April Calendar

Bob Rauschenberg Gallery. New Century New Painting: Recent Acquisitions from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection is on display through April 5. 489-9313.

Cape Coral Arts Studio. See wearable and decorative art by the Florida Society of Goldsmiths and the Southwest Florida Glass Beadmakers, April 4–25. 574-0802.

Coconut Point. A reception and awards presentation for the 2008 Artescape Florida West Arts Juried Exhibition featuring two-dimensional artworks in several styles and mediums is April 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. 784-0707.

Collier County Museum. Golf Swings! offers insight into the history of the sport, as well as 100 rare artifacts from the PGA. On display through April 19. 774-8476.

FGCU Art Gallery. An exhibition of FGCU art students’ senior projects runs April 9–26. Opening reception, April 9 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. 590-7199.

Gallery at Rookery Bay. A photography annual exhibit juried by photographer Clyde Butcher is on display all this month. 263-8242.

Naples Museum of Art. A selection of works from Olga Hirshhorn’s collection, The Mouse House, continues through April 30. Pablo Picasso: Preoccupations and Passions and Jerome Tupa’s Painting the Pilgrimage: From Paris to Compostela are on display until May 18. In the permanent collection: Leaders in American Modernism, Masters of Miniature and Modern Mexican Masters, through June 29. 597-1900.

Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center. Illuminations, an exhibit by the Society of Layerists in Multimedia Art, opens April 4 at 7 p.m. as part of the third annual Florida Arts Festival. 337-1933.

Southwest Florida Craft Guild. The group’s season ends with The Exhibit of Excellence at BIG Arts’ Philips Gallery on Sanibel, April 5–26. Opening reception, April 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. 282-2238.

Space 39. D3doubledogdare, an exhibit by doctor/artist Dr. Warren J. Scherer that uses the imagery of scientific research to examine aspects of society, opens with a reception April 19 from
6 to 10 p.m. 690-0004.

Sunshine Galleries. Artist Greg Biolchini presents a portrait technique demonstration, April 20 at 2 p.m. 481-2081.

Sweet Art Gallery. A live drawing and painting exhibit and an artist reception for The Bold and the Beautiful is April 2 from 5 to 9 p.m. Brunch in the Park, featuring paintings from The Bold and the Beautiful is April 6 from noon to 3 p.m. Fifty-six prominent and emerging artists present and sell their original works of art at the fourth annual Salon de Garage, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 597-2110.

The von Liebig Art Center. Curiouser and Curiouser: What a Wonder Is This World!, a traveling retrospective exhibition, runs to April 27 in the Frederick O. Watson Gallery. The Jade Riedel Scholarship Competition for high school students in Collier County runs April 12–27 with a preview reception April 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. Also, the Naples Art Association Student Exhibition continues through April 6. 262-6517.

LIVE MUSIC
Canadian Brass. The group performs a repertoire ranging from Bach to the Beatles, April 8 at 8 p.m. at the Phil. 597-1900.

Chamber Music Society of Southwest Florida. The ensemble performs How Slow the Wind, based on two Emily Dickinson poems, April 28 at the Alliance for the Arts’ Foulds Theatre. 481-4849.

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Mostly Mozart, featuring flutist Betsy Traba, is April 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Center for Performing Arts & Education in Punta Gorda. (941) 625-5996.

FGCU Bower School of Music. The University Choir and Chamber Singers perform April 10 at 7:30 p.m.; a jazz improvisation concert is April 13 at 3 p.m.; and a wind and string orchestra concert is April 17 at 7:30 p.m. 590-7851.

Freda Payne. The singer pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald April 11–12 at the Phil. 597-1900.
Gulf Coast Symphony. Rhapsody in Love, part of the Symphonic Sensations concerts, is April 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. 489-1800.

Gulf Coast Town Center. The Heather Brooks Band performs April 5 and 26; and the Mark Vee Band plays smooth Latin jazz April 12. All concerts at 7:30 p.m. in the Market Plaza. 267-0783.
Itzhak Perlman. The violin virtuoso returns to the Phil, April 6 at 8 p.m. 597-1900.

Mancini Music. The sounds of legendary composer Henry Mancini, featuring the hand-selected musicians who traveled and performed with him, April 11–12 at 8 p.m. at the Phil. 597-1900.

Martina McBride. The country music superstar brings her "Waking up Laughing" tour to Germain Arena in Estero, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. 334-3309.

Marvin Hamlisch. This musical legend has won Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, a Tony, Golden Globes and the Pulitzer Prize. He plays at the Phil April 7 at 8 p.m. 597-1900.

