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THIS WEEKEND! Bonita Springs National ART FESTIVAL MARCH 4 & 5 Saturday & Sunday, 10am-5pm Riverside Park, Downtown Bonita Springs Don't miss the final art festival of the season, this weekend in beautiful Riverside Park. Meet and buy from hundreds of artists displaying a wide variety of magnificent artwork. Bring the whole family out to see the art!

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Coming Up…

OMB! Open Mic Bonita Come strut your stuff on stage at our monthly Open Mic Night. Performers get in free, and it's only $10 to be in the audience. Join us for a fun night! Thursday, March 2 BUY NOW

Compton & Bennett in A Cracker at The Ritz A special musical comedy poking fun at all things Florida. Tuesday, March 7 BUY NOW Additional Dates March 14, April 4

FUNNY FRIDAYS— Funny Shorts LIVE! Enjoy a night of funny short plays, plus, wear funny shorts and you could win tickets to an upcoming show. Friday, March 10 BUY NOW

Bruce in The USA The World's #1 Tribute to Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Starring Matt Ryan from Legends in Concert, Las Vegas Friday, March 17 BUY NOW

NEW—Double Feature Day NUNS ON FILM! Enjoy two nun-centric classics: • THE SINGING NUN, 2pm • SISTER ACT, 7pm Saturday, March 18 BUY TICKETS Plus, a double feature of food trucks Mama Maria's Italian Cusine & Royal Scoop Ice Cream

The Divine Sister A Comedy Play by Charles Busch Can a plucky mother superior save the convent and our immoral world with just a guitar, a bicycle, and her novice charges? Damn right, she can! “The gleefully twisted tale of the  secret lives of nuns.” —NY Times March 23-April 2 BUY NOW

MAR 11 Alan Doyle-Limited Availability MAR 22 Annual Luncheon-Linda Kenyon as Julia Child MAR 29 Lunch & Lecture: Music & the Movies APR 01 YARD & ART SALE-10-2, Visual Arts Center APR 07 Frank Blocker One-Man Show: Southern Gothic Novel APR 14-16 Footloose: The Musical APR 22 You Raise Me Up: Music of Josh Groban & Friends APR 28 Doug Cameron & Family APR 29 Appalachian Road Show MAY 11-21 Stage It! Ten-Minute Play Festival JULY 27-Aug 6 The Odd Couple-Female Version

ADULT EDUCATION—

Lunch & Lecture Series

Volunteer Opportunities

YOUTH EDUCATION—

Youth Theatre Productions

Youth Theatre Workshops

EXHIBITIONS— CFABS Galleries are free and open to the public. Buy select works directly from the artists. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Centers.

BEING HUMAN March 3-30, Visual Arts Center Main Gallery Artists are challenged to portray the human figure in any media or artistic style. In so doing, some may provide a glimpse of the humanity in Being Human. RICHARD DIEDRICH March 3-30, Visual Arts Center Tranovich Gallery In the first solo exhibition of his architectural watercolors, architect, and artist Richard J. Diedrich, FAIA presents eighteen original paintings of structures in historic Bonita Springs.  OPEN HOUSE March 10, 6-8pm, Visual Arts Center Exhibitions Opening Reception, Live Music by Local Artists, Artist Demonstrations, Book Signing by Richard Diedrich, Light Bites & Beverages Participate in the Open House CFABS FACULTY EXHIBITION, March 15-April 10, Performing Arts Center FEMALE FOCUS April 7-27, Visual Arts Center Main Gallery Paintings and collages by Shirley Blake, colorful realism by Ruth Epstein, inner landscapes by B. Deborah Vahab, and expressive abstracts by Julie Olander ART OF BETTY HARPER April 7-27, Visual Arts Center Tranovich Gallery OPEN HOUSE April 14, 6-8pm, Visual Arts Center Participate in the Open House ART OF STEPHEN JOHNSON April 21-June 14, Performing Arts Center

CENTERS FOR THE ARTS BONITA SPRINGS 2 CENTERS—1 MISSION—ARTS FOR ALL Center for Performing Arts • 10150 Bonita Beach Rd Center for Visual Arts • 26100 Old 41 Rd 239.495.8989

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