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Dana Paul, singer in the Dana Paul Quintet, the 2001 Floirda Music Awards "Best Jazz Artist" willperform at Jazz Alliance on April 14.

This week's theatre

n "Spelling Bee" "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" runs through Sunday at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers. The Tony Award-winning musical comedy features six young people in the throes of puberty who learn that winning isn't everything. The N.Y. Times called "Spelling Bee," "irresistible, riotously funny and remarkably ingenious - gold stars all around." Shows are Thursday at 7:30 pm; Friday at 8 pm; Saturday at 2 and 8 pm; and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 pm. Tickets are available at the Mann box office or by calling (239) 481-4849 or at www.bbmannpah.com.

n "Damn Yankees" The musical comedy "Damn Yankees" continues at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers through April 14. The show deals with a man's obsession with baseball. Forty-year-old old Joe Boyd sells his soul for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. The catch score includes "Heart" and "Whatever Lola Wants." Cocktails and dinner begin at 6 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Shows start at 8. On Sunday, cocktails and dinner start at 5:30 pm with the show beginning at 7. For tickets call the box office at 278- 4422. Visit www.broadwaypalm.com for information.

"Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life" opens at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Tuesday, April 10.

n "Woyzeck" Florida Gulf Coast University presents "Woyzeck" by Georg Buchner. Students perform the German dramatist and writer's prophetic drama of existential emptiness from the 1830's. The show is directed by FGCU Associate Professor Barry Cavin and runs through April 22 at 8 pm Wednesday through Saturday and 2 pm on Sunday at the Black Box Theater in the Arts Complex at FGCU.

n "The Rainmaker" continues at the Florida Repertory Theatre in downtown Fort Myers through Sunday. The comedy is set in Depression era America and details a day in the life of spinster Lizzie Curry and a devastating drought. However, Lizzie's family worries more about marriage prospects than dying cattle. Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. For tickets, call the box office at 332-4488 or go to www.floridarep.org.

n "Fiddler on the Roof" is playing at the Cultural Park Theatre in Cape Coral. Performances are on Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 3. For tickets call the box office at 772-5862 or online at www. culturalparktheatre.org.

n "The Oldest Profession" continues at Theatre Conspiracy through Saturday. Five over-the-hill hookers struggle to find and learn new tricks as they fight to stay in the life. Foulds Theatre is located inside the Lee County Alliance of the Arts in Fort Myers. Show times Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm. For tickets call 939-3239 or go to www. theatreconspiracy.org.

n "Hairspray" Broadway's hit musical-comedy set in Baltimore in 1962 is playing at the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. This mega-hit is piled bouffant-high with laughter and romance - and enough deliriously tuneful new songs to fill a nonstop platter-party. It's the winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Show times are Thursday and Friday at 8 pm. Saturday at 2 and 8 pm and Sunday at 1 and 6 pm. For tickets call the box office at 239-597-1900 or online at www.thephil.org.

n "Midlife the Crisis Musical" The Off Broadway Palm Theatre is showing "Midlife the Crisis Musical" through May 19. This amusing musical comedy pokes fun at the curiosities and inevitability of middle age. Shows are Thursday through Friday at 8 pm. Saturday 1:15 and 8. Sunday 1:15 and 7. For tickets call the box office at 278-4422. Visit www. broadwaypalm.com for information.

n "Las Vegas Legends" is playing at The Schoolhouse Theatre on Sanibel Island through April 28. It's a hilarious Look at the legendary performers that took Vegas by storm with impressions of such artists as, Tom Jones, Elvis, Charo, The Rat Pack, David Copperfield, and more. Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8 pm. Call the box office at 472-6862 for tickets or online at www. theschoolhousetheater.com.

