YOUR WEEKEND SLICE

Friday

🍊 Star Wars Night for the Florida Everblades. 7:30pm. (Estero)

🍊 Movie in the Park - Family friendly movie night under the stars. Popcorn, chips, and soda available for purchase. Featured Movie: Barbie. 6:00pm (Marco Island)

Saturday

🍊 Third Street Farmers Market has fresh produce, flowers, pastas, seafood, pastries & baked goods, prepared foods, jams, relishes, fresh roasted coffee and much more. 7:30 - 11:30am. (Olde Naples)

🍊 Vanderbilt Farmers Market is North Naples largest, longest running, year round, pet & family friendly Farmers Market! 8:00 - 1:00pm. (Vanderbilt)

🍊 ‘Into the Breeches’ at Gulfshore Playhouse: In 1942, a passionate, albeit inexperienced, band of actresses move from the sidelines to centerstage to mount an ambitious Shakespearean production. Will their performance be a victory on the home front or a disaster of epic proportions? 2:00pm and 7:30pm (Olde Naples) 

🍊 Visit Revs Institute! Revs Institute is a haven for scholars, preservationists, and passionate connoisseurs of automotive history. The museum in Naples, Florida is a working facility and home to the Miles Collier Collections — over one hundred significant automobiles built between 1896 and 1995. All visitors must reserve tickets online for specific dates and times in advance. 10:00 - 4:00pm. (Airport)

Sunday

🍊 Tina - The Tina Turner Musical - An uplifting comeback story like no other, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, this electrifying sensation will send you soaring. One of the best selling artists of all time, Tina Turner won 12 Grammy Awards, and her live shows were seen by millions — with more concert tickets sold than any other solo performer in music history. 2:00pm and 7:30pm. (Pelican Bay)

🍊 Naples National Art Fair - Naples Art Institute presents the 45th Annual National Art Fair held within scenic Cambier Park in the heart of Downtown Naples, one block from the premier shopping and dining district of 5th Avenue South. A competitive juried event, the National Art Fair is a fine art and craft show that showcases the work of artists in 17 different categories including painting, jewelry, watercolor, ceramics, metal, sculpture, and wood. It is consistently voted among the Top 200 Art Shows in the nation by Sunshine Artist Magazine. 5:00 - 9:00pm. (Olde Naples)

FOR HAPPY HOUR 🍸

The French has a daily happy hour from 2:30 - 6:30 pm that features $5 beers; $8 wines by the glass; $9 cocktails and $8-$22 small plates. (Olde Naples)

IN THE NEWS

Naples Pier design plan nearing finalization. 🌅

Napes Pier restoration efforts moved forward in October with the 90% design plan being approved by Naples City Council. The complete design of the landmark, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ian in 2022, will be ready soon, city Parks, Recreation and Facilities Director Chad Merritt said.  

Once the 100% design plan is finalized, the city will put the project out for bid.  

Merritt provided a rundown to the Council at a Feb. 20 workshop on how layout of construction of the more than $20 million project and how it could affect surrounding areas. (GB)

DOWN FOR A DRIVE? 🚘

JP Saxe ‘A Gray Area Tour’ is going to be in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday the 24th at 7:00pm. (FLL)

FUN FACT 🐊

Florida is the only state to have two rivers with the same name, the Withlacoochee. (Source)

GIF OF THE WEEK 🎤