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Amanda Fish performs at the Bonita Blues Festival Blues & Bloodys Brunch, Sunday, March 10 at The Center Bar at The Promenade at Bonita Bay.

ONTHE COVER:Wu Han, performing March 9 during the Sanibel Music Festival.

ontheGulf NEWS & PREVIEWS

Grammy Nominees to Play Bonita Blues Fest

Victor Wainwright and Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, both nominated for 2019 Best Contemporary Blues Album, will be performing at the 13th annual Bonita Blues Festival the weekend of March 8 & 9. Wainwright is performing in the trio, Southern Hospitality, with Damon Fowler and J.P. Soars.

The Blues Festival returns to Riverside Park in downtown Bonita Springs. Gates open Friday afternoon, March 8 at 1pm with music starting at 1:30pm. Gates open Saturday, March 9 at 11am with music starting at 11:30am.

Both days will feature blues music from across the country and a variety of food vendors. Friday will include a beer & wine ‘happy hour,’ 1-5pm. There will be an after-party both nights, hosted by Josh Rowland & the Pitbull of Blues band, beginning at 9pm at nearby Maria’s Restaurant.

The Bonita Blues Charitable Foundation will host a ‘Blues & Bloodys’ Brunch on Sunday, with Amanda Fish playing at noon, followed by Levee Town at 3pm. at the Center Bar in The Promenade at Bonita Bay.

F ES TIVAL S CHEDULE

FRIDAY

1:30PM: Gabe Stillman Band

3PM: Kilborn Alley Blues Band

4:30PM: Markey Blue

Rick Latina Project

6PM: Albert Cummings

7:30PM: Southern Hospitality

(Damon Fowler, J.P. Soars, Victor Wainwright)

SATURDAY

11:30AM: Lauren Anderson

1PM: Marquise Knox

2:30PM: The Jimmys

4PM: Rusty Wright Band

6PM: Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps

7:30PM: Johnny Rawls

Blankets and lawn chairs are suggested. Coolers and pets are not allowed. The event will go on rain or shine.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Bonita Springs Assistance Office; Music for Minors Foundation, providing musical instruments to local youth; and The Music Therapy Program at the Golisano Children’s Hospital.

Riverside Park is located at 10451 Old 41 Rd., Maria’s Restaurant is located at 27080 Old 41 Rd., and The Center Bar at The Promenade at Bonita Bay is located at 26811 S. Bay Drive, all in Bonita Springs.

Photography Exhibit Showcases Nonagenarians

The Alliance for the Arts presents ‘The Nonagenarians of Shell Point,’ thru March 2, an exhibition featuring renowned photographer Herb Sklar’s

Herb Sklar’s portraits of Shell Point’s nonagagenarians is on view at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers thru March 2.

Johnny Rawls headlines the Bonita Blues Festival on Saturday, March 9.

portraits of active persons ages 90-99.

Explore the wrinkles, laugh lines, scars, spots, and smiles of The Swimmer, The Tennis Player, The Writer, and many others, in this collection of 20 black & white photographic portraits, each telling a story of a long life well lived, highlighting the active aging population’s hobbies, spirits and souls.

The exhibit also features eleven other Shell Point photographers: David Tompkins, Don Adams, Dotty Morrison, George Waters, John Ippensen, Kirk Gulledge, Les Davison, Lester Lincke, Liz Noffsinger, Peter Martin and Sallie Rich.

The Alliance for the Art is located at 10091 McGregor Blvd. in Fort Myers. The Alliance campus and galleries are open Mon-Friday, 9am-5pm & Saturday 9am-1pm. For more information, call 939-2787.

Art Meets Poetry

ArtPoems, a creative collaboration of artists and poets, adds a unique vision and voice to the Southwest Florida cultural landscape each year.

Each season ArtPoems artists and poets are paired together and exchange their creative works. The artists create new works of art inspired by poetry and the poets write new poems inspired by the artwork.

This year, ArtPoems had its first performance at the Alliance for the Arts on February 20. The second performance is at a brand-new venue for ArtPoems, Florida SouthWestern State College’s Rush Auditorium, on Thursday, March 14. Doors open at 7pm, with a multimedia presentation starting at 7:30pm. Artists participating this year are Dolly Dempsey, Sue Dunham, Dr. Susan Grunin, Scott Guelcher, Shah Hadjebel, Lawrence Massing, Carrie Moloney, Barbara Gage Mulford, Rebecca Sandbek, and Babs Snyderman, Kenneth A. Vinton, and Ronnie Walter. This year, the poets participating are Jamilla D. Brooks, Joyce Berrian Ferrari, Chris Godwin, Sandy Greco, Henry Heitmann, Robert Hillard, Geneva Kelly, Gary McLouth, Marilyn Mecca, Edwin Moses, Joe Pacheco, and Lorraine Walker Williams.

During National Poetry Month, ArtPoems 2019 collaborations will be exhibited at the Art League of

Fort Myers, April 2-25. There is a reception with artists and poets at the Art League of Fort Myers during downtown Fort Myers’ Historic River District’s Artwalk on Friday, April 5, 6-9pm.

Rush Auditorium is located in Rush Library on the FSWcampus, 8099 College Pkwy. in Fort Myers. The Art League of Fort Myers is located at 1451 Monroe St. in the Fort Myers River District. Call 2753970 for information.

SWFL Reading Fest Celebrates Power of Reading

Nearly 20 acclaimed and bestselling authors will be appearing at the 20th annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival on Saturday, March 2, 10am-4pm, at the downtown Fort Myers Regional Library campus.

The Reading Festival features authors for adults, teens and children. This annual free event draws about 10,000 people each year. Fans can hear and meet best-selling authors, listen to authors reading their work, participate in contests and activities, and find the latest in books, technology and accessories. In addition to author appearances and autograph sessions, there are storytelling programs, arts, crafts, youth writing and art contests, and a free book for every child and teen.

The Reading Festival preview fundraiser, ‘An Evening with the Authors’ is Friday, March 1, 5:308:30pm. Attendees can meet and mingle with authors aboard a sunset dinner cruise along the Caloosahatchee River.

Among the award-winning authors scheduled to attend the festival this year are Lauren Willig, Karen White, B.A. Shapiro, Thomas Mullen, Jackson Pearce, and Maureen Johnson, as well as awardwinning audiobook narrator Johnny Heller.

Fort Myers Regional Library is located in the Historic River District, at 2450 First St. For information, call 533-4832.

Taste of the Cape Features

Free Sunset Symphony Concert

The 6th Annual Taste of the Cape, a celebration of culinary arts and music, will be held in Four Freedoms Park in Cape Coral on Sunday, March 10.

Attendees can sample an array of international foods from local restaurants and a variety of craft beers, as well as musical performances by local bands and arts & crafts by local artists and artisans. The day ends with a performance by the Gulf Coast Symphony at sunset.

Proceeds from the event benefit the Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce Education Committee scholarship program and the Gulf Coast Symphony’s music education and community programs.

Taste of the Cape runs from 11am- 6pm, with musical performances throughout the day. Bands scheduled to perform are The Collective, Heat Latin Jazz, and Steve E. George. The Symphony at Sunset concert starts at 4:30pm. Admission is free.

Naples Players Present an Afternoon with Ed Asner

The Naples Players, In partnership with Unity Church of Naples, presents award-winning television icon, Ed Asner in a live audience talk-back on Saturday, March 16, at 2pm, in Sugden Community Theater’s Blackburn Hall.

Ed Asner is starring in his new comedy stage-play, A Man and His Prostate , at Unity Church of Naples on Friday, March 15 & Saturday, March 16, at 7pm.

A Man and His Prostate is based on Ed Weinberger’s true-life experience while vacationing in Italy and being rushed to a hospital for prostate cancer surgery. Critics have referred to the play as a “Hilarious” evening of entertainment.

Sugden Theatre is located at 701 5th Ave. S. in downtown Naples. For information, call 263-7990.

Four Freedoms Park is located at 4818 Tarpon Ct. in Cape Coral. For more information, call 277-1700.

10th Annual BBQ, Bands & Brew Returns to theRiverfront

The 10th annual BBQ, Bands & Brew event returns to Centennial Park on Fort Myers’ riverfront on April 7, 11am-6pm. The event will feature Southwest Florida’s top pit masters competing for the title of ‘Best BBQ in Town’ as well as live music from local bands, vendors, and activities for all ages including a cornhole tournament and a children’s play area with face-painting, games and more. Last year’s event drew more than 10,000 people.

Chasing Dallas, Deb & The Dynamics and Bite the Bullet are among the bands scheduled to perform.

Proceeds from the event, sponsored by Lee BIA Builders Care, the nonprofit charitable

The Naples Players present a Q&A discussion with Ed Asner, March 16, in Sugden Theatre in Downtown Naples.

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arm of the Lee Building Industry Association, who provides emergency construction services at no cost to needy and deserving elderly or disabled homeowners and families who cannot obtain repairs through traditional means.

Centennial Park is located at 2000 W. First St. in Fort Myers. Call 938-0056 for information.

Sarasota Jazz Fest Celebrates Generations of Jazz

The 39th Sarasota Jazz Festival presents more than 120 performers in 48 events from March 3-9 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and 13 other venues in downtown Sarasota.

Besides the Hyatt, other festival locations in Sarasota include Phillippi Estate Park, Burns Court Cinema, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe; and ten area clubs participating in the pub crawl.

Presented by the Jazz Club of Sarasota, with Musical Director Ken Peplowski, this year’s festival features four themed stages, a theatrical production and high school band contest winners.

Peplowski has assembled nationally and internationally acclaimed musicians for ‘Generations of Jazz,’ the theme of the 2019 Festival, pairing established performers with rising stars. The lineup includes Dick Hyman, Bill Charlap, Shelly Berg, Randy Brecker, Randy Sandke, James Suggs, Houston Person, Roxy Coss, Aaron Johnson, John

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MAR 2: vs Baltimore Orioles

MAR 3:vs Minnesota Twins

MAR 6:vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MAR 7: vs Minnesota Twins

MAR 9:vs New York Mets

MAR 12:vs Detroit Tigers

MAR 13: vs Minnesota Twins

MAR 16:vs Atlanta Braves

MAR 17: vs Tampa Bay Rays

MAR 19:vs Toronto Blue Jays.

MAR 21: vs Tampa Bay Rays *

MAR 23: vs Pittsburgh Pirates

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MAR 1:vs Boston Red Sox

MAR 3: vs Philadelphia Phillies

MAR 4: vs Baltimore Orioles

MAR 5: vs Tampa Bay Rays

MAR 8:vs Tampa Bay Rays

MAR 10: vs Toronto Blue Jays

MAR 11:vs Detroit Tigers

MAR 14: vs Washington Capitals

MAR 15:vs Baltimore Orioles

MAR 18:vs Boston Red Sox

MAR 20: vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MAR 22: vs Boston Red Sox *

MAR 24:vs New York Yankees

MAR 25: vs Rochester Red Wings

MAR 26: vs Colorado Rockies

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Lamb, Mary Stallings, and Charles Turner. The University Of Miami Frost Concert Jazz Band will also perform, as well as La Lucha, the Festival House Band (Alejandro Arenas, Mark Feinman & John O’Leary).

Along with the concerts at the Jazz Club in the Hyatt, the festival will again feature Jazz in the Park; Jazz Goes to the Movies, a screening of a jazz film with a live music introduction; the Jazz Pub Crawl by Trolley; and for the first time, a theatrical workshop production of Lil & Louis, a new play about Lil & Louis Armstrong, with music by Jo Morello.

Music will be performed on four stages where four bands play concurrently, allowing festival-goers to move between them. Each stage features masters in the specific genres. Selwyn Birchwood, Lauren Mitchell, and Betty Fox will perform on the Blues Stage; Jeremy Carter, Hiram Hazley and Marlon Boone will play on the Contemporary Stage; Allan Vaché, Katt Hefner and Gene Bertoncini perform on the Classic Stage; and Joe Delaney, Tom Carabasi and Frankie Pineiro play on the Latin Stage.

F ES TIVAL S CHEDULE

MARCH 3: Jazz in the Park: Free concert featuring the Manatee High School Jazz band, Sarasota Jazz Project, and Greg Caputo. 12-4pm in Phillippi Estate Park.

MARCH 4& 5: Lil’ & Louis Theater workshop production. 7pm in Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom.

MARCH 6 & 7: Round Midnight. Jazz film & live music by Jeremy Carter & John O’Leary. 9am in the Burns Court Theater.

MARCH 6: Concert featuring Ken Peplowski, Randy Becker, Houston Person, James Suggs, more. 7:30pm in Hyatt.

MARCH 7: Sarasota Jazz Festival Jazz Trolley & Pub Crawl: 10 bands at 10 restaurants & clubs in downtown Sarasota. Trolley departs Sarasota Municipal Auditorium at 5:30pm.

MARCH 8: Concerts featuring eight bands on four stages, from 12-8pm. Selwyn Birchwood, Lauren Mitchell, Jeremy Carter, Joe Delaney, more. In the Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom.

MARCH 8: Concert featuring Ken Peplowski, Houston Person, Mary

Stallings, Shelly Berg, and more, in the Hyatt Ballroom, 7:30pm.

MARCH 9: Live music on four stages, featuring Betty Fox, Marlon Boone, and others, in the Hyatt, 12pm.

MARCH 9: Concert featuring Ken Peplowski, Houston Person, Mary Stallings, John Lamb, and others, in the Hyatt, 3pm.

MARCH 9: Concert featuring Bill Charlap, Dick Hyman, Houston Person, and others, 7:30pm in the Hyatt Ballroom.

The Hyatt Regency Hotel is located at 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Phillippi Estate Park is located at 5500 S. Tamiami Trail, Burns Court Cinema is located at 506 Burns Lane, the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is located at 1012 N. Orange Ave., and the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium is located at 801 N Tamiami Tr., all in downtown Sarasota.

For more information, call 941366-1552.

Artistic Director Leads Final Concert with Symphonic Mastersingers

The Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers perform their final concert of the season, ‘Faure and Vivaldi’ on Friday, April 5, 7pm at First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs. The choral ensemble will be joined by the Mastersingers Festival Orchestra in a program that includes Gabriel Faure’s Requiem along with Antonio Vivaldi’s popular Gloria

In addition to the well-loved masterworks, the repertoire will also include a performance of the winning composition of the inaugural Sanibel-Captiva Trust Company Prize, Before You Kissed Me, by Dr. Zack Stanton. The composer competition is the Mastersingers’ latest community initiative, and Stanton’s work was selected from over 200 pieces submitted.

The concert marks not only the Mastersingers’ 18th season, but also the end of Jeff Faux’s nine years as Artistic Director (although Faux will lead the group in singing the same pieces in Paris in June).

Ken Peplowski is the Musical Director of the Sarasota Jazz Festival, March 3-9.

First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs is located at 9751 Bonita Beach Rd. SE in Bonita Springs. For information, call 560-9512.

TheatreZone Presents Happy Hour Cabaret

TheatreZone will present a ‘Broadway & Happy Hour’ cabaret on March 14 and May 2, at Moorings Park’s auditorium in Naples.The cabaret will feature professional actors from TheatreZone’s current stage show singing their favorite Broadway show tunes and sharing funny stories about their careers. TheatreZone Founding Artistic Director Mark Danni will emcee the cabarets. The cabarets will be performed at 4pm. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served prior to each performance.

Moorings Park’s auditorium is located at 120 Moorings Park Drive in Naples. Call 888-9663352 for information.

Symphonic Chorale Ends Season with Premiere of New Work

The Symphonic Chorale will conclude its 8th Season with the premiere of Blue Squills, a new composition by Eric William Barnum, who will be in attendance for the premiere. Two free admission concerts will be performed on Friday, April 12, 7pm, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Bonita Springs and on Sunday, April 14, 4pm, at Faith United Methodist Church in Fort Myers. The Chorale’s Artistic Director, Dr. Trent Brown will conduct, accompanied by a small string ensemble led by Southwest Florida Symphony Concertmaster, Reiko Niiya.

Besides the new Barnum composition, the concert will also feature other popular Barnum works, as well as excerpts from Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s B Minor Mass, Rene

Clausen’s My Luve’s Like a Red, Red Rose, and more.

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church is located at 9801 Bonita Beach Rd. in Bonita Springs. Faith United Methodist Church is located at 15690 McGregor Blvd. in Fort Myers. For information, call 560-5695.

Stay in May Festival Brings

Arts to Naples

The 8th Stay in May arts festival will feature a variety of music, art, wellness, and culinary events at a variety of venues throughout Naples, April 24-May 7.

A pre-festival concert by Scharoun Ensemble is March 14, 7:30pm, at Faith Lutheran Church in Naples.

F ES TIVAL H IGHLIGHTS

APRIL24: 3 Redneck Tenors concert, 7pm at the Naples Hilton.

APRIL26: Lew DelGatto & Dan Miller jazz concert. 6pm in South Regional Collier Library.

APRIL27: Frost School of Music Mancini Music Institute

String Trio concert. 2pm at Bower Chapel in Moorings Park.

APRIL28: Frost School of Music Mancini Music Institute

Piano Trio concert. 2pm at Bower Chapel in Moorings Park.

APRIL29: Monroe Crossing concert. 7pm in Moorings Park auditorium.

MAY3:Leroy Jones & Lew DelGatto jazz concert. 7pm at North Naples Church.

MAY4: Intersection, violin trio concert. 7pm at Bentley Village.

MAY5: Amazing Pipes and Brass concert. 4pm at Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church.

MAY7: Seraphic Fire concert. 7pm. Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church.

Film screenings April 27 and May 1 & 5 at Sheffield Theatre, Moorings Park.

Call 390-2788 for information.

Fort Myers Film Fest Celebrates 9th Year

The Fort Myers Film Festival will be held April 10-14, starting with a Black Tie Red Carpet

APR 4: vs Charlotte Knights

APR 5: vs Charlotte Knights

APR 8: vs Dunedin Blue Jays

APR 9: vs Dunedin Blue Jays

APR 10: vs Dunedin Blue Jays **

APR 11: vs Dunedin Blue Jays

APR 18: vs Charlotte Knights

APR 19: vs Charlotte Knights

APR 20: vs Charlotte Knights

APR 25: vs Palm Beach Cardinals

APR 26: vs Palm Beach Cardinals

APR 27: vs Palm Beach Cardinals

APR 28: vs Palm Beach Cardinals**

APR 30: vs Clearwater Threshers

MAY 1: vs Clearwater Threshers

MAY 2: vs Clearwater Threshers

MAY 8: vs vs Charlotte Knights

MAY 9: vs Tampa Yankees

MAY 10: vs Tampa Yankees

MAY 11: vs Tampa Yankees

MAY 13: vs Bradenton Marauders

MAY 17: vs St Lucie Mets

MAY 18: vs St Lucie Mets

MAY 19: vs St Lucie Mets

MAY 20: vs Bradenton Marauders

MAY 21: vs Bradenton Marauders***

JUN 3: vs Florida Fire Frogs *

JUN 4: vs Florida Fire Frogs *

JUN 5: vs Florida Fire Frogs **

JUN 6: vs Florida Fire Frogs

JUN 7: vs Jupiter Hammerheads

JUN 8: vs Jupiter Hammerheads

JUN 9: vs Jupiter Hammerheads**

JUN 17: vs Charlotte Knights *

JUN 19: vs Charlotte Knights *

JUN 20: vs Charlotte Knights *

JUN 28: vs Bradenton Marauders *

JUN 29:vs Bradenton Marauders

JUN 30: vs Bradenton Marauders

JUL 4: vs Palm Beach Cardinals *

JUL 5: vs Palm Beach Cardinals *

JUL 6: vs Palm Baech Cardinals

JUL 7: vs Palm Beach Cardinals **

JUL 8: vs Daytona Tortugas *

JUL 9: vs Daytona Tortugas *

JUL 10: vs Daytona Tortugas ***

JUL 11: vs Daytona Tortugas *

JUL 16: vs Tampa Yankees *

JUL 17: vs Tampa Yankees ***

JUL 18: vs Tampa Yankees

JUL 25: vs Lakeland Flying Tigers *

JUL 26: vs Lakeland Flying Tigers *

JUL 27: vs Lakeland Flying Tigers

JUL 28: vs Lakeland Flying Tigers**

JUL 30: vs Dunedin Blue Jays *

JUL 3 : vs Dunedin Blue Jays *

AUG 1: vs Dunedin Blue Jays *

AUG 8: vs Jupiter Hammerheads*

AUG 9: vs Jupiter Hammerheads *

AUG 10: vs Jupiter Hammerheads

AUG 11: vs Jupiter Hammerheads**

AUG 12: vs St Lucie Mets *

AUG 1 : vs St Lucie Mets *

AUG 14: vs St Lucie Mets *

AUG 15: vs St Lucie Mets *

AUG 21: vs Charlotte Knights *

AUG 22: vs Charlotte Knights *

AUG 30: vs Clearwater Threshers *

AUG 31: vs Clearwater Threshers *

SEP 1: vs Clearwater Threshers***

Opening Night Gala, April 10 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center. A cocktail reception with musical entertainment is at 5pm, followed by a film screening at 7:30pm. There will be a rooftop After Party, including music and dancing. The festival will feature film screenings April 11-14 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, and will have events at the Alliance for the Arts, Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Florida Southwestern College, IMAG, and other venues all week long.

