January-February 2019

NEWS & PREVIEWS

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Sarasota Jazz Fest Celebrates Generations of Jazz

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

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

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

Peplowski has assembled nationally and internationally acclaimed musicians for ‘Generations of Jazz,’ the theme of the 2019 Festival, pairing established performers with rising stars. The lineup includes Dick Hyman, Bill Charlap, Shelly Berg, Randy Brecker, Randy Sandke, James Suggs, Houston Person, Roxy Coss, Aaron Johnson, John Lamb, Mary Stallings, and Charles Turner. The University Of Miami Frost Concert Jazz Band will also perform, as well as La Lucha, the Festival House Band (Alejandro Arenas, Mark Feinman & John O’Leary).

Along with the concerts the

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

Music will be performed on four stages where four bands play concurrently, allowing festivalgoers to move between them. Each stage features masters in the specific genres. The Blues Stage, Selwyn Birchwood, Lauren Mitchell, and Betty Fox will perform on the Blues Stage; Jeremy Carter, Hiram Hazley and Marlon Boone will play on the

Contemporary Stage; Allan Vaché, Katt Hefner and Gene Bertoncini perform on the Classic Stage; and Joe Delaney, Tom Carabasi and Frankie Pineiro play on the Latin Stage.

SCHEDULE

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

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

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

MARCH 6: Concert featuring Ken Peplowski, Randy Becker, Houston Person, James Suggs, more. 7:30-9:30pm in Hyatt.

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

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

MARCH 8: Concert featuring Ken Peplowski, Houston Person, Mary Stallings, Shelly Berg, and more, in the Hyatt Ballroom, 7:30-9:30pm.

MARCH 9: Live music on four stages, featuring Betty Fox, Marlon Boone, and others, in the Hyatt, 12-2:30pm.

MARCH 9: Concert featuring Ken Peplowski, Houston Person, Mary Stallings, John Lamb, and others, in the Hyatt, 3-5pm.

Houston Person returns to the Sarasota Jazz Festival, March 3-9.

Nu-Blu perform at the Cape Coral Historical Museum’s 4th Annual Bluegrass Jamboree on January 27.

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

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

For more information, call 941366-1552.

explore the local environment on guided field trips to wildlife hot spots around Southwest Florida, and also features programs at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center.

The festival includes three days and dozens of field trips, including birding walks, buggy rides and boat tours, as well as films and a a variety of speakers.

John Zaffis, who has over 43 years studying the paranormal, will be appearing at the SWFL UFO & Paranormal Conference, January 12 & 13 in Fort Myers.

Bluegrass Jamboree in Cape Coral

Cape Coral Historical Museum’s 4th Annual Bluegrass Jamboree will be held on January 26th in the field behind the Museum.

Three bluegrass bands will perform, including nationally acclaimed Nu-Blu, as well as local favorites Swinging Bridge and Linda Fazioli’s Tribute to Patsy Cline.

Gates open at 11am for the outdoor concert. Music starts at noon, continuing to 5pm. Lawn chairs are recommended. Coolers are not allowed. No pets are allowed (except service animals).

The Cape Coral Historical Museum is located at 544 Cultural Park Blvd. in Cape Coral. Call 772-7037 for information.

Festival of Birds at Rookery Bay

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve celebrates their Festival of Birds, January 18-20. The annual event allows guests to

Some of the new trips being offered this year including: Isles of Capri Paddlecraft Park: Mangrove Tunnel & Mudflat Kayak Tour; Keewaydin Island: Sunset to Starlight Boat Tour; Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge: Kayaking with the Birds; and Tigertail Beach: Beach Birding for Beginners. Registration required. There is a Keynote Reception on January 18 at 6pm, featuring Dr. Jerry Jackson, who will present ‘Birds are Cool: Fascinating Flexibility and Far-out Adaptations of Birds in Our Changing World.’ Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is located at 300 Tower Rd. in Naples. Call 530-5940 for information.

UFO & Paranormal Conference at Araba Shrine Temple

The 2nd annual Southwest Florida UFO & Paranormal Conference is January 12 & 13 at the Araba Shrine Temple in Fort Myers. The

conference features vendors, authors and speakers discussing UFO's, aliens, metaphysics and paranormal activities.

Featured guests includes John Zaffis, from SyFy Channel's Haunted Collector; and Alien Hunter Derrel Sims. Zaffis, who has over 43 years of experience studying and investigating the paranormal, will be bringing some of his Haunted Collection. He has also been featured in the Discovery Channel's documentaries A Haunting in Connecticut and Little Lost Souls, and has also appeared on Unsolved Mysteries.

Derrel Sims will be bringing alien implants and evidence of bigfoot. Derrel has appeared on several TV shows, including Ancient Aliens, Uncovering Aliens (co-star, Animal Planet), and The Colbert Report. Other speakers scheduled to appear are Dr. Phyliss A Csaszar, who has appeared on the History Channel’s UFO Hunters; author Mark Muncy, illustrator Kari Schultz (Eerie Florida); and author and psychic medium, April Roane.

The SWFLUFO &Paranormal Conference is January 12 & 13, 10am-7:30pm.

The Araba Shrine Temple is located at 2010 Hanson St, near downtown Fort Myers.

Naples Players Present An Evening of New Plays

The Naples Players’ ETC... Readers Theatre Program presents

‘An Evening of New Plays’ on January 20 at 7pm in the Tobye Studio Theater. The experimental showcase of four original works, which the ETC Volunteer Committee selected through their annual new plays competition, will be read aloud onstage.

The new plays to be presented are The Honeylocust Tree, written by Marc Simon and directed by Erin Laughlin; The Name Game, written by Cerin Holes and directed by Jamie Lynn Bucci; Intermission, written by Ed Belling and directed by Judith Gangi Santos; and Stopping By, written by Carole Fenstermacher and directed by Jim Corsica.

The Sugden Community Center’s Tobye Studio Theatre is located at 701 5th Avenue S. in downtown Naples. For information, call 263-7990.

ArtFest Fort Myers Returns to the Riverfront

ArtFest Fort Myers, the annual juried fine art festival, is February 1-3 in the Fort Myers River District. The outdoor weekend art fair features works by 200 professional artists from across the country and around the world, as well as the largest high school art exhibit and competition in south Florida There will also be free interactive art experiences for children of all ages.

The Friday Night Opening Reception, February 1, from 6-9pm, offers guests the chance to mingle with more than 60 of the festival’s finest artists, while enjoying live entertainment, great food and beverages.

More than 200 artists from around the country will show their work at ArtFest Fort Myers, February 1-3, in Centennial Park on the Caloosahatchee River.

Dr. Jerry Jackson is the Keynote Speaker on January 18 at the Rookery Bay Reserve’s Festival of Birds.

The Festival continues Saturday & Sunday, 10am-5pm both days, in downtown Fort Myers riverfront Centennial Park, at Edwards Dr. & Hendry St. Admission to ArtFest is free. VIP packages are available, affording VIP members entrance to a private tent at the Opening Night Party; open bar, morning mimosas, coffee and treats; catered lunches; afternoon snack bar; and reserved parking.

ArtFest Fort Myers is familyfriendly, with plenty to see and do for all ages, where kids can create art &crafts and see live performances and Kids@Art, a community art project lead by local artists. Florida Rep will help kids decorate comedy and tragedy masks and has photo booth with masks and props.

The Youth Stage will feature performances by the Na’Pau Polynesian Dancers, Curtain Call Studio, Indian Dancers, Love to Dance, Gulfcoast Music School, Gulfshore Ballet, Kellyn Celtic Dance, and more.

Char-Lee Weavers will present demonstrations and the Lee County Black History Museum will offer art projects.

ArtFest also features Art Under 20, a visual art exhibit and competition for Lee County high school students; Chalk Block, where teams from Lee County High Schools and professional chalk street painting artists create beautiful drawings on the pavement; and an exhibit of Lee County Kids Tag Art, an educational fundraising project designed to benefit the art classrooms in Lee County District Schools. Call 768-3602 for information.

Grammy Nominees To Play at Bonita Blues Festival

Two Grammy Nominees are set to play the 13th Annual Bonita Blues Festival, March 8 &9, in Riverside Park in Bonita Springs. Gates open at 1pm on Saturday, March 8 and at 11am on Sunday, March 9. Both days will feature award-winning blues artists from around the country and a wide variety of food and other vendors.

Friday will include a happy hour from 1-5pm. There is an after-party beginning at 9pm both nights at Maria’s Bar & Restaurant. The Bonita Blues Charitable Foundation will host a Blues & Bloodys music brunch beginning at 12pm at the Center Bar in The Promenade at Bonita Bay.

Artists performing Friday, March 8 are Southern Hospitality (featuring 2019 Grammy Nominee Victor Wainwright, Damon Fowler and JP Soars,) Albert Cummings, Markey Blue Ric Latina Project, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, and The Gabe Stillman Band.

Performing Saturday, March 9 are Johnny Rawls, 2019 Grammy Nominee Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, The Rusty Wright Band, The Jimmys, Angel Forrest Band, and Eric Johanson. Amanda Fish Band and Levee Town will perform at Sunday’s Blues & Bloodys brunch. After hours jam sessions are hosted by Josh Rowand & the Pitbull of Blues Band.

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

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

Call 898-2939 for information.

23rd Jewish Film Festival at RegalBelltower Theaters

Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties presents their 23rd Jewish Film Festival, January 13-February 12, featuring ten films from five countries.

The film festival opens January 13 with special guest, author Beverly Gray speaking at 4pm, prior to a screening of The Graduate.

Showings for all films are at 7:15pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays at the Regal Belltower Stadium 20 Theaters.

SCHEDULE

JANUARY 13: The Graduate

JANUARY 15: Oslo Diaries (at Bat Yam Temple of the Islands, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel)

JANUARY 17: Bag of Marbles

JANUARY 22: Samuel Project

JANUARY 24: Humor Me

JANUARY 29: Let’s Dance

JANUARY 31: The Last Suit

FEBRUARY 5: Team Israel: Heading Home

FEBRUARY 7: 93Queen

FEBRUARY 12: Why The Jews

The Regal Belltower Stadium 20 Theaters are located at 13499 Bell Tower Dr. in Fort Myers. For information, call 481-4449.

Shakespeare in the Plaza

The Naples Players will perform Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Saturdays & Sundays, February 16-March 10 outside on the Baker Stage in The Naples Players Sugden Plaza. Performances are Saturdays at 2pm & Sundays at 6pm. All performances are free and no ticket reservations are required. Audience members are encouraged to arrive early with lawn chairs and picnic blankets to enjoy Shakespeare under the trees and stars. In modern tradition, the cast of ten actors will play multiple roles. Sugden Plaza is located at 701 5th Ave. S. in downtown Naples. For information, call 263-7990.

Symphonic Chorale Hosts Sing Out! Festival

All southwest Florida singers (and visiting singers) to sing with The Symphonic Chorale at its 6th annual Sing Out! Southwest Florida Choral Festival on January 18 & 19. Featuring a Latin American music theme, the Festival Chorus will perform music by Latin American composers and the Festival Concert will feature a professional Latin American performing group. Registration for singers age 15 and older is available online. No audition is required.

A screening of

closes the 23rd Jewish Film Festival of SWFL on February 12.

Festival rehearsal sessions begin Friday evening, January 18, 69:30pm and continue 10am-4pm on Saturday, January 19. All participants get to perform in the Festival Concert at 7:30pm on Saturday night. Admission to the Festival Concert is free. Last year’s performance drew a standing room only crowd. The Chorale’s

Grammy-nominated Teresa James and The Rhythm Tramps perform March 9 at the Bonita Blues Festival in Bonita springs.

‘Why the Jews?’

Sing Out! is the only community choral festival in Southwest Florida.

The Festival is at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 10051 Plantation Blvd. in Fort Myers. For information, call 560-5695.

Art by Muffy Clark Gill at Naples Depot Museum

The Naples Depot Museum presents ‘The 20th Century Seminole Experience,’ an exhibition of artwork by Muffy Clark Gill., January 4-April 27. There is an opening reception on January 4, 5-7pm, that is free and open to the public.

Naples resident, Muffy Clark Gill is an award-winning artist who uses mixed media, photography, and the fabric and dye painting process known as batik.

Gill became interested in Florida’s historic Seminole and Miccosukee tribes, specifically from the period dating from the 1920s-1950s. She researched and collected historical documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards and oral histories of the life and work of these early Floridians.

Informed by this accumulated wealth of intriguing historic data, she began to observe and question how the Native Americans utilized

the transportation devices of the white man and adopted them for their own uses.

Gill will give both a presentation and demonstration on February 15 & March 15, at 11am. Reservations are suggested as seating is limited.

The Naples Depot Museum is located at 1051 Fifth Ave. S. in downtown Naples. The museum is open Mon-Sat 9am-4pm. Call 252-8419 for information.

Taps & Tunes

Craft Beer & Music Festival on the River

The 4th Annual Taps & Tunes Craft Beer & Music Festival returns to downtown Fort Myers on January 12. The afternoon festival features over 80 craft beers, a variety of food trucks, and music by Wilder Sons, The Woodwork, and Supergold.

The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center is hosting the event, 2-8pm, in Centennial Park East, 2221 Edwards Dr. Call 333-1933 for information.

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JetBlue Park

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FEB 22: vs Northeastern U.

FEB 23: vs New York Yankees

FEB 24: vs Minnesota Twins

FEB 27:vs Baltimore Orioles

FEB 28:vs Washington Capitals

MAR 2: vs Baltimore Orioles

MAR 3:vs Minnesota Twins

MAR 6:vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MAR 7: vs Minnesota Twins

MAR 9:vs New York Mets

MAR 12:vs Detroit Tigers

MAR 13: vs Minnesota Twins

MAR 16:vs Atlanta Braves

MAR 17: vs Tampa Bay Rays

MAR 19:vs Toronto Blue Jays.

MAR 21: vs Tampa Bay Rays *

MAR 23: vs Pittsburgh Pirates

CenturyLink Sports Complex Hammond Stadium

14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy. Fort Myers

800-338-9467

FEB 23:vs Tampa Bay Rays *

FEB 25:vs Baltimore Orioles

FEB 26:vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MAR 1:vs Boston Red Sox

MAR 3: vs Philadelphia Phillies

MAR 4: vs Baltimore Orioles

MAR 5: vs Tampa Bay Rays

MAR 8:vs Tampa Bay Rays

MAR 10: vs Toronto Blue Jays

MAR 11:vs Detroit Tigers

MAR 14: vs Washington Capitals

MAR 15:vs Baltimore Orioles

MAR 18:vs Boston Red Sox

MAR 20: vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MAR 22: vs Boston Red Sox *

MAR 24:vs New York Yankees

MAR 25: vs Rochester Red Wings

MAR 26: vs Colorado Rockies

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interactive installation from January 17-March 23.

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Rauschenberg Gallery

Florida SouthWestern State College’s Bob Rauschenberg Gallery presents ‘Guerrilla Girls: Rattling Cages Since 1985,’ a site-specific exhibition and newly-commissioned

An internationally-renowned feminist advocacy and art collective, the Guerrilla Girls maintain anonymity while confronting and addressing systemic problems of gender and racial parity in the art world. They have designed a participatory chalkboard installation for visitor ‘complaints’ and covered the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery floor-to-ceiling with an immersive selection of the group’s most notable public art/protest poster campaigns. There is an opening reception January 17, 7-8:30pm, following a lecture by FSW Humanities professor, Dr. Wendy Chase at 6pm. Both events are free.

The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at FSW is located at 8099 College Pkwy SW, building L, on FSW campus. The gallery is open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm & Sat 11am3pm. Admission is free.For information, call 489-9313.

The Symphonic Chorale of SWFL’s Sing Out! Festival is January 18 &19 at the New Hope Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers.

The Naples Depot Museum presents ‘The 20th Century Seminole Experience,’ an exhibition of art by Muffy Clark Gill, January 4-April 27.

The Woodwork perform at the Taps & Tunes Craft Beer & Music Fest, January 12 in Fort Myers’ Centennial Park.

Curating the Unimaginable

by Dan Bacalzo

E LIVE IN AN EVER-INCREASING heightened state of awareness of politics and how those politics affect social dialogue,” says John Loscuito, Art Galleries Director at Florida Gulf Coast University. That dialogue extends to art, and is particularly relevant to the FGCU Art Galleries’ exhibition, ‘Up Close and Unimaginable’ (January 31February 28), which showcases the work of Cliff Evans and Gregory Green.

At the center of the exhibit are signature works from each artist. Evans’ 2006 film The Road to Mount Weather presented as a three-channel, moving image installation — is a fever dream of pop culture and political critique centering around the FEMA command center where top military and civilian officials retreat in the event of a nuclear war or other major disaster. Green’s primary contribution is ‘Worktable #9,’ a mixed-media piece first created in 2011, which represents a peek into the mind of a domestic terrorist in the process of making a bomb.

The heightened threats of terrorism and war are ever-present both nationally and abroad. These threats are experienced through a wide range of lenses including social media, international news outlets and direct exposure.

Cliff Evans and Gregory Green make work that is critical of these threats and the psychological toll they impose on everyday life. This immersive installation includes panoramic animated collages and sculptural installations. I spoke with both John and Anica Sturdivant, who serves as Assistant Curator for the Art Galleries, to gain insight into the exhibition. •

DAN: How do you think the exhibition’s title resonates with these artists’ work?

JOHN: The ‘up close’ refers to the idea that the individual’s physical body is affected and engaged differently in Cliff’s work and Gregory’s work — the medi-

What you see should be ‘unimaginable,’ whether you’ve accepted it or not, but it has become everyday and this is beyond belief. This is not something that we should just blow off as an everyday occurrence.

ANICA: The word NIMBY keeps flashing in my mind — Not In My Back Yard. Like, certainly in my neighborhood, there wouldn’t be someone making pipe bombs, because we live these sort of sterile clinical lives where as Americans we’re chasing this ideal that took firm root in the 50s. There’s nobody crazy in our neighborhood. But that guy lives next to somebody, goes to some grocery store, is milling around in our social sectors.

JOHN: I think what’s interesting in Cliff’s film, too, is that it shows how popular culture, sporting events, cheerleaders and pornography are woven throughout society, linking back to Colonialism or Empire. These things we participate in as entertainment end up becoming a link to acts of aggression, world influence and domination. That’s what’s uncomfortable about Cliff’s work. Even if we’re choosing to ignore politics, choosing to spend time watching football, watching porn, doing entertainment activities — that’s becoming a diversion from something that perhaps we should be spending more time thinking about, which is our elected officials. This is, I think, a critique that Cliff offers. If you turn a blind eye to this and focus on entertainment or focus on things that are purely pleasurable, dark things will be happening behind your back.

ANICA: Right. There’s no view of a harmonious world in this exhibition.

JOHN: Gregory and Cliff both belong to this history of artists who are reacting to war and perhaps being critical of their government or what they see going on around them. One of the artists I know that Cliff looks to is Martha Rosler, who was very critical of the Vietnam War. She created a series called Bringing the War Home. Then there have been other artists such as Nancy Spero, Kathe Kollwitz, Picasso and Goya. The reason I’m saying this is that I want visitors to the gallery to understand that this is not to offer an answer, but to hold a mirror up and to invite the audience to take pause and reflect

“I think what’s interesting in Cliff’s film, too, is that it shows how popular culture, sporting events, cheerleaders and pornography are woven throughout society.”

“What you see should be ‘unimaginable,’ whether you’ve accepted it or not, but it has become everyday and this is beyond belief.”

the world, maybe through a different lens than what they’re seeing day in, day out via the media and their own experiences.

While these two works were made years ago, they seem to speak to our contemporary moment, particularly after the recent mail bomb scare…

ANICA: Yes, coming from Florida!

JOHN: We just brought some students up to Tampa where Anica and I arranged for a studio visit with Gregory Green. It was a way to deepen the conversation and for an understanding of an artist’s work from the students’ perspective so they become better equipped to understand the exhibition. While we were there, a similar question was asked. What do you feel about your work continuing to be relevant and how does the work change? For any artist, you make the work in a certain time period, and then it either continues to remain relevant or not. And Gregory responded that unfortunately his work is staying relevant.

