10091 McGregor Blvd. • FORT MYERS
239-936-3239
The Alliance for the Arts is a vibrant and welcoming nonprofit visual and performing arts center located in the heart of southwest Florida. Since the 1970s, they’ve been transforming lives and improving community through the arts. Their year-round schedule of events has become a staple for our community to connect with each other and to the arts during gallery exhibitions, art classes and theatre productions. The Alliance is a creative space that spurs and supports self-expression, imagination and equity.
schedule
Theatre Conspiracy
Dec 2-22: Clown Bar 2
Feb 13-23: Jitney
Mar 13-16: Storuytelling Festival
May 29-Jun 1: Fringe Festival
YOUTH THEATRE
Oct 18-20: Spongebob - the Musical
Dec 6-8: Marian, Or the True Tale of Robin Hood
Feb 1 & 2: Disney Pixar’s Finding Nemo Kids
Apr 3-6: Heathers - the Musical Teen Edition
May 15-18: Peter/Wendy
Jun: In the Heights
CONCERTS
Oct 27: Morgan Brake Band, Duck Wallow Lane
Nov 24: HWY 41 South
Dec 15: Bill Metts, Frank Corso
Jan 12: The Flatlanders
Feb 9: Low Ground
Mar 9: Swinging Bridge
American Community Music Association
CONCERTS
Jan 26: House of Hamill
Feb 16: Grant Peeples, JD Lashley
Mar 23: The Honey Badgers, Fred Bell
900 Dunlop Rd. • SANIBEL
239-395-0900
Welcome to BIG ARTS 45th season, brimming with fabulous films, exciting fine arts exhibits, world class performers, stimulating workshops and engaging, thought-provoking lectures. Another wonderful year with a wealth of offerings for everyone.
schedule
Dec 12: Holiday Concert - BIG ARTS Community Chorus
& Concert Band
Dec 14: Gulfshore Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Jan 16: Chris Mann sings Tony Bennett Songbook
Jan 16: Young Concert Artists on Tour
Jan 18: Always Loretta - The Ultimate Loretta Lynn Tribute
Jan 24: Davina & the Vagabonds
Jan 31: The Barricade Boys
Feb 6: David Shifron & Miro Quartet
Feb 8: Authentic Unlimited
Feb 13: Jupiter & Jasper Quartets
Feb 14: Phat Cat Swinger
Feb 20: Ilya Yakushev
Feb 26: Ailey II Dance Company
Feb 27: Fandango!
Mar 1: Late Nite Catechism - The Holy Ghost & Other
Terrifying Tales
Mar 7: Gulf Coast Symphony
Mar 8: George Michael Reborn!
Mar 14: Jazz at Lincoln Center presents New Orleans
Songbook
Mar 20: Peking Acrobats
Mar 22: Annual Benefit - Shadows of the 60s
Mar 29: The Players - Music of Chicago and Earth,
Wind & Fire
Apr 11: Spring Concert - BIG ARTS Community Chorus
& Concert Band
concerts at
New Hope Presbyterian Church
10051 Plantation Rd. • FORT MYERS
First Prebyterian Church
9751 Bonita Beach Rd. SE • Bonita Springs
239-560-5695
choralartistry.org
Choral Artistry is committed to excellence in performance and our support of the choral arts by uniting people and communities through choral music. We produce diverse productions, choral festivals and premiers for residents and visitors to SWFL.
schedule
Feb 1 & 2: Sing Out! Vienna, My City of Dreams -
festival choir workshop (New Hope Presbyterian Church,
Ft Myers) register free
Feb 2: Sing Out! Vienna, My City of Dreams - concert
(New Hope Presbyterian Church, Ft Myers) free
Apr 13: Brahms Ein Duetsches Requiem - with FGCU
Bower School of Music Choirs & Symphony Orchestra
(First Presbyterian Church, Bonita Springs)
528 Cultural Park Blvd.• CAPE CORAL
239-772-5862
Cultural Park Theatre, located in Cape Coral, Florida, is a community-based venue offering diverse live performances, including plays, musicals, and concerts. With a rich history, it serves as a creative hub for local talent, providing educational programs, summer camps, and year-round entertainment for all ages.
schedule
Oct 18-27: Carrie - the Musical
Nov 15-24: Sealed for Freshness
Dec 11-15: Rudolph Jr
Dec 19: 6th Annual Michael D’Amore Christmas Show
Jan 24-Feb 2: Grandma’s Murder Club
Feb 21-Mar 2: Something Rotten
Mar 21-30: Southern Fried Funeral
May 23-Jun 1: When the Bullfrog Sings Opera
2268 Bay St. • FORT MYERS
239-332-4488
Florida Rep’s 27th season opens with ‘Forever Plaid,’ a nostalgic, funny – and heavenly – musical revue about a 1950s’ boyband, performing September 17-October 27 in the Artstage Studio Theatre. An historical comedy about a runaway slave seeking sanctuary takes the stage October 22-November 10 in the Historic Arcade Theatre.
