Art

Harmon-Meek Gallery. Continuing through April 7: a Venice Carnevale featuring works by Bob Kane, and the harlequins of Byron Browne. Opening April 9 to run through April 22 is an exhibition highlighting Family Values; and coming up April 24 through May 10 is Eliot O'Hara's Ring of Fire in watercolor. 261-2637.

New River Fine Art. Continuing through April 7 is a show of works by William DeBilzan. 435-4515.

Eckert Fine Art. On view this month are artworks by Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Boaz Vaadia and Don Gummer. 261-1100.

SONA Gallery. New works by Tom Burke are featured in a one-man show, April 6-20, to celebrate his 80th birthday. 530-7662.

Philharmonic Galleries. Continuing through July 30: The Grand Tour in Miniature-the Stage. 597-1900.

Naples Museum of Art. The museum continues Living with Art: Early American Modernism from the Baker/Pisano Collection of the Heckscher Museum of Art through July 30. Also on view: Diane Arbus: Family Albums through April 15; the realist paintings of Claudio Bravo, through July 30; Andrew Wyeth and Family, continuing through May 14; and Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful, on view through June 25. 597-1900.

Von Liebig Art Center. Three exhibits open this month: Evocative Portraits by contemporary artists Edgar Sanchez Cumbas, Erin Dougherty, Thom Hall and Mark Koven of Miami; Emotions on the Surface, selected by art critic Donald Miller; and the Members' Gallery Monthly Award Winners Show. 262-6517.

Phillips Gallery. The Southwest Florida Craft Guild Open Doors show runs April 2-28. 395-0900.

Marianne Friedland Gallery. An exhibition of paintings and works on paper by American artists opens April 3 and runs through April 29. Artists include Wolf Kahn, Milton Avery, Friedel Dzubas, Jules Olitski and Al Held. The gallery also features the paintings of Barker Fairley. 262-3484.

Art League of Marco Island. The Take Your Pic preview exhibit is on view April 3-7, with a fund-raising event set for April 8. Also this month, a scholarship applicants exhibit and awards ceremony. 394-4221.

Alliance for the Arts. The Lee Art Educator Association showcases work by students in Lee County public and private schools, April 6 through May 5. 939-2787.

Art League of Bonita Springs Center for the Arts. A Florida Artists Showcase 2006 exhibition opens with a reception at 6 p.m. April 7 and continues through April 20. 495-8989.

Cape Coral Arts Studio. The Florida Society of Goldsmiths and Southwest Florida Glass Beadmakers present a show of their work April 7-28, with a reception at 5 p.m. April 14. 574-0802.

Children

Magic Carpet Concert. The brass musicians of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra perform, demonstrate and answer questions from their audience of children and their adult escorts, at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. April 22 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. 597-1900.

Dance

Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal. The Canadian troupe brings its acclaimed new work, The Stolen Show, to the Phil, at 8 p.m. April 2. 597-1900.

Miami City Ballet. Twyla Tharp's Push Comes to Shove receives its MCB premiere, in performance at 8 p.m. April 18 at the Phil. Also on the program: Paul Taylor's Funny Papers and The Quick Step: Unspeakable Jazz Must Go from artistic director Edward Villella's The Neighborhood Ballroom. 597-1900.

Film

Fort Myers Beach Film Festival. The sixth annual fest offers four days of independent films, shorts, animated works and more, April 27-30, with screenings at the Beach Movie Theater. There's also an awards ceremony cocktail reception, a filmmaker's luncheon and a filmmaking "how to" workshop on the schedule.

For information call 765-0919, ext. 131, or go to www.fmbfilmfest.org.

Miscellaneous

Evening on Fifth. Entertainment, shopping and dining along Naples Main Street are highlighted in this monthly event, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 13. 435-3742.

Asia Fest 2006. The National Association of Asian American Professionals in SW Florida hosts this event, which features Japanese taiko drummers, Chinese lion dancers, martial arts, food and gift vendors, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 29 at the Community School of Naples. 404-5836.

Music

Work O' the Weavers. A tribute to America's pioneering folk quartet, the Weavers, including such standards as If I Had a Hammer and Goodnight Irene. At BIG Arts April 1. 395-0900.

