Top 5 things to do this weekend in Naples, Bonita Springs: Jazz musician, photo exhibit

Dave Osborn, Naples Daily News
Updated ·2 min read

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5. WWE at Hertz on Saturday night

Bianca Belair chooses Tennessee to defeat Florida on the ESPN College GameDay show outside of Ayres Hall on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. The flagship ESPN college football pregame show returned for the tenth time to Knoxville as the No. 12 Vols hosted the No. 22 Gators.
Bianca Belair chooses Tennessee to defeat Florida on the ESPN College GameDay show outside of Ayres Hall on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. The flagship ESPN college football pregame show returned for the tenth time to Knoxville as the No. 12 Vols hosted the No. 22 Gators.

WWE SuperShow features wrestlers performing at Hertz Arena, including Cody Rhodes, Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley and Kevin Ownes. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at the arena, 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero. $20-$115. Parking on site $30 (plus taxes, fees). 239-948-7825 or hertzarena.comhttps://www.hertzarena.com

4. Enjoy KidzAct 'Beauty and the Beast' in Naples

Disney's "Beauty and the Beast Jr.": See the Naples Players' KidzAct youth theater adaptation of the popular 1991 Disney animated musical film. Four shows at various times July 28-30 at Naples United Methodist Church, 5200 Crayton Road, Naples. $20. More at naplesplayers.org.

3. Iranian born, SoCal raised comic in Naples

Comedian and actor Amir K. ― born in Tehran, Iran, and raised in Southern California, who co-starred on "MADtv" in 1995 and was in 2012 film "Argo" ― performs standup at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 27; 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 28; 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday, July 29; and 6 p.m. Sunday, July 30, at Off The Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, No. 1100. $25 general admission, plus a fee. offthehookcomedy.com or 239-389-6901

2. Jazz musician in Bonita Springs

Loston Harris
Loston Harris

New York City jazz pianist and vocalist Loston Harris kicks off summer concerts at Arts Bonita. He’ll perform smooth, soulful interpretations of tunes. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29. $42-$49. Arts Bonita Center for Performing Arts, 10150 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs. 495-8989 or artsbonita.org

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1. Powerful photo exhibit at Baker Museum

"WH Woodside, CO Fight, San Quentin State Prison, April 8, 1961" by unknown photographer and part of the Prison Nation exhibit at the Baker Museum in Naples.
"WH Woodside, CO Fight, San Quentin State Prison, April 8, 1961" by unknown photographer and part of the Prison Nation exhibit at the Baker Museum in Naples.

"Prison Nation" ― a new exhibition on the third floor of the Baker Museum ― looks at how can images tell the story of mass incarceration in the U.S. and how can photographs visualize a reality that disproportionately affects people of color and, for many, remains outside of view. Exhibit runs through Sept. 17 at the museum in Artis—Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples. artisnaples.org or 239-597-1111

Dave Osborn is the regional features editor of the Naples Daily News and News-Press. Follow him on Instagram and Threads @lacrossewriter and on Twitter @NDN_dosborn.

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