MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
Art League of Fort Myers
1-20 Giving Thanks judged show. Free. 275-3970. artleagueoffortmyers.org
The Baker Museum
27 Art After Hours invites you to explore the museum’s galleries to the tune of local musicians from 6-9 p.m. Free.
Through 11/10 The Schrenk Student Photography Exhibit features photos taken by high school students enrolled in the exhibit’s namesake photography institute.
Through 12/19 An Ear for Music, an Eye for Art: The Ahmet Ertegün Collection presents modernist works from the museum’s largest single collection, amassed by the late Ahmet Ertegün, who was best known as the founder and president of Atlantic Records.
Through 1/12/14 Papiers à la Mode: The Exquisite Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave features more than 50 period costumes, kimonos, kaftans and other objects intricately crafted out of paper and paint by Belgian artist and sculptor Isabelle de Borchgrave.
Through 2/16/14 Connected and Disconnected: The Sculpture of Hanneke Beaumont displays more than 20 works by the Dutch sculptor.
Admission $10 per adult, $5 per full-time student and free for children 17 and younger (unless otherwise noted). 597-1900. artisnaples.org
BIG Arts
Through 11/28 22nd Annual International Society of Experimental Artists Juried Art Exhibit displays work innovative in concept, attitude, technique and materials. Free. ISEA/NWS Wales International Exchange Exhibit showcases a partnership between the ISEA and the National Watercolor Society. Free. 395-0900. bigarts.org
Center for the Arts Bonita Springs
Through 1/4/14 Interactive traveling Science & Art exhibit. Free. 495-8989. artcenterbonita.org
Collier County Museum
Through 1/15/14 CUBA: The Natural Beauty Clyde Butcher photographic exhibit. Free. 252-8476. colliermuseums.com
Fort Myers Art Walk
1 The monthly, self-guided event lets you browse the art galleries and businesses of the historic Fort Myers River District. Free. fortmyersartwalk.com
Fort Myers Beach Art Association
3-29 Fall Judged Show. Reception Nov. 24. 463-3909. fortmyersbeachart.com
HOWL Gallery
2-12/4 Dia de los Muertos exhibit depicts the Mexican holiday through bright colors, painted skulls, flowers and more. Art/Rock show Nov. 2 featuring The Young Dead. Free. 332-0161. howlgallery.com
The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of SWFL
Through 12/1 What the Soldiers Brought Home exhibit. $10 per adult, $5 per student. 263-9200. holocaustmuseumswfl.org
Lee County Alliance for the Arts
1-15 Honor, Country and Heroism exhibit. Free. 939-2787. artinlee.org
Marco Island Center for the Arts
4-21 Fun & Funky Teapots exhibition. Free. 394-4221. marcoislandart.org
Marco Island Historical Museum
Through 12/28 The Everglades Art of Hannah Ineson includes watercolors and oil paintings accompanied by text from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas’ 1947 book The Everglades, River of Grass. Free. 642- 1440. colliermuseums.com
Museum of the Everglades
Through 11/5 Artist of the Month Exhibition. Reception with photographer Alan Maltz on Nov. 2.
Through 1/5/14 Never No More: Storter’s Southwest Florida Rob Storter traveling exhibit. Free. 695-0008. evergladesmuseum.org
Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
Through 11/14 Living Waters: Aquatic Preserves of Florida showcases black-and-white photography by Clyde Butcher. $5 per adult, $3 per child. 417-6310. rookerybay.org
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center
1-29 Art Calusa group exhibition interprets the experiences of Florida’s indigenous peoples, particularly the Calusa Indians, through paintings, works on paper and sculpture. Free. 333-1933. sbdac.com
The von Liebig Art Center
Through 11/9 Sixth Annual Non-Juried All Artist Members Show of Shows exhibition showcases artists of all skill levels.
23-1/11/14 Joan Sonnenberg: The Middle Point exhibition combines realism and abstraction in large-scale mixed media works, prints and paintings.
