Top 5 things to do this weekend in Naples: New art exhibit, comedy, watch football

Dave Osborn, Naples Daily News
Updated ·2 min read

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5. Free concert in Naples

The Naples Jazzmasters Dixieland Band performs weekly summer concerts every 1-3 p.m. Saturday in the Norris Center, Eighth Avenue South and Eighth Street South, Naples. Free but donations are requested and appreciated. Concerts are at the same time and place every Saturday through Sept. 30 except Sept. 9 and Sept. 16. naplesjazzsociety.com

4. Visit a farmers market

People walk the Third Street South Farmers Market in Naples, Florida, on April 17, 2021.
People walk the Third Street South Farmers Market in Naples, Florida, on April 17, 2021.

Start the first weekend in September with a trip to one of many farmers markets in Collier County. Third Street South Farmers Market is open 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot behind Tommy Bahamas. Check out the fresh produce, flowers, pastas, seafood, baked goods, prepared foods, jams, relishes, fresh-roasted coffee and more. Visit naplesnews.com for a full list of farmers markets.

3. Watch first full weekend of college football

Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jordan Travis (13) scores a touchdown. The Florida State Seminoles defeated the Florida Gators 45-38 at Doak Campbell Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jordan Travis (13) scores a touchdown. The Florida State Seminoles defeated the Florida Gators 45-38 at Doak Campbell Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.

College football returns this weekend with a full slate of games to watch at local sports bars. Head to places like either South Street Naples, at Pine Ridge and Goodlette-Frank roads or the Founders Square location off Immokalee Road; any Pelican Larry's in Collier County; Foxboro's along U.S. 41 East or other favorite spots

2. New art exhibit at Baker Museum

Tamara Kostianovsky (Argentine, b. Israel, 1974), Red Wood, 2018. Discarded clothing, 59 by 40 by 62 inches. (Photo by Roni Moca)
Tamara Kostianovsky (Argentine, b. Israel, 1974), Red Wood, 2018. Discarded clothing, 59 by 40 by 62 inches. (Photo by Roni Moca)

Artist Tamara Kostianovsky utilizes repurposed clothing and other textiles to create dynamic works of sculpture that reference humankind’s connections to nature by echoing the forms of birds, tree stumps, plants and cow carcasses. This exhibition, the artist’s first in the southeastern United States, will include new work inspired by the bird and plant life of Southwest Florida. Exhibition runs Sept. 2 through April 7 on first floor of the Baker Museum, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples. artisnaples.org or 239‑597‑1111

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1. Atlanta comedian at Off The Hook

Atlanta comedian Hank Denson performs standup this weekend at Off The Hook Comedy Club in Naples, Florida.
Atlanta comedian Hank Denson performs standup this weekend at Off The Hook Comedy Club in Naples, Florida.

After being closed for a month and $1 million in renovations, Off The Hook has reopened. Atlanta‑comedian Hank Denson performs standup at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1; 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2; and 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, at Off The Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, No. 1100. $25 general admission, plus a fee. offthehookcomedy.com or 239-389-6901

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

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