"Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out, " the Beatles sang on "Back in the U.S.S.R." The Tamburitzans, set to perform Feb. 27 in Daytona Beach, take that line to heart.

In the years just before "Easy Rider" would introduce Main Street America to Captain America and Billy, photojournalist Danny Lyon was hanging out with Cockroach, Zipco, Sparky, Cowboy and other members of the Chicago Outlaws motorcycle gang.

Generations ago, Spencer Tracy starred in "Dante's Inferno," a movie that briefly depicted nude women in Hell. That was in 1935, the beginning of a 30-year ban on film nudity.

In "Lysistrata," that ancient Greek play, the women of Greece decide to withhold sex from their husbands and lovers until the men end the Peloponnesian War.

Get off the beaten path at Lyonia Preserve in Deltona. Staff from the Lyonia Environmental Center (LEC) will lead guided hikes of the 360-acre scrub habitat, which is home to the threatened Florida scrub jay, gopher tortoises, cottontail rabbits and foxes.

Stetson University's Black Student Association plans its first African-American Art and Music Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday in front of Hulley Tower, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand.

With only 28 days in the month, Flagler County residents will have to make some choices when looking for things to do in February.

"Saved By the Bell" star does standup routine in Daytona Beach

Forget Oscar . . . it's time for the Razzies, those annual awards that recognize the worst of Hollywood

The Athens Theatre has partnered with Emerging Pictures, a national cinema network, to present independent and international films, documentaries, film festivals and recorded performances of operas, ballets, concerts, plays and more.

The Nazi hunters of Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Basterds" have it easy compared to the vacationing, partying med students in the horror movie "Dead Snow."

Celebrate the life and work of Vincent van Gogh with the World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater's latest film "Van Gogh: Brush with Genius." Opening weekend activities will include a VIP event and an art walk featuring local artists Feb. 12-13. For film schedules and ticket information, visit World GolfIMAX.com.

"Music of Ireland -- Welcome Home," a new public television documentary, explores the origins of Irish traditional folk music, and its revival and eventual mutations.

Jimi Hendrix may be competing with Elvis Presley and Tupac Shakur for the title of Most Releases by a Dead Artist. Here comes more "new" Hendrix -- 'Valleys of Neptune'

Jonathan Smith plays classical guitar, and lead guitar for the rock band Run Rhino.

The music of Bach, Mozart, Strauss, Saint-Saens and a Japanese video game composer will be featured during "An Afternoon of Roses."

Hoping to recapture some of the place's history, the owners of the former officer's club building at the New Smyrna Beach Airport have renamed their restaurant Skyline 1949 Restaurant and Bar.

DeLand officials have partnered with Stetson University to raise awareness about the consequences of alcohol consumption by teenagers. By Patricio G. Balona.

A cigar newbie gets some advice on what to try at an Ormond Beach cigar bar. By Kelly Cuculiansky.

SoNapa, a wine bar on the eastern portion of the Indian River Village shopping center in New Smyrna Beach, looks to turn into a big-time franchise. By Jim Witters.

Jennifer Lopez will play a self-help expert on an episode of the CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother" in March.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt charmed Sundance Film Festival fans a year ago with the romance "(500) Days of Summer."

With his success in movies like "Elf," and "Legally Blonde," scores of television appearances including two beloved series, a Grammy and a Peabody Award, it's easy to forget that funny man Bob Newhart got his start in stand-up comedy.

Smith's life and enduring career have been documented by noted fashion photographer Steven Sebring in the PBS "Point Of View" special, "Patti Smith: Dream of Life."