MARCH/ APRIL WHERE TO GO & WHAT TO DO
SWFL LIVE Monster Piano Concert: Michigan
State University Faculty ( March 9, 4pm), Michigan State University piano faculty members take performance to another level as we hear the sound of massed pianos. Panayis Lyras, Deborah Moriarty, Derek Polischuk and Minsoo Sohn performing. Moorings Presbyterian Church, Naples. 239- 4349145, moorings- presby. org
The Naples Jazz Orchestra Plays a
Tribute to Woody Herman ( March 10, 7pm), Musical director Mike Brignola, Cambier Park Bandshell, Naples. 239207- 8299, thenjo.com
Carmen Bradford sings “Ella Fitzgerald” ( March 23, 4pm), Carmen Bradford sings with The Naples Jazz Orchestra in a free concert at the Boca Grande Community Center, Boca Grande. 239- 207- 8299, thenjo.com Carmen Bradford sings “Ella Fitzgerald” ( March 24, 7pm), Carmen Bradford sings with The Naples Jazz Orchestra at the Cambier Park Bandshell, Naples. 239- 207- 8299, thenjo.com
The Naples Jazz Orchestra Plays
Tommy Dorsey with Voices ( March 31, 7pm), Cambier Park Bandshell, Naples. 239- 207- 8299, thenjo.com
Masterwork Sunday: Mark Hayes, Conductor, Chancel Choir & Orchestra
performing Gloria ( April 6, 10am), Moorings Presbyterian Church, Naples. 239- 434- 9145, moorings- presby. org Mark Hayes Concert: Mark Hayes, pianist; Lindsey Graham, soprano ( April 6, 4pm), Mark Hayes is known internationally for bringing stellar keyboard and choral music to churches, schools, universities and concert stages. Hayes is joined with Southwest Florida’s own Lindsey Graham, whose career as a Christian vocalist never fails to bless listeners. Moorings Presbyterian Church, Naples. 239- 434- 9145, moorings- presby. org
The Naples Jazz Orchestra Plays Harry
James; Debbie Orta, Vocalist ( April 7, 7pm), Cambier Park Bandshell, Naples. 239- 207- 8299, thenjo.com
The Naples Jazz Orchestra Plays
Audience Requests ( April 14, 7pm), Cambier Park Bandshell, Naples. 239207- 8299, thenjo.com
Fort Myers Music Walk ( March 21 and April 18, 7pm), The River District comes alive with music on the third Friday of each month. More than a dozen participating venues feature live music by local and regional talent. 855- 7323836, fortmyersmusicwalk.com
ON STAGE
Southwest Florida Symphony
Masterworks Series IV ( March 1, 8pm), Conductor Andreas Delfs with John O’Conor, Piano, perform Wagner’s Flying Dutchman Overture, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers. 239- 418- 1500, swflso. org
Caloosa Caloosa Get Get Your Your Gun Gun ( March 1- April 26, Friday and Saturday, 6: 30pm), Journey back to Ol’ Florida for a cowboy- style murder on the Murder Mystery Dinner Train, Seminole Gulf Railway, Fort Myers. 239- 275- 8487, semgulf. com
I SPY a Murder ( March 1- April 30: Sunday, 5: 30pm; Wednesday and Thursday, 6: 30pm), Inspector Henri Dijon is back and this time he has to save the American space program from Soviet spies in this early 1960s romp on the Murder Mystery Dinner Train, Seminole Gulf Railway, Fort Myers. 239- 275- 8487, semgulf. com
Washington Saxophone Quartet ( March 3, 7pm), As the most widely-heard saxophone quartet in the U. S., Washington Saxophone Quartet has performed recitals, informal concerts and master classes in the U. S., the Caribbean and China, and played on radio and television worldwide. Grand Cypress Room at The Woodlands in Shell Point, Fort Myers. 239- 454- 2067, shellpoint. org/ concerts
Pops 3: The Sound of Musicals ( March 7, 8pm), From the great white way to the silver screen, enjoy music from the most popular movie musicals of all time. Selections are from The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, The King and I and more, in a salute to Rodgers & Hammerstein at the movies. Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers. 239- 418- 1500, swflso. org
Sunset Concert: Davina and the Vagabonds ( March 9, 5pm), With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, this band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. Lee County Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers. 239- 939- 2787, artinlee. org Theatre Conspiracy: The Whale ( March 14- 29, Thursday- Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, March 23, 2pm), Morbidly obese 600- pound father confines himself to his apartment and eats himself into oblivion. With his health failing, he becomes desperate to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter. He would give her anything: his love, his money and maybe even his life. Foulds Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers. 239- 939- 2787, artinlee. org Mendelssohn Marathon at Shell Point ( March 25, 7: 30pm), A mini- marathon explores Felix Mendelssohn’s most brilliant creations including the symphonic poem Fingal’s Cave and the evergreen Scotch Symphony. Mysterious sprites and ancient curses abound in the Fair Melusina Overture and twilight becomes magical with his