Your Punta Gorda "Hibiscus" Weekend starts now

Before you moor yourself at a favorite watering hole tonight,  start your evening at the Punta Gorda Hibiscus Festival, which will begin blooming tonight at Gilchrist Park around 6 o'clock.  The music rundown goes like this:

6 PM	Rendexvous
6:30 PM	Bill McDonald
7 PM	Chakulla and Me
7:30 PM	Karen Cohen
8:00 PM	Perry Street Project
8:30 PM	Paul Cottrell
9:00 PM	Still Friends

For the rest of the story on the Festival which runs through Sunday, go to http://www.thehibiscusfestival.com/.

Then you may want to venture on to Fishville, where Mike Riley and the Boogiemen descend for a two night gig at Harpoon's starting at 8 p.m.  Too, you might stop by the Ray, where the Freecoasters will be delivering a mix of soul and reggae.

Here's the schedule for some usual suspects for entertainment around town tonight and tomorrow night:

Friday, May 13

At Deans South of the Border   Half Step Down  8:30 p.m. 
At the Punta Gorda Elks TAT2  6:30 p.m. 
At the Wyvern Rooftop Jersey Vic  7 p.m.

At the Celtic Ray:   The Freecoasters  7 p.m. 

At Hurricane Charleys:   Tropical Ave 8 p.m. 

At TT's Tiki Bar on Charlotte Harbor: The Kollections   7 p.m. 
At Harpoon Harry's The Boogiemen 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 14

At Deans South of the Border: Triggerfish 8:30 p.m. 

At the Wyvern Rooftop: The Sellouts  7 p.m.

At the Punta Gorda Elks: Heart and Soul 6:30 p.m. 

At the Celtic Ray: Jeff Vitolo and the Quarter Mile Rebels  9:00 p.m. 

At Hurricane Charleys:  Gashouse Gorillas  8 p.m.

At Harpoon Harry's The Boogiemen 8 p.m.