http://naplesnews.com/news/entertainment/happenings/?partner=RSSnaplesnews.com Stories: Art / Music / Theatre / Events / Etc.en-usentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/sep/04/right-style-wrong-time-chris-isaak-renaissance-man/?partner=RSSChris Isaak, 52, was probably just born at the wrong time. Nearly 25 years after he got his start with “Silvertone,” he descends on the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Tuesday night with a show that’s likely to be more of a singing time capsule than the set of a viable recording artist. tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:25:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/sep/04/right-style-wrong-time-chris-isaak-renaissance-man/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/sep/04/my-morning-jacket-dazzles-miami/?partner=RSSThe first time I saw My Morning Jacket they were headlining at the Langerado Music Festival in 2007. It turned out to be one of the best performances of the three-day outdoor festival. cassi@naplesnews.com (CHIARA ASSI)Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:11:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/sep/04/my-morning-jacket-dazzles-miami/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/sep/02/review-bumpy-ride-21a-rewards-viewers-end/?partner=RSSIt was a dark and sweltering night. Two shots ring out. A man falls. The fate of passengers of a Minneapolis bus hang in the balance. There were multiple gunshots, multiple characters and not a lot of space in Theatre Conspiracy’s matchbox-sized performance space Saturday night as Jesse St. Louis worked the one-man show “21A.” St. Louis was in fifth gear all night, but the writing seemed stubbornly stuck in neutral and the playACTION?, like the bus it’s set in, never left the station. cwsilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/sep/02/review-bumpy-ride-21a-rewards-viewers-end/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/28/coming-soon-scheduled-september-releases-theaters-/?partner=RSSSeptember is usually kind of a tweener month for movies. One foot is still in the summer blockbuster season and another is inching toward the fall Oscar sweepstakes. This year is no different. But it’s also a good time to go to the movies because so many genres are represented. Rom-coms, action flicks, black comedies, Oscar hopefuls and Tyler Perry are all on the schedule. jfoerster@naplesnews.com (JONATHAN FOERSTER)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:40:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/28/coming-soon-scheduled-september-releases-theaters-/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/28/checkitout-spencer-clark/?partner=RSSSpencer Clark is passionate about wine and music, and has found a creative way to combine the two. The part-time Marco Island resident tours the country presenting what he calls “Rock ’n’ Wine Dinner Shows,” an event that couples his original music with the product of his Napa Valley winery, Amizetta Vineyards. At the shows, Clark performs guitar and sings lead vocals along with backing track. cwise@naplesnews.com (CARRIE WISE)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/28/checkitout-spencer-clark/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/28/michael-phelps-host-saturday-night-live-be-present/?partner=RSSHe does comedy, writes books, mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming? Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:13:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/28/michael-phelps-host-saturday-night-live-be-present/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/27/press-play-meditations-music/?partner=RSSBack in the early ‘90s, country music was full of plaintive storytellers, singer-songwriters who were sensitive to the fact a great country tune starts with the characters. jfoerster@naplesnews.com (JONATHAN FOERSTER)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:11:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/27/press-play-meditations-music/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/24/king-richards-family-fun-park-holds-annual-fight-a/?partner=RSSGranted, not everyone can appreciate classic rock. However, the beauty of fighting cancer is lost on no one. That’s why a weekend concert at King Richard’s Family Fun Park was a real crowd pleaser. In a two-day long show featuring local garage bands and touring artists with ties to the area, Led Zeppelin fans and families touched by cancer united to raise money for LIGHT, or Long-term Impact through the Gift of Hope & Treatment. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:54:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/24/king-richards-family-fun-park-holds-annual-fight-a/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/24/fort-myers-woman-spotlight-project-earth-premiere/?partner=RSSSurrounded by about 100 of her closest friends, Jennifer Languell finally saw her name in lights. Languell, who hails from Fort Myers, was the star of the show as those friends and family members watched the first episode — the raw version — of Discovery Channel’s “Project Earth” during a premiere showing Friday night at Paseo Town Center. vallimfinney@yahoo.com (VALLI FINNEY)Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:05:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/24/fort-myers-woman-spotlight-project-earth-premiere/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/21/green-envy-local-stars-discoverys-project-earth/?partner=RSSGreen. She likes green. Jennifer Languell knows how to speak green. Green building, that is. Languell is one of the “stars” of Discovery Channel’s new Project Earth series that premieres at 9 p.m. Friday night. vallimfinney@yahoo.com (VALLI FINNEY)Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:27:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/21/green-envy-local-stars-discoverys-project-earth/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/so-you-think-you-can-sing-give-bonita-springs-own-/?partner=RSSIt’s