A film screening is scheduled for outdoors at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates on Thursday, April 11, at 7pm. A reception featuring an introduction by

filmmaker Ilene Safron and remarks by director Michael Flanders, precedes the screening at 5:30pm.

The week long celebration concludes Sunday, April 14, with a champagne & dessert awards ceremony and gala at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, followed by an after party at Twisted Vine.

Broadway Palm is located at 1380 Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers. The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center is located at 2301 First Ave., Edison & Ford Winter Estates is located at 2350 McGregor Blvd., and Twisted Vine is located at 2214 Bay St., all in Fort Myers’ Historic River District. Call 810-6323 for information.

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“We’ve come up with a good formula in which to introduce people to the trained voice. We do a cabaret evening to introduce Cole Porter and the like with a trained voice. We’ve also introduced a jazz trio.”

by Julie Clay

Opera is Alive on the Gulf B

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are if you went locally, it could very well have been a Gulfshore Opera production. Since its inception in 2015, it has grown exponentially, consistently presenting top quality opera theater and classical vocal music to enthusiastic audiences in Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties. Envisioned and helmed by General Director and 30year opera veteran, Steffanie Pearce, Gulfshore Opera strives to nurture up-and-coming talent, present professional productions and give back to the community via ongoing musical education programs.

Ms. Pearce states that in order for the organization to have grown like it has and effectively serve the tricounty area, it was important to have a period of market testing and development in order to pinpoint who their best partners and venues would be. “We’ve looked at audience development in areas that have never had a classical vocal element. We’ve come up with a good formula in which to introduce people to the trained voice,” she says, “We do a cabaret evening to introduce Cole Porter and the like with a trained voice. We’ve also introduced a jazz trio.” Brandon Robertson, now a fulltime jazz professor at FGCU, was a founding member of the trio, and offered recommendations for the other two. Pearce shares that the trio was formed specifically to work with Gulfshore Opera on two different concert series featuring Gulfshore Tenors and Cabaret. The Opera offers all three as separate performances outside of the major productions.

To be a regional opera company has been a goal since day one, says Ms. Pearce, “From the beginning of this company I have always envisioned that we have a sort of central home in each of the three counties that we serve. My goal is to sell 1,000 tickets to each location for the larger show. We’ve put a lot of energy into developing larger audiences from Marco up to Port Charlotte. We’re going to continue to do the smaller concerts and venues. We’re going to ask them to get in their car and go to the gala and to the grand opera program.”

She adds, “We have seven distinct communities that we serve: Marco Island, Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers, Sanibel, Punta Gorda, and Port Charlotte. They all have their own newspapers and venues, and don’t like to travel outside their district.” No worries, she has a plan for that —and it involves a long-envisioned move in the 2020 season to the Barbara B. Mann Performance Hall for large-scale productions. Pearce shares, “The really big productions need the full-scale theatre so that’s a natural growth to go to the larger professional space. [Currently] we go to the islands and all the way up to Port Charlotte with community concerts. We use a flexible set and it’s easy to travel.”

Taking the stigma out of opera and exposing

people to the medium is also a big part of the equation, as well as affordable tickets.

Plans are in place to literally transport patrons in for the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall shows. “We’re going to coordinate party buses to go from outlying areas, serve champagne, etc.” Steffanie confirms that their initial B.B. Mann production is La Boheme , happening March 18, 2020, with tickets slated to go on sale this July 2019. This development opens a new world of production opportunity, Steffanie enthuses. “The height and the width of the sets and everything are going to be great. It’s the best venue for opera in the region! It has technical elements that are more for opera. There’s fly space above the stage so you can fly elements in and out. You can have these backdrops that are 40 feet tall that can go up and down in two minutes!”

The current season is going strong with another exciting addition to the Gulfshore Opera lineup: the Professional Artists-in-Residence program. Steffanie explains, “We bring in nationally recognized, New Yorkmanaged artists for the January-April season. They do a variety of programs. First, they do a more casual concert with jazz. Then they do a series called Taste of Opera. We’re doing that in all three counties. We go to a private country club, do a dinner, and there are sets in between courses of the dinner. It’s a social thing and a concert. By the time we get to March and a big production they would have been introduced to the artists socially and as talent.”

Pearce voices her initial concern that audiences would get tired of seeing the same singers perform multiple times, but the response has been overwhelmingly positive to these hard-working, young and ‘easy on the eyes’ professionals. Along those lines, Pearce notes a trend toward hiring singers who look appropriate for their characters, “Voice comes first, but I want our audience to be moved by the portrayal of the characters’ relationships as well as the beauty of their voices. It is much easier to become emotionally engaged with a couple who really look like they could be in love!” They’ve hit it off so well with audiences that many patrons are now Facebook friends with the artists!

Currently, there are seven musicians on the Artists roster, including Grammy-nominated soprano Chelsea Basler, tenor lead Zackery Morris, soprano Camille Ortiz, mezzo soprano Lauryn Kay, bass James Harrington, and baritone Paul La Rosa. Aged in range from 28-38, all have completed higher education with most holding Masters and/or Doctorate degrees. They have also accomplished multiple apprenticeship programs and participated in numerous, highly-acclaimed productions. Pearce adds that additional professionals come in to portray specialty roles, like Tony Dillon, who played the lead

“Voice comes first, but I want our audience to be moved by the portrayal of the characters’ relationships as well as the beauty of their voices. It is much easier to become emotionally engaged with a couple who really look like they could be in love!”

Gulfshore Opera General Director, Steffanie Pearce

role in Gulfshore Opera’s Don Pasquale in February’s production.

Although the season has already started, audiences still have several opportunities to catch Gulfshore Opera in action, with a range of performances for people to enjoy throughout the region. “Generally speaking we have two categories,” says Steffanie, “We have community concerts, then productions with costumes, sets, orchestra, etc.” Among the offerings, audiences can look forward to a Songs of Ireland concert and dinner on March 14 at St. Leo Church Parish Life Center in Bonita Springs. They’ll perform La Traviata in this location as well as in Port Charlotte at the Cultural Center Theatre.

For those hesitant about attending opera for fear of the language barrier, Gulfshore Opera has that covered! Pearce shares how their larger performances feature surtitles projected above the screen behind the performers. She describes it as somewhat of a “blow-by-blow common language translation of exactly what the singers are singing at the time.” Recalling how back in the 90s, when she was performing, they attempted to perform in English, but it never quite had the same effect.

“If we are singing a song or an aria, that will be translated so the audience will be there for the whole message,” Ms. Pearce attests, “We

just invested in our very own projector. We can project on a wall or screen wherever we are.”

Gulfhore Opera remains very much committed to community engagement via Harmony Choir, their program serving disadvantaged children, offering them a chance to learn how to sing and perform opera. Pearce explains, “We’re very devoted to the social enrichment element, being more than entertainment and making a meaningful contribution to the community. It has a lot of enthusiasm among our patrons. We’re really hoping for more support for the public funding. We’re up to about 200 kids in the program now. We started out with 28 kids and now we have six chapters in three counties. They will be singing on the community day at ArtisNaples in May.”

Looking ahead, Pearce is eschewing a build-

ing campaign in favor of a centrally located administrative warehouse and rehearsal space in possibly a coop situation with other groups to share cost, costumes and props. She confirms that it’s already been brought up to the newly opened Southwest Florida Community Foundation Collaboratory in downtown Fort Myers. “I would like a space for nonprofit performing arts organizations. All kinds of organizations need a place to rehearse.”

Ms. Pearce adds a final thought, “It seems to be an exciting time for the arts in the tricounty area. The city’s talking about new performing arts venues. Punta Gorda’s even talking about a nice new theater. Let’s nurture the organizations that are here now. Opera is just one of the things that a mature cultural community has.” •

For more information, visit gulfshoreopera.org.

Their larger performances feature surtitles projected above the screen behind the performers, providing somewhat of a “blow-by-blow common language translation of exactly what the singers are singing at the time.”

Darrell Nutt’s Music Podcast N

ESTLED BETWEEN A SUBURBANneighborhood, near the racket of the busy city street we call Tamiami Trail, and within walking distance of Page Field, sits an innocuous office complex tucked away from the hustle and bustle of life. All the way at the rear of the plaza, you can find Definition Media, home of Music Studio Live, a podcast unlike others. Hosted by Darrell Nutt and Sarah Hadeka, Music Studio Live is bridging the gap between national and international musicians to local hopefuls, educating the masses through interviews and performances, and exposing how the professionals go from just starting out to where they are today. Through their raw interview style, Darrell and Sarah provide an entertaining platform where the local musician and general enthusiast can learn about new music, musicians, how to hone their own craft, and just how many true professionals actually swing through our little corner of the world.

As I pull up on an early Sunday morning, all is quiet minus a few obvious musicians unloading gear from a van and busily carrying said gear through a glass entrance and into one of the office suites. I follow them in. This must be it. Once inside, it becomes more obvious I’m in the right place. The room has been prepped and the music equipment is ready to roll. Monitors and microphones, guitars and amps, lights and action. Darrell Nutt and Sarah Hadeka, our hosts, greet me warmly. Darrell introduces me to their subject for this episode, Letters From Jett, and directs me to a chair where I can sit and watch the scene unfold.

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few funny stories and some laughs. The band throws another song down right on cue while the photographer and videographer shoot away.

In between there is very little downtime, and before you know it, everyone is shaking hands, packing up and moving on. There is more work to do, and these guys just stopped in to join the fun. Behind them, the photographers gather their own gear, say their own goodbyes, and luckily only have to shuffle themselves down the hallway to their own suite. All is at once quiet in the studio with Darrell, Sarah, and myself moving into place. We settle in, and I finally get my chance to interview the interviewers.

Darrell is a drummer first and foremost, yet over the last ten years has also been a producer at many different studios, and now for his own, Definition Media. This is where the magic of the podcast is recorded. Darrell had the idea about a year ago. As an experiment, he put the idea in writing on Facebook to see what people’s reaction would be and instantly he had over 200 comments. The overwhelming opinion was he should proceed. “Everybody said yes, you should do this, you’d be perfect for it. You have the studio. You know video work. You have all the stuff, just do it.” So he did.

Each episode requires getting everything wired, planning out angles of where to take video from, building new audio inputs, and adjusting everybody’s headphone mix. Aside from audio and video, there is also preparing what to ask the group.

It’s obvious everyone is excited to get started. A photographer and videographer pile in, and before I know it there are nine people in the one room studio. They make it all look so easy. Everyone organizes flawlessly and pumps out a few tunes for the camera. Darrell and Sarah sit in on what seems like an impromptu performance, without missing a beat, and after just a few takes they move on to the interview portion of their show. Their subjects are friendly and open, talking all about what it is they do, their grueling schedule, how they pull off their craft, a

Darrell says when the idea for the podcast came up, he didn’t feel his speaking skills would be enough to carry the podcast alone. He needed somebody with charisma, who could fill multiple chairs, and Sarah fit the bill. “She sings, writes her own songs, plays piano and acoustic guitar, and had a great personality,” Darrell explains.

In February of 2018, Darrell and Sarah finally took the idea to the studio for a test run. The idea was to see what they would look and sound like during production. It was a long ten-hour day, but they found themselves laughing the whole time. It was then they both realized what a good fit they were as a team. Sarah, outside of the podcast, has also been busy for the past seven years as a busy working musician out of Naples. She carries this title plus mom and music teacher. She says she loves getting involved with the songwriting aspect of music with her students.

Darrell met Sarah randomly on a gig when her husband asked if she

“If I had something like this to watch when I was a teenager, it would have blown me away. I would have soaked it up, for sure.”

could sit in with the band. Darrell says typically, you don’t let people you don’t know sing or sit in with your band, but something about the way Sarah’s husband asked compelled them to let her.“She was a killer singer. She was awesome.”

A few years later Sarah reached out to Darrell requesting his help with her album. “At the time, we didn’t really know each other. We just saw each other on the scene.” Darrell helped her produce and mix her album, and eventually they started performing music publicly together.

As much as Darrell and Sarah are quite the dynamic duo, they are not the only two who make this incredible podcast happen. Darrell and Sarah credit much of the production to the skills of their photography and video team. “They are wonderful,” says Darrell, “and incredibly generous with their time.” The talent of Brent Billman, Michael Von Pick, and Jessica R. Bunger from Evoke Studio is vital to each episode. Darrell explains what makes them such a perfect fit for the podcast, and gives them their edge, seems to be the coincidence that they also happen to be musicians themselves. “They just get it. They know what to do with the cameras for this type of show. They’re great.”

As editor, Darrell says he looks at their footage, and always has multiple amazing things to choose from. As an added bonus Evoke Studio’s own workspace happens to be right down the hallway from Definition Media. Darrell says it wasn’t like that in the beginning, but when they realized space was available they jumped. Nothing could have been more convenient.

Although the entire staff working Music Studio Live’s broadcast makes it look effortless, Darrell explains there is a huge amount of preparation that goes behind each episode. Generally, Darrell and Sarah will play two songs with whoever their music guest is. “Learning two original songs can be a lot of work at times.” Sarah says it is important to make sure they do the music justice, while still making it through recording and production quickly. “We don’t want things to have to be done ten times, in order to be perfect.” In addition, Darrell often finds the studio needs to be prepared days in advance, and for hours on end.

Each episode requires getting everything wired, planning out angles of where to take video from, building new audio inputs, and adjusting everybody’s headphone mix. Aside from audio and video, there is also preparing what to ask the group. Often, Darrell says he waits until the day of the show to get his head

into it. “I write out all my questions. I do about an hour of research on the guest. I’ve already been listening to their stuff, and met them, but I really try to come up with my questions day of.”

Music Studio Live’s guests so far typically have been people Darrell has crossed paths with at one time or another throughout his career and life. “We’ve just asked friends that happen to have done something higher than just the local thing. I mean, we do support local musicians and song writers, but we’re trying to keep it to somebody that has actually done something beyond just playing around here. Letters From Jett were recommended to us by Kelly Neff, a friend of ours. This was the first band I did not have a connection with prior to today. Which was great. [Otherwise] we look for somebody like Brian Sutherland, who is going to be on the Ellen show in March. He was on episode four. Or someone like Emir Bukovica from Bosnia, who appeared on episode 3. He’s an international super star in Europe. He happens to come here to vacation, because here nobody knows who he is, but he’s been my friend for over 20 years.” Darrell says they have begun to put their feelers out and have contacted some bigger artists, and have received very positive feedback from their managers, but so far scheduling may keep them waiting until later this year or next.

Still in the show’s infancy, Music Studio Live has only five of its current broadcasts available online, soon to be six. Subjects so far have covered the gamut. Aside from the previously mentioned artists, the group has hosted Casey Weston (from The Voice); Tim McGeary, who has recently written and produced major hit songs out of Nashville; and David C. Johnson, who has played bass guitar with Aaron Neville for over 20 years. Episode 6 features Tom Phelps, a 15 year old singer from London. With today’s addition of Letters From Jett, they find themselves quickly closing in on episode 7, recorded and ready for editing. The team says they still have their feelers out for their newest subject for episode 8.

The Music Studio Live staff gets together to record approximately every six weeks, but the latest challenge to that schedule may be that Sarah Hadeka is currently waiting for the arrival of another baby. She will be delivering her new addition within weeks. So, the group anticipates a slight delay, and says more than likely

they will have to wait just a few extra weeks before they can get together to record again. Darrell sites how important it is to remain consistent in their recording schedule, not only to keep the momentum and interest going for the show, but also because if they don’t, iTunes and other online sites have a tendency of dropping podcasts who don’t remain current. “If you don’t have one up for four or five months… you’ll get an email.”

Aside from keeping up with the schedule, Darrell says luckily there haven’t been many other challenges in the production of the show. “Honestly, everybody’s been available, extremely enthusiastic about coming, supportive and prepared. So, I think now it’s just getting the word out.”

The audio versions of the show are available on Spotify, iTunes, and Podbean, along with other sites, but the video version is only available on their YouTube channel. “We really want to stress subscribing to the channel. We promise we won’t send you anything except the episode when it comes out,” he explains, adding, “You need a 1,000 subscribers before you can make any money, so we have a long way to go. We have a ton of people that like it and watch it, but they don’t subscribe. That’s been the hardest challenge so far.”

The hope is to someday have corporate sponsorship, but at this time Darrell and the rest of the staff are focusing on building their following before they believe that can happen. So they are starting small, creating, promoting and trying to get media coverage in order to generate interest in what they do. In the meantime, audience members can help the show by supporting them through their Patreon account. “You can support us with any

The audio versions of the show are available on Spotify, iTunes, and Podbean, along with other sites, but the video version is only available on their YouTube channel.

amount you want, but we’re asking for a minimum of three bucks a month commitment,” he says. “With that contribution you’ll get blooper reels, bonus features, bonus photos

and any silly thing we come up with.”

Darrell explains how the entire staff at Music Studio Live is currently volunteering their skills and time to the podcast. He says as much as it would be great to eventually take the show to the next level, in the meantime, he really just wants to take care of everyone who contributes to the show. He notes, “I love doing this and I’m very proud of it, but nobody is making any money right now. Nobody is getting paid to do this. I don’t care about the gear or what I’ve spent. I just want to take care of my people for putting the time in.”

For now Music Studio Live is a passion project Darrell and the staff have thrown themselves into hard. “I’m showing people all the time, I’m giving out cards all the time. It’s not about look what I’ve done, it’s more I think you would like this, he says, adding, ”If I had something like this to watch when I was a teenager, it would have blown me away. I would have soaked it up, for sure.”

Music Studio Live targets pretty much anyone who appreciates music, but is also an educational platform for singer/songwriters or anyone who performs. Sarah explains, “As a musician, I think this podcast is so fascinating because you’re listening to how songs are written. It’s fascinating, as a musician, to listen to somebody talk about their process and their craft and then to watch it be performed live. That’s when you’re like, ‘holy cow!’, these people are the real deal. It’s inspiring. I think even if I had nothing to do with music and I listened to this I would enjoy it, I would feel uplifted by the amount of work and talent that those guys have.” Darrell agrees, “We’ve gotten lucky. Every one of our guests have been super professional with really good songs.”

Sarah adds, “We’re all looking to be entertained in a way. It could be listening to a song we love, it could be listening to NPR, whatever. We’re all looking to listen to something we find interesting. And I think this is interesting. I listen to podcasts while I’m getting ready in the morning, in the car, and stuff like that. If that's your thing, listen, listen, listen. You’ll enjoy it.” •

For more information, visit defmediagroup.com or, musicstudiolive.podbean.com or view the Music Studio Live YouTube channel.

Eating the wrong things at the wrong time can lead to chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes, while eating the right foods and at the right timescan both prevent and reverse disease.

interview by Andrew Elias

When To Eat What T

HE

Michael F Roizen, MD. &

IMPORTANT NEW BOOK, What to Eat When: A Strategic Plan to Improve Your Health & Life Through Food (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC),by

Michael Crupain,

MD, MPH,

explains how the choices we make all day every day about not only what we eat but when we eat can dramatically effect your overall health and quality of life —for better or worse.

