On Display

Lowe Art Museum Gets Some Artic Spirit 

At the Lowe Art Museum at The University of Miami they are hosting a show entitled Artic Spirit:  Inuit Art that features 150 traditional and contemporary prints, drawings, wall hangings, carvings, masks, and decorative clothing from the circumpolar region comprised of Siberia, Alaska, Greenland, and the Canadian Artic.  The region has been inhabited by the Inuit people (or Eskimo) since 250 B.C. and will be on display until April 1^st.  The museum is located at 1301 Stanford Drive in Coral Gables and can be found at www.lowemuseum.org or by calling them at 305*284-3535.   

Josephine Baker at Erotic Museum, Thru Feb 28^th 

Currently, at The World Erotic Art Museum, they are hosting The Josephine Baker Exhibit that, in conjunction with Black History Month, tells the story of the singer who went from singing on street corners to the heights of international stardom as an American entertainer in Paris and features paintings, posters, photos, statues, and press clippings.  In addition, there are Baker recordings and biographical tapes that play throughout the day.  Te World Erotic Art Museum is located at 1205 Washington Avenue in Miami Beach.  For further information, go to www.weam.com or call them at 305*532-9336. 

World Press Photo Exhibit, Thru Mar 7^th 

Currently, the World Press Photo Exhibit is on display for the first time in Florida at The University of Miami in Coral Gables.  This exhibit contains more than 200 prize-winning photos, has visited more than 45 countries, and will be on display until March 7^th.  There will be an Opening Reception at 6pm Friday, February 23^rd at the common Ground courtyard of the Frances Wolfson Building and is located at 5100 Brunson Drive in Coral Gables.  For further information go to www.worldpressphoto.com or call them at 305*284-2726.  

Nazi Exhibit, through 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 

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, through 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. 

Black & White through March 3rd

Currently, at The Broward Art Guild they are hosting a show entitled Black and White with works by local artists in various mediums, all in black and white.  The Broward Art Guild is located at 2430 NE 13^th Avenue in Wilton Manors, across the street from the Bell Tower for Wilton Station.

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. 

Henry VIII for Versace

Famed actor and award wining Irish Thespian Jonathan Rhys Meyers is currently the face of Versace, the cutting-edge fashion designer of luxury goods, fragrances, accessories and lifestyle for men and women..  You have seen him as the hottie soccer coach-turned-boyfriend in the runaway hit Bend it Like Beckham and starting April 1^st on Showtime’s The Tudors.  Click here to see more of Jonathan… http://www.versace.com/flash.html

Latest Shades

So you don’t have a face for radio?  What is a hot and young person supposed to do to look fierce?  Well, the latest newcomer to the fashion eyewear market is Mercedes Benz.  With these carbon fiber sunglasses, you will stop traffic!  They feature rubber nose and temples, have a metal core, and designed with the same craftsmanship that goes into all their cars.  At roughly $199, these specs are speeding away.  http://www.aclens.com/buy-sunglasses.asp?ID=11339 

On a final note, it just seemed a little too odd not to mention and too much of a coincidence, but this week marked the 80^th birthday of Hubert de Givenchy and the 83^rd birthday of my future mother-in-law, Gloria Vanderbilt.  Two fashion icons and still kicking it.  Is 80 the new 60?

Patti LuPone is Morally Bankrupt in Los Angeles 

Opening February 16^th in Los Angeles, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, a musical that first opened in Leipzig, Germany in 1930, now stars the incomparable Patti LuPone is at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.  Said to be one of the hardest works to produce, this is the dynamic collaboration between Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill and has been called a satirical indictment of capitalism an opera—but is it an opera or a musical?  Treated now as a major opera and with a 1979 landmark Metropolitan Opera introduction, this tells the story of a prostitute named Jenny and a gullible lumberjack named Jimmy Mahoney who falls for her.  For further information, go to www.losangelesopera.com or call 213*972-8001. 

Antigua Indian Art At Risk 

Currently, in Antigua, there are land-clearing projects that are seriously endangering ancient archeological sites that are estimated from 500 B.C.  In St. John, excavation has begun that threatens a unique ancient settlement where Arawak Indians lived from an estimated 500 B.C. until the arrival of Christopher Columbus.  Deemed one of the most valuable archaeological sites in the Caribbean means nothing and they have begun clearing out the land, damaging valuable undiscovered pottery near a dried-up creek that establishes and verifies a cultural chronology of the Arawaks.  It seems that UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural agency has been trying to no avail to make the site a World Heritage Site.  The Arawak Indians inhabited many Caribbean islands and large sections of South America before the European conquest, and, as of right now, this is the last remaining undisturbed section.     

