Islander Calender
Wednesday, Sept. 29
9 a.m. - Horseshoe games at Anna Maria City Hall Park, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria.
Thursday, Sept. 30
10 a.m. - Sukkot service at Temple Beth El, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Information: 383-3428. Fee applies.
3:15 to 4 p.m. - Creative dance for ages 4 to 7 at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
4:45 to 5 p.m. - Jazz dance for ages 8 to 10 at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
Friday, Oct. 1
8:30 a.m. to noon - Blood drive at Anna Maria Elementary School, 4700 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 708-5525.
5 to 7 p.m. - Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Aqueous Show artists reception at Joan Durante Pavilion, 6860 Longboat Drive S., Longboat Key. Information: 508-384-8036.
5 to 7 p.m. - "Art in Fiber" artists reception at the ArtCenter Manatee, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Information: 746-2862.
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Artists reception for the faculty exhibit at the Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach. Information: 778-2099.
6 to 8 p.m. - Opening reception for Island photographer Jay Canterbury in the fine art gallery at Manatee Community College, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 752-5225.
Saturday, Oct. 2
8:30 a.m. - Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island meeting at Fit to Eat Deli, 5315 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-0355.
8 a.m. - Keep Manatee Beautiful Coastal Cleanup Offshore Dive along Bradenton Beach. Check in at 8104 Cortez Road W., Cortez. Information: 792-3483.
9 a.m. - Horseshoe games at Anna Maria City Hall Park, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria.
9 a.m. to noon - Keep Manatee Beautiful Coastal Cleanup at Fish Preserve, check in at the Cortez School House, 119th St. W., Cortez; Palma Sola Causeway check-in at the north side of State Road 64 West, Perico Island; Anna Maria Island check-in points at Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, Kingfish Boat Ramp, S.R. 64 W., Holmes Beach, or Beach House Restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 795-8272.
10:30 a.m. - Wild bird rescue training at the Pelican Man's Bird Sanctuary, 1708 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota. Information: 388-4444.
Monday, Oct. 4
8:30 a.m. - Internet class for beginners at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341.
10:15 a.m. - Gulf Coast Writers meeting at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 792-5295.
6:30 p.m. - Artists Guild of Anna Maria general meeting with guest speaker thespian Tom Aposporos at the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-1788.
Tuesday, Oct. 5
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.
Noon to 4 p.m. - AARP Driver Safety course at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 776-1158.
1 to 4 p.m. - Veterans service officer at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Appointments: 749-3030.
3:45 to 4:45 p.m. - Power Yoga for Kids with Cindy Phillips at the Island Fitness Center, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 224-0292. Fee applies.
5 to 7 p.m. - Longboat Key, Manatee and Anna Maria Island Chambers of Commerce "Business After Hours" at the Beach House Restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive, Bradenton Beach. Information: 387-9519.
5:30 to 7 p.m. - "Meet the Candidates" for Manatee County Sheriff at Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 779-9412.
Wednesday, Oct. 6
7 to 8 a.m. - Pier Regulars meeting at the Anna Maria City Pier, 100 S. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria. Information: 778-7062.
9 a.m. - Horseshoe games at Anna Maria City Hall Park, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria.
Noon to 4 p.m. - AARP Driver Safety course at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 776-1158.
Ongoing:
- Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Aqueous Show at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Drive S., Longboat Key, through Oct. 28. Information: 508-384-8036.
- Roller hockey at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, through Oct. 28. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
- Creative dance for ages 4 to 7 at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, through Oct. 28. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
- Jazz dance for ages 8 to 10 at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, through Oct. 28. Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.
- Faculty exhibit at the Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, through Oct. 29. Information: 778-2099.
- Children's art classes at the Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, through Nov. 2. Information: 778-2099. Fee applies.
- Photography exhibit by Islander Jay Canterbury in the fine art gallery at Manatee Community College, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton, through Nov. 23. Information: 752-5225.
- "Herbie Rose: Twenty Years in Florida" exhibit at the South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 746-4131.
Upcoming:
- Watercolor demonstration at the Artists Guild Gallery Oct. 7.
- Family origami class at the Island Branch Library Oct. 9.
- "Forty Days of Purpose" kickoff lunch at the Island Baptist Church Oct. 9.
- Spaghetti dinner and Sweet Adeline Serenade at the Kirkwood Presbyterian Church Oct. 9.
- Italian buffet night at the American Legion Post No. 24 Oct. 9.
- St. Armands Art Festival at St. Armands Circle Oct. 9-10.
- Garden stepping-stone craft class at the Anna Maria Island Community Center Oct. 11.
- One-stroke painting class at the Anna Maria Island Community Center Oct. 11.
- Tri-Chamber networking event at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Oct. 12.
- Book Club at the Island Branch Library Oct. 13.
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