Entertainment
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Affectionate family biography of television’s Robert Dale Martin
May 22, 2025
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from a family biography of actor and producer Robert Burns Nachtmann, professionally known as Robert Dale Martin, the noted casting director of CBS during…
Boca H2O lineup for Saturday
May 22, 2025
This Saturday, May 24, is the Buzz Me’Up Boca H20 Festival, held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida.
The music lineup for the sandbar, according to organizer Brian…
Art festival begins tarpon season of events on May 13
May 1, 2025
Excitement is brewing as anglers and artists prepare for the 2025 “World’s Richest” Tarpon Tournament and the Annual Boca Grande Tarpon Festival May 13 to 16 in downtown Boca Grande.
The Tarpon…
Boca Bargains Last Chance
April 24, 2025
Last chance to stock up on bargains at Boca Bargains – ½ off days on Saturday, April 26 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and Wednesday, April 30 (9 a.m. to noon). 240 Banyan St.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: New mystery ‘Coram House’ just out
April 24, 2025
Bailey Seybolt
Author Bailey Seybolt was in Boca Grande with her kids just this past February on vacation; now she is in New York for the release of her debut novel with Simon and Schuster, “Cora…
Methodist Church invites children to Pirates and Princesses Ball on Saturday, April 26
April 17, 2025
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 10. …
White House history: Stewart McLaurin
April 10, 2025
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 White…
At Fust Library:
April 3, 2025
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 Christakos…
Lynne Olson returns to discuss ‘Empress of the Nile’
April 3, 2025
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, April…
Putting Around Saturday at Fire Department
April 3, 2025
The Boca Grande Fire Department will hold its Putting Around the Firehouse event, a mini-golf extravaganza set for Saturday, April 5, at 360 E. Railroad Ave. Mini Golf registration will begin at 10…