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  • FREE concerts at the MACC in December by Gulf Coast Youth Jazz Ensembles, MusicWorks!

    November 30, 2025

    The Music & Arts Community Center proudly announces two very special concerts coming up in mid-December, presented by the Gulf Coast Youth Jazz Ensembles and MusicWorks! string ensembles. Both concerts are FREE and open to the public. On Monday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m., the Gulf Coast Youth Jazz Ensembles will present a free concert at …

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  • Gulf Coast Symphony, Scout Troop 3300, and EHAS Inc. team up for Hurricane Melissa Relief Donation Drive

    November 12, 2025

    On Wednesday, Nov. 19 – opening night of Once Upon a Christmastime – the Gulf Coast Symphony, Scout Troop 3300, and Everyone Has a Story Inc. will be partnering to collect donations for the people of Jamaica affected by Hurricane Melissa. The Scouts will be collecting donations in the MACC lobby on Nov. 19 from 6–7pm, before …

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  • An Opera With a Different Tenor

    August 13, 2020

    Shawn Rieschl Johnson Lands a Lead Role Helping the Gulf Coast Symphony’s New Music and Arts Community Center Take the Stage This is not a story about a promising elementary school musician who develops through high school and university to a career that may or may not be teaching or performing music before finding a home …

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  • Furloughed Government Employees Welcome To Enjoy Bond & More

    January 17, 2019

    The Gulf Coast Symphony invites all furloughed government employees to join them as guests for Bond and More, an evening of iconic music from the cinematic adventures of James Bond and other action thrillers.

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  • MusicWorks! launches GoFundMe campaign

    September 19, 2016

    Gulf Coast Symphony has launched a GoFundMecampaign to raise $25,000 for its MusicWorks! kids program.

    The after-school program uses musical instruments to empower kids in the Harlem Heights community of Fort Myers, help them achieve their full potential and positively affect their society through music, according to a symphony press release.

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