All Events
Dec201910
Fresco Exchange Pop Up Show
Tuesday, December 10th - Thursday, December 12th
Each year, Fresco Exchange curates a traveling exhibit of original fine art from Latin American muralists. Working with artists making waves of studio practice and street art to enhance artistic opportunities, share methods of cultural expression, and inspire communities with new ways of creative thinking is their passion.
Each year, Fresco Exchange curates a traveling exhibit of original fine art from Latin American muralists. Working with artists making waves of studio practice and street art to enhance artistic opportunities, share methods of cultural expression, and inspire communities with new ways of creative thinking is their passion.
Jan20203
Archangels
Opens: Friday, January 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Friday January 31st • 5pm
Visual artist, Frank Henriquez, a native of Pinar Del Rio, Cuba began his art studies at the age of 14 at the Instituto de Instructores de Arte, and at the age of 16 was offered a scholarship and enrolled in an intensive course for gifted artists in Cuba sponsored by Juan Miguel Suarez, one of Cuba’s most recognized realist artists.
Closes: Friday January 31st • 5pm
Visual artist, Frank Henriquez, a native of Pinar Del Rio, Cuba began his art studies at the age of 14 at the Instituto de Instructores de Arte, and at the age of 16 was offered a scholarship and enrolled in an intensive course for gifted artists in Cuba sponsored by Juan Miguel Suarez, one of Cuba’s most recognized realist artists.
Jan20203
Heat Stroke
Opens: Friday, January 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Friday January 31st • 5pm
Heat Stroke by Ehren Fritz Gerhard is an exhibition of mixed media monotypes and botanical paintings in oil and acrylic. The imagery contains decorative tropical plants, fruit trees, and edible landscaping cultivated by the artist. Working from life, Gerhard created a series of gesture drawings inspired by an immersive experience in his garden.
Closes: Friday January 31st • 5pm
Heat Stroke by Ehren Fritz Gerhard is an exhibition of mixed media monotypes and botanical paintings in oil and acrylic. The imagery contains decorative tropical plants, fruit trees, and edible landscaping cultivated by the artist. Working from life, Gerhard created a series of gesture drawings inspired by an immersive experience in his garden.
Jan20205
Ehnes Quartet
Sunday, January 5th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
Hailed as “an important new force in the chamber music arena” with a “dream-team line-up” (Strings), the Ehnes Quartet is comprised of four internationally renowned string musicians.
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
Hailed as “an important new force in the chamber music arena” with a “dream-team line-up” (Strings), the Ehnes Quartet is comprised of four internationally renowned string musicians.
Jan20206
TGIM January 6th, 2020
Monday, January 6th
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
Jan20208
Getting into Abstract Art with Lois Selfon
Wednesday, January 8th, 12pm - 3pm
This workshop is an interactive casual and fun art/culture experience. We will tackle what it is that some people don’t “get” about abstract art.
This workshop is an interactive casual and fun art/culture experience. We will tackle what it is that some people don’t “get” about abstract art.
Jan202010
Absolute Queen
Friday, January 10th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
Experience the hyper-realistic sights and sounds of what a Queen concert was like in the early 1980s, filled with all of the many hits, incredible vocals, stories about Queen and the songs, costume changes, and high energy sing along songs that will lift you off your seat!
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
Experience the hyper-realistic sights and sounds of what a Queen concert was like in the early 1980s, filled with all of the many hits, incredible vocals, stories about Queen and the songs, costume changes, and high energy sing along songs that will lift you off your seat!
Jan202013
Author Lecture Series: Alex Segura
Monday, January 13th
Event Starts 12:00PM
Alex Segura is the author of the Pete Fernandez mystery series set in Miami, short stories that have appeared in numerous anthologies, and a number of best-selling and critically acclaimed comic books. He also co-writes the LETHAL LIT podcast.
Event Starts 12:00PM
Alex Segura is the author of the Pete Fernandez mystery series set in Miami, short stories that have appeared in numerous anthologies, and a number of best-selling and critically acclaimed comic books. He also co-writes the LETHAL LIT podcast.
Jan202013
Author Workshop: Alex Segura
Monday. January 13th 2020 3pm - 5pm
Alex Segura is the author of the Pete Fernandez mystery series set in Miami, short stories that have appeared in numerous anthologies, and a number of best-selling and critically acclaimed comic books. He also co-writes the LETHAL LIT podcast.
Alex Segura is the author of the Pete Fernandez mystery series set in Miami, short stories that have appeared in numerous anthologies, and a number of best-selling and critically acclaimed comic books. He also co-writes the LETHAL LIT podcast.
Jan202016
Art and Poetry Jan 16
Thursday, January 16th | 8:00PM
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Jan202017
Jazzy Nights | Dan Miller and Lew DelGatto Quintet Featuring Kenny Washington
Friday, January 17th
7:00PM Doors 8:00PM Concert
If you have never heard this New Orleans native sing before, get ready for a jaw dropping experience. Kenny is a jazz vocalist virtuoso. Emulating the classic styles of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and infusing colors of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway.
7:00PM Doors 8:00PM Concert
If you have never heard this New Orleans native sing before, get ready for a jaw dropping experience. Kenny is a jazz vocalist virtuoso. Emulating the classic styles of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and infusing colors of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway.
