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Puppet master plays Ocean Center

2010-03-12T06:00:00Z

Comedian Jeff Dunham hangs out with a bunch of dummies. No, really.

The comedian-ventriloquist is known for taking the stage with such puppet partners as the irascible old man Walter, the purple creature Peanut, Dunham's manager and "pimp" Sweet Daddy Dee, the redneck Bubba J, Jose Jalapeno (a pepper on a stick) and Achmed the Dead Terrorist.

Dunham and his entire gang of dummies have starred in two Comedy Central specials, and they've appeared on "The Tonight Show" more than any ventriloquist act in history (during both the Johnny Carson and Jay Leno eras).

Dunham will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 17 at the Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. Tickets are $41.50 plus service fee, available at the center box office and Ticketmaster. Information from the venue: 386-254-4545.

Bike Week will be Queenly

2010-02-26T06:00:00Z

How would biker babes have reacted if Queen had shown up during some past Bike Week, and Freddie Mercury sang their hit song "Fat Bottomed Girls"? That's the song in which cheeky Freddie praises big-bottomed women, then screams "Get on your bikes and ride!"

The answer may come this Bike Week, when the Queen tribute band Absolute Queen performs. Here's a look at some of the events happening during Bike Week, the annual event which runs Feb. 26 though March 7.

The bio of the Tampa-based Absolute Queen notes that singer Martyn Jenkins, who portrays the mercurial Mercury, has a "detailed history of ties to the real Queen." Chief among them: Jenkins performed on a bill with the Brian May Band on Dec. 17, 1994, at the Shepherds Bush Empire club during a Queen fan club Christmas party.

Absolute Queen will perform a free concert at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Fresh on Maine, 115 Main St., Daytona Beach. (The stage is across the street from Fresh on Maine, at the west end of Main Street, on the Halifax River at the base of the Main Street Bridge.)

Rock singer-guitarist Bobby Friss (right) will be celebrating his 25th year performing during Bike Week. The Bobby Friss Band will play a nine-night stand, from 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 26 through March 6, at the Inlet Harbor Marina and Restaurant, 133 Inlet Harbor Road, Ponce Inlet. Information from the venue: 386-767-5590

Daytona Beach artist Perego will be working with some unique canvases this Bike Week: humans.

"Be a part of the art -- literally," Perego says.

Perego and his crew, the Art Army Special Forces, will be body painting daily at Flaco's Up in Smoke Cigar Bar, 510 Main St., Daytona Beach. Patrons can be painted by Perego, or paint themselves or a partner.

At 5 p.m. Feb. 28, Perego's "canvas" will be Elizabeth Book, an Ormond Beach resident who has gone topless publicly on various occasions since 2004, in protest of local public nudity laws.

The Daytona Cycle World International Motorcycle Show will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 3-6 at the Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. The center's exhibit hall and west parking lot will be filled with street bikes, tricked-out customs, accessory vendors and live entertainment. The show is a touring exhibit that is appearing in 12 cities across the country.

Admission is free. Motorcycle parking is $5 in the facility's south parking lot, adjacent to Peabody Auditorium, and car parking is $10 in the garage. For more information, call the Ocean Center at 386-254-4500 or go online at motorcycleshows.com/daytona.

Photo: Absolute Queen by Maximum Bands Entertainment

Press Release: Marineland Family Day

2010-02-12T15:12:03Z

FREE FAMILY FUN AT MARINELAND

Join Marineland for a Free Afternoon of Fun & Games

Save the Date! You and your family are invited to Marineland's Dolphin Conservation Center on Sunday February 28^th from 1-4pm to enjoy a free afternoon of fun and games. Kid-friendly food, beverages, games, crafts, music, pirates, face painting, educational activities, and of course DOLPHINS, will complete this afternoon of family fun. Admission to Marineland is free all day. Special activities begin at 1pm. We'll see you here!

