Goings On and Performances
September 24
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias: The 1976 Tour, one of the world’s most successful touring comedians known for his animated storytelling and character voices, Hertz Arena, Estero, tickets start at $39. (hertzarena.com)
The Standard Bearer: An Evening of the Great American Songbook, delight in timeless American standards as the Gulf Coast Jazz Collective performs beloved melodies, Music & Arts Community Center, Gulf Coast Symphony, Fort Myers, tickets start at $67. (gulfcoastsymphony.org)
September 26
The Conjurors, delight in an evening of magic, mind reading, and psychological illusion with award-winning duo Matthew Pomeroy and Natasha Lamb, Music & Arts Community Center, Gulf Coast Symphony, Fort Myers, $76. (gulfcoastsymphony.org)
Florida Drowning Prevention Foundation’s Aqua Ball, a fundraiser featuring dinner, drinks, dancing, and silent and live auctions, Vineyards Country Club, Naples, $150. (fldpf.org)
Shy Wolf Golf Scramble, golf scramble in support of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary Education & Experience Center, Heritage Bay Golf & Country Club, Naples, individual golfer tickets from $200; foursomes $700. (shywolfsanctuary.org)
Visual Arts and Galleries
The Baker Museum, Naples. “The Passion of Collecting: Stories in Glass and Ceramics from the Sibrack Collection,” to November 1; “Linling Lu: Fugue in 3 Voices,” immersive abstract paintings and installations by the contemporary Chinese artist exploring color, rhythm, and movement, to January 3; “There & Here: New Perspectives of the Permanent Collection,” an exhibition highlighting notable works and rarely seen pieces, ongoing; “Paling Moon” (1965), the latest debut of a major late painting by abstract expressionist Hans Hofmann, ongoing. (artisnaples.org)
The Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center, Naples. “Caught on Film: The Wartime Photography of Ken Regele and the U.S. Army Signal Corps,” a World War II photographic exhibition featuring rare images from the museum’s Ken Regele Collection, captured by U.S. Army Signal Corps photographers alongside Allied troops, documenting the European theater from the D-Day invasion through the liberation of concentration camps, to September 30. (hmcec.org)
Marco Island Center for the Arts. “Call to Artists: Summertime,” an exhibition showcasing a variety of works from local artists, to September 29. (marcoislandart.org)
Marco Island Historical Museum. “The Beauty of Florida’s Wild Side: On Land & Under the Sea,” an exhibit exploring the biodiversity beneath the water through vivid oil paintings based on underwater photographs by artist Inez Hudson, to November 1. (themihs.info)
Naples Botanical Garden. “Historias del aire y del suelo/Stories of Air and Soil,” an exhibition by Puerto Rican artist Pseudomero exploring the ecological and cultural connections between Florida and Puerto Rico through two plant-focused series, Trópico-Sub-Trópico and Bromelias en serio, on view in Kapnick Hall, to October 25. (naplesgarden.org)
Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center Art Gallery, Naples. “Through the Light of the Estuary,” a mixed-media art exhibition featuring the estuary’s flora and fauna incorporating paint, collages, and natural textures, presented in partnership with United Arts Collier, to October 29. (rookerybay.org)
United Arts Collier, Naples. “¡ARTE VIVA! Inner Cartographies: Mapping the Self,” an exhibition exploring identity through visual “maps” shaped by memory, self-discovery, and personal and cultural experiences, Norris Center, to September 25. (unitedartscollier.org)
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