November-December 2018

Writers Conference Returns to Sanibel

Florida Gulf Coast University is hosting the 13th annual Sanibel Writers Conference, November 811 at BIGARTS on Sanibel Island. Wo rking and aspiring writers can learn from and mingle with published authors, editors and literary agents at a variety of workshops, panels, lectures and readings presented by acclaimed and experienced writers and teachers.

Bestselling authors Ann Hood and Joyce Maynard, and celebrated singer-songwriter Alastair Moock headline the conference. Registration is required for workshops, but some free events are also scheduled.

There will be workshops in fiction, poetry, songwriting, children’s literature, journalism, screenwriting, and creative nonfiction; as well as panels on publishing and editing; and readings, keynote addresses, and concerts.

Keynote speaker, Ann Hood is the author of 14 novels, including the bestsellers The Knitting Circle, The Obituary Writer and The Book That Matters Most She has published three memoirs, most recently Morningstar: Growing Up with Books. Hood’s address is free and open to the public and begins at 6pm on November 10 in Schein Hall. Authors Jill Bialosky and John Dufresne also will do readings. Joyce Maynard’s most recent memoir is The Best of Us. She also wrote the darkly comic novel To Die For, which was adapted as a film starring Nicole Kidman. Maynard will give a free public reading along with awardwinning poet, January Gill O’Neil and bestselling travel writer, Stephanie Elizondo Griest at 6pm on November 9pm in Schein Hall.

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter Alastair Moock has made a name for himself on the folk and Americana circuit, touring throughout the U.S. and Europe. and playing at the Newport Folk Festival. When Moock’s twin daughters were born, he turned his focus to children’s music, releasing four award-winning albums for kids and families. This spring, he returned to his singer-songwriter roots with his first ‘grownup’ album release in ten years. Poet

Major Jackson and bestselling author Steve Almond will give readings before the show, which is free and open to the public.

The extensive list of presenters includes: Annemarie Ní Churreáin, Mark Evan Schwartz, Lynne Barrett, Emily Black, Brock Clarke, Julianna Baggott, Jane Roper, Tom McAllister, and Christopher Schelling, among others.

Days at the conference begin with writing exercises at 7:30am, followed by workshops at 9am, November 8-10 and 1:15pm on November 8 & 9.

Readings are scheduled for November 8-10 at 2:45pm and 6:15pm on November 9.

There is a panel with agents and editors November 10 at 1:15pm, and a panel with authors Steve Kistulentz, Tom McAllister and Alistair Mook on November 8 at 6:15pm.

The Sanibel Writers Conference events are at BIGARTS, located at 900 Dunlop Rd. on Sanibel. For information, call 590-7421.

Arts for ACT’s Gala Offers ‘A Night At

Studio 54’

Arts for ACT’s 30th annual Gala & Fine Art Auction to aid victims of domestic violence and their children and survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking will be held on November 10, 510pm at the Hyatt Regency at Coconut Point in Bonita Springs.

This year’s event will feature the one-of-a-kind fine art and luxury item auction and, back by popular demand, live entertainment by Flashbacks.

The auction includes luxury excursions, hotel stays, and art donated by local, national and international artists.

About Abuse Counseling and Treatment (ACT) is a nonprofit social service agency providing support for victims and their families in Lee, Hendry, and Glades Counties since 1978. ACT provides critical services to those in crisis through a 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling, forensic examinations, medical, legal and personal advocacy, violence prevention programs, children’s programs and more.

The Hyatt Regency at Coconut Point is located at 5001 Coconut Drive, Bonita Springs. For more information, call 939-2553.

Boat Show on the River

The 2018 Fort Myers Boat Show expects to be the largest display of boats and boating products in its 46 year history. The show is November 15-18 along the Caloosahatchee River, City Yacht Basin and Centennial Park.

Author Ann Hood gives the Keynote Address at FGCU’s Sanibel Writers Conference on November 10.

The 46th annual Fort Myers Boat Show returns November 15-18 along the riverfront and in Centennial Park.

A number of changes made last year have been refined. More exhibits have been added on the west side of Centennial Park and the main entrance has been shifted to the corner of 1st St & Carson St., west of the US 41 bridge.

Visitors can stroll through displays of boats and accessories in the park and then along the river, bypassing the construction area to the east side of the show and the boats in-water.

There are more on-land exhibits than ever and additional temporary docks are being added to accommodate boats inwater. Nearly 500 boats, more than 125 boat lines and hundreds of accessory booths will be represented.

A free shuttle is available to bring visitors to and from the show from downtown parking garages.

The Boat Show will be open 10am-6pm, November 15-17 and 10am-5pm on November 18. Call 656-7083 for information.

Benefits Celebrates Healing Power of the Arts

Storytellers Creative Arts is hosting Kaleidoscope of the Arts, a benefit celebrating the healing power of the arts on November 15. The event’s theme is ‘Turning Broken Lives Around’ and it features silent and live auctions of art and other valuables, dinner, stories of transformation, and live entertainment.

The evening’s host is Bill Barnett. Special guests include: NBC2 News Anchor Stacey Deffenbaugh , Paul Joachim (The Chocolate Genius), author Bob Petterson, painter Marcus Zotter, and musicians Dan Miller and Lew Del Gatto.

Storytellers Creative Arts is a faith-based non-profit organization serving Southwest Florida, focusing on healing and transforming lives through the arts with arts outreach groups for local artists as well as arts programs and partnerships with local community organizations, Kaleidoscope of the Arts is November 15, beginning at 5:30pm at Hilton Naples, located at 5111 Tamiami Trail N. in Naples. Casual dress. For more information, call 591-6649.

ingenuity has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles across the United States.

After its retirement in 1978, it began a new life as an attraction to the newly opened Naples Depot Cultural Center.

For nearly two decades the Budd Car offered Naples Depot visitors a unique glimpse into the glory days of the railroads, but as the years wore on, the car began to show its age and the effects of the harsh Southwest Florida weather. In 2015, the car began an extensive three-year restoration that would stabilize the car and bring it back to its 1947 roots.

The newly restored Budd Tavern Observation Car has been part of the Naples Depot Museum since 1978.

The Budd Tavern Car Story at Naples Depot Museum

The Naples Depot Museum presents ‘End of the Line: the Budd Tavern Car Story,’ through December 15. An opening reception on November 1, 5-7pm is free and open to the public. Since its arrival to the historic Naples Depot property in 1978, the Budd Tavern Observation Car #6601 has fascinated both locals and visitors. Originally built for the Seaboard Airline Railroad (SAL) in 1947 by the Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Co., this observation car was one of six built for SAL that year. Through its long service history in the SAL to its final journeys on Amtrak, this symbol of American

This exhibition will examine the history and journey of the Budd Tavern Observation Car #6601, the origins of the Budd Manufacturing Company and its innovative stainless-steel design, the rise of the streamliners, and the exacting standards used to bring this railroading icon back to life. Now seen in its original glory, Observation Car #6601 will continue telling the story of the railroad and its history, here, at the End of the Line.

The Naples Depot Museum is located at 1051 5th Avenue S. in Naples. For more information, call 262-6525 or visit.

Birding at Rookery Bay

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center will host two birding workshops each month, November-April. One workshop

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center in Naples is offering two Birding workshops each month November-April.

is Birding Basics and the other is Birds of the Beach.

Birding Basics is a fun and informative class designed to help participants identify the birds in everyday life. The workshop is geared toward the beginning birder and explores the use of a birds’ plumage, shape, behavior and habitat to recognize various species. Workshops are scheduled for 8:30am-12:30pm on November 9, December 21, January 11, February 8, March 8, and April 12.

Birds of the Beach discusses the history of the region’s migratory birds and the annual journeys many of them make. The workshop will cover the use of plumage, size and behavior to help with identification. To see the many birds discussed, the second half of the workshop will include a trip to Tigertail Beach, one of the most important winter shorebird sites in Florida. Workshops are November 10, December 15, January 12, February 9, March 9, and April 6, from 8am- 12pm. Preregistration is required.

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is located at 300 Tower Rd. in Naples. Call 530-5959 for information.

Shrimping Tours Offered

The shrimp fleet of San Carlos Island offloads more Florida shrimp than anywhere else in

Dan Miller and Lew Del Gatto are special guests at Storytellers Creative Arts’ benefit on November 12 at the Hilton Naples.

Florida, and now you can get upclose and personal with the local shrimping industry with the Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center's Working Waterfront Guided Tours.

The award-winning tours are offered every Wednesday from 9am-12pm, weather permitting.

The tour includes a 1 1/2 hour guided visit at the Marine Science Center Museum, which contains numerous hands-on exhibits, touch tank, beach exhibit and estuarine aquariums.

The 3-hour tour continues with a walking tour of the commercial fishing industry working waterfront, where you can see how the boats are unloaded, the trawl doors are built, the shrimp nets are handsewn, the seafood is off-loaded, and other important factors used in this unique multimillion dollar industry. Reservations are required.

Founded in 1991, the Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center is a nonprofit educational organization. The Center is located at 718 Fisherman’s Wharf in Fort Myers Beach. Call 7658101 for information.

Collier Museum Celebrates Our Stories

Southwest Florida’s hidden treasure of local stories that reveal the depth of culture and breadth of diversity inherent in the community will be celebrated with two days of family fun, November 17 & 18 at the Collier Museum at Government Center.

The weekend event, Stories of the Paradise Coast, will feature local storytellers, authors, artists, and long-time community members sharing their stories from the main stage, then remaining available throughout the festival to continue the conversation oneon-one. The two-day events will also feature local artists and artisans, and kids’ activities, as well as special exhibits.

Children and their families can explore Storyland, an area with free children’s activities, crafts, interactive storytelling with The Naples Players, and story time with the Collier County Public Library.

Stories of the Paradise Coast is November 17 & 18, from 11am5pm at the Collier Museum at Government Center, located at 3331 Tamiami Trail E. in Naples. Admission and all children’s activities are free. For information, call 252-8476.

Blues & Jazz Fest on Sanibel

In November 2016 the SanibelCaptiva Optimists Club pioneered a new fundraising event, the Sanibel Blues & Jazz Fest. That and last year’s Fest were successes and provided funding for the Optimists’ many charitable endeavors including their six college scholarships and Sanibel Recreation Center summer programs for kids.

This year’s Festival will again be held at the Backyard at Bailey’s General Store on Sanibel on November 4. The festival begins at noon and the music stops at 7pm.

Performers include:

Florida Gulf Coast University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz combo.

Johnny Jensen: Popular blues guitarist and Captiva teenager.

Marty Stokes Band: Acclaimed local blues band popular at clubs and festivals throughout Florida.

J.P. Soars: Blues guitarist returns for an encore performance from the 2016 Festival.

Kenny Neal: Award-winning and Grammy Award nominated guitarist headlines the concert, playing modern swamp-blues. A closing jam will end the show. VIP Admissions include reserved seating, reserved parking, a Festival T-shirt, a meet &greet with performers, free raw bar, champagne bar, food, and beverages.

General admission attendees should bring their own lawn/beach chairs or blankets. Food and beverages, including beer and wine, will be available. Parking is available at the Sanibel Community House, the Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ, and SunTrust Bank on Periwinkle Way, and at the Sanibel Post Office on Tarpon Bay Rd. with shuttle service to the Festival grounds. Special Valet Bicycle Parking is offered directly at the Festival grounds.

Bailey’s General Store is located at 2477 Periwinkle Way on Sanibel. For information, call 472-0836.

Naples Botanical Garden Lights Up for the Holidays

Rediscover the natural beauty of plants from the tropics and subtropics as thousands of lights illuminate the Naples Botanical Garden. Night Lights in the Garden is on display 6-9pm each evening, December 7-23, 26-30, and January 1-3.

Families will be entertained with music from various local musicians and gourmet treats will be available. On select nights there will be special holiday performances by Opera Naples and Naples Ballet. Fogg Café will be open during hours

The Naples Botanical Garden features their annual Night Lights in the Garden, December 7-January 3.

of Night Lights serving light fare and beverages.

Naples Botanical Garden is a 170-acre world-class garden paradise that features the plants and cultures of the tropics and subtropics between the latitudes of 26 o North and 26o South including Brazil, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Florida. It also features a hands-on interactive Children’s Garden, 90 acres of beautifully restored natural habitats, walking trails, and a Butterfly Garden

Naples Botanical Garden is open 9am-5pm daily and 8am5pm Tuesdays. The Garden is located at 4820 Bayshore Drive in Naples. For information, call 643-7275.

Tale Tellers Telling Tales

The Tamiami Tale Tellers will present ‘Tellabration 2018!’ on November 17, 2-4pm at Lakes Regional Library in Fort Myers. The program will include about 10 Tellers who will perform a variety of stories including folk tales, fractured fables, funny stories and personal accounts. The program is for adults and children alike. It is free and open to the public.

‘Tellabration!’ is an annual event held in communities across the nation and in many other countries around the world.

The Tamiami Tale Tellers, an informal group of storytellers in Lee County who meet monthly to share stories, have been presenting Tellabration for over 25 years in Southwest Florida.

This year’s event will include favorite Tellers from previous Tellabrations including Marilyn Graham, Lisa Leonhardt, Pamela Minton, Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan, Mary Lou Williams, Donna Wilson, and Joel Ying. The Master of Ceremonies is Howard Silverman, a long time favorite of Southwest Florida storytelling audiences.

The Tamiami Tale Tellers hold monthly meetings on the third Thursday of the month at 7pm at the Brookdale Retirement Community on College Parkway. The meetings are free and the public is welcome.

Lakes Regional Library is, located at 15290 Bass Rd. in Fort Myers. Call 481-0552 for more information.

J.P. Soars is performing at the Sanibel Blues & Jazz Festival November 4.

Love Your Rebellion Rocks for Eq

uality

Love Your Rebellion’s party with a purpose is back! The Second annual Rock for Equality features live music, food and beers on November 2 at Point Ybel Brewing Company and Beach Records. Beginning at 8pm, some of Southwest Florida’s most exciting bands will perform at the benefit concerts for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Love Your Rebellion.

The duel-venue event features music from The Young Dead, Cobress, the Kimberlys, Roxx Revolt, Demigod Duo, Duke Stamina, Bargain Bin Heroes, XNVIX, and Kiki Lane. Music begins at 8pm and ends after midnight.

Attendees can walk a few steps between both venues to catch 30-minute sets from each act, and enjoy food trucks and vendors along the way.

Point Ybel Brewing Company will be creating a specialty sour beer for the event called Fruits of Labor. 50% of all alcohol sales will be donated to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Love Your Rebellion. In addition, Beach Records will donate all the evening’s product sales to both organizations.

Love Your Rebellion’s founder, Angela Page and local musician,

Frankie Colt developed Rock for Equality in 2017, seeing a need to bring the community together to support marginalized groups. Love Your Rebellion's mission is to empower at-risk populations through the visual and performing arts, literature, and education.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is a worker-based human rights organization internationally recognized for its achievements in the fields of social responsibility, human trafficking, and gender-based violence at work.

Point Ybel Brewing and Beach Records are located at 16120 San Carlos Blvd. in Fort Myers. Call 603-6535 or 8787806 for information.

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary CafeShowcases Local Artists

The Audubon Society’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary has announced its Gallery Café Artists series for the 2018-19 season. The works of four artists and a special traveling Audubon Photography Awards exhibit will be displayed in five separate shows through July in the Gallery Café located inside the Sanctuary’s Blair Visitor Center.

“Most of the artists we choose have visited Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and part of their work was inspired by its beauty,” said Roswitha Maroldr, the sanctuary’s Manager.

“You don’t have to be a hiker or a bird-watcher to fall in love with Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary,” added Tabitha Stadler, the Sanctuary’s Assistant director. “Many of our biggest fans come here to paint, photograph, or simply enjoy the visually stunning views of our nation’s largest stand of old growth bald cypress trees. The artists featured in these shows share their love of nature with our visitors through the expression of art. It’s truly inspirational.”

The public will have an opportunity to ‘Meet the Artist’ during each exhibit.

Painter Tim Parker will be the featured artist in November. Parker is best known for figurative abstracts in oil, acrylic and mixed media. He is the principal artist and owner of Art2D Gallery in Naples. You can meet Parker on November 23, 11am-2pm.

The featured artist in December & January is Tara Funk Grim. Her paintings use a variety of materials including acrylic and collage. You can meet Grim on January 11, 11am-2pm.

The featured artist for February & March is Leigh Herndon. Herndon, who studied Japanese rozome painting, utilizes brushed dyeing and hot-wax resist. Recent paintings were inspired by kayaking trips in the Everglades. You can meet Herndon on March 1, 10am-2pm.

Leslie Peebles is the featured artist in April, May & June. Her primary medium is wood block prints, depicting the wildlife and landscapes of Florida. You can meet Peebles on June 28, 10am-2pm.

Capping off the Gallery Café Artists series will be a special touring Audubon Photography Awards exhibit. The exhibit, on display July 1-31, features 12 photographs of birds from the 2018 Audubon Photography Awards.

Protected by the National Audubon Society since 1954, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary comprises more than 13,000 acres of rare, undeveloped wildlife habitat. A 2.25-mile boardwalk winds through pine flatwoods, wet prairie, around a marsh, and into the largest oldgrowth bald cypress forest in

North America. Birdwatchers from around the globe celebrate the Sanctuary as one of the premier destinations on the Great Florida Birding Trail.

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is located at 375 Sanctuary Rd. in Naples, about 15 miles east of Interstate 75 off Immokalee Rd. The Sanctuary is open daily 7am5:30pm. For information, call 348-1260 office.

WANTED actors

The Naples Players are holding their auditions for their winter and spring productions.

Auditions for Marjorie Prime are November 17. Shows are February 6-March 3.

Auditions for Don’t Dress for Dinner are November 17. Shows are January 16-February 10.

Auditions for Guys & Dolls are December 15. Shows are March 6-April 7.

Auditions for Lost in Yonkers are January 26. Shows are May 1-26.

Auditions for The Naples Players’ KidzAct’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is January 12. Shows are April 13 & 14.

Auditions for KidzAct’s You Can’t Take it With You are January 12. Shows are May 11-13.

Auditions for KidzAct’s Always a Bridesmaid are January 26. Shows are March 27-April 20.

All auditions are 12-4pm, free and open to everyone. Auditions are at the Sugden Community Theatre, located at 701 5th Avenue S. in Naples. For information, call 434-7340.

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volunteers

The Sanibel Historical Village & Museum needs volunteers to staff the museum in a variety of ways. There are opportunities to lead tours, staff a building or work in the museum store. There are also opportunities to help with event planning, decorating and administrative tasks. Training takes place November 5 & 12.

The Sanibel Historical Museum and Village is open Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10am4pm. Full guided tours take place at 10:30am & 1:30pm. The Village is located at 950 Dunlop Rd. For information, call 472-4648.

Roxx Revolt performs at Love Your Rebellion’s Rock for Equality benefit, November 2 at Point Ybel Brewing and Beach Records in Fort Myers.

Tim Parker is the featured artist in November as part of the Corkscrew Swamp Cafe Artists Series.

by Carol DeFrank

Singing to the Soul V

OCAL

TALENT IS DISCOVERED,learned,

then perfected. It is a personal accomplishment that becomes a passion. To explain it is complicated and unique to the individual. Jeffrey Faux, director of the Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers shares his thoughts on the subject. “To sing is to speak directly to the soul of the listener. We never forget that. We want every piece we sing to inspire, to move and to change our listeners in a profound way.”

The Mastersingers, the premiere choral ensemble of Southwest Florida, was organized in 2001 by Edward Bataglia and a group of talented men and women. What began as a small chorus of about 20 dedicated singers and an experienced director, became a respected choral ensemble who, through the years, have partnered with world renown conductors and soloists.

The group has grown to just under 90 vocalists and is a conglomerate of singers of all ages and from all walks of life. The common denominator that has led them to success is a firm commitment to their craft.

Nine years ago Faux, a former music teacher from New Jersey, advanced from Assistant Director of the Mastersingers to Director. A graduate of Westminster Choir College in New Jersey, he served as an adjunct instructor of music education. Faux completed a Masters Degree in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University. He brought all of that wisdom with him to Fort Myers, plus decades of experience leading church, school and choral community groups.

Under his tutelage the organization has formed spin off groups, incorporated an educational program, instituted a scholarship program, and increased their annual schedule. Their performance calendar has escalated from two concerts a year (Christmas and spring) to at least 12 in various venues throughout Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral and Sanibel and even Europe.