Jan202022
SWFL Symphony: Stradi – Various
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Stradi – Various
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Guest Artist:
– Violin: Gilles Apap
– Violin: Caroline Sikuta, 2018 Concerto Competition Winner
Bach: Double Violin Concerto
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Stradi – Various
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Guest Artist:
– Violin: Gilles Apap
– Violin: Caroline Sikuta, 2018 Concerto Competition Winner
Bach: Double Violin Concerto
Jan202024
Trio Gaspard
Friday, January 24th
7PM Cocktails | 8PM Concert
Founded in 2010, Trio Gaspard is one of the most sought-after piano trios of its generation, praised for their unique and fresh approach to the score.
7PM Cocktails | 8PM Concert
Founded in 2010, Trio Gaspard is one of the most sought-after piano trios of its generation, praised for their unique and fresh approach to the score.
Jan202031
David Mayfield Parade
January 31st, 2020
Doors: 7:00PM Performance: 8:00PM
Featuring 2-time National Bluegrass Banjo Champion, Steven Moore, Colorado native and former member of “The Railsplitters” Christine King on fiddle and vocals, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bonnis on bass and vocals and former member of “Cadillac Sky” and Grammy & Emmy nominated producer David Mayfield on guitar, mandolin, and vocals.
Doors: 7:00PM Performance: 8:00PM
Featuring 2-time National Bluegrass Banjo Champion, Steven Moore, Colorado native and former member of “The Railsplitters” Christine King on fiddle and vocals, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bonnis on bass and vocals and former member of “Cadillac Sky” and Grammy & Emmy nominated producer David Mayfield on guitar, mandolin, and vocals.
Feb20203
TGIM February 3rd. 2020
Monday, February 3rd
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
Feb20207
FMHS IB Visual Arts Students
Opens: Friday, February 7th • 6pm
Closes: Friday, February 28th • 5pm
Fort Myers High School is proud to present the 2020 International Baccalaureate Senior Visual Arts Exhibition, showcasing the creativity of 48 students.
Closes: Friday, February 28th • 5pm
Fort Myers High School is proud to present the 2020 International Baccalaureate Senior Visual Arts Exhibition, showcasing the creativity of 48 students.
Feb20207
Shodopia
Opens: Friday, February 7th • 6pm
Closes: Friday February 28th • 5pm
Shodo is a Japanese word used for the art of calligraphy. A work of shodo is considered a work of art, like for example a painting. I am fascinated and inspired by shodo and the zen philosophy behind it.
Closes: Friday February 28th • 5pm
Shodo is a Japanese word used for the art of calligraphy. A work of shodo is considered a work of art, like for example a painting. I am fascinated and inspired by shodo and the zen philosophy behind it.
Feb20208
Puddles Pity Party
Saturday, February 8th 2020
As seen of Americas got Talent, The ‘Sad Clown with the Golden Voice’ is here with his heartfelt anthems and a suitcase full of Kleenex! This Pity Party is not all sadness and longing. The show is peppered with a brilliant sense of the absurd, mixing lots of humor with the awkward, tender moments.
As seen of Americas got Talent, The ‘Sad Clown with the Golden Voice’ is here with his heartfelt anthems and a suitcase full of Kleenex! This Pity Party is not all sadness and longing. The show is peppered with a brilliant sense of the absurd, mixing lots of humor with the awkward, tender moments.
Feb202010
Author Lecture Series: Karna Small Bodman
Monday, February 10th
Event Starts 12:00PM
Karna Small Bodman is the author of five published thrillers that have hit “#1 in Thrillers” on Amazon and won several international awards.
Event Starts 12:00PM
Karna Small Bodman is the author of five published thrillers that have hit “#1 in Thrillers” on Amazon and won several international awards.
Feb202019
Weaving Workshop: The Amulet Bag
Wednesday, February 19th, 10am - 3pm
Learn to weave an Amulet on a simple tapestry loom. Select a sacred charm or stone to place in the amulet and choose to give as a gift or keep for remembering a special intention.
Learn to weave an Amulet on a simple tapestry loom. Select a sacred charm or stone to place in the amulet and choose to give as a gift or keep for remembering a special intention.
Feb202020
Art and Poetry Feb 20
Thursday, February 20th | 8:00PM
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Feb202021
American String Quartet
Friday, February 21st
7:00PM Cocktails | 8:00PM Concert
Internationally recognized as one of the world's finest quartets, the American String Quartet has spent decades honing the luxurious sound for which it is famous.
7:00PM Cocktails | 8:00PM Concert
Internationally recognized as one of the world's finest quartets, the American String Quartet has spent decades honing the luxurious sound for which it is famous.
Feb202026
Weaving Workshop: Triaxial Weaving
Wednesday, February 26th 10am - 3pm
Create artwork with hand-painted and jacquard woven ribbons. Paint satin ribbons with acrylics then weave Vertical, Horizontal and 45 degree angles of ribbons on canvas or foamcore board.
Create artwork with hand-painted and jacquard woven ribbons. Paint satin ribbons with acrylics then weave Vertical, Horizontal and 45 degree angles of ribbons on canvas or foamcore board.
Feb202028
Fire and Rain
Friday February 28th
Doors 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The members of Fire & Rain - The James Taylor Experience have been touring the country in various groups for the better part of the last 3 decades, and have now come together to pay tribute to this great music and the greatest singer/songwriter/guitarist the world has ever produced.
Doors 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The members of Fire & Rain - The James Taylor Experience have been touring the country in various groups for the better part of the last 3 decades, and have now come together to pay tribute to this great music and the greatest singer/songwriter/guitarist the world has ever produced.
