CALENDAR

MAY/JUNE 2021 ARTS & CULTURE

MAY GOINGS ON & PERFORMANCES

1 Calendar Girls, presented by The Naples Players, Blackburn Hall, Sugden Community Theatre, Naples, to May 23, $47. (naplesplayers.org)

John Housley Guitar Flamenco Nuevo Guitar, The Norris Center,

Naples, $25. (naplesgov.com)

The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Center for Performing Arts, Bo-

Clockwise from above: A Rose is a Rose, Ellie Barnet, HarmonMeek|Modern; Lightning, Will Barnet, HarmonMeek|Modern; Wading Reflections, Phil Fisher, Phil Fisher Gallery.

nita Springs, $27-$39. (artcenterbonita.org)

Open-Air Farmers Market, Neapolitan Parking Lot, 255 Thirteenth Ave. S., Naples, also May 8, 15, 22, and 29, free. (thirdstreet south.com)

Preservation Month Observed, Historic Palm Cottage and

Norris Garden, Naples, buy-one-get-one-free admission, $13. (napleshistoricalsociety.org)

Star Wars at C’mon, dress as your favorite Jedi, meet iconic characters, build a lightsaber, and join the Jedi Academy, Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, $25. (cmon.org)

With This Ring, presented by The Marco Players, Marco Town Center Mall, to May 9, $36. (themarcoplayers.com)

2 Thirty-fifth Annual Fitness Challenge Triathlon,

Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, $115 for individuals, other pricing for teams. (thefitnesschallengetriathlon.com)

5 Art Alive: Open Studio Saturdays, studio and gal-

lery tours of 50 professional artists, Naples Art District, free. (naplesartdistrict.com)

Wednesday x Design, Naples Design District, also May 12, 19, and 26, free. (naplesdesigndistrict.com)

6 Brad Williams, Off the Hook Comedy Club, Naples, to May 9, $35-$46. (offthehookcomedy.com)

Quilt by Jean Mau, Marco Island Center for the Arts

Eighteenth Annual Sam Galloway Jr. & Friends Soup Kitchen Benefit for Community Coopera-

tive, a Southern-style dinner prepared by local restaurants and businesses to raise funds for hunger and homelessness, Sam Galloway Ford, Fort Myers, $2,500-$5,000 per table. (communitycooperative.com)

7 Legends Concert: AC/DC and Kiss, tribute concert, Sug-

den Regional Park, Naples, $20.21. (legendsconcertseries.com)

Mozart and Schubert: Naples Philharmonic with vio-

linist Nancy Zhou, Hayes Hall, Artis—Naples, also May 8, $59. (artisnaples.org)

8 Mother’s Day Observed, Historic Palm Cottage and Norris Garden, Naples, buy-one-get-one-free admission, $13. (napleshistoricalsociety.org)

Red Reeds, Dale Chihuly, 2010 Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum, installed 2020

© CHIHULY STUDIO

CHIHULY @ HOME

Local art patrons and philanthropists Patty and Jay Baker and Jeanette Montgomery Evert and Herbert P. Evert recently partnered to gift the outdoor installation Red Reeds by Dale Chihuly to The Baker Museum at Artis—Naples. Both Jay Baker and Jeanette Montgomery Evert served on the Artis—Naples board, and the museum is named for the Bakers. The work of elongated blown-glass reed forms is now part of the museum’s permanent collection and will remain on display in the Norris Garden. Red Reeds was included in the recent Chihuly exhibit, Dreaming Forms: Chihuly Then and Now, that celebrated the museum’s twentieth anniversary and reopening following an extensive renovation. The Baker Museum originally opened in 2000 with a Chihuly exhibit on display, and the renowned glassblower created a permanent sealife glassworks ceiling for the museum, which was severely damaged during Hurricane Irma in 2017. (artisnaples.org) 12 All That Jazz with vocalist Denise Donatelli, Hayes

Hall, Artis—Naples, $49. (artisnaples.org)

13 Evening on Fifth, live musical performances along Fifth Avenue South, Naples, free. (fifthavenuesouth.com)

14 Stage It! Ten-Minute Play Festival, Center for Perform-

ing Arts, Bonita Springs, to May 16, $25. (artcenterbonita.org)