Local Theatre Buzz

Nova Gets Laramie

Currently, at Nova Southeaster University, they are hosting the production of The Laramie Project which tells the fateful tale and recreation of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepherd a 21 year old gay University of Wyoming student who was brutally killed and left for dead on a wooden fencepost.  The play begins nightly at 8pm, with the exception of Sunday’s 2pm performance, and will be followed y a panel discussion about homophobia and violence in American culture.  This takes place in their second-floor auditorium of the Mailman-Hollywood Building at 3301 College Avenue.  For more information go to http://undergrad.nova.edu/performingarts/nsutheatre/.  

House with No Walls, Thru Mar 4^th

The Florida Stage is proud to announce their performances of A House With Not Walls that tells the tale of a bitter battle that erupts when it is discovered that George Washington’s slave quarters once stood on the site of a new museum enshrining American liberty.  This runs through March 4^th at The Florida Stage which is located at 262 S Ocean Blvd in Manalapan.  For further information go to www.floridastage.org or call 561*585-3433.  

Indigo Blues-A Love Story, through 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.

Judy Comes to Stage Door, Starting Feb 23^rd

Hatsume at Morikami, Sat Feb 24 & Sun Feb 25 

On Saturday, February 24^th The Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden will be celebrating Spring with their annual Hatsume Festival and will continue on Sunday, February 25^th.  This will feature Taiko drumming, the ever popular koi contest, demonstrations of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, Martial Arts, Ikebana Flower Arranging, and much more.  They will also feature Bonsai 911—bring in your bonsai and ask expert advice!  The Morikami is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, off Jog Road between Linton Boulevard and Clint Moore Road in Delray Beach.  A 2 Day Pass for adults is only $10!  For further information, go to www.morikami.org or call them at 561*495-0233.

Street Painting Festival, Sat Feb 24 & Sun Feb 25 

American Blackout, Fri Feb 23^rd 

On Friday, February 23^rd, the Black Gay Pride of South Florida will host a screening of American Blackout.  This was a 2006 documentary that recounts the career of Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-GA. and the impact of the black community’s vote through history and during the recent Presidential elections in Florida and Ohio.  This will start at 7:30pm at ArtServe located at 1350 East Sunrise Blvd in Fort Lauderdale.  Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.  This is part of the Blackout International Film Festival.  For further information call them at 954*462-9191.   

Decadence Decanted, Feb 22^nd through 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. 

Swan Lake, Mar 8^th -11^th

Starting Thursday, March 8^th, the American Ballet Company will hold it’s only Florida engagement of Swan Lake.  This will be held at The Carnival Center for the Performing Arts and can be purchased online at www.concertfla.org or at 954*523-3309. 

Sleeping Beauty, Mon Feb 26^th

On Monday, February 26^th, The Moscow Festival Ballet will do their magnificent full-length production of The Sleeping Beauty at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts at 8pm.  Tickets start at $35 and can be purchased at www.browardcenter.org or 954*462-0222. 

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.   

Kylie on Display 

Right now, at The Victoria & Albert Museum in London, they are hosting a collection called, Kylie—The Exhibition.  This collection features costumes and memorabilia that they themselves will be on tour shortly!  Currently in London, they will move to Manchester and then on to Glasgow and feature her favorite Manolo Blahniks, photos of the evolving star at different stages in her career, awards, and costumes!  Kylie credits her parents, for without them saving everything, there would have only been enough to fill a suitcase let alone an exhibit.  For more information, go to www.vam.ac.uk.  Photograph © Darenote Ltd 2004

SEI Water

As many know, I come from a small town in Upstate New York.  When referring, I use all three towns nearby and call it Saugerties-Kingston-Woodstock which covers roughly 50 square miles and is right along the Hudson River, 36 miles South of Albany and 100 directly North of NYC.  Well, maybe now I should include Catskill, the neighboring town to the North.  Why?  They have decided to get in on the bottled water market and have released SEI Catskill Mountain Spring Water that is sourced out The Catskills.  Available at Balducci’s, and at www.balduccis.com and retails for a mere $1.89 a bottle this water is cool, funny, unique, and funky because of the bottle—it looks like a flask and is perfect for those weekend trips in the middle of the woods with your “fishing buddy.” 