Mar20201
24 hour fest 2020
Saturday, March 1st
Visual artists, filmmakers, theatre artists, dancers, musicians, and poets race against a 24-hour clock to create unique works based on prompts given by Artistic Director of Ghostbird Theatre, Barry Cavin.
Visual artists, filmmakers, theatre artists, dancers, musicians, and poets race against a 24-hour clock to create unique works based on prompts given by Artistic Director of Ghostbird Theatre, Barry Cavin.
Mar20202
TGIM March 2nd, 2020
Monday, March 2nd
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
Mar20204
SWFL Symphony: Cabaret with Kabaretti
Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Cabaret with Kabaretti
Featuring: Lisa Vroman, Soprano
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Cabaret with Kabaretti
Featuring: Lisa Vroman, Soprano
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Mar20206
Munich Meets Fort Myers
Opens: Friday, March 6th • 6pm
Closes: Friday March 27th • 5pm
In her new show Heidi Schmitz presents an overview over her latest works of water color , mixed media and resin paintings.
Closes: Friday March 27th • 5pm
In her new show Heidi Schmitz presents an overview over her latest works of water color , mixed media and resin paintings.
Mar20206
Plasticity
Opens: Friday, March 6th • 6pm
Closes: Friday March 27th • 5pm
People in the modern world are obsessed with controlling and shaping their surroundings. “Plasticity” holds a mirror up to the world’s tendency to focus on the superficial.
Closes: Friday March 27th • 5pm
People in the modern world are obsessed with controlling and shaping their surroundings. “Plasticity” holds a mirror up to the world’s tendency to focus on the superficial.
Mar20207
Resurrection
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
7:00PM Cocktails | 8:00PM Concert
Setting out to create the most authentic Journey experience anyone has ever witnessed, Vic, Ryan, and the band spent countless hours discussing the look, sound, production, and FEEL needed for this Journey tribute to deliver a live experience that would resonate on the highest level with the most avid Journey fan.
7:00PM Cocktails | 8:00PM Concert
Setting out to create the most authentic Journey experience anyone has ever witnessed, Vic, Ryan, and the band spent countless hours discussing the look, sound, production, and FEEL needed for this Journey tribute to deliver a live experience that would resonate on the highest level with the most avid Journey fan.
Mar20209
Author Lecture Series: Tom Corcoran
Monday, March 9th
Event Starts 12:00PM
Tom Corcoran is the author of nine Key West-based mysteries and numerous books of non-fiction.
Event Starts 12:00PM
Tom Corcoran is the author of nine Key West-based mysteries and numerous books of non-fiction.
Mar20209
Author Workshop: Tom Corcoran
Monday, March 9th, 3pm - 5pm
Each participant in a writing workshop arrives with a unique set of priorities, a bundle of concepts, a different philosophy—and a list of questions.
Each participant in a writing workshop arrives with a unique set of priorities, a bundle of concepts, a different philosophy—and a list of questions.
Mar202012
Terrell Stafford Quintet
Terrell Stafford Quintet Thursday, March 12th 7pm: Cocktails | 8pm: Performance GA | $40 in Advance • $45 Day of GA = First come, first served seating Table of 4: $220 | Table of 8: $440 Series Call the box office for more info: 239.333.1933 Terrell Stafford...
Mar202013
Art Walk the Runway
Friday Local Fashion, March 13th , 2020
Saturday Couture Fashion, March 14th, 2020
Cocktails 7:00PM | Runway 8:00PM
Saturday Couture Fashion, March 14th, 2020
Cocktails 7:00PM | Runway 8:00PM
Mar202019
Art and Poetry Mar 19
Thursday, March 19th | 8:00PM
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Mar202020
Andrew Collins Trio
Friday, March 20th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
5x JUNO (Canada’s Grammy equivalent) nominee and 7x Canadian Folk Music Award winning mando-maestro Andrew Collins and his fellow Trio string-pullers just borrowed a page from basic carpentry, hitting the nail on the head
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
5x JUNO (Canada’s Grammy equivalent) nominee and 7x Canadian Folk Music Award winning mando-maestro Andrew Collins and his fellow Trio string-pullers just borrowed a page from basic carpentry, hitting the nail on the head
Mar202027
American Virtuosi 2020
Friday, March 27th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Chamber Music Series culminates in an incredible performance by some of the most celebrated musicians in the genre. American Virtuosi invites audiences to take part in an unforgettable evening of live classical music.
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Chamber Music Series culminates in an incredible performance by some of the most celebrated musicians in the genre. American Virtuosi invites audiences to take part in an unforgettable evening of live classical music.
Apr20201
SWFL Symphony: Transfigured Night
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Transfigured Night
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Featuring various SWFLSO musicians
Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto
G.Jacob: Rhapsody for English Horn
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Schonberg: Transfigured Night
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Transfigured Night
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Featuring various SWFLSO musicians
Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto
G.Jacob: Rhapsody for English Horn
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Schonberg: Transfigured Night
Apr20203
Visions of the Underworld
Opens: Friday, April 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Thursday April 23rd • 5pm
After nigh a lifetime of exploring the inner worlds of the mind, local artist Danielle Branchaud has built a tremendous body of work that brings personal and universal dreamscapes to life.
Closes: Thursday April 23rd • 5pm
After nigh a lifetime of exploring the inner worlds of the mind, local artist Danielle Branchaud has built a tremendous body of work that brings personal and universal dreamscapes to life.
