AMERICANA COMMUNITY
MUSIC ASSOCIATION
All Faiths Unitarian Congregation
2756 McGregor Blvd. • Fort Myers
239-691-4069
The ACMA Listening Room is located at All Faiths Unitarian Congregation in Fort Myers. Each show has a local songwriter opening for a touring headliner. Shows are in a listening room, so the audience can enjoy the music and the stories behind the songs. Presenting acoustic performances by Americana artists and singer/songwriters. ACMA shows throughout the community. Please visit our website for more information and updated calendar of events.
schedule
Dec. 4: Cliff Eberhardt, Louise Mosrie
January 8: The Reckless Saints, The Pearl Street Band
Jan 22: Jesse Terry, Joe Virga
Jan 29: David Mayfield, Carolyn Stanley
Feb 5: Verlon Thompson, Bill Metts.
Feb 12: Lipbone Redding, Ralph Leesberg
Feb 26:. Gurf Morlix, Bob Williams
Songwriters at the Plaza
(downtown Ft Myers Library)
Dec 14: Ray Cerbone, Robert Bidney. Kip Lawrence
Jan 11: Bruce Gallant., Bill Metts, Houseboat Jim
Feb 8: Pearl Street Band
Mar 8: The Reckless Saints.
Apr 12: The Obstructionists with David Hintz & Ross Jordan
May 10: ACMA members
Alliance for the Arts (Ft Myers)
Dec 19: The Reckless Saints, Java Moon
Jan 23: The Rough & Tumble, Carlene Thissen
Feb 20: Muriel Anderson, Ray Cerbone
Mar 20: Nouveau Honkies, Robert Bindney
Lovers Key State Park (Ft Myers Beach)
Jan 6: JRobert, Ricky Baker Cegelis, Karen Cohen
Feb 3: Marie Nofsinger, Bob Williams, Bill Steel
Mar 3: Bill Veach, David Hintz, Paul Elliott
Apr 7: Carlene Thissen, Mike McMillan, Alan Bradford
May 5: The Reckless Saints
THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY
2075 Bahia Vista St. • Sarasota
Ulla Searing Big Top • Nathan Benderson Park
Sailor Circus Arena • 2075 Bahai Vista St.
941-355-9805
International professional circus artists are featured in shows by Circus Sarasota in February under the Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park, Sarasota, and Sailor Circus, the longest running youth circus in the nation performs twice annually at the Sailor Circus Arena.
schedule
Dec 26-30: Sailor Circus - Let It Snow (Sailor Circus Arena)
Jan 16: Windjammers - circus music concert & Sailor Circus
(Sailor Circus Arena)
Feb 11-Mar 6: Circus Sarasota (Ulla Searing Big Top)
Mar 18-20: Cirque des Voix - Circus of the Voices
(Ulla Searing Big Top)
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
Bower School of Music & the Arts
Theatre Program
TheatreLab • Arts Complex
10501 FGCU Blvd. S. • Fort Myers
239-745-4268
The Theatre Program at the Bower School of Music & the Arts offers a dynamic balance of theory and application as well as real-world training in the whole craft of theatre: performance, technology, theory, and criticism. All productions take place in the TheatreLab in the Arts Complex at FGCU.
schedule
Oct 29- Nov 7: The Misanthrope
Feb 18-27: On Baile’s Strand
Apr 22-May 1: Stories from Spoon River
Music Program
U. Tobe Recital Hall • Music Building
10501 FGCU Blvd. S. • Fort Myers
239-745-4268
The Bower School of Music seeks to prepare professionals for service in music education, music therapy, and in music performance and pedagogy, while furnishing cultural enrichment for the southwest Florida community and beyond. Concerts by FGCU students are free.
schedule
Nov 4: Angelino Sozio
Nov 7: FGCU Jazz Ensemble
Nov 8: FGCU Wind Chamber Ensembles
Nov 9: FGCU Percussion Chamber Ensembles
Nov 16: FGCU Symphonic Band
Nov 18: FGCU Wind Orchestra
Nov 19: FGCU String Chamber Ensembles
Dec 1: Dario Celio, Alejandro Rivero
Dec 2: FGCU Piano Ensembles Concert.
