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Inside: Lots of Great Jokes • Live Music • Events • Tons of Fun!
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Charlotte County Community Services Presents the...
4th Annual Tippecanoe
Trail & Mud Run
Saturday
November 14, 2015
Tippecanoe Environmental Park
2400 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte, FL
Check-In begins at 7:30 a.m.
10K Trail Run 8:15 a.m. First Wave Start (may be modified)
5K Trail Run 9:00 a.m. First Wave Start (may be modified)
1 Mile Adult Walk and Kids Fun Run (12 & Under)
Starts at 10:30 a.m.
BEWARE THE OBSTACLES!
Teeter Walk
Muddy Tires
Spider Web
Sand Run
The Hurdler
The Climb
Water Cannon
The Maze
GREAT AWARDS, PRIZES AND MORE!
Muddy Trails
Hay Bale Wall
Cargo Dome
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& More!
REGISTER BY
OCTOBER 8, 2015
FOR BEST VALUE!
Medal awards in 10 Age Groups for 5K & 10K (min. age 10)
Team awards for top 3 overall in 5K & 10K
Corporate Challenge Discounts
Participants registered by November 5
guaranteed an official
Race Dry Fit T-Shirt
Post race entertainment & food
Chip timing
REGISTER AT ACTIVE.COM
The 4th annual Tippecanoe 5K & 10K Trail Run is a community event
promoting environmental awareness and helps Charlotte County
protect some of our most valuable natural resources parks like Tippecanoe Environmental Park.
Visit www.CharlotteCountyFL.gov or call 941.613.3220
for additional event information.
An event of Charlotte County Government
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Message Board
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Parrot Heads Christmas
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Hawaiian Bryan’s Happy Hour
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Charlotte Harbor Parrot Head Club 8
Steve Huntington's Space
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Bartender Of The Month
12
Twisted Humor
13
Solo Travel Girl’s Near & Far
Adventures
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Out & About
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Punta Gorda Chamber Of
Commerce
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Buffett News
19
Songwriter's Island Featured Artist 24
Live Music Schedule
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Events
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Parrot Scopes
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Dear Parrot Staff,
It was so nice to see Officer
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the July Parrot magazine.
He does so much for our
community, and we are very
fortunate to have him here
in Punta Gorda!
Thank you Parrot Staff for
honoring him with your
cover!
Thank you,
Barb M. Punta Gorda
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Hello Parrot Peeps!!
This is our 100th issue!! Wow!! There is a reason for
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years for making the Parrot what it is today! A big
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2015 PHIP Board Of
Directors Announce The
Winners Of The 2015
Scholarships
It is the extreme honor
of the 2015 PHiP Board
of Directors to announce
the winners of the 2015
scholarships. We would
like to thank our judges
for their hard work and
efforts in reading each and
every application. The
applicants had to answer
three questions as well as
submit a blind essay stating
If you had the authority to
change your community
in a positive way, what
specific changes would you
make? We received many
applications and these
fine judges had some very
tough decisions to make. Full congratulations go out
to all our applicants and
the board wishes each
and every one of you good
luck with your continued
education. It was a very
close decision and each of
the winners should be very
proud of what they do. The winners of the 2015
scholarships are:
Kyle Rezek from Miami
Florida (Charlotte
Harbor Parrot Head Club) is
the winner of the first place
award of $5000.
James Walsh from
Cromwell, CT (Parrot Head
Club of CT) is the winner
of the third place award of
$2000.
Again, congratulations to the
three winners and thank you
to all that applied as well as
our judges who took many
hours out of their days to help
in making this very tough
decision.
Kyle Rezek
Kimberlyn Gallo from
Fruitland Park, FL (The
Villages) is the winner of the
second place award of $3000.
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CHPHC Update
Charlotte Harbor Parrot Head Club
Written by Charlotte Lanier aka Charlie Rose
Hey Charlotte Harbor
Parrotheads, what tiiiiiime is
it? It’s tiiiiiiiiime for our most
wonderful 8th Birthday Party
over Labor Day weekend, and
if you haven’t yet registered
you better get on it. Deadline
is 8/21 and the last CHPHC
meeting at which to register
is 8/11. It’s going to be a
fantabulous “don’t miss”
weekend. Our host hotel, the
Founding Member Greg
Vogel Manning The Birthday
Party Registration Table
Days Inn, is sold out, but get
your name on the waiting list
if you want to stay there. We
most certainly go through
the registrations and those
who have a room reserved but
have not yet signed up for
the BDP are asked to sign up
immediately or give up their
room. You must be registered
for our party to stay at the
Days Inn that weekend. If
none of this means anything
to you, you need to go to www.
CHPHC.com immediately to
see what all the fun is about!!
Our meeting in July was
amazingly a dry one. We had
16 or so new members and
lots of guests. Folks brought
lots and lots of sneakers;
between those and the cash
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And if you missed
the announcement
at the June
meeting, the
grandson of Joe
& Ann Rezek,
Kyle Rezek, won
the top PHiP
scholarship to
the tune of
$5000.00!! Way
to go Kyle!!
Jim Morris & CHPHC Raised A Handful Of
Speaking of PHiP,
Cash And A Ton Of Shoes
if you plan on going
raised at least 290 kids will
to Meeting of the
have new shoes for school
Minds, the most phabulous
this fall. Parrotheads rock!!
parrothead convention down
We had Jim Morris crooning,
in Key West in November, I
we had guest Jenna Colella
suggest you get on that as well.
winning the 50/50 taking home They cap it at 3500 pholks,
and rumor is it is filling up fast.
I have read that the Casa
Marina is sold out and on a
waiting list. You can go to www.
PHiP.com to get all the info,
including the most wonderful
music line-up.
Congratulations Jenna Colella
Our fabulous new website is
Be sure to check our e-mails
for the theme of the meeting
and the charity of the month.
And be sure to bring your Box
Tops to benefit Charlotte
County Schools along with
aluminum cans which benefit
the Peace River Wildlife
Center and pop-tops that
benefit the Ronald McDonald
House.
If you want to join this crazy
club you can print out an app
and mail it in or join us at
the next meeting, the second
Tuesday of the month at the
Moose Lodge 2121 (corner
of Elmira & Loveland, just
east of Kings Hwy). Breaking
News…the Moose Lodge is
now accepting credit and
debits cards!!!! Some folks
start getting there around
5:30, and the “official stuff”
starts around 6:00 - hope to
see you there. And remember,
“Wrinkles only go where the
smiles have been”.
Photos by Lisa Wessely
$263 (sweet), we introduced
and welcomed our new Member
Liaison Director Darci Lodsin
(thank you for volunteering),
we thanked Kathy Peltier for
Darci, Jerry & Kathy
filling that position and doing
it well for the last two years
(thank you for your service).
August 2015
www.chphc.com. Huge thank
you to Wanda Grindstaff for
making that happen. You may
need to clear your history,
type it in and re-save as a
favorite. Also, we now have a
new Facebook page, so look up
Charlotte Harbor Parrothead
Club (organization) and Like us!
Welcome New Members!
Our August meeting will be on
the 11th and will bring the likes
of John Friday to our stage.
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Steve Huntington’s
Space
By Steve Huntington
Born to Run… South
even been released: “Born to
Run” by Bruce Springsteen.
Because I was an early believer
in Bruce, and Columbia Records
knew it, WOUR was one of the
stations that got the new song in
advance, on a reel-to-reel tape.
I was carrying it with me as we
made the move, and WQSR
(Quad 102 and a Half!) became
the next station to start playing
it. I saw rock ‘n’ roll future, and it
turned out to be the sun setting
into the Gulf of Mexico.
One four-day weekend forty
years ago this month, everything
changed.
On Friday, I was living and
working in upstate New York,
and four days later, in Sarasota.
The seeds were sown the
previous December, 1974. Six
of us working at the progressive
rock station WOUR in Utica all
shared a small farmhouse at
the top of a hill. Susan Berkley
then got a job at a very cool
radio station here, what was
then WQSR. The upstate New
York life at that space and time
was near perfect, but there were
those winters to deal with. The
term wasn’t as widely used yet,
but winter up there sucked.