Using the latest research in nutritional science and medicine, they offer new insights into smart dietary strategies as well as practical tips on when to eat what. They outline their ‘When Way’ plan, a new scientific approach to eating that promises to improve your energy levels and attitude in just one month. And all in an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand, and entertaining way.

I asked the authors, Dr. Crupain and Dr. Roizen a few questions about their important findings, their dieting strategies and their acclaimed new book. •

Dr. Michael Crupain

What does the research show about how when we eat affects our metabolism and overallhealth?

Research suggests that when we eat is as important as what we eat. Our metabolismactually changes throughout the day based on our body’s clock. Eating in sync with our bodyclock can help us loose weight, sleep better, have more energy, and improve overall health.

You speak about the importance of understanding our circadian rhythm. How can we bestlearn about our personal rhythm?

Our circadian rhythm is our body’s clock. Its job is to get our body ready to do the rightthing at the right time. It regulates our sleep, our metabolism, and many other things in ourbody so that our biology is efficient. Our circadian rhythm is set by the sun and runs in a 24-hour cycle. It sets our body to expect to eat during the day and fast at night. While there issome variation in our individual rhythms, these general principles are the same and apply to usall.

Can you explain, in general, what your ‘When Way’ plan is?

Our plan is based on eat-

ing in sync with your body’s clock. Our principles are: eat with thesun, get the majority of your calories before 3pm (but don’t worry about counting them),don’t stereotype food (its OK to eat dinner foods for breakfast), and try to be consistent.

You say that we should look at foods as medicine? Can you explain?

Contrary to popular belief, genetics only plays a small part in our health, the way we live ourlives is the most important factor. Food is like medicine because it has the biggest influenceon our health (after smoking). Eating the wrong things at the wrong time can lead to chronicdiseases like heart disease and diabetes, while eating the right foods and at the right timescan both prevent and reverse disease.

You advise us to think more about what we are eating. Why is it important to think about where,when, what, and how we eat?

Being mindful of what, when, where, and how we eat is very important. Both the types offoods we eat and when we eat them can impact our weight, sleep, energy, and overall health.Paying attention to where and how we eat impacts our enjoyment of food, but also by takingtime to think about what we put in our mouths helps us to be less likely to overeat andrecognize when we are full.

Dr. Michael F. Roizen

Can you give examples of how someone’s eating schedule can affect them physically, mentally and even spiritually?

The main surprises of eating the ‘When Way’ (eat only when the sun is out, eat 75% ofcaloriesbefore 2pm, eat dinner for breakfast) is that within four days you no longerare hungry after 7pm, sleep better, and feel more energy — much more energy. Michael Crupain and I were both skeptics; but felt like we were 20 years younger. The better sleep allowsyou to be more alert, function mentally at a higher level, and are more generous of time toward others.

I am a person who sleeps late and works late and seems to function best at night. What is your advice about when ‘night owls’ should schedule their eating habits?

The main surprises of eating the When Way (eat only when the sun is out, eat 75% of calories before 2pm, eat dinner for breakfast) is that within four days you nolonger are hungry after 7pm, sleep better, and feel much more energy.

Here’s what you’re facing: While you may take in the same number ofcaloriesas people who don’t work the night shift (research supports this), the very nature of youreatingpatterns violates the When Way in many ways. Such as:

You have irregular eating patterns. You tend to be less likely to eat meals and morelikelyto engage in multiple episodes of inconsistent snacking throughout the night. The rules are: eat whilethe sun shines, eat more early, less later, and eat consistently and automatically from day today).Eating irregularly alone has been shown to increase the risk of metabolic syndrome.

You tend to eat worse foods. People who work the night shift tend to eat less fiberand oftentimes more soft drinks and foods laden with sugar and fat. In fact, a study showed that whensubjectswere put in a condition that simulated night shift work, they were more likely to choose morefattyfoods for breakfast afterwards. Foods with saturated fats, like bacon or egg yolks, come with carnitine or lecithin or choline that change thebacteriainside your gut to promote inflammation inside you.)

A large study examining people on the night shift also found that their diets tend tocontainmore pro-inflammatory foods than people working regular hours. One reason is food availabilityandconvenience. There are less healthy options available easily during the night and people tendtoeat cold foods (like vending machine snacks and pastries) more often. And people who worknightshifts gain more weight over their lifetime, and have 30% more type2 diabetes.

Does research show how the changing seasons alter when you should eat? Does it change from short winter days to long summer days?

The epitome of a season change is at Daylight Savings Time (DST). The shift in time disrupts our circadian rhythm and leads to sleep deprivation whichcanhave bigger health ramifications on our bodies including higher stroke risk,increased work-related injuries,increased risk of heart attack in the days following DST.

So we recommend shifting your sleep time and your eating times 15 minutes forward (orbackward)each day for four days starting four days in advance of DST, and eating75% of your calories 8 hours before your planned bed time.

How should we sync our eating and exercise schedules — and why?

Although there isn’t a lot of data that links fasting before a workout to losing more weight,we recommend eating after a workout rather than before. If you can exercise in the morningafteran overnight fast, even better. And there’s another reason why eat-

ing after a workout isbetter: Youwill help repair the muscle tissue that was damaged during exercise. By having something small with a mix of protein and carbohydrates (like Greek yogurt), that energy will be quickly takenup bymuscles, where it can help aid recovery, rather than circulating as excess blood sugar.

You explain when and why certain foods are helpful to deal with specific situations and conditions.What foods are best when you are feeling depressed?

In the Moment: Feeling down right now? Take a lesson from the almightycarbohydrate. Its very job is to provide you with energy, but research suggests it can also help boost yourmoodand handle stress. But don’t take it in its simple form. Instead, try a piece of 100 percentwhole graintoast with all-natural peanut butter (no sugar added). Add a few berries of choice. Best of all,peanutsare rich in an amino acid called tryptophan, which is a building block of serotonin.

For the Long Haul: To improve your mood and reduce chances of depression, a diet of fish,vegetables, and healthy oils is the way to go. In a recent study of people who were monitoredforsix years, those who ate more vegetables, fruits, and grains were less likely to havedepressivesymptoms than those who ate more of a Western meat-and-potatoes (with butter on them) type ofdiet.

Best Anti-Blues Food: Fish like salmon and ocean trout are full of omega-3 fatty acids that helps improve thefunctionof neurotransmitters.

An All-Day Crutch: Keep green tea by your side. It has many health benefits, but one of themis that it includes an amino acid shown to have a calming effect.

What foods are best when you need to be alert and focus?

Of course, the best approach to increasing your short-term cognitive function isto eat adiet rich with brain foods all the time so that you’re primed and ready to go at a moment’s notice.

MVPs: Coffee or green tea. There’s a reason why caffeine has become the ubiquitous morningcrutch. It triggers a number of chemical responses that make you alert, give you energy, andmake you sharper. One of the ways it achieves this is by influencing your brain chemistry sothatmore neurons are firing. Aim for one or two cups about30minutes before you need to perform a mental task.Coffee and green tea have won-

derful health benefits too, including being linked to reducedheartissues and lower inflammation. But overdoing consumption can diminish its in-the-momenteffectiveness. If you’re a habitual user, you may not get the big boost you’re looking forwhen the time comes. And if you experience side effects like jitters, you should avoid caffeine in these situations.

Key Players: If you’re under the microscope for a few hours at a time, your best bet will be a mealthat contains 100% whole grains, slowdigesting carbs that will give you a steady dripof energy. A choice like a whole wheat English muffin with natural, no-sugar-added peanutbutter is perfect here, becauseit also contains some protein and fat to give you nutritionalbalance for hours.

Cut from the Team: Just about anything you find in a vending machine. It’s tempting to grabacolorfully wrapped bar of sugar to give you a surge. That influx of glucose can feel like a goodthingin the short term, but it won’t last. You’ll experience a drop in energy, likely after 40 minutes.That’s aformula for tanking any mental task.

What foods are best when you are suffering from arthritis?

When joints degenerate, you lose that cushioning, and the glide changes to agrind. Grinding your knees or hips or any joint means you’ll end up grinding your teeth in pain.

The Luscious Lube: Your cartilage contains a complex molecule called aggrecan. It makes up10%of the dry weight of cartilage (the rest is mostly water). Aggrecan molecules help hydratethe cartilage, which is a key component for helping it function well. When you switch betweenstanding and sitting, cartilage works like an accordion, squeezing water in and out. The moreaggrecan you have, the better your body is able to handle this switch. Oils made fromavocado andsoybeans can improve the function of aggrecan, and may even help slow down damageor help repair damaged joints. The downside is that it requires a specific extract of those oils,not the ones you can get easily from the foods. Although the jury is still out on itseffectiveness,you could try a daily 300mg avocado soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) supplement. TheFrench government has tracked its safety for 15 years, with no significant problemsdocumented.

Without the cushioning, you have more chance that bone can rub against the soft tissue — or,as itprogresses, against its opposing

“Eating in sync with our body clock can help us loose weight, sleep better, have more energy, and improve overall health.”

bones. That friction creates an inflammatory response, which oftencreates an expletive-filled response. It’s not fun, but sadly, it’s one of life’s inevitable outcomes brought on by the wear and tear of age. Some 85% of us will have osteoarthritis bythe timewe reach the age of 85. But many of us will feel the effects much earlier.

So how does food influence your intricate system of movement? First and foremost, eatingtheWhen Way will help you control inflammation as well as your weight; that will take some of theburdenoff your joints. But the When Way is also important when it comes to bones. With the rightnutrients,you can send in reinforcements to increase their density, which will make them stronger asyou getolder (and heal better if they’re broken).

To be clear, bones and joints are related — but like stepsiblings.They’re part of the samefamily, but aren’t really constructed the same way or serve the same functions. So to keepyour system moving well andstaying strong, you’ll need to think

about the nutrients you take in, as well as keeping control ofinflammation. By eating the When Way, you can have plenty of meals that will help you fortifyyouranatomical suit of armor.

MVP: You may have expected us to push milk mustaches here — and yes, dairy containscalciumand vitamins D and K, the building blocks of bones. But we prefer you get these essentialvitaminsfrom dark green vegetables — think broccoli, collard greens, kale,

spinach, and bok choy,which aregood sources of calcium and vitamin K. You can get D from our favorite fish — salmon!In addition, these veggies are also anti-inflammatory, so they will help with joint issues as well.

Key Players: There are plenty of stealthy ways to get calcium, including spinach, okra, artichokes,and figs (which also contain potassium and magnesium, both good for your bones). Healthy fats alsohelp improve bone density. Foods that contain polyphenols — coffee, avocados, walnuts, tomatoes — will help keep inflammation down. A recent study also suggests that certain typesofprobiotics (good bacteria) can help prevent bone density loss.

Foods to choose: Salmon and sardines. These fatty fish have bone-healthy vitamin D. Extra-virgin olive oil. It is packed with phytonutrients that have antioxidant power, and studies suggest it can protect bones. Guacamole — avocados have healthy fats and polyphenols, both of which are good for joint health. •

Michael Crupain, MD, MPH Michael F. Roizen, MD

Sanibel Music Festival

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Jon Nakamatsu &Jon Manasse

piano & clarinet

Clarinetist Jon Manasse and pianist Jon Nakamatsu are two of America’s most distinguished musicians. Since they began performing as a duo, they have toured coast-to-coast including appearances on some of the country’s most prestigious series, from New York City’s Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to the Chamber Music Corvallis to the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, where they serve as co-directors. Additionally, Jon Manasse served as the principal clarinetist of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Jon Nakamatsu is the Gold Medalist of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Wu Han & Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Horszowski Piano Trio

The members of the Horszowski Trio — Jesse Mills, Raman Ramakrishnan, and Rieko Aizawa — played together for the first time in 2011 and have performed hundreds of concerts throughout the United States, Japan and India. Two-time Grammy-nominated violinist Jesse Mills first performed with Raman Ramakrishnan, founding cellist of the prize-winning Daedalus Quartet, at the Kinhaven Music School over 20 years ago, when they were children. They later met pianist Rieko Aizawa, who had made her American debuts at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. The Trio is Ensemble-in-Residence at the Bard College’s Longy School of Music.

Wu Han & Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Pianist Wu Han is among the most influential classical musicians in the world today. She has achieved international prominence as a performer, artistic director, recording artist, educator, and cultural entrepreneur, and appears at the world’s most prestigious concert series and venues. She is co-artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, founding co-artistic director of San Francisco’s Music@Menlo, founding co-artistic director of Seoul, Korea’s Chamber Music Today, and artistic advisor at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.

Jon Nakamatsu & Jon Manasse

The Handel & Haydn Society of Boston

Founded in Boston in 1815, The Handel & Haydn Society of Boston is among the oldest continuously performing classical music ensembles in the United States, named after two composers that represent both the old music of the 18th century and what was then the new music of the 19th century. Today, The Society’s Orchestra & Chorus perform for more than 50,000 people each year with a nine concert series at Symphony Hall and other leading venues, in addition to a robust program of intimate events in museums, schools, and community centers.

SingingSondheim on Sanibel

Opera Theatre of Connectucut

Stephen Sondheim may be the greatest artist in the American music theater. Celebrate Sondheim’s amazing and brilliant career with Opera Theater of Connecticut and a group of professional singers through an exciting selection of moving pieces from his acclaimed and insightful shows, including Sweeny Todd, Into the Woods, A Little Night Music, Merrily We Roll Along, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. This concert is punctuated with humorous and informative narrations from the stage by Opera Theater of Connecticut’s Artistic Director Alan Mann.

Star-Crossed Lovers in Opera

Opera Theatre of Connectucut

The truly thrilling characters in the world of opera are the ill-fated star-crossed lovers whose lives and loves are challenged by insurmountable obstacles, making for great drama and music. Puccini’s Mimì & Rodolfo, Gounod’s Romeo & Juliet, Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor & Edgardo, Verdi’s Violetta & Alfredo, The Merry Widow, and more will be performed by six professional opera singers, all with projected supertitles in a concert punctuated with humorous and informative narrations from the stage by Opera Theater of Connecticut’s Artistic Director Alan Mann.

New York Brass Arts Trio

Three world-class virtuoso soloists — trumpeter Joe Burgstaller, French hornist David Jolley, trombonist Haim Avitsur — have come together to revolutionize the brass trio, performing classical, light classical and classical/jazz masterworks of all eras and adapted them in unique and innovative instrumentation. Burgstaller is a former featured trumpeter and arranger with the legendary Canadian Brass, Jolley is a founding member of the Grammy-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Avitsur is the only trombonist named twice as Emerging Artist by Symphony magazine.

Horszowski Piano Trio

New York Brass Arts Trio

Handel & Haydn Society of Boston

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T HE T EAM : Owners, Rob Whyte & Jen Gratz-Whyte; Brewmaster, TJ Jewell; Vice President, Fred Malone; Taproom Manager, Monica Dixon.

T HE B EERS : Flagship beers are their High 5 IPA and Gateway Gold Blonde Ale. You can find those beers in cans all over town and on tap in most restaurants and bars. Have won the most awards for their chocolate stout, 'Somebody Else's Dream,' including a silver medal in prestigious World Beer Cup. Have also won numerous awards for their City of Palms Pilsner and O.Y.A. Double IPA.

LIVE MUSIC: Thursday-Sunday.

POINT YBEL BREWING COMPANY

16120 San Carlos Boulevard • unit 4 • FORT MYERS 239-603-6535 pointybelbrew.com

OPEN MON & TUE 2-7PM, WED & THU 2-10PM, FRI 2-11PM, SAT 12-11PM, SUN 12-7PM

Point Ybel's beer is as much art as it is science. From grain to glass, to the pour and presentation, they only brew beers they are proud to serve. Point Ybel has been known for brewing East Coast Style IPAs, traditional beers brewed to style, and also introducing Sour Ales to Southwest Florida. Trivia Wednesday nights, live music Thursday & Friday nights & Saturday afternoons. 'Paint & Pint @ The Point': March 5, 6:30pm (get tickets online). Free Early St. Patrick’s Day fun, Friday, March 15, with Shenanigans Wake playing 7:30pm.

THE TEAM: Point Ybel is a true family business, ran by husband and wife team, Jordan & Brooke Weisberg. Brewery art done by Brooke’s father, Tim Finfrock and Jordan’s sister, Sadie Weisberg. Jordan’s passion for brewing and strict motto that he would never serve a beer he wouldn’t drink has led the brewery to over 8 different statewide brewing medals and multiple local awards.

THE BEERS: Snook Bite (IPA), Sanibel Red (Island Ale), Beach House (Saison) - Best Florida Beer Competition Medal Winner, Grey Mangrove (Smoked Porter) - 2018 Best Florida Beer Gold Medal Winner, and a variety of award-winning sour ales. Frequently changing, diverse tap list.

LIVEMUSIC: Jazz Thursday 6-10pm, local & touring act Fridays 7-10pm, singer/songwriters Saturday 3-6pm.

MOMENTUM BREWHOUSE

9786 Bonita Beach Road Southeast • unit 1-2 • BONITA SPRINGS

MOVINGSOON : 28120 Hunters Ridge Boulevard • unit 1-3

239-949-9949 momentumbrewhouse.com

OPEN 7 DAYSA WEEK

• BONITA SPRINGS

Quality and consistency in beer, service and atmosphere! Momentum is a husband and wife owned brewhouse, providing award winning beers, comfortable tasting room and an interactive family-friendly experience. Live music, food trucks on site serving pizza, tacos, burgers, seafood, Jewish/Cuban, Argentinean cuisine. Board games, trivia, vintage arcade games, giant jenga.

THE TEAM: Owners, Kate & Brian Hahn, Head Brewer, Thomas Gambino; Assistant Brewer, Michael Ferguson; Operations & Event Manager, Jeannine Windsor; Social Media Manager, Lauren Rossi.

THE BEERS: Flagship Beers: 16 Degrees Celsius (Wheat) Coriander, orange peel. Pierces Pale (Pale Ale) Hoppy pale, citrus. Gentle Jade (Saison) Citrusy, tart, spicy. The Machinist (Berliner Weisse Sour) Tart, hints of lemon. White Noise (Belgian IPA) Grapefruit, orange, coriander, banana. Dress Down (Nut Brown Ale) Sweet, nutty. Tricked Out (Stout) Coffee roastiness, chocolate notes - Best Beer Florida Bronze Medal Winner 2018. Knee Highs (Imperial Red IPA) Malty, sweet, floral, citrusy. Twisted Cap (Barley Wine) Complex, malty, notes of fruit- 2018 Best Beer Florida Gold Medal 2017 / Bronze Medal 2018).

LIVE MUSIC: One or two evenings a week.

HENmost people think about coastal Florida, they picture sandy beaches and delicate seashells, sandpipers racing in the waves and dolphins splashing on the horizon. But in fact, more of Florida’s shores are lined with mangroves than white sand beaches. But since it is a bit more difficult to lay back and relax in a maze-like mangrove forest than on a sun-kissed beach, most people overlook both their importance and beauty. Here in southern Florida, there are three main species of mangroves (red, black, and white), and together these three plants make up an intricate and vital ecosystem.

Mangroves are halophytic (salt-tolerant) trees or shrubs found in coastal, tropical regions of the world. Some species excrete the excess salt from seawater from their leaves, while others have specially adapted roots that block its uptake in the first place. Most plants can’t survive in areas

that have such high salt content. That’s why you see the same tall reeds (phragmites) along northern highways as you do near the coast: we put salt on our roads to mitigate slippery ice from forming, but it also helps an invasive coastal plant outcompete native wetland species. Mangrove trees, on the other hand, are limited by temperature, so you only see them growing in tropical and sub-tropical climates. And while this does mean that they might stand to benefit from global temperatures rising, they face much more immediate threats in the form of deforestation. Besides mangroves, what other species that you know enjoys tropical beachfront real estate? Hint: if you can read this article, you are one of them.

Mangroves provide important ecological services to us: they provide habitat for dozens of species, they act as a carbon sink which helps slow climate change, and their

TEXTANDIMAGESBY BRIAN MAGNIER

a wood stork coming in to land at the edge of a mangrove lagoon

incredible root systems hold on tight to soil, slowing erosion. That last one is particularly useful along coastlines that get hit by hurricanes and are at risk of sinking into the ocean.

