November-December 2015

NEWS & PREVIEWS

FGCUHosts 10th Annual Writers Conference on Sanibel

Florida Gulf Coast University will be presenting the 10th annual Sanibel Island Writers Conference, November 5-8, with workshops, readings, panels, presentations, and performances by celebrated writers and experienced editors, literary agents and teachers at BIG ARTS and the Sanibel Island Public Library.

Keynote Speaker, Edwidge Danitcat is the author of several books, including Breath, Eyes, Memory, an Oprah Book Club selection; Krik? Krak!, a National Book Award finalist; and The Farming of Bones, an American Book Award winner; as well as Create Dangerously, The Dew Breaker, and Claire of the Sea Light. She has written for young adults and children, most recently the picture book, Mama’s Nightingale and the young adult novel, Untwine.Her memoir, Brother, I'm Dying, was a 2007 finalist for the National Book Award and a 2008 winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. Her event, November 7 at 6pm is free and

open to the public in BIGARTS’ Schein Hall.

On November 6, celebrated singer-songwriter and author Dan Bern will perform songs from his latest album, Hoody, and from his vast catalog of albums recorded over the past 20 years. Bern’s songs have been featured in films such as Get Him to the Greek and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Bern is also author of the novels, Quitting Science and 10,000 Crappy Songs. His concert is at 6pm at BIG ARTS and is free and open to the public.

Singer-songwriter John Darnielle, of The Mountain Goats, performs a solo concert on November 5. As the leader of The Mountain Goats, Darnielle has released over 600 songs on 20 records and compilations. Darnielle is also a celebrated novelist whose first book, Master of Reality, was released in 2008. His second novel, Wolf In White Van, was published in 2014 and short-listed for the National Book Award. Darnielle’s concert begins at 6pm at BIG ARTS, and is also free and open to the public.

Some of the writers, poets and screenwriters presenting at the conference are: Steve Almond, Erica Dawson, Beth Ann Fennelly, Gina Frangello, Tom Franklin, William Giraldi, Jim Gustafson, Kimberly Johnson, Alan Michael Parker, Margo Rabb, Deborah Reed (publishing), Jay Wexler, and Lyn Millner.

The Writers Conference runs 7:30am-7:30pm November 5-7, with a cocktail hour 5-6pm, from 7:30-11:30am on November 8. BIGARTSis located at 900 Dunlop Rd. on Sanibel. For information, call 590-7421.

Gulf Coast Symphony Unveils New Season

The Gulf Coast Symphony launches its 21st season December 5 with a slate of concerts that includes the popular Symphonic Pops Series, Classical Access Series, Family Concerts, and the annual Deck the Halls holiday celebration. The Classical Access Series begins on December 5 with ‘Americana,’ an evening of American-inspired music, including Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Bright Blue Music by

Edwidge Danticat is the Keynote Speaker at FGCU’s 10th annual Sanibel Island Writers Conference, November 5-8 at BIGARTS.

Michael Tonke, and the Pulitzer prize-winning Symphony No. 1 by Ellen Zwilich. Also on the program is Rachmaninoff’s beloved Rhapsody on a Themeby Paganini performed by Mariya Orlenko, winner of the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition.

The Gulf Coast Symphony performs the German Requiem on March 6 with the Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers and guest soloists, performing a world-premiere composition by Robert Paterson, commissioned by the Gulf Coast Symphony.

The final Classical Access concert of the season, on May 14, is a special event: a staged performance of La Boheme . This staged production of Puccini’s popular opera features the Gulf Coast Symphony with renowned opera singers, costumes and choreography. Soloists include Marco Panuccio, Branch Fields, Gabriel Preisser, and Jason Switzer.

The Gulf Coast Symphony celebrates the spirit of the season on December 20 with the annual ‘Deck the Halls’ holiday concert featuring Mark Sanders along with the Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers, Kellyn Irish Dancers, and a visit from Santa!

The Symphonic Pops Series begins on January 24 with ‘Oh What a Night,’ a celebration of the musical hits of the Jersey Boys (The Four Seasons), Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, Bobby Darin, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, and Aretha Franklin. The Series continues on February 14t with a romantic evening with the ‘Superstars of Tango,’ featuring

Argentine dancers Sandor and Parissa, and the music from some of Argentina’s most beloved composers.

On March 13 Tony Awardnominated singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway joins the Gulf Coast Symphony to perform ‘The Streisand Songbook.’

The Symphonic Pops Series concludes with ‘Carousel in Concert,’ a staged version of the beloved Broadway musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, on April 16. Carousel will be presented in concert with actors, costumes and choreography, and performed as the creators intended, with full symphony orchestra. With Carousel the Gulf Coast Symphony unveils a new tradition, spotlighting one great American musical fully staged in concert each year. ‘Carousel in Concert’ is a collaborative project with Florida Repertory Theatre.

The Gulf Coast Symphony’s Classical Access Series is unique, in that it provides audiences with insight on the works being performed, as well as the composers. Two large video screens flank the stage, and prior to each work, a pre-recorded conversational video is played that explains the musical elements, composition and historical anecdotes of the music that will be played.

Gulf Coast Symphony will also perform a Family Concert on June

12, which includes interactive programs and projects in the lobby of the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. The Summer Family Concert presents family-friendly popular and classical music in a fun, casual setting. For both events, children join the musicians onstage to experience the concert up close.

The Gulf Coast Symphony will also perform once again at Taste of the Cape culinary and music festival on February 21.

The Symphony performs at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, located on the campus of FSW, at 13350 FSW Pkwy. In Fort Myers. For information, call 277-1700.

Blues Festival On Bradenton’s Riverwalk

The 2015 Bradenton Blues Festival, on December 5, features an all-star lineup of acclaimed blues acts, as well as local cuisine, craft beverages, and an array of vendors for a family-friendly party in the park-like setting at downtown’s Bradenton Riverwalk.

More than 3,000 people from 30 states, three foreign countries, and 225 different zip codes from within Florida alone attended last year's event.

This year's event will boast more bathrooms, a dance floor by the stage, a wider range of food and beverages, and a second entrance for attendees’ convenience.

This year’s Blues Festival features Janiva Magness, hailed as one of the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today; harmonicist and songwriter Rick Estrin with his band, The Night Cats; guitarist and vocalist Joanna Connor; award-winner Mike Zito and his acclaimed band, The Wheel; Bluesman of the Year, guitarist and songwriter Larry Garner; the celebrated Mississippi vocalist and guitarist, James ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson; Girls With Guitars; and the teen brother/sister duo, Cole and Logan Layman, collectively known as In Layman Terms. Gates open at 10am. The music starts at 11am and ends at 8pm. Children four and under will be admitted free. Blankets and lawn chairs (without overhangs) welcome, but no tents or dogs allowed. A limited number of reserved front-of-stage seats are available.

The Bradenton Riverwalk is located on Waterfront Blvd. Call 941-621-6471 for information.

Janiva Magness headlines the 4th annual Bradenton Blues Festival on December 11.

Ann Hampton Callaway joins the Gulf Coast Symphony on March 13 to perform ‘The Streisand Songbook.’

Volunteers Needed To Build Ford Quadricycle Replica

A team of volunteers will meet the third Monday of every month, beginning November 16, to build a replica of the Ford Quadricycle with Automotive Curator Jim Moss and Registrar Matt Andres. The quadricycle was the first vehicle Henry Ford made, with a simple frame, engine and bicycle tires. Ford’s work on the quadricycle led to the founding of Ford Motor Company several years later.

The group will include machinists, patent holders and inventors, as well as car enthusiasts. Some members of the group had started work and brought in items related to their past projects, including photographs and scale components of another replica quadricycle, but more help is needed for the months ahead.

It is anticipated that the operating replica of the 1896 Ford Quadricycle will be finished by winter of 2016. This will be

one of the few in the nation and certainly one of the most accurate replicas. The Edison & Ford Winter Estates museum began work on this project about a year ago and created design documents and machine shop plans. The team is also working with The Henry Ford, Greenfield Village and Sam Galloway Ford in Southwest Florida. Participation is free and will include a free Edison Ford Quadricycle Project T-shirt.

If you are interested in volunteering for the project, call Chief Curator at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Mike Cosden at 334-7419. The Edison & Ford Winter Estates are located at 2350 McGregor Blvd. in Fort Myers.

Sarasota Chalk Festival To Break Pavement Illusion World Record

The 2015 Sarasota Chalk Festival will again attract art illusion enthusiasts to the island of Venice, Florida, the week of November 9-16 with a second world record. Innovator of 3-D pavement art, Kurt Wenner, will lead this year's team of international, local and student

Kurt Wenner’s ‘Megalodon Shark’ set a record at last year’s Sarasota Chalk Festival. This year’s festival is November 9-16

artists with a record breaking illusion 'Feast of the Gods' to celebrate the 2015 theme 'Eat, Drink and Be Merry!'

Artists will travel from more than 30 countries, including Italy, Canada, Peru, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Amsterdam, Japan, and India, and from all over the USA and Florida to participate in the first international pavement art festival the USA.

The Sarasota Chalk Festival hosts the largest number of 3-D pavement illusions, as well as innovations in the art form that included last year's world record of the Megalodon Shark by Kurt Wenner and lead pavement artist Julie Kirk-Purcell, the first day/night pavement painting by Edgar Muller, and the first augmented reality pavement paintings by Leon Keer and Anthony Cappetto.

This year’s festival will also feature music, dance and performances as part of the first Pavement Music Festival starting with the Opening 'Dance Party' on November 12, 7-9pm.

The family-friendly event includes Student Pavement Artists and Little Chalk'ers creating food-related chalk art. The Seniors Going Vertical will have a variety of street art activities for senior citizens.

Festival events will be held at the Venice Municipal Airport November 9-16, 8am-6pm and also on Miami Ave. in downtown Venice, November 13-15, 8am9pm and Nov 16 8am-6pm.

Admission and artist participation is free to all, fees for special events and parking will apply. Call 941-488-8877 for information.

Gulfshore Opera Announces Community Outreach Programs

Gulfshore Opera announced a new ‘Community in Harmony’ initiative, programs creating a nurturing environment that embraces youth from diverse backgrounds and encourages their imagination, attracts and guides emerging artists, and

The Quadricycle was the first vehicle Henry Ford built, in 1896.

inspires the lives of adults and seniors in Southwest Florida.

Founder and General Director, Steffanie Pearce explains, “Gulfshore Opera is a performing arts organization, but we take our social obligations to the tricounty service area seriously. Our core values, as a community based creative collaboration, are exemplified in the ‘Community in Harmony’ initiative.”

Some of the many efforts by which Community in Harmony vows to strengthen community relations are the following:

• The Harmony Choir – A youth development program that seeks to affect social wellbeing through the pursuit of musical excellence. Now expanding to a biweekly after school program serving low income area schools in Collier County, the program is free to participants. There are plans to expand the Harmony Choir with additional chapters in Charlotte and Lee County.

•The Gulfshore Opera Children’s Chorus – A choral training program to perform in full-scale opera productions alongside the professionals and Adult Chorus.

•Implementing the Gulfshore Opera Resident Artist Program, an advanced training program for emerging artists, ages 17-32.

•Employing technical theater interns to gain valuable on-thejob training by working alongside the Technical Director and Stage Managers in large-scale professional productions.

•Training the adult volunteer based Gulfshore Opera Chorus to act and sing in full-scale opera productions and concerts.

•Training and employing the Gulfshore Tenors, the Resident Professional Vocal Ensemble of Gulfshore Opera.

For information, call 529-3925.

Edison & Ford Estates Celebrates 40 Years Of Holiday Nights

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oliday Nights features the homes and gardens of the Edison and Ford Estates seasonally decorated with millions of lights and historic decorations, as well as nightly entertainment and visits from Santa on selected evenings. During the event, the Edison Ford is open until 9pm.

The Edison Ford Museum and Laboratory are open nightly, as well as the Ford Holiday Cottage Shoppe, Museum Store and Garden Shoppe

Opening night of the Edison & Ford Winter Estates ‘Holiday Nights,’ on November 27, will feature the Annual Tree Lighting at 6pm, with Doug MacGregor, dressed as Santa, cartooning with kids. Local artists and authors will also be showcasing their work and books. The Naples Carolers will perform on November 27 and November 28.

Holiday Nights is on view November 27-January 3, 5:309pm. (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day).

The Edison &Ford Winter Estates, located at 2350 McGregor Blvd. in Fort Myers, is open daily from 9am-5:30pm. Call 334-7419 for information.

Venice Theatre Celebrates 65th Anniversary With Black-Tie EventFeaturing Ben Vereen

Theatre goers are invited to attend Venice Theatre’s 65th Anniversary Gala on November 9, at 6pm. This black-tie event includes a souvenir photo on the red carpet, hors d’oeuvres, an open bar, the opening performance of Hair, The American Tribal Love Rock Musical, a conversation with Ben Vereen, who is directing the production, and his cast after the show, champagne, dessert, and a commemorative gift.

Hair will continue on Venice Theatre’s MainStage through December 13.

Tony Award-winner Ben Vereen originally became involved with Venice Theatre in 2013 when he presented his concert ‘Steppin’ Out Live.’ He returned for a second performance in 2014. A few months later he served as the master of opening ceremonies at the international community theatre festival hosted by Venice Theatre where he also taught master classes. It was there that he and Venice Theatre’s Artistic Director Murray Chase discussed the possibility of Venice Theatre producing Vereen’s re-imagined version of Hair

Venice Theatre is located at 140 W. Tampa Ave. in Venice. For information, call 941-488-1115.

Ben Vereen is directing Venice Theatre’s reimaged version of the clasic rock musical, Hair.

Theatre Conspiracy Donating 50% Of Opening Night Sales To Benefit Women & GirlsInSWFL

Theatre Conspiracy's 2015-16 season is a celebration of female playwrights and their contribution to theatre as a whole. As part of that celebration, 50% of each play's opening night will go to local non-profits that benefit women and girls in Southwest Florida.

The first show, Toys in the Attic benefited the Women's Legacy Fund of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation.

On November 20, the opening of Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play, the selected nonprofit is Pace Center for Girls.

The January 7th performance of Kayak will benefit Florida Coastal & Ocean. The opening of The Bluest Eye on February 5 will benefit AFCAAM Catholic Charities' Girl's Skills Mentoring Program. The Nether by Jennifer Haley will open on March 4 and benefit Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships.

One other non-profit will be selected later for the opening of our New Play Contest Winner in May of 2016.

For the entire season, Theater Conspiracy is offering Women under 41 years of age student price tickets at the door.

Theater Conspiracy performs at Foulds Theatre at the Alliance for the Arts, located at 10091 McGregor Blvd. In Fort Myers. For information, call 936-3239.

The Edison & Ford Winter Estates are open until 9pm November 27-January 3.

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HE 2015-2016 SEASON MARKS22 consecutive years of thought-provoking, quality performances from Theatre Conspiracy, and this year there’s an interesting theme: Every play is written by a woman (with the exception of the New Playwright contest in May). The decision to take the season in this direction is based on the decidedly low number of female-penned productions in recent years, an anomaly happening not just locally, but elsewhere throughout the country.

“If you were to look at the past few seasons of theatre in Southwest Florida you will see that less than 20% of the plays produced were written by female playwrights,” says Producing Artistic Director Bill Taylor, also referencing the 2013-2014 Broadway season that had no new plays written by women.

As an added commitment, Theatre Conspiracy will donate 50% of each opening night’s ticket sales to a local charity dedicated to helping women and girls. Beneficiaries are PACE Center for Girls, Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition, AFCAAM, and Human Trafficking Awareness. Also, as incentive to attract a younger audience, the Theatre is offering studentpriced tickets for women under 41 years of age. Why that odd number? Taylor explains that someone who just turned 40 might feel a little younger paying the student price of $11.

“This year we will do our part to highlight some amazing plays by women both classic and new,” he stresses, adding that this is definitely not a ‘chick-flick’ type of lineup. “I’m trying to emphasize quality theatre”, Taylor explains, “We have a wide variety of it. The lighthearted type of show, a very serious show, a kind of off-the-wall type of show. It runs the gamut.”

A quick look at their season confirms his enthusiasm. Fresh off October’s Toys in the Attic by Lillian Hellmann comes Anne Washburn’s dark Simpsonsbased comedy Mr. Burns, the Post Electric Play in November and December. The futuristic story takes place nearly a century from now, where members of a post-apocalyptic civilization sit around a campfire and piece together the plot of a Simpsons episode. Jump to 75 years

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beyond that, and Bart & Co. have become the stuff of legend upon which new forms of performance are created.