Dec 4: FGCU Philharmonia
Dec 5: Michael Baron & Priscila Navarto *
Dec 6: Desiree Willever, Lia Vittone
Dec 9: Adriana Aviles, Derick Nagel
Jan 22: Kevin Chance & Eun-Hee Park *
Jan 30: Krzysztof Biernacki: *
Feb 3: FGCU Wind Orchestra
Feb 5: Frank Almond *
Feb 10: FGCU Symphonic Band
Feb 11: FGCU Chamber Choir
Feb 13: Santiago Rodriguez *
Feb 17: FGCU Jazz Ensemble
Feb 20: FGCU Symphony Orchestra
Feb 27: Ryan Little *
Mar 17: Happy 100th Birthday Piazziolla
Mar 26 & 27: Evening of Mozart: FGCU Opera Workshop
Mar 31: String Chamber Ensembles
Apr 3: Beethoven Champagne Concert Fundraiser *
Apr 6: FGCU Percussion Chamber Ensembles
Apr 7: FGCU Wind Orchestra
Apr 12: FGCU Wind Chamber Ensembles
Apr 19: FGCU Symphonic Band
Apr 20: FGCU Philharmonia
Apr 23: FGCU Symphony Orchestra
Apr 24: FGCU Jazz Ensemble
Apr 25: FGCU Piano Ensemble
May 1: Maxim Lando *
* not free
GRAND PIANO SERIES
St. Leo Catholic Church
28290 Beaumont Rd. • Bonita Springs
Wang Opera Center
2408 Linwood Ave. • Naples
646-734 8179
Grand Piano Series presents world-renowned artists and rising stars in an exciting series. With artists described as “a whole roster of A stars” by the Naples Daily News, and concerts called “consistently exceptional level performances” by Myra Janco Daniels, Founder of the Naples Philharmonic.
schedule
Nov 10: Aldo Lopez-Gavilan
Dec 6: Chelsea Guo
Jan 12: Schaghajegh Nosrati
Feb 2: Santiago Ballerini
Feb 16: Colburn Artists perform Beethoven Sonatas
Mar 9: Frautschi-Manasse-Nakamatsu
Mar 30: Manhattan Chamber Players & Milana Strezeva
(Wang Opera Center)
Apr 27: Geneva Lewis (Wang Opera Center)
May 11: Alessandro Mazzamuto (Wang Opera Center)
GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE
Norris Center
755 5th Ave. S. • Naples
866-811-4111
Gulfshore Playhouse is passionately committed to enriching the cultural landscape of our region by producing professional theatre to the highest artistic standards and providing unique educational opportunities to diverse groups of people in a spirit of service, adventure, and excitement. Thier work is inspired by a belief in the magic of theatre to expand the imagination, challenge the senses, provoke discussion, and revitalize their audience with an understanding of our common humanity. This belief drives the care with which they treat their artists, audiences, students, staff, and members of the greater community.
schedule
Nov 13-Dec 5: August Wilson’s Radio Golf
Jan 15-30: Higher
Feb 12-Mar 13: The 39 Steps
Mar 26-Apr 17: The Invisible Hand
Apr 30-May 15: Another Revolution
THE NAPLES PLAYERS
701 5th Ave. S. • Naples
239-263-7990
The Naples Players continually seeks to enrich, educate and entertain their community through a superior theatre experience. They are a premier community theatre, seeking to inspire passion for the performing arts through unparalleled access to the process, experience, and conversations surrounding the arts and the community.
schedule
Nov 24-Dec 19: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Nov 30-Dec 19: Teas and Trees
Jan 12-Feb 6: The Savannah Sipping Society
Feb 2-27: The Cake
Mar 2-Apr 3: Mary Poppins
Mar 30-Apr 24: When We Were Young and Unafraid
THE STUDIO PLAYERS
Golden Gate Community Centers
Joan Jenks Auditorium
4701 Golden Gate Parkway • Naples
239-398-9192
The Studio Players was founded in 2011 to provide a highly creative environment in which professional artists and artists-in-training are encouraged and welcomed to broaden their craft through new and established works. They are seeking to explore more alternative and contemporary plays along with more established pieces. The Studio Players is a non-profit organization.