Many animal species depend on the presence of healthy mangrove habitat, and every-thing from birds to snakes to fishes use the dense tangle of roots as a fortress to hide from predators. Oysters and sponges grow right on the sprawling roots up to the high tide line, and juvenile fishes use the labyrinth as a shelter before heading out to sea. The next time you go fishing or scuba diving, thank the mangroves for providing a nursery for many of the species you see: snapper, grouper, tarpon, snook, sea bass, and jacks all grow up in mangrove forests.

Numerous species of crustaceans, from shrimp to the arboreal Mangrove Crabs thrive in mangrove forests, and provide the base of an intricate food-web here. Mangrove

Saltmarsh Snakes slither and bask among the protective mangrove roots, then go hunting in nearby mudflats and salt marshes. Similar stories go for many of the species that can be found in and around mangrove forests. Herons and egrets patrol the muddy bases of the trees in search of small fish and crabs. Raccoons sleep in the trees and climb down to root through the mud for invertebrates. If they’re around, Wood Storks are tough to miss: over three feet tall and clad in bold white and black, these wading birds are year-round residents of Florida’s coast. The lush green treetops also provide habitat and food for dozens of species of songbirds, including many migratory species.

One of the more specialized species that can be found in mangrove swamps is the Mangrove Buckeye butterfly, a gorgeous insect that lives nowhere else. The striking eyespots on this butterfly’s wings confuse predators - a bird

the roseate spoonbill relies on the productive mudflats that surround mangrove forests

a common resident of the mangroves, a great blue heron waiting for breakfast to swim by

aiming to bite the insect’s head might accidentally get a piece of wing, allowing the butterfly time to escape. Look for this delicate beauty along sunny boardwalks in mangrove habitat throughout southern Florida.

The complex system of roots and twisted trunks holds more than just animals — it contains carbon. An interesting aspect of mangrove forests is the relatively high amount of carbon they contain both in the roots above ground and in the soil below, making them important players in the battle against climate change. As all plants do, mangroves breath in carbon dioxide and release oxygen, holding on to the carbon for themselves. They essentially scrub the carbon dioxide from the air, storing it within their sprawling roots and branches. Acre for acre, mangrove forests sequester more carbon out of the atmosphere than most tropical rainforests!

Perhaps the benefit that is toughest to quantify is the mangrove’s

ability to prevent soil erosion and protect our shorelines. The cage-like aerial roots trap sediment and provide a buffer against waves and storms. As we have seen all over the world recently, large storms have the ability to significantly alter landscapes and coastlines. Strong waves and storm surge can essentially drag entire beaches underwater. And for a state that sits an average of six feet above sea level (and houses over 20 million people), this ecological service is increasingly critical. Additionally, because these forests are so strong and structurally complex, they are the nesting place of choice for many of Florida’s birds.

Mangrove habitats are a vital part of our natural ecosystems. They provide shelter for diverse wildlife and hold together our shorelines, and even though they may not smell like a field of roses, they are worth learning about and protecting. •

the mangrove’s aerial root system provide stability and strength in mucky intertidal soils

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March 1 FRIDAY

•Art Reception: Art League of Fort Myers, 1451 Monroe St, Ft Myers. 6-9p. Free. 275-3970.

•Art Reception: Arts for ACT Gallery, 2265 1st St, Ft Myers.

6-10p. Free. 337-5050.

EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

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

•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 severalgalleries & studios in downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 11a4p.Free. 337-5050.

•Artist Meet & Greet: Leigh Herndon. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Cafe, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 10a2p. Free. 248-9151.

•Bach to Beatles: Apollo Trio concert. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples.

7:30p. 775-2800.

•Bonita Springs Boat Show: Naples Ft Myers Greyhound Track, 10601 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs. 10a6p. 656-7083.

•David Rosenblatt: Clean Comedy Night. Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Florida Everblades vs Orlando Solar Bears: Ice hockey. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Hunter Dahlen & Friends: Jazz music. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 603-6535.

•JP Soars & The Red Hots: Concert. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. 693-7111.

•Lecture & Book Signing: Warner Shedd - A Naturalsit Debunks Fallacies about Wildlife. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Mark Chestnutt: Country music concert. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 985-9839.

•Marty Stokes Band: Blues. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7:30p. Free. 282-3232.

•Michael Feinstein – Shaken & Stirred!: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800338-9467.

•Naples Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 745-4268.

•Nostaljah: Reggae band. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 710p. 603-6535.

•Orchid Fest: Demos, talks, activities.Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 1-4p.643-7275.

• R u s t y W h i t e B a n d : Live

music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:30-11:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Sister Strikes Again! – Late Nite Catechism 2: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 395-0900.

•SWFL Reading Festival An Evening with the Authors: Reception & dinner sunset river cruise with authors. JC Crusies, 1300 Hendry St, Ft Myers. 5:30-8:30p. Rsvp. 533-4826.

2

SATURDAY

•A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Free outdoor performance. Naples Players. Baker Stage,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 2p. 263-7990.

•Americana Community Music Association: Grant Maloy Smith, Bob Williams concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

•Art Fair: Sanibel Captiva Art League. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 9a-2p. Free. 322-8593.

•Art in the Park: Outdoor art & craft fair. ParkSt, downtown Naples. 10a-4p. Free.262-6517.

•Art Reception: Cape Coral Arts Studio, Rubicond Park, 4533 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral. 11a-3p. Free.574-0802.

•Bonita Springs Boat Show: Naples Ft Myers Greyhound Track, 10601 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs. 10a6p. 656-7083.

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

•Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles: Baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway

South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888-733-7696.

•CalusaCon: Comic & pop culture event. Exhibits, celebrity guests, vendors, entertainment, panels, seminars. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bell Tower Centre, Ft Myers. 10a-6p. 416-709-0677.

•Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•David Rosenblatt: Clean Comedy Night. Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Jon Nakamatsu & Jon Manasse: Sanibel Music Festival concert. Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7;30p. 344-7025.

•Marty Stokes: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Opera Meets Broadway Gala: Gulfshore Opera. Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbour Dr & Naples Hilton, 5111 Tamiami Tr N, Naples. 3p. 529-3925.

•Orchid Fest: Demos, talks, activities.Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 1-4p.643-7275.

•Outdoor Art & Craft Show: Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 10a-4p. Free. 394-4221.

•Rube Goldberg Science Saturday: Rube Goldberg Machine Competition. IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. 11a-2p. 321-7420.

•Shell Point Quilt Show: Shell Point, Grand Cypress rm, TheWoodlands, 14441 Woodsong Ln, Ft Myers.10a4p. Free. 454-2067.

•Siren Says: Rock band. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 8p-12a. 313-6012.

•SWFL Reading Festival:

Dozens of authors, readings, book signings, exhibits, activities, entertainment. Lee County Library, 1651 Lee St, Ft Myers. 10a-4p. Free. 479-4636,

•The Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quintet: The Music of Horace Silver concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•The Wildings: Acoustic duo. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 1-4p. 313-6012.

•Verdi Requiem: Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers Chamber Choir w SWFL Symphony, Symphonic Chorale of SWFL. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 560-9512.

•Wayne Newton: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

3 SUNDAY

•24 Hour Festival Opening: 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.

•A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Free outdoor performance. Naples Players. Baker Stage,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 6p. 263-7990.

•Artists’ Studio Tour: Visit artists at their studios. Departs Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 15p. Rsvp. 597-1900.

•Bonita Springs Boat Show: Naples Ft Myers Greyhound Track, 10601 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs. 10a6p. 656-7083.

•Bonita Springs National Art Festival: Outdoor fine art & fine craft fair. Riverside

Park, 10450Reynolds St, Bonita Springs. 10a-5p. 495-8989.

•Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins: Baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888-733-7696.

•Capitol Steps - Make America Grin Again: Comedy. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

•David Rosenblatt: Clean Comedy Night. Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Jazz Brunch: Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. Free. 333-2225.

•Jazz in the Park: Sarasota Jazz Festival free concert. Manatee HS Jazz band, Sarasota Jazz Project, Greg Caputo Quartet.Phillipi Estate Park, 5500 S Tamaimi Tr, Sarasota. 12-4p. 941-366-1552.

•Minnesota Twins vs Philadelphia Phillies: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800-338-9467.

•Mozart & Hummel: Naples Philharmonic chamber music concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 597-1900.

•Nadler: Gulf Coast Sy mphony. BB Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. Dinner 5p, concert 7p. 27 7- 1700.

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

•Nigel Mack & the Blues Attack: Blues band. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 5-8p. 313-6012.

Gracie & Lacy perform at the Center for Performing Arts in Bonita Springs on March 21. For information, call 495-8989.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 36p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Outdoor Art & Craft Show: Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 10a-4p. Free. 394-4221.

•Shell Point Quilt Show: Grand Cypress rm, TheWoodlands, 14441 Woodsong Ln, Ft Myers.124p. Free. 454-2067.

•Summerlin Williams: Live music.Bert’s Bar & Grill, 4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 3p. Free. 282-3232.

•SWFL Reading Festival Brunch: Fundraiser, meet authors. Fish & Vine restaurant, 12901 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 1p. Rsvp. 479-4636,

•The French Connection: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 3p. 495-8989.

•The Gin Blossoms: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

4 MONDAY

•Artists’ Studio Tour: Visit artists at their studios. Departs Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 11a-4p. Rsvp. 597-1900.

•Bonita Springs Boat Show: Naples Ft Myers Greyhound Track, 10601 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs. 10a6p. 656-7083.

•Capitol Steps - Make America Grin Again: Comedy. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 3 & 8p. 941-488-1115.

•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.

•Lil’ & Louis: Sarasota Jazz Festival play: Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom, 1000 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-366-1552.

•Matt Hill: Live music.Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine

Island Rd, Matlacha. 7p. Free. 282-3232.

•Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800338-9467.

•Naples Big Band: Concert Cambier Park, 755 Park St S, Naples. 7p. Free. 272-5298.

•Shell Point Quilt Show: Grand Cypress rm, TheWoodlands, 14441 Woodsong Ln, Ft Myers. 10a-2p. Free. 454-2067.

5 TUESDAY

•Art Reception: Englewood Art Center, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. 1-3p. Free. 941-474-5548.

•Art Reception: Harbour View Gallery, 5789 Cape Harbour Dr, #104, Cape Coral. 68p.Free. 540-5789.

•Lil’ & Louis: Sarasota Jazz Festival play: Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom, 1000 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-366-1552.

•Miami City Ballet: With Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800-338-9467.

•Norszowski Piamo Trio: Sanibel Music Festival concert. Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. 344-7025.

•Steve Farst: Live music. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 8-11p. 313-6012.

•The Sogheads: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7p. 282-3232.

•West of Falway: Irish party band. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30p. 394-4221.

6 WEDNESDAY

•Art Alive: Receptions, exhibits, demos, live music

at dozens of galleries & studios. Naples ArtDistrict, Pine Ridge Industrial Park, Pine Ridge Rd, west of Airport Rd,Naples. 5-8p. Free. 289-5070.

•Aspen String Trio: Chamber music concert. Wang Opera Center,2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 963-9050.

•Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888733-7696.

•Brian Markley Duo: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 710p. Free. 471-2777.

•Documentary Film: Jane. ‘Ding’ DarlingWildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1 Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 1p, discussion after film. Free. 472-1100.

•Florida Everblades vs Atlanta Gladiators: Ice hockey. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Ikebana Meeting & Workshop: Naples Botanical Garden, FGCU Research Center, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 9:30a. Free. 254-9999.

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

•RC Smith: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Round Midnight: Sarasota Jazz Festival film & live music by Jeremy Carter & John O’Leary. Burns Court Theater, 506 Burns Ct, Sarasota. 9a12p. 941-366-1552.

•Sarasota Jazz Festival Concert: Ken Peplowski, Randy Becker, Houston Person, James Suggs, more. 7:30-9:30p.

•Scotty Bryan: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 6:30p. 282-3232.

•TC & the Troublemakers: Live music. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 8-11p. 313-6012.

7 THURSDAY

•Art Reception: Live music, wine, hors d’oevres.COCO Art

Gallery, Coconut Mall, 8074 Mediterranean Dr, FtMyers. 5-7p. Free. 949-3073.

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

•Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins: Baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888733-7696.

•Chris Workman: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 471-2777.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 710:30p. 333-2225.

•Ken Miller: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Michael Mahan: Acoustic music. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 2:30-5:30p. 603-6535.

•Round Midnight: Sarasota Jazz Festival film & live music by Jeremy Carter & John O’Leary.. Burns Court Theater, 506 Burns Ct, Sarasota. 9a-12p.

•Sanibel Trio: Concert. Shell Point, Grand Cypress rm, TheWoodlands, 14441 Woodsong Ln, Ft Myers.7p. 454-2067.

•Sarasota Jazz Festival Jazz Trolley & Pub Crawl: 10 bands at 10 restaurants & clubs in downtown Sarasota. Trolley departs Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota 5:3010p. 941-366-1552.

•Songwriters at Sunset Beach: BBQ & acoustic concert: Gazebo on beach, Lovers Key State Park, 8700 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 4:30p. Bring chairs. Free. 463-4588.

8 FRIDAY

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

•Bee Gees Now: Tribute concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 7p, concert 8p. 333-1933.

•Bonita Blues Festival: Southern Hospitality, Albert Cummings, Markey Blue Ric Latina Project, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Gabe Stillman Band. Riverside Park, 10450 Reynolds St (Old US 41), Bonita Springs. 1-9p.After Hours Jam - Josh Rowand & The Pitbull of Blues Band: Maria’s Mexican Restaurant, 27080 Old 41, Bonita Springs. 898-2939.

•Boreyko Conducts The Firebird: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Every Brilliant Thing: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 395-0900.

•Florida Everblades vs Atlanta Gladiators: Ice hockey. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Funny Shorts Live!: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Ken Miller: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Lecture: The Big Year - A First for Women. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Mike Imbasciani & The Bluez Rockerz: Blues.Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7:30p. Free. 2823232.

•Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800338-9467.

•Relentless Fire: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Sarasota Jazz Festival: 8 Bands on 4 stages. Selwyn Birchwood, Lauren Mitchell, Jeremy Carter, Joe Delaney, more. Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom, 1000 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota. 12-8p. 941366-1552.

•Sarasota Jazz Festival Concert: Ken Peplowski, Houston Person, Mary Stallings, Shelly Berg, more. Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom, 1000 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota. 8-9:30p. 941366-1552.

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

9 SATURDAY

•A Conversation with Michael Ondaatje: Discussion. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 10ap. 597-1900.

•A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Free outdoor performance. Naples Players. Baker Stage,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 2p. 263-7990.

•Art After Dark: Receptions, exhibits, demos,music at several galleries & studios. Crayton Cove, Naples City Dock,8th St S & 12th Ave S, Naples. 6-9p. Free. 821-1061.

•Art on the Veranda: Sanibel Captiva Art League show & sale. Bailey’s General Store, 2477 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 10a-3p. Free. 322-8593.

•Bonita Blues Festival: Johnny Rawls, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, Rusty Wright Band, The Jimmys, Angel Forest Band, Eric Johanson. 10450 Reynolds St (Old US 41), Bonita Springs. 11a-8p.After Hours Jam - Josh Rowand & The Pitbull of Blues Band: Maria’s Mexican Restaurant, 27080 Old 41, Bonita Springs. 898-2939.

•Boreyko Conducts The Firebird: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets: Baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888-733-7696.

•Brian Leneschmid Trio : Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:30-11:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Brother Love: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7:30p. Free. 282-3232.

•Easy Pickin’s: Bluegrass music. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 6:30-8:30p. 603-6535.

•Florida Everblades vs Atlanta Gladiators: Ice hockey. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Gallery Walk & Talk: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 10a. Free. 939-2787.

•Harbor Arts & Music Festival: Goodland Arts Alliance art show, live music. MarGood Harbor Park, 325 Pear Tree Ave, Goodland. 10a-4p. Free. 6420528.

•Immokalee Cattle Drive & Jamboree: Food, drink, entertainment. Immokalee Pioneer Museum,1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee. 8a-6p, cattle drive starts 9:30p on Main St, Immokalee.Free. 252-2611.

•Ken Miller: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•O Sole Trio - Hooray for Hollywood: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Sarasota Jazz Festival

Concert: Ken Pepplowski, Houston Person, Mary Stalings, John Lamb, more. Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom, 1000 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota. 3-5p. 941366-1552.

•Sarasota Jazz Festival: Live music on 4 stages. Betty Fox, Marlon Boone, more. Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom, 1000 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota. 122:30p 941-366-1552.

•Sarasota Jazz Festival

Concert: Bill Charlap, Dick Hyman, Houston Person, more. Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom, 1000 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota. 7:30-9:30p. 941-366-1552.

•Songwriters at the Estero Library: Benson, Houseboat Jim, Chalet concert. Estero Library, 21100 Three Oaks Pkwy, Estero. 2-3:30p. 691-4069.

•Wu Han & Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Sanibel Music Festival concert. Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. 344-7025.

10 SUNDAY

•A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Free outdoor performance. Naples Players. Baker Stage,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 6p. 263-7990.

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

•Bonita Blues Festival

‘Blues & Bloodys’ Party Amanda Fish, Levee Town. Center Bar, Promenade at Bonita Bay, 26811 S Bay Dr, Bonita Springs.11a-4p. 898-2939.

•Brahms Horn Trio: Naples Philharmonic members chamber music concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 597-1900.

•Gulf Coast Symphony: Taste

Swampcandy perform at Bert’s Bar & Grill in Matlacha on March 17 & 18. Call 282-3232 for information.

what Goes on

of the Cape concert. Four Freedoms Park, 4818 Tarpon Ct, Cape Coral. 12p. Free. 277-1700.

•Harbor Arts & Music Festival: Goodland Arts Alliance art show, live music. MarGood Harbor Park, 325 Pear Tree Ave, Goodland. 10a-4p. Free. 642-0528.

•History Walk: Places of Wonderment. Bonita Springs Historical Society. Starts at Liles Hotel, 27300 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 10a. 992-6997.

•Jazz Brunch: Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. Free. 333-2225.

•Lee County Community Band: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. Cape Coral High School, 2300 Santa Barbara Blvd, CapeCoral. 3p. Free. 454-6430.

•Let’s Hang On! - Frankie Valli Tribute: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941488-1115.

•Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800-338-9467.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 36p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Paul Nelson Band: Rock music. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 5-8p. 313-6012.

•Rain - The Best of Abbey Road: Beatles tribute concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Songs of America: Voices of Naples concert. St Leo’s Catholic Church, 28290 Beaumont Rd, Bonita Springs. 3p. Free. 455-2582.

•Songs of Inspiration: Gulfshore Opera concert . First Christian Church, 2061 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 4p. 529-3925.

•Summerlin Williiams: Live music.Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 3p. Free. 282-3232.

•Taste of Love: Culinary fundraiser, celebrities, entertainment, auctions,. The Ranch Concert Hall, 2158 Colonila Blvd, Ft Myers. 59p. Rsvp. 851-7070.

•Taste of the Cape: Freer food festival, outdoor Gulf Coast Symphony concert. Four Freedoms Park, 4818 tarpon Ct, Cape Coral. 11a6p. 549-6900.

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•Itzhak Perlman: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 693-4849.

•Let’s Hang On! - Frankie Valli Tribute: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 3 & 8p. 941-488-1115.

•Matt Hill: Live music.Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7p. Free. 282-3232.

•Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800-338-9467.

•Naples Big Band: Concert Riverside Park, 10451 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. Free. 272-5298.

TUESDAY

•ABBAFab: Concert. Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Dinner 5:30p, show

7:30p. 278-4422.

•Art Reception: Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco island.

5:30-7p. Free. 394-4221.

•Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers: Baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888-733-7696.

•Cape Coral Historical Museum: Monthly meeting w guest speaker. Cultural Park Theatre, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 2:30p. Free. 772-7037.

•Celtic Woman - Ancient Land: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 481-4849.

