FEB
TUESDAY
FEB. 1, 4 P.M.
Literary
Series
Event
Daly
Walker
will
discuss
his new
collection
of short
stories in
“The Doctor’s Dilemma”
in the Johann Fust
Community Library
courtyard. Admission
to this event is free,
but will require tickets.
Ticket information will
be available from the
Johann Fust Library
Foundation at (941) 964-
0211 or at JFLFBG.org.
SATURDAY, FEB. 5
4:30 P.M.
Cruisin’ On Dearborn
Hundreds of cars and
thousands of car lovers
converge on Dearborn
Street for this car show.
Music to cruise by
sponsored by Olde
Englewood Village
Association.
Free Admission!
Event takes place every
1st Saturday of the
month. W Dearborn
Street, Englewood.
SUNDAY, FEB. 6
4:30 P.M.
Friends of Boca Grande
Free Concert: Jon Cleary
& The Absolute Monster
Gentlemen
Jon Cleary’s love and
affi nity for New Orleans
music goes back to the
rural British village of
Cranbrook, Kent, where
he was raised in a musical
family.
Today, Cleary’s work
pays
obvious
homage
to the
classic
Crescent
City
keyboard
repertoire
created by such icons
as Jelly Roll Morton,
Fats Domino, Professor
Longhair, Art Neville,
Dr. John and James
Booker – while also
using it as a launching
pad for a style that
incorporates such other
diverse infl uences
as 1970s soul and
R&B, gospel music,
funk, Afro-Caribbean/
Afro-Cuban rhythms
and much more. Boca
Grande Community
Center Auditorium, 131
1st St. W, Boca Grande.
Call (941) 964-0827
with questions.
FRIDAY - SUNDAY
FEB 11 - 13
Valentine Art Show
The Boca Grande Art
Center traditional
Valentine’s show,
featuring exhibiting
members. Gallery
hours are10 a.m. to
5 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday and from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Sunday. (941) 964-
1700. 236 Banyan St.,
Boca Grande.
SATURDAY, FEB. 12
9:30 - 2 P.M.
Manta Market Fine Arts,
Crafts, Artisanal Foods
and More!
A great market to fi nd
unique gifts and art
from over 80 talented
vendors. Each Market
is a little different,
you will see your
favorite vendors and
always some new
ones to check out!
Support local artists!
Convenient parking
and restrooms. Lemon
Bay High School,
2201 Placida Rd.,
Englewood.
MONDAY, FEB. 14
Happy Valentine’s Day!
THURSDAY, FEB. 17
4 P.M.
Literature in the Courtyard
The Johann Fust Library
Foundation presents
highly- acclaimed
author Tom McGuane, in
conversation with John
Cleghorn in the Johann
Fust
Community
Library
courtyard.
Admission
to this
event is
free, but
will require
tickets.
Ticket information will
be available from the
Johann Fust Library
Foundation at (941) 964-
0211 or at FLFBG.org.
SUNDAY, FEB. 20
7:30 A.M.
20th Annual Boca Grande
5k Run & Fun Walk
Walkers & runners are
invited to an island
run through historic
Boca Grande. Start
at the Boca Grande
Community Center,
pass beautiful views of
Charlotte Harbor and
the famous Gasparilla
Inn & Club, go along
scenic Gilchrist Avenue
and fi nish on Banyan
Street. Refreshments
will be available during
post-race activities
at the Boca Grande
Community Center. For
more information go to
runbocagrande.com or
register at runsignup.
com.131 1st St. W,
Boca Grande.
WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY
FEB. 23 - 25
Boca Grande
Film Festival 2022
Experience three
days of top fi lms and
documentaries, so
grab your popcorn
– the Boca Grande
Community Center
is reopening its’
“theaters.”
Throughout the
festival you will have
a chance to vote for
each fi lm and an
“audience winner” will
be announced at the
closing reception. Call
the Friends the Boca
Grande Community
Center ‘s offi ce at
(941) 964-0827 for
ticket information. See
friendsofbocagrande.
org/events/bocagrande
fi lm-festival/ for
the full lineup of fi lms.
131 1st St. W,
Boca Grande.
WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY
FEB.17-20 , 7 P.M.
SUNDAY, FEB. 20, 5 P.M.
Royal Palm Players
presents: I Hate
Shakespeare
Between 1590
and 1613 William,
“The Bard of Avon,”
Shakespeare was the
talk of the town and
much beloved by all.
Fast forward 400 years
and it’s a different story.
We hate Shakespeare!
At least that’s what
the audience thinks,
until they get a riproaring
rundown of
Shakespeare’s classics.
Call the Royal Palm
Players’ box offi ce,
(941) 964-2670, for
details and tickets,
which are $45.
You can also visit
RoyalPalmPlayers.
com. Boca Grande
Community Center,
131 1st St. W, Boca
Grande.
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