On Display

Nazi Exhibit, Thru Apr 4^th 

Currently, at The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at The University of Miami Libraries, they are hosting the traveling show Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945.  This traveling Holocaust Memorial Museum will be on display until April 4^th and is at The Otto G. Richter Library which is located t 1300 Memorial Drive at the University’s Coral Gables campus.  For further information, call 305*284-3233. 

Bass Goes Vietnamese 

Reclining Quan Yen (XIX Century) Carved Jade 9.5"x 11" x 3.35" Courtesy of Princess Thi-Nga Foundation

At the Bass Museum of Art in Miami, they are featuring The Private Jade Collection of Her Imperial Highness Princess Thi-Nga of Vietnam.  Well, this contains approximately 80 sculptures from tht 19^th and early 20^th Centuries made from Jade—considered the most precious stone during Imperial Times.  Did you know that it symbolized the link between human beings and the spiritual world?  The Princess collection will be on display until April 29^th.  The Bass Museum of Art is located at 2121 Park Avenue in Miami Beach and can be found at www.bassmuseum.org or reached at 305*673-7530.  

Blue Morphos Gallery, Thru Feb 28^th 

Currently, at The Blue Morphos Gallery they are featuring Pure Vida.  This show is a compilation of paintings, prints, and sculptures by five Costa Rican fine artists.  The show will run until February 28^th, and the Blue Morphos Gallery is located at Via Testa and Royal Poinciana Way in Palm Beach.  For further information or directions, go to www.bluemorphosgallery.com or call them at 561*512-2467. 

Broward Art Guild Goes Black & White 

Opening Friday, February 9^th,  The Broward Art Guild will present and exhibition entitled Black & White and will feature an Opening Reception at 7pm.  The Broward Art Guild is located at 2430 NE 13^th Avenue in Wilton Manors.  The street is perpendicular to the Clock Tower of Wilton Station, and is at the end of the block.  Drop by, meet the artists, and have some fun.  This is a free party, so go!

Check out the recent collectable rage, Munny Dolls.  There will be more than 100 Munny dolls on display at The Bear and Bird Gallery for it’s inaugural art show.  This exhibit will feature custom-painted Munnys by 111 local and national artists.  The Reception will be at 7pm and is upstairs at Tate’s that is located at 4566 North University Drive in Lauderhill.  For further information call them at 954*748-0181.  The show will run through March 10^th and all the dolls are available for sale either in person or through their website and 10% of all profits will be donated to the Humane Society of Broward County. 

Angels in Hollywood 

Starting February 6^th, Hollywood’s own Gallery of the Unknown Artist is proud to feature Bubbaclick’s latest show, Heaven On Earth:  Photographs of Angels.  There will be an Opening Reception for Bubbaclicks on Satuday, February 10^th at 7pm.  Having seen what local photographer Bubbaclicks can do with a camera, having his other show that featured many tattooed men entitled Skin Deep before and literally have most of the models there…priceless. The Gallery of the Unknown Artist is located at 116 South 20^th Street in Hollywood, Florida.  For further information, go to www.gotua.com or call them at 954*921-5551 and tell Ceci that MarksList sent you.

The Power to Protect 

Artist Linda Stein’s latest endeavor, The Power to Protect:  The Sculpture of Linda Stein is currently at the Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery which is at the Rose Levis Jewish Community Center in Boca Raton.  Her work may appear impenetrable, but they are definitely unique.  This New York artist features hourglass sculptures with: industrial materials, fiber, wood, stone, and whatever was around her Ground Zero neighborhood.  This is a celebration of the warrior spirit through the female form through rugged depictions.  This show runs through February 18^th, and is located at 9801 Donna Klein Blvd in Boca Raton.  Call 561*852-3214 for directions and/or further information.  

Carlos Eduardo at Storks 

Wilton Manors own Storks Bakery and Café and ArtsUnited is proud to host local photographer Carlos Eduardo.  Being a local and a resident of Florida, he has fulfilled his creative desires through photography, primarily animals and amazing landscapes.  Through nature and wildlife photography Carlos has used many of these subjects in his works not only in the continental United States, but Alaska, and Europe.  He has been featured at the Stonewall Library and Archives as their featured Artist of the Month, various charity auctions, and most recently, the Wilton Manors own ArtWalk.  He likes to capture beauty in nature, architecture, and perspectives of human interaction from different angles.  For more information about Carlos go to www.carloseduardophotos.com and stop by Storks!