Director Rachel Endrizzi says the play is a conversation starter. “It really looks at what happens to all of the things we love about pop culture when they’re not here, and what it turns into for the next generation’, she emulates, “The focus is more of a pop culture thing –Britney Spears, etc. –all mashed into a Simpsons episode, like when you play ‘telephone,’ but the end has evolved into something completely new from the beginning.”

January’s production is Kayak, by Jordan Hall, winner of the 2010 Samuel French Canadian Playwrights Contest. As doting suburban mom, Annie Iversen is stranded alone in a kayak on a vast stretch of water, she recounts the events that brought her here. Her son Peter has fallen in love with a passionate environmental activist, and Annie has taken it upon herself to keep him from falling ever deeper into his girlfriend’s dangerous world. In doing so, she unwittingly throws herself into the path of events larger than she ever could have conceived.

Theatre Conspiracy’s initiative to showcase the work of minority artists continues in February with The Bluest Eyes, by Lydia Diamond. The play is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book by Toni Morrison. This critically-acclaimed adaptation follows three girls in post-depression Ohio.

Eleven year-old Pecola Breedlove despises her dark skin and prays for blue eyes, certain that love will follow. Claudia

Anne Washburn’s dark comedy Mr. Burns, the Post Electric Play, takes place nearly a century from now, where members of a postapocalyptic civilization sit around a campfire and piece together the plot of a Simpsons episode.

Several studies and surveys point out that only a fraction of theatre productions across the country are currently featuring female playwrights.

Every play this season is written by a woman.

Lillian Hellman

Jordan Hall

Anne Washburn

and Frieda McTeer are sisters who watch over Pecola when the rest of the community fails to do so. It’s a story of a young girl’s coming of age, the devastating events she endures, and the standards of beauty evident in this poverty-stricken, still-segregated time period.

March’s production at Theatre Conspiracy challenges our perception of the world with The Nether, by Jennifer Haley. Questioning the

boundaries of reality, The Nether examines moral responsibility in virtual worlds. Opening with an interrogation scene taking place online, Detective Morris questions Mr. Sims about his activities in a role-playing realm so realistic it mimics life almost perfectly. The clash of wills that ensues leads to a consequence neither could have imagined.

The final production this season, in May, is the winner of Theatre Conspiracy’s 17th Annual New Play Contest. The winner has not yet been chosen and the decision will not be based on gender. Over 600 entries have been received from all over the U.S., Canada, England, France, and Australia. The winning play will be announced in November.

Taylor encourages theatergoers to enjoy the eclectic lineup for which Theatre Conspiracy is known, “This is nothing different than any other quality season that we put together,” he says, “just

that we’re highlighting women’s contributions. It’s not the kind of thing that guys won’t like. These are fantastic, diverse kinds of plays.”

• Theatre Conspiracy performs at the Foulds Theatre on the campus of the Lee County Alliance of the Arts, located at 10091 McGregor Blvd. in Fort Myers. Call 936-3239 for more information.

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HERE ARE MOMENTS IN TIME that change everything – events and circumstances colliding and redefining who we are and where we go from here. December 4th, 1956 was one of these moments for four incredible musicians and the man who brought them together.

Whether Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash or Sam Phillips, owner of Sun Records studio, had any idea or not, their lives and careers would be altered forever by what happened one night, a moment in time, a moment in rock and roll history.

Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre’s production of Million Dollar Quartet will take you back to a time when rock and roll was still in its infancy, a time when musicians had to be inventive, had to reach deep into their soul to bring you a new sound.

The scene takes place in the one room Sun Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where Sam Phillips, owner and producer, has called together four young musicians for an impromptu jam session. Word leaked out, and the quartet got its name thanks to a newspaper man who was in the right place at the right time, claiming, “This quartet could sell a million.” Thereafter, the group was dubbed the Million Dollar Quartet. This was the only performance the quartet would have together, but it helped Phillips, Lewis and Presley become charter inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cash and Perkins would soon follow.

I have no idea where these actors get their energy from, but they spent the entire 90 minutes of the show moving. Their performances were remarkable since not only were they acting, but they also play their instruments and pretty much dance and sing the entire time on stage. The cast mesmerized the audience, capturing the unique moment, the characters’ personalities, and the ground-breaking music flawlessly.

I was lucky enough to sit with the four main actors who played Cash, Perkins, Presley and Lewis after one of the performances. The cast is young, but they are all

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consummate professionals. How could they not be? It takes serious dedication to pull off performances like these night after night.

Evan Harris, tall and thin with dark hair, plays Johnny Cash, who was six feet, two inches tall. Harris walks like Cash, talks like Cash, and also captures Cash’s distinctive singing and guitar playing. He says this is actually the first time he has had to play guitar through an entire show, “Usually I’m an act, sing, dance guy. It’s completely new to me. I’ve learned a lot.”

I asked him what drew him to Cash as a character. He told me that he feels Cash really brings a different style to the show, having more of a country feel. “You can’t compare one of the songs I play as Cash to Elvis, because it’s completely different,“ adding, “Each character has his certain style, and influenced rock and roll in their own way.”

“The really cool thing about this show,” he says is, “Look at the Buddy Holly Story or Ring of Fire, which is all about Johnny Cash. Those stories are semi-fictional. But this story really happened one night. A lot of people don’t know that. They see the whole storyline come together and it’s really moving.”

Harris also tells me that he is usually a tenor, so singing so low was something he had to adjust to. He also explains that when it comes to the choreography in this show he’s getting off easy compared to the other actors. The Cash character is definitely one of the more stoic.

Speaking of dance moves, nobody had the moves of Elvis Presley, known for his hip shaking, pulsating gestures. Elvis was more than a musician, he was a showman and Skip Robinson portrays him splendidly. Robinson confesses that he feels he got lucky to get the part of Elvis Presley. “He’s the king of rock and roll. I’ve always been a huge fan. My grandparents were huge Presley and Cash fans, so I’ve been listening to this music since I was 12 or 13, he says, adding, “Coming into auditions, I already knew all the songs. Given this opportunity has just been awesome.”

He admits, “My legs are just gone. The guy moves like crazy. Also, I’ve had to

“[Jerry Lee Lewis] was an incredible person to watch. He’s out of his mind for sure. It must be awesome to be that crazy.”

“This story really happened one night. A lot people don’t know that.”

Evan Buckley Harris Johnny Cash

Elvis Presley Skip Robinson

sing in a lot of shows before but not like someone else. Getting into the depth of what Elvis’ voice was, and just getting mor e of a command over my voice was the challenge.”

I asked Skip about how he liked working at Broadway Palm. “The people around us have been great,” he says. “Before you can address a problem it has already been solved, from the help, the staff, everyone, to the stage itself, it’s been phenomenal.”

As Carl Perkins, Christopher Wren really puts himself into the character and tries to embody the person to the fullest. As he describes Perkins to me, you can tell he took serious interest in learning the part, getting to know the man himself and the music he created. “I grew up listening to this music because of my mother, who grew up in the 50’s,”he explains. “Learning about Perkins and how influential he was to the rock and roll movement, a guy who it turns out people don’t know much about, was awesome. Where I think most audiences don’t know this story, or Perkins, they definitely will after 90 minutes.”

I asked Wren how he prepared for the role. “I’m a blues guitarist, so playing rockabilly is a very different style,” he explains. “There’s a lot of things you can’t do, because you know Chuck Berry never did that and obviously my character never did that, so learning the style and specific licks – I’m glad to have all that in my bag of tricks now.” He adds, “My fingers are absolutely, completely calloused. We’d have rehearsals all day, then I would go home and I would practice everything again, then we’d go back and do it all again the next day.”

I was surprised when Imet Jason Cohen. At first Ididn’t even recognize him from the Jerry Lee Lewis character he plays on stage. And as a piano player, there are not too many musicians who could pull off what Jason is called upon to do. The intensity and the charisma of the character has got to demand a lot out of an

actor and Jason dives right in there and tears it up.

Jason says, “Jerry Lee had an insane control over the audience. There’s one video I referenced a lot. It’s him playing, I’m pretty sure in London, 1964, so 8 years after Million Dollar Quartet happens, but he’s playing ‘A Whole Lotta Shaking’ and there’s all these kids around his piano. It looks like they’re all possessed. It’s honestly an incredible thing to see.” He adds, “You know, I have this line in the show, ‘We get ‘em all frocked up so they talk in tongues, like they’re in church’… And those kids, they are talking in tongues, they are reaching for his hair like he’s this God. It’s amazing to see, and he had that since he became a big thing. I mean he was like 21 at the time of this show. He was just an incredible person to watch. He’s out of his mind for sure. It must be awesome to be that crazy.”

I asked Jason if he had any particular favorite moments in the show he’d like to mention. “There’s a lot of spotlight on the quartet, but Sam Phillips has my favorite line, ‘Don’t forget what happened here, because it would have happened no place else,’ he answers. “These people – Presley, Perkins, Cash, Jerry Lee, a piano player –none of that stuff would have happened if it wasn’t for Sam Phillips risking it all. That’s such a cool thing. This man trusted these people and changed music for the western world.”

Jason tells me about opening night, “The first time we performed in front of an audience, by the end of the show I was dead. I felt ill. I really didn’t feel like I could do it again. I even thought I was going to throw up. The jackets are very heavy, the lights are very bright, and we’re jumping around.” He adds, “Now it’s much more of a manageable beast. It’s more fun and a lot easier. As opposed to doing a marathon, you start with one mile, two miles, three

miles. We started with 26 miles and just kept at it.”

“Million Dollar Quartet , the exercise routine,” chimes in Chris Wren.

The actors of Million Dollar Quartet all expressed their interest in having audience members learn from the performance. “I didn’t really know most of this music from this era before I started the show,” admits Jason. “If I was in the audience I would grow very curious to learn more about these four artists, about Sam Phillips and about Sun Records.”

“Maybe someone decides to play guitar because of Johnny Cash. It could be that simple”, adds Robinson.

Typically, the audience for Million Dollar Quartet does tend to be in an age bracket that grew up with this music. Wren puts it perfectly, “I think what we’ve noticed – and we’ve all done a lot of theater and a lot of shows – is you get audiences that may be older than other audiences, but what’s remarkable about this show, this story, the way its all put together and the music, is they seem to have this massive amount of energy I don’t think any of us have ever experienced.” He adds, “They’re up on their feet dancing and shaking, singing the songs, they know all the words. I mean, you’ve experienced little bits of that, but not at this level, not at this magnitude or with this consistency.” • Million Dollar Quartet will be playing at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre thru November 21. The theatre is located at 1380 Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers. For more information, call 278-4422.

Christopher Wren Carl Perkins

Jerry Lee Lewis Jason Cohen

“We’d have rehearsals all day, then I would go home and I would practice everything again, then we’d go back and do it all again the next day.”

Her History Story L

YN MILNER, professor and founder of the Florida Gulf Coast University journalism program has been working for several years on her recently published book, The Allure of Immortality: An American Cult, A Florida Swamp, and a Renegade Prophet. The book tells the story of Cyrus Teed, controversial leader of the Koreshans, and his cult’s daily lives from 1839-2012 in Southwest Florida in what is now Koreshan State Park.

Milner will be leading a workshop, ‘Turning Facts Into Story,’ at the sanibel Public Library, Sunday morning, November 8 as part of FGCU’s Sanibel Writers Conference. She will also be answering questions about her new book and thoughts about her career as a writer.

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Milner mentions what inspired and encouraged her to start, continue, and finish writing the history of the Koresan State Park, “Just like anyone I went to the park for the first time and I thought, ‘this was interesting,’ I’m going to write a magazine story about this, because at the time I was writing for a lot of magazines. With a lot of research, I wrote the story, but due to a change of editors at the Arkansas Oxford American magazine, which was the magazine I was writing for at the time, they never took the story.”

“The people who left Chicago to come here left houses, family, jobs, personal chefs, and everything they owned to follow this guy to a mosquitoinfested forest in Florida with no air conditioning, to build this town.”

Tom DeMarchi, Director of the Writers Conference and Professor of Language & Literature at FGCU, speaks highly about Lyn.

“Lyn Milner has had deep ties to the Sanibel Island Writers Conference since its inception a decade ago. She’s been a presenter, a volunteer, a donor, and an invaluable resource of wisdom and guidance when it comes to programming and promoting. She’s also one of the finest writers and teacher’s I’ve ever met, so it was a no-brainer to invite her to run a workshop at this years conference. We’re incredibly fortunate that she’s available and interested in presenting.”

The Writers Conference allows writers and students the opportunity to meet and mingle with wellknown authors, editors and publishers. Milner mentions that, “The students and people are all so mindful, nice, genuine, and passionate about writing. There are sophomores talking openly to writers who are giants in the writing world.” She continues, “I’m looking forward to mingling with the diverse group of bookworms and passionate writers at the conference. Tom has done a great job at making the Sanibel Conference an event where everyone makes friends comfortably by socializing and talking about books and reading.”

She continues, “At that time, I was already so into the history, facts and culture that the Koreshans followed daily. Writing 2,000 words for a story on the Koreshans wasn’t enough. I knew there was too much writing and research for magazine story writing. There were so many hidden secrets and untold stories through photographs, abandoned equipment, and journals that needed to be seen and told in a book. Reading previously published work I noticed that many facts about the Koreshans were inaccurate. I thought the Koreshans needed to have their entire story told. “

“I would write daily,” she says. “I would write in the morning, daytime, before I went to bed, and even while brushing my teeth. I would wake up every day about 5-6 am, write for two hours, than do my daily routine.” She continues, “When you write a book you can’t be picky about your work environment. I have written in the dark, the bedroom, a café, brushing my teeth, and on an airplane.”

“I hope my readers learn interesting facts from reading the book, and that they get

“When you write a book you can’t be picky about your work environment. I have written in the dark, the bedroom, a café, brushing my teeth, and on an airplane.”

inspired by Cyrus Teed, the man who started the Koreshans cult. I also hope my readers would stop and reconsider the lifestyle of the Koreshans, she explains. “The people who left Chicago to come here left houses, family, jobs, personal chefs, and everything they owned to follow this guy to a mosquito-infested forest in Florida with no air conditioning, to build this town.”

Milner admits, “The crazy thing is that the more I would read their letters and search deeper at libraries the more I was open-minded to understand that they weren’t crazy. These people played music, read the newspapers. They weren’t these out of touch wackos. They were much more like normal, everyday human beings.” She then adds, “Cyrus Teed was the only lunatic. But somehow these people gave up everything to follow him, and it didn’t seem enough for me to think they

were crazy. I wanted to do more research and write a book because people who have written about them would call them crazy. These people were very real to me so I wanted to know why they gave up everything for this guy. We see people today that give things up but it doesn’t mean we should dismiss them as human beings.”

Accuracy is very imperative to me. Every fact and dialogue in Milner’s new book is verified, coming from found letters, journals or news reports.

She says, “My favorite part in writing this book was the discoveries I made by researching and connecting to archivist and librarians. One discovery included Cyrus Teed’s death. When he died his followers placed his corpse in a tub for five days, waiting for him to come back to life. I wanted to know why they believed that. In my research I had found letters that described what the body

looked like, what people were doing and that kids were even forced to see the body. I found in a letter that the cult had even taken photos of Cyrus Teed. The letters were verification that it actually happened. And then I found the pictures they took in 1908. My first reaction to looking at the pictures of his dead body was how disgusted the photos made me feel, and then my second reaction was that these people really believed in him in that he was coming back to life.”

“My favorite part as a writer is knowing how to ask questions and learn,’ she admits. “Everyday I do what I love. I am living my dream as a writer. My career teaches me to grow as a person.”

Milner has some advice for young and future writers, “My advice is to just write. Don’t let anything or anyone stop you from writing. Take advantage and write for any publication, take writing classes, and start getting involved.” •

The 2015 Florida Gulf Cost University Sanibel Writers Conference, November 5-8, features lectures, presentations, workshops, panels, performances, and cocktail parties at BIG ARTS and the Sanibel Island Public Library. For more information, call 590-7421.

“When you write a book you can’t be picky about your work environment.

I have written in the dark, the bedroom, a café, brushing my teeth, and on an airplane.”

ANINTERVIEWBY A NDREW E LIAS

Kinky Friedman is a true American icon –a singer, songwriter, musician, author, satirist, politician, activist, raconteur, entrepeneur, and allaround rabble-rouser and hell-raiser. After college he joined the Peace Corps before returning to Texas, forming a band and recording politically-incorrect songs such as ‘They Don’t Make Jews Like Jesus Anymore,’ ‘Asshole from El Paso,’ ‘Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in Bed,’ and ‘How Can I Tell You I Love You (When You’re Sitting On My Face.’

