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Placida, FL · Arts & Culture
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Fort Myers dance academy coach celebrates deaf 7-year-old dancer and her kindness-driven progress
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Inside Southwest Florida Dance Academy, behind the smiles of students relishing in success is a coach with a winning philosophy that's not about winning at all. "You could be the best dancer in the room, but that doesn't make you a good dancer. What makes...
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Ave Maria woman to appear on 'Jeopardy!' on Gulf Coast NBC Tuesday
AVE MARIA, Fla. — A woman from our Gulf Coast area will be competing on the hit game show "Jeopardy!" airing on Tuesday on Gulf Coast NBC!. Elise Rose, who lives in Ave Maria, tutors students from kindergarten through college and also works as a researcher and editor. Rose has taught or tutored students whose families come from 52 countries, and she volunteers as a French translator for Haitian families.
esterolifemagazine.com
Pumpkins in Paradise: Celebrate Autumn in Estero
Autumn in Southwest Florida may not arrive with crisp temperatures and hillsides of red and gold, but locals celebrate the season in their own special way. Palm trees share the landscape with pumpkins, scarecrows loom beneath bright, sunny skies and autumn activities rarely require a jacket. October in this area brings everything from outdoor wine tasting and dunk tanks to nighttime nature walks and poolside costume contests.
The Daily Sun
Mike Riley leaves a legacy
The BoogieMan is gone.
lamarcardinals.com
Cardinals finish Day 1 of West Bay Collegiate Invitational
ESTERO, Fla. — After two rounds of the West Bay Collegiate Invitational on Monday at West Bay Club, Lamar sits 15th with a team score of 600 (304-296). Matthew Bramford paced the Cardinals in the opening round with a 1-under-par 71, recording two birdies, 12 pars and an eagle.
fgcuathletics.com
Eagles set to host West Bay Collegiate Invitational in Estero
ESTERO, Fla. - After opening the season in Japan last month, the Florida Gulf Coast University men's golf team returns to Southwest Florida this week to host the West Bay Collegiate Invitational, an event the Eagles won a year ago. The Eagles welcome 15 teams to West Bay Club for 54 holes on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 5-6. Play on the par-72, 6,939-yard layout opens with 36 holes Monday after an 8:30 a.m. ET shotgun start, and the final 18 begin Tuesday with a 9 a.m. ET shotgun start.
Herald-Tribune
Top Sarasota area concerts this week include reggae, hardcore punk
It's another big week for concerts in the Sarasota area, especially for fans of two particular musical genres. Reggae will be represented by The Expendables at Big Top in Sarasota, The Freecoasters at Celtic Ray in Punta Gorda, and a full day of music at Maxine Barritt Park in Venice. Then Oscura in Bradenton will host a triple bill featuring two of the biggest names in contemporary and classic hardcore punk, as well as a rising star in the genre from Florida. There'll also be concerts featuring blues/boogie-woogie, jazz, and "Epic Rap Battles of History," as well as a free, multi-genre and multi-venue Oktoberfest-themed event. Here are this week's highlights. Event details are subject to change. Top Sarasota events this weekend include street party, fall festival Ticket Newsletter: Sign up to receive restaurant news and reviews plus info on things to do every Friday The Expendables Sarasota's Big Top Brewing Company, which regularly used to host nationally touring musical acts at its former Big Top Live location, will welcome Santa Cruz, California reggae-rockers The Expendables at its current Fruitville Commons space Friday. The group's albums include 2004's "Gettin' Filthy," which features some of their most popular songs such as "Sacrifice,"
Marconews.com
Marco Island Center for the Arts presents ‘Life Beneath the Ruins,' more
How often do we pass someone without really seeing them? What stories might exist beneath the surface of the places—and people—we encounter every day?. Marco Island Center for the Arts is inviting visitors to slow down, look closer and consider those questions with “Life Beneath the Ruins,” a compelling exhibition of fine art photography by James Pryor, which opened Oct.5 and runs through Nov. 24.
englewoodreview.com
103 Years of ‘Attitude and Gratitude’: Englewood Celebrates Pearl Fulton’s Milestone Birthday Surrounded by Love and Family
On Friday, October 2, 2026, The Waverly restaurant filled up with laughter and stories as Pearl Fulton celebrated her 103rd birthday alongside her family, friends, and Pastor Scott from the Community Presbyterian Church in Englewood. Her son, Paul Fulton, made the trip from Los Gatos, California, and her daughter Patrice...
aboveboardchamber.com
Countryside Golf & Country Club’s Joe Herbstreith wins Best Golf Pro at Naples Community’s Choice Awards
Joe Herbstreith, director of golf at Countryside Golf & Country Club, has been named the 2026 Naples Community’s Choice Awards winner in the Golf Instructor/Pro category. The award was announced Sept. 11 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples. The Naples Community’s Choice Awards are determined by public participation. Residents nominated their...