About Marineland

Marineland's original steel oceanariums were the first structures of their type in the world and were built to house and display multiple species of marine life, replicating the variety of life to be found off the coast of northeast Florida. Marineland continues its tradition of creating state of the art facilities with the Dolphin Conservation Center. Today guests are able to view, interact, and even swim with dolphins from around and within their habitat,. Efforts in the disciplines of education and research are shared, as guests view educational signage placed throughout the facility or are introduced to the animals via interactive encounters. In both cases the plights and challenges facing wild dolphins are key messages conveyed to inspire the general public to become informed and active in the conservation of marine animals and their natural environments

Press Release: Jeff Dunham in Jacksonville

2010-02-12T15:08:10Z

What: Jeff Dunham

On Sale: Friday, February 26, 2010; 10 a.m.
Show Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010; 7:30 p.m.

Where: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Ticket Prices: $40.50 plus applicable service charges.

Website: http://www.jaxevents.com or http://www.ticketmaster.com

Tickets available at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000, or online at www.ticketmaster.com

Press Release: 24TH ANNUAL SPRING BREAK NATIONALS AT THE OCEAN CENTER MARCH 13 - 14

2010-02-12T15:05:00Z

Get ready to rock: The "World's Most Famous Soundoff" is returning to the "World's Most Famous Beach." The 24th annual Spring Break Nationals (SBN) will be at the Volusia County Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 13 - 14. Open to the public, SBN is a mobile electronics trade show featuring manufacturer's displays that showcase the latest in automotive sound, vision, navigation, Bluetooth devices and OEM (original equipment manufacturer) integration products. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Highlights of this year's SBN include contests and prizes; DJs and performers; custom cars; Papa John's pizza-eating contests; swimsuit contests; New York's HOT 97 DJ and MTV-2 "Fast Machines" host Funkmaster Flex, who will return for the 2010 Custom Car and Bike Show; and Will Castro of SPIKE TV's "Unique Whips." The event also will feature automotive sound competitions in several categories, including sound quality, IdBL sound pressure level, Bass Boxing and a NiteGlow auxiliary vehicle lighting competition.

For those who wish to enter vehicles in the show, onsite registration will be open at noon Friday, March 12. Call 386-322-1551 for registration questions, or learn more about Spring Break Nationals at springbreaknationals.com.

Press Release: Take a hike at Lyonia Preserve

2010-02-12T14:59:05Z

TAKE A HIKE AT LYONIA PRESERVE

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.

LEC staff will lead participants on a medicinal plant walk from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 6; and from 1 - 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27.
Hikers will learn about the traditional medicinal uses of plants found in the preserve.

Residents and visitors also can enjoy weekly scrub strolls from 10 - 11 a.m. every Tuesday through Friday. Attendees take a one-hour hike through Lyonia Preserve to learn about scrub habitat and other ecosystems.

The fee for each walk is $3. Advance registration is requested and may be made by calling the LEC at (386) 789-7207. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes and hats and bring water and bug spray.

The LEC is part of the Deltona Regional Library complex at 2150 Eustace Ave. It is open from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; from 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and from 1 - 5 p.m. Sundays.

For updates on what's happening at the LEC, visit www.lyoniapreserve.com.

Art, music festival in DeLand

2010-02-08T21:46:06Z

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.

The festival will include music by African-American artists and artifacts from the collections of the DeLand African-American Museum of Art and Stetson Professor Patrick Coggins. Those attending might also make their own art and music, have their portraits done, faces painted and enjoy ethnic food.

Shortest month long on family events

2010-02-03T17:45:55Z

By AARON LONDON
STAFF WRITER

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

The fun kicks off Feb. 4 with a presentation about butterflies of Flagler County by Carla Traister, education chairwoman for the Flagler Audubon Society, at the group's monthly meeting. It begins at 6:30 p.m. at Florida Hospital Flagler on State Road 100 and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 386-313-6095 or 386-445-8653.

