Naples Phil to play at Shell Point Community

The Naples Philharmonic Orchestra will perform as part of Shell Point Retirement Community's sixth annual Fine and Performing Arts Concert Series. The presentation will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Auditorium on the Island at Shell Point.

The orchestra is recognized as one of the top regional orchestras in the United States. Under the baton of Jorge Mester, music director/conductor, this concert will include Respighi's "The Birds," Vaughn William's "Concerto in A Minor for Oboe and Strings" (with soloist Judy Christy, principal oboist), and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major, Opus 60."

Tickets for this concert are $25. To purchase tickets or receive additional information about this concert or payment information, please call (239) 454-2067.

Shell Point Retirement Community is a continuing care retirement community located in Fort Myers just off Summerlin Road, two miles before the Sanibel causeway. Shell Point is a nationally recognized leader in the retirement industry.

If you go

>>What: Shell Point Retirement Community's sixth annual Fine and Performing Arts Concert Series

>>When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28

>>Where: Shell Point Retirement Community, 5101 Shell Point Blvd., Fort Myers

>>Cost: $25

>>Info: (239) 454-2067 or www.shellpoint.org