DINOTOPIA – at the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach thru Sept 5, 2010
The Fantastical Art of James Gurney at the Norton Museum of Art. “Imagine a place where humans and dinosaurs live side-by-side…” Dinotopia is a fictional utopia created by author and illustrator James Gurney. It is the setting for the book series with which it shares its name. Dinotopia is an isolated island inhabited by shipwrecked humans and sentient dinosaurs who have learned to coexist peacefully as a single symbiotic society. The first book has “appeared in 18 languages in more than 30 countries and sold two million copies.” Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time and Dinotopia: The World Beneath both won Hugo Awards for best original artwork. Taken …
……”Am I The Only One?” – Sports Column
…….”Am I The Only One?” who can’t believe all the excitement today about King Lebron James joining the Miami Heat?? Wow, Lebron, Dee Wade and Bosh on one team… Can you imagine? Order your NBA Finals tickets for 2011 immediately, if not sooner. Look out Kobe, look out Orlando Magic, look out Celtics! After all, the Heat will surely never lose a game this year. As a matter of fact, let’s not even bother playing the games, just give Coach Pat Riley the trophy right now, and avoid all this confrontation? My opinion?? Well, yours truly says: “Just hold on …
George Steinbrenner, Yankees Owner Dies, 1930-2010
by Ronald Blum – The Associated Press George Steinbrenner died Tuesday morning, July 13, 2010. a great loss for “The Boss” as he was known. Steinbrenner had a heart attack and died at about 6:30 am, a person close to the owner told The Associated Press. Hal of Famer Yogi Berra said, “He built the Yankees into champions, and that’s something nobody can ever deny. He was a very generous, caring, passionate man. We became great friends over the last decade and I will miss him very much.” In 37 – plus seasons as owner, Steinbrenner led the Yankees to …
Bikes Fly Free on JetBlue
by Fran Golden – Posted July 8th, 2010 11:41 AM from Aol Travel All this month, JetBlue is letting cycling fans bring along their two-wheelers for free. The carrier said it was waiving its regular bike transport fee of $50 each way to celebrate the Tour de France. The carrier is broadcasting wall-to-wall coverage of Lance Armstrong and gang for a seventh year in a row on the seatback TVs of all its flights. The coverage is on VERSUS, the TV home of the 23-day Tour de France in the U.S. The free bike deal is available through July 31, …
Dave Matthews Band – Cruzan Amphitheater, Fri. 7/30
The dynamic performers of the Dave Matthews Band will be performing at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL on Friday July 30 at 7:00 pm. The Dave Matthews Band had their beginnings in Charlottesville, Virginia in early 1991, when vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews put some of the songs he had written on tape. He brought in some instrumental help to give his musical ideas more depth. The Cruzan Amphitheatre is in West Palm Beach, FL adjacent to the South Florida Fairgrounds. If you and your friends and family need a ride – call M&M Airport & Car Service, Inc. …
Classic Gold Music Awards at Hard Rock Live- Aug. 30th, 8:00 pm
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino: Hard Rock Live, Fort Lauderdale, FL If you like 1960s-1980s music, there is an upcoming event! CLASSIC GOLD MUSIC AWARDS, which will be held August 27-August 30, 2010 at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, Florida 33314 (954) 866-502-9529. This 4-day charitable event will feature Rock N Roll workshops, seminars, parties, celebrity dinner-concert… with artists such as– Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals, Larry Hoppen of Orleans, ConFunkShun, Bar-Kays. The Classic Gold Music Awards will honor classic gold music that has withstood the test of time. The …
ALEX – First hurricane of the Season!
The National Hurricane Center in Miami upgraded ALEX to a Category 1 hurricane – the least powerful type – shortly before 10:00 pm CDT Tuesday. Alex is projected to stay hundreds of miles from the area of the BP spill zone, but the storm could cause complications on both the cleanup and the effots to cap the flow. 3 rigs, 28 platforms evacuated because of Hurricane Alex. Material from the Associated Press was used in this post.
“Am I The Only One?” – Sports Column
Who finds this time of year quite interesting in the world of sports? Why do you ask? Very simply, it’s the end of June, and the NBA and NHL playoffs just ended, NFL training camps don’t open for a month or so, and even baseball diehards like myself find the day to day “marathon” that baseball is, just a little bit tedious in this hot weather here in beautiful South Florida. So you ask, what are us sports aficionados watching on a daily basis??? Would you believe World Cup Soccer?? Just check out any of the many sports bars here …
The Drowsy Chaperone “The Musical” – at Coral Springs Theatre on June 11-July 25, 2010
A hilarious musical comedy with lots of laughs. The show magically bursts to life and the audience is instantly thrown into the glamorous, hysterical story of a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day. Use M&M Car Service to get you there in style!!!
Kathy Griffin on August 11, 2010 at the Hard Rock Live, Hollywood FL
Double Emmy Award-Winning Comedienne Chicago native Kathy Griffin is a versatile performer with rapid fire wit is performing at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Tickets go on sale Friday May 21 at noon. Call M&M (561) 488-6014 if you would like a ride in style to this performance.