Arts & Culture

After nine years at Gulfshore Ballet, Kai Perkins wanted more than anything to go to the School of American Ballet. But could she convince her mom to let her live in Manhattan at the tender age of 14?

The city of Cape Coral held its annual multicultural festival over the weekend.

The Southwest Florida Symphony announced today that it will close permanently at the end of June. The Symphony has been presenting outstanding orchestral performances for the enrichment, entertainment and education of the community for more than 64 years.

This year, the Baker Museum of Art in Naples celebrates its 25th anniversary. It has also achieved another milestone - first-time accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, which places it in the top 3 percent of museums in the U.S. and only accredited museum of any kind in Collier County.

Editorial cartoonist Doug MacGregor of Fort Myers, who has been wielding the pen and ink to draw often humorous but also poignant attention to issues facing Southwest Florida for decades, donated about 250 of his original drawings to Florida Gulf Coast University, where they are housed in its special archives.

A sophomore at Florida Gulf Coast University has launched a new website for her art business, making $400 over the past few weeks.Dagny Van Aken is a student majoring in entrepreneurship with a minor in art. She displays her art during downtown Fort Myers Art Walks. She was making little-by-little at these art walks, every first Friday of the month.

Mickela Mallozzi has a dream job. She travels the world where he envelops herself in a culture through dance. We joined her on stage to learn about her journey to share a lifelong love for dance.

Friends of Rookery Bay and the art program at Florida Gulf Coast University will host a “Wildlife and Wild Places in SWFL” collaborative art reception Thursday, May 8 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center (300 Tower Road, Naples).

The monthly Fort Myers Art Walk has transformed downtown with student performances, art and community spirit.Held from 6 to 10 p.m. on the first Friday of every month, the event draws a crowd of art enthusiasts, students and community change-makers alike. April's version featured student artists and performers from 49 schools across the School District of Lee County.

In the heart of Mississippi, a fractured family gathers to mourn the passing of beloved patriarch Dewey Frye. Funerals have a way of reuniting estranged relatives. This is especially true of Dewey’s daughters, Sammy Jo and Harlene, played by Nikki Krokosz and Katie Freeman, who provide this taste of their Southern fried comedy.