• J o s h u a P a r i s i & O s m a n y

E s c o t o : Student uphonium Recital: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Songwriters on the Plaza: Carolyn & David Stanley, Mary Dahl, Pete & Silvia Popravek Clayton. Free acoustic concert. Downtown Ft Myers Library amphitheater , S Cornog Plaza, 1651 Lee St, Ft Myers.

6-7p. 691-4069.

•Style & Song Luncheon: Gulfshore Opera. Tiburon Golf Club, 2620 Tiburon Dr, Naples. 12p. 529-3925.

•The Handel & Haydn Society of Boston: Sanibel Music Festival concert. Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. 344-7025.

•The Sogheads: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7p. 282-3232.

MONDAY

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

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

•George Casey: Clean comedy. Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

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WEDNESDAY

•Agile Rascal Bicycle Touring Theatre: Theater performed on bicycles. Downtown Ft Myers Library amphitheater, S Cornog Plaza, 1651 Lee St, Ft Myers. 7.30p. 691-4069.

•Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins: Baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888733-7696.

•FSW Student Choir Orchestra Concert. BB

Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, FtMyers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Hypnotist Gary Conrad: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers.

7:30p. 479-5233.

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

•Rich Lancaster:: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 471-2777.

•Scotty Bryan: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 6:30p. 282-3232.

•Sierra Club Calusa Group Meeting: Ft Myers Library, 1651 Lee St, meeting rm CD, Ft Myers. 6-8p. 533-4636.

•Stage 2 Improv: Comedy.The Studio Players, Joan Jenks Auditorium, Golden Gate Community Center, 5701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples. 8p. 389-9192.

•Steve Miller Band: Concert. FSW Suncoast Arena, 13351 FSW Pkwy. Ft Myers. xp. 481-4849.

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•Art Reception: Tower Gallery, 751 Tarpon Bay Rd. 5-8p. Free. 472-4557.

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

•ArtPoems: Multi-media poetry reading and art exhibit. FSW Rush Auditorium, FSW Library, 8099 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 939-2787.

•Atlantic City Boys: Concert. Fish-Tale Marina, 7225 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 7-9p. 463-3600.

•Benny Goodman: When Swing Was King: Boilermaker Jazz Band concert. Shell Point, Village Church, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 454-2067.

•BIG ARTS Community Chorus Spring Concert: BIG

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•A Musical Bouquet Spring Concert: Spirit of the Gulf concert with Hot Shots: First Christian Church, 2061 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 2p. 844-704-7464.

•Americana Community Music Association: Tim Farrell, Bill Metts concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

•Art Alive: Receptions, exhibits, demos, live music at dozens of galleries & studios. Naples ArtDistrict, Pine Ridge Industrial Park, Pine Ridge Rd, west of Airport Rd,Naples. 11a-4p. Free. 289-5070.

•Art Reception & Book Signing: Exhibit, presentation, book signing. Clyde Butcher’s Venice Gallery & Studio, 237 Warfield Ave S, Venice. 11a4p. Free. 941-486-0811.

ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7p. 395-0900.

•Broadway & Happy Hour: Cabaretpresented by TheatreZone. Moorings Park’s auditorium, 120 Moorings Park Dr, Naples. 4p. 888-966-3352.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 710:30p. 333-2225.

•David Ross & Jeffrey Grossman: Student baroque flute & harpsicordrecital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 745-4268.

•Jess Miller: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Kyle Duggan: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 87-10p. Free. 471-2777.

•Michael Mahan: Acoustic music. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 2:30-5:30p. 603-6535.

•Minnesota Twins vs Washington Capitals: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800-338-9467.

•Nader-Mara Juke Box Legends: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Scharoun Ensemble: Concert. Stay in May Festival. Faith Lutheran Church, 4150 Goodlette Rd N, Naples. 7:30p. 390-2788.

•Songs of Ireland: Gulfshore Opera concert & dinner. St. Leo Parish Life Center, 28290 Beaumont Rd, Bonita Springs. 6p. 529-3925.

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•Audubon of SWFL Meeting: 10868 Metro Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6p. Free. 410-6971.

•Back to Chicago: Concert. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 7:30p.213-3058.

•Broadway Under the Stars: Gulf Coast Symphony

concert. Shangri-La Springs, 27750 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 277-1700

•Clyde Butcher: Presentation on his Visions of Dali’s Spain exhibit. Venice Performing Arts Center Indian Ave, bldg 5, Venice. 10a-4p. 941-486-0811.

•Disney on Ice - Frozen: Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

•Jackie Evancho: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•John Charles: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Lecture: Jeremy Conrad –Biological State of the Refuge. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Lecture: Sea Level RiseGlobally & Locally. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800338-9467.

•Music Walk: Live music & dancing at several cafes, clubs &galleries. Downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 6-10p. Free. 855732-3836.

•Ray Fuller & The Bluesrockers: Concert. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. 693-7111.

•Soulixer: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:30-11:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Talkback: Discussion after performance of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever. Presented by TheatreZone. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 8p. 888-966-3352.

•Backyard Bluesfest: Bruce Katz, Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin, Tommy Lee Cook & The Heathens with Panache. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2-11p. 693-7111.

•Baseball History Saturday: Presentation by sports writer Glenn Miller. IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. 11:30a & 1p. 321-7420.

•Batfish Bash for the Bay: Cocktails, auctions, buffet, dancing, fundraiser. Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. 6-10:30p. rsvp. 530-5977.

•Betty Sue Show - a 50s & 60s Musical Revue: Concert & lunch. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 12p. 642-7270.

•Boston Red Sox vs Atlanta Braves: Baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888-733-7696.

•Classic Jazz Inspiration: Dan Heck Blues & Truth Sextetoncert. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 775-2800.

•Classic Masterpieces: Naples Orchestra & Chorus concert w Joseph Wenda, oboe Golden Gate High School, 2925 Titan Way, Naples. 7p. 348-0938.

•Classical Jazz Inspiration: Dan Heck Blues & Truth Sextet. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 775-2800.

•Disney on Ice - Frozen: Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 11a, 3 & 7p. 948-7825.

•Ed Asner – A Man and His Prostate: Q & A. Tobye Studio,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 2p. 263-7990.

•Gulf Coast Harmonizers: Concert w Spirit of the Gulf Chorus. BB Mann PAH, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 4p. 855-425-3631.

•Gulf Coast Writers Association Meeting: Guest speaker. Zion LutheranChurch, 7401 Winkler Rd, Ft Myers. 10a12p. Free. 770-906-7885.

•Hester Prynn: Live music.

Clyde &Niki Butcher give a presentation on their photographs of Salvador Dali’s home in Spain on March 15 at the Venice Performing Arts Center. For information, call 941-218-3779.

Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•John Charles: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Jonathan Edwards: Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

•Live in Central Park: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Madison Neill Jr & Natalie Stasiowski: Student cello & clarinet recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Peace River National Art Festival: Outdoor art show.

Laishley Park, Nesbit St & E Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda. 10a-5p. 941-639-8810.

• R o b I c k e s & T r e y H e n s l e y : Concert. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 7p.213-3058.

•Sinatra & Beyond: SWFL Sy mphony w Tony DeSare. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Stephen Bishop: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

•Taste of Opera: Gulfshore Opera. Isles Yacht Club, 1780 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 5p. 529-3925.

•TC & the Troublemakers: Live music. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 8-11p. 313-6012.

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•Biscuit Miller & the Mix: Blues band. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 5-8p. 313-6012.

•Bonita Springs Concert Band: Estero High School, 21900 River Ranch Rd, Estero. 24p. Free. 405-3320.

•Boston Red Sox vs Tamba Bay Rays: Baseb all. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fe nway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888-733-7696.

•Buddy Returns: Buddy Holly tribute concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

•Chris Botti: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Classic Masterpieces: Naples Orchestra & Chorus concert w Joseph Wenda, oboe. Golden Gate High School, 2925 Titan Way, Naples. 3:30p. 348-0938.

•Disney on Ice - Frozen: Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 1 & 5p. 948-7825.

•Jazz Brunch: Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. Free. 333-2225.

•Jonathan Ingram: Student string bass recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook.

Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 36p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Peace River National Art Festival: Outdoor art show. Laishley Park, Nesbit St & E RettaEsplanade, Punta Gorda. 10a-5p. 941-639-8810.

•Songs of Ireland: Gulfshore Opera concert & dinner. St. Leo Parish Life Center, 28290 Beaumont Rd, Bonita Springs. 6p. 529-3925.

•St Patrick’s Day Bash: Irish music, Irish dancing, Irish food. Shell Factory & Nature Park, 2787 N Tamiami Tr, N Ft Myers. 12-6p. Free. 995-2141.

•Swampcandy: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 3p. Free. 282-3232.

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Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2-11p. 693-7111.

•Clare Luparulo: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 471-2777.

•David Allan Coe: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

•Documentary Film: Invasion of the Giant Pythons. ‘Ding’ DarlingWildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1 Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 1p, discussion after film. Free. 472-1100.

•Everly Brothers Reunion (Revisited): Tribute oncert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

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MONDAY

•Buddy Returns: Buddy Holly tribute concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 3 & 8p. 941-488-1115.

•Get the Led Out: Led Zeppelin tribute concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Mikelia Wallace: Student euphonium recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800-338-9467.

Philharmonic w Jordan Donica concert. ArtisNa ples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Jimmy Keys: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Live & Let Die - Music of Paul McCartney: Tony Kishman concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Minnesota Twins vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800338-9467.

Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 6:30p. 282-3232.

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•Art & Poetry Networking: Art, poetry, live music, cocktails. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers.8-11p. 333-1933.

•Art Reception: Wasmer Gallery, FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. 5-7p. Free. 590-7199.

•Back to Back Bach: SWFL Symphony. Shell Point Village Church, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Beatles vs Stones: Tribute concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 245-9910.

•Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays: Baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 6p. 888-733-7696.

•Chris Workman: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 471-2777.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 710:30p. 333-2225.

•Gracie & Lacy: Lady Legends concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 2:30-5:30p. 603-6535.

•Sanibel Captiva Art League Meeting: Pot Luck Dinner. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 1-3p. Free. 322-8593.

•Winger & FireHouse: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 481-4849.

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•Back to Back Bach: SWFL Symphony. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Cirque des Voix: Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park, 140 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota. 7:30p. 941-355-9805.

•Family Fun Night: IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. 5-8p. 321-7420.

•FGCU Chamber Choir & Chamber Strings: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Firefall: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

•I Could Have Danced All Night - Music of Lerner & Loewe: Naples Philharmonic w Jordan Donica concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

MARCH-APRIL

Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Lehigh Spring Festival: Live music & entertainment, rides, kids activities, competitions, tournaments, food, pageants. Veteran’s Park, 55 Honestead Rd S, Lehigh Acres, 6-11p. 369-1168.

•Mike Imbasciani & The Bluez Rockerz: Blues.Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7:30p. Free. 282-3232.

•Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6p. 800338-9467.

•Naples Flower Show & Garden Market: Educational demos, horticultural exhibits, etc.Naples Botanical Garden,4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 9a-5p. 643-7275.

•Rex Bongo & The Sophisticated Hippies: Concert. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. 693-7111.

•Sheena Brook: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Swampcandy: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7p. Free. 282-3232. 19

•Nicholas McConnaughey: Student percussion recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

TUESDAY

•Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays: Baseball. JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888-733-7696.

•FSW Student Concert Band Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, FtMyers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•I Could Have Danced All Night - Music of Lerner & Loewe: Naples Philharmonic w Jordan Donica concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Singing Sondheim on Sanibel: Opera Theatre of Connecticut. Sanibel Music Festival concert. Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. 344-7025.

•The Sogheads: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7p. 282-3232.

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WEDNESDAY

•Around the World with Anastasia Gera: Concert. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30p. 394-4221.

•Back to Back Bach: SWFL Symphony. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Backyard Bluesfest: Selwyn Birchwood, Tommy Lee Cook & The Heathens with Panache. Buckingham Blues

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

•Scotty Bryan: Live music.

•Hunter Dahlen & Friends: Jazz msuic. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 603-6535.

•I Could Have Danced All Night - Music of Lerner & Loewe: Naples Philharmonic w Jordan Donica concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Jay Nog: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Michael Mahan: Acoustic music. Point Ybel Brewing,

•Impractical Jokers: The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 8p. 948-7825.

•Jay Nog: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Late Nite Catechism: Comedy. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Lecture: Pythons - The Hunters, The Science. ‘Ding’

•Songwriter Stories: Summer Singer Songwriter Competition winners Dee Goodson & Kyle Anne Duggan. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 7p, concert 8p. 333-1933.

23 SATURDAY

•Americana Community Music Association: Squirrel Hillbillies, Ralph Leesburg concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

•Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Baseball.

The Boilermaker Jazz Band perform at Shell Point retirement community in Fort Myers on March 14. Call 454-2067 for information.

what Goes on

JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Dr, Ft Myers. 1p. 888733-7696.

•Broadway Palm Show Boat: Gulf Coast Symphony. BB Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

•Brother Love: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7:30p. Free. 282-3232.

•Cirque des Voix: Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park, 140 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota. 2p. 941-355-9805.

•Duke Robillard: Blues concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

•Florida Everblades vs Orlando Solar Bears: Ice hockey. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•I Could Have Danced All Night - Music of Lerner & Loewe: Naples Philharmonic w Jordan Donica concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2 & 8p. 597-1900.

•Jay Nog: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Late Nite Catechism: Comedy. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Lehigh Spring Festival: Live music & entertainment, rides, kids activities, competitions, crafts, tournaments, food, pageants, Grande Parade 11a. Veteran’s Park, 55 Honestead Rd S, Lehigh Acres, 9a-11p. 369-1168.

•Metal & Soul: Live music. Old Soul Brewing, 10970 S Cleveland Ave, #402, Ft Myers. Free. 8:30-11p. 3344334.

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

•Naples Flower Show & Garden Market: Educational demos, horticultural exhibits, etc.Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 9a-5p. 643-7275.

•Red Hannah: Live music. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 8p-12a. 313-6012.

•Riverside: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:30-11:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Star-Crossed Lovers in Opera: Opera Theatre of Connecticut. Sanibel Music Festival concert. Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. 344-7025.

•The Dweebs: Live music. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 3-7p. 313-6012.

24 SUNDAY

•Americana - Music by American Composers: Voices of Naples concert. First Presbyterian Church, 250 6th St S, Naples. 4p. Free. 455-2582.

•Broadway Palm Show Boat: Gulf Coast Symphony. BB

Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

•Chamber Music Concert: Art Hall, Koreshan State Park, 3800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero. 3p. 596-8404.

•Cirque des Voix: Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park, 140 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota. 5p. 941-355-9805.

•Clint Black: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

• D o w n t o w n N a p l e s F e s t i v a l o f t h e A r t s : 5th Ave S, Naple s. 10a-5p. Free. 262-6517.

•History Walk: How Bonita Springs Got Its Name. Bonita Springs Historical Society lecture. Starts at Shangri-La Resort, 27580 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 10a. 992-6997.

•Jazz Brunch: Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. Free. 333-2225.

• L e h i g h S p r i n g F e s t i v a l : Live music & entertainment, rides, kids activities, competitions, crafts, tournaments, food, pageants. Veteran’s Park, 55 Homestead Rd S, Lehigh Acres, 10a-11p. 369-1168.

•Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800-338-9467.

•Naples Big Band: Concert Cambier Park, 755 Park St S, Naples. 2p. Free. 272-5298.

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

•Skyla Burrell: Blues band. Shark Bar & Grill, 19030 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 5-8p. 3136012.

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

•The Boss Project: Bruce Springsteen tribute concert. Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Dinner 5:30p, show 7:30p. 278-4422.

25 MONDAY

•27th Annual Silver Fox Show: Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 7:30p. 941-488-1115.

•Lehigh Spring Festival: Live music & entertainment, rides, kids activities, competitions, crafts, tournaments, food, pageants. Veteran’s Park, 55 Homestead Rd S, Lehigh Acres, 6-11p. 369-1168.

•Matt Hill: Live music.Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7p. Free. 2823232.

•Minnesota Twins vs Rochester Red Wings: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800-338-9467.

•Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Sitkovetsky Piano Trio: Classic Chamber Concert. Sugden Community Theatre, 701 5th Ave S, Naples.8p. 434-8505.

•The Boss Project: Bruce Springsteen tribute concert. Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Dinner 5:30p, show 7:30p. 278-4422.

26 TUESDAY

•27th Annual Silver Fox Show: Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 7:30p. 941-488-1115.

•FSW Student Jazz Band Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, FtMyers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Lehigh Spring Festival: Live music & entertainment, rides, kids activities, competitions, crafts, tournaments, food, pageants. Veteran’s Park, 55 Homestead Rd S, Lehigh Acres, 6-11p. 369-1168.

•Megan Rooney & Madison Fullerton: Student vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Minnesota Twins vs Colorado Rockies: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 800-338-9467.

•New York Brass Arts Trio: Sanibel Music Festival concert. Sanibel Congregational Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. 344-7025.

•Piano Talks - Scintillating Chopin: Jodie DeSalvo concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•The Sogheads: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7p. 282-3232.

27 WEDNESDAY

•27th Annual Silver Fox Show: Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 7:30p. 941-488-1115.

•Backyard Bluesfest: Jeff Jensen Band, Tommy Lee Cook & The Heathens with Panache. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2-11p. 693-7111.

•Florida Everblades vs Norfolk Admirals: Ice hockey. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

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

•Kyle Duggan: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Laura & Linda Benanti: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 5 & 7:30p. 597-1900.

•Lehigh Spring Festival: Live music & entertainment, rides, kids activities, competitions, crafts, tournaments, food, pageants. Veteran’s Park, 55 Homestead Rd S, Lehigh Acres, 6a-11p. 369-1168.

•Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

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

•Open Mic Night: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College

Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Open Mic Night: Live music. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79p. 939-2787.

•Scotty Bryan: Live music. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 6:30p. 282-3232.

28 THURSDAY

•27th Annual Silver Fox Show: Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 7:30p. 941-488-1115.

•Apollo’s Fire: Chamber music concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 7p, concert 8p. 333-1933.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto

Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 710:30p. 333-2225.

•Hunter Dahlen & Friends: Jazz musicc. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 6036535.

•Jefferson Starship: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

•Jory Lyle: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 471-2777.

•Lecture: Florida’s Female Pioneers. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 6p. 334-7419.

•Lehigh Spring Festival: Live music & entertainment, rides, kids activities, competitions, crafts, tournaments, food, pageants. Veteran’s Park, 55 Homestead Rd S, Lehigh Acres, 6-11p. 369-1168.

•Patchouli & Terra Guitarra: The Landscape of Guitar concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Quinn Dahle: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Sir James Galway: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•The Planets: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

29 FRIDAY

•A Toast to Opera: Talk & wine reception. Wang Opera Center,2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 4p. 963-9050.

•American Virtuosi: Tai Murray chamber music concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 7p, concert 8p. 333-1933.

•Boomers Paradise - Songs of the 60s & 70s You

Forgot You Remembered: The incorrigibles concert. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 775-2800.

•FGCU Vocal Area Evening of Mozart Opera Scenes: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg,

FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Florida Everblades vs Norfolk Admirals: Ice hockey. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Lecture &: Lauren BlickeyTurning the Tide on Plastic Pollution. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Lehigh Spring Festival: Live music & entertainment, rides, kids activities, competitions, crafts, tournaments, food, pageants. Veteran’s Park, 55 Homestead Rd S, Lehigh Acres, 9a-11p. 369-1168.

•Melissa Etheridge: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

•Mike Imbasciani & The Bluez Rockerz: Blues.Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7:30p. Free. 282-3232.

•MusicWorks! Recital: Gulf Coast Symphony MusicWorks! Students concert. The Heights Center, 15570 Hagie Dr, Ft Myers. 5p. 277-1700.

•Quinn Dahle: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•The Freecoaster: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 471-2777.

30 SATURDAY

•27th Annual Silver Fox Show: Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 2p. 941488-1115.

•Americana Community Music Association: Shawna Caspi, Joe Virga concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

•Backyard Bluesfest: Terry Hanck, Tommy Lee Cook & The Heathens with Panache. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2-11p. 693-7111.

•Cars as Art: Vintage cars on display. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 10a-4p. Donation. 394-4221.