schedule
Nov 5-21: Nuts
Dec 18: Stage2 Improv Holiday Show
Jan 14-30: Slow Food
Feb 5: Larry Venturino & Al Ernst - Laugh Express
Stand-up Comedy
Mar 18-Apr 10: Barefoot in the Park
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ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE
Mertz Theatre
5555 N Tamiami Trail • Sarasota
941-351-8000
Asolo Repertory Theatre is one of the premier professional theatres in America and one of the largest in the Southeastern United States. One of the few theatres in the nation that performs in rotating repertory, Asolo Rep presents up to 10 productions each season including contemporary and classic works and provocative musical theatre experiences. Asolo Rep performs in the Mertz Theatre, located at Florida State Center for the Performing Arts, adjacent to the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota.
schedule
Nov 20-Jan 1: Hair
Jan 14-Mar 26: Our Town
Jan 21-Apr 1: Grand Horizons
Feb 11-Apr 2: The Great Leap
Apr 23-May 11: Knoxville
May 13-Jun 4: Eureka Day
Jun 11-26: Hood
CHARLOTTE PLAYERS
Langdon Playhouse
1182 Market Circle • Port Charlotte
Charlotte Harbour Event Center
175 Taylor St. • Punta Gorda
941-255-1022
Charlotte Players is Charlotte County’s oldest Performing Arts Organization. They have been presenting live theater since 1961. Their Mission Statement is: ‘Charlotte Players, a volunteer organization, shall provide and promote quality theater arts programs to educate, entertain and enrich the Southwest Florida community.’
schedule
productions at Langdon Playhouse
Dec 1-5: A Nice Family Christmas
Jan 6-16: Exit Laughing
Feb 4-20: Bell, Book and Candle
Mar 11-27: Curtain Up!
Apr 13-22: There's a Burglar in My Bed
May 13-22: Wedding Belles
concerts
Nov 16: Peace River Trio (Charlotte Harbour Event Center)
Dec 31: New Years Eve Show (Langdon Playhouse)
Feb 7 & 8: The Edwards Twins (Charlotte Harbour Event Center)
Feb 15: Late Night Catechism III (Langdon Playhouse)
Feb 27: Cahal Dunne (Langdon Playhouse)
Feb 28: Ted Vigil Trio (Langdon Playhouse)
Mar 8: The Martin & Lewis Tribute Show (Charlotte Event Center)
Mar 28: The Oak Ridge Boys (Charlotte Event Center)
COASTAL VOICES CHORUS
The Heights Center
15570 Hagie Dr. • Fort Myers
502-797-0044
Coastal Voices is a brand new acapella chorus with members from all over SWFL. Women of all ages and vocal skill levels are welcome to “Find Your Voice” in a safe, inclusive atmosphere of respect and friendship. No matter the voice range, there is a spot for you! Weekly, in-person rehearsals on Thursday evenings from 6:45pm to 8:45pm at The Heights Center
FOGARTYVILLE COMMUNITY
MEDIA & ARTS CENTER
525 Kumquat Court • Sarasota
941-894-6469
Fogartyville is Sarasota’s premier listening room – a special gathering place for those who truly appreciate music and community. In addition to their live concerts, we also host other cultural and educational events.
schedule
Nov 5: Grant Peeples
Nov 7: Very Merry Jerry Day
Nov 12: Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound
Nov 13: Joni Mitchell Tribute
Nov 19: Mary Gauthier
Dec 3-4: Dovydas
Dec 5: Tim Grimm
Dec 11: Passerine
Dec 17: Michael Ross Jazz Quartet
Jan 6: Steve Forbert
Jan 16: David Wilcox
Jan 22: Adam Ezra Group
Feb 11: Oshima Brothers
Feb 12: spoken word performance
Mar 12: spoken word performance
Mar 13: The Bailsmen
Apr 9: spoken word performance
FORT MYERS
SYMPHONIC MASTERSINGERS
6900 Daniels Pkwy. • Fort Myers
239-288-2535
Since its inception in 2001, the Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers has been the premier choral group in Southwest Florida. Its mission is to share significant choral works from classical composers as well as innovative new compositions. The 80-plus voice ensemble is a charitable organization and gives back to the community through the generosity of its patrons.