A close friend of Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan, Kinky joined Dylan for a portion of his Rolling Thunder Revue tour, and claims to be the first full-blooded Jew to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. He recently released his 15th album

Kinky has also written a dozen books, many a series of mystery crime novels in a style owing much to Raymond Chandler, featuring a fictionalized version of himself and his real-life cohorts.

In 2004, he ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Texas with campaign slogans like “How Hard Can It Be?’ and ‘Why the Hell Not?’

Kinky also has his own brand of cigars and his own brand of tequila, and has turned his ranch outside Austin into a sanctuary for abused and aged dogs.

I recently phoned Kinky, who proudly calls himself The Original Texas Jewboy, as he prepared for a tour supporting his highly-acclaimed new release, The Loneliest Man I Ever Met. •

ANDREW: First of all, I want to say that your new album is an excellent record.

KINKY:Thank you. Well it’s a bit eccentric I must say.

It seems very melancholy. There’s a lot of longing. It seems kind of sad, as the title might imply. For 32 years you hadn’t released a new record so I’m wondering why now?

I think if you’re going to be an artist you need to be miserable. A happy person has never created anything great. Also, I would say melancholy is the link between classical music, which is what I listen to mostly, and great country music. They’re both created by really miserable people, and I would say the record is romantic, and out of necessity that means it’s going to be tragic. All true love ends in a hostage situation.

The first song is the most upbeat on the entire album, your duet with Willie Nelson, ‘Bloody Mary Morning.’ What’s it like recording with Willie? Have you ever recorded with him before?

No, I don’t think I have. I’ve played golf with him. You know the only two good balls I ever hit was when I stepped on the garden rake! It was fun recording with him –very spontaneous. It sounds like it’s done in a barroom in West Texas or something. I got so high I needed a step ladder to scratch my ass. I don’t smoke dope usually, but I do with Willie. It’s kind of a Texas etiquette kind of a thing. For me, it threw my timing off. I thought the song was about an hour and a half long, but really it’s under three minutes. But in general it’s a spirited cut. It works. It’s kind of a leg opener for the rest of the record.

His guitar playing is just fantastic and your voice sounds great.

He’s a jazz cowboy. That’s the work of Brian Molnar, the producer, a kid from New Jersey. To me he’s a kid. He could be 47 years old. He got the sound right. A lot of the songs are not really covers – they are more like interpretations.

As far as the covers… What made you do a

Tom Waits song and Merle Haggard’s ‘Hungry Eyes’ and the Johnny Cash song and even Dylan’s ‘Girl From the North Country’? Why did you want to do those songs?

Well, it’s mostly personal. There’s a connection between me and every song. ‘Picking Time,’ by Johnny Cash, was my father’s favorite song. ‘Girl From the North Country’… I had a

which is one take, maybe two if we didn’t like the first one. But we didn’t spend all night redoing this stuff and the record breaks a lot of rules. It’s very sparse and it doesn’t have click tracks [audio cues used to synchronize recording] like they use in Nashville now. The songs aren’t written by committees. It would not make good background music for a frat party.

girl from the North Country and lost her, probably the way Bob did, and I really like [Waits’] ‘Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis.’ I had one of those, too. And Warren Zevon was a friend of mine and his song ‘My Shit's Fucked Up’ – I think that song is more than just a song about a guy who’s dying of cancer. It starts funny and ends tragically, but it’s also very visionary. I can’t think of a better description of the world today than “our shit’s fucked up.” It could be irrevocably so.

About the title song, ‘The Loneliest Man I Ever Met’… I read that you wrote that 20 years ago and never recorded it. Why now?

Well, I guess I never had an opportunity to do it until now. It’s Tompall Glaser. ’Put Another Log on the Fire’ was his biggest hit, but he also co-wrote ‘Streets of Baltimore’ and he was a pioneer of the outlaw movement and he was the only one of those guys who was really a successful, establishment figure. He really didn’t have to do it. In other words, he didn’t have to open up his studio to weird people in the middle of the night, but he did. He’s kind of an unsung hero of mine.

‘My Shit's Fucked Up’ really hit me because it just so happens the day after I got the record my friend was diagnosed with cancer. So it really hit home.

Lance Armstrong once told me it’s bigger

It sounds like we are in the room when you guys recorded it.

It really sounds intimate and personal and it leaves some space between the lines for people to bring their imagination to the party. With cultural ADD as it is, that’s unusual. You don’t see much of that. Usually the records don’t give you time to think and frankly they may sell millions of copies, which makes them important, but they’re not significant.

It might make them wealthy, but I’m not sure how important.

That’s right, the important stuff would be from the geezers, the old guys. I’m one of the younger ones from that crowd –Bob or Willie or Kris or Merle – and the numbers are diminishing all the time.

‘Wild Man of Borneo’ is like a completely different song now than when you recorded it 3040 years ago and it fits into the melancholy and romantic theme of the album. I didn’t think of it as that kind of a song in the original version, but now it’s so obviously that kind of a song.

You’re right. Are you familiar with ‘Pickin' Time’ by Johnny Cash

No, and I’m surprised.

Boy, almost nobody is. I don’t know how that one fell between the tracks because it’s a beautiful song

And ‘Hungry Eyes’ can make you cry.

than terrorism or anything else. It going to hit one out of three of us.

There are two songs, ‘Freedom to Stay’ and ‘Wild Man From Borneo’ that you had recorded years ago. I actually like the new version better. Again, your voice is just great.

I don’t know how Brian did it. I’ll tell you right now, we used the Frank Sinatra method –

Yeah, that’s not a well known song. People think of Merle and they think of ‘Okie from Muskogee.’

And ‘Silver Wings.’

‘Silver Wings’ is a beauty. We haven’t had a song like that come out of Nashville in 20-30 years, probably. It’s that good. Why would that be? Why would it be that there isn’t

“I agree with Will Rogers, who said, “If there are no dogs in heaven I want to go where they went.”

Kinky says his Man in Black Tequila “is not your father’s tequila, it’s your grandfather’s gardener’s tequila.”

something like ‘Hello, Walls’ coming out of Nashville or something like Kristofferson’s work? I wonder.

You would know better than me.

I wonder how many people know these songs. You know these songs, but not many people do.

My friends know about Tom Waits and ‘Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis’ has always been one of my favorite Waits’ songs. Me, too. That’s always been a favorite of mine, but I talk to Tom Waits fans and they don’t know it.

And Lerner & Loewe’s ‘Wandrin’ Star’ is a gem. It’s now featured on an Amazon Prime commercial. They’ve got Lee Marvin’s version of it. I was not familiar with it and it’s a beautiful song.

It’s great. Isn’t it a beauty? My God, Mickey Raphael. He plays harmonica on it. He’s Willie’s harp player. He’s just spectacular. I mean Mickey really makes the record. It’s a good thing he did because that’s about the only musicality on the tracks. That and the guitar player, Joe Cirotti, who did some beautiful work.

What do you like most and what do you like least about touring?

It’s something to look forward to. 35 consec-

you do it and we’ll edit out what we don’t like and what can’t be used, and they made a big Lenny Bruce deal out of it. That was the only show that was shitcanned. Now they’ve released it on video.

How did the Peace Corp shape your world view?

Well, working with a bunch of different tribes in the jungles of Borneo, with people who are supposedly working at a primitive level, but you see these people really have a code that may be higher than ours. For instance, the Pygmies, with the blow pipes, will not shoot an animal that doesn’t see them. If there is a deer or something staring off at the sunset they won’t shoot it until the animal sees them. They give it that break. They eat monkey brains. Borneo was a real experience. Some of it was being so far away from home and being isolated.

How long were you there?

I was there two years. Then I had to be returned to my own culture. That was one of the first cases of PTSD, but we call it culture shock!

I want to ask you about your sanctuary for the stray dogs.

UtopiaRescue.com. Utopia Rescue Animal Ranch. We take stray and abused animals –

gressive and positive thing to do because the revenues alone –Colorado is a little piss ant state...

They say the revenues are double what they thought it was going to be.

I know. It’s a sanctuary place you can go to if you have an autistic kid or have a kid with epilepsy. I mean the Israelis are giving pot to Alzheimer patients, to autistic children and the people in hospitals because the chemo is killing more people than cancer and if you can get over the byproducts of it –being sick all the time and not sleeping –one of the best ways to get over that is pot. I’m not a pot smoker like I said, I only smoked with Willie, that’s it.

That doesn’t even address the cost of law enforcement and jailing all those people.

From every standpoint. The time we waste on domestic squabbles. You won’t find domestic squabbles Nobody smokes a joint and gets violent. It doesn’t really happen.

Let me ask you about some of your other products. What makes a good tequila?

Nobody knows that. That’s in the ear of the beer holder, as they say. We don’t know. What we do know is we’ve got a great product in Man in Black Tequila. We do know it’s not your father’s tequila, it’s your grandfather’s gardeners tequila. I will be drinking it on the road for sure.

What makes a good cigar?

I think the Cuban cigars. I think there’s lithium in the soil there. Just a puff immediately makes you feel better. And of course I’ve smoked so many cigars I have only two taste buds left, but they are having a hell of a party!

What makes a good song?

utive shows without a day off is going to create a situation where I am running on pure adrenaline.

You are not a young man anymore. How are you going to do it?

We are going to find out. I’ve done 16 in a row in Germany and for the young people there I’m the new thinking man’s David Hasselhoff. I had sold out shows in Germany and they get it. They are a great audience and I think they are the only people on earth who have learned something from their own history. We certainly haven’t.

You’re working on a project with Billy Bob Thornton? What’s that all about?

That’s in the works – a television episode kind of thing. That could be great, could be bigger than The Hobbit. Those television deals. If it hits it’s big. The other thing is there’s a new book out in the fall, The Hard Boiled Computer.

Is that in the same series of mystery novels?

Yes. And there’s another secret project that I wish I could talk about, but I can’t just yet.

Can you tell me about the long lost Austin City Limits show that you recorded that they never aired for some reason. What’s the story behind that?

That was in 1975, something like that. I don’t know why they never aired it. You’ll have to ask them. They just said do the show the way

we’ve been doing it about 20 years –and it has been very successful. I agree with Will Rogers, who said, “If there are no dogs in heaven I want to go where they went.”

Do you have anything you want to say about the current state of our Presidential campaigns and candidates?

I think that I’d much rather be a musician than a politician.

You ran for office twice. I have a t-shirt from when you ran for Governor in 2004.

We won that race everywhere but Texas.

And then you ran again in 2013 for Texas’ Agriculture Commissioner.

We ran on a marijuana/hemp kind of ticket and that also didn’t fly, but it should have. I could have won, but the Democrats, the state structure, they kind of let me down. They campaigned against me. I would have gotten a lot of the Democrats and Independent votes and won, but instead the state is run by the Republicans, so that’s what the Democrats here deserve. The people have spoken, the bastards.

You were for legalization and they were not happy with that?

Yes, and it makes a lot of sense for Texas to do it. It would have turned our image on a dime in a very positive way. It would have been a pro-

A good song is one that you carry with you longer than – like these guys like Garth Brooks, I call him the anti-Hank, and Barry Manilow –they make you feel good for a short period of time. A good song will stay with you and possibly make you think and it may stay with you a lifetime.

A song like ‘Hungry Eyes.’

Absolutely. Anybody whose ever had a mother loves it and knows what that song is about.

What makes a good dog?

Well, a good dog has all the qualities that we don’t have. He’s spontaneous, he’s loyal, he’s ready to party, sensitive, protective, kind. I think Mark Twain, as he often does, said it best, talking about when you get to heaven, when you get to St Peter, don’t try to bring your dog in, they won’t let you do it because heaven operates on protocol. If it operated on merit your dog would go in and you would stay outside.

What makes a good woman?

That’s the one I can’t answer! •

Kinky Friedman’s albums, including his new record, The Loneliest Man I Ever Met is available on iTunes and from Amazon.com. His books are available at Barnes & Noble.com and Amazon.com and his E-books, read by Kinky himself, are available for Nook, Kindle, and iPhones, iPads. Visit kinkyfriedman.com for more information.

“I don’t smoke dope usually, but I do with Willie. It’s a Texas etiquette kind of a thing.”

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MUSIC & THEATER SEASON GUIDE

BIG ARTS

900 Dunlop Rd. SANIBEL

239-395-0900

bigarts.org

Known as Sanibel and Captiva's home for all the arts, BIG ARTS has been providing cultural enrichment and fulfillment to island residents and visitors since 1979. BIG ARTS offers a wide spectrum of performing and visual arts events, and more than 200 educational classes and workshops each year. BIG ARTS (Barrier Island Group for the Arts) celebrates its 36th season with performances and educational programs: classical, jazz,

popular music, dance, visual arts, film, live theater; lectures, workshops. Performances are in the 400-seat Schein Hall and the 164-seat Herb Strauss Theater.

SCHEDULE

Nov 15 : Wendy Webb

(STRAUSS THEATER)

Nov 19-Dec 3 : Duets

(STRAUSS THEATER)

Dec 8 : BIG ARTS Community

Chorus – Holiday Concert

Dec 10 : Writers Read

Dec 11 : That’s Life!

A Toast to Sinatra

Dec 13 : The Apollo Trio

Dec 18 : BIG ARTS Concert

Band Holiday Concert

Dec 17-31 : Happy Holidays!

A Musical Celebration (STRAUSS THEATER)

Dec 20 : Holiday Pops

w SWFL Symphony

Jan 9 : Simon & Son

Jan 13 : Beethoven

w SWFL Symphony

Jan 14 - Feb 6 : Camping with Henry & Tom

(STRAUSS THEATER)

Jan 16 : Livingston Taylor

Jan 17 : Alpine Chamber Group

Jan 21 : Shai Wosner

Jan 23 : Slocan Ramblers

Jan 28 : Attacca Quartet

Jan 29 : Mutts Gone Nuts

Jan 31 : The Mack Sisters

Feb 3 : Symphonic FolkloreMendelssohn, DeFalla, Copland w SWFL Symphony

Feb 4 : The Capitol Steps

Feb 11-Mar 12 : Stepping Out (STRAUSS THEATER)

Feb 13 : Oh, What A Night with The Hit Men

Feb 18 : Stars of Forever Tango

Feb 20 : Melissa Manchester

Feb 25 : Ray Chen

Feb 27 : ArtPoems

Mar 4 : BIG ARTS Concert Band

Spring Concert

Mar 5 : The McCartney Years

Mar 10 : Writers Read

Mar 11 : The Lew Del Gatto Sextet

Mar 17-Apr 16 : The Musical of Musicals (STRAUSS THEATER)

Mar 24 : A Soldier’s Tale: Mozart, Stravinsky

w SWFL Symphony

Mar 26 : National Geographic Live - How to Stand Still

When the Hippos Charge

Mar 29-31 : BIG ARTS

Community Chorus Spring Concert

Jul 15-Aug 20 : Summer

Production: TBA (STRAUSS THEATER)

ISLAND JAZZ(FREE)

Jan 3, 10, 24

Feb 7, 14, 21, 28

Mar 6, 13, 20, 27

Apr 3, 10, 17, 24

BROADWAY PALM DINNER THEATRE

1380 Colonial Blvd. FORT MYERS

239-278-4422

broadwaypalm.com

Southwest Florida's Premier Dinner Theatre. Broadway Palm combines an impressive array of Broadway musicals, a

2015-2016 MUSIC&THEATER SEASON

live orchestra and a delicious buffet to make it the perfect destination for those seeking q uality entertainment at a great value! Their second performance venue, The Off Br oadway Palm, showcases smaller-scale comedies and musicals. Broadway Palm Children's Theatre presents four productions each year for children of all ages.

BROADWAY PALM DINNER THEATRE

thru Nov 21 : Million Dollar Quartet

Nov 26-Dec 26 : A Wonderful Life

Dec 30-Feb 14 : Show Boat

Feb 18-Apr 2 : Sister Act

Apr 7-May 14 : Funny Girl

May 19-Jul 2 : Menopause

The Musical

Jul 7-Aug 13: The Wizard of Oz

OFF BROADWAY PALM THEATRE

thru Nov 7 : Second Chances -

The Thrift Shop Musical

Nov 12-Dec 26 : Plaid Tidings

Jan 14-Mar 5 : Unnecessary

Farce

Mar 10-Apr 30 : Who’s Under Where?

