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In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, Sunny Lubner interviews her good friend Stephanie Davis about her childhood troubles, including the stigma of having a lesbian mother and an escape attempt from a camp for troubled girls.

The Artful 8 group exhibition at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center will appeal to anyone who’s ever wondered about the significance of the number eight.

The former NFL player says the “traumatizing experience” took place when the plane landed on Saturday. He says six FBI and other law enforcement agents boarded the plane and placed him in handcuffs.

As April marks Autism Awareness month, we explore how The Naples Players works to make theater accessible to neurodivergent audiences and performers. Such efforts include relaxed performances, educational programs geared toward people on the autism spectrum, and a new first-of-its-kind sensory viewing booth.

Tuesday’s election marks an historic red wave here in Florida from the Presidential race to constitutional amendment proposals, down to local political contests. WGCU Southwest Florida in Focus host Sandra Viktorova provides some post-election analysis in a conversation with FGCU political scientist Dr. Sandra Pavekla and WGCU host/reporter John Davis.

Players Circle Theater is mounting the Southwest Florida regional premiere production of “Vanities: The Musical.” Adapted from Jack Heifner’s stage play, it’s a coming-of-age story exploring the joys and challenges of long-term friendships through the lives of three women as they navigate high school, college, and into adulthood, where they’ve grown into very different people. We’ll explore the show in a conversation with director Ted Wioncek, and actors Elizabeth D’Aiuto, Natalie Brouwer, and Kimberly Suskind.

A conversation with playwright Monteze Freeman ahead of a staged reading of his play “Dancing in the Blue Light” May 26 at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota.

The Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers opens a retrospective exhibition of works by artist Joan Sonnenberg. At the age of 92, Sonnenberg continues creating her large-scale vibrant pieces blending abstraction and realism. We speak with Sonnenberg in studio ahead of the exhibition’s June 16th opening reception.

The Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers is hosting a retrospective exhibition of works by artist Joan Sonnenberg. At the age of 92, Sonnenberg continues creating her large-scale vibrant pieces blending abstraction and realism. We listen back to our earlier conversation with Sonnenberg as the exhibition runs through July 29.