23-1/18/14 Breaking Through with Color: Artists Reveal the Power of Color juried exhibition. Admission free. 262-6517. naplesart.org
LIVE MUSIC
All Tchaikovsky
14, 16 Former music director Jorge Mester conducts the composer’s most beloved works in Hayes Hall at Artis—Naples. $28-64. 597-1900. artisnaples.org
All That Jazz
15 Accomplished vibraphonist Joe Locke joins the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra in Daniels Pavilion at Artis—Naples. $41-45. 597-1900. artisnaples.org
America
20 The classic rock duo performs in Hayes Hall at Artis—Naples. $64-84. 597-1900. artisnaples.org
Bach and Vivaldi
10, 12 The Naples Philharmonic performs double concertos from the Baroque era, including what is arguably J.S. Bach’s most famous composition, the Concerto for Two Violins. Performance in the Daniels Pavilion at Artis—Naples. $40. 597-1900. artisnaples.org
Bluegrass in the Theatre
3 Concert performance by the Acoustic Music Society/Palmgrass in Foulds Theatre at Lee County Alliance for the Arts. $7. 992-0580. palmgrass.com
Bonita Springs Concert Band
3 Performance at Riverside Park in Bonita Springs. Free. 405-3320. bonitaspringsconcertband.com
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II
1-2 The Naples Philharmonic performs original Looney Tunes scores while the legendary characters are projected on the big screen in Hayes Hall at Artis—Naples. $50-99. 597-1900. artisnaples.org
FGCU Faculty & Guest Artist Series
1 100 Years of Art Song performed by Steffanie Pearce, soprano, and Richard Bosworth, pianist.
5 Songs for November Skies performed by Don Freund, composer, and the FGCU Bower School of Music faculty.
21 Melody and Virtuosity performed by the Faculty Piano Quintet.
Performances in the U. Tobe Recital Hall at FGCU. $7. 590-7292. fgcu.edu/CAS/BSM/concerts.html
Fort Myers Music Walk
15 Local musicians perform in Fort Myers River District shops, patios, restaurants and bars. Begins at 7 p.m. Free. fortmyersmusicwalk.com
Gulf Coast Big Band
17 Performance in Cambier Park. Free. 877-6090.
Harry Connick Jr.
6 The New Orleans native performs in Artis—Naples’ Hayes Hall at 8 p.m. $95-149. 597-1900. artisnaples.org
Jazz in the Garden
17 The series kicks off with the Alan Darcy Trio at Naples Botanical Garden. $12.95 per adult, $7.95 per child. 643-7275. naplesgarden.org
Jazz on the Green
17 The Rick Howard Trio performs at Edison State College, Collier campus. Free. 775-2800. bayshorecapa.org
Kenny G
13 The Grammy Award-winning saxophonist plays at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. $41-84. 481-4849. bbmanpah.com
Music Makers Big Show Band
3 Performance and dancing at the Golden Gate Community Center. $8.
24 Performance in the band shell at Cambier Park. Free. 594-5141. musicmakersshowband.org
Naples Concert Band
10 Performance at the Cambier Park Bandshell. Free. 263-9521. naplesconcertband.org
Naples Dixieland Jazz Band
3 Tap your toes to traditional jazz at Cambier Park. Free. 263-1113. naplesdixielandjazzband.com
Night Train
22 The group performs ’50s tunes, jazz standards and early rock ‘n’ roll hits, with an opening act by Improv Anonymous, at Center for the Arts Bonita Springs. $25-30. 495-8989. artcenterbonita.org
Prokofiev, Copland & Ginastera
3 The Naples Philharmonic’s brass players present a “Class Brass” program of extraordinary ballet and film music, stretching from Russia to the United States and on to Argentina, in the Daniels Pavilion at Artis—Naples. $40. 597-1900. artisnaples.org
Shell Point Concert Series
14 Performance by Daniel Rodriguez, the NYC police officer known for his performance of God Bless America after 9/11. $36.
21 Performance by The Ars Nova String Trio, whose members met while performing together for the Naples Philharmonic. $26. 454-2067. shellpoint.org/concerts
Side-by-Side Fall Concert
24 The Naples Philharmonic performs with the Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in Hayes Hall at Artis—Naples. $15. 597-1900. artisnaples.org
Southwest Florida Symphony
7 Pride and Patriotism Concert, an annual salute to veterans, at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. $7.
16 Masterworks I performance at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. $20-82. 418-1500. swflso.org
Third Street South
7, 14, 28 With Thursdays on Third, the courtyards and plazas resound with music as you shop, dine and dance to folk, rock, jazz and more. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free.