•Florida Everblades vs Norfolk Admirals: Ice hockey. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Gulf Coast Harmonizers: Concert. Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church, 8260 Cypress Lake Dr, Ft Myers. 2 & 7p. 855-425-3631.

•Icons - A Tribute to Elvis, Sinatra & Michael Jackson: Gulf Coast Symphony. BB Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

•IMAG Annual Gala: A Huricane History - Tracking the Natural Events That Shaped the History of Ft Myers. IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. 7-10p. Rsvp. 321-7420.

•La Traviata: Gulfshore Opera. Cultural Center of Charlotte County, 2280

Tammy Pascatelli is appearing at Laugh In Comedy Cafe in Fort Myers, April 25-28. Call 479-5233 for information.

Aaron St, Pt Charlotte. 7p. 529-3925.

•Lehigh Spring Festival: Live music & entertainment, rides, kids activities, competitions, crafts, tournaments, food, pageants. car show. Veteran’s Park, 55 Homestead Rd S, Lehigh Acres, 10a-11p. 369-1168.

•Poetry Slam: Poetry readings & competition. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Quinn Dahle: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Sean Chambers: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•The Planets: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Tracy Byrd: Country music concert. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p12a. 985-9839.

31 SUNDAY

•Gulf Coast Harmonizers: Concert. Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church, 8260 Cypress Lake Dr, Ft Myers. 2 & 7p. 855-425-3631.

•Kristen Chenoweth: Concert w Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 36p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•VoicePlay: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 5 & 7:30p. 597-1900.

April

1 MONDAY

•Anna Polonsky, David Shifrin & Peter Wiley: Classic Chamber Concert. Sugden Community Theatre, 701 5th Ave S, Naples.8p. 434-8505.

2 TUESDAY

•Art Reception: Englewood Art Center, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. 1-3p. Free. 941-474-5548.

•Art Reception: Harbour View Gallery, 5789 Cape Harbour Dr, #104, Cape Coral. 68p.Free. 540-5789.

•La Traviata: Gulfshore Opera. St. Leo Parish Life Center, 28290 Beaumont Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 529-3925.

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Airport Rd,Naples. 5-8p. Free. 289-5070.

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

•Documentary Film: Saving Atlantis. ‘Ding’

DarlingWildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1 Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 1p, discussion after film. Free. 472-1100.

•Ikebana Meeting & Workshop: Naples Botanical Garden, FGCU Research Center, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 9:30a. Free. 254-9999.

•Jasmine Macias: Student oboe recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 8:15p. Free. 745-4268.

•Jazz Brunch: Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. Free. 333-2225.

•Mauricio Mella: Student percussion recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

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

•RC Smith: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

4

THURSDAY

•Art Reception: Live music, wine, hors d’oevres.COCO Art Gallery, Coconut Mall, 8074 Mediterranean Dr, FtMyers. 5-7p. Free. 949-3073.

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

•Art Reception: Wine & cheese. Cape Coral Art League, 516 Cultural Blvd, Cape Coral.57p. Free. 772-5657.

•Chris Workman: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 471-2777.

•FGCU String Chamber Ensembles: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Charlotte Knights: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•La Traviata: Gulfshore Opera. St. Leo Parish Life Center, 28290 Beaumont Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 529-3925.

•Reno Collier: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Siberian Virtuosi: Concert. Shell Point, Village Church, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 454-2067.

WEDNESDAY

•Art Alive: Receptions, exhibits, demos, live music at dozens of galleries & studios. Naples ArtDistrict, Pine Ridge Industrial Park, Pine Ridge Rd, west of

•Songwriters at Sunset Beach: BBQ & acoustic concert: Gazebo on beach, Lovers Key State Park, 8700 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 5:30p. Bring chairs. Free. 463-4588. 5 FRIDAY

•Art Reception & Open House: Center for the Visual Arts Bonita Springs, 26100

Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs.68p. Free. 495-8989.

•Art Reception: Art League of Fort Myers, 1451 Monroe St, Ft Myers. 6-9p. Free. 275-3970.

•Art Reception: Arts for ACT Gallery, 2265 1st St, Ft Myers. 6-10p. Free. 337-5050.

•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 severalgalleries & studios in downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 11a4p.Free. 337-5050.

•Faure Requiem: Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers & Mastersingers Festival Orchestra. First Presbyterian Church, 9751 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs. 7p. 560-9512.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Charlotte Knights: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•Grand Opening Reception: DAAS Co-op Gallery, inside Butterfly Estates, 1815-3 Fowler St, Ft Myers. 3-5p. 590-8645.

•Int’l Sarasota Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibits, live music. Historic Burns Square, 531 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 8a-6p. Free. 941-488-8877.

•Jazz Standards & TimeHonored Classics: String Theory Plus concert. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 775-2800.

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

•Just For Laughs: Music & theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Lecture: Jerry LorenzFlamingos & Spoonbills. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a &

hockey. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•For the Love of Art: 65th Anniversary Gatsby-style celebration fundraiser Art, entertainment, food. Naples Arts Association, 585 Park St S, Naples. 7p. 262-6517.

•Int’l Sarasota Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibits, live music. Historic Burns Square, 531 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 8a-6p. Free. 941488-8877.

•Jory Lyle Trio: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Karl Nilssen: Student violin recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 8:15p. Free. 745-4268.

•Let’s Hang On - Frankie Valli Tribute: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Life Is a Dream: Student play. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers.

7:30p. 590-7268.

1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Life Is a Dream: Student play. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 590-7268.

•Manhattan Piano Trio: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 745-4268.

•Mozart in Paradise: SWFL Symphony. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Reno Collier: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Soulixer: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:30-11:30p. Free. 471-2777.

6 SATURDAY

•A Musical Journey: Naples Orchestra & Chorus concert w Thomas Mesa, cello. Golden Gate High School, 2925 Titan Way, Naples. 7p. 348-0938.

•Americana Community Music Association: Sharon Goldman, Chuck Williams concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

•Art in the Park: Outdoor art & craft fair. ParkSt, downtown Naples. 10a-4p. Free.262-6517.

•Betty Fox Band: Concert. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. 693-7111.

•Erin Fitzpatrick: Student vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 3:45p. Free. 745-4268.

•ETC Readers Theater: An Afternoon with Natalie King. Naples Players. Tobye Studio,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 2p. 263-7990.

•Florida Everblades vs Jacksonville IceMen: Ice

•FGCU Jazz Ensembles: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

•History Walk: Cruisin’ Down the River.Bonita Springs Historical Society. Starts at Liles Hotel, 27300 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 10a. 992-6997.

•Int’l Sarasota Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibits, live music. Historic Burns Square, 531 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota. 8a-6p. Free. 941488-8877.

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

•Life Is a Dream: Student. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 2p. 590-7268.

•Mozart in Paradise: SWFL Symphony. Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbour Dr, Naples. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Music in the Garden: The Woodwork. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 2-4p.643-7275.

•Mozart in Paradise: SWFL Symphony. Faith Presbyterian Church, 4544 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral.

7:30p. 418-1500.

•Nicole Kimmel: Student vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 4:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Reno Collier: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Sarah Rager: Student violin recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Science Saturday: Activities w eggs. IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. 321-7420.

•Sommer Senne: Student vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

7 SUNDAY

•A Musical Journey: Naples Orchestra & Chorus concert w Thomas Mesa, cello. Golden Gate High School, 2925 Titan Way, Naples.

3:30p. 348-0938.

•Art Reception: Ft Myers Beach Art Assoc, 3030 Shell Mound, Ft Myers Beach. 13p. Free. 463-3909.

•BBQ, Bands & Brew: Live music - Chasing Dallas, The Echo, Deb & the Dynamics, Bite the Bullet; food, family activities. Centennial Park, 2000 W 1st St, Ft Myers. 11a-6p. Free. 938-0056.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 710:30p. 333-2225.

•ETC Readers Theater: A Funny Little Thing Called Love. Naples Players. Tobye Studio,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 7p. 263-7990.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 36p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Sirens by the Sea: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 3p. 495-8989.

8 MONDAY

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

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Dunedin Blue Jays: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•Naples Big Band: Concert Riverside Park, 10451 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. Free. 272-5298.

9 TUESDAY

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

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Dunedin Blue Jays: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•Haydn & Beethoven: Naples Philharmonic chamber music concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 597-1900.

•Songwriters on the Plaza: Chuck Williams, David Hintz, Ross Jordon Clayton. Free acoustic concert. Downtown Ft Myers Library amphitheater , S Cornog Plaza, 1651 Lee St, Ft Myers. 6-7p. 691-4069.

WEDNESDAY

•FGCU Brass & Wind Chamber Ensembles: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft

The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers presents American Virtuosi, featuring Tai Murray, March 29. For information, call 333-1933.

what Goes on

Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Fort Myers Film Festival

Opening Night Gala & Screening: Screening, live music, cocktails. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 5:30p, film 7p. 810-6323.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Dunedin Blue Jays: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 768-4210.

•Jazz Brunch: Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. Free. 333-2225.

•Jimmy Keys: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Meet & Greet: Ft Myers Camera Club art show reception. Ft Myers Beach Library, 2755 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 3:30-4:30p. Free. 390-2893.

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

•Sierra Club Calusa Group Meeting: Ft Myers Library, 1651 Lee St, meeting rm CD, Ft Myers. 6-8p. 533-4636.

•The Hit Men: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•The Waverly Gallery: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 4958989.

11 THURSDAY

•Carpenter Plays the Casavant Organ: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•FGCU Chamber & University

Choirs: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Fort Myers Film Festival: Outdoor screening. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Cocktails 5:30p, film 7p.810-6323.

•Fort Myers Film Festival: Screenings & panel discussions. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 5-11p.810-6323.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Dunedin Blue Jays: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•Kyle Duggan: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 471-2777.

•Michael Mahan: Acoustic music. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 2:30-5:30p. 6036535.

•Mike Armstrong: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Night Ranger: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 963-9050.

•Sailor Circus Spring Show: Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia St, Sarasota. xp. 941355-9805.

•Susan Doyle: Singing Through the Decades. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30p. 394-4221.

•The Hit Men: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•The Waverly Gallery: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

FRIDAY

• A r t R e c e p t i o n : Cape Coral Arts Studio, Rubicond Park, 4533 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral. 5-7p. Free.574-0802.

•Carpenter Plays the Casavant Organ: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Fort Myers Film Festival: Screenings & panel discussions. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 5-11p.810-6323.

•Lecture & Book Signing: Denege Patterson - Five Islands Never Flooded. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Life Is a Dream: Student play. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 590-7268.

•Lilian Hsu & Kristin Nelson: Student vocal recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 5p. Free. 745-4268.

•Mike Armstrong: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Sheena Brook: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:30-

11:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Some Strings Attached: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL concert. St. Mary’s Episcopal, 9801 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. Free. 560-5695.

•Symphony Under the Stars: Gulf Coast Symphony concert. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

•The Hit Men: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•The Waverly Gallery: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 245-9910.

Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

• A r t A f t e r D a r k : Re ceptions, exhibits, demos,music at several galleries & studios. Crayton Cove, Naples City Dock,8th St S & 12th Ave S, Napl es. 6-9p. Free. 821-1061.

•Blooms & Brews: Live music by The Woodwork, craft beers. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 6-10p.643-7275.

•Bridgett Kelly Band: Concert. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. 693-7111.

•Fort Myers Film Festival: Screenings & panel discussions. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 5-11p.810-6323.

•Her Last Starring Role: Show & lunch. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 12p. 642-7270.

•John Tuff & Friends: Celebrating the legends of country music. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 941-475-6756.

• L e s l i e O d o m , J r : Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Life Is a Dream: Student play. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 2p (followed by discussion & 7:30p. 590-7268.

•Mike Armstrong: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

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•Fort Myers Film Festival Awards Ceremony: Champagne & dessert, screening,Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 810-6323.

•Fort Myers Film Festival: Screenings & panel discussions. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 5-11p.810-6323.

•Hayden & Beethoven: Naples Philharmonic chamber music concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 597-1900.

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16 TUESDAY

•Ben Crawford - Broadway & Beyond: Naples Philharmonic concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Chrysalis Chamber Players: Concert. Shell Point, Grand Cypress rm, TheWoodlands, 14441 Woodsong Ln, Ft Myers.7p. 454-2067.

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

•Brian Scolaro: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Chris Workman: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 471-2777.

•Robert Diaz: Viola recital. Wang Opera Center,2408

SATURDAY

•Americana Community Music Association: 8 Ball Aitken, Bill Steel concert. All Faiths Unitarian

: Concert. Estero Library, 21100 Three Oaks Pkwy, Estero. 2-3:30p. 691-4069.

•SOS Band Trio: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•The Waverly Gallery: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Tribute to Legends: Jimmy Mazz & Friends tribute band. Top Rocker Field, 9510 Thunder rd, Ft Myers. 5-9p. 470-3474.

14 SUNDAY

•Art Show: Marco Island Center for the Arts & Marco Island Foundation for the Arts. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 10a-4p. Free. 394-4221.

•Bonita Springs Concert Band: Riverside Park, Old US 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Bring chair or blanket. 2-4p. Free. 405-3320.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 710:30p. 333-2225.

•FGCU Symphony Orchestra: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Fort Myers Film Festival Afterparty: Twisted Vine, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. Starts 11p.810-6323.

play & discussion. FGCU TheatreLab. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 2p. 590-7268.

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

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 36p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Some Strings Attached: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL concert, Faith United Methodist Church, 15690 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 4p. Free. 560-5695

•The Waverly Gallery: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

15 MONDAY

•Eric Watters’ Some Kind of Wonderful – the Brill Building Era: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

•FGCU Wind Orchestra: Florida Repertory Theatre, 2268 Bay St, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Naples Big Band: Concert Cambier Park, 755 Park St S, Naples. 7p. Free. 272-5298.

•Eduardo Ortega: Student percussion recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Piano Talks – Broadway Baby!: Jodie DeSalvo concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Stage 2 Improv: Comedy.The Studio Players, Joan Jenks Auditorium, Golden Gate Community Center, 5701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples. 8p. 389-9192.

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WEDNESDAY

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

•Ben Crawford - Broadway & Beyond: Naples Philharmonic concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Jazz Brunch: Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. Free. 333-2225.

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

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THURSDAY

•Ben Crawford - Broadway & Beyond: Naples Philharmonic concert. Artis-

•FGCU Percussion Ensembles: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Charlotte Knights: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•Hunter Dahlen & Friends: Jazz msuic. Point Ybel Brewing, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 6-9p. 603-6535.

•Sanibel Captiva Art League Meeting: Critiques. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 13p. Free. 322-8593.

19 FRIDAY

•‘Til Death Do Us Part You First: Peter Fogel comedy. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 8p. 772-5862.

•Art Reception: Wasmer Gallery in FGCU Arts Complex & ArtLab in FGCU Library, 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. 5-7p. Free. 590-7199.

•Audubon of SWFL Meeting: 10868 Metro Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6p. Free. 410-6971.

•Ben Crawford - Broadway & Beyond: Naples Philharmonic concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Brian Scolaro: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Cape Coral Historical Museum: Monthly meeting w guest speaker. Cultural Park Theatre, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 2:30p. Free. 772-7037.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Charlotte Knights: Ba seball.Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•Lindsey Beaver & The 24th Street Wailers: Concert. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. 693-7111.

•Marcus Roberts Trio: Jazz concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 8p. 333-1933.

•Music Walk: Live music & dancing at several cafes, clubs &galleries. Downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 6-10p. Free. 855732-3836.

•Relentless Fire: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

SATURDAY

•‘Til Death Do Us Part You First: Peter Fogel comedy. Cultural Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3 & 8p. 772-5862.

Florida Rep in Fort Myers presents ‘Tenderly - The Rosemary Clooney Musical,’ thru March 9. Call 332-4488 for information.

& B e y o n d : Naples Philharmonic concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Brian Scolaro: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Charlotte Knights: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6p. 768-4210.

•Gulf Coast Writers Association Meeting: Guest speaker. Zion LutheranChurch, 7401 Winkler Rd, Ft Myers. 10a12p. Free. 770-906-7885.

•Hester Prynn: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•History Saturday: IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. 11a-2p. 321-7420.

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SUNDAY

•‘Til Death Do Us Part You

First: Peter Fogel comedy. Cultural Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3p. 772-5862.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 710:30p. 333-2225.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 36p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

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

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MONDAY

•Alan Cumming – Legal Immigrant: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•FGCU Symphonic Band: Florida Repertory Theatre, 2268 Bay St, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

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TUESDAY

•FGCU Chamber Choir: Bower Chapel, 130 Moorings Park Dr, Naples. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

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WEDNESDAY

•3 Redneck Tenors: Concert. Stay in May Festival. Naples Hilton, 5111 Tamiami Tr N, Naples. 7p. 390-2788.

•Carmen: Opera Naples w Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7:30p. 963-9050.

•Jazz & Poetry Night: Bob Zottola & Jeanette Hickman. Collier Museum at Government Center,3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. 67:30p. Free. 252-8476.

•Jazz Brunch: Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. Free. 333-2225.

•Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra: Concert w Veronica Swift. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

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

•Open Mic Night: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

THURSDAY

A r t i s t s : Gulfshore Opera concert. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010

Wi nterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30p. 529-3925.

•Art Songs: Gulfshore Opera’s Steffanie Pearce & Emerging Artists concert. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30p. 394-4221.

•Carmen: Opera Naples w Naples Philharmonic. Artis-

River Basin, 1320 Hendry St, Ft Myers. 6-10p. Free. 333-1933.

•Stage It! 10-Minute Play Competition: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Tammy Pascatelli: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•The Freecoaster: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. Free. 471-2777.

27 SATURDAY

•A Journey Through India Festival: Lectures, music & dance performances, art, food, crafts. Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 10a3p. 941-359-5700.

Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7:30p. 597-1900.

•FGCU Piano Ensemble: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Palm Beach Cardinals: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•Jory Lyle: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 471-2777.

•Parachute: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

•Tammy Pascatelli: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

26 FRIDAY

•A Journey Through India Festival: Outdoor Bollywood dance party, dance performance, music, food. Ringling Museum of Art courtyard, 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 7p. 941359-5700.

•Family Fun Night: IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. 5-8p. 321-7420.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Palm Beach Cardinals: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•Harp & Violin Side-by-Side: Dickie Fleischer & Daniela Shtereva concert. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 775-2800.

•Jimmy Keys: Concert. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 7 & 9p.213-3058.

•Lew Del Gatto & Dan Miller: Jazz in the Library.Stay in May Festival. South Regional Library, 8065 Lely Cultural Pkwy, Naples. 6p. 390-2788.

•Smoke on the Water BBQ Competition & Music Festival: Bands tba. Live music, food, beer. Ft Myers

Sarasota. 8:30a. Free. Rsvp. 941-359-5700.

•Broadway Melodies: Naples Orchestra & Chorus concert w Jesica Grove, vocals. Golden Gate High School, 2925 Titan Way, Naples. 3:30p. 348-0938.

•Cirque de la Symphonie: With Gulf Coast Symphony. BB Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. Dinner 5p, concert 7p. 277-1700.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 710:30p. 333-2225.

•Dvorak Dumky Trio: Naples Philharmonic members chamber music concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 5971900.

•Americana Community Music Association: Jefferson Ross, Ray Cerbone concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

•Broadway Melodies: Naples Orchestra & Chorus concert w Jessica Grove, vocals. Golden Gate High School, 2925 Titan Way, Naples. 7p. 348-0938.

•Fantastique!: SWFL Symphony. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Palm Beach Cardinals: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•Riverside: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:30-11:30p. Free. 471-2777.

•Smoke on the Water BBQ Competition & Music Festival: Bands tba. Live music, food, beer. Ft Myers River Basin, 1320 Hendry St, Ft Myers. 11a-10p. Free. 333-1933.

•Southern Express Band: Concert. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 7p.213-3058.

•Stage It! 10-Minute Play Competition: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2 & 7p. 495-8989.

•String Trio: Frost School of Music student concert.Stay in May Festival. Bower Chapel, Moorings Park, 120 Moorings Park Dr, Naples. 2p.390-2788.

•Tammy Pascatelli: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: A Journey Through History concert & reception. Asolo Theatre, 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 6p. 941-359-5700.

