Tag: Friends of Boca Grande

Reading list: Friends speakers ahead for 2026-27

September 24, 2026
Staff Report
Entertainment, News

The Friends of Boca Grande have released their book list which includes authors that will be speaking in the 2026-27 Friends of Boca Grande season. Below is roundup of some books for the season,...

Grande Chorus season includes Yule with Louis Prima, family and Carpenters

September 24, 2026
Staff Report
Entertainment, News

Harry Connick and Everly Brothers too Above, performances are free. The season ahead includes a Christmas event, Yule Be Singin’. Photo by Dusty The Grande Chorus have announced program...

Home delivery of Friends event catalog

August 21, 2026
Staff Report
Community, News

The new event catalog for Friends of Boca Grande is out. While it hits the mail, staff brought it around. Here, D.J. Keisling, operations director, with Tammy Rigney, program and artist...

Update on construction of the Boca Grande Community Center

As the Friends of Boca Grande Community Center construction continues, Lee County plans to move on-island offices for both the Sheriff’s Office and Parks and Recreation back into the...

Lindsay Chervinsky on John Adams

April 16, 2026
Staff Report
Events, News

Lindsay Chervinsky of Mount Vernon came to speak on Monday, April 13 on John Adams and the presidency. Her talk for the Friends of Boca Grande encompassed President Adams and “the political...

Troy Senik to speak on Grover Cleveland April 15 at

Friends of Boca Grande Community Center is pleased to host author Troy Senik for a lecture and discussion on his biography of President Grover Cleveland, “A Man of Iron,” on Wednesday, April 15,...

Michael Alexander: On the Wing of Eternity

In 2021, Michael Alexander began a personal journey to uncover the life of his father who died during World War II. He intended to create a written record for his children and grandchildren. The...

Boca Grande Live Presents The Dreamboats

March 19, 2026
Staff Report
Events, News

The Dreamboats performed their spirit of the ‘50s and ‘60s rock and roll this week as part of the Boca Grande Live series at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium. This series is a Friends...

Apple in China the subject of Patrick McGee talk

The Friends of Boca Grande is proud to host investigative journalist and author Patrick McGee on March 24, 2026, for a presentation of his critically acclaimed book, “Apple in China: The Capture...

Historian Timothy Winegard to reveal the horse’s secret history

March 12, 2026
Staff Report
Entertainment, News

BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE For millennia, the heartbeat of human progress didn’t come from a piston or a processor — it came from the rhythmic strike of hooves against the earth. On Wednesday,...