During his tenure the organization has evolved to world renowned status. International appearances became a part of the agenda years ago when the Mastersingers were approached by a global production company to perform in Europe. “We decided to give it a try and joined forces with two other ensembles from the United States,” Faux explains. “ We loved it. Now we try to participate at least every other year. It’s exciting and we take great pleasure in meeting new people who share the same interests as we do. Performing for an entirely different audience is also a rewarding experience.” To date, they have per-

formed in Italy and Spain, and this year their destination is Paris, France.

In an effort to keep the choir membership at a respectable number, auditions are perpetually open. Faux explains, “We are always open to adding new talent. It’s necessary if we want to keep a respectable number of active members. For various reasons we have an approximate turnover of 10% annually. Some people leave because of age, some due to relocation, some for other reasons, so we are continuously looking for new talent.”

To become a member of the Mastersingers, candidates must be over 18 years of age and successfully complete and pass an intense audition, as well as commit to further the art of choral music and share the vision of the group. Each person is judged on a myriad of factors including experience and vocal quality.

“Our ultimate goal is to keep membership between 90 and 100,” Faux says. “If we exceed that number we run into space problems. We require a large stage and there aren’t many in this area.”

But Faux found a way to also take advantage of the smaller venues. He says they want to entertain small as well as large audiences, so he successfully addressed this problem by creating the Fort Myers Mastersingers Chamber Chorus. It is made up of 24 singers who offer Mastersinger quality on a smaller scale. The chorus not only performs concerts, but are also available for private parties.

Their Mastersingers repertoire includes songs in many languages, nationally recognized soloists and conductors, as well a new music. While some performances are initiated and produced in-house others are accomplished in partnership with talented musicians such as the Southwest Florida Symphony, Naples Philharmonic and the Gulf Coast Symphony.

As always this years schedule includes master pieces such as ‘The Messiah and More,’ ‘Mozart’s Requiem’ and ‘Verdi Requiem.’

Three years ago Matt Koller, a 20 year veteran music teacher in the New Jersey and Florida public school systems approached the Board of Directors to propose a program geared toward a younger population. He received an enthusiastic, affirmative response and The City of Palms Youth Choir, an educational outreach program became a branch of the Mastersingers with Koller as the Director.

Koller says, “We knew there was a need for a

The group has grown to just under 90 vocalists and is a conglomerate of singers of all ages and from all walks of life.

“To sing is to speak directly to the soul of the listener. We want every piece we sing to inspire, to move and to change our listeners in a profound way.”

community youth choir that could provide vocal instruction, musical pedagogy, and performance opportunities beyond what the school system could offer. However, the success we’ve enjoyed in just a couple of seasons, the quality of singers that we have attracted, and the progress that we’ve made exceed all of our expectations.

“The concept is to enrich the lives of middle to high school aged children of diverse backgrounds by providing a musical experience unparalleled in any other program available for this age group. It also provides an opportunity to rehearse andperform music in a variety of styles, cultures, and languages while learning to read and understand music.”

Auditions consist of vocalizing and ear testing exercises. Candidates are encouraged to bring a piece of music with them if they so choose. There are currently 36 members. “These kids are our future musicians. Their desire to learn is insatiable. The choir gives them the opportunity to boast their skills in front of music lovers and gives them confidence,” says Faux.

Other opportunities for young talent that are separate yet under the Youth Choir umbrella is the Children’s Choir and the Concert Choir. Both groups attract youngsters from many area schools. Members of the Children’s Choir

(GRADES 3-6) concentrate on learning healthy singing techniques and how to become a part of social and community services through music. The focus of the Concert Choir (GRADES 7-12) is to develop aural, sight-reading and ensemble skills that are needed to perform challenging repertoire from several time periods and genres.

The City of Palms Youth Choir performs a wide variety of music ranging from Gregorian chants through modern compositions in the classical, pop, and music theater genres. They learn to sing in a primarily classical style. Audiences enjoy music accompanied by piano, organ, full orchestra, and a cappella music.

This talented group of young musicians kick off their season in November with a Cabaret and Season Preview scheduled to take place at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater in Fort Myers. Additional programs are scheduled for December, February and April. They perform programs with other local organizations as well as productions on their own and with adult choruses.

The Mastersingers is a charitable organization, benefiting several local organizations including Habitat for Humanity, the Youth Choir, and the Ruth Ann DeMaster Young Singers Scholarship. This scholarship, now in its fifth year, was developed to support talented

students in grades 6-11 by helping them obtain the high quality of training they deserve.

Besides ticket sales the group relies on donations from key sponsors in the area such as Sanibel Captiva Trust, Key Private Bank and Citibank. They have received grants from the City of Fort Myers Community Foundation, The LAT and Foulds Foundations, and The Galloway Group.

Unfortunately, Faux will be leaving his position at the end of this season. He explains, “This is a part-time job and I also work full time as the Director of Sacred Arts at First Presbyterian Church in Bonita Springs.

“The Mastersingers have so much potential I feel it’s time for someone to take over who can devote the time necessary to move them to the next level, therefore I decided to resign. There are so many pluses involved in directing an independent group such as ours that I am sure there will be no problem attracting capable applicants. I do hope to serve on the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity.

He continues, “Throughout our 18 years of performing we have maintained a steady growth pattern and I don’t expect that to change. With new blood comes new ideas and I look forward to watching them come to fruition.” •

thetwoofus

an INTERVIEWwith ROY SCHNEIDERby Andrew Elias

Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Roy Schneider has been performing with wife and partner, Kim Mayfield for a decade. The duo recently decided to name themselves Reckless Saints and have released an album of songs written by each, plus a cover of the late, great songwriter, Blaze Foley (subject of a new film by Ethan Hawke). Schneider once off-handedly dubbed his music as ‘Blue-Tangled Folk ’n’ Roll.

When not touring nationally, the duo perform regularly at various venues throughout Southwest Florida, where they live.

I emailed Roy a few questions as they were on the road to a gig in Ohio. •

ANDREW: How did you two meet, and when did you start performing together?

We met online, back when it was still awkward to admit that you met online. A mutual love of all kinds of music was a big part of the attraction, and we’d both played music since we were kids. When we met, I’d been writing songs, keeping them to myself while playing covers in the bars 4-6 nights a week. Kim played at home for the joy of it, and on our second date, we played music together for the first time.

Skipping ahead, Kim wanted to see me perform my songs for listening audiences, as I’d told her about my early attempts to play them in the bars: I’d get about 20 seconds in and when it was uniformly recognized as unfamiliar, someone would inevitably scream out the name of a cover song they would prefer to hear. So when work began to slow as summer approached (as it tends to do for entertainers in Southwest Florida), Kim got online and said “I’m going to plan us a working vacation.” The rest, as they say, is history. She booked me some gigs in coffee shops and bookstores, and we started touring. I was billed as a solo, Kim doing most of the legwork and sitting in on occasion. It wasn’t long before the sit-ins became whole sets, and we were a band of two.

What are some of the benefits and some of the pitfalls of performing with your husband/wife?

(Uh-oh, tricky terrain!) I think Kim and I would agree that it is definitely a challenge to be with another human 24/7. Nobody’s going away to the office, and when they do, you’re going, too. Fortunately, we love each other enough and have figured out who’s best at what to keep the ship lumbering slowly-but-surely forward. We have our moments; let’s say after a few weeks on the road, 6 inches apart for the third cruddy day in a row on the interstate, maybe the last gig wasn’t so good, nothing on the radio… Where’s the $%*# coffee in this town, anyway?! Yep, it has its challenges. We’ve made it work for 10 years, and we’re just getting started. So much music to make!

Who were some of your earliest influences, as a songwriter and as a musician, and why?

I began writing songs at 17, right after a safe landing at my saintly grandmother’s house, at the tail end of two stressful years as a runaway. As I began re-adjusting to society, many evenings were spent in front of the turntable, climbing deeply into the music of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Crosby Stills & Nash, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Arlo Guthrie, Jim Croce… and on and on. It was the mid-1980s and I wasn’t finding a lot of nutrients in the popular music of the day, so I spent every dollar I could scrape up in used record stores. I was always attracted to writers and bands that had a good groove, great composition, solid musicianship — but the lyrics had to be good, too. If a song wasn’t about anything, if it didn’t at least attempt to tell a story or make any kind of a point, it seemed like a wasted opportunity.

Who are some of your most inspiring contemporaries, and why?

I’ve discovered and learned from loads of writers since getting serious about writing myself. At the top of that very long list would be Guy Clark, Greg Brown, Darrell Scott, and Malcolm Holcombe. In our time on the road and at Folk Alliance conferences, festivals like Kerrville (TX) and Falcon Ridge (NY), we have met and befriended so many incredible writers and musicians on the circuit today. The writers I find most inspiring tend to write songs that are honest and deal with real things, and are as clever, gritty or polished as they need to be in order to say what they need to say.

How long have you been working on this new album — writing and recording?

I picked up writing again after the release of Ten from the Pen in 2015, so technically three years or so. We started recording in early 2017, but since life happens and we were pulled away a lot, the songs didn’t start really taking shape and becoming an album until almost a year later. In the meantime, Kim had started writing some good stuff, so I started cutting titles I wasn’t yet 100% sure of to make room for at least a couple of hers as well. Once we’d knocked it all around and found the final album in this pile of half-recorded songs in the spring of 2018, it picked up steam, and life has been a real whirlwind since! It’s been an exciting year, and we hope the new album hits people in a really good way.

You cover Blaze Foley’s song, ‘Election Day’ on the album. What about Foley and this song in particular made you want to include it on the album?

I’d wanted to record a Blaze Foley song for years, and since I knew I was going to invite Gurf Morlix to play on it with us (Foley’s good friend

“The writers I find most inspiring tend to write songs that are honest and deal with re al things, and are as clever, gritty or p olished as they need to be in order to say what they need to say.”

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and bandmate), I decided it couldn’t be one that he’d already recorded on his own tribute record to Blaze. ‘Election Day’ was always a favorite, and when I looked at the calendar, I thought maybe this will also help motivate me to make sure we actually get the record out before the election in November. Hey, we made it by 4 days!

Are you aware of Ethan Hawke's new film, Blaze, based on his life? Both the film and the soundtrack album have received laudatory reviews.

I was blown away when I turned on NPR in the car and they were interviewing Mr. Hawke about the movie. We had no idea this was happening, and had just started the publicity for the album! A total happy accident. We went to see the movie immediately, and right in the first few scenes, there was our friend Gurf on the screen (and the soundtrack)! The very same guy playing lead guitar on our version of “Election Day.”

You have the legendary Charlie McCoy (who has recorded with the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Patsy Cline) playing harmonica on one track (‘Walkin’ On a Wire’). How did that come about and what was it like seeing a master at work?

Charlie is such a great guy and I’m proud to say we’ve developed a solid friendship over the last decade. I played congas on a ‘duets’ album of his when we first met and have since played onstage with him, and drawn the covers of two of his CDs and a wonderful instructional DVD for country harp. He’s played on two previous solo albums of mine, and on a lot more songs! The only reason I didn’t ask him to do more on this one is I thought that, since I am the harmonica player in our group when we play onstage, I should probably start playing more harmonica on our records. But man, it is difficult to say ‘no’ when you have a man with Charlie’s talents and credentials willing to help out! We’re talking about doing a little EP project together at some point, a co-creation kind of thing.

How do you approach your songwriting — more as serendipity or as hard work?

Good question! I suppose both. It’s a joy when one comes along and you actually grab it, knowing it has potential. Once it starts to take shape, then it becomes hard work, much like I imagine a sculptor’s work. It’s getting it shaped just right, ironing this out, sanding a little over here, until it feels done. Then the initial joy returns as you can sing your song from start to finish! It’s done!

How do the songs differ from when you recorded them in the studio to how you perform them on the stage?

In the studio. I am able to be any or all members of the band, which is very handy. I love being able to put in the bass and drums I hear in my head! Kim was able to play ukulele on her song ‘Ring Around the Moon’ and then add some light piano. It’s a nice luxury. At the same time, I try to be careful not to be too busy on those tracks (easy

on the cymbals, no showboating on bass) so that when we are onstage as a duo the songs come through and we make up for those details in other ways. We stay busy onstage. I keep a heartbeat going on kick drum while playing acoustic or electric guitar, harmonica and vocals. The styles of playing I do on the guitar tend to cover bass, rhythm and lead, or any combination therein, depending on whether Kim is playing guitar, mandolin, ukulele or additional percussion. With all that and two voices we’ve been able to develop a pretty full sound for a band of two.

‘If I Die Tomorrow’ and ‘Poison Arrow’ are probably my favorite songs on the album. Can you talk about them — the melancholy in the lyrics and the beautiful harmonies?

‘Poison Arrow’ was written as a weary, melancholy commentary on the vast ugliness of the 2016 campaign season. Without getting party-specific or anything like that, all the song is meant to say is that whatever you put out there will eventually come back, or “what goes up must come down.”

find time to get back to it). I’ll try to be brief. In 1985 I was put into an institution called Straight, Inc. It was a horrible place that sold itself by manipulating the parents of unruly teenagers, under the guise of being a drug rehab. In short, it was a place most of us were tricked into entering and absolutely prevented from leaving.

We sat 12 hours a day in hard cafeteria type chairs, all locked together in rows. We sat up straight. We did not speak to each other or communicate in any way with the people next to and all around us for those entire 12 hours. If you must walk to the bathroom, a person higher up in the program will grasp the back of your pants, walk you in, stand over you and watch you do your business. I suppose that’s as much as I need to say here, but you get the picture. Oh, perhaps the biggest thing was no windows or doors to the outside, so we got no sunlight, ever. I was in there for a total of ten months, escaping twice. The second time, I decided that turning myself in had not gone the way I’d hoped, so I’d just keep running.

The song, ‘Angels Along the Road’ was written in retrospect, to thank a few key people with huge, generous hearts who fed, clothed, sheltered and advised me once I’d escaped and was out on my own.

What are your favorite guitars and why?

As for ‘If I Die Tomorrow,’ I was so pleased, because for years, Kim had wanted to write songs. I also wanted that, and for her to sing more lead vocals. One day I came up with the devious scheme of writing one with her voice and range in mind, asking her to sing it, and maybe that might help. As soon as I felt the song was musically, lyrically and structurally sound, I handed it off to her to put her thumbprint on it and she absolutely did. It’s pretty darn close to a co-write, as her tempo, vocal and guitar all shifted notably to fit her style. Once I got adjusted to the new delivery, I was able to find vocal harmonies and spaces for electric guitar leads, opening up a new horizon for us. Much as I enjoy being the front person, I love being a side man just as much! Within a few weeks, she’d written a few songs and I don’t mind saying I am a little jealous of the quality of her earliest works. Two of them made it onto the album.

Can you talk about the song, ‘Angels Along the Road’?

I could write a book about it (in fact, I am writing a book about it, the working title is Angels Along the Road, due out whenever the heck I can

Wow! Not a good question for a guitar guy trying to complete an interview in the van on what’s left of the laptop battery! I’ll keep it short. I’ve been a Martin guy forever, having dreamt and drooled for 15 years of playing before actually owning one. That was what most of my heroes played and I wanted to make that sound. My main guitar since 2010 has been a Martin 0M-28V with a K&K Pure Mini pickup system. More recently, Kim and I have both picked up RT Guitars, as the company owner, Bill Martin, lives right here in Fort Myers and had shown us his patented reverse-tension bridge design. They were clearly a great value, so we made an arrangement where he provided us each with a guitar and a lifetime maintenance/replacement plan, and we’d play them out on the road and tell people about them.

As for the funky electric hollow-body I play and get a lot of questions about… During the aforementioned runaway period, I somehow found myself at the home of my girlfriend’s friend’s brother. I think. What I remember clearly is that there was a sunburst guitar body in a pile of garbage that would be headed to the curb. The lower edge was broken, and it had no neck, bridge or tailpiece. I asked the guy if it was going to the garbage, could I have it? Thus began my 30-year restoration/recreation of the guitar, various hardware and pieces of wood representing various places and people along the way. In short, it’s a 1962 Silvertone curly maple archtop body, made by Harmony in Chicago. Pickups are original silver foils from DeArmond in Toledo. Neck turns out to be a Univox. Refinished, painted, inlaid. Glorious! •

The show is set up in a series of ‘games’ that the troupe plays with audience input. As soon as one is over, they move on to the next.

Improv This

by Julie Clay

IT’S ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHTin Golden Gate City, a working class community located roughly 30 minutes east of downtown Naples, and we’re doing what the locals do, watching Stage 2 Improv bring down the house at the Golden Gate Community Center. This is only the second time they’ve performed here, but Judging by the roars of approval from the rather large audience, I think this show is here to stay.

We arrive early and are privy to their warmup exercises backstage, or rather, in a spare function room. The group stands in a circle clapping and chanting in unison, “Hey Fred Schneider, what are you doing?” We nod in approval of any reference to the iconic B-52’s singer as they take turns coming up with answers while keeping in rhythm. And the silliness has begun…

Theatre that relies on audience input as much as the talent of the performers onstage, improv has been around for centuries as a way of telling stories by acting them out. Modern improv owes much to a woman named Viola Spolin, who in the 1920s and 1930s developed a new approach of teaching acting to children through games. Her son, Paul Sills built on her work and was one of the driving forces of improv around the University of Chicago in the 1950s. His work eventually led to the formation of a company called Second City. You may have heard of them.

Mike Santos and his wife, Judith Gangi Santos are

Stage 2’s business owners and co-founders. He describes how Stage 2 started as an offshoot of another group they were involved with, Naples City Improv, in 2013 to generate income during the slower summer months. Five years later they’ve gained a following of their own. “We were able to convince them to have us do yearround once a month shows,” he shares, “Along with that, we were approached by the Studio Players, a completely different company, to do a show in July at Golden Gate Community Center. We performed a two-hour show for their normal patronage.”

Santos adds that although Stage 2 has performed throughout Southwest Florida, the Sugden Community Theatre is still their home base, which is handy considering Mike’s day job is as the Naples Players’ technical director. “We are called a ‘rental’ if you will,” he says, “They have their regular season of shows. Then, if there’s space available, they put us in.” Another plus is that improv is a low-cost venture.

“We are able to go anywhere, he says, “No set, no costumes, it’s just a plug n’ play kind of thing. We do music, but most of the time we don’t need amplification if it’s a small enough venue.” This particular evening, Stage 2 guitarist Gina Balducci has an electric plugged in, providing appropriate music to accentuate whatever was happening onstage at the moment.

The show is set up in a series of ‘games’ that the

Judith clarifies that the best way to approach doing improv is to make lists in your head of possible things to say as various categories come up.

troupe plays with audience input. As soon as one is over, they move on to the next.

Backstage before the show, Judith clarifies that the best way to approach doing improv is to make lists in your head of possible things to say as various categories come up. “The audience is trying to stump us and even if they don’t, they’re happy we figured out something to say. It’s a win-win,” she laughs, adding that it’s also a process of thinking in categories and as Mike shares, utilizing the philosophy of ‘yes, and…’.”

“It turns into whatever the situation, whatever the scene that we’re in, we have to accept it and add on to it,” he mentions, “I tell the players it’s a team sport. You’re there with at least another person. Its collaborative and its very out of the box thinking. We do a lot of mime work utilizing nothing and miming things to describe the situation and scenario.”

Although every show is different, some suggestions happen on a regular basis. For instance, when the audience is asked to name an animal, “aardvark” is a popular answer. Pointing out that it is both at the beginning of the alphabet and also a somewhat uncommon animal, Mike says they hear it all the time. And sure enough, there it was tonight!

The other seven Stage 2 members are Jim Corsica, Katie Cross, Casey Debrowski, Synthia

DuBose, Kat Ebaugh, Steve Johnson, Craig Price, Chris Rand, Adam Sant Fe, and Lucy Sundby. Everyone splits their passion with a day job (or two), however Craig is Education Director of Naples Players and a former member of Second City. Jim is a former member of Comedy Sportz, a Wisconsin-based improv group. Among the bunch there are yoga instructors, an English Lit teacher, a banking professional, and at presstime, a very pregnant Lucy, performing her last show prior to maternity leave. If you’ve ever pondered jumping into the improv ring yourself, Mike teaches a class at the Sugden Theatre, where he says he really pushes the ‘yes, and...’ philosophy. “I always tell my students that we improvise all day long and you don’t realize it. Everyone in this world improvises, but when people watch you, it gets more stressful and the stakes are higher

at that point,” he offers, “I would say just try it. It doesn’t take a good actor to be a good improvisor. You might be a good CEO and a good team player. There are a lot of applications for improv.”

