Sculptor Márton Váró put down his chisel and picked up a rod and reel to go deep sea fishing this week with Ave Maria residents Patrick Hanley, Nick Healy, Jim Hess and Jerry Williams. Mr. Váró reeled in the largest fish of the trip, a King fish (above). The group also brought back Red Grouper, Spanish Mackeral and Snapper. (photo by Jim Hess)
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A controlled burn by the Florida Department of Forestry Wednesday morning east of the Ave Maria town center created a great deal of smoke but was not a cause for concern.
Hard-throwing right-hander Justin James has been named the Player of the Week in the Sun Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for his 19-strikeout performance Saturday against Webber International. He's the first Ave Maria University baseball player to receive a Sun Conference Player of the Week honor.
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 Cardinal William Levada, Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican, will be the principal celbrant at the Baccalaureate Mass before Ave Maria University's commencement exercises May 7. The commencement speaker later in the day will be Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus.
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The fourth annual Swampfest battle of the bands drew students and town residents ranging in age from babes in arms to adults to the Ave Maria town center Saturday night. Above, two younger residents manage to sleep through the music that blared from the stage across from the Queen Mary Pub.
The Ave Maria Choraliers entertained with their Irish Program on St. Patrick's Day at several nursing homes in Naples, and reprised their performance at Del Webb later in the day.
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Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life presided Thursday at the mass marking the sixth anniversary of Terri Schiavo's death by court-ordered dehydration and starvation. It was the third year "Terri's Day" was observed with a mass at the Ave Maria oratory, attended by many members of Ms. Schiavo's family. A picture of Terri Schiavo is in the foreground, with Ave Maria Parish Deacon Forrest Wallace and Fr. Pavone to the left.
An exhibition of 21 photographs by Ave Maria resident Tony Schweikle opened Sunday at the headquarters of the Ave Maria Foundation for the Arts.
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Showing a musical side unknown to many of her students, Ave Maria University philosophy professor Dr. Maria Fedoryka picked up a fiddle and performed Saturday night with the Celtic-rock group Scythian outside the student union. Her brothers Danylo (above on guitar) and Alexander are part of the four-man group.
The family of new Ave Maria University CEO Jim Towey met the families of staff and faculty Saturday afternoon at the town water park. Above, Mr. Towey introducing his daughter Marie to AMU founder Tom Monaghan.
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Residents and visitors to the Ave Maria town center were treated to more than two hours of band and orchestral music Saturday afternoon from the Ave Maria Hometown Band and several guest soloists. Above, Francesca Rossi, 15, from Hollywood, FL, performs on violin with Stephen Seto on piano.
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An enthusiastic crowd thronged the Ave Maria town center Friday for the official unveling and dedication of the large marble bas-relief depicting The Annunciation on the oratory in the center of town. A mass, Eucharistic procession and dedication ceremony also celebrated the third anniversary of the formation of the quasi-parish community in Ave Maria. Above the sculpture is revealed.
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Ave Maria University will be host again this year for Musica Sacra Florida's annual conference on Gregorian Chant, April 1-2. Sessions will be offered for scholars and those experienced with chant as well as beginners and anyone with an interest in this form of sacred music.
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 Jim Coletta, who has represented the Collier County Commission district that includes Ave Maria since 2000, has announced he will seek re-election in 2012. Mr. Coletta, 68, lives with his family in Golden Gate Estates. The primary next year is Aug. 28, 2012 and the general election is Nov. 6, 2012.
Music, live demonstrations by artists, a student film and, of course, the dedication of The Annunciation sculpture are on tap in the town of Ave Maria for three days, March 25-27. Above, sculptor Márton Váró putting the finishing touches on the marble sculpture of The Annuncation on the oratory.
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 The board of trustees of Ave Maria University has made Jim Towey's appointment as CEO of the school effective this week, rather than waiting until the scheduled date of July 1, AMU founder Tom Monaghan announced Tuesday night at a dinner attended by university supporters. "I wanted to give him a free rein right away," Mr. Monaghan said.
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Gabe Wallace, whose saxaphone playing has entertained Ave Maria residents at numerous functions, has won first place in the instrumental category of the Southwest Florida Young Artist Awards, presented Sunday night at the Broadway Palm Theatre in Fort Myers.
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Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula delighted students at the Donahue Academy Monday when he dropped in at the school during a visit to Ave Maria. photo by Joe Guernsey.
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 A variety of musical performances will be presented in Ave Maria during the next few weeks. There will be concerts by choirs, a piano soloist, a violin-cello duo, the Ave Maria Hometown Band and Orchestra and Opera Naples performing Verdi's Requiem. Pictured, the Freecastle Duo of Hirono Sugimoto and Philip Borter who will perform March 23.
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 The Ave Maria University Theatre Department will provide a somewhat different take on the ancient Greeks in their production March 17-19 of the improv-inspired "The Iliad, The Odyssey and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less." Right, John Boland as Poseidon in a recent rehearsal.
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