Celebrating 50 years! The Art League of Bonita Springs is committed to enrich the culture of our diverse community by providing opportunities for artistic expression, education and appreciation in a supportive and nurturing environment.

‘Live!’ at the Promenade
Promenade at Bonita Bay
Nov 4 – Three Guys Named ‘Jazz’
Nov – 11 ‘Isn’t it Romantic?: An Evening with Chopin’
Nov 14 – Naples City Improv
Nov 21 – Arts Worldwide
Dec 9 – Naples Piano Quartet

The Bach Ensemble, a 40-voice choral group founded by Dr. Vic Silvestri celebrates its Eighth Season. The Bach Ensemble is dedicated to preserving the legacy of J. S. Bach and his contemporaries. Concerts are given in the performance style attributed to the Baroque era, with orchestra.

Dec 20 – Holiday Gavotte: Songs of the Nativity (Moorings Presbyterian Church, Naples)
Feb 18 – Winter Sarabande: Come Let Us Sing (Moorings Presbyterian Church, Naples)
April 17 – Spring Gigue: Out of the Bachs! (St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Marco Island)

Throughout the academic year, the Department of Visual and Performing Arts offers theatre, gallery, and art events designed to entertain, enlighten, challenge, and delight. We invite everyone to come take part in the most dynamic arts events south Fort Myers has to offer.

thru Nov 8 – Doctor Faustus
Feb 17-28 – Mud
April 7-18 – Wooden Mouth
June 16-20 – Beyond Therapy

The Wall Street Journal called Florida Rep "Profoundly Satisfying," and told America to "Make haste to Fort Myers, where the weather is warm and the theatre fine." Florida Repertory Theatre celebrates its 12th season and unveils its new Discounted Preview Performances. Productions are staged in the historic Arcade Theatre in Fort Myers River District.

thru Nov 21 – Boeing-Boeing
Dec 4-20 – Dial 'M' For Murder (previews Dec. 1-3)
Dec 10-31 – The Santaland Diaries
Jan 8-24 – Opus (previews Jan. 5-7)
Feb 5-21 – You Can't Take It With You (previews Feb. 2-4)
March 12-28 – Relatively Speaking (previews March 9-11)
April 9-25 – Trying (previews April 6-8)
May 7-23 – The Big Bang (previews May 4-6)

The Gulf Coast Symphony exists to contribute to the cultural enrichment of Lee County by producing and performing a broad variety of concerts and creating a diverse, innovative and balanced program of performances, events, community and education projects which reaches the widest possible public. GCS is recognized for its high-quality symphonic performances and its history of active community engagement and commitment to arts education.

Classical Access Concerts
Bishop Verot HS • Fort Myers
Dec 6 – Mahler Symphony No. 5
April 10 – Opera Duets
May 8 – Prokofiev Sinfonia concertante, Op. 125, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Symphonic Sensations
B. B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Jan 17 – Broadway Classics
Feb. 13 – Valentine’s Concert: Mancini & Moonlight
March 14 – Quiet Heroes / Flag of our Fathers: Patriotic Tribute
Free POPS In The Park
Feb 27 – Movie Music (Cape Coral)
March 27– Estero Festival of the Arts
Magic Carpet Family Concerts
Oct 17 – STARS complex
Oct 18 – Harlem Heights
Nov 8 – Messiah Lutheran Church, North Fort Myers 
Dec 31 – New Year’s Eve Gala, B. B. Mann (Sal Viviano)

As Crimes Go By
Dinner & Show Friday & Saturday
Over the past 20 years Murder Mystery Inc. has produced over 5000 shows for companies and special events throughout the country and world, including The Plaza, The Ritz in Palm Beach and Naples, The Delano in Miami, The Hide Away Beach Club on Marco Island, The Boca Resort Club, Turnberry Isle, Arizona Biltmore and many more. They have produced over 20 mystery shows on Trans Atlantic crossings aboard the QE2, as well as several other international cruises. Their Off Broadway Dinner Theater in New York, ‘Murdered By The Mob’ has been running for 13 years.

In the heart of Naples, on vibrant 5th Ave. S., The Naples Players, popular creators of exciting live theatre, celebrate their 58th year of audience-pleasing productions. Entertainment is presented year-round in the beautiful multi-million dollar Sugden Community Theatre, in 320-seat Blackburn Hall for full-scale musicals and contemporary hits, and 100-seat Tobye Studio Theatre for cutting-edge works. An eight-play winter season and a two-show summer season of musicals, comedies, and dramas are given professional presentation, as well as seven youth theatre productions yearly.

