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 August might have been a slower month for us, but we are ramping it up this -September! Check out our year-in-a-making Storm Stories Juried Exhibition beginning Sept 1. Grab tickets for Songs & Stories with Denny Laine or catch a Southern Circuit film in our new Art House Cinema. Learn about failures, see a live podcast taping or celebrate Hispanic Heritage! And that is only the beginning! Best of all-September has a class for every age and ability, from yoga to digital arts! September’s Featured Gallery Exhibit  Storm Stories: A Juried Exhibition In the Gallery September 1-30 • Soft Opening Reception: Sept 1, 5-7pm • This free event will include beverages. Closing reception: September 28, 5-7pm • This free event will include light bites by Jayne Baker and refreshments. Join us to honor and memorialize the one year anniversary of Hurricane Ian making landfall. Our September Gallery is a year in the making. This Juried Exhibition is in conjunction with the oral history project, Storm Stories. We created this project in the wake of Hurricane Ian. We saw a great need for healing in our community after the devastating storm. By collecting stories of people’s experiences during the storm and by asking local artists to use their experiences to create art, we hope to help our community find beauty and begin the process of healing. Theatre Gallery Artist: Hope: The Others Side of Hurricane Ian shows how the deadly storm united people in the one thing that couldn’t be destroyed. Hope. Families, friends and volunteers across Southwest Florida met moments of hurt with hopeful acts of caring. Nonprofits, businesses and government agencies provided vital resources and infrastructure repairs. These compelling moments captured in pictures, reflect the endured hurt and shared determination of people — to keep hope alive. In the Member’s Gallery: Tamara Culp and Jodi Enders In the Theatre: For those of us who live at the shoreline by Sasha Wortzel Find Out More → View All Events → In the Theatre this September  Youth Theatre Presents Addams Family Young @ Part Sept 29-Oct 1 • Celebrate the wackiness in every family with our best-selling Broadway musical adapted for middle school-age performers! Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family whom her parents have never met. She confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do some- thing he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Find Out More → Get Tickets →  Songs & Stories with Denny Laine Thursday, Sept 7, 7-9:30 pm • Denny Laine, two-time Grammy® Award winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® inductee, and founding member of both The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles band, Wings, will bring his intimate “Songs & Stories” show to Alliance for the Arts. The 90-minute “Songs & Stories” show features Denny performing solo acoustic versions of songs from his expansive career including his days with The Moody Blues, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Wings and others. He’ll share songs by some of the artists that inspired him as a young musician as well as songs he had a hand in that earned him a place in Rock & Roll history. A natural storyteller, Denny recounts behind-the-scenes anecdotes about some of the legendary musicians he has worked with and the places he has been throughout his remarkable career. Find Out More → View All Events →  F*ckUp Nights Sunday, Sept 8, 7-9:00 pm • JetSetState and Alliance for the Arts present: Fuckup Nights – Fort Myers We are excited to share that Fuckup Nights is coming back to SWFL and has officially launched its own chapter. Join us on Friday, September 8th for a night to remember. What’s Fuckup Nights you ask? Fuckup Nights is a global movement present in more than 300 cities and 90 countries, where stories of failure are shared, focusing on the human side of the failures, and celebrating the learning instead of stigmatizing failure. In this event, you will hear from some of SWFL’s most known Artists, Makers, Movers, and Shakers share the biggest failure of their careers, what went wrong, and what they learned. After each story, we will allow some time for questions, letting curiosity and conversation flourish. Don’t miss out on this unique experience! Your $50 ticket includes admission and a cocktail. Find Out More → View All Events →  FREE Healing Massage or Reiki Saturdays, Sept 9-30, 10-12:00 pm • We’re hosting 4 Saturday sessions where professional massage and Reiki therapists donate their time to provide 15-minute sessions for those who were impacted by Hurricane Ian. 9/9-First Responders, 9/16-Anyone who Stayed, 9/23-Anyone who suffered a loss 9/30-Educators Find Out More → View All Storm Stories Events →  Three Song Stories Live Sunday, Sept 16, 6:00 pm • Three Song Stories is an exploration of the power music has to connect us to times, places, people, and emotions from our lives. The show bring out the guests’ personalities, and personal histories, by mining the connections music has made during their lifetimes. It’s also a chance to sit back and listen to the eclectic mix of songs the guests have chosen for their ultimate musical memory short list. The Guest of Honor is our very own Terry Tincher! Find Out More → View All Events →  Vamonos de Parche Sunday, Sept 17, 11-5:00 pm • Join us as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Alliance with Vamonos de Parche. Food trucks, games, music, kids activities and raffles! We are showing our appreciation for the culinary and performing arts, while cultivating community connections while supporting small and local businesses of Fort Myers. Come experience cultural foods from your local SWFL Community and join us for what is sure to be a fun, free, and family friendly event! Music provided by DJ Sway J. Interested in being involved in this event? We’re looking for local artists and sponsors! Email [email protected] or [email protected] for Spanish. Find Out More → View All Events →  One Pint at a Time Wednesday, Sept 20, 6-9:00 pm • Craft beer generates tens of billions of dollars annually for the US economy. Despite beer’s Egyptian and African heritage, these traditions have been mostly forgotten and are rarely found in American brewing culture. At present, Black and Brown-owned breweries make up less than 1% of the nearly 9,500 breweries in operation. Eager to shift the historical perception of who makes and drinks beer, Black and