schedule
Sep 17-Oct 27: Forever Plaid
Sep 27-29: Freaky Friday (Florida Rep Education
Conservatory)
Oct 22-Nov 10: Ben Butler
Nov 26-Dec 15: Agatha Christie’s The Murder of
Roger Ackroyd
Dec 10-Jan 12: Fully Committed
Jan 7-26: Lucky Stiff
Jan 28-Mar 2: Bloomsday
Feb 11-Mar 2: Boca
Mar 18-Apr 13: Shout! The Mod Musical
Apr 15-May 18: Venus in Fur
May TBD: Hairspray (Educational Conservatory)
FLORIDA REP EDUCATION CONSERVATORY
select matinees
Oct 29-May 27: The Velveteen Rabbit
Oct 31-May 22: Dear Albert Einstein
Apr 10 & May 20: William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
COMEDY ZONE
Dec 6, 13, 20
Jan 17, 24
Feb 21, 28
Apr 4, 11, 18, 25
1241 N. Palm Ave. • SARASOTA
941-366-9000
Florida Studio Theatre is a professional regional theater located in Sarasota, Florida. Florida Studio Theatre offers a diverse range of performances, including plays, cabaret, improv, and children’s theater. With five stages, Florida Studio Theatre is dedicated to presenting dynamic works that resonate with its audience and the broader community.
schedule
Nov 6-Dec 29: Waitress
Dec 11-Feb 16: The Heart Sellers
Jan 22-Mar 9: The Cancellation of Lauren Fein
Mar 26-May 25: Jersey Boys
WINTER CABARET
Oct 2-Feb 9: Off the Charts!
Nov 20-Mar 30: 59th Street Bridge
Feb 12-Jun 22: Divas - Time After Time
CHILDREN'S THEATRE
thru October 27: Junie B Jones - the Musical
Nov 30-Dec 24: Deck the Halls
Jan 4-Feb 2: Aesop’s Fables
Mar 15-Apr 13: The Flying Penguin & Other Winning Plays
concerts at
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
13350 FSW Pkwy. • FORT MYERS
239-277-1700
Music & Arts
Community Center
13411 Shire Lane • FORT MYERS
239-277-1700
Founded in late 1995 by its current music director and CEO, Dr. Andrew Kurtz, the Gulf Coast Symphony is the second-largest non-profit performing arts organization in Lee county. The Gulf Coast Symphony challenges convention with unique and innovative collaborations across multiple genres and disciplines. It presents over 100 programs of classical music, jazz, world music, dance, opera, film and musical theater, active community engagement, and a commitment to social change through arts education.
schedule
GULF COAST SYMPHONY
BB Mann Performing Arts Hall
Oct 27: Symphonic Spooktacular - Heroes & Villains
Nov 10: American Salute
Dec 8: Deck the Hall (with Ft Myers Mastersingers)
Jan 19: Symphonic Rewind - Tribute to ‘90s Music
Feb 2: The Doo Wop Project - At the Hop
Feb 4: Women of Rock (with LaKisha Jones &
Chloe Lowery)
Feb 16: Trinity - Classically Irish
Mar 23: West Side Story
Mar 30: 3oth Anniversary Concert Celebration
Apr 13: Iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber & Friends
MUSIC & ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER
Oct 18: The Music of Star Wars (Gulf Coast Symphony)
Oct 25: The Music of Harry Potter (Gulf Coast Symphony)
Nov 1: Tribute to Adele (Listeso String Quartet)
Nov 1: Tribute to Queen (Listeso String Quartet)
Nov 14: Jazz at the MACC - Music of Mingus, McBride
& Robertson
Nov 16 & 17: Beethoven Symphony No 8 (Gulf Coast
Symphony)
Dec 12: Jazz at the MACC - Charlie Brown & the
Nutcracker Suite (Gulf Coast Symphony)
Dec 14 & 15: Brahms’ Piano Concerto No 1 (Gulf Coast
Symphony)
Dec 21: The Nutcracker (Gulf Coast Symphony &
Gulfshore Ballet)
Jan 11 & 12: A Soldier’s Tale & Dead Elvis (Gulf Coast
Symphony)
Jan 16: Jazz at the MACC - Zach Bartholomew Balancing
Act with Benny Bennack
Jan 29-Feb 8: Camelot
Feb 20: Jazz at the MACC: Jazz Trio - Monk, Davis,
Hancock & more
Feb 22: Bruckner Mss No 3 (Gulf Coast Symphony &
Ft Myers Mastersingers)
Feb 23: Bruckner Mss No 3 (Gulf Coast Symphony &
Ft Myers Mastersingers)
Feb 26-Mar 15: Murder for Two
Mar 27: Jazz at the MACC - Modern Creations, Uplifting
Songs
Apr 5 & 6: Mostly Mozart (Gulf Coast Symphony members)
Apr 9-25: Jerry’s Girls
May 1: Jazz at the MACC - John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme
May 10 & 11: Donizetti’s Don Pasqale (Gulf Coast
Symphony members)
Wang Opera Center
2408 Linwood Ave. • NAPLES
239-963-9050
Opera Naples is a professional opera company, presenting high-quality opera productions featuring prominent international performers and directors. The company presents Festival Under the Stars, an annual festival in downtown Naples Cambier Park. Opera Naples offers various educational programs including an Academy and international voice competition, in collaboration with the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation.