ANICA: The point when it became just crushingly relevant was when he suffered from people backing away from his work because it was too close to the truth. That was around 2001, the towers attack, and his work was a little too hot to touch for some people. I think even now, one of the great things about it is, it does make you uncomfortable and you have to understand why it makes you uncomfortable. It’s something that people need to think about.

JOHN: This is the tragedy of Gregory’s work. Even if the pipe bomb work table is not the exact same pipe bomb that happened this year, the effect of the bomb continues to remain relevant in whatever form it takes. The bomb itself may change form, but the action is still the same. And I think in Cliff’s film, the characters may change, but their actions remain the same. We have a new cast of characters in the White House and Congress, but unfortunately, the dynamics continue to seem cyclical. We’re going through some of the same

motions and that’s why I think his work remains relevant because you still have the public engaged, you have high levels of political office engaged. You have global commerce and war and aggression and the same kind of underlying tensions and dynamics.

The exhibit brochure describes the installation as ‘immersive.’ Can you comment on what that means?

ANICA: When you enter the gallery, you will have the sense of having entered a deliberate environment. It’s immersive in that everything that you see is going to be very cohesive and it’s going to speak to these points that we’ve brought up.

JOHN: Sound is another element that is critical. Cliff’s soundtrack to his film is immersive in the same way as the span of his three-projection video is; it’s a very large, very wide video so it’s unlike a traditional film or TV that you can readily see the edge. Cliff, I think, intentionally makes the landscape wide enough that it seems to surround you — you are entering this field. That, combined with the sound, gives you a sense that you’re immersed. Then with Gregory’s piece, even though you can’t touch or alter the piece, you feel like you are there. You’re in an actual person’s workshop to build this bomb.

The other thing about the exhibition, site specific to FGCU, is the satellite piece that Gregory is working on that will be transmitting answers to his question about what are some alternatives to resorting to violence. What are your hopes and dreams for the future to make the world a better place for yourself and people in your community? That’s yet another facet and another way to engage.

How much did you shape what the artists include in the exhibit?

ANICA: We always talk with the artists and

get their ideas on how their insights and their messages are best represented. In this case, it ended up with adding additional pieces to the exhibition.

JOHN: We flew Cliff over from Texas, and Gregory drove down from Tampa last spring so they could see the space. It’s critical if we’re going to work with them as partners that they understand who we are, what the campus is like, what the gallery is like, architecturally. They both laid out those two major pieces and said, okay, this is how these two pieces can engage with each other. We understand the contextual relationship. We understand the sound relationship because Gregory’s piece has sound too.

Then the big question was, what else could we do? And both were hesitant to do too much because there’s already such a strong dialogue between Mount Weather and the work table piece. But both of them recognize that that’s not the only message that they or the gallery wanted to convey. Cliff wanted to have videos that were more focused on a singular person and then Gregory also liked the idea of having an alternative to his piece, of having a voice of hope versus only the work table. So they, along with us, were like, ‘oh, let’s see what else we can do,’ and that’s still in the works. We’re not quite there yet. But that’s the advantage of a university. You can ask those questions, and you can experiment, and you can see what happens and take those risks. •

Cliff Evans’ & Gregory Green’s installation/exhibition, ‘“Up Close and Unimaginable’ is on view January 31-February 28 in the Wasmer ArtGallery in the Arts Complex on Florida Gulf Coast University’s campus. There is an Artist Talk at 5pm in the U. Tobe Recital Hall in the adjacent Music Building, followed by an opening reception in the Arts Complex until 7pm. The gallery is open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm & Thu 10am-7pm. FGCUis located at 10501 FGCUBlvd. S. in Fort Myers. For information, call 590-7199.

“Green’s ‘Worktable #9’ represents a peek into a domestic terrorist’s workshop in the process of making a bomb.”

S TATE OFART 2019 Florida Art Museum Preview

Foosaner Art Museum

Florida Institute of Technology

1463 Highland Avenue • MELBOURNE 321-674-8916

foosanerartmuseum.org

Derek Gores: Local Edition

THRU MARCH 23

A mid-career retrospective of the Melbourne-based artist whose clients and collectors include Prada, U2 and Adidas. Gores is celebrated for his innovative work in the art of collage, a montage process by which he creates compositions from magazine scraps, song lyrics and abstract patterns. The exhibition builds beyond Gores’ repertoire of two-dimensional work and highlights his devotion to the local arts community while exploring the foundations of the funky, Neo-Dada style that has brought him international acclaim.

The Dali

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

thedali.org

Magritte & Dali

THRU MAY 19

A first-of-its-kind special exhibition dedicated to the world’s two most celebrated surrealists, Rene Magritte and Salvador Dali. The exhibition, featuring more than 30 works, pushes back the curtain to reveal what lies beyond the simple appearance of painted images. The show explores works from the late-1920s to early 1940s, the period when the two artists’ careers overlapped. Although both had very different approaches to their respective paintings, they were equally committed to challenging reality, their works employ several shared themes, which are explored throughout the exhibit.

VeroBeachMuseumofArt

3001 Riverside Park Drive • VERO BEACH 772-231-0707

vbmuseum.org

Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement

FEBRUARY 9 – MAY 5

Exhibition covers three generations of young, rebellious artists and designers who revolutionized the visual arts in Britain by engaging and challenging the new industrial world around them. Featuring 145 works by artists including John Everett Millais, William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the show presents the spectrum of Britain’s first modern and avant-garde art movements of the Victorian era, many of which have never been exhibited outside the United Kingdom. The show explores the ideas that preoccupied artists and critics at the time — the relationship between art and nature, questions of class and gender identity, the value of the handmade versus machine production, and the search for beauty in an age of industry — issues that remain relevant and actively debated today.

S TATE 2 019 Florida Art

University of South Florida ContemporaryArt Museum

4202 East Fowler Avenue • TAMPA 813-974-4164 ira.usf.edu

The Visible Turn: Contemporary Artists

Confront Political Invisibility

JANUARY 11 – MARCH 2

The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art

State Art Museum of Florida

Florida State University

5401 Bay Shore Road • SARASOTA

941-359-5700

Woodblock Prints from Postwar Japan thru May 5

In the wake of the World War II, woodblock prints emerged as a channel of diplomacy and friendship between Japan and the U.S. Japan’s print artists found new patrons among members of the Allied occupation. Exchange programs aimed at rehabilitating the war-torn nation enabled Japanese artists to travel abroad to teach and study, and newly established exhibitions introduced their work to audiences all over the world. Printmaking continues to be a vibrant and ever-changing art form well into the 21st century. This exhibition draws from the Ringling Museum of Art’s extensive holdings of postwar Japanese prints and local collections. On display will be a number of new acquisitions and never-before exhibited pieces.

Four international artists in The Visible Turn, Jorge Tacla, Karolina Sobecka, Bosco Sodi, and Tavares Strachan, create installations in response to the phenomenon of cultural concealment. They combine the presentation of objects and performances inside the museum with artist-directed activities that engage and support communities in the Tampa Bay area affected by political or social invisibility. Together, the works refer to people and ideas that have crucially been omitted from today’s social, political, economic, and cultural processes.

Appleton Museum of Art

Central College of Florida

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

appletonmuseum.org

America's Everglades: Through The Lens of Clyde Butcher

FEBRUARY 2 – MAY 26

Thirty-five monumental photographs celebrate the beauty of the American Everglades. Their scale, extraordinary clarity and tonal range set them apart as exceptional works of art, earning him recognition as the foremost landscape photographer in America today. These powerful black and white images are portraits of the eternal bond between man and nature that is the soul of the Everglades. From the deepest cypress strands of the sawgrass prairies, coastal waters and languid estuaries, to pinpoint still-lives of rare species, Butcher reveals its ecosystems in magnificent detail. He makes an unquestionable case for why we should care about its future.

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Polk Museum of Art

Florida Southern College

800 East Palmetto Street • LAKELAND 863-688-7743 polkmuseumofart.org

Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist

THRU MARCH 24

Edgar Degas is one of the most revered artists of all time, an eclectic French Impressionist, renowned for his paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings that take the viewer deep into the world of late 19th century Paris. The exhibition not only highlights Degas’ prodigiousness and exq uisite draftsmanship but also explores the complex man himself and the artists he called his friends. The show also features more than 40 additional works on paper by friends and colleagues, including Mary Cassatt, Paul Cézanne, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Tampa Museum of Art

Cornelia Corbett Center

120 West Gasparila Plaza • TAMPA 813-274-8130

tampamuseum.org

Oswaldo Vigas: Transformations

JANUARY 31 – MAY 27

This exhibition presents the first American survey of Venezuelan artist, Oswaldo Vigas’ work, examining his influential career and his contributions to 20th-century modernism. A prolific artist, Vigas found inspiration in both the natural landscape of his native Venezuela and the European avant-garde. The exhibition focuses on works created between 1940-1980, and demonstrates the evolution of Vigas’ distinct artistic style. In the late 1940s, Vigas focused on figurative abstraction, but Cubism and Constructivism influenced him, and by the 1950s as he moved towards geometric abstraction. The works on view illustrate the scope of Vigas’ projects, from studio painter to muralist, and highlight the importance of his creative achievements.

Nova Southeastern University Art Museum Fort Lauderdale

1 E. Las Olas Blvd • FORT LAUDERDALE 954-525-5500

nsuartmuseum.org

Remember To React: 60 Years Of Collecting

THRU JUNE

Presented on the occasion of the institution's 60th anniversary, this is the first comprehensive installation of the museum’s collection. Representing various periods and developments in the history of art, it also traces the collection’s growth from its origins to today, including traditional African art; works by artists of the Mexican Revolution including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera; artists who resisted the German military occupation of Denmark; American and European geometric abstract artists; post-World War II Italian abstract artists; abstract and Pop Art by Elaine de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, Julian Schnabel, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, and Tom Wesselman; as well as works representative of the current global art world including Barbara Kruger and Cindy Sherman.

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Alliance for the Arts

10091 McGregor Boulevard • FORT MYERS 239-939-2787

artinlee.org

MON-FRI 9AM-5PM & SAT 9AM-1PM

The Alliance for the Arts is avibrant,exciting and w elcoming arts center located in the heart of beautifulsouthwest Florida. Connect to the artsthrough gallery exhibitions, artiststalks, theatre shows, art classes, concerts, a weekly farmer’smarket and more.

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JAN 11-FEB 2 :Magnetism: Ken Hoffman &Alexander Martin

FEB 8-MAR 2 : The Nonagenarians of ShellyPoint

MAR 8-30 : 33rdAnnual AllFlorida Juried Exhibit

APR 3-26 : The Future of Art - StudentExhibitions

MAY 3-MAY 31 :Juxtaposition - MariapiaMalerba & Mila Bridger

JUN 7-JUN 29 :Art in Flight - My FloridaInvitational Exhibition

JUL 5-JUL 27 :Uncontained - Juried Exhibit

Another Time

ART.GIFT.STEAMPUNK

1414 Dean Street • FORT MYERS 239-672-4607

islandvisions-timeless.com

SUN-THU 11AM-6PM • FRI-SAT 11AM-9 PM

Dubbed by some as ‘the coolest shop in Fort Myers,’ Another Time is anexperience in nautical, steampunk and tropical décor.Theyhave things you’ve never seen and can’t get anywhere else.Steampunk lighting and costuming and “jewelry for the home” by onsite artist Eliza, as well as unique gifts, local art, andmuch more all just steps away from our original shop Timeless.

Art League of Fort Myers

1451 Monroe Street • FORT MYERS 239-275-3970 artleagueoffortmyers.org

TUE-SAT 11AM-3PM & 6AM-9PMFIRST FRIOFMONTH

In their 63rd year, the Art League, located in downtown Fort Myers, is a non-profit member-financed organization and member of the Art Council ofSouthwest Florida. The Art League’s purpose is to offer artists a resource to display their art in addition tooffering the public interaction with the art community. They offer free open painting everyWednesday, 9:30am-12pm and classes in acrylics, oils, watercolor, stainedglass, perspective, light, andpainting parties.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN : Celebration

FEB : Edison Parade of Light

MAR : Shamrock Mania

APR : First Buds of Spring

MAY : Beachy Days

JUN : Welcome Summer

JUL : Calling All Patri-Arts

AUG : Turning Up the Heat

SEP : Fall Shadings

OCT : Happy Hauntings

NOV : Harvest of The Arts

DEC : Holiday Sale & Minis

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Arts for ACT Gallery

2265 First Street FORT MYERS

239-337-5050

artsforactgallery.com

DAILY 11AM-5PM

1ST & 3RD FRI 11AM-10PM

Located in the heart of the historic downtown river district, Arts for ACT Gallery is ownedby ACT, the domestic violence shelter. This award winning, non-profit gallery is devoted torepresenting the distinctive and extraordinaire by offering premium quality works of art. TheSoHo like space has over 75 co-op artists and two exhibition spaces that change monthly.Gallery rooms range from formal to funky and are as diverse as our artwork. New shows startfirst Friday of month.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN : Jill Lindsay & Kathy Kuser

FEB : Florida Flag Group & MiMi Stirn

MAR : Lionel Lewis & Ken Vinton

APR : Joe LeMay & Jeff Kriberscheck

MAY : Katy Danca Galli & Barbara Keene

JUN : Shannon Holland & Sam Frazer

JUL : open themed group exhibit

AUG : Patrick Conolly & ‘Alters, Shrines & Cabinets of Curiosities’

SEP : Pam Trent & Gallery Members Group Exhibit

OCT : Arts for ACT Fine Art Auction Live & Silent Art

NOV : Bill Kramer & Kim Kraft Beckler

DEC : Daniel Venditti & Ocasio Art

Bert’s Pine Bay Gallery

4332 Pine Island Road

MATLACHA

239-283-1335

bertsgallery.com

SUN 12-5PM, MON 10AM-5PM, TUE-SAT 10AM-7PM

A unique giftshop in quaint Matlacha, Bert’s Gallery at Pine Bay shares the waterfrontwith local shrimp boats and fishermen; we feature local art, local shirts, books, jewelry, and agreat kids section. We have the largest selection of Crocs in SW Florida.

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FEB 9 : Parade of Mermaids

Centers for the Arts

Bonita Springs

artcenterbonita.org

239-495-8989

MON-SAT 9AM-5PM

CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTS

26100 Old 41 Road

BONITA SPRINGS

CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS

10150 Bonita Beach Road

BONITA SPRINGS

The sky is the limit when it comes to their fine arts and fine crafts classes and workshops. TheCenter for Visual Arts provides One-Night Sessions, Mini Workshops, Master Workshops, andongoing Multi Week Courses. And art doesn’t just mean painting. You can create with clay, glass,jewelry or textiles. Or, why not explore music, film, photography or acting classes!

E XHIBITIONS

CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS

JAN 4-26 :All Artists-All Mediums Exhibition

JAN 4-26: Patti Trapnell Exhibition

FEB 1-21 : Annual Members Only Exhibition

MAR 8-28 :Migration & Movement Exhibition

MAR 8-28: Richard Kirk

APR 5-25 : Showers & Flowers

APR 5-25 :Del Holt

MAY 3-10 : High School Showcase

MAY 17-24 : Elementary & Middle School Showcase

CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

FEB 20-APR 20 : International Women’s Exhibition

APR 25-JUN 22 : Open Figure Study Group Exhibition

Cape Coral Art League

516 Cultural Park Boulevard

CAPE CORAL

239-772-5657

capecoralartleague.org

MON-THU 11AM-4PM

The Cape Coral Art League is a 501(c)3 nonprofit charity organization that promotes the advancement of art throughoutSouthwest Florida. Incorporated in 1966 the current studio location opened in the fall of 1984. The Art Leagueoffers year-round classes and workshops for adults, youth and children; as well as eight major art gallery exhibits, attending andexhibiting in city-wide events like the local farmer’s market, a unique ‘Urban Sketching’ class, hosting an annual art fair (Jan 26 &27), a gift shop, ‘Open Painting’ every Wed, and other art exhibits including the gallery inside the CapeCoral Library.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN 10-FEB 3 :Art Thru the Lens

FEB 7- MAR 3 : Wild About Wildlife

MAR 7-MAR 31 :Flora & Fauna with Class Act 2019

APR 4-28 : Mixed Media

MAY 9-JUN 2 :Land, Sea & Air

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Clyde Butcher

clydebutcher.com

Big Cypress Gallery

52388 Tamiami Trail OCHOPEE

239-695-2428

clydebutcher.com

DAILY 10AM-5PM

Discover the Black & White fine art photography of Clyde Butcher. View this legendarycollection of limited edition works. Butcher is one of those rare photographers who stillmakes his photographs in the “wet” darkroom. Enjoy and shop a fun filled gift shop as well.While there check out our swamp walk excursions and lodging.

E VENTS

FEB 23 :Open House & Book Signing

OCT 26-27 : Fall Festival & Family Swamp Walks

St. Armands Gallery

55 S. Blvd. of the Presidents SARASOTA

941-702-8818

MON-SAT 10AM-8:30PM & SUN 12-5PM

Discover the Black & White fine art photography of Clyde Butcher. View this legendarycollection of limited –edition works. Butcher is one of those rare photographers who stillmakes his photographs in the “wet” darkroom. Enjoy and shop a fun filled gift shop as well.

E XHIBITIONS

FEB 15-MAY 15 :Myakka: Preserving Paradise

MAY 24-SEP 2 : Aquatic Preserves of Florida

E VENTS

FEB 15-16 : Opening Reception for ‘Myakka: Preserving Paradise’

MAY 24-25 : Opening Reception for ‘Aquatic Preserves of Florida’

Venice Gallery & Studios

237 Warfield Avenue South • VENICE

941-486-0811

TUE-FRI 10AM-4:30PM • WEEKENDS BY APPOINTMENT

Discover the Black & White fine art photography of Clyde Butcher. View this legendarycollection of limited –edition works. Butcher is one of those rare photographers who stillmakes his photographs in the “wet” darkroom. Enjoy and shop a fun filled gift shop as well.

E XHIBITIONS

MAR 16-MAY 31 : Visions of Dali’s Spain

E VENTS

MAR 15 : Meet Clyde Butcher (AT VENICE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER)

MAR 16 : Reception for ‘Visions of Dali’s Spain’ & Book Signing

NOV 17-18: Holiday Open House, Darkroom Tours, Book Signing

COCO Art Gallery

Coconut Point Mall

8074 Mediterranean Drive • ESTERO 239-949-3073

cocoartgallery.com

TUE-SAT 11AM-5PM & SUN 12-5PM

The COCO Art Gallery is associated with the Art Council ofSWFL, a non-profit groupof 21 affiliate visual artsorganizations and studios (Alliance for the Arts, Art League ofFort Myers, ArtQuilters Unlimited, Arts of the Inland, Cape Coral Art League, Cape Coral ArtStudio, Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, Edison Porcelain Artists, Estero ArtLeague, MarcoIsland Center for the Arts, Moorings Art Guild, Naples ArtAssociation, Pine Island ArtAssociation, Sanibel-Captiva Art League, Artists& Artisans of Shell Point, SWFLFine Craft Guild, SWFLPastel Society, SWFLWatercolor Society, Visual Arts Center, Weavers of Char-Lee). The Council’swebsite –acswf.org – provides links to these member organizations and updated schedule of exhibits opento all of their members. More than 300artists members display and sell theirart at the gallery. Artwork changes monthly, with a reception 5-7pm the firstThursday of the month, Oct-May.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN 8-22 : Cape Coral Art League

FEB 12-24 :Sanibel-Captiva Art League

MAR 12-24 : SWFLWatercolor Society

APR 9-21 :SWFL Florida Pastel Society

MAY 7-21 :Discovery Day Academy

Englewood Art Center

Ringling College of Art & Design

350 South McCall Road • ENGLEWOOD 941-474-5548 ringling.edu/eac

TUE 9AM-9PM, WED-SAT 9AM-4PM

The Englewood Art Center is the destination for arts for the 2019 season on the gulfcoast. EAC has a spectacular line up of classes, workshops, exhibitions and events, emphasizingthe landscape, lifestyle and leisure of this very special creative outpost. EAC invites all artists, artenthusiasts, and anyone who wants to support the creative community in Englewood to join usthis season.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN 2-30 :Paul Spyropoulos

JAN 2-31 : Warren Loranger Retrospective

JAN 2-31: Denise DeLong

JAN 2-31 : Suzanne Canner

FEB 5-28 :EAC Life Drawing Open Studio Figure Studies

FEB 5-MAR 1 : Craig Rubadoux

FEB 5-MAR 1: Figure & Form

FEB 5-MAR 1 : Don White

MAR 5-14 : 23rdAnnual Youth Show

MAR 5-27 : Ringling College of Art & Design Alum/Students

MAR 5-28 : EAC Students + Studios

MAR 19-29 :Englewood Camera Club

MAR 5-29 : EAC Students & Studios

APR 2-24 :Erica Groff

APR 2-25 : Mutt Hubbard

APR 2-26 : Shirley Campbell

APR 2-26 : Coastal Inspiration

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Collier County Museums

colliermuseums.com

Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch

1215 Roberts Avenue West • IMMOKALEE

239-252-2611

TUE-SAT 9AM-4PM

Originally home to cattleman Robert Roberts and his family, this13-acre historic site and museum features exhibits, programs, and fifteen original buildings that tell thestory of cow hunters, ranchers, and pioneer-spirited families who struggled to tame this vast wildernessprairie on the edge of the Big Cypress Swamp. Free admission.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN 9-MAR 23 : Heritage & Harvest - paintings by Paul Arsenault

Marco Island

HistoricalMuseum

180 South Heathwood Drive

MARCO ISLAND

239-642-1440

MON-SAT 9AM-4PM

Marco Island Historical Museum explores Southwest Florida’s Calusa Indians and brings thisvanished civilization to life with displays and a recreated village scene. Temporary exhibitstrace this island paradise from its early pioneer roots as a fishing village, pineapple plantationand clam cannery, through its explosive growth in the 1960s. Free admission.