26-27, 29-30 Celebration of Lights brings music and “snow” to ring in the holiday season. 6-9 p.m. Free. thirdstreetsouth.com
TobyMac
14 The six-time Grammy Award-winning Christian hip-hop artist performs at Germain Arena. $25-37. germainarena.com
Wendy Webb & Friends
17 The folk, pop, jazz and blues singer-songwriter performs a “November Moon Concert” with guests Danny Morgan and John McLane at the BIG Arts Herb Strauss Theater. $30. 472-6862. bigarts.org
THEATER & SHOWS
Absalom
6-24 Literary lion Saul Weber gathers his “fraying” family at their vacation home to celebrate the release of his memoir, but tangled relationships threaten to dampen the festivities. Presented by the Marco Players. $23-25. 642-7270. themarcoplayers.com
All My Raisins in the Sun
Through 11/2 An eager new teacher is confronted with the quirky personalities and deadly serious politics of the public high school teacher’s lounge. The winner of Theatre Conspiracy’s annual new play contest runs at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts. $18-20. 939-2787. artinlee.org
Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas
7-12/25 The holiday comedy plays at the Off Broadway Palm Theatre. $29-49. 340-6862. broadwaypalm.com
Becky Shaw
22-12/15 In this Pulitzer Prize finalist play, a blind date sets into motion a series of cataclysmic events. Performed by Theatre Conspiracy at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts. $18-20. 939-2787. artinlee.org
Blame It on Beckett
Through 11/17 Wide-eyed dramaturgy intern Heidi Bishop gets more than she bargained for after she encounters an endless stream of bad scripts by desperate playwrights and an office filled with cynicism and turf battles. Presented by the Island Theater Company at the Rose History Auditorium. $20. 394-0080. theateronmarco.com
Cats
Through 11/23 The classic musical comes to Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre with fantastic costumes and spectacular dance. $35-$58 per adult, $18-$22 per child. 278-4422. broadwaypalm.com
Collected Stories
6-12/7 In the ArtStage Studio Theatre, Florida Repertory Theatre performs this tale of the friendship and betrayal between two writers. $40. 332-4488. floridarep.org
Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey Unauthorized Musical Parody
9 Playing at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, this hilarious musical parodies the raunchy Fifty Shades of Grey book, spoofing popular hit songs along the way. $32-56. 481-4849. bbmanpah.com
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
8-9, 14-17, 21-23 A raw, quirky romantic comedy about a waitress and cook performed by The Laboratory Theater of Florida. $20 per adult, $12 per student. 218-0481. laboratorytheaterflorida.com
Golden Dragon Acrobats
30 A performance rich in Chinese tradition at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. $21-42. 481-4849. bbmanpah.com
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Through 11/2 The Naples Players present a delightfully trashy story of a dysfunctional love triangle in Starke, Fla., at Sugden Community Theatre’s Blackburn Hall. $35 per adult, $10 per student. 263-7990. naplesplayers.org
Hamlet {solo}
30-12/5 Award-winning actor Raoul Bhaneja plays all 17 roles himself as Shakespeare’s plot twists and turns with murder, revenge and the quest for the throne of Denmark. Performances at the BIG Arts Herb Strauss Theater. $35. 472-6862. bigarts.org
How I Became a Pirate
1-2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 19, 22 Children’s theatre production, about adventure and finding one’s heart, at Broadway Palm. $18. 340-6862. broadwaypalm.com
Mr. Toad’s Mad Adventure
15 The youth theater at Center for the Arts Bonita Springs presents an adaptation of the popular eccentric tale. $10 per adult, $5 per youth or student. 495-8989. artcenterbonita.org
The Mystery of Irma Vep
Through 11/23 A gothic spoof satirizing the melodramatic likes of Dracula, Wuthering Heights, The Mummy’s Curse and more is brought to life by The Naples Players at Sugden Community Theatre’s Toby Studio. $20. 263-7990. naplesplayers.org
The Nutcracker
30-12/1 With more than 100 dancers, the Miami City Ballet expertly performs the timeless classic with the Naples Philharmonic in Hayes Hall at Artis—Naples. $52-94. 597-1900. artisnaples.org
Off the Hook Comedy Club
1-3 Bret Ernst, of American Comic and Wild West Comedy Show, performs. $20-45.
7-10 Special engagement featuring comedians from MTV’s Girl Code and MTV2’s Guy Code. $25-50.
21-24 Chris Newberg, of America’s Got Talent and Last Comic Standing, performs his blend of music and comedy. $20-45. 389-6901. offthehookcomedy.com
Our Town
27-12/21 The Naples Players perform this Pulitzer Prize-winning play about love, marriage, family and the everyday moments we take for granted, with a notably minimalistic set at Sugden Community Theatre. $35. 263-7990. naplesplayers.org
Social Security
1-20 In the Arcade Theatre, Florida Repertory Theatre performs Andrew Bergman’s sophisticated comedy about the upended life of trendy Manhattan gallery owners. $25-45. 332-4488. floridarep.org
Something Intangible
1-24 Loosely based on the back story of Walt Disney, this play performed by Gulfshore Playhouse follows two polar-opposite brothers trying to fulfill their feature film dreams in 1940s Hollywood at Norris Community Center. $33-45. 261-7529. gulfshoreplayhouse.org
Swingin’ Christmas
28-12/25 The musical of classic Christmas hits plays at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. $35-58 per adult, $18-22 per child. 340-6862. broadwaypalm.com
You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up!