Susan started work at the station
here on Florida’s Suncoast on
December 1st. My wife-to-be
Chris, our friend Jeff Chard and
I came to visit right before New
Year’s Eve, en route to a week
in Negril, Jamaica. Sitting on the
front porch on Beach Road on
Siesta Key on a warm December
30th evening, we watched the
sun set into the Gulf of Mexico.
It had hit 80 degrees here that
day; in Utica, it was more likely
to be 18 degrees. Our reaction,
especially that of Chris and me,
was: You can actually live in a
place like this? The next day we
toured Susan’s radio station and
I said to the program director,
“I’d like to work here. In fact, I’d
take the next job that you have,
no matter what it is. Overnights,
even.”
It took until the summer, but that
opening came. The shift was 7 to
midnight on the air, and I jumped
at it. Chris and I got everything
packed up and moved over one
weekend. I did my last show in
Utica late Friday afternoon. First
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Here’s… Jimmy!
Making Radio Magic, Forty Years Ago. Photo by Rod Millington.
stop—my parents’ place in New
Jersey, my childhood home.
We pulled in after midnight. The
next day we made it to North
Carolina, and Sunday did the
rest of the trip to Siesta Key.
The tail lights on the Datsun 510
stopped working that final day,
so the last step was done in the
dusk, with emergency flashers
on, over the Sunshine Skyway
Bridge and down to Sarasota.
The Siesta Key house we moved
into, a rental made available a
few days earlier, was very small,
just two bedrooms/one bath,
but it cost just $150 per month
and it was a short walk away
from our “private” beach. (Even
more incredibly, when four years
later, the radio career took us to
WSHE in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale,
a good friend moved in to that
same house and continued
to live there for another two
decades, at that same low rent.)
rented the house and moved in
on Monday, and started work at
WQSR in Sarasota on Tuesday.
I probably should have slated
more time to make it, but It was
a great move, a life-changing
move.
Travelin’ Music
The music of that time will
forever remain significant to
me, just as a soundtrack to
anyone’s major events does.
But one especially meaningful
song I brought with me hadn’t
I’ve now been with Radio
Margaritaville exactly sixteen
years. Though I had played
Jimmy Buffett’s music on the
radio before coming to Florida,
that was nothing compared to
how important it became as
soon as I got to WQSR. Right
along with the Stones and Led
Zeppelin, Buffett songs were
an essential part of every radio
show. The requests came in,
and the airplay led to interviews.
Jimmy and the band liked visiting
here, playing shows, even
rehearsing for tours and playing
the ‘QSR team in softball. Those
good times paved the way for
what was ahead.
So I did my last upstate NY
radio show on Friday, moved
1450 miles over the weekend,
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100 One-Liners
Do not argue with an idiot. He
will drag you down to his level
and beat you with experience.
I want to die peacefully in my
sleep, like my grandfather.. Not
screaming and yelling like the
passengers in his car.
I asked God for a bike, but I
know God doesn’t work that way.
So I stole a bike and asked for
forgiveness.
Sex is not the answer. Sex is the
question. “Yes” is the answer.
Going to church doesn’t make
you a Christian any more than
standing in a garage makes you
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We live in a society where pizza
gets to your house before the
police.
If winning isn’t everything why
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sit down and shut-up.
Light travels faster than sound.
This is why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
Politicians and diapers have one
thing in common. They should
both be changed regularly, and
for the same reason.
If I agreed with you we’d both be
wrong.
Men have two emotions: Hungry
and Horny. If you see him
without an erection, make him a
sandwich.
We never really grow up, we only
learn how to act in public.
War does not determine who is
right - only who is left.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato
is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it
in a fruit salad.
Children: You spend the first 2
years of their life teaching them
to walk and talk. Then you spend
the next 16 years telling them to
My mother never saw the irony in
calling me a son-of-a-bitch.
Having sex is like playing bridge.
If you don’t have a good partner,
you’d better have a good hand.
The early bird might get the
worm, but the second mouse
gets the cheese.
Evening news is where they
begin with ‘Good evening’, and
then proceed to tell you why it
isn’t.
To steal ideas from one person is
plagiarism. To steal from many is
research.
If God is watching us, the least
we can do is be entertaining.
If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER
from diarrhea... does that mean
that one enjoys it?
If you think nobody cares if
you’re alive, try missing a couple
of payments.
Better to remain silent and be
thought a fool, than to speak and
remove all doubt.
How is it one careless match can
start a forest fire, but it takes a
whole box to start a campfire?
Fighting for peace is like
screwing for virginity.
Virginity is like a soap bubble,
one prick and it is gone.
If at first you don’t succeed,
skydiving is not for you!
Always smile, make people
wonder what you are up to.
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Solo Travel Girl’s
Near & Far Adventures
Jennifer A. Huber
There’s Nothing Like the First Time
Let’s Eat, Englewood, Sept.25
– Oct. 8. Coordinated by the
Englewood Florida Chamber of
Commerce, this is Englewood’s
inaugural restaurant week
being described as a “culinary
adventure without breaking
the bank.” Englewood-area
restaurants will offer two-course
lunches for $12 and three-course
(or more) dinners for $23. Visit
LetsEatEnglewood.com to find
participating restaurants.
There’s a saying of, “If we could
see the world through the eyes
of a child, we would see the
magic in everything.” The same
can be said about a former
resident seeing their hometown
through tourist sunglasses.
Every time I visit family in Buffalo
I’m discovering something else
about the destination I once
called home. With my recent
visit, I finally did something
totally touristy that I’ve never
done and that was viewing
Niagara Falls from Maid of the
Mist.
My parents, specifically my mom,
were excellent in finding low cost
and free things to do and this
included viewing Niagara Falls
from public vantage points but
not hopping
on a boat.
Plus, as a
kid I was a
little scared
of being on a
boat. I feared
it would
motor under
the powerful
Falls and
plunge into
the violent
whirlpool.
provide the same view. Being
on top meant optimal dampness
because as the boat neared the
American Falls then Bridal Veil
Falls things got a little moist. It
wasn’t a drenching situation until
we reached the Horseshoe Falls,
which is on the Canadian side.
Jenn & Annette Brave Niagara Falls By Boat
My best
school friend (and chauffeur
Through water droplets on my
when I’m home), Annette, and I
sunglasses, I saw the powerful
ventured to the Falls, purchased
Niagara River’s green water
tickets and were given stunning,
churn with whitecaps and
transparent blue rain ponchos,
heard and saw the impressive
which I suppose were optional,
thundering of water rush over the
and kept us mostly dry from
Falls. Feeling the steady mist,
Niagara Falls’ mist. We staked
my heart raced as I soaked up
our claim on the top of the boat
the powerful force of nature.
but I imagine anywhere would
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Bubbling with giddiness, I
laughed and screamed because
I realized how small I was
compared to the 600,000-some
gallons per second rushing
over the Horseshoe Falls. I also
laughed at the irony. I’ve traveled
around the world and this was
the first time being smack dab
in the middle of this natural
awesomeness and magical
treasure. I’m sorry it took so
long to hop aboard the Maid of
the Mist but glad I finally did it
and happy to have shared the
experience with my best friend.
Harvest for the Harbor, Nov. 13.
Benefitting the Charlotte Harbor
Environmental Center, this is
a farm to table event featuring
local foods prepared by some of
Southwest Florida’s celebrated
chefs. Set to take place at the
Laishley Park Pavilion, taste
locally harvested food and toast
the sunset over Charlotte Harbor.
Learn more at checflorida.org.
What’s in store for my next
visit north? The only thing
that’s certain is it will be a new
experience. Did you know you
can hop on an Allegiant flight out
of Punta Gorda and fly direct to
Niagara Falls? Visit Allegiant.
com to book your flight.
Bon appétit!
Let’s Talk About Food
Speaking of new experiences,
here are two delicious events
you need to save your appetites:
Jennifer Huber
Solo Travel Girl
Empowering others to travel
alone, not lonely.
www.solotravelgirl.com
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Charlotte County
Community Services
deb
August Events
Specializing in
Businness Insurance
Get Up, Get Out...Get Active! … with
the NEW edition of The Guide…your
source for information & fun!
With so many family fun-filled
activities and programs to attend,
there’s always something to do and
you’ll find it all inside these pages!
View it online or pick one up
today at any of our Recreation
Centers and Libraries, at any
Charlotte County School or at the
Murdock Administration Building!
