Davis Art Center hosts the 3rd Annual Florida Arts Festival

"Takes Two to Tango," Feb. 29 at 8 p.m., and "Piece it Together," March 1 at 8 p.m., make up the Third Annual Florida Arts Festival at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers.

World-renowned artists perform music by Brahms, Mozart, Bartok, Piazzolla, and more. Musicians will teach children across the community throughout February and March.

Performers include violinists Peter Winograd and Caterina Szepes, cellist Andrés Díaz, and violists Mark Holloway and Jim Griffith. Winograd, the first violinist in the American String Quartet, has performed in venues throughout the world, such as the Great Hall at the Moscow Conservatory, the Aspen Music Festival, and with the Toscanini Orchestra in Parma, Italy. Szepes has performed throughout Europe, South American, Australia, and the United States. Díaz, past winner of the Naumburg International Cello Competition, has toured nationally with the Santa Fe and Spoleto festivals. Holloway has performed with the Boston Symphony, Philly Pops, and more. Griffith, executive director of the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, graduated from the Julliard School of Music and has since performed in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and many others.

The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center hosts two outreach programs Feb. 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., open to all children across the community. The public is also invited to watch musician Bethany Dick teach local violin students March 15 as part of the Third annual Florida Arts Festival.

The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center offers 10 percent off to members who purchase advance tickets. To purchase tickets to the festival, call or email the Art Center at 239-337-1933 or florida. arts@yahoo.com. For more information, visit www.sbdac.com.