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  Richie Cole & Five By Design Saturday, January 28, 8 PM
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  "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" runs at the Herb Strauss Theater January 13 through February 11
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  Adaskin String Trio Sunday, January 29, 3:30 PM
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  BIG ARTS Workshops

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Based on the popular 1988 film of the same title, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is the Tony® and Drama Desk award-winning musical that has taken Broadway by storm. Meet Lawrence Jameson and Freddy Benson, two con men living the good life on the French Riviera. Jameson, a seemingly sophisticated gentleman, sweet-talks wealthy women out of their money. Benson is a small-time crook whose stories about his grandmother's failing health prove prosperous. The pair join forces only to discover that the town simply isn't big enough for the both of them. This hilarious battle of cons will keep you laughing, humming, and guessing until the end.

January 13 - February 11
Performances run Monday through Saturday, 8 PM
at BIG ARTS Herb Strauss Theater
General: $42, Child 17 & Under: $20
Series tickets: $108 for three shows

Click here to read a rave review of this production in the
Naples News.

Click here to read a fabulous review of this production in the
The Island Sun and River Weekly.

Click here to read a rockin' review of this production in
The Islander.

Richie Cole and Five By Design in

Cool and Swingin'

Saturday, January 28, 8 PM

Combining warm, well-rounded vocals with vintage fashions and a touch of comedy, Five By Design's harmonies have made them a favorite of BIG ARTS audiences. Their latest production, "Cool and Swingin'," features alto sax legend, Richie Cole. Set in the format of a radio broadcast, the production touches upon Cole's 40-year career in music from his early days touring with Buddy Rich, to Doc Severinsen's Tonight Show Band, to the present day. A reviewer in All About Jazz wrote, "Richie Cole is the last of a breed, a fast and competitive musical gunslinger acquiring legendary status for his willingness to demonstrate his command of Charlie Parker's bebop language by taking on all comers at any speed ... "

General seating: $42, Loge: $47, Child 17 & Under: $15

Classical Afternoon Series:

Adaskin String Trio

Sunday, January 29, 3:30 PM

at BIG ARTS Center

Violinist Emlyn Ngai, violist Steve Larson, and cellist Mark Fraser perform extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada as the Adaskin String Trio. They have appeared at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and are regularly broadcast by NPR, CBC Radio and Radio-Canada. A Gramophone critic called one of their recordings, "Superb playing ... a flexible command of flow and phrase with instrumental power and eloquence and a nutty tonal richness."
Program to include: Beethoven Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3, Martinu Trio No. 2, H. 238, Haydn Trio in G major, H. XI:65 (Baryton Trio No. 65), and Rózsa Trio (Serenade), Op. 1.

General: $32, Child: free with paying adult.
To reserve child ticket please call BIG ARTS Marks Box Office at (239) 395-0900.

Shakespeare:
Scenes and Monologues

Sunday, January 29, 7:30 PM

Community Theater
at Herb Strauss Theater

Annette Trossbach and Robert Runcke will perform scenes from Macbeth, the Oberon-Titania scenes from Midsummer Night's Dream, and the Lady Anne seduction scene from Richard III. In addition, they will perform the Ages of Man from As You Like It Clarence's Dream from Richard III, a prologue from Midsummer Night's Dream and an epilogue from The Tempest. These scenes and selections will be done as readings.

$12
Child 17 & Under $5

Thodos Dance Chicago

Friday, February 3, 7:30 PM

Thodos Dance Chicago will perform their Fosse Trilogy at BIG ARTS, as well as other pieces from their repertoire. Fosse Trilogy is an adaptation of works originally created by Bob Fosse in the early 1960s for television (a Bob Hope Special; The Ed Sullivan Show). Tony Award-winning choreographer and Fosse muse, Ann Reinking, staged this piece, with its romantic, Latin-based music, for live performances and created the transition choreography. TDC has performed in more than 50 venues in the U.S. and participated in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the International Istanbul Dance Festival, the Ankara Music and Dance Festival, and the Busan International Dance Festival in Korea.

General seating: $42, Loge: $47, Child 17 & Under: $15

"Multiples"

Exhibit Open January 19 through February 27, 2012

Monday – Saturday 1 to 4 PM

BIG ARTS invited artists to submit entries for selection in this juried theme show in Phillips Gallery. All entries include "multiples" of objects, subjects or images. Juror is Lynn Loscutoff, author, artist and teacher, from Naples, Florida and Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Artists Reception and Awards Presentation
Saturday, January 21, 5:30 to 7 PM

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BIG ARTS Workshops

Now accepting enrollments

from BIG ARTS Members

Classes offered include: Art and Technology, Discussion Groups, Fine Crafts, Foreign Language, Music Lessons, Painting and Drawing, Pottery, Religion, Economics, Art History and Writing. Full workshop schedules will be mailed to BIG ARTS Members in August.

Click Here for BIG ARTS 2011-2012 Workshop Schedules