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The reasons for the cancelation of the Itzhak Perlman concert in Southwest Florida were “challenges surrounding state COVID requirements.”

Southwest Florida Symphony’s search for its next music director is a much less formal process than the last time it had to find a maestro.

Southwest Florida Symphony’s search for its next music director is a much less formal process than the last time it had to find a maestro.

Dear Reader, As I greeted students walking across the commencement stage to receive their diplomas in May, I felt a great sense of pride as well as relief. It’s good to be back, I thought to myself.  Of course, there was still evidence of the pandemic that forced us to empty campus in the first place. The students were socially distanced on the track field, with only two guests allowed. We all remained masked. And instead of handshakes, I congratulated our Class of 2021 with elbow bumps.  

Country-music star Jason Aldean hits the road this summer with a new tour, including an October stop in Southwest Florida. Aldean will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, at Hertz Arena. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, but pre-sales start Tuesday, May 18. Aldean announced his Back in the Saddle 2021 Tour on his website Saturday and at Tennessee concert venue The Bonnaroo Farm. The tour starts Aug. 5 in Virginia Beach. “It’s been emotional being back on stage with my band for the first time in a year this weekend,” Aldean said on his website. “It’s made us all even mor...