Yacht Club Community Park, 574-0806 5819 Driftwood Parkway
One of the city’ s original landmarks, this city centerpiece includes a beach to a swimming pool( 542-3903), marina, boat ramp, tennis courts( 574-0808), racquetball courts( 574-0806), a community center, fishing pier, picnic area, and playground. It’ s also the location of the Tony Rotino Senior Center( 574-0807). Situated on the Caloosahatchee River, the park hosts a variety of marine events and classes.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Area code 239 unless specified.
Alliance for the Arts, 939-2787 10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers ArtInLee. org
Art classes, workshops and exhibits, theater and music performances and other arts-related events are staged in a theater, amphitheater and three art galleries on this 10-acre campus. The Alliance’ s mission is to promote and nurture arts and arts education in Lee County.
Artis--Naples, 597-1900,( 800) 597-1900 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples ArtisNaples. org
Known for its first 25 years as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts / Naples Museum of Art, this Naples arts complex changed its name to reflect the diversity of artistic and cultural activities it encompasses. It includes the Naples Philharmonic, a Grammy-nominated orchestra, as well as the Baker Museum, which showcases world-class art. It provides a wide variety of classes and programs, and its performance halls showcase nationally and internationally renowned music, dance and theater performances.
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, 481-4849,( 800) 440-7469 Florida SouthWestern College, Edison Campus, 13350 Edison Parkway, Fort Myers BBMannPAH. com
Broadway musicals, classical and popular
concerts— this 2,000-seat performance hall is one of the few in the region that can host big Broadway shows. It is also a regular venue for national and international acts.
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 278-4422 1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers BroadwayPalm. com
Professional actors, singers and dancers perform favorite musicals of the past and present on the main stage of this popular dinner theater. The intimate, 98-seat Off- Broadway Palm Theatre features comedies and musical revues. Broadway Palm also houses a second dining room as well as an art gallery, café and gift shop.
Cape Coral Art League, 772-5657 516 Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral CapeCoralArtLeague. org
Classes for adults and children in painting, sculpture and other media, as well as workshops and art shows, continue to draw artists and aspiring artists to the Art League, which has been bringing art to the Cape for nearly 50 years.
Cape Coral Historical Museum, 772-7037 544 Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral
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