Calendar of events

Here is this week's calendar of events, beginning Friday, Oct. 2, 2009:

General

Third Street Farmer’s Market, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, behind Tommy Bahama, 1220 Third St., S., Naples. Free admission. 434-6533.

Latin Fest, with music and performances by Batey Latin Jazz, Valerie, Galacctin, Sensación Tropical, DJ Cinthia, parade of nations, food, arts and more. Shell Factory and Nature Park, 2787 N. U.S. 41, North Fort Myers. $5 adults, free ages 12 and younger; $1-off coupons, call (239) 418-1441.

Italian festival, food, crafts, children’s activities, bounce houses, live entertainment and music and marinara contest, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. Free admission. (239) 939-2787.

Water ski show, featuring the Southern Extreme Water Ski team, 4 p.m. Sunday, Miromar Outlets, 10801 Corkscrew Road, Lakeside, Estero. Free. 948-3756.

Music/Concerts

Oscar D’Leon, 8 p.m. today, Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., N., Naples. $49. 597-1900.

“All You Need is Love,” a tribute to the Beatles, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero. $33, $23 and $8. VIP ticket, $58, with meet-and-greet with Pete Best, original Beatles drummer at 6:15 p.m. both nights. www.ticketmaster.com or 948-7825.

Willy Chirino, 8 p.m. Saturday, Naples Philharmonic, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., N., Naples. $39. 597-1900.

“Celebrate America!,” a family fare concert, 3 p.m. Sunday, Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., N., Naples. $15, adults; $10, students. 597-1900.

Alice Cooper, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, 8099 College Parkway SW, Fort Myers. $56, $46, $36, and $26. (239) 481-4849.

David Garrett, violinist, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, 8099 College Parkway SW, Fort Myers. $32, $22 and $16. (239) 481-4849.

Dan Paisley and Southern Grass, 7 p.m. Oct. 9, Norris Center, 755 Eighth Ave. S., Naples. $15. 213-3049.

Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday, Jorge Mester conducting with the Philharmonic Center Chorale, FGCU Choir, Fort Myers Mastersingers, 2 p.m. Oct. 11, Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., N., Naples. $40, adults; $25, students. 597-1900.

Third Thursday on Third, music by Quiet Storm, J. Robert and Cathy Orban from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 15, up and down Third Street South. Free.

Clubs

Bayshore Coffee House, 2727 Bayshore Drive, Naples, 775-5676. 7-10 p.m. today, the Bean Pickers with BK and 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Irish traditional music jam session.

Beef O’Brady’s, 3883 U.S. 41 E., Naples, 530-0000. 5:30-8 p.m. today, Emma Lee, oldies musical review.

Fred’s Diner, Uptown Plaza, 2700 Immokalee Road, Naples, 431-7928. Today and Saturday, dinner show, 6:30 p.m. three-course dinner; 8 p.m. show, “Assisted Living,” starring Compton and Bennett. $29.95. Thursday, Oldies night with DJ Dave Devoraux.

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort, 5001 Coconut Road, Bonita Springs, 444-1234. Tarpon Bay Restaurant, 7-10 p.m. today and Saturday, Jazz duo, Jean Frye Sidwell, vocalist and Chris Sidwell, bassist.

Jack’s Bait Shack, 975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd., Naples, 594-3460. Today, Saturday and Wednesday, Love Funnel; Monday, Overthrowing Amy; Tuesday, Geek Skwad; and Thursday, Soapy Tuna.

Porky’s Last Stand, 2560 39th St. SW, Naples, 304-0133. 7-11 p.m. today and Saturday, Hot Damn and 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Mark Storms.

Real Macaw, 3275 Bayshore Drive, Naples, 732-1188. 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday, Big Buck and the Biscuit Boys.

Reflections Bar, 1000 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, 394-1118. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. today, Big Buck and the Biscuit Boys.

Theater

“Bill W. and Dr. Bob,” story of alcoholic stockbroker and surgeon, today and Saturday, Off Broadway Palm Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. $35, dinner and show; $20, show. (239) 278-4422.

“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” story of two con men working over victims in a comic way on the French Rivera, matinees at 1:15 p.m.; 7 p.m. twilight performances on Sundays and 7:30 p.m. evening performances through Nov. 14, Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. $53, $49 and $47, adults; $21, children, dinner and show; $27, adults; $17, children, show only. (239) 278-4422 or www.broadwaypalm.com.

“Death is a Cabernet,” a mystery dinner theater, 4-5 p.m. cocktails, 5-8 p.m mystery theater and dinner, Sunday, Little Italy Restaurant, 2096 U.S. 41 E., Naples. $65, benefits children of Collier County. 403-5437.

“Most Affectionate Daughter,” a one-woman show by Janina Birtolo, 2 p.m. Oct. 13, Headquarters Regional Library, 2385 Orange Blossom Drive, Naples. Registration requested. Free. 593-0177.