Harriet of Hollywood at Java Boys

Right now, at Wilton Manor’s own Java Boys, their featured Artist of the Month is Harriet of Hollywood. Her pictures show a wide and varied cross-section of the animal loving community. Java Boys is located in the Shoppes of Wilton Manors. 

Morikami Museum 

At the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens they are hosting a show entitled The Peacock’s Feather:  Male Accessories of Old Japan.  This collection contains miniature carved sculptures called netsuke that adorned the clothing of well-dressed Japanese genelemen in the 18^th and 19^th Centuries.  This is a collection of items that are intricately carved and some miniatures—some just an inch in length, of bone, ivory, and wood that would be attached to their kimonos and sashes.  This show also features tobacco and pipe cases that were ornate and part of the male accoutrements.  For further information go to www.morikami.org or call them at 561*495-0233.  The museum is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road in Delray Beach.  While you are there why not check out the other collection they have on display, Traditional Japanese Ceramics.  I have a friend of the family that has literally gone to Japan and studied with Japanese Living National Treasures and have learned from them and has told us countless stories about them and the creations they make. 

Frank Lloyd Wright

Currently, at Eaton Fine Art in West Palm Beach, they are hosting Objects of Design:  Decorative Arts and Elements of Frank Lloyd Wright.  What they want you to do is to take a look around you and consider how much, in what combinations, is the objects surrounding you is, infact—art?  This exhibit displays stained-glass windows, china, furniture, fabrics, sculpture, screens, photographs, stationery, drawings, and copper panels that make you consider the opportunities we have to surround ourselves with things of beauty.  Wrights philosophy was that a space should be experienced as a whole, without division between inside and outside or between the table and what’s on the table.  This exhibit runs through February 10^th, and Eaton Fine Art is located at 435 Gardenia Street in West Palm Beach.  For more information go to www.eatonart.net or call them at 561*833-4766. 

Coral Springs Museum of Art

Currently, at the Coral Springs Museum of Art is happy to present a photo exhibit by Robert Bagley, experimental paintings by Sally Cooper, and dimensional work by Tin Ly.  This is going on now through February 17^th.  The Coral Springs Museum of Art is located at 2855 Coral Springs Drive.  You can call them at 954*340-5000 or csmart.org. 

Cradle of Christianity 

The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale’s latest exhibit is Cradle of Christianity:  Jewish and Christian Treasures from the Holy Land.  This exhibit provides us with an unprecedented opportunity to learn about aspects of early Jewish life, the concurrent birth of Christianity, and how the two faiths influence each other by presenting archeological treasures excavated in Israel during the last century.  This exhibition will travel two only two other venues in the US has extraordinary biblical artifacts from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.  You can go to www.moafl.com for more information and to purchase tickets, and the museum is located at One East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.  For any questions, you can call them at 954*525-5500

Chihuly is Back! Until May 31^st 

Right now, at the Fairchild Gardens, you can get a second chance this year to see the amazing blown-glass objects mixed in with the natural flowers and botanicals in Chihuly at Fairchild Part II.  On Sunday, December 10^th, Dale Chihuly will be visiting the garden from 11am to noon for a book signing.  The Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road in Coral Gables and you can go to www.fairchildgarden.org or call them at305*667-1651. 

Chicano Visions:  American Painters on the Verge

A nationally touring collection of more than 80 works, mostly oils and acrylics that date from 1963 to 2003 that depict life from the Mexican-American artists viewpoint.  Cheech Marin, known from the Cheech and Chong movies, donates most of his personal collection that illustrate urban life and the Latino culture.  The collection, which has been traveling for the past five years, can be found at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale at 1 East Las Olas Blvd or for further information and gallery times, go to www.moafl.org or call them at 954*525-5500. 