The Met Opera Live in HD. The Florida Rep partners with the Met to bring live simulcasts and encore performances to Regal Cinema in the Bell Tower Shops. Puccini’s La Boheme is showing April 5 at 1:30 p.m., and Donzetti’s La Fille du Regiment is April 26 at 1:30 p.m. (800) 638-6737.
Naples Concert Band. The group of local, volunteer musicians performs April 18 at 7 p.m. at the Cambier Park bandshell. 263-9521.

Sibelius and Schumann: Homage to Spring. Part of the Great Composers Series, it’s at the Phil April 17–20. 597-1900.

Southwest Florida Symphony. A Winds, Brass & Beethoven showcase is April 4 at Cape Coral’s Faith Presbyterian Church; April 5 at First Presbyterian Church of Bonita in Bonita Springs; and April 6 at 7 p.m. at BIG Arts’ Schein Hall on Sanibel. Eternal Light with the Symphony Chamber Orchestra and Chorus is April 20 at 3 p.m. at Riverside Church in Fort Myers. 418-1500.

Sunday Jazz Jams. Live jazz music on the last Sunday of every month at The Promenade at Bonita Bay, 1 to 4 p.m. 261-6100.

Switchfoot. The Grammy-nominated alternative rock band performs at Germain Arena, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. 334-3309.

Tammerlin. The folk/roots duo plays at the Norris Center in Naples, April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
213-3049.

The Vinnie Zummo Trio. The acclaimed guitarist, producer, writer and performer makes his Phil debut with a performance of jazz, Western swing, blues and more, April 18–19. 597-1900.

Youth Chorale Recital. The 85-voice ensemble of young singers performs its annual spring recital, April 13 at 3 p.m. at the Phil. 597-1900.

THEATER & SHOWS
100 Years of Broadway. A musical revue of Broadway’s most celebrated shows is April 9 at 8 p.m. at the Phil. 597-1900.

Anything Goes. The Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre brings a boatload of colorful characters, including tap-dancing sailors and chorus girls, to the stage through April 5. 278-4422.

Bermuda Avenue Triangle. The tale of two widows at a Las Vegas retirement condo who both fall for the same charming swindler, April 22 at 8 p.m. at the Phil. 597-1900.

Blast! This combination of live music and theatre won both an Emmy and a Tony Award in 2001. April 15–20 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. 481-4849.
 
Bowzer’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Party. Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, the former star of Sha Na Na, brings his celebrated all-star performance to the Phil, April 15 at 8 p.m. 597-1900.

Breaking Legs. If The Sopranos was a theatrical comedy, this would be it. The Florida Rep presents this murderously funny play through April 20. 332-4488.

Cabaret. The love story of a young novelist and an eccentric singer in pre-war Germany. April 10 to May 31 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. 278-4422.

Come Blow Your Horn. Neil Simon’s first play about two brothers struggling to find their true selves after their father disowns them. April 4–13 at the Cultural Center Theater in Port Charlotte. (941) 255-1022.

Do Jump! The innovative troupe blends theater, dance, acrobatics and live music, April 13 at 8 p.m. at the Phil. 597-1900.

Etc. This series of staged play readings from the Naples Players continues with three short plays themed April Fools, April 6 in the Tobye Studio at Sugden Community Theatre. 263-7990.

Fiddler on the Roof. The popular musical about a Russian man and his life is at the Sugden Community Theatre through April 5. 263-7990.

Funny Money. When an accountant finds a briefcase filled with money, he tries to convince his wife to move to Barcelona and start a new life. This farce by Ray Cooney is at the Schoolhouse Theater on Sanibel April 3 to May 3. 472-6862.

Humble Boy. A dramatic comedy that won the London Critics’ Circle’s "Best New Play" award, through April 19 in the Tobye Studio of Sugden Community Theatre. 263-7990.

In the Mood. A 1940s musical revue featuring the swing, jazz and brass music of the era, April 23 at 8 p.m. at the Phil. 597-1900.

Jesus Christ Superstar. Ted Neeley, who starred in the movie version of the production, performs in the title role, April 1 to 5 at the Phil. 597-1900.

Lend Me a Tenor. When a heavily tranquilized tenor leaves the performance to his assistant, chaos ensues both on and off the stage. All this month at the Off Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. 278-4422.

Married Alive! Gulfshore Playhouse presents the new musical comedy about the trials of modern marriage, through April 5 at the Norris Center in Naples; and April 10–12 at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers. (866) 811-4111.