Tag: Boots Tolsdorf

Whatever happened to Bead for Life?

BY BOOTS TOLSDORF – As I have not been seen standing by the post office on a weekly basis selling my Ugandan women’s handmade jewelry made of recycled paper, many friends and acquaintances have...

The story of fostering hope in the midst of a pandemic

SUBMITTED BY THE SUNCOAST HUMANE SOCIETY- During worrisome and unknown times, Suncoast Humane Society had to make many quick decisions. On April 1st, an urgent plea was made to our community to help...

RPP’s ‘Lion in Winter’ Duplicitous, deceitful, dangerous and delightful

November 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF, RPP The time is 1183. “We are all barbarians,” says Eleanor. It is Christmas at King Henry’s chateau in Chinon, Touraine, in the medieval Angevin empire. King Henry is played by...

Bead for Life: entrepreneurship, education, empowerment

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Rosette is 19 years old and was living with her husband and one-year-old son in a mud house in a swampy area that flooded every time it rained. At first, her husband forbade her...

Boots’ Bead for Life campaign: How do women become a part of the program?

March 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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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...

Boots and her beads: How did Bead for Life get started? Part I of a series

February 22, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Many of you, over the last several years, have noticed me standing near the post office on a beautiful afternoon selling brightly colored jewelry. Many of you have purchased and...

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...

Royal Palm Players takes on ‘Guys and Dolls’

March 3, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
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■ SUBMITTED BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Once again, RPP is going to captivate you ticket holders March 8 – 12 with a romping, romantic, riotous reprise. The musical, based on two short stories and...

Enjoy some improv with RPP, Friends and some lazy fairies

January 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
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SUBMITTED BY BOOTS TOLSDORF – Laughter feels good! So you have a great opportunity to join the frivolity on Friday, Jan. 15, when the Royal Palm Players join forces with Friends of the Boca Grande...

MS fundraiser is just another 150-mile ride to Boots and Dick

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
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BY JACK SHORT – Some people like adding a little challenge to their charity. Boots and Dick Tolsdorf are just such people. In a move that is, amazingly, not unusual for them, the Tolsdorfs are...