BLACKBURN HALL
thru Nov 7 – Lend Me a Tenor
Nov 25-Dec 19 – Crimes of the Heart
Jan 13-Feb 6 – Almost, Maine
March 3-April 3 – Fiddler on the Roof
April 21-May 15 – The Importance of Being Earnest
TOBYE STUDIO
thru Nov 21 – Much Ado About Nothing
Feb 3-27 – Mauritius
March 24-April 17 – Crazy Mary

The Philharmonic Center Cultural Complex is Southwest Florida's premier arts destination, featuring the very best of the performing and the visual arts. The complex includes a 1,450-seat theater, a 30,000-square-foot art museum, an education center, a nationally renowned resident orchestra, a black box theater and two sculpture gardens. Each season, more than 500,000 people visit the complex.

Nov 7 - Opening Night: An Evening with Ronan Tynan & the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra
Nov 8 – Smokey Robinson
Nov 18 – The Music of Led Zeppelin
Nov 20 – Don Giovanni
Nov 22 – Björn Again
Nov 2& & 29 – The Nutcracker
Nov 30 – Dave Koz & Friends

Dec 1 – The Smothers Brothers
Dec 8-13 – The Color Purple
Dec 21 & 22 – A Tribute to The Beatles
Dec 26-28 – Chicago
Dec 29 – Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz Band
Dec 31 – Happy New Year! Ann Hampton Calloway, Time for Three, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra

Jan 4 – Crystal Gayle, Larry Gatlin & Andy Cooney
Jan 5 – Bernadette Peters
Jan 6 – Bob Newhart
Jan 8 & 9 – Ottmar Liebert
Jan 10 – Tony Bennett
Jan 11 – Itzhak Perlman
Jan 12 & 13 – Three Men and A Baby Grand!
Jan 15 & 16 – Kathy Halenda
Jan 17 – 3 Redneck Tenors
Jan 17 – Jason Alexander
Jan 18 – 3 Redneck Tenors
Jan 18 – Greg Behrendt
Jan 19 & 20 – Miami City Ballet
Jan 21 – David Copperfield
Jan 22 & 23 – An Evening with Groucho
Jan 23 – Renée Fleming
Jan 24 – Debby Boone
Jan 25 – Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Jan 26-31 – A Chorus Line

Feb 1 – La Traviata
Feb 2 – Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo
Feb 5 & 6 – Lainie Kazan
Feb 8 – Lauren Bacall
Feb 9 & 10 – Rachel York
Feb 9 – Miami City Ballet
Feb 11 – Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Feb 12 – Gladys Knight
Feb 13 – Michael Feinstein
Feb 14 – Tchaikovsky Ballet
Feb 15 – The Irish Rovers
Feb 17 & 18 – Chicago City Limits
Feb 19 & 20 – James Naughton
Feb 24 – Engelbert Humperdinck
Feb 25 – Tommy Tune & The Manhattan Rhythm Kings
Feb 26 & 27 – Nikki Blonsky
Feb 26 – Steve Tyrell
Feb 27 – Rigoletto
Feb 28 – Lily Tomlin

March 1 – Moscow Festival Ballet
March 2 & 3 – Karen Akers
March 2 – Chubby Checker & Lou Christie
March 3 – Dave Barry
March 5 & 6 – Ken Page
March 9-14 – Little House on The Prairie The Musical
March 15 – Henry Winkler & Marlee Matlin
March 16 & 17 – Miami City Ballet
March 17 & 18 – A Couple of Blaguards
March 18 – Die Fledermaus
March 19 & 20 – Band of the Irish Guards / Royal Regiment of Scotland
March 20 Kelli O'Hara
March 21 – Johnny Mathis
March 26 & 27 – Louise Pitre
March 28 – Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra
March 29-31 – In The Heights

April 1-3 – In The Heights
April 5 – Neil Berg's 100 Years of Hollywood
April 6 – Defending The Caveman
April 7 – the Peking Acrobats
April 8 – Little Anthony & The Imperials and Jay & The Americans
April 9 – Chita Rivera
April 10 – FDR Starring Ed Asner
April 11 – Roberta Flack
April 12 – Pilobolus
April 13 – Marvin Hamlisch
April 18 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
April 20 – Neil Sedaka
April 23-25 – Xanadu

