http://naplesnews.com/news/neapolitan/?partner=RSSnaplesnews.com Stories: Neapolitanen-usneapolitan/news/neapolitan/?partner=RSShttp://naplesnews.com/feeds/headlines/neapolitan/2008-11-21T00:20:02.765060Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/check-it-out-come-cabaret/?partner=RSSAlexandrea Tocco has that certain something. The longtime Southwest Florida resident who turned heads in Gulfshore Playhouse’s innovative production, “Romeo and Juliet Redefined,” is coming back for a night of authentic New York-style cabaret. Called “Alexandrea Tocco: On the Way Up,” the 18-year-old will perform in a new piece that’s been written exclusively for this premiere event. snmesulam@naplesnews.com (SHEILA MESULAM)Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:30:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/check-it-out-come-cabaret/?partner=RSSneapolitan1867782008-11-20T18:30:002008-11-20T18:30:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Alexandrea Tocco has that certain something. The longtime Southwest Florida resident who turned heads in Gulfshore Playhouse’s innovative production, “Romeo and Juliet Redefined,” is coming back for a night of authentic New York-style cabaret. Called “Alexandrea Tocco: On the Way Up,” the 18-year-old will perform in a new piece that’s been written exclusively for this premiere event.Bonita Springs, FLSHEILA MESULAMCheck It Out: Come to the cabaret!naplesnews.comcheck-it-out-come-cabarethttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/sheilas-out-shopping-dolci/?partner=RSSI have been so busy shopping for Thanksgiving dinner, trying to get a head start on holiday gifts and just doing my daily tasks that I felt a need for a pick-me-up. After going to Stein Mart, I stopped into Cesibon and was amazed how good I felt after my first taste of the stracciatella gelato ($3, $4 or $5 depending on size of cup or cone). It’s made with light vanilla cream and melted chocolate that gets hard when it hits the cold cream. snmesulam@naplesnews.com (SHEILA MESULAM)Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:25:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/sheilas-out-shopping-dolci/?partner=RSSneapolitan1867772008-11-20T18:25:002008-11-20T18:25:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008I have been so busy shopping for Thanksgiving dinner, trying to get a head start on holiday gifts and just doing my daily tasks that I felt a need for a pick-me-up. After going to Stein Mart, I stopped into Cesibon and was amazed how good I felt after my first taste of the stracciatella gelato ($3, $4 or $5 depending on size of cup or cone). It’s made with light vanilla cream and melted chocolate that gets hard when it hits the cold cream. Bonita Springs, FLSHEILA MESULAMSheila’s Out Shopping: Dolcinaplesnews.comsheilas-out-shopping-dolcihttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/michael-carufe-savors-sweet-science-making-violins/?partner=RSSTry to describe the sound of a violin. Rich and robust? Soft and sweet? Delicate? Powerful? It’s an instrument that can evoke almost any human emotion. “A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star,” wrote Edmond de Goncourt of the ethereal nature of the instrument, “and climbs it while playing a violin.” Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:17:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/michael-carufe-savors-sweet-science-making-violins/?partner=RSSneapolitan1867742008-11-20T18:17:002008-11-20T18:17:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Try to describe the sound of a violin. Rich and robust? Soft and sweet? Delicate? Powerful? It’s an instrument that can evoke almost any human emotion. “A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star,” wrote Edmond de Goncourt of the ethereal nature of the instrument, “and climbs it while playing a violin.” Bonita Springs, FLMichael Carufe savors the sweet science of making violins the way they used to be madenaplesnews.commichael-carufe-savors-sweet-science-making-violinshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/annual-rite-dance-passage/?partner=RSSParents glide in and out like stealth fighters through the open glass doors of a boxy building partition in East Naples labeled “The Ballet Institute.” Dozens of little girls — and one courageous little boy — dart among them, donning or shedding street clothes, dropping book bags and losing paper slips containing performance schedules those aforementioned parents will desperately need next week. hkheithaus@naplesnews.com (HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS)Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/annual-rite-dance-passage/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1866212008-11-20T17:02:002008-11-20T17:02:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Parents glide in and out like stealth fighters through the open glass doors of a boxy building partition in East Naples labeled “The Ballet Institute.” Dozens of little girls — and one courageous little boy — dart among them, donning or shedding street clothes, dropping book bags and losing paper slips containing performance schedules