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Readers' Choice Best of the Gulfshore 2016: Arts & Entertainment

Our readers' picks for the best of the best in Southwest Florida

BY May 27, 2016

Presenting the winners of our annual readers’ poll

The winners were determined by hundreds of ballots from Gulfshore Life readers. The top winner is listed first in each category, followed by the two finalists (more in the case of a tie). The finalists are listed alphabetically, not in order of votes received.

Art Gallery

Collier

Winner

Harmon-Meek Gallery

 

Finalists

Artis—Naples/The Baker Museum

Up Art and Design Gallery Contemporary

 

Lee

Winner

Arts for ACT

 

Finalists

Alliance for the Arts

Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center

 

Dance Studio

Collier

Winner

Johnny and Lisa Dance

 

Finalists

Études de Ballet

Repun Tango

 

Lee

Winner

Aki’s Ballroom Dance Studio

 

Finalists

The Dance Warehouse

Fred Astair

 

Live Show Venue

Collier

Winner

Artis—Naples

 

Finalists

Seminole Casino Immokalee

Sugden Community Theatre

 

Lee

Winner

Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall

 

Finalists

Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre

Florida Repertory Theatre

 

Movie Theater

Collier

Winner

Silverspot Cinema

 

Finalists

Paragon Pavilion

Regal Hollywood Stadium 20

 

Lee

Winner

Prado Stadium 12

 

Finalists

Regal Bell Tower Stadium 20

Regal Gulf Coast Stadium 16 & IMAX

 

Museum

Collier

Winner

Conservancy of Southwest Florida

 

Finalists

The Baker Museum

Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples: C’MON

 

Lee

Winner

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

 

Finalists

Imaginarium Science Center

Southwest Florida Museum of History

 

Performing Arts Group

Collier

Winner

The Naples Players

 

Finalists

Artis—Naples

Gulfshore Playhouse

 

Lee

Winner

Florida Repertory Theatre

 

Finalists

Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall

Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre

 

Place to People-Watch

Collier

Winner

Fifth Avenue South

 

Finalists

Mercato

Naples Pier

 

Lee

Winner

Bell Tower Shops

 

Finalists

Downtown Fort Myers

Fort Myers Beach

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