28 SUNDAY

•A Journey Through India Festival: Free Hatha yoga event. Ringling Museum of Art Ca’ d’Zan terrace, 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd,

•A Doll’s House, Part 2: thru Mar 31.Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941-351-8000.

•A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Weekends thru Mar 10. The Naples Players. Outside in Sugden Plaza, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 2637990.

•Always a Bridesmaid: Mar 27-Apr 20. The Naples Players. Tobye Studio, Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 263-7990.

•And the Winner is : thru Mar 16. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Palm Beach Cardinals: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 1p. 768-4210.

•History Walk: Land of the Calusa. Bonita Springs Historical Society. Starts at Liles Hotel, 27300 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 10a. 992-6997.

•MusicWorks! Pre-Concert Performance: Gulf Coast Symphony MusicWorks! Students concert. The Heights Center, 15570 Hagie Dr, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

•Open Blues Jam: Live music hosted by Tommy Lee Cook. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 36p. Musicians welcome. Free. 693-7111.

•Piano Trio: Frost School of Music student concert.Stay in May Festival. Bower Chapel, Moorings Park, 120 Moorings Park Dr, Naples. xp.390-2788.

•Rioult Dance New York: With Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 5971900.

•Stage It! 10-Minute Play Competition: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2p. 495-8989.

29 MONDAY

•Monroe Crossing: Concert. Stay in May Festival. Moorings Park auditorium, 120 Moorings Park Dr, Naples. 7p. 390-2788.

30 TUESDAY

•Fort Myers Miracle vs Clearwater Threshers: Baseball.Hammond Stadium, 14400 Six MileCypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 768-4210.

•And the World Goes ‘Round - The Songs of Kander & Ebb: Apr 26-May 6. TheatreZone, G & L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 888-966-3352.

•Andorra: Mar 29-Apr 14. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•Anything Goes: Mar 12-17. Royal Palm Players,131 1st St W, Boca Grande. 8p. 9412694.

•Assisted Living - The Musical: thru Mar 10. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•Black Tie: Apr 10-28. Marco Players. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 642-7270.

•Broken Hearts: Apr 5-14. Cultural Park Theatre, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 772-5862.

•Cat On a Hot Tin Roof: Apr 12-28. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941488-1115.

•Chicago: Mar 1-10. Cultural Park Theatre, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 7725862.

•Circus Sarasota. thru Mar 10. Ulla Searing Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park. 140 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota. 941-355-9805.

•Cirque des Voix. Mar 22-24. Ulla Searing Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park. 140 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota. 941-355-9805.

•Death With a Cherry on Top: Mar 20-May 26: Sun, Wed, Thu.Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•Disenchanted!: Mar 22-Apr 14. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941488-1115.

•Fiddler on the Roof: Mar 1217. Artis-Naples,5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 597-1900.

•Guys & Dolls: Mar 6-Apr 7. The Naples Players. Blackburn Hall, Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 263-7990.

•Guys & Dolls: thru Mar 30. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•42nd Street: thru Mar 24. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941488-1115.

•Hay Fever: Thru Mar 9. Florida Repertory Theatre, Arcade Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Holmes & Watson: Mar 23Apr 21. Gulfshore Playhouse,

The Naples Players perform Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ weekends thru March 10, outdoors in the Sugden Theatre Plaza. For information, Call 263-7990.

what Goes on

Norris Center, 755 5th Ave S, Naples. 866-811-4111.

•In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play: thru Mar 10. Gulfshore Playhouse, Norris Center, 755 5th Ave S, Naples. 866-811-4111.

•Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: Mar 1-17. Theatre Conspiracy. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 936-3239.

•La Cage aux Folles: Mar 730. New Phoenix Theatre,13211 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 284-5214.

•Lend Me a Tenor: Apr 26May 5. Cultural Park Theatre, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 772-5862.

•Life Is a Dream: Apr 5-14.

FGCU TheatreLab.FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 590-7268.

•Looking: Mar 6-31. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 941-475-6756.

•Mama Won’t Fly: thru Apr 28. Off Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Marjorie Prime: thru Mar 3. The Naples Players. Tobye Studio, Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 263-7990.

•Million Dollar Quartet: Mar

19-Apr 21. Florida Repertory Theatre,Arcade Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 3324488.

•Murder Impossible: Apr 26Jun 29: Fri & Sat.Seminole

Gulf Railway Murder Mystery

Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•Murder of D’Nile: thru Apr 20: Fri & Sat.Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•Native Gardens: Apr 2-May

19. Florida Repertory Theatre,ArtStage Studio Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Noises Off: Mar 22-Apr

20.Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941351-8000.

•Old Love: Apr 24-May 12. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 941-475-6756.

•On a Clear Day You Can See Forever: Mar 8-18.

TheatreZone, G & L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 888-966-3352.

•Race: Apr 26-May 12. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•Ripcord: Mar 22-31. Cultural Park Theatre, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 7725862.

•Sailor Circus - Spring Show Apr 11-13. Sailor Circus Arena. 2075 Bahia St, Sarasota. 941-355-9805.

•School of Rock: Apr 27. Artis-Naples,5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 597-1900.

•Schoolhouse Rock Live: Apr 12-May 11. Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 980-5674.

•Second Chances - the Thrift Shop Musical: Apr 4-May 12. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Stage It! - 10-Minute Play

Competition: Apr 26-

28.Center for the Performing Arts, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 495-8989..

•Sweat: thru Apr 13.Asolo

Repertory Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N

Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941351-8000.

•Tap Dogs: Mar 5-10.BB

Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 481-4849.

•Tenderly - The Rosemary Clooney Musical: Thru Mar

9. Florida Repertory Theatre,ArtStage Studio Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•The Cake: Apr 5-May

28.Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941351-8000.

•The Crucible: thru Mar 10.Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941351-8000.

•The Final Rose: thru Mar 17: Sun, Wed, Thu.Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487..

•The Immigration Project: Apr 24-28. Laboratory Theater of Florida, 1634Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•The Lion King: Apr 3-21.BB

Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 481-4849.

•The Savannah Sipping Society: Mar 13-31. Marco Players. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 642-7270.

•The Waverly Gallery: Apr 10-14.Center for the Performing Arts, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 495-8989.

•Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike: Mar 8-24.The Studio Players, Joan Jenks Auditorium, Golden Gate Community Center, 4701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples. 389-9192.

THEATERS

•Asolo Repertory Theatre: thru Mar 10: The Crucible; thru Mar 31: A Doll’s House, Part 2; thru Apr 13: Sweat; Mar 22-Apr 20: Noises Off; Apr 5-May 28: The Cake. Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 941-351-8000.

•Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre: thru Mar 30: Guys & Dolls; Apr 4-May 12:

Second Chances - the Thrift Shop Musical.1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers.278-4422.

•Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre: Apr 12-May 11:

Schoolhouse Rock Live. 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 2784422.

•Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs: Apr 26-28: Stage It!

- 10-Minute Play Competition; Apr 10-14: The Waverly Gallery. 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 495-8989.

•Circus Arts Conservatory: thru Mar 10: Circus Sarasota; Mar 22-24: Cirque des Voix; Apr 11-13 & 18-20: Sailor Circus Spring Show (Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahai Vista St, Sarasota).Ulla Searing Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park, 140 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota. 941-359-5700. 941-355-9805

•FGCU TheatreLab: Apr 5-14: Life Is a Dream. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 590-7268.

•Florida Repertory Theatre: Arcade Theatre – thru Mar 9: Hay Fever; Mar 19-Apr 10: Million Dollar Quartet. Artstage Studio Theatre –thru Mar 9: Tenderly - The Rosemary Clooney Musical; Apr 2-May 5. 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Off Broadway Palm Theatre: thru Apr 28: Mama Won’t Fly; Jun 6-Jul 21: Sex Please, We’re 60. 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 2784422.

•The Naples Players: Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. weekends thru Mar 10 (outside in Sugden Plaza) A Midsummer Night’s Dream; thru Mar 3: Marjorie Prime; Mar 6-Apr 7: Guys & Dolls; Mar 27-Apr 20: Always a Bridesmaid. 2637990.

•The Studio Players: The Studio Players, Joan Jenks Auditorium, Golden Gate Community Center, 4701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples. Mar 8-24: Vanya & Sonia & Masha. 389-9192.

•TheatreZone: Mar 8-18: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever; Apr 26-May 6: And the World Goes ‘Round.G & L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 888966-3352.

•Venice Theatre: thru Mar 10: Assisted Living - The Musical; thru Mar 24: 42nd Street; Mar 22-Apr 14: Disenchanted!; Apr 12-28: Cat On a Hot Tin Roof; Apr 26-May 12: Race. 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941488-1115.

art galleries

•Alliance for the Arts: 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Thru Mar 2: The Nonagenarians of Shell Point; Mar 8-30: Annual All Florida Show; Apr 3-26: The Future of Art - Student Show. Mon-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 9a-1p. Free. 939-2787.

•Another Time: 1414 Dean St, Ft Myers. Daily 11a-6p; Fri & Sat 11a-8p. Free. 672-4607.

•Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery: 1199 3rd St, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 1-5p. Free. 263-1214.

•Artwork by Michaela Studio & Gallery: 6240 Shirley St, #103, Naples. Mon-Thu 10a4p. Free. 272-6383.

•Art Center Sarasota: 707 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. Mar 4-8: John Pirman; Mar 14Apr 19: Walter Matthews, Spectrum IV, New Realities, Unbound. Mon-Sat 10a-4p. 941-365-2032.

•Art League of Fort

Myers: 1451 Monroe St, Ft Myers. Mar: Shamrock Mania; Apr 2-25: ArtPoems. Free open painting Wed 9:30-12p. Tue-Sat 11a-3p & 6-9p 1st Fri of month. Free. 275-3970.

•Artis–Naples: Hayes Hall Galleries & Gardens, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. Thru Jun: Phillip Hass - The Four Seasons, Daniel BurenA Colorful Pause; thru May 5: Isabelle de BorchgraveFashioning Art from Paper. Thu-Sat 10a-4p, last Wed 69p. Free. 597-1900.

•Arts For ACT Gallery: 2265 First St, Ft Myers. Mar 1-Apr 1: Lionel Lewis, Ken Vinton; Apr 5-29: Joe LeMay, Jeff Kriberscheck. Mon-Sun 11a4:30p, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Fri 11a10p. Free. 337-5050.

•Baker Museum: Artis-Naples, Hayes Hall, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. Museum closed for indefinetly for renovations. 597-1900.

•Bert’s Pine Bay Gallery: 4332 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. Sun & Mon 10a-5p, Tue-Sat 10a-7p. Free. 283-1335.

•BIG ARTS: 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. Thru Mar 28: Lifecycles, Homage to the Square. Mon-Sat 9a-4p & Sat 9a-1p. Free. 395-0900.

•Bob Rauschenberg Gallery: FSW State College, 8099 College Pkwy SW, Ft Myers. Thru Mar 23: Guerilla Girls - Rattling Cages Since 1985. Mon-Fri 10a-4p & Sat 11a-3p. Free. 489-9313.

•Cape Coral Art League: 516 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape

Mediterranean Dr, Estero. Mar 12-24: SWFL Watercolor Society; Apr 921: SWFL Pastel Society. Tue-Sat 11a-5p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 949-3073.

•Collier County Museum at Government Center: 3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. Thru May 31: An Everglades Affair - JoAnn Sanborn paintings. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 252-8476.

•Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. Mar: Leigh Herndon; Apr-Jun: Leslie Peebles. 7a-5:30p. Free. 248-9151.

•DAAS Co-op Art Gallery: Inside Butterfly Estates, 1815-3 Fowler St, Ft Myers. Mar 5-23: Tavo Quiros. TueSat 10a-6p. Free. 590-8645.

•East West Fine Art: Bigham Galleria, 2425 Tamiami Tr N, #102, Naples. Mon-Fri 11a-4p & Sat 11a-2p.Free. 821-9459.

•East West Fine Art: Mercato, 9115 Strada Pl, #5130, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-9p & Sun 12-6p. Free. 220-7503..

Coral. Mar 7-31: Flora & Fauna; Apr 4-May 5: Mixed Media. Open painting Wed 14p. Sun 1-4p, Mon-Thu 10a4p, Fri 1-9p, Sat 9a-1p. Free. 772-5657.

•Cape Coral Arts Studio: 4533 Coronado Pkwy in Rubicond Park, Cape Coral. Mon-Fri 9a-4:30p. Free. 574-0802.

•Center for the Visual Arts Bonita Springs: 26100 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Thru Apr 21: Members Only show; Mar 8-28: Migration & Movement, Richard Kirk; Apr 5-25: Showers & Flowers, Del Holt. Mon-Fri 10a-4p & Sat 1-5p. Free. 4958989.

•Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs: 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Thru Apr 20: Int’l Women’s Exhibition; Apr 25Jun 22: Open Figure Study Group show. Mon-Fri 10a-4p & Sat 1-5p. Free. 495-8989.

•Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery: 52388 Tamiami Tr, Ochopee. Daily 10a-5p. Free. 695-2428.

•Clyde Butcher’s St Armands Gallery: 55 S Blvd of the Presidents, Sarasota. Thru May 15: Myakka – Preserving Paradise. Mon-Sat 10a-8:30p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 941-7028818.

•Clyde Butcher’s Venice Gallery & Studio: 237 Warfield Ave, Venice. Mar 16-May 31: Visions of Dali’s Spain. Tue-Fri 10a-4:30p. Free. 486-0811.

•COCO Art Gallery: Art Council of SWFL Gallery. Coconut Point Mall, 8074

•Englewood Art Center: Ringling College of Art & Design, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. Loranger Gallery – thru Mar 1: Figure 7 Form; Mar 5-14: Youth Show; Mar 19-29: Englewood Camera Club; Apr 2-26: Coastal Inspiration. Mangrove Gallery – Mar 5-28: EAC Students & Studios; Apr 225: Mutt Hubbard. Members Gallery – thru Mar 1: Don White; Mar 5-29: EAC Students & Studios; Apr 226: Shirley Campbell. Mitchell Gallery – thru Mar

1: Craig Rubadoux; Mar 5-27: Ringling College of Art & Design Alum/Students; Apr

2-24: Erica Groff. Tue 9a-9p & Wed-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 941474-5548.

•Florida Gulf Coast University Art Galleries: 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. Wasmer Gallery –Mar 21-Apr 4: Student Exhibit; Apr 23-May

3: Senior Projects. ArtLab –thru Mar 28: Mally Khorasantchi - Recent Paintings. Library — thru Apr 26: UndercurrentsFlorida Artists & Water. Wasmer Gallery in Arts Complex, ArtLab in Library. Mon-Fri, 10a-4p & Thu 10a7p. Free. 590-7199.

•Fort Myers Beach Art Association: 3030 Shell Mound, Ft Myers Beach. Thru Mar 7: Board Members; Mar 9-22: A Creative Blooming - Experimentalists Group Challenge; thru Mar 21: Under the Sun; Mar 23Apr 4: Anything Goes; Mar 23-Apr 4: Classes show; Apr

6-10: Student Scholarship show; Apr 17-Oct 15: Summer Show. Mon-Sat 10a3p. Free. 463-3909.

•Fort Myers Beach Library: 2755 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Apr 1-30: Ft Myers Camera Club Art Show. Mon-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 9a-1p. Free. 463-3909.

•Gallery Vibe: 851 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 417-3450.

•Gardner Colby Gallery: 386 & 365 Broad Ave S, Naples.

Larry Alexander stars in TheatreZone’s production of ‘On A Clear Day,’ at Naples Community School’s G& L Theatre, March 8-18. For information, call 888-966-3352.

Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 403-7787.

•Guess-Fisher Gallery: Crayton Cove, 810 12th Ave S, Naples. Mon-Thu 11a-5p, Fri & Sat 11a-9p. Free. 403-8393.

•Harbour View Gallery: 5789 Cape Harbour Dr, #104, Cape Coral. Daily 11a-8p. Free. 540-5789.

•Harmon-Meek Gallery: 599 9th St N, #309, Naples. MonFri 10a-5p. Free. 261-2637.

•Harmon-Meek Modern: 382 12th Ave S, Naples. Tue-Sat

12-5p. Free. 261-2637.

•Hirdie-Girdie Art Gallery: 2490 Library Way, Sanibel. Mon-Sat 10a-5p. Free. 395-0027.

•HW Gallery: 1305 Third St S, Naples. Daily 10a-5p. Free. 263-6640.

•Immokalee Pioneer Museum: 1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee. Thru Mar 23: Heritage & Harvest - Paul Arsenault paintings. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 252-2611.

•Island Conclave: 5101 Pine Island Rd, Bokeelia. Tue-Sat 11a-5p. Free. 282-8488.

•Island Visions: 4643 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. Daily 10a-5p. Free. 282-0452.

•Kathleen Bradford

Studio/Gallery: 4259 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Tue-Sat 11a-5p, Free. 776-

6844.

•Lovegrove Gallery & Garden: 4637 Pine Island Rd NW, Matlacha.Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 11a-4p.Free. 283-6453.

•Marc Harris Wildlife

Photography Gallery: inside Everglades Wonder Gardens, 27180 Old 41 Rd, BonitaSprings. Daily 9a-5p. 283-3354.

•Marco Island Center for the Arts: 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. Mar 4-26: Pastel Society of SWFL, Wanda Coady; Apr 1-17:

Adult Student Show, Marco Island Academy Show; Apr 22-26: Collier County High School Show. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 394-4221.

•Marianne Friedland Gallery: 359 Broad Ave S, Naples. Mon-Sat 10-5p. Free. 262-3484.

•Naples Art Association: 585 Park St, Naples. Thru Mar 2: Dan Jensen - Realism in Action; thru Mar 3: Visual & Performing Arts show; Mar 9-Apr 6: Florida Artists Group; Mar 6-30: Tiny Art; Apr 13-24: Foundation for Developmentally Disabled show; Apr 13-27: Crafted by Hand - SWFL Fine Craft Guild, Annual Jade Riedel Scholarship show. Mon-Sat 10a-4p. Free. 262-6517.

•Naples Botanical Garden: 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. Thru Mar 31: Reflections on Glass - Frabel in the Garden. Daily 9a-5p & Tue8a-5p. Daily 8a-3p. 643-7275.

•Naples Depot Museum: 1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. Thru Apr 27: 20th Century

Seminole Experience – art by Muffy Clark Gill. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 262-6525.

•Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens: 1590 GoodletteFrank Rd, Naples. Thru Apr 21: Washed Ashore - Art to Save the Sea. Daily 9a-5p. 262-5409.

•Ollie Gentry Mack Photography Studio & Gallery: 2180 W 1st St, #210, Ft. Myers. Tue-Sat 10a-6p & 1st Fri 10a-10p. Free. 332-1295.

•Quidley & Company Fine Art Gallery: 375 Broad Ave S, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-7p & Sun 11a-5p. 261-4300.

•Rene Miville Gallery: Franklin Shops, 2200 1st St, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. Mon-Sat 10a-8p & Sun 12-7p. Free. 333-3130.

•Ringling College of Art + Design Galleries: Basch Gallery (Academic Center, 2363 Old Bradenton Rd) –thru Mar 30: A Decade of Glass. Stulberg Gallery (Basch Visual Arts Center, 1188 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Way, Sarasota) –thru Mar16: Real Fashion

Photography. All galleries

–Apr 6-20: Best of Ringling; May 6-9: Senior Thesis

Show. Mon-Sat 10a-4p; MayAug Mon-Fri 10a-4p. Free. 941-359-7563.

•Shangri-La Springs: 27750 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Thru Apr 23: Elements. Daily. 949-0749.

•Sheldon Fine Art: 460 Fifth Ave S, Naples. 10a-10p. Free. 649-6255.

•Sidney & Berne Davis Arts Center: 2301 First St, Ft Myers. Mar 1-14: Ft Myers High School Sr show; Mar 1-

29: Graffiti Art - Jet Victory & Luis Valle, And Now for Something Completely Different - Janet Vince; Apr

5-23: Accidental DesignerRichard Tsao, Nature Schmature - Lois Selfan.

Mon-Fri 9a-5p & 6-9p & 1st Fri of month. Free. 337-1933.