E XHIBITIONS

FEB 6-MAY 31 :An Everglades Affair - paintings by JoAnn Sanborn

Naples Depot Museum

1051 Fifth Avenue South NAPLES

239-252-8419

MON-SAT 9AM-4PM

Set in Naples’ first passenger train station, the restored museumtakes visitors back to Florida’s railroading heyday and tells how technology and transportation helpedNaples grow from a village of 300 souls to today’s glittering Gulf Coast resort. Free admission.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN 4-APR 27 : The 20th Century Seminole Experience - art by Muffy Clark Gill

Florida Gulf Coast University

Art Galleries

10501 FGCU Boulevard South FORT MYERS

239-590-7199

fgcu.edu/artgalleries

MON-FRI 10AM-4PM & THU 10AM-7PM

Florida Gulf Coast University Art Galleries’ mission is to broaden the learning and cultural experiences ofFGCU students and the community through exhibitions and programming. Exhibitions focus oncontemporary art from local, national and international artists as well as the faculty and students.Exhibitions are in the ArtLab Gallery (west side of Library Building) and Wasmer Art Gallery (ArtsComplex). All opening receptions and exhibitions are free and open to the public. Opening receptions areon the evening the exhibit opens, 5-7pm.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN 17-FEB 7 :The Third Dimension: Exploring SpaceExhibition

JAN 31-FEB 28 :Up Close and Unimaginable, Cliff Evans and Gregory Green

FEB 21-MAR 28 :Mally Khorasantchi, Recent Paintings 2019Exhibition

MAR 21-APR 4 :21stAnnual Student JuriedExhibition

MAR 27-APR 19 :FGCU Art AlumniExhibition

(AT FINEMARK NATIONAL BANK & TRUST, FT MYERS)

APR 19-MAY 3 :Senior Projects - Spring 2019Exhibition

Fort Myers Beach Art Association & Gallery

3030 Shell Mound Boulevard

FORT MYERS BEACH

239-463-3909

fortmyersbeachart.com

MON-SAT 10AM-3PM

SUMMER WED & THURS 9AM-12PM

This is a working artist gallerywith a continuously changing display of local art for show and sale withfree admission. You may find artists painting during your visit or see aworkshop in progress. See website for class and workshop information.

E XHIBITIONS

THRU JAN 10 : Art Divine

JAN 14-FEB 7 : Over the Moon - FMBAA Winter Juried Show

FEB 9-21 :Lucille Cessna Show

FEB 11-MAR 21 :Under the Sun -FMBAA Spring Member Juried Show

FEB 23-MAR 7 :Board Members Show

MAR 9-22 : A Creative Blooming - Experimentalists Group Challenge

MAR 23-APR 4 :Anything Goes

MAR 23-APR 4 :Classes Show

APR 6-10 : Student Scholarship Show

APR 17-OCT 15 : Summer Show

OCT 17- NOV 7 : Fall Member show

NOV 11- DEC 5 : Fall Juried Show

DEC 7-JAN 9, 2020 : Art Divine

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Harbour View Gallery

5789 Cape Harbor Drive # 104

CAPE CORAL

239-540-5789

harbourviewgallery.com

DAILY 11AM-8PM

The only artists-owned co-op gallery in Cape Coral,Harbour View Gallery exhibits only juried local art and is staffed entirely by exhibiting artists.Since the fall of 2007, the gallery has hosted over 300 local artists through 4 artist programs:Featured Artist, Extended Visiting Artist, Associate Member, and Managing Member. Featured artist receptions 6-8pm first Tuesday of each month, free and open to the public. Offersclasses, special events, exhibitions, and receptions every first Tuesday of the month year round.

E XHIBITIONS

new exhibitions monthly

Island Visions

4643 Pine Island Road NW MATLACHA

239-282-0452

islandvisions-timeless.com

INSEASON MON-SUN 10AM-6PM

OFFSEASON MON-SUN 10AM-5PM

Island Visions, located in the heart of Matlacha, is a vibrant andeclectic g allery of over 70 local artists, island décor, jewelry, gif ts, and curiosities.Enjoy top rated icecream from Great Licks Ice Cream Shop while you shop in the our warm, tropical Old Floridaatmosphere.

Jo-Ann Sanborn

239-404-9179

joannsanborn.com

“As an artist, I want to introduce you to a place of ancient and timeless beauty. The boldforms of the flora and the deep shadows invite artistic exploration. My images are ancientand familiar; palms, prairie, water, and clouds. It is my fondest dream that you will hearthe voice of the Everglades through my work.”

E XHIBITIONS

FEB 6-MAY 31 : An Everglades Affair (MARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM)

Marc Harris Wildlife Gallery

Everglades

Wonder Gardens

27180 Old 41 Road

BONITA SPRINGS

239-283-3354

marcharriswildlife.com

DAILY 9AM-5PM

Marc Harris is a wildlife, nature and conservation photographer. To increase the importance ofconservation awareness, Marc’s work reflects a rare look into the biodiversity of nature that exists inour world’s galaxy, habitats and ecosystems. Marc’s objective is presented to heighten your sensesand trigger an emotional understanding of why we must protect our environment for people and wildlifealike.

E XHIBITIONS

DAILY :Everglades Wonder Gardens

JAN-MAY :Edison Ford Winter Estates

MAR-APR :United Arts Council of Collier County

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Marco Island Center for the Arts

1010 Winterberry Drive

MARCO ISLAND

239-394-4221

marcoislandart.org

MON-FRI 9AM-4PM & DURINGEVENTS

Marco Island Center for the Arts is a non-profit 49-year old institution known astheplace for cultural exploration on the Island. It is an essential part ofthe culture of Marco Island and Collier County. It stands as a pre-eminent advocate for the arts in theregion. The Center offers year round classes, exhibitions, musical performances, and special events.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN :Comic Relief (Kayleigh Castle, David Horton,Lee Horton, Betty Newman, Douglas Smith, MichaelWhite)

FEB :Member Show

MAR : Pastel Society of Southwest Florida

APR : Adult Student Show & High School Show

MAY :I See You(Mila Bridger,Karen McEwen, Marjorie Pesek, Veronica Winters)

JUN :Where Will Color Take You

JUL : Art for Social Justice(Nic Provenzo, Judith Carlin, Pat Kumicich)

AUG : Seeing Myself - Artists’ Self Portraits

SEP :Tall Tale Title - Art Inspired By Book Titles

OCT : Opposites Attract

NOV : Member Show or Juan Diaz

DEC : Clay

Odegaard art + design

349 10th Street North NAPLES

718-486-5828

odegaardartdesign.com

BY APPOINTMENT

O degaard art + design is a storefront studio and exhibition space for the work ofDez Ryan Odegaard and her artist colleagues.

Sanibel Captiva Art League

SANIBEL ISLAND

472-2483

sancapart.com

SanibelCaptiva Art League is a nonprofit organization formedto create opportunities tocreate art, share art, support art education and to enhance our communityartistically.TheArt League is a member of the SWFL Art Council and features monthly informativemeetings, weekly Plein Aire outings, workshops, member’s shows and exhibits attheSanibel Public Library, Community House, and Big ARTS.

E XHIBITIONS & E VENTS

JAN 3-27: 43rdAnnual Juried Art Council of SWFL exhibit‘Fresh’ (AT BIG ARTS, SANIBEL)

FEB 4-28:SCCF & SCAL ‘Water’ exhibit (AT SANIBEL CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION BAILEY HOMESTEAD PRESERVE, SANIBEL)

MAR 3: Annual Art Sale (AT SANIBEL COMMUNITY HOUSE)

Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center

2301 1st Street • FORT MYERS 239-333-1933 sbdac.com

MON-FRI 9AM-5PM

FIRST FRI ART WALK 6PM-10PM

Florida Arts, Inc. nurtures innovation and excellence inthe visual and performing arts via exhibitions, performances, education, and communityoutreach. Through the development and management of the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center,they carry on the legacy of Berne Davis and her mission to provide a world-class venue and openaccess to the arts for all members of the Southwest Florida community. New exhibitions open monthly during Art Walk. View SBDAC’s online event calendar for event schedule.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN 4-24:Guy Tieman - Connecting the Dots

JAN 4-24 : Kristina Jackson - Christina’s World

FEB 1-21 : Them (Mila Bridger, Mariapia Malerba, Danielle Branchaud, Reynier Llanes, Juan Diaz, NdolaPensy, Brian Weaver, Amiee Perez, Cesar Aguilera)

FEB 1-21 :Carded - Miniature Masterpieces 2

MAR 1-29 :Richard Tsao - Accidental Designer

MAR 1-29 : Janet Vince: And Now For Something Completely Different

APR 5-23 :Trek 6, Luis Valle, Jet Victory - Graffiti Art

APR 5-23 :Lois Selfon: Nature, Schmature: A Co-dependency Art Show

MAY 3-30 :Moving to Abstract - Works of JoAnn LaPadula & Sue Pink

MAY 3-30 :Digital Lee

JUN 7-28 :AC vs DC - Telsa vs Edison

JUN 7-28 : Sarah Sullivan - Full Spectrum, Inner Worlds

JUL 5-26 :Captains for Clean Water (Katy Danca Galli, Rob Hoovis, Paul Marcellini, Alexis Horn, DanIvetic)

AUG 2-29 :Fort Myers Art Collective Group Show

AUG 2-29 : Reimagined (Dharma Lefevre, Danielle Branchaud, Ananda Warrick, Ndola Pensy, KatieVance, Michelle Caraway, Amanda Howell, Jeannie Coons)

SEP 6-26 :City Art Grant Winners Exhibition

OCT 4-24 :Dark Art Group Show

NOV 1-22 :Rose Young - Turf War, Art Speaks for the Earth

DEC 2-8 :Festival of Trees

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Timeless

Items of Interest & Illumination

2218 1st Street FORT MYERS

239-332-8463 islandvisions-timeless.com

SUN 11AM-8 PM

MON-THU 11AM-8PM FRI & SAT 11AM-9PM

Timeless, Items of Interest & Illumination features incredibleSteampunk lamps and jewelry created by owner/artist Steve Timcak in addition to work from localartists. A gem in the heart of Fort Myers’ Historic River District with the feel of a Victorian curiosity shop full ofbeauty and treasures.

Tower Gallery

751 Tarpon Bay Road

SANIBEL

239-472-4557

towergallery.net

DAILY 10AM-9PM

Tow er Gallery is an artists’ cooperative consisting of 23 artists in two-dimensional and three-dimensional mediums such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, ceramic, wood, glass andmetal. The gallery was founded in 1982, and moved to its present location in 1994. It iscompletely artist run and you always find one of the artists there! Exhibitions and receptionsare free and open to the public.

E VENTS

JAN 10 :Inspiration, Innovation, and Imagination - artist demo

FEB 14 : Life in Full Bloom

MAR 14 : Garden Art Auction

The Visual Arts Center

210 Maud Street PUNTA GORDA (941) 639-8810 visualartcenter.org

MON-FRI 9AM-4PM & SAT 10AM-2PM

SWFL WAX

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WAX (A CHAPTEROF INTERNATIONAL ENCAUSTIC ARTISTS)

swflwax.com

SWFL WAX is a group of encaustic hot and cold artists in SW Florida. Ourgoal is to educate the community about encaustic art and to promote andsupport encaustic artists with meetings, workshops, demonstrations andexhibitions. This year was a successful year with three local exhibitions.Our Chapter is now booking for 2020.For a complete list of future exhibition dates and workshops and how to learn more on becoming a member visit our website, SWFLWAX.com

E XHIBITIONS

NOV 1-30 :Expressions in Wax (AT NORRIS CENTER, NAPLES)

DEC 2-JAN 31, 2020 :Discovering the Art of Wax (AT CENTERFORTHE ARTS, BONITA SPRINGS)

The Visual Arts Center aspires to inspire, explore, create and promote art in Southwest Florida.Explore two galleries, find a treasure in our gift shop, or create something new in a class orworkshop taught by accomplished instructors. Portrait painting, life drawing sessions and Plein Airoutings are offered weekly.

E XHIBITIONS

JAN 8-31:Plein Air & Quickdraw

JAN 8-31 :The Bold and The Beautiful

FEB 2-28 :ACSWF Winner’s Circle

FEB 2-28 :VAC Past Member Winners

MAR 2-28 :Viewpoints

MAR 3-28 :Primavera

MAR 30-APR 25 :Triptych: Three Artists

MAR 31-APR 24 : Pictures in Paradise

APR 27-MAY 8 :Charlotte County High Schools

APR 27-MAY 9:Charlotte County Middle Schools

MAY 11-18 :Charlotte County Elementary Schools

MAY 11-JUN 7 :Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society

MAY 21-JUN 7 :Water, Water, Everywhere

JUN 11-27 :Three Artists in Full Bloom

JUN 29-AUG 22 :Member’s Showcase

JUL 1-AUG 22 :Member’s Showcase

SEP 10-OCT 3 :Color!

SEP 10-OCT 3 :The Art Guys

OCT 5-NOV 8 :Black & White

OCT 7-31 :Harvest of Art

NOV 4-DEC 4 :Fun Arts Festival

NOV 12-DEC 5 :Florida Watercolor Society

DEC 10-20 :Instructor Show

DEC 10-24 :3D Member Show

The Indelible Wit of Bill Sanders F

OR 60-PLUS YEARS, Fort Myers resident Bill Sanders has made a living as a political cartoonist. Yes, he’s one of those rare birds who can make you laugh — or at least grin — at individuals and actions in the political world that might otherwise simply make you sick. He can make you angry, too. Riled up about some piece of nonsense about which you share Bill’s perspective — or angry at Bill because you disagree. In either case, you wouldn’t be bored.

Readers can find the engaging story of Bill’s life —both personal and professional — in a gorgeously designed book with a longish but fitting title and subtitle: Against the Grain: Bombthrowing in the Fine American Tradition of Political Cartooning (NEW SOUTH BOOKS). Bill’s memories about the stages of his life are accompanied by a generous supply of his classic cartoons. Editorial cartoons are meant to be opinionated. That’s why we read them. In the case of a practitioner like Bill Sanders — or such other masters of inky bombs as Herblock, Oliphant, Trudeau, and foreword writer Jules Feiffer — a well crafted political cartoon requires a knowledge base, a sense of the ridiculous, and distinctive skill with the pen. For these commentators, their drawing style is their trademark. Bill Sanders most likely spends more time researching the material that will spark a cartoon than most. He needs to know what he’s talking about before he plays with the issue in ink.

Over the years, his main ‘home base’ publication vehicles were the Greensboro Daily News, Kansas City Star, and Milwaukee Journal. His work was syndicated in 100plus other newspapers. It’s clear that he had talent, perseverance, and made an impact. He covered everything of political consequence from the Eisenhower era into the time of Trump, most recently publishing his work on an internet blog (sanderscartoon.blogspot.com).

Born in Springfield, Tennessee, Bill fell in love with sports there. His family moved to Dothan, Alabama and then Pompano Beach, Florida. He was a high school basketball standout at Pompano Beach High School and was named to the Florida All-State Team in 1948. He later played on a University of Miami freshman football team before transferring to Western Kentucky University, where music and art became important parts of his life. He started dabbling in drawing seriously there, and he also set an NCAA pass completion record while on the WKU football team that won a minor bowl game.

By the mid-1950s, Bill had married his lifetime partner, Joyce and found himself wearing an Army uniform in Korea. He began cartooning for armed forces Stars and Stripes publications and found himself imagining making a career of it — if he could. He calls this turning point his ‘Herblock Epiphany.’

by Philip K. Jason

Bill Sanders has no reservations about pointing to mistakes he made early in his career, and he also shows his commitment to learning from them and avoiding them in the future. This is particularly true with regard to a cartoon he drew to comment on civil rights lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro. It’s a gripping, well-told story about a weak cartoon.

Newspaper people, even editorial cartoonists, have opportunities, for better or worse, to mix with celebrities of all kinds. Bill’s vignette about meeting blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield and her husband is delightful. Most such celebrity encounters, however, will be with politicians such as Lyndon Johnson, John Kennedy, Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan (the presidentail libraries of Truman, Kennedy, LBJ, and Nixon all include his work in their collections).

Following political campaigns and other political events kept him in motion. In such travels, Bill kept up his interest in music, which allowed him to tour frequently in a band of musicians whose company and talent he enjoyed.

And yet, for all this meandering, Bill was essentially a family man, helping to raise his four daughters while rising to the top of his profession. His cartoons appeared not only in print, but on PBS, CBS, NBC, and BBC television programs. He was awarded the Association of Editorial Cartoonists Lifetime Achievement Award.

Against the Grain reveals a man with a strong liberal streak who believes that Reagan’s reputation as a great communicator is undeserved, and that Reagan and both Bushes were essentially criminals in office. For him, Trump is not far behind and might even move ahead on Sanders’ not-to-betrusted list.

Long retired from the newspaper world, Sanders keeps his hand in the game with his blog. The book is a fresh, exciting look at several decades of U. S. political history along with insights into the challenges of a demanding career. •

The presidential libraries of Truman, Kennedy, LBJ, and Nixon all include Sanders’ work in their collections.

A well crafted political cartoon requires a knowledge base, a sense of the ridiculous, and distinctive skill with the pen.

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Wby Paula Michele Bolado

hen I walked into Mila Bridger’s Marco Island home, I was greeted by a striking blond woman of Polish decent whose jubilant and joyful presence dissolves any nervousness one might have about meeting such an extraordinary surrealist. Bridger instantly welcomes you into her home and artist’s space. Her most engaging pieces are to the right of the entrance in the gallery, complete with

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photographers’ backdrops so that when the mood arises she is ready to unleash her creative kaleidoscope of ideas into a multimedia world of props, people, color, camera, and action. Her warm and inviting nature is probably why her subjects feel so comfortable doing phantasmagoric photographs that are conceived in her dreams and applied to natural or historic settings.

Some of her pictures represent satirical expressions of our society’s fascination with materialism, ‘end times,’ and fairy tales. In her kitchen hangs a bright colorful photograph of a fantastic and lavish

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picnic complete with a preppy couple donned with gold and pearls, but wearing gas-masks. Their maid is left without a mask because she is not part of the festivities; she is not part of the elite to be saved. But the maid is more interesting than the couple. She grabs your attention even more than the gasmasks themselves.

Bridger’s story begins in Poland where she was born to an art historian mother and a nuclear physicist father, with whom she spends many holidays traveling the world. He sometimes appears in her pieces, taking on the imaginations of his daughter in unusually supportive ways.