schedule
Jan 18: Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples
International Voice Competition Finals (FGCU, U Tobe
Recital Hall, Ft Myers)
FESTIVAL UNDER THE STARS
(Cambier Park, Naples)
Feb 27: Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Pavarotti’s Voices
Concert
Feb 28: The Magic Flute
Mar 1: Family & Community Day
Mar 2: The Magic Flute
Mar 3: Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Celebrates Luciano’s
90th Anniversary (Wang Opera Center, Naples)
Mar 6: La Boheme
Mar 7: The Mikado
Mar 8: La Boheme
Mar 9: The Mikado
Mar 15: Sleeping Beauty - with Gulfshore Ballet (Wang
Opera Center, Naples)
Jan 8: Opera Naples Guild Toasts
Jan 12: Don Pasquale (Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera
Naples Academy)
Jan 29: Opera Naples Guild Toasts
Feb 12: Opera Naples Guild Toasts
concerts at
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
777 N Tamiami Trail • SARASOTA
Riverview Performing Arts Center
Riverview High School • 1 Ram Way • SARASOTA
First Presbyterian Church
2050 Oak St. • SARASOTA
941-966-6161
Nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a greater appreciation for world-class classical music. They offer The Great Performers Series, in its 80th season, bringing world-renowned orchestras, recitalists, and chamber groups to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota Opera House, and the Riverview Performing Arts Center. Additionally, they present special events throughout each season. Music Matinees highlight the outstanding regional talent that resides in our community. Matinees are at First Presbyterian Church free of charge.
schedule
Dec 3: Chanticleer Holiday Concert (Sarasota Opera House)
Jan 15: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist (Riverview
Performing Arts Center)
Jan 26: Cleveland Orchestra (Van Wezel Hall)
Feb 13: Czech National Symphony (Van Wezel Hall)
Feb 27: An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma (Van Wezel Hall)
Mar 14: Vivaldi Four Seasons (Riverview Arts Center)
Mar 24: National Symphony Orchestra (Van Wezel Hall)
FREE MUSIC MATINEES
(First Presbyterian Church, Sarasota)
Jan 29: Sarasota Opera Studio Artists
Feb 19: Karen Large & Heidi Louise Williams
Mar 26: Edel Munoz & Sean O’Neill
Apr 23: Synia Carroll
performances at
G & L Theatre
Community School of Naples
13275 Livingston Rd. • NAPLES
888-966-3352
TheatreZone, Naples’ premier professional musical theatre, is celebrating its 20th season in 2025. Musical productions are staged in the charming 250-seat G&L Theatre conveniently located in midtown Naples. TheatreZone’s contract with the Actors’ Equity Association ensures access to the best actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and stage management professionals from throughout the country.
schedule
Dec 20-22: Home for the Holidays
Jan 9-19: Once
Feb 6-16: The Rink
Mar 6-16: Jersey Boys
Jun 5-15: Ghost
Venice Performing Arts Center
Venice High School
1 Indian Ave. • Building 5 • VENICE
941-207-8822
Founded in 1974, The Venice Symphony is a not-for-profit professional orchestra deeply rooted in its community, offering a variety of concerts from October through May, special events and long-standing music education programs for all ages throughout the year.
schedule
Oct 11 & 12: A Symphonic Spooktacular
Nov 15 & 16: Instrumental Influencers
Dec 20-22: Home for the Holidays
Jan 10 & 11: Sports Orchestrated
Jan 31 & Feb 1: A Salute to the Pops!
Feb 21 & 22: Hollywood in Venice
Mar 14 & 15: Crazy for Gershwin
Mar 22: The Rat Pack is Back
Apr 25 & 26: Cosmic Worlds
concerts at
All Faiths Unitarian Congregation
2756 McGregor Blvd. • FORT MYERS
239-691-4069
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. ACMA also presents shows throughout the community.
schedule
Oct 2: Jon Shain, Chuck Williams
Oct 5: Luke Bulla, Steve Waterbury
Oct 10: Heather Pierson Duo
(Tribby Arts Center, Shell Pt, Ft Myers)
Oct 17: Brian Smalley, Bill Metts, Roy Scheider
Calusa Nature Center Planetarium, Ft Myers)
Nov 2: Jefferson Ross, Matt Hannam
Nov 16: David G Smith, Ray Boone
Nov 23: Blue Cactus, Pete Bensen
Dec. 7: Cliff Eberhardt, Louise Coombe
Jan 4: The Reckless Saints, The Bernardis
Jan 9: Grace Morrison and Marc Berardo D’hruva
(Calusa Nature Center Planetarium, Ft Myers)
Jan 18: Shanna in Dress, The Lost Lakers,
Tim & Karen Foote
Feb 1: Verlon Thompson, Ray Cerbone
Feb 22: Darren Nicholson Band, Ralph Leeseberg
Mar 1: Hank Woji & Friends, Bill Frey
Mar 15: Annie & Rod Capps, Mary Dahl
Mar 29: Rod Abernathy, Karen Cohen
Apr 12: Rebecca Folsom, Carolyn & David Stanley
Apr 26: Tanner Bingaman, Mike McMillan
Songwriters on the Plaza
(dFt Myers Library, S Cornog Plaza, 1651 Lee St)
FREE
Nov 12: Fred Ball, JD Lashley, Gareth Rockliffe
Dec 10: Mac Martin, Bob Patetta, Peter Slota
Jan 14: Bob Patetta, Ray Cerbone, Chakulla
Feb 11: Matt Hannam, Ray Boone, Bruce Gallant
Mar 11: Bob Williams, Kim Mayfield, Marie Nofsinger
Apr 8: Steve Waterbury, Boz Nabozny, Bill Veach
ACMA at the Alliance
(Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Ft Myers)
Jan 26: House of Hamill, Bob Williams
Feb 16: Grant Peeples, JD Lashley
Mar 23: The Honey Badgers, Fred Ball
Broadway Palm
Dinner Theatre
1380 Colonial Blvd. • FORT MYERS
239-278-4422
Broadway Palm has been Florida’s Premier Dinner Theatre for more than 30 years. The theatre entertains over 170,000 guests annually by combining an impressive array of Broadway musicals and an award-winning buffet. Broadway Palm features nationally selected performers, dazzling sets and costumes, and a live orchestra.
