Calendar

Alliance for the Arts. The Works of Jean Dean, an exhibit that takes a look at the life of the late Jean Dean through her artwork, runs Oct. 6 to Nov. 17. (239) 939-2787.

Art League of Bonita Springs. In Focus, featuring 56 of National Geographic's most famous portraits, runs Oct. 13 to Dec. 2. Also, local artists will display their work in the Fall Fine Arts & Crafts Competition Oct. 13 to Nov. 2. Winners will be announced at a reception for both events, Oct. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. (239) 495-8989.

Art League of Marco Island. On view all this month, Faces, fea-turing sculptures and paintings. Reception Oct. 8 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. (239) 394-4221.

Big Cypress Gallery. Clyde Butcher's photography of the Apalachicola River will be on display all this month. (239) 695-2428.

Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium. Clothesline art by William North and other artists will be on sale Oct. 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (239) 275-3435.

Cape Coral Arts Studio. Jessie Davis: A Retrospective, 1990 to the Present takes a look at the work of Jesse Davis, who was a Lee art teacher for 27 years. The exhibit runs Oct. 6-27 with a reception Oct. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. (239) 574-0802.

Collier County Museum. Florida's fossils will be on display as part of a Rock n' Fossils exhibit. (239) 774-8476.

Florida Gulf Coast University. In conjunction with the Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida, FGCU's Art Gallery presents The Art of Hatred: Images of Intolerance in Florida Culture Oct. 5 to Dec. 9, with a reception Oct. 5. To accompany the exhibit, a few lectures: Postmark Hatred: Anti-Semitic Images in Prewar Popular Culture, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m.; and My Brother's Killer? Christianity and Anti-Semitism, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. (239) 590-7199.

Marco Executive Airport. On view all this month, Photographs of Joel Gewirtz. (239) 263-8242.

Museum of the Everglades. Judy Casey, Gene Berrman and Tracy Stokes display their photography all this month, with a reception Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. (239) 695-0008.

Naples Museum of Art. Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation II, showcasing contemporary native North American art from the West, Northwest and Pacific, runs Oct. 3 to Jan. 7. Also, Ángel Marcos en Cuba will be on display Oct. 17 to Dec. 23. In the permanent collection: Leaders in American Modernism and Modern Mexican Masters. (239) 597-1900.

Norris Community Center. Local artist Henri Meillier displays his artwork all this month at the Norris Community Center in downtown Naples. He gives a gallery talk Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. (239) 213-3058.

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center. Last chance to catch The Storter Exhibit, with Rob Storter's folk art of Naples in the early 1900s, on display through Oct. 2. (239) 417-6310.

Von Liebig Art Center. Sharing Culture, showcasing works from the center's collection, and Faculty Biennial, a group invitational exhibition highlighting the work of the von Liebig's faculty instructors; both run through Oct. 29. (239) 262-6517.

Live Music

Friday Jazz Jams. The Marc Vee Jazz Trio performs at The Promenade at Bonita Bay Oct. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Jazz on the Green. The 11th annual outdoor jazz concert for charity takes place Oct. 20 and 21 at The Colony Golf & Bay Club in Bonita Springs and at FGCU in Fort Myers. (239) 477-4683.

Naples Philharmonic Chamber Series. A Night at the Opera, with the NPO's Brass Quintet performing Oct. 15 and 17 in the Phil's Daniels Pavilion. Also, the NPO will perform a Chamber Special, Strauss to Stravinsky, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in the Phil's Hayes Hall. (239) 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Fall Music Fest. Pianist Howard Shelley is back with the NPO for three of Mozart's greatest piano concertos in a Salute to Mozart, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m.; and for a Salute to Brahms, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. Both concerts at the Phil. (239) 597-1900.

Naples Philharmonic Family Fare. Russell Peck's The Thrill of the Orchestra at the Phil Oct. 8 at 3 p.m. (239) 597-1900.

San Jose Taiko. The group will perform traditional Japanese drumming mixed with contemporary rhythms, all set to choreography and theatrics, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. at the Phil. (239) 597-1900.

Sunday Concerts in the Park kicks off another season at Cambier Park in downtown Naples until April. Naples Daily News Jazz Band performs Oct. 15. Naples Concert Band kicks off its 35th season with a free concert Oct. 22, and the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra performs Oct. 29. All shows from 2 to 4 p.m. (239) 213-3058.

Theater & Shows

But Why Bump Off Barnaby? The Charlotte Players ask that question in this mystery-farce by Rick Abbot at the Cultural Center Theatre in Port Charlotte Oct. 6-15. (941) 625-4175.