Stage 2 is available for teambuilding, private functions and corporate events as well. Santos states, “There are literally hundreds of games that you can play that increase trust, creativity and teamwork. If a company isn’t doing well internally they hire someone like me to come and do teambuilding exercises.” He recalls the time when a local businessman attended his class with all six of his employees in tow. There’s really no failure here, as Mike relates the following advice: Just try it and even if it fails, try it again.

We knew Stage 2 had something great going on when my son remarked during the show that his cheeks hurt from smiling.

Intrigued? Catch Stage 2 at the Sugden Community Theatre in downtown Naples for a Family Night on December 1 and then on December 29 for their Block Party. They’ll be back at the Golden Gate Community Center for a Christmas show on December 22. •

“I always tell my students that we improvise all day long and you don’t realize it.”

by Cindy-jo Dietz

It’s Friday night at Society, one of Fort Myers newest and most popular nightclub, restaurant and live music venues, located in the Bell Tower Shops. Patrons have the choice to remain downstairs, where they will find the latest in dance music, or the choice to work their way upstairs toward the live music. Tonight’s upstairs entertainment is the band, Soulixer. We have arrived a little on the late side, so the band is already in full swing and so is the crowd. They sway back and forth singing along to familiar lyrics from bands such as Kings of Leon, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Strokes. Soulixer is on fire tonight, as usual.

A three member operation, formed by high school friends and based out of Cape Coral, these young musicians have the tenacity and talent of a group twice their age and reputation. It’s hard to believe that such a huge sound comes from such a small group, but they pull it off with a punch. You would be hard pressed to find anyone on the floor not dancing or cheering them on. You can tell these guys have a close bond and truly enjoy what it is they do. The energy is electric.

The night’s performance was a celebration in honor of the group’s new EP release titled, Specters & Spaceships. It is the band’s third release, not including an additional single.

After a couple hours, it seems quite clear to me, although the show

may now be over, the entertaining is not. The guys step off stage and into the sea of fans who pull them in all directions vying for their attention. I bust past the crowd, and am lucky that the drummer is still behind his set. I introduce myself and let him know I’ll be waiting downstairs to interview them once the mania has died down and they can finally pull themselves away.

For a trio of 20-something’s they have already been working for years. Soulixer includes Mason Reinek (bass), Thomas O’brien (guitar and vocals) and Cayce Dillard (drums). Their Facebook page describes their sound as indie rock, funk and soul, but their music can’t be so easily constrained.

Cayce, Thomas and Mason got their start while still teenagers, way too young to be allowed into many of the establishments in which they played. For years Mason’s father would chaperone the group, making sure they weren’t up to deviant antics or drinking. Although he worked a grueling schedule, he would make sure they had ample opportunity to play and grow their sound. Thomas reminisces about a time when he had been grounded, but to his chagrin his own father had refused to let him participate in an interview due to his punishment. Unfortunately, like all teenagers, he found a way around his father’s wishes (his dad had left town) and still went. Now as adults the group says if not for sticking it out and the support of their families, they wouldn’t be where they are today. Mason says “My father’s probably our biggest fan, but we’ve got tons of really amazing support, and excellent, genuine fans. It’s been great.”

I inquired about who, aside from supportive fans and family, has influenced the groups musical antics. Cayce Dillard declares the band to be huge Red Hot Chili Pepper fans, saying they may just be the best band in the world. “We don’t try to emulate them, but we do idolize them a little bit.” The Chili Peppers Influence may also be heard in the bass playing of Mason Reinek. “To see a bass player with so much confidence, not only in himself, but having band members that have so much confidence in him that he can just go nuts, and they know the show’s going to be better for it, is just so inspiring for me” says Mason.

Although united in their love for the Chili Peppers, Thomas says what he actually really appreciates about being in Solixer is how they all come from different musical backgrounds. He believes that having a variety of unique interests has helped them create a sound that not a lot of people are currently pursuing. He explains, “We come from three different angles. I like singer-songwriter lovey-dovey stuff, Mason loves funk, and Cayce loves a lot of post-punk rock. But when we come together we create this weird but cohesive sound.” Mason adds that Solixer puts a focus on adapting the cover songs they play to their own sound so that shows tend to ‘synch and flow’ as original songs are added to the set list.

I asked the members of Solixer to name a few of their favorite original songs. Thomas says, “For me, emotional songs like ‘4568,’ or ‘Libra.’ which is off our new EP.” “I like playing songs like ‘Close Enough’ and ‘Kayla,’ because they’re pretty hyped and people want to move a little bit,” says Mason. ‘Close Enough’ is also a favorite of Cayce’s, but he explains the band is always writing, so he anticipates that will morph as new songs are introduced to the set list.

I asked what songs out of their original work get the biggest crowd reaction? “‘Kayla’ for sure” says Thomas. The popularity of this song by audience members influenced Solixer to release a music video about two years ago. Mason agrees with the popularity ‘Kayla’ seems to have.

I asked about where the band gets their ideas for their original songs? Mason says much of it comes from life experience. “To be honest, Thomas writes a lot of the lyrics, melodies and chords.” Thomas also sites life experience as being a major influence. “A lot is taken from personal experience, like love. I love love. I love feeling love,” adding, “I love writing about heartbreak. It just feels good to let that out. It’s liberating.”

I asked if they would say their relationship with each other depicted any of the outcome for their sound and musical choices. Mason says it absolutely does, “If you see us live, you can see we’re not faking our emotions when playing. We’re actually feeling them together. We have trust in each other. We’re best friends. It’s just easy.” Thomas adds that as time has gone by he is realizing lyrics can be subjective. “I find the meaning in my lyrics change constantly depending on the day. It will always change. Like with the lyrics I’m writing now.” Adding, “I don’t know where I’m going to be in a year or two from now.”

Cayce then tells Thomas, “You told me once that you write lyrics, then a couple

months later you’ll realize, ‘Oh that’s what I meant,’ and now I can see how that totally makes sense.”

Watching the band play together makes it obvious they have the experience to read their crowd. “We build our show with audiences, making sure we’re not over aggressive or not aggressive enough. We try to maintain a good plateau,” Thomas explains. “We like to improvise every time we solo, or have a break down. We try to ask ourselves what we can do differently to set this show apart from the last.

Mason agrees, adding, “It’s like being a stand up comedian. Sometimes the comedian may say something he himself doesn’t quite find that particularly funny, but once he sees the crowd reaction, he picks it apart and asks himself what did the audience find funny about that, then tries to work that into his set for next time.”

Thomas sites energy as being an important factor. “Energy is so important. Maintaining a high energy or low energy, depending on the crowd, and what they want that night. Some crowds want to rock out all night, but some just want to chill out, eat pasta, have a glass of wine, and relax. We have to be able to read the crowd every night, and it’s always different.”

What does Solixer think the audience is looking for when they come to see them play? Mason says it may be about the connection, “Our goal is to be as listenable as possible while still staying true to writing songs we care about. We’re not only trying to write songs people like, but songs people can connect with, and we also want to connect with the people themselves.” He adds, “When they come up to me, and they tell me that something about what I played in this song made them feel a certain way, and I’m like, I know because I feel that way too. That’s what I think its all about. The fact that a random person can hear a song, a song that also resonates with us, hear something in that song and have it in turn resonate with them. It creates a bonding moment, it makes them feel, ‘I’m a part of this’.”

Thomas sites the band’s college days back in Boston at the Berklee College of Music where all three spent time. He says, “We lived in Boston for a couple of years and there were a lot of amazing musicians, but we tried separating ourselves because it seemed like everyone just wanted to play for other musicians, nobody wanted to play for the average person. We want to play for the everyday person. That’s what matters, man.”

Does Solixer ever envision adding

musicians to the group? According to Thomas, of course they have. “Our big thing is we pride ourselves on being a brother band. We really care about each other more than anything. Music is one aspect of it, but fidelity is everything, he explains. “We’re open to finding another musician, but it has to click in a certain way, like how this clicks, and this is a hard thing to find, man.”

Mason adds that if they ultimately get to the level they want, with larger audiences on bigger stages, there would be parts where having an additional guitarist would be vital. He also says having a horn section would fit perfectly into many of the melodies as well. “Ultimately, one day, if we want to achieve the massive scale that we want, there would be more musicians, but for now, for us to add another band member they would have to be like our brother.”

In the meantime, the band is out playing almost everywhere they can. Mason says, “Tonight we had our EP release party at Society at Bell Tower Shops. We play there a lot. We play a lot in general in downtown Fort Myers , at City Tavern, Soho, Sky Bar, Fort Myers Brewing Company, Space 39. We play all over the place. We also get over to Miami a little bit.” They have an upcoming gig opening for J.J. Grey & Mofro in Key West.

I asked the group to tell me a little bit about how their EP ‘Specters and Spaceships’ came about. Cayce says, “It’s the best project we’ve ever put together. We went in the studio with eight songs. We knew we would probably record four or five. We recorded two that we planned on, two we wrote in the studio that you had in the back of your head (pointing to Thomas), and another one we recorded just because we wanted to tweak a little bit of something.”

“We recorded with Greg Archilla, who is a fantastic producer. We could not be more thankful to have worked with him,” says Mason. He adds, “We just released a brand new music video for ‘Close Enough.’ You can find it on our YouTube. We post most everything on Facebook and Instagram, those are really our main outlets."

I asked about the significance of the tattoo Mason has on his wrist. He says, “I’ve always been drawn to the Yin and Yang, I’m also a huge fan of the Kung Fu.” Casey adds, “He’s the biggest Bruce Lee fan that has ever lived.” This symbol is called the World Triad. It stands for nature, reality and time —and there’s three of us. I think it’s really good to think about and apply to our music and lifestyle. •

“We come from three different angles.I like singer-songwriter lovey-dovey stuff, Mason loves funk, and Cayce loves a lot of post-punk rock. But when we come together we create this weird but cohesive sound.”

“We call our theater, the TheaterLab and I think that’s a very apt name because it is a laboratory for both education and for quality theater experiences.“

Laboratory of Experiences

by John Loscuito

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY has a new Theater Program Coordinator. Dan Bacalzo, who is now in his fourth year teaching at FGCU, previously worked in New York City as a critic and editor for TheaterMania.com, with his practical theaterwork including a stint as Artistic Director of Peeling, an Asian-American writing and performance ensemble. “My theater background comes out of community-based performance,” he states. “But my range of theater andwhat I love comes from my journalism years, because I wound up seeing a whole lot of theaterfrom all sorts of genres and levels, from professional to amateur.”

I spoke with Dan about FGCU Theater’s upcoming season.

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JOHN LOSCUITO: What was different about the FGCU campus and the community of Southwest Florida that brought you here?

DAN BACALZO: Part of it was personal. I have family that lives in the area and that was an important thing to me, to move somewhere close to my family. But I also found that I loved the area itself. The Southwest Florida area does offer a lot of opportunities because I think that the audience here hasn’t necessarily been exposed to the range of theatrical experiences that I have seen in New York. And it’s kind of fun to think about new ways to engage Southwest Florida audiences with different kinds of theatrical experiences.

Some of those new ways are being explored at the FGCU Theater. What makes FGCU theater unique in those explorations?

We are, as we call our theater, the TheaterLab and I think that’s a very apt name because it is a laboratory for both education and for quality theater experiences. And so it’s exploratory in nature. I think we do a lot of different things to help our students really have a range of both opportunities and challenges. You can see that from past experiences that we’ve done such as bringing in an Artist-in-Residence named Tim Miller to work with creating a devised performance with our students. Last year we worked with a playwright to premiere an original play. This year we started out our theater season with a professional collaboration with TheatreZone, which is a professional theater down in Naples that specializes in musicals. We’re producing Urinetown, which is a musical satire. But I don’t think it’s limited to just those kinds of professional collaborations. I think it’s also to do with our choices in what we actually present.

Speak a little bit about that range of content that the season provides and how you go about making those choices of content throughout the season.

We look at our productions as opportunities for our students. We want our students versed in a range of styles and genres so that they’re not just learning one way to do things. We try to mix it up a bit and give them opportunities to do different kinds of plays and this year is actually a really good indication of that. We start out with the musical satire then our next show, Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, is a children’s theater production. Then we’ve got an expressionist drama from the 1920s and then we conclude our season with a play from the Spanish Golden Age of Theater. So it’s really a wide range of theatrical genres and I think they’re all fantastic opportunities for our students.

It sounds like Junie B. is going to bring in a different audience to FGCU. What else is special about that production.

There are a lot of different ways that Junie B. is unique in our season. It is part of a class, so our students are actually working throughout the semester on the acting, the design and the technical elements of the production. But when we actually do premiere it, we’re doing one weekend here at the FGCU campus and the following weekend we’re doing a series of free performances at the Gulf Coast Town Center. In addition, there will be a presentation at the Golisano Children’s Hospital interacting with the patients there, which I think is a fantastic way to really engage with the community.

What are you

personally looking forward to this season?

I will admit that I’m looking forward to directing my first full length play at Florida Gulf Coast University, which is Machinal, Sophie Treadwell’s 1920s expressionist drama that we’re presenting in February. I have loved the play for a number of years. I teach it in my theater history class and it’s really great when you consider it in this day and age. So even though 1920s America is very different from 2019, there are a lot of similar concerns that come up, the most important one being the kind of roles women have been forced into and expected to meet within the constraints of society.

I think that we are still facing a lot of that today in terms of how much women experience the full range of freedoms that they are entitled to. Things like the

“My range of theater andwhat I love comes from my journalism years, because I wound up seeing a whole lot of theaterfrom all sorts of genres and levels, from professional to amateur.”

Me Too movement have exposed the underlying sexism that has helped build the foundation for so many careers of men. We then look back to this 1920s drama written by a woman and see how she was really concerned with how the constraints of her time was really limiting what women could do and also the price women paid when they tried to go outside of those bounds.

Given the fact that you’re doing children’s theater, classical Spanish drama and tough plays dealing with contemporary issues, who do you think your audience is that can engage on these different levels?

I would like to think that our audience is one that is exploratory, one that can take this really wide range of experiences and think of it as something that is actually integrated. Since we are at a university, some of the people that come to our productions are going to be university students. And university students, immersed here at FGCU in a liberal arts education model, mirror the educational experiences that we’re teaching here, so that they’re not just looking at one discipline such as theater, history or philosophy but all sorts of experiences. One thing I tell my students all the time is that to be a successful theater professional, you have to know a little bit about every field because you

might wind up designing a play that requires something from one discipline or you’re looking at a historical era that needs knowledge of a particular time period.

So we can’t just be limited, only thinking about actor training or technical training. We have to expand our ways of thinking so that it encompasses more than just our own particular discipline.

When theater patrons find their way to FGCU, what might they find different than some of the other theaters around town?

I think all of our patrons, whether they are students or they come from the outside community, can come to FGCU theater and see plays that perhaps they’re not going to experience at some of the other theaters in the Southwest Florida area. And part of that is our mission to really provide the kind of experiences for students so that we’re not just

doing one kind of play or even one kind of experience.

I mean one of the things that we’re doing this year is Life is a Dream, which is a play from the Spanish Golden Age. It’s a classical theater play, but a lot of the time when people think about classical theater they think about the Greeks, they think about Shakespeare, but they don’t necessarily think about Spain. And I think something that we offer is the opportunity for our audience to sort of see things that they might not see elsewhere. Because we are a laboratory we experiment with a lot of different things and it’s not going to appeal to every single person every single time. If you don’t necessarily like one production that doesn’t mean you’re not going to like the next one.

I think that if we can provide our audiences with different experiences, then we’ll find the kind of exploratory audience that we want and that perhaps will enrich the whole theatrical scene. •

“We want our students versed in a range of styles and genres so that they’re not just learning one way to do things.”

2018-2019

MUSIC &THEATER SEASONGUIDE

CONCERT SERIES

JAN 27-28:Atlantic City Boys

FEB 4: The Magic of Manilow& Midler

FEB 24-25: The RoyOrbison Experience

MAR 10-12: ABBAFab

MAR 24-25: The BossProject: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen

Broadway Palm

1380 Colonial Blvd. • FORT MYERS

Asolo Repertory Theatre

Florida State Center for the Performing Arts

5555 N. Tamiami Trail • SARASOTA

941-351-8000 • asolorep.org

The Asolo Repertory Theatre is celebrating its 60th season as one of America’s leadingprofessional theaters, producing world-class theater directed, designed, and performed by top artists in the country. Performances are in Mertz Theatre. Performances by the FSU Asolo Conservatory in Cook Theatre.

SCHEDULE

NOV 13-DEC 29: The Music Man

JAN 11-MAR 10: The Crucible

JAN 18-MAR 31:A Doll’s House, Part 2

FEB 8-APR 13: Sweat

MAR 22-APR 20: Noises Off

APR 5-MAY 28: The Cake

MAY 4-JUN 1:Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

JUN 7-23: Around The World in 80 Days

TBA: Dog Days Theatre

FSU ASOLO CONSERVATORY FOR ACTOR TRAINING

OCT 31-NOV 18:Arcadia

JAN 2-20: Ghosts

FEB 20-MAR 10:Reckless

APR 10-27: As You Like It

278-4422 • broadwaypalm.com

Br oadway Palm isSouthwest Florida’s Premier Dinner Theatre currently in their 26thSeason. The theatre features thebest of Broadway, combining your favorite shows of the past along with the most recent musical hitsensations. Broadway Palm features nationally selected performers, dazzling sets and costumes anda live orchestra. Also check out the Off Broadway Palm, Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre,Special Engagements and the Annual Concert Series.

SCHEDULE

THRU NOV 17: 42nd Street

NOV 22-DEC 25: Elf The Musical

DEC 29-FEB 9: Saturday NightFever

FEB 14-MAR 30: Guys & Dolls

APR 4-MAY 12: Second Chances: TheThrift Shop Musical

MAY 16-JUN 15: Little Shop ofHorrors

JUN 20-AUG 10:Disney’s Beauty& the Beast OFF BROADWAY PALMTHEATRE

THRU NOV 10:Don’t Dress forDinner

NOV 15-DEC 25:Winter Wonderettes

JAN 10-FEB 23: Midlife 2!

#WhatDidIComeInHereFor

FEB 28-APR 28: Mama Won’t Fly

JUN 6-JUL 21: Sex Please, We’reSixty BROADWAY PALM CHILDREN’S THEATRE

THRU NOV 16: Madagascar

NOV 30-DEC 24: The Nutcracker

APR 12-MAY 11: School House Rock

MAY 24-JUN 14: Jack and theBeanstalk

Centers for the Arts

Bonita Springs

Center for Performing Arts

10150 Bonita Beach Rd. BONITA SPRINGS

495-8989 • artcenterbonita.org

‘Live at the Center!’ features exciting, live performances across all genres - dance, comedy,theater, jazz, classical, and pop music. ‘Live!’ Series kicks off October showcasing a year-roundselection of professional U.S. and international artists who fill our auditoriums (200 and 400).With over 70 performances across evenings and weekends, there’s entertainment for all ageswith family, friends and clients. Refreshments are available at all performances to complementthe show.

SCHEDULE

NOV 4:A Collegiate Afternoon

NOV 9: Funny Shorts Live!

NOV 10:Gulfshore Tenors

NOV 16-18: Stuart Little

DEC 1:John Ford Coley

DEC 2: Messiah Sing-a-long

DEC 6-9:Deadly Sugarplums: A Fright Before Christmas

DEC 14: Improv Tonight!

JAN 5: Tourmaline the Whale

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JAN 6: The British Invasion

JAN 11: Staged ReadingsDancing with Breast Cancer

JAN 18:Rocket Man - Elton John Tribute

JAN 26: Dan Heck & Rebecca RichardsonThe Great American Songbook

FEB 2: John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band

FEB 3: Music To Touch The Heart

FEB 8: Improv Tonight!

FEB 9: Chatham County Line

FEB 15-17:Legally Blonde - The Musical

MAR 2:Dan Miller/Lew Del Gatto QuintetThe Music of Horace Silver

MAR 3:The French Connection

MAR 8:Funny Shorts Live!

