Here’s the news from the arts and community theater here in Southwest Florida for the week of October 15-21:
At Florida Gulf Coast University
- FGCU art alum Tarra Wood indulges passion for ceramic sculpture (10-20-15)
- Solien exhibition and Reunion at FGCU Bower School of Music & the Arts (10-19-15)
At the Edison Ford Winter Estates
- Edison Ford to host insider’s look into the making of ‘Titanic’ with nod to Edions’ role in creating filmmaking industry (10-17-15)
In the Fort Myers River District
- Ghostbird Theatre performing ‘Antigonick’ at UNIT A beginning with November 6 Art Walk (10-18-15)
- Work by Rauschenberg sculptor Lawrence Voytek now available at UNIT A (10-16-15)
At the Alliance for the Arts
- Young Artists Awards’ ‘Cabaret & Cabernet’ fundraiser takes place October 24 in Foulds Theatre at Alliance (10-18-15)
- Alliance’s ‘200 Under $200′ exhibit will be ‘cash & carry’ holiday extravaganze (10-17-15)
In the Cape
- Cape Coral Library highlighting work by Pen Women of Southwest Florida in November (10-21-15)
On Sanibel
- Sanibel’s Watson MacRae Gallery opens Season 8, releases exhibition schedule (10-17-15)
In the Naples Art District
In Naples’ Third Street South Art District
- Artists Claire Kendrick, Kevin Sloan and Tom Manziano complete commissions for Gardner Colby collectors (10-18-15)
Art Fairs and Festivals
- ARTSWFL updates profile and photos for Pine Island Art Show (10-19-15)
- Naples Artcrafters host first juried fine and craft show of season on October 24 (10-18-15)
At the Theater
- ‘Stage Kiss’ starring Annette Trossbach and Paul Graffy up next at Lab Theater (10-21-15)
- Young Artists Awards’ ‘Cabaret & Cabernet’ fundraiser takes place October 24 in Foulds Theatre at Alliance (10-18-15)
- ‘Toys in the Attic’ closes this weekend at Theatre Conspiracy (10-15-15)
- ‘Calendar Girls’ closes this weekend at Lab Theater (10-15-15)
- CFABS Community Players to present ‘Who Killed the Rabbi?’ mystery dinner theater October 16 & 18 (10-15-15)
On this Day in Local History
- Today is the 104th anniversary of the opening of the Andrew D. Gwynne Institute (10-20-15)
- Fort Dulany’s destruction by the great hurricane of October 19, 1841 led to the creation of Fort Myers (10-19-14)
- On this day in 1903, Flossie Hill and friends saved Fort Myers from burning to the ground (10-16-15)
As always, you can read each of these stories in one place by simply clicking here or click on the hyperlinks for more detailed treatment of the topics that interest you most.
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