Bodies Found in South Miami

The controversial and gruesome exhibit displaying the human body from the perspective of the bones and muscle tissue titled Bodies…The Exhibition, which I reported was in Tampa and then New York City, is now in the area at the Shops at Sunset Place.  Bodies will be on display until March 25^th and tickets cost between $16-$22.50.  The Shops at Sunset Place is located at 5701 Sunset Drive Suite 105 in South Miami.

For further information call 866*866-8265, 305*663-0873 or see them on the web at www.bodiestheexhibition.com. 

Cardigans and V-Necks for Spring

Liz Claiborne Wants to Carry On!

Now famous via Bravo’s Project Runway’s Tim Gunn has announced that he is leaving his prestigious and now legendary position as Dean of Parsons School of Design to become Chief Creative Officer of Liz Claiborne!  Having had worked for Parsons for the past 23 years, Tim realized he needed to make a change.  Best news…he resigned to return for the 4^th season of Project Runway and have his own “Style” show.  That is all.  Carry on! 

Berlin Museum of Art 

Currently, at The Berlin Museum of Art, they are hosting a photography exhibit entitled, Men, War, & Peace.  This show features photographers:  James Nachtwey and David Lachapelle both with international reputations which will be alongside a selection of Helmut Newton’s portraits of men.  David Lachapelle has an original visual language with staged images of hedonistic society in a vibrant and iconoclastic way while James Nachtwey is an “engaged photographer” who imbues his imagery with humane, moral tenor and delivers us a shocking series of shots from war zones of our time.   For further information, go to www.helmutnewton.com and to see some of the works on display go to www.designboom.com. 

George Goes to London 

In 2004, New York art collectors Judy and Michael Steinhardt bought a full-length portrait of George Washington in a Sotherby’s Auction.  They bought the nine foot tall full-length painting, one of only four, on behalf of the New York Public Library.  This portrait, dating to around 1800 is known as the Munro-Lenox Portrait after it’s 19^th –century owners has been on display in Paris at The Grand Palais as part of their exhibition Citizens and Kings:  Portraits of the Age of Revolution 1760-1830 but is now at The Royal Academy in London.  This show examines the radical shift that occurred in portraiture, both painted and sculpted, in response to the Enlightenment and revolutions in Europe and America.  For more information about this exhibit, go to www.royalacademy.org.uk. 

Local Theatre Buzz

Indigo Blues-A Love Story, Thru Mar 11^th

Indigo Blues—A Love Story is a Judi Ann Mason play about two sisters that have their eye on the same guy, a young jazz musician.  This will be at The Ensemble Actors Studio located at 12320 West Dixie Highway in North Miami and is the oldest surviving African-American theatre company based in Miami.  For tickets go to www.themensemble.com or call them at 305*895-0335 and tickets are $20.      

Glengarry Glen Ross, Through Mar 4^th

Glengarry Glen Ross is the David Mamet’s comedy-drama about a competition at a real estate office in which the winner gets a Cadillac but the loser has to find a new job.  This will be at The Mosaic Theatre (American Heritage Center for the Arts) which is located at 12200 West Broward Boulevard in Plantation.  Tickets are $29 and can be purchased at www.mosaictheatre.com or by phone at 954*577-8243. 

Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral, through March 4^th

At The Broward Center for the Performing Arts they will host Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral starting Wednesday, February 21^st.  This Off-Broadway and interactive comedy is the wildest Jewish funeral ever with fond remembrances, shameless bickering, and you are the friends and family of the dearly departed.  This will run through March 4^th.  For tickets go to www.browardcenter.org or call their Box Office at 954*462-0222.

Bus Stop 

Starting Friday, February 9^th, the University Theatre at Florida Atlantic University is proud to host Bus Stop.  This tells William Inge’s romance of bus passengers who are stranded together by a Kansas snowstorm.  Florida Atlantic University is located at 777 Glades Road in Boca Raton and can be found at www.fauevents.com or reached at 800*564-9539.  Tickets are $20.