Jun 16-Jul 30 : Don’t Dress For Dinner

BROADWAY PALM CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Nov 5-20 : Fancy Nancy

The Musical

Dec 4-22 : A Velveteen Rabbit Christmas

Apr 15-May 13 : James and the Giant Peach

Jun 10-Jul 1 : 101 Dalmatians

CONCERT SERIES

Jan 31 & Feb 1 : Rhapsody & Rhythm - The Gershwin

Concert Experience

Feb 22 : Jay White as Neil Diamond

Feb 28 & 29 : Dwight

Icenhower’s Tribute to the King

Mar 7 : Charlie Thomas’

Drifters

Mar 13 & 14 : Sinatra Forever featuring Rick Michel

Mar 20 & 21 : Back Home Again

- Tribute to John Denver

CENTERS FOR THE ARTS BONITA SPRINGS

CENTERFOR VISUAL ARTS

26100 Old 41 Rd. CENTERFOR PERFORMING ARTS

10150 Bonita Beach Rd.

BONITA SPRINGS

239-495-8989

artcenterbonita.org

The Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs now offers two centers with one mission; “Arts for all.”

The Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs has 2 theaters (The 400 Seat Hinman Auditorium & the 200 seat Moe A uditorium & Film Center.)

The Center offers live theater, music and dance performances, a foreign and independent film series and the Bonita Springs International Film Festival, as well as youth and adult education classes in theater, dance, music, singing, acting and improv.

SCHEDULE

Nov 1 : Schumann & ClaraA Musical Love Story

Nov 5 : Guitar LegendsGraham Gillot Band

Nov 7 : Improv CafeYouth Improv

Nov 7 : Improv Tonight!

Nov 12 : Night Train 1950’s Rock ‘n Roll Sock Hop

Nov 13 & 14 : The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (CFABS YOUTH PLAYERS)

Dec 3 : Acoustic StorytellersMusic & Stories from Around the World

Dec 5 : Improv CafeYouth Improv

Dec 5 : Improv Tonight!

Dec 6 : Brahms & Clara -

Another Musical Love Story

Dec 12 : Klezmer Revival Band

Dec 13 : Star Wars Movie Marathon

Dec 17 : Clarita FilgueirasFlamenco Puro

Jan 2 : Improv CafeYouth Improv

Jan 2 : Improv Tonight!

Jan 3 : Happy Birthday Mozart

Jan 8 : Motown in Motion

Jan 16 : Brazilian Jazz Night with O Som Do

Jan 17 : Southern Gothic Novel - A One Man Show

Jan 29 & 30 : Hairspray, Jr.

(CFABS TEEN PLAYERS)

Feb 4 : Quattro Divos

Feb 6 : Improv CafeYouth Improv

Feb 6 : Improv Tonight!

Feb 7 : The Great George Handel

Feb 9 : Tea for Three

Feb 11 : Jonathan Edwards

Feb 12-16 : Bonita Springs

International Film Festival

Feb 17 : Chamber Music Series

Feb 25 : Riders in the SkyTribute to Roy Rogers

Feb 27 : Dan Miller – Rodgers & Hart, A Celebration

Mar 4 : Rebecca Richardson –Evolution of the Ladies of Swing

Mar 5 : Improv Tonight!

Mar 6 : Franz Joseph Haydn –A Man for all Seasons

Mar 10-13 & 18-20 : Arsenic and Old Lace

(CFABS COMMUNITY PLAYERS)

Mar 15 : Irish Night

Mar 23 : Chamber Music Series

Mar 25 : Jazz with Jebry

Apr 1 : The Bay Singers

Apr 2 : Improv CafeYouth Improv

Apr 2 : Improv Tonight!

Apr 3 : Happy Birthday

Rachmaninoff – From Russia with Love

Apr 9 : Mama Cooks it Up

Apr 15 : Helios Swingtet

Orchestra – Big Band

Apr 27 : Chamber Music Series

May 1 : Beethoven the Bold

May 7 : Improv CafeYouth Improv

May 7 : Improv Tonight

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY BOWERS SCHOOL OF MUSIC & THE ARTS THEATRE PROGRAM

TheatreLab • Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd. S. FORT MYERS

239-745-4268

theatrelab.fgcu.edu

The Theatre Program at the Bower School of Music & the Arts offers a dynamic balance of theory and application with a healthful dose of real world training in the whole craft of theatre: performance, technology, theory, and criticism. All productions take place in the TheatreLab in the Arts Complex. SCHEDULE

Feb 19-28 : The Mansion at Hangman’s Bog in Theatre

Apr 8-17 : Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps

BOWER SCHOOL OF MUSIC

U.Tobe Recital Hall • Music Bldg 10501 FGCU Blvd. S. FORT MYERS

239-745-4268

fgcu.edu/CAS/Music

The Bow er School of Music

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seeks to prepare professionals for service in music education, and in music performance and pedagogy, while furnishing cultural enrichment for the southwest Florida community and beyond.

SCHEDULE

Nov 5 : The Versatility of the Clarinet

Nov 7 : Kaylyn Williams’s Senior Voice Recital (FREE)

Nov 8 : Wind Orchestra Concert (ARTIS-NAPLES)

Nov 10 : Stephanie LeSeur’s Junior Voice Recital (FREE)

Nov 13 : Jazz Ensembles

Concert (FREE)

Nov 14 : Kristi Ferrer’s Junior Music Ed Recital (FREE)

Nov 15 : String & Wind Chamber Ensembles Concert (FREE)

Nov 16 : Naples Philharmonic Chamber Concert

Nov 17 : Brass & Percussion

Chamber Ensembles Concert (FREE)

Nov 20 : Symphonic Band & Chamber Winds Concert (FREE)

Nov 23 : Marco Ferri’s Junior

Violin Recital (FREE)

Dec 1 : Jazz Ensemble Holiday

Concert(BONITA SPRINGS)(FREE)

Dec 1 : Chamber & University

Choirs Holiday Concert (MOORINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NAPLES) (FREE)

Dec 4 : Symphony/String Orchestra Concert (FREE)

Dec 6 : Wind Orchestra Holiday Concert (GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, CAPE CORAL) (FREE)

Jan 10 : String Quartet & Piano

Jan 31 : Music Benefit, Champagne Signature Concert

Feb 4 : New Generations: Piano

Music of Living Composers

Feb 7 : Wind Orchestra & Symphonic Band Concert (GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, CAPE CORAL) (FREE)

Feb 18 : Thirteen Year Old

Piano Sensation

Feb 21 : Symphony/String Orchestra Concert (FREE)

Mar 3 : Virtuoso Violin

Mar 18 & 19 : Chamber Choir (BACH PASSIONW GULFSHORE OPERA)

Mar 24 : The Majestic Piano

Apr 1-5 : FGCU Opera Theatre

Scene Performance

Apr 2 : String Chamber Ensembles Concert (FREE)

Apr 7 & 8 : University & Chamber Choirs Concert (FREE)

Apr 10 : Symphonic Band

Concert(GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, CAPE CORAL) (FREE)

Apr 12 : Wind Chamber

Ensembles Concert (FREE)

Apr 15 : Jazz Ensembles Concert (FREE)

Apr 17 : Symphony Orchestra

Concert (FREE)

Apr 20 : Chamber Winds & Percussion Ensembles

Concert (FREE)

Apr 24 : Wind Orchestra

Concert (ARTIS-NAPLES, NAPLES)

Apr 25 : Naples Philharmonic Chamber Concert

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE

2267 First St. • FORT MYERS 239-332-4488 floridarep.org

Florida Repertory Theatre is a fully professional theatre company that The Wall Street Journal called "One of America's Top Repertory Companies!"

Performing in the Historic Arcade Theatre, Florida Rep produces a wide variety of comedies, dramas and musicals, and brings more than 80,000 people to the Fort Myers River District annually throughout its October-May season. Shows run TuesdaySunday at 8pm with matinees on Saturday & Sunday at 2pm,

Wednesday (Arcade Shows) at 2pm, and Thursdays (Studio Shows) at 2pm.

SCHEDULE

thru Nov 1 : I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti thru Nov 18 : Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest

Nov 17 - Dec 13 : The Seafarer

Dec 1-20 : A Christmas Story

Jan 5-27 : The Cocktail Hour

Jan 19 - Mar 2 : Too Marvelous For Words - A Salute to Johnny Mercer

Feb 9-Mar 2 : Twelve Angry Men

Mar 15-Apr 6 : Becky’s New Car

Apr 19-May 8 : The Dingdong

FORT MYERS SYMPHONIC MASTERSINGERS

6900 Daniels Pkwy • #29-193 FORT MYERS 239-288-2535 mastersingersfm.com

Dec 13 : Christmas on Sanibel (SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH)

Dec 20 : Deck the Halls!

(BB MANN PAH, FT MYERS)

Feb 13 : 15th Anniversary Gala (DAVIS ART CENTER, FT MYERS)

Mar 6 : Brahms Requiem (BB MANN PAH, FT MYERS)

Mar 18 : Bach's St. Matthew Passion(CHARLOTTE PAC, PUNTA GORDA)

Mar 19 : Bach's St. Matthew Passions(FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FT MYERS)

Mar 20 : Bach's St. Matthew Passions(N NAPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH)

Apr 3 : 15th Anniversary

Retrospective Concert (FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CAPE CORAL)

Apr 3 : 15th Anniversary

Retrospective Concert (FAITH METHODIST CHURCH, FT MYERS)

May 5 : Prayer Breakfast (HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER, FT MYERS)

May 27 : Memorial Day Observance (MOORINGS PARK, NAPLES) (FREE)

GULF COAST SYMPHONY

239-277-1700

BOXOFFICE : 239-481-4849 gulfcoastsymphony.org

The Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers are celebrating their 15th season. The 80 plus member ensemble under the direction of Jeff Faux, Artistic Director, Matt Koller, Assistant Director, Janet Carter, Accompanist and our entire music team are dedicated to the pursuit of musical excellence through the choral art form. The Mastersingers perform throughout Southwest Florida in a variety of venues. Please go to our website to learn more about the organization.

SCHEDULE

Nov 21 : Carmina Burana (BB MANN PAH, FT MYERS)

Dec 6 : Messiah Sing-Along (FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, FT MYERS)

The Gulf Coast Symphony, led by Maestro Andrew M. Kurtz, is recognized for symphonic performances, as well as its active community engagement and commitment to arts education. During the 2015-2016 season, the Symphony will perform four Symphonic Pops concerts, three Classical Access concerts, a holiday concert, and a family concert.

2015-2016 MUSIC&THEATER SEASON

The Symphony will also present an Orchestra Explorers Series at the Alliance for the Arts, free workshops and performances throughout the Lee County Library System, and a free concert as part of Taste of the Cape. Performances at Barbara B. Mann

Performing Arts Hall on the FSW State College campus, 13350 FSW Pkwy. in Fort Myers.

SCHEDULE

Dec 5 : Americana

Dec 20 : Deck the Halls

Jan 24 : Oh! What A Night: A Jersey Boys Evening

Feb 14 : Superstars of Tango

Mar 6 : Brahms German Requiem

Mar 13: The Streisand Songbook w Ann Hampton Callaway

Apr 15 & 16 : Carousel: In Concert

May 14 : La Bohème

Jun 12 : Star Wars Summer Family Concert

GULFSHORE OPERA

3281 Golden Gate Blvd. W NAPLES

239-529-3925 gulfshoreopera.org

Serving Collier, Lee and Charlotte Counties, Gulfshore Opera presents high quality professional opera theater and classical vocal music performances while maximizing accessibility for diverse audiences of all ages. In partnership with Charlotte County schools, GO offers students free admission to final dress rehearsals of major productions at CPAC. Plans are under way to start a Charlotte County chapter of the Harmony Choir, an after school youth development program that empowers at-risk

children to strive for excellence through music.

SCHEDULE

Nov 20 : Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon (CHARLOTTE PAC, PUNTA GORDA)

Nov 21 : Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon (BISHOP VEROT HIGH SCHOOL, FT MYERS)

Nov 22 : Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon (GULFCOAST HIGH SCHOOL, NAPLES)

Feb 21: Legend's of Opera featuring Samuel Ramey (FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BONITA SPRINGS)

Mar 18: J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion (CHARLOTTE PAC,

Mar 19: J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion(FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FT MYERS)

Mar 20 : J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion (N NAPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH)

Apr 15: Gaetano Donizetti's The Elixir Of Love (CHARLOTTE PAC, PUNTA GORDA)

Apr 17 : Gaetano Donizetti's The Elixir Of Love (BISHOP VEROT HIGH SCHOOL, FT MYERS)

Apr 21 : Gaetano Donizetti's The Elixir Of Love (ARTIS-NAPLES, NAPLES) SANIBEL MUSIC FESTIVAL

239-344-7025

sanibelmusicfestival.org

The Sanibel Music Festival is celebrating its 30th season this ye ar with Tuesday and Saturday evening concerts by world renowned classical music artists throughout the month of March at the Congregational United Church of Christ, located at 2050

Periwinkle Way on Sanibel. All concerts begin at 8pm.

SCHEDULE

Mar 1 : Kobrin, Schwartz, Warner Piano Trio

Mar 5 : Jasper String Quartet

Mar 8 : David Finckel, cello & Wu Han, piano

Mar 12 : 2013 Cliburn Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko

Mar 15 : Evening with Cole Porter

Mar 19 : Opera Theater of Connecticut - Scenes from Mozart Operas

Mar 22 : Olga Kern, piano

SEMINOLE CASINO HOTEL IMMOKALEE

506 South 1st St.• IMMOKALEE 800-218-0007 seminolecasinohotel.com

SHELL POINT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

15101 Shell Point Blvd. FORT MYERS

239-454-2067 shellpoint.org/concerts

Shell Point is a nationally recognized leader in the continuing care retirement community industry, offering retirement living in a resort-style environment. With an exciting concert season, a newly renovated 18-hole, par-71 championship golf course, deep water boating access, and recreational and fitness facilities, Shell Point offers something for everyone! Concerts in recently renovated Village Church Auditorium. C oncerts & Conversations

The all-new Seminole Casino Hotel is SWFL’s premier gaming destination. With 1,300 slots, it is home to Florida’s largest jackpots and loosest machines. The casino features 38 table games, including Blackjack, Mini-Baccarat, Pai gow and Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker. When it’s time to cash in, dine out at one of the delicious award- winning restaurants, or visit the Zig Zag Lounge for a cocktail and nightly live entertainment. Open 24 hours a day 365 days a year

SCHEDULE

Nov 6 : Mystic India

Nov 14 : Sinatra Sintennial Show

Dec 5 : Craig Ferguson New Deal

Jan 8 : Lorrie Morgan

Jan 30 : Carnival in the Sky fireworks show (FREE)

Feb 19 : Patti Labelle

Apr 2 & 3 : Balloons Over Paradise hot air balloon festival (FREE)

Concerts in Grand Cypress Room at the Woodlands

FINE & PERFORMING ARTS

Nov 6 : National Dance Company of Siberia

Jan 25 : Duke Ellington Orchestra

Feb 9 : A Night at the Oscars: Hollywood Concert Orchestra

Mar 1 : Barbary Coast Dixieland Band

Mar 7 : Chicago Brass Quintet

Apr 5 : Broadway Pops

International - The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein

Concerts & Conversations

Nov 16 : Gulfshore Trio

Jan 16 : Ashu - saxophonist

Feb 22 : Irrera Brothers Duo

Mar 14 : DaPonte String Quartet

SWFL Symphony

Dec 21 : Holiday Pops

Jan 14 : Beethoven’s Eroica

Feb 4 : Symphonic FolkloreMendelssohn, De Falla, and Copland

2015-2016 MUSIC&THEATER SEASON

SYMPHONIC CHORALE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

239-560-5695 symphonicchorale.org

The Symphonic Chorale of SW FL is an auditioned chorus under the artistic direction of Dr. Trent Brown. The area's only professional core chorus, the Chorale is also the resident chorus of the SW FL Symphony Orchestra. It is in its fifth season of bringing choral masterpieces to the community.

SCHEDULE

Nov 21 : Carmina Burana

w SWFL Symphony

(BB MANN PAH, FT MYERS)

Dec 5 : Joy to the WorldA Global Celebration

(ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, FT MYERS)

Dec 6 : Joy to the WorldA Global Celebration

(SANIBEL CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCHOF CHRIST)

Dec 19 : The Holidays in Paradise - Holiday Pops

w SWFL Symphony

(BB MANN PAH, FT MYERS)

Dec 21 : The Holidays in Paradise - Holiday Pops

w SWFL Symphony

(SHELL POINT VILLAGE CHURCH, FT MYERS)

Jan 30 : An American Songbook Soiree fundraiser (THE LANDINGS, FT MYERS)

Feb 19 : Sing Out! SWFL

Choral Festival Concert

(FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, FT MYERS)

Mar 5 : A Night at the Opera

w SWFL Symphony

(BB Man PAH, Ft Myers)

Apr 9 : Music from the Americas (COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, FT MYERS)

April 10: Music from the Americas(LAMBOF GOD CHURCH, FT MYERS)

THEATRE CONSPIRACY

10091 McGregor Blvd. FORT MYERS 239-936-3239

theatreconspiracy.org

Celebrating it's 22nd consecutive season in Southwest Florida, Theatre Conspiracy was founded with a strong mission and vision to offer quality, culturally fulfilling and diverse theatre. They have remained true to that by producing work by Sartre, Beckett, Odets and Albee to name a few. Theatre Conspiracy expanded it's mission to include "Producing and promoting the work of the next great generation of playwrights". Our New Play Contest has become widely known and received over 600 entries this past year.

