Happenings and highlights of the month

Art

Cape Coral Arts Studio. Pan American Alliance Celebrating the Hispanic Culture, a multimedia show featuring artists from the Americas, runs Oct. 7-28; reception 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 14. Information: 574-0802.

Art League of Marco Island. Body and Soul, featuring works by artists Bill Buchman, Angelika Kade, Gene Masters and members of the Life Drawing Artists Studio, opens with a 4 p.m. reception Oct. 9 and runs through Nov. 2. Information: 394-4221.

Naples Museum of Art. Harold Edgerton: Seeing the Unseen, highlighting the work of this pioneer in stroboscopic stop-action photography, opens Oct. 9 and continues through Dec. 23. Oct. 9 through Dec. 23: Matisse: Jazz, cutouts from the artist's late years. On view Oct. 18 through Jan. 8: New Old Masters, featuring 35 paintings by artists such as William Beckman, Odd Nerdrum, Bo Bartlett, Julie Heffernan, Steven Assael and John Currin. Through Jan. 8: Spirits from New Mexico: The Art of Allan Houser, showcasing the work of this Native American artist born in 1914. And running Oct. 11 through Dec. 23: Weavers of Wonder: Bamboo Artists from Japan. Information: 597-1900.

Von Liebig Art Center. Art Encounter 2005, a biennial juried awards exhibition featuring Florida artists working in all media, fills the art center Oct. 15 through Nov. 26. Information: 262-6517.

Art Royale 2005. The Lee County Alliance of the Arts presents its annual interactive arts extravaganza, featuring artists, musicians, food and drink, 7 p.m. Oct. 22. Tickets $75. Information: 939-2787.

Miscellaneous

Collier County Museum. Shipwrecks & Rescues 1550-2000, examining South Florida's maritime history, on view this month. Information: 774-8476.

"Ding" Darling Days. Oct. 9 through 15, celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week, the 60th birthday of the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge and the birthday of the refuge's namesake. Birding tours, a kids' fishing day, live animal shows, book signings and more highlight the week. Information: www.ding

darlingdays.com.

Naples Downtown Fall Art Festival and Sale. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 15 and 16 along Fifth Avenue South. Information: 435-3742.

Swamp Buggy Races. The Budweiser Fall Classic takes place Oct. 29 and 30 at Florida Sports Park, Naples, with time trials and live country music Oct. 29, followed by a concert, the races themselves, and the Queen's Mud Bath the next day. Information: 774-2701 or (800) 897-2701.

Music

Naples Philharmonic Family Fare. Enjoy a Carnival of the Animals led by conductor Clotilde Otranto, including works from Saint-Saëns, Stravinsky, Fucik and Kabalevsky,

3 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Chamber Series. Mixed Signals features the NPO's Brass Quintet in works by Rossini, Etler and Walker, 3 p.m. Oct. 9, and 8 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Information: 597-1900.

Jazz on the Green. Now in its 10th year, this charity concert benefiting the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida has expanded to two days, Oct. 14 and 15. Festivities include a kick-off concert and VIP reception on Friday and an all-star lineup performing at Florida Gulf Coast University 4 p.m. Saturday. Information:www.jazzonthegreen.com.

Naples Philharmonic Fall Music Fest. Pianist Howard Shelley joins the orchestra for three concerts: A Salute to Beethoven, featuring the Egmont Overture and Symphony No. 5 (8 p.m. Oct. 15); Mozart Chamberfest, offering Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor and the Quintet for Piano and Winds (8 p.m. Oct. 19); and Mozart's piano concertos 20, 21 and 23

(8 p.m. Oct. 22). All concerts at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Doobie Brothers. The legendary rock group is back on the road and coming to the Phil, 8 p.m. Oct. 17. Information: 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Outdoor Free Concert. At 3 p.m. Oct. 23 in Cambier Park. Information:

597-1900.

Bjorn Again: The ABBA Experience. Relive the '70s heyday of Swedish super-group ABBA with this tribute band's performance, 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Phil. Information: 597-1900.