schedule
Nov 20: Anniversary Gala Fundraiser
(Caloosa Sound Convention Center)
Dec 12: Deck the Halls with Gulf Coast Symphony
(Barbara B Mann Hall)
Dec 19: Christmas on Sanibel
(Sanibel Community Church)
Feb 12: Concert with Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra
(Music & Arts Community Center)
Apr 3: 20th Anniversary Concert
(First Presbyterian Church, Bonita Springs)
Apr 23: Tosca with Gulfshore Opera
(Charlotte Performing Arts Center)
Apr 26: Tosca with Gulfshore Opera
(Barbara B Mann Hall)
Apr 29: Tosca with Gulfshore Opera
(Artis—Naples)
GULFSHORE OPERA
9911 Corkscrew Rd. • Estero
239-529-3925
Gulfshore Opera is a regional company performing in Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties; bringing the beauty and joy of the art of singing to our entire region. Concerts provide diverse opportunities for all of their audiences from intimate “Opera a Fresco” to full scale productions – this year Puccini’s beloved Tosca.
schedule
Lee County
Nov 2: Art Songs - German Lieder (St. Leo Church, Bonita Springs)
Dec 9: Holiday Harmony Concert (St. Leo Church, Bonita Springs)
Jan 27: Opera Meets Broadway (Davis Art Center, Ft Myers)
Jan 30: Opera Meets Broadway (Sanibel Community House)
Feb 26: The Bat’s Revenge (Estero High School)
Mar 6: Concert Gala Concert & Dinner
concert (First Presbyterian Church, Bonita Springs)
dinner (Bonita Bay Country Club, Bonita Springs)
Mar 17: Songs of Ireland (St. Leo Church, Bonita Springs)
Apr 2: A Night in Italy concert (St. Leo Church, Bonita Springs)
Apr 5: A Night in Italy concert (Sanibel Unitarian Church)
Apr 12: Taste of Opera concert & dinner
(Bay Club at the Colony, Estero)
Apr 26: Tosca (Barbara B. Mann Hall, Ft. Myers)
Collier County
Nov 30: Gulfshore Opera Divas (Mercato, Naples)
Dec 2: Taste of Opera concert & dinner
(Club at the Strand, Naples)
Jan 2: Anthony Kearns concert (Artis-Naples, Naples)
Jan 29: Opera Meets Broadway concert & dinner
(Grey Oaks County Club, Naples)
Feb 8: Taste of Opera concert & dinner
(Hideaway Beach, Marco Island)
Feb 12: Songs of Love concert (Innovation Hotel, Naples)
Feb 27: Bat’s Revenge (Naples High School)
Mar 3: Style & Song luncheon (Grey Oaks Country Club, Naples)
Mar 12: Songs of Ireland (Jewish Congregation of Marco Island)
Mar 31: A Night in Italy concert (Marco Island Historical Museum)
Apr 29: Tosca (Artis-Naples, Naples)
May 15: Art Song - French Melodie (Vanderbilt Presbyterian
Church, Naples)
Charlotte County
Nov 7: Gulfshore Opera Divas (Peace River Botanical Gardens,
Punta Gorda)
Dec 14: Holiday Harmony (Gulf Theater, Punta Gorda)
Jan 25: Opera Meets Broadway (Gulf Theatre, Punta Gorda)
Feb 5: Taste of Opera concert & dinner
(Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club, Port Charlotte)
Feb 24: Bat’s Revenge (Charlotte Performing Arts Center,
Punta Gorda)
Mar 10: Songs of Ireland (Gulf Theatre, Punta Gorda)
Apr 3: A Night in Italy concert & dinner
(Carmelo’s Italian Restaurant, Punta Gorda)
Apr 23: Tosca (Charlotte Performing Arts Center, Punta Gorda)
PUNTA GORDA SYMPHONY
6210 Scott St. • Punta Gorda
941-205-5996
Punta Gorda Symphony is Charlotte County’s premier professional orchestra. Originally formed in 1978 as a small chamber group, the orchestra has grown to more than 70 professional musicians drawing audiences from around the world. From presenting world-class musicians to enriching the lives of young people and adults through educational initiatives, Punta Gorda Symphony strives to foster vibrant community connections through orchestral music. The Symphony performs under the direction of Maestro Raffaele Livio Ponti at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center, Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center, and other venues around Punta Gorda.