Manuscript, Thru Feb 18^th

Judy Comes to Stage Door, Starting Feb 23^rd

Celine Gives Us Something New 

On February 25^th, the Academy Awards will take place and will be the night of all nights as far as fashion commentary, predictions, winners, and losers.  However, famed Canadian Celine Dion will take the stage unveiling a brand-new song, I Knew I loved You, originally a wordless song by Ennio Morricone for Once Upon a Time in America by Sergio Leone, this song has now been infused with words by Alan and Marily Bergman and will be produced by Quincy Jones.  So, be on the lookout for this one!  

Dixie Chicks Make Nice 

This past week marked the music world’s greatest award show, The Grammys.  Well, this year was really interesting for the fact that formerly banned and publicly ostracized Dixie Chicks took home five Grammy’s one of which was Album, Record, and Song of the Year for Taking The Long Way that featured Not Ready to Make Nice.  This group was thrown to controversy when they publicly criticized President Bush’s plans with the Middle East.  This exposed tensions between the music industry’s Nashville establishment and the broader, more diverse membership of the Recording Academy—who chooses Grammy winners.  So much for censorship and holding good women down!

Sofia Coppola—Opera Director? 

Famed daughter and now Director, Sofia Coppola, has given us such great movies as The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, and just recently Marie Antionette, but wants to do more!  She will make her Opera Directorial debut using Puccini’s Manon Lescaut for The Montpellier Opera House’s 2009-2010 Season.  This Opera House in southern France and will feature the French Tenor Roberto Alagna as The Chevalier Des Grieux—who became the focus of an uproar last year after he stormed offstage at Teatro alla Scala in Milan in response to heckling of his opening aria in a new production of Aïda.  I guess she’ll have her hands full. 

La Sonnambula 

Bellini’s La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker), will be brought to us at The Carnival Center for the Performing Arts on February 16, 18, 21, and 24 and The Broward Center for the Performing Arts on March 1 & 3.  This opera is from the composer of Norma and tells an enchanting operatic masterpiece of Amina, a simple village girl, who is believed to be unfaithful to her lover but later vindicated when it is discovered that her nighttime wanderings are carried out in her sleep.    To purchase tickets or find out more information about this performance go to www.fgo.org or call them at 800*741-1010. 

Puccini’s Manon Lescaut 

A woman like Manon can have more than one lover.—Puccini.  Imagine that…and she does!  The Florida Grand Opera is proud to host Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.  This tells the story of a troubled country girl who finds fame and fortune in Paris yet ends with her exile and death.  You think that her boarding a ship for a penal colony in Louisiana would be humiliating, but the heartbreaking conclusion still grips audiences worldwide even to this day.  This will take place at the Au-Rene Theatre at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts at 201 SW 5^th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, February 15^th and Saturday, February 17^th.  For tickets go to www.fgo.org or call the Box Office at 800*741-1010. 

L’Italiana in Algeri 

The Palm Beach Opera is proud to host Gioachino Rossini’s L’Italiana In Alegeri.  L’Italiana is the comic romp through the palaces of Algiers, the beautiful aviatrix Isabella cleverly and hilariously outwits the men vying for her affections.  What would an opera be without at lovesick Sultan?  This Rossini bubbles over with brilliance in a flourish of sheer delight.  This will take place February 23^rd through the 26^th at The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.  This is sung in Italian with English Surtitles.  For Tickets and further information, go to www.pbopera.org or call them at 561*833-7888. 

Merce in Miami is a citywide tribute to one of the great artists of our era and celebrates more than 50 years of work as a dance maker and theatrical visionary as wells as his many extraordinary collaborations with major figures in music and the visual arts.  The Carnival Center for the Performing Arts will present three different programs by a company whose name is synonymous with ground-breaking American contemporary dance.  This is brought to us through the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and will be an ongoing performance from February 23^rd through March 3^rd.  For tickets or further information go to http://www.merceinmiami.org/  or call 305*949-6722.   

Hollywood Art Walk

On Saturday, February 17^th, the City of Hollywood will be hosting their Art Walk.  This will also include a variety of businesses and galleries and features Bubba Clicks at The Gallery of the Unknown Artist on 20^th Avenue.  Check out his latest show Heaven on Earth:  Photographs of Angels and click here to see their Opening Reception on Saturday, February 10^th! 

