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April Love
by Claudia Pozin this concert program will feature audience
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Two theatrical experiences are
D o you remember Pat Boone’s #1 hit of 1957 – April definitely worth exploring during April –
Love? Okay you do not need to confess if you do – but the first will open on April 1 and continue
I will confess that I could probably remember all of the through April 25 – Love, Loss & What
lyrics. Perhaps you are more drawn to Ella Fitzgerald and Louis I Wore will be featured at the Sugden
Armstrong’s April in Paris – or Simon and Garfunkel – April Come Community Theatre produced by the
She Will. Naples Players. This play was written by
Nora Ephron who is probably best known
When we lived “somewhere else” April was a transitional for her romantic comedy films – When Harry Met Sally and
month – and we were oh so ready for the flowers to begin blooming Sleepless in Seattle. The play is a series of monologues utilizing
and all of the snow to disappear and the grass to turn green. This five principal women –who explore their relationships and their
year our friends and relatives who still live “somewhere else” are wardrobes. At times these two interact and the female wardrobe
probably more anxious than usual for April to bring spring with can be seen as a time capsule of a woman’s life. The show has been
it. But those of us that are living in what we lovingly refer to as running Off-Broadway since 2009.
“paradise” don’t have to wait for all those signs of spring, we live
with them year round. An equity company in Naples – Gulfshore Playhouse – will be
presenting The Liar by Pierre Corneille and was first performed in
This month I want to do something a little different – feature 1644. A case of a quasi-villain – Dorante; two women – Clarice and
one of our treasures here in Naples – The Naples Jazz Orchestra Lucrece and a plot of many lies and twists and turns that is finally
(NJO). If you have not had the opportunity to hear this wonderful resolved happily. But I am not going to tell you more – you have to
group of musicians – your last chance this season will happen on see it to truly enjoy it. The production will open on April 4 and run
April 6 – 7 p.m., in Cambier Park – downtown Naples. The NJO is through April 26 at the Norris Theatre. This play was produced at
a big band in the tradition of the legendary bands of Count Basie, the Old Vic theater in l989; and then at the Shakespeare Theatre
Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, and Buddy Rich. The band is Company in Washington, D.C. in 2010.
made up of some of the finest jazz musicians in Florida; and their
mission is to contribute to the musical enjoyment and education of April – with our friends in those other parts of the country,
the residents of Southwest Florida. hoping for spring – can be an month of exploration for you in
Naples. Just for an additional treat – when you enjoy the American
One program of the NJO that I am very fond of is their Youth music form – Jazz with the NJO – you can also visit the exhibit at
Jazz Orchestra. This orchestra is open to high school students the Gallery on Fifth – Born in the USA.
and is an auditioned orchestra – students get the opportunity
to study with the music director of the NJO and many guest Enjoy this month in Naples- one that is not transitional in
instructors. Continuing this great tradition of a truly American terms of weather – but transitional in terms of the end of “season”
music form is wonderful; bringing this American treasure to life and the many changes that brings to our community.
for young people is something that cannot be measured in dollars
and cents. But the NJO, as a non-profit organization, provides As you travel through our wonderful community – enjoy the
this educational opportunity for these young people by providing beautiful music of the ages on your personal concert hall with no
them with scholarships for the time they are involved in this walls – 88.7FM.
youth jazz orchestra.
I hope I have “whet your appetite” to go to the final concert of
this season for the NJO- April 6 – 7 p.m. in Cambier Park and
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