January-February 2023

Lara Hope & the Ark Tones perform at Rockabillaque Florida, January 21 at the Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee.

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On The Gulf

Temple Grandin Speaking In Fort Myers

Family Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children and young adults on the spectrum and their families, is continuing its Redefining Autism speaker series with a presentation by renowned autism activist Dr. Temple Grandin on Saturday, January 7 at Christ Community Church in Fort Myers. Registration is not required.

As part of the Redefining Autism series, Grandin will discuss how the world needs to take a closer look at our autism community. Grandin says, “At the heart of that message is this: Rigid academic and social expectations could wind up stifling a mind that, while it might struggle to conjugate a verb, could one day take us to distant stars. The skills that people with autism bring to the table should be nurtured for their benefit and society’s.”

Grandin is an author of several books and published works, has a biographical movie created about her life and is an international speaker working to change the world’s perception on what it means to live on the autism spectrum.

Grandin, 75, grew up with autism in the 1950s, and became a professor of animal science at Colorado State University as well as a world-renowned autism advocate.

Family Initiative’s team of clinicians serves children from a compassionate, personalized approach through Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Occupational Therapy (OT) services, and offers Austism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) play groups, teen meetings, parent education, community conversations and more. In addition, the organization provides child welfare caregiver training and support through its Family Impact Program.

The presentation begins at 1pm at Christ Community Church, located at 4050 Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers. For information, call 910-0712.

BIG ARTS at Berne Davis Gardens

BIG ARTS, with over four decades of arts, education and enrichment programs on Sanibel Island, is using this time post Hurricane Ian to reach out to a broader audience in Lee County. Long part of its strategic planning ambitions, BIG ARTS has wanted to do programs across the causeway and has named the initiative, ‘BIG ARTS on the Road’.

While BIG ARTS did not sustain the damage to property that

others in the area have suffered, due in great part to the integrity of the new building constructed in 2019, they are glad to be able to offer the space as a location for all Sanibel City meetings, and their parking lots were used as a staging area for the hundreds of workers restoring power and electricity and clearing debris.

BIG ARTS initial foray into this outreach program will be a series of plein air workshops under the direction of Aimee Harrison, BIG ARTS Workshop Manager, to be held at the Berne Davis Botanical Gardens. These workshops feature some of southwest Florida’s most popular instructors, including visiting artists Douglas Davis, Jane Slivka and others.

BIG ARTS will also host a free, open house on January 15, 4-6pm, on the BIG ARTS campus where a variety of artists will be conducting demonstrations in the education classrooms. There will be free food and beverages and live music.

While BIG ARTS’ Dunham Family Gallery is temporarily closed and slated for opening in late January, the Mezzanine Gallery, with access via elevator, is open to the public. Additionally, the BIG ARTS Gift Shop, featuring southwest Florida artists’ ceramics, paintings, jewelry, wearable art and more, is open Monday -Friday, 9am-3pm.

Berne Davis Botanical Gardens is located at 2166 Virginia Ave. in Fort Myers. The Gardens offers free guided tours Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am-1pm.

For information about BIG ARTS workshops, events and gallery reopening, call 395-0900. For information about the Berne Davis Botanical Gardens, call 332-4942.

Autism activist, Temple Grandin is speaking in Fort Myers on January 7

ArtFest Fort Myers

Weekend Returns to Riverfront

ArtFest Fort Myers, Southwest Florida’s premier outdoor art festival, brings more than 200 professional artists from across the country to the downtown waterfront in Fort Myers the weekend of February 4 & 5. There is an Opening Night Party the evening of February 3 at the Caloosa Sound Amphitheater., where the Gulf Coast Symphony will perform a free pops concert, ‘Symphony on the Sound’, from 7- 8:15pm.

ArtFest also features high school art and street chalk art competitions, children’s art activities, live entertainment and food. Admission is free.

ArtFest attendees can see a wide variety of art, meet the artists and buy ceramics, jewelry, glasswork, and wearable art, as well as paintings, drawings and sculptures.

The work of high school artists is on display at the Art Under 20 exhibit and competition. Students can create large street paintings in the Chalk Block and the We Are Overflowing exhibit features the message about recycling, reuse, and upcycling. Children will enjoy the Publix Art Yard and Community Stage,

offering creative opportunities for children of all ages, and Art for All, where kids (and adults) with motor skill challenges create large pieces using adaptive tools and devices that turn wheelchairs into giant paintbrushes or chalk drawers. There is also a Publix Run To The Arts 5K timed race Sunday morning at 8am. Visit RunToTheArts.com to register.

VIP Club memberships are available. Membership includes: reserved weekend parking; admission to the Friday Night Opening VIP Club, located at Caloosa Sound Convention Center; unlimited access to the VIP Club area with breakfast, lunch, and drinks; front-row seats at the ‘Symphony on the Sound’ concert.

Parking lots adjacent to the festival, street parking, and City Garages are open. Trolleys are available from remote lots.

ArtFest Fort Myers is open February 4, 10am-5pm and February 5, 10am-4pm. The Opening Night Party is February 3, 6-9pm. Admission is free. ArtFest is located in Centennial Park on Fort Myers’ riverfront, along Edwards Dr. Call 768-3602 for information.

Artists Wanted for All Florida Exhibition

The Alliance for the Arts is hosting the 37th Annual All Florida Exhibition featuring pieces created by artists working in a wide variety of media from all over the state of Florida.

Artists in Florida are encouraged to submit their work for this juried exhibition. Categories for entry are sculpture, painting (oil, acrylic, collage, watercolor and mixed media), photography, prints and drawing. An entry may consist of 1-3 artworks. All entries are due by January 23. If you would like to be considered for this show, please download the prospectus found on the Alliance for the Arts website: ArtInLee.org/ AllFlorida2023.

Accepted entries will be displayed in an exhibition at the Alliance for the Arts March 3-April 1 in March 2023 representing Florida’s contemporary artists. Awards include $1,000 cash for Best In Show, a 2nd place gift certificate, $100 cash for 3rd place and Juror’s Choice

Awards of Alliance for the Arts memberships.

The Alliance for the Arts is a nonprofit community arts and cultural center with a mission to facilitate and nurture the creation, development, promotion and education of arts and culture in southwest Florida.

The Alliance for the Arts is located at 10091 McGregor Blvd. in Fort Myers. Galleries are open Tuesdays-Friday 9am-7pm & Saturday 9am-1pm.

For information, call 939-2787.

Rookery Bay Reserve Celebrates Birds

The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is hosting its annual Festival of Birds, January 14-21. During the week-long ornithological celebration, visitors can attend workshops, classes and presentations by birding experts, including Keynote Speaker Tabitha Stadler, Executive Director of Environmental Protection in the Caribbean. Events begin at 7am, with the last at sunset.

Visitors can also participate in guided wildlife viewing field trips, backcountry swamp buggy trips, and bicycle, boat and kayak tours.

Workshops at Environmental Learning Center include: Decoy Painting Workshop, ScrubJays, Chasing Migration, Beach Nesting Birds.

Boat tours include: Sunrise Flyoff Boat Tour, Sunset Roost Boat Tour, Big Cypress National Preserve Kayak Tour.

Birding walks include: Clam

Pass Park Birding the Boardwalk, Corkscrew Swamp Morning Birding Walk, Eagle Lakes Park Birding for Beginners, Fakahatchee Strand Swamp Trom, Big Cypress Birding Caravan & Boardwalk Tour, Bunche Beach Birding Walk, Tigertail Beach Lagoon Birding

Rookery Bay’s Festival of Birds features birding walks, boat and kayak tours, and workshops, January 14-21.

There is also a Bear Island Bike Ride and Corkscrew Swamp Backcountry Swamp Buggy Trips. Pre-registration required for all activities.

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is located at 300 Tower Rd. in Naples. The Environmental Learning Center is open Monday-Saturday 9am-4pm. Call 530-5972 for information.

Exhibition Features

Paintings of Cottages and Waterways of Old Naples

Hurricanes, affluence and modern housing expectations have forever changed the ambiance of Old Naples. The iconic cottages and hidden tunnels of mangrove trees to the beach are becoming a rare sight. The contemporary art gallery, Things I Like by Catherine will host an opening reception on

ArtFest Fort Myers is February 3-5 on Fort Myers’ riverfront, along Edwards Ave.

January 26 for an exhibition of paintings and photographs of the cottages and waterways of Old Naples by Mark Hunt.

Hunt has been coming to the area for 20 years, visiting his mother and escaping the brutal Boston winters for two weeks every February. An avid roller-blader and professional photographer, Mark would cruise around the neighborhoods taking pictures and capturing that special splitsecond moment in time which makes a great photograph.

A book of Old Naples Cottages that his mom had in her home piqued his interest and he began seeking them out to photograph and eventually paint. As the years went by, he started to notice the cottages disappearing, being replaced with much larger homes. Where there were once small houses with expansive lawns and large palm trees, there are now large homes with no open space. While progress cannot be stopped, looking at the paintings in this exhibition will make you smile, feel nostalgic, and think of your own childhood experiences.

The reception is January 26, 5-8pm. Admission is free. Things I Like by Catherine Contemporary Art Gallery is located at 3954 Bayshore Drive in Naples. For information, call 778-4665.

Fort Myers Beach Art Association Shows at Area Churches

Since the art association’s building was destroyed by Hurricane Ian, the Fort Myers Beach Art Association has found exhibit and meeting space with several area churches. Fort Myers Congregational United Church has provided meeting and painting space. The Church is located at 8210 College Pkwy. In Fort Myers.

The group’s Winter Show is on view thru January 30 at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 9751 Bonita Beach Rd. in Bonita Springs. The show, Finding Inspiration, will also help the arts group raise money for

M.C. Escher Exhibition at Naples Art Institute

rebuilding. For information about this exhibition, call the church at 992-3233.

The Bonita show, open to art association members, will run until Monday, Jan. 30. It can be seen during business hours. Call the church office at 992-3233.

Another art show will be hosted January 13-15 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Naples, located at 625 111th Ave. N. For information about the Fort Myers Art Beach Art Association, call 463-3909.

Rockabilly Festival at Seminole Casino

The Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee presents Rockabillaque Florida on January 21, with music starting at 11am. The all-day & night music festival is free and open to all ages.

Rockabillaque Florida celebrates mid-century and 1950s Americana, featuring musical acts from all over the country, a classic car and vintage bike show, pin-up, tattoo and beard & moustache contests, vendors and food trucks.

Squirrel Nut Zippers and Los Straitjackets headline the event, with national acts the

Legendary Shack Shakers, Hot Rod Walt & the Psycho-DeVilles, Eddie Clendening & the Blue Ribbon Boys, Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones, The Swayzees, Jane Rose & the Dead Ends, Jared Petteys & the Headliners, as well as regional acts The Patina Turners, Black Valley Moon, Little Sheba & the Shamans, and The Kreepy Tikis.

Classic cars and vintage bikes will be on display from 11am-4:30pm. There is a Friday night kick-off party at the Zig Zag Lounge and a VIP Pool Party on Sunday, with a vintage swimsuit competition, live music and more.

All concerts are free and held outdoors. Chairs are welcome. Coolers, backpacks and pets are not permitted. The Seminole

The Naples Art Institute is hosting the exhibition, ‘M.C. Escher: Reality and Illusion’, a rare privilege of examining first-hand 150 masterworks of Maurits Cornelis Escher one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century.

Drawn from the largest private traveling Escher collection in the world, the exhibition includes early figure drawings, lesser-known book illustrations, detailed Italian landscapes, the ‘tessellations’ for which he became famous, and several examples of his signature architectural fantasies in which stairways seem to go both up and down. His drawings of a pair of hands drawing and fish morphing into birds are familiar to most people.

M.C. Escher used his work to challenge perspectives, deftly exploring the relationships between art and science, reality and illusion, chaos and order, and logic and absurdity. Docent led tours are scheduled for Fridays January 6-February 10 at 1pm.

‘M.C. Escher: Reality & Illusion’ is on view thru February 12. The Naples Art Institute is open Monday- Saturday from 10am6pm, Thursday evenings until 9pm, and Sunday 11am-4pm.

Casino Hotel is located at 506 South 1st St. in Immokalee. Call 658-1313 for information.

An opening reception for an exhibition of Mark Hunt’s paintings of Old Naples at Things I Like by Catherine Contemporary Art Gallery in Naples is January 26.

The Legendary Shack Shakers perform at Rockabillaque Florida, January 21 at the Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee.

‘Ding’ Darling Hosts Photo Contest for High Schoolers

The deadline to submit photographs for consideration for the 10th annual ‘Ding’ Darling –Theodore Cross High School Photography Contest is March 1. High school students in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Glades, and Hendry counties can compete for prizes that include a Canon digital SLR camera package, a one-year subscription to Adobe photography software, and a one-year family pass to all Florida state parks.

Digital image entries can be shot from any outdoor venue in the state of Florida. A writing component to the contest requires entrants grades 9- 12 to submit a 100-word description of the ‘moment’ captured and how it reflects what nature

and wildlife mean to the photographer.

Students attending high schools in Lee, Collier, Hendry, Glades, and Charlotte counties in grades 9 through 12 may submit up to two photographs.

Images may be taken with any camera, including smartphones. Panoramic photos are not allowed. Filters, cropping, enhancements, and borders are permitted. However, adding any elements not existing in the original scene will not be allowed. Judging will consider technical excellence (sharpness, lighting, composition, exposure), creativity, and the explanation of photograph.

The contest’s namesake, Ted Cross lived part-time on Sanibel Island, marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; advised the Johnson and Nixon administrations on anti-poverty programs; played a prominent role in President Obama’s

An exhibition of works by M.C. Escher is on view at the Naples Art Institute thru February 12.

election; and created Birders United, a birding website that ranked legislators according to their record of bird protection support.

Late in life, Cross indulged his love for birds and photography and often shot at J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel. A number of the images in his book, Waterbirds reflect his love for the refuge.

Guidelines and prize information are also posted at dingdarlingsociety.org/articles/ photo-contests.

Call the ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Society at 292-0566 for more information.

Classical Concerts at B.B. Mann

Internationally-acclaimed performers from the Ukraine, England and the United States will headline the five concerts planned for 2023 by the Fort Myers Community Concert Association. All performances begin at 7:30pm at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on the Florida SouthWestern State College campus in Fort Myers.

schedule

January 8: New York

Philharmonic String Quartet, joined by American pianist Drew Peterson

January 16: The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine

February 7: A Celebration of

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Jan 4: vs Greenville

Swamp Rabbits

Jan 7: vs Orlando Solar Bears

Jan 20: vs Savannah Ghost

Pirates

Jan 21: vs Savannah Ghost

Pirates

Jan 25: vs South Carolina

Stingrays

Jan 27: vs South Carolina

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Jan 28: vs South Carolina

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Feb 8: vs Jacksonville Icemen

Feb 10: vs Orlando Solar Bears

Feb 11: vs Orlando Solar Bears

Feb 22: vs Kansas City

Mavericks

Feb 24: vs Kansas City

Mavericks

Feb 25: vs Kalamazoo Wings

Mar 8: vs South Carolina

Stingrays

Mar 10: vs South Carolina

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Mar 11: vs South Carolina

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Mar 22: vs Newfoundland

Growlers

Mar 24: vs Newfoundland Growlers

Mar 25: vs Newfoundland Growlers

apr 5: vs Jacksonville Icemen

apr 12: vs Jacksonville Icemen

apr 14: vs Atlanta Gladiators

apr 15: vs Atlanta Gladiators

Song – the Classics to Broadway, a concert by Concerto Soloists Internationale with orchestra.

March 9: The English Chamber Orchestra

March 27: The Royal National Ballet Direct from the Republic of Georgia – Fire of Georgia, a performance that combines Georgian folk dances with modern choreography and costumes.

The Barbara B. Mann

Performing Arts Hall is located on the Florida SouthWestern State College campus at 13350 FSW Pkwy. in Fort Myers. Call 6934849 for information.

The Art Institute is located at 585 Park St. in downtown Naples. Call 262-6517 for information.

The New York Philharmonic String Quartet perform January 8 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers.

Paper Thin & Shadow Deep

Hiromi

Mizugai Moneyhun’s Hand-Cut Paper Works

THRU JUNE 18, 2023

Appleton Museum of Art

College of Central Florida

4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd. • OCALA 352-291-4455

appletonmuseum.org

Hiromi Mizugai Moneyhun’s three-dimensional cut paper pieces are the result of a multi-step process which produces art that is amusingly lighthearted and startlingly alive. Her most significant early influence was ‘ehon’, a general term given to Japanese picture books. With no formal art training, she has evolved a unique, homegrown artistic voice that combines traditional Japanese visual art forms with the super-modernity that is now found in all of Japan’s biggest cities.

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Reclaiming Home

Contemporary

Seminole Art

MARCH 18SEPTEMBER 4

The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art

State Art Museum of Florida

Florida State University

5401 Bay Shore Rd. • SARASOTA 941-359-5700

ringling.org/museum-art

The exhibition will highlight the range and depth of the fantastic artwork by some of the most outstanding Seminole, Miccosukee, and mixed-heritage artists from Florida, along with notable work by the internationally-recognized artists of Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole descent from Oklahoma and beyond. It will expand the conceptual framework of Native American art made in Florida today and provide a fuller understanding of  the complexities of issues within the art of the Seminole diaspora. Reclaiming Home is The Ringling Museum of Art’s first collaboration with Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum of Seminole culture and history, located on the Big Cypress Indian Reservation.

American Journey

THRU MAY 7

Orlando Museum of Art

2416 N. Mills Ave. • ORLANDO

407-896-4231

omart.org

American art has expressed the ideals, aspirations, and challenges of the nation throughout its history. ‘American Journey’ explores this history through paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs dating from the 19th Century to the present. Divided into thematic sections with artworks of the past and present seen side by side, sections include Land and Sea, aspects of nature and geography of the American landscape; The West, myths and symbolism about the nation’s growth and ambition; Farm and City, representing qualities of American character such as self-reliance, industry, and progress; and People and Community, showing ever-changing views of individuals and their social relationships.

True Nature

Rodin and the Age of Impressionism

THRU MARCH 26

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg

255 Beach Drive NE • ST. PETERSBURG

727-896-2667

mfastpete.org

The exhibition presents works by one of the most celebrated sculptors of all time, side by side with extraordinary paintings by his renowned contemporaries. It offers a comprehensive look at Rodin, placing him within the context of the profound artistic, cultural, and social changes occurring at the end of the 19th Century in France, and explores his desire for academic recognition, even as he remained at the forefront of the avant-garde alongside the Impressionists. The exhibition includes nearly 40 of Rodin’s masterpieces, ranging from intimately scaled marble statues to monumental bronzes, as well as major paintings by Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas, and photographs, drawings and sculptures by other masters of the period.

Love Stories from the National Portrait Gallery, London

FEBRUARY 4-MAY 7

Artis—Naples

The Baker Museum

5833 Pelican Blvd. NAPLES 239-597-1900

artisnaples.org/baker-museum

This exhibition presents masterpieces from the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, arguing that ideas of love and desire as critical to the development of portraiture, from the 16th century to the present day. At the heart of this exhibition are a series of real-life love stories, grouped thematically, with each story exploring a different aspect of romantic love and the role of portraits within it, from images of an artist’s obsession with their muse to those that record tragic love affairs or celebrate the triumph of love against the odds. ‘Love Stories’ features  work by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Angelica Kauffman, Man Ray, Lee Miller, and David Hockney, among others.

Andrea Kowch Mysterious Realms

JANUARY 14-APRIL 9

Museum of Art – DeLand

100 N. Woodland Blvd. • DELAND 386-279-7534

moartdeland

The stories behind Andrea Kowch’s figurative realist paintings stem from life’s memories and emotions, resulting in narrative, allegorical imagery that illustrates the parallels between human experience and the mysteries of the natural world. The lonely, desolate American landscape encompassing the paintings’ subjects and  real, yet dreamlike, scenarios serve as metaphors for the human condition, all retaining a sense of vagueness to motivate viewers to explore various layers of mood and meaning. Kowch’s work reminds viewers of places that sometimes no longer exist, and to recognize and honor them as a part of our history that is worth preserving.

The Shape of Dreams

THRU APRIL 30

The Dali

1 Dali Blvd. • ST. PETERSBURG 727-823-3767

thedali.org

The exhibition explores 500 years of dream-inspired paintings from the 16th to 20th century, demonstrating how Western artists have depicted the enigmatic state of awareness that often leaves dreamers searching for meaning. It features a selection of art on loan from American museums, along with several works from The Dalí’s permanent collection. In addition to Salvador Dali’s works, The Shape of Dreams features works by Paul Delvaux, Pat Steir, Philip Guston, Max Beckmann, Lodovico Carracci and Odilon Redon, withmany monumental canvases.

Oswaldo Vigas

FEBRUARY 15-MAY 21

Boca Raton Museum of Art

501 Plaza Real • Boca Raton 561-392-2500

bocamuseum.org

This exhibition spans the career of Venezuelan artist Oswaldo Vigas. More than a simple retrospective, it is a personal tribute to the artist, a modernist that employed elements of cubism, surrealism, constructivism, and neo-figuration, Vigas’s works are imbued with his ongoing search into his mestizo identity. Vigas resettled in Paris in 1952 and immersed himself in the local avantgarde scene, befriending the likes of Rene Magritte, Wilfredo Lam, and Fernando Leger. Returning to South America, he was one of the first artists practicing in his country using both elements of European modernism and the art of ancient America. The exhibition features paintings, drawings, graphics, tapestries, and sculptures that span decades.

Edward Hopper and Guy Pène du Bois Painting the Real THRU MARCH 26

Polk Museum of Art

Florida Southern College

800 E. Palmetto Street • LAKELAND

863-688-7743

polkmusuemofart.org

An original Polk Museum of Art exhibition, ‘Edward Hopper and Guy Pène du Bois: Painting the Real’ comprises approximately 60 works and focuses on Hopper and Pène du Bois, two very thematically different but stylistically-overlapping artists who became lifelong friends from the time of their earliest studies at the New York School of Art. Hopper and Pène du Bois shared a deep interest in representing the evolving modern worlds around them — New York City, Paris, suburban and rural America — and each refracted those worlds through his own unique lens of Realism. Both were also celebrated in their own era as masters of and authorities on American art and Realism. Despite the close connections between Hopper and Pène du Bois in life and in their art, this  is the first to examine these two American masters side by side.

Richard Benson

The World Is Smarter Than You Are

FEBRUARY 5 - MAY 7

Sarasota Art Museum

1001 South Tamiami Trail • SARASOTA

941-309-4300

sarasotaartmuseum.org

This exhibition surveys nearly 50 years of Benson’s photography, a wide-ranging body of work that reflects his humility and curiosity about the world and his tireless exploration of how to make photographs. In addition, the exhibition includes a selection of artworks by ten artists who studied and worked with Benson at Yale University, where he was a professor and later Dean of the Art School. These works illustrate Benson’s impact on generations of photographers by examining points of overlap and difference between his works and those of the artists he influenced.

The Stories They Tell Indigenous Art and the Photography

of Edward S. Curtis

FEBRUARY 4 - MAY 14

The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

150 Central Ave. • ST. PETERSBURG 727-892-4200  thejamesmuseum.org

Utilizing photogravures specific to Indigenous material culture by Edward S. Curtis as a starting gate, this exhibition displays correlating Native art from the 20th & 21st centuries. The show is presented in three sections: Southwest Pueblo pottery, California basketry, and Northwest Coast carving and textiles. Each section reflects on how objects harbor memories and tell stories about a time, a place, and a people.

