Submit calendar listings and high-resolution photos to events@floridaweekly.com. Email text, jpegs or Word documents are accepted. No pdfs or photos of fliers, please. The deadline for calendar submissions is noon Friday for the following week’s publication. ART On View - The Visual Arts Center exhibition “New Beginnings,” a non-themed juried show, is on display beginning
Military museum hosts day for Iraq, Afghanistan vets The Military Heritage Museum, 900 W. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda, will host a free admission day for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn on Tuesday, Jan. 17. At 11 a.m. a.m. and 1 p.m., Lt.
“Opera to Broadway, American Composers” to tour this month. COURTESY PHOTO The high season Community Concerts kick off with a tour of “Opera to Broadway, American Composers” beginning Jan. 19 at the Gulf Theater in Punta Gorda. The concert program will explore how opera influenced American musical theater, starting with early 20th century works by
Gardens Aglow Through Dec. 21 The Peace River Botanical and Sculpture Garden’s family-friendly annual holiday experience has been extended to 12 nights this year, every Sunday through Wednesday during the first three weeks in December. Guests will experience a walking tour of thousands of twinkling lights, animated displays, s’mores and hot cocoa stations, crafts