Wilton Manors Art Walk

The businesses of Wilton Manors have joined together each month to celebrate the arts in our community.  Well, it is that time of the month and on Friday, February 16^th,  there will be an WilMa Art Walk that will commence at 7pm.  Thirty-four businesses and galleries will feature fine artists and photographers along Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors.  There will be a trolley that is free and will run the entire length of Wilton Drive/NE 4^th Ave and will stop at various locations along the way.  Click here to see last month’s Art Walk!

Don’t Forget Your Beads! 

Tuesday, February 20^th marks Mardi Gras!  This world-renown celebration in New Orleans features floats, music, and FOOD!  This is The Big Easy’s big feast before Lent.  For more information, go to www.neworleanscvb.com. 

Let’s Hear It for the Boy 

On Saturday, February 17^th, the people of Alexandria, VA will be hosting The George Washington Birthnight Banquet & Ball.  This 18^th Century English Country Dance started out as a custom from Britain to celebrate the birthday of the monarch and was later used for him.  The first Birthnight Ball was in 1787 and Washington could not attend…he was serving as President in Philadelphia. Then, on Monday, February 19^th, Alexandria will kick off their George Washington Birthday Celebration Parade.  This hometown favorite will salute the first Chief of the United States.  For more information, go to www.washingtonbirthday.net. 

Did you know this is the Chinese Year of the Pig?  Well, starting Sunday, February 18^th, the Chinese calendar year will now be in the Pig (Boar)—symbolized by people who are fun and enlightening who are also blessed with patience and understanding.  Since this is the Year of the Pig, any one who was born in the Year of the Pig is now either: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84 or 96 years old.  There are celebrations underway around the world and this is the last animal of their zodiac, which means that it is the end of their 12 year cycle this year.  For more information about being a Pig, or any other Chinese Astrological Animal, go to http://www.usbridalguide.com/special/chinesehoroscopes/Pig.htm

Decadence Decanted, Feb 22^nd thru 25^th 

Starting Thursday, February 22^nd, the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival will kick off in Miami Beach.  This Food & Wine Magazine featured event will celebrate sumptuous cuisine along with the world’s finest wines and spirits.  For further information or to purchase tickets go to www.sobewineandfoodfest.com or call 877*762-3933. 

Since this weekend we will be celebrating President’s Day and enjoying a day off from work (for some) on Monday, I thought that I would feature some things about the men we worship—as we party into the wee hours of the morning Sunday night…

Did you know that this week marks the birth of Abraham Lincoln, 16^th President?  He was born in present-day Larue County, Kentucky and in 1915 the cornerstone of the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C.  For more information about the memorial, go to http://www.nps.gov/linc/.   

He’s a Survivor and Fifty Cent has NOTHING on George!  Did you know that Washington's experiences as a young man made it seem unlikely that he would ever live long enough to achieve greatness?  He suffered from: malaria, smallpox, pleurisy, and dysentery, all before he was 30. On his way back from the famous expedition to the French Fort le Boeuf, he fell off his raft in an icy river and nearly drowned. Later in the same trip he was shot at (and missed) by an Indian standing less than 50' away. In Braddock's Defeat in 1755, 4 bullets punctured Washington's coat and 2 horses were shot out from under him, but the young officer somehow emerged unscathed.

The Bobble Head

Sadly, last week we lost one of our generation’s greatest media machines, Anna Nicole Smith.  With that being said, items formerly rendered Collectors Items by most is now the hottest commodity.  Everyone is coming out the woodwork to sell personal mementos to the highest bidder.  These items include personally autographed copies of her Playboys, panties, especially her Bobble Head from her E! Network reality show.  The internets most predominant personal auction site, eBay, has listings that are pages long.  Internet domain names such as www.thestoryofannanicolesmith.com was listed just after the clock struck midnight the day of her death and sold for $3,500 just before 4:30pm the next day.  This is nothing new, just the vehicles to purchase these items are. 

