Arts and Entertainment News – Florida Weekly

The cuisine scene is cooking up in Southwest Florida, with new additions like the delicious new restaurant, Fancy’s Southern Cafe, where you can find iconic crispy seafood platters, or you can take a load off with a margarita at Sip and Sizzle. In addition to all the new eateries, author and philanthropist Cornell Bunting and the team at EHAS (Everyone […]

Novelists’ subjects range from witchcraft in Italy to Hoffa’s unsolved disappearance, to the 1950s “divorce ranches” in Reno. Big changes are afoot with the author spotlight series, which expands to three events headlined by best-selling writers and hosted by the Friends of the Library of Collier County. The three intimate talks and book signings in October, November and April are […]

Grand Piano Series, led by President and Artistic Director Milana Strezeva, is celebrating 10 years with 10 crowd-rousing concerts, in a continuing partnership with Artis—Naples. This 10th season’s evening performances present more local debuts and two welcome returns of internationally renowned performers. “We are excited to present all seven of our evening performances in the Myra Janco Daniels Pavilion this […]

Marco Island Center for the Arts presents a captivating new exhibition: “Oils & Etchings of People and Places” by internationally acclaimed artist Sir Roland Richardson, which opened Sept. 8 in La Petite Galerie. This collection of oil paintings and etchings, many drawn from the artist’s private archive, spans over sixty years of artistic exploration and mastery. The exhibition will run […]

FGCU art professor Dr. Morgan T. Paine is showcasing his last exhibition at the university’s Wasmer Art Gallery Aug. 29 to Sep. 25. The gallery, titled ‘Making a Clear Mark’, is a culmination of the professor’s three decades at the school. Paine started his career as an undergraduate student at Lafayette College, then transferred to the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee […]

Appearances can sometimes be deceiving. For example, take this case where South gets to six hearts and at first glance it seems that he must lose two spade tricks and go down one. However, declarer can make the slam — and, furthermore, should make it. He can capitalize on the knowledge provided by West’s one-spade overcall, which informs him that […]

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Aspects favor new romances for unpaired Ewes and Rams. Already paired Arian twosomes might experience renewed harmony in their relationships. Money matters also take a bright turn. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Use your strong Bovine determination to help you keep the faith with your convictions while you move through a period of […]

At this play and learning hub in North Collier Regional Park, parents and children can crawl inside a giant chicken coop, plant seeds in aquaponic tubes, climb into a veterinary treehouse in the branches of a two-story banyan tree, and learn about foods and cultures from around the world, all while having a blast. Children become farmers, vets, artists, engineers […]

Earlier, we published the stories by the first-place winner and three honorable mentions of the 2025 Writing Challenge. (Check our website it you missed the article.) This week, we are publishing one (or some) of the remaining Top 10 finishers, along with the photo prompt that served as inspiration for the reader’s entry. Note: Florida Weekly runs the Writing Challenge […]