schedule
thru Nov 9: Chicago - the Musical
Nov 22-Dec 25: A Christmas Carol - the Musical
Dec 31-Feb 15: Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
Feb 21-Apr 5: Crazy for You
Apr 11-May 24: Waitress
May 30-Jun 28: Legally Blonde - the Musical
Jul 3-Aug 9: Annie
OFF BROADWAY PALM
Oct 10-Nov 16: Barefoot in the Park
Nov 28-Dec 25: Another Night Before Christmas
Jan 14-Feb 23: Caught in the Net
Feb 28-Apr 13: Savannah Sipping Society
Apr 18-May 24: Half Baked
CONCERTS
Nov 12-16: Rat Pack Live!
Jan 26 & 27: Britain’s Finest
Feb 24 & 25: Buffett’s Margaritaville
Mar 9 & 10: Tribute to the King
Apr 23 & 24: ABBAFab
BROADWAY PALM CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Dec 3-24: The Elves & The Shoemaker
Mar 6-Apr 3: Elephant & Piggies - We Are in a Play
Jun 12-17: The Spongebob Musical
performances at
ULLA SEARING BIG TOP
Nathan Benderson Park
5851 Nathan Benderson Circle • SARASOTA
SAILOR CIRCUS ARENA
2075 Bahia Vista St. • SARASOTA
941-355-9805
Since 1997, The Circus Arts Conservatory has honored our circus legacy by sharing the entertainment, education, and enrichment of the circus arts through the nationally-renowned youth training program, Sailor Circus Academy; innovative arts-integrated education programs for area students; effective, year-round community outreach programs; and world-class circus performances.
schedule
Nov 22-Jan 5: Wonderland - Illuminate - with Nik Wallenda
(Big Top in the East District at UTC, 195 University
Town Center Dr., Sarasota)
Nov 23: Sailor Circus Academy Fall Show - Gold Troupe
Zodiac (Sailor Circus Arena)
Dec 26-29: Sailor Circus Academy Red Troupe Winter
Show - 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee (Sailor
Circus Arena)
Jan 12: Windjammers Concert Band - with Sailor Circus
Academy (Sailor Circus) free
Feb 15-Mar 9: Circus Sarasota (Big Top)
Feb 21 & 22: Cirque des Voix (Big Top)
Apr 5: Sailor Circus Academy Gold Troupe Spring Show -
Juke Box Hero (Sailor Circus Arena)
Apr 25-27: Sailor Circus Academy Red Troupe Spring
Show - South of the Border (Sailor Circus Arena)
performances at
First Congregational Church
1031 S. Euclid Ave. • SARASOTA
Sarasota Opera House
61 N. Pineapple St. • SARASOTA
772-834-7173
Bennett and percussionist George Nickson, ensembleNEWSRQ (enSRQ) is a versatile chamber music ensemble in Sarasota, dedicated to playing and advocating for the music of contemporary composers. Through thoughtfully curated and innovative programs, enSRQ demonstrates how contemporary music is a reflection of our world and cultural experience.
schedule
Nov 25: Schoenberg & Ives at 150
(First Congregational Church)
Jan 13: Visions & Miracles (First Congregational Church)
Feb 17: Truth & Mayhem (First Congregational Church)
Mar 17: Critical Moments (First Congregational Church)
May 12: Jagden und Formen (Sarasota Opera House)
Florida SouthWestern State College
8099 College Pkwy. • Building L • Room 119B
FORT MYERS
239-489-9300
Experience the magic of live theatre at Florida SouthWestern State College. Talented students and faculty bring captivating stories to life with stunning performances, innovative sets, and unforgettable characters. Don’t miss your chance to see the next generation of stars. Get your tickets today and immerse yourself in the world of intimate, live theatre in the 80 seat black box theatre. Enjoy a variety of free concerts performed by FSW students and community members — no tickets required.
schedule
Black Box Theatre
Oct 31-Nov 2 & Nov 7-9: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Apr 3-5 & 10-12: Spring Production TBA
FREE CONCERTS
(BB Mann Performing Arts Hall)
Nov 5: FSW Chamber Concerts & College Choir
Nov 8: FSW Jazz Ensemble Concert
Nov 19: FSW Concert Band & Symphony Orchestra
Nov 26: FSW Rock Ensemble
Apr 8: FSW performance TBD
Apr 22: FSW performance TBD
Apr 23: FSW performance TBD
16120 San Carlos Blvd. • #5 • FORT MYERS
239-323-6570
Live Community Theatre For All Ages, Musical Theatre, Plays, Comedy Nights, Concerts and more.
