Art Southwest Florida (www.artswfl.com) news for the last week of October 24-31, 2014

• Fresh from success of ‘Whistleblower’ opening in London, Jansen to be at UNIT A for November Art Walk (10-30-14)
• Whistleblower’ solo show opens to acclaim at London’s Lazarides Rathbone Gallery (10-30-14)

At the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery

• Chinese cook’s story inspired Rauschenberg Overseas Cultural Interchange (10-29-14)
• Rauchenberg’s legendary work ethic won over Chinese handlers during stopover outside Xuan paper mill in Jing Xian (10-28-14)
• How a bit of trickery led to inclusion of a political poster in the ‘Chinese Summerhall’ 100-foot photo (10-27-14)
• ‘China/America Mix’ exhibition offers greater understanding and appreciation of Rauschenberg’s R.O.C.I. legacy (10-26-14)
• Getting to know Bob Rauschenberg the artist and ambassador of peace through R.O.C.I. Artistic Director Donald Saff (10-24-14)

At Florida Gulf Coast University

• Memorial exhibition to be held on December 14 of Carl Schwartz’s work in FGCU ArtLab (10-29-14)
• Art exhibitions, concerts and ‘The Romancers’ highlight busy two weeks at FGCU (10-28-14)

At the Alliance for the Arts

• Alliance for the Arts hosting new documentary about homelessness on November 13 (10-27-14)

• Dr. Kyra Belan contributes colored pencil portraits of Berne Davis and Barbara Mann to Founding Females portrait show (10-29-14)
• Last day to see Fort Myers Founding Females portrait exhibition at Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center (10-24-14)

At the Theater

• Lab Theater issues call for musicians for upcoming production of Cabaret (10-30-14)
• ‘My Brilliant Divorce’ opens at Lab Theater on November 7 (10-27-14)
• Lab Theater issues call for playwrights up for a 24-hour challenge (10-27-14)
• Theatre Conspiracy announces top three entries for 16th annual new play contest (10-25-14)

Art Fairs and Festivals

• Track the dates, places and latest art fair and festival news on Art Southwest Florida (10-26-14)
• Marco Island Festival of the Arts moves from April to March in 2015 (10-25-14)

• Escott improv workshop teaches how to deal with difficult situations, people and daily stressor (10-28-14)

• On this day in 1914, Will Bill Towles tore down the wood county courthouse before his opponents could get another injunction (10-26-14)
• Hurricane of October 25, 1921 crippled Sanibel’s vegetable industry, destroyed casinos and Fort Myers’ most famous landmark (10-25-14)