May 6 – Blue Suede Shoes – The Ultimate Bash Celebrating Elvis' 75th
May 13 – Cherryholmes

CLASSICAL SERIES
Nov 12-14 – Prokiev's Fifth
December 3-5 – From Beethoven to Bernstein
Feb 4-6 – Beauty & Destiny
Jan 7-9 – Symphonic Journeys
March 4-6 – Rachmaninoff to Ravel
April 15-17 – Musical Landscapes
May 7 & 8 – Thirds by Saint-Saens
POPS!
Jan 12-17 – Let's Dance
Feb 16-21 – Irving Berlin Tribute: From Ragtime to Ritzies
March 23-28 – Favorite Melodies: Classic to Celtic
Aoril 27-May 2 – A Long & Winding Road: The Concert starring Maureen McGovern
May 27-29 – Star Spangled Spectacular
LEGENDS OF ROCK
Nov 18 – The Music of Led Zeppelin
Dec 21 & 22 – A Tribute to The Beatles
VALUE & VARIETY
April 22 – A Swinging Benny Goodman Tribute
May 13 – Cherryholmes with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra
CELEBRATIONS!
Nov 28 & 29 – George Balanchine's The Nycracker
Dec 12 – Hallelujah!
Dec 15, 17-20 – Holiday Pops
CHAMBER MUSIC
May 18 – 20th-Century Gems
SYPERT SALON SERIES
Nov 22 – Chamber Masterpieces
Dec 6 – Mozart & Mendelssohn
Jan 3 – Beethoven Double Play
Feb 14 – Flute & Piano Masterworks
FAMILY FARE
Nov 15 – Major/Minor Concert
May 23 – Pictures at an Exhibition
March 21 – Choral Masterpieces
May 3 – Youth Chorale Recital
May 16 – Major/Minor Concert
June 6 – Festival of Great Organ Music
MAGIC CARPET CONCERTS
April 17 – Woodwinds
May 15 – Brass
May 22 – Percussion
May 29 – Strings
REACHING OUT
Jan 28 – Beethoven's Seventh (First Presbyterian Church, Bonita Springs)
Jan 29 – Beethoven's Seventh (Wesley United Methodist Church, Marco Island)|
March 11 – Mendelssohn's 'Italian' Symphony (First Presbyterian Church, Bonita Springs)
March 12 – Mendelssohn's 'Italian' Symphony (Wesley United Methodist Church, Marco Island)|
Feb 11 – Brass at The ballet (Temple Shalom, Naples)
April 8 – Mozart & Mendelssohn (Temple Shalom, Naples)

The Herb Strauss Schoolhouse Theater is Sanibel's only professional theater. They bring in talented actors from around the country to provide top-notch entertainment. Truly a theater in paradise, they have recently renovated the interior and exterior of the building and added a President’s Garden & Patio to further the experience of our theater-goers.

Oct 15-Nov 7 – Lovely Night
Nov 12-Dec 5 – Plaza Suite
Dec 15-31 – Every Christmas Story Ever Told
Jan 14-Feb 6 – Unnecessary Farce
Feb 18-March 20 – Fly Me to the Moon
March 25-April 24 – Something's Afoot

A unique dining experience featuring a comical murder mystery show, a scrumptious five course dinner and a nostalgic train ride. Wed through Satu at 6:30pm and Sun at 5:30pm, Year Round. Seminole Gulf Railway also operates a daytime excursion train on Wed & Sat at 11am and Sun at 1:30pm from Thanksgiving through Labor Day, and on special occasions during the fall.

A Killer Act – Fri & Sat
Murder Casts A Spell – Wed, Thu, Sun
special shows
Nutcracker’s Final Curtain – Nov 25-Dec 24, Wed-Fri & Sun
The Jingle Bell Express – Dec 12, 13, 19, 20
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman – Nov 18
Thanksgiving Feast – Nov 26
New Year’s Eve Gala – Dec 31
Sweetheart Express – Feb 12-14,
Flying Irishman – March 17
Easter Sunday –April 4
Mother’s Day – May 9
Father’s Day – June 10

Shell Point Retirement Community is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community with national accreditation from CARF-CCAC, and is a nationally recognized leader in the retirement industry. The community offers a multitude of concert and speaker series. Shell Point Retirement Community offers retirement living in a resort-style environment with an 18-hole championship golf course, deep water boating access, and recreational and fitness facilities.