Copenhagen 

Recently, the Royal Dutch Ballet’s theatre has received the overhaul of its life.  This new Opera House called the Det Kongelige Teater has magnificent architecture and fantastic acoustics and in its 250 anniversary of entertaining royalty and the public, they now host operas, plays, ballets, and concerts.  Check out their website, www.kglteater.dk.  Their La Clemenza di Tito (The Concept of Power) by Mozart is their current Opera being performed there and tells the concept of power undergoes close scrutiny when main character Tito is faced with a choice between following his heart or the brutal logic of power.

La Sonnambula 

Bellini’s La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker), will be brought to us at 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. 

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 Subtitles.  For Tickets and further information, go to www.pbopera.org or call them at 561*833-7888. 

Speak Out with Emanuel Xavier, Thru Feb 24^th 

A new project by Tigertail Productions was launched called SpeakOut that benefits the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered) community with a weeklong residency with nationally recognized Latino gay spoken word poet Emanuel Xavier.  Every night is an Open Mic evening with workshops for GLBT Youth, as well as readings throughout Miami-Dade.  Through February 24^th, SpeakOut is a free event and for more information or schedule of events, go to www.tigertail.org or call them at 305*324-4337. 

Grapes for $47,800

This past week marked the selling of a rare, first-edition Grapes of Wrath for a whopping $47,800.  This John Steinbeck classic and mandatory reading in most high schools is the 1939 epic tale of Depression-era poverty.  Held at Bonhams & Butterfields in Los Angeles, other first-edition copies of his other works sold as well:  Of Mice and Men went for $7,768, East of Eden went for $8,365, and Dubious Battle went for $11,353.  The owner, Steinbeck’s sister, Elizabeth Steinbeck Ainsworth, died in 1992, and the family sold these and others to finance renovations to the Pacific Grove bungalow where he wrote some of his books.  The entire collection fetched more than $200,000.  

Britney Locks $1M

Last week, our newest Little Mess in Distress, Britney Spears apparently went into a salon and asked them to shave her head.  After trying to dissuade the potential client, salon owner Esther Tognozzi of Esther’s Haircutting Studio in Tarana, CA, Miss Brit did it herself!  Well, Esther, one for more publicity and little extra cash, is auctioning off the left locks for and estimated $1M on eBay.  Also on sale, her Red Bull and blue Bic lighter!

St. Marks Get Titanium

The Associated Press recently revealed that a rescue mission has been scheduled for the famous bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice and calls for strengthening the foundations of the 321-foot campanile to counteract the fissures in the foundation that were first noticed in 1939 and have since grown by .04 inches.  What’s the plan?  They are going to wrap titanium belts around the foundations at 4.9 and 9.8 feet below the ground, would last about 18 months and cost $7.7 million.   

History Rising in Dubai

One of the most fascinating areas for construction these days is the Middle East’s own country…Dubai.  Known for creating The Palm and The World Dubai has found more and more ways to fascinate us through an unlimited capital resource.  They have a downhill snow skiing hill creation in the 110 degree desert, and now they give us, Burj.  At the crossroads of India and the Middle East, equidistant between Europe and Asia, Dubai is fast becoming the financial and cultural hub for over a billion people.   Call it a jewel, monument, or icon—but only a privileged group of people will call it home.  They don’t want to be the highest building, but embody the world’s highest ambitions and an unprecedented example of international cooperation.  For more information or to take a tour of a spectacular building, go to www.burjdubai.com.  

Cabanas and Student Lofts

Last week paired up the remaining nine contestants into three teams.  Their assignment, create a luxurious cabana in the style of the postcard given to you and your group.  Three resort destinations were chosen:  Tahiti, San Troupe, and Miami.  They were given budgets, but this challenge was a little different in the fact that they not only had to design and build it, but do it on the beach next to each other.  Second part that was new, each of the three members of the team were required to do different tasks, and they themselves would have to chose shopping destinations based on skill, ability, and vision all ending up in a display cabana on the beach.  The winners were not given immunity, but a weekend pass to a resort with a real designer cabana. 

