April Events Calendar

Eckert Fine Art. Lyrical Constructivist: The Sculpture of Don Gummer continues through April 3. Information: 261-1100.

Gallery Victoria. Continuing through April 4: Artescape Naples 2003 Qualifying Exhibition II, followed by Exhibition III, opening with a reception at 5:30 p.m. April 11 and running through May 2. Information: 649-4300.

Harmon-Meek Gallery. On view until April 5: Robert Natkin: The New Monotypes, and Dan Rizzie: New Collage Paintings. Coming up April 6-19, Milton Avery: Farmyard Animals; April 13-26, Eliot O'Hara: Watercolors after 1950. Information: 261-2637.

Florida Gulf Coast University Art Complex. Ending April 5: Frontiers: i2artContemporary 2003. Information: 590-7222.

Davis/Keil. An exhibition highlighting Richard Estes, Roland Fischer and Isamu Noguchi ends April 19. Information: 775-3200.

Von Liebig Art Center. Artists from the New York Studio School and Innuendo: Recent Paintings by Creighton Michael continue through April 26. On view April 19-May 24: Made in Florida, a group invitational exhibition featuring works by Florida artists. And Collier County high school art students get their chance to exhibit April 19-May 3. Information: 262-6517.

Galleries at the Phil. Passages: Photography in Africa by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher, continues on view through April 27. Information: 597-1900.

Padulo Longstreth Goldberg (PLG) Art. Giants of Sculpture II and Little Gems of paintings continue on view through April 30. Information: 263-3363.

West Wing Gallery. The paintings of Lois Clark, Fruit, Flowers and Footprints, on exhibit at the downtown Naples library branch through April 30. Information: 262-8135.

La Rocco Galleries. Czech Modernist Furniture on exhibit through April 30. Information: 434-5678.

Naples Museum of Art. Eye Contact: Modern American Portrait Drawings from the National Portrait Gallery continues through May 18. Also on view: Gilbert Lesser Theater Posters, through July 31, and Correalism: Modern Art and Architectural Design, Selected Works from the American Modern Collection, also through July 31. Information: 597-1900.

Museum of the Everglades. The art of Sam Platt is highlighted this month, April 2-30. Information: 695-0008.

Lee County Alliance for the Arts. Linda Blue, Todd Dahlen and Pat Collins, award winners from the Hometown Sweet Hometown exhibition of last summer, present recent works April 4-25. Also this month: "Walk Thru the Arts," an outdoor and outdoor fair of performance and visual arts, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 12, and the first "Angels of the Arts" awards ceremony, from 4 to 7 p.m. the same day. Information: 939-2787.

Art League of Bonita Springs Center for the Arts. Florida Artists 2003 opens with a reception at 5 p.m. April 4 and continues through April 17. Information: 495-8989.

Aboriginals Art of the First Person. Carry On in Beauty, April 4-30, offers pottery and baskets from Southwestern pueblos, Mexico, Africa and Australia. Information: 395-2200.

Cape Coral Arts Studio. On view April 4-25 (reception 5 p.m. April 11): Denise Spates: Painting Not for Profit. Information: 574-0802.

Marianne Friedland Gallery. Spring Fantasy, an exhibition of landscape and still-life paintings, prints and works on paper by artists including Milton Avery and Hans Hofmann, opens April 5 and continues through May 17. Information: 262-3484.

Art in the Park. The Naples Art Association's outdoor show presents artists of Southwest Florida, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 on Park Street, downtown Naples. 594-1860.

Art League of Marco Island. A show spotlighting area high school students' work runs April 5-10, followed by the Art League Members' Summer Show, April 13-Sept. 30. Information: 394-4221.

Phillips Gallery. The Sanibel gallery presents the Southwest Florida Craft Guild show, April 6-30. Information: 395-0900.

Gallery Row Winter Arts Festival. On view along Broad Avenue South this month, starting April 6: at The Englishman, antique engravings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, along with maps and botanicals (649-8088); New American Luminists at Kensington-Stobart Gallery (403-7787), The Art of Ron Johnson, an impressionist painter in oils, at Knox Galleries (261-5699); and Easter Bouquets, floral works including Russian Impressionism, at the Weatherburn Gallery (263-8008).

Tilting at Windmills. Original oil paintings by European Impressionists Christian Jereczek and Malva are on display April 17-May 4. Information: 498-3368.

Benefits

Naples Woman's Club Fashion Show. Set for 11:30 a.m. April 2, at The Registry Resort. Tickets are $55; call 262-6331.

The JPMorgan Chase Tennis Challenge. The Naples Bath & Tennis Club is the new site for this annual event benefiting the OWL Foundation for children with learning disabilities. Matches feature top-rated players Venus and Serena Williams and Monica Seles. Tickets and information: 334-3309 or 434-5816.