schedule
Charlotte Performing Arts Center, Punta Gorda
Nov 21: Creston Marimba Concertino &
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2
Dec 19: Holiday Pops with Charlotte High School Band
& Charisma
Jan 16: Dvorák Violin Concerto with Sirena Huang
Feb 6: Appalachian Spring & Scheherazade
Mar 6: Paul McCartney & Stravinsky
Apr: 24: Get Happy! Joan Ellison sings Judy Garland
(Charlotte Harbor Event Center, Port Charlotte)
outdoor Chamber Series
Dec 5: Woodwinds in the Garden (Peace River Botanical
& Sculpture Gardens, Punta Gorda)
Feb 20: Strings on the Lawn (FSW State College
Charlotte Campus, Punta Gorda)
Mar 27: Harborside Brass (Laishley Park, Punta Gorda)
THEATREZONE
G&L Theatre
Community School of Naples
13275 Livingston Rd. • Naples
888-966-3352
TheatreZone is a professional Equity theatre now in its 17th season. Specializing in Broadway musicals, TheatreZone performs in-residence at the G&L Theatre on the campus of The Community School of Naples.
schedule
Dec 10-12: Home for the Holidays Concert
Jan 13-16 & 20-23: I Love My Wife
Jan 17: Simon & Garfunkel - Live in Central Park,
revisited tribute concert
Jan 29: The Feud - Sinatra & Roselli
Feb 10-12 & 17-20: Steve Martin’s Bright Star
Feb 22: The Mersey Beatles tribute
Feb 24: Mack is Back - Bobby Darin tribute
Mar 10-13 & 17-20: Lerner & Loewes’ Camelot
Mar 14: LarryAlexander – Broadway & Back
Apr 21-24 & Apr 28-May 1: The Bridges of Madison County
BROADWAY PALM DINNER THEATRE
1380 Colonial Blvd • Fort Myers
239-278-4422
Broadway Palm is your ticket to escape! The theatre’s season features the best of Broadway, for all ages, combining your favorite shows of the past along with the most recent musical hit sensations. Broadway Palm features nationally selected performers, dazzling sets and costumes and a live orchestra.
schedule
Main Theatre
thru Nov: The Sound of Music
Nov 25-Dec 25: Holly Jolly Christmas
Dec 31-Feb 12: Singin’ in the Rain
Feb 18-Apr 2: Margaritaville
Apr 8-May 14: In The Heights
May 20-Jun 25: Rock of Ages
Jul 1-Aug 13:The Wizard of Oz
Off Broadway Palm
thru Nov 6: Social Security
Nov 11-Dec 25: No Claus for Alarm
Jan 13-Mar 5: Over the River and Through the Woods
Mar 10-Apr 30: Greater Tuna
Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre
Dec 3-24: The Nutcracker
Apr 15-May 13: No Dogs Allowed
May 27-Jun 24: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Concert Series
Jan 30 & 31: December ’63 - Jersey Boys & Frankie Valli
& The Four Season tribute
Feb 7: Tribute to the King - Dwight Icehower’s Elvis tribute
Feb 27 & 28: Abba Fab - Abba tribute
Mar 13 & 14: The Piano Man - Billy Joel tribute
Mar 19-21: The Rave-Ons - Buddy Holly tribute
CHORAL ARTISTRY
239-896-6431
After 10 yrs performing as the Symphonic Chorale of SWFL, it has adopted a new name, Choral Artistry, to better reflect the diverse variety of music it performs under AD Dr. Trent Brown. It is the tri-county areas only professional core community chorus. It produces its own exquisite concerts, collaborates with other professional ensembles and hosts two Annual Choral Festivals open to all residents & visiting singers -”Summer Sing” (Aug) and Sing Out! SWFL (Jan).