•SmallWalls: 6240 Shirley St, #202 upstairs, Naples. Wed

3-5p, 1st Wed 5-8p & 3rd Sat 11a-4p. Free. 402-201-6160.

•Space 39 Art Bar & Martini

Lounge: 39 Patio de Leon, Ft Myers. Tue-Sat 5:30-close. Free. 204-9949.

•Sweet Art Gallery: 2100-A Trade Center Way, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a-5p, 1st Wed 5-

8p, 3rd Fri 6-8p, Sat by appt. Free. 597-2110.

•The Ringling Museum of Art: 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. Thru May 5: Woodblock Prints from Post War Japan; thru Apr 21: Knights; Mar 17-Sep 8: Interpolations; Mar 17-Sep 29: Natasha MazurkaOrder Systems. Bayfront Gardens. Gardens of Ringling Guided Tour: Thu 10:30a. Daily 10a-5p, Thu 10a-8p. 941-359-5700.

•Timeless: 2218 First St, Ft Myers. Daily 11a-6p; Fri & Sat 11a-8p. 332-8463.

•Tower Gallery: 751 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel. Daily 10a9p. Free. 340-6467.

•Union Artists Studios: Alliance of the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, #202, Edwards Bldg, Ft Myers. Free. 826-3861.

•Unit A - Marcus Jansen Studio & Residency: 2633 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Ft Myers. Mon-Wed 11a-3p & by appt & special events. 240-1053.

• V i s u a l A r t s C e n t e r : 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. Main Gallery – Mar 3-28: Primavera; Mar 31-Apr 24: Pictures in Paradise; Apr 27-May 8: Charlotte County High Schools. Mon-Fri 9a4p & Sat 10a-2p. Free. 951-639-8810.

•Watson MacRae Gallery: 2340 Periwinkle Way, #G1, Sanibel. Thru Mar 8: Garden Party, Mar 12-Apr 5: Oh Florida; Apr 9-Jul 31: Summer Salon. Mon-Sat 10:30a-5p. Free. 472-3386.

attractions

•Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole

Tribe of Florida Museum: Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, 30290 Josie Billie Hwy, Clewiston. Daily 9a-5p. 877-902-1113.

•Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum: 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel. Ongoing: Journey to the

Center of a Shell, Raymond Burr Memorial Exhibit, Deep-Sea Mollusks, Henry Domke - Nature Photographer. Daily 10a-5p. 395-2233.

•Baker Museum: Artis-Naples, Hayes Hall, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. Museum closed for 2017-2018 season. 597-1900.

•Berne Davis Botanical Garden: 2166 Virginia Ave, Ft Myers. Tue 10a-1p. Guided tours. 332-4942..

•Burroughs Home & Gardens: 2505 First St, Ft Myers. Living history tours daily 11a & 1p, 5-9p. 337-0706.

•Butterfly Estates: 1815 Fowler St, Ft Myers. Butterfly release daily 10:30a; tours daily 11a & 1p. Tue-Sun 10a-3p. 690-2359.

•Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium: 3450 Ortiz Ave, Ft Myers. Museum, butterfly aviary, trails, live reptile shows daily. Solar observing thru telescope Fri 11a. 10a-5p & Sun, 11a-5p. 275-3435.

•Cape Coral Historical Museum: 544 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. Wed-Fri 11a-4p & Sat 10a-2p. 7727037.

•Collier County Museum at Government Center: 3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. Thru May 31: An Everglades Affair - JoAnn Sanborn paintings. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 2528476.

•Conservancy of SWFL: 1495 Smith Preserve Way off Goodlette Frank Rd. Mon-Sat 9:30a-4:30p. Free. 4302466.

•Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. Art exhibits in cafe –Mar: Leigh Herndon; Apr-Jun: Leslie Peebles; Jul 1-31: Audubon Photo Awards. 7a-5:30p. Free. 248-9151.

•CREW: Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. Marsh Hiking Trails, 4600 Corkscrew Rd, Immokalee. Guided walks: Tue 9a. Trails open sunrise-sunset. Free. 657-2253.

•CROW: Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. 3883 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel. Healing Winds Visitor Education Center. Wonders of Wildlife: Nature presentations Mon-Fri 11a. Tue-Sun 10a-4p. Free. 4723644.

•’Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge: 1 Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. Education Center. Thru Mar 25: 100th Anniversary Woodring Exhibition: ‘Ding Darling Days. Sun-Fri 9a-5p. 4721100.

•Edison & Ford Winter Estates: 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers.. Daily 9a5:30p. 334-7419.

•Everglades Day Safari: Pickups throughout SWFL. Daily 7:30a-5p. 472-1559.

•Everglades Wonder Gardens: 27180 Old 41 Rd, BonitaSprings.Botanical gardens, animals, Marc Harris Wildlife photography gallery. Daily 9a-5p. 9922591.

•Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples: North Collier Park, 15080 Livingston Rd, Naples. Thru May 5: Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train traveling exhibit. Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 11a-4p. 5140084.

•Holocaust Museum & Education Center of SWFL: Sandalwood Square, 4760 Tamiami Tr N, # 107, Naples. Tue-Sun 12:30-5p; Guided Tours: 1:30p. Free. 2639200.

•IMAG History & Science Center: 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 12-5p. 321-7420.

•Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch: 1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee. Thru Mar 23: Heritage & Harvest - Paul Arsenault paintings. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 252-2611.

•Marco Island Historical Museum: 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 642-1440.

•Mound House: 451 Connecticut St, Ft Myers Beach. Guided tours Tue, Wed & Sat 9a-3p; programs Tue, Wed, Sat 10a; free guided beach walks Tue 9a, Newton Park, 4650 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. JanApr Tue-Sat 9a-4p; May-Dec Tue, Wed & Sat 9a-4p. 7650865.

•MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium: 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota. Daily 10a-5p. 941-388-4441.

•Museum of the Everglades: 105 W Bwy, Everglades City. MonSat 9a-4p. Free. 695-0008.

•Museum of the Islands: 5728 Sesame, Pine Island Center. Free. 283-1525.

•Naples Botanical Garden: 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. Thru Mar 31: Reflections on Glass - Frabel in the Garden. Daily 9a-5p & Tue 8a-5p. 643-7275.

•Naples Depot Museum: 1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. Thru Apr 27: 20th Century

Seminole Experience – art by Muffy Clark Gill. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 262-6525.

•Naples Museum of Military History: Naples Airport, 500

Terminal Dr, Naples. MonSat 10a-4p & Sun 12-4p. Free. 450-0073.

•Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens: 1590 GoodletteFrank Rd, Naples. Thru Apr 21: Washed Ashore - Art to Save the Sea. Daily 9a-5p. 262-5409.

•Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center: 718 Fisherman’s Wharf, Ft Myers Beach. Mon-Sat 10a-4p. 7658101.

•Octagon Wildlife Sanctuary: 41660 Horseshoe Rd, Punta Gorda. Mon-Fri 9a-12p, Sat & Sun 11a-4p. 543-1130.

•Palm Cottage Museum & Norris Gardens: Naples Historical Society, 137 12th Ave. S, Naples. Walking tours of Naples historic district: Wed 9:30a; Guided garden tours: 1st & 3rd Thu of month 10a. Tours: Tue-Fri 12-4p & Sat 1-4p. Free. 2618164.

•Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center: 300 Tower Rd, Naples. Daily programs: 11a & 2p. Guided boat & kayak tours Tue-Fri. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. 530-5940.

•Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Nature Center: 3333 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel. Exhibits, programs, guided tours. Mon-Fri 8:30a4p. 472-2329.

•Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Native Landscapes & Garden Center: 1300 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Exhibits, demonstration gardens, workshops. Mon-Fri 8:30a-5p & Sat 10a-3p. 472-1932.

•Sanibel Historical Museum & Village: 950 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. Tue-Sat 10a-4p. 472-4648.

•Shangri-La Springs: 27750 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Historic hotel & spa. Daily. 949-0749.

•Shell Factory & Nature Park: 2787 N Tamiami Trail, N, Ft Myers. Shell exhibits, Animal exhibits, petting farm, Christmas House, Natural History Exhibit, Money Museum, water games, video arcade, miniature golf, playgrounds, zip line. Jan xx: Gumbo Fest. Wed: Live music & dancing 6-9p. Daily 10a-5p. 995-2141.

•SWFL Military Museum & Library: 4820 Leonard St, Cape Coral. Mon-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 9a-4p. Free. 541-8704.

•The Ringling Museum of Art: 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. Thru May 5: Woodblock Prints from Post War Japan; thru Apr 21: Knights; Mar 17-Sep 8: Interpolations; Mar 17-Sep

29: Natasha Mazurka - Order Systems; Jul 7-Oct13: The Fabric of India. Circus Museum — thru May 13: Chivalry & Circus. Bayfront Gardens. Gardens of Ringling Guided Tour: Thu 10:30a. Daily 10a-5p, Thu 10a-8p. 941-359-5700.

•True Tours: River District History Tours Sat 10:30a; Haunted History Tours Wed & Sat 8p; Flavors of Matlacha Tour Sat 10a. Tours begin & end at 2200 1st St, Ft Myers. Reserve. 9450405.

Fort Myers Beach Art Association hosts the exhibit, ‘Under the Sun’ thru March 21. Call 463-3909 for information.

H i s t o r y M u s e u m : Clemente Park, 1936 Henderson Ave, Ft Myers. Mon-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 12-4p. Free. 332-8778.

parks

•Bonita Beach Park: 27954 Hickory Blvd., Bonita Springs. 533-7444.

•Bowditch Point Regional Park: 50 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Guided walks: Tue & Sat 9:30a. 463-3764.

•Bunche Beach: 18201 John Morris Rd, Ft Myers. Guided walks: 1st & 3rd Tue 5p. 707-6794.

•Caloosahatchee Regional Park: 18500 North River Rd, Alva. Guided walk: 1st Sat & 3rd Tue of month 9a. 693-2690.

•Collier-Seminole State Park: US 41 (Tamiami Trail), S Naples. Guided walks: Sat 10a. Hiking trail, self-guided boardwalk nature trail, exhibits, camping, fishing, boating canoeing. 394-3397.

•Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park: 11135 Gulfshore Dr, Naples. Beach, fishing, picnic areas. 597-6196.

•Estero Park: 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero. 248-1609.

•Everglades National Park: Gulf Coast Visitor Center, 815 Oyster Bar Ln, Everglades City. 9a-4:30p. 695-3311.

•Hickeys Creek Mitigation Park: 17980 Palm Beach Blvd, Alva. Guided walks: 1st Tue 9a. 693-2690.

•Koreshan State Historic Site State Park: US Hwy 41 & Corkscrew Rd, Estero. 992-0311.

•Lakes Regional Park: 7 330 Gladiolus Dr, Ft Myers. Guided walks: 1st Sat

8:30a, Garden tour: 2nd Sat. 533-7575.

•Lovers Key State Park: South of Ft Myers Beach. Yoga on the Beach Mon 9a. 463-4588.

•Lynn Hall Park: 950 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach.

Laughter Yoga: Fri 8a. 2297356.

•Manatee Park: 10901 Palm Beach Blvd, Ft Myers. 8adusk. 690-5030.

•Matanzas Pass Preserve: 119 Bay Rd, Ft Myers Beach. Guided walks: Thu 9:30a. 707-3015.

•Myakka River State Park: 13207 SR 72, Sarasota. Canoeing, camping, wildlife tours by air-boat & tram, scenic drive, guided walks. 361-6511.

•Naples Preserve: Eco-center. 1690 Tamiami Tr N, Naples.

Jan 10-Apr 25: Nature talks

Tue 10a. Free. Dawn-dusk. 261-4290.

•North Collier Regional Park: 15000 Livingston Rd, Naples. 252-4060.

• N o r t h F t M y e r s P a r k : 2021

N Tamiami Tr, N Ft Myers.

Yoga: Wed 6p. 652-4512.

•Rutenberg Park Eco-Living Center: ‘Florida-Friendly’

Garden/Landscape Workshops: Wed 10:30a.

Free. 533-7515.

•Six Mile Cypress Slough

Preserve: 7791 Penzance Blvd, Ft Myers. Guided walks: daily 9a Nov-Apr.

Free. 533-7550.

•Veterans Park: 55 Homestead Rd, Lehigh Acres. 369-1521.

•Wa-Ke-Hatchee Park: 16730

Bass Rd, Ft Myers. Flow

Yoga & Mat Pilates: Mon-Thu

9a; Yoga & Meditation: Tue

4:30p; Tai chi: Wed 1p; Laughter Yoga: Wed 6:30p. Classes free. 432-2154.

live music & comedy

•Americana Community Music Association Listening Room: All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Select Fri, Sat, Sun 7p. 691-4069.

•Beach Records: 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music select nites. Free. 878-7806.

•Bert’s Bar & Grill: 4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha.Live music nightly; Tue-Sun 12:30-6:30p: Calypso Magic. 282-3232.

• B i g B l u e B r e w i n g : 4721 SE 10th Pl, Cape Coral. Live music Wed-Sat nites. 471-2777.

•Bone Hook Brewing: 1514 Immokalee Rd, #106, Naples. Live music Fri & Sat. 631-8522.

•Buckingham Blues Bar: 5641 Buckingham Rd., Ft Myers. Live music select Fri & Sat nites. Free open blues jam Wed 8-11p & Sun 3-6p. 693-7111.

• B u d d h a B a r & G r i l l : 12701 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music Wed-Sun. 482-8565.

•City Tavern: 2206 Bay St, Ft Myers. Live music Thu-Sat. 226-1133.

•Cottage Bar: 1270 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Live music nightly. 765-5440.

•Downtown Social House: 1406 Hendry St, Ft Myers.

Live music Mon-Thu 4-10p. Fri 4p-2a, Sat 12p-2a, Sun 12-10p. 337-7646.

•Fathoms Restaurant & Bar: 5785 Cape Harbour Dr, #106, Cape Coral. Live music Tue & Fri-Sun nites. 542-0123.

•Fort Myers Brewing Company: 12811 Commerce

Eats & Drinks

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DINING GUIDE

BERT'S BAR & SEAFOOD GRILL : 4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 282-3232. Dockside dining with a million dollar view and quality food at reasonable prices. Waterfront restaurant offering delicious and fresh local seafood, certified angus burgers, refreshing brews, and live entertainment Tue-Sun. 'All-U-Can-Eat' Fish Fry Wed & Fri 4-9pm. Open 7 days a week from 11am. BROADWAY PALM DINNER THEATRE: 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422. Southwest Florida’s premier dinner theatre features the best of Broadway, favorite shows of the past and the most recent musical hits. with nationally selected performers and a live orchestra. Featuring a delicious buffet. Tue-Sun: dinner 5:30pm, Matinees: lunch 11:45am.

CAPT’N FISHBONE’SSEAFOOD GRILL &DOLPHIN

ROOM: The Shell Factory, 2787 N Tamiami Tr, N Ft Myers. 995-3999. Full service restaurant serving lunch & dinner. Soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, seafood, steaks, ribs, pasta. All-you-can-eat Fish Fry Tue & Fri, Live music daily. Mon-Thu & Sat 11am8pm, fri 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-7pm.

FORT MYERS BREWING COMPANY: 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, unit 28, Ft Myers. 239-313-6576. 25 beers on tap, many award-winning. Atmosphere is very laid back and has a cool local vibe to it. Familyand pet-friendly. Always has at least one food truck on site. Open Mon 3-9pm, Tue & Wed 3-10pm, Thu & Fri 3-11pm, Sat 12-11pm, Sun 12-8pm.

Lake Dr, #27, Ft Myers. Live music select Wed & Sat nites. 313-6576.

•Laugh-In Comedy Café: 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. Thu-Sat: comics 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Matanzas on the Bay: 414 Crescent St, Ft Myers Beach. Live music Mon-Sat 5-9p & Sun 12-5p. 463-3838.

•Momentum Brewhouse: 9786 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Live music Fri & Sat nites & Sun afternoons. 949-9945.

•Old Soul Brewing: 10970 S Cleveland Ave, #402, Ft Myers. Wed: Open Mic 8-10p. Live music or comedy select Fri & Sat nites. 334-4334.

•Naples Beach Brewery: 4120 Enterprise Ave, #116, Naples. Live music Wed-Sat nites. 304-8795.

•Point Ybel Brewing Company: 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. Thu: Jazz 610p; Fri & Sat: live music 7-10p; Sat: Singer/songwriters 3-6p. Free. 603-6535.

•Red Rock Saloon: 2278 First St, Ft Myers. Live music Fri & Sat nites. 689-8667.

•Reserve Cigar & Wine Bar: 10950 S. Cleveland Ave, Ft Myers. Live music Fri & Sat nites. 210-0300.

• R i p t i d e B r e w i n g : 987 3rd Ave N, Naples. Wed 7-9p: Irish music jam; live music select Fri & Sat nites. 228-6533.

•Roadhouse Café: 15660 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. Live jazz Tue-Sun. Wed: Danny Sinoff Trio 7-10p; Thu: The Jazz-Matics w Lynn Richardson 7-10p; Fri: Tony Boffa & Friends 7-10p; Sat: Danny Sinoff Quartet 7:3010:30p, Sun: Jazz Jam 7-10p; Tue: Dan Miller Quartet 710p (Nov-Mar). 415-4375.

•Shark Bar: 17979 San Carlos

LAUGH IN COMEDY CAFE: 8595 College Pkwy, # 270, Ft Myers. 479-5233. Laugh In's menu has everything from clams, mussels, crab cakes, and cod to house favorite chicken parmesan & Shrimp Orleans to strip steak. Late night menu features 4-cheese fried rigatoni, pulled pork nachos, hot wings, hot apple pie. Shows:Thu7:30pm,Fri&Sat7:30&9:30pm.

MOMENTUM BREWHOUSE: 28120 Hunters Ridge Blvd, units 1-3, Bonita Springs. 949-9949. Award winning local craft beers and comfortable tasting room. Food trucks on site every day. Choices include pizza, tacos, gourmet burgers, seafood, jewish/Cuban and Argentinean to name a few. Also, order or carry in from local restaurants. Snacks available at the bar. Open 7 days a week.

THE VERANDA : 2122 Second St. (at Bwy), Ft Myers. 332-2065. Romantic setting in two turn-of-the-century homes, combined with their Southern Regional Cuisine, an extensive wine list, and first class service staff, provide a unique dining experience. Celebrating excellence since 1978 and consistently honored as one of the most award-winning restaurants in Fort Myers. Lunch: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm, Dinner: Mon-Sat 5:30-9pm.

Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Live music nitely. 313-6012.

• S m o k i n ’ O y s t e r B r e w e r y : 340 Old San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Live music nitely 6-10p. Mon & Sat: Will Kaiser; Tue & Fri:

Anthony Wayne; Wed:

Frank Thomson; Thu: Shawn Russell; Sun: Lee Hagen. Free. 463-3474.

•Sneaky Pete’s: 3465 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Live music Wed & Th, Sat & Sun. 498-8887.

• S o c i e t y ’ s T r e e h o u s e : Bell Tower Shops, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, Ft Myers. Live music select nites. 334-0900.

•Space 39 Art Bar & Martini Lounge: 39 Patio de Leon, Ft Myers. Live music Wed-Sat nites. 204-9949.

•The Barrel Room: Twisted Vine, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. Live jazz/blues ThuSun 7-10. Thu 7-10p: Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet; Fri & Sat 9p-12a: blues bands; Sun 11-2p: Jazz Brunch w Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. 333-225.

•The Cigar Bar: 1508 Hendry St, Ft Myers. Free. 337-4662.

• T h e R a n c h C o n c e r t H a l l & S a l o o n : 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music select Fri & Sat nites. 985-9839.

•The Rhythm House: 16440 S Tamiami Tr, Ft Myers. Live music select Tue-Sat 6:309:30p. 466-8326.

• T h e V e r a n d a : 2122 Second St, Ft Myers. Piano Bar Wed-Sat 6:309p. 332-2065.

The annual ‘All Florida’ exhibit is on view at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers, March 8-30. For information, call 939-2787,

Wanda Coady’s work is on view at the Marco Island Center for the Arts, March 4-26. Call 394-4221 for information.