Calendar

Art

Harmon-Meek Gallery. A 30-year retrospective of nudes by Milton Avery continues through May 7. Information: 261-2637.

Alliance for the Arts. Young Artists 2005

continues through May 8, displaying work by students in Lee County high schools. May 13- June 11: Digital Imagination 2005, the second annual juried competition, open to all Florida artists and students. Information: 939-2787.

Von Liebig Art Center. The Naples Art Association Member Juried Exhibition continues through June 11, as does a large mixed-media installation by artist Sandy Winters. Information: 262-6517.

Phil Galleries. The Grand Tour in Miniature: British Royalty continues through July 31. Information: 597-1900.

Marianne Friedland Gallery. Looking Towards Summer features paintings, prints and works on paper by Wolf Kahn, Jules Olitski, Al Held, Patricia Forrester and others, along with the landscape paintings of Barker Fairley, May 1-29. Information: 262-3484.

Art League of Marco Island. The league presents a home-and-garden-themed juried exhibition of members' art, May 1-July 15; reception

4 p.m. May 1. Information: 394-4221.

Cape Coral Arts Studio. May's Bouquets, the studio's annual themed floral exhibit, runs

May 6-27; reception 5 p.m. May 13. Information: 574-0802.

Phillips Gallery. The Sanibel School show takes over the gallery May 6-28. Information: 395-0900.

Art League of Bonita Springs Center for the Arts. Student Showcase 2005, May 13-26, highlights the works of local high school students. Information: 495-8989.

Naples Museum of Art. Modern Mexican Masters features works by Jean Charlot, Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo and others, May 14-31. Continuing through June 19: Passion for Drawing: Poussin to Cézanne, Works from the Prat Collection. Also on view through July 31: Skin Tight: The Sensibility of the Flesh, exploring clothing designers' innovations; and Correalism: Modern Art and Architectural Design. Information: 597-1900.

Benefits

An Affair to Remember. A gala to support the TLC Children's Home in Cape Coral features a reception, dinner and live entertainment,

6 p.m. May 5 at Rumrunners Waterfront Restaurant in Cape Harbour. Information: 542-4800.

Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Dinner. Benefits the Education Foundation of Collier County,

May 10 at the Phil. Tickets $1,000 per couple; call 643-4755.

YMCA of Lee County Benefit. The Y is selling tickets to the May 10 performance of Miss Saigon at the Broadway Palm; proceeds benefit its capital campaign to build a new facility in Lee County, as well as the 2005 Strong Kids Campaign. Tickets available at the Lee County YMCA, 1360 Royal Palm Square Blvd.;

call 277-0835.

Eden Florida Benefit. Supporting Eden Florida's programs for Southwest Florida children and adults with autism, the evening includes a reception at 6 p.m.

May 21, an auction of art, jewelry and other goodies, and an 8 p.m. concert by Beth Nielsen Chapman at the Sugden Community Theatre. Tickets $150; call 263-7990.

Lee County Heart Ball. The American Heart Association's big event, set for 6:30 p.m. May 21 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, is a black-tie evening with cocktails, dining, a silent auction and entertainment by the Starlight Orchestra. Information: 498-9288.

Winged Foot Awards Banquet. High school students are honored with dinner and praise, and one lucky winner receives a scholarship from the Winged Foot Scholarship Foundation, May 26 at the Registry. Tickets $150; call 262-7171.

Miscellaneous

Fifth Avenue South Association. The association offers an Evening on Fifth (music, shopping and more) 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 12 along Naples Main Street; a spring weekend art festival and sale, May 14 and 15; and a spring merchants sidewalk sale May 13. Information: 435-3742.

Fort Myers Beach Air Show. Southwest Florida's only over-water air show, May 14 and 15 at the Fort Myers Beach Fishing Pier; call (239) 540-0097 or 477-1820 or go to fmbairshow.org for more info.