Apr20203
Sanctus Carnem
Opens: Friday, April 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, April 23rd • 5pm
Within this work, What starts out as triumph soon becomes corrupted into a manifesto of grief, desperation, and heartache, leaving only a sense of nihilism and the possibility of a new beginning.
Closes: Thursday, April 23rd • 5pm
Within this work, What starts out as triumph soon becomes corrupted into a manifesto of grief, desperation, and heartache, leaving only a sense of nihilism and the possibility of a new beginning.
Apr202010
Pianist Javor Bracic: The Art of Listening
Friday, April 10th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Art of Listening is an interactive tour through the essential works, concepts, and characters of classical music. Mingling live performance and collaborative inquiry, each session of this unique conversation-concert takes the audience on a deep dive into the rich inner world of a chosen masterwork.
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Art of Listening is an interactive tour through the essential works, concepts, and characters of classical music. Mingling live performance and collaborative inquiry, each session of this unique conversation-concert takes the audience on a deep dive into the rich inner world of a chosen masterwork.
Apr202013
Author Lecture Series: Jane Lorenzini
Monday, April 13th
Event Starts 12:00PM
JANE LORENZINI spent thirteen years as a television news anchor and reporter, nearly seven of those at WINK-TV. She went on to co-write two New York Times bestselling books with her dear friend and Today co-anchor Hoda Kotb, Jane’s coworker at WINK during the 1990s.
Event Starts 12:00PM
JANE LORENZINI spent thirteen years as a television news anchor and reporter, nearly seven of those at WINK-TV. She went on to co-write two New York Times bestselling books with her dear friend and Today co-anchor Hoda Kotb, Jane’s coworker at WINK during the 1990s.
Apr202013
Author Workshop: Jane Lorenzini
Monday, April 13th, 2020 3pm - 5pm
Jane will share the most impactful lessons she learned during the process, and offer insights that might make your experience writing fiction more efficient and enjoyable.
Jane will share the most impactful lessons she learned during the process, and offer insights that might make your experience writing fiction more efficient and enjoyable.
Apr202017
Barefoot Movement
Friday, April 17th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Barefoot Movement is anything but your standard bluegrass band. They stretch from a strong foundation of traditional Appalachian music, borrowing the best from other roots based genres to shape their hallmark sound.
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Barefoot Movement is anything but your standard bluegrass band. They stretch from a strong foundation of traditional Appalachian music, borrowing the best from other roots based genres to shape their hallmark sound.
May20201
City of Fort Myers Grant Show
Opens: Friday, May 1st • 6pm
Closes: May 28th • 5pm
City of Fort Myers Individual Artist Grant Art Show.
Closes: May 28th • 5pm
City of Fort Myers Individual Artist Grant Art Show.
May20201
Digital Lee 2020
Opens: May 1st • 6pm
Closes May 28th • 5pm
Experience a Design & Technology showcase featuring the best student projects of 2019-2020. Featured art will include graphic design, animation, photography manipulation, web design, publication design & multidimensional design.
Closes May 28th • 5pm
Experience a Design & Technology showcase featuring the best student projects of 2019-2020. Featured art will include graphic design, animation, photography manipulation, web design, publication design & multidimensional design.
May20201
ArteMoke Mar y Tierra
Opens: Friday, May 1st • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, May 28th • 5pm
Having spent most of her life traveling and living by the ocean, Monika's appreciation for the natural world and mother earth (Tierra Madre) is encompassed in this, vibrant and uplifting collection of art.
Closes: Thursday, May 28th • 5pm
Having spent most of her life traveling and living by the ocean, Monika's appreciation for the natural world and mother earth (Tierra Madre) is encompassed in this, vibrant and uplifting collection of art.
Jun20205
Rumors or Reality
Opens: Friday, June 5th • 6pm
Closes: June 25th • 5pm
Rumors or Reality?
Take part in one of the biggest juried art exhibitions in Southwest Florida! The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center’s call for artists extends to those inside and outside of the Southwest Florida area. Rumors vs. Reality is sure to host some of the best works from local and regional artists. If you’d like to be considered to be a part of this call for artists, please visit the entry and guidelines page. It’s show to be a fantastic show!
Closes: June 25th • 5pm
Rumors or Reality?
Take part in one of the biggest juried art exhibitions in Southwest Florida! The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center’s call for artists extends to those inside and outside of the Southwest Florida area. Rumors vs. Reality is sure to host some of the best works from local and regional artists. If you’d like to be considered to be a part of this call for artists, please visit the entry and guidelines page. It’s show to be a fantastic show!
Jun20205
Freedom
Opens: Friday, May 5th • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, May 25th • 5pm
Group show of WW2 Survivors and Veteran Artists
Closes: Thursday, May 25th • 5pm
Group show of WW2 Survivors and Veteran Artists
Jul20203
Introspection
Opens: Friday, July 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, July 30th • 5pm
A collection of new works, where the artist explores the juxtaposition of beauty and evil.
Closes: Thursday, July 30th • 5pm
A collection of new works, where the artist explores the juxtaposition of beauty and evil.
Jul20203
Wicked Floromancy
Opens: Friday, July 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, July 30th • 5pm
Closes: Thursday, July 30th • 5pm
Aug20207
The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique Lesley Marrow Opens: August 7th • 6pm Closes: August 27th • 5pm General Admission: $1 entry donation Call the box office for more info 239.333.1933 The Feminist Mystique Lesley Marrow From the beginning of time women have always been a...
