http://marconews.com/news/going-out/nightlife/marconews.com Stories: Music, shows and eventsen-usgoing-out/nightlifehttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/28/checkitout-spencer-clark/Spencer Clark is passionate about wine and music, and has found a creative way to combine the two. The part-time Marco Island resident tours the country presenting what he calls “Rock ’n’ Wine Dinner Shows,” an event that couples his original music with the product of his Napa Valley winery, Amizetta Vineyards. At the shows, Clark performs guitar and sings lead vocals along with backing track. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:58:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/28/checkitout-spencer-clark/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/17/bobby-gideons-playing-48-years-strong/In Naples and Marco Island, Bobby Gideons is synonymous to the word piano. Playing continuously for the last 48 years proves his popularity as well as Gideons’ sheer talent and versatility. He knows just about every song ever written and can play any style, including show tunes, country, ragtime, oldies and light classical. He projects a real love of music in his performances. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:02:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/17/bobby-gideons-playing-48-years-strong/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/17/your-movie-review-august-17-2008/What was the last movie you saw? Indiana Jones — the Crystal Skull. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/17/your-movie-review-august-17-2008/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/13/review-pineapple-express-comic-high-doesnt-linger/“Pineapple Express” is a love affair with marijuana disguised as a stoner comedy, but its comic high doesn’t linger. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/13/review-pineapple-express-comic-high-doesnt-linger/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/10/your-music-review-august-10-2008/ What music do you like? Everything, really. Country, rap, rock. Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/10/your-music-review-august-10-2008/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/31/review-new-mummy-long-mindless-entertainment-and-b/If you haven’t seen any other movies this summer, “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” is the flick for you. Not because it’s so good, but because it contains so many of the same elements as this season’s earlier hits that it’s like one-stop shopping at the multiplex. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:48:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/31/review-new-mummy-long-mindless-entertainment-and-b/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/30/comedian-dl-hughley-will-perform-hook-weekend/Darryl Lynn “D. L.” Hughley will be on a special comic engagement this Friday through Sunday at Captain Brien’s Off The Hook Comedy Club. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:06:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/30/comedian-dl-hughley-will-perform-hook-weekend/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/16/review-streep-super-trouper-rousing-mamma-mia/OK, it’s time to come out of the closet. I’m an ABBA fan. I wasn’t always. But after being dragged to the stage productions of “Mamma Mia!” in London and New York and downloading “Gold: Greatest Hits” onto my Nano (listening to it more than any other album because ABBA comes first alphabetically, and it’s hard to scroll while driving), I’ve accepted that I have a fondness for the songs I dismissed as pop drivel in the 1970s and early ‘80s. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:54:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/16/review-streep-super-trouper-rousing-mamma-mia/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/09/review-will-smith-appealing-crude-hero-hancock/As comic-book movies have evolved, the superheroes who front them have become more self-aware and open, revealing the burden of their condition to viewers and sometimes other characters. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/09/review-will-smith-appealing-crude-hero-hancock/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/06/your-music-review-classical-not-music-lover/ Is there any music you don’t like? Classical. People in Naples will hate me for that one. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/06/your-music-review-classical-not-music-lover/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/22/your-music-review-akon-has-nice-accent/Who is your favorite artist? Akon. I like his accent and I just think that he’s cute. I like the sound he makes; it’s different from the others. And he’s actually from Africa, so it’s really cool to actually have someone like that. Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/22/your-music-review-akon-has-nice-accent/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/12/review-adam-sandlers-new-groan-fest-strictly-predi/Who would ever have thought an Adam Sandler movie could have anything in common with “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”? It’s strange but true, as seen in “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan.” Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/12/review-adam-sandlers-new-groan-fest-strictly-predi/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/08/your-dvd-review-too-many-famous-people-world/Who is your favorite actor or actress? I don’t really have a favorite; I just remember the movies I like. I don’t know the names of many actors. There’s too many famous people in the world. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/08/your-dvd-review-too-many-famous-people-world/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/05/review-kung-fu-panda-treat-kids-and-adults-alike/“Kung Fu Panda” isn’t on the menu at your favorite Chinese restaurant — let’s hope — but it’s probably one of the top movies your kids want you to take them to see this summer. Indulge them. You’ll find it a treat yourself. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:37:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/05/review-kung-fu-panda-treat-kids-and-adults-alike/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/05/review-found-me-helen-hunt-explores-messy-lives/“Then She Found Me,” Helen Hunt’s first film as a director, digs into human nature without using any protective gear. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:28:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/05/review-found-me-helen-hunt-explores-messy-lives/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/02/rain-didnt-stop-movies-park-event/Even with all the rain last Friday, the “Movie In The Park” event still went on, although not in the planned location. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:20:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/02/rain-didnt-stop-movies-park-event/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/22/singing-blues-blu-fusion-hosts-sunday-night-jam/Did y’all hear that Marco Island was renamed N’awlins to boost its off-season economy? Nah, but the Blu Fusion Restaurant did bring “ da blues” to Marco on Sunday, when general manager Don Lewis invited the Everglades Blues Society to host its second Blues Jam on Marco in the restaurant. Thu, 22 May 2008 20:35:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/22/singing-blues-blu-fusion-hosts-sunday-night-jam/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/14/review-strong-cast-mamets-take-samurai-code/The first thing you notice about writer-director David Mamet’s “Redbelt” is that it doesn’t rely on his trademark verbal choreography. Or maybe it does, but this time silence is as crucial as dialogue. Wed, 14 May 2008 15:38:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/14/review-strong-cast-mamets-take-samurai-code/going_outhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/13/your-news-florida-rep-offers-special-performances-/Florida Repertory Theatre is proud to announce The Shape of Things by Neil Labute as a special addition to its 10th Anniversary Season, with only three performances on May 23, 24 & 25 at 8pm. Tue, 13 May 2008 19:55:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/13/your-news-florida-rep-offers-special-performances-/going-out/nightlifehttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/11/review-madonna-flirtatious-and-uncomplicated-new-a/This one’s for you, America. No Abba samples, no edgy French producers, no politics. Madonna makes her least adventurous, yet nonetheless shrewd, move with her new “Hard Candy.” She enrolls producers The Neptunes and Timbaland, the guys behind seemingly every American pop hit in the past several years, plus frequent guest vocals by Justin Timberlake, arguably the most viable modern pop star. Sun, 11 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/11/review-madonna-flirtatious-and-uncomplicated-new-a/going_out