Islander Calender
Wednesday, Nov. 9
6:55 a.m. - Audubon Society fieldtrip to the Zeleski property departing from Bradenton’s downtown post office at 824 Manatee Ave., Bradenton. Information: 894-0374.
10:30 a.m. - Friends of the Island Branch Library Book Club meeting at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341.
Noon - Minnesota Club meeting at the Bradenton Elks Lodge, 2511 75th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 794-3573.
Thursday, Nov. 10
11 to 12:30 p.m. - "Food for Life" cooking class at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
1 to 3 p.m. - Watercolor demonstration by Susie Cotton at the Artists Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6694.
7 p.m. - Sierra Club presents "Future by Design: One Man’s Vision" with futurist and inventor Jacque Fresco at Phillippi Creek Estate Mansion, 5500 Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Information: 925-9000.
7 p.m. - Sarasota Shell Club presents "Shelling in Venezuela" at Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota. Information: 739-0908.
8 p.m. - Opening night of "Harvey" at the Manatee Players Riverfront Theatre, 102 Old Main St., Bradenton. Information: 748-0111. Fee applies.
Friday, Nov. 11
8:45 to 10 a.m. - Yoga with Dolce Little at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
7 to 10 p.m. - Live music with special guests Hazel Haze, Chris Carter, Carrie Price and Preston Whaley at Ginny’s Antique and Jane’s Cafe at the Old IGA, Anna Maria. Information: 778-7370.
8 p.m. - Florida West Coast Symphony Masterworks at Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St. W. at Manatee Community College Campus, Bradenton. Information: 953-4252. Fee applies.
Saturday, Nov. 12
8 a.m. - Anna Maria Island Privateers Mullet Smoke at Publix, 3900 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.
8:30 a.m. - Kiwanis Club presents "AME Moving On" with Anna Maria Elementary School guidance counselor Cindi Harrison at Cafe on the Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Safe boating class at the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, 5801 33rd Ave. W., Bradenton. Information: 795-6189. Fee applies.
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Centering prayer introductory workshop at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-4769. Fee applies.
10:30 a.m. - Family Origami at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Cannons Marina 50th Birthday Celebration with angler and boating clinics for all ages, 6040 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: www.cannons.com.
Noon to 2 p.m. - Longboat Key St. Jude Gourmet Luncheon at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Information: 377-2633 or 383-5509. Fee applies.
2 p.m. - Alison Ornsby provides an ecological perspective of her experience living in Madagascar at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341.
4:30 and 6 p.m. - Magic of Manatee Sweet Adelines Spaghetti Dinner and Serenade at Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 6101 Cortez Road W., Bradenton. Information: 794-6807 or 751-1748. Fee applies.
8 p.m. -Theater production of "London Suite" at Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St. W. at Manatee Community College Campus, Bradenton. Information: 752-5252. Fee applies.
Sunday, Nov. 13
8 to 11:30 a.m. - Pancake breakfast at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Fee applies.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Cannons Marina 50th Birthday Celebration with angler and boating clinics for all ages, 6040 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: www.cannons.com.
Monday, Nov. 14
9 a.m. - Widowed persons support group at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908.
12:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Irish Dance class with John Corbet at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
1 to 3 p.m. - Stained-glass garden stepping-stone craft class at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
5 to 7 p.m. - Thanksgiving dinner provided by Ooh La La! Bistro at Anna Maria Elementary School, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 708-5525. Fee applies. Proceeds benefit AME Parent-Teacher Organization.
7 p.m. - Anna Maria Elementary School second-grade play in the school auditorium, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 708-5525.
Tuesday, Nov. 15
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Longboat-Lido-St. Armand Keys Chamber of Commerce "Chairman’s Reception" at the Sarasota Classic Car Museum, 5500 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Information: 383-2466.
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Noon - Anna Maria Garden Club presents guest speaker Joanne Glim of the Children’s Memorial Gardens at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-0523.
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Stained-glass garden stepping-stone craft class at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
5 to 6 p.m. - Sand-sculpting clinic with Team Sandtastic as they prepare for Keep Manatee Beautiful’s Sandblast at the BeachHouse Restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 795-8272.
Ongoing:
- "George M. Prout - An American Illustrator" art exhibit at Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St. W., Manatee Community College Campus, Bradenton, through Nov. 17. Information: 752-5252.
- "Poe at the Crosley" at the Powel Crosley Museum, One Seagate Drive, 8374 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, through Nov. 17. Information: 722-3244. Fee applies.
- Theater production of "London Suite" at Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St. W., Manatee Community College Campus, Bradenton, through Nov. 19. Information: 752-5252. Fee applies.
- Anna Maria Island Art League Fall Open Exhibit, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, through Nov. 25.
- "Harvey" at the Manatee Players Riverfront Theatre, 102 Old Main St., Bradenton, through Nov. 27. Information: 748-0111. Fee applies.
- "The Highwaymen," Florida’s African-American landscape painters exhibit at the South Florida Museum, 201 10th Street W., Bradenton, through March 12. Information: 746-4131. Fee applies.
Upcoming:
- Audubon Society meeting at First Presbyterian Church, Bradenton Nov. 17.
- Flu shots at the Anna Maria Island Community Center Nov. 17.
- Audubon Society fieldtrip to Sarasota Celery Fields Nov. 19.
- Keep Manatee Beautiful Sandblast at the BeachHouse Restaurant Nov. 19.
- Town of Longboat Key 50th Birthday Celebration Nov. 19.
- Digital photography workshop at the Anna Maria Island Community Center Nov. 19.
- Holly Berry Bazaar at St. Bernard Catholic Church Nov. 19-20.
- Anna Maria Island Community Chorus and Orchestra Fall Fanfare at the Island Baptist Church Nov. 20.
- "Simon Day of Giving" at DeSoto Square Mall, Bradenton, to benefit the Anna Maria Island Community Center, Nov. 20.
- Carmichael Sings Carmichael at Neel Performing Arts Center Nov. 20.
- Anna Maria Island Democratic Club at the BeachHouse Restaurant Nov. 21.
- Sierra Club Manatee Conservation meeting at Synovus Bank, Bradenton Nov. 21.
Save the Date:
- Holiday Prelude on Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach Nov. 25.
- Festival of Trees and Christmas Tea at the Crosley Nov. 29-Dec. 7.
- Island Players production "Social Security" Dec. 1-11.
- American Craft Council exhibit and sale at Sarasota-Bradenton International Convention Center Dec. 2-4.
- Sarasota POPS Orchestra "Winter Skies" at the South Florida Museum Dec. 4.
- Holmes Beach Business District open house Dec. 9.
- Privateer Holiday Parade Dec. 10.
- Islander Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks Dec. 10.
- Choral Advent Cantata at First United Methodist Church Dec. 11.
- "Dickens at the Crosley" Dec. 12-22.
- Lester-Islander fun day at the Anna Maria Island Community Center Dec. 17.
- City of Anna Maria Holiday Festival Dec. 17.
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