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ArtFest Fort Myers, Southwest Florida’s premier fine art festival is recruiting volunteers to join our dynamic team supporting this award-winning festival. “Our volunteer team comes from all walks of life,” explains Sharon McAllister, executive director, “and they have fun working together festival weekend, to ensure that festival attendees, professional artists, our generous sponsors and VIPs […]

MONTHLY ART WALK Date and Time: Friday, Dec. 6, and Jan. 3, 2025, 6 to 10 p.m. The River District Alliance lights up downtown Fort Myers artistically the first Friday of every month. The streets will be lined with local and regional artists selling and displaying their one of a kind works of art, with […]

Don’t miss The 49th Annual Edison And Ford Holiday Nights! Thousands of lights, hundreds of historic decorations, and one unique holiday experience await you nightly! Holiday Nights will run from November 29 through December 23, and December 26 through January 5, 2025, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Nights has been revamped with new light displays […]

Event registration is open now. Lee County Parks & Recreation welcomes all senior athletes to participate in the 2025 Lee County Senior Games, which feature social, recreational and competitive activities. Registration is open. Register at http://www.leeparks.org/register or call (239) 533-7275. Registration is $15 per event. Participants must be 50 years or older by Dec. 31, […]

5K. Walk or run, race or fun. At the one and only ArtFest Fort Myers. Join the fun February 2 at 8 a.m. in Downtown Fort Myers – it is only $38 for an activity-filled morning. It is easy to register – RunToTheArts.com. Lace up your shoes and register for Publix Run To The Arts […]

SPECIAL EVENTS NORTH PUTNAM -A FILM SCREENING Date and Time: Dec. 4, 6 to 9 p.m. Cost: Member’s price, $10; Nonmembers price, $12 This is a film screening from the Southern Circuit tour of Independent Filmmakers. North Putnam depicts a year in the life of a rural Indiana school district and the community it serves. […]

HOLIDAY CAR SHOW, PARADE AND MORE AT COCONUT POINT December 7 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Car and Truck Show 3 p.m. Community Performances 5 p.m. Polynesian Dance 6 p.m. Parade, Santa Claus and Annual Tree Lighting Enjoy a day of tropical fun and festive cheer! The excitement starts with a Car and Truck Show […]

THE PARIS BOOKSELLER The Gulf Harbour Book Club met on October 21 due to Hurricane Milton. There were 22 of us with most of us in person and others on Zoom. We had the privilege of having the author of The Paris Bookseller on Zoom. Kerri Maher, author, was absolutely delightful. Her vibrant personality jumped […]

WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS AND LAURIE ANDERSON: LANGUAGE IS A VIRUS SHOWING THROUGH DECEMBER 7TH This groundbreaking exhibition explores the concept of language as a transformative force, a carrier of ideas, and a potential weapon, as envisioned by the late literary giant William S. Burroughs and the pioneering multimedia storyteller and artist Laurie Anderson. It delves […]

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