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Saturday, 1 - Saturday Family Films - Strange Magic
Ricki Cooper Markle
We will feature a "new release" monthly for children and families.
Movie categories include: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy,
Super Heroes and Fantasy. Program is free but seating is limited.
First come, first seated. For more info: 941.833.5460. 2:00 pm
Mortgage Loan Originator
Centennial Bank
401 Taylor Street • Punta Gorda, Fl 33950
Office: 941-347-3328 • Fax: 941-347-3339
Cell: 941-769-7984
[email protected]
NMLS ID #546451
Punta Gorda Public Library
424
W
Henry
St. Punta Gorda,
FL 941.833.5460
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Thursday, 6 - The Seminole People of Florida
Come join the Punta Gorda Library and Van Samuels, Outreach
Specialist from the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum in Clewiston, Florida, to
learn about the history, culture, foods, and storytelling of the
Seminole people. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
A Home BancShares Company
(Nasdaq: HOMB)
Punta Gorda Public Library
424
W
Henry
St. Punta Gorda, FL 941.833.5460
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Thursday, 6 - The Right to Vote
Photo Caption Contest
Take a trip back to August 6, 1965 as we celebrate the
50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. This presentation probes
the civil rights issues that led to this legislation and how it affected
American society. 2 pm to 3 pm. Admission is Free
Mid-County Regional Library
2050
Forrest
Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte 941.613.3166
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Aug.10 - Nov. 12 - Honoring Our Greatest Generation
Punta Gorda Army Airfield 1942-1945
Last Month
On exhibit. For more information contact the
Charlotte County Historical Center at 941.629.PAST (7278)
Pick me!
Pick me!
Mid-County Regional Library
2050 Forrest Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte 941.613.3166
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Tuesday, 11 - Insurgent Book to Movie Discussion
Sent in by: Jill T.
Sarasota
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
This Month
Send your caption for this photo and we will print the winning
caption along with the winners name in our next issue.
E-mail us at [email protected] or mail entries to
The Parrot, 3280-55 Tamiami Trail
Suite 165 Port Charlotte, Florida 33952
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Mid-County Regional Library
2050 Forrest Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte 941.613.3166
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Saturday, 15 - Moonlight Movie
7:00 to 10:00 pm Movie begins at sunset. Family friendly & fun!
Swim under the stars and enjoy watching a movie on a giant screen
while in the pool! Just $3 plus tax per person!
Oyster Creek Pool
7001
San
Casa
Dr, Englewood 941.681.3743
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Thursday, 27 - Florida’s Mean Season The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
This year marks the 80th anniversary of this devastating hurricane
which made landfall in Florida in 1935. This compact and intense
hurricane caused extreme damage in the upper Florida Keys.
Charlotte County Historical Center - Grace Street Annex
514 East Grace Street, Punta Gorda, 941.629.PAST (7278)
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August 2015
For Additional Info and Events Go To
www.CharlotteCountyFL.gov
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Out and
Steven Keck At Beef O' Bradys For This Triple Crown
Lawnmower Pull Contest
Louie LaBoy and Shirley Deary Enjo
Live Music And Each Other's Compan
Shorty's Place In Punta Gorda
Photo by Peter Aratari
Photo by Peter Aratari
e
I bet h
did it!
Bob Whittington, Della Booth, Nanette Leonard, Jim Lawson, Stacy Cruz, Ron Olsen, Michelle
Olsen, Brenda Lynch, Paul Lynch, John Wright and Kay Hill at Trattoria Limoncello for the Murder
Mystery Night by the Punta Gorda Chamber
Photo by Peter Aratari
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August 2015
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d About
Ahley Maher And Jessica Potts Enjoying The Night At The
Charlotte Harbor Event Center During The
Photo by Peter Aratari
Fred Lang Benefit Ball
oying
ny At
Photo by Peter Aratari
Carol, Kathy, Stoney, Denise, & Kris Stopping
For A Photo Op.
Photo by Sneaky Photographer
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Charlotte Harbor Freedom Swim Kicks
Off With The National Anthem.
Photo by Crazy Bob Brandt
August 2015
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“Your”Chamber
By John Wright
We are pleased to announce
that the 21st annual Southwest
Florida Blue Chip Community
Business Award applications are
now open to successful small
businesses in Charlotte, Lee, or
Collier County that have overcome adversity to achieve success. The Award is coordinated
and sponsored by BB&T-Oswald
Trippe and Company and BB&T
Bank. The Blue Chip Community
Business Award program was
established nationally in 1990 to
honor successful small businesses and to help them to learn from
one another’s experiences. In
2008 the program was expanded
to encompass the region, including Charlotte County and thus
far, we have been excited to
welcome one local winner, Old
Monty’s Restaurant Pizzeria.
We love to add more Charlotte
County winners to the winners’
circle. Applications are available
by calling us at the Chamber office - 941 639 3720. If you have
a great story, but are concerned
about the time it would take
to write it or even putting your
thoughts down on paper, we can
help you with all of that. Don’t
delay in getting your nomination in to us. The winners will be
announced in early November
at a special event hosted at the
Harborside Event and Conference Center in Fort Myers.
There are a couple of exciting
things being proposed for events
in our city, where the Punta
Gorda Chamber has been
asked to take a pivotal role in
the organization. On October
31st, the Harbor Dragons of the
Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club are
working very hard to bring back
the War on the Peace Dragon
Boat Festival in Laishley Park
and the Chamber is helping
them. We have added a new
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Punta Gorda Chamber Update
page to our website www.
puntagordachamber.com which
you will find under Quick Links
on the right hand side, where
you can read all about what
Dragon Boating is and how to
get your business, community
group or non-profit involved in
having a team. The festival is
so much fun and has for three
years, thanks to the Charlotte
Harbor Paddlers, been a staple
of our April calendar, but in 2014,
the festival took a hiatus and we
are hoping that the new October
date will be a launch pad to get
the festival back in full swing.
Check out the web page and
learn how to become a festival
sponsor as well.
Then in January 2016, more
specifically the weekend of
January 22-24th, we are
working with the Peace River
Picklers on a brand new event
for Punta Gorda- a pickle ball
tournament. It has been so much
fun learning about this relatively
new sport and how they expect
250 players to descend on our
city to battle it out on the courts
at Gilchrist Park. Watch our
website for more details as they
get confirmed. I personally think
events such as these are a great
boon to our city, adding variety
and activity that just keeps
growing.
jazz vocalist to enter our stage.
Bobby has a string of well-known
hits that you’ll all remember and
enjoy. Only a few VIP tickets are
left and the Premium tickets are
selling fast, so don’t delay to visit
the online payment center of
www.puntagordachamber.com or
call 941 639 3720 during regular
office hours. The Punta Gorda
Chamber is delighted to be
hosting two huge music events in
a city that is becoming known as
a musical destination!
We offer a monthly artist class,
called Corks’n’Canvas, where
under supervision of professional
art teachers. You sip wine,
munch on appetizers and in
under two hours you create your
very own masterpiece that can
be handed down as an heirloom
to family members, who will
now recognize your artistic
talent! The cost, all inclusive of
supplies, food and wine is only
$40. Details of dates, locations
and times can be found in the
online payment center of www.
puntagordachamber.com or by
calling 941 639 3720.
Join our mailing list to get
your very own copy of the
Friday Facts and never be out
of the loop again! Call us on
941 639 3720 or visit www.
puntagordachamber.com and
click the Friday Facts icon.
The line-up for our 2016 awardwinning Wine and Jazz Festival
is now complete. Mindi Abair
will once again grace our stage,
only this year she’s going to be
on hand to host the entire event
with yours truly! I couldn’t wish
for a more beautiful co-host.
Joining us on stage will be Nick
Colionne, who truly WOWED
the crowd this year with his
guitar magnetism and newcomer
Bobby Caldwell, who will add
a brand new dimension to the
show, being the first full-blown
August 2015
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Are You Ready to
Party With a Purpose?
Charlotte Harbor
Parrot Head
Club
Birthday Party
Extravaganza!!
8th
Theme
September 4th-6th
Friday - Party Starts At The Days Inn With
Live Music And Events.
Saturday - A Full Day At The Days Inn With
Live Music And Events.
