Tag: Friends of Boca Grande

Good grief: Charles Schulz biographer here April 24

At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, David Michaelis will discuss his acclaimed biography of Charles Schulz, creator of the beloved comic strip “Peanuts” (a name Schulz did not like). In its review,...

Jazz trumpeter Benny Benack here April 8

New York based Emmy-nominated trumpeter and singer Benny Benack III will to perform at the Friends of Boca Grande – All That Jazz concert series Monday, April 8. By age 33, Benny Benack III...

Holidays with bluegrass artists Darin and Brooke Aldridge

December 1, 2023
Staff Report
Entertainment, News

From the Grand Ole Opry stage to Boca Grande, bluegrass and the Americana duo, Darin and Brooke Aldridge, will be performing at the Community Center in Boca Grande on Monday, Dec. 11. The Aldridges...

Improving the quality of our local produce with Eva Worden

November 22, 2023
Sheila Evans
Community, News, Profiles

Gardening tips are not exactly what Eva Worden is coming to the Boca Grande Community Center to talk about on Monday, Nov. 27, at 4:30 p.m. She is coming to make people think more deeply about farming...

Good vibes coming to Boca Grande with the Six One Five Collective

With three Grammy nominations, over 20 million streams and an IBMA Award (International Bluegrass Music Award), The Six One Five Collective is steeped in the musical mix of country, Americana, folk...

‘All that Jazz’ featured this week on the lawn

February 13, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Entertainment, News

BY T MICHELE WALKER – The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center have managed to keep jazz alive in Boca Grande with their concert series “All That Jazz” made available to a broader audience. World-renowned...

Friends of Boca Grande begins season with financial livestream; A sneak peek on Jim Runde’s upcoming program on a timely topic

October 16, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Entertainment

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Friends of Boca Grande is hosting their first program of an unpredictable season with Boca Grande resident and Wall Street investment banker Jim Runde’s talk, entitled “The Economic...

Stages glow red with the hope to sway Congress

September 4, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Entertainment

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Friends of Boca Grande Community Center joined the nationwide effort, “Red Alert,” to light the outdoor stage red and plead to Congress to make a change. As one...

Friends of Boca Grande on ‘red alert,’ keeping things flexible with the program

August 28, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY OLIVIA CAMERON AND FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE- The Florida Professional Presenters Consortium, a statewide organization of over 60 performing arts venues, including Friends of Boca Grande Community Center...

From Professor Jackson’s classroom of sailing spitballs to his Civil War brilliance

January 31, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARY COOK, FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE – Sam Gwynne treated the Friends of Boca Grande crowd to a recording of the “Rebel Yell.” It was the prologue to his January 22 talk on “Rebel Yell, the Violence,...