{"id":121552,"date":"2026-01-17T04:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/121552\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T04:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:17:11","slug":"burns-to-perform-benefit-concert-at-tarpon-lodge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/121552\/","title":{"rendered":"Burns to perform benefit concert at Tarpon Lodge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fan-favorite trop rock entertainer\u00a0Brent Burns\u00a0brings his music and humor to the historic\u00a0Tarpon Lodge at 13771 Waterfront Drive, Bokeelia\u00a0on\u00a0Friday, Jan. 16, at 5 p.m., \u00a0for a special concert benefiting the Beacon of Hope\u2019s Direct Assistance Program, which helps Pine Island residents when they need it most.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Burns is a Gulf Coast favorite, known for his upbeat, beach-inspired sound and crowd-pleasing performances. Based in Gulf Shores since the early 1970s, he is the\u00a0Official Music Ambassador of the Alabama Gulf Coast\u00a0and a multi-time\u00a0Trop Rock Music Award\u00a0winner.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the Beacon of Hope concert are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Presale tickets may be purchased at Centennial Bank Pine Island, the Beacon of Hope Social Service Office and from Cindy Bickford of Pine Island Sound.<\/p>\n<p>Beacon of Hope\u2019s Direct Assistance Program provides short-term financial help to Pine Island residents affected by illness, job loss, natural disasters and other unexpected emergencies. Funds raised through community events like this concert allow the organization to respond quickly and compassionately when neighbors need help the most.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information about the event or Beacon of Hope programs, residents are encouraged to contact Beacon of Hope directly at (239) 283-5123.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fan-favorite trop rock entertainer\u00a0Brent Burns\u00a0brings his music and humor to the historic\u00a0Tarpon Lodge at 13771 Waterfront Drive, Bokeelia\u00a0on\u00a0Friday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121553,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":{"0":"post-121552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}