Amanda Whittamore

As an equity theater, TheatreZone in Naples hires for its productions members of the Actors’ Equity labor union, which represents 51,000 actors and stage managers. To give the university’s theater students a working knowledge of the professional side of the industry, TheatreZone collaborates periodically with the FGCU TheatreLab on a musical. This weekend, it's "Cabaret."

One hundred voices. One hundred fifty performances. The Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers is a renowned choral organization with a reputation for musical excellence. Says Musical Director Matt Koller, the Mastersingers are also celebrating their 25th anniversary.

The Fort Myers Philharmonic holds its inaugural concert in the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on September 11. The concert is dedicated to honoring 9/11 heroes and first responders.

She goes by "Pool Peanut." In February, she'll compete at pool's national championships in Las Vegas.

Onstage in the Off Broadway Palm in Fort Myers is Theatre Conspiracy’s production of Mark. St. Germain’s romantic comedy, “Dancing Lessons.” It has two intriguing characters and one compelling theme.

A Cape Coral restaurant and a synagogue are working together to collect relief supplies for survivors of Venezuela's recent earthquakes.

When Melody Lane Theatre selected “Chicago” for its summer stock show, Sami Doherty knew the theater couldn’t afford the rights to Bob Fosse’s original choreography. So, she and Assistant Choreographer Athena Rose Belis did the next best thing. They created original choreography that would make Bob Fosse proud. The result is a splendiferous show guaranteed to razzle dazzle Southwest Florida audiences.

"America's Test Kitchen" co-hosts and local restaurant supervisor explain what makes the Cuban sandwich a Florida favorite

Lewis Freeman, a Vietnam War veteran, received the home at no cost. It was built through a partnership between Builder's Care and Pulte Homes on a lot donated by the City of Fort Myers.

A pickleball pro who competed in the US Open championships in Naples picked up the game when he was healing from cancer. He loved it so much, he shared it all the way to Papua New Guinea.