Entertainment
Film expert to speak on the future of film at this year’s Boca Grande Film Festival
February 4, 2026
Susan Kerns, executive director of the Milwaukee Film Festival, will be one of two guest speakers during the 2026 Boca Grande Film Festival.
Kerns will be speaking from noon to 12:45 p.m. on Thur…
Camera Club talk features nature photographer Claudia Daniels
January 29, 2026
Interested in capturing the beauty of sand, surf and light of Boca Grande’s beautiful beaches? Come to the Boca Grande Camera Club’s next meeting on February 3rd at 10 a.m. at the Crowninshield Comm…
Fust plans Island Book Blast on Feb. 7
January 29, 2026
For the first time in its history, the Johann Fust Library Foundation will present Island Book Blast – Boca Grande’s Book Festival on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Johann Fust Comm…
Events Roundup: Jan. 30-Feb. 5
January 29, 2026
For a full list of events, check Ballyhoo on page 7.
Friday, Jan. 30
• Farmer’s Market, Bayou
• Sound Bath Experience, Banyan Tree Pilates and Yoga
• Gasparilla Island Tennis Class…
38th Annual Englewood Invitational Winter Art Festival set for this weekend
January 22, 2026
The 38th Annual Englewood Invitational Winter Art Festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24-25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Englewood Elks Lodge at 401 N. Indiana Avenue in E…
Events Roundup: Jan. 23-29
January 22, 2026
Friday, Jan. 23
• Farmer’s Market, Bayou
• Boca Grande Art Center, Elegant Oyster Painting, 236 Banyan St.
• Island Memories, Boca Grande Historical Society, Crowninshield Community H…
Programs are back at Hermitage Manasota Key campus
January 15, 2026
The Hermitage Artist Retreat on Manasota Key has announced new programs in February of 2026, including a return to their Manasota Key campus.
Pictured here and at top, Claire Chase, who will be a…
Thomas McGuane’s ‘ranchy world’ explored in ‘A Wooded Shore’ short stories
January 15, 2026
BY ANNA RIDILLA FROM GASPARILLA ISLAND MAGAZINE
A Wooded Shore by Thomas McGuane is a collection of nine short stories about men in rural America, who are either ideologically or literally adrift…
Pulitzer Prize finalist Levine on the collapse of the Old South
January 15, 2026
BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
Friends of Boca Grande Community Center is proud to host distinguished historian and author Bruce Levine for a captivating lecture on his acclaimed book, The Fall of the…
Events Roundup: Jan. 16-22
January 15, 2026
Friday, Jan. 16
• Farmer’s Market, Bayou
• Boca Grande Live, D.K. Harrell, Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium
• Chowderfest, The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club
Saturday, Jan 17…