16 Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra

Spring Concert, Hayes Hall, Artis—Naples, free but ticket reservations are required. (artisnaples.org)

18 Community Conversations: Immigrant Commu-

nity, representatives from the Haitian-American Community Coalition of Southwest Florida, Amigos Center, and Immokalee Coalition of Workers discuss obstacles they’ve experienced living in Collier County and solutions for increasing support for minority communities, Collier Museum at Government Center, limited in-person seating, with Facebook and Zoom live stream, free but registration is required. (colliermuseums.com)

19 An Ideal Husband, presented by The Naples Players, Tobye Studio Theater, Naples, to June 13, $42. (naplesplayers.org)

21 Bonita Springs International Film Festival, Center for

Performing Arts, Bonita Springs, to May 23, tickets range from $5 for students to $200 for a festival pass. (artcenterbonita.org)

What’s COOKING?

The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples is celebrating the life, food, and culture of Brazil in its World Café. At this child-sized eatery, kids can learn about delicacies from other countries and study authentic artifacts from the O’Connell Collection, which educator and world traveler Ernestine O’Connell assembled over 50 years. This exhibit changes every three months to focus on a different country. (cmon.org)

Local artist Amy Moglia Heuerman creates seascapes, including Crazy for You (below) and Mother of Pearl (right), at her new studio in the Naples Design District.

AMY ART OPENS

Artist Amy Moglia Heuerman has opened a local studio and showroom, called Amy Art, on Tenth Street South in the Naples Design District. Heuerman rose to prominence as an illustrator for children’s books, games, puzzles, and toys, all under the umbrella of her Bear Hug Designs company. She moved to Naples in 2013 and today creates large-scale abstract seascapes. Her impact on the Southwest Florida art scene is visible across the area. In addition to painting a 30-foot garden mural in the children’s reading room at Guadalupe Center, she often donates works to nonprofit fundraising auctions and was a featured artist for the 2019 Artis—Naples studio tour. Heuerman is represented by Emillions Art in downtown Naples. (amyart.net)

22 Naples Philharmonic Youth Symphonia

Spring Concert, Hayes Hall, Artis—Naples, free but ticket reservations are required. (artisnaples.org)

27 Brit Floyd, Hertz Arena, Estero, $42-$163. (hertz arena.com)

Naples Philharmonic Pops: Patriotic Pops, Hayes

Hall, Artis—Naples, also May 28, $45. (artisnaples.org)

29 Memorial Day Observed, Historic Palm Cot-

tage and Norris Garden, Naples, buy-one-get-one-free admission, $13. (napleshistoricalsociety.org)

30 The Sleeping Beauty, presented by Naples Ballet, Hayes Hall, Artis—Naples, $20-$35. (artisnaples.org) 11 Alabama, Hertz Arena, Estero, $76.50-$163. (hertzarena.com)

Funny Shorts Live, Center for Performing Arts, Bonita Springs, contact for ticket prices. (artcenterbonita.org)

12 Flag Day Observed, Historic Palm Cottage and

My Dream of Summer, Ursula Cappelletti, Center for Visual Arts, Bonita Springs

Norris Garden, Naples, buy-one-get-one-free admission, $13. (napleshistoricalsociety.org)

19 Father’s Day Observed, Historic Palm Cottage

and Norris Garden, Naples, buy-one-get-one-free admission, $13. (napleshistoricalsociety.org)

23 The Wedding Singer, presented by The Naples Players, Blackburn Hall, Sugden Community Theatre, Naples, to July 25, $47. (naplesplayers.org)

24 Nick Swardson, Off the Hook Comedy Club, Naples, to June 27, $40-$52. (offthehookcomedy.com)

25 Jo Koy, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers, $47.80-$79.75 (bbmannpah.com)

JUNE GOINGS ON & PERFORMANCES

2 Wednesday x Design, Naples Design District, also June 9 and 16, free. (naplesdesigndistrict.com)

4 Legends Concert: The Beatles and The Roll-

ing Stones, tribute concert, Sugden Regional Park, Naples, $20.21. (legendsconcertseries.com)

