Community Events

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

The Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties holds their annual ‘Holocaust Memorial Service’ at Temple Judea in Ft. Myers beginning at 3:30 p.m.

(239-433-201.1.1.1    http://www.tjswfl.org/)

The Faith Methodist Church in Ft. Myers performs ‘The Power of Three’ from 4:00- 6:00 p.m.

(239-418-1500    http://www.swflso.org)

Dr. Irving Weissman presents ‘Advances in Stem Cell Research’ at BIG ARTS in Sanibel beginning at 7:30 p.m.

(239-395-900    http://www.bigarts.org)

The Venice Theatre performs their last performance of ‘Dearly Beloved’ tonight at 8:00 p.m.

(941-488-1115    http://www.venicestage.com)

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

The Rotary Park in Cape Coral holds a Native Plant Sale from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(239-549-4600    kalockli@capecoral.net)

The Creative Writing Club at FGCU presents a Creative Writing Mini-conference from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Academic Building 3 at FGCU in Estero.

(239-272-2472            bshealindner@gmail.com)

Amy Feins of AMFCOACHING offers a free seminar on ‘Making the Transition from High School to College’ from 10:30-11:30 am at the Norris Center in downtown Naples.

(239-244-1724    http://amfcoaching.com)

The Alliance for the Arts in Ft. Myers hosts the Blood Mobile at their GreenMarket from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

(239- 939-2787            http://www.ArtInLee.org)

Doug MacGregor presents  “Creative Thought” beginning at 10:00 a.m.  at Zion Lutheran Church in Fellowship Hall in Ft. Myers.

(239- 481-4040            http://www.gulfwriters.org)

The Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts performs ‘Shakespeare’s Lover’s Labour’s Lost’ at BIG ARTS in Sanibel. Tonight’s performance begins at 7:30 p.m.

(239-395-900.1            http://www.bigarts.org)

The Naples Players performs Crazy Mary’ at the Sugden Community Theatre in downtown Naples. Tonight’s performance begins at 8:00 p.m.

(239-263-7990                http://www.naplesplayers.org)

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Dr. Brian Dunbar speaks on "Preparing for Emerging Green Building and Sustainability Opportunities" from 2:00-3:00 p.m. at the Miromar Center for Design in Estero.

(239- 390-5111            j.h.fitch@comcast.net)

The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, in partnership with the Ronald McDonald House Charities offers Free Autism Screening for Young Children from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of East County Regional Library in Lehigh Acres.

(239-985-3608                http://www.ronaldmchouse.com/)

The FSU Center for Performing Arts performs ‘Game of Love and Chance’ through May 24th at the Asolo Theatre in Sarasota. Tonight’s performance starts at 8:00 p.m.

(941-351-8000               http://www.asolo.org)

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Dr. Constantine Mantz holds a seminar on the study results of Calypso at the Wyvern Hotel in Punta Gorda from 5:00- 6:00 p.m.

(239-278-3900            Carolyn@BriggsRogers.com)

The Royal Ballet Company performs ‘Swan Lake’ at BIG ARTS in Sanibel beginning at 7:30 p.m.

(239-359-0900            http://www.bigarts.org)

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Supreme Court expert Linda Greenhouse presents “Before and After Roe v.Wade.” in Holley Hall in the Beatrice Friedman Center in Sarasota beginning at 7:30 p.m.
(941-349-8350            http://www.forumtruth.org)

Josh Baer presents "What You Should Know About the Art Market" at The Norris Center in Naples beginning at 6:30 p.m.
(239- 262-6517            http://www.naplesart.org)

April 12th, 2010

The Bottom Line in Ft. Myers holds the 12th annual ‘Healing of the Hearts’ to benefit the Bob Rauschenberg Center For Living from 7:00- 9:00 p.m.

(239-337-7272            gilaugust@aol.com)    

ETC...Readers Theatre of The Naples Players brings four short plays to the Tobye Studio at the Sugden Community Theatre in downtown Naples beginning at 7:30 p.m.

(239-434-7340            rsaunders@naplesplayers.org)

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

The Hermitage Artist Retreat invites the community to enjoy the second of several beach readings at the Manasota Key beach in Eaglewood from 6:00- 7:30 p.m.

(941-475-2098    http://www.hermitage-fl.org)

The Fishermen’s Village Waterfront Mall Resort & Marina in Punta Gorda presents the 2nd Annual SW Florida Bridal Show & Expo from noon to 6:00 p.m.

(941 575-3067    http://www.charlottebridal.biz)

The Southwest Florida Symphony performs their Chamber Series “The Glory of Spring” beginning at 7:00 p.m. at BIG ARTS in Sanibel.

(239-395-900    http://www.bigarts.org)

The Southwest Florida Symphony performs ‘The Glory of Spring’ in Schein Hall at BIG ARTS in Sanibel beginning at 7:00 p.m.

(239-418-1500    http://www.swflso.org)

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

The Naples Artcrafters takes place at Cambier Park in downtown Naples from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(239-947-4660    watercolorbydoug@aol.com)

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the American Heroes Foundation holds the 2010 Patriot’s Rally from 9:00- 10:15 a.m. at the Collier Regional Water Park.

