islander Calender
Friday, Sept. 21
9:30 a.m. - The Friends of
the Library board meets at the Island Branch Library,
5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.
11:30 a.m. - The American
Legion Post 24, 2000 75th St. W., Bradenton, hosts a POW/MIA recognition ceremony.
Information: 941-756-7272.
1 p.m. - Meals on Wheels
Plus holds a family caregiver support group at the Island Branch Library, 5701
Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-748-3001.
Saturday, Sept. 22
8:30 a.m. - The Kiwanis
Club of Anna Maria Island meets for a program with
educator Linda Fowler and a breakfast at Cafe on the Beach at Manatee
Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-7823.
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.
11 a.m. - Ellen Jaffe Jones
hosts a cooking-for-families class 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 business and lunch at the BeachHouse Restaurant, 200
Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach.
1 p.m. - An eight-week
course in belly dancing begins at the Anna Maria Island Community Center with
instructor Bethsheba Almah. Information: 941-778-1908. Fee applies.
Monday, Sept. 24
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.
1:30 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, Sept. 25
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.
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, 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.
Ongoing:
- The multicolor etchings of Cortez
artist Cecy Richardson are featured this month at
Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-792-1039.
- 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 through
Thursdays until Sept. 27 the Durante Gallery at the
Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Drive
S., hosts the “Colors of Summer” exhibit.
Information: 941-383-2466.
- 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
Sept. 29, 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.
- On
Sept. 30, an exhibit of islander Steve Gift’s photographs opens
at The Studio at Gulf and Pine. Information: 941-941-778-1906.
- 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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