>> IT IS 9.33. AND IT'S ALMOST THE WEEKEND, RIGHT? MAYBE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN FESTIVE TO DO. AND SO WE HAVE YOU COVERED. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THIS TIME OF YEAR IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RECORDING ARTIST CAME IN IS BACK WITH US MAKING A RARE FRIDAY DUE TO SOME BREAKING NEWS YESTERDAY. HE'S GIVING US THAT LOCALS PERSPECTIVE. SOME OF THE BEST THINGS HAPPENING ALL AROUND TOWN. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING OUR AREA. I'M GREAT. IT IS A FRIDAY. THERE'S A LOT GOG ON. HE'S GOT SOME REALLY COOL IDEAS IN DO LET'S KICK IT OFF WITH THE 25TH ANNUAL BENITA SPRINGS NATIONAL ART FESTIVAL. >> AND OF COURSE, IS HAPPENING IN REVERSE OUR RIVERSIDE PARK IN BONITA SPRINGS THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM 10:00PM TO 05:00PM. AND THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT THIS THE EVENT IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONGST THE TOP FINE ARTS FESTIVAL IN THE U.S.. WELL, YES, PRETTY WHY I HAD NO AND, YOU KNOW, IT HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE LARGEST ATTENDANCE OF ANY EVENT IN OUR AREA. WOW. AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS IT IS FOR A GOOD CAUSE. ALL THE PROCEEDS OF THE FESTIVAL SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EMERGING YOUNG ARTISTS ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS. YEAH, THEY'VE ACTUALLY RAISE OVER $200,000 A YEAR FOR CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR KIDS. ARTISTS SEEKING OUT HIGHER EDUCATION IN ART AND UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL. I LOVE THAT. SO INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION. WE DO HAVE SO MANY TALENTED ARTISTS, WHETHER IT BE MIXED MEDIA, MUSICIANS, WHATEVER >> TO GIVE BACK IS FOR IS REALLY AWESOME. I LOVE THAT. OKAY. SO I KNOW A LOT OF YOU REACHED OUT TO ME UPSET ABOUT A CANCELLATION OF THE HARVEST NIGHTS FESTIVAL. BUT CAYMAN'S HERE TO LETS KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE. YES, DO NOT FRET. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE TO GO SEE THIS FESTIVAL. AND THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS IS HAPPENING. FORT MYERS BREWERY IN FORT MYERS THIS SATURDAY AT 07:00PM AND THEY HAVE 2 PRET BIG HEADLINERS. THE FIRST ONE IS ROCK REPUBLIC. OH, THEY'RE GREAT. NOW THEY YEAH. AND THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ON SUCH A GREAT SHOW. THE SECOND ONE IS A LOCAL OF OUR OWN FROM ESTERO AND SHE IS AN AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT LEAH 4TH PLACE IN THE 19 SEASON. >> KC BISHOP CASEY BISHOP, WE LOVE HER. SHE HAS BEEN ON THE SHOW A FEW TIMES AND JUST SUCH A TALENT AND SUCH A SWEET PERSON. YES, PRETTY AT THE OF SKEWS AND THE HITS OF 19. SHE WAS SIGNED 2021 TO A MAJOR LABEL AND RELEASED HER DEBUT ALBUM IN 2022. SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK IT OUT. SAW ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS. >> AND IT'S A PRETTY GOOD ALBUM. I LISTEN TO IT. YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY GO OUT, ESPECIALLY CHECK IT OUT. AND IT'S AT FORT MYERS BREWING, ALWAYS A GREAT SPOT TO TAKE THE WHOLE FAMILY. IT'S IT'S A >> SPOT WHERE YOU CAN EVEN TAKE YOUR DOG TO A RIGHT. THIS IS A VERY COOL. SPEAKING OF PEOPLE COMING TO THE AREA AND GREAT MUSICIANS, A DOUBLE HEADER, IF YOU WILL, AT HERTZ ARENA. YES, IT'S ETTY COOL. STICKS WILL BE THERE TONIGHT AT 07:3M, AND EVERYONE LOVES STICKS. WHAT'S YOUR FAIR STICKS GOSH, I DON'T KNOW. >> I SAY LOW A MIND I I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT YEAH, OKAY. LIKE GOING A SEPARATE SONG BUT ANYWAY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PERFORMING FOR OVER 5 DECADES AND THEIR DEBUT WAS 1972 AND SELLING OVER 54 MILLION RECORDS WORLD. >> SO DEFINITELY WANT CHECK OUT THAT SHOW. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. AND THEN JUST DUMP IS COMING YES. JEFF DUNHAM, AMAZING MY FAVORITE ONE OF HIS IS LITTLE WANT TO DIE. I KNEW THAT AND THE OLD MAN. BUT THIS IS NOT CITE TALENTED. YOU KNOW, HE IS ABLE TO GO ON STAGE AND POTENTIAL COURSE BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE EITHER SEE IS AMAZING. AND HIS WHOLE AREAS HE SOLD OUT GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS. HE'S HAS A RECORD SHATTERING BROADCAST SPECIALS. HE'S A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR WHICH I DID NOT KNOW. OKAY. AND HE HOLDS 3 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, OK, OK AMAZING WHAT ELSE DO, RIGHT, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT'S AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH. YEAH. STAYS ARE AVAILABLE. 6 YOU SHOULD GO ONLINE. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE SELLING OUT THE DOOR, BUT THE TECH THE TICKETS ARE SELLING VERY QUICKLY, ESPECIALLY THE STICKS SHOW SINCE ITS TONIGHT. SO IF YOU WANT TO GO SEE A GREAT MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, GO. >> NOW ONLINE AND GET YOUR TICKETS. ALL RIGHT. I KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR IDEAS. YOU GET SOME GREAT ONES FROM OUR VIEWER YES, I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR IDEAS. YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND THEM TO ME. AT CAME IN. >> OFFICIAL DOT COM OR YOU CAN COME TO ONE OF MY SHOWS AND TALK TO BE THERE LIVE IN PERSON. ALL RIGHT, WHERE YOU'RE PLAYING THIS WEEKEND THIS WEEKEND TONIGHT WILL B AT THE LANDINGS IN FORT MYERS FROM 5.30, TO 8.30, IS MEMBERS ONLY OR IF YOUR FRIENDS REMEMBER, YOU CAN COME ON BY. THAT'S HOW I LIKE TO GO A IT'S A GREAT SPOT. IS A GREAT A PARTY THERE AND THEN I'LL BE AT SEMINOLE CASINO IMMOKALEE THIS TUESDAY FROM 6 TO 10, RIGHT. KATIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS ALWAYS. WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHT AND LET US KNOW ABOUT SOME OF TH