‘Advanced Style’
Celebrating the fashion sensibilities (and idiosyncracies) of older women
FUNKY.
ELEGANT.
ECLECTIC.
SLEEK.
ALLURING.
SOPHISTICATED.
FUN.
The chic
Cohen’s women book, photographed
They “Advanced Style,” in also Ari embody Seth 90s, all with happen a couple to be
They even in it their all. Full Story
Peace River Film Festival Events Announced
The Visual Arts Center has announced the events and dates of its second annual Peace River Film Festival. The festival has grown to four days and runs Sept. 20-23. The search lights will again light up the skies above the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center in Punta Gorda with the Gala Kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20. Full Story
‘Abandon’ ‘Underworld’
BEACH READING
by Meg Cabot(Point, $17.99) Full Story
THIS WEEK ON WGCU-TV
¦ THURSDAY, JULY 5, 8 P.M.Antiques RoadshowAtlantic City – Hour 3A fanciful 1900 folk art sculpture; a1934 New York Yankees team-signedbaseball; and an early 20th-centurypainting by George Bellows. Full Story
Save Wednesdays this month for opera at the movies
The Metropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD” summer encore presentations continue on Wednesday evenings through this month at theaters across the country. Participating theaters in Southwest Florida are the Hollywood Stadium 20 in Naples, Belltower 20 in Fort Myers and Town Center Stadium 16 in Port Charlotte. Full Story
Collectors try to harvest classic produce ads
Fresh vegetables were part of the diet of the Victorian household during the warm growing months. But stored root vegetables and home canned food were used on snowy days. Advertisers knew that imaginary vegetables acting like humans were as popular a fantasy as fairies, elves, brownies, pixies and gnomes. Few color pictures were available. Full Story
Sign up for road trips to Florida Grand Opera
Sign up now for a seat on the bus when the Naples Opera Society travels to Miami for the Florida Grand Opera’s 2012-13 productions. The coach bus departs from and returns to locations in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Naples. Full Story
Arts & Humanities names Slavkovsky Artist of the Month
The Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County has named fiber artist Nancy Slavkovsky as Artist of the Month of July 2012.
Ms. Slavkovsky will be honored with a proclamation from the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, July 10. Full Story
Mondays offers second chance to catch FMff’s best offerings
Film fans who missed some of the 77 movies screened during the Fort Myers Film Festival earlier this year have a chance to catch some of the best features at “Missed it Monday” starting Monday, July 30, and running through Sept. 3 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. Full Story
Pirate first person
Ahoy, my name is Captain Bloody Spike Pierce. I am here to tell ye the stories and history of the highly regarded Fishermen’s Village Pirate Fest. Full Story
‘All Shook Up’ will knock your bobby sox off
ARTS COMMENTARY
Remember when rock was in its infancy and music was exciting?
You’d hear a song on the radio or spin a 45 on your record player, and it was like an instant shot of adrenaline: Your emotions were jazzed, and you just had to get up and dance.
Watching “All Shook Up” at the Sugden Community Theatre opening night was like that. Full Story
Third time’s a charm
GIVING
Now that the National Hockey League Stanley Cup Finals is done (with its hat tricks) and also the National Basketball Association Championships are complete (with its triple doubles), we can now return to major league baseball (with its triple plays, Triple Crown possibilities and players hitting triples). I guess the old saying that the third time around is a charm must be true. Full Story
HOROSCOPES
¦ CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your energy levels are rising, and you feel you can handle anything the job requires. That’s great. But don’t isolate yourself. Keep your door open to your workplace colleagues. Full Story
‘Magic Mike’
LATEST FILMS
Within the first 30 seconds of “Magic Mike,” we see Channing Tatum’s nicely shaped backside. It’s the type of cheap thrill the trailers have been promising for months, and rest assured, there’s no shortage of six-pack abs or sexy male stripteases throughout. If you’re going for the pretty boys, you will not be disappointed. Full Story
CAPSULES
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter ..½ Full Story
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