2011-05-05

Wednesday,W May 11



¦ Fun for Singles – The Shell Factory hosts a Singles Mingle from 6-9 p.m. every Wednesday in the Dolphin Club with music by Erich. 995-2141, ext. 117.

Friday, May 6



¦ One-Act Play – Susan Glaspell performs “Suppressed Desires” at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday at the Langdon Playhouse, 1182 Market Cir. www.charlotteplayers.org. ¦ Players Meeting – The Charlotte Players’ annual General Membership Meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the Charlotte Players Community Theater Center, 1182 Market Cir. 255-1022 or charlotteplayers@comcast.net. ¦ Dance Tunes – Reconnections Band performs variety and […]

Thursday, May 5



¦ Pet Party Pawtastic — Muttini Mingle, a ry Yappy Hour for people and their pets, is hosted by Salty Paws at Fishermen’s Village from 5:30-8 p.m. Enjoy music by singer/guitarist Michael Hirst. ¦ Live Tunes – Kim Jenkins performs hits of the ’50s-’80s from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Tapas One at Bin 82. 258 W. Marion Ave. ¦ Prayer Event […]

Symphony



¦ Multi-Media Show – The Sarasota Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Leif Bjaland, presents a multi-media show,, “Irving, George and Aaron: Inventing thee ts- America Sound,” at 4 and 8 p.m. May 7 at the Sarasota Opera House. See the stories and hear the music as Maestro Leif Bjaland t and the Sarasota Orchestra present a concert experience about Irving Berlin,, […]

Theater



¦ The Devil’s Music -The Lifee & Blues of Bessie Smith – Byy -) Miche Braden at Florida Repertory Theatre May 6-22, with preview May 5. (239) 332-4488. ¦ Second Helping: theesmA Church Basement Ladies Sequel – At the Off Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre through May 29. (239)) 278-4422 or www.broadwaypalm.com. ¦ Charlotte’s Web – By Broadwayy Palm Children’s Theatre […]

ARTS BRIEFS



Local artist earns top prize in cover competition North Port artist and art instructor Ron Sanders has been awarded the grand prize in American Artist magazine’s Cover Competition. The winning work, titled “Experimenting,” is part of a series the artist has been tackling that represents artists and their work. Inspired by his nationally acclaimed “Triple Self Portrait,” this painting represents […]

The dating twinkle




Once a month, I attend a networking social that is a sort of singles club masquerading as highbrow cultural exchange. The group draws together the kind of people who have lived abroad, who like to smoke cigarettes and complain about the current state of things while sipping overpriced drinks at the bar. I fit awkwardly into these soirees, but I […]

Charlotte Players presents classic Neil Simon




Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” is a play that captures the chaotic antics of the raucous writing staff of a 1950s popular comedy-variety show. The play is based on playwright Neil Simon’s budding career writing for Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows,” arguably the flagship program of early live television. The play has farce-like appeal, complete with outrageous […]

MICHE BRADEN BRINGS BLUESWOMAN BESSIE SMITH TO LIFE




“I JUST WANT TO OOZE SEX!” MICHE Braden declares about her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in “The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith.” The title character “was very sexy,” the actress/singer adds. “She was bigger than life. When she walked into a room, she took it over… and her talent was just as big. “Everything […]

Real Estate



Sy Wolf has been named salesperson of the month for March at Venetian Golf & River Club, the 1,039- acre master-planned community located along the Myakka River in Venice. With more than 30 years of sales and sales management experience, Wolf joined WCI Communities in 2004 as senior loan officer for WCI Mortgage. He then sold homes at WCI’s Tidewater […]