Golden Apple Dinner. Presented by the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools to honor teachers, 5:40 to 9 p.m. April 4 at Harborside Convention Hall. Information: 337-0433.

Sanibel Cares Island Celebration of the Arts. A live and silent art auction to benefit the Chrissy Brown Inpatient Cancer Unit at the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida. April 5 at the Sanibel Community House; tickets are $125. Information: 472-9198.

Maynard Cup. A gala at the home of Frank and Sandy Panniccia, April 5, and a golf tournament on both of Bonita Bay Club's courses, April 6 (win a car for a hole-in-one!), to benefit the Guadalupe Center. Call 947-4149 for ticket information.

Fine American Art Auction. To benefit the von Liebig Art Center and Naples Art Association, April 6 at Tiburón Golf Club. Information: 262-6517.

Evening on Broadway. Critically acclaimed entertainer Paul Todd will present a benefit concert for the Naples chapter of The Foundation Fighting Blindness, 7:30 p.m. at Moorings Presbyterian Church. For ticket info, call 262-1283.

Magnolia Ball. An elegant evening to support the NCH Healthcare Foundation, April 12 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples Golf Resort. Tickets are $750 each; call 436-4511.

Dolphin Debut Auction and Gala. Set for April 13 at the Marriott Resort & Golf Club, Marco Island, to benefit the Art League of Marco. For ticket info, call 394-4221.

Child Protection Team Spring Gala. An evening of cocktails, dinner, dancing and a silent auction to benefit the team, with a 1960s theme planned. Coming up May 3 at LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort. Tickets are $175; call 263-8383.

Children

Jack and the Beanstalk. The story of a boy, his cow and a big not-so-jolly giant, through April 26 at Naples Dinner Theatre in an Ice Cream Theatre production. Information: 519-7827.

The Great Railroad Race. The story of how America's railroads were built, in a Theater for the Young offering at 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. April 8 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Woodland Tales. The Eckerd Theater Company relates ancient stories of our land before man came along-at the time when animals could still talk. At 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. April 21 and 22 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Comedy

Bill Cosby. He's been funny for four decades, with no letup in sight. Catch the Cos at 7 and 9:30 p.m. April 13 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Carrot Top. The irrepressible Mr. Top performs at 7:30 p.m. April 13 at Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Film

Classic Film Series. At the Collier County Library: Million Dollar Legs, April 2, headquarters; Repulsion, April 9 at headquarters and April 10 at Naples branch; Madame Bovary, April 15 at Naples branch and April 16 at headquarters; Touch of Evil, April 23 at headquarters and April 24 at Naples branch. Information: 263-7768.

Au Revoir les Enfants. This autobiographical recounting of Louis Malle's most tragic memory will be shown at 2 p.m. April 16 at the Naples branch of the Collier County Library as part of the Foreign Film Series, with English subtitles. To register, call 263-7768.

Fort Myers Beach Film Festival. The third annual festival kicks off with a party April 23, followed by four days of independent film screenings at The Beach Theater on Estero Boulevard, as well as several nights of free films on the beach itself. There'll also be a special screening of a family film April 24, a Kids Festival April 26, and a Friday on-the- beach film tribute to Saturday Night Fever and other disco era movies. For ticket info, call 765-0919, ext. 131, or go to www.fmbeach.org.

Miscellaneous

Arts and Crafts in the Park. The 10th annual Naples show benefiting the Ronald McDonald House of Southwest Florida, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 2 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 3, Fleischmann Park. Information: (508) 737-0998.

Naples Garden Club Flower Show. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the club presents a free show from noon to 5 p.m. April 5, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 6, at the Naples Depot on Fifth Avenue. Theme is "Water ... More Precious than Gold." Information: 262-1272.

Evening on Fifth. Entertainment and shopping in downtown Naples, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 10. Information: 435-3742.

Naples Porcelain Artists Club meeting. Paint-along with an experienced artist, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 11 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Naples. Information: 261-1111.

Collier County Museum. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the opening of Tamiami Trail (without which none of us would be here) and the 80th anniversary of Collier County at an event set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26. Information: 774-8476.

Music

Paul Anka. The ever-young Anka performs at 8 p.m. April 1 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church Concert Series. Noontime concert, April 2 and 9, at the church. Information: 597-5410.

The Temptations. Lot of Motown memories, at 8 p.m. April 3 at Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Naples Philharmonic Reaching Out Series. Clotilde Otranto leads the musicians, including trumpeter Matthew Sonneborn and English horn player Andrew Snedeker, on works by Mendelssohn, Haydn, Copland and Stravinsky, in a concert of Harmonic Contrasts, at 8 p.m. April 4 at Wesley United Church on Marco and 8 p.m. April 5 at Bishop Verot High in Fort Myers. Information: 597-1900.