Tag: Boca Grande Community Center

Jamie Wyeth: ‘He always kept his tools sharpened’

■BY SUE ERWIN Boots Tolsdorf gave a presentation on James Browning Wyeth’s art at the Boca Grande Community Center on Tuesday, April 3. “I’m here to share the feelings and emotions Jamie had for his...

Join Lit Forum for ‘Loving’

April 6, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Karen Larsen’s enthusiastic presentation of “Dancing at the Rascal Fair” was enjoyed by a responsive group at the Literature Forum March meeting. The Forum’s upcoming...

Easter hunt this weekend

■ STAFF REPORT The Big White Rabbit is on the move, as Easter is this Sunday, April 1. At the Boca Grande Community Center, Jungle Joe Wier and Dashing Dave Bartels are getting everything ready for...

Conservation photographer Mac Stone to speak on April 4

■ BY SUE ERWIN Photographer Mac Stone will be returning to Boca Grande to discuss a number of field projects he’s been working on this past year. He will be speaking at the Boca Grande Community Center...

Planning on Easter egg hunting? Better bring Joe & David some candy

■ STAFF REPORT The Big White Rabbit is on the move, as Easter is only two weeks away. At the Boca Grande Community Center, Jungle Joe Wier and Dashing Dave Bartels are getting everything ready for one...

Jazz, Virginia Woolf and home tours up this week

January 26, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT The sounds of New Orleans jazz will be filling the air at the Boca Grande Community Center with the Bud Leeds Ensemble on Sunday, Jan. 28 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. An “All that Jazz” crowd-pleaser,...

Lit Forum presents ‘The North Water’

January 26, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT After the highly successful Literature Forum-sponsored performances by a stellar cast of Royal Palm Players reading Horton Foote’s “A Trip To Bountiful” on January 11 and 12, the Forum...

Tesla Quartet to perform ‘Provocateurs’ program at Boca Grande Community Center on Sunday, Jan. 14

January 12, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY SUE ERWIN – Fans of Beethoven and Mozart will not want to miss a performance by the Tesla Quartet on Sunday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. The quartet will feature...

Literature Forum to hold second presentation of the year by going ‘Old School’ with Tobias Wolff

December 1, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The second meeting of the Literature Forum is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 14, and the novel to be featured is “Old School,” Tobias Wolff’s shrewdly observed and affecting first novel...

Turkey Hoop Shoot winners announced

November 24, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

Lee County Parks and Recreation and the Boca Beacon hosted the 16th annual Turkey Hoop Shoot Contest last Saturday, Nov. 18, with 41 people competing for prizes. The tournament was open for children...