March/April 2002

March
Broadway Tonight (through Mar. 2), Old Schoolhouse Theater, Sanibel, 941/472-6862

Driving Miss Daisy (through Mar. 2),
J. Howard Wood Theatre, Sanibel, 941/ 472-0006
Nobody Loves a Dragon (through Mar. 2), Pirate Players Children’s Program, J. Howard Wood Theatre, Sanibel, 941/ 472-0006

Two Friends Exhibition: Matsumoto and Takeda (through Mar. 3), Phillips Gallery, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/195-0900

78th Annual Southwest Florida and Lee County Fair (through Mar. 3), Lee Civic Center, North Ft. Myers, 941/543-8364

Dr. Cook’s Garden (through Mar. 10), Florida Repertory Theatre, Arcade Theatre, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-4488

Duos: Alice Neel’s Double Portraits (through Mar. 24), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900

Resident Environmental Orientation (Mondays through Mar. 25), for Sanibel and Captiva residents only, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, 941/472-2329

2D/3D Juried Show (through Mar. 29), Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, 941/939-2787
Out of Whistler’s Window: Etchings by Whistler and Haden (through Mar. 31), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900

Impassioned Prints: German Expressionist Prints (through Mar. 31), Naples Philhar-monic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900

Take Two! The Film Industry in Florida (through Apr. 6), Florida Adventure Museum, Punta Gorda, 941/639-3777

The Unsinkable Molly Brown (through Apr.13), Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, Ft. Myers, 941/278-4422

Birding with Bev (Fridays through Apr. 26), Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foun-dation, 941/472-2329

Treasures of the Chinese Scholar (through Apr. 28), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900

Photorealism: The Liff Collection (through June 2), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900

weekend of March 1-2
1
65th Annual Sanibel Shell Show and Fair (through Mar. 3), Sanibel Community House, 941/472-2155
1
BRAVO!Ballet, to benefit Gulfshore Ballet, Santini Center for the Performing Arts, Bishop Verot High School, Ft. Myers, 941/590-6191
1
A Van Cliburn Virtuoso Concert with Jon Nakamatsu (through Mar. 2), Southwest Florida Symphony, Barbara B. Mann Per-forming Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/418-1500
1
Gem and Jewelry Show (through Mar. 3), Harborside Convention Center, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-6888
1
The Wrath of Achilles, Aquila Theater Company, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
1
Quest 2002 Speaker Series, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Naples, 941/643-3573
1
Kenneth Noland: Themes and Variations (through June 2), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
2
The Jerusalem Quartet, Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Congregational Church, 941/336-7999
2
Jazz Alliance Concert, Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, 941/939-2787
2
The Storybook Ball, benefits Ronald McDonald House, Ritz-Carlton, Naples, 941/437-0202
2
Florida Women’s Show (through Mar. 3), Harborside Convention Center, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-6888
2
Irish Heritage Festival (through Mar. 3), Centennial Park, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-6638
2
Chinese New Year Celebration, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900

week of March 3-9
3
Symphony on Sanibel: Chamber II, Southwest Florida Symphony, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/418-1500
3
The Pajama Game (through Mar. 9), Bishop Verot High School, Ft. Myers, 941/274-6705
3
Art Focus 2002: Fund-raiser Auction, Cape Coral Arts Studio, 941/574-0802
3
Naples Concert Band Concert, Cambier Park, Naples, 941/263-9521
3
Strike Up the Band, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
4
Latcho Drom, Film Society, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
4
Harry Chapin Food Bank Empty Bowls Fundraiser (through Mar. 17), The Bell Tower Shops, U.S. 41 and Daniels Parkway, Ft. Myers, 941/561-2362
4
Grigorovich Ballet Company (through Mar. 5), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
5
Pianist Katia Skanavi, Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Congregational Church,
941/336-7999
7
Pianist James Lent, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
7
Private Lives (through Mar. 30), J. Howard Wood Theatre, Sanibel, 941/ 472-0006
7
Red, Hot & Cole (through Apr. 27), Off-Broadway Palm Theatre, Ft. Myers, 941/278-4422
7
Sh-boom! (through May 4), Old School-house Theater, Sanibel, 941/472-6862
7
Spring Boat Show (through Mar. 10), Lee Civic Center, North Ft. Myers, 954/570-7785
7
Naples Winter Antique Show and Sale (through Mar. 9), Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Church, Naples, 941/262-0353
7
Monumental Bruckner (through Mar. 9), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
8
Cabaret (through Mar. 10), Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
8
Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo (through Mar. 10), the Senton Arena, Arcadia, 863/494-2014 or 800/749-7633
9
Great Island Pick-Up, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, 941/472-2329
9
2002 Lee County Reading Festival, Centennial Park, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-6638
9
A Front Porch Celebration, Dean Park Historic District home and garden tour, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/334-4278
9
The Emerson String Quartet, Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Congregational Church, 941/336-7999
9
A Great Hawaiian Luau, Gulf Coast Symphony Fund-raiser Auction, The Landings’ Helm Club, Ft. Myers, 941/472-6197
9
Extravaganza 2002: Scholarship Fundraiser, Canterbury School, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4323
9
44th Annual Ft. Myers Beach Lions Club Shrimp Festival (through Mar. 10), activities throughout Ft. Myers Beach, 941/454-7500
9
Sanibel-Captiva Art League Mixed-Media Exhibition (through Apr. 3), BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900

