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Members join pupils in annual Art Alliance show
April 15, 2013 Over the years, not only has the quality of the artwork from members of the Boca Grande Art Alliance improved, but also that of the student. more »»
Tickets now on sale for All That Jazz 2014
April 15, 2013 The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center announced at the final show of the 2013 All That Jazz program that season tickets are now on-sale for the 2014 seaso. more »»
Photo of the Week
March 21, 2013 Margaret Dunson found this rare stinging jelly fish-like colonial invertebrate normally found far at sea at the beach. more »»
BG Art & Wine Fest features 50 top artists
March 21, 2013 The sixth annual Boca Grande Art and Wine Festival returns this weekend with a new name and 50 top national artist. more »»
Swayze to eco-show at Crowninshield exhibit
March 20, 2013 Carroll Swayze of Englewood will exhibit her latest original acrylic paintings and hand-colored etchings at the Louise duPont Crowninshield Community House opening from noon to 10 p.m. more »»
Honest Abe returns to life for BG Child Care Center
March 20, 2013 Abraham Lincoln will come life at 5 p.m. Monday, April 8, at the Boca Grande Beach Club. more »»
Italian Pinot Grigio can be positively ‘electric’
March 19, 2013 Legend has it that a renowned British wine taster was once presented with a flight of wines while wearing a blindfold. more »»
Islanders wake up at the Outlet at the Innlet
March 19, 2013 Breakfast and lunch are big on comfort foods at the Outlet Restaurant for people staying at the next-door waterfront Innlet or, better yet, living on Gasparilla Island. more »»
Island art exhibit coming April 5-12
March 15, 2013 The Boca Grande Art Alliance invites all island artists to exhibit in the 2013 Member and Student Art Exhibit. The show, sponsored by the Arch W. Shaw Foundation, starts with a 5 p.m. more »»
Sequestration kills BG concert
March 14, 2013 The U.S. Army Chorus Quartet concert at St. Andrew's Episcopal church has been canceled. The U.S. Army Vocal Quartet was to perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 17, St. more »»
Boca Grande Historic Society celebrates
March 13, 2013 The Boca Grande Historical Society enjoyed its traditional member appreciation Saturday, March 9, at the historic Teacherage House on the corner of Park Avenue and Banyan Street. more »»
Boca brining in the St. Patrick’s Day holiday
March 12, 2013 It’s St. Patty’s time again! Shamrocks, green beer, leprechauns, and of course, corned beef and cabbage. Never criticize a dish or chef on a holiday but we’ve all had some badly dried-out corned beef. more »»
What is your favorite dessert?
March 11, 2013 “The Tuxedo Bomb at PJ’s Seagrille.” — Tallulah Newlin, seventh grade, Boca Grande “Chocolate lava cake from Patrick’s.” — Jilly Scott, ninth grade, Boca Grande “Strawberry shortcake, of course. more »»
Art in Bloom opens on Boca Grande March 21
March 11, 2013 The Boca Grande Art Alliance is partnering with the Boca Grande Garden Club to present a new exhibit of visual and floral artistic collaboration called Art in Bloom. more »»
Photo of the Week
March 8, 2013 Len Tatko of the Boca Grande Camera Club shot this little blue heron at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda with a Nikon D40 using wide-angle lens. "Never saw one before,” Tatko said. more »»
Gasparilla Inn will uncork first B4 Bash
March 8, 2013 A new B4 Bash will herald the end of the Gasparilla Inn & Club’s season two weeks before it actually closes on the traditional Fourth of July weekend. more »»
Woman’s Club promises ‘tsunami’ of fun
March 7, 2013 The Boca Grande Womans Club Island Fair has become the perfect pit stop for those who roll in the Bike Parade earlier the same day The seamless marriage between the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Island... more »»
Film Forum explores art’s mysteries
March 6, 2013 Exploring art is not without risk and it often veers into the risqué. more »»
Art in Bloom offers Boca partnership
March 5, 2013 The Boca Grande Art Alliance and the Boca Grande Garden Club will collaborate in this spring’s Art in Bloom exhibit with a reception at 5 p.. more »»
Renowned pianist Holt returns to Music at St. Andrew’s
March 5, 2013 A Broadway tenor and renowned pianist Joseph Holt are two of the major attractions for the next Music at St. Andrew’s performance. The U.S. more »» |
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