When I met with Bridger, we drank wine and talked about cubism, surrealism, and hyperreal photography, from where she draws her inspiration, particularly those who use color and shape to create unusual compositions that are completely out of the ordinary to the fine art world, especially at the time of their movements. Salvador Dali was the most notable of surrealists, but names of French painters like Paul Gauguin arose when we talked about her recent trip with her father to Tahiti. We then chatted about a David Rothko installation in Houston and about Robert Rauschenberg, who was known for taking pieces of refuse and creating new impressions of art that are worth millions today. These all were artists who used shape and form to change the way we look at culture, color, and the fantastic.

Because she grew up with an art historian for a mother, her world had been engulfed by a range of imagery from the paintings of Dutch masters to the film of modern photography. Her favorite book growing up was French Illustrated Encyclopedia of Art. She also grew up as the Cold War just began losing its grip on Eastern European culture. The politics surrounding that era comes out in her pieces, particularly the ones with gas masks because putting those on correctly were a preva-

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lent concern of hers at that time. Luckily, she began collecting them later to use in her work to almost volley back the fascination the world had with them.

With Art Basel just around the corner, Mila was feeling the excitement of this annual event in Miami where she would find some of the most avant garde artists, whose work is best seen ‘outside the convention center from South Beach to Wynwood.’ She talked a lot about how the international world of art is right around our corner. Mila is an avid supporter of emerging artists, especially those who are true to their talents.

Most importantly, Mila told me about how her own ideas spark. She calls them ‘manufactured fairy tales.’ She takes something that is real, deconstructs it, throws in magic and storytelling, and creates something entirely new.

For example, one of her portraits captures a woman with a disco ball for her head standing on the beach. She says, “It’s a portrait of an event planner. Her name is Pam Beckman and she is an event planner in Fort Myers.” The piece is almost reminiscent of the bowler-hatted and suited man with a green apple covering his face called, ‘Son of Man,’ by Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. However, Bridger blends the female culture of the 21st century with the beach in this surrealist shot, hiding the face of the forever busy party-planner.

Mila uses real people and real writers. She says, “I don’t like using models. I like to bring out things out of real people.”

She uses dresses that are fluid and billowing on the beach. “I design those dresses for any woman, any fit, because they can transform the body, making them feel so beautiful and that is the aim. If you want to have a piece of art, and you want a part of it, then I’m going to bring that art from within you by shooting you in that dress. It’s all about the wind.” This is a type of portrait session that is

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affordable for any woman or family and not the typical white-linen-and-jeans photoshoots that seem all too common at the beach. She also avoids white because of its unflattering nature. She wants you to feel as beautiful as she sees you out there.

Mila wants her portraits to be intertwined with the kind of freedom you get outside a studio setting. Out in nature, it is not a 100% controlled photoshoot because the fabric is fluid. “The perfect collaboration with nature and the wind,” she says. “I love that it is not fully controlled by me because I am a control freak when it comes to setting up stuff. Everything has to be perfect, under complete control, has to be the same way I see it, but when I have the dress there, it’s loose, out of control, and it’s beautiful.”

Into the natural landscape setting she brings in a variety of materials to help create a story. In one image, children’s book writer, Faith Harkey, is artfully gowned and surrounded by books and manuscripts and typing at a typewriter out of which an arc of typed pages fly onto the beach. Mila designed the props, gluing the arc of shooting papers together before the shoot. The props are brought to the beach —she brings camera lights, but keeps everything to only the props, the person, and the natural lighting. Other props have included, items we would discard but are made new again, such as old piano keys pulled from a broken piano to be strung out across a woman’s frame who is lying beautifully gowned in the sand. This is her portrait of a singer songwriter.

She also brought out a hairstylist with all her materials. The model for that shoot was not the center of the story, but rather the eccentricity of a regional hairstylist working her magic despite the elements of the sand, wind, and surf.

When she was growing up, Mila used two cameras. Her first camera was an old 35 mm Russian Zorki film camera and her second was a black & white Pentax K1000, from where she developed her first pieces in a darkroom. Now she works with digital cameras and uses film for just a hobby, but continues to play with light like her earlier cameras required. She says about her shoots, “What you see in the camera is what you get. Using light is my way of expressing art.”

One significant photograph is taken with her dad in front of an installation in Texas where it seems is in the middle of nowhere. German Landscape Artists installed a Prada mockstore along the highway near Marfa, a small desert city in west Texas. Prada allowed them to use the logo and donated some shoes and bags, but the building is inaccessible, and looks like an out of place black and white ornament propped in a red-painted desert. In the photo, her father put on a panda head just before posing right in front of the installation. The picture is as surreal as the image can get thanks in part to the layering upon layering of natural, man-made, and panda-man-made absurdity. Not only in one’s dreams can pandas, painted deserts, and Prada combine, but in Mila’s world behind her camera she makes it a ‘Dreamality.’ This word came up out of our conversation and it simply means to take what is imaginable and see it photographically possible. •

Bridger’s next pieces include a group showing of mermaid pictures called ‘Body Parts.’ They will be exhibited at The HW Gallery, opening February 24, in downtown Naples. Her photographs will be featured in the ’Them’ group show at the Sidney & Berne Davis Arts Center, February 1-21, and in ‘Juxtaposition,’ an exhibition with Mariapia Malerba at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers, May 3-31.

For more information, visit milabridger.com.

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A League of Its Own H

ARD WORK AND DEDICATION has paid off for the Fort Myers Art League. Membership and class enrollment are up and the budget is balanced. It takes an amicable team to obtain this enviable status.

To paraphrase the mission statement that has guided the group throughout the years; The Fort Myers Art League is committed to promoting the appreciation, enjoyment and distribution of fine art to the membership and to the community through exhibits and educational opportunities, and to participate in charitable and educational outreach programs by collaborating with other nonprofit businesses and governmental organizations.

by Carol DeFrank

is created then covered with a non-toxic clear lacquer or varnish. According to Mulford, this and other classes such as glass fusing, mat cutting, mixed media, oil painting, and others are all very popular.

“I teach so others can enjoy the benefits of creating in a calm, relaxed, but mentally stimulating environment,” Mulford explains. “I can’t say enough about all of the instructors. They are extremely talented and willingly share their talent by volunteering their time. Each and every one is vital to our success.”

Sue Dunham explains “Ourprimary goal is to make our League a place where artists can learn, work with their peers and be inspired.”

“We have succeeded because we take our mission statement seriously,” says Sue Dunham, co-president and ten year member of the League. “We have created a space that benefits both artists and friends of the arts. But that doesn’t mean we are comfortable enough to get complacent. No matter how far we have come, we know that there’s always room to grow by incorporating new and exciting ideas.”

The Art League formed in1956 and was located in a house on Crawford Street. The property was eventually deeded to the League and in 1992, when the Red Sox organization needed room to expand, they sold it. The money accrued from the sale was utilized to strengthen the stability of the League. Their new home was the Old Schultz Farm House on the corner of McGregor & Colonial Blvds.

They continued to operate there until fate again displaced them when the building was targeted for demolition in order to make room for the construction of the Midpoint Bridge. The next move was to the Edwards Building, which fulfilled their creative needs until 2003 when they took up residence in a 1500 sq ft building on Monroe Street in the heart of the Historic River District, beneath the City of Palm Parking Garage, where they are still located.

Recently, the organization has enjoyed a lot of positive activity. Dunham attributes the growth to the concerted efforts of the Board of Directors, the members and publicity chair, and relatively new member, Barbara Gage Mulford.

A lifelong ‘hobby artist’ who became a full-time artist and art educator, Mulford brought her talent, energy and motivation from Massachusetts to Fort Myers almost two years ago. A prolific painter and regular exhibitor at local galleries, she has initiated several classes for beginner and experienced artists. “I bring my ideas to the Board and after some discussion, if they approve, we begin the implementation process.” Mulford and Dunham are convinced that the major boost to membership is a direct result of the increase of classes and exhibits as well as public interaction.

One of the new classes is working with resin, whereby a three dimensional or mixed medium art piece

Children’s classes have also been added to the schedule. “These classes have been well received,” says Dunham, “Especially by home-schooled children. We have a lovely group who attend the Saturday morning classes. A few months ago we had our first student art exhibit. It was wonderful seeing the artists and their families enjoying this event. It is our intention to continue these exhibits on a regular basis.”

“We will also be involved with Art Poems this year,” says Mulford. This event was created by Lorraine Walker Williams and Joe Pacheco, and is in its 13th year. “The artists and the poets are paired and the artist paints to the poem and the poet writes to the art. They perform at two venues. Our league has offered our space to exhibit the finished products.”

“We are also looking for new ways to attract attention as our location is somewhat off of the beaten path,” says Mulford. “One way we are addressing this is by painting in public places.

“After witnessing all the people attending Art Walk, I got the idea to go to the people instead of waiting for them to come to us. I accomplished this by painting in places where the crowds gather. Art Walk was my first adventure.”

Interacting with the public while concentrating on your work is a challenge and takes a certain personality because it can be intimidating and distracting. But it creates curiosity and usually draws a crowd who gather to watch and ask questions.

“I am happy to share as much information as possible and I always mention where we are located,” she says. “Then I usually zone out all the noise and activity and just paint. I’ve been doing it for over a year now and it still seems to be a popular event that usually takes place in the middle of the big event.” She describes it as kind of like a ‘dog & pony’ show. “Sometimes, just for the fun of it, I’ll go to the farmers market and paint there. My main purpose always is to promote the Art League and tell people where to find it.”

“We are also looking for new ways to attract attention as our location is somewhat off of the beaten path. One way is by painting in public places,” says Barbara Gage Mulford.

Another way of getting the public involved is by participating in Mystery Walk. During last year’s event the League set up a large canvas in the gallery and everyone who came in looking for a mystery clue was invited to paint on a section, the only criteria was it had to be in good taste. The finished piece is a montage painting comprised of a wide variety of thoughts and hangs in the window of the gallery. The event was not only successful, it was fun and is on the agenda again for this year’s Mystery Walk.

An interesting idea bringing notice to the League’s location is the brainchild of co-president Brooke Anderson. She suggested members create colorful totems that could be displayed outside of the building. “We acquired new gallon paint cans and after designing and painting them with bright colors we stacked them five high and placed them outside of our door. The purpose is to draw attention from the walking traffic,” said Dunham. “An added benefit is it adds color and interest to our surroundings.”

The bigger issue is parking, especially during events,” says Mulford, “There are places to park, but you have to know where to look. There’s the

obvious, like metered street parking, but there’s also the ground floor of the city parking garage where we are located. There is also public parking in the Post Office parking lot.”

Lack of visibility and parking can only be solved by relocating to a higher traffic area, therefore their present home is probably not their last. A location closer to the action that offers more visibility and parking would be considered an asset.

The League is supported by membership dues, entry fees, class fees, and sales.There are various levels of memberships available, all of which are open to artists and friends of the arts. There are annual, lifetime, and student memberships. Most levels include volunteer requirements, especially if the artist is displaying their work. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month and is open to guests.

There are many advantages to becoming a member. It includes a venue to display and sell member’s art, and provides work space where

artists can be inspired by their surroundings. It also includes automatic membership to the Art Council of Southwest Florida, which is comprised of several area art leagues and associations. Belonging to that organization comes with more benefits, such as attending their meetings and exhibiting in their art shows.

Members also have the opportunity of being recognized as Artist of the Month. Candidates must have a certain amount of work available to display, and it must be formatted and wired for hanging. Other criteria changes monthly. There are different mediums, size limits, and themes to follow.

“Our primary goal is to make our League a place where artists can learn, work with their peers and be inspired,” says Dunham. “It offers an open and inviting atmosphere where artists of all levels and mediums can create. We are a great hub for Fort Myers artists. I will be happy if the League continues to honor our mission statement. That alone should make it possible for us to thrive for another 60 years.” •

The Art League of Fort Myers is located at 1451 Monroe St. in downtown Fort Myers’ Historic River District. It is open Tue-Sat 11am3pm and 6-9pm during the River District’s Art Walk the first Friday of each month. For information, call 275-3970.

“We have created a space that benefits both artists and friends of the arts,” says co-president Sue Dunham.

by Jason MacNeil

n the last 40 years you would be hard pressed to find a more dynamic, entertaining, genre-bending rock band than Los Angeles area group, Los Lobos. Over the course of several critically-acclaimed albums and a persistent work and tour ethic, the group led by singers David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas have established themselves as a finely tuned machine.

However the group also has several assets besides Hidalgo and Rosas, including newcomer and saxophonist, Steve Berlin. And by newcomer I mean he joined the band in 1983.

“Well, you know pretty soon they’re going to have to start paying me,” Berlin jokingly says in September while the band toured the U.S. “It’s funny. I mean obviously it’s remarkable, but it’s what we do. It doesn’t feel like it’s been as long as it’s been, put it that way.”

The group, who plays the Southwest Florida Event Center in Bonita Springs on February 17, are perhaps best known for their cover of Richie Valens’ hit ‘La Bamba.’ But Los Lobos offered up far, far more over its career including stellar albums such as Kiko, The Neighborhood and The Town and TheCity, to name just a few. It’s something Berlin attributes to simple knowledge and experience.

“I think we understand our tool set,” he says. “I think we realize we’re somewhat, well not really unique... but to a certain degree, I guess we are unique. I don’t think we take that lightly, but at the same time that’s the wisdom from being together as long as we’ve been together.”

Berlin says when he joined the group he “literally knew nothing about any Latin music, ” but it was the common affinity for soul music which laid the foundation.

“It didn’t take long, the culture that I grew up in was all about it being open and available to any new ideas,” he says. “So that part was not difficult at all. I relished the opportunity to go do something that I didn’t know anything about at that moment.”

Although the band’s last album was 2015’s Gates Of Gold Los Lobos released a special split single with The Shins as part of Record Store Day earlier this year. ‘The Fear’ featured three different versions of The Shins’ song including a rendition by Los Lobos.

“James Mercer (The Shins’ singer) reached out to us,” Berlin says. “He had the idea of not necessarily remixes but ‘redos’ of his songs for that record. I kind of know him as we both live in Portland, Oregon. So initially he sent it to us and said, ‘Do you think you can add something to this?’ and I thought that I didn’t realize that the track was done so we just added a few things, like put some stuff over top and sent it back to him.”

“He said, ‘No, I want you to do the song, I want you to

redo it.’ So it was a totally different kettle of fish. What we ended up actually doing was utilizing some of his stuff from the original and then we added a bunch of stuff to it. I think it came out great, I really love it.”

Another 2018 highlight was appearing as one of the select artists for Joni 75, a 75th anniversary event celebrating the work of Joni Mitchell. The two-night event saw Los Lobos cover two Mitchell songs, ‘Dreamland’ and ‘Cool Water.’

Although he’s never worked with Mitchell professionally, Berlin recalled a rather odd interaction he had with Mitchell while Berlin produced an artist who shall remain nameless.

“My brush with Joni was kind of weird,” he says. “At the time, Joni had a studio in her house so we were working there. He was under the impression even though she was very happily married to Larry Klein, who owned the studio, that Joni was madly in love with him and she was going to leave Larry for him.

“There was absolutely no rationale for that kind of thinking, but he was convinced that she was madly in love with him. Finally, one day he wasn’t there yet and Joni came to the studio and said, ‘I want you guys to leave. This guy is really creeping me out! He keeps looking at me and talking to me in this really weird way.’ She said, ‘I’m sorry. but you guys really need to go.’”

As for Los Lobos, Berlin says the band are discussing working on a new studio album. but they have to proverbially put a few ducks in a row, including securing a record deal.

“Right now we don’t have a record deal,” he says. “So we would need to solve that and figure out what the right route is going to be and then move forward. So it’s in a discussion phase, but I couldn’t tell you there was anything imminent. It’s

probably going to be well into next year before we even start.”

Meanwhile the songwriting process has naturally changed over the years with Berlin recalling how Hidalgo and guitarist Louis Perez had a blue-collar mentality to the craft.

“During the Kiko days Dave and Louie, they had an office in Wittier, California where they lived at that time,” he says. “So it seems amazing to me now but they would actually go to the office and write every day, or every day that they could.

“I would say the writing process is the most challenging process of whatever we’re doing. After so many years and so many records, just trying to come up with new ideas is a challenge. We’ve sort of done every variation we can think of and every permutation we can think of so it would seem to me at least that the only thing that gets people excited about anything conceptually is a broader idea than just a new record.”

Besides their 2019 tour dates the band will be busy with different projects. Hidalgo and Rosas are confirmed to join the Experience Hendrix Tour celebrating the music of the iconic guitarist. Meanwhile, Berlin will be touring with reformed The Flesh Eaters, a super group of sorts featuring Berlin, X’s John Doe and The Blasters’ Dave Alvin, among others, which originally formed in the early 1980s. The group sees their new studio album, I Used ToBe Pretty released in January, an album Berlin says was enjoyable to make.

“None of us have really changed much so the years have been relatively kind to everybody. It was fun. I mean I’m very proud of the record. The tour that we did earlier this year was so exciting that all of us, everybody, was like, ‘We really got to do this more often than every 15 years!’”

The future of Los Lobos remains quite

vibrant with ample touring. Yet Berlin feels if the band was starting out today as a young rock band the cards might be stacked against them.

“When we started we were very lucky in that we made a tiny bit of money from the very beginning,” he says. “There was just enough for the band and to pay for the hotel room that we shared. It wasn’t a losing proposition.

“When we started, the guys had had families already, they weren’t just callejeros. They had mouths to feed at home and people to take care of. The option of starving for four or five years would not have worked. The guys were doing okay just playing in the neighborhood, I’m pretty sure they would’ve just stayed in the neighborhood rather than risk what we risked and tour the world unless we could actually afford to do it.

“So I think it’s great that there’s an entrepreneurial spirit among bands these days in that they’re doing it for themselves and going without a record company and doing their own publicity and all that stuff. But somewhere somehow there has to be some semblance of being able to make a living wage.”

However, despite the highs and lows, Berlin says the band has never come close to calling it a day, instead just focusing on the next town and delivering a solid show.

“Like any family relationship there are tough moments,” he says. “I don’t think there was ever a time when we came close to pulling the plug on it. I think we’ve pretty much taken the attitude that we can do anything. There’s definitely been a few tough moments and situations that we had to solve, but I cannot recall a time where we thought, ‘Okay this could be the end.’ It’s always a case of just how we get through it and continue making progress.” •

“I would say the writing process is the most challenging process of whatever we’re doing. After so many years and so many records, just trying to come up with new ideas is a challenge.”

VanMorrison released two excellent albums last year, teaming up with jazz organist and trumpeter, Joey DeFrancesco.

Best Albums of 2018

by Andrew Elias

Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour

With Golden Hour, Musgraves has finally achieved the success her fans have known she has deserved for years. Unshackled by the traditional country music norms she has always skirted, the album showcases her clever songwriting, gorgeous vocals and a thoroughly modern production aesthetic that fans of R&B, Americana, Country and Pop music will all enjoy. Another confidant collection of smart songs exploring a range of emotions from heartbreak and loss to defiance and strength. Best songs: ‘Slow Burn,’ Space Cowboy’ and ‘High Horse.

Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco

You’re Driving Me Crazy

Making some of the best music of his life in his early 70s, Van teams up with jazz organist and trumpeter, Joey DeFrancesco for an album re-envisioning songs from Morrison’s past, like ‘The Way Young Lovers Do’ and ‘Have I Told You’ and revisiting standards, like ‘Miss Otis Regrets’ and ‘Travelin’ Light’. Add a few blues nuggets, like ‘Everyday I Have the Blues’ and ‘The Things I Used to Do’ to the mix and you have a recording that oozes with the spontaneity of a live session, delivering one of Van’s jazziest albums. A special treat is ‘Celtic Swing,’ an instrumental featuring Morrison playing alto sax.

Van Morrison The Prophet Speaks

The fourth album Van has released in 18 months finds Van collaborating again with Joey DeFrancesco, of the blues, split between classic blues, like John Lee Hooker’s ‘Dimples,’ Willie Dixon’s ‘I Love the Life I Live’ and Solomon Burke’s ‘Gotta get You Off My Mind,’ and terrific new originals like ‘Ain’t Gonna Moan No More,’ ‘Love Is Hard Work’ and ‘Got to Go Where the Love Is.’ Morrison’s singing is as soulful as ever and DeFrancesco’s quartet sure can swing. If you’ve been a Van fan, but haven’t listened to much of his recent work, I recommend that you reconnect.