Thursday, April 5

n Lecture - Jeff Fleming, director of the Des Moines Art Center will lecture at the FGCU Arts Complex at 5 pm. Contact Scott Snyder 590-7354.

n Art - The Alliance of the Arts annual show for elementary, middle and high school students runs until May 5. More than 1,000 works from area students will be displayed. The Alliance of the Arts is located at 10091 McGregor Blvd. just south of Colonial Blvd. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday from 10 to 3. Visit www. artinlee.org for more information.

n Art - Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson will exhibit his watercolors at modern and contemporary gallery Space 39 in downtown Fort Myers through April 17. Space 39 is a new art gallery focused on new artistic voices of the present while displaying artistic icons of the past. The gallery at 39 Patio de Leon is open Monday through Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm and by appointment. Visit www.spacethirtynine. com for more information.

Friday, April 6

n Crafts - Ring of Fire; the annual exhibition of the Florida Society of Goldsmiths and SW Florida Glass Beadmakers' runs through April 27 at the Cape Coral Arts Studio, 4533 Cornonado Parkway. Call 574-0802 for information.

n Art - Women's Work; a one-man show by Jeffrey Scott Lewis that questions gender-based roles and responsibilities. This is the opening night reception. The show runs through May 2. Daniel Calvert also shows his photography and Uri Berger displays his portraits. At Arts for Act Gallery, 2265 First St., Fort Myers

Saturday, April 7

n Art - Art in the Park - Naples oldest outdoor art festival celebrates its 50th anniversary season by showcasing artwork from Naples Art Association. Carol Rauschenberger is the fea- tured artist this month. The free shows take place in Cambier Park in downtown Naples from 10 am to 4 pm.

n Art - Art League of Bonita Springs Center for the Arts. A Florida Artists Showcase 2006 exhibition opens with a reception at 6 p.m. The display continues through April 20. 495-8989.

n Poetry - PoetryFest at Big Arts on Sanibel Island. The theme is poetry about Sanibel at 2 pm. Call 472-1280 for information.

Sunday, April 8 n Easter Sunday

Monday, April 9

n Magic - Just Magic Productions will be performing feats of trickery at The Schoolhouse Theatre on Sanibel Island. Call the box office at 472-6862 for tickets.

Tuesday, April 10

n Dance - "Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life" opens at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers at 7:30 pm. Two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera's dazzling new musical celebrates her astonishing career spanning six decades. The show runs Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 pm, Friday at 8 pm; Saturday at 2 and 8 pm; and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 pm. Tickets are available at the Mann box office or by calling (239) 481-4849 or at www.bbmannpah.com.

Wednesday, April 11

n Art - Sanibel Arts Night: Music, food and the work of island artists will be displayed in downtown Sanibel from 6- 9 pm. Contact Sanibel Arts 472-2585.

n Art - Florida Gulf Coast University student art exhibition from 8 am to 5 pm at the Arts Complex Gallery on the campus of FGCU. For information contact Scott Snyder 590-7354

On going events

n For the kids - Based on the hit movie, "Robots" this exciting interactive exhibition combines the fun and imagination of the movie with hands-on educational experiences through 15 interactives at the Imaginarium in Fort Myers. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday noon to 5. For information call 337-3332 or online at www.cityftmyers. com/imaginarium.

Upcoming events

n Music - Southwest Florida Symphony at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers. Maestro Paul Nadler's farewell concert focuses on music that changed the world through The Revolutionaries: Wagner, Beethoven and Stravinsky. Performances are April 21 and 22 at 8 pm. Tickets are available at the Mann box office or by calling (239) 481- 4849 or at www. b bma n - npah.com.

n Music

- Jazz Alliance featuring the Dana Paul Jazz Quintet at Alliance for the Arts. April 14

n Music - The Philadelphia Piano Quartet, with guest violinist Raymond Gniewek, Czech It Out in programs highlighting works by Dvorak, Martinu and Smetana. At 2 p.m. April 23 at Edison College: 8 p.m. April 24 and 25 at the Sugden Community Theatre. Call 434-8505 for tickets at Edison; 263- 7990 for tickets at the Sugden.