Islander Calender
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| Specialists with Bell's Fireworks in Tampa prepare for a show. Bell's will shoot the fireworks ffrom a nearshore barge for the BeachHouse Restaurant on July 3. The restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, has hosted fireworks for 15 years. The general public can see the 9:15 p.m. show from locations along the Gulf of Mexico and restaurant patrons can see the fireworks from VIP seats. For more information, call the restaurant at 941-778-8718. Islander Photo: Courtesy Bell's Fireworks |
Happy birthday
Save the date: On July 19, the South Florida Museum Parker Manatee Aquarium, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton, celebrates the birthday of Snooty the Manatee. Children can enter a card contest to celebrate the manatee’s 60th birthday. For details, go to www.southfloridamuseum.org. Information: 941-746-4131.
Wednesday, July 2
5:30 p.m. - Teen program attendees bring an old T-shirt and learn how to update, modernize and customize the shirt at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.
Thursday, July 3
7 p.m. - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, hosts a “Freedom’s Holy Light” service in celebration of Independence Day. Information: 941-778-1813.
9:15 p.m. - The BeachHouse Restaurant hosts a public fireworks display from a barge off shore of the restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach.
Friday, July 4
Today is Independence Day.
10 a.m. - The Anna Maria Island Privateers host a July 4 parade from Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach to Bayfront Park in Anna Maria, followed by a party at the Cafe on the Beach. At the party, the Privateers will present $27,000 in scholarships.
5 p.m. - TheFulford and Cortez Family Reunion takes place through July 6 in Cortez, the historic fishing village near the base of the Cortez Bridge. Various events are planned, including dinners, boating lessons and museum tours.
Saturday, July 5
8:30 a.m. - The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island hosts a breakfast meeting at Cafe on the Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-795-8697.
Tuesday, July 8
Noon: The Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island meets for lunch and a program at the BeachHouse Restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Fee. Information: 941-778-1880.
Wednesday, July 9
5 p.m. - Manatee County Commission Chair Jane von Hahmann, who represents the Island, holds a “State of the County” discussion at Ginny’s and Jane E’s at the Old IGA, 9807 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria.
5:30 p.m. - The Florida Public Archaeology Network presents a teen program on the past at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.
Ongoing:
- Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9 a.m., players pitch horseshoes in the pits at Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-708-6130.
- Simply Put Artesian Gallery, 11904 Cortez Road, hosts “Fourth Fridays” for Cortez, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month. Information: 941-896-5053.
- Teen Boys’ Night meetings take place Wednesdays at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908.
- Teen Girls’ Night meetings take place Thursdays at the Anna Maria Island Community Center. Information: 941-778-1908.
- From 8 a.m. to noon the first Saturdays of the month, the Felts Audubon Preserve, 4600 24th Ave. E., Palmetto, opens to visitors, with volunteers available to answer questions about the flora and fauna and hiking paths. Information: 941-729-2222.
- The first and third Mondays of each month, the American Legion Post 24, 2005 75th St. W., Bradenton, hosts dinners for the public. Fee. Information: 941-794-3489.
- On the first and third Saturdays in July, the Historic Bridge Street Merchants Association presents the Bridge Street Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Bradenton Beach. The event will take a late-summer break and resume in the fall. Information: 941-518-4431.
Coming up:
- From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 12, volunteers hold a carwash at Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, to benefit city public works employee Wayne Vandermolen and his family, whose home burned earlier this year.
- On July 15 at 10 a.m.,the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach hosts a “Harry Potter” program for children. Information: 941-778-6341.
- On July 16 at 5:30 p.m., “Creepy, Carnivorous Plants!” is the subject of a teen talk by comic-book author and illustrator Bruce Allen Wallis at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.
- On July 19, the South Florida Museum celebrates the birthday of Snooty the Manatee. Information: 941-746-4131.
- On July 19, Manatee County commissioners and the county conservation lands management department host a grand opening of Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. NW., Bradenton. Information: 941-748-4501.
- On July 22, the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, hosts a public performance by the Earthlings Washboard Band.
- July 25-27, the Anna Maria Island Community Center Fishing Tournament takes place. Information: 941-778-1908, ext. 9203.
Save the date
- On Aug. 15-17, the Island Players welcome the Welsh Players to the Island for a performance of “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Fee. Information: 941-778-5755.
- On Aug. 26, Florida holds its primary election.
- Sept. 1 is Labor Day.
- Nov. 14-16, “artsHOP” takes place at various venues on the Island. Information: 941-778-2099.
Send calendar listings to lisaneff@islander.org. Please include time, date and location of the event and a contact number and e-mail address. The deadline for submissions is at least one week prior to the Wednesday publication date.Remember, the sooner you submit your notice, the sooner The Islander can announce the event. |