Brown brewers, brand owners and influencers across the country are reshaping the craft beer industry and the future of America’s favorite adult beverage. Join us in our Art House Cinema, as we present this independent film in partnership with South Arts and their Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Tampa based brewery Bastet Brewing, also featured in the film, will be in attendance pouring two of their craft beers for those 21+. Find Out More → View All Events →  Check Out Our Gift Shop Normal Business Hours • Did you know we have a gift shop FULL of unique, one-of-a-kind items crafted by our Alliance Members? Everything from jewelry and greeting cards to artwork and books! The gift shop is open during business hours, so be sure to swing by and find your next treasure. Check Out Our E-Store → Become a Vendor → Call to Artists  Art in Flight Submissions due August 21, 2023 • We live in a rapidly changing world, from technology to our physical environments, it can feel daunting to try to keep up. For this exhibition, we ask artists to meditate on themes of change through a hopeful lens. Artists are asked to create work that explores ideas of growth, progress, and resilience. Artworks can represent the artist’s personal self-growth or images that relate to growth they see in the world around them. Artworks will feature traditional media such as painting and drawing but alternative approaches to mixed media or fiber arts are also encouraged. Artwork will be on display at RSW from September 2023-February 2024. Download the Prospectus→ Find out More →  Wednesday Night Market Wednesday, Sept 13• Join us under the stars every second Wednesday of the month from 5 pm to 8 pm for our pop-up Market. We feature a selection of art, live music, food trucks and beer and wine. Interested in becoming a vendor? Contact Danny at [email protected] Find Out More → View All Events →  Open Mic at Wednesday Night Market Wednesday, Sept 13 • Join us for the first Open Mic at the Night Market, celebrating local musicians. Enjoy live performances in a vibrant atmosphere. Register online to participate. Basic sound system provided. Limited to one song or 5 minutes per performer. Spread the word and join us for an evening of talent and community spirit! Interested in participating? Contact Danny at [email protected] Find Out More → View All Events →  Art Classes for All Ages and Abilities Your creative journey starts with you, so pick your level and don’t stop until you get to your destination. Stay connected and inspired from your living room, kitchen table or studio with our online art classes or connect outdoors or in our classroom. Upcoming classes include: ADULT & TEEN –Zentangle for the Seasons (13+) –Gentle Yoga & Meditation –Beginner Bonsai Workshop –Beginner’s Oil Painting with Terry Lynn (16+) –Bring Your Own Bonsai Tree Workshop –Watercolor Painting (16+) –Fluid Art: Dutch Pour Intensive Workshop –Wire-wrapped Jewelry Making (15+) –Step-by-Step Batik-Blue Pots –College Level 1300C Drawing Course with Francesco (18+) –Jazz Dance for FitnessBeginning Belly Dance (18+) 6:15-7:15pm –Beginning Belly Dance (18+) 7:30-8:30 pm –Cosmic Bonsai Workshop with Laurent Darrieux –Neurographica (13+) –The Art of Ukrainian Pysanka Eggs Workshop –Painting with Terry Lynn AM (16+) –Painting with Terry Lynn Afternoon (16+) –Painting with Terry Lynn Studio (16+) –Workshop Series: Getting Your Art into Retail Environments –Embroidery for Beginners (14+) –Art Seekers 7th-12th Grade –Hula Dance (10+) –Abstract Garden & Meditation –Ceramics Hand-Building Workshop –Meaning in Contemporary Painting (18+) –Discovering SoulCollage YOUTH –Art Seekers: K-3rd Grade –Portrait Drawing for Teens (12-16) –Art Seekers: 4th-6th Grades –Art Seekers: Pre-K –Free Famly ArtLab –Creative Studio for Teens (12-18) –Tierra & Friends World Movement and Music (0-6) –TikTok Tuesdays for Tweens & Teens (10-16) –Manga Painting & Pizza (12-18) –Free Famly ArtLab Register → View All Classes →  Free Family ArtLab Saturday, September 16 • Make creativity part of your family routine the 3rd Saturday of each month during Family Art Lab! Drop in for free, hands-on family fun from 10 a.m. to noon. Explore something new every month like art making, gallery activities, games and more – all inspired by artworks on view in the gallery, famous artists, national holidays and artistic traditions around the world. For September we will be working on a Resiliency Garden sign to commemorate the year anniversary of Hurricane Ian, and to honor all those impacted. All ages and abilities are encouraged to participate. Family Art Labs are free and open to the public, but a $10 suggested family donation keeps programming affordable and accessible. Find Out More → View All Events → SAVE THE DATE  Rocky Horror Picture Show Outdoor Movie Event 2023 Saturday, October 14 • Back, bigger and wilder than ever, the Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show outdoor movie event returns to the Alliance for the Arts on October 14th! This nocturnal tradition has been tantalizing audiences for over 40 years. Be part of the long tradition of crowd participation as guests are encouraged to dance along to the Time Warp, yell back at the movie, and throw props in time with the action on screen and our shadow cast. The event includes a costume contest, food trucks, raffles, vendors, prop bags and a night under the stars with 700 of your favorite Transylvanians! Please bring your own blankets and lawn chairs – coolers are not permitted. Gates open at 6 p.m. Movie starts at dusk. GA, VIP and Sponsorships available. Find Out More → View All Events →  Fringe Fort Myers 2024- Applications Open Now! May 30-June 2, 2024 • Fringe Fort Myers is an un-juried Festival via a lottery system. In order to be considered for Fringe Fort Myers 2024 (May 30 – June 2, 2024), your application for the Lottery Drawing must be submitted no later than Friday, December 8, 2023, at 5 p.m. EST. Lottery Drawing will occur on Monday, December 18, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. Fringe Fort Myers is dedicated to supporting independent performers and artists while creating opportunities for diverse communities to experience boundary-pushing theatre and live performances at affordable rates. Find Out More → View All Events →    Alliance for the Arts • ArtInLee.org 239-939-2787 • 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers Membership • Donate • Classes • Exhibits • Theatre • Digital Arts Lab  |