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Upcoming Events In
Downtown Fort Myers |
Longshot Tour: Free Poker Tournament
Date: Every Monday - Thursday;
Registration starts at 6, Game starts at 7
Where: Sal's Longshot Lounge
More Information: Click here for more information.
Mother's Day Lunch Cruise
Date: Sunday, May 11
Time: 11:30 AM
- 2:30 PM
Where: J.C. Cruises, Downtown Fort Myers
For more information, click here.
2008 AUTISM WALK 'N' ROCK
Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 10:00 AM
- 4:00 PM
Where: Centennial park/Play area, Downtown Fort Myers
For more information, click here.
Downtown Farmers Market
Every Tuesday
@ Patio DeLeon
From 8:00 am - 2:00 pm &
Every Thursday
@ Centennial Park
From 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Downtown Fort Myers
For more events, click here.
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Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center
"Illumination" Opening Reception, Friday, April 4th 7-10pm
Show runs through April 28
Art exhibit - Society of Layerists in Multi media
Over 50 artists from around the country converge in Downtown Fort Myers for the Dazzling show.
Hours: Mon - Sat 11am-2pm and 5-7pm
2301 First Street
Located on First Street downtown between Jackson and Lee Streets
Ft. Myers, Florida 33902
visit sbdac.com for more information
River Bluefest
Sunday, April 6 11am-7pm
Centennial Park, Downtown Fort Myers
Live Music / Great Food
To Benefit The Harry Chapin Food Bank
Admission $5 - Children under 10 Free
Performing: Brenda Breininger, Cracker Blues Band, Deb & the Dynamics, The Juice and The Mambo Brothers.
Florida Rep presents - Breaking Legs
The worlds of the Mafia and the Theatre collide in an Italian restaurant with this Expertly Crafted Comic Masterpiece. The meatballs hit the fan when a college professor turned playwright has his play produced by a Mafia don. Prepare yourselves for a madcap entrée of murder and menace with a heaping side of pasta and laughter. This is Theatre – Tony Soprano style!
March 28 – April 20 Call the Box Office for tickets — 239.332.4488
Located at 2267 Bay Street between Jackson and Hendry Streets
Downtown Fort Myers River District
Southwest Florida Museum of History
February 15 – June 12
LUCY: The Story of Human Origins
Explore the exhibit’s dramatic illustration of human origins through spectacular casts. Discover the 3.2 million year old missing link, LUCY, and more. Located at 2300 Peck St. 239-332-5955
Imaginarium Hands On Museum and Aquarium
February 4 – April 28
“Be The Dinosaur” Exhibit – Life in the Cretaceous
Debuting for the first time anywhere.
Located at 2000 Cranford Avenue – Call 239-337-3332
Arts for Act
Join Arts for ACT Gallery located at 2265 First Street in downtown Fort Myers on Friday, February 01, 2008, from 7 to 10 pm for its artful evening opening artist’s reception for February. Catered by Sweet Treats Gourmet Eatery stationed on Sanibel at 2430 Periwinkle Way and Norman Love Chocolates!!
 Three dynamic women artists not to be missed, each with unique styles and subject matters, will give you feelings of nostalgia, happiness, romance, wonder and even sadness. Dress in a vintage outfit or as your favorite Hollywood icon. The best vintage costume will be awarded a prize from vintage artist Myra Roberts.
Myra Roberts is a prominent Sanibel artist whose inspiration for this show came from Robert’s collection of vintage movie and screen magazines from the 1930’s through the 1950’s. Audrey Hepburn, Lucille Ball, Liz Taylor, Marilyn Monroe and many other portraits will enchant you down memory lane.
Sissi Janku looks back to Europe with “Old World” architectural paintings. Come and view the new series that tends toward the abstract, with women playing a prominent part, reminding you of the vivid and energetic coloring of the Fauves movement. The mood is sweet, relaxed and sensual, with dreamlike escapes from conflicts and reality. All paintings are done with palette knife in oil or acrylic.
Cindy Jane is an emerging artist who taught herself how to paint while trying different mediums, including oils, oil pastel, encaustic and pigment stick. Working in oil and mixed media, her paintings range in theme from the highly personal to the socio-political. They express emotions related to fertility, sexuality, alienation and oppression. She uses imagery that stems from her subconscious, visual memory and observation. Akin to Georgia O’Keefe, her paintings have an ethereal quality that borders on the surreal.
Come meet the the three artists and enjoy great art and light refreshments. Norman Love will have a sampling of his world famous CHOCOLATES at the artist reception and is being catered by Sanibel’s Sweet Treats Deli and Gourmet Eatery.
When: Friday, February 1st
Where: Arts for ACT in the Downtown area of the River District, Fort Myers
Time: 7:0 pm to 10:00 pm
Source: News-Press.com
The Dixie Strollers do their part to revive Downtown Fort Myers
Eighteen months ago, Gerry French, the creator and
manager of the Dixie Ragtimers, suggested to the
Fort Myers Redevelopment Agency that if Dixieland
music was played on a regular schedule once a week it
could, with time and patience, create the same ambiance
visitors experience when they visit New Orleans.
Gerry suggested that a small (4-piece) strolling
version of his Dixie Ragtimers, known as the Dixie
Strollers, play while strolling down First Street in the
Downtown area every Friday night from 6:30 to 8:15
pm. Gerry emphasized that consistency (every week)
is the secret to creating the “ambiance” that exists in
New Orleans. Once you have established this ambiance,
the patrons will not only enjoy it but they will
expect it.
Click here to read more about the Dixie Strollers in Downtown Fort Myers.
City of Fort Myers Downtown Utility and Streetscape Improvements Project
Improvements to the downtown area include sidewalk and pedestrian amenities, landscaping, traffic signalization, lighting and utility improvements and upgrades. For road closure information and updates, please check out the following website:
http://www.fmstreetscape.com
Events and programs are a great way to get attention back into the Downtown Fort Myers area. Along with the citizens of Fort Myers that frequent the historic streets of Fort Myers, publishing your event on Downtown Fort Myers .com gives the world the chance to find your event and helps to breathe new life into Downtown Fort Myers. To add your event to Downtown Fort Myers .com, click here and let us know. It's simple, FREE, and easy to use.
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