Here’s what I covered on Art Southwest Florida during the week of July 15-21, 2014:
Artists in the News
- Arts for ACT curator and member artists paying it forward at Harns Marsh Elementary (07-19-14)
- Two works by Rene Miville part of Miville Gallery’s inaugural exhibition (07-16-14)
Public Art in the News
- Monumental sculptor Harry McDaniel’s ‘Beacons’ now profiled on Art Southwest Florida (07-21-14)
- On this day in 1955, Evelyn D. Rea signed a will giving ‘Lorelei’ to the Public Library of Fort Myers (07-20-14)
- Focus is on history and humor during True Tours’ public art walking tour (07-16-14)
At the Alliance for the Arts
- Alliance Member Gallery Book Club discusses Donna Tartt’s ‘Goldfinch’ in August (07-19-14)
At the Naples Art Association
- Naples Art Association offers incentives for new and renewed memberships (07-21-14)
- Naples Art Association seeks photographers for its members’ ‘Pictures in Process’ show (07-17-14)
At the Theater
- ‘Standing on Ceremony’ continues at Lab Theater July 18, 19, 25 and 26 (07-15-14)
On this day in Fort Myers’ history
- On this day in 1955, Evelyn D. Rea signed a will giving ‘Lorelei’ to the Public Library of Fort Myers (07-20-14)
- On this day in 1932, Lee County Bank & Trust closed its doors (07-18-14)
- On this day in 1943, converted Pleasure Palace second story opens as USO social center (07-18-14)
- On July 17, 1849, the murder of a dishonest trader led to the construction of a fort named Myers (07-17-14)
- The General who gave Fort Myers its name died near Augusta, Georgia on this day in 1862 (07-15-14)