schedule
PLAYS
Oct 3-20: The Wizard of Oz
Dec 12-29: Annie
Jan 8-12: Old Ringers
Feb 27-Mar 9: Gypsy - a Musical Fable
Mar 13-23: Guys & Dolls
Apr 4-13: Mousetrap
May 22-Jun 3: Margaritaville
Jul 12-20: The Little Mermaid
COMEDY & CONCERTS
Oct 13: Jack Willhite - Rock & Roll Comedy Show
Nov 30, Larry Venterino’s One Man Show
Dec 7: Bob Lauver’s Comedy Hypnosis Show
Jan 4 & 5: Detroit Doors
Jan 18: Dennis Regan
Jan 25: Peter Fogel
Feb 15: Comedy Night
Mar 1: Comedy Night
Mar 29: Comedy Night
Apr 26: Comedy Night
May 17: Comedy Night
Jun 7: Comedy Night
Jun 28: Comedy Night
Jul 26: Comedy Night
headquarters
9911 Corkscrew Rd. • suite 105 • ESTERO
239-529-3925
Gulfshore Opera enriches the community of Southwest Florida by presenting accessible, high quality vocal music performances with classically trained artists and to foster a sense of belonging within the diverse community through a variety music based activities.
schedule
Dec 3: Holiday Taste of Opera (Isles Yacht Club, Punta
Gorda)
Dec 5: Holiday Taste of Opera (The Club at The Strand,
Naples)
Jan 28: Taste of Opera (Hideaway Beach Club, Marco
Island)
Jan 29: Viennese Serenade (Artis—Naples, Naples)
Feb 2: Opera to Broadway Concert & Dinner (Carmelo’s
Ristorante, Punta Gorda)
Feb 4: Style & Song Luncheon (Grey Oaks Country Club,
Naples)
Feb 6: Opera to Broadway (St. Leo Auditorium, Bonita
Springs)
Feb 23: Dangerous Liaisons (Moorings Presbyterian
Church, Naples)
Feb 23: From World Stages to Our Shores – Gulfshore Opera
Gala (Hilton Naples, Naples)
Mar 13: Taste of Opera (Naples Sailing & Yacht Club,
Naples)
Mar 25: Rusalka (Arts Bonita, Bonita Springs)
Mar 27: Rusalka (Norris Center, Naples)
Mar 29: Rusalka (Burnt Store Presbyterian Church, Punta
Gorda)
Apr 16: Taste of Opera (Colony Bay Club, Estero)
Apr 29: Lucia di Lammermoor - with Naples Philharmonic
(BB Mann, Ft Myers)
May 2: Lucia di Lammermoor - with Naples Philharmonic
(Artis—Naples, Naples)
May 15: Journey Through the Americas (St. Leo
Auditorium, Bonita Springs)
May 18: Journey Through the Americas (Gulf Theater,
Punta Gorda)
2614 N. Tamiami Tr • #200 • NAPLES
concerts at
Cambier Park • 755 Park St. S. • NAPLES
Veterans Park • 901 Park Ave. • MARCO ISLAND
Norris Center • 755 8th Ave. S. • NAPLES
941-313-7532
The Naples Big Band entertains the public with dynamic Big Band performances in styles spanning the swing era to the modern day, while also nurturing the musical development of local youths with the financial support. All concerts are free — except March 7 in the Norris Center.
schedule
Nov 11: in Cambier Park
Dec 1: in ambier Park
Jan 5: in Veterans Park
Jan 6: in Cambier Park
Feb 2: in Cambier Park
Feb 9: in Veterans Park
Mar 3: in Cambier Park
Mar 7: in Norris Center
Mar 23: in Veterans Park
Apr 6: in Cambier Park
13211 McGregor Blvd. • FORT MYERS
239-800-3292
Players Circle Theater is an artist-driven, not-for-profit organization, committed to producing a wide variety of live theater that enriches, educates, and entertains our community. They utilize an ensemble of artists, who will form longtime professional relationships while functioning in a fiscally responsible manner, keeping ticket prices accessible to all.
schedule
Oct 22-Nov 17: Bedroom Farce
Nov 25-Dec 22: Greetings
Jan 7-Jan 26: Admissions
Feb 7-Mar 2: The Fantasticks
Mar 14-Apr 6: Flatlanders
Apr 18-May 11: The Business of Murder
Seminole Casino Hotel
Immokalee
506 S 1st St. • IMMOKALEE
239-658-1313
Southwest Florida’s premier gaming and entertainment destination. The casino offers 1,400 slots, 41 live table games, 3 restaurants, nightlife in the Zig Zag lounge, ‘where the party never ends’ and the best in live concerts in the Seminole Center. Free Parking 24/7.
schedule
Oct 5: Latin Legends Selena & Shakira
Oct 25: Paul Rodriguez
Oct 26: Elle King
Nov 2: Thunder Down Under
Nov 10: The Tenors
Nov 16: Paula Poundstone
Nov 17: Wheel of Fortune
Nov 19: 98 Degrees
Dec 6: Zarna Garg
Dec 7: The Outlaws
Jan 18: Rockabillique
Jan 22: Lee Greenwood
Jan 25: Kansas
Feb 9: The Man in Black - Johnny Cashtribute
Feb 12: The Magic of Jen Kramer
Shell Point Retirement Community
17281 On Par Blvd. • FORT MYERS
239-415-5667
The Tribby Arts Center proudly presents its most exhilarating season yet, showcasing world-class art exhibitions and musical talent across pop, classical, bluegrass, country, folk, big band, swing, and jazz. As the exclusive host for National Geographic Live presentations in Southwest Florida, the Tribby is a vibrant venue for extraordinary cultural experiences.