The Spun
gulfshorebusiness.com
Business Growth Gallery opens with Edison Mall party
Lucy Quiñones throws a great party. The grand opening of her new business, Business Growth Gallery at Edison Mall in Fort Myers, was at once a high-energy networking event, Instagram-ready spectacle and inspirational-spiritual ceremony. Unlike most of the mall’s shops, Quiñones’ space near Macy’s men’s and children’s departments is...
happeningsmagazine.net
Arts Bonita music schedule for October
Arts Bonita’s live music schedule is filling up for a new season of shows at the Performing Arts Center in Bonita Springs. The Swamp Blues Band gets the month started on Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The legends of old Florida rise again in Mud and Blues, a swamp-soaked evening of gritty music and spellbinding storytelling inspired by the wild history of the Everglades. The Swamp Blues Band brings to life the stories that shaped Bonita Springs: outlaws slipping through moonlit mangroves, women buccaneers searching for hidden treasure along a dangerous coastline, and the construction of the Everglades corridor that forever changed life in the swamp.
happeningsmagazine.net
Hairball brings ‘80s rock to amphitheater Oct. 31
Go back to the ‘80s on Saturday, Oct. 31 with Hairball at the Caloosa Sound Amphitheater in downtown Fort Myers. Celebrating 26 years of turning concerts into full-blown rock spectacles, Hairball continues to bring the ultimate ‘80s rock & roll tribute to fans across the nation. With heart-pounding...
happeningsmagazine.net
Annual Oktoberfest returns in Cape Coral
The German-American Social Club (GASC) of Cape Coral announces the 41st Annual Oktoberfest, Southwest Florida’s premier celebration of German culture, cuisine, and community spirit. The landmark event will take place over two consecutive weekends—Oct. 16 – 18 and Oct. 23 – 25 —at the festival grounds located at 2101...
SuncoastPost
Florida Suncoast Live Music Guide: Where to Hear Live Music October 2–4, 2026
The first weekend of October is packed with live music across the Florida Suncoast, with waterfront favorites, neighborhood stages, piano-bar entertainment and special concerts stretching from Clearwater and Tampa through Bradenton, Sarasota, North Port, Nokomis and Naples. The Suncoast Post has expanded this week’s guide with more venues and performances....
Marconews.com
3 To Do: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at Arts Bonita; film fest on Marco Island
1. STARTS FRIDAY: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at Arts Bonita. “You will be found” in this award-winning coming-of-age hit. Featuring a Tony Award-winning book by Steven Levenson (Fosse/Verdon), and a score by Grammy, Tony, Emmy and Academy Award winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, “Dear Evan Hansen” is a new classic, with a message that has resonated with audiences around the world: “You Will Be Found.”
The News-Press
Watch the worst movie filmed in Cape Coral: 'It's just hokey!'
They call it "the worst movie ever filmed in Cape Coral." And by all accounts, that's accurate: "The Fat Spy" is famously, hilariously bad. Even a 2005 DVD comes with an all-caps warning on the cover: “THE WORST MOVIE SHOT IN CAPE CORAL.” The 1966 movie has everything: Hammy acting. An incomprehensible plot. Endless scenes of teens dancing to rock ‘n’ roll songs. A middle-aged man somehow posing as a teenager (the “Fat Spy” in the title). Phyllis Diller looking at the camera and saying, “Teenagers — yechhh! ” “The Fat Spy” hit U.S. movie theaters in May 1966 and quickly faded into obscurity. No one seems to remember if it even played Southwest Florida at the time — although it is getting a rare public screening this weekend in Cape Coral. These days, the movie is known more for its notoriety than anything else. “The Fat Spy” charted at No. 46 in the 2004 documentary “The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made.” Even movie critic Phil Hall weighed in with a 2009 review for filmthreat.com . “As a film reviewer, I get to see an awful lot of movies — not to mention a lot of awful movies,” he wrote.
naplesart.org
Naples Art Institute Presents Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White, the Exhibition’s Final U.S. Stop
Naples Art Institute Presents Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White, the Exhibition’s Final U.S. Stop. NAPLES, FL (September 30, 2026)—Naples Art Institute is pleased to announce Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White—Prints from the Rembrandt House Museum, on view October 10, 2026, through January 24, 2027. As the final U.S. venue for this internationally touring exhibition, Naples Art Institute offers American audiences their last opportunity to experience this collection of works by one of history’s most celebrated artists before the exhibition concludes its American tour.
lehighacrescitizen.com
A father’s legacy takes center stage: ‘ROGER WATERS Presents LEGACY – A Pink Floyd Show’ at Caloosa Sound Amphitheater Feb. 19
The music and visual world of Pink Floyd’s golden era will take center stage at Caloosa Sound Amphitheater on Friday, Feb. 19, when ROGER WATERS Presents LEGACY – A Pink Floyd Show comes to downtown Fort Myers. Created under the direction of Roger Waters and led by his...