Pressing Issues

Printmaking as Social Justice in 1930s United States

JANUARY 14 – APRIL 2

Rollins Museum of Art

1000 Holt Avenue

WINTER PARK

407-646-2526

rollins.edu/rma

This exhibition brings together work by artists who, through their art, portrayed various scenes of everyday life through images of modern and rural landscapes, leisure activities, and industrial growth, as well as directing viewers’ attention to economic toil and key social issues. These artists produced radical critical commentaries on the social injustices plaguing the country in their time. Relying primarily on rarely displayed Works Progress Administration and Federal Art Project prints, the exhibition includes approximately 40 works organized into themes of labor unrest, discrimination and racial violence, and reactions to the rise of fascism.

Impression and Reality

THRU JUNE 11

Mennello Museum of American Art

900 East Princeton St. • ORLANDO

407-246-4278

mennellomuseum.org

Poetry in Paint

The Artists of Old Tampa Bay

Selections from Alfred Frankel’s Artists of Old Florida, 1840-1960

THRU JANUARY 23

Tampa Museum of Art

Cornelia Corbett Center • 120 W. Gasparilla Plaze • TAMPA 813-274-8130

tampamuseum.org

Collector Dr. Alfred Frankel has studied and collected the paintings of relatively unknown Florida artists capturing Florida’s untamed landscape for the past 40 years. To date, Dr. Frankel has acquired nearly 500 works of art depicting Florida’s raw beauty and revealing how local artists from Miami, Tampa, Orlando and Gainesville were influential in developing art communities across the state in the early 20th century. The exhibition explores artists essential to the founding of the Tampa Bay area’s creative circles and features painters such as Harry Bierce, Theodore Coe, and Belle Weeden McNeer.

From the late 1800s through the 1920s, two important stylistic movements of early 20th Century art history coexisted – American Impressionism and Realism. These artists’ styles overlapped in time and a loose, impressionistic brushstroke, but transected in their subject matter. Highlighting the diversity of American artists’ experiences, training, and location at the turn of the century, the exhibition considers the dichotomy between these two co-occurring philosophies — one that highlights light, nature, and the temporary pleasures or luxuries of life, and the other that emphasizes the harsh, strenuous conditions of ordinary life in the growing urban cities. The exhibition features 34 paintings and 3 works on paper by the most celebrated artists of the early 20th century art in the United States, including John White Alexander, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Henry Salem Hubbell, Lydia Field Emmett, Jane Peterson, and Lilla Cabot Perry, among others.

finding art in unexpected places

by Patrice Schelkun

What excites you most about visiting or moving to a completely new place? For me, a lot of that excitement comes from exploration. Exploring new restaurants, places to shop, beautiful parks and nature spots. But most thrilling to me is discovering the out-of-the-way neighborhoods and places not on the standard tourist map.

Transitioning to Southwest Florida from my northern life, I sought out those places where I might find like-minded creatives who are making beautiful things. Beauty is a connector. For some, it’s a way of self-expression. There’s a natural inclination to search for ways to make a statement in how we adorn our homes or ourselves, sharing what we find attractive to offer others a sense of who we are,

what we value and what makes us unique. Stage, screen and television actor Harvey Fierstein described it succinctly. “Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate,” he said.

It took several years before I discovered camaraderie in the Naples Art District, a burgeoning, off-the-beaten-path community of artists and artisans who are transforming a dusty commercial area of the city into a happening venue in much the same way that artists created a destination out of the Wynwood neighborhood in Miami.

It took vision to see what the possibilities might be. When ceramist and sculptor Richard Rosen founded the Naples Art District in 2006, he and a small group of 15

Cori Craciun’s Sticks & Stones Collection is a workshop where she handcrafts her organic home furnishings and sculptures in wood and stone.

Naples artists had the idea to share their art and artistic practice with people in their community. Starting as just a few studio spaces in a largely industrial neighborhood where rents were affordable, the mission of this unique non-profit has been to cultivate art awareness and education in Naples. Not only did these artists establish a personal place for art-making, but their efforts have helped transform the area—and our community—into a culturally rich and vibrant place to visit and call home.

Just north of Pine Ridge Road, you’ll find loads of businesses that provide design services and building materials to homeowners and the construction industry. But on Shirley St., Trade Center Way, J&C Blvd., and adjacent streets, you’ll also now find over 100 painters, photographers, ceramists, sculptors, woodworkers, glass artists and jewelry makers, as well as those working in fiber art, printmaking, mosaic, pastels and collage. Some share space in a group, while others have opted for their own digs. Almost all have a front gallery space for display of their work and direct sales to the public.

For many of the neighborhood artists and makers, this is a working environment, not just your typical gallery row. What’s unique about the Naples Art District is the opportunity it affords to engage one-on-one with working artists in their own studios. Several times a month, from November to May, the District hosts Art Alive! open studio events as a fun, casual way for patrons to visit artists in their workspaces, enjoy refreshments and view or purchase artworks. Typically, these are held on the first Wednesday early evenings, first Thursday afternoons, and third Saturday afternoons of the month. In addition, many studios open for visitors every Thursday. A visit during an open studio event not only gives a glimpse into the artist’s working life, but there may also be opportunities to develop an ongoing relationship with an artist whose work you admire, as many of them are involved in teaching classes and offer special workshops.

On my recent drive through the district heading west on J&C Blvd., from Airport Rd. at the north end, I discovered more than 15 artists’ studios on this mile-long stretch alone. Though intermixed with interior design, tile, flooring, upholstery, lighting suppliers and other companies, it’s easy to

spot their location because of the streetside Naples Art District signs lining the way. Some of their storefronts also sport colorful outdoor displays suggestive of the creative juices flowing within.

Near the far end of this road is a building that is currently undergoing transformation with what is hoped to be the first of many outdoor murals designed to bring a greater artistic identity to the district. The project is the brainchild of Nora Sharpe Beyrant, owner of the Art Lab studio at that location. She recruited several district artists to cooperatively come up with a unique design reflecting the Naples Art District as a growing cultural enterprise. The concept—that from a small seed great things can grow—will feature a large banyan tree and other colorful, eye-catching surprise elements to excite passersby. Artists are painting the front wall of Beyrant’s studio and the entire side of the building in the next several months, so be sure to see the delightful finished product as you drive through.

Turning left on Shirley St. brings you into the heart of the Naples Art District, beginning with Fairways Trade Village. Nearly 20 working artists, sculptors and photographers call this their working home. Among them is Joel Shapses, whose elegant work includes stone, fused glass, bronze and aluminum sculptures. Joel has had a studio in the area for quite some time and welcomes visitors to his shop.

Further south on Shirley St. are several enclaves of artist studios, including The Alley, Artisans Plaza and the new Shirley

Street Art Galleria, as well as Cori Craciun’s Sticks & Stones Collection, a workshop where this Transylvanian immigrant handcrafts her organic home furnishings and sculptures in wood and stone. Craciun also sells natural mineral accessories for the home, along with original paintings by fellow artist Christy Noonan.

Across the road from her in The Alley, are five studio spaces that house painters working in both contemporary abstract and traditional realist oils, portraiture, black & white nature photography, watercolor, textiles, jewelry designers and even a singer/songwriter turned artist.

On my exploratory drive I ran into Maggie DeMarco, a painter of colorful florals and abstracts who has been in the Naples Art District since the early days. She has moved locations several times and now occupies her own studio space in Artisans Plaza, where 26 individuals now make up the largest single concentration of artists in the district. The recent addition of Sir Roland Richardson, a famous native of the Caribbean island of St. Martin, brings the color and flavor of island life to the district.

Several additional studios can be found on Shirley St., as well as on adjacent roads within the commercial district here. A complete interactive map of artist locations can be found on the Naples Art District website: naplesartdistrict.com.

Paula Brody, who has served as president of the Naples Art District for the last number of years, has brought her tremendous

There are over 100 artists’ studios and galleries on Shirley St., Trade Center Way, J&C Blvd., and adjacent streets. .

expertise and strong connector skills to the table to help the organization not only grow its membership, but reach the next level in terms of education and service to the community. Paula works amid several artist colleagues at Inspirations Art & Design Gallery on Shirley St., a large, light-filled space where she and several other women artists paint large, vibrantly-colored works with an eye toward the trending contemporary design style of home interiors.

“This year, in particular, we are working in collaboration with a Collier County initiative to celebrate Hispanic arts and culture in our community,” Brody said. From January 21-February 5, the Naples Art District will host a Frida Fest, highlighting and honoring the work of Mexico’s most well-known female artist of the 20th century, Frida Kahlo. Large colorful murals and other works will be on display, inspired by her primitive and often fantasy-style portraits, including many self-portraits expressive of her own experience as a woman in postcolonial Mexican society.

Other special programs planned during this season include a repeat of the highly

successful Artful Arrangements event in February. “This three-day event will again pair artists with floral designers to create displays of beautiful floral designs inspired by an artists’ work,” explained Brody. “Visitors go from studio to studio admiring the floral arrangements and have a chance to vote for their favorites.” Last year’s program featured practitioners of the ancient Japanese art form of floral design called Ikebana. This year’s Artful Arrangements event will feature an even greater number of participants from the Naples chapter of Ikebana International, one of the largest chapters in the organization.

As a non-profit, the leaders of the Naples Art District have also looked for ways to expand art awareness and education in the local community. Last year, a small number of district artists provided local art-minded high school students the opportunity to complete needed service hours by working as assistants in their studios. Some even helped students prepare their art portfolios as part of the application process for colleges and art schools. This year they hope to expand the number of artists participating to serve more students in need

of direction and guidance as they prepare for a career in the arts.

Creativity Camp for Adults will happen over a 10-day span beginning in late April. Participants can choose from a wide array of multi-day workshops and classes, watch master artist presentations and evening demonstrations.

As an artist, one of the most valuable discoveries for me has been that our Southwest Florida community is rich with creative people using their talents and skill to make their community and their world a more beautiful place.

Meet for yourself the many faces of the people working in the Naples Art District. Venture out to the galleries and studios, take a class, explore beauty in your community.

For information about individual Naples Art District artists and special events, call 249-1977 or visit naplesartdistrict.com. •

Patrice Schelkun is a contemporary realist painter working in oil and on glass. Her work can be seen at Gallery 206, located at 5880 Shirley St, studio 206, in the Naples Art District, and online at patriceschelkun.com.

TWO

by Julie Clay

GARY AND MARY DAY’S

Smallwalls studio and gallery is easy to find, a welcome fact considering the Fairway Trade Village building and Naples Art District on Shirley Street in Naples is awash with artist spaces. At least their space faces the street, making it easy to spot among the boat repair,

focuses on drawing and creating sculptures with Asian basket reed, candidly referring to her sculpture work as “drawings in space.”

On the phone earlier in the day, they shared how their individual work coalesces into what they refer to as “visual problem solving.”

“We complement one another,” says Mary.

Expounding on the topic, she describes it

that, seeing how it develops organically and using the quality of the material I’m drawing with to amplify the lights and the darks, the texture of the material and the rhythm.”

The delicately woven reed sculptures hanging on the wall attest to her idea. One could almost visualize Mary’s process of creation by looking at their simple, yet intricate design. “A primary consideration in my process is allowing for the nature and behavior of the material and tools being used. Magic can happen when the maker and material synchronize.. To complement it I’m fortunate to live with a computer whiz.”

flooring, and automotive trade businesses more typically found in an industrial park.

Mary greeted me warmly upon my entrance and I observed their artwork both finished, hanging on the walls, and in progress in the work area. Each of their pursuits is an individual expression; while Gary’s is technology-based, involving computer-generated imagery, animation, and game design, Mary

as the visual rhythm of the composition. “My work is based on gesture, so it’s like the gesture of the hand making a mark or the hand working with material as it were,” Mary explains, “I go through this problem-solving process of having an idea. I start off with drawing essentially and then make a large gestural line drawing. Then working from

Gary eschews the simplicity of reed sculptures for technology. His creations are the result of computer-generated images, animation, and a printmaking background as he

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strives to bring to the surface the art inside the tech. “I look for patterns or systems that kind of go between math and nature, or math and objects that are around us”, he says. “Then I try to develop ways to make those things come together in the same image. Sometimes it’s more computer driven. Sometimes I start with a drawing. Generally, I do most of the work on a computer with 3D modeling, animation, and game design programs.”

One could say that Gary’s been on the forefront of using technology in art for many years now. Before moving to Naples seven years ago, Gary saw the future and took computer science classes from 1982-86 and has been utilizing computers for art ever since. He taught printmaking for 40 years in Nebraska, initially

Nebraska, Omaha.” Now a professor emeritus, he adds that while he taught there, Mary was teaching art at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha.

While they made their life together in Omaha before relocating to Naples, both initially hailed from different parts of the country. Gary grew up near Great Falls, Montana and Mary in Miami. They met while both attended grad school at Florida State University where Gary majored in printmaking and Mary in painting. They graduated with MFAs in 1976 and have been happily married for an impressive 46 years!

Gary’s creative path

Endowment for the Arts. His prints and animations are included in many public and private collections both nationally and internationally.

incorporating a lot of etching, woodblock, and lithography before focusing on teaching animation and 3D modeling, then game design for the last 15 years. “In the end I ended up not using presses anymore. I used a large printer and treated it like a press”, he recalls. “We were in Omaha, and I was at the University of

includes a long list of producing prints, drawings, and handmade books. He has beenavisitingartistinBelgium,Israel,Spain,andthe American Academy in Rome, and has received numerous grants and awards, including an Individual Artist Fellowship from the National

Mary’s art journey features a steady list of solo and group exhibitions, largely in the Midwest, plus a residency in Cataluna, Spain. Most recently, one of her pieces was accepted for a joint exhibition by the Studio Art Quilt Associates Global Exhibition in conjunction with the National Basketry Organization, with a June opening in Billings, Montana. She’s been featured locally as well, “I was in a five-woman show at the Naples Botanical Garden this summer. I do like to get the work out there.”

Schooling aside, the smallwalls creators are very much both lifelong artists. Mary recalls, “My mother taught me how to draw when I

was seven or eight. I have always loved working with my hands and making things. It just makes my heart sing. My undergrad degree is in art history, but I always wanted to be in art. And here we are.”

Gary remembers his father painting wildlife pictures when he was young. “He taught me how to draw horses and such. His painting setup was next to the bed I was in, so I grew up with that, and my teachers in grade school directed me that way. In the early 80s I started taking computer science. The whole technology there is changing at this point. Now I’m working on a digital artist book, making large scale prints and very short animation that can be sold over the internet, similar to the NFT format.

As for the future for smallwalls, Mary shares, “I’m hoping to create a body of work

that encapsulates what I’ve been attempting to do all my life. I see the work as getting more specific. Gary adds that he’s just going to keep doing what he’s doing since its already so cutting edge. “The technology has really gotten useful and there are more opportunities for computer artists that didn’t exist 20 years ago.”

Getting more oriented to the community and how they fit in has been a fantastic learning process, Mary says, “We just feel very fortunate to be where we are right now. And the Naples Art District has been so great.”

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I spoke to them about their artwork. How do your individual creations coalesce into a single presentation?

GARY: I do mostly technology now and Mary, in addition to drawing, she does sculptural objects that she calls drawings in space, MARY: Made with basket reed.

Where does the name smallwalls come from?

GARY: We were driving down the street and

“You could say I’m the primitive. To complement it I’m fortunate to live with a computer whiz.”

there was a housing development called Tall Walls, so we decided we were small walls. We were in Naples.

MARY: And the space we have is small.

What are some of your favorite mediums in which to work?

GARY: I do a little drawing on paper, but not too much anymore.

MARY: Drawing and building with multimedia. I put things together with different materials, but essentially drawing and basket reed. In the past, drawing and I was doing installations with different kinds of material. I’ve worked with cloth and cheesecloth and then I got over to the basket reed because it had a little more substance to it. We’ve been here 7 years.

Do you ever present your works individually?

MARY: We don’t do the art shows as we don’t have the equipment to do that.

GARY: Also, our work is probably not very conducive to that type of showing.

MARY: Gary has gallery representation, but in Nebraska.

GARY: We’re just looking around the whole state as to what’s going on.

MARY: We’re on a hunting and gathering mission. More hunting than anything.

GARY: We’re both in different museums. In the Midwest, Chicago, Lincoln, Omaha, a lot of college collections.

MARY: They live here permanently.

GARY: We travel a few times a year to show work and to see as much work as you can.

MARY: We’re more of a studio and a work space.

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smallwalls’ offers open studios the first Wednesday & Thursday and third Saturday of every month. Otherwise, you can see their work by appointment. •

smallwalls is located in the Naples Art District, at 6240 Shirley St, studio 103, in Fairways Trade Village building. For information, call 402-201-6160.

Drum Pots Sheltered From Thunder charcoal & silkscreen

Mary focuses on drawing and creating sculptures with Asian basket reed, candidly referring to her sculpture work as “drawings in space.”

OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW

by Caylee Weintraub

ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE BAKER MUSEUM, holographic spiders build a careful web. They make it in a slow outward spiral. The web is crystalline, as if it is shattered glass. When the web reaches its most intricate point, a drop of pixelated water rains down and the web is washed away. The wall is blank again for a few moments before the spiders reappear and the projection begins again.

The ephemerality of this piece, featured now in the Baker Museum until early January, is one of Korean Buddhist artist Ran Hwang’s central themes. Her work is concerned with impermanence: of spider webs, plum blossoms, marriage, and sorrow. The exhibit, Becoming Again, aptly describes Hwang’s work, which engages in a perpetual cycle of becoming again and again.

In addition to the Garden of Water exhibit, the museum also features the titular piece Becoming Again. In this installation of Hwang’s exhibit, a video of a Korean marriage ceremony is projected on the wall while at the same time a phoenix shadow rises and falls from the ashes. Also contained within this multi-piece exhibit are carefully-hung Korean marriage caps which dangle in a chandelier-like formation from the ceiling and whose tassels appear throughout the construction.

Hwang’s works are an immersive experience, a “process-oriented work as a form of meditative practice.” This process-oriented work also extends to her stationary compositions: a woman composed of buttons and plum blossoms constructed of Korean paper buttons, all of which Hwang hammered into a wood-block canvas thirty times:

OLD, NEW

the number of deeds a buddha should perform throughout her lifetime.

Ran Hwang’s works are just one of many exhibits featured in the Baker Museum, which “seeks out the best traveling exhibitions from the leading arts institutions in the world—including recently the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Smithsonian Institutions—to enrich the Southwest Florida community.”

For the 2023 season, the Baker Museum features work that particularly engages with southwest Floridians.

In the midst of the Hwang exhibit, for example, is an activity room filled with bowls of buttons, where patrons are invited to make their own Hwang-like creations and place them on the wall. Already, there are pandas with black button eyes and flowers with sequin petals.

Helen Frankenthaler’s exhibit features works from later in her life. They demonstrate what curator Courtney McNeil describes as the “restless creative energy” that filled Frankenthaler throughout her life.

“We have outreach programs where we teach about Hwang’s works in local schools. We provide supplies for the students to make their own creations, and we bring them here to place on this wall,” Courtney McNeil, art curator of the Baker Museum, said. She points to a button Captain America shield, which her husband made with her children as they visited the museum, and smiles.

McNeil, who was raised in the northeast, described the Isabella Gardner Museum, which she jokingly called “her museum”—the museum where she knew each painting, drawing, and so felt a sense of intense belonging to the space. It is this same sense of belonging that is palpable throughout The Baker Museum

“We are always looking to engage the community,” McNeil said. “Everyone absorbs information differently. In addition to our text on the walls, we invite visitors to learn kinesthetically as well as visually.”

In addition to the art-making room, there are also meditation cushions placed in front of Hwang’s spider exhibit. “We’ve hosted mindfulness sessions here by partnering with the Florida Community of Mindfulness.”

McNeil said she hopes these kinds of activities help visitors engage with the artwork through all of their senses. Hwang’s exhibit is only one of the current exhibits that engages viewers in this way.

On the second floor, in the midst of the Helen Frankenthaler exhibit, for

example, there is an interactive station with colored pencils and paper to invite viewers to imagine using color and texture the way Frankenthaler does in her art.

“I love making spaces like these,” McNeil said. “These work for parents, children, and even those looking to rest for a moment within the exhibit.”

Frankenthaler’s exhibit features wallsized soak-stained canvases arranged in an impressive display of the breadth and length of Frankenthaler’s career.

The works on display in the museum come from later in Frankenthaler’s life. They demonstrate what curator Courtney McNeil describes as the “restless creative energy” that filled Frankenthaler throughout her life.

A young contemporary of Jackson Pollack, Frankethaler’s “innovative soak-stain technique” changed ideas about abstract expressionism and color field artistic schools.

“What is special about these Frankenthaler pieces is that they show a true life-long pursuit of art,” McNeil said. “Our population here in Naples skews older, and these works speak to the process of creativity as well as aging.”

The exhibition, ‘Love Stories’ will be on display on the third floor, February 4-May 7 and will feature different depictions of love that are normally on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

McNeil describes Frankenthaler’s use of sawhorses when creating her later works due to her arthritis in back from hours of leaning over canvases that fill an entire building. Yet Frankenthaler continued making art until her death, and the restless energy that filled her life and work is palpable in the exhibit.

McNeil showed me a large blue canvas of Frankenthaler’s, and described it as “her favorite in the exhibit.” The canvas looks as if the inside of a wave was pressed onto canvas. Trawler-lines, rake lines, and mops—all tools Frankenthaler used to create unique textures—are visible on the paintings.

“She uses mundane objects you could get at a hardware store to make these,” McNeil said, “which shows how artists transform the regular world we see each day.”

In the midst of Frankenthaler’s works is a rectangular offset room with a wall featuring the timeline of Frankenthaler’s life to “show the expansiveness of her career and almost overwhelm the viewer with the breadth of her creation,” McNeil said.

Like Frankenthaler, the Baker Museum contains a wide breadth of types of creations.

In addition to the galleries, the museum features an acoustic, soundproofed music practice room where the museum hosts lectures in connection to current exhibits as well as practice spaces for musicians of the Naples Philharmonic and other artists. A classroom on the bottom floor contains tables available for art camps and classes like Make-and-Take and Art After Hours.

“All of these spaces are designed to make the community part of the museum,” McNeil said.

One of the spaces that literally brings the community in is contained in the Frankenthaler exhibit, where a small hallway features work by René Margritte, a renowned Surrealist artist.

“These works were donated by the Van Parys family who came to see a performance at the Naples Philharmonic. She handed her card to the usher and said that she had some pieces she might be interested in talking to someone about. They then ended up here,” McNeil said.

The pieces, on a five-year loan, are startling in their eccentricity: a woman with a seashell head peers back at the viewer; a disembodied face is composed of pearls at a dining table. The frames of the paintings are ornate, as if they are the lids of jewelry boxes. “It’s a gem of the museum,” McNeil said.

Collaborations like these are at the heart of the Baker Museum. In addition to its collaboration with southwest Florida residents and the Mindfulness Alliance of Southwest Florida, The Baker Museum also recently collaborated with the Holocaust Museum in curating the Envisioning Evil: Nazi Drawings exhibit on the first floor of the building.

