Curtain Comes Down On Budget Farce In Sacramento
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on September 21, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers know this crisis is coming. But Republicans and Democrats remain hopelessly divided on taxes and spending. They booted the can down the alley, as Schwarzenegger would say, on this budget, and are showing no stomach for the next one.
To head off next year’s fiasco, House Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, [...]
The West End isn’t facing the final curtain
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on May 14, 2008
This buzzy, caffeine-addicted British impresario ought to be on top of the world. Two of her Broadway productions - Tom Stoppard’s Rock’ n’ Roll and the old farce Boeing-Boeing - have just been nominated for 10 Tony Awards in New York, the US theatre’s equivalent of the Oscars.
A host of other Brits have also been [...]
Hats off to ballet’s sexy satire
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on March 1, 2008
An Italian Straw Hat
(out of 4)Choreography by James Kudelka. Until March 2 at the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. 416-345-9595
Hats must be doffed to James Kudelka for honouring the French farce in a ballet that replicates the speed, the sex and the satire of the theatrical form. His adaptation of Eugene Labiche’s hugely [...]
Sexy satire deserves tip of the hat
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on March 1, 2008
An Italian Straw Hat
(out of 4)Choreography by James Kudelka. Until March 2 at the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. 416-345-9595
Hats must be doffed to James Kudelka for honouring the French farce in a ballet that replicates the speed, the sex and the satire of the theatrical form. His adaptation of Eugene Labiche’s hugely [...]
Entertainment listings for Nov. 2-8, 2007
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on December 15, 2007
FLORIDA BLACK EXPO: Expo will feature more than 200 exhibitors and national guest speakers; event runs through Saturday at the Times Union Center and the Prime Osborn III Convention Center in Jacksonville. 904-403-6960CHURCH SALE: The Ocala West United Methodist Church will hold its annual Junque, Clothing and Bake Sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. [...]
Best Bets
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on December 15, 2007
CINEMA SUNDAYThe Ocala West United Methodist Church will show the family movie “Meet the Robinsons” at 2 p.m. at 9330 S.W. 105 St., Ocala. Free. 273-4902EQUINE EXPO: The Florida Equine Capital Expo continues today at Hits Post Time Farm, 13710 U.S. 27, Ocala. Admission: $15 for adults, $7 for seniors. Huge horse expo with demonstrations [...]