5 Open-Air Farmers Market, Neapolitan Parking

Lot, 255 Thirteenth Ave. S., Naples, also June 12, 19, and 26, free. (thirdstreetsouth.com) 10 Evening on Fifth, live musical performances along Fifth Avenue South, Naples, free. (fifthavenuesouth.com)

VISUAL ARTS & GALLERIES

The Baker Museum, Artis—Naples. “Blurring Boundaries: The Women of American Abstract Artists, 1936-Present,” “Magritte: Reflections of Another World,” “Making a Mark: American Women Artists,” “Marcus Jansen: Two Decades of Relevance,” and “Subject Matters: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” all to July 25. (artisnaples.org)

Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Florida South-

Western State College, Fort Myers. “Mark Mothersbaugh & Beatie Wolfe: Postcards for Democracy,”

a site-specific installation made up of postcards the artists acquired by asking the public to send postcards on any topic—COVID, democracy, capitalism, the environment, social injustice, science, and even insomnia— to spur support of the United States Postal Service prior to the November elections, May 17 to Aug. 8. (rauschenberggallery.com)

Center for Performing Arts, Bonita Springs. “Flor-

ida Girls and Boys and Their Toys,” vintage photos of Florida children on go-carts, with Tinker Toys and hulahoops, and at the beach, May 3 to July 28. (artcenter bonita.org)

Center for Visual Arts, Bonita Springs. “By Sea and By Air,” interpretations on the theme, and “Enamelware by Karen L Cohen,” both June 11 to July 1. (artcenter bonita.org)

East West Fine Art, Naples. “Cherche La Famme,” featuring the semi-abstract portraits by French street artist–turned–fine artist Oscar Maslard, May 7-21; “If Birds Could Talk,” spotlighting avian beauty through the works of Oleg Kalaytanov, Irina Alexandrina, and Una Noa, June 6-20. (eastwestfineart.com)

Harmon-Meek|Modern, Naples. “Ellie Barnet and Will Barnet,” featuring abstract landscapes with figurative images by Ellie Barnet and family paintings by her grandfather Will Barnet, May 4-29; “Jessica Daryl Winer,” new works by the New York City watercolorist, June 1-30. (harmonmeek.com)

Nancy Zhou will perform with the Naples Philharmonic May 7-8.

Marco Island Center for the Arts. “Out of the Or-

dinary,” featuring contemporary quilts by members of Art Quilters Unlimited, May 1 to July 6. (marcoislandart.org)

Museum of the Everglades, Everglades City. “Ev-

erglades Oasis: Plumbing the Depths of Deep Lake’s History,” explores the history of the area surrounding Deep Lake, a geological anomaly 19 miles north of Everglades City, once the home of a Seminole chief and now a part of the Big Cypress National Preserve, to May 29. (colliermuseums.com)

Naples Art. “Camera USA 2021: National Photography Exhibition,” an annual, competitive exhibition, to June 1. (naplesarts.org)

Naples Botanical Garden. “America’s Everglades: Through the Lens of Clyde Butcher,” large-format blackand-white photographs from the renowned photographer, to June 15; “Steve Tobin: Nature Underground,” organic, root-like, steel and bronze sculptures, to Sept. 6. (naplesgarden.org)

Phil Fisher Gallery, Naples. “Reflection,” palette knife oil paintings by Jan Ellen Atkielski and watercolors and oils by Phil Fisher spotlighting Naples’ natural beauty, May 1-31; “Travels,” featuring paintings of Michigan, Italy, and the Caribbean by Phil Fisher, Natalie Guess, Jan Ellen Atkielski, and Kevin Barton, June 1-30. (philfishergallery.com)

Rosen Gallery & Studios, Naples. “Tracy Ma-

gen Rosen: Big Mac Attack,” featuring woven macrame shoulder bags and wall hangings, to May 4. (rosen.gallery)

Clam Shell Orchid and Cigar Orchid Pond, Clyde Butcher, Naples Botanical Garden