February 2021
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January/February • 2021 • GASPARILLA MAGAZINE 95
Europe: Martin Walker Author, Historian,
International Policy Director
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 4:30 p.m.
Livestream event
Martin Walker, a man with vast knowledge on global
events and relationships, will give an update on the
current state of Europe. He is a Senior Fellow of the
Global Business Policy Council (a private think tank for
CEOs of major corporations), and a senior scholar of the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in
Washington, D.C. Since graduating Balliol College in
Oxford, England, he has taken on a variety of impressive
positions, including Editor-In-Chief Emeritus of United
Press International, and in a 25-year career with the
Manchester Guardian newspaper, serving as bureau-inchief
in Moscow and the U.S. as well as European editor
and assistant editor.
General admission livestream tickets are $35
each. Call (941) 964-0827 to purchase tickets or see
friendsofbocagrande.org for more information.
Nancy Bass, Emerson Wickwire, Linda Wolcott
Exhibit
Thursday, Feb. 4 - Sunday, Feb. 7
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2021 Charlotte Harbor Regatta
Friday, Feb. 5 - Sunday, Feb. 7
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Port Charlotte Beach, 4500 Harbor Blvd.,
Port Charlotte
This is the 12th annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta which
is always fantastic! Three days of great racing and great
company. Please come and join us and make the 11th
iteration of this regatta one to remember!
• Open Multihull Regatta
• Offi cial HCANA Points Regatta
For complete information see charlotteharborregatta.
com. The Charlotte Harbor Regatta is part of the Hobie
Division 8 Winter Series along with the 5th Annual Bluster
on the Bay and the 2021 Hobie Mid-Winters East.
History & Heritage:
Sandra Day O’Connor, Evan Thomas
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m.
Livestream event
Evan Thomas’s book, “First,” is a remarkably vivid and
personal portrait of a woman who loved her family, who
believed in serving her country, and who, when she
became the most powerful woman in America, built a
bridge forward for all women. She became the fi rst ever
female majority leader of a state senate. Diagnosed with
cancer at 58, and caring for a husband with Alzheimer’s,
O’Connor endured every diffi culty with grit and poise.
Joining Evan Thomas in conversation will be his
wife, Oscie, a 24-year legal professional and a frequent
collaborator with her husband on his books over the years.
General admission livestream tickets are $35. Call (941)
964-0827 to purchase tickets or see friendsofbocagrande.
org for more information.
South Gulf Cove CCT Furry Scurry 5k
Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 a.m.
14859 Ingraham Blvd, South Gulf Cove
The South Gulf Cove CCT Furry Scurry 5K Walk/Run
welcomes all ages to participate in this dog-friendly walk/
run in the South Gulf Cove community, sponsored by The
Conservancy and Community Trust of South Gulf Cove.
There will be a special 1.5-mile course for those dog
walkers that feel the 3.1-mile course is a little too much for
the pups. Organizers are excited to be able to put on this
chip timed event to benefi t local animal shelters and rescues
so all the proceeds after expenses will be donated to
the Englewood Animal Shelter (EARS), Suncoast Humane
Society of Englewood, The German Shepherd Rescue in
Punta Gorda and The Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida.
There be a truck at the race to accept supplies and food
donations for the animal shelters.
To sign up for the race or walk, sponsor the event or to
donate go to https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/PortCharlotte/
SouthGulfCoveCCTFurryScurry5K
American Presidents & Politics:
The Great Society, Amity Shlaes
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 4:30 p.m.
Livestream event
Amity Shlaes is the author of four New York Times bestsellers
and serves as Presidential Scholar at the King’s College,
where she teaches. Many readers know Shlaes from
the Wall Street Journal, where she served on the editorial
board, writing on foreign policy, taxation and other topics,
or from the Financial Times and Bloomberg, each of which
carried her syndicated column over the years.
In her newest book, “Great Society,” Amity Shlaes shows
that planning policy implemented in the name of the
collective hurt both the nation and the individual. Former
Fed chairman Alan Greenspan has called the book “accurate
history that reads like a novel.”
General admission livestream tickets are $35
each. Call (941) 964-0827 to purchase tickets or see
friendsofbocagrande.org for more information.
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