Laurie Stoner is a retired CIO (Chief Information Officer) who worked in the commercial printing and agrochemical industries. After moving to Florida, she picked up screenwriting for fun and to develop the artistic side of her brain, but apparently, she couldn’t get too far away from project management. She has led/moderated the Screenwriters Circle and then Sarasota Screenwriters for 15 years. She started Southwest Florida Films in 2017 to develop community film projects.
CURMUDGEONLY YOURS -- Richard Bonte
Monday 11:30 am + Wed 5:30 pm
“Curmudgeonly Yours” is a show on ‘comparative modern Western life. The title comes from Richard Bonte’s humorous book of the same name, “Curmudgeonly Yours.” In his sometimes-multilingual show, host and author Richard Bonte interviews guests from different countries to get their take on ideas and problems facing the Western world.
Host Richard Bonte is a Bradenton resident and a native-born New Yorker. He has lived much of his life in Canada, California and Western Europe. He has worn many hats in his life including playwright, bi-coastal actor, teacher, writer, linguist and phonetician. He has advanced degrees from Berkeley, UCLA and the Sorbonne. Richard has written ten novels (including ‘Curmudgeonly Yours’ (2017), been given the FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Association) 2018 Silver Award for Humor), several plays and screenplays. He is right now co-writing a new novel set in 1930’s Los Angeles.