This exhibit features work by Mauricio Lasansky, the son of Argentinian Jewish parents who fled from Nazis during the Holocaust. Lasansky’s work is “his visceral response to the horrors committed in Nazi concentration camps.”

Many of Lasansky’s drawings are on sometimes-ripped pieces of off-white paper and feature drawings of Nazi soldiers in connection with skulls: the pervasive symbol of death that haunts this exhibit. He uses charcoal, pencil, asphaltum, turpentine, and red wash to create images of human monstrosity.

In addition to his depiction of Nazis, Lasansky draws other

victims of the Holocaust: mentally-disabled children. In some of the final images of the exhibit, Lasansky depicts children walking to gas chambers and a look of haunting blankness.

This traveling exhibit is its first comprehensive display in “a generation,” according to the Baker Museum.

Amidst the drawings is a video recording of the Eichmann trial, when top-ranking Nazi official Adolf Eichmann admitted to heinous acts of genocide which revealed the scale and horror of the Holocaust in the years following the end of World War II.

“We partnered with the Holocaust Museum to have them read over our museum text to ensure the language was correct,” McNeil said. “This is so important to have right, especially considering the Jewish population in this area.”

Following Eichmann’s testimony in the video are the voices of Holocaust survivors recounting the trauma they endured in concentration camps in Polish, Hungarian, French, German, and other languages that show the global genocide.

“If some of these pieces can cause any kind of transformation, even if it’s just an opinion or a thought, I think that it is successful,” McNeil said. In addition to the Frankenthaler exhibit, the exhibition, Love Stories will be on display on the third floor February 4-May 7 and will feature different depictions of love that are normally on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

“We’re looking forward to sharing these new exhibits with the community,” McNeil said of what is coming next for The Baker Museum in the new year. We prepare exhibits usually four years out. By the time the show opens, it comes to an end for us on the curation end.”

The Baker Museum is a never-ending space of change, bringing in new work and closing out the old, just as Ran Hwang’s spiders make and unmake their webs on the third floor.

As the museum closes for the day, the staff close down the exhibits. The spiders disappear from the walls as the projector turns off. The phoenix rises and then fades. The lights go dark on a shell-headed woman in the Magritte painting. In the morning, it will all begin anew. •

The Baker Museum is located on the Artis—Naples camous at 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd. in Naples. The museum is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm & Sunday, 12-4pm. For information, call 597-1900.

“We’re looking forward to sharing these new exhibits with the community,” McNeil said of what is coming next for The Baker Museum in the new year.

Last Year’s Best of Americana

by Andrew Elias

Charley Crockett

The Man from Waco

Lil’ G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley

Few artists in the Americana and country music genre have garnered as much well-deserved acclaim in recent years as Charley Crockett. Playing what he calls ‘Gulf & Western’ music, he draws from the blues and Southern soul as much as tejano, traditional and honky-tonk country music influences. His songwriting is on par with the icons he reveres: Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Web Pierce, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash—yet has a compellingly unique vision.

Although touring endlessly, he somehow finds the time to release an album or two each year, with 2022’s Jukebox Charley and The Man from Waco among the best of his career. They both showcase his brilliant songwriting and confident yet vulnerable vocals as he extends his music into jazzier realms than in the past with delightful horn arrangements.

So many of his songs sound like the classics of the country music canon that many will be surprised to know he wrote them—and we can expect artists to be covering them for years to come. Although constantly performing—or maybe because of it—his voice seems to get stronger with each release.

‘Trinity River’, ‘Odessa’, ‘Cowboy Candy’, from The Man from Waco and ‘Make Way For a Better Man’, ‘Lonely in Person’, ‘Where Have All the Honest People Gone?’, and covers of Willie Nelson’s ‘Home Motel’ and George Jones’ ‘Out of Control’ from Jukebox Charley.

Zach Bryan

American Heartbreak Summertime Blues

Zach Bryan is a relative newcomer to the country music scene, but had the audacity to release a double-album, American Heartbreak, as his first major label debut. It pays off with 34 emotional songs about love, loss and life that highlight his sincere songwriting, albeit colored with darkness and angst.

Most tracks are intimate, with Bryan accompanied only by a guitar or two, sometimes accented with a fiddle or harmonica, but there are a few that prove that he has the chops to rock.

And as if an album of 34 songs outstanding songs wasn’t enough, Bryan also released a 9-song album a few months later, Summertime Blues, continuing to explore his damaged psyche with songs of exceptional tenderness.

Charley Crockett plays what he calls ‘Gulf & Western’ music.

Two albums without a weak track on either. Jukebox Charley features covers of songs by some of his biggest influences and leans towards honky tonk, with plenty of pedal steel guitar. The Man from Waco, features his own compositions, with plenty of twang, but a fews songs are more soulful, with delicious horn arrangements.

Recommended: ‘I’m Just a Clown’, ‘Just Like Honey’,

Bryan’s audacity is matched by his intensity and ability to write poetic songs that are both incredibly specific and easily universal—filled with wisdom and sorrow unusual for such a young man.

In ‘Corinthian (Proctor’s)’ he sings “I wanna’ die today, so I can learn to live for more.” Let’s hope that he lives a long life. He seems to have a lot to say that’s worth hearing.

R ecommended : ‘Corinthian (Proctor’s)’, ‘Open

Zach Bryan had the audacity to release a double album with 34 songs as his major label debut.

the Gates’, ‘Someday (Maggie’s)’, ‘Sober Side of Sorry’, ‘She’s Alright’, ‘‘68 Fastback’, ‘Something in the Orange’ on American Heartbreak , and ‘Quittin’ Time’, ‘Motorcycle Drive By’, and ‘Us Then’ from Summertime Blues.

Live Forever

A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver

Willie Nelson has said that Billy Joe Shaver was ‘definitely the best writer in Texas”. And Willie’s rendition of Shaver’s touching “Live Forever’ (with Lucinda Williams adding backing vocals) is a delicate and moving tribute to his friend. In fact, this entire album is overflowing with love—the love for an iconic songwriter and his moving songs. His cover of ‘I Been to Georgia On a Fast Train’ is a rowdy toast to Shiver’s wit and sense of humor (and features a wonderfully classic Willie guitar solo).

Tributes come from artists that knew him (George Strait, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle) and others too young for the privilege (Nathaniel Rateliff, Amanda Shires, Ryan Bingham & Nikki Lane).

Shaver never had the commercial success of his contemporaries like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson. Most of his best known songs were hits with others.

Shaver passed away in 2020. This collection is proof that Billy Joe Shaver is one of the America’s great songwriters.

Recommended: ‘Live Forever’, ‘I’ve Been to Georgia on a Fast Train’, ‘I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’ll Be a Diamond Some Day)’ by Miranda Lambert, ‘Ragged Old Truck’ by Margo Price, with Joshua Hedly.

King Margo Waters Rise

King Margo is the duo of Lucciana Costa and Rachel Coat. They write songs with sly wit and a sense of the dramatic and play them with passion, bathing them in intricate arrangements and soaring harmonies

(reminiscent of The Secret Sisters and the Sweetback Sisters.)

The music is on the pop side of country, although they are comfortable with bluesy ballads (‘Your Fix’) and can rock pretty hard (‘Crazymakin’ Town’ and ‘Floodlights & Sequins’). Waters Rise is an impressive album that only hints at what is in store for these women.

Recommended: ‘Dishes Ain’t Done’ with Gabe Lee, ‘Floodlights & Sequins’, ‘Crazymakin’ Town’, ‘Your Fix’.

Something Borrowed, Something New A Tribute to John Anderson

Although John Anderson sold millions of albums over four decades, he is a pretty obscure name, even among country music fans. In 2020, Dan Auerbach (of the Black Keys) attempted to revive Anderson’s career, producing his first album in five years and adding his own rock sound to Anderson’s new songs. The album was well-received, but did little for to boost his popularity.

This collection of songs Anderson made

famous, covered by some of the best of the current crop of Americana artists, reconfirms his considerable talents. With all the tracks recorded in Auerbach’s Easy Eye Studios, the album has a cohesive sound throughout rather than being a compilation of disparate tracks in various styles.

Tracks by newcomers like Sierra Ferrell, Brent Cobb, and Tyler Childers, and new ‘stars’ like Eric Church, Sturgill Simpson and Brothers Osbourne, ooze with reverence for Anderson.

Hopefully, these new artists borrowing old songs can introduce a new generation to Anderson’s old hits, and introduce older fans to exciting younger artists.

Recommended: ‘1959’ by John Prine, ‘Low Dog Blues’ by Nathaniel Rateliff, ‘I Just Came Home to Count the Memories’ by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, ‘Straight Tequila Night’ by Ashley McBryde, ‘You Can’t Judge a Book by The Cover’ by Brothers Osbourne.

Plains

I Walked With You A Way

Plains is the duo of Katie Crutchfield (aka Waxahatchee) and Jess Williamson. Together, they sing gorgeous harmonies and individually, they write simple, smart songs. The harmonies are what grabs you at first, but after repeated listenings you come to appreciate their songwriting craft. The tasteful acoustic accompaniment and stark production enhance the sharpness of their lyrics and supports the sweetness of their singing.

Crutchfield’s ‘Problem With It’ is a gem, a rocking warning that stings with it’s directness. Williamson’s ‘Abilene’ is also outstanding, a rolling lament. Together, they’ve made an album that can be best described as folk-pop, sounding old-timey and yet thoroughly current.

R ecommended : ‘Problem With It’, ‘Summer Sun’, ‘Abiline’, ‘Last 2 on Earth’, ‘Easy’.

2023 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ART GALLERYGUIDE

Feb 3-25: Unearthed - Camyljah Rose and Khaysie Tiburcio

mar 3-apr 1: 37th Annual All Florida

Juried Exhibition

apr 7-29: Middle School & High School artwork - organized by the Lee Art Education Association

may 5-Jun 9: Margaret Schnebly Hodge

Jun 16-Jul 29: Joan Sonnenberg

Retrospective

aug 4-26: Susan Martin

Sep 1-30: Storm Stories - Remembering Ian

Alliance for the Arts

10091 McGregor Blvd. • Fort Myers 239-939-2787

artinlee.org

Tue-Fri 9am-7pm • SaT 9am-1pm

A vibrant and welcoming nonprofit visual and performing arts center located in the heart of southwest Florida that, since the 1970s, has been transforming lives and improving community through the arts. A year-round schedule of events has become a staple for the community to connect with each other and to the arts during gallery exhibitions, art classes and theatre productions. The Alliance is a creative space that spurs and supports self-expression, imagination and equity.

exhibiTionS

Jan 6-28: Changing DirectionNational Association of Women Artists

ArtFest Fort Myers

February 3 • 6-9pm

February 4 & 5 • 10am-5pm

Edwards Dr. & Hendry St.

Historic Downtown Fort Myers Riverfront 239-768-3602

artfestfortmyers.com

On the first weekend in February, the Fort Myers waterfront comes to life with ArtFest. Explore exceptional art and fun experiences

for the family. Discover the talent of nearly 200 artists from around the country. There’s something for everyone — from the serious art lover to the casual collector.

Arts for ACT Gallery

temporarily closed 239-939-2553

artsforactgallery.com

Located in the heart of the historic downtown river district, Arts for ACT Gallery is owned by ACT, the domestic violence shelter. The non-profit gallery represented more than 75 co-op artists, but was destroyed by Hurricane Ian. They are accepting donations to help reopen. adver T orial

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BIG ARTS

900 Dunlop Rd. • Sanibel 239-395-0900

bigarts.org

mon-Fri 9am-3pm

Due to Hurricane Ian, BIG ARTS’ early 2023 exhibit schedule is under redevelopment with new shows to be announced shortly. Art workshops are now being held in Fort Myers as part of the ‘BIG ARTS on the Road’ initiative. The Gift Shop, featuring original artwork, ceramics, jewelry, wearable art and fine collectibles is now open and offering online personal shopping services.

Cape Coral Art Center

4533 Coronado Pkwy. • Cape Coral 239-574-0802 capeparks.com

mon-SaT 9am-4pm

An artist community resource since 1977, and part of the City of Cape Coral Parks & Recreation, the Art Center features fine art and fine craft classes, two galleries, a fine art supply store, gift shop and five wellequipped studios. Gallery receptions are held the second Friday of each month.

exhibiTionS

Jan 6-26: Headspace - FGCU Alumni show focusing on Mental Health Struggles

Jan 6-Feb 23: Inspire - Art Center Instructors Exhibit

Feb 3-23: Hands on Art - Florida Fine Craft Guild Exhibit

mar 3-30: Art Focus - Art Center Student Exhibit

Cape Coral Art League

516 Cultural Park Blvd. • Cape Coral 239-772-5657

capecoralartleague.org

mon-Thu 11am-4 pm

A non-profit that teaches art to adults and children, offering classes in painting acrylic, oil, pastels, photography, and graphics. They hold Student Sundays Art Classes for children ages 6-14, October-June. Host art shows the first Thursday of each month, 5-7pm, free and open to the public.

exhibiTionS

Jan: Got the Blues

Feb: Wild About Wildlife

mar: People and Places

apr: Celebrating Color

may: Looking Up

Bokeelia Art & Gift Gallery

8315 Main St. • Bokeelia 239-738-5280

bokeeliaartgallery.com

Wed-Sun 10am-5pm

Perched at the northern tip of Pine Island, overlooking beautiful Charlotte Harbor the gallery features more than 75 artists, many of whom reside in Lee County. The gallery has a wide array of paintings from watercolor to oil, abstract to super-realism, all fitting the luxurious tropical environment of Southwest Florida. The gallery also carries designer crafts: glass, wood, and pottery for home or office, as well as jewelry and wearable art.

mar 3-30: We Exist: LGBTQ+ Exhibit

apr 7-27: Wilderscapes - featuring Ehren Fritz Gerhard

apr 7-may 25: Ring of Fire - Florida Society of Goldsmiths Southwest Chapter

may 5-25: Abstracted Reality

Jun 2-July 27: Another Man’s Treasure

aug 4-24: Color Clashing

aug 4-24: Living Ink

Sep 1-21: Tropical Botanical

Sep 1-nov 2: Artist Among Us - Art Center

Employee Exhibit

ocT 6-nov 2: The Witching Hour 2Art After Dark

Centers for the Arts

Bonita Springs

Center for Visual Arts Center

26100 Old 41 Rd. • Bonita Springs 495-8989

artcenterbonita.org

mon-SaT 9-5pm

Committed to enriching the lives of the adver T orial

ART GALLERYGUIDE

community by providing opportunities for artistic expression, education, and appreciation, Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs offers year-round programming which includes fine art exhibitions, art classes, concerts, films, and lectures, plus three top-rated Art Festivals in January, February, and March.

exhibiTionS

Thru Jan 17: Black & White

Thru Jan 17: Summer SolitudeAndy Owen & Chanda Jamieson:

Jan 27-Feb 21: Members exhibition

mar 3-30: Being Human

Mar 3-30: Richard Diedrich - Architect & Artist

apr 7-27: Stone Carvers

apr 7-27: Art of Betty Harper

may 8-12: High School Student Showcase

may 19-29: Second Nature

may 19-Jun 29: Elizabeth Williams

Jul 7-27: American Gothic

Jul 7-27: Christmas in July

aug 4-31: Holiday Card Competition

aug 4-24: Fire and Ice

Sep 1-21: Mind Over Matter

Sep 1-21: Found Objects - Clay Students

Exhibition

ocT 2-Jan 2, 2024: Clyde ButcherAmerica’s Everglades

Clyde Butcher

Black & White Fine Art Photography

Big Cypress Gallery

52388 Tamiami Tr. • Ochopee 239-695-2428

clydebutcher.com

explorebigcypress.com

daily 10am-5pm Gallery is nestled in the lush sub-tropical western Everglades, offering visitors and collectors the opportunity to experience Butcher’s powerful images up close. Gift shop, Swamp Walk tours, and lodging available.

evenTS

Feb 4 & 5: Meet Clyde & Niki Butcher mar 25: Docent & Master Naturalist Tours

the opportunity to experience these powerful images up close.

exhibiTionS

Jan 24-apr 29: Clyde Butcher - Cuba, The Natural Beauty (marco iSland hiSTorical muSeum, marco iSland)

ocT 1-dec 31: Clyde Butcher - America’s Everglades Exhibit (cenTer For The arTS oF boniTa SpringS)

evenTS

Jan 21: Open House Darkroom Tours

mar 4: Meet Clyde & Niki Butcher

Clip Joint Barber Shop & Art Gallery

7431 College Pkwy. • unit 120 • #136 Fort Myers 239-281-8180

facebook.com/ClipJointBarberArt

Tue 10am-2pm • Wed & Fri 11am-8pm Thu & SaT 10am-6pm

Clip Joint Barber Shop & Art Gallery is a small one chair barber shop including owner-operator created artwork consisting of acrylic abstract, geometric & mandala style paintings & charcoal pastel illustrations of landscapes and portraits.

Venice Gallery & Studio

37 Warfield Ave. • Venice 941-486-0811

clydebutcher.com

Tue-Fri 10am-4:30pm

Internationally renowned photographer Clyde Butcher celebrates and captures the natural world in heirloom-quality, exquisite black and white photographs. Butcher has traveled extensively across the United States and abroad to capture the diversity, dignity, and beauty of nature on film for more than fifty years. Venice Gallery houses Butcher’s darkroom and offers visitors and collectors

Coco Art Gallery

Coconut Point Mall

8074 Mediterranean Dr • Estero

Tue-Sun 11am-5pm

Coastland Center

1750 Tamiami Tr. N. • Naples

Tue-Sun 12-6pm 239-949-3073

cocoartgallery.com

The Coco Art Galleries are committed to enrich the culture of our diverse community by providing opportunities for artistic expression. The Galleries are run by the artists.

eSTero exhibiTionS

Jan 4-25: Art Quilters unlimited

Feb 8-mar 1: Fort Myers Beach Art Association

mar 8-29: Southwest Florida Watercolor Society

apr 5-26: Estero Art League

may 3-24: Distinct Design - Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild

napleS exhibiTionS

Jan 3-31: Southwest Florida Wax

Feb 1-28: Southwest Watercolor Society

mar 1-31: The Southwest Florida Pastel Society

2023 SOUTHWEST FLORIDAART

organization established in 1997 which promotes the Arts in Estero and the surrounding area. It is a member of the Art Council of Southwest Florida and provides the opportunity for artists to join other members to exercise their own artistic expression and exchange ideas. Classes are provided by members and guest artists, including watercolor, oil, acrylic and palette knife painting. Its members actively work to provide programs in which the Estero community can be involved. Open Paint Mondays & Thursdays 9am-3pm.

exhibiTionS

mar 3-24: South County Regional Library (21100 Three oakS pkWy, eSTero)

Creative Liberties

Artist Studios, Gallery & Creative Academy

901-B Apricot Ave. • Sarasota 927 Lime Ave. • Sarasota 941-799-6634

creativeliberties.net

Thu-SaT 10am-3pm

Creative Liberties has 20 working artist studios in two locations that are open to the public 3 days a week, as well as display walls that showcase the work of 17 additional local artists. They host 3 open call, non-juried exhibitions a year and offer classes and workshops.

exhibiTionS

mar 7-31: Create - an exhibition of self-expression

Jun 8-30: “#artfail - stories from the artistic journey ocT: to be announced

Estero Art League

Estero Park Community Center

9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd. • Estero esteroartleague.com

The Estero Art League is a collaborative

apr 5-26: Coco Art Gallery (8074 mediTerranean dr, eSTero)

Fort Myers Beach

Art Association

239-463-3090

fortmyersbeachart.com

gallery destroyed by Hurricane Ian exhibTionS

Thru Jan 30: First Presbyterian Church (9751 boniTa beach rd, boniTa SpringS)

Florida Gulf Coast University

Art Galleries

Arts Complex • 10501 FGCU Blvd. S. Fort Myers

239-590-7199

fgcu.edu/artgalleries

mon-Fri 10am-4pm

FGCU Art Galleries’ mission is to broaden the learning and cultural experiences of students and the community. Exhibitions focus on contemporary art from local, national and international artists as well as the faculty and students. Exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.

exhibiTionS

Jan 14-dec 15: Everything is Nothing: AMLgMATD (arTS complex courTyard)

Jan 17-mar 2: BLOOM KA-POW! - Carmelo

Blandino

mar 24-apr 6: 25th Annual Juried Student

Art Exhibition

apr 21-may 5: Senior Projects

may 18-Jun 15: Citrus Flux - Lauren Ashley S. Baker, Jessica Dehen, Karri Leamon

Hirdie Girdie Art Gallery

2490 Library Way • Sanibel temporarily closed

239-395-0027

hirdiegirdiegallery.com

A local artists’ cooperative featuring a wide selection of fine art paintings, photography and jewelry, as well as fine crafts, including pottery, sculpture, fused glass, fiber art, woodcarving, and wood-turning.

ART GALLERYGUIDE

District in downtown Fort Myers. It is still an eclectic gallery of local art and curiosities from around the globe featuring over 25 local artists, unique home decor and a fabulous mix of jewelry, but with a fresh new look.

Hotworks

Estero

Fine Art Show

January 7 & 8 • 10am-5pm

October 28 & 29 • 10am-5pm

JetBlue Park

11500 Fenway S. Dr. • Fort Myers

Naples

Fine Art Show

Paradise Coast Sports Complex 3940 City Gate Blvd. N. • Naples

March 25 & 26 • 10am-5pm

November 11 & 12 • 10am-5pm

941-755-3088

hotworks.org

artsandeducationinc.org

Quality juried fine art and craft shows –something for everyone in all price ranges. Great food and entertainment. Be sure to visit the youth art competition within the art show.

Naples Art District

Shirley St., J & C Blvd. & adjacent streets Naples 239-249-1977

naplesartdistrict.com

Discover the Naples Art District, a vibrant visual arts community featuring over 100 artists — working, exhibiting, and teaching classes in their studios tucked into an eclectic neighborhood. The Naples Art District is a major visual arts destination. Art Alive open studio tours, first Wednesday & Thursday, and third Saturday of month Nov-May, showcasing exquisite artwork in many mediums, which can be purchased or commissioned directly from the artist.