SCHEDULE

Nov 20-Dec 12 : Mr. Burns –

A Post Electric Play

Jan 7-23 : Kayak

Feb 5-20 : The Bluest Eyes

Mar 4-19 : The Nether

May 6-21 : New Play Contest Winner

THEATREZONE

G & L Theatre

Community School of Naples

13275 Livingston Rd. NAPLES

888-966-3352

theatrezone-florida.com

In 2005, the non-profit Equity theatre group was founded on two concepts: an affinity for the stage and the intimacy of live audiences. Co-founders, Artistic Director Mark Danni and his wife, actress and choreographer Karen Molnar, s hared a vision to produce innovative musical productions of classic 'lost treasures of Broadway' with professional actors. TheatreZone, celebrating it's 11th anniversary, is in residence at the intimate 250-seat G & L Theatre housed on the campus of the Community School of Naples.

SCHEDULE

Jan 7-17 : Sweet Smell of Success

Jan 24 : Tommy Tune

Feb 4-14 : The Boy from Oz

Feb 16 : Love Finds Judy Garland

Feb 18 & 19 : Melissa Manchester

Mar 3-13 : Into the Woods

Apr 28 - May 8 : Dames at Sea

VENICE THEATRE

140 W. Tampa Ave. VENICE 941-488-1115

venicestage.com

the second largest community theatre in the country! Their 66th Season features music als, comedies, dramas, concerts and cabarets including: Church Basement Ladies; HAIR, directed by Ben Vereen; Sw eeney Todd; The Rocky Horror Show; Ragtime; James and the Giant Peach; The Capitol Steps and much more.

SCHEDULE

Nov 5-22 : The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Nov 10-Dec 12 : Hair

Nov 15 & 16 : The Alter Eagles

Dec 3-20 : The Great American Trailer Park

Christmas Musical

Dec 12 & 13 : The James Taylor

Experience

Dec 18-21 : A Christmas Carol

Dec 21 & 22 : The Sounds of Christmas

Dec 29-31 : The American Swing Experience

Jan 12-31 : Noises Off

Jan 17 & 18 : The Capitol Steps

- Mock the Vote

Jan 21-Feb 14 : Sweeney Todd

Jan 24 & 25 : The Diamonds

Jan 31 & Feb 1 : Back Home

Again - Tribute to John Denver

Feb 6 : Harry James / Andrew Sisters Tribute

Feb 16-Mar 13: Ragtime

Feb 21 & 22 : Let's Hang OnFrankie Valli Tribute

Feb 26-Mar 19 : The Rocky Horror Show

Feb 28 & 29 : Rave On!The Buddy Holly Experience

Mar 6 & 7 : The Kingston Trio

Mar 22-26 : The 24th Annual Silver Fox Show

Mar 31-Apr 17 : Venus in Fur

Apr 5-24 : A Funny Thing Happened...

Apr 10 & 11 : Monday, Monday - Mamas & Papas Tribute

Apr 17 & 18 : Close to You –Carpenters Tribute

Apr 28-May 15 : Metamorphoses

May 17-22 : James and the Giant Peach

Jun 2-5 : 21st Annual Loveland Show

Located just an hour north of Fo rt Myers, Venice Theatre is

SUNDAY

•Hester Prynn: Six Bends Harley-Davidson Top Rocker Field,9501 Thunder Rd, Fort Myers. 1-4p. Free. 275-4647.

•Jazz Brunch: Father Al & the Jazz Congregation. Matanzas on the Bay, 416 Crescent St, Ft Myers Beach. 11a-3p. 463-3838.

•Meeflamt the Composers: Schumann & Clara – a Musical Love Story. Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 3p. 495-8989.

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

•The Spirit of Johnny Cash: Harold Ford. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 8p. 772-5862.

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hosted by Ft Myers Film Fest. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St,Ft Myers. Happy Hour 6:30p, film 7p, talk after film. 333-1933.

3

TUESDAY

•Boz Scaggs: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Historical Lecture: The Story of Chine – From the Republic to Today. Shell Point, Grand Cypress Room, TheWoodlands, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 10a. 489-8472.

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

•Steal Away – The Story of a Homesteader & an Exoduster: Penny Musco one-woman show. Marco Island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. 7p. Free. 642-1440.

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MONDAY

•FSW Jazz Big Band & Jazz Combo: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 481-4849.

•Independent Film: Screening & discussion

WEDNESDAY

•Art Alive: Receptions, exhibits, demos, livemusic at dozens of Art Alliance Naples galleries & studios. Naples ArtDistrict, Pine Ridge Industrial Park, Pine Ridge Rd, west of Airport Rd,Naples. 5-8p. Free. 821-1061.

•Ask the Curator: Titans of Film. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 1p. 334-7419.

•Ikebana Meeting & Workshop: Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbour Dr, Naples. 9a.254-9999.

•Lecture: Native Americans in SWFL.Collier County Museum,3301 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. 2p. Free. 774-8476.

•Lunch & Learn Lectures: Bonita Springs Backyard Hen Program. Everglades Wonder Gardens, 27180 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 9a-5p. 992-2591.

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THURSDAY

•Art Reception: ACSWFL Co-op Gallery, Coconut Mall, 8074 Mediterranean Dr, FtMyers, 4-6p. Free. 949-3073.

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

•Good Lives: Creating a good life while living with disabilities. Father & son duo, Jonahan & Fionn Angus. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 939-2787.

•Guitar legends – Graham Gillot Band: Center for the

Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

•Naples Int’l Film Festival

Opening Night: Film & party. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6p. RSVP. 775-3456.

•Naples Int’l Film Festival

Opening Night: Film & party.Artis–Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Pride & Patriotism: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Sanibel Island Writers Conference: Workshops, panels, presentations, readings, concerts, networking, etc. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd & Sanibel Public Library, 770 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 9a-8p. 590-7421.

•The Versatility of the Clarinet: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 745-4268.

6 FRIDAY

•Air Supply: Artis–Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Annie Moses Band: Covenant Church of Naples, 6926 Trail Blvd, Naples. 7p. 250-1822.

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

•Art Reception: Arts for ACT Gallery, 2265 1st St, Ft Myers, 6-9p. Free. 337-5050.

•Art Walk: Receptions, exhibits, demos, live music at severalgalleries & studios. Downtown Ft Myers historic River District. 6-10p.Free. 855-732-3836.

•Dan Bern: Sanibel Writers Conference concert. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 6p. 590-7421.

•John Darnielle: Sanibel Writers Conference concert. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 6p. 590-7421.

•Mystic India: A Bollywood Dance Extravaganza. Seminole Casino Resort, 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 8p. 800-218-0007.

•Naples Int’l Film Festival: Film screenings & discussions. Silverspot Cinema, Mercato, 9118 Strada Pl, Naples. 11a-8p. 775-3456.

•National Dance Company of Siberia: Shell Point, Village Church, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 454-2067.

•Reverend Billy C Wirtz: Buckingham Blues Bar,

5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 9p. 693-7111.

•Sanibel Island Writers Conference: Workshops, panels, presentations, readings, concerts, networking, etc. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd & Sanibel Public Library, 770 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 9a-8p. 590-7421.

•The Red Badge of Courage: Florida Rep Lunchbox Series. Arcade Theatre, 2268 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a. Bring or buy lunch. 332-4665.

•Titanic: Film & discussion. Ford Riverside Lawn, Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 6p. 334-7419.

7 SATURDAY

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

•Art Reception: Englewood Art Center, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. 2-4p. Free. 941-474-5548.

•Artisan & Crafts Fair: Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 9a-2p. 472-2155.

•Exhibition Reception: Museum of the Everglades, 105 W Bwy, Everglades City. 1-3p. Free. 695-0008.

•Improve Café - Youth Improv: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Veach Rd, Bonita Springs. 3p. 495-8989.

•Improve Tonight: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

•Naples Int’l Film Festival Party: Row Seafood, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. 9p. RSVP. 775-3456.

•Naples Int’l Film Festival: Film screenings & discussions. Silverspot Cinema, Mercato, 9118 Strada Pl, Naples. 11a-8p. 775-3456.

•Open House: Englewood Art Center, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. 11a-4p. Free. 941-474-5548.

•Reverend Billy C Wirtz: Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 9p. 693-7111.

•Sanibel Island Writers Conference: Workshops, panels, presentations, readings, concerts, networking, etc. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd & Sanibel Public Library, 770 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 9a-8p. 590-7421.

•Takin’ the Country Back: Bray Scott, Tate Stevens, Kelsie May. B Mann PAH,

E VENTS & AC TIVITIES

NO VEMBER DECEMBER

whatGoeson

The Annie Moss Band performs in concert November 6 at the Covenant Church in Naples. Call 250-1822 for information.

what Goes on

13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

8 SUNDAY

•Bluegrass Concert: Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 2p. 939-2787.

•Blues Fury: Six Bends Harley-Davidson Top Rocker Field,9501 Thunder Rd, Fort Myers.1-4p. Free. 275-4647.

•FGCU Wind Orchestra: Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 745-4268.

•Naples Int’l Film Festival Closing Night Film & Wrap Party: Film screenings & after-party. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. RSVP. 775-3456.

•Naples Int’l Film Festival: Film screenings & discussions. Silverspot Cinema, Mercato, 9118 Strada Pl, Naples. 11a-8p. 775-3456.

•Sanibel Island Writers Conference: Workshops, panels, presentations, readings, concerts, networking, etc. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd & Sanibel Public Library, 770 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 9a-8p. 590-7421.

9 MONDAY

•Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibit. Venice Airport Fairgrounds, 150 Airport Ave E & Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave & downtown Venice. 8a-6p. Free. 941-488-8877.

•Hair Black Tie Gala: Show & reception. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 6p. 941-488-1115.

•Lecture: Ocean Outpost –Key West’s Vital Role in the Civil War. Author Robert Macomber. Ft Myers Beach Library, 2755 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 7p. Free. Reserve. 463-0435.

10 TUESDAY

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

•Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibit.

Venice Airport Fairgrounds, 150 Airport Ave E & Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave &

downtown Venice. 8a-6p. Free. 941-488-8877.

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WEDNESDAY

•Ask the Curator: Old Photographs. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 1p. 334-7419.

•Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibit.

Venice Airport Fairgrounds, 150 Airport Ave E & Venice Art Center. 390 Nokomis Ave, & downtown Venice. 8a-6p. Free. 941-488-8877.

•Elvis Tribute Show –Cody Ray Slaughter: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Florida Everblades vs S Carolina Stingrays Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Mannheim Steamroller: Artis–Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•USO Show: Naples Depot Museum:1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. 10a-1p. Free. 262-6525.

THURSDAY

•Big Sean: FGCU Eaglepalooza. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 8p. 948-7825.

•Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibit, live music. Venice Airport Fairgrounds, 150 Airport Ave E & Venice Art Center. 390 Nokomis Ave, & downtown Venice. 8a-9p. Free. 941-488-8877.

•Evening on Fifth: Live music, dancing, art demos &exhibits, dining, shopping along 5th Ave S, Naples. 6:30-9:30p. Free.692-8436.

•NBC’s Last Comic Standing: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Night Train 19502 Rock n Roll Sock Hop: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

•Where Art Meets Nature: Documentary film preview & reception. East West Fine Art, 2425 Tamaimi Tr N, Naples. 6p. 821-9459.

FRIDAY

•Book Discussion & Signing: Author Robert Macomber. Sunshine Booksellers, 677 S Collier

Blvd, Marco Island. Free. 4p. 393-0353.

•Book Discussion & Signing: The Insider’s Story – Researching & Writing ‘The Assassin’s Honor.’. Author Robert Macomber. Lakes Library, 15920 Bass Rd, Ft Myers. 1p. Free. 533-4000.

•Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibit, live music. Venice Airport Fairgrounds, 150 Airport Ave E & Venice Art Center. 390 Nokomis Ave, & downtown Venice. 8a-9p. Free. 941-488-8877.

•Creative Coast Weekend: Galleries & shops in Matlacha open late, exhibits, demos, classes, live music. Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 5-10p. Free. 283-0888.

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

•Florida Everblades vs Idaho Steelheads. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

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

•Strolling Science Seminars: Florida Black Bears.CREW Marsh Hiking Trails, 4600 Corkscrew Rd, Immokalee. 9a. Register. 657-2253.

•The Adventures of Tom

Sawyer : CFABS Youth Players. Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

14 SATURDAY

•A Silkroad Collaboration: Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott, Sergio & Odair Assad, Johhny Gandelsman, Wu Tong, Sandeep Das. Artis–Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•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.

•Arts for ACT Winter White Party: Marcus Jansen showcase. Auction fundraiser. Harborside Event Center, 1370 Monroe St, Ft Myers. 5-10p. 939-2553.

•BaconFest Naples: Live music, entertainment, food, contests, kids activities, fundraiser. Naples Airport South Terminal, 526 Terminal Dr, Naples. 11a-5p. 682-0942.

•Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibit, live music. Venice Airport Fairgrounds, 150 Airport Ave E & Venice Art Center. 390 Nokomis Ave, & downtown Venice. 8a-9p. Free. 941-488-8877.

•Creative Coast Weekend: Galleries & shops in Matlacha open late, exhibits, demos, classes, live music. Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 5-10p. Free. 283-0888.

•Florida Everblades vs Idaho Steelheads. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

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

•Mac Arnold Release Party: Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 9p. 693-7111.

•Party Like It’s 1965: Marco Island’s 50th Anniversary.Cocktails, dinner, music, dancing. Marco Island Historical Museum, 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. 5:30-10p. Free. 642-1440.

•Pine Island Reader Rendevous: Pig roast, seafood, drinks, live music. Woody’s Waterside, 3051 Stringfellow Rd, St James City. 12-5p. 283-5555.

•Shell Museum Free Day: Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum,3075 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel. 10a-5p. 395-2233.

•Sinatra Sintennial Show: Seminole Casino Resort, 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 7:30p. 800-218-0007.

•The Adventures of Tom Sawyer : CFABS Youth Players. Center for the

Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2 & 7p. 495-8989.

15 SUNDAY

•Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibit, live music Venice Airport Fairgrounds, 150 Airport Ave E & Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave & downtown Venice. 8a-9p. Free. 941-488-8877.

•Creative Coast Weekend: Galleries & shops inMatlacha open late, exhibits, demos, classes, live music. Pine Island Rd,Matlacha. 510p. Free. 283-0888.

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

•Naples Philharmonic: Wang Chamber Music Series.Artis–Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 597-1900.

•The Adventures of Tom Sawyer : CFABS Youth Players. Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2p. 495-8989.

•The Alter Eagles: Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

•Wendell Ray: Six Bends Harley-Davidson Top

Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick perform November 8 at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers. For information, call 939-2787.

Rocker Field,9501 Thunder Rd, Fort Myers. 1-4p. Free. 275-4647.

•Wendy Webb: Herb Strauss Theater,2200 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7p. 472-6862.

16

MONDAY

•Chalk Festival: Art performance & exhibit. Venice Airport Fairgrounds, 150 Airport Ave E & Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave, & downtown Venice. 8a6p. Free. 941-488-8877.

•Gulfshore Trio: Concert & reception. Shell Point, Village Church, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 454-2067.

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

•The Alter Eagles: Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

17

SUNDAY

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

•From the Top with Christpher O’Riley: Artis–Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900. 18

WEDNESDAY

•Ask the Curator: The Iconic Model T. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers.

1p. 334-7419.

•Florida Everblades vs Wheeling Nailers. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Lecture: Cattle Culture of the Seminole Indians. Collier County Museum, 3301 Tamiami Tr E, Naples.

2p. Free. 774-8476. 19

THURSDAY

•Art Reception & Gallery

Talk: FGCU ArtLab in library, 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. 5-8p. Free. 590-7199.

•Ft Myers Boat Show: Harborside Event Center, 1375 Monroe St & City Yacht Basin, 1300 Lee St, Ft Myers. 10a-6p. 656-7083.

