Pam James

On a normal day, exhibits at the FGCU's University Archives and Special Collections are hushed affairs, with students or visitors wandering between presentations. That changed one afternoon in April, when a wide ranging group of women converged to experience the exhibit for themselves.

Fridays are when we enjoy a new weekly series that's part history, part trivia, and ALL music. The series features selections from former News-Press editor Sheldon Zoldan's 'Song of the Day." The initiative began as a daily lockdown project on Facebook at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, through which Zoldan highlights how every aspect of life has a connection through music. This week's song of the day, for April 15, is “With a Little Help from my Friends” written by the Beatles, performed by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66.

Fridays are when we enjoy a new weekly series that's part history, part trivia, and ALL music. The series features selections from former News-Press editor Sheldon Zoldan's 'Song of the Day." The initiative began as a daily lockdown project on Facebook at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, through which Zoldan highlights how every aspect of life has a connection through music. This week's song of the day, for April 8, is “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by The Clash.

While every dog has it's day, so it seems, does the slow-moving, Florida-native tortoise.

Fridays are when we enjoy a new weekly series that's part history, part trivia, and ALL music. The series features selections from former News-Press editor Sheldon Zoldan's 'Song of the Day." The initiative began as a daily lockdown project on Facebook at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, through which Zoldan highlights how every aspect of life has a connection through music. This week's song of the day, for April 1, is “Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye

A little history, a little trivia, all music, today's Song of the Day for March 25 is "Respect" by Aretha Franklin.

Florida celebrates Archaeology Month in March. This month Southwest Florida is finally recognizing some monumental discoveries that originally were revealed in early 2020, but were overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Calusa Coast events have been celebrated each weekend by the Randell Research Center in Pine Island, Koreshan State Park in Estero, Lover's Key State Park and the Mound House on Fort Myers Beach, the Marco Island Historical Society, and at the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium in Fort Myers.

A little history, a little trivia, all music, today's Song of the Day for March 18 is "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" by Harry Chapin.

On Saturday, February 26, the Friends of Cape Coral Wildlife hosted the 20th Anniversary Burrowing Owl Festival. Instead of enjoying educational exhibits and hearing presentations from experts at Rotary Park in Cape Coral, WGCU joined a busload of photographers (and two experts) to go in search of the city bird and other feathered friends.

Part history, part trivia, ALL music, this week’s Song of the Day for Friday, March 11 is “Bell Bottom Blues,” by Eric Clapton.