Aug20207
Miniature Masterpieces 2020
Opens: Friday, August 7th • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, August 27th • 5pm
Miniature Masterpieces comes back again for 3rd-year installment.
Closes: Thursday, August 27th • 5pm
Miniature Masterpieces comes back again for 3rd-year installment.
All Events
Fresco Exchange Pop Up Show
Tuesday, December 10th - Thursday, December 12th
Each year, Fresco Exchange curates a traveling exhibit of original fine art from Latin American muralists. Working with artists making waves of studio practice and street art to enhance artistic opportunities, share methods of cultural expression, and inspire communities with new ways of creative thinking is their passion.
Each year, Fresco Exchange curates a traveling exhibit of original fine art from Latin American muralists. Working with artists making waves of studio practice and street art to enhance artistic opportunities, share methods of cultural expression, and inspire communities with new ways of creative thinking is their passion.
Archangels
Opens: Friday, January 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Friday January 31st • 5pm
Visual artist, Frank Henriquez, a native of Pinar Del Rio, Cuba began his art studies at the age of 14 at the Instituto de Instructores de Arte, and at the age of 16 was offered a scholarship and enrolled in an intensive course for gifted artists in Cuba sponsored by Juan Miguel Suarez, one of Cuba’s most recognized realist artists.
Closes: Friday January 31st • 5pm
Visual artist, Frank Henriquez, a native of Pinar Del Rio, Cuba began his art studies at the age of 14 at the Instituto de Instructores de Arte, and at the age of 16 was offered a scholarship and enrolled in an intensive course for gifted artists in Cuba sponsored by Juan Miguel Suarez, one of Cuba’s most recognized realist artists.
Heat Stroke
Opens: Friday, January 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Friday January 31st • 5pm
Heat Stroke by Ehren Fritz Gerhard is an exhibition of mixed media monotypes and botanical paintings in oil and acrylic. The imagery contains decorative tropical plants, fruit trees, and edible landscaping cultivated by the artist. Working from life, Gerhard created a series of gesture drawings inspired by an immersive experience in his garden.
Closes: Friday January 31st • 5pm
Heat Stroke by Ehren Fritz Gerhard is an exhibition of mixed media monotypes and botanical paintings in oil and acrylic. The imagery contains decorative tropical plants, fruit trees, and edible landscaping cultivated by the artist. Working from life, Gerhard created a series of gesture drawings inspired by an immersive experience in his garden.
Ehnes Quartet
Sunday, January 5th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
Hailed as “an important new force in the chamber music arena” with a “dream-team line-up” (Strings), the Ehnes Quartet is comprised of four internationally renowned string musicians.
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
Hailed as “an important new force in the chamber music arena” with a “dream-team line-up” (Strings), the Ehnes Quartet is comprised of four internationally renowned string musicians.
TGIM January 6th, 2020
Monday, January 6th
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
Getting into Abstract Art with Lois Selfon
Wednesday, January 8th, 12pm - 3pm
This workshop is an interactive casual and fun art/culture experience. We will tackle what it is that some people don’t “get” about abstract art.
This workshop is an interactive casual and fun art/culture experience. We will tackle what it is that some people don’t “get” about abstract art.
Absolute Queen
Friday, January 10th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
Experience the hyper-realistic sights and sounds of what a Queen concert was like in the early 1980s, filled with all of the many hits, incredible vocals, stories about Queen and the songs, costume changes, and high energy sing along songs that will lift you off your seat!
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
Experience the hyper-realistic sights and sounds of what a Queen concert was like in the early 1980s, filled with all of the many hits, incredible vocals, stories about Queen and the songs, costume changes, and high energy sing along songs that will lift you off your seat!
Author Lecture Series: Alex Segura
Monday, January 13th
Event Starts 12:00PM
Alex Segura is the author of the Pete Fernandez mystery series set in Miami, short stories that have appeared in numerous anthologies, and a number of best-selling and critically acclaimed comic books. He also co-writes the LETHAL LIT podcast.
Event Starts 12:00PM
Alex Segura is the author of the Pete Fernandez mystery series set in Miami, short stories that have appeared in numerous anthologies, and a number of best-selling and critically acclaimed comic books. He also co-writes the LETHAL LIT podcast.
Author Workshop: Alex Segura
Monday. January 13th 2020 3pm - 5pm
Alex Segura is the author of the Pete Fernandez mystery series set in Miami, short stories that have appeared in numerous anthologies, and a number of best-selling and critically acclaimed comic books. He also co-writes the LETHAL LIT podcast.
Alex Segura is the author of the Pete Fernandez mystery series set in Miami, short stories that have appeared in numerous anthologies, and a number of best-selling and critically acclaimed comic books. He also co-writes the LETHAL LIT podcast.
Art and Poetry Jan 16
Thursday, January 16th | 8:00PM
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Jazzy Nights | Dan Miller and Lew DelGatto Quintet Featuring Kenny Washington
Friday, January 17th
7:00PM Doors 8:00PM Concert
If you have never heard this New Orleans native sing before, get ready for a jaw dropping experience. Kenny is a jazz vocalist virtuoso. Emulating the classic styles of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and infusing colors of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway.