Special evenTS

nov-may: Art Alive: Monthly Open Studios1ST Wed 3-7pm, 1ST Thu 1-5pm, 3rd SaT 1-5pm

Jan 21-Feb 2: Frida Fest - Celebrating the Artist Frida Kahlo

Island Visions

2224 First St. • Fort Myers

239-282-0452

islandvisions-timeless.com

Sun-Thu 11am-6pm • Fri & SaT 11am-9pm

They’ve moved from Matlacha to the River

Feb 23-25: Artful Arrangements - original artwork interpreted in floral designs mar 23-25: Art & Design EXPO - artist/ interior designer pairing workshops apr 29-may 7: Creativity Camp for Adultsclasses & workshops in studio settings

The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art

State Art Museum of Florida Florida State University 5401 Bay Shore Rd. • Sarasota 941-359-5700

ringling.org/museum-art daily 10am-5pm

The Ringling is Florida’s center for the arts, history, and learning, bringing the past and contemporary culture to life through extraordinary visitor experiences. The Ringling’s campus in Sarasota, Florida includes the Museum of Art, the Circus Museum, a historic mansion, an 18th-century theater, and Bayfront Gardens.

exhibiTionS

Thru Jan 22: A Decade of Collecting

Thru Feb 12: Highlights from the Stanton B. & Nancy W. Kaplan Collection of Photography

Thru apr 2: The Marvelous Marbling of Matsui Kosei

Thru mar 26: June Clark - Harlem Quilt

Thru may 28: Gods and Lovers - Paintings and Sculptures from India

Thru Jan 7, 2024: As long as there is sun, as long as there is light - selections from the Bring Gift & The Ringling Collection of Modern & Contemporary Art

mar 18-Sep 4: Reclaiming HomeContemporary Seminole Art

may 20-aug 13: Jill Freeman

may 20-ocT 15: Lorna Bieber

Jun 17-nov: Glass Pavilion Summer Rotation

aug 5-aug 11, 2024: Mountains of the Mind

Sep 30-Jan 2024: Stereo Photography

ocT 14-Jan 21, 2024: Guercino Show

ocT 14-Jan 21, 2024: Princeton Italian Drawings Show - University Art Museum

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in a range of sizes by contemporary realist artist Patrice Schelkun. A nationally known stained glass window designer and painter, Patrice’s recent work has focused on impressionist-style portraiture and paintings of the figure in the landscape. Commission a portrait of your loved one! Located in the heart of the Naples Art District. Free open studios during Naples Art District’s Art Alive 1st Wed & Thu and 3rd Sat of month Nov-May.

Sanibel Captiva Art League

temporarily suspended

845-325-5553

sancapart.org

Sanibel-Captiva Art League is a non-profit organization formed to foster opportunities to create art, share art, support art education, and enhance the arts in the community. The League is a member of the Art Council of Southwest Florida. Due to Hurricane Ian’s devastation to Sanibel Island, all activities and exhibitions for the upcoming season have been suspended.

Schelkun Studio Arts

Gallery 206

5880 Shirley St. • #206 • Naples 215-837-0251

patriceschelkun.com

nov-may Thu 11am-5pm & by appT

View a selection of colorful oil paintings

Things I Like by Catherine

3954 Bayshore Dr. • Naples 239-778-4665

thingsilikebyc.com

Tue-SaT 11am-5pm

A contemporary art gallery located in the Bayshore Arts District. Strong, colorful, joyful art makes you smile and feel welcome upon walking in the door. Paintings, sculpture, glass, fine jewelry and artisan candles fill the space and wakens the senses. Follow on Instagram or Facebook for information about upcoming events.

smallwalls

6240 Shirley St. • #103 • Naples 402-201-6160 smallwalls.art

by appT & monThly nov-may, FirST Wed 3-7pm • FirST Thu 11-5pm Third SaT 11-5pm smallwalls is a multimedia project based studio whose mission is visual problem solving. The studio workspace is designed to explore the intersection of ideas, materials, and process. The mediums include drawing, painting, digital printmaking, sculpture, artist’s books, and animations. Rotating exhibitions may feature individual and collaborative projects. In the Naples Art District.

Timeless

2218 First St. • Fort Myers 239-332-8463

islandvisions-timeless.com

Sun-Thu 11am-6pm • Fri & SaT 11am-9pm

Timeless Items of Interest & Illumination

ART GALLERYGUIDE

features incredible Steampunk lamps and jewelry created by owner/artist Steve Timcak in addition to work from local artists. In the heart of Historic River District with the feel of a Victorian curiosity shop full of beauty and treasure for you to discover.

Venice Art Center

390 Nokomis Ave. S. • Venice 941-485-7136

veniceartcenter.com

mon-Fri 9am-4pm & SaT 9am-1pm

Enjoy a day inspired by art at The Venice Art Center and you will understand their mission “to enhance the knowledge and appreciation of all forms of visual arts.” Visit their website to learn about exhibitions, concerts, events, classes, workshops, summer camps. Workshops with Leoma Lovegrove, Hodges Soileau, Janet Rogers, and Karen Hitt.

exhibiTionS

Jan 13-Feb 8: H20

Feb 10-12: Plein Air Painters of the Southeast

Feb 24-mar 9: Annual Art Auction

mar 17-apr 6: Spring Members’ Show

apr 14-26: Retro

Tower Gallery

temporarily closed

751 Tarpon Bay Rd. • Sanibel 239-472-4557

towergallery.net

Tower Gallery is an artists’ cooperative of 23 artists in two-dimensional and three-dimensional mediums such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, ceramic, fiber, wood, jewelry, and metal. It is housed in a spacious original Florida beach house, built on the Gulf in 1915 and moved to its present site in 1986. Check website or call for hours.

evenTS

Feb 1-15: Tiny Art Show - online show

mar 3-5: Art from the Attic Sale

may 3-11: South Sarasota County School Show

may 19-Jun 22: Memories

Jun 23-Jul 20: Passion

Jul 28-aug 16: Reflections

Sep 15-28: to be announced

Sep 29-ocT 28: to be announced

nov 3-30: Fall Members’ Show

dec 8-Jan 4: to be announced

Visual Arts Center

210 Maud St. • Punta Gorda 941-639-8810

visualartcenter.org

mon & Fri 10am-4pm • Tue-Thu 10am-7pm SaT 10am-2pm

The Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda is

home to three major galleries, six classrooms, gift shop, art supply store, and an art library. They hold classes in jewelry, glass, photography, painting, pottery, fiber, etc., as well as workshops and evening social events. All taught by professional instructors and nationally recognized artists, courses are designed for all ages, skill levels, and mediums. Monthly exhibits are free to the public and wheelchair accessible.

exhibiTionS

Jan 11-Feb 9: New Beginnings (main gallery)

Jan 11-Feb 11: Then & Now - The Painting Stories Group (goFF gallery)

Feb 14-mar 1: 4 Chicks Who Don’t Cook (goFF gallery)

Feb 14-mar 9: In Our World - Jill Krasner (rebecca hall)

Feb 14-mar 9: Call of the Wild (main gallery)

mar 7-apr 11: Suncoast Watercolor (goFF gallery)

mar 11-25: Battle of the Brushes Artists (main gallery)

mar 15-apr 24: Water Media & Alcohol Ink (rebecca hall)

mar 29-apr 25: Fresh (main gallery)

apr 15-25: Inspiring Volunteers (goFF gallery)

apr 27-may 11: Charlotte County Public School High School (main gallery)

apr 29-may 11: Charlotte County Public School Middle School (goFF gallery & rebecca hall)

may 13-Jun 1: Art with Meaning (goFF gallery)

may 12-20: Charlotte County Public School Elementary School (main gallery)

may 17-Jun 14: Jessica McKnight Photography (rebecca hall)

may 24-Jun 20: Water, Water Everywhere (main gallery)

Jun 21-Jul 17: Portrait Studio & Life Drawing (goFF gallery)

Jun 26-Jul 17: Summertime (main gallery)

Jul 22-aug 24: Members Showcase (all gallerieS)

JAN

SUNDAY 1

•Coconut Point New Year’s Eve Art Festival: Art fair, live music. Coconut Point Mall parking lot, 23130 Fashion Dr, Estero. 10a-5p. Free. 561-746-6615.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 3-6p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Vicki Barbolak: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30p. 389-6901.

MONDAY 2

•Independent Film Screening & Discussion: Hosted by Fort Myers Film Festival. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, film 7p. talk after film. 810-6323.

TUESDAY 3

•Art Reception: Harbour View Gallery, 5789 Cape Harbour Dr, #104, Cape Coral. 6-8p. Free. 540-5789.

•Naples Philharmonic Pops: A Salute to Sondheim concert. ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

WEDNESDAY 4

•Art Alive: Naples Art District Studio & Gallery Tours. Receptions, exhibits, demos at dozens of galleries & studios. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 3-7p. Free. 247-1977.

•Florida Everblades vs Greenville Swamp Rabbits: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Naples Philharmonic Pops: A Salute to Sondheim concert. ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues Band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Passerine: Free concert. Sarasota Opera House, 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 12p. Free. 941-9666161.

•Sunset Stroll: Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 5:30p. Register. 348-9151.

•We Ain’t Done Wild’ n Yet Comedy Tour: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

THURSDAY 5

•Art Alive: Naples Art District Studio & Gallery Tours. Receptions, exhibits, demos at dozens of galleries & studios. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center

Way, Naples. 1-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Art Reception: Wine & cheese. Cape Coral Art League, 516 Cultural Blvd, Cape Coral. 5-7p. Free. 772-5657.

•Bette, Babs & Beyond: Concert tribute to Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, etc. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Ginger Billy: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•John Pizzarelli Trio: Jazz concert. Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point, 17281 On Par Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 415-5667.

•Naples Philharmonic Pops: A Salute to Sondheim concert. ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Open Mic Bonita!: Comedy. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Sarasota Orchestra: MahlerView of Heaven concert. Neel Performing Arts Center, State College of Florida, 5840 26 St W, Bradenton, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Steve Arik: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•The Rex Bongo Band: Blues band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free.693-7111.

FRIDAY 6

•AC Blues Brothers: Tribute concert. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 7p. 772-5862.

•Art Reception: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 5-7p. Free. 939-2787.

•Art Reception: Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 6-10p. Live music. Free. 333-1933.

•Art Walk: Receptions, exhibits, demos, live music at several galleries & studios in downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 6-10p. Free. 313-5129.

•Bette, Babs & Beyond: Concert tribute to Bette Midler, Barbra

EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

JANUARY FEBRUARY

What Goes On

John Pizzarelli performs at the Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point in Fort Myers on January 5.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit perform January 23 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers.

What Goes On

Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, etc. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Friday Night Live: Live music. Millennial Brewery, 1811 Royal Palm Ave, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 2712255.

•Ginger Billy: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7 & 9p. 389-6901.

•Mary Gauthier: Concert, Jaimee Harris opens. Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota. 8p. 941-894-6469.

•Naples Philharmonic Pops: A Salute to Sondheim concert. ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•New Beginnings: Local storytellers. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. Free. 939-2787.

•Odyssey Road: Journey tribute band. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Open House: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 10a-2p. Free. 941-639-8810.

•Peter Sears: Live music. South Street City Oven & Grill,1410 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples. 7-10p. Free. 435-9333.

•Selwyn Birchwood: Blues band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. 693-7111.

•Steve Arik: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•The Spinners, Manhattans, Tramps: R&B concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

SATURDAY 7

•AC Blues Brothers: Tribute concert. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3 & 7p. 772-5862.

•Americana Community Music Association: Reckless Saints concert, Pearl Street Band opens. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7-9:30p. 6914069.

•Chris MacDonald’s Memories of Elvis Rickin’ Birthday Bash: Elvis Presley tribute oncert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•Dr Temple Grandin: Autism activist. Christ Community Church, 4050 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 1:30p. 910-0712.

•Estero Fine Art Show: Outdoor art fair. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. Free. 10a-5p. 941-755-3088.

•Florida Everblades vs Orlando

Solar Bears: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Ginger Billy: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30 & 8:30p. 389-6901.

•Naples Fine Art Show: Outdoor art fair. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. Free. 10a-5p. 941-755-3088.

•Naples Jazzmasters: Free indoor concert. River Park Community Center, 301 11th St N, Naples. 2-4p. Free. 612-327-3835.

•Naples New Year’s Art Show:  Outdoor art fair 5th Ave S, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 262-6517.

•Naples Philharmonic Pops: A Salute to Sondheim concert. Artis-

Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2 & 8p. 597-1900.

•Open House: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 10a-2p. Free. 941-639-8810.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Mahler - View of Heaven concert. Van Wezel Hall, 777 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Scott Palmer: Live music. EightFoot Brewing, 4417 SE 16th Pl, #11, Cape Coral. 5-8p. Free. 337-7646.

•Stage 2 Improv: Sketch Comedy Night. Comedy. Tobye Studio, Sugden Community Theatre, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 8p. 263-7990.

•Steve Arik: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Susan Werner: Concert. Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota. 8p. 941-894-6469.

•Travis Denning: Country music concert, Back Country Boys opens. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

SUNDAY 8

•4 the Love of Piano: Choral Artistry concert w piano duo Abbey Allison & Isabelle Aubin. Music & Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Lane, Ft Myers. 4p. 560-5695.

•AC Blues Brothers: Tribute concert. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3p. 772-5862.

•Adam Hunter: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6p. 389-6901.

•Art Talks at the Edwards: Union Artist Studios & Arts & Eats Café. Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg., # 101, Ft Myers. 11a-1:30p. Free. 980-1394.

•Bluegrass Concert: Lonesome Rangers, Frank Corso. Outdoors, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 3p. 939-2787.

•Estero Fine Art Show: Outdoor art fair. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. Free. 10a-5p. 941-755-3088.

•Full Moon Night Hike: Guided walk Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Ft Myers. 8p. 275-3435.

•Lee County Community Band: Cape Coral High School, 2300 Santa Barbara Blvd, Cape Coral. 3p. Free. 454-6430.

•Naples Big Band: Concert Cambier Park, 755 Park St S, Naples. 2p. Free. 777-0416.

•Naples Fine Art Show: Outdoor art fair. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. Free. 10a-5p. 941-755-3088.

•Naples New Year’s Art Show: Outdoor art fair 5th Ave S, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 262-6517.

•NY Philharmonic Quartet with Drew Peterson: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 693-4849.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 3-6p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Punta Gorda Symphony: Schubert & Shostakovich concert. Charlotte Performing Arts Center, 701 Carmalita St, Punta Gorda. 7:30p. 941-205-5996.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Mahler - View of Heaven concert. Van Wezel Hall, 777 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

MONDAY 9

•Adam Hunter: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Anka Sings Sinatra: Paul Anka concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Author Lecture & Lunch: Lisa Unger. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 12p. 333-1933.

•Danny Sinoff Sings Sinatra - The Reprise Years: Jazz piano. Players Circle Performing Arts Center, Shell Factory, 16554 N Cleveland Ave, N Fort Myers. 7-10p. 8003292.

•Rachel Kudo: Grand Piano Series concert. Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbour Dr, Naples. 3p. 469-333-3231.

•The Bronx Wanderers: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

TUESDAY 10

•Acappella Class: Spirit of the Gulf Chorus. Cross of the Church, 13500 Freshman Ln, Ft Myers. 7-10p. Free. 844-704-7464.

•Adam Hunter: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Art Reception: Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30-7p. Free. 394-4221.

•Compton & Bennett: A Cracker at The Ritz, Rick Compton & Betsy Bennett musical comedy. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Liza Stepanova: Nisita Concert Series. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 3p. 745-4268.

•Songwriters on the Plaza: Free acoustic concert w Bill Metts, Ray Cerbone, Ralph Leesburg. Downtown Ft Myers Library amphitheater, S Cornog Plaza, 1651 Lee St, Ft Myers. 6-7:30p. Free. 691-4069.

•The Kingston Trio: Folk music concert. Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point, 17281 On Par Blvd, Ft Myers. 2 & 7p. 415-5667.

WEDNESDAY 11

•Adam Hunter: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Art Reception: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 5-7p. Free. 941-639-8810.

•Choral Artists of Sarasota: Outdoor concert. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Historic Spanish Point, 337 N Tamiami Tr, Osprey. 6:30p. 941-366-5731.

•Create & Sip Art Social: Mosaics & Margaritas w Anna Hickner. Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 6-8p. 941-639-8810.

•Ikebana Meeting: Demo & Workshop. Naples Botanical Garden, Buehler Auditorium, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 9:30a. Free. 254-9999.

•Lecture: Early Cuban Exiles. Marco Island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. 2p. Free. 642-1440.

•Lunch & Learn Lecture: Birds of Rookery Bay. Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, Environmental Learning Center,

300 Tower Rd, Naples. 12p. 530-5940.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues Band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Rachel Kudo: Grand Piano Series concert. St Leo Auditorium, 28290 Beaumont Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 469-333-323179.

•Sarasota Orchestra: A Little Night Music concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 5:30p. 941-953-3434.

THURSDAY 12

•Ancient Forest Tour: Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 9a. Register. 348-9151.

•Drew Lynch: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•G David Howard: Snappers LaughIn Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Greg Tate: Live music. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

•Irish Jam: Live music. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 6-9p. Free. 603-6535.

•Jazz at MACC - Jazz Funk w Dan Navarro: Gulf Coast Jazz Collective concert. Music & Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Ln, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 277-1700.

•Lecture: Nazi Looted Art. Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center, 975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd, #108, Naples. 2p. Free. 263-9200.

•Naples Philharmonic: Ax Plays Beethoven. Masterworks Series concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Piano Talk: Two Pianos, Six Hands concert w Jodie DeSalvo. ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Poetry & Music Open Mic: Open to all & all ages. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 5-9p. Free. 939-2787.

•Sarasota Orchestra: A Little Night Music concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•The Rex Bongo Band: Blues band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641

Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free.693-7111.

FRIDAY 13

•Art Reception: Cape Coral Art Center, Rubicond Park, 4533 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral. 5-7p. Free. 574-0802.

•Art Reception: Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave S, Venice. 5-7p. Free. 941-485-7136.

•Byrne Brothers: Concert. Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota. 8p. 941-894-6469.

•Drew Lynch: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30 & 8:30p. 389-6901.

•Friday Night Live: Live music. Millennial Brewery, 1811 Royal Palm Ave, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 271-2255.

•G David Howard: Snappers LaughIn Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Johnny Mathis: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•Meat Loaf Tribute: Concert. Gulf Theater, 900 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 7p. 941-205-8545.

•Naples Philharmonic: Ax Plays Beethoven. Masterworks Series concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Peter Sears: Live music. South Street City Oven & Grill,1410 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples. 7-10p. Free. 435-9333.

•Pig Floyd: Pink Floyd tribute band. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

•Sarasota Orchestra: A Little Night Music concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 5:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Staged Reading: Theatre. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•The Bronx Wanderers: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Trio Zimbalist: Chamber music concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, concert 7:30p. 333-1933.

SATURDAY 14

•Art Reception & Artist Presentation: Presentation in U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg.

Abbey Allison performs with Isabelle Aubin in Choral Artistry’s ‘4 the Love of Piano’ concert, January 8 at the Music & Arts Community Center in Fort Myers.

10:30-11:30a; Reception in Wasmer Gallery, FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. 11:30a-12:30p. Free. 590-7199.

•Backyard Bluesfest: Memphis Lightening, Tommy Lee Cook & The Buckingham Blues Band, Ray Fuller Band, Gabe Stillman, more tba. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2-8p. 693-7111.

•Bonita Springs National Art Festival: Outdoor fine art & fine craft fair. Riverside Park, 10450 Reynolds St, Bonita Springs. 10a-5p. 495-8989.

•Celebration in the Sky: Largest fireworks show in Florida. Seminole Casino Hotel, 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 9p. 800-218-0007.

•Drew Lynch: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30 & 8:30p. 389-6901.

•Fake Fest: Tribute bands Badfish (Sublime), Rhymin N Stealin (Beastie boys), Nightrain (Guns & Roses), Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi), Completely Unchained (Van Halen), Nirvanna (Nirvana), School of Rock House Band. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 2p. 954-336-9391.

•Festival of Birds:  Presentations, guided field trips, birding walks, buggy rides, boat tours, speakers. Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 9a-4p. Register. 530-5977.

•Fine Arts & Crafts Show: Naples Artcrafters. Cambier Park, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 10a-4p. Free. 304-5258.

•G David Howard: Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6 & 9p. 479-5233.

•Garden Talk: Staghorns & Jungle Cactus. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 10a. 334-7419.

•Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra: Price Symphony No 3 concert. Music & Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Ln, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 277-1700.

•Judith Hill Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Kathleen Madigan: Comedy. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•Monroe Crossing: Bluegrass concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita

Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Music in the Garden: Little Eddie & the Fat Fingers. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 2-4p. 643-7275.

•Naples Philharmonic: Ax Plays

Beethoven. Masterworks Series concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Nightbird: Stevie Nicks tribute band. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

•Outdoor Art & Craft Show: Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 10a4p. Free. 394-4221.

•Rising Star Soiree: Choral Artistry fundraiser. Cuban pianist Cesar Perez. The Forest Country Club, 6100 Club Blvd, Ft Myers. 6p. rsvp. 560-5695.

•Sarasota Orchestra: A Little Night Music concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Scene to be Seen: Naples Art Institute fundraiser fashion show, reception, silent & live auction, gala dinner, afterparty. RitzCarlton Golf Resort at Tiburon, 2600 Tiburon Dr, Naples. VIP reception 6p, general admission 7:30p. Rsvp. 262-6517.

•Tom Burgess: Live music. EightFoot Brewing, 4417 SE 16th Pl, #11, Cape Coral. 5-8p. Free. 337-7646.

•Yellow Brick Road - The Elton John Experience: Tribute concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

SUNDAY 15

•Art Talks at the Edwards: Union Artist Studios & Arts & Eats Café. Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg., # 101, Ft Myers. 11a-1:30p. Free. 980-1394.

•Bobby Collins: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6p. 389-6901.

•Bonita Springs National Art Festival: Outdoor fine art & fine craft fair. Riverside Park, 10450 Reynolds St, Bonita Springs. 10a-5p. 495-8989.

•Festival of Birds:  Presentations,

guided field trips, birding walks, buggy rides, boat tours. Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 9a-4p. Register. 530-5977.

•Mellie McKay: Concert. Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota. 8p. 941-894-6469.

•Naples Concert Band: Free outdoor concert w guest vocalist. Cambier Park bandshell, Park St, downtown Naples. 2-4p. Free. 270-1221.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 3-6p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Outdoor Art & Craft Show: Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 10a4p. Free. 394-4221.

•Sarasota Orchestra: A Little Night Music concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 4p. 941953-3434.

•SWFL UFO & Paranormal Conference: Speakers, panels, celebrity guests, entertainment, music, costume contests, vendors. Crowne Plaza Hotel at Bell Tower, 130501 Bell Tower Dr, Ft Myers. 10a-6p.

•Valencia Baryton Project: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Windjammers: Circus music concert & Sailor Circus show. Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia St, Sarasota. 1:30p. 941-355-9805.

MONDAY 16

•Danny Sinoff - The Genius of Johnny Mercer: Jazz piano. Players Circle Performing Arts Center, Shell Factory, 16554 N Cleveland Ave, N Fort Myers. 7-10p. 800-3292.

•Ensemble New SRQ: Crumb. Concert. First Congregational Church, 1031 S Euclid Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p.

•Festival of Birds:  Presentations, guided field trips, birding walks, buggy rides, boat tours. Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 9a-4p. Register. 530-5977.

•James Taylor Live in Central Park, Revisted: Concert. Presented by TheatreZone. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 4 & 7:30p. 888-966-3352.

•Martin Luther King JrCelebrating His Legacy: Reenactments of MLK Jr speeches, live music & dance. Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, 1012 N Orange Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941366-1505.

•Mike Vecchione: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Nat’l Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 693-4849.

TUESDAY 17

•Acappella Class: Spirit of the Gulf Chorus. Cross of the Church, 13500 Freshman Ln, Ft Myers. 7-10p. Free. 844-704-7464.

•Festival of Birds:  Presentations, guided field trips, birding walks, buggy rides, boat tours. Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 9a-4p. Register. 530-5977.

•Mike Vecchione: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7 & 9p. 389-6901.

WEDNESDAY 18

•Bobby Collins: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Create & Sip Art Social: Let’s Get Splashed w BA Wikoff. Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 6-8p. 941-639-8810.

