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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As the United States grapples with the removal of statues from public squares, the process often feels chaotic to the casual observer. It is this very volatility that inspired Roger Lewis, curator o…
Hotelier stories of old inn on Captiva begin benefit series for Ding
The 21st annual “Ding” Darling Winter Lecture Series opens Thursday, Jan. 22, with Tony Lapi, longtime innkeeper at the histo…