Bettye LaVette Things Have Changed

An album of covers of songs written by Bob Dylan,

it allows us the opportunity to both reexamine Dylan’s poetry and reaquaint us with the soulful prowess of LaVette. Backed by an exemplary band, LaVette breathes new life into some of his earliest songs (Mama, You’ve Been On My Mind,’ ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’ and ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’’) and gutwrenching re-interpretations of more recent ones (‘Ain’t Talkin’ and ‘Things Have Changed’). But it is her agonizing and fierce versions of lesser known songs like ‘Seeing the Real You At Last,’ ‘Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight’ and ‘Going, Going, Gone’ that prove why she is now at the top of her game — and Dylan is the greatest American songwriter.

Rosie & the Riveters Ms Behave

This trio may have a vintage look and a love for the music of the great female singers and singing groups of the 40s, 50s & 60s, but their own music is nothing but contemporary in sound and vision. Songs like the title track, ‘Gotta Get Paid,’ ‘Let ‘Em Talk’ and ‘Ask a Man’ espouse the female empowerment symbolized by the original World War II era Rosie the Riveter poster. With luscious harmonies, witty songs, a dose of rightgeous indignation, and a playful sense of humor, they prove that being strong, smart, sassy, and sexy are not mutually exclusive. Like a cross between the Andrews Sisters and The Roches, Rosie & the Riveters make pop music very easy to like.

Charley Crockett Lonesome as a Shadow

Yes, he is a distant relative of that Davy Crockett. And Davy would be proud of him and this album of Texan honky tonk and Cajun R&B music. With an old-timey sound that stops short of being retro-shtick and vocals drenched in sorrow, Crockett is at times reminiscent of country greats like Hank Willaims and Webb Pierce, and at other times like the bluesmen Bobby Bland and Boz Scaggs. Yet Crockett is very much an original. The album is filled with outstanding songs like ‘IWanna Cry’ (about his late sister), ’Ain’t Gonna Worry Child’ (evoking Curtis Mayfield), ‘If Not the Fool’

Rosie & Riveters is a sassy, swinging collection of rebellious songs.

(Scaggs), ’How Long Will I Last’ (Fats Domino), and ‘The Sky’d Become Teardrops’ (Doug Sahm). More swing ‘n’ shuffle than rock ‘n’ roll, an album from an artist who should be on the brink of stardom.

The Beths Future Me Hates Me

A young four-piece band from New Zealand that mixes power-pop guitars with a punk sensibility to create an infectious sound to wrap around their angst-ridden songs. Titles like ‘You Wouldn’t Like Me,’ ‘Happy Unhappy,’ ’Whatever’ and ‘Future Me Hates Me’ offer an indication of what kind of issues songwriter Elizabeth Stokes is grappling with. But it’s nothing that Ramones-like intensity and Bangles-like hooks can’t but help cope with. For those who appreciate hard-driving rock’n’roll that

wouldn’t sound out of place in New York City in the late 1970s or in Seattle in the early 1990s.

The War and Treaty Healing Tide

The debut album from the impressive married couple, Michael & Tanya Trotter. Produced by Buddy Miller, it showcases the duo’s emotional vocals and passionate spirit. Leaning towards the gospel side of soul music (best examplified by ‘Love Like There’s No Tomorrow’), their sound incorporates the soulside of country and blues, with Michael channeling Otis Redding (‘If It’s In Your Heart’) while Tanya channels Aretha Franklin (‘Are You Ready to Love Me?’) and the two channeling Sly & the Family Stone (‘All I Wanna Do’). There are even touches of bluegrass in the song ‘Here Is Where the Loving is At’ (with Emmylou Harris adding background vocals). Powerful songs from a duo that testifies to the power of songs.

Melody Gardot Live in Europe

Recorded at various venues throughout Europe in 2012-2016, the album includes fan favorites such as ‘Baby I’m a Fool,’ My One and Only Thrill,’ ‘Who Will Comfort Me,’ and the classic, ‘Over the Rainbow,’ which Gardot makes her own. Also included are two extraordinary extended versions of ‘Rain’ and ‘March for Mingus,’ which allow the first-rate band to shine. Featuring both intimate acoustic and rousing electric performances, the album, exquisitely recorded, reaffirms why Gardot is one of the great jazz and pop vocalists of our time, singing with a haunting vulnerability that belies her inner strength and writing with a flair for the dramatics of personal experience.

JAN 2

WEDNESDAY

•Art Alive: Receptions, exhibits, demos, live music at dozens of galleries & studios. Naples ArtDistrict, Pine Ridge Industrial Park, Pine Ridge Rd, west of Airport Rd, Naples. 5-8p. Free. 289-5070.

•Art Reception: & Artists

Talk Englewood Art Center, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. 2-4p. Free. 941474-5548.

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

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

•Ikebana Meeting & Workshop: Naples Botanical Garden, FGCU Research Center, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 9:30a. Free. 2549999.

•Mark Evans: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233.

•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.

•Paul Allodi: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 6:30-9:30p. Free. 3136576.

3

THURSDAY

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

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

•Lecture: Looking Through the Lens. Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society. Sanibel

Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. Donations.

•Mark Evans: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233.

•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.

4

FRIDAY

•A Guy, A Girl, A Piano: Cabaret act. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634 Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 7p. 218-0481.

•Art Reception: Art League of Fort Myers, 1451 Monroe St, Ft Myers. 6-9p. Free. 2753970.

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

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

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

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

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

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

•Gema Pearl: Concert. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 7p.213-3058.

•Gianna Minichiello: Live music. Momentum Brewhouse, 9786 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 710p. Free. 949-9945.

•JP Soars & The Red Hots: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-1a. 333-2225.

•Mark Evans: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College

Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No 4: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

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

5 SATURDAY

•A Guy, A Girl, A Piano: Cabaret act. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634 Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 7p. 218-0481.

•Americana Community Music Association: Reckless Saints, Pearl Street Band concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

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

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

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

•Chuck Gillespie: Tribute to Andy Williams. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 7:30p941475-6756.

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

•Flockfest: Live music by Matt Walden 4p, The Woodwork 7p. Riptide Brewing, 987 3rd Ave N, Naples. 4-10:30. Free. 228-6533.

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

•Gator Nate Gladezman: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 6:30-10:30p. Free. 313-6576.

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

•Marty Stokes Band: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-1a. 3332225.

•Neapolitan Opry Cluster Pluckin’: Concert w Andy Wahlberg, Sarah Hadeka, Capt. Joe & The Bottom Feeders, Bob Zottola & Friends, J Robert & Son, Frank Corso. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 7p.213-3058.

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

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

•Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No 4: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Storytellers of the Round Table: 3 storytellers & lunch. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 12p. 642-7270.

•Tourmaline the Whale: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

6 SUNDAY

•A Guy, A Girl, A Piano: Cabaret act. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634 Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 7p. 218-0481.

•Bluegrass Concert: Pain n the Grass, Bluegrass Central, Swinging Bridge. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 2p. 939-2787.

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

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

•History Walk: How Bonita Springs Got Its Name.Bonita Springs Historical Society. Starts at Shangri-La Resort, 27580 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 12p. 992-6997.

•Jay Leno: Comedy. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 5 & 7:30p. 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: Kelly & Mason. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 2-4p.643-7275.

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

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

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

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

•WWE - Live: RAW Superstars wrestling. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

7 MONDAY

•Comedy Night: Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7:30-9:30p. Free. 471-2777.

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

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

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

•The Capitol Steps: Comedy. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 5971900.

8 TUESDAY

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

•Art Reception: Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30-7p. Free. 3944221.

•Art Reception: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 5-7p. Free. 941-6398810.

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

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

•Diva to Diva – From Ella to Adele: Naples Philharmonic w Ann Hampton Callaway concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Songwriters on the Plaza: Mike McMillan, Millie Van Horn, David Clayton free acoustic concert. Downtown Ft Myers Library, S Cornog Plaza, 1651 Lee St, Ft Myers. 6-7p. 691-4069.

9 WEDNESDAY

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

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

•Diva to Diva – From Ella to Adele: Naples Philharmonic w Ann Hampton Callaway concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

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

•Emerson String Quartet with Gullermo Figueroa: Classic Chamber Concert. First Methodist Church, 388 1st Ave S, Naples.8p. 434-8505.

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

EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

JANUARY FEBRUARY

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

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

•The Movin’ Out Band with Wade Preston: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Comedy. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 481-4849.

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THURSDAY

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

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

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

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

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

•Diva to Diva – From Ella to Adele: Naples Philharmonic w Ann Hampton Callaway concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Lecture: Ecuador, Andes & Galapagos – Where Wildlife Rules. Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. Donations.

•Mozart Under the Stars: Gulf Coast Symphony concert. Shangri-La Springs, 27750 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 277-1700.

•Pacific Quartet: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 3950900.

•Rondell Sheridan: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233.

•Tapestry - Carole King

Tribute Concert: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4814849.

FRIDAY

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

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

•Chris Shutters Band w Kofi Baker: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-1a. 333-2225.

•Corey Neilsen: Live music. Momentum Brewhouse, 9786 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7-10p. Free. 949-9945.

•Diva to Diva – From Ella to Adele: Naples Philharmonic w Ann Hampton Callaway concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

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

•Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 481-4849.

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

•Opera Stars Concert - Nicole Heaston: Wang Opera Center,2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 963-9050.

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

•Staged Readings - Dancing with Breast Cancer: Theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

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

SATURDAY

•Americana Community Music Association: Ukelele Russ, Joe Virgaoncert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

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

•Beethoven No 5 - Hear the Fantasy: SWFL Symphony. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4181500.

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

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

•Cape Coral Arts & Music Festival: Outdoor art fair, entertainment, food. Cape Coral Pkwy btwn Del Prado Blvd& Vincennes Blvd, Cape Coral. 10a-9p. Free. 6997942.

•Daniel Dratch & The Blues Crusaders: Live music. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-1a. 333-2225.

•Del Prados: Live C&W music. Shell Factory & Nature Park, 2787 N Tamiami Trail, N, Ft Myers. 995-2141.

•DePue Brothers: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Diva to Diva – From Ella to Adele: Naples Philharmonic w Ann Hampton Callaway concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2 7 8p. 597-1900.

•Faded Roots: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 7:100-9:30p. Free. 313-6576.

•Florida Everblades vs Greenville Swamp Rabbits: Ice hockey. Germain Arena,

11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

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

Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Ft Myers. 10a-3p. 2753435.

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

•Podiums to Pulpits –Activists for Change: Speakers, music, dance, poetry. Dunbar School, 1857 High St, Ft Myers. 6p. Free.823-2401.

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

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

•Songwriters at the Estero Library: Bob Williams, Ken Hulme, Glen Sabatka concert. Estero Library, 21100 Three Oaks Pkwy, Estero. 2-3:30p. 691-4069.

•Sweet Sounds of Jazz Simpatico: Bob Zottola & Friends w Michelle Amato concert. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 775-2800.

•SWFL UFO & Paranormal Conference: Speakers, panels, celebrity guests, entertainment. Araba Shrine Temple, 2010 Hanson St, Ft Myers. 10a-7:30p.

•Taps & Tunes Craft Beer & Music Festival: Live music by Wilder Sons, The Woodwork, Supergold, craft beers, food trucks. Centennial Park, 2000 W 1st St, Ft Myers. 2-8p. 333-1933.

13 SUNDAY

•America’s Diamond - Jay White: Neil Diamond tribute concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

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

•Cajun Gringos: Live music. Momentum Brewhouse, 9786 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 1-6p. Free. 9499945.

•Cape Coral Arts & Music Festival: Outdoor art fair, entertainment, food. Cape Coral Pkwy btwn Del Prado Blvd& Vincennes Blvd, Cape Coral. 10a-5p. Free. 6997942.

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

•Gabe Kaplan: From Welcome Back Kotter. Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 479-5233.

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

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

•Mozart Requiem: Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers w Gulf Coast Syphony. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 560-9512.

•Oboe Fusion: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 3:30p. 395-0900.

•Rhythm on the River: Outdoor concert, cocktails, appetozers. Edison & Ford Winter Estates River Pavilion, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 5:30-8:30p. 334-7419.

•Sarah Chang – Mozart Requiem: Gulf Coast Symphony with Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers. Gulf Coast Symphony. BB Mann Hall, FSW State College, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: The Graduate. Regal Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 4p. 481-4449.

•SWFL UFO & Paranormal Conference: Speakers, panels, celebrity guests, entertainment. Araba Shrine Temple, 2010 Hanson St, Ft Myers. 10a-7:30p.

14 MONDAY

•America’s Diamond - Jay White: Neil Diamond tribute concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 3 & 8p. 941-488-1115.

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

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

•Teatro Lirico D’Europa –Puccini’s Tosca: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW

Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 6934849.

15 TUESDAY

•Art Reception. Immokalee Pioneer Museum,1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee. 5-6:30.Free. 252-2611.

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

•Celebration of Poetry: Poetry readings by Dr. Catalina Monterrosa & Abbot Ikeler. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 5:30p. 495-8989.

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

•Jebry & Friends: Jazz concert. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30p. 394-4221.

•Memphis Motown Soul

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

•Miami City Ballet: With Naples Philharmonic.ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: Oslo Diaries. Regal Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 7p. 481-4449.

•Travel Presentation: Windstar Cruises. Expedia CruiseShipCenters, 4600 Summerlin Rd, # A8, Ft Myers. 2pm. Free. Rsvp. 984-3535.

16 WEDNESDAY

•Bernadette Peters: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 5971900.

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

•Jimmy Keys: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233.

•Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra: Concert w Harry Allen. Artis-Naples, 5833 Pelican 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.

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

•The B Street Band: Springsteen tribute band. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 245-9910.

•The Righteous Brothers: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849. 17

THURSDAY

•4-H Livestock Show: Competitions, exhibits, demos, refreshments. Immokalee

Comedian Rondell Sheridan is appearing at the Laugh In Comedy Cafe in Fort Myers, January 10-12. For information, call 479-5233.

Pioneer Museum,1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee. 6-9p.Free. 252-2611.

•Art Reception & Lecture: Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, FSW State College, 8099 College Pkwy SW, Ft Myers. Lecture 6p, reception 78:30p Free. 489-9313.

•Art Reception: FGCU ArtLab in FGCU Library, 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. 57p. Free. 590-7199.

•Art Reception: Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. 5-7p. Free. 941-6398810.

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

•Back to Chicago: Chicago tribute concert. Fish-Tale Marina, 7225 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 7-9p. 4633600.

•Badger & Rose: Live music. Momentum Brewhouse, 9786 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 6-9p. Free. 9499945.

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

•Bumper Jackson: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 3950900.

•Cher: Concert. Niles Rodgers opens. Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

•Chris MacDonald’s Memories of Elvis Rockin’ Birthday Party: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

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

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

•Kate Scales Band: Live music & video release party. Old Soul Brewing, 10970 S

Ft Myers. Cocktails 7p, concert 8p. 333-1933.

•Decades Rewind: Concert.

BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4814849.

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

•Garden Brothers Circus: Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Matt Walden: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 6:30-9:30p. Free. 3136576.

•Midnite Johnny Band: Live music. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-12a. 333-2225.

•Movie Night Under the Stars: Marx Bros’ ‘Cocoanuts.’ Museum of the Everglades,105 W Bwy, Everglades City. 6p. Free. 695-0008.

Cleveland Ave, #402, Ft Myers. Free. 7-10p. 334-4334.

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

•Kyle Riabko – Richard Rodgers Reimagined: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Lecture: Images to Inspire –Wonderful Wood Warblers. Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. Donations.

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

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: Bag of Marbles. Regal Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 7p. 481-4449.

•Tim Gaithers: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233. 18 FRIDAY

•4-H Livestock Show: Competitions, exhibits, demos, refreshments. Immokalee Pioneer Museum,1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee. 9a-9p.Free. 252-2611.

•5th Anniversary Concert: Gulfshore Opera. North Naples Church, 6000 Goodlette-Frank Rd, Naples. 7p. 529-3925.

•American Indian Arts Celebration: Live music, dance, crafts, arts demos, wildlife shows, kids activities, alligator wrestling, food. Seminole Tribe of Florida AhTah-Thi-Ki Museum, exit 49 off I-75. 9a-5p. 863-902-1113.

•Americana Community Music Association: Doug MacLeod, Bill Mettsoncert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

•Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto

w Carla Cook: Jazz concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St,

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

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

•Art Fest Naples: Outdoor art show. Fleischmann Park, 1600 Fleischmann Blvd, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 634-2337.

•Building a Better Community

‘Wall Raising’: Habitat for Humanity project. Towles St, Ft Myers. 7:30a. Free. 8232401.

•Dr Martin Luther King Jr Legacy Honors Gala: Davis Art Center, 1301 1st St, Ft Myers. 6p. Rsvp. 823-2401.

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

Show. Comedy. Tobye Studio,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 8p. 263-7990.

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

20 SUNDAY

•110 Years of Briodway: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 3 & 7p. 597-1900.

•Art Fest Naples: Outdoor art show. Fleischmann Park, 1600 Fleischmann Blvd, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 634-2337.

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

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

Katherine Alexandra concert. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 7p.213-3058.

•Herman’s Herman with Peter Noone: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 3 & 8p. 941-488-1115.

•Jennifer Koh, Jonathan Vinocour, Wilhelmina Smith & Orion Weiss: Classic Chamber Concert. Sugden Community Theatre, 701 5th Ave S, Naples.8p. 434-8505.

•MLK Day celebration Commemorative March: Dunbar Community School, 1857 High St, Ft Myers to Centennial Park, 2000 W 1st St, Ft Myers. 11a. Free. 823-2401.

•Multicultural Park Celebration: Centennial Park, 2000 W 1st St, Ft Myers. 126p. Free.823-2401.

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

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

•Red Tide, Blue-Green Algae: Presentation & discussion. Bonita Springs Historical Society. Bonita Springs Lions Club, 10346 Pennsylvania Ave. 7p. 992-6997.

•Rocket Man - Elton John Tribute Show: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

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

•Sing Out! SWFL Choral Festival - Latin America: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL. New Hope Presbyterian, 10051 Plantation Rd, Ft. Myers. 3p. 560-5695.

•Talkback: Discussion after performance of The Mystery of Edwin Drood.Presented by TheatreZone. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 8p. 888-966-3352.

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

19 SATURDAY

•4-H Livestock Show: Competitions, exhibits, demos, refreshments, auction 7p. Immokalee Pioneer Museum,1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee. 9a-9p.Free. 252-2611.

•American Indian Arts

Celebration: Live music, dance, crafts, arts demos, wildlife shows, kids activities, alligator wrestling, food. Seminole Tribe of Florida AhTah-Thi-Ki Museum, exit 49 off I-75. 9a-5p. 863-902-1113.

•An Evening of Overtures: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-

•Garden Brothers Circus: Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 1:30, 4:30, 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Gulf Coast Writers Association Meeting: Guest speaker. Zion LutheranChurch, 7401 Winkler Rd, Ft Myers. 10a-12p. Free. 770-906-7885.

•Gulfshore Opera Cabaret: Isles Yacht Club, 1780 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 7p. 529-3925.

•Hotel California: Eagles tribute concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Joel DaSilva Band: Live music. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-1a. 333-2225.

•Jonathan Biss: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 395-0900.

•Matt Walden: Live music. Momentum Brewhouse, 9786 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7-10p. Free. 9499945.

•Mike Bergh: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 6-7p. Free. 313-6576.

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

•Oh, What a Night! - Tribute to Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: SWFL Symphony. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4181500.

•Remember Ladies - Abigail Adams: One-woman show & lunch. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 12p. 642-7270.

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

•Sing Out! Latin America Choral Festival Concert: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL. New Hope Presbyterian, 10051 Plantation Rd, Ft. Myers. 7:30p. Free. 560-5695.

•Sing Out! SWFL Choral Festival - Latin America: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL. (New Hope Presbyterian, 10051 Plantation Rd, Ft. Myers. 3p. 560-5695.

•Stage 2 Improv: Rock & Roll

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

•Bonita Springs Concert Band: Riverside Park, Old US 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Bring chair or blanket. 2-4p. Free. 405-3320.

•ETC Readers Theater: Evening of New Plays. Naples Players. Tobye Studio,Sugden Community Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 7p. 263-7990.

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

•Garden Brothers Circus: Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 1, 4, 7p. 948-7825.

