Seasonal planning
Does your organization rely on you to share its event announcements with The Islander? Then we’d like to hear from you now, as we prepare for the 2013-14 season. Send your 2013-14 events calendar — dates, times, locations and brief descriptions — to calendar@islander.org. Please include a contact name, email address and telephone number. High-resolution photographs are appreciated.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
7:23 p.m. — Official sunset time.
Thursday, Sept. 26
7:22 p.m. — Official sunset time.
Friday, Sept. 27
10 a.m. — Forty Carrots group for babies and children, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.
7:21 p.m. — Official sunset time.
Saturday, Sept. 28
8:30 a.m. — Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island breakfast and meeting, Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1383.
2 p.m. — Edible gardens lecture with Mike Miller, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.
7:20 p.m. — Official sunset time.
Sunday, Sept. 29
3:30 p.m. — Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra chorus auditions, Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 941-587-3584.
7:18 p.m. — Official sunset time.
Monday, Sept. 30
7:17 p.m. — Official sunset time.
Tuesday, Oct. 1
Noon — Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island meets, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-794-8044.
7:16 p.m. — Official sunset time.
Wednesday, Oct. 2
7:15 p.m. — Official sunset time.
Off-island
Thursday, Sept. 26
5:30 p.m. — Opening night, Following in the Bartrams’ Footsteps exhibit, contemporary botanical artists explore the Bartrams’ legacy, South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131.
Friday, Sept. 27
7 p.m. — Film Fridays presents “Chinatown,” South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131.
Saturday, Sept. 28
10 a.m. — The FireSUP charity paddleboard relay, Palma Sola Causeway. Fee applies. Information: 941-705-1447.
Ongoing
• Through-Oct. 6, “Always Patsy Cline,” Manatee Players, Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-748-5875.
• Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-708-6130.
• First and third Wednesdays, Mana-Tween Book and Culture Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-748-5555, ext. 6318.
• Second Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Think+Drink science night, South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 941-746-4131.
• Fourth Wednesdays, 7 p.m., star talk, South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 941-746-4131.
• First and third Thursdays, 2 p.m., knitting group meets, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive. Information: 941-778-6341.
• Thursdays, 5-10 p.m., Main Street Live, Old Main Street, Bradenton. Information: 941-932-9440.
• Most Fridays except in September, Senior Adventures, low-cost field trips from Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. Fee may apply. Information: 941-962-8835.
• Fridays, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Mike Sales’ sunset drum circle, Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-0784.
• Third Fridays, 5-8 p.m., Pine Avenue Porch Party presented by local merchants, Pine Avenue, Anna Maria. Information: 941-896-3132.
• Saturdays, 4 p.m., family night, South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 941-746-4131. Except Nov. 2.
• Third Saturdays, 11 a.m., stress management through breathing, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive. Information: 941-778-6341.
• Weekends, through Oct. 20, ranger-led kayak tours, De Soto National Memorial, 8300 De Soto Memorial Highway, Bradenton. Information: 941-792-0458, ext. 105.
• Mondays, 12:45 p.m., bridge games, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Doors open at 12:15 p.m. Information: 941-778-0414.
• First Mondays, 7 p.m., Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage board meets, Fishermen’s Hall, 4515 123rd St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-254-4972.
• Third Mondays, September-June, 7 p.m., U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 81 meets, 5801 33rd Ave. Court Drive W., G.T. Bray Park, Bradenton. Information: 941-779-4476.
• Tuesdays, noon, Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island meets, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-794-8044.
Coming up
• Oct. 5, Bridge Street Merchants Florida Cracker Festival, Bridge Street, Bradenton Beach.
• Oct. 14, Columbus Day.
• Oct. 18-19, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Bayfest, Pine Avenue, Anna Maria.
• Oct. 26, Bridge Street Merchants Rock Octoberfest, Bridge Street, Bradenton Beach.
• Oct. 26-27, Cortez Stone Crab Festival, 119th Street West bayfront, Cortez.
• Oct. 31, Halloween.
Save the date
• Nov. 2, Anna Maria Island Community Center Murder Mystery Night, Anna Maria.
• Nov. 1-3, Anna Maria Island Privateers Pirate Invasion, islandwide.
• Nov. 8-10, Cultural Connections ArtsHop, islandwide.
• Nov. 9, Florida Maritime Museum Boatyard Bash, Cortez.
• Nov. 11, Veterans Day.
• Nov. 16, CrossPointe Fellowship Community Thanksgiving, Holmes Beach.
• Nov. 28, Thanksgiving.
Calendar announcements
Send calendar announcements to calendar@islander.org. Please include the time, date and location of the event, a brief description and a contact via email and phone. The deadline for submissions is the Wednesday a week before publication. High-resolution photographs welcome.
AME calendar
• NOTICE: Peace Day, planned for Sept. 24, has been postponed to Oct. 1.
• 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, fire drill.
AME is at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call 941-708-5525.