those aforementioned parents will desperately need next week.Bonita Springs, FLHARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUSThe annual rite of dance passagenaplesnews.comannual-rite-dance-passagehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/review-la-fontanella-serves-real-thing/?partner=RSSIn a town where most sophisticated restaurants are often flashy and sometimes kind of snooty, it’s refreshing to find a cozy place where the atmosphere is refined yet friendly and the food is superb. cassi@naplesnews.com (CHIARA ASSI)Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/review-la-fontanella-serves-real-thing/?partner=RSSdestinationnaples/dining1866182008-11-20T17:01:002008-11-20T17:01:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008In a town where most sophisticated restaurants are often flashy and sometimes kind of snooty, it’s refreshing to find a cozy place where the atmosphere is refined yet friendly and the food is superb. Bonita Springs, FLCHIARA ASSIReview: La Fontanella serves the real thingnaplesnews.comreview-la-fontanella-serves-real-thinghttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/review-king-concertos-shelley-has-played-immense-v/?partner=RSSConcert pianist Howard Shelley is a much more blithe spirit than his hefty curriculum vitae suggests. He isn’t a bit proprietary about being called Sir Shelley, even though he’s earned the title in his native Great Britain. No late bloomer, he was performing in the famous London Proms concerts when he barely out of the Royal Academy of Music. hkheithaus@naplesnews.com (HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS)Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/review-king-concertos-shelley-has-played-immense-v/?partner=RSSentertainment/happenings1866192008-11-20T17:01:002008-11-20T17:01:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Concert pianist Howard Shelley is a much more blithe spirit than his hefty curriculum vitae suggests. He isn’t a bit proprietary about being called Sir Shelley, even though he’s earned the title in his native Great Britain. No late bloomer, he was performing in the famous London Proms concerts when he barely out of the Royal Academy of Music.Bonita Springs, FLHARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUSReview: King of concertos, Shelley has played immense variety, conducts them, toonaplesnews.comreview-king-concertos-shelley-has-played-immense-vhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/critics-picks-nov-21-2008/?partner=RSS  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/critics-picks-nov-21-2008/?partner=RSSneapolitan1866172008-11-20T17:00:002008-11-20T17:00:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008 Bonita Springs, FLCritics Picks: Nov. 21, 2008naplesnews.comcritics-picks-nov-21-2008http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/von-liebig-art-center-turns-10/?partner=RSSThe Naples Art Association will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the art center this weekend with a ceremony recognizing the individuals, organizations, foundations and companies that made the building possible. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:09:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/von-liebig-art-center-turns-10/?partner=RSSlocal1867322008-11-20T11:09:002008-11-20T11:09:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008The Naples Art Association will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the art center this weekend with a ceremony recognizing the individuals, organizations, foundations and companies that made the building possible.NAPLESLET US KNOW: The von Liebig Art Center turns 10; send in your thoughtsnaplesnews.comvon-liebig-art-center-turns-10http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/pres-play-asleep-wheel/?partner=RSS jfoerster@naplesnews.com (JONATHAN FOERSTER)Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/pres-play-asleep-wheel/?partner=RSSneapolitan1867302008-11-20T10:00:002008-11-20T10:00:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008 Bonita Springs, FLJONATHAN FOERSTERPress Play: Asleep at the wheelnaplesnews.compres-play-asleep-wheelhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/benefit-listings-nov-20-2008/?partner=RSS  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/benefit-listings-nov-20-2008/?partner=RSSneapolitan1867552008-11-20T00:00:002008-11-20T00:00:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008 Bonita Springs, FLBenefit Listings: Nov. 20, 2008naplesnews.combenefit-listings-nov-20-2008http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/19/delicate-beauty-great-egret-common-sight-sw-florid/?partner=RSSThe pristine, white bird stands still as a statute, its small, black eyes fixed on the water. Then, slowly, the long, crooked neck extends, inching the long, yellow beak closer to the surface. A pause for a heartbeat, and then, suddenly — SPLASH! The great egret just caught its lunch. kmbishop@naplesnews.com (KATY BISHOP)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/19/delicate-beauty-great-egret-common-sight-sw-florid/?partner=RSSneapolitan1866422008-11-19T17:01:002008-11-19T17:01:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008The