• G e o r g e W i l l : Lecture –The Future of American Governance. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 395-0900.

•Gulfshore Opera Cabaret: Gulfshore Opera. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 4p. 529-3925.

•Herman’s Hermits with Peter Noone: Concert. 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.

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

•Music in the Garden: Capt Joe & the Bottomfeeders. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 2-4p.643-7275.

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

21 MONDAY

•Around the World in 88 Keys: Pianist/vocalist

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

•Piano Talks - Jodie & Glenn: Jodie DeSalvo & Glenn Basham concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 5971900.

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TUESDAY

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

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

•Piano Talks: Jodie DeSalvo & Glenn Basham concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 5971900.

•Pilobolus: Dance performance. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: Samuel Project. Regal Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 7p. 481-4449.

23 WEDNESDAY

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

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

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

•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.

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

•Ron Jeremy: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233.

Con Brio Quartet perform at the Shell Point retirement community in Fort Myers on February 13. Call 454-2067 for information.

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THURSDAY

•Beethoven’s Violin Concerto: Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

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

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

•Lecture: 600 Birds the easy Way. Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. Donations.

•Lecture: Spies, Schemes & the Song of Libert. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 6p. 334-7419.

•Peter Fancovic: Piano concert. Shell Point, Grand Cypress rm, TheWoodlands, 14441 Woodsong Ln, Ft Myers.7p. 454-2067.

•Steve Sabo: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233.

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: Humor Me. Regal Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 7p. 481-4449.

•Taste of Opera: Gulfshore Opera. The Colony Golf & Country Club, 4101 Pelican Colony Blvd, Bonita Springs, 6p. 529-3925.

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

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FRIDAY

•All Stars of TheatreZone: Concert.Presented by TheatreZone. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 8p. 888-966-3352.

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

•Caloosahatchee Celtic Festival Kick-Off Party: Live music by Rathkeltair, Albannach, Screaming Orphans, West of Galway, Blue Skye Pipes & Drums. Food, beer, crafts.Harborside Event Cennter, 1375 Monroe St, Ft Myers riverfront. 5-10p. 321-7530.

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

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

•History of Naples: Native Peoples & Naples Historical Society presentation. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 3p.213-3058.

•Lecture & Book

Signing: Betty Miller - Birds of Alaska. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Mudbone - The Blues & Da Funk: Concert. Wang Opera

Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 775-2800.

•Pink Martini: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

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

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

SATURDAY

•Americana Community Music Association: Woji & Kozloff concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7-9:30p. 691-4069.

•Art Fair: Art show & sale.Art, crafts, photography, art demos, food, raffles, kids’ activities. Cape Coral Art League, 516 Cultural Blvd, Cape Coral.10a4p. Free. 772-5657.

•Beethoven’s Violin Concerto: Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Bluegrass Jamboree: Nu-Blu, Swinging Bridge, Linda Faziolo as Patsy Cline. Cape Coral Historical Museum, 544 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. 12-5p. 772-7037.

•Caloosahatchee Celtic Festival: Live music by Albannach, Rathkeltair, House of Hamill, Screaming Orphans, Marcille Wallis & Friends, Kellyn Irish Dancers,. Food, beer, crafts.Centennial Park, W 1st St, Ft Myers riverfront.

11a-10p. 321-7530.

•Dan Heck & Rebecca Richardson: The Great American Songbook concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs.

7:30p. 495-8989.

•Grand Opening Celebration: Return of Key Marco Cat Artifact.Marco Island Historical Museum,180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island.

9a-4p. Free. 642-1440.

•Gulfshore Opera Cabaret: Naples Art Association, 585 Park St, Naples. 8p. 5293925.

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

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

•Mommy’s Lil Monsterz, Dead Ritual, Swamp Gas: Live music. Old Soul Brewing, 10970 S Cleveland Ave, #402, Ft Myers. Free. 7-10p. 334-4334.

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

•Sole Travelers: Blues band. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 9p-1a. 333-2225.

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

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

27 SUNDAY

•5th Annual Champagne Signature Concert Fundraiser: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 3p. 745-4268.

•Art Fair: Art show & sale. Art, crafts, photography, art demos, food, raffles, kids’ activities. Cape Coral Art League, 516 Cultural Blvd, Cape Coral.10a-4p. Free. 772-5657.

•Arts & Crafts Fair: Goodland Arts Alliance outdoor art fair. MarGood Harbor Park, 325 Pear Tree Ave, Goodland. 10a-4p. Free. 642-0528.

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

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

•Gulfshore Opera Cabaret: The Marina at Edison Ford, 2360 W 1st St, Ft Myers. 4p. 529-3925.

•Gumbo Fest: Music & food festival. Live zydeco music by Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band, Porch Dogs, Shell Factory & Nature Park, 2787 N Tamiami Tr, N Ft Myers. 11a-6p. Free. 995-2141.

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

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

•Opera Naples: Concert. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 5:30-8:30p.643-7275.

concert. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30p. 394-4221.

•Sultans of Swing: Gulf Coast Symphony concert. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7p. 277-1700.

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: Let’s Dance. Regal Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 7p. 481-4449.

30 WEDNESDAY

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

•iLuminate: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7p. 395-0900.

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

•Laurie & Rusty White: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 710p. Free. 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.

Dennis Tufano. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

•Sultans of Swing: Gulf Coast Symphony concert. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: The Last Suit. Regal Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 7p. 481-4449.

FEB 1 FRIDAY

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

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

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

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

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

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: Oslo Diaries. Regal Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 7p. 481-4449.

•The Rocket Man: Concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941488-1115.

28 MONDAY

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

•Chalk Art: Outdoor public art project. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 2-5p. Free. 394-4221.

•Jeanne Robertson: Comedy. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4814849.

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

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

29 TUESDAY

•A Toast to Opera: Lecture. Chamber music concert. Wang Opera Center,2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 4p. 963-9050.

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

•Peter & Will Anderson: Jazz

•Open Mic Night: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233.

•The Elephant III – Stories You’ll Never Forget: Ten storyellers. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers.7-9p. 939-2787.

31 THURSDAY

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

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

•Del Prados: Live C&W music. Shell Factory & Nature Park, 2787 N Tamiami Trail, N, Ft Myers. 995-2141.

•Don Pasquale: Gulfshore Opera. Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 7p. 529-3925.

•Dover Quartet w Peter Serkin: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 395-0900.

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

•Lecture: Humminbirds of the Northern Andes. SanibelCaptiva Audubon Society. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. Donations.

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

•Rhythm on the River: Outdoor concert, cocktails, appetizers. Edison & Ford Winter Estates River Pavilion, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 5:30-8:30p. 334-7419.

•Stars of the Sixties: Concert w Check Negron, The Cowsills,

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

•ArtFest Fort Myers Opening Night: Party, live music, food, drinks. Edwards Dr & Hendry St, Fort Myers Riverfront. 69p. Free.768-3602.

•Don Pasquale: Gulfshore Opera. First United Methodist Church, 388 1st Ave S, Naples. 7p. 529-3925.

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

•Open House: Center for the Visual Arts Bonita Springs, 26100 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs.6-8p. Free. 4958989.

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

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

2 SATURDAY

•Americana Community Music Association: Escaping Pavement, Ricky Baker & Jason Peters concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7-9:30p. 691-4069.

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

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

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

•El Dub: Live music. Ft Myers Brewing Co, 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr, # 27, Ft Myers. 710p. Free. 313-6576.

•John Jorgenson Bluegrass

Violist Jonathan Posadas performs in FGCU’s U Tobe Recital Hall on February 19. For information, call 745-4268.

Band: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 4958989.

•m-pact: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Majestic Beethoven: Naples Orchestra & Chorus concert w guest Aaron Chan, violin. Golden Gate High School, 2925 Titan Way, Naples. 7p. 348-0938.

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

•Open Rehearsal for Machinal: TheatreLab, FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. 11a. Free. 745-4268.

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

•Slavic Dances & Romances: Daniela Shtereva & Daniela Dikova concert. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 775-2800.

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

•The Comedianettes: Comedy. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 8p. 939-2787.

•Tommy Castro & The Painkillers: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

•Vive La Mer: SWFL Symphony. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 418-1500.

3 SUNDAY

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

•FGCU Wind Orchestra & Symphonic Band: Lamb of God Church, 19691 Cypress View Dr, Ft. Myers. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

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

•Majestic Beethoven: Naples Orchestra & Chorus concert w guest Aaron Chan, violinist. Golden Gate High School, 2925 Titan Way, Naples. 3:30p. 348-0938.

•Music To Touch The Heart: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 3p. 4958989.

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

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

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

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MONDAY

•Doo Wop Project: Concert w stars of Bwy’s Jersey Boys. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Na ples. 8p. 597-1900.

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

•Manilow & Midler: Terry Davies & Sherie Ray Parker concert. Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Dinner 5:30p, show 7:30p. 278-4422.

•Michael Brown, Elena Urioste & Nicholas Cannellakis: Classic Chamber Concert. Sugden Community Theatre, 701 5th Ave S, Naples.8p. 434-8505.

5 TUESDAY

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

•David Feherty: Comedy. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Mrs Edison’s Hymn Sing: First Presbyterian Church, 2438 Second St, Ft Myers. 1, 4, 7p. Free. 334-2261.

•Open House & Art Reception: Englewood Art Center, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. 1-3p. Free. 941474-5548.

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: Team Israel - Heading Home. Regal Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 7p. 481-4449.

•Travel Presentation: Regent Seven Seas Cruises & Rocky Mountaineer rail travel. Expedia CruiseShipCenters, 4600 Summerlin Rd, # A8, Ft Myers. 2pm. Free. Rsvp. 984-3535.

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WEDNESDAY

•Appalachian Swing: SWFL Symphony. BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•Art Alive: Receptions, exhibits, demos, live music at dozens of galleries & studios. Naples ArtDistrict, Pine Ridge Industrial Park, Pine Ridge Rd, west of Airport Rd,Naples. 5-8p. Free. 289-5070.

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

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

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

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

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

•Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra: Concert w Andy Martin. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 5971900.

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

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THURSDAY

•A Band Called Honalee: Jodie DeSalvo concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay

Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

•Appalachian Spring: SWFL Symphony concert. Shell Point, Village Church, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 454-2067.

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

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

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

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

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

•Dvorak’s New World Symphony: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Lecture: 2018 Stories from the Roadside Naturalist. Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. Donations.

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

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

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

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: 93Queen. Regal Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 7p. 481-4449.

•The British Invasion Years: Tribute concert. Fish-Tale Marina, 7225 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach, 7-9p. 463-3600.

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

•Water Crisis in the Gulf: Lecture. Bonita Springs Historical Society lecture. Bonita Springs Lions Club, 10346 Pennsylvania Ave. 7p. 992-6997.

8 FRIDAY

•Alan Doyle, Whitney Rose: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 6:30p. 245-9910.

•Appalachian Swing: SWFL Symphony. St. Leo Catholic Church, 28290 Beaumont Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 418-1500.

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

•Dvorak’s New World Symphony: Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Florida Everblades vs

Adirondack Thunder: Ice hockey. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers: Edison Celebration of Light concert. CityGate Church, 1735 Jackson St, Ft Myers. 7p. 560-9512.

•Gulf Coast Harmonizers: Concert. Zion Lutheran Church, Ft Myers. 7p. 855425-3631.

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

•Neil Zirconia: Concert. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 7:30p.213-3058.

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

•Opera Naples: Concert. Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. 5:30-8:30p.643-7275.

•Shell Point Artists & Artisans Spring Fling: Shell Point, Woodlands Common, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 9a-2p. Free. 454-2067

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

9 SATURDAY

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

•Americana Community Music Association: Heather Pierson Trio, Bruce & Cece Gallant concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7-9:30p. 691-4069.

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

•Art on the Veranda: Sanibel Captiva Art League show & sale. Bailey’s General Store, 2477 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.10a-3p. Free. 3228593.

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

•Chatham County Line: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 495-8989.

•Elvis - 1968 Comeback Special: Tribute concert & lunch. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 12p. 642-7270.

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

•Food Trucks & Craft Beer: Food, beer, music Edwards & Hendry St, Historic Ft Myers. 12-6p. Free. 334-7419.

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

•Garden Festival: Family festival, entertainment, food,

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

•Gourmet Soiree: Symphonic Chorale of SWFL fundraiser. Lexington Country Club, 16257 Willowcrest Way, Ft Myers)

6-10p. Reserve. 560-5695.

•Hot Club of San Francisco: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Maria Licia Roca Piano Recital: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. Free. 745-4268.

•Mutt Strut: Hendry St btwn Edwards & Bay, Ft Myers. 12-4p. Free. 334-2999.

•Neapolapalooza: Music, Art, cuisine w West King String Band, Mountain Holler, Kyle Anne, The Woodwork, 3 artists. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 7p.213-3058.

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

•Parade of Mermaids: Costume parade, live music by Strange Arrangement, refreshments, fundraiser. Bert’s Pine Bay Gallery, 4332 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. 58p. Free. 283-1335.

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

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

•Shell Point Artists & Artisans Spring Fling: Shell Point, Woodlands Common, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 9a2p. Free. 454-2067.

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

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

SUNDAY

•Alfredo Muro w Natasha Farny: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 3:30p. 395-0900.

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

•Don Pasquale: Gulfshore Opera. Sanibel United Church, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. 529-3925.

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

•Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers: Concert w City of Palms Youth Choir. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2635 Cleveland Ave, Ft Myers. 7p. 560-9512.

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

•Glenn Roth: Guitar concert. Marco Island Center for the

TheatreZone presents An Evening with Judy Collins, February 21 in the G & L Theatre on the campus of the Naples Community School. Call 888-966-3352 for information.

what Goes on

Arts, 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. 5:30p. 3944221.

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

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

•Junior Parade, Coronation & Awards: Floats, marching bands, dancers, clowns, street performers, etc.

Downtown Ft Myers Historic River District. Parade 2:30p; Coronation & Awards 4:30p, Harborside Event Center, 1375 Monroe St, Ft Myers. Free. 334-7419.

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

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

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

•Royal Concertgebouw

Orchestra: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

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MONDAY

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

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

•Patti LaBelle: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4814849. 12

TUESDAY

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

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

•Music of Knights: Naples Philharmonic concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Piano Talks – 52 Card Draw: Concert. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•Poetry Open Mic: Open to all & all ages. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7-10p. Free. 939-2787.

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

•Songwriters on the Plaza: Joe Virga, Bill Metts, Bruce Gallant Clayton free acoustic concert. Downtown Ft Myers Library, S Cornog Plaza, 1651 Lee St, Ft Myers. 6-7p. 691-4069.

•SWFL Jewish Film Festival: Why the Jews? Regal

Cinema Bell Tower, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, FtMyers. 7p. 481-4449.

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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.

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

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

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

•Mike ‘Mad Dog’ Adams: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Music of Knights: Naples Philharmonic concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 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.

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

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

•Songs of Love: Gulfshore Opera concert. Artis-Naples, 58333 Pelican Bay Blvd. Naples. 7p. 529-3925.

•Sweetheart Express Murder Mystery: Dinner & show. Murder Mystery Dinner Train Theater, 2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 275-8487.

THURSDAY

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

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

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

•Del Prados: Live C&W music. Shell Factory & Nature Park, 2787 N Tamiami Trail, N, Ft Myers. 995-2141.

•Eirinn Abu & Manny Lopez: Concert. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7:30p. 495-8989.

•Lecture: Protecting Sanibel & Captiva. Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. Donations.

•Mike ‘Mad Dog’ Adams: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 479-5233.

•Music of Knights: Naples Philharmonic concert. Artis-

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

•New Shanghai Circus: BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7p. 395-0900.

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

•Sweetheart Express Murder Mystery: Dinner & show. Murder Mystery Dinner Train Theater, 2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 6:30p. 275-8487.

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FRIDAY

•Aiyb Dieng & Friends: World music concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 7p, concert 8p. 333-1933.

•Art Demo & Presentation: Muffy Clark Gill. Naples Depot Museum:1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. 11a. Free, rsvp. 262-6525.

•Art Reception: Myakka –Preserving Paradise exhibit. Meet Clyde Butcher. Clyde Butcher’s St. Armands Gallery, 55 S Blvd of Presidents, Sarasota. MonSat 10a-8:30p & Sun 12-5p. 941-702-8818.

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

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

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

•Lecture & Book

Signing: Paul BannickOwls. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Legally Blonde - The Musical, Jr: Teen theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

•Little River Band: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 8p. 4814849.

•Movie Night Under the Stars: ‘The Ochopee Skunkape.’ Museum of the Everglades,105 W Bwy, Everglades City. 6p. Free. 695-0008.

•Music of Irving Berlin: Dan Miller-Lew Del Gatto Quintet concert. Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave, Naples. 7:30p. 775-2800.

•Music of Knights: Naples Philharmonic concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Music Walk: Live music & dancing at several cafes, clubs &galleries. Downtown Ft Myers’ historic River District. 6-10p. Free. 855-732-3836.

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

•Talkback: Discussion after performance of Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida.Presented by TheatreZone. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 8p. 888-966-3352.

•The Freecoasters: Live

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

•The Second City - It’s Not You, It’s Me: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

16 SATURDAY

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

•Arienne Fort Vocal Recital: U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 8:15p. Free. 745-4268.

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

•Art Reception: Myakka –Preserving Paradise exhibit. Meet Clyde Butcher. Clyde Butcher’s St. Armands Gallery, 55 S Blvd of Presidents, Sarasota. MonSat 10a-8:30p & Sun 12-5p. 941-702-8818.

•Crafts on the River: Centennial Park, downtown Ft Myers riverfront. 10a-5p. Free. 334-2999.

•CREW Concert & Silent EcoAuction: High Voltage Band. Fundraiser. Riverside Park, 27300 Old Rte 41, Bonita Springs. 5-9p. Bring lawn chairs & blankets. 657-2253.

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

•Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade: Night parade. Floats, marching bands, dancers, clowns, street

performers, etc.Ft Myers High School to downtown Ft Myers Historic River District. 7p. Free. 334-7419.

•Edison Festival of Light Parade Celebration: All-day family-friendly party, live music, crafts, food.Centennial Park, downtown Ft Myers riverfront. 11a-7p. 334-7419.

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

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

•Gulf Coast Writers Association Meeting: Guest speaker. Zion Lutheran Church, 7401 Winkler Rd, Ft Myers. 10a-12p. Free. 770-906-7885.

•Legally Blonde - The Musical, Jr: Teen theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2 & 7p. 495-8989.

•Music of Knights: Naples Philharmonic concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 2 & 8p. 597-1900.

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

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

•Songwriters at the Estero Library: Joyce Knake, Alan Bradford, Bill Steel concert. Estero Library, 21100 Three Oaks Pkwy, Estero. 2-3:30p. 691-4069.

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

•Super Diamond – Neil

Diamond Tribute: SWFL Symphony. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 418-1500.

•The Zombies with Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 245-9910.

17 SUNDAY

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

•Americana Community Music Association: Gurf Morlix, David Hintz concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7-9:30p. 691-4069.

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

•Bonita Springs Concert Band: Riverside Park, Old US 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Bring chair or blanket. 2-4p. Free. 405-3320.

•Classic Car Show: Historic downtown Ft Myers River District. Free. 334-2999.

•Crafts on the River: Centennial Park, downtown Ft Myers riverfront. 10a-5p. Free. 334-2999.

•David Merry: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233.

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

•James & Debora Fallows: Lecture – What’s Right About America. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 7:30p. 395-0900.

•Jazz Brunch: Joe Delaney &

The Screaming Orphans perform an outdoor concert on February 23 on the Alliance for the Arts’ campus in Fort Myers. Call 939-2787 for information.

Don Mopsick. The Barrel Room, Twisted Vine Bistro, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. 11a2p. Free. 333-2225.

•Legally Blonde - The Musical, Jr: Teen theater. Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 2p. 4958989.

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

•Michael Bolton: Concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

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

•Songs of Love: Gulfshore Opera concert. First United Methodist Church, 507 W Marion Ave, Punta Gorda. 3p. 529-3925.

•Time for Three: With Gulf Coast Symphony. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7p. 277-1700.

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TUESDAY

•Dave Mason & Steve Cropper Rock & Soul Revue: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 8p. 245-9910.