•Late Night Catachism

– Sister Rolls the Dice: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

Starships’s Mickey Thomas, Toto’s Bobby Kimball, Kansas’ Steve Walsh, Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander, The Tubes’ Fee Waybill, Asia’s John Payne. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 8p. 948-7825.

•William Noll Jazz Ensemble: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 745-4268.

20 FRIDAY

•American Sand Sculpting Championships: Competitions, demos, live music, entertainment. Beach in front of Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Free. 454-7500.

•Brigadoon: Gulfshore Opera & TheaterZone. Charlotte PAC, 701 Carmelita St, Punta Gorda. 7:30p. 529-3925.

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

•Florida Everblades vs Wheeling Nailers. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Ft Myers Boat Show: Harborside Event Center, 1375 Monroe St & City Yacht Basin, 1300 Lee St, Ft Myers. 10a-6p. 656-7083.

•Gulfshore Ballet: Enchanted Evening. Saks Fifth Ave, 13499 US 41, Ft Myers. 6p. 590-6191.

•Music Walk: Live music & dancing at several cafes, clubs &galleries. Downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 610p. Free. 855-732-3836.

•Naples Philharmonic with Andre Watts: Beethoven’s Emperor.Artis–Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

21 SATURDAY

•A Year with Frog & Toad: Florida Rep Lunchbox Series. Arcade Theatre, 2268 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a. Bring or buy lunch. 332-4665.

•American Sand Sculpting Championships: Competitions, demos, live music, entertainment. Beach in front of Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero

Kate Davis performs in concert November 13 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers. Call 333-1933 for information.

what Goes on

Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Free. 454-7500.

•Art Fair: Outdoor art & crafts exhibit & sale. Along 1st St,downtown Ft Myers. 11a-5p. Free. 337-5050.

•Backyard Bluesfest: JP Soars & The Red Hots, Betty Fox Band, TLC & The Wildbunch. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2p-12a. 693-7111.

•Brigadoon: Gulfshore Opera & TheatreZone. Bishop Verot High School, 5598 Sunrise Dr, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 529-3925.

•Carmina Burana: SWFL Symphony with Symphonic Chorale of SWFL & Ft Myers Mastersingers. BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 418-1500.

•Estero Art Show: Outdoor art & craft fair. Miromar Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero. 10a-5p. Free. 941-755-3088.

•Florida Everblades vs Wheeling Nailers. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Ft Myers Boat Show: Harborside Event Center, 1375 Monroe St & City Yacht Basin, 1300 Lee St, Ft Myers. 10a-6p. 656-7083.

•Garden Festival: Growing Orchids. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 9a-5p. Free. 334-7419.

•Gulf Coast Writers Association Meeting: Charles Sobczak –Writing About Nature. Zion LutheranChurch, 7401 Winkler Rd, Ft Myers. 10a-12p. Free. 247-4515.

•Naples Philharmonic with Andre Watts: Beethoven’s Emperor.Artis–Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Orff’s Carmina Burana: Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers. With SWFL Symphony. BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 288-2535.

•Third Weekend Art Alive: Receptions,exhibits, demos, live music at dozens of galleries & studios. Naples Art District, Pine Ridge Industrial Park, Pine Ridge Rd, west of Airport Rd,Naples. 11a-4p. Free. 821-1061.

22 SUNDAY

•American Sand Sculpting Championships: Competitions, demos, live music, entertainment. Beach in front of Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero

Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Free. 454-7500.

•Bobby James: Six Bends Harley-Davidson Top Rocker Field,9501 Thunder Rd, Fort Myers.1-4p. Free. 275-4647.

•Brigadoon: Gulfshore Opera & TheatreZone. Gulf Coast High School, 7878 Shark Way, Naples. 4p. 529-3925.

•Estero Art Show: Outdoor art & craft fair. Miromar Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero.10a5p. Free. 941-755-3088.

•Ft Myers Boat Show: Harborside Event Center, 1375 Monroe St & City Yacht Basin, 1300 Lee St, Ft Myers. 10a-5p. 656-7083.

•Garden Festival: Growing Orchids. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 9a-4p. Free. 334-7419.

•Sing-Along Messiah: Voices of Naples concert, professional soloists & chamber orchestra.Naples United Churchof Christ, 5200 Crayton Rd, Naples. 3p.455-2582.

•Third Weekend Art Alive: Receptions,exhibits, demos, live music at dozens of galleries & studios.

Naples Art District, Pine Ridge Industrial Park, Pine Ridge Rd, west of Airport Rd,Naples. 11a-4p. Free. 821-1061.

23 MONDAY

•American Sand Sculpting Championships:

Competitions, demos, live music, entertainment. Beach in front of Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Free. 454-7500.

•The Red Hot Chili Pipers – Bagpipes with Attitudes: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

24 TUESDAY

•American Sand Sculpting Championships: Competitions, demos, live music, entertainment. Beach in front of Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Free. 454-7500.

•FSW Concert Band & Percussion Ensemble: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 481-4849.

25

WEDNESDAY

•American Sand Sculpting Championships: Competitions, demos, live music, entertainment. Beach in front of Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Free. 454-7500.

•Ask the Curator: Talking Turkey. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 1p. 334-7419.

26

THURSDAY

•American Sand Sculpting Championships:

Competitions, demos, live music, entertainment. Beach in front of Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Free. 454-7500.

27 FRIDAY

11/27•American Sand Sculpting Championships: Competitions, demos, live music, entertainment. Beach in front of Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Free. 454-7500.

11/27•Neil Diamond Tribute: Neil Zirconia. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 8p. 772-5862.

28 SATURDAY

•American Sand Sculpting Championships: Competitions, demos, live music, entertainment. Beach in front of Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Free. 454-7500.

•Book Signing: Author Robert Macomber. Sanibel Island Bookshop, 1571 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 1-3p. Free. 472-5223.

•Dave Koz & Friends: Artis–Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Debbie Davies: Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 9p. 693-7111.

•Neil Diamond Tribute: Neil Zirconia. Cultural Park

Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3 & 8p. 772-5862.

29 SUNDAY

•American Sand Sculpting Championships: Competitions, demos, live music, entertainment. Beach in front of Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Free. 454-7500.

•Daryl Hall & John Oates: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

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

•Soapy Tuna: Six Bends Harley-Davidson Top Rocker Field,9501 Thunder Rd, Fort Myers.1-4p. Free. 275-4647.

DEC 1 TUESDAY

•A Choral Christmas: Naples Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus. Artis–Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7:30p. 597-1900.

•ArmChair Theater: Royal Palm Players, 131 1st St W, Boca Grande. 7p. 941-2694.

•Exhibition Reception & Lecture: Marco Island

Historical Museum,180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. 5-7p. Free. 642-1440.

•FGCU Chamber & University Choir Holiday Concert: Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbour Dr, Naples. 7p. Free. 745-4268.

•FSW Orchestra & Choir: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 481-4849.

2 WEDNESDAY

12/02: Kenny G BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Art Alive: Receptions, exhibits, demos, livemusic at dozens of Art Alliance Naples galleries & studios. Naples ArtDistrict, Pine Ridge Industrial Park, Pine Ridge Rd, west of Airport Rd,Naples. 5-8p. Free. 821-1061.

•Art Reception: Englewood Art Center, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. 5-7p. Free. 941-474-5548.

•Ikebana Meeting & Workshop: Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbour Dr, Naples. 9a.254-9999.

•Lunch & Learn Lectures: History of Bonita Springs. Everglades Wonder Gardens, 27180 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 9a-5p. 992-2591.

3 THURSDAY

•Acoustic Storytellers –Music & Stories from Around the World: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

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

•Kathleen Madigan: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

4 FRIDAY

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

•Art Reception: Arts for ACT Gallery, 2265 1st St, Ft Myers, 6-9p. Free. 337-5050.

•Art Reception: Unit A, 1922 Evans Ave, Ft Myers. 6-10p. Free. 340-6467.

•Art Walk: Receptions, exhibits, demos, live music at severalgalleries & studios. Downtown Ft Myers’

Mac Arnold performs in concert

November 14 at Buckingham Blues Bar in Fort Myers. Call 693-7111 for information.

what Goes on

historic River District. 6-10p.Free. 855-732-3836.

•FGCU Symphony/String

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

•Gino Vannelli: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Holiday Nowhere Band

Concert: Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 8p. 333-1933.

•Strolling Science Seminars: Tree Coring Science.CREW Marsh Hiking Trails, 4600 Corkscrew Rd, Immokalee. 9a. Register. 657-2253.

5 SATURDAY

•24-Hour Playwrighting

Project: Five 15 minute one-act plays written in 24 hours. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634 Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 3p. 218-0481.

•Americana: Gulf Coast Symphony concert. BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

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

•Backyard Bluesfest: Albert Castiglia, Tommy Z Band, TLC & The Wildbunch. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2p-12a. 693-7111.

•Bradenton Blues

Festival: Janiva Magness, Rick Estrin & the Nightcats,

Joanna Connor, Mike Zito & The Wheel, Larry Garner, Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks, Girls with Guitars, in Layman Terms. Waterfront Park, btwn US 41 & Bus US 41, N of 3rd Ave W.11a-8p. 941-447-9494.

•Craig Ferguson: Comic. Seminole Casino Resort, 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 7 & 9:30p. 800-218-0007.

•George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker: Miami City Ballet & Naples Phlharmonic. Artis–Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2 & 8p. 597-1900.

•Improve Café - Youth

Improv: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 3p. 495-8989.

•Improve Tonight: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

•Joy to the World – A Global Celebration: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2635 S Cleveland Ave, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 560-8695.

•Ragtime: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

6 SUNDAY

•Art Reception: Kathleen Bradford Studio/Gallery, 4259 Bonita Beach Rd, BonitaSprings. 3-6p. Free. 776-6844.

•FGCU Wind Orchestra: Grace United Methodist Church, 13 SE 21st Pl, Cape Coral. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

•Jazz Brunch: Father Al & the Jazz Congregation. Matanzas on the Bay, 416 Crescent St, Ft Myers Beach. 11a-3p. 463-3838.

•Joy to the World – A Global Celebration: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL. Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 3:30p. 560-8695.

•Meet the Composers: Brahms & Clara – Another Musical Love Story. Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 3p. 495-8989.

•Messiah Sing-Along: Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers. First Presbyterian Church, 2438 2nd St, Ft Myers. 4p. 288-2535.

•Spirit of the Gulf Christmas Concert: BB Mann PAH, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 3p. 844-764-7464.

•The James Taylor Experience: Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

7 MONDAY

•Basham & Fleisher: Wang Opera Center, 2408

BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7p. 472-9700.

9 WEDNESDAY

•Florida Everblades vs Reading Royals. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Rick Howard & The Speedbumps: Artis–Naples , 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6:30 & 9p. 597-1900.

10 THURSDAY

•A Year with Frog & Toad: Florida Rep Lunchbox Series. Arcade Theatre, 2268 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a. Bring or buy lunch. 332-4665.

•Art Reception: ACSWFL Co-op Gallery, Coconut Mall, 8074 Mediterranean Dr, FtMyers, 4-6p. Free. 949-3073.

Quartet.Artis–Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•That’s Life! A Toast to Sinatra: BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 472-9700.

•The Nutcracker Ballet: N Ft Myers Academy for the Arts. BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Victor Wainwright & The Wildroots: Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 9p. 693-7111.

12 SATURDAY

•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.

Linwood Ave, Naples. 7p. 775-2800.

•Home for the Holidays: Voices of Naples concert.Emmanuel LutheranChurch, 777 Mooring Line Dr, Naples, 7p. Free.455-2582.

•Independent Film: Screening & discussion hosted by Ft Myers Film Fest. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St,Ft Myers. Happy Hour 6:30p, film 7p, talk after film. 333-1933.

•Lecture: Preserving the Past for the Future. Author Robert Macomber. Museum of the Islands annual meeting. Fishers of Men Lutheran Church, 10360 Stringfellow Rd, St James City. 7p. Free. 283-1525.

•The James Taylor

Experience: Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

•ZOSO – The Ulitmate Led Zeppelin Experience: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

8 TUESDAY

•Art Reception: Englewood Art Center, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. 5:307:30p. Free. 941-474-5548.

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

•BIG ARTS Community Chorus – Holiday Concert:

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

•Grayson Rogers: Six Bends Harley-Davidson,9501 Thunder Rd, Ft Myers. 8p.275-4647.

•Home for the Holidays: Voices of Naples concert.Chapel By the Sea Presbyterian Church,100 Chapel St, Ft Myers Beach. 7p. Free.455-2582.

•Naples Philharmonic: The Sea, The Swan & The Quartet.Artis–Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Styx: BB Mann PAH, 13350 Edison Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 481-4849.

•Writers Read: BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 472-9700.

11 FRIDAY

•Art Reception: BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 5:30-7p. Free. 472-9700.

•Creative Coast Weekend: Galleries & shops in Matlacha open late, exhibits, demos, classes, live music. Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 5-10p. Free. 283-0888.

•Florida Everblades vs Reading Royals. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Lamplight Book Party: Robert Macomber. Bert’s Pine Bay Gallery, 4332 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 5-7p. Free. 283-1335.

•Naples Philharmonic: The Sea, The Swan & The

•Book Signing Party: Author Robert Macomber. Bert’s Pine Bay Gallery, 4332 Pine Iisland Rd, Matlacha. Free. 5-7p. 283-1335.

•Creative Coast Weekend: Galleries & shops in Matlacha open late, exhibits, demos, classes, live music. Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 5-10p. Free. 283-0888.

•Florida Everblades vs Reading Royals. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Klezmer Revival Band: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

13 SUNDAY

•Bluegrass Concert: Bands TBA. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 2p. 939-2787.

•Christmas on Sanibel: Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers. Sanibel Community Church, 1740 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 5p. 288-2535.

•Creative Coast Weekend: Galleries & shops in Matlacha open late, exhibits, demos, classes, live music. Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 5-10p. Free. 283-0888.

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

•Neil Sedaka: Artis–Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

Rick Estrin &The Nite Cats perform in concert December 4 at the Bradenton Blues Festival. Call 941-447-9494 for information.

Florida Repertory Theatre presents ‘Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest, thru November 10 in the historic Arcade Theatre in Fort Myers. Call 332-4488 for information.

Nov 12-15. Royal Palm Players,131 1st St W, Boca Grande. 941-2694.

•The Dixie Swim Club: Thru Nov 8. The Naples Players. Blackburn Hall, Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 263-7990.

•The Eight – Reindeer Monologues: Dec 11-20. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•The Foreigner: Nov 25-Dec 20. The Naples Players. Blackburn Hall, Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 263-7990.

Duets; Dec 17-31 : Happy Holidays! A Musical Celebration. 2200 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 395-0900.

•Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre: Thru Nov 20: Fancy Nancy the Musical; Dec 4-22: Velveteen Rabbit; Dec 5-22. 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre: Thru Nov 21: Million Dollar Quartet; Nov 26-Dec 26: A Wonderful Life; Dec 30-Feb 14: Show Boat.1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers.278-4422.

•Florida Repertory Theatre: Thru Nov 1: I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti; thru Nov 18: Agatha

Christie’s The Unexpected Guest; Nov 17-Dec 13: The Seafarer; Dec 1-20: Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story. ArcadeTheatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Laboratory Theater of Florida: Nov 6-21: Stage Kiss; Dec 11-20: The Eight – Reindeer Monologues. 1634Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•Off Broadway Palm Theatre: Thru Nov 7: Second Chances – The Thrift Shop Musical; Nov 12-Dec 26: Plaid Tidings. 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Theatre Conspiracy: Nov 20-Dec 12: Mr. Burns

– The Post Electric Play. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 936-3239.

•Venice Theatre: Nov 5-22: The Beauty Queen of Leenane; Nov 10-Dec 12: Hair; Dec 3-20: The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical; Dec 18-21: A Christmas Carol. 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

exhibitions

Dec 4-24: Winter in Paradise. Free open painting Wed 9:30-12p.

Mon-Fri, 11a-3p & 6-9p 1st Fri of month. Free. 275-3970.

•Arts For ACT Gallery: 2265 First St, Ft Myers. Nov: Kyra Belan, Jeff Abbott;Dec: Dan Cronin.

Mon-Sat 11a-4:30p, 1st & 3rd Fri 11a-10p. Call for Sat hrs. Free. 337-5050.

•Arts of the Inland Gallery: Keiser U at the Forum, 9100 Forum Corporate Pkwy, Ft Myers. Mon-Thu 8a-8p, Fri 8a-5p, Sat 9a-1p. Free. 277-1336.

