2017-02-16

With new blood, Sox looking to October




The 2017 season may be as easy as 1-2-3 for the Boston Red Sox. They can enter many three-game series this season able to start pitchers in each game who could be staff aces anywhere, or almost anywhere. The opening day starter is Rick Porcello, the 2016 Cy Young Award winner, a 28-year-old righty in the prime of his career […]

Eugenia Zukerman, a woman of multiple talents, to perform with the symphony




In addition to being a virtuoso flutist, Eugenia Zukerman — nicknamed Classical Genie — is also an Emmynominated broadcast journalist, adept music administrator, acclaimed author and an internet entrepreneur who founded ClassicalGenie, a company providing insightful video content to music schools, artists, managers and orchestras. A modern-day Renaissance woman, Ms. Zukerman will be center stage performing Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. […]

NOTES ON THE ARTS



FGCU presents “The Foreigner” The Theatre Program in the Bower School of Music & the Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University presents Larry Shue’s “The Foreigner.” Winner of two Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Obie for Best New American Play, “The Foreigner” takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 17, 18, 24 and 25, and at 2 p.m. […]

Natural wines: The next big thing

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There’s a reason why so-called “natural” wines are making such a big impression these days. Mostly, it’s an indication of the overall trend for foods and lifestyles that are closer to the earth, non-GMO products, all-natural ingredients, yoga and the like. One Southwest Floridian is betting the farm (so to speak) on the quality and appeal of natural wines. He’s […]

Blues-rocker Joe Bonamassa’s songs on ‘Blues of Desperation’ may be among best of his career




Blues-rocker Joe Bonamassa has made a habit of having a specific theme or a musical direction in place before recording many of his solo albums. For his new album, “Blues of Desperation,” the concept came from Bonamassa’s long-time producer Kevin Shirley, who wanted the album to feature Bonamassa on guitar, bass and — here’s the twist — two drummers. In […]

HOROSCOPES



AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) This is a good time for the usually “serious-minded” Aquarian to let loose and enjoy some fun times. Expect to get good news about a workplace issue. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Changed plans might upset some people, but your needs should be respected. Offer explanations when necessary. But don’t let yourself be […]

‘The LEGO Batman Movie’

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“The LEGO Batman Movie” is a delightful satire of Batman as a pop culture icon, and it’s a pretty decent Batman movie at the same time. The DC Comics Extended Universe, the Dark Knight trilogy, the first four “Batman” movies and even the old “Batman” TV show are referenced with a sly wink and smile. But that’s not all: Voldemort, […]

If you want some laughs, ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ is a no-brainer




Imagine Monty Python deciding to put on a play about Sherlock Holmes, and you’ll have a good idea what Gulfshore Playhouse’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles” is like. From the first minute the actors step foot onstage, insanity ensues. If you’re a fervent Sherlockian purist, you’ll likely be disappointed, as the play lurches and weaves like a drunkard, far from […]

WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO



THEATER The Full Monty – By the Charlotte Players Feb. 24-March 5 at the Cultural Center Theater. $26 adults; $13 students. 2280 Aaron St. 625-4175, ext. 220, or www.theculturalcenter.org. The Drunken City – By the FSU/ Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training Feb. 21-March 12. The show previews in the Cook Theatre at the FSU Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 […]

THIS WEEK ON WGCU-TV



THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 10 P.M.Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries When a hotel concierge falls to his death, Phryne finds her bag and her father at the center of the murder while Dot finds herself wooed by the temporary constable, Constable Neville Martin, who avoids Dot’s help but finds her “pretty.” FRIDAY, FEB. 17, 9 P.M.Great Performances:NYC Ballet in Paris Thrill to […]