week of March 10-16
10
Edith Hine, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
10
Playreading: Kafka/Samsa, J. Howard Wood Theatre, Sanibel, 941/ 472-0006
10
Brunch with the John Michael Zov Jazz Quartet, Caribbean Gardens: The Zoo in Naples, 941/597-9105
11
Preservation Hall Jazz Ensemble, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
12
The Beaux Arts Trio, Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Congregational Church,
941/336-7999
12
Tony Bennett, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
13
STYX, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
14
2001 Van Cliburn Silver Medalist Antonia Pompa Baldi, Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Congregational Church, 941/336-7999
14
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
14
Romance in D (through Mar. 31), Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, 941/939-2787
15
The Empire Brass (through Mar. 16), Southwest Florida Symphony, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/418-1500
15
St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
16
The Jackie Robinson Story, Film Society, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
16
The Artemis String Quartet, Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Congregational Church, 941/336-7999
16
The Neapolitan Quartet, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra at Bishop Verot High School, Ft. Myers, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
16
Gala 2002: Evening in Tuscany, benefits the Art League of Bonita Springs, The Club at Mediterra, Naples, 941/495-8989
16
Gun Show (through Mar. 17), Harborside Convention Center, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-6888

week of March 17-23
17
St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Centennial Park, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-6638
17
Skitch Henderson and The Guys (through Mar. 18), BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
17
Concertante, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
17
Brunch with the John Michael Zov Jazz Quartet, Caribbean Gardens: The Zoo in Naples, 941/597-9105
17
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
18
Network, Film Society, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
18
The Real World of Thailand, Habitat for Humanity and ECHO Travel and Adventure Film Series, Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, Ft. Myers, 941/652-0434
18
Noel v. Ginnity and Dublin’s Traditional Irish Cabaret, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
19
Opera: Eugene Onegin, Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Congregational Church, 941/336-7999
19
Naples by the Sea (through Mar. 24), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
19
28th Annual Lehigh Spring Festival (through Mar. 25), Veterans Park off Homestead Road, 941/369-3322
22
Jerry Kaywell: The Miracle of Life (through Mar. 24), fund-raising concert, Bishop Verot High School, Ft. Myers, 941/574-8388 or 877/883-7897
22
Company! (through Apr. 14), Florida Repertory Theatre, Arcade Theatre, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-4488
22
Bonita Springs Tomato Seafood Festival (through Mar. 23), Bonita Recreation Center, 941/334-7007
23
Opera: Julius Caesar, Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Congregational Church, 941/336-7999
23
21st Annual Heart Ball: If I Only Had a Heart, Harborside Convention Center, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/466-1800 or 941/498-9288
23
Englebert Humperdinck, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
23
Sounds of Jazz 2002, Jaycee Park, Cape Coral, 941/573-3122
23
Arts and Crafts Show (through Mar. 24), Centennial Park, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-6638

week of March 24-30
24
A Patriotic Salute and the Essence of American Music: Sousa, Gershwin & Friends, Gulf Coast Symphony, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
24
Academy Awards Night Gala, benefits Lee County Alliance of the Arts and the Children’s Home Society, Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, 941/939-2787
24
Itzhak Perlman, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
24
Naples Concert Band Concert, Cambier Park, Naples, 941/263-9521
26
Bananas, Books & Pancakes, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
26
Festival of the Arts (through Mar. 27), Fifth Avenue South, Naples, 941/435-3742
26
Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? (through Mar. 31), Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
26
The Music Man (through Mar. 31), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
29
Friday Fest Benefit Concert: J. Robert, benefits the March of Dimes, The Bell Tower Shops, U.S. 41 and Daniels Parkway, Ft. Myers, 941/489-1221
30
Chris Brubeck and Triple Play, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
30
Naples Concert Band 30th Anniversary Concert, Hyatt-Coconut Point Resort, Bonita Springs, 941/263-9521

