Join Us As We Support All Faiths Food Bank. Business Builder is a community networking and support event for real estate professionals, individuals, and local business owners. We gather quarterly at this free event to promote different services and experiences our local community has to offer in the Sarasota and Manatee counties. Download the event flyer HERE. Get you free tickets HERE. All Faiths Food Bank’s Mobile Farmers Market is the beneficiary. Raffles, 50/50’s and donations all support purchasing produce for the mobile market. Bring along non perishable food items if you like. The evening features tasty food and libations, […]
Get Your Tickets Before They Are Gone! Click HERE for more information. SPONSORSHIPS AND PROGRAM BOOK ADS STILL AVAILABLE! TIME IS RUNNING OUT! ANY QUESTIONS? Please contact Becca Towery, Event Planner & Coordinator at 941.223.6643 or beccarealstyle@gmail.com for information.
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Friday Fest Is Cancelled Due To Red Tide! Free outdoor summertime concert featuring Rebel Heart, August 17, 2018, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. is cancelled. Join us for The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall’s FREE outdoor summertime concert series! The events run from 5-9pm and are located on the Bayside Lawn of the Van Wezel. Each of the four events will feature food trucks, beverage vendors and more – it’s the perfect spot to enjoy a summer sunset over Sarasota Bay. While blankets and lawn chairs are welcome at all Friday Fest events, outside food and […]
Left Handers You Can Celebrate! August 13th is designated International Left-Handers Day by Lefthanders International. It was first observed on the 13th of August, in the year 1976. As the name suggests, it is meant to promote awareness of the inconveniences faced by left-handers in a predominantly right-handed world. This day left-handers everywhere can celebrate their sinistrality and increase public awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed. This event is now celebrated worldwide. Right-handers try out every day left-handed objects to see just how awkward it can feel using the wrong equipment!
Sarasota/Manatee Children Back In School. It can be hard to adjust from the dog days of summer to the busy and fast pace of the school year but believe it or not, summer is almost over and the school year is about to begin. Students in Sarasota and Manatee Counties will be heading back Monday, August 13th, 2018. The start of school means a significant increase in kids on our roadways. Whether they are walking, riding bikes, driving or are passengers in cars or school buses there are kids on the roads. Monday through Friday in the morning and afternoon […]
Sarasota Opera House Presents Rio Bravo (1959). Thursday, August 16th at 7:30pm $10 In 1860s Texas, a sheriff and his three deputies try to keep a murderous thug jailed long enough for the U.S. marshal to arrive on the scene. Director: Howard Hawks Tickets for the “Classic Movies at the Opera House” are only $10. All seating is general admission. Information and tickets can be found online at www.sarasotaopera.org or by calling (941) 328-1300. You can also visit the Sarasota Opera Box Office at 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236.
Sarasota/Manatee Children Back In School. It can be hard to adjust from the dog days of summer to the busy and fast pace of the school year but believe it or not, summer is almost over and the school year is about to begin. Students in Sarasota and Manatee Counties will be heading back Monday, August 13th, 2018. The start of school means a significant increase in kids on our roadways. Whether they are walking, riding bikes, driving or are passengers in cars or school buses there are kids on the roads. Monday through Friday in the morning and afternoon […]
Taylor Gordon AKA The Pocket Queen Performs. As a part of the special installation, VOLUMES, by the artist Ezra Masch each week, a special guest will play in a performance series curated by Masch, including renowned drummers Brian Blade, Antonio Sánchez, Greg Fox, and Taylor “Pocket Queen” Gordon. Learn more by clicking HERE. ► Thursday, Aug. 16th @ 7:30 & 8:30 PM, Taylor Gordon AKA The Pocket Queen Taylor Gordon is an LA-based drummer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who hails from New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Gordon attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating with a dual degree in Music […]
Princeton Review Names New College Of Florida To ‘Best Colleges’. New College of Florida was again named one of the country’s top undergraduate colleges by The Princeton Review. New College was among an exclusive group of American colleges to make the Review’s new college guidebook, “The Best 384 Colleges.” The book is based on surveys and interviews with students and administrators at several hundred four-year colleges. The Princeton Review also views New College as one of the nation’s best colleges for offering experiences and connections that lead to great jobs or post-graduate study. In May 2017, the Review named New […]
First Sunday in August is your chance to show your appreciation for that unique bond only sisters can understand. All siblings have the odd argument here and there, but deep down there’s little way around the natural connection between siblings. Cherish the memories and make plans to create new ones. Reconnect or patch up any misunderstandings. Sisters are forever. Love you Tammy Kedzierski!
If The World Is My Oyster…I’m Getting My Shucking Knife! It’s reputed that Casanova, the infamous 18th century cad, started his day with 50 oysters. Whether he ate them for their aphrodisiac properties or simply because he had a penchant for the briny bivalve mollusks we’ll never know. What we do know is, aphrodisiac or not, oysters have been enjoyed by humans since prehistoric times so it makes sense to slurp up a half shell on August 5th in honor of National Oyster Day.
This Mess Is Much Bigger Than Florida! For years, the U.S. sugar program has existed as one of the most blatant and grotesque examples of crony capitalism, and one that is securely entrenched in the federal bureaucracy. Best understood as an involuntary wealth transfer from consumers to producers, the sugar program’s economic cost reaches into the billions of dollars. NOW IT WILL KILL THE FLORIDA ECONOMY! READ THIS: https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/candy-coated-cartel-time-kill-us-sugar-program#full OH IT’S NOT JUST BIG SUGAR! From the study collaborators clearly identified that wastewater contamination is a significant driver of water quality decline and ecological dysfunction. Evidence from the study showed […]
Campaign Against Summer Hunger Ends Well. The Campaign Against Summer Hunger raises funds for summer feeding programs. This year All Faiths Food Bank Received $151,700 In Grants. All Faiths Food Bank received grants from the following organizations: Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation Designing Women Boutique Gulf Coast Community Foundation Miles Media Siesta Key Kiwanis Club Foundation St. Paul Lutheran Church The Charles O. Wood, III and Miriam M. Wood Foundation The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee The Mosaic Company Wells Fargo Foundation
This Bud’s For You! International Beer Day (IBD) is a celebration on the first Friday of every August founded in 2007 in Santa Cruz, California by Jesse Avshalomov. The purpose of IBD is threefold: To gather with friends and enjoy the deliciousness that is beer. To celebrate the dedicated men and women who brew and serve our beer. To bring the world together by celebrating the beers of all nations and cultures on this one remarkable day.
No Break On Technology Items This Year! Ready, set, save. Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins this Friday, August 3rd. Enjoy tax-free shopping on select items: Clothing & Accessories These items are tax-free as long as they cost $60 or less: Aerobic, fitness clothing Aprons/clothing shields Athletic supporters Baby clothes Backpacks, book bags Bandanas Barrettes and bobby pins Bathing suits, caps and cover-ups Belts, belt buckles Bibs Blouses Bicycle helmets (youth only) Boots (except ski and fishing) Bowling shoes Bras Caps, hats Cleated and spiked shoes Coats and wraps Coin purses Costumes Coveralls Diaper bags Diapers, diaper inserts (adult and […]
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