Along the Gulfshore Calendar

Miscellaneous

Edison Festival of Light. The yearly Fort Myers salute to inventor Thomas Edison includes a host of events: a strolling flower show at the Bell Tower Shops, Feb. 5; City of Palms Block Party Feb. 6; a 158th birthday celebration Feb. 11 at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates; Crafts on the River at Centennial Park Feb. 20-22; and of course the stadium show, fireworks and grand parade on Feb. 21. For complete details, call 334-2999.

Everglades Seafood Festival. Indulge in Florida seafood to your heart's content, Feb. 7-9 in Everglades City. Information: 695-3781.

New Shanghai Circus. The artistry and daring of contortionists, plate spinners, dragon dancers and more are onstage at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Evening on Fifth. The monthly festive evening on Naples Main Street, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 12. Information: 435-3742.

Southwest Florida and Lee County Fair. Get on your fair duds and enjoy cotton candy, agriculture exhibits, midway rides and more, Feb. 27-March 7. Information: 543-8364.

Governor's Family Literacy Initiative Celebration of Reading. The fourth annual event, hosted by Gov. Jeb Bush and his equally literate parents, takes place Feb. 27 at the Registry, and also welcomes author-actress Fannie Flagg and other authors TBA. Tickets to the celebration (including dinner after the program) are $250 each; call 275-5758.

Music

Classic Chamber Concerts. The Philadelphia Piano Quartet welcomes guest clarinetist Gervase de Peyer for a Clarinet Collaboration, at 2 p.m. Feb. 1 at Edison Community College and at 8 p.m. Feb. 2 and 3 at Sugden Community Theatre. Schubert's Trout Quintet is on the program along with works by Brahms and Mozart. Information: 434-8505.

Trinity-by-the-Cove Music Series. The church's director of music, John Fenstermaker, marks his debut on the church's 1,000-pipe-plus organ with a concert at 4 p.m. Feb. 1. Information: 262-6581.

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Renowned violinist Sarah Chang joins the ensemble, at 8 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Community Concert/Quartetto Gelato. At 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Information: 939-3236.

Mancini at the Movies. A salute to the late, great Henry Mancini, led by daughter and vocalist Monica. At 8 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Orchestra Classical Series. Get set for a concert highlighting Russian genius, with guest conductor Daniel Hege and guest pianist Gilles Vonsattel, at 8 p.m. Feb. 5-7 and 2 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Phil. On the program: Stravinsky's Scherzo à la Russe, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 in E minor. Information: 597-1900.

Takacs String Quartet. In concert Feb. 6 at Schein Hall on Sanibel. Information: 395-0900.

Artie Shaw Orchestra. Relive those Big Band memories, Feb. 7 at Schein Hall. Information: 395-0900.

Renee Fleming. Operatic sensation Fleming makes her Southwest Florida debut, at 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Concerts with Commentary. Pianist Ruth Laredo brings us the Melody and Melancholy of Rachmaninoff, at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Mandy Patinkin in Concert. BIGArts celebrates its 25th anniversary with Patinkin and Paul Ford on piano, Feb. 11 at Schein Hall. Information: 395-0900.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Daniele Gatti leads the acclaimed orchestra in concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Keri Alkema. The mezzo-soprano performs a recital Feb. 12 at Schein Hall in a BIGArts offering. Information: 395-0900.

Naples Philharmonic Orchestra Reaching Out Series. The orchestra's Brass Quintet showcases the works of American composers, including Leonard Bernstein and Joe Green, in concerts at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at Temple Shalom and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at San Marco Catholic Church. Infor-mation: 597-1900.

Naples Concert Band. Performing at 2 p.m. Feb. 15 at Cambier Park (rain location: Naples High). The band also performs Feb. 22 on Marco Island. For more information call 263-9521.

UU Performing Arts Society. The concert series offers a classical jazz program featuring Claude Bolling's Suite of Violin and Jazz Trio at 3 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Fort Myers. Information: 275-2640.

Classic Chamber Concerts Tantalizing Tropical Night with the Turtle Island String Quartet. The evening begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 with a reception and silent auction, followed by dinner, a live auction and a concert featuring the quartet. At the Naples Beach Hotel. Tickets $200 each; call 434-8505.

Italian-American Festival. Al Martino, Anna Maria Alberghetti and Dick Contino highlight this tribute to Italian-American music, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Engelbert Humperdinck. Engelbert's back, at 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Naples Philharmonic Orchestra Pops Series. The Fiedler Tradition-longtime Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler, of course-is saluted in concerts at 8 p.m. Feb. 17-21 and 2 p.m. Feb. 21 and 22 at the Phil. Bruce Hangen conducts, and violinist James Ehnes performs Sarasate's Gypsy Airs, Saint Saëns' Introduction and rondo capriccio and other works. Information: 597-1900.