Feb. 5,the Audubon Society will have an early morning bird walk along the coastline beginning at 8 a.m. The group will survey beachfront and inlet habitats to help establish a winter baseline of shorebirds that utilize the coastal regions of the county. Meet at the Flagler Beach Pier. For more information, call 386-445-8653.

Feb. 5 at 7:30 the Flagler Playhouse will present "Always ... Patsy Cline." Performances continue Feb. 6-7 and 12-13. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. except Sunday, which is at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. For more information, call the box office at 386-586-0773.

The Palm Coast Arts Foundation will have its fourth annual Crystal Ball Feb. 6 at the Hammock Dunes Club beginning at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $125 per person and there will be a cash bar. For more information, contact Karen Eaton at 386-246-3756.

The Friends of the Library of Flagler County will present romantic music from Adam Miller at 2 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Palm Coast facility, 2500 Palm Coast Parkway NW. The public is invited and refreshments will be served.

The 2010 Evenings at Whitney lecture series continues Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. with a presentation by William Hauswirth on "Treating Blindness in Humans and Monkeys." The lecture is free and open to the public and will be at the Whitney Lab's Center for Marine Studies on State Road A1A in Marineland. For more information, call 904-461-4000.

The Israel Ballet will perform at 7:30 p.m.Feb. 12 at Flagler Auditorium. The show features classical and modern ballet. For information, call 386-437-7547.

The Friends of Washington Oaks State Park will have the annual Citrus Harvest Festival Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the park. Along with the festival will be the Second Saturday Plant Sale. The harvest festival features a guided tour of the historic grove. Regular park fees apply. For more information, call Mark Giblin at 386-446-6783. The park is at 6400 N. Oceanshore Blvd., Palm Coast.

Gardeners and other green thumbs concerned about the impact of recent cold temperatures on their plants can get information Feb. 15 at the Flagler County Extension Service and Master Gardeners "Short and Sweet" horticulture series.

The program will cover how to get a frost-bitten landscape back in shape and will be followed by refreshments and goodies prepared by master gardener volunteers. The program runs from 10 a.m. to noon and there is no cost to attend. The program will be at the Extension Service office at 150 Sawgrass Road, by the Flagler County Fairgrounds.

A second program on dealing with freeze damage will be from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 22. For more information, call 386-437-7464.

The Flagler Humane Society will have its annual Spayghetti Dinner and Silent Auction at 5 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Palm Coast VFW, 47 Old Kings Road. Tickets are $25 per person and are available at the Humane Society. For more information, call 386-445-1814.

Residents looking for a bargain can shop the Flagler Women's Club's annual rummage sale, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 26 and 27 at the clubhouse, 1524 S. Central Ave., Flagler Beach. Lots of merchandise will be available, from jewelry and household items to toys, electronics and collectibles. For more information, call 386-437-5442.

Rockers can get their fill Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. with Zoso-- The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience at Flagler Auditorium. For more information call 386-437-7547.

Gardeners can get information on pruning 10:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 27 from with the Friends of Washington Oaks Friends Fourth Saturday Gardening Forum. Master gardener Liz Morrison will share tips and tricks on pruning. Admission is $15 for individuals and $25 for couples and includes regular park admission. All proceeds benefit the park. For more information, call 386-446-6783.

The World Golf Hall of Fame at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine has plenty to do for golfers during the month.

The museum and IMAX Theater will have a "Big Game Party" Sunday for the Super Bowl on Feb. 7. Tickets are $30 and include admission to the Hall of Fame until 6 p.m. and unlimited pizza, wings and beverages. Then for the game, watch the action in the IMAX Theater. For more information, call 904-940-4010.

The Hall of Fame will have a President's Weekend event Feb. 13-15. Throughout the weekend, active, retired and reserve military will receive free admission to the Hall of Fame.

Screech goes Bonkerz

2010-01-29T06:00:00Z

The guy who played Samuel Powers on television will perform his standup comedy this weekend.

That is, Dustin Diamond will perform his standup comedy this weekend.

