CALENDAR OF EVENTS

"Midlife the Crisis Musical" is playing at the Off Broadway Palm Theatre through May 19. THIS WEEK'S THEATRE

¦ "Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life": Newsweek hails her as "the greatest musical dancer ever!" Two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera runs through Sunday at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers. The dazzling new musical celebrates her astonishing career. Written by four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, directed by Tony nominee Graciela Daniele and featuring a cast of Broadway's most talented dancers and singers. Shows are Thursday at 7:30 pm; Friday at 8 pm; Saturday at 2 and 8 pm; and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 pm. Tickets are available at the Mann box office or by calling (239) 481- 4849 or at www.bbmannpah.com.

¦ "Damn Yankees": The musical comedy "Damn Yankees" continues at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers through April 14. The show deals with a man's obsession with baseball. Forty-year-old old Joe Boyd sells his soul for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. The catch score includes "Heart" and "Whatever Lola Wants." Cocktails and dinner begin at 6 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Shows start at 8. On Sunday, cocktails and dinner start at 5:30 pm with the show beginning at 7. For tickets call the box office at 278- 4422. Visit www.broadwaypalm.com for information.

The Tony nominated Swing! celebrates the music and dance phenomenon that swept the nation in the 30's and 40's. It starts Thursday, April 19 at the Broadway Palm Theatre. ¦ "Swing!": The musical with a great big exclamation mark plays at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre April 19 through June 9, 2007. The Tony nominated Swing! celebrates the music and dance phenomenon that swept the nation in the 30's and 40's. With the resurgence of dance shows, dance has again become one of the fastest growing trends across the country. Performances are Wednesday through Sunday evenings with selected matinees. Ticket prices range from $25 to $50. Group discounts are available for parties of 20 or more. For tickets call the box office at 278-4422. Visit www.broadwaypalm.com for information.

¦ "Woyzeck": Florida Gulf Coast University presents "Woyzeck" by Georg Buchner. Students perform the German dramatist and writer's prophetic drama of existential emptiness from the 1830's. The show is directed by FGCU Associate Professor Barry Cavin and runs through April 22. Shows are at 8 pm Wednesday through Saturday and 2 pm on Sunday at the Black Box Theater in the Arts Complex at FGCU.

¦ "The Dunes": A play by Craig Pospisil, winner of the 2005-06 new play contest, runs at Theatre Conspiracy begins Thursday, April 19 and runs through May 5. A modern day story inspired by Anton Chekov's "The Cherry Orchard." Fading Actress and matriarch Laura Robertson must come to terms with reality or risk losing everything. The Foulds Theatre is located inside the Lee County Alliance of the Arts in Fort Myers. Show times Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm. For tickets call 939-3239 or go to www.theatreconspiracy.org.

THIS WEEK'S SYMPHONY

¦ "Classical No. 6 Symphonic Splendor": At the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Carlos Miguel Prieto, music director of Mexico's oldest orchestra, leads this program of symphonic splendor featuring Brahms' powerfully poetic Piano Concerto No. 1, a virtuosic work that stands as a highlight of his early career. Performing it here will be Robert Thies, Gold Medal-winner of the International Prokofiev Competition. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm. For tickets

call the box office at (239) 597-1900 or

online at www.thephil.org.

¦ "Midlife the Crisis Musical": The Off Broadway Palm Theatre is showing "Midlife the Crisis Musical" through May 19. This amusing musical comedy pokes fun at the curiosities and inevitability of middle age. Shows are Thursday through Friday at 8 pm. Saturday 1:15 and 8. Sunday 1:15 and 7. For tickets call the box office at 278- 4422. Visit www.broadwaypalm.com

for information.

¦ "Las Vegas Legends": is playing at The Schoolhouse Theatre on Sanibel Island through April 28. It's a hilarious Look at the legendary performers that took Vegas by storm with impressions of such artists as, Tom Jones, Elvis, Charo, The Rat Pack, David Copperfield, and more. Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8 pm. Call the box office at 472-6862 for tickets or online at www. theschoolhousetheater.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12

¦ Music - A quartet of some of the country's best opera singers pay tribute to opera great James King who died at the age of 80 in 2005. King sang at all the major opera houses in Europe and America and recorded extensively. The performance begins at 7:30 pm at Moorings Presbterian Church in Naples. For information call 239-261-1487.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

¦ Art - An evening with Suzy Valentine. Valentine is a local artist and nature sculptor who will present an illustrated lecture on the artistic use of flowers in current times and historically. There's a great deal more to flowers than table top arrangements and corsages. At the Center for the Arts, 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs. For information, 495-8989.

ON GOING EVENTS

¦ Art - The Alliance of the Arts annual show for elementary, middle and high school students runs until May 5. More than 1,000 works from area students will be displayed. The Alliance of the Arts is located at 10091 McGregor Blvd. just south of Colonial Blvd. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5

pm and Saturday from 10 to 3. Visit www.

artinlee.org for more information.