Center Stage Productions will be performing Oct. 5-7, 12-14 and 19-21 at the Norris Community Center in Naples. Call (239) 213-3049 for more information.

End of the World Button. Fort Myers' Theatre Conspiracy performs this new play by S.W. Senek Oct. 12-28 at the Foulds Theatre. (239) 936-3239.

The Full Monty. The Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre celebrates its 100th production with the Broadway hit Oct. 5 to Nov. 18. (239) 278-4422.

Kaspar. From FGCU's department of performing arts, this play by Peter Handke runs Oct. 25-28. (239) 590-7268.

Kathy Griffin. The Emmy-nominated comedienne performs stand-up at the Barbara B. Mann Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. (239) 481-4849.

The Lion in Winter. The Naples Players present this dramatic comedy about a royal family together at Christmas. Oct. 25 to Nov. 18 in the Tobye Studio at Sugden Community Theatre. (239) 263-7990.

Lucky Stiff. The musical comedy about an Englishman on a strange vacation continues at the Naples Dinner Theatre through Oct. 22. (239) 514-7827.

Moon Over Buffalo. The production about the antics of two aging, married actors opens Oct. 27 at the Florida Repertory Theatre. (239) 332-4488.

Night to Remember. The Naples Players' Etc. play-reading group will read Salt & Pepper, Bargains and The Proposal in the Tobye Studio at Sugden Community Theatre Oct. 29. (239) 434-7340.

Nunsensations/Nunsense. The Little Sisters of Hoboken hit the Vegas strip with their own vaudeville show at the Off Broadway Palm Theatre in Fort Myers Oct. 19 to Dec. 23; (239) 278-4422. The Naples Players also perform the comedy Oct. 11 to Nov. 4 in Blackburn Hall at the Sugden Community Theatre in Naples; (239) 263-7990.

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks. This comedy set on the Gulfshore continues through Oct. 15 at the Florida Rep. (239) 332-4488.

South Pacific. The Rodgers & Hammerstein classic opens at the Naples Dinner Theatre Oct. 26 and runs through Dec. 10. (239) 514-7827.

For the Kids

Boo at the Zoo. Kids can celebrate Halloween with the animals Oct. 28 and 29 at Naples Zoo at Carribean Gardens. (239) 262-5409.

Boo Bash. The Imaginarium Hands-On Museum in Fort Myers hosts this Halloween event for kids Oct. 21. (239) 337-3332.

Fall Kids Festival at Jaycee Park in Cape Coral on Oct. 22. (239) 573-3123.

Friendly Forest. Kids can trick-or-treat on the boardwalk at Calusa Nature Center in Fort Myers Oct. 21-22 and 28-29. (239) 275-3435.

Infant, Toddler & Mom Expo. The third expo will take place Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Harborside Event Center in downtown Fort Myers. (239) 332-6888.

Sesame Street Live. Grover and the rest of the Sesame Street Gang arrive at the Barbara B. Mann Oct. 13-15 for Super Grover: Ready for Action! (239) 481-4849.

Spooktacular. The City of Naples hosts this Halloween event for kids at Fleischmann Park, Oct. 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. (239) 213-3020.

Festivals & Fairs

Bead show at the Cape Coral Arts Studio, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (239) 574-0802.

Fifth Avenue South. The eighth annual downtown Naples art fair and stone crab festival happens Oct. 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Evening on Fifth, featuring entertainment, shopping and dining, takes place this month on

Oct. 12 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. (239) 435-3742.

Naples Artcrafters Show in Cambier Park in downtown Naples Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (239) 352-3036.

Oktoberfest. Cape Coral's German-American Social Club will host its 21st annual Oktoberfest bash Oct. 20-22 and 27-29; (239) 283-1400. In Naples, the Village on Venetian Bay will hold its annual Oktoberfest Oct. 19 from 5 to 9 p.m. (239) 261-6100.

Third Street South. Third Street South Farmers' Market, in the parking lot behind Tommy Bahamas, Oct. 14, 21 and 28, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Also, Third Thursday on Third, with music and other entertainment, happens Oct. 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. (239) 434-6533.

Walk Through the Arts. A free family event with stage performances, music, dance, artist demonstrations, kids' art tent and more at Lee County's Alliance for the Arts, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (239) 939-2787.

Sports & Outdoors

Cape Bike Night. Motorcycle enthusiasts will band together for live music, food and fun on Oct. 14 from 5 to 10 p.m. on 47th Terrace between Coronado and Vincennes in Cape Coral. (239) 573-3125.

"Ding" Darling Days. The J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge hosts the 17th annual birding festival and eco-event on Sanibel Island during National Wildlife Refuge Week, Oct. 8-14. (239) 472-1100.