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03-16-2010
Southwest Florida leaders and business owners will hear from experts on the current real estate news and the latest economic forecasts for the region at next week’s 4th Annual Market Pulse event. We’re joined by one of its keynote speakers.
Also on the show, the Coalition for a Drug Free Southwest Florida is hosting its annual Drug House Odyssey next week - an event that sometimes uses fear to get the message out about the dangers of drinking, driving and drugs.
03-16-2010
The Collier County Clerk of Courts is celebrating Sunshine Week…a chance to remind ourselves of Florida’s 101 year old open government laws. We’re also joined by news anchor Jim Lehrer of PBS’s News Hour. Then it’s Tuesday’s from Tallahassee and another discussion with an area lawmaker about the happenings in the 2010 legislative session.
03-15-2010
Technology has made many things simpler and easier, but it’s also given scam artists and fraudsters entirely new ways to steal people’s money, property and identity. We’re joined by News Press consumer watchdog Melanie Payne, as well as representatives from the Florida Department of Financial Services and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to get the latest on these rapidly evolving crimes.
03-11-2010
The former artistic director of the Sarasota Ballet of Florida has
recently published his memoir, Destiny's Waltz: In Step with Giants. It
details his impressive international career as a dancer, director,
choreographer, designer and his work with the likes of Rudolf Nureyev.
Also, The Gulf Coast Symphony presents the East coast premiere of Chris
Brubeck’s symphonic suite, Quiet Heroes based on the book “Flags of our
Fathers” in honor of the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
We’re joined by Maestro Andrew Kurtz and composer Chris Brubeck.
03-10-2010
What was life really like during the Medieval and Renaissance periods of Europe? Do you know what the custom outfit to wear was when being beheaded? Why there were so many paintings of naked Eves from the Garden of Eden? New College is hosting its 17th conference on Medieval and Renaissance life. We’ll talk with two professors on the stranger aspects of the Middle Ages. Also on the show – Sarasota is trying to set itself up as one of a few cities in the nation on Google’s experimental high speed fiber network…internet 100 times faster than anything we have today.
03-09-2010
There’s a group of Floridians who want to do their part in Haiti. But, beyond donating money and goods, this group wants to rebuild. A group of 25 residents from the Boca Grande community on Gasparilla Island has raised 100-thousand dollars to build a village in Haiti. They're working with the group Food for the Poor. We talk with two of the members about their project and why Haiti cannot be forgotten. It’s also Tuesday’s from Tallahassee and another look at this year’s legislative session with Democratic State Senator Dave Aronberg.
03-08-2010
We’re joined by author and social commentator Clay Jenkinson who will adopt the persona of John Steinbeck Wednesday at Big Arts on Sanibel. Jenkinson has performed before U-S Presidents and Supreme Court Justices…he was even on the Colbert Report. We’ll also meet two area women who adopt a spectrum of historical personas…including Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart and Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
Rusty Brown will perform in The Four Loves of FDR:
Wednesday, March 10th at 2:00 at the South County Regional Library on Three Oaks Parkway in Estero - http://www.friendsofscrl.org / 239-390-3200
Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 pm at the Norris Community Center in Naples - http://www.naplesgov.com/Departments/ParksandRecreation/NorrisCommunityCenter.aspx / 239-213-3058
Thursday, March 25th at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers - http://www.artinlee.org / 239-939-2787
Janina Birtolo will perform as Gertrude Bell in Ghosts of the Desert
Tuesday, March 9th at 2:00 at the South County Regional Library in Estero - www.friendsofscrl.org / 239-390-3200
03-04-2010
The Friends of the Library of Collier County bring a taste of mystery to this month’s Nick Linn Lecture series. Former newspaper columnist, magazine editor and author of the Zack Chasteen mystery series Bob Morris shares the podium with former U-S Drug Agent turned crime writer James O Born. We’ll discuss why Florida and the Caribbean provide great locales and characters for mystery writers. We’ll also look into the tricks of writing compelling mystery and crime fiction.
