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Big Arts’ Elizabeth Gromko, left, Lee Ellen Harder, and Meghan Govoni with Bankers Heather Harrison, Cloie Heinan and David Lowden.

Bank of the Islands is proud to announce its presenting sponsorship of the 2025 Talking Points lecture series at Big Arts. Each event is structured as a thought-provoking exploration of a timely topic – led by esteemed speakers and followed by an interactive audience question and answer session.

“Big Arts offers our island community such rich and diverse programming options of a caliber that is surprising given the size of the population they serve,” said Bank of the Islands President Robbie Roepstorff. “We encourage all our neighbors to try one or more Talking Points topics available this spring.”

The 2025 Talking Points series includes:

• March 19 – Life & Legacy of John Lewis – Ray Arsenault
• March 26 – The MANGO TREE – A Story of Fruit, Florida and Felony – Annabelle Tometich
• April 2 – Inspirational Travel in Bare Feet – Mickela Mallozzi
• April 9 – Art Basel & the Art Scene – Jane Wooldridge

Starting with its March 19 kickoff event, Talking Points will continue through April 9. Tickets are available for in-person attendance as well as live streaming. To learn more about the 2025 Talking Points events, visit www.bigarts.org or call 239-395-0900

Bank of the Islands, the oldest locally owned and managed community bank in Lee County, is proud to win more than 50 “Best of the Islands” awards, including numerous recognitions as “Best Island Bank.”

Bank of the Islands has retained a 5-star Superior Rating from BauerFinancial. Bank Performance Report ranks it in the Top 10 among all banks chartered in Florida.

Bank of the Islands is located at 1699 Periwinkle Way, at the corner of Casa Ybel Road, on Sanibel. The Captiva office is at 14812 Captiva Drive, next to the Captiva Post Office.

To learn more, visit www.bankoftheislands.com.

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