schedule
Oct 10: Heather Pierson Duo
Oct 24: Muriel Ansderson
Oct 29: Daniel Maltz
Nov 1-2: Rumours ATL - Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Nov 7: Southwest Florida Symphony with Priscila Navarro
Dec 9: Southwest Florida Symphony Holiday Pops
Dec 12: Lindsay Garritson - selections from The Nutcracker
Dec 17: Zach Bartholomew Trio - A Charlie Brown
Christmas
Jan 10-11: Dancing Dream - ABBA Tribute
Jan 14: Solomon Eichner, pianist
Jan 23: Judy Carmichael Trio
Jan 27: John Pizzarelli Trio
Feb 7: Dover Quartet
Feb 13: National Geographic Live - Cave of Bones
Feb 14: Ranky Tanky
Feb 18: Ann Hampton Callaway with Branden & James
Feb 20: The Brothers Doobie
Feb 27-28: The Jersey Tenors
Mar 6-7: One Night in Memphis
Mar 10-11: Frontiers - A Tribute to Journey
Mar 18: Riders in the Sky
Mar 25: National Geographic Live -Untangling the Mind
Apr 10: Timothy Chooi
10150 Bonita Beach Rd. • BONITA SPRINGS
239-495-8989
The Arts Bonita Performing Arts Center, features the 400-seat Hinman Auditorium and the 200-seat Moe Auditorium & Film Center. This vibrant venue offers a diverse array of live music, theater, comedy, lectures, and classes in art, music, theater, and dance for all ages.
schedule
Oct 3: Martin
Oct 4: Carmen Lynch
Oct 5: Jesse Dayton
Oct 10: Sudamerica Latin Groove - Luis Miguel Tribute
Oct 12: Chris O’Leary
Oct 17-20: Hadestown - Teen Edition
Oct 24: Zach Bartholomew - Wayne Shorter’s Music
Nov 1: Abba Mania Canada
Nov 2: Sean Chambers
Nov 7: Sudamerica Latin Groove - From Bolivia to USA
Nov 9: Marlow Rosado - Mambo!
Nov 14: Funny Old Broads
Nov 15: Martin
Nov 16: Vanessa Collier
Nov 21: Zach Bartholomew & David Fernandez -
The Lost City
Nov 22: Mark Sanders - Celebrating Broadway’s
Jerry Herman
Nov 23: Gary Hoey’s Ho Ho Hoey Tour
Dec 6: The Po’ Ramblin Boys
Dec 7: Lee Roy Parnell - A Texas Flavored Christmas
Dec 11: Sudamerica Latin Groove – Classical Groove
Dec 13: Winter Serenade - Magic Holiday Memories
Dec 14: Mike Zito
Dec 19: Zach Bartholomew - A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec 20: Mark Sanders - Celebrating Broadway
at Christmas
Dec 21: Compton & Bennett - The Home for
the Holidays Theatre
Jan 3: Celebrating Broadway with Mark Sanders
Jan 4: Donna the Buffalo
Jan 8: Martin
Jan 9: Zach Bartholomew - featuring Jeff Ellwood
Jan 15: Sudamerica Latin Groove - Girl Power
Jan 16: Rick Howard - Mudbone Jam
Jan 17: Marlow Rosado - Salsa Meets Disco
Jan 18: Allan Harris
Jan 19: Chicago Transit
Jan 23: Monroe Crossing
Jan 24: Empire Trio - From Hollywood to Broadway
Jan 25: Ronnie Baker Brooks
Jan 30: The Weight Band
Jan 30-Feb 2: The Boy from Block 66
Feb 11: Sudamerica Latin Groove
Feb 12: Rick Howard - Swing & Sing with Danny Sinoff
Feb 13: Zach Bartholomew - the Music of Bill Evans
Feb 14: Love Letters
Feb 14: Where Do I Begin - Love Songs & Music
of Tony Bennett
Feb 15: Hotel California
Feb 19: Martin
Feb 20: Celebrating Broadway with Mark Sanders
Feb 20: Backtrack Blues Band
Feb 22: Cyrille Aimée
Feb 26: Soul Cruisers - Destination Soultown
Mar 5: The Incorrigibles - Classic Soul & Motown
Mar 6: Zach Bartholomew - featuring Kate Kortum
Mar 7: Dervish
Mar 8: John Jorgenson Quintet
Mar 9: Night with Nelsons
Mar 12: Sudamerica Latin Groove - World Music Celebration
Mar 13: Celebrating Broadway with Mark Sanders
Mar 22: Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Mar 22: Spill - A Staged Reading
Mar 28: Martin
Mar 29 & 30: Compton & Bennett - Assisted Living,
the Musical
Apr 2: Dailey & Vincent
Apr 3: Rick Howard - Jazz Meets the Blues
Apr 4: Uri Gurvich
Apr 9: Sudamerica Latin Groove - Brazil Latin Groove
Apr 11, 12, 18, 19: Jesus Christ Superstar
(Arts Bonita Actor Theatre)
Apr 23: Martin
Apr 24: Zach Bartholomew - Evolutions & Revolutions
in Latin Jazz
Apr 26: Marlow Rosado - Encore Fiesta Latin Season
Highlights
May 10: Victor Wainwright & the Train
May 15: Sudamerica Latin Groove - SLG & Friends
May 16: Journeyman - Tribute to Eric Clapton
May 23: Martin
LANGDON PLAYHOUSE
1182 Market Circle • PORT CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE HARBOR
EVENT & CONVENTION CENTER
75 Taylor Rd. • PUNTA GORDA
CHARLOTTE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
701 Carmalita St. • PUNTA GORDA
941-255-1022
Charlotte Players have performed in Charlotte County since 1961. The theatrical company has produced over 375 productions with over 2,600 individual performances since their humble beginnings. In addition, Charlotte Players has contracted national talent for over 100 different entertainment productions over the last 16 years. Their theatrical productions are presented in the Langdon Playhouse, black box theater.
