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The Great Venetian Duck Race
Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010; 9am-3pm
Location: The Village on Venetian Bay
Description: On February 27th, 2010 The Lutgert Companies and the Children’s Museum of Naples will team to race 10,000 rubber ducks in Venetian Bay. Launching from the Village on Venetian Bay, the ducks will be sold for $10 each and each duck has the opportunity to win fabulous prizes!
Sponsors: Naples Illustrated, TIB Bank, WINK, SWFL Moms, Lite 93.7, Lutgert Insurance, Premier Properties of SWFL, CW6, Naples.com and Gigi's Children's Boutique
Tickets: The event is open to the public; ducks can be adopted for $10.
Contact: naples.com/duckrace
Rockabye Collier
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 7-11 p.m.
Location: Waterside Shops, 5415 Tamiami Trail, Naples
Contact: Kathy Wheeler 239-261-6800 or kathy@dbr-marketing.com
Details: Unleash your inner rock star at the second annual Rockabye Collier hosted by Waterside Shops. Featuring dancing to classic rock and roll, performances by the artists of Circus Sarasota, dinner “by the bite” provided by the restaurants of Waterside Shops and more, martini bar hosted by Pinnacle Vodka, live auction and raffle prize drawings throughout the night. Rockabye Collier benefits the Children’s Hospital of S.W. Florida’s new pediatric outpatient clinic on Immokalee Road in Naples.
Sponsors: Waterside Shops, Stock Development and Naples Illustrated
Tickets: $150
21st Century C.A.R.E. & NCH Healthcare Foundation Las Vegas Style Casino Night
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Location: The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples
Contact: Jacqueline Bearse 239-938-9301 or 21stcenturycare.org
Details: 21st Century C.A.R.E. & NCH Healthcare Foundations are coming together to help cancer patients in Collier & Lee Counties with immediate financial assistance to cover incidental expenses related to active cancer treatment. Black tie optional, a night of dinner and dancing with gifts and prizes, open to the public. It’s a sure bet we’re “all in” for an exciting evening, certain to put the fun into fund-raising.
Sponsors: C&G Technologies, Civco Medical Solutions, Tomotherapy, McKesson Specialty, Naples Illustrated
Tickets: $275 per person
Date: March 13-June 27, 2010
Location: The von Liebig Art Center, 585 Park Street, Naples
Contact: naplesart.org or 239-262-6517 x101.
Details: Many of the dresses in the exhibition were purchased at the Christie’s auction Diana held just weeks before her untimely death. At least two of the dresses and some of the memorabilia have never been exhibited in the United States, including a Klondike dress Diana wore on a State Visit to Canada with Prince Charles and Diana’s entire signed Christmas card collection of cards she sent. The dresses include a cocktail dress owned by People magazine and four dresses owned by WE TV, all of which are rarely shown in public. The exhibition also includes signed photographs, gifts Diana gave and memorabilia from other Royals including Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother and Prince Charles. The exhibition kicks off on March 10 with a black tie gala.
Naples Music Festival to benefit the Garden of Hope & Courage
Date: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 5-10 p.m.
Location: Third Street South, Naples
Contact: 239-434-6697, naplesmusicfestival.org
Details: The Fourth Naples Music Festival will headline with legendary Foreigner as well as the Spinners and Powerhouse on Third Street South. The event will feature incredible VIP dinners, general admission tickets, raffles, live auctions and more. This well respected outdoor music festival directly benefits the Garden of Hope & Courage.
Sponsors: PNC Bank, Naples Illustrated, Wink, Naples Florida Weekly, Crawford Landscape, Third Street South, Southwest Florida Happenings
Tickets: VIP: $350, General Admission: $40
Cinderella’s Closet
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010—Preview VIP Event; Thursday, March 25, 2010 Cinderella’s Closet will be open all day
Location: Collection at Vanderbilt, Airport and Vanderbilt Road in Naples
Contact: Lori Fowler, 239-597-3148
Details: This event is a collaboration of the YMCA of the Palms and the Children’s Advocacy Center, two charities in the Greater Naples community. The “Fairy Godmothers” to Cinderella’s Closet are Trustees from the Naples Winter Wine Festival, all names you would recognize, though they wish to remain anonymous. Hundreds of pieces of donated upscale, new, barely used, off the rack to couture items donated, primarily for women ranging from shoes, to accessories, dresses, pants, blouses, skirts, everything. New hand bags and other expensive items for auction at the preview VIP event. March 23 will be the VIP preview/private shopping event in the evening with drinks and appetizers hosted by Absinthe and March 25 the Closet will be open from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Pre-events building up to the main event encourage donations in shop and share formats at some Waterside Shops.
Sponsors: Naples Illustrated, I Sold it on eBay!, Saks Fifth Avenue, Absinthe, Neapolitan Family, Woolbright Development at The Collections.
Tickets: Prices TBA
22nd Annual Downtown Naples Festival of the Arts
Date: March 27-28, 2010; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Fifth Ave. South shopping and dining district, Naples
Details: The upscale Fifth Ave. South shopping and dining district is the site for the 22nd annual Downtown Naples Festival of the Arts. The juried festival features 250 fine local, regional and national artists working in all media. Fifth Avenue South will be closed to vehicle traffic during the event. This festival is jointly hosted by the Naples Art Association at The von Liebig Art Center and the Downtown Naples Association.
