Calendar NOVEMBER 2016 - MARCH 2017
NOVEMBER 17 : Beaches ' n Dreams Gala at La Playa Beach & Golf Resort to benefit the Sunshine Kids Foundation . 6:30 p . m . Tickets : $ 140 . supportsunshinekids . com
17 : Sip & Sample at The Village Shops on Venetian Bay to benefit Friends of Foster Children Forever . 5:30 p . m . Tickets : $ 40 . friendsoffosterchildren . net
19 : Members ' Recital — Music from Around the World at First United Methodist Church , Naples , to benefit Naples Music Club . 4 p . m . Tickets : free . naplesmusicclub . org
19-20 : Old Florida Festival at the Collier County Museum to benefit Friends of Collier County Museums . 10 a . m . Tickets : $ 10 per adult , $ 5 per child . colliermuseums . com
20 : 14th Annual Sing-a-Long Messiah at Naples United Church of Christ to benefit Voices of Naples . 3 p . m . Tickets : $ 20 . voicesofnaples . org
20-29 : 30th Annual American Sandsculpting Championship . Fort Myers Beach . 10 a . m . - 5 p . m . fmbsandsculpting . com
DECEMBER 7 : Light the Way to benefit the Bonita Springs Historical Society at the Liles Hotel . 5 p . m . Tickets $ 90 per person , $ 150 per couple . bonitaspringshistoricalsociety . org
17 : Reindeer Run 5K at Community School Naples to benefit Girls on the Run of Collier County . 8 a . m . Tickets : $ 25 . gotrcc . org
19 : Opening Night with the Fifth Avenue Chamber Orchestra & The Peliska Brothers at Sugden Community Theatre to benefit Classic Chamber Concerts . 8 p . m . Tickets : $ 60 . classicchamberconcerts . org
JANUARY 21 : Annual Dinner at Hideaway Beach Club to benefit the Greater Marco Family YMCA . 6 p . m . Tickets : $ 100 . greatermarcoy . org
JANUARY 6-8 | First Annual White Pelican Celebration Festival These beautiful creatures , which have nearly a nine-foot wingspan , make the 3,000-mile journey back to the Ten Thousand Islands every year to escape the frigid temperatures of northwest and southern Canada . There will be Pelagic boat tours ( advance reservations required ) where you will be able to approach , observe and photograph these giants from a small six-person motorboat or kayak . A naturalist will be with each excursion to answer questions . Other activities include arts and crafts booths , lectures , authentic Seminole foods , guided walking tours of the island and entertainment by local musicians . Historic Smallwood Store on Chokoloskee Island , ( 239 ) 695-2989 , smallwoodstore . com .
21 : Eighth Annual Walking Challenge at North Collier Regional Park to benefit Baby Basics of Collier County . 9:30 a . m . Tickets : $ 25 for one walker and a child , $ 10 per additional child . babybasicscollier . org
26-29 : Bonita Springs International Film Festival to benefit the Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs . Tickets : $ 15 per film , $ 75 per special party admission . artcenterbonita . org
27 : Fashion Show at Windstar on Naples Bay to benefit the Literacy Volunteers of Collier County . 11 a . m . Tickets : $ 75 . collierliteracy . org
FEBRUARY 4 : “ From the Heart ” Teen Fashion Show at Barron Collier High School to benefit the K Is for Kids Foundation . 6 p . m . Tickets : $ 10 per adult , $ 5 per student , free for children under 5 . kisforkids . org
7 : Founders Day Luncheon at Royal Poinciana Golf Club to benefit Christ Child Society Naples . 11:15 a . m . Tickets : $ 85 . christchildnaples . org
9 : Feathers & Friends Gala at The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club to benefit Audubon of the Western Everglades . 6 p . m . Tickets : $ 135 . audubonwe . org
10-12 : Everglades Seafood Festival . Everglades City . evergladesseafoodfestival . org
18 : Arts for Freedom to benefit Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships . 7 p . m . Tickets : $ 50 . humantraffickingawareness . org
18 : CREW Concert & Silent Eco- Auction at Riverside Park to benefit CREW Land & Water Trust . 5:30 p . m . Tickets : $ 15 in advance online , $ 20 at the door . crewtrust . org
18-19 : 38th Annual Naples National Art Festival . Downtown Naples . naplesart . org
19 : " From Jazz to Broadway " Concert at Covenant Church of Naples to benefit Laces of Love . 7 p . m . Tickets : $ 50 general ticket , $ 150 premium ticket . lacesoflove . org
MARCH 4 : Hats for Cats at a private club in Port Royal to benefit the Naples Cat Alliance . Noon . Tickets : $ 95 . naplescatalliance . org
5 : Naples Bike Brunch & Family Festival at Lowdermilk Park to benefit the Naples Pathways Coalition . 7 a . m . Tickets : $ 40 . naplespathways . org
5 : Sixth Annual Vagina Monologues at Sugden Community Theatre to benefit Project HELP . 7:30 p . m . Tickets : $ 60 . projecthelpnaples . org
9 : Community Awareness Luncheon at The Ritz- Carlton Golf Resort to benefit Drug Free Collier . 11:30 a . m . Tickets : $ 100 . drugfreecollier . org
11 : Donor Appreciation Party to benefit Theatre- Zone . 4 p . m . Tickets : $ 250 . theatrezone-florida . com
18 : Batfish Bash for the Bay at Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center to benefit Friends of Rookery Bay . 6 p . m . Tickets : $ 195 . rookerybay . org
For holiday events and more area activities , visit our Concierge ’ s Image website , www . conciergesimage . com . Our visitor magazine was created in 1992 to guide guests to the best of SWFL . We are celebrating 25 years of service !
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