Tag: Friends of Boca Grande Community Center

When powerful words and wicked martinis saved America’s public lands

January 12, 2024
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events

BY CANDICE SHY HOOPER On Wednesday, Jan. 17, Friends of Boca Grande Community Center will welcome acclaimed author Nate Schweber to tell the true and fascinating story of a small band of Americans...

Sitting down with Roger Lewis to discuss the new ‘Friends’ season of programming

September 28, 2023
Staff Report
Community

BB: Last year was the first for Roger’s Picks lecture series with Friends of Boca Grande and it seems it is renewed for this year. How do you feel about the picks for the coming year? RL: They hopefully...

Friends announces its ‘Happenings’ program guide is now available

September 27, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Friends of Boca Grande Community Center recently released the 2019/2020 program guide promoting all of the events the organization will be hosting this upcoming season. Two symposiums...

Tickets to Coconut Cabaret on sale now

To the Editor and all of our supporters: The Coconut Cabaret series houses musical performances featuring artists from diverse genres. From folk to Motown and 50’s Swing; this series awakens the soul...

Sunshade ribbon cutting planned today

November 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center invite all to the sunshade ribbon-cutting celebration on Friday, Nov. 9 at 9:30 a.m. Pull up your golf cart on the Community Center lawn and...

Come out for the spookiest of island traditions: The Boca Grande Halloween Carnival

October 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Kids, start thinking about your costume and decide if you are going to be scary, funny, cute or adorable for the annual Boca Grande Community Center Halloween Carnival. The carnival will...

Profile: Jodi Overman

October 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Many of the residents in Boca Grande could easily recognize Jodi Overman’s smiling face due the number of years she’s spent working on the island. Most recently, she accepted a position...

Work on Community Center sunshade almost complete, ribbon cutting celebration planned

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The installation of the new sunshade at the Boca Grande Community Center is progressing well as planned. The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center organization invites everyone to a...

Scholarships available now for summer camp

■ STAFF REPORT Friends of Boca Grande Community Center announce that applications for the Dee Wheeler Children’s Fund Scholarships for Lee County Summer Camp are now being accepted. You can obtain an...

Friends talks finances for 2017-18

To the Editor: Our program for the 2017/18 season is off to a great start. We hope you have seen a copy of Happenings, our program guide, which is now a 44-page magazine about all the programs offered...