•History & Heritage Festival: Presentations, speakers, demos, swamp walks. Museum of the Everglades,105 W Bwy, Everglades City. 9a-4p. Free. 695-0008.

•Joe Bonamassa: Concert. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 948-7825.

•Jonathan T Posadas: Violarecital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 745-4268.

•Movie Night Under the Stars: Marx Bros’ ‘Cocoanuts.’ Museum of the Everglades,105 W Bwy, Everglades City. 6p. Free. 695-0008.

•The Mersey Beatles: Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Tour concert.Presented by TheatreZone. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 4 & 8p. 888-966-3352.

WEDNESDAY

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

•ArtPoems: Multi-media poetry reading and art exhibit. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 939-2787.

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

•Documentary Film: Saving Sea Turtles – Preventing Extinction. ‘Ding’ DarlingWildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1 Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 1p, discussion after film. Free. 472-1100.

•Gypsy Music of Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac: Casey Weston concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 7p, concert 8p. 333-1933.

•History & Heritage Festival: Presentations, speakers, demos, swamp walks. Museum of the Everglades,105 W Bwy, Everglades City. 9a-4p. Free. 695-0008.

•Jimmy Garvin - Legacy of a Common Man: Percussionist concert. Collier Museum at Government Center,3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. 6p. Free. 252-8476.

•Jory Lyle: Live music. Big Blue Brewing, 4721 SE 10 Pl, Cape Coral. 7-10p. Free. 4712777.

•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.

•Shinedown: Concert. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7:30p. 9487825.

•Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes: Concert. SWFL Event Center, 11515 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 245-9910.

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THURSDAY

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

•An Evening with Judy Collins: Concert.Presented by TheatreZone. G&L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 4 & 8p. 888966-3352.

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

•Art Reception: & Artist Talk FGCU ArtLab in FGCU Library, 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. 5-7p. Free. 590-7199.

•Bonita Springs Int’l Film Festival Opening Night: Screenings, workshops, demos, Q & As. Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

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

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

•History & Heritage Festival: Presentations, speakers, demos, swamp walks. Museum of the Everglades, 105 W Bwy, Everglades City. 9a-4p. Free. 695-0008.

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

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

•Lecture: Elevate Your Bird Photography. Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society. Sanibel Community House, 2173

Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. Donations.

•Sanibel Captiva Art League Meeting: Barbara EisenbergPrintmaking. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 13p. Free. 322-8593.

22 FRIDAY

•Bonita Springs Int’l Film Festival: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. ??p. 495-8989.

•Bonita Springs Int’l Film Festival: Center for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

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

•Calidore String Quartet: Chamber music concert. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. Cocktails 7p, concert 8p. 333-1933.

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

•History & Heritage Festival: Presentations, speakers, demos, swamp walks. Museum of the Everglades, 105 W Bwy, Everglades City. 9a-4p. Free. 695-0008.

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

•Judy Collins: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 8p. 395-0900.

•Lecture & Book Signing: Anurag AgrawalMonarchs & Milkweed. ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. 10a & 1p. Free. 472-1100.

•Lecture: Media & Advocacy w Calusa Waterkeepers. Norris Center, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 3p.213-3058.

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

23 SATURDAY

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

•Americana Community Music Association: Verlon Thompson, Mike McMillan concert. All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, 2756 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 79:30p. 691-4069.

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

•Bonita Springs Int’l Film Festival: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. ??p. 495-8989.

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

•Cynthia Sayer Hot Jazz Quartet: Concert. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 941-475-6756.

•Del Prados: Live C&W music. Shell Factory & Nature Park, 2787 N Tamiami Trail, N, Ft Myers. 995-2141.

•History & Heritage Festival: Presentations, speakers, demos, swamp walks. Museum of the Everglades,105 W Bwy, Everglades City. 9a-4p. Free. 695-0008.

•Jen Kober: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30 & 9:30p. 4795233.

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

•Manesa Abraham, Horn & Anthony Claro, Trumpet Recital. U Tobe Recital Hall, Music Bldg, FGCU, 1051 FGCU BlvdS, Ft Myers. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

•Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays: Baseball. Hammond Stadium, CenturyLink Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ft Myers. 6p. 800-338-9467.

•Naples Natioanl Art Show: 5th Ave S & Cambier Park, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 262-6517.

•Open House & Book Signing: Exhibit, presentation, book signing. Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery, 52388 Tamiami Tr, MM 54, Ochopee. 10a-5p. Free. 695-2428.

•Pineapple Day: Presentations, book signings, demos, exhibits refreshments.Marco Island Historical Museum,180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. 11a-2p. Free. 642-1440.

•Screaming Orphans: Outdoor concert, MacGillosa opens. Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 6p. 939-2787.

•TobyMac: Concert. Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero. 7p. 948-7825.

24 SUNDAY

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

•Back Home Again - Tribute to John Denver: Tom Becker concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 8p. 941-488-1115.

•Bonita Springs Int’l Film Festival Awards Night & Party: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 7p. 495-8989.

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

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

•Don Rickles TributeMichael Walters: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233.

•FGCU University Choir: Faith Presbyterian Church, 4544 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral. 3p. Free. 745-4268.

•History Walk: Downtown Landmark Buildings. Bonita Springs Historical Society. Starts at Liles Hotel, 27300 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 10a. 992-6997.

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

•Naples National Art Show: 5th Ave S & Cambier Park, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. 10a-5p. Free. 262-6517.

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

•Parker Quartet: Concert. BIG ARTS Center, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. 3:30p. 395-0900.

•Singing for Scholarships: Voices of Naples concert. Naples United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Rd, Naples. 3p. 455-2582.

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

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

25 MONDAY

•Back Home Again - Tribute to John Denver: Tom Becker concert. Venice Theatre, 140 W Tampa Ave, Venice. 3 & 8p. 941-488-1115.

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

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

•Russian Nat’l Ballet: BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 693-4849.

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

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TUESDAY

•Dance Theatre of Harlem: With Naples Philharmonic. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 5971900.

•Maksin Duo: Gulf Coast Symphony concert. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7p. 277-1700.

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

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

•Piano Talks – Viva Italia!: Jodie DeSalvo concert. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 7p. 597-1900.

•The Beach Boys - Now & Then: Concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 3p. 481-4849.

•Vienna Boys Choir: Concert. Shell Point, Village Church, 15101 Shell Pt Blvd, Ft Myers. 7p. 454-2067.

27 WEDNESDAY

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

Circus Sarasota perform under the Ulla Searing Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Februasry 15-March 10. For information, call 941-355-9805.

what Goes on

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

•David Foster: Concert w Naples Philharmonic. ArtisNaples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 8p. 597-1900.

•Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra: Concert w Chuck Findley. Artis-Naples, 5833Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 6 & 8:30p. 597-1900.

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

•Open Mic Night: Laugh In Comedy Cafe, 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 4795233.

•Porter Gulseth & Jennyfer

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

•Stayin’ Alive: Bee Gees tribute concert. BB Mann Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 7:30p. 481-4849.

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THURSDAY

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

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

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

•Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Concert. ArtisNaples, 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. 710:30p. 333-2225.

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

•Gala on the Rooftop: Grand opening of Sidney’s rooftop bar & lounge & fundraiser. Live music. Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St, Ft Myers. 6p. 333-1933.

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

•Lecture: Florida Soul Music

Heritage. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 6p. 334-7419.

•Lecture: TBA. SanibelCaptiva Audubon Society. Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 7:30p. Donations.

ongoing theater

•42nd Street: Feb 22-Mar 24. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941488-1115.

•A Bronx Tale: Jan 23-27.BB Mann Performing Arts Hall,

13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 481-4849.

•A Doll’s House, Part 2: Jan 18-Mar 31.Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941-351-8000.

•A Guy, A Girl, A Piano: Jan

4-6. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Weekends Feb 16Mar 10. The Naples Players. Outside in Sugden Plaza, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 2637990.

•Always, Patsy Cline: Jan 11Feb 3. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941488-1115.

•And the Winner is : Feb 22Mar 16. Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•Assisted Living - The Musical: Feb 1-Mar 10. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•Burn This: Jan 11-Feb 3.The Studio Players, Joan Jenks Auditorium, Golden Gate Community Center, 4701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples. 389-9192.

•Circus Sarasota. Feb 15-Mar 10. Ulla Searing Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park. 140 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota. 941-355-9805.

•Come Blow Your Horn: Jan 220. Marco Players. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 642-7270.

•Dice, Deeds, and Death: Jan

11-Feb 9: Fri & Sat.Seminole

Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•Dice, Deeds, and Death: Thru Jan 6: Wed-Sun.Seminole

Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•Don’t Dress for Dinner: Jan 16-Feb 10. The Naples Players. Blackburn Hall, Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 263-7990.

•Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida: Feb 8-18. TheatreZone, G & L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 888966-3352.

•ETC Readers Theater: The Naples Players’ ETC… Readers Theater. Tobye Studio, Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 2p. 263-7990.

•Everyone On This Train: Jan 18 & 19, 25 & 26. Ghostbird Theatre Company. SWFL Community Foundation, 2031 Jackson St, Ft Myers. 8p. 691-4128.

•Fences: Jan 8-30. Florida

Repertory Theatre,Arcade Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Guys & Dolls: Feb 14-Mar 30. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Hay Fever: Feb 12-Mar 6. Florida Repertory Theatre,Arcade Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Hedwig & The Angry Inch: Jan 18-Feb 3.

Laboratory Theater of Florida,1634Woodford Ave, Ft Myers. 218-0481.

•In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play: Feb 16-Mar

10. Gulfshore Playhouse, Norris Center, 755 5th Ave S, Naples. 866-811-4111.

•Legally Blonde - The Musical, Jr: Feb 15-17.Center for the Performing Arts, 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 495-8989.

•Les Miserables: Feb 1924. BB Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 481-4849.

•Les Miserables: Jan 29-Feb 3.Artis-Naples,5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 597-1900.

•Machinal: Feb 15-24. FGCU TheatreLab.FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 590-7268.

•Mama Won’t Fly: Feb 28-Apr 28. Off Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood: Feb 7-17. Theatre Conspiracy. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 936-3239.

•Marjorie Prime: Feb 6-Mar 3. The Naples Players. Tobye Studio, Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples. 2637990.

•Marvin’s Room: Jan 10-26. New Phoenix Theatre,13211 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 284-5214.

•Men Are Dogs: Jan 16-Feb 10. Lemon Bay Playhouse. 96 W Dearborn St, Englewood. 941-475-6756.

•Mid-Life 2!

#WhatDidIComeHereFor?: Jan 10-Feb 23. Off Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•Million Dollar Quartet: Jan 11-Feb 10. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•Monty Python’s Spamalot: Feb 10-15.BB Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 4814849.

•Murder of D’Nile: Feb 15-Apr 20: Fri & Sat.Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•On Your Feet - The Emilio & Gloria Estafan Broadway Musical: Jan 1-6.BB Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Ft Myers. 4814849.

•Saturday Night Fever: Thru Feb 9. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•See Rock City: Jan 4-20. Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

•Spreading It Around: Feb 624. Marco Players. Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island. 642-7270.

•Sweat: Feb 8-Apr 13.Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941-351-8000.

•Tenderly - The Rosemary Clooney Musical: Thru Feb 24. Florida Repertory Theatre,ArtStage Studio Theatre, 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•The Agitators: Jan 17-27. Theatre Conspiracy. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. 936-3239.

•The Crucible: Jan 11-Mar 10.Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. 941351-8000.

•The Final Rose: Jan 9-Mar 17: Sun, Wed, Thu.Seminole

Gulf Railway Murder Mystery

Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Jan 11-21. TheatreZone, G & L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 888-966-3352.

•The Revolutionists: Jan 12Feb 3. Gulfshore Playhouse, Norris Center, 755 5th Ave S, Naples. 866-811-4111.

•Viva Las Killer: Thru Jan 5, 2020: Wed-Sun.Seminole

Gulf Railway Murder Mystery

Dinner Train,2805 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 275-8487.

•Waitress: Feb 19-24.ArtisNaples,5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. 597-1900.

THEATERS

•Asolo Repertory Theatre: Jan 11-Mar 10: The Crucible; Jan 18-Mar 31: A Doll’s House, Part 2; Feb 8-Apr 13: Sweat. Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 941-351-8000.

•Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre: Thru Feb 9: Saturday Night Fever; Feb 14-Mar 30: Guys & Dolls. 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers.278-4422.

•Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs: Feb 15-17: Legally Blonde - The Musical, Jr. 10150Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. 495-8989.

•Circus Arts Conservatory: Feb 15-Mar 10: Circus Sarasota. Ulla Searing Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park, 140 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota. 941-359-5700. 941-355-9805

•FGCU TheatreLab: Feb 1524: Machinal. FGCU Arts Complex, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Ft Myers. 590-7268.

•Florida Repertory Theatre: Arcade Theatre – Jan 8-30: Fences; Feb 12-Mar 6: Hay Fever. Artstage Studio Theatre – thru Feb 24:

Tenderly - The Rosemary Clooney Musical. 2267 1st St, Ft Myers. 332-4488.

•Off Broadway Palm Theatre:

Jan 10-Feb 23: Mid-Life 2! # What Did I Come Here For;

Feb 28-Apr 28: Mama Won’t Fly. 1380 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. 278-4422.

•The Naples Players: Sugden Theater, 701 5th Ave S, Naples.

Jan 16-Feb 10: Don’t Dress for Dinner; A Midsummer Night’s Dream: weekends Feb 16-Mar 10 (outside in Sugden Plaza); Feb 6-Mar 3: Marjorie Prime.

263-7990.

•The Studio Players: The Studio Players, Joan Jenks Auditorium, Golden Gate Community Center, 4701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples.

Jan 11-Feb 3: Burn This.

389-9192.

•TheatreZone: Jan 11-21: The Mystery of Edwin Drood; Feb 8-18: Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida.G & L Theatre, Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples. 888-966-3352.

•Venice Theatre: Jan 4-20: See Rock City; Jan 11-Feb 10: Million Dollar Quartet; Feb 1Mar 10: Assisted LivingThe Musical; Feb 22-Mar 24g. 140 W. Tampa Ave, Venice. 941-488-1115.

art galleries

•Alliance for the Arts: 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Jan 11-Feb 2: MagnetismKen Hoffman & Alexander Martin; Feb 8-Mar 2: The nonagenarians of Shell Point. Mon-Fri 9a-5p & Sat 9a-1p. Free. 939-2787.

•Aldo Castillo Gallery: Miromar Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero. Mon-Fri 9:30a-5:30p & Sat 10a-5p. Free. 312-375-8887.

•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 Center Sarasota: 707 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota. Thru

Jan 4: Art Center Sarasota

Instructors show, Stephen McMennamy, Peter

Gatzambide; Jan 24-Mar 1

Elisabeth Condon, Jen Nugent & Jack Arbaugh, ASALH - Black Muse. MonSat 10a-4p. 941-365-2032.

•Art League of Fort Myers: 1451 Monroe St, Ft Myers. Jan: Celebration; Feb: Edison Parade of Light. Free open painting Wed 9:30-12p. TueSat 11a-3p & 6-9p 1st Fri of month. Free. 275-3970.

•Artis–Naples: Hayes Hall Galleries & Gardens, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. Thru Jun: Phillip HassThe Four Seasons, Daniel Buren - A Colorful Pause; Feb 2-May 5: Isabelle de Borchgrave - Fashioning Art from Paper. Thu-Sat 10a-4p, last Wed 6-9p. Free. 597-1900.

•Arts For ACT Gallery: 2265 First St, Ft Myers. Jan 4-28: Jill Lindsay, Kathy Kuser; Feb 1-25: Florida Flag Group, Mimi Stern. Mon-Sun11a4:30p, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Fri 11a10p. Free. 337-5050.

•Baker Museum: Artis-Naples, Hayes Hall, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. Museum closed indefinitely for renovations. 597-1900.

•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. Jan 3-27: SanCap

Art League - Fresh, Deja Vu; Feb 27-Mar 28: Lifecycles, Homage to the Square. MonSat 9a-4p & Sat 9a-1p (JanMay). Free. 395-0900.

•Bob Rauschenberg Gallery: FSW State College, 8099 College Pkwy SW, Ft Myers. Jan 17-Mar 23: Guerilla Girls - Rattling Cages Since 1985. Mon-Fri 10a-4p & Sat 11a-3p. Free. 489-9313.

•Cape Coral Art League: 516 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. Jan 10-20: Art Thru the Lens; Feb 7-Mar 3: Wild About Wildlife. Meetings 1st Mon 9am. Open painting Wed 1-4p. Sun 1-4p, Mon-Thu 10a-4p, Fri 1-9p, Sat 9a-1p. Free. 772-5657.

Broadway Palm in Fort Myers presents ‘Guys & Dolls,’ February 14-March 30. For information, call 278-4422.

•Cape Coral Arts Studio: 4533 Coronado Pkwy in Rubicond Park, Cape Coral. Mon-Fri 9a-4:30p. Free. 574-0802.

•Centers for the Visual Arts

Bonita Springs: 26100 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. Jan

4-26: All-Artists All

Mediums, Patti Trapnell; Feb

15-Apr 21: Members Only

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

•Centers for the Performing Arts Bonita Springs: 10150 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Feb 20-Apr 20:

Int’l Women’s Exhibition. Mon-Fri 10a-4p & Sat 1-5p. Free. 495-8989.

•Clark Art Studio: Mercato, 9155 Strada Place, #5155, Naples. Mon-Sat 11a-9p & Sun 1-9p. Free. 616-2601533.

•Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery: 52388 Tamiami Tr, Ochopee. Daily 10a-5p. Free. 695-2428.

•Clyde Butcher’s St Armands

Gallery: 55 S Blvd of the Presidents, Sarasota. Feb 15May 15: Myakka – Preserving Paradise. Mon-Sat 10a-8:30p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 941-7028818.

•Clyde Butcher’s Venice Gallery & Studio: 237 Warfield Ave, Venice. Mar

16-May 31: Visions of Dali’s Spain. Tue-Fri 10a-4:30p. Free. 486-0811.

•COCO Art Gallery: Art Council of SWFL Gallery. Coconut Point Mall, 8074 Mediterranean Dr, Estero. Jan 8-22: Cape Coral Art League; Feb 12-24: Sanibel

Captiva Art League. Tue-Sat 11a-5p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 949-3073.

•Collier County Museum at Government Center: 3331

Tamiami Tr E, Naples. Feb 6-May 31: An Everglades Affair - JoAnn Sanborn paintings. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 252-8476.

•Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: 375 Sanctuary Rd, Naples. Feb & Mar: Leigh Herndon. 7a-5:30p. Free. 248-9151.

•DAAS Co-op Art Gallery: Royal Palm Square, 1400 Colonial Blvd, # 84, Ft Myers. Jan 12-Feb 2: Nat’l League of American Pen Women. Tue-Sat 10a-6p. Free. 590-8645.

•East West Fine Art: Bigham Galleria, 2425 Tamiami Tr N, #102, Naples. Mon-Fri 11a4p & 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..

•Emily James Gallery: 720 5th Ave S, # 111, Naples.

Tue-Sat 12-8p & Sun 12-5p. Free. 777-3283

•Englewood Art Center: Ringling College of Art & Design, 350 S. McCall Rd, Englewood. Loranger Gallery

– Jan 2-31: Warren Loranger; Feb 5-Mar 1: Figure & Form; Mar 5-14: Youth Show; Mar

19-29: Englewood Camera Club; Apr 2-26: Coastal Inspiration. Mangrove Gallery

– Jan 2-31: Denise DeLong; Feb 5-28: EAC Life Drawing Figure Studies; Mar5-28: EAC Students & Studios; Apr 2-25: Mutt Hubbard.

Members Gallery – Jan 2-31: Suzanne Canner; Feb 5-Mar 1: Don White; Mar 5-29: EAC Students & Studios; Apr 2-26: Shirley Campbell. Mitchell

Gallery – Jan 2-30: Paul Spyropoulos; Feb 5-Mar 1: Craig Rubadoux; Mar 5-27: Ringling College of Art & Design Alum/Students; Apr

2-24: Erica Groff. Tue 9a-9p & Wed-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 941474-5548.

•Florida Gulf Coast University Art Galleries: 10501 FGCU Blvd S., Ft Myers. Wasmer Gallery –Jan 31-Feb 28: Up Close & Unimaginable - Cliff Evans & Gregory Green; Mar

21-Apr 4: Student Exhibit.

