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Good morning, Naples.

The best July weeks are built with a little strategy: one strong evening plan, one polished table, one water or garden outing, and plenty of room around the heat.

This week has a real anchor. Les Miserables is now running at The Naples Players, giving Fifth Avenue South the kind of theater-night energy that can carry dinner, drinks, and a full evening downtown. Tonight also brings Chuck Redd to Artis-Naples for two jazz performances, while the weekend fills in with brunch, food tours, rooftop music, garden programming, and easy waterfront plans.

This week's big picture: Les Miserables is the marquee pick, Chuck Redd is the sharpest music night, and the best daytime moves are early, shaded, on the water, or centered around a good meal.

If you only make one plan, make it Les Miserables. If you are hosting family or grandkids, build the week around a Naples Botanical Garden morning, a food tour, and one water-view outing.

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• Best full night out: Les Miserables at The Naples Players

• Best music pick: Chuck Redd with the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra

• Best visitor move: Feast on 5th or a Naples Princess/Pure Florida outing

• Best summer family stop: Naples Botanical Garden

• Best easy weekend table: Sails, Taberna, or Tigress brunch

Wednesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 12 this week | The Naples Players, 701 5th Ave S

This is the one to build around. Les Miserables has the scale, the music, the name recognition, and the downtown setting to make a July night feel bigger than the calendar usually allows.

Make it a real evening: early dinner on or near Fifth Avenue, the show at Kizzie Theater, and a slow walk afterward if the weather gives you a break. The run continues through July 26, with a relaxed performance listed for Tuesday, July 14.

Info: https://naplesplayers.org/tickets/les-miserables/

• Les Miserables at The Naples Players

• Chuck Redd at Artis-Naples

• Feast on 5th food tour

• Naples Princess or Pure Florida sightseeing

• Twisted Bingo at Rooftop

• Les Miserables at The Naples Players

• Motown Ross Brown at Rooftop

• Live Music Thursdays at Compass Margaritaville

• Downtown Bonita Springs Walking History Tour

• Natural Landscapes at Artis-Naples

• Les Miserables at The Naples Players

• Live Music Fridays at Compass Margaritaville

• Flamingo Island Flea Market

• Experience Bonita Springs Food Tour

• Waterfront sightseeing from Tin City or Port-O-Call Way

• Les Miserables at The Naples Players

• Second Saturdays Open Farm

• Saturday Champagne Brunch at Sails

• Weekend Brunch at Taberna

• Live Music Saturdays at Compass Margaritaville

• Les Miserables matinee

• Sunday Champagne Brunch at Sails

• Sunday Brunch at Tigress

• Feast on 5th food tour

• Live entertainment at Compass Margaritaville

• Open Mic Night at The Oasis

• Les Miserables relaxed performance

• Tuesday Night Tuck-In on the Farm

• Wednesday Feast on 5th

• Wednesday Twisted Bingo at Rooftop

• July 18: FC Naples vs. South Georgia Tormenta FC at Paradise Coast Sports Complex

• July 18-19: Les Miserables continues at The Naples Players

• July 19: Brunch, food tours, cruises, and live entertainment at Compass

• July 24-26: Final weekend for Les Miserables

• July 25: Live Music Saturdays at Compass Margaritaville

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