2018-01-18

Symphony presents ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’


The Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra will perform music from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, as part of a video/movie experience. The concert will feature the live symphony orchestra performing, to picture, every note from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Audiences will be able to […]

LOCAL FLAVOR



It wasn’t all that long ago that would-be farmers were told it wasn’t possible to raise organic and sustainable crops in Southwest Florida. “No way,” declared the naysayers with conviction. “It’s not possible in this climate. In this sandy soil. With the plethora of pests. Too much bacteria. The weather is too volatile.” It turns out they were very wrong. […]

SWFL INSIDER



Play Ball! Twins, Rays and Red Sox descend upon Southwest Florida each spring. The region is the testing grounds for wannabe Major Leaguers before they officially become the boys of summer. Here, veterans and rookies and hardcore fans spend the pre-season in the sun. Southwest Florida’s Grapefruit League is home to three MLB teams, four if you include the Orioles […]

Parrothead playground even appeals to those who aren’t Jimmy Buffett fans

EASY GETAWAY


Florida has scores of spots where you can find frozen concoctions to help you hang on and tourists covered in oil, and where you can, indeed, smell shrimp beginning to boil. But at Margaritaville Hollywood Resort, you can find all three — and so much more. The $175 million Jimmy Buffett-themed resort opened in late 2015 as the centerpiece of […]

THIS WEEK ON WGCU-TV

THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 8 P.M.In Irma’s Wake Hurricane Irma’s violent path of destruction through Florida in September 2017 was historic in its magnitude. No one was spared its wrath, including many of Southwest Florida’s treasured landmarks, attractions and nature preserves. This program chronicles the efforts of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples Botanical Garden, The Naples […]

Coming up at the Renaissance Academy

The Renaissance Academy of FGCU offers lifelong learning classes to enrich life experiences at any age. The following sessions will be held at Herald Court Centre in downtown Punta Gorda. American Exceptionalism10 a.m.-noon Mondays, Jan. 22,29, Feb. 5 and 12Fee: $65Instructor: Dr. Miles Williams Many trace the origins of American Exceptionalism to John Winthrop’s sermon “A Modell of Christian Charity,” […]

I Am a Diva 10K – 5K Run, Florida West Coast at Punta Gorda, Laishley Park

1. Toni Ory, Sue Ritchie,Evelyn Kuckstuhl andJoan Landon2. Joy Marks, DeniseLarson, DemitriusAguiar, KimberlyDeBarros, JohanDeBarros and TacieMunzi3. Debbie Frock, MatildaKerstetter and KathyKerstetter 4. Julie Murdock and BobDroud5. Dr. Carol Lawrence,Delilah Edwards and Dr.Maryann Wendey6. Tashia Youmas andDeborah Bush7. Jill Smith, BrittneySchmidgall, DonnaKennedy and ChristieEbanks

I am a Girl Scout and a Boy Scout

GIVING



I joined the Girl Scouts as a young girl, starting out as a Brownie scout and staying involved all the way through my senior year in high school. I have lots of badges to prove it. I became a Boy Scout much later in life when my daughter joined the organization’s Venturing Crew, a co-ed group for teens whose focus […]

Didn’t like some of the black dresses? You, then, are missing the point



Black is sexy. Black is also elegant, flattering, and sometimes mysterious. Most importantly, black doesn’t have to be boring. At the recent Golden Globes ceremony, nearly every woman, whether she was an actress, a producer, a writer, or even a reporter on the red carpet, showed up in black. Why? Because women, including actresses, waitresses, factory workers, executives, and housekeepers […]

FILM CAPSULES

The Post … (Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bob Odenkirk) The owner (Streep) and executive editor (Hanks) of The Washington Post debate whether to publish articles on the newly leaked and highly classified Pentagon Papers in the early ’70s. Director Steven Spielberg’s latest is a good drama that tells a good story and is by no means a disappointment, but it’s […]