Islander Calender
Wednesday, Sept. 26
5 p.m. - The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce holds a business card exchange at I’ve Been Framed, 5203 Cortez Road, Bradenton. Information: 941-778-1541.
Saturday, Sept. 29
8:30 a.m. - The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island meets for a breakfast and program with Anna Maria Elementary School principal Tom Levengood at Cafe on the Beach at Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-7823.
9 a.m. - Volunteers are needed to help clean up debris and litter from trails and the shoreline at DeSoto National Memorial as part of the 14th annual National Public Lands Day. Information: 941-750-0939.
9 a.m. - Volunteers are needed to help plant plugs of salt marsh at Terra Ceia in northern Manatee County. The Tampa Bay Estuary Program supervises the project. Information: 727-893-3765.
9:30 a.m. - Laura Bennett leads an intermediate Pilates class at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. Fee applies.
10 a.m. - National Estuaries Day is marked with a cruise on Sarasota Bay and a tour of Mote Marine Aquarium. The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program and Mote present the celebration. Information: 941-955-8085.
11 a.m. - Ellen Jaffe Jones hosts a cooking class for families at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908.
7 p.m. - The third annual Karaoke for the Cure Benefit for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation takes place at Pelican Pete’s Bar and Grill, 12012 Cortez Road W., Cortez. Information: 941-792-4822.
Sunday, Sept. 30
11 a.m. - The Anna Maria Island Privateers poker run will begin with registration at 11 a.m. at Peggy’s Corral, 451 U.S. 41 N., Palmetto. Information: 941-720-0426.
Monday, Oct. 1
9 a.m. - A high-energy cardio workout takes place at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. Fee applies.
1:15 p.m. - The Gulf Coast Writers group meets at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-7631.
1:30 p.m. - Pickleball play takes place at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Pickleball action also takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays. Information: 941-778-1908. Fee applies.
Tuesday, Oct. 2
9 a.m. - Sherry Fideler offers a “Muscles and More” exercise class at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. Fee applies.
10:15 a.m. - A “tai chi for arthritis” course takes place at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. Fee applies.
10:30 a.m. - Laura Bennett leads a “Pilates for Beginners” class at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. Fee applies.
11:30 a.m. - Ellen Jaffe Jones presents the Cancer Project: Food for Life program at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908.
Noon - The Anna Maria Island Rotary Club meets for lunch and a program at the BeachHouse Restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-778-1880.
12:15 p.m. - The “Friendly Bridge Group” plays at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. Fee applies.
Wednesday, Oct. 3
10:15 a.m. - Peggy Watkins offers instruction in meditation for relaxation at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908.
11:30 a.m. - The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce holds a luncheon at the Stonewood Grill, 7110 Cortez Road, Bradenton. Information: 941-778-1541.
7:30 p.m. - A course in country line-dancing takes place at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. Fee applies.
Ongoing:
- On the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 9 a.m., the widowed persons support group meets at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908.
- The Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, hosts “Conversations at the Studio” Wednesdays at 5 p.m. Information: 941-778-1906.
- On the last Saturday of each month, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 82 hosts a basic “America’s Boating Course” in the Buchanan Room at Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota. Information: 941-358-2068. Fee applies.
- On the second Saturday of each month, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 82 holds a “GPS for Mariners Course” at 10 a.m. at the Mote Marine Keating Center, Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota. Information: 941-358-2068. Fee applies.
- At 7 p.m. on the second Wednesdays of each month, Sweet Pea’s, 5350 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, hosts “Pet Tales” for pet lovers. Information: 941-778-1989.
- Mondays and Thursdays through Oct. 25, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 82 hosts a “Boating Skills and Seamanship Course” at the Mote Marine Keating Center, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota. Information: 941-358-2068. Fee applies.
Coming up:
- On Oct. 6, Keep Manatee Beautiful coordinates a coastal cleanup campaign at various locations on the Island and the mainland, including the beaches and Kingfish Boat Ramp. Information: 941-795-8272.
- On Oct. 20, the annual Bayfest, organized by the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, takes place in Anna Maria from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Information: 941-778-1541.
Save the date:
- In November, the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, will celebrate its grand opening with the public. Information: 941-778-1908.
- The Anna Maria Island Art League’s Winterfest takes place Dec. 8-9 in Holmes Beach at the field next to city hall. Information: 941-778-2099.
- On Feb. 10, 2008, the Anna Maria Wedding Merchants Association hosts an Islandwide wedding trade fair. Information: 941-778-8705.
- On Feb. 23, 2008, the Anna Maria Island Community Center holds an Affaire to Remember at the Center. Information: 941-778-1908
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