•Baker Museum: ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. Thru Nov 8: Weegee by Weegee; thru Jan 31: Celebrating 15 Years of Collecting; thru Jul 24: Dawn’s Forest –Sculptures of Louise Nevelson; thru Nov 3: Schrenk Student Photography; thru Nov 3: Through the Lens; Nov 7Mar 6: Yves Saint Laurent + Halston; Nov 7-Mar 6: Dressed and Undressed; Nov 25-Mar 30: Paco Pomet. Tue-Sat 10a-4p & Sun 12-4p. 597-1900.

•Barron Park House Gallery: 471 Lee St, LaBelle. Nov 5-29: Perceptions. Thu & Fri 12-6p, Sat & Sun 11a-4p. 843-2929.

•Bert’s Pine Bay Gallery: 4332 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. Sun & Mon 10a-5p, Tue-Sat 10a-7p. Free. 283-1335.

•Beth Sistrunk Fine Art: 5760 Shirley St, # 15, Naples. Tue & Thu 1-4p. Free. 293-4904.

•BIG ARTS: 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel.Thru Nov 27: Art in 3-D sculpture show, Pauline Healy; Dec 2-Jan 2: Opposites Attract, Buy It Off the Wall – Members’ Works. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 395-0900.

Art. Mon-Fri 9a-4:30p. Free. 574-0802.

•Cape Coral Library: 921

39th Terrace & SW 9th Ct, Cape Coral. Nov 3-30: Pen Women of SWFL; Dec 130: Mini De-Lights, Pat Cleveland Retrospective.

9a-5p. Free. 533-4500.

•Centers for the Arts of Bonita Springs: 26100 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs.

Thru Dec 31: Sandy Scott Retrospective. Mon-Fri

10a-4p & Sat 1-5p. Free. 495-8989.

•Clark Art Studio: Mercato, 9155 Strada Place, #5155, Naples. Mon-Sat 11a-9p & Sun 1-9p. 616-260-1533.

•Clyde Butcher’s Venice Gallery & Studio: 237 Warfield Ave, Venice. Tue-Fri 10a-4:30p. Free. 486-0811.

•Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery: 52388

Tamiami Tr MM 54.5, Ochopee. Daily 10a-5p. Free. 695-2428.

•Collier County Museum: 3301 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. Thru Jan 15:

Return from Exile –Contemporary Southern Art. Educational programs, Wed, 2pm. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 774-8476.

•Deborah Martin Art Studio: 5760 Shirley St, #14, Naples. 518-791-0251.

•East West Fine Art: Bigham Galleria, 2425 Tamiami Tr N, #102, Naples. Mon-Fri 11a-4p & Sat 11a-2p.220-7503.

•Emily James Gallery: 720 5th Ave Sm # 111, Naples. Mon-Wed 12-5p & Thu-Sat 12-9p. 777-3283

•Englewood Art Center: Ringling College of Art & Design, 350 S. MaCall Rd, Englewood.Nov 3-Dec 18:

Conservation – Art & Earth; Nov 3-Dec 18: Jeff Markowsky – Adventure painter Plein Air.

Nov 24-Jan 31: Plein Air

Gallery in Arts Complex, ArtLab in Library. MonFri, 10a-4p & Thu 10a-7p. Free. 590-7199.

•Fort Myers Beach Art Association: 3030 Shell Mound, Ft Myers Beach. Thru Nov 13: Golden Oldies; Nov 16-Dec 10: Members Fall Show, Sedona Tour Group Show; Dec 12-Jan 7: Art Divine.

Oct-May Mon-Sat 10a-3p & Sun 12-3p, Jun-Sep Wed & Thu 9a-12p. Free. 463-3909.

•Gallerie du Soleil: 393 Broad Ave S, Naples. Mon-Sat, 10a-6p & Sun 125p. Free. 417-3450.

•Gallery on Fifth: Mercato, 9115 Strada Pl, #5130, Naples.. Mon-Sat, 10a-6p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 8219459.

•Gardner Colby Gallery: 386 & 365 Broad Ave S, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-5p. Free. 403-7787.

•Grand Illusion Gallery: 2443 First St, Ft Myers. Mon & Fri 10a-5p & Sat 11a-3p, 1st Fri of month 10a-10p. 461-7245.

•Guess-Fisher Gallery: 1187

8th St S, Naples. Mon-Thu 12-5p, Fr & Sat 12-9p, Sun 1-5p. Free. 263-3417.

•Harbour View Gallery: 5789 Cape Harbour Dr, #104, Cape Coral. Nov: John Edebohis, Tom Ewald; . Daily 11a-8p. Free. 540-5789.

•Harmon-Meek Gallery: 599 9th St N, #309, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a-5p. 261-2637.

•Hirdie-Girdie Art Gallery: 2490 Library Way, Sanibel. Oct-May Mon-Sat 10a-5p. Free. 395-0027.

•The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical: Dec 3-20. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•The Seafarer: Nov 17-Dec 13. Florida Repertory Theatre,2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Wait Until Dark: Dec 4-13. Cultural Park Theatrer 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 772-5862.

THEATERS

•BIG ARTS Herb Strauss Theater: Nov 19-Dec 3 :

•Alliance for the Arts: 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Nov 6-Jan 2: 200 Under $200. Mon-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 9a-1p. Free. 939-2787.

•Art Bar: 1416 Dean St, Ft Myers. 292-8072.

•Art Council of Southwest Florida Co-Op Gallery: Coconut Point Mall, 8074 Mediterranean Dr, Estero. Tue-Thu & Sat 10a-6p, Fri 11a-7p, Sun 12-5p. Free. 267-3049.

•Art League of Fort Myers: 1451 Monroe St, Ft Myers. Nov 6-27: Bountiful Art;

•Bob Rauschenberg Gallery: Florida SouthWestern State College, 8099 College Pkwy SW, Ft Myers. Thru Nov 7: Wayne White –Here Comes Mr. Know-ItAll.Mon-Fri 10a-4p & Sat 11a-3p. Free. 489-9313.

•Cape Coral Art League: 516 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. Nov 5-Dec 6: Words & Images; Dec 10-Jan 3: Celebration. Mon-Thu 11a-4p. Free. 772-5657.

•Cape Coral Arts Studio: 4533 Coronado Pkwy in Rubicond Park, Cape Coral. Nov: Powerful Portraits; Dec: From Earth to Fine

Painting.Tue 9a-9p & Wed-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 941-474-5548.

•Florida Gulf Coast University Art Galleries: 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. Main Gallery –Thru Nov 5: Reunion –Carrell Courtright, Megan Davis & Tarra Wood; Thru

Nov 14: Yesterday It Was Sunny -T.L. Solien solo exhibit; Dec 3-11: Senior Projects; Borborygmus or Beware the 3-Fingered Mouse Without a SoulRoger Chamieh. ArtLab –thru Nov 5: ReunionCourtright Davis; Nov 19Dec 3: Studio Project - The Painting Experience. Main

•Howl Gallery/Tattoo: 4160 Cleveland Ave, Ft. Myers. Thru Nov 3: Dylan Garrett Smith; Nov: Anchors Away – Nautical Theme; Dec & Jan: The Devil’s Reign group show.Mon-Thu 11a8p, Fri & Sat 12-10p,1st Sat of month 7-11p.Free. 332-0161.

•HW Gallery: 1305 Third St S, Naples. Daily 10a-5p. Free. 263-6640.

•Immokalee Pioneer Museum: 1215 Roberts Ave, Immokalee. Mon-Fri 9a-4p. Free. 658-2466.

•Island Visions: 4643 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. Daily10a-5p. 282-0452.

•Jo-Ann Sanborn Sunshine Studios of Marco Island: The Esplanade, 760 N Collier Blvd, #102, Marco Island. Wed-Fri 10a-5p & Sat 10a-2p. 4049179

•John Ebling Veteran Art Gallery: American Legion

what Goes on

Post #38, 1837 Jackson St, Ft Myers. 332-1853.

•Kathleen Bradford

Studio/Gallery: 4259 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs.Oct-MayTue-Sat

11a-5p, Jun-Sep by appt. Free. 776-6844.

•Longboat Key Art Center: Ringling College of Art & Design, 6860 Longboat Key Dr S, Longboat Key.

Tue-Fri 11a-5p; Jan-Apr

Yue-Sat 11a-5p. Free. 941383-2345.

•Lovegrove Gallery & Garden: 4637 Pine Island Rd NW, Matlacha.Daily

10a-5p.Free. 283-6453.

•Marco Island Center for the Arts: 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. Tue-Sat

9a-4p. Free. 394-4221.

•Marco Island Historical Museum: 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. Thru Nov 14: Winner’s Circle; Dec 1-Feb 10: Nature’s Places of Spiritual Sanctuary. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 642-1440.

•Marianne Friedland

Gallery: 359 Broad Ave S, Naples. Mon-Sat 10-5p. Free. 262-3484.

•Museum of the Everglades: 105 W Bwy, Everglades City. Nov

2-Dec 31: Visions of the Everglades. Tue-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 9a-4p. Free. 6950008.

•Museum of the Islands: 5728 Sesame, Pine Island Center. 2831525.

•Naples Art Association: The von Liebig Art Center, 585 Park St, Naples. Nov 14-Jan 9: Face the Possibilities, Call Up the Figure, Selfies. Oct 20May 30: Mon-Sat 10a-4p; Jun 1-Oct 16: Mon-Fri 10a4p. 262-6517.

•Naples Depot

Museum: 1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. Thru Dec 29: Through My Eyes. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 262-6525.

•Nora Butler

Designs: Crayton Cove, 800 12th Ave. S, Naples. Tue-Sat 11a-6p. Free. 4038287.

•Phil Fisher Gallery: 810 12th Ave S, Naples. MonThu 11a-5p, Fri & Sat 11a9p. Free. 403-8393.

•Rene Miville

Gallery: Franklin Shops, 2200 1st St, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. Mon-Sat 10a-8p & Sun 12-7p. 333-3130.

•Richard H Rush

Library: Special Collections Gallery, FSW State College, 8099 College Pkwy, Ft Myers.

Ongoing: High

Renaissance to Impressionism, The Sanders Porcelain Exhibit. Mon-Fri 10a-2p. Free. 489-9220.

•Rick Moore Fine Art Gallery: The Village on Venetian Bay, 4230 Gulf Shore Blvd N, Naples. Free. 434-6464.

•Ringling Museum of Art: 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. Thru Nov 8: Back & Forth –Thinking in Paint; thru Nov 30:

Clowns!; thru Dec 6: Paul Rudolph –The Guest Houses; thru Jan 10: Royal Taste – The Art of Princely Courts in 15th-Century China; Dec 4-Feb 29:

Glittering Grandeur –Spectacles Under the Big Top. Ongoing: New

Acquisitions, 20th

CenturyAbstract Art, Asian & Cypriot Art. Gardens of Ringling Guided

Tour: Thu 10:30a. Daily 10a-5p, Thu 10a-8p. 941359-5700.

•Rookery Bay

Environmental Learning Center: 300 Tower Rd, Naples. Thru Nov 17: Ocean Art. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. 530-5940.

•Rosen Gallery & Studios: North Line Plaza, 2172 J & C Blvd, N Naples.

Mon-Sat, 12-6p. Free. 8211061.

•Shangri La Springs: 27750

Old US 41, Bonita Springs.

Thru Nov 25: Wild Life.

Mon-Fri 10a-3p. Free. 9490749.

•Sheldon Fine Art: 460 Fifth Ave S, Naples. 10a10p. Free. 649-6255.

•Sidney & Berne Davis Arts Center: 2301 First St, Ft Myers. Nov 6-25: Heidi Schmitz – European Color Festival, Lionel Lewis –Birds in Light & Color. MonFri 10a-5p & 6-9p & 1st Fri of month. Free. 337-1933.

•Space 39 Art Bar & Lounge: 39 Patio de Leon, Ft Myers. Tue-Sat 5:30close.Free. 204-9949.

•Sweet Art Gallery: 2054 Trade Center Way, Naples. Nov: Bonny Hawley, Luba Drahosz.Nov-AprMon-Fri 10a-5p, 1st Wed 5-8p, 3rd Fri 6-8p, Sat by appt; MayOct Mon-Fri 11a-4p & Sat by appt. Free. 597-2110.

•SWFL Community Foundation: 8771 CollegePkwy, bldg 2, # 201, Ft Myers. Mon-Fri 8a5p. 274-5900.

•SWFL Museum of History: 2031 Jackson St, FtMyers.Thru Nov 2: Beaches, Creatures and

Cowboys – Florida Movie Posters. Tue-Sat 10a-5p. 321-7430.

•The Artist’s Gallery: 6240 Shirley St, #104, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a-4p & Sat by appt. 596-5099.

•The Lady from Haiti: 110 10th St N, Naples. Mon-Sat 10:30a-5p. 649-8607.

•The Studio: 1429 Lee St, Ft Myers. Opening soon. 472-4557.

•Tower Gallery: 751 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel. Daily 10a-9p. Free. 340-6467.

•Trudy Labell Fine Art: Bingham Galleria,2425 Tamiami Trail N, #102, Naples. Mon-Fri 11a-4p & Sat 11a-2p. Free. 434-7778.

•Two Newts Gallery: 2502 2nd St, #104, Ft Myers. Tue-Fri 10a-6p, Sat 10a-4p, Sun 12-4p. 332-2300.

•Union Artists Studios: Alliance of the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, #202, Edwards Bldg, Ft Myers. Free. 826-3861.

•Unit A: 1922 Evans Ave, Ft Myers. Art by Marcus Jansen. By appt. Free. 240-1053.

•Vallez Studio: Crayton Cove, 784 12th Ave S, Naples. Free. 262-0381.

•Veron Ennis Modern Art: 10051 McGregor Blvd, # 201, Ft Myers. Sat 9a-1p & by appt. Free.849-7772.

•Visual Arts Center: 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. Nov 1-30: Suncoast Watercolor Society; Nov 9Dec 3: Harvest of Art.Mon-Fri, 9a-4p & Sat 10a-2p. Free. 951-6398810.

•Watson MacRae Gallery: 2340 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Nov 10-Dec 6: Paper & Paint; Dec 8-Jan 3: Fine Art of Contemporary Craft – Fiber & Clay.Mon-Sat 10:30a-5p. Free. 472-3386.

attractions

•Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum: Seminole Tribe of Florida Museum. Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, 30290 Josie Billie Hwy, Clewiston. Thru Nov 22: Seminole Spirit. Daily 9a-5p. 877902-1113.

•Babcock Wilderness Adventures: 8000 State Rd 31,Punta Gorda. TueSat. Reserve for tours. 800-500-5583.

•Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum: 3075 SanibelCaptiva Rd, Sanibel. Raymond Burr Memorial Exhibit,Deep-Sea Mollusks, Henry DomkeNature Photographer. World Record-Sized Shells. Open Daily 10a-5p. 3952233.

•Baker Museum: ArtisNaples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. Thru Nov 8: Weegee by Weegee; thru Jan 31: Celebrating 15 Years of Collecting; thru Jul 24: Dawn’s Forest –Sculptures of Louise Nevelson; thru Nov 3: Schrenk Student Photography; thru Nov 3: Through the Lens; Nov 7Mar 6: Yves Saint Laurent + Halston; Nov 7-Mar 6:

Dressed and Undressed; Nov 25-Mar 30: Paco

Pomet. Tue-Sat 10a-4p & Sun 12-4p. 597-1900.

•Burroughs Home & Gardens: 2505 First St, Ft Myers. Living history tours daily 11a & 1p, 5-9p. 3370706.

•Butterfly Estates: 1815 Fowler St, Ft Myers. Sun & Tue-Th 10a-5p, Sat 10a-7p. 690-2359.

•Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium: 3450 Ortiz Ave, Ft Myers. Museum, butterfly aviary, trails, live animal shows daily, Planetarium shows, WedSat. Bluegrass concerts 2nd & 4th Thu 12-4p. 10a5p & Sun, 11a-5p. 275-3435.

•Cape Coral Historical Museum: 544 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. Wed, Thu & Sun 1-4p. 7727037.

•Children’s Museum of Naples: North Collier Park, 15080 Livingston Rd, Naples. Special hours for children on autistic spectrum: Breaking the Barriers, 2nd Sat of month 8-9a & Sensory Night, 4th Tue of month 5-8p. Register. 514-0084.

•Collier County Museum: 3301 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. Thru Jan 15: Return from Exile

–Contemporary Southern Art. Educational programs, Wed, 2pm. MonSat 9a-4p. free. 774-8476.

•Conservancy of SWFL: 1495 Smith Preserve Way, Naples. Mon-Sat 9:30a4:30p. 430-2466.

•Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: 375 Sanctuary Rd W, Naples. Blair Audubon Center, boardwalk exploration & exhibits. Daily 7a-5:30p. 348-9151.