If this guy still doesn't sound familiar, try this: Screech will do his standup routine this weekend.

Diamond, who played Screech on the long-running "Saved By the Bell" TV franchise, will perform at 8 and 10 p.m.Jan. 29at Bonkerz Comedy Club in the LaPlaya Resort & Suites, 2500 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.

Tickets are $20 advance, $25 day of show, and are available at the front desk of the La Playa. For more information, call 386-299-2283.

Diamond portrayed Screech for almost 13 years in various "Saved By the Bell" series, from the show's beginning as "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" in 1988-'89, through "Saved By the Bell," "Saved By the Bell: The College Years" and its final incarnation, "Saved by the Bell: The New Class," which ran from 1994 to 2000.

Since his "Bell" days, Diamond has appeared on numerous game and reality TV shows, including "The Weakest Link," "Celebrity Boxing 2," "Celebrity Fit Club," "Hollywood Squares," "Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling" and "The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest." "Behind the Bell," Diamond's Hollywood memoir-expose, was published last September.

PHOTO CREDIT: Contributed photo

Press Release: LIBRARY'S ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DAY CONCERT

2010-01-27T16:02:08Z

Subject: LIBRARY'S ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DAY CONCERT

On Thursday, February 11, at 2 p.m., The Friends of the Library of Flagler County will present its popular Annual Valentine's Day Concert featuring Adam Miller. Miller is a Folksinger, Storyteller and Autoharp Virtuoso who will present a program of romantic music and its history. The Friends will provide flowers, candy and sparkling juice to celebrate the day. Free of charge. The public is invited.

Press Release: Founder's Day Festival

2010-01-27T15:53:24Z

FOUNDER'S DAY FESTIVAL

at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center

Join us for the Premier Founder's Day Festival in Ormond Beach!

Visit Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center for more Information
http://www.ormondbeach.org/pac/

On February 13, 2010, at 2pm, a family, fun program will be presented at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center to celebrate Ormond Beach and its place in Florida history. The event will support the City of Ormond Beach and the Ormond Beach Historical Society.

Preview the performers at: http://www.softbiztools.com/2010foundersday/

The program features Chris Kahl and Bob Patterson, singers, musicians and storytellers who will present Florida and Ormond in both song and story. Ron and Alice Howell, authors, filmmakers and reenactors will appear in period costume and debut their new, never before shown, short film "Early Ormond." This film tells the story of the New Britain colony and its transformation to Ormond through the period of 1875-1905.

Chris Kahl, Bob Patterson and the Howells will be available after the show for questions and answers. In addition, music CD's, "Early Ormond" DVD's, books about Ormond and other related merchandise will be on sale.

Bring the whole family for an entertaining and informative matinee show!

Please call for tickets:

$10.00 adults, $5.00 children
or
Order tickets by email: theater@ormondbeach.org

Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center

399 N. U.S. Highway 1

Ormond Beach 32174

Phone: 386-676-3375

Press Release: Haiti Relief Food Drive

2010-01-20T19:20:07Z

Haiti Relief Food Drive. All donations of snack type food of granola bars, energy bars, etc., cereal, peanut butter, blankets, towels & washcloths, personal hygiene products, first aid kits, antibiotics, flashlights & batteries, generators, & cash donations can be dropped off by Monday, February 15th. These items will be sent via airplane directly to Port-Au-Prince. Drop off Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., CrossRoads, 1851 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, 386-760-4806 or livingtogive@cfl.rr.com.

Conductor Hamlisch visits Peabody

2010-01-15T14:00:00Z

By RICK de YAMPERT
ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

The trophy case of Marvin Hamlisch is rather crowded: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and even a Pulitzer for "A Chorus Line."

Only one other artist, composer Richard Rodgers, has equaled that five-award sweep. And Rodgers doesn't have a single Golden Globe -- Hamlisch has three.

To borrow a phrase from "A Chorus Line" (the fourth longest-running Broadway show ever), all this makes the 65-year-old Hamlisch one singular sensation.