Naples Concert Band. The free concert series kicks off at 2 p.m. Oct. 30 in Cambier Park (rain venue: Gulf Coast High). Information: 263-9521.

Chris Botti/David Sanborn. The trumpeter and the sax man meet up at the Phil for an evening of contemporary jazz, 8 p.m. Oct. 30. Information: 597-1900.

Classic Chamber Concerts. The Philadelphia Piano Quartet and guest artists Johanne Perron (cello) and Reiko Niiya (violin) celebrate Contrasting Styles in works by Beethoven, Debussy and Schubert, Oct. 30 at Edison College and Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at the Sugden. Information: 434-8505.

Sports

Founder's Cup Golf Tournament. Golf, lunch, camaraderie and more to benefit the Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 14 at The Club at Mediterra. Information: 590-1067.

Florida Everblades. The 2005 American Conference champs play on-ice rivals the Texas Wildcatters Oct. 21 and 22 at Germain Arena before heading out on the road. Information: 948-7825.

Gene Doyle Backcountry Catch and Release Fishing Tournament. This family fishing event, benefiting the Gene Doyle Memorial Foundation, takes place Oct. 21 to 23 from Estero Bay to Chokoloskee. Information: 597-6884 or 434-4954.

WCI Communities/Liberty Youth Ranch Charity Golf Tournament. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 22 at Tiburón Golf Course, Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples. Information: 597-7070.

Lifeline Family Center's Golf for Life Marathon. On Oct. 31 at Heritage Palm Country Club. Information: 542-4457.

Theater

Two by Two. Offering a comic look at the story of Noah and his ark, the Richard Rodgers musical continues through Oct. 23 at Naples Dinner Theatre. Information: 514-STAR [7827].

Apartment 3-A. This Stage 88 production of a romantic comedy by playwright/actor Jeff Daniels opens at the Norris Center Theatre Oct. 6 and continues through Oct. 22. Information: 513-8600.

Man of La Mancha. Don Quixote and his faithful friend, Sancho, dream The Impossible Dream Oct. 6 through Nov. 19 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. Information: 278-4422.

Shattered. This adaptation of the 1920s play Outward Bound, about a disparate group of clueless passengers aboard a mysterious cruise liner, is scheduled to run weekends beginning Oct. 23 at the Cultural Park Theatre in Cape Coral. Information: 772-5862.

Moon Over Buffalo. The Charlotte Players production of Ken Ludwig's romp, about a theatrical couple hoping for one last chance at the big time, runs Oct. 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 and 16 at the Aaron Street Theatre (formerly the Cultural Center Theater). Information: 255-1022.

Little Shop of Horrors. Don't feed the plants. A Naples Players production of the Alan Menken-Howard Ashman hit about a nebbish, a shop-worn shop girl and a man-eating organism runs Oct. 12 through Nov. 5 in Blackburn Hall at the Sugden Community Theatre. Information: 263-7990.

A Dash of Rosemary. The Florida premiere of a tribute to the late singer Rosemary Clooney, Oct. 14 through Nov. 6 at Florida Repertory Theatre. Information: 332-4488.

Rat Pack Revisited. Brian Lane Green, John Boswell and Lee Lessack play Sammy, Frank and Dean in this Gulfshore Playhouse presentation, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Sugden. Information: 261-5870. Tickets: 263-7990.

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. This early comedy by one-time Floridian (and Academy Award-winning writer) Alan Ball is set at a Southern wedding. On stage Oct. 26 through Nov. 19 in the Tobye Studio of the Sugden. Information: 263-7990.

Jesus Christ Superstar. The first big Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice hit is still one of the best. On stage Oct. 27 through Dec. 4 at the Naples Dinner Theatre. Information: 514-STAR (7827).

In the Mood: The 1940s Jukebox. Look back at the Andrews Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald and other singers of the era, Oct. 27 through Nov. 26 at Sanibel's Schoolhouse Theater. Information: 472-6862.