Some new Florida books:
“State of Paradise” by Laura van den Berg
In a small Florida town, a ghostwriter navigates a surreal summer filled with missing people, a mysterious virtua…
BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
Join the Friends on Friday, January 10, at 4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s for a lecture by Yale Professor Paul Freedman on his book, “Ten Restaurants That Changed America.”…
The late illustrator Charley Harper created famous images of nature, for not only magazines, but biology textbooks. Curator and collector Terry Wright will explore the early days of his career on …
The Johann Fust Library Foundation team is working hard to restore the library so it can reopen soon. In the meantime, the foundation invites you back to its courtyard and loggia on Friday, Jan. 1…
On January 8 at 5 p.m., Douglas Bradburn, the president and CEO of George Washington’s Mount Vernon and well-known author will present the reasons you should follow George Washington by speaking o…
As the island celebrates the opening of so many businesses and The Gasparilla Inn, there will be one more herald of the upcoming season, one that does not get as much attention. It is the yearly p…
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The annual Boca Grande Christmas Walk is Saturday, Dec. 7. Santa will drive through town in the firetruck around 5:30 p.m., and children will be able to visit with Santa at the Fire Station.
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Lemon Bay High School theatre cast (right) performed “Catch Me If You Can” to a packed house. Tristen Sasser and Makaila Lindsey (left) are putting their best foot forward. Additional plays an…
Jewelry, watercolors, oils
The Englewood Invitational Fall Art Festival is slated for Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday and Sunday, November 30 and December 1. The annual art show, to be held on t…