What are you supposed to do when your town’s building was formerly a tower constructed to help block out Western propaganda and now there’s no need for it?  Put some babies on it!  In the Czech Republic’s town of Zizkov, they had such a problem.  The Soviets had built a massive modernist building in the center of town, but now they’re gone..what to do?  Well, David Cerny, famed controversial Czech artist did his duty, and put babies all over this immense building, giving it a cheerful and whimsy feel.  The building, sits in the middle of The Bronx of Prague and is an eclectic mix of architecture—19^th century neo-baroque and Rococo and is surrounded by 1960’s Commie Condos that boxy and gray.  Zizkov, now a thriving area, has changed over the past decade to include the hip, young, and artists from all over the area.  They have trendy clubs, pubs, restaurants, galleries, and former pre-Communist buildings are getting their renovations and respect they once had. 

Bathroom Spotlight

Are you sick of your white bathroom?  Well, do I have the easiest solution!  Instead of spending all your time with paint swatches or tile samples let alone saving up for that dream Kholer faucet…why not get Wet’s Cromos!  Designer Jan Pulyaert and Wet offer a different approach to decorating your bathroom by illuminating washbasins, showers, and bathtubs in a variety of colors with light that can be adjusted according to your mood and be changed manually or randomly.  They also offer colored items that are for the daring like how about an orange tub!  Check out their website at www.wet.co.it. Be forewarned, this is an Italian company, and some things are in Italian. Ciao!      

Tony Kenny’s Ireland, Sat Mar 24^th 

On Saturday, March 24^th, Ireland’s Entertainer of the Year Tony Kenny will take the stage at The Park Playhouse.  Having thrilled audiences around the globe for years, he, along with The Dublin City Dancers will deliver a show marked by laughter, tears, and thunderous applause.  For tickets or further information go to www.parkerplayhouse.com or call 954*462-0222. 

Gwen, May 9^th 

On May 9^th famed pop singer and L.A.M.B. designer Gwen Stefani will take the stage at 7:30pm at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre.  The Amphitheatre is located at 601-7 Sansbury’s Way in West Palm Beach.  Tickets range from $10 to $69.50 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 561*966-3309. 

Celtic Woman, Feb 19^th 

	Meav — “She Moved Thru The Fair” » Listen to sound clip » Watch video — Hi-Res | Lo-Res
	Orla — “Harry's Game” » Listen to sound clip » Watch video — Hi-Res | Lo-Res
	Ensemble — “Orinoco Flow” » Listen to sound clip » Watch video — Hi-Res | Lo-Res

Tickets are now on sale for the phenomenon I saw last March at the Broward Center—Celtic Woman:  A New Journey.  This is a magical concert filled with songs that are enjoyable by everyone.  Promoting their CD of the same name with an accompanying DVD, they performed at Slane Castle in Ireland and has been featured on PBS.  This is the only South Florida performance, and will be at The Bank Atlantic Center in Sawgrass and tickets can be purchased at either www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 954*523-3309.  For more information about them, you can also go to www.celticwoman.com. 

Patti La Belle, Feb 28^th 

On February 28^th, the incomparable Patti La Belle will take the Sinatra Theatre stage for a one night only concert event not to be missed.  Tickets are available through www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 954*523-3309. 

Delirium, Apr 5-7^th 

There will only be three performances only for the Cirque du Soleil’s live music concert entitled Delirium.  This will be on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday April 5^th thru 7^th at The American Airlines Arena.  Tickets are available through www.livenation.com or by phone at 954*523-3309.  For clips visit www.cirquedusoleil.com. 

Second, is a book that I read when it first came out and I have been waiting for this opportunity, The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln by the late C.A. Tripp.  As a person that loves history this book by one of Kinsey’s Sex Researchers who studied for the last ten years of his life the writings and truth about Lincoln, he searches for hidden keys to Lincoln’s character.  This book was amazing because the methods that were used to prove many of the facts are scientific and factual.  What is a person who has attractions supposed to do when there isn’t even a word yet?  People are sent to insane asylums for masturbation and chastity belts and apparatuses are constructed for boys with constant erections.  What are you supposed to do?  In this pre-Victorian age, all you have are the writings, personal accounts, and artifacts in code and we have to piece it all together in your own head.  In this book you will see things and compare them against Kinsey’s scale, where at one end you are completely homosexual or heterosexual, with varying degrees either way.  This is not a novel in any way, and is more like a text book, but fascinating none-the-less. 

