Entertainment

Courtesy photo by Sandi Carroll. The Dixie Swim Club premieres April 9 at the Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach with cast, left to right, Karen Poulsen, Lauretta Lawrence, Pattie Earl, Ida Anderson, Joey Reader.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- "The Dixie Swim Club" Comedy Drama by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, premieres at the Little Theatre of New Smyna Beach on April 9 and runs  April 10, 11 15, 16, 17, 18.

Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge their relationships.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Historic Flagler Avenue is the place to be on Saturday, March 21, for the Art Walk and Wine Tasting event.

The fun begins 10 a.m. and ends 6 p.m. During this time, attendees can take an enjoyable stroll along the avenue while enjoying the wide variety of art works featured inside galleries, as well as by several visiting artists under canopies, and also participate in a "Wine Tasting."

Courtesy photo.  Marc Monteson Promotions and The City of New Smyrna Beach Parks and Recreation Department present Don Scaletta and the Jazz Project salute Stan Kenton on Sunday March 7 at 2 p.m. at the Brannon Center.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Jazz enthusiasts will enjoy what's on tap 2 p.m. Sunday at the Brannon Center: Don Scaletta and the Jazz Project salute Stan Kenton.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Roxanne Reynolds Hicks is a big fan of the Art Walk on Flagler Avenue here on the street that has thousands of daytrippers from across Central Florida enjoying the artistry and craftsmanship on display.

Courtesy video. Tia McDonald (far left in purple shirt) of Edgewater, has the lead role in a Hollywood music video, "Rich Girl$ by Down With Webster, a Canadian pop group. The song is a remake of the 1977 No. 1 song "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates.

EDGEWATER --

Tia McDonald is not a rich girl in real life, but she has had some rich experiences with the likes of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers. Recently, the 17-year-old junior at New Smyrna Beach High School starred in a Hollywood video for the boy band Down with Webster and its debut record, "Rich Girl$."

Courtesy photo/Janine Dorsey. Book author and former Tampa Tribune Night Metro Editor Tim Dorsey will make a presentation on his newest book Jan. 9, at the New Smyrna Beach Library.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- New York Times best-selling author and Florida resident Tim Dorsey will discuss his Florida comic crime novels at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9.

Courtesy photo. Arts on Douglas will hold its Miniatures Exhibition 2009 Dec. 5 to Dec. 24. The featured artwork here is Jill Cannady's Butch Carved terra cotta, stain & wax 8" x 8" x 1."

Editor's Note: Text by Sandi Carroll and house images by Cathy Bersre.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The IMAGES Tour of Homes will present six unique and fascinating homes in New Smyrna Beach festively decorated for the holidays, and a fantastic boutique featuring handmade gift items, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.

This is the main fundraiser for the 34th annual IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts, an outdoor fine arts show. Featured homes will include:

The incredible Tuscan-style country home of restaurant owners Jeffrey and Paige Gehris on Canova Drive;

DELAND -- In what can only be characterized as a startling development --even for the world of the paranormal -- the Athens Theatre's Halloween Spooktacular has been canceled.

Unnamed sources involved with the Halloween production are placing responsibility on a bizarre object connected with the event -- a haunted brick.

According to theatre manager Ed Kirkland, the all-day and night-film Spooktacular planned for Oct. 31, was to have included a host of classic halloween movies and unuusual lobby exhibits, culminating in the Rocky Horror Show at midnight.

DELAND -- The historic Athens Theatre, in partnership with the West Volusia Film Authority, will host its first annual "Athens Halloween Spooktacular" throughout the day and night on Saturday, Oct. 31.

At 11 a.m., the day kicks off with a series of four classic Abbott & Costello horror movies, followed by an evening of campy horror films, with the iconic Ted V. Mikels' ASTRO ZOMBIES as the headliner.
The movie marathon event culminates with a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Show.