schedule
Charlotte Players
Oct 10-27: Beware the House on Haunted Hill
Nov 21-Dec 15: No Sex Please, It’s Christmas
Jan 9-26: Four Old Broads
Feb 6-28: Drinking Habits
Mar 13-30: A Murder is Announced
Apr 10-27: Sex Please, We’re Sixty - the Musical
May 15-25: Mana Does Vegas!
CONCERTS & COMEDY
at Langdon Playhouse
Nov 1: A Shining Star is Born
Dec 19 & 20: Christmas for Kids
Dec 31: New Year’s Eve USO Show
Jan 31: Venturino’s Comedy Club - Larry Venturino,
Sheena Regan, Jander Gray, Caroline Post
Mar 7: Venturino’s Comedy Club - White Collar Comedy -
Mark Christopher, Mike Rivera, Vien ‘ComicDoc’
Phommachanh
Mar 17: Luck Be a Lady - Whitney Grace
Apr 4: Venturino’s Comedy Club - Bear Webb,
Angela Nacca, Chris Cowles, Larry Venturino
at Charlotte Harbor Event Center
Feb 10 & 11: Edwards Twins
Feb 16: Paula Anka Songbook - The Times of Your Life
Feb 24: James Taylor ’Steamroller’ Tribute Show
Mar 4: This Magic Moment - Bay Kings Band
at Charlotte Peforming Arts Center
Mar 18: Splish Splash - Music of Bobby Darin
Florida Gulf Coast University
Bower School of Music & the Arts
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.
schedule
Nov 1-10: Letters to Sala
Feb 14-23: Radium Girls
Apr 11-17: The Wolves
Nov 22: Emerging Playwrights Festival - Waterlogged
Nov 23: Emerging Playwrights Festival - Soul Magnet
Beneath the Limestone
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 on campus at U Tobe Recital Hall in the Music building (unless indicated).
schedule
NISTA CONCERT SERIES
Oct 10: Jeanie Darnell & Michael Baron
Oct 27: Trio Makari
Nov 17: Jossecarlo Romo & Michael Baron
Dec 8: Maxim Lando
Jan 12: James Giles
Jan 26: Kristen Chambers & Michael Baron
Feb 2: Baron & Navarro Piano Duo
Feb 8: Raymond Jaramillo McLeod
Mar 11: Enrico Elisi
Apr 6: Piano Quintet
FREE FGCU STUDENT CONCERTS
Oct 6: Chamber & University Choirs, Bel Canto & Cantabile (Naples United Church, Naples)
Oct 17: Wind Orchestra
Oct 20: Symphony Orchestra
Oct 24: Wind Chamber Choirs
Nov 3: Jazz Ensemble
Nov 6: Percussion Ensemble
Nov 7: Wind Chamber Ensembles
Nov 14: Symphonic Band - Blue Band
Nov 19: Symphonic Band - Green Band
Nov 21: Wind Orchestra (Lely High School, Naples)
Dec 3: Choirs & Symphony Orchestra - Joyful &
Triumphant (Moorings Presbyterian Church, Naples)
Dec 5: Piano Ensemble
Dec 6: Chamber Strings (Sanibel Congregational Church)
Jan 18: Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples
International Voice Competition Finals
Feb 6: Wind Orchestra
Feb 13: Symphonic Band
Feb 16: Chamber Choir (Trinity-by-the-Cove Church,
Naples)
Feb 20: Jazz Ensemble
Feb 21: Bel Canto, Cantabile & University Choir
Feb 23: Symphony Orchestra (First Presbyterian Church,
Bonita Springs)
Feb 26: Student Compositions Concert
Mar 13: Wind Chamber Choirs
Mar 22: Opera Workshop concert
Mar 23: Opera Workshop concert
Mar 24: Wind Orchestra (Carnegie Hall, NYC) not free
Mar 27: Wind Orchestra (Gulf Coast High School, Naples)
Mar 29: Opera Workshop concert (Tribby Arts Cebter,
Shell Pt, Ft Myers)
Apr 1: Chamber Strings (Sanibel Congregational Church)
Apr 3: Wind Chamber Ensembles
Apr 10: Percussion Ensemble
Apr 11: Bel Canto & Cantabile
Apr 13: Chamber & University Choirs & Symphony
Orchestra with Choral Artistry (First Presbyterian
Church, Bonita Springs) not free
Apr 15: Symphonic Band - Green Band
Apr 17: Symphonic Band - Blue Band (Aubrey Rogers
High School, Naples)
Apr 22: FGCU Jazz Ensemble
Apr 24: FGCU Chamber Choir (Bower Chapel, Naples)
Apr 24: Wind Orchestra
Apr 27: Piano Ensembles
concerts at
Artis—Naples
5833 Pelican Bay Blvd. • NAPLES
469-333-3231
box office: 239-597-1900
Grand Piano Series presents world-renowned artists and rising stars at Artis—Naples. With artists described as “...a whole roster of A stars...” (Naples Daily News), and concerts called “...consistently exceptional level performances,” (late Myra Janco Daniels, Founder of Naples Philharmonic).