Admission: Free
Hodges University 2010 Humanitarian of the Year Award Luncheon
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Location: The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples
Contact: 239-598-6159, hodges.edu
Details: The event is generously underwritten by Baird and will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples. The Humanitarian of the Year Award recognizes “human beings who are making a beneficial difference in the lives of other human beings.” This is the 14th year in which Hodges University has bestowed the award upon a local individual or individuals.
Sponsors: Baird, Naples Illustrated
Tickets: $150
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NAPLES TOWN HALL DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES
Ehud Olmert: “Why Israel Matters”
Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Location: Naples Grande Beach Resort & Golf Club, 851 Gulf Shore Boulevard North, Naples
Contact: 239-596-6524, naplesdistinguishedspeakers.org
Details: As the Middle East continues to command international attention, who better than a former Prime Minister of Israel to direct our attention and answer our question? One of the most influential and respected leaders in Israel's history, Ehud Olmert. He became Prime Minister with a courageous vision: achieving prosperity through peace. Born in 1945, Olmert began his career in public service at only 28 years old, serving seven consecutive terms in the state legislature as a member of the Foreign Affairs, Defense, Finance and Education Committees, and as Minister of Health.
George W. Bush & Jeb Bush: “The Special Moderated Event”
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Location: Naples Grande Beach Resort & Golf Club, 851 Gulf Shore Boulevard North, Naples
Contact: 239-596-6524, naplesdistinguishedspeakers.org
Details: This signature event features George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States and Florida’s 43rd Governor, Jeb Bush and will be moderated by Jim Angle, FOX News Channel's chief Washington correspondent.
Philippe de Montebello: “The Hidden Met”
Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010
Location: Naples Grande Beach Resort & Golf Club, 851 Gulf Shore Boulevard North, Naples
Contact: 239-596-6524, naplesdistinguishedspeakers.org
Details: The dean of American museum directors. No one else has run atop an art institution as long or as well as Philippe de Montebello. The curatorial force behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mr. Montebello lectures rarely, but always incisively and engagingly.
Sponsor: Naples Illustrated
Malcolm Gladwell & Adam Gopnik: “Insight on Modern Life & Culture”
Date: Friday, March 26, 2010
Location: Naples Grande Beach Resort & Golf Club, 851 Gulf Shore Boulevard North, Naples
Contact: 239-596-6524, naplesdistinguishedspeakers.org
Details: Veterans from the venerable pages of The New Yorker, Malcom Gladwell is the brilliant intellect behind the best sellers Outliers, Blink and The Tipping Point. Adam Gopnik writes widely, from fiction, to memoir, to criticism.
Sponsor: Moorings Park
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Il Trovatore
Dates: Friday, January 22 and Sunday, January 24, 2010
Location: Performing Arts Hall of Gulf Coast High School, 7878 Shark Way, Naples
Contact: operanaples.com or 239-514-SING (7464)
Sponsors: Naples Illustrated, TIB Bank of Naples, Janice Burrus, Bronwen Adams and Gerald Goldberg, Thomas and Sandi Moran, Boruch and Olga Frusztajer, Clemcello Deliso, George and Cecilia Jimenez, Euro Grand Piano Gallery, H. Lee Abrons, Paula Allen, Anthony and Carol Fabiano, Genevieve Galliford, Pauline Goldberg, Eva Sugden Gomez, Patsy W. Gomez, Carl and Joanne Kuehner, Drs. Benjamin and Suzie Martin, Barbara H. Vaccaro, William and Marilyn Vernon, Robert E. Zimmerman
Tickets: $25, $50, $75, $95
Romeo & Juliet
Dates: Saturday, February 20 and Sunday, February 21, 2010
Location: International Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Road, Estero
Contact: operanaples.com or 239-514-SING (7464)
Sponsors: Naples Illustrated, TIB Bank of Naples, Janice Burrus, Bronwen Adams and Gerald Goldberg, Thomas and Sandi Moran, Boruch and Olga Frusztajer, Clemcello Deliso, George and Cecilia Jimenez, Euro Grand Piano Gallery, H. Lee Abrons, Paula Allen, Anthony and Carol Fabiano, Genevieve Galliford, Pauline Goldberg, Eva Sugden Gomez, Patsy W. Gomez, Carl and Joanne Kuehner, Drs. Benjamin and Suzie Martin, Barbara H. Vaccaro, William and Marilyn Vernon, Robert E. Zimmerman
Tickets: $75, $95, $125
The Magic Flute
Dates: Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6, 2010
Location: Cambier Park Bandshell
Contact: operanaples.com or 239-514-SING (7464)
Details: In a magic realm far, far away, a young prince must rescue the beautiful princess. Will he give in to the dark side or follow the light?
Sponsors: Naples Illustrated, TIB Bank of Naples, Janice Burrus, Bronwen Adams and Gerald Goldberg, Thomas and Sandi Moran, Boruch and Olga Frusztajer, Clemcello Deliso, George and Cecilia Jimenez, Euro Grand Piano Gallery, H. Lee Abrons, Paula Allen, Anthony and Carol Fabiano, Genevieve Galliford, Pauline Goldberg, Eva Sugden Gomez, Patsy W. Gomez, Carl and Joanne Kuehner, Drs. Benjamin and Suzie Martin, Barbara H. Vaccaro, William and Marilyn Vernon, Robert E. Zimmerman
Tickets: $25, $50, $75, $95