7:00PM Doors 8:00PM Concert
If you have never heard this New Orleans native sing before, get ready for a jaw dropping experience. Kenny is a jazz vocalist virtuoso. Emulating the classic styles of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and infusing colors of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway.
SWFL Symphony: Stradi – Various
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Stradi – Various
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Guest Artist:
– Violin: Gilles Apap
– Violin: Caroline Sikuta, 2018 Concerto Competition Winner
Bach: Double Violin Concerto
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Stradi – Various
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Guest Artist:
– Violin: Gilles Apap
– Violin: Caroline Sikuta, 2018 Concerto Competition Winner
Bach: Double Violin Concerto
Trio Gaspard
Friday, January 24th
7PM Cocktails | 8PM Concert
Founded in 2010, Trio Gaspard is one of the most sought-after piano trios of its generation, praised for their unique and fresh approach to the score.
7PM Cocktails | 8PM Concert
Founded in 2010, Trio Gaspard is one of the most sought-after piano trios of its generation, praised for their unique and fresh approach to the score.
David Mayfield Parade
January 31st, 2020
Doors: 7:00PM Performance: 8:00PM
Featuring 2-time National Bluegrass Banjo Champion, Steven Moore, Colorado native and former member of “The Railsplitters” Christine King on fiddle and vocals, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bonnis on bass and vocals and former member of “Cadillac Sky” and Grammy & Emmy nominated producer David Mayfield on guitar, mandolin, and vocals.
Doors: 7:00PM Performance: 8:00PM
Featuring 2-time National Bluegrass Banjo Champion, Steven Moore, Colorado native and former member of “The Railsplitters” Christine King on fiddle and vocals, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bonnis on bass and vocals and former member of “Cadillac Sky” and Grammy & Emmy nominated producer David Mayfield on guitar, mandolin, and vocals.
TGIM February 3rd. 2020
Monday, February 3rd
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
FMHS IB Visual Arts Students
Opens: Friday, February 7th • 6pm
Closes: Friday, February 28th • 5pm
Fort Myers High School is proud to present the 2020 International Baccalaureate Senior Visual Arts Exhibition, showcasing the creativity of 48 students.
Closes: Friday, February 28th • 5pm
Fort Myers High School is proud to present the 2020 International Baccalaureate Senior Visual Arts Exhibition, showcasing the creativity of 48 students.
Shodopia
Opens: Friday, February 7th • 6pm
Closes: Friday February 28th • 5pm
Shodo is a Japanese word used for the art of calligraphy. A work of shodo is considered a work of art, like for example a painting. I am fascinated and inspired by shodo and the zen philosophy behind it.
Closes: Friday February 28th • 5pm
Shodo is a Japanese word used for the art of calligraphy. A work of shodo is considered a work of art, like for example a painting. I am fascinated and inspired by shodo and the zen philosophy behind it.
Puddles Pity Party
Saturday, February 8th 2020
As seen of Americas got Talent, The ‘Sad Clown with the Golden Voice’ is here with his heartfelt anthems and a suitcase full of Kleenex! This Pity Party is not all sadness and longing. The show is peppered with a brilliant sense of the absurd, mixing lots of humor with the awkward, tender moments.
As seen of Americas got Talent, The ‘Sad Clown with the Golden Voice’ is here with his heartfelt anthems and a suitcase full of Kleenex! This Pity Party is not all sadness and longing. The show is peppered with a brilliant sense of the absurd, mixing lots of humor with the awkward, tender moments.
Author Lecture Series: Karna Small Bodman
Monday, February 10th
Event Starts 12:00PM
Karna Small Bodman is the author of five published thrillers that have hit “#1 in Thrillers” on Amazon and won several international awards.
Event Starts 12:00PM
Karna Small Bodman is the author of five published thrillers that have hit “#1 in Thrillers” on Amazon and won several international awards.
Weaving Workshop: The Amulet Bag
Wednesday, February 19th, 10am - 3pm
Learn to weave an Amulet on a simple tapestry loom. Select a sacred charm or stone to place in the amulet and choose to give as a gift or keep for remembering a special intention.
Learn to weave an Amulet on a simple tapestry loom. Select a sacred charm or stone to place in the amulet and choose to give as a gift or keep for remembering a special intention.
Art and Poetry Feb 20
Thursday, February 20th | 8:00PM
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
American String Quartet
Friday, February 21st
7:00PM Cocktails | 8:00PM Concert
Internationally recognized as one of the world's finest quartets, the American String Quartet has spent decades honing the luxurious sound for which it is famous.
7:00PM Cocktails | 8:00PM Concert
Internationally recognized as one of the world's finest quartets, the American String Quartet has spent decades honing the luxurious sound for which it is famous.
Weaving Workshop: Triaxial Weaving
Wednesday, February 26th 10am - 3pm
Create artwork with hand-painted and jacquard woven ribbons. Paint satin ribbons with acrylics then weave Vertical, Horizontal and 45 degree angles of ribbons on canvas or foamcore board.
Create artwork with hand-painted and jacquard woven ribbons. Paint satin ribbons with acrylics then weave Vertical, Horizontal and 45 degree angles of ribbons on canvas or foamcore board.
Fire and Rain
Friday February 28th
Doors 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The members of Fire & Rain - The James Taylor Experience have been touring the country in various groups for the better part of the last 3 decades, and have now come together to pay tribute to this great music and the greatest singer/songwriter/guitarist the world has ever produced.
