The Alliance for the Arts received a grant from the Southwest Florida Community Foundation to provide improved theatre accessibility for persons with visual or hearing impairment. This project includes wheelchair accessibility, amplified audio and audio described performances. “Our senses of hearing and sight connect us to people, the arts, music, theatre and our environment,” says…
July 10, 2017
The Alliance for the Arts GreenMarket will continue free backyard farming workshops at 10:30 a.m. every Saturday morning in July. This year’s workshop series is titled “When the Shelves Go Bare” and deals with increased concerns about a potential future food shortage. The next workshop in the series, “Pickling and Canning,” will be presented by…
June 30, 2017
Theatre Conspiracy at the Alliance for the Arts presents the first production of its 2017-18 season: Women in Jeopardy by Wendy MacLeod and directed by Bill Taylor. Modern, fun and flirtatious, Women in Jeopardy tells the story of three divorced women trying to cope with being single mothers, the dating scene and the dangers of…
June 27, 2017
Lee County’s Nonprofit Arts and Culture Industry Generates $140.1 million in Economic Activity and Supports 3,875 Jobs Annually, According to Americans for the Arts Arts Industry Returns $18.8 in Revenue to Local and State Coffers The nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $140.1 million in annual economic activity in Lee County—supporting 3,875 full-time equivalent jobs,…
June 17, 2017
The Alliance for the Arts GreenMarket will continue free backyard farming workshops at 10:30 a.m. every Saturday morning in June and July. This year’s workshop series is titled “When the Shelves Go Bare” and deals with increased concerns about a potential future food shortage. The next workshop in the series, “Growing Medicinal Herbs” will be…
June 16, 2017
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