Artis—Naples
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL
Phone: 239-597-1900
Email: info@thephil.org
Artis—Naples in Naples is one of the premier performing arts halls in Southwest Florida, hosting more than 400 events a year including world-class dance, opera, classical and popular music and Broadway musicals. The venue was re-named from The Philharmonic Center ...
More about Artis—Naples »NAPLES — Magician Jason Bishop’s show was so good Friday night, that it made the audience disappear — briefly.
When smoke appeared during a planned portion of Bishop’s show at Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, the fire alarm went off resulting in The Phil's evacuation.
A Collier County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher confirmed that deputies responded to the alarm at 9:45 p.m.
North Naples Fire Deputy Chief Jorge Aguilera said it seems that staff at The Phil did not call the district to have someone on standby to deal with the alarm during the show.
However, once firefighters arrived, the audience was soon able to return inside with confidence, Aguilera said.
“We left the truck there just to make sure the show could on,” he said.
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