At the Theater
- Holly Hagan is the siren in Deborah Zoe Laufer’s ‘Sirens’ (07-14-16)
- Juan Alejandro plays Richard Miller in Lab Theater’s ‘Sirens’ (07-14-16)
- Brenda Kensler returns to the stage in ‘Sirens’ as Rose Adelle Abrams (07-13-16)
- Patrick Day plays the role of Sam Abrams in ‘Sirens’ (07-12-16)
- Anne Dodd directs ‘Sirens’ for Lab Theater (07-11-16)
- Deborah Zoe Laufer’s ‘Sirens’ opens at Lab Theater on July 15 (07-10-16)
- Play Dates for Lab Theater’s ‘Sirens’
- Plot of Lab Theater’s summer stock play ‘Sire
- What the Critics Said about Deborah Zoe Laufer’s ‘Sirens’
- CRAIC Show to perform at Alliance for the Arts on July 16 (07-09-16)
Film
- Fort Myers Film Festival’s T.G.I.M. resumes on August 1 for new season (07-10-16)
- You will find the full schedule of Season Seven T.G.I.M.s. here
- Dialogue is keynote of Thank God for Indie Mondays
- About the 7th Annual Fort Myers Film Festival in March of 2017
Art in the News
- U.S. House of Representatives takes up National Endowment for the Arts funding bill (07-13-16)
- Rare YouTube footage shows Claude Monet painting outdoors in gardens at Giverny (07-09-16)
In the Downtown Fort Myers River District
- Next Art Walk on August 5 and 6 (07-13-16)
- Arts for ACT to feature Arias-Squires, Gayle Smock and 14 ACT Co-op artists in August (07-13-16)
- ACT needs art and other items for annual fine art auction and gala (07-10-16)
- #Unexpected on view in Davis Art Center through July 26 (07-08-16)
At Edison Ford Estates
- WINK meteorologist Mary Mays to be featured at July 12 Edison Ford hurricane preparedness seminar (07-10-16)
At the Alliance for the Arts
- Wine glass painting workshop takes place tonight at Alliance (07-09-16)
- CRAIC Show to perform at Alliance for the Arts on July 16 (07-09-16)
In Cape Coral
- Painter Justin Markley and pine needle artist Sandy O’Grady to be featured in August by Harbour View Gallery (07-10-16)
At Florida Gulf Coast University
- Next FGCU exhibition to feature works from art gallery’s permanent collection (07-11-16)
- Father of the glass art movement, Harvey Littleton (07-10-16)
- A Word about Carol Littleton Shay (07-09-16)
At the Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs
- ‘Improv Tonight’ takes place at Center for Performing Arts Bonita at 8 p.m. (07-09-16)
- ‘Improv Cafe’ returns to Center for Performing Arts today at 4 p.m. (07-09-16)
On Naples’ Fifth Avenue S
- Naples’ Native Visions Galleries hosting 2-day charitable event for Shy Wolf Sanctuary (07-11-16)
In Naples Third Street South Art District
‘Armchair Travels’ on view now through August at Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery (07-10-16)
On Marco Island
- Artists Reception is July 12 for Church/Manneck’s ‘AMERICANA’ exhibition (07-10-16)
Public Art
- Bonita Springs’ mural, ‘Reflections of Bonita,’ profiled on Art Southwest Florida (07-12-16)
- Former Home Savings project manager sheds light on Fort Myers’ Sheets mural (07-09-16)
Art Fairs and Festivals
- Hot Works now accepting applications for inclusion in November 2016 Estero Fine Art Show (07-08-16)
- Naples Art Ass’n. accepting submissions for next season’s Art in the Park (07-08-16)
- Naples Art Association now accepting applications for 29th Annual Downtown Naples Festival of the Arts (07-08-16)
- Naples Art Association now accepting applications for 21st Annual Downtown Naples New Year’s Art Fair (07-08-16)
- Naples Art Association now accepting applications for Naples National Art Festival (07-08-16)
- ArtFest Fort Myers accepting submissions for poster/T-shirt competition (07-08-16)
- ArtFest Fort Myers now accepting applications for 2017 festival (07-08-16)
On this Day in Local History
- Riverside Drive was renamed McGregor Boulevard 101 years ago today (07-14-16)Curtis P. Skelton was first Fort Myers resident to die in World War I (07-13-16)
- Hard to believe that July 11, 1904 railroad excursion brought 1,750 people into town (07-11-16)
- On this day in 1824, Charles Hendry was born (07-11-16)
- On this day in 1923, Hendry and Collier counties split away from Lee (07-09-16)
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