schedule
Jan 7: Rachmaninoff’s Vespers (tba, Sanibel)
Jan 8: Rachmaninoff’s Vespers (St. Mary’s Church,
Bonita Springs)
Jan 9: Rachmaninoff’s Vespers (Trinity by the Cove
Church, Naples)
Jan 28 & 29: Sing Out! SWFL ChoralFestival Workshop -
Handel’s Messiah (New Hope Church, Ft Myers)
Jan 29: Sing Out! SWFL Choral Festival Free Concert -
Handel’s Messiah (New Hope Church, Ft Myers)
Apr 14: Considering Matthew Shephard (Faith Presbyterian
Church, Cape Coral)
FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE
2268 Bay St. • Fort Myers
239-332-4488
Florida Rep is Back! Celebrating 24 years of Award-Winning Regional Theatre, Florida Repertory Theatre is a fully professional regional theatre company located in the Fort Myers River District. Performing in the Historic Arcade Theatre and the ArtStage Studio Theatre, Florida Rep produces nationally recognized comedies, dramas, new plays, and musicals.
schedule
Nov 23-Dec 15: West Side Story (Historic Arcade Theatre)
Jan 4-26: Morning After Grace (Historic Arcade Theatre)
Jan 18-Feb 13: Driving Miss Daisy (ArtStage Studio Theatre)
Feb 8-Mar 5: Into The Breeches (Historic Arcade Theatre)
Feb 22-Mar 27: A Doll’s House, Part 2 (ArtStage Studio Theatre)
Mar 15-Apr 13: Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
(Historic Arcade Theatre)
Apr 12-May 22: Maytag Virgin (ArtStage Theatre)
FORT MYERS THEATRE
16120 San Carlos Blvd. • Fort Myers
239-323-6570
The Fort Myers Theatre is a new community theatre that offers a fun night out. Close to Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel, this quaint theatre offers something for everyone. Each month they have a community theatre production that is perfect for a date night or group outing. They also offer family and youth productions that are great for the entire family. Don’t miss their youth camps during any of the school holidays.
schedule
Dec 10-19: A Christmas Carol
Jan 7-23: Steel Magnolias
Feb 11-20: Great Gatsby
Mar 4-13: Grease
Apr 15 & 16: Alice in Wonderland
May 6-15: Addams Family
Jun 18-27: A Chorus Line (T.E.)
GULF COAST SYMPHONY
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
13350 FDW Pkwy. • Fort Myers
Music & Arts Community Center
13411 Shire Lane • Fort Myers
239-481.-4849
The Gulf Coast Symphony is one of the most dynamic and innovative orchestras in the United States. The organization boasts three performance groups: a full symphony orchestra, a professional chamber orchestra, and its jazz collective. High-quality performances with both world-renowned and emerging artists, performing at the premiere performing arts venue the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, plus another 100 nights of concerts at its new, more intimate venue, and educational hub, The MACC, its Music & Arts Community Center. The concert season includes musicals, ballet, classical, pops, opera, jazz, chamber music, world music and other genres.
schedule
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Nov 3: Trinity - Classic Irish
Nov 14: Tribute to John Williams
Dec 4: The Nutcracker
Dec 12: Deck the Halls
Jan 15: Renee Elise Goldsberry
Jan 23: The Music of Led Zeppelin
Jan 30: Comedy Night
Feb 20: The Music of Billy Joel
Mar 25 & 26: Cabaret
Apr 24: Richard Rogers Tribute
May 7: Verdi’s Rigoletto
Music & Arts Community Center
thru Nov 3: Alter Boyz - The Musical
Nov 18: Music of Art Blakey - Gulf Coast Jazz Collective
Nov 19: Fresh Voices - Paul McDonald & Ryleigh Modig
Nov 20: Gaelic Symphony - Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra
Nov 16: Holiday Jazz - Gulf Coast Jazz Collective
Nov 17: Holidays at MACC - Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra
Jan 8: American Voices - Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra
Jan 13: Jazz Originals - Gulf Coast Jazz Collective
Jan 26-Feb 5: Next to Normal
Jan 30: Comedy Tonight
Feb 10: Jazz at MACC
Feb 11: Jodi Benson
Feb 12: Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra &
Ft Myers Symphonic Mastersingers
Feb 16-Mar 4: Bring It On - The Musical
Feb 27: Duo Beaux Arts
Mar 5: Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra
Mar 6: Ningxin Zhan.