ArtLab –Jan 17-Feb 7: The Third Dimension - Exploring Space; Feb 21-Mar 28: Mally

Khorasantchi - Recent Paintings. Wasmer Gallery in Arts Complex, ArtLab in Library. Mon-Fri, 10a-4p & Thu 10a-7p. Free. 590-7199.

•Fort Myers Beach Art

Association: 3030 Shell Mound, Ft Myers Beach. Thru Jan 10: Art Divine; Jan 14-Feb 7: Over the Moon; Feb 9-21: Lucille Cessna; Feb 1121: Under the Sun; Feb 23Mar 7: Board Members. MonSat 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.

•Guess-Fisher Gallery: Crayton Cove, 810 12th Ave S, Naples. Mon-Thu 11a-5p, Fri & Sat 11a-9p. Free. 403-8393.

•Harbour View Gallery: 5789

Cape Harbour Dr, #104, Cape

Coral. Daily 11a-8p. Free. 540-5789.

•Harmon-Meek Gallery: 599 9th St N, #309, Naples. MonFri 10a-5p 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. Nov-Apr: Mon-Sat 10a-5p. Free. 395-0027.

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

•Immokalee Pioneer Museum: 1215 Roberts Ave

Seminole Experience – art by Muffy Clark Gill. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 262-6525.

•Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens: 1590 GoodletteFrank Rd, Naples. Thru Apr 21: Washed Ashore - Art to Save the Sea. Daily 9a-5p. 262-5409.

•Ollie Gentry Mack Photography Studio & Gallery: 2180 W 1st St, #210, Ft. Myers. Tue-Sat 10a-6p & 1st Fri 10a-10p. Free. 332-1295.

•Quidley & Company Fine Art Gallery: 375 Broad Ave S, Naples. Mon-Sat 10a-7p & Sun 11a-5p. 261-4300.

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

•Tower Gallery: 751 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel. Le Petite Gallery – Jan: Island Style; Feb: Red. Daily 10a-9p. Free. 340-6467.

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

•Unit A - Marcus Jansen Studio & Residency: 2633 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Ft Myers. Mon-Wed 11a-3p & by appt & special events. 240-1053.

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 – Feb: Leigh Herndon. 7a-5:30p. Free. 248-9151.

•CREW: Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. Marsh Hiking Trails, 4600 Corkscrew Rd, Immokalee. Guided walks: Tue 9a. Trails open sunrisesunset. Free. 657-2253.

W, Immokalee. Jan 9-Mar 23: Heritage & Harvest - Paul Arsenault paintings. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 252-2611.

•Island Conclave: 5101 Pine Island Rd, Bokeelia. Tue-Sat 11a-5p. Free. 282-8488.

•Island Visions: 4643 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha. Daily 10a-5p. Free. 282-0452.

•Kathleen Bradford

Studio/Gallery: 4259 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Tue-Sat 11a-5p, 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 Photography Gallery: inside Everglades Wonder Gardens, 27180 Old 41 Rd, BonitaSprings. Daily 9a-5p. 283-3354.

•Marco Island Center for the Arts: 1010 Winterberry Dr, Marco Island. Thru Jan 29: Comic Relief, Don Angello; Feb 4-22: Members Show, Gilles Peltier. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 394-4221.

•Marco Island Historical Museum: 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. Feb 6-May 31: An Everglades Affairpaintings by JoAnn Sanborn. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 642-1440.

•Marianne Friedland Gallery: 359 Broad Ave S, Naples. MonSat 10-5p. Free. 262-3484.

•Michaela & Leigh Art: 6240 Shirley St, #103, Na ples. Mon-Fri 10a-4p. Free. 272-6383.

•Naples Art Association: 585 Park St, Naples. Thru Jan 12: Nat’l Art Encounter; Jan 12Feb 24: Immigration - Does It Matter?; Jan 19-Feb 2: Human Trafficking Awareness; Jan 19-Mar 2: Dan JensenRealism in Action; Feb 7-9: Karen Barrow - Art of the Automobile; Feb 14-Mar 3: Visual & Performing Arts show. Mon-Sat 10a-4p. Free. 262-6517.

•Naples Botanical Garden: 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. Thru Mar 31: Reflections on Glass - Frabel in the Garden. Jan 1-3: Night Lights 6-9p. Daily 9a-5p & Tue8a-5p Oct-Jun; daily 8a-3p Jul-Sep. 643-7275.

•Naples Depot Museum: 1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. Jan 4Apr 27: 20th Century

•Ringling College of Art + Design Galleries: Basch Gallery (Academic Center, 2363 Old Bradenton Rd) – Jan 8-Mar 30: A Decade of Glass. Stulberg Gallery (Basch Visual Arts Center, 1188 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Way, Sarasota) –Jan 15-Mar 23: Film-Based Fiction & Fashion. Mon-Sat 10a-4p. Free. 941359-7563.

•Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center: 300 Tower Rd, Naples. Thru Jan 10: Painting exhibit. Free. MonSat 9a-4p. 530-5940.

•Sanibel Captiva Art League: Mon & Thu 9a-8p; Tue & Wed, Fri & Sat 9a-5p. Jan 3-27: Fresh (at BIG ARTS, Sanibel); Feb 4-28: Water (SCCF & SCAL at Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation Bailey Homestead Preserve, Sanibel). Free. 322-8593.

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

•Sidney & Berne Davis Arts Center: 2301 First St, Ft Myers. Jan 4-24: Connecting the Dots – Guy Tieman, Kristina’s World – Kristina Jackson; Feb 1-21: Them, Carded - Miniature Masterpieces 2. Mon-Fri 9a-5p & 6-9p & 1st Fri of month (summer Mon-Fri 10a-4p). Free. 337-1933.

•SmallWalls: 6240 Shirley St, #202 upstairs, Naples. Wed 3-5p, 1st Wed 5-8p & 3rd Sat 11a-4p. Free. 402-201-6160.

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

•Sweet Art Gallery: 2100-A Trade Center Way, Naples. Thru Jan 31: Clemente Minum. Mon-Fri 10a-5p, 1st Wed 5-8p, 3rd Fri 6-8p, Sat by appt. Free. 597-2110.

•SWFL Wax: 405-6756.

•The Ringling Museum of Art: 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. Thru Feb 3: Watercolors from the Permanent Collection; thru Feb 17: Coco FuscoTwilight; thru May 5: Woodblock prints from Post War Japan; Feb 3-Apr 28: Knights. Circus Museum. Bayfront Gardens. 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. 529-2633.

•Timeless: 2218 First St, Ft Myers. Daily 11a-6p; Fri & Sat 11a-8p. 332-8463.

•Visual Arts Center: 210 Maud St, Punta Gorda. Main Gallery – Jan 8-31: Plein Air & Quickdraw; Feb 2-28: ACSWF Winner’s Circle. Goff Gallery – Jan 8-31: The Bold & The Beautiful; Feb 2-28: VA Pa st Me mber Winners. Mon-Fri 9a-4p & Sat 10a2p. Free. 951-639-8810.

•Watson MacRae Gallery: 2340 Periwinkle Way, #G1, Sanibel. Thru Jan 4: Hollis Jeffcoat - My Life in Paint II, Fine Art of Contemporary Crafts VII; Jan 8-Feb 8: Works on Paper - Prints & Drawings from Modern Masters; Feb 12-Mar 8: Garden Party. Mon-Sat 10:30a-5p. Free. 472-3386.

attractions

•Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Tribe of Florida Museum: Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, 30290 Josie Billie Hwy, Clewiston. Daily 9a-5p. 877-902-1113.

•Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum: 3075 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.

•Baker Museum: Artis-Naples, Hayes Hall, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples. Museum is closed indefinitely for renovations. 597-1900.

•Berne Davis Botanical Garden: 2166 Virginia Ave, Ft Myers. Dec-May Tue 10a1p. Guided tours. 332-4942..

•Burroughs Home & Gardens: 2505 First St, Ft Myers. Living history tours daily 11a & 1p, 5-9p. 337-0706.

•Butterfly Estates: 1815 Fowler St, Ft Myers. Butterfly release daily 10:30a; tours daily 11a & 1p. Tue-Sun 10a-3p. 690-2359.

•Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium: 3450 Ortiz Ave, Ft Myers. Museum, butterfly aviary, trails, live reptile shows daily. Planetarium Jan 18-20 & 25-27. Solar observing thru telescope 10a-5p & Sun, 11a5p. 275-3435.

•Cape Coral Historical Museum: 544 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral. Jan 26: Bluegrass Jamboree. Wed, Thu & Sun 1-4p. 772-7037.

•Collier County Museum at Government Center: 3331 Tamiami Tr E, Naples. Feb 6-May 31: An Everglades

Affair - JoAnn Sanborn paintings. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 252-8476.

•Conservancy of SWFL: 1495

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

•’Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge: 1 Wildlife Dr, Sanibel. Education Center. Jan 23-Mar 25: 100th Anniversary Woodring Exhibition: ‘Ding Darling Days. Sun-Fri 9a-5p. 472-1100.

•Edison & Ford Winter Estates: 2350 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers. Daily 9a5:30p. 334-7419.

•Everglades Day Safari: Pickups throughout SWFL. Daily 7:30a-5p. 472-1559.

•Everglades Wonder Gardens: 27180 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs.Botanical gardens, animals, Marc Harris Wildlife photography gallery. Daily 9a-5p. 992-2591.

•Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples: North Collier Park, 15080 Livingston Rd, Naples. Feb 2-May 5: Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train traveling exhibit. Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 11a-4p. 514-0084.

•Holocaust Museum & Education Center of SWFL: Sandalwood Square, 4760 Tamiami Tr N, # 107, Naples. Tue-Sun 12:30-5p. Guided Tours: 1:30p. Free. 263-9200.

•IMAG History & Science Center: 2000 Cranford St, Ft Myers. Mon-Sat 10a-5p & Sun 12-5p. 321-7420.

•Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch: 1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee. Jan 9-Mar 23: Heritage & Harvest - Paul Arsenault paintings. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 252-2611.

•Marco Island Historical Museum: 180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island. Feb 6-May 31: An Everglades Affairpaintings by JoAnn Sanborn. Tue-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 6421440.

•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. TueSat 9a-4p. 765-0865.

•MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium: 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota. Daily 10a-5p. 941-388-4441.

•Museum of the Everglades: 105 W Bwy,Everglades City. Thru Feb 1: Rod & Gun Club

- From Pioneer Homestead to Dignitary Destination; Feb 19-23: History & Heritage Festival. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 695-0008.

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

‘An Everglades Affair,’ an exhibition of paintings by JoAnn Sanborn, is on view at the Marco Island Historical Museum. Call 642-1440 for information.

•Naples Botanical Garden: 4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples. Jan 1-3 6-9p: Night Lights in the Garden. Thru Mar 31: Ref lections on GlassFrabel in the Garden. Daily 9a-5p & Tue8a-5p OctJun; daily 8a-3p Jul-Sep.

643-7275.

•Naples Depot Museum: 1051 Fifth Ave S, Naples. Jan 4Apr 27: 20th Century Seminole Experience – art by Muffy Clark Gill. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. Free. 262-6525.

•Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens: 1590 GoodletteFrank Rd, Naples. Thru Apr 21: Washed Ashore - Art to Save the Sea. Daily 9a-5p. 262-5409.

•Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center: 718 Fisherman’s Wharf, Ft Myers Beach. Mon-Sat 10a4p. 765-8101.

•Octagon Wildlife Sanctuary: 41660 Horseshoe Rd, Punta Gorda. Mon-Fri 9a-12p, Sat & Sun 11a-4p. 543-1130.

•Palm Cottage Museum & Norris Gardens: Naples Historical Society, 137 12th Ave. S, Naples. Walking tours of Naples historic district: Wed 9:30a; Guided garden tours: 1st & 3rd Thu of month 10a. Tours: TueFri 12-4p & Sat 1-4p. Free. 261-8164.

•Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center: 300 Tower Rd, Naples. Thru Jan 10: Painting exhibit. Daily programs: 11a & 2p. Guided boat & kayak tours Nov-Apr Tue-Fri. Mon-Sat 9a-4p. 530-5940.

•Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Nature Center: 3333 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel. Exhibits, programs, guided tours. Mon-Fri 8:30a4p. 472-2329.

•Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Native Landscapes & Garden Center: 1300 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Exhibits, demonstration gardens, workshops. Mon-Fri 8:30a-5p & Sat 10a-3p JanApr 472-1932.

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

•Shangri-La Springs: 27750 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs. 949-0749.

•Shell Factory & Nature Park: 2787 N Tamiami Trail, N, Ft Myers. Shell exhibits, Animal exhibits, petting farm, Christmas House, Natural History Exhibit, Money Museum, water games, video arcade, miniature golf, playgrounds, zip line. Jan 27: Gumbo Fest. Wed: Live music & dancing 6-9p. Daily 10a-5p. 995-2141.

•The Ringling Museum of Art: 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. Thru Feb 3: Watercolors from the Permanent Collection; thru Feb 17: Coco FuscoTwilight; thru 18-May 5: Woodblock prints from Post War Japan; Feb 3-Apr 28: Knights. Circus Museum. Bayfront Gardens. Gardens of Ringling Guided Tour: Thu 10:30a. Daily 10a-5p, Thu 10a-8p. 941-359-5700.

•True Tours: River District History Tours Sat 10:30a;

Haunted History Tours Wed & Sat 8p; Flavors of Matlacha Tor Sat 10a JanApr. 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 Nov-Apr.

463-3764.

•Bunche Beach: 18201 John Morris Rd, Ft Myers. Guided walks: 1st & 3rd Tue 5p. 707-6794.

•Caloosahatchee Regional Park: 18500 North River Rd, Alva. Guided walk: 1st Sat & 3rd Tue of month 9a. 693-2690.

•Collier-Seminole State Park: US 41 (Tamiami Trail), S Naples. Guided walks: Sat 10a. Hiking trail, self-guided boardwalk nature trail, exhibits, camping, fishing, boating canoeing. 394-3397.

•Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park: 11135 Gulfshore Dr, Naples. Beach, fishing, picnic areas. 597-6196.

•Estero Park: 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero. 248-1609.

•Everglades National Park:

Gulf Coast Visitor Center, 815 Oyster Bar Ln.Everglades City. 9a-4:30p. 695-3311.

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

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

•Lakes Regional Park: 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. Yoga on the Beach Mon 9a. 463-4588.

• L y n n H a l l P a r k : 950 Estero Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Laughter Yoga: Fri 8a. 229-7356.

•Manatee Park: 10901 Palm Beach Blvd, Ft Myers. 8adusk. 690-5030.

•Matanzas Pass Preserve: 119 Bay Rd, Ft Myers Beach. Guided walks: Thu 9:30a. 707-3015.

•Myakka River State Park: 13207 SR 72, Sarasota. Canoeing, camping, wildlife tours by air-boat & tram, scenic drive, guided walks. 361-6511.

•Naples Preserve: Eco-center. 1690 Tamiami Tr N, Naples. Jan 10-Apr 25: Nature talks Tue 10a. Free. Dawn-dusk. 261-4290.

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

•North Ft Myers Park: 2021 N Tamiami Tr, N Ft Myers.

Yoga: Wed 6p. 652-4512.

•Rutenberg Park Eco-Living Center: ‘Florida-Friendly’ Garden/Landscape Workshops: Wed 10:30a. Free. 533-7515.

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

•Veterans Park: 55 Homestead Rd, Lehigh Acres. 369-1521.

•Wa-Ke-Hatchee Park: 16730 Bass Rd, Ft Myers. Flow Yoga & Mat Pilates: Mon-Thu 9a; Yoga & Meditation: Tue 4:30p; Tai chi: Wed 1p; Laughter Yoga: Wed 6:30p. 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 12:30-3:30p & Fri-Sun 12:306:30p: Calypso Magic on the Dock. 282-3232.

•Big Blue Brewing: 4721 SE 10th Pl, Cape Coral. Live music Wed-Sat nites. 471-2777.

•Bone Hook Brewing: 1514 Immokalee Rd, #106, Naples. Live music weekends. 631-8522.

•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. 482-8565.

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

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

•Downtown Social House: 1406 Hendry St, Ft Myers. Live music Mon-Th 4-10p. Fri 4p-2a, Sat 12p-2a, Sun 12-10p. 337-7646.

•Fathoms Restaurant & Bar: 5785 Cape Harbour Dr, #106, Cape Coral. Live music Tue & Fri-Sun nites. 542-0123.

•Fort Myers Brewing Company: 12811 Commerce Lake Dr, #27, Ft Myers. Live music select Wed & Sat nites. 313-6576.

•Laugh-In Comedy Café: 8595 College Pkwy, Ft Myers. Thu-Sat: comics 7:30 & 9:30p. 479-5233.

•Matanzas on the Bay: 414 Crescent St, Ft Myers Beach. Live music nitely 6-9p. Fri: Father Al & The Jazz Congregation. 463-3838.

•Momentum Brewhouse: 9786 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Live music select Thu-Sat nites & Sun afternoons. 949-9945.

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.

CAPT’N FISHBONE’SSEAFOOD GRILL and DOLPHIN ROOM: The Shell Factory, 2787 N Tamiami Tr, N Ft Myers. 995-3999. Full service restaurant serving lunch & dinner. Soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, seafood, steaks, ribs, pasta. All-you-can-eat Fish Fry Tue & Fri, Live music daily. Mon-Thu & Sat 11am-8pm, fri 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-7pm.

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.

THE VERANDA : 2122 Second St. (at Bwy), Ft Myers. 332-2065. Romantic setting in two turn-of-the-century homes, combined with their Southern Regional Cuisine, an extensive wine list, and first class service staff, provide a unique dining experience. Celebrating excellence since 1978 and consistently honored as one of the most award-winning restaurants in Fort Myers. Lunch: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm, Dinner: Mon-Sat 5:30-9pm.

•Old Soul Brewing: 10970 S Cleveland Ave, #402, Ft Myers. Wed: Open Mic 8-10p. Live music or comedy select Fri & Sat nites. 334-4334.

•Naples Beach Brewery: 4120 Enterprise Ave, #116, Naples. Live music wed-Sat nites. 304-8795.

•Point Ybel Brewing Company: 16120 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. 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.

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

•Roadhouse Café: 15660 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers. Live jazz Tue-Sun. Wed: Danny Sinoff Trio 7-10p; Thu: The Jazz-Matics w Lynn Richardson 7-10p; Fri: Tony Boffa & Friends 7-10p; Sat: Danny Sinoff Quartet 7:3010:30p, Sun: Jazz Jam 7-10p; Tue: Dan Miller Quartet 710p (Nov-Mar). 415-4375.

•Shark Bar: 17979 San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Live music nitely. 313-6012.

•Smokin’ Oyster Brewery:

340 Old San Carlos Blvd, Ft Myers Beach. Live music nitely 6-10p. Mon & Sat: Will Kaiser; Tue & Fri: Anthony Wayne; Wed: Frank Thomson; Thu: Shawn Russell; Sun: Lee Hagen. Free. 463-3474.

•Sneaky Pete’s: 3465 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs. Live music Wed & Th, Sat & Sun. 498-8887.

•Society’s Treehouse: Bell Tower Shops, 13499 Bell Tower Dr, Ft Myers. Live music select nites. 334-0900.

•Space 39 Art Bar & Martini Lounge: 39 Patio de Leon, Ft Myers. Live music Wed-Sat nites. 204-9949.

•The Barrel Room: Twisted Vine, 2214 Bay St, Ft Myers. Live jazz/blues ThuSun 7-10. Thu 7-10p: Dan Miller & Lew Del Gatto Quartet; Fri & Sat 9p-12a: blues bands; Sun 11-2p: Jazz Brunch w Joe Delaney & Don Mopsick. 333-225.

•The Cigar Bar: 1508 Hendry St, Ft Myers. Wed: Electric Mud 9-12p. Free. 337-4662.

•The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon: 2158 Colonial Blvd, Ft Myers. Live music select Fri & Sat nites. 985-9839.

•The Rhythm House: 16440 S Tamiami Tr, Ft Myers. Live music select Tue-Sat 6:309:30p. 466-8326.

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

Whitney Rose performs February 8 at the Southwest Florida Events Center in Bonita Springs. Call 245-9910 for information.