What did you do for lunch on Thursday? Business owners and community members were “Brown Bagging It” at Longboat Key Center for the Arts in the historic Longbeach Village at the north end of Longboat Key. The lunch served a full entrée of local artists, business owners hob-knobbing and community members working out plans to continually make Longboat Key the place to be.

The opening reception of Mary Lou Johnson, Ed Parker and James Corwin Johnson’s photography exhibit drew a crowd of more than 200 photography lovers to Longboat’s Ringing Center For The Arts. A collaborative photography exhibition showcasing the unique skills and talents of the threesome.