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Date of Issue: March 30, 2005

Islander Calender

Wednesday, June 23
9 a.m. - Horseshoe games at Anna Maria City Hall Park, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria.

5 to 7 p.m. - Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce business card exchange at A Paradise Realty, 5201 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-1541.

Thursday, June 24
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Teen trip to Adventure Island departs from the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.

5 to 7 p.m. - Broach School open house for first- though 12th-grade at 3005 26th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 751-2525.

Friday, June 25
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Sarasota Bromeliad Society plant sale at Selby Botanical Garden, 811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota. Information: 366-5731. Fee applies.

Saturday, June 26
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. - Horseshoe games at Anna Maria City Hall Park, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Sarasota Bromeliad Society plant show at Selby Botanical Garden, 811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota. Information: 366-5731. Fee applies.

2 to 4 p.m. - Student photography exhibit opens at the South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 746-4131. Fee applies.

8 to 11 p.m. - Bradenton Woman's Club "Do Ya, Do Ya, Do Ya Wanna Dance?" benefit at the Bradenton Woman's Club, 1705 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. Information: 773-0177. Fee applies.

Sunday, June 27
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Sarasota Bromeliad Society plant show at Selby Botanical Garden, 811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota. Information: 366-5731. Fee applies.

Tuesday, June 29
1 to 4 p.m. - Veterans service officer at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Appointments: 749-3030.

2 to 3 p.m. - "Sing Along to Favorite Songs" children's program presented by the Anna Maria String Band at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341.

Wednesday, June 30
9 a.m. - Horseshoe games at Anna Maria City Hall Park, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria.

2 to 2:45 p.m. - Creative dance for ages 4-7 with Sara Dynan at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.

Ongoing:

  • Swim lessons with Jerry Cole at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, through June 29. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
  • Oil and acrylic paintings by Joan Valenza at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, through June 30. Information: 778-6341.
  • Power Yoga for Kids with Cindy Phillips at the Island Fitness Center, 5317 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, through July 8. Information: 778-5446. Fee applies.
  • Retrospective exhibit by Florida photographer Clyde Butcher at the South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton, through August. Information: 746-4131. Fee applies.
  • "Road Trip to Mars and Beyond" summer camp at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, through Aug. 6. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
  • Student photography exhibit at the South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton, through Aug. 29. Information: 746-4131. Fee applies.
  • Roller hockey at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, through Oct. 30. Information: 778-1908.

Upcoming:

  • Jazz dance for ages 8-11 at the Anna Maria Island Community Center July 1.
  • Circuit training for ages 12-14 at the Anna Maria Island Community Center July 1.
  • Festival and fireworks along the Palmetto Riverfront July 4.
  • Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Freedom Festival along Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key July 4.
  • Whiffle Ball at the Anna Maria Island Community Center July 6.
  • "Florida Sea Turtles" children's program at the Island Branch Library July 6.
  • Shakespeare on the Island "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at Island Players July 13-17.

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