Story Tools • • Date of Issue: October 13, 2005 Islander Calender Wednesday, Oct. 12 7:45 to 9 a.m. - Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce new member breakfast at the Sun House Restaurant, 111 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. Reservations: 779-9412. 11:30 a.m. - Off Stage Ladies Auxiliary meeting at the BeachHouse Restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 761-7957. 7 p.m. - Healing mass with Eileen Dropic of Our Lady Queen of Grace Healing Ministry at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-4644. Thursday, Oct. 13 1 p.m. - Tai Chi for Arthritis with Sherry Fideler at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies. 5:30 p.m. - Sierra Club presents "Walk With Animals: A Native American Perspective" with Lakota sun dancer Vince Madden at Phillippi Estate Mansion, Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Information: 330-9603. 7 p.m. - Sarasota Shell Club presents "Shells of Tonga" at Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota. Information: 739-0908. 8 p.m. - "Bat Boy: The Musical" opens at the Riverfront Theatre, 102 Old Main St., Bradenton. Information: 748-5875. Fee applies. Friday, Oct. 14 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Gallery reopening celebration at the Artists Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-2658. Saturday, Oct. 15 7:15 a.m. - Manatee Audubon Society trip to Saddle Creek Park departing from Cracker Barrel, I-75 and SR 64, Bradenton. Information: (802) 244-8090. Bring lunch. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - "French Market" at the Village of the Arts, between Ninth Street West and 14th Street West, Bradenton. Information: 730-5030. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Anna Maria Island Bayfest along Pine Avenue, Anna Maria. Information: 779-9412. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. - Oktoberfest Suncoast, Sarasota County Fairgrounds, 3000 Fruitville Road. Fee applies. Information: 708-3456. Noon to 5 p.m. - "Symphony of Orchids" Sarasota Orchid Society show and sale at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Information: 918-4414. Fee applies. 8 to 11 p.m. - "Do Ya Do Ya Do Ya Wanna Dance" at the Bradenton Woman's Club, 1705 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. Information: 773-0177. Fee applies. Sunday, Oct. 16 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - "Symphony of Orchids" Sarasota Orchid Society show and sale at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Information: 918-4414. Fee applies. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. - Oktoberfest Suncoast, Sarasota County Fairgrounds, 3000 Fruitville Road. Fee applies. Information: 708-3456. 3 p.m. - "POPStoberfest" at Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 351-8000. Fee applies. 4 p.m. - Pianist Lillette Jenkins-Wisner performs at First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 747-4406. 5 p.m. - "POPStoberfest" at Old Munich Restaurant, 6515 14th St., Bradenton. Information: 753-3255. Fee applies. Monday, Oct. 17 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Longboat-Lido-St. Armand Keys Chamber of Commerce networking lunch at the Sun House Restaurant, 111 Gulf Drive, Bradenton Beach. Information: 383-2466. 7 p.m. - Sierra Club conservation meeting at Synovus Bank, 2520 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. Information: 752-3200. Tuesday, Oct. 18 2 to 6 p.m. - Flu Shots at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 779-9412. 5 to 7 p.m. - Parent-Teacher Organization dinner catored by Mexicali Border Cafe at Anna Maria Elementary School, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 708-5525. Fee applies. 7 p.m. - AME third-grade play "Just For Grins" at Anna Maria Elementary School, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 708-5525. Wednesday, Oct. 19 6 to 7:30 p.m. - Parent Support Group at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Informaiton: 778-1908. Babysitting registration and fee. Ongoing: "The Foreigner" at the Island Players, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, through Oct. 16. Information: 778-5755. Fee applies. Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society "Open Aqueous Show" at Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Drive, Longboat Key, through Oct. 21. Information: 352-796-4994. Faculty exhibit opening reception at the Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, through Oct. 28. Information: 778-2099. "Bat Boy: The Musical" at the Riverfront Theatre, 102 Old Main St., Bradenton, through Oct. 30. Information: 748-5875. Fee applies. Art by Dee Pastorius at the Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, through Oct. 31. Information: 787-6648. "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: Growing Florida Native Plants at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Oct. 20. Tri-chamber business after hours event at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center Oct. 20. Wildlife refuge system presentation at First Presbyterian Church, Bradenton, Oct. 20. Flu shots at the Anna Maria Island Community Center Oct. 20. "Old-time Fish Fry" at the Mar Vista, Longboat Key, Oct. 21. Opening reception "George M. Prout - An American Illustrator" at Neel Performing Arts Center Oct. 21. Jose Valentino Jazz Band outside the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Sarasota, Oct. 21. Bradenton Woman's Club Halloween Party Oct. 22. Bromeliad Society Extravaganza at the Sarasota Garden Club Oct. 22. Oktoberfest at the Church of the Annunciation Oct. 22. Random Play Company at the Manatee Players Oct. 22. "Cracker Culture" at the Manatee Village Historical Park Oct. 24. Widowed persons support group at the Anna Maria Island Community Center Oct. 24. Volunteer recruitment coffee at Mote Marine Laboratory Oct. 25. Save the Date: "Hoopla" at Whitney Beach Plaza, Longboat Key, Oct. 27. Goblin Gathering at G.T. Bray Park Oct. 28. Anna Maria Elementary School Fall Festival and Parade Oct. 29. "Food for Life" cooking class at the Anna Maria Island Community Center Oct. 29. Trail of Treats Oct. 31. Taste of Manatee downtown Bradenton Nov. 5. Jazz at the Ranch with Spyro Gyra Nov. 6. Florida West Coast Symphony Masterworks at Neel Performing Arts Hall Nov. 11. St. Bernard Christmas Bazaar 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 to benefit the Anna Maria Island Community Center Nov. 20. Holiday Prelude on Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach Nov. 25