•CREW: Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. 23998 Corkscrew Rd, Estero. Guided walks: 1st & 3rd Tue & 2nd Sat, Nov-Apr, Marsh Hiking Trails, 4600 Corkscrew Rd, Immokalee. Trails open sunrise-sunset. 657-2253.

•CROW: Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. 3883 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel. Healing Winds Visitor Education Center. Wonders of Wildlife: Nature presentations MonFri 11a. Tue-Sun 10a-4p. 472-3644.

•’Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge: 1 Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. Sat-Thu 7a-7p. Education Center: May-Dec 9a-4p, Jan-Apr 9a-5p. Wildlife Dr closed Sat.472-1100.

•Edison & Ford Winter Estates: 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Nov 27-Jan

3: Holiday Nights 5:30-9p. Daily 9a-5:30p. 334-7419.

•Everglades Wonder Gardens: 27180 Old 41 Rd, BonitaSprings.Botanical gardens, animals, art gallery.Daily 9a-4p. 9922591.

•Holocaust Museum & Education Center of SWFL: Sandalwood Square, 4760 Tamiami Tr N, # 107, Naples. Nov 3-27:

‘Studio Project –The Painting Experience’ is on view at FGCU’s ArtLab, November 19-December 3. For information, call 590-7199.

Picturebook History –Telling the Story to Children. Tue-Sun 1-4p. Guided Tours: 1:30p. 263-9200.

•Imaginarium 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, Immokalee.Mon-Fri 9a-4p. Free. 658-2466.

•Marco Island Historical Museum: 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. Thru Nov 14: Winner’s Circle; Dec 1-Feb 10: Nature’s Places of Spiritual Sanctuary. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 642-1440.

•Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium: 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota. Eco-boat tours daily.

Immersion Cinema. Daily, 10a-5p. 941-388-4441.

•Museum of the Everglades: 105 W Bwy, Everglades City. Nov 2-Dec 31: Visions of the Everglades. Tue-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 9a-4p. Free. 6950008.

•Museum of the Islands: 5728 Sesame, Pine Island Center. 283-1525.

•Naples Botanical Garden: 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples.Dec 16-23, Dec 2630, Jan 2 & 3: Night

Lights in The Garden - 69p.(holiday light show, entertainment, family

activities).Daily 9a-5p, Tue 8a-5p. 643-7275.

•Naples Depot Museum: 1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. Thru Dec 29: Through My Eyes. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 262-6525.

•Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens: 1590 GoodletteFrank Rd, Naples. Daily 9a-5p. 262-5409.

•Palm Cottage Museum & Norris Gardens: Naples Historical Society, 137 12th Ave. S, Naples. Walking tours of Naples Historic District: Wed 10a; Guided garden tours: 1st & 3rd

Thu of month 10a. Tours:

Tue-Sat 1-4p. Free. 2618164.

•Ringling Museum of Art: 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. Thru Nov 8: Back & Forth –Thinking in Paint; thru Nov 30:

Clowns!; thru Dec 6: Paul Rudolph –The Guest Houses; thru Jan 10: Royal Taste – The Art of Princely Courts in 15thCentury China; Dec 4-Feb

29: Glittering Grandeur –Spectacles Under the Big Top. Ongoing: New Acquisitions, 20th CenturyAbstract Art, Asian & Cypriot Art. Gardens of Ringling

Guided Tour: Thu 10:30a. Daily 10a-5p, Thu 10a-8p. 941-359-5700.

•Rookery Bay National Research Reserve:

Environmental Center, 300 Tower Rd, Naples. Thru Nov 17: Ocean Art. Daily programs: 11a & 2p. Guided boat & kayak tours Nov 4-Apr 30 Tue & Th. 530-5940.

•Sanibel Historical Museum & Village: 950 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. Wed-Sat, 10a-4p. 472-4648.

•Seminole Casino Resort: 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 800-218-0007.

•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, Soaring Eagle Zip Line. Daily 10a-5p. 995-2141.

•SWFL Historical Society: 10091 McGregor Blvd, FtMyers. Wed 9a12p & 4-7p, Sat 9a-12p. Free. 939-4044.

•SWFL Military Museum & Library: 4820 Leonard St, Ft Myers. Nov 7-21: Art by Veterans. Mon-Sat 9a-5p. Free. 541-8704.

•SWFL Museum of History: 2031 Jackson St, FtMyers. Thru Nov 2: Beaches, Creatures and Cowboys – Florida Movie Posters. Historical walking Tours Wed & Sat 10:30a thru Apr 30. Tue-Sat 10a5p. 321-7430.

•Williams Academy Black History Museum: 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. 9a4:30p. 695-3311.

•Hickeys Creek Mitigation Park: 17980 Palm Beach Blvd, Alva. Guided walks: 1st Tue 9a. 693-2690.

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.

music & comedy

•Americana Community Music Association Listening Room: All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 691-4069

•Art Bar: 1416 Dean St, Ft Myers. 292-8072.

•Belushi’s Comedy Bar: 13851 S Tamiami Tr, Ft Myers. Comic Fri-Sun. 433-5299.

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

•Koreshan State Historic Site State Park: US Hwy 41 & Corkscrew Rd, Estero. 992-0311.

•Lakes Regional Park: 7330 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. 463-4588.

•Lynn Hall Park: 950 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Laughter Yoga: Fri 8a. 229-7356.

•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.

•North Collier Regional Park: 15000 Livingston Rd, Naples. 252-4060.

•North Ft Myers Park: 2021 N Tamiami Tr, N Ft Myers. Yoga: Wed 6p. 652-4512.

•Rutenberg Park EcoLiving Center: ‘FloridaFriendly’ Garden/Landscape Workshops: Wed 10:30a. Free. 533-7515.

•Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve: 7791 Penzance Blvd, Ft Myers. Guided walks: daily 9a. Free. 533-7550.

•Veterans Park: 55

•Big Game Waterfront Grill: 2200 Main St, Ft Myers Beach. Live music Sun-Fri 4-6p,Fri & Sat 7-10p. 463-3043.

•Bootleggers Waterfront Barbeque: 2200 Main St, Ft Myers Beach. Live music Wed-Sun. Gatlin: Nov 12, 13, 19, 20 & Dec 10, 11. 463-3043.

•Buckingham Blues Bar: 5641 Buckingham Rd., Ft Myers.Nov 6 & 7: Reverend Billy Wirtz; Nov 14: Mac Arnold; Nov 21: Backyard Bluesfest – JP Soars & The Red Hots, Betty Fox Band, TLC & The Wildbunch; Nov 28: Debbie Davies; Dec 5: Backyard Bluesfest –Albert Castiglia, Tommy Z Band, TLC & The Wildbunch; Dec 11: Victor Wainwright & The Wildroots; Dec 18: Selwyn Birchwood. 693-7111.

•Buddha Bar & Grill: 12701 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music Wed-Sun. 482-8565.

•City Tavern: 2206 Bay St, Ft Myers. Live music ThuSat. 226-1133.

•Cottage Bar: 1270 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Live music nightly. 765-5440.

•Freds Food, Fun & Spirits!: 2700 Immokalee Rd., Naples. Live music Wed-Sun. 431-7928.

•Hotel Indigo: 1520 Broadway, Ft Myers. Wed: Open Mic. 337-3446.

•Howl Gallery/Tattoo Dive Bar: 4160 Cleveland Ave, Ft. Myers.Mon-Thu 11a-8p, Fri & Sat 12-10p,1st Sat of month 7-11p.332-0161.

Jeff Abbott is one of the featured artists in November at the Arts for ACTGallery in Fort Myers. Call 337-5050 for information.

Kip Moore performs November 14 at The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon in Fort Myers. For information, call 985-9839.

what Goes on NO VEMBER-DECEMBER

•Laugh-In Comedy Café: 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. Comics Fri & Sat. 479-5233.

•Matanzas on the Bay: 414 Crescent St, Ft Myers Beach. Live music nitely 6-9p. 463-3838.

•Off the Hook Comedy Club: Row Seafood, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, #1100, Naples. Comic FriSun. 389-6901.

•Old Naples Comedy Club: 1100 6th Ave S, Naples. Thu-Sun. 455-2844.

•Paradise Tiki Hut: 1502 Miramar St, Cape Coral. Live music nightly. 542-1988.

•Parrot Key Caribbean Grill: 2500 Main St, Ft Myers Beach. Thu & Sat: Frank Torino; Fri: David Johnson. Gatlin: Nov 10, 11, 17, 18 & Dec 8, 9. 463-3257.

•Red Rock Saloon: 2278 First St, Ft Myers. Live music Tue, Fri, Sat. 689-8667.

•Reserve Cigar & Wine Bar: 10950 S. Cleveland Ave, Ft Myers. Live music Fri & Sat. 210-0300.

•RJ’s Bar & Grill: 1475 N. Tamiami Tr, N.Ft Myers. Live music nightly. 997-9600.

•Roadhouse Café: 15660 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music. 415-4375.

•Seminole Casino Resort: Seminole Casino Immokalee, 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 800-218-0007.

•Sneaky Pete’s: 3465 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Live music nightly. 498-8887.

•Space 39 Art Bar & Lounge: 39 Patio de Leon, Ft Myers. Live music WedSat 8:30-11p. 204-9949.

•Teri-Tini’s: 7050 Crystal Dr, Ft Myers. Live music nitely 7:30-11pm. 277-5475.

•The Dek Bar: 4704 SE 15 Ave, Cape Coral. Live music nightly. 542-3745.

•The Joint at Cape Harbour: 5785 Cape Harbour Dr, Cape Coral. Live music Tue, Fri, Sun. 542-0123.

•The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon: 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Nov 6: Dustin Lynch; Nov 12: Gator Girls of Country; Nov 13: Colt Ford; Nov 14: Kip Moore; Nov 20: Joe Nichols. 985-9839.

•The Studio: 1429 Lee St, Ft Myers. Opening soon. 472-4557.

•The Veranda: 2122 Second St, Ft Myers. Piano Bar Tue-Sat 6:30-9:. 332-2065.

•World of Beer: Bell Tower Shops, 13499 S Cleveland Ave, Ft Myers. Live music Thu-Sat. 437-2411.

•Yabo: 16230 Summerlin Rd, Ft Myers. Live music. 225-9226.

FARMERS MARKETS

TUESDAY

•Surfside Sunset Market: Shops at Surfside, 2408 Surfside Blvd, Cape Coral. 4-8p. 549-6900.

•Santini Sunrise Fresh Market: Santini Marina Plaza, 7225 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 9a-1p. 433-8810.

WEDNESDAY

•Bonita Springs Riverside Farmers Market: Riverside Park, 27300 Old 41 Rd, BonitaSprings. 7a-1p. 949-6262.

•Fenway South Farmers’ Market: JetBlue Park, 11581 Daniels Pkwy, Ft Myers. 9a-1p. 218-1055.

• M a r c o

Veterans Community Park, 50 Bald Eagle Dr,Marco Island. 7:30a-1:30p. 389-3917.

THURSDAY

•Coconut Point Greenmarket: Coconut Point, 23106 Fashion Dr, Estero. 9a-1p. 594-9358.

•Gulf Coast Town Center Farmers Market: 9903 Gulf Coast Main St, San Carlos Park. 10a-2p. 273-2350.

•River District Farmers Market: Centennial Park, 2000 W First St, Ft Myers. 7a-1p. 321-7100.

•McGregor Fresh Market: Faith United Methodist Church, 15690 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 9a-1p. 433-8810.

FRIDAY

•Bayfront Farmers Market: 465 Bayfront Pl, Naples. 4-8p. 293-9703.

•Bonita Springs Fresh Food Market: SWFL Performing Arts Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs.9a-1p. 389-6901.

•Friendly Farmers Market: Golden Gate Community Center, 4701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples. 3-7p. 786-942-8300.

•Government Complex Farmers Market: 3335 US 41 E, Naples. 11a-2p.

•Lakes Park Farmers Market: 7330 Gladiolus Dr, Ft Myers. 9a-1p. 691-9249.

•Fort Myers Beach Farmers Market: 1st St & 2nd St, under Sky Bridge, Ft

Wine& Dine

SWFLDININGGUIDE

BERT'S BAR & SEAFOOD GRILL : 4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 282-3232. DAILYFROM 11AM. Million dollar waterfront view and quality food at reasonable prices. Casual dining on the dock. Featuring grouper, Gulf shrimp and certified angus burgers. Live entertainment.

'All-U-Can-Eat' Fish Fry Wed & Fri 49pm. www.bertsbar.com

BROADWAY PALM DINNER

THEATRE: 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft. Myers. 278-4422. WED-SUN 5:30PM

DINNER & 7PM SHOW, WITH SELECTED

C HILDREN ’ S M A TINEES 11:45 AM

LUNCH & 1:15PM SHOW. Southwest Florida's premier Dinner Theatre, is a great destination for those looking for quality entertainment and a delicious buffet at a great price. www.broadwaypalm.com

EL GAUCHO INCA : 4383 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-7504. MONTHU 11:30AM-9PM, FRI 11:30AM10PM, SAT 12-10PM, SUN 12-8PM

Highest quality and freshest foods, always prepared to your desired taste. Three-country cuisine style and professional service with a personal touch. Special occasions, rehearsal dinners, business meetings, company parties, and more. www.elgauchoinca.com

FOGG CAFÉ : Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 643-7275. DAILY 9AM-5PM. Unique

Myers Beach.7:30-11:30a. 765-0202.

•Shoppes at Vanderbilt Farmers Market: Collection at Vanderbilt, 2355 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples. 12-4p. 273-2350.

SATURDAY

•Alliance for the Arts’ GreenMarket: 10091 McGregor Blvd., Ft Myers. 9a-1p. 939-2787.

•Bonita Springs Farmers Market: The Promenade Shoppes, 26811 South Bay Dr,Bonita Springs. 7a-12p. 495-8464.

•Bonita Springs Lions Market: Naples Fort Myers Greyhound Track parking lot,10601 SE Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7am12:30pm.992-4011.

•Cape Coral Farmers Market: 2051 Cape Coral Pkwy, Cape Coral. 8a-1p. 549-6900.

and creative food using local, sustainable and seasonal products including items from the Garden itself. Menus are changed seasonally, focusing on high quality. In addition to incorporating an exciting garden-to-table inspired menu, Fogg Café offers some of the most beautiful dining views in the area. www.naplesgarden.org

IL POMODORO : 9861 Gladiolos Dr, Ft Myers. 985-0080. LUNCH: MON-FRI 11AM-2PM, DINNER: MONSAT 4:30-9PM. Quaint and colorful family-owned restaurant specializing in home-cooked Italian cuisine and fine wine. From chicken, veal and seafood to pizza and pasta, they use only the freshest ingredients and flavors worthy of anyone's grandmother. Daily specials. Catering available. Located around the corner from the Health Park Medical Center. www.ilpomodororestaurant.com

THE HUTat the Peace Tropical Gardens : 5150 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 225-0907. T UE -S UN 11:30 AM - CLOSE . Extraordinary dining experience at Florida’s most exceptional entertainment destination. Enjoy our stunning surroundings as you delight in all-new menus from a quick meal to an evening of casual paradise dining. www.hutrestaurant.com

•Cornerstone Farmers Market: Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 8200 Immokalee Rd, Naples. 8a-1p.

•North Naples Farmers Market: North Naples United Methodist Church, 6000 Goodlette Rd N, Naples. 8a-1p. 398-8623.

•Friendly Farmers Market: Golden Gate Community Center, 4701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples. 9a-3p. 786-942-8300.

•Naples Green Market: 2150 Goodlette Rd, Naples. 8a-1p. 594-9358.

•Galleria Shoppes at Vanderbilt Farmers Market: Collection at Vanderbilt, Airport Pulling Rd & Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples. 8a-1p. 27 3-2350.

•Third Street Farmer’s Market: 1220 Third St S,

Naples. 7:30-11:30a. 649-6707 SUNDAY

•Green Market at Miromar Outlets: 10801 Corkscrew Rd, Estero. 10a-2p. 948-3766.

•Naples Depot Museum Farmers Market: 1051 5th Ave, Naples. 10a-2p. 293-9703.

•North Naples Green Market: Ole Towne Center, 8020 Grand Lely Dr, Naples. 12-4p. 594-9358.

•Pine Island Tropical Fruit Market: Stringfellow Rd & Ficus Tree Ln, Bokeelia. 10a-3p.

•Pine Ridge Farmers Market: Pine Ridge Rd & Airport Pulling Rd, Naples. 9a-2p. 200-4401.

•Sanibel Island Farmers Market: Sanibel City Hall, 800 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. 8a-1p. 691-9249.

Daryl Hall & John Oates perform in concert November19 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers. Call