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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Camera Club’s annual “Photography as Art” show will be held at the Boca Grande Art Center March 1 to March 3. Seventeen artists will be exhibiting their works, using many photographic media ranging from framed photos to canvas, acrylic, metal, wood and matted photographs. There will also be a […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA As you drive by the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association’s (GICIA) Mercabo Preserve, have you ever wondered about the ecological restoration that has been taking place on the site? Have you pondered what the view of the Bay is like from the tip of the Preserve’s peninsula? If you […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Literature Forum’s February session was well attended and featured an animated discussion of Marilynn Robinson’s novel “Gilead.” The first-time presenter, Charles Clarke, provided an excellent analysis of both the book and the author. The Forum’s upcoming meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 in the Houghton Room of […]
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■ BY DEAN LAUX Thanks to Pia Lindstrom and the Friends of Boca Grande Community Center, an overflow crowd of islanders and guests were privileged to “eavesdrop” on a delightful conversation between Pia and her longtime friend, singer/songwriter/author/pianist/guitarist and raconteur Judy Collins on Sunday, Feb. 24. Not that the audience didn’t get involved in the […]
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■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF I am frequently asked about the process of recruiting and training women beaders who learn the craft of rolling recycled paper into the rather intricate patterns of the various jewelry items. It starts with a few staff members, some of whom are from the slums that they visit and were beaders […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Members of the Florida congressional delegation will be focusing on water quality in the coming days. On Friday, Feb. 22 the two chairs of the Florida delegation – Democrat U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings and Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan – announced they would hold a meeting on “some of the most pressing […]
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The annual Five Women Art Show at the Boca Grande Art Center was held on Thursday, Feb. 21, with many in attendance to check out the ladies’ wares. Top left, Esther Jensen displayed her amazing glasswork. Top right, the crowd at the reception mingled and enjoyed hors d’oeuvres. Center left, Sue Shaffer and her art. […]
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■ BY CATHERINE BALLMAN Kristin Faurest, Ph.D., of the Portland, Oregon Japanese garden, will be presenting her ideas about the Japanese garden to members of the Boca Grande Garden Club on March 6 at 2 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. Her talk is entitled, “Found in Translation: Seeking Nature in a Japanese Garden.” […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN She knew at a very young age that she wanted to study acting, and with the encouragement of her mother, she headed down that path and never looked back. “I’d always dreamed of being on stage and seeing my name in lights,” said Boca Grande seasonal resident Sally Johnson. Originally from Westport, […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY On February 21, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) at its City Island campus to discuss urgent threats facing Florida’s oceans, including harmful algae blooms affecting our coastlines and the significant decline of coral reefs. Mote President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, and science […]