Mozart Music Festival. The Southwest Florida Symphony salutes the master in events this month, including a Mozart Celebration April 2 with the symphony's chamber chorus and guest soloists, an Amadeus Honor Choir Concert, April 4, a fund raiser April 8, and the Mozart Requiem concert April 9. For complete details, call 418-1500.

Classic Chamber Concerts Rising Star Concert. The Biava String Quartet is presented at 2 p.m. April 2 at Norris Center. 434-8505.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church Musical Arts Series. The series presents organist Claire Fasse in recital at 4 p.m. April 2, with music and meditations for Lent following. 992-4343.

Celtic Woman. A five-member group from Ireland performing classics and originals, at 2 p.m. April 2 at the Barbara B. Mann. 481-4849.

Lang Lang. Acclaimed pianist Lang makes his Southwest Florida debut, at 8 p.m. April 4 at the Phil. 597-1900.

The Mills Brothers & The Ink Spots. Musical memories from these longtime vocal groups, at 8 p.m. April 5 at the Phil. 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Orchestra Classical Series. Jorge Mester leads the orchestra in performance of German Masters, works by Beethoven (Piano Concerto No. 1) and Richard Strauss (Ein Heldenleben). Guest pianist is Kirill Gerstein. At 8 p.m. April 6, 7 and 8; 2 p.m. April 9 at the Phil. 597-1900.

Naples Concert Band. Performing its last free concert of the season, at 7 p.m. April 7 at Cambier Park. 263-9521.

Cabaret at the Phil. Broadway star Susan Egan (Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret) entertains at 7 and 9:30 p.m. April 7 and 8 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. 597-1900.

Imani Winds Quintet. Five musicians of African-American and Latin heritage join forces in this ensemble, performing April 8 at BIG Arts on Sanibel. 395-0900.

Barbara Cook. For decades, Cook has been pleasing audiences with her soprano voice, especially on show tunes. She'll come to the Phil at 8 p.m. April 9. 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Chamber Series. Explore the Early Romantics -Beethoven and Schubert-in a concert by the NPO's String and Woodwind Ensemble, at 8 p.m. April 18 at the Phil. 597-1900.

Tanya Tucker. Country star Tucker brings her hits to the Phil, at 8 p.m. April 19. 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Pops Special. Conductor Michael Krajewski joins the NPO, along with the Side Street Strutters, in Bourbon Street Pops, a swinging tribute to the music of New Orleans. At 8 p.m. April 21 and 22 at the Phil. 597-1900.

Southwest Florida Symphony. Maestro Paul Nadler's farewell concert focuses on music that changed the world through The Revolutionaries: Wagner, Beethoven and Stravinsky. At 8 p.m. April 21 and 22 at Barbara B. Mann. 418-1500.

Classic Chamber Concerts. The Philadelphia Piano Quartet, with guest violinist Raymond Gniewek, Czech It Out in programs highlighting works by Dvorak, Martinu and Smetana. At 2 p.m. April 23 at Edison College; 8 p.m. April 24 and 25 at the Sugden Community Theatre. Call 434-8505 for tickets to the former; 263-7990 for the latter.

Naples Philharmonic Youth Chorale Recital. James Cochran leads the 97-voice ensemble, which performs a variety of music including Broadway hits, Disney medleys and standard choral works. At 3 p.m. April 23 at the Phil. 597-1900.

Chapter 6. A musical group blending gospel, pop, jazz and rock, performing at 4 p.m. April 23 at Moorings Presbyterian Church. 261-1487.

The Piano in America. Piano scholar David Dubal plays

(7 p.m. April 24) and talks (10 a.m. and 2 p.m. April 25), at the Phil. 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Orchestra Pops Series. Soprano Jan Horvath, tenor Richard Troxell and baritone Daniel Narducci guest with the NPO in a Cole Porter Celebration, at 8 p.m. April 25-29 and 2 p.m. April 29 and 30 at the Phil. 597-1900.

B.B. King The blues legend hits the Phil, 8 p.m. May 1. 597-1900.

Talks

Shakespeare's Greeks and Romans. Scholar Paul Rathburn discusses the Bard's Coriolanus, at 10 a.m. April 1 at the Phil. 597-1900.

Modern Masters of Drama. Rathburn again, on Marsha Norman's play 'night Mother, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. April 3 at the Phil. The film version of the play will also be shown at 2 p.m. April 1 at the Phil. 597-1900.