Sunday - Songwriter’s Festival At The Days Inn
3 Days of Music From YOur Favorite Bands
Trop Rock Junkies
Jack Mosley Band
Ramajay Intercoastal
Kristie Bobal
John Frinzi
Conch Fritters
Paul Roush
John Friday
Captain Josh
For More Info And Tickets: www.chphc.com
To Book Your Room at Days Inn Call (941) 627-8900 (Space Limited)
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Twisted Humor
A bus station is where a bus
stops. A train station is where a
train stops. On my desk, I have a
work station..
Some people are like Slinkies ...
not really good for anything, but
you can’t help smiling when you
see one tumble down the stairs.
Did you know that dolphins are
so smart that within a few weeks
of captivity, they can train people
to stand on the very edge of the
pool and throw them fish?
A bank is a place that will lend
you money, if you can prove that
you don’t need it.
I thought I wanted a career, turns
out I just wanted paychecks.
Never, under any circumstances,
take a sleeping pill and a laxative
on the same night.
Whenever I fill out an application,
in the part that says “If an
emergency, notify:” I put
“DOCTOR”. What’s my mother
going to do?
I didn’t fight my way to the top of
the food chain to be a vegetarian.
the street with a bald head and a
beer gut, and still think they are
sexy.
Good girls are bad girls that
never get caught.
Behind every successful man
is his woman. Behind the fall
of a successful man is usually
another woman.
Some people say “If you can’t
beat them, join them”. I say “If
you can’t beat them, beat them”,
because they will be expecting
you to join them, so you will have
the element of surprise.
Why do Americans choose
from just two people to run
for president and 50 for Miss
America?
Crowded elevators smell different
to midgets.
You do not need a parachute
to skydive. You only need a
parachute to skydive twice.
The voices in my head may not
be real, but they have some good
ideas!
A clear conscience is usually the
A computer once beat me at
sign of a bad memory.
chess, but it was no match for me
at kick boxing.
The main reason Santa is so jolly
is because he knows where all
I didn’t say it was your fault, I
the bad girls live.
said I was blaming you.
Laugh at your problems,
I saw a woman wearing a sweat
everybody else does.
shirt with “Guess” on it...so I said
“Implants?”
Never get into fights with ugly
people, they have nothing to
The shinbone is a device for
lose.
finding furniture in a dark room.
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s
Why does someone believe you
the sudden stop at the end.
when you say there are four
billion stars, but check when you Artificial intelligence is no match
say the paint is wet?
for natural stupidity.
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August 2015
The sole purpose of a child’s
middle name, is so he can tell
when he’s really in trouble.
Always borrow money from a
pessimist. He won’t expect it
back.
God must love stupid people. He
made SO many.
He who smiles in a crisis has
found someone to blame.
Women will never be equal to
men until they can walk down
A diplomat is someone who can
tell you to go to hell in such a
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Fireworks by
MS RASCAL’S
Twisted Humor
“You’re only nuts if you ARE NOT here”
way that you will look forward to
the trip.
and me. After all, I’m a Libra and
she’s a bitch.
We have enough gun control.
What we need is idiot control.
I always take life with a grain
of salt, ...plus a slice of lemon,
...and a shot of tequila.
Hospitality: making your guests
feel like they’re at home, even if
you wish they were.
My opinions may have changed,
but not the fact that I am right.
Money can’t buy happiness, but it
sure makes misery easier to live
with.
When in doubt, mumble.
I discovered I scream the same
way whether I’m about to be
devoured by a great white shark
or if a piece of seaweed touches
my foot.
The closest I ever got to a 4.0
in college was my blood alcohol
content.
Women may not hit harder, but
they hit lower.
A little boy asked his father,
“Daddy, how much does it cost
to get married?” Father replied, “I
don’t know son, I’m still paying.”
Worrying works! 90% of the
things I worry about never
happen.
Just remember...if the world
didn’t suck, we’d all fall off.
My psychiatrist told me I was
crazy and I said I want a second
opinion. He said okay, you’re ugly
too.
I used to be indecisive. Now I’m
not sure.
You’re never too old to learn
something stupid.
When tempted to fight fire with
fire, remember that the Fire
Department usually uses water.
TWO GUYS KITCHEN
Pizza
Wings • Wraps
Speciality Burgers
I got in a fight one time with a
really big guy, and he said, “I’m
going to mop the floor with your
face.” I said, “You’ll be sorry.” He
said, “Oh, yeah? Why?” I said,
“Well, you won’t be able to get
into the corners very well.”
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Always Biker Friendly
Hottest Bands in SWFL!!
Pool Tables • 15 TV’s
Monday Hospitality Night
2-4-1 Drinks EVERYTHING
Tuesday Karaoke Night
$7 Kill The Keg
Wednesday Come in for a stiff one, it’s
Ladies Night
Wells, Wine, Draught FREE With DJ Sean
Thursday Bike Nite
With Live Music 8 - 11:30pm 2-4-1 Wells!!
Friday & Saturday
Live Bands 9-1 am!!!
Sunday Sunday Funday
$1 Bloody Marys 11am -3pm
Free Pool Night 7-2am
NEW!! .40 Cent Wings!! (with 10 Wing Min)
Knowledge is power, and power
corrupts. So study hard and be
evil.
Does this rag smell like
chloroform to you?
To be sure of hitting the target,
shoot first and call whatever
target you hit.
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Saturday, 8th
Gas House Gorillas
You are such a good friend that
if we were on a sinking ship
together and there was only one
life jacket... I’d miss you heaps
and think of you often.
Jesus loves you, but everyone
else thinks you’re an asshole.
I should’ve known it wasn’t going
to work out between my ex-wife
It’s Time to ROCK OUT!!
There’s a fine line between
cuddling and holding someone
down so they can’t get away.
With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just
fine.
I like work. It fascinates me. I sit
and look at it for hours.
Monday - Friday 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Never hit a man with glasses. Hit
him with a baseball bat.
Some cause happiness wherever
they go. Others whenever they
go.
I don’t trust anything that bleeds
for five days and doesn’t die.
Happy Hour!!!
A bargain is something you don’t
need at a price you can’t resist.
Some people hear voices.. Some
see invisible people.. Others
have no imagination whatsoever.
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August 2015
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Furiend
Request
Hi my name is Booger.
I am a 4 year old Boston Terrier being
fostered right here in Port Charlotte.
I am housebroken and get along with other
dogs. If you are looking for a buddy to hang
with then look no further because I’m your
man.. Whether you want to chill all day on
the couch or take to the road. I’ll be your
companion..
Cut · Color · Hair Extentions · And More!
Shawn: 941.447.8051 & 941.505.1994
Cathy: 941.457.0682
Booger is being fostered through
the Boston Terrier rescue of
Florida. Please visit their
website bostonrescueflorida.org
if you are interested in making
him your new best furiend.
For Adoption / Foster info: Bostonrescueflorida.org
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Thank you Charlotte County!
Come see us at our new location
in Punta Gorda!
August 2015
212 West Virginia Street Suite 123
Punta Gorda, Fl. 33950
www.hairbyshawnstudio.com
www.hairbyshawncompany
Find us on facebook: www.facebook.com/hairstylistshawn
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Parrot Puzzle
ACROSS
1. Shredded cabbage
5. Pervert
10. Baroque composer
14. Roman robe
15. Courted
16. Hairdo
17. Assist in crime
18. Disgraceful
20. Rats
22. Overture
23. Record (abbrev.)
24. Small islands
25. Behaving badly
32. Refereed
33. Odorless inert gas
34. Lyric poem
37. WW1 plane
38. Tendon
39. Dwarf buffalo
40. S
41. Located near the poles
42. Canker sore
43. Without protection
45. Woman's undergarment
49. Era
50. Mei
53. Go over again
57. A spokesperson
59. G G G G
60. Modify
61. Young eel
62. Angers
63. Start over
64. Poverty-stricken
65. Draw near
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DOWN
1. Sun
2. Gray wolf
3. Matured
4. Not for the seasick
5. Exchange
6. Charged particles
7. Sprocket
8. Large brown seaweed
9. Smell
10. Bonds
11. Be in trouble with
12. Unrefined
13. Flexible tubes
19. Rule
21. Require
25. Cogitate
26. Rapscallions
27. Resorts
28. Axial
29. Corrupt
30. Unreactive
31. At this time
34. A single time
35. Accomplishes
36. Hearing organs
38. Comes after Mi and Fah
39. Averse
41. Mentally prepare
42. Desire
44. Diner
45. Sometimes, works with
lions
46. Lyric poem
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47. Ancient Celtic priest
48. Repeat
51. Not closed
52. Scrabble piece
53. Frozen
54. Relating to aircraft
55. Abound
56. Being
58. Night before
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Featured Artist
Tell us a little about
yourself.
