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THE PALM BEACH POST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2006 24 Butterfly i 954-9774400 www.butterflyworld.com 4 miles West of 195 (Exit 39) id 4 ft Just West of the FL turnpike (Exit 69) Three discs we recommend this week CD review of the week 6 Giant Aviaries Live Exotic Butterflies Hummingbirds MuseumInsectarium NEW Live Bug Zoo Macaw Landing Suspension Bridge Outdoor Cafes Gift Plant Shops Butterfly Gardening Workshop Saturday. Nov. 11 2006 at 1 1 am Rain or Shine Workshop FKKE with paid admission. r3 Mon-Sat: 9am'5pm Sun: Uanv5pm Admission closes at 4pm dailv Located in Tradewinds Park South SCI 3600 West Sample Road, Coconut Creek, FL 3 307? 4f i it Jr. IK.

flPALM Beach Atlantic UNIVERSITY (Ova i 1. The Return, Ruben Studdard. The Velvet Teddy Bear doesn't want to be so cuddly anymore. He's now determined to be less of a pushover, more of a hip-hop character. Download It now: Ne- Yo's Rather Just Not Know, which lilts as it insists, "I don't want the truth, no no no 1 don't want to have to forgive you." He's more lovable begging than he is leering.

2. Ray Sings, Basie Swings, Ray Charles and the Count Basie Orchestra. Charles' vocals are grafted onto Basie performances. It shouldn't work, but, man, it does. Download it now: Crying Time, with Charles commiserating with the faux Raelettes (vocal arrangement fashioned by Patti Austin).

He sounds as if he's surrounded by close friends. 3. It Just Comes Natural, George Strait. One of the most adventurous and artistically satisfying albums of the country Sinatra's career. Sounding looser than ever, Strait uses the 15-song album to explore the array of musical styles he excels at and to show off the flexibility of his vocal kT jf' J- 'wjir MAW i.i'-f.

4 aim Claude Rhea Family Concert Series presents The Orchid Ensemble, a panorama of World Music Sounds 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 31 Helen K. Persson Recital Hall in Vera Lea Rinker Hall 326 Acacia West Palm Beach Free-No tickets required Symphonic Band Fall Concert 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 3 DeSantis Family Chapel 300 Okeechobee West Palm Beach general admission; $5 for students Ticket Central 561-803-2970 The Crescendo Series The artist Taylor Swift -The disc: Taylor Swift Fluke, I thought One-hit wonder, I assumed. Wrong! I admitted.

When I first saw the video of Taylor Swift's debut single, Tim McGraw, on CMT, I felt like I was being force-fed the sweet-voiced blonde. And I was skeptical. She's only 16. What could she have to say to me? Granted, Tim McGraw grabs you with a solid first line: "You said the way my blue eyes shine put those Georgia stars to shame that night 1 said that's a lie." And it's got a lovely melody. But could this ringleted child reproduce that 11 times? Could I love an album of songs written by someone so young? Could Taylor Swift be the real deal? Yes, yes, yes! Swift's album hit stores this week and the quirky imperfections in her songs, the sweetness on Teardrops on My Guitar, the vulnerability on Tied Together with a Smile, make her catchy melodies work.

Rosanne Cash said that melody is the tip of the arrow that lets the lyrics pierce your heart. Swift knows this instinctively. Swift looks at life with a simplicity I abandoned a long time ago, but the songs have a musical maturity that prevents them from becoming country bubble-gum music. Swift has essentially produced a soundtrack of teenage angst: On Picture to Burn, a angry break-up song, she sounds a little like Natalie Maines (in a good way) when she sings, "I hate that stupid old pick-up truck you never let me drive." On Our Song, she skillfully stretches a metaphor about first love. Tim McGraw which isn't about Tim McGraw but about a boyfriend who liked his music jumped four places this week to No.

17 on Billboards country chart, and she recently earned a coveted spot opening for Rascal Flatts. This country concoction is contagious. The grade: A Janis Fontaine, The Palm Beach Post range. Download It now: Guy Clark's Texas Cookin', a Western swing workout that uses food to celebrate the different cultures that make Texas one of the most colorful, and most richly culinary, states in America. TGIF single of the week (www 1 presents Pioneers of Latin Jazz presented by the PBA Jazz Ensemble 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 7 The Harriet Himmel Theater at CityPlace 800 S. Rosemary West Palm Beach CTS 1-866-449-2489 or www.tixops.com sponsored by LaPalma The artist Jay-Z The single: Show Me What You Got The song is built around a silky horn solo and some flashy flourishes that sound like a less serious continuation to Encore from The Black Album, like a lot of Jay's lead singles, Show Me plays like the appetizer to the album's main courses even opening with a sly, half-joking apology, "What you want me to do? I'm sorry. I'm hark-" Tt's a rharmer. hut it al Jay-Z "ufcsvou there's more to come, making us wait until Kingdom Coyne drops on Nov. 21 before Jay shows us what he's got going on.

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