(239- - 826 – 3901    http://www.theAHCF.org)

The Friends of the Museum of the Everglades holds the “Everglades Treasures in Fine Art Batik” from 1:00- 3:00 p.m. in Everglades City.

(239- 695-0008        http://www.colliermuseums.com)

 The Missouri Senator, Claire McCaskill, speaks at the Lee County Democratic Party gala at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott in Ft. Myers beginning at 5:00 pm.

(239- 939-2866        leecountydems@hotmail.com)

The Lee County Master Gardeners present Southwest ‘Florida Herb Day 2010’ from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Lee County Extension Terry Park in Ft. Myers.

(239-533-7514        http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/HortClasses/HerbDay2010.pdf)

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Guitarists Muriel Anderson and Tierra Negra perform at the Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Whales at 7:30 p.m.

(863-676-1408    http://www.boktowergardens.org)

BIG ARTS and the Sanibel Sea South School present ‘The Cove’ with special guest Simon Hutchins and Greg Mooney beginning at 7:00 p.m. at BIG ARTS in Sanibel.

(239-395-0900    http://www.bigarts.org)

The Southwest Florida Symphony performs ‘The Glory of Spring’ at the Presbyterian Church in Cape Cora beginning at 7:30 p.m.

(239-418-1500    http://www.swflso.org)

The Venice Theatre performs ‘Dearly Departed’ through the 18th. Tonight’s performance begins at 8:00 p.m.

(941-488-1115    http://www.venicestage.com)

The Naples Players perform ‘Crazy Mary’ through the 17th at the Sugden Community Theatre in Naples beginning at 8:00 p.m.

(239-263-7900    http://www.naplesplayers.org)

The Venice Theatre performs Jonathan Larson’s Rent through the 11th beginning at 8:00 p.m.

(941-488-1115    http://www.venicestage.com)

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

The Florida Gulf Coast University Theatre Lab performs Barry Cavin’s ‘Wooden Mouth’ through April 11th in the black box theatre located in the Art’s Complex at FGCU in Estero. Tonight’s performance begins at 8:00 p.m.

(239-590-7268             http://theatrelab.fgcu.edu)

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

The Royal Opera Company’s La Traviata performs at BIG ARTS in Sanibel from 7:30-10:00 p.m.

(239-395-0900            www.bigarts.org)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Shotzie & Company Hair Design holds the 3rd Annual “Cause 4 Paws” Cut-A-Thon from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Cape Coral.

(239- 549-5011            BrownRA@leegov.com)

Artists of every medium, including disABLED artists from the Lee Hospitals Arts In Healthcare program, were randomly put into groups, given a prompt or theme for which they had one week to collaborate and create a final piece, whether it be performance, visual art, film, dance, music or mixed media, which they will then present as a group at the Collaborative Arts Experiment Event: At Nita's Sweet Bean Cafe 6:30pm.

(kegravel@eagle.fgcu.edu)

Films on Fifth features a surprise showing of a current, well-reviewed foreign/independent film at  7 pm in Blackburn Hall in the Sugden Community Theatre in Naples.

(239-263-7990)

The Southwest Florida Symphony performs "Bach and More" at Schein Hall at BIG Arts on Sanibel at 7:00 pm.

(239-418-0996)

The Cultural Park Theater in Cape Coral performs “A Streetcar Named Desire” today at 3:00.

(239-772-5862      http://www.culturalparktheater.com)

“Relatively Speaking” is at Florida Repertory Theatre at the Arcade Theater in Fort Myers now through March 28th.  There’s a matinee today at 2:00.

(239-332-4488   http://www.floridarep.org)

The Lemon Bay High School Theatre in Englewood presents “The Wizard of Oz” at 3:00pm.

(941-473-0952     http://www.lbhstheatre.com)

Internationally beloved Italian tenor Maurice Lo Monaco returns to the Naples Italian American Club for a live two-part art concert that includes a pre-concert Italian dinner starting at 4:00pm.

(239 597-5210, ext. 3    http://www.naplesitalianamericanclub.org)

The Players Theatre of Sarasota holds a benefit and author Stuart Kaminsky Tribute Presented by Alan Roberts at 7pm. The show is called “The Final Toast”.  This dramatized play reading is an exciting new take on the classic characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

There are only a few more chances to catch photographer Clyde Butcher’s swamp walks held at Big Cypress Gallery in Ochopee from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(239- 695-2428            http://www.clydebutcher.com)

The Charlotte County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources present the ’Bayshore Live Oak Park Community Dog Show’ at Bayshore Live Oak Park in Port Charlotte from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(941-625-7529             http://www.CharlotteCountyFL.com)

The Lee County Library System presents ‘the Southwest Florida Reading Festival.’ Lisa Scottoline, Chris Claremont and R.L. Stine are some of the authors making presentations at the Harborside Event Center and Centennial Park in the downtown Fort Myers from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(239-337- 7323            http://www.readfest.org)

The Laboratory Theater of Florida performs Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio at 8 pm at the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers.