Tony Award Winner Liev Schreiber takes the role of Barry Champlain, a vituperative and mesmerizing radio host in Talk Radio.  This Pulitzer Prize Nominated play is about a controversial late night talk radio host and his life.  This is at The Longacre Theatre located at 220 West 48^th Street and for further information and tickets go to www.talkradioonbroadway.com or call them at 800*432-7780

Two-time Tony Award Winner Brian Dennehy will take the stage next month in the Jerome Lawrence Robert E. Lee production of Inherit the Wind which tells the fictional story of the famous 1925 “Monkey Trial” where Science teacher John Scopes was tried and convicted for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.  Violating Tennessee law, it was forbidden from teaching any theory that conflicted with Biblical conception of the Divine Creation.   This will take place starting March 19^th at The Lyceum Theatre located at 149 Est 45^th Street and can be found at www.inheritthewindonbroadway.com

Photo Exhibit, Transfigurations

Currently, at the I Gallery, you can catch the very raw and riveting photo exhibit entitled Transfigurations.  This features both males and females in all states of Transformations from one gender to the next.  This show aims to illuminate who transgender people are, and what they have experienced from the world being one gender and going to the opposite and the courage they have found to be who they want to be despite daunting odds, ridicule, hate crimes, and murder.  This Jana Marcus  project can be found at 39 West 14^th Street in Suite 205 in New York.  For further information, go to www.jlmphotography.com.  Even if you cannot make it to this show, go to the website and view the slideshow…it’s amazing!

Broadway Stars

Tickets are currently on sale for A Moon for the Misbegotten which is starring Kevin Spacey.  This Eugene O’Neill performance is at The Brooks Atkinson Theatre at 256 West 47^th Street and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com.  Also, check out Fraiser’s Dad aka John Mahoney in Prelude to a Kiss at The American Airlines Theatre.  Tickets are available via www.roundabouttheatre.org or at 212*719-1300 and performance begin February 16^th. 

Did You Pee Your Pants?

Mary Rose

The author of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie, had written other stores, such as a girl who might be a ghost!  This rarely seen 1920 play is being brought to life after 50 years and is a haunting lyrical tale of a woman’s disappearance and mysterious return to her family.  This is a limited-run engagement and opens on February 20 and closes on March 11.  The Vineyard Theatre is located at 108 East 15^th Street and can be reached at www.theatermania.com or 212*353-0303. 

Dance at The Joyce SoHo

This weekend come and join Artistic Director Ronald Brown as he conjures different lands and times while exploring the human spirit.  In Program A they sear for spiritual fulfillment from the individual community and includes the New York premier of Truth Don Die:  Upside Down which is one of Program B’s three signature works that showcases Brown’s mix of African traditions and contemporary dance.  This also features live music from Mohammed Camara.  For more information or tickets, go to www.joyce.org or call them at 212*242-0800.  The Joyce is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19^th Street in Chelsea.  

Shu

At the China Institute, they are featuring a collection of pieces called Shu:  Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art.  This is the second installation of a two-part show that glances back at the period of artistic expansion in the 1970’s and contraction—after the 1989 Tianamen Square protests.  Photographs by Uiu Zhijie line the walls of the Institute’s main staircase are featured along with Chinese classic books, letters, and manuscripts.  This collection features over 30 challenging works by more than 20 artists, many of whom have never before been seen in the United States and brings together a carefully selected group of art books created in the early 1980’s.  They want us to remember that without easy access to words…there can be no such thing as free expression.  The China Institute is located at 125 East 65^th Street and can be found at www.chinainstitute.org or by calling them at 212*744-8181.  

Frank’s Home

Opening January 30^th, is Richard Nelson’s new bio-play about the life and work of Frank Lloyd Wright called Frank’s Home.  This will star Peter Weller as Wright and Harris Yulin as Louis Sullivan and is at Playwrights Horizons Mainstage which is at 416 West 42^nd Street in Clinton.  For more information call 212*719-4200.