Barrier Island Parks Society is holding their celebration of the lighting of the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on Saturday, Dec. 13 with events starting at 5:30 p.m., 880 Belcher Road, Boca Grande. En…
Save the dates for Christmas Events
Christmas Walk …
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Christmas Walk in Downtown Boca Grande on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. …
Boca Grande Sleuths
Join the sleuths on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. as they investigate “Snow” by John Banville presented by Susan Hanafee. This free event is held in the Boca Grande Community Ctr…
Grammy-winning banjo player, Alison Brown played with the Alison Brown Quintet this past Friday at the Crowninshield Community House. This event is the first concert in the Rhythm & Boots series…
Above, art by Martin Figlinski. Photos submitted
The Englewood Invitational Fall Art Festival is slated for Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday and Sunday, November 29-30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. While…
Russ Burden, renowned wildlife photographer, will give a presentation on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. for the Boca Grande Camera Club. The club meets at Crowninshield Community House, 240 Banyan Stree…
The Boca Grande Historical Society will feature several books as part of its Let’s Talk About Florida series. They include:
Totch: A Life in the Everglades,” By Loren G. Brown, Dec. 9
Totch Br…
In “A Town Without Pity,” historian Jason Vuic returns to two devastating events that rocked the rural Florida town of Arcadia in the late 20th century: the 1967 wrongful conviction of James Richard…
Author Libby Buck will speak about her debut novel, “Port Anna,” on Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Johann Fust Library. The novel, published by Simon & Schuster in July 2025, is set in coastal Maine…
The new edition of the Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Magazine is out now with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and social pages.
Features include “The Morning Anchor: Coffee Offers a Paus…
