The following are articles about The Island Arts Foundation and artists who've performed for the IAF.
Arts Foundation - A Labor of Love
(Island Sand Paper, Issue 381, May 30, 2008)
The Island Arts
Foundation (IAF) uses a picture of the old arches that served as the original
gateway to Estero Island, accompanied by the motto, "Building a home for
Art, One Brick at a time".
That home, 4 years in the making, is nearly complete. Many of you have probably
noticed a transformation
taking place at 2915 Estero Boulevard. (read
article)
(Island Sand Paper, Issue 382, June 6, 2008)
Last week, in her
introductory article, Arts Foundation - Labor of Love, Keri Hendry eloquently
related how and why and how the Island Arts Foundation originated. This week's
conclusion will focus on the men,
materials and history that have gone into making the IAF's new home a unique addition to the cultural life of Fort Myers Beach.
Funk Brother Joe Weaver Arrives on the Beach
(Island Sand Paper, Issue 221, May 6th, 2005)
When Joe Weaver
retired from Ford Motor Company in 2002 after putting
in thirty years, he returned to his first love, Rhythm & Blues. Weaver,
who will turn 71 in
August, is enjoying a revitalized career in the music business, which he was
forced to
abandon many years ago to be close to home and care for his family.
(read article)
Gene Walker: Big Man with a Horn
(Island Sand Paper, Issue 146, November 28, 2003)
If you love music you've heard Gene Walker but you may not have placed the sound with the man. Solid, soulful and
creatively charged. When you see this saxman supreme for the first time, all these words come readily to mind.