MAR 9: O Sole Trio - Hooray for Hollywood

MAR 16: An Evening with Jonathan Edwards

MAR 20: Gracie & Lacy

MAR 23:Duke Robillard

MAR 28:Patchouli & Terra GuitarraThe Landscape of Guitar

APR 5: Just For Laughs

APR 6: Let’s Hang On - Frankie Valli Tribute

APR 7: Sirens by the Sea

APR 10-14: The Waverly Gallery

APR 26-28: Stage It! 10-Minute Plays

MAY 5: Dueling Pianos

MAY 10: Staged Readings

MAY 17-19: Willy Wonka

The Circus Arts Conservatory

wire, teeterboard, juggling and much more under theintimate Circus Sarasota Big Top in Nathan Benderson Park! Performances

Tue-Sat evenings,Wed & Sat matinees.

SCHEDULE

FEB 15-MAR 10:Circus Sarasota 2019

Cirque des Voix

PERFORMANCESAT

Ulla Searing Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park

140 University Town Center Drive

SARASOTA

941-355-9805 • circusarts.org

This incredible presentation is unlike anything else! Featuring the 100+ voices of the Key Chorale, the 40 piece Cirque Orchestra, and spellbinding international circus acts, many patronscan’t wait to attend Cirque des Voix ® under the Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park.Performances Fri evening, Sat & Sun matinees.

MAR 22-24

FloridaGulfCoast University

Circus Sarasota

PERFORMANCESAT

Ulla Searing Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park 140 University Town Center Drive

SARASOTA

941-355-9805 • circusarts.org

International circus artists perform leaving audiences awestruck. This year’s showfeatures incredible artistry on the Cyr Wheel, a modern blend of aerial dance and majestichorses, hand-to-hand acrobatics, high

SCHEDULE

Bower School of Music & the Arts Music

U. Tobe Recital Hall • Music Building

10501 FGCU Blvd. S. • FORT MYERS

745-4268 • fgcu.edu/concerts

The Bower School of Music seeks to prepare professionals for service in music education,and in music performance and pedagogy, while furnishing cultural enrichment for the southwestFlorida community and beyond. Concerts in U. Tobe Recital Hall in the Music building oncampus, unless indicated.

SCHEDULE

NOV 1: FGCU Wind Orchestra (ARTIS-NAPLES)

Sailor Circus

PERFORMANCESAT

Ulla Searing Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park

140 University Town Center Drive

SARASOTA

941-355-9805 • circusarts.org

SPRING SHOWPERFORMANCESAT

Sailor Circus Arena

2075 Bahia Vista St. • SARASOTA

The “Greatest ‘Little’ Show on Earth,” America’s longest-running youth circus returns,performing in the newly renovated Sailor Circus Arena. Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of SailorCircus Academy with an all-new performance of amazing circus artistry that will go down incircus history! This year’s holiday show is under the Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park, I75exit 213, University Parkway, Sarasota. Performances Thu-Sat evenings with Sat matinee.Spring show in newly renovated Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota

SCHEDULE

DEC 27-30: Big Top Holidays

APR 11-13, 18-20: Spring Show

ADVERTORIAL

NOV 4: Amernet String Quartet

NOV 11: FGCU Jazz Ensemble *

NOV 13:FGCU String & Wind Chamber Ensembles *

NOV 15:FGCU Brass & Percussion Ensembles *

NOV 16:FGCU Senior Capstone Concert *

NOV 18: FGCU Symphonic Band (ESTERO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH) *

NOV 27: FGCU Choir & Symphony Holiday Concert (MOORINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NAPLES) *

NOV 29: Maxim Lando, PIANO

DEC 2: FGCU Wind Orchestra Holiday Concert (GRACE CHURCH,CAPE CORAL) *

JAN 17: Coro Rapsodia

JAN 22: Maria Temesi, SOPRANO

JAN 27: 5th Annual Champagne Signature Concert Fundraiser

FEB 3: FGCU Wind Orchestra & Symphonic Band (LAMBOF GOD CHURCH, FT. MYERS) *

FEB 7: Saxophone & Piano

FEB 10:FGCU Jazz Ensemble *

FEB 17: FGCU Symphony Orchestra *

FEB 19:Jonathan T. Posadas, VIOLA

FEB 21: Andrew Focks, PIANO

FEB 24:FGCU University Choir (FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CAPE CORAL) *

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MAR 1: Naples Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble Concert

MAR 14: David Ross, BAROQUEFLUTE & Jeffrey Grossman, HARPSICORD

MAR 22:FGCU Chamber Choir & Chamber Strings *

MAR 29:FGCU Vocal Area Evening of Mozart Opera Scenes *

APR 4: FGCU String Chamber Ensembles *

APR 5:Manhattan Piano Trio

APR 7: FGCU Jazz Ensembles *

APR 10: FGCU Brass & Wind Chamber Ensembles *

APR 11: FGCU Chamber & University Choirs *

APR 14:FGCU Symphony Orchestra *

APR 15:FGCU Wind Orchestra (Florida Repertory Theatre, Ft Myers) *

APR 18:FGCU Percussion Ensembles *

APR 22:FGCU Symphonic Band (Florida Repertory Theatre, Ft Myers) *

APR 23:FGCU Chamber Choir (BOWER CHAPEL, NAPLES) *

APR 25: FGCU Piano Ensemble * * FREECONCERTS

Florida Repertory Theatre

2268 Bay St. • FORT MYERS

332-4488 • foridarep.org

Located in the Historic Arcade Theatre in Downtown Fort Myers, Florida RepertoryTheatre is Southwest Florida’s premier venue for professional, live theatre. Now entering itsthird decade, Florida Rep has earned national praise for being the home of the best dramas,musicals, and comedies in the area.

SCHEDULE

THRU NOV 7: Steel Magnolias (ARCADE THEATRE)

NOV 6-DEC 9:Damascus (ARTSTAGE STUDIO THEATRE)

Theatre

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

745-4268 • fgcu.edu/theatrelab

The Theatre Program at the Bower School of Music & the Arts offers a dynamic balanceof theory and application as well as real-world training in the who le craft of theatre:performance, technology, theory, and criticism. All productions take place in the TheatreLab inthe Arts Complex at FGCU.

SCHEDULE

NOV 30-DEC 9:Junie B. in Jingles Bells, Batman Smells

FEB 15-24: Machnial

APR 5-14: Life is a Dream

Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers

6900 Daniels Pkwy. • Suite 129-93 FORT MYERS

288-2535 • mastersingersfm.com

The three ensembles singing under the Mastersingers brand, the 80-plus voice adult chorus, the Chamber Choir, andthe City of Palms Youth Choir, enter their 18th season with a full lineup of concerts at a variety of venues throughoutSouthwest Florida. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Jeff Faux, the entire organization is dedicated to thepursuit of musical excellence in the choral arts form.

SCHEDULE

NOV 11: Shall We Dance - Mastersingers Chamber Chorus & M&N Dance Studio (SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH)

NOV 13:Cabaret & Season Preview - with City of Palms Youth Choir (BROADWAY PALM DINNER THEATRE, FT MYERS)

DEC 2: An Afternoon of Readings & Carolswith City of Palms Youth Choir (NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, FT MYERS)

DEC 7: Messiah & More - with City of Palms

NOV 27-DEC 19: A Christmas Carol: The Take of Ebenezer Scrooge (ARCADE THEATRE)

DEC 18-FEB 24:Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical (ARTSTAGE STUDIO THEATRE)

JAN 8-30: August Wilson’s Fences (ARCADE THEATRE)

FEB 12-MAR 6: Hay Fever (ARCADE THEATRE)

MAR 19-APR 10:Million Dollar Quartet (ARCADE THEATRE)

APR 2-MAY 5:Native Gardens (ARTSTAGE STUDIO THEATRE)

MAY: 6th Annual PlayLab Festival of New Works

May 10-19: Newsies(FLORIDA REP EDUCATION’S CONSERVATORY)

Youth Choir (First Baptist Church of Cape Coral)

DEC 9:Messiah & More (SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH)

JAN 13: Mozart Requiemwith Gulf Coast Symphony (BARBARA B. MANN PAH, FT MYERS)

FEB 8:Edison Celebration of Light concert(CityGateChurch, Ft Myers)

FEB 10:Concert - with City of Palms Youth Choir (ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, FT MYERS)

MAR 2: Verdi Requiem - Mastersingers Chamber Choir with SWFL Symphony, Symphonic Chorale (BARBARA B. MANN PAH)

APR 5: Faure Requiem - with City of Palms Youth Choir (FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHOF BONITA SPRINGS)

APR 7: Faure Requiem - with City of Palms Youth Choir (NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, FT MYERS)

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APR 28: Cirque de la Symphonie

MAY 11: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville

JUN 23: Star Wars Summer Family Concert

UNDER THE STARS CONCERTS

JAN 10: Mozart Under the Stars

(SHANGRI-LA SPRINGS, BONITA SPRINGS)

JAN 29: Sultans of Swing

(Sanibel Community House)

JAN 31:Sultans of Swing

(Edison & Ford Winter Estate, Ft Myers)

FEB 22:Maksin Duo

(Edison & Ford Winter Estate, Ft Myers)

FEB 25:Maksin Duo

(Sanibel Community House)

MAR 15: Broadway Under the Stars

(SHANGRI-LA SPRINGS, BONITA SPRINGS)

APR 12:Symphony Under the Stars

Gulf Coast Symphony

PERFORMANCESAT

Barbara B. Mann

Performing Arts Hall

Florida SouthWestern State College

13350 FSW Parkway

FORT MYERS

277-1700 • BOX OFFICE 481-4849

gulfcoastsymphony.org

The Gulf Coast Symphony, led by Maestro Andrew M. Kurtz, is one of the most dynamic andinnovative community orchestras in the United States. Recognized for its high-qualitysymphonic performances, its history of active community engagement and commitment to artseducation, the primary goal of the Gulf Coast Symphony is toCreate Community throughMusic.The season includes a dozen concerts at the Barbara B. MannPerforming Arts Hall, including one fully-staged classic American musical, two Nutcrackerperformances, and one full opera production. Additionally, the Symphony sponsorseducational and community outreach events, chamber music concerts and otheractivities. A new Under the Stars series takes place at venues around Lee County.

SCHEDULE

NOV 17: In Dreams - Roy Orbison

hologram concert

DEC 1: The Nutcracker

DEC 2: The Nutcracker

DEC 16: The Motown Men - with stars of original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys

JAN 13: Sarah Chang & Mozart Requiem - with Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers

JAN 20: Bond & More

FEB 17: Time for Three

MAR 3:Paul Nadler conducts Brahms & Dvorak

MAR 10:Taste of the Cape (FOUR FREEDOMS PARK, CAPE CORAL) *

MAR 23:Broadway Palm Show Boat

MAR 24:Broadway Palm Show Boat

MAR 30:Icons - A Tribute to Elvis, Sinatra & Michael Jackson

(Edison & Ford Winter Estate, Ft Myers)

MAY 3: Opera Under the Stars

(SHANGRI-LA SPRINGS, BONITA SPRINGS)

COMMUNITY CONCERTS (FREE)

NOV 16: Symphony Storytime

(PINE ISLAND LIBRARY)

DEC 7: Symphony Storytime

(PINE ISLAND LIBRARY)

DEC 19: MusicWorks! Winter Concert

(THE HEIGHTS CENTER)

JAN 18:MusicWorks! Recital

(THE HEIGHTS CENTER)

FEB 15: MusicWorks! Recital

(THE HEIGHTS CENTER)

MAR 29: MusicWorks! Recital

(THE HEIGHTS CENTER)

APR 28:MusicWorks! Pre-Concert

(THE HEIGHTS CENTER)

MAY 17: MusicWorks! Spring Concert

(THE HEIGHTS CENTER)

MAY 24:MusicWorks! Soloist Recital & Awards Ceremony (THE HEIGHTS CENTER)

Gulfshore Opera

3281 Golden Gate Blvd. W. NAPLES

529-3925 • gulfshoreopera.org

Gulfshore Opera is a regional opera company founded with core values of a community based creative collaboration.

Serving Collier, Lee and Charlotte

C ounties, Gulfshore Opera promises to present the highest quality of opera theater and classical vocal musicperformances while maximizing accessibility for diverse audiences of all ages.

SCHEDULE

NOV 9:The Gulfshore Tenors (CULTURAL CENTER THEATER, PORT CHARLOTTE)

NOV 10: The Gulfshore Tenors (CENTERFORTHE ARTS BONITA SPRINGS)

Dec 6: Taste of Opera

(THE CLUBAT THE STRAND, NAPLES)

DEC 9: Christmas with the Gulfshore Tenors (FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, PUNTA GORDA)

JAN 18: 5th Anniversary Concert (NORTH NAPLES CHURCH)

JAN 19: Gulfshore Opera Cabaret (ISLES YACHT CLUB, PUNTA GORDA)

JAN 20:Gulfshore OperaCabaret (SANIBEL COMMUNITY HOUSE)

JAN 24:Taste of Opera (COLONY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, BONITA SPRINGS)

JAN 26:Gulfshore OperaCabaret (NAPLES ART ASSOCIATION)

JAN 27:Gulfshore OperaCabaret (THE MARINAAT EDISON FORD ESTATES, FT MYERS)

JAN 31: Don Pasquale (ROSE HISTORY AUDITORIUM, MARCO ISLAND)

FEB 1:Don Pasquale (NAPLES FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH)

FEB 7:Don Pasquale (CULTURAL CENTER THEATRE, PORT CHARLOTTE)

FEB 9:Taste of Opera (HIDEAWAY BEACH CLUB, MARCO ISLAND)

FEB 10:Don Pasquale (SANIBEL UNITED CHURCHOF CHRIST)

FEB 13: Songs of Love concert (ARTIS–NAPLES)

FEB 14: Songs of Love concert (ST. LEO PARISH LIFE CENTER, BONITA SPRINGS)

FEB 17: Songs of Love concert (FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, PUNTA GORDA)

MAR 2: Opera Meets Broadway Gala (MOORINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NAPLES & NAPLES HILTON)

MAR 10: Songs of Inspiration concert (FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FT MYERS)

MAR 12:Style & Song Luncheon (TIBURON GOLF CLUB, NAPLES)

MAR 14: Songs of Ireland concert & dinner (ST. LEO PARISH LIFE CENTER, BONITA SPRINGS)

MAR 16: Taste of Opera (ISLES YACHT CLUB, PUNTA GORDA)

MAR 17: Songs of Ireland concert & dinner (ST. LEO PARISH LIFE CENTER, BONITA SPRINGS)

MAR 30: La Traviata (CULTURAL CENTER THEATRE, PORT CHARLOTTE)

APR 2, 4: La Traviata (ST. LEO PARISH LIFE CENTER, BONITA SPRINGS)

APR 25: Art Songs with Steffanie Pearce & Emerging Artists (MARCO ISLAND CENTERFORTHE ARTS)

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anniversary,continually seeks to enrich, educate and entertain our community through a superior theatreexperience. We are a premier community theatre, seeking to inspire passion for theperforming arts through life-long opportunities to participate in vibrant theatrical experiences.

SCHEDULE

THRU NOV 18: June & Jason’s Survival Guide to Divorce (TOBYE STUDIO)

NOV 11:ETC... Reader’s TheatreWhat Happens in the Theatre (TOBYE STUDIO)

NOV 28-DEC 23:Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (BLACKBURN HALL)

Lee County CommunityBand

CONCERTSAT Cape Coral High School

2300 Santa Barbara Blvd. CAPE CORAL

454-6430 • leecountyband.org

The legendary Lee County Community Band, formed in 1885, is a non-profit group thatperforms monthly, fun-filled, free concerts from November-April. Programs reflect the band’sreputation for lively, upbeat music and promise an entertaining mix of old favorites, spiritedmarches, Dixieland, patriotic tunes, Broadway hits, and a sing-along. Concerts are free (donations accepted).

SCHEDULE

NOV 11

DEC 9

JAN 13

FEB 10

MAR 10

APR 7

The Naples Players

Sugden Community Theatre

701 5th Avenue S. • NAPLES

434-7340 • BOX OFFICE:263-7990

naplesplayers.org

The Naples Players, the oldest and premiere theatre in Naples celebrating its 65th

JAN 1: ETC... Reader’s TheatreEvening of New Plays (TOBYE STUDIO)

JAN 16-FEB 10: Don’t Dress For Dinner (BLACKBURN HALL)

FEB 6-MAR 3: Marjorie Prime (TOBYE STUDIO)

MAR 6-APR 7: Guys & Dolls (BLACKBURN HALL)

MAR 27-APR 20: Always a Bridesmaid (TOBYE STUDIO)

APR 6: ETC... Reader’s TheatreAn Afternoon with Natalie King (TOBYE STUDIO)

APR 7: ETC... Reader’s Theatre - A Funny Thing Called Love (TOBYE STUDIO)

MAY 1-26: Lost in Yonkers (BLACKBURN HALL)

MAY 5: ETC... Reader’s TheatreWorld Premiere of New Play (TOBYE STUDIO)

KIDZACT CHILDREN’S THEATRE

DEC 8-10: Annie, Jr.

APR 13-14: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

MAY 11-13: Can’t Take it With You

STAGE 2 IMPROV COMEDY NIGHTS

DEC 1: Family Fun Night

DEC 29: Block Party Theme

JAN 19: Rock-and-Roll Show

Sanibel Music Festival

Sanibel Congregation Church

2050 Periwinkle Way • SANIBEL

344-7025 • sanibelmusicfestival.org

The Sanibel Music Festival is celebrating its 3rd season with Tuesday & Saturday

eveningconcerts by world renowned artists throughout March 2019 at the Sanibel UCC CongregationChurch. All concerts begin at 7:30pm.

SCHEDULE

MAR 2: Jon Nakamatsu & Jon Manasse, PIANO & CLARINET

MAR 5: Horszowski Piano Trio

MAR 9: Wu Han & Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

MAR 12:The Handel & Haydn Society of Boston

MAR 19: Singing Sondheim on Sanibel

MAR 23:Star-Crossed Lovers in Opera

MAR 26:New York Brass Arts Trio

Shell Point Retirement Community

15101 Shell Point Blvd. • FORT MYERS

454-2067 • shellpoint.org/concerts

The 16th anniversary season of the Shell Point Fine and Performing Arts Series is filledwith an impressive array of talented artists and dynamic performances. Along with threedistinct musical series, Shell Point also puts the skills of resident artists and artisans on centerstage through the Fine Arts Series. There’s no doubt. This season offers something foreveryone!

SCHEDULE

NOV 6: David Crohan, pianist

NOV 15: The Golden Years of Broadway

DEC 7: Tradition, Comfort & JoySWFL Symphony

JAN 15: Memphis Motown Soul Experience

JAN 24: Peter Fancovic, pianist

FEB 7: Appalachian SpringSWFL Symphony

FEB 13:Con Brio Quartet, strings

FEB 26:Vienna Boys Choir

MAR 7: Sanibel Trio

MAR 14: Benny Goodman: When Swing Was King - Boilermaker Jazz Band

MAR 21: Back-to-Back BachSWFL Symphony

APR 4: Siberian Virtuosi

APR 16: Chrysalis Chamber Players

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NOV 4: My Spirit Sang All Day Concert (SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH) *

DEC 6: Holiday Pops - with SWFL Symphony (FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BONITA SPRINGS)

DEC 7: Holiday Pops - with SWFL Symphony (SHELL POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH, FT MYERS)

DEC 8: Holiday Pops - SWFL Symphony (BARBARA B. MANN PAH, FT MYERS)

Spirit of the Gulf Chorus

Church of the Cross Community Center

13500 Freshman Lane

FORT MYERS

844-704-SING • spiritofthegulf.com

Award winning Spirit of the Gulf Chorus is a 100 + member a cappella women’s chorus. The Chorus performs throughout Southwest Florida and actively supports the communitypromoting a cappella harmony and music education to women from ages 16-86. Research hasproven singing makes you feel good! Everyone is invited to come experience the joy!

SCHEDULE

DEC 2: Spirit of the Season Holiday Concert - with BUZZ quartet

(BARBARA B. MANN PAH, FT MYERS)

Mar 16: A Musical Bouquet Spring Concert - with Hot Shots

(FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FT MYERS)

Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida

PO Box 7105 • FORT MYERS

560-5695 • symphonicchorale.org

The Symphonic Chorale is under the artistic leadership of Dr. Trent Brown and is thearea’s only professional core community chorus. Its inspiring self-produced concerts areperformed at venues throughout SW Florida without admission charge as a gift to thecommunity. The Chorale is the resident chorus of the SWFL Symphony and this season is alsoperforming with Opera Naples in their production of Aida at Artis Naples. Registration is required to sing at the Sing Out! Choral Festival.

