Here’s what’s been going down on Art Southwest Florida during the week of February 8-14:
Artists in the News
- Only male Founding Females artist, Robert Pavon, profiled on Art Southwest Florida (02-12-15)
- Watercolor specialist Christine Reichow profiled on Art Southwest Florida (02-11-15)
- Cindy Jane’s profile on Art Southwest Florida updated (02-10-15)
At the Theater
- Meet ‘Good People’ playwright David Lindsay-Abaire (02-14-15)
- Lucy Harris plays Kit Kat girl Fritzi (02-13-15)
- Lauren Redeker is Kit Kat girl Texas (02-13-15)
- Madison Mitchell plays Kit Kat girl Rosie (02-12-15)
- Fort Myers High senior Yoanna Nikolova plays role of sax-playing Helga (02-12-15)
- Kit Kat Girls in tune and at one with 1931 cabaret milieu (02-11-15)
- Shelley Rae Sanders plays Kit Kat girl Lulu (02-11-15)
- Elena Novak plays the role of Kit Kat girl Frenchie (02-11-15)
- Music alone is reason enough to come to Lab Theater’s ‘Cabaret’ (02-10-15)
- FGCU Theatre Program’s first main-stage dance performance opens Friday the 13th (02-30-15)
In the Downtown Fort Myers River District
- Take a ‘Small Vacation’ with Beth and Bill Everhart at Arts for ACT in March (02-14-15)
At the Edison & Ford Winter Estates
- Edison Ford Estates celebrates Thomas Edison’s 167th birthday on February 11 (02-11-15)
- Standing Edison sculpture at Edison Ford Estates celebrates 10th anniversary (02-11-15)
- Curator Tom Hall to introduce Edison Ford volunteers to Fort Myers Founding Females (02-09-15)
At the Alliance for the Arts
- ‘Giotto’s Hand’ topic of discussion by Alliance Member Gallery Book Club in March (02-13-15)
At the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Florida SouthWestern State College
- ‘Dave Muller: Everything Sounds Good Right Now’ opens at Bob Rauschenberg Gallery February 20 (02-10-15)
At Florida Gulf Coast University
- ‘Reunion: Baker, Gerhard, Heubeck’ opens in FGCU ArtLab Gallery on February 26 (02-12-15)
- FGCU Theatre Program’s first main-stage dance performance opens Friday the 13th (02-30-15)
At The von Liebig Art Center in Naples
Area Art Fairs and Festivals
- Naples National returns to Cambier Park February 21 and 22 (02-14-15)
- Visit the Naples Art District February 14 and 15 for their monthly 3rd Weekend ART ALIVE (02-14-15)
- Matlacha Island hosts 43rd Annual Pine Island Art Show and Sale February 14 & 15 (02-08-15)
- Naples Artcrafters takes its monthly fine art and craft show to Cambier Park on Valentine’s Day (02-08-15)
- Art in the Craft seeks to entice lovers to Crayton Cove on Valentine’s Day night (02-08-15)
- Valentine Weekend is date for 32nd Annual Sanibel Island Arts and Crafts Fair (02-08-15)
On this Day in Local History
- Girl gets fort named after her for Valentine’s Day 165 years ago (02-14-15)
- Reflecting on the life and accomplishments of the ‘Father of Fort Myers,’ Capt. F.A. Hendry (02-17-15)
- Edison Ford Estates celebrates Thomas Edison’s 167th birthday on February 11 (02-11-15)
As always, you can find these stories in one place here. You may also click on the hyperlinks for more detailed treatment of given topics and events.
Congratulations to Lab Theater. Cabaret sold out all of its performances, and deservedly so. Kudos to director Brenda Kensler and the entire cast and orchestra. You’re beautiful!
Best,
Tom Hall
Art Southwest Florida
