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Naples Events in January

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Real Estate Agent with Direct Home Rentals
Most visitors to Naples are content to spend their days lounging on the beach, perfecting their golf game or angling for the big ones on a fishing charter. However, if art, music, food, sports tournaments and other fun events sound appealing, then you’ll find plenty to choose from during your stay in Southwest Florida.
January 1, 2007 - Ring in the New

Jorge Mester, music director/conductor Shana Blake Hill, soprano and Randall Bills, tenor With renowned dancer Alec Lazo and partner Highlights: Strauss – Blue Danube Waltz Suppe – Light Cavalry Overture And other favorite waltzes and polkas! Let Maestro Mester be your guide on this spectacular journey to the European music capitals of Paris and Vienna! Highlights of this unforgettable celebration include music from Offenbach’s delightful Gaite Parisienne, arias and duets from the operetta La Pericole, Gabriel Pierne’s charming March of the Lead Soldiers and Johann Strauss’ Emperor Waltz and Jaeger Polka. Also featured will be familiar 19th-century French classics and selections that bring to life the splendor and magic of Old Vienna

Location: Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Hayes Hall

5833 Pelican Bay Blvd.
Naples, FL 34108

Contact: 239-597-1900
Hours: 8 pm

Admission: $79


January 7, 2007 - One Thousand and One Nights State Ballet Theatre of Russia

One of Russia’s oldest and most respected ballet companies presents the exotic and colorful One Thousand and One Nights. This enchanting ballet recounts magical legends from the land of the Arabian Nights — brought to life with evocative choreography and sumptuous sets and costumes. Established in 1912, the State Ballet Theatre of Russia has worked with many of the world’s most renowned conductors and directors, earning an international reputation for its full-scale productions. A delightful adventure awaits — in this acclaimed version of One Thousand and One Nights.

Location: Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Hayes Hall

5833 Pelican Bay Blvd.
Naples, FL 34108

Contact: 239-597-1900
Hours: 8 pm

Admission: Adult: $48; Student: $29

 

January 11, 2007 - January 14, 2007 - 2007 Naples Boat Show! Celebrating 40 years!

Collier County's premier boat show in the Naples-Marco Island area. In a new, expanded location at the Collier County Fairgrounds, the show features displays by over 20 area boat dealers and some 80 related businesses.

Location: Marine Industries Association of Collier County, Collier County Fairgrounds

Collier County Fairgrounds
Naples, FL FL

Contact: 239-774-6329
Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Thursday - Sunday

Admission: $10.00 for adults (children under 15 free)


January 26, 2007 - January 27, 2007 - Goodland Mullet Festival

Soak up the sun along with a lot of local color at this annual celebration of seafood, arts, music and fun in Goodland. The highlight is the annual Buzzard Lope Queen dance contest, inspired by Stan's song about buzzards. Soak up plenty of Stan's unique brand of musical entertainment, wit and wisdom in a fun festival atmosphere.

Location: Stan's Idle Hour in Goodland
In the Village of Goodland on Marco Island

221 Goodland Drive
Marco Island, FL 34140

Contact: 239-394-3041   Website
Hours: Friday evening; all day Saturday & Sunday

Admission: Free


January 20, 2007 - January 21, 2007 - Celebration of Arts & Culture Festival

The "celebration" will be an all encompassing arts event for the community. Taking place on the grounds of the Art League and in the street of Winterberry Drive, this expanded version offers greater exposure to the arts and entertainment. This event will feature ajuried fine art show, an antique car show, street performers, live music, festive food and drink and a Children's Discovery area.

Location: In the street of Winterberry Drive

Winterberry Drive
Marco Island, FL 34145

Contact: 239-394-4221   Website
Hours: TBA

Admission: FREE



January 31, 2007 - February 24, 2007 - The Retreat from Moscow

"A couple, Alice and Edward, are inextricably linked, yet after 33 years their relationship is breaking down. Alice compares the rending of their marriage to Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow. Their stylized emotional language is becoming lost, and as a translator, they have only their adult son. "The play is no less comic than sad, always thought through...expressed in the most eloquently tender or exquisitely wounding language."John Simon, New York Magazine.

Location: At Sugden Community Theatre

701 5th Avenue South
Naples, FL FL

Contact: (239) 434-7340

Hours: Wednesday through Saturday; start at 8 p.m. Sunday Matinees at 2 p.m. Always check you ticket for the exact date and time of your performance.

Admission: Adults $30 for non–musicals and $35.00 for musicals , $10 students age 18 and under.