Bert's Bar & Grill, a restaurant and watering hole known for colorful characters, has added a kayak/canoe dock so you can paddle the Calusa Blueway right up to it. Need an excuse to go? The restaurant is doing its first-ever Pirates' Ball to raise funds for From Our Hearts.

Mark your calendar for May 21. Live auction starts at 3 p.m. and the rest of the day will include live music, raffles, pariate costume contest and more. As Bert's says on its poster, "There are trea$sure$ to be won."

Visit www.PiratesBall.com

Get more info on Bert's at www.BertsBar.us