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The Acoustic Music Society of Southwest Florida presents three hours of live bluegrass music in the theatre at the Alliance for the Arts on Sunday, February 8 from 2-5PM. The concert features Paddle Faster, Pain in the Grass, and Banyan Bluegrass.

Tickets are $8 at the door, or $6 for Alliance members. Seating is open and first come, first serve. Children 12 and under are free if accompanied by an adult. Pre-sale tickets are not available. Doors open at 1:30PM. The Sunday afternoon concert series continues on March 15 with Captain Joe & the Bottom Feeders and North Carolina based Nu-Blu, who return to the Alliance stage for a special two hour set.

Outdoor Family Movie Nights continue the Alliance for the Arts on Friday, February 6 at 7PM with Charlotte’s Web. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and coolers and enjoy this classic story under the stars with your family and friends!

In Charlotte’s Web, Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that he is bound for the dinner table. So, he hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

The Outdoor Family Movie Night series continues on Friday, March 6 at 7:30PM with Mr. Popper’s Penguins, and concludes on Friday, April 10 at 8PM with Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest.  A suggested $5 family donation helps ensure continued free family programming at the Alliance.

Support for Family Movie Night generously provided by Briers CPA, DinoLingo.com Language Learning Programs for Kids, Internet Services Group of Florida (ISG), Pediatric Dentistry of Fort Myers-Dr. Tim Verwest, Riverside Realty, Staging Matters, and Winged Foot Title.

Members of the Alliance for the Arts will discuss The Lacuna by bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver on Tuesday, February 17 at 6:30PM. The monthly Member Gallery Book Club meets the third Tuesday of every month. It’s one of the many benefits of an Alliance Membership.

In her first novel in nine years, Barbara Kingsolver, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, tells the story of Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds—an unforgettable protagonist whose search for identity will take readers to the heart of the twentieth century’s most tumultuous events.

The Member Gallery Book Club continues the third Tuesday of the month through April. Alliance individual memberships are $50 annually, families can join for $75 per year, and college students can become a member for just $15. Membership benefits include 20% discounts on all classes & camps, free open studio sessions, discounts on concert & theatre tickets, and member only exhibition opportunities. Click HERE to become a member today.