•Fashion Night at the MuseumRock Star Edition: For families & kids dress up. Children’s Museum of Naples, 15080 Livingston Rd, Naples. Kids 5-8. 5:30-7:30p. Register. 514-0084.

•Festival of Birds:  Presentations, guided field trips, birding walks, buggy rides, boat tours. Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 9a-4p. Register. 530-5977.

•Mike Vecchione: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine: Concert. Venice Performing Arts Center, 1 Indian Ave, bldg. 5, Venice. 7:30p. 941966-6161.

•Nitrograss: Bluegrass concert. Calusa Sound Amphitheater, Luminary Hotel, 2200 Edwards Dr, Ft Myers. 6p. Free, 314-3723.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues Band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Open House: BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 4-6p. Free. 395-0900.

•The Rocket Man: Elton John tribute concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

THURSDAY 19

•Anthony Rodia: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Art Reception: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 5-7p. Free. 941-639-8810.

•Festival of Birds:  Presentations, guided field trips, birding walks, buggy rides, boat tours. Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 9a-4p. Register. 530-5977.

•James Taylor Tribute: Andrew Moffitt concert. Marco island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood, Marco Island. 6:30p. 389-6447.

•John Henton: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Lecture: Nazi Looted Art. Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center, 975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd, #108, Naples. 2p. Free. 263-9200.

•Lisa Acevedo: Vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Opera Meets Broadway: Gulfshore Opera concert. Gulf Theater, 900 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 7p. 529-3925.

•Styx: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•The Rex Bongo Band: Blues band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free.693-7111.

FRIDAY 20

•Anthony Rodia: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30 & 8:30p. 389-6901.

•David Mayfield Parade: Bluegrass concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, concert 7:30p. 333-1933.

•David Wilcox: Concert. Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota. 8p. 941-894-6469.

•Festival of Birds:  Presentations, guided field trips, birding walks, buggy rides, boat tours. Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 9a-4p. Register. 530-5977.

•Fire Lake: Bob Seger tribute concert.Gulf Theater, 900 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 3 & 7p. 941-205-8545.

•Florida Everblades vs Savannah Ghost Pirates: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Friday Night Live: Live music. Millennial Brewery, 1811 Royal Palm Ave, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 2712255.

•John Henton: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Lecture: Florida’s Underground Railroad. Marco Island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. 2p. Free. 642-1440.

•Michelle Wijaya: Piano recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Music Walk: Live music & dancing at several cafes, clubs & galleries. Downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 6-10p. Free. 313-5129.

•Nostaljah: Reggae band. Coastal Dayz Brewery, 2161 McGregor Blvd Fort Myers. 7-10p. Free.204-9665.

•Peter Sears: Live music. South Street City Oven & Grill,1410 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples. 7-10p. Free. 435-9333.

•Sarasota Orchestra: The Music of Billy Joel & Elton John. Van Wezel Hall, 777 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

Monroe Crossing perform January 14 at Centers for the Arts in Bonita Springs.

What Goes On

•Tedeschi Trucks Band: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•The Pantera Experience: Tribute band. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

•When Rock Was Young - Elton John Tribute: SWFL Symphony Pops concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Wild About CROW: Fundraiser w cocktails, dinner, music, auctions, animals. Burroughs Home & Gardens, 2505 1st St, Ft Myers. 6p. Register. 472-3644.

SATURDAY 21

•Americana Community Music Association: David Mayfield concert, Ross Jordan opens. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7-9:30p. 691-4069.

•Anthony Rodia: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30 & 8:30p. 389-6901.

•Art Alive: Naples Art District Studio & Gallery Tours. Receptions, exhibits, demos at dozens of galleries & studios. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 1-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Backyard Bluesfest: Chris

O’Leary Band, Tommy Lee Cook & The Buckingham Blues Band, Ray Fuller Band, Gabe Stillman, more tba. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2-8p. 693-7111.

•Bravissimo Broadway: Empire Trio concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Festival of Birds:  Presentations, guided field trips, birding walks, buggy rides, boat tours. Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 9a-4p. Register. 530-5977.

•Florida Everblades vs Savannah Ghost Pirates: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Good Vibes for McKenna Benefit Concert: Cody Canada & The Departed, Them Dirty Roses, Ian Moore. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 3p-12a. 985-9839.

•Gulf Coast Writers Association Meeting: Guest speaker poet Clarissa Thomasson. Word of Life Church, 6111 South Points Blvd, Ft Myers. 10a-12p. Free. 770-9067885.

•John Henton Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6 & 9p. 479-5233.

•King Margo: Concert. Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota. 8p. 941-894-6469.

•MiccroWIP@theHat: Short theater works-in-progress. Ringling’s Historic Asolo Theatre, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941359-5700.

•Naples Uptown Art Festival:  Naples Art District art show. 308 10th St, Naples. 9a-4p. Free. 262-6525.

•Open House: & Darkroom

Tours Exhibit, presentation, book signing. Clyde Butcher’s Venice Gallery & Studio, 237 Warfield Ave S, Venice. 9a-3p. 941-4860811.

•Remember When Rock Was Young: Elton John concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•Rockabillaque Florida: Free outdoor concerts – Squirrel Nut Zippers, Los Straitjackets, Legendary Shack Shakers, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho-DeVilles, Eddie Clendening & The Blue Ribbon Boys, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones, The Swayzees, Jane Rose & the Dead Ends, Jared Petteys & The Headliners, The Patina Turners, Black Valley Moon, Little Sheba & The Shamans, The Kreepy Tikis. Classic car & vintage motorcycle show. Seminole Casino Hotel, 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 10a-8p. 800218-0007.

•Sarasota Orchestra: The Music of Billy Joel & Elton John. Van Wezel Hall, 777 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 2:30p. 941-953-3434.

•The World of Musicals: Classical music concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Wage War: Hardcore music concert, Nonpoint & Fame on Fire open. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

SUNDAY 22

•An Evening of New Plays: New Play Festival winners. One-act plays. Naples Players. Blackburn Hall, Sugden Community Theatre, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 7:30p. 263-7990.

•Anthony Rodia: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30p. 389-6901.

•Art Talks at the Edwards: Union Artist Studios & Arts & Eats Café. Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg., # 101, Ft Myers. 11a-1:30p. Free. 980-1394.

•Bonita Springs Concert Band: Riverside Park, 10450 Reynolds St, Bonita Springs. Bring lawn chair or blanket. 2-4p. Free. 405-3320.

•Free Concert: Sarasota Orchestra Brass Quintet. Waterside Place

Pavilion, 7500 Island Cove Ter, Sarasota. 10 & 11a. 941-487-2746.

•Friction Farm: Folk music concert, Silvia Medina opens. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers.4. 939-2787.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Naples Uptown Art Festival:  Naples Art District art show. 308 10th St S, Naples. 9a-4p. Free. 262-6525.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 3-6p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Opera Meets Broadway: Gulfshore Opera concert. United Church, 320 N Barfield Dr, Marco Island. 4p. 529-3925.

•Scottish Songs: Sarasota Orchestra concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 4p. 941953-3434.

•The Doo-Wop Project: Gulf Coast Symphony concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

MONDAY 23

•Danny Sinoff - The Bobby Darin Songbook: Jazz piano. Players Circle Performing Arts Center, Shell Factory, 16554 N Cleveland Ave, N Fort Myers. 7-10p. 8003292.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Irish Jam: Live music. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 6-9p. Free. 603-6535.

•Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Merz Trio: Classical music concert. Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point, 17281 On Par Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 415-5667.

•Sunset Stroll: Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 5:30p. Register. 348-9151.

•Victoria Paulino: Piano recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

TUESDAY 24

• Night Walk: Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 6p. Register. 348-9151.

•Acappella Class: Spirit of the Gulf Chorus. Cross of the Church, 13500 Freshman Ln, Ft Myers. 7-10p. Free. 844-704-7464.

•Compton & Bennett: A Cracker at The Ritz, Rick Compton & Betsy Bennett musical comedy. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Diana Flores: Vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Early Birding Walks : Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 8a. Register. 348-9151.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Meet Clyde Butcher: Exhibit, presentation, book signing. Marco island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood, Marco Island. 4-8p. Free. 695-2428.

•Pride & Prejudice: Aquila Theatre. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 395-0900.

•Rodney Norman: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•The Val & Jim Show: Valerie Sneade-Roy & Jim Rice. Langdon Playhouse, 1182 Market Circle, Port Charlotte. 7:30p. 941-255-1022.

WEDNESDAY 25

•Arturo Fernandez: Vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Create & Sip Art Social: Etched wine glasses. Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 6-8p. 941-639-8810.

•Florida Everblades vs South Carolina Stingrays: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Mark Whitfield: Concert w Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues Band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Rodney Norman: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

THURSDAY 26

•Art of the Blues: Blues concert w Steve Arvey & Bill Buchman. Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave S, Venice. 7p941-485-7136.

•Art Reception: Things I Like by Catherine, 3954 Bayshore Dr, Naples. Tue-Sat 5-8p. 778-4665.

•Chris Botti: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•Dance Makers: Sarasota Contemporary Dance. Jane B Cook Theater, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 7p. 941-260-8485.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Irish Jam: Live music. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 6-9p. Free. 603-6535.

•Jair Zacarius: Vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Lecture: Nazi Looted Art. Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center, 975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd, #108, Naples. 2p. Free. 263-9200.

•Mostly Mozart: Gulfshore Opera concert. Artis-Naples, 58333 Pelican Bay Blvd. Naples. 7p. 529-3925.

•Naples Philharmonic: Beethoven Symphony No 5. Masterworks Series concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Rodney Norman: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Ron Feingold Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•The Rat Pack: Tribute concert. Marco Island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood, Marco Island. 6:30p. 389-6447.

•The Rex Bongo Band: Blues band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free.693-7111.

FRIDAY 27

•Art Reception & Open House:  Center for the Visual Arts Bonita Springs, 26100 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 6-8p. Free. 495-8989.

•Brew in the Garden: Historic Palm Cottage’s Norris Gardens, 137 12th Ave S, Naples. 5-8p. 261-8164.

•Circus Arts Gala at the Big Top: Dinner, sailor Circus performance, special guestsUlla Searing Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park’s Regatta Island, 5851 Nathan Benderson Cir, Sarasota. 6p. rsvp. 941-355-9805.

•Dance Makers: Sarasota

Contemporary Dance. Jane B Cook Theater, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 7p. 941-260-8485.

•Everywhere the Glint of Gold Gala: Fundraiser. IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. 7p. rsvp. 321-7420.

•Florida Everblades vs South Carolina Stingrays: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

King Margo perform January 21 at the Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center in Sarasota.

•Friday Night Live: Live music. Millennial Brewery, 1811 Royal Palm Ave, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 2712255.

•George Michael Reborn: Tribute concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, concert 7:30p. 333-1933.

•International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Film screening. Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center, 975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd, #108, Naples. 11a. Reservations required. 263-9200.

•Joseph Keckler: Concert. Ringling’s Historic Asolo Theatre, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-359-5700.

•Ken Miller: Comedy. Marco Island Center for the Arts’ Arts Center Theatre, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 7 & 9:30p. 642-7270.

•Naples Philharmonic: Beethoven Symphony No 5. Masterworks Series concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Peter Sears: Live music. South Street City Oven & Grill,1410 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples. 7-10p. Free. 435-9333.

•Rhythm on the River: Michel Dutra & The Strictly Sinatra Band outdoor concert & cocktails. Edison & Ford Winter Estates River Pavilion, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 6-9p. Bring lawn chairs. 334-7419.

•Robert Kelly: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7 & 9p. 389-6901.

•Ron Feingold: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Sarasota Seafood & Music Festival: Outdoor live music, food & crafts. JD Hamel Park, 199 Bayfront Dr, Sarasota. 4-10p. Free. 941-487-8061.

•The Second City Swipes

Right - An Incomplete Date Night: Comedy. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Victor Wainwright & The Train: Blues concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

SATURDAY 28

•Americana Community Music Association: Ruth Wyland concert, Carolyn & David Stanley w Mary Dahl opens. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7-9:30p. 691-4069.

•Bluegrass Concert: Lonesome Rangers, Frank Corso. Outdoors, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 3p. 939-2787.

•Dance Makers: Sarasota Contemporary Dance. Jane B Cook Theater, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 7p. 941-260-8485.

•David Foster & Katharine McPhee: The Kat & Dave Show. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•FGCU Chamber Choir & Alumni Choir: Concert. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7p. Free. 745-4268.

•Florida Everblades vs South Carolina Stingrays: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Joseph Keckler: Concert. Ringling’s Historic Asolo Theatre, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota.

5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-359-5700.

•Night at the Museum – Saturday Night Fever: Disco for families &. Children’s Museum of Naples, 15080 Livingston Rd, Naples. Kids 5-8. 5:30-7:30p. Register. 514-0084.

•Robert Kelly: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30 & 8:30p. 389-6901.

•Rocky Mountain Memories

John Denver tribute concert. Gulf Theater, 900 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 7p. 941-205-8545.

•Ron Feingold: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 76 & 9p. 479-5233.

•Sarasota Seafood & Music Festival: Outdoor live music, food & crafts. JD Hamel Park, 199 Bayfront Dr, Sarasota. 11a-10p. Free. 941-487-8061.

•Steve Forbert: Concert. Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota. 8p. 941-894-6469.

•SWFL Symphony: Masterworks concert w violinist Gil Shaham. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. Lecture 6:30p, concert 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Twisted Pine: Americana concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

SUNDAY 29

•Art Talks at the Edwards: Union Artist Studios & Arts & Eats Café. Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg., # 101, Ft Myers. 11a-1:30p. Free. 980-1394.

•Broadway to the West End - A Love Story: Gulf Coast Symphony concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

•Cleveland Orchestra: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2p. 597-1900.

•Dance Makers: Sarasota Contemporary Dance. Jane B Cook Theater, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 3p. 941-260-8485.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Garth Live!: Concert. Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Dinner 5:30p, show 7:30p. 278-4422.

•Jeff Dunham: Comedy. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 3p. 948-7825.

•Maxim Lando: Classical music concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Naples Dixieland Jazz Band: Free indoor concert. Cambier Park, 6th Ave S & 8th St S, Naples. 2-4p. Free. 612-327-3835.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 3-6p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Opera Meets Broadway: Gulfshore Opera concert. Sanibel Community Church, 1740 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 4p. 529-3925.

•Robert Kelly: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30p. 389-6901.

•Sam Estes: Vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Sarasota Seafood & Music Festival: Outdoor live music, food & crafts. JD Hamel Park, 199

Bayfront Dr, Sarasota. 11a-6p. Free. 941-487-8061.

•Spirit of the Gulf Chorus: Concert. Cypress Lake Methodist Church, 8570 Cypress Lake Dr, Ft Myers. 4p.844-704-7464.

•The Lubben Brothers: Outdoor concert. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Historic Spanish Point, 337 N Tamiami Tr Osprey. 1-3p. Free. 941-366-5731.

MONDAY 30

•Bob Marley: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 5:30 & 7:30p. 389-6901.

•Emerson String Quartet: Concert. Riverview Performing Arts Center, 1 Ram Way, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941966-6161.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Garth Live!: Concert. Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Lunch 11:30a, show 1p & dinner 5:30p, show 7:30p & 278-4422.

TUESDAY 31

•Acappella Class: Spirit of the Gulf Chorus. Cross of the Church, 13500 Freshman Ln, Ft Myers. 7-10p. Free. 844-704-7464.

•Ben Rosenblum: Jazz & Brazilian music concert. Marco Island Center for the Arts’ Arts Center Theatre, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 5:30p. 642-7270.

•Bob Marley: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 5:30 & 7:30p. 389-6901.

•Early Birding Walks : Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 8a. Register. 348-9151.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Naples Philharmonic Pops: An Evening with Kelli O’Hara concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Naples Philharmonic: Trio Triumphs. Sypert Salon Series concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 597-1900.

•Taste of Opera: Gulfshore Opera concert & dinner. Hideaway Beach Club, 250 S Beach Dr, Marco Island. 6p. 529-3925.

•Billy & Elton - Piano Men: Tribute concert. Marco island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood, Marco Island. 6:30p. 389-6447.

•Bob Lauver Comedy Hypnosis Show: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Bob Marley: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 5:30 & 7:30p. 389-6901.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Hotel California: Eagles tribute band. Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point, 17281 On Par Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 415-5667.

•Ikebana Meeting: Demo & Workshop. Naples Botanical Garden, Buehler Auditorium, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 9:30a. Free. 254-9999.

•Naples Philharmonic Pops: An Evening with Kelli O’Hara concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues Band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•The Sweet Remains: Concert & film screening. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

THURSDAY 2

•Art Alive: Naples Art District Studio & Gallery Tours. Receptions, exhibits, demos at dozens of galleries & studios. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 1-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Art Reception: Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, Environmental Learning Center, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 5:30-7p. Free. 530-5977.

•Clay Walker: Country music concert. Seminole Casino Hotel, 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 8p. 800218-0007.

•Frida Fest: Naples Art District artists celebrate Frida Kahlo with replicas, portraiture & murals. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Hotel California: Eagles tribute band. Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point, 17281 On Par Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 415-5667.

•Jazz as a World Music: Nisita Concert Series. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 745-4268.

•Lecture: Nazi Looted Art. Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center, 975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd, #108, Naples. 2p. Free. 263-9200.

•Matt Iseman: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

WEDNESDAY 1

•Art Alive: Naples Art District Studio & Gallery Tours. Receptions, exhibits, demos at dozens of galleries & studios.

Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 3-7p. Free. 247-1977.

•Naples Philharmonic Pops: An Evening with Kelli O’Hara concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Open Mic Bonita!: Comedy. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Opera Meets Broadway: Gulfshore Opera concert. Alliance for the Art, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 529-3925.

Laura Metcalf is one of the musicians performing at Grand Piano Series’ ‘Spanish Rhapsody’ concert, February 9 at St. Leo’s Auditorium in Bonita Springs.

What Goes On

•Sarasota Orchestra: A Romantic Affair concert. Neel Performing Arts Center, State College of Florida, 5840 26 St W, Bradenton, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•SPA Trio: Chamber music concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, concert 7:30p. 333-1933.

•The Rex Bongo Band: Blues band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free.693-7111.

•Yakov Smirnoff: Snappers LaughIn Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

FRIDAY 3

•Acappella Class: Spirit of the Gulf Chorus. Cross of the Church, 13500 Freshman Ln, Ft Myers. 7-10p. Free. 844-704-7464.

•Alex Elkin: Comedy. Marco Island Center for the Arts’ Arts Center Theatre, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 7 & 9:30p. 642-7270.

•Art Reception: Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 6-10p. Live music. Free. 333-1933.

•Art Walk: Receptions, exhibits, demos, live music at several galleries & studios in downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 6-10p. Free. 313-5129.

•ArtFest Fort Myers Opening Night: Party, live music, food, drinks. Edwards Dr & Hendry St, Fort Myers Riverfront. 6-9p. Free. 768-3602.

•Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids: Children’s theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Friday Night Live: Live music. Millennial Brewery, 1811 Royal Palm Ave, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 271-2255.

•Matt Iseman: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7 & 9p. 389-6901.

•Naples Philharmonic

Pops: An Evening with Kelli O’Hara concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Peter Sears: Live music. South Street City Oven & Grill,1410 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples. 7-10p. Free. 435-9333.

•Sarasota Orchestra: A Romantic Affair concert. Van Wezel Hall, 777 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Sing Out! SWFL Choral Festival Workshop: Choral Artistry rehearsal. First Assembly of God, 4701 Summerlin Rd, Ft Myers. 7-9p. rsvp. 560-3695.

•Stories of Love: Local storytellers. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. Free. 939-2787.

•The Boxers: Simon & Garfunkel tribute concert. Gulf Theater, 900 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 7p. 941-205-8545.

•Tierra Cali: Concert. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

•Yakov Smirnoff: Snappers LaughIn Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

SATURDAY 4

•Acappella Class: Spirit of the Gulf Chorus. Cross of the Church, 13500 Freshman Ln, Ft Myers. 7-10p. Free. 844-704-7464.

•Alan Bibey & Grasstowne: Bluegrass concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Americana Community Music Association: Verlon Thompson concert, Bill Metts opens. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers.

7-9:30p. 691-4069.

•Art in the Park: Outdoor art & craft fair. Mercato, 9118 Strada Pl, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 262-6517.

•ArtFest Fort Myers: Outdoor art fair, entertainment, food, activities. Edwards Dr & Hendry St, Ft Myers riverfront. 10a-5p. Free. 768-3602.

•Backyard Bluesfest: Vanessa Collier, Tommy Lee Cook & The Buckingham Blues Band, Gabe Stillman, more tba. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2-8p. 693-7111.

•Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids: Children’s theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2 & 7p. 495-8989.

•Earth Wind & Fire Tribute Band: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Edison Ford Antique Car Show: Over 100 classic cars. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 10a-2p. 334-7419.

•FGCU Bel Canto & Cantabile Sing Out!: Concert celebrating Black History Month. First Assembly of God, 4701 Summerlin Rd, Ft Myers. 7 p. Free. 745-4268.

•Jihn McEuen & The Circle Band: Bluegrass concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, concert 7:30p. 333-1933.

•Matt Iseman: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30 & 8:30p. 389-6901.

•Meet Clyde & Niki Butcher: Exhibit, presentation, book signing. Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery, 52388 Tamiami Tr, MM 54, Ochopee. 4p. Free. 695-2428.

•Naples Big Band: Concert Alliance for the Arts 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. Free. 777-0416.

•Naples Philharmonic Pops: An Evening with Kelli O’Hara concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2 & 8p. 597-1900.

•Neil Zirconia as Neil Diamond: Tribute concert. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 7p. 772-5862.

•Opera Meets Broadway: Gulfshore Opera concert. Innovation Hotel, 1290 Innovation Dr, Naples. 7p. 529-3925.

•Sarasota Orchestra: A Romantic Affair concert. Van Wezel Hall, 777 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Sing Out! SWFL Choral Festival Free Concert: Let Freedom Sing! Choral Artistry. Music & Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Lane, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 896-6431.

•Sing Out! SWFL Choral Festival Workshop: Choral Artistry rehearsal. Music & Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Lane, Ft Myers. 9:30-4p. rsvp. 896-6431.

•Toby Mac: Concert, Crowder, Cochren & Co., Taha Layton, Jon Reddick, Terrian opens. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Warren Zeiders: Country music concert. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

•Yakov Smirnoff: Snappers LaughIn Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6 & 9p. 479-5233.

SUNDAY 5

•Art in the Park: Outdoor art & craft fair. Mercato, 9118 Strada Pl, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 2626517.

•Art Talks at the Edwards: Union Artist Studios & Arts & Eats Café. Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg., # 101, Ft Myers. 11a-1:30p. Free. 980-1394.

•ArtFest Fort Myers: Outdoor art fair, entertainment, food, activities. Edwards Dr & Hendry St, Ft Myers riverfront. 10a-5p. Free. 768-3602.

•Bluegrass Concert: Biill Metts, Bear Hill Bluegrass. Outdoors, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 3p. 939-2787.

•Bob Lauver Comedy Hypnosis

Show: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids: Children’s theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2p. 495-8989.

•Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers: Chamber concert. Peace Lutheran Church, 15840 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 3p. Free. 560-9512.

