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CMX CINÉBISTRO DEBUTS ...

OCT. 1 AT COASTLAND CENTER MALL IN NAPLES  :0)

Showtime is just three weeks away for CMX CinéBistro, an upscale dinner-and-a-movie destination launching Friday, Oct. 1, at Coastland Center mall in Naples. 

The new 35,000-square-foot freestanding cinema, built on the footprint of the longtime Sears store demolished years ago on the northwestern corner of the mall, marks a rebirth for Miami-based CMX Cinemas, which filed for bankruptcy last spring after the pandemic lockdown. 

The company has hired about 80 team members, including eight managers and an executive chef for Naples. The cinema has six movie screens, a full-service dinner menu, a full bar and a lounge. Patrons are advised to arrive a half-hour before the movie begins to place dinner orders so that meals are delivered to their seats before the show starts. 

Admission after 6 p.m. is only for patrons 21 and over. 

Naples Art District to host Art for a Cure: 

Pink with a Purpose...

The 80 artist members of the Naples Art District (NAD), The Florida Breast Cancer Foundation and Susan G. Komen Florida are presenting Art for a Cure: Pink with a Purpose. During October, artists from the NAD will host a series of VIP behind-the-scenes tours to benefit breast cancer awareness, research and treatment initiatives. 

Tickets are $125 and tours are available from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 14 and Oct. 16 and 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 21. A $125 donation includes a three-hour VIP artists’ studios tour. Tours will include refreshments, treats by Norman Love Confections, 10 raffle tickets and special invitations throughout the season to art openings and exhibition previews in the Naples Art District. Tours will be closed to the public and VIP guests will be chartered between artists' studios by Dolphin Transportation Specialists.