SCHEDULE

NOV 2:My Spirit Sang All Day Concert (FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CAPE CORAL) *

DEC 9: Verdi’s Aida - with Opera Naples (ARTIS–NAPLES, NAPLES)

DEC 21: Verdi’s Aida - with Opera Naples (ARTIS–NAPLES, NAPLES)

JAN 18-19: Sing Out! SWFL Choral FestivalLatin America (NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,FT MYERS)

JAN 19: Sing Out! Latin America Choral Festival Concert (NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, FT MYERS) *

FEB 9: Gourmet Soiree (LEXINGTON COUNTRY CLUB, FT MYERS)

APR 12: Some Strings Attached Concert (ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL, BONITA SPRINGS) *

APR 14: Some Strings Attached Concert (FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, FT MYERS) * * FREE CONCERTS

Venice Theatre

140 W. Tampa Ave • VENICE

941-488-1115 • venicestage.com

Located just an hour north of Fort Myers, Venice Theatre isthe second largest communitytheatre in the country! Their 69th Seasonfeatures all types of musicals, comedies, dramas andconcerts, including South Pacific, The Santaland Diaries, AChristmas

Carol, Always - Patsy Cline, Assisted Living - The Musical, 42nd Street, David Mamet’s Race, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and more!

SCHEDULE

THRU DEC 2: South Pacific

NOV 2-25:Silence! The Musical

NOV 11-12: The Folk Legends

NOV 18-19: Something Like a Dame! Michael Walters as Dame Edna

Nov 30-Dec 23: The Santaland Diaries

DEC 2-3:Dwight Icenhower’s Tribute to The King

DEC 14-20:A Christmas Carol

DEC 21-22: The Sounds of Christmas with The Ditchfields

DEC 29-31: Capitol StepsMake America Grin Again

TheatreZone

PERFORMANCESAT

G&L Theatre

Community School of Naples

13275 Livingston Rd. • NAPLES 888-966-3352 • theatre.zone

TheatreZone is an Equity professional theatre presenting timeless, award-winning Broadway musicals featuring professional cast members from across the country, international concert acts, a Broadway & Happy Hour cabaret series, and AllStars of TheatreZone signaturefundraising event.

SCHEDULE

DEC 7-9:Home for the Holidays

JAN 10-20: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

JAN 17: Broadway & Happy Hour

JAN 25: All Stars of TheatreZone

FEB 7-17: Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida

FEB 13: Broadway & Happy Hour

FEB 19: The Mersey Beatles

FEB 21: An Evening with Judy Collins

MAR 7-17: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

MAR 14: Broadway & Happy Hour

APR 25-MAY 5: And the World Goes ‘Round

MAY 2: Broadway & Happy Hour

JAN 4-20:See Rock City

JAN 11-FEB 3: Always Patsy Cline

JAN 13-14, 19: Almost, Maine

JAN 13-14:America’s Diamond Live with Jay White

JAN 20-21: Herman Hermit’s Peter Noone

JAN 27-28: Rocket Man

FEB 1-MAR 10: Assisted Living - The Musical

FEB 4: The Sounds of Harry James & The Andrews Sisters

FEB 22-MAR 24: 42nd St

FEB 24-25: Back Home AgainTribute to John Denver

MAR 2: Showtime Benefit

MAR 3-5:Capitol StepsMake America Grin Again

MAR 10-11:Let’s Hang On

MAR 17-18: Buddy Returns!

MAR 22-APR 14: Disenchanted!

MAR 25-30: 27th Annual Silver Foxes Show

APR 12-28: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

APR 15: Eric Watters’ Some Kind of Wonderful - the Brill Building Era

APR 26-MAY 12:Race

MAY 10-19: Honk! - A Musical Tale of The Ugly Duckling

MAY 30-JUN 2:24th Annual Loveland Show

EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

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NOV 1 THURSDAY

•Art Reception: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 5-7p. Free. 941639-8810.

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

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 7-10:30p. 3332225.

•Deb & The Dynamics: Blues band. Bert’s Bar & Grill, 4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7:30p. Free. 282-3232.

•Exhibit Reception: Naples Depot Museum:1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. 6-8p. Free. 262-6525.

•FGCU Wind Orchestra: Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican Way, Naples.7:30p. 7454268.

•Jake Owen: Concert. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 9487825.

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

•Tom Segura: Comedy. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 4814849.

2 FRIDAY

•Shell Point Artists & Artisans Holiday Bazaar: Shell Point, Village Church, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 9a-2p. Free. 454-2282.

•Alex Lopez Express: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-12a. 333-2225.

•American Indian Arts Celebration: Native arts, dancing, music, alligator wrestling, wildlife shows, discussions, etc.Ah-Tah-ThiKi Museum, Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, 34725 W Boundary Rd, Clewiston. 9a-5p. 863-902-1113.

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

•Art Reception: Arts for ACT Gallery, 2265 1st St, Ft Myers. 6-10p. Free. 3375050.

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

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

historic River District. 610p.Free. 337-5050.

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

•Eaglepalooza - Miguel: Concert. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 8p. 948-7825.

•Harvest for The Gardens: Farm to table fundraiser, food by local chefs, live music. Fundraiser. Everglades Wonder Gardens, 27180 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 6-10. 992-2591.

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

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

•My Spirit Sang All Day Concert: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL. Faith Presbyterian Church, 4544 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral. 7p. Free. 560-5695.

•Rock for Equality - Love Your Rebellion Party: Music by The Young Dead, Cobress, the Kimberlys, Roxx Revolt, Demigod Duo, Duke Stamina, Bargain Bin Heroes, XNVIX, Kiki Lane; food & drinks, fundraiser. Point Ybel Brewing & Beach Records, 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 8p12a. 333-1933.

•Sidewalk Art Sale: Art League of Fort Myers, 1451 Monroe St, Ft Myers. 11a8p. Free. 275-3970.

•The Freecoasters: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 471-2777.

3 SATURDAY

•American Indian Arts Celebration: Native arts, dancing, music, alligator wrestling, wildlife shows, discussions, etc.Ah-Tah-ThiKi Museum, Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, 34725 W Boundary Rd, Clewiston. 9a-5p. 863-902-1113.

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

•The Bird-man, Psychic Dose, Rosebush Theory, The Freejects: Live music. Old Soul Brewing, 10970 S Cleveland Ave, #402, Ft Myers. Free. 8-11p. 3344334.

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

•Fall Community Day Concert: Naples Philharmonic w Naples Ballet. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Florida Panther Festival: Exhibits, presentations, family activities, guided

walks, live animals. Naples Zoo, 1590 Goodlette-Frank Rd, Naples. 9a-3p. Free for Collier residents. 262-5409.

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

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

•New Play Contest Fundraiser: Theatre Conspiracy reception & readings. Allaicne for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 936-3239.

•Open Studios at The Art Loft: Union Artist Studios, Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. 10a2p. Free. 826-3861.

•Remedy: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777.

•Rumours of Fleetwood Mac: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•Sean Chambers Band: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p12a. 333-2225.

•Sidewalk Art Sale: Art League of Fort Myers, 1451 Monroe St, Ft Myers. 11a4p. Free. 275-3970.

•The Hummingbirds: Concert. Bill Veach opens. Americana Community Music Association Listening Room, All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 691-4069.

4 SUNDAY

•A Collegiate Afternoon: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 3p. 495-8989.

•Amernet String Quartet: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 3p. 7454268.

•An Evening with Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 481-4849.

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

•Bonita Springs Concert Band: Riverside Park, Old US 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Bring chair or blanket. 24p. Free. 405-3320.

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

•Mozart & Schubert: Naples Philharmonic chamber

music concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 597-1900.

•My Spirit Sang All Day Concert: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL. Sanibel Community Church, 1740 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 4p. Free. 560-5695.

•Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock & Roll: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 5971900.

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

•Sanibel Blues & Jazz Festival: Kenny Neal, JP Soars, Marty Stokes band, Johnny Jensen, FGCU Jazz Ensemble. Bailey’s Backyard, 2477 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 12-7p. 4720836.

•Taste of the Town: Outdoor food & music festival fundraiser. Alliance of the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 11a-5p. 277-1197.

5 MONDAY

•Caribbean Cruise-In Car Show: Salty Sam’s Marina & Parrot Key Caribbean Grill, 2500 Main St, Ft Myers Beach. 4-7p. Free. 463-7333.

•Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers: Tea with the Mastersingers fundraiser. White Orchid at Oasis, 3027 Riverside Dr, Ft Myers. 2-4p. 560-9512.

•Independent Film Screening & Discussion: Live music. Hosted Fort Myers Film Festival. Davis

Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 6:30p, film 7p. talk after film. 810-6323.

6 TUESDAY

•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. 5-8p. Free. 289-5070.

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

•Celebrating Cinema - Great Music from Great Films: Naples Philharmonic concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•David Crohan: Piano concert. Shell Point, Grand Cypress rm, The Woodlands, 14441 Woodsong Ln, Ft Myers.7p. 489-8472.

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

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WEDNESDAY

•Bobby James: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 6:30-9:30p. Free. 313-6576.

•Celebrating Cinema - Great Music from Great Films: Naples Philharmonic concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Impressionism - Claude Monet & Claude Debussy: Discussion. Grand Cypress

The Hummingbirds perform November 3 at the Americana Community Music Association’s Listening Room at the All Faiths Unitarian Congregation in Fort Myers. For information, call 691-4069.

rm, TheWoodlands, 14441 Woodsong Ln, Ft Myers. 10a. 489-8472.

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

•Lecture: Jewish Influence in SWFL. Collier Museum at Government Center, 3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. 6p. Free. 252-8476.

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

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

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

•Songwriters on the Plaza: Carlene Thissen. Ft Myers Library amphitheater, 2450 1st St, Ft Myers. 6p. Free. 479-4636.

8 THURSDAY

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

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

•Celebrating Cinema - Great Music from Great Films: Naples Philharmonic

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

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 7-10:30p. 333-2225.

•Deb & The Dynamics: Blues band. Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7:30p. Free. 282-3232.

•Johnny Mac, Bill Ohse: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Latin Jazz: Fernando Ferrarone concert. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30p. 394-4221.

•Megan Rose: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. 4712777.

•Sanibel Island Writers Conference: Workshops, panels, presentations, readings, concerts, networking, etc. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop, Sanibel. Alistair Moock concert 6p. 9a-7:30p. 590-7421.

•Sierra Club Calusa Group Meeting: Ft Myers Library, 1651 Lee St, meeting rm CD, Ft Myers. 6-8p. 5334636.

•Swinging StandardsDanny Sinoff Trio: Concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 8p. 333-1933.

9 FRIDAY

•Art Reception: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor

Loft: Union Artist Studios, Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. 10a2p. Free. 826-3861.

•Paul Nelson: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-12a. 333-2225.

•Sanibel Island Writers Conference: Workshops, panels, presentations, readings, concerts, networking, etc. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 9a-7:30p. 590-7421.

•The Gulfshore Tenors: Gulfshore Opera. Cultural Center of Charlotte County, 2280 Aaron St, Pt Charlotte. 7p. 529-3925.

•Tribute to Frankie Valli & Oldies Legends: William Cintron concert. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 8p. 772-5862.

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Blvd, Ft Myers. 5-7p. Free. 939-2787.

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

•Celebrating Cinema - Great Music from Great Films: Naples Philharmonic concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Electric Mud: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777.

•Fair at Fenway South: Pirates of the Caribbean Show, illusionist Lance Gifford, animals, rides. JetBlue Stadium, 11500 Fenway S Dr, Ft Myers. 511:30p.

•Florida Everblades vs Jacksonville IceMen: Ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Funny Shorts Live!: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs.

7:30p. 495-8989.

•Johnny Mac, Bill Ohse: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 4795233.

•Led Zeppelin II: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 245-9910.

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

•Open Studios at The Art

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

•Gulf Coast Harmonizers: Cabaret Show. Faith Presbyterian Church, 4544 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral. 4p. 855-425-3631.

•Gulfshore Tenors: Gulfshore Opera. Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Jason Haram & Friends: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p12a. 333-2225.

•Johnny Mac, Bill Ohse: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 4795233.

Church, 1740 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 3p. 560-9512.

•Gulf Coast Harmonizers: Veterans Day Singout. Estero Park, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero. 4p. 855-425-3631.

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

•Lee County Community Band: Cape Coral High School, 2300 Santa Barbara Blvd, CapeCoral. 3p. Free. 995-2097.

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

SATURDAY

•Adam Burrows: Concert. Bill Burkert opens. Americana Community Music Association Listening Room, All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 691-4069.

•Ambrosia: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 245-9910.

•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. 8211061.

•Art Reception: Meet artist. DAAS Co-op Gallery, Royal Palm Square, 1400 Colonial Blvd, # 84, Ft Myers. 69:30p. Free. 590-8645.

•Arts for ACT Gala & Fine Art Auction: Fundraiser reception, auction, live music, dancing. Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, 5001 Coconut rd, Bonita Springs. 5-10p. Rsvp. 9392553.

•Backyard Bluesfest: Albert Castiglia, Tommy Cook & The Heathens. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2-11p. 693-7111.

•Celebrating Cinema - Great Music from Great Films: Naples Philharmonic concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2 & 8p. 597-1900.

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

•Fair at Fenway South: Pirates of the Caribbean Show, illusionist Lance Gifford, animals, rides. JetBlue Stadium, 11500 Fenway S Dr, Ft Myers. 111:30p.

•Florida Everblades vs Jacksonville IceMen: Ice

•Matanzas Craft Beer Fest on the Bay: Beer tastings, live music by Soulixer 122p, Sheena Brook 2-4p.. Matanzas on the Bay, 416 Crescent St, Ft Myers Beach, 12-4p. 463-3838.

•Mike Imbasciani & His Blueszrockerz: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 471-2777.

•Naples Jazzmasters Dixieland Jazz Band: Free concert. River Park Community Center, 301 11th St N, Naples. 2-4p. Free. 263-1113.

•Rhapsody in Two: SWFL Symphony. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Sanibel Island Writers Conference: Workshops, panels, presentations, readings, concerts, networking, etc. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 9a-7:30p. 590-7421.

•The Reality: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 7-10p. Free. 3136576.

•Tribute to Frankie Valli & Oldies Legends: William Cintron concert. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3 & 8p. 772-5862.

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SUNDAY

•ETC Readers Theater: What Happens in the Theatre. Naples Players. Tobye Studio,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 7p. 263-7990.

•Fair at Fenway South: Pirates of the Caribbean Show, animals, rides. JetBlue Stadium, 11500 Fenway S Dr, Ft Myers. 111:30p.

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

•Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers: Shall We Dance. Sanibel Community

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

•Pride & Patriotism: patriotic concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6p. 481-4849.

•Sanibel Island Writers Conference: Workshops, panels, presentations, readings, concerts, networking, etc. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. Ann Hood keynote speaker 6p. 9a-7:30p. 590-7421.

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

•The Folk Legends: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

•Tribute to Frankie Valli & Oldies Legends: William Cintron concert. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3p. 772-5862. 12

MONDAY

•The Drifters, The Platters & Cornell Gunter’s Coasters: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 5971900.

•The Folk Legends: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 3 & 8p. 941-488-1115.

•Willie Nelson & Family, Los Lonely Boys: Concert. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

TUESDAY

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

•Expressionism - Vincent Van Gogh & Arnold Schoenberg: Discussion. Grand Cypress rm, The Woodlands, 14441

Demigod Duo perform at Love Your Rebellion’s Rock for Equality party on November 2 at Point Ybel Brewery and Beach Records in Fort Myers. Call 333-1933 for information.

what Goes on

Woodsong Ln, Ft Myers. 10a. 489-8472.

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

•Songwriters on the Plaza: Ray Cerbone, Nancy Koener, Robert Bidley, Annie Wenz. Ft Myers Library amphitheater, 2450 1st St, Ft Myers. 6p. Free. 479-4636.

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

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WEDNESDAY

•Bobby James: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 6:30-9:30p. Free. 313-6576.

•Culture Clash Comedy

Bash: Comics Manny Garavito, Nadeem Awad, Matt Derndack, Rudy WilsonLaugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

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

•Scotty Bryan: Live music.

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

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THURSDAY

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

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

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 7-10:30p. 333-2225.

•Fair at Fenway South: Pirates of the Caribbean Show, animals, rides. JetBlue Stadium, 11500 Fenway S Dr, Ft Myers. 111:30p.

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

•Fort Myers Boat Show: Centennial Park & Yacht Basin, W 1st St & Carson St, Ft Myers riverfront. 10a-6p. 656-7083.

•Kaleidoscope of the ArtsTurning Broken Lives Around: Benefit w auctions, art, storytelling, live music w Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto. Naples Hilton, 5111 Tamiami Tr

N, Naples. 5:30p. 5916649.

•Kate Keys Band: Live music.Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 7:30p. 2823232.

•Kyle Duggan: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. 4712777.

•Lecture: Washed Ashore. Naples Zoo, 1590 GoodletteFrank Rd, Naples. 6p. Rsvp. 262-5409.

•Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony: Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Sanibel Captiva Art League Meeting: Debra Butler - Women in Art. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 1-3p. Free. 4722483.

•Sheena Brook: Free outdoor concert. Bell Tower Shops, Daniels Pkwy & US 41, Ft Myers. 6-8p. 939-2787.

Rd/Miromar Outlets Blvd, Estero. 6-9p. Free. 9483766.

1590 Goodlette-Frank Rd, Naples. 7-10p. 262-5409.

Beson opens. Americana Community Music Association Listening Room, All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 691-4069.

•Stories of the Paradise Coast: Storytelling, readings, artists, artisans, food, kids activities. Collier Museum at Government Center,3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. 11a5p. Free. 252-8476.

•Stuart Little: Children’s theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2 & 7p. 495-8989.

•Tellebration –Storytelling for All Ages: Storytelling festival. Lakes Library, 15290 Bass Rd, Ft Myers. 2-4p. Free. 481-0552

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•The Golden Years of Broadway: Shell Point, Village Church, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 4542282. 16

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

FRIDAY

•American Sandsculpting Championship: Exhibits, demos, contests, live music, kids activities, vendors. Beach behind Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 10a5p. 454-7500.

•Betty Fox: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777.

•Dale Jones & Mike Murillo: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 4795233.

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

•Fair at Fenway South: Pirates of the Caribbean Show, illusionist Lance Gifford, animals, rides. JetBlue Stadium, 11500 Fenway S Dr, Ft Myers. 511:30p.

•FGCU Senior Capstone Concert: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 7454268.

•Fort Myers Boat Show: Centennial Park & Yacht Basin, W 1st St & Carson St, Ft Myers riverfront. 10a-6p. 656-7083.

•Friday Night Concert: The Ex-Bachelors. Miromar Outets, 10801 Corkscrew

•Open Studios at The Art Loft: Union Artist Studios, Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. 10a2p. Free. 826-3861.

•Opera Stars ConcertMaria Jose Montiel: Wang Opera Center,2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 963-9050.

•Shaw David & The Black Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p12a. 333-2225.

•Sister Hazel: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 245-9910.

•St Ann Latino

Contemporary Art Auction: Artis–Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6p. 278-3034.

•Stuart Little: Children’s theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Symphony Storytime: Gulf Coast Symphony musicians. Pine Island Library, 10701 Russell Rd, Bokeelia. 10a. 2771700.

•Venice Blues Festival Sunset Crawl: Alex Lopez Express, Henry Lawrence & the Steve Arvey Band, Victoria Ginty, Ladyhawke. Downtown Venice. 5-10p. 941-484-6722.

•Wild Tracks Art Auction: Dinner, live music, meet zookeepers, art demo, auction art by animals, fundraiser. Naples Zoo,

SATURDAY

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

•24-Hour Playwriting Project: 20 minute one-act plays written in 24 hours. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634 Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 8p. 218-0481.

•American Sandsculpting Championship: Exhibits, demos, contests, live music, kids activities, vendors. Beach behind Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 10a5p. 454-7500.

•Art Alive: Naples Art District Studio & Gallery Tours Receptions, exhibits, demos, livemusic at dozens of Art Alliance Naples galleries & studios. J & C Blvd, Shirley St & Trade Center Way, Naples. 11a-4p. Free. 289-5070.

•Art Reception: Meet artist. DAAS Co-op Gallery, Royal Palm Square, 1400 Colonial Blvd, # 84, Ft Myers. 69:30p. Free. 590-8645.

•Asleep at the Wheel: Concert. Seminole Casino Resort, 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. 8p. 800-2180007.

