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Q: I was disappointed to see that Vapiano at the Gulf Coast Town Center has closed. That was a favorite for our family. Will Vapiano reopen somewhere else in the area?
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When the Golsano Children’s Museum of Naples opens next weekend, adults who don’t have the requisite child to escort them in will be pea-green with envy of those who do.
Slow, stately, gentle and meditative, "Arrietty" nevertheless is a marvel of image and color, its old-fashioned pen-and-ink frames vividly bringing to life the world of children's author Mary Norton's "The Borrowers."
Debi Guthery knows that people will be looking at her as she performs in the Naples Players production of "Hello, Dolly!" After all, she's the titular Dolly Levi, an iconic role made famous by none other than Carol Channing. She's up for the task though.
Carole Fenstermacher and Val Kuffel have performed A.R. Gurney's touching "Love Letters" more than 30 times. The show details a 50-year correspondence between two characters - all told through the written word. Seven years on, they're still finding nuances to the material.
Deep in the heart of Texas (well, Sanibel) on Saturday night, fiddles played. It was a shotgun double wedding. One bride wore a checkered tablecloth. The other, a fetching sequined cocktail dress and stiletto cowgirl boots. Grab your gods, guns, Valkyries and javelina hogs - this is "Das Barbecü."
Undaunted by the cries of civil war, President Abraham Lincoln faced implacably the life threats that haunted him. Not one or twice, but on many occasions Lincoln cheated death while others aimed to take him down. But who was killing Lincoln? On Saturday, Feb. 25, one of the world’s most acknowledged authorities on Lincoln will transport listeners back to a troubled time in U.S. history. Historian Thomas Schwartz, who has a doctorate in history and international relations, will paint the bleak picture of civil unrest, unpopular politics and the need for America’s 16th president to preserve a nation, its laws and the fledgling Republican Party.
Bathed in trinkets, beads and more than a few outrageous costumes, over 130 club members gathered to eat, drink and just let loose at Mango’s Dockside Bistro at the Esplanade, Marco Island, Tuesday February 21, 2012.
Imagine the fight song from your favorite Big Ten university. Now imagine all the songs from all the member schools being played as part of the same musical arrangement. The Bonita Springs Concert Band does it in concert.
The president just couldn’t say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them. The East Room of the White House was transformed into an intimate blues club on Tuesday night for a concert featuring blues all-stars of the past, present and future — and the president himself.
Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together, musically speaking. Two songs featuring the singers hit the Internet on Monday.
Peg Goldberg-Longstreth, an art dealer and pianist known for her classical music reviews in local publications, died at her home in East Naples. She was 73.
Anyone who knows their Oscars knows that nominees’ fashion plans are strictly top secret until the big day. They seem to be more revealing about their designer undergarments, though. While it may fit into the too-much-information file, some of the year’s most celebrated actors and directors aren’t afraid to talk about the product placement underneath those tuxes and gowns.
The Spirit Awards celebrate the best in low-budget filmmaking. But within those honors, the John Cassavetes Award goes to films with even lower budgets: those made for under $500,000. This year’s five nominees talked about how they did it on the cheap.
Sergio Mendes will attend the Academy Awards on Sunday, but will do so with mixed feelings. He’s honored that his song “Real in Rio,” from the animated movie “Rio,” is one of the only two nominated this year, but upset with the show producers’ decision not to present the tunes during the telecast.
Weekly news briefs for foodies in Southwest Florida.
Giuliano Matarese draws inspiration from childhood days in his hometown of Napoli, Italy, for his role as the new executive chef at the Sale e Pepe restaurant in the Marco Beach Ocean Resort on Marco Island.
It’s the top of the season and residents and visitors alike are under the spell of perfect weather and a time filled with the good things to savor and relish. What a joy to see oranges, grapefruit, coconuts, carambola, calamondins and kumquats growing in the gardens of homes in Naples.
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