•Full Moon Night Hike: Guided walk Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Ft Myers. 8p. 275-3435.

•James Houilik & Michael Baron: Nisita Concert Series. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

•Lee County Community Band: Cape Coral High School, 2300 Santa Barbara Blvd, Cape Coral. 3p. Free. 454-6430.

•Matt Iseman: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30p. 389-6901.

•Meet Clyde & Niki Butcher: Exhibit, presentation, book signing. Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery, 52388 Tamiami

Tr, MM 54, Ochopee. 4p. Free. 695-2428.

•Naples Concert Band: Free outdoor concert w guest vocalist. Cambier Park bandshell, Park St, downtown Naples. 2-4p. Free. 270-1221.

•Naples Philharmonic: Trio Triumphs. Sypert Salon Series concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 597-1900.

•Neil Zirconia as Neil Diamond: Tribute concert. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3 & 7p. 772-5862.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 3-6p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Punta Gorda Symphony: Tchaikovsky Symphony No 1 concert. Charlotte Performing Arts Center, 701 Carmalita St, Punta Gorda. 7:30p. 941-205-5996.

•Sarasota Orchestra: A Romantic Affair concert. Van Wezel Hall, 777 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 2:30p. 941-953-3434.

•SWFL Concert Band: From the Lights of Broadway. S Ft Myers High School, 14020 Plantation Rd, Ft Myers. 2p. Free. 666-5970.

MONDAY 6

•Dwight Icenhower’s Tribute to the King: Concert. Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Dinner 5:30p, show 7:30p. 278-4422.

•Ensemble New SRQ: Vespers for a New Dark Age. Concert. First Congregational Church, 1031 S Euclid Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p.

•Film Screening & Discussion: Hosted by Fort Myers Film Festival. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, film 7p. talk after film. 810-6323.

•Night Walk: Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 6p. Register. 3489151.

TUESDAY 7

•A Celebration of Song -Classics of Broadway: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 693-4849.

•Art Reception: Harbour View Gallery, 5789 Cape Harbour Dr, #104, Cape Coral. 6-8p. Free. 540-5789.

•Compton & Bennett: A Cracker at The Ritz, Rick Compton & Betsy Bennett musical comedy. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Dale Jones: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Daniela Pepe: Vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Early Birding Walks : Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 8a. Register. 348-9151.

•Johnny Serafino: Vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 8:15p. Free. 745-4268.

WEDNESDAY 8

•Broadway Bound: Jodi Keogan concert. Marco island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood, Marco Island. 6:30p. 389-6447.

•Dale Jones: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•FGCU Wind Orchestra: Concert. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Florida Everblades vs Jacksonville Icemen: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Go Wild for ‘Ding’ - In the Night: Fundraiser dinner, entertainment,

Gulf Coast Symphony perform ‘Broadway to the West End’, January 29 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Center in Fort Myers.

auctions. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Xp. rsvp. 472-1100.

•Lunch & Learn Lecture: Over Two Decades of Fisheries Research in Rookery Bay. Rookery Bay National Research Reserve, Environmental Learning Center, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 12p. 530-5940.

•Mark Viera: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues Band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Date Night concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 5:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Soultown to Mowtown: Sensational Soul Cruisers concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Whiskey Trail w Heidi Pack: Concert. Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave S, Venice. 7p. 941485-7136.

THURSDAY 9

•Ancient Forest Tour: Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 9a. Register. 348-9151.

•Art Reception: Wine & cheese. Cape Coral Art League, 516 Cultural Blvd, Cape Coral. 5-7p. Free. 772-5657.

•FGCU Symphonic Band: Concert. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Irish Jam: Live music. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 6-9p. Free. 603-6535.

•Jazz at MACC - Laila Biali: Music & Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Ln, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

•Jeremy Denk: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 395-0900.

•Lecture: Nazi Looted Art.

Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center, 975 Imperial

Golf Course Blvd, #108, Naples. 2p. Free. 263-9200.

•Mark Viera: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Date Night concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Scotty McCreery: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•Spanish Rhapsody: Grand Piano Series concert w Sanyiago Ballerini, Milana Strezeva, Laura Metcalf. St Leo Auditorium, 28290 Beaumont Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 469-333-3231.

•The King’s Singers: Classical music concert. Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point, 17281 On Par Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 415-5667.

•The Rex Bongo Band: Blues band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free.693-7111.

•Vic Dibittetto: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

FRIDAY 10

•Art Reception: Cape Coral Art Center, Rubicond Park, 4533 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral. 5-7p. Free. 574-0802.

•Art Reception: Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave S, Venice. 5-7p. Free. 941-485-7136.

•Florida Everblades vs Orlando Solar Bears: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Forever Rod: Rod Stewart Tribute concert w Martin Andrew. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 7p. 772-5862.

•Friday Night Live: Live music. Millennial Brewery, 1811 Royal Palm Ave, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 2712255.

•House of Hamill: Concert. Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota. 8p. 941-894-6469.

•Kevin James: Comedy. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•Lew Del Gatto Quartet: with Leroy Jones Jazz concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, concert 7:30p. 333-1933.

•Mark Viera: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6 & 9p. 479-5233.

•Naples Ikebana Int’l Show: Art of flower arrangement exhibition. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 8a-5p. 6437275.

•Peter Sears: Live music. South Street City Oven & Grill,1410 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples. 7-10p. Free. 435-9333.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Date Night concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 5:30p. 941-953-3434.

•The Destiny of Rock Show: Styx & Boston tribute concert. Gulf Theater, 900 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 7p. 941-205-8545.

•The Hit Men of Country: Country music concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Vic Dibittetto: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7 & 9p. 389-6901.

SATURDAY 11

•Alex Richardson & Michael Baron: Nisita Concert Series. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 745-4268.

•Bonita Springs National Art Festival: Outdoor fine art & fine craft fair. Riverside Park, 10450 Reynolds St, Bonita Springs. 10a-5p. 495-8989.

•Bowie & Glass - Symphonic Tribute: SWFL Symphony Pops concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Damon Fowler: Blues band, Tommy Lee Cook & The Buckingham Blues band opens. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 4-10p. 693-7111.

•Demun Jones & Dusty Leigh: Country music concert, Dylan Schneider opens. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

•Edison Food Wars: Edison Festival of Light event. Food, beer, music Edwards & Hendry St, Historic Ft Myers. 12-6p. Free. 321-7524.

•Fine Arts & Crafts Show: Naples Artcrafters. Cambier Park, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 10a-4p. Free. 304-5258.

•Florida Everblades vs Orlando Solar Bears: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Forever Rod: Rod Stewart Tribute concert w Martin Andrew. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3 & 7p. 772-5862.

•Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers: Concert w Gulf Coast Symphony. Gulf Coast Symphony Music & Arts Center, 13411 Shire Ln, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 560-9512.

•Garden Festival: Family festival, entertainment, food, kids crafts, petting zoo. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 9a-5p. Free. 334-7419.

•Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra: Vivaldi’s Gloria concert. Music & Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Ln, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 2771700.

•Music in the Garden: Patchouli & Terra Guitarra. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 2-4p. 643-7275.

•Mutt Strut: Edison Festival of Light event. Hendry St btwn Edwards & Bay, Ft Myers. 12-4p. Free. 321-7524.

•Naples Ikebana Int’l Show: Art of flower arrangement exhibition. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 8a-5p. 6437275.

•Naples Jazzmasters: Free indoor concert. River Park Community Center, 301 11th St N, Naples. 2-4p. Free. 612-327-3835.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Date Night concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Stage 2 Improv: Comedy Date Night. Comedy. Tobye Studio, Sugden Community Theatre, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 8p. 263-7990.

•The Hit Men - Classic Rock Supergroup: Concert w former members of Journey, Styx, Steely Dan, Cheap Trick, Alan Parsons, Cream, Grand Funk railroad, The Who. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Thomas Edison’s Birthday: Presentation 10a, behind-thescenes tours of The Mangoes, Ford’s winter home 11a, 12 & 1p. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 10a-2p. Free, 334-7419.

•Tom Burgess: Live music. EightFoot Brewing, 4417 SE 16th Pl, #11, Cape Coral. 5-8p. Free. 337-7646.

•Vic Dibitetto: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30 & 8:30p. 389-6901.

SUNDAY 12

•Art Talks at the Edwards: Union Artist Studios & Arts & Eats Café. Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg., # 101, Ft Myers. 11a-1:30p. Free. 980-1394.

•Bonita Springs National Art Festival: Outdoor fine art & fine craft fair. Riverside Park, 10450 Reynolds St, Bonita Springs. 10a-5p. 495-8989.

•FGCU Jazz Ensemble: Concert. Cape Coral HS, 2300 DSanta Barbara Blvd, Cape Coral. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

•Forever Rod: Rod Stewart Tribute concert w Martin Andrew. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3p. 772-5862.

•Free Concert: Sarasota Orchestra Brass Quintet. Waterside Place Pavilion, 7500 Island Cove Ter, Sarasota. 10 & 11a. 941-487-2746.

•Garden Festival: Family festival, entertainment, food, kids crafts, petting zoo. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 9a-5p. Free. 334-7419.

•Junior Parade, Coronation & Awards: Edison Festival of Light event. Floats, marching bands, dancers, clowns, street performers, etc. Downtown Ft Myers Historic River District. Parade 1:30-3:30p; Coronation & Awards 2:30-3:30p, Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Free. 321-7524.

•Led Varela: Spanish Only Show. Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 8p. 389-6901.

•Naples Dixieland Jazz Band: Free outdoor concert. Cambier Park, 6th Ave S & 8th St S, Naples. 2-4p. Free. 612-327-3835.

•Naples Ikebana Int’l Show: Art

of flower arrangement exhibition. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 8a-5p. 6437275.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 3-6p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Date Night concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 4p. 941-953-3434.

MONDAY 13

•Author Lecture & Lunch: Bob Morris. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 12p. 333-1933.

•Cindy Kaza: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30p. 389-6901.

•Danny Sinoff Sings Sinatra - The Capitol Years: Jazz piano. Players Circle Performing Arts Center, Shell Factory, 16554 N Cleveland Ave, N Fort Myers. 7-10p. 8003292.

•Love Letters: Concert. Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point, 17281 On Par Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 415-5667.

•Naples Big Band: Concert. Cambier Park, 755 Park St S, Naples. 7p. Free. 777-0416.

•The Edwards Twins: Concert. Charlotte Harbor Event Center, 75 Taylor St, Punta Gorda. 7:30p. 941-255-1022.

TUESDAY 14

•Art Reception: Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30-7p. Free. 394-4221.

•Chuck Gillespie: Andy Williams tribute concert. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 7:30p. 941-475-6756.

•Cindy Kaza: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30p. 389-6901.

•Early Birding Walks : Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 8a. Register. 348-9151.

•RC Smith: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Songwriters on the Plaza: Free acoustic concert w The Pearl Street Band. Downtown Ft Myers Library amphitheater, S Cornog Plaza, 1651 Lee St, Ft Myers. 6-7:30p. Free. 691-4069.

•The Edwards Twins: Concert. Charlotte Harbor Event Center, 75 Taylor St, Punta Gorda. 7:30p. 941-255-1022.

•The Temptations & The Four Tops: Concert. Seminole Casino Hotel, 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 8p. 800-218-0007.

WEDNESDAY 15

•Ailey II: Dance performance. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 395-0900.

•Awadagin Pratt: Piano concert. Riverview Performing Arts Center, 1 Ram Way, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941966-6161.

•Cindy Kaza: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30p. 389-6901.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues Band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641

Leroy Jones joins the Lew Del Gatto Quartet, February 10 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers’ Historic River District.

What Goes On

Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Super Duos: Tribute concert w Pat balder & Glen Everhart. ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

THURSDAY 16

•Ancient Forest Tour: Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 9a. Register. 348-9151.

•Beach Bumz: Concert. Marco island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood, Marco Island. 6:30p. 389-6447.

•Brendan Schaub: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Jupiter & Jasper String Quartets: Classical music concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 395-0900.

•Mersey Beatles – Cavern Club, The Early Years: Beatles tribute concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, concert 7:30p. 333-1933.

•Naples Philharmonic: Georgia

O’Keefe & The Brightness of Light. Masterworks Series concert concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Piano Talk: Bach to BroadwayPart 2 concert w Jodie DeSalvo. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•The Rex Bongo Band: Blues band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free.693-7111.

FRIDAY 17

•Alferdo Rodriguez & Pedro Martinez: Afro-Cuban jazz concert. Ringling’s Historic Asolo Theatre, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-359-5700.

•Antigone: Theater. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 590-7268.

•Brendan Schaub: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7 & 9p. 389-6901.

•Crafts on the River: Edison Festival of Light event. Centennial Park, downtown Ft Myers riverfront. 10a-5p. Free. 321-7524.

•Edison Parade Kick-Off Party: Edison Festival of Light event. Family-friendly party, live music, crafts, food. Centennial Park, downtown Ft Myers riverfront. 5-10p. 321-7524.

•Friday Night Live: Live music. Millennial Brewery, 1811 Royal Palm Ave, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 2712255.

•Just for Laughs: Comedy variety show. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Marc Price: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Music Walk: Live music & dancing at several cafes, clubs & galleries. Downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 6-10p. Free. 313-5129.

•The Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute with Simply Shania: Tribute concert. Gulf Theater, 900 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 7p. 941-205-8545.

SATURDAY 18

•Alferdo Rodriguez & Pedro Martinez:  Afr-Cuban jazz concertoncert. Ringling’s Historic Asolo Theatre, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-359-5700.

•Antigone: Theater. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 590-7268.

•Art Alive:  Naples Art District Studio & Gallery Tours.

Receptions, exhibits, demos at dozens of galleries & studios. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 1-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Becky Fuller Band: Concert. Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota. 8p. 941-894-6469.

•Brendan Schaub: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30 & 8:30p. 389-6901.

•Coconut Point Art Festival: Art fair, live music. Coconut Point Mall, 23106 Fashion Dr, Estero. 10a-5p. Free. 561-746-6615.

•Crafts on the River: Edison Festival of Light event. Centennial Park, downtown Ft Myers riverfront. 10a-5p. Free. 321-7524.

•Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade: Edison Festival of Light event. Night parade. Floats, marching bands, dancers, clowns, street performers, etc. Ft Myers High School to downtown Ft Myers Historic River District. 7-10p. Free. 321-7524.

•Fine Art Show & Sale: Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave S, Venice. 11a-4p. Free. 941-4857136.

•Gulf Coast Writers Association Meeting: Guest speaker author Molly Jebber - I Want to Write, So Where Do I Begin? Word of Life Church, 6111 South Points Blvd, Ft Myers. 10a-12p. Free. 770-9067885.

•Jazz on the Lawn: Lew Del Gatto & Friends. Punta Gorda Symphony outdoor concert. FSW

State College, Charlotte Campus, bldg O lawn, 26300 Airport Rd, Punta Gorda. 4p. Free. 941-2055996.

•Lee Rocker: Rockabilly concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Madama Butterfly: Sarasota Opera. Sarasota Opera House. 61 Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-328-1300.

•Marc Price: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6 & 9p. 479-5233.

•Maria de Buenos Aires: Opera in Spanish. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Naples Philharmonic: Georgia O’Keefe & The Brightness of Light. Masterworks Series concert concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Rise Against: Concert, Silverstein & Four Year Strong open. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

SUNDAY 19

•Americana Community Music Association: Mare Wakefield concert, Bob Williams opens. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7-9:30p. 691-4069.

•Antigone: Theater. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 2 7 7:30p. 590-7268.

•Art Talks at the Edwards: Union Artist Studios & Arts & Eats Café. Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg., # 101, Ft Myers. 11a-1:30p. Free. 980-1394.

•Barber of Seville: Gulfshore Opera concert. Gulf Coast Vineyard, Estero Rec Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero. 6p. 529-3925.

•Bonita Springs Concert Band: Riverside Park, 10450 Reynolds St, Bonita Springs. Bring lawn chair or blanket. 2-4p. Free. 405-3320.

•Classic Car Show: Edison Festival

of Light event. Historic downtown Ft Myers River District. 10a-3p. Free. 321-7524.

•Coconut Point Art Festival: Art fair, live music. Coconut Point Mall, 23106 Fashion Dr, Estero. 10a-5p. Free. 561-746-6615.

•Dancing with the Stars - Live!: Dance. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•FGCU Symphony Orchestra: Concert. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

•Fine Art Show & Sale: Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave S, Venice. 11a-4p. Free. 941-485-7136.

•Greg Morton: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 3-6p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Peace & Harmony: The Venice Chorale concert. Venice Performing Arts Center, 1 Indian Ave, Venice. 7p. 941-218-3779.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Three Sonatas concert. Sarasota Orchestra concert. Holley Hall, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami Tr. 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

MONDAY 20

•Danny Sinoff - The Chet Baker Songbook: Jazz piano w Marcus Parsley. Players Circle Performing Arts Center, Shell Factory, 16554 N Cleveland Ave, N Fort Myers. 7-10p. 800-3292.

•Greg Morton: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Late Nite Catechism: Comedy. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

TUESDAY 21

•Compton & Bennett: A Cracker at The Ritz, Rick Compton & Betsy Bennett musical comedy. Center

for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Early Birding Walks : Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 8a. Register. 348-9151.

•Greg Morton: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Kallie Maguire: Vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Late Nite Catechism: Comedy. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Madama Butterfly: Sarasota Opera. Sarasota Opera House. 61 Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-328-1300.

•Naples Philharmonic

Pops: Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Peter & Will Anderson Jazz Trio: Concert. Marco Island Center for the Arts’ Arts Center Theatre, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 5:30p. 642-7270.

•The Mersey Beatles - From the Cavern to the Rooftop: Concert. Presented by TheatreZone. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 4 & 7:30p. 888-966-3352.

WEDNESDAY 22

•Florida Everblades vs Kansas City Mavericks: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•JonBramnick: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•Michale Baron & Priscila Navarro: Free piano duo concert. Sarasota Opera House, 61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 12p. Free. 941-966-6161.

•Naples Philharmonic

Pops: Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues Band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

THURSDAY 23

• Night Walk: Guided boardwalk tour. Corkscrew Swamp Blair Audubon Center, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 6p. Register. 348-9151.

•Artful Arrangements: Naples Art District artists’ works re-imagined by floral designers. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Barber of Seville: Gulfshore Opera concert. Charlotte Performing Arts Center, 701 Carmalita St, Punta Gorda. 7p. 529-3925.

•Hermitage Piano Trio: Classical music concert. Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point, 17281 On Par Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 415-5667.

•Jim Breuer: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 7p. 389-6901.

•John O’Hurley - A Man with Standards: Concert. Presented by TheatreZone. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 7:30p. 888-966-3352.

Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers presents ‘Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Deamcoat’, January 6-February 11.

•Madama Butterfly: Sarasota Opera. Sarasota Opera House. 61 Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-328-1300.

•Mike Marino: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Naples Philharmonic

Pops: Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•SWFL & Lee County Fair: Rides, entertainment, music, kids activities, livestock shows, crafts, contests, etc. Lee Civic Center grounds, 11831 Bayshore Rd, N Ft Myers. 4-10p. 543-7469.

•The Rex Bongo Band: Blues band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free.693-7111.

FRIDAY 24

•A Tribute to Cher, KC & the Sunshine Band & Huey Lewis & the News: Tribute concert. Gulf Theater, 900 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 7p. 941-205-8545.

•Antigone: Theater. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 590-7268.

•Artful Arrangements: Naples Art District artists’ works re-imagined by floral designers. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Boston Red Sox vs Northeastern U: Spring Training baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888733-7696.

•Florida Everblades vs Kansas City Mavericks: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Friday Night Live: Live music. Millennial Brewery, 1811 Royal Palm Ave, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 2712255.

•Gunhild Carling: Jazz concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, concert 7:30p. 333-1933.

•Jim Breuer: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30p. 389-6901.

•John O’Hurley - A Man with Standards: Concert. Presented by TheatreZone. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 7:30p. 888-966-3352.

•Mason Hunn: Flute recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Mike Marino: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Naples Orchid Society Show & Sale: Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 9a5p. 643-7275.

•Naples Philharmonic

Pops: Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Rhodnie Desir - BOW’T Trail: Dance performance. Ringling’s Historic Asolo Theatre, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-359-5700.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Copeland & Stravinsky concert. Van Wezel Hall, 777 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Spirit of the Gulf Chorus: Concert. Tribby Arts Center, Shell Point, 13921 Shell Pt Plaza, Ft Myers. 7p. 844-704-7464.

•SWFL & Lee County Fair:  Rides, entertainment, music, kids activities, livestock shows, crafts, contests, etc. Lee Civic Center grounds, 11831 Bayshore Rd, N Ft Myers. 4-10p. 5437469.

SATURDAY 25

•Americana Community Music Association: Abbie Gardner & Marc Douglas Berado concert, Bill Saltzman opens. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7-9:30p. 691-4069.

•Antigone: Theater, discussion after 2p show. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 2 & 7:30p. 590-7268.

•Artful Arrangements: Naples Art District artists’ works re-imagined by floral designers. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 247-1977.

•Backyard Bluesfest: Albert Castiglia, Tommy Lee Cook & The Buckingham Blues Band, Bruce Katz Band. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2-8p. 693-7111.

•Daniela Pepe: Vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Don Giovanni: Sarasota Opera. Sarasota Opera House. 61 Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-328-1300.

•Florida Everblades vs Kalamazoo Wings: Minor league ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra

Gala: Auctions, dining, concert. Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa, 17260 Harbour Pointe Dr, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 277-1700.

•Jim Breuer: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30p. 389-6901.

•Matthew Edwards: Double Bass recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

•Mike Marino: Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6 & 9p. 479-5233.

•Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay

Rays: Spring training baseball. Hammond Stadium, Lee County Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile

Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800338-9467.

•Naples National Art Show: 5th Ave S & Cambier Park, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 262-6517.

•Naples Orchid Society Show & Sale: Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 9a5p. 643-7275.

•Naples Philharmonic

Pops: Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie concert. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2 & 8p. 597-1900.

•One Night in Memphis: Tribute concert. To Elvis Presly, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Outdoor Art & Craft Show: Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 10a4p. Free. 394-4221.

•Rhodnie Desir - BOW’T Trail: Dance performance. Ringling’s Historic Asolo Theatre, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota.

7:30p. 941-359-5700.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Copeland & Stravinsky concert. Van Wezel Hall, 777 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota.

7:30p. 941-953-3434.

•SWFL & Lee County Fair: Rides, entertainment, music, kids activities, livestock shows, crafts, contests, etc. Lee Civic Center grounds, 11831 Bayshore Rd, N Ft Myers. 11a-10p. 543-7469.

•Trapt: Concert. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p-12a. 985-9839.

SUNDAY 26

•24-Hour Festival: Ghostbird Theatre. Visual & performing artists create work in 24 hours. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Presentation of elements

6:30p. Free. 333-1933.

•Antigone: Theater. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 2 & 7:30p. 590-7268.

•Art Talks at the Edwards: Union Artist Studios & Arts & Eats Café. Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg., # 101, Ft Myers. 11a-1:30p. Free. 980-1394.

•Barber of Seville: Gulfshore Opera concert. Artists reception prior to show. Silverspot Cinema, 9118 Strada Pl, Naples. 6p. 529-3925.

•Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay

Rays: Spring Training baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888733-7696.