pristine, white bird stands still as a statute, its small, black eyes fixed on the water. Then, slowly, the long, crooked neck extends, inching the long, yellow beak closer to the surface. A pause for a heartbeat, and then, suddenly — SPLASH! The great egret just caught its lunch. Bonita Springs, FLKATY BISHOPDelicate beauty: Great egret is a common sight in SW Florida’s skies, watersnaplesnews.comdelicate-beauty-great-egret-common-sight-sw-floridhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/frost-heres-how-save-plants/?partner=RSSCovers that extend to the ground and aren’t touching plant foliage can reduce cold injury by reducing heat loss from the plant and the ground. Contact with the cover, however, can injure leaves. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has divided the country into plant hardiness zones based on minimum average winter temperatures. Collier County falls between zones 10a and 10b. The Collier County Planning Department has further subdivided the county into coastal, mid and inland zones. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/frost-heres-how-save-plants/?partner=RSSat_home1865682008-11-18T17:58:002008-11-18T17:58:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Covers that extend to the ground and aren’t touching plant foliage can reduce cold injury by reducing heat loss from the plant and the ground. Contact with the cover, however, can injure leaves. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has divided the country into plant hardiness zones based on minimum average winter temperatures. Collier County falls between zones 10a and 10b. The Collier County Planning Department has further subdivided the county into coastal, mid and inland zones. NAPLESFrost? Here’s how to save plants naplesnews.comfrost-heres-how-save-plantshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/mr-and-mrs-gingerbread-decorating-contest-32nd-ann/?partner=RSSMove over, Santa Claus. Here comes Mr. and Mrs. Gingerbread. Although you will take center stage on Monday evening in Old Naples, this sweet and snappy couple will join you. Third Street will be celebrating its 32nd annual Festival of Lights, and Naples Backyard History is adding to the festivities by sponsoring a Mr. and Mrs. Gingerbread Decorating Contest. Chefs at the restaurants in Old Naples and Crayton Cove will decorate the 2-foot tall gingerbread couple along with a 6-foot Gingerbread Master of Ceremonies at a “carol-okee” and Christmas cookie duck decorating contest. foodlvr25@aol.com (DORIS REYNOLDS)Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:14:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/mr-and-mrs-gingerbread-decorating-contest-32nd-ann/?partner=RSSentertainment/restaurants1865642008-11-18T17:14:002008-11-18T17:14:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Move over, Santa Claus. Here comes Mr. and Mrs. Gingerbread. Although you will take center stage on Monday evening in Old Naples, this sweet and snappy couple will join you. Third Street will be celebrating its 32nd annual Festival of Lights, and Naples Backyard History is adding to the festivities by sponsoring a Mr. and Mrs. Gingerbread Decorating Contest. Chefs at the restaurants in Old Naples and Crayton Cove will decorate the 2-foot tall gingerbread couple along with a 6-foot Gingerbread Master of Ceremonies at a “carol-okee” and Christmas cookie duck decorating contest.Bonita Springs, FLDORIS REYNOLDSMr. and Mrs. Gingerbread Decorating Contest at 32nd annual Festival of Lightsnaplesnews.commr-and-mrs-gingerbread-decorating-contest-32nd-annhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/remembering-elton-cher-and-few-problems/?partner=RSSThe facility has gone by a few official names. But many of the people who fill Germain Arena — previously known as TECO Arena and Everglades Arena — call it something altogether different.Some love it, while others call it a veritable nightmare. In recognition of the arena’s 10-year anniversary, the Daily News asked readers to share their memories — good or bad — of experiences while attending a sporting or entertainment event inside the more than 7,000-seat venue. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:50:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/remembering-elton-cher-and-few-problems/?partner=RSSneapolitan1865592008-11-18T16:50:002008-11-18T16:50:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008The facility has gone by a few official names. But many of the people who fill Germain Arena — previously known as TECO Arena and Everglades Arena — call it something altogether different.Some love it, while others call it a veritable nightmare. In recognition of the arena’s 10-year anniversary, the Daily News asked readers to share their memories — good or bad — of experiences while attending a sporting or entertainment event inside the more than 7,000-seat venue.Bonita Springs, FLRemembering Elton, Cher and a few problemsnaplesnews.comremembering-elton-cher-and-few-problemshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/sweet-and-savory/?partner=RSSWhen