Story Tools • • Date of Issue: March 30, 2005 Islander Calender Wednesday, Feb. 18 10:15 a.m. - Tax seminar at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce "Nooner" at the Bayou Steakhouse, 6814 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 387-9519. Fee applies. Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Duplicate bridge at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-3390. Fee applies. 12:30 p.m. - Anna Maria Island Garden Club meeting with guest Carol Davis, master gardener, at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-3665. 2 p.m. - Leon Merian concert at the Riverfront Theatre, 102 Old Main St., Bradenton. Information: 748-5875. Fee applies. 4:30 to 6 p.m. - "Educating Jane" teen girls life-skills club at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies. 6 p.m. - Family storytime at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341. 6 p.m. - Greek sampler dinner at the Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-1638. Fee applies. 6 p.m. - Pilates with Preston Whaley Jr. at the Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach. Information: 778-2099. Fee applies. 8 p.m. - Manatee Community College Chamber Orchestra concert at Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 752-5252. Fee applies. Thursday, Feb. 19 10 a.m. to noon - Volunteer coffee at Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota. Information: 388-4441. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Tax assistance from AARP and VITA volunteers at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: (888) 227-7669. 5:30 p.m. - Walk-the-Island for Island Middle School kickoff dinner sponsored by the Beach City Market & Grille at IMS, 206 85th St., Holmes Beach. Information: 778-5200. Fee applies. 6 to 7:30 p.m. - Artist reception for Antonio Carreno at Wallace Fine Art, 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 103, Longboat Key. Information: 387-0746. 7 p.m. - Smoke-free bingo at Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St., Bradenton Beach. Information: 778-1915. 7 to 8 p.m. - Escape school at Anna Maria Elementary School, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 708-5525. 8 p.m. - Opening night of "The Women" at the Manatee Players Riverfront Theatre, 102 Old Main St., Bradenton. Information: 748-5875. Fee applies. Friday, Feb. 20 3 to 4:30 p.m. - "Kitchen Classics - For Gourmets and Music Lovers" with June LeBell at The Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information:383-8811. Fee applies. 5 to 7 p.m. - Grand opening for the Island Fitness Business Center, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. 8 p.m. - Florida West Coast Symphony presents "One Night, Three Greats" at Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 953-3434. Fee applies. 8 p.m. - "Mixed Praying: Gentiles in the Ancient Synagogue" with Paula Fredriksen at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Information: 383-3428. Saturday, Feb. 21 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Sandpiper Resort Co-op Street Fair at 2601 Gulf Drive, Bradenton Beach. 8:30 a.m. - Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island meeting at Cafe on the Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Manatee Public Beach, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-0355. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - "Achieving Dramatic Watercolor Landscapes" with Ed Bookmeyer at the Art League of Manatee County, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Information: 746-2862. Fee applies. 10 a.m. - "Jews Under Christian Rome" with Paula Fredriksen at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Information: 383-3428. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival in Cortez fishing village. Information: 794-1249, or www.cortezfishingfestival.org. 2 p.m. - London travel program with James and Ruth Hyndman at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341. 3 p.m. - "How About Some Good News?" musical performance at Island Baptist Church, 8605 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 778-0719. Sunday, Feb. 22 8 to 11:30 a.m. - Pancake breakfast at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-4769. Fee applies. Noon to 6 p.m. - Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival in Cortez fishing village. Information: 794-1249, or www.cortezfishingfestival.org. 2 to 5 p.m. - Souvenirs of Florida: The Tasteful and the Tacky gallery talk with curator Mary Anna Murphy at the South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 746-4131. Fee applies. 3 to 5 p.m. - The Tasteful and the Tacky Flamingo Auction and artists reception at the South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 746-4131. Fee applies. 6:30 p.m. - "How About Some Good News?" musical performance at Island Baptist Church, 8605 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 778-0719. Monday, Feb. 23 8 a.m. - Internet class for beginners at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341. 9 a.m. - Island Widowed Persons Services "Coffee and Conversation" with guest author Andy Little at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Avenue, Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. 2 p.m. - "The Antarctic Today: Exploring the Last Known Continent" with Don Walsh at Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota. Information: 388-4441. Fee applies. 4:30 to 6 p.m. - "Roots and Shoots" teen environmental program at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies. 7 p.m. - "The Antarctic Today: Exploring the Last Known Continent" with Don Walsh at Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota. Information: 388-4441. Fee applies. Tuesday, Feb. 24 Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Friendly bridge at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies. 1 to 4 p.m. - VeteransÕ service officer at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Appointments: 749-3030. 2 p.m. - "Recollections of a Boy Marine" with author Gene Ciliberti at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341. 7:30 p.m. - Sarasota Opera Studio artists performance at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Information: 383-3428. Fee applies. Wednesday, Feb. 25 8 to 9 a.m. - "Good Morning Longboat Key" at the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, 6854 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 387-9519. Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Duplicate bridge at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-3390. Fee applies. 4:30 to 6 p.m. - "Educating Jane" teen girls life-skills club at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies. 5 to 7 p.m. - Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce business card exchange at Wachovia Bank, 5327 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. 6 p.m. - Family storytime at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341. Ongoing: Studio artists exhibit at the Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., through Feb. 27. Information: 778-2099. "Beautiful Necessities" exhibit at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, through Feb. 28. Information: 778-7216. Painted tiles by Betty Ash at Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, through Feb. 28. Information: 778-6648. Anna Maria Island Power Squadron boating safety class Feb. 28. "Quintessential Contemporary" exhibit at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Drive S., Longboat Key, through Feb. 29. Information: 383-2345. "The Women" at the Manatee Players Riverfront Theatre, 102 Old Main St., Bradenton, through March 7. Information: 748-5875. Fee applies. "Flashback" exhibit by Antonio Carreno at Wallace Fine Art, 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 103, Longboat Key, through March 9. Information: 387-0746. Sew For Fun with Diana Kelly at the Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, through March 18. Information: 792-6934. "Souvenirs of Florida: The Tasteful and the Tacky" at the South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton, through March 21. Information: 746-4131. Fee applies. The Tasteful and the Tacky Flamingo Auction at the South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton, through March 21. Information: 746-4131. Fee applies. Tax assistance from AARP and VITA volunteers at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, every Thursday through April 15. Information: (888) 227-7669. Watercolor with Susie Cotton at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, through May 25. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies. Upcoming: Smooth jazz with Fred Johnson at St. Armands Circle Feb. 27. Flea market at Harvey Memorial Community Church Feb. 28. Rummage sale at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Longboat Key Feb. 28. PrivateerÕs Thieves Market near the Seafood Shack Feb. 28. "Proud to be a Democrat Party" at Bradenton City Center Feb. 28. Clay and Sally Hart at Neel Performing Arts Center Feb. 29. "FloridaÕs Shipwreck Preserves: A Partnership in Maritime Heritage Trust" at Mote Marine Laboratory March 1. "Oratorios Through the Ages" at the Education Center, Longboat Key March 2. "ItÕs Jazz from Dixie to Dizzy" at Joan M. Durante Park March 2. WomanÕs Club of Anna Maria Island meeting at the Anna Maria Island Community Center March 3.