“Lend Me a Tenor,” a high-energy farce by Naples Players, 8 p.m. Wednesday to Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 14-Nov. 7, Sugden Community Theatre, 701 Fifth Ave. S., Naples. $30, adults; $10, younger than 18. 263-7990.

Comedy

Bob Zany, 9:30 p.m. today and Sunday; 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Capt. Brien’s and Off the Hook Comedy Club, 599 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island. $20. 380-6900.

Tennessee Tramp & Lana Turner, 9:30 p.m. Oct. 15 and 18 and 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Oct. 16 and 17, Capt. Brien’s and Off the Hook Comedy Club, 599 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island. $15. 380-6900.

Visual arts

“Auto Motion,” by digital media artist Laurence Gartel, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 10, Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, Edison State College, 8099 College Parkway SW, Fort Myers. (239) 489-9313.

“Show of Shows,” non-juried, all-member exhibition through Oct. 17, von Liebig Art Center, 585 Park St., Naples. Free docent tours will be provided Saturday and Oct. 10 and 17. 262-6517.

“Urban Eyes,” today through Oct. 23, ArtModernGallery, 824 Fifth Ave. S., Naples. Reception: 7-9 p.m. today. Reservations requested. 263-1137.

William Frahme, oil painting exhibit, through Oct. 18, reception 7-9 p.m. today, Guess-Fisher Gallery, 824 Fifth Ave. S., Naples. Free. 659-2787.

“Esphyr Slobodkina: Rediscovering a Pioneer of American Abstraction,” today through Dec. 27: “Latin American Painting Now,” today through Jan. 10; “The Art of Janet Fish,” today through Jan. 17; American Modernism, today through June 30; Modern Mexican Masters, today through June 30; The Saint John’s Bible and the Art of the Book, today through June 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-4 p.m. Sundays, Naples Museum of Art, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples. $8, adults; $4, students through Jan. 23. 597-1900.

“Outside In,” featuring sculptors, Ellen Phaff, Clayton Swartz and Peter Otfinoski, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and 1-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, Tuesday through Nov. 3, Art League, Marco’s Island’s Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Drive, Marco Island. Reception: 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 394-4221.

Bonny Hawley, a Naples resident exhibits her paintings, Wednesday through Oct. 31, Blue Mangrove Gallery, 1089 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island. Reception: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday. 393-2405.

Underground Art Wednesday, visit seven studios and three galleries, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Pine Ridge Industrial Park (north of Pine Ridge Road), Naples. Free. 821-1061.

Group Exhibition, noon-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays through Oct. 31, Rosen Gallery and Studios/Art Naples Group, North Line Plaza, 2172 J&C Blvd., Naples. Call first. 821-1061.

NCH Arts in Healing Gallery, revolving exhibit featuring Southwest Florida artists, Naples Community Hospital, Main lobby, 350 Seventh St. N., Naples.

Naples Backyard History Exhibits, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month: Historical Aerial Exhibit by Art Ulmann, the Plaza, Third Street South and Broad Avenue South, Naples; “Beardy Banyan” and “Heroes of Horticulture,” 1300 Third St. S., Naples. Free. 594-2978.

Studio tours, working studio of painters, ceramicists and sculptors, noon-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Rosen Gallery and Studios/Art Naples Group, North Line Plaza, 2172 J&C Blvd., Naples. Call first. 821-1061.

Gallery One, Jerry Berta’s big and comical fish sculptures. 1301 Third St. South. 263-0835. Coming up

“Gunderson, Fay & Phrogus: Wood, Clay and Fiber,” 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, Oct. 9-Nov. 14, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. (239) 939-0794.

Children/teens

Pizza and princess movie night, dress like your favorite princess, 6-8 p.m. today, My Angels’ Attic, 1585 Pine Ridge Road, Naples. $10. Reservations, 597-4437.

“Trail Tales,” story telling and an outdoor adventure, Exhibit Hall, North Collier Regional Park, 15000 Livingston Road, Naples. Free. 252-4060.

Borders Books Music Movies & Cafe, story time, 11 a.m. Saturdays, 10600 U.S. 41, Naples. Free. 596-7199.

Toddler story time, 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 5377 U.S. 41 N., (upstairs in children’s section), Naples. Free. 598-5200.

Libraries: Headquarters Library, 2385 Orange Blossom Drive, offers story times for a variety of age groups at various times. Call for specifics. 593-0870. The branches also offer story times for various age groups. Pre-registration is required. East Naples Branch, 8787 U.S. 41 E., Naples, 775-5592; Estates Branch, 1266 Golden Gate Blvd. W., Naples, 455-8088; Golden Gate Branch, 2432 Lucerne Road, Naples, 252-4542; Immokalee Branch, 417 N. First St., Immokalee, 657-2882; Marco Island Branch, 210 S. Heathwood Drive, Marco Island, 394-3272; Naples Regional, 650 Central Ave., Naples, 262-6853; South Regional Library, 8065 Lely Cultural Parkway, Naples, 252-7542; and Vanderbilt Beach Branch, 788 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples, 597-8444.