Naples Council on World Affairs. Former U.S. Ambassador to India Frank Wisner will speak about India: Emerging Power in South Asia at 3:45 and 7:30 p.m. April 3 at Kiney Hall, St. John the Evangelist Church. For information, go to www.ncwa-fl.org.

Marco Island Historical Society. J. Daniel Rogers, chair of the department of anthropology and curator of archaeology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, speaks about Chiefdoms and Empires, April 4 at Mackle Park. Refreshments at 7 p.m., program at 7:30 p.m.

394-6917.

Critic's Choice. Professor Elaine Newton tackles Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. April 6 and 10 a.m. April 8 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. 597-1900.

Naples/Fort Myers Town Hall. Former U.S. Senator and former Georgia Gov. Zell Miller rounds out the Town Hall series with an appearance at 6 p.m. April 7 at the Naples Grande Resort & Club. 261-6524.

Dave Barry. Humorist Barry guests in the Phil's Voices of Distinction series, at 8 p.m. April 17. 597-1900.

Theater

On Golden Pond. The Thayer family closes up their summer cottage once more, through April 2 at Cape Coral's Cultural Park Theatre Company. 772-5862.

Sherlock Holmes and the West End Horror. Watch Holmes solve another one in this fast-paced mystery with comic overtones, continuing through April 9 at Florida Repertory Theatre. 332-4488.

Little Mary Sunshine. Perfor-mances of this operetta are set for April 1, 2 and 6-9 at the Charlotte Players. 255-1022.

You Know They Got a Hell of a Band! A new musical inspired by a Stephen King short story that turns out to be a combination of rock 'n' roll and the Twilight Zone. Through April 15 in a Stage 88 production at the Norris Center. 213-3058.

Oklahoma! The wind is still sweeping down the plain in the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit, continuing through April 22 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. 278-4422.

La Cage aux Folles. Jerry Herman's musical adaptation of the old French movie continues through April 22 at the Naples Dinner Theatre. 514-7827.

Zara Spook and Other Lures. Joan Ackerman's looks at male-female relationships and fishing, onstage through April 22 at the Naples Players' Tobye Studio. 263-7990.

Now That's Broadway 2. Another musical revue saluting the Great White Way from the Schoolhouse Theater, continuing through April 29. 472-6862.

Social Security. Andrew Bergman's popular show centered on a couple dealing with an aging parent continues through May 14 at the Off Broadway Palm. 278-4422.

Thoroughly Modern Millie. Frisky flappers, the charm of the Charleston and true love spark this Tony award winner, onstage April 4-9 at the Barbara B. Mann.

481-4849.

Let's Murder Marsha. Well, not really . it's all in the mind of a housewife obsessed with murder mysteries who becomes convinced she's a target. A Marco Players production April 5-8, 12-15 and 19-22, with matinees April 9 and 23. 642-7270.

Chicago. Let Bob Fosse's hit about merry murderesses in the Roaring '20s razzle-dazzle you once more, April 11-16 at the Phil. 597-1900.

Present Laughter. The inimitable Noel Coward wit surfaces in this piece about aging matinee idol Garry Essendine, onstage April 19 through May 13 at the Naples Players' Blackburn Hall, Sugden Community Theatre. 263-7990.

Broadway Bound. Florida Rep actors John Felix, Greg Longenhagen, Carrie Lund, Niels Miller and Kelly Parker portray the Jerome family in this last of the autobiographical trilogy by Neil Simon, onstage April 21-May 14. 332-4488.

Rumors. More Neil Simon, in a farce about a disastrous dinner party. April 21 through May 7 at the Cultural Park Theatre Company. 772-5862.

Mamma Mia! The smash hit ABBA musical returns to the Barbara B. Mann, with performances April 25-30. 481-4849.

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. The hit musical in which couples come together, break apart and come together some more runs April 26 through May 20 at the Naples Dinner Theatre. 514-7827.

See Rock City. The sequel to Theatre Conspiracy's last season hit, The Last Train to Nibroc, continues the story of a pair of newlyweds during World War II. Onstage at the Foulds Theatre April 27 through May 13. 936-9239.

Godspell. Hear the word of the Lord, in updated St. Matthew style, in this Stephen Schwartz musical onstage April 27 through June 17 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. 278-4422.