Visual and performing artists and events in the news in February, 2025
This is who and what’s creating news in Southwest Florida’s visual and performing arts community during the month of January, 2025:
1 ART NEWS AND EXHIBITIONS
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2 ART FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
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3 ON STAGE AT AREA THEATERS
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4 ACTORS & DIRECTORS
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5 THEATER
The Studio Players’ ‘Tainted Love’ a satisfying evening of theater
“Tainted Love” is on stage at Golden Gate Community Center through February 16. While Johnny Grim’s dialogue is a bit stilted in places, the story presents an interesting dive into how a group of female college friends negotiate life-changing decisions. The catalyst in this light comedy is Julie, played with verve and due seriousness by Gerrie Benzing. She’s invited three friends to her house on the pretense of showing them her husband’s latest handiwork, a backyard gazebo that lists to one side. But Julie has a much different agenda. She’s decided to leave her husband of 30 years while he’s out of town on business. Access the full review on WGCU.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.