Category: Events

2024 tarpon tournament season schedules are listed

Boca Grande has a full season of tarpon tournaments, offering different traditions and prizes. “The tournaments are a great tradition,” said Betsy Joiner, president of the Gasparilla Island...

Music fest has new headliner

The Boca Grande H2O Music Festival has a new headliner after country star Colt Ford suffered a heart attack after a concert in Arizona on Thursday, April 4. Ford is recovering but has canceled all...

Strawberry Festival women distribute $125,000

April 25, 2024
Staff Report
Community, Events, News

Seven area charities will share $125,000 in proceeds raised by the United Women in Faith (UWF) organization at the annual Strawberry Festival. UWF, formerly known as the United Methodist Women, is...

On Honor Flight to D.C.

April 19, 2024
Staff Report
Events

Rick Hugger arrives in Punta Gorda when the Southwest Florida Honor Flight returned home on Tuesday from their Mission XX with 99 veterans including four WWII, 10 Korean and 62 Vietnam era vets. ...

Earth Day features Bass Labs talk, events in Cedar Point

Earth Day is Monday, April 22 this year. This year’s theme is “Planet vs. Plastics,” which casts a spotlight on the issue of plastic pollution. Organizers are calling for a 60-percent reduction in...

Henry Becton and Oakley Johnson win Laser model sailboat regatta

The Basin Sailing Yacht Club held its annual “Island Championships” this past Sunday, April 14, 2024 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse lagoon. Racing conditions were great, though mixed, with a Northwest...

Good grief: Charles Schulz biographer here April 24

At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, David Michaelis will discuss his acclaimed biography of Charles Schulz, creator of the beloved comic strip “Peanuts” (a name Schulz did not like). In its...

Hotel Cuba author at Fust Library April 18

All are invited to listen to author and professor Aaron Hamburger speak in the Johann Fust Community Library loggia and courtyard at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. His novel “Hotel Cuba” is an...

Captains for Clean Water gather April 16

Captains for Clean Water is holding a gathering at the Eagle Grille on Tuesday, April 16, to discuss its work in helping protect the state’s water resources. Special guests will be Captains Daniel...

Briefly: Laser Regatta on April 14 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse

There will be a 2024 Island Regatta for the BSYC Laser Class model remote controlled boats on Sunday, April 14 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse. Qualifying races start around 2 p.m. Finals are...