•Celebrating Tom Jones: Concert. Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Dinner 5:30p, show 7:30p. 278-4422.

•FGCU Chamber Choir Bon

Voyage: Concert. First Presbyterian Church, 250 6th St, Naples. 4p. Free. 745-4268.

•Madama Butterfly: Sarasota Opera. Sarasota Opera House. 61 Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 1:30p. 941-328-1300.

•Mesa-Yakushev Duo: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 3:30p. 395-0900.

•Naples Big Band: Concert. Mackle Park, 1361 Andalusia Ter, Marco Island. 2p. Free. 777-0416.

•Naples National Art Show: 5th Ave S & Cambier Park, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 262-6517.

•Naples Orchid Society Show & Sale: Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 9a5p. 643-7275.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook & the Buckingham Blues. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 3-6p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Outdoor Art & Craft Show: Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 10a4p. Free. 394-4221.

•Rita Rudner & Robert Klein: Comedy. Seminole Casino Hotel, 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 8p. 800-218-0007.

•Sarasota Orchestra: Copeland & Stravinsky concert. Van Wezel Hall, 777 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 2:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Singing for Scholarships: Voices of Naples scholarship winners concert. Naples United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Rd, Naples. 3p. 455-2582.

•SWFL & Lee County Fair: Rides, entertainment, music, kids activities, livestock shows, crafts, contests, etc. Lee Civic Center grounds, 11831 Bayshore Rd, N Ft Myers. 11a-10p. 543-7469.

•SWFL Concert Band: S Ft Myers High School, 14020 Plantation Rd, Ft Myers. 2p. Free. 666-5970.

•Tabea Debus & Adam Cockerham: Grand Piano Series concert. Trinity-by-the-Cove, 553 Galleon Dr, Naples. 3p. 469-3333231.

•The Neil Diamond Experience: Tribute concert w Robert Neary. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 5 & 7:30p. 597-1900.

•Uncle Louie Variety Show: Comics Carlo Russo & Lou Greco. Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 5:30p. 389-6901.

MONDAY 27

•Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins: Spring Training baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888733-7696.

•Celebrating Tom Jones: Concert. Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Lunch

11:30a, show 1p & dinner 5:30p, show 7:30p & 278-4422.

•Danny Sinoff - The Genuis of Richard Rodgers: Jazz piano. Players Circle Performing Arts Center, Shell Factory, 16554 N Cleveland Ave, N Fort Myers.

7-10p. 800-3292.

•Diana Ross & Whitney

Houston: Tribute concert. Marco Island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood, Marco Island. 6:30p. 389-6447.

•Natural Woman - A Tribute to Carole King: Katie Pinder Brown concert. Charlotte Players, Charlotte Harbor Event Center, 75 Taylor St, Punta Gorda. 7:30p. 941-255-1022.

•SWFL & Lee County Fair: Rides, entertainment, music, kids activities, livestock shows, crafts, contests, etc. Lee Civic Center grounds, 11831 Bayshore Rd, N Ft Myers. 4-10p. 543-7469.

TUESDAY 28

•Cesar Leiva: Piano recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Don Giovanni: Sarasota Opera. Sarasota Opera House. 61 Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-328-1300.

•Helen Keaney: Off the Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 6:30p. 389-6901.

•Miami City Ballet: Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Minnesota Twins vs Atlanta Braves: Spring training baseball. Hammond Stadium, Lee County Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800338-9467.

•Seville Soiree: Opera Naples Gala & concert. Arthrex One, 1 Arthrex Way, Naples. 5:30p. 963-9050.

•Style & Song Luncheon: Gulfshore Opera concert, fashion show, lunch. Grey Oaks Country Club, 2400 Great Oaks Dr N, Naples. 12p. 529-3925.

•SWFL & Lee County Fair: Rides, entertainment, music, kids activities, livestock shows, crafts, contests, etc. Lee Civic Center grounds, 11831 Bayshore Rd, N Ft Myers. 4-10p. 543-7469.

ONGOING Theater

•A Little Night Music: Jan 12-15 & 21-22. TheatreZone, G & L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 888966-3352.

•Admissions: Jan 7-22 (previews Jan 2-6). Players Circle Theatre. Shell Factory, 16554 N Cleveland Ave, N Fort Myers. 800-3292.

•Ain’t Misbehavin’ - The Fats Waller Musical Show: Thru Jan 14 (preview Dec 8 & 9). Laboratory Theater of Florida, 1634 Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•Always… Patsy Cline: Feb 2-12. The Players Centre. The Crossings at Siesta Key, 3501 S Tamiami Tr, #1130, Sarasota. 941-365-2494.

•Antigone: Feb 17-26. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 590-7268.

•Arabian Nights: Feb 24-Mar 5. Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Ave W, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•Belles Take the Big Easy: Jan 12-15 & 18-22. Charlotte Players, Langdon Playhouse, 1182 Market Circle, Port Charlotte. 941-255-1022.

•Birds of North America: Jan 6-Feb 19. Urbanite Theatre, 1487 2nd St, Sarasota. 941-321-1397.

Lee Rocker performs February 18 at the Center for the Arts in Bonita Springs.

What Goes On

•Chicken & Biscuits: Feb 15-Apr 13. Asolo Repertory Theatre, Mertz Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941-3518000.

•Circus Sarasota: Feb 10-Mar 5. Ulla Searing Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park’s Regatta Island, 5851 Nathan Benderson Cir, Sarasota. 941-355-9805.

•Disney’s Aladdin: Jan 17-22. ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 597-1900.

•Doublewide Texas: Feb 23-Apr 9. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers.

278-4422.

•Dreamgirls: Feb 22-Apr 9.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, 1012 N Orange Ave, Sarasota. 941-366-1505.

•Escape to Margaritaville: Feb 9-12, 16, 18-19. TheatreZone, G & L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 888-966-3352.

•Faceless: Jan 19-21 & 26-29. Theatre Conspiracy. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 936-3239.

•Fiddler on the Roof: Feb 14-

19. BB Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 481-4849.

•Flyin’ West: Jan 4-Feb 12.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, 1012 N Orange Ave, Sarasota. 941-366-1505.

•Forever Plaid: Feb 15-Mar 11. Gulf Coast Symphony Music & Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Lane, Ft Myers. 277-1700.

•Four Old Broads: Jan 13-22. 2708 Santa Barbara Blvd, #135, Cape Coral. 323-5533.

•Freud’s Last Session:  Thru Jan 15. Florida Repertory Theatre, ArtStage Studio Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Gypsy - A Musical Fable: Feb 17Mar 19. Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Ave W, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•Hadestown: Thru Jan 1. ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 597-1900.

•How the Other Half Loves: Feb 9-12, 15-19 & 23-26. Charlotte Players, Langdon Playhouse, 1182 Market Circle, Port Charlotte. 941-255-1022.

•I Love You, You’re Perfect: Feb 11-26 (previews Feb 6-10). Players Circle Theatre. Shell Factory, 16554 N Cleveland Ave, N Fort Myers. 800-3292.

•I’ll Eat You Last - A Chat with Sue Mengers: Jan 4-22. Marco Players. Arts Center Theatre, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 642-7270.

•Jersey. Boys: Feb 17-Ap 9. Broadway Palm Dinner rTheatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Jan 6-Feb 11. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Just Desserts - A Musical BakeOff: Jan 12-Feb 18. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers: Jan 11-Mar 26. Asolo Repertory Theatre, Mertz Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941351-8000.

•Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot: Feb 11-Mar 12 (previews Feb 9 & 10)

. Gulfshore Playhouse, Norris Center, 755 5th Ave S, Naples. 866-811-4111.

•Little Shop of Horrors: Jan 27-Feb

12. 2708 Santa Barbara Blvd, #135, Cape Coral. 323-5533.

•Little Women: Feb 3-12. Fort Myers Theatre, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, #5, Ft Myers. 323-6570.

•Mud Row: Jan 7-29 (previews Jan 5 & 6). Gulfshore Playhouse, Norris Center, 755 5th Ave S, Naples. 866-811-4111.

•Need to Know: Jan 20-Feb

5. The Studio Players, Joan Jenks Auditorium, Golden Gate Community Center, 4701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples. 389-9192.

•On Golden Pond:  Feb 14Mar 5. Florida Repertory Theatre, Historic Arcade Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•On Golden Pond: Jan 19 & 20. Royal Palm Players. Boca Grande Community Center, 131 1st St W, Boca Grande. 941-2694.

•On Your Feet! - The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan: Feb 7-12. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 597-1900.

•Plaza Suite: Feb 8-26. Marco Players. Arts Center Theatre, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 642-7270.

•Pretty Woman - the Musical: Feb 21-26. BB Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 481-4849.

•Proof: Jan 12-22. The Players Centre. The Crossings at Siesta Key, 3501 S Tamiami Tr, #1130, Sarasota. 941-365-2494.

•Ripcord: Jan 10-29. Florida Repertory Theatre, Historic Arcade Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Rumors: Feb 16-26. Cultural Park Theatre, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 772-5862.

•Side by Side by Sondheim: Jan 12-22. New Phoenix Theatre, 13211 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 2845214.

•Silent Sky: Jan 19-Mar 5. Asolo Repertory Theatre, Mertz Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941351-8000.

•Singin’ Broadway: Jan 19-22 & 26-29. Marco Presbyterian Church, 875 W Elkcam Circle, Marco Island. 394-0080.

•Six - the Musical: Feb 1-5. BB Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 481-4849.

•Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: Feb 10-Mar 11 (previews Feb 8 & 9). Laboratory Theater of Florida, 1634 Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•Sylvia: Feb 8-Mar 5. The Naples Players. United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Rd, Naples. 2637990.

•The Cemetery Club: Jan 20-Feb 12. Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Ave W, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•The Game’s Afoot: Feb 15-19. Royal Palm Players. Boca Grande Community Center, 131 1st St W, Boca Grande. 941-2694.

•The Game’s Afoot: Jan 11-Feb 5. The Naples Players. Blackburn Hall, Sugden Theatre, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 263-7990.

•The Importance of Being Earnest: Jan 31-Mar 5. Florida Repertory Theatre, ArtStage Studio Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•The Last Schwartz: Feb 16-26. New Phoenix Theatre, 13211 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 2845214.

•The Last Show: Feb 16-18 & 23-26. Theatre Conspiracy. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts,

10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 936-3239.

•The Mousetrap: Jan 12-22. Fort Myers Theatre, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, #5, Ft Myers. 323-6570.

•The Outsider: Jan 18-Feb 12. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 941475-6756.

•The Sound of Music: Jan 12-22. Cultural Park Theatre, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 772-5862.

•The Swearing Jar: Feb 17-26. 2708 Santa Barbara Blvd, #135, Cape Coral. 323-5533.

•The Thing About Men: Jan 19-Feb

4. Gulf Coast Symphony Music & Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Lane, Ft Myers. 277-1700.

•Two for Flinchin’: Thru Mar 26 Wed-Sun. Murder Mystery Dinner Train. Seminole Gulf Railway, 2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•Up on the Roof - Songs of Carole King & James Taylor: Jan 20-29. Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Ave W, Venice. 941-488-1115.

Art Galleries

•Aldo Castillo Gallery: Miromar Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero. Mon-Sat 10a-5p. 312375-8887.

•Aldo Castillo Gallery: 1634 5th Ave S, Naples. Tue-Sun 11a-7p. 312-375-8887.

•Alliance for the Arts: 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Jan 6-26: Natl Assoc of Women Artists - Changing Directions; Feb 3-25: Unearthed - Camyljah Rose & Khaysie Tiburcio. Tue-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 9a-1p. Receptions 1st Fri 5-7p. 939-2787.

•Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery: Judith Liegeois Designs, 1199 3rd St, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a5p & Sun 1-5p. Free. 263-1214.

•Art Center Sarasota: 707 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. Thru Jan 21: Alexandra Hammond, Jason Hackenwerth, Black & White; Feb 2-Mar 11: Luca Molnar, Eugene Ofori Agyei, Marion Tobias, Members show. Mon-Sat 10a-4p. 941-365-2032.

•Art Ovation Hotel: 1255 N Palm Ave, Sarasota. Thru May 6: Andrea

Dasha Reich, Javi Robin Holl, Carol Lukitsch, Isaac Azulay, Jude Zawaideh, Dan Houston, Clemi Abadi. 941-316-0808.

•Arts for ACT Gallery:Temporarily Closed. 2265 First St, Ft Myers. 337-5050.

•Baker Museum: Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples.

Thru Jan 8: Recent Acquisitions; thru Jan 8: Ran Hwang - Becoming Again; thru Feb 5: Helen

Frankenthaler - Late Works 1990-

2003; thru Feb 19: Envisioning Evil

- The Nazi Drawings by Mauricio Lasansky; thru Jul 16: Florida

Contemporary; Feb 4-May 7: Love

Stories from the National Portrait Gallery. Ongoing: North lawn: Jesus Rafael Soto - Extension & Half Sphere; Chihuly Collection; Magritte - Reflections of Another world, Louise Nevelson - Dawn’s Forest. Tue-Sat 1-a-4p, Sun 12-4p. 597-1900.

•Behind the Buddha Artists’ Studios: 9290 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 10a-4p, Wed 10a-9p, Sat 1-4p. 691-3225.

•Bert’s Pine Bay Gallery: Temporarily Closed. 4332 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 283-1335.

•BIG ARTS: Temporarily Closed. Jan 18: Open House 4-6p. 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 395-0900.

•Bob Rauschenberg Gallery: FSW State College, Humanities Hall, 8099 College Pkwy SW, Ft Myers. Mon-Fri 10a-4p & Sat 11a-3p. 489-9313.

•Bokeelia Art Gallery: 8315 Main St, Bokeelia. Wed-Sun 10a-5p. 738-5280.

•Cape Coral Art Center: Rubicond Park, 4533 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral. Jan 6-26: FGCU

Alumni; Jan 6-Feb 23: Art Center

Instructors; Feb 3-23: Florida

Fine Craft Guild. Mon-Sat 9a-4p.

Receptions second Fri of month. 574-0802.

•Cape Coral Art League: 516

Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral.

Jan 5-Feb 5: Got the Blues; Feb

9-Mar 5: Wild About Wildlife.

Mon-Th 11a-4p. Receptions 1st Thu.

772-5657.

•Center for the Visual Arts Bonita Springs: 26100 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Thru Jan 17: Black & White; thru Jan 17: Summer Solitude - Andy Owen & Chanda

Jamieson; Jan 27-Feb 21: Members exhibition. Mon-Sat 10a-5p. 495-8989.

•Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs: 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Thru Jan 17: Figuratively Speaking. Mon-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 9a-2p. 495-8989.

•Clip Joint Barber Shop & Art Gallery: 7431 College Pkwy, unit 120, rm 136, Ft Myers. Mon & WedSat 10a-8p. 281-8180.

•Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery: 52388 Tamiami Tr, Ochopee. Feb 4 & 5: Meet Clyde & Niki Butcher; Mar 25: Docent & Master Naturalist Tours. Daily 10a-5p. 695-2428.

•Clyde Butcher’s Venice Gallery & Studio: 237 Warfield Ave, Venice. Jan 21: Open House Darkroom Tours; Mar 4: Meet Clyde & Niki Butcher. Tue-Fri 10a-4:30p. 486-0811.

•Coco Art Gallery: Art Council of SWFL Gallery. Coconut Point Mall, 8074 Mediterranean Dr, Estero. Jan 4-25: Art Quilters Unlimited; Feb 8-Mar 1: Ft Myers Beach Art Assoc. Tue-Sun 11a-5p. 949-3073.

•Coco Art Gallery: Art Council of SWFL Gallery. Coastland Center, 1900 Tamiami Tr S, Naples. Jan 3-31: SWFL Wax; Feb 1-28: SWFL Watercolor Society. Wed-Sun 126p. 436-3530.

•Creative Liberties Artist Studios & Gallery: 901-B Apricot Ave & 927 Lime Ave, Sarasota. Thu-Sat 10a-3p, 3rd Thu 5-7p. 941-7996634.

•DAAS Co-op Art Gallery: Inside Butterfly Estates, 1815-3 Fowler St, Ft Myers. Wed-Sun 10a-3p. Receptions 1st Fri 6-10p. 5908645.

•East West Fine Art: Mercato, 9115 Strada Pl, #5130, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-7p & Sun 12-6p. 821-9459.

•Emily James Art Gallery: 720 5th Ave S, # 111, Naples. Mon 3-7p, Tue & Wed 11a-7p, Sat 11a-8p, Sun 12-5p. 777-3283

•Englewood Art Center: Ringling College of Art & Design Galleries, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. Selby Gallery, Smith Gallery, Stulberg Gallery, Thompson Gallery, Skylight Gallery. Tue 9a-9p & Wed-Sat 9a-4p. 941474-5548. Mon-Sat 10a-4p. 941-359-7563.

The exhibition, ‘Boom Ka-Pow’ is on view January 17-March 2 at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Wasmer Art Gallery in the Arts Complex on campus.

•Estero Art League: Estero Park Community Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero. Open paint Mon & Thu 9a-3p. Exhibits at South Regional Library, Estero Mar 3-24; Coco Art Gallery, Estero Apr 5-26.

•Florida Gulf Coast University Art Galleries: 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. Wasmer Gallery–Jan 17-Mar 2: Carmelo Blandino. Art Complex Courtyard– Jan

14-Mar 2: Everything is Nothing - AMLgMATD. Mon-Fri 10a-4p. 590-7199.

•Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center: 525 Kumquat Cr, Sarasota. Jan 6-Feb 10: Streets of Paradise; Feb 13-Mar 12: Emerge Sarasota. Mon & Tue 5-7p & by appt. 941-894-6469.

•Fort Myers Beach Art Association & Gallery: Temporarily Closedexhibits in area churches. 3030 Shell Mound, Ft Myers Beach. Jan

13-15: Finding Inspiration at St John the Evangelist Church, 625 111 Ave N, Naples.463-3909.

•Gallery of Matlacha: Temporarily Closed. 4625 Pine Island Rd NW, Matlacha. 443-350-3188.

•Gardner Colby Gallery: 386 & 365 Broad Ave S, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-5p. 403-7787.

•Grand Illusion Gallery: 2443 First St, Ft Myers. Tue-Sat 10:30a-5:30p, 1st & 3rd Fri 6-10p. 461-7245.

•Guess-Fisher Gallery: Crayton Cove, 810 12th Ave S, Naples. Mon-Thu 11a-5p, Fri & Sat 11a-9p. 403-8393.

•Harbour View Gallery: 5789 Cape Harbour Dr, #104, Cape Coral. Daily 11a-8p. 540-5789.

•Harmon-Meek Modern: 382 12th Ave S, Naples. Tue-Sat 12-4p. 261-2637.

•Hirdie-Girdie Art

Gallery: Temporarily Closed. 2490 Library Way, Sanibel. 395-0027.

•HW Gallery: 462 9th St N, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-5p. 263-6640.

•Island Conclave: Temporarily Closed. 5101 Pine Island Rd, Bokeelia. Tue-Sat 11a-5p. 2828488.

•Island Visions: 2224 First St, Ft Myers. Sun-Thu 11a-6p, Fri & Sat 11a-9p. 282-0452.

•LaBelle Gallery & Cultural Center: 471 N Lee St, LaBelle. FriSun 1-5p. 863-843-2929

•Lovegrove Gallery & Garden: Temporarily Closed. 4637 Pine Island Rd NW, Matlacha. 203-8332.

•Marc Harris Wildlife

Photography Gallery: The RitzCarlton Tiburon, 2600 Tiburon Dr, Naples, By appt. 789-7027 283-3354.

•Marco Island Center for the Arts: 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. Thru Jan 3: Clay GuildViva la Ceramica; Jan 9-Feb 28: Pastel Society. Mon-Fri 9a-4p. 394-4221.

•Method & Concept: 26 10th St. S, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a-5p. 529-2633.

•Naples Art Studios: North Line Plaza, 2172 J & C Blvd, Naples. Jan 1-31: Tracey Magen RosenFantastic Frida. By appt. 821-1061.

•Naples Art District: Shirley St, J&C Blvd & adjacent streets. Art Alive: Open studios 1st Wed 1-5p, 1st Thu 1-5p, 3rd Sat 1-5p. Jan 21Feb 2: Frida Fest; Feb 23-25: Artful Arrangements. 249-1977.

•Naples Art Institute: 585 Park St, Naples. Thru Feb 12: MC EscherReality & Illusion. Mon-Fri 9a-5p. 262-6517.

•Quidley & Company Fine Art Gallery: 375 Broad Ave S, Naples.

Feb: Stephen Coyle. Mon-Sat 10a7p & Sun 11a-5p. 261-4300.

•Quidley & Company Fine Art

Gallery: Magnolia Square, 5934 Premier Way, #2100, Naples.

Ongoing: Hunt Slonem - Above & Beyond. Thu-Sat 11a-5p. 261-4300.

•Rene Miville Gallery: Franklin Shops, 2200 1st St, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. Mon-Sat 10a-8p & Sun

12-7p. 333-3130.

•Ringling Museum of Art: 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. Thru Jan

22: A Decade of Collecting; thru Feb 12: Highlights from Kaplan Collection of Photography; thru Mar 26: June Clark - Harlem Quilt; thru May 28: Gods & Lovers

- Paintings & Sculpture from India; thru Jan 2024: As long as there is sun, as long as there is light; Mar 18-Sep 4: Reclaiming

Home - Contemporary Seminole Art; May 20-Aug 13: Jill Freeman. Circus Museum. Bayfront Gardens. Gardens of Ringling Guided Tour:

Thu 10:30a. Daily 10a-5p, Thu 10a-8p. 941-359-5700.

•Sanibel Captiva Art League: Temporarily Closed. Meetings 3rd

Thu Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 1-3p. 322-8593.

•Sanibel Community House: Temporarily Closed. 2173

Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 9a-3p. 472-2155.

•Sanibel Public Library: Temporarily Closed. 770 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. Sanibel Captiva Art League exhibits– Jan 32-30: Margaret’s Choice; Jan 30-Feb

27: The Supremes; Feb 27-Mar

24: Just Desserts. Mon-Fri 9a-3p. 472-2155.

•Sarasota Art Museum: Ringling College, 1001 S Tamiami T, Sarasota. Thru Jan 15: Moving Images by Janet Biggs & Peter Campus; thru Feb 5: Steven & William Ladd; Feb 5-May 7: Richard Benson; Feb 5-May 7: Sara Berman’s Closet; Feb 25-Jun

25: A Beautiful Mess - Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard. Tue-Sun 11a-5p. 941-309-4300.

•Sarasota Orchestra Harmony Gallery: Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N Tamiami

Tr, Sarasota. Thru Jan 23: Claire Desjardins; Jan 24-Feb 27: Laurel

Maul; Feb 28-Apr 3: Booker High School. Mon-Fri 8:30a-4:30p. 941-953-3434.

•Schelkun Studio Arts: Gallery 206, 5880 Shirley St, #206, Naples. Thu 11a-5p & by appt. 215-837-0251.

•Sheldon Fine Art: 460 Fifth Ave S, Naples. Sun-Thu 10a-6p, Fri-Sat 10a-9p. 649-6255.

•Sidney & Berne Davis Arts

Center: 2301 First St, Ft Myers. Grand Atrium—Jan 6-25: Paint Slinger; Feb 3-22: Antibodies. Capital Gallery—Jan 6-25: Shhh… Quiet; Feb 3-22: Meraki. Mon, Tue & Thu 10a-5p, Wed & Fri 10a-10p. 337-1933.