•Brian Leneschmidt: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 471-2777.

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

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

•Dueling Pianos: Live

music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 7-10p. Free. 313-6576.

•Fair at Fenway South: Pirates of the Caribbean Show, illusionist Lance Gifford, animals, rides. JetBlue Stadium, 11500 Fenway S Dr, Ft Myers. 111:30p.

•Fort Myers Boat Show: Centennial Park & Yacht Basin, W 1st St & Carson St, Ft Myers riverfront. 10a-6p. 656-7083.

•Garden Festival: Family festival, entertainment, food, kids crafts, petting zoo. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 9a-5p. Free. 334-7419.

•Gulf Coast Writers Association Meeting: Authors Tim Jordan & Joanna Salapska-Gelleri guest speakers. Seven Lakes Community, 1965 Seven Lakes Blvd., Ft Myers. 10a12p. Free. 770-906-7885.

•In Dreams - Roy Orbison hologram concert: Gulf Coast Symphony. BB Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 277-1700.

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

•Mendolssohn’s Italian Symphony: Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Nigel Mack & The Blues: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p12a. 333-2225.

•Paisley Craze: Flower Power music concert. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 7:30p. 941475-6756.

•Ryan Hood: Concert. Pete

•Terry Hanck: Concert. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. 693-7111.

•Venice Blues Festival: Little Jake & the Soul Searchers, James ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson, Joel DaSilva, Meg Williams Band, Jerry Marotta & the Rick Ciy Band, Travis Bowlin. Maxine Baritt Park, 1800 Harbor Dr S, Venice. 11a-7p. After party jam 811p, Hotel Venezia, 425 US 41 Bypass N, Venice. 941484-6722.

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SUNDAY

•American Sandsculpting Championship: Exhibits, demos, contests, live music, kids activities, vendors. Beach behind Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 10a5p. 454-7500.

•Art Reception & Gallery Talk: Ft Myers Beach Art Assoc, 3030 Shell Mound, Ft Myers Beach. 1-3:30p. Free. 463-3909.

•Brahms Clarinet Quintet: Naples Philharmonic members chamber music concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 597-1900.

•Fair at Fenway South: Pirates of the Caribbean Show, animals, rides. JetBlue Stadium, 11500 Fenway S Dr, Ft Myers. 111:30p.

•FGCU Symphonic Band: Estero United Methodist Church, 8088 Lords Way St, Estero. Free. 3p. 7454268.

•Fort Myers Boat Show: Centennial Park & Yacht Basin, W 1st St & Carson St, Ft Myers riverfront. 10a-5p. 656-7083.

•Garden Festival: Family festival, entertainment,

Lyle Lovett &Robert Earl Keen perfrom at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers on November 4. For information, call 481-4849.

food, kids crafts, petting zoo. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 9a-5p. Free. 334-7419.

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

•John Tesh: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 4814849.

•Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Tour: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 5971900.

•Michael Walters as Dame Edna - Something Like a Dame: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

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

•Sing-Along Messiah: Voices of Naples concert. Naples United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Rd, Naples. 3p. 455-2582.

•Stories of the Paradise Coast: Storytelling, readings, artists, artisans, food, kids activities. Collier Museum at Government Center,3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. 11a-5p. Free. 2528476.

•Stuart Little: Children’s theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2p. 495-8989.

•Summerlin Williams: Live music.Bert’s Bar & Grill,4271 Pine Island Rd,

Matlacha. 7p. Free. 2823232.

•SW Florida-Con: Comic book & pop culture convention. Seth Gilliam & other celebrities, live entertainment, demos, vendors, kids’ activities, food. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Dr, Ft Myers. 10a-6p. 236-8189.

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

•Venice Blues Festival Bloody Mary Blues Bruch: Jenny Teator with Meg Williams. Hotel Venezia, 425 US 41 Bypass N, Venice. 11a2p. 941-484-6722.

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rm, TheWoodlands, 14441 Woodsong Ln, Ft Myers. 10a. 489-8472.

•American Sandsculpting Championship: Exhibits, demos, contests, live music, kids activities, vendors. Beach behind Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 10a5p. 454-7500.

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

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MONDAY

•American Sandsculpting

Championship: Exhibits, demos, contests, live music, kids activities, vendors. Beach behind Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 10a5p. 454-7500.

•Caribbean Cruise-In Car

Show: Salty Sam’s Marina & Parrot Key Caribbean Grill, 2500 Main St, Ft Myers Beach. 4-7p. Free. 463-7333.

•Michael Walters as Dame

Edna - Something Like a Dame: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

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TUESDAY

•Minimalism - Piet Mondrian & John Adams: Discussion. Grand Cypress

WEDNESDAY

•American Sandsculpting Championship: Exhibits, demos, contests, live music, kids activities, vendors. Beach behind Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 10a-5p. 454-7500.

•Frank Bang Duo: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-12a. 333-2225.

•Jory Lyle Band: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8-10p. 471-2777.

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

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

22 THURSDAY

•American Sandsculpting Championship: Exhibits, demos, contests, live music, kids activities, vendors. Beach behind Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 10a5p. 454-7500.

•Thanksgiving Dinner & Murder Mystery: Dinner & show. Murder Mystery Dinner Train Theater, 2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 5:30p. 275-8487.

23 FRIDAY

•American Sandsculpting Championship: Exhibits, demos, contests, live music, kids activities, vendors. Beach behind Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 10a5p. 454-7500.

•Artist Meet & Greet: Tim Parker. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Cafe, 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. 11a2p. Free. 248-9151.

•Holiday Lights Opening

celebration: Holiday lights throughout grounds & gardens, holiday decorations in homes, Waltzing Waters Liquid Fireworks Show. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 6-9p, tree lighting 6p. 334-7419.

•Michael Panzeca, Larry Venturino: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

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

•Open Studios at The Art Loft: Union Artist Studios, Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. 10a2p. Free. 826-3861.

•Paul Deslauriers Band: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p12a. 333-2225.

•Sebastian Maniscalco: Comedian. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7 & 9:30p. 4814849.

•Sheena Brook: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777.

•Soulixer: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 7:30-10:30p. Free. 313-6576.

•The Nutcracker: Moscow

•Sebastian Maniscalco: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 481-4849.

•The Nutcracker: Moscow Ballet w Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2 & 7p. 597-1900.

25 SUNDAY

•American Sandsculpting Championship: Exhibits, demos, contests, live music, kids activities, vendors. Beach behind Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 10a6p. 454-7500.

•Dave Koz & Friends Christmas: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

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

•Michael Panzeca, Larry Venturino: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Naples Dixieland Jazz Band: Free concert. Cambier Park, 6th Ave S & 8th St S, Naples. 2-4p. Free. 263-1113.

Ballet w Naples

Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

24 SATURDAY

•American Sandsculpting Championship: Exhibits, demos, contests, live music, kids activities, vendors. Beach behind Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6890 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 10a6p. 454-7500.

•Art Reception: DAAS Coop Gallery, Royal Palm Square, 1400 Colonial Blvd, # 84, Ft Myers. 69:30p. Free. 590-8645.

•Gypsie Elise & The Royal Blues: Concert. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 8-11p. 693-7111.

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

•Michael Panzeca, Larry

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

•Randy Stephens & The Groove Makers: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-12a. 333-2225.

•Riverside: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777.

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

27 TUESDAY

•FGCU Choir & Symphony Holiday Concert: Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbour Dr, Naples. 4 & 7p. Free. 745-4268.

•Influencing Mendelssohn Naples Philharmonic chamber music concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 5971900.

•Jim Brickman - A Joyful Christmas: Concert w Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•The Piano Guys ; Christmas Together: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

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

28 WEDNESDAY

•Florida Everblades vs South Carolina Stingrays: Ice hockey. HertzArena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Naples Philharmonic Jazz

Willie Nelson performs November 12 at Hertz Arena in Estero. Call 948-7825 for information.

Marty Stokes performs at the Sanibel Blues & Jazz Festival, November 4 at Bailey’s Backyard on Sanibel. Call 472-0836 for information.

what Goes on

Orchestra: Concert w Romero Lubambo. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

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

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

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THURSDAY

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

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

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 7-10:30p. 3332225.

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

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

•Maxim Lando: Piano recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 7454268.

FRIDAY

•Bradenton Blues Festival Free ‘Blues Appetizer’ Concert: Memphis Rub Band, Bridget Kelly Band. Riverwalk Amphitheater, Waterfront Park, 452 3rd Ave W, Bradenton.6-9p. Free. 941-621-6471.

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

•Harper & Midwest Kind: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p12a. 333-2225.

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

•Hermitage Artist Retreat: Write Your Story for Modern Love column w Lisa Schlesinger. Hermitage Artist Retreat, 6660 Manasota Key Rd, Englewood. 5p. 941-4752098.

•Holiday Market: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St,

Punta Gorda. 12-7p. Free. 941-639-8810.

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

•Marty Stokes: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777.

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

•Open Studios at The Art Loft: Union Artist Studios, Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. 10a2p. Free. 826-3861.

•Robert Cray Band: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 245-9910.

•The Nowhere Band: Outdoor Beatles tribute concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 610p. Free. 333-1933.

•Walkin’ After Midnight: Patsy Cline tribute concert w Linda Fazoli. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 8p. 772-5862.

DEC 1 SATURDAY

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

•Art Reception: BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 5:30-7p. Free. 395-0900.

•Bradenton Blues Festival: Welch-Ledbetter Connection, Mr. Sipp, Shakura S’Aida, Chris cain, Harper & Midwest Kind, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, Kdlley Hunt, Trey Wanvig Waterfront Park, btwn US 41 & Bus US 41, N of 3rd Ave W. 11a-8p. 941-447-9494.

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

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

•Holiday Market: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 10a-4p. Free. 941-639-8810.

•John Ford Coley: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd,

Bonita Springs. 8p. 4958989.

•Mare Wakefield & Nomad: Concert. Karen Cohen opens. Americana Community Music Association Listening Room, All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 691-4069.

•Open Studios at The Art Loft: Union Artist Studios, Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. 10a2p. Free. 826-3861.

•Stage 2 Improv: Family fun night.Comedy. Tobye Studio,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 8p. 263-7990.

•The Nutcracker: Gulf Coast Symphony. BB Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 2p. 277-1700.

•Walkin’ After Midnight: Patsy Cline tribute concert w Linda Fazoli. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 8p. 772-5862.

2 SUNDAY

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

•Bradenton Blues Festival Blues Brunch: ‘Braille Blues Daddy’ Mattison’s City Grille, Bradenton Riverwalk, 101 Riverfront Blvd, Bradenton.11a-1p. 941-447-9494.

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

•Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers: An Afternoon of Readings & Carols. New Hope Presbyterian Church, 10051 Planatantion Rd, Ft Myers. 3p. 560-9512.

•Handel’s Messiah: Naples Philharmonic & Chorus. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 5971900.

•Handel’s Messiah: Voices of Naples concert. Center for Performing Arts, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs. 3p. 455-2582.

•Holiday Market: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 10a-4p. Free. 941-639-8810.

•Influencing Mendelssohn: Naples Philharmonic chamber music concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3p. 5971900.

•Jazz Brunch: Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro,

2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. Free. 333-2225.

•Messiah Sing-a-long: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2p. 495-8989.

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

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

•Spirit of the Season: Spirit of the Gulf Christmas & Holiday concert with BUZZ. BB Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 2p. 844-704-7464.

•The Nutcracker: Gulf Coast Symphony. BB Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

•Tribute to the KingDwight Icenhower: Elvis tribute concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

•Walkin’ After Midnight: Patsy Cline tribute concert w Linda Fazoli. Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 3p. 772-5862.

3 MONDAY

•Caribbean Cruise-In Car Show: Salty Sam’s Marina & Parrot Key Caribbean Grill, 2500 Main St, Ft Myers Beach. 4-7p. Free. 463-7333.

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

•Tribute to the KingDwight Icenhower: Elvis tribute concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 3 & 8p. 941488-1115.

4 TUESDAY

•Art Reception: Harbour View Gallery, 5789 Cape Harbour Dr, #104, Cape Coral. 6-8p.Free. 5405789.

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

•Home for the Holidays: Voices of Naples concert.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 777 Morring Line Dr, Naples. 7p. Free. 455-2582.

•Spirit of the Season Holiday Concert: Island Walk of Naples, 6155 Town Center Circle, Naples. 7p. 844-704-7464.

5 WEDNESDAY

•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. 5-8p. Free. 289-5070.

•Bobby James: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 6:30-9:30p. Free. 313-6576.

•Bobby James: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 6:30-9:30p. Free. 313-6576.

•Florida Everblades vs Jacksonville IceMen: Ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Ikebana Meeting & Workshop: Naples Botanical Garden, FGCU Research Center, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples.

9:30a. Free. 254-9999.

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

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

•Seminole Influence in SWFL: Lecture. Collier

Museum at Government Center,3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. 6p. Free. 2528476.

•The Wizard of Oz: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

6 THURSDAY

•Art Reception: Live music, wine, hors d’oevres.COCO Art Gallery, Coconut Mall, 8074 Mediterranean Dr, Ft Myers. 5-7p. Free. 9493073.

•Art Reception: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 5-7p. Free. 941639-8810.

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

•Christmas Concert: Voices of Naples. Chapel by the Sea, 100 Chapel St, Ft Myers Beach. 7p. Free. 4552582.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 7-10:30p. 3332225.

•Deadly Sugarplums - A Fright Before Christmas: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Holiday Pops - Tradition, Comfort, Joy: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL concert with SWFL Symphony. First Presbyterian Church, 9751 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 560-5695.

•Judy Gold: Laugh In

Comedienne Judy Gold will be appearing at Laugh In Comedy Cafe in Fort Myers, December 6-8. For information, call 479-5233.

Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Megan Rose: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. 4712777.

•Patchouli & Terra

Guitarra: Free outdoor concert. Bell Tower Shops, Daniels Pkwy & US 41, Ft Myers. 6-8p. 939-2787.

•Shaham & Enigma: Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Taste of Opera: Gulfshore Opera. The Club at The Strand, 5840 Strand Blvd, Naples. 6p. 529-3925.

•The Wizard of Oz: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

7 FRIDAY

•All is Calm, All is BrightNaples Carolers: Concert. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7p. 775-2800.

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

•Art Reception: Arts for ACT Gallery, 2265 1st St, Ft Myers. 6-10p. Free. 3375050.

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

•Art Walk: Receptions, exhibits, demos, live music at severalgalleries & studios in downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 610p.Free. 337-5050.

•Bret Michaels: Concert. The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 9859839.

•Deadly Sugarplums - A Fright Before Christmas: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Florida Everblades vs Greenville Swamp

Rabbits: Ice hockey. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 9487825.

•Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers: Messiah & More. First Baptist Church, 4117 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral. 7p. 560-9512.

•Hermitage Artist Retreat: Sublime Ridiculous at Sunset w Geoff Sobelle. Hermitage Artist Retreat, 6660 Manasota Key Rd, Englewood. 5p. 941-4752098.

•Holiday Pops - Tradition, Comfort, Joy: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL w SWFL Symphony. Shell Point Village Church, 15100 Shell Point Blvd, Ft. Myers. 7:30p. 454-2282.

•Home for the Holidays: TheatreZone concert. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 8p. 888-966-3352.

•Home Free - A Country Christmas: Concert. BB

Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 4814849.

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

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

•Lamplight Book

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

•Luminary Open House: Music, tours. Sanibel Historical Museum & Village, 950 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. Dec 1: Luminary Open House 3:30-5:30p. Wed-Sat, 10a-4p. 4724648.

•Shaham & Enigma: Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Symphony Storytime: Gulf Coast Symphony musicians. Pine Island Library, 10701 Russell Rd, Bokeelia. 10a. 277-1700.

•The Freecoasters: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. 471-2777.

8

SATURDAY

•Annie, Jr: Naples Players’ KidzAct. Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. xxp. 434-7340.

•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. 8211061.

•Art Reception: DAAS Coop Gallery, Royal Palm Square, 1400 Colonial Blvd, # 84, Ft Myers. 610p. Free. 590-8645.

•Backyard Bluesfest: Ray Fuller, Tommy Cook & The Heathens. Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 2-11p. 693-7111.

•Deadly Sugarplums - A Fright Before Christmas: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2 & 7p. 495-8989.

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

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

•Holiday Pops - Tradition, Comfort, Joy: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL w SWFL Symphony.

•Home for the Holidays: TheatreZone concert. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 2 & 8p. 888-966-3352.

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

•Mike Imbasciani & His Bluezrockerz: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10

•Lee County Community Band: Cape Coral High School, 2300 Santa Barbara Blvd, CapeCoral. 3p. Free. 995-2097.

•Local Faves: Al Holland, Jo List, Pearl Street Band concert. Fish-Tale Marina, 7225 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 7-9p. 4633600.

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

13 THURSDAY

•Art Under the Stars: Holiday art show & sale. Tower Gallery, 751 Tarpon Bay Rd. 5-9p. Free. 472-4557.

•Brian Glowacki, Jamie Ward: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

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

Pl, Cape Coral. 8:3011:30p. 471-2777.

•Naples Jazzmasters

Dixieland Jazz Band: Free concert. River Park Community Center, 301 11th St N, Naples. 2-4p. Free. 263-1113.

•Open Studios at The Art Loft: Union Artist Studios, Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. 10a-2p. Free. 8263861.

•Shaham & Enigma: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

9 SUNDAY

•Annie, Jr: Naples Players’ KidzAct. Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. xxp. 434-7340.

•Bonita Springs Concert Band: Riverside Park, Old US 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Bring chair or blanket. 24p. Free. 405-3320.

•Christmas with the Gulfshore Tenors: Concert. First United Methodist Church, 507 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 3p. 529-3925.

•Deadly Sugarplums - A Fright Before Christmas: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2p. 495-8989.

•Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers: Sanibel Community Church, 1740 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 6p. 560-9512.

•Harlem Globetrotters: Basketball & comedy. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 4p. 948-7825.

•Home for the Holidays: TheatreZone concert. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 2p. 888-966-3352.

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

•The Manhattan Transfer, Herb Alpert & Lani Hall: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Verdi’s Aida: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL concert with Opera Naples. Artis–Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7:30p. 560-5695.

10

MONDAY

•Annie, Jr: Naples Players’ KidzAct. Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. xxp. 434-7340.

11

TUESDAY

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

•Christmas Carol Sing: Public sing-alongs. First Presbyterian Church, 2438 Second St, Ft Myers. 1, 4 & 7p. Free. 334-2261.

•Lecture: U-Boats Close to Home. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 10a. 334-7419.

12

WEDNESDAY

•Holiday Tea with Mina Edison & Clara Ford: Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 10:30a. Rsvp. 334-7419.

•Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra: Concert w Vincent Herring. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

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

•Tony Valentine’s Ladies Night Out Male Revue: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

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

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 7-10:30p. 333-2225.

•For King & Country: Concert. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Holiday Pops: Naples Philharmonic, Chorus & Youth Chorus. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Jayne Lynch - A Swingin’ Little Christmas: With Kate Flannery, Time Davis, The Tony Guerrero Quintet concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

•Lecture & Book Signing: Charles LeBuff & Betty Anholt – Protecting Sanibel & Captiva. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Sierra Club Calusa Group Meeting: Ft Myers Library, 1651 Lee St, meeting rm CD, Ft Myers. 6-8p. 5334636.

•Songwriters at Sunset Beach: BBQ & acoustic concert: Gazebo on beach, Lovers Key State Park, 8700 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. 3:30p. Bring chairs. Free. 463-4588.

14

FRIDAY

•Brian Glowacki, Jamie Ward: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Holiday Pops: Naples Philharmonic, Chorus & Youth Chorus. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 5971900.

•Improv Tonight!: Comedy. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

•Naples Concert Band: Free outdoor concert w guests. Cambier Park bandshell,

Broadway Palm in Fort Myers presents ‘42nd Street’ thru November17. For information, call 278-4422,

what Goes on

Park St, downtown Naples.2p. Free. 270-1221

•Riverside: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777. 15

Outdoor art fair. Galleria Shoppes at Vanderbilt, 2355 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples. Free. 10a-5p. 941755-3088.

SATURDAY

•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. 289-5070.

•Brian Glowacki, Jamie Ward: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Electric Mud: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777.

•Holiday in the Park: Tree lighting, Soul Santa Clemente Park, 1936 Henderson Ave, Ft Myers. 3-7. Free. 332-8778.

•Holiday Pops: Naples

Philharmonic, Chorus & Youth Chorus. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2 & 8p. 597-1900.