Hamlisch, who performs Jan. 20 at Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach, has earned another, unofficial accolade -- the James Brown Hardest Working Man in Show Biz Award.

The New York City native got busy early. He attended the Juilliard School of Music at age 7. He burst onto the entertainment scene in 1973, when he won three Oscars: one for his adaptation of Scott Joplin's music for the movie "The Sting," and two for the film "The Way We Were," for its score and title song.

Since then Hamlisch has composed more than 40 film scores, including those for "Sophie's Choice," "Three Men and a Baby," "Ordinary People," "Bananas" and all of Barbra Streisand's movies. His latest film work, for "The Informant!" (starring Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh), is a genre-hopping feast that is nominated for Best Original Score -- Motion Picture at the Jan. 17 Golden Globe Awards.

When Hamlisch isn't performing or composing, he works as the principal pops conductor for six -- six! -- orchestras: the National Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony and the San Diego Symphony.

For his Peabody concert, Hamlisch will be accompanied by his longtime vocalist, Stephen Lehew, and an orchestra composed of more than 20 Stetson University and Volusia County school students.

The program will feature music from "The Way We Were," "A Chorus Line" and other Hamlisch works, as well as the songs of Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers and others.

During a phone interview as he traveled by commuter train in the New York area, Hamlisch spoke about dealing with creative stumbling blocks, and whether music can build bridges across cultures.

When you were working on your soundtrack for "The Informant!" you said you were stuck at the outset, that creatively nothing was happening for the first two weeks.

Things were happening, but the problem was things that were obvious were happening. Unfortunately, they didn't seem to fit the bill.

The project is funny. The director wants to make sure that the music says it's funny. Had it been scored, so to speak, normally, it would not have been that funny. Every time I would start something, I would go, "Nah, this doesn't make me laugh. That doesn't make me laugh."

Finally I took to heart that the main character is bipolar. That clicked into me instantly. If he's bipolar, he's seeing the world totally different than the rest of us are seeing it. That's what I decided to "musicalize." So the music becomes like another character that the audience doesn't see, but it's what's going on in his head.

You're so prolific -- how often do you become stuck in the creative process?

I never quite figure it as stuck. You've probably read this quote but it is true: They asked Michelangelo, "How do you make an elephant?" And he says, "You take away everything that's not an elephant, you're left with an elephant."

In the same way, it's not that I'm stuck. It's that the ideas I come up with really aren't right. By getting rid of those ideas, slowly but surely you come to what the right one is.

Sounds like you've never pressed that panic button and said, "Oh my God, what am I gonna do?"

I've learned that in order to stay away from total panic, you have to do the following: Let's say it's day five of the process and nothing's happening. You have two choices. One choice is to stay at the piano another six hours and bang something out. Or, actually get up, go get a hamburger, go see a movie, relax, just stay cool, knowing that it will be there tomorrow.

That's the way I go at it. I have to have confidence that one of these days it's going to happen. So you get away from it a little bit to know what you're going to do.


Several years ago I interviewed Palestinian musician Simon Shaheen, and I asked him a version of the same question I've asked a lot of musicians: "Do you ever dream your music can help bridges between cultures?" In his case, it was "Can music heal some of the animosities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?" Shaheen said, "To say that music can heal -- I have reservations about this. Music is powerful, but it has its own moment." In your current bio you state: "Music can make a difference. There is a global nature to music, which has the potential to bring all people together. Music is truly an international language." Have you ever wavered in that belief?

I would say the difference between what he's saying and what I'm saying is not that far. Music may not be able to take with it an entire government or an entire way of life or whatever. But it can certainly change the lives of one or two or three people who may have been enemies to start.

There's a wonderful organization called Seeds of Peace. They bring to camp every year members of the families of Middle East people -- Palestinians, Jews. And the truth is they start off not being able to stand each other, but by the end of the camp they've actually made friends.