Doors 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The members of Fire & Rain - The James Taylor Experience have been touring the country in various groups for the better part of the last 3 decades, and have now come together to pay tribute to this great music and the greatest singer/songwriter/guitarist the world has ever produced.
24 hour fest 2020
Saturday, March 1st
Visual artists, filmmakers, theatre artists, dancers, musicians, and poets race against a 24-hour clock to create unique works based on prompts given by Artistic Director of Ghostbird Theatre, Barry Cavin.
Visual artists, filmmakers, theatre artists, dancers, musicians, and poets race against a 24-hour clock to create unique works based on prompts given by Artistic Director of Ghostbird Theatre, Barry Cavin.
TGIM March 2nd, 2020
Monday, March 2nd
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
Doors: 6:30PM • Films: 7:00PM
Watch short indie films and get a look at how the Fort Myers Film Festival views submissions for independent films and participate in the selection process.
SWFL Symphony: Cabaret with Kabaretti
Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Cabaret with Kabaretti
Featuring: Lisa Vroman, Soprano
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Cabaret with Kabaretti
Featuring: Lisa Vroman, Soprano
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Munich Meets Fort Myers
Opens: Friday, March 6th • 6pm
Closes: Friday March 27th • 5pm
In her new show Heidi Schmitz presents an overview over her latest works of water color , mixed media and resin paintings.
Closes: Friday March 27th • 5pm
In her new show Heidi Schmitz presents an overview over her latest works of water color , mixed media and resin paintings.
Plasticity
Opens: Friday, March 6th • 6pm
Closes: Friday March 27th • 5pm
People in the modern world are obsessed with controlling and shaping their surroundings. “Plasticity” holds a mirror up to the world’s tendency to focus on the superficial.
Closes: Friday March 27th • 5pm
People in the modern world are obsessed with controlling and shaping their surroundings. “Plasticity” holds a mirror up to the world’s tendency to focus on the superficial.
Resurrection
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
7:00PM Cocktails | 8:00PM Concert
Setting out to create the most authentic Journey experience anyone has ever witnessed, Vic, Ryan, and the band spent countless hours discussing the look, sound, production, and FEEL needed for this Journey tribute to deliver a live experience that would resonate on the highest level with the most avid Journey fan.
7:00PM Cocktails | 8:00PM Concert
Setting out to create the most authentic Journey experience anyone has ever witnessed, Vic, Ryan, and the band spent countless hours discussing the look, sound, production, and FEEL needed for this Journey tribute to deliver a live experience that would resonate on the highest level with the most avid Journey fan.
Author Lecture Series: Tom Corcoran
Monday, March 9th
Event Starts 12:00PM
Tom Corcoran is the author of nine Key West-based mysteries and numerous books of non-fiction.
Event Starts 12:00PM
Tom Corcoran is the author of nine Key West-based mysteries and numerous books of non-fiction.
Author Workshop: Tom Corcoran
Monday, March 9th, 3pm - 5pm
Each participant in a writing workshop arrives with a unique set of priorities, a bundle of concepts, a different philosophy—and a list of questions.
Each participant in a writing workshop arrives with a unique set of priorities, a bundle of concepts, a different philosophy—and a list of questions.
Terrell Stafford Quintet
Art Walk the Runway
Friday Local Fashion, March 13th , 2020
Saturday Couture Fashion, March 14th, 2020
Cocktails 7:00PM | Runway 8:00PM
Saturday Couture Fashion, March 14th, 2020
Cocktails 7:00PM | Runway 8:00PM
Art and Poetry Mar 19
Thursday, March 19th | 8:00PM
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Take part in the monthly Art and Poetry Networking Event from Gulf Coast Leisure! Experience the best talent SWFL has to offer.
Andrew Collins Trio
Friday, March 20th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
5x JUNO (Canada’s Grammy equivalent) nominee and 7x Canadian Folk Music Award winning mando-maestro Andrew Collins and his fellow Trio string-pullers just borrowed a page from basic carpentry, hitting the nail on the head
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
5x JUNO (Canada’s Grammy equivalent) nominee and 7x Canadian Folk Music Award winning mando-maestro Andrew Collins and his fellow Trio string-pullers just borrowed a page from basic carpentry, hitting the nail on the head
American Virtuosi 2020
Friday, March 27th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Chamber Music Series culminates in an incredible performance by some of the most celebrated musicians in the genre. American Virtuosi invites audiences to take part in an unforgettable evening of live classical music.
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Chamber Music Series culminates in an incredible performance by some of the most celebrated musicians in the genre. American Virtuosi invites audiences to take part in an unforgettable evening of live classical music.
SWFL Symphony: Transfigured Night
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Transfigured Night
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Featuring various SWFLSO musicians
Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto
G.Jacob: Rhapsody for English Horn
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Schonberg: Transfigured Night
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Transfigured Night
Conductor: Nir Kabaretti
Featuring various SWFLSO musicians
Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto
G.Jacob: Rhapsody for English Horn
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Schonberg: Transfigured Night
Visions of the Underworld
Opens: Friday, April 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Thursday April 23rd • 5pm
After nigh a lifetime of exploring the inner worlds of the mind, local artist Danielle Branchaud has built a tremendous body of work that brings personal and universal dreamscapes to life.
Closes: Thursday April 23rd • 5pm
After nigh a lifetime of exploring the inner worlds of the mind, local artist Danielle Branchaud has built a tremendous body of work that brings personal and universal dreamscapes to life.