What would you like to
accomplish this year?
I’d describe myself as a
human/musical fairy. My current
address is The “Disney Magic”
cruise ship but I grew up in the
foothills of Colorado.
Id like to visit my brother Peter
who lives in India, live gratefully
each day as I tour Europe, and
take more risks creatively recording. I’d like to continue connecting with new, positive and
inspiring people as I travel.
What made you decide to
make music a full time
career?
My fairy wings. Music is the
magic that makes me fly. I sing
3 hours a night 6 nights a week
on the Magic and I don’t say I
work. Instead every night I say
“I’m on my way to play!”
What do you enjoy most
about performing?
When I sing to people I get to
witness the power of a song.
It’s an unusual gift to watch
people burst out in laughter, cry
and recall moments and memories that only music can evoke.
I’m so grateful andhonored to
be a small part of the personal
process each listener experiences.
And what do you like
least?
The only discomfort performing can bring me is created
by own mind. If I allow myself
to become self conscious or
frightened of judgment I will
lose the pleasure and fall down
from fear. It takes faith to truly
fly and I must trust that each
person will hear what they need
to hear in their own way. I prac-
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Clara Oman
tice meditation every day to
help clear any potential fearful
thoughts.
If you had an
opportunity to headline
a world tour, who would
you choose to open for
you and why?
In your music career
what are you most proud
of?
My brothers Peter and Andrew.
Because they are incredible
solo artists and deserve to be
heard. Plus we could all sing
together in harmony and we
would have a ball on the road
together.
I’m proud of my parents. They
raised me in a very spiritual
environment and named me
Clara to instill it’s meaning in
my life choices. “One who
brings light” is the interpretation
my dad taught me from when I
was just a toddler. I’m proud of
my rare and sheltered upbringing. I played classical music
and hymns from church. I think
it brings a lot of richness to the
music I make now. 3 chord pop/
rock songs were not really in
my realm of influence in my
childhood.
Who would you like to
record a duet with?
Shreya Ghoshal. She has a
voice like a delicate bird and
her technique is amazing. She
is my favorite singer from India.
August 2015
Any new projects in the
works?
I’m sketching new song ideas
every day. My project is self
discovery in fact through music and travel. As I travel the
coast I learn to connect the
dots between what
matters
and what to release. Life is a
living and moving work of art.
I’m currently sharing my findings via collages, videos and
songs with my friends on FB,
Twitter, and Instagram. Come
follow along!
What do you do in your
down time?
I explore the ports we sail into
every day, practice dance work
out videos, and read self help
books. “The power of Now” by
Eckhart Tolle and “The Magic”
Rhonda Byrne are my current
constant companions.
Any secrets you would
like to divulge?
I quit smoking last year with
the help of a guided meditation from www.guidedmind.com
<http://www.guidedmind.com>
What’s your message to
the audience? Anything
you would like to tell our
readers?
Thank you! For those of you
who I have met and gotten
to sing to in FL and on ships
you have given me my career. Thank you for your kind
notes, sharing my videos and
spreading the word.
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Live Music
Schedule
Saturday 1st
Evelyn Thomas-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~7-10pm
Unique-Seminole Casino/ZigZag
Lounge~9-1am
JJ McCoy-MS Rascals Loony
Bin~9-1am
Gummy Sharks-Marker 4
Restaurant~5:30pm
HipNauticals-Bert’s Bar~7pm
John Patti-Hurricane
Charley’s~1-5pm
Jack Mosley w/Band-Hurricane
Charley’s~8-12am
A200-Dean’s South of the
Border~8:30-12:30am
Mike Hirst-The Fishery~5pm
Wicked Karma-Porky’s
Roadhouse
Zombie Univ.-Lock N Key~8pm
Voo Davis-Englewoods on
Dearborn
Leslie DaCosta Jr-Venice
Farmers Market~9-12pm
Gary & Kerri-Flounders~1-5pm
Sunday 2nd
Uptown Express-Seminole
Casino/ZigZag Lounge~2-6pm
5&10 Boys-Marker 4
Restaurant~2pm
Mike Hirst-Hurricane
Charley’s~1pm
Monday 3rd
Cachet-Seminole Casino/ZigZag
Lounge~8-12am
Jeff Hughes-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
Tuesday 4th
Danny Sinoff Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~6:30-9:30pm
Hip Squad-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~8-12am
Scotty Bryan-Bert’s Bar~6:30pm
Glenn Leonard Hitsville LiveVisani’s~7:30pm
Barefoot Willie-Dean’s South of
the Border~8:30-12:30am
Wednesday 5th
Kitt Moran Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~6:30-9:30pm
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Grand Slam-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~8-12am
Jim Morris-Bert’s Bar~6:30pm
Thursday 6th
Patricia Dean Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille
Incognito-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~8-12am
Jig to a Milestone-The Celtic
Ray~7pm
Ron Howard&The Invisibles-Low
Key Tiki~6-8:30pm
Deb&The Dynamics-Bert’s
Bar~7:30pm
High Tide-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
Ben Prestage Band-Englewoods
on Dearborn
Nexxlevel-Dean’s South of the
Border~8:30-12:30am
Friday 7th
Danny Sinoff Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille
Gypsy Lane-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~9-1am
Myth-MS Rascals Loony Bin~91am
Crosstown Gypsy-Portside
Tavern~5-8pm
Stumble Bums-Portside
Tavern~9-1am
Marty Stokes&The Captiva
Band-Bert’s Bar~7:30pm
Noel Harris-Marker 4
Restaurant~5:30pm
Boone County-Rattlers Old West
Saloon/Arcadia
Terry Hogan-Hurricane
Charley’s~1-5pm
Jimmy&Karen Band-Dean’s
South of the Border~8:3012:30am
Zombie Univ.-Harpoon
Harry’s~8pm
KoKo Ray&The KeepersEnglewoods on Dearborn
Paul Roush-Farlow’s on the
Water~6:30pm
Leslie DaCosta Jr-Carmelo’s
Restaurant/PG~6-9pm
Gary & Kerri w/band-Hurricane
Charley’s~7-11pm
August 2015
Saturday 8th
Evelyn Thomas-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~7-10pm
Gypsy Lane-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~9-1am
Gas House Gorillas-MS Rascals
Loony Bin~9-1am
Frankie Colt w/the Good Bad
Kids-The Celtic Ray~9pm
Insider w/Jeff Walker-Bert’s
Bar~7pm
RPM-Marker 4
Restaurant~5:30pm
Boone County-Rattlers Old West
Saloon/Arcadia
Tropical Ave.-Hurricane
Charley’s~8-12am
Cindy Walsh-The Ragged Ass
Saloon~2-5pm
Jack Mosley w/BandEnglewoods on Dearborn~710pm
Mike Hirst-The Sandy Parrot/
Ft.Myers~1pm
Zombie Univ.-Harpoon
Harry’s~8pm
Silvertree-Porky’s Roadhouse
Paul Roush-NavAGator~2-5pm
Cozy&JC-Dean’s South of the
Border~1-5pm
Triggerfish-Dean’s South of the
Border~8:30-12:30am
Leslie DaCosta Jr-Dvine’s Wine
& Gift Emporium/PC~8-11pm
Gary & Kerri-Jacks on Marion~710pm
Sunday 9th
Chicago Mob-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~2-6pm
Gary & Kerri-Bert’s Bar~3-7pm
David Murabito-Marker 4
Restaurant~2pm
Carribean Cowboy-Hurricane
Charley’s~1-5pm
Storm Warning-Porky’s
Roadhouse
Paul Roush-TT’s Tiki Bar~3-6pm
Jason Brownie-Dean’s South of
the Border~1-5pm
Monday 10th
Cachet-Seminole Casino/ZigZag
Lounge~8-12am
Paul Roush-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
Tuesday 11th
Danny Sinoff Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~6:30-9:30pm