¦ Art - Florida Gulf Coast University student art exhibition from 8 am to 5 at the Arts Complex Gallery on the campus of FGCU through April 27. For information contact Scott Snyder 590-7354.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13

¦ Art - Art Night "Of the Earth" at Julia's Arts, 4574 Pine Island Road, Matlacha. The works featured depict nature or are created using natural materials.

¦ Art - Florida Gulf Coast University student art exhibition from 8 am to 5 pm at the Arts Complex Gallery on the campus of FGCU. For information contact Scott Snyder 590-7354

¦ For the kids - Based on the hit movie, "Robots" this exciting interactive exhibition combines the fun and imagination of the movie with hands-on educational experiences through 15 interactives at the Imaginarium in Fort Myers. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday noon to 5. For information call 337-3332 or online at www.cityftmyers.

com/imaginarium.

¦ Art - Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson

Among the featured artists: Ellen Bianchi

will exhibit his watercolors at modern

(paper-castings), Jack Glos ("Fantasy Fish

and contemporary gallery Space 39 in

Sculpture"), Andrea Perisho (ceramics),

downtown Fort Myers through April 17.

Jasmine Martinson (leather/mixed media

Space 39 is a new art gallery focused on

sculpture), and many more.

new artistic voices of the present while

displaying artistic icons of the past. The

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

gallery at 39 Patio de Leon is open Monday

through Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm

¦ Music - Jazz Alliance featuring

and by appointment. Visit www.spacethirtynine.

the Dana Paul Jazz Quintet at Alliance

com for more information.

for the Arts. Check out Dana's website

¦ Crafts - Ring of Fire; the annual complete with sound clips at www.danapaul.

exhibition of the Florida Society of Goldsmiths com. Tickets are $20 at the door. The

and SW Florida Glass Beadmakers' grounds open at 5:30 pm and the music

runs through April 27 at the Cape Coral starts at 7. The Alliance of the Arts is

Arts Studio, 4533 Cornonado Parkway. located at 10091 McGregor Blvd. just south

Call 574-0802 for information. of Colonial Blvd.

¦ Art - Women's Work; a one-man

¦ Music - TAG, The A Cappella

show by Jeffrey Scott Lewis that questions Group will be performing in concert at

gender-based roles and responsibilities. 7 pm in the Cypress Lake High School

This is the opening night reception. The Auditorium. Hear a variety of music from

show runs through May 2. Daniel Calvert Doo-Wop to today's current hits done

also shows his photography and Uri Berger entirely without instruments. Check out

displays his portraits. At Arts for Act the group as they prepare for the National

Gallery, 2265 First St., Fort Myers Finals of the International Championship

of High School A Cappella in New York City. Tickets are only $5 and are available at the door.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

¦ Music - River and Blues Festival at Centennial Park in the River District of Fort Myers. Clarence Carter is scheduled to headline the festival along with performances by Brenda B., the Cracker Blues Band, Dan Shepherd and The Mercury Band, The Juice and Mambo Brothers. During the event, food from 12 area restaurants will be available, along with children's activities. Admission is $7 for adults, and children 10 and under are free.

MONDAY, APRIL 16

¦ Music - Bluegrass on Pine Island at the Pine Island Elks Lodge, 5630 Pine Island Road, Bokeelia. The bands playing on a rotating basis include Swinging Bridge, Southbeech Band and Thunder Moutain.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

UPCOMING EVENTS

¦ Music - Southwest Florida Symphony at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers. Maestro Paul Nadler's farewell concert focuses on music that changed the world through The Revolutionaries: Wagner, Beethoven and Stravinsky. Performances are April 21 and 22 at 8 pm. Tickets are available at the Mann box office or by calling (239) 481- 4849 or at www.bbmannpah.com.

¦ Theatre - "Scapino": A comic adaption from Moliere's classic plays at the

Florida Repertory Theatre in downtown Fort Myers beginning Friday, April 20. Wily servants outsmart their masters while young lovers are kept apart by their parents. This irreverent adaptation of Moliere's "Les Fourberies deScapin" is performed by the Florida Rep ensemble. Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. For tickets, call the box office at 332-4488 or go to www.floridarep.org.

¦ Music - The Philadelphia Piano

Quartet, with guest violinist Raymond

¦ Storytelling - Join storyteller

Gniewek, Czech It Out in programs highlighting Mary Lou Williams for an all-new adult

works by Dvorak, Martinu and storytelling concert. The concert will

Smetana. At 2 p.m. April 23 at Edison College: include a fantasy with a moral, a fairy tale

8 p.m. April 24 and 25 at the Sugden with a modern twist and a sports story

Community Theatre. Call 434-8505 for with an unexpected ending. Registration is

tickets at Edison; 263-7990 for tickets at requested. At the East County Regional

the Sugden. Library from 7 pm until 8:30.