Along the Gulfshore

Bach Ensemble. Listen to strains of Johann Sebastian, at 3 p.m. Jan. 11 at the First United Methodist Church in Naples. Information: 732-1055.

Glenn Miller Orchestra. Get in the mood for "Tuxedo Junction," "Moonlight Serenade" and other great Miller hits, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Canadian Brass. Get brassy with the celebrated quintet, at 8 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Pete Fountain. The Dixieland clarinetist par excellence appears at 8 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Southwest Florida Symphony. Guest violinist Philippe Quint will join the orchestra in concerts featuring Fresh Perspectives, at 8 p.m. Jan. 16 and 17 at Barbara B. Mann Hall. On the program: Bernstein's Serenade for Solo Violin and works by Beethoven, Debussy and Stravinsky. Information: 418-1500.

Elmar Oliveira. Celebrated violinist Oliveira tunes up at Schein Hall for BIGArts, Jan. 17. Information: 395-0900.

Naples Concert Band. Perform-ing at 2 p.m. Jan. 18 at Cambier Park (in case of rain at Naples High). Information: 263-9521.

Classic Chamber Concerts. This month the Philadelphia Piano Quartet teams with guest horn player Dale Clevenger for The Brilliance of Brass, featuring works by Schubert, Haydn and Brahms. At 2 p.m. Jan. 18 at Edison Community College and 8 p.m. Jan. 19 and 20 at the Sugden. Information: 434-8505.

Harvey Robbin's Doo Wop Show. The Belmonts, the Del Vikings, the Diamonds and Tune Weaver return you to the sounds of the '50s and '60s, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Concerts with Commentary. Pianist Ruth Laredo touches on Chopin-the Soul of the Piano, at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Pops Series. A Gershwin Celebration offers conductor Jeff Tyzik, pianist Duke Thompson, soprano Roberta Laws, baritone Daniel Washington, and commentary by Alan Gershwin at 8 p.m. Jan. 20-24 and 2 p.m. Jan. 24 and 25 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Noel Freidline Quintet. Freidline on piano and voice is accompanied by singer Renee Ebalaroza, bassist/vocalist Elisa Pruiett, drummer Ken Tackett and vibesman Christian Tamburr, in music covering a wide range of styles, Jan. 24 at Schein Hall. Information: 395-0900.

Gulf Coast Symphony. Swing, Swing, Swing with Gary Guthman, at 8 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Mogilevsky and Somolina. Husband-and-wife pianists Maxim and Svetlana perform, Jan. 25 at Schein Hall. Information: 395-0900.

Classic Chamber Concerts Rising star, 15-year-old violin virtuoso Suliman Tekalli performs, at 2 p.m. Jan. 25 at a location TBA. Information: 434-8505.

Ann-Margret. The Swedish-born singer, dancer and actress entertains at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Count Basie Orchestra. Grover Mitchell directs, at 8 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Community Concert. Featuring the Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 939-3236.

Naples Philharmonic Reaching Out Series. Clotilde Otranto leads the NPO's Core Orchestra in evenings of Epic Beethoven, at 8 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Wesley United Methodist Church and Jan. 31 at the First Christian Church. The Master's Symphony Number 7 in A major is on the program. Information: 597-1900.

Sports

Florida Everblades. The 'Blades suit up for games against the South Carolina Stingrays, Jan. 2, 30 and 31; the Pensacola Ice Pilots, Jan. 13 and 27; Roanoke Express, Jan.16 and 17, all at 7:30 p.m. at TECO Arena. Information: 948-PUCK (7825).

Talks

The Movie Club. Elaine Newton leads a discussion of a recent film, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Critic's Choice Book Review Series. Newton examines Life of Pi by Yann Martel, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Jan. 8 and 10 a.m. Jan. 10 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Naples/Fort Myers Town Hall Series. Filmmaker Ken Burns is this month's speaker, at 6 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Registry. Information: 261-6524.

Friends of the Collier County Library Noon Lecture Series. Louis Raymond, one-time opera singer and designer for the New England Spring Flower Show, talks about gardening on Jan. 20 at the Naples Bath & Tennis Club. Information: 262-8135.

Loretta Laroche. Advice is laced with humor when Laroche discourses on Life Is Short-Wear Your Party Pants! at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Quest Educational Foundation. CNN commentator Tucker Carlson discusses The Political Landscape, Jan. 23 at the Ritz-Carlton. Information: 643-3573.