Music

B.B. King. Ain't nothin' but the blues from the great B.B., 7 p.m. May 1 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Naples Philharmonic Pops Series. Bravo to Broadway! presents hits from the best of Broadway,

2 p.m. May 1 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Orchestra Classical Series. The orchestra presents Beauty and Grandeur with guest pianist Robert Thies and organist James Cochran, highlighting The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F, and Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3, 8 p.m. May 6 and 7 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Pops Series. Lend an ear to Patriotic Pops: Sousa at the Symphony, as renowned Sousa conductor Keith Brion joins the orchestra for works by the march master;

8 p.m. May 12-14 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Asia Fest. This Naples event features a fashion show, martial arts demonstration, Japanese drummers, a Chinese lion and dragon dance, vendors, cultural exhibits, authentic Asian cuisine, and more, May 14 at the Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Road. Information: 404-5836.

Southwest Florida Symphony Stained Glass Series. Sing Me to Heaven presents a collection of inspirational choral works, 3 p.m. May 15 at St. Columbkille Catholic Church in Fort Myers. Information: 418-1500.

Hayley Westenra. The classical teen sensation from New Zealand appears 7:30 p.m. May 17 at the Barbara B. Mann. Information: 481-4849.

Naples Philharmonic Family Fare. A concert for the young at heart, with Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and pieces by Offenbach and Von Suppé,

3 p.m. May 22 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Chamber Series. Welcome to the World of Quartets features works from Grieg, Stephenson and Beethoven, 8 p.m. May 24 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Casual Classics. In an evening of Musical Contrasts, Clotilde Otranto leads the NPO musicians and clarinetist Ivan Garcia for works by Milhaud, Nielsen and Beethoven, 8 p.m. May 28 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Chamber Series. Sample European Flavors in a concert featuring Schubert's Quintet Op. 114 (The Trout) and Poulenc's Sextet for Winds and Piano, 8 p.m. May 31 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Sports

City of Naples Tennis Championships. Tennis buffs should turn out in force for the 36th annual "Clay in May" event at the Cambier Park Tennis Center; more than 600 participants start swinging May 1, and the action continues all month. Information: 213-3060.

Theater

How the Other Half Loves. This Alan Ayckbourn farce ends its run May 14 at the Naples Players' Sugden Theatre. Information:

263-7990.

The Boys Next Door. Tom Griffin's touching piece about four retarded men and the social worker who tries to care for them runs through

May 15 at Florida Repertory Theatre. Information: 332-4488.

Getting Momma Married. A lighthearted comedy in which the title tells all, onstage through May 15 at the Off Broadway Palm. Information: 278-4422.

Dames at Sea. An affectionate spoof of all those Busby Berkeley Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, onstage through May 22 at the Naples Dinner Theatre. Information: 514-STAR.

Miss Saigon. The megahit about love and war continues through

June 28 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. Information: 278-4422.

Children of Eden. The Southwest Florida premiere of a family musical, with songs by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell), onstage May 6-22 in a Cultural Park Theatre production. Information: 772-5862.

On the Record. A stage show featuring more than 60 classic tunes from Disney films and shows, May 10-15 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Information: 481-4849.

Exile. Theatre Conspiracy presents a New Play Contest winner in this comedy by Mark Krause, which examines how we shape our identities, onstage May 12-28 at the Foulds Theatre. Information:

936-3239.

Rock 'n' Roll Beach Party. The Old Schoolhouse Theater on Sanibel throws a "cool" summer beach party, with lots of music from the '50s and '60s, onstage May 19-Aug. 13. Information:

472-6868.

A Thousand Clowns. The late Herb Gardner's comedy about a bachelor uncle left to raise his young nephew, onstage at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center in a Charlotte Players production May 25-29. Information: 255-1022.

The Sugar Bean Sisters. A comedy by Nathan Sanders set in the fictional town of Sugar Bean, Fla., where sisters Faye and Willie Nettles are sitting on a fortune buried somewhere in their sugarcane field, onstage May 27-June 19 at Florida Rep. Information: 332-4488.