A 94-year-old retired schoolteacher now living in Fort Myers is about to see her dream come true. Fourteen years ago Margaret Hooreman began adapting the Charles Dickens novel “Great Expectations” into a musical. The production seems bound for Broadway, and tonight Hoorneman will see her work performed on stage for the first time at the Arcade Theater in downtown Fort Myers. WGCU’s John Davis has more…

An Atlanta area choreographer will be directing a performance in Southwest Florida next month. The featured dancers are elementary and middle school students from the Immokalee area. The dance itself is based on the stories of the people of Immokalee. WGCU’s Andrea McCrary sat in during a rehearsal at Lake Trafford Elementary and reports on their work.

The Newport Guitar Festival has wrapped up at its first weekend in Miami Beach after three years in Rhode Island. Organizers say we're in a golden age of guitar making…and the "gold" part is now to be taken literally. Rick Stone reports.

A series of paintings created since the turn of the new century is on display at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Edison College in Ft. Myers. The works are from the collection of Martin Margulies who speaks at the gallery Tuesday at 1:00. A longtime collector and resident of Miami – Margulies is said to have one of the top photography collections in the world. He told WGCU’s Valerie Alker that overall, the collection is eclectic – but there is an underlying theme.

BIG Arts on Sanibel presents a Pulitzer Prize winning one man show Thursday night that tells the true story of the mysterious, eccentric Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. The museum curator transvestite survived Nazi and Communist rule. Amy Tardif spoke with the man playing von Mahlsdorf...

It’s not often a concert pianist gets up from his or her piano and starts having a conversation with the audience. For Jeffrey Siegel this is just part of the routine. He’s coming to the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples to perform for, and talk with concertgoers. WGCU’s Andrea McCrary reports.

The contemporary dance ensemble, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, performs at the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts tonight. WGCU’s John Davis spoke with Hubbard Street dancer and South Florida Native, Penny Saunders…

Many southwest Florida residents and theater patrons are losing their connection to the performing arts due to hearing loss. But the Asolo Repertory Theater in Sarasota is looking to bring them back. WGCU’s John Davis has more…

Although it might feel like this year’s political season has been going on forever already, it’s really only just begun. And a new art show in Naples aims to capitalize on all the political sentiment in the air, and maybe even stir up some voter advocacy in the process. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry has the story…

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Former president of United Artists David Picker presents a screening of his production of the film “The Crucible” Monday night at Big Arts on Sanibel. As Wendy Humphrey tells it – he was also involved with the production of some the major movies of the 1960’s and 70s.