Mar 10: Gulf Coast Jazz Collective
Mar 11: Scarlett Strallen & Bryce Pinkham
Mar 19: Strings of the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra
Apr 2: Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra
Apr 3: Stamps String Quartet
Apr 8: Melissa Errico
Apr 9: Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra with Gulfshore Ballet
Apr 10: Gulf Coast Jazz Collective
Apr 12-16: The Last Five Years
Apr 22: Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra Earth Day Celebration
Apr 23: Marc Kudisch
May 1: Sarasota Music Conservatory String Quartet
LEE COUNTY COMMUNITY BAND
Cape Coral High School
2300 Santa Barbara Blvd. • Cape Coral
239-454-6430
An institution in SW Florida, the Lee County Community Band performs six lively, free concerts each season that promise a toe-tapping mix of old favorites, energetic marches, patriotic tunes, Broadway hits, and a sing-along. Celebrating its136th year, this legendary 50-member band includes both career and amateur musicians. All concerts are at Cape Coral High School, start at 3pm and are free.
schedule
Nov 14, Dec 12, Jan 9,
Feb 13, Mar 13, Apr 10
SARASOTA OPERA
61 N Pineapple Ave. • Sarasota
941 328 1300
Sarasota Opera welcomes everyone back to enjoy an exciting musical adventure! Rossini’s The Silken Ladder opened their Fall Season on October 29 and our Winter Opera Festival (February 12-March 22) includes ‘Tosca,’ ‘The Daughter of the Regiment,’ ‘The Pearl Fishers’ and ‘Attila.’ Tickets on sale!
schedule
thru Nov 13: Rossini’s The Silken Ladder
Feb 12-Mar 19: Puccini’s Tosca
Feb 19-Mar 18: Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment
Mar 5-19: Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers
Mar 12-22: Verdi’s Attila
VENICE THEATRE
140 Tampa Ave W. • Venice
941-488-1115
Located just an hour north of Fort Myers, Venice Theatre is the second largest community theatre in the country and host of aactWORLDFEST, scheduled this season for June 20-26, 2022. Its 72nd season features a variety of musicals, comedies, dramas, and concerts including ‘The Great American Trailer Park Musical,’ ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,’ its original musical version of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ ‘Ain’t Misbehavin,’ ‘Hamlet,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ and more.
schedule
Theater
thru Nov 7: She Kills Monsters - Young Adventurers Edition
thru Nov 28: The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Nov 19-Dec 19: Assisted Living - the Musical
Dec 10-20: A Christmas Carol
Jan 14-Feb 6: Aint’t Misbehavin’ - The Fats Waller Musical
Jan 21-Feb 20: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Feb 25-Mar 27: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Mar 4-Apr 3: The Last Five Years
Apr 15-May 1: To Kill a Mockingbird
Apr 15-May : Blackbird
May 13-29: Hamlet
Jun 20-25: aact WorldFest
Concerts
Nov 1: All About Soul - Billy Joel tribute
Nov 14 & 15: Dwight Icehower -Elvis Presley tribute
Dec 21 & 22: Johnny Wild & The Delights Christmas
Dec 29-31: Rocket Man - Elton John tribute
Jan 16 & 17: Lift Every Voice - Martin Luther King tribute
Jan 23 & 24: An Evening with Norm Lewis
Jan 30 & 31: Let’s Hang On! - Frankie Valli tribute
Feb 7: Tribute to Journey
Feb 27 & 28: Back Home Again - John Denver tribute
Mar 5: The Showtime Benefit
Mar 6 & 7: Folk Legacy Trio
Mar 13 & 14: Sounds of Soul - Motown tribute
Mar 20 & 21: Music of Whitney Houston tribute
Mar 27 & 28: 28th Annual Silver Foxes Musical
Apr 24 & 25: Alter Eagles - Eagles tribute
May 1 & 2: Simply Streisand tribute
Jun 20-25: aactWorldFest International Community Theatre
Festival