Grand Slam-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~8-12am
Scotty Bryan-Bert’s Bar~6:30pm
Wednesday 12th
Kitt Moran Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~6:30-9:30pm
Inztant Karma-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~8-12am
Geo-Bert’s Bar~7pm
Renee Hose-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
Thursday 13th
Patricia Dean Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille
Fusion-Seminole Casino/ZigZag
Lounge~8-12am
Brendan Nolan-The Celtic
Ray~8pm
Box Car Swing-Low Key Tiki~68:30pm
Deb&The Dynamics-Bert’s
Bar~7:30pm
Randy Stephens-Marker 4
Restaurant~5:30pm
Incubus/Deftones-FL State
Fairgrounds/Tampa~6:15pm
Gary & Kerri-TT’s Tiki Bar~69pm
Friday 14th
Danny Sinoff Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille
The Experience-Seminole
Casino/ZigZag Lounge~9-1am
Red-MS Rascals Loony Bin~91am
Solo Cheese-Portside Tavern~58pm
Fundamentals-Portside
Tavern~9-1am
Wooly Bushmen-The Celtic
Ray~9pm
Mike Imbasciani&The Bluez
Rockerz-Bert’s Bar~7:30pm
Lee James-Marker 4
Restaurant~5:30pm
Shannon Reed Band-Rattlers
Old West Saloon/Arcadia
Clive-Hurricane Charley’s~1-5pm
Fortunate Sons-Hurricane
Charley’s~7-11pm
Heart N Soul-Harpoon Harry’s
Sublime w/Rome/Rebelution-FL
State Fairgrounds/Tampa~6pm
½ Step Down-Dean’s South of
the Border~8:30-12:30am
Leslie DaCosta Jr-Carmelo’s
Restaurant/PG~6-9pm
Saturday 15th
Evelyn Thomas-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~7-10pm
VTB-Seminole Casino/ZigZag
Lounge~9-1am
No Name Band-MS Rascals
Loony Bin~9-1am
The Parrot
Noel Harris-Marker 4
Restaurant~5:30pm
Shannon Reed Band-Rattlers
Old West Saloon/Arcadia
Boogiemen-Flounders~7-11pm
Heart N Soul-Harpoon Harry’s
Crash Vegas-Porky’s Roadhouse
Mike Imbasciani&His Bluez
Rockerz-Englewoods on
Dearborn
Paul Roush-Hurricane
Charley’s~1-5pm
Gas House Gorillas-Dean’s
South of the Border~8:3012:30am
Gary & Kerri-NavAGator~2-5pm
Sunday 16th
Rich McGuire-Marker 4
Restaurant~2pm
Gary & Kerri-Bert’s Bar~3-7pm
Inztant Karma-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~2-6pm
Carnival of Soul,Crash
Vegas&Jack Michael-Porky’s
Roadhouse
Mike Hirst-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
J.Cole-FL State Fairgrounds/
Tampa~6:30pm
Sons of Beaches-Dean’s South
of the Border~6:30-10:30pm
Monday 17th
Cachet-Seminole Casino/ZigZag
Lounge~8-12am
Jeff Hughes-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
Tuesday 18th
Danny Sinoff Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~6:30-9:30pm
Wonderama-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~8-12am
Scotty Bryan-Bert’s Bar~6:30pm
Elvis Tribute-Visani’s~7:30pm
John Friday-Matanzas Inn Upper
Deck/Ft.Myers Bch~5-9pm
Wednesday 19th
Kitt Moran Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~6:30-9:30pm
Grand Slam-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~8-12am
Jim Morris-Bert’s Bar~6:30pm
John Friday-Bubba’s
Roadhouse~7:30pm
Thursday 20
Patricia Dean Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille
Fusion-Seminole Casino/ZigZag
Lounge~8-12am
Raiford Starke-Low Key Tiki~68:30pm
th
The Parrot
Ellie Lee&Blues Fury-Bert’s
Bar~7pm
Doug Deming&Jewel TonesEnglewoods on Dearborn
NexxLevel-Dean’s South of the
Border~8:30-12:30am
Friday 21st
Danny Sinoff Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille
Pocket Change-Seminole
Casino/ZigZag Lounge~9-1am
Storm Surge-MS Rascals Loony
Bin~9-1am
Raven Kane-Portside Tavern~58pm
Moccasin Wallow-Portside
Tavern~9-1am
Paul Duffy-The Celtic Ray~8pm
Brian Spainhower-Marker 4
Restaurant~5:30pm
Strong Side Draw-Rattlers Old
West Saloon/Arcadia
Gotta Luv It-Hurricane
Charley’s~7-11pm
Gary & Kerri-Hurricane
Charley’s~1-5pm
Whiskey Throttle-Harpoon
Harry’s
Zombie Univ.-Lock N Key~8pm
Karen&Jimmy Band-Englewoods
on Dearborn
Torched-Dean’s South of the
Border~8:30-12:30am
Leslie DaCosta Jr-Carmelo’s
Restaurant/PG~6-9pm
Saturday 22nd
Evelyn Thomas-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~7-10pm
Pocket Change-Seminole
Casino/ZigZag Lounge~9-1am
Storm Warning-MS Rascals
Loony Bin~9-1am
Jeff Vitolo&the Quarter Mile
Rebels-The Celtic Ray~9pm
Insider w/Jeff Walker-Bert’s
Bar~7pm
5&10 Boys-Marker 4
Restaurant~5:30pm
Strong Side Draw-Rattlers Old
West Saloon/Arcadia
Zombie Univ.-Hurricane
Charley’s~8-12am
Whiskey Throttle-Harpoon
Harry’s
Grayson Rogers Band-Miceli’s
Waterfront Tiki/Matlacha
Copperhead-Porky’s Roadhouse
Marty Stokes&Captiva BandEnglewoods on Dearborn
Tim McGraw-FL State
Fairgrounds/Tampa~7pm
Dane-Dean’s South of the
Border~1-5pm
Remedy-Dean’s South of the
Border~8:30-12:30am
Sunday 23rd
PAC Band-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~2-6pm
Randy Stephens-Marker 4
Restaurant~2pm
Kracker Beach-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
Forbidden Fruit Farmers-Porky’s
Roadhouse
Flying Hasselhoff-Dean’s South
of the Border~6:30-10:30pm
Monday 24th
Cachet-Seminole Casino/ZigZag
Lounge~8-12am
Tuesday 25th
Danny Sinoff Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~6:30-9:30pm
Hip Squad-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~8-12am
Scotty Bryan-Bert’s Bar~6:30pm
Wednesday 26th
Kitt Moran Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~6:30-9:30pm
Inztant Karma-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~8-12am
Geo-Bert’s Bar~7pm
Gary & Kerri-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
Thursday 27th
Patricia Dean Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille
Grand Slam-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~8-12am
Gary & Kerri-Low Key Tiki~68:30pm
Ellie Lee&Blues Fury-Bert’s
Bar~7pm
High Tide-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
Joey Gilmore-Englewoods on
Dearborn
Remedy-Dean’s South of the
Border~8:30pm
Friday 28th
Danny Sinoff Trio-JD’s
Bistro&Grille
Gypsy Lane-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~9-1am
Mocassin Wallow-MS Rascals
Loony Bin~9-1am
Gary & Kerri-Portside Tavern~58pm
8th Day-Portside Tavern~9-1am
Mike Imbasciani&The Bluez
Rockerz-Bert’s Bar~7:30pm
RPM-Marker 4
Restaurant~5:30pm
August 2015
The Leaks-Rattlers Old West
Saloon/Arcadia
Conch Fritters-Hurricane
Charley’s~7-11pm
MacDaddy Band-Englewoods on
Dearborn
Storyline-Dean’s South of the
Border~8:30pm
Leslie DaCosta Jr-Carmelo’s
Restaurant/PG~6-9pm
Saturday 29th
Evelyn Thomas-JD’s
Bistro&Grille~7-10pm
Gypsy Lane-Seminole Casino/
ZigZag Lounge~9-1am
Forbidden Fruit Farmers-MS
Rascals Loony Bin~9-1am
Fiyah Wata-The Celtic Ray~9pm
Insider w/Jeff Walker-Bert’s
Bar~7pm
David Murabito-Marker 4
Restaurant~5:30pm
The Leaks-Rattlers Old West
Saloon/Arcadia
Paul Roush-Hurricane
Charley’s~1-5pm
Paul Roush-Woody’s Surfside
Rum Bar&Grill~7-10pm
Trop Rock Junkies-Hurricane
Charley’s~7-11pm
Storm Warning-Porky’s
Roadhouse
Copperhead-Englewoods on
Dearborn
Free Ryder-Dean’s South of the
Border~8:30pm
Gary & Kerri-Jacks on Marion~710pm
Sunday 30th
Uptown Express-Seminole
Casino/ZigZag Lounge~2-6pm
Randy Stephens-Marker 4
Restaurant~2pm
Sons of Beaches-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
Paul Roush-Cass Cay
Restaurant/Burnt Store
Marina~1-4pm
Josh Vanadore-Dean’s South of
the Border~1-5pm
Cozy & JC-Dean’s South of the
Border~6:30pm
Gary & Kerri-Moose Lodge/
PG~2-5pm
Monday 31st
Cachet-Seminole Casino/ZigZag
Lounge~8-12am
Jeff Hughes-Hurricane
Charley’s~6-10pm
* Times and dates are subject to
change.