Shakespeare: Private Lives. Shakespearean scholar Dr. Paul Rathburn returns with a look at Hamlet, at 10 a.m. Jan. 24 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club. The club offers Dr. Ellen Strong on Little Snails, Big Diversity: The Ptenoglossans of Sebastian Inlet, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Bailey-Mathews Shell Museum on Sanibel. Public welcome; no admission charge. Information: 395-2233.

Theater

A Dickens' Christmas Carol. Billed as "a traveling travesty in two tumultuous acts," this isn't your usual Scrooge show. Through Jan. 4 at the Cultural Park Theatre Company in Cape Coral. Information: 772-5862.

Mame. The irrepressible Mame Dennis toots her horn once more in this Jerry Herman musical, onstage through Jan. 25 at the Naples Dinner Theatre. Information: 514-7827.

The Pajama Game. Return to Hernando's Hideaway with a production of this 1950s musical hit (you may recall Doris Day in the film version). Onstage through Feb. 14 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. Information: 278-4422.

The Big Bang. The Old Schoolhouse Theater on Sanibel brings back last summer's hit, which gets laughs out of the concept of a backer's audition for a 12-hour mega-musical about the history of the world. I think I saw that show.Onstage Jan. 4-Feb. 7. Information: 472-6862.

The Kathy and Mo Show. Lauren Drexler and Kathy Grey star in this often hilarious look at the plight of women and the pandemonium that ensues when they're brought together with the opposite sex. Onstage Jan. 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23 and 24 at the Foulds Theatre, in a Theatre Conspiracy production. Information: 936-3239.

All about the Girls. The girls of those musical groups of the '40s, '50s and '60s, that is, in this combination musical revue/comedy/ game show. Onstage Jan. 8-25 in a Marco Players production at Marco Town Center Mall. Information: 642-7270.

All My Sons. Arthur Miller's drama about the effects of war and deception on one family is onstage Jan. 9-Feb. 1 at Florida Rep. Information: 332-4488.

Art. Three friends come together and break apart over the purchase of an all-white painting in Yasmine Reza's hit, onstage at the Naples Players' Blackburn Hall, Sugden Community Theatre, Jan. 14-Feb. 7. Information: 263-7990.

Nunsense. It's back to Hoboken with these singing, dancing nuns once more, Jan. 15-Feb. 28 at the Off-Broadway Palm Theatre. Information: 278-4422.

Ol' Blue Eyes. Speaking of Hoboken . a cabaret tribute to native son Francis Albert Sinatra is set for Saturday afternoons and Monday evenings Jan. 15-April 5 at the Naples Dinner Theatre. Information: 514-7827.

Amadeus. The Tony Award winner centering on composers Mozart and Salieri and the way history remembers both, onstage at 8 p.m. Jan. 16, 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 17 and 18, at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Marvin's Room. Considering that it centers on a family facing illness and death, this play by Scott McPherson is surprisingly funny. It's onstage Jan. 16-Feb. 1 at the Cultural Park Theatre Company, Cape Coral. Information: 772-5862.

Thoroughly Modern Millie. Take a trip back to the Roaring '20s with this tale of a flapper in training, onstage Jan. 27-30, Feb. 1 and 2 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

A Night with Dame Edna. Time for all "possums" to revel in the wonderfulness of Dame Edna Everage (aka Barry Humphries) once more, Jan. 27-Feb. 1 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Pirates of Penzance. The Gilbert and Sullivan classic about Frederick and Mabel, the very model of a Major-General, and all those handsome young pirates, onstage Jan. 29-March 7 at the Naples Dinner Theatre. Information: 514-7827.

Lecture

When David Doubilet was a boy living on the Jersey Shore, he wrapped a Brownie Hawkeye camera in a US Divers mask and an anesthesiologist's bag given him by his father, a professor at New York University Hospital. Then the 12-year-old diver waded into the ocean and shot his first underwater photos. Forty-five years and 60 National Geographic features later, Doubilet has earned a place in many minds as the best underwater photographer in the world. The creator of beautiful books, including Water Light Time and Fish Face (both published by Phaidon Press in New York), will come to Naples in February to benefit the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, to talk about threatened coral reefs around the world and to show some of his practically perfect pictures.

Doubilet's shots range from the humorous-candid close-ups of funny fishes-to the heavenly, in which water and air and their inhabitants merge into one liquid universe. Shooting for the Geographic over four decades, he's traveled the world, spending long hours underwater for days and weeks on end till he gets the right shot. "I try to figure out a different way of looking at things," he says of the remarkable results. "You stay and wait and shoot. It's just a question of patience, time and the extraordinary luck of the sea."