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( 239-213-3357;
www.cafelurcat.com
;
494 5th Ave; dinner $24-39; 5-10pm)
Slip into your sexiest clothes for Naples' hippest, most stylish scene. The cafe upstairs has
formal dining beneath a vaulted ceiling with a Chagall-inspired mural. The trendy down-
stairs lounge features low leather banquettes, an under-lit glass bar and live jazz on week-
ends. The tapas menu is served in both areas, and features eclectic takes on Chinese BBQ,
sea bass in miso and great salads. The bar stays open until midnight.
Entertainment
Naples Philharmonic
CLASSICAL MUSIC
( 239-597-1900;
www.artisnaples.org
;
5833 Pelican Bay Blvd)
Naples' 85-piece Philharmonic Orchestra is increasingly recognized as one of the country's
best young orchestras. Adrey Boreyko was named as music director in 2013. The season
runs from June to September, but the Artis complex within which it lives runs a year-round
schedule of concerts and performances, including many events for children.
Sugden Community Theatre
THEATER
(
239-263-7990;
www.naplesplayers.org
; 701 5th Ave; tickets $35;
box office 10am-4pm Mon-Fri,
to 1pm Sat)
Home of the Naples Players, the Sugden boasts two state-of-the-art stages on whose
boards it enacts seven main-stage performances and four studio productions each year, in-
cluding four KidzAct performances. It's well attended so book ahead.
Shopping
For upscale boutiques and other ritzy shopping, stroll Old Naples'
3rd St S Shops
(
www.thirdstreetsouth.com
)
or wander 5th Ave S. For seaside trinkets, pink flamingos and
jaunty harborside tourist trap.
Farmers Market
MARKET
(cnr 3rd St S & Gordon Dr;
7:30-11:30am Sat)
