Weekend calendar: Nov. 21-23, 2003

Florida Repertory Theatre presents Lunch Box Theatre at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. Geared toward children, the show is titled I Didn't Know That: A Lighthearted Revue of First Facts, Selected Oddities and World Records. Tickets are $10. Performances take place at the Arcade Theatre on Bay Street, between Jackson and Hendry streets. Information: (239) 332-4665.

KidzAct Kaleidoscope is being presented by the Naples Players' youth theater program called KidzAct at 7 p.m. today, Saturday and Monday, Nov. 21, 22 and 24, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at Sugden Community Theatre's Tobye Studio. The first half of the show is a musical comedy revue, Flashback to the '50s. The second half is a one-act drama, The Strength of Our Spirit: the Vision of Anne Frank. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children and students 18 and under. The theater is at 701 Fifth Ave. S. Information: 263-7990.

Festival of Trees at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, through Thursday, Nov. 27, in the Philharmonic Center Galleries. The 15th annual holiday family tradition features dozens of decorated trees, wreaths and other seasonal treasures. The Evergreen Express, a giant tree of model trains, will run each day. Admission is $8 for adults and $2 for children; all proceeds benefit the Phil Orchestra and its youth music education programs.Information: 597-1900.

Bells on Your Toes 5-K race and 1-mile fun run/walk takes place at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, as part of the Philharmonic Center's Festival of Trees. This year toys and games will be provided for children during the race for $10 per child. Call for details. The Phil is at 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd. Information: 597-1111.

Old Naples Farmers Market is open for business from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, and every Saturday through April in the parking lot off Third Street South behind Tommy Bahama's. Local vendors sell fruits, vegetables, seafood, baked goods, jams, native plants and fresh flowers through Easter. Information: 263-0424.

Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, led by resident conductor Clotilde Otranto, will perform a free outdoor concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at Cambier Park, 755 Eighth Ave. S. The repertoire will include classical favorites from composers including Beethoven and Tchaikovsky to musical selections from popular American composers, including Scott Joplin's The Entertainer and John Phillip Sousa's The Thunderer March. Participants are urged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Information: 213-3058.

Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Drive, will host a fine art show, Art in the Garden, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23. About a dozen talented artists will display and sell a wide variety of artworks. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Naples Botanical Garden. Information: 772-5408.

Faith Country II: An Evening of Culture, a comedy by Mark Landon Smith, will be presented by the Naples High School Drama Club today and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22, at the school auditorium at 1100 Golden Eagle Circle. The curtain rises at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and will be pre-sold at the school and other available at the door. Information: 430-6644.

Orpheus Players present Crimes of the Heart, a Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by Beth Henley, at Holmes House Restaurant, 2500 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach. Dates are today and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22, as well as Nov. 28 and 29. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. Show time is 8 p.m. Admission is $35 for the package and $15 for the play only. Information: (239) 463-5519.

Holiday pet portraits are available at the Humane Society of Collier County, 370 Airport-Pulling Road N., which will benefit from this event, today, Nov. 21. Call for an appointment and details. Information: 285-4977.

Squiggy's '50s Diner at 1661 Estero Blvd. on Fort Myers Beach is celebrating its reopening by hosting a Car Show/Cruise-In and rock 'n' roll entertainment featuring Joe "Elvis" Marino and All The King's Men with special guest Dr. Doo Wop at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. Free admission. Information: (239) 588-0079 or 463-6262

Classic Vehicle Cruise takes place from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at Mel's Diner in Bonita Springs, just south of Bonita Beach Road. Uptown Express will entertain. Free admission. Proceeds benefit Helping Kids With Cancer. Information: 278-9007.

Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church opens its 2003-04 concert series with an appearance by the Schola Cantorum of Middle Tennessee State University at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23. The Vanderbilt choirs Christmas Concert is set for 4 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. The public is invited; an offering will be taken. The church is at 1225 Piper Blvd. off Immokalee Road. Information: 597-5410.

Wonderful Johnson Band with rock bassist Tim McGreary will play selections from their latest CD, The Authentic Memphis Samich, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the cafe at Borders Books & Music, 10600 U.S. 41 N. Free admission. Information: 596-7199.

Read All About It

The following book discussions will be held at the Marco Island Branch Library, 210 S. Heathwood Drive. Advance registration is required for all programs. Register at the library or by calling 394-3272.

-- "The Emperor of Ocean Park" by Stephen L. Carter -- 2 p.m. today, Nov. 21

Moderated by Fred Fowles. This book is both a large, stirring suspense novel and a work of brilliantly astute social observation, involving two privileged worlds -- the upper crust of African American society and the inner circle of an Ivy League law school.

-- "Sea Glass" by Anita Shreve -- 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12

Moderated by librarian Gwyn Goodman. A pair of young newlyweds run into problems with marriage, money and troubled times in a richly engaging tale.