•smallwalls: 6240 Shirley St, #103, Naples. By appt & 1st Wed 3-7p, 1st Thu 11a-5p, 3rd Sat 11a-5p. 402-201-6160.

•Sweet Art Gallery: 2100-A Trade Center Way, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a5p & Sat by appt. 597-2110.

•Tammra Sigler Studio: 5760 Shirley St, # 11, Naples. By appt. 821-1017.

•Things I Like by Catherine: 3954 Bayshore Dr, Naples. Tue-Sat 11a5p. 778-4665.

•Timeless: 2218 First St, Ft Myers. Daily 11a-6p; Fri & Sat 11a-8p. 332-8463.

•Tower Gallery: 751 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel. Opening Feb 1. Feb 1-15: Tiny Art Sale online; Mar 3-5: Art from the Attic. Daily 10a-5p. 340-6467.

•Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point: 17281 On Par Blvd, Ft Myers. Thru Feb 18: Shell Pt Quilting Studio; Thru Feb 18: Painters Guild. Tue-Sat 10a-3p. 415-5667.

•Union Artists Studios: Alliance of the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, #202, Edwards Bldg, Ft Myers. Sat 10a-2p & by appt. 980-1394.

•Venice Art Center: 390 Nokomis Ave S, Venice. Thru Jan 5: Funk It Up; Jan 13-Feb 8: H2O; Feb 10-12: Plein Air Painters of the Southeast; Feb 24-Mar 9: Annual Art Auction. Mon-Fri 9a-4p. 941-485-7136.

•Visual Arts Center: 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. Main Gallery— Jan 11-Feb 9: New Beginnings; Feb 14-Mar 9: Call of the Wild. Goff Gallery— Jan 11-Feb 11: Then & Now - The Painting Stories Group; Feb 14-Mar 1: 4 Chicks Who Don’t Cook. Rebecca Hall— Feb 14-Mar 9: In Our World - Jill Krasner. Mon & Fri 10a-4p, Tu-Thu 10a-7p, Sat 10a-2p. 941-639-8810.

Attractions

•Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Tribe of Florida Museum: Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, 30290 Josie Billie Hwy, Clewiston. Exhibit: Thru spring: The Art of Seminole Crafts. Daily 9a-5p (entry to boardwalk closes at 4pm). 877-902-1113.

•America’s Museum of the

Military & First Responders: Naples Airport, North Road Terminal, 500 Terminal Dr, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-4p & Sun 12-3p. Free. 614-205-0357.

•Architecture Sarasota: McCullough Pavilion, 265 S Orange Ave, Sarasota. Thru Feb

25: Tropical Modernism - Climate & Design. Thu-Sat 10a-4:30p & Sun 11a-4:30p. 941-364-2199.

•Artis-Naples: Baker Museum of Art, Daniels Pavilion, Hayes Hall, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 597-1900.

•Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum: Temporarily Closed. 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel. Daily 10a-5p. 395-2233.

•Berne Davis Botanical Garden: 2166 Virginia Ave, Ft Myers. Tue & Thu 10a-1p. Guided tours. Plein Air painting workshops: Tue & Thu 9a-1p.

332-4942.

•Bishop Museum of Science & Nature: 201 10th St W, Bradenton. Exhibits, manatee habitat, planetarium. Thru Mar 18 Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO. Tue-Sat

10a-5p & Sun 12-5p. 941-746-4131.

•Burroughs Home & Gardens: 2505

First St, Ft Myers. Tours Tue-Thu

11a. rsvp 337-9505

•Butterfly Estates: 1815 Fowler St, Ft Myers. NOV-MAY Tue-Sun

10a-3p, JUN-OCT Tie-Sun 9a-2p. 690-2359.

•Calusa Heritage Trail: Temporarily Closed. Randall Research Center, 13810 Waterfront Dr, Pineland. 283-2062.

•Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium: 3450 Ortiz Ave, Ft Myers. Museum, butterfly aviary, walking trails, animal talks, butterfly talks, planetarium shows daily. Guided walks select Tue, Thu, Sat 10a; Full moon night

hikes & haunted Walks select nites

8p. Planetarium shows Mon-Sat 12 & 2p & Sun 12, 2, 3:30p. Holiday Lights Dec 9-23 & 26-30. Tue-Sun

10a-4p. 275-3435.

•Cape Coral Historical Museum: 544 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. Wed-Fri 11a-4p & Sat

10a-2p. 772-7037.

•Children’s Museum of Naples: North Collier Park, 15080 Livingston Rd, Naples. Jan 21-May

14: Namaste India. Sun-Tue & Thu-Sat 10a-5p. Closed Sep 10-16. 514-0084.

•Collier County Museum at Government Center: 3331

Tamiami Tr E, Naples. Thru Jan

7: A Cottage Christmas; thru Jan

21: From the Great Lakes to the Sunshine State - Exploring the History of U.S. 41x. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 252-8476.

•Conservancy of SWFL: 1495 Smith Preserve Way, off Goodlette Frank Rd. Nature Center, exhibits, kayaking, nature walks, electric boat eco-tours. Tue-Sat 9:30a-4p. Free. 262-0304.

•Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: 375 Sanctuary Rd. Visitor center, boardwalk, exhibits, guided walks, swamp walks, night events. Daily 8a-1p. 348-9151.

•CREW: Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. Marsh Hiking Trails, 4600 Corkscrew Rd, Immokalee. Guided wildlife walks & hospital tours, presentations 11a daily, trails open daily sunrisesunset. Free. 657-2253.

•CROW:Temporarily Closed. Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. 3883 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel. 472-3644.

•’Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge: Temporarily Closed. 1 Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 472-1100.

•Edison & Ford Winter

Estates: 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft

Myers. Historic homes, gardens, laboratory, museum. Exhibits. Guided homes tours daily; Automotive Tour Mon 10:30a; Inside homes tour: Tue & Thu 10a; Garden tour by appt; Yoga in the Moonlight Garden Wed 10a; piano concert every other Wed 9:30a. Daily 9a-5:30p. 334-7419.

•Estero Historic Cottage Museum: One-room schoolhouse & historic cottage. Estero Park, 9285 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero. Sat 1-4p. Free. 272-1911.

•Historic Palm Cottage Museum & Norris Gardens: Temporarily Closed. Naples Historical Society, 137 12th Ave. S, Naples. 261-8164.

•Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center: 975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd, # 108, Naples. Ongoing exhibit: Caught on Film - Wartime Photography of Ken Regele. Guided tours. Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun 1-4p. 263-9200.

•IMAG History & Science Center: Exhibits, activities, live sea life touch-tank & feedings, films. Thru Apr 30: TutankhamunReturn of the King. 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. Tue-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 12-5p. 321-7420.

•Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch: 1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee. Thru Jan 7: Christmas Around the World. TueSat 9a-4p. Free. 252-2611.

•Marco Island Historical Museum: 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. Thru Jan 29: Art of the Dig - Wells Sawyer’s watercolors; Jan 24-April 29: Clyde Butcher - Cuba, The Natural Beauty. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 642-1440.

•Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: 1534 Mound St, Sarasota. Jan 7-22. Rainforest Masks of Costa Rica; Feb 12-Jun 25: Tiffany - The Pursuit of Beauty in Nature. 10a-5p daily. 941-366-5731.

•Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Historic Spanish Point, 337 N Tamiami Tr, Osprey. Daily 10a-5p daily. 941-366-5731

•Mound House: Temporarily Closed. 451 Connecticut St, Ft Myers Beach. 765-0865.

•MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium: 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota. Daily 10a-5p. 941-388-4441.

•Museum of the Everglades: 105 W Bwy, Everglades City. Thru Jan 28: Gearheads in the Glades Legendary Gladesmen. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 695-0008.

•Museum of the Islands:  Temporarily Closed. 5728 Sesame Dr, Bokeelia. 283-1525.

•Naples Botanical Garden: 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. Exhibitions–thru Jan 29: La Calavera Catrina; Jan 14-Sep 10: Frida & Her Garden; thru Nov 2023: Stickwork interactive sculpture installation. Frida After 5: 1st Fri Feb-May 5-8:30p. Music in the Garden: 2nd Sat. Birding tours: Tue 8a. Tours daily 10a-1p on hour. Daily 9a-5p, Wed 9a-8p. 643-7275.

•Naples Depot Museum: Temporarily Closed. 1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. 262-6525.

•Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens: 1590 Goodlette-Frank Rd, Naples. Wildlife & botanical exhibits. Daily 9a-4:30p. 2625409.

•Octagon Wildlife Sanctuary: Temporarily Closed. 41660 Horseshoe Rd, Punta Gorda. 543-1130.

•Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center: Temporarily Closed. 718 Fisherman’s Wharf, Ft Myers Beach. 765-8101.

•Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens: 5827

The Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda presents the exhibition, ‘New Beginnings’, January 11-February 9.

What Goes On

Riverside Dr, Punta Gorda. TueSun 9a-4p. 941-621-8299.

•Randell Research Center: Temporarily Closed. 7450 Pineland Rd, Pineland. Calusa Heritage Trail. 283-2062.

•Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center: 300 Tower Rd, Naples. Jan 14-21: Festival of Birds. Exhibitions— thru Jan 27: Natural Selections Paintings; Feb 1-Apr 28: Natural Selections Photography. Exhibits, daily programs, guided boat & kayak tours. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. 530-5940.

•Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Nature Center: Temporarily Closed. 3333 SanibelCaptiva Rd, Sanibel. 472-2329.

•Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Native Landscapes & Garden Center: Temporarily Closed. 1300 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 472-1932.

•Sanibel Historical Museum & Village: Temporarily Closed. 950 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 472-4648.

•Shangri-La Springs: 27750 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Organic spa, garden & dining. Garden tours Tue & Wed 10a. Daily 9a-4p. 949-0749.

•Shell Factory & Nature Park: 16554 N Cleveland Ave, N Ft Myers. Shell exhibits, Animal exhibits, petting farm, Christmas house, natural history exhibits, water games, video arcade, miniature golf, playgrounds, zip line. Live music Tue-Sun afternoons. Daily 10a-5p. 995-2141.

•STEMLab: Miromar Outlets, 10901 Corkscrew Rd, #192, Estero. Educational science shows & activities, interactive exhibits inspired by the IMAG History & Science Center. Live science shows Mon, Wed, Fri-Sun 1:30p; live animal show Tue & Thu 1:30p. Mon-Sat 10a7p & Sun 12-6p. Free. 948-3766.

•True Tours: River District History

Walking Tour: select Sat 10:30a; Haunted History Tours: Wed & Sat 8p; tours begin & end at Franklin Shops, 2200 1st St, Ft Myers. By appt. 945-0405.

•Williams Academy Black History Museum: Clemente Park, 1936 Henderson Ave, Ft Myers. WedFri 11a-4p & Sat by appt. Free. 332-8778.

•Wonder Gardens: 27180 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Botanical gardens, animals, alligator feedings, Marc Harris Wildlife photography gallery. Guided tours Thu-Mon 1p. Daily 10a-4p. 992-2591.

Parks

•Bailey Homestead Preserve: Temporarily Closed. SanibelCaptiva Conservation Foundation. 1300 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 472-1932.

•Bonita Beach Park: Temporarily Closed. 27954 Hickory Blvd., Bonita Springs. 533-7444.

•Bowditch Point Regional Park:

Temporarily Closed. 50 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 463-3764.

•Bunche Beach: 18201 John Morris Rd, Ft Myers. Guided beach walks Wed 9a thru Apr. Free. 707-6794.

•Caloosahatchee Regional Park: 18500 North River Rd, Alva. Free. 693-2690.

•Cayo Costa State Park: 4 nautical miles west of Pine Island. Accessible only by boat or kayak. Camping, boating, bicycling trails. 8a-sunset daily. 941-964-0375.

•Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park: 12301 Burnt Store Rd, Punta Gorda. Environmental Center, hiking & bicycling trails, guided hikes. 8a-sunset daily. 941-5755816.

•Collier-Seminole State Park:  US 41, S Naples. Hiking & bicycling trails, boating, camping, boardwalk. 8a-sunset daily. 394-3397.

•Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park: 11135 Gulfshore Dr, Naples. Beach. Hiking trail, paddling, boating, boardwalk, restaurant. 8a-sunset daily. 597-6196.

•Estero Bay Preserve State Park: 4940 Broadway W, Estero. Hiking trails, off-road bicycling trails, boating. 8a-sunset daily. 992-0311.

•Estero Park: 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero. 248-1609.

•Everglades National Park: Gulf Coast Visitor Center, 815 Oyster Bar Ln. Everglades City. 695-3311.

•Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park: 8137 Coastline Dr, Copeland. Hiking & bicycling trails, boardwalk, paddling, historic site. 8a-sunset daily. 695-4593.

•Four Freedoms Park: 4818 Tarpon Ct, Cape Coral. Free. 574-0804.

•Gasparilla State Park: 880 Belcher Rd, Boca Grande. 8a-sunset daily. Bicycling & hiking trails, paddling, museum. 8amsunset daily. 941-964-0375.

•Hickeys Creek Mitigation Park: 17980 Palm Beach Blvd, Alva. Free. 693-2690.

•Koreshan State Historic Site State Park: US Hwy 41 & Corkscrew Rd, Estero. Access to Mound Key Archeological State Park. Historic settlement, hiking trials, boating, paddling, camping. 8a-sunset daily, historic site 8a-5p daily. 992-0311.

•Lake Manatee State Park: 20007 State Rd 64 E, Bradenton. Hiking & bicycling trails, paddling, boating. 8a-sunset. 941-741-3028.

•Lakes Regional Park: Temporarily Closed. 7330 Gladiolus Dr, Ft Myers. 533-7575.

•Lovers Key State Park:  8700 Estero Blvd. Ft Myers Beach. Bicycling & hiking trails, boating, paddling. Guided walks select Fri & Sat 10:30a; wildlife lectures Wed 10:30a; sunset meditations Mon 1.5 hrs before sunset; seashell walk 1st

Fri 10:30a; wildlife hikes 1st Sat 10:30a; beach & estuary walk 3rd Fri 10:30a. rsvp. 8a-sunset daily. 463-4588.

•Lynn Hall Park: Temporarily Closed. 950 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 229-7356.

•Manatee Park: 10901 Palm Beach Blvd, Ft Myers. Free butterfly garden tours Sun 9a thru Mar. Free. 690-5030.

•Matanzas Pass Preserve: Temporarily Closed. 119 Bay Rd, Ft Myers Beach. 707-3015.

•Myakka River State Park:  13207 SR 72, Sarasota. Canoeing, camping, paddling, hiking & bicycling horseback riding trails, wildlife tours by air-boat & tram, scenic drive, guided walks. 8a-sunset daily. 941-361-6511.

•Naples Preserve: Eco-center. 1690 Tamiami Tr N, Naples. Free. 261-4290.

•North Collier Regional Park: 15000 Livingston Rd, Naples. Free. 652-4512.

•Oscar Scherer State Park: 1843 S Tamiami Tr, Osprey. Hiking & bicycling trails, paddling, camping. 8a-sunset daily. 941-483-5956.

•Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve: 7791 Penzance Blvd, Ft Myers. Boardwalk, interpretive center open Tue-Sun 10a-4p. Guided boardwalk walks daily 9:30a. Guided ‘wet walks’ select Sat & Wed 9:30a & 1p Sep & Oct, rsvp. Dawn-dusk. Free. 533-7550.

•Stump Pass Beach State Park: 900 Gulf Blvd (south end of Manasota Key, Englewood. Hiking, paddling, guided tours. 8a-sunset daily. 941-964-0375.

•Veterans Park: 55 Homestead Rd, Lehigh Acres. Free. 369-1521.

•Wa-Ke-Hatchee Park: 16730 Bass Rd, Ft Myers. Free. 432-2154.

Libraries

•Bonita Springs: 10560 Reynolds St, Bonita Springs. Mon, Wed, Thu

10a-6p, Tue 12-8p, Fri & Sat 9a-

5p. 533-4860.

•Cape Coral-Lee County: 921 S.W.

39th Ter, Cape Coral. Mon-Wed

9a-8p. Thu 9a-6p, Fri & Sat 9a-

5p. 533-4500.

•Captiva: Temporarily Closed.

11560 Chapin Ln, Captiva. Mon-Sat

9a-5p. 533-4890.

•Collier County Library

Headquarters: 2385 Orange Blossom Dr, Naples. Mon-Thu 9a-

8p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p. 252-7311.

•Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon: 3095

Blount St, Fort Myers. Tue 12-8p, Wed & Thu 10a-6p, Fri & Sat 9a-

5p. 533-4150.

•East County Regional: 881

Gunnery Rd N, Lehigh Acres. MonWed 9a-8p, Thu 9a-6p, Fri & Sat

9a-5p. 533-4200.

•East Naples: 8787 Tamiami Tr

N, Naples. Tue-Thu 10a-6p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p.

•Estates: 1266 Golden Gate Blvd W,

Naples. Mon-Thu 10a-6p Fri & Sat

9a-5p. 252-7109.

•Everglades City: 102 Copeland Ave N, Everglades City. Mon-Fri

9a-12p & 1-4:30p. 295-2511.

•Fort Myers Regional: 2450 First St, Ft Myers. Min-Wed 9a-8p, Thu

9a-6p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p. 533-4600.

•Fort Myers Beach: Temporarily Closed. 2755 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Mon-Sat 9a-5p. 765-8162.

•Golden Gate: 2432 Lucerne Rd, Naples. Mon-Thu 10a-6p, Fri &Sat

9a-5p. 252-4542.

•Immokalee: 417 N First St, Immokalee. Tue-Thu 10a-6p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p. 252-7073.

•Johann Fust Community: 1040 W

10th St, Boca Grande. Tue-Thu 10a6p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p. 941-964-2488

•Lakes Regional: 15290 Bass Rd, Ft Myers. Temporarily Closed. 533-4000.

•Marco Island: 210 S Heathwood

Dr, Marco Island. Mon-Thu 10a-6p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p. 252-7064.

•Naples: 650 Central Ave, Naples. Mon-Thu 9a-8p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p.

•North Fort Myers: 2001 N Tamiami Tr, N Ft Myers. Mon, Wed, Thu 10a-6p, Tue 12-8p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p. 533-4320.

•Northwest Regional: 519 Chiquita Blvd N, Cape Coral. Mon, Wed, Thu 10a-6p, Tue 12-8p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p. 533-4700.

•Pine Island: 10701 Russell Rd, Bokeelia. Tue-Thu 10a-6p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p. 533-4350.

•Riverdale: 21471 N River Rd, Ft Myers. Mon-Fri 10a-4p. 533-4370.

•Sanibel: 770 Dunlop Rd Sanibel. Mon & Fri 10a-3p. 472-2483.

•South County Regional: 21100

Three Oaks Pkwy, Estero. MonWed 9a-8p, Thu 9a-6p, Fri & Sat

9a-5p. 533-4400.

•South Regional: 8065 Lely

Cultural Pkwy, Naples. Mon-Thu

9a-8p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p.

•Talking Books: 1651 Lee St, Ft Myers. Mon-Fri 9a-5p. 533-4780.

•Vanderbilt Beach: 788 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples. Tue-Thu 10a-6p, Fri & Sat 9a-5p. 252-7160.

Live Music & Comedy

•Americana Community Music Association Listening Room: All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Select Fri- Sun 7p. 691-4069.

•Buckingham Blues Bar: 5641 Buckingham Rd., Ft Myers. Live music select nites. Free open blues jam Wed 8-11p w Tommy Lee Cook & The Buckingham Blues Band; Free Backyard Bluesfest: select Sun 3-6p. 693-7111.

•Buddha Bar: 12701 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music select WedSun nites. 482-8565.

•Cape Cabaret: 4725 Vincennes Blvd, Cape Coral. Live music WedSat 7-10p & Marty Stokes Band select Sun 1:30-5:30p. 549-3000.

•Coastal Dayz Brewery: 2161 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers, Live music select nites & Sat 2-5p. Free. 204-9665.

•Coldwater Oyster Market: 5611 Six Mile Commercial Ct, Ft Myers. Live music select nites. Free. 220-5918.

•Eight-Foot Brewing: 4417 SE 16th Pl, #11, Cape Coral. Live music select sat nites 5-8p. Free. 337-7646.

•Fort Myers Brewing Company: 12811 Commerce Lake Dr, #27, Ft Myers. Live music Wed 6-9p, Thu 6:30-9:30p, Fri & Sat 7-10p, Sun 2-5p. Free. 313-6576.

•Lobby Bar: Luminary Hotel, 2200 Edwards Dr, Ft Myers. Wed nites thru Jan 1: Frank Sinatra Tribute. Free. 314-3723.

•Matanzas on the Bay: Temporarily Closed. 414 Crescent St, Ft Myers Beach. 463-3838.

•Millennial Brewing: 1811 Royal Palm Ave, Ft Myers. Live music Fri nites 6-9p. Free. 271-2255.

•Off the Hook Comedy Club: 2500 Vanderbilt Beach, Naples. Comedians Thu-Sun & select Tue & Wed nites. 540-7867.

•Ollie’s Pub: 1019 Cape Coral Pkwy, Cape Coral. Tue: Open jam; live music select Fri & Sat nites. 540-7867.

•Palace Pub & Wine: 1317 Cape Coral Pkwy, Cape Coral. Live music & burlesque select nites. 217-0919.

•Point Ybel Brewing Company: 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 2nd & last Thu: Irish jam 6-9p; Sat: Jeff Lyons 1-5p. Free. 6036535.

•Rack ‘em Spirits & Times: 1011 SE 47th Ter, Cape Coral. Live music select Fri & Sat nites. Free. 540-7225.

•Riptide Brewing: 987 3rd Ave N, Naples. Live music Fri & Sat nites 7-10p. Free. 228-6533.

•Riptide Brewing: 28120 Hunters Ridge Blvd, Bonita Springs. Live music Fri & Sat 7-10p. Free. 949-9945.

•Roadhouse Café: 15660 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. Live jazz 6:30-9:30p. Wed: Danny Sinoff Trio; Thu: Jazz-Matics; Fri: Tony Boffa & Friends; Sat: Danny Sinoff Quartet; Sun: Ricky Howard. Free. 415-4375.

•Snappers Laugh-In Comedy Café: 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. Comedians Thu-Sat nites. 479-5233.

•South Street City Oven & Grill: Goodlette Corners, 1410 Pine Ridge Rd, # 4, Naples. Live music select Fri-Sun 8-11p. Free. 4359333.

•Space 39 Art Bar & Martini Lounge: 39 Patio de Leon, Ft Myers. Live music select Wed-Sat nites. Free. 204-9949.

•The Barrel Room: Temporarily Closed. Twisted Vine, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. Live jazz & blues. 333-2225.

•The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon: 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music select Fri & Sat nites. 985-9839.

•The Stage: 9144 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs. Live tribute bands select nites. 405-8566.

•Whiskey Park: 3300 Mercantile Ave, Naples. Open mic Sun 8:30p-12:30a; live music Fri & Sat 9:30p-1a. 263-6777.

•Z’s Music Kitchen: 12655 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. Live music select Fri & Sat 6-9p. 304-9552.

‘Love Stories from the National Portrait Gallery’ is on view February 4-May 7 at The Baker Museum on the Artis—Naples campus.