Through 11/2 The hilarious and touching memoir written by a couple battling personality differences and the ups and down of marriage plays at Off Broadway Palm Theatre. $29-$49 per adult, $16-22 per child. 278-4422. broadwaypalm.com
SPORTS & OUTDOORS
Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival
1-3 Daytime and nighttime activities in Fort Myers/Sanibel include a photo contest, on-water instruction, paddleboard activities, a film festival, a fishing tournament and races. $5. 533-7428. calusabluewaypaddlingfestival.com
Corkscrew After Hours
15 Explore Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary through guided or independent excursions and activities until its extended closing time of 9 p.m. This month’s theme is “Ancient Forest Under the Moonlight.” $12 per adult, $6 college student, $4 per child. 348-9151. corkscrew.audubon.org
Fall for Fakahatchee 5K/10K
2 The Real Florida Run Series presents a race through Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. $23 per 5K participant, $34 per 10K participant. endurancesporststiming.com
Gulf Coast Runners
9 Naples on the Run 10K + 3-Person Relaybegins at 7 a.m. at Naples on the Run. $30 per participant. 434-9786.
16 Jolley Be Good Bridge Run 5K begins at 7:30 a.m. at Veterans Park, Marco Island. $20 per participant. 642-0575.
28 Turkey Trot 5K begins at 7:30 a.m. at Cambier Park. $25 per participant. 434-9786. gcrunner.org
FESTIVALS, FAIRS & MORE
27th Annual American Sand Sculpting Championship and Beach Festival
22-12/1 Ten days of contests, demonstrations, lessons, chain saw art, kids activities and more than 60 vendors on Fort Myers Beach. $5. fmbsandsculpting.com
Art in the Park
2 Outdoor art show on Park Street featuring member artists of the Naples Art Association. Free. 262-6517. naplesart.org
Cape Coral CocoNut Festival
8-10 Cape Coral celebrates its 41st birthday at Sun Splash Family Waterpark with a live national musical act, gymnastic entertainment, carnival rides, tropical food, contests, coconut crafts, fireworks and more. $7 admission. 573-3121. cocofest.com
Christmas at Palm Cottage
12-12 Tour Naples' oldest house when it is beautifully decked out in thousands of twinkling lights. $10. 261-8164. napleshistoricalsociety.org
Christmas on Third
25 Third Street South launches the holiday season with lights, “snow,” decorations and the Mayor’s lighting of the Christmas tree. 6-9 p.m. Free. thirdstreetsouth.com
Estates Garden Market
23-24 Florida vendors and the Edison & Ford Winter Estates Garden Shoppe sell unique tropical plants. Free. 334-7419. edisonfordwinterestates.org
Estero Fine Art Show
16-17 Miromar Outlets hosts the 12th bi-annual event, featuring a juried show, artist demonstrations and live entertainment. Free. hotworks.org
Festival of Trees
29-12/7 Showcase of trees, wreaths and holiday fare at the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center. Free. tuxandtrees.com
Fine Art and Craft Show
9 Naples Artcrafters show in Cambier Park. Free. 250-0804. naplesartcrafters.com
Florida Panther Festival
16 Educational activities and presentations abound at North Collier Regional Park, plus music, trail walks, food and more. Free. floridapantherfestival.com
Italian Festival
10 Live music, hearty food and traditional décor in an experience of Italian culture at Lee County Alliance for the Arts. Free admission. 939-2787. artinlee.org
Naples International Film Festival
7-10 Opening night film and VIP party at Artis—Naples and subsequent films at Mercato’s Silverspot Cinema. Artis—Naples screening $29, Silverspot screenings $13. 775-3456. naplesfilmfest.com
Naples Zoo
8-11 Veteran’s Day Weekend offers free admission to active and prior military personnel with military ID or veteran’s organization member card and photo ID. Their guests may purchase online tickets at $2 off regular admission during the weekend. 262-5409. napleszoo.com
Paint the Beach—Sandcastles to Shrimp Boats
4-10 Plein air festival on Fort Myers Beach. Free. 463-3909. fortmyersbeachart.com
Plant Sale & Garden Market
16-17 Celebrate Season Opening Weekend at Naples Botanical Garden with plant perusal. Free. 643-7275. naplesgarden.org
Taste of the Islands
10 Sample island cuisine from more than 20 restaurants, plus live music, at this 32nd annual event at The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club. $5. tastesanibelcaptiva.com
Taste of the Town
3 More than 40 local restaurants provide samples at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. Plus, live music, a rock climbing wall and children’s activities. $5. 277-1197. jlfm.org
Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival
1-2 Showings on the riverfront lawn at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates and the auditorium of Edison State College. Estates showings $8 per adult, $5 per student and free for children age 6-12. College showings $8 per adult and free for children age 6-12 and students. 334-7419. edisonfordwinterestates.org
USO Show
11 The Naples Depot honors veterans with a special ceremony, memories and music. Free. 262-6525. colliermuseums.com