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

•Naples Fine Art Show: Outdoor art fair. Galleria Shoppes at Vanderbilt, 2355 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples. Free. 10a-5p. 941755-3088.

•Open Studios at The Art Loft: Union Artist Studios, Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. 10a-2p. Free. 8263861.

SUNDAY

•Bluegrass Concert: Paddle Faster, Capt. Joe & the Bottom Feeders, Hwy 41, TBA. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 2p. 939-2787.

•Holiday Pops: Naples

Philharmonic, Chorus & Youth Chorus. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

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

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

•Naples Dixieland Jazz Band: Free concert. Cambier Park, 6th Ave S & 8th St S, Naples. 2-4p. Free. 263-1113.

•Naples Fine Art Show:

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

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

•The Motown Men: Gulf Coast Symphony with members of the Broadway cats of Jersey Boys. Gulf Coast Symphony. BB Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

17

MONDAY

•Caribbean Cruise-In Car Show: Salty Sam’s Marina & Parrot Key Caribbean Grill, 2500 Main St, Ft Myers Beach. 4-7p. Free. 463-7333.

•Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet: Classic Chamber Concert. Sugden Community Theatre, 701 5th Ave S, Naples.8p. 434-8505.

18

TUESDAY

•Caroling Choirs: Naples Depot Museum:1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. 5-7p. Free. 262-6525.

•Handel’s Messiah: Voices of Naples concert. St Leo’s Catholic Church, 28290 Beaumont Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 455-2582.

19

WEDNESDAY

•Celtic Thunder X: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Jory Lyle: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. 4712777.

•MusicWorks! Winter Concert: Gulf Coast Symphony MusicWorks! Students concert. The Heights Center, 15570 Hagie Dr, Ft Myers. 5:30p. 277-1700.

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

20

THURSDAY

•Audubon of SWFL Meeting: 10868 Metro Pkwy, Ft

Myers. 6p. Free. 410-6971.

•Brian Leneschmidt: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. 471-2777.

•Patrick Garrity, Ricky Reyes: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Renata & Paul Razmus: Free outdoor concert. Bell Tower Shops, Daniels Pkwy & US 41, Ft Myers. 6-8p. 939-2787.

•Sanibel Captiva Art League Meeting: Marilyn HedlundAbstract Art. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 13p. Free. 472-2483.

21 FRIDAY

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

•Patrick Garrity, Ricky Reyes: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Sheena Brook: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777.

•The Sounds of Christmasthe Ditchfield Family Singers: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

•Verdi’s Aida: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL concert with Opera Naples.

Singers: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 3 & 8p. 941488-1115.

23 SUNDAY

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

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

24

Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777.

•Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 3 & 7p. 481-4849.

•Tango Elegante: Anibel Berraute & Miguel Arrabal w Glenn & Leelo Basham. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 775-2800.

29

MONDAY

•Christmas Eve & Murder Mystery: Wicked Winter Wonderland. Dinner & show. Murder Mystery Dinner Train Theater, 2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 5:30p. 275-8487.

26

Artis–Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7:30p. 560-5695.

22 SATURDAY

•Betty Fox: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 471-2777.

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

•Motown Christmas: Music by former members of The Platters. Williams Academy Black History Museum, Clemente Park, 1936 Henderson Ave, Ft Myers. 3-8p. Free. 332-8778.

•Open Studios at The Art Loft: Union Artist Studios, Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. 10a2p. Free. 826-3861.

•Patrick Garrity, Ricky Reyes: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Stage 2 Improv: Christmas comedy.The Studio Players, Joan Jenks Auditorium, Golden Gate Community Center, 5701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples. 7:30p. 389-9192.

•The Nutcracker: Naples Ballet w Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7:30p. 597-1900.

•The Sounds of Christmasthe Ditchfield Family

WEDNESDAY

•Clare Luparulo: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 471-2777.

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

27

THURSDAY

•Big Top Holidays: Sailor Circus. Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia St, Sarasota. 2 & 7p. 941-355-9805.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet: Jazz. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 7-10:30p. 333-2225.

•Dat Phan, Larry Venturino: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

•Kyle Duggan: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. 4712777.

28 FRIDAY

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

•Big Top Holidays: Sailor Circus. Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia St, Sarasota. 2 & 7p. 941-3559805.

•Dat Phan, Larry Venturino: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Mad Soul: Concert. Big Blue

SATURDAY

•Big Top Holidays: Sailor Circus. Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia St, Sarasota. 2 & 7p. 941-355-9805.

•BJ Odom’s Best Darn Comedy Show for Kids: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 4p. 479-5233.

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

•Dat Phan, Larry Venturino: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Marty Stokes: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-12a. 4712777.

•Open Studios at The Art Loft: Union Artist Studios, Alliance for the Arts, 10051 McGregor Blvd, Edwards bldg, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. 10a2p. Free. 826-3861.

•Salute to Vienna New Year’s Eve Concert: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

•Stage 2 Improv: Block Party Theme. Comedy. Tobye Studio,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 8p. 263-7990.

30 SUNDAY

•Big Top Holidays: Sailor Circus. Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia St, Sarasota. 5p. 941-355-9805.

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

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

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

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

James ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson performs at the Venice Blues Festival, November 17 in Venice. Call 941-484-6722 for information.

31 MONDAY

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

•JJ Grey & Mofro New Year’s Eve Concert: Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Rd, Ft Myers. 7-2a. 693-7111.

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

•New Year’s Eve Concert & Reception: Naples Philharmonic w Karita Mattila. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 9p. 597-1900.

•New Year’s Eve Gala: Dinner & show. Murder Mystery Dinner Train Theater, 2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 8p. 275-8487.

•New Year’s Eve: Naples Philharmonic concert & reception. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 9p. 597-1900.

•Riverside: Concert. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 9-1a. 4712777.

ongoing theater

•24-Hour Playwriting Project: Nov 17. Laboratory Theater of Florida, 1634 Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•42nd Street: Thru Nov 17. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•A Christmas Carol: Dec 1420. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941488-1115.

•A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Nov 17-Dec 30. Gulfshore Playhouse, Norris Center, 755 5th Ave S, Naples. 866-811-4111.

•An Iliad: Thru Nov 4. Gulfshore Playhouse, Norris Center, 755 5th Ave S, Naples. 866-811-4111.

•Boxes Are For What You Keep: Nov 10 & 11, 17 & 18. Ghostbird Theatre Company. Happahatchee Center, 8791 Corkscrew Rd, Estero. 5:30p. 6914128.

•Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Nov 27Dec 19. Florida Repertory Theatre,Arcade Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 3324488.

•Damascus: Nov 6-Dec 9. Florida Repertory

Theatre,ArtStage Studio Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Deadly Sugarplums - A Fright Before Christmas: Dec 6-9.Center for the Performing Arts, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 495-8989.

•Dear Santa: Nov 28-Dec 16. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 941-475-6756.

•Deathtrap: Thru Nov 4. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 941-475-6756.

• D i c e , D e e d s , a n d D e a t h : Dec 26-Jan 6: Wed-Sun.

Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 2758487.

•Dice, Deeds, and Death: Thru Nov 17: Fri & Sat.Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•Don’t Dress for Dinner: Thru Nov 10. Off Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Don’t Drink the Water: Thru Nov 4. Cultural Park Theater 528 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 7725862.

•Elephant Man: Nov 8-18. Theatre Conspiracy. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 936-3239.

•Elf, the Musical: Nov 22Dec 25. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Every Christmas Story

Ever Told: Nov 30-Dec 22.

Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 263-7990.

•June & Jason’s Survival Guide to Divorce: Thru Nov 18. The Naples Players. Tobye Studio, Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 263-7990.

•Junie B in Jingle Bells Batman Smells: Nov 30Dec 9. FGCU TheatreLab.FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 5907268.

•Kilroy Never Showed!: Thru Nov 22: Sun, Wed, Thu.Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•Madagascar - a Musical Adventure: Thru Nov 16. Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 980-5674.

Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•Four One-Act Comedies: Nov 28-Dec 16. Marco Players. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 6427270.

•Hand to God: Thru Nov 4. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•Home for the Holidays: Dec 7-9. TheatreZone, G & L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 888-966-3352.

•Irving Berlin’s White Christmas: Nov 28-Dec 23. The Naples Players. Blackburn Hall, Sugden

•Rehearsal for Murder: Thru Nov 11. Marco Players. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 642-7270.

•Sailor Circus - Big Top Holidays . Dec 27-30. Ulla Searing Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park. 140 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota. 941-3559805.

•Saturday Night Fever: Dec 29-Feb 9. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Silence! - The Musical: Nov 2-25. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•Sound of Music: Dec 2629. Artis-Naples,5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 597-1900.

•South Pacific: Thru Dec 2.

Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941488-1115.

•Steel Magnolias: Thru Nov 7. Florida Repertory Theatre,Arcade Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 3324488.

•Tenderly - The Rosemary Clooney Musical: Dec 18Feb 24. Florida Repertory Theatre,ArtStage Studio Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

• T h e M u s i c M a n : Nov 13Dec 29.Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tam iami Tr, Sarasota. 941-351-8000.

•The Nutcracker: Nov 30Dec 24. Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 980-5674.

•The Santaland Diaries: Nov 30-Dec 23. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•Wicked Winter Wonderland: Nov 23-Dec 24: Wed-Sun.Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•Winter Wonderettes: Nov 15-Dec 25. Off Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

THEATERS

•Asolo Repertory Theatre: Nov 13-Dec 29: The Music Man; Jan 11-Mar 10: The Crucible. Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 941-3518000.

•Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre: Thru Nov 17:

42nd Street; Nov 22-Dec 25; Elf, the Musical; Dec 29-Feb 9: Saturday Night Fever; Feb 14-Mar 30: Guys & Dolls.1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers.278-4422.

•Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre: Thru Nov 16: Madagascar - a Musical Adventure; Nov 30-Dec 24: The Nutcracker. 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs: Dec 6-9: Deadly Sugarplums - A Fright Before Christmas; Feb 15-

17: Legally Blonde - The Musical, Jr. 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 495-8989.

•Circus Arts Conservatory Dec 27-30: Sailor Circus Big Top Holidays.Ulla Searing Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park, 140 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota. 941-359-5700. 941-355-9805

•FGCU TheatreLab: Nov 30Dec 9: Junie B in Jingle Bells Batman Smells FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 5907268.

•Florida Repertory Theatre: Arcade Theatre – thru Nov 7: Steel Magnolias; Nov 27Dec 19: Cjharles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Off Broadway Palm Theatre: Sep 20-Nov 10: Don’t Dress for Dinner; Nov 15-Dec 25: Winter Wonderettes. 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•The Naples Players: Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. Thru Nov 8: June & Jason’s Survival Guide to Divorce; Nov 28-Dec 23: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. 263-7990.

•TheatreZone: Dec 7-9: Home for the Holidays.G & L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 888-966-3352.

•Venice Theatre: Thru Dec 2: South Pacific; Nov 2-25: Silence! - The Musical; Nov 30-Dec 23: The Santaland Diaries; Dec 1420: A Christmas Carol. 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

art galleries

•Alliance for the Arts: 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Thru Nov 3: Dia del los Muertos; Nov 9-Dec 29: Small Works. Mon-Fri 9a5p & Sat 9a-1p. Free. 9392787.

•Aldo Castillo Gallery: Miromar Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero. Mon-Fri 9:30a-

The Naples Players presents ‘Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,’ November 28-December 23 at the Sugden Theatre in downtown Naples. For information, call 263-7990.

Sailor Circus presents ‘Big Top Holidays,’ December 27-30 in the Ulla Searing Big Top in Benderson Park in Sarasota. For information, call 941-355-9805.

what Goes on

5:30p & Sat 10a-5p. Free. 312-375-8887.

•Andrea Beloff Fine Art: 5760 Shirley St, # 20, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a-3p. Free. 305-773-0358.

•Another Time: 1414 Dean St, Ft Myers. Daily 11a-6p; Fri & Sat 11a-8p. Free. 672-4607.

•Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery: 1199 3rd St, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 1-5p. Free. 263-1214.

•Art 41: 2084 J & C Blvd, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-4p. Free. 249-2205.

•Art Center Sarasota: 707 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota.

Thru Nov 16: Atlantis -

Brookhart Jonquil, 100 Corners - Natalie Lerner, Remodeling Graphic Habits - An Onghena, New Modern; Nov 29-Jan 4: Art Center Sarasota Instructors show, Stephen McMennamy, Peter Gatzambide. Mon-Sat 10a4p. 941-365-2032.

•Art League of Fort Myers: 1451 Monroe St, Ft Myers.

Nov-Dec: Holiday Arts, Barbara Gage, Student Art Show. Free open painting Wed 9:30-12p. Tue-Sat 11a3p & 6-9p 1st Fri of month. Free. 275-3970.

•Artis–Naples: Hayes Hall Galleries & Gardens, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples.

Thru Jan: IntermissionArt & Music from Permanent Collection; thru Jun: Arts-Encounters; thru Jun: Phillip Hass - The Four Seasons, thru Jun: Daniel Buren - A Colorful

Pause; Nov-Jan: Featured Works from Bryna Prensky Collection. Thu-Sat 10a-4p, last Wed 6-9p. Free. 5971900.

•Arts For ACT Gallery:

2265 First St, Ft Myers. Nov 2-Dec 3: Bill Kramer, Lesley Morrow, Dharma Lefevre; Dec 7-31: Gary Hall, Yvonne Krystman. Mon-Sun 11a-4:30p, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Fri 11a-10p. Free. 337-5050.

•Arts on Fire Studio & Gallery: 6210 Shirley St, #103, Naples. Mon-Thu 10a-4p. Free. 914-4840608.

•Baker Museum: ArtisNaples, Hayes Hall, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. Museum closed for indefinetly for renovations. 597-1900.

•Barbara Groenteman Fine

Art Gallery & Studio: 5760 Shirley St, #7, Naples. By appt. Free. 572-3386.

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

•Bert’s Pine Bay Gallery: 4332 Pine Island Rd,

Matlacha. Sun & Mon 10a-

5p, Tue-Sat 10a-7p. Free. 283-1335.

•BIG ARTS: 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. Thru Nov 25: The Sense of Things, Passion for Pastels; Nov

28-Dec 30: Altered Realities, Handmade Art of Ceramics. 9a-4p & Sat 9a-1p. Free. 395-0900.

•Bob Rauschenberg Gallery: FSW State College, 8099 College Pkwy SW, Ft Myers. Sep 14-Dec 8: The Art of Peter Greenway & Jack Kerouac. Mon-Fri 10a-4p & Sat 11a-3p. Free. 489-9313.

•Cape Coral Art League: 516 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. Nov 8-Dec 2: Go For It; Dec 6-Jan 6: Celebrate America. Open painting Wed 1-4p. Sun 1-

4p, Mon-Thu 10a-4p, Fri 19p, Sat 9a-1p. Free. 7725657.

•Cape Coral Arts Studio: 4533 Coronado Pkwy in Rubicond Park, Cape Coral. Nov 9-28: Landscapes in Lee; Dec 120: Holly Daze Art sale. Mon-Fri 9a-4:30p. Free. 574-0802.

•Casa Art Studio: 5860 Shirley St, #104, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a-4p. Free. 2895070.

•Centers for the Arts of Bonita Springs: 26100 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Thru Dec 20: Sandra Fay

Mark, John Merchant, Joan Roberts; Nov 2-29: Wild & Untamed, Ed

Takacs; Dec 7-27: Fire & Ice; Dirce Kennedy - Faces of Us; Dec 28-Feb 11: Faculty Show. Mon-Fri 10a4p & Sat 1-5p. Free. 4958989.

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

Sun 1-9p. Free. 616-2601533.

•Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery: 52388 Tamiami Tr, Ochopee. Daily 10a-5p. Free. 6952428.

•Clyde Butcher’s Venice Gallery & Studio: 237 Warfield Ave, Venice. TueFri 10a-4:30p. Free. 4860811.

•COCO Art Gallery: Art Council of SWFL Gallery. Coconut Point Mall, 8074 Mediterranean Dr, Estero. Nov Tue-Sat 11a-5p & Sun 12-5p, Dec Mon-Sat 11a-5p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 9493073.

•Collier County Museum at Government Center: 3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 2528476.

•Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. Nov 1-30: Tim Parker; Dec 1-31: Tara Funk Grim. 7a-5:30p. Free. 248-9151.

•DAAS Co-op Art Gallery: Royal Palm Square, 1400 Colonial Blvd, # 84, Ft Myers. Nov 10-Dec 1: Laine Nixon, IlyasKirkan; Dec: Aja Reeser. Tue-Sat 10a6p. Free. 590-8645.

•East West Fine Art: Bigham Galleria, 2425 Tamiami Tr N, #102, Naples. Mon-Fri 11a-4p & Sat 11a-2p.Free. 8219459.

•East West Fine Art: Mercato, 9115 Strada Pl, #5130, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-9p & Sun 12-6p. Free. 220-7503.

•Elaine Murphy Art: 6240 Shirley St, #204 upstairs, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a-4p. Free. Naples. 941-3201617.

•Emily James Gallery: 720 5th Ave S, # 111, Naples.

Tue-Sat 12-8p & Sun 125p. Free. 777-3283

•Englewood Art Center: Ringling College of Art & Design, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. Loranger Gallery – Nov 13-Dec 15: Jenny Medved Retrospective. Mangrove Gallery – Nov 13Dec 15: Jill Lindsey. Members Gallery – Nov 13Dec 15: Don Melander. Mitchell Gallery – Nov 13Dec 15: Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society. Tue 9a9p & Wed-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 941-474-5548.

•Englewood Art Center: Ringling College of Art & Design, 350 S. McCall Rd, Thru Nov 9: Works by Julie Kanapaux. Tue 9a-9p & Wed-Sat 9a4p. Free. 941-474-5548.

•Florida Gulf Coast University Library: 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. Mon-Fri, 10a-4p & Thu 10a-7p. Free. 590-7199.

•Florida Gulf Coast University Library

Archives: 10501 FGCU Blvd S, 3rd fl, rm 322, Ft Myers. Mon-Fri, 10a-4p & Thu 10a-7p. Free. 5907199.

•Florida Gulf Coast University Art Galleries: 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. Wasmer Gallery –thru Nov 15: Blind DateNeil Bender & Jen Ray; Dec 4-14: Senior Projects. Wasmer Gallery in Arts Complex, ArtLab in Library. Mon-Fri, 10a-4p & Thu 10a-7p. Free. 5907199.

•Fort Myers Beach Art Association: 3030 Shell Mound, Ft Myers Beach. Thru Nov 2: Painters Group Show, Members Show, Nov 5-8: Paint the Beach show; Nov 10-21: Penny Fox; Nov 12-Dec 6:

Off the Cloud, Nov 24-Dec

6: Lisa Grinter. Mon-Sat

10a-3p. Free. 463-3909.

•Gallery Vibe: 851 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 417-3450.

•Gardner Colby Gallery: 386 & 365 Broad Ave S, Naples. Mon-Sat

10a-5p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 403-7787.

•Geoff Gleason Sculpture Studio: 5490 Yahl St, Naples. Mon-Fri 1-5p. Free. 703-597-2897.

•Grand Illusion Gallery: 2443 First St, Ft Myers.

Tue-Sat 10a-6p & Sat 11a-

2p, 1st & 3rd Fri 6-10p, 1st Fri of month 10a-10p.

Free.461-7245.

•Guardians of The Everglades: 1719 Trade Center Way, # 3, Naples. Wed 2-7 & by appt. 4052010.

•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. Daily 11a-8p. Free. 540-5789.

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

•Harmon-Meek Modern: 382 12th Ave S, Naples. Tue-Sat 12-5p Nov-Jul. Free. 261-2637.

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

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

•Iona Art Gallery: 16681 McGregor Blvd, #201, Ft Myers. Tue-Sat 10a-4p. Free. 246-5876.

•Island Conclave: 5101 Pine Island Rd, Bokeelia. TueSat 11a-5p. Free. 2828488.

•Island Visions: 4643 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. Daily 10a-5p. Free. 282-0452.

•JAMA Studio: 3845 Beck Blvd, Naples. Mon-Fri

9:30a-2:30p. Free. 786763-1933.

•Jo-Ann SanbornSunshine Studios of Marco Island: The Esplanade, 760 N Collier Blvd, #102, Marco Island. By appt. Free. 404-9179.

•Kathleen Bradford Studio/Gallery: 4259 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Tue-Sat 11a-5p, Jun-Sep by appt. Free. 776-6844.