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Wednesday 5th, TRIVIA NIGHT
AT THE CELTIC RAY in Punta
Gorda from 8-10pm. EVERY
WEDNESDAY.
Wednesday 5th-8th, GRANDMA
LEE/DANNY NIBLOCK
appearing at Visani’s Comedy
Theater.
For show
times
visit
Supporting
Local
Charities
From The Beginning!
www.visani.net
MS RASCAL’S
Saturday 1st, PUNTA GORDA’S
FARMERS MARKET- EVERY
SATURDAY in downtown on
Taylor St. across from the Historic Charlotte County Courthouse from 8-12pm. Voted the
best small market in FL and 15th
in the USA. Lots of vendors and
live music!
Saturday 1st, TOBY KEITH
GOOD TIMES & PICK UP
LINES TOUR performing at the
FL State Fairgrounds in Tampa
at 7pm. For ticket info visit www.
fordamp.com
Saturday 1st, SARASOTA’S
FARMERS MARKET EVERY
SATURDAY from 7-12pm. On
lemon Ave. & Main St. Come and
enjoy the music! Rain or shine.
For more info visit
www.sarasotadowntown.com
Saturday 1st, CRUISN’ ON
DEARBORN STREET on West
Dearborn St. in Englewood from
5-8pm. Hundreds of cars and
thousands of car lovers converge
on Dearborn St. for this car
show. Free admission.
Saturday 1st, FREE SATURDAY
MORNINGS BIKE RIDE at Acme
Bicycle Shop in Punta Gorda
from 8-11:30am. Want to meet
new people? Join our guided bicycle rides through Punta Gorda.
We have a group for every
level of rider, whether you are a
speed demon or just a cruiser.
Our rides depart at 8:30 sharp.
Helmets are REQUIRED! This
is an adults only ride. Rides go
out every Sat. Unless the temp.
Is below 50 degrees, rain or fog,
or very poor visibility. Please call
Acme for more info at 941-6392263 or visit www.acmebicycleshop.com
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Saturday 1st, KARAOKE! at
Portside Tavern in Port Charlotte.
EVERY SATURDAY.
Saturday 1st, JOSH BLUE!
Appearing at Visani’s Comedy
Theater at 6pm & 9:30pm. Visit
www.visani.net for info.
Saturday 1st – 29th, BATTLE OF
THE BANDS hosted by
Seminole Casino Hotel
Immokalee & 96k Rock every
Saturday through August. Bands
interested in participating please
contact Zito at Jeff.Zito@bbgi.
com
Saturday 1st, SATURDAY
FAMILY FILMS-STRANGE
MAGIC at the Punta Gorda
Library at 2pm. First come, first
seated. For more info contact the
library at 941-833-5460.
Sunday 2nd, OPEN MIC NIGHT
at The Celtic Ray from 9-1am.
Monday 3rd, KARAOKE! at
Portside Tavern in Port Charlotte.
EVERY MONDAY.
Wednesday 5th, TRIVIA NIGHT
AT BEEF O’BRADY’S IN
PUNTA GORDA from 7-9pm.
EVERY WEDNESDAY!
Wednesday 5th, EVERY WED.
NIGHT PUB RUN, WALK, OR
STROLL at The Foot Landing
in Punta Gorda from 6-8pm.
Registration is free. The route
is approx. 2-3 miles in length.
No timing just laid back relaxed
atmosphere. Runners/Walkers
of all abilities are welcome. Free
Waiver/release form sign-in required once per calendar year. Vi
www.thefootlanding.com for info.
August 2015
Monday 10th-31st, PUNTA
GORDA ARMY AIRFIELD ON
EXHIBIT at the Mid-County
Regional Library in Port Charlotte
starting at 10am. “Bringing history to Life”
Monday 10th-12th,
CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
VS PALM BEACH CARDINALS
at Charlotte Sports Park. For
game times visit www.stonecrabsbaseball.com
“You’re only nuts if you ARE NOT here”
Hour!!!
Thursday Happy
6th, BIKE
NIGHT AT
Monday - Friday 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
MS RASCALS LOONY BIN at
Get Ready
to Rock with
8pm. Music!
EVERY
THURSDAY!
Thursday 6th, THE RIGHT TO
VOTE at the Mid-County
Regional Library from 2-3pm.
Take a trip back to August 6,
1965 as we celebrate the 50th
Anniv. Of the Voting Rights Act.
Silvertree
Saturday, 6th
Thursday 6th, THE SEMINOLE
KITCHENat the
PEOPLE TWO
OF GUYS
FLORIDA
Pizza
• Wraps
Punta GordaWings
Library
from 11Speciality Burgers
Sunday -Thursday
11-9 pminfo
• Fridaycontact
- Saturday 11-1
12pm.
For more
theam
library at
941-833-5460.
Always
Biker Friendly
Hottest Bands in SWFL!!
Pool Tables
• 15 TV’s
th
Thursday 6 , KARAOKE! at
Monday Hospitality Night
Portside2-4-1
Tavern
Port Charlotte.
Drinksin
EVERYTHING
Tuesday Karaoke Night
EVERY
THURSDAY.
$7 Kill The Keg
Wednesday Come in for a stiff one, it’s
Night
Friday
7th, Ladies
MILITARY
Wells, Wine,
Draught FREE With DJ Diesel
Bike Nite
Thursday
HERITAGE
MUSEUM
With Live Music 8 - 11:30pm 2-4-1 Wells!!
RECEPTION
honoring
Friday & SaturdayPurple
Live
Bands Held
9-1 am!!!
Heart Recipients.
at FisherSunday Sunday Funday
$1 Bloodyfrom
Marys 11am
-3pmFor
men’s Village
4-6pm.
Free Pool Night 7-11pm (with 2 Drink Min)
more
details
call
941-575-9002.
1182 Tamiami Trl, Port Charlotte, FL (941) 255-5999
Friday 7th-9th, CHARLOTTE
STONE CRABS VS
BRADENTON MARAUDERS
at Charlotte Sports Park. Visit
www.stonecrabsbaseball.com for
times.
Saturday 8th, 3rd ANNUAL
TARPON FOOTBALL FAMILY
POKER RUN ON THE
WATER $125/boat-high hand
wins $1,000. Registration &
1st card at Dean’s South of the
Border on Aug. 7Th from 5-8pm
or Hurricane Charley’s on Aug.
8Th from 9-12am. Winning hand
& door prizes at the finish. For
more info please contact Dean
Campbell at 941-626-1817.
Tuesday 11th, INSURGENT
BOOK TO MOVIE DISCUSSION
at the Mid-County Regional
Library from 5-7:30pm. For more
info call 941-613-3166.
Tuesday 11th, STEELY DAN
w/SPECIAL GUESTS ELVIS
COSTELLO & THE
IMPOSTERS performing at the
FL State Fairgrounds in Tampa
at 7pm. For ticket info visit www.
fordamp.com
Tuesday 11th, CALLING ALL
PARROT HEADS! We’ll be
having John Friday gracing
our stage at the Moose Lodge
2121(corner of Elmira & Loveland, just east of Kings Hwy.)
