Tom Hall

Under the glowing aurora borealis, strangers, friends and lovers experience the always surreal, sometimes painful and magical ways that love begins, changes, or ends in the tiny town of Almost, Maine. This charming comedy was recently performed by Theatre Conspiracy and now it’s Oasis Charter High School’s turn to bring this John Cariani masterwork to the stage. Shows are through Saturday (Nov. 7) at The Belle Theatre in Cape Coral.

The American spirit has always been fostered by visionary musicians who brought cultural change through their music. So, when Florida Studio Theatre Executive Director Rebecca Hopkins sat down with her husband, Richard, to write a Semiquincentennial musical revue, she knew she had to feature artists who challenged convention, inspired change and gave voice to new generations … like The Boss.

Gulf Coast Symphony Music Director Andrew Kurtz and pianist Julie Beardon Carver are introducing a new series in the Music and Arts Community Center. It’s called “Inside Broadway” and it kicks off November 5.

This week, three shows open, three close, 11 continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida theaters.

In November, there are 35 shows at art centers from Sarasota to Marco Island.

Friday night, someone allegedly sprayed the numbers 2, 5 and an “x” surrounded by a rectangle in black paint on three of the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center’s Ionic columns. Removing the graffiti will be will not be easy because the columns are made of coquina limestone, which consists of thousands of tiny, fossilized shells.

In November, four exhibitions open and 27 others continue their runs at Southwest Florida museums.

Naples sculptor Joel Shapses will exhibit 16 illuminated crystal and white alabaster sculptures during Naples Art District’s “Art After Dark” on Wednesday, November 4. At 82, Shapses continues to push artistic boundaries by exploring the relationship between translucent stone and light. He calls his creations “nocturnal works of art” because their visual impact is heightened in dimly lit settings where the interplay of light and stone brings each sculpture to life. At “Art After Dark,” visitors can see Shapses’ illuminated sculptures and explore his sculpture garden, which features more than 150 stone and mixed-media works.

At its core, “Addams Family” tells three parallel love stories. Wednesday and Lucas negotiate new love, which includes being accepted by each other’s very different families. Lucas’ parents, Alice (Nicole Anderson) and Mal (Frank Edwards), find themselves in a marriage that’s gone horribly stale … And then there’s Gomez and Morticia. Their seemingly solid relationship crumbles when Gomez breaks his bride’s sacred trust by keeping a secret from her.

Faced with another big bill to repair a new round of damages to the sculptures in the Uncommon Friends pool, the Fort Myers Public Art Committee voted unanimously on October 20 to permanently remove the pieces in a process known as “deaccessioning.”