I believe that, on that kind of personal basis, music can really help. For instance, (conductor) Daniel Barenboim with the Chicago Symphony, where they have Israelis sitting next to Palestinians.

Do I think two governments can be brought to a concert and they say, "Wow, let's all be friends"? No, that's not going to happen. But particularly with younger people -- people where it's not rooted in them for years and years and years -- it can make a difference.

What are some of your current or future projects? More film?

We are nominated for a Golden Globe. I'll find out on the 17th. So, when I get to Daytona, either a winner's showing up, or a loser.

And I'm working on a Broadway show, but that's like a year in the making, so we have a long time for it. It's based on the Jerry Lewis film "The Nutty Professor." I'm writing the music. Rupert Holmes is writing the lyrics."

If You Go
WHO: Marvin Hamlisch
WHEN: 7 p.m. Jan 20
WHERE: Peabody Auditorium, 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach
TICKETS: $40-$75 plus service fee; Volusia and Flagler county teachers and faculty with ID, $5 off; students with ID, $16. Tickets available at the auditorium box office and Ticketmaster.
INFORMATION: 386-671-3462

Mozart's 'Figaro' comes to Daytona Beach

2010-01-15T08:00:00Z

When French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais wrote "The Marriage of Figaro" in 1778, his comedy was banned because it satirized the aristocracy. When the play finally was staged in 1784, it became such a hit that Mozart decided to fashion it into an opera -- one which became one of his most successful works.

Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" will be staged at 2 p.m. Jan. 17 by Central Florida Lyric Opera, an Orlando company. The performance will be at Seabreeze High School Auditorium, 2700 N. Oleander Ave., Daytona Beach. Tickets are $28, seniors $25, students $10, available at the door this Sunday, or by calling 1-800-624-8038, ext. 1.

"The Marriage of Figaro" is a comedy of manners about the servant Figaro and his battle of wits with the scheming, skirt-chasing Count Almaviva. Shunning his countess wife, the count instead has his eyes on Figaro's bride-to-be, Susanna. The count attempts to legally compel Figaro to marry a woman old enough to be his mother, but Figaro, Susanna and the countess seek to expose his scheme.

"The Marriage of Figaro" was listed at number six on Opera America's list of the 20 most-performed operas in North America.

This guy is 'Simply Barbra'

2010-01-15T07:55:00Z

Critics have said Steven Brinberg's stage show isn't a drag -- as in drag queen. Never mind that Brinberg has been performing his tribute to Barbra Streisand for more than 15 years.

The New York City native performs his show, "Simply Barbra," Jan. 15 at Flagler Auditorium.

"We're actors," Brinberg told an interviewer, referring to a handful of male colleagues who employ live vocals to portray female movie stars and singers.

"It's unfortunate if someone stays away from my show because they think it will be some silly drag show," Brinberg told journalist Peter Haas in an interview for Cabaret Scenes magazine. "One reviewer I had said, 'Gender, schmender, it's entertainment!' Sian Phillips, the British actress who has played Marlene (Dietrich), called it a 'female interpretation.' Charles Busch called it 'gender illusionist.' I always say, 'I don't care what you call me, just call me.'"

"Simply Barbra" will be staged at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at Flagler Auditorium, 5500 E. S.R. 100, Palm Coast. Tickets are $28 and $40 VIP, available at the auditorium box office. The VIP ticket includes preferred seating and an after-show reception with Brinberg at the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast.

Proceeds from the show, which is being presented by the Flagler-Palm Coast Sunrise Rotary Club and the auditorium, will benefit Flagler County homeless students and other students in need.

For more information, call the auditorium at 386-437-7547, or go online at flaglerauditorium.org.

Brinberg has performed "Simply Barbra" throughout the United States as well as Australia, New Zealand, England, Singapore and Hong Kong.

He has appeared on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," "The Sally Jessy Raphael Show" and "The Jerry Springer Show." He was the voice of David Spade on an episode of MTV's "Celebrity Death Match."