{"id":428689,"date":"2026-10-15T17:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/428689\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T17:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:10:11","slug":"gulf-coast-symphony-going-country-with-rhinestone-cowgirls-at-the-music-arts-community-center-wgcu-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/428689\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf Coast Symphony going country with ‘Rhinestone Cowgirls’ at the Music & Arts Community Center | WGCU News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gulf Coast Symphony Artistic Director Andrew Kurtz wants everyone to feel welcome at the Music & Arts Community Center. So, Gulf Coast Symphony prides itself on producing shows in a wide variety of genres. But Kurtz concedes there\u2019s one that hasn\u2019t gotten its due.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven’t done very much country music over the years,\u201d said Kurtz. \u201cWe’ve done our singer-songwriters and our partnerships in the past with the Island Hopper, but when I discovered \u2018Rhinestone Cowgirls, Legendary Ladies of Country Music,\u2019 I was like, oh, this is a great, great concert.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Rhinestone Cowgirls are three powerhouse singers who perform fresh arrangements of classic and contemporary country hits.<\/p>\n

The Cowgirls are three powerhouse singers who perform fresh arrangements of classic and contemporary hits from country music\u2019s humble beginnings to the giants of today\u2019s music industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re talking Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn and, of course, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood,\u201d Kurtz said. \u201cSo, it was like the perfect match for what we do at the MACC and still being a country music show because we know there is a huge country music band in Southwest Florida and I want to have the largest tent. That’s why we call it the Music and Arts Community Center.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Music & Arts Community Center is off Daniels Parkway on Shire Lane in Fort Myers.
Shows are today (Oct. 15) at 2 and 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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The Rhinestone Cowgirls are three powerhouse singers who perform fresh arrangements of classic and contemporary country hits.<\/p>\n

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Hits include classics like Patsy Cline’s \u201cCrazy,\u201d Tammy Wynette’s \u201cStand By Your Man,\u201d and Loretta Lynn’s \u201cCoal Miner\u2019s Daughter,\u201d as well as newer favorites like Martina McBride’s \u201cIndependence Day\u201d and Carrie Underwood’s \u201cLast Name.\u201d<\/p>\n

Described by audience members as \u201cclassy and strong\u201d with \u201coff-the-chart vocals,\u201d these women have many saying, \u201cI didn\u2019t know I was a country music fan until I saw your show!\u201d It\u2019s a high energy celebration perfect for audiences of all ages whether they\u2019re country music fans or not.<\/p>\n

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The Rhinestone Cowgirls are three powerhouse singers who perform fresh arrangements of classic and contemporary country hits.<\/p>\n

For tickets, visit https:\/\/gulfcoastsymphony.org\/concert\/rhinestone-cowgirls\/<\/a>.
Support for WGCU\u2019s arts & culture reporting comes from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, and Naomi Bloom in loving memory of her husband, Ron Wallace.<\/p>\n

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