Olde Englewood Happenings

Cast and Director of "The Glass Menagerie"

Lemon Bay Playhouse is currently presenting “The Glass Menagerie”.  It will run from May 2 - 20, 2012, Wed. thru Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m.

“The Glass Menagerie” is one of the classic dramas of American theatre and Tennesee Williams’s first successful Broadway play.  A memory play, this intimate drama is the most autobiographical of Williams’s plays. It tells the story of the Wingfield family and how Amanda Wingfield tries to maintain the gentility of her Southern upbringing in the face of the poverty of The Great Depression while encouraging her son and daughter to strive for a better life. Ron Bupp, Director, has chosen an ensemble of experienced actors to tell this story.

Wil Horton (Tom) acts both as a narrator and an actor in the play, as the story unfolds through his memories. Rita Corn plays Amanda, a good-intentioned mother constantly trying to help her son and daughter find success in life, though her encouragement is not always welcome. Kim Fisackerly plays Laura, the daughter, who lives in a fantasy world revolving around her glass animals. Bill Fisackerly plays the most realistic character, the gentlemen caller, Jim. His visit brings hope that Amanda’s dreams might come true.

Be sure and get your tickets for this wonderful theatre experience! Tickets are $18, available online at www.lemonbayplayhouse or the LBP box office (Mon. thru Fri. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at 941-475-6756. Lemon Bay Playhouse is located at 96 W. Dearborn Street, Englewood FL 34223.

As the admission season begins in January, TerraNichol Academy offers advice for admissions.

What is the best kind of preschool, early childhood education, for your child?  You want to understand different preschool styles, which is a good fit for you. You will also want to know how to tell if it’s a quality preschool.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, “children in high-quality preschools display better language, cognitive and social skills than children who attend low-quality programs.”

 

Do not miss this renowned classic guitarist at Mango Bistro on Friday, April 13th.
He will be playing from 6:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. (or later).

Gerardo was a member of the National School of Music of Havana, Cuba, of the School of Music of Zacatecas's Autonomous University, Mexico, of the Conservatoire Milan, Laredo Institute of Cochabamba, Bolivia, and the Miami Conservatory of Music in the United States.

Englewood's on Dearborn invites you to join them for a very special event:  A Night of Down Home & Rockin' Blues - presented by Mill Jenn Entertainment. 

Ellie Lee and Blues Fury are national recording artists, and winners of Dayton's 2010 Road to Memphis Blues Challenge.

The show which will be presented on Thursday, May 26th, begins at 6 pm and there is no cover charge.  Reservations are recommended.  Englewoods is located at 362 W. Dearborn Street in Englewood.  They can be reached at 941-475-7501.

To read more about this evening of blues including dinner specials, click here.

Join the children of TerraNichol Academy of the Arts for an artistic adventure at Lemon Bay Playhouse.

Date: Friday May 25th
Time: Start at 6pm
Location:Lemon Bay Playhouse, 96 West Dearborn St, Englewood
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“Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Englewood goes walking. And when she passes, each one she passes goes ah….”Englewood Jazz.”

When Antonio Carlos Jobim composed this song in Portuguese in 1962 he may have been watching the girl from Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro, but had he been in Florida it could as easily have been the girl from Englewood. You can almost see Stan Getz playing the saxophone on Englewood Beach while the sun is setting.

Jazz as a musical genre has always been hard to define. Jazz is a mixture of European, African and American music cultures. Jazz is liked by everyone…and jazz is coming to Englewood.
On Saturday, May 19th the first FREE jazz concert will be held on Dearborn Street in the park adjacent to Mango Bistro. The concert will take place from 4 to 6 PM with smooth jazz from “Swingtide Combo. This popular jazz group plays all the jazz standards and jazz classics as well as Latin sambas.

The concert is sponsored by OEVA, Key Agency and a number of merchants on Dearborn Street. OEVA, who also organized this program, said the goal of the free concert is to encourage Englewood residents and people from surrounding areas, to come to Dearborn Street and enjoy quality entertainment and discover the shops and restaurants. Like the Farmer’s Market, OEVA hopes that this type of even will bring the community together.

If this event is successful, OEVA plans on presenting more “free music in the afternoon concerts” with a variety of music themes. So mark your calendars Englewood, and come down to Dearborn for some cool Jazz. Bring a chair or a blanket, but no coolers please.