03-03-2010
In the past couple of years the constant drops in the DOW and the decline of real estate values have a lot of people worried about their finances. Debt has also gone up for families and individuals around the country. How much do we know about our money and how do we manage it going into the future. The Your Money Bus Tour is coming to Fort Myers, and we’ll talk with the founder about your money and how the Money Bus may help you. Also…an update on Haiti from the founder of Hope for Haiti.
03-01-2010
Master gardener programs – offered thru the University of Florida’s
IFAS extension offices – provide intensive education to people who want
to grow their own food in their own backyards. And once they’re
certified, these master gardeners then take their knowledge back to
their communities. We’ll learn more about the master gardener program
– and about a community garden at Lakes Park in Fort Myers.
02-25-2010
The Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab is bringing some of the world’s most renowned filmmakers to Ringing College in Sarasota to work collaboratively with Ringling students on learning the process of motion picture and television development by working on actual projects. The program exposes filmmaking students to top writers, directors, and producers. Also Ringling’s new Cinema Lounge at the Westfield Sarasota Square Shopping Center shows 20 of the best Ringling senior animation thesis films for free at the mall. Students transformed a vacant storefront and now they get to show off their work.
02-23-2010
What options are there for seniors who want to stay at home instead of entering a nursing home? In our second program on Senior Issues we’ll talk with what are called “aging in place” specialists about how to retrofit a home, in a stylish way, to make it possible for many to live out their lives in a familiar environment. We're joined by the founder of GreatGrabz to learn how to make your home safer. We'll also hear from folks at Senior Bridge to learn more about geriatric care and aging in place. The Renaissance Academy is offering a course on the issue. Also on the show we’ll ask the question – when is the right time to take away a person’s driving privileges? We’ll look at a statewide program that can help assess a senior’s ability to drive as well as find other options for mobility.
02-22-2010
A south Fort Myers nursing home is under investigation for possible elder abuse. Every year the Agency for Health Care Administration investigates hundreds of similar complaints. In part one of our series on senior issues, we take a closer look at nursing homes and long term care facilities. Also joining our panel is the Florida Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. We'll discuss what people should be asking about these sorts of facilities. We're also joined by the AARP to find more answers for seniors across the state. We’ll try to debunk any myths as well. And we want to hear from you…what are your personal experiences with nursing homes?
02-18-2010
We talk to Bill Kilpatrick a former editor of Parade Magazine and writer for the News Press – he’s just published a book titled “How to be an Old Guy: Dispatches from the Retiree Front”. We’ll remember poet Robert Dana. And we’ll have a preview of what’s on tap at the 30th Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival.
02-17-2010
We're talking with Debi Brooks, co-founder of the Michael J Fox Parkinson's Research Foundation. She's going to be one of 40 speakers at the Imagine Solutions conference in Naples next week. Also, we talk with Dr. Richard Harris who once led the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana. Now he spends his life lecturing and promoting peace as a pastor and civil rights activist. What led him down the path of bigotry and hate - and what changed his mind and his heart? Dr. Harris is the author of the book “One Nation Under Curse.” Also on the show – the PBS show Nature is featuring the growing problem of Pythons in the Everglades. We’ll talk with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission about what's being done to halt the invasion.
02-16-2010
There are more southwest Florida students finishing college faster thanks to what are called collegiate high school programs. They give high school students a chance to earn their diplomas and college degrees almost side by side. We’ll look at Florida Gulf Coast University’s program. Also – as W2 forms go out, we start looking forward to what we should all know about tax returns.
02-12-2010
We’re going to learn more about what’s called “Connect to Care in the Heart of Brazil.” It’s a twice a year trip offering cultural immersion to small groups of southwest Floridians. We’re joined by the woman behind the idea, as well as a couple of people who’ve made the trip, to find out what it’s all about…and how you can join them!
02-11-2010
Opera Naples performs Romeo & Juliet ~ then & now this month at the International Design Center in Estero. The semi-staged production will include highlights of Gounod's opera Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story, Bernstein's classic Broadway hit on the same theme. Acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns makes his American Operatic debut in the role of Romeo/Tony. Also on the show – Gulfshore Playhouse presents Beau Jest. We’re joined by playwright James Sherman and Playhouse founder Kristen Coury.
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