This week the remaining eight designers were given the challenge:  Design for up-and-coming design students.  Each was given a student and after meeting with them, given a budget and vision.  Cut to 5am the next morning…Todd Oldham is waking everyone up and informing them that the other half of the challenge is that all the materials are to be purchased from garage sales!  Scrounging, bargain shopping, and haggling all around town, each member found at least one thing that made their client’s room a home.  Best part of this episode—you finally get to meet the Carpenters!  Not the singing group, but I just had to put that in…with their hands-on creativity; they help the contestants achieve their dream.  What’s my dream?  Jared!  You will notice him this week during the marathon during the Cabana Challenge shirtless and being fanned by Carissa.  Lucky girl!

For more information about your favorite or least favorite (I have mine—whiney biotch with a Grape and Banana Room), go to www.bravotv.com and check out what they have to say, more about your favorite designers or get up to the date information.  Remember, it will a marathon this week, so don’t fret, it will be on next week!

As anyone that knows me, I am a big fan of recycled furniture.  I would like the opportunity to bring light to a new designer in the Los Angeles Furniture Design scene—Samuel Moyer.  Samuel saves wood from disintegrating East Coast barns.  While working with friends and with a variety of different projects throughout his career, Samuel has mastered the traditional woodworking techniques of the barn builders and old school furniture makers since the settling of America.  He has merged the two sleek lines and you might associate it with a Eameses & Aalto but this is a hybrid of Bucks County, PA and Los Angeles.  They feature hand-painted surfaces, oiled finishes, and expert motise & tenon joinery.  Check him out at www.samuelmoyerfurniture.com.  

Blue Man Group, Fri Feb 23^rd 

This Friday, February 23^rd, the infamous and visually mind-blowing Blue Man Group will take the Bank Atlantic stage in Sunrise.  For further information, go to www.ticketmaster.com. 

Harry Connick, Jr., Feb 23^rd 

On Friday, February 23^rd, Harry Connick, Jr. will take the stage at Mizner Park Amphitheater.  Tickets are available through www.ticketmaster.com or www.fantasma.com. 

JT is Bringing Sexy Back with Pink

On Saturday, February 24^th, Justin Timberlake will take the stage with Pink at the American Airlines Arena at 7:30pm.  The Arena is located at 601 Biscayne Blvd in Miami and they will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise the following night, Sunday, February 25^th.  Get tickets now at www.ticketmaster.com. 

Ant, Michele, and Brother O’Boy, Fri Mar 2^nd 8pm 

On Friday, March 2^nd, the Winter Party Comedy Spotlight will kick off with an evening of laughs at The Jackie Gleason Theatre with Ant, Michele Balan, and the one and only Brother Boy himself—Leslie Jordan!  The theme for the 2007 Winter Party Festival is Beyond Borders, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is proud to introduce a new event centering on something that transcends all barriers--laughter! Comedy Spotlight debuts with three hilarious out comics!  Tickets are available though www.ticketmaster.com. 

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. 

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 through 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. 

Since this past week was the worst day for being single, and for many people I know even worse if in Limbo Relationships, I have picked the most appropriate book for you…Are you sick of meeting the “wrong” guys?  Are you tired of making the wrong decisions as far as men are concerned?  Well maybe…He’s Just Not That Into You may be your answer!  Did you not receive that ring you wanted or talked yourself into deserving?  Well, there might be a reason!  This might possibly be the book to blatantly, tell you the reason. 

Pacific Time Wine Tasting

On Thursday, March 1^st, Pacific Time will present a Winter Party Wine Tasting at their restaurant.  Now in its 15th year of operation, Pacific Time is proud to open its doors — in the center of beautiful Lincoln Road — to Winter Party Festival with a tasting of four to six premier wines. Guests who would like to enjoy Pacific Time’s savory menu offerings can purchase discounted tickets for the wine tasting. Tickets to this event must be purchased in advance — there will be no door sales. All proceeds benefit Winter Party Festival.  Pacific Time is located at 915 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach.  For tickets and reservations, call them at 305*571-1924. 

Tupperware Chic!

The latest play to hit Broadway is the story of five women trapped at a Tupperware party in 1960 and is called, Sealed for Freshness.  This show contains catfights, the airing of dirty laundry, and a lot of that famous rubber stuff that can be a lot of fun.  Sealed for Freshness is at The New World Stages and tickets can be purchased online at www.telecharge.com or at their Box Office at 212*239-6200.  For more information about the play, go to www.sealedforfreshness.com. 

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.