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Despite damages to the historic Arcade Theatre caused by Hurricane Ian, the Florida Repertory Theatre in downtown Fort Myers is continuing its run of the Billie Holiday musical “Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grille" at the Alliance for the Arts.
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Theatre Conspiracy at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers kicks off its 29th anniversary season with a production of comedic noir mystery “Clown Bar.”
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The Alliance for the Arts and other local arts organizations, this week, launched the Arts & Economic Prosperity survey as part of a nationwide study by Americans for the Arts to quantify the direct and indirect economic impact of the arts on local communities.
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After two murals of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy were vandalized in April at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers, Florida, a larger project was born. Now, an accordion of twenty 4×8 foot murals painted by local artists line the Alliances’ festival grounds. All using vivid colors - most emphasizing the yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag.
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Two murals by local artists in response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis were vandalized last month on the campus of the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers. The art center is reacting by commissioning 20 more murals by local artists to show solidarity for the people of Ukraine.
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Playwright Beka Brunstetter’s poignant comedy The Cake recently completed and extended run at The Naples Players. Now it’s Fort Myers’ chance to see what the fuss is all about. There’s a lot in this play for local theater-goers to sink their teeth into.
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More than a dozen theater shows open across Southwest Florida during the month of January. WGCU's Spotlight on the Arts reporter Tom Hall promises that you'll experience something unique at The Colored Museum at the Alliance for the Arts.
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We talk to artists Steve Kalb and Zan Lombardo about their work featured in a new joint exhibition titled “Forge & Scroll” at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers.
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Theatre Conspiracy at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers, this week, announced plans for the company’s 28th season. We’ll get a detailed look at the upcoming season with Theatre Conspiracy Founding Artistic Director Bill Taylor.
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Executive Director of the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers, Lydia Black, is stepping down after 13 years at the helm of the nonprofit community arts center. Black led the organization through an era of impressive growth, change and expansion based on a vision that a community arts organization should serve the needs of the whole community. Black has also been a tireless advocate for the arts. She spearheaded the first economic impact study providing empirical evidence about the importance of the arts in Lee County. Black joins us to reflect back on her expansive and transformational impact on the Alliance for the Arts.