•Lovegrove Gallery & Garden: 4637 Pine Island Rd NW, Matlacha.Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 11a-4p.Free. 283-6453.

•Marc Harris Wildlife & Fine Art Photography

Gallery: 1401 Lee St, #B, Ft Myers. Mon-Fri 10a-4p & Sat 12-4p. Free. 7897027.

•Marco Island Center for the Arts: 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. Nov 520: By Virtue of Place, Cheryl Sachs; Dec 4-20: Art of Clay - Faces Figures & Fantasies, Mini Masters; Dec 31-Jan 29: Comic relief, Don Angello. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 3944221.

•Marco Island Historical Museum: 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. Thru Dec 1: Engulfed. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 642-1440.

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

•Michaela & Leigh Art: 6240 Shirley St, #103, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a-4p. Free. 272-6383.

•Michelle Kaytaz Gallery & Studio: 6230 Shirley St, #204 upstairs, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a-4p. Free. 817944-2407.

•Museum of the Everglades: 105 W Bwy,Everglades City. Thru Nov 2: Abandoned Vehicles of the Everglades. Mon-Sat 9a4p. Free. 695-0008.

•Naples Art Association: 585 Park St, Naples. Thru Nov 3: Morris Herstein - A Fusion of Fotos; thru Dec 1: Celebrating the Light; Nov 10-24: Naples Art Assoc Faculty Biennial; Dec 1-Jan 12: Nat’l Art Encounter; Dec 8-29: Photographers from Digital Photography & Imaging, A Journey in Wax. Mon-Sat 10a-4p. Free. 262-6517.

•Naples Botanical Garden: 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. Oct 1-Mar 31: Reflections on Glass - Frabel in the Garden. Dec 7-23, 26-30 & Jan 1-3: Night Lights 6-9p. Daily 9a-5p & Tue8a-5p Oct-Jun; daily 8a-3p JulSep. 643-7275.

•Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens: 1590 GoodletteFrank Rd, Naples. Nov 17Apr 21: Washed AshoreArt to Save the Sea. Daily 9a-5p. 262-5409.

•Ollie Gentry Mack Photography Studio & Gallery: 2180 W 1st St, #210, Ft. Myers. Tue-Sat 10a-6p & 1st Fri 10a-10p. Free. 332-1295.

•Os Urbanos Studios/Gallery: 1342 Colonial Blvd, #C24, Ft Myers. Sat 10a-2p & 2nd Sat 5-10p. Free. 877-9878.

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

•Quidley & Company Fine Art Gallery: 375 Broad

The Marco Island Center for the Arts hosts the exhibition, ‘By Virtue of Place,’ November 5-20. Call 394-4221 for information.

Ave S, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-7p & Sun 11a-5p. 2614300.

•Rene Miville Gallery: Franklin Shops, 2200 1st St, 2nd fl, Ft Myers. MonSat 10a-8p & Sun 12-7p. Free. 333-3130.

•Ringling College of Art +

Design Galleries: Basch

Gallery (Academic Center, 2363 Old Bradenton Rd) –thru Dec 14: Kindred-

Recent Photographs by Noelle McCleaf. Cooley

Photo Center (Student Center, 2700 N Tamiami

Tr, Sarasota) – thru Nov 13:

Meaning/Material; Madeby

Gallery (Student Center, 2700 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota) – thru Nov 2: Student show; Selby

Foundations Gallery (Atrium, 2700 N Tamiami

Tr, Sarasota) – thru Nov 3: New Illustration Faculty show; Smith Gallery (Academic Center, 2363 Old Bradenton Rd) – thru Dec 14: Microplastics. Stulberg

Gallery (Basch Visual Arts Center, 1188 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Way, Sarasota) –thru Dec 7:

Agitype - Sheryl Oring; Jan 15-Mar 23: Film-Based

Fiction & Fashion. Mon-Fri 10a-4p. Free. 941-359-7563.

•Rookery Bay Environmental

Learning Center: 300 Tower Rd, Naples. Nov 5-Jan 10-:

Painting exhibit. Free. MonSat 9a-4p. 530-5940.

•Rosen Gallery & Studios: North Line Plaza, 2172 J & C Blvd, N Naples. Thru Nov 5: Group ShowResident Artists. Mon-Sat, 12-6p. Free. 821-1061.

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

•Sidney & Berne Davis Arts Center: 2301 First St, Ft Myers. Nov 28-Dec 2:

Festival of Trees; Nov 2-19: Ken Franckling - Jazz in the Key of Light, Love Your Rebellion’s Art Rocks. Mon-Fri 9a-5p & 69p & 1st Fri of month.

Free. 337-1933.

•SmallWalls: 6240 Shirley St, #202 upstairs, Naples. Wed 3-5p, Oct-May 1st Wed

5-8p & 3rd Sat 11a-4p. Free. 402-201-6160.

•Space 39 Art Bar & Martini Lounge: 39 Patio de Leon, Ft Myers. Tue-Sat

5:30-close. Free. 2049949.

•Sweet Art Gallery: 2100-A Trade Center Way, Naples. Nov 7-30: Al Razza. MonFri 10a-5p, 1st Wed 5-8p, 3rd Fri 6-8p, Sat by appt. Free. 597-2110.

•SWFL Wax: Exhibits –thru Nov 27: Purely Encaustic at FineMark Bank, 10010 Coconut Pt Rd, Bonita Springs; Dec 4-24: Hot & Cold at Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda; Dec 8-29: A Journey in Wax at Naples Art Assoc, 585 Park St, Naples. 4056756.

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

•The Ringling Museum of Art: 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. Thru Nov 1: The First Five Years of Art of Our Time; thru Dec 2: Storytelling - French Art from the Horvitz Collection; thru Feb 3: Watercolors from the Permanent Collection; thru Feb 17: Coco Fusco - Twilight; Nov

attractions

•Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Tribe of Florida Museum: Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, 30290 Josie Billie Hwy, Clewiston. Daily 9a-5p. 877-902-1113.

•Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum: 3075 SanibelCaptiva Rd, Sanibel. Ongoing: Journey to the Center of a Shell, Raymond Burr Memorial Exhibit,Deep-Sea Mollusks, Henry DomkeNature Photographer. World record-sized Shells. Daily 10a-5p. 395-2233.

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

•Edison & Ford Winter

Estates: 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Nov 23Dec 30: Holiday Nights

5:30-9p. Daily 9a-5:30p. 334-7419.

•Everglades Day Safari: Pickups throughout SWFL. Daily 7:30a-5p. 472-1559.

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

•Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples: North Collier Park, 15080 Livingston Rd, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 11a4p. 514-0084.

Poker: 10601 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs. Daily 10a-2a. 992-2411.

•Naples Museum of Military History: Naples Airport, Commercial Terminal, 500 Terminal Dr, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a4p & Sun 12-4p. Free. 941575-0401.

•Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens: 1590 GoodletteFrank Rd, Naples. Nov 17Apr 21: Washed AshoreArt to Save the Sea. Daily 9a-5p. 262-5409.

•Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center: 718 Fisherman’s Wharf, Ft Myers Beach. Mon-Sat 10a-4p. 765-8101.

18-May 5: Woodblock prints from Post War Japan. Gardens of Ringling Guided Tour: Thu 10:30a. Daily 10a-5p, Thu 10a-8p. 941-359-5700.

•Thomas Riley Studio: 26 10th St. S, Naples. Mon-Fri 10a-5p; May 1-Aug 31: Mon-Fri 12-5p. 529-2633.

•Timeless: 2218 First St, Ft Myers. Daily 11a-6p; Fri & Sat 11a-8p. 332-8463.

•Tower Gallery: 751 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel. Le Petite Gallery – Nov: Sunrise/Sunset; Dec: Green. Daily 10a-9p. Free. 340-6467.

•True Joy Studio: 6240 Shirley St, #201 upstairs, Naples. Mon-Fri 11a-4p. Free. 821-8806.

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

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

•Unit A - Marcus Jansen Studio & Residency: 2633 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Ft Myers. Mon-Wed 11a-3p & by appt & special events. 240-1053.

•Visual Arts Center: 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. Nov 1-28: Fun Arts; Nov 1-30: Harvest of Art; Dec4-24: VAC Student Show. MonFri 9a-4p & Sat 10a-2p. Free. 951-639-8810.

•Watson MacRae Gallery: 2340 Periwinkle Way, #G1, Sanibel. Thru Dec 5: Hollis Jeffcoat Retrospective; Dec 11-Jan 4: Fine Art of Contemporary Crafts. MonSat 10:30a-5p. Free. 4723386.

•Butterfly Estates: 1815 Fowler St, Ft Myers. Butterfly release daily 10:30a; tours daily 11a & 1p. Tue-Sun 10a-3p. 6902359.

•Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium: 3450 Ortiz Ave, Ft Myers. Museum, butterfly aviary, trails, live reptile shows daily. Planetarium shows daily. Solar observing thru telescope Fri 11a. 10a-5p & Sun, 11a-5p. 275-3435.

•Cape Coral Historical Museum: 544 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. Wed, Thu & Sun 1-4p. 772-7037.

•Collier County Museum at Government Center: 3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. Jul 13-Sep 29: The Lure of Florida Fishing. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 252-8476.

•Conservancy of SWFL: 1495 Smith Preserve Way off Goodlette Frank Rd. Mon-Sat 9:30a-4:30p. Free. 430-2466.

•Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. Art exhibits in cafe – Nov 1-30: Tim Parker; Dec 1-31: Tara Funk Grim. 7a-5:30p. Free. 248-9151.

•CREW: Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. Marsh Hiking Trails, 4600 Corkscrew Rd, Immokalee. Guided walks: Tue 9a Nov-Mar. Trails open sunrise-sunset. Free. 657-2253.

•CROW: Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. 3883 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel. Healing Winds Visitor Education Center.

Wonders of Wildlife: Nature presentations MonFri 11a. Tue-Sun 10a-4p. Free. 472-3644.

•’Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge: 1 Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. Education Center. 9a-4p. 472-1100.

•Holocaust Museum & Education Center of SWFL: Sandalwood Square, 4760 Tamiami Tr N, # 107, Naples. Tue-Sun 1-4p. Guided Tours: 1:30p. Free. 263-9200.

•IMAG History & Science Center: 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. 3rd Sat: History Saturday. Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 12-5p. 321-7420.

•Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch: 1215 Roberts Ave, Immokalee. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 252-2611.

•Marco Island Historical Museum: 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. Thru Dec 1: Engulfed. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 642-1440.

•Mound House: 451 Connecticut St, Ft Myers Beach. Guided tours Tue, Wed & Sat 9a-3p; programs Tue, Wed, Sat 10a; free guided beach walks Tue 9a, Newton Park, 4650 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Tue, Wed & Sat 9a-4p. 765-0865.

•MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium: 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota. Daily 10a-5p. 941-3884441.

•Museum of the Everglades: 105 W Bwy,Everglades City. Thru Nov 2:

Abandoned Vehicles of the Everglades. Mon-Sat 9a4p. Free. 695-0008.

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

•Naples Botanical Garden: 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. Dec 7-23, 26-30 & Jan 1-3 6-9p: Night Lights in the Garden. Thru Mar

31: Reflections on GlassFrabel in the Garden. Daily 9a-5p & Tue8a-5p. 6437275.

•Naples Depot Museum: 1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. Thru Dec 15: End of the Line - The Budd Tavern Car Story. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 262-6525.

•Naples-Fort Myers

Greyhound Racing &

•Palm Cottage Museum & Norris Gardens: Naples Historical Society, 137 12th Ave. S, Naples. Walking tours of Naples historic district: Wed 9:30a; Guided garden tours: 1st & 3rd Thu of month 10a. Tours: Tue-Fri 12-4p & Sat 1-4p. Free. 261-8164.

•Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center: 300 Tower Rd, Naples. Nov 5-Jan 10-: Painting exhibit. Daily programs: 11a & 2p. Guided boat & kayak tours Nov-Apr Tue-Fri. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. 530-5940.

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

•Seminole Casino Hotel

Immokalee: 506 S 1st St, Immokalee. Casino, live music. Open 24 hrs daily. 800-218-0007.

•Shangri-La Springs: 27750 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 949-0749.

•Shell Factory & Nature Park: 2787 N Tamiami Trail, N, Ft Myers. Shell exhibits, Animal exhibits, petting farm, Christmas House, Natural History Exhibit, Money Museum, water games, video arcade, miniature golf, playgrounds, Soaring Eagle Zip Line. Jan 28: Gumbo Fest. Daily 10a5p. 995-2141.

•SWFL Historical Society: 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Wed 9a-12p & 4-7p, Sat 9a-12p. Free. 9394044.

•SWFL Military Museum & Library: 4820 Leonard St, Ft Myers. Mon-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 9a-4p. Free. 5418704.

•The Ringling Museum of Art: 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. Thru Nov 1: The First Five Years of Art of Our Time; thru Dec 2: Storytelling - French Art from the Horvitz Collection; thru Feb 3: Watercolors from the Permanent Collection; thru Feb 17:

The Center for Visual Arts in Bonita Springs hosts an exhibition of paintings by Ed Takacs, November 2-29. For information, call 495-8989.

Coco Fusco - Twilight; Nov 18-May 5: Woodblock prints from Post War Japan;. Gardens of Ringling Guided Tour: Thu 10:30a. Daily 10a-5p, Thu 10a-8p. 941-359-5700.

•True Tours: River District History Tours Sat 10:30a; Haunted History Tours Wed & Sat 8p. Tours begin & end at 2200 1st St, Ft Myers. Reserve. 945-0405.

•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 Sep-May. 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.

•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. 3616511.

•Naples Preserve: Ecocenter. 1690 Tamiami Tr N, Naples. Dawn-dusk. 261-4290.

•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: ‘Florida-

Friendly’ Garden/Landscape Workshops: Wed 10:30a. Free. 533-7515.

•Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve: 7791 Penzance Blvd, Ft Myers. Guided walks: daily 9a. Free. 5337550.

•Veterans Park: 55 Homestead Rd, Lehigh Acres. 369-1521.

•Wa-Ke-Hatchee Park: 16730 Bass Rd, Ft Myers. Flow Yoga & Mat Pilates: Mon-Thu 9a; Yoga & Meditation: Tue 4:30p; Tai chi: Wed 1p; Laughter Yoga: Wed 6:30p. Classes free. 432-2154.

live music & comedy

•Americana Community Music Association

Listening Room: All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Select Fri, Sat, Sun 7p. 691-4069.

•Beach Records: 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music select nites. Free. 878-7806.

•Bert’s Bar & Grill: 4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha.Live daily & nightly; Tue-Thu 12:303:30p & Fri-Sun 12:306:30p: Calypso Magic on the Dock. 282-3232.

•Big Blue Brewing: 4721 SE 10th Pl, Cape Coral. Live music Wed-Sun nites. 4712777.

•Bubba’s Roadhouse & Saloon: 2121 SW Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral. Wed 7-10p: The Hipnauticals. 282-5520.

•Buckingham Blues Bar: 5641 Buckingham Rd., Ft Myers. Live music select nites. Free open blues jam Wed 8-11p & Sun 3-6p. 693-7111.

•Buddha Bar & Grill: 12701 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music Wed-Sun. 4828565.

•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.

•Fort Myers Brewing Company: 12811 Commerce Lake Dr, #27, Ft Myers. Live music select Wed-Sat nites. 313-6576.

•George & Wendy’s Sanibel Seafood Grille: 2499 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Live music Wed-Sat nites. Free. 395-1263.

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

•Laugh-In Comedy Café: 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. Thu-Sat: comics 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Matanzas on the Bay: 414 Crescent St, Ft Myers Beach. Live music nitely 6-9p. Fri: Father Al & The Jazz Congregation. 4633838.

•Old Soul Brewing: 10970 S Cleveland Ave, #402, Ft Myers. Wed: Open Mic 810p. Live music or comedy select Fri & Sat nites. 3344334.

•Naples Beach Brewery: 4120 Enterprise Ave, #116, Naples. Live music select nites. 304-8795.

•Paradise Tiki Hut: 1502 Miramar St, Cape Coral. Live music nightly. 5421988.

•Parrot Key Caribbean Grill: 2500 Main St, Ft Myers Beach. 463-3257.

•Point Ybel Brewing Company: 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music Thu & Fri nites. 603-6535.

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

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

•Riptide Brewing: 987 3rd Ave N, Naples. Wed 7-9p: Irish music jam; live music select Fri & Sat nites. 2286533.

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

•Shark Bar: 17979 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Live music nitely. 313-6012.

•Smokin’ Oyster Brewery: 340 Old San Carlos Blvd,

Food & Drink

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DINING GUIDE

BERT'S BAR & SEAFOOD GRILL : 4271 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 282-3232. Dockside dining with a million dollar view and quality food at reasonable prices. Waterfront restaurant offering delicious and fresh local seafood, certified angus burgers, refreshing brews, and live entertainment Tue-Sun. 'All-U-Can-Eat' Fish Fry Wed & Fri 4-9pm. Open 7 days a week from 11am.

BROADWAY PALM DINNER THEATRE: 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422. Southwest Florida’s premier dinner theatre features the best of Broadway, favorite shows of the past and the most recent musical hits. with nationally selected performers and a live orchestra. Featuring a delicious buffet. Tue-Sun: dinner 5:30pm, Matinees: lunch 11:45am.

LATITUDE 26 BAR & RESTAURANT: Hyatt House Naples, 1345 5th Ave S, Naples. 775-1000. New menu of home-cooked comforts, including delicious entrees, gourmet sandwiches, a variety of snacks & sharables, premium beers and wines, and their signature ‘Smoke on the Water’ cocktail, served in nautical British West Indies-inspired décor. Wed: Prime Rib Night. Happy Hour Daily Specials 4-7pm: Lunch: daily 11am-4pm, Happy Hour: daily 4-7pm, Dinner: daily: 5-10pm.

LAUGH IN COMEDY CAFE: 8595 College Pkwy, # 270, Ft Myers. 479-5233. Laugh In's menu has everything from clams, mussels, crab cakes, and cod to house favorite chicken parmesan & Shrimp Orleans to strip steak. Late night menu features 4-cheese fried rigatoni, pulled pork nachos, hot wings, hot apple pie. Shows:Thu7:30pm,Fri&Sat7:30&9:30pm.

ORIGINAL SHRIMP DOCK BAR & GRILL : 2200 Main St, Ft Myers Beach.463-3043. Waterfront seafood restaurant serving "boat to plate" seafood in an authentic shrimping shanty located in the heart of the Fort Myers shrimping fleet. Mon-Thu 3-10pm, Fri & Sat 12-10pm, Sun 12-9pm.

PARROT KEY CARIBBEAN GRILL : 2500 Main St, Ft Myers Beach. 463-3257. Voted Best Waterfront Dining since 2004, Parrot Key Caribbean Grill offers delicious Caribbean inspired seafood, Florida favorites and tropical cocktails in an open air, waterfront atmosphere. Open 7 days a week 11am-10pm.

THE VERANDA restaurant: 2122 Second St. (at Bwy), Ft Myers. 332-2065. Romantic setting in two turn-ofthe-century homes, combined with their Southern Regional Cuisine, an extensive wine list, and first class service staff, provide a unique dining experience. Celebrating excellence since 1978 and consistently honored as one of the most award-winning restaurants in Fort Myers. Lunch: Mon-Fri 11am2pm, Dinner: Mon-Sat 5:30-9pm.

Ft Myers Beach. Live music nitely 6-10p. Free. 463-3474.

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

•Society’s Treehouse: Bell Tower Shops, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, Ft Myers. Live music select nites. 3340900.

•Space 39 Art Bar & Martini Lounge: 39 Patio de Leon, Ft Myers. Live music Wed-Sat nites. 2049949.

•The Barrel Room: Twisted Vine, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. Live music ThuSun 7-10. Tue 7-10p: Blues

Tuesdays; Thu 7-10p: Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet; Fri & Sat 9p-12a: blues bands; Sun 11-2p: Jazz Brunch w Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. 333-225.

•The Joint at Cape Harbour: 5785 Cape Harbour Dr, Cape Coral. Live music Tue, Fri, Sun nites. 5420123.

•The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon: 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music select Fri & Sat nites. 9859839.

•The Veranda: 2122 Second St, Ft Myers. Piano Bar Wed-Sat 6:30-9p. 3322065.

Arts for ACTGallery in Fort Myers presents the paintings of Lesley Morrow, November 2-December 3. Call 337-5050 for information.