This is cash only establishment
starting at 5:30pm. Be sure to
check the club e-mails for the
theme of the meeting and the
charity of the month . We are
now collecting Box Tops to
benefit Charlotte County Schools
along with aluminum cans which
benefit the Peace River Wildlife
Center and pop-tops that benefit Ronald McDonald House. If
you are interested in joining this
crazy club you can print out an
app and mail it in or join us at
the next meetiing. Hope to see
you there!! Check us out at www.
chphc.com
Wednesday 12th, CHARITY
SLOT TOURNAMENT
BENEFITTING HARRY CHAPIN
FOOD BANK at Seminole
Casino Hotel Immokalee. Cost to
The Parrot
participate is $10pp.
Wednesday 12th-15th, COMEDY
WITH MICHAEL MACK/CARMEN VALONE at Visani’s Comedy Theater. For show times visit
www.visani.net
Thursday 13th, INCUBUS/DEFTONES 2015 TOUR performing
at the FL State Fairgrounds in
Tampa at 6:15pm. For ticket info
visit www.fordamp.com
Friday 14 , CHARLOTTE IDOL
AUDITIONS - Open to the first
40 Contestants ONLY. 6:30pm
Must pre-register by email to:
[email protected].
Auditions held at the Cultural
Center Theater. Tickets $10 per
person sold at the door.
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Saturday 15th, KARAOKE! at
Portside Tavern in Port Charlotte.
EVERY SATURDAY.
Saturday 15th, MOONLIGHT
MOVIES & SWIM at the Oyster
Creek Pool in Englewood from
7-10pm. Movie begins at sunset. Just $3+tax pp. For more
info call 941-681-3743. Family
friendly & fun!
Saturday 15th, SPECIAL
EVENT: “CONSTRUCTION
MADNESS, OPEN FOR
BUSINESS”- Shop local today,
See future of tomorrow! At
Fishermen’s Village from11-5pm.
We are celebrating our center
court renovations and remodel
that is underway! Come enjoy
a great fun filled day with us.
Featuring face painting, music,
games and more.
Saturday 15th, LOOKING
BACK, MOVING FORWARD....
CELEBRATING 55 YEARS
by the Charlotte Players at the
Charlotte Harbor Event Center at
6pm. Price is $55pp. Join us as
we kick off the evening with the
1960s and roll through the decades with music, food and fun.
It’s a casual event, so grab your
tie dye, shoulder pads, acid wash
jeans or your favorite thing from
the past 55 years. For more info
call 941-624-4040.
Sunday 16th, CHARLOTTE
STONE CRABS VS FT.MYERS
MIRACLE at the Charlotte Sports
Park at 1pm. For more info visit
www.stonecrabsbaseball.com
Sunday 16 , J.COLE: FOREST
HILLS DRIVE TOUR performing
at the FL State Fairgrounds in
Tampa at 6:30pm. For ticket info
visit www.fordamp.com
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Wednesday 19th,
CHARLOTTE
STONE CRABS VS
FT.MYERS MIRACLE at the Charlotte Sports Park at
7pm. For more info
visit www.stonecrabsbaseball.com
Wednesday 19th22nd, COMEDY
NIGHT WITH TROY
THIRDGILL/CHRIS
KILLIAN at Visani’s
Comedy Theater.
For show times visit
www.visani.net
Thursday 20th,
COMEDY NIGHT
at The Celtic Ray at
10pm.
The Parrot
Thursday 20th, GALLERY
WALK IN DOWNTOWN PUNTA
GORDA from 5-8pm. Shopping
& food, live music, arts demos,
summer games, drawings and
a free trolley. What a great way
to spend an evening strolling
through downtown Punta Gorda.
Visit www.pgdowntownmerchants.com
Thursday 20th-22nd, CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS VS
JUPITER HAMMERHEADS at
Charlotte Sports Park at 7pm.
For more info visit www.stonecrabsbaseball.com
Friday 21st, THIRD FRIDAY
DRIVE-IN in downtown Punta
Gorda, across from River City
Grill from 6-10pm. Free admission. We are asking for donations and sponsors to help
support our event. This is a
Family Friendly monthly drivein movie. You can listen from
your car radio or bring your lawn
chairs in front of our 40’ screen.
Come & enjoy your evening with
us. Concessions on site or bring
your own food.
Saturday 22nd, TIM MCGRAW:
SHOTGUN RIDER TOUR w/
BILLY CURRINGTON & CHASE
BRYANT performing at the FL
State Fairgrounds in Tampa at
7pm. For ticket info visit www.
fordamp.com
Sunday 23rd-25th, CHARLOTTE
STONE CRABS VS ST LUCIE
METS at the Charlotte Sports
Park. For more info visit www.
stonecrabsbaseball.com
Sunday 23rd, BRIDAL BLAST
at the Germain Arena at 1pm.
Tickets are $7 at door (Brides
are FREE) For info visit www.
germainarena.com
Wednesday 26th-29th, COMEDY
WITH JJ BOYD/MARY ASHER
August 2015
at Visani’s Comedy Theater.
For show times visit www.
visani.net
Thursday 27th, CORKS N
CANVAS at the Visual Arts
Center in Punta Gorda from
6-8pm. Cost is $40pp. Includes
all supplies & refreshments.
Have a fun night! Make your
own piece of artwork, enjoy a
glass of wine & hors d’oeurves.
Please sign up at www.puntagordachamber.com or call
941-639-3720 to register or
email [email protected].
Thursday 27th, THE LABOR
DAY HURRICANE OF 1935
at Charlotte County Historical
Center in Punta Gorda from
10-11am. Admission is free.
Friday 28th, WWE LIVE! At the
Germain Arena at 7:30pm. For
more info visit www.germainarena.com
Saturday 29th, CHARLOTTE
IDOL - FINALS NIGHT 6:00pm
at the Charlotte Harbor Event
& Conference Center. For
ticket info call Tina Figliuolo
at (941) 627-4313, Ext 118 By
Charlotte County Homeless
Coalition.
Saturday 29th,
WORLD-RENOWNED
PSYCHIC GARY SPIVEY
brings uncanny abilities to
Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee at 7pm. Tickets available
for $20. Guests must be 21
years old or older. Tickets can
be purchased at the casino,
charge by phone at 800-2180007 or online at www.seminoleimmokaleecasino.com &
www.jaytv.com
* Times and dates are subject to
change.
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Parrot Key
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
“Headlice!” Is all you have to
scream to get your favorite
seat, it works great at the
movie theater, restaurants or if
you want the pool to yourself.
You are welcome!
Aquarius (January 20 February 18) Presenting
yourself with a home-made
cardboard award is probably
not the most sane way to go
about giving yourself a morale
boost.
Virgo (August 23 September 22) Just because
people laugh at you doesn’t
make you a comedian. That
is better than people throwing
things at you. You have that
going for you this month!
Congrats!
Pisces (February 19 - March
20) Peaches and cream are a
cheap and enjoyable dessert
menu for any supper guests,
unless someone has a food
allergy. Have a phone close
by to call 911 just in case.
Libra (September 24 –
October 23) The day is what
you make it. Make it a great
one! In short, don’t let anyone
piss you off. J
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Homeless people may wander
up to you today and offer
to buy the magazine you’re
holding. But honestly it is not
likely….
Scorpio (October 23 November 21) All of your
better ideas have already
been stolen and used in the
past, which perhaps suggests
you are just going downhill
from here. Sad…
Sagittarius (November 22 December 21) Old cartoons
may hold a fascination for you
as you try to recreate a classic
‘acme’ gag. Please don’t try to
blow up anything this month…
It won’t end well for you.
Capricorn (December 22 January 19) All the advice I
could share with you would
blow your mind and leave
nothing to the imagination.
Don’t shun your naked body,
express yourself in lots of new
happy naked ways.
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Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Login to every site you can
and you’ll soon understand
what the meaning of the
internet is. You will have a
better understanding of what
others do with their free
time…. Scary huh?
Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
You should buy some new
electronics. For the rest of
the month you will stay busy
trying to figure out how it all
works. At least that will keep
you out of trouble for a while.
Cancer (June 22 - July
22) Your friends won’t forgive
you if you don’t take the
opportunity you are presented
with, most likely because they
will also benefit from it.
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