schedule
Nov 6: The Art of Transcription (Polina Osetinskaya)
Dec 4: Sense and Sensibility (Sterling Elliott &
Janice Carissa)
Jan 23 & 24: Musical Trinity (Trio Bohémo)
Feb 13: Golden Virtuosity (Anna Geniushene)
Mar 6: All About Dvorák (Pavel Haas Quartet & Milana
Strezeva)
Mar 26 & 27: Angels & Demons (Andrew von Oeyen)
May 1: The Chopiniana (Eric Lu)
Baker Theatre & Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Rd. S. • NAPLES
239-529-7529
Gulfshore Playhouse at the new Baker Theatre and Education Center is committed to enriching the cultural landscape of the region by producing professional theatre to the highest artistic standards and providing unique educational opportunities to diverse groups of people. Your new home for professional theatre.
schedule
Oct 27-Nov 24: Anything Goes
Nov 10-Dec 15: Every Brilliant Thing - starring Jeffrey
Binder
Nov 21-23: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Conservatory
Production)
Dec 13-15: Anything Goes - Youth Edition
Jan 12-Feb 2: Dial M for Murder
Jan 26-Mar 2: The Lehman Trilogy
Feb 27-Mar 1: A Year with Frog & Toad (Conservatory
Production) (Children’s Museum of Naples)
Feb 23-Mar 16: Noises Off
Mar 16-Apr 19: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Apr 6-May 4: Sweet Charity
Sugden Community Theatre
7-1 5th Ave. S • NAPLES
239-263-7990
Voted ‘Favorite Local Theatre’ by Broadway World, The Naples Players is the hometown theatre and cultural hub, building community through exceptional access to the power of theatre, and leading the shift in the national perception of how theatres can impact their communities.
schedule
Oct 2-20: Rumors
Oct 6-Nov 10: Almost, Maine
Nov 20-Dec 22: A Christmas Story - the Musical
Jan 15-Feb 16: The Play that Goes Wrong
Feb 5-Mar 2: Death of a Salesman
Mar 12-Apr 13: Man of La Mancha
Apr 2-27: The Half-Life of Marie Curie
May 7-25: The Hallelujah Girls
READERS THEATRE
(play readings)
Nov 9: The Making of Scrooge
Nov 24: Family Ties
Jan 26: New Play Festival
Mar 9: Close Encounters
Apr 27: Out on a Limb
Academy of Dramatic Arts Productions
Oct 26-Nov 3: Young Frankenstein
Nov 9-12: Legally Blonde, Jr
Apr 5-13: Hadestown - Teen Edition
May 16-18: Something Rotten, Jr
concerts at
Sanibel Congregational Church
2050 Periwinkle Way • SANIBEL
239-344-7025
Returning to Sanibel Island and celebrating its 38th season of high-quality classical music, the Sanibel Music Festival presents six concerts by internationally renowned artists. In addition, their partner, FGCU Bowers School of Music & Arts, is presenting a free choir concert for Luminary in December.
schedule
Dec 6:– FGCU Bowers choir (free)
Mar 1: Wu Han
Mar 4: Jon Nakamatsu
Mar 8 : Horszowski Piano Trio
Mar 11: Winner of National Chopin Piano Competition
Mar 18: Opera Theater of Connecticut singing
Kandor & Ebb
Mar 22: Isidore String Quartet
rehearsals at
Church of the Cross Community Center
13500 Freshman Lane • FORT MYERS
360-320-1161
Experience the Spirit of the Gulf Chorus, a premier a cappella ensemble founded in 2001. Under the expert direction of Deanna Kastler and Karen Breidert, they boast 9 Florida State champion medals, 7 top-ten Sweet Adelines International placements, and have been named “Most Entertaining Chorus” three times. Recently, they earned a Fifth Place medal at the latest international competition for their exceptional barbershop harmony.
schedule
Oct 22: Friends & Family Night (Church of the Cross) free
Dec 8: Holiday Show (S Ft Myers HS, Ft Myers)
Mar 8: Spring Show (venue TBD)
1487 2nd St. • SARASOTA
941-321-1397
Urbanite Theatre is a dynamic and innovative theater company in Sarasota, known for its bold, thought-provoking productions of contemporary plays. With an intimate black-box setting, Urbanite delivers powerful storytelling and immersive experiences, championing new works and diverse voices that challenge and inspire audiences.
schedule
Oct 18-Dec 1: Jennifer, Who Is Leaving
Jan 3-Feb 16: Spaceman
Mar 21-Apr 27: No One is Forgotten
May 30-Jun 30: From 145th to 98th Street
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