Fine & Performing Arts Concert Series
Nov 12 – The Raleigh Bell Ringers
Feb 2 – The American Boy Choir
March 1 – The River City Brass Band
March 12 – Ensemble Galilei
April 8 – Contiguglia Brothers
Season Of Praise Concert Series:
Nov 8 – Damaris Carbaugh
Dec 13 – Jane Holstein & Joel Raney
Jan 10 – Tim Zimmerman & The King’s Brass
Feb 13 & 14 – The National Christian Choir with Harry Causey
March 21 – David Kim with Ron Matthews
April 4 – Chelsea Chen
Southwest Florida Symphony Series
Dec 15 – Handel’s Messiah – with SWFL Symphony Chorus
March 19 - Bach & More – featuring Dione Chandler &
SWFL Symphony Chamber Chorus

The Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1961 and Symphony Chorus began one year later. Michael Hall was appointed Music Director in the 2007. The organization’s mission is to share a passion for music with the entire Southwest Florida community through continuous improvement of the artistic quality, programmatic breadth and cultural relevance through educational programs, institutional support and personal participation. Each season the organization serves more than 45,000 patrons in Southwest Florida.

CLASSICAL SERIES
Nov 21 – Made in America
(B. B. Mann Performing Arts Hall) Special Guest: Timothy Fain
Jan 16 – 2010: A Space Odyssey
(B. B. Mann Performing Arts Hall) Special Guest: Storey Musgrave
Feb 2 – Brahms German Requiem
(McGregor Baptist Church, Fort Myers) Special Guests: Gerard Sundberg, Jane Redding, Symphony Chorus
March 27 – Passion and Fury
(B. B. Mann Performing Arts Hall) Special Guest: Gleb Ivanov
April 24 – Latin Fiesta
(B. B. Mann Performing Arts Hall) Special Guest: Paul Moeller
POPS SERIES
Dec 4 – Love’s Greatest Hits
(B. B. Mann Performing Arts Hall) Special Guest: Zachary Prince, Youth Chorus
HOLIDAY SPECIAL EVENT
Dec 18 – A Very Merry Pops
(B. B. Mann Performing Arts Hall) Special Guest: Symphony Chorus, Youth Chorus
Jan 8 & 9 – The Great Gershwin
(B. B. Mann Performing Arts Hall) Special Guest: Marcus Küchle
Feb 5 & 6 – Jazz Giants
(B. B. Mann Performing Arts Hall) Special Guest: The Capitol Quartet
March 12 & 13 – Star Spangled Pops
(B. B. Mann Performing Arts Hall) Special Guests: Max Quinlan, Mark Willett, Zachary Prince
AROUND TOWN SERIES
Nov 13 – Playfully Yours
(Faith Presbyterian Church, Cape Coral) Special Guest: Reiko Niiya
November 15 – Playfully Yours
(Schein Hall, BIG ARTS, Sanibel) Special Guest: Reiko Niiya
March 19 – Bach & More
(The Village Church at Shell Point, Fort Myers) Special Guests: Dione Chandler, SWFL Symphony Chamber Chorus
March 21 – Bach & More
(Schein Hall, BIG ARTS, Sanibel) Special Guests: Dione Chandler, SWFL Symphony Chamber Chorus
April 9 – The Glory of Spring
(Faith Presbyterian Church, Cape Coral) Special Guest: Gene Berger
April 11 – The Glory of Spring
(Schein Hall, BIG ARTS, Sanibel) Special Guest: Gene Berger
STAINED GLASS SERIES
Nov 8 – Natural Wonder-Reduz
(Peace Lutheran Church, Fort Myers) SWFL Symphony Chorus
Dec 13 & 14 – Handel’s Messiah
(First Baptist Church, Cape Coral) SWFL Symphony Chorus
December 15 – Handel’s Messiah
(The Village Church at Shell Point, Fort Myers) SWFL Symphony Chorus
Feb 14 – Valentine Serenade
(Faith Presbyterian Church, Cape Coral) SWFL Youth Chorus
Feb 21 – Brahms at the Beach
(Chapel by the Sea, Fort Myers Beach) SWFL Symphony Chorus & Chamber Chorus, Special Guests: Gerard Sundberg, Michelle Caulkins, Charles Heard, Nancy Olson
April 18 – The Power of Three
(Faith United Methodist Church, Fort Myers) SWFL Symphony Chorus, Chamber Chorus & Youth Chorus, Special Guest: Michael Helman