(239-333-1933 http://www.sbdac.com)

 The Big Cypress Gallery holds its ‘Welcome Center Grand Opening’ with a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon followed by a complementary BBQ from 1:00- 2:00 p.m.

(239- 695-2428        http://www.clydebutcher.com)

BIG ARTS on Sanibel hosts Dr. Jennifer Languell as she leads “A Practical Guide to Living Green” Seminar from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

(239- 395-0900            http://www.BIGARTS.org)

The Collier County Museum in Naples hosts Archaeology Day at the museum from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

(239- 252-8476            http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org)

The Military Heritage Museum in Fishermen's Village in Punta Gorda presents "The Greatest Naval Disaster" beginning at 1:00 p.m.

(239-575-9002            http://www.FreedomIsntFree.org)

 Steve Wilke presents ‘Peace, Love & Ballroom,’ an evening of “Dancing Under the Stars” starting at 5:00 p.m. at The Edison Restaurant in Ft. Myers.

(239- 936-9348        http://edisonfl.com)

The Salvation Army in Naples Corps holds ‘A Spring Festival and Giant Yard Sale’ from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

(239- 775-9447            http://www.salvationarmyusa.org)

The East Naples Community Park hosts the fourth annual ‘Spring Festival’ from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(239-793-4414            http://www.colliergov.net)

Theatre Conspiracy presents “All the Great Books - abridged” at the Foulds Theater at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts today at 2pm and again at 8pm.

(239- 936-3239)

ART-IN-THE-GLADES takes place at 10 at Everglades City’s McLeod Park with Arts & Crafts sale, live music, food vendors.

(239-695-2905)

The Cultural Park Theater in Cape Coral performs “A Streetcar Named Desire” today at 3:00 and again tonight at 8:00pm.

(239-772-5862      http://www.culturalparktheater.com)

 “Relatively Speaking” is at Florida Repertory Theatre at the Arcade Theater in Fort Myers now through March 28th.  Tonight’s show is at 8.

(239-332-4488   http://www.floridarep.org)

The Lemon Bay High School Theatre in Englewood presents “The Wizard of Oz” at 3:00pm and 7:00pm.

(941-473-0952     http://www.lbhstheatre.com)

Students from Epiphany Cathedral School  in Venice will be performing the delightful musical parable, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat on the MainStage of Venice Theatre at 2 p.m.

(941-488-2215)

Venice Theatre performs the annual Silver Foxes Follies senior outreach troupe at 8:00pm.

( http://www.venicestage.com    941-488-1115)

Tone Loc and Coolio perform at Big John’s Plaza in Cape Coral. Gates open at 5:00pm.

(http://www.1055thebeat.com)

Edison State College presents the Holocaust play “Good” in L119 B in the Humanities Hall at 8:00pm.
Due to adult language, those under 17 years of age will not be admitted.

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, and author, Janis Ian performs at in the BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall in Sanibel beginning at 8:00 p.m.

(239- 395-0900            http://www.BIGARTS.org)

The Environmental and Peace Education Center hosts ‘Bands Not Bombs’ at Nirvana Fusion in Ft. Myers from 5:00- 11:00 p.m.

(239 -223-8223            E-PEC@comcast.net)

Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge celebrates “Save the Florida Panther Day” at Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

(239-353-8442            http://www.floridapanther.org/index-2.html)

“The Mangrove Gathering” takes place at the Lee County Parks & Recreation Support Services Facility at Rutenberg Park in Ft. Myers from 7:30- 10:00 p.m.

(239-432-2163            http://www.myspace.com/theboysofcountylee)

The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in Ft. Myers performs Eric Bogosian's ‘Talk Radio’ through the 20th. Tonight’s showing begins at 8:00 p.m.

(239-333-1933             http://www.sbdac.com)

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Collier County hosts a reception to “Meet Greg Vaughn” at the Absinthe Lounge in Naples from 5:00- 7:00 p.m. The walk follows on the 20th at Cambier Park in Naples beginning at 8:15 a.m.

(239 434-6726            marshanami@aol.com)

The Village Church in Shell Point performs music by Bach, Schubert and the Symphony Chamber Chorus from 7:30- 9:30 p.m. in Ft. Myers.

(239-418-1500            http://www.swflso.org)

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

The Lee County Alliance for the Arts celebrates ‘Fantasy & Fairytales in Books and Art’ with a fun-filled day of themed kids activities from 4:00- 6:00 p.m. in Ft. Myers.

(239-939-ARTS             http://www.ArtInLee.org)

Edison State College Theatre department performs C.P Taylor's “Good” in Humanities Hall through the 28th. Tonight’s show begins at 8:00 p.m.

(239- 489-9300            http://www.edison.edu)

The Cultural Park Theatre in Cape Coral presents Tennessee Williams' ‘A Street Car Named Desire’ through the 21st. Tonight’s performance starts at 8:00 p.m.

(239-772-5862            http://www.culturalparktheater.com)

The Sydney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers presents ‘Talk Radio’ tonight at 8:00 pm – with shows tomorrow and Saturday night at 8:00.          

(2301 First Street, Fort Myers River District.)