week of March 31-April 6
2
Show Me the Money: The Dollar as Art (through June 2), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
2
Mickey Rooney, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
4
Russian Masterworks (through Apr. 6), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
4
Nunsense II – The Second Coming (through May 11), J. Howard Wood Theatre, Sanibel, 941/ 472-0006
5
Ragtime, The Musical (through Apr. 7), Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
5
A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine (through Apr. 13), Charlotte Players, Charlotte County Playhouse, Port Charlotte, 941/255-1022
5
Suzanne Jangraw Exhibition (through Apr. 26), Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, 941/939-2787
5
Walter/del Campo/Eldean/Sparkman Exhibition (through Apr. 26), Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, 941/939-2787
5
Esther Rumaner: Retrospective Exhibition (through Apr. 26), Cape Coral Arts Studio, 941/574-0802
6
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation 10th Annual Tennis Tournament, The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club, 941/472-2329
6
Star Watching, Children’s Science Center, Cape Coral, 941/997-0012

week of April 7-13
7
Symphony on Sanibel: Chamber III, Southwest Florida Symphony, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/418-1500
7
Southwest Florida Craft Guild Juried Exhibition (through May 5), BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
7
Lee County Alliance of the Arts Open Doors Children’s Show (through May 5), BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
8
Secrets of the Heart, Film Society, BIG Arts, Sanibel, 941/395-0900
8
Citizen Kane, Classic Film Festival, admission is a can of food for Lee County’s needy, Bishop Verot High School, Ft. Myers, 941/274-6705
8
Red Star Red Army Chorus & Dance Ensemble, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
9
National Ballet of Spain, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
9
Carol Burnett, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
9
Optical Reaction: The Art of Julian Stanczak (through June 2), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
11
German Fest (through Apr. 13), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
12
Psalms and Rejoicing, Southwest Florida Symphony (through Apr. 13), Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/418-1500
13
Red Ribbon Luncheon, benefits Lee County Coalition for a Drug-Free Southwest Florida, Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa, Punta Rassa, Ft. Myers, 941/334-8227
13
Island Celebration of the Arts, Sanibel Cares fundraiser, Sanibel Community House, 941/395-1721
13
Peter & the Wolf, Gulf Coast Symphony, Unitarian Universalist Church, Ft. Myers, 941/472-6197
13
Florida in the Civil War (through June 29), Florida Adventure Museum, Punta Gorda, 941/639-3777

week of April 14-20
14
Playreading: Best-Kept Secrets, J. Howard Wood Theatre, Sanibel, 941/ 472-0006
14
Isaac Hayes and the Cyrus Chestnut Quartet, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
15
Astronomy Week (through Apr. 21), Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, Ft. Myers, 941/275-3435
16
Harlem, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
17
Jim Brickman, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
18
Smokey Joe’s Café (through June 1), Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, Ft. Myers, 941/278-4422
19
Merlyn and Arthur, Children’s Opera Theater, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
19
Stomp (through Apr. 21), Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, 941/481-4849 or 800/440-7469
20
Pied Piper of Hamelin (through Apr. 27), Pirate Players Children’s Program, J. Howard Wood Theatre, Sanibel, 941/ 472-0006
20
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Earth Day Celebration, throughout Sanibel, 941/472-2329
20
Earth Day Celebration, Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, Ft. Myers, 941/275-3435

week of April 21-27
21
River & Blues Festival, Centennial Park, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-6638
21
From Russia with Love, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
23
Salute to Richard Rodgers (through Apr. 28), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
26
Friday Fest Benefit Concert: Whitehouse, benefits the Ronald McDonald House, The Bell Tower Shops, U.S. 41 and Daniels Parkway, Ft. Myers, 941/489-1221
26
Second Annual Talent Show, Bishop Verot High School, Ft. Myers, 941/274-6705
26
Second Annual Ft. Myers Beach Film Festival (through Apr. 28), various venues on Ft. Myers Beach, 941/765-0919, ext. 131
26
My Way (through May 19), Florida Repertory Theatre, Arcade Theatre, downtown Ft. Myers, 941/332-4488
27
Best Southwest Festival (through Apr. 28), German American Social Club, Cape Coral, 941/573-3123

week of April 28-May 4
28
Taste of the Islands, benefits the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Gulfside City Park, Sanibel, 941/472-3644
28
Shower for the Animals, Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, Ft. Myers, 941/275-3435
30
Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club Talk and Slide Show, The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel, 941/395-2233
2
Dvorak and Mozart (through May 3), Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900
3
Relay for Life (through May 4), American Cancer Society fundraiser, Lee County Sports Complex, Ft. Myers, 941/936-1113
3
Lee County Schools’ Young Artists Exhibition (through May 24), Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, 941/939-2787
3
Jacqueline Tissier Exhibition (through May 24), Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, 941/939-2787
3
May’s Bouquets Multi-Media Exhibit (through June 7), Cape Coral Arts Studio, 941/574-0802
4
Jazz Alliance Concert, Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, 941/939-2787
4
Mega Godzilla Yard Sale for Non-Profit Organizations, Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, 941/939-2787
4
Doo Wop Reunion Show, Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 941/597-1900 or 800/597-1900