Country legend George Jones makes Daytona Beach stop before Grammys
Country legend George Jones makes Daytona Beach stop before Grammys

In the late 1950s, a 20-something Texas honky-tonk singer named George Jones got to play guitar on a radio show backing up his idol, Hank Williams.

Eddie Money plays SickBoy's
Eddie Money plays SickBoy's

Eddie Money, known for such late '70s and early '80s hits as "Baby Hold On," "Take Me Home Tonight" and "Two Tickets to Paradise," will be in concert this weekend.

Whale of a tale
Whale of a tale

In last year's "A Dolphin Tale," Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr. and Morgan Freeman saved the dolphins. Now, in "Big Miracle," Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski and Dermot Mulroney save the whales. Somewhere, the manatees are thinking, "What about us?"

Stetson guitarist goes bongos -- and more
Stetson guitarist goes bongos -- and more

Classical guitarist Stephen Robinson, a Stetson University music professor, is having some friends over tonight. Among those friends: fellow Stetson music professors who play piano, vibraphone, bongos -- yes, bongos -- and other instruments.

Opera singer channels Barbra Streisand
Opera singer channels Barbra Streisand

During weekdays Carla DelVillaggio is a professor of voice and music at Valencia College in Orlando. On weekends, she becomes Barbra ... as in Streisand.

Traveling Florida exhibit aims to promote awareness of HIV/AIDS
Traveling Florida exhibit aims to promote awareness of HIV/AIDS

Balloons and streamers fill the interior of Jeff Allen's Ormond Beach home as he prepares to celebrate the 60th birthday of his partner, Jim Geary. Birthdays have special meaning to the two men who are HIV positive. Nearly two decades ago that diagnosis may have been a death sentence, but, with early detection and drug improvements, HIV/AIDS patients are able to live a full life and manage the disease.

Wrestler Foley gets Flagler makeover for 'Wife Swap'
Wrestler Foley gets Flagler makeover for 'Wife Swap'

Holding a razor to the neck of professional wrestling legend Mick Foley isn't a job most would take on, but for Gabriel Shuler it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Alice Johnson celebrates 85th birthday with Palm Coast exhibit
Alice Johnson celebrates 85th birthday with Palm Coast exhibit

For a time in the 1980s, Alice Johnson became a black artist.

Write a month of letters in February
Write a month of letters in February

Writer and puppeteer Mary Robinette Kowal has a challenge for you: Write a letter every day of February, because why not.

Photographer aims to make work a religious experience
Photographer aims to make work a religious experience

For photographer, filmmaker and cinematographer Curtis Wehrfritz, ritual is not something practiced only by indigenous or tribal cultures, or something conjured only in religious settings.

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Country legend George Jones makes Daytona Beach stop before Grammys
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Eddie Money plays SickBoy's
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Whale of a tale
  • 
Stetson guitarist goes bongos -- and more
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Opera singer channels Barbra Streisand
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Traveling Florida exhibit aims to promote awareness of HIV/AIDS
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Wrestler Foley gets Flagler makeover for 'Wife Swap'
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Alice Johnson celebrates 85th birthday with Palm Coast exhibit
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Write a month of letters in February
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Photographer aims to make work a religious experience

Entertainment News

Movies

Daniel Radcliffe has little to do but look scared in the new supernatural thriller “The Woman in Black.” (AP/CBS Films)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Shallows

Halfway through "The Woman in Black" comes a long sequence -- at least 15 minutes -- in which Daniel Radcliffe spends a night alone inside a haunted house. Doors slam ...Read More
February 3, 2012 12:05 AM

Music

Cellos work over 'Smooth Criminal'

Bach will share billing with Michael Jackson during "Cellobration." Featuring the Stetson University Cello Choir, "Cellobration" will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lee Chapel in Elizabeth Hall, on the ...Read More
February 3, 2012 12:05 AM

Culture

Local AIDS activist Jeff Allen is featured in the Florida Department of Health's traveling exhibit "Faces of HIV." (Anson Stoner)

Traveling Florida exhibit aims to promote awareness of HIV/AIDS

Balloons and streamers fill the interior of Jeff Allen's Ormond Beach home as he prepares to celebrate the 60th birthday of his partner, Jim Geary. Birthdays have special meaning to ...Read More
February 2, 2012 12:05 AM

Go Out

Play reveals DeLand's 136-year history

The history of DeLand will take center stage this weekend. "DeLand ... The Athens of Florida," a play about the city's history, will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at ...Read More
February 3, 2012 12:05 AM

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