🌱 FORT MYERS / S.W.F.L. JobLink 2026 Job Fair Happening 4/29 and 10 more events

Hey there, Matlacha! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Tiger Blue Band at Miceli's Restaurant
• FORT MYERS / S.W.F.L. JobLink 2026 Job Fair Happening 4/29 at Drury Inn & Suites Fort Myers Airport FGCU
• The NewKollections at Miceli's Restaurant

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 71.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Matlacha

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Tiger Blue Band
  Miceli's Restaurant, 3930 Pine Island Rd, Matlacha
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday April 29

• FORT MYERS / S.W.F.L. JobLink 2026 Job Fair Happening 4/29
  Drury Inn & Suites Fort Myers Airport FGCU , 9950 University Plaza Dr , Fort Myers
  10:00 am

Friday May 1

• The NewKollections
  Miceli's Restaurant , 3930 Pine Island Rd , Matlacha
  6:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Matlacha Art Walk
  Matlacha Island Shop- Winner of Best of Cape Coral 2018 , 4195 Pine Island Rd , Matlacha
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Riverside at Miceli's
  Miceli's Restaurant , 3930 Pine Island Rd , Matlacha
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Free Wading Adventure
  Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center , 10941 Burnt Store Rd , Punta Gorda
  10:00 am
• Vertical Oyster Gardening
  Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center , 10941 Burnt Store Rd , Punta Gorda
  10:30 am
• Steve Flagg
  Cass Cay Restaurant & Bar , 3200 Matecumbe Key Rd , Punta Gorda
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Free Guided Nature Walk
  Bayshore Live Oak Park , 23157 Bayshore Rd , Port Charlotte
  9:00 am
• Personalized Apron Art
  Pine Island Public Library , 10701 Russell Rd , Bokeelia
  12:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Book Discussion: Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston
  Pine Island Public Library , 10701 Russell Rd , Bokeelia
  1:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Earth Day Kayak Cleanup and Mangrove Exploration
  Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center , 10941 Burnt Store Rd , Punta Gorda

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🗞 Nearby News

Cape Coral

• 33 trees marked to be removed ahead of Cape Coral Parkway expansion (winknews.com)
• Music, motorcycles and more during downtown Cape Coral's Bike Night (news-press.com)
• Florida Supreme Court upholds death sentence in 1990 Cape Coral double murder of girl, babysitter (abc-7.com)

Sanibel

• Sanibel FlyFishers fundraiser a success (captivasanibel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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