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RPP does something completely different: MAME!
March 23, 2018
■ BY ERICA RESS MARTIN After a season like no other, with sold-out shows like last month’s big musical, “My Fair Lady,” Royal Palm Players ends the season in an unusual way. It’s “Mame – the Concer…
Cavendish to host forum next week
March 23, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Cavendish Global is returning to Boca Grande on Tuesday, March 27 to host its upcoming Regenerative Medicine Forum at the Boca Grande Community Center. The Forum will showcase a uniq…
Mote hosts training session for red tide volunteers
March 23, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Water samples, microscopes and the latest technology kept a few volunteers busy at the Mote Marine Laboratory office on the island last Friday morning, March 16. Mote Staff Biologist…
Coffee with a scientist: Studying fish habitats in Sarasota
March 23, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN The third “Coffee With a Scientist” event of the season sponsored by Mote Marine Laboratory was held on Wednesday, March 21 at the Boca Grande Mote office. This week, Dr. Jim Locasci…
Looking for ‘Local Color’? Look no further than Whidden’s
March 23, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN AND BETH PERKINS What happens when you combine twisted sisters with black sheep? “Local Color” happens. Come meet the artists and see their work at the “Local Color Art Show” on Satu…
ISLAND LEO BEAT: Keeping the GICIA Bike Path safe!
March 23, 2018
T he Bike Path is a beautiful attraction people enjoy for exercise, walking their dog and more. With all the activity of bicycle operators, golf carts, roller blades, joggers, walkers, etc. centere…
Free event at Hermitage features Bordo, Lavin and sunset today
March 23, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT The Hermitage Artist Retreat invites the community to join them for a free evening on Friday, March 23 at 6 p.m., to tour the painting studio of renowned painter Robert Bordo and the…
Come join the Great Seashell Hunt!
March 23, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society, in partnership with Florida Park Service, is holding their annual Great Seashell Hunt, island style, on Wednesday, March 28 at 11 a.m. Be ready to l…
Cold-blood creatures to visit on March 29
March 23, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Everyone invited to come and meet all sorts of amazing animals when “The Reptile Man” John Storms visits the island next week. Attendees will get a chance to see lizards, snakes, ski…
Join SHS in a fiesta fundraiser to celebrate rescue dogs
March 23, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Suncoast Humane Society volunteers will be holding a fundraiser to present their new capital campaign on Saturday, March 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. on the lawn of the Boca Grande Community …