Category: Events

Celebrated floral designer Jennifer Figge speaks to Boca Grande Garden Club

BY LAMAR TOOLE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB On Wednesday, March 5, Jennifer Figge, floral designer and owner of Figge Floral Studio in the greater Boston area, shared her eclectic style of her art-...

Explore Cook, Peary at Fust Library Mar. 27

Are you intrigued by the polar explorers and how the media covered their historical expeditions? On Thursday, March 27, at 4 p.m., the Johann Fust Library Foundation will present a Literary Series...

Dixieland Jazz

March 14, 2025
Staff Report
Events, News

All that Jazz featured Dixieland Jazz to a packed house at the Boca Grande Community Center with the Don Mopsick Ensemble. Don Mopsick, bass; Ed Metz, drums; Allan Vache, clarinet; Davy Jones,...

Del-Bourree Bach show at Hughes Gallery this week

Del-Bourree Bach has exhibited his works at Hughes Gallery for the past twenty-five years. Owner Barbara Hughes sent the Beacon some questions and answers about his work. Here, some paintings...

Prof. Tamar Gendler, March 19 on philosophers

We cling to the notion of free will, believing our decisions are the product of rational thought. But what if our choices are subtly steered by unseen forces? Recent studies, like those that will...

Friday Night Frondezvous Mini Market Returns

Every Friday in March, The Pink Pony Courtyard will host the Friday Night Frondezvous Mini Market from 6 to 9 p.m.. The upcoming March 14th event features live music by “Shindig,”...

Bridge Club and Eagle Grille

The bridge club members are playing their cards right at Eagle Grille every Monday at 1 p.m. To join in, register at bgdbc.org. Thanks to Eagle Grille and their crew for hosting this event in our...

Sweetberry treats

March 7, 2025
Staff Report
Community, Events

Abby B ready for some strawberry shortcake from Saturdays Strawberry Festival. More photos here. Photo by Heidemarie Burke

Royal Palm Players deal with crazy clients in Craving for Travel

BY BOOTS TOOLSDORF A cast of familiar faces and more than a handful of new faces to the Royal Palm Players’ family will delight you in laughs as the reading Craving for Travel is presented in...

Tamar Gendler, Yale dean, explores ancient secrets, new insights

Unlock the secrets to a more fulfilling life with Tamar Gendler, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale University, as she presents “Ancient Secrets to Modern Happiness” on Wednesday,...