she was a baby, Valentina Visan traveled around the kitchen on her mother’s hip while the older woman stirred pots and mixed dough. “Probably that’s when I fell in love with cooking,” Visan says, 79, her accented words swelling with enthusiasm. She lifts her hands up to the sky. “God only knows.” God taught her how to cook, she says, and the Holy Spirit directs her. kmbishop@naplesnews.com (KATY BISHOP)Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:34:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/sweet-and-savory/?partner=RSSentertainment/restaurants1865562008-11-18T16:34:002008-11-18T16:34:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008When she was a baby, Valentina Visan traveled around the kitchen on her mother’s hip while the older woman stirred pots and mixed dough. “Probably that’s when I fell in love with cooking,” Visan says, 79, her accented words swelling with enthusiasm. She lifts her hands up to the sky. “God only knows.” God taught her how to cook, she says, and the Holy Spirit directs her.Bonita Springs, FLKATY BISHOPSweet and savorynaplesnews.comsweet-and-savoryhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/happy-hour-conversation-lacie-delgado/?partner=RSSWhat is the first drink you ever had? A screwdriver. snmesulam@naplesnews.com (SHEILA MESULAM)Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:18:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/happy-hour-conversation-lacie-delgado/?partner=RSSentertainment/restaurants1865482008-11-18T16:18:002008-11-18T16:18:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008What is the first drink you ever had? A screwdriver.Bonita Springs, FLSHEILA MESULAMHappy Hour: A conversation with Lacie Delgadonaplesnews.comhappy-hour-conversation-lacie-delgadohttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/17/health-briefs-nov-18-2008/?partner=RSS  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:26:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/17/health-briefs-nov-18-2008/?partner=RSSneapolitan1864802008-11-17T17:26:002008-11-17T17:26:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008 Bonita Springs, FLHealth Briefs: Nov. 18, 2008naplesnews.comhealth-briefs-nov-18-2008http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/16/photos-historical-pipe-organ-makes-its-debut-churc/?partner=RSSThe music coming from 3,470 organ pipes — including some made out of sugar pine nearly a century ago — filled the air of the Moorings Presbyterian Church. More than 700 friends and families gathered for an organ dedicatory recital at the church Sunday evening. tmiguel@naplesnews.com (TRACY X. MIGUEL)Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:13:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/16/photos-historical-pipe-organ-makes-its-debut-churc/?partner=RSSlocal1864412008-11-16T21:13:002008-11-16T21:13:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008The music coming from 3,470 organ pipes — including some made out of sugar pine nearly a century ago — filled the air of the Moorings Presbyterian Church. More than 700 friends and families gathered for an organ dedicatory recital at the church Sunday evening.NAPLESTRACY X. MIGUELPHOTOS: Historical pipe organ makes its debut at church dedicationnaplesnews.comphotos-historical-pipe-organ-makes-its-debut-churchttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/16/our-world-ballet-water/?partner=RSSAs soon as she is out of one set of skis, 19-year-old Courtney Mitchell of Naples is back on the dock with her troupe, scrambling to get into the next set during a narrated performance of “Grease.” dalbers@naplesnews.com (DAVID ALBERS)Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:55:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/16/our-world-ballet-water/?partner=RSSneapolitan1864172008-11-16T17:55:002008-11-16T17:55:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008As soon as she is out of one set of skis, 19-year-old Courtney Mitchell of Naples is back on the dock with her troupe, scrambling to get into the next set during a narrated performance of “Grease.”Bonita Springs, FLDAVID ALBERSOur World: Ballet on waternaplesnews.comour-world-ballet-waterhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/16/united-way-these-days-we-all-need-superheroes/?partner=RSSAs a child, we learn that when a city cries for help a superhero will come to the rescue. But what happens when there is no one flying in to save the day? What happens when there is no one to call and nowhere to go for help? Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:14:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/16/united-way-these-days-we-all-need-superheroes/?partner=RSSneapolitan1864152008-11-16T17:14:002008-11-16T17:14:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008As a child, we learn that when a city cries for help a superhero will come to the rescue. But what happens when there is no one flying in to save the day? What happens when there is no one to call and nowhere to go for help? Bonita Springs, FLUnited Way: These days, we all need superheroesnaplesnews.comunited-way-these-days-we-all-need-superheroes