Category: Events

Methodist Church invites children to Pirates and Princesses Ball on Saturday, April 26

From 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, the Lighthouse United Methodist Church Family Ministries will be holding a Pirates and Princesses Ball in the Fellowship Hall for children ages one to...

Great Seashell Hunt on Wednesday at Lighthouse

April 14, 2025
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Spring fun is washing ashore at Gasparilla Island! Join the Barrier Island Parks Society for its beloved annual tradition — the Great Seashell Hunt — on Wednesday, April 16, at 11 a.m. at the...

Grande Chorus Sensational Sixties

April 10, 2025
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The Grande Chorus performed “The Sensational Sixties!” at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. It was a packed house! Photo by Dusty

White House history: Stewart McLaurin

Join the Friends of Boca Grande on Wednesday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m. for a fascinating talk by Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, on “Designing Camelot: The...

Edie’s 100th

April 10, 2025
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church honored parishioner Edie Gardner on Sunday, for her 100th birthday and her support of the church. From left are Ron Drake, Edie, Dan Headington, daughter-in-law Liz...

Camera Club end of season

April 10, 2025
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The Boca Grande Camera Club celebrated their last event of the season with a celebration. Front row l-r: Louisa Vestner, Caroline Clabaugh, Walter Fitzgerald, Annie Vorel, Kathy Hawken, Jane...

Everglades Day at J.McLaughlin

April 10, 2025
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Everglades Day was celebrated at J.McLaughlin with a book display and photos around the store featuring the work of Clyde Butcher. Photo by Matt

Boca Grande Live!

April 4, 2025
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The Jersey Tenors sang their hearts out Monday night at the Community Center. The Tenors sang a mash-up of opera and rock. Photo submitted

At Fust Library:

The biennial poetry reading Live Poets will be held in the Johann Fust courtyard and loggia on Thursday, April 10, at 4 p.m. Poets reading at the event include Simonetta Balzer, Patricia...

Lynne Olson returns to discuss ‘Empress of the Nile’

Historian’s newest book details the rescue of Egypt’s temples Prepare to be captivated by the remarkable story of an unsung heroine. Boca Grande favorite, Lynne Olson, returns on Wednesday,...