Cooking and dance, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 10, My Angels’ Attic, 1585 Pine Ridge Road, Naples. Reservations required. $15. 597-4437.

Dance

Lessons

Adult tap dancing, beginner/advanced, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesdays; intermediate, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesdays; and advanced, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursdays; also Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., beginner/advanced and noon-1 p.m. intermediate/advance, River Park Community Center, 301 11th St. N., Naples. $15/class. 213-3037.

English country dancing, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wa-ke Hatchee Recreation Center, 16355 Summerlin Road, Fort Myers. $10, one time payment. (239) 432-2154.

Food/wine

Naples Originals restaurant week, today through Sunday, participating restaurants offer 50 percent off to children 12 and younger. www.naplesoriginals.com

Wine tasting, benefits Eden Florida, French wines, 6 p.m. Monday, Stonewood Tavern & Grill, 7935 Airport-Pulling Road, Naples. $20. 440-3534.

Bon appetit tasting event, 4-8 p.m. Thursday, International Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Road, Estero. $20, advance; $30, at door. Proceeds benefit the education funds of the Women’s Council of Realtors. 494-2823 or 390-8209.

Wine tastings, benefits Eden Florida, wines from Sonoma, 6 p.m. Oct. 12, Stonewood Tavern & Grill, 7935 Airport-Pulling Road, Naples. $20. 440-3534.

Low-fat, high-flavor cooking lesson with Shelly Connors, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 13, The Good Life, Vanderbilt Collection, 2355 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples. $50. 514-4663.

History

The Calusa, pre-Columbian mound building people, a lecture on the Calusa Indians in Southwest Florida, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Collier Community Museum, 3301 U.S. 41 E., Naples. Free. 252-8476.

Palm Cottage House and Norris Garden tours, docent guided with a self guided tour of the Norris Gardens, 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays through October, Norris Garden guided tour with a self-guided tour of Palm Cottage, 10-11 a.m. first and third Thursdays, 137 12th Ave. S., Naples. Free, members; $8, others; $5, ages younger than 12. 261-8164.

Walking tour, 9 a.m. first Wednesday through October, Third Street historic district, docent guided tour of Palm Cottage and self guided garden stroll, 137 12th Ave. S., Naples. $10, members; $15, others. 261-8164.

Historic aerial exhibit of Collier County, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, 1170 Third St. S., Naples. Free. 594-2978.

European explorers in Florida, 1513-1730, a lecture, 2 p.m. Oct. 14, Collier County Museum, 3301 U.S. 41 E., Naples. Free. 252-8476.

Books

“In Their Blood,” Sharon Potts signs her debut novel, 2 p.m. Oct. 10, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 5377 U.S. 41 N., Naples. 598-5200.

Film

“The Windmill Movie,” a selection of the 2008 New York Film Festival, written and directed by Alexander Olch, 7 p.m. today and Saturday, Alliance for the Arts, Foulds Theatre, 10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. Reservations required. $5. (239) 939-2787.

“The Band’s Visit,” a cross-cultural comedy, 1 p.m. Oct. 11, FGCU Renaissance Academy, 1010 Fifth Ave. S., Naples. $5. 434-4737 or 425-3276.

“Milk,” starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and Emile Hirsch, 2 p.m. Oct. 14, Headquarters Regional Library, 2385 Orange Blossom Drive, Naples, 593-0334 and 2 p.m. Oct. 15, Naples Regional Library, 650 Central Ave., Naples. 262-4130

Outdoor/Nature

Billie Swamp Safari, Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, Everglades, 50 percent off ticket price of a swamp buggy eco-tour if you come dress in a Halloween costume during October. (863) 983-6101.

Guided kayak tours, various times, days, costs and starting points, GAEA Guides, Fort Myers. Reservations required. (239) 694-5513.

Guided kayak tour, 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays, Rookery Bay, 300 Tower Road, Naples. $30, members; $35, others. Registration required. 417-6310.

Guided nature walk, board walk through a maritime forest and coastal dune with a Collier County park ranger, 9 a.m. Saturdays, Barefoot Beach Preserve, Lely Beach Road, Learning Center, Bonita Springs. Free. Parking fee if you do not have a Collier County parking sticker. 252-4024 or 252-4060.

Beachcombing and shelling, 10 a.m. Mondays, Barefoot Beach Preserve, Lely Beach Road, Learning Center, Bonita Springs. Free. Parking fee if you do not have a Collier County parking sticker. 252-4024 or 252-4060.

Auditions

Naples Orchestra and Chorus, auditions for the orchestra and chorus, 9:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 24, Golden Gate High School, 2925 Magnolia Pond Drive, Naples. Call for appointments. 775-8460 or 348-0938.

Call for artists, 48th Founders Juried Awards Exhibitions, on view Oct. 31-Dec. 2. Deadline is Oct. 12, application at naplesart.org or call 262-6517.