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Concerts Continue At The Alliance For The Arts

JOIN THE ALLIANCE FOR THESE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES The Alliance for the Arts (AFTA) is thrilled to announce the return of live music, featuring an exciting lineup of performances that includes American Community Music Association (ACMA) artists and lively bluegrass shows. Tickets are priced at $18 for Alliance members and $20 for nonmembers. […]

Gulf Harbour Book Club Review

FAMILY, FAMILY The Gulf Harbour Book Club met on January 6 with Author Laurie Frankel to discuss her latest book, Family, Family. This is the third time Laurie has joined us.  She is delightful as ever!  There were 31 in attendance.  I did the author review.  I found a very funny review online.  Laurie Frankel […]

Operation Christmas Child

ANNUAL SHOEBOX PACKING PARTY For the past several years, we have enjoyed filling colorful shoeboxes with toys, school supplies and health and beauty aids that get shipped overseas to needy-country children. In mid-November, 62 people came by our home in Gulf Harbour to assembly-line style pack 1,171 of them in a two-hour time frame. Subway […]

Catch The Action

FEBRUARY ON THE WATER Waters around Southwest Florida affords us a choice of fishing opportunities as we move towards the close of winter with spring in sight. While some fish are completing their spawning duties, others are just beginning. February will bring us cold days followed with a warming trend. By the later part of […]

Dozens Of Bestselling Authors Coming To Lee County

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Twenty-five acclaimed and bestselling authors are coming to Lee County to talk to fans and sign books at the 26th annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 1. The festival takes place at the Fort Myers Regional Library, 2450 First Street, and brings in internationally recognized authors […]

What’s Blooming At Edison and Ford Winter Estates?

ALLURING ALOCASIAS Commanding a distinctive and robust presence in any garden, the large, arrow-shaped bouquet of leaves known as the Giant Upright Elephant Ear or botanically speaking the Alocasia macrorrhiza – macro meaning large and rrhiza referring to its style of growth by large underground rhizomes or roots. Growing in front of the Edison home, […]