Sanctus Carnem
Opens: Friday, April 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, April 23rd • 5pm
Within this work, What starts out as triumph soon becomes corrupted into a manifesto of grief, desperation, and heartache, leaving only a sense of nihilism and the possibility of a new beginning.
Closes: Thursday, April 23rd • 5pm
Within this work, What starts out as triumph soon becomes corrupted into a manifesto of grief, desperation, and heartache, leaving only a sense of nihilism and the possibility of a new beginning.
Pianist Javor Bracic: The Art of Listening
Friday, April 10th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Art of Listening is an interactive tour through the essential works, concepts, and characters of classical music. Mingling live performance and collaborative inquiry, each session of this unique conversation-concert takes the audience on a deep dive into the rich inner world of a chosen masterwork.
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Art of Listening is an interactive tour through the essential works, concepts, and characters of classical music. Mingling live performance and collaborative inquiry, each session of this unique conversation-concert takes the audience on a deep dive into the rich inner world of a chosen masterwork.
Author Lecture Series: Jane Lorenzini
Monday, April 13th
Event Starts 12:00PM
JANE LORENZINI spent thirteen years as a television news anchor and reporter, nearly seven of those at WINK-TV. She went on to co-write two New York Times bestselling books with her dear friend and Today co-anchor Hoda Kotb, Jane’s coworker at WINK during the 1990s.
Event Starts 12:00PM
JANE LORENZINI spent thirteen years as a television news anchor and reporter, nearly seven of those at WINK-TV. She went on to co-write two New York Times bestselling books with her dear friend and Today co-anchor Hoda Kotb, Jane’s coworker at WINK during the 1990s.
Author Workshop: Jane Lorenzini
Monday, April 13th, 2020 3pm - 5pm
Jane will share the most impactful lessons she learned during the process, and offer insights that might make your experience writing fiction more efficient and enjoyable.
Jane will share the most impactful lessons she learned during the process, and offer insights that might make your experience writing fiction more efficient and enjoyable.
Barefoot Movement
Friday, April 17th
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Barefoot Movement is anything but your standard bluegrass band. They stretch from a strong foundation of traditional Appalachian music, borrowing the best from other roots based genres to shape their hallmark sound.
Cocktails 7:00PM | Concert 8:00PM
The Barefoot Movement is anything but your standard bluegrass band. They stretch from a strong foundation of traditional Appalachian music, borrowing the best from other roots based genres to shape their hallmark sound.
City of Fort Myers Grant Show
Opens: Friday, May 1st • 6pm
Closes: May 28th • 5pm
City of Fort Myers Individual Artist Grant Art Show.
Closes: May 28th • 5pm
City of Fort Myers Individual Artist Grant Art Show.
Digital Lee 2020
Opens: May 1st • 6pm
Closes May 28th • 5pm
Experience a Design & Technology showcase featuring the best student projects of 2019-2020. Featured art will include graphic design, animation, photography manipulation, web design, publication design & multidimensional design.
Closes May 28th • 5pm
Experience a Design & Technology showcase featuring the best student projects of 2019-2020. Featured art will include graphic design, animation, photography manipulation, web design, publication design & multidimensional design.
ArteMoke Mar y Tierra
Opens: Friday, May 1st • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, May 28th • 5pm
Having spent most of her life traveling and living by the ocean, Monika's appreciation for the natural world and mother earth (Tierra Madre) is encompassed in this, vibrant and uplifting collection of art.
Closes: Thursday, May 28th • 5pm
Having spent most of her life traveling and living by the ocean, Monika's appreciation for the natural world and mother earth (Tierra Madre) is encompassed in this, vibrant and uplifting collection of art.
Rumors or Reality
Opens: Friday, June 5th • 6pm
Closes: June 25th • 5pm
Rumors or Reality?
Take part in one of the biggest juried art exhibitions in Southwest Florida! The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center’s call for artists extends to those inside and outside of the Southwest Florida area. Rumors vs. Reality is sure to host some of the best works from local and regional artists. If you’d like to be considered to be a part of this call for artists, please visit the entry and guidelines page. It’s show to be a fantastic show!
Closes: June 25th • 5pm
Rumors or Reality?
Take part in one of the biggest juried art exhibitions in Southwest Florida! The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center’s call for artists extends to those inside and outside of the Southwest Florida area. Rumors vs. Reality is sure to host some of the best works from local and regional artists. If you’d like to be considered to be a part of this call for artists, please visit the entry and guidelines page. It’s show to be a fantastic show!
Freedom
Opens: Friday, May 5th • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, May 25th • 5pm
Group show of WW2 Survivors and Veteran Artists
Closes: Thursday, May 25th • 5pm
Group show of WW2 Survivors and Veteran Artists
Introspection
Opens: Friday, July 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, July 30th • 5pm
A collection of new works, where the artist explores the juxtaposition of beauty and evil.
Closes: Thursday, July 30th • 5pm
A collection of new works, where the artist explores the juxtaposition of beauty and evil.
Wicked Floromancy
Opens: Friday, July 3rd • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, July 30th • 5pm
Closes: Thursday, July 30th • 5pm
The Feminine Mystique
Miniature Masterpieces 2020
Opens: Friday, August 7th • 6pm
Closes: Thursday, August 27th • 5pm
Miniature Masterpieces comes back again for 3rd-year installment.
Closes: Thursday, August 27th • 5pm
Miniature Masterpieces comes back again for 3rd-year installment.
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