Brevard Symphony Orchestra board of directors receiving check from ‘Dancing with the Space Coast’ fundraiser. From left to right, they are: Dr. Jason Wieseler, Darcia Jones Francey, Art Niergarth, Carole Gatto, Kendall Martin, Charlie Nash (with Buddy), Jackie Pantello and Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey. Photo by Pam Harbaugh By PAM HARBAUGH...
VIDEO: Ghostlight Records ‘House of David: delaria+bowie=jazz’
Lea DeLaria performs music by David Bowie in Ghostlight Records release: “House of David: delaria+bowie=jazz” By PAM HARBAUGH Jazz lovers out there, pay attention. A marvelous CD, “House of David: delaria+bowie=jazz,” has been released by Ghostlight Records today on CD and digital formats. It features Lea DeLaria, who stars as Carrie...
Video: Smithsonian’s #RebootTheSuit
This spacesuit was worn by astronaut Neil Armstrong, Commander of the Apollo 11 mission, which landed the first man on the moon on July 20, 1969. Credit: Smithsonian Institution By PAM HARBAUGH FLORIDA TODAY has a story today about Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 spacesuit and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and...
Brevard Arts Education Shines
Isabel Prado and Daniel Grest in “Les Miserables” at the Henegar Center. Detail of photo by Dana Niemeier. By PAM HARBAUGH Out of 15 schools statewide which received official designation as the top 2015 Florida Arts Model Schools…Brevard (get ready for this) scooped up six. That’s far more than any other...
VIDEOS — Gabby Links: Cultural Amuse Bouches July 14, 2015
By PAM HARBAUGH Wanting to bring some of the best artsy tidbits into one spot for easy viewing by all you culture vultures out there, I have created this running feature. It will continue to bring to you videos and links to quirky and/or artistically sumptuous items I’m discovering on line....
Auditions: ‘Noises Off’ at Surfside
By PAM HARBAUGH Things are stirring up at Surfside Playhouse. That’s alls I’m sayin’ for now….except that auditions are being held 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday (July 19 & 20) for Michael Frayn’s popular backstage theater farce, “Noises Off!” Needed are five adult men and four adult women, all ages. See...
VIDEO: Cocoa Village Playhouse gala season announcement
By PAM HARBAUGH It’s like watching magic, but every year, Staci Hawkins-Smith manages to find that rabbit in the hat and delivers a whiz bang party all tied together in a bow shimmering with marketing brilliance. Here’s a video of last night’s gala announcement of next season. There are lessons to...
Gabby Links: Cultural Amuse Bouches July 10, 2015
By PAM HARBAUGH A SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE? Did you hear about this? A 19-year old lacrosse player from Long Island made his annual journey to see a live play. This time, it was “Hand to God,” the play with the (shudder) puppets. The young man had apparently been besieged happily...
Actors Sought for Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
By PAM HARBAUGH A 10-minute version of Jeff Johnson’s play, “The Trial of the Vampire Rapist (A Freudian Farce),” has been selected for the short competition at the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival. Mr. Johnson, a writing professor at Eastern Florida State College, seeks two men and one woman who would be...
Lunch with the Love Birds: TORI TERHUNE and JOSH HUSS
Tori Terhune and Josh Huss, photo by Pam Harbaugh By PAM HARBAUGH Facebook feeds in Brevard’s theater community have been agog with news about yet another theater couple becoming engaged. This time it’s Tori Terhune and Josh Huss — the most adorable couple on the entire planet! Their story couldn’t be...