkheithaus@naplesnews.com (HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS)Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:53:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/24/review-musical-ride-exhausting-invigorating/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1870322008-11-24T16:53:002008-11-24T16:53:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Howard Shelley is an active verb. He bounds. He hops. He leaps. He swoops. At one point Friday night, he came perilously close to sailing off the podium and landing in the viola section of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra.Bonita Springs, FLHARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUSReview: Musical ride exhausting, invigorating naplesnews.comreview-musical-ride-exhausting-invigoratinghttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/24/beasley-radio-program-celebrate-christmas-across-l/?partner=RSSRandy Sherwyn, program director of Sunny 106 WJPT-FM and 106.3 HD2 Solid Gold 106, Beasley Broadcast radio stations located in Southwest Florida, will host the 9th annual “Christmas Across the Lands,” a 12-hour radio show that airs mainly on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in markets across the nation and overseas, according to a Beasley news release. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/24/beasley-radio-program-celebrate-christmas-across-l/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1870202008-11-24T12:58:002008-11-24T12:58:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Randy Sherwyn, program director of Sunny 106 WJPT-FM and 106.3 HD2 Solid Gold 106, Beasley Broadcast radio stations located in Southwest Florida, will host the 9th annual “Christmas Across the Lands,” a 12-hour radio show that airs mainly on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in markets across the nation and overseas, according to a Beasley news release. FORT MYERSBeasley radio program to celebrate "Christmas Across the Lands"naplesnews.combeasley-radio-program-celebrate-christmas-across-lhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/22/neapolitan-art-park/?partner=RSSTen years ago Saturday, a new $4.3 million von Liebig Art Center was christened in Naples, during a ceremony marred only by the day’s intermittent rain. Pianist Toby Blumenthal and her late husband, cellist Bert Phillips, entertained a standing-room-only gathering, a who’s-who collection of the local art scene that included Clyde Butcher, Phil Fisher, Jonathan Green and Jerry Vallez. ewendt@comcast.net (ELIZABETH KELLAR)Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:57:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/22/neapolitan-art-park/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1869352008-11-23T17:10:002008-11-22T21:57:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Ten years ago Saturday, a new $4.3 million von Liebig Art Center was christened in Naples, during a ceremony marred only by the day’s intermittent rain. Pianist Toby Blumenthal and her late husband, cellist Bert Phillips, entertained a standing-room-only gathering, a who’s-who collection of the local art scene that included Clyde Butcher, Phil Fisher, Jonathan Green and Jerry Vallez. NAPLESELIZABETH KELLARArt in the park: Naples Art Association celebrates 10 years at von Liebignaplesnews.comneapolitan-art-parkhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/annual-rite-dance-passage/?partner=RSSParents glide in and out like stealth fighters through the open glass doors of a boxy building partition in East Naples labeled “The Ballet Institute.” Dozens of little girls — and one courageous little boy — dart among them, donning or shedding street clothes, dropping book bags and losing paper slips containing performance schedules those aforementioned parents will desperately need next week. hkheithaus@naplesnews.com (HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS)Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/annual-rite-dance-passage/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1866212008-11-20T17:02:002008-11-20T17:02:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Parents glide in and out like stealth fighters through the open glass doors of a boxy building partition in East Naples labeled “The Ballet Institute.” Dozens of little girls — and one courageous little boy — dart among them, donning or shedding street clothes, dropping book bags and losing paper slips containing performance schedules those aforementioned parents will desperately need next week.Bonita Springs, FLHARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUSThe annual rite of dance passagenaplesnews.comannual-rite-dance-passage