The Four Tops. They'll be Standing in the Shadows of Love and singing all their hits for you, at 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. In concert Feb. 19 at Schein Hall. Information: 395-0900.

Linda Eder. Broadway and recording star Eder entertains, at 8 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Itzhak Perlman. The always pleasing Perlman brings his violin to the Phil once more, at 8 p.m. Feb. 22. Information: 597-1900.

Gulf Coast Symphony. Enjoy A Barbra Streisand Evening: A Musical Tribute, at 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Butch Thompson and Terry Waldo. This BIGArts concert combines two nine-foot-grand pianos, Thompson's clarinet, and blues singer Ruth Brisbane's voice, Feb. 23 at Schein Hall. Information: 395-0900.

Community Concerts/Teatro Lirico D'Europa. The opera company presents Puccini's Tosca, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 939-3236.

Rigoletto. Teatro Lirico also presents this Verdi classic, at 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Classic Chamber Concerts. Violinist Raymond Gniewek joins the Philadelphia Piano Quartet for The Three Concert Masters, at 2 p.m. Feb. 29 at Edison Community College and 8 p.m. March 1 and 2 at Sugden Community Theatre, featuring works by Vivaldi, Beethoven and Schumann. Information: 434-8505.

The Beach Boys. Pick up those Good Vibrations at 8 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Sports

Florida Everblades. The 'Blades take to the ice against the Mississippi Sea Wolves, Feb. 13 and 14; Pensacola Ice Pilots, Feb. 17; and Columbus Cottonmouths, Feb. 27 and 28, at TECO Arena. Information: 948-PUCK (7825).

Talks

English-Speaking Union. The Naples branch of the organization presents guest speaker Alice Boyne, executive director of the union for the U.S.A., at its Winston Churchill dinner, at 6 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Naples Beach Hotel. Information: 261-2222.

American Musical Heritage Lecture. Lecturer and entertainer George Zimmerman discourses on Events that Changed the Course (focusing on composers Foster, Pastor, Berlin and rock legend Elvis Presley) at 10 a.m. Feb. 4, followed by A Salute to New York City Feb. 18 and They Quit While They Were Ahead (which touches on the work of opera singers Pinza, Farrell, Traubel and Melchior) Feb. 25. All at 10 a.m. in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Quest Educational Foundation Speaker Series. Ron Insana interprets The Message of the Markets Feb. 6 at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples. Then former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer delivers his latest news, Feb. 20, also at the Ritz. Information: 643-3573.

Shakespeare Lecture. Dr. Paul Rathburn examines Measure for Measure, at 10 a.m. Feb. 7 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Critic's Choice. Professor Elaine Newton discusses Mary Lawson's book Crow Lake, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 12 and 10 a.m. Feb. 14 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Naples/Fort Myers Town Hall Series. That famous political/personal duo, Mary Matalin and James Carville, converse Feb. 13 at the Registry. Information: 261-6524.

The Movie Club. Find out what critic Elaine Newton's been watching, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club. Jim VunKannon discusses "Shelling in the Turks and Caicos," at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. Information: 395-2233.

Theater

Thoroughly Modern Millie. This Tony winner takes us back to the days of flappers, bathtub gin and all that jazz, at 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Art. Yasmine Reza's look at friendship and modern art continues through Feb. 7 in the Naples Players' Blackburn Hall at the Sugden. Information: 263-7990.

The Big Bang. A comedy about a 12-hour musical, onstage through Feb. 7 at the Old Schoolhouse Theater on Sanibel. Information: 472-6862.

The Pajama Game. The 1950s musical continues through Feb. 14 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. Information: 278-4422.

Nunsense. Still more laughs from the Little Sisters of Hoboken, through Feb. 28 at the Off Broadway Palm. Information: 278-4422.

Pirates of Penzance. The Gilbert and Sullivan romp continues through March 7 at the Naples Dinner Theatre. Information: 514-STAR (7827).

Ol' Blue Eyes: The Music of Sinatra. Get your fix of Frank through April 15 on Saturday afternoons and Monday evenings at the Naples Dinner Theatre. Information: 514-STAR (7827).

Lord of the Dance. The international dance sensation stomps its way into the Barbara B. Mann, at 8 p.m. Feb. 4. Information: 481-4849.