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3 To Do: Ring tones, comedy benefit, more
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1. Starts Wednesday: ‘With This Ring’
Four couples. Four stories. One wedding ring. Joe Simonelli s ”With This Ring” is the story of a wedding band that travels over five generations and changing beliefs.
At 8 p.m., Wednesdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m, Saturdays and Sundays, April 21-May 9. The Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island.
Tickets: $38.50. Information: TheMarcoPlayers.com or 239-642-7270.
2. This weekend: Poetry slam
Poets perform original works in a competition, judged for factors including manner, performance and enthusiasm.
Prizes are $500 for first place, $200 for second place and $100 for third. Cost to attend: $10.
SWFLA To Do List: Lynne Koplitz at Off the Hook, more
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‘Best of Bacharach’
At 7:30 p.m., April 17, 22- 24, 2 p.m. April 17, 18, 25. TheatreZone, G&L Theatre, The Community School of Naples, 13275 Livingston Road, Naples. A helping of the prolific hitmaker s works, from “Anyone Who Had a Heart” to “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head” with vocal stars, orchestra and choreography. $50-$85. Information: theatre.zone or 888-966-3352.
Brendan Schaub at Off the Hook
The comedian performs April 16-17 at Off The Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, No. 1100. $35 general admission, plus a fee. 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, April 16; and 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17. Information: offthehookcomedy.com or 239-389-6901.
3 To Do: Cat talk, Stern Series, more
Marco Eagle
1. Zoom In: ‘A Second Shot at Life’: The Key Marco Cat
At 2 p.m., March 5, Marco Island Historical Society Curator of Collections Austin J. Bell traces the 12,000-mile journey that the Key Marco Cat has made since its discovery on Marco Island in 1896 by archaeologist and anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing.
The Marco Island Historical Museum is located at 180 S. Heathwood Drive. The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, and the site is handicapped accessible.
Face coverings are required for entry, and social distancing and sanitizing practices are being followed.