a noisy and crowded night at Cgrape Wine and Coffee Bar in Bonita Springs. Surprisingly so since it’s a weeknight in the usually slow off-season month of August. But this Thursday, every table is full of customers sipping on coffee, beer or wine. It’s a diverse group. Both young and old have come out tonight. ahale@bonitanews.com (AARON HALE)Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:18:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/so-you-think-you-can-sing-give-bonita-springs-own-/?partner=RSSbonita/bannerhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/press-play-meditations-music/?partner=RSSIt’s impossible to overemphasize the impact Jerry Wexler had on pop music. He helped create and promote what has been the soundtrack to our lives. When he died last week, at 91, he took with him a library of musical knowledge. As the saying goes: He’d forgotten more about music than most people ever know. jfoerster@naplesnews.com (JONATHAN FOERSTER)Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:39:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/press-play-meditations-music/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/18/review-hedwig-star-glam-diva-raw-power/?partner=RSSWhen the last screams died and final howls faded, a flushed Michael McAvoy closed the door on a rollicking, energetic, organic (and possibly orgasmic) night of rock ‘n roll inside Sugden Theater’s Tobye Studio Friday. cwsilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:30:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/18/review-hedwig-star-glam-diva-raw-power/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/15/classical-music-getting-silenced-wgcu/?partner=RSSWGCU’s long hair is getting clipped, and its classical-music audience will be asked for a down payment on the new look. The good news: Those who ante up will get access to 24-hour classical music programming and a palette of other unique stations on digital radio, a relatively new development in broadcasting. hkheithaus@naplesnews.com (HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS)Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:31:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/15/classical-music-getting-silenced-wgcu/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/14/drama-edge-local-production-hedwig-and-angry-inch-/?partner=RSSIn what is perhaps a theater first, director Paul Graffy’s most pressing note to his leading man was that he needed to be more narcissistic. After all, how many actors need to be prompted to be more self-assured. But to play Hedwig, the title character of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” Michael McAvoy is going to need to reach stratospheric heights of self-appreciation. He’s also going to need a little grooming. jfoerster@naplesnews.com (JONATHAN FOERSTER)Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:04:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/14/drama-edge-local-production-hedwig-and-angry-inch-/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/12/keg-steakhouse-open-site-former-sanibel-steakhouse/?partner=RSSVisions of succulent steaks, refreshing salads, flavor-rich chicken, prime rib and seafood will become a mouth-watering reality on August 18. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:52:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/12/keg-steakhouse-open-site-former-sanibel-steakhouse/?partner=RSSentertainment/restaurantshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/07/daughter-naples-resident-wins-last-comic-standing/?partner=RSSIliza Schlesinger, 25, is the winner of NBC’s reality show “Last Comic Standing.” tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:39:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/07/daughter-naples-resident-wins-last-comic-standing/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/07/naples-resident-singing-her-way-success/?partner=RSSIt might be the most important audition of Susie Rizzo’s life. Forget Broadway and forget off-Broadway. Susie is singing to get into college. The Naples resident, who attends the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Mich., has been using her time at home this summer to prepare for her auditions this spring. tmiguel@naplesnews.com (TRACY X. MIGUEL)Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:25:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/07/naples-resident-singing-her-way-success/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/07/daily-news-critics-look-philharmonic-center-arts-c/?partner=RSSEarly inspection of the coming season of classical music had come away wanting: Looking for fireworks, getting only bottle rockets. That was before the recital programs, with names like Joshua Bell, came out. And before a conversation with Naples Philharmonic Director Jorge Mester, who grabs, and runs with, the season’s selling point: piano concertos from five of the Western World’s giants. jfoerster@naplesnews.com (JONATHAN FOERSTER, HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS, BRUCE KLAUBER, CHRIS SILK)Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:07:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/07/daily-news-critics-look-philharmonic-center-arts-c/?partner=RSSentertainment/happeningshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/06/press-play-meditations-music/?partner=RSSMusically, Liz Phair was the first girl I could ever relate to. I was a freshman in college when I first heard ”Exile in Guyville” about five years after its 1993 release. For me, something clicked with Phair that I had never felt with another female singer. jfoerster@naplesnews.com (JONATHAN FOERSTER)Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:54:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/aug/06/press-play-meditations-music/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings