The star of The Florida Aquarium’s newest exhibit, “Heart of the Sea,” is a juvenile male loggerhead sea turtle that was unable to return to the wild due to an injury.
I veered off the South Trail path the other night to attend the kickoff of the Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) at The Sarasota Modern restaurant.
The annual Tour de Parks bike ride will be Sunday, March 24. Sponsored by Friends of the Legacy Trail, the Sarasota Manatee Bicycle Club (SMBC) and Sarasota County, the ride is a fundraiser for the Legacy Trail, a Sarasota County Park, and its trail connectors.
Florida celebrates Manatee Appreciation Day on March 27 and the South Florida Museum (SFM) is planning some special activities on Wednesday and Saturday, March 27-30, to celebrate these gentle, lovable creatures.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Ringling College’s next Einstein’s Circle is “The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Technology: What to Expect,” with Alex Beavers, Ph.D.
Jackie LeClair, dubbed The Children’s Clown by Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, died Sunday at the nursing facility at Bay Village, Sarasota.
A date change seems to have paid off for the Venice Regional Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America.
The Venice Gondolier Barbershop Chorus’ annual show will be Friday, March 29, at 7 p.m. The performance is being held at the Church of the Nazarene, 1535 E. Venice Ave., Venice.
The State College of Florida Foundation will host “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” a fun-filled gathering that features food, music and fireworks as part of its 31st annual Evening Under the Stars.
Suncoast Humane Society is seeking business and group sponsorships for its 11th annual Critter Classic Golf Scramble.
Venice Theatre’s senior performance troupe, The Silver Foxes, will perform on the theater’s MainStage for their 27th annual springtime production that runs March 25 through March 30.
For its final offering of the 2018-2019 mainstage season, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) will present the Nate Jacobs-penned original musical revue, Love Sung in the Key of Aretha.
The Sons of the American Legion will sponsor a dance Saturday, March 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. Music will be provided by Eddie & the Edsels.
Revealing the formal strengths and fascinating differences between Argentine Tango and contemporary dance partnering, Union Tanguera and Kate Weare Company present “Sin Salida” (No Exit) at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art March 29 and 30.
The Venice Art Center is happy to announce a brand new, unique fundraising event: “Artini,” planned for April 10 starting at 6 p.m.
The tap-dancing in Venice Theatre’s fabulous production of “42nd Street” was spot-on perfect at the performance I witnessed, thanks to choreographer Geena Ravella and the show’s talented dancers. My friends are getting tired of me talking about it. It closes March 24 and is nearly sold out.
If you have not been to Historic Spanish Point lately — or ever — this is the perfect time to go.
Students from Epiphany Cathedral School (ECS) in Venice will be performing the musical “Bugsy Malone Jr.” on Venice Theatre’s MainStage.
The late comedian George Jessel famously quipped that the human brain is a wonderful organ.
Abby Gage from Transition Venice invited Madeleine Zubyk’s Digital Design Honors class at Venice High to create a “Picture Legalized Sustainability” poster for this year’s Earth Day contest.
A date change seems to have paid off for the Venice Regional Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America.
The Venice Gondolier Barbershop Chorus’ annual show will be Friday, March 29, at 7 p.m. The performance is being held at the Church of the Nazarene, 1535 E. Venice Ave., Venice.
The State College of Florida Foundation will host “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” a fun-filled gathering that features food, music and fireworks as part of its 31st annual Evening Under the Stars.
Suncoast Humane Society is seeking business and group sponsorships for its 11th annual Critter Classic Golf Scramble.
Venice Theatre’s senior performance troupe, The Silver Foxes, will perform on the theater’s MainStage for their 27th annual springtime production that runs March 25 through March 30.
For its final offering of the 2018-2019 mainstage season, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) will present the Nate Jacobs-penned original musical revue, Love Sung in the Key of Aretha.
The Sons of the American Legion will sponsor a dance Saturday, March 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. Music will be provided by Eddie & the Edsels.
Revealing the formal strengths and fascinating differences between Argentine Tango and contemporary dance partnering, Union Tanguera and Kate Weare Company present “Sin Salida” (No Exit) at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art March 29 and 30.
The Venice Art Center is happy to announce a brand new, unique fundraising event: “Artini,” planned for April 10 starting at 6 p.m.
The tap-dancing in Venice Theatre’s fabulous production of “42nd Street” was spot-on perfect at the performance I witnessed, thanks to choreographer Geena Ravella and the show’s talented dancers. My friends are getting tired of me talking about it. It closes March 24 and is nearly sold out.
If you have not been to Historic Spanish Point lately — or ever — this is the perfect time to go.
Students from Epiphany Cathedral School (ECS) in Venice will be performing the musical “Bugsy Malone Jr.” on Venice Theatre’s MainStage.
The late comedian George Jessel famously quipped that the human brain is a wonderful organ.
Abby Gage from Transition Venice invited Madeleine Zubyk’s Digital Design Honors class at Venice High to create a “Picture Legalized Sustainability” poster for this year’s Earth Day contest.
Harvest Chapel of Venice is proud to present the Mark Trammell Quartet. They haven’t been to this part of our state and are looking forward to coming to be with us now.
South West Area Music Industry will meet Monday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m., at Sarasota Event Center, 600 North Beneva Road, in Sarasota.
CareerSource Suncoast invites Manatee and Sarasota County students ages 4-18 to submit artwork for the third annual State of Talent Conference themed “Where Creativity Meets Talent.”
A group of nine people who employ an ancient art form to take objects in nature and transferring their beauty into art will be hosted by Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast (CFGC).
It was only yesterday that a dozen of us or so met in a conference room at Venice City Hall to discuss the possibility of hosting a reading/writing/book fair-type festival in Venice. Most of that tiny group are still involved.
This year the Eighth Annual Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival has a new home and room for more authors and publishers and others in the field.
